| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Roman Cook (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Philip Coffield (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Leopold (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ricky Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Boyle (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Fielder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Saylors (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle inbounds the ball | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Illinois | David Saylors misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Roman Cook - foul #3 on Roman Cook, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bernard Michels (PG) Roman Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:33 | Illinois | David Saylors makes the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | David Saylors misses the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | David Fielder grabs the offensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Smith - foul #2 on Charles Smith, team foul #2 | 26-43 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens makes the 3rd free throw | 26-45 |
| 19:02 | Michigan | Mark Leopold hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Philip Coffield | 28-45 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle is fouled on the floor by Philip Coffield - foul #3 on Philip Coffield, team foul #3 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings (SG), Jeremy Wells (SF), Lawrence Dailey (PF) Charles Smith, Philip Coffield, Mark Leopold | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle is whistled for a carry | 28-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Christopher Randall (PG), Russell Puma (C) Bernard Michels, Ricky Carr | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Giancola (SF), Paul Wason (C) Eugene Boyle, David Saylors | |
| 18:03 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings is fouled on the floor by Anthony Stevens - foul #1 on Anthony Stevens, team foul #1 | 28-45 |
| 17:54 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 28-45 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | David Fielder pulls down the rebound | 28-45 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks is hacked by Christopher Randall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Randall, team foul #4 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), Steven Bennett (SF) Bruce Hicks, Anthony Stevens | |
| 17:34 | Illinois | David Fielder knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Randy McGibbon | 28-47 |
| 17:09 | Michigan | Lawrence Dailey makes the driving attempt from close range | 30-47 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Christopher Randall takes the ball from Steven Bennett in the backcourt | 30-47 |
| 16:52 | Michigan | Lawrence Dailey is whistled for a carry | 30-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bernard Michels (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Mark Leopold (PF), Ricky Carr (C) Christopher Randall, Jonathan Stillings, Lawrence Dailey, Russell Puma | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Anthony Stevens (SG), Eugene Boyle (SF), David Saylors (C) Randy McGibbon, John Giancola, Steven Bennett, Paul Wason | |
| 16:47 | Illinois | David Saylors travels in the backcourt | 30-47 |
| 16:41 | Michigan | Mark Leopold scores on a jump hook from the right block | 32-47 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | David Saylors's pass is intercepted by Charles Smith | 32-47 |
| 16:07 | Michigan | Charles Smith lays it up and in | 34-47 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 15:40 | Michigan | Ricky Carr gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Bernard Michels (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeremy Wells (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Leopold (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Ricky Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Boyle (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Fielder (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Saylors (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Michigan | Charles Smith is hacked by Bruce Hicks - foul #1 on Bruce Hicks, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Roman Cook (PG), Jonathan Stillings (SG), Philip Coffield (SF), Russell Puma (C) Bernard Michels, Charles Smith, Jeremy Wells, Ricky Carr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), Charles Howland (SG), John Giancola (SF), Steven Bennett (PF), Paul Wason (C) Bruce Hicks, Anthony Stevens, Eugene Boyle, David Fielder, David Saylors | |
| 15:08 | Michigan | John Giancola steals it from Jonathan Stillings | 34-47 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | John Giancola hits the finger roll | 34-49 |
| 14:39 | Michigan | John Giancola takes the ball from Mark Leopold | 34-49 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Wason | 34-52 |
| 13:53 | Michigan | Mark Leopold hits a turnaround from the baseline | 36-52 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Paul Wason is hacked by Russell Puma - foul #1 on Russell Puma, team foul #5 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Smith (SG), Lawrence Dailey (PF), Ricky Carr (C) Jonathan Stillings, Mark Leopold, Russell Puma | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Anthony Stevens (SG), Eugene Boyle (SF), David Saylors (C) Randy McGibbon, Charles Howland, John Giancola, Paul Wason | |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-52 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | David Saylors tips it back up and in | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:07 | Michigan | Philip Coffield buries a shot from just outside the lane | 38-54 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle connects on the open runner from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Stevens | 38-56 |
