| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Michael Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Reeder (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gregg Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chris Driscoll (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sam Long (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Philip Booker inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Booker | 26-29 |
| 19:29 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from close range | 28-29 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 19:19 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:52 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-29 |
| 18:51 | Michigan | Glen Reeder tips it back up and in | 30-29 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Chris Driscoll is called for the reach on Philip Booker - foul #2 on Chris Driscoll, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Philip Booker | 30-32 |
| 18:02 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Philip Booker grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Edward Fox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-32 |
| 17:23 | Michigan | Philip Booker steps in front of the Emmanuel Chapman pass | 30-32 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Edward Fox lays it in on a great pass from Philip Booker | 30-34 |
| 16:55 | Michigan | Glen Reeder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 16:53 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz grabs the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 16:36 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman is fouled on the floor by Robert Summers - foul #3 on Robert Summers, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kenneth Lammers (SF) Glen Reeder | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Tomas Wilde (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Sam Long, Robert Summers | |
| 16:16 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-34 |
| 16:15 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz grabs the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 15:54 | Michigan | Tomas Wilde steals it from Gregg Schultz | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Michael Boone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Lammers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gregg Schultz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Driscoll (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Philip Booker tips it back up and in | 30-36 |
| 15:20 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Boone | 32-36 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Austin Coward comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 15:11 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 14:48 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 34-36 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-36 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Austin Coward and he's fouled by Kenneth Lammers - foul #2 on Kenneth Lammers, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | Anthony Foster (SG), Glen Reeder (SF), James Runion (PF) Emmanuel Chapman, Kenneth Lammers, Gregg Schultz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Sam Long (PF), Robert Summers (C) Austin Coward, Philip Booker, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 13:53 | Michigan | Anthony Foster is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Glen Reeder | 37-39 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Robert Summers lays it up and in on a great pass from Nathaniel Phillips | 37-41 |
| 13:13 | Michigan | James Runion misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Robert Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 12:51 | Michigan | Glen Reeder grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 12:23 | Michigan | Michael Boone clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 12:21 | Michigan | Glen Reeder tips it in | 39-41 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock is fouled on the floor by Glen Reeder - foul #1 on Glen Reeder, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman (PG) Michael Boone | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SG), Philip Booker (SF) Leroy Dickens, Carl Hartsock | |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 11:46 | Michigan | James Runion pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Reeder (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Runion (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Chris Driscoll (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sam Long (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Michigan | James Runion is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Emmanuel Chapman | 41-41 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses long on a jumper in the lane | 41-41 |
| 11:18 | Michigan | Glen Reeder grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 11:08 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman is hacked by Edward Fox - foul #1 on Edward Fox, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Marion (PG), Kenneth Lammers (SF), Gregg Schultz (PF) Anthony Foster, Glen Reeder, James Runion | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF) Sam Long | |
| 10:50 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman banks in the layup | 43-41 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Philip Booker is called for traveling | 43-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Boone (PG) Lester Marion | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Terrance Riccio (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Robert Summers | |
| 10:28 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Philip Booker pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Chris Driscoll is called for the reach on Terrance Riccio - foul #3 on Chris Driscoll, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Edward Fox is whistled for traveling | 43-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Glen Reeder (PF) Chris Driscoll | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (PF) Tomas Wilde | |
| 09:40 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Terrance Riccio - foul #1 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Runion (C) Kenneth Lammers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Summers (C) Terrance Riccio | |
| 09:40 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:40 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Philip Booker connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Edward Fox and he's hacked by Michael Boone - foul #1 on Michael Boone, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG) Austin Coward | |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Philip Booker makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:52 | Michigan | Glen Reeder misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Sam Long snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Sam Long hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Nathaniel Phillips | 45-47 |
| 08:15 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Summers | 45-47 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips is hacked by Glen Reeder - foul #2 on Glen Reeder, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Anthony Foster (SG), Kenneth Lammers (SF), Chris Driscoll (C) Michael Boone, Glen Reeder, James Runion | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (SG), Tomas Wilde (PF) Edward Fox, Sam Long | |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 07:33 | Michigan | Anthony Foster pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Lammers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gregg Schultz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Driscoll (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Michigan | Kenneth Lammers misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Robert Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses the dunk | 45-47 |
