| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Johnny Propp (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clifford Larkins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Henry Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Wherry (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Motley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Collinsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Nivens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Nichols (fresh) PF - Robert Hogan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Opperman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Hartford | Henry Davis inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Hartford | Henry Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 27-30 |
| 19:43 | Hartford | Gene Wherry misses the tip | 27-30 |
| 19:41 | Michigan | The rebound goes to John Nichols | 27-30 |
| 19:20 | Michigan | Robert Opperman misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Donald Motley - foul #3 on Donald Motley, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Hartford | Jody Phillip (C) Donald Motley | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 19:20 | Michigan | Robert Opperman makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 19:20 | Michigan | Robert Opperman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:05 | Hartford | Henry Davis scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 18:50 | Michigan | John Nichols hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Emmanuel Collinsworth | 29-35 |
| 18:21 | Hartford | Gene Wherry connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Clifford Larkins | 31-35 |
| 18:02 | Michigan | Robert Hogan can't finish the layup | 31-35 |
| 18:00 | Hartford | Gene Wherry grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 17:38 | Hartford | Clifford Larkins buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Henry Davis | 33-35 |
| 17:28 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Opperman | 33-38 |
| 17:04 | Hartford | Johnny Propp's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Opperman | 33-38 |
| 17:03 | Michigan | Robert Hogan pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 16:54 | Michigan | Robert Hogan comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 16:53 | Michigan | Robert Hogan gets the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 16:42 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens is fouled on the floor by Clifford Larkins - foul #1 on Clifford Larkins, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Hartford | Douglas Hall (PG), Robert Lapierre (SG), Harry Murray (SF), Daniel Richter (C) Johnny Propp, Clifford Larkins, Henry Davis, Gene Wherry | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Walker (PG), Larry Kelley (SG), Scott Knowles (SF), Victor Simmerman (PF), Charles Crumrine (C) Emmanuel Collinsworth, Ernest Nivens, John Nichols, Robert Hogan, Robert Opperman | |
| 16:29 | Michigan | Larry Kelley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 16:27 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Daniel Richter | 33-38 |
| 16:15 | Hartford | Jody Phillip can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 16:13 | Hartford | Daniel Richter hits the follow up shot | 35-38 |
| 15:59 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman loses the ball out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Coppola (SF), Donald Motley (C) Harry Murray, Jody Phillip | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Douglas Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Lapierre (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Coppola (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Daniel Richter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Motley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jonathan Walker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Knowles (fresh) PF - Victor Simmerman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Crumrine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Hartford | Robert Coppola comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Scott Knowles - foul #1 on Scott Knowles, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Hartford | Johnny Propp (PG) Douglas Hall | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Hogan (PF) Charles Crumrine | |
| 15:47 | Hartford | Robert Coppola makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:47 | Hartford | Robert Coppola misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:47 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 15:29 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Lapierre - foul #2 on Robert Lapierre, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Hartford | Gene Wherry (PF) Daniel Richter | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG), Robert Opperman (C) Jonathan Walker, Robert Hogan | |
| 15:29 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:29 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:08 | Hartford | Robert Coppola buries a shot from the left block set up by Gene Wherry | 38-40 |
| 14:40 | Michigan | The short jumper by Robert Opperman is denied by Gene Wherry | 38-40 |
| 14:38 | Michigan | Robert Opperman can't tip it in | 38-40 |
| 14:36 | Hartford | Robert Coppola gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:31 | Hartford | Johnny Propp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 14:29 | Michigan | Scott Knowles pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:10 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman clanks a runner from the right block | 38-40 |
| 14:09 | Hartford | Gene Wherry pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:03 | Hartford | Gene Wherry is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Gene Wherry, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Hartford | Douglas Hall (PG), Clifford Larkins (SG) Johnny Propp, Robert Lapierre | |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth (PG), John Nichols (SF), Robert Hogan (PF) Larry Kelley, Scott Knowles, Victor Simmerman | |
| 13:49 | Michigan | John Nichols scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Emmanuel Collinsworth | 38-43 |
| 13:30 | Hartford | Clifford Larkins misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 38-43 |
| 13:28 | Michigan | Robert Hogan snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 13:07 | Michigan | John Nichols comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-43 |
| 13:06 | Hartford | Donald Motley pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:00 | Hartford | Clifford Larkins is fouled on the floor by Ernest Nivens - foul #1 on Ernest Nivens, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Hartford | Johnny Propp (PG), Henry Davis (SF), Jody Phillip (PF), Daniel Richter (C) Douglas Hall, Robert Coppola, Gene Wherry, Donald Motley | |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Kelley (SG), Victor Simmerman (C) Ernest Nivens, Robert Opperman | |
| 12:49 | Hartford | Clifford Larkins is whistled for traveling | 38-43 |
| 12:32 | Michigan | Jody Phillip steals the ball from Emmanuel Collinsworth | 38-43 |
| 12:15 | Hartford | Daniel Richter is fouled on the floor by John Nichols - foul #2 on John Nichols, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| 11:52 | Hartford | Henry Davis is hacked by John Nichols - foul #3 on John Nichols, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Hartford | Gene Wherry (PF), Donald Motley (C) Jody Phillip, Daniel Richter | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (SG) Larry Kelley | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Johnny Propp (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clifford Larkins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Wherry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Donald Motley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Collinsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest Nivens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Hogan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Simmerman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Hartford | Henry Davis connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Motley | 40-43 |
| 11:18 | Michigan | Robert Hogan scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 11:01 | Hartford | Johnny Propp banks in the layup on a nice dish by Henry Davis | 42-46 |
| 10:48 | Michigan | Robert Hogan clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Motley - foul #4 on Donald Motley, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Hartford | Douglas Hall (PG), Robert Lapierre (SG), Robert Coppola (SF) Johnny Propp, Clifford Larkins, Donald Motley | |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Kelley (SG), Scott Knowles (SF), Robert Opperman (C) Emmanuel Collinsworth, John Nichols, Victor Simmerman | |
| 10:48 | Michigan | Robert Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:48 | Michigan | Robert Hogan misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:48 | Hartford | Henry Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 10:35 | Hartford | Henry Davis comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Opperman - foul #2 on Robert Opperman, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Gordon Zackery (PF) Robert Hogan | |
| 10:35 | Hartford | Henry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:35 | Hartford | Henry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:28 | Michigan | Robert Opperman clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gene Wherry - foul #2 on Gene Wherry, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Hartford | Jody Phillip (C) Henry Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 10:28 | Michigan | Robert Opperman misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:28 | Michigan | Robert Opperman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:14 | Hartford | Jody Phillip's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | Hartford | Daniel Richter (C) Gene Wherry | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Walker (PG) Ernest Nivens | |
| 09:50 | Michigan | Robert Opperman banks in the layup | 44-50 |
| 09:36 | Hartford | Douglas Hall misses badly on a floater from the right side | 44-50 |
| 09:34 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 09:08 | Michigan | Scott Knowles buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Opperman | 44-53 |
| 08:43 | Hartford | Douglas Hall hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 44-53 |
| 08:41 | Hartford | Jody Phillip tips it back up and in | 46-53 |
| 08:21 | Michigan | Larry Kelley is hacked by Daniel Richter - foul #2 on Daniel Richter, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Hartford | Johnny Propp (PG), Clifford Larkins (SG), Henry Davis (SF), Gene Wherry (PF) Douglas Hall, Robert Lapierre, Robert Coppola, Daniel Richter | |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth (PG), John Nichols (SF), Robert Hogan (PF) Jonathan Walker, Scott Knowles, Gordon Zackery | |
| 08:21 | Michigan | Larry Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 08:21 | Michigan | Larry Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 08:04 | Hartford | Gene Wherry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 08:02 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Hogan | 46-55 |
| 07:57 | Michigan | Larry Kelley buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Hogan | 46-57 |
| 07:47 | Hartford | Johnny Propp connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Johnny Propp (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Clifford Larkins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Wherry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Jody Phillip (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Collinsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Kelley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Hogan (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Opperman (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Michigan | John Nichols clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Henry Davis - foul #2 on Henry Davis, team foul #8 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Hartford | Donald Motley (C) Jody Phillip | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (SG), Victor Simmerman (C) Larry Kelley, Robert Opperman | |
| 07:24 | Michigan | John Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 07:24 | Michigan | John Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:10 | Hartford | Clifford Larkins clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 48-58 |
| 07:09 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 07:03 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens hits a floater in the paint set up by Emmanuel Collinsworth | 48-60 |
