| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Carl Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Derrick Jasmin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shawn McMakin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Cartwright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Leroy Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Yun (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Randall Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin inbounds the ball | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-41 |
| 19:37 | Michigan | Randall Thomas can't connect on a floater in the lane | 29-41 |
| 19:36 | Michigan | Daniel Yun can't tip it in | 29-41 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright double dribbles | 29-41 |
| 18:48 | Michigan | Shawn McMakin takes the ball from Matthew Baker | 29-41 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright is fouled on the floor by Randall Thomas - foul #2 on Randall Thomas, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 17:50 | Michigan | Randall Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 32-41 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-41 |
| 17:28 | Michigan | Matthew Baker snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 17:24 | Michigan | Donald Brown knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Baker | 32-43 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart is hacked by Daniel Yun - foul #2 on Daniel Yun, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Carter (C) John Parker | |
| Subs | Michigan | Earl Hollis (PF), Matthew Owens (C) Randall Thomas, Matthew Baker | |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | David Carter misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 32-43 |
| 16:41 | Michigan | Earl Hollis pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| 16:36 | Michigan | Donald Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-43 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright makes the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Earl Hollis - foul #1 on Earl Hollis, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Travis Albright (PG), Ernest Payne (SG), Terry Johnson (SF), Randall Thomas (PF) Leroy Murphy, Daniel Yun, Donald Brown, Earl Hollis | |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 15:58 | Michigan | Randall Thomas comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Antonio Cartwright - foul #3 on Antonio Cartwright, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| 15:58 | Michigan | Randall Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 15:58 | Michigan | Randall Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Derrick Jasmin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shawn McMakin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Cartwright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Carter (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Travis Albright (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. C - Matthew Owens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Matthew Baker (C) Matthew Owens | |
| 15:17 | Michigan | Matthew Baker makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Terry Johnson | 35-46 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 35-46 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | David Carter misses the jumpshot from the right side | 35-46 |
| 14:33 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Randall Thomas | 35-46 |
| 14:21 | Michigan | Matthew Baker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Shawn McMakin - foul #2 on Shawn McMakin, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Parker (C) David Carter | |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Murphy (PG), Daniel Yun (SG), Donald Brown (SF), Earl Hollis (PF) Travis Albright, Ernest Payne, Terry Johnson, Randall Thomas | |
| 14:21 | Michigan | Matthew Baker misses the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 14:21 | Michigan | Matthew Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 14:21 | Michigan | Donald Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 14:06 | Michigan | Matthew Baker can't connect on a floater near the basket | 35-46 |
| 14:05 | Michigan | Donald Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 13:51 | Michigan | Leroy Murphy misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 35-46 |
| 13:50 | Michigan | Leroy Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 13:42 | Michigan | Donald Brown can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Shawn McMakin - foul #3 on Shawn McMakin, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Matthew Owens (C) Matthew Baker | |
| 13:42 | Michigan | Donald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 13:42 | Michigan | Donald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:19 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 13:17 | Michigan | Leroy Murphy gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 12:59 | Michigan | Daniel Yun misses the 3 from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 12:57 | Michigan | Earl Hollis tips it back up and in | 35-50 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | John Parker comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 12:37 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel Yun | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:32 | Michigan | Donald Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 35-50 |
| 12:30 | Michigan | Earl Hollis grabs the offensive board | 35-50 |
| 12:17 | Michigan | Matthew Owens's pass is intercepted by John Parker | 35-50 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Stewart | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Derrick Jasmin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Shawn McMakin (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Cartwright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Leroy Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Yun (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Earl Hollis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Owens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:41 | Michigan | Leroy Murphy makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Brown | 38-52 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Leroy Murphy - foul #1 on Leroy Murphy, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Darley (PG), Don Lane (SG), David Carter (PF), Eugene Vidal (C) Carl Stewart, Derrick Jasmin, Antonio Cartwright, John Parker | |
| Subs | Michigan | Randall Thomas (PF), Matthew Baker (C) Earl Hollis, Matthew Owens | |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 11:08 | Michigan | Leroy Murphy buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Yun | 40-54 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Henry Darley clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 40-54 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | David Carter snags the offensive board | 40-54 |
| 10:41 | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin is called for traveling | 40-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carl Stewart (PG) Shawn McMakin | |
| Subs | Michigan | Travis Albright (PG), Ernest Payne (SG) Leroy Murphy, Daniel Yun | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:21 | Michigan | Matthew Baker clanks a jump hook in the paint | 40-54 |
| 10:20 | Michigan | Randall Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 10:08 | Michigan | Henry Darley is called for the reach on Ernest Payne - foul #2 on Henry Darley, team foul #4 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin (SG), Antonio Cartwright (PF) Henry Darley, Don Lane | |
| Subs | Michigan | Terry Johnson (SF) Donald Brown | |
| 09:51 | Michigan | Travis Albright misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Antonio Cartwright - foul #4 on Antonio Cartwright, team foul #5 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Don Lane (SF) Antonio Cartwright | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 09:51 | Michigan | Travis Albright makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 09:51 | Michigan | Travis Albright makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart buries a jumpshot from the left side | 42-56 |
| 09:24 | Michigan | Carl Stewart takes the ball from Travis Albright in the backcourt | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Jasmin | 42-56 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Eugene Vidal connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Derrick Jasmin and the foul's on Matthew Baker - foul #1 on Matthew Baker, team foul #5 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Darley (PG), Shawn McMakin (SF), John Parker (C) Carl Stewart, Don Lane, David Carter | |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Murphy (PG), Daniel Yun (SG), Donald Brown (SF) Travis Albright, Ernest Payne, Terry Johnson | |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Eugene Vidal makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:30 | Michigan | Leroy Murphy is hacked by Henry Darley - foul #3 on Henry Darley, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Carter (PF) Eugene Vidal | |
| Subs | Michigan | Matthew Owens (C) Matthew Baker | |
| 08:18 | Michigan | Leroy Murphy is fouled on the floor by Henry Darley - foul #4 on Henry Darley, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Don Lane (PG) Henry Darley | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 08:18 | Michigan | Leroy Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 08:18 | Michigan | Leroy Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | David Carter makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Shawn McMakin and he's hacked by Matthew Owens - foul #3 on Matthew Owens, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Darley (SG), Antonio Cartwright (PF) Don Lane, Derrick Jasmin | |
| Subs | Michigan | Earl Hollis (PF) Randall Thomas | |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | David Carter makes the free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:49 | Michigan | Daniel Yun misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-58 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | David Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Henry Darley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Shawn McMakin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Cartwright (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Leroy Murphy (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Yun (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Earl Hollis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | David Carter knocks in the floater from the baseline | 50-58 |
| 07:22 | Michigan | Leroy Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-58 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | David Carter snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright is called for a charge - foul #5 on Antonio Cartwright, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carl Stewart (PG), Derrick Jasmin (SG) Henry Darley, Antonio Cartwright | |
| Subs | Michigan | Matthew Baker (C) Matthew Owens | |
| 06:44 | Michigan | Matthew Baker clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Parker - foul #3 on John Parker, team foul #9 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Vidal (PF) Shawn McMakin | |
| Subs | Michigan | Randall Thomas (PF) Earl Hollis | |
| 06:44 | Michigan | Matthew Baker misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 06:44 | Michigan | Matthew Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart misses the 3 from straight away | 50-59 |
| 06:16 | Michigan | Matthew Baker pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 05:56 | Michigan | Leroy Murphy clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | John Parker snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-59 |
| 05:39 | Michigan | Matthew Baker pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 05:23 | Michigan | Donald Brown clanks a shot from the right side | 50-59 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by David Carter | 52-59 |
| 04:45 | Michigan | Donald Brown makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Daniel Yun | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart can't connect on a shot from the left side | 52-61 |
| 04:25 | Michigan | Matthew Baker pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 04:12 | Michigan | Matthew Baker lays it up and in | 52-63 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Leroy Murphy is called for the reach on Carl Stewart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leroy Murphy, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Darley (SG), Shawn McMakin (SF), Don Lane (C) Derrick Jasmin, Eugene Vidal, John Parker | |
| Subs | Michigan | Travis Albright (PG), Ernest Payne (SG), Terry Johnson (SF), Earl Hollis (PF), Matthew Owens (C) Leroy Murphy, Daniel Yun, Donald Brown, Randall Thomas, Matthew Baker | |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 03:52 | Michigan | Terry Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Don Lane - foul #1 on Don Lane, team foul #10 | 54-63 |
| 03:52 | Michigan | Terry Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 03:52 | Michigan | Terry Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 03:52 | Michigan | Ernest Payne pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | Michigan | Matthew Owens knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Payne | 54-65 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SG - Henry Darley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Shawn McMakin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Lane (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Travis Albright (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Hollis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | David Carter's pass is intercepted by Ernest Payne | 54-65 |
| 03:12 | Michigan | Terry Johnson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ernest Payne | 54-67 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-67 |
| 02:55 | Michigan | Terry Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 02:30 | Michigan | Henry Darley is called for the reach on Matthew Owens - foul #5 on Henry Darley, team foul #11 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin (SG), Eugene Vidal (C) Carl Stewart, Henry Darley | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 02:30 | Michigan | Matthew Owens makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 02:30 | Michigan | Matthew Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | David Carter knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Don Lane | 56-69 |
| 01:49 | Michigan | Ernest Payne scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-71 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Don Lane misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-71 |
| 01:40 | Michigan | Earl Hollis pulls down the rebound | 56-71 |
| 01:23 | Michigan | Ernest Payne is hacked by Derrick Jasmin - foul #1 on Derrick Jasmin, team foul #12 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Parker (C) Shawn McMakin | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 01:23 | Michigan | Ernest Payne makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 01:23 | Michigan | Ernest Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Eugene Vidal pulls down the rebound | 56-72 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Eugene Vidal misses the lay-in | 56-72 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Don Lane pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-72 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | The jump hook by John Parker is blocked by Earl Hollis | 56-72 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Don Lane can't tip it in | 56-72 |
| 00:42 | Michigan | Matthew Owens snags the defensive board | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Michigan | Ernest Payne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 56-72 |
| 00:13 | Michigan | Earl Hollis hits the follow up shot | 56-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-74 |
| 00:07 | Michigan | Matthew Owens gets the rebound | 56-74 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Travis Albright runs out the clock | 56-74 |