| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Lloyd Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Baine (fresh) SF - George Troia (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Val Fischer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Alton Guerrette (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oleg Makowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | George Troia inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Michigan | George Troia hits a floater from the baseline set up by Lloyd Carr | 38-26 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on George Troia - foul #2 on George Troia, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 19:14 | Michigan | George Troia is hacked by Robert Whitman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Whitman, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo (PG) Lloyd Carr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:51 | Michigan | Alton Guerrette misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Morgan - foul #2 on Michael Morgan, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | Steven Stanley (SG), Benjamin Kinnear (SF), Rick Hageman (PF) Daniel Baine, George Troia, Val Fischer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Stephen Starks (SF), Phillip Marker (PF) James Homes, Robert Whitman, Oleg Makowski | |
| 18:51 | Michigan | Alton Guerrette makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:51 | Michigan | Alton Guerrette misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 18:29 | Michigan | Richard Bernhard takes the ball from Benjamin Kinnear in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the lay-in | 39-30 |
| 18:26 | Michigan | Benjamin Kinnear grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 18:08 | Michigan | Alton Guerrette is whistled for a carry | 39-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lloyd Carr (PG), Kyle Stewart (C) Manuel Costanzo, Alton Guerrette | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (SG), Oleg Makowski (PF) Richard Bernhard, Phillip Marker | |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Edgar Robinson (SG) Steven Stanley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:43 | Michigan | Rick Hageman is fouled on the floor by Michael Morgan - foul #3 on Michael Morgan, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Daniel Baine (SG), Val Fischer (PF) Benjamin Kinnear, Rick Hageman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Robert Whitman (SF), Phillip Marker (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Stephen Starks, Michael Morgan | |
| 17:38 | Michigan | Lloyd Carr makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edgar Robinson | 42-30 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman makes the wide open jumper from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 17:17 | Michigan | Edgar Robinson connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lloyd Carr | 44-32 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman comes up short on the shot in the lane | 44-32 |
| 17:05 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Kyle Stewart | 44-32 |
| 16:44 | Michigan | Edgar Robinson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 44-32 |
| 16:43 | Michigan | Kyle Stewart tips it back up and in | 46-32 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Daniel Baine picks off the pass by Phillip Marker | 46-32 |
| 16:33 | Michigan | Daniel Baine hits the finger roll | 48-32 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker loses the dribble to Edgar Robinson | 48-32 |
| 16:17 | Michigan | Edgar Robinson banks in the layup | 50-32 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | James Homes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lloyd Carr - foul #2 on Lloyd Carr, team foul #2 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo (PG), Steven Stanley (SG), George Troia (SF), Rick Hageman (PF), Alton Guerrette (C) Lloyd Carr, Daniel Baine, Edgar Robinson, Val Fischer, Kyle Stewart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Stephen Starks (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Jarek Zanders, Robert Whitman, Oleg Makowski, Phillip Marker | |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | James Homes misses the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | James Homes misses the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| 15:57 | Michigan | Rick Hageman grabs the board | 50-32 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Manuel Costanzo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Troia (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Rick Hageman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Alton Guerrette (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Starks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 3 pf. C - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:44 | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo lays it in | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:24 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-32 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan tips it back up and in | 52-34 |
| 15:12 | Michigan | Alton Guerrette hits a driving attempt in the lane | 54-34 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard is fouled on the floor by Alton Guerrette - foul #2 on Alton Guerrette, team foul #3 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | Daniel Baine (SG), Benjamin Kinnear (SF) Steven Stanley, George Troia | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Robert Whitman (SF) James Homes, Stephen Starks | |
