| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Richard Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Corn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William May (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Hutchinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 blk. C - Richard Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) SG - Sean Burton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - James Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | William May inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Michigan | Richard Daniels shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 29-24 |
| 19:32 | Michigan | Douglas Hutchinson hits the follow up shot | 31-24 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern | William May blocks the short jumper by Terry Fleming | 31-24 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | James Blair hits the follow up shot | 31-26 |
| 18:53 | Michigan | Earl Corn is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Blair | 31-26 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming knocks in the jumper in the lane | 31-28 |
| 18:02 | Michigan | Richard Thomas misses short on a jumper from the right side | 31-28 |
| 18:00 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | Sean Burton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 17:53 | Michigan | Richard Thomas gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 17:41 | Michigan | Orville Lange picks off the pass by Richard Thomas | 31-28 |
| 17:21 | Northwestern | James Blair's pass is intercepted by Richard Thomas | 31-28 |
| 17:07 | Michigan | Richard Daniels is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Brannen - foul #2 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | Gary Meunier (SF) William May | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Sean Burton, Orville Lange, Terry Fleming | |
| 16:47 | Michigan | Richard Thomas misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Combs - foul #1 on Thomas Combs, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| 16:47 | Michigan | Richard Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:47 | Michigan | Richard Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 33-28 |
| 16:23 | Michigan | Gary Meunier gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 16:11 | Michigan | Eugene Pfeiffer takes the ball from Douglas Hutchinson | 33-28 |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Eugene Pfeiffer is blocked by Douglas Hutchinson | 33-28 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams grabs the offensive board | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Richard Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Corn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Meunier (fresh) PF - Douglas Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 5 blk. C - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Foster (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | James Blair is fouled on the floor by Gary Meunier - foul #1 on Gary Meunier, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lionel Stephenson (SG), William May (SF) Earl Corn, Gary Meunier | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (SF), Chas Reimann (PF) James Blair, Thomas Combs | |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Sean Burton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Lionel Stephenson - foul #1 on Lionel Stephenson, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Blair (SF) Charles Foster | |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 14:49 | Michigan | Lionel Stephenson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 14:47 | Michigan | Richard Daniels tips it back up and in | 35-29 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the lay-in | 35-29 |
| 14:22 | Michigan | William May gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 13:58 | Michigan | Eugene Pfeiffer steps in front of the William May pass | 35-29 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Richard Daniels is called for the reach on Sean Burton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Daniels, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Earl Corn (SG) Lionel Stephenson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Terry Fleming (C) James Blair, Chas Reimann | |
| 13:35 | Northwestern | Sean Burton can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 13:34 | Michigan | Richard Thomas gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 13:29 | Michigan | Richard Daniels slams it home on a great pass from Earl Corn | 37-29 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-29 |
| 12:59 | Michigan | Earl Corn gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 12:52 | Michigan | Richard Thomas misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 37-29 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Eugene Pfeiffer | 37-29 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-29 |
| 12:29 | Michigan | Richard Daniels snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 12:08 | Michigan | Douglas Hutchinson hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Earl Corn | 39-29 |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is called for traveling | 39-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Gary Meunier (SF) William May | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF), James Blair (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Charles Foster, Sean Burton, Timothy Williams, Terry Fleming | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Richard Daniels (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Corn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Meunier (fresh) PF - Douglas Hutchinson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 5 blk. C - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - James Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Michigan | Douglas Hutchinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lionel Stephenson (SG) Earl Corn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chas Reimann (PF) Orville Lange | |
| 11:02 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs drills a shot near the basket | 39-31 |
| 10:40 | Michigan | Douglas Hutchinson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Combs - foul #2 on Thomas Combs, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Timothy Williams (C) Eugene Pfeiffer, Chas Reimann, Thomas Combs | |
| 10:40 | Michigan | Douglas Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 10:40 | Michigan | Douglas Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | James Blair comes up short on the shot near the basket | 41-31 |
| 10:09 | Michigan | Douglas Hutchinson grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 09:48 | Michigan | James Blair swats the layup by Richard Thomas | 41-31 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | Orville Lange grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | James Blair hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 41-31 |
| 09:35 | Michigan | Gary Meunier grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 09:06 | Michigan | Gary Meunier is hacked by Timothy Williams - foul #3 on Timothy Williams, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | Earl Corn (SG), William May (SF) Richard Daniels, Gary Meunier | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Chas Reimann (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Orville Lange, Timothy Williams | |
