| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Johnnie Bachman (fresh) SG - Carl Craig (fresh) SF - Joe Ball (fresh) PF - Timothy Carney (fresh) C - Robert Reed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lake Superior St. | PG - Robert Flint (fresh) SG - Donald Tippett (fresh) SF - Richard Moss (fresh) PF - Rueben Pylant (fresh) C - Billy Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lake Superior St. | Billy Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Lake Superior St. | Richard Moss hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Tippett | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | N. Michigan | Robert Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Lake Superior St. | Donald Tippett scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Robert Flint | 0-4 |
| 18:52 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Moss - foul #1 on Richard Moss, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:52 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:52 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:52 | Lake Superior St. | Rueben Pylant gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:31 | Lake Superior St. | Rueben Pylant is hacked by Timothy Carney - foul #1 on Timothy Carney, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:06 | Lake Superior St. | Donald Tippett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 0-4 |
| 18:04 | N. Michigan | Robert Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:50 | N. Michigan | Robert Reed connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-4 |
| 17:30 | Lake Superior St. | Billy Wilson hits a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Robert Reed - foul #1 on Robert Reed, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| 17:30 | Lake Superior St. | Billy Wilson makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:08 | N. Michigan | Carl Craig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 17:07 | Lake Superior St. | Richard Moss grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 16:50 | Lake Superior St. | Donald Tippett misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 16:49 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 16:32 | N. Michigan | Robert Reed misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-7 |
| 16:30 | Lake Superior St. | Rueben Pylant pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:22 | Lake Superior St. | Rueben Pylant hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 3-7 |
| 16:20 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:02 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Johnnie Bachman | 5-7 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Johnnie Bachman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Craig (fresh) SF - Joe Ball (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Carney (fresh) C - Robert Reed (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lake Superior St. | PG - Robert Flint (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Tippett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Moss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rueben Pylant (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Lake Superior St. | Billy Wilson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 15:41 | Lake Superior St. | Richard Moss tips it back up and in | 5-9 |
| 15:22 | N. Michigan | Rueben Pylant is called for the reach on Timothy Carney - foul #1 on Rueben Pylant, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy (PF), Raymond Skinner (C) Timothy Carney, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Brandon Hawn (PG), Orlando Wieczorek (SG), Shawn Shank (SF), Robert Bryant (PF), William Caron (C) Robert Flint, Donald Tippett, Richard Moss, Rueben Pylant, Billy Wilson | |
| 15:07 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 15:06 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner tips it home | 7-9 |
| 14:44 | Lake Superior St. | Orlando Wieczorek is fouled on the floor by Cornell Macy - foul #1 on Cornell Macy, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath (PG), Donny Costilla (SG), Hugh Edwards (C) Johnnie Bachman, Carl Craig, Joe Ball | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | | |
| 14:36 | Lake Superior St. | Shawn Shank hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 14:35 | Lake Superior St. | The offensive rebound goes to William Caron | 7-9 |
| 14:19 | Lake Superior St. | Orlando Wieczorek misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 14:18 | N. Michigan | Hugh Edwards grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 14:14 | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath is hacked by Brandon Hawn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Hawn, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Robert Reed (C) Hugh Edwards | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | | |
| 14:01 | N. Michigan | Robert Reed scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Gregory Bath | 9-9 |
| 13:47 | Lake Superior St. | Robert Bryant can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 9-9 |
| 13:46 | Lake Superior St. | Orlando Wieczorek grabs the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 13:32 | Lake Superior St. | William Caron misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 13:31 | N. Michigan | Donny Costilla grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 13:10 | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 13:09 | Lake Superior St. | The rebound goes to Orlando Wieczorek | 9-9 |
| 13:05 | Lake Superior St. | Orlando Wieczorek hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-9 |
| 13:03 | Lake Superior St. | William Caron tips it home | 9-11 |
| 12:49 | N. Michigan | Robert Reed comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 9-11 |
| 12:48 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner snags the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 12:32 | N. Michigan | Donny Costilla's pass is intercepted by Shawn Shank | 9-11 |
| 12:28 | Lake Superior St. | Orlando Wieczorek hits the finger roll on a great pass from Shawn Shank | 9-13 |
