| Lineup | Lake Superior St. | PG - Manuel Huddleston (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Roesler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Cousar (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Blanton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Duval (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - James Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Giroux (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Everett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Malinowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | Robert Everett inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| Game Plan | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | N. Michigan | James Harrison clanks a 3 from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 19:40 | Lake Superior St. | Thomas Blanton pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 19:34 | Lake Superior St. | Manuel Huddleston misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 19:33 | Lake Superior St. | Jason Cousar can't tip it in | 36-40 |
| 19:32 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lee snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 19:26 | N. Michigan | Robert Everett comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 19:25 | Lake Superior St. | Thomas Blanton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 19:09 | Lake Superior St. | Manuel Huddleston buries a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Brian Malinowski - foul #1 on Brian Malinowski, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 19:09 | Lake Superior St. | Manuel Huddleston misses the free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:09 | N. Michigan | Brian Malinowski grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 18:51 | N. Michigan | Robert Giroux misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-40 |
| 18:49 | Lake Superior St. | The rebound goes to Randy Duval | 38-40 |
| 18:42 | Lake Superior St. | Thomas Blanton scores on a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Brian Malinowski - foul #2 on Brian Malinowski, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| 18:42 | Lake Superior St. | Thomas Blanton makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 18:25 | N. Michigan | Robert Everett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-40 |
| 18:12 | Lake Superior St. | Jason Cousar is hacked by James Harrison - foul #2 on James Harrison, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| 18:12 | N. Michigan | The refs have stopped play. Stephen Lee is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 41-40 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Martin Jones (PF) Stephen Lee | |
| 17:58 | Lake Superior St. | Randy Duval misses the easy layup but the foul's on Brian Malinowski - foul #3 on Brian Malinowski, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Tom Johnson (C) Brian Malinowski | |
| 17:58 | Lake Superior St. | Randy Duval misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:58 | Lake Superior St. | Randy Duval misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:58 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Martin Jones | 41-40 |
| 17:33 | N. Michigan | Robert Everett clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Blanton - foul #3 on Thomas Blanton, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Bradley Perry (PF), Scott Landrum (C) Thomas Blanton, Randy Duval | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 17:33 | N. Michigan | Robert Everett makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 17:33 | N. Michigan | Robert Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 17:23 | Lake Superior St. | Jason Cousar can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Harrison - foul #3 on James Harrison, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Matthew Johnson (PG) James Harrison | |
| 17:23 | Lake Superior St. | Jason Cousar makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 17:23 | Lake Superior St. | Jason Cousar makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 17:20 | N. Michigan | Matthew Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| 17:12 | Lake Superior St. | Jason Cousar misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 17:11 | N. Michigan | Martin Jones snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 16:48 | N. Michigan | Robert Giroux can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 16:46 | N. Michigan | Robert Giroux snags the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 16:26 | N. Michigan | The short jumper by Robert Giroux is denied by Bradley Perry | 43-42 |
| 16:25 | N. Michigan | Martin Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:13 | N. Michigan | Bradley Perry steps in front of the Matthew Johnson pass | 43-42 |
| 15:51 | Lake Superior St. | Manuel Huddleston connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Roesler | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Lake Superior St. | PG - Manuel Huddleston (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Roesler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Cousar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bradley Perry (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Landrum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Giroux (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Everett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Martin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | N. Michigan | Robert Giroux misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-42 |
| 15:28 | Lake Superior St. | Scott Landrum grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 15:22 | Lake Superior St. | John Roesler scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Manuel Huddleston | 49-42 |
| 15:06 | N. Michigan | Robert Everett misses long on a shot from the right side | 49-42 |
| 15:05 | N. Michigan | Robert Giroux tips it home | 49-44 |
| 14:56 | Lake Superior St. | Jason Cousar buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Manuel Huddleston | 51-44 |
| 14:37 | N. Michigan | Martin Jones blows the layup | 51-44 |
| 14:36 | Lake Superior St. | Bradley Perry grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 14:19 | Lake Superior St. | Manuel Huddleston comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 51-44 |
| 14:18 | Lake Superior St. | The offensive rebound goes to John Roesler | 51-44 |
