| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Christian Briley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Graybill (fresh) PF - Jerome Lapointe (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Antonio Espy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Kelly (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Delong (fresh) C - George Headley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill inbounds the ball | 20-33 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-33 |
| 19:15 | Michigan | Antonio Espy is hacked by John Gilbert - foul #2 on John Gilbert, team foul #1 | 23-33 |
| 18:54 | Michigan | George Headley connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Antonio Espy | 23-35 |
| 18:25 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 23-35 |
| 18:24 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Lapointe | 23-35 |
| 18:13 | Iowa | Christian Briley is hacked by Bill Smith - foul #1 on Bill Smith, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Walter Leathers (SG), John Valazquez (C) Michael Chapman, John Gilbert | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert McCarthy (PG), Roger Kennedy (SF), William Siegel (PF), George Hyden (C) Antonio Espy, Bill Smith, Terry Delong, George Headley | |
| 17:51 | Iowa | Christian Briley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 17:50 | Michigan | Roger Kennedy snags the defensive board | 23-35 |
| 17:44 | Michigan | Christian Briley steals the ball from George Hyden | 23-35 |
| 17:41 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Kennedy - foul #1 on Roger Kennedy, team foul #2 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bryan Hamilton (SG), Lubomierz Nitzkowski (PF), Floyd Dumas (C) Christian Briley, Matthew Graybill, Jerome Lapointe | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jimmy Dickenson (SG) Ralph Kelly | |
| 17:29 | Iowa | Walter Leathers buries a 3 from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 17:10 | Michigan | Robert McCarthy clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 17:08 | Iowa | Floyd Dumas grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Lubomierz Nitzkowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 26-35 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Lubomierz Nitzkowski tips it back up and in | 28-35 |
| 16:32 | Michigan | George Hyden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 16:31 | Michigan | Roger Kennedy gets the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 16:15 | Michigan | Floyd Dumas takes the ball from Jimmy Dickenson | 28-35 |
| 15:52 | Iowa | John Valazquez buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Floyd Dumas | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Walter Leathers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Hamilton (fresh) SF - John Valazquez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lubomierz Nitzkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Floyd Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Robert McCarthy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Dickenson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Kennedy (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - William Siegel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Hyden (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Michigan | George Hyden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Christian Briley (PG), Michael Chapman (SG), Matthew Graybill (SF), Jerome Lapointe (PF), John Gilbert (C) Walter Leathers, Bryan Hamilton, John Valazquez, Lubomierz Nitzkowski, Floyd Dumas | |
| Subs | Michigan | Antonio Espy (PG), Ralph Kelly (SG), Bill Smith (SF), Terry Delong (PF), George Headley (C) Robert McCarthy, Jimmy Dickenson, Roger Kennedy, William Siegel, George Hyden | |
| 15:08 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Terry Delong - foul #1 on Terry Delong, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| 15:08 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill misses the free throw | 32-35 |
| 15:08 | Michigan | Terry Delong gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 14:57 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Chapman - foul #1 on Michael Chapman, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| 14:57 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 14:57 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 14:57 | Iowa | Jerome Lapointe grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 14:53 | Iowa | Christian Briley misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Bill Smith - foul #2 on Bill Smith, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| 14:53 | Iowa | Christian Briley makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:53 | Iowa | Christian Briley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 14:33 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from George Headley | 34-38 |
| 14:18 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill is hacked by Bill Smith - foul #3 on Bill Smith, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| 13:58 | Iowa | Jerome Lapointe misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 13:56 | Michigan | George Headley gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:41 | Michigan | Bill Smith blows the layup | 34-38 |
| 13:40 | Iowa | John Gilbert gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:34 | Iowa | John Gilbert misses the lay-in but he's fouled by George Headley - foul #2 on George Headley, team foul #6 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Walter Leathers (SG), John Valazquez (SF) Michael Chapman, Matthew Graybill | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jimmy Dickenson (PG), Robert McCarthy (SF), Roger Kennedy (PF) Antonio Espy, Bill Smith, Terry Delong | |
| 13:34 | Iowa | John Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:34 | Iowa | John Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:34 | Michigan | George Headley snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 13:21 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 13:20 | Iowa | John Gilbert snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 12:54 | Iowa | John Valazquez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 12:53 | Michigan | Roger Kennedy grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 12:30 | Michigan | Roger Kennedy misses the lay-in | 35-38 |
| 12:28 | Iowa | John Valazquez grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 12:24 | Iowa | Walter Leathers clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 12:22 | Iowa | John Valazquez grabs the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 12:09 | Iowa | John Gilbert scores on a runner from the left block set up by Christian Briley | 37-38 |
| 11:53 | Michigan | George Headley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 11:52 | Michigan | Robert McCarthy tips it back up and in | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Christian Briley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Leathers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Valazquez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Lapointe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - John Gilbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jimmy Dickenson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ralph Kelly (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McCarthy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Roger Kennedy (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - George Headley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Iowa | Christian Briley is open and lays it up and in set up by John Valazquez | 39-40 |
| 11:22 | Michigan | Robert McCarthy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Campbell (PG), Michael Chapman (SG), Matthew Graybill (SF), Lubomierz Nitzkowski (PF) Christian Briley, Walter Leathers, Jerome Lapointe, John Gilbert | |
| Subs | Michigan | Antonio Espy (PG), Bill Smith (SF), Terry Delong (PF), William Siegel (C) Jimmy Dickenson, Ralph Kelly, Roger Kennedy, George Headley | |
| 10:59 | Iowa | Antonio Espy picks off the pass by Lubomierz Nitzkowski | 39-40 |
| 10:40 | Michigan | Terry Delong hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 10:38 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Chapman | 39-40 |
| 10:17 | Iowa | Michael Chapman is fouled on the floor by William Siegel - foul #2 on William Siegel, team foul #7 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Floyd Dumas (C) John Valazquez | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jimmy Dickenson (SG), George Hyden (C) Robert McCarthy, Terry Delong | |
| 10:17 | Iowa | Michael Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:17 | Iowa | Michael Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 10:00 | Michigan | Lubomierz Nitzkowski is called for the reach on Bill Smith - foul #2 on Lubomierz Nitzkowski, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| 09:52 | Michigan | Bill Smith buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-43 |
| 09:49 | Iowa | William Campbell is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Campbell, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| 09:31 | Michigan | Bill Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lubomierz Nitzkowski - foul #3 on Lubomierz Nitzkowski, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bryan Hamilton (SG), Matthew Fetters (PF) Michael Chapman, Lubomierz Nitzkowski | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bryan Anders (PG), Roger Kennedy (PF) Antonio Espy, William Siegel | |
| 09:31 | Michigan | Bill Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 09:31 | Michigan | Bill Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 09:02 | Iowa | Bryan Hamilton scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Floyd Dumas | 44-45 |
| 08:42 | Michigan | Bill Smith misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 08:41 | Iowa | Floyd Dumas snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 08:21 | Iowa | Floyd Dumas hits a wide open jumper from the right side set up by Matthew Fetters | 46-45 |
| 08:00 | Michigan | Bryan Anders is fouled on the floor by William Campbell - foul #2 on William Campbell, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Christian Briley (PG), Michael Chapman (SG), John Valazquez (SF), Jerome Lapointe (PF), Walter Leathers (C) William Campbell, Bryan Hamilton, Matthew Graybill, Matthew Fetters, Floyd Dumas | |
| Subs | Michigan | Antonio Espy (PG), Ralph Kelly (SG), Robert McCarthy (SF), Terry Delong (PF), William Siegel (C) Bryan Anders, Jimmy Dickenson, Bill Smith, Roger Kennedy, George Hyden | |
| 07:52 | Michigan | William Siegel loses the ball out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Christian Briley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Valazquez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Lapointe (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Walter Leathers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Antonio Espy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Kelly (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McCarthy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Terry Delong (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Siegel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Iowa | Walter Leathers drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerome Lapointe | 49-45 |
| 07:26 | Michigan | Antonio Espy is whistled for traveling | 49-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Gilbert (C) Walter Leathers | |
| Subs | Michigan | George Headley (C) William Siegel | |
| 07:13 | Iowa | Jerome Lapointe misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Terry Delong - foul #2 on Terry Delong, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| 07:13 | Iowa | Jerome Lapointe misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:13 | Iowa | Jerome Lapointe makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:48 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by George Headley | 50-47 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Michael Chapman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-47 |
| 06:17 | Michigan | George Headley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Walter Leathers (PG), Bryan Hamilton (SG), Floyd Dumas (C) Christian Briley, Michael Chapman, John Gilbert | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jimmy Dickenson (PG), Roger Kennedy (PF), William Siegel (C) Antonio Espy, Terry Delong, George Headley | |
