| Lineup | Michigan | PG - James Noyes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Timothy Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Russell Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce James (fresh) C - Alan Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Steller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sterling Berryman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Carl Randolph inbounds the ball | 21-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Arnold Petree is hacked by Alan Davis - foul #3 on Alan Davis, team foul #1 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | Leland Mauriello (C) Alan Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum blows the layup but he's hacked by Bruce James - foul #1 on Bruce James, team foul #2 | 21-37 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 19:05 | Michigan | Leland Mauriello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-39 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Jason Steller misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 21-39 |
| 18:43 | Michigan | Bruce James gets the rebound | 21-39 |
| 18:24 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 21-39 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman gets the rebound | 21-39 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Noyes - foul #3 on James Noyes, team foul #3 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Alan Varda (SG) James Noyes | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman makes the 1st free throw | 21-40 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 17:54 | Michigan | Jason Steller takes the ball from Leland Mauriello | 21-41 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Arnold Petree lays it in set up by Jason Steller | 21-43 |
| 17:30 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-43 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Arnold Petree clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-43 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Carl Randolph grabs the offensive rebound | 23-43 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Carl Randolph hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Bruce James - foul #2 on Bruce James, team foul #4 | 23-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jack Kane (PG), Russell Thompson (SF) Timothy Douglas, Russell Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Anderson (PF), Frances Manning (C) Anthony Birnbaum, Sterling Berryman | |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Carl Randolph makes the free throw | 23-46 |
| 16:39 | Michigan | Leland Mauriello scores on a floater from the left side | 25-46 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Carl Randolph buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Arnold Petree | 25-49 |
| 16:17 | Michigan | Jack Kane misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-49 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Carl Randolph grabs the board | 25-49 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Arnold Petree drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Carl Randolph | 25-51 |
| 15:45 | Michigan | Frances Manning steals the ball from Bruce James | 25-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jack Kane (fresh) SG - Alan Varda (fresh) SF - Russell Thompson (fresh) PF - Bruce James (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Leland Mauriello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Steller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Randolph (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frances Manning (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Jason Steller is fouled on the floor by Alan Varda - foul #1 on Alan Varda, team foul #5 | 25-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Noyes (PG), Timothy Douglas (SG), Russell Smith (SF), Alan Davis (C) Jack Kane, Alan Varda, Russell Thompson, Leland Mauriello | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), Larry Lown (SG), Christian Johnson (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Sterling Berryman (C) Arnold Petree, Jason Steller, Carl Randolph, Richard Anderson, Frances Manning | |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Bruce James swats the short shot by Christian Johnson | 25-51 |
| 15:01 | Michigan | Russell Smith gets the rebound | 25-51 |
| 14:57 | Michigan | Anthony Birnbaum denies the turnaround by Russell Smith | 25-51 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman snags the defensive board | 25-51 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Larry Lown scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-54 |
| 14:35 | Michigan | Bradley Hunter is called for the reach on James Noyes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Hunter, team foul #1 | 25-54 |
| 14:25 | Michigan | Anthony Birnbaum is called for the reach on James Noyes - foul #2 on Anthony Birnbaum, team foul #2 | 25-54 |
| 14:17 | Michigan | Sterling Berryman steals the ball from James Noyes | 25-54 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Christian Johnson misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 25-54 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman misses the tip | 25-54 |
| 13:52 | Michigan | Alan Davis gets the rebound | 25-54 |
| 13:43 | Michigan | Christian Johnson swats the short shot by Alan Davis | 25-54 |
| 13:41 | Michigan | Alan Davis hits the follow up shot | 27-54 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Timothy Douglas steps in front of the Larry Lown pass | 27-54 |
| 13:22 | Michigan | Russell Smith misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Anthony Birnbaum - foul #3 on Anthony Birnbaum, team foul #3 | 27-54 |
| Subs | Michigan | Alan Varda (SG), Leland Mauriello (C) Timothy Douglas, Bruce James | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG), Jason Steller (SG), Carl Randolph (SF), Frances Manning (C) Bradley Hunter, Larry Lown, Christian Johnson, Sterling Berryman | |
| 13:22 | Michigan | Russell Smith misses the 1st free throw | 27-54 |
| 13:22 | Michigan | Russell Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-54 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | James Noyes is called for the reach on Arnold Petree - foul #4 on James Noyes, team foul #6 | 28-54 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jack Kane (PG) James Noyes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Anderson (PF) Anthony Birnbaum | |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Frances Manning scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Carl Randolph | 28-56 |
| 12:23 | Michigan | Alan Davis drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jack Kane | 30-56 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Alan Davis takes the ball from Frances Manning | 30-56 |
| 11:52 | Michigan | Alan Davis hits the finger roll | 32-56 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Jason Steller buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frances Manning | 32-58 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jack Kane (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alan Varda (fresh) SF - Russell Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alan Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Leland Mauriello (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Steller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Randolph (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frances Manning (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Michigan | Russell Smith is called for traveling | 32-58 |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Douglas (PG), Russell Thompson (SF), Bruce James (PF) Jack Kane, Russell Smith, Alan Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (SG), Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Sterling Berryman (C) Jason Steller, Richard Anderson, Frances Manning | |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum loses the dribble to Alan Varda | 32-58 |
| 10:46 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alan Varda | 34-58 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Russell Thompson - foul #1 on Russell Thompson, team foul #7 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jack Kane (PG), Alan Davis (PF) Alan Varda, Bruce James | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Johnson (SF) Carl Randolph | |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman misses the 1st free throw | 34-58 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman misses the 2nd free throw | 34-58 |
| 10:23 | Michigan | Alan Davis snags the defensive board | 34-58 |
| 10:03 | Michigan | Russell Thompson buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Alan Davis | 36-58 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman can't connect on a shot in the lane | 36-58 |
| 09:44 | Michigan | Alan Davis grabs the board | 36-58 |
| 09:31 | Michigan | Anthony Birnbaum is called for the reach on Leland Mauriello - foul #4 on Anthony Birnbaum, team foul #4 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bruce James (PF) Leland Mauriello | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Steller (SG) Arnold Petree | |
| 09:24 | Michigan | Bruce James double dribbles | 36-58 |
| Subs | Michigan | Alan Varda (SG) Jack Kane | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Jason Steller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-58 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jack Kane (PG), Russell Smith (SF) Timothy Douglas, Russell Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Randolph (SF) Christian Johnson | |
| 08:48 | Michigan | Jack Kane can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-58 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum grabs the defensive rebound | 36-58 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Jason Steller scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Randolph and he's fouled by Alan Varda - foul #2 on Alan Varda, team foul #8 | 36-60 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG), Richard Anderson (PF), Frances Manning (C) Bradley Hunter, Anthony Birnbaum, Sterling Berryman | |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Jason Steller makes the free throw | 36-61 |
| 08:21 | Michigan | Alan Davis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-61 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Frances Manning grabs the board | 36-61 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Jason Steller misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-61 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Carl Randolph hits the follow up shot | 36-63 |
| 07:49 | Michigan | Alan Davis scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bruce James | 38-63 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Richard Anderson scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Jason Steller | 38-65 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jack Kane (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alan Varda (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce James (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Alan Davis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Steller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Randolph (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frances Manning (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Michigan | Russell Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-65 |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Edwards (SG), Russell Thompson (SF), Leland Mauriello (PF), Harold Poling (C) Alan Varda, Russell Smith, Bruce James, Alan Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Sterling Berryman (C) Richard Anderson, Frances Manning | |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Russell Thompson steals the ball from Carl Randolph | 38-65 |
| 06:40 | Michigan | Jack Kane throws it down on a great pass from Russell Thompson | 40-65 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman hits a floater from the right side set up by Jason Steller | 40-67 |
| 06:00 | Michigan | Jack Kane makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Edwards | 42-67 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-69 |
| 05:30 | Michigan | Jack Kane hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 42-69 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum gets the rebound | 42-69 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Arnold Petree clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-69 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman tips it in | 42-71 |
| 04:48 | Michigan | Jack Kane misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-71 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Jason Steller gets the rebound | 42-71 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Leland Mauriello steals it from Anthony Birnbaum | 42-71 |
| 04:16 | Michigan | Jack Kane hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 42-71 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum gets the rebound | 42-71 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Arnold Petree comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-71 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum tips it home | 42-73 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:49 | Michigan | Jack Kane knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-73 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Larry Edwards is called for the reach on Anthony Birnbaum - foul #1 on Larry Edwards, team foul #9 | 45-73 |
| Subs | Michigan | Alan Varda (SG) Larry Edwards | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), Larry Lown (SG), Christian Johnson (SF), Frances Manning (C) Arnold Petree, Jason Steller, Carl Randolph, Sterling Berryman | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum misses the 1st free throw | 45-73 |
| 03:26 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Harold Poling | 45-73 |
| 03:06 | Michigan | Alan Varda hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 45-73 |
| 03:04 | Michigan | Leland Mauriello misses the tip | 45-73 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum grabs the board | 45-73 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jack Kane (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Varda (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leland Mauriello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Harold Poling (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Lown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christian Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Frances Manning (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Christian Johnson jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Bradley Hunter | 45-75 |
| 02:18 | Michigan | Jack Kane comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-75 |
| 02:16 | Michigan | Leland Mauriello misses the tip | 45-75 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Frances Manning gets the rebound | 45-75 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Christian Johnson makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Bradley Hunter and he's fouled by Harold Poling - foul #1 on Harold Poling, team foul #10 | 45-77 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG), Jason Steller (SG), Sterling Berryman (C) Bradley Hunter, Larry Lown, Frances Manning | |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Christian Johnson misses the free throw | 45-77 |
| 01:57 | Michigan | Leland Mauriello pulls down the rebound | 45-77 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:42 | Michigan | Harold Poling hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Kane | 47-77 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Arnold Petree is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Kane - foul #3 on Jack Kane, team foul #11 | 47-77 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Randolph (SF) Christian Johnson | |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 1st free throw | 47-78 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Arnold Petree misses the 2nd free throw | 47-78 |
| 01:40 | Michigan | Leland Mauriello grabs the defensive rebound | 47-78 |
| 01:27 | Michigan | Harold Poling hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 47-78 |
| 01:25 | Michigan | Harold Poling tips it back up and in | 49-78 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman misses the wide open jumper from the baseline | 49-78 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Carl Randolph tips it home | 49-80 |
| 00:57 | Michigan | Leland Mauriello hits a turnaround from close range set up by Jack Kane and he's hacked by Anthony Birnbaum - foul #5 on Anthony Birnbaum, team foul #5 | 51-80 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frances Manning (PF) Anthony Birnbaum | |
| 00:57 | Michigan | Leland Mauriello makes the free throw | 52-80 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Jason Steller can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 52-80 |
| 00:28 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Harold Poling | 52-80 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Michigan | Jack Kane hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frances Manning - foul #2 on Frances Manning, team foul #6 | 52-80 |
| 00:24 | Michigan | Jack Kane misses the 1st free throw | 52-80 |
| 00:24 | Michigan | Jack Kane misses the 2nd free throw | 52-80 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Frances Manning snags the defensive board | 52-80 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Arnold Petree runs out the clock | 52-80 |