| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) SG - John Moore (fresh) SF - Lewis Doyle (fresh) PF - Troy Zeigler (fresh) C - Herbert Williamson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fresh) SG - Alvin Johnson (fresh) SF - Travis Blom (fresh) PF - Bret Kay (fresh) C - Charles McGlothern (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Charles McGlothern wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Alvin Johnson | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Michigan | Herbert Williamson drills a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Charles McGlothern - foul #1 on Charles McGlothern, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:30 | Michigan | Herbert Williamson makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Alvin Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 19:11 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Blom | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | Houston | Alvin Johnson makes the shot from the left side set up by Christopher Benedetti | 3-4 |
| 18:33 | Michigan | Lewis Doyle's fadeaway is rejected by Bret Kay | 3-4 |
| 18:31 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bret Kay | 3-4 |
| 18:26 | Houston | The jump hook by Travis Blom is blocked by Lewis Doyle | 3-4 |
| 18:24 | Houston | Charles McGlothern snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 18:05 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti misses the easy layup | 3-4 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Travis Blom misses the tip | 3-4 |
| 18:03 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti gets the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Travis Blom drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Benedetti | 3-7 |
| 17:23 | Michigan | Troy Zeigler makes the contested jumper in the lane set up by Kenneth Anderson and the foul's on Bret Kay - foul #1 on Bret Kay, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 17:23 | Michigan | Troy Zeigler makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Alvin Johnson is hacked by John Moore - foul #1 on John Moore, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| 16:50 | Houston | Troy Zeigler swats the dunk try by Bret Kay | 6-7 |
| 16:48 | Michigan | Lewis Doyle gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:42 | Michigan | John Moore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 16:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bret Kay | 6-7 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Alvin Johnson travels with the ball | 6-7 |
| 16:12 | Michigan | Herbert Williamson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 16:10 | Houston | Travis Blom snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 16:04 | Houston | Alvin Johnson buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Bret Kay | 6-9 |
| 15:59 | Michigan | Christopher Benedetti steals the ball from Kenneth Anderson | 6-9 |
| 15:55 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti hits the finger roll | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Moore (fresh) SF - Lewis Doyle (fresh) PF - Troy Zeigler (fresh) 3 pts. C - Herbert Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Blom (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bret Kay (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles McGlothern (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Michigan | Charles McGlothern denies the turnaround by Lewis Doyle | 6-11 |
| 15:29 | Houston | The rebound goes to Christopher Benedetti | 6-11 |
| 15:25 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti lays it in on a great pass from Alvin Johnson and he's hacked by John Moore - foul #2 on John Moore, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan France (SG), Robert Bell (SF), Van Pompey (PF), Greg Burkhart (C) John Moore, Lewis Doyle, Troy Zeigler, Herbert Williamson | |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (SG), Phil Rubalcaba (SF), Byron Harshaw (PF), Kevin Ball (C) Alvin Johnson, Travis Blom, Bret Kay, Charles McGlothern | |
| 15:25 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti makes the free throw | 6-14 |
| 15:10 | Michigan | Kevin Ball steals it from Robert Bell | 6-14 |
| 14:59 | Houston | Jonathan France is called for the reach on Phil Rubalcaba - foul #1 on Jonathan France, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Houston | Dillon Brimer (SG) Christopher Benedetti | |
| 14:43 | Houston | Sebastian Long clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-14 |
| 14:41 | Michigan | Greg Burkhart grabs the defensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 14:24 | Michigan | Van Pompey drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-14 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Kevin Ball hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Anderson - foul #1 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Michigan | Herbert Williamson (C) Greg Burkhart | |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Blom (SF) Phil Rubalcaba | |
| 14:12 | Houston | Kevin Ball makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Kevin Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 13:54 | Michigan | Herbert Williamson scores on a jump hook from the right block | 10-16 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Dillon Brimer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-16 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lewis Doyle (SF), Troy Zeigler (PF) Robert Bell, Van Pompey | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG), Alvin Johnson (SG), Bret Kay (PF), Charles McGlothern (C) Sebastian Long, Dillon Brimer, Kevin Ball, Byron Harshaw | |
| 13:22 | Michigan | Lewis Doyle loses the dribble to Alvin Johnson | 10-16 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Travis Blom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-16 |
