| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fresh) SG - Ben Higginbotham (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hogan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Mayers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | James Gregory comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Hogan - foul #2 on Robert Hogan, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | James Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 19:24 | Michigan | Matthew Foret swats the short shot by Donnie Tyler | 28-39 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the board | 28-39 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern | Ernest Nivens picks off the pass by James Gregory | 28-39 |
| 19:02 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens lays it up and in | 30-39 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-39 |
| 18:46 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 18:23 | Michigan | Robert Hogan hits the finger roll set up by Donnie Tyler and he's fouled by Leland Bopp - foul #4 on Leland Bopp, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (PF) Leland Bopp | |
| 18:23 | Michigan | Robert Hogan makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Foret | 33-42 |
| 17:40 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham is hacked by John Brown - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| 17:26 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens's pass is intercepted by James Gregory | 33-42 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Harold Mayers - foul #1 on Harold Mayers, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Victor Simmerman (PF) Robert Hogan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:10 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 16:53 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Gregory | 33-46 |
| 16:21 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler dunks the ball | 35-46 |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | James Gregory buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jonas Richardson | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ben Higginbotham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donnie Tyler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Victor Simmerman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Mayers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Foret (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Gregory (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 15:34 | Michigan | Harold Mayers pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 15:12 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Nichols (SF), Robert Hogan (PF) Donnie Tyler, Victor Simmerman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), George Hutchcraft (SF), James Carter (C) Jonas Richardson, Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft is fouled on the floor by Robert Hogan - foul #3 on Robert Hogan, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Nichols - foul #1 on John Nichols, team foul #4 | 35-48 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:17 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham misses short on a jumper near the basket | 35-50 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez grabs the board | 35-50 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Price (PF) Alphonso Valdez | |
| 13:45 | Michigan | Harold Mayers is hacked by Raymond Price during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Raymond Price, team foul #3 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Walker (PG) Ernest Nivens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG) Darryl Daniels | |
| 13:28 | Michigan | John Nichols makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Brown | 38-53 |
| 12:51 | Michigan | Harold Mayers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-53 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Raymond Price | 38-53 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses badly on a runner in the paint | 38-53 |
| 12:42 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Hogan | 38-53 |
| 12:21 | Michigan | Harold Mayers comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 38-53 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | John Brown grabs the board | 38-53 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-53 |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft tips it in | 38-55 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jonathan Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ben Higginbotham (tiring) 8 pts. SF - John Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hogan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Harold Mayers (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Hutchcraft (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) C - James Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:33 | Michigan | John Nichols is hacked by James Carter - foul #2 on James Carter, team foul #4 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG), Donnie Tyler (SF), Victor Simmerman (PF), Robert Opperman (C) Ben Higginbotham, John Nichols, Robert Hogan, Harold Mayers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Lyle Carr (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), Leland Bopp (PF), James Gregory (C) Jonas Richardson, John Brown, George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price, James Carter | |
| 11:27 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-55 |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Matthew Foret | 38-55 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | Donnie Tyler is called for the reach on Matthew Foret - foul #2 on Donnie Tyler, team foul #5 | 38-55 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Lyle Carr | 38-57 |
| 10:40 | Michigan | Robert Opperman is called for traveling | 38-57 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham (SG) Jonathan Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-60 |
| 10:08 | Michigan | Robert Opperman hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Ben Higginbotham | 40-60 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-62 |
| 09:47 | Michigan | Robert Opperman clanks a floater from the left side | 40-62 |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels gets the rebound | 40-62 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr is fouled on the floor by Ben Higginbotham - foul #3 on Ben Higginbotham, team foul #6 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Walker (SG), Robert Hogan (PF), Harold Mayers (C) Ben Higginbotham, Victor Simmerman, Robert Opperman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), John Brown (SG) Darryl Daniels, Lyle Carr | |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-62 |
| 09:14 | Michigan | Robert Hogan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-62 |
| 09:08 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-62 |
| 09:07 | Michigan | Robert Hogan tips it home | 42-62 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is hacked by Robert Hogan - foul #4 on Robert Hogan, team foul #7 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Nichols (SG), Victor Simmerman (PF) Ernest Nivens, Robert Hogan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 08:29 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by James Gregory - foul #2 on James Gregory, team foul #5 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), James Carter (C) Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| 08:29 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 08:29 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler misses the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | James Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 42-64 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | James Carter is fouled on the floor by Harold Mayers - foul #2 on Harold Mayers, team foul #8 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG) Donnie Tyler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | James Carter makes the 1st free throw | 42-65 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | James Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-66 |
