| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Lehmann (fresh) SF - Luis Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Mason (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Flury (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herman Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Basham (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Spurlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl McClure (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Sean Basham inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Terry Flury steals the ball from Bert Lyon | 25-21 |
| 19:22 | Michigan | Luis Davis loses the dribble to Sean Basham | 25-21 |
| 19:01 | Ohio State | Joseph Brown is called for the reach on Bert Lyon - foul #1 on Joseph Brown, team foul #1 | 25-21 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | James Spurlin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 25-21 |
| 18:35 | Michigan | Terry Flury snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| 18:07 | Michigan | Luis Davis misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-21 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Spurlin | 25-21 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Sean Basham dunks the ball and he's fouled by Robert Lehmann - foul #3 on Robert Lehmann, team foul #2 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo (SG) Robert Lehmann | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the free throw | 25-24 |
| 17:32 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on James Spurlin - foul #1 on James Spurlin, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 17:32 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 17:32 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 26-24 |
| 17:08 | Michigan | Terry Flury snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 16:47 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Brown | 28-24 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Sean Basham hits the finger roll set up by Bert Lyon | 28-26 |
| 16:10 | Michigan | Luis Davis clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-26 |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Sean Basham | 28-26 |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | James Spurlin buries a jumper in the lane set up by Bert Lyon | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ngozi Abdo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Flury (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herman Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Basham (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Spurlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl McClure (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Michigan | Luis Davis misses long on a floater from the baseline | 28-28 |
| 15:20 | Michigan | Joseph Brown tips it back up and in | 30-28 |
| 14:54 | Ohio State | Carl McClure loses the dribble to Joseph Brown | 30-28 |
| 14:33 | Michigan | Luis Davis is called for traveling | 30-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | Clement Gregory (PG), Robert Lehmann (SG), William Fasching (PF), Walter Davis (C) Joseph Brown, Luis Davis, Brian Mason, Terry Flury | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | James Spurlin knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Bert Lyon and the foul's on William Fasching - foul #3 on William Fasching, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Luis Davis (SF) Ngozi Abdo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | James Spurlin makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 14:00 | Michigan | Luis Davis makes the floater from the left block | 32-31 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Carl McClure misses the easy layup | 32-31 |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | Carl McClure hits the follow up shot | 32-33 |
| 13:05 | Michigan | Walter Davis misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Carl McClure - foul #1 on Carl McClure, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo (SF) Luis Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes (PF) James Spurlin | |
| 13:05 | Michigan | Walter Davis makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 13:05 | Michigan | Walter Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 13:05 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Carl McClure | 33-33 |
| 12:41 | Ohio State | Robert Lehmann is called for the reach on Herman Simmons - foul #4 on Robert Lehmann, team foul #4 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Brown (PG) Robert Lehmann | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 12:14 | Michigan | William Fasching pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 11:55 | Michigan | William Fasching misses the easy layup | 33-33 |
| 11:54 | Ohio State | Sean Basham pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | Clement Gregory picks off the pass by Rodney Sikes | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clement Gregory (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ngozi Abdo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Fasching (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Davis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herman Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Rodney Sikes (fresh) C - Carl McClure (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo buries a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Bert Lyon - foul #4 on Bert Lyon, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Brian Mason (PF) Walter Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence (SG), James Spurlin (C) Herman Simmons, Carl McClure | |
| 11:22 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 11:05 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bert Lyon | 36-35 |
| 10:36 | Michigan | William Fasching can't finish the layup | 36-35 |
| 10:35 | Michigan | William Fasching misses the tip | 36-35 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | James Spurlin snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 10:04 | Ohio State | Sean Basham drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Bert Lyon | 36-37 |
| 09:41 | Michigan | Brian Mason lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Brown | 38-37 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon loses the dribble to Joseph Brown in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| 09:20 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Clement Gregory | 40-37 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | James Spurlin misses the dunk | 40-37 |
| 08:59 | Ohio State | Sean Basham pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | James Spurlin hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bert Lyon | 40-39 |
| 08:29 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Sean Basham hits a jump hook from the right block | 40-41 |
