| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fresh) SG - Ben Higginbotham (fresh) SF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) PF - Robert Hogan (fresh) C - Harold Mayers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fresh) SG - Mervin Tschida (fresh) SF - Don McCredie (fresh) PF - Carl Houpt (fresh) C - Adam Steveson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Robert Hogan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan | Harold Mayers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Robert Ross | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Michigan | Harold Mayers misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Iowa | Robert Ross connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Don McCredie | 0-5 |
| 18:38 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler can't throw it down but he's hacked by Robert Ross - foul #1 on Robert Ross, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:38 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:38 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:31 | Iowa | Robert Ross knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Adam Steveson | 1-7 |
| 18:09 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler drills a jumper from the free throw line | 3-7 |
| 17:48 | Iowa | Carl Houpt can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 3-7 |
| 17:47 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:20 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 17:19 | Iowa | Adam Steveson gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:55 | Iowa | Carl Houpt misses the dunk attempt | 3-7 |
| 16:54 | Iowa | Carl Houpt misses the tip | 3-7 |
| 16:52 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:26 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler banks in the layup set up by Ernest Nivens | 5-7 |
| 16:17 | Iowa | Don McCredie is fouled on the floor by Robert Hogan - foul #1 on Robert Hogan, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Nichols (SF), Victor Simmerman (PF), Robert Opperman (C) Donnie Tyler, Robert Hogan, Harold Mayers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Mervin Tschida, Don McCredie, Carl Houpt, Adam Steveson | |
| 16:10 | Iowa | Michael Douglas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 16:08 | Iowa | Michael Douglas gets the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:58 | Iowa | Richard Smith misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 15:57 | Michigan | Robert Opperman grabs the board | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ben Higginbotham (fairly fresh) SF - John Nichols (fresh) PF - Victor Simmerman (fresh) C - Robert Opperman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Douglas (fresh) SF - Richard Smith (fresh) PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) C - Richard Shorts (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Michigan | John Nichols connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 15:25 | Iowa | Robert Ross hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 7-7 |
| 15:23 | Michigan | Robert Opperman gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:57 | Michigan | John Nichols double dribbles | 7-7 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donnie Tyler (SF), Harold Mayers (C) John Nichols, Robert Opperman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG) Robert Ross | |
| 14:38 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Richard Shorts | 7-9 |
| 14:12 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens makes the jumper from the free throw line | 9-9 |
| 14:05 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-9 |
| 14:03 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida tips it home | 9-11 |
| 13:40 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham misses long on a floater from the left side | 9-11 |
| 13:38 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Douglas | 9-11 |
| 13:33 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 13:32 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:17 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 13:16 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens tips it home | 11-11 |
| 12:53 | Iowa | Ben Higginbotham is called for the reach on Michael Douglas - foul #1 on Ben Higginbotham, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Walker (PG), John Nichols (SF), Robert Hogan (PF), Robert Opperman (C) Ernest Nivens, Donnie Tyler, Victor Simmerman, Harold Mayers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Robert Stokes (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Carl Houpt (PF) Mervin Tschida, Michael Douglas, Richard Smith, Michael Hibbs | |
| 12:44 | Iowa | Don McCredie loses the dribble to Ben Higginbotham | 11-11 |
| 12:39 | Michigan | John Nichols lays it in on a nice dish by Ben Higginbotham | 13-11 |
| 12:25 | Iowa | Don McCredie is whistled for traveling | 13-11 |
| 12:05 | Michigan | Robert Opperman is whistled for traveling | 13-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG) Ben Higginbotham | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Dunn (PF) Carl Houpt | |
| 11:55 | Iowa | Don McCredie comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-11 |
| 11:54 | Iowa | Don McCredie tips it home | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Walker (fresh) SF - John Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Hogan (fresh) C - Robert Opperman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Stokes (fresh) SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Dunn (fresh) C - Richard Shorts (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Michigan | Robert Hogan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 11:32 | Iowa | Richard Shorts grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Ernest Nivens - foul #1 on Ernest Nivens, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donnie Tyler (SF), Harold Mayers (C) Ernest Nivens, Robert Opperman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG), Carl Houpt (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Robert Stokes, Don McCredie, Charles Dunn, Richard Shorts | |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:08 | Michigan | John Nichols comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-15 |
| 11:07 | Michigan | Harold Mayers gets the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:45 | Michigan | Adam Steveson steps in front of the Harold Mayers pass | 13-15 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 10:28 | Michigan | Robert Hogan snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 10:02 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler travels with the ball | 13-15 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG), Ben Higginbotham (SG), Victor Simmerman (PF) Jonathan Walker, John Nichols, Robert Hogan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), Robert Stokes (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Charles Dunn (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Robert Ross, Michael Douglas, Carl Houpt, Michael Hibbs, Adam Steveson | |
| 09:53 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida loses the dribble to Victor Simmerman | 13-15 |
| 09:25 | Michigan | Harold Mayers buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-15 |
| 09:07 | Iowa | Robert Stokes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Opperman (C) Harold Mayers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Houpt (PF) Charles Dunn | |
