| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jack Kane (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Noyes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Smith (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bruce James (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alan Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Goran Nuzenski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dmitry Zhanel (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronnie Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddie Kuhn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Russell Smith inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:31 | Michigan | Ronnie Seymour picks off the pass by Russell Smith | 24-29 |
| 19:14 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-29 |
| 19:13 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn gets the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 18:54 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel loses the dribble to Alan Davis | 24-29 |
| 18:28 | Michigan | Alan Davis clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 18:27 | Michigan | Russell Smith tips it back up and in | 26-29 |
| 17:58 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski clanks a jumper from the right side | 26-29 |
| 17:56 | Michigan | Bruce James snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 17:37 | Michigan | Jack Kane misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 17:35 | Michigan | Russell Smith misses the tip | 26-29 |
| 17:33 | Minnesota | Ronnie Seymour grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 17:11 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn travels with the ball | 26-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Alan Varda (PG), Larry Edwards (SG), Russell Thompson (SF), Timothy Douglas (PF), Forrest Morgan (C) Jack Kane, James Noyes, Russell Smith, Bruce James, Alan Davis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Jason Frye (SG), Gregory Murray (SF), Jerrod Hadsell (PF), Bobbie Strohl (C) Daniel Orange, Goran Nuzenski, Dmitry Zhanel, Ronnie Seymour, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 16:46 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas blows the layup | 26-29 |
| 16:44 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 16:38 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 16:36 | Michigan | Forrest Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 16:15 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-29 |
| 16:14 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 16:02 | Minnesota | David Stahl is hacked by Timothy Douglas - foul #1 on Timothy Douglas, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Alan Davis (C) Russell Thompson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:53 | Minnesota | Jason Frye evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-29 |
| 15:51 | Michigan | Alan Varda pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Alan Varda (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Douglas (fresh) PF - Forrest Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stahl (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Frye (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gregory Murray (fresh) PF - Jerrod Hadsell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobbie Strohl (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Michigan | Alan Varda lays it in | 28-29 |
| 15:13 | Minnesota | Jason Frye hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 15:12 | Michigan | Alan Davis gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 15:04 | Michigan | Alan Davis misses the turnaround in the paint | 28-29 |
| 15:02 | Minnesota | Gregory Murray grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 14:38 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell knocks in the floater from the right side set up by David Stahl | 28-31 |
| 14:35 | Michigan | Gregory Murray picks off the pass by Alan Varda in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| 14:23 | Minnesota | Jason Frye hits a 3 from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 13:59 | Michigan | Alan Varda hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by David Stahl - foul #1 on David Stahl, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Noyes (SG), Russell Smith (SF), Bruce James (PF) Larry Edwards, Timothy Douglas, Forrest Morgan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Goran Nuzenski (SG), Dmitry Zhanel (SF), Ronnie Seymour (PF), Freddie Kuhn (C) David Stahl, Jason Frye, Gregory Murray, Jerrod Hadsell, Bobbie Strohl | |
| 13:59 | Michigan | Alan Varda makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 13:59 | Michigan | Alan Varda makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 13:48 | Minnesota | Ronnie Seymour is called for traveling | 30-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jack Kane (PG) Alan Varda | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 13:22 | Michigan | James Noyes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-34 |
| 13:03 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange makes the jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Jack Kane - foul #2 on Jack Kane, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| 13:03 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange misses the free throw | 30-36 |
| 13:03 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Bruce James | 30-36 |
| 12:44 | Michigan | Jack Kane knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 12:21 | Minnesota | Ronnie Seymour throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone (SF) Dmitry Zhanel | |
| 12:06 | Michigan | Bruce James comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 33-36 |
| 12:05 | Michigan | Russell Smith tips it in | 35-36 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | James Noyes steals the ball from Jeffrey Bone | 35-36 |
| 11:46 | Michigan | James Noyes lays it up and in | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jack Kane (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Noyes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce James (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Alan Davis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Goran Nuzenski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Bone (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronnie Seymour (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddie Kuhn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 11:30 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone tips it in | 37-38 |
| 11:12 | Michigan | Bruce James makes the runner near the basket set up by Russell Smith and the foul's on Goran Nuzenski - foul #1 on Goran Nuzenski, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | Alan Varda (PG), Larry Edwards (SG), Russell Thompson (SF) Jack Kane, James Noyes, Russell Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Jason Frye (SG), Gregory Murray (SF) Daniel Orange, Goran Nuzenski, Ronnie Seymour | |
| 11:12 | Michigan | Bruce James makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 10:55 | Minnesota | Jason Frye comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 10:53 | Michigan | Alan Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 10:31 | Michigan | Alan Varda comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 40-38 |
| 10:29 | Michigan | Bruce James tips it in | 42-38 |
| 10:17 | Minnesota | Gregory Murray is whistled for a carry | 42-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Douglas (PF), Forrest Morgan (C) Bruce James, Alan Davis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel (SF), Jerrod Hadsell (PF), Bobbie Strohl (C) Gregory Murray, Jeffrey Bone, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 10:15 | Michigan | Alan Varda throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| 09:51 | Minnesota | Jason Frye shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jerrod Hadsell | 42-40 |
| 09:26 | Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Timothy Douglas is blocked by Dmitry Zhanel | 42-40 |
| 09:24 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 09:18 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell misses the easy layup | 42-40 |
| 09:17 | Michigan | Alan Varda gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 08:50 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas is fouled on the floor by Bobbie Strohl - foul #2 on Bobbie Strohl, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jack Kane (PG), James Noyes (SG), Russell Smith (SF), Bruce James (PF), Alan Davis (C) Alan Varda, Larry Edwards, Russell Thompson, Timothy Douglas, Forrest Morgan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Goran Nuzenski (SG), Gregory Murray (SF), Jeffrey Bone (PF), Ronnie Seymour (C) David Stahl, Jason Frye, Dmitry Zhanel, Jerrod Hadsell, Bobbie Strohl | |