| 06:48 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 06:23 | Michigan | Robert Summers swats the layup by Gregg Schultz | 45-47 |
| 06:22 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz snags the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 05:56 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Summers - foul #4 on Robert Summers, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Boone (PG), Glen Reeder (SF) Emmanuel Chapman, Kenneth Lammers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Sam Long (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Leroy Dickens, Philip Booker, Tomas Wilde, Robert Summers | |
| 05:56 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 05:56 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Edward Fox clanks a jumper from the left side | 47-47 |
| 05:44 | Michigan | Glen Reeder snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 05:40 | Michigan | Michael Boone travels with the ball | 47-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Runion (PF) Gregg Schultz | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Austin Coward's pass is intercepted by James Runion | 47-47 |
| 05:00 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side | 47-47 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Sam Long gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Edward Fox is hacked by Michael Boone - foul #2 on Michael Boone, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman (SG) Anthony Foster | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 04:50 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Chris Driscoll | 47-47 |
| 04:21 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 47-47 |
| 04:20 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman snags the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 04:04 | Michigan | Michael Boone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kenneth Lammers (SF) Chris Driscoll | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Philip Booker (SF), Robert Summers (C) Austin Coward, Carl Hartsock, Terrance Riccio | |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Robert Summers throws it down | 47-49 |
| 03:26 | Michigan | James Runion clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Fox - foul #2 on Edward Fox, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Anthony Foster (SG) Michael Boone | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:26 | Michigan | James Runion makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 03:26 | Michigan | James Runion misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Sam Long gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Lammers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Glen Reeder (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - James Runion (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sam Long (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Robert Summers pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 02:57 | Michigan | James Runion snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 02:57 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Boone (PG), Gregg Schultz (PF), Chris Driscoll (C) Anthony Foster, Kenneth Lammers, James Runion | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:37 | Michigan | Glen Reeder can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Robert Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Philip Booker | 48-52 |
| 01:58 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman is whistled for traveling | 48-52 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Robert Summers banks in the layup | 48-54 |
| 01:21 | Michigan | Michael Boone is hacked by Nathaniel Phillips - foul #2 on Nathaniel Phillips, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| 01:07 | Michigan | Michael Boone is fouled on the floor by Sam Long - foul #3 on Sam Long, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| 01:07 | Michigan | Michael Boone makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 01:07 | Michigan | Michael Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Fox and he's fouled by Michael Boone - foul #3 on Michael Boone, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips makes the free throw | 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 50-57 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Sam Long grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Sam Long is hacked by Michael Boone in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Boone, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Philip Booker | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Sam Long misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:43 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Chris Driscoll | 50-57 |
| 00:37 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-57 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Michael Boone is called for the reach on Austin Coward in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Boone, team foul #10 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Michigan | Anthony Foster (SG) Michael Boone | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:36 | Michigan | Glen Reeder grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 00:30 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG) Austin Coward | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Emmanuel Chapman is called for the reach on Carl Hartsock in the backcourt - foul #2 on Emmanuel Chapman, team foul #11 | 53-57 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:23 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens is hacked by Anthony Foster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Foster, team foul #12 | 56-59 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Anthony Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Sam Long gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG) Nathaniel Phillips | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock is fouled in the backcourt by Emmanuel Chapman - foul #3 on Emmanuel Chapman, team foul #13 | 56-61 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Glen Reeder buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Chris Driscoll | 59-63 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock is hacked by Anthony Foster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Foster, team foul #14 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG) Austin Coward | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:03 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Phillips - foul #3 on Nathaniel Phillips, team foul #8 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SG), Philip Booker (SF) Leroy Dickens, Carl Hartsock | |
| 00:03 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:03 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Anthony Foster is called for the reach on Philip Booker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Foster, team foul #15 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (SG) Edward Fox | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Philip Booker makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Philip Booker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman misses the fullcourt shot | 61-67 |