| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mo Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Massey (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Albert Tittle (fresh) C - David Reich (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Nathan Matney (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Sturgeon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leroy Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Derek Rose (fresh) C - Barry Zeimantz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Henry Massey inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | David Reich misses the dunk | 31-25 |
| 19:45 | Michigan | Derek Rose gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 19:16 | Michigan | Leroy Jackson connects on the jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Henry Massey - foul #2 on Henry Massey, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 19:16 | Michigan | Leroy Jackson misses the free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | David Reich gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Massey | 31-27 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Henry Massey hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 18:28 | Michigan | Leroy Jackson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 18:27 | Michigan | Derek Rose grabs the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 18:00 | Michigan | Leroy Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | David Reich is whistled for a carry | 34-27 |
| 17:30 | Michigan | Leroy Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | David Reich pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Mo Ross misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 17:22 | Michigan | Barry Zeimantz pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 16:56 | Michigan | Derek Rose connects on the open jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Leroy Jackson | 34-29 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Barry Zeimantz steps in front of the Mo Ross pass | 34-29 |
| 16:15 | Michigan | Leroy Jackson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-29 |
| 16:13 | Michigan | Nathan Matney grabs the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 15:51 | Michigan | Leroy Jackson is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Leroy Jackson, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SG), Darrel Groesbeck (SF), Jacob Sharp (C) Mo Ross, Henry Massey, David Reich | |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Lino (PG), Virgil Boydston (SG), James Berry (PF), Jim Threadgill (C) Nathan Matney, Barry Sturgeon, Derek Rose, Barry Zeimantz | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Rochelle (fresh) SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Albert Tittle (fairly fresh) C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Timothy Lino (fresh) SG - Virgil Boydston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leroy Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jim Threadgill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Timothy Lino - foul #2 on Timothy Lino, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 15:42 | Michigan | Jim Threadgill grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 15:16 | Michigan | James Berry is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Virgil Boydston | 35-31 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Virgil Boydston - foul #3 on Virgil Boydston, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Barry Sturgeon (SG) Leroy Jackson | |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 14:30 | Michigan | Albert Tittle takes the ball from Virgil Boydston after a doubleteam | 37-31 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Sharp | 37-31 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck gets the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck makes the turnaround from close range set up by James Rochelle | 39-31 |
| 13:44 | Michigan | Albert Tittle steps in front of the Barry Sturgeon pass | 39-31 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Jim Threadgill steps in front of the Albert Tittle pass | 39-31 |
| 13:23 | Michigan | Timothy Lino is hacked by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #1 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (PG), Henry Massey (SG), David Reich (C) Dikembe Agbayani, James Rochelle, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Michigan | Nathan Matney (PG) Barry Sturgeon | |
| 12:57 | Michigan | James Berry misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-31 |
| 12:56 | Michigan | Jim Threadgill grabs the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 12:28 | Michigan | Albert Tittle steals the ball from James Berry | 39-31 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | David Reich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG) Darrel Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Michigan | Barry Sturgeon (SG), Leroy Jackson (SF), Derek Rose (PF), Barry Zeimantz (C) Virgil Boydston, Timothy Lino, James Berry, Jim Threadgill | |
| 11:53 | Michigan | Leroy Jackson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right side | 39-31 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Reich | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mo Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Massey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Albert Tittle (tiring) 3 stl. C - David Reich (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Nathan Matney (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Sturgeon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leroy Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Derek Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Zeimantz (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Albert Tittle | 42-31 |
| 11:24 | Michigan | Leroy Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by David Reich | 42-31 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Henry Massey dunks the ball and the foul's on Nathan Matney - foul #2 on Nathan Matney, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck (SF) Mo Ross | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Henry Massey makes the free throw | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:49 | Michigan | Nathan Matney clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-31 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Reich | 45-31 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | David Reich scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Henry Massey | 47-31 |
| 10:19 | Michigan | Leroy Jackson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-31 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Henry Massey grabs the defensive rebound | 47-31 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Darrel Groesbeck | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:45 | Michigan | Barry Sturgeon drills a floater in the paint set up by Leroy Jackson out of the doubleteam | 50-33 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Henry Massey misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-33 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck snags the offensive board | 50-33 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 50-33 |
| 09:21 | Michigan | Barry Zeimantz gets the rebound | 50-33 |
| 09:10 | Michigan | Leroy Jackson makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Barry Sturgeon | 50-36 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 50-36 |
| 08:57 | Michigan | Leroy Jackson gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:50 | Michigan | Leroy Jackson's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (PG), James Rochelle (SG), Jacob Sharp (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Henry Massey, David Reich | |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Lino (PG), Virgil Boydston (SG), James Berry (PF), Jim Threadgill (C) Nathan Matney, Barry Sturgeon, Derek Rose, Barry Zeimantz | |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck scores on a jumper in the lane set up by James Rochelle | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:26 | Michigan | Jim Threadgill hits the finger roll | 52-38 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | James Rochelle knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Jacob Sharp | 54-38 |
| 07:58 | Michigan | James Berry is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Leroy Jackson | 54-40 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Mo Ross comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-40 |
| 07:53 | Michigan | Jim Threadgill grabs the board | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Mo Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rochelle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Albert Tittle (tiring) 3 stl. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Timothy Lino (fresh) SG - Virgil Boydston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Leroy Jackson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Berry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jim Threadgill (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Michigan | Timothy Lino's pass is intercepted by Mo Ross | 54-40 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 54-40 |
| 07:26 | Michigan | Leroy Jackson grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 07:09 | Michigan | James Berry misses long on an open driving attempt from the right block | 54-40 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp pulls down the rebound | 54-40 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp buries a floater from the baseline | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:57 | Michigan | Virgil Boydston hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Mo Ross misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Timothy Lino - foul #3 on Timothy Lino, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), David Reich (PF) Darrel Groesbeck, Albert Tittle | |
| Subs | Michigan | Nathan Matney (PG), Derek Rose (PF), Barry Zeimantz (C) Leroy Jackson, James Berry, Jim Threadgill | |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Mo Ross misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Mo Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 06:30 | Michigan | Virgil Boydston works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Reich | 57-43 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #3 | 57-43 |
| 06:10 | Michigan | Virgil Boydston misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | James Rochelle grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Mo Ross can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-43 |
| 05:54 | Michigan | Barry Zeimantz pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 05:45 | Michigan | Virgil Boydston evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | David Reich snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 57-43 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | David Reich misses the tip | 57-43 |
| 05:36 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Virgil Boydston | 57-43 |
| 05:32 | Michigan | Virgil Boydston splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Mo Ross - foul #2 on Mo Ross, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Massey (SF), David Ridenhour (C) James Rochelle, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Michigan | Barry Sturgeon (SG), James Berry (C) Timothy Lino, Barry Zeimantz | |
| 05:32 | Michigan | Virgil Boydston makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 05:32 | Michigan | Virgil Boydston makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | David Reich can't finish the layup | 57-45 |
| 05:23 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Derek Rose | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:14 | Michigan | James Berry misses long on a shot from the right side | 57-45 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-45 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Henry Massey tips it home | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:28 | Michigan | Nathan Matney's pass is intercepted by David Reich | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Mo Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SG), Darrel Groesbeck (SF), Albert Tittle (PF), Jacob Sharp (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Mo Ross, David Reich, David Ridenhour | |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Jackson (SF), Barry Zeimantz (C) Virgil Boydston, Derek Rose | |
| 03:54 | Michigan | Leroy Jackson drills a 3 from the left corner | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp buries a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Nathan Matney - foul #3 on Nathan Matney, team foul #6 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG) Henry Massey | |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Lino (PG), Jim Threadgill (PF) Nathan Matney, James Berry | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the free throw | 62-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Rochelle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Albert Tittle (tiring) 3 stl. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Timothy Lino (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Barry Sturgeon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Jackson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jim Threadgill (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Zeimantz (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:27 | Michigan | Jim Threadgill comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 62-48 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Rochelle | 64-48 |
| 03:15 | Michigan | Leroy Jackson splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck misses the floater near the basket | 64-51 |
| 02:44 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Jim Threadgill | 64-51 |
| 02:37 | Michigan | Leroy Jackson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Timothy Lino - foul #4 on Timothy Lino, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Massey (SF), David Reich (C) James Rochelle, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Michigan | Virgil Boydston (SG), James Berry (C) Barry Sturgeon, Barry Zeimantz | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck misses the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 02:13 | Michigan | Virgil Boydston snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| 02:05 | Michigan | Albert Tittle is called for the reach on Jim Threadgill - foul #1 on Albert Tittle, team foul #5 | 65-51 |
| 01:50 | Michigan | James Berry misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 65-51 |
| 01:49 | Michigan | Timothy Lino pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:41 | Michigan | Henry Massey takes the ball from Virgil Boydston after a doubleteam | 65-51 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | David Reich is denied on a layup by James Berry | 65-51 |
| 01:10 | Michigan | Leroy Jackson gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| 01:03 | Michigan | Leroy Jackson is fouled on the floor by Henry Massey - foul #3 on Henry Massey, team foul #6 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (SG) Darrel Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 00:56 | Michigan | Virgil Boydston makes the 3 from the right corner | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Henry Massey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Dikembe Agbayani | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Michigan | James Berry makes the driving attempt in the lane | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani runs out the clock | 67-56 |