| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Eugene Derose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Wall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Barbosa (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Guy Hancock (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morgan Benfield (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Telek Zakrzewski (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Thiessen | 32-40 |
| 19:26 | Michigan | William Wall loses the dribble to Ervin Kendall | 32-40 |
| 19:10 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 19:08 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Eugene Derose | 32-40 |
| 18:50 | Michigan | Eugene Derose misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 18:49 | Michigan | Guy Hancock snags the offensive board | 32-40 |
| 18:34 | Michigan | Morgan Benfield picks off the pass by William Thornton | 32-40 |
| 18:20 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 18:18 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski tips it but misses | 32-40 |
| 18:17 | Michigan | The rebound goes to William Thornton | 32-40 |
| 18:04 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa dunks the ball | 34-40 |
| 17:43 | Fairfield | William Wall picks off the pass by Telek Zakrzewski | 34-40 |
| 17:29 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-40 |
| 17:01 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 17:00 | Michigan | William Thornton pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:48 | Michigan | Eugene Derose is hacked by Dikembe Abdelwahed - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Arthur Motes (PG), Loren Cole (SG), Gordon Broughton (C) Eugene Derose, William Wall, Guy Hancock | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roderick Paul (PG), Allan Upshaw (SG), Raymond Alcorn (SF), Craig Brown (PF), Charles Grove (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Ervin Kendall, Morgan Benfield, Kenneth Thiessen, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 16:38 | Michigan | Roderick Paul is called for the reach on William Thornton - foul #1 on Roderick Paul, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| 16:24 | Michigan | Arthur Motes misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Allan Upshaw - foul #3 on Allan Upshaw, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall (SG) Allan Upshaw | |
| 16:24 | Michigan | Arthur Motes makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:24 | Michigan | Arthur Motes makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:11 | Fairfield | Roderick Paul connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 16:06 | Michigan | Gordon Broughton is hacked by Charles Grove - foul #1 on Charles Grove, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| 15:55 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 15:53 | Fairfield | Craig Brown grabs the board | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Arthur Motes (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Loren Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Barbosa (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Thornton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gordon Broughton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Roderick Paul (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ervin Kendall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Alcorn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Brown (fresh) C - Charles Grove (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 15:43 | Michigan | Arthur Motes gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 15:28 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-43 |
| 15:27 | Fairfield | Charles Grove grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 15:04 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn banks in the layup and the foul's on Henry Barbosa - foul #3 on Henry Barbosa, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Eugene Derose (PG), William Wall (SG) Arthur Motes, Loren Cole | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw (SG), Morgan Benfield (SF), Kenneth Thiessen (PF) Ervin Kendall, Craig Brown, Charles Grove | |
| 15:04 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:43 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 41-46 |
| 14:30 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Henry Barbosa - foul #4 on Henry Barbosa, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Adam Townsend (PF), Guy Hancock (C) Henry Barbosa, Gordon Broughton | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 14:30 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:30 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:30 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn grabs the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 14:12 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw steps out of bounds on the sideline | 41-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Roderick Paul, Raymond Alcorn | |
| 13:56 | Michigan | Eugene Derose drills a shot from the left side | 43-46 |
| 13:42 | Fairfield | William Thornton is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdelwahed - foul #1 on William Thornton, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| 13:26 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen knocks in the runner in the paint | 43-48 |
| 13:09 | Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed is called for the reach on Eugene Derose - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Michigan | Loren Cole (SG), Henry Barbosa (SF), Joseph Bryan (C) William Wall, William Thornton, Guy Hancock | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roderick Paul (PG), Craig Brown (SF) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Morgan Benfield | |
| 12:45 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa can't connect on a shot from the right side | 43-48 |
| 12:43 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 12:24 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 43-50 |
| 12:07 | Michigan | Loren Cole misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Craig Brown - foul #1 on Craig Brown, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | Arthur Motes (PG), Gordon Broughton (C) Eugene Derose, Joseph Bryan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall (SG), Raymond Alcorn (SF), Charles Grove (C) Allan Upshaw, Kenneth Thiessen, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 12:07 | Michigan | Loren Cole makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:07 | Michigan | Loren Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:55 | Fairfield | Roderick Paul is fouled on the floor by Loren Cole - foul #1 on Loren Cole, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield (SF) Craig Brown | |
| 11:36 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Arthur Motes (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Loren Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Barbosa (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Adam Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gordon Broughton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Roderick Paul (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Morgan Benfield (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Raymond Alcorn (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Grove (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Michigan | Arthur Motes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 11:25 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 11:00 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield makes the contested 3 from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 10:50 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 10:49 | Michigan | Adam Townsend hits the follow up shot | 47-56 |
| 10:29 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall is fouled on the floor by Loren Cole - foul #2 on Loren Cole, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Michigan | Eugene Derose (PG), William Wall (SG), William Thornton (PF), Guy Hancock (C) Arthur Motes, Loren Cole, Adam Townsend, Gordon Broughton | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw (SG), Kenneth Thiessen (PF) Ervin Kendall, Charles Grove | |
| 10:16 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn misses badly on a shot from the right block | 47-56 |
| 10:15 | Michigan | William Wall snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 09:52 | Michigan | Eugene Derose hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Guy Hancock | 49-56 |
| 09:31 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Roderick Paul | 49-59 |
| 09:20 | Michigan | William Thornton misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Allan Upshaw - foul #4 on Allan Upshaw, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Michigan | Adam Townsend (PF) Henry Barbosa | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall (SG), Craig Brown (SF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Allan Upshaw, Morgan Benfield, Raymond Alcorn | |
| 09:20 | Michigan | William Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 09:20 | Michigan | William Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 09:01 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Ervin Kendall | 50-61 |
| 08:48 | Michigan | Roderick Paul takes the ball from Adam Townsend | 50-61 |
| 08:45 | Fairfield | Craig Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roderick Paul | 50-63 |
| 08:16 | Michigan | Eugene Derose buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Wall | 53-63 |
| 08:14 | Fairfield | William Wall steps in front of the Roderick Paul pass in the backcourt | 53-63 |
| 08:00 | Michigan | Guy Hancock makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Derose | 55-63 |
| 07:52 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski can't throw it down | 55-63 |
| 07:51 | Michigan | Guy Hancock snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 07:45 | Michigan | Adam Townsend banks in the layup set up by Eugene Derose and the foul's on Kenneth Thiessen - foul #3 on Kenneth Thiessen, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Michigan | Arthur Motes (PG), Loren Cole (SG), Henry Barbosa (SF), Gordon Broughton (C) Eugene Derose, William Wall, William Thornton, Guy Hancock | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Allan Upshaw (SG), Morgan Benfield (SF), Raymond Alcorn (PF) Roderick Paul, Ervin Kendall, Craig Brown, Kenneth Thiessen | |
| 07:45 | Michigan | Adam Townsend makes the free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:27 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 07:26 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Arthur Motes (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Loren Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Barbosa (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Adam Townsend (fresh) 7 pts. C - Gordon Broughton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Allan Upshaw (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Morgan Benfield (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Alcorn (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Telek Zakrzewski (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Fairfield | Arthur Motes is called for the reach on Telek Zakrzewski - foul #1 on Arthur Motes, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Bryan (PF) Adam Townsend | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charles Grove (C) Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 07:06 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn makes the jump hook in the paint | 58-65 |
| 06:40 | Michigan | Joseph Bryan travels with the ball | 58-65 |
| Subs | Michigan | William Thornton (PF) Joseph Bryan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 06:18 | Fairfield | Charles Grove misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Gordon Broughton - foul #1 on Gordon Broughton, team foul #7 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Michigan | William Wall (SG) Loren Cole | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen (PF) Morgan Benfield | |
| 06:18 | Fairfield | Charles Grove makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 06:18 | Fairfield | Charles Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 06:01 | Michigan | William Wall is called for traveling | 58-67 |
| Subs | Michigan | Eugene Derose (PG), Guy Hancock (C) Arthur Motes, Gordon Broughton | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Craig Brown (SF) Raymond Alcorn | |
| 05:36 | Fairfield | Charles Grove hits a runner in the paint | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:19 | Michigan | William Thornton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-69 |
| 05:17 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed gets the rebound | 58-69 |
| 05:06 | Fairfield | William Wall steals it from Charles Grove | 58-69 |
| 04:59 | Michigan | William Wall scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Eugene Derose | 61-69 |
| 04:38 | Fairfield | Craig Brown's pass is intercepted by William Thornton | 61-69 |
| 04:30 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by William Wall | 63-69 |
| 04:10 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-69 |
| 04:08 | Fairfield | Craig Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-69 |
| 04:08 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roderick Paul (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG), Morgan Benfield (SF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Allan Upshaw, Craig Brown, Charles Grove | |
| 03:44 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 03:43 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski tips it home | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:34 | Michigan | William Wall makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eugene Derose | 65-71 |
