| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fresh) SG - David Lohmann (fresh) SF - Michael Tribble (fresh) PF - Phillip Rawley (fresh) C - Earl Loera (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rick Bender (fresh) SG - Anthony Steinmetz (fresh) SF - Tim Ryan (fresh) PF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) C - Harold Mayers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Harold Mayers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:44 | Michigan | Harold Mayers is hacked by Earl Loera - foul #1 on Earl Loera, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz misses the easy open layup | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Notre Dame | Rick Bender takes the ball from Michael Tribble | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Michigan | Joel Thomas takes the ball from Harold Mayers | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Michigan | Rick Bender is fouled in the backcourt by David Lohmann - foul #1 on David Lohmann, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Michigan | Rick Bender misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann's pass is intercepted by Donnie Tyler | 0-0 |
| 17:55 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Donnie Tyler | 0-3 |
| 17:38 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas is fouled on the floor by Tim Ryan - foul #1 on Tim Ryan, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (SF) Michael Tribble | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham (SG) Anthony Steinmetz | |
| 17:33 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann is whistled for traveling | 0-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Hogan (PF), Robert Opperman (C) Donnie Tyler, Harold Mayers | |
| 17:08 | Michigan | Rick Bender clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 17:06 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 16:59 | Notre Dame | Robert Hogan steps in front of the David Lohmann pass | 0-3 |
| 16:55 | Michigan | Robert Opperman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG), Timothy Price (PF), James Richardson (C) Joel Thomas, Phillip Rawley, Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 16:36 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston can't finish the layup | 0-3 |
| 16:34 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rick Bender - foul #1 on Rick Bender, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble (SF) David Lohmann | |
| Subs | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz (SG), Donnie Tyler (SF), Harold Mayers (C) Ben Higginbotham, Tim Ryan, Robert Opperman | |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:07 | Michigan | Nathan Rogers steals the ball from Rick Bender in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 15:50 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 15:48 | Michigan | Robert Hogan grabs the board | 2-3 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nathan Rogers (fresh) SG - Michael Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Tribble (fresh) PF - Timothy Price (fresh) C - James Richardson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rick Bender (fairly fresh) SG - Anthony Steinmetz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) PF - Robert Hogan (fairly fresh) C - Harold Mayers (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Rick Bender | 2-5 |
| 15:25 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Johnston, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), John Steffen (SG), Phillip Rawley (PF), Earl Loera (C) Nathan Rogers, Michael Johnston, Timothy Price, James Richardson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Victor Simmerman (PF) Robert Hogan | |
| 15:03 | Michigan | Harold Mayers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG) Rick Bender | |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Ernest Nivens - foul #1 on Ernest Nivens, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Lohmann (SG) John Steffen | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham (SG) Anthony Steinmetz | |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 14:45 | Michigan | Michael Tribble is called for the reach on Donnie Tyler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Tribble, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Tim Ryan (SF) Victor Simmerman | |
| 14:37 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-7 |
| 14:08 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Phillip Rawley | 6-7 |
| 13:53 | Michigan | Harold Mayers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG), Michael Johnston (SF), Timothy Price (PF), James Richardson (C) Joel Thomas, Michael Tribble, Phillip Rawley, Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Michigan | Rick Bender (PG), Victor Simmerman (PF), Robert Opperman (C) Ernest Nivens, Donnie Tyler, Harold Mayers | |
| 13:33 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by David Lohmann is denied by Victor Simmerman | 6-7 |
| 13:32 | Notre Dame | James Richardson tips it in | 8-7 |
| 13:30 | Michigan | David Lohmann takes the ball from Ben Higginbotham in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 13:08 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Victor Simmerman - foul #1 on Victor Simmerman, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Earl Loera (C) James Richardson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz (SG), Robert Hogan (PF) Ben Higginbotham, Victor Simmerman | |
| 13:08 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:08 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:54 | Michigan | Robert Opperman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Johnston - foul #2 on Michael Johnston, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Steffen (SG), Michael Tribble (SF), Phillip Rawley (PF) David Lohmann, Michael Johnston, Timothy Price | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 12:54 | Michigan | Robert Opperman makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:54 | Michigan | Robert Opperman makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 12:32 | Michigan | Robert Hogan grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:29 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz is fouled in the backcourt by John Steffen - foul #1 on John Steffen, team foul #6 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG) Nathan Rogers | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG) Rick Bender | |
| 12:18 | Michigan | Robert Hogan connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Anthony Steinmetz | 9-11 |
| 11:55 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera misses the lay-in | 9-11 |
| 11:54 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 11:39 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens misses long on a floater from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 11:38 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Steffen (fresh) SF - Michael Tribble (tiring) PF - Phillip Rawley (fairly fresh) C - Earl Loera (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fresh) SG - Anthony Steinmetz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Ryan (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Hogan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Opperman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | Robert Opperman is called for the reach on Earl Loera - foul #1 on Robert Opperman, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG), David Lohmann (SG), Timothy Price (PF), James Richardson (C) Joel Thomas, John Steffen, Phillip Rawley, Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Michigan | Rick Bender (PG), Ben Higginbotham (SG), Donnie Tyler (SF), Victor Simmerman (PF), Harold Mayers (C) Ernest Nivens, Anthony Steinmetz, Tim Ryan, Robert Hogan, Robert Opperman | |
| 11:06 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Ben Higginbotham - foul #1 on Ben Higginbotham, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| 11:06 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 11:06 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 11:06 | Michigan | Harold Mayers snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 10:46 | Michigan | Timothy Price steps in front of the Ben Higginbotham pass | 9-11 |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-11 |
