| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Roy Vines (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Petty (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dallas Hurst (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Tyler Payne (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bolen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Harrington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Wright (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Gerald Harrington inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Michigan | Dallas Hurst is called for the reach on Gerald Harrington in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dallas Hurst, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| 19:42 | Michigan | Tyler Payne is fouled on the floor by Dallas Hurst - foul #3 on Dallas Hurst, team foul #2 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Woodson (PG) Dallas Hurst | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 19:25 | Michigan | Aaron Wright hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Roberto Costa - foul #2 on Roberto Costa, team foul #3 | 23-35 |
| 19:25 | Michigan | Aaron Wright makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 19:25 | Michigan | Aaron Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | Jerry Petty pulls down the rebound | 23-36 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | Jerry Petty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 19:04 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Aaron Wright | 23-36 |
| 18:44 | Michigan | Christopher Stewart is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tyler Payne | 23-38 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | Jerry Petty buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Roy Vines | 25-38 |
| 18:19 | Michigan | Aaron Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Damien Henry (C) Adam Griffin | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Wolf (PG), Ralph Espy (SG), Jacob Hairston (SF), David Arneberg (PF), Raymond Cooke (C) Tyler Payne, Michael Bolen, Gerald Harrington, Aaron Wright, Christopher Stewart | |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | Michael Woodson is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Wolf - foul #1 on Ronald Wolf, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| 18:00 | Northwestern | Jerry Petty is fouled on the floor by Raymond Cooke - foul #1 on Raymond Cooke, team foul #2 | 25-38 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | Ronald Wolf is called for the reach on Roberto Costa - foul #2 on Ronald Wolf, team foul #3 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Adam Griffin (C) Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Jerry Petty scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Roy Vines | 28-38 |
| 17:14 | Michigan | Ralph Espy misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 17:13 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Adam Griffin | 28-38 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | Jerry Petty can't finish the layup | 28-38 |
| 16:56 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 16:32 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Roy Vines misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 28-38 |
| 16:13 | Michigan | David Arneberg grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 16:11 | Michigan | Jerry Petty is called for the reach on Ronald Wolf in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Petty, team foul #4 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roberto Costa (PF) Damien Henry | |
| Subs | Michigan | Tyler Payne (PG), Michael Bolen (SG), Gerald Harrington (SF), Aaron Wright (PF), Christopher Stewart (C) Ronald Wolf, Ralph Espy, Jacob Hairston, David Arneberg, Raymond Cooke | |
| 15:55 | Michigan | Tyler Payne is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Woodson - foul #2 on Michael Woodson, team foul #5 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Corey Morris (PG), David Myers (SG), Dallas Hurst (SF) Michael Woodson, Jerry Petty, Roy Vines | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 15:55 | Michigan | Tyler Payne misses the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 15:55 | Michigan | Tyler Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Corey Morris (fresh) 3 pf. SG - David Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dallas Hurst (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Roberto Costa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Griffin (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Tyler Payne (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Bolen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Harrington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa is whistled for traveling | 28-39 |
| 15:20 | Michigan | Tyler Payne knocks in the floater from the left block | 28-41 |
| 15:18 | Northwestern | David Myers is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Bolen - foul #3 on Michael Bolen, team foul #4 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerry Petty (SG) Adam Griffin | |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Ehlert (C) Christopher Stewart | |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | David Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Damien Henry (C) Dallas Hurst | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 14:26 | Michigan | Tyler Payne misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 14:25 | Michigan | Aaron Wright can't tip it in | 28-41 |
| 14:23 | Michigan | Aaron Wright grabs the offensive board | 28-41 |
| 14:09 | Michigan | Aaron Wright misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 28-41 |
| 14:07 | Michigan | Gerald Harrington grabs the offensive board | 28-41 |
| 13:49 | Michigan | Michael Bolen knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Aaron Wright | 28-43 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Corey Morris makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Petty | 30-43 |
