| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Billy Dye (fresh) SG - Robert Deines (fresh) SF - Fredrick Matherly (fresh) PF - Ricky Moreland (fresh) C - Joshua Adams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Darren Neveu wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Michigan | Anthony McMaken swats the short shot by Robert Deines | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Michigan | Richard Guerrera steals it from Joshua Adams | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Billy Dye - foul #1 on Billy Dye, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:51 | Michigan | Joshua Adams throws it down on a great pass from Robert Deines | 1-2 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 17:05 | Michigan | Robert Deines misses long on a jumper from the left side | 1-2 |
| 17:04 | Michigan | Billy Dye pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 16:48 | Michigan | Fredrick Matherly is hacked by Darren Neveu - foul #1 on Darren Neveu, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 16:34 | Michigan | Joshua Adams misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Anthony McMaken - foul #2 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #3 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PF), James Nichols (C) Darren Neveu, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 16:34 | Michigan | Joshua Adams makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 16:34 | Michigan | Joshua Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | James Nichols gets the rebound | 1-3 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Doug Whitten misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Billy Dye - foul #2 on Billy Dye, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (PG) Steven Abbott | |
| Subs | Michigan | Paul Walters (PG) Billy Dye | |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Doug Whitten makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Doug Whitten makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 15:53 | Michigan | Paul Walters can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Bruce Devaughn - foul #1 on Bruce Devaughn, team foul #4 | 3-3 |
| 15:53 | Michigan | Paul Walters makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 15:53 | Michigan | Paul Walters misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 15:53 | Michigan | Paul Walters grabs the offensive board | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) SG - Jan Tarver (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) PF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Nichols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Paul Walters (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Deines (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fredrick Matherly (fresh) PF - Ricky Moreland (fresh) C - Joshua Adams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Michigan | Robert Deines is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 3-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Neveu (PF) Richard Guerrera | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Fredrick Matherly steals it from Darren Neveu | 3-4 |
| 15:05 | Michigan | Paul Walters splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Nichols - foul #1 on James Nichols, team foul #5 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Bruce Devaughn | |
| Subs | Michigan | Edward Settle (SF), David Calvert (C) Fredrick Matherly, Joshua Adams | |
| 15:05 | Michigan | Paul Walters makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 15:05 | Michigan | Paul Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Steven Abbott works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 14:23 | Michigan | James Nichols denies the turnaround by Paul Walters | 6-6 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Darren Neveu grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Darren Neveu's floater is tipped away by Ricky Moreland | 6-6 |
| 14:03 | Michigan | Edward Settle grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 13:46 | Michigan | James Nichols picks off the pass by Ricky Moreland | 6-6 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Steven Abbott, team foul #6 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SF) Darren Neveu | |
| Subs | Michigan | Victor Gebhart (SG), Fredrick Matherly (SF), Joshua Adams (C) Robert Deines, Ricky Moreland, David Calvert | |
| 13:16 | Michigan | Richard Guerrera blocks the short jumper by Joshua Adams | 6-6 |
| 13:15 | Michigan | Paul Walters tips it home | 6-8 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Jan Tarver is hacked by Victor Gebhart - foul #1 on Victor Gebhart, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG) Jan Tarver | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 6-8 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Doug Whitten tips it but misses | 6-8 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Steven Abbott gets the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 12:39 | Michigan | Edward Settle snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 12:22 | Michigan | Edward Settle scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Paul Walters | 6-10 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | James Nichols's floater is tipped away by Joshua Adams | 6-10 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Nichols | 6-10 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | James Nichols misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 11:49 | Michigan | Joshua Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) PF - Doug Whitten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Paul Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Gebhart (fresh) SF - Fredrick Matherly (fresh) PF - Edward Settle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Adams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Michigan | Paul Walters splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 11:28 | Michigan | Edward Settle misses the tip | 6-10 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Doug Whitten | 6-10 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 6-10 |
| 11:12 | Michigan | Fredrick Matherly grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 10:49 | Michigan | Paul Walters is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Paul Walters, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Darren Neveu (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, Doug Whitten, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Deines (SG), Ricky Moreland (PF), David Calvert (C) Paul Walters, Edward Settle, Joshua Adams | |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Robert Deines steals the ball from Bruce Devaughn in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| 10:26 | Michigan | Dennis Hazelwood picks off the pass by Ricky Moreland | 6-10 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Darren Neveu misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ricky Moreland - foul #1 on Ricky Moreland, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Paul Walters (PG) Victor Gebhart | |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Darren Neveu makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Darren Neveu makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 09:50 | Michigan | Dennis Hazelwood denies the turnaround by Fredrick Matherly | 8-10 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Darren Neveu drills a driving attempt in the lane | 10-10 |
