| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Roland Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Allison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Craney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Elmer Buntin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Fang Zhou (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Willmon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Deguzman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Christopher Smithson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | John Hampton inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Montana | Christopher Smithson can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 31-35 |
| 19:51 | Michigan | Elmer Buntin pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 19:30 | Michigan | Elmer Buntin makes the jump hook from close range | 33-35 |
| 19:20 | Montana | Fang Zhou can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Roland Turner - foul #1 on Roland Turner, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 19:20 | Montana | Fang Zhou makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 19:20 | Montana | Fang Zhou misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 19:20 | Montana | John Hampton grabs the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:04 | Montana | Christopher Smithson misses the dunk | 33-36 |
| 19:02 | Michigan | Elmer Buntin gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:40 | Michigan | Christopher Smithson is called for the reach on Roland Turner - foul #3 on Christopher Smithson, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | Edward Jackson (PF), Clifford Willis (C) Charles Craney, Elmer Buntin | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Rice (C) Christopher Smithson | |
| 18:21 | Michigan | Roland Turner knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Jackson | 36-36 |
| 17:59 | Montana | Fang Zhou's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | Carl Wilkerson (PG), Bryant Peden (SF), Charles Craney (PF) Roland Turner, Larry Allison, David Peterson | |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Mailloux (PG), Dustin Tuczynski (SF), Samuel Vallejo (C) Fang Zhou, John Hampton, Jerry Deguzman | |
| 17:42 | Michigan | Dustin Tuczynski is called for the reach on Bryant Peden - foul #1 on Dustin Tuczynski, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| 17:24 | Michigan | Bryant Peden comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 17:23 | Michigan | Charles Craney hits the follow up shot | 38-36 |
| 17:03 | Montana | Timothy Rice knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Richard Willmon and he's hacked by Bryant Peden - foul #2 on Bryant Peden, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | David Peterson (SF), Elmer Buntin (C) Charles Craney, Clifford Willis | |
| Subs | Montana | Fang Zhou (PG) Richard Willmon | |
| 17:03 | Montana | Timothy Rice makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:34 | Michigan | David Peterson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dustin Tuczynski - foul #2 on Dustin Tuczynski, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Roland Turner (PG), Charles Craney (PF) Bryant Peden, Edward Jackson | |
| Subs | Montana | Jerry Deguzman (PF) Timothy Rice | |
| 16:34 | Michigan | David Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:34 | Michigan | David Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:18 | Montana | Dustin Tuczynski misses badly on a shot from the right block | 40-39 |
| 16:16 | Michigan | Charles Craney grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:52 | Michigan | David Peterson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Roland Turner | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Roland Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Peterson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Craney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Elmer Buntin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Fang Zhou (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Mailloux (fresh) SF - Dustin Tuczynski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Deguzman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Samuel Vallejo (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman banks in the layup on a great pass from Dustin Tuczynski | 43-41 |
| 15:14 | Michigan | Carl Wilkerson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 15:12 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:56 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by David Peterson - foul #1 on David Peterson, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Norbert Cunningham (PG), Larry Allison (SG), Edward Jackson (SF), Clifford Willis (PF), Harry Longoria (C) Roland Turner, Carl Wilkerson, David Peterson, Charles Craney, Elmer Buntin | |
| Subs | Montana | Cecil Renteria (PG), Richard Willmon (SG), John Hampton (SF), Christopher Smithson (C) Fang Zhou, Christopher Mailloux, Dustin Tuczynski, Samuel Vallejo | |
| 14:56 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:56 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:56 | Michigan | Clifford Willis snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 14:38 | Michigan | Larry Allison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Rice (PF) Jerry Deguzman | |
| 14:35 | Montana | Cecil Renteria is hacked by Larry Allison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Allison, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bryant Peden (SF) Larry Allison | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 14:18 | Montana | Richard Willmon is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Cecil Renteria | 43-45 |
| 13:55 | Michigan | Norbert Cunningham can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 13:54 | Michigan | Harry Longoria tips it home | 45-45 |
| 13:47 | Montana | Cecil Renteria makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 13:26 | Michigan | Edward Jackson misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Smithson - foul #4 on Christopher Smithson, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Roland Turner (PG), David Peterson (SF) Norbert Cunningham, Clifford Willis | |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Mailloux (PG), Dustin Tuczynski (PF) Cecil Renteria, Christopher Smithson | |
| 13:26 | Michigan | Edward Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 13:26 | Michigan | Edward Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:01 | Montana | Timothy Rice is called for traveling | 47-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Craney (PF) Bryant Peden | |
| Subs | Montana | Fang Zhou (PG) John Hampton | |
| 12:39 | Michigan | Edward Jackson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 12:21 | Montana | Charles Craney steps in front of the Dustin Tuczynski pass | 50-47 |
| 11:58 | Michigan | Edward Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 11:56 | Michigan | David Peterson grabs the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 11:37 | Michigan | Charles Craney loses the ball out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Norbert Cunningham (PG), Carl Wilkerson (SG), Bryant Peden (SF), Elmer Buntin (PF), Clifford Willis (C) Roland Turner, Edward Jackson, David Peterson, Charles Craney, Harry Longoria | |
| Subs | Montana | Cecil Renteria (SG), John Hampton (SF), Jerry Deguzman (PF), Samuel Vallejo (C) Richard Willmon, Christopher Mailloux, Dustin Tuczynski, Timothy Rice | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Norbert Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Wilkerson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryant Peden (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Elmer Buntin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Willis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Fang Zhou (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Renteria (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Deguzman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Vallejo (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| 11:13 | Michigan | Fang Zhou steals it from Bryant Peden | 50-47 |
| 10:45 | Montana | Cecil Renteria comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 10:43 | Michigan | Clifford Willis grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 10:37 | Michigan | Carl Wilkerson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Elmer Buntin | 52-47 |
| 10:22 | Montana | Cecil Renteria scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 09:55 | Michigan | Elmer Buntin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 09:53 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 09:34 | Montana | Cecil Renteria makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Samuel Vallejo | 52-53 |
| 09:12 | Michigan | Bryant Peden scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Norbert Cunningham | 54-53 |
| 09:07 | Montana | Cecil Renteria travels in the backcourt | 54-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Roland Turner (PG), Larry Allison (SG), David Peterson (SF), Charles Craney (PF), Harry Longoria (C) Norbert Cunningham, Carl Wilkerson, Bryant Peden, Elmer Buntin, Clifford Willis | |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Mailloux (PG), Richard Willmon (SG), Dustin Tuczynski (SF), Timothy Rice (C) Fang Zhou, Cecil Renteria, John Hampton, Samuel Vallejo | |
| 08:54 | Michigan | David Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 08:53 | Montana | The rebound goes to Dustin Tuczynski | 54-53 |
| 08:36 | Montana | Richard Willmon is wide open but clanks a shot from the right side | 54-53 |
| 08:35 | Montana | Richard Willmon tips it in | 54-55 |
| 08:06 | Michigan | Charles Craney comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Dustin Tuczynski - foul #3 on Dustin Tuczynski, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Michigan | Edward Jackson (SF) David Peterson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 08:06 | Michigan | Charles Craney makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:06 | Michigan | Charles Craney makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:58 | Montana | Edward Jackson picks off the pass by Jerry Deguzman | 56-55 |
| 07:53 | Michigan | Charles Craney lays it in on a great pass from Edward Jackson | 58-55 |
| 07:34 | Montana | Christopher Mailloux is hacked by Edward Jackson - foul #2 on Edward Jackson, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Michigan | David Peterson (SF) Charles Craney | |
| Subs | Montana | Cecil Renteria (PG), Christopher Smithson (C) Jerry Deguzman, Timothy Rice | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Roland Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Allison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Peterson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. C - Harry Longoria (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Cecil Renteria (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Willmon (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Mailloux (fresh) PF - Dustin Tuczynski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Smithson (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Montana | Christopher Smithson hits a floater from the baseline | 58-57 |
| 06:44 | Michigan | Roland Turner can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 06:42 | Montana | The rebound goes to Richard Willmon | 58-57 |
| 06:35 | Montana | Richard Willmon's pass is intercepted by Larry Allison in the backcourt | 58-57 |
| 06:18 | Michigan | David Peterson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-57 |
| 06:16 | Michigan | David Peterson tips it back up and in | 60-57 |
| 06:13 | Montana | Richard Willmon is hacked by Larry Allison in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Allison, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Michigan | Carl Wilkerson (PG), Bryant Peden (SG), Elmer Buntin (PF), Clifford Willis (C) Roland Turner, Larry Allison, Edward Jackson, Harry Longoria | |
| Subs | Montana | Fang Zhou (PG), Samuel Vallejo (SF), Timothy Rice (PF) Richard Willmon, Christopher Mailloux, Dustin Tuczynski | |
| 05:58 | Montana | Christopher Smithson banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Cecil Renteria | 60-59 |
| 05:56 | Michigan | Carl Wilkerson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| Subs | Michigan | Norbert Cunningham (PG) David Peterson | |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Willmon (SG), John Hampton (SF) Cecil Renteria, Christopher Smithson | |
| 05:43 | Montana | Samuel Vallejo clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 60-59 |
| 05:41 | Michigan | Elmer Buntin pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 05:21 | Michigan | Samuel Vallejo steals the ball from Elmer Buntin | 60-59 |
| 05:01 | Montana | Richard Willmon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 04:59 | Michigan | Elmer Buntin snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 04:34 | Michigan | Bryant Peden misses the 3 from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 04:33 | Montana | Richard Willmon gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 04:29 | Montana | Fang Zhou misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 04:27 | Michigan | Bryant Peden pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 04:08 | Michigan | Richard Willmon picks off the pass by Carl Wilkerson | 60-59 |
| 04:05 | Montana | Richard Willmon lays it up and in | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Michigan | Norbert Cunningham makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Clifford Willis | 63-61 |
| 03:36 | Montana | Timothy Rice's fadeaway is rejected by Clifford Willis | 63-61 |
| 03:34 | Michigan | Elmer Buntin gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Norbert Cunningham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryant Peden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elmer Buntin (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Clifford Willis (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Fang Zhou (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Willmon (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Hampton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Rice (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Vallejo (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Michigan | Elmer Buntin misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Fang Zhou - foul #1 on Fang Zhou, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Michigan | Roland Turner (PG), Edward Jackson (SG), David Peterson (SF), Charles Craney (PF) Norbert Cunningham, Carl Wilkerson, Bryant Peden, Clifford Willis | |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Mailloux (PG), Cecil Renteria (SG), Dustin Tuczynski (SF), Jerry Deguzman (PF), Christopher Smithson (C) Fang Zhou, Richard Willmon, John Hampton, Timothy Rice, Samuel Vallejo | |
| 03:13 | Michigan | Elmer Buntin makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:13 | Michigan | Elmer Buntin misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:13 | Montana | Dustin Tuczynski pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:59 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman makes the wide open jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Mailloux | 64-63 |
| 02:59 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Allison (SG), Harry Longoria (C) Edward Jackson, Elmer Buntin | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 02:37 | Michigan | Larry Allison is hacked by Dustin Tuczynski - foul #4 on Dustin Tuczynski, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Willmon (SG) Cecil Renteria | |
| 02:37 | Michigan | Larry Allison makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:37 | Michigan | Larry Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:37 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:37 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| 02:21 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman is hacked by Charles Craney - foul #3 on Charles Craney, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Montana | Fang Zhou (PG) Christopher Mailloux | |
| 02:21 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:21 | Michigan | Harry Longoria snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 02:02 | Michigan | Roland Turner buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Craney | 67-63 |
| 01:59 | Montana | Larry Allison is called for the reach on Fang Zhou in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Allison, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Michigan | Edward Jackson (SG) Larry Allison | |
| Subs | Montana | John Hampton (SF) Dustin Tuczynski | |
| 01:59 | Montana | Fang Zhou misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:59 | Michigan | Edward Jackson grabs the board | 67-63 |
| 01:38 | Michigan | Edward Jackson clanks a jumper in the paint | 67-63 |
| 01:37 | Montana | Christopher Smithson grabs the board | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:22 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 67-63 |
| 01:20 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman gets the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 01:02 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman hits a fadeaway near the basket | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Michigan | Roland Turner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Smithson - foul #5 on Christopher Smithson, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Rice (C) Christopher Smithson | |
| 00:33 | Michigan | Roland Turner makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:33 | Michigan | Roland Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Montana | Timothy Rice lays it in on a great pass from Richard Willmon | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Michigan | Charles Craney is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Willmon - foul #1 on Richard Willmon, team foul #9 | 69-67 |
| 00:27 | Michigan | Charles Craney misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:27 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman misses the wide open shot near the basket | 69-67 |
| 00:11 | Michigan | Edward Jackson snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Edward Jackson is hacked by Fang Zhou in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fang Zhou, team foul #10 | 69-67 |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Edward Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Edward Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Montana | Richard Willmon misses the 3 from straight away | 71-67 |
| 00:03 | Michigan | Charles Craney grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | Fang Zhou is called for the reach on Charles Craney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fang Zhou, team foul #11 | 71-67 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | Charles Craney makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | Charles Craney makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Richard Willmon misses long on a halfcourt shot | 73-67 |