| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Glazier (fresh) SG - Michael Landaverde (fresh) SF - Douglas Tan (fresh) PF - Zhong Chin (fresh) C - George Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) SG - Joseph Haskins (fresh) SF - Dominic Bianchi (fresh) PF - Peter Vezina (fresh) C - Andre Palacio (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | George Mitchell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Douglas Tan drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Glazier | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Douglas Tan grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Zhong Chin misses the fadeaway from the left side | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:35 | Ohio State | Zhong Chin is wide open but clanks a shot near the basket | 3-3 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | Zhong Chin is called for the reach on Peter Vezina - foul #1 on Zhong Chin, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:23 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins double dribbles | 3-3 |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | Peter Vezina swats the short shot by James Glazier | 3-3 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:00 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio misses the tip | 3-3 |
| 17:58 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina tips it in | 3-5 |
| 17:36 | Ohio State | Douglas Tan misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:34 | Ohio State | Zhong Chin tips it in | 5-5 |
| 17:14 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Haskins and the foul's on Michael Landaverde - foul #1 on Michael Landaverde, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marlon Retzlaff (PG), Joseph Hartley (SG), Antonio Rodriguez (SF), Steven Buitron (PF), Scott Davis (C) James Glazier, Michael Landaverde, Douglas Tan, Zhong Chin, George Mitchell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (PG), Robert Linder (SG), James Hamby (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Ryan Roberts, Joseph Haskins, Peter Vezina, Andre Palacio | |
| 17:14 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | Marvin Snow picks off the pass by Joseph Hartley in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-8 |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | Steven Buitron pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Antonio Rodriguez double dribbles in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic (PF) Dominic Bianchi | |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | James Hamby clanks a jump hook in the lane | 5-8 |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Robert Linder tips it in | 5-10 |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | Scott Davis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Marlon Retzlaff can't tip it in | 5-10 |
| 16:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ivan Popovic | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marlon Retzlaff (fresh) SG - Joseph Hartley (fresh) SF - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Steven Buitron (fairly fresh) C - Scott Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marvin Snow (fresh) SG - Robert Linder (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Hamby (fairly fresh) PF - Ivan Popovic (fresh) C - Kyle Heredia (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Robert Linder can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Scott Davis - foul #1 on Scott Davis, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Pinero (SG), Douglas Tan (SF), Zhong Chin (PF) Joseph Hartley, Steven Buitron, Scott Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Peter Vezina (PF), Andre Palacio (C) Marvin Snow, James Hamby, Kyle Heredia | |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Robert Linder misses the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Robert Linder makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Marlon Retzlaff misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Peter Vezina - foul #1 on Peter Vezina, team foul #1 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Landaverde (SG), Robert Moy (C) Stephen Pinero, Antonio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF) Robert Linder, Ivan Popovic | |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Marlon Retzlaff misses the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Marlon Retzlaff misses the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Dominic Bianchi | 5-13 |
| 15:01 | Ohio State | Robert Moy is fouled on the floor by Joseph Haskins - foul #1 on Joseph Haskins, team foul #2 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Glazier (PG), George Mitchell (C) Marlon Retzlaff, Robert Moy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:34 | Ohio State | James Glazier lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Landaverde | 7-13 |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Michael Landaverde picks off the pass by Dominic Bianchi | 7-13 |
| 14:27 | Ohio State | Michael Landaverde is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Haskins - foul #2 on Joseph Haskins, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Hartley (SG), Antonio Rodriguez (SF), Steven Buitron (PF) Michael Landaverde, Douglas Tan, Zhong Chin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG), Ivan Popovic (SF), James Hamby (C) Joseph Haskins, Dominic Bianchi, Andre Palacio | |
| 14:11 | Ohio State | Antonio Rodriguez is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Antonio Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | James Hamby misses the lay-in | 7-13 |
| 13:50 | Ohio State | Steven Buitron snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | James Glazier misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ryan Roberts - foul #1 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marlon Retzlaff (SG), Douglas Tan (SF), Scott Davis (C) Antonio Rodriguez, Steven Buitron, George Mitchell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), Kyle Heredia (C) Ryan Roberts, Ivan Popovic, James Hamby | |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | James Glazier makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | James Glazier makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina scores on a jump hook from close range | 9-15 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Dominic Bianchi steals it from Joseph Hartley | 9-15 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | Robert Linder hits the finger roll set up by Dominic Bianchi | 9-17 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Scott Davis banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Glazier | 11-17 |
| 12:24 | Michigan State | Marlon Retzlaff picks off the pass by Marvin Snow | 11-17 |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | Marlon Retzlaff lays it up and in | 13-17 |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Joseph Hartley - foul #1 on Joseph Hartley, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Pinero (PG), Michael Landaverde (SG), Antonio Rodriguez (SF), Steven Buitron (PF), George Mitchell (C) James Glazier, Marlon Retzlaff, Douglas Tan, Joseph Hartley, Scott Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), James Hamby (SG), Ivan Popovic (SF), Andre Palacio (C) Marvin Snow, Robert Linder, Dominic Bianchi, Kyle Heredia | |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Stephen Pinero (fresh) SG - Michael Landaverde (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Steven Buitron (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) SG - James Hamby (fresh) SF - Ivan Popovic (fresh) PF - Peter Vezina (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Andre Palacio (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Ohio State | Stephen Pinero misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-18 |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | James Hamby drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Ryan Roberts and he's fouled by Michael Landaverde - foul #2 on Michael Landaverde, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Glazier (PG) Michael Landaverde | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi (SF) Peter Vezina | |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | James Hamby makes the free throw | 13-21 |
| 11:07 | Ohio State | Steven Buitron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-21 |
| 11:05 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi grabs the board | 13-21 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts double dribbles | 13-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Tan (SF), Zhong Chin (PF) Steven Buitron, George Mitchell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG) Ivan Popovic | |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Douglas Tan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marlon Retzlaff (PG), Scott Davis (C) James Glazier, Antonio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | James Hamby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Hartley (SG) Stephen Pinero | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | Scott Davis blows the layup | 13-21 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Marvin Snow | 13-21 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 13-21 |
| 10:00 | Ohio State | Scott Davis gets the rebound | 13-21 |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Marlon Retzlaff connects on the open 3 from the left wing set up by Scott Davis | 16-21 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | James Hamby buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Ryan Roberts | 16-23 |
| 09:10 | Ohio State | Joseph Hartley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-23 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-23 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Douglas Tan | 16-23 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | Marlon Retzlaff misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 08:42 | Ohio State | Zhong Chin tips it home | 18-23 |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 18-23 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Joseph Hartley snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | Joseph Hartley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Andre Palacio | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marlon Retzlaff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Hartley (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Tan (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zhong Chin (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Davis (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Snow (tiring) SF - Dominic Bianchi (tired) 6 pts. PF - James Hamby (tiring) 5 pts. C - Andre Palacio (tired) 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | Douglas Tan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | James Hamby grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Glazier (PG), Stephen Pinero (SG), Antonio Rodriguez (SF), Steven Buitron (PF), George Mitchell (C) Marlon Retzlaff, Joseph Hartley, Douglas Tan, Zhong Chin, Scott Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG), Ivan Popovic (SF), Peter Vezina (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Marvin Snow, Dominic Bianchi, James Hamby, Andre Palacio | |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Antonio Rodriguez steps in front of the Ivan Popovic pass | 21-26 |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | James Glazier hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Antonio Rodriguez | 23-26 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | Robert Linder is fouled on the floor by Antonio Rodriguez - foul #2 on Antonio Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Tan (SF) Antonio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | Robert Linder makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | Robert Linder makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Robert Linder is called for the reach on Stephen Pinero - foul #1 on Robert Linder, team foul #5 | 23-28 |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | Douglas Tan is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Pinero | 26-28 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Steven Buitron steals the ball from Ryan Roberts | 26-28 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | James Glazier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marlon Retzlaff (SG), Zhong Chin (PF), Robert Moy (C) Stephen Pinero, Steven Buitron, George Mitchell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), Andre Palacio (C) Robert Linder, Ivan Popovic, Kyle Heredia | |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow snags the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi hits a floater from the left side set up by Marvin Snow | 26-30 |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | Marlon Retzlaff is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marlon Retzlaff, team foul #8 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Hartley (SF) Douglas Tan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hamby (C) Andre Palacio | |
| 04:50 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 26-30 |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Vezina | 26-30 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 04:23 | Ohio State | Marvin Snow steps in front of the Marlon Retzlaff pass | 26-33 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow's floater is knocked away by Joseph Hartley | 26-33 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | James Hamby snags the offensive board | 26-33 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-33 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina grabs the offensive board | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Glazier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marlon Retzlaff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Hartley (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Zhong Chin (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Moy (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Snow (tired) 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Dominic Bianchi (tired) 8 pts. PF - Peter Vezina (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - James Hamby (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | James Hamby misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Marlon Retzlaff - foul #2 on Marlon Retzlaff, team foul #9 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Pinero (PG), Michael Landaverde (SG), Antonio Rodriguez (SF), Steven Buitron (PF), George Mitchell (C) James Glazier, Marlon Retzlaff, Joseph Hartley, Zhong Chin, Robert Moy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (PG), Joseph Haskins (SG), Ivan Popovic (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Ryan Roberts, Marvin Snow, Dominic Bianchi, Peter Vezina | |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | James Hamby makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | James Hamby makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | Michael Landaverde misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | George Mitchell tips it in | 28-35 |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | James Hamby is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Hamby, team foul #6 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Vezina (PF) James Hamby | |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Michael Landaverde is whistled for traveling | 28-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andre Palacio (C) Kyle Heredia | |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina is fouled on the floor by George Mitchell - foul #1 on George Mitchell, team foul #10 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Tan (SF) Steven Buitron | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi (SF) Ivan Popovic | |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Robert Linder is called for the reach on Stephen Pinero in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Linder, team foul #7 | 28-37 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Stephen Pinero makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Stephen Pinero makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Stephen Pinero is called for the reach on Joseph Haskins - foul #1 on Stephen Pinero, team foul #11 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG) Robert Linder | |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Douglas Tan is hacked by Dominic Bianchi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dominic Bianchi, team foul #8 | 30-38 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Douglas Tan misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts's fadeaway is rejected by George Mitchell | 30-38 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Landaverde | 30-38 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Antonio Rodriguez is hacked by Andre Palacio in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andre Palacio, team foul #9 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marlon Retzlaff (PG), Scott Davis (C) Stephen Pinero, George Mitchell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Antonio Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Antonio Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi is whistled for a carry | 32-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Hartley (PF) Antonio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Douglas Tan misses the turnaround from the baseline | 32-38 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Scott Davis pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Douglas Tan can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Scott Davis misses the tip | 32-38 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Glazier (PG), Steven Buitron (PF) Marlon Retzlaff, Douglas Tan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (PG), Ivan Popovic (SF), James Hamby (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Ryan Roberts, Dominic Bianchi, Peter Vezina, Andre Palacio | |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Steven Buitron misses short on an open fadeaway in the paint | 32-38 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Robert Linder grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Scott Davis blocks the short jumper by James Hamby | 32-38 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Scott Davis knocks away the 3 by Ivan Popovic | 32-38 |