| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Billy Flaherty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Stipe (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Barth (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Sorensen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) 17 pts. SF - George Cangelosi (fresh) PF - Johnny Gipe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Brandon Rumberger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi inbounds the ball | 47-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith is called for 10 seconds | 47-37 |
| 19:30 | Michigan State | George Barth misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-37 |
| 19:28 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty grabs the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 19:04 | Michigan State | George Barth comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-37 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Billy Flaherty - foul #1 on Billy Flaherty, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Heidel (PG), Jeff Horn (C) Billy Flaherty, Kevin Sorensen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira (PF) Brandon Rumberger | |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | George Barth grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Jeff Horn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Thompson (SG), Noah Schwend (SF), Ross Fowlkes (PF) Horace Stipe, Brian Robinson, George Barth | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (PG) Arnold Smith | |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kendrick | 47-40 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Jeff Horn clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jeffrey Kendrick - foul #3 on Jeffrey Kendrick, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Parker (SG) Jeffrey Kendrick | |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Jeff Horn makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Jeff Horn misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 17:51 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson is hacked by Charles Heidel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Heidel, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| 17:38 | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Johnny Gipe | 48-43 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | George Cangelosi is called for the reach on Noah Schwend - foul #2 on George Cangelosi, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty (PG), Kevin Sorensen (C) Charles Heidel, Ross Fowlkes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger (PF) Eli Oliveira | |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Edward Thompson's pass is intercepted by George Cangelosi | 48-43 |
| 16:45 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe banks in the layup set up by Stephen Hutcheson | 48-45 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Johnny Gipe - foul #1 on Johnny Gipe, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Horace Stipe (SG), Brian Robinson (SF), George Barth (PF) Edward Thompson, Noah Schwend, Jeff Horn | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG) Stephen Hutcheson | |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 16:41 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Billy Flaherty is called for the reach on Arnold Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Flaherty, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-47 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Arnold Smith - foul #1 on Arnold Smith, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (SG), Eli Oliveira (PF) David Parker, Johnny Gipe | |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 15:53 | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson is hacked by Billy Flaherty - foul #3 on Billy Flaherty, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert (PG), John Boucher (C) Billy Flaherty, Kevin Sorensen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick (SG), Herbert Boyer (PF), Morris Demarco (C) Stephen Hutcheson, George Cangelosi, Brandon Rumberger | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jacob Talbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Horace Stipe (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Barth (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Boucher (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eli Oliveira (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Herbert Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Morris Demarco (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert's pass is intercepted by Eli Oliveira | 49-47 |
| 15:10 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick's floater is tipped away by Brian Robinson | 49-47 |
| 15:08 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | John Boucher can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-47 |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | George Barth misses the tip | 49-47 |
| 14:53 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eli Oliveira | 49-47 |
| 14:51 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Heidel (SG), Ross Fowlkes (SF), Jeff Horn (C) Horace Stipe, Brian Robinson, George Barth | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (PG), George Cangelosi (SF) Arnold Smith, Eli Oliveira | |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | John Boucher lays it up and in | 51-47 |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | Ross Fowlkes steals the ball from Jeffrey Kendrick in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | John Boucher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Thompson (SG), Noah Schwend (SF) Jacob Talbert, John Boucher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Thompson - foul #1 on Edward Thompson, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen (C) Jeff Horn | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 13:50 | Michigan State | Noah Schwend connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Heidel | 54-48 |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer buries a fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Edward Thompson - foul #2 on Edward Thompson, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty (PG), Jacob Talbert (SG), Brian Robinson (SF), George Barth (PF) Charles Heidel, Edward Thompson, Noah Schwend, Ross Fowlkes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Wegman (PG), David Parker (SG), Brandon Rumberger (C) Stephen Hutcheson, Jeffrey Kendrick, Morris Demarco | |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty's fadeaway is rejected by George Cangelosi | 54-51 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert tips it in | 56-51 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Ryan Wegman's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Sorensen | 56-51 |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kevin Sorensen | 56-51 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen is fouled on the floor by Brandon Rumberger - foul #1 on Brandon Rumberger, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Horace Stipe (SG), Jeff Horn (C) Jacob Talbert, Kevin Sorensen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG), Johnny Gipe (SF) Ryan Wegman, George Cangelosi | |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-51 |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-51 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith is hacked by Billy Flaherty in the backcourt - foul #4 on Billy Flaherty, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Thompson (PG), John Boucher (PF) Billy Flaherty, George Barth | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick (SG), Morris Demarco (C) David Parker, Brandon Rumberger | |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Jeff Horn gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 12:18 | Michigan State | Edward Thompson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-51 |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 11:59 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-51 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Edward Thompson gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Edward Thompson | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horace Stipe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Boucher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Jeff Horn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Gipe (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Herbert Boyer (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Morris Demarco (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer's 3 pointer is rejected by Jeff Horn | 61-51 |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick tips it back up and in | 61-53 |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Edward Thompson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 11:12 | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | Horace Stipe is called for the reach on Morris Demarco - foul #2 on Horace Stipe, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert (PG), Charles Heidel (SG), Noah Schwend (SF), George Barth (PF), Kevin Sorensen (C) Edward Thompson, Horace Stipe, Brian Robinson, John Boucher, Jeff Horn | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (PG), David Parker (SG), Eli Oliveira (SF), Brandon Rumberger (PF) Arnold Smith, Jeffrey Kendrick, Johnny Gipe, Herbert Boyer | |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | George Barth pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 10:32 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert can't finish the layup | 61-54 |
| 10:31 | Michigan State | George Barth grabs the offensive board | 61-54 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Charles Heidel misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-54 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 09:51 | Ohio State | Jacob Talbert steals it from Morris Demarco | 61-54 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Kevin Sorensen | 63-54 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kevin Sorensen | 63-54 |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | Charles Heidel buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jacob Talbert | 65-54 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | David Parker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Heidel - foul #2 on Charles Heidel, team foul #9 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Horace Stipe (SG), Ross Fowlkes (SF) Charles Heidel, Noah Schwend | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Wegman (PG), Jeffrey Kendrick (SG), George Cangelosi (SF), Herbert Boyer (PF) Stephen Hutcheson, Eli Oliveira, Brandon Rumberger, Morris Demarco | |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | David Parker makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | David Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | Herbert Boyer is called for the reach on Horace Stipe - foul #4 on Herbert Boyer, team foul #6 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Thompson (PG), Brian Robinson (SF) Jacob Talbert, George Barth | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe (PF), Morris Demarco (C) Herbert Boyer, David Parker | |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Horace Stipe, team foul #10 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Boucher (PF), Jeff Horn (C) Brian Robinson, Kevin Sorensen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG) Ryan Wegman | |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by George Cangelosi and the foul's on Jeff Horn - foul #2 on Jeff Horn, team foul #11 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger (C) Morris Demarco | |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick makes the free throw | 65-59 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | John Boucher is called for traveling | 65-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty (PG), Brian Robinson (SF), George Barth (PF) Edward Thompson, Ross Fowlkes, John Boucher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (SF), Herbert Boyer (PF) George Cangelosi, Johnny Gipe | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Billy Flaherty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Horace Stipe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brian Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Barth (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeff Horn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Hutcheson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Herbert Boyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Brandon Rumberger (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick loses the dribble to Billy Flaherty | 65-59 |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty banks in the layup | 67-59 |
| 07:14 | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Kendrick | 67-61 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson misses the shot in the lane | 67-61 |
| 07:07 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-61 |
| 06:50 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Boyer | 67-61 |
| 06:37 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Hutcheson | 67-63 |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | George Barth hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Arnold Smith - foul #2 on Arnold Smith, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Heidel (PG), Edward Thompson (SG), Jacob Talbert (SF), John Boucher (C) Billy Flaherty, Horace Stipe, Brian Robinson, Jeff Horn | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Wegman (PG), David Parker (SG), George Cangelosi (SF), Johnny Gipe (C) Arnold Smith, Jeffrey Kendrick, Stephen Hutcheson, Brandon Rumberger | |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | George Barth makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | George Barth makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen (C) George Barth | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira (C) Johnny Gipe | |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Edward Thompson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi snags the defensive board | 69-63 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer misses the easy open layup | 69-63 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | Edward Thompson scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Jacob Talbert | 71-63 |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | John Boucher picks off the pass by George Cangelosi | 71-63 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Heidel | 73-63 