| 12:33 | Michigan | Roman Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-56 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bernard Michels (PG), Christopher Randall (SG), Jeremy Wells (PF) Roman Cook, Charles Smith, Lawrence Dailey | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Fielder (PF), Paul Wason (C) Steven Bennett, David Saylors | |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle's layup is rejected by Jeremy Wells | 38-56 |
| 12:12 | Michigan | Christopher Randall gets the rebound | 38-56 |
| 11:54 | Michigan | Philip Coffield hits a shot from the left side set up by Bernard Michels | 40-56 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Stevens | 40-58 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Bernard Michels (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Randall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Coffield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Wells (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Anthony Stevens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eugene Boyle (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Fielder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Wason (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Stevens, team foul #3 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Michigan | Roman Cook (PG), Jonathan Stillings (SG), Lawrence Dailey (PF) Bernard Michels, Christopher Randall, Jeremy Wells | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (SG), John Giancola (SF), Charles Howland (PF), David Saylors (C) Anthony Stevens, Eugene Boyle, David Fielder, Paul Wason | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:58 | Michigan | Philip Coffield connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Roman Cook | 44-58 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Stillings - foul #1 on Jonathan Stillings, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Smith (SG) Philip Coffield | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:27 | Illinois | David Saylors can't connect on a floater in the paint | 44-58 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon tips it but misses | 44-58 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Charles Howland tips it back up and in | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:14 | Michigan | Roman Cook makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Dailey | 46-60 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | David Saylors knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Charles Howland | 46-62 |
| 09:29 | Michigan | Ricky Carr loses the dribble to David Saylors | 46-62 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | David Saylors scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 46-64 |
| 09:01 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-64 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Charles Howland snags the defensive board | 46-64 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | John Giancola misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-64 |
| 08:35 | Michigan | Ricky Carr gets the rebound | 46-64 |
| 08:18 | Michigan | Roman Cook misses short on a shot from the right wing | 46-64 |
| 08:17 | Michigan | Ricky Carr gets the offensive rebound | 46-64 |
| 08:02 | Michigan | Roman Cook's floater is tipped away by David Saylors | 46-64 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks grabs the board | 46-64 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Stillings - foul #2 on Jonathan Stillings, team foul #7 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bernard Michels (PG), Christopher Randall (SG), Jeremy Wells (SF), Mark Leopold (PF), Russell Puma (C) Roman Cook, Charles Smith, Jonathan Stillings, Lawrence Dailey, Ricky Carr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Stevens (SG), Eugene Boyle (SF), David Fielder (PF), Paul Wason (C) Bruce Hicks, John Giancola, Charles Howland, David Saylors | |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon makes the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 07:44 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells is whistled for traveling | 46-66 |
| Subs | Michigan | Philip Coffield (SF) Russell Puma | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Bennett (PG) Randy McGibbon | |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Mark Leopold picks off the pass by Eugene Boyle | 46-66 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Bernard Michels (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Randall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Coffield (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Leopold (fresh) 11 pts. C - Jeremy Wells (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Bennett (fresh) SG - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eugene Boyle (fresh) 23 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Fielder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Wason (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on David Fielder - foul #3 on David Fielder, team foul #4 | 46-66 |
| 06:57 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells misses the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 06:57 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle snags the defensive board | 46-66 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle hits a wide open driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Bennett | 46-68 |
| 06:21 | Michigan | Philip Coffield misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 46-68 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Steven Bennett snags the defensive board | 46-68 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle drills a runner near the basket set up by David Fielder | 46-70 |
| 05:49 | Michigan | Jeremy Wells banks in the layup | 48-70 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle is hacked by Christopher Randall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Randall, team foul #8 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Michigan | Roman Cook (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Russell Puma (C) Bernard Michels, Christopher Randall, Jeremy Wells | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Giancola (PG), David Saylors (C) Steven Bennett, Paul Wason | |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 48-71 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses the 2nd free throw | 48-71 |
