| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffery Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rudolph Green (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Rice (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Adam Schultz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Jernigan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Wallace (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Philip Mance (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | John Rice inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Michigan | Rudolph Green buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-23 |
| 19:25 | Ohio State | James Thompson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 25-23 |
| 19:03 | Michigan | Rudolph Green misses short on a floater from the right side | 25-23 |
| 19:02 | Michigan | Adam Schultz tips it in | 27-23 |
| 18:37 | Ohio State | James Brown is hacked by Adam Schultz - foul #1 on Adam Schultz, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 17:53 | Michigan | John Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-25 |
| 17:24 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-25 |
| 17:04 | Michigan | Adam Schultz connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Rudolph Green | 29-25 |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | Philip Mance misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy tips it in | 29-27 |
| 16:33 | Michigan | The jumper by Jeffery Williams is denied by James Thompson | 29-27 |
| 16:31 | Michigan | Adam Schultz hits the follow up shot | 31-27 |
| 16:15 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Philip Mance is blocked by John Rice | 31-27 |
| 16:14 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Rudolph Green | 31-27 |
| 16:10 | Michigan | Rudolph Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 16:09 | Michigan | Ralph Jernigan pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 16:01 | Michigan | Adam Schultz blows the layup | 31-27 |
| 16:00 | Ohio State | James Brown grabs the board | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffery Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rudolph Green (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Rice (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Adam Schultz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Jernigan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Tandy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | The jump hook by James Thompson is blocked by Ralph Jernigan | 31-27 |
| 15:42 | Michigan | Adam Schultz gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 15:29 | Michigan | Rudolph Green can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | James Thompson gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 15:24 | Ohio State | James Brown hits a shot near the basket set up by Jason Wallace | 31-29 |
| 15:11 | Michigan | Rudolph Green misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-29 |
| 15:10 | Ohio State | Philip Mance gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy hits a wide open shot from the free throw line | 31-31 |
| 14:33 | Michigan | Ralph Jernigan's pass is intercepted by James Thompson | 31-31 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | James Brown works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Thompson | 31-33 |
| 13:56 | Michigan | Adam Schultz buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Rudolph Green and he's fouled by Robert Tandy - foul #3 on Robert Tandy, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson (PG), Victor Haubert (SF) Jeffery Williams, John Rice | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (SG) Jason Wallace | |
| 13:56 | Michigan | Adam Schultz makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 13:29 | Ohio State | James Brown is hacked by Adam Schultz - foul #2 on Adam Schultz, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Williams (PG) Adam Schultz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:05 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy is denied on a layup by Ralph Jernigan | 34-33 |
| 13:04 | Ohio State | James Thompson tips it home | 34-35 |
| 12:51 | Michigan | Rudolph Green knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Jeffery Williams and the foul's on Philip Corson - foul #3 on Philip Corson, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark Klock (C) Ralph Jernigan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:51 | Michigan | Rudolph Green misses the free throw | 36-35 |
| 12:51 | Ohio State | Philip Mance grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | James Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell (PF) James Thompson | |
| 12:19 | Michigan | Rudolph Green misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 12:17 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary Wilkinson | 36-35 |
| 12:05 | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Zachary Wilkinson, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mark Klock - foul #1 on Mark Klock, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | George Lade (PF) Jeffery Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Zachary Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rudolph Green (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor Haubert (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Lade (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Klock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Corson (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Ferrell (fresh) C - Robert Tandy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from George Lade and he's fouled by Philip Mance - foul #1 on Philip Mance, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Rice (SF) Rudolph Green | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:37 | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | James Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Victor Haubert - foul #2 on Victor Haubert, team foul #5 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ralph Jernigan (C) Mark Klock | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Thompson (PF) Robert Tandy | |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 11:16 | Michigan | Ralph Jernigan snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 10:50 | Michigan | James Thompson swats the layup by Victor Haubert | 39-37 |
| 10:48 | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson misses the tip | 39-37 |
| 10:46 | Ohio State | Philip Mance pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 10:23 | Ohio State | James Brown knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 10:13 | Michigan | James Thompson steals it from John Rice | 39-39 |
| 09:46 | Ohio State | James Thompson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Brown | 39-42 |
| 09:30 | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson is fouled on the floor by Philip Corson - foul #4 on Philip Corson, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Rudolph Green (SG), Adam Schultz (PF) John Rice, George Lade | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Wallace (SG), Robert Tandy (C) Philip Corson, Patrick Ferrell | |
| 09:23 | Michigan | Victor Haubert double dribbles | 39-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Williams (PG) Ralph Jernigan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Philip Mance comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-42 |
