| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Harold Heide (fresh) SG - Rodney Harris (fresh) SF - James Muff (fresh) PF - James Digregorio (fresh) C - Jeremy Gough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Gillen (fresh) SG - William Flint (fresh) SF - Arthur Gardea (fresh) PF - Brian Sutton (fresh) C - Carlos Frazier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Michigan | Harold Heide misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Gillen - foul #1 on Michael Gillen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Michigan | Harold Heide makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:42 | Michigan | Harold Heide makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | VCU | Arthur Gardea makes the floater in the paint set up by William Flint | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:48 | VCU | Brian Sutton misses the jump hook from close range | 4-2 |
| 18:46 | VCU | Michael Gillen grabs the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:29 | VCU | Brian Sutton misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on James Muff - foul #1 on James Muff, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:29 | VCU | Brian Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:29 | VCU | Brian Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:10 | Michigan | Harold Heide hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Muff and the foul's on Michael Gillen - foul #2 on Michael Gillen, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Savage (PG) Michael Gillen | |
| 18:10 | Michigan | Harold Heide misses the free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:10 | VCU | Carlos Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:41 | VCU | Arthur Gardea buries a shot from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 17:23 | Michigan | James Digregorio misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 17:22 | Michigan | James Digregorio tips it in | 8-5 |
| 17:15 | VCU | William Flint is hacked by James Digregorio - foul #1 on James Digregorio, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| 17:03 | VCU | James Muff picks off the pass by Arthur Gardea | 8-5 |
| 16:43 | Michigan | Carlos Frazier steals the ball from Jeremy Gough | 8-5 |
| 16:22 | VCU | Brian Sutton drills a jumper near the basket | 8-7 |
| 16:09 | Michigan | James Digregorio misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Todd Savage - foul #1 on Todd Savage, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Michigan | Gregory Collins (PG), Tom Bruss (SG), Jerry Hill (SF), Timothy Cotton (C) Harold Heide, Rodney Harris, James Muff, Jeremy Gough | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 16:09 | Michigan | James Digregorio misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:09 | Michigan | James Digregorio makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:07 | VCU | Todd Savage is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Collins - foul #1 on Gregory Collins, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Michigan | Alvin Gibb (PF) James Digregorio | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 16:02 | VCU | William Flint misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Tom Bruss - foul #1 on Tom Bruss, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| 16:02 | VCU | William Flint misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:02 | VCU | William Flint makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Gregory Collins (fresh) SG - Tom Bruss (fresh) SF - Jerry Hill (fresh) PF - Alvin Gibb (fresh) C - Timothy Cotton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Savage (fresh) SG - William Flint (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Gardea (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Sutton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carlos Frazier (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Michigan | Tom Bruss can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Flint - foul #1 on William Flint, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Thetford (SG), Alfred Smith (SF), Michael Herbst (PF) William Flint, Arthur Gardea, Brian Sutton | |
| 15:43 | Michigan | Tom Bruss makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:43 | Michigan | Tom Bruss misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:43 | VCU | The rebound goes to Carlos Frazier | 10-8 |
| 15:17 | VCU | Gary Thetford misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Timothy Cotton - foul #1 on Timothy Cotton, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| 15:17 | VCU | Gary Thetford makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:17 | VCU | Gary Thetford misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:17 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Alvin Gibb | 10-9 |
| 15:08 | Michigan | Tom Bruss drills a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Gary Thetford - foul #1 on Gary Thetford, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Digregorio (PF) Alvin Gibb | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 15:08 | Michigan | Tom Bruss makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:50 | VCU | James Digregorio swats the layup by Gary Thetford | 13-9 |
| 14:49 | Michigan | Timothy Cotton gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:44 | Michigan | Jerry Hill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 14:42 | VCU | Michael Herbst pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:27 | VCU | Michael Herbst can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 13-9 |
| 14:25 | VCU | Alfred Smith gets the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:04 | VCU | The pull-up jumper by Alfred Smith is blocked by James Digregorio | 13-9 |
| 14:03 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Thetford | 13-9 |
| 13:52 | VCU | Todd Savage scores on a floater near the basket set up by Carlos Frazier | 13-11 |
| 13:29 | Michigan | Michael Herbst is called for the reach on James Digregorio - foul #1 on Michael Herbst, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | Harold Heide (PG), Rodney Harris (SG), James Muff (SF), Alvin Gibb (PF), Jeremy Gough (C) Gregory Collins, Tom Bruss, Jerry Hill, James Digregorio, Timothy Cotton | |
| Subs | VCU | Oscar Quintal (PG), William Flint (SG), Arthur Gardea (SF), Brian Sutton (PF) Todd Savage, Gary Thetford, Michael Herbst, Carlos Frazier | |
| 13:15 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough misses the shot from the baseline | 13-11 |
| 13:14 | VCU | Brian Sutton snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 13:08 | VCU | Arthur Gardea clanks a shot from the free throw line | 13-11 |
| 13:06 | Michigan | Alvin Gibb gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:57 | Michigan | Rodney Harris clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 12:55 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Gibb | 13-11 |
| 12:46 | Michigan | Alvin Gibb can't finish the layup | 13-11 |
| 12:45 | VCU | Arthur Gardea grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 12:33 | VCU | Arthur Gardea misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 12:32 | Michigan | Harold Heide grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 12:20 | Michigan | Harold Heide is hacked by Brian Sutton - foul #1 on Brian Sutton, team foul #7 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Digregorio (PF) Alvin Gibb | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Savage (PG), Michael Herbst (C) Oscar Quintal, Alfred Smith | |
| 12:20 | Michigan | Harold Heide misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:20 | VCU | Brian Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:05 | VCU | Michael Herbst can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-11 |
| 12:04 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough grabs the board | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Harold Heide (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rodney Harris (fresh) SF - James Muff (fresh) PF - James Digregorio (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Jeremy Gough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Savage (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Flint (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Gardea (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Sutton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Herbst (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Michigan | James Digregorio misses short on a floater from the left block | 13-11 |
| 11:47 | VCU | Michael Herbst grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 11:26 | VCU | Arthur Gardea misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 11:24 | Michigan | Harold Heide grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 11:04 | Michigan | Harold Heide lays it in | 15-11 |
| 10:44 | VCU | Michael Herbst can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 15-11 |
| 10:43 | Michigan | The rebound goes to James Digregorio | 15-11 |
| 10:38 | Michigan | Harold Heide scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Gough | 18-11 |
| 10:20 | VCU | Rodney Harris takes the ball from Todd Savage | 18-11 |
| 10:10 | Michigan | James Digregorio travels with the ball | 18-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | Gregory Collins (PG), Tom Bruss (SG), Jerry Hill (SF), Alvin Gibb (PF), Timothy Cotton (C) Harold Heide, Rodney Harris, James Muff, James Digregorio, Jeremy Gough | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Thetford (SG), Alfred Smith (SF), Carlos Frazier (C) William Flint, Arthur Gardea, Brian Sutton | |
| 09:53 | VCU | Alfred Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-11 |
| 09:51 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Alvin Gibb | 18-11 |
| 09:37 | Michigan | Tom Bruss is fouled on the floor by Michael Herbst - foul #2 on Michael Herbst, team foul #8 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lange (SF) Michael Herbst | |
| 09:37 | Michigan | Tom Bruss makes the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 09:37 | Michigan | Tom Bruss makes the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 09:16 | VCU | Gary Thetford comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 20-11 |
| 09:14 | Michigan | Jerry Hill pulls down the rebound | 20-11 |
| 08:55 | Michigan | Alvin Gibb is hacked by Alfred Smith - foul #1 on Alfred Smith, team foul #9 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | Harold Heide (PG), James Muff (SF) Gregory Collins, Jerry Hill | |
| Subs | VCU | Oscar Quintal (PG) Todd Savage | |
| 08:55 | Michigan | Alvin Gibb makes the 1st free throw | 21-11 |
| 08:55 | Michigan | Alvin Gibb misses the 2nd free throw | 21-11 |
| 08:55 | Michigan | Timothy Cotton gets the offensive rebound | 21-11 |
| 08:42 | Michigan | Thomas Lange steps in front of the Tom Bruss pass | 21-11 |
| 08:38 | VCU | Thomas Lange hits the finger roll | 21-13 |
| 08:33 | Michigan | Gary Thetford steps in front of the Alvin Gibb pass | 21-13 |
| 08:15 | VCU | Carlos Frazier hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alfred Smith | 21-15 |
| 08:07 | Michigan | Oscar Quintal steps in front of the James Muff pass | 21-15 |
| 07:43 | VCU | Alvin Gibb steals it from Alfred Smith | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Harold Heide (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Tom Bruss (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Muff (fresh) PF - Alvin Gibb (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Cotton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Oscar Quintal (fresh) SG - Gary Thetford (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Lange (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Smith (fresh) C - Carlos Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Michigan | Alvin Gibb misses short on a runner from the right block | 21-15 |
| 07:30 | VCU | Alfred Smith gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 07:12 | VCU | Gary Thetford clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 21-15 |
| 07:10 | VCU | Gary Thetford tips it back up and in | 21-17 |
| 06:49 | Michigan | Alvin Gibb buries a jumper from the right wing | 23-17 |
| 06:29 | VCU | Carlos Frazier hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 23-17 |
| 06:28 | Michigan | Timothy Cotton pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 06:01 | Michigan | James Muff misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 23-17 |
| 05:59 | Michigan | Timothy Cotton pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 05:54 | Michigan | Harold Heide hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 05:52 | VCU | The rebound goes to Gary Thetford | 23-17 |
| 05:39 | VCU | Thomas Lange's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-17 |
