| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Grinstead (fresh) SF - Johnnie Ide (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Savarese (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lloyd Strother (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jamie Morris inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is denied on a layup by Johnnie Ide | 24-26 |
| 19:36 | Michigan | Lloyd Strother grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 19:30 | Michigan | Michael Simmons can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-26 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Jamie Morris grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Ricky Winter is fouled on the floor by William Savarese - foul #2 on William Savarese, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-26 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Ricky Winter misses the tip | 24-26 |
| 18:37 | Michigan | Michael Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 18:20 | Michigan | William Savarese hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | John Leblanc throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-26 |
| 17:40 | Michigan | Ricky Winter blocks the short jumper by Lloyd Strother | 26-26 |
| 17:39 | Michigan | Michael Simmons tips it home | 28-26 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves tips it back up and in | 28-28 |
| 16:56 | Michigan | Michael Simmons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Ricky Winter grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Johnnie Ide | 28-28 |
| 16:20 | Michigan | Joseph Grinstead clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-28 |
| 16:19 | Michigan | Johnnie Ide tips it back up and in | 30-28 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Jamie Morris hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Johnnie Ide - foul #3 on Johnnie Ide, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ryan Agee (PG), Mickey Bazemore (SF), Travis Cash (PF), Antonio Gillon (C) Michael Simmons, Johnnie Ide, William Savarese, Lloyd Strother | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (PG), Bryan Pavlosky (SG), Richard Nash (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Christopher Goncalves, Frank Steiner, Ricky Winter, John Leblanc | |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 16:02 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Travis Cash | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ryan Agee (fresh) SG - Joseph Grinstead (fairly fresh) SF - Mickey Bazemore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Cash (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Gillon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dwain Landy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jamie Morris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Cochran (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Michigan | Ryan Agee is fouled on the floor by Bryan Pavlosky - foul #3 on Bryan Pavlosky, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (PG) Jamie Morris | |
| 15:33 | Michigan | Dwain Landy steps in front of the Mickey Bazemore pass | 30-29 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Dwain Landy misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Louis Cochran pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Dwain Landy connects on the 3 from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 14:36 | Michigan | Travis Cash misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 30-32 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Richard Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Dwain Landy connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joshua Zeno | 30-35 |
| 14:04 | Michigan | Joseph Grinstead makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Travis Cash | 32-35 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Antonio Gillon steals the ball from Dwain Landy | 32-35 |
| 13:27 | Michigan | Joseph Grinstead misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-35 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Richard Nash pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Dwain Landy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Richard Nash tips it home | 32-37 |
| 12:54 | Michigan | Antonio Gillon drills a shot from the left block set up by Travis Cash and he's fouled by Louis Cochran - foul #3 on Louis Cochran, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Simmons (PG), Johnnie Ide (SF), William Savarese (PF) Ryan Agee, Mickey Bazemore, Travis Cash | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Frank Steiner (SG), Jamie Morris (SF), Ricky Winter (PF), John Leblanc (C) Joshua Zeno, Dwain Landy, Bryan Pavlosky, Richard Nash, Louis Cochran | |
| 12:54 | Michigan | Antonio Gillon makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Frank Steiner lays it in on a nice dish by Jamie Morris and he's fouled by Joseph Grinstead - foul #3 on Joseph Grinstead, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lloyd Strother (C) Antonio Gillon | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:28 | Michigan | Johnnie Ide hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Simmons | 37-40 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 11:59 | Michigan | Lloyd Strother snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Grinstead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Johnnie Ide (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Savarese (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lloyd Strother (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Michigan | Joseph Grinstead is hacked by Frank Steiner - foul #1 on Frank Steiner, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| 11:41 | Michigan | William Savarese comes up short on the shot from the right block | 37-40 |
| 11:39 | Michigan | Joseph Grinstead tips it in | 39-40 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves is hacked by Johnnie Ide - foul #4 on Johnnie Ide, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Mickey Bazemore (SG), Travis Cash (SF) Joseph Grinstead, Johnnie Ide | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Nash (C) John Leblanc | |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Frank Steiner | 39-42 |
| 10:43 | Michigan | Michael Simmons is fouled on the floor by Christopher Goncalves - foul #1 on Christopher Goncalves, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Cochran (C) Ricky Winter | |
| 10:29 | Michigan | William Savarese scores on a runner from the baseline | 41-42 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Steiner | 41-44 |
| 09:52 | Michigan | Michael Simmons is hacked by Richard Nash - foul #1 on Richard Nash, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Grinstead (SG), Antonio Gillon (C) Mickey Bazemore, Lloyd Strother | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF), John Leblanc (C) Frank Steiner, Jamie Morris, Louis Cochran | |
| 09:41 | Michigan | Joseph Grinstead connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Simmons and the foul's on Dwain Landy - foul #1 on Dwain Landy, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ryan Agee (PG) Michael Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:41 | Michigan | Joseph Grinstead misses the free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Richard Nash pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves is fouled on the floor by Antonio Gillon - foul #2 on Antonio Gillon, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Mickey Bazemore (SF) Travis Cash | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Winter (PF) Richard Nash | |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Ryan Agee takes the ball from Christopher Goncalves after a doubleteam | 43-44 |
| 08:49 | Michigan | Ryan Agee hits the finger roll | 45-44 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 45-44 |
| 08:26 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Ryan Agee | 45-44 |
| 08:21 | Michigan | John Leblanc takes the ball from Joseph Grinstead | 45-44 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Dwain Landy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 07:56 | Michigan | Antonio Gillon grabs the board | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ryan Agee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Grinstead (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mickey Bazemore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Savarese (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Antonio Gillon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwain Landy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Leblanc (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:51 | Michigan | Mickey Bazemore misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | John Leblanc gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 45-44 |
| 07:27 | Michigan | Antonio Gillon gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 07:13 | Michigan | Mickey Bazemore is fouled on the floor by John Leblanc - foul #3 on John Leblanc, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Simmons (PG), Johnnie Ide (SF), Travis Cash (PF), Lloyd Strother (C) Ryan Agee, Joseph Grinstead, William Savarese, Antonio Gillon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Jamie Morris (SF), Richard Nash (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Christopher Goncalves, Bryan Pavlosky, Ricky Winter, John Leblanc | |
| 07:13 | Michigan | Mickey Bazemore makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:13 | Michigan | Mickey Bazemore makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Jamie Morris knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Nash | 47-47 |
| 06:35 | Michigan | Lloyd Strother is hacked by Louis Cochran - foul #4 on Louis Cochran, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Joseph Grinstead (SG) Mickey Bazemore | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (PG) Dwain Landy | |
| 06:35 | Michigan | Lloyd Strother makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 06:35 | Michigan | Lloyd Strother makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the easy layup | 49-47 |
| 06:05 | Michigan | Johnnie Ide gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:59 | Michigan | Johnnie Ide comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Louis Cochran - foul #5 on Louis Cochran, team foul #9 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Winter (PF) Louis Cochran | |
| 05:59 | Michigan | Johnnie Ide misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:59 | Michigan | Johnnie Ide makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Lloyd Strother takes the ball from Joshua Zeno | 50-47 |
| 05:27 | Michigan | Joseph Grinstead is fouled on the floor by Richard Nash - foul #2 on Richard Nash, team foul #10 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG) Joshua Zeno | |
| 05:27 | Michigan | Joseph Grinstead makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:27 | Michigan | Joseph Grinstead makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Richard Nash is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 52-47 |
| 04:57 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Simmons | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:38 | Michigan | Richard Nash steps in front of the Johnnie Ide pass | 52-47 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves hits the finger roll set up by Frank Steiner | 52-49 |
| 03:52 | Michigan | Michael Simmons drills a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Ricky Winter - foul #1 on Ricky Winter, team foul #11 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | William Savarese (PF), Antonio Gillon (C) Travis Cash, Lloyd Strother | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF), John Leblanc (C) Frank Steiner, Jamie Morris, Richard Nash | |
| 03:52 | Michigan | Michael Simmons makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Michael Simmons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Grinstead (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Johnnie Ide (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - William Savarese (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Antonio Gillon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwain Landy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ricky Winter (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Antonio Gillon picks off the pass by Ricky Winter | 55-49 |
| 03:10 | Michigan | Antonio Gillon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 55-49 |
| 03:08 | Michigan | Joseph Grinstead hits the follow up shot | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 02:38 | Michigan | Antonio Gillon snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 02:09 | Michigan | Johnnie Ide makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Antonio Gillon | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Dwain Landy misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Johnnie Ide - foul #5 on Johnnie Ide, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Mickey Bazemore (SF), Lloyd Strother (C) Johnnie Ide, Antonio Gillon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Jamie Morris (SF) Christopher Goncalves, Bryan Pavlosky | |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Dwain Landy misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Dwain Landy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Dwain Landy misses the 3rd free throw | 59-50 |
| 01:53 | Michigan | Lloyd Strother snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:35 | Michigan | Michael Simmons scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Lloyd Strother | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Dwain Landy is called for traveling in the backcourt | 62-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG) Dwain Landy | |
| 01:22 | Michigan | Joseph Grinstead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-50 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Frank Steiner buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Goncalves | 62-52 |
| 00:49 | Michigan | Joseph Grinstead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Jamie Morris connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Christopher Goncalves | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:40 | Michigan | Michael Simmons is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Goncalves - foul #2 on Christopher Goncalves, team foul #12 | 62-55 |
| 00:40 | Michigan | Michael Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:40 | Michigan | Michael Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Lloyd Strother is called for the reach on Christopher Goncalves - foul #1 on Lloyd Strother, team foul #7 | 63-55 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:35 | Michigan | William Savarese gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 00:32 | Michigan | William Savarese is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Goncalves - foul #3 on Christopher Goncalves, team foul #13 | 63-55 |
| 00:32 | Michigan | William Savarese misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:32 | Michigan | William Savarese makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Jamie Morris is hacked by Mickey Bazemore - foul #2 on Mickey Bazemore, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:25 | Michigan | William Savarese gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 00:22 | Michigan | William Savarese is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Steiner - foul #2 on Frank Steiner, team foul #14 | 64-56 |
| 00:22 | Michigan | William Savarese misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:22 | Michigan | William Savarese makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Jamie Morris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 00:14 | Michigan | William Savarese pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 00:13 | Michigan | William Savarese is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Steiner - foul #3 on Frank Steiner, team foul #15 | 65-56 |
| 00:13 | Michigan | William Savarese makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:13 | Michigan | William Savarese makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ricky Winter | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Michael Simmons runs out the clock | 67-58 |