| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Bobbie Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rickey Salamanca (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Drumheller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Ward (fresh) 6 pts. C - Peter Steeves (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Philip Custer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicolas McColgan (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Brian Richard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harry Hopkins (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller's pass is intercepted by Philip Custer | 35-32 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Philip Custer lays it in | 35-34 |
| 19:28 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Joshua Smith is hacked by Peter Steeves in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Steeves, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 18:42 | Michigan | John Ward's pass is intercepted by Brian Richard | 35-34 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Bobbie Scott picks off the pass by Nicolas McColgan in the backcourt | 35-34 |
| 18:28 | Michigan | Peter Steeves drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| 18:11 | Michigan | Peter Steeves knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 41-34 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins misses the tip | 41-34 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Brian Richard tips it home | 41-36 |
| 17:35 | Michigan | John Ward is called for a backcourt violation | 41-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kevin Council (PG), Jeffrey Turcios (SG), Brett Clapper (C) Bobbie Scott, Rickey Salamanca, Peter Steeves | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (SG), Scott Cochran (SF), Louis Zelek (PF) Philip Custer, Nicolas McColgan, Brian Richard | |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Thomas Drumheller picks off the pass by Scott Cochran in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| 17:31 | Michigan | Jeffrey Turcios lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Drumheller | 43-36 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 16:49 | Michigan | Kevin Council knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Ward | 45-39 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Eddie May misses long on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins hits the follow up shot | 45-41 |
| 16:08 | Michigan | Kevin Council clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Scott Cochran snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Eddie May is hacked by Thomas Drumheller - foul #3 on Thomas Drumheller, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bobbie Scott (PG), Rickey Salamanca (SG), Fred Hasty (SF), Peter Steeves (C) Kevin Council, Jeffrey Turcios, Thomas Drumheller, Brett Clapper | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (SG), Nicolas McColgan (SF), Brian Richard (PF) Joshua Smith, Scott Cochran, Harry Hopkins | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Bobbie Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rickey Salamanca (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Hasty (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Ward (tiring) 6 pts. C - Peter Steeves (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddie May (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Philip Custer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicolas McColgan (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Brian Richard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Zelek (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Eddie May misses the 3 from straight away | 45-41 |
| 15:29 | Michigan | John Ward grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 15:10 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Louis Zelek - foul #2 on Louis Zelek, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Smith (PG), Harry Hopkins (C) Eddie May, Louis Zelek | |
| 15:10 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 15:10 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Richard | 46-41 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Joshua Smith | 46-43 |
| 14:56 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Joshua Smith grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Bobbie Scott is called for the reach on Joshua Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobbie Scott, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Peter Steeves blocks the jumper by Nicolas McColgan | 46-43 |
| 14:32 | Michigan | Peter Steeves grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 14:08 | Michigan | Fred Hasty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Brian Richard grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Fred Hasty - foul #3 on Fred Hasty, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kevin Council (PG), Jeffrey Turcios (SG), Thomas Drumheller (SF), Brett Clapper (C) Bobbie Scott, Rickey Salamanca, Fred Hasty, Peter Steeves | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (PG), Scott Cochran (SG), Louis Zelek (C) Joshua Smith, Philip Custer, Harry Hopkins | |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:24 | Michigan | Brett Clapper hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Louis Zelek gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Eddie May hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 46-45 |
| 12:58 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Brett Clapper | 46-45 |
| 12:52 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller misses the shot from the left block | 46-45 |
| 12:50 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller gets the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:37 | Michigan | Brett Clapper can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 12:36 | Michigan | John Ward can't tip it in | 46-45 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Scott Cochran grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Eddie May is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Council - foul #2 on Kevin Council, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Edward Lemke (SF), Peter Steeves (C) Thomas Drumheller, John Ward | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (SG) Nicolas McColgan | |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Eddie May can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 12:13 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Peter Steeves | 46-45 |
| 11:52 | Michigan | Brett Clapper misses the fadeaway in the paint | 46-45 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Brian Richard pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Eddie May hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 11:32 | Michigan | Peter Steeves can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Cochran | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kevin Council (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Turcios (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Lemke (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brett Clapper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Steeves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddie May (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - Philip Custer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Cochran (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Brian Richard (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Zelek (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Eddie May clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-47 |
| 11:25 | Michigan | Brett Clapper grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 11:11 | Michigan | Peter Steeves is hacked by Brian Richard - foul #2 on Brian Richard, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bobbie Scott (PG), Rickey Salamanca (SG), Thomas Drumheller (SF), Fred Hasty (C) Kevin Council, Jeffrey Turcios, Edward Lemke, Peter Steeves | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Smith (PG), Nicolas McColgan (SF), Harry Hopkins (C) Eddie May, Scott Cochran, Louis Zelek | |
| 11:00 | Michigan | Brett Clapper knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan loses the ball out of bounds | 48-47 |
| 10:20 | Michigan | Fred Hasty misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Philip Custer | 48-47 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Harry Hopkins | 48-49 |
| 09:59 | Michigan | Fred Hasty misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Harry Hopkins - foul #4 on Harry Hopkins, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Ward (PF) Thomas Drumheller | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (SG), Louis Zelek (PF) Philip Custer, Brian Richard | |
