| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) PF - Raymond Becker (fresh) C - Otto Rose (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rick Bender (fresh) SG - Anthony Steinmetz (fresh) SF - Tim Ryan (fresh) PF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) C - Jeffrey McMilleon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Jeffrey McMilleon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:46 | Michigan | Jeffrey McMilleon scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Steinmetz | 0-3 |
| 19:32 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffrey McMilleon - foul #1 on Jeffrey McMilleon, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:32 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:32 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:11 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-6 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-6 |
| 18:50 | Michigan | Jeffrey McMilleon pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 18:35 | Michigan | Jeffrey McMilleon travels with the ball | 2-6 |
| 18:14 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the lay-in | 2-6 |
| 18:13 | Michigan | Jeffrey McMilleon grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 18:06 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz misses the easy layup | 2-6 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Otto Rose gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson banks in the layup | 4-6 |
| 17:42 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 17:40 | Michigan | Tim Ryan grabs the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:29 | Michigan | Otto Rose blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey McMilleon | 4-6 |
| 17:27 | Ohio State | Otto Rose pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses badly on a shot near the basket | 4-6 |
| 17:06 | Michigan | Rick Bender snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 16:48 | Michigan | Tim Ryan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Farmer (PG), George Russell (SG), Charles Manske (PF), Harold Mayers (C) Rick Bender, Anthony Steinmetz, Donnie Tyler, Jeffrey McMilleon | |
| 16:25 | Ohio State | Otto Rose is fouled on the floor by Harold Mayers - foul #1 on Harold Mayers, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG) Donald Muhlestein | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham (SG) Tim Ryan | |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Randy Farmer - foul #1 on Randy Farmer, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Navas (SF) Steven Cowen | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker snags the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Ben Higginbotham - foul #1 on Ben Higginbotham, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Donnie Tyler (PF) Charles Manske | |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:44 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham grabs the board | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Deason (fresh) SF - Robert Navas (fresh) PF - Raymond Becker (fresh) C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Randy Farmer (fresh) SG - Ben Higginbotham (fresh) SF - George Russell (fresh) PF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) C - Harold Mayers (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Michigan | George Russell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | Otto Rose gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:18 | Ohio State | Otto Rose's pass is intercepted by Harold Mayers | 6-6 |
| 15:02 | Michigan | Carl Deason takes the ball from George Russell | 6-6 |
| 14:59 | Ohio State | Carl Deason lays it up and in | 8-6 |
| 14:35 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 14:33 | Michigan | George Russell gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:28 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 14:27 | Ohio State | Robert Navas gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Donnie Tyler - foul #1 on Donnie Tyler, team foul #5 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG), Steven Cowen (SF) Carl Deason, Robert Navas | |
| Subs | Michigan | Rick Bender (PG), Anthony Steinmetz (SG), Tim Ryan (SF), Jeffrey McMilleon (C) Randy Farmer, Ben Higginbotham, George Russell, Harold Mayers | |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:40 | Michigan | Tim Ryan buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Steinmetz | 11-8 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Rick Bender - foul #1 on Rick Bender, team foul #6 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Manske (PF) Donnie Tyler | |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:13 | Michigan | Tim Ryan misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 12-8 |
| 13:12 | Michigan | Rick Bender gets the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 12:54 | Michigan | Donald Muhlestein is called for the reach on Anthony Steinmetz - foul #1 on Donald Muhlestein, team foul #1 | 12-8 |
| 12:41 | Michigan | Rick Bender hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 12:39 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz tips it in | 12-10 |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker misses the easy layup | 12-10 |
| 12:18 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the tip | 12-10 |
| 12:16 | Michigan | Charles Manske snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 11:53 | Michigan | Rick Bender comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Otto Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen jams it set up by Darryl Wesson | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Otto Rose (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rick Bender (fresh) SG - Anthony Steinmetz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Manske (fresh) C - Jeffrey McMilleon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-10 |
| 11:14 | Michigan | Rick Bender hits the follow up shot | 14-12 |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Manske - foul #1 on Charles Manske, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG), Eric Wilkins (C) Donald Muhlestein, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Michigan | George Russell (SG), Donnie Tyler (PF), Harold Mayers (C) Anthony Steinmetz, Charles Manske, Jeffrey McMilleon | |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:41 | Michigan | Rick Bender scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Carl Deason scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Cowen | 19-15 |
