| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Wall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Barbosa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Adam Townsend (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Edward Stockman | 35-25 |
| 19:25 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa travels with the ball | 35-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner (PG), Loren Cole (SG), Arthur Motes (SF), Joseph Bryan (PF) Ronald Smith, William Wall, Henry Barbosa, Adam Townsend | |
| 19:06 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is whistled for a carry | 35-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Smith (PG), Eugene Derose (SG), Adam Townsend (PF) Oleg Zeiner, Loren Cole, Joseph Bryan | |
| 18:49 | Michigan | Ronald Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman buries a runner from the left block | 37-28 |
| 18:04 | Michigan | William Thornton scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Adam Townsend | 37-30 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-30 |
| 17:43 | Michigan | William Thornton grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 17:19 | Michigan | William Thornton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:01 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Kevin Leland | 39-30 |
| 16:41 | Michigan | Ronald Smith travels with the ball | 39-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Eugene Boyes, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner (PG), Loren Cole (SG), Henry Barbosa (SF), Joseph Bryan (PF) Ronald Smith, Eugene Derose, Arthur Motes, Adam Townsend | |
| 16:24 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Bryan | 39-30 |
| 16:22 | Michigan | Joseph Bryan pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:58 | Michigan | William Thornton misses the fadeaway from the left block | 39-30 |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland grabs the board | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Leland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) C - Randy Correll (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Oleg Zeiner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Loren Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Barbosa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Bryan (fresh) 2 blk. C - William Thornton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 15:17 | Michigan | Loren Cole drills a fadeaway from the left side | 42-32 |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | Walter Harper misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 15:02 | Michigan | Loren Cole pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 14:33 | Michigan | Loren Cole makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Oleg Zeiner and he's fouled by Kenneth Wilkerson - foul #3 on Kenneth Wilkerson, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Eugene Boyes (SG), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Edward Stockman, Kevin Leland, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Smith (PG), Adam Townsend (PF), Stephen Nolan (C) Oleg Zeiner, Joseph Bryan, William Thornton | |
| 14:33 | Michigan | Loren Cole misses the free throw | 42-34 |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Thomas Miller | 42-34 |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 14:24 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson grabs the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Wilkerson | 44-34 |
| 13:41 | Michigan | Ronald Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Larry Lapine - foul #2 on Larry Lapine, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | William Wall (SG), William Thornton (C) Loren Cole, Adam Townsend | |
| 13:41 | Michigan | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 13:41 | Michigan | Ronald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 13:24 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Eugene Boyes | 47-35 |
| 12:59 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan misses the jump hook from the right block | 47-35 |
| 12:58 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa gets the offensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 12:37 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan is fouled on the floor by Larry Lapine - foul #3 on Larry Lapine, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Kevin Leland (SF) Gary Taylor, Kenneth Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Arthur Motes (SF), Adam Townsend (PF) Henry Barbosa, Stephen Nolan | |
| 12:11 | Michigan | William Thornton misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 47-35 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Thomas Miller | 47-35 |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | William Thornton is called for the reach on Edward Stockman - foul #4 on William Thornton, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Correll (C) Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner (PG), Henry Barbosa (SF), Stephen Nolan (PF) Ronald Smith, Arthur Motes, Adam Townsend | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Correll (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Oleg Zeiner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Wall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Barbosa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Nolan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Thornton (tiring) 6 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses the lay-in | 47-35 |
| 11:38 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland snags the offensive board | 47-35 |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Leland | 49-35 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:13 | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner is fouled on the floor by Eugene Boyes - foul #2 on Eugene Boyes, team foul #4 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Walter Harper (PF) Eugene Boyes, Larry Lapine | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Smith (PG), Adam Townsend (PF) Oleg Zeiner, William Thornton | |
| 10:55 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa makes the wide open floater in the lane set up by Ronald Smith out of the doubleteam | 49-37 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland lays it up and in | 51-37 |
| 10:23 | Michigan | William Wall knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Adam Townsend takes the ball from Edward Stockman | 51-40 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 09:44 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Smith and he's fouled by Walter Harper - foul #1 on Walter Harper, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Kevin Leland, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| Subs | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner (PG), Eugene Derose (SG), Arthur Motes (SF), William Thornton (C) Ronald Smith, William Wall, Henry Barbosa, Adam Townsend | |
| 09:44 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan misses the free throw | 51-42 |
| 09:44 | Michigan | William Thornton grabs the offensive board | 51-42 |
| 09:27 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Oleg Zeiner | 51-44 |
| 09:06 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is whistled for a carry | 51-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Smith (PG), Joseph Bryan (PF) Oleg Zeiner, Stephen Nolan | |
| 08:44 | Michigan | Arthur Motes is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Wilkerson - foul #4 on Kenneth Wilkerson, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Loren Cole (SG), Henry Barbosa (SF), Adam Townsend (PF) Eugene Derose, Arthur Motes, Joseph Bryan | |
| 08:22 | Michigan | William Thornton loses the dribble to Larry Lapine | 51-44 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson is fouled on the floor by Adam Townsend - foul #1 on Adam Townsend, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Kevin Leland (SF) Edward Stockman, Kenneth Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner (PG), William Wall (SG), Arthur Motes (SF), Joseph Bryan (PF) Ronald Smith, Loren Cole, Henry Barbosa, Adam Townsend | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Oleg Zeiner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Wall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Motes (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Bryan (fresh) 2 blk. C - William Thornton (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-44 |
| 07:31 | Michigan | William Thornton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Kevin Leland - foul #2 on Kevin Leland, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Smith (PG), Eugene Derose (SG), Henry Barbosa (SF) Oleg Zeiner, William Wall, Arthur Motes | |
| 07:31 | Michigan | William Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 07:31 | Michigan | William Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 07:19 | Ohio State | Henry Barbosa steals it from Kevin Leland | 51-46 |
| 07:15 | Michigan | Joseph Bryan lays it up and in set up by Henry Barbosa | 51-48 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland can't finish the layup but the foul's on Eugene Derose - foul #2 on Eugene Derose, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Walter Harper (PF) Gary Taylor, Larry Lapine | |
| Subs | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner (PG), William Wall (SG), Arthur Motes (SF), Adam Townsend (PF), Stephen Nolan (C) Ronald Smith, Eugene Derose, Henry Barbosa, Joseph Bryan, William Thornton | |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 06:36 | Michigan | Arthur Motes comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 53-48 |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Edward Stockman | 55-48 |
| 05:57 | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner buries a 3 from the right corner set up by William Wall | 55-51 |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 05:39 | Michigan | The rebound goes to William Wall | 55-51 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:35 | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner makes the floater from just outside the lane | 55-53 |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | Walter Harper can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Adam Townsend - foul #2 on Adam Townsend, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Randy Correll (C) Eugene Boyes, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Smith (PG), Loren Cole (SG), Henry Barbosa (SF), Joseph Bryan (PF), William Thornton (C) Oleg Zeiner, William Wall, Arthur Motes, Adam Townsend, Stephen Nolan | |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | Walter Harper misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | Walter Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 04:58 | Michigan | William Thornton makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Smith out of a doubleteam | 56-55 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland knocks in the turnaround from close range | 58-55 |
| 04:16 | Michigan | Kenneth Wilkerson steps in front of the Loren Cole pass | 58-55 |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | Walter Harper buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Leland | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Leland (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. PF - Walter Harper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Randy Correll (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Loren Cole (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Henry Barbosa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Bryan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - William Thornton (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Michigan | Ronald Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 03:46 | Michigan | William Thornton pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 03:24 | Michigan | William Thornton hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Smith | 60-58 |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland's floater is tipped away by Henry Barbosa | 60-58 |
| 03:06 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Joseph Bryan | 60-58 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 02:37 | Michigan | William Thornton scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Bryan | 60-60 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Kenneth Wilkerson, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| Subs | Michigan | William Wall (SG), Adam Townsend (PF), Stephen Nolan (C) Loren Cole, Henry Barbosa, Joseph Bryan | |
| 02:26 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Leland | 63-60 |
| 02:04 | Michigan | William Thornton is fouled on the floor by Eugene Boyes - foul #3 on Eugene Boyes, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner (PG) Ronald Smith | |
| 02:04 | Michigan | William Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:04 | Michigan | William Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:04 | Michigan | Adam Townsend grabs the offensive board | 63-61 |
| 01:53 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from William Thornton | 63-63 |
| 01:36 | Ohio State | Adam Townsend swats the shot by Edward Stockman | 63-63 |
| 01:35 | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 01:15 | Michigan | William Wall clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-63 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 01:00 | Ohio State | William Thornton steals it from Larry Lapine | 63-63 |
| 00:39 | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left side | 63-63 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Miller | 65-63 |
| 00:03 | Michigan | Larry Lapine takes the ball from Adam Townsend | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine runs out the clock | 65-63 |