| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ian Cosenza (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Henry Gochenour (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Carmelo Mendez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Davey (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan | Omar Hain misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 19:30 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache hits a jumper from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 19:14 | Michigan | Robert Tapia is called for the reach on John Thomas - foul #1 on Robert Tapia, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 18:56 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza connects on the open jump hook from the left block on a great pass from John Thomas | 35-29 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Ian Cosenza is called for the reach on Robert Tapia - foul #2 on Ian Cosenza, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Loren Bugarin (PF) Henry Gochenour | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Scott Drees (SG), David Cork (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Jon Thomas | |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | Joel Davey loses the dribble to John Thomas | 35-29 |
| 18:01 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Omar Hain | 37-29 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | David Cork clanks a runner from close range | 37-29 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Joel Davey tips it but misses | 37-29 |
| 17:48 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 17:22 | Michigan | Loren Bugarin hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Ian Cosenza | 39-29 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung misses short on a shot in the lane | 39-29 |
| 17:07 | Michigan | Omar Hain gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 17:05 | Michigan | Omar Hain is hacked by David Cork in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Cork, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Nathan Simpson (PG), Zhu Wang (SG) Omar Hain, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Ernest Thomas (SF), John Longwell (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, Scott Drees, Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey, David Cork | |
| 16:49 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza can't finish the layup | 39-29 |
| 16:48 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez tips it in | 41-29 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley makes the jumper from the left side | 41-31 |
| 16:33 | Michigan | Dennis Hurley is called for the reach on Nathan Simpson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | Henry Gochenour (PF) Loren Bugarin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF) Dennis Hurley | |
| 16:15 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez is open and buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Henry Gochenour | 43-31 |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | John Longwell's pass is intercepted by Henry Gochenour | 43-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Nathan Simpson (fresh) SG - Zhu Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ian Cosenza (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Henry Gochenour (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Carmelo Mendez (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Longwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez can't finish the uncontested layup | 43-31 |
| 15:36 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 15:08 | Michigan | Robert Tapia steals it from Henry Gochenour | 43-31 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas lays it up and in set up by Robert Tapia | 43-33 |
| 15:02 | Michigan | Nathan Simpson loses the dribble to Robert Tapia in the backcourt | 43-33 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | Carmelo Mendez picks off the pass by John Longwell | 43-33 |
| 14:30 | Michigan | Zhu Wang clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia hits a floater in the paint set up by John Longwell | 43-35 |
| 14:01 | Michigan | Nathan Simpson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eddie Sullivan - foul #2 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | Omar Hain (PG), John Thomas (SG), Loren Bugarin (PF) Zhu Wang, Ian Cosenza, Carmelo Mendez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Scott Drees (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Joel Davey (PF), David Cork (C) Ernest Thomas, Robert Tapia, Eddie Sullivan, John Longwell, Jon Thomas | |
| 14:01 | Michigan | Nathan Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 14:01 | Michigan | Nathan Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Scott Drees connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joel Davey | 45-38 |
| 13:21 | Michigan | John Thomas makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Nathan Simpson | 48-38 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Omar Hain - foul #1 on Omar Hain, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | Daniel McKnight (SG), Carmelo Mendez (C) Nathan Simpson, Henry Gochenour | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:50 | Michigan | Daniel McKnight drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Loren Bugarin | 51-39 |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | David Cork is called for traveling | 51-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Andrew Stalvey (C) Dennis Hurley, Scott Drees, David Cork | |
| 12:11 | Michigan | Loren Bugarin misses long on an open jumper in the paint | 51-39 |
| 12:09 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez snags the offensive board | 51-39 |
| 11:48 | Michigan | Daniel McKnight is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-39 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Joel Davey snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel McKnight (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Loren Bugarin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Carmelo Mendez (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) SG - Robert Tapia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Davey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Northwestern | Loren Bugarin picks off the pass by Robert Tapia | 51-39 |
| 11:23 | Michigan | Andrew Stalvey is called for the reach on Omar Hain - foul #1 on Andrew Stalvey, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (SG), Ian Cosenza (SF), Henry Gochenour (PF) Daniel McKnight, John Thomas, Loren Bugarin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SG), David Cork (C) Robert Tapia, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 11:05 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 51-39 |
| 11:04 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 10:56 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Omar Hain and he's hacked by Ronald Bastarache - foul #2 on Ronald Bastarache, team foul #6 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF) Leonard Chung, Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey | |
| 10:56 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez misses the free throw | 53-39 |
| 10:56 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Zhu Wang | 53-39 |
| 10:37 | Michigan | David Cork blocks the short jumper by Ian Cosenza | 53-39 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | David Cork pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 10:32 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley is hacked by Ian Cosenza - foul #3 on Ian Cosenza, team foul #3 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Thomas (SG) Omar Hain | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jon Thomas (C) David Cork | |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | John Thomas steals it from Dennis Hurley | 53-39 |
| 10:02 | Michigan | Zhu Wang misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-39 |
| 10:00 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza grabs the offensive board | 53-39 |
| 09:35 | Michigan | Zhu Wang is open and buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Gochenour | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley banks in the layup | 56-41 |
