| Lineup | Michigan | PG - James Nordstrom (fresh) SG - Carson Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - Stephen Carrier (fresh) PF - Lester Morris (fresh) C - Steven Palmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fresh) SG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) SF - Steve Hayes (fresh) PF - Tony McMaster (fresh) C - Craig Brase (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Steven Palmer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Michigan | Lester Morris misses short on a shot from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | Craig Brase grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Travis Cowling | 2-4 |
| 18:50 | Michigan | James Nordstrom scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Craig Brase misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Carson Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Carson Fitzgerald, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Craig Brase makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Craig Brase makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 18:26 | Michigan | Lester Morris misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | James Nordstrom picks off the pass by Craig Brase in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 18:15 | Michigan | Lester Morris blows the layup | 4-6 |
| 18:13 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Hank Sauceda | 4-6 |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Morris - foul #1 on Lester Morris, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Lester Morris - foul #2 on Lester Morris, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Dollar (PG), Raymond Symanski (SF), Earl Farlow (PF), John Schwerd (C) James Nordstrom, Stephen Carrier, Lester Morris, Steven Palmer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Joe Carneal (SF), Marcus Young (C) Travis Cowling, Steve Hayes, Craig Brase | |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:33 | Michigan | John Schwerd travels with the ball | 4-8 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG), Craig Brase (C) Hank Sauceda, Tony McMaster | |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | Craig Brase comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-8 |
| 17:12 | Michigan | The rebound goes to John Schwerd | 4-8 |
| 16:59 | Michigan | Earl Farlow misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-8 |
| 16:58 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | Marcus Young lays it in on a nice dish by John Barnes | 4-10 |
| 16:10 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski clanks a shot from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 16:09 | Michigan | Earl Farlow gets the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 16:01 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski blows the layup but he's hacked by Craig Brase - foul #1 on Craig Brase, team foul #1 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Nordstrom (PG), Mark Tarrance (PF), Steven Palmer (C) Erik Dollar, Earl Farlow, John Schwerd | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (SG), Steve Hayes (SF), Tony McMaster (PF) John Barnes, Joe Carneal, Marcus Young | |
| 16:01 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:01 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski misses the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Craig Brase grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - James Nordstrom (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carson Fitzgerald (tiring) SF - Raymond Symanski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Mark Tarrance (fresh) C - Steven Palmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) SF - Steve Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony McMaster (fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig Brase (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-13 |
| 15:31 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 15:13 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Hayes | 7-16 |
| 15:00 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Craig Brase - foul #2 on Craig Brase, team foul #2 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marcus Young (C) Craig Brase | |
| 15:00 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 15:00 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 14:55 | Ohio State | Mark Tarrance picks off the pass by Steve Hayes in the backcourt | 9-16 |
| 14:48 | Michigan | Mark Tarrance is fouled on the floor by Travis Cowling - foul #1 on Travis Cowling, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Michigan | Stephen Carrier (SF), Earl Farlow (PF) Raymond Symanski, Mark Tarrance | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs (SF) Travis Cowling | |
| 14:42 | Michigan | James Nordstrom is called for traveling | 9-16 |
| Subs | Michigan | Chris Houston (SG) Carson Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Chris Houston - foul #1 on Chris Houston, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Dollar (PG) James Nordstrom | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Joe Carneal (SF) Steve Hayes, Christopher Gibbs | |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 13:55 | Michigan | Steven Palmer makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Earl Farlow | 11-18 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Stephen Carrier steps in front of the Tony McMaster pass | 11-18 |
| 13:22 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier misses the 3 from straight away | 11-18 |
| 13:20 | Michigan | Earl Farlow pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 13:00 | Michigan | Chris Houston misses short on a shot from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 12:59 | Ohio State | Marcus Young grabs the board | 11-18 |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | John Barnes hits the follow up shot | 11-20 |
| 12:05 | Michigan | Joe Carneal steals it from Earl Farlow | 11-20 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda dunks the ball on a great pass from Joe Carneal | 11-22 |
| 11:48 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Erik Dollar | 13-22 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Erik Dollar (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chris Houston (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Carrier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Earl Farlow (tiring) 2 reb. C - Steven Palmer (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - John Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Carneal (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tony McMaster (tiring) 4 pts. C - Marcus Young (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-22 |
| 11:18 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Tony McMaster | 13-22 |
| 10:56 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal loses the dribble to Chris Houston | 13-22 |
| 10:47 | Michigan | Earl Farlow clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Tony McMaster - foul #1 on Tony McMaster, team foul #4 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Nordstrom (PG), Carson Fitzgerald (SG), Raymond Symanski (SF), John Schwerd (C) Erik Dollar, Chris Houston, Stephen Carrier, Steven Palmer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), Steve Hayes (PF) John Barnes, Joe Carneal, Tony McMaster | |
| 10:47 | Michigan | Earl Farlow makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 10:47 | Michigan | Earl Farlow makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark Tarrance (PF) Earl Farlow | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:39 | Michigan | Mark Tarrance scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carson Fitzgerald | 17-22 |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling is fouled in the backcourt by Carson Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Carson Fitzgerald, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Michigan | Chris Houston (SG) Carson Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:23 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda double dribbles | 17-22 |
| 10:16 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski is hacked by Christopher Gibbs - foul #1 on Christopher Gibbs, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| 10:11 | Michigan | Hank Sauceda is called for the reach on Chris Houston - foul #1 on Hank Sauceda, team foul #6 | 17-22 |
