| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chad Birkholz (fresh) C - John Vance (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kim Metcalf (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Wilk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Morley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Woodall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | John Johnson inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan | John Johnson makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Morley | 36-44 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 19:37 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 19:27 | Michigan | William Morley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | John Patterson pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | John Vance misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Lawrence Woodall - foul #1 on Lawrence Woodall, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SG) John Patterson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo (SF) John Johnson | |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | John Vance makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | John Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 18:59 | Michigan | William Morley connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Thomas Wilk | 38-46 |
| 18:46 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses the jumpshot from the left side | 38-46 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon grabs the offensive board | 38-46 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Ed Dixon | 40-46 |
| 18:08 | Michigan | Lawrence Woodall is hacked by Mikel Paczkowski - foul #2 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PG), Michael Davis (SG), Cedric Hacker (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Ed Dixon, Robert Hayes, Chad Birkholz, John Vance | |
| Subs | Michigan | Merle Callahan (PG), Jeffery Scott (SG), John Johnson (SF), Brett Williams (PF), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Kim Metcalf, Thomas Wilk, Phillip Lombardo, William Morley, Lawrence Woodall | |
| 17:57 | Michigan | Brett Williams misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 40-46 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | Merle Callahan takes the ball from Cedric Hacker | 40-46 |
| 17:49 | Michigan | Merle Callahan can't finish the layup | 40-46 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson is fouled on the floor by Merle Callahan - foul #3 on Merle Callahan, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Francis Primus (SF) Merle Callahan, John Johnson | |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 17:14 | Michigan | Brett Williams banks in the layup on a great pass from Kim Metcalf | 43-48 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | Michael Davis drills a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Brunon Kowalczyk - foul #3 on Brunon Kowalczyk, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Robert Hayes (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF), John Vance (C) John Patterson, Cedric Hacker, Thomas Johnson, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Wilk (SG), John Johnson (SF), William Morley (PF), Lawrence Woodall (C) Jeffery Scott, Francis Primus, Brett Williams, Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | Michael Davis makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 16:36 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf's pass is intercepted by Mikel Paczkowski | 46-48 |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes blows the layup | 46-48 |
| 16:27 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 16:12 | Michigan | William Morley is hacked by John Vance - foul #1 on John Vance, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (SG) Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (SG), Phillip Lombardo (SF) Kim Metcalf, John Johnson | |
| 16:01 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Morley | 46-51 |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Scott - foul #1 on Jeffery Scott, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), John Mock (SG) Mikel Paczkowski, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Merle Callahan (PG), Ronald Sweet (SG), Brett Williams (PF) Thomas Wilk, Jeffery Scott, William Morley | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jimmy Quinn (fresh) 3 pf. SG - John Mock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hayes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Chad Birkholz (tiring) C - John Vance (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Merle Callahan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Phillip Lombardo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brett Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Lawrence Woodall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the tip | 46-51 |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | A charge is called on John Mock - foul #4 on John Mock, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (SG) John Mock | |
| Subs | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Lawrence Woodall | |
| 15:30 | Michigan | Jimmy Quinn steals the ball from Ronald Sweet in the backcourt | 46-51 |
| 15:20 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes travels with the ball | 46-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Ed Dixon (SF) Jimmy Quinn, Robert Hayes | |
| Subs | Michigan | Francis Primus (SF), William Morley (PF) Phillip Lombardo, Brett Williams | |
| 15:17 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet is fouled in the backcourt by John Patterson - foul #2 on John Patterson, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| 15:06 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Merle Callahan | 46-53 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | John Patterson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | John Vance grabs the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Ronald Sweet swats the layup by Ed Dixon | 46-53 |
| 14:32 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 14:06 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet buries a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Chad Birkholz - foul #2 on Chad Birkholz, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Ed Dixon, Chad Birkholz, John Vance | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG), Phillip Lombardo (SF), Brett Williams (PF), Lawrence Woodall (C) Merle Callahan, Francis Primus, William Morley, Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| 14:06 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet makes the free throw | 46-56 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson travels with the ball | 46-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SG) John Patterson | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Johnson (SF) Ronald Sweet | |
| 13:23 | Michigan | John Johnson misses the floater from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Johnson | 46-56 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski is called for 10 seconds | 46-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), John Patterson (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), John Vance (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Ed Dixon, Cedric Hacker, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Wilk (PG), Ronald Sweet (SG) Jeffery Scott, Phillip Lombardo | |
| 13:00 | Michigan | Brett Williams misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| 13:00 | Michigan | Brett Williams makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 13:00 | Michigan | Brett Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 12:47 | Michigan | Lawrence Woodall grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 12:44 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Quinn - foul #4 on Jimmy Quinn, team foul #7 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Michael Davis (SG) Jimmy Quinn, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), William Morley (PF), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Ronald Sweet, Brett Williams, Lawrence Woodall | |
| 12:44 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 12:44 | Michigan | William Morley pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 12:36 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-60 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Brunon Kowalczyk - foul #4 on Brunon Kowalczyk, team foul #5 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SG), Chad Birkholz (PF) Michael Davis, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Lawrence Woodall (C) Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 12:10 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Johnson | 47-62 |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 47-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (SG), Phillip Lombardo (SF) Kim Metcalf, John Johnson | |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-62 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ed Dixon (tiring) SF - Robert Hayes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Birkholz (tiring) C - John Vance (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Thomas Wilk (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Phillip Lombardo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Morley (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Woodall (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 50-62 |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon loses the dribble to William Morley | 50-62 |
| 11:13 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo is called for traveling | 50-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PG), Michael Davis (SG), Cedric Hacker (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Ed Dixon, Chad Birkholz, John Vance | |
| Subs | Michigan | Merle Callahan (PG), Ronald Sweet (SG), Francis Primus (SF), Brett Williams (PF) Thomas Wilk, Jeffery Scott, Phillip Lombardo, William Morley | |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by John Patterson | 52-62 |
| 10:47 | Michigan | Lawrence Woodall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-62 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker makes the driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Brett Williams - foul #1 on Brett Williams, team foul #6 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson (C) Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Thomas Wilk (C) Merle Callahan, Lawrence Woodall | |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker makes the free throw | 55-62 |
| 10:09 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Wilk | 55-64 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | John Patterson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-64 |
| 09:47 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Brett Williams | 55-64 |
| 09:35 | Michigan | Brett Williams is hacked by Cedric Hacker - foul #2 on Cedric Hacker, team foul #8 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Ed Dixon (SG), Chad Birkholz (PF), John Vance (C) John Patterson, Michael Davis, Cedric Hacker, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (SG), Phillip Lombardo (SF), Lawrence Woodall (C) Ronald Sweet, Francis Primus, Thomas Wilk | |
| 09:35 | Michigan | Brett Williams makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 09:35 | Michigan | Brett Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | John Vance blows the layup | 55-66 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes tips it in | 57-66 |
| 09:02 | Michigan | Brett Williams misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line | 57-66 |
| 09:01 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 08:45 | Michigan | Robert Hayes swats the short shot by Lawrence Woodall | 57-66 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | John Vance grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski double dribbles | 57-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (SG), Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Ed Dixon, Chad Birkholz, John Vance | |
| Subs | Michigan | Merle Callahan (PG), Thomas Wilk (SG), John Johnson (SF), William Morley (PF) Kim Metcalf, Jeffery Scott, Phillip Lombardo, Brett Williams | |
| 08:36 | Michigan | Merle Callahan is hacked by John Patterson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Patterson, team foul #9 | 57-66 |
| 08:36 | Michigan | Merle Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 08:36 | Michigan | Merle Callahan misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 08:36 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Johnson | 57-67 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | Thomas Wilk steals the ball from Mikel Paczkowski in the backcourt | 57-67 |
| 08:17 | Michigan | William Morley misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-67 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Patterson | 59-67 |
| 07:56 | Michigan | Merle Callahan misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-67 |
| 07:54 | Michigan | John Johnson tips it back up and in | 59-69 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (very tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Patterson (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hayes (tired) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Merle Callahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Wilk (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Morley (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Lawrence Woodall (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown misses the easy layup | 59-69 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson tips it but misses | 59-69 |
| 07:46 | Michigan | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 59-69 |
| 07:39 | Michigan | Merle Callahan is alone and drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Wilk | 59-71 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes scores on a 3 from the left wing | 62-71 |
| 07:30 | Michigan | John Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hayes - foul #1 on Robert Hayes, team foul #10 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), John Mock (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF), John Vance (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Patterson, Robert Hayes, Thomas Johnson, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo (SG), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Merle Callahan, Lawrence Woodall | |
| 07:30 | Michigan | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 07:30 | Michigan | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | John Vance grabs the board | 62-72 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG), Ronald Sweet (SG) Thomas Wilk, John Johnson | |
