| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) SG - Paul Lake (fresh) SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) PF - William Arellano (fresh) C - Robby Burgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - James Blankenship (fresh) SG - Zachary Dorr (fresh) SF - Joel Williams (fresh) PF - Victor Carpenter (fresh) C - Garf Zemel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Victor Carpenter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Michigan | Joel Williams misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Notre Dame | William Arellano gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Notre Dame | William Arellano connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Michigan | Zachary Dorr steps out of bounds on the sideline | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Notre Dame | William Niles can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Michigan | Zachary Dorr grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Michigan | Zachary Dorr misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Lake - foul #1 on Paul Lake, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Michigan | Zachary Dorr makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:55 | Michigan | Zachary Dorr makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Zachary Dorr - foul #1 on Zachary Dorr, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Michigan | Garf Zemel gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Michigan | Zachary Dorr makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:09 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake is called for traveling in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Michigan | Victor Carpenter's layup is rejected by William Arellano | 2-5 |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | William Arellano pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:32 | Notre Dame | William Niles comes up short on the shot from the right side | 2-5 |
| 17:30 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 17:15 | Michigan | Zachary Dorr can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 17:14 | Notre Dame | William Niles grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:56 | Notre Dame | William Arellano misses the easy layup | 4-5 |
| 16:54 | Michigan | Zachary Dorr pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:36 | Michigan | James Blankenship buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Zachary Dorr | 4-8 |
| 16:15 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake is fouled on the floor by Zachary Dorr - foul #2 on Zachary Dorr, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (PG), Rafael Sullivan (SG), Shaun Matthews (SF), William Adrian (PF), Al Adkins (C) William Niles, Paul Lake, Lance Mulhern, William Arellano, Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Michigan | Tracey Guess (PG), George Jordan (SG), Bradley Centeno (SF), Joshua Savage (PF), Shen Meng (C) James Blankenship, Zachary Dorr, Joel Williams, Victor Carpenter, Garf Zemel | |
| 16:05 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 4-8 |
| 16:04 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens grabs the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:48 | Notre Dame | William Adrian connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wilbert Owens | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wilbert Owens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rafael Sullivan (fresh) SF - Shaun Matthews (fresh) PF - William Adrian (fresh) 2 pts. C - Al Adkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Tracey Guess (fresh) SG - George Jordan (fresh) SF - Bradley Centeno (fresh) PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) C - Shen Meng (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Michigan | Bradley Centeno buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Tracey Guess | 6-10 |
| 15:23 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Wilbert Owens | 8-10 |
| 14:59 | Michigan | Joshua Savage's fadeaway is rejected by William Adrian | 8-10 |
| 14:57 | Michigan | Bradley Centeno gets the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:40 | Michigan | Tracey Guess misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 14:38 | Notre Dame | William Adrian grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rafael Sullivan | 10-10 |
| 14:02 | Michigan | Bradley Centeno drills a shot from the right side and he's hacked by Al Adkins - foul #1 on Al Adkins, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Paul Lake (SG), Lance Mulhern (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Robby Burgan (C) Wilbert Owens, Rafael Sullivan, Shaun Matthews, William Adrian, Al Adkins | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Blankenship (PG), Manuel Stevens (SG), Stanley Blackburn (PF), Garf Zemel (C) Tracey Guess, George Jordan, Joshua Savage, Shen Meng | |
| 14:02 | Michigan | Bradley Centeno makes the free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | William Niles buries a jumper from the left side set up by Lance Mulhern and he's hacked by Stanley Blackburn - foul #1 on Stanley Blackburn, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Joel Williams (SF) Bradley Centeno | |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | William Niles misses the free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:43 | Michigan | Manuel Stevens pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:20 | Michigan | Manuel Stevens misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 13:19 | Notre Dame | William Niles grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:04 | Notre Dame | James Kennedy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 13:03 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Manuel Stevens | 12-13 |
| 12:52 | Michigan | James Blankenship makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Manuel Stevens | 12-15 |
| 12:49 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Arellano (PF) Lance Mulhern | |
| Subs | Michigan | Tracey Guess (SG) Manuel Stevens | |
| 12:32 | Michigan | Tracey Guess is fouled on the floor by Paul Lake - foul #2 on Paul Lake, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan (SG), Lance Mulhern (SF) Paul Lake, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Michigan | Victor Carpenter (PF) Stanley Blackburn | |
| 12:15 | Michigan | Victor Carpenter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 12:14 | Michigan | Victor Carpenter pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 12:04 | Michigan | Joel Williams misses long on a jumper from the right block | 12-15 |
| 12:03 | Michigan | Garf Zemel grabs the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 11:45 | Michigan | Garf Zemel misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Robby Burgan - foul #1 on Robby Burgan, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (PG), William Adrian (SF), Al Adkins (C) William Niles, Lance Mulhern, Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Michigan | George Jordan (SG), Bradley Centeno (SF) Tracey Guess, Joel Williams | |
| 11:45 | Michigan | Garf Zemel makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:45 | Michigan | Garf Zemel misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:45 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins grabs the board | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wilbert Owens (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rafael Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Adrian (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Arellano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - James Blankenship (tiring) 5 pts. SG - George Jordan (fresh) SF - Bradley Centeno (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Victor Carpenter (fairly fresh) C - Garf Zemel (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan hits a floater from close range | 14-16 |
| 11:19 | Michigan | George Jordan misses short on a 3 from straight away | 14-16 |
| 11:18 | Notre Dame | William Adrian grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 11:14 | Notre Dame | Victor Carpenter knocks away the 3 by Wilbert Owens | 14-16 |
| 11:12 | Michigan | Victor Carpenter snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 10:56 | Michigan | Garf Zemel connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Victor Carpenter | 14-18 |
| 10:42 | Notre Dame | William Arellano clanks a jumper from the left block | 14-18 |
| 10:41 | Michigan | James Blankenship snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 10:12 | Michigan | George Jordan is fouled on the floor by Rafael Sullivan - foul #1 on Rafael Sullivan, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Shaun Matthews (SG), Lance Mulhern (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Robby Burgan (C) Wilbert Owens, Rafael Sullivan, William Adrian, William Arellano, Al Adkins | |
| Subs | Michigan | Tracey Guess (PG), Manuel Stevens (SG), Joel Williams (SF), Joshua Savage (PF), Shen Meng (C) James Blankenship, George Jordan, Bradley Centeno, Victor Carpenter, Garf Zemel | |
| 10:02 | Michigan | Joel Williams misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 10:00 | Michigan | Shen Meng hits the follow up shot | 14-20 |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern connects on the open runner from the left block on a great pass from Shaun Matthews | 16-20 |
| 09:29 | Michigan | Joel Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 16-20 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Joel Williams - foul #1 on Joel Williams, team foul #4 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Adrian (C) Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Michigan | George Jordan (PG) Joel Williams | |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | William Adrian gets the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-20 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern hits the follow up shot | 19-20 |
| 08:39 | Michigan | George Jordan misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 19-20 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | William Adrian gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:35 | Notre Dame | George Jordan is called for the reach on William Niles in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Jordan, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (SG), William Arellano (PF), Al Adkins (C) Shaun Matthews, James Kennedy, William Adrian | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Blankenship (PG), Joel Williams (SF), Stanley Blackburn (PF), Bradley Centeno (C) Tracey Guess, Manuel Stevens, Joshua Savage, Shen Meng | |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Bradley Centeno - foul #1 on Bradley Centeno, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:26 | Michigan | Stanley Blackburn snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 08:18 | Michigan | Al Adkins steps in front of the Bradley Centeno pass | 19-20 |
| 08:01 | Notre Dame | George Jordan steals it from Lance Mulhern | 19-20 |
| 07:57 | Michigan | George Jordan hits the finger roll | 19-22 |
| 07:48 | Notre Dame | William Arellano makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Wilbert Owens | 22-22 |
| 07:32 | Michigan | Joel Williams makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wilbert Owens (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Lance Mulhern (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Arellano (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - James Blankenship (tiring) 5 pts. SG - George Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Williams (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Blackburn (fresh) C - Bradley Centeno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Notre Dame | William Niles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Owen (PG), Rafael Sullivan (SG), William Adrian (SF), James Kennedy (PF) William Niles, Wilbert Owens, Lance Mulhern, William Arellano | |
| Subs | Michigan | Tracey Guess (SG), Garf Zemel (C) George Jordan, Joel Williams | |
| 07:10 | Michigan | Tracey Guess misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Owen - foul #1 on Michael Owen, team foul #6 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan (C) Al Adkins | |
| Subs | Michigan | Victor Carpenter (PF) Stanley Blackburn | |
| 07:10 | Michigan | Tracey Guess makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 07:10 | Michigan | Tracey Guess makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 06:56 | Notre Dame | William Adrian tips it but misses | 22-27 |
| 06:54 | Michigan | Garf Zemel grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 06:44 | Michigan | Bradley Centeno is hacked by William Adrian - foul #1 on William Adrian, team foul #7 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews (SF) Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Michigan | Manuel Stevens (PG), Joshua Savage (C) James Blankenship, Garf Zemel | |
| 06:44 | Michigan | Bradley Centeno makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:44 | Michigan | Bradley Centeno makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shaun Matthews | 24-29 |
| 06:25 | Michigan | Manuel Stevens is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Manuel Stevens, team foul #7 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (SG), Robby Burgan (C) Rafael Sullivan, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Blankenship (PG) Bradley Centeno | |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 24-29 |
| 06:12 | Michigan | Joshua Savage snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 05:52 | Michigan | Victor Carpenter misses the runner in the paint | 24-29 |
| 05:50 | Michigan | Victor Carpenter tips it in | 24-31 |
| 05:31 | Notre Dame | Michael Owen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-31 |
| 05:29 | Michigan | Joshua Savage gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 05:25 | Michigan | James Blankenship is called for traveling | 24-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Rafael Sullivan (SG), Lance Mulhern (SF), William Arellano (PF), Al Adkins (C) Michael Owen, Wilbert Owens, Shaun Matthews, William Adrian, Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Michigan | George Jordan (PG), Joel Williams (SF), Stanley Blackburn (PF), Shen Meng (C) James Blankenship, Manuel Stevens, Victor Carpenter, Joshua Savage | |
| 04:58 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Niles | 26-31 |
| 04:41 | Michigan | George Jordan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 04:40 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 04:36 | Notre Dame | William Niles is whistled for traveling | 26-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (SG), James Kennedy (PF) Rafael Sullivan, William Arellano | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Blankenship (PG) Tracey Guess | |
| 04:18 | Michigan | Joel Williams connects on the jumper from the right side set up by James Blankenship | 26-33 |
| 04:03 | Notre Dame | William Niles misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-33 |
| 04:02 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern can't tip it in | 26-33 |
| 04:00 | Michigan | George Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 03:38 | Michigan | Shen Meng comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 26-33 |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern grabs the board | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbert Owens (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Lance Mulhern (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Kennedy (fresh) C - Al Adkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - James Blankenship (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Williams (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Stanley Blackburn (fairly fresh) C - Shen Meng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Notre Dame | James Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Shen Meng - foul #1 on Shen Meng, team foul #8 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Owen (PG), Paul Lake (SG), William Arellano (PF), Robby Burgan (C) William Niles, Wilbert Owens, Lance Mulhern, Al Adkins | |
| Subs | Michigan | Tracey Guess (PG), Zachary Dorr (SG), Bradley Centeno (SF), Victor Carpenter (PF), Joshua Savage (C) James Blankenship, George Jordan, Joel Williams, Stanley Blackburn, Shen Meng | |
| 03:10 | Notre Dame | James Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:10 | Notre Dame | James Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:10 | Michigan | Victor Carpenter gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 02:42 | Michigan | Tracey Guess misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-33 |
| 02:41 | Michigan | Victor Carpenter tips it home | 27-35 |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Tracey Guess is called for the reach on Michael Owen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tracey Guess, team foul #9 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews (SF), William Adrian (PF) James Kennedy, William Arellano | |
| Subs | Michigan | Manuel Stevens (PG) Tracey Guess | |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Michael Owen makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Michael Owen misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 02:37 | Michigan | Joshua Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 02:34 | Michigan | Manuel Stevens loses the dribble to Michael Owen in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| 02:15 | Notre Dame | Michael Owen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 02:14 | Michigan | Victor Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 02:09 | Michigan | Victor Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Michael Owen - foul #2 on Michael Owen, team foul #8 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG) Michael Owen | |
| Subs | Michigan | Garf Zemel (C) Joshua Savage | |
| 02:09 | Michigan | Victor Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 02:09 | Michigan | Victor Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:47 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern (SF), William Arellano (PF) Shaun Matthews, William Adrian | |
| Subs | Michigan | Tracey Guess (PG) Manuel Stevens | |
| 01:33 | Michigan | Bradley Centeno is hacked by Lance Mulhern - foul #1 on Lance Mulhern, team foul #9 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan (SG) Paul Lake | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 01:33 | Michigan | Bradley Centeno makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:33 | Michigan | Bradley Centeno misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:33 | Notre Dame | William Arellano gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 01:11 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 01:09 | Michigan | Victor Carpenter snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 00:55 | Michigan | Tracey Guess misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-38 |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | William Arellano pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 28-38 |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to William Niles | 28-38 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | William Arellano loses the dribble to Tracey Guess | 28-38 |
| 00:03 | Michigan | Zachary Dorr travels with the ball | 28-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews (PG), Paul Lake (SG), William Adrian (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Al Adkins (C) William Niles, Rafael Sullivan, Lance Mulhern, William Arellano, Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Blankenship (PG), George Jordan (SG), Manuel Stevens (SF), Stanley Blackburn (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Tracey Guess, Zachary Dorr, Bradley Centeno, Victor Carpenter, Garf Zemel | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews clanks a halfcourt shot | 28-38 |