| 09:05 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Carl Houpt misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Victor Simmerman - foul #1 on Victor Simmerman, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Walker (PG), Robert Hogan (PF) Ernest Nivens, Victor Simmerman | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Carl Houpt makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Carl Houpt makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:39 | Michigan | Robert Opperman misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Stokes - foul #1 on Robert Stokes, team foul #2 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Nichols (SF) Donnie Tyler | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Charles Dunn (PF) Robert Stokes, Don McCredie, Carl Houpt | |
| 08:39 | Michigan | Robert Opperman makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:39 | Michigan | Robert Opperman misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:25 | Iowa | Robert Ross clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-17 |
| 08:23 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Opperman | 17-17 |
| 08:04 | Michigan | Charles Dunn steps in front of the John Nichols pass | 17-17 |
| 07:49 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Robert Opperman - foul #1 on Robert Opperman, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG), Harold Mayers (C) Ben Higginbotham, Robert Opperman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Carl Houpt (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Robert Ross, Richard Smith, Charles Dunn, Richard Shorts | |
| 07:49 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:49 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Walker (fresh) SF - John Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Hogan (fresh) C - Harold Mayers (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Douglas (fresh) SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Houpt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Steveson (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Michigan | Harold Mayers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 07:22 | Iowa | Adam Steveson gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 07:17 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida is fouled on the floor by Ernest Nivens - foul #2 on Ernest Nivens, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham (SG), Donnie Tyler (SF), Victor Simmerman (PF) Ernest Nivens, John Nichols, Robert Hogan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Michael Hibbs (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Michael Douglas, Carl Houpt, Adam Steveson | |
| 07:06 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert Ross | 17-20 |
| 06:41 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham is hacked by Mervin Tschida - foul #1 on Mervin Tschida, team foul #3 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG), Carl Houpt (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Mervin Tschida, Michael Hibbs, Richard Shorts | |
| 06:24 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler misses long on a jumper in the lane | 17-20 |
| 06:22 | Michigan | Jonathan Walker can't tip it in | 17-20 |
| 06:21 | Iowa | Carl Houpt snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Robert Ross shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Donnie Tyler - foul #1 on Donnie Tyler, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Nichols (SF), Robert Hogan (PF), Robert Opperman (C) Donnie Tyler, Victor Simmerman, Harold Mayers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Michael Douglas, Don McCredie, Carl Houpt, Adam Steveson | |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:34 | Michigan | Robert Opperman is hacked by Michael Hibbs - foul #1 on Michael Hibbs, team foul #4 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Stokes (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Carl Houpt (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Robert Ross, Richard Smith, Michael Hibbs, Richard Shorts | |
| 05:12 | Michigan | Robert Hogan lays it up and in set up by Ben Higginbotham | 19-22 |
| 04:50 | Iowa | Carl Houpt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 04:49 | Michigan | Robert Opperman grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 04:22 | Michigan | Robert Opperman travels with the ball | 19-22 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donnie Tyler (SF), Victor Simmerman (PF), Harold Mayers (C) John Nichols, Robert Hogan, Robert Opperman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Michael Douglas (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Mervin Tschida, Robert Stokes, Don McCredie, Carl Houpt, Adam Steveson | |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs is denied on a layup by Victor Simmerman | 19-22 |
| 04:09 | Michigan | Harold Mayers gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 03:50 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Hibbs - foul #2 on Michael Hibbs, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG) Jonathan Walker | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG), Carl Houpt (SF) Michael Douglas, Richard Smith | |
| 03:50 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 03:50 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Higginbotham (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Victor Simmerman (fresh) C - Harold Mayers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mervin Tschida (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl Houpt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Shorts (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Robert Ross and he's hacked by Donnie Tyler - foul #2 on Donnie Tyler, team foul #8 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG), Don McCredie (SF) Robert Ross, Carl Houpt | |
| 03:27 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the free throw | 20-25 |
| 02:58 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Hibbs - foul #3 on Michael Hibbs, team foul #6 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Nichols (SG) Ben Higginbotham | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Carl Houpt (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Mervin Tschida, Don McCredie, Michael Hibbs, Richard Shorts | |
| 02:58 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:58 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:58 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler gets the offensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 02:30 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler is hacked by Michael Douglas - foul #1 on Michael Douglas, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Hogan (PF) Victor Simmerman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Shorts (C) Michael Douglas, Richard Smith, Adam Steveson | |
| 02:30 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 02:30 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 02:04 | Iowa | Robert Ross splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 23-25 |
| 02:03 | Michigan | Harold Mayers snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 01:34 | Michigan | Harold Mayers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham (SG) Donnie Tyler | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Charles Dunn (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Mervin Tschida, Don McCredie, Carl Houpt, Richard Shorts | |
| 01:08 | Iowa | Ben Higginbotham takes the ball from Michael Douglas | 23-25 |
| 00:44 | Michigan | Richard Smith steals the ball from Robert Hogan | 23-25 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Michael Douglas lays it in on a great pass from Richard Smith | 23-27 |
| 00:16 | Michigan | John Nichols misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 00:15 | Iowa | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Michael Douglas hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 23-27 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | The clock runs out | 23-27 |