| 07:17 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet is fouled in the backcourt by John Mock - foul #5 on John Mock, team foul #11 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker (SF) John Mock | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 07:17 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 07:17 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 62-74 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to John Vance | 62-74 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | John Vance hits a jumper from the left block | 64-74 |
| 06:26 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-76 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker is hacked by Jeffery Scott - foul #2 on Jeffery Scott, team foul #7 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SG), Robert Hayes (SF) Michael Davis, Chad Birkholz | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Thomas Wilk (SG), Francis Primus (SF), Brett Williams (PF) Jeffery Scott, Ronald Sweet, Phillip Lombardo, William Morley | |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker misses the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 06:09 | Michigan | Francis Primus snags the defensive board | 64-76 |
| 05:48 | Michigan | Brett Williams hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Wilk | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Kim Metcalf steps in front of the Jimmy Quinn pass in the backcourt | 64-78 |
| 05:41 | Michigan | Francis Primus lays it in on a great pass from Kim Metcalf | 64-80 |
| 05:39 | Northwestern | Kim Metcalf takes the ball from Robert Hayes in the backcourt | 64-80 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:19 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 64-80 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Vance | 64-80 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | John Vance banks in the layup | 66-80 |
| 04:53 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 66-80 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 66-80 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 66-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Patterson (SG), Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Jimmy Quinn, Ed Dixon, Cedric Hacker, John Vance | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG), Phillip Lombardo (SG), John Johnson (SF), Lawrence Woodall (C) Kim Metcalf, Thomas Wilk, Francis Primus, Brett Williams | |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Jeffery Scott is called for the reach on Robert Hayes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Scott, team foul #8 | 66-80 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 67-80 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-80 |
| 04:26 | Michigan | John Johnson hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jeffery Scott | 68-83 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brunon Kowalczyk - foul #5 on Brunon Kowalczyk, team foul #9 | 68-83 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Merle Callahan (PG), William Morley (PF) Phillip Lombardo, Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the 1st free throw | 69-83 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-83 |
| 04:12 | Michigan | Merle Callahan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-83 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz (PF) Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Sweet (SG) Jeffery Scott | |
| 04:02 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Mikel Paczkowski | 73-83 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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) | |
| 03:33 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Merle Callahan and he's hacked by John Patterson - foul #4 on John Patterson, team foul #12 | 73-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (SG), Ed Dixon (SF), John Vance (C) John Patterson, Robert Hayes, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Francis Primus (SF), Thomas Wilk (C) Merle Callahan, John Johnson, Lawrence Woodall | |
| 03:33 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet misses the free throw | 73-85 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz grabs the board | 73-85 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (very tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Davis (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ed Dixon (tired) 2 reb. PF - Chad Birkholz (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Vance (tired) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kim Metcalf (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Sweet (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Francis Primus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Morley (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Thomas Wilk (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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 (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | Ronald Sweet picks off the pass by John Vance | 73-85 |
| 02:52 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by William Morley | 73-87 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-87 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PG), Robert Hayes (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Ed Dixon, Chad Birkholz, John Vance | |
| Subs | Michigan | Merle Callahan (PG), Jeffery Scott (SG), Phillip Lombardo (SF), Brett Williams (PF) Kim Metcalf, Ronald Sweet, Francis Primus, William Morley | |
| 02:29 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-87 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Michael Davis tips it home | 75-87 |
| 02:26 | Michigan | Merle Callahan is hacked by John Patterson in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Patterson, team foul #13 | 75-87 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG) John Patterson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Lawrence Woodall (C) Thomas Wilk | |
| 02:26 | Michigan | Merle Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 75-88 |
| 02:26 | Michigan | Merle Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 75-89 |
| 02:08 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson comes up short on the floater from the right block | 75-89 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson tips it back up and in | 77-89 |
| 01:57 | Michigan | Brett Williams is called for 10 seconds | 77-89 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SG) Robert Hayes | |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Wilk (C) Lawrence Woodall | |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Jeffery Scott picks off the pass by Michael Davis | 77-89 |
| 01:20 | Michigan | Merle Callahan scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Phillip Lombardo | 77-92 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Merle Callahan steps in front of the Michael Davis pass | 77-92 |
| 00:45 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 77-92 |
| 00:43 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk grabs the offensive rebound | 77-92 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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 (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Michigan | Merle Callahan buries a jumper from the right block set up by Jeffery Scott and he's fouled by Jimmy Quinn - foul #5 on Jimmy Quinn, team foul #14 | 77-94 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker (SF) Jimmy Quinn | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 00:14 | Michigan | Merle Callahan makes the free throw | 77-95 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Michael Davis travels in the backcourt | 77-95 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Merle Callahan runs out the clock | 77-95 |