| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Barker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Byron Steele (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stuart Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Roger Matz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeff Lawrence (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Hill (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joshua Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Gough (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Jerry Hill inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan | Roger Matz comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Randy Carson misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 23-24 |
| 19:16 | Michigan | Roger Matz grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 19:04 | Michigan | Jerry Hill drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Lawrence out of a doubleteam and the foul's on Byron Steele - foul #2 on Byron Steele, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 19:04 | Michigan | Jerry Hill makes the free throw | 23-27 |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | Byron Steele hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jerry Hill - foul #3 on Jerry Hill, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Andrew Hickey (SF) Jerry Hill | |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | Byron Steele makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | Byron Steele misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 18:45 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 18:41 | Michigan | Roger Matz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| 18:20 | Ohio State | Alan Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-27 |
| 18:19 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 18:02 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Byron Steele - foul #3 on Byron Steele, team foul #2 | 24-27 |
| 18:02 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 18:02 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 18:02 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Stuart Anderson | 24-28 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 17:35 | Michigan | Roger Matz snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 17:26 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 24-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon (C) Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Digregorio (C) Jeremy Gough | |
| 17:01 | Ohio State | Alan Barker hits the finger roll | 26-28 |
| 16:50 | Michigan | Andrew Hickey clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Alan Barker - foul #1 on Alan Barker, team foul #3 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (SG), Bradley Saltz (SF) Alan Barker, Byron Steele | |
| Subs | Michigan | Richard Johnson (PG), Timothy Cotton (C) Roger Matz, Joshua Taylor | |
| 16:50 | Michigan | Andrew Hickey makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 16:50 | Michigan | Andrew Hickey makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 16:29 | Ohio State | Randy Carson makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jamie Gagner | 28-30 |
| 16:11 | Michigan | Andrew Hickey hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 28-30 |
| 16:09 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence gets the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 15:50 | Michigan | Richard Johnson is hacked by Randy Carson - foul #1 on Randy Carson, team foul #4 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Rice (C) Stuart Anderson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark Parker (SG), Jerry Hill (SF), Joshua Taylor (PF), Jeremy Gough (C) Jeff Lawrence, Andrew Hickey, James Digregorio, Timothy Cotton | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Gagner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bradley Saltz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Blandon (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Parker (fresh) SF - Jerry Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeremy Gough (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Michigan | Richard Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 15:11 | Ohio State | Randy Carson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 28-30 |
| 15:10 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon tips it in | 30-30 |
| 14:46 | Michigan | Irvin Blandon doubles Joshua Taylor and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Irvin Blandon, team foul #5 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Byron Steele (SF) Randy Carson, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Michigan | Roger Matz (PG), Jeff Lawrence (SG) Richard Johnson, Mark Parker | |
| 14:32 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 30-30 |
| 14:30 | Michigan | Roger Matz hits the follow up shot | 30-32 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 32-32 |
| 13:46 | Michigan | Jerry Hill loses the dribble to Alan Barker | 32-32 |
| 13:18 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeremy Gough - foul #1 on Jeremy Gough, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Carson (PG), Stuart Anderson (PF), Irvin Blandon (C) Alan Barker, Bradley Saltz, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Michigan | Andrew Hickey (PF), James Digregorio (C) Joshua Taylor, Jeremy Gough | |
| 13:18 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 13:18 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 12:54 | Michigan | Andrew Hickey misses the runner from close range | 34-32 |
| 12:53 | Michigan | Andrew Hickey snags the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 12:40 | Michigan | Andrew Hickey makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-34 |
| 12:15 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Randy Carson | 36-34 |
| 11:59 | Michigan | Roger Matz can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 36-34 |
| 11:57 | Michigan | Jerry Hill grabs the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 11:39 | Michigan | Jerry Hill is hacked by Irvin Blandon - foul #3 on Irvin Blandon, team foul #6 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (SG), Bradley Saltz (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Jamie Gagner, Byron Steele, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Michigan | Richard Johnson (PG), Mark Parker (SG), Joshua Taylor (PF) Roger Matz, Jeff Lawrence, Jerry Hill | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Barker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Saltz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stuart Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Parker (fresh) SF - Andrew Hickey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - James Digregorio (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Michigan | Mark Parker is fouled on the floor by Stuart Anderson - foul #4 on Stuart Anderson, team foul #7 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeremy Gough (C) James Digregorio | |
| 11:15 | Michigan | Mark Parker makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 11:15 | Michigan | Mark Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 10:42 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 38-36 |
| 10:41 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor hits the follow up shot | 38-38 |
| 10:13 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SF), Irvin Blandon (PF) Stuart Anderson, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Michigan | Roger Matz (PG), Jeff Lawrence (SG), Joseph White (SF) Richard Johnson, Mark Parker, Andrew Hickey | |
| 09:51 | Michigan | Joseph White misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 38-38 |