| 12:12 | N. Michigan | Brandon Hawn is called for the reach on Gregory Bath - foul #2 on Brandon Hawn, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Johnnie Bachman (PG), Carl Craig (SG), Joe Ball (SF), Timothy Carney (PF) Gregory Bath, Donny Costilla, Cornell Macy, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Robert Flint (PG), Donald Tippett (SG), Richard Moss (SF), Rueben Pylant (PF), Billy Wilson (C) Brandon Hawn, Orlando Wieczorek, Shawn Shank, Robert Bryant, William Caron | |
| 12:00 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball scores on a 3 from the left corner | 12-13 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Johnnie Bachman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Craig (fresh) SF - Joe Ball (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Carney (fresh) C - Raymond Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Superior St. | PG - Robert Flint (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Tippett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Moss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rueben Pylant (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Lake Superior St. | Richard Moss buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Rueben Pylant | 12-16 |
| 11:35 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Moss - foul #2 on Richard Moss, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Shawn Shank (SF) Richard Moss | |
| 11:35 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:35 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:22 | Lake Superior St. | Donald Tippett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-16 |
| 11:21 | N. Michigan | Carl Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:58 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Johnnie Bachman | 16-16 |
| 10:40 | Lake Superior St. | Donald Tippett makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 10:21 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 16-18 |
| 10:19 | Lake Superior St. | Shawn Shank gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:05 | Lake Superior St. | Billy Wilson is hacked by Raymond Skinner - foul #1 on Raymond Skinner, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Robert Reed (C) Raymond Skinner | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Robert Bryant (C) Billy Wilson | |
| 09:50 | Lake Superior St. | Donald Tippett misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Timothy Carney - foul #2 on Timothy Carney, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy (PF) Timothy Carney | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | | |
| 09:50 | Lake Superior St. | Donald Tippett makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:50 | Lake Superior St. | Donald Tippett makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:43 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-20 |
| 09:42 | N. Michigan | Robert Reed misses the tip | 16-20 |
| 09:41 | Lake Superior St. | Rueben Pylant snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 09:16 | Lake Superior St. | Shawn Shank misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Cornell Macy - foul #2 on Cornell Macy, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Hugh Edwards (PF) Cornell Macy | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Raymond Grohowski (PG), William Caron (C) Robert Flint, Rueben Pylant | |
| 09:16 | Lake Superior St. | Shawn Shank misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:16 | Lake Superior St. | Shawn Shank misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:16 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 09:11 | N. Michigan | Carl Craig misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 09:09 | Lake Superior St. | Robert Bryant pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:41 | Lake Superior St. | Shawn Shank double dribbles | 16-20 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner (PF) Hugh Edwards | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Orlando Wieczorek (SF), Billy Wilson (C) Shawn Shank, William Caron | |
| 08:26 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball is denied on a layup by Billy Wilson | 16-20 |
| 08:25 | Lake Superior St. | Billy Wilson grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 08:13 | Lake Superior St. | Billy Wilson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 08:12 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Raymond Skinner | 16-20 |
| 07:54 | N. Michigan | Robert Reed misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Orlando Wieczorek - foul #1 on Orlando Wieczorek, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath (PG), Donny Costilla (SG), Hugh Edwards (PF) Johnnie Bachman, Carl Craig, Joe Ball | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Robert Flint (PG), Shawn Shank (SF), Rueben Pylant (PF) Raymond Grohowski, Donald Tippett, Robert Bryant | |
| 07:54 | N. Michigan | Robert Reed misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:54 | N. Michigan | Robert Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Gregory Bath (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donny Costilla (fresh) SF - Raymond Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hugh Edwards (fresh) C - Robert Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Superior St. | PG - Robert Flint (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Orlando Wieczorek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shawn Shank (fresh) PF - Rueben Pylant (fresh) 3 reb. C - Billy Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Lake Superior St. | Rueben Pylant makes the turnaround in the paint | 17-22 |
| 07:12 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 07:11 | Lake Superior St. | Orlando Wieczorek grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 06:54 | Lake Superior St. | Shawn Shank is fouled on the floor by Robert Reed - foul #2 on Robert Reed, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Frank Seeley (PG) Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Robert Bryant (C) Billy Wilson | |