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer drills a shot from the free throw line | 73-65 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert banks in the layup on a great pass from John Boucher | 75-65 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Kevin Sorensen picks off the pass by Eli Oliveira in the backcourt | 75-65 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Edward Thompson | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:25 | Ohio State | Edward Thompson steals it from Ryan Wegman in the backcourt | 77-65 |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Thompson | 79-65 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira is fouled on the floor by Jacob Talbert - foul #4 on Jacob Talbert, team foul #12 | 79-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty (PG), Horace Stipe (SG), Brian Robinson (SF), George Barth (PF) Charles Heidel, Edward Thompson, Jacob Talbert, John Boucher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (PG), Jeffrey Kendrick (SG), Johnny Gipe (PF), Morris Demarco (C) Ryan Wegman, David Parker, George Cangelosi, Herbert Boyer | |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira makes the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | George Barth misses the lay-in | 79-67 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe pulls down the rebound | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Robinson - foul #2 on Brian Robinson, team foul #13 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeff Horn (C) Kevin Sorensen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG) Eli Oliveira | |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson blows the layup | 79-69 |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe gets the rebound | 79-69 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Billy Flaherty (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Horace Stipe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brian Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Barth (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeff Horn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Hutcheson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Johnny Gipe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Morris Demarco (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 79-69 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson gets the rebound | 79-69 |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-69 |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco grabs the board | 79-69 |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe misses short on a shot from the left side | 79-69 |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe can't tip it in | 79-69 |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-69 |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-69 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Horace Stipe | 79-69 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Arnold Smith is called for the reach on Brian Robinson - foul #3 on Arnold Smith, team foul #8 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ross Fowlkes (PF), Kevin Sorensen (C) George Barth, Jeff Horn | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Cangelosi (SF), Brandon Rumberger (PF) Arnold Smith, Johnny Gipe | |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco grabs the defensive rebound | 79-69 |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 79-72 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco pulls down the rebound | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:04 | Ohio State | Ross Fowlkes is called for the reach on Jeffrey Kendrick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ross Fowlkes, team foul #14 | 79-72 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert (SG), Noah Schwend (SF) Horace Stipe, Brian Robinson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG), Herbert Boyer (PF) Stephen Hutcheson, Morris Demarco | |
| 02:04 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 02:04 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Heidel (SG), George Barth (PF), John Boucher (C) Billy Flaherty, Ross Fowlkes, Kevin Sorensen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (SF) George Cangelosi | |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | Charles Heidel knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer can't finish the layup | 82-74 |
| 01:36 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger grabs the offensive rebound | 82-74 |
| 01:17 | Ohio State | George Barth swats the short shot by Brandon Rumberger | 82-74 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | John Boucher pulls down the rebound | 82-74 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-74 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty (PG), Horace Stipe (SG), Brian Robinson (SF), Kevin Sorensen (C) Jacob Talbert, Charles Heidel, Noah Schwend, John Boucher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Cangelosi (SF), Morris Demarco (C) Stephen Hutcheson, Brandon Rumberger | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Robinson | 85-74 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Horace Stipe is called for the reach on Jeffrey Kendrick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Horace Stipe, team foul #15 | 85-74 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert (PG), Charles Heidel (SG), Noah Schwend (SF), John Boucher (PF), Jeff Horn (C) Billy Flaherty, Horace Stipe, Brian Robinson, George Barth, Kevin Sorensen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (PG), Eli Oliveira (SF), Johnny Gipe (PF), Brandon Rumberger (C) Arnold Smith, George Cangelosi, Herbert Boyer, Morris Demarco | |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick makes the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick misses the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | John Boucher pulls down the rebound | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | John Boucher is hacked by Stephen Hutcheson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Hutcheson, team foul #9 | 85-75 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Parker (SG) Jeffrey Kendrick | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | John Boucher makes the 1st free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | John Boucher misses the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Noah Schwend | 86-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Eli Oliveira is called for the reach on Noah Schwend - foul #1 on Eli Oliveira, team foul #10 | 86-75 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Noah Schwend makes the 1st free throw | 87-75 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Noah Schwend makes the 2nd free throw | 88-75 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | David Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Heidel - foul #3 on Charles Heidel, team foul #16 | 88-75 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | David Parker makes the 1st free throw | 88-76 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | David Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 88-76 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | John Boucher grabs the board | 88-76 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert runs out the clock | 88-76 |