| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cory Fouch (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Doherty (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Joseph Kennedy (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Purcell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Deines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Settle (fresh) 3 pf. C - Dustin Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Robert Deines inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Michigan | Dustin Morris misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Cory Fouch - foul #2 on Cory Fouch, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 19:44 | Michigan | Dustin Morris makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:44 | Michigan | Dustin Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Dustin Morris swats the shot by Cory Fouch | 30-34 |
| 19:13 | Michigan | Robert Deines grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 18:53 | Michigan | David Purcell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Kennedy | 30-37 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Dustin Morris swats the short shot by William Doherty | 30-37 |
| 18:23 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Dustin Morris | 30-37 |
| 18:18 | Michigan | David Purcell makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Kennedy | 30-40 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | David Purcell steals it from Jessie Heintzelman | 30-40 |
| 17:29 | Michigan | Dustin Morris makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David Purcell | 30-42 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), William Ford (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF), Stephen Watchman (PF), Michael Cawley (C) Daniel Seger, Jessie Heintzelman, Carl Mars, Cory Fouch, William Doherty | |
| Subs | Michigan | Brian Arter (PF), David Hickman (C) Edward Settle, Dustin Morris | |
| 17:19 | Michigan | Brian Arter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-42 |
| 17:17 | Michigan | Brian Arter snags the offensive board | 30-42 |
| 17:06 | Michigan | Brian Arter steps out of bounds on the baseline | 30-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Otis Griffin (SG), George Harmon (SF) David Purcell, Robert Deines | |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers is fouled on the floor by David Hickman - foul #3 on David Hickman, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernie Gibson (SF) Joseph Kennedy | |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman misses long on a shot near the basket | 30-42 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Michael Cawley tips it home | 32-42 |
| 15:58 | Michigan | David Hickman loses the dribble to William Peterson | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Ford (fresh) SF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) PF - Stephen Watchman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Cawley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - George Harmon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otis Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernie Gibson (fresh) PF - Brian Arter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hickman (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman's layup is rejected by Brian Arter | 32-42 |
| 15:28 | Michigan | David Hickman grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 15:19 | Michigan | George Harmon misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Ford - foul #2 on William Ford, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Cory Fouch (PF), William Doherty (C) William Peterson, William Ford, Anthony Sellers, Stephen Watchman, Michael Cawley | |
| Subs | Michigan | David Purcell (SG), Robert Deines (SF), Edward Settle (PF), Dustin Morris (C) Otis Griffin, Ernie Gibson, Brian Arter, David Hickman | |
| 15:19 | Michigan | George Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 15:19 | Michigan | George Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch makes the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Edward Settle - foul #4 on Edward Settle, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Kennedy (PG), Joseph Beene (PF) George Harmon, Edward Settle | |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch makes the free throw | 35-44 |
| 14:50 | Michigan | Joseph Kennedy connects on the 3 from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | William Doherty lays it in and he's hacked by Joseph Beene - foul #1 on Joseph Beene, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG) Tony Thompson | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | William Doherty makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| 14:14 | Michigan | Dustin Morris misses the dunk attempt | 38-47 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch is hacked by Robert Deines - foul #2 on Robert Deines, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers (SF) Carl Mars | |
| Subs | Michigan | Brian Arter (PF) Joseph Beene | |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | William Doherty scores on a floater from the left side | 40-47 |
| 13:18 | Michigan | Joseph Kennedy misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-47 |
| 13:17 | Michigan | Brian Arter tips it back up and in | 40-49 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Brian Arter blocks the short jumper by Jessie Heintzelman | 40-49 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | William Doherty tips it back up and in | 42-49 |
| 12:45 | Michigan | Joseph Kennedy can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | William Doherty snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Doherty | 45-49 |
| 12:03 | Michigan | Jessie Heintzelman is called for the reach on David Purcell - foul #1 on Jessie Heintzelman, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), William Ford (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Stephen Watchman (PF), Michael Cawley (C) Daniel Seger, Jessie Heintzelman, Anthony Sellers, Cory Fouch, William Doherty | |
| Subs | Michigan | Otis Griffin (SG), George Harmon (SF), Edward Settle (PF), David Hickman (C) David Purcell, Robert Deines, Brian Arter, Dustin Morris | |
| 11:50 | Michigan | Joseph Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Carl Mars - foul #3 on Carl Mars, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernie Gibson (SF) Joseph Kennedy | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Ford (fresh) SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Watchman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Cawley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - George Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otis Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernie Gibson (fresh) PF - Edward Settle (fresh) 4 pf. C - David Hickman (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Michigan | George Harmon misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-49 |
| 11:29 | Michigan | David Hickman grabs the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 11:12 | Michigan | George Harmon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-49 |
| 11:11 | Michigan | David Hickman tips it back up and in | 45-51 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman misses short on a jumper in the lane | 45-51 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman hits the follow up shot | 47-51 |
| 10:38 | Michigan | David Hickman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SF) Carl Mars | |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Kennedy (PG), David Purcell (SG), Robert Deines (SF), Dustin Morris (C) George Harmon, Otis Griffin, Ernie Gibson, David Hickman | |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 10:14 | Michigan | David Purcell gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 10:09 | Michigan | David Purcell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Michael Cawley snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | William Ford is fouled on the floor by Robert Deines - foul #3 on Robert Deines, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Anthony Sellers (SG), Cory Fouch (PF), William Doherty (C) William Peterson, William Ford, Stephen Watchman, Michael Cawley | |
| Subs | Michigan | Brian Arter (PF) Edward Settle | |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Dustin Morris swats the short shot by Cory Fouch | 47-51 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch hits the follow up shot | 49-51 |
| 08:58 | Michigan | David Purcell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Brian Arter is called for the reach on Anthony Sellers - foul #1 on Brian Arter, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Carl Mars (SF) Anthony Sellers, Tony Thompson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Otis Griffin (SG), David Hickman (C) David Purcell, Dustin Morris | |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Carl Mars can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Deines - foul #4 on Robert Deines, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Edward Settle (PF) Brian Arter | |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:11 | Michigan | Joseph Kennedy misses long on a jumper from the left side | 51-54 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch is fouled on the floor by Robert Deines - foul #5 on Robert Deines, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG) Daniel Seger | |
| Subs | Michigan | George Harmon (SF) Robert Deines | |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Cory Fouch (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - William Doherty (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Joseph Kennedy (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Otis Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Settle (fresh) 4 pf. C - David Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Michigan | Joseph Kennedy misses the shot from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | William Doherty grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Carl Mars buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jessie Heintzelman | 55-54 |
| 07:02 | Michigan | Joseph Kennedy comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Cory Fouch - foul #3 on Cory Fouch, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Ford (SG), Stephen Watchman (PF), Michael Cawley (C) Jessie Heintzelman, Cory Fouch, William Doherty | |
| Subs | Michigan | David Purcell (SG), Dustin Morris (C) George Harmon, David Hickman | |
| 07:02 | Michigan | Joseph Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 07:02 | Michigan | Joseph Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman drills a runner in the paint and the foul's on Edward Settle - foul #5 on Edward Settle, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Anthony Sellers (SF) William Peterson, Carl Mars | |
| Subs | Michigan | George Harmon (PG), Brian Arter (PF) Joseph Kennedy, Edward Settle | |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:17 | Michigan | David Purcell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers is whistled for a carry | 58-56 |
| 05:32 | Michigan | David Purcell clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-56 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Cawley | 58-56 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Seger and the foul's on Brian Arter - foul #2 on Brian Arter, team foul #10 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Carl Mars (SF), William Doherty (C) Daniel Seger, William Ford, Anthony Sellers, Michael Cawley | |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Kennedy (PG) Otis Griffin | |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman misses the free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:11 | Michigan | Dustin Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 04:59 | Michigan | Joseph Kennedy misses the floater from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | William Doherty grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | William Doherty makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by William Peterson | 62-56 |
| 04:40 | Michigan | George Harmon buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Morris | 62-58 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | William Doherty can't connect on a floater near the basket | 62-58 |
| 04:24 | Michigan | David Purcell grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 04:03 | Michigan | Joseph Kennedy connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dustin Morris | 62-61 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | William Peterson travels with the ball | 62-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), William Ford (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF), Cory Fouch (PF), Michael Cawley (C) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman, Carl Mars, Stephen Watchman, William Doherty | |
| Subs | Michigan | Otis Griffin (SG), Joseph Beene (PF), David Hickman (C) David Purcell, Brian Arter, Dustin Morris | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Ford (fresh) SF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) PF - Cory Fouch (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Cawley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Joseph Kennedy (fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. SG - Otis Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Harmon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Beene (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Doherty (C) Michael Cawley | |
| Subs | Michigan | David Purcell (SG) George Harmon | |
| 03:19 | Michigan | David Purcell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | William Doherty snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | William Doherty hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-61 |
| 02:47 | Michigan | David Hickman snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 02:47 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Carl Mars (SF) William Ford, Anthony Sellers | |
| Subs | Michigan | Brian Arter (PF), Dustin Morris (C) Joseph Beene, David Hickman | |
| 02:32 | Michigan | Joseph Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Jessie Heintzelman - foul #2 on Jessie Heintzelman, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| 02:23 | Michigan | David Purcell buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Brian Arter | 62-64 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger is whistled for a carry | 62-64 |
| 01:51 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| 01:46 | Michigan | David Purcell is hacked by Jessie Heintzelman - foul #3 on Jessie Heintzelman, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| 01:46 | Michigan | David Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:46 | Michigan | David Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-66 |
| 01:31 | Michigan | Otis Griffin pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:25 | Michigan | David Purcell clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-66 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Carl Mars pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | William Doherty tips it home | 64-66 |
| 00:52 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Michigan | Dustin Morris makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Kennedy | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-68 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Michigan | Daniel Seger is called for the reach on Otis Griffin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Seger, team foul #8 | 67-68 |
| 00:15 | Michigan | Otis Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:15 | Michigan | Otis Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-70 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | William Doherty pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Carl Mars hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-70 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch snags the offensive board | 67-70 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | The clock runs out | 67-70 |