| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Allen Willis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry McGavock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Deveau (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Cooney (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gabriel (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Kerry Kay (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Terry McGavock inbounds the ball | 23-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan | George Cooney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-37 |
| 19:35 | Michigan | William Freeman hits the follow up shot | 25-37 |
| 19:33 | Wisconsin | James Childs is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 25-37 |
| 19:20 | Michigan | Terry McGavock can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-37 |
| 19:19 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 19:04 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-39 |
| 18:47 | Michigan | George Cooney clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 18:45 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle gets the rebound | 25-39 |
| 18:37 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jeffrey Gabriel, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| 18:08 | Michigan | George Cooney makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Allen Willis | 28-39 |
| 17:47 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel is hacked by William Freeman - foul #2 on William Freeman, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG), Mark Stang (SF), Mitchell Bondurant (PF), Jerry Finkel (C) Allen Willis, Terry McGavock, Don Deveau, George Cooney | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein (PG), Florencio Yazzie (SG), George Graham (SF), Gary Kimbrell (PF), Michael Ford (C) James Childs, Jeffrey Gabriel, Steven Todd, Aaron Doyle, Kerry Kay | |
| 17:34 | Wisconsin | Florencio Yazzie clanks a floater from the right side | 28-39 |
| 17:33 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 17:15 | Michigan | Randy Pompa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 17:14 | Wisconsin | Michael Ford pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 16:57 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 16:43 | Michigan | Randy Pompa makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Freeman | 31-41 |
| 16:40 | Wisconsin | William Freeman is called for the reach on Michael Ford in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Freeman, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Allen Willis (PG), Eric Aaron (SG) Randy Pompa, William Freeman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Childs (PG), Steven Todd (SF) Florencio Yazzie, George Graham | |
| 16:22 | Wisconsin | James Childs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 31-41 |
| 16:20 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Jerry Finkel | 31-41 |
| 15:53 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Allen Willis | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Allen Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Aaron (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Stang (fairly fresh) PF - Mitchell Bondurant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Finkel (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Schiefelbein (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Kimbrell (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Ford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Eric Aaron - foul #4 on Eric Aaron, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | William Freeman (SG), Terry McGavock (SF), Don Deveau (PF), George Cooney (C) Eric Aaron, Mark Stang, Mitchell Bondurant, Jerry Finkel | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel (SG), Aaron Doyle (PF), Kerry Kay (C) James Childs, Gary Kimbrell, Michael Ford | |
| 15:32 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 15:32 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 15:05 | Michigan | Don Deveau hits the finger roll on a great pass from Allen Willis | 35-42 |
| 15:03 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG) Allen Willis | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Zoran Olewinski (PG), George Graham (SF) Allen Schiefelbein, Steven Todd | |
| 14:40 | Michigan | George Cooney hits a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Aaron Doyle - foul #1 on Aaron Doyle, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Childs (PG) Zoran Olewinski | |
| 14:40 | Michigan | George Cooney makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 14:28 | Wisconsin | George Graham is denied on a layup by Terry McGavock | 38-42 |
| 14:27 | Michigan | Terry McGavock snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 14:09 | Michigan | George Cooney knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 40-42 |
| 13:43 | Wisconsin | George Graham hits a wide open 3 from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 13:25 | Michigan | Don Deveau hits a floater from the right side | 42-45 |
| 13:07 | Wisconsin | James Childs hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Gabriel | 42-47 |
| 12:41 | Michigan | George Cooney drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Terry McGavock | 44-47 |
| 12:18 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle knocks in the floater near the basket set up by James Childs and he's fouled by Don Deveau - foul #3 on Don Deveau, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Allen Willis (PG), Mark Stang (SF), Mitchell Bondurant (PF), Jerry Finkel (C) Randy Pompa, Terry McGavock, Don Deveau, George Cooney | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein (PG), Florencio Yazzie (SG), Steven Todd (SF), Gary Kimbrell (C) James Childs, Jeffrey Gabriel, George Graham, Kerry Kay | |
| 12:18 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| 11:49 | Michigan | Mark Stang misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-50 |
