| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Harold Heide (fresh) SG - Rodney Harris (fresh) SF - James Muff (fresh) PF - James Digregorio (fresh) C - Jeremy Gough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) SG - James Sae (fresh) SF - Richard Rogers (fresh) PF - Charles Heavner (fresh) C - Karl Woods (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan | Richard Rogers is called for the reach on Rodney Harris - foul #1 on Richard Rogers, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Michigan | James Digregorio misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Michigan | Rodney Harris misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | William Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Michigan | Harold Heide grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Michigan | James Digregorio makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Harold Heide | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from William Stewart | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Michigan | Rodney Harris tips it home | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods is whistled for a carry | 4-2 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SG), William Banton (SF), James Lindsey (PF), Kent Whittenburg (C) James Sae, Richard Rogers, Charles Heavner, Karl Woods | |
| 17:41 | Michigan | James Digregorio's pass is intercepted by Kent Whittenburg | 4-2 |
| 17:17 | Notre Dame | William Banton buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:53 | Michigan | Harold Heide misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:52 | Notre Dame | William Banton grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:23 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by James Digregorio - foul #1 on James Digregorio, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Cotton (C) Jeremy Gough | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner (PG), Richard Rogers (SG), Karl Woods (C) William Stewart, Raymond Davis, Kent Whittenburg | |
| 16:23 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:23 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:01 | Michigan | James Muff misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Lindsey - foul #1 on James Lindsey, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Michigan | Tom Bruss (SG), Alvin Gibb (PF) Rodney Harris, James Digregorio | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG) James Lindsey | |
| 16:01 | Michigan | James Muff makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:01 | Michigan | James Muff makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Harold Heide (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tom Bruss (fresh) SF - James Muff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alvin Gibb (fresh) C - Timothy Cotton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Rogers (fresh) SG - James Sae (fresh) SF - William Banton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Heavner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Karl Woods (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Notre Dame | William Banton misses the floater in the paint | 6-7 |
| 15:36 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Timothy Cotton | 6-7 |
| 15:22 | Michigan | Timothy Cotton can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 6-7 |
| 15:20 | Michigan | Timothy Cotton grabs the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:10 | Michigan | Harold Heide hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-7 |
| 15:08 | Notre Dame | James Sae gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods is fouled on the floor by Timothy Cotton - foul #1 on Timothy Cotton, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 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 | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Alexander Slinkard (SF), James Lindsey (PF) James Sae, William Banton, Charles Heavner | |
| 14:30 | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard is hacked by Rodney Harris - foul #1 on Rodney Harris, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner (PG), Raymond Davis (SG) William Stewart, Richard Rogers | |
| 14:12 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 6-7 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner tips it home | 6-9 |
| 13:47 | Michigan | Raymond Davis picks off the pass by Rodney Harris | 6-9 |
| 13:21 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis is hacked by Jeremy Gough - foul #1 on Jeremy Gough, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | Harold Heide (PG) Gregory Collins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), James Sae (SG), Richard Rogers (SF) Charles Heavner, Raymond Davis, Alexander Slinkard | |
| 13:10 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey's pass is intercepted by Jerry Hill | 6-9 |
| 13:01 | Michigan | Harold Heide is fouled on the floor by Karl Woods - foul #1 on Karl Woods, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Muff (SF) Jerry Hill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:42 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 6-9 |
| 12:40 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:22 | Michigan | Rodney Harris knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Muff | 9-9 |
| 12:09 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Stewart | 9-11 |
| 11:51 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough makes the jumper from the right wing set up by James Muff | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Harold Heide (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Harris (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Muff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Digregorio (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Gough (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Sae (fresh) SF - Richard Rogers (fresh) PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Karl Woods (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Digregorio - foul #2 on James Digregorio, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | Tom Bruss (SG), Alvin Gibb (PF), Timothy Cotton (C) Rodney Harris, James Digregorio, Jeremy Gough | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SF), Charles Heavner (PF) James Sae, Karl Woods | |
| 11:23 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:23 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:23 | Michigan | Alvin Gibb snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 11:03 | Michigan | Harold Heide is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Harold Heide, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG), Karl Woods (C) Richard Rogers, James Lindsey | |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | William Banton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (PG), Raymond Davis (SG) William Stewart, James Sae | |
| 10:16 | Michigan | Harold Heide works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by William Banton - foul #1 on William Banton, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Michigan | Rodney Harris (SG), Jeremy Gough (C) Tom Bruss, Timothy Cotton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG) Raymond Davis | |
| 10:16 | Michigan | Harold Heide makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:16 | Michigan | Harold Heide misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 09:47 | Notre Dame | William Banton scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Charles Heavner | 12-15 |
| 09:21 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Stewart - foul #1 on William Stewart, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Michigan | Gregory Collins (PG), Jerry Hill (SF) Harold Heide, James Muff | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG), James Lindsey (C) Richard Rogers, Karl Woods | |
| 09:21 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:21 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:21 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:02 | Notre Dame | Rodney Harris is called for the reach on James Lindsey - foul #2 on Rodney Harris, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Michigan | Tom Bruss (SG) Rodney Harris | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (PG) William Stewart | |
