| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Norman Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Micheal Larson (fresh) SF - Bernard Valenti (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Moultrie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jarrod Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Friedenthal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Brock (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Mercer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gerald Moss (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Woodie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss travels with the ball | 32-29 |
| 19:35 | Michigan | Micheal Larson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Norman Hayes | 35-29 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer drills a runner from close range set up by Robert Friedenthal and the foul's on Jarrod Lamb - foul #2 on Jarrod Lamb, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer makes the free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:00 | Michigan | David Brock steps in front of the Norman Hayes pass | 35-32 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer loses the dribble to John Moultrie | 35-32 |
| 18:18 | Michigan | David Brock steals the ball from Jarrod Lamb | 35-32 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | David Brock hits the finger roll | 35-34 |
| 18:08 | Michigan | Micheal Larson scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norman Hayes | 37-34 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-34 |
| 17:38 | Michigan | Micheal Larson snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 17:32 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti clanks a shot from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:03 | Northwestern | David Brock comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 17:02 | Michigan | John Moultrie pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:43 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Norman Hayes - foul #2 on Norman Hayes, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kenneth Becker (C) Jarrod Lamb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie grabs the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | John Moultrie denies the turnaround by Gerald Moss | 40-34 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 15:52 | Northwestern | David Brock clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-34 |
| 15:51 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti grabs the board | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Norman Hayes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Micheal Larson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bernard Valenti (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Moultrie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Becker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Friedenthal (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Trevor Mercer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Gerald Moss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Michigan | Micheal Larson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern | Kenneth Becker denies the turnaround by Gerald Woodie | 40-34 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | David Brock misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie tips it back up and in | 40-36 |
| 14:42 | Michigan | John Moultrie is fouled on the floor by Gerald Moss - foul #1 on Gerald Moss, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Frankie Bock (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Robert Friedenthal, Gerald Moss, Gerald Woodie | |
| 14:30 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Norman Hayes | 43-36 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer is called for traveling | 43-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (SG), Raymond Hill (SF) David Brock, Trevor Mercer | |
| 13:55 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Frankie Bock - foul #2 on Frankie Bock, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb (C) Kenneth Becker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:55 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:55 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 13:28 | Michigan | The rebound goes to John Moultrie | 45-36 |
| 13:23 | Michigan | Micheal Larson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill's fadeaway is rejected by John Moultrie | 48-36 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger gets the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock lays it up and in | 48-38 |
| 12:28 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Gagliano (SG), Earnest McElwee (SF), Scott Catt (PF), Kenneth Becker (C) Micheal Larson, Bernard Valenti, John Moultrie, Jarrod Lamb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (PG), David Brock (SG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Gerald Moss (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Tim Kraker, Emmitt Holt, Raymond Hill, Frankie Bock, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Trevor Mercer is blocked by Scott Catt | 48-38 |
| 12:02 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 11:47 | Michigan | Gerald Moss is called for the reach on Kenneth Becker - foul #2 on Gerald Moss, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Norman Hayes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. SG - Donald Gagliano (fresh) SF - Earnest McElwee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott Catt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Becker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Friedenthal (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Trevor Mercer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Gerald Moss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Michigan | Scott Catt is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Norman Hayes | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal is hacked by Kenneth Becker - foul #3 on Kenneth Becker, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Norris (PG), Bernard Valenti (SF) Norman Hayes, Earnest McElwee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:06 | Northwestern | David Brock can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 11:04 | Michigan | Scott Catt snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 10:58 | Michigan | Scott Catt misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-38 |
| 10:56 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker misses the tip | 50-38 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Robert Friedenthal | 50-40 |
| 10:34 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Leroy Norris | 52-40 |
| 10:15 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie clanks a jumper from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 10:13 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 10:06 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 10:05 | Michigan | Scott Catt can't tip it in | 52-40 |
| 10:03 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti hits the follow up shot | 54-40 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie is denied on a layup by Scott Catt | 54-40 |
| 09:42 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Scott Catt | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 09:37 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti buries a jumper in the lane set up by Leroy Norris | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-40 |
| 09:19 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker pulls down the rebound | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 09:00 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Leroy Norris | 58-40 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-42 |
| 08:31 | Michigan | Gerald Woodie picks off the pass by Leroy Norris | 58-42 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Bernard Valenti is called for the reach on Trevor Mercer - foul #2 on Bernard Valenti, team foul #4 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Norman Hayes (PG), Micheal Larson (SG), Earnest McElwee (SF), John Moultrie (PF), Jarrod Lamb (C) Leroy Norris, Donald Gagliano, Bernard Valenti, Scott Catt, Kenneth Becker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Emmitt Holt (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Robert Friedenthal, David Brock, Trevor Mercer, Gerald Moss, Gerald Woodie | |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-42 |
| 07:40 | Michigan | Micheal Larson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-42 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill grabs the board | 58-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Norman Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 9 ast. SG - Micheal Larson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Earnest McElwee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Moultrie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jarrod Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Emmitt Holt (fresh) SF - Raymond Hill (fresh) PF - Frankie Bock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Micheal Larson - foul #1 on Micheal Larson, team foul #5 | 58-42 |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 07:17 | Michigan | Emmitt Holt swats the layup by John Moultrie | 58-44 |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 58-44 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker gets the offensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker makes the jumper from the free throw line | 58-46 |
| 06:42 | Michigan | Micheal Larson drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Norman Hayes | 60-46 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-46 |
| 06:33 | Michigan | Norman Hayes gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 06:19 | Michigan | Micheal Larson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Emmitt Holt - foul #2 on Emmitt Holt, team foul #4 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bernard Valenti (SF) Earnest McElwee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG) Emmitt Holt | |
| 06:19 | Michigan | Micheal Larson makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 06:19 | Michigan | Micheal Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 06:05 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-46 |
| 06:04 | Michigan | John Moultrie gets the rebound | 62-46 |
| 05:39 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-46 |
| 05:38 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti snags the offensive board | 62-46 |
| 05:17 | Michigan | Anthony Dunkelberger blocks the jumper by Micheal Larson | 62-46 |
| 05:16 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb tips it back up and in | 64-46 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | David Brock makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-49 |
| 04:36 | Michigan | Norman Hayes connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Micheal Larson | 66-49 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | David Brock misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-49 |
| 04:28 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti grabs the defensive rebound | 66-49 |
| 04:06 | Michigan | Norman Hayes is fouled on the floor by Frankie Bock - foul #3 on Frankie Bock, team foul #5 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kenneth Becker (C) Jarrod Lamb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (SG) David Brock | |
| 03:52 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti misses the lay-in | 66-49 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Emmitt Holt | 66-49 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Hill | 66-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Norman Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 ast. SG - Micheal Larson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Valenti (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Moultrie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Emmitt Holt (fresh) SF - Raymond Hill (tiring) PF - Frankie Bock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Michigan | Micheal Larson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Micheal Larson, team foul #6 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Earnest McElwee (SF) Bernard Valenti | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonathan Minyard (PG), Oscar Hamlin (SG) Tim Kraker, Raymond Hill | |
| 02:48 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Oscar Hamlin | 66-53 |
| 02:43 | Michigan | Norman Hayes is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Minyard - foul #1 on Jonathan Minyard, team foul #6 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Scott Catt (PF) John Moultrie | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:20 | Michigan | Norman Hayes hits a driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Anthony Dunkelberger - foul #2 on Anthony Dunkelberger, team foul #7 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bernard Valenti (SF) Earnest McElwee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:20 | Michigan | Norman Hayes makes the free throw | 69-53 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Scott Catt - foul #1 on Scott Catt, team foul #7 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Gagliano (SG), Jarrod Lamb (C) Micheal Larson, Kenneth Becker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 02:01 | Michigan | Norman Hayes is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Minyard - foul #2 on Jonathan Minyard, team foul #8 | 69-55 |
| 02:01 | Michigan | Norman Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 02:01 | Michigan | Norman Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt is denied on a layup by Jarrod Lamb | 71-55 |
| 01:50 | Michigan | Scott Catt grabs the defensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 01:44 | Michigan | Norman Hayes is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Minyard - foul #3 on Jonathan Minyard, team foul #9 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Michigan | Micheal Larson (SG), John Moultrie (PF) Donald Gagliano, Scott Catt | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Raymond Hill (SF) Jonathan Minyard, Oscar Hamlin | |
| 01:44 | Michigan | Norman Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 01:44 | Michigan | Norman Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock snags the defensive board | 72-55 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill is hacked by Micheal Larson - foul #3 on Micheal Larson, team foul #8 | 72-55 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 01:32 | Michigan | John Moultrie grabs the board | 72-56 |
| 01:28 | Michigan | Emmitt Holt steps in front of the Bernard Valenti pass in the backcourt | 72-56 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock is called for a charge - foul #4 on Frankie Bock, team foul #10 | 72-56 |
| 00:49 | Michigan | Micheal Larson makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jarrod Lamb | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker loses the dribble to Bernard Valenti | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Michigan | Norman Hayes misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 74-56 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger gets the rebound | 74-56 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill is fouled on the floor by Bernard Valenti - foul #3 on Bernard Valenti, team foul #9 | 74-56 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Norman Hayes runs out the clock | 74-58 |