| 09:17 | Michigan | Eddie Sullivan swats the layup by Carmelo Mendez | 56-41 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Scott Drees grabs the board | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses the shot from the free throw line | 56-41 |
| 09:01 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza grabs the defensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 08:42 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eddie Sullivan - foul #3 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #7 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Omar Hain (PG), Daniel McKnight (SG), Nathan Simpson (SF), Loren Bugarin (C) Zhu Wang, John Thomas, Henry Gochenour, Carmelo Mendez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), David Cork (PF), John Longwell (C) Dennis Hurley, Ernest Thomas, Eddie Sullivan, Scott Drees, Jon Thomas | |
| 08:42 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza misses the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 08:42 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ronald Bastarache | 57-44 |
| 08:30 | Michigan | Robert Tapia steps in front of the Omar Hain pass in the backcourt | 57-44 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia slams it home | 57-46 |
| 08:00 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Henry Gochenour (C) Ian Cosenza | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Davey (PF) John Longwell | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 57-46 |
| 07:38 | Michigan | Loren Bugarin grabs the board | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel McKnight (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Loren Bugarin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Gochenour (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) SG - Robert Tapia (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Davey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cork (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Michigan | Omar Hain makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Daniel McKnight | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | David Cork misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Nathan Simpson - foul #3 on Nathan Simpson, team foul #4 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (PG), John Thomas (SG), Carmelo Mendez (C) Omar Hain, Daniel McKnight, Henry Gochenour | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG) Leonard Chung | |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | David Cork misses the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | David Cork misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 06:46 | Michigan | Loren Bugarin snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 06:41 | Michigan | Zhu Wang loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Longwell (C) David Cork | |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Joel Davey can't connect on a shot in the lane | 60-46 |
| 06:35 | Michigan | Loren Bugarin gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 06:22 | Michigan | Loren Bugarin is open and buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Zhu Wang | 62-46 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ian Cosenza (SF) Nathan Simpson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SF), Jon Thomas (C) Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey | |
| 05:50 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Ian Cosenza, team foul #5 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia | |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Scott Drees hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Thomas | 62-49 |
| 05:10 | Michigan | John Thomas misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Ernest Thomas - foul #2 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #8 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Omar Hain (PG), Daniel McKnight (SG), Henry Gochenour (PF) Zhu Wang, Ian Cosenza, Loren Bugarin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Joel Davey (PF) Ernest Thomas, John Longwell | |
| 05:10 | Michigan | John Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 05:10 | Michigan | John Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas is hacked by Carmelo Mendez - foul #3 on Carmelo Mendez, team foul #6 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Nathan Simpson (SF) John Thomas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Scott Drees, Eddie Sullivan, Jon Thomas | |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Mendez - foul #4 on Carmelo Mendez, team foul #7 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Cork (C) Andrew Stalvey | |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 04:34 | Michigan | Nathan Simpson is hacked by David Cork in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Cork, team foul #9 | 64-51 |
| 04:34 | Michigan | Nathan Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:34 | Michigan | Nathan Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Joel Davey snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (SG) Daniel McKnight | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:41 | Michigan | Zhu Wang misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-51 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | David Cork grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zhu Wang (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathan Simpson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Henry Gochenour (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Carmelo Mendez (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Tapia (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Davey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Cork (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 65-51 |
| 03:32 | Michigan | Omar Hain snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez misses short on a shot from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Joel Davey grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Joel Davey drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Robert Tapia | 65-53 |
| 02:36 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez's floater is tipped away by David Cork | 65-53 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | Joel Davey snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Omar Hain - foul #2 on Omar Hain, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Daniel McKnight (SG), Ian Cosenza (PF), Loren Bugarin (C) Omar Hain, Henry Gochenour, Carmelo Mendez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Scott Drees (PF), John Longwell (C) Robert Tapia, Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey, David Cork | |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 02:03 | Michigan | Scott Drees steps in front of the Daniel McKnight pass | 65-55 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | John Longwell can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Loren Bugarin - foul #2 on Loren Bugarin, team foul #9 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez (C) Ian Cosenza | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Cork (C) Eddie Sullivan | |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | John Longwell makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | John Longwell misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 01:51 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Loren Bugarin | 65-56 |
| 01:37 | Michigan | Daniel McKnight knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-56 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-56 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Thomas | 68-56 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-56 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | John Longwell tips it but misses | 68-56 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas snags the offensive board | 68-56 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | David Cork hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-56 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | David Cork pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Scott Drees's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Michigan | Zhu Wang can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 68-56 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | David Cork gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #10 | 68-56 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Zhu Wang runs out the clock | 68-56 |