| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Billy Dye (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Costanzo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Troia (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edgar Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Adams (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Brunner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski inbounds the ball | 30-14 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:49 | Northwestern | Edward Allen makes the jumper from the right side | 30-16 |
| 19:23 | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-16 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner gets the rebound | 30-16 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | James Homes lays it up and in | 30-18 |
| 18:26 | Michigan | Joshua Adams is called for a charge - foul #3 on Joshua Adams, team foul #1 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG), Robert Whitman (SF), Filip Mrozinski (C) James Homes, Miroslav Koski, Michael Morgan | |
| 18:00 | Northwestern | Edward Allen loses the dribble to Billy Dye | 30-18 |
| 17:57 | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo lays it in on a nice dish by Billy Dye | 32-18 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Richard Bernhard | 32-20 |
| 17:17 | Michigan | Billy Dye misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-20 |
| 17:15 | Michigan | Joshua Adams tips it back up and in | 34-20 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-23 |
| 16:37 | Michigan | Billy Dye misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Edward Allen - foul #2 on Edward Allen, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Miroslav Koski (SF) Edward Allen, Robert Whitman | |
| 16:37 | Michigan | Billy Dye makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 16:37 | Michigan | Billy Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-23 |
| 16:18 | Michigan | Edgar Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 15:56 | Michigan | Edgar Robinson is fouled on the floor by Todd Brunner - foul #2 on Todd Brunner, team foul #2 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | Daniel Baine (SG), Shane Elton (SF), Joseph Stewart (C) Manuel Costanzo, George Troia, Joshua Adams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG) Richard Bernhard | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Billy Dye (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Baine (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shane Elton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Edgar Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Stewart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Brunner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Michigan | Shane Elton can't finish the layup | 36-23 |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski grabs the board | 36-23 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | Edward Allen is hacked by Shane Elton - foul #1 on Shane Elton, team foul #2 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | Fredrick Matherly (PF) Edgar Robinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Michael Morgan (C) Edward Allen, Todd Brunner | |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | James Homes comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 36-23 |
| 14:47 | Michigan | Daniel Baine snags the defensive board | 36-23 |
| 14:33 | Michigan | Michael Morgan swats the layup by Billy Dye | 36-23 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan pulls down the rebound | 36-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-23 |
| 14:14 | Northwestern | James Homes gets the offensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan hits a wide open jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Richard Bernhard and he's hacked by Daniel Baine - foul #2 on Daniel Baine, team foul #3 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo (SG), George Troia (SF), Edgar Robinson (PF), Joshua Adams (C) Billy Dye, Daniel Baine, Fredrick Matherly, Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG) James Homes | |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan makes the free throw | 36-26 |
| 13:45 | Michigan | Joshua Adams misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Filip Mrozinski | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | Edward Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski's dunk attempt is rejected by George Troia | 36-26 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski snags the offensive board | 36-26 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-26 |
| 12:31 | Michigan | Edgar Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 12:22 | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-26 |
| 12:21 | Michigan | Edgar Robinson grabs the offensive board | 36-26 |
| 12:01 | Michigan | Joshua Adams can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 36-26 |
| 12:00 | Michigan | Edgar Robinson can't tip it in | 36-26 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Shane Elton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Costanzo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Troia (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edgar Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Joshua Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard's pass is intercepted by Edgar Robinson | 36-26 |
| 11:11 | Michigan | Joshua Adams misses long on a shot from the baseline | 36-26 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski double dribbles | 36-26 |
| Subs | Michigan | Billy Dye (PG), Daniel Baine (SF), Fredrick Matherly (PF) Shane Elton, George Troia, Edgar Robinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Robert Whitman (SF), Todd Brunner (PF) Richard Bernhard, Miroslav Koski, Michael Morgan | |
| 10:22 | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Baine | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | James Homes drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Whitman | 38-28 |
| 09:43 | Michigan | Edward Allen picks off the pass by Billy Dye | 38-28 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left side set up by James Homes | 38-30 |
| 09:01 | Michigan | Fredrick Matherly hits a shot from the free throw line | 40-30 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner can't finish the layup | 40-30 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Edward Allen knocks in the shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Manuel Costanzo - foul #2 on Manuel Costanzo, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | George Troia (SF), Edgar Robinson (PF), Joseph Stewart (C) Manuel Costanzo, Fredrick Matherly, Joshua Adams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski (SF) Robert Whitman | |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Edward Allen makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 08:05 | Michigan | Filip Mrozinski is called for the reach on Billy Dye - foul #4 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG) Edward Allen | |
| 07:44 | Michigan | Daniel Baine is fouled on the floor by Richard Bernhard - foul #1 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Billy Dye (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Baine (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Troia (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edgar Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Stewart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Todd Brunner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Filip Mrozinski (tiring) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Michigan | Billy Dye buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Stewart and he's hacked by James Homes - foul #2 on James Homes, team foul #5 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG) Richard Bernhard | |
| 07:24 | Michigan | Billy Dye makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Allen | 43-36 |
| 06:38 | Michigan | Miroslav Koski is called for the reach on Daniel Baine - foul #1 on Miroslav Koski, team foul #6 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo (SG), Joshua Adams (C) Daniel Baine, Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG) Edward Allen | |
| 06:15 | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo connects on the floater in the paint | 45-36 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski clanks a jump hook near the basket | 45-36 |
| 05:45 | Michigan | Edgar Robinson gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 05:41 | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-36 |
| 05:39 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner grabs the board | 45-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Homes | 45-39 |
| 05:12 | Michigan | George Troia blows the layup | 45-39 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 05:06 | Michigan | Billy Dye grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 04:44 | Michigan | Joshua Adams misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 04:42 | Michigan | George Troia tips it in | 47-39 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Homes | 47-41 |
| 03:58 | Michigan | Joshua Adams misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Filip Mrozinski - foul #5 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #7 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Shane Elton (PG), Daniel Baine (SF), Fredrick Matherly (PF) Billy Dye, George Troia, Edgar Robinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG), Michael Morgan (C) Richard Bernhard, Filip Mrozinski | |
| 03:58 | Michigan | Joshua Adams misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 03:58 | Michigan | Joshua Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 48-41 |
| 03:41 | Michigan | Daniel Baine gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Shane Elton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Costanzo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Baine (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Fredrick Matherly (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joshua Adams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Todd Brunner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Michigan | Fredrick Matherly knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Shane Elton | 50-41 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | Edward Allen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Homes | 50-44 |
| 02:50 | Michigan | Joshua Adams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Homes - foul #3 on James Homes, team foul #8 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Edgar Robinson (PF) Manuel Costanzo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG) James Homes | |
| 02:50 | Michigan | Joshua Adams makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 02:50 | Michigan | Joshua Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 02:50 | Michigan | Fredrick Matherly snags the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 02:50 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-44 |
| 02:28 | Michigan | Joshua Adams is called for traveling | 51-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Billy Dye (PG), Manuel Costanzo (SG), George Troia (SF) Fredrick Matherly, Daniel Baine, Shane Elton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 02:15 | Michigan | George Troia pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 01:49 | Michigan | Billy Dye evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left side | 51-44 |
| 01:47 | Michigan | Joshua Adams snags the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 01:24 | Michigan | Billy Dye lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Manuel Costanzo | 53-44 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG) Richard Bernhard | |
| 00:52 | Michigan | Joshua Adams is open and buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Billy Dye | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 55-44 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner gets the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 00:41 | Michigan | George Troia gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:21 | Michigan | Joshua Adams hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Edgar Robinson | 57-44 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan is fouled on the floor by Joshua Adams - foul #4 on Joshua Adams, team foul #5 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG), Robert Whitman (SG), Jarek Zanders (SF) James Homes, Edward Allen, Miroslav Koski | |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan loses the dribble to Joshua Adams | 57-44 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Billy Dye runs out the clock | 57-44 |