| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Higginbotham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Hogan (fresh) 1 pts. C - Harold Mayers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Ronald Adams inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 27-27 |
| 19:43 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Donnie Tyler | 27-27 |
| 19:26 | Michigan | Harold Mayers misses long on a 3 from straight away | 27-27 |
| 19:24 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham grabs the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 19:07 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler connects on the jumper in the lane | 27-29 |
| 18:49 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 27-29 |
| 18:48 | Michigan | Robert Hogan pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:19 | Michigan | Harold Mayers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Akin - foul #3 on Wayne Akin, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Teeters (C) Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 18:19 | Michigan | Harold Mayers misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:19 | Michigan | Harold Mayers makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:00 | Dayton | Ronald Adams is hacked by Donnie Tyler - foul #3 on Donnie Tyler, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Nichols (SF) Donnie Tyler | |
| 17:47 | Dayton | George Santillo is whistled for a carry | 27-30 |
| 17:27 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 17:25 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 17:21 | Dayton | Ronald Adams clanks a floater from the left side | 27-30 |
| 17:19 | Dayton | Ronald Adams tips it back up and in | 29-30 |
| 16:57 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Mayers | 29-32 |
| 16:46 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee misses the floater in the lane | 29-32 |
| 16:45 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 16:36 | Michigan | Robert Hogan drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Ernest Nivens | 29-34 |
| 16:25 | Dayton | George Santillo's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Nivens | 29-34 |
| 16:24 | Dayton | Jerry Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 16:04 | Dayton | Jerry Walker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 16:02 | Michigan | Harold Mayers grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Teeters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Higginbotham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Nichols (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Hogan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Mayers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Michigan | John Nichols knocks in the runner from the right block | 29-36 |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Ronald Adams misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 15:27 | Michigan | Harold Mayers snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 15:06 | Michigan | Harold Mayers connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 29-38 |
| 14:46 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee is whistled for a carry | 29-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG), Morris Laureano (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF), Kenneth Lotz (PF), Wayne Akin (C) George Santillo, Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams, Darryl Larrabee, Ronald Teeters | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Walker (PG), Donnie Tyler (SF), Victor Simmerman (PF) Ernest Nivens, John Nichols, Robert Hogan | |
| 14:21 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham misses the easy layup | 29-38 |
| 14:19 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Wayne Akin | 29-38 |
| 14:14 | Dayton | John Pierce connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Lotz | 31-38 |
| 13:45 | Michigan | Thomas Dietz is called for the reach on Harold Mayers - foul #1 on Thomas Dietz, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| 13:27 | Michigan | John Pierce is called for the reach on Jonathan Walker - foul #1 on John Pierce, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Teeters (PF) Kenneth Lotz | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 13:10 | Michigan | Harold Mayers clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 13:09 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 12:57 | Dayton | Victor Simmerman is called for the reach on Morris Laureano - foul #1 on Victor Simmerman, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| 12:50 | Dayton | Morris Laureano scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Pierce | 33-38 |
| 12:21 | Michigan | Harold Mayers hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Donnie Tyler | 33-41 |
| 12:02 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Victor Simmerman - foul #2 on Victor Simmerman, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Ronald Adams (SF) Morris Laureano, Thomas Dietz | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Nichols (SG), Robert Hogan (PF) Ben Higginbotham, Victor Simmerman | |
| 12:02 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 12:02 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jonathan Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Hogan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Mayers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Michigan | John Nichols is fouled on the floor by John Pierce - foul #2 on John Pierce, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Walker (SG), Darryl Larrabee (PF) John Pierce, Ronald Teeters | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG), Robert Opperman (C) John Nichols, Harold Mayers | |
| 11:18 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Opperman and he's fouled by Darryl Larrabee - foul #2 on Darryl Larrabee, team foul #5 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz (C) Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham (SG), John Nichols (SF) Jonathan Walker, Donnie Tyler | |
| 11:18 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens misses the free throw | 35-43 |
| 11:18 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 11:01 | Dayton | Ben Higginbotham steals the ball from Ronald Adams | 35-43 |
| 10:35 | Michigan | John Nichols misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 10:34 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham grabs the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 10:14 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 10:13 | Michigan | John Nichols misses the tip | 35-43 |
| 10:11 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 09:51 | Dayton | Ronald Adams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 09:50 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz can't tip it in | 35-43 |
| 09:48 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Hogan | 35-43 |
| 09:21 | Michigan | Robert Opperman clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 35-43 |
| 09:20 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Darryl Larrabee | 35-43 |
| 09:08 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee clanks a floater from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 09:07 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 08:42 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham travels with the ball | 35-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG), Morris Laureano (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF), Wayne Akin (C) George Santillo, Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams, Kenneth Lotz | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Walker (PG), Donnie Tyler (SF), Victor Simmerman (PF), Harold Mayers (C) Ernest Nivens, Ben Higginbotham, Robert Hogan, Robert Opperman | |
| 08:27 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee is whistled for a carry | 35-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG) John Nichols | |
| 08:00 | Michigan | Harold Mayers clanks a turnaround near the basket | 35-43 |
