| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ian Cosenza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Gochenour (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carmelo Mendez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Virgil Polson inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Robert Fisher clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Ian Cosenza - foul #1 on Ian Cosenza, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 19:47 | Michigan | John Thomas gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 19:28 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-25 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | James Jackowski connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Wainwright | 28-28 |
| 18:34 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour clanks a jumper from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 18:32 | Michigan | Omar Hain snags the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 18:10 | Michigan | John Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-28 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Robert Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | Loren Bugarin (PF) Henry Gochenour | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:20 | Michigan | Omar Hain is hacked by Thomas Wainwright - foul #1 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (SG) John Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| 17:04 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez jams it and he's fouled by James Jackowski - foul #2 on James Jackowski, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | Daniel McKnight (SG) Omar Hain | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG) Boris Zellous | |
| 17:04 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez misses the free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Denis Banks grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | James Jackowski knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Aguon and he's fouled by Loren Bugarin - foul #2 on Loren Bugarin, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski (SF) Virgil Polson | |
| 16:39 | Illinois | James Jackowski makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 16:16 | Michigan | Daniel McKnight misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Denis Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Loren Bugarin swats the short shot by Andrei Palczewski | 30-32 |
| 15:50 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Loren Bugarin | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Zhu Wang (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel McKnight (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ian Cosenza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Loren Bugarin (fresh) 4 reb. C - Carmelo Mendez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Aguon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Jackowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | Michigan | Daniel McKnight makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Loren Bugarin | 33-32 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | James Jackowski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Scott Dollard hits the follow up shot | 33-34 |
| 14:51 | Michigan | Zhu Wang travels with the ball | 33-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | Omar Hain (PG), John Thomas (SG), Henry Gochenour (PF) Zhu Wang, Daniel McKnight, Loren Bugarin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), Van Miller (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, James Jackowski, Andrei Palczewski, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Omar Hain steals it from Boris Zellous | 33-34 |
| 14:10 | Michigan | John Thomas is whistled for traveling | 33-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | Nathan Simpson (SF) Ian Cosenza | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Boris Zellous drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Van Miller | 33-36 |
| 13:37 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour connects on the runner from the baseline | 35-36 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Nathan Simpson is called for the reach on Thomas Wainwright - foul #3 on Nathan Simpson, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | Loren Bugarin (C) Carmelo Mendez | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Boris Zellous comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Virgil Polson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 35-36 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Virgil Polson tips it in | 35-38 |
| 12:39 | Michigan | John Thomas misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-38 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Loren Bugarin swats the shot by Boris Zellous | 35-38 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Boris Zellous tips it back up and in | 35-40 |
| 12:13 | Michigan | John Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Robert Fisher drills a runner from the right block set up by Thomas Wainwright | 35-42 |
| 11:47 | Michigan | Omar Hain misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Van Miller | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Simpson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Henry Gochenour (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Loren Bugarin (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Van Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Virgil Polson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (PG), Daniel McKnight (SG), Ian Cosenza (PF), Carmelo Mendez (C) Omar Hain, John Thomas, Henry Gochenour, Loren Bugarin | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), James Jackowski (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, Van Miller, Virgil Polson, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| 11:12 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Scott Dollard - foul #1 on Scott Dollard, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| 11:12 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:12 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Denis Banks is denied on a layup by Carmelo Mendez | 37-42 |
| 10:57 | Michigan | Daniel McKnight grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 10:35 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza lays it in on a nice dish by Zhu Wang and he's fouled by Scott Dollard - foul #2 on Scott Dollard, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Henry Gochenour (PF) Nathan Simpson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Virgil Polson (SF) Andrei Palczewski | |
| 10:35 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | James Jackowski is hacked by Carmelo Mendez - foul #3 on Carmelo Mendez, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Loren Bugarin (PF) Henry Gochenour | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG) James Aguon | |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Boris Zellous shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 10:05 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 09:47 | Michigan | Zhu Wang misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Jackowski | 40-42 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | James Jackowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Omar Hain (PG), John Thomas (SG) Zhu Wang, Daniel McKnight | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| 09:18 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Robert Fisher hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 40-42 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Virgil Polson tips it but misses | 40-42 |
| 08:55 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Ian Cosenza | 40-42 |
| 08:32 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez misses the driving attempt from the left block | 40-42 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Boris Zellous pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Virgil Polson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 08:01 | Michigan | John Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Virgil Polson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 3 from the right corner | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ian Cosenza (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Loren Bugarin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Carmelo Mendez (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Jackowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Virgil Polson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez's pass is intercepted by Virgil Polson | 40-48 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | James Jackowski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-48 |
| 07:05 | Michigan | Loren Bugarin pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 06:37 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ian Cosenza | 42-48 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright banks in the layup on a great pass from Boris Zellous | 42-50 |
| 05:54 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez banks in the layup on a great pass from John Thomas | 44-50 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Boris Zellous hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-50 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | James Jackowski snags the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Robert Fisher hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-52 |
| 04:47 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez clanks a jumper from the left side | 44-52 |
| 04:45 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Ian Cosenza | 44-52 |
| 04:25 | Michigan | Omar Hain double dribbles | 44-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (PG), Daniel McKnight (SG), Nathan Simpson (SF), Henry Gochenour (PF) Omar Hain, John Thomas, Ian Cosenza, Loren Bugarin | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Van Miller (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, James Jackowski, Virgil Polson, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Van Miller scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:43 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Zhu Wang (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel McKnight (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Simpson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Henry Gochenour (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Carmelo Mendez (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Aguon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Van Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | James Aguon misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 03:13 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Zhu Wang | 44-55 |
| 03:07 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez drills a shot from the left block set up by Nathan Simpson | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:44 | Illinois | James Aguon misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 02:42 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 02:42 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (SG) Van Miller | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:21 | Michigan | Daniel McKnight loses the dribble to Scott Dollard | 46-55 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | Michigan | Omar Hain (PG), John Thomas (SG), Loren Bugarin (C) Zhu Wang, Daniel McKnight, Carmelo Mendez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), Virgil Polson (SF), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski, Scott Dollard | |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Boris Zellous hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:40 | Michigan | Omar Hain hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by John Thomas | 48-57 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Nathan Simpson steals the ball from Denis Banks | 48-57 |
| 01:10 | Michigan | John Thomas misses the 3 from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Virgil Polson knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Boris Zellous and he's hacked by John Thomas - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (PG), Daniel McKnight (SG), Carmelo Mendez (C) Omar Hain, John Thomas, Henry Gochenour | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright (PF) Denis Banks | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the free throw | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:49 | Michigan | Zhu Wang misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 00:47 | Michigan | Loren Bugarin tips it home | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Virgil Polson is hacked by Zhu Wang in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zhu Wang, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG) Boris Zellous | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Virgil Polson is hacked by Daniel McKnight - foul #1 on Daniel McKnight, team foul #7 | 50-60 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:39 | Michigan | Zhu Wang hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Loren Bugarin | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Virgil Polson is hacked by Zhu Wang in the backcourt - foul #4 on Zhu Wang, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Michigan | Omar Hain (PG), John Thomas (SG), Ian Cosenza (SF), Henry Gochenour (PF) Zhu Wang, Daniel McKnight, Nathan Simpson, Loren Bugarin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:33 | Michigan | James Jackowski is called for the reach on John Thomas - foul #3 on James Jackowski, team foul #5 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (PG), Daniel McKnight (SG), Nathan Simpson (SF), Loren Bugarin (PF) Omar Hain, John Thomas, Ian Cosenza, Henry Gochenour | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG) James Aguon | |
| 00:30 | Michigan | The jump hook by Carmelo Mendez is blocked by Thomas Wainwright | 53-64 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | James Jackowski snags the defensive board | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Boris Zellous runs out the clock | 53-64 |