| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Johnny Millender (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Spann (fresh) 3 pf. C - Michael Scheffel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Bobbie Scott (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rickey Salamanca (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Drumheller (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Steeves (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller inbounds the ball | 42-42 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan | Peter Steeves clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 19:38 | Michigan | John Ward tips it back up and in | 42-44 |
| 19:34 | Ohio State | James Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 19:16 | Michigan | Peter Steeves knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 19:05 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 19:03 | Michigan | John Ward snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 18:42 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott is fouled on the floor by Johnny Millender - foul #1 on Johnny Millender, team foul #1 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), Wesley Perry (SG), John Nelson (SF), Clifford Green (C) Johnny Millender, James Stewart, James Harrison, Michael Scheffel | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kevin Council (PG), Jeffrey Turcios (SG), Fred Hasty (PF) Bobbie Scott, Rickey Salamanca, Peter Steeves | |
| 18:27 | Michigan | Eric Keifer steps in front of the John Ward pass | 42-47 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Thomas Drumheller steals it from Wesley Perry | 42-47 |
| 18:15 | Michigan | Kevin Council is hacked by Eric Keifer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Keifer, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| 18:03 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Clifford Green - foul #2 on Clifford Green, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes (SF) John Nelson | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 18:03 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 18:03 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 18:00 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Brett Clapper (PF) Thomas Drumheller | |
| 17:42 | Michigan | Brett Clapper is hacked by Wesley Perry - foul #4 on Wesley Perry, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stewart (SG), James Harrison (SF), Victor Conklin (C) Eric Keifer, Wesley Perry, Clifford Green | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bobbie Scott (PG), Edward Lemke (SG) Kevin Council, Jeffrey Turcios | |
| 17:29 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Ward | 42-52 |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | Fred Hasty is called for the reach on James Harrison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Hasty, team foul #1 | 42-52 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | Edward Lemke steps in front of the James Stewart pass | 42-52 |
| 17:08 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Ward | 42-55 |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | James Stewart double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Johnny Millender (PG) Jeffrey McInnes | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 16:49 | Michigan | Brett Clapper blows the wide open dunk | 42-55 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | James Harrison pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 16:31 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by James Stewart | 44-55 |
| 16:05 | Michigan | Brett Clapper knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Bobbie Scott | 44-57 |
| 15:51 | Ohio State | John Spann is hacked by Brett Clapper - foul #3 on Brett Clapper, team foul #2 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), John Nelson (SF), Clifford Green (PF), Michael Scheffel (C) Johnny Millender, James Harrison, John Spann, Victor Conklin | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kevin Council (PG), Rickey Salamanca (SG), Thomas Drumheller (SF), Peter Steeves (PF) Bobbie Scott, Edward Lemke, Fred Hasty, John Ward | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Keifer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Stewart (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clifford Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Scheffel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kevin Council (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rickey Salamanca (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Drumheller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Steeves (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Brett Clapper (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | James Stewart misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel grabs the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | John Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Fred Hasty (C) Brett Clapper | |
| 15:26 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca travels in the backcourt | 44-57 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | James Stewart hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | James Stewart grabs the offensive board | 44-57 |
| 14:57 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer drills a runner in the paint and he's fouled by Kevin Council - foul #1 on Kevin Council, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes (SG), James Harrison (SF), John Spann (PF) James Stewart, John Nelson, Clifford Green | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffrey Turcios (SG), John Ward (C) Rickey Salamanca, Fred Hasty | |
| 14:57 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer makes the free throw | 47-57 |
| 14:31 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right block | 47-57 |
| 14:30 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Scheffel | 47-57 |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | James Harrison lays it in on a great pass from Jeffrey McInnes | 49-57 |
| 13:52 | Michigan | John Ward steps out of bounds on the baseline | 49-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Johnny Millender (PG), James Stewart (SG), Clifford Green (C) Eric Keifer, Jeffrey McInnes, Michael Scheffel | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bobbie Scott (PG), Rickey Salamanca (SG), Fred Hasty (SF), Brett Clapper (C) Kevin Council, Jeffrey Turcios, Thomas Drumheller, John Ward | |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | James Harrison buries a floater from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 13:36 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 51-57 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Stewart | 51-57 |
| 13:23 | Ohio State | James Harrison clanks a floater from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 13:22 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Fred Hasty | 51-57 |
| 13:18 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca is hacked by James Stewart in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Stewart, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Perry (SG), John Nelson (SF), Victor Conklin (PF) James Stewart, James Harrison, John Spann | |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller (SF) Peter Steeves | |
| 12:58 | Michigan | Brett Clapper misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Clifford Green - foul #3 on Clifford Green, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel (C) Clifford Green | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 12:58 | Michigan | Brett Clapper makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 12:58 | Michigan | Brett Clapper misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 12:58 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller grabs the offensive board | 51-58 |
| 12:38 | Michigan | Brett Clapper misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-58 |
| 12:37 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller grabs the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 12:20 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Harrison (SF), John Spann (PF) John Nelson, Victor Conklin | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kevin Council (PG), Jeffrey Turcios (SG), Edward Lemke (SF), Peter Steeves (PF), John Ward (C) Bobbie Scott, Rickey Salamanca, Thomas Drumheller, Fred Hasty, Brett Clapper | |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender is fouled on the floor by Kevin Council - foul #2 on Kevin Council, team foul #4 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clifford Green (C) Michael Scheffel | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-58 |
| 11:49 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Johnny Millender (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Wesley Perry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Harrison (tiring) 10 pts. PF - John Spann (very tired) 3 pf. C - Clifford Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kevin Council (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Turcios (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Lemke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Steeves (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Ward (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | James Harrison can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-58 |
| 11:42 | Ohio State | James Harrison grabs the offensive board | 51-58 |
| 11:28 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Harrison | 54-58 |
| 11:06 | Michigan | Peter Steeves misses long on a shot from the right block | 54-58 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Johnny Millender | 54-58 |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), James Stewart (SG), John Nelson (SF), Victor Conklin (PF), Jeffrey McInnes (C) Johnny Millender, Wesley Perry, James Harrison, John Spann, Clifford Green | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bobbie Scott (PG), Rickey Salamanca (SG), Thomas Drumheller (SF), Fred Hasty (PF), Brett Clapper (C) Kevin Council, Jeffrey Turcios, Edward Lemke, Peter Steeves, John Ward | |
| 10:46 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by John Nelson - foul #1 on John Nelson, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| 10:46 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 10:46 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | James Stewart can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes gets the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Harrison (SF), Michael Scheffel (C) John Nelson, Jeffrey McInnes | |
| Subs | Michigan | Peter Steeves (PF) Fred Hasty | |
| 09:55 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller is whistled for traveling | 54-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Perry (SG), John Spann (PF) James Stewart, Victor Conklin | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffrey Turcios (SG) Rickey Salamanca | |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Harrison | 56-59 |
| 09:33 | Michigan | Peter Steeves is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Keifer - foul #3 on Eric Keifer, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Johnny Millender (PG) Eric Keifer | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kevin Council (PG), John Ward (C) Bobbie Scott, Brett Clapper | |
| 09:33 | Michigan | Peter Steeves misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 09:33 | Ohio State | John Spann grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 09:23 | Michigan | Jeffrey Turcios grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 09:23 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Edward Lemke (SF) Thomas Drumheller | |
| 09:04 | Michigan | Peter Steeves misses the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 56-59 |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Turcios - foul #3 on Jeffrey Turcios, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), Jeffrey McInnes (PF), Clifford Green (C) Johnny Millender, John Spann, Michael Scheffel | |
| Subs | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca (SG), Fred Hasty (PF), Brett Clapper (C) Jeffrey Turcios, Peter Steeves, John Ward | |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 08:31 | Michigan | Brett Clapper is open but comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 58-59 |
| 08:29 | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 08:21 | Ohio State | Rickey Salamanca steps in front of the Wesley Perry pass | 58-59 |
| 08:03 | Michigan | Kevin Council is hacked by James Harrison - foul #1 on James Harrison, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Johnny Millender (PG), James Stewart (SG), John Nelson (SF), Victor Conklin (PF) Eric Keifer, Wesley Perry, James Harrison, Jeffrey McInnes | |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller (SF) Edward Lemke | |
| 08:03 | Michigan | Kevin Council makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 08:03 | Michigan | Kevin Council makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bobbie Scott (PG) Kevin Council | |
| 07:45 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Johnny Millender - foul #2 on Johnny Millender, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Peter Steeves (PF), John Ward (C) Fred Hasty, Brett Clapper | |
| 07:45 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 07:45 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Johnny Millender (tiring) 10 pts. SG - James Stewart (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Victor Conklin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifford Green (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Bobbie Scott (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rickey Salamanca (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Drumheller (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Peter Steeves (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Ward (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Stewart | 61-62 |
| 07:19 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller clanks a shot from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin gets the rebound | 61-62 |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | John Nelson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Drumheller - foul #3 on Thomas Drumheller, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), James Harrison (SF), Michael Scheffel (C) Johnny Millender, John Nelson, Clifford Green | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffrey Turcios (SG), Brett Clapper (C) Rickey Salamanca, John Ward | |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | James Harrison can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Drumheller - foul #4 on Thomas Drumheller, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Spann (PF) Victor Conklin | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | James Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | James Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 06:41 | Michigan | Peter Steeves knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Turcios | 63-64 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | James Harrison is fouled on the floor by Thomas Drumheller - foul #5 on Thomas Drumheller, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kevin Council (PG), Fred Hasty (SF), John Ward (C) Bobbie Scott, Thomas Drumheller, Peter Steeves | |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | James Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | James Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 06:30 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Turcios | 64-64 |
| 06:14 | Michigan | James Harrison swats the short shot by John Ward | 64-64 |
| 06:13 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Spann | 64-64 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Johnny Millender (PG), Wesley Perry (SG), Jeffrey McInnes (PF) Eric Keifer, James Stewart, John Spann | |
| Subs | Michigan | Edward Lemke (SF) Brett Clapper | |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-64 |
| 06:03 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Fred Hasty | 64-64 |
| 05:40 | Michigan | Edward Lemke misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-64 |
| 05:38 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey McInnes | 64-64 |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Council - foul #3 on Kevin Council, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), James Stewart (SG), John Nelson (SF), Victor Conklin (PF) Johnny Millender, Wesley Perry, James Harrison, Jeffrey McInnes | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bobbie Scott (PG), Rickey Salamanca (SG), Peter Steeves (PF), Brett Clapper (C) Kevin Council, Jeffrey Turcios, Edward Lemke, John Ward | |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 05:16 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca is hacked by James Stewart in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Stewart, team foul #11 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clifford Green (C) Michael Scheffel | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 05:16 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 05:16 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | Rickey Salamanca picks off the pass by Victor Conklin | 66-66 |
| 04:59 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Edward Lemke (SF) Fred Hasty | |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Brett Clapper steps in front of the John Nelson pass | 66-66 |
| 04:30 | Michigan | Brett Clapper is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block | 66-68 |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Edward Lemke is called for the reach on James Stewart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Lemke, team foul #10 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Johnny Millender (PG), John Spann (PF) Eric Keifer, Victor Conklin | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Ward (C) Edward Lemke | |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | James Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | James Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 04:28 | Michigan | Peter Steeves gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:02 | Michigan | Brett Clapper makes the jumpshot from the right side | 66-70 |
| 03:51 | Ohio State | James Stewart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-70 |
| 03:49 | Michigan | Brett Clapper snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| 03:45 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca is hacked by James Stewart in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Stewart, team foul #12 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Perry (SG), James Harrison (SF), Jeffrey McInnes (C) James Stewart, John Nelson, Clifford Green | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kevin Council (PG), Fred Hasty (PF) Bobbie Scott, Peter Steeves | |
| 03:45 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 03:45 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca misses the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 03:45 | Ohio State | John Spann grabs the defensive rebound | 66-71 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Johnny Millender (tiring) 13 pts. SG - Wesley Perry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Harrison (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Spann (very tired) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey McInnes (fresh) 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kevin Council (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rickey Salamanca (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brett Clapper (tiring) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Fred Hasty (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ward (very tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | James Harrison is wide open but clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 66-71 |
| 03:35 | Michigan | John Ward snags the defensive board | 66-71 |
| 03:17 | Michigan | Wesley Perry is called for the reach on Kevin Council - foul #5 on Wesley Perry, team foul #13 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), James Stewart (SG), Victor Conklin (PF), Michael Scheffel (C) Johnny Millender, Wesley Perry, John Spann, Jeffrey McInnes | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffrey Turcios (SG), Edward Lemke (SF) Rickey Salamanca, John Ward | |
| 03:17 | Michigan | Kevin Council makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 03:17 | Michigan | Kevin Council misses the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel grabs the defensive rebound | 66-72 |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | James Harrison is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Harrison, team foul #14 | 66-72 |
| 02:44 | Michigan | Kevin Council misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 66-72 |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer gets the rebound | 66-72 |
| 02:25 | Ohio State | James Stewart misses the floater from the left wing | 66-72 |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | James Stewart hits the follow up shot | 68-72 |
| 02:11 | Michigan | The short jumper by Brett Clapper is denied by Michael Scheffel | 68-72 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | James Stewart grabs the board | 68-72 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Johnny Millender (PG), Jeffrey McInnes (SG), John Spann (PF), Clifford Green (C) Eric Keifer, James Stewart, Victor Conklin, Michael Scheffel | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bobbie Scott (PG), Peter Steeves (PF), John Ward (C) Kevin Council, Fred Hasty, Brett Clapper | |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | James Harrison connects on the shot from the right side | 70-72 |
| 01:33 | Michigan | John Ward banks in the layup | 70-74 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender clanks a 3 from the left wing | 70-74 |
| 01:25 | Michigan | Peter Steeves grabs the defensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 01:25 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-74 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stewart (SG), Michael Scheffel (C) Jeffrey McInnes, Clifford Green | |
| Subs | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca (SG), Fred Hasty (SF) Jeffrey Turcios, Edward Lemke | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:02 | Michigan | Peter Steeves misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 70-74 |
| 01:00 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Rickey Salamanca | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Michigan | Peter Steeves lays it up and in and he's fouled by James Harrison - foul #3 on James Harrison, team foul #15 | 70-76 |
| 00:40 | Michigan | Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 70-76 |
| 00:40 | Michigan | Peter Steeves makes the free throw | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 70-77 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Johnny Millender, team foul #16 | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan | Johnny Millender is called for the reach on John Ward in the backcourt - foul #4 on Johnny Millender, team foul #17 | 70-77 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kevin Council (SG) Rickey Salamanca | |
| 00:30 | Michigan | Michigan calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 70-77 |
| 00:30 | Michigan | John Ward makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:30 | Michigan | John Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-79 |
| 00:25 | Michigan | Kevin Council pulls down the rebound | 70-79 |
| 00:24 | Michigan | James Stewart is called for the reach on Kevin Council in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Stewart, team foul #18 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (SG) James Stewart | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 00:24 | Michigan | Kevin Council makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:24 | Michigan | Kevin Council makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | James Harrison is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Hasty - foul #2 on Fred Hasty, team foul #11 | 70-81 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca (SG) Kevin Council | |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | James Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | James Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:19 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Millender - foul #5 on Johnny Millender, team foul #19 | 72-81 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG) Johnny Millender | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kevin Council (SG) Rickey Salamanca | |
| 00:19 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott makes the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:19 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Eric Keifer | 74-83 |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott is hacked by Eric Keifer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Keifer, team foul #20 | 74-83 |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott makes the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 74-85 |
| 00:01 | Michigan | John Ward gets the rebound | 74-85 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | John Ward runs out the clock | 74-85 |