| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kim Metcalf (fresh) SG - Ronald Sweet (fresh) SF - John Johnson (fresh) PF - William Morley (fresh) C - Lawrence Woodall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Louis Rose (fresh) SG - Samuel Gabaldon (fresh) SF - Jeremy Savage (fresh) PF - Byron Clement (fresh) C - Ismael Dorton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Woodall takes the ball from Byron Clement | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Michigan | Ismael Dorton steals the ball from John Johnson | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose's pass is intercepted by Ronald Sweet in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet misses the driving attempt from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Michigan | William Morley grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf misses short on a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Michigan | Lawrence Woodall tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose is hacked by Ronald Sweet in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Sweet, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | Michigan | Lawrence Woodall misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:55 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | William Morley is called for the reach on Byron Clement - foul #1 on William Morley, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (SG), Lawrence Cline (PF) Samuel Gabaldon, Byron Clement | |
| 17:28 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose is fouled on the floor by Kim Metcalf - foul #1 on Kim Metcalf, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton (SF) Jeremy Savage | |
| 17:13 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:12 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:44 | Michigan | John Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:21 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Lemoine | 2-6 |
| 16:10 | Michigan | John Johnson hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Sweet | 4-6 |
| 15:47 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton misses short on a shot in the lane | 4-6 |
| 15:45 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline tips it but misses | 4-6 |
| 15:44 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Lawrence Woodall | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kim Metcalf (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Sweet (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Morley (fairly fresh) C - Lawrence Woodall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Louis Rose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Lemoine (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeff Stratton (fresh) PF - Lawrence Cline (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ismael Dorton (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Michigan | Lawrence Woodall scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 15:13 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 15:12 | Michigan | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:05 | Michigan | John Johnson hits a fadeaway from the left side | 9-6 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose comes up short on the runner in the lane | 9-6 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton grabs the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:38 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose makes the floater from the left side | 9-8 |
| 14:22 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet's fadeaway is rejected by Jeff Stratton | 9-8 |
| 14:20 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:06 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Lemoine | 9-10 |
| 13:50 | Michigan | Lawrence Cline swats the shot by Ronald Sweet | 9-10 |
| 13:48 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:26 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton is hacked by Kim Metcalf - foul #2 on Kim Metcalf, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Wilk (PG), Jeffery Scott (SG), Phillip Lombardo (SF), Brett Williams (PF), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Kim Metcalf, Ronald Sweet, John Johnson, William Morley, Lawrence Woodall | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury (PG), Samuel Gabaldon (SG), Jeremy Savage (SF), Byron Clement (PF), Michael Carbaugh (C) Louis Rose, Michael Lemoine, Jeff Stratton, Lawrence Cline, Ismael Dorton | |
| 13:11 | Notre Dame | Thomas Wilk takes the ball from Michael Marbury | 9-10 |
| 13:08 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Wilk | 11-10 |
| 12:46 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Samuel Gabaldon | 11-12 |
| 12:30 | Michigan | Brett Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 11-12 |
| 12:29 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:02 | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-12 |
| 11:45 | Michigan | Jeffery Scott connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Thomas Wilk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Phillip Lombardo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brett Williams (fairly fresh) C - Brunon Kowalczyk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Marbury (fresh) SG - Samuel Gabaldon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Savage (fresh) PF - Byron Clement (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Carbaugh (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Michael Marbury | 13-14 |
| 11:12 | Michigan | Byron Clement steps in front of the Brett Williams pass | 13-14 |
| 10:47 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Brunon Kowalczyk - foul #1 on Brunon Kowalczyk, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Michigan | Merle Callahan (PG), Ronald Sweet (SG), Francis Primus (SF), William Morley (PF), Lawrence Woodall (C) Thomas Wilk, Jeffery Scott, Phillip Lombardo, Brett Williams, Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene (PG), Michael Hall (SG), Ismael Dorton (C) Michael Marbury, Samuel Gabaldon, Michael Carbaugh | |
| 10:47 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:47 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:29 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Byron Clement - foul #1 on Byron Clement, team foul #1 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Louis Rose (PG) Jeremy Savage | |
| 10:29 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:29 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet misses the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Byron Clement | 14-15 |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-15 |
| 09:57 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (SG), Jeff Stratton (SF) Michael Hall, Tracy Greene | |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 14-15 |
| 09:31 | Michigan | William Morley gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:26 | Michigan | Francis Primus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-15 |
| 09:24 | Michigan | Francis Primus gets the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:13 | Michigan | William Morley's pass is intercepted by Jeff Stratton | 14-15 |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine blows the layup | 14-15 |
| 09:09 | Michigan | William Morley snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 08:57 | Michigan | Francis Primus is hacked by Jeff Stratton - foul #1 on Jeff Stratton, team foul #2 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Wilk (PG), Jeffery Scott (SG), Phillip Lombardo (SF), Brett Williams (PF), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Merle Callahan, Ronald Sweet, Francis Primus, William Morley, Lawrence Woodall | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury (PG), Michael Hall (SF), Lawrence Cline (PF) Louis Rose, Jeff Stratton, Byron Clement | |
| 08:39 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 14-15 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 08:18 | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury misses the driving attempt in the paint | 14-15 |
| 08:17 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline tips it in | 14-17 |
| 07:54 | Michigan | Brett Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 07:29 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Thomas Wilk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Phillip Lombardo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brett Williams (fairly fresh) C - Brunon Kowalczyk (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Marbury (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Lemoine (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Hall (fresh) PF - Lawrence Cline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ismael Dorton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Michigan | Brett Williams knocks in the shot from the left side | 16-17 |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | Phillip Lombardo is called for the reach on Michael Hall - foul #1 on Phillip Lombardo, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Michigan | Merle Callahan (PG), Ronald Sweet (SG), John Johnson (SF), William Morley (PF), Lawrence Woodall (C) Thomas Wilk, Jeffery Scott, Phillip Lombardo, Brett Williams, Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Louis Rose (PG), Samuel Gabaldon (SG), Jeremy Savage (SF), Michael Carbaugh (PF), Jeff Stratton (C) Michael Marbury, Michael Lemoine, Michael Hall, Lawrence Cline, Ismael Dorton | |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Woodall blocks the short jumper by Jeremy Savage | 16-17 |
| 06:34 | Michigan | William Morley grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 06:13 | Michigan | William Morley misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 16-17 |
| 06:12 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose misses the wide open jumper from the right side | 16-17 |
| 06:05 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Stratton | 16-17 |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ronald Sweet - foul #2 on Ronald Sweet, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Wilk (SG) Ronald Sweet | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 05:43 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Lawrence Woodall | 16-18 |
| 05:23 | Michigan | Merle Callahan clanks a 3 from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 05:21 | Michigan | William Morley snags the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 05:08 | Michigan | William Morley is hacked by Michael Carbaugh - foul #1 on Michael Carbaugh, team foul #3 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo (SG), Francis Primus (SF) Merle Callahan, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Hall (SG), Byron Clement (PF), Ismael Dorton (C) Samuel Gabaldon, Michael Carbaugh, Jeff Stratton | |
| 05:03 | Michigan | William Morley makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Phillip Lombardo | 18-18 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage loses the dribble to Phillip Lombardo in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| 04:41 | Michigan | William Morley misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Hall - foul #1 on Michael Hall, team foul #4 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (SG), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Francis Primus, Lawrence Woodall | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury (PG), Tracy Greene (SF) Louis Rose, Jeremy Savage | |
| 04:41 | Michigan | William Morley misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 04:41 | Michigan | William Morley makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 04:16 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement throws it down | 19-20 |
| 04:09 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk loses the dribble to Michael Marbury in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| 03:56 | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-23 |
| 03:39 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-23 |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Wilk - foul #1 on Thomas Wilk, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Francis Primus (SF), Brett Williams (PF), Lawrence Woodall (C) Thomas Wilk, Phillip Lombardo, William Morley, Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Louis Rose (PG), Samuel Gabaldon (SG), Jeremy Savage (SF), Lawrence Cline (PF) Michael Marbury, Michael Hall, Tracy Greene, Byron Clement | |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kim Metcalf (fresh) SG - Jeffery Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francis Primus (fresh) PF - Brett Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Woodall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Louis Rose (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Samuel Gabaldon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Savage (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lawrence Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ismael Dorton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Michigan | Lawrence Woodall scores on a floater from close range and he's hacked by Ismael Dorton - foul #1 on Ismael Dorton, team foul #5 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Sweet (SG), John Johnson (SF) Jeffery Scott, Francis Primus | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh (C) Ismael Dorton | |
| 03:03 | Michigan | Lawrence Woodall misses the free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose is called for traveling | 23-24 |
| 02:26 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Kim Metcalf | 25-24 |
| 02:06 | Notre Dame | Kim Metcalf takes the ball from Louis Rose | 25-24 |
| 02:02 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf banks in the layup | 27-24 |
| 02:00 | Notre Dame | Kim Metcalf steals it from Jeremy Savage in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| 01:41 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet is called for a backcourt violation | 27-24 |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Wilk (PG), Jeffery Scott (SG), Phillip Lombardo (SF), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Kim Metcalf, Ronald Sweet, John Johnson, Lawrence Woodall | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (SG), Jeff Stratton (SF), Byron Clement (PF) Samuel Gabaldon, Jeremy Savage, Lawrence Cline | |
| 01:16 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Hall (SG), Ismael Dorton (C) Louis Rose, Michael Carbaugh | |
| 01:02 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-24 |
| 01:01 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton misses the dunk attempt | 27-24 |
| 00:51 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 00:31 | Michigan | Jeffery Scott misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Wilk - foul #2 on Thomas Wilk, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Michigan | Merle Callahan (PG), Ronald Sweet (SG), Francis Primus (SF), William Morley (PF) Thomas Wilk, Jeffery Scott, Phillip Lombardo, Brett Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 00:27 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 00:05 | Michigan | William Morley lays it up and in | 29-24 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Sweet - foul #3 on Ronald Sweet, team foul #10 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Thomas Wilk (SG), Lawrence Woodall (C) Merle Callahan, Ronald Sweet, Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Louis Rose (PG), Jeremy Savage (SF), Michael Carbaugh (PF) Michael Lemoine, Jeff Stratton, Byron Clement | |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf misses the halfcourt shot | 29-26 |