| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Harold Heide (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Harris (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Muff (fresh) PF - James Digregorio (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Gough (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | William McCurty inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice slams it home | 29-27 |
| 19:21 | Michigan | Alan Barker steals it from Rodney Harris | 29-27 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses short on a 3 from straight away | 29-27 |
| 18:53 | Michigan | The rebound goes to James Digregorio | 29-27 |
| 18:35 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), Irvin Blandon (C) Alan Barker, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby loses the dribble to Harold Heide | 29-27 |
| 17:37 | Michigan | Cameron Fry takes the ball from James Muff | 29-27 |
| 17:34 | Ohio State | Byron Steele lays it in on a great pass from Cameron Fry | 31-27 |
| 17:16 | Michigan | Harold Heide is hacked by Irvin Blandon - foul #2 on Irvin Blandon, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Robert Goodman (C) Byron Steele, William McCurty, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 17:00 | Michigan | Harold Heide hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Rodney Harris | 31-29 |
| 16:34 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-29 |
| 16:32 | Michigan | Rodney Harris gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 16:14 | Michigan | James Digregorio misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-29 |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Travis Rogosky | 31-29 |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Travis Rogosky | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cameron Fry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Rogosky (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Goodman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Harold Heide (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Muff (fairly fresh) PF - James Digregorio (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeremy Gough (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Michigan | Harold Heide comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 15:22 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 15:03 | Michigan | Vincent Kirby is called for the reach on Harold Heide - foul #2 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Alan Barker, Cameron Fry, Robert Goodman | |
| Subs | Michigan | Gregory Collins (PG), Tom Bruss (SG), Jerry Hill (SF), Alvin Gibb (PF), Timothy Cotton (C) Harold Heide, Rodney Harris, James Muff, James Digregorio, Jeremy Gough | |
| 14:40 | Michigan | Alvin Gibb knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tom Bruss | 33-31 |
| 14:35 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-31 |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | Byron Steele tips it in | 35-31 |
| 14:14 | Michigan | Alvin Gibb is whistled for traveling | 35-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Irvin Blandon (C) Travis Rogosky, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 13:50 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Alvin Gibb - foul #3 on Alvin Gibb, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Rice (C) Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 13:50 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 13:50 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 13:23 | Michigan | Alvin Gibb can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 36-31 |
| 13:21 | Michigan | Gregory Collins tips it home | 36-33 |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice is fouled on the floor by Tom Bruss - foul #2 on Tom Bruss, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Irvin Blandon (PF) Alan Barker, Vincent Kirby | |
| Subs | Michigan | Harold Heide (PG), James Muff (SF), James Digregorio (PF) Gregory Collins, Jerry Hill, Alvin Gibb | |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Byron Steele misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 12:35 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Timothy Cotton | 36-33 |
| 12:08 | Michigan | James Digregorio misses the easy layup | 36-33 |
| 12:07 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 11:45 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Byron Steele (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Irvin Blandon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Harold Heide (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tom Bruss (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Muff (fresh) PF - James Digregorio (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Cotton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice lays it up and in set up by William McCurty | 38-33 |
| 11:10 | Michigan | James Digregorio is denied on a dunk by Eugene Rice | 38-33 |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 10:39 | Ohio State | Byron Steele drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 10:24 | Michigan | Harold Heide drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tom Bruss | 41-36 |
| 09:59 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 41-36 |
| 09:58 | Michigan | James Digregorio grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 09:43 | Michigan | Harold Heide comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Byron Steele | 41-36 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Timothy Cotton - foul #1 on Timothy Cotton, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF), Robert Goodman (C) Byron Steele, William McCurty, Irvin Blandon, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Michigan | Gregory Collins (PG), Rodney Harris (SG), Jerry Hill (SF), Alvin Gibb (PF), Jeremy Gough (C) Harold Heide, Tom Bruss, James Muff, James Digregorio, Timothy Cotton | |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 08:55 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 43-36 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Robert Goodman grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Alan Barker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Alan Barker, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Eugene Rice (C) Cameron Fry, Robert Goodman | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 08:08 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-36 |
| 08:06 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough grabs the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 07:45 | Michigan | Alvin Gibb clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 43-36 |
| 07:43 | Michigan | Alvin Gibb tips it in | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Byron Steele (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Rogosky (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Gregory Collins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodney Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Hill (fresh) PF - Alvin Gibb (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Gough (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Byron Steele | 45-38 |
| 06:57 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough buries a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Eugene Rice - foul #2 on Eugene Rice, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SF), Irvin Blandon (C) Byron Steele, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Michigan | Harold Heide (PG), James Muff (SF), James Digregorio (PF) Gregory Collins, Jerry Hill, Alvin Gibb | |
| 06:57 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 06:42 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 06:40 | Michigan | James Digregorio grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 06:38 | Michigan | Harold Heide is hacked by Alan Barker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alan Barker, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| 06:19 | Michigan | James Digregorio double dribbles | 45-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG) Travis Rogosky | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | Alan Barker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeremy Gough - foul #1 on Jeremy Gough, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky (SG), Eugene Rice (C) Byron Steele, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Michigan | Tom Bruss (SG), Timothy Cotton (C) Rodney Harris, Jeremy Gough | |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 05:56 | Michigan | Timothy Cotton pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 05:33 | Michigan | James Digregorio knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Harold Heide | 45-43 |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | William McCurty is hacked by Tom Bruss - foul #3 on Tom Bruss, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Irvin Blandon (C) Travis Rogosky, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Alan Barker is hacked by James Digregorio - foul #1 on James Digregorio, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG) Byron Steele | |
| Subs | Michigan | Rodney Harris (SG), Jeremy Gough (C) Tom Bruss, Timothy Cotton | |
| 04:22 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby lays it in set up by Alan Barker out of the doubleteam | 47-43 |
| 04:02 | Michigan | James Digregorio misses the turnaround in the paint | 47-43 |
| 04:00 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough tips it home | 47-45 |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | Alan Barker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 03:35 | Michigan | James Muff gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McCurty (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Irvin Blandon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Harold Heide (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Muff (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Digregorio (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeremy Gough (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Michigan | Cameron Fry steals the ball from Harold Heide in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby is called for 5 seconds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Michigan | Gregory Collins (PG), Jerry Hill (SF), Alvin Gibb (PF) Harold Heide, James Muff, James Digregorio | |
| 02:54 | Michigan | Vincent Kirby is called for the reach on Alvin Gibb - foul #3 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Tom Bruss (SG), Timothy Cotton (C) Rodney Harris, Jeremy Gough | |
| 02:36 | Michigan | Gregory Collins is hacked by Alan Barker - foul #3 on Alan Barker, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), William McCurty (SF) Alan Barker, Travis Rogosky | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 02:36 | Michigan | Gregory Collins makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 02:36 | Michigan | Gregory Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is called for traveling | 47-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Travis Rogosky (SF) Cameron Fry, William McCurty | |
| Subs | Michigan | Harold Heide (PG), James Muff (SF), James Digregorio (PF) Gregory Collins, Jerry Hill, Alvin Gibb | |
| 02:05 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Rodney Harris (SG), Jeremy Gough (C) Tom Bruss, Timothy Cotton | |
| 01:38 | Michigan | Rodney Harris comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Eugene Rice - foul #3 on Eugene Rice, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), William McCurty (SF) Byron Steele, Travis Rogosky | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 01:38 | Michigan | Rodney Harris makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 01:38 | Michigan | Rodney Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 01:15 | Ohio State | Alan Barker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to William McCurty | 47-49 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Alan Barker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 00:55 | Michigan | James Muff gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough travels with the ball | 47-49 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | William McCurty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Michigan | Cameron Fry is called for the reach on James Digregorio in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cameron Fry, team foul #9 | 47-49 |
| 00:06 | Michigan | James Digregorio makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 00:06 | Michigan | James Digregorio misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Harold Heide steps in front of the Alan Barker pass in the backcourt | 47-50 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | Rodney Harris is fouled on the floor by Cameron Fry - foul #2 on Cameron Fry, team foul #10 | 47-50 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | Rodney Harris makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | Rodney Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Alan Barker hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 47-52 |