| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) SG - Michael Clower (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tracy Wentzel (fresh) PF - John Bergmark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Sawinski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Johnnie Bachman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Craig (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joe Ball (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Carney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | N. Michigan | Robert Reed hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carl Craig | 23-24 |
| 19:33 | Michigan Tech. | Robert Reed steals it from Richard Jones | 23-24 |
| 19:20 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carl Craig and the foul's on John Bergmark - foul #2 on John Bergmark, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 19:20 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney makes the free throw | 23-27 |
| 19:03 | Michigan Tech. | John Bergmark can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 23-27 |
| 19:01 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 18:52 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball blows the layup | 23-27 |
| 18:51 | Michigan Tech. | John Bergmark snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 18:33 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Clower is called for traveling | 23-27 |
| 18:22 | N. Michigan | Carl Craig hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Timothy Carney | 23-30 |
| 18:01 | Michigan Tech. | Tracy Wentzel buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Jones | 26-30 |
| 17:42 | N. Michigan | Robert Reed misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Larry Sawinski - foul #1 on Larry Sawinski, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| 17:42 | N. Michigan | Robert Reed makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 17:42 | N. Michigan | Robert Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 17:20 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Clower connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 17:04 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 29-32 |
| 17:03 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball tips it home | 29-34 |
| 16:46 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Clower clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Reed - foul #3 on Robert Reed, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Bradley Thompson (PG), Gerard Bond (SF), Colin Boehmer (PF), Roger Rice (C) Richard Jones, Tracy Wentzel, John Bergmark, Larry Sawinski | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath (PG), Donny Costilla (SG), Cornell Macy (SF), Raymond Skinner (PF), Hugh Edwards (C) Johnnie Bachman, Carl Craig, Joe Ball, Timothy Carney, Robert Reed | |
| 16:46 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Clower makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:46 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Clower misses the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:46 | N. Michigan | Hugh Edwards gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 16:24 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Bath and he's hacked by Roger Rice - foul #2 on Roger Rice, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Brett Slaughter (SG) Michael Clower | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 16:24 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner makes the free throw | 30-37 |
| 15:57 | Michigan Tech. | Colin Boehmer is hacked by Donny Costilla - foul #1 on Donny Costilla, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Bradley Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brett Slaughter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Bond (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Colin Boehmer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Rice (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Gregory Bath (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donny Costilla (fresh) SF - Cornell Macy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Skinner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugh Edwards (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Michigan Tech. | Gerard Bond hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Donny Costilla - foul #2 on Donny Costilla, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Joe Ball (SF) Hugh Edwards | |
| 15:48 | Michigan Tech. | Gerard Bond makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:48 | Michigan Tech. | Gerard Bond misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:48 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:34 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy lays it in on a great pass from Joe Ball | 31-39 |
| 15:17 | Michigan Tech. | Raymond Skinner blocks the short jumper by Colin Boehmer | 31-39 |
| 15:15 | Michigan Tech. | Roger Rice tips it in | 33-39 |
| 14:56 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Donny Costilla | 33-41 |
| 14:38 | Michigan Tech. | Bradley Thompson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 14:23 | N. Michigan | Donny Costilla misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 14:21 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball can't tip it in | 36-41 |
| 14:20 | Michigan Tech. | Roger Rice snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 14:00 | Michigan Tech. | Bradley Thompson scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Colin Boehmer and the foul's on Cornell Macy - foul #2 on Cornell Macy, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Michael Clower (SG), Tracy Wentzel (SF), John Bergmark (PF), Larry Sawinski (C) Brett Slaughter, Gerard Bond, Colin Boehmer, Roger Rice | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Johnnie Bachman (PG), Carl Craig (SG), Timothy Carney (PF), Robert Reed (C) Gregory Bath, Donny Costilla, Joe Ball, Raymond Skinner | |
| 14:00 | Michigan Tech. | Bradley Thompson makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:43 | N. Michigan | Carl Craig misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 13:42 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Sawinski grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 13:22 | Michigan Tech. | John Bergmark misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 13:21 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Sawinski tips it but misses | 39-41 |
| 13:20 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Sawinski grabs the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 13:06 | Michigan Tech. | Cornell Macy takes the ball from Larry Sawinski | 39-41 |
| 12:51 | N. Michigan | Robert Reed can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 39-41 |
| 12:50 | Michigan Tech. | Bradley Thompson grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 12:32 | Michigan Tech. | John Bergmark drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bradley Thompson | 41-41 |
| 12:13 | N. Michigan | Robert Reed misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 12:11 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| 11:53 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Sawinski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Reed - foul #4 on Robert Reed, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Richard Jones (PG) Bradley Thompson | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Joe Ball (SF), Raymond Skinner (C) Cornell Macy, Robert Reed | |
| 11:53 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Sawinski makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:53 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Sawinski misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:53 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Joe Ball | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Clower (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Tracy Wentzel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Bergmark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Sawinski (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Johnnie Bachman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Craig (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Carney (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Skinner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 42-43 |
| 11:31 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner tips it back up and in | 42-45 |
| 11:11 | Michigan Tech. | Tracy Wentzel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 11:10 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 11:04 | N. Michigan | Larry Sawinski swats the layup by Joe Ball | 42-45 |
| 11:02 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Sawinski snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 10:44 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 10:21 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Brett Slaughter (SG), Gerard Bond (SF), Colin Boehmer (PF), Roger Rice (C) Michael Clower, Tracy Wentzel, John Bergmark, Larry Sawinski | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath (PG), Donny Costilla (SG), Hugh Edwards (C) Johnnie Bachman, Carl Craig, Timothy Carney | |