| 12:37 | Michigan | Christopher Benedetti takes the ball from Lewis Doyle | 10-16 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Kenneth Anderson steals it from Charles McGlothern | 10-16 |
| 11:55 | Michigan | Troy Zeigler evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Bret Kay - foul #2 on Bret Kay, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Dillon Brimer (SG), Phil Rubalcaba (SF), Byron Harshaw (PF) Christopher Benedetti, Alvin Johnson, Travis Blom, Bret Kay | |
| 11:55 | Michigan | Troy Zeigler makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:55 | Michigan | Troy Zeigler misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:55 | Houston | The rebound goes to Byron Harshaw | 11-16 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kenneth Anderson (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan France (fairly fresh) SF - Lewis Doyle (fresh) PF - Troy Zeigler (fresh) 4 pts. C - Herbert Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sebastian Long (fresh) SG - Dillon Brimer (fresh) SF - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) PF - Byron Harshaw (fresh) C - Charles McGlothern (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Houston | Sebastian Long lays it up and in on a nice dish by Byron Harshaw and he's hacked by Kenneth Anderson - foul #2 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Michigan | Greg Burkhart (C) Herbert Williamson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:35 | Houston | Sebastian Long makes the free throw | 11-19 |
| 11:28 | Michigan | Troy Zeigler is fouled on the floor by Dillon Brimer - foul #1 on Dillon Brimer, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Bell (SF) Lewis Doyle | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:11 | Michigan | Troy Zeigler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 11:09 | Michigan | Troy Zeigler tips it home | 13-19 |
| 10:50 | Houston | Byron Harshaw loses the ball out of bounds | 13-19 |
| Subs | Michigan | Van Pompey (PF) Troy Zeigler | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG), Kevin Ball (C) Dillon Brimer, Charles McGlothern | |
| 10:35 | Michigan | Van Pompey makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Robert Bell | 15-19 |
| 10:27 | Houston | Sebastian Long makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Benedetti | 15-21 |
| 10:16 | Michigan | Phil Rubalcaba steals the ball from Robert Bell | 15-21 |
| 09:56 | Houston | Sebastian Long makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Benedetti | 15-23 |
| 09:30 | Michigan | Jonathan France loses the dribble to Byron Harshaw | 15-23 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti can't finish the layup | 15-23 |
| 09:13 | Michigan | Kenneth Anderson grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 09:03 | Michigan | Robert Bell's layup is rejected by Kevin Ball | 15-23 |
| 09:01 | Michigan | Van Pompey tips it back up and in | 17-23 |
| 08:42 | Houston | Byron Harshaw misses the runner from close range | 17-23 |
| 08:41 | Michigan | Robert Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:36 | Michigan | Van Pompey can't finish the layup | 17-23 |
| 08:35 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 08:13 | Houston | Sebastian Long can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 08:12 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba misses the tip | 17-23 |
| 08:10 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Van Pompey | 17-23 |
| 08:04 | Michigan | Van Pompey blows the layup but the foul's on Byron Harshaw - foul #1 on Byron Harshaw, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lewis Doyle (SF), Troy Zeigler (PF), Herbert Williamson (C) Kenneth Anderson, Robert Bell, Greg Burkhart | |
| Subs | Houston | Dillon Brimer (PG), Alvin Johnson (SG), Travis Blom (SF), Charles McGlothern (C) Christopher Benedetti, Sebastian Long, Phil Rubalcaba, Kevin Ball | |
| 08:04 | Michigan | Van Pompey makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:04 | Michigan | Van Pompey makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:47 | Houston | Charles McGlothern misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lewis Doyle - foul #1 on Lewis Doyle, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kenneth Anderson (PG) Van Pompey | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:47 | Houston | Charles McGlothern misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:47 | Houston | Charles McGlothern makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kenneth Anderson (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan France (tiring) SF - Lewis Doyle (fresh) PF - Troy Zeigler (fresh) 6 pts. C - Herbert Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dillon Brimer (fresh) SG - Alvin Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Blom (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Byron Harshaw (fairly fresh) C - Charles McGlothern (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Michigan | Lewis Doyle can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Byron Harshaw - foul #2 on Byron Harshaw, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba (PF) Byron Harshaw | |
| 07:24 | Michigan | Lewis Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:24 | Michigan | Lewis Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:03 | Houston | Dillon Brimer is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Dillon Brimer, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG) Dillon Brimer | |
| 06:43 | Michigan | Herbert Williamson can't finish the layup | 20-24 |
| 06:41 | Michigan | Troy Zeigler misses the tip | 20-24 |
| 06:39 | Houston | The rebound goes to Charles McGlothern | 20-24 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Alvin Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles McGlothern | 20-27 |
