| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Roger Matz (fresh) SG - Jeff Lawrence (fresh) SF - Jerry Hill (fresh) PF - Joshua Taylor (fresh) C - Jeremy Gough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) SG - Thomas Ferebee (fresh) SF - Henry Gobin (fresh) PF - Robert Kelly (fresh) C - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence is hacked by Thomas Ferebee - foul #1 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Kelly - foul #1 on Robert Kelly, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:35 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:35 | Rice | Robert Kelly grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee loses the ball out of bounds | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Michigan | Jeremy Gough loses the ball out of bounds | 1-0 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 1-0 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Robert Kelly tips it back up and in | 1-2 |
| 18:26 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 1-2 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Charles Smith grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Henry Gobin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-2 |
| 17:55 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 1-2 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Henry Gobin gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Robert Kelly's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Taylor | 1-2 |
| 17:29 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:13 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor's layup is rejected by Kenneth Rumble | 1-2 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Robert Kelly's floater is tipped away by Jeremy Gough | 1-2 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble tips it but misses | 1-2 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Henry Gobin misses the tip | 1-2 |
| 16:41 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 16:34 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor lays it in on a great pass from Jerry Hill | 3-2 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 16:07 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Joshua Taylor | 3-2 |
| 16:02 | Michigan | Roger Matz clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Ferebee - foul #2 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Michigan | Richard Johnson (SG), Andrew Hickey (SF), James Digregorio (PF), Timothy Cotton (C) Jeff Lawrence, Jerry Hill, Joshua Taylor, Jeremy Gough | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Barnhill (SG), Harold Caraway (C) Thomas Ferebee, Kenneth Rumble | |
| 16:02 | Michigan | Roger Matz makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:02 | Michigan | Roger Matz makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Roger Matz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SF - Andrew Hickey (fresh) PF - James Digregorio (fresh) C - Timothy Cotton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) SG - Joseph Barnhill (fresh) SF - Henry Gobin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Rice | Charles Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 15:34 | Michigan | The rebound goes to James Digregorio | 5-2 |
| 15:21 | Michigan | Richard Johnson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Cotton | 7-2 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Robert Kelly makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Henry Gobin and he's fouled by James Digregorio - foul #1 on James Digregorio, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence (SG) Roger Matz | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (PF) Joseph Barnhill | |
| 15:00 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses the free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:00 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Andrew Hickey | 7-4 |
| 14:53 | Michigan | Richard Johnson clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Rumble - foul #1 on Kenneth Rumble, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Ferebee (SG) Harold Caraway | |
| 14:53 | Michigan | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:53 | Michigan | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Robert Kelly loses the dribble to James Digregorio | 8-4 |
| 14:15 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Charles Smith pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-7 |
| 13:39 | Michigan | Richard Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 13:38 | Michigan | Richard Johnson hits the follow up shot | 10-7 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Charles Smith is hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jerry Hill (SF), Joshua Taylor (PF), Jeremy Gough (C) Andrew Hickey, James Digregorio, Timothy Cotton | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| 12:52 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee lays it up and in | 10-9 |
| 12:45 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 10-9 |
| 12:43 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence gets the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:34 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor hits a floater from the baseline | 12-9 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Jerry Hill is called for the reach on Robert Kelly - foul #1 on Jerry Hill, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | Roger Matz (PG), Mark Parker (SG) Richard Johnson, Jeff Lawrence | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:49 | Rice | Charles Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Henry Gobin | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Roger Matz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Parker (fresh) SF - Jerry Hill (fresh) PF - Joshua Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Gough (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Ferebee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Gobin (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Smith - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | Andrew Hickey (C) Jeremy Gough | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (PF) Robert Kelly | |
| 11:28 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:28 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:28 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Charles Smith buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Rumble | 13-13 |
| 10:42 | Michigan | Roger Matz makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Hickey | 15-13 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Charles Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Roger Matz - foul #1 on Roger Matz, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence (SG), James Digregorio (C) Mark Parker, Jerry Hill | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Kelly (PF) Harold Caraway | |
| 10:23 | Rice | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Charles Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble gets the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Charles Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-14 |
