| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Leroy Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Payne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Carl Stewart (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Derrick Jasmin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn McMakin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Cartwright (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 19:39 | Michigan | Donald Brown pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 19:32 | Michigan | Matthew Baker lays it in | 36-27 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | David Carter can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 36-27 |
| 19:03 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Matthew Baker | 36-27 |
| 18:44 | Michigan | Donald Brown scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Randall Thomas | 38-27 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright misses the jumper from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright snags the offensive board | 38-27 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 18:00 | Michigan | Matthew Baker pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:56 | Michigan | Ernest Payne can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-27 |
| 17:54 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Thomas | 38-27 |
| 17:37 | Michigan | Donald Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 17:35 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Payne | 38-27 |
| 17:29 | Michigan | Antonio Cartwright blocks the short jumper by Donald Brown | 38-27 |
| 17:28 | Michigan | Randall Thomas tips it in | 40-27 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-27 |
| 17:03 | Michigan | Randall Thomas gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 16:50 | Michigan | Shawn McMakin is called for the reach on Donald Brown - foul #1 on Shawn McMakin, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Michigan | Daniel Yun (SG), Earl Hollis (PF), Matthew Owens (C) Ernest Payne, Randall Thomas, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:41 | Michigan | Matthew Owens misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Shawn McMakin - foul #2 on Shawn McMakin, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Michigan | Travis Albright (PG) Leroy Murphy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:41 | Michigan | Matthew Owens makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 16:41 | Michigan | Matthew Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 16:41 | Michigan | Donald Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 16:34 | Michigan | Matthew Owens scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Donald Brown | 43-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin is hacked by Matthew Owens - foul #1 on Matthew Owens, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Michigan | Terry Johnson (SF) Donald Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:52 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Carter | 43-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Travis Albright (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Yun (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Hollis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SG - Derrick Jasmin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn McMakin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Cartwright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:44 | Michigan | Matthew Owens connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Yun | 45-30 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-30 |
| 15:20 | Michigan | Earl Hollis grabs the board | 45-30 |
| 15:11 | Michigan | Terry Johnson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 45-30 |
| 15:10 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Shawn McMakin | 45-32 |
| 14:45 | Michigan | Travis Albright's floater is tipped away by Antonio Cartwright | 45-32 |
| 14:43 | Michigan | Earl Hollis tips it back up and in | 47-32 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright is hacked by Terry Johnson - foul #3 on Terry Johnson, team foul #2 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Murphy (PG), Ernest Payne (SG), Donald Brown (SF), Randall Thomas (PF), Matthew Baker (C) Travis Albright, Daniel Yun, Terry Johnson, Earl Hollis, Matthew Owens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Parker (C) David Carter | |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright is called for traveling | 47-32 |
| 13:46 | Michigan | Randall Thomas clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 47-32 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | John Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin hits the finger roll | 47-34 |
| 13:27 | Michigan | Carl Stewart is called for the reach on Leroy Murphy - foul #2 on Carl Stewart, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| 13:15 | Michigan | Matthew Baker misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by John Parker - foul #4 on John Parker, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Carter (C) John Parker | |
| 13:15 | Michigan | Matthew Baker makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 13:15 | Michigan | Matthew Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 12:53 | Michigan | Randall Thomas grabs the board | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 12:34 | Michigan | Matthew Baker drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Payne | 51-34 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Ernest Payne is called for the reach on Derrick Jasmin - foul #1 on Ernest Payne, team foul #3 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | Matthew Owens (C) Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Darley (PG), Don Lane (SG), Eugene Vidal (C) Carl Stewart, Derrick Jasmin, Shawn McMakin | |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright jams it on a nice dish by Don Lane | 51-36 |
| 11:44 | Michigan | Leroy Murphy misses the shot from the left side | 51-36 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David Carter | 51-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Leroy Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Payne (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Matthew Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Henry Darley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don Lane (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Cartwright (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Eugene Vidal (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Donald Brown is called for the reach on David Carter - foul #1 on Donald Brown, team foul #4 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | Daniel Yun (SG), Earl Hollis (PF) Ernest Payne, Randall Thomas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin (SF) Antonio Cartwright | |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Yun - foul #1 on Daniel Yun, team foul #5 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carl Stewart (PG), Derrick Jasmin (SG) Henry Darley, Don Lane | |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin misses the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 10:55 | Michigan | Leroy Murphy is whistled for traveling | 51-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | Travis Albright (PG), Terry Johnson (SF), Matthew Baker (C) Leroy Murphy, Donald Brown, Matthew Owens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:41 | Northwestern | Eugene Vidal hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Carl Stewart | 51-39 |
| 10:32 | Michigan | Terry Johnson drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Daniel Yun and he's fouled by Shawn McMakin - foul #3 on Shawn McMakin, team foul #5 | 53-39 |
| 10:32 | Michigan | Terry Johnson makes the free throw | 54-39 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | David Carter can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Matthew Baker - foul #1 on Matthew Baker, team foul #6 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randall Thomas (PF) Earl Hollis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Darley (SF) Shawn McMakin | |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | David Carter makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | David Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 10:14 | Michigan | Randall Thomas gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 09:58 | Michigan | Daniel Yun drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Albright | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | David Carter comes up short on the shot from the right side | 57-40 |
| 09:44 | Michigan | Matthew Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 09:34 | Michigan | Terry Johnson can't connect on a floater from close range | 57-40 |
| 09:33 | Michigan | Randall Thomas hits the follow up shot | 59-40 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Travis Albright steps in front of the Carl Stewart pass in the backcourt | 59-40 |
| 09:11 | Michigan | Eugene Vidal is called for the reach on Terry Johnson - foul #1 on Eugene Vidal, team foul #6 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Murphy (PG), Ernest Payne (SG), Donald Brown (SF), Matthew Owens (C) Travis Albright, Daniel Yun, Terry Johnson, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Don Lane (SG), Shawn McMakin (SF), Antonio Cartwright (PF) Carl Stewart, Derrick Jasmin, Eugene Vidal | |
| 08:49 | Michigan | Donald Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-40 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | Don Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 59-40 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-43 |
| 08:06 | Michigan | Leroy Murphy makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ernest Payne | 62-43 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Henry Darley | 62-45 |
| 07:29 | Michigan | Don Lane is called for the reach on Donald Brown - foul #2 on Don Lane, team foul #7 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Earl Hollis (PF), Matthew Baker (C) Randall Thomas, Matthew Owens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carl Stewart (PG), Derrick Jasmin (SG), John Parker (C) Henry Darley, Don Lane, David Carter | |
| 07:29 | Michigan | Donald Brown misses the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 07:29 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin snags the defensive board | 62-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Leroy Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Payne (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Donald Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Hollis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SG - Derrick Jasmin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn McMakin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Cartwright (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Parker (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-45 |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Cartwright | 62-45 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin can't connect on a shot from the right block | 62-45 |
| 06:54 | Michigan | Matthew Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 06:31 | Michigan | Donald Brown knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Baker | 64-45 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Carl Stewart | 64-48 |
| 05:49 | Michigan | Matthew Baker can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Shawn McMakin - foul #4 on Shawn McMakin, team foul #8 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Michigan | Daniel Yun (SG) Ernest Payne | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Carter (SF), Eugene Vidal (PF) Shawn McMakin, Antonio Cartwright | |
| 05:49 | Michigan | Matthew Baker makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 05:49 | Michigan | Matthew Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | John Parker drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Carl Stewart and he's fouled by Matthew Baker - foul #2 on Matthew Baker, team foul #7 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | Travis Albright (PG), Terry Johnson (SF), Randall Thomas (PF), Matthew Owens (C) Leroy Murphy, Donald Brown, Earl Hollis, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | John Parker misses the free throw | 66-50 |
| 05:34 | Michigan | Randall Thomas gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| 05:09 | Michigan | Randall Thomas misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | David Carter grabs the board | 66-50 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | David Carter scores on a jumper in the paint | 66-52 |
| 04:23 | Michigan | Daniel Yun misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Carl Stewart | 66-52 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-52 |
| 04:06 | Michigan | Travis Albright gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 04:01 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Murphy (PG), Ernest Payne (SG), Donald Brown (SF), Matthew Baker (C) Travis Albright, Daniel Yun, Terry Johnson, Matthew Owens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin (SF), Antonio Cartwright (PF) David Carter, Eugene Vidal | |
| 03:37 | Michigan | Randall Thomas is hacked by Carl Stewart - foul #3 on Carl Stewart, team foul #9 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Carter (C) John Parker | |
| 03:37 | Michigan | Randall Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 03:37 | Michigan | Matthew Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:18 | Michigan | Leroy Murphy makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew Baker | 68-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Leroy Murphy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Payne (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Donald Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. SG - Derrick Jasmin (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn McMakin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Antonio Cartwright (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Shawn McMakin, team foul #10 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | Travis Albright (PG), Daniel Yun (SG), Terry Johnson (SF), Earl Hollis (PF), Matthew Owens (C) Leroy Murphy, Ernest Payne, Donald Brown, Randall Thomas, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Darley (PG), Don Lane (SG), Eugene Vidal (C) Carl Stewart, Derrick Jasmin, Shawn McMakin | |
| 02:39 | Michigan | Matthew Owens misses the jump hook from the right block | 68-52 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Antonio Cartwright | 68-52 |
| 02:29 | Northwestern | David Carter buries a floater from the free throw line | 68-54 |
| 02:00 | Michigan | Daniel Yun buries a jumpshot from the right side | 70-54 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Earl Hollis - foul #3 on Earl Hollis, team foul #8 | 70-54 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright misses the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:18 | Michigan | Earl Hollis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Antonio Cartwright - foul #1 on Antonio Cartwright, team foul #11 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Parker (C) Antonio Cartwright | |
| 01:18 | Michigan | Earl Hollis misses the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:18 | Michigan | Earl Hollis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | David Carter drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Henry Darley | 71-57 |
| 00:45 | Michigan | Travis Albright can't finish the layup | 71-57 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | David Carter snags the defensive board | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | John Parker is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on John Parker, team foul #12 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright (PF) John Parker | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Michigan | Matthew Owens misses the easy layup | 71-57 |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Daniel Yun snags the offensive board | 71-57 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Travis Albright runs out the clock | 71-57 |