| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fresh) SG - Michael Copeland (fresh) SF - Roderick Virgin (fresh) PF - James Whetsel (fresh) C - Leroy Muller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Phillips (fresh) SG - Freeman Allen (fresh) SF - Otha Rozanski (fresh) PF - Yong Wen (fresh) C - John Cruickshank (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | James Whetsel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Michigan | James Whetsel makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Raymond Clinkscales | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Wisconsin | Yong Wen connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Freeman Allen | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | Michigan | Leroy Muller hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 19:01 | Wisconsin | Yong Wen misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Leroy Muller - foul #1 on Leroy Muller, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 19:01 | Wisconsin | Yong Wen makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 19:01 | Wisconsin | Yong Wen misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 19:01 | Michigan | Leroy Muller grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 18:59 | Michigan | Freeman Allen is called for the reach on Raymond Clinkscales in the backcourt - foul #1 on Freeman Allen, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:44 | Michigan | Leroy Muller misses the easy layup | 4-3 |
| 18:42 | Wisconsin | John Cruickshank pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:38 | Wisconsin | Freeman Allen knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Phillips | 4-5 |
| 18:35 | Michigan | Freeman Allen steps in front of the Roderick Virgin pass in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 18:22 | Wisconsin | Michael Copeland steals it from John Cruickshank | 4-5 |
| 18:19 | Michigan | Michael Copeland can't finish the layup | 4-5 |
| 18:17 | Wisconsin | Otha Rozanski snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:52 | Wisconsin | Yong Wen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:51 | Wisconsin | John Cruickshank tips it back up and in | 4-7 |
| 17:30 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Davis (PG), Bill Barnhardt (SF) Raymond Clinkscales, Roderick Virgin | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Peter Hoskins (C) John Cruickshank | |
| 17:15 | Wisconsin | Yong Wen's layup is rejected by James Whetsel | 4-7 |
| 17:13 | Wisconsin | Peter Hoskins hits the follow up shot | 4-9 |
| 16:53 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt's floater is tipped away by Peter Hoskins | 4-9 |
| 16:52 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:38 | Michigan | Erik Davis can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-9 |
| 16:37 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Peter Hoskins | 4-9 |
| 16:32 | Wisconsin | Thomas Phillips travels with the ball | 4-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson (SG), Ervin Powell (C) Michael Copeland, Leroy Muller | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stephen Essex (SG) Freeman Allen | |
| 16:28 | Michigan | Stephen Essex steals the ball from Erik Davis in the backcourt | 4-9 |
| 16:04 | Wisconsin | Stephen Essex can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 16:03 | Michigan | James Whetsel snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 15:43 | Michigan | Erik Davis clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-9 |
| 15:42 | Michigan | James Whetsel hits the follow up shot | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Erik Davis (fairly fresh) SG - Lloyd Alderson (fresh) SF - Bill Barnhardt (fairly fresh) PF - James Whetsel (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ervin Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Phillips (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Essex (fresh) SF - Otha Rozanski (tiring) PF - Yong Wen (tiring) 3 pts. C - Peter Hoskins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Wisconsin | Stephen Essex can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 15:25 | Wisconsin | Peter Hoskins tips it in | 6-11 |
| 15:15 | Michigan | Erik Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 6-11 |
| 15:14 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt misses the tip | 6-11 |
| 15:13 | Wisconsin | Stephen Essex grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 15:07 | Wisconsin | Otha Rozanski misses short on a shot from the left side | 6-11 |
| 15:05 | Michigan | James Whetsel grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 15:02 | Michigan | Erik Davis is hacked by Thomas Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Phillips, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales (PG), Michael Copeland (SG), Brian Lee (C) Erik Davis, James Whetsel, Ervin Powell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Tim Hogan (PF), John Cruickshank (C) Yong Wen, Peter Hoskins | |
| 14:49 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales is hacked by Tim Hogan - foul #1 on Tim Hogan, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | Roderick Virgin (SF) Lloyd Alderson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leroy Gariepy (PF) Otha Rozanski | |
| 14:30 | Michigan | Brian Lee clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Stephen Essex - foul #1 on Stephen Essex, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Freeman Allen (SG) Thomas Phillips | |
| 14:30 | Michigan | Brian Lee misses the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:30 | Michigan | Brian Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:17 | Wisconsin | John Cruickshank comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-11 |
| 14:15 | Michigan | Michael Copeland gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:56 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt hits a jumpshot from the right side | 9-11 |
| 13:51 | Wisconsin | Stephen Essex throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson (SG), Ervin Powell (SF), Leroy Muller (C) Michael Copeland, Roderick Virgin, Bill Barnhardt | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Palomares (SG) Freeman Allen | |
| 13:49 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leo Johnson (C) John Cruickshank | |
| 13:35 | Wisconsin | Stephen Essex buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leroy Gariepy | 9-14 |
| 13:13 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson is whistled for traveling | 9-14 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Whetsel (PF) Brian Lee | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Phillips (PG), Otha Rozanski (SF), Yong Wen (PF) Michael Palomares, Tim Hogan, Leroy Gariepy | |
| 12:54 | Wisconsin | Stephen Essex is fouled on the floor by Ervin Powell - foul #1 on Ervin Powell, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt (SF) Leroy Muller | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Palomares (SG), John Cruickshank (C) Stephen Essex, Leo Johnson | |
| 12:41 | Wisconsin | Yong Wen is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Yong Wen, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Michigan | Roderick Virgin (SF) Ervin Powell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 12:27 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Cruickshank - foul #1 on John Cruickshank, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Copeland (SG) Lloyd Alderson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ryan Bussey (PG), Freeman Allen (SG), Leo Johnson (PF) Thomas Phillips, Otha Rozanski, Yong Wen | |
| 12:27 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:27 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:20 | Wisconsin | Ryan Bussey misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Raymond Clinkscales - foul #1 on Raymond Clinkscales, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| 12:20 | Wisconsin | Ryan Bussey misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:20 | Wisconsin | Ryan Bussey makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:18 | Michigan | Ryan Bussey is called for the reach on Raymond Clinkscales in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Bussey, team foul #7 | 10-15 |
| 12:18 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:18 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:59 | Wisconsin | John Cruickshank connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Michael Palomares | 12-17 |
| 11:47 | Michigan | James Whetsel hits a wide open jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Clinkscales | 14-17 |
| 11:33 | Wisconsin | Michael Palomares scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fairly fresh) SF - Roderick Virgin (fairly fresh) PF - James Whetsel (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Barnhardt (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ryan Bussey (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Freeman Allen (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Palomares (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leo Johnson (fairly fresh) C - John Cruickshank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt clanks a floater from close range | 14-20 |
| 11:13 | Wisconsin | Freeman Allen gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| 11:08 | Wisconsin | Michael Palomares misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-20 |
| 11:07 | Michigan | Michael Copeland pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 11:01 | Michigan | Michael Copeland misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-20 |
| 10:59 | Wisconsin | Ryan Bussey pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 10:54 | Wisconsin | Ryan Bussey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 10:52 | Michigan | Michael Copeland grabs the board | 14-20 |
| 10:29 | Michigan | James Whetsel drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Clinkscales | 16-20 |
| 10:23 | Wisconsin | Ryan Bussey drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Leo Johnson | 16-23 |