| 14:37 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-34 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Whitman | 54-34 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the shot from the left wing | 54-34 |
| 14:24 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel Baine | 54-34 |
| 14:01 | Michigan | Benjamin Kinnear makes the 3 from the left wing | 57-34 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan's fadeaway is rejected by Rick Hageman | 57-34 |
| 13:46 | Michigan | Daniel Baine pulls down the rebound | 57-34 |
| 13:28 | Michigan | Alton Guerrette misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Morgan - foul #4 on Michael Morgan, team foul #4 | 57-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lloyd Carr (PG), Steven Stanley (SG), George Troia (SF), Val Fischer (PF) Manuel Costanzo, Daniel Baine, Benjamin Kinnear, Rick Hageman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Gary Tafoya (SG), Stephen Starks (SF), Oleg Makowski (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Richard Bernhard, Robert Whitman, Michael Morgan | |
| 13:28 | Michigan | Alton Guerrette makes the 1st free throw | 58-34 |
| 13:28 | Michigan | Alton Guerrette makes the 2nd free throw | 59-34 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-34 |
| 12:55 | Michigan | Alton Guerrette scores on a turnaround in the paint | 61-34 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-34 |
| 12:34 | Michigan | Steven Stanley gets the rebound | 61-34 |
| 12:24 | Michigan | Lloyd Carr is whistled for traveling | 61-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | Edgar Robinson (PG), Kyle Stewart (C) Lloyd Carr, Alton Guerrette | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG) James Homes, Gary Tafoya | |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks clanks a 3 from the right wing | 61-34 |
| 12:08 | Michigan | Edgar Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-34 |
| 11:57 | Michigan | George Troia misses the lay-in | 61-34 |
| 11:56 | Michigan | Edgar Robinson misses the tip | 61-34 |
| 11:55 | Michigan | Steven Stanley grabs the offensive board | 61-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Edgar Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Steven Stanley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Troia (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Val Fischer (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Kyle Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Guadalupe Espinoza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jarek Zanders (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Starks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Filip Mrozinski (tiring) 3 pf. C - Oleg Makowski (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Michigan | Edgar Robinson knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Stanley | 63-34 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski clanks a jumper from the left side | 63-34 |
| 11:22 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-34 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven Stanley - foul #2 on Steven Stanley, team foul #4 | 63-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lloyd Carr (PG), Daniel Baine (SG), Benjamin Kinnear (SF), Rick Hageman (PF) Edgar Robinson, Steven Stanley, George Troia, Val Fischer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Robert Whitman (SF), Phillip Marker (PF) Guadalupe Espinoza, Jarek Zanders, Filip Mrozinski, Oleg Makowski | |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks makes the 1st free throw | 63-35 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks makes the 2nd free throw | 63-36 |
| 10:52 | Michigan | Lloyd Carr is hacked by James Homes - foul #1 on James Homes, team foul #5 | 63-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | Alton Guerrette (C) Kyle Stewart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski (PF) Stephen Starks | |
| 10:39 | Michigan | James Homes steps in front of the Daniel Baine pass | 63-36 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard lays it in on a nice dish by James Homes | 63-38 |
| 10:21 | Michigan | Rick Hageman is fouled on the floor by Richard Bernhard - foul #1 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #6 | 63-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo (PG) Lloyd Carr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya (SG), Oleg Makowski (C) Richard Bernhard, Filip Mrozinski | |
| 10:07 | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-38 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski gets the rebound | 63-38 |
| 10:02 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | Val Fischer (PF) Rick Hageman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:41 | Michigan | Oleg Makowski is called for the reach on Daniel Baine - foul #2 on Oleg Makowski, team foul #7 | 63-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kyle Stewart (C) Alton Guerrette | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Filip Mrozinski (PF) James Homes, Phillip Marker | |
| 09:41 | Michigan | Daniel Baine makes the 1st free throw | 64-38 |
| 09:41 | Michigan | Daniel Baine makes the 2nd free throw | 65-38 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza is fouled in the backcourt by Val Fischer - foul #2 on Val Fischer, team foul #5 | 65-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (SF) Robert Whitman | |
| 09:24 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Tafoya | 65-40 |
| 09:13 | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo scores on a 3 from the right corner | 68-40 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-42 |