| 05:59 | Iowa | Jerome Lapointe connects on the turnaround in the paint | 52-47 |
| 05:43 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by William Siegel | 52-49 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | John Valazquez is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left side | 52-49 |
| 05:20 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 04:57 | Michigan | Roger Kennedy misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 04:55 | Iowa | John Valazquez snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 04:53 | Iowa | Robert McCarthy steals the ball from Walter Leathers in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| 04:40 | Michigan | Walter Leathers is called for the reach on Jimmy Dickenson - foul #2 on Walter Leathers, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Christian Briley (PG), Michael Chapman (SG), Matthew Graybill (SF), Lubomierz Nitzkowski (PF), John Gilbert (C) Walter Leathers, Bryan Hamilton, John Valazquez, Jerome Lapointe, Floyd Dumas | |
| Subs | Michigan | Antonio Espy (PG), George Hyden (SF), Terry Delong (PF), George Headley (C) Ralph Kelly, Robert McCarthy, Roger Kennedy, William Siegel | |
| 04:40 | Michigan | Jimmy Dickenson makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:40 | Michigan | Jimmy Dickenson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Christian Briley knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Matthew Graybill | 55-51 |
| 04:07 | Michigan | Antonio Espy misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Gilbert - foul #3 on John Gilbert, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ralph Kelly (SG), Bill Smith (SF) Jimmy Dickenson, George Hyden | |
| 04:07 | Michigan | Antonio Espy makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:07 | Michigan | Antonio Espy misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:07 | Iowa | John Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 03:58 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill is hacked by Bill Smith - foul #4 on Bill Smith, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| 03:58 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:58 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 03:40 | Michigan | Terry Delong connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bill Smith | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Christian Briley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Graybill (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lubomierz Nitzkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Gilbert (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Antonio Espy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Kelly (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - Terry Delong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Headley (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Espy - foul #1 on Antonio Espy, team foul #10 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert McCarthy (SG), William Siegel (PF) Ralph Kelly, Terry Delong | |
| 03:37 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:37 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:25 | Michigan | Robert McCarthy buries a jumper in the lane set up by Bill Smith and he's hacked by Christian Briley - foul #3 on Christian Briley, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Walter Leathers (SG) Michael Chapman | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 03:25 | Michigan | Robert McCarthy makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:15 | Iowa | Walter Leathers scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Christian Briley | 61-58 |
| 02:55 | Michigan | Robert McCarthy buries a driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Walter Leathers - foul #3 on Walter Leathers, team foul #10 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerome Lapointe (PF), John Valazquez (C) Lubomierz Nitzkowski, John Gilbert | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jimmy Dickenson (SG), Roger Kennedy (SF), George Hyden (C) Antonio Espy, Bill Smith, George Headley | |
| 02:55 | Michigan | Robert McCarthy makes the free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:51 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Chapman (SG) Walter Leathers | |
| Subs | Michigan | Antonio Espy (PG), Ralph Kelly (SG), Terry Delong (PF) Jimmy Dickenson, Roger Kennedy, George Hyden | |
| 02:35 | Iowa | John Valazquez is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Valazquez, team foul #11 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Gilbert (C) John Valazquez | |
| Subs | Michigan | George Headley (C) William Siegel | |
| 02:08 | Michigan | George Headley misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by John Gilbert - foul #4 on John Gilbert, team foul #12 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bill Smith (SF) Robert McCarthy | |
| 02:08 | Michigan | George Headley makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:08 | Michigan | George Headley misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:08 | Iowa | Jerome Lapointe pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 01:52 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill is fouled on the floor by Bill Smith - foul #5 on Bill Smith, team foul #11 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert McCarthy (SF) Bill Smith | |
| 01:52 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:52 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:29 | Michigan | George Headley makes the jump hook from the right block | 63-64 |
| 01:03 | Iowa | Jerome Lapointe makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Graybill | 65-64 |
| 00:51 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly is fouled on the floor by Jerome Lapointe - foul #1 on Jerome Lapointe, team foul #13 | 65-64 |
| 00:51 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:51 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | John Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Jerome Lapointe's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Delong | 65-65 |
| 00:24 | Michigan | Ralph Kelly pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | George Headley drills a turnaround from the left block | 65-67 |