| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Philip Acord (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Buske (fresh) SF - Luis Davis (fresh) PF - Fred Campbell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Frates (fresh) SF - John Koloski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | John Koloski inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards buries a runner from the baseline | 23-28 |
| 19:21 | Michigan | Fred Campbell drills a floater from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 19:03 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Bryan Richards | 25-30 |
| 18:43 | Michigan | Thomas Hill scores on a jumper in the paint | 27-30 |
| 18:15 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris drills a runner from the left block | 27-32 |
| 17:48 | Michigan | Edward Harris swats the short shot by Thomas Hill | 27-32 |
| 17:46 | Michigan | Fred Campbell tips it back up and in | 29-32 |
| 17:23 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris is hacked by Thomas Hill - foul #2 on Thomas Hill, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 17:02 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 17:01 | Michigan | Luis Davis gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:32 | Michigan | Fred Campbell scores on a fadeaway from close range | 31-32 |
| 16:08 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards drills a driving attempt in the lane | 31-34 |
| 15:48 | Michigan | Luis Davis is hacked by Louis Frates - foul #3 on Louis Frates, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | Walter Whaley (PG), Clement Gregory (SG), Arnold King (SF), James Stout (C) Philip Acord, Benjamin Buske, Luis Davis, Thomas Hill | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (SG), Stanley Mantz (SF), Lawrence Whitworth (PF), Timothy Wix (C) Louis Frates, John Koloski, Edward Harris, Bryan Richards | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Walter Whaley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Clement Gregory (fresh) SF - Arnold King (fresh) PF - Fred Campbell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Stout (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Bryant (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Stanley Mantz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Whitworth (fresh) C - Timothy Wix (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Michigan | Arnold King hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Timothy Wix - foul #1 on Timothy Wix, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| 15:30 | Michigan | Arnold King misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:30 | Michigan | Arnold King misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:30 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Lawrence Whitworth | 31-34 |
| 15:09 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Walter Whaley - foul #1 on Walter Whaley, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| 15:09 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:09 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 14:48 | Michigan | Stanley Mantz steals it from Walter Whaley | 31-35 |
| 14:45 | Wisconsin | Stanley Mantz dunks the ball | 31-37 |
| 14:30 | Michigan | Fred Campbell hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Walter Whaley | 33-37 |
| 14:08 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Whitworth is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 33-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | Philip Acord (PG), Benjamin Buske (SG), Luis Davis (SF) Walter Whaley, Clement Gregory, Fred Campbell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Frates (PG), John Koloski (SF), Edward Harris (PF), Bryan Richards (C) Terry Carone, Stanley Mantz, Lawrence Whitworth, Timothy Wix | |
| 13:49 | Michigan | James Stout comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 13:48 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 13:32 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 33-37 |
| 13:31 | Michigan | James Stout grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 13:03 | Michigan | John Koloski steps in front of the James Stout pass | 33-37 |
| 12:58 | Wisconsin | John Koloski lays it in | 33-39 |
| 12:35 | Michigan | James Stout drills a jump hook in the lane | 35-39 |
| 12:16 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 12:14 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards hits the follow up shot | 35-41 |
| 12:12 | Michigan | Philip Acord is hacked by Lester Bryant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lester Bryant, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Walter Whaley (PG), Fred Campbell (PF), Thomas Hill (C) Philip Acord, James Stout, Arnold King | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stanley Mantz (SG), Lawrence Whitworth (PF) Lester Bryant, Edward Harris | |
| 11:54 | Michigan | Fred Campbell comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Bryan Richards - foul #3 on Bryan Richards, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Clement Gregory (SF) Luis Davis | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG) Louis Frates | |
| 11:54 | Michigan | Fred Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 11:54 | Michigan | Fred Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 11:32 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Thomas Hill - foul #3 on Thomas Hill, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| 11:32 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:32 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:32 | Michigan | Thomas Hill pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Walter Whaley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Buske (fresh) SF - Clement Gregory (fresh) PF - Fred Campbell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Mantz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Koloski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Whitworth (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bryan Richards (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Michigan | Walter Whaley is called for 10 seconds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Brown (SF), James Stout (PF) Benjamin Buske, Fred Campbell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Timothy Wix (C) Bryan Richards | |
| 11:08 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Philip Acord (PG) Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (SG) Stanley Mantz | |
| 10:46 | Michigan | Walter Whaley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-42 |
| 10:44 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Whitworth snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 10:19 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 10:17 | Michigan | The rebound goes to James Stout | 36-42 |
| 10:02 | Michigan | Clement Gregory is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from James Stout | 38-42 |
| 09:36 | Wisconsin | Timothy Wix hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from close range | 38-42 |
| 09:34 | Michigan | James Stout pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 09:14 | Michigan | Thomas Hill misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 09:13 | Michigan | Walter Whaley snags the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 08:56 | Michigan | Walter Whaley makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Acord | 41-42 |
| 08:40 | Wisconsin | John Koloski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Clement Gregory - foul #1 on Clement Gregory, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Benjamin Buske (SG), Luis Davis (SF), Fred Campbell (PF), Arnold King (C) Philip Acord, Walter Whaley, James Stout, Thomas Hill | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Frates (PG), Stanley Mantz (SG), Edward Harris (PF), Bryan Richards (C) Terry Carone, Lester Bryant, Lawrence Whitworth, Timothy Wix | |
| 08:40 | Wisconsin | John Koloski misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 08:40 | Wisconsin | John Koloski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 08:21 | Michigan | Fred Campbell is fouled on the floor by Stanley Mantz - foul #2 on Stanley Mantz, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Brown (PG) Clement Gregory | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG) John Koloski | |
| 08:01 | Michigan | Terry Carone steals the ball from Arnold King | 41-43 |
| 07:33 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris is hacked by Fred Campbell - foul #1 on Fred Campbell, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Walter Whaley (PG) Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (SG) Terry Carone | |
| 07:07 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 07:06 | Michigan | Walter Whaley gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Walter Whaley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Buske (fresh) SF - Luis Davis (fresh) PF - Fred Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Arnold King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Louis Frates (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Lester Bryant (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Stanley Mantz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Richards (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:46 | Michigan | Fred Campbell's floater is knocked away by Bryan Richards | 41-43 |
| 06:45 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 06:16 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris misses short on a shot from the left block | 41-43 |
| 06:15 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris hits the follow up shot | 41-45 |
| 06:02 | Michigan | Edward Harris is called for the reach on Luis Davis - foul #1 on Edward Harris, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Philip Acord (PG), Thomas Hill (C) Walter Whaley, Arnold King | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Koloski (SF) Stanley Mantz | |
| 05:41 | Michigan | Thomas Hill comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on John Koloski - foul #2 on John Koloski, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Stout (PF) Fred Campbell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Lawrence Whitworth (PF) Lester Bryant, Edward Harris | |
| 05:41 | Michigan | Thomas Hill misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 05:41 | Michigan | Thomas Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 05:41 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Whitworth grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 05:15 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Carone | 41-48 |
| 04:51 | Michigan | James Stout misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Bryan Richards - foul #4 on Bryan Richards, team foul #8 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Michigan | Walter Whaley (SG), Arnold King (SF) Benjamin Buske, Luis Davis | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (SG), Timothy Wix (C) Louis Frates, Bryan Richards | |
| 04:51 | Michigan | James Stout makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 04:51 | Michigan | James Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 04:47 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| 04:33 | Michigan | Lawrence Whitworth is called for the reach on James Stout - foul #1 on Lawrence Whitworth, team foul #9 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edward Harris (PF) Timothy Wix | |
| 04:33 | Michigan | James Stout makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 04:33 | Michigan | James Stout misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 04:33 | Michigan | Arnold King gets the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 04:16 | Michigan | Walter Whaley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 04:14 | Wisconsin | John Koloski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 03:45 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-48 |
| 03:44 | Michigan | Thomas Hill snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 03:22 | Michigan | Walter Whaley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-48 |
| 03:20 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Whitworth snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 02:58 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Carone | 44-51 |
| 02:58 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Benjamin Buske (SG), Luis Davis (SF), Fred Campbell (PF) Walter Whaley, Arnold King, James Stout | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Frates (SG), Bryan Richards (C) Lester Bryant, Lawrence Whitworth | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Philip Acord (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Buske (fresh) SF - Luis Davis (fresh) PF - Fred Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Frates (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Koloski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Richards (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:35 | Michigan | Thomas Hill connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Benjamin Buske | 46-51 |
| 02:06 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hill - foul #4 on Thomas Hill, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| 01:43 | Wisconsin | John Koloski drills a jumpshot from the right side | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:18 | Michigan | Fred Campbell misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 46-53 |
| 01:17 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Louis Frates | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:15 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Buske - foul #1 on Benjamin Buske, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (SG), Stanley Mantz (SF) Terry Carone, John Koloski | |
| 01:15 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 01:15 | Michigan | Fred Campbell snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 00:53 | Michigan | Fred Campbell hits a runner from the right block | 48-53 |
| 00:53 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG) Louis Frates | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:52 | Wisconsin | Philip Acord is called for the reach on Terry Carone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Philip Acord, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| 00:52 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:52 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:52 | Michigan | Thomas Hill pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:48 | Michigan | Thomas Hill can't connect on an uncontested jump hook in the lane | 48-54 |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Edward Harris | 48-54 |
| 00:45 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Acord - foul #2 on Philip Acord, team foul #9 | 48-54 |
| 00:45 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:45 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:40 | Michigan | Philip Acord is whistled for a carry | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:38 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Buske - foul #2 on Benjamin Buske, team foul #10 | 48-56 |
| 00:38 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:38 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:38 | Michigan | Thomas Hill snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 00:32 | Michigan | Luis Davis is whistled for a carry | 48-57 |
| 00:30 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Acord - foul #3 on Philip Acord, team foul #11 | 48-57 |
| 00:30 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:30 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Michigan | Fred Campbell is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Lester Bryant | 48-58 |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | Stanley Mantz lays it in on a great pass from Lester Bryant | 48-60 |
| 00:12 | Michigan | Stanley Mantz doubles Fred Campbell and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Stanley Mantz, team foul #10 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Frates (SG), John Koloski (SF) Lester Bryant, Stanley Mantz | |
| 00:12 | Michigan | Fred Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:12 | Michigan | Fred Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone runs out the clock | 50-60 |