| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rudolph Green (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Wicker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Godley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Haubert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Samuel Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Manz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Earl Mitchem (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Wade (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Weber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | John Rice inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Michigan | Brandon Wicker scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Rudolph Green | 34-32 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Wade | 34-34 |
| 18:58 | Michigan | John Rice is hacked by Earl Mitchem - foul #1 on Earl Mitchem, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 18:38 | Michigan | Kyle Godley loses the ball out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | William Manz hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 18:03 | Michigan | Kyle Godley is open and buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Rudolph Green | 36-37 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-37 |
| 17:46 | Michigan | Victor Haubert grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 17:39 | Michigan | Kyle Godley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-37 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 36-37 |
| 17:17 | Michigan | Victor Haubert gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:56 | Michigan | Brandon Wicker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 16:54 | Michigan | Kyle Godley pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:41 | Michigan | John Rice hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-37 |
| 16:39 | Michigan | Rudolph Green tips it in | 38-37 |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright is called for 10 seconds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | George Lade (SF), Adam Schultz (C) John Rice, Victor Haubert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:11 | Michigan | Rudolph Green loses the dribble to William Manz | 38-37 |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade is hacked by Kyle Godley - foul #2 on Kyle Godley, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins (SF) Earl Mitchem | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rudolph Green (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brandon Wicker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - George Lade (fresh) PF - Kyle Godley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Samuel Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Manz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Bill Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Wade (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Weber (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Carlos Weber | 38-39 |
| 15:23 | Michigan | Bill Jenkins is called for the reach on George Lade - foul #4 on Bill Jenkins, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem (SF) Bill Jenkins | |
| 15:10 | Michigan | Adam Schultz's pass is intercepted by William Manz | 38-39 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade banks in the layup set up by William Manz | 38-41 |
| 14:59 | Michigan | Rudolph Green misses the easy layup but the foul's on Earl Mitchem - foul #2 on Earl Mitchem, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney (C) Carlos Weber | |
| 14:59 | Michigan | Rudolph Green makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:59 | Michigan | Rudolph Green makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | William Manz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 14:40 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Rudolph Green | 40-41 |
| 14:29 | Michigan | Brandon Wicker drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Rudolph Green | 43-41 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 14:05 | Michigan | Brandon Wicker gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:47 | Michigan | Rudolph Green is hacked by Samuel Wright - foul #4 on Samuel Wright, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Rice (SF), Victor Haubert (C) George Lade, Adam Schultz | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski (SG) William Manz | |
| 13:39 | Michigan | Kyle Godley hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Brandon Wicker and he's hacked by Aaron Wade - foul #2 on Aaron Wade, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| 13:39 | Michigan | Kyle Godley makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Kyle Godley is called for the reach on Marc Breslawski - foul #3 on Kyle Godley, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jack Robinson (PF), Carlos Weber (C) Aaron Wade, Ronnie Graney | |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright is fouled on the floor by John Rice - foul #1 on John Rice, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Rudolph Green - foul #2 on Rudolph Green, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Adam Schultz (PF) Kyle Godley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Manz (SG) Marc Breslawski | |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:24 | Michigan | John Rice comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Earl Mitchem - foul #3 on Earl Mitchem, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| 12:24 | Michigan | John Rice misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:24 | Michigan | John Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 46-43 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson tips it in | 46-45 |
| 11:51 | Michigan | Brandon Wicker comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 11:50 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright makes the contested jumpshot from the left side | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rudolph Green (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brandon Wicker (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Haubert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Samuel Wright (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Manz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Earl Mitchem (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jack Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Weber (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Michigan | Victor Haubert misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Carlos Weber - foul #1 on Carlos Weber, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson (PG), George Lade (SF), Kyle Godley (PF) Rudolph Green, John Rice, Adam Schultz | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Aaron Wade (PF), Ronnie Graney (C) Jack Robinson, Carlos Weber | |
| 11:12 | Michigan | Victor Haubert misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:12 | Michigan | Victor Haubert makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:54 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 47-47 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney snags the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright's fadeaway is rejected by Kyle Godley | 47-47 |
| 10:33 | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 10:19 | Michigan | Kyle Godley blows the layup | 47-47 |
| 10:18 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade comes up short on the shot near the basket | 47-47 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem grabs the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 09:26 | Michigan | George Lade gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:10 | Michigan | Kyle Godley misses short on a shot from the right block | 47-47 |
| 09:08 | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson gets the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 08:58 | Michigan | Kyle Godley throws it down on a great pass from George Lade | 49-47 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 08:34 | Michigan | George Lade grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 08:25 | Michigan | Brandon Wicker misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-47 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 08:05 | Northwestern | Zachary Wilkinson picks off the pass by William Manz | 49-47 |
| 08:01 | Michigan | Brandon Wicker slams it home set up by Zachary Wilkinson | 51-47 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Rudolph Green (PG), John Rice (SF), Adam Schultz (PF), Mark Klock (C) Zachary Wilkinson, George Lade, Kyle Godley, Victor Haubert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski (SG), Bill Jenkins (SF), Carlos Weber (C) William Manz, Earl Mitchem, Ronnie Graney | |
| 07:49 | Michigan | Adam Schultz clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Samuel Wright - foul #5 on Samuel Wright, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Manz (SG) Samuel Wright | |
| 07:49 | Michigan | Adam Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 07:49 | Michigan | Adam Schultz misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Marc Breslawski | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rudolph Green (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brandon Wicker (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Klock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Marc Breslawski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Manz (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Bill Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Aaron Wade (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Weber (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Michigan | Brandon Wicker connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Rudolph Green | 55-49 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mark Klock - foul #1 on Mark Klock, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | George Lade (SF) Brandon Wicker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jack Robinson (PF) William Manz | |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber snags the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins misses the jumper from close range | 55-50 |
| 06:15 | Michigan | Mark Klock snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 06:07 | Michigan | George Lade misses the 3 from straight away | 55-50 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Adam Schultz - foul #1 on Adam Schultz, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kyle Godley (PF) Mark Klock | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney (C) Carlos Weber | |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:41 | Michigan | Adam Schultz grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 05:30 | Michigan | Rudolph Green can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 55-51 |
| 05:28 | Michigan | John Rice tips it home | 57-51 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 57-51 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins tips it home | 57-53 |
| 04:52 | Michigan | Kyle Godley misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Aaron Wade - foul #3 on Aaron Wade, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Brandon Wicker (SG), Zachary Wilkinson (SF), Mark Klock (C) John Rice, George Lade, Adam Schultz | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Manz (SG) Aaron Wade | |
| 04:52 | Michigan | Kyle Godley makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:52 | Michigan | Kyle Godley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins blows the dunk | 59-53 |
| 04:29 | Michigan | Rudolph Green snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 04:18 | Michigan | Rudolph Green is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-53 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | Mark Klock blocks the short jumper by Jack Robinson | 59-53 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski grabs the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marc Breslawski | 59-55 |
| 03:27 | Michigan | Brandon Wicker clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 03:25 | Michigan | Kyle Godley misses the tip | 59-55 |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rudolph Green (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Brandon Wicker (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zachary Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Godley (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Klock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Marc Breslawski (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - William Manz (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Bill Jenkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Graney (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Marc Breslawski | 59-57 |
| 02:58 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Rice (SG), George Lade (SF), Victor Haubert (C) Brandon Wicker, Zachary Wilkinson, Mark Klock | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Aaron Wade (PF), Carlos Weber (C) Jack Robinson, Ronnie Graney | |
| 02:42 | Michigan | Victor Haubert hits the finger roll | 61-57 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | William Manz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-57 |
| 02:08 | Michigan | Rudolph Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-57 |
| 02:07 | Michigan | Kyle Godley hits the follow up shot | 63-57 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 63-57 |
| 01:46 | Michigan | Rudolph Green grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 01:19 | Michigan | Kyle Godley is fouled on the floor by Aaron Wade - foul #4 on Aaron Wade, team foul #10 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Michigan | Brandon Wicker (SG) George Lade | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:19 | Michigan | Kyle Godley makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 01:19 | Michigan | Kyle Godley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 65-59 |
| 00:54 | Michigan | Brandon Wicker buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | William Manz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 00:46 | Michigan | Brandon Wicker grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Michigan | William Manz is called for the reach on Brandon Wicker in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Manz, team foul #11 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Michigan | Paul Craft (SF) John Rice | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:44 | Michigan | Brandon Wicker makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:44 | Michigan | Brandon Wicker makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Kyle Godley - foul #4 on Kyle Godley, team foul #7 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson (PG), George Lade (SG), Adam Schultz (PF), Mark Klock (C) Rudolph Green, Brandon Wicker, Kyle Godley, Victor Haubert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem (SF), Jack Robinson (PF), Ronnie Graney (C) William Manz, Bill Jenkins, Carlos Weber | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:37 | Michigan | Paul Craft is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Breslawski - foul #2 on Marc Breslawski, team foul #12 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Michigan | Rudolph Green (PG), Brandon Wicker (SG), Kyle Godley (PF), Victor Haubert (C) Zachary Wilkinson, George Lade, Adam Schultz, Mark Klock | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Manz (SG), Bill Jenkins (SF), Carlos Weber (C) Earl Mitchem, Jack Robinson, Ronnie Graney | |
| 00:37 | Michigan | Paul Craft makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:37 | Michigan | Paul Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 72-61 |
| 00:31 | Michigan | Paul Craft pulls down the rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan | Rudolph Green is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Breslawski - foul #3 on Marc Breslawski, team foul #13 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Michigan | George Lade (SG), Zachary Wilkinson (SF), Adam Schultz (PF), Mark Klock (C) Brandon Wicker, Paul Craft, Kyle Godley, Victor Haubert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Myers (PG), Earl Mitchem (SF), Jack Robinson (PF), Ronnie Graney (C) William Manz, Bill Jenkins, Aaron Wade, Carlos Weber | |
| 00:28 | Michigan | Rudolph Green makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 00:28 | Michigan | Rudolph Green makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-61 |
| Subs | Michigan | Paul Craft (SF) Rudolph Green | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson runs out the clock | 74-61 |