| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Timothy Douglas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - James Noyes (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gerald Nichols (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Larry Stroup (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Marco Rexford (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Schwingler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Pardee (fresh) 2 blk. C - Ronald Joubert (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Michigan | Ronald Joubert swats the shot by Russell Smith | 35-25 |
| 19:42 | Michigan | Russell Smith tips it home | 37-25 |
| 19:37 | Howard | Larry Stroup misses the 3 from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 19:36 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler can't tip it in | 37-25 |
| 19:35 | Michigan | Russell Smith snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 19:22 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols double dribbles | 37-25 |
| 19:05 | Howard | Thomas Pardee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 19:04 | Michigan | Alan Davis pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| 18:45 | Michigan | Alan Davis misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Ronald Joubert - foul #3 on Ronald Joubert, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Carroll (C) Ronald Joubert | |
| 18:45 | Michigan | Alan Davis misses the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 18:45 | Michigan | Alan Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 18:23 | Howard | Russell Smith steals the ball from Thomas Pardee | 38-25 |
| 17:54 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Gerald Nichols | 40-25 |
| 17:31 | Howard | Thomas Pardee's dunk attempt is rejected by Alan Davis | 40-25 |
| 17:30 | Michigan | Russell Smith gets the rebound | 40-25 |
| 17:10 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-25 |
| 17:09 | Michigan | Russell Smith misses the tip | 40-25 |
| 17:08 | Michigan | Alan Davis tips it home | 42-25 |
| 16:56 | Howard | Thomas Carroll drills a floater from the baseline | 42-27 |
| 16:33 | Michigan | Alan Davis is hacked by Christopher Schwingler - foul #1 on Christopher Schwingler, team foul #2 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Edwards (PG), Russell Thompson (SG), Bruce Burton (SF), Harold Poling (PF) Timothy Douglas, James Noyes, Gerald Nichols, Russell Smith | |
| Subs | Howard | George Samples (PG), Justin Starks (SG), Robert Blair (SF), Richard Andrews (C) Larry Stroup, Marco Rexford, Christopher Schwingler, Thomas Pardee | |
| 16:05 | Michigan | Alan Davis scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Edwards and he's fouled by Richard Andrews - foul #3 on Richard Andrews, team foul #3 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Pardee (PF) Richard Andrews | |
| 16:05 | Michigan | Alan Davis makes the free throw | 45-27 |
| 15:44 | Howard | George Samples is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on George Samples, team foul #4 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Michigan | Leland Mauriello (C) Alan Davis | |
| Subs | Howard | Ronald Joubert (C) Thomas Carroll | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Larry Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Burton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Harold Poling (fresh) C - Leland Mauriello (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - George Samples (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Justin Starks (fresh) SF - Robert Blair (fresh) PF - Thomas Pardee (fresh) 2 blk. C - Ronald Joubert (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:17 | Michigan | Bruce Burton's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Joubert | 45-27 |
| 15:16 | Michigan | Russell Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-27 |
| 14:49 | Michigan | Justin Starks steals the ball from Bruce Burton | 45-27 |
| 14:46 | Howard | George Samples can't throw it down | 45-27 |
| 14:44 | Howard | Justin Starks can't tip it in | 45-27 |
| 14:42 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Bruce Burton | 45-27 |
| 14:24 | Michigan | Bruce Burton travels with the ball | 45-27 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Noyes (SG), Gerald Nichols (SF), Russell Smith (PF), Alan Davis (C) Russell Thompson, Bruce Burton, Harold Poling, Leland Mauriello | |
| Subs | Howard | Larry Stroup (PG), Marco Rexford (SG), Christopher Schwingler (SF), Thomas Carroll (PF) George Samples, Justin Starks, Robert Blair, Thomas Pardee | |
| 14:10 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-27 |
| 14:08 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Alan Davis | 45-27 |
| 13:48 | Michigan | Alan Davis is called for traveling | 45-27 |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Douglas (PG) Larry Edwards | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:32 | Howard | Larry Stroup hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Joubert and the foul's on Timothy Douglas - foul #1 on Timothy Douglas, team foul #1 | 45-29 |
| 13:32 | Howard | Larry Stroup makes the free throw | 45-30 |
| 13:05 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols's dunk attempt is rejected by Thomas Carroll | 45-30 |
| 13:04 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas tips it back up and in | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:51 | Howard | James Noyes steals it from Ronald Joubert | 47-30 |
| 12:48 | Michigan | James Noyes can't finish the layup | 47-30 |
| 12:47 | Howard | Thomas Carroll pulls down the rebound | 47-30 |
| 12:34 | Howard | Ronald Joubert is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Ronald Joubert, team foul #5 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Harold Poling (PF) Russell Smith | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Pardee (PF), Richard Andrews (C) Christopher Schwingler, Ronald Joubert | |
| 12:18 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas misses the fadeaway from the left side | 47-30 |
| 12:16 | Howard | The rebound goes to Thomas Pardee | 47-30 |
| 11:52 | Howard | Thomas Carroll can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Gerald Nichols - foul #1 on Gerald Nichols, team foul #2 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Edwards (PG), Leland Mauriello (C) Timothy Douglas, Alan Davis | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 11:52 | Howard | Thomas Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 11:52 | Howard | Thomas Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 11:29 | Michigan | Larry Stroup is called for the reach on Harold Poling - foul #1 on Larry Stroup, team foul #6 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Howard | George Samples (SG), Robert Blair (SF) Marco Rexford, Thomas Carroll | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Larry Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Noyes (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gerald Nichols (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Poling (fresh) C - Leland Mauriello (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Larry Stroup (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Samples (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Blair (fresh) PF - Thomas Pardee (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:10 | Michigan | Larry Edwards is fouled on the floor by George Samples - foul #3 on George Samples, team foul #7 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | Russell Thompson (SG), Bruce Burton (SF), Russell Smith (PF) James Noyes, Gerald Nichols, Harold Poling | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Schwingler (SF) Robert Blair | |
| 11:10 | Michigan | Larry Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 11:10 | Michigan | Leland Mauriello snags the offensive board | 47-32 |
| 10:57 | Michigan | Larry Stroup steals the ball from Russell Smith | 47-32 |
| 10:53 | Howard | Larry Stroup dunks the ball | 47-34 |
| 10:34 | Michigan | Russell Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Edwards | 49-34 |
| 10:19 | Howard | Thomas Pardee clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 10:18 | Howard | Richard Andrews tips it back up and in | 49-36 |
| 10:00 | Michigan | Russell Smith misses short on a jumper near the basket | 49-36 |
| 09:59 | Howard | Thomas Pardee grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 09:55 | Howard | George Samples makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Larry Stroup | 49-39 |
| 09:28 | Michigan | Richard Andrews picks off the pass by Russell Thompson | 49-39 |
| 09:12 | Howard | George Samples misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 09:10 | Michigan | Russell Smith pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 09:05 | Michigan | Larry Edwards misses the lay-in | 49-39 |
| 09:03 | Howard | The rebound goes to Richard Andrews | 49-39 |
| 08:46 | Howard | Thomas Pardee misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Russell Thompson - foul #1 on Russell Thompson, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Douglas (PG), James Noyes (SG), Gerald Nichols (SF), Harold Poling (PF), Alan Davis (C) Larry Edwards, Russell Thompson, Bruce Burton, Russell Smith, Leland Mauriello | |
| Subs | Howard | Marco Rexford (SG), Robert Blair (SF), Thomas Carroll (C) Larry Stroup, Christopher Schwingler, Richard Andrews | |
| 08:46 | Howard | Thomas Pardee makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 08:46 | Howard | Thomas Pardee makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 08:27 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Douglas | 52-41 |
| 08:06 | Howard | Robert Blair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-41 |
| 07:43 | Michigan | Alan Davis jams it | 54-41 |
| 07:28 | Howard | George Samples misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 07:26 | Michigan | Harold Poling grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Timothy Douglas (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - James Noyes (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gerald Nichols (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Poling (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alan Davis (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - George Samples (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Marco Rexford (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Blair (fresh) PF - Thomas Pardee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Michigan | Robert Blair is called for the reach on Gerald Nichols - foul #1 on Robert Blair, team foul #8 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Starks (PG), Ronald Joubert (C) George Samples, Thomas Pardee | |
| 07:11 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 07:11 | Howard | Ronald Joubert grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:46 | Howard | Alan Davis steals it from Ronald Joubert | 54-41 |
| 06:25 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Alan Davis | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:16 | Howard | Timothy Douglas is called for the reach on Justin Starks - foul #2 on Timothy Douglas, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Edwards (PG), Russell Smith (PF) Timothy Douglas, Harold Poling | |
| Subs | Howard | Larry Stroup (PG), Christopher Schwingler (SF) Justin Starks, Robert Blair | |
| 06:06 | Howard | Larry Stroup knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Marco Rexford | 56-44 |
| 05:40 | Michigan | Larry Edwards is hacked by Larry Stroup - foul #2 on Larry Stroup, team foul #9 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Russell Thompson (SG), Bruce Burton (SF) James Noyes, Gerald Nichols | |
| Subs | Howard | George Samples (SG), Richard Andrews (PF) Marco Rexford, Thomas Carroll | |
| 05:40 | Michigan | Larry Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 05:40 | Michigan | Larry Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 05:40 | Howard | Richard Andrews gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 05:27 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Andrews | 57-47 |
| 05:10 | Michigan | Alan Davis blows the layup | 57-47 |
| 05:08 | Howard | Ronald Joubert snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:50 | Howard | Ronald Joubert connects on the floater from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 04:28 | Michigan | Alan Davis hits a jump hook from close range set up by Larry Edwards | 59-49 |
| 04:09 | Howard | Richard Andrews is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Richard Andrews, team foul #10 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Douglas (PG), James Noyes (SG), Gerald Nichols (SF), Leland Mauriello (C) Larry Edwards, Russell Thompson, Bruce Burton, Alan Davis | |
| Subs | Howard | Marco Rexford (SG), Thomas Carroll (SF), Thomas Pardee (PF) George Samples, Christopher Schwingler, Ronald Joubert | |
| 03:57 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 59-49 |
| 03:55 | Michigan | Russell Smith gets the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 03:33 | Michigan | Leland Mauriello pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 03:17 | Michigan | James Noyes is whistled for traveling | 59-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Harold Poling (PF) Russell Smith | |
| Subs | Howard | George Samples (PG) Larry Stroup | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Timothy Douglas (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - James Noyes (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gerald Nichols (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Poling (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leland Mauriello (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - George Samples (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Marco Rexford (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Pardee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Andrews (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Howard | Marco Rexford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| 02:59 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols is hacked by George Samples - foul #4 on George Samples, team foul #11 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Howard | Ronald Joubert (C) Richard Andrews | |
| 02:59 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 02:59 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 02:57 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Alan Davis (C) Leland Mauriello | |
| Subs | Howard | Larry Stroup (PG), Christopher Schwingler (SF) George Samples, Thomas Carroll | |
| 02:52 | Howard | Ronald Joubert comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 02:51 | Howard | Ronald Joubert gets the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 02:40 | Howard | Thomas Pardee jams it on a nice dish by Larry Stroup | 60-51 |
| 02:24 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Schwingler - foul #2 on Christopher Schwingler, team foul #12 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Russell Smith (PF) Harold Poling | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 02:24 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 02:24 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 02:16 | Howard | Larry Stroup misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 02:14 | Michigan | Russell Smith snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 01:53 | Michigan | Alan Davis lays it in on a great pass from Timothy Douglas | 63-51 |
| 01:44 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-51 |
| 01:43 | Michigan | Alan Davis snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| 01:14 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols clanks a floater from the baseline | 63-51 |
| 01:12 | Howard | Ronald Joubert grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 01:09 | Howard | Larry Stroup is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 63-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Edwards (PG), Russell Thompson (SG), Bruce Burton (SF), Harold Poling (PF), Leland Mauriello (C) Timothy Douglas, James Noyes, Gerald Nichols, Russell Smith, Alan Davis | |
| Subs | Howard | George Samples (PG), Justin Starks (SG), Robert Blair (SF), Thomas Carroll (PF), Richard Andrews (C) Larry Stroup, Marco Rexford, Christopher Schwingler, Thomas Pardee, Ronald Joubert | |
| 00:51 | Michigan | Robert Blair swats the short shot by Bruce Burton | 63-51 |
| 00:49 | Michigan | Larry Edwards tips it in | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Howard | Robert Blair misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 00:42 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Russell Thompson | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Michigan | Bruce Burton hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Larry Edwards | 67-51 |
| 00:13 | Howard | Justin Starks buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from George Samples | 67-54 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Larry Edwards runs out the clock | 67-54 |