| 08:24 | Michigan | Russell Smith is whistled for traveling | 42-40 |
| 07:57 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Bruce James - foul #2 on Bruce James, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| 07:57 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 07:57 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 07:35 | Michigan | Alan Davis makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Russell Smith | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jack Kane (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Noyes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan Davis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Goran Nuzenski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Murray (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Bone (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronnie Seymour (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Minnesota | Bruce James is called for the reach on Gregory Murray - foul #3 on Bruce James, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Freddie Kuhn (C) Daniel Orange, Jeffrey Bone | |
| 06:59 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right block | 44-42 |
| 06:58 | Minnesota | David Stahl tips it in | 44-44 |
| 06:32 | Michigan | Goran Nuzenski picks off the pass by Alan Davis | 44-44 |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from David Stahl and the foul's on James Noyes - foul #2 on James Noyes, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Alan Varda (PG), Larry Edwards (SG), Russell Thompson (SF), Timothy Douglas (PF), Forrest Morgan (C) Jack Kane, James Noyes, Russell Smith, Bruce James, Alan Davis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel (SF), Jerrod Hadsell (PF), Bobbie Strohl (C) Gregory Murray, Ronnie Seymour, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski misses the free throw | 44-46 |
| 06:22 | Michigan | Forrest Morgan snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 06:19 | Michigan | Goran Nuzenski is called for the reach on Larry Edwards in the backcourt - foul #2 on Goran Nuzenski, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Frye (SG) Goran Nuzenski | |
| 05:56 | Michigan | Larry Edwards is wide open but clanks a jumper from close range | 44-46 |
| 05:54 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Dmitry Zhanel | 44-46 |
| 05:38 | Minnesota | David Stahl can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-46 |
| 05:36 | Michigan | Forrest Morgan snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 05:10 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas misses the easy layup | 44-46 |
| 05:09 | Michigan | Russell Thompson tips it back up and in | 46-46 |
| 04:54 | Minnesota | Jason Frye evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Jerrod Hadsell | 46-46 |
| 04:40 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel misses the shot from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 04:39 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 04:10 | Michigan | Alan Varda's layup is rejected by Dmitry Zhanel | 46-46 |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Bobbie Strohl gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jack Kane (PG), James Noyes (SG), Russell Smith (SF), Bruce James (PF), Alan Davis (C) Alan Varda, Larry Edwards, Russell Thompson, Timothy Douglas, Forrest Morgan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Goran Nuzenski (SG), Gregory Murray (SF), Ronnie Seymour (PF), Freddie Kuhn (C) David Stahl, Jason Frye, Dmitry Zhanel, Jerrod Hadsell, Bobbie Strohl | |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | James Noyes steals the ball from Gregory Murray | 46-46 |
| 03:54 | Michigan | Jack Kane banks in the layup on a great pass from James Noyes | 48-46 |
| 03:35 | Minnesota | James Noyes steals the ball from Daniel Orange | 48-46 |
| 03:32 | Michigan | James Noyes lays it up and in | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jack Kane (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Noyes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Russell Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce James (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Goran Nuzenski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregory Murray (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddie Kuhn (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the right block set up by Goran Nuzenski and he's fouled by Alan Davis - foul #3 on Alan Davis, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| 03:16 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 03:12 | Michigan | Daniel Orange picks off the pass by James Noyes in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| 03:11 | Minnesota | Gregory Murray hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Orange | 50-51 |
| 02:47 | Michigan | Alan Davis clanks a shot from the right block | 50-51 |
| 02:46 | Michigan | Alan Davis tips it in | 52-51 |
| 02:32 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right side | 52-51 |
| 02:30 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Russell Smith | 52-51 |
| 02:28 | Michigan | Gregory Murray steals it from James Noyes in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| 02:21 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 02:20 | Minnesota | Gregory Murray tips it but misses | 52-51 |
| 02:19 | Michigan | Bruce James pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 02:06 | Michigan | Russell Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 02:04 | Michigan | Alan Davis hits the follow up shot | 54-51 |
| 01:59 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 54-51 |
| 01:57 | Michigan | Russell Smith gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 01:55 | Michigan | Bruce James is hacked by Ronnie Seymour in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronnie Seymour, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel (SF) Gregory Murray | |
| 01:26 | Michigan | Jack Kane misses short on a shot from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 01:24 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 01:11 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-51 |
| 01:09 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn tips it back up and in | 54-53 |
| 00:40 | Michigan | Jack Kane connects on the open 3 from the right corner | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel is called for traveling | 57-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Alan Varda (SG), Timothy Douglas (PF) James Noyes, Bruce James | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:33 | Michigan | Jack Kane is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Orange - foul #1 on Daniel Orange, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| 00:30 | Michigan | Russell Smith is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Seymour - foul #3 on Ronnie Seymour, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| 00:30 | Michigan | Russell Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:30 | Michigan | Russell Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski is fouled on the floor by Alan Varda - foul #3 on Alan Varda, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Noyes (SG), Bruce James (PF) Alan Varda, Timothy Douglas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:24 | Michigan | Goran Nuzenski is called for the reach on James Noyes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Goran Nuzenski, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Douglas (PF) Bruce James | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:24 | Michigan | James Noyes makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:24 | Michigan | James Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 00:15 | Michigan | James Noyes is fouled in the backcourt by Goran Nuzenski - foul #4 on Goran Nuzenski, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| 00:15 | Michigan | James Noyes makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:15 | Michigan | James Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-58 |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel grabs the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-58 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Alan Davis snags the defensive board | 63-58 |