| 08:01 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman connects on the jumper in the lane | 44-66 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | James Carter double dribbles | 44-66 |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Hogan (PF) Victor Simmerman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hogan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Harold Mayers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - James Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Michigan | Jonathan Walker is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-66 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Leland Bopp | 47-69 |
| 07:06 | Michigan | Robert Hogan jams it | 49-69 |
| 06:49 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Leland Bopp | 49-71 |
| 06:30 | Michigan | Jonas Richardson picks off the pass by Jonathan Walker | 49-71 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | John Brown misses short on a shot from the right side | 49-71 |
| 06:15 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens gets the rebound | 49-71 |
| 06:00 | Michigan | Harold Mayers is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-71 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham (SG), Donnie Tyler (SF), Robert Opperman (C) Jonathan Walker, John Nichols, Harold Mayers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Lyle Carr (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (C) Jonas Richardson, John Brown, George Hutchcraft, James Carter | |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels is whistled for traveling | 49-71 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (PF) Leland Bopp | |
| 05:31 | Michigan | Robert Opperman misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lyle Carr - foul #1 on Lyle Carr, team foul #6 | 49-71 |
| 05:31 | Michigan | Robert Opperman misses the 1st free throw | 49-71 |
| 05:31 | Michigan | Robert Opperman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels drills a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Ernest Nivens - foul #2 on Ernest Nivens, team foul #9 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Walker (PG), John Nichols (SF), Victor Simmerman (PF) Ernest Nivens, Donnie Tyler, Robert Hogan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Price (SF), James Carter (C) Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses the free throw | 50-73 |
| 05:14 | Michigan | Robert Opperman gets the rebound | 50-73 |
| 05:04 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Walker | 52-73 |
| 04:42 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-73 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to James Carter | 52-73 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by John Nichols - foul #2 on John Nichols, team foul #10 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF) Raymond Price | |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 52-74 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 04:27 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman pulls down the rebound | 52-74 |
| 04:22 | Michigan | John Nichols misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-74 |
| 04:21 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham grabs the offensive rebound | 52-74 |
| 04:01 | Michigan | John Nichols misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-74 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft pulls down the rebound | 52-74 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 52-74 |
| 03:53 | Michigan | John Nichols snags the defensive board | 52-74 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jonathan Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Higginbotham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor Simmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Opperman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Lyle Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Michigan | Robert Opperman is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Opperman, team foul #11 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Price (C) James Carter | |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | Raymond Price is open and scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Darryl Daniels | 52-76 |
| 03:10 | Michigan | John Nichols misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-76 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Raymond Price gets the rebound | 52-76 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the wide open jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Lyle Carr | 52-78 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:34 | Michigan | Robert Opperman lays it in | 54-78 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-78 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donnie Tyler (SF) Ben Higginbotham | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (PG), James Carter (C) Darryl Daniels, George Hutchcraft | |
| 02:26 | Michigan | Alphonso Valdez picks off the pass by John Nichols | 54-78 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | James Carter is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on James Carter, team foul #7 | 54-78 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG) Donnie Tyler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF) Raymond Price | |
| 01:49 | Michigan | John Nichols misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-78 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr grabs the board | 54-78 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jonathan Walker - foul #1 on Jonathan Walker, team foul #12 | 54-78 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham (SG) Ernest Nivens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG) Malcolm Archer | |
| 01:24 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 54-79 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 54-80 |
| 01:07 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman is called for 3 seconds | 54-80 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Victor Simmerman is called for the reach on Alphonso Valdez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Victor Simmerman, team foul #13 | 54-80 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 54-81 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 54-82 |
| 00:46 | Michigan | Robert Opperman's fadeaway is rejected by James Carter | 54-82 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez snags the defensive board | 54-82 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-82 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan | John Nichols can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 54-82 |
| 00:35 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham snags the offensive board | 54-82 |
| 00:33 | Michigan | George Hutchcraft takes the ball from John Nichols | 54-82 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr banks in the layup set up by George Hutchcraft | 54-84 |
| 00:22 | Michigan | John Nichols misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-84 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels grabs the board | 54-84 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels runs out the clock | 54-84 |