| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Easley (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ian Cosenza (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Louis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harry Nutting (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 19:38 | Notre Dame | William Cook gets the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:17 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 19:16 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:50 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Samuel Louis | 32-28 |
| 18:28 | Notre Dame | William Cook connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Roland | 32-30 |
| 18:03 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza loses the dribble to William Cook | 32-30 |
| 17:38 | Notre Dame | William Cook is hacked by Ian Cosenza - foul #2 on Ian Cosenza, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Loren Bugarin (PF) Samuel Louis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), David Luman (PF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Shelby Hise, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 17:20 | Michigan | Harry Nutting pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:56 | Michigan | Omar Hain makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ian Cosenza | 35-30 |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-30 |
| 16:43 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:22 | Michigan | Omar Hain evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 16:21 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Luman | 35-30 |
| 16:05 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Easley (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ian Cosenza (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Loren Bugarin (fresh) 7 pts. C - Harry Nutting (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Roland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Luman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Dancer (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Michigan | Loren Bugarin travels with the ball | 35-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Samuel Louis (PF), Carmelo Mendez (C) Loren Bugarin, Harry Nutting | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Gene Amon (C) Mark Boren, Sidney Gaither, David Luman, Dale Dancer | |
| 15:27 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 15:26 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 14:57 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza misses the layup against the doubleteam | 35-33 |
| 14:55 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Easley | 35-33 |
| 14:35 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez loses the ball out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), David Luman (PF) Shelby Hise, Gary Barrientes | |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 13:54 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez is denied on a layup by Ronald Roland | 35-36 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | David Luman grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 13:35 | Notre Dame | William Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Thomas (SF) Ian Cosenza | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, David Luman, Gene Amon | |
| 13:20 | Michigan | John Thomas's floater is tipped away by Gary Barrientes | 35-36 |
| 13:18 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 12:57 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-36 |
| 12:56 | Michigan | Samuel Louis snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 12:30 | Michigan | John Thomas connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Omar Hain | 38-36 |
| 12:18 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 38-36 |
| 12:17 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland grabs the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 11:58 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes can't tip it in | 38-36 |
| 11:55 | Michigan | Craig Easley gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Craig Easley (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Louis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Carmelo Mendez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Roland (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Dancer (fresh) | |
| 11:50 | Michigan | John Thomas is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Omar Hain | 41-36 |
| 11:38 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 11:23 | Michigan | Craig Easley gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 11:05 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Gary Barrientes - foul #2 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (PG), Nathan Simpson (SG), Ian Cosenza (SF), Loren Bugarin (PF) Omar Hain, Craig Easley, John Thomas, Samuel Louis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), David Luman (PF), Gene Amon (C) Mark Boren, Shelby Hise, Gary Barrientes, Dale Dancer | |
| 11:05 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:05 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:05 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gene Amon | 42-36 |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | David Luman makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Cook | 42-39 |
| 10:23 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza misses the dunk attempt | 42-39 |
| 10:22 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Carmelo Mendez | 42-39 |
| 09:55 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Zhu Wang and the foul's on Ronald Roland - foul #3 on Ronald Roland, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Harry Nutting (C) Carmelo Mendez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 09:55 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza misses the free throw | 44-39 |
| 09:55 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gene Amon | 44-39 |
| 09:49 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Cook | 44-42 |
| 09:33 | Michigan | Zhu Wang loses the dribble to Sidney Gaither | 44-42 |
| 09:15 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon is hacked by Loren Bugarin - foul #2 on Loren Bugarin, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Craig Easley (SG) Nathan Simpson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (SG) Sidney Gaither | |
| 08:57 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses the layup against the doubleteam | 44-42 |
| 08:55 | Michigan | Loren Bugarin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 08:34 | Michigan | Zhu Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Omar Hain (PG) Zhu Wang | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF) Shelby Hise, David Luman | |
| 08:19 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon is called for a backcourt violation | 44-42 |
| 08:01 | Michigan | Harry Nutting is alone and drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Omar Hain | 46-42 |
| 07:52 | Notre Dame | Craig Easley picks off the pass by Ronald Roland | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Craig Easley (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ian Cosenza (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Loren Bugarin (fresh) 7 pts. C - Harry Nutting (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Roland (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Michigan | Omar Hain misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by William Cook - foul #2 on William Cook, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Thomas (SF), Samuel Louis (PF) Ian Cosenza, Loren Bugarin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (SG), David Luman (PF) Sidney Gaither, Gary Barrientes | |
| 07:36 | Michigan | Omar Hain makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:36 | Michigan | Omar Hain makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 06:46 | Michigan | John Thomas clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Shelby Hise - foul #2 on Shelby Hise, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez (C) Harry Nutting | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Shelby Hise, David Luman, Gene Amon | |
| 06:46 | Michigan | John Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 06:46 | Michigan | John Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:33 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer misses the easy layup | 50-45 |
| 06:32 | Michigan | Samuel Louis gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 06:04 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Omar Hain | 52-45 |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (PG), Nathan Simpson (SG), Ian Cosenza (SF), Loren Bugarin (PF) Omar Hain, Craig Easley, John Thomas, Samuel Louis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), David Luman (PF), Gene Amon (C) Mark Boren, Sidney Gaither, Gary Barrientes, Dale Dancer | |
| 05:25 | Michigan | Loren Bugarin buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Ian Cosenza | 54-45 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | David Luman snags the offensive board | 54-45 |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-45 |
| 05:04 | Michigan | Loren Bugarin grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 04:43 | Michigan | Zhu Wang is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 04:25 | Michigan | Loren Bugarin grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 04:04 | Michigan | Loren Bugarin's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Roland | 57-45 |
| 04:03 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland's floater is knocked away by Carmelo Mendez | 57-45 |
| 03:50 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 03:50 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Omar Hain (PG), Craig Easley (SG), Samuel Louis (PF), Harry Nutting (C) Zhu Wang, Nathan Simpson, Loren Bugarin, Carmelo Mendez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Shelby Hise, David Luman, Gene Amon | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Craig Easley (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ian Cosenza (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Louis (fresh) 4 reb. C - Harry Nutting (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Roland (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Dancer (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Michigan | Harry Nutting misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dale Dancer - foul #2 on Dale Dancer, team foul #5 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Gene Amon (C) Mark Boren, Dale Dancer | |
| 03:30 | Michigan | Harry Nutting misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 03:30 | Michigan | Harry Nutting makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 58-45 |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Barrientes | 58-45 |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Omar Hain - foul #2 on Omar Hain, team foul #3 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (PG), Nathan Simpson (SG), John Thomas (SF), Loren Bugarin (PF), Carmelo Mendez (C) Omar Hain, Craig Easley, Ian Cosenza, Samuel Louis, Harry Nutting | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), David Luman (SF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Ronald Roland, Gene Amon | |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes misses the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 03:03 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Carmelo Mendez | 58-45 |
| 02:39 | Michigan | John Thomas clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| 02:23 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes's floater is tipped away by Carmelo Mendez | 58-45 |
| 02:21 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer hits the follow up shot | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:57 | Michigan | Nathan Simpson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 01:55 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 01:43 | Notre Dame | David Luman makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Sidney Gaither | 58-49 |
| 01:43 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Omar Hain (PG), Craig Easley (SG), Ian Cosenza (SF), Samuel Louis (PF), Harry Nutting (C) Zhu Wang, Nathan Simpson, John Thomas, Loren Bugarin, Carmelo Mendez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gene Amon (C) Mark Boren, Sidney Gaither, David Luman, Dale Dancer | |
| 01:23 | Michigan | Harry Nutting hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the left block | 58-49 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:16 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses the 3 from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 01:14 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 00:46 | Michigan | Samuel Louis travels with the ball | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | William Cook can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 00:39 | Michigan | Samuel Louis pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan | Samuel Louis is fouled in the backcourt by William Cook - foul #3 on William Cook, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Loren Bugarin (SF), Carmelo Mendez (C) Ian Cosenza, Harry Nutting | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:35 | Michigan | Samuel Louis is hacked by Ronald Roland - foul #4 on Ronald Roland, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| 00:35 | Michigan | Samuel Louis makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:35 | Michigan | Samuel Louis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes is fouled on the floor by Loren Bugarin - foul #3 on Loren Bugarin, team foul #4 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (PG), Nathan Simpson (SG), John Thomas (SF) Omar Hain, Craig Easley, Samuel Louis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Dennis Mabry (SF), David Luman (PF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Shelby Hise, Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by David Luman | 60-51 |
| 00:27 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Omar Hain (PG), Craig Easley (SG), Samuel Louis (PF) Zhu Wang, Nathan Simpson, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Gene Amon (C) Mark Boren, Sidney Gaither, Dennis Mabry, David Luman, Dale Dancer | |
| 00:25 | Michigan | Omar Hain is fouled in the backcourt by William Cook - foul #4 on William Cook, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| 00:25 | Michigan | Omar Hain makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:25 | Michigan | Omar Hain makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-51 |
| 00:16 | Michigan | Craig Easley pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Omar Hain runs out the clock | 62-51 |