| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ian Cosenza (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Henry Gochenour (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carmelo Mendez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Curtis Louis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell West (fresh) SF - Sean Rudolph (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Randy Hatton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Holy Cross | John Thomas picks off the pass by Sean Rudolph | 23-22 |
| 19:42 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour banks in the layup on a great pass from John Thomas | 25-22 |
| 19:19 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph is hacked by Carmelo Mendez - foul #1 on Carmelo Mendez, team foul #1 | 25-22 |
| 18:58 | Holy Cross | Carmelo Mendez steps in front of the Curtis Louis pass | 25-22 |
| 18:36 | Michigan | Darrell West is called for the reach on John Thomas - foul #3 on Darrell West, team foul #1 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (SG) Darrell West | |
| 18:18 | Michigan | The short jumper by Carmelo Mendez is denied by William Stewart | 25-22 |
| 18:16 | Michigan | Omar Hain tips it back up and in | 27-22 |
| 18:13 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-22 |
| Subs | Michigan | Daniel McKnight (SG), Nathan Simpson (SF), Loren Bugarin (PF) John Thomas, Ian Cosenza, Henry Gochenour | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Scott Hanner (SF), Kenneth Kirby (PF), Kurt Gamble (C) Sean Rudolph, Randy Hatton, William Stewart | |
| 17:58 | Michigan | Loren Bugarin buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Carmelo Mendez | 29-22 |
| 17:49 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-22 |
| 17:48 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Kirby | 29-22 |
| 17:32 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 29-22 |
| 17:30 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel McKnight | 29-22 |
| 17:11 | Michigan | Daniel McKnight drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Loren Bugarin | 32-22 |
| 16:50 | Holy Cross | Scott Hanner clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-22 |
| 16:48 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters misses the tip | 32-22 |
| 16:46 | Michigan | Loren Bugarin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 16:34 | Michigan | Omar Hain is fouled on the floor by Curtis Louis - foul #3 on Curtis Louis, team foul #2 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Thomas (SG), Ian Cosenza (SF), Henry Gochenour (PF) Omar Hain, Daniel McKnight, Carmelo Mendez | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Chancellor (PG), Sean Rudolph (SF), Randy Hatton (PF), William Stewart (C) Curtis Louis, Scott Hanner, Kenneth Kirby, Kurt Gamble | |
| 16:13 | Michigan | Loren Bugarin's pass is intercepted by Sean Rudolph | 32-22 |
| 15:54 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Chancellor | 32-25 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Nathan Simpson (fairly fresh) SG - John Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ian Cosenza (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Henry Gochenour (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Loren Bugarin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - James Chancellor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Butters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sean Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randy Hatton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Michigan | John Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 32-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (PG), Daniel McKnight (SG), Carmelo Mendez (C) Nathan Simpson, Ian Cosenza, Loren Bugarin | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis (PG), Darrell West (SG) James Chancellor, Travis Butters | |
| 15:06 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ian Cosenza (SF) John Thomas | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby (PF), Kurt Gamble (C) Randy Hatton, William Stewart | |
| 15:03 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza travels in the backcourt | 32-25 |
| 14:54 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph lays it up and in set up by Darrell West | 32-27 |
| 14:52 | Michigan | Kenneth Kirby picks off the pass by Daniel McKnight in the backcourt | 32-27 |
| 14:47 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 14:46 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby grabs the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 14:20 | Holy Cross | Henry Gochenour denies the turnaround by Kenneth Kirby | 32-27 |
| 14:18 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 14:00 | Michigan | Zhu Wang makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Carmelo Mendez | 35-27 |
| 13:43 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Darrell West | 35-29 |
| 13:41 | Michigan | Daniel McKnight is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell West - foul #4 on Darrell West, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Omar Hain (PG), John Thomas (SG), Nathan Simpson (SF) Zhu Wang, Daniel McKnight, Ian Cosenza | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Chancellor (PG), Travis Butters (SG), Scott Hanner (SF), Randy Hatton (PF), William Stewart (C) Curtis Louis, Darrell West, Sean Rudolph, Kenneth Kirby, Kurt Gamble | |
| 13:15 | Michigan | Omar Hain is alone and drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Nathan Simpson | 37-29 |
| 12:59 | Holy Cross | Scott Hanner is hacked by Carmelo Mendez - foul #2 on Carmelo Mendez, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Loren Bugarin (PF) Henry Gochenour | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 12:47 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters drills a 3 from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 12:21 | Michigan | John Thomas clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 12:19 | Holy Cross | William Stewart grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 11:57 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 11:55 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton tips it in | 37-34 |
| 11:52 | Michigan | Travis Butters steals it from Omar Hain in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 11:50 | Holy Cross | James Chancellor banks in the layup on a nice dish by Travis Butters | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Nathan Simpson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Loren Bugarin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmelo Mendez (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - James Chancellor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Butters (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hanner (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Randy Hatton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - William Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Michigan | Travis Butters is called for the reach on John Thomas - foul #1 on Travis Butters, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (PG), Daniel McKnight (SG), Ian Cosenza (SF), Henry Gochenour (PF) Omar Hain, John Thomas, Nathan Simpson, Loren Bugarin | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis (PG), Joseph Strickland (SG), Sean Rudolph (SF), Kenneth Kirby (PF), Kurt Gamble (C) James Chancellor, Travis Butters, Scott Hanner, Randy Hatton, William Stewart | |
| 11:04 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the paint | 37-36 |
| 11:02 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza tips it in | 39-36 |
| 10:33 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Henry Gochenour - foul #1 on Henry Gochenour, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| 10:33 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 10:33 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 10:13 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza travels with the ball | 39-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (SG), Stephen Johnson (C) Joseph Strickland, Kenneth Kirby | |
| 10:04 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis connects on the jumper near the basket | 39-40 |
| 09:39 | Michigan | Zhu Wang hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ian Cosenza | 42-40 |
| 09:22 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 09:20 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph tips it home | 42-42 |
| 08:56 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Zhu Wang | 44-42 |
