| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Mike Knight (fresh) SG - Jonathan Butcher (fresh) SF - Manuel Johnson (fresh) PF - Stephen Carlisle (fresh) C - Dale Hickey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (fresh) SG - Harvey Gray (fresh) SF - John Stanfield (fresh) PF - James Kerlin (fresh) C - Jeff Ward (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Dale Hickey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Stephen Carlisle - foul #1 on Stephen Carlisle, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:25 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:25 | Michigan | Dale Hickey pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:06 | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Manuel Johnson | 3-1 |
| 18:51 | Notre Dame | Mike Knight steals it from Jeff Ward | 3-1 |
| 18:32 | Michigan | Manuel Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-1 |
| 18:31 | Michigan | Stephen Carlisle grabs the offensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:12 | Michigan | Stephen Carlisle clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Kerlin - foul #1 on James Kerlin, team foul #1 | 3-1 |
| 18:12 | Michigan | Stephen Carlisle misses the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:12 | Michigan | Stephen Carlisle makes the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:56 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 4-1 |
| 17:54 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-1 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeff Ward and he's fouled by Dale Hickey - foul #1 on Dale Hickey, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), Stefan Losh (SF), Albert Sotomayor (PF), Darrell Ryals (C) Virgil Dawson, John Stanfield, James Kerlin, Jeff Ward | |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray makes the free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:09 | Michigan | Dale Hickey can't finish the layup | 4-4 |
| 17:07 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:52 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals's pass is intercepted by Dale Hickey | 4-4 |
| 16:23 | Michigan | Manuel Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Knight | 7-4 |
| 15:59 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Michigan | Alan Davisson (SF), Daniel Queener (PF), Robert Sayer (C) Manuel Johnson, Stephen Carlisle, Dale Hickey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), James Kerlin (PF) Harvey Gray, Albert Sotomayor | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Mike Knight (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Butcher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Davisson (fresh) PF - Daniel Queener (fresh) C - Robert Sayer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (fresh) SG - Rafael Rice (fresh) SF - Stefan Losh (fresh) PF - James Kerlin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Darrell Ryals (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Michigan | Alan Davisson is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:29 | Michigan | Daniel Queener tips it in | 9-4 |
| 15:21 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin misses short on a shot in the paint | 9-4 |
| 15:19 | Michigan | Daniel Queener pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:58 | Michigan | Daniel Queener can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Kerlin - foul #2 on James Kerlin, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (PG), John Stanfield (SF), Albert Sotomayor (PF), Jeff Ward (C) Virgil Dawson, Stefan Losh, James Kerlin, Darrell Ryals | |
| 14:58 | Michigan | Daniel Queener misses the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:58 | Michigan | Daniel Queener makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor scores on a jumper from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 14:12 | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-6 |
| 13:49 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice scores on a 3 from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 13:30 | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 13:28 | Michigan | Daniel Queener tips it home | 15-9 |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice is fouled on the floor by Daniel Queener - foul #1 on Daniel Queener, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | Manuel Johnson (SF), Stephen Carlisle (PF), Dale Hickey (C) Alan Davisson, Daniel Queener, Robert Sayer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), Stefan Losh (SF), Darrell Ryals (C) Harvey Gray, John Stanfield, Jeff Ward | |
| 12:49 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson hits a 3 from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 12:24 | Michigan | Manuel Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:18 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice is fouled on the floor by Dale Hickey - foul #2 on Dale Hickey, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Michigan | Daniel Queener (C) Dale Hickey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (SG) Rafael Rice | |
| 12:05 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Mike Knight - foul #1 on Mike Knight, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Stanfield (SF), Jeff Ward (C) Stefan Losh, Darrell Ryals | |
| 12:05 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:05 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:05 | Michigan | Daniel Queener snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 11:36 | Michigan | Manuel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 11:34 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Mike Knight (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Butcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Manuel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Carlisle (fresh) 1 pts. C - Daniel Queener (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harvey Gray (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Stanfield (fresh) PF - Albert Sotomayor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Ward (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh (SF), Darrell Ryals (C) John Stanfield, Jeff Ward | |
| 10:52 | Michigan | Manuel Johnson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mike Knight | 18-13 |
| 10:32 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 18-13 |
| 10:30 | Michigan | Stephen Carlisle grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 10:07 | Michigan | Daniel Queener is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Daniel Queener, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Michigan | Faustino Costa (SG), Alan Davisson (SF), Robert Sayer (C) Jonathan Butcher, Manuel Johnson, Daniel Queener | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), John Stanfield (SF), Jeff Ward (C) Harvey Gray, Stefan Losh, Darrell Ryals | |
| 09:51 | Notre Dame | The pull-up jumper by Jeff Ward is blocked by Alan Davisson | 18-13 |
| 09:50 | Michigan | Robert Sayer grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 09:26 | Michigan | Stephen Carlisle is whistled for traveling | 18-13 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (PG), Darrell Ryals (PF) Virgil Dawson, Albert Sotomayor | |
| 09:06 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals misses badly on a floater near the basket | 18-13 |
