| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ronald Gomer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rick Butts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Dotson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Willard Rogers (fresh) 6 reb. C - Rick Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Alton Harvell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Kuhlmann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Echols (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Paul Dotson inbounds the ball | 21-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Rick Butts comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-35 |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Willard Rogers can't tip it in | 21-35 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Paul Dotson tips it back up and in | 23-35 |
| 19:25 | Michigan | Alton Harvell knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chris Kuhlmann | 23-37 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Rick Butts is whistled for a carry | 23-37 |
| 19:16 | Michigan | Keith Hall is fouled in the backcourt by Rick Butts - foul #3 on Rick Butts, team foul #1 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Rogers (SG) Rick Butts | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 18:56 | Michigan | Keith Hall is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Alton Harvell | 23-40 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Rick Lindsey loses the ball out of bounds | 23-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin (PF) Willard Rogers | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 18:13 | Michigan | Keith Hall drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Alton Harvell | 23-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Jamie Rogers is denied on a layup by Keith Hall | 23-43 |
| 17:55 | Michigan | Alton Harvell gets the rebound | 23-43 |
| 17:50 | Michigan | Keith Hall misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 23-43 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Paul Dotson | 23-43 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Chris Kuhlmann picks off the pass by Ronald Gomer | 23-43 |
| 17:28 | Michigan | James Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 23-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Fontenot (PG), Benjamin Matthews (SG), Michael Hutson (SF), Patrick Welsh (C) Ronald Gomer, Jamie Rogers, Paul Dotson, Rick Lindsey | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin throws it down | 25-43 |
| 16:42 | Michigan | James Smith misses long on an open jump hook from the left block | 25-43 |
| 16:41 | Michigan | Alton Harvell hits the follow up shot | 25-45 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Patrick Welsh misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-45 |
| 16:27 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Alton Harvell | 25-45 |
| 16:07 | Michigan | James Smith can't connect on a shot from the right side | 25-45 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Michael Hutson grabs the board | 25-45 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | Todd Fontenot misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 25-45 |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | Michael Hutson tips it but misses | 25-45 |
| 15:57 | Michigan | James Smith gets the rebound | 25-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Todd Fontenot (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Matthews (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Hutson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jordan Ruffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Welsh (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Alton Harvell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Hall (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Kuhlmann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Echols (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Michigan | Keith Hall is fouled in the backcourt by Jordan Ruffin - foul #1 on Jordan Ruffin, team foul #2 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Gomer (PG), Rick Butts (SG), Jamie Rogers (SF), Willard Rogers (PF) Todd Fontenot, Benjamin Matthews, Michael Hutson, Jordan Ruffin | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 15:35 | Michigan | Patrick Welsh steps in front of the James Smith pass | 25-45 |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Patrick Welsh misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-45 |
| 15:27 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Chris Kuhlmann | 25-45 |
| 15:25 | Michigan | Rick Butts steps in front of the Alton Harvell pass in the backcourt | 25-45 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Rick Butts buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jamie Rogers | 27-45 |
| 15:07 | Michigan | Keith Hall is called for 10 seconds | 27-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul Dotson (SF), Rick Lindsey (C) Jamie Rogers, Patrick Welsh | |
| Subs | Michigan | Elliott Paige (SG), William Green (PF), Chris Driscoll (C) Alton Harvell, Jerry Echols, James Smith | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Paul Dotson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-45 |
| 14:44 | Michigan | William Green snags the defensive board | 27-45 |
| 14:21 | Michigan | Elliott Paige hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Keith Hall | 27-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Rick Lindsey misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-48 |
| 13:58 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll snags the defensive board | 27-48 |
| 13:31 | Michigan | Keith Hall is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing | 27-51 |
| 13:19 | Northwestern | Keith Hall steps in front of the Paul Dotson pass | 27-51 |
