| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Bernard Michels (fresh) SG - Philip Coffield (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Stillings (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Leopold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Carr (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Phillip Zeigler (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Anthony Tyler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Ernest Wallace inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | VCU | Ernest Wallace misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 19:39 | VCU | Ray Conway pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 19:22 | VCU | Ray Conway misses short on an open floater from the right block | 37-35 |
| 19:20 | Michigan | Ricky Carr snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 19:08 | Michigan | Philip Coffield can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-35 |
| 19:06 | VCU | Ray Conway snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 18:46 | VCU | Anthony Tyler is fouled on the floor by Ricky Carr - foul #3 on Ricky Carr, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeremy Wells (C) Ricky Carr | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 18:39 | VCU | Richard Hall misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 18:37 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:31 | Michigan | Philip Coffield makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Bernard Michels | 40-35 |
| 18:12 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 40-37 |
| 18:00 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells can't throw it down but the foul's on Richard Hall - foul #1 on Richard Hall, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Smith (SG), Ricky Carr (C) Bernard Michels, Philip Coffield | |
| Subs | VCU | Derek Heap (PG), Randall Godwin (SG), Earl Bradley (SF), Rolf Duchnowski (PF), Wilbur Dugan (C) Phillip Zeigler, Anthony Tyler, Ernest Wallace, Richard Hall, Ray Conway | |
| 18:00 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:00 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:00 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 17:58 | VCU | Derek Heap loses the dribble to Jonathan Stillings in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 17:46 | Michigan | Wilbur Dugan swats the shot by Jeremy Wells | 41-37 |
| 17:45 | Michigan | Ricky Carr pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 17:31 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Earl Bradley - foul #1 on Earl Bradley, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| 17:31 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:31 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:31 | VCU | The rebound goes to Rolf Duchnowski | 41-37 |
| 17:17 | VCU | Randall Godwin misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 17:15 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 17:09 | VCU | Derek Heap is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Stillings - foul #3 on Jonathan Stillings, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | Christopher Randall (PG) Jonathan Stillings | |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG) Wilbur Dugan | |
| 16:46 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Ricky Carr - foul #4 on Ricky Carr, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | Philip Coffield (SG), Jonathan Stillings (SF) Christopher Randall, Ricky Carr | |
| Subs | VCU | Ray Conway (C) Derek Heap | |
| 16:46 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:46 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:33 | Michigan | Phillip Zeigler picks off the pass by Philip Coffield | 41-39 |
| 16:07 | VCU | Earl Bradley connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 41-41 |
| 15:47 | Michigan | Philip Coffield makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Coffield (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Stillings (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mark Leopold (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Wells (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Phillip Zeigler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Randall Godwin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Earl Bradley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rolf Duchnowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ray Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:26 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler is called for a charge - foul #2 on Phillip Zeigler, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bernard Michels (PG) Charles Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | Derek Heap (PG), Anthony Tyler (SG), Ernest Wallace (SF), Richard Hall (PF), Wilbur Dugan (C) Phillip Zeigler, Randall Godwin, Earl Bradley, Rolf Duchnowski, Ray Conway | |
| 15:10 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings misses short on a floater from the right block | 43-41 |
| 15:08 | VCU | Anthony Tyler grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 14:59 | VCU | Wilbur Dugan misses long on a shot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 14:58 | VCU | Wilbur Dugan tips it back up and in | 43-43 |
| 14:56 | Michigan | Derek Heap is called for the reach on Bernard Michels in the backcourt - foul #2 on Derek Heap, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| 14:51 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeremy Wells and he's fouled by Wilbur Dugan - foul #1 on Wilbur Dugan, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ricky Carr (C) Bernard Michels | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 14:51 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings misses the free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:51 | VCU | Wilbur Dugan pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:39 | VCU | Derek Heap travels with the ball | 45-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Christopher Randall (PG) Ricky Carr | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 14:37 | Michigan | Christopher Randall is hacked by Derek Heap in the backcourt - foul #3 on Derek Heap, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | VCU | Ray Conway (C) Wilbur Dugan | |
| 14:28 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells misses the shot in the paint | 45-43 |
| 14:27 | VCU | Ray Conway snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 14:02 | VCU | Ernest Wallace lays it in | 45-45 |
| 13:46 | Michigan | Philip Coffield misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 13:45 | VCU | Richard Hall grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 13:28 | VCU | Richard Hall makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Derek Heap | 45-47 |
| 13:04 | Michigan | Philip Coffield hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 13:02 | VCU | The rebound goes to Ray Conway | 45-47 |
| 12:35 | VCU | Ray Conway makes the floater in the lane set up by Derek Heap | 45-49 |
| 12:24 | Michigan | Ray Conway is called for the reach on Jeremy Wells - foul #3 on Ray Conway, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Smith (SG), Ricky Carr (C) Christopher Randall, Philip Coffield | |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG), Randall Godwin (SG), Earl Bradley (SF), Rolf Duchnowski (PF), Wilbur Dugan (C) Derek Heap, Anthony Tyler, Ernest Wallace, Richard Hall, Ray Conway | |
| 12:24 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 45-49 |
| 12:24 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:24 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 12:03 | VCU | Ricky Carr takes the ball from Earl Bradley | 47-49 |
| 11:45 | Michigan | Charles Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 11:44 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells can't tip it in | 47-49 |
| 11:42 | Michigan | Ricky Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeremy Wells (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Stillings (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mark Leopold (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Phillip Zeigler (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Randall Godwin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Earl Bradley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rolf Duchnowski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilbur Dugan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Michigan | Mark Leopold misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 11:24 | VCU | Wilbur Dugan gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 11:09 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 47-49 |
| 11:08 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski tips it in | 47-51 |
| 10:50 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 10:48 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings grabs the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 10:33 | Michigan | Rolf Duchnowski steals the ball from Jeremy Wells | 47-51 |
| 10:11 | VCU | Wilbur Dugan can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 10:10 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 09:52 | Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Mark Leopold is blocked by Rolf Duchnowski | 47-51 |
| 09:51 | Michigan | Ricky Carr pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 09:40 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 49-51 |
| 09:24 | VCU | Wilbur Dugan can't connect on a floater in the paint | 49-51 |
| 09:23 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski grabs the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 09:07 | VCU | Randall Godwin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 09:06 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Bradley | 49-51 |
| 08:52 | VCU | Randall Godwin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 08:51 | Michigan | Mark Leopold snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 08:28 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Jonathan Stillings, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bernard Michels (PG), Philip Coffield (SG) Charles Smith, Jonathan Stillings | |
| Subs | VCU | Derek Heap (PG), Anthony Tyler (SG), Ernest Wallace (SF), Richard Hall (PF), Ray Conway (C) Phillip Zeigler, Randall Godwin, Earl Bradley, Rolf Duchnowski, Wilbur Dugan | |
| 08:24 | VCU | Jeremy Wells is called for the reach on Ray Conway in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Wells, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| 08:18 | VCU | Derek Heap drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Anthony Tyler | 49-54 |
| 08:03 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Ernest Wallace - foul #3 on Ernest Wallace, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| 08:03 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 08:03 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 08:03 | VCU | Richard Hall grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 07:44 | VCU | Anthony Tyler buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Derek Heap | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Bernard Michels (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Philip Coffield (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Wells (very tired) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Leopold (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Carr (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Derek Heap (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Michigan | Philip Coffield can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 07:19 | VCU | Ernest Wallace pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 07:15 | VCU | Ernest Wallace misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 07:14 | VCU | Ernest Wallace snags the offensive board | 50-57 |
