| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Craig Easley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ian Cosenza (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Louis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harry Nutting (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Passmore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan | Samuel Louis misses the lay-in | 33-24 |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 19:27 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore steps out of bounds on the baseline | 33-24 |
| 19:07 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza is whistled for a carry | 33-24 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 33-24 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer tips it in | 33-26 |
| 18:24 | Michigan | Tyler Moorer denies the turnaround by Samuel Louis | 33-26 |
| 18:23 | Ohio State | Don Richardson pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 18:18 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Passmore | 33-28 |
| 17:55 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Tyler Moorer - foul #2 on Tyler Moorer, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 17:55 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:55 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 17:41 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Pat McElhany and the foul's on Craig Easley - foul #3 on Craig Easley, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (SG), Loren Bugarin (PF) Craig Easley, Samuel Louis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:41 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones makes the free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:16 | Michigan | Zhu Wang makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Omar Hain | 37-31 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Ian Cosenza - foul #3 on Ian Cosenza, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez (C) Harry Nutting | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Anderson (SG) Patrick Jones | |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:43 | Michigan | Zhu Wang connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Ian Cosenza | 39-33 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 39-33 |
| 16:22 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Ian Cosenza | 39-33 |
| 15:56 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez is open and scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Ian Cosenza | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zhu Wang (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ian Cosenza (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Loren Bugarin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmelo Mendez (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Anderson (fresh) SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Passmore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore's fadeaway is rejected by Carmelo Mendez | 41-33 |
| 15:48 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 15:30 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right block | 41-33 |
| 15:28 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Omar Hain | 41-33 |
| 15:16 | Michigan | Zhu Wang clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 15:15 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez can't tip it in | 41-33 |
| 15:13 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza can't tip it in | 41-33 |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | Don Richardson pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 14:48 | Michigan | Omar Hain snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 14:29 | Michigan | The jump hook by Ian Cosenza is blocked by Joseph Passmore | 41-33 |
| 14:28 | Ohio State | Don Richardson gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-35 |
| 13:56 | Michigan | Loren Bugarin misses the lay-in | 41-35 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Omar Hain is called for the reach on Don Richardson - foul #2 on Omar Hain, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | Nathan Simpson (SG), John Thomas (SF), Samuel Louis (PF), Harry Nutting (C) Zhu Wang, Ian Cosenza, Loren Bugarin, Carmelo Mendez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG), Patrick Jones (SG), Conrad Heideman (PF), James Stamey (C) Don Richardson, Michael Anderson, Pat McElhany, Joseph Passmore | |
| 13:27 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harry Nutting - foul #2 on Harry Nutting, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| 13:27 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 13:27 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:03 | Michigan | John Thomas is open and scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Omar Hain | 43-37 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer gets the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:21 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones knocks in the shot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 11:55 | Michigan | Harry Nutting throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (PG), Ian Cosenza (SF) Omar Hain, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Anderson (SG), Ira Casson (SF) James Smalls, Tyler Moorer | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Zhu Wang (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Nathan Simpson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ian Cosenza (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Louis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harry Nutting (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Anderson (fresh) SF - Ira Casson (fresh) PF - Conrad Heideman (fresh) C - James Stamey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-39 |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Anderson | 43-41 |
| 11:10 | Michigan | Harry Nutting is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Harry Nutting, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Loren Bugarin (PF), Carmelo Mendez (C) Samuel Louis, Harry Nutting | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Pat McElhany (PF) Michael Anderson, Conrad Heideman | |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Carmelo Mendez swats the short shot by Pat McElhany | 43-41 |
| 10:46 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 10:18 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez is hacked by Ira Casson - foul #2 on Ira Casson, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Anderson (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Joseph Passmore (C) Patrick Jones, Ira Casson, James Stamey | |