| 06:54 | Hartford | Henry Davis misses long on a floater from the right side | 48-60 |
| 06:53 | Hartford | Gene Wherry grabs the offensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 06:32 | Hartford | Robert Hogan is called for the reach on Johnny Propp - foul #2 on Robert Hogan, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Coppola (SF) Henry Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 06:14 | Hartford | Clifford Larkins misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ernest Nivens - foul #2 on Ernest Nivens, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| 06:14 | Hartford | Clifford Larkins makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 06:14 | Hartford | Clifford Larkins makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 05:59 | Michigan | John Nichols clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-60 |
| 05:57 | Hartford | Donald Motley snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 05:34 | Hartford | Clifford Larkins knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Johnny Propp | 52-60 |
| 05:12 | Michigan | John Nichols scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Emmanuel Collinsworth | 52-62 |
| 04:58 | Hartford | Clifford Larkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-62 |
| 04:57 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Hogan | 52-62 |
| 04:48 | Michigan | John Nichols misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-62 |
| 04:46 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Donald Motley | 52-62 |
| 04:27 | Hartford | Robert Coppola throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Hartford | Douglas Hall (PG), Robert Lapierre (SG), Henry Davis (SF), Jody Phillip (PF), Daniel Richter (C) Johnny Propp, Clifford Larkins, Robert Coppola, Gene Wherry, Donald Motley | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Walker (PG), Larry Kelley (SG), Scott Knowles (SF), Gordon Zackery (PF), Robert Opperman (C) Emmanuel Collinsworth, Ernest Nivens, John Nichols, Robert Hogan, Victor Simmerman | |
| 04:08 | Michigan | Larry Kelley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-62 |
| 04:07 | Michigan | Robert Opperman gets the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 03:54 | Michigan | Robert Opperman connects on the runner near the basket and he's hacked by Daniel Richter - foul #3 on Daniel Richter, team foul #9 | 52-64 |
| 03:54 | Michigan | Robert Opperman makes the free throw | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Hartford | Henry Davis misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 52-65 |
| 03:31 | Hartford | Daniel Richter tips it in | 54-65 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Douglas Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Lapierre (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jody Phillip (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Richter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jonathan Walker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Kelley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scott Knowles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gordon Zackery (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Opperman (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Michigan | Scott Knowles misses the shot from just outside the lane | 54-65 |
| 03:06 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Henry Davis | 54-65 |
| 02:57 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Hall | 56-65 |
| 02:57 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Hartford | Johnny Propp (PG), Clifford Larkins (SG), Robert Coppola (SF), Gene Wherry (PF), Donald Motley (C) Douglas Hall, Robert Lapierre, Henry Davis, Jody Phillip, Daniel Richter | |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth (PG), Ernest Nivens (SG), John Nichols (SF), Robert Hogan (PF) Jonathan Walker, Larry Kelley, Scott Knowles, Gordon Zackery | |
| 02:32 | Michigan | Robert Coppola picks off the pass by Ernest Nivens | 56-65 |
| 02:17 | Hartford | Ernest Nivens takes the ball from Clifford Larkins | 56-65 |
| 02:00 | Michigan | Donald Motley blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by John Nichols | 56-65 |
| 01:59 | Hartford | Donald Motley snags the defensive board | 56-65 |
| 01:54 | Hartford | Gene Wherry misses badly on a floater in the lane | 56-65 |
| 01:52 | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth grabs the board | 56-65 |
| 01:30 | Michigan | Robert Opperman hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 01:23 | Hartford | Robert Coppola hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 01:22 | Michigan | Robert Hogan grabs the board | 56-67 |
| 01:17 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Emmanuel Collinsworth and he's fouled by Donald Motley - foul #5 on Donald Motley, team foul #10 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Hartford | Douglas Hall (PG), Robert Lapierre (SG), Henry Davis (SF), Jody Phillip (PF), Daniel Richter (C) Johnny Propp, Clifford Larkins, Robert Coppola, Gene Wherry, Donald Motley | |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Kelley (SG), Scott Knowles (SF), Victor Simmerman (PF), Charles Crumrine (C) Emmanuel Collinsworth, John Nichols, Robert Hogan, Robert Opperman | |
| 01:17 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens makes the free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:09 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Davis and he's fouled by Scott Knowles - foul #2 on Scott Knowles, team foul #8 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Walker (PG) Ernest Nivens | |
| 01:09 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre makes the free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:57 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Larry Kelley and the foul's on Robert Lapierre - foul #3 on Robert Lapierre, team foul #11 | 59-72 |
| 00:57 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman makes the free throw | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Hartford | Henry Davis makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jonathan Walker | 61-75 |
| 00:19 | Hartford | Daniel Richter is whistled for a carry | 61-75 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Jonathan Walker runs out the clock | 61-75 |