| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Hedeon Orcholski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Chris Schwieger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Andy Ruder (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Robert Davidson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Douglas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bruce James (fresh) 7 pts. C - Walter Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan | Bruce James is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Andy Ruder - foul #2 on Andy Ruder, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| 19:36 | Michigan | Bruce James makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 19:36 | Michigan | Bruce James makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 19:13 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 26-25 |
| 19:12 | Michigan | Robert Davidson pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:48 | Michigan | Bruce James shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Chris Schwieger - foul #1 on Chris Schwieger, team foul #2 | 26-25 |
| 18:48 | Michigan | Bruce James makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:48 | Michigan | Bruce James makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 18:24 | Notre Dame | Robert Davidson is called for the reach on Andy Ruder - foul #1 on Robert Davidson, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 17:55 | Notre Dame | Paul Hamilton is hacked by David Nelson - foul #1 on David Nelson, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| 17:36 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder comes up short on the shot near the basket | 26-27 |
| 17:35 | Michigan | Robert Davidson pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 17:06 | Michigan | Bruce James connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Robert Davidson | 26-29 |
| 16:40 | Notre Dame | Paul Hamilton blows the dunk | 26-29 |
| 16:39 | Michigan | David Nelson snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 16:19 | Michigan | Bruce James hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Hamilton - foul #1 on Paul Hamilton, team foul #3 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Allen Patton (PF) Paul Hamilton | |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Penley (SF) Timothy Douglas | |
| 16:19 | Michigan | Bruce James makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 16:19 | Michigan | Bruce James makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 15:56 | Notre Dame | Jared Lucas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 15:54 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Bruce James | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Hedeon Orcholski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Chris Schwieger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Patton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andy Ruder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Robert Davidson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Penley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce James (fairly fresh) 15 pts. C - Walter Walters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Michigan | Robert Davidson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 26-31 |
| 15:32 | Notre Dame | Jared Lucas gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 15:03 | Notre Dame | Bruce James steals the ball from Allen Patton | 26-31 |
| 14:41 | Michigan | Raymond Penley is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Bruce James out of the doubleteam | 26-33 |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder is hacked by Walter Walters - foul #2 on Walter Walters, team foul #3 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Terry Knapp (PG), Richard Whitford (SG), Donald Drennen (SF), Paul Hamilton (PF) Hedeon Orcholski, Chris Schwieger, Jared Lucas, Andy Ruder | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Noyes (PG), Kenneth McCoy (SG), Timothy Douglas (SF), Forrest Morgan (PF) Robert Davidson, David Nelson, Raymond Penley, Bruce James | |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | Terry Knapp scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-33 |
| 13:41 | Michigan | James Noyes knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Walter Walters | 28-35 |
| 13:26 | Notre Dame | Terry Knapp is hacked by Kenneth McCoy - foul #1 on Kenneth McCoy, team foul #4 | 28-35 |
| 13:10 | Notre Dame | Timothy Douglas steps in front of the Allen Patton pass | 28-35 |
| 13:07 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas lays it up and in | 28-37 |
| 12:41 | Notre Dame | Richard Whitford knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-37 |
| 12:14 | Michigan | Walter Walters is fouled on the floor by Donald Drennen - foul #2 on Donald Drennen, team foul #4 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski (PG), Chris Schwieger (SG), Jared Lucas (SF), Andy Ruder (C) Terry Knapp, Richard Whitford, Donald Drennen, Allen Patton | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Davidson (PG), David Nelson (SG), Bruce James (PF) James Noyes, Kenneth McCoy, Walter Walters | |
| 12:01 | Michigan | Bruce James drills a jumper from the left side set up by Robert Davidson | 30-39 |
| 11:45 | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Forrest Morgan - foul #1 on Forrest Morgan, team foul #5 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Penley (SF) Timothy Douglas | |
| 11:45 | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 11:45 | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 11:45 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Forrest Morgan | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Hedeon Orcholski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Chris Schwieger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Andy Ruder (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Robert Davidson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Penley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce James (fresh) 17 pts. C - Forrest Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Michigan | Bruce James splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Davidson | 30-41 |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Scott Hicks (PF) Paul Hamilton | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Noyes (SG) Forrest Morgan | |
| 10:36 | Michigan | James Noyes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Allen Patton (PF) Scott Hicks | |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Douglas (SF) James Noyes | |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Allen Patton drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 09:56 | Michigan | David Nelson is hacked by Allen Patton - foul #2 on Allen Patton, team foul #5 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Walter Walters (C) Raymond Penley | |
| 09:32 | Michigan | David Nelson is hacked by Jared Lucas - foul #2 on Jared Lucas, team foul #6 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Hamilton (PF) Andy Ruder | |
| Subs | Michigan | Forrest Morgan (PF) Bruce James | |
| 09:14 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Walter Walters | 32-43 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger's layup is rejected by Timothy Douglas | 32-43 |
| 08:53 | Michigan | Walter Walters snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 08:48 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Jared Lucas | 32-43 |
| 08:33 | Notre Dame | Paul Hamilton knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Allen Patton | 34-43 |
| 08:11 | Michigan | Forrest Morgan drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Douglas | 34-45 |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | Allen Patton blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Davidson - foul #2 on Robert Davidson, team foul #6 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Whitford (SG), Donald Drennen (SF), Andy Ruder (C) Chris Schwieger, Jared Lucas, Paul Hamilton | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Noyes (PG), Kenneth McCoy (SG), Raymond Penley (SF), Bruce James (PF) Robert Davidson, David Nelson, Timothy Douglas, Walter Walters | |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | Allen Patton makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | Allen Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 08:00 | Michigan | Bruce James grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 07:43 | Michigan | Forrest Morgan misses badly on a floater in the paint | 35-45 |