| 07:58 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Laureano (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) PF - Darryl Larrabee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Victor Simmerman (fresh) C - Harold Mayers (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:40 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Walker - foul #2 on Jonathan Walker, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Teeters (PF) Darryl Larrabee | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham (SG) Ernest Nivens | |
| 07:35 | Dayton | Morris Laureano is denied on a layup by Harold Mayers | 35-43 |
| 07:33 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Akin | 35-43 |
| 07:20 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 07:18 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 07:00 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham is fouled on the floor by Morris Laureano - foul #2 on Morris Laureano, team foul #6 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Jerry Walker (SG) John Pierce, Morris Laureano | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Nichols (SG) Ben Higginbotham | |
| 06:47 | Michigan | Harold Mayers is called for traveling | 35-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Adams (SF) Thomas Dietz | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Hogan (PF) Victor Simmerman | |
| 06:25 | Dayton | Wayne Akin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee (PF) Ronald Teeters | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 06:01 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 05:59 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jerry Walker | 35-43 |
| 05:42 | Dayton | George Santillo is hacked by Jonathan Walker - foul #3 on Jonathan Walker, team foul #5 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham (SG) John Nichols | |
| 05:26 | Dayton | Harold Mayers is called for the reach on Jerry Walker - foul #1 on Harold Mayers, team foul #6 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (SG) Jerry Walker | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 05:08 | Dayton | Harold Mayers blocks the jumper by Darryl Larrabee | 35-43 |
| 05:07 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 04:49 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler blows the layup | 35-43 |
| 04:47 | Dayton | George Santillo pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 04:32 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee makes the jumper from the left side and the foul's on Robert Hogan - foul #2 on Robert Hogan, team foul #7 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Dietz (SF), Ronald Teeters (C) Ronald Adams, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG), John Nichols (SF), Victor Simmerman (PF) Jonathan Walker, Donnie Tyler, Robert Hogan | |
| 04:32 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee misses the free throw | 37-43 |
| 04:32 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters snags the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by George Santillo | 39-43 |
| 03:55 | Michigan | Darryl Larrabee swats the short shot by Harold Mayers | 39-43 |
| 03:53 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham snags the offensive board | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) PF - Darryl Larrabee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Higginbotham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Victor Simmerman (fresh) C - Harold Mayers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 03:41 | Michigan | Harold Mayers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 03:40 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Darryl Larrabee | 39-43 |
| 03:23 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee's pass is intercepted by Victor Simmerman | 39-43 |
| 02:54 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Darryl Larrabee - foul #3 on Darryl Larrabee, team foul #7 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Walker (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Wayne Akin (C) George Santillo, Thomas Dietz, Darryl Larrabee | |
| Subs | Michigan | Donnie Tyler (SF), Robert Hogan (PF) John Nichols, Victor Simmerman | |
| 02:54 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 02:54 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-45 |
| 02:43 | Dayton | John Pierce loses the ball out of bounds | 39-45 |
| 02:41 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens is fouled in the backcourt by John Pierce - foul #3 on John Pierce, team foul #8 | 39-45 |
| 02:41 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 02:41 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Wayne Akin double dribbles | 39-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Darryl Larrabee (PF) John Pierce, Ronald Teeters | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 01:58 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler throws it down on a nice dish by Ernest Nivens | 39-49 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Jerry Walker hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by George Santillo | 42-49 |
| 01:15 | Michigan | Harold Mayers misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-49 |
| 01:13 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:07 | Dayton | Wayne Akin drills a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Harold Mayers - foul #2 on Harold Mayers, team foul #8 | 44-49 |
| 01:07 | Dayton | Wayne Akin misses the free throw | 44-49 |
| 01:07 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Hogan | 44-49 |
| 00:46 | Michigan | Darryl Larrabee is called for the reach on Donnie Tyler - foul #4 on Darryl Larrabee, team foul #9 | 44-49 |
| 00:46 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Dayton | George Santillo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee tips it in | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham is hacked by Jerry Walker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Walker, team foul #10 | 46-49 |
| 00:37 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 00:37 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Wayne Akin comes up short on the shot near the basket | 46-50 |
| 00:28 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to George Santillo | 46-50 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Robert Hogan picks off the pass by George Santillo | 46-50 |
| 00:25 | Michigan | Harold Mayers is hacked by Jerry Walker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Walker, team foul #11 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Nichols (SF) Donnie Tyler | |
| 00:25 | Michigan | Harold Mayers makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 00:25 | Michigan | Harold Mayers makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee's pass is intercepted by Harold Mayers | 46-52 |
| 00:17 | Michigan | Jerry Walker is called for the reach on Harold Mayers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Walker, team foul #12 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Donnie Tyler (SF), Victor Simmerman (PF) John Nichols, Robert Hogan | |
| 00:17 | Michigan | Harold Mayers misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:17 | Michigan | Harold Mayers makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Jerry Walker makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-53 |
| 00:11 | Michigan | George Santillo is called for the reach on Victor Simmerman in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Santillo, team foul #13 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Nichols (SF) Donnie Tyler | |
| 00:11 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:11 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Ronald Adams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Akin | 49-55 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | John Nichols is called for the reach on Darryl Larrabee - foul #1 on John Nichols, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Donnie Tyler (SF), Robert Hogan (PF) John Nichols, Victor Simmerman | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |