| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Michael Desalvo (fresh) SG - Frank Robertson (fresh) SF - Jerry Powell (fresh) PF - Jerry Kratz (fresh) C - Gary Ellett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fresh) SG - John Nichols (fresh) SF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) PF - Robert Hogan (fresh) C - Robert Opperman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alcorn State | Gary Ellett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jerry Powell | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Alcorn State | Gary Ellett gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ernest Nivens | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Opperman - foul #1 on Robert Opperman, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:28 | Michigan | Michael Desalvo takes the ball from Ernest Nivens | 4-2 |
| 18:03 | Alcorn State | Jerry Powell buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 17:56 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler misses badly on a runner from close range | 7-2 |
| 17:55 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 17:31 | Alcorn State | Jerry Powell is whistled for a carry | 7-4 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Charles Harris (PG), Daniel Kettle (SF), Ralph Harbert (PF), Elvin Chang (C) Michael Desalvo, Jerry Powell, Jerry Kratz, Gary Ellett | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 17:17 | Michigan | John Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-4 |
| 17:15 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Elvin Chang | 7-4 |
| 17:05 | Alcorn State | Charles Harris misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ernest Nivens - foul #1 on Ernest Nivens, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Vaughn Hawkes (PG) Frank Robertson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth (PG), Larry Kelley (SG), Victor Simmerman (PF), Gordon Zackery (C) Ernest Nivens, John Nichols, Robert Hogan, Robert Opperman | |
| 17:05 | Alcorn State | Charles Harris makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 17:05 | Alcorn State | Charles Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:38 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler lays it in on a great pass from Victor Simmerman and he's fouled by Charles Harris - foul #1 on Charles Harris, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| 16:38 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler makes the free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:25 | Alcorn State | Vaughn Hawkes connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Elvin Chang | 11-7 |
| 16:05 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler misses long on a shot in the paint | 11-7 |
| 16:04 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman grabs the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 15:55 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 11-7 |
| 15:54 | Alcorn State | Ralph Harbert snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Vaughn Hawkes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Kettle (fresh) PF - Ralph Harbert (fresh) C - Elvin Chang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Collinsworth (fresh) SG - Larry Kelley (fresh) SF - Donnie Tyler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Simmerman (fresh) C - Gordon Zackery (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Alcorn State | Charles Harris drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Vaughn Hawkes | 13-7 |
| 15:14 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Emmanuel Collinsworth | 13-9 |
| 14:57 | Alcorn State | Charles Harris misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Victor Simmerman - foul #1 on Victor Simmerman, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson (SG), Jerry Powell (SF), Jerry Kratz (PF), Gary Ellett (C) Vaughn Hawkes, Daniel Kettle, Ralph Harbert, Elvin Chang | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG), Eugene Zimlich (SG), John Nichols (SF), Robert Hogan (PF), Robert Opperman (C) Emmanuel Collinsworth, Larry Kelley, Donnie Tyler, Victor Simmerman, Gordon Zackery | |
| 14:57 | Alcorn State | Charles Harris makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 14:57 | Alcorn State | Charles Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 14:37 | Michigan | Jerry Kratz is called for the reach on John Nichols - foul #1 on Jerry Kratz, team foul #2 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Michael Desalvo (PG) Charles Harris | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 14:16 | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich travels with the ball | 15-9 |
| 14:01 | Alcorn State | Jerry Powell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 13:59 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:46 | Michigan | Robert Opperman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Ellett - foul #1 on Gary Ellett, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Kelley (SG) Eugene Zimlich | |
| 13:46 | Michigan | Robert Opperman makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:46 | Michigan | Robert Opperman makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 13:21 | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson hits a runner in the paint set up by Michael Desalvo | 17-11 |
| 13:02 | Michigan | Robert Opperman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerry Powell - foul #1 on Jerry Powell, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Ralph Harbert (PF) Jerry Kratz | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 13:02 | Michigan | Robert Opperman misses the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 13:02 | Michigan | Robert Opperman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:53 | Alcorn State | Jerry Powell double dribbles | 17-12 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Donnie Tyler (SF) Larry Kelley | |
| 12:31 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler hits a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Frank Robertson - foul #1 on Frank Robertson, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Charles Harris (SF) Jerry Powell | |
