| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) SF - Young Qian (fresh) PF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) C - William Musson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Roseboro (fresh) SG - Donald Gagliano (fresh) SF - Leo Goodwin (fresh) PF - John Moultrie (fresh) C - Jarrod Lamb (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Ray Thrower wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Iowa | William Musson connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Ray Thrower | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Michigan | John Moultrie clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Young Qian - foul #1 on Young Qian, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Michigan | John Moultrie makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:25 | Michigan | John Moultrie makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Iowa | Young Qian scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jose Ponce | 5-2 |
| 18:51 | Michigan | Ray Thrower picks off the pass by Leo Goodwin | 5-2 |
| 18:24 | Iowa | William Musson scores on a shot from the baseline | 7-2 |
| 18:09 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano is fouled on the floor by Young Qian - foul #2 on Young Qian, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (SF) Young Qian | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 18:00 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Lamar - foul #1 on Charles Lamar, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| 18:00 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 18:00 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:31 | Iowa | William Musson is hacked by Jarrod Lamb - foul #1 on Jarrod Lamb, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 17:11 | Iowa | Ray Thrower's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-4 |
| 16:47 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leo Goodwin | 7-6 |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Leo Goodwin swats the shot by Jose Ponce | 7-6 |
| 16:27 | Iowa | William Musson tips it home | 9-6 |
| 16:10 | Michigan | John Moultrie misses the easy layup | 9-6 |
| 16:08 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 15:54 | Iowa | Ray Thrower clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 15:53 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Lamar (fresh) PF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Roseboro (fresh) SG - Donald Gagliano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leo Goodwin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Moultrie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jarrod Lamb (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 9-6 |
| 15:32 | Iowa | Ray Thrower grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:08 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes is denied on a layup by John Moultrie | 9-6 |
| 15:07 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 15:02 | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 15:01 | Iowa | Ray Thrower pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:55 | Iowa | Ray Thrower can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 14:53 | Iowa | William Musson tips it in | 11-6 |
| 14:39 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ray Thrower - foul #1 on Ray Thrower, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Norris (PG), John Hilliker (SG) Jeffrey Roseboro, Donald Gagliano | |
| 14:39 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb misses the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 14:39 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:28 | Iowa | Ray Thrower connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jose Ponce | 14-7 |
| 14:16 | Michigan | Leroy Norris is hacked by Charles Lamar - foul #2 on Charles Lamar, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF) Charles Lamar | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kenneth Becker (C) Jarrod Lamb | |
| 14:04 | Michigan | Young Qian steals it from Leo Goodwin | 14-7 |
| 13:48 | Iowa | Jose Ponce is fouled on the floor by John Moultrie - foul #1 on John Moultrie, team foul #2 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Jim Rhodes | |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Gagliano (SG) John Hilliker | |
| 13:19 | Iowa | John Moultrie steals the ball from Huang-fu Xiang | 14-7 |
| 13:13 | Michigan | John Moultrie lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Becker | 14-9 |
| 12:48 | Iowa | William Musson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Becker - foul #1 on Kenneth Becker, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Larry Carr (C) Young Qian | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro (PG) Leroy Norris | |
| 12:48 | Iowa | William Musson makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 12:48 | Iowa | William Musson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 12:29 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano travels with the ball | 16-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF), Jim Rhodes (PF) Huang-fu Xiang, Larry Carr | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 12:09 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-9 |
| 12:07 | Michigan | John Moultrie gets the rebound | 16-9 |
| 11:50 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano's pass is intercepted by Ray Thrower | 16-9 |
| 11:46 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses the lay-in | 16-9 |
| 11:44 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker grabs the board | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) C - William Musson (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Roseboro (fresh) SG - Donald Gagliano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leo Goodwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Moultrie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Becker (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-9 |
| 11:31 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker tips it in | 16-11 |
| 11:06 | Iowa | William Musson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jim Rhodes | 18-11 |
| 10:58 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Jim Rhodes - foul #1 on Jim Rhodes, team foul #6 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (PF), Larry Carr (C) Jim Rhodes, William Musson | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Hilliker (SG), Earnest McElwee (SF) Donald Gagliano, Leo Goodwin | |
| 10:58 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 10:58 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:34 | Iowa | Ray Thrower is whistled for a carry | 18-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Scott Catt (PF), Jarrod Lamb (C) John Moultrie, Kenneth Becker | |
| 10:21 | Michigan | Earnest McElwee is denied on a layup by Huang-fu Xiang | 18-13 |
| 10:20 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Catt | 18-13 |
| 10:10 | Michigan | John Hilliker misses the dunk but the foul's on Ray Thrower - foul #2 on Ray Thrower, team foul #7 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (SG) Ray Thrower | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 10:10 | Michigan | John Hilliker makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:10 | Michigan | John Hilliker makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:46 | Iowa | Jose Ponce comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-15 |
| 09:44 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 09:29 | Michigan | Young Qian steps in front of the John Hilliker pass | 18-15 |
| 09:26 | Iowa | Jose Ponce can't finish the layup | 18-15 |
| 09:24 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang grabs the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:13 | Iowa | Larry Carr misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 09:12 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Scott Catt | 18-15 |
| 09:05 | Michigan | John Hilliker makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Scott Catt and he's hacked by Charles Lamar - foul #3 on Charles Lamar, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SG), Jim Rhodes (PF), William Musson (C) Charles Lamar, Huang-fu Xiang, Larry Carr | |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Norris (PG), Leo Goodwin (SF), John Moultrie (PF) Jeffrey Roseboro, Earnest McElwee, Scott Catt | |
| 09:05 | Michigan | John Hilliker misses the free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:05 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jim Rhodes | 18-17 |
| 08:41 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 08:40 | Michigan | The rebound goes to John Hilliker | 18-17 |
| 08:36 | Michigan | Jose Ponce is called for the reach on Leo Goodwin - foul #1 on Jose Ponce, team foul #9 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Gagliano (SG) John Hilliker | |
| 08:36 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:36 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:18 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 07:59 | Michigan | Leroy Norris misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jose Ponce - foul #2 on Jose Ponce, team foul #10 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kenneth Becker (C) Jarrod Lamb | |
| 07:59 | Michigan | Leroy Norris makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:59 | Michigan | Leroy Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:36 | Iowa | William Musson's fadeaway is rejected by John Moultrie | 21-19 |
| 07:35 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Young Qian (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Leroy Norris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Gagliano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leo Goodwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Moultrie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Becker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Leroy Norris | 21-21 |
| 06:48 | Iowa | Jose Ponce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (PG), Huang-fu Xiang (PF), Larry Carr (C) Jose Ponce, Jim Rhodes, William Musson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro (PG), Jarrod Lamb (C) Leroy Norris, Kenneth Becker | |
| 06:32 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-21 |
| 06:11 | Iowa | Ray Thrower can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 21-21 |
| 06:10 | Iowa | Larry Carr tips it back up and in | 23-21 |
| 05:49 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 23-21 |
| 05:47 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb tips it back up and in | 23-23 |
| 05:36 | Iowa | Charles Lamar hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ray Thrower | 26-23 |
| 05:22 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin drills a jumper from the left block | 26-25 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Charles Lamar can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-25 |
| 04:56 | Iowa | Ray Thrower gets the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 04:40 | Iowa | Ray Thrower is fouled on the floor by Jarrod Lamb - foul #2 on Jarrod Lamb, team foul #4 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Jim Rhodes (PF), William Musson (C) Young Qian, Huang-fu Xiang, Larry Carr | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Hilliker (SG), Earnest McElwee (SF), Scott Catt (PF), Kenneth Becker (C) Donald Gagliano, Leo Goodwin, John Moultrie, Jarrod Lamb | |
| 04:17 | Iowa | William Musson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 04:16 | Michigan | John Hilliker pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 03:56 | Michigan | John Hilliker is hacked by Ray Thrower - foul #3 on Ray Thrower, team foul #11 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF) Charles Lamar | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 03:56 | Michigan | John Hilliker makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:56 | Michigan | John Hilliker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Scott Catt denies the turnaround by Jose Ponce | 26-27 |
| 03:30 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Young Qian (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Roseboro (fairly fresh) SG - John Hilliker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Earnest McElwee (fresh) PF - Scott Catt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Becker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Michigan | John Hilliker is denied on a layup by William Musson | 26-27 |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | William Musson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jose Ponce | 28-27 |
| 02:45 | Michigan | Earnest McElwee is fouled on the floor by Jim Rhodes - foul #2 on Jim Rhodes, team foul #12 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (SG), Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Ray Thrower, Jim Rhodes | |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Norris (PG), Donald Gagliano (SG), John Moultrie (PF), Jarrod Lamb (C) Jeffrey Roseboro, John Hilliker, Scott Catt, Kenneth Becker | |
| 02:45 | Michigan | Earnest McElwee makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:45 | Michigan | Earnest McElwee makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:17 | Iowa | William Musson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on William Musson, team foul #13 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Leo Goodwin (SF) Earnest McElwee | |
| 02:01 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano is fouled on the floor by Huang-fu Xiang - foul #1 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #14 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Larry Carr (C) William Musson | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 02:01 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:01 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:01 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 01:41 | Iowa | Larry Carr can't finish the layup | 28-30 |
| 01:40 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 01:35 | Michigan | Leroy Norris misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Young Qian - foul #3 on Young Qian, team foul #15 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SG) Young Qian | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 01:35 | Michigan | Leroy Norris makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:35 | Michigan | Leroy Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:10 | Iowa | Larry Carr blows the layup | 28-32 |
| 01:08 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 01:02 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leroy Norris | 28-34 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Larry Carr travels with the ball | 28-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jim Rhodes (PF), William Musson (C) Huang-fu Xiang, Larry Carr | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro (PG), Kenneth Becker (C) Leroy Norris, Jarrod Lamb | |
| 00:42 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Becker and the foul's on Jim Rhodes - foul #3 on Jim Rhodes, team foul #16 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Charles Lamar, Jim Rhodes | |
| Subs | Michigan | Scott Catt (PF) John Moultrie | |
| 00:42 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin makes the free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Ray Thrower comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 00:11 | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 00:05 | Michigan | Scott Catt comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 28-37 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Ray Thrower pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses short on a halfcourt shot | 28-37 |