| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Michael Boone (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Glen Reeder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Gochenour (fresh) C - Gregg Schultz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Glen Reeder inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz is called for traveling | 26-23 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips blows the dunk | 26-23 |
| 19:10 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Boone | 26-23 |
| 19:03 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-23 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Henry Gochenour steps in front of the Wayne Foster pass | 26-23 |
| 18:35 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-23 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Emmanuel Chapman - foul #2 on Emmanuel Chapman, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Nelson Boyer and he's hacked by Glen Reeder - foul #2 on Glen Reeder, team foul #2 | 29-23 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey makes the free throw | 30-23 |
| 17:48 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Fisher - foul #2 on Robert Fisher, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 17:48 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 17:48 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Phillips | 30-24 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-24 |
| 17:21 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 17:02 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Michael Boone | 30-26 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 16:41 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 16:15 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Boone | 30-28 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Gregg Schultz steals the ball from Nathaniel Phillips | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Bailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Michael Boone (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Glen Reeder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Gochenour (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregg Schultz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:30 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Nathaniel Phillips - foul #1 on Nathaniel Phillips, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Sam Long (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF) Wayne Foster, Nathaniel Phillips, Nelson Boyer, Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kenneth Lammers (SF), James Runion (C) Glen Reeder, Gregg Schultz | |
| 15:30 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 15:30 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde can't finish the layup | 30-30 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Sam Long gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Robert Fisher knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 14:40 | Michigan | Edward Fox steps in front of the Henry Gochenour pass | 32-30 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Austin Coward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-30 |
| 14:22 | Michigan | Kenneth Lammers pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 14:05 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Boone | 32-32 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde is hacked by Henry Gochenour - foul #2 on Henry Gochenour, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Nathaniel Phillips (SG), Nelson Boyer (SF) Austin Coward, Edward Fox, Sam Long | |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Marion (SG), Glen Reeder (PF) Emmanuel Chapman, Henry Gochenour | |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-32 |
| 13:17 | Michigan | Glen Reeder grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 12:52 | Michigan | James Runion clanks a jumper from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Robert Fisher snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-32 |
| 12:30 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Lester Marion | 32-32 |
| 12:06 | Michigan | Kenneth Lammers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-32 |
| 12:04 | Michigan | Glen Reeder pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 11:48 | Michigan | James Runion clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Robert Fisher (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Michael Boone (tiring) 5 ast. SG - Lester Marion (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Lammers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Glen Reeder (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Runion (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Fisher | 34-32 |
| 10:52 | Michigan | James Runion clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Nelson Boyer - foul #3 on Nelson Boyer, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Andrew Bailey (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Wayne Foster, Tomas Wilde, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman (PG), Anthony Foster (SF), Gregg Schultz (PF) Michael Boone, Kenneth Lammers, Glen Reeder | |
| 10:52 | Michigan | James Runion misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 10:52 | Michigan | James Runion misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Nelson Boyer | 36-32 |
| 10:24 | Michigan | Terrance Riccio blocks the short jumper by Gregg Schultz | 36-32 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Austin Coward pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Andrew Bailey | 39-32 |
| 09:47 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman misses the floater from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| 09:46 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz tips it home | 39-34 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer hits a 3pt jumper from straight away and the foul's on Anthony Foster - foul #1 on Anthony Foster, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SG) Nathaniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Michigan | Glen Reeder (SF), Henry Gochenour (PF) Lester Marion, James Runion | |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 09:18 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-34 |
| 09:17 | Michigan | Anthony Foster tips it home | 43-36 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Edward Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Austin Coward pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio lays it in | 45-36 |
| 08:11 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Anthony Foster | 45-38 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer scores on a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Anthony Foster - foul #2 on Anthony Foster, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Nathaniel Phillips (SG), Tomas Wilde (PF) Austin Coward, Edward Fox, Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Boone (PG), Kenneth Lammers (SF) Anthony Foster, Henry Gochenour | |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the free throw | 48-38 |
| 07:46 | Michigan | Glen Reeder is hacked by Terrance Riccio - foul #1 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SF), Sam Long (C) Nelson Boyer, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Edward Fox (fresh) PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 3 pf. C - Sam Long (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Michael Boone (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Kenneth Lammers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Glen Reeder (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregg Schultz (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:28 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman clanks a floater from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Sam Long grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-38 |
| 07:19 | Michigan | Glen Reeder pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 07:00 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-40 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Glen Reeder picks off the pass by Wayne Foster | 48-40 |
| 06:19 | Michigan | Michael Boone makes the jumpshot from the right side | 48-42 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips connects on the shot from the baseline | 50-42 |
| 05:40 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman makes the turnaround from the right block | 50-44 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Edward Fox, Tomas Wilde, Sam Long | |
| Subs | Michigan | Henry Gochenour (PF), James Runion (C) Kenneth Lammers, Gregg Schultz | |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-44 |
| 04:51 | Michigan | Glen Reeder comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Nelson Boyer and he's hacked by Emmanuel Chapman - foul #3 on Emmanuel Chapman, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kenneth Lammers (SF), Gregg Schultz (C) Glen Reeder, James Runion | |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:16 | Michigan | Andrew Bailey blocks the short jumper by Gregg Schultz | 53-44 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Robert Fisher can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-44 |
| 03:57 | Michigan | Michael Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 03:36 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-44 |
| 03:35 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour tips it but misses | 53-44 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Bailey | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 21 pts. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Michael Boone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Lammers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Henry Gochenour (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregg Schultz (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 53-44 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey tips it home | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:49 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Bailey | 55-44 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Nelson Boyer | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Robert Fisher is whistled for traveling | 55-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Tomas Wilde (PF) Wayne Foster, Nathaniel Phillips, Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Marion (PG), Anthony Foster (SG), Glen Reeder (PF), James Runion (C) Michael Boone, Emmanuel Chapman, Henry Gochenour, Gregg Schultz | |
| 02:13 | Michigan | Lester Marion is fouled on the floor by Nelson Boyer - foul #4 on Nelson Boyer, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| 02:02 | Michigan | James Runion lays it up and in set up by Anthony Foster | 55-46 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Nathaniel Phillips (SG) Austin Coward, Edward Fox | |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Boone (PG), Emmanuel Chapman (SG), Gregg Schultz (PF) Lester Marion, Anthony Foster, Kenneth Lammers | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 01:33 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 01:23 | Michigan | Michael Boone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-46 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Tomas Wilde | 55-46 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips lays it up and in set up by Wayne Foster | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 57-46 |
| 00:48 | Michigan | James Runion grabs the offensive board | 57-46 |
| 00:44 | Michigan | Michael Boone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-46 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips is hacked by Emmanuel Chapman - foul #4 on Emmanuel Chapman, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Bailey (PF) Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Marion (PG), Anthony Foster (SG), Kenneth Lammers (SF), Henry Gochenour (PF) Michael Boone, Emmanuel Chapman, Glen Reeder, Gregg Schultz | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | James Runion snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 00:12 | Michigan | James Runion lays it in | 58-48 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Wayne Foster runs out the clock | 58-48 |