| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffery Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rudolph Green (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Jernigan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Stringer (fresh) SF - Frank Aker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Stoltzfus (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Frank Aker inbounds the ball | 39-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Nathan Stringer misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 19:40 | Michigan | Adam Schultz snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 19:28 | Michigan | Rudolph Green buries a shot from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Nathan Stringer misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-42 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Allshouse | 41-42 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Frank Aker can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffery Williams - foul #3 on Jeffery Williams, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Frank Aker misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Frank Aker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 18:48 | Michigan | The refs have stopped play. Adam Schultz is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 41-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Victor Haubert (PF) Adam Schultz | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:27 | Michigan | Rudolph Green clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | David Williams snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Frank Aker dunks the ball set up by Nathan Stringer | 41-45 |
| 18:05 | Michigan | Rudolph Green is fouled on the floor by Nathan Stringer - foul #3 on Nathan Stringer, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (SG), Kelly Nichols (C) Nathan Stringer, David Williams | |
| 17:54 | Michigan | Victor Haubert hits the finger roll and he's fouled by David Stoltzfus - foul #1 on David Stoltzfus, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Varley (SF) Frank Aker | |
| 17:54 | Michigan | Victor Haubert makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Edward Hohl | 44-47 |
| 17:18 | Michigan | Kelly Nichols is called for the reach on John Rice - foul #2 on Kelly Nichols, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | George Lade (SF), Zachary Wilkinson (PF) Jeffery Williams, John Rice | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (C) David Stoltzfus | |
| 17:13 | Michigan | George Lade misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 17:12 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Haubert | 44-47 |
| 16:56 | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Chambers (PG) Gary Allshouse | |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Gary Chambers misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Rudolph Green - foul #1 on Rudolph Green, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Adam Schultz (PF) Zachary Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Aker (SF) Allan Varley | |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Gary Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Gary Chambers misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 16:45 | Michigan | Ralph Jernigan grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 16:32 | Michigan | Rudolph Green drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Frank Aker misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Ralph Jernigan - foul #2 on Ralph Jernigan, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Varley (SF) David Williams | |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Frank Aker misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Frank Aker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 16:08 | Michigan | Edward Hohl steals it from Rudolph Green | 46-49 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Gary Chambers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Hohl | 46-51 |
| 16:01 | Michigan | Rudolph Green can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 16:00 | Michigan | Adam Schultz pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Victor Haubert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Rudolph Green (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Lade (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Adam Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Jernigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Chambers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allan Varley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Aker (fresh) 8 pts. C - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Michigan | Adam Schultz misses short on a runner from the left block | 46-51 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Edward Hohl clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 15:40 | Michigan | Victor Haubert grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 15:17 | Michigan | Victor Haubert drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Adam Schultz and he's fouled by Gary Chambers - foul #3 on Gary Chambers, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Williams (PG) George Lade | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), Nathan Stringer (SG), David Stoltzfus (PF), David Williams (C) Gary Chambers, Edward Hohl, Frank Aker, Kelly Nichols | |
| 15:17 | Michigan | Victor Haubert makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Allan Varley makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Allshouse | 49-53 |
| 14:39 | Michigan | Victor Haubert hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | David Williams drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Gary Allshouse | 52-55 |
| 13:53 | Michigan | Adam Schultz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Rice (SF), Mark Klock (C) Adam Schultz, Ralph Jernigan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Aker (SF) Allan Varley | |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Frank Aker can't connect on a shot near the basket | 52-55 |
| 13:36 | Michigan | Mark Klock grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 13:23 | Michigan | Victor Haubert scores on a floater from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Frank Aker is denied on a layup by Mark Klock | 54-55 |
| 13:09 | Michigan | Victor Haubert gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 12:53 | Michigan | Rudolph Green's pass is intercepted by Frank Aker | 54-55 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | David Williams misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 54-55 |
| 12:32 | Michigan | Jeffery Williams pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 12:11 | Michigan | Mark Klock misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Aker | 54-55 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse can't throw it down against a doubleteam but the foul's on Jeffery Williams - foul #4 on Jeffery Williams, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson (SG), George Lade (SF), Adam Schultz (PF), Ralph Jernigan (C) Jeffery Williams, Rudolph Green, Victor Haubert, Mark Klock | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (SG), Allan Varley (SF), Kelly Nichols (C) Nathan Stringer, Frank Aker, David Williams | |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - John Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Zachary Wilkinson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Lade (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Adam Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Jernigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allan Varley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Stoltzfus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Michigan | George Lade clanks a floater from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus travels with the ball | 54-56 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Williams (PG) John Rice | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Chambers (PG) Gary Allshouse | |
| 11:06 | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson's pass is intercepted by David Stoltzfus | 54-56 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols blows the layup | 54-56 |
| 10:46 | Michigan | Adam Schultz grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 10:34 | Michigan | George Lade misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Gary Chambers's pass is intercepted by Zachary Wilkinson in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| 10:29 | Michigan | Adam Schultz can't finish the layup | 54-56 |
| 10:27 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary Wilkinson | 54-56 |
| 10:21 | Michigan | George Lade hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Allan Varley is fouled on the floor by Ralph Jernigan - foul #3 on Ralph Jernigan, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Michigan | Rudolph Green (SG), Mark Klock (C) Jeffery Williams, Ralph Jernigan | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (C) David Stoltzfus | |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Allan Varley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Allan Varley tips it home | 54-58 |
| 09:47 | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Chambers - foul #4 on Gary Chambers, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Rice (PG) Adam Schultz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), Domingo Trujillo (SF), Frank Aker (PF) Gary Chambers, Allan Varley, David Williams | |
| 09:47 | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 09:47 | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols hits the finger roll set up by Gary Allshouse | 55-60 |
| 09:08 | Michigan | Gary Allshouse is called for the reach on John Rice - foul #1 on Gary Allshouse, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Williams (PG), Ralph Jernigan (C) George Lade, Mark Klock | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathan Stringer (SG), David Williams (C) Edward Hohl, Kelly Nichols | |
| 09:00 | Michigan | Jeffery Williams comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 55-60 |
| 08:59 | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson hits the follow up shot | 57-60 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Nathan Stringer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 08:42 | Michigan | John Rice grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 08:37 | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 08:35 | Michigan | Ralph Jernigan grabs the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 08:28 | Michigan | Ralph Jernigan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-60 |
| Subs | Michigan | Victor Haubert (SF), Adam Schultz (PF) Rudolph Green, John Rice | |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Varley (SF) Domingo Trujillo | |
| 08:01 | Illinois | David Williams misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ralph Jernigan - foul #4 on Ralph Jernigan, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Michigan | George Lade (SF), Mark Klock (C) Jeffery Williams, Ralph Jernigan | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stoltzfus (PF) Frank Aker | |
| 08:01 | Illinois | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 07:40 | Michigan | Adam Schultz blows the dunk | 57-62 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Nathan Stringer grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Victor Haubert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SG - Zachary Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Lade (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Adam Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Klock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nathan Stringer (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allan Varley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Stoltzfus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - David Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse misses long on a jumper from the right block | 57-62 |
| 07:33 | Michigan | George Lade pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 07:17 | Michigan | Adam Schultz misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 07:16 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Schultz | 57-62 |
| 07:04 | Michigan | Adam Schultz misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-62 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by David Williams | 57-64 |
| 06:18 | Michigan | Adam Schultz hits a floater near the basket set up by Victor Haubert | 59-64 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Allan Varley can't finish the layup | 59-64 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus snags the offensive board | 59-64 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | David Williams drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-66 |
| 05:49 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-66 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Williams (PG), Rudolph Green (SG), John Rice (SF), Ralph Jernigan (C) Victor Haubert, Zachary Wilkinson, George Lade, Mark Klock | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (SG), Frank Aker (PF), Kelly Nichols (C) Nathan Stringer, David Stoltzfus, David Williams | |
| 05:32 | Michigan | Rudolph Green clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Edward Hohl - foul #1 on Edward Hohl, team foul #7 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson (PF) Adam Schultz | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:32 | Michigan | Rudolph Green makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 05:32 | Michigan | Rudolph Green makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Frank Aker scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-68 |
| 05:03 | Michigan | Zachary Wilkinson is whistled for a carry | 61-68 |
| Subs | Michigan | Victor Haubert (PF) Zachary Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SF) Allan Varley | |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Edward Hohl misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-68 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo gets the offensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Edward Hohl can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-68 |
| 04:26 | Michigan | Ralph Jernigan gets the rebound | 61-68 |
| 04:05 | Michigan | Jeffery Williams makes the floater from the left side | 63-68 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Gary Allshouse, team foul #8 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Michigan | Adam Schultz (PF) Victor Haubert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathan Stringer (SG), Allan Varley (SF) Gary Allshouse, Domingo Trujillo | |
| 03:37 | Michigan | Ralph Jernigan hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Rice | 65-68 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffery Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Rudolph Green (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Schultz (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Ralph Jernigan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Stringer (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allan Varley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Aker (fresh) 10 pts. C - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Nathan Stringer's pass is intercepted by Rudolph Green | 65-68 |
| 03:20 | Michigan | Jeffery Williams misses the easy layup | 65-68 |
| 03:19 | Michigan | Rudolph Green hits the follow up shot | 67-68 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Frank Aker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-68 |
| 03:07 | Michigan | Adam Schultz snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 03:01 | Michigan | Rudolph Green misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-68 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), David Stoltzfus (PF), David Williams (C) Edward Hohl, Allan Varley, Kelly Nichols | |
| 02:47 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 67-68 |
| 02:45 | Michigan | John Rice snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 02:19 | Michigan | Jeffery Williams misses short on a runner in the paint | 67-68 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | David Williams can't finish the layup | 67-68 |
| 01:59 | Michigan | John Rice gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 01:31 | Michigan | John Rice blows the layup | 67-68 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Adam Schultz - foul #3 on Adam Schultz, team foul #7 | 67-68 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:02 | Michigan | Adam Schultz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus misses the jump hook in the paint | 67-70 |
| 00:36 | Michigan | John Rice gets the rebound | 67-70 |
| 00:26 | Michigan | David Williams steals the ball from John Rice | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Frank Aker is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Williams - foul #5 on Jeffery Williams, team foul #8 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Michigan | Victor Haubert (SF) Jeffery Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (SG) Nathan Stringer | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Frank Aker makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Frank Aker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Michigan | Victor Haubert can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 67-72 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | David Williams is hacked by John Rice in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Rice, team foul #9 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SF) Frank Aker | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:12 | Michigan | Rudolph Green misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-74 |
| 00:11 | Michigan | Ralph Jernigan grabs the offensive board | 67-74 |
| 00:07 | Michigan | Domingo Trujillo steals the ball from Rudolph Green | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse runs out the clock | 67-74 |