| Lineup | Houston | PG - Julio Rios (fresh) SG - George Holland (fresh) SF - Ronald Nguyen (fresh) PF - Zachary Ferrell (fresh) C - Yuan Xue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Irvin Kruckeberg (fresh) SG - Gary Price (fresh) SF - John Harbour (fresh) PF - Richard Campbell (fresh) C - Michael Tokarski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Michigan | Zachary Ferrell picks off the pass by Richard Campbell | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Houston | Julio Rios clanks a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Houston | Julio Rios misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Gary Price | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Julio Rios loses the dribble to Gary Price | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Michigan | John Harbour misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 18:36 | Houston | George Holland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 18:35 | Michigan | Richard Campbell snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:23 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Harbour | 0-7 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Campbell - foul #1 on Richard Campbell, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell makes the 1st free throw | 1-7 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:47 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 2-7 |
| 17:46 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:35 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 17:34 | Michigan | John Harbour gets the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:25 | Michigan | The jump hook by Richard Campbell is blocked by Ronald Nguyen | 2-7 |
| 17:23 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronald Nguyen | 2-7 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Julio Rios misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 17:17 | Michigan | John Harbour snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 17:07 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 17:06 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Yuan Xue loses the ball out of bounds | 2-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Bell (SG), Darrin Hughes (SF), Sudi Ali (PF), Taylor Schindler (C) George Holland, Ronald Nguyen, Zachary Ferrell, Yuan Xue | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Gustafson (PF) Richard Campbell | |
| 16:22 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski is hacked by Thomas Bell - foul #1 on Thomas Bell, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Lonnie Paris (C) Julio Rios | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 16:03 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Harbour and he's hacked by Thomas Bell - foul #2 on Thomas Bell, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Houston | George Holland (SG) Thomas Bell | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 16:03 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski misses the free throw | 2-9 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Lonnie Paris pulls down the rebound | 2-9 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sudi Ali (fresh) SG - George Holland (fairly fresh) SF - Darrin Hughes (fresh) PF - Taylor Schindler (fresh) C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Irvin Kruckeberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Price (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Harbour (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Gustafson (fresh) C - Michael Tokarski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Houston | George Holland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-9 |
| 15:46 | Houston | Darrin Hughes can't tip it in | 2-9 |
| 15:44 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski pulls down the rebound | 2-9 |
| 15:40 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg is hacked by George Holland in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Holland, team foul #3 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Zachary Ferrell (PF) Lonnie Paris | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 15:26 | Michigan | John Gustafson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 2-9 |
| 15:25 | Houston | Taylor Schindler grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 15:04 | Houston | Gary Price is called for the reach on George Holland - foul #1 on Gary Price, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Julio Rios (PG), Ronald Nguyen (SF) George Holland, Darrin Hughes | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 14:56 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen is denied on a layup by Michael Tokarski | 2-9 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Sudi Ali gets the offensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 14:36 | Houston | Julio Rios hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Sudi Ali | 5-9 |
| 14:25 | Michigan | Gary Price knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Irvin Kruckeberg | 5-11 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-11 |
| 14:05 | Michigan | John Harbour gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:00 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Yuan Xue (C) Taylor Schindler | |
| Subs | Michigan | Matthew Stevens (SG), Richard Campbell (PF), Robert Mullen (C) Gary Price, John Harbour, Michael Tokarski | |
| 13:37 | Houston | Yuan Xue's floater is tipped away by Robert Mullen | 5-11 |
| 13:35 | Michigan | John Gustafson pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 13:30 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Gustafson | 5-14 |
| 13:16 | Houston | Sudi Ali loses the dribble to Irvin Kruckeberg | 5-14 |
| 13:07 | Michigan | John Gustafson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 5-14 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Yuan Xue grabs the defensive rebound | 5-14 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Sudi Ali | 7-14 |
| 12:38 | Michigan | Matthew Stevens misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Yuan Xue - foul #1 on Yuan Xue, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Houston | George Holland (SG), Darrin Hughes (SF), Taylor Schindler (PF) Sudi Ali, Ronald Nguyen, Zachary Ferrell | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 12:38 | Michigan | Matthew Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:38 | Michigan | Matthew Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Taylor Schindler | 7-15 |
| 12:25 | Houston | Julio Rios misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-15 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Darrin Hughes snags the offensive board | 7-15 |
| 12:08 | Houston | Yuan Xue hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by George Holland | 9-15 |
| 11:52 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Matthew Stevens | 9-18 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Julio Rios (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Holland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darrin Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Taylor Schindler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Yuan Xue (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Irvin Kruckeberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Stevens (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gustafson (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Campbell (fairly fresh) C - Robert Mullen (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Houston | Yuan Xue is fouled on the floor by John Gustafson - foul #1 on John Gustafson, team foul #3 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Lonnie Paris (C) Yuan Xue | |
| Subs | Michigan | Gary Price (SG), John Harbour (SF), Michael Tokarski (C) Matthew Stevens, Richard Campbell, Robert Mullen | |
| 11:29 | Houston | Lonnie Paris can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 9-18 |
| 11:27 | Michigan | John Harbour pulls down the rebound | 9-18 |
| 11:20 | Michigan | John Gustafson buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Irvin Kruckeberg | 9-21 |
| 10:59 | Houston | Julio Rios drills a 3 from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 10:46 | Michigan | John Gustafson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Sudi Ali (PG), Ronald Nguyen (SF), Zachary Ferrell (PF) Julio Rios, George Holland, Lonnie Paris | |
| Subs | Michigan | Matthew Stevens (SG) Irvin Kruckeberg | |
| 10:31 | Houston | Darrin Hughes misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-21 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell tips it back up and in | 14-21 |
| 10:10 | Michigan | Zachary Ferrell swats the shot by John Gustafson | 14-21 |
| 10:08 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:51 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 09:50 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| 09:36 | Michigan | Gary Price is hacked by Sudi Ali - foul #1 on Sudi Ali, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Houston | George Holland (SG), Yuan Xue (C) Darrin Hughes, Taylor Schindler | |
| Subs | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg (PG), Richard Campbell (PF) John Harbour, John Gustafson | |
| 09:22 | Michigan | A charge is called on Michael Tokarski - foul #1 on Michael Tokarski, team foul #4 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Mullen (C) Michael Tokarski | |
| 09:04 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Julio Rios (PG) Sudi Ali | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 08:44 | Michigan | Matthew Stevens hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 08:42 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg tips it in | 14-23 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Julio Rios can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-23 |
| 08:24 | Michigan | Richard Campbell grabs the board | 14-23 |
| 08:06 | Michigan | Matthew Stevens knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Irvin Kruckeberg and the foul's on Zachary Ferrell - foul #1 on Zachary Ferrell, team foul #6 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Sudi Ali (SG), Darrin Hughes (SF), Taylor Schindler (PF) George Holland, Ronald Nguyen, Zachary Ferrell | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Harbour (SF), Michael Tokarski (C) Gary Price, Robert Mullen | |
| 08:06 | Michigan | Matthew Stevens makes the free throw | 14-26 |
| 07:50 | Houston | Julio Rios scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 16-26 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Julio Rios (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Sudi Ali (fresh) SF - Darrin Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Taylor Schindler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Yuan Xue (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Irvin Kruckeberg (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Stevens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Harbour (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Richard Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Tokarski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg misses long on a 3 from straight away | 16-26 |
| 07:33 | Michigan | Matthew Stevens gets the offensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 07:25 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Harbour | 16-29 |
| 07:07 | Houston | Julio Rios scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-29 |
| 07:00 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Stevens | 19-32 |
| 06:37 | Houston | Yuan Xue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-32 |
| Subs | Houston | George Holland (SG), Ronald Nguyen (SF), Zachary Ferrell (PF), Lonnie Paris (C) Julio Rios, Sudi Ali, Taylor Schindler, Yuan Xue | |
| Subs | Michigan | Gary Price (SG), John Gustafson (PF) John Harbour, Richard Campbell | |
| 06:22 | Michigan | John Gustafson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Gustafson, team foul #5 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Andrew Kang (PG), Robert Mullen (C) Irvin Kruckeberg, Michael Tokarski | |
| 06:04 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 19-32 |