| 08:43 | Michigan | Benjamin Kinnear clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-42 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Gary Tafoya | 68-42 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski buries a turnaround in the paint | 68-44 |
| 08:19 | Michigan | Benjamin Kinnear comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-44 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski pulls down the rebound | 68-44 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-44 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders tips it but misses | 68-44 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski grabs the offensive board | 68-44 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-44 |
| 07:57 | Michigan | Val Fischer gets the rebound | 68-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Manuel Costanzo (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Daniel Baine (tired) 4 pts. SF - Benjamin Kinnear (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Val Fischer (tired) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Kyle Stewart (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Guadalupe Espinoza (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Tafoya (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jarek Zanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Filip Mrozinski (very tired) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Oleg Makowski (tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Michigan | Benjamin Kinnear drills a jumper from the right wing | 70-44 |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #8 | 70-44 |
| 07:27 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lloyd Carr (PG), Steven Stanley (SG), George Troia (SF), Edgar Robinson (PF), Alton Guerrette (C) Manuel Costanzo, Daniel Baine, Benjamin Kinnear, Val Fischer, Kyle Stewart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Stephen Starks (SF), Phillip Marker (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Gary Tafoya, Jarek Zanders, Filip Mrozinski, Oleg Makowski | |
| 07:06 | Michigan | Alton Guerrette makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Edgar Robinson | 72-44 |
| 06:49 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Phillip Marker, team foul #9 | 72-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Rick Hageman (PF) Lloyd Carr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Oleg Makowski (PF) James Homes, Richard Bernhard, Michael Morgan | |
| 06:39 | Michigan | Stephen Starks is called for the reach on Rick Hageman - foul #1 on Stephen Starks, team foul #10 | 72-44 |
| 06:39 | Michigan | Rick Hageman makes the 1st free throw | 73-44 |
| 06:39 | Michigan | Rick Hageman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-44 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza is hacked by Alton Guerrette - foul #3 on Alton Guerrette, team foul #6 | 74-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lloyd Carr (PG) Edgar Robinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Steven Stanley steals it from Guadalupe Espinoza | 74-44 |
| 06:12 | Michigan | George Troia banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Stanley | 76-44 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-44 |
| 05:56 | Michigan | George Troia is open but misses the lay-in | 76-44 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks gets the rebound | 76-44 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 76-44 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders snags the offensive board | 76-44 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Carr - foul #3 on Lloyd Carr, team foul #7 | 76-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Edgar Robinson (PG) Lloyd Carr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders makes the 1st free throw | 76-45 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders makes the 2nd free throw | 76-46 |
| 05:24 | Michigan | Steven Stanley loses the dribble to Jarek Zanders in the backcourt | 76-46 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 76-46 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks gets the offensive rebound | 76-46 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 76-46 |
| 05:02 | Michigan | George Troia grabs the board | 76-46 |
| 04:59 | Michigan | Edgar Robinson is hacked by Guadalupe Espinoza in the backcourt - foul #2 on Guadalupe Espinoza, team foul #11 | 76-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lloyd Carr (PG), Benjamin Kinnear (SF) George Troia, Alton Guerrette | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:59 | Michigan | Edgar Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 76-46 |
| 04:59 | Michigan | Edgar Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 76-46 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Oleg Makowski | 76-46 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Oleg Makowski is blocked by Rick Hageman | 76-46 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks grabs the offensive board | 76-46 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski is whistled for traveling | 76-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Daniel Baine (SG) Steven Stanley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:37 | Michigan | Daniel Baine is hacked by Phillip Marker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Phillip Marker, team foul #12 | 76-46 |
| 04:37 | Michigan | Daniel Baine makes the 1st free throw | 77-46 |
| 04:37 | Michigan | Daniel Baine misses the 2nd free throw | 77-46 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders grabs the defensive rebound | 77-46 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jarek Zanders | 77-49 |
