| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Williams (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Billy Dye (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Costanzo (fresh) SF - Robert Deines (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ricky Moreland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Ryan Church inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is fouled on the floor by Manuel Costanzo - foul #2 on Manuel Costanzo, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 19:32 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Joshua Adams | 35-28 |
| 19:11 | Michigan | Robert Deines clanks a jumper from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony McMaken | 35-28 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 19:03 | Michigan | Robert Deines grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:37 | Michigan | Billy Dye hits a floater from the left block set up by Joshua Adams | 35-30 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Steven Abbott shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-30 |
| 18:26 | Michigan | Robert Deines pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:10 | Michigan | Robert Deines knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Billy Dye | 35-33 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is whistled for traveling | 35-33 |
| 17:36 | Michigan | Billy Dye hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 35-33 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Ryan Church is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Steven Abbott out of the doubleteam | 37-33 |
| 16:52 | Michigan | Robert Deines comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken tips it home | 39-33 |
| 16:19 | Michigan | Robert Deines hits a 3 from straight away | 39-36 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Manuel Costanzo - foul #3 on Manuel Costanzo, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), James Nichols (SF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, Ryan Church, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Michigan | Fredrick Matherly (PG), Victor Gebhart (SG), Edward Settle (PF), David Calvert (C) Billy Dye, Manuel Costanzo, Ricky Moreland, Joshua Adams | |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:52 | Michigan | David Calvert grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Fredrick Matherly (fresh) SG - Victor Gebhart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Deines (fairly fresh) 17 pts. PF - Edward Settle (fresh) C - David Calvert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Michigan | Richard Guerrera picks off the pass by Robert Deines | 39-36 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 15:16 | Michigan | David Calvert grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:47 | Michigan | Robert Deines clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-36 |
| 14:45 | Michigan | David Calvert tips it in | 39-38 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | James Nichols misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 39-38 |
| 14:30 | Michigan | Edward Settle snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 14:06 | Michigan | Robert Deines can't throw it down but he's hacked by David Williams - foul #4 on David Williams, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Doug Whitten (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Richard Guerrera, David Williams, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Michigan | Billy Dye (PG), Ricky Moreland (PF), Joshua Adams (C) Fredrick Matherly, Edward Settle, David Calvert | |
| 14:06 | Michigan | Robert Deines makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:06 | Michigan | Robert Deines makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Steven Abbott splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Ricky Moreland - foul #1 on Ricky Moreland, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SF) Doug Whitten | |
| Subs | Michigan | Edward Settle (SF) Robert Deines | |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:15 | Michigan | Edward Settle misses the shot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Ryan Church grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken is hacked by Ricky Moreland - foul #2 on Ricky Moreland, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG), David Williams (PF) Jan Tarver, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo (SG) Victor Gebhart | |
| 12:32 | Illinois | David Williams misses long on a floater from the left side | 41-40 |
| 12:31 | Michigan | Edward Settle gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:08 | Michigan | Billy Dye scores on a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on David Williams - foul #5 on David Williams, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Nichols (PF) David Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan | David Calvert (C) Joshua Adams | |
| 12:08 | Michigan | Billy Dye makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Manuel Costanzo steals it from James Nichols | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Billy Dye (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Costanzo (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Edward Settle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ricky Moreland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Michigan | Richard Guerrera is called for the reach on Manuel Costanzo - foul #2 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PF) Ryan Church | |
| Subs | Michigan | Fredrick Matherly (PG), Robert Deines (SF) Billy Dye, Edward Settle | |
| 11:06 | Michigan | Robert Deines can't connect on a shot from the left side | 41-43 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | James Nichols misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 10:54 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 10:27 | Michigan | Robert Deines misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the easy open layup | 41-43 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken tips it in | 43-43 |
| 09:41 | Michigan | David Calvert misses the shot from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Steven Abbott gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the jumper from the right side | 43-43 |
| 09:23 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 09:01 | Michigan | Robert Deines scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Matherly - foul #1 on Fredrick Matherly, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Ryan Church (SF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, Richard Guerrera, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Michigan | Billy Dye (PG), Victor Gebhart (SG), Edward Settle (PF), Joshua Adams (C) Fredrick Matherly, Manuel Costanzo, Ricky Moreland, David Calvert | |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Doug Whitten double dribbles | 43-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) James Nichols | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 07:56 | Michigan | Robert Deines scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Settle | 43-48 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 43-48 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Abbott | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Doug Whitten (fresh) C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Billy Dye (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Victor Gebhart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Deines (fresh) 24 pts. PF - Edward Settle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 07:28 | Michigan | Edward Settle pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 07:08 | Michigan | Joshua Adams misses long on a runner from the right block | 43-48 |
| 07:07 | Michigan | Robert Deines tips it home | 43-50 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood misses the easy layup | 43-50 |
| 06:47 | Michigan | Robert Deines pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 06:28 | Michigan | Robert Deines scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Billy Dye | 43-53 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Steven Abbott evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Doug Whitten | 45-53 |
| 05:43 | Michigan | Joshua Adams misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 45-53 |
| 05:42 | Michigan | Joshua Adams tips it back up and in | 45-55 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), James Nichols (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Steven Abbott, Doug Whitten, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo (SG), Ricky Moreland (PF) Victor Gebhart, Edward Settle | |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Billy Dye - foul #1 on Billy Dye, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 05:02 | Michigan | Ryan Church blocks the short jumper by Robert Deines | 46-55 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Jan Tarver hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 04:17 | Michigan | Ryan Church steals it from Billy Dye | 49-55 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Jan Tarver lays it up and in on a great pass from Ryan Church | 51-55 |
| 03:45 | Michigan | Robert Deines comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the board | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Billy Dye (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Manuel Costanzo (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Deines (fresh) 29 pts. PF - Ricky Moreland (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Ryan Church misses the tip | 51-55 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | James Nichols snags the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | James Nichols is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Nichols, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Doug Whitten (PF) Jan Tarver, Ryan Church | |
| Subs | Michigan | Fredrick Matherly (PG), Victor Gebhart (SG), Edward Settle (SF), David Calvert (C) Billy Dye, Manuel Costanzo, Robert Deines, Joshua Adams | |
| 02:50 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Billy Dye (PG), Manuel Costanzo (SG), Robert Deines (SF), Joshua Adams (C) Fredrick Matherly, Victor Gebhart, Edward Settle, David Calvert | |
| 02:26 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 51-55 |
| 02:25 | Michigan | Joshua Adams hits the follow up shot | 51-57 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SF) Doug Whitten | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:04 | Illinois | James Nichols hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 51-57 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 01:24 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony McMaken - foul #2 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| 01:24 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 01:24 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken connects on the open jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Ryan Church | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan | Joshua Adams lays it up and in | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Ricky Moreland - foul #3 on Ricky Moreland, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan | Robert Deines is hacked by Richard Guerrera in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #6 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Victor Gebhart (SG), Edward Settle (PF) Manuel Costanzo, Ricky Moreland | |
| 00:26 | Michigan | Anthony McMaken is called for the reach on Victor Gebhart - foul #3 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| 00:26 | Michigan | Victor Gebhart makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:26 | Michigan | Victor Gebhart misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Edward Settle pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| 00:17 | Michigan | Victor Gebhart is hacked by Richard Guerrera in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| 00:17 | Michigan | Victor Gebhart misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | James Nichols gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Nichols | 61-62 |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Richard Guerrera is called for the reach on Edward Settle in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG) Richard Guerrera | |
| Subs | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo (SG) Victor Gebhart | |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Edward Settle makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Edward Settle makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Steven Abbott shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Nichols | 61-64 |