| 09:02 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:02 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 08:44 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough is whistled for traveling | 13-17 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Raymond Davis (SG), Karl Woods (C) Richard Rogers, James Sae, James Lindsey | |
| 08:20 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from William Stewart | 13-19 |
| 07:54 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Karl Woods - foul #2 on Karl Woods, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Michigan | Harold Heide (PG), James Muff (SF) Gregory Collins, Jerry Hill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (PG), James Sae (SG), Alexander Slinkard (SF), James Lindsey (C) William Stewart, Raymond Davis, William Banton, Karl Woods | |
| 07:54 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 07:54 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey grabs the board | 14-19 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Harold Heide (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Bruss (fresh) SF - James Muff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alvin Gibb (fresh) C - Jeremy Gough (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Rogers (fresh) SG - James Sae (fresh) SF - Alexander Slinkard (fresh) PF - Charles Heavner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lindsey (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Notre Dame | Harold Heide steps in front of the Charles Heavner pass | 14-19 |
| 07:30 | Michigan | Harold Heide lays it up and in | 16-19 |
| 07:03 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-19 |
| 07:02 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 06:39 | Michigan | Harold Heide knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 18-19 |
| 06:20 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Sae | 18-21 |
| 05:55 | Michigan | Alvin Gibb drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Tom Bruss and he's fouled by James Lindsey - foul #2 on James Lindsey, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Cotton (C) Jeremy Gough | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Raymond Davis (SG), William Banton (SF), Kent Whittenburg (C) Richard Rogers, James Sae, Alexander Slinkard, James Lindsey | |
| 05:55 | Michigan | Alvin Gibb makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 21-21 |
| 05:37 | Michigan | Alvin Gibb grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 05:29 | Michigan | Alvin Gibb hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Muff | 23-21 |
| 05:11 | Notre Dame | Harold Heide is called for the reach on William Banton - foul #2 on Harold Heide, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Michigan | Gregory Collins (PG), Michael Lacey (SG), Jerry Hill (SF), James Digregorio (PF) Harold Heide, Tom Bruss, James Muff, Alvin Gibb | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG) Raymond Davis | |
| 05:11 | Notre Dame | William Banton makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:11 | Notre Dame | William Banton makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:02 | Michigan | James Digregorio misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on William Stewart - foul #2 on William Stewart, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG) William Stewart | |
| 05:02 | Michigan | James Digregorio makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:02 | Michigan | James Digregorio misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:02 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:43 | Notre Dame | James Sae misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-23 |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner misses the tip | 24-23 |
| 04:41 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers snags the offensive board | 24-23 |
| 04:22 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-26 |
| 04:05 | Michigan | James Digregorio travels with the ball | 24-26 |
| Subs | Michigan | Harold Heide (PG), Tom Bruss (SG), James Muff (SF) Gregory Collins, Michael Lacey, Jerry Hill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SG) James Sae | |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | The jumper by Richard Rogers is denied by Timothy Cotton | 24-26 |
| 03:41 | Michigan | James Muff gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Harold Heide (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Bruss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Muff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Digregorio (fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Cotton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Rogers (fresh) SG - Raymond Davis (fresh) SF - William Banton (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Heavner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Kent Whittenburg (fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Michigan | James Digregorio blows the dunk | 24-26 |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by James Digregorio - foul #3 on James Digregorio, team foul #9 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Michigan | Rodney Harris (SG), Jeremy Gough (C) Tom Bruss, James Digregorio | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), James Sae (SG), Alexander Slinkard (SF), Karl Woods (C) Richard Rogers, Raymond Davis, William Banton, Kent Whittenburg | |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:16 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough is fouled on the floor by Karl Woods - foul #3 on Karl Woods, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lindsey (C) Karl Woods | |
| 03:16 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:16 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | James Sae is hacked by Rodney Harris - foul #3 on Rodney Harris, team foul #10 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | Tom Bruss (SG) Rodney Harris | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SF), Kent Whittenburg (C) Alexander Slinkard, Charles Heavner | |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | James Sae misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | James Sae makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:38 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 02:37 | Michigan | James Muff grabs the offensive board | 26-29 |
| 02:28 | Michigan | Tom Bruss double dribbles | 26-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Alvin Gibb (PF) Timothy Cotton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SF), Charles Heavner (PF) James Sae, Kent Whittenburg | |
| 02:05 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 02:04 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to William Banton | 26-29 |
| 01:46 | Notre Dame | William Banton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-29 |
| 01:45 | Michigan | Alvin Gibb grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 01:27 | Michigan | James Muff comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 26-29 |
| 01:25 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Charles Heavner | 26-29 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers clanks a 3 from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 01:18 | Michigan | James Muff gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 01:12 | Michigan | James Lindsey is called for the reach on Jeremy Gough - foul #3 on James Lindsey, team foul #10 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Gregory Collins (PG), Jerry Hill (SF) Harold Heide, James Muff | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG), Alexander Slinkard (SF), Kent Whittenburg (C) Richard Rogers, William Banton, James Lindsey | |
| 01:12 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:12 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner can't throw it down | 28-29 |
| 00:42 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg tips it home | 28-31 |
| 00:24 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 00:22 | Michigan | Jerry Hill tips it in | 30-31 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-31 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Alexander Slinkard | 30-31 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | The clock runs out | 30-31 |