| 10:05 | Michigan | Rick Bender makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donnie Tyler | 11-14 |
| 09:47 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann is hacked by Victor Simmerman - foul #2 on Victor Simmerman, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), John Steffen (SG), Phillip Rawley (PF), Earl Loera (C) Nathan Rogers, Michael Tribble, Timothy Price, James Richardson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG), Anthony Steinmetz (SG), Tim Ryan (SF) Rick Bender, Ben Higginbotham, Victor Simmerman | |
| 09:47 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 09:47 | Michigan | Harold Mayers gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 09:31 | Michigan | Tim Ryan clanks a shot near the basket | 11-14 |
| 09:30 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Mayers | 11-14 |
| 09:25 | Michigan | Tim Ryan is fouled on the floor by David Lohmann - foul #2 on David Lohmann, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble (SF) David Lohmann | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 09:25 | Michigan | Tim Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 09:25 | Michigan | Tim Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble connects on the floater from the right side set up by John Steffen and the foul's on Tim Ryan - foul #2 on Tim Ryan, team foul #8 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Hogan (PF) Tim Ryan | |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble makes the free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:56 | Michigan | Robert Hogan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Tribble - foul #2 on Michael Tribble, team foul #8 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (SF) Michael Tribble | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Opperman (C) Harold Mayers | |
| 08:56 | Michigan | Robert Hogan misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:56 | Michigan | Robert Hogan misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:56 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 08:33 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-16 |
| 08:32 | Michigan | Robert Hogan snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 08:28 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Rick Bender (PG) Ernest Nivens | |
| 08:04 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston lays it up and in and he's fouled by Donnie Tyler - foul #1 on Donnie Tyler, team foul #9 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham (SG) Anthony Steinmetz | |
| 08:04 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| 07:41 | Michigan | Rick Bender misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 07:39 | Michigan | Robert Opperman hits the follow up shot | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Steffen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Phillip Rawley (tiring) C - Earl Loera (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rick Bender (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Higginbotham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donnie Tyler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Hogan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Opperman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 07:16 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 07:12 | Michigan | Rick Bender is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG), David Lohmann (SF), Timothy Price (PF), James Richardson (C) John Steffen, Michael Johnston, Phillip Rawley, Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz (SG), Harold Mayers (C) Ben Higginbotham, Robert Opperman | |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses the lay-in | 17-18 |
| 07:02 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 06:33 | Michigan | Harold Mayers is open but comes up short on the shot from close range | 17-18 |
| 06:32 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz tips it back up and in | 17-20 |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (SF), Earl Loera (C) Joel Thomas, James Richardson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG), Ben Higginbotham (SG) Rick Bender, Robert Hogan | |
| 05:56 | Michigan | Harold Mayers clanks a jump hook from close range | 17-20 |
| 05:54 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Lohmann | 17-20 |
| 05:31 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Johnston | 19-20 |
| 05:06 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-20 |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 04:41 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 19-20 |
| 04:40 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera can't tip it in | 19-20 |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann grabs the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 19-20 |
| 04:21 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Price | 19-20 |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 19-20 |
| 04:03 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 03:58 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz buries a jump hook from the left block | 19-22 |
| 03:44 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Nathan Rogers and he's hacked by Ernest Nivens - foul #2 on Ernest Nivens, team foul #10 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), Michael Tribble (SF), Phillip Rawley (PF), James Richardson (C) Nathan Rogers, Michael Johnston, Timothy Price, Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Michigan | Rick Bender (PG), Tim Ryan (SF), Victor Simmerman (PF), Robert Opperman (C) Ernest Nivens, Ben Higginbotham, Donnie Tyler, Harold Mayers | |
| 03:44 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the free throw | 22-22 |
| 03:24 | Michigan | Rick Bender misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-22 |
| 03:22 | Michigan | Robert Opperman snags the offensive board | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Lohmann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Tribble (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Phillip Rawley (fairly fresh) C - James Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rick Bender (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Steinmetz (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Simmerman (fresh) C - Robert Opperman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-22 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Steffen (SG) David Lohmann | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Steffen | 24-22 |
| 02:35 | Michigan | Phillip Rawley takes the ball from Victor Simmerman | 24-22 |
| 02:16 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 02:15 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 01:58 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas steps out of bounds on the sideline | 24-22 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Lohmann (SG), Earl Loera (C) John Steffen, James Richardson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham (SG), Robert Hogan (PF), Harold Mayers (C) Anthony Steinmetz, Victor Simmerman, Robert Opperman | |
| 01:45 | Michigan | Tim Ryan misses the lay-in | 24-22 |
| 01:44 | Michigan | Tim Ryan tips it back up and in | 24-24 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | Ben Higginbotham steals the ball from Michael Tribble | 24-24 |
| 01:25 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham lays it up and in | 24-26 |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (SF) Michael Tribble | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 00:45 | Michigan | Rick Bender makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Hogan | 24-29 |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 00:04 | Michigan | Rick Bender misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | Tim Ryan tips it home | 26-31 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 26-31 |