| 07:07 | VCU | Anthony Tyler is hacked by Philip Coffield - foul #1 on Philip Coffield, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Michigan | Christopher Randall (PG), Jonathan Stillings (SF) Bernard Michels, Jeremy Wells | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:41 | VCU | Richard Hall makes the jumper from close range set up by Ernest Wallace and he's fouled by Philip Coffield - foul #2 on Philip Coffield, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | VCU | Filip Zook (SG) Anthony Tyler | |
| 06:41 | VCU | Richard Hall makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 06:28 | Michigan | Ricky Carr misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Derek Heap - foul #4 on Derek Heap, team foul #9 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeremy Wells (C) Christopher Randall | |
| Subs | VCU | George Myers (PG) Derek Heap | |
| 06:28 | Michigan | Ricky Carr misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 06:28 | Michigan | Ricky Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 06:26 | VCU | George Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-60 |
| Subs | Michigan | Christopher Randall (PG) Jeremy Wells | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:08 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 06:07 | VCU | Richard Hall gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 06:02 | VCU | Ernest Wallace misses short on an open floater from close range | 51-60 |
| 06:00 | VCU | Ernest Wallace grabs the offensive board | 51-60 |
| 05:41 | VCU | Ray Conway throws it down | 51-62 |
| 05:23 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-62 |
| 05:22 | VCU | Richard Hall grabs the board | 51-62 |
| 05:15 | VCU | Richard Hall misses short on a floater in the paint | 51-62 |
| 05:13 | Michigan | Mark Leopold grabs the board | 51-62 |
| 04:51 | Michigan | Ricky Carr misses the runner near the basket | 51-62 |
| 04:49 | Michigan | Mark Leopold snags the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 04:49 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 51-62 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bernard Michels (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Jeremy Wells (PF) Christopher Randall, Philip Coffield, Mark Leopold | |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG), Anthony Tyler (SG), Randall Godwin (SF), Rolf Duchnowski (PF), Earl Bradley (C) George Myers, Filip Zook, Ernest Wallace, Richard Hall, Ray Conway | |
| 04:30 | Michigan | Earl Bradley steps in front of the Jonathan Stillings pass | 51-62 |
| 04:19 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski is open and buries a runner in the lane set up by Anthony Tyler | 51-64 |
| 03:51 | Michigan | Ricky Carr buries a shot from the left block | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | VCU | Anthony Tyler hits the finger roll on a great pass from Phillip Zeigler | 53-66 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Bernard Michels (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Stillings (very tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jeremy Wells (tired) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Carr (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Phillip Zeigler (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randall Godwin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rolf Duchnowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Earl Bradley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells makes the runner in the lane | 55-66 |
| 02:54 | VCU | Earl Bradley hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Rolf Duchnowski | 55-69 |
| 02:32 | Michigan | Charles Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-69 |
| Subs | Michigan | Christopher Randall (PG), Philip Coffield (SG), Mark Leopold (PF) Bernard Michels, Charles Smith, Jeremy Wells | |
| Subs | VCU | Derek Heap (PG), Filip Zook (SG), Wilbur Dugan (PF) Phillip Zeigler, Anthony Tyler, Earl Bradley | |
| 02:08 | VCU | Filip Zook misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-69 |
| 02:06 | VCU | Wilbur Dugan tips it home | 55-71 |
| 01:51 | Michigan | Philip Coffield clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 55-71 |
| 01:50 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski snags the defensive board | 55-71 |
| 01:30 | VCU | Randall Godwin makes the shot from the left side set up by Filip Zook | 55-73 |
| 01:18 | Michigan | The short jumper by Mark Leopold is denied by Wilbur Dugan | 55-73 |
| 01:16 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Leopold | 55-73 |
| 01:04 | Michigan | Philip Coffield hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-73 |
| 01:03 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings snags the offensive board | 55-73 |
| 00:45 | Michigan | Philip Coffield is hacked by Filip Zook - foul #1 on Filip Zook, team foul #10 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Smith (SG) Christopher Randall | |
| Subs | VCU | Earl Bradley (SF) Filip Zook | |
| 00:45 | Michigan | Philip Coffield makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 00:45 | Michigan | Philip Coffield makes the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | VCU | Earl Bradley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 57-73 |
| 00:19 | Michigan | Philip Coffield grabs the defensive rebound | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Michigan | Rolf Duchnowski denies the turnaround by Mark Leopold | 57-73 |
| 00:10 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski pulls down the rebound | 57-73 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Derek Heap runs out the clock | 57-73 |