| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Gregory Carson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Newell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Al Tatham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Hopper (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Jimmy Vanmatre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Black (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Shiflett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Lacroix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Vinson (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Olivet | Ronald Shiflett inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Olivet | Olivet is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Olivet | Mark Vinson banks in the layup and the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 19:32 | Olivet | Mark Vinson makes the free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:21 | Kalamazoo | Al Tatham can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 29-29 |
| 19:19 | Olivet | Mark Vinson snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 19:09 | Olivet | Robert Lacroix misses the shot from the baseline | 29-29 |
| 19:08 | Olivet | Mike Black tips it home | 29-31 |
| 18:55 | Kalamazoo | Edward Newell misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Vinson - foul #1 on Mark Vinson, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:55 | Kalamazoo | Edward Newell makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:55 | Kalamazoo | Edward Newell misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:55 | Olivet | Robert Lacroix pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:44 | Olivet | Robert Lacroix is hacked by Al Tatham - foul #1 on Al Tatham, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| 18:28 | Olivet | Robert Lacroix is fouled on the floor by Al Tatham - foul #2 on Al Tatham, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| 18:13 | Olivet | Jimmy Vanmatre is fouled on the floor by Gregory Carson - foul #1 on Gregory Carson, team foul #4 | 30-31 |
| 17:52 | Olivet | Mike Black misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 30-31 |
| 17:50 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Hopper snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 17:29 | Kalamazoo | Edward Newell is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Edward Newell, team foul #5 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Jerald Horsley (SG) Edward Newell | |
| Subs | Olivet | Richard Ray (C) Mark Vinson | |
| 17:08 | Olivet | Robert Lacroix lays it in on a great pass from Jimmy Vanmatre and he's fouled by Daniel Hopper - foul #1 on Daniel Hopper, team foul #6 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Andrew Kelm (SF), Jeff Everhart (PF), Joseph Burke (C) Paul Smith, Al Tatham, Daniel Hopper | |
| Subs | Olivet | Bill Huls (SF) Ronald Shiflett | |
| 17:08 | Olivet | Robert Lacroix makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:54 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Burke can't finish the layup | 30-34 |
| 16:52 | Olivet | Robert Lacroix snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 16:25 | Olivet | Robert Lacroix misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jerald Horsley - foul #2 on Jerald Horsley, team foul #7 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Edward Newell (PG) Gregory Carson | |
| Subs | Olivet | Walter Rogers (PG), Robert Millhouse (SF), Mark Vinson (C) Jimmy Vanmatre, Mike Black, Richard Ray | |
| 16:25 | Olivet | Robert Lacroix makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:25 | Olivet | Robert Lacroix misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:25 | Kalamazoo | Jeff Everhart grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 16:00 | Kalamazoo | Andrew Kelm can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-35 |
| 15:59 | Kalamazoo | Jerald Horsley misses the tip | 30-35 |
| 15:58 | Olivet | Mark Vinson snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Edward Newell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerald Horsley (fresh) SF - Andrew Kelm (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeff Everhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Burke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Walter Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bill Huls (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Millhouse (fresh) PF - Robert Lacroix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Olivet | Jeff Everhart picks off the pass by Mark Vinson | 30-35 |
| 15:21 | Kalamazoo | Andrew Kelm clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 15:20 | Kalamazoo | Edward Newell gets the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 15:05 | Kalamazoo | Edward Newell buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jeff Everhart | 33-35 |
| 14:51 | Olivet | Robert Lacroix misses the fadeaway in the paint | 33-35 |
| 14:49 | Olivet | Robert Millhouse snags the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 14:34 | Olivet | Robert Millhouse banks in the layup set up by Bill Huls and he's fouled by Andrew Kelm - foul #1 on Andrew Kelm, team foul #8 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Gregory Carson (PG), John Ruyle (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Al Tatham (PF), Daniel Hopper (C) Edward Newell, Jerald Horsley, Andrew Kelm, Jeff Everhart, Joseph Burke | |
| Subs | Olivet | Jimmy Vanmatre (PG), Mike Black (SG), Ronald Shiflett (SF), Richard Ray (C) Walter Rogers, Bill Huls, Robert Lacroix, Mark Vinson | |
| 14:34 | Olivet | Robert Millhouse misses the free throw | 33-37 |
| 14:34 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Hopper grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:15 | Kalamazoo | Paul Smith is hacked by Mike Black - foul #2 on Mike Black, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| Subs | Olivet | Morris Whitehead (C) Robert Millhouse | |
| 13:56 | Kalamazoo | Gregory Carson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Ruyle | 35-37 |
| 13:46 | Olivet | Jimmy Vanmatre can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 13:45 | Olivet | Richard Ray gets the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 13:30 | Olivet | Mike Black hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 13:29 | Kalamazoo | Paul Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 13:03 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Hopper misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 13:02 | Kalamazoo | Al Tatham hits the follow up shot | 37-37 |
| 12:40 | Olivet | Morris Whitehead's fadeaway is rejected by Al Tatham | 37-37 |
| 12:39 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Hopper pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 12:14 | Kalamazoo | Gregory Carson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 12:13 | Olivet | Jimmy Vanmatre grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 12:04 | Olivet | Mike Black drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Shiflett | 37-40 |
| 11:59 | Kalamazoo | Al Tatham misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Ray - foul #2 on Richard Ray, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| Subs | Olivet | Robert Lacroix (PF), Mark Vinson (C) Richard Ray, Morris Whitehead | |
| 11:59 | Kalamazoo | Al Tatham makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 11:59 | Kalamazoo | Al Tatham misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 11:59 | Olivet | Ronald Shiflett gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Gregory Carson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ruyle (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Al Tatham (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Hopper (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Jimmy Vanmatre (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Black (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Shiflett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Lacroix (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Olivet | Jimmy Vanmatre hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #9 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Edward Newell (SG), Andrew Kelm (SF), Jeff Everhart (PF), Joseph Burke (C) John Ruyle, Paul Smith, Al Tatham, Daniel Hopper | |
| Subs | Olivet | Bill Huls (SF) Ronald Shiflett | |
| 11:32 | Olivet | Jimmy Vanmatre makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:32 | Olivet | Jimmy Vanmatre misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:32 | Kalamazoo | Jeff Everhart snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 11:13 | Kalamazoo | Gregory Carson makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Burke | 40-41 |
| 10:59 | Olivet | Mark Vinson is denied on a layup by Joseph Burke | 40-41 |
| 10:57 | Kalamazoo | Edward Newell gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 10:34 | Kalamazoo | Jimmy Vanmatre steps in front of the Jeff Everhart pass | 40-41 |
| 10:30 | Olivet | Jimmy Vanmatre blows the layup | 40-41 |
| 10:29 | Kalamazoo | Jeff Everhart pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 10:12 | Kalamazoo | The jump hook by Edward Newell is blocked by Robert Lacroix | 40-41 |
| 10:10 | Kalamazoo | Edward Newell gets the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 09:55 | Kalamazoo | Jimmy Vanmatre is called for the reach on Gregory Carson - foul #1 on Jimmy Vanmatre, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | John Ruyle (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Al Tatham (PF), Daniel Hopper (C) Gregory Carson, Andrew Kelm, Jeff Everhart, Joseph Burke | |
| Subs | Olivet | Walter Rogers (PG), Ronald Shiflett (SF), Richard Ray (PF) Jimmy Vanmatre, Mike Black, Robert Lacroix | |
| 09:42 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Hopper can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Bill Huls - foul #3 on Bill Huls, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| 09:42 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Hopper makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 09:42 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Hopper makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 09:26 | Olivet | Walter Rogers is hacked by Al Tatham - foul #3 on Al Tatham, team foul #10 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| Subs | Olivet | Morris Whitehead (C) Mark Vinson | |
| 09:26 | Olivet | Walter Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:26 | Olivet | Walter Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:05 | Kalamazoo | Edward Newell is hacked by Morris Whitehead - foul #1 on Morris Whitehead, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| 09:00 | Kalamazoo | Al Tatham drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Edward Newell | 44-43 |
| 08:38 | Olivet | Ronald Shiflett misses long on a shot from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 08:36 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Hopper grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 08:25 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Hopper can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 44-43 |
| 08:24 | Olivet | Richard Ray pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 08:10 | Olivet | Morris Whitehead misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 08:08 | Olivet | Ronald Shiflett snags the offensive board | 44-43 |
| 07:58 | Olivet | Ronald Shiflett is called for traveling | 44-43 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Gregory Carson (PG) Edward Newell | |
| Subs | Olivet | Jimmy Vanmatre (PG), Mike Black (SG), Robert Lacroix (PF), Mark Vinson (C) Walter Rogers, Bill Huls, Richard Ray, Morris Whitehead | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Gregory Carson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ruyle (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Al Tatham (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Hopper (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Jimmy Vanmatre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Black (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Shiflett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Lacroix (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Mark Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:40 | Kalamazoo | Al Tatham hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 44-43 |
| 07:38 | Olivet | Ronald Shiflett snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 07:20 | Olivet | Ronald Shiflett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Jerald Horsley (SG) John Ruyle | |
| Subs | Olivet | Robert Millhouse (SF) Ronald Shiflett | |
| 07:06 | Kalamazoo | Gregory Carson's 3 pointer is rejected by Mark Vinson | 44-43 |
| 07:04 | Olivet | Mark Vinson gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 06:38 | Olivet | Robert Lacroix drills a jump hook from the baseline | 44-45 |
| 06:09 | Kalamazoo | Paul Smith misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 44-45 |
| 06:07 | Olivet | Mark Vinson pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 05:46 | Olivet | Mike Black comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Jerald Horsley - foul #3 on Jerald Horsley, team foul #11 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | John Ruyle (SG), Andrew Kelm (SF), Jeff Everhart (PF), Joseph Burke (C) Jerald Horsley, Paul Smith, Al Tatham, Daniel Hopper | |
| Subs | Olivet | Ronald Shiflett (SF), Richard Ray (C) Robert Millhouse, Mark Vinson | |
| 05:46 | Olivet | Mike Black makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 05:46 | Olivet | Mike Black makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 05:39 | Kalamazoo | Andrew Kelm is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Andrew Kelm, team foul #12 | 44-47 |
| 05:25 | Olivet | John Ruyle steals the ball from Jimmy Vanmatre | 44-47 |
| 05:21 | Kalamazoo | Gregory Carson lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Ruyle | 46-47 |
| 05:05 | Olivet | Robert Lacroix is denied on a layup by Jeff Everhart | 46-47 |
| 05:04 | Kalamazoo | Jeff Everhart grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 04:50 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Burke misses long on a shot near the basket | 46-47 |
| 04:49 | Kalamazoo | Andrew Kelm grabs the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 04:36 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Burke clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 04:34 | Olivet | Robert Lacroix grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 04:23 | Olivet | Jeff Everhart denies the turnaround by Ronald Shiflett | 46-47 |
| 04:21 | Olivet | Richard Ray tips it in | 46-49 |
| 03:57 | Kalamazoo | Gregory Carson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-49 |
| 03:55 | Olivet | Robert Lacroix pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Gregory Carson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ruyle (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Kelm (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeff Everhart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Burke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Jimmy Vanmatre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Black (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Shiflett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Lacroix (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Richard Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Olivet | Ronald Shiflett blows the layup but the foul's on Gregory Carson - foul #2 on Gregory Carson, team foul #13 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Edward Newell (PG), Jerald Horsley (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Al Tatham (PF), Daniel Hopper (C) Gregory Carson, John Ruyle, Andrew Kelm, Jeff Everhart, Joseph Burke | |
| Subs | Olivet | Walter Rogers (PG), Bill Huls (SG), Mark Vinson (C) Jimmy Vanmatre, Mike Black, Robert Lacroix | |
| 03:41 | Olivet | Ronald Shiflett makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 03:41 | Olivet | Ronald Shiflett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 03:24 | Kalamazoo | Al Tatham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| Subs | Olivet | Robert Millhouse (SF) Ronald Shiflett | |
| 03:08 | Olivet | Walter Rogers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 03:06 | Kalamazoo | Paul Smith pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 02:40 | Kalamazoo | Walter Rogers is called for the reach on Edward Newell - foul #3 on Walter Rogers, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | John Ruyle (SG) Jerald Horsley | |
| Subs | Olivet | Morris Whitehead (PF) Richard Ray | |
| 02:40 | Kalamazoo | Edward Newell makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 02:40 | Kalamazoo | Edward Newell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 02:34 | Olivet | Olivet calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-51 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Gregory Carson (PG) Edward Newell | |
| Subs | Olivet | Jimmy Vanmatre (PG), Mike Black (SG), Ronald Shiflett (SF), Robert Lacroix (PF) Walter Rogers, Bill Huls, Robert Millhouse, Morris Whitehead | |
| 02:17 | Olivet | Mark Vinson hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 48-51 |
| 02:15 | Kalamazoo | The rebound goes to Paul Smith | 48-51 |
| 01:54 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Hopper drills a shot from the right side | 50-51 |
| 01:43 | Olivet | Mark Vinson makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Shiflett | 50-53 |
| 01:23 | Kalamazoo | Gregory Carson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 01:22 | Kalamazoo | Al Tatham hits the follow up shot | 52-53 |
| 01:04 | Olivet | Mike Black comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 01:02 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Hopper gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 00:43 | Kalamazoo | Paul Smith comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 52-53 |
| 00:41 | Olivet | The rebound goes to Mark Vinson | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Olivet | Olivet is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Olivet | Jimmy Vanmatre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-53 |
| 00:09 | Kalamazoo | Al Tatham can't finish the layup | 52-53 |
| 00:08 | Kalamazoo | Gregory Carson tips it back up and in | 54-53 |
| 00:08 | Olivet | Olivet calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Olivet | Olivet is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Olivet | Al Tatham swats the layup by Mark Vinson | 54-53 |
| 00:02 | Kalamazoo | Paul Smith pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Olivet | Olivet is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Kalamazoo | Paul Smith is hacked by Jimmy Vanmatre in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimmy Vanmatre, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| 00:01 | Kalamazoo | Paul Smith misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:01 | Olivet | Mark Vinson grabs the board | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Olivet | Olivet is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Olivet | Mark Vinson misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 54-53 |