| 10:00 | Michigan | Michael Copeland is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Copeland, team foul #4 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Davis (PG), Lloyd Alderson (SG), Ervin Powell (SF), Brian Lee (PF), Leroy Muller (C) Raymond Clinkscales, Michael Copeland, Roderick Virgin, James Whetsel, Bill Barnhardt | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Phillips (PG), Stephen Essex (SG), Otha Rozanski (SF), Yong Wen (PF), Peter Hoskins (C) Ryan Bussey, Freeman Allen, Michael Palomares, Leo Johnson, John Cruickshank | |
| 09:47 | Wisconsin | Stephen Essex drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Otha Rozanski | 16-26 |
| 09:23 | Michigan | Yong Wen denies the turnaround by Lloyd Alderson | 16-26 |
| 09:22 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson misses the tip | 16-26 |
| 09:20 | Wisconsin | Stephen Essex pulls down the rebound | 16-26 |
| 09:15 | Wisconsin | Thomas Phillips buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Otha Rozanski | 16-29 |
| 08:56 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Ervin Powell | 18-29 |
| 08:51 | Wisconsin | Stephen Essex connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Phillips | 18-31 |
| 08:30 | Michigan | Erik Davis buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-31 |
| 08:30 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Whetsel (PF) Leroy Muller | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Tim Hogan (PF) Yong Wen | |
| 08:11 | Wisconsin | Stephen Essex misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-31 |
| 08:09 | Michigan | Ervin Powell grabs the board | 21-31 |
| 08:07 | Michigan | Stephen Essex is called for the reach on Lloyd Alderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Essex, team foul #8 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Copeland (SG) Brian Lee | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ryan Bussey (PG), Freeman Allen (SG), Leroy Gariepy (PF) Thomas Phillips, Stephen Essex, Otha Rozanski | |
| 08:07 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 08:07 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 07:50 | Wisconsin | Peter Hoskins misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 23-31 |
| 07:49 | Michigan | James Whetsel grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 07:34 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Erik Davis | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Erik Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fairly fresh) SF - Lloyd Alderson (tiring) 6 pts. PF - James Whetsel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ervin Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ryan Bussey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Freeman Allen (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Hogan (fresh) PF - Leroy Gariepy (fresh) C - Peter Hoskins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Wisconsin | Peter Hoskins misses short on a jumper from the right block | 25-31 |
| 07:09 | Michigan | Michael Copeland grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 07:01 | Michigan | Erik Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 06:59 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson can't tip it in | 25-31 |
| 06:57 | Wisconsin | Leroy Gariepy pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 06:49 | Wisconsin | Tim Hogan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales (PG), Dikembe Orji (SG), Roderick Virgin (SF), Bill Barnhardt (PF), Leroy Muller (C) Erik Davis, Michael Copeland, Lloyd Alderson, James Whetsel, Ervin Powell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Phillips (PG), Michael Palomares (SG), Otha Rozanski (SF), Leo Johnson (PF), John Cruickshank (C) Ryan Bussey, Freeman Allen, Tim Hogan, Leroy Gariepy, Peter Hoskins | |
| 06:23 | Michigan | Leroy Muller hits the finger roll | 27-31 |
| 06:03 | Wisconsin | John Cruickshank connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Otha Rozanski and he's fouled by Leroy Muller - foul #2 on Leroy Muller, team foul #5 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Brian Lee (C) Leroy Muller | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ryan Bussey (PG), Stephen Essex (SG) Thomas Phillips, Otha Rozanski | |
| 06:03 | Wisconsin | John Cruickshank makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 05:46 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Clinkscales | 29-34 |
| 05:40 | Wisconsin | Stephen Essex knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Palomares | 29-37 |
| 05:24 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales lays it in and he's hacked by Ryan Bussey - foul #2 on Ryan Bussey, team foul #9 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Copeland (SG), James Whetsel (PF), Ervin Powell (C) Dikembe Orji, Roderick Virgin, Brian Lee | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leroy Gariepy (SF), Yong Wen (PF) Michael Palomares, Leo Johnson | |
| 05:24 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 05:07 | Wisconsin | Ryan Bussey misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-37 |
| 05:05 | Michigan | James Whetsel grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 04:56 | Michigan | James Whetsel hits a turnaround from the right block | 34-37 |