| 08:49 | Michigan | Richard Thomas lays it up and in | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Sean Burton clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on William May - foul #2 on William May, team foul #4 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF) James Blair | |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 08:06 | Michigan | Earl Corn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Terry Fleming | 43-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Douglas Hutchinson - foul #3 on Douglas Hutchinson, team foul #5 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Richard Daniels (PG), David Walker (PF) Lionel Stephenson, Douglas Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), James Blair (SF), Timothy Williams (PF) Sean Burton, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann | |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 07:38 | Michigan | Richard Daniels misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 43-35 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | James Blair grabs the board | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Richard Daniels (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Corn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - William May (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Walker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Thomas (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | William May steps in front of the Timothy Williams pass | 43-35 |
| 06:51 | Michigan | James Blair steals it from David Walker | 43-35 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses the dunk attempt | 43-35 |
| 06:47 | Michigan | Richard Daniels snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 06:36 | Michigan | David Walker drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Earl Corn | 45-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-35 |
| 06:15 | Michigan | Richard Daniels gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 05:55 | Michigan | William May clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Terry Fleming - foul #1 on Terry Fleming, team foul #5 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | Douglas Hutchinson (PF) David Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Sean Burton (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Eugene Pfeiffer, James Blair, Timothy Williams, Terry Fleming | |
| 05:55 | Michigan | William May misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 05:55 | Michigan | William May makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Sean Burton buries a jump hook from the left block | 46-37 |
| 05:18 | Michigan | Earl Corn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 05:17 | Michigan | William May grabs the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 05:06 | Michigan | Richard Daniels makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from William May | 48-37 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs misses long on a floater near the basket | 48-37 |
| 04:58 | Michigan | Richard Daniels grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 04:43 | Michigan | Douglas Hutchinson misses long on a floater near the basket | 48-37 |
| 04:42 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Richard Thomas steps in front of the Orville Lange pass | 48-37 |
| 04:25 | Michigan | Richard Daniels hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Foster - foul #1 on Charles Foster, team foul #6 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lionel Stephenson (SG), Gary Meunier (SF) Earl Corn, William May | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), James Blair (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Charles Foster, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann, Thomas Combs | |
| 04:25 | Michigan | Richard Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 04:25 | Michigan | Richard Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Chuck Moore loses the dribble to Richard Daniels | 50-37 |
| 04:11 | Michigan | Richard Daniels evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-37 |
| 04:10 | Michigan | Lionel Stephenson snags the offensive board | 50-37 |
| 04:02 | Michigan | Richard Thomas is hacked by James Blair during a doubleteam - foul #2 on James Blair, team foul #7 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | David Walker (PF) Douglas Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chas Reimann (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Chuck Moore, Timothy Williams, Terry Fleming | |
| 04:02 | Michigan | Richard Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 04:02 | Michigan | Richard Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 04:02 | Northwestern | James Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Blair | 51-39 |
| 03:14 | Michigan | Richard Thomas's layup is rejected by Thomas Combs | 51-39 |
| 03:12 | Michigan | Richard Daniels tips it back up and in | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Richard Daniels (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lionel Stephenson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Meunier (fresh) PF - David Walker (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Thomas (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) SG - Sean Burton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann is called for traveling | 53-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Earl Corn (SG) Richard Daniels | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Sean Burton, James Blair, Chas Reimann, Thomas Combs | |
| 02:41 | Michigan | Lionel Stephenson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Orville Lange pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 02:27 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Orville Lange | 53-41 |
| 02:09 | Michigan | Lionel Stephenson's pass is intercepted by Timothy Williams | 53-41 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:27 | Michigan | Gary Meunier drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Lionel Stephenson | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer loses the ball out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Sean Burton (SG), James Blair (PF) Charles Foster, Eugene Pfeiffer, Timothy Williams | |
| 00:45 | Michigan | Lionel Stephenson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Thomas - foul #3 on Richard Thomas, team foul #6 | 59-43 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 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 a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Michigan | Gary Meunier comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Orville Lange - foul #1 on Orville Lange, team foul #8 | 59-45 |
| 00:13 | Michigan | Gary Meunier misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 00:13 | Michigan | Gary Meunier misses the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | James Blair pulls down the rebound | 59-45 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen blows the layup | 59-45 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming tips it in | 59-47 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Lionel Stephenson runs out the clock | 59-47 |