| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Galbreath (fresh) SG - Herman Fletcher (fresh) SF - Alexander Peterson (fresh) PF - Eric Moore (fresh) C - Michael McGahey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Collinsworth (fresh) SG - Larry Kelley (fresh) SF - John Nichols (fresh) PF - Gordon Zackery (fresh) C - Charles Crumrine (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Michael McGahey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Cornell | Charles Crumrine steals the ball from Eric Moore | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Cornell | Michael McGahey hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 18:51 | Michigan | John Nichols makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Kelley | 2-6 |
| 18:34 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 18:32 | Michigan | Charles Crumrine grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 18:23 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery connects on the open jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Emmanuel Collinsworth | 2-8 |
| 18:06 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-8 |
| 17:57 | Michigan | John Nichols makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Kelley | 5-11 |
| 17:40 | Cornell | Eric Moore can't finish the layup | 5-11 |
| 17:38 | Michigan | Charles Crumrine grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 17:34 | Michigan | Herman Fletcher steps in front of the Larry Kelley pass in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| 17:14 | Cornell | Michael McGahey is whistled for traveling | 5-11 |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Sipes (PG), Filip Zagorac (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Harold Hardy (PF), Vernon Prager (C) Richard Galbreath, Herman Fletcher, Alexander Peterson, Eric Moore, Michael McGahey | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Walker (PG), Scott Knowles (SG), Charles Taylor (PF), James Thao (C) Emmanuel Collinsworth, Larry Kelley, Gordon Zackery, Charles Crumrine | |
| 16:50 | Michigan | John Nichols hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jonathan Walker | 5-13 |
| 16:37 | Cornell | Keith Sipes buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Richard Johnson | 7-13 |
| 16:21 | Michigan | John Nichols loses the ball out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG) Vernon Prager | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 16:01 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | Herman Fletcher (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Eric Moore (PF), Michael McGahey (C) Keith Sipes, Filip Zagorac, Harold Hardy, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich (SG) Scott Knowles | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Allen Rowlands (fresh) SG - Herman Fletcher (fresh) SF - Alexander Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Moore (fairly fresh) C - Michael McGahey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jonathan Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Zimlich (fresh) SF - John Nichols (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Taylor (fresh) C - James Thao (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Michigan | John Nichols can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 15:40 | Cornell | Michael McGahey grabs the board | 7-13 |
| 15:28 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eugene Zimlich - foul #1 on Eugene Zimlich, team foul #1 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth (PG), Larry Kelley (SG), Gordon Zackery (PF), Charles Crumrine (C) Jonathan Walker, Eugene Zimlich, Charles Taylor, James Thao | |
| 15:28 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 15:28 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 15:26 | Michigan | Allen Rowlands is called for the reach on Emmanuel Collinsworth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allen Rowlands, team foul #1 | 8-13 |
| 15:16 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery is whistled for traveling | 8-13 |
| 14:54 | Cornell | Eric Moore misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 14:53 | Michigan | John Nichols gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:49 | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 8-13 |
| 14:47 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery tips it back up and in | 8-15 |
| 14:35 | Cornell | Allen Rowlands double dribbles | 8-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Sipes (PG), Filip Zagorac (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Harold Hardy (PF), Vernon Prager (C) Allen Rowlands, Herman Fletcher, Alexander Peterson, Eric Moore, Michael McGahey | |
| Subs | Michigan | Scott Knowles (SF) John Nichols | |
| 14:17 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery throws it down | 8-17 |
| 13:57 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-17 |
| 13:56 | Cornell | Vernon Prager tips it in | 10-17 |
| 13:54 | Michigan | Scott Knowles's pass is intercepted by Vernon Prager in the backcourt | 10-17 |
| 13:37 | Cornell | Larry Kelley is called for the reach on Vernon Prager - foul #1 on Larry Kelley, team foul #2 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Herman Fletcher (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Eric Moore (PF), Michael McGahey (C) Keith Sipes, Filip Zagorac, Richard Johnson, Harold Hardy, Vernon Prager | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Walker (PG), Eugene Zimlich (SG), John Nichols (SF), Charles Taylor (PF) Emmanuel Collinsworth, Larry Kelley, Scott Knowles, Gordon Zackery | |
| 13:28 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 13:07 | Michigan | Charles Taylor is hacked by Michael McGahey - foul #1 on Michael McGahey, team foul #2 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Thao (C) Charles Crumrine | |
| 12:56 | Michigan | John Nichols misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-17 |
| 12:55 | Michigan | James Thao tips it in | 13-19 |
| 12:40 | Cornell | Michael McGahey hits a runner from the right block | 15-19 |
| 12:31 | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich is fouled on the floor by Herman Fletcher - foul #1 on Herman Fletcher, team foul #3 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG), Filip Zagorac (SF) Richard Galbreath, Alexander Peterson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Gordon Zackery (PF) Charles Taylor | |
| 12:19 | Michigan | John Nichols makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eugene Zimlich | 15-21 |
| 12:03 | Cornell | Eric Moore misses short on a floater from the right wing | 15-21 |
| 12:02 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 11:41 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Jonathan Walker | 15-23 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Allen Rowlands (fresh) SG - Herman Fletcher (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Filip Zagorac (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Moore (tiring) C - Michael McGahey (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jonathan Walker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Zimlich (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Nichols (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Gordon Zackery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Thao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 11:29 | Michigan | James Thao grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 11:15 | Michigan | Herman Fletcher is called for the reach on Eugene Zimlich - foul #2 on Herman Fletcher, team foul #4 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Keith Sipes (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Harold Hardy (PF), Vernon Prager (C) Allen Rowlands, Herman Fletcher, Filip Zagorac, Eric Moore, Michael McGahey | |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth (PG), Larry Kelley (SG), Scott Knowles (SF), Charles Crumrine (C) Jonathan Walker, Eugene Zimlich, John Nichols, James Thao | |
| 11:03 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery is open but comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 15-23 |
| 11:01 | Cornell | Vernon Prager pulls down the rebound | 15-23 |
| 10:36 | Cornell | Keith Sipes knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 17-23 |
| 10:21 | Michigan | Charles Crumrine clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Vernon Prager - foul #1 on Vernon Prager, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Alexander Peterson (SF) Vernon Prager | |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Taylor (PF) Gordon Zackery | |
| 10:21 | Michigan | Charles Crumrine misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 10:21 | Michigan | Charles Crumrine misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 10:21 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Harold Hardy | 17-23 |
| 10:03 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath clanks a shot from the right block | 17-23 |
| 10:02 | Michigan | Larry Kelley pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:42 | Michigan | Scott Knowles comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-23 |
| 09:40 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 17-23 |
| 09:18 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 09:17 | Cornell | Richard Johnson tips it back up and in | 19-23 |
| 09:14 | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG), Filip Zagorac (SG), Eric Moore (PF), Michael McGahey (C) Richard Galbreath, Keith Sipes, Richard Johnson, Harold Hardy | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Walker (PG), John Nichols (SF), James Thao (C) Emmanuel Collinsworth, Scott Knowles, Charles Crumrine | |
| 08:58 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-23 |
| 08:46 | Michigan | Charles Taylor is denied on a layup by Michael McGahey | 21-23 |
| 08:44 | Cornell | Michael McGahey grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 08:31 | Cornell | Eric Moore lays it up and in and he's fouled by James Thao - foul #1 on James Thao, team foul #3 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Sipes (SG) Filip Zagorac | |
| Subs | Michigan | Gordon Zackery (PF) Charles Taylor | |
| 08:31 | Cornell | Eric Moore misses the free throw | 23-23 |
| 08:31 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 08:22 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery is hacked by Eric Moore - foul #1 on Eric Moore, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Vernon Prager (C) Allen Rowlands, Michael McGahey | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 08:11 | Michigan | Larry Kelley hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 23-23 |
| 08:09 | Michigan | James Thao grabs the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 07:59 | Michigan | Richard Galbreath picks off the pass by James Thao | 23-23 |
| 07:50 | Cornell | Keith Sipes drills a jumper from the right block set up by Alexander Peterson and he's fouled by Gordon Zackery - foul #1 on Gordon Zackery, team foul #4 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Harold Hardy (C) Vernon Prager | |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth (PG), Eugene Zimlich (SG), Charles Crumrine (C) Jonathan Walker, Larry Kelley, James Thao | |
| 07:50 | Cornell | Keith Sipes misses the free throw | 25-23 |
| 07:50 | Michigan | Charles Crumrine pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 07:43 | Michigan | Charles Crumrine misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-23 |
| 07:42 | Cornell | Harold Hardy snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Galbreath (tiring) SG - Keith Sipes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alexander Peterson (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Eric Moore (tiring) 2 pts. C - Harold Hardy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Collinsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Zimlich (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Nichols (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Gordon Zackery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Crumrine (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Cornell | Keith Sipes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gordon Zackery - foul #2 on Gordon Zackery, team foul #5 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Filip Zagorac (SF), Michael McGahey (C) Alexander Peterson, Eric Moore | |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Taylor (PF) Gordon Zackery | |
| 07:28 | Cornell | Keith Sipes misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 07:28 | Cornell | Keith Sipes makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 07:18 | Michigan | Eugene Zimlich misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 07:17 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to John Nichols | 26-23 |
| 07:12 | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth misses the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 26-23 |
| 07:10 | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 07:05 | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth travels with the ball | 26-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG), Richard Johnson (SF) Richard Galbreath, Keith Sipes | |
| Subs | Michigan | Scott Knowles (SF) John Nichols | |
| 06:50 | Cornell | Allen Rowlands hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 06:49 | Michigan | Charles Crumrine gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 06:36 | Michigan | Filip Zagorac takes the ball from Eugene Zimlich | 26-23 |
| 06:13 | Cornell | Charles Crumrine steps in front of the Michael McGahey pass | 26-23 |
| 06:00 | Michigan | Charles Crumrine misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Michael McGahey - foul #2 on Michael McGahey, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Keith Sipes (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Eric Moore (PF), Vernon Prager (C) Allen Rowlands, Filip Zagorac, Richard Johnson, Harold Hardy, Michael McGahey | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Walker (PG), Larry Kelley (SG), John Nichols (SF) Emmanuel Collinsworth, Eugene Zimlich, Scott Knowles | |
| 06:00 | Michigan | Charles Crumrine makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:00 | Michigan | Charles Crumrine makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:50 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 05:48 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath snags the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 05:40 | Cornell | Eric Moore misses short on a shot from the left side | 26-25 |
| 05:39 | Cornell | Vernon Prager pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 05:26 | Cornell | Keith Sipes is hacked by Larry Kelley - foul #2 on Larry Kelley, team foul #6 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Scott Knowles (SG), James Thao (C) Larry Kelley, Charles Crumrine | |
| 05:05 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson travels with the ball | 26-25 |
| 04:56 | Michigan | Scott Knowles drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Nichols | 26-28 |
| 04:31 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 04:30 | Michigan | James Thao grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 04:26 | Michigan | Scott Knowles knocks in the floater from the left side set up by John Nichols | 26-30 |
| 04:14 | Cornell | Eric Moore is fouled on the floor by Charles Taylor - foul #1 on Charles Taylor, team foul #7 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Filip Zagorac (SF), Harold Hardy (C) Richard Galbreath, Keith Sipes, Alexander Peterson, Vernon Prager | |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth (PG) Jonathan Walker | |
| 04:14 | Cornell | Eric Moore makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:14 | Cornell | Eric Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 03:58 | Michigan | Charles Taylor misses long on an open turnaround from close range | 28-30 |
| 03:57 | Michigan | James Thao snags the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 03:43 | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-30 |
| 03:42 | Cornell | Eric Moore grabs the board | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Allen Rowlands (fresh) SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Filip Zagorac (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Moore (tired) 4 pts. C - Harold Hardy (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Collinsworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Knowles (tiring) 5 pts. SF - John Nichols (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Taylor (tiring) C - James Thao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac hits the finger roll set up by Richard Johnson | 30-30 |
| 03:14 | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Nichols | 30-33 |
| 02:54 | Cornell | Richard Johnson blows the dunk | 30-33 |
| 02:53 | Michigan | James Thao gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 02:32 | Michigan | Filip Zagorac is called for the reach on James Thao - foul #1 on Filip Zagorac, team foul #8 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Sipes (PG), Herman Fletcher (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Vernon Prager (PF), Michael McGahey (C) Allen Rowlands, Richard Johnson, Filip Zagorac, Eric Moore, Harold Hardy | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Walker (PG), Eugene Zimlich (SG), Gordon Zackery (PF) Emmanuel Collinsworth, Scott Knowles, Charles Taylor | |
| 02:32 | Michigan | James Thao misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:32 | Cornell | Vernon Prager gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 02:28 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 02:26 | Cornell | Vernon Prager gets the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 02:15 | Cornell | Jonathan Walker steals it from Vernon Prager | 30-33 |
| 02:13 | Michigan | Jonathan Walker is hacked by Keith Sipes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Sipes, team foul #9 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Crumrine (C) James Thao | |
| 02:13 | Michigan | Jonathan Walker makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 02:13 | Michigan | Jonathan Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 01:56 | Cornell | Michael McGahey is fouled on the floor by Eugene Zimlich - foul #2 on Eugene Zimlich, team foul #8 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG) Keith Sipes | |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Kelley (SG) Eugene Zimlich | |
| 01:56 | Cornell | Michael McGahey makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:56 | Cornell | Michael McGahey misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:56 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 01:37 | Michigan | Larry Kelley hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jonathan Walker | 31-38 |
| 01:08 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 01:06 | Cornell | Michael McGahey tips it home | 33-38 |
| 00:54 | Michigan | John Nichols is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 00:53 | Cornell | Vernon Prager grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 00:34 | Cornell | Charles Crumrine picks off the pass by Alexander Peterson | 33-38 |
| 00:17 | Michigan | Larry Kelley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG), Keith Sipes (SF), Eric Moore (PF) Richard Galbreath, Alexander Peterson, Vernon Prager | |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Collinsworth (PG), Eugene Zimlich (SG), Scott Knowles (SF), James Thao (C) Jonathan Walker, Larry Kelley, John Nichols, Charles Crumrine | |
| 00:05 | Cornell | Allen Rowlands's pass is intercepted by Eugene Zimlich | 33-38 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Gordon Zackery hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 33-38 |