| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Michael Boone (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Glen Reeder (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sherwood McClaran (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carmelo Mendez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers double dribbles | 27-33 |
| 19:23 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez is called for traveling | 27-33 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Matthew Beyers | 27-36 |
| 18:54 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 27-36 |
| 18:52 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran can't tip it in | 27-36 |
| 18:51 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Carmelo Mendez takes the ball from Mark Fincher after a doubleteam | 27-36 |
| 18:14 | Michigan | Glen Reeder scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-36 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Sherwood McClaran - foul #2 on Sherwood McClaran, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 17:27 | Michigan | Glen Reeder connects on the open 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Boone | 32-38 |
| 17:10 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Emmanuel Chapman - foul #3 on Emmanuel Chapman, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Marion (SG) Emmanuel Chapman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:10 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 17:10 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 16:49 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw misses long on an open jumper from the left block | 32-40 |
| 16:29 | Michigan | Lester Marion grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:15 | Michigan | Eric Lowder steps in front of the Carmelo Mendez pass | 32-40 |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers can't finish the layup | 32-40 |
| 16:01 | Michigan | Glen Reeder pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Michael Boone (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lester Marion (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Reeder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sherwood McClaran (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Carmelo Mendez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Beyers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Michigan | Glen Reeder hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carmelo Mendez | 35-40 |
| 15:20 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Lester Marion - foul #1 on Lester Marion, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman (SG), Henry Gochenour (PF), James Runion (C) Lester Marion, Glen Reeder, Carmelo Mendez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Best (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Michael Hart (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Mark Fincher, Joshua Pugsley, Matthew Beyers, George Crenshaw | |
| 15:20 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 15:20 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 15:20 | Michigan | James Runion pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 14:51 | Michigan | Michael Boone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (PG) Eric Lowder | |
| 14:22 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Gerald Best | 35-43 |
| 13:53 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 35-43 |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Hart | 35-43 |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | Michael Hart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Glen Reeder (SF) Sherwood McClaran | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Mark Fincher (SG) Patrick Jones, Gerald Best | |
| 13:07 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez (C) James Runion | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers (PF), George Crenshaw (C) Michael Hart, Jason Holsinger | |
| 12:47 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers hits a wide open jump hook near the basket set up by Mark Fincher out of the doubleteam | 35-45 |
| 12:29 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Beyers - foul #1 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF) Tyler Moorer | |
| 12:29 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 12:29 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Glen Reeder - foul #2 on Glen Reeder, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Runion (PF) Henry Gochenour | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley misses the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 11:48 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater in the paint | 37-46 |
| 11:46 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman hits the follow up shot | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Michael Boone (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Glen Reeder (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Runion (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carmelo Mendez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by George Crenshaw | 39-49 |
| 11:07 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-49 |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 10:57 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 39-49 |
| 10:55 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley tips it back up and in | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:35 | Michigan | Glen Reeder hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by George Crenshaw - foul #3 on George Crenshaw, team foul #2 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Marion (PG), Kenneth Lammers (SG), Sherwood McClaran (PF) Michael Boone, Emmanuel Chapman, Carmelo Mendez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Best (PG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Michael Hart (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Eric Lowder, Joshua Pugsley, Matthew Beyers, George Crenshaw | |
| 10:35 | Michigan | Glen Reeder makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 10:35 | Michigan | Glen Reeder makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | James Runion is called for the reach on Jason Holsinger - foul #1 on James Runion, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Hall (SF), Henry Gochenour (C) Glen Reeder, James Runion | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer blows the layup | 41-51 |
| 10:05 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour grabs the board | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:43 | Michigan | Gerald Best is called for the reach on Sherwood McClaran - foul #1 on Gerald Best, team foul #3 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman (SG) James Hall | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG) Gerald Best | |
| 09:25 | Michigan | Lester Marion misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-51 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jason Holsinger | 41-51 |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Michael Hart clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Sherwood McClaran - foul #3 on Sherwood McClaran, team foul #6 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez (C) Kenneth Lammers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Michael Hart makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Michael Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:00 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jason Holsinger - foul #1 on Jason Holsinger, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Boone (PG), Glen Reeder (SF) Lester Marion, Henry Gochenour | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Best (SG), George Crenshaw (C) Mark Fincher, Jason Holsinger | |
| 09:00 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:00 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Sherwood McClaran steps in front of the George Crenshaw pass | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:22 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran makes the jump hook from the left block | 45-53 |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Lowder | 45-55 |
| 07:43 | Michigan | Glen Reeder can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 45-55 |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Tyler Moorer | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Michael Boone (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Glen Reeder (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sherwood McClaran (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Carmelo Mendez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Best (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Michael Hart misses the easy open layup | 45-55 |
| 07:34 | Michigan | Glen Reeder grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 07:08 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 07:06 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez gets the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 06:45 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran double dribbles | 45-55 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Marion (PG), Kenneth Lammers (SF), Henry Gochenour (PF), James Runion (C) Michael Boone, Glen Reeder, Sherwood McClaran, Carmelo Mendez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fincher (SG), Joshua Pugsley (SF), Matthew Beyers (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Eric Lowder, Tyler Moorer, Michael Hart, George Crenshaw | |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher misses long on a floater from the right side | 45-55 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers tips it back up and in | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:17 | Michigan | Jason Holsinger steals the ball from Lester Marion | 45-57 |
| 05:53 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-57 |
| 05:51 | Michigan | The rebound goes to James Runion | 45-57 |
| 05:35 | Michigan | Lester Marion misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-57 |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley gets the rebound | 45-57 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger's dunk attempt is rejected by James Runion | 45-57 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers grabs the offensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 05:02 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 45-57 |
| 05:01 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 04:48 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Emmanuel Chapman, team foul #7 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Boone (PG), Glen Reeder (SF), Sherwood McClaran (PF), Carmelo Mendez (C) Emmanuel Chapman, Kenneth Lammers, Henry Gochenour, James Runion | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Tyler Moorer (SF), George Crenshaw (C) Gerald Best, Joshua Pugsley, Jason Holsinger | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:24 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:16 | Michigan | Lester Marion makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Boone | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:12 | Ohio State | Sherwood McClaran steals it from Matthew Beyers | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:43 | Michigan | Lester Marion misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Michael Boone (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lester Marion (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Reeder (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sherwood McClaran (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Carmelo Mendez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Beyers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher is hacked by Lester Marion - foul #2 on Lester Marion, team foul #8 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman (SG), Henry Gochenour (PF) Lester Marion, Sherwood McClaran | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hart (PF) Matthew Beyers | |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:09 | Michigan | Michael Boone is fouled on the floor by Michael Hart - foul #1 on Michael Hart, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF) Tyler Moorer | |
| 02:48 | Michigan | Michael Boone misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 02:47 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez hits the follow up shot | 50-59 |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Subs | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran (PF) Henry Gochenour | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer (SF), Matthew Beyers (PF) Joshua Pugsley, Michael Hart | |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Eric Lowder | 50-61 |
| 02:15 | Michigan | Michael Boone misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-61 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw grabs the board | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Glen Reeder - foul #3 on Glen Reeder, team foul #9 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Marion (PG), Kenneth Lammers (SG), James Hall (SF), Henry Gochenour (PF), James Runion (C) Michael Boone, Emmanuel Chapman, Glen Reeder, Sherwood McClaran, Carmelo Mendez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:39 | Michigan | James Hall double dribbles | 50-63 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer's pass is intercepted by James Runion | 50-63 |
| 01:08 | Michigan | James Hall misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to George Crenshaw | 50-63 |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher is hacked by Kenneth Lammers - foul #1 on Kenneth Lammers, team foul #10 | 50-63 |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour misses the easy layup | 50-65 |
| 00:32 | Michigan | James Runion gets the offensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 00:29 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Kenneth Lammers and he's hacked by Matthew Beyers - foul #2 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #6 | 52-65 |
| 00:29 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour makes the free throw | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder runs out the clock | 53-65 |