| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Fernando Lopez (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Tepper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Guy Hancock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Like Xiao (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Gordon Broughton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Otto Trottier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Peterman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Spiegel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Casey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Rollo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Raymond Spiegel inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Denver | Raymond Spiegel hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-30 |
| 19:19 | Michigan | Willie Tepper throws it down on a great pass from Fernando Lopez | 36-30 |
| 19:09 | Denver | Thomas Rollo misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-30 |
| 19:08 | Michigan | Like Xiao snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 18:43 | Michigan | Thomas Rollo is called for the reach on Willie Tepper - foul #1 on Thomas Rollo, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Lamberson (PG), Charles Castellano (C) Fernando Lopez, Gordon Broughton | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 18:38 | Michigan | Like Xiao clanks a fadeaway from close range | 36-30 |
| 18:36 | Michigan | Guy Hancock tips it back up and in | 38-30 |
| 18:22 | Denver | John Peterman hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 18:04 | Michigan | Charles Castellano can't finish the layup | 38-32 |
| 18:02 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 17:41 | Denver | Raymond Spiegel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-32 |
| 17:39 | Denver | Raymond Spiegel pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:28 | Denver | Thomas Rollo scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Raymond Spiegel | 38-35 |
| 17:11 | Michigan | Joseph Lamberson is fouled on the floor by John Peterman - foul #1 on John Peterman, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | Fernando Lopez (PG), Gordon Broughton (C) Willie Tepper, Like Xiao | |
| Subs | Denver | Isaac Jourdan (PG), Willard Brown (SG), Thomas Mason (PF), Jimmy Rose (C) Otto Trottier, John Peterman, Jeffrey Casey, Thomas Rollo | |
| 17:01 | Michigan | Joseph Lamberson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 16:59 | Denver | Willard Brown grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 16:43 | Denver | Raymond Spiegel's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Castellano | 38-35 |
| 16:42 | Denver | Willard Brown hits the follow up shot | 38-37 |
| 16:15 | Michigan | Gordon Broughton misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 38-37 |
| 16:13 | Denver | The rebound goes to Thomas Mason | 38-37 |
| 15:59 | Denver | Jimmy Rose misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 15:58 | Michigan | Charles Castellano pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Fernando Lopez (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Lamberson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Guy Hancock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Castellano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon Broughton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Isaac Jourdan (fresh) SG - Willard Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Raymond Spiegel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Mason (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jimmy Rose (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Michigan | Joseph Lamberson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-37 |
| 15:33 | Denver | The rebound goes to Willard Brown | 38-37 |
| 15:17 | Denver | The jumper by Willard Brown is denied by Fernando Lopez | 38-37 |
| 15:15 | Michigan | Guy Hancock grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:10 | Michigan | Guy Hancock misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 38-37 |
| 15:08 | Michigan | Guy Hancock misses the tip | 38-37 |
| 15:06 | Denver | Thomas Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:50 | Denver | Charles Castellano picks off the pass by Raymond Spiegel | 38-37 |
| 14:34 | Michigan | Guy Hancock misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 38-37 |
| 14:32 | Michigan | Guy Hancock gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:20 | Michigan | Raymond Spiegel swats the short shot by Gordon Broughton | 38-37 |
| 14:19 | Denver | Jimmy Rose grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 13:57 | Denver | Raymond Spiegel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 13:56 | Michigan | Charles Castellano gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:42 | Michigan | Gordon Broughton loses the dribble to Thomas Mason | 38-37 |
| 13:21 | Denver | Isaac Jourdan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 13:20 | Michigan | Fernando Lopez gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:07 | Michigan | Guy Hancock misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Mason - foul #3 on Thomas Mason, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | Willie Tepper (SG), Like Xiao (PF) Fernando Lopez, Gordon Broughton | |
| Subs | Denver | Otto Trottier (PG), John Peterman (SG), Jeffrey Casey (PF), Thomas Rollo (C) Isaac Jourdan, Willard Brown, Thomas Mason, Jimmy Rose | |
| 13:07 | Michigan | Guy Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 13:07 | Michigan | Guy Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:44 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 40-37 |
| 12:42 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey tips it home | 40-39 |
| 12:35 | Michigan | Like Xiao misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Otto Trottier - foul #3 on Otto Trottier, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Gordon Broughton (C) Charles Castellano | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 12:35 | Michigan | Like Xiao makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:35 | Michigan | Like Xiao makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:16 | Denver | Thomas Rollo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Like Xiao - foul #2 on Like Xiao, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| 12:16 | Denver | Thomas Rollo makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:16 | Denver | Thomas Rollo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 11:55 | Michigan | Guy Hancock clanks a jumper from the left block | 42-41 |
| 11:53 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Casey | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Joseph Lamberson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Tepper (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Guy Hancock (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Like Xiao (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon Broughton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Otto Trottier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Peterman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Raymond Spiegel (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Casey (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Rollo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Otto Trottier | 42-43 |
| 11:26 | Michigan | Thomas Rollo picks off the pass by Joseph Lamberson | 42-43 |
| 11:09 | Denver | Otto Trottier knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Peterman | 42-46 |
| 11:02 | Michigan | Gordon Broughton lays it up and in and the foul's on Thomas Rollo - foul #2 on Thomas Rollo, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Castellano (C) Guy Hancock | |
| Subs | Denver | Willard Brown (SF) Raymond Spiegel | |
| 11:02 | Michigan | Gordon Broughton makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:43 | Denver | Like Xiao steals it from Willard Brown | 45-46 |
| 10:22 | Michigan | Gordon Broughton misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-46 |
| 10:21 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:07 | Denver | Like Xiao is called for the reach on John Peterman - foul #3 on Like Xiao, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Fernando Lopez (PG) Gordon Broughton | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffrey Leveille (PG), Isaac Jourdan (SG), Thomas Mason (PF), Jimmy Rose (C) Otto Trottier, John Peterman, Jeffrey Casey, Thomas Rollo | |
| 10:02 | Denver | Jeffrey Leveille comes up short on the shot from the left side | 45-46 |
| 10:01 | Michigan | Charles Castellano grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:39 | Michigan | Joseph Lamberson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 09:37 | Michigan | Fernando Lopez can't tip it in | 45-46 |
| 09:35 | Denver | Jimmy Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:29 | Denver | Willard Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 09:28 | Denver | Willard Brown gets the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:11 | Denver | Willard Brown's floater is knocked away by Charles Castellano | 45-46 |
| 09:09 | Denver | Jimmy Rose tips it but misses | 45-46 |
| 09:08 | Michigan | Willie Tepper grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:52 | Michigan | Like Xiao connects on the shot from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 08:36 | Denver | Isaac Jourdan clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Willie Tepper - foul #1 on Willie Tepper, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Guy Hancock (SF), Gordon Broughton (C) Fernando Lopez, Charles Castellano | |
| Subs | Denver | John Peterman (SG), Jeffrey Casey (PF) Jeffrey Leveille, Jimmy Rose | |
| 08:36 | Denver | Isaac Jourdan makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 08:36 | Denver | Isaac Jourdan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:36 | Denver | Isaac Jourdan makes the 3rd free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:10 | Michigan | Gordon Broughton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Fernando Lopez (PG) Willie Tepper | |
| Subs | Denver | Otto Trottier (PG), Thomas Rollo (C) Willard Brown, Thomas Mason | |
| 07:53 | Denver | John Peterman buries a 3 from the right wing | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Fernando Lopez (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Lamberson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Guy Hancock (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Like Xiao (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gordon Broughton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Otto Trottier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Peterman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Jourdan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Casey (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Rollo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Michigan | Fernando Lopez scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Lamberson | 49-52 |
| 07:19 | Denver | Isaac Jourdan comes up short on the shot from the right side | 49-52 |
| 07:18 | Michigan | Guy Hancock grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 07:05 | Michigan | Guy Hancock buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Fernando Lopez | 51-52 |
| 06:41 | Denver | Otto Trottier is hacked by Fernando Lopez - foul #2 on Fernando Lopez, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | Willie Tepper (SG), Charles Castellano (PF) Fernando Lopez, Like Xiao | |
| Subs | Denver | Willard Brown (SG), Raymond Spiegel (SF), Thomas Mason (PF) John Peterman, Isaac Jourdan, Jeffrey Casey | |
| 06:23 | Denver | Thomas Rollo is fouled on the floor by Willie Tepper - foul #2 on Willie Tepper, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffrey Leveille (PG), Jimmy Rose (C) Otto Trottier, Thomas Rollo | |
| 06:11 | Denver | Thomas Mason banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Leveille | 51-54 |
| 05:50 | Michigan | Willie Tepper connects on the floater from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 05:31 | Denver | Willie Tepper takes the ball from Jeffrey Leveille | 53-54 |
| 05:28 | Michigan | Willie Tepper banks in the layup | 55-54 |
| 05:15 | Denver | Charles Castellano steps in front of the Thomas Mason pass | 55-54 |
| 04:52 | Michigan | Guy Hancock clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 04:51 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Leveille | 55-54 |
| 04:51 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Michigan | Fernando Lopez (PG), Like Xiao (PF) Willie Tepper, Charles Castellano | |
| Subs | Denver | Otto Trottier (PG), John Peterman (SG), Jeffrey Casey (PF), Thomas Rollo (C) Jeffrey Leveille, Willard Brown, Thomas Mason, Jimmy Rose | |
| 04:38 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 55-54 |
| 04:36 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey gets the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 04:28 | Denver | John Peterman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Otto Trottier | 55-57 |
| 04:21 | Michigan | Fernando Lopez's pass is intercepted by Otto Trottier in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| 04:02 | Denver | Raymond Spiegel clanks a 3 from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 04:00 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey tips it back up and in | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:52 | Michigan | Like Xiao is fouled on the floor by Thomas Rollo - foul #3 on Thomas Rollo, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Michigan | Willie Tepper (SG), Charles Castellano (C) Fernando Lopez, Gordon Broughton | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Joseph Lamberson (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Tepper (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Guy Hancock (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Like Xiao (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Castellano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Otto Trottier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Peterman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Spiegel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Casey (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Thomas Rollo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:41 | Michigan | Guy Hancock misses the lay-in | 55-59 |
| 03:40 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:17 | Denver | Otto Trottier comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 03:16 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Castellano | 55-59 |
| 03:04 | Michigan | Like Xiao drills a shot near the basket | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:39 | Denver | Raymond Spiegel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | Michigan | Fernando Lopez (PG), Gordon Broughton (C) Willie Tepper, Charles Castellano | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:13 | Michigan | Guy Hancock connects on the jumper in the lane and the foul's on Raymond Spiegel - foul #3 on Raymond Spiegel, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Denver | Isaac Jourdan (PG), Willard Brown (SG), Thomas Mason (PF), Jimmy Rose (C) Otto Trottier, John Peterman, Jeffrey Casey, Thomas Rollo | |
| 02:13 | Michigan | Guy Hancock misses the free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:13 | Denver | Jimmy Rose snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 02:13 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| 01:49 | Denver | Joseph Lamberson is called for the reach on Willard Brown - foul #2 on Joseph Lamberson, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Michigan | Willie Tepper (SG) Joseph Lamberson | |
| Subs | Denver | Otto Trottier (PG), John Peterman (SG), Jeffrey Casey (PF), Thomas Rollo (C) Isaac Jourdan, Willard Brown, Thomas Mason, Jimmy Rose | |
| 01:39 | Denver | John Peterman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 01:38 | Michigan | Like Xiao grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:15 | Michigan | Guy Hancock hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 61-59 |
| 01:00 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey buries a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Guy Hancock - foul #1 on Guy Hancock, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| 01:00 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey makes the free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:50 | Michigan | Gordon Broughton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Peterman - foul #2 on John Peterman, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| 00:50 | Michigan | Gordon Broughton makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:50 | Michigan | Gordon Broughton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:25 | Denver | John Peterman misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-62 |
| 00:23 | Michigan | Guy Hancock snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Michigan | Otto Trottier is called for the reach on Guy Hancock in the backcourt - foul #4 on Otto Trottier, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| 00:20 | Michigan | Guy Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:20 | Michigan | Guy Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:08 | Denver | Otto Trottier misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 00:06 | Michigan | Gordon Broughton snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 00:03 | Michigan | Otto Trottier is called for the reach on Gordon Broughton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Otto Trottier, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Lamberson (SG) Guy Hancock | |
| Subs | Denver | Isaac Jourdan (PG) Otto Trottier | |
| 00:03 | Michigan | Gordon Broughton makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:03 | Michigan | Gordon Broughton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | John Peterman comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 67-62 |