| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Erik Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roderick Virgin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Whetsel (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Leroy Muller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brady Coward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Rice (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Bruns (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Barber (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan | Brady Coward steps in front of the Roderick Virgin pass | 23-23 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 23-23 |
| 19:06 | Michigan | Leroy Muller snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 18:37 | Michigan | Leroy Muller is called for a charge - foul #1 on Leroy Muller, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| 18:30 | Iowa | Terry Bruns can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 23-23 |
| 18:28 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber tips it but misses | 23-23 |
| 18:27 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 18:07 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin lays it up and in | 25-23 |
| 17:42 | Iowa | Melvin King misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 17:40 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Barber | 25-23 |
| 17:20 | Iowa | Terry Bruns is whistled for a carry | 25-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christopher Heller (C) Jonathan Barber | |
| 16:54 | Michigan | Erik Davis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-23 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Brady Coward grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Brady Coward travels with the ball | 25-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF) Melvin King, Donald Rice | |
| 16:15 | Michigan | James Whetsel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-23 |
| 16:13 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 15:56 | Iowa | Terry Bruns hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roderick Virgin - foul #3 on Roderick Virgin, team foul #2 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales (PG), Bill Barnhardt (SF) Erik Davis, Roderick Virgin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Barber (C) Christopher Heller | |
| 15:56 | Iowa | Terry Bruns misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 15:56 | Iowa | Terry Bruns makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Michael Copeland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Barnhardt (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Whetsel (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Leroy Muller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brady Coward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) PF - Terry Bruns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jonathan Barber (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Michigan | James Whetsel's floater is tipped away by Terry Bruns | 25-24 |
| 15:28 | Iowa | Brady Coward gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 15:06 | Iowa | Terry Bruns comes up short on the runner from close range | 25-24 |
| 15:05 | Michigan | Michael Copeland pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 14:50 | Michigan | Michael Copeland hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 14:25 | Iowa | Terry Bruns knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Robert Hazley and he's hacked by Bill Barnhardt - foul #1 on Bill Barnhardt, team foul #3 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Michigan | Roderick Virgin (SF) Bill Barnhardt | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Donald Rice (SF) Robert Hazley, Mohamed Chadbourne | |
| 14:25 | Iowa | Terry Bruns makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 13:56 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin misses long on a shot in the lane | 28-27 |
| 13:55 | Iowa | Donald Rice gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 13:41 | Iowa | Melvin King knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Rice | 28-29 |
| 13:36 | Michigan | Michael Copeland misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 13:34 | Michigan | James Whetsel grabs the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 13:11 | Michigan | Michael Copeland is hacked by Brady Coward - foul #1 on Brady Coward, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt (C) Leroy Muller | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend (C) Jonathan Barber | |
| 12:50 | Michigan | Michael Copeland hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Whetsel | 31-29 |
| 12:30 | Iowa | Terry Bruns comes up short on the shot from the right block | 31-29 |
| 12:29 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 12:04 | Michigan | James Whetsel is hacked by Terry Bruns - foul #3 on Terry Bruns, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Davis (PG), Leroy Muller (C) Raymond Clinkscales, Bill Barnhardt | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:44 | Michigan | Michael Copeland is hacked by Donald Rice - foul #1 on Donald Rice, team foul #3 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt (SF) Roderick Virgin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (SG) Brady Coward | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Erik Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Barnhardt (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Whetsel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Leroy Muller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Gay (fresh) SF - Donald Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Bruns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Michigan | Michael Copeland is whistled for traveling | 31-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson (SG) Michael Copeland | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christopher Heller (PF) Terry Bruns | |
| 10:58 | Iowa | Melvin King misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 10:57 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 10:29 | Michigan | James Whetsel hits a runner near the basket set up by Bill Barnhardt | 33-29 |
| 10:23 | Iowa | Melvin King is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Melvin King, team foul #4 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales (PG), Roderick Virgin (SF) Erik Davis, Leroy Muller | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Brady Coward (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Jonathan Barber (C) Melvin King, Charles Gay, Donald Rice, Lonnie Townsend | |
| 10:07 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin makes the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Mohamed Chadbourne - foul #2 on Mohamed Chadbourne, team foul #5 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Copeland (SG) Lloyd Alderson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Bruns (PF) Christopher Heller | |
| 10:07 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin misses the free throw | 35-29 |
| 10:07 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 09:54 | Iowa | Terry Bruns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-29 |
| 09:36 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin misses long on a runner in the lane | 35-29 |
| 09:34 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 09:15 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber lays it in | 35-31 |
| 08:49 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales misses long on a floater from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 08:48 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 08:26 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 35-31 |
| 08:24 | Iowa | Terry Bruns grabs the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 08:01 | Iowa | Brady Coward is hacked by Roderick Virgin - foul #4 on Roderick Virgin, team foul #4 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson (SG), Ervin Powell (PF), Leroy Muller (C) Michael Copeland, Roderick Virgin, James Whetsel | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Donald Rice (SF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Robert Hazley, Mohamed Chadbourne, Jonathan Barber | |
| 07:45 | Iowa | Raymond Clinkscales steals the ball from Melvin King | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Alderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bill Barnhardt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ervin Powell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leroy Muller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brady Coward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Bruns (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Donald Rice - foul #2 on Donald Rice, team foul #6 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (SG), Christopher Heller (PF) Brady Coward, Terry Bruns | |
| 07:18 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 07:18 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 06:49 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 37-31 |
| 06:47 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 06:18 | Michigan | Ervin Powell is called for a backcourt violation | 37-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Davis (PG), Michael Copeland (SG), Roderick Virgin (SF), James Whetsel (PF) Raymond Clinkscales, Lloyd Alderson, Bill Barnhardt, Ervin Powell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Barber (C) Lonnie Townsend | |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Roderick Virgin - foul #5 on Roderick Virgin, team foul #5 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt (SF) Roderick Virgin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brady Coward (SG), Terry Bruns (PF) Charles Gay, Christopher Heller | |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 05:52 | Michigan | James Whetsel grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 05:39 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Copeland | 39-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:14 | Iowa | Terry Bruns banks in the layup on a great pass from Brady Coward | 39-33 |
| 04:50 | Michigan | Michael Copeland misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 04:49 | Michigan | Michael Copeland snags the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 04:31 | Michigan | Michael Copeland misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-33 |
| 04:29 | Michigan | James Whetsel grabs the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 04:07 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Erik Davis | 41-33 |
| 03:42 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber's pass is intercepted by Bill Barnhardt | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Erik Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Barnhardt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Whetsel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Leroy Muller (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brady Coward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Rice (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Bruns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Barber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Michigan | Erik Davis misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 03:23 | Iowa | Brady Coward grabs the board | 41-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:01 | Iowa | Melvin King connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jonathan Barber | 41-36 |
| 02:55 | Michigan | Erik Davis loses the dribble to Melvin King in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Melvin King misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Leroy Muller - foul #2 on Leroy Muller, team foul #6 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales (PG), Lloyd Alderson (SG), Ervin Powell (C) Erik Davis, Michael Copeland, Leroy Muller | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Christopher Heller (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Brady Coward, Donald Rice, Terry Bruns, Jonathan Barber | |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Melvin King makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Melvin King makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 02:44 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Copeland (SG) Lloyd Alderson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brady Coward (SG), Terry Bruns (PF) Charles Gay, Christopher Heller | |
| 02:22 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Brady Coward - foul #2 on Brady Coward, team foul #7 | 41-38 |
| 02:22 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 02:22 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 02:22 | Michigan | Ervin Powell grabs the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 02:09 | Michigan | James Whetsel's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Bruns | 42-38 |
| 02:07 | Iowa | Terry Bruns grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 02:07 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Muller (C) Ervin Powell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Rice (SF), Jonathan Barber (C) Mohamed Chadbourne, Lonnie Townsend | |
| 01:50 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber jams it | 42-40 |
| 01:31 | Michigan | James Whetsel is called for traveling | 42-40 |
| 01:09 | Iowa | Brady Coward misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 01:07 | Michigan | Leroy Muller grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 00:53 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Terry Bruns grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Brady Coward misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Copeland - foul #1 on Michael Copeland, team foul #7 | 42-40 |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Brady Coward makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Brady Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Michigan | The short jumper by Leroy Muller is denied by Jonathan Barber | 42-42 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber dunks the ball on a great pass from Brady Coward | 42-44 |
| 00:03 | Michigan | Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Michael Copeland comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 42-44 |