| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Huber (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jay McRae (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jules Russo (fresh) PF - Wilton Zinger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Christenson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kenneth Holdsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gerald Coughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Kurland (fresh) 4 pts. C - Justin Strohm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Jules Russo inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 19:24 | Michigan | Justin Strohm hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 19:23 | Michigan | Justin Strohm hits the follow up shot | 27-33 |
| 19:01 | Wisconsin | John Huber connects on the shot from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 18:47 | Michigan | Gerald Coughlin travels with the ball | 29-33 |
| 18:30 | Wisconsin | John Huber splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 18:13 | Michigan | Bruce Kurland clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 32-33 |
| 18:12 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to John Huber | 32-33 |
| 18:00 | Wisconsin | John Huber is hacked by Bruce Kurland - foul #2 on Bruce Kurland, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 17:49 | Wisconsin | John Huber shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-33 |
| 17:47 | Michigan | Justin Strohm grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 17:18 | Michigan | Gerald Coughlin connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Holdsworth and he's fouled by Jay McRae - foul #4 on Jay McRae, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Alberto Costa (SG), Sung Chia (PF) Jay McRae, Jules Russo | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 17:18 | Michigan | Gerald Coughlin makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:01 | Wisconsin | Wilton Zinger knocks in the shot from the left side set up by William Christenson and he's hacked by Gerald Coughlin - foul #2 on Gerald Coughlin, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| 17:01 | Wisconsin | Wilton Zinger makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:55 | Michigan | Alberto Costa picks off the pass by Kenneth Holdsworth in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| 16:54 | Wisconsin | Sung Chia throws it down on a great pass from Alberto Costa | 37-36 |
| 16:37 | Michigan | William Harris splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 16:21 | Wisconsin | John Huber misses short on a jumper from the right side | 37-38 |
| 16:20 | Wisconsin | John Huber snags the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 16:13 | Wisconsin | William Christenson makes the contested floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wilton Zinger | 39-38 |
| 15:54 | Michigan | Bruce Kurland misses long on a jumper in the lane | 39-38 |
| 15:53 | Michigan | Justin Strohm tips it but misses | 39-38 |
| 15:51 | Wisconsin | John Huber grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Huber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Alberto Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilton Zinger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sung Chia (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Christenson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kenneth Holdsworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gerald Coughlin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Kurland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Justin Strohm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:45 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Holdsworth is called for the reach on John Huber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Holdsworth, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jules Russo (SF) Sung Chia | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jessie Smith (SF) Gerald Coughlin | |
| 15:31 | Wisconsin | William Christenson misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but the foul's on Justin Strohm - foul #1 on Justin Strohm, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| 15:31 | Wisconsin | William Christenson makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:31 | Wisconsin | William Christenson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:04 | Michigan | William Harris is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-38 |
| 14:45 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Holdsworth steals it from Alberto Costa | 41-38 |
| 14:28 | Michigan | William Harris double dribbles | 41-38 |
| 14:08 | Wisconsin | William Harris picks off the pass by Alberto Costa | 41-38 |
| 13:46 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 13:45 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Wilton Zinger | 41-38 |
| 13:24 | Wisconsin | John Huber evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-38 |
| 13:23 | Michigan | William Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:56 | Michigan | John Huber steals the ball from William Harris | 41-38 |
| 12:38 | Wisconsin | John Huber misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 12:36 | Michigan | William Harris pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:13 | Michigan | Justin Strohm can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wilton Zinger - foul #1 on Wilton Zinger, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Bak (PG), Jay McRae (SG), Bobby Gilham (SF), Sung Chia (PF), Matthew Yother (C) John Huber, Alberto Costa, Jules Russo, Wilton Zinger, William Christenson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Gerald Coughlin (SF), Solomon Finger (PF) Jessie Smith, Bruce Kurland | |
| 12:13 | Michigan | Justin Strohm makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:13 | Michigan | Justin Strohm misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:13 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Matthew Yother | 41-39 |
| 11:51 | Wisconsin | Matthew Yother throws it down | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Robert Bak (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jay McRae (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Bobby Gilham (fresh) PF - Sung Chia (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Yother (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kenneth Holdsworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Harris (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Coughlin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Solomon Finger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Justin Strohm (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Michigan | William Harris works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 11:31 | Wisconsin | Bobby Gilham snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 11:06 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 11:05 | Wisconsin | Sung Chia pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:43 | Wisconsin | Sung Chia connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Bak | 45-39 |
| 10:19 | Michigan | Justin Strohm misses the easy open layup | 45-39 |
| 10:18 | Wisconsin | Matthew Yother gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:06 | Wisconsin | Gerald Coughlin picks off the pass by Matthew Yother | 45-39 |
| 09:37 | Michigan | William Harris loses the dribble to Jay McRae | 45-39 |
| 09:22 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Matthew Yother is blocked by Justin Strohm | 45-39 |
| 09:20 | Michigan | Solomon Finger grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 08:58 | Michigan | Gerald Coughlin misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 08:57 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 08:36 | Wisconsin | Matthew Yother misses the lay-in | 45-39 |
