| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Allen Willis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry McGavock (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Don Deveau (fresh) 12 pts. C - George Cooney (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Young (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Colin Alday (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Ronald Young inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:49 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 19:48 | Michigan | George Cooney snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 19:26 | Michigan | William Freeman is whistled for traveling | 36-35 |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Ronald Young buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edward Merriweather and the foul's on Terry McGavock - foul #3 on Terry McGavock, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant (SF) Terry McGavock | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Ronald Young makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 19:00 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 18:59 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jan Srnsky | 36-38 |
| 18:54 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 36-38 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Jan Srnsky | 36-38 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Ronald Young jams the wide open dunk set up by David Johnson | 36-40 |
| 18:35 | Michigan | George Cooney comes up short on the shot from the right side | 36-40 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Colin Alday grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | George Cooney is called for the reach on Colin Alday in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Cooney, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Eric Aaron (SG), Jerry Finkel (C) William Freeman, George Cooney | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:15 | Ohio State | Don Deveau is called for the reach on David Johnson - foul #1 on Don Deveau, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso (PF) Don Deveau | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (PG), Jonathon Andersen (SG), Dikembe Abeyta (C) David Johnson, Edward Merriweather, Colin Alday | |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Mark Spurgeon and he's hacked by Allen Willis - foul #1 on Allen Willis, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG) Allen Willis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Knox (SF) Ronald Young | |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:36 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant scores on a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Dikembe Abeyta - foul #3 on Dikembe Abeyta, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Green (PF), Colin Alday (C) Jan Srnsky, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| 17:36 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:27 | Ohio State | Jerry Finkel is called for the reach on Mark Spurgeon - foul #3 on Jerry Finkel, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | William Freeman (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Don Deveau (PF) Eric Aaron, Mitchell Bondurant, Jerry Finkel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Colin Alday scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by William Green and he's fouled by Hiram Mancuso - foul #2 on Hiram Mancuso, team foul #6 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Edward Merriweather (SG) Mark Spurgeon, Jonathon Andersen | |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Colin Alday makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 16:53 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 39-46 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | David Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | David Johnson is hacked by Randy Pompa - foul #2 on Randy Pompa, team foul #7 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Allen Willis (PG) Randy Pompa | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Young (C) Colin Alday | |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 16:20 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso hits a fadeaway from the left block | 41-48 |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | John Knox's pass is intercepted by Robert Smith | 41-48 |
| 15:56 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Allen Willis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Don Deveau (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Hiram Mancuso (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Merriweather (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Knox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Green (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Young (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | John Knox misses long on an open shot from the baseline | 43-48 |
| 15:42 | Michigan | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 15:28 | Michigan | Ronald Young swats the shot by Don Deveau | 43-48 |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Ronald Young grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | William Freeman steals the ball from William Green | 43-48 |
| 15:12 | Michigan | Robert Smith hits the finger roll set up by William Freeman | 45-48 |
| 15:00 | Ohio State | Ronald Young misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-48 |
| 14:58 | Michigan | Don Deveau pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 14:42 | Michigan | Ronald Young steals it from Allen Willis | 45-48 |
| 14:24 | Ohio State | Ronald Young hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Merriweather | 45-50 |
| 14:05 | Michigan | Allen Willis clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Merriweather - foul #2 on Edward Merriweather, team foul #2 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | Eric Aaron (SG), Terry McGavock (SF), Mitchell Bondurant (PF), George Cooney (C) William Freeman, Robert Smith, Don Deveau, Hiram Mancuso | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (PG), Jonathon Andersen (SG), Jan Srnsky (PF), Colin Alday (C) David Johnson, Edward Merriweather, John Knox, William Green | |
| 14:05 | Michigan | Allen Willis makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 14:05 | Michigan | Allen Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | Ronald Young pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Eric Aaron is called for the reach on Ronald Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Aaron, team foul #8 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG) Allen Willis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Ronald Young makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Ronald Young makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 13:36 | Michigan | George Cooney clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jan Srnsky - foul #3 on Jan Srnsky, team foul #3 | 46-52 |
| 13:36 | Michigan | George Cooney makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 13:36 | Michigan | George Cooney makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 13:19 | Ohio State | Ronald Young misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 13:18 | Michigan | George Cooney snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 13:05 | Michigan | George Cooney drills a floater from just outside the lane | 50-52 |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | Ronald Young is fouled in the backcourt by Terry McGavock - foul #4 on Terry McGavock, team foul #9 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark Stang (SF) Terry McGavock | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | Ronald Young makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | Ronald Young makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 12:43 | Michigan | Colin Alday is called for the reach on George Cooney - foul #2 on Colin Alday, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| 12:36 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant misses the lay-in | 50-54 |
| 12:34 | Michigan | George Cooney misses the tip | 50-54 |
| 12:33 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ronald Young | 50-54 |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 12:21 | Ohio State | Colin Alday tips it back up and in | 50-56 |
| 12:16 | Michigan | Jonathon Andersen is called for the reach on Randy Pompa - foul #3 on Jonathon Andersen, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Michigan | Allen Willis (PG), William Freeman (SG), Don Deveau (PF), Jerry Finkel (C) Randy Pompa, Eric Aaron, Mitchell Bondurant, George Cooney | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Dikembe Abeyta (C) Mark Spurgeon, Colin Alday | |
| 11:59 | Michigan | Allen Willis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 11:57 | Michigan | Jerry Finkel snags the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 11:51 | Michigan | David Johnson steals the ball from Don Deveau | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Allen Willis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Stang (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Don Deveau (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Finkel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jonathon Andersen (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Ronald Young (tiring) 22 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jan Srnsky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | Ronald Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by William Freeman - foul #1 on William Freeman, team foul #10 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather (SG) Jonathon Andersen | |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | Ronald Young makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | Ronald Young misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 11:44 | Michigan | Don Deveau grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 11:21 | Michigan | Allen Willis misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 11:13 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Freeman - foul #2 on William Freeman, team foul #11 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (PG), William Green (SF) David Johnson, Ronald Young | |
| 11:13 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 11:13 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 10:59 | Michigan | Don Deveau misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jan Srnsky - foul #4 on Jan Srnsky, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG), Eric Aaron (SG), Mitchell Bondurant (SF) Allen Willis, William Freeman, Mark Stang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Knox (SF), Colin Alday (C) Jan Srnsky, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| 10:59 | Michigan | Don Deveau misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 10:59 | Michigan | Don Deveau misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | William Green grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Colin Alday buries a shot from the right side set up by Mark Spurgeon | 50-61 |
| 10:22 | Michigan | John Knox swats the shot by Jerry Finkel | 50-61 |
| 10:20 | Ohio State | John Knox snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left side | 50-61 |
| 10:14 | Michigan | Jerry Finkel gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 09:50 | Michigan | Don Deveau is denied on a dunk by Colin Alday | 50-61 |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | John Knox gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 09:45 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by William Green | 50-63 |
| 09:25 | Michigan | Eric Aaron knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Eric Aaron steals it from John Knox in the backcourt | 53-63 |
| 09:19 | Michigan | Eric Aaron banks in the layup | 55-63 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | William Green is fouled in the backcourt by Don Deveau - foul #2 on Don Deveau, team foul #12 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Michigan | Allen Willis (PG), William Freeman (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Hiram Mancuso (PF), George Cooney (C) Randy Pompa, Eric Aaron, Mitchell Bondurant, Don Deveau, Jerry Finkel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Jonathon Andersen (SG), Ronald Young (SF), Dikembe Abeyta (C) Mark Spurgeon, Edward Merriweather, John Knox, Colin Alday | |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | William Green misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | William Green makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 08:59 | Michigan | William Freeman loses the ball out of bounds | 55-64 |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark Stang (SF) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | William Green comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 55-64 |
| 08:41 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta grabs the offensive board | 55-64 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by David Johnson | 55-66 |
| 08:20 | Michigan | Mark Stang misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Young - foul #1 on Ronald Young, team foul #7 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant (PF) Hiram Mancuso | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:20 | Michigan | Mark Stang makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 08:20 | Michigan | Mark Stang makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | David Johnson is hacked by Mark Stang - foul #4 on Mark Stang, team foul #13 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Smith (SF) Mark Stang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 07:52 | Michigan | William Green picks off the pass by Robert Smith | 57-68 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Allen Willis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Freeman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mitchell Bondurant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - George Cooney (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jonathon Andersen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Young (tiring) 23 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Green (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | David Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-68 |
| Subs | Michigan | Eric Aaron (SG), Terry McGavock (SF) William Freeman, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky (PF), Colin Alday (C) William Green, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| 07:17 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant drills a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Ronald Young - foul #2 on Ronald Young, team foul #8 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG) Allen Willis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (PG), Edward Merriweather (SG) David Johnson, Jonathon Andersen | |
| 07:17 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant makes the free throw | 60-68 |
| 06:49 | Ohio State | Ronald Young misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 60-68 |
| 06:48 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather gets the offensive rebound | 60-68 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-68 |
| 06:28 | Michigan | Terry McGavock grabs the defensive rebound | 60-68 |
| 06:20 | Michigan | Terry McGavock blows the layup but he's hacked by Colin Alday - foul #3 on Colin Alday, team foul #9 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Michigan | Allen Willis (PG), William Freeman (SG), Don Deveau (PF), Hiram Mancuso (C) Randy Pompa, Eric Aaron, Mitchell Bondurant, George Cooney | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen (SG), John Knox (SF), Dikembe Abeyta (C) Edward Merriweather, Ronald Young, Colin Alday | |
| 06:20 | Michigan | Terry McGavock misses the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 06:20 | Michigan | Terry McGavock makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | John Knox is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 61-68 |
| 05:53 | Michigan | Don Deveau hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 61-68 |
| 05:51 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen grabs the defensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Hiram Mancuso - foul #3 on Hiram Mancuso, team foul #14 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark Stang (SF), Jerry Finkel (C) Terry McGavock, Don Deveau | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG) Mark Spurgeon | |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky misses the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 05:42 | Michigan | Jerry Finkel grabs the board | 61-69 |
| 05:38 | Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta denies the turnaround by William Freeman | 61-69 |
| 05:37 | Michigan | Allen Willis tips it in | 63-69 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky misses badly on a shot in the paint | 63-69 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | David Johnson tips it but misses | 63-69 |
| 05:14 | Michigan | Mark Stang snags the defensive board | 63-69 |
| 04:59 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Johnson | 63-69 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | David Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 04:38 | Michigan | Jerry Finkel pulls down the rebound | 63-69 |
| 04:26 | Michigan | Allen Willis knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 65-69 |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | David Johnson buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jonathon Andersen and he's hacked by Allen Willis - foul #2 on Allen Willis, team foul #15 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG), Eric Aaron (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Don Deveau (PF), George Cooney (C) Allen Willis, William Freeman, Mark Stang, Hiram Mancuso, Jerry Finkel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (PG), Ronald Young (SF), William Green (PF), Colin Alday (C) Jonathon Andersen, John Knox, Jan Srnsky, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the free throw | 65-72 |
| 03:56 | Michigan | Mark Spurgeon is called for the reach on Randy Pompa - foul #1 on Mark Spurgeon, team foul #10 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Michigan | Terry McGavock (SF) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather (SG) David Johnson | |
| 03:56 | Michigan | Randy Pompa makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 03:56 | Michigan | Randy Pompa makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eric Aaron - foul #3 on Eric Aaron, team foul #16 | 67-72 |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather misses the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 03:43 | Michigan | George Cooney gets the rebound | 67-72 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Randy Pompa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Aaron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry McGavock (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Don Deveau (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - George Cooney (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Mark Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Young (tiring) 23 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Green (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Colin Alday (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 03:35 | Michigan | Don Deveau slams it home on a great pass from Randy Pompa | 69-72 |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Ronald Young is hacked by Terry McGavock in the backcourt - foul #5 on Terry McGavock, team foul #17 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Smith (SF) Terry McGavock | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Ronald Young makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Ronald Young misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | William Green grabs the offensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-73 |
| 03:19 | Michigan | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 03:10 | Michigan | George Cooney's fadeaway is rejected by William Green | 69-73 |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | Ronald Young gets the rebound | 69-73 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather can't finish the layup | 69-73 |
| 03:01 | Michigan | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 02:58 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| Subs | Michigan | Allen Willis (PG), Mark Stang (SF), Mitchell Bondurant (PF), Jerry Finkel (C) Randy Pompa, Robert Smith, Don Deveau, George Cooney | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky (PF) Ronald Young | |
| 02:41 | Michigan | Colin Alday swats the short shot by Mitchell Bondurant | 69-73 |
| 02:39 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant misses the tip | 69-73 |
| 02:38 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant tips it home | 71-73 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather hits a fadeaway near the basket | 71-75 |
| 02:21 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-75 |
| Subs | Michigan | William Freeman (SG), Don Deveau (PF), George Cooney (C) Eric Aaron, Mitchell Bondurant, Jerry Finkel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), John Knox (SF) Mark Spurgeon, William Green | |
| 01:59 | Michigan | William Freeman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 71-75 |
| 01:57 | Ohio State | David Johnson grabs the board | 71-75 |
| 01:48 | Ohio State | Colin Alday's fadeaway is rejected by Don Deveau | 71-75 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather hits the follow up shot | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 01:34 | Michigan | John Knox steps in front of the George Cooney pass | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Johnson | 71-80 |
| 01:02 | Michigan | George Cooney misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 71-80 |
| 01:00 | Ohio State | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 71-80 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | David Johnson is hacked by Allen Willis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Allen Willis, team foul #18 | 71-80 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Young (SF) John Knox | |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-82 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:50 | Michigan | Colin Alday takes the ball from Mark Stang | 71-82 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Ronald Young buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Merriweather | 71-84 |
| 00:23 | Michigan | George Cooney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-84 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG), Eric Aaron (SG), Mitchell Bondurant (PF), Jerry Finkel (C) Allen Willis, William Freeman, Don Deveau, George Cooney | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | David Johnson runs out the clock | 71-84 |