| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jack Segura (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Otto Palmeri (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher McClafferty (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anderson Bartley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Mayberry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Randall Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Archuleta (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | William Mayberry inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | William Mayberry makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anderson Bartley | 36-32 |
| 19:24 | Michigan | Otto Palmeri is fouled on the floor by Anderson Bartley - foul #1 on Anderson Bartley, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF) James Cronk, Randall Garrett | |
| 19:06 | Michigan | Jack Segura blows the layup but he's fouled by Harold Patton - foul #1 on Harold Patton, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| 19:06 | Michigan | Jack Segura makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:06 | Michigan | Jack Segura makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:49 | Northwestern | Otto Palmeri steps in front of the Eugene Pfeiffer pass | 38-32 |
| 18:46 | Michigan | Otto Palmeri jams it | 40-32 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-32 |
| 18:19 | Michigan | David Archuleta steals the ball from Christopher McClafferty | 40-32 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | William Mayberry can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 40-32 |
| 17:58 | Michigan | Christopher McClafferty snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 17:45 | Michigan | Otto Palmeri misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-32 |
| 17:43 | Michigan | Robert Smith tips it in | 42-32 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | David Archuleta connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eugene Pfeiffer | 42-34 |
| 16:56 | Michigan | Christopher McClafferty can't throw it down | 42-34 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | David Archuleta snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | William Mayberry misses short on a floater from the right block | 42-34 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Anderson Bartley | 42-34 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Jack Segura picks off the pass by Harold Patton | 42-34 |
| 16:08 | Michigan | Robert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | Rudy Row (PG), Felix Vanwinkle (SG), John Eaton (SF), Dennis Boyter (PF), Timothy Gainey (C) Jack Segura, Otto Palmeri, Robert Smith, Christopher McClafferty, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Joshua Kirchner (SF), Randall Garrett (PF) Harold Patton, Eugene Pfeiffer, William Mayberry | |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | David Archuleta is denied on a layup by Timothy Gainey | 42-34 |
| 15:51 | Michigan | Felix Vanwinkle snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rudy Row (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felix Vanwinkle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Eaton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dennis Boyter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Gainey (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anderson Bartley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua Kirchner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Archuleta (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Michigan | Felix Vanwinkle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 15:44 | Michigan | John Eaton tips it in | 44-34 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett can't throw it down but he's fouled by Rudy Row - foul #1 on Rudy Row, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Studer (SG) Anderson Bartley | |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 15:22 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Timothy Gainey | 44-35 |
| 15:07 | Michigan | Timothy Gainey misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Erik Studer - foul #1 on Erik Studer, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Preston Roberson (SG) Erik Studer | |
| 15:07 | Michigan | Timothy Gainey makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 15:07 | Michigan | Timothy Gainey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | James Cronk evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 14:23 | Michigan | John Eaton banks in the layup set up by Rudy Row | 48-38 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson is fouled on the floor by Dennis Boyter - foul #2 on Dennis Boyter, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jack Segura (PG), Otto Palmeri (SG), Robert Smith (SF) Rudy Row, Felix Vanwinkle, John Eaton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley (SG), William Mayberry (SF) Preston Roberson, Joshua Kirchner | |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | James Cronk is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 13:55 | Michigan | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 13:33 | Michigan | William Mayberry steals it from Otto Palmeri | 48-38 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | James Cronk blows the dunk | 48-38 |
| 13:27 | Michigan | Dennis Boyter pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 13:22 | Michigan | Jack Segura's fadeaway is rejected by Randall Garrett | 48-38 |
| 13:20 | Michigan | Otto Palmeri hits the follow up shot | 50-38 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | James Cronk works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 12:52 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett tips it home | 50-40 |
| 12:31 | Michigan | Otto Palmeri misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-40 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | David Archuleta grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | David Archuleta is denied on a layup by Timothy Gainey | 50-40 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley grabs the offensive board | 50-40 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from William Mayberry and he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Rudy Row (SG), John Eaton (SF), Christopher McClafferty (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Otto Palmeri, Robert Smith, Dennis Boyter, Timothy Gainey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Joshua Kirchner (SF), Terry Fleming (PF) James Cronk, William Mayberry, Randall Garrett | |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| 11:39 | Michigan | Jack Segura makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Eaton | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jack Segura (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Rudy Row (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Eaton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher McClafferty (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Harold Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anderson Bartley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua Kirchner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Fleming (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Archuleta (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley clanks a jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming grabs the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | David Archuleta connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Patton | 53-45 |
| 10:50 | Michigan | Christopher McClafferty knocks in the runner from the right block | 55-45 |
| 10:32 | Northwestern | David Archuleta connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Harold Patton | 55-47 |
| 10:14 | Michigan | Christopher McClafferty knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Jack Segura | 57-47 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 09:56 | Michigan | Jack Segura grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 09:48 | Michigan | John Eaton misses short on a jumper from the left side | 57-47 |
| 09:47 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to John Eaton | 57-47 |
| 09:41 | Michigan | Christopher McClafferty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Otto Palmeri (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Dennis Boyter (PF) Jack Segura, John Eaton, Christopher McClafferty | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Erik Studer (SG), William Mayberry (SF), Randall Garrett (PF), Preston Roberson (C) Harold Patton, Anderson Bartley, Joshua Kirchner, Terry Fleming, David Archuleta | |
| 09:24 | Northwestern | James Cronk is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Cronk, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Felix Vanwinkle (PG), Timothy Gainey (C) Rudy Row, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SF) William Mayberry | |
| 09:11 | Michigan | Robert Smith hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Dennis Boyter and he's fouled by Preston Roberson - foul #1 on Preston Roberson, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner (SF), William Mayberry (PF) Eugene Pfeiffer, Randall Garrett | |