| 14:08 | Lake Superior St. | Bradley Perry is whistled for a carry | 51-44 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Chris Starks (PG), Eddie Blake (SG), James Windham (SF), Thomas Blanton (PF), Randy Duval (C) Manuel Huddleston, John Roesler, Jason Cousar, Bradley Perry, Scott Landrum | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Harrison (PG), Steve Sanders (SG), Francis Dosch (SF), Alfred Benavides (PF), Brian Malinowski (C) Matthew Johnson, Robert Giroux, Robert Everett, Martin Jones, Tom Johnson | |
| 13:47 | N. Michigan | James Harrison misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 13:45 | Lake Superior St. | Eddie Blake snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 13:21 | Lake Superior St. | Eddie Blake misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 13:19 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Alfred Benavides | 51-44 |
| 12:55 | N. Michigan | Alfred Benavides misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 12:53 | Lake Superior St. | The rebound goes to Eddie Blake | 51-44 |
| 12:37 | Lake Superior St. | Chris Starks misses badly on a floater from the right side | 51-44 |
| 12:36 | Lake Superior St. | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Blanton | 51-44 |
| 12:30 | Lake Superior St. | James Windham connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Eddie Blake | 54-44 |
| 12:14 | N. Michigan | Steve Sanders misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-44 |
| 12:12 | Lake Superior St. | Randy Duval gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 11:54 | Lake Superior St. | Thomas Blanton can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 54-44 |
| 11:53 | N. Michigan | Francis Dosch pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Lake Superior St. | PG - Chris Starks (fresh) SG - Eddie Blake (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Windham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Blanton (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Duval (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - James Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Sanders (fresh) SF - Francis Dosch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Benavides (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Malinowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | N. Michigan | Eddie Blake is called for the reach on Steve Sanders - foul #1 on Eddie Blake, team foul #2 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Manuel Huddleston (PG), John Roesler (SG), Jason Cousar (SF), Bradley Perry (C) Chris Starks, Eddie Blake, James Windham, Randy Duval | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Robert Everett (SF), Martin Jones (PF) Steve Sanders, Francis Dosch | |
| 11:32 | N. Michigan | Alfred Benavides hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 11:30 | Lake Superior St. | Jason Cousar pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 11:08 | Lake Superior St. | Jason Cousar is whistled for traveling | 54-44 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Robert Giroux (SG), Tom Johnson (C) Alfred Benavides, Brian Malinowski | |
| 10:46 | N. Michigan | Robert Everett drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Giroux | 54-46 |
| 10:40 | Lake Superior St. | Manuel Huddleston comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 10:38 | Lake Superior St. | Jason Cousar gets the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 10:26 | Lake Superior St. | Jason Cousar misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 10:25 | Lake Superior St. | Thomas Blanton tips it home | 56-46 |
| 10:04 | N. Michigan | James Harrison misses short on a shot from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 10:03 | N. Michigan | Martin Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 09:58 | N. Michigan | Robert Everett hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Martin Jones | 56-49 |
| 09:48 | Lake Superior St. | John Roesler clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 09:47 | N. Michigan | Tom Johnson pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 09:40 | N. Michigan | Thomas Blanton steps in front of the Tom Johnson pass | 56-49 |
| 09:17 | Lake Superior St. | John Roesler scores on a turnaround from close range | 58-49 |
| 09:05 | N. Michigan | Robert Everett misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-49 |
| 09:03 | Lake Superior St. | Manuel Huddleston grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 08:48 | Lake Superior St. | Manuel Huddleston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 08:46 | Lake Superior St. | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Blanton | 58-49 |
| 08:30 | Lake Superior St. | Jason Cousar is fouled on the floor by James Harrison - foul #4 on James Harrison, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Eddie Blake (SF), Scott Landrum (PF), Randy Duval (C) Jason Cousar, Thomas Blanton, Bradley Perry | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Matthew Johnson (PG), Alfred Benavides (SG), Francis Dosch (SF), Brian Malinowski (C) James Harrison, Robert Giroux, Robert Everett, Tom Johnson | |
| 08:25 | Lake Superior St. | Manuel Huddleston misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 58-49 |
| 08:23 | N. Michigan | Francis Dosch grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 08:00 | N. Michigan | Martin Jones can't finish the layup | 58-49 |
| 07:59 | N. Michigan | Brian Malinowski hits the follow up shot | 58-51 |
| 07:41 | Lake Superior St. | John Roesler connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Scott Landrum | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Lake Superior St. | PG - Manuel Huddleston (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Roesler (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Blake (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Scott Landrum (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Duval (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Benavides (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Francis Dosch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Malinowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | N. Michigan | Matthew Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 07:28 | N. Michigan | Brian Malinowski grabs the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 07:10 | N. Michigan | Matthew Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 07:09 | Lake Superior St. | Randy Duval grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 07:03 | Lake Superior St. | John Roesler connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Duval | 64-51 |
