down by craft and a foul across the back. brandon wood. the captioning on this program is provided as an independent service of captionmax, which is solely responsible for the accurate and complete transcription of program content. cbs, its parent and affiliated companies, and their respective agents and divisions, are not responsible for the accuracy, or completeness of any transcription, or for any errors in transcription. >> clark: all year long it's been aaron sullinger when they needed a shot. it's not only draymond green's scoring but his ability to facilitate as a passer and another three-point shooter for you so michigan state having to play this time without those attributes on the floor. good look there. woods. way off the mark. thornton brings it back outside as craft went for the steal.

5:28 to go. >> clark: that was a good look on the pass, not the shot, just wanted to make sure you and the viewers knew the shot was wide left. the pass by nix is what i was extenting on. good look. >> verne: i never doubted that. >> clark: you had a smirk on your face over here that led me to believe otherwise. >> verne: it's my natural demeanor. appling for three. ravenel grabs the rebound. he's been a force. >> clark: he sure has been, well said, partner, taking advantage of his opportunity for extended minutes. >> verne: craft and buford. nix on ravenel. two more. he almost matches nix pound-for-pound. >> clark: you've got that right. a lot of l.b.'s in that paint between those two, and nix has lost weight, which has added immensely to his production if you look at the big fellow's --

oh, my goodness. are you kidding me? big fellow. dancing, shoe-horning along that baseline. can't miss that. >> verne: buford, ravenel. it's a foulfest. >> clark: they're going after this thing, verne. >> verne: yeah. >> clark: they are going after it -- both of these teams are going after this championship -- the bucks want a piece and nix is trying not to let them have it. derrick nix, up and under. nimble-footed. and finishing. >> verne: here is ravenel at the line. one more.

adreian payne comes on for nix who has 11 points and a nice salute to nix as he takes a seat on the bench. ravenel, we mentioned, started at boston college, transferred, sat out last year. ohio state leads. >> verne: appling, wood, thornton, payne and kearney on the floor for michigan state. wood muscles his way in. be careful. i think they got payne, or did they call it on lenzelle smith? >> clark: i think it's lenzelle smith jr. -- he got up underneath adreian payne, verne. >> verne: his fourth. >> clark: an airborne player, you can't get up under him like that, and there you see it, good

effort by lenzelle smith but clearly a foul. >> verne: payne goes to the line, where today he's two of two. >> verne: we're tied again. >> verne: adreian payne, out of dayton, ohio. he was the recipient during the practice yesterday afternoon of some pretty intense coaching from tom izzo. >> clark: that's the only way tom izzo coaches. most coaches are intense, but he's even more so than many and he's intense over there on that sideline, imploring his team to come up with the stop. >> verne: spartans by one. with four to go. both stars on the bench with four fouls.

draymond green, jared sullinger. >> clark: you want to give buford a touch here. the pick-and-roll with craft and ravenel. >> verne: ravenel goes strong. and one. >> clark: how about evan ravenel, how about the play of this young man not only scoring when he's had chances but he made a play there, a drive and a pass to an open teammate. thomas with the finish. with the capital one cash rewards card you get a 50% annual bonus. andvee ryone likes 50% more cash -- well, exce h no! but, i'm about to change that. ♪ every little baby wts mo50% more cash... ♪ phhht! fine, you try. [ strings breaking, wood splintering ] hha ha. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. ♪ what's in your wallet? ♪ what's in your...your...

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remarkable similarities in the statistics. green on the left, four of 15 from the field. sullinger in the game, four of 15 in the field. both celebrating birthdays. >> clark: that birthday celebration will be much sweeter for one of them based on the result of this game. tom izzo electing to bring draymond green back on the floor. i was wondering when he and thad matta might elect to do that, ravenel has been so good for the buckeyes that i think thad is willing to ride with him longer especially since the buckeyes are in the lead having a chance to make it a two-point lead if he knocks this free throw -- if thomas knocks this free throw down. he leaves it short. also as a passer and another three-point shooter. >> verne: here is payne. with appling. draymond green guarded by thomas.

