| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Barnard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Art Lash (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rodney Roberson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Grosso (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Allen Willis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eric Aaron (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry McGavock (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Don Deveau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - George Cooney (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | John Barnard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-24 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson tips it in | 37-24 |
| 19:10 | Michigan | Don Deveau makes the floater from the right side and he's hacked by William Grosso - foul #2 on William Grosso, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 19:10 | Michigan | Don Deveau misses the free throw | 37-26 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Roy Wallace snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Roy Wallace clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-26 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson tips it in | 39-26 |
| 18:58 | Michigan | Allen Willis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark Stang (SF), Mitchell Bondurant (PF), Jerry Finkel (C) Terry McGavock, Don Deveau, George Cooney | |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson travels with the ball | 39-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG) Allen Willis | |
| 18:29 | Michigan | Eric Aaron can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-26 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Roy Wallace hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-26 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Roy Wallace makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 17:38 | Michigan | Eric Aaron hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right wing | 41-26 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Roy Wallace gets the rebound | 41-26 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Randy Pompa is called for the reach on John Barnard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Pompa, team foul #1 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jayson Kish (PF), Douglas Major (C) William Grosso, Roy Wallace | |
| Subs | Michigan | Allen Willis (PG), Terry McGavock (SF), Don Deveau (PF), George Cooney (C) Randy Pompa, Mark Stang, Mitchell Bondurant, Jerry Finkel | |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Douglas Major's pass is intercepted by Terry McGavock | 41-26 |
| 17:19 | Michigan | Terry McGavock misses the lay-in | 41-26 |
| 17:17 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to George Cooney | 41-26 |
| 16:56 | Michigan | Don Deveau can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jayson Kish - foul #1 on Jayson Kish, team foul #2 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick (PG), Brendan Carter (SF) John Barnard, Rodney Roberson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Smith (SF), Hiram Mancuso (C) Terry McGavock, George Cooney | |
| 16:56 | Michigan | Don Deveau makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 16:56 | Michigan | Don Deveau makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Jayson Kish can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Russ (SG), Roy Wallace (C) Art Lash, Douglas Major | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Jayson Kish makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Jayson Kish misses the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 16:41 | Michigan | Don Deveau pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |
| 16:23 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso loses the dribble to Roy Wallace | 42-28 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Roy Wallace's pass is intercepted by Hiram Mancuso | 42-28 |
| 16:08 | Michigan | Allen Willis is hacked by James Russ in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Russ, team foul #3 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Barnard (PG), William Grosso (PF) Daniel McGoldrick, Roy Wallace | |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG), Terry McGavock (SF), George Cooney (C) Allen Willis, Robert Smith, Don Deveau | |
| 15:56 | Michigan | Eric Aaron misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Russ - foul #3 on James Russ, team foul #4 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Grover Plemons (SF) Brendan Carter | |
| Subs | Michigan | William Freeman (SG), Don Deveau (PF) Randy Pompa, Hiram Mancuso | |
| 15:56 | Michigan | Eric Aaron makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 15:56 | Michigan | Eric Aaron makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Barnard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Russ (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Grover Plemons (fresh) PF - William Grosso (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jayson Kish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Eric Aaron (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Freeman (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Terry McGavock (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Don Deveau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - George Cooney (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | John Barnard can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 15:39 | Michigan | George Cooney snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:37 | Michigan | Eric Aaron is fouled in the backcourt by John Barnard - foul #2 on John Barnard, team foul #5 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Art Lash (PG) John Barnard | |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG), Mitchell Bondurant (PF) Eric Aaron, Don Deveau | |
| 15:15 | Michigan | Jayson Kish swats the short shot by Mitchell Bondurant | 42-30 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Art Lash pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Art Lash is hacked by Terry McGavock in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry McGavock, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rodney Roberson (SF), Douglas Major (PF), Roy Wallace (C) Grover Plemons, William Grosso, Jayson Kish | |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark Stang (SF) Terry McGavock | |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson throws it down on a great pass from Art Lash and he's hacked by George Cooney - foul #2 on George Cooney, team foul #4 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick (PG) James Russ | |
| Subs | Michigan | Allen Willis (PG), Jerry Finkel (C) Randy Pompa, George Cooney | |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson makes the free throw | 45-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:00 | Michigan | William Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-30 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Art Lash misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-30 |
| 14:54 | Michigan | Jerry Finkel grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 14:46 | Michigan | Allen Willis is fouled on the floor by Daniel McGoldrick - foul #1 on Daniel McGoldrick, team foul #6 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Barnard (PG) Daniel McGoldrick | |
| Subs | Michigan | Don Deveau (PF) Mitchell Bondurant | |
| 14:37 | Michigan | Art Lash steps in front of the Jerry Finkel pass | 45-30 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | John Barnard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-30 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Roy Wallace tips it home | 47-30 |
| 14:10 | Michigan | Allen Willis clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-30 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Douglas Major grabs the board | 47-30 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | John Barnard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-30 |
| 14:04 | Michigan | Don Deveau gets the rebound | 47-30 |
| 13:51 | Michigan | Don Deveau scores on a fadeaway from close range | 47-32 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Mark Stang is called for the reach on Rodney Roberson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Stang, team foul #5 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick (PG), James Russ (SG), Brendan Carter (SF), William Grosso (PF) John Barnard, Art Lash, Rodney Roberson, Douglas Major | |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG), Robert Smith (SF), Hiram Mancuso (PF), George Cooney (C) Allen Willis, Mark Stang, Don Deveau, Jerry Finkel | |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Roy Wallace misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Randy Pompa - foul #3 on Randy Pompa, team foul #6 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant (PF) George Cooney | |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Roy Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Roy Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| 13:27 | Michigan | Roy Wallace is called for the reach on Hiram Mancuso in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Wallace, team foul #7 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jayson Kish (C) Roy Wallace | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 13:27 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 13:27 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso misses the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Grosso | 49-33 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | William Grosso clanks a jumper from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | William Grosso snags the offensive board | 49-33 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Jayson Kish misses badly on a floater from the right block | 49-33 |
| 13:07 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant snags the defensive board | 49-33 |
| 12:43 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from William Freeman | 49-35 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | William Grosso comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 12:37 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Hiram Mancuso | 49-35 |
| 12:29 | Michigan | William Grosso blocks the short jumper by Hiram Mancuso | 49-35 |
| 12:28 | Michigan | Robert Smith can't tip it in | 49-35 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | William Grosso pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | William Freeman steps in front of the Jayson Kish pass in the backcourt | 49-35 |
| 12:11 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Jayson Kish - foul #2 on Jayson Kish, team foul #8 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Barnard (PG), Art Lash (SG), Rodney Roberson (SF), Roy Wallace (C) Daniel McGoldrick, James Russ, Brendan Carter, Jayson Kish | |
| Subs | Michigan | Allen Willis (PG), Terry McGavock (SF), George Cooney (C) Randy Pompa, Robert Smith, Mitchell Bondurant | |
| 12:11 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso misses the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 12:11 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso misses the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Roy Wallace gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Roy Wallace knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Grosso | 51-35 |
| 11:56 | Michigan | William Freeman loses the dribble to John Barnard in the backcourt | 51-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Barnard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Art Lash (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Rodney Roberson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - William Grosso (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Wallace (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Allen Willis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Freeman (tired) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry McGavock (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Hiram Mancuso (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - George Cooney (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Roy Wallace knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from John Barnard | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:34 | Michigan | George Cooney knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Allen Willis and he's hacked by Roy Wallace - foul #2 on Roy Wallace, team foul #9 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Grover Plemons (SF) Rodney Roberson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Eric Aaron (SG), Don Deveau (PF) William Freeman, Hiram Mancuso | |
| 11:34 | Michigan | George Cooney makes the free throw | 53-38 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Art Lash travels in the backcourt | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:12 | Michigan | Terry McGavock's pass is intercepted by William Grosso | 53-38 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Grover Plemons knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Art Lash | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:57 | Michigan | Don Deveau is denied on a layup by Grover Plemons | 55-38 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | William Grosso grabs the board | 55-38 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Art Lash's pass is intercepted by Allen Willis | 55-38 |
