Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Michigan State Spartans - Box Score - October 18, 2008 - ESPN

Scores

Final

(12) Ohio St 45

(7-1, 4-0 Big Ten)

(20) Michigan St 7

(6-2, 3-1 Big Ten)

Alerts

3:30 PM ET, October 18, 2008

Spartan Stadium, EAST LANSING, MI

		1	2	3	4	T
#12	OSU	21	7	0	17	45
#20	MSU	0	0	7	0	7

Top Performers

Passing: K. Cousins (MSU) - 161 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: C. Wells (OSU) - 31 CAR, 140 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving: C. Gantt (MSU) - 3 REC, 32 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				OSU	MSU
	TD	08:25	Terrelle Pryor 18 Yd Run (Ryan Pretorius Kick)	7	0
	TD	04:33	Brian Robiskie 7 Yd Pass From Terrelle Pryor (Ryan Pretorius Kick)	14	0
	TD	02:44	Chris Wells 1 Yd Run (Ryan Pretorius Kick)	21	0
SECOND QUARTER				OSU	MSU
	TD	06:34	Chris Wells 12 Yd Run (Ryan Pretorius Kick)	28	0
THIRD QUARTER				OSU	MSU
	TD	10:51	Charlie Gantt 3 Yd Pass From Kirk Cousins (Brett Swenson Kick)	28	7
FOURTH QUARTER				OSU	MSU
	TD	14:41	Thaddeus Gibson 69 Yd Fumble Return (Ryan Pretorius Kick)	35	7
	FG	05:27	Aaron Pettrey 40 Yd	38	7
	TD	00:15	Jermale Hines 48 Yd Fumble Return (Aaron Pettrey Kick)	45	7

Team Stat Comparison

	OSU	MSU
1st Downs	18	14
3rd down efficiency	8-14	3-12
4th down efficiency	0-0	1-2
Total Yards	332	240
Passing	116	188
Comp-Att	7-11	23-39
Yards per pass	10.5	4.8
Rushing	216	52
Rushing Attempts	52	21
Yards per rush	4.2	2.5
Penalties	5-45	2-15
Turnovers	0	5
Fumbles lost	0	3
Interceptions thrown	0	2
Possession	35:17	24:43

Ohio State Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
T. Pryor	7/11	116	10.5	1	0
Team	7/11	116	10.5	1	0

Michigan State Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
K. Cousins	18/25	161	6.4	1	1
B. Hoyer	5/13	27	2.1	0	1
K. Martin	0/1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	23/39	188	4.8	1	2

Ohio State Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
C. Wells	31	140	4.5	2	25
T. Pryor	12	72	6.0	1	32
M. Wells	5	7	1.4	0	3
B. Saine	4	-3	-0.8	0	0
Team	52	216	4.2	3	32

Michigan State Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
J. Ringer	16	67	4.2	0	16
K. Martin	1	10	10.0	0	10
B. White	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
K. Cousins	1	-8	-8.0	0	0
B. Hoyer	2	-15	-7.5	0	0
Team	21	52	2.5	0	16

Ohio State Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
B. Hartline	1	56	56.0	0	56
B. Smith	3	37	12.3	0	21
D. Posey	1	13	13.0	0	13
B. Robiskie	2	10	5.0	1	7
Team	7	116	16.6	1	56

Michigan State Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
M. Dell	4	53	13.3	0	32
B. White	6	47	7.8	0	18
C. Gantt	3	32	10.7	1	20
B. Cunningham	2	23	11.5	0	17
J. Ringer	6	19	3.2	0	7
K. Martin	1	14	14.0	0	14
A. Jimmerson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	23	188	8.2	1	32

Ohio State Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
B. Rolle	1	7	0
K. Coleman	1	0	0
Team	2	7	0

Michigan State Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

Ohio State Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
L. Thomas	2	26	13.0	23
Team	2	26	13.0	23

Michigan State Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
G. Winston	4	60	15.0	29
A. Jimmerson	2	58	29.0	30
A. Hawken	1	13	13.0	13
J. Rouse	1	0	0.0	0
Team	8	131	16.4	30

Ohio State Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
R. Small	5	56	11.2	22
Team	5	56	11.2	22

Michigan State Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
O. Wiley	1	3	3.0	3
Team	1	3	3.0	3

Ohio State Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
A. Pettrey	1/1	100.0	40	1/1	4
R. Pretorius	0/0	0.0	--	5/5	5
Team	1/1	100.0	40	6/6	9

Michigan State Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
B. Swenson	0/0	0.0	--	1/1	1
Team	0/0	0.0	--	1/1	1

Ohio State Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
A. Trapasso	5	209	41.8	1	0	53
Team	5	209	41.8	1	0	53

Michigan State Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
A. Bates	6	274	45.7	0	1	55
Team	6	274	45.7	0	1	55

ATTENDANCE: 77,360