| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Mike Knight (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Butcher (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Carlisle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dale Hickey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Mellon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sean Stembridge (fresh) 3 pts. C - Marvin Leger (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-23 |
| 19:25 | Michigan | Sean Stembridge steps in front of the Dale Hickey pass | 31-23 |
| 19:11 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge hits a shot in the paint | 31-25 |
| 18:48 | Michigan | Manuel Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Manuel Johnson, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Carlisle is called for the reach on Sean Emerson - foul #3 on Stephen Carlisle, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | Daniel Queener (C) Stephen Carlisle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:23 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Queener swats the layup by Sean Stembridge | 31-25 |
| 18:21 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger grabs the offensive board | 31-25 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche misses the jumper from the free throw line | 31-25 |
| 18:05 | Michigan | Daniel Queener snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 18:01 | Michigan | Manuel Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 17:59 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-25 |
| 17:32 | Michigan | Daniel Queener connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Manuel Johnson | 33-25 |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-25 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger tips it back up and in | 33-27 |
| 16:52 | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mike Knight | 36-27 |
| 16:37 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-27 |
| 16:35 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger tips it in | 36-29 |
| 16:06 | Michigan | Manuel Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Knight | 39-29 |
| 15:48 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 39-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Alan Davisson (SF), Stephen Carlisle (PF), Robert Sayer (C) Manuel Johnson, Dale Hickey, Daniel Queener | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Thomas Wilson (SG), Leon Zangl (SF), Paul Terry (PF), James Steele (C) Sean Emerson, Keith Laroche, Scott Mellon, Sean Stembridge, Marvin Leger | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Mike Knight (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Butcher (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Davisson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stephen Carlisle (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Sayer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brent Watson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Wilson (fresh) SF - Leon Zangl (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Terry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Steele (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 15:28 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | James Steele comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 15:12 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl tips it home | 39-31 |
| 14:56 | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-31 |
| 14:48 | Northern Iowa | Alan Davisson picks off the pass by Brent Watson | 42-31 |
| 14:24 | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-31 |
| 14:22 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | James Steele is called for traveling | 42-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | Daniel Queener (C) Robert Sayer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Sean Stembridge (PF), Marvin Leger (C) Thomas Wilson, Paul Terry, James Steele | |
| 13:54 | Michigan | Marvin Leger takes the ball from Alan Davisson | 42-31 |
| 13:39 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger misses the lay-in | 42-31 |
| 13:37 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger hits the follow up shot | 42-33 |
| 13:17 | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 12:57 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Alan Davisson - foul #2 on Alan Davisson, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Manuel Johnson (SF), Dale Hickey (PF) Alan Davisson, Stephen Carlisle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG) Brent Watson | |
| 12:57 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 12:57 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:43 | Michigan | Manuel Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 12:19 | Michigan | Manuel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 12:08 | Michigan | Manuel Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 12:06 | Michigan | Daniel Queener grabs the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 11:50 | Michigan | Dale Hickey hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Sean Stembridge - foul #3 on Sean Stembridge, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | Faustino Costa (SG), Robert Sayer (C) Jonathan Butcher, Daniel Queener | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon (SF), Paul Terry (PF) Leon Zangl, Sean Stembridge | |
| 11:50 | Michigan | Dale Hickey misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 11:50 | Michigan | Dale Hickey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Mike Knight (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Faustino Costa (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dale Hickey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Sayer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Mellon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Terry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Marvin Leger (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Sean Emerson | 46-38 |
| 11:22 | Michigan | Faustino Costa loses the dribble to Scott Mellon | 46-38 |
| 11:01 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche is hacked by Robert Sayer - foul #1 on Robert Sayer, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | Alan Davisson (SF), Stephen Carlisle (PF) Mike Knight, Robert Sayer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (SG), James Steele (C) Keith Laroche, Marvin Leger | |
| 10:37 | Northern Iowa | James Steele hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Mellon | 46-40 |
| 10:16 | Michigan | Alan Davisson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dale Hickey | 49-40 |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | James Steele clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon tips it in | 49-42 |
| 09:46 | Michigan | Faustino Costa scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-42 |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Faustino Costa - foul #2 on Faustino Costa, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Mike Knight (PG), Jonathan Butcher (SG), Daniel Queener (C) Faustino Costa, Manuel Johnson, Dale Hickey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG), Sean Stembridge (PF), Marvin Leger (C) Brent Watson, Paul Terry, James Steele | |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 09:42 | Michigan | Stephen Carlisle grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 09:24 | Michigan | Alan Davisson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger makes the jumper from close range set up by Sean Emerson and he's hacked by Mike Knight - foul #2 on Mike Knight, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Faustino Costa (SF) Alan Davisson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Leon Zangl (SF) Sean Emerson, Scott Mellon | |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 08:45 | Michigan | Faustino Costa scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Mike Knight | 58-46 |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 08:23 | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 08:07 | Michigan | Daniel Queener misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 58-46 |
| 08:06 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Sean Stembridge | 58-46 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 07:52 | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 07:46 | Michigan | Daniel Queener clanks a shot from the right side | 58-46 |
| 07:45 | Michigan | Daniel Queener tips it in | 60-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Mike Knight (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Butcher (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Faustino Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Carlisle (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Queener (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brent Watson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Laroche (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leon Zangl (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sean Stembridge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Marvin Leger (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche is hacked by Daniel Queener - foul #1 on Daniel Queener, team foul #7 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Manuel Johnson (SG), Alan Davisson (SF), Dale Hickey (PF), Robert Sayer (C) Mike Knight, Faustino Costa, Stephen Carlisle, Daniel Queener | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Scott Mellon (SF), Paul Terry (C) Brent Watson, Leon Zangl, Marvin Leger | |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche misses the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 07:32 | Michigan | Dale Hickey gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 07:15 | Michigan | Alan Davisson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-46 |
| 07:14 | Michigan | Dale Hickey grabs the offensive rebound | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:56 | Michigan | Dale Hickey lays it up and in set up by Manuel Johnson | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-46 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge grabs the offensive board | 62-46 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-46 |
| 06:13 | Michigan | Dale Hickey snags the defensive board | 62-46 |
| 05:49 | Michigan | Paul Terry takes the ball from Robert Sayer | 62-46 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche loses the ball out of bounds | 62-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Mike Knight (PG), Faustino Costa (SG), Daniel Queener (C) Jonathan Butcher, Alan Davisson, Robert Sayer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (SG), Leon Zangl (SF), Marvin Leger (C) Keith Laroche, Scott Mellon, Sean Stembridge | |
| 05:19 | Michigan | Daniel Queener misses the easy layup | 62-46 |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger gets the rebound | 62-46 |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-46 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson tips it in | 62-48 |
| 04:47 | Michigan | Daniel Queener misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 62-48 |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Sean Emerson | 62-48 |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Dale Hickey - foul #3 on Dale Hickey, team foul #8 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher (SG), Stephen Carlisle (PF) Manuel Johnson, Dale Hickey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon (SF), James Steele (PF) Leon Zangl, Paul Terry | |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 04:32 | Michigan | Daniel Queener pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 04:03 | Michigan | Daniel Queener's pass is intercepted by Marvin Leger | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon steps out of bounds on the sideline | 62-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Alan Davisson (SF) Faustino Costa | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson (SG), Sean Stembridge (PF) Sean Emerson, James Steele | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Mike Knight (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Butcher (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Davisson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Carlisle (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Queener (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brent Watson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Wilson (fresh) SF - Scott Mellon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Stembridge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Marvin Leger (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:20 | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge grabs the board | 62-49 |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson misses the 3 from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon grabs the offensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson drills a jumper from the free throw line | 62-51 |
| 02:50 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Manuel Johnson (SF), Dale Hickey (C) Alan Davisson, Daniel Queener | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Keith Laroche (SG) Brent Watson, Thomas Wilson | |
| 02:24 | Michigan | Dale Hickey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mike Knight | 64-51 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon is called for traveling | 64-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Faustino Costa (PG), Alan Davisson (SF), Daniel Queener (PF), Robert Sayer (C) Mike Knight, Manuel Johnson, Stephen Carlisle, Dale Hickey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Thomas Wilson (SG), Leon Zangl (SF), Paul Terry (PF), James Steele (C) Sean Emerson, Keith Laroche, Scott Mellon, Sean Stembridge, Marvin Leger | |
| 01:51 | Michigan | Daniel Queener makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Faustino Costa and he's hacked by Paul Terry - foul #1 on Paul Terry, team foul #2 | 66-51 |
| 01:51 | Michigan | Daniel Queener misses the free throw | 66-51 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry grabs the board | 66-51 |
| 01:33 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Butcher steals the ball from James Steele | 66-51 |
| 01:30 | Michigan | Alan Davisson slams it home on a great pass from Jonathan Butcher | 68-51 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | James Steele can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-51 |
| 01:10 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Faustino Costa | 68-51 |
| 00:48 | Michigan | Faustino Costa connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Butcher | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | James Steele is hacked by Robert Sayer - foul #2 on Robert Sayer, team foul #9 | 71-51 |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | James Steele makes the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | James Steele misses the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 00:43 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel Queener | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Daniel Queener drills a floater in the lane and the foul's on James Steele - foul #1 on James Steele, team foul #3 | 73-52 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Daniel Queener makes the free throw | 74-52 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Leon Zangl | 74-55 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Faustino Costa runs out the clock | 74-55 |