| Subs | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich (SG) John Nichols | |
| 12:31 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler misses the free throw | 17-14 |
| 12:31 | Alcorn State | Gary Ellett gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 12:14 | Alcorn State | Charles Harris buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Robertson | 20-14 |
| 11:49 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler can't finish the layup | 20-14 |
| 11:47 | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Michael Desalvo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Robertson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Harris (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ralph Harbert (fresh) C - Gary Ellett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Zimlich (fresh) SF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hogan (fairly fresh) C - Robert Opperman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson misses long on a shot from the left block | 20-14 |
| 11:35 | Alcorn State | Ralph Harbert grabs the offensive board | 20-14 |
| 11:28 | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson is denied on a layup by Robert Hogan | 20-14 |
| 11:27 | Alcorn State | Gary Ellett grabs the offensive board | 20-14 |
| 11:07 | Alcorn State | Gary Ellett misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 11:06 | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich grabs the defensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 10:47 | Michigan | Robert Opperman scores on a floater from the left side | 20-16 |
| 10:33 | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Michael Desalvo and the foul's on Eugene Zimlich - foul #1 on Eugene Zimlich, team foul #4 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Jerry Powell (SF), Jerry Kratz (PF), Elvin Chang (C) Michael Desalvo, Ralph Harbert, Gary Ellett | |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth (PG), Larry Kelley (SG), John Nichols (SF), Victor Simmerman (PF), Gordon Zackery (C) Ernest Nivens, Eugene Zimlich, Donnie Tyler, Robert Hogan, Robert Opperman | |
| 10:33 | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson makes the free throw | 23-16 |
| 10:11 | Michigan | Larry Kelley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-16 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Daniel Kettle (SG) Frank Robertson | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 09:48 | Alcorn State | Charles Harris is called for traveling | 23-16 |
| 09:33 | Michigan | Daniel Kettle steals the ball from Emmanuel Collinsworth | 23-16 |
| 09:13 | Alcorn State | Charles Harris misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-16 |
| 09:11 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 09:07 | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 09:05 | Alcorn State | Charles Harris grabs the board | 23-16 |
| 09:01 | Alcorn State | Charles Harris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-16 |
| 09:00 | Michigan | John Nichols pulls down the rebound | 23-16 |
| 08:48 | Michigan | Jerry Powell is called for the reach on Emmanuel Collinsworth - foul #2 on Jerry Powell, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Vaughn Hawkes (PG), Daniel Downing (SF), Ralph Harbert (C) Charles Harris, Jerry Powell, Elvin Chang | |
| Subs | Michigan | Donnie Tyler (SF) Larry Kelley | |
| 08:32 | Michigan | Jerry Kratz is called for the reach on Victor Simmerman - foul #2 on Jerry Kratz, team foul #7 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Maurice Hendon (C) Jerry Kratz | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 08:32 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:32 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman misses the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:32 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Ralph Harbert | 23-17 |
| 08:19 | Alcorn State | Maurice Hendon drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Vaughn Hawkes | 25-17 |
| 08:03 | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-19 |
| 07:48 | Alcorn State | Maurice Hendon banks in the layup | 27-19 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Vaughn Hawkes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Kettle (fresh) SF - Daniel Downing (fresh) PF - Ralph Harbert (fresh) 3 reb. C - Maurice Hendon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Collinsworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nichols (fairly fresh) SF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Simmerman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Gordon Zackery (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Michigan | Ralph Harbert steals the ball from Donnie Tyler | 27-19 |
| 07:05 | Alcorn State | Maurice Hendon misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Gordon Zackery - foul #1 on Gordon Zackery, team foul #5 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Michael Desalvo (PG), Frank Robertson (SG), Charles Harris (SF), Elvin Chang (PF) Vaughn Hawkes, Daniel Kettle, Daniel Downing, Ralph Harbert | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG), Larry Kelley (SG), Robert Hogan (PF), Robert Opperman (C) Emmanuel Collinsworth, John Nichols, Victor Simmerman, Gordon Zackery | |
| 07:05 | Alcorn State | Maurice Hendon makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 07:05 | Alcorn State | Maurice Hendon makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 06:39 | Michigan | Robert Hogan loses the dribble to Frank Robertson | 29-19 |
| 06:36 | Alcorn State | Elvin Chang banks in the layup set up by Frank Robertson | 31-19 |
| 06:21 | Michigan | Robert Hogan misses the lay-in | 31-19 |
| 06:19 | Alcorn State | Elvin Chang snags the defensive board | 31-19 |
| 06:06 | Alcorn State | Michael Desalvo is called for traveling | 31-19 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gary Ellett (C) Maurice Hendon | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 05:38 | Michigan | Robert Opperman comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 31-19 |
