| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kim Metcalf (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Phillip Lombardo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brett Williams (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Morley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Akers (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cedric Hacker (fresh) 1 pts. C - Stephen Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Brett Williams inbounds the ball | 40-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Hayes - foul #2 on Robert Hayes, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| 19:40 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 19:40 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown is whistled for a carry | 42-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Wilk (PG), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Kim Metcalf, Anthony Akers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (PF), Chad Birkholz (C) Cedric Hacker, Stephen Brown | |
| 18:51 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Brunon Kowalczyk | 45-40 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Michael Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Brett Williams - foul #2 on Brett Williams, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Merle Callahan (SG), Francis Primus (SF), Ronald Smith (PF) Phillip Lombardo, Brett Williams, William Morley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (PG), Kenneth Marburger (SG), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Robert Hayes | |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 18:29 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Ronald Smith | 45-40 |
| 18:12 | Michigan | Merle Callahan hits a shot from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Anthony Akers (C) Thomas Wilk, Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Hayes (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF) Chad Birkholz, Michael Davis | |
| 17:55 | Michigan | Ronald Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 17:53 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf tips it in | 49-40 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo (SG), Brett Williams (SF), William Morley (PF) Merle Callahan, Francis Primus, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), John Mock (SG), Stephen Brown (C) Erik Feliciano, Kenneth Marburger, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 17:42 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Stephen Brown - foul #2 on Stephen Brown, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PF) Cedric Hacker | |
| 17:42 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 17:42 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes lays it up and in | 51-42 |
| 17:01 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 17:00 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo tips it in | 53-42 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 53-42 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown tips it but misses | 53-42 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn grabs the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn is open but comes up short on the runner in the lane | 53-42 |
| 16:35 | Michigan | Anthony Akers snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 16:13 | Michigan | Brett Williams hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 53-42 |
| 16:12 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 15:52 | Michigan | Anthony Akers comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 53-42 |
| 15:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jimmy Quinn | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kim Metcalf (tiring) 15 pts. SG - Phillip Lombardo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brett Williams (tiring) 7 pts. PF - William Morley (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Akers (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Dixon (tiring) SG - John Mock (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hayes (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Quinn (tiring) 2 reb. C - Stephen Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 53-42 |
| 15:45 | Michigan | William Morley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 15:28 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ed Dixon | 53-42 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | John Mock comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 15:20 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 15:18 | Michigan | Robert Hayes picks off the pass by Brett Williams in the backcourt | 53-42 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes banks in the layup | 53-44 |
| 15:03 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Morley | 56-44 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 14:34 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf misses the jumper from the left side | 56-47 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Ed Dixon | 56-49 |
| 14:25 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Wilk (PG), Merle Callahan (SG), Ronald Sweet (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Kim Metcalf, Phillip Lombardo, Brett Williams, William Morley, Anthony Akers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Erik Feliciano (SG), Chad Birkholz (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF), Michael Davis (C) Ed Dixon, John Mock, Robert Hayes, Jimmy Quinn, Stephen Brown | |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 14:14 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Ronald Smith | 56-49 |
| 14:07 | Michigan | Erik Feliciano is called for the reach on Merle Callahan - foul #2 on Erik Feliciano, team foul #3 | 56-49 |
| 13:56 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk loses the ball out of bounds | 56-49 |
| 13:46 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz's pass is intercepted by Ronald Sweet | 56-49 |
| 13:23 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet is fouled on the floor by Chad Birkholz - foul #1 on Chad Birkholz, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG), Francis Primus (SF) Merle Callahan, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger (SG), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Erik Feliciano, Michael Davis | |
| 13:03 | Michigan | Jeffery Scott misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Lawrence Eubanks | 56-49 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern | Francis Primus picks off the pass by Kenneth Marburger in the backcourt | 56-49 |
| 12:58 | Michigan | Francis Primus lays it in | 58-49 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker's fadeaway is rejected by Francis Primus | 58-49 |
| 12:42 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 12:29 | Michigan | Jeffery Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 12:27 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet grabs the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 12:18 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Chad Birkholz - foul #2 on Chad Birkholz, team foul #5 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo (SG), William Morley (PF) Jeffery Scott, Ronald Sweet | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Michael Davis (C) Kenneth Marburger, Chad Birkholz, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 12:18 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 12:18 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Phillip Lombardo steps in front of the Mikel Paczkowski pass in the backcourt | 60-49 |
| 11:53 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Wilk | 63-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Thomas Wilk (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Lombardo (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Francis Primus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Morley (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brunon Kowalczyk (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Feliciano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Hayes (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cedric Hacker (tiring) 1 pts. C - Michael Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-49 |
| 11:28 | Michigan | William Morley snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| 11:11 | Michigan | Francis Primus misses badly on a floater from the left side | 63-49 |
| 11:10 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk can't tip it in | 63-49 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker hits a wide open shot in the paint set up by Erik Feliciano | 63-51 |
| 10:41 | Michigan | William Morley clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Cedric Hacker - foul #3 on Cedric Hacker, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG), Merle Callahan (SG), Ronald Smith (SF), Ronald Sweet (C) Thomas Wilk, Phillip Lombardo, Francis Primus, Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mock (SG), Chad Birkholz (SF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Robert Hayes, Cedric Hacker | |
| 10:41 | Michigan | William Morley makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 10:41 | Michigan | William Morley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 10:19 | Northwestern | John Mock hits a floater from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 10:16 | Michigan | Merle Callahan is hacked by Chad Birkholz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chad Birkholz, team foul #7 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Brett Williams (SF) Jeffery Scott, William Morley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger (SF) Michael Davis | |
| 10:16 | Michigan | Merle Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 10:16 | Michigan | Merle Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown is whistled for traveling | 67-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo (SG), Anthony Akers (C) Merle Callahan, Ronald Sweet | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Cedric Hacker (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Erik Feliciano, Chad Birkholz, Stephen Brown | |
| 09:50 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 67-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Hayes (SF) Kenneth Marburger | |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks misses the shot from the baseline | 67-53 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes grabs the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | John Mock is open and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mikel Paczkowski | 67-55 |
| 09:10 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 67-55 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Mikel Paczkowski | 67-55 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-55 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks tips it in | 67-57 |
| 09:00 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-57 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG), Merle Callahan (SG), Ronald Sweet (SF), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Kim Metcalf, Phillip Lombardo, Brett Williams, Anthony Akers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (PG), Kenneth Marburger (SG), Michael Davis (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Cedric Hacker, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 08:42 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk connects on the open floater in the paint set up by Jeffery Scott | 69-57 |
| 08:36 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Brunon Kowalczyk | 69-57 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown tips it back up and in | 69-59 |
| 08:20 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk misses short on a runner in the lane | 69-59 |
| 08:19 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | The jumper by Erik Feliciano is denied by Brunon Kowalczyk | 69-59 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger grabs the offensive board | 69-59 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Kenneth Marburger | 69-62 |
| 07:44 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet blows the layup | 69-62 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Stephen Brown | 69-62 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffery Scott (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Merle Callahan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Sweet (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Smith (tired) 2 reb. C - Brunon Kowalczyk (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Erik Feliciano (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Marburger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Hayes (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Davis (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Brown (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 07:36 | Michigan | Jeffery Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 07:26 | Michigan | Robert Hayes takes the ball from Brunon Kowalczyk | 69-62 |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Wilk (PG), Phillip Lombardo (SG), Francis Primus (SF), William Morley (PF) Jeffery Scott, Merle Callahan, Ronald Sweet, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Mock (SG), Chad Birkholz (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Erik Feliciano, Kenneth Marburger, Robert Hayes, Michael Davis, Stephen Brown | |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Phillip Lombardo picks off the pass by Mikel Paczkowski in the backcourt | 69-62 |
| 07:06 | Michigan | William Morley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-62 |
| 07:04 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk gets the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 06:52 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Francis Primus is called for the reach on John Mock - foul #1 on Francis Primus, team foul #2 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Michigan | Anthony Akers (C) Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Hayes (SF) Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Mikel Paczkowski and he's hacked by Francis Primus - foul #2 on Francis Primus, team foul #3 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Michigan | Brett Williams (SF) Francis Primus | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the free throw | 69-65 |
| 06:18 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 06:17 | Michigan | Brett Williams snags the offensive board | 69-65 |
| 06:00 | Michigan | William Morley lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Brett Williams | 71-65 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | John Mock clanks a shot from the right side | 71-65 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker tips it home | 71-67 |
| 05:48 | Michigan | Anthony Akers is called for traveling in the backcourt | 71-67 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG), Merle Callahan (SG), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Thomas Wilk, Phillip Lombardo, Anthony Akers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Cedric Hacker | |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the dunk attempt | 71-67 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | John Mock tips it but misses | 71-67 |
| 05:31 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Brunon Kowalczyk | 71-67 |
| 05:25 | Michigan | Merle Callahan is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffery Scott | 74-67 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 74-67 |
| 05:03 | Michigan | William Morley pulls down the rebound | 74-67 |
| 04:47 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Stephen Brown - foul #3 on Stephen Brown, team foul #8 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Phillip Lombardo (SG), Francis Primus (SF), Ronald Sweet (C) Jeffery Scott, Merle Callahan, Brett Williams, William Morley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (PG), Kenneth Marburger (SF), Jimmy Quinn (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Ed Dixon, Robert Hayes, Chad Birkholz, Stephen Brown | |
| 04:47 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 04:47 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 76-67 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks grabs the offensive board | 76-67 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Sweet - foul #4 on Ronald Sweet, team foul #4 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Smith (PF) Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (PF) Jimmy Quinn | |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 04:20 | Michigan | Erik Feliciano takes the ball from Francis Primus in the backcourt | 76-69 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Kim Metcalf steps in front of the Lawrence Eubanks pass | 76-69 |
| 03:51 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-69 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Kenneth Marburger | 76-69 |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano hits a wide open jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Mock | 76-71 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kim Metcalf (tiring) 15 pts. SG - Phillip Lombardo (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Francis Primus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Smith (tired) 2 reb. C - Ronald Sweet (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Erik Feliciano (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mock (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Marburger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Davis (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Eubanks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf makes the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Francis Primus | 78-71 |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Lombardo - foul #1 on Phillip Lombardo, team foul #5 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Wilk (SG), Brett Williams (SF), William Morley (PF), Anthony Akers (C) Phillip Lombardo, Francis Primus, Ronald Smith, Ronald Sweet | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Robert Hayes (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Erik Feliciano, Kenneth Marburger, Michael Davis, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski misses long on a shot from the left side | 78-71 |
| 02:49 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf gets the rebound | 78-71 |
| 02:46 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk is fouled in the backcourt by John Mock - foul #3 on John Mock, team foul #9 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Michigan | Merle Callahan (SG) Kim Metcalf | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PF), Chad Birkholz (C) Cedric Hacker, Stephen Brown | |
| 02:46 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 02:46 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Thomas Wilk steals it from John Mock in the backcourt | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Michigan | Robert Hayes picks off the pass by William Morley | 80-71 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses the jumper from the baseline | 80-71 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn can't tip it in | 80-71 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | John Mock tips it home | 80-73 |
| 02:01 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-73 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG), Francis Primus (SF), Brunon Kowalczyk (PF) Brett Williams, William Morley, Anthony Akers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), Kenneth Marburger (SG), Cedric Hacker (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Jimmy Quinn, Chad Birkholz | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:56 | Michigan | Jeffery Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Marburger - foul #3 on Kenneth Marburger, team foul #10 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo (SG), Brett Williams (SF), William Morley (PF), Anthony Akers (C) Merle Callahan, Francis Primus, Brunon Kowalczyk, Thomas Wilk | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Mock (SG) Ed Dixon, Kenneth Marburger | |
| 01:56 | Michigan | Jeffery Scott misses the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 01:56 | Michigan | Jeffery Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the lay-in | 81-73 |
| 01:45 | Michigan | Brett Williams grabs the board | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo is fouled in the backcourt by John Mock - foul #4 on John Mock, team foul #11 | 81-73 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG) Jeffery Scott | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:43 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo misses the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 01:43 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | John Mock clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 82-73 |
| 01:30 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker tips it in | 82-75 |
| 01:30 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:13 | Michigan | Anthony Akers hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Kim Metcalf | 84-75 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | John Mock's pass is intercepted by Phillip Lombardo | 84-75 |
| 00:53 | Michigan | Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Michigan | Mikel Paczkowski is called for the reach on Kim Metcalf in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #12 | 84-75 |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Wilk (SG) Phillip Lombardo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 84-75 |
| 00:51 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf misses the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:51 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Kim Metcalf is called for the reach on Cedric Hacker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kim Metcalf, team foul #6 | 85-75 |
| Subs | Michigan | Merle Callahan (SG), Ronald Sweet (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Kim Metcalf, Brett Williams, William Morley, Anthony Akers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (PG), Kenneth Marburger (SG), Chad Birkholz (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Robert Hayes, Cedric Hacker, Stephen Brown | |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 85-75 |
| 00:42 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk gets the rebound | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 85-75 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Michael Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 85-75 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 85-75 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz grabs the offensive rebound | 85-75 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Erik Feliciano | 85-77 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Michigan | Merle Callahan is fouled in the backcourt by Erik Feliciano - foul #3 on Erik Feliciano, team foul #13 | 85-77 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Brett Williams (SF), William Morley (PF) Ronald Sweet, Ronald Smith, Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Mock (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Erik Feliciano, Kenneth Marburger, Chad Birkholz, Michael Davis, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 00:07 | Michigan | Merle Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:07 | Michigan | Merle Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 87-77 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | The clock runs out | 87-77 |