| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - William Dutton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Cornett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gough (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Shade (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Troiano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Bobby Drewes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Schuette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Risher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Darrell Borland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Shepherd | Glenn Risher inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Shepherd | Scott Smith misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 19:45 | N. Michigan | William Cornett grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 19:31 | N. Michigan | James Gough misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 19:30 | Shepherd | Scott Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 19:17 | Shepherd | The pull-up jumper by Glenn Risher is blocked by James Troiano | 33-27 |
| 19:16 | Shepherd | Scott Smith hits the follow up shot | 33-29 |
| 18:55 | N. Michigan | William Cornett knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-29 |
| 18:38 | Shepherd | John Schuette buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Smith and he's hacked by William Cornett - foul #1 on William Cornett, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 18:38 | Shepherd | John Schuette misses the free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:38 | N. Michigan | William Cornett snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 18:22 | N. Michigan | James Troiano misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Glenn Risher - foul #3 on Glenn Risher, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Rickey Watson (SF) Glenn Risher | |
| 18:22 | N. Michigan | James Troiano misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:22 | N. Michigan | James Troiano makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:59 | Shepherd | William Dutton steals it from Bobby Drewes | 36-31 |
| 17:55 | N. Michigan | William Dutton can't finish the layup | 36-31 |
| 17:54 | N. Michigan | James Troiano gets the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:40 | N. Michigan | James Gough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| 17:24 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 17:23 | N. Michigan | James Gough pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:15 | N. Michigan | James Gough misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-31 |
| 17:14 | Shepherd | The rebound goes to Darrell Borland | 36-31 |
| 17:08 | Shepherd | Darrell Borland misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 36-31 |
| 17:07 | N. Michigan | William Cornett pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:45 | N. Michigan | James Troiano can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-31 |
| 16:44 | Shepherd | John Schuette grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 16:37 | Shepherd | John Schuette misses the turnaround from the left block | 36-31 |
| 16:35 | N. Michigan | James Gough pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:09 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Scott Smith - foul #2 on Scott Smith, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Loren Florkowski (PG), Mark Voss (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Robert Graham (C) William Dutton, William Cornett, James Gough, James Troiano | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Otto Brinkmann (PG), Mark Cornish (SG), George Zink (SF), Marvin Baylor (C) Bobby Drewes, John Schuette, Scott Smith, Darrell Borland | |
| 16:09 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:09 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 15:44 | Shepherd | Mark Cornish can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 15:43 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Mark Voss | 38-31 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Loren Florkowski (fresh) SG - Mark Voss (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) PF - Willie Shade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Graham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Otto Brinkmann (fresh) SG - Mark Cornish (fresh) 3 reb. SF - George Zink (fresh) PF - Rickey Watson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Marvin Baylor (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | N. Michigan | Mark Voss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 15:21 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Graham | 38-31 |
| 15:11 | N. Michigan | Mark Voss is fouled on the floor by Otto Brinkmann - foul #1 on Otto Brinkmann, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | William Dutton (PG), James Gough (SF) Loren Florkowski, Willie Shade | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Martin Bromley (PG), Glenn Risher (SF), Scott Smith (PF) Otto Brinkmann, George Zink, Rickey Watson | |
| 14:49 | N. Michigan | Mark Voss drills a 3 from the left wing set up by William Dutton | 41-31 |
| 14:39 | Shepherd | Robert Williams steals the ball from Mark Cornish | 41-31 |
| 14:18 | N. Michigan | James Gough misses long on a floater from close range | 41-31 |
| 14:17 | Shepherd | Glenn Risher grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 13:56 | Shepherd | Martin Bromley hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Smith | 41-33 |
| 13:45 | N. Michigan | Robert Williams is hacked by Mark Cornish - foul #2 on Mark Cornish, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | William Cornett (SG) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Shepherd | John Schuette (SG) Scott Smith | |
| 13:30 | N. Michigan | Mark Voss buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Cornett | 43-33 |
| 13:13 | Shepherd | Marvin Baylor misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Voss - foul #1 on Mark Voss, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Loren Florkowski (PG), Robert Williams (SF), Willie Shade (PF), James Troiano (C) William Dutton, James Gough, Mark Voss, Robert Graham | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Darrell Borland (C) Mark Cornish | |
