| Lineup | Michigan | PG - George Harmon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Purcell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Arter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeremy Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Frederick Viers (fresh) 6 pts. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | David Purcell inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Michigan | Brian Arter comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-27 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | David Purcell swats the shot by Jeremy Boyd | 24-27 |
| 19:08 | Michigan | George Harmon grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 18:45 | Michigan | David Purcell misses the 3 from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Michael Conner pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Dustin Morris swats the dunk try by Anthony McMaken | 24-27 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd can't tip it in | 24-27 |
| 18:36 | Michigan | Dustin Morris snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 18:13 | Michigan | David Purcell drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Kennedy | 27-27 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | David Purcell takes the ball from Jeremy Boyd after a doubleteam | 27-27 |
| 17:26 | Michigan | Dustin Morris banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from David Purcell | 29-27 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Michael Conner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-27 |
| 17:09 | Michigan | Brian Arter makes the jump hook from the baseline | 31-27 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Michael Conner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 31-27 |
| 16:47 | Michigan | David Purcell gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 16:22 | Michigan | Brian Arter connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-27 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Michael Conner buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Boyd | 33-29 |
| 15:37 | Michigan | Brian Arter is hacked by Richard Guerrera - foul #2 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Deines (SG), Otis Griffin (SF), Joseph Beene (PF), David Hickman (C) Joseph Kennedy, David Purcell, Dustin Morris, Brian Arter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Mena (SG), Melvin Cobb (SF) Jeremy Boyd, Richard Guerrera | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - George Harmon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Deines (fresh) SF - Otis Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Beene (fresh) C - David Hickman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Paul Mena (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Melvin Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Viers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Anthony McMaken (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Michigan | Otis Griffin makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by George Harmon | 36-29 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken jams it | 36-31 |
| 14:33 | Michigan | Otis Griffin makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by George Harmon | 39-31 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Otis Griffin - foul #1 on Otis Griffin, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Kennedy (SG), David Purcell (SF), Dustin Morris (PF) George Harmon, Robert Deines, Joseph Beene | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd (SG) Michael Conner | |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:00 | Michigan | Otis Griffin misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 13:58 | Michigan | Dustin Morris gets the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 13:44 | Michigan | David Purcell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-33 |
| 13:42 | Michigan | Otis Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 13:22 | Michigan | Dustin Morris blows the layup over the doubleteam | 39-33 |
| 13:21 | Michigan | Dustin Morris grabs the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 12:59 | Michigan | David Purcell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 12:57 | Michigan | David Hickman tips it back up and in | 41-33 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Viers | 41-33 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Frederick Viers misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dustin Morris - foul #1 on Dustin Morris, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | George Harmon (PG), Brian Arter (C) Otis Griffin, David Hickman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Conner (PG), Richard Guerrera (SF), Alex Millner (C) Melvin Cobb, Paul Mena, Anthony McMaken | |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Frederick Viers makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Frederick Viers makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 12:02 | Michigan | David Purcell hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Kennedy | 44-35 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Michael Conner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-35 |
| 11:39 | Michigan | Brian Arter grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - George Harmon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Purcell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Morris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Arter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeremy Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Frederick Viers (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Millner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Michigan | Frederick Viers steps in front of the Dustin Morris pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 44-35 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Frederick Viers is denied on a dunk by Brian Arter | 44-35 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd can't tip it in | 44-35 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Alex Millner tips it in | 44-37 |
| 10:45 | Michigan | David Purcell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alex Millner | 44-37 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Alex Millner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 10:25 | Michigan | Joseph Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 10:19 | Michigan | Frederick Viers takes the ball from George Harmon | 44-37 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Michael Conner evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Guerrera | 44-40 |
