| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Luis Treiber (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wayne Lister (fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Colbert (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gerald Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Wells (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Cong Wang (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kapeni Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Hull (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randal Tilson (fresh) C - Luis Figueroa (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Donald Hull inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Luis Figueroa, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 19:14 | Michigan | Luis Treiber hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right side | 38-37 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Donald Hull | 38-37 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-37 |
| 19:02 | Michigan | George Colbert is hacked by Donald Hull in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Hull, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| 18:45 | Michigan | George Colbert scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Lister | 40-37 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Donald Wells blocks the short jumper by Donald Hull | 40-37 |
| 18:34 | Michigan | The rebound goes to George Colbert | 40-37 |
| 18:30 | Michigan | Luis Treiber is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | Tony Andrews (C) Donald Wells | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment (PG), Russell Everett (SG), Calvin Spiva (SF), Danny Newberry (PF), John Crook (C) Cong Wang, Kapeni Abdul-Rahim, Donald Hull, Randal Tilson, Luis Figueroa | |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | Calvin Spiva can't finish the layup | 40-37 |
| 18:14 | Michigan | Tony Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 18:09 | Michigan | Luis Treiber misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | John Crook pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 18:00 | Northwestern | Tony Andrews denies the turnaround by Russell Everett | 40-37 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Calvin Spiva hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 17:49 | Michigan | George Colbert misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 40-39 |
| 17:48 | Michigan | George Colbert gets the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:31 | Michigan | George Colbert is fouled on the floor by Danny Newberry - foul #1 on Danny Newberry, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Henry Pinter (SG) Wayne Lister | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:15 | Michigan | George Colbert drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 16:28 | Michigan | Luis Treiber hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from George Colbert | 46-42 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Russell Everett is hacked by Gerald Cooper - foul #1 on Gerald Cooper, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Maselli (PF), Donald Wells (C) Gerald Cooper, Tony Andrews | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cong Wang (PG), Kapeni Abdul-Rahim (SG), Donald Hull (SF), Randal Tilson (PF), Luis Figueroa (C) Kenny Ozment, Russell Everett, Calvin Spiva, Danny Newberry, John Crook | |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | Randal Tilson misses the lay-in | 46-42 |
| 15:47 | Michigan | Thomas Maselli snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Henry Pinter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Luis Treiber (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - George Colbert (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. PF - Thomas Maselli (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Wells (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Cong Wang (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kapeni Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Hull (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randal Tilson (fresh) C - Luis Figueroa (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Michigan | Donald Hull is called for the reach on George Colbert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Hull, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jason Whited (SG) George Colbert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:25 | Michigan | Luis Treiber misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-42 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Randal Tilson snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 15:18 | Northwestern | Cong Wang comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | Randal Tilson hits the follow up shot | 46-44 |
| 14:57 | Michigan | Luis Treiber makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Henry Pinter | 49-44 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Cong Wang | 49-47 |
| 14:29 | Michigan | Luis Treiber misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 14:28 | Michigan | Donald Wells gets the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 14:16 | Michigan | Luis Treiber scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Whited | 52-47 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Donald Hull misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-47 |
| 13:54 | Michigan | Thomas Maselli snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 13:43 | Michigan | Thomas Maselli is hacked by Kapeni Abdul-Rahim - foul #3 on Kapeni Abdul-Rahim, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Wayne Lister (PG), George Colbert (SF), Gerald Cooper (PF), Tony Andrews (C) Luis Treiber, Henry Pinter, Thomas Maselli, Donald Wells | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment (SG), John Polo (SF), Calvin Spiva (PF), Danny Newberry (C) Kapeni Abdul-Rahim, Donald Hull, Randal Tilson, Luis Figueroa | |
| 13:23 | Michigan | Wayne Lister misses long on a runner from the left block | 52-47 |
| 13:22 | Michigan | Tony Andrews hits the follow up shot | 54-47 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Calvin Spiva is denied on a layup by Tony Andrews | 54-47 |
| 13:13 | Michigan | Tony Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 13:02 | Michigan | Kenny Ozment is called for the reach on Tony Andrews - foul #1 on Kenny Ozment, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Zachary Vickrey (C) Danny Newberry | |
| 12:48 | Michigan | Tony Andrews comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Cong Wang - foul #3 on Cong Wang, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim (SG) Cong Wang | |
| 12:48 | Michigan | Tony Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 12:48 | Michigan | Tony Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Tony Andrews blocks the jumper by Kenny Ozment | 56-47 |
| 12:22 | Michigan | George Colbert grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 12:19 | Michigan | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim steals it from Tony Andrews in the backcourt | 56-47 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim is called for traveling | 56-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Henry Pinter (PG), Thomas Maselli (PF), Randy Millsaps (C) Wayne Lister, Gerald Cooper, Tony Andrews | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Russell Everett (PG), Donald Hull (SF), Danny Newberry (PF), John Crook (C) Kenny Ozment, John Polo, Calvin Spiva, Zachary Vickrey | |
| 11:44 | Michigan | Henry Pinter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cong Wang (PG) Kapeni Abdul-Rahim | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Henry Pinter (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jason Whited (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - George Colbert (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. PF - Thomas Maselli (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Millsaps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Cong Wang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Russell Everett (fresh) SF - Donald Hull (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Danny Newberry (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - John Crook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Cong Wang hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 11:20 | Michigan | Thomas Maselli grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 11:11 | Michigan | George Colbert misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Hull - foul #4 on Donald Hull, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Spiva (SF), Randal Tilson (PF) Donald Hull, John Crook | |
| 11:11 | Michigan | George Colbert makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 11:11 | Michigan | George Colbert misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Randal Tilson snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | Randal Tilson lays it in and he's fouled by Thomas Maselli - foul #1 on Thomas Maselli, team foul #2 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Gerald Cooper (PF) George Colbert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment (SG), Zachary Vickrey (C) Russell Everett, Danny Newberry | |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | Randal Tilson misses the free throw | 57-49 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | Zachary Vickrey pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Cong Wang clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 10:48 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Randy Millsaps | 57-49 |
| 10:43 | Michigan | Thomas Maselli is fouled in the backcourt by Zachary Vickrey - foul #1 on Zachary Vickrey, team foul #9 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Wayne Lister (PG) Gerald Cooper | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim (SG) Cong Wang | |
| 10:43 | Michigan | Thomas Maselli makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 10:43 | Michigan | Thomas Maselli makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim steps out of bounds on the sideline | 59-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Tony Andrews (PF) Thomas Maselli | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Polo (SF), John Crook (PF), Luis Figueroa (C) Calvin Spiva, Randal Tilson, Zachary Vickrey | |
| 10:08 | Michigan | Randy Millsaps is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Wayne Lister | 61-49 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | Randy Millsaps is called for the reach on John Crook - foul #1 on Randy Millsaps, team foul #3 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | George Colbert (SF), Donald Wells (C) Henry Pinter, Randy Millsaps | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cong Wang (PG), Russell Everett (SG), Danny Newberry (PF) Kenny Ozment, Kapeni Abdul-Rahim, John Crook | |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | Danny Newberry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-49 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa tips it home | 61-51 |
| 09:16 | Michigan | Jason Whited scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-51 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Russell Everett hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-53 |
| 08:37 | Michigan | George Colbert connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Wayne Lister | 66-53 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | Russell Everett travels with the ball | 66-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Luis Treiber (PG), Henry Pinter (SG), Thomas Maselli (SF), Gerald Cooper (PF), Randy Millsaps (C) Wayne Lister, Jason Whited, George Colbert, Tony Andrews, Donald Wells | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment (PG), Kapeni Abdul-Rahim (SG), Calvin Spiva (SF), Randal Tilson (PF), John Crook (C) Cong Wang, Russell Everett, John Polo, Danny Newberry, Luis Figueroa | |
| 08:20 | Michigan | Henry Pinter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-53 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Randy Millsaps - foul #2 on Randy Millsaps, team foul #4 | 66-53 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim misses the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 08:15 | Michigan | Gerald Cooper gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 07:53 | Michigan | Luis Treiber misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-53 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | John Crook snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Luis Treiber (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Henry Pinter (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas Maselli (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Millsaps (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kenny Ozment (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kapeni Abdul-Rahim (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Spiva (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randal Tilson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Crook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Randy Millsaps - foul #3 on Randy Millsaps, team foul #5 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | George Colbert (SF) Thomas Maselli | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Hull (SF), Zachary Vickrey (C) Kenny Ozment, John Crook | |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 07:30 | Michigan | Luis Treiber is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 66-55 |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | Calvin Spiva is hacked by Luis Treiber - foul #2 on Luis Treiber, team foul #6 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Wells (C) Randy Millsaps | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 07:01 | Michigan | George Colbert gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| 06:39 | Michigan | Donald Wells misses the lay-in | 66-55 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Randal Tilson pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim's floater is tipped away by Donald Wells | 66-55 |
| 06:31 | Michigan | Henry Pinter grabs the board | 66-55 |
| 06:19 | Michigan | Luis Treiber misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 06:17 | Michigan | Donald Wells tips it home | 68-55 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim is fouled on the floor by Gerald Cooper - foul #2 on Gerald Cooper, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Michigan | Wayne Lister (PG), Jason Whited (SG), Thomas Maselli (SF), Tony Andrews (PF), Randy Millsaps (C) Luis Treiber, Henry Pinter, George Colbert, Gerald Cooper, Donald Wells | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment (PG), John Polo (SF), Danny Newberry (PF), John Crook (C) Calvin Spiva, Donald Hull, Randal Tilson, Zachary Vickrey | |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 05:28 | Michigan | Thomas Maselli misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Polo - foul #1 on John Polo, team foul #10 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Russell Everett (SG), Luis Figueroa (C) Kapeni Abdul-Rahim, John Crook | |
| 05:28 | Michigan | Thomas Maselli misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 05:28 | Michigan | Thomas Maselli misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Danny Newberry grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 05:13 | Michigan | Tony Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 04:54 | Michigan | Randy Millsaps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-57 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cong Wang (PG) Kenny Ozment | |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 04:25 | Michigan | Jason Whited drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Randy Millsaps | 71-60 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Cong Wang is blocked by Thomas Maselli | 71-60 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa snags the offensive board | 71-60 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Russell Everett clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-60 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa snags the offensive board | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | John Polo drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Russell Everett | 71-62 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Wayne Lister (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Jason Whited (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Maselli (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Andrews (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - Randy Millsaps (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Cong Wang (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Russell Everett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Polo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Newberry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Figueroa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Michigan | Jason Whited misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-62 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | John Polo snags the defensive board | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | Cong Wang misses the tip | 71-62 |
| 03:08 | Michigan | Randy Millsaps pulls down the rebound | 71-62 |
| 03:04 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Michigan | Luis Treiber (PG), Henry Pinter (SG), George Colbert (SF), Gerald Cooper (PF), Donald Wells (C) Wayne Lister, Jason Whited, Thomas Maselli, Tony Andrews, Randy Millsaps | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment (PG), Calvin Spiva (SG), Donald Hull (SF), Randal Tilson (PF), John Crook (C) Cong Wang, Russell Everett, John Polo, Danny Newberry, Luis Figueroa | |
| 02:42 | Michigan | Donald Wells scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Luis Treiber | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Calvin Spiva buries a floater from close range set up by Donald Hull | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:09 | Michigan | George Colbert double dribbles in the backcourt | 73-64 |
| Subs | Michigan | Wayne Lister (SG) Donald Wells | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Donald Hull misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-64 |
| 01:57 | Michigan | George Colbert grabs the board | 73-64 |
| 01:57 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jason Whited (SG), Donald Wells (C) Wayne Lister, Henry Pinter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cong Wang (PG), Kapeni Abdul-Rahim (SG), Luis Figueroa (C) Kenny Ozment, Calvin Spiva, John Crook | |
| 01:37 | Michigan | Donald Wells misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 73-64 |
| 01:36 | Michigan | George Colbert tips it back up and in | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Randal Tilson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 75-64 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa hits the follow up shot | 75-66 |
| 01:15 | Michigan | Jason Whited is fouled in the backcourt by Kapeni Abdul-Rahim - foul #4 on Kapeni Abdul-Rahim, team foul #11 | 75-66 |
| 01:15 | Michigan | Jason Whited makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 01:15 | Michigan | Jason Whited makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-66 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa grabs the offensive rebound | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by George Colbert - foul #3 on George Colbert, team foul #8 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Michigan | Wayne Lister (PG), Henry Pinter (SG), Thomas Maselli (SF), Tony Andrews (PF), Randy Millsaps (C) Luis Treiber, Jason Whited, George Colbert, Gerald Cooper, Donald Wells | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment (PG), Russell Everett (SG), Calvin Spiva (SF), Danny Newberry (PF) Cong Wang, Kapeni Abdul-Rahim, Donald Hull, Randal Tilson | |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa misses the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Michigan | Wayne Lister is hacked by Kenny Ozment in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenny Ozment, team foul #12 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Crook (C) Luis Figueroa | |
| 00:54 | Michigan | Wayne Lister makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:54 | Michigan | Wayne Lister misses the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Danny Newberry snags the defensive board | 78-67 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Danny Newberry misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-67 |
| 00:48 | Michigan | Randy Millsaps snags the defensive board | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Michigan | Wayne Lister is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 78-67 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment grabs the board | 78-67 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | John Crook misses long on a jump hook from close range | 78-67 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | John Crook tips it back up and in | 78-69 |
| 00:10 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| Subs | Michigan | Luis Treiber (PG), Jason Whited (SG), George Colbert (SF), Gerald Cooper (PF), Donald Wells (C) Wayne Lister, Henry Pinter, Thomas Maselli, Tony Andrews, Randy Millsaps | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cong Wang (PG), Kapeni Abdul-Rahim (SG), Donald Hull (SF), Randal Tilson (PF), Luis Figueroa (C) Kenny Ozment, Russell Everett, Calvin Spiva, Danny Newberry, John Crook | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Michigan | George Colbert is fouled in the backcourt by Kapeni Abdul-Rahim - foul #5 on Kapeni Abdul-Rahim, team foul #13 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Michigan | Henry Pinter (SF) Gerald Cooper | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment (SG) Kapeni Abdul-Rahim | |
| 00:08 | Michigan | George Colbert misses the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:08 | Michigan | George Colbert makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Henry Pinter denies the turnaround by Luis Figueroa | 79-69 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Randal Tilson tips it in | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Luis Treiber runs out the clock | 79-71 |