| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Michael Buda (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Adams (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andy Attwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwood | PG - Peter Masten (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Brass (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Ash (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Burgett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Kane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwood | Charles Ash inbounds the ball | 41-25 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwood | Northwood is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Northwood | Peter Masten misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-25 |
| 19:33 | Northwood | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Kane | 41-25 |
| 19:23 | Northwood | Peter Masten connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Burgett | 41-27 |
| 19:11 | N. Michigan | Michael Buda hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Adams | 44-27 |
| 18:51 | Northwood | Charles Ash's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-27 |
| 18:36 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor misses the floater from the left side | 44-27 |
| 18:35 | Northwood | Roger Kane snags the defensive board | 44-27 |
| 18:19 | Northwood | Roger Kane misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-27 |
| 18:17 | N. Michigan | John Harvey snags the defensive board | 44-27 |
| 17:54 | N. Michigan | Edward Adams misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-27 |
| 17:52 | Northwood | Charles Ash gets the rebound | 44-27 |
| 17:39 | Northwood | Craig Brass connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Peter Masten | 44-30 |
| 17:26 | N. Michigan | Edward Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-30 |
| 17:01 | Northwood | Charles Ash clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-30 |
| 17:00 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor snags the defensive board | 44-30 |
| 16:43 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor's layup is rejected by Johnny Burgett | 44-30 |
| 16:42 | N. Michigan | Andy Attwood tips it back up and in | 46-30 |
| 16:29 | Northwood | Charles Ash hits a jumper from the free throw line | 46-32 |
| 16:12 | N. Michigan | Andy Attwood hits a shot in the paint | 48-32 |
| 15:49 | Northwood | John Harvey is called for the reach on Johnny Burgett - foul #1 on John Harvey, team foul #1 | 48-32 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gene Baker (PG), Rodney Schorr (SG), Michael Cochran (SF), Frank Quam (PF), Arthur Zets (C) Michael Buda, Edward Adams, John Harvey, Andy Attwood, Barry Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwood | Anthony Mitchell (PG), Peter Robinson (SG), Jerry Burnham (PF), Bryant Marino (C) Peter Masten, Craig Brass, Johnny Burgett, Roger Kane | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Gene Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Schorr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Cochran (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Quam (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Arthur Zets (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwood | PG - Anthony Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Ash (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Burnham (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bryant Marino (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Northwood | Peter Robinson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Mitchell | 48-35 |
| 15:20 | N. Michigan | Arthur Zets misses the easy layup | 48-35 |
| 15:18 | Northwood | The rebound goes to Anthony Mitchell | 48-35 |
| 14:59 | Northwood | Michael Cochran steps in front of the Peter Robinson pass | 48-35 |
| 14:42 | N. Michigan | Gene Baker hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-35 |
| 14:40 | Northwood | Bryant Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 14:31 | Northwood | Charles Ash misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 14:30 | Northwood | Anthony Mitchell snags the offensive board | 48-35 |
| 14:13 | Northwood | Gene Baker steals the ball from Bryant Marino | 48-35 |
| 14:10 | N. Michigan | Rodney Schorr lays it in on a nice dish by Gene Baker | 50-35 |
| 13:58 | Northwood | Bryant Marino comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 50-35 |
| 13:57 | N. Michigan | Arthur Zets snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 13:38 | N. Michigan | Rodney Schorr clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-35 |
| 13:37 | N. Michigan | Michael Cochran tips it home | 52-35 |
| 13:14 | Northwood | Charles Ash scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Peter Robinson | 52-38 |
| 13:05 | N. Michigan | Gene Baker misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-38 |
| 13:04 | N. Michigan | Arthur Zets gets the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 12:50 | N. Michigan | Michael Cochran misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-38 |
| 12:49 | Northwood | Jerry Burnham pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 12:26 | Northwood | Charles Ash makes the jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Michael Cochran - foul #2 on Michael Cochran, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Michael Buda (PG), Edward Adams (SG), John Harvey (SF), Andy Attwood (PF), Barry Taylor (C) Gene Baker, Rodney Schorr, Michael Cochran, Frank Quam, Arthur Zets | |
