| Lineup | Michigan | PG - John Damm (fresh) SG - Jonathan Godwin (fresh) SF - Stephen Carrier (fresh) PF - Michael Boughner (fresh) C - August Charles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brandon Gentry (fresh) SG - Marcus Gaydos (fresh) SF - Shannon Baber (fresh) PF - Bill Stephens (fresh) C - Dick Hammond (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | August Charles wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Minnesota | John Damm takes the ball from Marcus Gaydos in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Michigan | Michael Boughner misses badly on a floater in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marcus Gaydos | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Michigan | John Damm drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jonathan Godwin | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond jams it on a nice dish by Brandon Gentry | 2-4 |
| 18:40 | Michigan | John Damm drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jonathan Godwin | 5-4 |
| 18:23 | Minnesota | Michael Boughner is called for the reach on Bill Stephens - foul #1 on Michael Boughner, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:57 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 5-4 |
| 17:55 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:49 | Michigan | Michael Boughner knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Stephen Carrier | 7-4 |
| 17:47 | Minnesota | Stephen Carrier is called for the reach on Shannon Baber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Carrier, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Michigan | Oscar Cruz (PG), John Dunham (SG), Raymond Symanski (SF), James Busby (PF), Dennis Wenner (C) John Damm, Jonathan Godwin, Stephen Carrier, Michael Boughner, August Charles | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Scottie Southwell (SG), Steve Stewart (SF) Brandon Gentry, Marcus Gaydos, Shannon Baber | |
| 17:33 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond is alone and drills a floater near the basket set up by Scottie Southwell | 7-6 |
| 17:23 | Michigan | Oscar Cruz misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-6 |
| 17:21 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:52 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 16:50 | Michigan | James Busby pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:45 | Michigan | Dennis Wenner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Morris (C) Dennis Wenner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shannon Baber (SF) Bill Stephens | |
| 16:17 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on Oscar Cruz - foul #1 on Oscar Cruz, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Damm (PG), James Nordstrom (SG), Stephen Carrier (SF), Michael Boughner (PF) Oscar Cruz, John Dunham, Raymond Symanski, James Busby | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG), Juan Ramirez (PF) James Johnson, Steve Stewart | |
| 16:17 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:17 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:01 | Michigan | Lester Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos (SG), Thomas Beal (C) Scottie Southwell, Dick Hammond | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - John Damm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Nordstrom (fresh) SF - Stephen Carrier (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Boughner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lester Morris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brandon Gentry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marcus Gaydos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shannon Baber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Juan Ramirez (fresh) C - Thomas Beal (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Brandon Gentry, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin (SG), Dennis Wenner (C) John Damm, Lester Morris | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:29 | Michigan | Michael Boughner misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Beal - foul #1 on Thomas Beal, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Bill Stephens (PF) Shannon Baber, Juan Ramirez | |
| 15:29 | Michigan | Michael Boughner makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:29 | Michigan | Michael Boughner makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:27 | Minnesota | Dennis Wenner picks off the pass by Brandon Gentry in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 15:19 | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-8 |
| 15:17 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:54 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens is hacked by Stephen Carrier - foul #2 on Stephen Carrier, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Michigan | Oscar Cruz (PG), John Dunham (SG), Raymond Symanski (SF), James Busby (PF), Lester Morris (C) James Nordstrom, Jonathan Godwin, Stephen Carrier, Michael Boughner, Dennis Wenner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shannon Baber (SF), Dick Hammond (C) Brandon Gentry, Thomas Beal | |
| 14:29 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG), Steve Stewart (SG), Juan Ramirez (PF) James Johnson, Marcus Gaydos, Bill Stephens | |
| 14:09 | Michigan | James Busby misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 14:07 | Michigan | James Busby grabs the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 13:59 | Michigan | Brandon Gentry is called for the reach on Lester Morris - foul #2 on Brandon Gentry, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Damm (PG), Jonathan Godwin (SG), Michael Boughner (PF), August Charles (C) Oscar Cruz, John Dunham, James Busby, Lester Morris | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Scottie Southwell (SG) Brandon Gentry, Shannon Baber | |
| 13:47 | Michigan | Scottie Southwell is called for the reach on John Damm - foul #1 on Scottie Southwell, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| 13:39 | Michigan | Michael Boughner is hacked by Juan Ramirez - foul #1 on Juan Ramirez, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shannon Baber (SF), Thomas Beal (C) Steve Stewart, Dick Hammond | |
| 13:29 | Michigan | John Damm can't throw it down | 9-8 |
