| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ronald Wolf (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Sanmiguel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Hairston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Alderson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Donald Ehlert (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Woodson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Roy Vines (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dallas Hurst (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clint Pardo (fresh) C - Tracy Miller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Sanmiguel | 31-24 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | Michael Woodson is denied on a layup by Donald Ehlert | 31-24 |
| 19:18 | Michigan | Stephen Sanmiguel snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 19:04 | Michigan | Donald Ehlert can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-24 |
| 19:03 | Michigan | Stephen Sanmiguel tips it back up and in | 33-24 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jacob Hairston - foul #2 on Jacob Hairston, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hubert Jenkins (PF), Darryl Escarcega (C) Clint Pardo, Tracy Miller | |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 18:11 | Michigan | Ronald Wolf clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 18:09 | Michigan | Stephen Sanmiguel can't tip it in | 33-26 |
| 18:08 | Michigan | Robert Alderson gets the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 18:00 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | Michael Woodson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dallas Hurst | 35-28 |
| 17:14 | Michigan | Donald Ehlert buries a floater from the left block set up by Stephen Sanmiguel | 37-28 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Donald Ehlert denies the turnaround by Roy Vines | 37-28 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst snags the offensive board | 37-28 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Woodson | 37-30 |
| 16:31 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Sanmiguel and the foul's on Dallas Hurst - foul #1 on Dallas Hurst, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Peter Lejeune (PG), William Rounds (SG), Charles Cota (SF), Sheldon Terry (C) Ronald Wolf, Stephen Sanmiguel, Robert Alderson, Donald Ehlert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clint Pardo (PF), Tracy Miller (C) Hubert Jenkins, Darryl Escarcega | |
| 16:31 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | Michael Woodson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Tracy Miller tips it but misses | 40-30 |
| 16:19 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Cota | 40-30 |
| 16:01 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston's pass is intercepted by Tracy Miller | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Peter Lejeune (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rounds (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Charles Cota (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Hairston (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Sheldon Terry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Woodson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Roy Vines (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dallas Hurst (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clint Pardo (fresh) C - Tracy Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Michael Woodson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-30 |
| 15:39 | Northwestern | Roy Vines grabs the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 15:24 | Northwestern | Roy Vines is fouled on the floor by Charles Cota - foul #1 on Charles Cota, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Ehlert (C) Jacob Hairston | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marco Lombardi (SF) Clint Pardo | |
| 15:11 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst is denied on a layup by Donald Ehlert | 40-30 |
| 15:10 | Michigan | William Rounds grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 14:46 | Michigan | Michael Woodson picks off the pass by Donald Ehlert | 40-30 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst blows the dunk | 40-30 |
| 14:19 | Michigan | Peter Lejeune gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 13:56 | Michigan | Donald Ehlert misses the lay-in | 40-30 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Michael Woodson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Roy Vines can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-30 |
| 13:46 | Michigan | Charles Cota grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 13:44 | Michigan | Donald Ehlert is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Vines - foul #3 on Roy Vines, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Wolf (PG), Stephen Sanmiguel (SG), Kerry Jackson (SF), Robert Alderson (PF) Peter Lejeune, William Rounds, Charles Cota, Sheldon Terry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clint Pardo (PF), Darryl Escarcega (C) Marco Lombardi, Tracy Miller | |
| 13:17 | Michigan | Donald Ehlert misses the wide open runner from the baseline | 40-30 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Michael Woodson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Donald Ehlert takes the ball from Darryl Escarcega | 40-30 |
| 12:31 | Michigan | Darryl Escarcega steals the ball from Donald Ehlert | 40-30 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 40-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jacob Hairston (PF), Sheldon Terry (C) Robert Alderson, Donald Ehlert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hubert Jenkins (C) Darryl Escarcega | |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Hubert Jenkins is whistled for traveling | 40-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Cota (SF) Kerry Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marco Lombardi (SF) Clint Pardo | |
| 12:05 | Michigan | Ronald Wolf is fouled on the floor by Marco Lombardi - foul #1 on Marco Lombardi, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| 11:45 | Michigan | Charles Cota throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Peter Lejeune (PG) Ronald Wolf | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tracy Miller (C) Marco Lombardi | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Peter Lejeune (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Sanmiguel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Cota (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jacob Hairston (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Sheldon Terry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Woodson (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Roy Vines (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dallas Hurst (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hubert Jenkins (fresh) C - Tracy Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Tracy Miller is fouled on the floor by Sheldon Terry - foul #3 on Sheldon Terry, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Alderson (C) Sheldon Terry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 40-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Ehlert (C) Charles Cota | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clint Pardo (PF) Hubert Jenkins | |
| 10:58 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Dallas Hurst - foul #2 on Dallas Hurst, team foul #4 | 40-30 |
| 10:58 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 10:58 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Roy Vines double dribbles | 42-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Wolf (PG), William Rounds (SG), Kerry Jackson (SF) Peter Lejeune, Stephen Sanmiguel, Jacob Hairston | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marco Lombardi (SF) Tracy Miller | |
| 10:22 | Michigan | Ronald Wolf connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Donald Ehlert | 45-30 |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | Donald Ehlert picks off the pass by Roy Vines | 45-30 |
| 10:07 | Michigan | Clint Pardo steals it from Robert Alderson in the backcourt | 45-30 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Roy Vines hits a jump hook from the right block | 45-32 |
| 09:55 | Michigan | Ronald Wolf is hacked by Michael Woodson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Woodson, team foul #5 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Cota (SF), Sheldon Terry (C) Kerry Jackson, Donald Ehlert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell (SG), Darryl Escarcega (C) Michael Woodson, Clint Pardo | |
| 09:31 | Michigan | Robert Alderson blows the layup | 45-32 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Darryl Escarcega pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side | 45-32 |
| 09:13 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Cota | 45-32 |
| 08:44 | Michigan | Ronald Wolf clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Roy Vines - foul #4 on Roy Vines, team foul #6 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | Stephen Sanmiguel (SG), Kerry Jackson (SF), Jacob Hairston (PF) William Rounds, Charles Cota, Robert Alderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hubert Jenkins (PF), Tracy Miller (C) Marco Lombardi, Darryl Escarcega | |
| 08:44 | Michigan | Ronald Wolf misses the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 08:44 | Michigan | Ronald Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Tracy Miller double dribbles | 46-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | Peter Lejeune (PG), Donald Ehlert (C) Ronald Wolf, Sheldon Terry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:03 | Michigan | Donald Ehlert drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jacob Hairston | 48-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Roy Vines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harry Cater (SG) Stephen Treadwell | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Peter Lejeune (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Sanmiguel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kerry Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jacob Hairston (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Ehlert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Roy Vines (very tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harry Cater (fresh) SF - Dallas Hurst (very tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hubert Jenkins (fresh) C - Tracy Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:23 | Michigan | Stephen Sanmiguel misses the dunk but he's fouled by Harry Cater - foul #2 on Harry Cater, team foul #7 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Cota (SF) Kerry Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clint Pardo (PF) Hubert Jenkins | |
| 07:23 | Michigan | Stephen Sanmiguel makes the 1st free throw | 49-32 |
| 07:23 | Michigan | Stephen Sanmiguel makes the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Peter Lejeune steals it from Clint Pardo | 50-32 |
| 07:07 | Michigan | Peter Lejeune loses the dribble to Harry Cater in the backcourt | 50-32 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Tracy Miller comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Donald Ehlert - foul #1 on Donald Ehlert, team foul #4 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | William Rounds (SG), Robert Alderson (PF), Sheldon Terry (C) Stephen Sanmiguel, Jacob Hairston, Donald Ehlert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Tracy Miller makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Tracy Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 06:24 | Michigan | Sheldon Terry misses the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 50-34 |
| 06:23 | Michigan | Peter Lejeune gets the offensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 05:59 | Michigan | Peter Lejeune loses the ball out of bounds | 50-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Wolf (PG), Stephen Sanmiguel (SG), Kerry Jackson (SF) Peter Lejeune, William Rounds, Charles Cota | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell (SG), Marco Lombardi (PF), Darryl Escarcega (C) Harry Cater, Clint Pardo, Tracy Miller | |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | Roy Vines misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-34 |
| 05:51 | Michigan | Sheldon Terry grabs the board | 50-34 |
| 05:24 | Michigan | Ronald Wolf is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Alderson | 52-34 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | Roy Vines misses badly on a shot from the right side | 52-34 |
| 05:19 | Michigan | Ronald Wolf gets the rebound | 52-34 |
| 05:17 | Michigan | Ronald Wolf throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | Peter Lejeune (PG), William Rounds (SG), Charles Cota (SF), Jacob Hairston (PF) Ronald Wolf, Stephen Sanmiguel, Kerry Jackson, Robert Alderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hubert Jenkins (PF) Marco Lombardi | |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | Darryl Escarcega misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Sheldon Terry - foul #4 on Sheldon Terry, team foul #5 | 52-34 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | Darryl Escarcega makes the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | Darryl Escarcega misses the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | Darryl Escarcega makes the 3rd free throw | 52-36 |
| 04:38 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from William Rounds | 54-36 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Jacob Hairston swats the layup by Darryl Escarcega | 54-36 |
| 04:26 | Michigan | Sheldon Terry snags the defensive board | 54-36 |
| 04:10 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston can't finish the layup | 54-36 |
| 04:08 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston grabs the offensive rebound | 54-36 |
| 03:52 | Michigan | Charles Cota can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from close range | 54-36 |
| 03:50 | Michigan | Sheldon Terry snags the offensive board | 54-36 |
| 03:27 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-36 |
| 03:25 | Northwestern | Darryl Escarcega gets the rebound | 54-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Peter Lejeune (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Rounds (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Cota (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jacob Hairston (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Sheldon Terry (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Roy Vines (very tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen Treadwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dallas Hurst (very tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hubert Jenkins (fairly fresh) C - Darryl Escarcega (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Roy Vines | 54-38 |
| 02:57 | Michigan | Peter Lejeune clanks a jump hook from the right block | 54-38 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Stephen Treadwell | 54-38 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Charles Cota - foul #2 on Charles Cota, team foul #6 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kerry Jackson (SF), Donald Ehlert (C) Charles Cota, Jacob Hairston | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harry Cater (SG), Marco Lombardi (SF), Clint Pardo (PF) Stephen Treadwell, Hubert Jenkins, Darryl Escarcega | |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst misses the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 02:52 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Sheldon Terry | 54-39 |
| 02:23 | Michigan | Harry Cater steals the ball from Sheldon Terry | 54-39 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Marco Lombardi can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by William Rounds - foul #1 on William Rounds, team foul #7 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tracy Miller (C) Harry Cater | |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Marco Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Marco Lombardi misses the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Clint Pardo snags the offensive board | 54-40 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Roy Vines is hacked by William Rounds - foul #2 on William Rounds, team foul #8 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Cota (SF) Kerry Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell (SG) Marco Lombardi | |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Roy Vines misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 01:51 | Michigan | Sheldon Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 01:49 | Michigan | Charles Cota is hacked by Dallas Hurst in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dallas Hurst, team foul #8 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kerry Jackson (SF) Donald Ehlert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:49 | Michigan | Charles Cota misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Tracy Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell misses long on a floater from the right side | 54-40 |
| 01:42 | Michigan | Peter Lejeune pulls down the rebound | 54-40 |
| 01:18 | Michigan | Charles Cota comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 54-40 |
| 01:16 | Michigan | Charles Cota grabs the offensive board | 54-40 |
| 00:47 | Michigan | Charles Cota can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-40 |
| 00:45 | Michigan | Charles Cota pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Michigan | Charles Cota hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Kerry Jackson and he's fouled by Roy Vines - foul #5 on Roy Vines, team foul #9 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Luis Ratcliff (PG) Roy Vines | |
| 00:24 | Michigan | Charles Cota makes the free throw | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Rounds - foul #3 on William Rounds, team foul #9 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Ehlert (C) Kerry Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harry Cater (SG) Luis Ratcliff | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell misses the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Donald Ehlert pulls down the rebound | 57-40 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Peter Lejeune runs out the clock | 57-40 |