COLUMBUS - Michigan State coach Tom Izzo nailed it when he called his team's shooting ''ridiculous.''

Long-range 3-pointers, layups in traffic, runners on the baseline, pull-up jumpers with a defender's hand in the face - all fell like snowflakes on a winter night.

The Spartans shot 73.3 percent from the field - the highest against the Buckeyes in 105 seasons of intercollegiate basketball - in an 84-70 victory on Saturday.

''I don't think it was bad defense,'' Izzo said. ''It was just ridiculous shooting.''

His Ohio State counterpart, Jim O'Brien, could only agree.

''We ran into a buzzsaw,'' he said softly.

The Spartans, who shot 81 percent in the first half, missed their final four shots of the game or they would have set school and Big Ten accuracy records and could have broken the NCAA mark of 81.4 percent set by New Mexico against Oregon State in 1985.

''Sooner or later you think you're going to miss one but we stayed pretty consistent,'' point guard Chris Hill said.

Michigan State (12-8, 7-2 Big Ten) ended up 33 of 45 from the field.

Maurice Ager came off the bench to tie his career high with 18 points, Hill added 16 points, Kelvin Torbert had 15, Alan Anderson 12 and Paul Davis 10 for Michigan State, which has won four in a row and seven of the last eight.

Ager hit 7 of 9 shots from the field, Hill made 6 of 8, Torbert was 6 of 7, Anderson made all four of his shots and Davis was 4 for 5.