wood pops out. look inside. looks like they got aaron craft. that's his third. that will send keith appling to the fine. >> clark: both these coaches have seen from their teams a fight and a grit that you like to see, that bodes well going forward. look at the foul trouble. plenty for both squads. as you get ready for big ten tournament play, as sullinger returns and ravenel did a bang-up job in his time on the floor -- he was absolutely terrific. >> verne: eight minutes played, seven points, two rebounds and two assists. that's the line for evan

ravenel. this would put michigan state back on top. >> clark: i talk about the grit and ad-- from your team, at some point there will be the adversity and you have to have the wherewithal to stay the course, and both teams, particularly ohio state have shown that quality here with the big ten championship. a piece for ohio state and an outright one for michigan state on the line. the second time he got it. >> clark: big time. sometimes, you don't have to jump high if you jump quick and he beat everybody on that second jumper. >> verne: the buckeyes lead on the road by two. michigan state undefeated at home this year. 17-0. draymond green said, "i'm not finished." so now, the two stars with back-to-back baskets, and the

noise level increases. >> verne: back outside. thomas. good look. beautiful. so well done. austin thornton got lost and jared sullinger was patient enough and unselfish enough to give the ball to the guy who had the best shot. log oking for financial advic. back then, he had something more important to do. he wasn't focused on his future but fortunately, somebody else was. at usaa we provide retirement planning for our military, veterans and their families. now more than ever, it's important to get financial advice from people who share your military values. call now for our free guide and tips on planning orfor your retirement this tax season. so listen up.

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no matter how much he has struggled at any juncture in the game he never wanes in his confidence and as long as he takes good shots you feel like the percentages are on your side if you're the buckeyes. this is a guy who really knows how to score and he's come alive here in the last part of this second half. >> verne: one of six in the first 20 minutes. four of six in the 18 minutes we've played thus far in the second half. now here comes appling, thornton, nix, draymond green and brandon wood on the floor for michigan state. there is green. there is thomas. >> clark: great execution. a little cross-screen action there just gave green enough time to catch it without a defender up tight on him. >> verne: lenzelle smith jr. sullinger up high.

smith driving. rejected. michigan state, no numbers. appling will slow it down. >> clark: they'll play through draymond green in some form or fashion here. tom izzo wants a 20-second time out. and he's got it now -- 30 second, i'm sorry. >> verne: 1:17 to go in this

one. if you just joined us, creighton won in overtime. >> verne: teams who have secured their berth in the ncaa tournament, selection program next sunday evening. >> clark: verne, this is where all the film study and preparation that coaches do comes into play because you're going to a play you think can hurt the opponent. >> verne: and not surprisingly, they go to green. up and under and he misses badly, but he was fouled and thomas hurt his right shoulder. >> clark: he's in a lot of pain there, trying to work it out. that shoulder is a very vulnerable joint, and when you reach down -- i'm not sure

exactly where it occurred on his right shoulder paus he reached down with the left -- >> verne: that's going to put draymond green at the line where today he is four of six. >> clark: thomas seems to be shaking it off ok. green puts the spartans up by one here. plenty of time left. most likely, a few possessions left for both teams here, verne. >> verne: spartans by two. >> verne: one minute to go. >> verne: from the corner. for the lead. no. it was inside the arc. >> clark: well done.

good movement by aaron craft to shake free of his defender because the michigan state guys were all ball-gawking on jared sullinger and as a result craft was able to cut behind his guy and get an open look -- another nice assist from jared sullinger. >> verne: 43.4 remaining. uh oh. should we be letting him p-l-a-y with our t-a-b-l-e-t? [ mom ] i ini think it's f. it's the new element from at&t so it's w-a-t-e-r proof. cool. what else does it d-o? it's fast. it's 4g lte. 4-g-l-t-e? mhhmm. i think it's time to stop spelling? ok. a-y. [ male announcer ] introducing the waterproof pantech element. buy one for $249.99 and get a 4g burst smartphone free. only from at&t. >> verne: both teams in the double bonus. ohio state with three time outs

remaining. spartans have two. thad matta in his eighth season as the head coach in columbus. green will inbound joined by nix, wood, appling. >> clark: ravenel on the floor. better match-up for draymond green. good match-up by thad matta to try to put a better defender on him, if you're michigan state you want a high quality shot, if you can do it ina i two for one possession, if not, quality of shot is more important than rushing the basket. >> verne: ravenel on green. fade-away. no. >> clark: that was a tough look. >> verne: sullinger. >> clark: and the buckeyes can hold it for the last one. >> verne: they will call time out to discuss the options. ♪