| 11:48 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle grabs the board | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Allen Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Freeman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Stang (fresh) PF - Mitchell Bondurant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Finkel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Allen Schiefelbein (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Florencio Yazzie (fresh) SF - Steven Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Doyle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Gary Kimbrell (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-50 |
| 11:42 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle tips it home | 44-52 |
| 11:22 | Michigan | Allen Willis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-52 |
| 11:21 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Gary Kimbrell | 44-52 |
| 11:19 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Stang - foul #2 on Mark Stang, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Ford (C) Aaron Doyle | |
| 11:14 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd is fouled on the floor by Jerry Finkel - foul #2 on Jerry Finkel, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| 11:00 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein misses long on an open shot from the left block | 44-52 |
| 10:59 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd can't tip it in | 44-52 |
| 10:58 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 10:31 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant misses the easy layup but the foul's on Allen Schiefelbein - foul #2 on Allen Schiefelbein, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Smith (SF), Hiram Mancuso (C) Mark Stang, Jerry Finkel | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Childs (PG) Florencio Yazzie | |
| 10:31 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 10:31 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 10:31 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 10:24 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd is called for traveling in the backcourt | 44-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | Don Deveau (PF) Mitchell Bondurant | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay (C) Gary Kimbrell | |
| 10:05 | Michigan | Allen Schiefelbein is called for the reach on Don Deveau - foul #3 on Allen Schiefelbein, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG) Allen Willis | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Florencio Yazzie (SG), George Graham (SF) Allen Schiefelbein, Steven Todd | |
| 09:40 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso makes the driving attempt from the right block | 46-52 |
| 09:31 | Wisconsin | George Graham knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Florencio Yazzie | 46-54 |
| 09:12 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso's floater is knocked away by Michael Ford | 46-54 |
| 09:11 | Wisconsin | James Childs gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 08:52 | Wisconsin | James Childs is hacked by William Freeman - foul #4 on William Freeman, team foul #7 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Michigan | Allen Willis (PG), Eric Aaron (SG), Terry McGavock (SF), Mitchell Bondurant (PF), George Cooney (C) Randy Pompa, William Freeman, Robert Smith, Don Deveau, Hiram Mancuso | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel (SG), Steven Todd (SF), Aaron Doyle (PF), Gary Kimbrell (C) Florencio Yazzie, George Graham, Michael Ford, Kerry Kay | |
| 08:52 | Wisconsin | James Childs makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 08:52 | Wisconsin | James Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 08:34 | Michigan | George Cooney makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Terry McGavock and he's fouled by Gary Kimbrell - foul #2 on Gary Kimbrell, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jerry Finkel (C) Eric Aaron | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein (PG) James Childs | |
| 08:34 | Michigan | George Cooney misses the free throw | 48-56 |
| 08:34 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant snags the offensive board | 48-56 |
| 08:20 | Michigan | George Cooney misses the jump hook in the lane | 48-56 |
| 08:18 | Michigan | Jerry Finkel can't tip it in | 48-56 |
| 08:17 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 08:15 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein loses the dribble to Allen Willis in the backcourt | 48-56 |
| 08:14 | Michigan | George Cooney throws it down on a great pass from Allen Willis | 50-56 |
| 08:10 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein's pass is intercepted by Allen Willis | 50-56 |
| 07:48 | Michigan | Terry McGavock travels with the ball | 50-56 |
| Subs | Michigan | Eric Aaron (SG) Jerry Finkel | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Allen Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Aaron (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. SF - Terry McGavock (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mitchell Bondurant (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - George Cooney (fresh) 17 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Allen Schiefelbein (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Gabriel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Doyle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. C - Gary Kimbrell (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:38 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Todd | 50-58 |
| 07:27 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant is called for traveling | 50-58 |
| 07:09 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 07:08 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle grabs the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 06:54 | Wisconsin | George Cooney steps in front of the Allen Schiefelbein pass | 50-58 |
| 06:31 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terry McGavock | 52-58 |
