| Lineup | Michigan | PG - John Damm (fresh) SG - Jonathan Godwin (fresh) SF - Stephen Carrier (fresh) PF - Michael Boughner (fresh) C - August Charles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Barry Hudson (fresh) SG - Galen Moore (fresh) SF - Edwin Runyon (fresh) PF - John Haber (fresh) C - Michael Wafford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Michael Wafford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:57 | Nicholls State | Michael Boughner is called for the reach on Barry Hudson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Boughner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Nicholls State | Edwin Runyon travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Michigan | Michael Boughner drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by John Damm | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Nicholls State | Edwin Runyon connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Barry Hudson | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Michigan | Michael Boughner misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by John Haber - foul #1 on John Haber, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Michigan | Michael Boughner makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:41 | Michigan | Michael Boughner makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:17 | Nicholls State | Galen Moore misses badly on a runner in the paint | 4-3 |
| 18:15 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Runyon | 4-3 |
| 18:02 | Nicholls State | Barry Hudson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 4-3 |
| 18:01 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:56 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Haber - foul #2 on John Haber, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole (PF), David Thrash (C) John Haber, Michael Wafford | |
| 17:56 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:56 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:30 | Nicholls State | Barry Hudson hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Galen Moore | 6-5 |
| 17:20 | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Dunham (SF), Dennis Wenner (C) Stephen Carrier, August Charles | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gary Anding (PG), Walter Maust (SG), Ryan Crouch (SF) Barry Hudson, Galen Moore, Edwin Runyon | |
| 17:00 | Nicholls State | John Dunham picks off the pass by Steven Harpole | 6-5 |
| 16:45 | Michigan | John Damm's pass is intercepted by Gary Anding | 6-5 |
| 16:42 | Nicholls State | Walter Maust hits the finger roll set up by Gary Anding | 6-7 |
| 16:32 | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin loses the dribble to Steven Harpole | 6-7 |
| 16:30 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Godwin takes the ball from Steven Harpole in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 16:19 | Michigan | John Damm is fouled on the floor by Gary Anding - foul #1 on Gary Anding, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Michigan | Oscar Cruz (PG), Stephen Carrier (SF), James Busby (PF) John Damm, Jonathan Godwin, Michael Boughner | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Barry Hudson (PG), Edwin Runyon (SF), Michael Wafford (C) Gary Anding, Ryan Crouch, David Thrash | |
| 16:14 | Michigan | Michael Wafford steals it from Oscar Cruz | 6-7 |
| 15:57 | Nicholls State | Edwin Runyon misses the easy layup | 6-7 |
| 15:55 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole grabs the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Oscar Cruz (fresh) SG - John Dunham (fresh) SF - Stephen Carrier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Busby (fresh) C - Dennis Wenner (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Barry Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Maust (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edwin Runyon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Harpole (fairly fresh) C - Michael Wafford (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Nicholls State | Michael Wafford is open and lays it up and in | 6-9 |
| 15:29 | Michigan | James Busby connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Edwin Runyon - foul #1 on Edwin Runyon, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Nordstrom (SG), Raymond Symanski (SF), August Charles (C) John Dunham, Stephen Carrier, Dennis Wenner | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Galen Moore (SG) Walter Maust | |
| 15:29 | Michigan | James Busby makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:19 | Nicholls State | August Charles swats the layup by Galen Moore | 9-9 |
| 15:17 | Nicholls State | Galen Moore gets the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:11 | Nicholls State | Michael Wafford can't throw it down | 9-9 |
| 15:09 | Michigan | James Busby snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 15:04 | Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Oscar Cruz is blocked by Steven Harpole | 9-9 |
| 15:03 | Nicholls State | Michael Wafford snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:52 | Nicholls State | Barry Hudson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 14:51 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:36 | Michigan | August Charles makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Oscar Cruz | 11-9 |
| 14:17 | Nicholls State | Barry Hudson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Nordstrom - foul #1 on James Nordstrom, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Damm (PG), Jonathan Godwin (SG), Stephen Carrier (SF), Michael Boughner (PF), Lester Morris (C) Oscar Cruz, James Nordstrom, Raymond Symanski, James Busby, August Charles | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch (SF), David Thrash (PF) Edwin Runyon, Steven Harpole | |
| 14:17 | Nicholls State | Barry Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:17 | Nicholls State | Barry Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:05 | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin is hacked by Michael Wafford - foul #1 on Michael Wafford, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gary Anding (PG), Walter Maust (SG) Barry Hudson, Galen Moore | |
| 13:54 | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin is whistled for a carry | 11-10 |
| 13:27 | Nicholls State | Michael Wafford misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lester Morris - foul #1 on Lester Morris, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Dunham (SF), Dennis Wenner (C) Stephen Carrier, Lester Morris | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 13:27 | Nicholls State | Michael Wafford makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:27 | Nicholls State | Michael Wafford makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:23 | Michigan | John Damm is hacked by Gary Anding in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Anding, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Galen Moore (SG) Gary Anding | |
| 13:18 | Michigan | John Damm misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 13:16 | Nicholls State | Michael Wafford snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 13:07 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch is hacked by Dennis Wenner - foul #1 on Dennis Wenner, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Michigan | August Charles (C) Dennis Wenner | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:56 | Nicholls State | Walter Maust is fouled on the floor by John Dunham - foul #1 on John Dunham, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Symanski (SF) Jonathan Godwin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole (PF) David Thrash | |
| 12:45 | Nicholls State | Walter Maust's floater is tipped away by Michael Boughner | 11-12 |
| 12:44 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Boughner | 11-12 |
| 12:40 | Michigan | John Damm comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 12:38 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:17 | Nicholls State | Michael Wafford makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Galen Moore | 11-14 |
| 12:01 | Michigan | Michael Boughner misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Galen Moore - foul #1 on Galen Moore, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Michigan | Oscar Cruz (PG), James Nordstrom (SG), Stephen Carrier (SF), Dennis Wenner (C) John Damm, John Dunham, Raymond Symanski, August Charles | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Barry Hudson (PG), Edwin Runyon (SF) Walter Maust, Ryan Crouch | |
| 12:01 | Michigan | Michael Boughner makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:01 | Michigan | Michael Boughner makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:57 | Nicholls State | Barry Hudson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin (SG), James Busby (PF) James Nordstrom, Michael Boughner | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 11:45 | Michigan | Steven Harpole is called for the reach on Oscar Cruz - foul #1 on Steven Harpole, team foul #8 | 13-14 |
| 11:45 | Michigan | Oscar Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:45 | Michigan | Oscar Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Oscar Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Godwin (fresh) SF - Stephen Carrier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Busby (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dennis Wenner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Barry Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Galen Moore (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edwin Runyon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Harpole (tiring) 2 reb. C - Michael Wafford (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Nicholls State | Galen Moore scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-16 |
| 11:21 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier misses short on a runner from the right block | 15-16 |
| 11:19 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:54 | Nicholls State | Michael Wafford buries a shot from the baseline | 15-18 |
| 10:39 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier blows the layup | 15-18 |
| 10:38 | Michigan | Dennis Wenner can't tip it in | 15-18 |
| 10:37 | Michigan | James Busby tips it but misses | 15-18 |
| 10:36 | Nicholls State | Michael Wafford gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:16 | Nicholls State | Barry Hudson scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Galen Moore | 15-20 |
| 09:56 | Michigan | Oscar Cruz misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-20 |
| 09:54 | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin tips it in | 17-20 |
| 09:39 | Nicholls State | Barry Hudson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Galen Moore | 17-23 |
| 09:25 | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin jams it on a nice dish by Oscar Cruz | 19-23 |
| 09:22 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Godwin steals it from Barry Hudson in the backcourt | 19-23 |
| 09:03 | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jonathan Godwin, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Damm (PG), John Dunham (SG), Raymond Symanski (SF), Michael Boughner (PF), August Charles (C) Oscar Cruz, Jonathan Godwin, Stephen Carrier, James Busby, Dennis Wenner | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Walter Maust (PG), Ryan Crouch (SG), John Edmond (SF), David Thrash (PF) Barry Hudson, Galen Moore, Edwin Runyon, Steven Harpole | |
| 08:38 | Nicholls State | John Edmond misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 19-23 |
| 08:37 | Michigan | Michael Boughner snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 08:19 | Michigan | John Damm scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Dunham | 22-23 |
| 08:17 | Nicholls State | John Dunham is called for the reach on Ryan Crouch in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Dunham, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Nordstrom (SG) John Dunham | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole (C) Michael Wafford | |
| 08:17 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:17 | Michigan | August Charles gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:11 | Michigan | Michael Boughner misses long on a jumper in the lane | 22-23 |
| 08:10 | Nicholls State | David Thrash grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 08:03 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-26 |
| 07:45 | Michigan | James Nordstrom buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Damm | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - John Damm (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Nordstrom (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Symanski (fresh) PF - Michael Boughner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - August Charles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Walter Maust (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ryan Crouch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Edmond (fresh) PF - David Thrash (fresh) C - Steven Harpole (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch loses the dribble to Raymond Symanski in the backcourt | 24-26 |
| 07:25 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski buries a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by David Thrash - foul #1 on David Thrash, team foul #9 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Morris (C) August Charles | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Barry Hudson (PG), Edwin Runyon (SF) Ryan Crouch, John Edmond | |
| 07:25 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 07:01 | Nicholls State | Walter Maust comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| 07:00 | Michigan | James Nordstrom pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 06:44 | Michigan | John Damm misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 06:43 | Michigan | Michael Boughner misses the tip | 27-26 |
