| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Reed (fresh) SG - Jordan Simmons (fresh) SF - Rickey Sims (fresh) PF - Bill Hibbitts (fresh) C - Robert Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Antonio Espy (fresh) SG - Ralph Kelly (fresh) SF - Bill Smith (fresh) PF - Terry Delong (fresh) C - George Headley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Robert Wright wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:33 | Minnesota | Gregory Reed connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jordan Simmons | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Michigan | George Headley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Michigan | Rickey Sims is called for the reach on George Headley - foul #1 on Rickey Sims, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly misses long on a 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Minnesota | Bill Hibbitts pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Minnesota | Gregory Reed is open and buries a floater in the lane set up by Jordan Simmons | 4-0 |
| 18:28 | Michigan | Antonio Espy loses the ball out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 17:59 | Minnesota | Rickey Sims makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 17:30 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 17:28 | Minnesota | Rickey Sims is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 7-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Mathews (PG) Gregory Reed | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 17:15 | Michigan | Antonio Espy can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-3 |
| 17:13 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Robert Wright | 7-3 |
| 16:56 | Minnesota | Rickey Sims clanks a jumper in the paint | 7-3 |
| 16:54 | Minnesota | Rickey Sims grabs the offensive board | 7-3 |
| 16:45 | Minnesota | Rickey Sims misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 16:44 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 16:28 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ralph Kelly, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Marty (SG), Dale Raley (SF), Luis Anderson (PF), Przbyslaw Kaszynski (C) Jordan Simmons, Rickey Sims, Bill Hibbitts, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert McCarthy (PG), Roger Kennedy (SF), William Siegel (PF), George Hyden (C) Antonio Espy, Bill Smith, Terry Delong, George Headley | |
| 16:25 | Minnesota | Christopher Mathews is fouled in the backcourt by William Siegel - foul #1 on William Siegel, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| 16:06 | Minnesota | Luis Anderson misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by William Siegel - foul #2 on William Siegel, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Reed (PG) William Marty | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bryan Anders (PG), Jimmy Dickenson (SG) Ralph Kelly, William Siegel | |
| 16:06 | Minnesota | Luis Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:06 | Minnesota | Luis Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-3 |
| 15:55 | Michigan | Przbyslaw Kaszynski picks off the pass by Robert McCarthy | 9-3 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Reed (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Mathews (fresh) SF - Dale Raley (fresh) PF - Luis Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Przbyslaw Kaszynski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Bryan Anders (fresh) SG - Jimmy Dickenson (fresh) SF - Robert McCarthy (fresh) PF - Roger Kennedy (fresh) C - George Hyden (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Minnesota | Dale Raley clanks a 3 from straight away | 9-3 |
| 15:49 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Przbyslaw Kaszynski | 9-3 |
| 15:25 | Minnesota | Gregory Reed is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Dickenson - foul #1 on Jimmy Dickenson, team foul #4 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons (SG), Rickey Sims (SF) Dale Raley, Luis Anderson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Antonio Espy (PG) Bryan Anders | |
| 15:05 | Minnesota | A charge is called on Rickey Sims - foul #2 on Rickey Sims, team foul #2 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Marty (PG), Dale Raley (SF), Luis Anderson (PF) Gregory Reed, Rickey Sims, Christopher Mathews | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ralph Kelly (SG), George Headley (C) Jimmy Dickenson, George Hyden | |
| 14:41 | Michigan | Roger Kennedy lays it up and in set up by Ralph Kelly | 9-5 |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | Luis Anderson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-5 |
| 14:22 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Przbyslaw Kaszynski | 9-5 |
| 14:15 | Minnesota | Roger Kennedy blocks the short jumper by Jordan Simmons | 9-5 |
| 14:13 | Michigan | The rebound goes to George Headley | 9-5 |
| 14:08 | Michigan | Robert McCarthy makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ralph Kelly | 9-8 |
| 13:42 | Minnesota | William Marty comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 13:41 | Michigan | Robert McCarthy grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:22 | Michigan | Robert McCarthy makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Antonio Espy and the foul's on Dale Raley - foul #1 on Dale Raley, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Reed (PG), Jonathan Busby (SF), Bill Hibbitts (PF), Robert Wright (C) William Marty, Dale Raley, Luis Anderson, Przbyslaw Kaszynski | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bill Smith (SF), Terry Delong (PF), George Hyden (C) Antonio Espy, Roger Kennedy, George Headley | |
| 13:22 | Michigan | Robert McCarthy makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:10 | Minnesota | Gregory Reed misses long on a floater near the basket | 9-11 |
| 13:08 | Michigan | Robert McCarthy gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:50 | Michigan | Terry Delong drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Bill Smith | 9-13 |
| 12:35 | Minnesota | Gregory Reed is alone and drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jordan Simmons | 11-13 |
| 12:20 | Michigan | George Hyden comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jonathan Busby - foul #1 on Jonathan Busby, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Mathews (SG) Jordan Simmons | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bryan Anders (PG), Jimmy Dickenson (SG) Robert McCarthy, Ralph Kelly | |
| 12:20 | Michigan | George Hyden makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:20 | Michigan | George Hyden misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:20 | Minnesota | Robert Wright snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 11:59 | Minnesota | Gregory Reed is hacked by Jimmy Dickenson - foul #2 on Jimmy Dickenson, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Marty (SG), Dale Raley (SF) Gregory Reed, Jonathan Busby | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ralph Kelly (SG) Jimmy Dickenson | |