| 07:45 | Michigan | Brian Mason clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Sean Basham | 40-41 |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 07:30 | Michigan | Joseph Brown grabs the board | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clement Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ngozi Abdo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Fasching (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (tiring) 9 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christian Lawrence (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Basham (tiring) 15 pts. 9 reb. PF - Rodney Sikes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Spurlin (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Michigan | William Fasching misses long on a runner in the paint | 40-41 |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | Sean Basham grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | James Spurlin can't tip it in | 40-41 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | James Spurlin gets the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | Sean Basham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Brian Mason is called for the reach on Bert Lyon - foul #3 on Brian Mason, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Lehmann (SG), Luis Davis (SF), Walter Davis (PF), Terry Flury (C) Clement Gregory, Ngozi Abdo, Brian Mason, William Fasching | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Herman Simmons (SG), Jonathon McGlamery (SF), Carl McClure (C) Bert Lyon, Sean Basham, Rodney Sikes | |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | Carl McClure clanks a shot from the left side | 40-41 |
| 05:33 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Joseph Brown | 40-41 |
| 05:09 | Michigan | Luis Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-41 |
| 05:08 | Michigan | Terry Flury grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 04:54 | Michigan | Luis Davis buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Brown and the foul's on Jonathon McGlamery - foul #2 on Jonathon McGlamery, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Charles (SF) James Spurlin | |
| 04:54 | Michigan | Luis Davis makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Floyd Charles is hacked by Robert Lehmann - foul #5 on Robert Lehmann, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo (SG) Robert Lehmann | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Joseph Brown is called for the reach on Christian Lawrence - foul #2 on Joseph Brown, team foul #7 | 43-41 |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 04:16 | Michigan | Terry Flury grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 03:51 | Michigan | Walter Davis travels with the ball | 43-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Brian Mason (PF) Walter Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sean Basham (SF) Floyd Charles | |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Terry Flury steals the ball from Sean Basham | 43-42 |
| 03:28 | Michigan | Joseph Brown is hacked by Christian Lawrence in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christian Lawrence, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bert Lyon (PG) Christian Lawrence | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Joseph Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ngozi Abdo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Davis (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Terry Flury (fresh) 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fairly fresh) 9 ast. 4 pf. SG - Herman Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. PF - Jonathon McGlamery (fresh) C - Carl McClure (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Michigan | Terry Flury misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 03:14 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo snags the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 02:57 | Michigan | Luis Davis scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Flury | 45-42 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Carl McClure misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Ngozi Abdo - foul #2 on Ngozi Abdo, team foul #8 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Clement Gregory (SG), Walter Davis (C) Joseph Brown, Terry Flury | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Carl McClure makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Carl McClure misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 02:33 | Michigan | Walter Davis pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 02:33 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-43 |
| 02:05 | Michigan | Sean Basham swats the layup by Luis Davis | 45-43 |
| 02:04 | Michigan | Brian Mason grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 01:50 | Michigan | Luis Davis misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-43 |
| 01:48 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 01:48 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Brown (PG), Terry Flury (C) Clement Gregory, Walter Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Spurlin (PF) Jonathon McGlamery | |
| 01:21 | Michigan | James Spurlin steps in front of the Brian Mason pass | 45-43 |
| 01:02 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon's pass is intercepted by Ngozi Abdo | 45-43 |
| 00:58 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo banks in the layup | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Luis Davis steals the ball from Herman Simmons | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:42 | Michigan | Joseph Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Bert Lyon - foul #5 on Bert Lyon, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence (PG) Bert Lyon | |
| 00:39 | Michigan | Sean Basham is called for the reach on Brian Mason - foul #2 on Sean Basham, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| 00:39 | Michigan | Brian Mason makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 00:39 | Michigan | Brian Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons is fouled on the floor by Ngozi Abdo - foul #3 on Ngozi Abdo, team foul #9 | 49-43 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 00:31 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Luis Davis | 49-43 |
| 00:29 | Michigan | Christian Lawrence is called for the reach on Luis Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christian Lawrence, team foul #8 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Clement Gregory (SG) Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:29 | Michigan | Luis Davis makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 00:29 | Michigan | Luis Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 00:20 | Michigan | Terry Flury grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 00:17 | Michigan | Terry Flury is hacked by Christian Lawrence in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christian Lawrence, team foul #9 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Brown (PG), William Fasching (PF) Luis Davis, Brian Mason | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:17 | Michigan | Terry Flury makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 00:17 | Michigan | Terry Flury makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Sean Basham can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 53-43 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Carl McClure tips it home | 53-45 |
| 00:10 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| 00:07 | Michigan | Terry Flury is hacked by Christian Lawrence in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christian Lawrence, team foul #10 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathon McGlamery (SG) Christian Lawrence | |
| 00:07 | Michigan | Terry Flury makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:07 | Michigan | Terry Flury makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Sean Basham misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | William Fasching pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |