| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Oscar Reed (fresh) SG - Matthew Williams (fresh) SF - David Libby (fresh) PF - Marcus Brinson (fresh) C - Andrew Dillard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Nicholas Hixon (fresh) SF - Bill Smith (fresh) PF - George Hyden (fresh) C - Earl Higham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Andrew Dillard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Canisius | Oscar Reed buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Michigan | George Hyden buries a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Marcus Brinson - foul #1 on Marcus Brinson, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:12 | Michigan | George Hyden makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Canisius | Bill Smith steps in front of the Oscar Reed pass | 3-3 |
| 18:52 | Michigan | The jumper by Bill Smith is denied by Andrew Dillard | 3-3 |
| 18:51 | Canisius | Marcus Brinson gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:34 | Canisius | Matthew Williams connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from David Libby | 5-3 |
| 18:10 | Michigan | George Hyden scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Smith | 5-5 |
| 17:51 | Canisius | Oscar Reed can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 17:50 | Michigan | Bill Smith grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 17:25 | Michigan | Bill Smith clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by David Libby - foul #1 on David Libby, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Canisius | Elmer Byrd (PG), Craig Degeorge (SG), Kevin Burgos (SF), Gary Kitts (PF), Carey Minick (C) Oscar Reed, Matthew Williams, David Libby, Marcus Brinson, Andrew Dillard | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bryan Anders (SG), Clyde Weaver (PF), Casimir Zeigler (C) Nicholas Hixon, George Hyden, Earl Higham | |
| 17:25 | Michigan | Bill Smith misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:25 | Michigan | Bill Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:21 | Canisius | Craig Degeorge is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Craig Degeorge, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Francis Carr (SG), Phillip Spillers (SF) James Smith, Bill Smith | |
| 17:03 | Michigan | Bryan Anders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| 16:39 | Canisius | Kevin Burgos hits a jumper from the right side set up by Elmer Byrd | 7-6 |
| 16:24 | Michigan | Phillip Spillers can't connect on a floater from the left block | 7-6 |
| 16:23 | Canisius | Gary Kitts gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:18 | Canisius | Craig Degeorge misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 16:17 | Canisius | Kevin Burgos misses the tip | 7-6 |
| 16:15 | Canisius | Gary Kitts tips it back up and in | 9-6 |
| 15:50 | Michigan | Kevin Burgos is called for the reach on Phillip Spillers - foul #1 on Kevin Burgos, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Canisius | Oscar Reed (PG), Matthew Williams (SG), David Libby (SF), Marcus Brinson (PF) Elmer Byrd, Craig Degeorge, Gary Kitts, Carey Minick | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Smith (PG), Nicholas Hixon (SG), Bill Smith (SF), George Hyden (PF), Earl Higham (C) Bryan Anders, Francis Carr, Phillip Spillers, Clyde Weaver, Casimir Zeigler | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Oscar Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Libby (fresh) PF - Marcus Brinson (fresh) C - Kevin Burgos (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - James Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Hixon (fresh) SF - Bill Smith (fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Hyden (fresh) 5 pts. C - Earl Higham (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Michigan | Nicholas Hixon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 15:26 | Canisius | David Libby gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:24 | Canisius | Matthew Williams is hacked by Nicholas Hixon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Hixon, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Canisius | Andrew Dillard (C) Kevin Burgos | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 15:15 | Canisius | Andrew Dillard lays it up and in set up by Oscar Reed | 11-6 |
| 14:55 | Michigan | Bill Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 14:53 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Marcus Brinson | 11-6 |
| 14:27 | Canisius | Matthew Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 14:26 | Michigan | George Hyden grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 14:11 | Michigan | James Smith is fouled on the floor by David Libby - foul #2 on David Libby, team foul #5 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Canisius | Elmer Byrd (SG), Gary Kitts (SF), Carey Minick (C) Matthew Williams, David Libby, Andrew Dillard | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bryan Anders (SG), Phillip Spillers (SF), Clyde Weaver (PF), Casimir Zeigler (C) Nicholas Hixon, Bill Smith, George Hyden, Earl Higham | |
| 13:52 | Michigan | Carey Minick steals it from Casimir Zeigler | 11-6 |
| 13:31 | Canisius | Casimir Zeigler picks off the pass by Gary Kitts | 11-6 |
| 13:16 | Michigan | Phillip Spillers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 13:15 | Michigan | Phillip Spillers tips it back up and in | 11-8 |
| 13:13 | Canisius | Bryan Anders picks off the pass by Oscar Reed in the backcourt | 11-8 |
| 13:10 | Michigan | Bryan Anders banks in the layup | 11-10 |
| 12:58 | Canisius | Elmer Byrd makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Oscar Reed | 14-10 |
| 12:42 | Michigan | Bryan Anders misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 12:40 | Michigan | Phillip Spillers hits the follow up shot | 14-12 |
| 12:36 | Canisius | Oscar Reed is fouled on the floor by Casimir Zeigler - foul #1 on Casimir Zeigler, team foul #2 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Canisius | Craig Degeorge (PG), Matthew Williams (SG), Kevin Burgos (SF), Andrew Dillard (C) Oscar Reed, Elmer Byrd, Gary Kitts, Carey Minick | |
| Subs | Michigan | Matthew Smith (PG), Nicholas Hixon (SG), Francis Carr (SF), George Hyden (PF), Michael Mandell (C) James Smith, Bryan Anders, Phillip Spillers, Clyde Weaver, Casimir Zeigler | |
| 12:29 | Canisius | Craig Degeorge can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 12:28 | Michigan | George Hyden snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 12:06 | Michigan | Michael Mandell misses the dunk | 14-12 |
| 12:04 | Canisius | Matthew Williams pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:58 | Canisius | Craig Degeorge hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-12 |
| 11:38 | Michigan | Nicholas Hixon hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Francis Carr | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Craig Degeorge (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Burgos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marcus Brinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Dillard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Matthew Smith (fresh) SG - Nicholas Hixon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Francis Carr (fresh) PF - George Hyden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Mandell (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Canisius | Craig Degeorge misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-15 |
| 11:25 | Michigan | Francis Carr grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 11:20 | Michigan | Matthew Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 17-15 |
| 11:18 | Canisius | Andrew Dillard grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 11:12 | Canisius | Marcus Brinson misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on George Hyden - foul #1 on George Hyden, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Canisius | Oscar Reed (PG), Carey Minick (C) Matthew Williams, Andrew Dillard | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bill Smith (SF), Earl Higham (C) Francis Carr, Michael Mandell | |
| 11:12 | Canisius | Marcus Brinson makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:12 | Canisius | Marcus Brinson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:48 | Michigan | Bill Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-15 |
| 10:46 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Smith | 19-15 |
| 10:30 | Michigan | George Hyden scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bill Smith | 19-18 |
| 10:26 | Canisius | Marcus Brinson loses the dribble to Matthew Smith in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| 10:25 | Michigan | Matthew Smith blows the layup | 19-18 |
| 10:24 | Michigan | George Hyden tips it home | 19-20 |
| 10:20 | Canisius | Earl Higham steps in front of the Craig Degeorge pass in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| 10:03 | Michigan | George Hyden buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Nicholas Hixon | 19-23 |
| 09:59 | Canisius | Oscar Reed is hacked by Matthew Smith - foul #1 on Matthew Smith, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Canisius | Elmer Byrd (PG), Matthew Williams (SG), Joshua Patenaude (SF), Gary Kitts (PF), Andrew Dillard (C) Oscar Reed, Craig Degeorge, Kevin Burgos, Marcus Brinson, Carey Minick | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Smith (PG), Bryan Anders (SG), Clyde Weaver (PF), Casimir Zeigler (C) Matthew Smith, Nicholas Hixon, George Hyden, Earl Higham | |
| 09:50 | Canisius | Elmer Byrd scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Williams | 21-23 |
| 09:37 | Michigan | Casimir Zeigler misses badly on a shot from the right block | 21-23 |
| 09:36 | Michigan | Casimir Zeigler grabs the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 09:26 | Michigan | James Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-23 |
| 09:24 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Casimir Zeigler | 21-23 |
| 09:10 | Michigan | Bill Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-23 |
| 09:08 | Canisius | Gary Kitts pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 09:03 | Canisius | James Smith is called for the reach on Elmer Byrd - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Canisius | Oscar Reed (PG) Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan | Phillip Spillers (SF), Michael Mandell (C) Bill Smith, Clyde Weaver | |
| 08:51 | Canisius | Joshua Patenaude hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-23 |
| 08:50 | Michigan | Phillip Spillers gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 08:45 | Michigan | Joshua Patenaude blocks the jumper by Bryan Anders | 21-23 |
| 08:44 | Canisius | Gary Kitts gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 08:38 | Canisius | Elmer Byrd is called for a charge - foul #1 on Elmer Byrd, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Canisius | Matthew Williams (SG), Kevin Burgos (SF), Marcus Brinson (PF) Elmer Byrd, Joshua Patenaude, Gary Kitts | |
| Subs | Michigan | Francis Carr (SG), Earl Higham (C) Bryan Anders, Casimir Zeigler | |
| 08:24 | Michigan | Marcus Brinson steps in front of the Francis Carr pass | 21-23 |
| 08:03 | Canisius | Marcus Brinson is denied on a layup by Earl Higham | 21-23 |
| 08:01 | Canisius | Andrew Dillard gets the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 07:44 | Canisius | The jump hook by Marcus Brinson is blocked by Earl Higham | 21-23 |
| 07:42 | Michigan | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 07:35 | Michigan | Earl Higham misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Marcus Brinson - foul #2 on Marcus Brinson, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Canisius | Kyle Gariepy (PG), Craig Degeorge (SG), Carey Minick (PF) Oscar Reed, Matthew Williams, Marcus Brinson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Matthew Smith (PG), Nicholas Hixon (SG), Clyde Weaver (PF) James Smith, Phillip Spillers, Michael Mandell | |
| 07:35 | Michigan | Earl Higham makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:35 | Michigan | Earl Higham misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:35 | Canisius | Andrew Dillard snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Kyle Gariepy (fresh) SG - Craig Degeorge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Burgos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carey Minick (fresh) C - Andrew Dillard (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Matthew Smith (fresh) SG - Nicholas Hixon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Carr (fresh) PF - Clyde Weaver (fresh) C - Earl Higham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Canisius | Kevin Burgos hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Matthew Smith - foul #2 on Matthew Smith, team foul #6 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Canisius | Elmer Byrd (PG), Gary Kitts (C) Kyle Gariepy, Andrew Dillard | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bryan Anders (PG), Bill Smith (SF), Casimir Zeigler (C) Matthew Smith, Francis Carr, Earl Higham | |
| 07:18 | Canisius | Kevin Burgos makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:18 | Canisius | Kevin Burgos makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:00 | Michigan | Bill Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Carey Minick - foul #1 on Carey Minick, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Canisius | Joshua Patenaude (SF) Kevin Burgos | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 07:00 | Michigan | Bill Smith misses the free throw | 23-26 |
| 07:00 | Canisius | Gary Kitts pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 06:44 | Canisius | Gary Kitts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 06:42 | Michigan | Bill Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 06:30 | Michigan | Clyde Weaver misses the shot in the paint | 23-26 |
| 06:28 | Canisius | Craig Degeorge snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 06:02 | Canisius | Elmer Byrd clanks a jump hook from close range | 23-26 |
| 06:01 | Canisius | Gary Kitts tips it back up and in | 25-26 |
| 05:54 | Michigan | Bryan Anders is called for traveling | 25-26 |
| Subs | Canisius | Oscar Reed (PG), Matthew Williams (SG), Kevin Burgos (SF), Andrew Dillard (C) Elmer Byrd, Craig Degeorge, Joshua Patenaude, Carey Minick | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Smith (PG), Francis Carr (SG), Phillip Spillers (SF), George Hyden (PF), Earl Higham (C) Bryan Anders, Nicholas Hixon, Bill Smith, Clyde Weaver, Casimir Zeigler | |
| 05:30 | Canisius | Kevin Burgos connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 05:12 | Michigan | George Hyden's pass is intercepted by Andrew Dillard | 28-26 |
| 05:07 | Canisius | Oscar Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Carr - foul #1 on Francis Carr, team foul #7 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Canisius | Carey Minick (PF) Gary Kitts | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 05:07 | Canisius | Oscar Reed makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:07 | Canisius | Oscar Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:07 | Michigan | Earl Higham grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 04:49 | Michigan | Earl Higham is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Earl Higham, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Canisius | Craig Degeorge (SG) Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan | Nicholas Hixon (SG), Bill Smith (SF) Francis Carr, Phillip Spillers | |
| 04:47 | Canisius | Craig Degeorge is hacked by Nicholas Hixon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Hixon, team foul #9 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bryan Anders (SG) Nicholas Hixon | |
| 04:47 | Canisius | Craig Degeorge makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:47 | Canisius | Craig Degeorge makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:31 | Michigan | Bryan Anders loses the dribble to Kevin Burgos | 31-26 |
| 04:17 | Canisius | Andrew Dillard is open and buries a shot near the basket | 33-26 |
| 04:02 | Michigan | Oscar Reed is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #1 on Oscar Reed, team foul #9 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Canisius | Joshua Patenaude (SF), Gary Kitts (PF) Kevin Burgos, Carey Minick | |
| Subs | Michigan | Casimir Zeigler (PF), Michael Mandell (C) George Hyden, Earl Higham | |
| 04:02 | Michigan | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 04:02 | Michigan | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:35 | Canisius | Andrew Dillard misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-28 |
| 03:33 | Michigan | Michael Mandell grabs the board | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Oscar Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Degeorge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Patenaude (fresh) PF - Gary Kitts (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Dillard (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Anders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bill Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Casimir Zeigler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Mandell (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Michigan | James Smith hits a floater from the left block set up by Michael Mandell | 33-30 |
| 03:00 | Canisius | Bryan Anders steals the ball from Gary Kitts | 33-30 |
| 02:39 | Michigan | Bill Smith is fouled on the floor by Craig Degeorge - foul #2 on Craig Degeorge, team foul #10 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Canisius | Elmer Byrd (PG), Matthew Williams (SG), David Libby (SF), Marcus Brinson (PF), Carey Minick (C) Oscar Reed, Craig Degeorge, Joshua Patenaude, Gary Kitts, Andrew Dillard | |
| Subs | Michigan | Matthew Smith (PG), Nicholas Hixon (SG), George Hyden (PF), Clyde Weaver (C) James Smith, Bryan Anders, Casimir Zeigler, Michael Mandell | |
| 02:39 | Michigan | Bill Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:39 | Michigan | Bill Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:19 | Canisius | Matthew Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-32 |
| 02:18 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Nicholas Hixon | 33-32 |
| 01:58 | Michigan | Clyde Weaver hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Hixon | 33-35 |
| 01:42 | Canisius | A charge is called on Marcus Brinson - foul #3 on Marcus Brinson, team foul #11 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Canisius | Andrew Dillard (C) Marcus Brinson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Phillip Spillers (SF), Earl Higham (C) Bill Smith, Clyde Weaver | |
| 01:27 | Michigan | Earl Higham hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Matthew Smith | 33-37 |
| 01:21 | Canisius | Matthew Williams misses the jumper from close range | 33-37 |
| 01:20 | Michigan | George Hyden grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 00:55 | Michigan | Nicholas Hixon misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-37 |
| 00:54 | Canisius | David Libby gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 00:50 | Canisius | George Hyden steals it from Elmer Byrd in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| 00:41 | Michigan | A charge is called on Matthew Smith - foul #3 on Matthew Smith, team foul #10 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Canisius | Oscar Reed (PG), Joshua Patenaude (SG), Gary Kitts (PF) Elmer Byrd, Matthew Williams, Andrew Dillard | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Smith (PG), Francis Carr (SG), Clyde Weaver (PF) Matthew Smith, Nicholas Hixon, George Hyden | |
| 00:17 | Canisius | Oscar Reed banks in the layup | 35-37 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | Phillip Spillers can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 00:01 | Canisius | Carey Minick pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Carey Minick misses long on a fullcourt shot | 35-37 |