| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) PF - George Mayo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roderick Virgin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Michigan | Brian Lee hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 34-34 |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Larry Horne grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Wilbur Honeycutt | 37-34 |
| 19:04 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 19:02 | Michigan | Brian Lee hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Larry Horne misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 18:40 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:17 | Michigan | George Mayo swats the short shot by Raymond Clinkscales | 37-36 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | George Mayo gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Larry Horne tips it but misses | 37-36 |
| 17:49 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Roderick Virgin | 37-36 |
| 17:33 | Michigan | Brian Lee scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Clinkscales | 37-38 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | George Mayo scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Wilbur Honeycutt | 39-38 |
| 16:50 | Michigan | Michael Copeland is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 16:48 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales grabs the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:33 | Michigan | Michael Copeland loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 39-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Allen Misner (PF) Wilbur Honeycutt, Richard Roberts, George Mayo | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Allen Misner misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Roderick Virgin - foul #1 on Roderick Virgin, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Allen Misner makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Allen Misner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:05 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt misses the floater from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | Allen Misner gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Bancroft (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fairly fresh) PF - Allen Misner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Horne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roderick Virgin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Allen Misner | 43-38 |
| 15:21 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt blows the layup but he's fouled by Allen Misner - foul #3 on Allen Misner, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Richard Roberts (SG) James Bancroft, Kenneth Henderson | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 15:21 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 15:21 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Larry Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 15:15 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt is hacked by Raymond Clinkscales - foul #3 on Raymond Clinkscales, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| 15:08 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-39 |
| 15:06 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 14:48 | Michigan | Brian Lee hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Allen Misner - foul #4 on Allen Misner, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Mayo (PF) Allen Misner | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 14:48 | Michigan | Brian Lee makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:48 | Michigan | Brian Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Dwayne Stanhope | 43-40 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 14:43 | Michigan | Michael Copeland gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:28 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales drills a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Richard Roberts - foul #4 on Richard Roberts, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG) Richard Roberts | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 14:28 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales misses the free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:28 | Northwestern | Larry Horne grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Brian Lee steals the ball from George Mayo | 43-42 |
| 13:37 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Clinkscales | 43-44 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Michael Copeland steals it from Kenneth Henderson | 43-44 |
| 12:57 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Clinkscales | 43-46 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | George Mayo can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 43-46 |
| 12:49 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 12:22 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Dwayne Stanhope - foul #3 on Dwayne Stanhope, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Richard Roberts (SG), Calvin Enos (SF), Allen Misner (PF), Dennis Parkinson (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, Kenneth Henderson, Dwayne Stanhope, George Mayo, Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Davis (PG), Lloyd Alderson (SG), Dikembe Orji (SF), Ervin Powell (C) Raymond Clinkscales, Michael Copeland, Roderick Virgin, Brian Lee | |
| 12:22 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 12:22 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 12:22 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Orji | 43-47 |
| 12:09 | Michigan | Erik Davis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Richard Roberts | 43-47 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Allen Misner jams it set up by James Bancroft | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Bancroft (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Allen Misner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Erik Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lloyd Alderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill Barnhardt (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Ervin Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Michigan | Richard Roberts steals it from Bill Barnhardt | 45-47 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts banks in the layup | 47-47 |
| 11:16 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 47-47 |
| 11:14 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson tips it back up and in | 47-49 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Lloyd Alderson takes the ball from Richard Roberts | 47-49 |