| 13:02 | Michigan | Keith Hall is fouled on the floor by Rick Lindsey - foul #2 on Rick Lindsey, team foul #3 | 27-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Fontenot (PG), Jamie Rogers (SG), Glenn Roberts (SF), Patrick Welsh (PF), Michael Hutson (C) Ronald Gomer, Rick Butts, Paul Dotson, Willard Rogers, Rick Lindsey | |
| Subs | Michigan | Alton Harvell (PG), Cecil Mahlum (SG), Jerry Echols (PF), James Smith (C) Keith Hall, Elliott Paige, William Green, Chris Driscoll | |
| 12:49 | Michigan | Glenn Roberts is called for the reach on Chris Kuhlmann - foul #4 on Glenn Roberts, team foul #4 | 27-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Benjamin Matthews (SG) Glenn Roberts | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 12:20 | Michigan | Cecil Mahlum comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-51 |
| 12:18 | Michigan | Chris Kuhlmann pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-51 |
| 11:58 | Michigan | Chris Kuhlmann comes up short on the shot from the left side | 27-51 |
| 11:56 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Echols | 27-51 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Todd Fontenot (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Matthews (fresh) SF - Jamie Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Welsh (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Hutson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Alton Harvell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Mahlum (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chris Kuhlmann (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Echols (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Michigan | Cecil Mahlum drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Alton Harvell | 27-54 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Jamie Rogers misses the 3 from straight away | 27-54 |
| 11:22 | Michigan | Chris Kuhlmann snags the defensive board | 27-54 |
| 11:20 | Michigan | Alton Harvell is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Fontenot - foul #2 on Todd Fontenot, team foul #5 | 27-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Gomer (PG), Rick Butts (SG), Paul Dotson (SF), Jordan Ruffin (PF), Rick Lindsey (C) Todd Fontenot, Benjamin Matthews, Jamie Rogers, Patrick Welsh, Michael Hutson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Keith Hall (SG), Chris Driscoll (C) Cecil Mahlum, James Smith | |
| 11:04 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Keith Hall | 27-56 |
| 10:35 | Northwestern | Paul Dotson hits a floater from the right side | 29-56 |
| 10:17 | Michigan | Jerry Echols is open and buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Keith Hall | 29-58 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern | Rick Lindsey misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-58 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Rick Lindsey snags the offensive board | 29-58 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin travels with the ball | 29-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Fontenot (PG), Benjamin Matthews (SG), Jamie Rogers (SF), Patrick Welsh (PF) Ronald Gomer, Rick Butts, Paul Dotson, Rick Lindsey | |
| Subs | Michigan | Elliott Paige (PG), Cecil Mahlum (SG), William Green (SF), James Smith (C) Alton Harvell, Keith Hall, Chris Kuhlmann, Jerry Echols | |
| 09:47 | Michigan | Cecil Mahlum is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 29-58 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Patrick Welsh misses the shot from the left side | 29-58 |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin gets the offensive rebound | 29-58 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern | Todd Fontenot is fouled on the floor by William Green - foul #1 on William Green, team foul #1 | 29-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Hutson (C) Jordan Ruffin | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Benjamin Matthews hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-58 |
| 08:50 | Michigan | Cecil Mahlum misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-58 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Patrick Welsh grabs the board | 32-58 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Michael Hutson hits the finger roll and the foul's on Chris Driscoll - foul #1 on Chris Driscoll, team foul #2 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Keith Hall (PG), Jerry Echols (PF) Cecil Mahlum, Chris Driscoll | |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Michael Hutson makes the free throw | 35-58 |
| 08:20 | Michigan | Keith Hall can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-58 |
| 08:18 | Michigan | Elliott Paige tips it home | 35-60 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern | Jamie Rogers's floater is tipped away by Jerry Echols | 35-60 |
| 07:53 | Michigan | Jerry Echols pulls down the rebound | 35-60 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Todd Fontenot (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jamie Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Hutson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Welsh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Keith Hall (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. SG - Elliott Paige (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Echols (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Michigan | Keith Hall is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Green | 35-63 |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Patrick Welsh buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Todd Fontenot | 37-63 |
| 06:57 | Michigan | James Smith is open and scores on a runner near the basket set up by Keith Hall | 37-65 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Todd Fontenot is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Todd Fontenot, team foul #6 | 37-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Glenn Roberts (SG), Jordan Ruffin (PF) Benjamin Matthews, Michael Hutson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Cecil Mahlum (PG), Louis Golembeski (SG), Chris Kuhlmann (SF), Chris Driscoll (C) Keith Hall, Elliott Paige, Jerry Echols, James Smith | |
| 06:37 | Michigan | Patrick Welsh denies the turnaround by William Green | 37-65 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Jamie Rogers snags the defensive board | 37-65 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | Glenn Roberts clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-65 |
| 06:22 | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin hits the follow up shot | 39-65 |
| 05:54 | Michigan | Chris Kuhlmann drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Cecil Mahlum and he's fouled by Todd Fontenot - foul #4 on Todd Fontenot, team foul #7 | 39-67 |
| 05:54 | Michigan | Chris Kuhlmann makes the free throw | 39-68 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Glenn Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-68 |
| 05:20 | Michigan | Louis Golembeski is called for traveling | 39-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Elliott Paige (SG) Louis Golembeski | |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-68 |
| 05:02 | Michigan | Cecil Mahlum pulls down the rebound | 39-68 |
| 04:55 | Michigan | Elliott Paige's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jerry Echols (PF) Chris Kuhlmann | |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin can't finish the layup | 39-68 |
| 04:39 | Michigan | Cecil Mahlum grabs the board | 39-68 |
| 04:14 | Michigan | Elliott Paige connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Green | 39-71 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Glenn Roberts can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 39-71 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Patrick Welsh grabs the offensive board | 39-71 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Patrick Welsh is called for traveling | 39-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Benjamin Matthews (PG), Michael Hutson (C) Todd Fontenot, Patrick Welsh | |
| Subs | Michigan | Louis Golembeski (SG), James Smith (C) Cecil Mahlum, Jerry Echols | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Benjamin Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Glenn Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jamie Rogers (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jordan Ruffin (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Hutson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Elliott Paige (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Louis Golembeski (fresh) SF - William Green (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Driscoll (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Michigan | Glenn Roberts picks off the pass by William Green in the backcourt | 39-71 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin is hacked by Chris Driscoll - foul #2 on Chris Driscoll, team foul #3 | 39-71 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Jamie Rogers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-71 |
| 03:14 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll gets the rebound | 39-71 |
| 02:58 | Michigan | James Smith hits a fadeaway from close range set up by William Green and the foul's on Michael Hutson - foul #1 on Michael Hutson, team foul #8 | 39-73 |
| 02:58 | Michigan | James Smith makes the free throw | 39-74 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-74 |
| 02:32 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll pulls down the rebound | 39-74 |
| 02:30 | Michigan | James Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Welsh (C) Jamie Rogers | |
| Subs | Michigan | Cecil Mahlum (SG) Louis Golembeski | |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Patrick Welsh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-74 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-74 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin is called for 3 seconds | 39-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Fontenot (PG) Michael Hutson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Chris Kuhlmann (SF) James Smith | |
| 01:42 | Michigan | William Green is denied on a layup by Jordan Ruffin | 39-74 |
| 01:40 | Michigan | Chris Kuhlmann can't tip it in | 39-74 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Glenn Roberts snags the defensive board | 39-74 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern | Todd Fontenot hits a jumper from the right side | 41-74 |
| 01:22 | Michigan | Cecil Mahlum is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Matthews - foul #3 on Benjamin Matthews, team foul #9 | 41-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Rogers (SG) Benjamin Matthews | |
| Subs | Michigan | Louis Golembeski (SG) Chris Kuhlmann | |
| 01:22 | Michigan | Cecil Mahlum misses the 1st free throw | 41-74 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Glenn Roberts snags the defensive board | 41-74 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Jamie Rogers loses the dribble to Chris Driscoll | 41-74 |
| 01:04 | Michigan | Todd Fontenot takes the ball from Elliott Paige in the backcourt | 41-74 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Louis Golembeski - foul #1 on Louis Golembeski, team foul #4 | 41-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Chris Kuhlmann (SF) Louis Golembeski | |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin makes the 1st free throw | 42-74 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Michigan | Patrick Welsh swats the short shot by Cecil Mahlum | 43-74 |
| 00:33 | Michigan | Chris Kuhlmann pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-74 |
| 00:12 | Michigan | Patrick Welsh steals the ball from Elliott Paige | 43-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Patrick Welsh misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-74 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | Chris Kuhlmann grabs the defensive rebound | 43-74 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Chris Kuhlmann runs out the clock | 43-74 |