| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) SG - John Morrison (fresh) SF - John Mauriello (fresh) PF - Norman Provost (fresh) C - Lawrence Branson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ronald Swain (fresh) SG - Roger Matz (fresh) SF - John Crain (fresh) PF - Joseph White (fresh) C - Joshua Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Daniel Lee drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Michigan | John Crain misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Norman Provost gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Michigan | John Crain grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:36 | Michigan | John Crain is hacked by John Mauriello - foul #1 on John Mauriello, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:23 | Michigan | John Crain is whistled for a carry | 3-0 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Joseph White steals the ball from Norman Provost | 3-0 |
| 17:38 | Michigan | John Crain drills a floater near the basket | 3-2 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Lee | 5-2 |
| 17:01 | Michigan | Ronald Swain misses the driving attempt from the left block | 5-2 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Norman Provost grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Joseph White steals the ball from Lawrence Branson | 5-2 |
| 16:15 | Michigan | John Crain blows the layup but the foul's on John Mauriello - foul #2 on John Mauriello, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG), Robert Hale (SF) Daniel Lee, John Mauriello | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 16:15 | Michigan | John Crain makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:15 | Michigan | John Crain makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Joshua Taylor blocks the short jumper by Norman Provost | 5-4 |
| 15:53 | Michigan | Joseph White pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Gordon (fresh) SG - John Morrison (fresh) SF - Robert Hale (fresh) PF - Norman Provost (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Branson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ronald Swain (fresh) SG - Roger Matz (fresh) SF - John Crain (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph White (fresh) 2 stl. C - Joshua Taylor (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Michigan | John Crain comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 5-4 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson is denied on a layup by Joshua Taylor | 5-4 |
| 15:18 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Joshua Taylor | 5-4 |
| 14:58 | Michigan | Norman Provost steals the ball from Ronald Swain | 5-4 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Norman Provost misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joseph White - foul #1 on Joseph White, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG), Edward Davies (C) John Morrison, Lawrence Branson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Daniel Hartman (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Michael Coleman (SF), Patrick Hudson (PF), Billie Maloney (C) Ronald Swain, Roger Matz, John Crain, Joseph White, Joshua Taylor | |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Norman Provost makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Norman Provost makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:22 | Michigan | Daniel Hartman buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Johnson | 7-7 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Daniel Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Branson (C) Norman Provost | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 13:52 | Michigan | Daniel Hartman scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Coleman and he's hacked by Daniel Lee - foul #1 on Daniel Lee, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| 13:52 | Michigan | Daniel Hartman makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Edward Davies misses badly on a floater from the right side | 7-10 |
| 13:30 | Michigan | Richard Johnson grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 13:09 | Michigan | Daniel Hartman makes the contested pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Richard Johnson | 7-12 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Edward Davies can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Branson | 7-12 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Richard Johnson picks off the pass by Robert Hale | 7-12 |
| 12:14 | Michigan | Daniel Hartman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-12 |
| 12:13 | Michigan | Billie Maloney hits the follow up shot | 7-14 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Louis Gordon knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Lee and he's hacked by Michael Coleman - foul #1 on Michael Coleman, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Morrison (SG), James Myers (SF), Norman Provost (PF) Daniel Lee, Robert Hale, Lawrence Branson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Swain (PG), Roger Matz (SG), John Crain (SF), Joseph White (PF), Joshua Taylor (C) Daniel Hartman, Richard Johnson, Michael Coleman, Patrick Hudson, Billie Maloney | |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Louis Gordon makes the free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:48 | Michigan | John Crain hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 11:47 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor misses the tip | 10-14 |
| 11:45 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor misses the tip | 10-14 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Edward Davies grabs the board | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Gordon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Morrison (fresh) SF - James Myers (fresh) PF - Norman Provost (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Davies (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ronald Swain (fresh) SG - Roger Matz (fresh) SF - John Crain (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph White (fresh) 2 stl. C - Joshua Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Edward Davies is fouled on the floor by Joshua Taylor - foul #1 on Joshua Taylor, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG) Louis Gordon | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Norman Provost dunks the ball | 12-14 |
| 10:54 | Michigan | John Crain lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Swain | 12-16 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Norman Provost connects on the floater in the lane | 14-16 |
| 10:30 | Michigan | Ronald Swain's fadeaway is rejected by Norman Provost | 14-16 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Daniel Lee gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Daniel Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hale (SF), Lawrence Branson (C) James Myers, Edward Davies | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 10:07 | Michigan | Ronald Swain misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Daniel Lee snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Norman Provost misses the shot from close range | 14-16 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson gets the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Robert Hale misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by John Crain - foul #1 on John Crain, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG) Daniel Lee | |