| 13:13 | Shepherd | Marvin Baylor misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 13:13 | Shepherd | Marvin Baylor makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 12:53 | N. Michigan | James Troiano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Rickey Watson (PF) Marvin Baylor | |
| 12:42 | Shepherd | Darrell Borland clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 12:40 | Shepherd | Glenn Risher grabs the offensive board | 43-34 |
| 12:24 | Shepherd | Glenn Risher comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Gough (SF) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Bobby Drewes (PG), Scott Smith (PF) Martin Bromley, Rickey Watson | |
| 12:24 | Shepherd | Glenn Risher makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:24 | Shepherd | Glenn Risher makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 12:11 | N. Michigan | James Troiano can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 43-36 |
| 12:10 | Shepherd | John Schuette gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 11:56 | Shepherd | Scott Smith misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Willie Shade - foul #2 on Willie Shade, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | William Dutton (PG), Robert Graham (PF) Loren Florkowski, Willie Shade | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Rickey Watson (SF) Glenn Risher | |
| 11:56 | Shepherd | Scott Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 11:56 | Shepherd | Scott Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 11:30 | N. Michigan | William Cornett misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-38 |
| 11:29 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to James Troiano | 43-38 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - William Dutton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Cornett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gough (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Graham (fresh) C - James Troiano (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Bobby Drewes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Schuette (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rickey Watson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Darrell Borland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | N. Michigan | William Dutton connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 45-38 |
| 10:58 | Shepherd | John Schuette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Mark Voss (PF) James Troiano | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Martin Bromley (PG), Glenn Risher (SF) Bobby Drewes, Darrell Borland | |
| 10:36 | N. Michigan | Robert Graham misses the easy layup | 45-38 |
| 10:34 | N. Michigan | William Dutton snags the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 10:12 | N. Michigan | James Gough hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Dutton | 48-38 |
| 09:49 | Shepherd | Scott Smith misses the 3 from straight away | 48-38 |
| 09:47 | N. Michigan | Robert Graham grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 09:32 | N. Michigan | James Gough knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by William Cornett | 50-38 |
| 09:21 | Shepherd | Scott Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Martin Bromley and he's fouled by William Dutton - foul #3 on William Dutton, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Robert Williams (SF), Willie Shade (PF), James Troiano (C) William Cornett, James Gough, Robert Graham | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Bobby Drewes (PG), Mark Cornish (SG), George Zink (SF), Darrell Borland (C) Martin Bromley, John Schuette, Glenn Risher, Rickey Watson | |
| 09:21 | Shepherd | Scott Smith makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 09:14 | N. Michigan | William Dutton buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 08:50 | Shepherd | Bobby Drewes loses the dribble to Mark Voss | 53-41 |
| 08:36 | N. Michigan | William Dutton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 08:34 | Shepherd | Bobby Drewes snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 08:09 | Shepherd | Robert Williams steals it from Darrell Borland | 53-41 |
| 08:06 | N. Michigan | Robert Williams misses the lay-in | 53-41 |
| 08:05 | N. Michigan | Robert Williams tips it in | 55-41 |
| 07:49 | Shepherd | Robert Williams steals the ball from Scott Smith | 55-41 |
| 07:35 | N. Michigan | Robert Williams clanks a floater from the left side | 55-41 |
| 07:34 | Shepherd | Bobby Drewes grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 07:30 | Shepherd | Mark Cornish banks in the layup set up by Scott Smith | 55-43 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - William Dutton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Voss (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Willie Shade (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Troiano (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Bobby Drewes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Cornish (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Zink (fresh) PF - Scott Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Darrell Borland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | N. Michigan | Robert Williams dunks the ball set up by William Dutton | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:47 | Shepherd | George Zink scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby Drewes | 57-46 |
| 06:32 | N. Michigan | Robert Williams travels with the ball | 57-46 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Loren Florkowski (PG), William Cornett (SG), James Gough (SF), Robert Graham (C) William Dutton, Mark Voss, Robert Williams, James Troiano | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Martin Bromley (PG), John Schuette (SG), Glenn Risher (SF), Rickey Watson (PF), Marvin Baylor (C) Bobby Drewes, Mark Cornish, George Zink, Scott Smith, Darrell Borland | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:25 | Shepherd | Glenn Risher is denied on a layup by James Gough | 57-46 |
| 06:23 | Shepherd | John Schuette snags the offensive board | 57-46 |
| 06:16 | Shepherd | John Schuette clanks a shot from the left side | 57-46 |
| 06:15 | N. Michigan | James Gough gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 05:57 | N. Michigan | James Gough misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 05:56 | Shepherd | Glenn Risher snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 05:40 | Shepherd | Glenn Risher hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Bromley and he's hacked by William Cornett - foul #2 on William Cornett, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| 05:40 | Shepherd | Glenn Risher makes the free throw | 57-49 |
| 05:17 | N. Michigan | James Gough comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 05:16 | Shepherd | Marvin Baylor grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 04:54 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Martin Bromley | 57-51 |
| 04:34 | N. Michigan | James Gough can't finish the layup | 57-51 |
| 04:33 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to William Cornett | 57-51 |
| 04:20 | N. Michigan | James Gough can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-51 |
| 04:19 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 04:15 | Shepherd | Glenn Risher misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 04:13 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson hits the follow up shot | 57-53 |
| 03:58 | N. Michigan | James Gough is fouled on the floor by Rickey Watson - foul #1 on Rickey Watson, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | William Dutton (PG) Loren Florkowski | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Bobby Drewes (PG), Darrell Borland (C) Martin Bromley, Rickey Watson | |
| 03:36 | N. Michigan | Robert Graham misses the easy layup | 57-53 |
| 03:35 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 03:23 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Dutton | 59-53 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - William Dutton (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Cornett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Gough (fresh) 23 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Willie Shade (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Graham (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Bobby Drewes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Schuette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Risher (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marvin Baylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Borland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Shepherd | Bobby Drewes misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on William Dutton - foul #4 on William Dutton, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Robert Williams (SG), Freddie Perreault (SF), Mark Voss (PF), James Troiano (C) William Cornett, James Gough, Willie Shade, Robert Graham | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Mark Cornish (SG), George Zink (SF), Scott Smith (PF) John Schuette, Glenn Risher, Marvin Baylor | |
| 02:59 | Shepherd | Bobby Drewes misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 02:59 | Shepherd | Bobby Drewes misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 02:59 | N. Michigan | James Troiano gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 02:59 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-53 |
| 02:37 | N. Michigan | Robert Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 02:35 | Shepherd | George Zink grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 02:35 | Shepherd | Shepherd calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-53 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | William Cornett (SG), James Gough (SF) Robert Williams, Freddie Perreault | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Martin Bromley (PG), John Schuette (SG), Glenn Risher (SF) Bobby Drewes, Mark Cornish, George Zink | |
| 02:22 | Shepherd | Martin Bromley is whistled for traveling | 59-53 |
| 01:56 | N. Michigan | William Dutton drills a fadeaway from the left side | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:51 | Shepherd | Martin Bromley misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 01:49 | N. Michigan | James Gough gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:25 | N. Michigan | James Gough makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Dutton | 64-53 |
| 01:16 | Shepherd | Scott Smith hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Martin Bromley | 64-55 |
| 00:56 | N. Michigan | James Gough buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from William Dutton and he's hacked by Glenn Risher - foul #4 on Glenn Risher, team foul #6 | 66-55 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Loren Florkowski (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Robert Graham (C) William Dutton, William Cornett, James Troiano | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Bobby Drewes (PG), Mark Cornish (SG), George Zink (SF), Rickey Watson (PF), Marvin Baylor (C) Martin Bromley, John Schuette, Glenn Risher, Scott Smith, Darrell Borland | |
| 00:56 | N. Michigan | James Gough makes the free throw | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Graham - foul #2 on Robert Graham, team foul #8 | 67-55 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Freddie Perreault (SF) James Gough | |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| 00:51 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson misses the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 00:51 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 00:51 | N. Michigan | Robert Graham grabs the board | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | N. Michigan | Robert Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Rickey Watson - foul #2 on Rickey Watson, team foul #7 | 67-55 |
| 00:22 | N. Michigan | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 00:22 | N. Michigan | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 00:22 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-55 |
| 00:14 | Shepherd | Freddie Perreault steps in front of the Marvin Baylor pass | 68-55 |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | Loren Florkowski runs out the clock | 68-55 |