| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Welch (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Gibbons (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Gabriel Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Blake Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Manuel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donn Valentine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | William Manuel inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:55 | Michigan | Robert Sullivan is called for the reach on Blake Ross in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 19:45 | Michigan | Donn Valentine misses short on an open fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by John Welch - foul #3 on John Welch, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reuben Croft (SF) John Welch | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 19:45 | Michigan | Donn Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 19:45 | Michigan | Donn Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Eric Finley is hacked by William Manuel - foul #1 on William Manuel, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg is whistled for traveling | 29-28 |
| 19:07 | Michigan | Robert Sullivan is called for the reach on Blake Ross in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #3 | 29-28 |
| 18:55 | Michigan | Donn Valentine connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Blake Ross | 29-30 |
| 18:32 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 18:30 | Michigan | Thomas Morgan grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 18:25 | Michigan | Eric Finley is called for the reach on Gabriel Russo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Finley, team foul #4 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dan Elliott (PF) Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Michigan | Johnnie Ide (SF), David Sumrall (PF), William Savarese (C) William Manuel, Donn Valentine, Thomas Morgan | |
| 18:07 | Michigan | David Sumrall makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnnie Ide | 29-32 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft drills a runner in the paint set up by Eric Finley | 31-32 |
| 17:22 | Michigan | William Savarese misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Dan Elliott - foul #2 on Dan Elliott, team foul #5 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG), Augustine Romano (SF), Spencer Wangberg (PF) Robert Sullivan, Reuben Croft, Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Michigan | David Mundo (PG), Joseph Grinstead (SG), William Manuel (SF) Gabriel Russo, Blake Ross, Johnnie Ide | |
| 17:22 | Michigan | William Savarese misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:22 | Michigan | William Savarese makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano is called for traveling | 31-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons (C) Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Michigan | Donn Valentine (PF), Thomas Morgan (C) David Sumrall, William Savarese | |
| 16:36 | Michigan | Thomas Morgan's layup is rejected by Spencer Wangberg | 31-33 |
| 16:35 | Michigan | Donn Valentine can't tip it in | 31-33 |
| 16:34 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | Eric Finley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg gets the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Price | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Price (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Augustine Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Spencer Wangberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Gibbons (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - David Mundo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Grinstead (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Manuel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donn Valentine (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Michigan | David Mundo is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SG), John Welch (SF), Dan Elliott (PF), Reuben Croft (C) Eric Finley, Rodney Price, Spencer Wangberg, Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Michigan | Gabriel Russo (PG), Blake Ross (SG), Johnnie Ide (SF), David Sumrall (PF), William Savarese (C) David Mundo, Joseph Grinstead, William Manuel, Donn Valentine, Thomas Morgan | |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 34-33 |
| 15:25 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Johnnie Ide | 34-33 |
| 15:10 | Michigan | William Savarese hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the baseline | 34-33 |
| 15:09 | Michigan | David Sumrall misses the tip | 34-33 |
| 15:07 | Michigan | Blake Ross grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 14:58 | Michigan | David Sumrall misses the floater from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | John Welch gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | John Welch can't connect on a runner from the left block | 34-33 |
| 14:30 | Michigan | William Savarese pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 14:15 | Michigan | Blake Ross hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 13:49 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 13:48 | Michigan | Blake Ross snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 13:29 | Michigan | William Savarese misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 13:28 | Michigan | Johnnie Ide hits the follow up shot | 34-35 |
| 13:04 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft banks in the layup on a great pass from John Welch | 36-35 |
| 12:56 | Michigan | Johnnie Ide misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 12:55 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to David Sumrall | 36-35 |
| 12:44 | Michigan | Blake Ross makes the wide open shot from the right side set up by David Sumrall | 36-37 |
| 12:21 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Augustine Romano | 39-37 |
| 12:07 | Michigan | Blake Ross drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gabriel Russo | 39-40 |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dan Elliott | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Augustine Romano (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Sullivan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Welch (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dan Elliott (tiring) C - Reuben Croft (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Gabriel Russo (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Blake Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnnie Ide (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Sumrall (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Savarese (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Michigan | William Savarese misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Rodney Price (SG), Spencer Wangberg (PF), Robert Gibbons (C) Augustine Romano, Robert Sullivan, Dan Elliott, Reuben Croft | |
| Subs | Michigan | David Mundo (PG), Joseph Grinstead (SG), William Manuel (SF), Donn Valentine (PF), Thomas Morgan (C) Gabriel Russo, Blake Ross, Johnnie Ide, David Sumrall, William Savarese | |
| 11:01 | Michigan | Donn Valentine is hacked by John Welch in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Welch, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reuben Croft (SF) John Welch | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 10:45 | Michigan | Thomas Morgan is alone and throws it down | 42-42 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | William Manuel takes the ball from Robert Gibbons | 42-42 |
| 10:15 | Michigan | David Mundo banks in the layup set up by William Manuel | 42-44 |
| 09:57 | Ohio State | Eric Finley knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Gibbons | 45-44 |
| 09:34 | Michigan | Thomas Morgan misses short on a floater from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 09:32 | Michigan | William Manuel tips it in | 45-46 |
| 09:10 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Eric Finley and the foul's on Donn Valentine - foul #2 on Donn Valentine, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SG) Rodney Price | |
| Subs | Michigan | Gabriel Russo (PG), Blake Ross (SG) David Mundo, Joseph Grinstead | |
| 09:10 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 08:55 | Michigan | William Manuel can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Reuben Croft - foul #1 on Reuben Croft, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| 08:55 | Michigan | William Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 08:55 | Michigan | William Manuel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Sullivan | 50-48 |
| 08:02 | Michigan | William Manuel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Spencer Wangberg - foul #1 on Spencer Wangberg, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (SF) Reuben Croft | |
| Subs | Michigan | David Mundo (PG), Joseph Grinstead (SG) Gabriel Russo, Blake Ross | |
| 08:02 | Michigan | William Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 08:02 | Michigan | William Manuel makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons clanks a floater from the right block | 50-50 |
| 07:32 | Michigan | Thomas Morgan gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Sullivan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Augustine Romano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Spencer Wangberg (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Gibbons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - David Mundo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Grinstead (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Manuel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donn Valentine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Michigan | Donn Valentine can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 50-50 |
| 07:10 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Donn Valentine | 50-50 |
| 06:58 | Michigan | Thomas Morgan clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Gibbons - foul #2 on Robert Gibbons, team foul #9 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG), John Welch (SF) Robert Sullivan, Augustine Romano | |
| Subs | Michigan | Blake Ross (SG) Joseph Grinstead | |
| 06:58 | Michigan | Thomas Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 06:58 | Michigan | Thomas Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg banks in the layup | 52-52 |
| 06:18 | Michigan | Robert Gibbons swats the layup by Thomas Morgan | 52-52 |
| 06:17 | Michigan | Thomas Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 05:59 | Michigan | Rodney Price takes the ball from Blake Ross | 52-52 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Rodney Price hits the finger roll | 54-52 |
| 05:51 | Michigan | Thomas Morgan misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | John Welch grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Robert Gibbons, team foul #10 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dan Elliott (PF) Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Michigan | Gabriel Russo (PG), Joseph Grinstead (SG), Johnnie Ide (SF), David Sumrall (PF), William Savarese (C) David Mundo, Blake Ross, William Manuel, Donn Valentine, Thomas Morgan | |
| 05:11 | Michigan | David Sumrall is wide open but clanks a runner in the paint | 54-52 |
| 05:10 | Ohio State | Rodney Price grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons misses the easy layup | 54-52 |
| 05:02 | Michigan | Johnnie Ide pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 04:50 | Michigan | Joseph Grinstead misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 04:49 | Michigan | Gabriel Russo tips it home | 54-54 |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | John Welch clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 54-54 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to John Welch | 54-54 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | John Welch knocks in the floater from the baseline | 56-54 |
| 03:59 | Michigan | David Sumrall is fouled on the floor by John Welch - foul #5 on John Welch, team foul #11 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (PG), Robert Sullivan (SG), Reuben Croft (SF), Spencer Wangberg (PF) Eric Finley, Rodney Price, John Welch, Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Michigan | Blake Ross (SG), William Manuel (SF) Joseph Grinstead, Johnnie Ide | |
| 03:59 | Michigan | David Sumrall misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:59 | Michigan | David Sumrall misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Reuben Croft | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Augustine Romano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Reuben Croft (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Spencer Wangberg (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dan Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Gabriel Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blake Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Manuel (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Sumrall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Savarese (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Michigan | William Manuel hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-56 |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gabriel Russo - foul #2 on Gabriel Russo, team foul #3 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG) Augustine Romano | |
| Subs | Michigan | David Mundo (PG), Johnnie Ide (SF), Donn Valentine (PF), Thomas Morgan (C) Gabriel Russo, William Manuel, David Sumrall, William Savarese | |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 02:55 | Michigan | Thomas Morgan's pass is intercepted by Eric Finley in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Donn Valentine picks off the pass by Robert Sullivan | 61-56 |
| 02:25 | Michigan | Blake Ross hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Dan Elliott - foul #3 on Dan Elliott, team foul #12 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (SF), Robert Gibbons (C) Reuben Croft, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Grinstead (PG) Johnnie Ide | |
| 02:25 | Michigan | Blake Ross misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 02:25 | Michigan | Blake Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | Eric Finley misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-57 |
| 02:10 | Michigan | Thomas Morgan gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 02:06 | Michigan | Eric Finley steals the ball from David Mundo | 61-57 |
| 02:03 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan lays it up and in set up by Eric Finley | 63-57 |
| 01:49 | Michigan | Donn Valentine scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from David Mundo | 63-59 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reuben Croft (SF), Spencer Wangberg (PF) Augustine Romano, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Michigan | Gabriel Russo (PG), William Manuel (SF) Joseph Grinstead, David Mundo | |
| 01:23 | Michigan | Reuben Croft steals the ball from Blake Ross | 63-59 |
| 01:20 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan lays it in on a nice dish by Reuben Croft | 65-59 |
| 01:18 | Michigan | Eric Finley steals it from William Manuel in the backcourt | 65-59 |
| 01:17 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan misses the easy layup | 65-59 |
| 01:15 | Michigan | Blake Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 01:11 | Michigan | Robert Sullivan takes the ball from Thomas Morgan | 65-59 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons banks in the wide open layup set up by Robert Sullivan and he's hacked by Thomas Morgan - foul #1 on Thomas Morgan, team foul #4 | 67-59 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons makes the free throw | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:37 | Michigan | Blake Ross scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by William Manuel | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Gabriel Russo is called for the reach on Spencer Wangberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gabriel Russo, team foul #5 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (SF) Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano is fouled on the floor by William Manuel - foul #2 on William Manuel, team foul #6 | 68-62 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Blake Ross - foul #1 on Blake Ross, team foul #7 | 68-62 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:29 | Michigan | Robert Sullivan is called for the reach on William Manuel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #13 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg (PF) Augustine Romano | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 00:29 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| 00:29 | Michigan | William Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:29 | Michigan | William Manuel misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons snags the defensive board | 70-63 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Blake Ross is called for the reach on Robert Gibbons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Blake Ross, team foul #8 | 70-63 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons misses the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:27 | Michigan | Thomas Morgan gets the rebound | 71-63 |
| 00:22 | Michigan | Blake Ross misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-63 |
| 00:20 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to William Manuel | 71-63 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Gabriel Russo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-63 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft snags the defensive board | 71-63 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft is fouled in the backcourt by Gabriel Russo - foul #4 on Gabriel Russo, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:13 | Michigan | Donn Valentine snags the defensive board | 72-63 |
| 00:07 | Michigan | Blake Ross comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 00:06 | Michigan | Thomas Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 00:04 | Michigan | Blake Ross drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-66 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Blake Ross is called for the reach on Robert Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Blake Ross, team foul #10 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (SF), Dan Elliott (PF) Spencer Wangberg, Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Blake Ross can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 74-66 |