| 09:05 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield gets the offensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-13 |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield misses the tip | 18-13 |
| 08:47 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward snags the offensive board | 18-13 |
| 08:32 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 08:09 | Michigan | Alan Davisson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Carlisle | 21-16 |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Mike Knight - foul #2 on Mike Knight, team foul #7 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher (SG), Manuel Johnson (SF) Mike Knight, Alan Davisson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), Stefan Losh (SF), Albert Sotomayor (PF) Rafael Rice, John Stanfield, Jeff Ward | |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:29 | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Virgil Dawson - foul #1 on Virgil Dawson, team foul #3 | 21-18 |
| 07:29 | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 07:29 | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:29 | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher misses the 3rd free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:29 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Albert Sotomayor | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Faustino Costa (fresh) SG - Jonathan Butcher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Manuel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Carlisle (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Sayer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harvey Gray (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stefan Losh (fresh) PF - Albert Sotomayor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Ryals (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Notre Dame | Manuel Johnson takes the ball from Stefan Losh | 23-18 |
| 07:11 | Michigan | Manuel Johnson misses the lay-in | 23-18 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 07:03 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Stefan Losh | 23-21 |
| 06:41 | Michigan | Manuel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 06:39 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 06:34 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh clanks a jumper from the left side | 23-21 |
| 06:33 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh tips it back up and in | 23-23 |
| 06:04 | Michigan | Stefan Losh takes the ball from Jonathan Butcher | 23-23 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor is hacked by Stephen Carlisle - foul #2 on Stephen Carlisle, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | Alan Davisson (SF), Dale Hickey (PF) Faustino Costa, Stephen Carlisle | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), John Stanfield (SF), Jeff Ward (C) Harvey Gray, Stefan Losh, Darrell Ryals | |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:15 | Michigan | Dale Hickey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jonathan Butcher and he's hacked by Albert Sotomayor - foul #1 on Albert Sotomayor, team foul #4 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (SG) Rafael Rice | |
| 05:15 | Michigan | Dale Hickey makes the free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | Alan Davisson takes the ball from John Stanfield | 26-25 |
| 05:04 | Michigan | Alan Davisson lays it in | 28-25 |
| 04:46 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Virgil Dawson, team foul #5 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), Darrell Ryals (PF) Virgil Dawson, Albert Sotomayor | |
| 04:21 | Michigan | Jeff Ward denies the turnaround by Robert Sayer | 28-25 |
| 04:19 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Harvey Gray | 28-25 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Rafael Rice | 28-28 |
| 03:51 | Michigan | Dale Hickey double dribbles | 28-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | Mike Knight (PG), Daniel Queener (C) Manuel Johnson, Robert Sayer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), Stefan Losh (SF), James Kerlin (PF) Harvey Gray, John Stanfield, Jeff Ward | |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | Dale Hickey is called for the reach on James Kerlin - foul #3 on Dale Hickey, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | Stephen Carlisle (PF) Dale Hickey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (SG) Rafael Rice | |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:31 | Michigan | Stephen Carlisle grabs the board | 28-29 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Mike Knight (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Butcher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Davisson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Carlisle (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Queener (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Harvey Gray (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stefan Losh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Kerlin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Ryals (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 02:48 | Michigan | Daniel Queener pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 02:26 | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 02:17 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray is called for traveling | 31-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Faustino Costa (SG), Manuel Johnson (SF) Jonathan Butcher, Alan Davisson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), John Stanfield (SF), Jeff Ward (C) Harvey Gray, Stefan Losh, Darrell Ryals | |
| 02:05 | Michigan | Faustino Costa misses long on a 3 from straight away | 31-29 |
| 02:04 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice makes the floater from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 01:24 | Michigan | Manuel Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 01:23 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Mike Knight - foul #3 on Mike Knight, team foul #10 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher (SG) Mike Knight | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (PG), Stefan Losh (SF), Darrell Ryals (C) Virgil Dawson, John Stanfield, Jeff Ward | |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:05 | Michigan | Daniel Queener grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 00:53 | Michigan | Daniel Queener comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Stefan Losh | 31-32 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin is fouled on the floor by Stephen Carlisle - foul #3 on Stephen Carlisle, team foul #11 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | Alan Davisson (SF), Robert Sayer (C) Manuel Johnson, Stephen Carlisle | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), John Stanfield (SF), Jeff Ward (C) Rafael Rice, Stefan Losh, Darrell Ryals | |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:11 | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-34 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel Queener | 31-34 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Daniel Queener misses long on a fullcourt shot | 31-34 |