| 09:59 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Zhu Wang and he's hacked by Tyler Moorer - foul #3 on Tyler Moorer, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Omar Hain (PG), Craig Easley (SG), Harry Nutting (C) Zhu Wang, Nathan Simpson, Carmelo Mendez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:59 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza misses the free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:59 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 09:44 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Ian Cosenza - foul #4 on Ian Cosenza, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Thomas (SF), Samuel Louis (PF) Ian Cosenza, Loren Bugarin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:44 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:44 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:23 | Michigan | John Thomas buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Harry Nutting | 47-42 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Don Richardson is hacked by Omar Hain - foul #3 on Omar Hain, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG), Conrad Heideman (PF) Michael Anderson, Pat McElhany | |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Don Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman snags the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 47-43 |
| 08:48 | Michigan | Samuel Louis gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:24 | Michigan | Omar Hain misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore hits the follow up shot | 47-45 |
| 07:37 | Michigan | The short jumper by Omar Hain is denied by Tyler Moorer | 47-45 |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman grabs the board | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Easley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Louis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Harry Nutting (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Conrad Heideman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Passmore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore jams it on a nice dish by Don Richardson | 47-47 |
| 06:59 | Michigan | Samuel Louis is fouled on the floor by Conrad Heideman - foul #2 on Conrad Heideman, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (PG), Ian Cosenza (SF), Loren Bugarin (PF), Carmelo Mendez (C) Omar Hain, John Thomas, Samuel Louis, Harry Nutting | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG), Michael Anderson (SG), Ira Casson (SF), Pat McElhany (PF), James Stamey (C) Don Richardson, Patrick Jones, Tyler Moorer, Conrad Heideman, Joseph Passmore | |
| 06:35 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 47-47 |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Stamey | 47-47 |
| 06:11 | Ohio State | Zhu Wang is called for the reach on Michael Anderson - foul #1 on Zhu Wang, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| 06:11 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:11 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 05:44 | Michigan | James Stamey steps in front of the Craig Easley pass | 47-49 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-49 |
| 05:16 | Michigan | Loren Bugarin gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 04:47 | Michigan | Zhu Wang hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 04:46 | Ohio State | James Stamey gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 04:46 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Omar Hain (PG), Samuel Louis (PF), Harry Nutting (C) Zhu Wang, Loren Bugarin, Carmelo Mendez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Patrick Jones (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Joseph Passmore (C) James Smalls, Michael Anderson, Ira Casson, James Stamey | |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| 04:04 | Michigan | Samuel Louis is alone and drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Omar Hain | 49-49 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore knocks in the jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Harry Nutting - foul #4 on Harry Nutting, team foul #9 | 49-51 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 03:35 | Michigan | Harry Nutting can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Passmore - foul #1 on Joseph Passmore, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| 03:35 | Michigan | Harry Nutting misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 03:35 | Michigan | Harry Nutting makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Easley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ian Cosenza (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Samuel Louis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Nutting (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Passmore (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Harry Nutting is called for the reach on Joseph Passmore - foul #5 on Harry Nutting, team foul #10 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez (C) Harry Nutting | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 03:09 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 02:45 | Michigan | Omar Hain drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Craig Easley | 52-52 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Don Richardson is hacked by Craig Easley - foul #4 on Craig Easley, team foul #11 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | Loren Bugarin (PF) Samuel Louis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Don Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 02:18 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Samuel Louis (PF) Loren Bugarin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:02 | Michigan | The jumper by Ian Cosenza is denied by Joseph Passmore | 52-53 |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Don Richardson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 01:48 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Ian Cosenza | 52-53 |
| 01:28 | Michigan | Samuel Louis hits a wide open fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ian Cosenza | 54-53 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Don Richardson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 54-53 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | Don Richardson tips it home | 54-55 |
| 00:46 | Michigan | Omar Hain evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left side | 54-55 |
| 00:44 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza tips it in | 56-55 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Don Richardson's layup is rejected by Carmelo Mendez | 56-55 |
| 00:24 | Michigan | Omar Hain pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Michigan | Omar Hain is hacked by Don Richardson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Richardson, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| 00:22 | Michigan | Joseph Passmore is called for the reach on Omar Hain - foul #2 on Joseph Passmore, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| 00:22 | Michigan | Omar Hain makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:22 | Michigan | Omar Hain makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Don Richardson | 58-57 |
| 00:12 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez is fouled in the backcourt by Don Richardson - foul #2 on Don Richardson, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| 00:12 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Don Richardson's pass is intercepted by Omar Hain | 58-57 |
| 00:03 | Michigan | Samuel Louis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Omar Hain | 60-57 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones misses the halfcourt shot | 60-57 |