| 10:36 | Michigan | Don Deveau is open and scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Allen Willis | 55-40 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Don Deveau takes the ball from Grover Plemons in the backcourt | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:19 | Michigan | George Cooney lays it in | 55-42 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | George Cooney swats the dunk try by Roy Wallace | 55-42 |
| 10:06 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Terry McGavock | 55-42 |
| 09:51 | Michigan | Allen Willis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Russ (SG), Rodney Roberson (SF), Douglas Major (PF), Jayson Kish (C) Art Lash, Grover Plemons, William Grosso, Roy Wallace | |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG), William Freeman (SG), Mark Stang (SF), Mitchell Bondurant (PF), Jerry Finkel (C) Allen Willis, Eric Aaron, Terry McGavock, Don Deveau, George Cooney | |
| 09:29 | Illinois | John Barnard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-42 |
| 09:28 | Michigan | Mark Stang gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| 09:17 | Michigan | Randy Pompa knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jerry Finkel | 55-45 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Jayson Kish misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 55-45 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | James Russ tips it home | 57-45 |
| 08:51 | Michigan | Douglas Major is called for the reach on Mitchell Bondurant - foul #3 on Douglas Major, team foul #10 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Carter (PG), Art Lash (SG), Roy Wallace (C) John Barnard, James Russ, Douglas Major | |
| Subs | Michigan | Allen Willis (PG), Robert Smith (SF) Randy Pompa, Mark Stang | |
| 08:51 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 08:51 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Jayson Kish pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Art Lash is fouled on the floor by William Freeman - foul #4 on William Freeman, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick (PG) Rodney Roberson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Eric Aaron (SG), Don Deveau (PF) William Freeman, Mitchell Bondurant | |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Art Lash misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 08:29 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 57-46 |
| 08:14 | Michigan | Don Deveau buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Allen Willis | 57-48 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Jayson Kish misses the jump hook in the lane | 57-48 |
| 07:59 | Michigan | Don Deveau grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:35 | Michigan | Allen Willis is fouled on the floor by Roy Wallace - foul #3 on Roy Wallace, team foul #11 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Barnard (PG), James Russ (SG), Rodney Roberson (SF), William Grosso (PF), Douglas Major (C) Daniel McGoldrick, Art Lash, Brendan Carter, Jayson Kish, Roy Wallace | |
| Subs | Michigan | William Freeman (SG), Terry McGavock (SF), George Cooney (C) Eric Aaron, Robert Smith, Jerry Finkel | |
| 07:35 | Michigan | Allen Willis misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 07:35 | Michigan | Allen Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Barnard (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Russ (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Roberson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - William Grosso (tired) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Major (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Allen Willis (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Freeman (tired) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Terry McGavock (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Don Deveau (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - George Cooney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Douglas Major double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG) Allen Willis | |
| 07:15 | Michigan | George Cooney misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 57-49 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | John Barnard pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | John Barnard is hacked by Randy Pompa - foul #4 on Randy Pompa, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Art Lash (SG) James Russ | |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark Stang (SF), Mitchell Bondurant (PF), Hiram Mancuso (C) Terry McGavock, Don Deveau, George Cooney | |
| 06:57 | Illinois | John Barnard misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:57 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Mitchell Bondurant | 57-49 |
| 06:31 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant misses the easy layup | 57-49 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Rodney Roberson | 57-49 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | William Freeman is called for the reach on Rodney Roberson - foul #5 on William Freeman, team foul #9 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick (PG), Roy Wallace (C) John Barnard, Douglas Major | |
| Subs | Michigan | Allen Willis (PG), Eric Aaron (SG), George Cooney (C) Randy Pompa, William Freeman, Hiram Mancuso | |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:24 | Michigan | Mitchell Bondurant snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 06:15 | Michigan | George Cooney is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on George Cooney, team foul #10 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Russ (SG) Art Lash | |
| Subs | Michigan | Terry McGavock (SF) Mark Stang | |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson is whistled for traveling | 57-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Grover Plemons (SG), Jayson Kish (PF) James Russ, William Grosso | |
| Subs | Michigan | Don Deveau (PF) Mitchell Bondurant | |
| 05:51 | Michigan | Allen Willis is hacked by Daniel McGoldrick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel McGoldrick, team foul #12 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Barnard (PG) Daniel McGoldrick | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 05:51 | Michigan | Allen Willis makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:51 | Michigan | Allen Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Don Deveau swats the short shot by Rodney Roberson | 57-51 |