| 09:31 | Michigan | David Purcell can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alex Millner | 44-40 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Michael Conner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Arter - foul #3 on Brian Arter, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Deines (SG), Otis Griffin (SF), Joseph Beene (PF), David Hickman (C) Joseph Kennedy, David Purcell, Dustin Morris, Brian Arter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Mena (SG), Melvin Cobb (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Jeremy Boyd, Richard Guerrera, Frederick Viers | |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Michael Conner makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Michael Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 08:38 | Michigan | Joseph Beene misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 08:36 | Michigan | Otis Griffin tips it in | 46-42 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 07:52 | Michigan | Otis Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Kennedy (SF), Brian Arter (C) George Harmon, David Hickman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SF) Michael Conner | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Beene - foul #2 on Joseph Beene, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Young (PF) Alex Millner | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Otis Griffin (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Robert Deines (fresh) SF - Joseph Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Joseph Beene (fresh) C - Brian Arter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Melvin Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Paul Mena (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jerry Young (fresh) C - Anthony McMaken (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Michigan | Otis Griffin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | George Harmon (PG) Robert Deines | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken scores on a runner from the left block set up by Melvin Cobb | 46-48 |
| 06:20 | Michigan | Joseph Kennedy connects on the jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken connects on the shot from the left block | 48-50 |
| 05:51 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | David Purcell (SF), Dustin Morris (PF) Otis Griffin, Joseph Beene | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Conner (PG), Jeremy Boyd (SG) Melvin Cobb, Jerry Young | |
| 05:23 | Michigan | Brian Arter misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Anthony McMaken - foul #1 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #2 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Viers (PF) Paul Mena | |
| 05:23 | Michigan | Brian Arter makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 05:23 | Michigan | Brian Arter makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera and he's hacked by Dustin Morris - foul #2 on Dustin Morris, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:38 | Michigan | Joseph Kennedy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-53 |
| 04:37 | Michigan | Dustin Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 04:25 | Michigan | Dustin Morris evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 50-53 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frederick Viers | 50-53 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | David Hickman (C) Brian Arter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Mena (SF), Alex Millner (C) Richard Guerrera, Anthony McMaken | |
| 03:32 | Michigan | Frederick Viers denies the turnaround by Joseph Kennedy | 50-53 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Frederick Viers can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-53 |
| 03:18 | Michigan | Dustin Morris gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - George Harmon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Purcell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Morris (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - David Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Jeremy Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Mena (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frederick Viers (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Alex Millner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Michigan | Michael Conner steals the ball from David Purcell | 50-53 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Paul Mena misses the easy layup | 50-53 |
| 03:09 | Michigan | David Purcell grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 02:48 | Michigan | David Hickman misses badly on a floater from the left side | 50-53 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Paul Mena grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Brian Arter (C) David Hickman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Paul Mena, Alex Millner | |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Michael Conner makes the shot from the left wing set up by Richard Guerrera | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:09 | Michigan | Brian Arter misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 02:07 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Morris | 50-55 |
| 01:56 | Michigan | Dustin Morris is hacked by Anthony McMaken - foul #2 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #3 | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:42 | Michigan | Michael Conner steals the ball from Brian Arter | 50-55 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Michael Conner hits the finger roll | 50-57 |
| 01:17 | Michigan | David Purcell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 00:53 | Michigan | Brian Arter gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:48 | Michigan | Brian Arter throws it down | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Joseph Kennedy is called for the reach on Jeremy Boyd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Kennedy, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (SF), Paul Mena (PF) Richard Guerrera, Frederick Viers | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Paul Mena is fouled on the floor by Brian Arter - foul #4 on Brian Arter, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Paul Mena misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:44 | Michigan | Brian Arter pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 00:37 | Michigan | David Purcell buries a floater in the lane | 54-57 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SF), Frederick Viers (PF) Melvin Cobb, Paul Mena | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Joseph Kennedy is called for the reach on Michael Conner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Kennedy, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Mena (PF) Frederick Viers | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Michael Conner makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Michael Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:32 | Michigan | George Harmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-59 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (SF) Richard Guerrera | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Michael Conner is fouled on the floor by George Harmon - foul #2 on George Harmon, team foul #9 | 54-59 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Michael Conner makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Michael Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:24 | Michigan | Joseph Kennedy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Paul Mena grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd is hacked by George Harmon in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Harmon, team foul #10 | 54-61 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:14 | Michigan | David Purcell misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 00:13 | Michigan | George Harmon gets the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 00:09 | Michigan | David Purcell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-63 |
| 00:08 | Michigan | David Purcell grabs the offensive board | 54-63 |
| 00:04 | Michigan | George Harmon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | Dustin Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | The clock runs out | 54-63 |