| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jerome Elizondo (fresh) SG - Bruce Bronstein (fresh) SF - Christopher Hale (fresh) PF - Cliff McDaniel (fresh) C - Douglas Summers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (fresh) SG - Danny Frank (fresh) SF - David Nantz (fresh) PF - Terry Cottone (fresh) C - Nestor Coursey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Northwestern | Christopher Hale is called for the reach on Shawn Drozdowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Hale, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Shawn Drozdowski and the foul's on Cliff McDaniel - foul #1 on Cliff McDaniel, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | Michigan | Douglas Summers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 19:28 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | David Nantz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Michigan | Terry Cottone swats the shot by Jerome Elizondo | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | David Nantz misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Michigan | Cliff McDaniel grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:23 | Michigan | Terry Cottone is called for the reach on Jerome Elizondo - foul #1 on Terry Cottone, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:08 | Michigan | Terry Cottone is called for the reach on Bruce Bronstein - foul #2 on Terry Cottone, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins (PF) Terry Cottone | |
| 17:56 | Michigan | Bruce Bronstein's fadeaway is rejected by Nestor Coursey | 0-3 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | Danny Frank hits a wide open jumper from the free throw line set up by Nestor Coursey | 0-5 |
| 17:39 | Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Douglas Summers is blocked by Shawn Drozdowski | 0-5 |
| 17:38 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Nantz | 0-8 |
| 17:29 | Michigan | David Nantz steals it from Jerome Elizondo in the backcourt | 0-8 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski misses the lay-in | 0-8 |
| 17:24 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Douglas Summers | 0-8 |
| 17:04 | Michigan | Christopher Hale clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 0-8 |
| 17:03 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Hale | 0-8 |
| 16:57 | Michigan | Nestor Coursey is called for the reach on Douglas Summers - foul #1 on Nestor Coursey, team foul #3 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Marchetti (PG), Jeremy Lee (SG), Shawn Frazer (SF), Harold Gaertner (PF), Roland Holmes (C) Jerome Elizondo, Bruce Bronstein, Christopher Hale, Cliff McDaniel, Douglas Summers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Steven Nassar (SG), Oscar Jones (SF), Christopher Marsala (C) Shawn Drozdowski, Danny Frank, David Nantz, Nestor Coursey | |
| 16:42 | Michigan | Charles Marchetti can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 0-8 |
| 16:41 | Michigan | Harold Gaertner grabs the offensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 16:30 | Michigan | Jeremy Lee connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Charles Marchetti | 2-8 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Steven Nassar | 2-10 |
| 15:54 | Michigan | Clifford Watkins takes the ball from Charles Marchetti | 2-10 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Charles Marchetti (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Frazer (fresh) PF - Harold Gaertner (fairly fresh) C - Roland Holmes (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fairly fresh) SG - Steven Nassar (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oscar Jones (fresh) PF - Clifford Watkins (tiring) 5 pts. C - Christopher Marsala (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Roland Holmes steps in front of the Oscar Jones pass | 2-10 |
| 15:30 | Michigan | Charles Marchetti is hacked by Thomas Simpson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #4 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jerome Elizondo (PG), Bruce Bronstein (SG), Christopher Hale (SF), Cliff McDaniel (PF), Douglas Summers (C) Charles Marchetti, Jeremy Lee, Shawn Frazer, Harold Gaertner, Roland Holmes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Danny Frank (SG), David Nantz (SF), Nestor Coursey (C) Thomas Simpson, Oscar Jones, Clifford Watkins | |
| 15:17 | Michigan | Bruce Bronstein scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Nassar, team foul #5 | 5-10 |
| 14:59 | Michigan | Jerome Elizondo is called for traveling | 5-10 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Clifford Watkins (PF) Steven Nassar, Christopher Marsala | |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-10 |
| 14:33 | Michigan | Cliff McDaniel grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 14:23 | Michigan | Douglas Summers is called for 10 seconds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Marchetti (PG), Shawn Frazer (SF) Jerome Elizondo, Christopher Hale | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeremy Lee (SG) Bruce Bronstein | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (PG), Oscar Jones (PF) Shawn Drozdowski, Clifford Watkins | |
| 13:57 | Michigan | Jeremy Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-10 |
| 13:55 | Michigan | Shawn Frazer tips it back up and in | 7-10 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Danny Frank buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Nassar | 7-13 |