| 13:06 | Michigan | Tyler Payne misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 30-43 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | Damien Henry gets the rebound | 30-43 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern | Tyler Payne is called for the reach on Corey Morris - foul #2 on Tyler Payne, team foul #5 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roy Vines (SG), Dallas Hurst (SF), Adam Griffin (C) Jerry Petty, David Myers, Damien Henry | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ralph Espy (SG), David Arneberg (PF), Christopher Stewart (C) Michael Bolen, Aaron Wright, Donald Ehlert | |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | Corey Morris is whistled for a carry | 30-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Wolf (PG), Jacob Hairston (SF) Tyler Payne, Gerald Harrington | |
| 12:23 | Michigan | Ronald Wolf double dribbles | 30-43 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Myers (SF) Dallas Hurst | |
| Subs | Michigan | Tyler Payne (PG), Raymond Cooke (C) Ronald Wolf, David Arneberg | |
| 11:37 | Michigan | Tyler Payne slams it home on a nice dish by Christopher Stewart | 30-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Corey Morris (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Roy Vines (tiring) 3 ast. SF - David Myers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Roberto Costa (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Griffin (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Tyler Payne (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Espy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Hairston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Cooke (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | David Myers can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-45 |
| 11:15 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Raymond Cooke | 30-45 |
| 10:56 | Michigan | Tyler Payne can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 30-45 |
| 10:54 | Michigan | Christopher Stewart snags the offensive board | 30-45 |
| 10:28 | Michigan | Christopher Stewart hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tyler Payne | 30-47 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 30-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Woodson (PG), Jerry Petty (SG), Dallas Hurst (SF), Damien Henry (PF) Corey Morris, Roy Vines, David Myers, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Wolf (PG), Michael Bolen (SG), Gerald Harrington (SF), David Arneberg (PF) Tyler Payne, Ralph Espy, Jacob Hairston, Christopher Stewart | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | The jumper by Dallas Hurst is denied by Raymond Cooke | 30-47 |
| 10:19 | Michigan | Ronald Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 10:02 | Michigan | Jerry Petty is called for the reach on Raymond Cooke - foul #3 on Jerry Petty, team foul #6 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Christopher Stewart (C) Raymond Cooke | |
| 09:48 | Michigan | Christopher Stewart connects on the open driving attempt from the left block | 30-49 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | Gerald Harrington takes the ball from Michael Woodson in the backcourt | 30-49 |
| 09:24 | Michigan | Christopher Stewart scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Wolf and he's hacked by Dallas Hurst - foul #4 on Dallas Hurst, team foul #7 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Myers (SF) Dallas Hurst | |
| Subs | Michigan | Tyler Payne (PG), Ralph Espy (SG), Aaron Wright (PF) Ronald Wolf, Michael Bolen, David Arneberg | |
| 09:24 | Michigan | Christopher Stewart makes the free throw | 30-52 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Tyler Payne - foul #3 on Tyler Payne, team foul #6 | 30-52 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 31-52 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 08:47 | Michigan | Christopher Stewart is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 32-52 |
| 08:45 | Michigan | Aaron Wright hits the follow up shot | 32-54 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | David Myers buries a 3 from straight away | 35-54 |
| 08:14 | Michigan | Aaron Wright banks in the layup set up by Tyler Payne | 35-56 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | David Myers misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Stewart - foul #1 on Christopher Stewart, team foul #7 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Corey Morris (PG), Roy Vines (SG), Roberto Costa (PF), Dallas Hurst (C) Michael Woodson, Jerry Petty, Damien Henry, Adam Griffin | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Wolf (PG), Michael Bolen (SG), David Arneberg (PF), Raymond Cooke (C) Tyler Payne, Ralph Espy, Aaron Wright, Christopher Stewart | |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | David Myers makes the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | David Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 07:37 | Michigan | Michael Bolen misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dallas Hurst - foul #5 on Dallas Hurst, team foul #8 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Damien Henry (C) Dallas Hurst | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 07:37 | Michigan | Michael Bolen makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 07:37 | Michigan | Michael Bolen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-58 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Corey Morris (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Roy Vines (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Myers (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Roberto Costa (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Damien Henry (tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ronald Wolf (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Bolen (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Harrington (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Arneberg (fresh) 5 reb. C - Raymond Cooke (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Roy Vines misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Gerald Harrington - foul #2 on Gerald Harrington, team foul #8 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Tyler Payne (PG), Jacob Hairston (SF) Ronald Wolf, Gerald Harrington | |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Roy Vines misses the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Roy Vines makes the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| 06:58 | Michigan | Michael Bolen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerry Petty (SG), Adam Griffin (C) Corey Morris, Damien Henry | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ralph Espy (SG), Donald Ehlert (PF) Michael Bolen, David Arneberg | |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Jerry Petty is denied on a layup by Raymond Cooke | 38-58 |
