| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jimmy Hadden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Houston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Spencer Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ted Weishaar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Burr (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Sasse (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jack Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Edwards - foul #1 on William Edwards, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Yother (SG), Martin Webb (C) Curtis Houston, William Edwards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 19:18 | Michigan | Martin Webb comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 19:16 | Michigan | Spencer Smith can't tip it in | 34-27 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 18:46 | Northwestern | Mark Burr knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Harold Vincent | 34-30 |
| 18:20 | Michigan | Jimmy Hadden hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Burr - foul #2 on Mark Burr, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Curtis Houston (SG), Noel Durant (SF), Darrell Tharp (PF), William Edwards (C) James Yother, Spencer Smith, Ted Weishaar, Martin Webb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:20 | Michigan | Jimmy Hadden misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:20 | Michigan | Jimmy Hadden misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Mark Burr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-30 |
| 18:01 | Michigan | William Edwards gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:45 | Michigan | Noel Durant blows the layup but the foul's on Donald Sasse - foul #3 on Donald Sasse, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Simpson (PG), Ted Weishaar (PF) Jimmy Hadden, Darrell Tharp | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willian Lang (SG) Donald Sasse | |
| 17:45 | Michigan | Noel Durant makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:45 | Michigan | Noel Durant makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | Mark Burr comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 17:29 | Michigan | William Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:07 | Michigan | Donald Simpson is hacked by Mark Burr - foul #3 on Mark Burr, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Fleming (SG), Spencer Smith (SF), Darrell Tharp (PF), Martin Webb (C) Curtis Houston, Noel Durant, Ted Weishaar, William Edwards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Cornelius (SG) Mark Burr | |
| 16:50 | Michigan | Donald Simpson is whistled for traveling | 36-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Yother (SG), Ted Weishaar (PF), William Edwards (C) Raymond Fleming, Darrell Tharp, Martin Webb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-30 |
| 16:26 | Michigan | Ted Weishaar gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:12 | Michigan | Roger Jackson steals the ball from James Yother | 36-30 |
| 15:50 | Northwestern | John Cornelius knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Donald Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Yother (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Spencer Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ted Weishaar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Willian Lang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Cornelius (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Vincent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jack Perkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:22 | Michigan | Spencer Smith connects on the shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Roger Jackson - foul #2 on Roger Jackson, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jimmy Hadden (PG), Curtis Houston (SG), Alvaro Lombardi (PF), Martin Webb (C) Donald Simpson, James Yother, Ted Weishaar, William Edwards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart (PG), Donald Sasse (SG) Willian Lang, John Cornelius | |
| 15:22 | Michigan | Spencer Smith misses the free throw | 38-33 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Spencer Smith swats the short shot by Jack Perkins | 38-33 |
| 14:57 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins grabs the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson double dribbles | 38-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Noel Durant (SF), Darrell Tharp (PF) Spencer Smith, Alvaro Lombardi | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:14 | Michigan | Herbert Burkhart is called for the reach on Jimmy Hadden - foul #4 on Herbert Burkhart, team foul #5 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | William Edwards (C) Martin Webb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Burr (PG) Herbert Burkhart | |
| 13:51 | Michigan | Curtis Houston blows the layup | 38-33 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse is fouled on the floor by Curtis Houston - foul #1 on Curtis Houston, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Simpson (PG), Ted Weishaar (PF), Martin Webb (C) Jimmy Hadden, Darrell Tharp, William Edwards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 13:10 | Michigan | Martin Webb pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 12:56 | Michigan | Curtis Houston scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Donald Simpson | 41-33 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Curtis Houston - foul #2 on Curtis Houston, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jimmy Hadden (PG), James Yother (SG), Spencer Smith (SF), Alvaro Lombardi (PF), William Edwards (C) Donald Simpson, Curtis Houston, Noel Durant, Ted Weishaar, Martin Webb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 12:21 | Michigan | Spencer Smith throws it down on a great pass from Jimmy Hadden and the foul's on Harold Vincent - foul #2 on Harold Vincent, team foul #6 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ted Weishaar (PF) Alvaro Lombardi | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:21 | Michigan | Spencer Smith makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Mark Burr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| 12:04 | Michigan | Jimmy Hadden buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Spencer Smith | 46-34 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Mark Burr is fouled on the floor by William Edwards - foul #2 on William Edwards, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Simpson (PG), Curtis Houston (SG), Noel Durant (SF), Alvaro Lombardi (PF), Martin Webb (C) Jimmy Hadden, James Yother, Spencer Smith, Ted Weishaar, William Edwards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Jeans (PF) Jack Perkins | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Donald Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Houston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Noel Durant (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alvaro Lombardi (fresh) C - Martin Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Burr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Sasse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Harold Vincent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Jeans (fresh) C - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | Mark Burr can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-34 |
| 11:29 | Michigan | Alvaro Lombardi pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 11:18 | Michigan | Donald Simpson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-34 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent can't tip it in | 49-34 |
| 10:56 | Michigan | Alvaro Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 10:50 | Michigan | Curtis Houston is whistled for traveling | 49-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jimmy Hadden (PG), James Yother (SG), Spencer Smith (SF), Ted Weishaar (PF), William Edwards (C) Donald Simpson, Curtis Houston, Noel Durant, Alvaro Lombardi, Martin Webb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willian Lang (SF) Harold Vincent | |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | William Edwards steps in front of the Roger Jackson pass | 49-34 |
| 10:22 | Michigan | Jimmy Hadden scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ted Weishaar | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 10:02 | Northwestern | Willian Lang makes the jumper from the right side set up by Mark Burr | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 09:38 | Michigan | Jimmy Hadden hits a turnaround in the lane | 54-36 |
| 09:27 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse is fouled on the floor by James Yother - foul #2 on James Yother, team foul #5 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Simpson (PG), Curtis Houston (SG), Noel Durant (SF), Darrell Tharp (PF), Martin Webb (C) Jimmy Hadden, James Yother, Spencer Smith, Ted Weishaar, William Edwards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Vincent (SF), Jack Perkins (PF) Willian Lang, Matthew Jeans | |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Mark Burr | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 09:07 | Michigan | Harold Vincent is called for the reach on Donald Simpson - foul #3 on Harold Vincent, team foul #7 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ted Weishaar (PF), William Edwards (C) Darrell Tharp, Martin Webb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Marshall (C) Roger Jackson | |
| 09:07 | Michigan | Donald Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 09:07 | Michigan | Ted Weishaar grabs the offensive board | 54-39 |
| 08:52 | Michigan | Noel Durant is fouled on the floor by Jack Perkins - foul #1 on Jack Perkins, team foul #8 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jimmy Hadden (PG), Alvaro Lombardi (PF), Martin Webb (C) Donald Simpson, Ted Weishaar, William Edwards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:52 | Michigan | Noel Durant makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 08:52 | Michigan | Noel Durant makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 08:36 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Marshall misses the tip | 56-39 |
| 08:33 | Michigan | Alvaro Lombardi snags the defensive board | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 08:10 | Michigan | Alvaro Lombardi misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-39 |
| 08:08 | Michigan | Noel Durant gets the offensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 07:49 | Michigan | Martin Webb connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Jimmy Hadden and the foul's on Mark Burr - foul #4 on Mark Burr, team foul #9 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Simpson (PG), James Yother (SG), Spencer Smith (SF), Ted Weishaar (PF) Jimmy Hadden, Curtis Houston, Noel Durant, Alvaro Lombardi | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart (PG), Roger Jackson (C) Mark Burr, Jeffrey Marshall | |
| 07:49 | Michigan | Martin Webb makes the free throw | 59-39 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | William Edwards (C) Martin Webb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Donald Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Yother (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Spencer Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ted Weishaar (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Sasse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Harold Vincent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jack Perkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Michigan | Spencer Smith is hacked by Harold Vincent - foul #4 on Harold Vincent, team foul #10 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Curtis Houston (SG) James Yother | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:11 | Michigan | Spencer Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 07:11 | Michigan | Spencer Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-39 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-39 |
| 06:49 | Michigan | Donald Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-39 |
| 06:34 | Michigan | Ted Weishaar knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Spencer Smith | 63-39 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Sasse | 63-42 |
| 06:06 | Michigan | Donald Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jimmy Hadden (PG), James Yother (SG), Noel Durant (SF), Darrell Tharp (PF), Martin Webb (C) Donald Simpson, Curtis Houston, Spencer Smith, Ted Weishaar, William Edwards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willian Lang (SF) Harold Vincent | |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 63-42 |
| 05:44 | Michigan | Noel Durant grabs the defensive rebound | 63-42 |
| 05:22 | Michigan | James Yother misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jack Perkins - foul #2 on Jack Perkins, team foul #11 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Spencer Smith (SF), Ted Weishaar (PF), William Edwards (C) Noel Durant, Darrell Tharp, Martin Webb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Burr (PG), Phillip White (SF), Matthew Jeans (PF), Jeffrey Marshall (C) Herbert Burkhart, Donald Sasse, Jack Perkins, Roger Jackson | |
| 05:22 | Michigan | James Yother makes the 1st free throw | 64-42 |
| 05:22 | Michigan | James Yother makes the 2nd free throw | 65-42 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | Ted Weishaar blocks the short jumper by Phillip White | 65-42 |
| 05:10 | Michigan | Ted Weishaar gets the rebound | 65-42 |
| 04:49 | Michigan | Ted Weishaar banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Yother and he's hacked by Matthew Jeans - foul #1 on Matthew Jeans, team foul #12 | 67-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Simpson (PG), Curtis Houston (SG), Noel Durant (SF) Jimmy Hadden, James Yother, Spencer Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:49 | Michigan | Ted Weishaar makes the free throw | 68-42 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Willian Lang misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Curtis Houston - foul #3 on Curtis Houston, team foul #6 | 68-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jimmy Hadden (PG), Spencer Smith (SF), Alvaro Lombardi (PF) Donald Simpson, Noel Durant, Ted Weishaar | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Willian Lang makes the 1st free throw | 68-43 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Willian Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 68-43 |
| 04:35 | Michigan | William Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 68-43 |
| 04:13 | Michigan | Jimmy Hadden is hacked by Matthew Jeans - foul #2 on Matthew Jeans, team foul #13 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Noel Durant (SF), Ted Weishaar (PF), Martin Webb (C) Spencer Smith, Alvaro Lombardi, William Edwards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:13 | Michigan | Jimmy Hadden misses the 1st free throw | 68-43 |
| 04:13 | Michigan | Jimmy Hadden makes the 2nd free throw | 69-43 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Curtis Houston steals it from Phillip White | 69-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Michigan | Mark Burr picks off the pass by Ted Weishaar | 69-43 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Willian Lang lays it in set up by Mark Burr | 69-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jimmy Hadden (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Houston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Noel Durant (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ted Weishaar (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Martin Webb (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Burr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Willian Lang (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip White (fresh) PF - Matthew Jeans (fresh) C - Jeffrey Marshall (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Michigan | Jimmy Hadden buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ted Weishaar | 72-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Matthew Jeans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Simpson (PG), James Yother (SG), Spencer Smith (SF), Alvaro Lombardi (PF), William Edwards (C) Jimmy Hadden, Curtis Houston, Noel Durant, Ted Weishaar, Martin Webb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Cornelius (SG) Willian Lang | |
| 02:34 | Michigan | Spencer Smith is fouled on the floor by Phillip White - foul #1 on Phillip White, team foul #14 | 72-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willian Lang (SF), Johnnie Brown (PF) Phillip White, Matthew Jeans | |
| 02:34 | Michigan | Spencer Smith makes the 1st free throw | 73-45 |
| 02:34 | Michigan | Spencer Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 74-45 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | John Cornelius misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-45 |
| 02:18 | Michigan | William Edwards pulls down the rebound | 74-45 |
| 01:49 | Michigan | Spencer Smith misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 74-45 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown gets the rebound | 74-45 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Mark Burr misses the 3 from the right wing | 74-45 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Marshall | 74-45 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown misses the fadeaway in the lane | 74-45 |
| 01:33 | Michigan | James Yother pulls down the rebound | 74-45 |
| 01:14 | Michigan | Alvaro Lombardi lays it in on a great pass from Spencer Smith | 76-45 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 76-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Michigan | Donald Simpson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 76-47 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Marshall snags the defensive board | 76-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | William Edwards takes the ball from Johnnie Brown | 76-47 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Donald Simpson runs out the clock | 76-47 |