| 10:06 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-22 |
| 10:04 | Michigan | Mark Tarrance grabs the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 09:49 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Tarrance | 19-22 |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes is whistled for traveling | 19-22 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG) Hank Sauceda | |
| 09:09 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Gibbs - foul #2 on Christopher Gibbs, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tony McMaster (PF) Christopher Gibbs | |
| 09:09 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:09 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Marcus Young pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | John Schwerd steals the ball from Tony McMaster | 19-22 |
| 08:38 | Michigan | Chris Houston makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Tarrance | 21-22 |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-22 |
| Subs | Michigan | Steve Arsenault (PG), Stephen Carrier (SF), Steven Palmer (C) James Nordstrom, Raymond Symanski, John Schwerd | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:31 | Michigan | Mark Tarrance hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 21-22 |
| 08:30 | Ohio State | Marcus Young grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | Steven Palmer steals it from Marcus Young | 21-22 |
| 07:46 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier is fouled on the floor by Travis Cowling - foul #2 on Travis Cowling, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Michigan | Earl Farlow (PF) Mark Tarrance | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (PG) Travis Cowling | |
| 07:46 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:46 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Steve Arsenault (fresh) SG - Chris Houston (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Carrier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Earl Farlow (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Palmer (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (tiring) 10 pts. SG - John Barnes (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony McMaster (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Young (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | Chris Houston is called for the reach on John Barnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris Houston, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Dollar (PG), Carson Fitzgerald (SG) Steve Arsenault, Chris Houston | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-22 |
| 07:31 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Earl Farlow | 23-22 |
| 07:13 | Michigan | Earl Farlow buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carson Fitzgerald | 25-22 |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 06:32 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Stephen Carrier, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Nordstrom (PG), Raymond Symanski (SF), John Schwerd (C) Erik Dollar, Stephen Carrier, Steven Palmer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Carneal (SF) John Barnes | |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Marcus Young is denied by Raymond Symanski | 25-25 |
| 06:06 | Michigan | Earl Farlow pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:55 | Michigan | Earl Farlow clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 25-25 |
| 05:53 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster blows the dunk but he's fouled by Earl Farlow - foul #1 on Earl Farlow, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark Tarrance (PF) Earl Farlow | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:34 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG) Steve Hayes | |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joe Carneal | 25-30 |
| 04:51 | Michigan | James Nordstrom hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | Marcus Young pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 04:26 | Michigan | Mark Tarrance grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 04:20 | Michigan | John Schwerd is fouled on the floor by Marcus Young - foul #1 on Marcus Young, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Dollar (PG), Stephen Carrier (SF), Earl Farlow (PF) James Nordstrom, Raymond Symanski, Mark Tarrance | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Hayes (PG) John Barnes | |
| 04:20 | Michigan | John Schwerd makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:20 | Michigan | John Schwerd misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Marcus Young | 26-30 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | John Schwerd blocks the jumper by Tony McMaster | 26-30 |
| 04:08 | Michigan | Erik Dollar snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 04:00 | Michigan | Steve Hayes is called for the reach on Erik Dollar - foul #1 on Steve Hayes, team foul #10 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Morris (PF), Steven Palmer (C) Earl Farlow, John Schwerd | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), Craig Brase (C) Joe Carneal, Tony McMaster, Marcus Young | |
| 04:00 | Michigan | Erik Dollar misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:00 | Michigan | Erik Dollar makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 03:39 | Michigan | Lester Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Erik Dollar (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carson Fitzgerald (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Carrier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lester Morris (fresh) C - Steven Palmer (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hank Sauceda (tired) 13 pts. SF - Christopher Gibbs (fresh) PF - Steve Hayes (tiring) 2 pts. C - Craig Brase (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Michigan | Lester Morris buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Carson Fitzgerald and he's fouled by Steve Hayes - foul #2 on Steve Hayes, team foul #11 | 29-30 |
| 03:28 | Michigan | Lester Morris misses the free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Travis Cowling | 29-30 |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Steven Palmer is called for the reach on Hank Sauceda in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Palmer, team foul #9 | 29-30 |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 03:12 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Gibbs - foul #3 on Christopher Gibbs, team foul #12 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Joe Carneal (SF) Hank Sauceda, Christopher Gibbs | |
| 03:12 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:12 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Carson Fitzgerald - foul #3 on Carson Fitzgerald, team foul #10 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Nordstrom (PG), Chris Houston (SG), Raymond Symanski (SF) Erik Dollar, Carson Fitzgerald, Stephen Carrier | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:41 | Michigan | Lester Morris drills a runner near the basket | 33-33 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Craig Brase's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Earl Farlow (C) Steven Palmer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tony McMaster (PF) Steve Hayes | |
| 02:03 | Michigan | John Barnes steals the ball from James Nordstrom | 33-33 |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster can't connect on a floater from the right side | 33-33 |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Craig Brase grabs the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling misses the dunk but the foul's on James Nordstrom - foul #1 on James Nordstrom, team foul #11 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Dollar (PG), Stephen Carrier (SF), John Schwerd (C) James Nordstrom, Raymond Symanski, Earl Farlow | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (SG), Steve Hayes (SF) John Barnes, Joe Carneal | |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:58 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Erik Dollar | 35-34 |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Craig Brase tips it in | 35-36 |
| 00:30 | Michigan | Lester Morris can't connect on a shot in the paint | 35-36 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-39 |