| 05:44 | Michigan | Mark Leopold grabs the defensive rebound | 48-71 |
| 05:39 | Michigan | Roman Cook misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-71 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | David Fielder pulls down the rebound | 48-71 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by John Giancola | 48-73 |
| 04:58 | Michigan | Philip Coffield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-73 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Randy McGibbon (SG), Charles Howland (PF) Anthony Stevens, Eugene Boyle, David Fielder | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | David Saylors scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Bruce Hicks and he's hacked by Russell Puma - foul #2 on Russell Puma, team foul #9 | 48-75 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings (SG) Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | David Saylors misses the free throw | 48-75 |
| 04:45 | Michigan | Jonathan Stillings grabs the defensive rebound | 48-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:34 | Michigan | Philip Coffield misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-75 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Bruce Hicks | 48-75 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Charles Howland hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Bruce Hicks | 48-77 |
| 03:55 | Michigan | Roman Cook can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-77 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Charles Howland grabs the board | 48-77 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | David Saylors hits a jumper from close range | 48-79 |
| 03:18 | Michigan | Mark Leopold misses long on a jumper from the right block | 48-79 |
| 03:16 | Michigan | Russell Puma pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-79 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Roman Cook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Stillings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Philip Coffield (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Leopold (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Puma (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Randy McGibbon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Giancola (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Howland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Saylors (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Michigan | Mark Leopold is denied on a layup by David Saylors | 48-79 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | David Saylors grabs the defensive rebound | 48-79 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon is hacked by Jonathan Stillings in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jonathan Stillings, team foul #10 | 48-79 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bernard Michels (PG), Christopher Randall (SG), Jeremy Wells (PF), Ricky Carr (C) Roman Cook, Jonathan Stillings, Mark Leopold, Russell Puma | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Stevens (SG), Eugene Boyle (SF), Steven Bennett (PF), Paul Wason (C) Bruce Hicks, John Giancola, Charles Howland, David Saylors | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon misses the 1st free throw | 48-79 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-80 |
| 02:42 | Michigan | Ricky Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-80 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Fielder (PF) Randy McGibbon | |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Christopher Randall is called for the reach on Anthony Stevens in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Randall, team foul #11 | 48-80 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 48-81 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 48-82 |
| 02:28 | Michigan | Christopher Randall is fouled on the floor by Anthony Stevens - foul #3 on Anthony Stevens, team foul #5 | 48-82 |
| 02:20 | Michigan | Anthony Stevens steps in front of the Jeremy Wells pass | 48-82 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Bernard Michels is called for the reach on Steven Bennett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernard Michels, team foul #12 | 48-82 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Smith (SG) Christopher Randall | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Steven Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 48-83 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Steven Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 48-83 |
| 02:18 | Michigan | Ricky Carr snags the defensive board | 48-83 |
| 02:07 | Michigan | Philip Coffield misses the jumper from the left side | 48-83 |
| 02:06 | Michigan | Charles Smith can't tip it in | 48-83 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Steven Bennett pulls down the rebound | 48-83 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Steven Bennett | 48-86 |
| 01:23 | Michigan | Ricky Carr is fouled on the floor by Anthony Stevens - foul #4 on Anthony Stevens, team foul #6 | 48-86 |
| Subs | Michigan | Roman Cook (PG), Mark Leopold (PF) Bernard Michels, Jeremy Wells | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), David Saylors (C) Steven Bennett, Paul Wason | |
| 01:09 | Michigan | Eugene Boyle blocks the short jumper by Roman Cook | 48-86 |
| 01:08 | Michigan | Charles Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-86 |
| 00:49 | Michigan | Ricky Carr misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 48-86 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle snags the defensive board | 48-86 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | David Saylors is called for traveling | 48-86 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:18 | Michigan | David Fielder blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Philip Coffield | 48-86 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks snags the defensive board | 48-86 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks runs out the clock | 48-86 |