| 11:47 | Minnesota | Bill Hibbitts is hacked by Terry Delong - foul #1 on Terry Delong, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan | George Headley (C) George Hyden | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Christopher Mathews (fresh) SG - William Marty (fresh) SF - Dale Raley (fresh) PF - Bill Hibbitts (fresh) C - Robert Wright (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Bryan Anders (fresh) SG - Ralph Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Delong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Headley (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Minnesota | Robert Wright misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the paint | 11-14 |
| 11:31 | Michigan | George Headley gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 11:08 | Michigan | George Headley clanks a jump hook from the right block | 11-14 |
| 11:07 | Michigan | George Headley tips it but misses | 11-14 |
| 11:05 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Dale Raley | 11-14 |
| 10:50 | Minnesota | Robert Wright buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Mathews | 13-14 |
| 10:38 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons (SG), Jonathan Busby (SF), Luis Anderson (PF), Przbyslaw Kaszynski (C) William Marty, Dale Raley, Bill Hibbitts, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Michigan | Antonio Espy (PG), Robert McCarthy (SF), Roger Kennedy (PF), George Hyden (C) Bryan Anders, Bill Smith, Terry Delong, George Headley | |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | George Hyden picks off the pass by Jordan Simmons in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| 10:27 | Michigan | Roger Kennedy is hacked by Luis Anderson - foul #1 on Luis Anderson, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Reed (PG) Luis Anderson | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 10:08 | Michigan | Antonio Espy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 10:06 | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:49 | Minnesota | Jonathan Busby is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 09:39 | Michigan | Antonio Espy makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Hyden | 15-16 |
| 09:29 | Minnesota | Christopher Mathews hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 15-16 |
| 09:28 | Minnesota | Gregory Reed tips it but misses | 15-16 |
| 09:27 | Minnesota | Gregory Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:13 | Minnesota | Jonathan Busby misses long on a 3 from straight away | 15-16 |
| 09:11 | Michigan | Robert McCarthy grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:05 | Michigan | Roger Kennedy is whistled for a carry | 15-16 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Marty (PG), Dale Raley (SF), Luis Anderson (PF), Robert Wright (C) Gregory Reed, Jonathan Busby, Przbyslaw Kaszynski, Christopher Mathews | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bill Smith (SF), George Headley (C) Ralph Kelly, George Hyden | |
| 08:46 | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 08:44 | Michigan | George Headley grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 08:29 | Michigan | Bill Smith scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from George Headley | 15-18 |
| 08:08 | Minnesota | Luis Anderson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Roger Kennedy - foul #1 on Roger Kennedy, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jonathan Busby (SG), Bill Hibbitts (PF) Jordan Simmons, Dale Raley | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bryan Anders (PG), Ralph Kelly (SG), Terry Delong (PF) Antonio Espy, Robert McCarthy, Roger Kennedy | |
| 08:08 | Minnesota | Luis Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:08 | Minnesota | Luis Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:58 | Michigan | The short jumper by Terry Delong is denied by Robert Wright | 17-18 |
| 07:57 | Minnesota | Bill Hibbitts gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 07:35 | Minnesota | Jonathan Busby misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 07:34 | Michigan | Bill Smith gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Marty (fresh) SG - Jonathan Busby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luis Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bill Hibbitts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Bryan Anders (fresh) SG - Ralph Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Delong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Headley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Michigan | William Marty steals the ball from Terry Delong | 17-18 |
| 07:07 | Minnesota | Luis Anderson lays it in set up by William Marty | 19-18 |
| 06:45 | Michigan | George Headley banks in the layup on a great pass from Ralph Kelly | 19-20 |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | William Marty is alone and drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Bill Hibbitts | 21-20 |
| 06:08 | Michigan | George Headley clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Bill Hibbitts - foul #1 on Bill Hibbitts, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Reed (PG), Jordan Simmons (SG), Dale Raley (SF), Przbyslaw Kaszynski (PF), Christopher Mathews (C) William Marty, Jonathan Busby, Luis Anderson, Bill Hibbitts, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Michigan | Antonio Espy (PG), Robert McCarthy (SG), Roger Kennedy (SF), George Hyden (PF) Bryan Anders, Ralph Kelly, Bill Smith, Terry Delong | |
| 06:08 | Michigan | George Headley misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:08 | Michigan | George Headley makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:03 | Minnesota | Antonio Espy steals it from Gregory Reed in the backcourt | 21-21 |
| 05:50 | Michigan | Roger Kennedy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Antonio Espy and he's hacked by Dale Raley - foul #2 on Dale Raley, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jonathan Busby (SF) Dale Raley | |
| Subs | Michigan | Terry Delong (PF) George Headley | |
| 05:50 | Michigan | Roger Kennedy misses the free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:50 | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 05:48 | Minnesota | Jonathan Busby is hacked by Antonio Espy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antonio Espy, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| 05:48 | Minnesota | Jonathan Busby makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:48 | Minnesota | Jonathan Busby makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:25 | Michigan | Robert McCarthy drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Roger Kennedy | 23-25 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Christopher Mathews drills a shot from the right wing and the foul's on George Hyden - foul #1 on George Hyden, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ralph Kelly (SG) Terry Delong | |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Christopher Mathews makes the free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:55 | Michigan | Antonio Espy is fouled on the floor by Przbyslaw Kaszynski - foul #1 on Przbyslaw Kaszynski, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Terry Delong (PF) Roger Kennedy | |
