| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ben Higginbotham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Nivens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Hogan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harold Mayers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Lohmann (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Tribble (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Rawley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Loera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble inbounds the ball | 17-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-27 |
| 19:35 | Michigan | Harold Mayers snags the defensive board | 17-27 |
| 19:13 | Michigan | Harold Mayers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-27 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley grabs the board | 17-27 |
| 18:43 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera is whistled for a carry | 17-27 |
| 18:23 | Michigan | Robert Hogan hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-27 |
| 17:55 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-29 |
| 17:53 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler is hacked by Michael Tribble in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Tribble, team foul #1 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Nichols (SF), Victor Simmerman (PF) Donnie Tyler, Robert Hogan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Steffen (PG), Michael Johnston (SF), Timothy Price (PF) Joel Thomas, Michael Tribble, Phillip Rawley | |
| 17:32 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 17:30 | Michigan | John Nichols tips it home | 22-29 |
| 17:06 | Notre Dame | Timothy Price is fouled on the floor by Victor Simmerman - foul #1 on Victor Simmerman, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Opperman (C) Harold Mayers | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble (SF), Phillip Rawley (PF) David Lohmann, Earl Loera | |
| 16:50 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 22-29 |
| 16:48 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 16:30 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman is fouled on the floor by Phillip Rawley - foul #1 on Phillip Rawley, team foul #2 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donnie Tyler (SF), Robert Hogan (PF) John Nichols, Victor Simmerman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG) John Steffen | |
| 16:09 | Michigan | Robert Opperman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ernest Nivens and he's hacked by Timothy Price - foul #1 on Timothy Price, team foul #3 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Lohmann (SG), Earl Loera (C) Michael Johnston, Timothy Price | |
| 16:09 | Michigan | Robert Opperman makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 15:53 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann can't connect on a jumper from close range | 25-29 |
| 15:52 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley snags the offensive board | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ben Higginbotham (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Nivens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Hogan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Opperman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Lohmann (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Tribble (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Rawley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Earl Loera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann is hacked by Ernest Nivens - foul #3 on Ernest Nivens, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Walker (SG), Harold Mayers (C) Ernest Nivens, Robert Opperman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Steffen (SG), James Richardson (PF) Michael Tribble, Phillip Rawley | |
| 15:07 | Notre Dame | Donnie Tyler is called for the reach on David Lohmann - foul #1 on Donnie Tyler, team foul #3 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Nichols (SG), Victor Simmerman (PF) Ben Higginbotham, Robert Hogan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (SF) David Lohmann | |
| 14:50 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston misses the easy layup | 25-29 |
| 14:49 | Notre Dame | John Steffen can't tip it in | 25-29 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas misses the tip | 25-29 |
| 14:46 | Michigan | John Nichols pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 14:18 | Michigan | Harold Mayers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 13:55 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-29 |
| 13:53 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 13:34 | Michigan | Harold Mayers misses the floater in the paint | 25-29 |
| 13:33 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 13:29 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 25-29 |
| 13:27 | Michigan | Harold Mayers grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 12:58 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Nichols | 27-29 |
| 12:38 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 12:36 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera gets the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 12:11 | Notre Dame | John Steffen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 12:09 | Michigan | Harold Mayers pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 11:41 | Michigan | Harold Mayers knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Simmerman | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jonathan Walker (fairly fresh) SG - John Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donnie Tyler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Victor Simmerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Mayers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Steffen (tiring) SF - Michael Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Earl Loera (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Notre Dame | James Richardson connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-31 |
| 10:58 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler knocks in the turnaround from close range | 32-31 |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | James Richardson lays it up and in | 32-33 |
| 10:27 | Michigan | Joel Thomas steals it from Donnie Tyler in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| 10:17 | Notre Dame | James Richardson misses the lay-in | 32-33 |
| 10:16 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 09:54 | Michigan | Harold Mayers drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 09:35 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Jonathan Walker - foul #3 on Jonathan Walker, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham (PG), Ernest Nivens (SG), Robert Hogan (PF), Robert Opperman (C) Jonathan Walker, John Nichols, Victor Simmerman, Harold Mayers | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Lohmann (SG), Michael Tribble (SF), Phillip Rawley (PF), Timothy Price (C) Joel Thomas, John Steffen, James Richardson, Earl Loera | |
| 09:35 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 09:35 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 09:21 | Michigan | Robert Opperman can't connect on a shot in the lane | 35-35 |
| 09:20 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | Robert Opperman is called for the reach on Michael Tribble - foul #1 on Robert Opperman, team foul #5 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG) Michael Johnston | |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Donnie Tyler - foul #2 on Donnie Tyler, team foul #6 | 35-35 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 08:08 | Michigan | Michael Tribble is called for the reach on Donnie Tyler - foul #3 on Michael Tribble, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| 07:47 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 07:46 | Notre Dame | Timothy Price snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 07:32 | Notre Dame | Ernest Nivens is called for the reach on Michael Tribble - foul #4 on Ernest Nivens, team foul #7 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Nichols (SF), Harold Mayers (C) Donnie Tyler, Robert Opperman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Earl Loera (C) Timothy Price | |
| 07:32 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 07:32 | Michigan | Robert Hogan pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ben Higginbotham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Nivens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hogan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Mayers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nathan Rogers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Lohmann (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Tribble (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Rawley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Earl Loera (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Michigan | John Nichols is whistled for traveling | 35-37 |
| 06:42 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 35-37 |
| 06:40 | Michigan | Robert Hogan gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 06:37 | Michigan | David Lohmann takes the ball from Harold Mayers in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| 06:11 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-37 |
| 06:10 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera tips it back up and in | 35-39 |
| 06:08 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donnie Tyler (SF), Robert Opperman (C) John Nichols, Harold Mayers | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), James Richardson (PF) Nathan Rogers, Phillip Rawley | |
| 05:54 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 05:52 | Michigan | Robert Opperman grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 05:23 | Michigan | Michael Tribble is called for the reach on Ernest Nivens - foul #4 on Michael Tribble, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Price (C) Earl Loera | |
| 05:04 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 05:03 | Michigan | Robert Opperman hits the follow up shot | 37-39 |
| 04:40 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann drills a fadeaway in the lane | 37-41 |
| 04:13 | Michigan | Robert Opperman misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-41 |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | James Richardson gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas hits a fadeaway from the left side | 37-43 |
| 03:26 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Michael Tribble - foul #5 on Michael Tribble, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Walker (SG), Victor Simmerman (PF), Harold Mayers (C) Ernest Nivens, Robert Hogan, Robert Opperman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG), John Steffen (SG), Michael Johnston (SF), Phillip Rawley (PF), Earl Loera (C) Joel Thomas, David Lohmann, Michael Tribble, James Richardson, Timothy Price | |
| 03:26 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 03:26 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ben Higginbotham (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Walker (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Donnie Tyler (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Victor Simmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Mayers (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nathan Rogers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Steffen (fresh) SF - Michael Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Rawley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Earl Loera (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Nathan Rogers | 39-45 |
| 02:31 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler drills a shot near the basket set up by Harold Mayers | 41-45 |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston misses long on a floater from the left block | 41-45 |
| 02:07 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Ben Higginbotham | 41-45 |
| 02:04 | Michigan | John Steffen is called for the reach on Harold Mayers in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Steffen, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (SG), John Nichols (SF) Ben Higginbotham, Donnie Tyler | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Lohmann (SG) John Steffen | |
| 02:04 | Michigan | Harold Mayers misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 02:04 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Ernest Nivens - foul #5 on Ernest Nivens, team foul #8 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham (PG), Donnie Tyler (SF), Robert Hogan (PF) Ernest Nivens, John Nichols, Victor Simmerman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), James Richardson (PF) Nathan Rogers, Phillip Rawley | |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:21 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Mayers | 43-47 |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joel Thomas | 43-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Michigan | Jonathan Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston is fouled on the floor by Donnie Tyler - foul #3 on Donnie Tyler, team foul #9 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley (PF) James Richardson | |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 00:44 | Michigan | Jonathan Walker is hacked by Michael Johnston in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Johnston, team foul #8 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Richardson (PF) Phillip Rawley | |
| 00:44 | Michigan | Jonathan Walker misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera is hacked by Ben Higginbotham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ben Higginbotham, team foul #10 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley (PF) James Richardson | |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 00:43 | Michigan | Robert Hogan pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 00:37 | Michigan | Harold Mayers can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 00:36 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler grabs the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 00:34 | Michigan | Harold Mayers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Ben Higginbotham is called for the reach on Phillip Rawley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ben Higginbotham, team foul #11 | 43-51 |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 00:23 | Michigan | Robert Hogan hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Harold Mayers and he's fouled by Michael Johnston - foul #4 on Michael Johnston, team foul #9 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Richardson (PF) Phillip Rawley | |
| 00:23 | Michigan | Robert Hogan misses the free throw | 45-53 |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Walker - foul #4 on Jonathan Walker, team foul #12 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley (PF) James Richardson | |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler's layup is rejected by Michael Johnston | 45-55 |
| 00:16 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler can't tip it in | 45-55 |
| 00:14 | Michigan | Harold Mayers tips it home | 47-55 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley is fouled in the backcourt by Ben Higginbotham - foul #4 on Ben Higginbotham, team foul #13 | 47-55 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham is hacked by Joel Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joel Thomas, team foul #10 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Richardson (PF) Phillip Rawley | |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston is hacked by Jonathan Walker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jonathan Walker, team foul #14 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Nichols (SG) Jonathan Walker | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley (PF) James Richardson | |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Harold Mayers scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-58 |