| 10:12 | Michigan | Tim Ryan comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 19-15 |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 09:53 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen is called for traveling | 19-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Donald Muhlestein (SG), Robert Navas (SF), Brian Anderson (PF) Darryl Wesson, Carl Deason, Steven Cowen, Raymond Becker | |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Farmer (PG), Anthony Steinmetz (SG), Jeffrey McMilleon (C) Rick Bender, Tim Ryan, Harold Mayers | |
| 09:34 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler scores on a runner in the paint | 19-17 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Anthony Steinmetz takes the ball from Eric Wilkins | 19-17 |
| 09:05 | Michigan | Randy Farmer lays it in on a nice dish by Anthony Steinmetz | 19-19 |
| 08:42 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Muhlestein | 21-19 |
| 08:24 | Michigan | Jeffrey McMilleon misses short on a runner in the paint | 21-19 |
| 08:23 | Michigan | Jeffrey McMilleon hits the follow up shot | 21-21 |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 07:59 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 07:51 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-21 |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Carl Deason (SG), Steven Cowen (SF), Raymond Becker (PF), Otto Rose (C) Douglas Pagano, Donald Muhlestein, Robert Navas, Brian Anderson, Eric Wilkins | |
| Subs | Michigan | Rick Bender (PG), Tim Ryan (SF), Charles Manske (PF), Harold Mayers (C) Randy Farmer, Anthony Steinmetz, Donnie Tyler, Jeffrey McMilleon | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Deason (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Otto Rose (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rick Bender (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Russell (fresh) SF - Tim Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Manske (fresh) C - Harold Mayers (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Michigan | Rick Bender is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Deason - foul #1 on Carl Deason, team foul #2 | 21-21 |
| 07:02 | Michigan | Charles Manske misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 07:01 | Michigan | Tim Ryan tips it back up and in | 21-23 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Otto Rose comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 21-23 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | Otto Rose tips it back up and in | 23-23 |
| 06:10 | Michigan | Rick Bender drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Manske | 23-26 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | Otto Rose scores on a shot in the lane set up by Carl Deason | 25-26 |
| 05:37 | Michigan | Charles Manske's fadeaway is rejected by Otto Rose | 25-26 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | Otto Rose jams it | 27-26 |
| 04:38 | Michigan | Raymond Becker knocks away the 3 by George Russell | 27-26 |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Carl Deason | 29-26 |
| 03:45 | Michigan | Rick Bender misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 03:43 | Michigan | George Russell misses the tip | 29-26 |
| 03:42 | Ohio State | Otto Rose gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen steps out of bounds on the sideline | 29-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG), Robert Navas (SF) Carl Deason, Steven Cowen | |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Farmer (PG), Anthony Steinmetz (SG), Donnie Tyler (PF), Jeffrey McMilleon (C) Rick Bender, George Russell, Charles Manske, Harold Mayers | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Navas (fresh) PF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Randy Farmer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Steinmetz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tim Ryan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey McMilleon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Michigan | Randy Farmer is fouled on the floor by Robert Navas - foul #1 on Robert Navas, team foul #3 | 29-26 |
| 02:49 | Michigan | Jeffrey McMilleon lays it in on a great pass from Randy Farmer and he's fouled by Darryl Wesson - foul #1 on Darryl Wesson, team foul #4 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Anderson (PF) Raymond Becker | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 02:49 | Michigan | Jeffrey McMilleon misses the free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:49 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Donnie Tyler | 29-28 |
| 02:43 | Michigan | Jeffrey McMilleon is denied on a layup by Robert Navas | 29-28 |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the jump hook in the paint | 29-28 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Otto Rose grabs the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffrey McMilleon - foul #2 on Jeffrey McMilleon, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cowen (SF) Robert Navas | |
| Subs | Michigan | Rick Bender (PG) Randy Farmer | |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:45 | Michigan | Jeffrey McMilleon clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymond Becker (PF), Eric Wilkins (C) Brian Anderson, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Michigan | George Russell (SF) Tim Ryan | |
| 00:49 | Michigan | Rick Bender misses the 3 from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Steven Cowen | 31-28 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Rick Bender steals it from Raymond Becker | 31-28 |
| 00:21 | Michigan | Darryl Wesson steals the ball from Rick Bender | 31-28 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson blows the layup | 31-28 |
| 00:16 | Michigan | Jeffrey McMilleon grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 00:05 | Michigan | Eric Wilkins steals the ball from George Russell | 31-28 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen blows the layup | 31-28 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |