| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Bryan Barnes (fresh) SG - Sammie Boudreau (fresh) SF - Jordan Gibbs (fresh) PF - George Cooney (fresh) C - Hiram Mancuso (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alan Brown (fresh) SG - Timothy Knight (fresh) SF - Timothy Bowman (fresh) PF - Russell Drown (fresh) C - James Donegan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | George Cooney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Michigan | Sammie Boudreau is fouled on the floor by Timothy Knight - foul #1 on Timothy Knight, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Michigan | Sammie Boudreau is denied on a layup by Russell Drown | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | James Donegan grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Iowa | James Donegan scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Alan Brown | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso misses short on a jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Iowa | Timothy Knight grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Iowa | Timothy Knight is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Michigan | Jordan Gibbs is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jordan Gibbs, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | Iowa | Sammie Boudreau picks off the pass by Timothy Bowman | 0-2 |
| 17:31 | Michigan | Sammie Boudreau works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:30 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso tips it in | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Iowa | James Donegan misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Hiram Mancuso - foul #1 on Hiram Mancuso, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG), Don Deveau (PF), Mitchell Bondurant (C) Bryan Barnes, George Cooney, Hiram Mancuso | |
| Subs | Iowa | Loren Wile (PG), Bradley Bisbee (SG), Gerry Park (SF), Milton Gunn (PF) Alan Brown, Timothy Knight, Timothy Bowman, Russell Drown | |
| 17:13 | Iowa | James Donegan misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Iowa | James Donegan misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Mitchell Bondurant | 2-2 |
| 16:54 | Michigan | Randy Pompa clanks a floater from the right side | 2-2 |
| 16:53 | Iowa | Gerry Park gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee is hacked by Sammie Boudreau in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sammie Boudreau, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sean Seward (C) James Donegan | |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Sean Seward slams it home on a nice dish by Loren Wile | 2-4 |
| 16:10 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant misses the jump hook in the lane | 2-4 |
| 16:08 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Bondurant | 2-4 |
| 16:02 | Michigan | Sammie Boudreau is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Sammie Boudreau, team foul #4 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bryan Barnes (PG), Allen Willis (SG), Terry McGavock (SF), George Cooney (PF), Hiram Mancuso (C) Randy Pompa, Sammie Boudreau, Jordan Gibbs, Don Deveau, Mitchell Bondurant | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alan Brown (PG), Vincent Edington (SG), Ralph Banton (SF), James Donegan (C) Loren Wile, Bradley Bisbee, Gerry Park, Sean Seward | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Bryan Barnes (fresh) SG - Allen Willis (fresh) SF - Terry McGavock (fresh) PF - George Cooney (fresh) C - Hiram Mancuso (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alan Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vincent Edington (fresh) SF - Ralph Banton (fresh) PF - Milton Gunn (fresh) C - James Donegan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Iowa | James Donegan's floater is tipped away by Terry McGavock | 2-4 |
| 15:32 | Michigan | George Cooney pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 15:13 | Michigan | George Cooney hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 2-4 |
| 15:12 | Iowa | Vincent Edington gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 14:50 | Iowa | The short jumper by Ralph Banton is denied by George Cooney | 2-4 |
| 14:49 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 14:30 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso loses the ball out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG), Jordan Gibbs (SF), Don Deveau (PF), Mitchell Bondurant (C) Bryan Barnes, Terry McGavock, George Cooney, Hiram Mancuso | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee (PG), Timothy Knight (SG), Gerry Park (SF), Russell Drown (PF) Alan Brown, Vincent Edington, Ralph Banton, Milton Gunn | |
| 14:12 | Iowa | Timothy Knight misses the dunk attempt | 2-4 |
| 14:10 | Michigan | Jordan Gibbs snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 13:58 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant misses the shot from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 13:56 | Iowa | James Donegan snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 13:54 | Iowa | Timothy Knight's pass is intercepted by Randy Pompa in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 13:53 | Michigan | Randy Pompa lays it up and in | 4-4 |
| 13:28 | Iowa | Russell Drown buries a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Don Deveau - foul #1 on Don Deveau, team foul #5 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Michigan | Eric Aaron (SG) Allen Willis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alan Brown (PG), Timothy Bowman (SF) Bradley Bisbee, Gerry Park | |
| 13:28 | Iowa | Russell Drown makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 13:16 | Michigan | Jordan Gibbs misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-7 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Timothy Knight | 4-7 |
| 12:54 | Iowa | James Donegan's fadeaway is rejected by Mitchell Bondurant | 4-7 |
| 12:52 | Michigan | Don Deveau snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 12:39 | Michigan | Jordan Gibbs knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Eric Aaron | 6-7 |
| 12:10 | Iowa | Timothy Knight's fadeaway is rejected by Don Deveau | 6-7 |
| 12:09 | Iowa | Russell Drown grabs the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 11:51 | Iowa | Alan Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jordan Gibbs - foul #2 on Jordan Gibbs, team foul #6 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bryan Barnes (PG), Allen Willis (SG), Terry McGavock (SF), George Cooney (PF), Hiram Mancuso (C) Randy Pompa, Eric Aaron, Jordan Gibbs, Don Deveau, Mitchell Bondurant | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerry Park (SF) Timothy Bowman | |
| 11:51 | Iowa | Alan Brown makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 11:51 | Iowa | Alan Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 11:51 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso grabs the board | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Bryan Barnes (fresh) SG - Allen Willis (fresh) SF - Terry McGavock (fresh) PF - George Cooney (fresh) C - Hiram Mancuso (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alan Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Knight (fairly fresh) SF - Gerry Park (fresh) PF - Russell Drown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Donegan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Michigan | Allen Willis is hacked by Timothy Knight - foul #2 on Timothy Knight, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Loren Wile (PG), Bradley Bisbee (SG) Alan Brown, Timothy Knight | |
| 11:03 | Michigan | Bryan Barnes scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Allen Willis | 8-8 |
| 10:42 | Iowa | Russell Drown misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Cooney - foul #1 on George Cooney, team foul #7 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alan Brown (PG), Vincent Edington (SG), Ralph Banton (SF) Loren Wile, Bradley Bisbee, Gerry Park | |
| 10:42 | Iowa | Russell Drown misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 10:42 | Iowa | Russell Drown makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 10:28 | Michigan | Bryan Barnes hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Alan Brown - foul #1 on Alan Brown, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Bowman (SF), Milton Gunn (PF) Ralph Banton, Russell Drown | |
| 10:28 | Michigan | Bryan Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 10:28 | Michigan | Bryan Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 10:25 | Iowa | Terry McGavock steps in front of the Timothy Bowman pass in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| 10:07 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso clanks a shot near the basket | 9-9 |
| 10:06 | Michigan | George Cooney snags the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 09:52 | Michigan | George Cooney comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 9-9 |
| 09:51 | Michigan | Bryan Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 09:39 | Michigan | Bryan Barnes is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Bryan Barnes, team foul #8 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG), Eric Aaron (SG), Don Deveau (PF), Mitchell Bondurant (C) Bryan Barnes, Allen Willis, George Cooney, Hiram Mancuso | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee (PG), Ralph Banton (SF), Russell Drown (PF), Sean Seward (C) Alan Brown, Timothy Bowman, Milton Gunn, James Donegan | |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 9-9 |
| 09:09 | Iowa | Vincent Edington grabs the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 08:40 | Iowa | Ralph Banton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | Vincent Edington hits the follow up shot | 9-11 |
| 08:23 | Michigan | Vincent Edington is called for the reach on Eric Aaron - foul #1 on Vincent Edington, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bryan Barnes (PG), Allen Willis (SG) Randy Pompa, Eric Aaron | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alan Brown (PG), Gerry Park (SF), Milton Gunn (PF), James Donegan (C) Bradley Bisbee, Ralph Banton, Russell Drown, Sean Seward | |
| 08:16 | Michigan | Don Deveau misses long on a floater from the right side | 9-11 |
| 08:14 | Iowa | Gerry Park grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | James Donegan lays it up and in and he's fouled by Mitchell Bondurant - foul #1 on Mitchell Bondurant, team foul #9 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Michigan | George Cooney (PF), Hiram Mancuso (C) Don Deveau, Mitchell Bondurant | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee (SG), Timothy Bowman (SF), Russell Drown (PF) Vincent Edington, Gerry Park, Milton Gunn | |
| 07:57 | Iowa | James Donegan makes the free throw | 9-14 |
| 07:37 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bradley Bisbee - foul #1 on Bradley Bisbee, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Vincent Edington (SG) Bradley Bisbee | |
| 07:37 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 07:37 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Bryan Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Allen Willis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry McGavock (fairly fresh) PF - George Cooney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hiram Mancuso (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alan Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Edington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Timothy Bowman (fresh) PF - Russell Drown (tiring) 4 pts. C - James Donegan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Iowa | Vincent Edington hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-16 |
| 06:47 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Allen Willis | 13-16 |
| 06:29 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 06:27 | Michigan | George Cooney gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 06:12 | Michigan | George Cooney is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on George Cooney, team foul #10 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG), Eric Aaron (SG), Don Deveau (PF), Mitchell Bondurant (C) Bryan Barnes, Allen Willis, George Cooney, Hiram Mancuso | |
| Subs | Iowa | Loren Wile (PG), Bradley Bisbee (SG), Gerry Park (SF), Milton Gunn (PF) Alan Brown, Vincent Edington, Timothy Bowman, Russell Drown | |
| 05:50 | Iowa | James Donegan clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 13-16 |
| 05:48 | Michigan | Randy Pompa pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 05:42 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant hits the finger roll on a great pass from Randy Pompa and he's hacked by James Donegan - foul #1 on James Donegan, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alan Brown (PG), Russell Drown (PF) Loren Wile, Milton Gunn | |
| 05:42 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant misses the free throw | 15-16 |
| 05:42 | Michigan | Terry McGavock gets the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 05:21 | Michigan | Randy Pompa clanks a floater from the left side | 15-16 |
| 05:19 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Gerry Park | 15-16 |
| 04:58 | Iowa | Gerry Park can't finish the layup | 15-16 |
| 04:56 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 04:41 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant's fadeaway is rejected by Gerry Park | 15-16 |
| 04:40 | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee is hacked by Eric Aaron in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Aaron, team foul #11 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Michigan | Allen Willis (SG), Hiram Mancuso (C) Eric Aaron, Mitchell Bondurant | |
| Subs | Iowa | Loren Wile (PG), Timothy Bowman (SF), Milton Gunn (PF) Alan Brown, Gerry Park, Russell Drown | |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 04:15 | Michigan | Randy Pompa connects on the shot from the baseline | 17-18 |
| 04:02 | Iowa | James Donegan comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 17-18 |
| 04:01 | Michigan | Terry McGavock pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 03:54 | Michigan | Randy Pompa scores on a shot from close range | 19-18 |
| 03:33 | Iowa | Milton Gunn loses the dribble to Allen Willis | 19-18 |
| 03:30 | Michigan | Allen Willis banks in the layup | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Randy Pompa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Willis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry McGavock (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Don Deveau (fairly fresh) C - Hiram Mancuso (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Loren Wile (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bradley Bisbee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Bowman (fresh) PF - Milton Gunn (fresh) C - James Donegan (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Iowa | James Donegan's dunk attempt is rejected by Don Deveau | 21-18 |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee grabs the offensive board | 21-18 |
| 02:55 | Iowa | James Donegan can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 21-18 |
| 02:54 | Iowa | James Donegan gets the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Allen Willis - foul #1 on Allen Willis, team foul #12 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bryan Barnes (PG), Sammie Boudreau (SG), Jordan Gibbs (SF), George Cooney (PF), Mitchell Bondurant (C) Randy Pompa, Allen Willis, Terry McGavock, Don Deveau, Hiram Mancuso | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alan Brown (PG), Gerry Park (SF), Russell Drown (PF) Loren Wile, Timothy Bowman, Milton Gunn | |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 02:16 | Michigan | Jordan Gibbs's layup is rejected by James Donegan | 21-19 |
| 02:15 | Iowa | The rebound goes to James Donegan | 21-19 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Russell Drown misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 01:47 | Michigan | George Cooney snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 01:42 | Michigan | Bryan Barnes is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by Mitchell Bondurant | 23-19 |
| 01:26 | Iowa | Gerry Park scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Alan Brown | 23-21 |
| 01:04 | Michigan | Jordan Gibbs is fouled on the floor by Gerry Park - foul #1 on Gerry Park, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Knight (SG), Ralph Banton (SF) Bradley Bisbee, Gerry Park | |
| 01:04 | Michigan | Jordan Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 01:04 | Michigan | Jordan Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 00:37 | Iowa | James Donegan's pass is intercepted by Sammie Boudreau | 25-21 |
| 00:25 | Michigan | Jordan Gibbs can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Donegan - foul #2 on James Donegan, team foul #8 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Michigan | Don Deveau (PF), Hiram Mancuso (C) George Cooney, Mitchell Bondurant | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Bowman (SF) Ralph Banton | |
| 00:25 | Michigan | Jordan Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 00:25 | Michigan | Jordan Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Russell Drown banks in the layup | 26-23 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Jordan Gibbs misses the halfcourt shot | 26-23 |