| 10:04 | Michigan | James Digregorio pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:44 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Hickey and he's fouled by Thomas Ferebee - foul #3 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeremy Gough (C) Joshua Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:44 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence misses the free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 08:56 | Michigan | Andrew Hickey can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Robert Kelly - foul #2 on Robert Kelly, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Michigan | Richard Johnson (PG), Jerry Hill (SF) Roger Matz, James Digregorio | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Robert Kelly | |
| 08:56 | Michigan | Andrew Hickey makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:56 | Michigan | Andrew Hickey makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Charles Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-17 |
| 08:28 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Jeff Lawrence | 19-17 |
| 08:11 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Hickey | 21-17 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Charles Smith misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Henry Gobin snags the offensive board | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeff Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jerry Hill (fresh) PF - Andrew Hickey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Gough (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Henry Gobin (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Rumble (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Charles Smith is whistled for traveling | 21-17 |
| Subs | Michigan | Roger Matz (PG), Joshua Taylor (PF), James Digregorio (C) Richard Johnson, Andrew Hickey, Jeremy Gough | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:16 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence is hacked by Kenneth Rumble - foul #2 on Kenneth Rumble, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Kelly (PF) Kenneth Rumble | |
| 07:16 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 07:16 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Joshua Taylor takes the ball from Harold Caraway | 23-17 |
| 06:43 | Michigan | Charles Smith takes the ball from Jeff Lawrence | 23-17 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Charles Smith drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Thomas Ferebee | 23-20 |
| 06:15 | Michigan | Roger Matz knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Hill | 25-20 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Robert Kelly can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-20 |
| 05:44 | Michigan | James Digregorio grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 05:26 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor drills a floater from the right block set up by Roger Matz | 27-20 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 27-22 |
| 04:53 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor makes the floater in the lane set up by Jeff Lawrence | 29-22 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 04:26 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 04:11 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor is called for traveling | 29-22 |
| Subs | Michigan | Richard Johnson (PG), Mark Parker (SG), Andrew Hickey (SF), Joseph White (PF), Jeremy Gough (C) Roger Matz, Jeff Lawrence, Jerry Hill, Joshua Taylor, James Digregorio | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (PF) Robert Kelly | |
| 03:50 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 03:49 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Mark Parker | 29-22 |
| 03:46 | Michigan | Richard Johnson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-22 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Kelly (PF) Harold Caraway | |
| 03:25 | Rice | Charles Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-22 |
| 03:24 | Michigan | Joseph White gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Parker (fresh) SF - Andrew Hickey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph White (fresh) C - Jeremy Gough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Gobin (tired) 3 reb. PF - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Michigan | Joseph White misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Kelly - foul #3 on Robert Kelly, team foul #9 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Michigan | Joshua Taylor (PF) Andrew Hickey | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Robert Kelly | |
| 03:10 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 29-22 |
| 03:10 | Michigan | Joseph White makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 03:10 | Michigan | Joseph White makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Charles Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Charles Smith, team foul #10 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Michigan | Roger Matz (PG), Jeff Lawrence (SG), Jerry Hill (SF) Richard Johnson, Mark Parker, Joseph White | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:32 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor misses the runner from the baseline | 31-22 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Harold Caraway grabs the board | 31-22 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Charles Smith's pass is intercepted by Roger Matz in the backcourt | 31-22 |
| 02:26 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roger Matz | 33-22 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Charles Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-22 |
| 02:09 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 01:51 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Jerry Hill | 35-22 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeremy Gough - foul #1 on Jeremy Gough, team foul #5 | 35-22 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 01:19 | Michigan | Joshua Taylor connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Roger Matz | 37-24 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-24 |
| Subs | Michigan | Andrew Hickey (C) Jeremy Gough | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:40 | Michigan | Jeff Lawrence comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-24 |
| 00:38 | Michigan | Andrew Hickey tips it but misses | 37-24 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Harold Caraway pulls down the rebound | 37-24 |
| 00:10 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Ferebee is blocked by Andrew Hickey | 37-24 |
| 00:08 | Michigan | Andrew Hickey gets the rebound | 37-24 |
| 00:06 | Michigan | Roger Matz is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Smith - foul #3 on Charles Smith, team foul #11 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Digregorio (PF), Timothy Cotton (C) Jerry Hill, Joshua Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:06 | Michigan | Roger Matz misses the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 00:06 | Michigan | Roger Matz makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-24 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Andrew Hickey pulls down the rebound | 38-24 |