| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Craig (fresh) SF - Robert Moralez (fresh) PF - Phillip Dean (fresh) C - David White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Roseboro (fresh) SG - Andrew Davis (fresh) SF - Todd Cooley (fresh) PF - Michael Wheeler (fresh) C - Jarrod Lamb (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:57 | Michigan | Jeffrey Craig takes the ball from Jeffrey Roseboro in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:55 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig lays it in | 2-0 |
| 19:52 | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro travels in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Michigan | Scott Blackwell picks off the pass by Andrew Davis in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Michigan | Michael Wheeler grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Jeffrey Roseboro | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Robert Moralez can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Michigan | Michael Wheeler snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Michigan | Andrew Davis misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Michigan | Todd Cooley can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Jeffrey Craig - foul #1 on Jeffrey Craig, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Michigan | Todd Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | Michigan | Todd Cooley misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Phillip Dean gets the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:31 | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:28 | Michigan | Todd Cooley is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Dean - foul #1 on Phillip Dean, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mickey Haworth (PG), Michael Compton (SG), Ralph Hylton (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Scott Blackwell, Jeffrey Craig, Robert Moralez, Phillip Dean, David White | |
| Subs | Michigan | Earnest McElwee (SG), John Hilliker (SF), Leo Goodwin (PF), Kenneth Becker (C) Andrew Davis, Todd Cooley, Michael Wheeler, Jarrod Lamb | |
| 17:14 | Michigan | Earnest McElwee misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Anthony Golden misses the floater from the left block | 2-3 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Michael Compton gets the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton is hacked by John Hilliker - foul #1 on John Hilliker, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Moralez (SF) Ralph Hylton | |
| Subs | Michigan | Todd Cooley (SF) Jeffrey Roseboro | |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Anthony Golden misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 16:10 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:04 | Michigan | Earnest McElwee can't connect on a floater from the left block | 2-3 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Anthony Golden grabs the board | 2-3 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Mickey Haworth (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Compton (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Moralez (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Golden (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Pearce (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - John Hilliker (fresh) SG - Earnest McElwee (fresh) SF - Todd Cooley (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Leo Goodwin (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Becker (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Leo Goodwin - foul #1 on Leo Goodwin, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Phillip Dean (PF) Michael Compton, Joseph Pearce | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:15 | Michigan | Earnest McElwee drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Hilliker | 4-5 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Mickey Haworth is whistled for a carry | 4-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (SG), Ralph Hylton (SF), David White (C) Scott Blackwell, Robert Moralez, Phillip Dean | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro (PG), Andrew Davis (SG) Earnest McElwee, Todd Cooley | |
| 14:34 | Michigan | Andrew Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-5 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | David White gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Leo Goodwin takes the ball from Jeffrey Craig | 4-5 |
| 14:01 | Michigan | Andrew Davis makes the floater from the baseline set up by Kenneth Becker | 4-7 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Anthony Golden clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Becker - foul #1 on Kenneth Becker, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Robert Moralez (SF), Joseph Pearce (C) Mickey Haworth, Ralph Hylton, David White | |
| Subs | Michigan | Earnest McElwee (SG), Michael Wheeler (PF), Jarrod Lamb (C) Andrew Davis, Leo Goodwin, Kenneth Becker | |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Anthony Golden misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Anthony Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 13:22 | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Earnest McElwee | 5-10 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Roseboro steals the ball from Robert Moralez | 5-10 |
| 12:50 | Michigan | Earnest McElwee is whistled for traveling | 5-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Compton (SG), Phillip Dean (PF) Jeffrey Craig, Anthony Golden | |
| Subs | Michigan | Todd Cooley (SF) John Hilliker | |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Robert Moralez can't throw it down but he's hacked by Michael Wheeler - foul #1 on Michael Wheeler, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 12:29 | Michigan | Todd Cooley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 12:27 | Michigan | Michael Wheeler grabs the offensive board | 7-10 |
| 12:10 | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 12:09 | Michigan | Earnest McElwee tips it back up and in | 7-12 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Robert Moralez knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Scott Blackwell | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Michael Compton (fresh) SF - Robert Moralez (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Pearce (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Roseboro (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earnest McElwee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Cooley (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Michael Wheeler (tiring) 3 reb. C - Jarrod Lamb (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Michigan | Earnest McElwee is hacked by Michael Compton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Compton, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mickey Haworth (PG), Jeffrey Craig (SG), Ralph Hylton (SF), David White (C) Scott Blackwell, Michael Compton, Robert Moralez, Joseph Pearce | |
| Subs | Michigan | Andrew Davis (SG), Leo Goodwin (PF), Kenneth Becker (C) Earnest McElwee, Michael Wheeler, Jarrod Lamb | |
| 11:27 | Michigan | Andrew Davis's pass is intercepted by Ralph Hylton | 9-12 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Phillip Dean's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Becker | 9-12 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton hits the follow up shot | 11-12 |
| 10:45 | Michigan | Todd Cooley misses the floater from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Phillip Dean | 11-12 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Michael Compton (SG), Eugene Wells (SF), Joseph Pearce (C) Mickey Haworth, Jeffrey Craig, Ralph Hylton, David White | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Hilliker (PG), Michael Wheeler (PF) Jeffrey Roseboro, Leo Goodwin | |
| 10:06 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 11-12 |
| 10:04 | Michigan | Todd Cooley pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 09:49 | Michigan | Michael Wheeler misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Phillip Dean - foul #2 on Phillip Dean, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Moralez (SF), Anthony Golden (PF) Eugene Wells, Phillip Dean | |
| Subs | Michigan | Earnest McElwee (SG), Jarrod Lamb (C) Andrew Davis, Kenneth Becker | |
| 09:49 | Michigan | Michael Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:49 | Michigan | Michael Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Anthony Golden grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Robert Moralez banks in the layup | 13-13 |
| 09:15 | Michigan | Earnest McElwee misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Anthony Golden pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Robert Moralez clanks a floater from close range | 13-13 |
| 08:58 | Michigan | Earnest McElwee grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 08:45 | Michigan | John Hilliker comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 13-13 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Anthony Golden pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Robert Moralez can't throw it down | 13-13 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Michael Compton pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the easy layup | 13-13 |
| 08:11 | Michigan | Michael Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 08:04 | Michigan | Michael Wheeler misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 13-13 |
| 08:03 | Michigan | Todd Cooley tips it home | 13-15 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Robert Moralez can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-15 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce tips it in | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Michael Compton (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Moralez (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Anthony Golden (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Pearce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - John Hilliker (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Earnest McElwee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Cooley (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Wheeler (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Jarrod Lamb (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Michigan | John Hilliker connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Robert Moralez clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Todd Cooley - foul #1 on Todd Cooley, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mickey Haworth (PG), Jeffrey Craig (SG), Ralph Hylton (PF), David White (C) Scott Blackwell, Michael Compton, Anthony Golden, Joseph Pearce | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro (PG), Andrew Davis (SG), Leo Goodwin (PF), Kenneth Becker (C) Earnest McElwee, Todd Cooley, Michael Wheeler, Jarrod Lamb | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 06:52 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Kenneth Becker | 17-20 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Robert Moralez buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Craig | 20-20 |
| 06:25 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Leo Goodwin | 20-22 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Robert Moralez is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Moralez, team foul #5 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Dean (PF) Robert Moralez | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 05:43 | Michigan | Jeffrey Craig steals the ball from Andrew Davis | 20-22 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig hits the finger roll | 22-22 |
| 05:26 | Michigan | John Hilliker is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-22 |
| 05:25 | Michigan | Andrew Davis tips it but misses | 22-22 |
| 05:23 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin grabs the offensive board | 22-22 |
| 05:09 | Michigan | John Hilliker is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Roseboro | 22-24 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | David White hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Leo Goodwin - foul #2 on Leo Goodwin, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Eugene Wells (SF) Mickey Haworth, Ralph Hylton | |
| Subs | Michigan | Earnest McElwee (SG), Todd Cooley (SF) Andrew Davis, John Hilliker | |
| 04:40 | Illinois | David White makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | David White misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:40 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:29 | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro is hacked by Phillip Dean - foul #3 on Phillip Dean, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Compton (SG), Anthony Golden (PF) Jeffrey Craig, Phillip Dean | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 04:12 | Michigan | Todd Cooley is fouled on the floor by Eugene Wells - foul #1 on Eugene Wells, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Pearce (C) David White | |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Wheeler (PF), Jarrod Lamb (C) Leo Goodwin, Kenneth Becker | |
| 04:12 | Michigan | Todd Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:12 | Michigan | Todd Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Wheeler - foul #2 on Michael Wheeler, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:28 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb is hacked by Michael Compton - foul #2 on Michael Compton, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mickey Haworth (PG), Jeffrey Craig (SG), Robert Moralez (SF) Scott Blackwell, Michael Compton, Eugene Wells | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 03:28 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:28 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Mickey Haworth (fairly fresh) SG - Jeffrey Craig (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Moralez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Anthony Golden (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Roseboro (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earnest McElwee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Cooley (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Wheeler (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Jarrod Lamb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Jeffrey Roseboro picks off the pass by Anthony Golden | 25-28 |
| 02:48 | Michigan | Earnest McElwee misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Craig - foul #2 on Jeffrey Craig, team foul #9 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (C) Joseph Pearce | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Hilliker (SF), Leo Goodwin (PF), Kenneth Becker (C) Todd Cooley, Michael Wheeler, Jarrod Lamb | |
| 02:48 | Michigan | Earnest McElwee makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:48 | Michigan | Earnest McElwee misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Robert Moralez hits a jump hook in the lane | 27-29 |
| 02:23 | Michigan | John Hilliker misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 02:21 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker can't tip it in | 27-29 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Robert Moralez grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Robert Moralez connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 01:48 | Michigan | Earnest McElwee is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Robert Moralez blows the layup but he's hacked by Earnest McElwee - foul #1 on Earnest McElwee, team foul #8 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Michael Compton (SG), Ralph Hylton (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Mickey Haworth, Jeffrey Craig, Anthony Golden, David White | |
| Subs | Michigan | Andrew Davis (SG), Todd Cooley (SF), Michael Wheeler (PF) Jeffrey Roseboro, Earnest McElwee, Leo Goodwin | |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:25 | Michigan | Michael Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 01:22 | Michigan | John Hilliker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Wells (SF) Robert Moralez | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton tips it in | 32-32 |
| 00:56 | Michigan | Andrew Davis is fouled on the floor by Michael Compton - foul #3 on Michael Compton, team foul #10 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (SG) Michael Compton | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb (C) Kenneth Becker | |
| 00:56 | Michigan | Andrew Davis makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:56 | Michigan | Andrew Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell hits a fadeaway from the left side | 34-34 |
| 00:30 | Michigan | Andrew Davis is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro (PG) John Hilliker | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell is fouled on the floor by Todd Cooley - foul #2 on Todd Cooley, team foul #9 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (C) Joseph Pearce | |
| Subs | Michigan | Leo Goodwin (PF) Michael Wheeler | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | David White grabs the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The clock runs out | 34-34 |