| Subs | Michigan | Gregory Collins (PG), Rodney Harris (SG), Jerry Hill (SF), James Digregorio (PF), Jeremy Gough (C) Harold Heide, Tom Bruss, James Muff, Alvin Gibb, Timothy Cotton | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Savage (PG), William Flint (SG), Arthur Gardea (SF), Brian Sutton (PF) Oscar Quintal, Gary Thetford, Thomas Lange, Alfred Smith | |
| 05:23 | Michigan | James Digregorio knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 25-17 |
| 04:59 | VCU | William Flint comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 25-17 |
| 04:58 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough gets the rebound | 25-17 |
| 04:53 | Michigan | James Digregorio lays it in | 27-17 |
| 04:31 | VCU | Carlos Frazier blows the dunk but he's hacked by Gregory Collins - foul #2 on Gregory Collins, team foul #6 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Lacey (PG) Gregory Collins | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 04:31 | VCU | Carlos Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 04:31 | VCU | Carlos Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 04:31 | Michigan | James Digregorio grabs the defensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 04:19 | Michigan | Michael Lacey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-18 |
| 03:59 | VCU | James Digregorio swats the short shot by Todd Savage | 27-18 |
| 03:58 | Michigan | Michael Lacey grabs the defensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 03:34 | Michigan | James Digregorio misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 27-18 |
| 03:32 | Michigan | James Digregorio pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-18 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Michael Lacey (fresh) SG - Rodney Harris (fresh) SF - Jerry Hill (fresh) PF - James Digregorio (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeremy Gough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Savage (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Flint (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Gardea (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Sutton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Brian Sutton - foul #2 on Brian Sutton, team foul #10 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Michigan | Harold Heide (PG), Tom Bruss (SG), James Muff (SF) Michael Lacey, Rodney Harris, Jerry Hill | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Gillen (PG), Gary Thetford (SG), Alfred Smith (C) Todd Savage, William Flint, Carlos Frazier | |
| 03:17 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough misses the free throw | 29-18 |
| 03:17 | VCU | Alfred Smith pulls down the rebound | 29-18 |
| 03:00 | VCU | Brian Sutton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-18 |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Cotton (C) Jeremy Gough | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lange (SF), Michael Herbst (C) Arthur Gardea, Brian Sutton | |
| 02:49 | Michigan | James Digregorio hits the finger roll set up by James Muff | 31-18 |
| 02:31 | VCU | Alfred Smith can't connect on a floater from the left side | 31-18 |
| 02:29 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Harold Heide | 31-18 |
| 02:23 | Michigan | Thomas Lange is called for the reach on James Muff - foul #1 on Thomas Lange, team foul #11 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Michigan | Alvin Gibb (PF) James Digregorio | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 02:23 | Michigan | James Muff misses the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 02:23 | Michigan | James Muff makes the 2nd free throw | 32-18 |
| 02:02 | VCU | Gary Thetford is called for traveling | 32-18 |
| Subs | Michigan | Rodney Harris (SG) Tom Bruss | |
| Subs | VCU | William Flint (SG) Gary Thetford | |
| 01:53 | Michigan | Rodney Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 32-18 |
| 01:52 | VCU | Michael Herbst gets the rebound | 32-18 |
| 01:47 | VCU | Michael Gillen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-18 |
| 01:45 | VCU | William Flint grabs the offensive rebound | 32-18 |
| 01:32 | VCU | Michael Gillen is fouled on the floor by Alvin Gibb - foul #1 on Alvin Gibb, team foul #7 | 32-18 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeremy Gough (C) Timothy Cotton | |
| Subs | VCU | Arthur Gardea (SF), Brian Sutton (PF) Thomas Lange, Alfred Smith | |
| 01:32 | VCU | Michael Gillen makes the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 01:32 | VCU | Michael Gillen misses the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 01:32 | VCU | Brian Sutton pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-19 |
| 01:16 | VCU | Michael Herbst is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Gough - foul #1 on Jeremy Gough, team foul #8 | 32-19 |
| Subs | Michigan | Gregory Collins (PG), James Digregorio (PF) Harold Heide, Alvin Gibb | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 01:16 | VCU | Michael Herbst makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 01:16 | VCU | Michael Herbst makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 01:03 | Michigan | James Digregorio misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 32-21 |
| 01:01 | VCU | Brian Sutton pulls down the rebound | 32-21 |
| 00:55 | VCU | James Digregorio swats the layup by Arthur Gardea | 32-21 |
| 00:54 | Michigan | James Digregorio grabs the defensive rebound | 32-21 |
| 00:49 | Michigan | Rodney Harris travels with the ball | 32-21 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jerry Hill (SF) James Muff | |
| Subs | VCU | Carlos Frazier (C) Michael Herbst | |
| 00:36 | VCU | Carlos Frazier loses the ball out of bounds | 32-21 |
| Subs | Michigan | Tom Bruss (SG) Rodney Harris | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Savage (PG), Gary Thetford (SG) Michael Gillen, William Flint | |
| 00:22 | Michigan | James Digregorio misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Brian Sutton - foul #3 on Brian Sutton, team foul #12 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | VCU | Alfred Smith (PF) Brian Sutton | |
| 00:22 | Michigan | James Digregorio makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 00:22 | Michigan | James Digregorio makes the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Todd Savage misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-21 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | James Digregorio grabs the defensive rebound | 34-21 |