| 06:41 | Nicholls State | Edwin Runyon grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 06:36 | Nicholls State | Edwin Runyon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 06:35 | Michigan | John Damm snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 06:28 | Michigan | Michael Boughner buries a jump hook in the paint | 29-26 |
| 06:07 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 06:05 | Nicholls State | Edwin Runyon misses the tip | 29-26 |
| 06:03 | Michigan | Michael Boughner gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 05:53 | Michigan | John Damm drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Lester Morris | 32-26 |
| 05:40 | Nicholls State | Edwin Runyon buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Barry Hudson | 32-28 |
| 05:32 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski is fouled on the floor by Edwin Runyon - foul #2 on Edwin Runyon, team foul #10 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | Oscar Cruz (PG), Jonathan Godwin (SG), James Busby (PF), August Charles (C) John Damm, James Nordstrom, Michael Boughner, Lester Morris | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Galen Moore (SG), Ryan Crouch (SF), Michael Wafford (C) Walter Maust, Edwin Runyon, Steven Harpole | |
| 05:32 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 05:32 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 05:15 | Nicholls State | James Busby steps in front of the Barry Hudson pass | 33-28 |
| 05:01 | Michigan | Oscar Cruz makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 04:59 | Nicholls State | Barry Hudson is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Cruz - foul #1 on Oscar Cruz, team foul #8 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | Stephen Carrier (SF) Raymond Symanski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 04:59 | Nicholls State | Barry Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 04:59 | Nicholls State | Barry Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 04:41 | Michigan | Oscar Cruz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 04:40 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 04:22 | Nicholls State | David Thrash makes the wide open floater from the baseline | 36-32 |
| 04:02 | Michigan | Galen Moore picks off the pass by James Busby | 36-32 |
| 03:57 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch slams it home on a nice dish by Galen Moore | 36-34 |
| 03:37 | Michigan | Ryan Crouch steps in front of the James Busby pass | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Oscar Cruz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Godwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Carrier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Busby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - August Charles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Barry Hudson (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Galen Moore (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ryan Crouch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Thrash (tiring) 2 pts. C - Michael Wafford (very tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Nicholls State | Barry Hudson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 03:14 | Michigan | August Charles grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 02:53 | Michigan | James Busby scores on a shot in the lane set up by Oscar Cruz | 38-34 |
| 02:50 | Nicholls State | Barry Hudson is hacked by Stephen Carrier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Carrier, team foul #9 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Damm (PG), John Dunham (SG), Michael Boughner (PF), Dennis Wenner (C) Oscar Cruz, Jonathan Godwin, James Busby, August Charles | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Walter Maust (SG), Gary Anding (SF), John Haber (PF), Steven Harpole (C) Galen Moore, Ryan Crouch, David Thrash, Michael Wafford | |
| 02:50 | Nicholls State | Barry Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 02:50 | Nicholls State | Barry Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 02:50 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 02:35 | Michigan | John Damm hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 02:16 | Nicholls State | Walter Maust is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Anding | 40-37 |
| 01:58 | Michigan | Michael Boughner clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on John Haber - foul #3 on John Haber, team foul #11 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Nordstrom (SG) Stephen Carrier | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Edwin Runyon (SF), Michael Wafford (C) Barry Hudson, John Haber | |
| 01:58 | Michigan | Michael Boughner misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 01:58 | Michigan | Michael Boughner misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 01:58 | Nicholls State | Michael Wafford gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 01:39 | Nicholls State | Michael Wafford misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 01:38 | Michigan | James Nordstrom grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 01:33 | Michigan | John Damm misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Gary Anding - foul #3 on Gary Anding, team foul #12 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Morris (C) Dennis Wenner | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Galen Moore (SG) Gary Anding | |
| 01:33 | Michigan | John Damm makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 01:33 | Michigan | John Damm makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 01:08 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lester Morris - foul #2 on Lester Morris, team foul #10 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin (SG), Raymond Symanski (SF) John Damm, John Dunham | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 01:08 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 01:08 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 00:57 | Michigan | Michael Boughner buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James Nordstrom | 44-39 |
| 00:44 | Nicholls State | Galen Moore is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 44-39 |
| 00:42 | Michigan | Lester Morris snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 00:22 | Michigan | Michael Boughner buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jonathan Godwin and he's fouled by Steven Harpole - foul #2 on Steven Harpole, team foul #13 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Damm (PG), August Charles (C) James Nordstrom, Lester Morris | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Edmond (SF), David Thrash (PF) Edwin Runyon, Steven Harpole | |
| 00:22 | Michigan | Michael Boughner makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 00:01 | Nicholls State | David Thrash clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-39 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | John Damm snags the defensive board | 47-39 |