| 08:53 | Michigan | Adam Schultz grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 08:27 | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Jeffery Williams | 41-42 |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | James Thompson makes the floater near the basket and he's hacked by Rudolph Green - foul #1 on Rudolph Green, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ralph Jernigan (C) Jeffery Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (PG) James Brown | |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | James Thompson makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 07:47 | Michigan | Adam Schultz dunks the ball on a great pass from Ralph Jernigan | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Zachary Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Rudolph Green (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor Haubert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Adam Schultz (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Jernigan (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Philip Corson (fresh) 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jason Wallace (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Philip Mance (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Thompson (tiring) 15 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Tandy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | James Thompson hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Philip Mance | 43-47 |
| 07:03 | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-47 |
| 07:01 | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson tips it but misses | 43-47 |
| 06:59 | Michigan | Rudolph Green grabs the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 06:50 | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 06:48 | Ohio State | Philip Mance snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Williams (PG), John Rice (SF), George Lade (PF) Zachary Wilkinson, Victor Haubert, Adam Schultz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG), Patrick Ferrell (PF) Philip Mance, James Thompson | |
| 06:09 | Michigan | John Rice hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy misses badly on a jumper from close range | 45-47 |
| 05:53 | Michigan | John Rice gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 05:41 | Michigan | Rudolph Green knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Rice | 47-47 |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy can't finish the layup | 47-47 |
| 05:22 | Michigan | John Rice pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:08 | Michigan | Jeffery Williams misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Tandy - foul #4 on Robert Tandy, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark Klock (C) Ralph Jernigan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Mance (SF) Philip Corson | |
| 05:08 | Michigan | Jeffery Williams makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:08 | Michigan | Jeffery Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | George Lade is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #1 on George Lade, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson (SF), Adam Schultz (PF) Jeffery Williams, George Lade | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 04:19 | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 04:18 | Michigan | Adam Schultz can't tip it in | 49-49 |
| 04:16 | Michigan | Rudolph Green hits the follow up shot | 51-49 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell is hacked by Adam Schultz - foul #3 on Adam Schultz, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | George Lade (SG), Victor Haubert (C) Rudolph Green, Mark Klock | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (PG), James Thompson (PF) James Brown, Robert Tandy | |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 03:43 | Michigan | George Lade drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Victor Haubert | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - John Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - George Lade (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zachary Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Adam Schultz (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Haubert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Philip Corson (fresh) 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jason Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Philip Mance (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Patrick Ferrell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Philip Mance misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-51 |
| 03:16 | Michigan | John Rice pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 02:58 | Michigan | Victor Haubert can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Philip Mance snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Williams (PG), Rudolph Green (SG), Ralph Jernigan (C) George Lade, Zachary Wilkinson, Victor Haubert | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG), Robert Tandy (C) Jason Wallace, Patrick Ferrell | |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-51 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Philip Mance tips it but misses | 53-51 |
| 02:31 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Ralph Jernigan | 53-51 |
| 02:07 | Michigan | John Rice misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | James Brown snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | James Brown clanks a shot from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 01:51 | Michigan | John Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 01:38 | Michigan | Ralph Jernigan misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Tandy - foul #5 on Robert Tandy, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Wallace (SG), Patrick Ferrell (C) Philip Corson, Robert Tandy | |
| 01:38 | Michigan | Ralph Jernigan misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:38 | Michigan | Ralph Jernigan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 01:21 | Ohio State | Philip Mance knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Brown | 54-54 |
| 01:04 | Michigan | Rudolph Green is fouled on the floor by Patrick Ferrell - foul #3 on Patrick Ferrell, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| 01:04 | Michigan | Rudolph Green misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | James Thompson misses short on a shot from the left block | 54-54 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | James Brown tips it back up and in | 54-56 |
| 00:22 | Michigan | The jump hook by John Rice is blocked by James Thompson | 54-56 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Patrick Ferrell | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Jeffery Williams is called for the reach on Patrick Ferrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Williams, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:19 | Michigan | Ralph Jernigan grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Rudolph Green buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Rice | 57-56 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | James Thompson's floater is knocked away by Ralph Jernigan | 57-56 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell grabs the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | The clock runs out | 57-56 |