| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Lehmann (fresh) SF - Luis Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Fasching (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Flury (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Soliz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Boris Pinkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 blk. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Boris Pinkowski inbounds the ball | 16-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Dennis Murray makes the floater from the right block and he's fouled by Terry Flury - foul #4 on Terry Flury, team foul #1 | 16-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | Walter Davis (C) Terry Flury | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Dennis Murray makes the free throw | 16-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:20 | Michigan | Luis Davis scores on a shot from the left wing | 18-32 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by William Nichols | 18-34 |
| 18:46 | Michigan | William Fasching jams it | 20-34 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson can't finish the layup | 20-34 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Dennis Murray grabs the offensive board | 20-34 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Dennis Murray lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Soliz | 20-36 |
| 17:45 | Michigan | Luis Davis is fouled on the floor by Boris Pinkowski - foul #2 on Boris Pinkowski, team foul #1 | 20-36 |
| 17:31 | Michigan | Luis Davis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 20-36 |
| 17:29 | Michigan | Walter Davis misses the tip | 20-36 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson snags the defensive board | 20-36 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | John Soliz buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Nichols | 20-39 |
| 16:47 | Michigan | Luis Davis is hacked by William Nichols during a doubleteam - foul #3 on William Nichols, team foul #2 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo (SG) Robert Lehmann | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Ikard (SG), Michael Baker (PF) William Nichols, Boris Pinkowski | |
| 16:37 | Michigan | Luis Davis's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Clement Gregory (SG), Kenneth James (PF) Joseph Brown, Walter Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Michael Baker makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Soliz | 20-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 15:58 | Michigan | Luis Davis splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by John Soliz - foul #1 on John Soliz, team foul #3 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Brian Mason (PF) William Fasching | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jamie Bellinger (SF), David Brister (C) Brian Wilkinson, Dennis Murray | |
| 15:58 | Michigan | Luis Davis makes the free throw | 23-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ngozi Abdo (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clement Gregory (fresh) SF - Luis Davis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Mason (fresh) 3 pf. C - Kenneth James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Soliz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Ikard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Bellinger (fresh) PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - David Brister (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Kenneth James takes the ball from Michael Baker | 23-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 15:20 | Michigan | Luis Davis tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Luis Davis, team foul #2 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Brown (PG), Robert Lehmann (SG), Walter Davis (C) Clement Gregory, Luis Davis, Kenneth James | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Nichols (SG), Boris Pinkowski (SF) John Soliz, Jamie Bellinger | |
| 14:51 | Illinois | David Brister misses long on a floater from the left side | 23-41 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Michael Baker snags the offensive board | 23-41 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Boris Pinkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 23-41 |
| 14:37 | Michigan | Joseph Brown pulls down the rebound | 23-41 |
| 14:29 | Michigan | The jumper by Ngozi Abdo is denied by David Brister | 23-41 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | David Brister gets the rebound | 23-41 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | William Nichols can't throw it down | 23-41 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Brister | 23-41 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | William Nichols is whistled for traveling | 23-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Luis Davis (SF), William Fasching (C) Robert Lehmann, Walter Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Soliz (PG), Brian Wilkinson (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Thomas Ikard, Michael Baker, David Brister | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 13:22 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo is hacked by Boris Pinkowski - foul #3 on Boris Pinkowski, team foul #4 | 23-41 |
| 13:17 | Michigan | William Fasching misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Boris Pinkowski - foul #4 on Boris Pinkowski, team foul #5 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Terry Flury (C) Brian Mason | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:17 | Michigan | William Fasching misses the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 13:17 | Michigan | William Fasching makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | John Soliz misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-41 |
| 12:58 | Michigan | William Fasching gets the rebound | 24-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 12:39 | Michigan | Luis Davis evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround in the paint set up by William Fasching | 26-41 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Dennis Murray and the foul's on William Fasching - foul #2 on William Fasching, team foul #3 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Clement Gregory (PG), Robert Lehmann (SG), Brian Mason (PF) Joseph Brown, Ngozi Abdo, William Fasching | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Ikard (SG), Michael Baker (PF) William Nichols, Boris Pinkowski | |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson makes the free throw | 26-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 11:55 | Michigan | Brian Mason clanks a 3 from the left corner | 26-44 |
| 11:53 | Michigan | Terry Flury tips it home | 28-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Clement Gregory (fresh) SG - Robert Lehmann (fresh) SF - Luis Davis (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Mason (fresh) 3 pf. C - Terry Flury (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Soliz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Ikard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | John Soliz is hacked by Clement Gregory - foul #3 on Clement Gregory, team foul #4 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | William Fasching (PF) Luis Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson blows the dunk | 28-44 |
| 11:28 | Michigan | William Fasching gets the rebound | 28-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 11:01 | Michigan | Brian Wilkinson steals it from Brian Mason | 28-44 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Michael Baker banks in the layup set up by Brian Wilkinson | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 10:35 | Michigan | William Fasching's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Wilkinson | 28-46 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Michael Baker gets the rebound | 28-46 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson's floater is tipped away by William Fasching | 28-46 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Dennis Murray misses the tip | 28-46 |
| 10:24 | Michigan | Brian Mason grabs the board | 28-46 |
| 10:17 | Michigan | William Fasching scores on a runner in the lane | 30-46 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Dennis Murray buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Soliz | 30-48 |
| 09:36 | Michigan | Thomas Ikard steals the ball from Brian Mason | 30-48 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | John Soliz blows the layup | 30-48 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson hits the follow up shot | 30-50 |
| 09:14 | Michigan | William Fasching buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Brian Mason | 32-50 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson is hacked by Brian Mason - foul #4 on Brian Mason, team foul #5 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Brown (PG), Ngozi Abdo (SG), Luis Davis (SF), Walter Davis (C) Clement Gregory, Robert Lehmann, Brian Mason, Terry Flury | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Nichols (SG), Boris Pinkowski (SF), Jamie Bellinger (PF), David Brister (C) Thomas Ikard, Brian Wilkinson, Michael Baker, Dennis Murray | |
| 08:27 | Illinois | John Soliz double dribbles | 32-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kenneth James (C) William Fasching | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:05 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo is hacked by Boris Pinkowski - foul #5 on Boris Pinkowski, team foul #6 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson (PF) Boris Pinkowski | |
| 07:53 | Michigan | Jamie Bellinger takes the ball from Kenneth James | 32-50 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Jamie Bellinger hits the finger roll | 32-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ngozi Abdo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Luis Davis (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Davis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Soliz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jamie Bellinger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - David Brister (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Michigan | Luis Davis hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Brown | 34-52 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | William Nichols is fouled on the floor by Ngozi Abdo - foul #1 on Ngozi Abdo, team foul #6 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | Brian Mason (PF), William Fasching (C) Walter Davis, Kenneth James | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Baker (SF), Dennis Murray (C) Jamie Bellinger, Brian Wilkinson | |
| 07:02 | Illinois | John Soliz misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-52 |
| 07:01 | Michigan | William Fasching gets the rebound | 34-52 |
| 06:53 | Michigan | Luis Davis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-52 |
| 06:51 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Brown | 34-52 |
| 06:44 | Michigan | William Fasching throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Ikard (PG) John Soliz | |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Dennis Murray clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Luis Davis - foul #2 on Luis Davis, team foul #7 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Lehmann (SG), Terry Flury (C) Ngozi Abdo, William Fasching | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson (SF) David Brister | |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Dennis Murray makes the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Dennis Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| 06:05 | Michigan | Luis Davis is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ikard as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Thomas Ikard, team foul #7 | 34-54 |
| 06:05 | Michigan | Luis Davis makes the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 06:05 | Michigan | Luis Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Ikard | 36-56 |
| 05:32 | Michigan | Luis Davis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-56 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Michael Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 36-56 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Thomas Ikard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-58 |
| 04:48 | Michigan | Luis Davis shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Brown | 38-58 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Michael Baker misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Mason - foul #5 on Brian Mason, team foul #8 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Michigan | Clement Gregory (PG), Ngozi Abdo (SF), William Fasching (PF), Walter Davis (C) Joseph Brown, Luis Davis, Brian Mason, Terry Flury | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Soliz (PG) William Nichols | |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Michael Baker misses the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Michael Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson snags the offensive board | 38-58 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | William Fasching denies the turnaround by Dennis Murray | 38-58 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Dennis Murray tips it but misses | 38-58 |
| 04:06 | Michigan | Robert Lehmann pulls down the rebound | 38-58 |
| 03:51 | Michigan | Walter Davis drills a floater in the paint | 40-58 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Clement Gregory (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Robert Lehmann (fairly fresh) SF - Ngozi Abdo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Fasching (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Walter Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Soliz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Ikard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - Dennis Murray (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | The short jumper by Michael Baker is denied by William Fasching | 40-58 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | John Soliz tips it back up and in | 40-60 |
| 03:13 | Michigan | William Fasching lays it up and in on a great pass from Clement Gregory | 42-60 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Ikard and the foul's on William Fasching - foul #3 on William Fasching, team foul #9 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Brown (PG), Luis Davis (SF), Terry Flury (C) Clement Gregory, Robert Lehmann, Walter Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Nichols (SG), Jamie Bellinger (SF), David Brister (C) Thomas Ikard, Michael Baker, Dennis Murray | |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson makes the free throw | 42-63 |
| 02:38 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Wilkinson - foul #1 on Brian Wilkinson, team foul #8 | 42-63 |
| 02:38 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 02:38 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Jamie Bellinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-63 |
| 01:48 | Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Luis Davis is blocked by Jamie Bellinger | 44-63 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | David Brister snags the defensive board | 44-63 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson misses the lay-in | 44-63 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | David Brister tips it back up and in | 44-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:14 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo misses the dunk attempt | 44-65 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | David Brister grabs the defensive rebound | 44-65 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | William Nichols scores on a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Luis Davis - foul #3 on Luis Davis, team foul #10 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Lehmann (SG) Ngozi Abdo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Baker (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Jamie Bellinger, David Brister | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | William Nichols makes the free throw | 44-68 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Michigan | Dennis Murray picks off the pass by William Fasching | 44-68 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Michael Baker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-68 |
| 00:27 | Michigan | Joseph Brown grabs the board | 44-68 |
| 00:22 | Michigan | William Fasching hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side | 44-68 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | William Nichols gets the rebound | 44-68 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John Soliz runs out the clock | 44-68 |