| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fresh) SG - Stephen Burns (fresh) SF - Reuben Croft (fresh) PF - Thomas Tew (fresh) C - Sam Rowe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Roman Cook (fresh) SG - Charles Smith (fresh) SF - Philip Coffield (fresh) PF - Mark Leopold (fresh) C - Ricky Carr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Mark Leopold wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan | Mark Leopold knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Ohio State | Eric Finley clanks a 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Michigan | Mark Leopold grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Michigan | Eric Finley picks off the pass by Roman Cook in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Eric Finley blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Michigan | Mark Leopold grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Michigan | Charles Smith is hacked by Thomas Tew in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Tew, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Michigan | Ricky Carr's fadeaway is rejected by Sam Rowe | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Thomas Tew | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Mark Leopold picks off the pass by Reuben Croft in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Michigan | Philip Coffield knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Burns | 2-4 |
| 18:12 | Michigan | Mark Leopold is fouled on the floor by Thomas Tew - foul #2 on Thomas Tew, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Niven (PF) Thomas Tew | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 17:55 | Michigan | Charles Smith comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 17:54 | Michigan | Mark Leopold gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | Michigan | Roman Cook makes the shot from just outside the lane | 2-6 |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Eric Finley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 17:18 | Michigan | Mark Leopold gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:00 | Michigan | Reuben Croft is called for the reach on Roman Cook - foul #1 on Reuben Croft, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Charles Wallace (SG), Victor Wheatley (SF), Dan Elliott (C) Eric Finley, Stephen Burns, Reuben Croft, Sam Rowe | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bernard Michels (PG), Jonathan Stillings (SG), Jeremy Wells (SF), Lawrence Dailey (PF), Russell Puma (C) Roman Cook, Charles Smith, Philip Coffield, Mark Leopold, Ricky Carr | |
| 16:50 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Bernard Michels | 2-8 |
| 16:47 | Ohio State | Michael Niven is hacked by Jonathan Stillings in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Stillings, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| 16:31 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Wallace | 4-8 |
| 16:07 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 16:05 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells gets the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:58 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings travels with the ball | 4-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SG) Charles Wallace | |
| Subs | Michigan | Christopher Randall (PG), Philip Coffield (SF), Ricky Carr (C) Bernard Michels, Lawrence Dailey, Russell Puma | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Burns (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Wheatley (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Niven (fairly fresh) C - Dan Elliott (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Christopher Randall (fresh) SG - Jonathan Stillings (fairly fresh) SF - Philip Coffield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ricky Carr (tiring) | |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Niven | 6-8 |
| 15:23 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings makes the jumper from the left block | 6-10 |
| 15:07 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 15:06 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:41 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 14:39 | Ohio State | Michael Niven grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Randall - foul #1 on Christopher Randall, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Wallace (SG), Reuben Croft (SF), Sam Rowe (C) Stephen Burns, Victor Wheatley, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bernard Michels (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Mark Leopold (PF), Russell Puma (C) Christopher Randall, Jonathan Stillings, Jeremy Wells, Ricky Carr | |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:05 | Michigan | Philip Coffield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG) Ryan Tardiff | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 13:45 | Ohio State | Michael Niven loses the dribble to Mark Leopold | 8-10 |
| 13:19 | Michigan | Bernard Michels knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Smith | 8-12 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Wallace and he's fouled by Bernard Michels - foul #1 on Bernard Michels, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dan Elliott (PF) Michael Niven | |
| Subs | Michigan | Roman Cook (PG), Jeremy Wells (SF), Lawrence Dailey (PF), Ricky Carr (C) Bernard Michels, Philip Coffield, Mark Leopold, Russell Puma | |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses the free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:09 | Michigan | Ricky Carr pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:07 | Michigan | Eric Finley is called for the reach on Roman Cook in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Finley, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| 12:47 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells misses the dunk but he's fouled by Dan Elliott - foul #1 on Dan Elliott, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SG) Charles Wallace | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings (SG) Charles Smith | |
| 12:47 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:47 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:29 | Ohio State | 3 seconds is called on Reuben Croft | 10-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley (SF), Michael Niven (PF) Reuben Croft, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark Leopold (PF) Lawrence Dailey | |
| 12:14 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Stephen Burns - foul #1 on Stephen Burns, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG) Eric Finley | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 12:14 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:14 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:12 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff is hacked by Mark Leopold in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Leopold, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe misses the driving attempt from the left block | 10-16 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe tips it back up and in | 12-16 |
| 11:48 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells connects on the floater from the baseline | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stephen Burns (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Wheatley (tiring) PF - Michael Niven (tired) C - Sam Rowe (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Roman Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Stillings (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Jeremy Wells (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Leopold (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ricky Carr (tired) | |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff is fouled in the backcourt by Roman Cook - foul #1 on Roman Cook, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Wallace (SG) Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Smith (SG), Philip Coffield (SF), Russell Puma (C) Jonathan Stillings, Jeremy Wells, Ricky Carr | |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Sam Rowe | 15-18 |
| 11:34 | Michigan | Roman Cook is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 15-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Reuben Croft (SF), Dan Elliott (PF) Ryan Tardiff, Victor Wheatley, Michael Niven | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 11:29 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses the easy layup | 15-18 |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace hits the follow up shot | 17-18 |
| 11:25 | Michigan | Reuben Croft is called for the reach on Roman Cook in the backcourt - foul #2 on Reuben Croft, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley (SF) Reuben Croft | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 11:25 | Michigan | Roman Cook makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 11:25 | Michigan | Roman Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley comes up short on the floater from the right side | 17-20 |
| 11:07 | Michigan | Russell Puma grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 11:02 | Michigan | Philip Coffield scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roman Cook | 17-22 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Roman Cook picks off the pass by Eric Finley in the backcourt | 17-22 |
| 10:59 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Michael Niven (PF) Eric Finley, Sam Rowe | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bernard Michels (PG), Christopher Randall (SG), Lawrence Dailey (PF), Ricky Carr (C) Roman Cook, Charles Smith, Mark Leopold, Russell Puma | |
| 10:40 | Michigan | Philip Coffield misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Niven - foul #1 on Michael Niven, team foul #8 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SG), Sam Rowe (C) Charles Wallace, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 10:40 | Michigan | Philip Coffield makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 10:40 | Michigan | Philip Coffield misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 10:40 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Dailey | 17-23 |
| 10:34 | Michigan | Philip Coffield can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | Michael Niven grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Burns | 19-23 |
| 09:55 | Michigan | Ricky Carr can't finish the layup | 19-23 |
| 09:54 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:37 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-23 |
| 09:31 | Michigan | Stephen Burns takes the ball from Bernard Michels in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses the easy layup | 21-23 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe grabs the offensive board | 21-23 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns is fouled on the floor by Philip Coffield - foul #1 on Philip Coffield, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Charles Wallace (SG), Dan Elliott (C) Ryan Tardiff, Stephen Burns, Sam Rowe | |
| Subs | Michigan | Roman Cook (PG), Jonathan Stillings (SG), Jeremy Wells (SF), Mark Leopold (PF), Russell Puma (C) Bernard Michels, Christopher Randall, Philip Coffield, Lawrence Dailey, Ricky Carr | |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 08:51 | Michigan | Mark Leopold gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 08:45 | Michigan | Roman Cook is open but comes up short on the runner in the lane | 21-23 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | Michael Niven snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 08:37 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley double dribbles | 21-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Smith (SG) Russell Puma | |
| 08:20 | Michigan | Roman Cook comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 08:19 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings snags the offensive board | 21-23 |
| 08:11 | Michigan | Roman Cook knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 21-25 |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Wells - foul #1 on Jeremy Wells, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SG), Sam Rowe (C) Charles Wallace, Michael Niven | |
| Subs | Michigan | Russell Puma (C) Mark Leopold | |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 07:41 | Michigan | Charles Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Philip Coffield (SF) Charles Smith | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (tiring) SG - Stephen Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Wheatley (tired) PF - Dan Elliott (tiring) 2 pts. C - Sam Rowe (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Roman Cook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Stillings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Philip Coffield (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Jeremy Wells (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Puma (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-25 |
| 07:31 | Michigan | Stephen Burns is called for the reach on Philip Coffield in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Burns, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Charles Wallace (SG) Eric Finley, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ricky Carr (C) Russell Puma | |
| 07:31 | Michigan | Philip Coffield makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:31 | Michigan | Philip Coffield makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Sam Rowe is blocked by Jeremy Wells | 25-27 |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley grabs the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 07:03 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Tardiff | 28-27 |
| 06:47 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings hits a fadeaway from the left side | 28-29 |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | Philip Coffield takes the ball from Charles Wallace in the backcourt | 28-29 |