| 06:14 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Todd | 52-60 |
| 05:47 | Michigan | Eric Aaron misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 05:46 | Michigan | George Cooney tips it but misses | 52-60 |
| 05:44 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to George Cooney | 52-60 |
| 05:22 | Michigan | Allen Schiefelbein steps in front of the Terry McGavock pass | 52-60 |
| 05:18 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel lays it in set up by Allen Schiefelbein | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:59 | Michigan | Aaron Doyle steals it from Allen Willis | 52-62 |
| 04:59 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-62 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG), Mark Stang (SF), Don Deveau (PF), Jerry Finkel (C) Allen Willis, Terry McGavock, Mitchell Bondurant, George Cooney | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Childs (PG), Florencio Yazzie (SG), George Graham (SF), Michael Ford (PF), Kerry Kay (C) Allen Schiefelbein, Jeffrey Gabriel, Steven Todd, Aaron Doyle, Gary Kimbrell | |
| 04:36 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 52-62 |
| 04:35 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to James Childs | 52-62 |
| 04:19 | Wisconsin | Florencio Yazzie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Michigan | William Freeman (SG) Eric Aaron | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 04:08 | Michigan | Randy Pompa's floater is knocked away by George Graham | 52-62 |
| 04:06 | Michigan | Don Deveau snags the offensive board | 52-62 |
| 03:58 | Michigan | William Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein (SG) Florencio Yazzie | |
| 03:55 | Wisconsin | James Childs is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Pompa - foul #1 on Randy Pompa, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Michigan | Allen Willis (PG) Randy Pompa | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 03:55 | Wisconsin | James Childs makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 03:55 | Wisconsin | James Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Michigan | Allen Willis hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Mark Stang | 55-64 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Allen Willis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Freeman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Stang (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Don Deveau (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Jerry Finkel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Schiefelbein (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Ford (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kerry Kay (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Wisconsin | George Graham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 03:12 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Jerry Finkel | 55-64 |
| 03:08 | Michigan | Mark Stang misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 55-64 |
| 03:07 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay snags the defensive board | 55-64 |
| 02:51 | Wisconsin | James Childs hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Allen Willis - foul #2 on Allen Willis, team foul #9 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG), Eric Aaron (SG), Terry McGavock (SF), Mitchell Bondurant (PF), Hiram Mancuso (C) Allen Willis, William Freeman, Mark Stang, Don Deveau, Jerry Finkel | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel (SG), Steven Todd (SF), Gary Kimbrell (PF) Allen Schiefelbein, George Graham, Michael Ford | |
| 02:51 | Wisconsin | James Childs misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 02:51 | Wisconsin | James Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 02:47 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-65 |
| Subs | Michigan | Allen Willis (PG), Don Deveau (PF), George Cooney (C) Randy Pompa, Mitchell Bondurant, Hiram Mancuso | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle (PF) Gary Kimbrell | |
| 02:37 | Michigan | Kerry Kay takes the ball from Eric Aaron | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:14 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle misses the dunk | 55-65 |
| 02:12 | Wisconsin | James Childs gets the offensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 01:48 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Todd | 55-67 |
| 01:39 | Michigan | Terry McGavock can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 55-67 |
| 01:37 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay snags the defensive board | 55-67 |
| 01:15 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel comes up short on the floater from the left side | 55-67 |
| 01:14 | Michigan | Terry McGavock snags the defensive board | 55-67 |
| 01:06 | Michigan | George Cooney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-67 |
| 01:05 | Michigan | Terry McGavock grabs the offensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 00:52 | Michigan | George Cooney misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-67 |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-67 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG), Mark Stang (SF), Mitchell Bondurant (PF), Jerry Finkel (C) Allen Willis, Terry McGavock, Don Deveau, George Cooney | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein (PG), Florencio Yazzie (SG), George Graham (SF), Gary Kimbrell (PF), Michael Ford (C) James Childs, Jeffrey Gabriel, Steven Todd, Aaron Doyle, Kerry Kay | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant misses the easy layup | 55-67 |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Michael Ford grabs the board | 55-67 |
| 00:20 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-67 |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell tips it in | 55-69 |
| 00:11 | Michigan | Eric Aaron comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-69 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Michael Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein runs out the clock | 55-69 |