| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Richard Apodaca (fresh) SG - Emery Ross (fresh) SF - David Peterson (fresh) PF - David Richey (fresh) C - Charles Vanhoose (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fresh) SG - Ralph Ziesemer (fresh) SF - Thomas Pettengill (fresh) PF - Gerald Haug (fresh) C - Paul Etherton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ralph Ziesemer | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Michigan | David Richey misses the easy layup | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Michigan | Charles Vanhoose hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico State | David Peterson steps in front of the Thomas Pettengill pass in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Michigan | Richard Apodaca buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by David Peterson | 4-3 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Terry Lee and he's fouled by Richard Apodaca - foul #1 on Richard Apodaca, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill makes the free throw | 4-6 |
| 18:19 | Michigan | David Peterson connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Apodaca | 6-6 |
| 18:03 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 18:02 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug tips it in | 6-8 |
| 17:49 | Michigan | David Richey connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Apodaca | 8-8 |
| 17:46 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton is hacked by Charles Vanhoose in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Vanhoose, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (PG), Randall Laguerre (SF), Jay Larry (PF), Jim Batty (C) Terry Lee, Thomas Pettengill, Gerald Haug, Paul Etherton | |
| 17:26 | New Mexico State | Jim Batty travels with the ball | 8-8 |
| Subs | Michigan | David Rick (PG), Roland Turner (SG), Gino Bruno (SF), Charles Craney (PF) Richard Apodaca, Emery Ross, David Peterson, David Richey | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell (PG) Ralph Ziesemer | |
| 17:10 | Michigan | Charles Vanhoose misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 17:09 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Jim Batty | 8-8 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jay Larry | 8-10 |
| 16:30 | Michigan | Gino Bruno is whistled for a carry | 8-10 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer (SG), Thomas Pettengill (SF), Gerald Haug (PF) Daniel Carswell, Randall Laguerre, Jim Batty | |
| 16:16 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay is hacked by David Rick - foul #1 on David Rick, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Michigan | Richard Apodaca (PG), Emery Ross (SG), David Peterson (SF) David Rick, Roland Turner, Gino Bruno | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG) Troy Lindsay | |
| 15:56 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug misses the floater from close range | 8-10 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico State | Jay Larry tips it but misses | 8-10 |
| 15:53 | Michigan | Richard Apodaca grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Richard Apodaca (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emery Ross (fresh) SF - David Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Craney (fairly fresh) C - Charles Vanhoose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Ziesemer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Pettengill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Haug (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jay Larry (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Michigan | Charles Vanhoose connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Apodaca | 10-10 |
| 15:21 | New Mexico State | Jay Larry scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 10-12 |
| 15:02 | Michigan | Charles Vanhoose loses the ball out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Michigan | David Rick (PG), Roland Turner (SG), Gino Bruno (SF), David Richey (PF), Kevin Doyle (C) Richard Apodaca, Emery Ross, David Peterson, Charles Craney, Charles Vanhoose | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (PG), Randall Laguerre (SF), Jim Batty (PF), Paul Etherton (C) Terry Lee, Thomas Pettengill, Gerald Haug, Jay Larry | |
| 14:42 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 14:41 | Michigan | Gino Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 14:23 | Michigan | Randall Laguerre steals the ball from Roland Turner | 10-12 |
| 14:20 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay hits the finger roll on a great pass from Randall Laguerre | 10-14 |
| 14:11 | Michigan | David Richey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 10-14 |
| 14:10 | New Mexico State | Jim Batty pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:45 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 13:43 | Michigan | Kevin Doyle grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 13:22 | Michigan | Paul Etherton is called for the reach on Kevin Doyle - foul #1 on Paul Etherton, team foul #1 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Michigan | Richard Apodaca (PG), Emery Ross (SG), David Peterson (SF), Edward Jackson (PF) David Rick, Roland Turner, Gino Bruno, David Richey | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG), Thomas Pettengill (SF), Gerald Haug (PF), Jay Larry (C) Troy Lindsay, Ralph Ziesemer, Jim Batty, Paul Etherton | |
| 13:17 | Michigan | David Peterson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 10-14 |
| 13:16 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 13:11 | New Mexico State | Randall Laguerre loses the dribble to Richard Apodaca in the backcourt | 10-14 |
| 13:01 | Michigan | Emery Ross travels with the ball | 10-14 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Vanhoose (C) Kevin Doyle | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell (SG) Randall Laguerre | |
| 12:45 | New Mexico State | Jay Larry is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jay Larry, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| 12:35 | Michigan | Charles Vanhoose is hacked by Jay Larry - foul #2 on Jay Larry, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Craney (PF) Edward Jackson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alex Krieger (C) Jay Larry | |
| 12:22 | Michigan | Richard Apodaca knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by David Peterson | 12-14 |
| 11:57 | New Mexico State | Alex Krieger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Michigan | Roland Turner (SG), Gino Bruno (SF), David Richey (PF), Kevin Doyle (C) Emery Ross, David Peterson, Charles Craney, Charles Vanhoose | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (SG), Paul Etherton (C) Daniel Carswell, Thomas Pettengill | |
| 11:37 | Michigan | Richard Apodaca is hacked by Troy Lindsay - foul #1 on Troy Lindsay, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Michigan | David Rick (PG) Richard Apodaca | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer (SG), Randall Laguerre (SF) Terry Lee, Alex Krieger | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - David Rick (fresh) SG - Roland Turner (fresh) SF - Gino Bruno (fresh) PF - David Richey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Doyle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Troy Lindsay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Ziesemer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Laguerre (fresh) PF - Gerald Haug (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Etherton (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Michigan | Roland Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-14 |
| 11:26 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay is fouled in the backcourt by David Rick - foul #2 on David Rick, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Michigan | Richard Apodaca (PG) David Rick | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 11:12 | New Mexico State | Randall Laguerre hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 11:01 | Michigan | Richard Apodaca throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-17 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell (PG), Jim Batty (PF), Alex Krieger (C) Troy Lindsay, Gerald Haug, Paul Etherton | |
| 10:34 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Randall Laguerre | 12-20 |
| 10:17 | Michigan | Gino Bruno comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 12-20 |
| 10:15 | Michigan | Kevin Doyle pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 09:57 | Michigan | Ralph Ziesemer is called for the reach on Roland Turner - foul #1 on Ralph Ziesemer, team foul #5 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Michigan | Emery Ross (SG), David Peterson (SF), Charles Craney (PF), Charles Vanhoose (C) Roland Turner, Gino Bruno, David Richey, Kevin Doyle | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG), Thomas Pettengill (SF), Gerald Haug (PF) Daniel Carswell, Randall Laguerre, Alex Krieger | |
| 09:43 | Michigan | Terry Lee steps in front of the David Peterson pass | 12-20 |
| 09:31 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 12-20 |
| 09:30 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill hits the follow up shot | 12-22 |
| 09:14 | Michigan | Charles Vanhoose misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 09:12 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee gets the rebound | 12-22 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill grabs the offensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 08:33 | New Mexico State | Jim Batty buries a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Charles Craney - foul #1 on Charles Craney, team foul #5 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Michigan | Gino Bruno (SF), Edward Jackson (PF), Kevin Doyle (C) David Peterson, Charles Craney, Charles Vanhoose | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (SG), Paul Etherton (C) Ralph Ziesemer, Gerald Haug | |
| 08:33 | New Mexico State | Jim Batty misses the free throw | 12-24 |
| 08:33 | Michigan | Edward Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-24 |
| 08:31 | Michigan | Troy Lindsay steals it from Richard Apodaca in the backcourt | 12-24 |
| 08:30 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay hits the finger roll | 12-26 |
| 08:01 | Michigan | Gino Bruno connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-26 |
| 07:57 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-26 |
| 07:56 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton grabs the offensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 07:43 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gino Bruno - foul #1 on Gino Bruno, team foul #6 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Michigan | Roland Turner (SG), David Richey (PF) Emery Ross, Edward Jackson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Randall Laguerre (SG), Alex Krieger (PF) Terry Lee, Jim Batty | |
| 07:43 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill misses the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 07:43 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill misses the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 07:43 | Michigan | Kevin Doyle snags the defensive board | 15-26 |
| 07:26 | Michigan | Kevin Doyle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Troy Lindsay - foul #2 on Troy Lindsay, team foul #6 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Michigan | David Peterson (SF) Richard Apodaca | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell (PG), Gerald Haug (PF) Troy Lindsay, Thomas Pettengill | |
| 07:26 | Michigan | Kevin Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 07:26 | Michigan | Kevin Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Roland Turner (fresh) SG - Gino Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Richey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Doyle (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Daniel Carswell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randall Laguerre (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alex Krieger (fresh) PF - Gerald Haug (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Etherton (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | New Mexico State | Alex Krieger misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Roland Turner - foul #1 on Roland Turner, team foul #7 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer (SG) Randall Laguerre | |
| 07:11 | New Mexico State | Alex Krieger makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 07:11 | New Mexico State | Alex Krieger makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 06:52 | Michigan | Roland Turner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 16-28 |
| 06:50 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton snags the defensive board | 16-28 |
| 06:29 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 16-28 |
| 06:28 | Michigan | David Peterson pulls down the rebound | 16-28 |
| 06:02 | Michigan | Gino Bruno steps out of bounds on the sideline | 16-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | David Rick (PG), Emery Ross (SG), Edward Jackson (SF), Charles Craney (PF), Charles Vanhoose (C) Roland Turner, Gino Bruno, David Peterson, David Richey, Kevin Doyle | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG), Thomas Pettengill (SF) Daniel Carswell, Alex Krieger | |
| 06:00 | New Mexico State | Edward Jackson steals the ball from Terry Lee in the backcourt | 16-28 |
| 05:58 | Michigan | Edward Jackson lays it up and in | 18-28 |
| 05:41 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton steps out of bounds on the sideline | 18-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Randall Laguerre (SG) Ralph Ziesemer | |
| 05:30 | Michigan | Edward Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-28 |
| 05:29 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug snags the defensive board | 18-28 |
| 05:23 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-28 |
| 05:22 | Michigan | Charles Vanhoose grabs the board | 18-28 |
| 05:04 | Michigan | Emery Ross misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-28 |
| 05:02 | Michigan | David Rick hits the follow up shot | 20-28 |
| 04:36 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-28 |
| 04:34 | Michigan | Charles Craney pulls down the rebound | 20-28 |
| 04:13 | Michigan | Emery Ross comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-28 |
| 04:12 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Paul Etherton | 20-28 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico State | Emery Ross picks off the pass by Thomas Pettengill in the backcourt | 20-28 |
| 04:00 | Michigan | Charles Vanhoose hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 20-28 |
| 03:59 | Michigan | Charles Craney gets the offensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 03:49 | Michigan | Edward Jackson knocks in the shot from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 03:46 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee loses the dribble to Edward Jackson in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| 03:45 | Michigan | David Rick lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Jackson | 24-28 |
| 03:25 | New Mexico State | Randall Laguerre can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 24-28 |
| 03:23 | Michigan | David Rick snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - David Rick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Emery Ross (fairly fresh) SF - Edward Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Craney (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Vanhoose (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Laguerre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Pettengill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Haug (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Etherton (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Michigan | Terry Lee steps in front of the David Rick pass in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| 03:05 | New Mexico State | Charles Craney is called for the reach on Randall Laguerre - foul #2 on Charles Craney, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | Richard Apodaca (PG), Roland Turner (SG), David Peterson (SF), David Richey (PF), Kevin Doyle (C) David Rick, Emery Ross, Edward Jackson, Charles Craney, Charles Vanhoose | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (PG), Ralph Ziesemer (SG), Jay Larry (PF), Jim Batty (C) Terry Lee, Thomas Pettengill, Gerald Haug, Paul Etherton | |
| 03:05 | New Mexico State | Randall Laguerre misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:05 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Kevin Doyle | 24-28 |
| 02:49 | Michigan | David Richey travels with the ball | 24-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alex Krieger (C) Randall Laguerre | |
| 02:30 | New Mexico State | The jump hook by Alex Krieger is blocked by David Richey | 24-28 |
| 02:29 | Michigan | Kevin Doyle pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 02:13 | Michigan | Richard Apodaca buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Roland Turner | 26-28 |
| 01:55 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 26-28 |
| 01:54 | Michigan | Richard Apodaca gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 01:40 | Michigan | Roland Turner connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Richard Apodaca | 28-28 |
| 01:38 | New Mexico State | David Richey steals it from Jay Larry in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| 01:19 | Michigan | Richard Apodaca misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Troy Lindsay - foul #3 on Troy Lindsay, team foul #7 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | David Rick (SG), Gino Bruno (SF) Roland Turner, David Peterson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell (PG), Thomas Pettengill (SF) Troy Lindsay, Jim Batty | |
| 01:19 | Michigan | Richard Apodaca makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:19 | Michigan | Richard Apodaca makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:07 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill loses the dribble to Richard Apodaca | 30-28 |
| 00:51 | Michigan | Gino Bruno buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from David Richey | 32-28 |
| 00:32 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Carswell | 32-30 |
| 00:10 | Michigan | David Richey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jay Larry - foul #3 on Jay Larry, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Emery Ross (SG), Edward Jackson (C) Richard Apodaca, Kevin Doyle | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG), Randall Laguerre (SF), Gerald Haug (PF), Paul Etherton (C) Ralph Ziesemer, Thomas Pettengill, Jay Larry, Alex Krieger | |
| 00:10 | Michigan | David Richey misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:10 | Michigan | David Richey makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico State | Emery Ross picks off the pass by Daniel Carswell in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| 00:04 | Michigan | Emery Ross makes the 3 from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee misses long on a halfcourt shot | 36-30 |