| 06:43 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings hits the finger roll set up by Philip Coffield | 28-31 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 06:28 | Michigan | Ricky Carr snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 06:25 | Michigan | Roman Cook is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Stephen Burns (SG), Reuben Croft (SF), Thomas Tew (PF) Ryan Tardiff, Charles Wallace, Victor Wheatley, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bernard Michels (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Mark Leopold (PF), Russell Puma (C) Roman Cook, Jonathan Stillings, Philip Coffield, Ricky Carr | |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns buries a jump hook in the paint | 30-31 |
| 05:50 | Michigan | Charles Smith's pass is intercepted by Eric Finley | 30-31 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Eric Finley can't throw it down | 30-31 |
| 05:45 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 05:34 | Michigan | Russell Puma hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Stephen Burns - foul #3 on Stephen Burns, team foul #10 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Charles Wallace (SG), Dan Elliott (C) Eric Finley, Stephen Burns, Sam Rowe | |
| Subs | Michigan | Christopher Randall (PG), Philip Coffield (SF), Lawrence Dailey (PF) Bernard Michels, Jeremy Wells, Mark Leopold | |
| 05:34 | Michigan | Russell Puma makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 05:34 | Michigan | Russell Puma makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 05:21 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Tew | 33-33 |
| 05:03 | Michigan | Thomas Tew steals it from Philip Coffield | 33-33 |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Christopher Randall - foul #2 on Christopher Randall, team foul #8 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Roman Cook (PG), Jonathan Stillings (SG), Mark Leopold (PF), Ricky Carr (C) Christopher Randall, Charles Smith, Lawrence Dailey, Russell Puma | |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 04:34 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings misses the fadeaway from the right block | 35-33 |
| 04:32 | Michigan | Roman Cook can't tip it in | 35-33 |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace is fouled in the backcourt by Roman Cook - foul #2 on Roman Cook, team foul #9 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Sam Rowe (C) Ryan Tardiff, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bernard Michels (PG) Roman Cook | |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 04:15 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings is open and scores on a jumper from the left block | 37-35 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-35 |
| 04:04 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Bernard Michels | 37-35 |
| 04:02 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings's pass is intercepted by Reuben Croft in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Eric Finley | 39-35 |
| 03:41 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 39-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (SG), Michael Niven (C) Charles Wallace, Sam Rowe | |
| Subs | Michigan | Roman Cook (PG), Christopher Randall (SG), Jeremy Wells (SF), Lawrence Dailey (PF) Bernard Michels, Jonathan Stillings, Philip Coffield, Mark Leopold | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Tardiff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reuben Croft (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Tew (tiring) C - Michael Niven (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Roman Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Randall (fresh) SF - Jeremy Wells (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Dailey (fresh) C - Ricky Carr (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Michigan | The jump hook by Jeremy Wells is blocked by Michael Niven | 39-35 |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Michael Niven grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 03:04 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Roman Cook - foul #3 on Roman Cook, team foul #10 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Wallace (SG), Sam Rowe (C) Eric Finley, Michael Niven | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bernard Michels (PG), Charles Smith (SG) Roman Cook, Christopher Randall | |
| 03:04 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 03:04 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 03:02 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells is fouled in the backcourt by Sam Rowe - foul #1 on Sam Rowe, team foul #11 | 41-35 |
| 03:02 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 03:02 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 41-37 |
| 02:41 | Michigan | Lawrence Dailey grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 02:18 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells misses the easy open layup | 41-37 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 02:04 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 02:04 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 41-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Michael Niven (PF), Victor Wheatley (C) Ryan Tardiff, Thomas Tew, Sam Rowe | |
| Subs | Michigan | Christopher Randall (PG), Jonathan Stillings (SG), Philip Coffield (SF), Mark Leopold (PF), Russell Puma (C) Bernard Michels, Charles Smith, Jeremy Wells, Lawrence Dailey, Ricky Carr | |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Eric Finley is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Wallace | 44-37 |
| 01:36 | Michigan | Philip Coffield lays it in | 44-39 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Puma - foul #1 on Russell Puma, team foul #11 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (SG), Dan Elliott (C) Charles Wallace, Reuben Croft | |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Smith (SG) Mark Leopold | |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 01:25 | Michigan | Christopher Randall can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ryan Tardiff - foul #1 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #12 | 46-39 |
| 01:25 | Michigan | Christopher Randall misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 01:25 | Michigan | Christopher Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael Niven | 48-40 |
| 00:57 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Charles Smith is called for the reach on Ryan Tardiff - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #12 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Wallace (SG), Reuben Croft (SF), Sam Rowe (C) Eric Finley, Victor Wheatley, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bernard Michels (PG), Mark Leopold (PF), Jeremy Wells (C) Christopher Randall, Charles Smith, Russell Puma | |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 00:23 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Philip Coffield | 49-45 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses the easy layup | 49-45 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft hits the follow up shot | 51-45 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings misses short on a fullcourt shot | 51-45 |