| 04:55 | Michigan | Antonio Espy makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:55 | Michigan | Antonio Espy misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:55 | Michigan | Terry Delong grabs the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 04:47 | Michigan | Robert McCarthy misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 26-26 |
| 04:45 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Przbyslaw Kaszynski | 26-26 |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | Terry Delong is called for the reach on Jonathan Busby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Delong, team foul #10 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bill Hibbitts (PF) Gregory Reed | |
| Subs | Michigan | Roger Kennedy (PF), George Headley (C) Terry Delong, George Hyden | |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | Jonathan Busby makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | Jonathan Busby makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:14 | Michigan | Robert McCarthy misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Bill Hibbitts - foul #2 on Bill Hibbitts, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Wright (C) Bill Hibbitts | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bryan Anders (PG), Bill Smith (SF) Antonio Espy, Ralph Kelly | |
| 04:14 | Michigan | Robert McCarthy makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:14 | Michigan | Robert McCarthy makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:54 | Minnesota | Roger Kennedy is called for the reach on Christopher Mathews - foul #2 on Roger Kennedy, team foul #11 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Marty (PG), Rickey Sims (SF), Dale Raley (PF) Jonathan Busby, Przbyslaw Kaszynski, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jimmy Dickenson (SG), William Siegel (PF) Bill Smith, Roger Kennedy | |
| 03:54 | Minnesota | Christopher Mathews misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:54 | Minnesota | Christopher Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:37 | Michigan | Jimmy Dickenson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Dale Raley - foul #3 on Dale Raley, team foul #10 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Bonds (PG), Bill Hibbitts (PF), Robert Wright (C) Jordan Simmons, Dale Raley, Christopher Mathews | |
| Subs | Michigan | George Hyden (C) George Headley | |
| 03:37 | Michigan | Jimmy Dickenson makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 03:37 | Michigan | Jimmy Dickenson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:15 | Minnesota | Robert Wright drills a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by George Hyden - foul #2 on George Hyden, team foul #12 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Reed (PG) Brian Bonds | |
| Subs | Michigan | Antonio Espy (PG) Bryan Anders | |
| 03:15 | Minnesota | Robert Wright makes the free throw | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Reed (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Marty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rickey Sims (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bill Hibbitts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Antonio Espy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Dickenson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert McCarthy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Siegel (fresh) C - George Hyden (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 02:57 | Michigan | Rickey Sims swats the shot by George Hyden | 32-30 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Gregory Reed pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | Robert McCarthy takes the ball from Rickey Sims | 32-30 |
| 02:30 | Michigan | Antonio Espy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 02:29 | Michigan | Robert McCarthy snags the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 02:08 | Michigan | Gregory Reed steals it from George Hyden | 32-30 |
| 02:03 | Minnesota | Gregory Reed lays it in | 34-30 |
| 01:43 | Michigan | Antonio Espy is fouled on the floor by Rickey Sims - foul #3 on Rickey Sims, team foul #11 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Mathews (PG), Jordan Simmons (SG), Luis Anderson (SF), Przbyslaw Kaszynski (C) Gregory Reed, William Marty, Rickey Sims, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ralph Kelly (SG), Roger Kennedy (SF), Terry Delong (PF), George Headley (C) Jimmy Dickenson, Robert McCarthy, William Siegel, George Hyden | |
| 01:43 | Michigan | Antonio Espy misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:43 | Michigan | Antonio Espy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:23 | Minnesota | Luis Anderson is hacked by Roger Kennedy - foul #3 on Roger Kennedy, team foul #13 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bryan Anders (PG), Bill Smith (SF) Antonio Espy, Roger Kennedy | |
| 01:23 | Minnesota | Luis Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:23 | Minnesota | Luis Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:23 | Michigan | The rebound goes to George Headley | 35-31 |
| 01:14 | Michigan | Bryan Anders clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 01:12 | Minnesota | Luis Anderson gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 01:07 | Minnesota | Christopher Mathews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-31 |
| 01:05 | Michigan | Bill Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:42 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly is fouled on the floor by Luis Anderson - foul #2 on Luis Anderson, team foul #12 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Wright (C) Przbyslaw Kaszynski | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 00:42 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:42 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Christopher Mathews can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 00:24 | Michigan | Terry Delong pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 00:19 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly can't finish the layup | 35-33 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Terry Delong gets the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 00:04 | Michigan | George Headley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | George Headley pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | The clock runs out | 35-33 |