| 06:16 | Michigan | Herbert Williamson drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Charles McGlothern misses badly on a jumper from close range | 22-27 |
| 06:09 | Michigan | Herbert Williamson grabs the board | 22-27 |
| 05:56 | Michigan | Herbert Williamson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-27 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG), Kevin Ball (PF) Sebastian Long, Phil Rubalcaba | |
| 05:29 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Jonathan France - foul #2 on Jonathan France, team foul #7 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Moore (SG) Jonathan France | |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (SG) Alvin Johnson | |
| 05:29 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:29 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:08 | Michigan | Herbert Williamson clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 22-29 |
| 05:07 | Michigan | John Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 04:58 | Michigan | Travis Blom is called for the reach on Lewis Doyle - foul #1 on Travis Blom, team foul #8 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Bell (SF), Van Pompey (PF), Greg Burkhart (C) John Moore, Troy Zeigler, Herbert Williamson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:58 | Michigan | Lewis Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 04:58 | Houston | Charles McGlothern grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Sebastian Long buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Benedetti | 22-32 |
| 04:21 | Michigan | Greg Burkhart clanks a runner from the right block | 22-32 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Sebastian Long snags the defensive board | 22-32 |
| 04:08 | Houston | Travis Blom is hacked by Van Pompey - foul #1 on Van Pompey, team foul #8 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Moore (SG), Herbert Williamson (C) Lewis Doyle, Greg Burkhart | |
| Subs | Houston | Alvin Johnson (SG) Sebastian Long | |
| 04:08 | Houston | Travis Blom makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 04:08 | Houston | Travis Blom makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 03:46 | Michigan | Charles McGlothern is called for the reach on Herbert Williamson - foul #2 on Charles McGlothern, team foul #9 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | Troy Zeigler (PF) Van Pompey | |
| Subs | Houston | Dillon Brimer (SF), Bret Kay (PF), Byron Harshaw (C) Travis Blom, Kevin Ball, Charles McGlothern | |
| 03:46 | Michigan | Herbert Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 03:46 | Michigan | Herbert Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Byron Harshaw gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kenneth Anderson (tired) 1 ast. SG - John Moore (fresh) SF - Robert Bell (fresh) PF - Troy Zeigler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Williamson (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alvin Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dillon Brimer (fresh) PF - Bret Kay (fresh) 2 reb. C - Byron Harshaw (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Houston | Alvin Johnson scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Christopher Benedetti and he's fouled by John Moore - foul #3 on John Moore, team foul #9 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan France (SG) John Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba (SF) Dillon Brimer | |
| 03:24 | Houston | Alvin Johnson makes the free throw | 23-37 |
| 03:08 | Michigan | Phil Rubalcaba steps in front of the Robert Bell pass | 23-37 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Robert Bell picks off the pass by Alvin Johnson | 23-37 |
| 02:34 | Michigan | Herbert Williamson's pass is intercepted by Christopher Benedetti | 23-37 |
| 02:28 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti slams it home set up by Alvin Johnson | 23-39 |
| 02:10 | Michigan | Herbert Williamson misses the lay-in | 23-39 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Bret Kay grabs the defensive rebound | 23-39 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba is fouled on the floor by Robert Bell - foul #1 on Robert Bell, team foul #10 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lewis Doyle (SF), Van Pompey (PF), Greg Burkhart (C) Robert Bell, Troy Zeigler, Herbert Williamson | |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Dillon Brimer (SG) Christopher Benedetti, Alvin Johnson | |
| 01:50 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba makes the 1st free throw | 23-40 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba makes the 2nd free throw | 23-41 |
| 01:41 | Michigan | Kenneth Anderson makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jonathan France | 25-41 |
| 01:21 | Houston | Sebastian Long comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-41 |
| 01:19 | Michigan | Greg Burkhart pulls down the rebound | 25-41 |
| 01:14 | Michigan | Kenneth Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Sebastian Long - foul #1 on Sebastian Long, team foul #10 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Blom (SF), Kevin Ball (PF), Charles McGlothern (C) Phil Rubalcaba, Bret Kay, Byron Harshaw | |
| 01:14 | Michigan | Kenneth Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 01:14 | Michigan | Kenneth Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 00:55 | Houston | Charles McGlothern hits a runner from the left block | 27-43 |
| 00:30 | Michigan | Greg Burkhart misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-43 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Dillon Brimer grabs the defensive rebound | 27-43 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Charles McGlothern hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sebastian Long | 27-45 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Greg Burkhart is called for traveling | 27-45 |