| 05:36 | Michigan | Robert Opperman tips it in | 31-21 |
| 05:20 | Alcorn State | Gary Ellett misses the shot from the right side | 31-21 |
| 05:19 | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson tips it in | 33-21 |
| 04:59 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler misses the lay-in | 33-21 |
| 04:57 | Alcorn State | Gary Ellett gets the rebound | 33-21 |
| 04:44 | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Opperman - foul #2 on Robert Opperman, team foul #6 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Daniel Kettle (SF), Ralph Harbert (PF) Michael Desalvo, Elvin Chang | |
| Subs | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich (SG), John Nichols (SF), Victor Simmerman (C) Larry Kelley, Donnie Tyler, Robert Opperman | |
| 04:44 | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 04:44 | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 04:44 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman pulls down the rebound | 33-21 |
| 04:24 | Michigan | The short jumper by Robert Hogan is denied by Ralph Harbert | 33-21 |
| 04:23 | Michigan | Robert Hogan hits the follow up shot | 33-23 |
| 04:12 | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Frank Robertson, team foul #8 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Vaughn Hawkes (PG) Frank Robertson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth (PG), Gordon Zackery (C) Ernest Nivens, Robert Hogan | |
| 03:48 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery misses long on a floater from close range | 33-23 |
| 03:46 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman hits the follow up shot | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Vaughn Hawkes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Daniel Kettle (fresh) PF - Ralph Harbert (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Ellett (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Collinsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Zimlich (fresh) SF - John Nichols (fresh) PF - Victor Simmerman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon Zackery (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Alcorn State | Vaughn Hawkes is whistled for a carry | 33-25 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Michael Desalvo (PG), Frank Robertson (SG), Jerry Powell (SF), Jerry Kratz (PF) Vaughn Hawkes, Charles Harris, Daniel Kettle, Gary Ellett | |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Kelley (SG), Robert Opperman (C) Eugene Zimlich, Gordon Zackery | |
| 03:03 | Michigan | Robert Opperman hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Victor Simmerman | 33-27 |
| 02:48 | Alcorn State | Jerry Powell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 02:46 | Alcorn State | Jerry Kratz misses the tip | 33-27 |
| 02:45 | Michigan | Robert Opperman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 02:24 | Michigan | Robert Opperman blows the layup | 33-27 |
| 02:22 | Alcorn State | Jerry Kratz snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 02:04 | Alcorn State | Jerry Powell's floater is tipped away by John Nichols | 33-27 |
| 02:03 | Michigan | Robert Opperman snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 01:58 | Michigan | John Nichols misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jerry Powell - foul #3 on Jerry Powell, team foul #9 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Charles Harris (PG), Daniel Kettle (SF), Gary Ellett (C) Michael Desalvo, Jerry Powell, Ralph Harbert | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG), Donnie Tyler (SF), Robert Hogan (PF) Emmanuel Collinsworth, Larry Kelley, Victor Simmerman | |
| 01:58 | Michigan | John Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:58 | Michigan | John Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:47 | Alcorn State | Charles Harris comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Opperman - foul #3 on Robert Opperman, team foul #7 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Vaughn Hawkes (PG) Frank Robertson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich (SG), Gordon Zackery (C) John Nichols, Robert Opperman | |
| 01:47 | Alcorn State | Charles Harris makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:47 | Alcorn State | Charles Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:19 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler banks in the layup set up by Eugene Zimlich and the foul's on Daniel Kettle - foul #1 on Daniel Kettle, team foul #10 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Elvin Chang (PF) Jerry Kratz | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 01:19 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler misses the free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:19 | Alcorn State | Elvin Chang grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 01:01 | Alcorn State | Elvin Chang is fouled on the floor by Robert Hogan - foul #1 on Robert Hogan, team foul #8 | 35-31 |
| 01:01 | Alcorn State | Elvin Chang makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 01:01 | Alcorn State | Elvin Chang misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 01:01 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 00:49 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler blows the layup | 36-31 |
| 00:47 | Alcorn State | Gary Ellett grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 00:45 | Alcorn State | Vaughn Hawkes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Michael Desalvo (PG), Frank Robertson (SG) Vaughn Hawkes, Daniel Kettle | |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Kelley (SG), Victor Simmerman (C) Eugene Zimlich, Gordon Zackery | |
| 00:25 | Michigan | Robert Hogan knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Ernest Nivens and he's hacked by Charles Harris - foul #2 on Charles Harris, team foul #11 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Ralph Harbert (PF) Gary Ellett | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 00:25 | Michigan | Robert Hogan makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:00 | Alcorn State | Larry Kelley steals it from Elvin Chang | 36-34 |