| 05:21 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Terry McGavock | 57-51 |
| 05:16 | Michigan | Eric Aaron misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-51 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Russ (SG), Brendan Carter (SF), Douglas Major (PF) Grover Plemons, Rodney Roberson, Jayson Kish | |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG), Mark Stang (SF), Mitchell Bondurant (PF), Hiram Mancuso (C) Allen Willis, Terry McGavock, Don Deveau, George Cooney | |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Roy Wallace misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Hiram Mancuso - foul #2 on Hiram Mancuso, team foul #11 | 57-51 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Roy Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Roy Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 04:33 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Mitchell Bondurant | 59-53 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Roy Wallace loses the dribble to Randy Pompa | 59-53 |
| 04:08 | Michigan | Hiram Mancuso buries a driving attempt from the right block | 59-55 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Mark Stang is called for the reach on Brendan Carter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Stang, team foul #12 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick (PG), Art Lash (SG), William Grosso (PF), Jayson Kish (C) John Barnard, James Russ, Douglas Major, Roy Wallace | |
| Subs | Michigan | Allen Willis (PG), Robert Smith (SF), Don Deveau (PF), Jerry Finkel (C) Randy Pompa, Mark Stang, Mitchell Bondurant, Hiram Mancuso | |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Brendan Carter makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Brendan Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 03:48 | Michigan | Don Deveau hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 61-55 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Jayson Kish grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Art Lash misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-55 |
| 03:27 | Michigan | Don Deveau grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel McGoldrick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Art Lash (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Brendan Carter (tiring) 2 pts. PF - William Grosso (tired) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Jayson Kish (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Allen Willis (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Aaron (very tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Don Deveau (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Jerry Finkel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:22 | Michigan | Allen Willis makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Robert Smith steps in front of the Daniel McGoldrick pass in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:09 | Michigan | Don Deveau is by himself and knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 61-59 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Allen Willis takes the ball from Jayson Kish | 61-59 |
| 02:48 | Michigan | Eric Aaron lays it in on a great pass from Allen Willis | 61-61 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | William Grosso is open and scores on a floater in the lane | 63-61 |
| 02:36 | Michigan | Eric Aaron throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Barnard (PG), Grover Plemons (SG), Rodney Roberson (SF), Douglas Major (C) Daniel McGoldrick, Art Lash, Brendan Carter, Jayson Kish | |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Pompa (PG), Terry McGavock (SF), Mitchell Bondurant (PF), George Cooney (C) Allen Willis, Robert Smith, Don Deveau, Jerry Finkel | |
| 02:26 | Illinois | John Barnard scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Grover Plemons | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:22 | Michigan | Terry McGavock misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 02:20 | Michigan | Terry McGavock tips it but misses | 66-61 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Douglas Major snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:00 | Illinois | John Barnard clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-61 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson gets the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | George Cooney steps in front of the Douglas Major pass | 66-61 |
| 01:41 | Michigan | Eric Aaron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Art Lash (SG), Roy Wallace (C) Grover Plemons, Douglas Major | |
| Subs | Michigan | Allen Willis (PG), Don Deveau (PF) Randy Pompa, Mitchell Bondurant | |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Allen Willis steps in front of the Roy Wallace pass | 66-61 |
| 01:22 | Michigan | Don Deveau clanks a floater near the basket | 66-61 |
| 01:21 | Michigan | George Cooney grabs the offensive board | 66-61 |
| 01:10 | Michigan | Terry McGavock is hacked by Roy Wallace - foul #4 on Roy Wallace, team foul #13 | 66-61 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| 01:10 | Michigan | Terry McGavock makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 01:10 | Michigan | Terry McGavock makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Don Deveau picks off the pass by William Grosso | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Michigan | Terry McGavock connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Art Lash - foul #2 on Art Lash, team foul #14 | 66-65 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| 00:35 | Michigan | Terry McGavock misses the free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:35 | Michigan | George Cooney snags the offensive board | 66-65 |
| 00:12 | Michigan | Don Deveau hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Allen Willis and the foul's on John Barnard - foul #3 on John Barnard, team foul #15 | 66-67 |
| 00:12 | Michigan | Don Deveau makes the free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Barnard and he's fouled by Don Deveau - foul #1 on Don Deveau, team foul #13 | 68-68 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson misses the free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:07 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Don Deveau | 68-68 |
| 00:07 | Michigan | Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Terry McGavock is hacked by Art Lash - foul #3 on Art Lash, team foul #16 | 68-68 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Terry McGavock makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Terry McGavock makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |