| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Greg Ishmael (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Maberry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kim Metcalf (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Phillip Lombardo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Morley (fresh) C - Anthony Akers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Michigan | William Morley hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kim Metcalf | 33-42 |
| 19:37 | Houston | Mark Heal hits a floater from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 19:27 | Michigan | William Morley drills a driving attempt from close range | 35-44 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Greg Ishmael hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-44 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Harold Stephens grabs the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Greg Ishmael is open and scores on a shot from the left side set up by Mark Heal | 37-44 |
| 18:39 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 18:38 | Houston | Domenic Russo snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Harold Stephens drills a fadeaway near the basket | 39-44 |
| 18:13 | Michigan | Anthony Akers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 18:12 | Houston | Domenic Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 18:05 | Houston | Harold Maberry can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 39-44 |
| 18:03 | Michigan | Anthony Akers grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 17:51 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-44 |
| 17:50 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Stephens | 39-44 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Harold Maberry is called for traveling | 39-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Haven (PG), Albert Hooks (SG), Kevin Flickinger (SF), Earl McOy (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Mark Heal, Greg Ishmael, Harold Maberry, Harold Stephens, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Michigan | Merle Callahan (PG), Thomas Wilk (SG), Francis Primus (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Kim Metcalf, Phillip Lombardo, Ronald Sweet, William Morley, Anthony Akers | |
| 17:03 | Michigan | Merle Callahan buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Francis Primus | 39-46 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Earl McOy is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Earl McOy, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Ishmael (SG) Albert Hooks | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 16:41 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Smith and he's fouled by Greg Ishmael - foul #2 on Greg Ishmael, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| 16:41 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk misses the free throw | 39-48 |
| 16:41 | Houston | Greg Ishmael grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger misses the easy layup but the foul's on Merle Callahan - foul #1 on Merle Callahan, team foul #1 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG) Joseph Haven | |
| Subs | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo (SG) Ronald Smith | |
| 16:20 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 16:03 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Brunon Kowalczyk | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Greg Ishmael (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Flickinger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl McOy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tracy Gleeson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Merle Callahan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Lombardo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Primus (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Brunon Kowalczyk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Wilk (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Houston | Earl McOy misses the lay-in | 41-50 |
| 15:38 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 15:15 | Michigan | Merle Callahan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Mark Heal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-50 |
| 14:53 | Houston | Earl McOy tips it in | 43-50 |
| 14:31 | Michigan | Merle Callahan hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Phillip Lombardo and he's hacked by Greg Ishmael - foul #3 on Greg Ishmael, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Haven (PG), Albert Hooks (SG), Harold Maberry (SF), Harold Stephens (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Mark Heal, Greg Ishmael, Kevin Flickinger, Earl McOy, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Brett Williams (SF), William Morley (PF), Ronald Sweet (C) Phillip Lombardo, Francis Primus, Brunon Kowalczyk, Thomas Wilk | |
| 14:31 | Michigan | Merle Callahan makes the free throw | 43-54 |
| 14:29 | Houston | Merle Callahan is called for the reach on Harold Stephens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Merle Callahan, team foul #2 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Anthony Akers (C) Merle Callahan | |
| 14:13 | Houston | Harold Maberry misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-54 |
| 14:12 | Michigan | William Morley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 13:55 | Michigan | Anthony Akers is hacked by Harold Maberry - foul #1 on Harold Maberry, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| 13:41 | Michigan | Brett Williams is hacked by Harold Maberry - foul #2 on Harold Maberry, team foul #5 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG), Phillip Lombardo (SG) Kim Metcalf, Anthony Akers | |
| 13:21 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet can't connect on a floater near the basket | 43-54 |
| 13:20 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Lombardo | 43-54 |
| 13:05 | Michigan | William Morley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 43-54 |
| 13:04 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Stephens | 43-54 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Domenic Russo comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Sweet - foul #3 on Ronald Sweet, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Greg Ishmael (SG), Fred Doris (SF) Joseph Haven, Albert Hooks, Harold Maberry | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Smith (PF), Thomas Wilk (C) William Morley, Ronald Sweet | |
| 12:48 | Houston | Domenic Russo makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Domenic Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 12:29 | Michigan | Ronald Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 12:27 | Michigan | Brett Williams tips it in | 45-56 |
| 12:04 | Houston | Greg Ishmael comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-56 |
| 12:02 | Houston | Domenic Russo snags the offensive board | 45-56 |
| 11:45 | Houston | Fred Doris is open and buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Heal | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Greg Ishmael (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Doris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harold Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Domenic Russo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffery Scott (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phillip Lombardo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Wilk (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk is fouled on the floor by Domenic Russo - foul #2 on Domenic Russo, team foul #6 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Maberry (SF), Earl McOy (PF), Kevin Flickinger (C) Fred Doris, Harold Stephens, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Merle Callahan (SG), Francis Primus (SF), William Morley (PF), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Jeffery Scott, Phillip Lombardo, Brett Williams, Ronald Smith, Thomas Wilk | |
| 11:17 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf misses badly on a shot from the left side | 47-56 |
| 11:16 | Michigan | William Morley tips it back up and in | 47-58 |
| 10:55 | Houston | Mark Heal is fouled on the floor by Merle Callahan - foul #3 on Merle Callahan, team foul #4 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Haven (PG) Mark Heal | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Sweet (SF), Anthony Akers (C) Francis Primus, Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| 10:35 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-58 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Harold Maberry gets the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 10:17 | Houston | Greg Ishmael misses the jumper from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Harold Maberry tips it in | 49-58 |
| 10:00 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Merle Callahan | 49-61 |
| 09:51 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Haven | 51-61 |
| 09:31 | Michigan | Kevin Flickinger steals the ball from William Morley | 51-61 |
| 09:17 | Houston | William Morley is called for the reach on Kevin Flickinger - foul #3 on William Morley, team foul #5 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Albert Hooks (SG), Fred Doris (SF), Tracy Gleeson (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Joseph Haven, Greg Ishmael, Harold Maberry, Earl McOy, Kevin Flickinger | |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Wilk (PG), Phillip Lombardo (SG), Francis Primus (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Kim Metcalf, Merle Callahan, Ronald Sweet, William Morley, Anthony Akers | |
| 09:02 | Houston | Thomas Wilk steps in front of the Mark Heal pass | 51-61 |
| 08:44 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-61 |
| 08:42 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Wilk - foul #1 on Thomas Wilk, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Brett Williams (SF) Francis Primus | |
| 08:26 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 08:26 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Brunon Kowalczyk | 51-61 |
| 08:21 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Brett Williams | 51-64 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Albert Hooks hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Heal | 53-64 |
| 07:40 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo travels with the ball | 53-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Ishmael (SG), Kevin Flickinger (SF), Harold Stephens (PF), Earl McOy (C) Albert Hooks, Fred Doris, Tracy Gleeson, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG), William Morley (PF) Ronald Smith, Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Greg Ishmael (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Flickinger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Earl McOy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffery Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phillip Lombardo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Morley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Wilk (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Houston | Earl McOy double dribbles | 53-64 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Merle Callahan (SG) Phillip Lombardo | |
| 07:10 | Michigan | Brett Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-64 |
| 07:08 | Houston | Earl McOy grabs the board | 53-64 |
| 07:03 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Haven (PG), Harold Maberry (SF) Mark Heal, Kevin Flickinger | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Ronald Sweet (SF), Anthony Akers (C) Jeffery Scott, Brett Williams, Thomas Wilk | |
| 06:50 | Michigan | Merle Callahan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Merle Callahan, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| 06:31 | Houston | Harold Maberry hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Greg Ishmael | 56-64 |
| 06:08 | Michigan | Merle Callahan is hacked by Greg Ishmael - foul #4 on Greg Ishmael, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Kevin Flickinger (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Joseph Haven, Harold Stephens, Earl McOy | |
| Subs | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo (SG), Francis Primus (SF), Brunon Kowalczyk (PF), Thomas Wilk (C) Kim Metcalf, Ronald Sweet, William Morley, Anthony Akers | |
| 06:08 | Michigan | Merle Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 06:08 | Michigan | Merle Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Mark Heal is hacked by Merle Callahan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Merle Callahan, team foul #8 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG) Merle Callahan | |
| 06:02 | Houston | Mark Heal makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Mark Heal makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 05:38 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Phillip Lombardo and the foul's on Kevin Flickinger - foul #1 on Kevin Flickinger, team foul #8 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Gleeson (PF) Harold Maberry | |
| Subs | Michigan | Brett Williams (SF), Ronald Smith (PF) Jeffery Scott, Francis Primus | |
| 05:38 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk makes the free throw | 58-69 |
| 05:35 | Houston | Phillip Lombardo takes the ball from Greg Ishmael in the backcourt | 58-69 |
| 05:24 | Michigan | Mark Heal takes the ball from Brunon Kowalczyk | 58-69 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson is hacked by Brunon Kowalczyk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brunon Kowalczyk, team foul #9 | 58-69 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson misses the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 05:18 | Michigan | Ronald Smith grabs the board | 58-69 |
| 05:02 | Michigan | Brett Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-69 |
| 05:01 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk gets the offensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 04:49 | Michigan | Ronald Smith buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Brett Williams | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:35 | Houston | Greg Ishmael's pass is intercepted by Thomas Wilk | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:06 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 58-71 |
| 04:04 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo grabs the offensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 03:45 | Michigan | Brett Williams is called for a charge - foul #4 on Brett Williams, team foul #10 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Haven (PG), Albert Hooks (SG), Harold Maberry (SF), Harold Stephens (PF), Earl McOy (C) Mark Heal, Greg Ishmael, Kevin Flickinger, Tracy Gleeson, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Ronald Sweet (SF), William Morley (PF), Anthony Akers (C) Thomas Wilk, Brett Williams, Ronald Smith, Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Houston | Joseph Haven throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-71 |
| 03:34 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Akers | 58-71 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Haven (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Hooks (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harold Maberry (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Earl McOy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kim Metcalf (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Phillip Lombardo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Morley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Akers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet is whistled for traveling | 58-71 |
| 03:07 | Houston | Harold Stephens is open and buries a jumper in the lane | 60-71 |
| 02:44 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet comes up short on the runner from the right block | 60-71 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Albert Hooks gets the rebound | 60-71 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Greg Ishmael (SG), Domenic Russo (C) Joseph Haven, Albert Hooks, Earl McOy | |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Wilk (SG), Brett Williams (SF) Phillip Lombardo, Ronald Sweet | |
| 02:25 | Houston | Domenic Russo loses the ball out of bounds | 60-71 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Anthony Akers | |
| 02:22 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-71 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo (SG) Thomas Wilk | |
| 02:03 | Michigan | Brett Williams's floater is knocked away by Harold Stephens | 60-71 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Domenic Russo snags the defensive board | 60-71 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Harold Maberry misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 60-71 |
| 01:45 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf snags the defensive board | 60-71 |
| 01:26 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf is fouled on the floor by Mark Heal - foul #1 on Mark Heal, team foul #9 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Haven (PG), Albert Hooks (SG), Kevin Flickinger (SF), Earl McOy (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Mark Heal, Greg Ishmael, Harold Maberry, Harold Stephens, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Wilk (SG), Ronald Sweet (SF), Ronald Smith (PF) Phillip Lombardo, Brett Williams, William Morley | |
| 01:26 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 01:26 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Ronald Smith steps in front of the Albert Hooks pass | 60-73 |
| 00:48 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf is hacked by Tracy Gleeson - foul #1 on Tracy Gleeson, team foul #10 | 60-73 |
| 00:48 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf misses the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:48 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Houston | Albert Hooks makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Earl McOy | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Michigan | Ronald Smith clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 63-74 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson grabs the board | 63-74 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-74 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG) Kim Metcalf | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Jeffery Scott runs out the clock | 63-74 |