| 06:54 | Lake Superior St. | Shawn Shank makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:54 | Lake Superior St. | Shawn Shank makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:40 | N. Michigan | Rueben Pylant is called for the reach on Gregory Bath - foul #2 on Rueben Pylant, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Joe Ball (SF) Frank Seeley | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | William Caron (C) Rueben Pylant | |
| 06:40 | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:40 | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:18 | Lake Superior St. | Robert Bryant is fouled on the floor by Raymond Skinner - foul #2 on Raymond Skinner, team foul #8 | 19-24 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Johnnie Bachman (PG), Carl Craig (SG), Timothy Carney (PF) Gregory Bath, Donny Costilla, Raymond Skinner | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Donald Tippett (SG) Shawn Shank | |
| 06:18 | Lake Superior St. | Robert Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:18 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Hugh Edwards | 19-24 |
| 06:08 | N. Michigan | Johnnie Bachman buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 05:40 | Lake Superior St. | Donald Tippett connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 22-26 |
| 05:27 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 22-26 |
| 05:25 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 05:11 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 05:10 | N. Michigan | Carl Craig grabs the offensive board | 22-26 |
| 04:50 | N. Michigan | Donald Tippett steals it from Joe Ball | 22-26 |
| 04:30 | Lake Superior St. | Robert Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-26 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Donny Costilla (SF) Joe Ball | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Raymond Grohowski (PG), Shawn Shank (SF), Billy Wilson (C) Robert Flint, Orlando Wieczorek, Robert Bryant | |
| 04:03 | N. Michigan | Donald Tippett takes the ball from Donny Costilla | 22-26 |
| 04:00 | Lake Superior St. | Donald Tippett lays it in | 22-28 |
| 03:39 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 03:37 | Lake Superior St. | Shawn Shank grabs the board | 22-28 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Johnnie Bachman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Craig (fairly fresh) SF - Donny Costilla (fresh) PF - Timothy Carney (fresh) C - Hugh Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Superior St. | PG - Raymond Grohowski (fresh) SG - Donald Tippett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Shank (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Caron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Lake Superior St. | The jump hook by Donald Tippett is blocked by Timothy Carney | 22-28 |
| 03:22 | Lake Superior St. | Shawn Shank grabs the offensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 03:07 | Lake Superior St. | Shawn Shank is fouled on the floor by Carl Craig - foul #1 on Carl Craig, team foul #9 | 22-28 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath (PG), Joe Ball (SF), Cornell Macy (PF), Robert Reed (C) Johnnie Bachman, Carl Craig, Timothy Carney, Hugh Edwards | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Brandon Hawn (PG), Richard Moss (SF), Rueben Pylant (PF) Raymond Grohowski, Donald Tippett, William Caron | |
| 03:07 | Lake Superior St. | Shawn Shank makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:07 | Lake Superior St. | Shawn Shank misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:07 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 02:45 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 22-29 |
| 02:44 | Lake Superior St. | Shawn Shank pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 02:39 | Lake Superior St. | Joe Ball steals the ball from Richard Moss | 22-29 |
| 02:26 | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Joe Ball | 24-29 |
| 01:58 | Lake Superior St. | The jumper by Richard Moss is denied by Cornell Macy | 24-29 |
| 01:57 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 01:37 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-29 |
| 01:35 | Lake Superior St. | Rueben Pylant pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 01:14 | Lake Superior St. | Richard Moss comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-29 |
| 01:13 | Lake Superior St. | Billy Wilson snags the offensive board | 24-29 |
| 01:05 | Lake Superior St. | Richard Moss misses the 3 from the left corner | 24-29 |
| 01:04 | N. Michigan | Donny Costilla grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 00:59 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball banks in the layup set up by Cornell Macy | 26-29 |
| 00:45 | Lake Superior St. | Billy Wilson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Reed - foul #3 on Robert Reed, team foul #10 | 26-29 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Johnnie Bachman (PG), Carl Craig (SG), Timothy Carney (PF), Raymond Skinner (C) Gregory Bath, Donny Costilla, Cornell Macy, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Robert Flint (PG), Donald Tippett (SG) Brandon Hawn, Shawn Shank | |
| 00:45 | Lake Superior St. | Billy Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 00:45 | Lake Superior St. | Billy Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 00:45 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 00:27 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Flint - foul #1 on Robert Flint, team foul #8 | 26-29 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Robert Bryant (C) Billy Wilson | |
| 00:27 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:27 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:03 | Lake Superior St. | Richard Moss comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 28-29 |
| 00:01 | Lake Superior St. | Robert Bryant gets the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 00:00 | Lake Superior St. | The clock runs out | 28-29 |