| 13:34 | Michigan | Shawn Frazer banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeremy Lee | 9-13 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Danny Frank misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Cliff McDaniel - foul #2 on Cliff McDaniel, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jerome Elizondo (PG), Bruce Bronstein (SG), Harold Gaertner (PF), Roland Holmes (C) Charles Marchetti, Jeremy Lee, Cliff McDaniel, Douglas Summers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Clifford Watkins (PF), Christopher Marsala (C) Steven Nassar, Oscar Jones, Nestor Coursey | |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Danny Frank misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Danny Frank misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:13 | Michigan | Harold Gaertner grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:00 | Michigan | Bruce Bronstein knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Jerome Elizondo | 11-13 |
| 12:52 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 12:51 | Michigan | Bruce Bronstein grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:48 | Michigan | Bruce Bronstein is hacked by Danny Frank in the backcourt - foul #1 on Danny Frank, team foul #6 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Michigan | Christopher Hale (SF) Shawn Frazer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Oscar Jones (SG) Shawn Drozdowski, Danny Frank | |
| 12:38 | Michigan | Christopher Hale makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bruce Bronstein | 13-13 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 13-13 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | David Nantz tips it back up and in | 13-15 |
| 12:21 | Michigan | Oscar Jones is called for the reach on Jerome Elizondo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oscar Jones, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Michigan | Shawn Frazer (PF), Douglas Summers (C) Harold Gaertner, Roland Holmes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Steven Nassar (SG) Thomas Simpson, David Nantz | |
| 12:21 | Michigan | Jerome Elizondo makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:21 | Michigan | Jerome Elizondo makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Jones | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jerome Elizondo (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Bronstein (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Hale (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Frazer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Douglas Summers (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Steven Nassar (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Oscar Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Clifford Watkins (tired) 8 pts. C - Christopher Marsala (tiring) | |
| 11:37 | Michigan | Shawn Frazer misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 15-18 |
| 11:36 | Michigan | Bruce Bronstein tips it back up and in | 17-18 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Marchetti (PG), Jeremy Lee (SG), Roland Holmes (C) Jerome Elizondo, Bruce Bronstein, Douglas Summers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Danny Frank (SG), David Nantz (SF), Nestor Coursey (C) Steven Nassar, Oscar Jones, Clifford Watkins | |
| 11:17 | Michigan | Christopher Hale connects on the open turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jeremy Lee | 19-18 |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-18 |
| Subs | Michigan | Harold Gaertner (PF) Christopher Hale | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG) Shawn Drozdowski | |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson is fouled in the backcourt by Roland Holmes - foul #1 on Roland Holmes, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern | Danny Frank is hacked by Jeremy Lee - foul #1 on Jeremy Lee, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Jones (PF) Christopher Marsala | |
| 10:42 | Northwestern | David Nantz blows the wide open layup | 19-18 |
| 10:40 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Shawn Frazer | 19-18 |
| 10:24 | Michigan | Danny Frank is called for the reach on Jeremy Lee - foul #2 on Danny Frank, team foul #8 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bruce Bronstein (SG), Douglas Summers (C) Shawn Frazer, Roland Holmes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (PG), Clifford Watkins (PF) Thomas Simpson, Danny Frank | |
| 10:24 | Michigan | Jeremy Lee makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 10:24 | Michigan | Jeremy Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Summers - foul #1 on Douglas Summers, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins clanks a 3 from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 10:02 | Michigan | Harold Gaertner grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 09:53 | Michigan | Bruce Bronstein can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 09:52 | Michigan | Douglas Summers snags the offensive board | 21-18 |
| 09:32 | Michigan | Harold Gaertner lays it in set up by Douglas Summers | 23-18 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern | David Nantz clanks a 3 from the left corner | 23-18 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar grabs the offensive board | 23-18 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | David Nantz banks in the wide open layup | 23-20 |
| 08:32 | Michigan | Bruce Bronstein scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Charles Marchetti and the foul's on Clifford Watkins - foul #1 on Clifford Watkins, team foul #9 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jerome Elizondo (PG), Christopher Hale (SF), Shawn Frazer (PF), Roland Holmes (C) Charles Marchetti, Jeremy Lee, Harold Gaertner, Douglas Summers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Christopher Marsala (PF) Clifford Watkins, David Nantz | |
| 08:32 | Michigan | Bruce Bronstein misses the free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 08:27 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 08:26 | Michigan | Jerome Elizondo snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 08:09 | Michigan | Roland Holmes double dribbles | 25-20 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Marchetti (SG) Bruce Bronstein | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Nantz (SF), Clifford Watkins (PF) Oscar Jones, Nestor Coursey | |
| 07:56 | Northwestern | David Nantz loses the ball out of bounds | 25-20 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG) Thomas Simpson | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jerome Elizondo (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Marchetti (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Hale (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Shawn Frazer (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Holmes (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Steven Nassar (tired) 2 ast. SF - David Nantz (tired) 4 pts. PF - Clifford Watkins (tired) 8 pts. C - Christopher Marsala (tiring) | |
| 07:36 | Michigan | Christopher Hale is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Jerome Elizondo | 27-20 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar is hacked by Charles Marchetti - foul #1 on Charles Marchetti, team foul #7 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Jones (PF) Clifford Watkins | |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 07:12 | Michigan | Shawn Frazer misses the lay-in but the foul's on Oscar Jones - foul #2 on Oscar Jones, team foul #10 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bruce Bronstein (SG) Charles Marchetti | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins (SG), Nestor Coursey (C) Steven Nassar, Oscar Jones | |
| 07:12 | Michigan | Shawn Frazer misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 07:12 | Michigan | Shawn Frazer makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 07:10 | Northwestern | Bruce Bronstein steps in front of the David Nantz pass in the backcourt | 28-22 |
| 07:07 | Michigan | Bruce Bronstein blows the layup | 28-22 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala gets the rebound | 28-22 |
| 07:00 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-22 |
| 06:59 | Michigan | Roland Holmes snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 06:38 | Michigan | Shawn Frazer knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jerome Elizondo | 30-22 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski is hacked by Roland Holmes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roland Holmes, team foul #8 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Michigan | Douglas Summers (C) Roland Holmes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 06:36 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Shawn Frazer | 30-23 |
| 06:32 | Michigan | Christopher Hale loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-23 |
| 06:32 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Marchetti (PG) Jerome Elizondo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG) Shawn Drozdowski | |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins is called for traveling | 30-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeremy Lee (PG) Bruce Bronstein | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (SG) Clifford Watkins | |
| 06:04 | Michigan | Charles Marchetti is alone and drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Shawn Frazer | 32-23 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | David Nantz misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Hale - foul #2 on Christopher Hale, team foul #9 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Michigan | Harold Gaertner (PF) Christopher Hale | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | David Nantz makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | David Nantz misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:53 | Michigan | Harold Gaertner gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 05:36 | Michigan | Douglas Summers clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | Harold Gaertner blocks the jumper by Steven Nassar | 32-24 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to David Nantz | 32-24 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Steven Nassar, team foul #11 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jerome Elizondo (PG), Bruce Bronstein (SG) Charles Marchetti, Shawn Frazer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Clifford Watkins (SG) Thomas Simpson, Steven Nassar | |
| 04:57 | Michigan | Jeremy Lee misses long on an open jumper in the lane | 32-24 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 04:52 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Drozdowski, team foul #12 | 32-24 |
| 04:37 | Michigan | Christopher Marsala is called for the reach on Jerome Elizondo - foul #1 on Christopher Marsala, team foul #13 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Michigan | Shawn Frazer (SF) Jeremy Lee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:37 | Michigan | Jerome Elizondo makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 04:37 | Michigan | Jerome Elizondo makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 04:14 | Michigan | Shawn Frazer can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left block but he's hacked by David Nantz - foul #1 on David Nantz, team foul #14 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Marchetti (SF) Harold Gaertner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 34-26 |
| 04:14 | Michigan | Shawn Frazer makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 04:14 | Michigan | Shawn Frazer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Shawn Frazer steals the ball from Nestor Coursey | 36-26 |
| 03:43 | Michigan | Shawn Frazer makes the wide open driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Bruce Bronstein | 38-26 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jerome Elizondo (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Bronstein (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Marchetti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Shawn Frazer (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Summers (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Watkins (very tired) 8 pts. SF - David Nantz (very tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Marsala (tired) 3 reb. C - Nestor Coursey (very tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | Shawn Frazer swats the short shot by Christopher Marsala | 38-26 |
| 03:20 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Shawn Frazer | 38-26 |
| 03:01 | Michigan | David Nantz is called for the reach on Charles Marchetti - foul #2 on David Nantz, team foul #15 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeremy Lee (SG), Christopher Hale (SF), Cliff McDaniel (PF), Roland Holmes (C) Jerome Elizondo, Bruce Bronstein, Shawn Frazer, Douglas Summers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Danny Frank (SG), Oscar Jones (SF), Terry Cottone (PF) Shawn Drozdowski, Clifford Watkins, David Nantz, Christopher Marsala | |
| 03:01 | Michigan | Charles Marchetti makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 03:01 | Michigan | Charles Marchetti misses the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Danny Frank buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Thomas Simpson | 39-29 |
| 02:55 | Michigan | Jeremy Lee is hacked by Thomas Simpson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #16 | 39-29 |
| 02:55 | Michigan | Jeremy Lee makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 02:55 | Michigan | Jeremy Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Roland Holmes - foul #3 on Roland Holmes, team foul #10 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Shawn Frazer (C) Roland Holmes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 02:19 | Michigan | Charles Marchetti can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Danny Frank - foul #3 on Danny Frank, team foul #17 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (SG) Danny Frank | |
| 02:19 | Michigan | Charles Marchetti makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 02:19 | Michigan | Charles Marchetti makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey loses the ball out of bounds | 43-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bruce Bronstein (SG), Harold Gaertner (C) Charles Marchetti, Shawn Frazer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG) Thomas Simpson | |
| 01:53 | Michigan | Cliff McDaniel is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Hale | 46-31 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones's pass is intercepted by Bruce Bronstein in the backcourt | 46-31 |
| 01:50 | Michigan | Bruce Bronstein lays it in | 48-31 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-31 |
| 01:27 | Michigan | Harold Gaertner gets the rebound | 48-31 |
| 01:21 | Michigan | Christopher Hale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jerome Elizondo (PG), Douglas Summers (C) Bruce Bronstein, Harold Gaertner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-31 |
| 01:07 | Michigan | Douglas Summers drills a jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Nestor Coursey - foul #2 on Nestor Coursey, team foul #18 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG) Shawn Drozdowski | |
| 01:07 | Michigan | Douglas Summers makes the free throw | 51-31 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Jerome Elizondo is called for the reach on Thomas Simpson - foul #1 on Jerome Elizondo, team foul #11 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Marchetti (SG), Shawn Frazer (C) Christopher Hale, Douglas Summers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala (C) Nestor Coursey | |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 51-31 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-32 |
| 00:39 | Michigan | Jerome Elizondo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-32 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Terry Cottone | 51-32 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson's pass is intercepted by Jerome Elizondo in the backcourt | 51-32 |
| 00:26 | Michigan | Shawn Frazer hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Marchetti | 53-32 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-32 |
| 00:04 | Michigan | Charles Marchetti snags the defensive board | 53-32 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Charles Marchetti misses long on a halfcourt shot | 53-32 |