| 06:44 | Michigan | Jacob Hairston gets the rebound | 38-58 |
| 06:16 | Michigan | Ralph Espy clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Adam Griffin - foul #2 on Adam Griffin, team foul #9 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Woodson (PG) Roy Vines | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Wolf (PG), Gerald Harrington (SF), Aaron Wright (PF) Tyler Payne, Jacob Hairston, Raymond Cooke | |
| 06:16 | Michigan | Ralph Espy makes the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 06:16 | Michigan | Ralph Espy makes the 2nd free throw | 38-60 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | David Myers is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on David Myers, team foul #10 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roy Vines (SG), Damien Henry (C) Jerry Petty, Adam Griffin | |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Bolen (SG), Christopher Stewart (C) Ralph Espy, Donald Ehlert | |
| 05:29 | Michigan | Christopher Stewart can't finish the layup | 38-60 |
| 05:27 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Stewart | 38-60 |
| 04:58 | Michigan | Christopher Stewart buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Gerald Harrington and he's fouled by Damien Henry - foul #1 on Damien Henry, team foul #11 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Tyler Payne (PG), Ralph Espy (SG), Jacob Hairston (SF), David Arneberg (PF) Ronald Wolf, Michael Bolen, Gerald Harrington, Aaron Wright | |
| 04:58 | Michigan | Christopher Stewart makes the free throw | 38-63 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the lane | 38-63 |
| 04:36 | Michigan | Christopher Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 38-63 |
| 04:19 | Michigan | Tyler Payne hits a wide open jumper near the basket on a great pass from Ralph Espy | 38-65 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Christopher Stewart steps in front of the Michael Woodson pass | 38-65 |
| 03:45 | Michigan | Tyler Payne misses short on an open driving attempt in the lane | 38-65 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Roy Vines grabs the defensive rebound | 38-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Michael Woodson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Adam Griffin (C) Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Bolen (SG), Gerald Harrington (SF), Donald Ehlert (PF), Raymond Cooke (C) Ralph Espy, Jacob Hairston, David Arneberg, Christopher Stewart | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Woodson (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Roy Vines (tired) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Myers (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Damien Henry (very tired) 3 reb. C - Adam Griffin (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Tyler Payne (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Bolen (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Harrington (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ehlert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Cooke (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Michigan | Michael Bolen is called for 3 seconds | 38-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerry Petty (SF) David Myers | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Jerry Petty hits a runner from the right block and he's fouled by Gerald Harrington - foul #3 on Gerald Harrington, team foul #9 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Aaron Wright (PF) Donald Ehlert | |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Jerry Petty makes the free throw | 41-65 |
| 02:40 | Michigan | Tyler Payne hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Wright | 41-67 |
| 02:36 | Northwestern | Jerry Petty throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ralph Espy (SG) Michael Bolen | |
| 02:21 | Michigan | Damien Henry is called for the reach on Aaron Wright - foul #2 on Damien Henry, team foul #12 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Myers (SF) Jerry Petty | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Wolf (PG) Tyler Payne | |
| 02:21 | Michigan | Aaron Wright misses the 1st free throw | 41-67 |
| 02:21 | Michigan | Aaron Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 41-68 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Roy Vines double dribbles | 41-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Tyler Payne (PG), Michael Bolen (SG), Christopher Stewart (C) Ronald Wolf, Ralph Espy, Raymond Cooke | |
| 01:52 | Michigan | Roy Vines is called for the reach on Michael Bolen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Vines, team foul #13 | 41-68 |
| 01:52 | Michigan | Michael Bolen makes the 1st free throw | 41-69 |
| 01:52 | Michigan | Michael Bolen misses the 2nd free throw | 41-69 |
| 01:52 | Michigan | Christopher Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 41-69 |
| 01:23 | Michigan | Christopher Stewart misses long on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 41-69 |
| 01:21 | Michigan | Tyler Payne pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-69 |
| 01:05 | Michigan | Tyler Payne buries a floater from the left wing set up by Gerald Harrington | 41-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Gerald Harrington steals it from Michael Woodson in the backcourt | 41-71 |
| 00:42 | Michigan | Tyler Payne comes up short on the shot from close range | 41-71 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin pulls down the rebound | 41-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Michael Woodson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 41-71 |
| 00:32 | Michigan | Christopher Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 41-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan | Aaron Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Damien Henry - foul #3 on Damien Henry, team foul #14 | 41-71 |
| 00:30 | Michigan | Aaron Wright misses the 1st free throw | 41-71 |
| 00:30 | Michigan | Aaron Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 41-71 |
| 00:30 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Harrington | 41-71 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Tyler Payne runs out the clock | 41-71 |