| 09:18 | Michigan | Paul Walters can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Bruce Devaughn - foul #2 on Bruce Devaughn, team foul #7 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Richard Deady (SF), James Nichols (C) Bruce Devaughn, Richard Guerrera, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Michigan | Edward Settle (SF), Joshua Adams (C) Fredrick Matherly, David Calvert | |
| 09:18 | Michigan | Paul Walters makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 09:18 | Michigan | Paul Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Darren Neveu | 12-12 |
| 08:30 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland blows the layup but the foul's on James Nichols - foul #2 on James Nichols, team foul #8 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SF), Doug Whitten (PF) Richard Deady, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Michigan | Victor Gebhart (PG) Paul Walters | |
| 08:30 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 08:30 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland misses the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Doug Whitten grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ricky Moreland - foul #2 on Ricky Moreland, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Fredrick Matherly (SF) Ricky Moreland | |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 07:38 | Michigan | Darren Neveu steps in front of the Edward Settle pass | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jan Tarver (tiring) SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) PF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darren Neveu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Victor Gebhart (fresh) SG - Robert Deines (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fredrick Matherly (fresh) PF - Edward Settle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Adams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera drills a shot from the right side set up by Steven Abbott and he's hacked by Joshua Adams - foul #1 on Joshua Adams, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SG), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Jan Tarver, Darren Neveu | |
| Subs | Michigan | Paul Walters (PG), David Calvert (C) Victor Gebhart, Edward Settle | |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the free throw | 17-13 |
| 06:58 | Michigan | Joshua Adams connects on the floater from the baseline | 17-15 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Paul Walters picks off the pass by Doug Whitten | 17-15 |
| 06:34 | Michigan | Joshua Adams blows the layup | 17-15 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Doug Whitten hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Steven Abbott out of the doubleteam | 19-15 |
| 06:09 | Michigan | Robert Deines misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Steven Abbott - foul #2 on Steven Abbott, team foul #9 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG), Darren Neveu (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Richard Deady, Richard Guerrera, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Michigan | Billy Dye (PG), Ricky Moreland (PF) Fredrick Matherly, Joshua Adams | |
| 06:09 | Michigan | Robert Deines makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 06:09 | Michigan | Robert Deines misses the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony McMaken | 19-16 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Steven Abbott can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Walters - foul #2 on Paul Walters, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG) Doug Whitten | |
| Subs | Michigan | Victor Gebhart (SG) Robert Deines | |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 05:49 | Michigan | David Calvert grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 05:20 | Michigan | Paul Walters makes the contested pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Billy Dye | 20-18 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Ricky Moreland blocks the short jumper by Darren Neveu | 20-18 |
| 04:57 | Michigan | Victor Gebhart grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 04:32 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland's floater is tipped away by Anthony McMaken | 20-18 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Steven Abbott pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Steven Abbott shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jan Tarver | 23-18 |
| 04:08 | Michigan | Bruce Devaughn swats the dunk try by Paul Walters | 23-18 |
| 04:07 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to David Calvert | 23-18 |
| 03:45 | Michigan | Paul Walters splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Steven Abbott gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses the 3 from the right corner | 23-18 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken tips it back up and in | 25-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) PF - Darren Neveu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Billy Dye (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Gebhart (fresh) SF - Paul Walters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Moreland (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - David Calvert (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Michigan | Paul Walters double dribbles | 25-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), Richard Deady (SG), Doug Whitten (SF), James Nichols (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, Jan Tarver, Bruce Devaughn, Darren Neveu, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Deines (SG), Fredrick Matherly (SF), Joshua Adams (C) Billy Dye, Paul Walters, David Calvert | |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera lays it up and in | 27-18 |
| 02:31 | Michigan | Victor Gebhart misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-18 |
| 02:29 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland misses the tip | 27-18 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood grabs the board | 27-18 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 27-18 |
| 02:02 | Michigan | Joshua Adams snags the defensive board | 27-18 |
| 01:47 | Michigan | Robert Deines evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-18 |
| 01:45 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland tips it in | 27-20 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | James Nichols clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by Fredrick Matherly - foul #1 on Fredrick Matherly, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG), Anthony McMaken (C) Richard Deady, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Michigan | Billy Dye (PG), Edward Settle (PF) Victor Gebhart, Ricky Moreland | |
| 01:18 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 01:00 | Michigan | Fredrick Matherly is hacked by Anthony McMaken - foul #3 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #10 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Darren Neveu (PF) Bruce Devaughn, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 01:00 | Michigan | Fredrick Matherly misses the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 01:00 | Michigan | Fredrick Matherly makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Doug Whitten scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Guerrera | 31-21 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Joshua Adams misses the lay-in | 31-21 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Darren Neveu grabs the defensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Jan Tarver scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-21 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Robert Deines misses the fullcourt shot | 34-21 |