| 09:11 | Michigan | Robert Smith misses the free throw | 59-47 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | William Mayberry gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Erik Studer is denied by Dennis Boyter | 59-47 |
| 08:50 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Dennis Boyter | 59-47 |
| 08:41 | Michigan | Otto Palmeri is hacked by Preston Roberson - foul #2 on Preston Roberson, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), Randall Garrett (PF) Joshua Kirchner, William Mayberry | |
| 08:36 | Michigan | Dennis Boyter misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Eugene Pfeiffer - foul #2 on Eugene Pfeiffer, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| 08:36 | Michigan | Dennis Boyter misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 08:36 | Michigan | Dennis Boyter makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Erik Studer | 60-49 |
| 07:59 | Michigan | Timothy Gainey misses the dunk | 60-49 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 60-49 |
| 07:39 | Michigan | Timothy Gainey snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Felix Vanwinkle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Otto Palmeri (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Boyter (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Gainey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Studer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) PF - Randall Garrett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Preston Roberson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Michigan | Robert Smith can't finish the layup | 60-49 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Erik Studer gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson misses long on an open turnaround from the baseline | 60-49 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett tips it in | 60-51 |
| 06:45 | Michigan | Timothy Gainey knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 62-51 |
| 06:22 | Northwestern | James Cronk splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-53 |
| 06:10 | Michigan | Felix Vanwinkle hits a 3 from straight away set up by Dennis Boyter | 65-53 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | James Cronk splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-53 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson grabs the offensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jack Segura (PG), Christopher McClafferty (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Felix Vanwinkle, Dennis Boyter, Timothy Gainey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley (SG), Joshua Kirchner (SF), William Mayberry (PF), David Archuleta (C) Erik Studer, Eugene Pfeiffer, Randall Garrett, Preston Roberson | |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Joshua Kirchner - foul #4 on Robert Smith, team foul #4 | 65-53 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley makes the floater from close range | 65-55 |
| 05:05 | Michigan | Robert Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-55 |
| Subs | Michigan | Rudy Row (SG), John Eaton (SF) Otto Palmeri, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG) James Cronk | |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | William Mayberry knocks in the shot in the lane | 65-57 |
| 04:46 | Michigan | William Mayberry picks off the pass by Christopher McClafferty | 65-57 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Christopher McClafferty swats the layup by William Mayberry | 65-57 |
| 04:20 | Michigan | Jack Segura pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 04:15 | Michigan | Rudy Row is whistled for traveling | 65-57 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG) Harold Patton | |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 65-57 |
| 04:00 | Michigan | Christopher McClafferty gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| 03:31 | Michigan | Jack Segura misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jack Segura (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Rudy Row (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Eaton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher McClafferty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anderson Bartley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua Kirchner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Mayberry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - David Archuleta (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by James Cronk and he's hacked by Richard Thomas - foul #2 on Richard Thomas, team foul #5 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Michigan | Otto Palmeri (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Dennis Boyter (PF), Timothy Gainey (C) Rudy Row, John Eaton, Christopher McClafferty, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randall Garrett (PF), Preston Roberson (C) Joshua Kirchner, David Archuleta | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley makes the free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:51 | Michigan | Otto Palmeri hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Anderson Bartley | 65-60 |
| 02:48 | Northwestern | Jack Segura is called for the reach on James Cronk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Segura, team foul #6 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Michigan | Felix Vanwinkle (PG) Jack Segura | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Joshua Kirchner (SF), David Archuleta (C) James Cronk, Anderson Bartley, William Mayberry | |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett misses badly on a shot from the right side | 65-60 |
| 02:40 | Michigan | Dennis Boyter pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 02:40 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jack Segura (PG), Richard Thomas (C) Felix Vanwinkle, Timothy Gainey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Mayberry (SF) Preston Roberson | |
| 02:20 | Michigan | Otto Palmeri is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Otto Palmeri, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Erik Studer (SG), Preston Roberson (C) Harold Patton, William Mayberry, David Archuleta | |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Randall Garrett, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Mayberry (SF), David Archuleta (C) Erik Studer, Joshua Kirchner | |
| 01:44 | Michigan | David Archuleta steps in front of the Robert Smith pass | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | William Mayberry misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Thomas - foul #3 on Richard Thomas, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Michigan | Christopher McClafferty (PF) Dennis Boyter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley (SG) Preston Roberson | |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | William Mayberry misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | William Mayberry makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:02 | Michigan | Christopher McClafferty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | David Archuleta misses the jump hook from close range | 65-61 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | William Mayberry tips it back up and in | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Michigan | Randall Garrett is called for the reach on Jack Segura - foul #4 on Randall Garrett, team foul #9 | 65-63 |
| 00:23 | Michigan | Jack Segura makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:23 | Michigan | Jack Segura makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 00:17 | Michigan | Christopher McClafferty snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Michigan | Christopher McClafferty is fouled in the backcourt by Anderson Bartley - foul #2 on Anderson Bartley, team foul #10 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Michigan | Rudy Row (PG) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:16 | Michigan | Christopher McClafferty makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:16 | Michigan | Christopher McClafferty misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | William Mayberry grabs the board | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley misses the 3 from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett snags the offensive board | 68-63 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | James Cronk splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 00:06 | Michigan | Richard Thomas pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 00:05 | Michigan | Richard Thomas is hacked by James Cronk in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Cronk, team foul #11 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Michigan | Felix Vanwinkle (SF), Timothy Gainey (PF) Otto Palmeri, Christopher McClafferty | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:05 | Michigan | Richard Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:05 | Michigan | Richard Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-63 |