Belt game 2,212 · January 7, 2018
Ohio State take the belt
Ohio State beat Michigan State 80–64 at home to start reign 649 of the College Basketball belt, the 9th for the program.
Michigan State had held it since November 26, 2017, with 10 defenses over 42 days.
Ohio State held it for 18 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Penn State on January 25, 2018.
649Reign number
9Team's reign
5Defenses
18Days held
Box score
Michigan State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges | 32 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-19 | 2-8 | 1-1 |
| Joshua Langford | 32 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 3-3 |
| Cassius Winston | 32 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 2-2 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 24 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Nick Ward | 26 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Gavin Schilling | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lourawls Nairn Jr. | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Xavier Tillman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kenny Goins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Matt McQuaid | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
Ohio State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keita Bates-Diop | 35 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12-21 | 2-4 | 6-7 |
| C.J. Jackson | 29 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 33 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 5-9 |
| Kam Williams | 28 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Kaleb Wesson | 27 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Andrew Dakich | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Micah Potter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kyle Young | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Andre Wesson | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Musa Jallow | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.