| 04:15 | Michigan | Lloyd Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Guadalupe Espinoza - foul #3 on Guadalupe Espinoza, team foul #13 | 77-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kyle Stewart (C) Edgar Robinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya (SG) Jarek Zanders | |
| 04:15 | Michigan | Lloyd Carr makes the 1st free throw | 78-49 |
| 04:15 | Michigan | Lloyd Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 79-49 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Guadalupe Espinoza is blocked by Rick Hageman | 79-49 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski hits the follow up shot | 79-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:55 | Michigan | Rick Hageman is fouled in the backcourt by Oleg Makowski - foul #3 on Oleg Makowski, team foul #14 | 79-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo (PG), George Troia (SF) Lloyd Carr, Benjamin Kinnear | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:55 | Michigan | Rick Hageman makes the 1st free throw | 80-51 |
| 03:55 | Michigan | Rick Hageman misses the 2nd free throw | 80-51 |
| 03:55 | Michigan | Kyle Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 80-51 |
| 03:37 | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo is hacked by Guadalupe Espinoza - foul #4 on Guadalupe Espinoza, team foul #15 | 80-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Steven Stanley (SG), Val Fischer (PF), Alton Guerrette (C) Daniel Baine, Rick Hageman, Kyle Stewart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (PG) Guadalupe Espinoza | |
| 03:37 | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo makes the 1st free throw | 81-51 |
| 03:37 | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo makes the 2nd free throw | 82-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Manuel Costanzo (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Steven Stanley (tiring) 3 ast. SF - George Troia (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Val Fischer (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Alton Guerrette (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jarek Zanders (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Tafoya (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Starks (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Marker (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Oleg Makowski (very tired) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski misses the wide open floater from the left side | 82-51 |
| 03:14 | Michigan | George Troia grabs the board | 82-51 |
| 03:09 | Michigan | Steven Stanley's pass is intercepted by Stephen Starks in the backcourt | 82-51 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 82-51 |
| 02:57 | Michigan | Val Fischer grabs the board | 82-51 |
| 02:52 | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo loses the dribble to Gary Tafoya | 82-51 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks hits the finger roll set up by Gary Tafoya | 82-53 |
| 02:40 | Michigan | Steven Stanley connects on the 3 from the left corner | 85-53 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Val Fischer blocks the short jumper by Phillip Marker | 85-53 |
| 02:21 | Michigan | Val Fischer snags the defensive board | 85-53 |
| 02:14 | Michigan | Gary Tafoya takes the ball from Val Fischer | 85-53 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 85-53 |
| 02:03 | Michigan | Val Fischer pulls down the rebound | 85-53 |
| 01:48 | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo misses long on an open driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Jarek Zanders - foul #2 on Jarek Zanders, team foul #16 | 85-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Daniel Baine (SG) Steven Stanley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG) Gary Tafoya | |
| 01:48 | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo makes the 1st free throw | 86-53 |
| 01:48 | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo makes the 2nd free throw | 87-53 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker loses the dribble to Alton Guerrette | 87-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:09 | Michigan | George Troia can't finish the layup | 87-53 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders pulls down the rebound | 87-53 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 87-53 |
| 01:01 | Michigan | Val Fischer grabs the board | 87-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Michigan | Alton Guerrette misses the floater from the right block | 87-53 |
| 00:39 | Michigan | George Troia hits the follow up shot | 89-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Manuel Costanzo picks off the pass by Jarek Zanders in the backcourt | 89-53 |
| 00:35 | Michigan | Manuel Costanzo hits the finger roll | 91-53 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Manuel Costanzo is called for the reach on Stephen Starks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Costanzo, team foul #8 | 91-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lloyd Carr (PG) Manuel Costanzo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks makes the 1st free throw | 91-54 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks misses the 2nd free throw | 91-54 |
| 00:32 | Michigan | Alton Guerrette gets the rebound | 91-54 |
| 00:11 | Michigan | Daniel Baine is fouled on the floor by Jarek Zanders - foul #3 on Jarek Zanders, team foul #17 | 91-54 |
| 00:11 | Michigan | Daniel Baine makes the 1st free throw | 92-54 |
| 00:11 | Michigan | Daniel Baine makes the 2nd free throw | 93-54 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 93-54 |
| 00:05 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Lloyd Carr | 93-54 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Lloyd Carr runs out the clock | 93-54 |