| 06:39 | N. Michigan | Brian Malinowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 06:38 | Lake Superior St. | Scott Landrum grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 06:32 | Lake Superior St. | Scott Landrum makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eddie Blake | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:04 | N. Michigan | Martin Jones knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Alfred Benavides | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:46 | Lake Superior St. | Scott Landrum can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 05:45 | Lake Superior St. | Eddie Blake tips it back up and in | 69-53 |
| 05:45 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-53 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Jason Cousar (SF), Thomas Blanton (PF) Eddie Blake, Scott Landrum | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Harrison (PG), Robert Giroux (SG), Robert Everett (SF) Matthew Johnson, Alfred Benavides, Francis Dosch | |
| 05:34 | N. Michigan | Martin Jones lays it in on a great pass from Robert Giroux | 69-55 |
| 05:19 | Lake Superior St. | Jason Cousar misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-55 |
| 05:18 | N. Michigan | Robert Giroux grabs the board | 69-55 |
| 04:55 | N. Michigan | James Harrison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-55 |
| 04:54 | N. Michigan | Martin Jones gets the offensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 04:49 | N. Michigan | Robert Everett is whistled for traveling | 69-55 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Alfred Benavides (PF) Martin Jones | |
| 04:27 | Lake Superior St. | John Roesler clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Giroux - foul #1 on Robert Giroux, team foul #7 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Bradley Perry (C) Randy Duval | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 04:27 | Lake Superior St. | John Roesler makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 04:27 | Lake Superior St. | John Roesler misses the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 04:27 | N. Michigan | Brian Malinowski snags the defensive board | 70-55 |
| 04:11 | N. Michigan | James Harrison is hacked by Manuel Huddleston - foul #1 on Manuel Huddleston, team foul #3 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Eddie Blake (SG) John Roesler | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 03:58 | N. Michigan | Brian Malinowski can't finish the layup | 70-55 |
| 03:56 | Lake Superior St. | Thomas Blanton grabs the defensive rebound | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Lake Superior St. | Bradley Perry makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Huddleston | 72-55 |
| Lineup | Lake Superior St. | PG - Manuel Huddleston (fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. SG - Eddie Blake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Cousar (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Blanton (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Bradley Perry (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - James Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Giroux (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Everett (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Alfred Benavides (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Malinowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | N. Michigan | James Harrison knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-58 |
| 02:59 | Lake Superior St. | Jason Cousar misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Malinowski - foul #4 on Brian Malinowski, team foul #8 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | John Roesler (SG), Randy Duval (C) Eddie Blake, Bradley Perry | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Martin Jones (PF), Tom Johnson (C) Alfred Benavides, Brian Malinowski | |
| 02:59 | Lake Superior St. | Jason Cousar misses the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 02:59 | Lake Superior St. | Jason Cousar makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 02:52 | N. Michigan | Robert Giroux drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Harrison | 73-60 |
| 02:35 | Lake Superior St. | John Roesler clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-60 |
| 02:34 | Lake Superior St. | Thomas Blanton gets the offensive rebound | 73-60 |
| 02:13 | Lake Superior St. | Randy Duval hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 73-60 |
| 02:11 | N. Michigan | Tom Johnson snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| 02:03 | N. Michigan | Tom Johnson knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Martin Jones | 73-62 |
| 01:41 | Lake Superior St. | Randy Duval buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Manuel Huddleston | 76-62 |
| 01:26 | N. Michigan | Robert Everett is fouled on the floor by Manuel Huddleston - foul #2 on Manuel Huddleston, team foul #4 | 76-62 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Chris Starks (PG), Eddie Blake (SG), Bradley Perry (SF), John Evans (PF), Scott Landrum (C) Manuel Huddleston, John Roesler, Jason Cousar, Thomas Blanton, Randy Duval | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Matthew Johnson (PG), Alfred Benavides (SG), Francis Dosch (SF) James Harrison, Robert Giroux, Robert Everett | |
| 01:18 | N. Michigan | Martin Jones misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 76-62 |
| 01:16 | N. Michigan | Alfred Benavides grabs the offensive rebound | 76-62 |
| 00:53 | N. Michigan | Francis Dosch is whistled for traveling | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Lake Superior St. | Chris Starks drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Eddie Blake and he's hacked by Matthew Johnson - foul #1 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #9 | 78-62 |
| 00:29 | Lake Superior St. | Chris Starks makes the free throw | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | N. Michigan | Tom Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Johnson | 79-65 |
| 00:00 | Lake Superior St. | Chris Starks runs out the clock | 79-65 |