| Subs | Northwood | Peter Masten (PG), Craig Brass (SG), Johnny Burgett (PF), Roger Kane (C) Anthony Mitchell, Peter Robinson, Jerry Burnham, Bryant Marino | |
| 12:26 | Northwood | Charles Ash makes the free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:10 | N. Michigan | Edward Adams scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Barry Taylor | 54-41 |
| 11:55 | Northwood | Craig Brass connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Johnny Burgett | 54-44 |
| 11:50 | N. Michigan | Michael Buda drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Adams | 56-44 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Michael Buda (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Adams (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andy Attwood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwood | PG - Peter Masten (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Brass (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Ash (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Burgett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Kane (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Northwood | Johnny Burgett is fouled on the floor by Andy Attwood - foul #1 on Andy Attwood, team foul #3 | 56-44 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwood | Jerry Burnham (SF) Charles Ash | |
| 11:05 | Northwood | Jerry Burnham hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Peter Masten | 56-46 |
| 10:45 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor misses long on a floater from the left block | 56-46 |
| 10:44 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor tips it in | 58-46 |
| 10:28 | Northwood | Johnny Burgett knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 58-48 |
| 10:05 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor connects on the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Craig Brass - foul #2 on Craig Brass, team foul #1 | 60-48 |
| 10:05 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor makes the free throw | 61-48 |
| 09:48 | Northwood | Jerry Burnham clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 09:46 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| 09:28 | N. Michigan | John Harvey comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 61-48 |
| 09:27 | Northwood | The rebound goes to Roger Kane | 61-48 |
| 09:12 | Northwood | Johnny Burgett drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Burnham | 61-50 |
| 09:07 | N. Michigan | Michael Buda misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-50 |
| 09:06 | Northwood | Johnny Burgett snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 09:02 | Northwood | Jerry Burnham is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jerry Burnham, team foul #2 | 61-50 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gene Baker (PG), Rodney Schorr (SG), Michael Cochran (SF) Michael Buda, Edward Adams, John Harvey | |
| Subs | Northwood | Anthony Mitchell (PG), Charles Ash (SF), Bryant Marino (C) Peter Masten, Jerry Burnham, Roger Kane | |
| 08:47 | N. Michigan | Andy Attwood can't throw it down | 61-50 |
| 08:45 | Northwood | Bryant Marino gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 08:29 | Northwood | Johnny Burgett drills a jump hook in the lane | 61-52 |
| 08:01 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor connects on the runner near the basket | 63-52 |
| 07:35 | Northwood | Charles Ash misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 07:33 | Northwood | Bryant Marino snags the offensive board | 63-52 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Gene Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Schorr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Cochran (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andy Attwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwood | PG - Anthony Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Brass (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Ash (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Burgett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryant Marino (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Northwood | Anthony Mitchell misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 07:09 | N. Michigan | Michael Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 06:49 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor dunks the ball on a great pass from Gene Baker | 65-52 |
| 06:33 | Northwood | Gene Baker takes the ball from Charles Ash | 65-52 |
| 06:09 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-52 |
| 06:08 | N. Michigan | Andy Attwood hits the follow up shot | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwood | Northwood is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:58 | Northwood | Anthony Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Gene Baker | 67-52 |
| 05:58 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-52 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Michael Buda (PG), Edward Adams (SG), John Harvey (SF), Frank Quam (PF) Gene Baker, Rodney Schorr, Michael Cochran, Andy Attwood | |
| Subs | Northwood | Peter Masten (PG), Jerry Burnham (SF), Roger Kane (C) Craig Brass, Charles Ash, Bryant Marino | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwood | Northwood is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:38 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Michael Buda and he's fouled by Roger Kane - foul #3 on Roger Kane, team foul #3 | 69-52 |
| 05:38 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor makes the free throw | 70-52 |
| 05:29 | Northwood | Johnny Burgett clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by John Harvey - foul #2 on John Harvey, team foul #4 | 70-52 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Arthur Zets (C) Barry Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwood | | |
| 05:29 | Northwood | Johnny Burgett makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 05:29 | Northwood | Johnny Burgett makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 05:26 | N. Michigan | Michael Buda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-54 |
| 05:16 | Northwood | Anthony Mitchell misses the floater from the right wing | 70-54 |
| 05:14 | Northwood | Roger Kane pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 05:09 | Northwood | Anthony Mitchell makes the 3 from straight away | 70-57 |
| 04:44 | N. Michigan | Frank Quam misses long on a floater from the left side | 70-57 |
| 04:43 | N. Michigan | Arthur Zets grabs the offensive board | 70-57 |
| 04:25 | N. Michigan | John Harvey dunks the ball set up by Michael Buda | 72-57 |
| 04:17 | Northwood | Anthony Mitchell misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Adams - foul #1 on Edward Adams, team foul #5 | 72-57 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Andy Attwood (PF), Barry Taylor (C) Frank Quam, Arthur Zets | |
| Subs | Northwood | Craig Brass (SG), Bryant Marino (PF) Peter Masten, Johnny Burgett | |
| 04:17 | Northwood | Anthony Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 04:17 | Northwood | Anthony Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 04:17 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Andy Attwood | 72-57 |
| 03:55 | N. Michigan | Michael Buda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-57 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwood | Peter Masten (PG) Anthony Mitchell | |
| 03:44 | Northwood | Jerry Burnham comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-57 |
| 03:42 | Northwood | Jerry Burnham grabs the offensive rebound | 72-57 |
| 03:28 | Northwood | Peter Masten connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bryant Marino | 72-60 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Michael Buda (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Adams (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Harvey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andy Attwood (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Taylor (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwood | PG - Peter Masten (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Brass (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Burnham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryant Marino (fresh) 4 reb. C - Roger Kane (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwood | Northwood is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:06 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor blows the layup | 72-60 |
| 03:05 | Northwood | Bryant Marino gets the rebound | 72-60 |
| 02:47 | Northwood | Roger Kane misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Buda - foul #2 on Michael Buda, team foul #6 | 72-60 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gene Baker (PG), Michael Cochran (SF) Michael Buda, John Harvey | |
| Subs | Northwood | Charles Ash (SF), Johnny Burgett (PF) Jerry Burnham, Bryant Marino | |
| 02:47 | Northwood | Roger Kane makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:47 | Northwood | Roger Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 02:45 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-62 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Michael Buda (PG) Gene Baker | |
| Subs | Northwood | | |
| 02:18 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor can't finish the layup | 72-62 |
| 02:17 | N. Michigan | Michael Cochran misses the tip | 72-62 |
| 02:15 | Northwood | Roger Kane gets the rebound | 72-62 |
| 02:01 | Northwood | Barry Taylor takes the ball from Charles Ash | 72-62 |
| 01:43 | N. Michigan | Michael Cochran misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 72-62 |
| 01:41 | Northwood | Charles Ash grabs the board | 72-62 |
| 01:28 | Northwood | Peter Masten connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Johnny Burgett | 72-64 |
| 01:01 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor connects on the shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Charles Ash - foul #1 on Charles Ash, team foul #4 | 74-64 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gene Baker (PG), Rodney Schorr (SG), Frank Quam (PF) Michael Buda, Edward Adams, Andy Attwood | |
| Subs | Northwood | Anthony Mitchell (PG), Peter Robinson (SG), Jerry Burnham (SF), Bryant Marino (PF), Brian Bova (C) Peter Masten, Craig Brass, Charles Ash, Johnny Burgett, Roger Kane | |
| 01:01 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor makes the free throw | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwood | Northwood is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Northwood | Anthony Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-64 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Arthur Zets (C) Barry Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwood | | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwood | Northwood is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | N. Michigan | Rodney Schorr misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 75-64 |
| 00:25 | Northwood | Bryant Marino snags the defensive board | 75-64 |
| 00:18 | Northwood | Brian Bova misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 75-64 |
| 00:17 | N. Michigan | Arthur Zets grabs the defensive rebound | 75-64 |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | Gene Baker runs out the clock | 75-64 |