| 06:03 | Michigan | Andrew Kang snags the defensive board | 19-32 |
| 05:58 | Michigan | Andrew Kang buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Price | 19-35 |
| 05:46 | Houston | George Holland drills a jump hook from the left block | 21-35 |
| 05:36 | Michigan | Darrin Hughes is called for the reach on Robert Mullen - foul #1 on Darrin Hughes, team foul #7 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Julio Rios (PG), Sudi Ali (SF), Taylor Schindler (C) Darrin Hughes, Ronald Nguyen, Lonnie Paris | |
| Subs | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg (PG) Andrew Kang | |
| 05:36 | Michigan | Robert Mullen misses the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 05:36 | Houston | George Holland grabs the board | 21-35 |
| 05:21 | Houston | Robert Mullen picks off the pass by George Holland | 21-35 |
| 05:09 | Michigan | Matthew Stevens is whistled for a carry | 21-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Harbour (SF), Richard Campbell (PF), Michael Tokarski (C) Matthew Stevens, John Gustafson, Robert Mullen | |
| 04:58 | Houston | Julio Rios misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-35 |
| 04:56 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski grabs the defensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 04:52 | Michigan | Julio Rios picks off the pass by Irvin Kruckeberg in the backcourt | 21-35 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Sudi Ali's pass is intercepted by Michael Tokarski | 21-35 |
| 04:08 | Michigan | Julio Rios takes the ball from Irvin Kruckeberg | 21-35 |
| 03:56 | Houston | Taylor Schindler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Darrin Hughes (PG), Thomas Bell (SG), Ronald Nguyen (SF), Yuan Xue (C) Julio Rios, George Holland, Sudi Ali, Taylor Schindler | |
| Subs | Michigan | Matthew Stevens (SG) Gary Price | |
| 03:46 | Michigan | Richard Campbell drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Irvin Kruckeberg | 21-37 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Darrin Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Thomas Bell (fresh) SF - Ronald Nguyen (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Zachary Ferrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Yuan Xue (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Irvin Kruckeberg (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Stevens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Harbour (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Richard Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Tokarski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Houston | Darrin Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-37 |
| 03:27 | Michigan | Matthew Stevens pulls down the rebound | 21-37 |
| 03:14 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 21-37 |
| 03:13 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell grabs the board | 21-37 |
| 02:53 | Houston | Irvin Kruckeberg steals it from Zachary Ferrell | 21-37 |
| 02:38 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-37 |
| 02:37 | Houston | Thomas Bell gets the rebound | 21-37 |
| 02:16 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen misses the jumper from the baseline | 21-37 |
| 02:15 | Michigan | John Harbour gets the rebound | 21-37 |
| 02:05 | Michigan | Richard Campbell is hacked by Thomas Bell - foul #3 on Thomas Bell, team foul #8 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Julio Rios (PG), George Holland (SG), Sudi Ali (PF), Taylor Schindler (C) Thomas Bell, Ronald Nguyen, Zachary Ferrell, Yuan Xue | |
| Subs | Michigan | Gary Price (PG), John Gustafson (SF), Robert Mullen (C) Irvin Kruckeberg, John Harbour, Michael Tokarski | |
| 02:05 | Michigan | Richard Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 21-37 |
| 02:05 | Houston | Sudi Ali grabs the board | 21-37 |
| 01:59 | Houston | George Holland hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Julio Rios | 24-37 |
| 01:37 | Michigan | John Gustafson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Mullen and he's hacked by Darrin Hughes - foul #2 on Darrin Hughes, team foul #9 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Lonnie Paris (C) Darrin Hughes | |
| Subs | Michigan | Andrew Kang (PG) Richard Campbell | |
| 01:37 | Michigan | John Gustafson misses the free throw | 24-39 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Taylor Schindler grabs the defensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 01:18 | Houston | Lonnie Paris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-39 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Sudi Ali can't tip it in | 24-39 |
| 01:15 | Michigan | Robert Mullen grabs the defensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 01:10 | Michigan | Gary Price misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-39 |
| 01:09 | Houston | The rebound goes to Sudi Ali | 24-39 |
| 00:57 | Houston | George Holland can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-39 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Taylor Schindler grabs the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Julio Rios hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-39 |
| 00:39 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Taylor Schindler | 24-39 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Lonnie Paris is whistled for traveling | 24-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Nguyen (SF), Yuan Xue (C) George Holland, Lonnie Paris | |
| Subs | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg (PG) Andrew Kang | |
| 00:22 | Michigan | John Gustafson is hacked by Taylor Schindler - foul #1 on Taylor Schindler, team foul #10 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Elijah Mancha (PF) Matthew Stevens | |
| 00:22 | Michigan | John Gustafson misses the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 00:22 | Michigan | John Gustafson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Taylor Schindler knocks in the jumper from the right side | 26-40 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg misses long on a fullcourt shot | 26-40 |