| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Leonard Erickson (fresh) SG - John Ballard (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Kwok (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Taber (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Timothy Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Noyes (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gerald Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber is whistled for traveling | 28-29 |
| 19:25 | Michigan | Alan Davis can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 28-29 |
| 19:24 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols tips it home | 28-31 |
| 19:01 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard misses the shot from the left side | 28-31 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Erickson tips it in | 30-31 |
| 18:37 | Michigan | Leonard Erickson picks off the pass by James Noyes | 30-31 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Erickson lays it in | 32-31 |
| 18:09 | Michigan | Richard Taber steals the ball from Timothy Douglas | 32-31 |
| 17:52 | Eastern Michigan | Russell Smith swats the dunk try by James Kwok | 32-31 |
| 17:50 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Alan Davis | 32-31 |
| 17:27 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the right block | 32-31 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:07 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Erickson scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Ballard | 35-31 |
| 16:41 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Jones - foul #3 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean (SF), Musa Abdeldayen (PF), Walter Dyar (C) Kenneth Jones, James Kwok, Richard Taber | |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Edwards (PG), Russell Thompson (SG), Harold Poling (PF), Leland Mauriello (C) Timothy Douglas, James Noyes, Russell Smith, Alan Davis | |
| 16:41 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:41 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Dyar comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 35-33 |
| 16:20 | Michigan | Leland Mauriello pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 15:55 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols makes the fadeaway near the basket | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Leonard Erickson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Ballard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Bean (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Musa Abdeldayen (fresh) C - Walter Dyar (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Larry Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Thompson (fresh) SF - Gerald Nichols (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Poling (fresh) C - Leland Mauriello (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Dyar makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Roy Bean and he's hacked by Leland Mauriello - foul #1 on Leland Mauriello, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dana Harrison (PG), Kenneth Jones (SG), James Kwok (PF) Leonard Erickson, John Ballard, Musa Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bruce Burton (SF), Alan Davis (C) Gerald Nichols, Leland Mauriello | |
| 15:42 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Dyar misses the free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:42 | Michigan | Alan Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 15:13 | Michigan | Alan Davis is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Roy Bean | 37-35 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean blows the layup | 37-35 |
| 15:09 | Eastern Michigan | Dana Harrison hits the follow up shot | 39-35 |
| 14:48 | Michigan | Russell Thompson comes up short on the runner from the right block | 39-35 |
| 14:46 | Michigan | Alan Davis gets the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:28 | Michigan | Alan Davis buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Larry Edwards | 39-37 |
| 14:25 | Eastern Michigan | Dana Harrison is hacked by Russell Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Thompson, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Erickson (PG), John Ballard (SG), Richard Taber (C) Dana Harrison, Roy Bean, Walter Dyar | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Noyes (SG), Russell Smith (PF) Russell Thompson, Harold Poling | |
| 14:02 | Eastern Michigan | Alan Davis takes the ball from Leonard Erickson | 39-37 |
| 13:36 | Michigan | Alan Davis can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 39-37 |
| 13:34 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:11 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 13:09 | Michigan | Alan Davis snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 12:50 | Michigan | Bruce Burton knocks in the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Kenneth Jones - foul #4 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean (SF), Walter Dyar (C) Kenneth Jones, James Kwok | |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Douglas (PG), Harold Poling (PF), Leland Mauriello (C) Larry Edwards, Russell Smith, Alan Davis | |
| 12:50 | Michigan | Bruce Burton makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 12:39 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 12:38 | Michigan | Leland Mauriello grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 12:14 | Michigan | Bruce Burton clanks a jumper in the paint | 39-40 |
| 12:13 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 12:07 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 11:52 | Michigan | Bruce Burton misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-40 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Leonard Erickson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Ballard (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Bean (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Richard Taber (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter Dyar (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Timothy Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Noyes (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bruce Burton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Poling (fresh) C - Leland Mauriello (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean travels with the ball | 39-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dana Harrison (PG) Leonard Erickson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Gerald Nichols (SF) Bruce Burton | |
| 11:18 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols loses the ball out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok (PF) Walter Dyar | |
| Subs | Michigan | Russell Thompson (SG), Russell Smith (PF), Alan Davis (C) James Noyes, Harold Poling, Leland Mauriello | |
| 11:04 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok is hacked by Gerald Nichols - foul #1 on Gerald Nichols, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Alfredo Mendoza (C) Richard Taber | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 10:55 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Russell Smith - foul #1 on Russell Smith, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 10:32 | Michigan | Russell Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-42 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Douglas takes the ball from James Kwok | 41-42 |
| 10:13 | Michigan | Alan Davis knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Russell Smith | 41-44 |
| 09:49 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dana Harrison | 44-44 |
| 09:29 | Michigan | Alan Davis misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 44-44 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Michigan | Dana Harrison snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean drills a jumper from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 09:00 | Michigan | Alan Davis blows the dunk against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Roy Bean - foul #2 on Roy Bean, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Erickson (PG), Richard Taber (PF), Walter Dyar (C) Dana Harrison, James Kwok, Alfredo Mendoza | |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Edwards (PG), James Noyes (SG), Bruce Burton (SF), Harold Poling (PF) Timothy Douglas, Russell Thompson, Gerald Nichols, Russell Smith | |
| 09:00 | Michigan | Alan Davis makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:00 | Michigan | Alan Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Harold Poling - foul #2 on Harold Poling, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Leland Mauriello (C) Alan Davis | |
| 08:42 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:42 | Michigan | Leland Mauriello pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 08:25 | Michigan | James Noyes is fouled on the floor by Richard Taber - foul #2 on Richard Taber, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| 08:12 | Michigan | Harold Poling is fouled on the floor by Leonard Erickson - foul #3 on Leonard Erickson, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok (PF) Walter Dyar | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 07:55 | Michigan | Bruce Burton is hacked by Roy Bean - foul #3 on Roy Bean, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones (SF) Roy Bean | |
| Subs | Michigan | Gerald Nichols (SF) Bruce Burton | |
| 07:32 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols can't finish the layup | 47-46 |
| 07:31 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Leonard Erickson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Ballard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Kwok (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Taber (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Larry Edwards (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Noyes (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gerald Nichols (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Poling (fresh) C - Leland Mauriello (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Erickson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-46 |
| 07:24 | Michigan | Leland Mauriello pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 07:07 | Michigan | Larry Edwards clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Erickson hits a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Larry Edwards - foul #1 on Larry Edwards, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Russell Smith (PF), Alan Davis (C) Harold Poling, Leland Mauriello | |
| 06:59 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Erickson makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:46 | Michigan | Leonard Erickson takes the ball from Russell Smith | 50-46 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Erickson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 06:15 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber can't tip it in | 50-46 |
| 06:13 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 05:45 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 05:44 | Michigan | Russell Smith misses the tip | 50-46 |
| 05:43 | Michigan | Alan Davis tips it in | 50-48 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Erickson can't connect on a floater from the left side | 50-48 |
| 05:21 | Michigan | Alan Davis gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 04:52 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Michigan | Russell Smith is called for the reach on John Ballard - foul #2 on Russell Smith, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dana Harrison (PG), Roy Bean (SF), Musa Abdeldayen (PF), Walter Dyar (C) Leonard Erickson, Kenneth Jones, James Kwok, Richard Taber | |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Douglas (PG), Russell Thompson (SG), Bruce Burton (SF), Harold Poling (PF) Larry Edwards, James Noyes, Gerald Nichols, Russell Smith | |
| 04:22 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:06 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 52-48 |
| 04:05 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Dyar pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-48 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Musa Abdeldayen | 52-48 |
| 03:32 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Dyar can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 03:31 | Eastern Michigan | Dana Harrison gets the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Dana Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Ballard (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Bean (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Musa Abdeldayen (fresh) C - Walter Dyar (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Timothy Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Russell Thompson (fresh) SF - Bruce Burton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Poling (fresh) C - Alan Davis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Eastern Michigan | Russell Thompson steals it from John Ballard | 52-48 |
| 02:57 | Michigan | Alan Davis misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 52-48 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Michigan | Dana Harrison grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Erickson (PG), Kenneth Jones (SG), James Kwok (PF), Richard Taber (C) Dana Harrison, John Ballard, Musa Abdeldayen, Walter Dyar | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Noyes (SG), Gerald Nichols (SF), Russell Smith (PF) Russell Thompson, Bruce Burton, Harold Poling | |
| 02:41 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber is fouled on the floor by Gerald Nichols - foul #2 on Gerald Nichols, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:41 | Michigan | Russell Smith gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 02:13 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Timothy Douglas | 53-50 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 01:50 | Michigan | Leonard Erickson is called for the reach on Timothy Douglas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leonard Erickson, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard (SG) Roy Bean | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 01:50 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 01:50 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 01:25 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok clanks a runner in the lane | 56-52 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber tips it in | 58-52 |
| 01:00 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols is fouled on the floor by Leonard Erickson - foul #5 on Leonard Erickson, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean (PG) Leonard Erickson | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 01:00 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 01:00 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Gerald Nichols - foul #3 on Gerald Nichols, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:38 | Michigan | Alan Davis grabs the board | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Michigan | Alan Davis splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Timothy Douglas | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard is hacked by Timothy Douglas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Douglas, team foul #10 | 59-56 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:29 | Michigan | Alan Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Michigan | Alan Davis makes the contested runner near the basket set up by Russell Smith | 59-58 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard is hacked by Timothy Douglas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Douglas, team foul #11 | 59-58 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols misses the turnaround from close range | 60-58 |
| 00:01 | Michigan | Alan Davis can't tip it in | 60-58 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | The clock runs out | 60-58 |