| 09:50 | Michigan | Roger Matz grabs the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 09:38 | Michigan | Joseph White misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 09:37 | Ohio State | Randy Carson grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Jeremy Gough blocks the jumper by Randy Carson | 38-38 |
| 09:11 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 09:00 | Michigan | Joseph White scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Joshua Taylor and he's fouled by Byron Steele - foul #4 on Byron Steele, team foul #8 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (SG), Stuart Anderson (PF) Randy Carson, Bradley Saltz | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jerry Hill (SF), Andrew Hickey (C) Joshua Taylor, Jeremy Gough | |
| 09:00 | Michigan | Joseph White makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | Alan Barker can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeff Lawrence - foul #1 on Jeff Lawrence, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Rice (C) Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Digregorio (C) Joseph White | |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 08:38 | Michigan | James Digregorio gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 08:16 | Michigan | Andrew Hickey is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 07:57 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson travels with the ball | 39-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz (PG) Alan Barker | |
| Subs | Michigan | Joshua Taylor (PF) James Digregorio | |
| 07:43 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor misses the floater from the left block | 39-41 |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bradley Saltz (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jamie Gagner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Byron Steele (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Stuart Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Roger Matz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Lawrence (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Hickey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 07:21 | Michigan | Jerry Hill pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 07:17 | Michigan | Roger Matz can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 39-41 |
| 07:15 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor tips it in | 39-43 |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner is hacked by Jerry Hill - foul #4 on Jerry Hill, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Carson (PG), Alan Barker (SG), Irvin Blandon (PF) Jamie Gagner, Byron Steele, Stuart Anderson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Richard Johnson (PG), Mark Parker (SG), Jeremy Gough (C) Roger Matz, Jeff Lawrence, Andrew Hickey | |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Randy Carson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerry Hill - foul #5 on Jerry Hill, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph White (SF) Jerry Hill | |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Randy Carson makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Randy Carson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 06:33 | Michigan | Joseph White gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 06:14 | Michigan | Mark Parker hits the finger roll set up by Richard Johnson | 40-45 |
| 05:45 | Ohio State | Alan Barker knocks in the shot from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 05:23 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor banks in the layup and he's fouled by Irvin Blandon - foul #4 on Irvin Blandon, team foul #9 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (SG), Byron Steele (SF), Stuart Anderson (PF) Alan Barker, Bradley Saltz, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Michigan | Roger Matz (PG), Jeff Lawrence (SG), Andrew Hickey (SF), James Digregorio (C) Richard Johnson, Mark Parker, Joseph White, Jeremy Gough | |
| 05:23 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson buries a jumper in the lane set up by Jamie Gagner | 44-48 |
| 04:55 | Michigan | Andrew Hickey is open and buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Jeff Lawrence out of a doubleteam | 44-50 |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson can't throw it down but the foul's on Roger Matz - foul #1 on Roger Matz, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Cotton (C) Joshua Taylor | |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 04:13 | Michigan | Randy Carson steals it from Jeff Lawrence | 46-50 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner banks in the layup on a great pass from Randy Carson | 48-50 |
| 03:44 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 48-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (SG), Bradley Saltz (C) Jamie Gagner, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeremy Gough (C) Timothy Cotton | |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Rice (C) Byron Steele | |
| Subs | Michigan | Richard Johnson (PG) Roger Matz | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Barker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Saltz (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stuart Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Lawrence (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Hickey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Digregorio (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeremy Gough (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:53 | Michigan | Randy Carson picks off the pass by Andrew Hickey | 48-50 |
| 02:25 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz is whistled for a carry | 48-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (SG) Randy Carson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph White (SF), Joshua Taylor (PF) Andrew Hickey, James Digregorio | |
| 02:18 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Carson (PG), Byron Steele (SF) Jamie Gagner, Bradley Saltz | |
| Subs | Michigan | Roger Matz (PG), Andrew Hickey (SF) Richard Johnson, Joseph White | |
| 02:08 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Roger Matz | 48-52 |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson is denied on a layup by Joshua Taylor | 48-52 |
| 01:48 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 01:25 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 48-52 |
| 01:24 | Michigan | Andrew Hickey gets the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 01:04 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-52 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Randy Carson knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Alan Barker | 50-52 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Michigan | Roger Matz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Byron Steele - foul #5 on Byron Steele, team foul #10 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz (SF) Byron Steele | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 00:24 | Michigan | Roger Matz misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:24 | Michigan | Roger Matz makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-53 |
| 00:07 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence grabs the board | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence is hacked by Alan Barker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alan Barker, team foul #11 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Richard Johnson (SG), Joseph White (PF) Andrew Hickey, Joshua Taylor | |
| 00:06 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:06 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Alan Barker is hacked by Roger Matz - foul #2 on Roger Matz, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Andrew Hickey (SF), Joshua Taylor (PF) Richard Johnson, Joseph White | |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:01 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor runs out the clock | 50-54 |