| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kenneth Holdsworth (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Kurland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Strohm (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Harvey Branch (fresh) SG - Leonard McPhetridge (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jack Wright (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Lester Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Bruce Kurland inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Michigan | Justin Strohm is fouled on the floor by Lester Smith - foul #1 on Lester Smith, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 19:35 | Michigan | Jessie Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leonard McPhetridge - foul #3 on Leonard McPhetridge, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eddie Garber (SG) Leonard McPhetridge | |
| 19:35 | Michigan | Jessie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:35 | Michigan | Jessie Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:35 | Minnesota | David Anderson gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 19:19 | Minnesota | David Anderson connects on the jumper from close range | 34-33 |
| 19:11 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Anderson - foul #1 on David Anderson, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| 19:11 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:11 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:11 | Minnesota | David Anderson grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 18:45 | Minnesota | David Anderson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 18:44 | Michigan | Justin Strohm grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:33 | Michigan | William Harris drills a jumper from the right side and the foul's on Eddie Garber - foul #2 on Eddie Garber, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| 18:33 | Michigan | William Harris makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:13 | Minnesota | David Anderson misses the jumper from the left side | 38-33 |
| 18:11 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Bruce Kurland | 38-33 |
| 17:52 | Michigan | Jessie Smith hits the finger roll set up by William Harris and he's hacked by Jack Wright - foul #2 on Jack Wright, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| 17:52 | Michigan | Jessie Smith makes the free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:28 | Minnesota | David Anderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 17:27 | Michigan | William Harris gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 17:23 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Harvey Branch - foul #2 on Harvey Branch, team foul #6 | 41-33 |
| 17:23 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:23 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 17:01 | Minnesota | Lester Smith can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jessie Smith - foul #1 on Jessie Smith, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Gerald Coughlin (SG) Jessie Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:01 | Minnesota | Lester Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:01 | Minnesota | Lester Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:01 | Michigan | William Harris gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 16:42 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth misses badly on a shot from the left side | 42-34 |
| 16:40 | Michigan | Justin Strohm grabs the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 16:33 | Michigan | Justin Strohm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-34 |
| 16:18 | Minnesota | Jack Wright double dribbles | 42-34 |
| 15:59 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 42-34 |
| 15:58 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Coughlin | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kenneth Holdsworth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Coughlin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bruce Kurland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Strohm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Harvey Branch (fairly fresh) SG - Eddie Garber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Wright (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Lester Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth can't finish the layup | 42-34 |
| 15:42 | Minnesota | Jack Wright pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 15:23 | Minnesota | Bruce Kurland blocks the short jumper by Lester Smith | 42-34 |
| 15:22 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to David Anderson | 42-34 |
| 15:06 | Minnesota | William Harris steals the ball from David Anderson | 42-34 |
| 15:02 | Michigan | Gerald Coughlin makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Holdsworth and he's hacked by Lester Smith - foul #2 on Lester Smith, team foul #7 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Hickman (PG), Leonard McPhetridge (SG) Harvey Branch, Eddie Garber | |
| 15:02 | Michigan | Gerald Coughlin makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 14:37 | Minnesota | Leonard McPhetridge misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 14:35 | Minnesota | David Anderson tips it home | 45-36 |
| 14:21 | Michigan | Jack Wright is called for the reach on William Harris - foul #3 on Jack Wright, team foul #8 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jessie Smith (SG) Bruce Kurland | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Smith (SF) Jack Wright | |
| 14:21 | Michigan | William Harris makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 14:21 | Michigan | William Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 14:21 | Minnesota | Lester Smith snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 14:04 | Minnesota | David Anderson misses the turnaround in the paint | 46-36 |
| 14:03 | Minnesota | Donald Smith grabs the offensive board | 46-36 |
| 13:38 | Minnesota | David Anderson knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Donald Smith and the foul's on Jessie Smith - foul #2 on Jessie Smith, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | Solomon Finger (C) Justin Strohm | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 13:38 | Minnesota | David Anderson makes the free throw | 46-39 |
| 13:22 | Michigan | Gerald Coughlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Lewis (PF) David Anderson | |
| 13:02 | Minnesota | Solomon Finger swats the dunk try by Lester Smith | 46-39 |
| 13:01 | Michigan | Solomon Finger grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 12:49 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 12:48 | Minnesota | Leonard McPhetridge gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 12:42 | Minnesota | Gerald Coughlin takes the ball from William Hickman | 46-39 |
| 12:29 | Michigan | Lester Smith denies the turnaround by Jessie Smith | 46-39 |
| 12:28 | Minnesota | Lester Smith gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 11:59 | Minnesota | William Hickman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 11:57 | Minnesota | Craig Lewis misses the tip | 46-39 |
| 11:55 | Michigan | William Harris grabs the board | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kenneth Holdsworth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Coughlin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Harris (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Solomon Finger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leonard McPhetridge (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lester Smith (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Michigan | William Harris comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Craig Lewis - foul #3 on Craig Lewis, team foul #9 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | David Lee (PG), Bruce Kurland (SF), Justin Strohm (C) Kenneth Holdsworth, Gerald Coughlin, Solomon Finger | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jack Wright (SF), David Anderson (PF) Donald Smith, Lester Smith | |
| 11:38 | Michigan | William Harris misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 11:38 | Michigan | William Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 11:22 | Minnesota | Bruce Kurland is called for the reach on David Anderson - foul #2 on Bruce Kurland, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Gerald Coughlin (SG), Solomon Finger (PF) Jessie Smith, William Harris | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:54 | Minnesota | Solomon Finger steals the ball from William Hickman | 47-39 |
| 10:44 | Michigan | David Lee connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Gerald Coughlin | 50-39 |
| 10:21 | Minnesota | David Anderson misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 50-39 |
| 10:19 | Michigan | Gerald Coughlin snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 10:01 | Michigan | David Lee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 10:00 | Minnesota | Craig Lewis pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 09:32 | Minnesota | David Anderson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 50-39 |
| 09:30 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Gerald Coughlin | 50-39 |
| 09:25 | Michigan | David Lee misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 09:24 | Minnesota | David Anderson pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 08:59 | Minnesota | William Hickman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Lee - foul #1 on David Lee, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth (PG), Jessie Smith (SG), Leroy Arline (SF), William Harris (PF) David Lee, Gerald Coughlin, Bruce Kurland, Justin Strohm | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eddie Garber (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Lester Smith (C) Leonard McPhetridge, Jack Wright, Craig Lewis | |
| 08:59 | Minnesota | William Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 08:59 | Minnesota | William Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 08:46 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Lester Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 08:19 | Minnesota | David Anderson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Harris - foul #3 on William Harris, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| 08:19 | Minnesota | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 08:19 | Minnesota | David Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 07:58 | Michigan | The jump hook by Kenneth Holdsworth is blocked by Lester Smith | 50-43 |
| 07:56 | Michigan | Solomon Finger tips it back up and in | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kenneth Holdsworth (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Arline (fresh) PF - William Harris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Solomon Finger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Hickman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Garber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Anderson (tiring) 18 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Lester Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Minnesota | William Hickman misses long on a jumper from the left side | 52-43 |
| 07:36 | Michigan | Solomon Finger grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 07:24 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Arline | 54-43 |
| 07:06 | Minnesota | Eddie Garber is fouled on the floor by Jessie Smith - foul #3 on Jessie Smith, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bruce Kurland (SF), Justin Strohm (C) Leroy Arline, Solomon Finger | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Harvey Branch (PG), Leonard McPhetridge (SG), Jack Wright (SF) William Hickman, Eddie Garber, Donald Smith | |
| 06:40 | Minnesota | Lester Smith splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jack Wright | 54-45 |
| 06:26 | Michigan | Justin Strohm throws it down set up by Kenneth Holdsworth | 56-45 |
| 06:00 | Minnesota | Kenneth Holdsworth steps in front of the Harvey Branch pass | 56-45 |
| 05:43 | Michigan | Jessie Smith is hacked by Leonard McPhetridge - foul #4 on Leonard McPhetridge, team foul #10 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Gerald Coughlin (SF), Solomon Finger (PF) Bruce Kurland, William Harris | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Hickman (PG), Donald Smith (SF), Craig Lewis (PF) Harvey Branch, Jack Wright, David Anderson | |
| 05:43 | Michigan | Jessie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:43 | Michigan | Jessie Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:43 | Minnesota | Craig Lewis snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Justin Strohm is called for the reach on Leonard McPhetridge - foul #3 on Justin Strohm, team foul #7 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | David Lee (SG), Leroy Arline (SF) Jessie Smith, Justin Strohm | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Leonard McPhetridge makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Leonard McPhetridge makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 05:06 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | Craig Lewis pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 04:51 | Minnesota | Lester Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left block | 57-47 |
| 04:50 | Michigan | Solomon Finger grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 04:46 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth makes the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by William Hickman - foul #4 on William Hickman, team foul #11 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | William Harris (PF) David Lee | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:46 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth makes the free throw | 60-47 |
| 04:20 | Minnesota | Lester Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 04:18 | Michigan | Solomon Finger gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 04:07 | Michigan | Gerald Coughlin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 04:06 | Minnesota | Donald Smith gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 03:52 | Minnesota | William Hickman is denied on a layup by Solomon Finger | 60-47 |
| 03:50 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kenneth Holdsworth (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Coughlin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Leroy Arline (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Harris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Solomon Finger (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Hickman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Leonard McPhetridge (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lester Smith (tiring) 18 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 03:26 | Minnesota | Craig Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Minnesota | William Hickman knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Lewis | 60-49 |
| 02:57 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth misses the shot from the free throw line | 60-49 |
| 02:55 | Michigan | William Harris tips it in | 62-49 |
| 02:38 | Minnesota | William Hickman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-49 |
| 02:37 | Michigan | Gerald Coughlin grabs the defensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 02:20 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-49 |
| 02:03 | Minnesota | Lester Smith can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Gerald Coughlin - foul #2 on Gerald Coughlin, team foul #8 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | David Lee (PG), Jessie Smith (SG), Bruce Kurland (SF), Justin Strohm (C) Kenneth Holdsworth, Leroy Arline, William Harris, Solomon Finger | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Harvey Branch (PG), Eddie Garber (SG) William Hickman, Leonard McPhetridge | |
| 02:03 | Minnesota | Lester Smith misses the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 02:03 | Minnesota | Lester Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 02:03 | Michigan | David Lee grabs the board | 64-49 |
| 01:51 | Michigan | The short jumper by Justin Strohm is denied by Lester Smith | 64-49 |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 64-49 |
| 01:43 | Minnesota | Lester Smith splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from close range | 64-51 |
| 01:28 | Michigan | David Lee misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Eddie Garber | 64-51 |
| 01:19 | Minnesota | Lester Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Bruce Kurland - foul #3 on Bruce Kurland, team foul #9 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth (PG), William Harris (PF) David Lee, Gerald Coughlin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:19 | Minnesota | Lester Smith misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:19 | Minnesota | Lester Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:55 | Michigan | William Harris jams it on a nice dish by Bruce Kurland | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Minnesota | Lester Smith misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-52 |
| 00:48 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Bruce Kurland | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan | Eddie Garber steals it from Bruce Kurland | 66-52 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Craig Lewis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eddie Garber | 66-54 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth runs out the clock | 66-54 |