| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) SG - Glen Reeder (fresh) SF - William Green (fresh) PF - Chris Driscoll (fresh) C - James Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roy Brown (fresh) SG - Joshua Ruth (fresh) SF - Michael Whitley (fresh) PF - Bruce Batty (fresh) C - Wayne Rader (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown is fouled on the floor by Emmanuel Chapman - foul #1 on Emmanuel Chapman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth is fouled on the floor by Glen Reeder - foul #1 on Glen Reeder, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Northern Illinois University | Glen Reeder picks off the pass by Wayne Rader | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Michigan | James Smith's floater is tipped away by Bruce Batty | 0-0 |
| 18:10 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Joshua Ruth | 0-2 |
| 17:39 | Michigan | Glen Reeder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 17:37 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:32 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 17:06 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll clanks a runner in the paint | 0-4 |
| 17:05 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 16:48 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley double dribbles | 2-4 |
| 16:30 | Michigan | Roy Brown picks off the pass by William Green | 2-4 |
| 16:26 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown misses the easy layup | 2-4 |
| 16:24 | Michigan | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 15:59 | Michigan | William Green misses the dunk | 2-4 |
| 15:58 | Michigan | William Green gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) SG - Glen Reeder (fresh) SF - William Green (fresh) PF - Chris Driscoll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roy Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joshua Ruth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Whitley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bruce Batty (fresh) C - Wayne Rader (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Michigan | William Green misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bruce Batty - foul #1 on Bruce Batty, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (PG), Gregory Webre (SG), Darrell Brown (SF), Dennis Davis (PF), William Carrier (C) Roy Brown, Joshua Ruth, Michael Whitley, Bruce Batty, Wayne Rader | |
| 15:38 | Michigan | William Green makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 15:38 | Michigan | William Green makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:23 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 15:21 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Davis gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:07 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Jones | 4-7 |
| 14:43 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman travels with the ball | 4-7 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Marion (PG), Kenneth Lammers (SG), Anthony Foster (SF) Emmanuel Chapman, Glen Reeder, William Green | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), Joshua Ruth (SG) Lawrence Jones, Gregory Webre | |
| 14:29 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Driscoll takes the ball from Dennis Davis | 4-7 |
| 14:17 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 14:16 | Northern Illinois University | William Carrier pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 13:49 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Michigan | Gregg Schultz (PF) Chris Driscoll | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bruce Batty (PF), Wayne Rader (C) Dennis Davis, William Carrier | |
| 13:49 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 13:49 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:28 | Michigan | Kenneth Lammers's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Batty | 4-9 |
| 13:26 | Michigan | James Smith tips it but misses | 4-9 |
| 13:25 | Northern Illinois University | Bruce Batty pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 13:21 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony Foster - foul #1 on Anthony Foster, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman (PG), Glen Reeder (SG) Lester Marion, Kenneth Lammers | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley (SF) Darrell Brown | |
| 13:21 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 13:21 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 12:57 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Bruce Batty - foul #2 on Bruce Batty, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | William Green (SF) Anthony Foster | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Davis (PF) Bruce Batty | |
| 12:57 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 12:57 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 12:34 | Northern Illinois University | William Green steps in front of the Roy Brown pass | 6-11 |
| 12:26 | Michigan | William Green misses long on a shot from the left block | 6-11 |
| 12:25 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:19 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth drills a jumper from the left block set up by Michael Whitley and the foul's on Glen Reeder - foul #2 on Glen Reeder, team foul #5 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kenneth Lammers (SG), Chris Driscoll (PF) Glen Reeder, Gregg Schultz | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (PG) Roy Brown | |
| 12:19 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth makes the free throw | 6-14 |
| 12:02 | Michigan | William Green lays it up and in on a nice dish by Emmanuel Chapman | 8-14 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lammers (fresh) SF - William Green (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chris Driscoll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Gregory Webre (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Ruth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Whitley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Davis (fresh) C - Wayne Rader (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley's layup is rejected by James Smith | 8-14 |
| 11:38 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Davis snags the offensive board | 8-14 |
| 11:27 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader misses the floater from the left side | 8-14 |
| 11:25 | Michigan | James Smith snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 11:00 | Michigan | William Green drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Lammers | 10-14 |
| 10:55 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Whitley | 10-16 |
| 10:30 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman is fouled on the floor by Gregory Webre - foul #1 on Gregory Webre, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Marion (PG), Anthony Foster (SF) Emmanuel Chapman, William Green | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), Darrell Brown (SF), William Carrier (C) Joshua Ruth, Michael Whitley, Wayne Rader | |
| 10:15 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll lays it up and in on a great pass from Lester Marion and he's fouled by Roy Brown - foul #1 on Roy Brown, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| 10:15 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll misses the free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:15 | Northern Illinois University | William Carrier grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 10:03 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown is hacked by Chris Driscoll - foul #1 on Chris Driscoll, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| 09:40 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 09:38 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 09:18 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 12-16 |