| 08:34 | Michigan | William Harris snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 08:24 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 08:22 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Jay McRae | 45-39 |
| 07:57 | Wisconsin | Sung Chia hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 07:32 | Michigan | Justin Strohm hits a floater from the left side | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Robert Bak (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jay McRae (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Bobby Gilham (fairly fresh) PF - Sung Chia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Yother (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kenneth Holdsworth (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Harris (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Coughlin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Solomon Finger (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Justin Strohm (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:14 | Wisconsin | Matthew Yother's floater is tipped away by Solomon Finger | 47-41 |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae hits the follow up shot | 49-41 |
| 06:44 | Michigan | Gerald Coughlin scores on a floater from the right side | 49-43 |
| 06:40 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae misses the lay-in | 49-43 |
| 06:39 | Michigan | William Harris grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 06:15 | Michigan | William Harris is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Robert Bak - foul #1 on Robert Bak, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Huber (PG), Jules Russo (SF), Wilton Zinger (PF), William Christenson (C) Robert Bak, Bobby Gilham, Sung Chia, Matthew Yother | |
| Subs | Michigan | David Lee (PG), Jessie Smith (SF), Bruce Kurland (PF) Kenneth Holdsworth, Gerald Coughlin, Justin Strohm | |
| 06:15 | Michigan | William Harris makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 06:15 | Michigan | William Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 05:52 | Wisconsin | William Christenson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Huber | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:36 | Michigan | David Lee clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 05:35 | Michigan | Jessie Smith snags the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 05:23 | Michigan | Jessie Smith is called for traveling | 51-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Arline (SG), Gerald Coughlin (C) William Harris, Solomon Finger | |
| 05:06 | Wisconsin | Bruce Kurland steps in front of the John Huber pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 51-45 |
| 04:41 | Michigan | Jules Russo is called for the reach on Gerald Coughlin - foul #1 on Jules Russo, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Alberto Costa (SG) Jay McRae | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 04:21 | Michigan | David Lee misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-45 |
| 04:19 | Wisconsin | Wilton Zinger snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 04:07 | Wisconsin | Wilton Zinger travels with the ball | 51-45 |
| 03:53 | Michigan | Gerald Coughlin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| 03:52 | Wisconsin | Wilton Zinger pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Wisconsin | John Huber works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Bruce Kurland - foul #3 on Bruce Kurland, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth (PG), Solomon Finger (C) David Lee, Leroy Arline | |
| 03:34 | Wisconsin | John Huber makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 03:34 | Wisconsin | John Huber misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 03:34 | Wisconsin | William Christenson snags the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 03:20 | Wisconsin | Gerald Coughlin steals it from John Huber | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Huber (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jules Russo (fairly fresh) PF - Wilton Zinger (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - William Christenson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kenneth Holdsworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Coughlin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jessie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Kurland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Solomon Finger (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:54 | Michigan | Gerald Coughlin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Jules Russo - foul #2 on Jules Russo, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay McRae (SG) Alberto Costa | |
| Subs | Michigan | David Lee (SF) Jessie Smith | |
| 02:54 | Michigan | Gerald Coughlin makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 02:54 | Michigan | Gerald Coughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 02:34 | Wisconsin | William Christenson is fouled on the floor by Solomon Finger - foul #3 on Solomon Finger, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Sung Chia (PF) Jules Russo | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 02:08 | Wisconsin | Bruce Kurland blocks the short jumper by Wilton Zinger | 52-47 |
| 02:06 | Wisconsin | John Huber grabs the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 01:54 | Wisconsin | Sung Chia travels with the ball | 52-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jules Russo (SF) Sung Chia | |
| Subs | Michigan | William Harris (SG), Jessie Smith (SF), Justin Strohm (C) Gerald Coughlin, David Lee, Solomon Finger | |
| 01:46 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-47 |
| 01:29 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 01:28 | Michigan | Jessie Smith pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 01:10 | Michigan | Justin Strohm hits a shot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by William Christenson is blocked by Justin Strohm | 52-49 |
| 00:55 | Michigan | Justin Strohm snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth is hacked by John Huber in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Huber, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| 00:38 | Michigan | John Huber is called for the reach on Kenneth Holdsworth - foul #2 on John Huber, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| 00:38 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:38 | Michigan | Kenneth Holdsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Holdsworth is called for the reach on Wilton Zinger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Holdsworth, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | Wilton Zinger misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 00:37 | Michigan | Bruce Kurland gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 00:17 | Michigan | Justin Strohm misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-51 |
| 00:15 | Wisconsin | Jules Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | Jules Russo is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Holdsworth - foul #4 on Kenneth Holdsworth, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | Jules Russo misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 00:14 | Michigan | Justin Strohm gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 00:05 | Michigan | Justin Strohm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-51 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae is hacked by Kenneth Holdsworth in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kenneth Holdsworth, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan | David Lee (PG) Kenneth Holdsworth | |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:03 | Michigan | Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Jessie Smith misses the halfcourt shot | 54-51 |