| 13:27 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 13:23 | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez is fouled on the floor by Raymond Symanski - foul #1 on Raymond Symanski, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Nordstrom (SG), John Dunham (SF) Jonathan Godwin, Raymond Symanski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 13:12 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 13:10 | Michigan | August Charles grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 12:57 | Michigan | James Nordstrom misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 12:55 | Michigan | Michael Boughner gets the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:47 | Michigan | James Nordstrom's pass is intercepted by Juan Ramirez | 9-8 |
| 12:21 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal misses the jump hook in the lane | 9-8 |
| 12:19 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell tips it in | 9-10 |
| 12:02 | Michigan | Michael Boughner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Michigan | Oscar Cruz (PG), Jonathan Godwin (SG), Raymond Symanski (SF), James Busby (PF), Dennis Wenner (C) John Damm, James Nordstrom, John Dunham, Michael Boughner, August Charles | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos (SG), Steve Stewart (SF), Bill Stephens (PF), Dick Hammond (C) Scottie Southwell, Shannon Baber, Juan Ramirez, Thomas Beal | |
| 11:45 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Raymond Symanski - foul #2 on Raymond Symanski, team foul #6 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Dunham (SF) Raymond Symanski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 11:45 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 11:45 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 11:45 | Michigan | Dennis Wenner snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Oscar Cruz (fresh) SG - Jonathan Godwin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Dunham (fairly fresh) PF - James Busby (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Wenner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) SG - Marcus Gaydos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steve Stewart (fresh) PF - Bill Stephens (fairly fresh) C - Dick Hammond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Michigan | John Dunham lays it up and in | 11-11 |
| 11:06 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from James Johnson and he's hacked by James Busby - foul #1 on James Busby, team foul #7 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shannon Baber (SF) Steve Stewart | |
| 11:06 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:50 | Michigan | John Dunham misses the shot from just outside the lane | 11-14 |
| 10:48 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 10:46 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Cruz - foul #2 on Oscar Cruz, team foul #8 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Nordstrom (PG) Oscar Cruz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:46 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:46 | Michigan | James Busby grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 10:29 | Michigan | James Busby banks in the layup on a great pass from Jonathan Godwin | 13-14 |
| 10:25 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens misses the dunk | 13-14 |
| 10:23 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens hits the follow up shot | 13-16 |
| 10:12 | Michigan | John Dunham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Marcus Gaydos - foul #1 on Marcus Gaydos, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Damm (PG), Michael Boughner (PF), Lester Morris (C) Jonathan Godwin, James Busby, Dennis Wenner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Terrance Campbell (PF), Thomas Beal (C) Bill Stephens, Dick Hammond | |
| 10:12 | Michigan | John Dunham makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:12 | Michigan | John Dunham makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:08 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| 10:00 | Michigan | James Johnson steals the ball from John Dunham | 15-16 |
| 09:41 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by John Dunham - foul #1 on John Dunham, team foul #9 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin (SG) James Nordstrom | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell (SG), Steve Stewart (PF) James Johnson, Terrance Campbell | |
| 09:41 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:41 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:29 | Michigan | Shannon Baber steps in front of the Lester Morris pass | 15-18 |
| 09:25 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber blows the dunk | 15-18 |
| 09:23 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos tips it back up and in | 15-20 |
| 09:04 | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin is hacked by Thomas Beal - foul #2 on Thomas Beal, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Busby (PF), August Charles (C) Michael Boughner, Lester Morris | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez (PF), Dick Hammond (C) Shannon Baber, Thomas Beal | |
| 09:04 | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:04 | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:04 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Juan Ramirez | 16-20 |
| 08:42 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Dick Hammond | 16-23 |
| 08:25 | Michigan | John Dunham's fadeaway is rejected by Dick Hammond | 16-23 |
| 08:24 | Michigan | John Damm snags the offensive board | 16-23 |
| 08:16 | Michigan | John Damm can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 08:15 | Michigan | John Damm tips it in | 18-23 |
| 07:50 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond misses the floater near the basket | 18-23 |
| 07:49 | Michigan | John Damm snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 07:44 | Michigan | John Dunham misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Steve Stewart - foul #1 on Steve Stewart, team foul #8 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Nordstrom (SG), Michael Boughner (PF), Dennis Wenner (C) Jonathan Godwin, James Busby, August Charles | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Shannon Baber (SF), Bill Stephens (PF), Terrance Campbell (C) Scottie Southwell, Steve Stewart, Juan Ramirez, Dick Hammond | |