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>> verne: two time outs remaining for both. if michigan state wins they win the big ten regular season title outright, 20 -- 24.7 to go and what do you expect the buckeyes to do? >> clark: first and foremost deshaun thomas is going to come back in the game. ravenel was in for the buckeyes should take the last shot. it should be either win or go to overtime so you want to take a shot in that three, four, five-second area, give yourself a chance for a put-back if you don't get the initial shot to go down. you play through sullinger, but i think jared has to be ready to get double- and triple-team help and get that ball out quickly so it can get swung and moved if he doesn't have a good, quick move himself. >> verne: buford will inbound. we've got thomas, sullinger,

craft. >> clark: if you're michigan state, on the other hand, you've got to defend aggressively without fouling. the double bonus. two free throws on any common foul. >> verne: we had some perspiration on the floor. that's the reason for the delay. buford to throw it in. craft. >> clark: they're going to play pick-and-roll, i think, with jared sullinger and aaron craft. >> verne: appling fights through the screen. he's got craft. 10 seconds to go. >> clark: you've got to go now. you've got to go now. >> verne: thomas guarded boy green. buford. tough shot. canned it. inside the arc for two with 0.8 left. wow. >> clark: verne, that is a big-time shot and he's one of the best in the country at making tough shots.

this is excellent defense by appling but he's about four inches shorter than buford, and william recognized that and was going right into his shot knowing that appling could not bother it, and nothing but rope. >> verne: my gracious. >> clark: big time, big time, big time. >> verne: william buford, the only senior in the squad playing for ohio state. 19 second half points. none bigger than that bucket. with 0.8 second left, and they will review it. >> clark: definitely a two. he's inside that line. >> verne: i thought so. it was called a two. >> clark: he's actually inside both lines. >> verne: ravenel is going to come back in. >> clark: i talked to some of the ohio state folks, and for

the team, this would be a statement game if they hold on. they feel like they've lost a little bit of their national cachet, and you look at the bench, and buford, who has suffered through an inconsistent season, but this would be quite a bit of splendor in his chi latte. >> verne: the conference still going on, and it may be a time issue. >> clark: there you go, it should stop when it goes through so maybe 1.1, 1.answer is all that you could discern to add from there, i think, if anything. upon that ball going through the hole, it should stop immediately. devastated fan there. >> verne: and there. a couple of good players right there. >> clark: oh, yeah, two of the

all-time, all-timers for the michigan state spartans. >> verne: 0.8 second to go, unless we add any time. the conversation continues. the sad faces become even further elongated. >> clark: we already talked about how it doesn't change the seeding for the big ten tournament. >> verne: right. does it change the seeding for the ncaa tournament? >> clark: i think we're going to have to see how it plays out at the big ten tournament, quite honestly. michigan state, i still think based upon strength of schedule, quality wins against ranked opponents, the quality of this game, even if they don't come out on top, there is still that opportunity for a miracle shot to go down. so i think that will still be determined.

>> verne: we might run into "60 minutes" here if we're not careful. it's taken a while. >> clark: yes, it has, with all the fouls and back and forth play but it's been a terrific game to be courtside for, and for those of you watching at home, i hope you have enjoyed it as much. >> verne: they put one full second back on the clock. >> clark: wow. >> verne: how about that. >> clark: wow. >> verne: now they've changed it. >> clark: i was going to say that would have been -- there you go -- that made more sense. >> verne: ok. >> clark: michigan state, if they somehow could win this game outright, big ten conference champions, the best the buckeyes could do is get a piece of it. >> verne: right. >> clark: along with michigan. if they're able to prevail. one second to go here, michigan state going to have to go the length. if you're ohio state, i think you put somebody on the ball.

>> verne: somebody call grant hill. >> clark: you put somebody on the ball to disrupt that passer and then you keep everybody coming in front of you. you don't let anybody get behind you as you look at craig kelser, a member of the 2k, 1k club. 2,000 points, over 1,000 rebounds -- not many guys in college basketball have done that. >> verne: all right. one second to go. thornton will inbound it, green, wood, trice is out there. >> clark: if you're ohio state, you pressure the ball. everybody in front of you, and you don't foul -- don't even get close to committing a foul. >> verne: so it's ravenel to guard the inbound, 6'8", 260, austin thornton to throw it in, 6'5". >> clark: thornton will have the opportunity to run because of

that made field goal -- and ohio state wants to talk about how michigan state was lined up. we'll come back and get a last play at some point, partner. >> verne: buckeyes found themselves down by 15 in the first half, they still trailed by nine at the half but they have been a very good road team this year. 5-3 in big ten play on the road

and they're a second away from putting the plug in michigan state's aspirations for a solo possession of the championship. austin thornton. trice. >> clark: i think they were trying to call a time out there but i don't know how much time is going to be left on the catch with only one second. you had to lose at least 0.5 second on the catch. >> verne: and so. >> clark: good job by ohio state to force the ball in front. >> verne: take a look in the lower right-hand corner. there is tom izzo calling the time out. >> clark: terry wymergiving it to him. a bit of a delay between -- terry w