| 03:17 | Fairfield | William Thornton is called for the reach on Kenneth Thiessen - foul #2 on William Thornton, team foul #8 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Michigan | Adam Townsend (PF), Gordon Broughton (C) William Thornton, Guy Hancock | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 03:17 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 03:17 | Michigan | Adam Townsend snags the defensive board | 65-71 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Eugene Derose (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Wall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Henry Barbosa (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Adam Townsend (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gordon Broughton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Roderick Paul (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Morgan Benfield (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Telek Zakrzewski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Ervin Kendall - foul #2 on Ervin Kendall, team foul #9 | 65-71 |
| 03:09 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 03:09 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa misses the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 03:09 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen grabs the board | 66-71 |
| 02:54 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-71 |
| 02:53 | Michigan | Gordon Broughton gets the rebound | 66-71 |
| 02:53 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-71 |
| Subs | Michigan | William Thornton (PF), Guy Hancock (C) Adam Townsend, Gordon Broughton | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG) Roderick Paul | |
| 02:43 | Michigan | Telek Zakrzewski steals the ball from William Wall | 66-71 |
| 02:21 | Fairfield | William Thornton steps in front of the Dikembe Abdelwahed pass | 66-71 |
| 02:06 | Michigan | Telek Zakrzewski steps in front of the Guy Hancock pass | 66-71 |
| 01:55 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-71 |
| 01:54 | Michigan | William Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 01:49 | Michigan | Telek Zakrzewski blocks the short jumper by Henry Barbosa | 66-71 |
| 01:48 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski pulls down the rebound | 66-71 |
| 01:33 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall travels with the ball | 66-71 |
| 01:21 | Michigan | Guy Hancock lays it up and in set up by William Wall | 68-71 |
| 00:59 | Fairfield | Guy Hancock blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Thiessen | 68-71 |
| 00:58 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Henry Barbosa | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Michigan | Henry Barbosa comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 00:40 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-71 |
| 00:11 | Michigan | Guy Hancock grabs the board | 68-71 |
| 00:01 | Michigan | William Wall drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses short on a fullcourt shot | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Eugene Derose (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Wall (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Henry Barbosa (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Thornton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Guy Hancock (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Morgan Benfield (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Telek Zakrzewski (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Michigan | Guy Hancock wins the tip | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:44 | Michigan | Morgan Benfield picks off the pass by Guy Hancock | 71-71 |
| 04:16 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-71 |
| Subs | Michigan | Gordon Broughton (C) Guy Hancock | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 03:54 | Michigan | Eugene Derose misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 03:52 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelwahed | 71-71 |
| 03:37 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Henry Barbosa - foul #5 on Henry Barbosa, team foul #9 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Michigan | Loren Cole (SG), Adam Townsend (PF) William Wall, Henry Barbosa | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw (SG), Raymond Alcorn (C) Ervin Kendall, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 03:37 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:37 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:37 | Michigan | Gordon Broughton grabs the board | 71-72 |
| 03:09 | Michigan | Eugene Derose drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Thornton | 74-72 |
| 02:56 | Fairfield | William Thornton steps in front of the Allan Upshaw pass | 74-72 |
| 02:56 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| Subs | Michigan | William Wall (SG), Guy Hancock (C) Loren Cole, Gordon Broughton | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall (SG), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Allan Upshaw, Raymond Alcorn | |
| 02:43 | Michigan | Telek Zakrzewski denies the turnaround by Adam Townsend | 74-72 |
| 02:41 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Guy Hancock | 74-72 |
| 02:36 | Michigan | Adam Townsend's fadeaway is rejected by Telek Zakrzewski | 74-72 |
| 02:34 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski grabs the board | 74-72 |
| 02:12 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Townsend | 74-72 |
| 02:11 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall tips it back up and in | 74-74 |
| 01:50 | Michigan | Adam Townsend hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 74-74 |
| 01:49 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield snags the defensive board | 74-74 |
| 01:26 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen's fadeaway is rejected by Guy Hancock | 74-74 |
| 01:24 | Michigan | The rebound goes to William Wall | 74-74 |
| 01:08 | Michigan | William Wall misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 74-74 |
| 01:06 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen snags the defensive board | 74-74 |
| 00:44 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses long on a runner from the right block | 74-74 |
| 00:43 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski hits the follow up shot | 74-76 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Eugene Derose (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Wall (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - William Thornton (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Adam Townsend (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Guy Hancock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ervin Kendall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Morgan Benfield (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Telek Zakrzewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 00:28 | Michigan | Adam Townsend clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Thiessen - foul #4 on Kenneth Thiessen, team foul #10 | 74-76 |
| 00:28 | Michigan | Adam Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:28 | Michigan | Adam Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski hits the finger roll | 76-78 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | William Wall misses short on a halfcourt shot | 76-78 |