| 09:58 | Michigan Tech. | Gerard Bond is hacked by Donny Costilla - foul #3 on Donny Costilla, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Bradley Thompson (SG) Brett Slaughter | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy (PF) Hugh Edwards | |
| 09:47 | Michigan Tech. | Bradley Thompson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Cornell Macy - foul #3 on Cornell Macy, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| 09:47 | Michigan Tech. | Bradley Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:47 | Michigan Tech. | Bradley Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:31 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball drills a jumper from the baseline | 47-47 |
| 09:02 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 09:01 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 08:56 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 08:55 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Donny Costilla | 47-47 |
| 08:45 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Donny Costilla | 47-49 |
| 08:21 | Michigan Tech. | Roger Rice hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-49 |
| 08:19 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 08:06 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 07:40 | Michigan Tech. | Roger Rice loses the dribble to Gregory Bath | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerard Bond (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Colin Boehmer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Gregory Bath (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donny Costilla (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joe Ball (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cornell Macy (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Skinner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy blows the layup | 47-51 |
| 07:16 | Michigan Tech. | Roger Rice snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 07:01 | Michigan Tech. | Colin Boehmer can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 07:00 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 06:46 | N. Michigan | Colin Boehmer is called for the reach on Cornell Macy - foul #2 on Colin Boehmer, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Brett Slaughter (PG), Michael Clower (SG), Tracy Wentzel (SF), John Bergmark (PF), Larry Sawinski (C) Richard Jones, Bradley Thompson, Gerard Bond, Colin Boehmer, Roger Rice | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Johnnie Bachman (PG), Carl Craig (SG), Timothy Carney (PF), Robert Reed (C) Gregory Bath, Donny Costilla, Cornell Macy, Raymond Skinner | |
| 06:37 | N. Michigan | Johnnie Bachman hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 06:22 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Clower clanks a floater from the right block | 47-54 |
| 06:20 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Clower tips it back up and in | 49-54 |
| 06:04 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney can't finish the layup | 49-54 |
| 06:02 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney snags the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 05:54 | N. Michigan | Robert Reed connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-56 |
| 05:34 | Michigan Tech. | Brett Slaughter is hacked by Timothy Carney - foul #2 on Timothy Carney, team foul #8 | 49-56 |
| 05:34 | Michigan Tech. | Brett Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:34 | Michigan Tech. | Brett Slaughter misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:34 | N. Michigan | Carl Craig pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 05:15 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 05:14 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Carney | 50-56 |
| 04:59 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball buries a shot from the left side | 50-58 |
| 04:49 | Michigan Tech. | John Bergmark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 04:47 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Clower grabs the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 04:33 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Clower is hacked by Robert Reed - foul #5 on Robert Reed, team foul #9 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Richard Jones (PG) Brett Slaughter | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy (SF), Raymond Skinner (C) Joe Ball, Robert Reed | |
| 04:33 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Clower makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:33 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Clower makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 04:12 | N. Michigan | Carl Craig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 04:11 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Larry Sawinski | 52-58 |
| 03:56 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Clower connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Tracy Wentzel | 55-58 |
| 03:46 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Bradley Thompson (SG), Gerard Bond (SF), Colin Boehmer (PF), Roger Rice (C) Michael Clower, Tracy Wentzel, John Bergmark, Larry Sawinski | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath (PG), Donny Costilla (SG), Hugh Edwards (C) Johnnie Bachman, Carl Craig, Timothy Carney | |
| 03:28 | Michigan Tech. | Bradley Thompson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-58 |
| 03:26 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Raymond Skinner | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerard Bond (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Colin Boehmer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Gregory Bath (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donny Costilla (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cornell Macy (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Skinner (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Hugh Edwards (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-58 |
| 03:20 | Michigan Tech. | Gerard Bond grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 03:00 | Michigan Tech. | Bradley Thompson double dribbles | 55-58 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Brett Slaughter (SG) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 02:56 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Richard Jones (PG), Michael Clower (SG), Tracy Wentzel (SF), John Bergmark (PF), Larry Sawinski (C) Bradley Thompson, Brett Slaughter, Gerard Bond, Colin Boehmer, Roger Rice | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Johnnie Bachman (PG), Carl Craig (SG), Timothy Carney (PF) Gregory Bath, Donny Costilla, Hugh Edwards | |
| 02:49 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner hits a jumper from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 02:33 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Sawinski hits a driving attempt from the left block | 57-60 |
| 02:27 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner misses the lay-in | 57-60 |
| 02:25 | Michigan Tech. | John Bergmark gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 01:57 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Clower misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Raymond Skinner - foul #1 on Raymond Skinner, team foul #10 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Joe Ball (SF) Cornell Macy | |
| 01:57 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Clower misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:57 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Clower makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:42 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Tracy Wentzel - foul #2 on Tracy Wentzel, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| 01:42 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 01:42 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 01:31 | Michigan Tech. | John Bergmark can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Joe Ball - foul #1 on Joe Ball, team foul #11 | 58-62 |
| 01:31 | Michigan Tech. | John Bergmark makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 01:31 | Michigan Tech. | John Bergmark makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:10 | N. Michigan | Carl Craig is hacked by Richard Jones - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| 00:55 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 60-62 |
| 00:53 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:28 | N. Michigan | Johnnie Bachman can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 00:27 | N. Michigan | Carl Craig tips it but misses | 60-62 |
| 00:26 | Michigan Tech. | John Bergmark grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 00:21 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Clower is fouled on the floor by Timothy Carney - foul #3 on Timothy Carney, team foul #12 | 60-62 |
| 00:21 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Clower makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:21 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Clower makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball is hacked by Richard Jones - foul #3 on Richard Jones, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |