| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Henry Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sergei Zien (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Santos Estrada (fresh) C - Christopher Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Robert Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce James (fresh) 10 pts. C - Walter Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Williams | 31-27 |
| 18:59 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-27 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 31-27 |
| 18:40 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 18:18 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Santos Estrada - foul #3 on Santos Estrada, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roberto Costa (PF) Santos Estrada | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 18:18 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 18:18 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Timothy Douglas is called for the reach on Henry Williams - foul #2 on Timothy Douglas, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | Roberto Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-28 |
| 17:18 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Walters | 31-31 |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis misses the lay-in | 31-31 |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis tips it back up and in | 33-31 |
| 16:51 | Michigan | Bruce James misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-31 |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Walter Walters - foul #1 on Walter Walters, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG) Henry Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Noyes (PG), Kenneth McCoy (SG), Raymond Penley (SF), Forrest Morgan (PF) Robert Davidson, David Nelson, Timothy Douglas, Bruce James | |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:43 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Raymond Penley | 34-31 |
| 16:21 | Michigan | Christopher Dennis steals the ball from James Noyes | 34-31 |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Sergei Zien | 37-31 |
| 15:50 | Michigan | Roberto Costa steals it from Forrest Morgan | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Spurlock (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sergei Zien (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Dennis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - James Noyes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth McCoy (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Raymond Penley (fresh) PF - Forrest Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Walter Walters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 15:33 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis hits the follow up shot | 39-31 |
| 15:04 | Michigan | Forrest Morgan slams it home | 39-33 |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Raymond Penley is called for the reach on Sergei Zien - foul #2 on Raymond Penley, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (PG), David McHorse (SG), Scott Koprowski (SF), Santos Estrada (PF), David Sharp (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Adam Spurlock, Sergei Zien, Roberto Costa, Christopher Dennis | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Davidson (PG), David Nelson (SG), Timothy Douglas (SF), Bruce James (PF) James Noyes, Kenneth McCoy, Raymond Penley, Forrest Morgan | |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | David Sharp comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Walter Walters - foul #2 on Walter Walters, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | David Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | David Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 14:38 | Michigan | Walter Walters grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 14:13 | Michigan | David Nelson is hacked by David McHorse - foul #2 on David McHorse, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Forrest Morgan (C) Walter Walters | |
| 14:02 | Michigan | Robert Davidson misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 14:01 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Forrest Morgan | 40-33 |
| 13:43 | Michigan | Robert Davidson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Scott Koprowski - foul #1 on Scott Koprowski, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| 13:43 | Michigan | Robert Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 13:43 | Michigan | Robert Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 13:29 | Ohio State | David McHorse can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 13:28 | Michigan | David Nelson snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 13:05 | Michigan | David Nelson misses the runner in the paint | 40-35 |
| 13:03 | Michigan | Forrest Morgan snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 12:43 | Michigan | Robert Davidson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 40-35 |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | David Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada hits a floater in the lane | 42-35 |
| 11:57 | Michigan | Robert Davidson is hacked by Scott Koprowski - foul #2 on Scott Koprowski, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock (SG), Sergei Zien (SF), Roberto Costa (C) David McHorse, Scott Koprowski, David Sharp | |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Penley (SF), Walter Walters (C) Timothy Douglas, Forrest Morgan | |
| 11:40 | Michigan | Bruce James buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Davidson | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Henry Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sergei Zien (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Santos Estrada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Roberto Costa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Robert Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Penley (fresh) PF - Bruce James (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Walter Walters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Roberto Costa is denied by Walter Walters | 42-37 |
| 11:19 | Michigan | Bruce James grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 10:54 | Michigan | Bruce James hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Davidson | 42-39 |
| 10:49 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Santos Estrada | 45-39 |
| 10:45 | Michigan | Bruce James misses short on a runner in the paint | 45-39 |
| 10:44 | Michigan | Walter Walters snags the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 10:25 | Michigan | Bruce James misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 45-39 |
| 10:23 | Michigan | Walter Walters grabs the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 10:13 | Michigan | Bruce James evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Roberto Costa - foul #3 on Roberto Costa, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Christopher Dennis (C) Henry Williams, Santos Estrada | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Noyes (PG), Kenneth McCoy (SG) Robert Davidson, David Nelson | |
| 10:13 | Michigan | Bruce James misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 10:13 | Michigan | Bruce James makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Forrest Morgan (PF) Bruce James | |
| 09:32 | Michigan | Forrest Morgan lays it up and in and the foul's on Roberto Costa - foul #4 on Roberto Costa, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Sharp (PF) Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 09:32 | Michigan | Forrest Morgan makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | David Sharp scores on a turnaround from the right block | 47-43 |
| 08:44 | Michigan | Walter Walters is hacked by Christopher Dennis - foul #1 on Christopher Dennis, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Davidson (PG), David Nelson (SG), Timothy Douglas (SF) James Noyes, Kenneth McCoy, Raymond Penley | |
| 08:44 | Michigan | Walter Walters misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | David Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen loses the dribble to Timothy Douglas | 47-43 |
| 08:04 | Michigan | Forrest Morgan can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Sharp - foul #1 on David Sharp, team foul #8 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (PG), David McHorse (SG), Scott Koprowski (SF), Santos Estrada (PF) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Adam Spurlock, Sergei Zien, David Sharp | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bruce James (PF) Walter Walters | |
| 08:04 | Michigan | Forrest Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 08:04 | Michigan | Forrest Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 47-45 |
| 07:46 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 07:25 | Michigan | David Nelson is hacked by Christopher Dennis - foul #2 on Christopher Dennis, team foul #9 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Sharp (C) Christopher Dennis | |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Penley (C) Forrest Morgan | |
| 07:25 | Michigan | David Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:25 | Michigan | Raymond Penley grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Henry Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David McHorse (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Koprowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Santos Estrada (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - David Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Robert Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Douglas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce James (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Penley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Michigan | Robert Davidson's pass is intercepted by Santos Estrada | 47-45 |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | David McHorse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock (SG), Sergei Zien (SF) David McHorse, Scott Koprowski | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Noyes (PG), Kenneth McCoy (SG) Robert Davidson, David Nelson | |
| 06:15 | Michigan | Bruce James evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook in the paint set up by James Noyes | 47-47 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | David Sharp scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Adam Spurlock out of the doubleteam | 49-47 |
| 05:36 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas dunks the ball over the doubleteam set up by Kenneth McCoy and he's hacked by Adam Spurlock - foul #2 on Adam Spurlock, team foul #10 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roberto Costa (PF), Christopher Dennis (C) Santos Estrada, David Sharp | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Davidson (PG), David Nelson (SG), Walter Walters (C) James Noyes, Kenneth McCoy, Raymond Penley | |
| 05:36 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Timothy Douglas takes the ball from Christopher Dennis | 49-50 |
| 04:52 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left side | 49-50 |
| 04:50 | Michigan | Walter Walters pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 04:35 | Michigan | Bruce James lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from David Nelson | 49-52 |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | Walter Walters blocks the short jumper by Christopher Dennis | 49-52 |
| 04:17 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Walter Walters | 49-52 |
| 03:54 | Michigan | Robert Davidson connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce James | 49-54 |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | David Nelson steals it from Christopher Dennis | 49-54 |
| 03:37 | Michigan | David Nelson blows the dunk | 49-54 |
| 03:36 | Ohio State | Roberto Costa gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis is hacked by Walter Walters - foul #3 on Walter Walters, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Scott Koprowski (SF), Santos Estrada (PF), David Sharp (C) Henry Williams, Sergei Zien, Roberto Costa, Christopher Dennis | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Noyes (PG), Kenneth McCoy (SG), Raymond Penley (SF), Forrest Morgan (PF) Robert Davidson, David Nelson, Timothy Douglas, Bruce James | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Koprowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Santos Estrada (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - David Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - James Noyes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth McCoy (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Penley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Forrest Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Walters (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from David Sharp | 51-54 |
| 02:56 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sergei Zien (SF) Scott Koprowski | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Davidson (PG), David Nelson (SF) Kenneth McCoy, Walter Walters | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:37 | Michigan | David Nelson is hacked by Sergei Zien - foul #3 on Sergei Zien, team foul #11 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (PG), Christopher Dennis (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, David Sharp | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 02:37 | Michigan | David Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 02:37 | Michigan | David Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:24 | Ohio State | Forrest Morgan is called for the reach on Christopher Dennis - foul #2 on Forrest Morgan, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 02:04 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Forrest Morgan | 51-56 |
| 02:04 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bruce James (PF), Walter Walters (C) James Noyes, Forrest Morgan | |
| 01:38 | Michigan | Raymond Penley hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Bruce James | 51-58 |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Walter Walters denies the turnaround by Santos Estrada | 51-58 |
| 01:29 | Michigan | Walter Walters gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 01:05 | Michigan | Bruce James evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Davidson | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-60 |
| 00:54 | Michigan | Walter Walters snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Michigan | Adam Spurlock is called for the reach on Walter Walters in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adam Spurlock, team foul #12 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Tedesco (PG), James Noyes (SG), Timothy Douglas (SF) Robert Davidson, David Nelson, Raymond Penley | |
| 00:51 | Michigan | Walter Walters makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:51 | Michigan | Walter Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock is whistled for a carry | 51-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Penley (SF), Forrest Morgan (C) Timothy Douglas, Walter Walters | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Michigan | Charles Tedesco misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Santos Estrada - foul #4 on Santos Estrada, team foul #13 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kenneth McCoy (SG) Bruce James | |
| 00:19 | Michigan | Charles Tedesco makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 00:19 | Michigan | Charles Tedesco makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis is fouled on the floor by Charles Tedesco - foul #2 on Charles Tedesco, team foul #7 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Walter Walters (C) Charles Tedesco | |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 00:13 | Michigan | Forrest Morgan pulls down the rebound | 51-64 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | James Noyes runs out the clock | 51-64 |