| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ronald Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Gilbertson (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Ashley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kubiak (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lehmann (fresh) SF - Luis Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Terry Flury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Luis Davis inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Michigan | Robert Lehmann's pass is intercepted by Ronald Wright in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| 19:41 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Wright | 34-31 |
| 19:24 | Michigan | Terry Flury is called for 3 seconds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (SG), Richard Santamaria (SF), Jerry Branch (C) David Gilbertson, Jeffrey Ashley, Raymond Wagner | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 19:16 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright loses the dribble to Terry Flury | 34-31 |
| 18:55 | Michigan | Brian Mason can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 18:53 | Michigan | Terry Flury tips it back up and in | 34-33 |
| 18:43 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 18:41 | Minnesota | David Kubiak gets the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:24 | Minnesota | David Kubiak jams it on a great pass from Ronald Wright | 36-33 |
| 18:12 | Michigan | Joseph Brown is called for a backcourt violation | 36-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gilbertson (SG), Jeffrey Ashley (SF), Raymond Wagner (PF) Ronald Wright, Richard Santamaria, Jerry Branch | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo (PG), Clement Gregory (SG), William Fasching (PF), Walter Davis (C) Joseph Brown, Robert Lehmann, Brian Mason, Terry Flury | |
| 18:08 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 17:40 | Michigan | Luis Davis is hacked by Jeffrey Ashley - foul #2 on Jeffrey Ashley, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (PG), Dikembe Abdul (C) Paul Bellman, David Kubiak | |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Brown (PG) Luis Davis | |
| 17:19 | Michigan | William Fasching drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Brown | 36-35 |
| 17:00 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffrey Ashley | 38-35 |
| 16:37 | Michigan | Walter Davis is hacked by Dikembe Abdul - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG), Richard Santamaria (SF), David Kubiak (PF), Jerry Branch (C) Ronald Wright, Jeffrey Ashley, Raymond Wagner, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Lehmann (SG), Brian Mason (PF) Joseph Brown, Walter Davis | |
| 16:14 | Michigan | William Fasching connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Brian Mason | 38-37 |
| 15:54 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-37 |
| 15:53 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria tips it back up and in | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Paul Bellman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Gilbertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Santamaria (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Kubiak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Branch (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Clement Gregory (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Lehmann (fresh) SF - Ngozi Abdo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. C - William Fasching (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Michigan | William Fasching misses long on a floater from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 15:41 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 15:30 | Minnesota | David Kubiak is fouled on the floor by Brian Mason - foul #2 on Brian Mason, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (PG), Jeffrey Ashley (SF), Raymond Wagner (PF) David Gilbertson, Richard Santamaria, Jerry Branch | |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Brown (PG), Luis Davis (SF), Terry Flury (C) Clement Gregory, Ngozi Abdo, William Fasching | |
| 15:16 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 15:14 | Michigan | Joseph Brown gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 15:12 | Michigan | Luis Davis loses the dribble to Ronald Wright in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 15:11 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright dunks the ball | 42-37 |
| 14:50 | Michigan | Robert Lehmann is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Ashley - foul #3 on Jeffrey Ashley, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gilbertson (SG), Jerry Branch (PF) Paul Bellman, Raymond Wagner | |
| Subs | Michigan | Walter Davis (PF) Brian Mason | |
| 14:26 | Michigan | Luis Davis hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Brown | 42-39 |
| 14:10 | Minnesota | David Kubiak clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Terry Flury - foul #2 on Terry Flury, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| 14:10 | Minnesota | David Kubiak makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:10 | Minnesota | David Kubiak makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:46 | Michigan | Luis Davis hits a jumper from the right side | 44-41 |
| 13:39 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Brown - foul #1 on Joseph Brown, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (SG), Raymond Wagner (PF) David Gilbertson, David Kubiak | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo (PG), Clement Gregory (SG), Kenneth James (C) Joseph Brown, Robert Lehmann, Terry Flury | |
| 13:39 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:39 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:23 | Michigan | Luis Davis is whistled for traveling | 46-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gilbertson (SF), Dikembe Abdul (C) Jeffrey Ashley, Jerry Branch | |
| Subs | Michigan | Brian Mason (PF), William Fasching (C) Walter Davis, Kenneth James | |
| 13:04 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Mason - foul #3 on Brian Mason, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley (SF), David Kubiak (PF) David Gilbertson, Raymond Wagner | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 13:04 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:04 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:04 | Michigan | William Fasching grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 12:49 | Michigan | Clement Gregory hits a wide open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Luis Davis | 46-43 |
| 12:33 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | Dikembe Abdul snags the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 12:15 | Minnesota | Brian Mason steps in front of the Ronald Wright pass | 46-43 |
| 12:00 | Michigan | David Kubiak takes the ball from Luis Davis | 46-43 |
| 11:47 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 11:46 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo grabs the board | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ronald Wright (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Bellman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ashley (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Kubiak (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Abdul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ngozi Abdo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clement Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luis Davis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Fasching (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Michigan | Ronald Wright is called for the reach on Ngozi Abdo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Wright, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gilbertson (SG), Richard Santamaria (SF), Raymond Wagner (PF), Jerry Branch (C) Ronald Wright, Jeffrey Ashley, David Kubiak, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Brown (PG), Robert Lehmann (SG), Walter Davis (PF), Terry Flury (C) Ngozi Abdo, Clement Gregory, Brian Mason, William Fasching | |
| 11:34 | Michigan | Luis Davis misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 11:33 | Michigan | Walter Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 11:22 | Michigan | Luis Davis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 46-43 |
| 11:21 | Michigan | Luis Davis tips it in | 46-45 |
| 11:10 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Bellman | 48-45 |
| 11:04 | Michigan | Terry Flury is hacked by David Gilbertson - foul #1 on David Gilbertson, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley (SF) Richard Santamaria | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 10:41 | Michigan | Robert Lehmann is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Lehmann, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (PG), David Kubiak (PF) Jeffrey Ashley, Raymond Wagner | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo (SF), Kenneth James (C) Luis Davis, Terry Flury | |
| 10:32 | Minnesota | Kenneth James takes the ball from Jerry Branch | 48-45 |
| 10:11 | Michigan | Walter Davis misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 10:10 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 09:42 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ngozi Abdo - foul #2 on Ngozi Abdo, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley (SF), Raymond Wagner (PF) Paul Bellman, Jerry Branch | |
| Subs | Michigan | Clement Gregory (SG), Brian Mason (PF), William Fasching (C) Robert Lehmann, Walter Davis, Kenneth James | |
| 09:42 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:42 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:24 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Brown and he's hacked by Jeffrey Ashley - foul #4 on Jeffrey Ashley, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG), Richard Santamaria (SF), Dikembe Abdul (C) Ronald Wright, Jeffrey Ashley, David Kubiak | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 09:24 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:07 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Clement Gregory - foul #1 on Clement Gregory, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (PG), David Kubiak (C) Paul Bellman, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Michigan | Terry Flury (C) Ngozi Abdo | |
| 09:07 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:07 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:07 | Michigan | Terry Flury grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 08:46 | Michigan | Brian Mason misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side | 49-48 |
| 08:44 | Michigan | William Fasching tips it in | 49-50 |
| 08:34 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-50 |
| 08:32 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria tips it home | 51-50 |
| 08:17 | Michigan | William Fasching misses short on an open floater from the right block | 51-50 |
| 08:15 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 07:52 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 07:50 | Michigan | Brian Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 07:32 | Michigan | William Fasching's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG), Daniel Helvey (SG), Jeffrey Ashley (SF), Jerry Branch (PF), Dikembe Abdul (C) Ronald Wright, David Gilbertson, Richard Santamaria, Raymond Wagner, David Kubiak | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo (PG), Robert Lehmann (SG), Luis Davis (SF), Walter Davis (PF), Kenneth James (C) Joseph Brown, Clement Gregory, Brian Mason, William Fasching, Terry Flury | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Paul Bellman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Helvey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ashley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Branch (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ngozi Abdo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lehmann (fairly fresh) SF - Luis Davis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth James (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:09 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Bellman | 53-50 |
| 07:07 | Michigan | Jeffrey Ashley steals it from Luis Davis in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| 07:04 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley throws it down | 55-50 |
| 06:59 | Michigan | Daniel Helvey picks off the pass by Luis Davis in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| 06:46 | Minnesota | Luis Davis picks off the pass by Dikembe Abdul | 55-50 |
| 06:19 | Michigan | Walter Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-50 |
| 06:17 | Minnesota | Dikembe Abdul snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 06:09 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley misses the jump hook in the paint | 55-50 |
| 06:08 | Michigan | Walter Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 05:48 | Michigan | Daniel Helvey steals it from Kenneth James | 55-50 |
| 05:33 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Ashley | 57-50 |
| 05:31 | Michigan | Robert Lehmann loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (PG), David Gilbertson (SG), Raymond Wagner (PF), David Kubiak (C) Paul Bellman, Daniel Helvey, Jerry Branch, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Brown (PG), Clement Gregory (SG), Brian Mason (PF), William Fasching (C) Ngozi Abdo, Robert Lehmann, Walter Davis, Kenneth James | |
| 05:13 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright misses long on a floater from the right side | 57-50 |
| 05:11 | Michigan | Luis Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 04:55 | Michigan | Luis Davis knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Brian Mason | 57-52 |
| 04:52 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Branch (C) Raymond Wagner | |
| Subs | Michigan | Terry Flury (C) Luis Davis | |
| 04:34 | Michigan | William Fasching is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Brown | 57-54 |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Terry Flury - foul #3 on Terry Flury, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo (SG), Luis Davis (SF), Kenneth James (PF) Clement Gregory, Brian Mason, William Fasching | |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:42 | Michigan | David Kubiak is called for the reach on Ngozi Abdo - foul #3 on David Kubiak, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner (PF) Jerry Branch | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Lehmann (SG) Joseph Brown | |
| 03:42 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:42 | Michigan | Ngozi Abdo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:28 | Minnesota | David Kubiak hits the finger roll | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ronald Wright (tired) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Gilbertson (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Ashley (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Kubiak (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ngozi Abdo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lehmann (tiring) SF - Luis Davis (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth James (fresh) 2 stl. C - Terry Flury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Michigan | Kenneth James is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 61-56 |
| 02:57 | Michigan | Kenneth James grabs the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 02:36 | Michigan | Luis Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Wagner - foul #3 on Raymond Wagner, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG), Jerry Branch (PF) Ronald Wright, Raymond Wagner | |
| Subs | Michigan | Clement Gregory (PG), Brian Mason (PF), William Fasching (C) Robert Lehmann, Kenneth James, Terry Flury | |
| 02:36 | Michigan | Luis Davis makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:36 | Michigan | Luis Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:27 | Minnesota | Luis Davis blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by David Kubiak | 61-58 |
| 02:26 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman grabs the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 02:08 | Minnesota | David Kubiak misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian Mason - foul #4 on Brian Mason, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (PG) David Gilbertson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Brown (PG), Walter Davis (C) Ngozi Abdo, Luis Davis | |
| 02:08 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| 02:08 | Minnesota | David Kubiak makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 02:08 | Minnesota | David Kubiak makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 01:51 | Michigan | William Fasching makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Clement Gregory | 63-60 |
| 01:29 | Minnesota | David Kubiak comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 01:28 | Michigan | William Fasching gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:26 | Michigan | Jeffrey Ashley is called for the reach on Brian Mason in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey Ashley, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gilbertson (SG), Richard Santamaria (SF), Raymond Wagner (PF) Paul Bellman, Jeffrey Ashley, Jerry Branch | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Lehmann (SG), Luis Davis (SF), Terry Flury (C) Clement Gregory, William Fasching, Walter Davis | |
| 01:26 | Michigan | Brian Mason makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:26 | Michigan | Brian Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:11 | Minnesota | The jump hook by David Kubiak is blocked by Luis Davis | 63-62 |
| 01:09 | Michigan | Luis Davis snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 00:44 | Michigan | Luis Davis is open but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | David Kubiak gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner is called for traveling | 63-62 |
| 00:13 | Michigan | Brian Mason is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right block | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria is fouled on the floor by Terry Flury - foul #4 on Terry Flury, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| 00:09 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:09 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | Luis Davis hits a wide open shot from the right block | 65-66 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright misses the halfcourt shot | 65-66 |