| 09:16 | Michigan | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 09:11 | Michigan | Kenneth Lammers clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-16 |
| 09:09 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Davis pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 09:04 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 09:03 | Michigan | James Smith grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 08:45 | Michigan | Lester Marion hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 08:43 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Davis pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 08:30 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre is called for traveling | 12-16 |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman (PG), William Green (SF), Gregg Schultz (C) Lester Marion, Kenneth Lammers, James Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth (SG), Michael Whitley (SF), Wayne Rader (C) Gregory Webre, Darrell Brown, Dennis Davis | |
| 08:15 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman buries a 3 from the left corner | 15-16 |
| 07:59 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 07:58 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Foster (fresh) SF - William Green (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chris Driscoll (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregg Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roy Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joshua Ruth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Whitley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Carrier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Rader (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Michigan | Anthony Foster drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Emmanuel Chapman | 18-16 |
| 07:29 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Foster takes the ball from Joshua Ruth | 18-16 |
| 07:25 | Michigan | Anthony Foster banks in the layup | 20-16 |
| 07:12 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth is fouled on the floor by Gregg Schultz - foul #1 on Gregg Schultz, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Marion (SG), James Smith (C) Anthony Foster, Chris Driscoll | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Davis (PF) William Carrier | |
| 07:12 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:12 | Michigan | William Green grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 06:51 | Michigan | Lester Marion is called for traveling | 20-16 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kenneth Lammers (SG) Lester Marion | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (PG), Darrell Brown (C) Roy Brown, Wayne Rader | |
| 06:34 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Davis blows the layup | 20-16 |
| 06:33 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre gets the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 06:15 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Lammers - foul #1 on Kenneth Lammers, team foul #8 | 20-16 |
| 06:15 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:15 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:55 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Gregg Schultz | 22-18 |
| 05:39 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-18 |
| 05:37 | Michigan | The rebound goes to James Smith | 22-18 |
| 05:15 | Michigan | Darrell Brown is called for the reach on Emmanuel Chapman - foul #1 on Darrell Brown, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Michigan | Anthony Foster (PG), Lester Marion (SG), Chris Driscoll (PF) Emmanuel Chapman, Kenneth Lammers, Gregg Schultz | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), William Carrier (PF), Wayne Rader (C) Joshua Ruth, Michael Whitley, Darrell Brown | |
| 05:03 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll's layup is rejected by Wayne Rader | 22-18 |
| 05:01 | Michigan | William Green grabs the offensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 04:45 | Michigan | William Green misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 22-18 |
| 04:44 | Michigan | Anthony Foster can't tip it in | 22-18 |
| 04:43 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 04:37 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 04:36 | Michigan | William Green grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 04:14 | Michigan | James Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Lester Marion | 24-18 |
| 04:00 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Driscoll is called for the reach on Gregory Webre - foul #2 on Chris Driscoll, team foul #9 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman (PG), Glen Reeder (SG), Gregg Schultz (C) Lester Marion, William Green, James Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth (SG), Darrell Brown (SF), Bruce Batty (PF) Roy Brown, Dennis Davis, William Carrier | |
| 04:00 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre misses the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 04:00 | Northern Illinois University | Bruce Batty gets the offensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 03:43 | Northern Illinois University | Bruce Batty misses the 3 from the left wing | 24-18 |
| 03:42 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-18 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Reeder (fresh) SF - Anthony Foster (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chris Driscoll (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregg Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Gregory Webre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Ruth (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Batty (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Rader (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Batty | 24-21 |
| 03:05 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll is whistled for traveling | 24-21 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), Michael Whitley (SF) Gregory Webre, Darrell Brown | |
| 02:49 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 02:48 | Michigan | Anthony Foster gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 02:27 | Michigan | Glen Reeder misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 24-21 |
| 02:25 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 02:20 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Joshua Ruth | 24-24 |
| 01:54 | Michigan | Anthony Foster knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 01:31 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 01:29 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Chapman | 27-24 |
| 01:15 | Michigan | Glen Reeder connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Chris Driscoll | 30-24 |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Foster steps in front of the Joshua Ruth pass | 30-24 |
| 00:49 | Michigan | Glen Reeder hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Foster | 32-24 |
| 00:39 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley misses the 3 from straight away | 32-24 |
| 00:38 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 00:11 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-24 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Marion (PG), Kenneth Lammers (SG), William Green (SF), James Smith (C) Emmanuel Chapman, Glen Reeder, Anthony Foster, Gregg Schultz | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (SG), Darrell Brown (SF), Dennis Davis (PF), William Carrier (C) Joshua Ruth, Michael Whitley, Bruce Batty, Wayne Rader | |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Lammers steals it from William Carrier | 32-24 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Kenneth Lammers misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 32-24 |