| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Timothy Saba (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Paradiso (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Gallagher (fresh) PF - Richard Briggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Boyce (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Superior St. | PG - John Lyles (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Sydnor (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Weaver (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Paylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Lake Superior St. | Keith Weaver inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Lake Superior St. | Thomas Paylor lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Smith | 28-37 |
| 19:23 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Boyce is hacked by Thomas Paylor - foul #1 on Thomas Paylor, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 19:18 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Boyce connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Timothy Saba | 30-37 |
| 19:14 | Lake Superior St. | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Curtis Paradiso - foul #1 on Curtis Paradiso, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| 19:09 | Lake Superior St. | Tony Sydnor misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 19:08 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Timothy Saba | 30-37 |
| 19:02 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Boyce is fouled on the floor by Keith Weaver - foul #2 on Keith Weaver, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| 18:39 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 18:38 | Lake Superior St. | John Lyles gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:09 | Lake Superior St. | Tony Sydnor hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Paylor | 30-39 |
| 17:55 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher loses the dribble to Keith Weaver | 30-39 |
| 17:50 | Lake Superior St. | John Smith dunks the ball on a great pass from Keith Weaver | 30-41 |
| 17:28 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Keith Weaver - foul #3 on Keith Weaver, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Billy Whitfield (SF) Keith Weaver | |
| 17:28 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:28 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher misses the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:28 | N. Michigan | Richard Briggs grabs the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 17:14 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Boyce misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Paylor - foul #2 on Thomas Paylor, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Shawn Blakely (SG), Kelly Patton (C) Tony Sydnor, Thomas Paylor | |
| 17:14 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Boyce misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:14 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 16:54 | Lake Superior St. | John Lyles misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 16:52 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Timothy Saba | 31-41 |
| 16:34 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Daniel Monico (SF), Marty Fleming (PF) Bruce Gallagher, Richard Briggs | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Donald Vaughn (PG), Victor Meyer (C) John Lyles, John Smith | |
| 16:17 | Lake Superior St. | Curtis Paradiso steals the ball from Donald Vaughn | 31-41 |
| 16:05 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Boyce hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Victor Meyer - foul #2 on Victor Meyer, team foul #5 | 31-41 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Henry Bryson (SG) Curtis Paradiso | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Tony Sydnor (SG), Thomas Paylor (C) Donald Vaughn, Victor Meyer | |
| 16:05 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 16:05 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Boyce misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 16:05 | N. Michigan | Marty Fleming snags the offensive board | 32-41 |
| 15:50 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Boyce banks in the layup set up by Timothy Saba | 34-41 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Timothy Saba (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Bryson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Monico (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marty Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Boyce (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Superior St. | PG - Shawn Blakely (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tony Sydnor (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Whitfield (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kelly Patton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Paylor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Lake Superior St. | Tony Sydnor clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 15:29 | Lake Superior St. | Kelly Patton misses the tip | 34-41 |
| 15:27 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Boyce gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 15:17 | N. Michigan | Marty Fleming is fouled on the floor by Thomas Paylor - foul #3 on Thomas Paylor, team foul #6 | 34-41 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Curtis Paradiso (SG), Bruce Gallagher (SF), Richard Briggs (PF) Timothy Saba, Daniel Monico, Jeffrey Boyce | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | John Lyles (PG), Keith Weaver (SF) Shawn Blakely, Kelly Patton | |
| 15:10 | N. Michigan | Marty Fleming's pass is intercepted by Thomas Paylor | 34-41 |
| 14:53 | Lake Superior St. | John Lyles connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Billy Whitfield | 34-44 |
| 14:46 | N. Michigan | Keith Weaver denies the turnaround by Curtis Paradiso | 34-44 |
| 14:45 | Lake Superior St. | Billy Whitfield grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 14:31 | Lake Superior St. | Henry Bryson steals the ball from Thomas Paylor | 34-44 |
| 14:10 | N. Michigan | Curtis Paradiso buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 13:51 | Lake Superior St. | Marty Fleming is called for the reach on Thomas Paylor - foul #1 on Marty Fleming, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Timothy Saba (PG), Jeffrey Boyce (C) Henry Bryson, Marty Fleming | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Shawn Blakely (SG), John Smith (PF), Kelly Patton (C) Tony Sydnor, Billy Whitfield, Thomas Paylor | |
| 13:33 | Lake Superior St. | John Smith drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-47 |
| 13:20 | N. Michigan | Timothy Saba connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Boyce | 40-47 |
| 13:03 | Lake Superior St. | Keith Weaver misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 13:02 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 12:57 | N. Michigan | Curtis Paradiso misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 12:55 | Lake Superior St. | Kelly Patton snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 12:38 | Lake Superior St. | John Smith is called for 3 seconds | 40-47 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Henry Bryson (SG), Marty Fleming (PF) Curtis Paradiso, Richard Briggs | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Victor Meyer (SG) John Lyles | |
| 12:33 | N. Michigan | Shawn Blakely is called for the reach on Timothy Saba in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Blakely, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| 12:33 | N. Michigan | Timothy Saba makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:33 | N. Michigan | Timothy Saba makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 12:14 | Lake Superior St. | Keith Weaver misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 12:12 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Boyce grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 11:59 | N. Michigan | Marty Fleming comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 11:57 | Lake Superior St. | Kelly Patton gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 11:35 | Lake Superior St. | Keith Weaver loses the dribble to Bruce Gallagher | 42-47 |
| 11:31 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher lays it in | 44-47 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Timothy Saba (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Bryson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Gallagher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marty Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Boyce (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Superior St. | PG - Shawn Blakely (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Victor Meyer (fresh) SF - Keith Weaver (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kelly Patton (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Lake Superior St. | John Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-47 |
| 11:19 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Boyce | 44-47 |
| 10:50 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher makes the floater from the left side | 46-47 |
| 10:33 | Lake Superior St. | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 46-47 |
| 10:31 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 10:04 | N. Michigan | Marty Fleming comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 46-47 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Curtis Paradiso (SG), Daniel Monico (SF), Richard Briggs (PF) Henry Bryson, Bruce Gallagher, Jeffrey Boyce | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | John Lyles (PG), Tony Sydnor (SG), Billy Whitfield (SF), Thomas Paylor (C) Shawn Blakely, Keith Weaver, John Smith, Kelly Patton | |
| 10:04 | N. Michigan | Marty Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 10:04 | N. Michigan | Marty Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:48 | Lake Superior St. | John Lyles misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 09:46 | N. Michigan | Curtis Paradiso grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:41 | N. Michigan | Timothy Saba is hacked by Thomas Paylor - foul #4 on Thomas Paylor, team foul #9 | 47-47 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Daniel Adger (C) Marty Fleming | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Keith Weaver (SF), John Smith (PF) Victor Meyer, Thomas Paylor | |
| 09:41 | N. Michigan | Timothy Saba misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:41 | Lake Superior St. | The rebound goes to Tony Sydnor | 47-47 |
| 09:27 | Lake Superior St. | Billy Whitfield comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 47-47 |
| 09:26 | N. Michigan | Daniel Monico pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:21 | N. Michigan | John Smith steals the ball from Curtis Paradiso | 47-47 |
| 08:53 | Lake Superior St. | Tony Sydnor scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by John Smith | 47-50 |
| 08:38 | N. Michigan | Curtis Paradiso hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 08:36 | Lake Superior St. | John Lyles gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:29 | Lake Superior St. | John Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by John Lyles | 47-52 |
| 08:14 | N. Michigan | Timothy Saba's pass is intercepted by John Lyles | 47-52 |
| 08:03 | Lake Superior St. | Billy Whitfield double dribbles | 47-52 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Henry Bryson (PG), Bruce Gallagher (SF), Jeffrey Boyce (C) Timothy Saba, Daniel Monico, Daniel Adger | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Shawn Blakely (SF), Kelly Patton (C) Keith Weaver, John Smith | |
| 07:42 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Bryson | 49-52 |
| 07:29 | Lake Superior St. | John Lyles can't connect on a floater from the right side | 49-52 |
| 07:28 | Lake Superior St. | Kelly Patton tips it back up and in | 49-54 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Henry Bryson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Curtis Paradiso (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Gallagher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Briggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Boyce (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Superior St. | PG - John Lyles (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Sydnor (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Blakely (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Whitfield (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Kelly Patton (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:13 | N. Michigan | Curtis Paradiso hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 07:12 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Paradiso | 49-54 |
| 06:46 | N. Michigan | Richard Briggs knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bruce Gallagher | 51-54 |
| 06:28 | Lake Superior St. | Billy Whitfield comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-54 |
| 06:26 | Lake Superior St. | Shawn Blakely pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 06:21 | Lake Superior St. | Billy Whitfield hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Tony Sydnor | 51-56 |
| 06:07 | N. Michigan | Tony Sydnor knocks away the 3 by Henry Bryson | 51-56 |
| 06:06 | Lake Superior St. | Kelly Patton snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 05:43 | Lake Superior St. | Billy Whitfield misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Briggs - foul #1 on Richard Briggs, team foul #3 | 51-56 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Timothy Saba (PG), Daniel Monico (SF), Marty Fleming (PF) Curtis Paradiso, Bruce Gallagher, Richard Briggs | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Victor Meyer (SG), Keith Weaver (SF), Thomas Paylor (C) John Lyles, Tony Sydnor, Kelly Patton | |
| 05:43 | Lake Superior St. | Billy Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 05:43 | Lake Superior St. | Billy Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 05:24 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Boyce misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-58 |
| 05:22 | Lake Superior St. | Keith Weaver pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 05:05 | Lake Superior St. | Jeffrey Boyce takes the ball from Shawn Blakely | 51-58 |
| 04:43 | N. Michigan | Thomas Paylor blocks the short jumper by Daniel Monico | 51-58 |
| 04:42 | Lake Superior St. | Keith Weaver gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 04:31 | Lake Superior St. | Billy Whitfield can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-58 |
| 04:29 | N. Michigan | Daniel Monico grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 04:24 | N. Michigan | Victor Meyer is called for the reach on Jeffrey Boyce - foul #3 on Victor Meyer, team foul #10 | 51-58 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Curtis Paradiso (SG), Bruce Gallagher (SF) Henry Bryson, Daniel Monico | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Donald Vaughn (PG), John Smith (PF) Shawn Blakely, Billy Whitfield | |
| 04:24 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 04:24 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 04:07 | Lake Superior St. | Victor Meyer lays it up and in | 53-60 |
| 04:02 | N. Michigan | Timothy Saba buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Gallagher | 56-60 |
| 03:41 | Lake Superior St. | Keith Weaver misses the lay-in | 56-60 |
| 03:39 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 03:14 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Boyce slams it home on a great pass from Curtis Paradiso | 58-60 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Timothy Saba (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Paradiso (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Gallagher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marty Fleming (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Boyce (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Lake Superior St. | PG - Donald Vaughn (fresh) SG - Victor Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Keith Weaver (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Paylor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 02:54 | Lake Superior St. | Victor Meyer makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Paylor | 58-62 |
| 02:39 | N. Michigan | Timothy Saba is fouled on the floor by Donald Vaughn - foul #1 on Donald Vaughn, team foul #11 | 58-62 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Richard Briggs (PF), Daniel Adger (C) Marty Fleming, Jeffrey Boyce | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | John Lyles (PG), Tony Sydnor (SG), Shawn Blakely (SF), Kelly Patton (C) Donald Vaughn, Victor Meyer, Keith Weaver, Thomas Paylor | |
| 02:39 | N. Michigan | Timothy Saba makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:39 | N. Michigan | Timothy Saba makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:33 | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Boyce (C) Daniel Adger | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Keith Weaver (SF), Billy Whitfield (C) Shawn Blakely, Kelly Patton | |
| 02:25 | Lake Superior St. | John Lyles clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 02:23 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Boyce | 60-62 |
| 01:59 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Keith Weaver - foul #4 on Keith Weaver, team foul #12 | 60-62 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Thomas Paylor (C) Billy Whitfield | |
| 01:59 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:59 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:36 | Lake Superior St. | Jeffrey Boyce picks off the pass by Tony Sydnor | 61-62 |
| 01:14 | N. Michigan | Timothy Saba makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Briggs | 63-62 |
| 00:51 | Lake Superior St. | Curtis Paradiso steps in front of the Thomas Paylor pass | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | N. Michigan | Curtis Paradiso can't throw it down | 63-62 |
| 00:25 | Lake Superior St. | John Smith snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 00:07 | Lake Superior St. | Tony Sydnor misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 00:06 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Timothy Saba | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | N. Michigan | Timothy Saba is fouled in the backcourt by John Lyles - foul #1 on John Lyles, team foul #13 | 63-62 |
| 00:04 | N. Michigan | Timothy Saba makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:04 | N. Michigan | Timothy Saba makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:04 | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| 00:00 | Lake Superior St. | Keith Weaver misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 65-62 |