| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Michael Boone (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Reeder (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Sherwood McClaran (fresh) 6 reb. C - Carmelo Mendez (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Manuel Prater (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ralph Scott (fresh) C - Martin Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer is whistled for traveling | 23-26 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (SG) William Cook | |
| 19:25 | Michigan | Ralph Scott is called for the reach on Sherwood McClaran - foul #1 on Ralph Scott, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby (C) Martin Palmer | |
| 19:09 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Arthur Cosby - foul #2 on Arthur Cosby, team foul #2 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Martin Palmer (C) Curtis May, Arthur Cosby | |
| 19:09 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 19:09 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 18:53 | Notre Dame | Sherwood McClaran steals it from William Cook | 25-26 |
| 18:39 | Michigan | Michael Boone makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Emmanuel Chapman | 27-26 |
| 18:20 | Notre Dame | William Cook is whistled for traveling | 27-26 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (SG), Arthur Cosby (C) William Cook, Martin Palmer | |
| 18:01 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 17:59 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran hits the follow up shot | 29-26 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-26 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland (SF), Martin Palmer (C) David Kennedy, Arthur Cosby | |
| 17:32 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Roland - foul #2 on Ronald Roland, team foul #3 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Kennedy (SF) Ronald Roland | |
| 17:32 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 17:32 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 17:19 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the left side set up by David Kennedy | 31-28 |
| 16:50 | Michigan | Glen Reeder makes the jumper near the basket | 33-28 |
| 16:28 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Manuel Prater | 33-30 |
| 15:59 | Michigan | The jumper by Emmanuel Chapman is denied by Ralph Scott | 33-30 |
| 15:57 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Michael Boone (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glen Reeder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sherwood McClaran (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Carmelo Mendez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Manuel Prater (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis May (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kennedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Scott (fairly fresh) C - Martin Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott is fouled on the floor by Emmanuel Chapman - foul #3 on Emmanuel Chapman, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Henry Gochenour (PF), James Runion (C) Glen Reeder, Carmelo Mendez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Ronald Roland (SF), Justin Colyer (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) Curtis May, David Kennedy, Ralph Scott, Martin Palmer | |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Henry Gochenour - foul #1 on Henry Gochenour, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Marion (SG) Emmanuel Chapman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 14:59 | Michigan | James Runion connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Lester Marion and he's hacked by Arthur Cosby - foul #3 on Arthur Cosby, team foul #4 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer (C) Arthur Cosby | |
| 14:59 | Michigan | James Runion makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-34 |
| 14:11 | Michigan | Michael Boone clanks a shot from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 13:58 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer hits the finger roll | 36-36 |
| 13:39 | Michigan | James Runion banks in the layup set up by Michael Boone | 38-36 |
| 13:17 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 13:15 | Michigan | James Runion snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 12:54 | Michigan | Lester Marion is fouled on the floor by Manuel Prater - foul #3 on Manuel Prater, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman (SG), Glen Reeder (SF), Carmelo Mendez (C) Lester Marion, Sherwood McClaran, Henry Gochenour | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Arthur Cosby (C) William Cook, Ronald Roland, Martin Palmer | |
| 12:29 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez blows the layup but he's hacked by Manuel Prater - foul #4 on Manuel Prater, team foul #6 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran (PF) James Runion | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (SG) Manuel Prater | |
| 12:29 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 12:29 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 12:29 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 12:13 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Mendez - foul #1 on Carmelo Mendez, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Marion (PG) Michael Boone | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG) Jack Karlin | |
| 11:53 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by David Kennedy | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Lester Marion (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Glen Reeder (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sherwood McClaran (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Carmelo Mendez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Curtis May (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Colyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Cosby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Sherwood McClaran, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (SG), Martin Palmer (C) William Cook, Arthur Cosby | |
| 11:17 | Notre Dame | Sherwood McClaran takes the ball from Justin Colyer | 39-38 |
| 11:05 | Michigan | Lester Marion's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Boone (PG), Henry Gochenour (PF) Lester Marion, Sherwood McClaran | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | Curtis May comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Glen Reeder - foul #1 on Glen Reeder, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | Curtis May makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 10:30 | Michigan | The jumper by Emmanuel Chapman is denied by Justin Colyer | 39-39 |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer misses the easy layup | 39-39 |
| 10:10 | Notre Dame | Curtis May can't tip it in | 39-39 |
| 10:09 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:04 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman is called for traveling | 39-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Arthur Cosby (C) Jack Karlin, Martin Palmer | |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | William Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Runion (C) Carmelo Mendez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 09:26 | Michigan | James Runion buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Boone | 41-39 |
| 09:03 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy is whistled for traveling | 41-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kenneth Lammers (SF), Sherwood McClaran (PF) Glen Reeder, Henry Gochenour | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Martin Palmer (C) William Cook, David Kennedy, Arthur Cosby | |
| 08:41 | Michigan | Kenneth Lammers's floater is knocked away by Jack Karlin | 41-39 |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 08:23 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jack Karlin | 41-42 |
| 08:07 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman is fouled on the floor by Jack Karlin - foul #2 on Jack Karlin, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Marion (PG), Carmelo Mendez (C) Michael Boone, Sherwood McClaran | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), David Kennedy (SF) Jack Karlin, Ronald Roland | |
| 08:07 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 08:07 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 07:43 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Lester Marion (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Emmanuel Chapman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Lammers (fresh) PF - James Runion (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Carmelo Mendez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Curtis May (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Colyer (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman is hacked by David Kennedy - foul #1 on David Kennedy, team foul #8 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Glen Reeder (SF) Kenneth Lammers | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), Arthur Cosby (C) William Cook, Curtis May, Martin Palmer | |
| 07:24 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 07:24 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-44 |
| 07:05 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 06:40 | Michigan | Justin Colyer swats the layup by James Runion | 45-44 |
| 06:39 | Michigan | James Runion gets the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 06:19 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman makes the contested jumpshot from the right side | 47-44 |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 05:56 | Michigan | James Runion gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 05:36 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 05:34 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez tips it back up and in | 49-44 |
| 05:15 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 05:13 | Michigan | Lester Marion grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 05:13 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Boone (PG), Sherwood McClaran (PF) Lester Marion, James Runion | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Ronald Roland (SF), Martin Palmer (C) Jack Karlin, David Kennedy, Arthur Cosby | |
| 04:53 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Michael Boone | 51-44 |
| 04:34 | Notre Dame | Michael Boone steals it from Ronald Roland | 51-44 |
| 04:07 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran connects on the open runner from the right block on a nice dish by Emmanuel Chapman | 53-44 |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-44 |
| 03:40 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Roland | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Michael Boone (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Glen Reeder (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sherwood McClaran (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Carmelo Mendez (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Manuel Prater (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Justin Colyer (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Martin Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 03:34 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 03:13 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Glen Reeder | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 56-44 |
| 02:55 | Michigan | Glen Reeder grabs the board | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:31 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran makes the wide open fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Emmanuel Chapman | 58-44 |
| 02:27 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Carmelo Mendez - foul #2 on Carmelo Mendez, team foul #6 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Marion (PG), Kenneth Lammers (SG), James Hall (SF), Henry Gochenour (PF), James Runion (C) Michael Boone, Emmanuel Chapman, Glen Reeder, Sherwood McClaran, Carmelo Mendez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), Ralph Scott (PF) William Cook, Manuel Prater, Justin Colyer | |
| 02:27 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 02:27 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 01:58 | Michigan | Lester Marion scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Runion | 60-46 |
| 01:55 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Lammers steps in front of the Curtis May pass in the backcourt | 60-46 |
| 01:54 | Michigan | Kenneth Lammers misses the dunk attempt | 60-46 |
| 01:52 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland pulls down the rebound | 60-46 |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland travels with the ball | 60-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby (C) Martin Palmer | |
| 01:15 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour is hacked by Ralph Scott - foul #2 on Ralph Scott, team foul #9 | 60-46 |
| 01:15 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 01:15 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 01:07 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 62-46 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott grabs the offensive board | 62-46 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Lester Marion is called for the reach on Ronald Roland - foul #1 on Lester Marion, team foul #7 | 62-46 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 00:45 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Michigan | James Runion misses badly on a shot from the right block | 62-46 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby gets the rebound | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on James Runion - foul #1 on James Runion, team foul #8 | 62-46 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby misses the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 00:11 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour grabs the defensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Lester Marion runs out the clock | 62-46 |