| 10:53 | Michigan | Erik Davis lays it in on a great pass from Lloyd Alderson | 47-51 |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Bancroft | 50-51 |
| 10:09 | Michigan | James Bancroft steals the ball from Lloyd Alderson | 50-51 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts drills a 3 from straight away | 53-51 |
| 09:38 | Michigan | Dikembe Orji throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Dwayne Stanhope (SF), George Mayo (PF), Larry Horne (C) James Bancroft, Calvin Enos, Allen Misner, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales (PG), Michael Copeland (SG), Roderick Virgin (SF), Brian Lee (C) Erik Davis, Lloyd Alderson, Dikembe Orji, Ervin Powell | |
| 09:25 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-51 |
| 09:11 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin is hacked by Larry Horne - foul #3 on Larry Horne, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG) Richard Roberts | |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Muller (C) Bill Barnhardt | |
| 09:02 | Michigan | Michael Copeland knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Roderick Virgin | 53-54 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope tips it home | 55-54 |
| 08:19 | Michigan | Brian Lee buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Raymond Clinkscales | 55-56 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 08:01 | Michigan | Brian Lee pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 07:45 | Michigan | Michael Copeland makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Larry Horne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Copeland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roderick Virgin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Muller (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Northwestern | George Mayo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Wilbur Honeycutt | 57-59 |
| 06:58 | Michigan | Brian Lee scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Clinkscales | 57-61 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | George Mayo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Leroy Muller - foul #1 on Leroy Muller, team foul #3 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Richard Roberts (SG), Calvin Enos (SF) Wilbur Honeycutt, Kenneth Henderson, Dwayne Stanhope | |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Davis (PG), Lloyd Alderson (PF), Ervin Powell (C) Raymond Clinkscales, Brian Lee, Leroy Muller | |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:28 | Michigan | Larry Horne picks off the pass by Roderick Virgin | 59-61 |
| 06:07 | Northwestern | James Bancroft can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-61 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos tips it in | 61-61 |
| 05:47 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 61-61 |
| 05:46 | Michigan | Michael Copeland grabs the offensive board | 61-61 |
| 05:38 | Michigan | Michael Copeland misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | George Mayo grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Bancroft | 63-61 |
| 04:57 | Michigan | George Mayo denies the turnaround by Lloyd Alderson | 63-61 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Ervin Powell is called for the reach on James Bancroft - foul #1 on Ervin Powell, team foul #4 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Dwayne Stanhope (SF), Allen Misner (PF), Dennis Parkinson (C) James Bancroft, Calvin Enos, George Mayo, Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales (PG), Brian Lee (SF), Bill Barnhardt (PF) Michael Copeland, Roderick Virgin, Lloyd Alderson | |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Allen Misner | 66-61 |
| 04:05 | Michigan | Erik Davis scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Clinkscales | 66-63 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 03:52 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 03:35 | Michigan | Allen Misner denies the turnaround by Ervin Powell | 66-63 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Allen Misner pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Allen Misner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erik Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brian Lee (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Ervin Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts connects on the runner in the lane and he's fouled by Erik Davis - foul #2 on Erik Davis, team foul #5 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Copeland (SG), Dikembe Orji (SF) Erik Davis, Ervin Powell | |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts makes the free throw | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:15 | Michigan | Michael Copeland shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Dikembe Orji steals the ball from Wilbur Honeycutt | 69-63 |
| 02:51 | Michigan | Dikembe Orji banks in the layup | 69-65 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Horne (C) Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson (SG), Roderick Virgin (SF) Michael Copeland, Dikembe Orji | |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Allen Misner is fouled on the floor by Roderick Virgin - foul #2 on Roderick Virgin, team foul #6 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Mayo (PF) Allen Misner | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Raymond Clinkscales is called for the reach on Richard Roberts - foul #4 on Raymond Clinkscales, team foul #7 | 69-65 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:19 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt grabs the board | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 02:06 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Larry Horne - foul #4 on Larry Horne, team foul #6 | 69-65 |
| 02:06 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 02:06 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Larry Horne gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Larry Horne is denied on a layup by Bill Barnhardt | 69-66 |
| 01:50 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt grabs the board | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 01:42 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 69-66 |
| 01:41 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin tips it back up and in | 69-68 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts is hacked by Raymond Clinkscales - foul #5 on Raymond Clinkscales, team foul #8 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Davis (PG), Michael Copeland (SG) Raymond Clinkscales, Lloyd Alderson | |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:59 | Michigan | George Mayo swats the short shot by Brian Lee | 71-68 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | George Mayo snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts connects on the floater from the right block | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Michigan | Brian Lee clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 73-68 |
| 00:27 | Michigan | Michael Copeland misses the tip | 73-68 |
| 00:25 | Michigan | Erik Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 00:22 | Michigan | Erik Davis connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Michael Copeland | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | George Mayo is hacked by Erik Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Erik Davis, team foul #9 | 73-71 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope grabs the offensive board | 73-71 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Michael Copeland is called for the reach on Dwayne Stanhope - foul #3 on Michael Copeland, team foul #10 | 73-71 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin grabs the board | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Erik Davis drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bill Barnhardt | 74-74 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts travels with the ball | 74-74 |
| 00:04 | Michigan | Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Michael Copeland comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. C - Larry Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Erik Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Copeland (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roderick Virgin (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Brian Lee (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Larry Horne wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | George Mayo lays it in | 76-74 |
| 04:16 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Erik Davis | 76-76 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Roberts and the foul's on Bill Barnhardt - foul #1 on Bill Barnhardt, team foul #11 | 78-76 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt makes the free throw | 79-76 |
| 03:48 | Michigan | Wilbur Honeycutt steals it from Roderick Virgin | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt is fouled on the floor by Michael Copeland - foul #4 on Michael Copeland, team foul #12 | 79-76 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:24 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt blows the layup | 80-76 |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Larry Horne grabs the board | 80-76 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt drills a shot from the left side | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 02:42 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin blows the dunk | 82-76 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope gets the rebound | 82-76 |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 82-76 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | George Mayo hits the follow up shot | 84-76 |
| 02:08 | Michigan | Erik Davis is called for traveling | 84-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Calvin Enos (SF), Allen Misner (PF) Wilbur Honeycutt, Richard Roberts, Dwayne Stanhope, George Mayo | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Richard Roberts (SG) James Bancroft, Kenneth Henderson | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Allen Misner hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Calvin Enos | 86-76 |
| 01:12 | Michigan | Erik Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 86-76 |
| 01:11 | Michigan | Brian Lee hits the follow up shot | 86-78 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope (SF), George Mayo (PF) Calvin Enos, Allen Misner | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses the floater from the right wing | 86-78 |
| 00:47 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin grabs the defensive rebound | 86-78 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. C - Larry Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Erik Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Copeland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Roderick Virgin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Brian Lee (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Michigan | Michael Copeland comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 86-78 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt grabs the board | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Erik Davis is called for the reach on Wilbur Honeycutt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Erik Davis, team foul #13 | 86-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (SG), Calvin Enos (SF) Richard Roberts, Dwayne Stanhope | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:29 | Michigan | Michael Copeland hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Erik Davis | 88-81 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 88-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG) Wilbur Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | James Bancroft is fouled in the backcourt by Erik Davis - foul #5 on Erik Davis, team foul #14 | 88-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Harry Chisholm (PG) Erik Davis | |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | James Bancroft misses the 1st free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | James Bancroft makes the 2nd free throw | 89-81 |
| 00:21 | Michigan | James Bancroft picks off the pass by Michael Copeland out of a doubleteam | 89-81 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | George Mayo banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Bancroft | 91-81 |
| 00:12 | Michigan | Michael Copeland scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Harry Chisholm | 91-84 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 91-84 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | James Bancroft is hacked by Harry Chisholm in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Chisholm, team foul #15 | 91-84 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | James Bancroft misses the 1st free throw | 91-84 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | James Bancroft makes the 2nd free throw | 92-84 |
| 00:05 | Michigan | Michael Copeland splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 92-84 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | James Bancroft gets the rebound | 92-84 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | James Bancroft runs out the clock | 92-84 |