| 08:33 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble misses the lay-in | 44-42 |
| 08:32 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis tips it in | 44-44 |
| 08:08 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Omar Hain (PG), John Thomas (SG), Nathan Simpson (SF), Loren Bugarin (PF) Zhu Wang, Daniel McKnight, Ian Cosenza, Henry Gochenour | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Chancellor (PG), Scott Hanner (SG), Kenneth Kirby (SF), Randy Hatton (PF), William Stewart (C) Curtis Louis, Travis Butters, Sean Rudolph, Kurt Gamble, Stephen Johnson | |
| 08:08 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:08 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:47 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Loren Bugarin - foul #1 on Loren Bugarin, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Darrell West (SG) Kenneth Kirby | |
| 07:47 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 07:47 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Nathan Simpson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Loren Bugarin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmelo Mendez (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - James Chancellor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell West (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Scott Hanner (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Randy Hatton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - William Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Michigan | John Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| 07:40 | Holy Cross | James Chancellor misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Omar Hain - foul #2 on Omar Hain, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| 07:40 | Holy Cross | James Chancellor misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 07:40 | Holy Cross | James Chancellor makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:11 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ian Cosenza (C) Carmelo Mendez | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis (PG) James Chancellor | |
| 07:09 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| 06:57 | Michigan | John Thomas connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Loren Bugarin | 49-47 |
| 06:42 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 06:40 | Michigan | The rebound goes to John Thomas | 49-47 |
| 06:17 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by William Stewart - foul #2 on William Stewart, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (SG) John Thomas | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (SG), Sean Rudolph (SF), Kenneth Kirby (C) Darrell West, Scott Hanner, William Stewart | |
| 06:17 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 06:17 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:01 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 06:00 | Michigan | Zhu Wang gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 05:34 | Michigan | Zhu Wang misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 05:32 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 05:05 | Michigan | Sean Rudolph steals the ball from Nathan Simpson | 51-47 |
| 04:50 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby is fouled on the floor by Loren Bugarin - foul #2 on Loren Bugarin, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Daniel McKnight (SG), John Thomas (SF), Henry Gochenour (PF), Carmelo Mendez (C) Zhu Wang, Nathan Simpson, Ian Cosenza, Loren Bugarin | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Darrell West (SG), Scott Hanner (SF), Kurt Gamble (PF), William Stewart (C) Curtis Louis, Sean Rudolph, Randy Hatton, Kenneth Kirby | |
| 04:32 | Holy Cross | Darrell West misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Thomas - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Chancellor (PG) Travis Butters | |
| 04:32 | Holy Cross | Darrell West makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:32 | Holy Cross | Darrell West misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:32 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 04:03 | Michigan | John Thomas misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 04:01 | Holy Cross | William Stewart gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 03:56 | Holy Cross | James Chancellor misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-48 |
| 03:54 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 03:27 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour clanks a shot from the left side | 51-48 |
| 03:26 | Holy Cross | James Chancellor snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel McKnight (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Gochenour (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmelo Mendez (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - James Chancellor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell West (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Scott Hanner (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Kurt Gamble (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Holy Cross | Daniel McKnight is called for the reach on Darrell West - foul #1 on Daniel McKnight, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (PG), Ian Cosenza (SF) Omar Hain, Daniel McKnight | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis (PG), Sean Rudolph (SF), Kenneth Kirby (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) James Chancellor, Scott Hanner, Kurt Gamble, William Stewart | |
| 03:06 | Holy Cross | Darrell West misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 03:06 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Henry Gochenour | 51-48 |
| 02:37 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 02:35 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Curtis Louis | 51-48 |
| 02:35 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Michigan | Nathan Simpson (SF), Loren Bugarin (PF) Ian Cosenza, Henry Gochenour | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (SG), Randy Hatton (PF) Darrell West, Stephen Johnson | |
| 02:18 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis lays it up and in set up by Travis Butters | 51-50 |
| 01:57 | Michigan | John Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-50 |
| 01:56 | Michigan | John Thomas snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 01:36 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by John Thomas | 53-50 |
| 01:36 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | Omar Hain (PG), Ian Cosenza (SF), Henry Gochenour (PF) Zhu Wang, Nathan Simpson, Loren Bugarin | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Darrell West (SG), William Stewart (C) Travis Butters, Kenneth Kirby | |
| 01:09 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 01:08 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 00:42 | Michigan | Sean Rudolph is called for the reach on Carmelo Mendez - foul #2 on Sean Rudolph, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| 00:42 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:42 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Holy Cross | Omar Hain steals it from Darrell West | 55-50 |
| 00:33 | Michigan | Omar Hain banks in the layup | 57-50 |
| 00:25 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-50 |
| 00:24 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour grabs the board | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Michigan | Curtis Louis is called for the reach on Henry Gochenour in the backcourt - foul #4 on Curtis Louis, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (SG) John Thomas | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 00:23 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:23 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:16 | Holy Cross | Darrell West drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Curtis Louis | 59-53 |
| 00:13 | Michigan | Darrell West is called for the reach on Zhu Wang in the backcourt - foul #5 on Darrell West, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Thomas (SF) Ian Cosenza | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (SG) Darrell West | |
| 00:13 | Michigan | Zhu Wang makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:13 | Michigan | Zhu Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:06 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 00:05 | Holy Cross | William Stewart grabs the offensive board | 61-53 |
| 00:01 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Omar Hain runs out the clock | 61-56 |