| 07:44 | Michigan | John Dunham makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:44 | Michigan | John Dunham makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - John Damm (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Nordstrom (fresh) SF - John Dunham (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Michael Boughner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Wenner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marcus Gaydos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shannon Baber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bill Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Campbell (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Minnesota | James Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by James Nordstrom - foul #1 on James Nordstrom, team foul #10 | 20-23 |
| 07:39 | Minnesota | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:39 | Minnesota | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:15 | Michigan | Michael Boughner buries a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Terrance Campbell - foul #1 on Terrance Campbell, team foul #9 | 22-24 |
| 07:15 | Michigan | Michael Boughner makes the free throw | 23-24 |
| 06:53 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 06:51 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Terrance Campbell | 23-24 |
| 06:30 | Minnesota | Michael Boughner is called for the reach on Marcus Gaydos - foul #2 on Michael Boughner, team foul #11 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin (SG), James Busby (PF), Lester Morris (C) John Damm, Michael Boughner, Dennis Wenner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dick Hammond (C) Terrance Campbell | |
| 06:30 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:30 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:20 | Michigan | James Busby's floater is tipped away by Bill Stephens | 23-26 |
| 06:18 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 06:14 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Johnson | 23-29 |
| 05:50 | Michigan | James Busby can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bill Stephens - foul #1 on Bill Stephens, team foul #10 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Damm (PG), August Charles (C) James Nordstrom, Lester Morris | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell (SG), Juan Ramirez (PF) Marcus Gaydos, Bill Stephens | |
| 05:50 | Michigan | James Busby makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 05:50 | Michigan | James Busby misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 05:50 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Dick Hammond | 24-29 |
| 05:44 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber can't connect on a floater in the paint | 24-29 |
| 05:42 | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 05:29 | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 05:03 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Johnson | 27-32 |
| 04:55 | Michigan | John Damm misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #11 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Terrance Campbell (C) Dick Hammond | |
| 04:55 | Michigan | John Damm makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:55 | Michigan | John Damm makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:36 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 04:35 | Michigan | August Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 04:23 | Michigan | August Charles drills a jump hook from close range set up by Jonathan Godwin | 31-32 |
| 04:03 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James Johnson and he's fouled by James Busby - foul #2 on James Busby, team foul #12 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Nordstrom (PG), Stephen Carrier (PF), Dennis Wenner (C) John Damm, James Busby, August Charles | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Steve Stewart (SG), Bill Stephens (PF) Scottie Southwell, Juan Ramirez | |
| 04:03 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 03:48 | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin clanks a floater from the left side | 31-35 |
| 03:46 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Terrance Campbell | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - James Nordstrom (fresh) SG - Jonathan Godwin (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Dunham (very tired) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Carrier (fresh) C - Dennis Wenner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Johnson (tiring) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Stewart (fresh) SF - Shannon Baber (tiring) 13 pts. PF - Bill Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 03:20 | Michigan | Dennis Wenner grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 02:59 | Michigan | John Dunham hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Nordstrom | 33-35 |
| 02:30 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber double dribbles | 33-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | Oscar Cruz (PG), Raymond Symanski (SF), Michael Boughner (PF), Lester Morris (C) James Nordstrom, John Dunham, Stephen Carrier, Dennis Wenner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG), Marcus Gaydos (SG), Juan Ramirez (PF), Dick Hammond (C) James Johnson, Shannon Baber, Bill Stephens, Terrance Campbell | |
| 02:19 | Michigan | Michael Boughner misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-35 |
| 02:17 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 01:57 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dick Hammond | 33-38 |
| 01:42 | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin's pass is intercepted by Marcus Gaydos | 33-38 |
| 01:16 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Nordstrom (SG), August Charles (C) Jonathan Godwin, Lester Morris | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shannon Baber (SF), Bill Stephens (PF) Steve Stewart, Juan Ramirez | |
| 01:00 | Michigan | Michael Boughner makes the contested jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Cruz | 35-38 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens is hacked by Michael Boughner - foul #3 on Michael Boughner, team foul #13 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Damm (PG), Stephen Carrier (SF), James Busby (PF) Oscar Cruz, Raymond Symanski, Michael Boughner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell (SG) Marcus Gaydos | |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 00:10 | Michigan | John Damm is whistled for traveling | 35-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Dennis Wenner (C) August Charles | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Terrance Campbell (PF), Thomas Beal (C) Bill Stephens, Dick Hammond | |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | James Nordstrom misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-42 |