| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Raymond Keith (fresh) SG - Ned Ratcliff (fresh) SF - Cong Xiong (fresh) PF - Frederick Epps (fresh) C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Arthur Bradford (fresh) SG - Andrew Davis (fresh) SF - Leo Goodwin (fresh) PF - Roderick Gildea (fresh) C - Blaine Marcello (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Washington State | Frederick Epps scores on a floater in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Michigan | Arthur Bradford can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff clanks a floater from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Washington State | Cong Xiong hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Blaine Marcello - foul #1 on Blaine Marcello, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Washington State | Cong Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Washington State | Cong Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:47 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin can't finish the layup | 4-0 |
| 18:45 | Washington State | Cong Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Davis - foul #1 on Andrew Davis, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:19 | Michigan | Arthur Bradford loses the dribble to Raymond Keith in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 18:18 | Washington State | Raymond Keith lays it up and in | 7-0 |
| 18:06 | Michigan | Andrew Davis misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 18:04 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 7-0 |
| 17:50 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali is hacked by Blaine Marcello - foul #2 on Blaine Marcello, team foul #3 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG) Raymond Keith | |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark Mathews (C) Blaine Marcello | |
| 17:31 | Washington State | Cong Xiong is called for a backcourt violation | 7-0 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Vesey (SG), Enoch Truskowski (C) Ned Ratcliff, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 17:15 | Michigan | Paul Vesey is called for the reach on Arthur Bradford - foul #1 on Paul Vesey, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Jones (SF), William Reddy (C) Cong Xiong, Frederick Epps | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 17:06 | Michigan | Enoch Truskowski steals the ball from Leo Goodwin | 7-0 |
| 16:51 | Washington State | William Reddy misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Roderick Gildea - foul #1 on Roderick Gildea, team foul #4 | 7-0 |
| 16:51 | Washington State | William Reddy makes the 1st free throw | 8-0 |
| 16:51 | Washington State | William Reddy misses the 2nd free throw | 8-0 |
| 16:51 | Michigan | Mark Mathews grabs the defensive rebound | 8-0 |
| 16:38 | Michigan | Mark Mathews hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 8-0 |
| 16:37 | Michigan | Arthur Bradford pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-0 |
| 16:28 | Michigan | Andrew Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-0 |
| 16:27 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin tips it back up and in | 8-2 |
| 16:12 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-2 |
| 16:10 | Washington State | William Reddy misses the tip | 8-2 |
| 16:09 | Michigan | Arthur Bradford snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 15:57 | Michigan | Andrew Davis comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG), Ned Ratcliff (SG), Cong Xiong (SF), Frederick Epps (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Merrill Smith, Paul Vesey, Robert Jones, William Reddy, Enoch Truskowski | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 15:57 | Michigan | Andrew Davis makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:57 | Michigan | Andrew Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Raymond Keith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ned Ratcliff (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Cong Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Epps (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Arthur Bradford (fairly fresh) SG - Andrew Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leo Goodwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roderick Gildea (fairly fresh) C - Mark Mathews (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frederick Epps | 10-4 |
| 15:21 | Michigan | Andrew Davis misses the easy layup | 10-4 |
| 15:20 | Michigan | Roderick Gildea grabs the offensive board | 10-4 |
| 15:15 | Michigan | Andrew Davis hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Arthur Bradford | 10-7 |
| 14:55 | Washington State | Raymond Keith misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 14:53 | Michigan | Roderick Gildea gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 14:48 | Michigan | Andrew Davis is whistled for traveling | 10-7 |
| 14:38 | Washington State | Cong Xiong is fouled on the floor by Mark Mathews - foul #1 on Mark Mathews, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski (C) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 14:21 | Washington State | Raymond Keith buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Cong Xiong | 12-7 |
| 14:05 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin buries a runner near the basket | 12-9 |
| 13:57 | Washington State | Roderick Gildea picks off the pass by Ned Ratcliff | 12-9 |
| 13:35 | Michigan | Mark Mathews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Paul Vesey (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Raymond Keith, Ned Ratcliff, Cong Xiong, Frederick Epps | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Hilliker (PG), Michael Wheeler (PF) Arthur Bradford, Roderick Gildea | |
| 13:14 | Washington State | Robert Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Andrew Davis - foul #2 on Andrew Davis, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Arthur Bradford (PG), Todd Cooley (SF) Andrew Davis, Leo Goodwin | |
| 13:14 | Washington State | Robert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:14 | Washington State | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:56 | Michigan | Michael Wheeler dunks the ball on a great pass from Mark Mathews | 13-11 |
| 12:42 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-11 |
| 12:40 | Michigan | John Hilliker grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:21 | Michigan | Michael Wheeler drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-13 |
| 12:17 | Washington State | Robert Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-13 |
| 12:16 | Michigan | Michael Wheeler gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:53 | Michigan | John Hilliker clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 11:52 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Merrill Smith (fresh) SG - Paul Vesey (fresh) SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Enoch Truskowski (fairly fresh) C - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Arthur Bradford (tiring) 1 ast. SG - John Hilliker (fresh) SF - Todd Cooley (fresh) PF - Michael Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Mathews (tiring) | |
| 11:37 | Washington State | Merrill Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 11:36 | Michigan | Michael Wheeler grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 11:18 | Michigan | John Hilliker loses the dribble to Dikembe Ali | 13-13 |
| 11:00 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski is called for a charge - foul #1 on Enoch Truskowski, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG), Ned Ratcliff (SG), Cong Xiong (SF), Frederick Epps (PF), William Reddy (C) Merrill Smith, Paul Vesey, Robert Jones, Enoch Truskowski, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Michigan | Leo Goodwin (SF), Roderick Gildea (PF) Todd Cooley, Michael Wheeler | |
| 10:47 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Cong Xiong - foul #1 on Cong Xiong, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| 10:47 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:47 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:47 | Washington State | Frederick Epps gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:40 | Washington State | Frederick Epps misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-14 |
| 10:38 | Michigan | John Hilliker grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:32 | Michigan | Arthur Bradford's pass is intercepted by William Reddy | 13-14 |
| 10:16 | Washington State | Frederick Epps misses the easy layup | 13-14 |
| 10:15 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Roderick Gildea | 13-14 |
| 09:46 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 13-14 |
| 09:45 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Frederick Epps | 13-14 |
| 09:21 | Washington State | Cong Xiong makes the shot near the basket and he's hacked by Mark Mathews - foul #2 on Mark Mathews, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG) Raymond Keith | |
| Subs | Michigan | Blaine Marcello (C) Mark Mathews | |
| 09:21 | Washington State | Cong Xiong misses the free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:21 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 09:00 | Michigan | John Hilliker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 08:59 | Washington State | Cong Xiong grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 08:44 | Washington State | Merrill Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 08:42 | Michigan | Blaine Marcello grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:26 | Michigan | Cong Xiong steps in front of the Roderick Gildea pass | 15-14 |
| 08:06 | Washington State | William Reddy is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Reddy, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG), Paul Vesey (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Enoch Truskowski (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Merrill Smith, Ned Ratcliff, Cong Xiong, Frederick Epps, William Reddy | |
| Subs | Michigan | Todd Cooley (SF), Michael Wheeler (PF) Leo Goodwin, Roderick Gildea | |
| 07:51 | Michigan | Michael Wheeler buries a jumper from the right wing | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Raymond Keith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Vesey (fresh) SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Enoch Truskowski (fresh) C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Arthur Bradford (tired) 1 ast. SG - John Hilliker (fairly fresh) SF - Todd Cooley (fresh) PF - Michael Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Blaine Marcello (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 07:28 | Washington State | Raymond Keith tips it but misses | 15-16 |
| 07:26 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Todd Cooley | 15-16 |
| 07:20 | Michigan | Michael Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Paul Vesey - foul #2 on Paul Vesey, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nelson Dale (SF) Paul Vesey | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 07:14 | Michigan | Michael Wheeler banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Arthur Bradford | 15-18 |
| 07:09 | Washington State | Arthur Bradford steps in front of the Enoch Truskowski pass | 15-18 |
| 06:52 | Michigan | Arthur Bradford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 15-18 |
| 06:51 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Enoch Truskowski | 15-18 |
| 06:33 | Washington State | Robert Jones travels with the ball | 15-18 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Frederick Epps (PF) Raymond Keith, Enoch Truskowski | |
| Subs | Michigan | Andrew Davis (SG), Leo Goodwin (SF), Roderick Gildea (PF) Arthur Bradford, Todd Cooley, Michael Wheeler | |
| 06:24 | Michigan | Blaine Marcello misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 06:23 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Blaine Marcello | 15-18 |
| 06:11 | Michigan | Andrew Davis hits a wide open floater from the left wing on a great pass from Leo Goodwin | 15-20 |
| 05:52 | Washington State | Robert Jones buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-20 |
| 05:41 | Michigan | John Hilliker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (SG), Cong Xiong (SF), William Reddy (C) Robert Jones, Nelson Dale, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 05:20 | Washington State | John Hilliker takes the ball from Merrill Smith | 17-20 |