| 07:41 | Notre Dame | Donald Drennen grabs the board | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Hedeon Orcholski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Whitford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Drennen (fresh) PF - Allen Patton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Andy Ruder (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - James Noyes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth McCoy (fresh) SF - Raymond Penley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce James (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. C - Forrest Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:12 | Notre Dame | Allen Patton misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 35-45 |
| 07:10 | Michigan | Bruce James grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 07:04 | Michigan | Kenneth McCoy is whistled for traveling | 35-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Terry Knapp (PG), Chris Schwieger (SG), Scott Hicks (PF) Hedeon Orcholski, Richard Whitford, Allen Patton | |
| Subs | Michigan | Walter Walters (C) Forrest Morgan | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:40 | Notre Dame | Donald Drennen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 06:39 | Michigan | Bruce James grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 06:10 | Michigan | Bruce James connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 35-47 |
| 05:59 | Notre Dame | Terry Knapp misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Andy Ruder | 35-47 |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski (PG), Jared Lucas (SF), Paul Hamilton (PF) Terry Knapp, Donald Drennen, Scott Hicks | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Davidson (PG), David Nelson (SG), Timothy Douglas (SF) James Noyes, Kenneth McCoy, Raymond Penley | |
| 05:45 | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski is whistled for a carry | 35-47 |
| 05:20 | Michigan | Andy Ruder picks off the pass by David Nelson | 35-47 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Paul Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-47 |
| 04:36 | Michigan | David Nelson banks in the wide open layup set up by Bruce James out of the doubleteam | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Noyes (PG), Kenneth McCoy (SG), Raymond Penley (SF), Forrest Morgan (C) Robert Davidson, David Nelson, Timothy Douglas, Walter Walters | |
| 04:12 | Michigan | Forrest Morgan drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Bruce James | 35-51 |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-51 |
| 03:33 | Michigan | Bruce James is whistled for traveling | 35-51 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Hedeon Orcholski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Chris Schwieger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Andy Ruder (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - James Noyes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth McCoy (fresh) SF - Raymond Penley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce James (fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. C - Forrest Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | Jared Lucas is whistled for a carry | 35-51 |
| 03:00 | Michigan | James Noyes comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 35-51 |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger grabs the board | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Jared Lucas misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Forrest Morgan - foul #2 on Forrest Morgan, team foul #7 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Allen Patton (PF) Paul Hamilton | |
| Subs | Michigan | Walter Walters (C) Bruce James | |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Jared Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Jared Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 02:16 | Michigan | Hedeon Orcholski steps in front of the Forrest Morgan pass | 37-51 |
| 01:59 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Walter Walters - foul #3 on Walter Walters, team foul #8 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Hamilton (PF) Allen Patton | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 01:59 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 01:59 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder misses the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 01:59 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Walter Walters | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:57 | Michigan | James Noyes is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Schwieger - foul #2 on Chris Schwieger, team foul #7 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Tedesco (PG) Walter Walters | |
| 01:57 | Michigan | James Noyes makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 01:57 | Michigan | James Noyes misses the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Chris Schwieger | 37-52 |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger blows the layup | 37-52 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger hits the follow up shot | 39-52 |
| 01:22 | Michigan | Hedeon Orcholski steals it from Forrest Morgan | 39-52 |
| 01:18 | Notre Dame | Paul Hamilton lays it up and in on a great pass from Hedeon Orcholski | 41-52 |
| 01:02 | Michigan | Paul Hamilton denies the turnaround by Charles Tedesco | 41-52 |
| 01:00 | Michigan | Raymond Penley tips it but misses | 41-52 |
| 00:59 | Michigan | Raymond Penley pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Michigan | Hedeon Orcholski is called for the reach on Raymond Penley - foul #1 on Hedeon Orcholski, team foul #8 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bruce James (PF) Kenneth McCoy | |
| 00:56 | Michigan | Raymond Penley misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Andy Ruder | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 41-52 |
| 00:50 | Michigan | Bruce James grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan | Charles Tedesco misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 41-52 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder buries a fadeaway in the paint | 43-52 |
| 00:21 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Davidson (PG), David Nelson (SG), Timothy Douglas (SF), Walter Walters (C) Charles Tedesco, James Noyes, Raymond Penley, Forrest Morgan | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Bruce James is hacked by Hedeon Orcholski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hedeon Orcholski, team foul #9 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Tedesco (PG), James Noyes (SG) Robert Davidson, David Nelson | |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Bruce James makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Bruce James makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder makes the contested driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Walter Walters - foul #4 on Walter Walters, team foul #9 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Davidson (PG), David Nelson (SG) Charles Tedesco, James Noyes | |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder makes the free throw | 46-54 |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas is hacked by Chris Schwieger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chris Schwieger, team foul #10 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Tedesco (PG), James Noyes (SG) Robert Davidson, David Nelson | |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Bruce James swats the layup by Jared Lucas | 46-56 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Paul Hamilton tips it in | 48-56 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Charles Tedesco runs out the clock | 48-56 |