| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Nelson Lister (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roderick Virgin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Roderick Virgin | 25-28 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Michael Copeland is called for the reach on Dwayne Stanhope - foul #1 on Michael Copeland, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern | Roderick Virgin steps in front of the Calvin Enos pass | 25-28 |
| 18:56 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales can't throw it down | 25-28 |
| 18:55 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope connects on the shot from the free throw line | 27-28 |
| 18:07 | Michigan | Michael Copeland makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Lee | 27-30 |
| 17:46 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos's pass is intercepted by Michael Copeland | 27-30 |
| 17:35 | Michigan | Brian Lee misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-30 |
| 17:34 | Michigan | Michael Copeland gets the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 17:23 | Michigan | Dwayne Stanhope picks off the pass by Michael Copeland | 27-30 |
| 16:59 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Chevalier | 29-30 |
| 16:38 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt is whistled for a carry | 29-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG), Larry Horne (PF) Kenneth Henderson, Dwayne Stanhope | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos tips it but misses | 29-30 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Chevalier | 29-30 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos is fouled on the floor by Roderick Virgin - foul #3 on Roderick Virgin, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roderick Virgin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 15:26 | Michigan | Michael Copeland grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 15:05 | Michigan | Brian Lee misses the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 29-30 |
| 15:04 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales snags the offensive board | 29-30 |
| 14:48 | Michigan | Nelson Lister takes the ball from Brian Lee | 29-30 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier blows the dunk but the foul's on Brian Lee - foul #3 on Brian Lee, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Robert Taylor, Nelson Lister | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 13:55 | Michigan | Dwayne Stanhope steps in front of the Bill Barnhardt pass | 31-30 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier is called for 10 seconds | 31-30 |
| 13:22 | Michigan | Brian Lee can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Henderson - foul #3 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 13:22 | Michigan | Brian Lee makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 13:22 | Michigan | Brian Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 13:22 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Roderick Virgin | 31-31 |
| 13:15 | Michigan | Brian Lee drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Copeland and he's hacked by Calvin Enos - foul #2 on Calvin Enos, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| 13:15 | Michigan | Brian Lee makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | Michael Copeland steps in front of the Kenneth Henderson pass | 31-34 |
| 12:49 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Copeland | 31-36 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Larry Horne misses long on a shot from the left side | 31-36 |
| 12:23 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 12:00 | Michigan | Brian Lee misses the wide open floater from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Larry Horne gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Enos (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Larry Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roderick Virgin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Chevalier | 33-36 |
| 11:45 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Larry Horne gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos jams it on a nice dish by Gary Chevalier | 35-36 |
| 11:01 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Roderick Virgin | 35-38 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson is whistled for a carry | 35-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Jarrod King (PF), Nelson Lister (C) Gary Chevalier, Kenneth Henderson, Dwayne Stanhope, Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Davis (PG), Dikembe Orji (SG), George Howard (SF), Leroy Muller (PF), Christopher Dykes (C) Raymond Clinkscales, Michael Copeland, Roderick Virgin, Bill Barnhardt, Brian Lee | |
| 10:20 | Michigan | Erik Davis makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dikembe Orji | 35-40 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern | Erik Davis is called for the reach on Calvin Enos - foul #2 on Erik Davis, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos's floater is tipped away by Leroy Muller | 35-40 |
| 09:47 | Michigan | Leroy Muller pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 09:40 | Michigan | Leroy Muller is whistled for traveling | 35-40 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 09:19 | Michigan | George Howard grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 09:14 | Michigan | Erik Davis drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Dykes | 35-43 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Stephens | 37-43 |
| 08:45 | Michigan | George Howard misses the jumper from the right side | 37-43 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 08:27 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Stephens and he's hacked by Erik Davis - foul #3 on Erik Davis, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Ronald Stephens, Jarrod King | |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales (PG), Michael Copeland (SG), Roderick Virgin (SF), Bill Barnhardt (PF), Brian Lee (C) Erik Davis, Dikembe Orji, George Howard, Leroy Muller, Christopher Dykes | |
| 08:27 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 08:10 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 08:09 | Michigan | Brian Lee snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 07:49 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 07:48 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Barnhardt | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Enos (tiring) 23 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roderick Virgin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin hits the finger roll | 40-45 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Copeland - foul #2 on Michael Copeland, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Larry Horne (PF) Robert Taylor, Calvin Enos | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 06:58 | Michigan | Nelson Lister steals it from Roderick Virgin out of a doubleteam | 41-45 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope drills a floater from the left side | 43-45 |
| 06:13 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarrod King (C) Nelson Lister | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Bill Barnhardt is called for the reach on Gary Chevalier - foul #2 on Bill Barnhardt, team foul #7 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | George Howard (SG) Michael Copeland | |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 05:28 | Michigan | Brian Lee is open and buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Roderick Virgin | 45-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Raymond Clinkscales is called for the reach on Gary Chevalier - foul #2 on Raymond Clinkscales, team foul #8 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG), Calvin Enos (SF) Kenneth Henderson, Dwayne Stanhope | |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Davis (PG), Christopher Dykes (C) Raymond Clinkscales, Brian Lee | |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 04:59 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 04:40 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin misses the 3 from straight away | 46-47 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | Jarrod King pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Roderick Virgin steals the ball from Calvin Enos | 46-47 |
| 04:00 | Michigan | Larry Horne is called for the reach on Erik Davis - foul #3 on Larry Horne, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Nelson Lister (C) Gary Chevalier, Calvin Enos, Jarrod King | |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales (PG), Michael Copeland (SG), Leroy Muller (PF), Brian Lee (C) Erik Davis, Roderick Virgin, Bill Barnhardt, Christopher Dykes | |
| 03:47 | Michigan | George Howard is fouled on the floor by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ronald Stephens (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Howard (fresh) PF - Leroy Muller (fresh) C - Brian Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Stephens - foul #2 on Ronald Stephens, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 03:30 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 03:30 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | Raymond Clinkscales steals the ball from Ronald Stephens in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| 03:27 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales hits the finger roll | 46-50 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister's fadeaway is rejected by Leroy Muller | 46-50 |
| 02:59 | Michigan | Michael Copeland grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 02:59 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Larry Horne (PF) Ronald Stephens, Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Michigan | Roderick Virgin (SF), Bill Barnhardt (PF) George Howard, Leroy Muller | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:30 | Michigan | Brian Lee hits a runner from close range set up by Raymond Clinkscales | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 02:08 | Michigan | Michael Copeland grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:04 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Copeland | 46-55 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Brian Lee - foul #4 on Brian Lee, team foul #9 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Enos (SF) Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 01:28 | Michigan | Brian Lee misses the easy layup | 48-55 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Lee - foul #5 on Brian Lee, team foul #10 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Christopher Dykes (C) Brian Lee | |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:43 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Christopher Dykes blocks the short jumper by Calvin Enos | 50-55 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Roderick Virgin steals the ball from Calvin Enos | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Chevalier - foul #2 on Gary Chevalier, team foul #6 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Davis (PG) Raymond Clinkscales | |
| 00:28 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin is hacked by Calvin Enos - foul #3 on Calvin Enos, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| 00:28 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:28 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 00:22 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 00:22 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| 00:19 | Michigan | Gary Chevalier is called for the reach on Erik Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Chevalier, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales (PG) Christopher Dykes | |
| 00:19 | Michigan | Erik Davis makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:19 | Michigan | Erik Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope grabs the offensive board | 50-58 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Erik Davis takes the ball from Nelson Lister | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales runs out the clock | 50-58 |