| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Billy Dye (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fredrick Matherly (fresh) SF - Robert Deines (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Moreland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Renato Russo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Enam Africa (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Theodore Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Robert Deines inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:49 | Michigan | Billy Dye misses the wide open turnaround in the paint | 31-24 |
| 19:47 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | Renato Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | Fredrick Matherly steps in front of the Todd Brunner pass | 31-24 |
| 19:12 | Michigan | Robert Deines blows the dunk | 31-24 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Enam Africa grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Matthew Rico is denied by Joshua Adams | 31-24 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner grabs the offensive board | 31-24 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Enam Africa is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-24 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner tips it in | 31-26 |
| 18:23 | Michigan | Joshua Adams hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Deines | 33-26 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses the turnaround in the lane | 33-26 |
| 17:54 | Michigan | Fredrick Matherly grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 17:49 | Michigan | Joshua Adams is fouled on the floor by Matthew Rico - foul #1 on Matthew Rico, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (PG), Ante Zender (PF) Renato Russo, Matthew Rico | |
| 17:34 | Michigan | Robert Deines clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-26 |
| 17:32 | Michigan | Fredrick Matherly tips it back up and in | 35-26 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | Enam Africa works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Todd Brunner | 35-29 |
| 16:47 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Edward Settle (PF) Joshua Adams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Rico (PF) Todd Brunner | |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Enam Africa splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Rico | 35-32 |
| 16:18 | Michigan | Robert Deines makes the shot from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico slams it home set up by Edward Allen | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Billy Dye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fredrick Matherly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Robert Deines (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edward Settle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ricky Moreland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Enam Africa (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Theodore Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ante Zender (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Theodore Green misses short on a floater from the left side | 39-34 |
| 15:11 | Michigan | Billy Dye gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 15:00 | Michigan | Robert Deines misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Ante Zender - foul #3 on Ante Zender, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | Paul Walters (PG), Victor Gebhart (SG), Joshua Adams (PF), David Calvert (C) Billy Dye, Fredrick Matherly, Edward Settle, Ricky Moreland | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Renato Russo (PG), Michael Matherly (SG), Todd Brunner (C) Edward Allen, Enam Africa, Matthew Rico | |
| 15:00 | Michigan | Robert Deines makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 15:00 | Michigan | Robert Deines makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:37 | Northwestern | Ante Zender throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | Edward Settle (SF) Robert Deines | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG) Theodore Green | |
| 14:17 | Michigan | Michael Matherly steals it from Paul Walters | 41-34 |
| 14:03 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses long on an open jumper near the basket | 41-34 |
| 14:01 | Michigan | Edward Settle grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 13:37 | Michigan | Paul Walters can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 13:35 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Adams | 41-34 |
| 13:25 | Michigan | Renato Russo steps in front of the Victor Gebhart pass | 41-34 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-34 |
| 12:56 | Michigan | Joshua Adams grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 12:50 | Michigan | Paul Walters misses the floater from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Todd Brunner | 41-34 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 12:01 | Michigan | Paul Walters misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-37 |
| 12:00 | Michigan | Edward Settle tips it in | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Paul Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Gebhart (fresh) SF - Edward Settle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Calvert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Renato Russo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Enam Africa (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Michael Matherly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ante Zender (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Brunner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses the tip | 43-37 |
| 11:32 | Michigan | David Calvert pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 11:26 | Michigan | Paul Walters misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 11:24 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ante Zender | 43-37 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Joshua Adams steps in front of the Michael Matherly pass | 43-37 |
| 10:39 | Michigan | Paul Walters clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Renato Russo clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-37 |
| 10:13 | Michigan | Edward Settle grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 10:07 | Michigan | Todd Brunner steals it from Edward Settle | 43-37 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Enam Africa scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by David Calvert - foul #2 on David Calvert, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Billy Dye (PG), Fredrick Matherly (SG), Robert Deines (SF), Ricky Moreland (C) Paul Walters, Victor Gebhart, Edward Settle, David Calvert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (PG), Theodore Green (SF), Matthew Rico (PF), Everette Duval (C) Renato Russo, Michael Matherly, Ante Zender, Todd Brunner | |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses the free throw | 43-39 |
| 09:49 | Michigan | Robert Deines gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 09:40 | Michigan | Robert Deines makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Fredrick Matherly | 46-39 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | Theodore Green misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico grabs the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Enam Africa is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico tips it in | 46-41 |
| 08:43 | Michigan | Joshua Adams loses the dribble to Edward Allen | 46-41 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Theodore Green misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Deines - foul #1 on Robert Deines, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Renato Russo (PG), Ante Zender (C) Enam Africa, Everette Duval | |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Theodore Green makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Theodore Green makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:11 | Michigan | Joshua Adams loses the ball out of bounds | 46-43 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Ricky Moreland takes the ball from Theodore Green | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Billy Dye (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fredrick Matherly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Robert Deines (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ricky Moreland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Renato Russo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Green (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ante Zender (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Michigan | Robert Deines is whistled for a carry | 46-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Edward Settle (PF) Joshua Adams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG) Renato Russo | |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 07:11 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 06:51 | Michigan | Robert Deines evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away but the foul's on Enam Africa - foul #2 on Enam Africa, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Renato Russo (PG), Todd Brunner (C) Enam Africa, Ante Zender | |
| 06:51 | Michigan | Robert Deines makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 06:51 | Michigan | Robert Deines misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 06:51 | Michigan | Robert Deines makes the 3rd free throw | 48-43 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 06:30 | Michigan | Fredrick Matherly grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 06:05 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland double dribbles | 48-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Paul Walters (PG), Victor Gebhart (SG), David Calvert (C) Billy Dye, Fredrick Matherly, Ricky Moreland | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG), Ante Zender (C) Renato Russo, Todd Brunner | |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 05:40 | Michigan | David Calvert grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 05:16 | Michigan | Victor Gebhart misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Enam Africa snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Enam Africa buries a 3 from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 04:44 | Michigan | Paul Walters misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 04:42 | Michigan | Robert Deines snags the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 04:24 | Michigan | Paul Walters hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Theodore Green gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Billy Dye (PG), Fredrick Matherly (SG), Joshua Adams (PF), Ricky Moreland (C) Paul Walters, Victor Gebhart, Edward Settle, David Calvert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Renato Russo (PG), Michael Matherly (SG), Todd Brunner (C) Edward Allen, Enam Africa, Ante Zender | |
| 04:03 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 04:02 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 03:46 | Michigan | Renato Russo takes the ball from Joshua Adams | 48-46 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Renato Russo lays it in | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Billy Dye (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fredrick Matherly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Robert Deines (fresh) 26 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ricky Moreland (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Renato Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Matherly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Green (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Michigan | Robert Deines evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 03:23 | Michigan | Robert Deines grabs the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 03:02 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 48-48 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Matthew Rico | 48-48 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner knocks in the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Ricky Moreland - foul #1 on Ricky Moreland, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG) Michael Matherly | |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 02:17 | Michigan | Joshua Adams scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Billy Dye | 50-51 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Theodore Green misses long on a floater from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 01:49 | Michigan | Joshua Adams snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 01:36 | Michigan | Enam Africa steps in front of the Fredrick Matherly pass | 50-51 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | Theodore Green misses long on a runner near the basket | 50-51 |
| 01:29 | Michigan | Robert Deines grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 01:14 | Michigan | Robert Deines is whistled for traveling | 50-51 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Deines | 50-51 |
| 00:50 | Michigan | Joshua Adams grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 00:43 | Michigan | Robert Deines evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Adams | 53-51 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Ricky Moreland swats the layup by Matthew Rico | 53-51 |
| 00:22 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:21 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland is fouled in the backcourt by Renato Russo - foul #2 on Renato Russo, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| 00:20 | Michigan | Robert Deines is hacked by Theodore Green - foul #4 on Theodore Green, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| 00:19 | Michigan | Robert Deines is hacked by Theodore Green - foul #5 on Theodore Green, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ante Zender (SF) Theodore Green | |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Robert Deines is hacked by Renato Russo - foul #3 on Renato Russo, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Robert Deines makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Robert Deines makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico is called for traveling | 55-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Paul Walters (PG), Victor Gebhart (SG) Billy Dye, Fredrick Matherly | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:13 | Michigan | Robert Deines is hacked by Renato Russo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Renato Russo, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| 00:13 | Michigan | Robert Deines misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:13 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland gets the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 00:13 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| 00:12 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland is fouled on the floor by Todd Brunner - foul #2 on Todd Brunner, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| 00:12 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Renato Russo misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 00:06 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 00:04 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland is hacked by Renato Russo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Renato Russo, team foul #10 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (PG) Renato Russo | |
| 00:04 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:04 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Todd Brunner | 55-51 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses long on a halfcourt shot | 55-51 |