MSU opened the game with what looked like a determined effort to go to Jaxon Kohler. Jaxon caught it inside on the first possession and looked like he got bumped but was called for traveling instead. Syzmon Zapala got the ball in the lane the next trip down the court though, drew a lot of attention, and found a wide open Kohler for an easy two. Later, a Kohler putback off a Jaden Akins missed three put MSU up 4-0.
John Mobley started the Buckeye’s scoring with sort of a lucky step through two from about 16 feet as the shot clock was winding down.