| 09:59 | Michigan | Fred Hasty misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:59 | Michigan | Fred Hasty makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 09:45 | Michigan | John Ward grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 09:33 | Michigan | Fred Hasty travels with the ball | 49-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Edward Lemke (SF) Fred Hasty | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:14 | Illinois | John Ward is called for the reach on Harry Hopkins - foul #1 on John Ward, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffrey Turcios (SG), Peter Steeves (C) Rickey Salamanca, Brett Clapper | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Cochran (SF) Nicolas McColgan | |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Scott Cochran can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 49-49 |
| 08:54 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Peter Steeves | 49-49 |
| 08:37 | Michigan | Jeffrey Turcios is fouled on the floor by Harry Hopkins - foul #5 on Harry Hopkins, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kevin Council (PG) Bobbie Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (SG), Brian Richard (PF) Louis Zelek, Harry Hopkins | |
| 08:28 | Michigan | Peter Steeves is called for a charge - foul #2 on Peter Steeves, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller (SF), Brett Clapper (PF) Edward Lemke, John Ward | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan (SF) Eddie May | |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Philip Custer is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Council - foul #3 on Kevin Council, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Philip Custer makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Philip Custer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:06 | Michigan | The short jumper by Thomas Drumheller is denied by Brian Richard | 49-51 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Joshua Smith grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Philip Custer can't tip it in | 49-51 |
| 07:39 | Michigan | Brett Clapper gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 07:22 | Michigan | Kevin Council hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kevin Council (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Turcios (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Drumheller (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Brett Clapper (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Steeves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Philip Custer (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicolas McColgan (tiring) 24 pts. PF - Brian Richard (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Cochran (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Brian Richard misses the open dunk | 49-51 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan tips it home | 49-53 |
| 06:50 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Kevin Council steals it from Philip Custer in the backcourt | 49-53 |
| 06:30 | Michigan | Peter Steeves can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 49-53 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua Smith | 49-53 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Philip Custer's layup is rejected by Peter Steeves | 49-53 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Brian Richard can't tip it in | 49-53 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Scott Cochran snags the offensive board | 49-53 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Turcios - foul #2 on Jeffrey Turcios, team foul #9 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bobbie Scott (PG), Rickey Salamanca (SG), Edward Lemke (SF), John Ward (PF), Fred Hasty (C) Kevin Council, Jeffrey Turcios, Thomas Drumheller, Brett Clapper, Peter Steeves | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (SG), Louis Zelek (C) Philip Custer, Scott Cochran | |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 05:22 | Michigan | Louis Zelek picks off the pass by Bobbie Scott | 49-55 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Eddie May misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Lemke - foul #2 on Edward Lemke, team foul #10 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (SG) Brian Richard | |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Eddie May misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 04:46 | Michigan | Nicolas McColgan steals the ball from Bobbie Scott | 49-56 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Joshua Smith slams it home on a nice dish by Nicolas McColgan | 49-58 |
| 04:25 | Michigan | Edward Lemke misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Joshua Smith grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Eddie May hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-58 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Joshua Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Eddie May drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Michigan | Joshua Smith picks off the pass by Fred Hasty | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Bobbie Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rickey Salamanca (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Lemke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Ward (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Hasty (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Philip Custer (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicolas McColgan (tired) 28 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddie May (fairly fresh) 21 pts. C - Louis Zelek (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Rickey Salamanca picks off the pass by Eddie May | 49-61 |
| 02:46 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca lays it up and in | 51-61 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-61 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kevin Council (PG), Jeffrey Turcios (SG), Thomas Drumheller (SF), Brett Clapper (PF), Peter Steeves (C) Bobbie Scott, Rickey Salamanca, Edward Lemke, John Ward, Fred Hasty | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Cochran (SF), Brian Richard (PF) Philip Custer, Nicolas McColgan | |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Eddie May jams it set up by Joshua Smith and he's fouled by Jeffrey Turcios - foul #3 on Jeffrey Turcios, team foul #11 | 51-63 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the free throw | 51-64 |
| 02:12 | Michigan | Brett Clapper is hacked by Brian Richard - foul #3 on Brian Richard, team foul #5 | 51-64 |
| 02:01 | Michigan | Peter Steeves misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 02:00 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller grabs the offensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 01:46 | Michigan | Brett Clapper is fouled on the floor by Brian Richard - foul #4 on Brian Richard, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bobbie Scott (PG), Rickey Salamanca (SG), John Ward (PF) Kevin Council, Jeffrey Turcios, Brett Clapper | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (SG), Nicolas McColgan (SF) Eddie May, Scott Cochran | |
| 01:31 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 51-64 |
| 01:30 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to John Ward | 51-64 |
| 01:17 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Bobbie Scott | 53-64 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Smith | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:49 | Michigan | Brian Richard is called for the reach on Bobbie Scott - foul #5 on Brian Richard, team foul #7 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (C) Brian Richard | |
| 00:49 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:49 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Rickey Salamanca steps in front of the Nicolas McColgan pass in the backcourt | 55-66 |
| 00:43 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca is fouled on the floor by Nicolas McColgan - foul #2 on Nicolas McColgan, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| 00:43 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca misses the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Louis Zelek | 55-66 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Eddie May comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 55-66 |
| 00:17 | Michigan | Peter Steeves grabs the defensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 00:10 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott is hacked by Joshua Smith - foul #1 on Joshua Smith, team foul #9 | 55-66 |
| 00:10 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:10 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Louis Zelek pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Joshua Smith runs out the clock | 56-66 |