| Subs | Michigan | Patrick Hudson (C) Joshua Taylor | |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Robert Hale misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Robert Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:05 | Michigan | Joseph White misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 15-16 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | John Morrison snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Louis Gordon misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 15-16 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Louis Gordon hits the follow up shot | 17-16 |
| 08:22 | Michigan | Ronald Swain buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph White | 17-18 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Louis Gordon misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-18 |
| 07:52 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Joseph White | 17-18 |
| 07:33 | Michigan | Ronald Swain throws it down and the foul's on Louis Gordon - foul #1 on Louis Gordon, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG), Edward Davies (PF) John Morrison, Norman Provost | |
| Subs | Michigan | Daniel Hartman (SG), Michael Coleman (SF), Joshua Taylor (C) Roger Matz, John Crain, Joseph White | |
| 07:33 | Michigan | Ronald Swain misses the free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:33 | Michigan | Patrick Hudson grabs the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Edward Davies (fresh) C - Lawrence Branson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ronald Swain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Hartman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Coleman (fresh) PF - Patrick Hudson (fresh) C - Joshua Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Michigan | Ronald Swain is hacked by Daniel Lee - foul #2 on Daniel Lee, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Myers (SG) Daniel Lee | |
| Subs | Michigan | Richard Johnson (SG) Ronald Swain | |
| 07:03 | Michigan | Daniel Hartman clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Edward Davies grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Edward Davies hits a fadeaway from close range set up by James Myers | 19-20 |
| 06:39 | Michigan | Daniel Hartman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG), John Mauriello (SF) James Myers, Robert Hale | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 06:22 | Illinois | John Mauriello can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Provost (PF) Lawrence Branson | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 06:22 | Illinois | John Mauriello makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | John Mauriello makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:05 | Michigan | Edward Davies blocks the jumper by Daniel Hartman | 21-20 |
| 06:03 | Michigan | Patrick Hudson tips it in | 21-22 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Louis Gordon makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-22 |
| 05:18 | Michigan | Daniel Hartman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-22 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Norman Provost snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Daniel Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | John Mauriello grabs the offensive board | 23-22 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Norman Provost hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by John Mauriello | 25-22 |
| 04:14 | Michigan | Daniel Hartman makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Coleman | 25-24 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Edward Davies is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Edward Davies, team foul #6 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Morrison (SG), Robert Hale (PF), Lawrence Branson (C) Louis Gordon, Norman Provost, Edward Davies | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Swain (PG), Roger Matz (SG), John Crain (SF), Joseph White (PF), Billie Maloney (C) Daniel Hartman, Richard Johnson, Michael Coleman, Patrick Hudson, Joshua Taylor | |
| 03:51 | Michigan | Ronald Swain misses short on a floater in the lane | 25-24 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | John Morrison pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson is hacked by Billie Maloney - foul #1 on Billie Maloney, team foul #6 | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Morrison (fresh) SF - John Mauriello (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Hale (fresh) 1 pts. C - Lawrence Branson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ronald Swain (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Matz (fresh) SF - John Crain (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph White (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Billie Maloney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson blows the layup but he's hacked by Joseph White - foul #2 on Joseph White, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Davies (PF) John Mauriello | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:29 | Michigan | John Crain is fouled on the floor by Daniel Lee - foul #3 on Daniel Lee, team foul #7 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG) Daniel Lee | |
| Subs | Michigan | Patrick Hudson (C) Billie Maloney | |
| 02:29 | Michigan | John Crain makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 02:29 | Michigan | John Crain makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-26 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Gordon | 27-26 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Joseph White blocks the short jumper by Lawrence Branson | 27-26 |
| 01:54 | Michigan | Joseph White grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 01:41 | Michigan | John Crain hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Edward Davies hits a jumper from the left side | 29-28 |
| 00:58 | Michigan | John Crain blows the dunk against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Robert Hale - foul #1 on Robert Hale, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Mauriello (SF), Norman Provost (PF) Robert Hale, Lawrence Branson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Joshua Taylor (C) Patrick Hudson | |
| 00:58 | Michigan | John Crain makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:58 | Michigan | John Crain makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | John Morrison is called for a backcourt violation | 29-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Branson (C) Edward Davies | |
| Subs | Michigan | Daniel Hartman (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Michael Coleman (SF), Billie Maloney (PF) Ronald Swain, Roger Matz, John Crain, Joseph White | |
| 00:19 | Michigan | Billie Maloney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Myers (SG) John Morrison | |
| Subs | Michigan | Patrick Hudson (PF) Billie Maloney | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Patrick Hudson steps in front of the James Myers pass | 29-30 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Patrick Hudson clanks a halfcourt shot | 29-30 |