| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Anderson (fresh) C - Christopher George (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roderick Virgin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Lee (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin inbounds the ball | 44-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Michigan | Michael Copeland misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-27 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | George Anderson grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Louis Holland drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Taylor | 46-27 |
| 18:58 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt misses the floater from the left wing | 46-27 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 46-27 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Christopher George is whistled for a carry | 46-27 |
| 18:20 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Roderick Virgin | 46-29 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-29 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Christopher George tips it but misses | 46-29 |
| 18:06 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin gets the rebound | 46-29 |
| 17:52 | Michigan | Michael Copeland is fouled on the floor by Louis Holland - foul #2 on Louis Holland, team foul #1 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth (SF), Jason Torbett (PF) Shannon Sanders, George Anderson | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 17:40 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Taylor - foul #3 on Robert Taylor, team foul #2 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 17:40 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt misses the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 17:40 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Christopher George grabs the defensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Roderick Virgin is called for the reach on Blaine Hackworth - foul #3 on Roderick Virgin, team foul #1 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), John Job (C) Louis Holland, Christopher George | |
| Subs | Michigan | George Howard (SF) Roderick Virgin | |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Andrew Toney is fouled on the floor by Michael Copeland - foul #3 on Michael Copeland, team foul #2 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Dikembe Orji (SG) Michael Copeland | |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Andrew Toney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-29 |
| 17:03 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Bill Barnhardt | 46-29 |
| 16:58 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-29 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | John Job grabs the defensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Andrew Toney misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-29 |
| 16:36 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt pulls down the rebound | 46-29 |
| 16:22 | Michigan | George Howard is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Raymond Clinkscales | 46-31 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Timothy Parks is hacked by Brian Lee - foul #2 on Brian Lee, team foul #3 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG), Louis Holland (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF), George Anderson (PF), Christopher George (C) Timothy Parks, Andrew Toney, Blaine Hackworth, Jason Torbett, John Job | |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Copeland (SG), Roderick Virgin (SF) Dikembe Orji, George Howard | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher George (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roderick Virgin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Lee (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Christopher George is hacked by Brian Lee - foul #3 on Brian Lee, team foul #4 | 46-31 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Roderick Virgin - foul #4 on Roderick Virgin, team foul #5 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan | George Howard (SF) Roderick Virgin | |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| 15:23 | Michigan | Brian Lee pulls down the rebound | 47-31 |
| 15:04 | Michigan | Brian Lee is open and lays it up and in and he's fouled by Louis Holland - foul #3 on Louis Holland, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| 15:04 | Michigan | Brian Lee makes the free throw | 47-34 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 47-34 |
| 14:43 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 14:27 | Michigan | Brian Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-34 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Louis Holland is whistled for a carry | 47-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth (SF) Shannon Sanders | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 13:56 | Michigan | Brian Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), Jason Torbett (PF), John Job (C) Louis Holland, George Anderson, Christopher George | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 13:43 | Illinois | John Job drills a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Bill Barnhardt - foul #3 on Bill Barnhardt, team foul #6 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 13:43 | Illinois | John Job makes the free throw | 50-34 |
| 13:32 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-34 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | John Job grabs the board | 50-34 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | John Job hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 50-34 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Andrew Toney snags the offensive board | 50-34 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | John Job misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-34 |
| 13:05 | Michigan | Michael Copeland grabs the defensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 12:50 | Michigan | George Howard clanks a shot from the left wing | 50-34 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth gets the rebound | 50-34 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | John Job hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Blaine Hackworth | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:11 | Michigan | George Howard hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Michael Copeland | 52-36 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 52-36 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | John Job tips it home | 54-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Torbett (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Job (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Howard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bill Barnhardt (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Lee (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Michigan | George Howard's pass is intercepted by John Job | 54-36 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Timothy Parks is whistled for traveling | 54-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG), Louis Holland (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF), George Anderson (PF), Christopher George (C) Timothy Parks, Andrew Toney, Blaine Hackworth, Jason Torbett, John Job | |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Davis (PG), Leroy Muller (PF), Christopher Dykes (C) Raymond Clinkscales, Bill Barnhardt, Brian Lee | |
| 11:02 | Michigan | George Howard is fouled on the floor by Christopher George - foul #1 on Christopher George, team foul #4 | 54-36 |
| 10:53 | Michigan | Michael Copeland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-36 |
| 10:52 | Michigan | Leroy Muller tips it home | 54-38 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-38 |
| 10:41 | Michigan | Michael Copeland snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:29 | Michigan | Michael Copeland misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Louis Holland - foul #4 on Louis Holland, team foul #5 | 54-38 |
| 10:29 | Michigan | Michael Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 10:29 | Michigan | Michael Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Louis Holland is blocked by Christopher Dykes | 54-40 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Christopher George tips it back up and in | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:52 | Michigan | Michael Copeland makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Erik Davis | 56-42 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | George Howard picks off the pass by Shannon Sanders | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:38 | Michigan | George Howard is hacked by Christopher George - foul #2 on Christopher George, team foul #6 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Dikembe Orji (SG), Bill Barnhardt (PF) Michael Copeland, George Howard | |
| 09:15 | Michigan | George Anderson steals the ball from Leroy Muller | 56-42 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Louis Holland can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | George Anderson hits the follow up shot | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:34 | Michigan | The short jumper by Bill Barnhardt is denied by George Anderson | 58-42 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Robert Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG), Andrew Toney (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), Jason Torbett (PF), John Job (C) Robert Taylor, Louis Holland, Shannon Sanders, George Anderson, Christopher George | |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales (PG), Michael Copeland (SG), Brian Lee (SF) Erik Davis, Dikembe Orji, Leroy Muller | |
| 08:03 | Michigan | Christopher Dykes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-42 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Timothy Parks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-42 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Job | 58-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Torbett (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Job (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bill Barnhardt (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Dykes (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | John Job clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Dykes - foul #2 on Christopher Dykes, team foul #7 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Roderick Virgin (SF) Bill Barnhardt | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | John Job makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | John Job makes the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 07:10 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Copeland | 60-45 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | John Job comes up short on the floater in the lane | 60-45 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Jason Torbett pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Andrew Toney clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 06:39 | Michigan | Brian Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 06:12 | Michigan | John Job picks off the pass by Christopher Dykes | 60-45 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | John Job hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 60-45 |
| 05:56 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 05:50 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales's floater is tipped away by John Job | 60-45 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Andrew Toney snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG), Louis Holland (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF), George Anderson (PF), Christopher George (C) Timothy Parks, Andrew Toney, Blaine Hackworth, Jason Torbett, John Job | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt (PF) Christopher Dykes | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Bill Barnhardt - foul #4 on Bill Barnhardt, team foul #8 | 60-45 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 05:25 | Michigan | Brian Lee buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Bill Barnhardt | 62-47 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Louis Holland buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Taylor | 64-47 |
| 05:01 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 64-47 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | George Anderson snags the defensive board | 64-47 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Roderick Virgin steals the ball from Shannon Sanders | 64-47 |
| 04:32 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan | George Howard (SG) Michael Copeland | |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Louis Holland slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 66-47 |
| 04:03 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin is fouled on the floor by George Anderson - foul #1 on George Anderson, team foul #7 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth (SF) Shannon Sanders | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 04:03 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 04:03 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin misses the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | George Anderson snags the defensive board | 66-48 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Louis Holland misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 66-48 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | George Anderson snags the offensive board | 66-48 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Christopher George misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-48 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Christopher George tips it in | 68-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Holland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Christopher George (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Howard (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roderick Virgin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-48 |
| 03:15 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin hits the follow up shot | 68-50 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 68-50 |
| 02:53 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin gets the rebound | 68-50 |
| 02:48 | Michigan | George Howard misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-50 |
| 02:46 | Michigan | Brian Lee tips it back up and in | 68-52 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Robert Taylor misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Raymond Clinkscales - foul #3 on Raymond Clinkscales, team foul #9 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF), Jason Torbett (PF), John Job (C) Louis Holland, Blaine Hackworth, George Anderson, Christopher George | |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Davis (PG), Michael Copeland (SG), Christopher Dykes (C) Raymond Clinkscales, George Howard, Brian Lee | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 02:00 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-52 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Andrew Toney pulls down the rebound | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Robert Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Holland (SG), George Anderson (PF), Christopher George (C) Andrew Toney, Jason Torbett, John Job | |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales (PG), Brian Lee (C) Erik Davis, Christopher Dykes | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 01:43 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by Raymond Clinkscales | 70-54 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Robert Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-54 |
| 01:12 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-56 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) 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) | |
| 00:42 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on George Anderson - foul #2 on George Anderson, team foul #8 | 72-56 |
| 00:42 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt misses the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 00:42 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois 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) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 72-57 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Christopher George snags the offensive board | 72-57 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Taylor runs out the clock | 72-57 |