| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fresh) SG - John Nichols (fresh) SF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) PF - Robert Hogan (fresh) C - Robert Opperman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) SG - Gerald Hale (fresh) SF - Graham Halverson (fresh) PF - Randy Mitchell (fresh) C - Craig Hargreaves (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Robert Opperman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Michigan | Robert Opperman's pass is intercepted by Graham Halverson | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Ernest Nivens - foul #1 on Ernest Nivens, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:33 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Michigan | Robert Hogan makes the runner from the left block set up by Donnie Tyler | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Randy Mitchell | 2-4 |
| 18:56 | Michigan | Randy Mitchell blocks the short jumper by Robert Hogan | 2-4 |
| 18:55 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:38 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell connects on the floater from close range | 2-6 |
| 18:21 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Donnie Tyler, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 17:58 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell double dribbles | 2-6 |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Kelley (SG) John Nichols | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:33 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler can't finish the layup but the foul's on Graham Halverson - foul #1 on Graham Halverson, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth (PG), Victor Simmerman (PF), Gordon Zackery (C) Ernest Nivens, Robert Hogan, Robert Opperman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Devine (C) Craig Hargreaves | |
| 17:33 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:33 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:19 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Victor Simmerman - foul #1 on Victor Simmerman, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| 17:19 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:19 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:07 | Michigan | Randy Mitchell blocks the short jumper by Victor Simmerman | 4-8 |
| 17:05 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Aaron Devine | 4-8 |
| 16:59 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine misses the fadeaway from the right block | 4-8 |
| 16:57 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:48 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler is denied on a dunk by Randy Mitchell | 4-8 |
| 16:46 | Michigan | Larry Kelley snags the offensive board | 4-8 |
| 16:28 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Graham Halverson - foul #2 on Graham Halverson, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG), John Nichols (SG), Robert Hogan (PF) Emmanuel Collinsworth, Larry Kelley, Gordon Zackery | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (SF) Graham Halverson | |
| 16:28 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:28 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:10 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Opperman (C) Victor Simmerman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves (C) Brian Hardin | |
| 15:58 | Michigan | John Nichols connects on the floater from the right block | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fresh) SG - John Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donnie Tyler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Opperman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) SF - Aaron Devine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Craig Hargreaves (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell misses the jumper from the right block | 8-8 |
| 15:40 | Michigan | John Nichols gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 15:18 | Michigan | John Nichols misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-8 |
| 15:16 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:54 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 14:53 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:40 | Michigan | Aaron Devine is called for the reach on Donnie Tyler - foul #1 on Aaron Devine, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth (PG), Larry Kelley (SG), Victor Simmerman (PF), Gordon Zackery (C) Ernest Nivens, John Nichols, Robert Hogan, Robert Opperman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (SF) Craig Hargreaves | |
| 14:28 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler can't connect on a runner in the lane | 8-8 |
| 14:27 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:07 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 13:49 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Emmanuel Collinsworth and he's fouled by Lionel Weise - foul #1 on Lionel Weise, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves (C) Randy Mitchell | |
| 13:49 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler makes the free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:34 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 13:33 | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 13:28 | Michigan | Aaron Devine denies the turnaround by Emmanuel Collinsworth | 11-11 |
| 13:27 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery tips it back up and in | 13-11 |
| 13:01 | Minnesota | Gordon Zackery denies the turnaround by Aaron Devine | 13-11 |
| 12:59 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine grabs the offensive board | 13-11 |
| 12:48 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise is fouled on the floor by Emmanuel Collinsworth - foul #1 on Emmanuel Collinsworth, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG), John Nichols (SF), Robert Hogan (PF), Robert Opperman (C) Emmanuel Collinsworth, Donnie Tyler, Victor Simmerman, Gordon Zackery | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SG), Matthew Brown (SF) Lionel Weise, Gerald Hale | |
| 12:36 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Larry Kelley - foul #1 on Larry Kelley, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich (SG) Larry Kelley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:36 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:36 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:24 | Michigan | Robert Opperman misses short on a floater from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 12:23 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 12:12 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Brian Hardin | 13-15 |
| 11:47 | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (SG), Randy Mitchell (PF) Wayne Horton, Craig Hargreaves | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fresh) SG - Eugene Zimlich (fresh) SF - John Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Opperman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Hardin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew Brown (fresh) PF - Randy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Aaron Devine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Robert Hogan - foul #1 on Robert Hogan, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Kelley (SG) Eugene Zimlich | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Craig Hargreaves (C) Matthew Brown, Aaron Devine | |
| 11:17 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Hogan - foul #2 on Robert Hogan, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Michigan | Victor Simmerman (PF) Robert Hogan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 11:17 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:17 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:03 | Michigan | John Nichols is whistled for traveling | 13-16 |
| 10:50 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale is hacked by Victor Simmerman - foul #2 on Victor Simmerman, team foul #8 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth (PG), Donnie Tyler (SF), Gordon Zackery (PF) Ernest Nivens, Larry Kelley, Victor Simmerman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:50 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:50 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:50 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:40 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Emmanuel Collinsworth | 15-17 |
| 10:37 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-17 |
| Subs | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich (SG) John Nichols | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:23 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 10:21 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Lionel Weise | 15-17 |