| 05:15 | Michigan | Andrew Davis misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Ned Ratcliff - foul #1 on Ned Ratcliff, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG), Enoch Truskowski (PF) Merrill Smith, Frederick Epps | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 05:15 | Michigan | Andrew Davis makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:15 | Michigan | Andrew Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 04:54 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 17-22 |
| 04:52 | Washington State | William Reddy can't tip it in | 17-22 |
| 04:50 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff can't tip it in | 17-22 |
| 04:48 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 04:44 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Hilliker | 17-24 |
| 04:28 | Washington State | Cong Xiong misses short on a shot from the left side | 17-24 |
| 04:26 | Michigan | Roderick Gildea grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 04:12 | Michigan | John Hilliker scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Davis | 17-26 |
| 04:00 | Washington State | John Hilliker is called for the reach on Ned Ratcliff - foul #1 on John Hilliker, team foul #8 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Frederick Epps (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Raymond Keith, Enoch Truskowski, William Reddy | |
| Subs | Michigan | Arthur Bradford (PG), Todd Cooley (SF), Michael Wheeler (PF) John Hilliker, Leo Goodwin, Roderick Gildea | |
| 04:00 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:00 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:00 | Michigan | Blaine Marcello gets the rebound | 18-26 |
| 03:49 | Michigan | Ned Ratcliff is called for the reach on Andrew Davis - foul #2 on Ned Ratcliff, team foul #8 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Vesey (SG) Ned Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 03:49 | Michigan | Andrew Davis misses the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 03:49 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 18-26 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Merrill Smith (fresh) SG - Paul Vesey (fresh) SF - Cong Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Epps (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Arthur Bradford (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Cooley (fresh) PF - Michael Wheeler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Blaine Marcello (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali is fouled on the floor by Blaine Marcello - foul #3 on Blaine Marcello, team foul #9 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Jones (SF) Cong Xiong | |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark Mathews (C) Blaine Marcello | |
| 03:24 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:24 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:24 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Todd Cooley | 19-26 |
| 03:16 | Michigan | Todd Cooley hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-28 |
| 03:03 | Washington State | Paul Vesey comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 19-28 |
| 03:02 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali misses the tip | 19-28 |
| 03:01 | Washington State | Frederick Epps tips it home | 21-28 |
| 02:38 | Michigan | Todd Cooley misses the easy layup | 21-28 |
| 02:37 | Michigan | Michael Wheeler tips it in | 21-30 |
| 02:18 | Washington State | Paul Vesey hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Mark Mathews - foul #3 on Mark Mathews, team foul #10 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (SG), Enoch Truskowski (PF), William Reddy (C) Merrill Smith, Frederick Epps, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Hilliker (PG), Leo Goodwin (SF), Blaine Marcello (C) Arthur Bradford, Todd Cooley, Mark Mathews | |
| 02:18 | Washington State | Paul Vesey makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:18 | Washington State | Paul Vesey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:09 | Michigan | Blaine Marcello clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by William Reddy - foul #2 on William Reddy, team foul #9 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Washington State | Cong Xiong (SF) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 02:09 | Michigan | Blaine Marcello makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:09 | Michigan | Blaine Marcello makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 01:44 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ned Ratcliff | 26-32 |
| 01:31 | Michigan | John Hilliker scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Davis | 26-35 |
| 01:17 | Washington State | Leo Goodwin takes the ball from Paul Vesey | 26-35 |
| 01:13 | Michigan | Andrew Davis banks in the layup set up by Leo Goodwin | 26-37 |
| 00:53 | Washington State | Cong Xiong is denied on a dunk by Michael Wheeler | 26-37 |
| 00:51 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 00:46 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 26-37 |
| 00:44 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin gets the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 00:23 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin connects on the open shot in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Wheeler and the foul's on Ned Ratcliff - foul #3 on Ned Ratcliff, team foul #10 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Nelson Dale (SF), Frederick Epps (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Ned Ratcliff, Paul Vesey, Cong Xiong, Enoch Truskowski, William Reddy | |
| Subs | Michigan | Arthur Bradford (PG), Todd Cooley (SF), Roderick Gildea (PF) John Hilliker, Michael Wheeler, Blaine Marcello | |
| 00:23 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin makes the free throw | 26-40 |
| 00:04 | Washington State | Raymond Keith is whistled for traveling | 26-40 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark Mathews (C) Leo Goodwin | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Arthur Bradford clanks a halfcourt shot | 26-40 |