| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Erik Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roderick Virgin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Ford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Celestin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Woody (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Copeland | 32-30 |
| 19:21 | Ohio State | Michael Copeland is called for the reach on Joshua Ford - foul #2 on Michael Copeland, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 19:08 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 18:50 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Erik Davis - foul #3 on Erik Davis, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales (PG) Erik Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:31 | Michigan | Michael Copeland pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:12 | Michigan | Brian Celestin is called for the reach on Raymond Clinkscales - foul #3 on Brian Celestin, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 17:47 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Celestin - foul #4 on Brian Celestin, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Forney (PF) Brian Celestin | |
| 17:47 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:47 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Roger Woody snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 17:23 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-34 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | Roger Woody tips it but misses | 32-34 |
| 17:19 | Michigan | Michael Copeland grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 17:01 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | Roger Woody pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-34 |
| 16:31 | Ohio State | Michael Forney tips it in | 32-36 |
| 16:29 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales's pass is intercepted by Leonard Sargent in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-36 |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | Roger Woody grabs the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-36 |
| 15:49 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Raymond Clinkscales | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Copeland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roderick Virgin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Forney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Roger Woody (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales loses the dribble to Roger Woody | 32-36 |
| 14:59 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Joshua Ford | 32-38 |
| 14:34 | Michigan | Michael Forney denies the turnaround by Bill Barnhardt | 32-38 |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | Michael Forney pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:12 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt misses the easy layup but the foul's on Roderick Virgin - foul #2 on Roderick Virgin, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (PG), Charles Payson (SG), Virgilio Gallo (PF), Donald Karam (C) Leonard Sargent, Joshua Ford, Michael Forney, Roger Woody | |
| 14:12 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 14:12 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 14:12 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt gets the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Karam | 32-42 |
| 13:41 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin is whistled for a carry | 32-42 |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo can't throw it down | 32-42 |
| 13:21 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 13:15 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Raymond Clinkscales | 34-42 |
| 12:46 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo banks in the layup and he's fouled by Roderick Virgin - foul #3 on Roderick Virgin, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG), Brian Celestin (C) Dan McDeavitt, Donald Karam | |
| 12:46 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo makes the free throw | 34-45 |
| 12:25 | Michigan | Virgilio Gallo picks off the pass by Roderick Virgin | 34-45 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent comes up short on the floater from the right side | 34-45 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards grabs the offensive board | 34-45 |
| 11:42 | Ohio State | Bill Barnhardt is called for the reach on Virgilio Gallo - foul #2 on Bill Barnhardt, team foul #5 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | George Howard (SG) Michael Copeland | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Ford (SG), Michael Forney (C) Leonard Sargent, Virgilio Gallo | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roderick Virgin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Ford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Payson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Celestin (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Forney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 11:19 | Michigan | George Howard snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 10:59 | Michigan | Brian Lee travels with the ball | 34-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Muller (PF), Christopher Dykes (C) Bill Barnhardt, Brian Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roger Woody (C) Michael Forney | |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin can't finish the layup | 34-45 |
| 10:35 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards tips it back up and in | 34-47 |
| 10:21 | Michigan | Leroy Muller hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 34-47 |
| 10:20 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin grabs the offensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 10:06 | Michigan | George Howard clanks a jumper from the left side | 34-47 |
| 10:04 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joshua Ford | 34-47 |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford double dribbles | 34-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Davis (PG), Michael Copeland (SG), Bill Barnhardt (PF), Brian Lee (C) Raymond Clinkscales, Roderick Virgin, Leroy Muller, Christopher Dykes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG), Dan McDeavitt (SF) Gregory Richards, Charles Payson | |
| 09:18 | Michigan | Erik Davis misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Celestin - foul #5 on Brian Celestin, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Forney (PF) Brian Celestin | |
| 09:18 | Michigan | Erik Davis makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 09:18 | Michigan | Erik Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt is whistled for a carry | 36-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo (PF) Roger Woody | |
| 08:37 | Michigan | Michael Copeland clanks a 3 from straight away | 36-47 |
| 08:35 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Virgilio Gallo | 36-47 |
| 08:13 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales (PG), Roderick Virgin (SF) Erik Davis, George Howard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (SG) Joshua Ford | |
| 07:54 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Forney | 36-47 |
| 07:23 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 07:21 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt grabs the board | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Copeland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roderick Virgin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Virgilio Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Forney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Raymond Clinkscales | 38-47 |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo misses the floater from the free throw line | 38-47 |
| 06:44 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Roderick Virgin | 38-47 |
| 06:26 | Michigan | Michael Forney steals the ball from Michael Copeland | 38-47 |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards is fouled on the floor by Brian Lee - foul #2 on Brian Lee, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Muller (PF), Christopher Dykes (C) Bill Barnhardt, Brian Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Payson (PG), Joshua Ford (SG), Roger Woody (C) Leonard Sargent, Gregory Richards, Michael Forney | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford is hacked by Raymond Clinkscales - foul #4 on Raymond Clinkscales, team foul #7 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Forney (PF) Virgilio Gallo | |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 05:47 | Michigan | Leroy Muller pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 05:35 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | Roger Woody grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | Raymond Clinkscales is called for the reach on Charles Payson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Raymond Clinkscales, team foul #8 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Davis (PG) Raymond Clinkscales | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | Charles Payson makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | Charles Payson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 05:21 | Michigan | Michael Copeland is fouled on the floor by Joshua Ford - foul #1 on Joshua Ford, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | Dikembe Orji (SG), George Howard (SF) Michael Copeland, Roderick Virgin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG) Dan McDeavitt | |
| 05:12 | Michigan | Leroy Muller is called for traveling | 38-50 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Roger Woody is hacked by Christopher Dykes - foul #1 on Christopher Dykes, team foul #9 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt (PF), Brian Lee (C) Leroy Muller, Christopher Dykes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (SG) Michael Forney | |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Roger Woody makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Roger Woody makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:38 | Michigan | Erik Davis clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 04:37 | Michigan | Dikembe Orji misses the tip | 38-52 |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Roger Woody | 38-52 |
| 04:23 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Payson | 38-54 |
| 04:10 | Michigan | Erik Davis misses short on a shot from the left wing | 38-54 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Roger Woody snags the defensive board | 38-54 |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-54 |
| 03:51 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Brian Lee | 38-54 |
| 03:26 | Michigan | Brian Lee misses the floater from the right side | 38-54 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Roger Woody snags the defensive board | 38-54 |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-54 |
| 02:56 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt pulls down the rebound | 38-54 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Erik Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Lee (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Richards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Payson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Roger Woody (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:42 | Michigan | Brian Lee lays it in on a great pass from Erik Davis | 40-54 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joshua Ford | 40-56 |
| 02:15 | Michigan | Dikembe Orji misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gregory Richards - foul #1 on Gregory Richards, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Michigan | Roderick Virgin (SF), Leroy Muller (PF), Christopher Dykes (C) George Howard, Bill Barnhardt, Brian Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt (SF), Virgilio Gallo (PF), Michael Forney (C) Leonard Sargent, Joshua Ford, Roger Woody | |
| 02:15 | Michigan | Dikembe Orji makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 02:15 | Michigan | Dikembe Orji misses the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt pulls down the rebound | 41-56 |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-56 |
| 01:45 | Michigan | Dikembe Orji grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 01:27 | Michigan | Erik Davis connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Dikembe Orji | 43-56 |
| 01:15 | Ohio State | Roderick Virgin steps in front of the Charles Payson pass | 43-56 |
| 01:11 | Michigan | Dikembe Orji lays it up and in on a great pass from Roderick Virgin | 45-56 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Michael Forney misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher Dykes - foul #2 on Christopher Dykes, team foul #10 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Copeland (SG), Bill Barnhardt (PF), Brian Lee (C) Dikembe Orji, Leroy Muller, Christopher Dykes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Karam (C) Dan McDeavitt | |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Michael Forney makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Michael Forney makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 00:48 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-58 |
| 00:46 | Michigan | Michael Copeland snags the offensive board | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-58 |
| 00:41 | Michigan | Erik Davis can't tip it in | 45-58 |
| 00:39 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt tips it in | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo misses the easy layup | 47-58 |
| 00:17 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Bill Barnhardt | 47-58 |
| 00:10 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-58 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG), Joshua Ford (SG), Dan McDeavitt (SF), Roger Woody (C) Gregory Richards, Charles Payson, Virgilio Gallo, Donald Karam | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Erik Davis is called for the reach on Leonard Sargent in the backcourt - foul #4 on Erik Davis, team foul #11 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (SG), Virgilio Gallo (PF) Dan McDeavitt, Michael Forney | |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-59 |