| 04:35 | Wisconsin | John Cruickshank misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 04:33 | Michigan | James Whetsel gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 04:23 | Michigan | James Whetsel is wide open but clanks a shot from the left block | 34-37 |
| 04:22 | Wisconsin | Leroy Gariepy grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 04:17 | Wisconsin | Ryan Bussey knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Stephen Essex | 34-40 |
| 04:01 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Ervin Powell and he's fouled by Ryan Bussey - foul #3 on Ryan Bussey, team foul #10 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Dikembe Orji (SG), Roderick Virgin (SF), Brian Lee (C) Michael Copeland, Bill Barnhardt, Ervin Powell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Phillips (PG), Tim Hogan (SF), Leo Johnson (PF), Peter Hoskins (C) Ryan Bussey, Leroy Gariepy, Yong Wen, John Cruickshank | |
| 04:01 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| 03:44 | Wisconsin | Tim Hogan's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Orji | 37-40 |
| 03:21 | Michigan | James Whetsel misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Leo Johnson - foul #1 on Leo Johnson, team foul #11 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Davis (PG), Leroy Muller (C) Raymond Clinkscales, Brian Lee | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Otha Rozanski (SF) Leo Johnson | |
| 03:21 | Michigan | James Whetsel makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 03:21 | Michigan | James Whetsel misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 03:21 | Wisconsin | Tim Hogan grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Erik Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) SF - Roderick Virgin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Whetsel (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Leroy Muller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Phillips (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Essex (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otha Rozanski (tiring) 3 ast. PF - Tim Hogan (fresh) C - Peter Hoskins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Wisconsin | Tim Hogan misses the easy layup | 38-40 |
| 03:12 | Michigan | James Whetsel grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 02:57 | Michigan | Dikembe Orji misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-40 |
| 02:55 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin snags the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 02:49 | Michigan | Stephen Essex is called for the reach on Leroy Muller - foul #3 on Stephen Essex, team foul #12 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson (SG), Brian Lee (PF) Dikembe Orji, James Whetsel | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Palomares (SG), Yong Wen (PF), John Cruickshank (C) Stephen Essex, Tim Hogan, Peter Hoskins | |
| 02:49 | Michigan | Leroy Muller makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 02:49 | Michigan | Leroy Muller misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 02:49 | Wisconsin | John Cruickshank snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 02:31 | Wisconsin | John Cruickshank misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 02:29 | Michigan | Leroy Muller gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 02:27 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ervin Powell (SF) Roderick Virgin | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leo Johnson (C) John Cruickshank | |
| 02:08 | Wisconsin | Otha Rozanski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Palomares | 39-42 |
| 01:52 | Michigan | Ervin Powell loses the ball out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Copeland (SG), Bill Barnhardt (SF) Lloyd Alderson, Leroy Muller | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Freeman Allen (SG), Tim Hogan (PF) Thomas Phillips, Yong Wen | |
| 01:35 | Wisconsin | Ervin Powell swats the short shot by Freeman Allen | 39-42 |
| 01:34 | Wisconsin | Michael Palomares tips it home | 39-44 |
| 01:32 | Michigan | Brian Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales (PG), James Whetsel (PF), Leroy Muller (C) Erik Davis, Ervin Powell, Brian Lee | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Phillips (PG), Leroy Gariepy (PF), John Cruickshank (C) Michael Palomares, Otha Rozanski, Leo Johnson | |
| 01:08 | Wisconsin | James Whetsel steals it from Leroy Gariepy | 39-44 |
| 00:50 | Michigan | Leroy Gariepy picks off the pass by Raymond Clinkscales | 39-44 |
| 00:32 | Wisconsin | Tim Hogan misses long on a shot from the right side | 39-44 |
| 00:31 | Michigan | Leroy Muller grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 00:14 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt buries a jumper from the free throw line | 41-44 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Tim Hogan is blocked by Leroy Muller | 41-44 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | John Cruickshank tips it in | 41-46 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 41-46 |