| 09:55 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell knocks in the shot in the paint | 15-19 |
| 09:43 | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 09:42 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler gets the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:30 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler blows the dunk | 15-19 |
| 09:29 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 09:21 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 15-19 |
| 09:19 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell snags the offensive board | 15-19 |
| 09:07 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Gerald Hale | 15-21 |
| 08:51 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler's floater is tipped away by Randy Mitchell | 15-21 |
| 08:50 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Zackery | 15-21 |
| 08:40 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Emmanuel Collinsworth | 17-21 |
| 08:25 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise is hacked by Emmanuel Collinsworth - foul #2 on Emmanuel Collinsworth, team foul #9 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG), Larry Kelley (SG), John Nichols (SF) Emmanuel Collinsworth, Eugene Zimlich, Donnie Tyler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SF), Aaron Devine (C) Gerald Hale, Craig Hargreaves | |
| 08:25 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:25 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 08:19 | Michigan | Robert Opperman buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Larry Kelley | 19-21 |
| 08:03 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Nichols - foul #1 on John Nichols, team foul #10 | 19-21 |
| 08:03 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:03 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:03 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:45 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens clanks a shot in the lane | 19-21 |
| 07:44 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fresh) SG - Larry Kelley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gordon Zackery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Opperman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Brown (fresh) PF - Randy Mitchell (tiring) 5 pts. 4 blk. C - Aaron Devine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 07:34 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:19 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Hardin | 19-23 |
| 06:58 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-23 |
| 06:57 | Michigan | Robert Opperman grabs the offensive board | 19-23 |
| 06:50 | Michigan | Robert Opperman misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 19-23 |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:25 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-23 |
| 06:23 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Gordon Zackery | 19-23 |
| 06:09 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-23 |
| 06:08 | Michigan | John Nichols hits the follow up shot | 21-23 |
| 05:54 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Walker (PG), Eugene Zimlich (SG), Donnie Tyler (SF) Ernest Nivens, Larry Kelley, John Nichols | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Gerald Hale (SG), Craig Hargreaves (C) Lionel Weise, Brian Hardin, Randy Mitchell | |
| 05:42 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-23 |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jonathan Walker - foul #1 on Jonathan Walker, team foul #11 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell (PF) Matthew Brown | |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:16 | Michigan | Robert Opperman grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 05:01 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery is whistled for traveling | 21-24 |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Randy Mitchell is blocked by Robert Opperman | 21-24 |
| 04:41 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine grabs the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 04:23 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine is hacked by Eugene Zimlich - foul #1 on Eugene Zimlich, team foul #12 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG), John Nichols (SG) Jonathan Walker, Eugene Zimlich | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:23 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:23 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:02 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler lays it up and in set up by Ernest Nivens | 23-26 |
| 03:45 | Minnesota | Ernest Nivens is called for the reach on Wayne Horton - foul #2 on Ernest Nivens, team foul #13 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Hogan (PF), Victor Simmerman (C) Gordon Zackery, Robert Opperman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (SF), Graham Halverson (PF) Randy Mitchell, Craig Hargreaves | |
| 03:45 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:45 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:45 | Michigan | Robert Hogan gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ernest Nivens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donnie Tyler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Robert Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Simmerman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Horton (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Graham Halverson (fresh) C - Aaron Devine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler blows the dunk | 23-27 |
| 03:25 | Michigan | Victor Simmerman tips it in | 25-27 |
| 03:07 | Minnesota | Victor Simmerman takes the ball from Brian Hardin | 25-27 |
| 03:03 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-27 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SG), Craig Hargreaves (C) Wayne Horton, Gerald Hale | |
| 02:52 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Kelley (SG) John Nichols | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:39 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 25-27 |
| 02:38 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens tips it but misses | 25-27 |
| 02:36 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler can't tip it in | 25-27 |
| 02:35 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 02:28 | Minnesota | Victor Simmerman swats the layup by Craig Hargreaves | 25-27 |
| 02:27 | Michigan | Ernest Nivens snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 02:07 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-27 |
| 02:06 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Graham Halverson | 25-27 |
| 02:00 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Robert Hogan - foul #3 on Robert Hogan, team foul #14 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth (PG), Robert Opperman (C) Ernest Nivens, Robert Hogan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Gerald Hale (SG) Matthew Brown, Craig Hargreaves | |
| 02:00 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:00 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:41 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler buries a runner from close range and he's fouled by Brian Hardin - foul #1 on Brian Hardin, team foul #5 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Nichols (SG) Larry Kelley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:41 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler makes the free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-29 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise can't tip it in | 28-29 |
| 01:25 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Donnie Tyler | 28-29 |
| 01:08 | Michigan | John Nichols comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Brian Hardin - foul #2 on Brian Hardin, team foul #6 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Kelley (SG) Donnie Tyler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell (PF) Brian Hardin | |
| 01:08 | Michigan | John Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 01:08 | Michigan | John Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:55 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Lionel Weise | 30-31 |
| 00:44 | Michigan | Randy Mitchell picks off the pass by Victor Simmerman | 30-31 |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-31 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson gets the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise is hacked by Larry Kelley - foul #2 on Larry Kelley, team foul #15 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ernest Nivens (PG), Donnie Tyler (SF) Emmanuel Collinsworth, John Nichols | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (SG), Craig Hargreaves (C) Gerald Hale, Aaron Devine | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |