| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Eric Schaeffer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Madrid (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Minch (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeff Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Loren Florkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Pearlman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Bowie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Shade (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Troiano (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie inbounds the ball | 39-41 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | N. Michigan | Loren Florkowski drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Bowie and the foul's on Frank Mayo - foul #3 on Frank Mayo, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Ashland | Michael Grubb (SF) Frank Mayo | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 19:46 | N. Michigan | Loren Florkowski makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 19:25 | Ashland | Jeff Perkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 19:23 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer tips it home | 41-44 |
| 19:12 | N. Michigan | James Troiano misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jeff Perkins - foul #1 on Jeff Perkins, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| 19:12 | N. Michigan | James Troiano makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 19:12 | N. Michigan | James Troiano makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 19:05 | Ashland | Michael Grubb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 19:03 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 18:53 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman is hacked by Jason Madrid - foul #3 on Jason Madrid, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Ashland | Archie Rutherford (SF) Jason Madrid | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 18:44 | N. Michigan | Jeff Perkins picks off the pass by Michael Bowie | 41-46 |
| 18:30 | Ashland | Michael Grubb clanks a 3 from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 18:28 | N. Michigan | James Troiano grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 18:09 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Willie Shade | 41-48 |
| 17:54 | Ashland | Arthur Minch misses the floater from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 17:53 | Ashland | Michael Grubb snags the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 17:39 | Ashland | Jeff Perkins misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 41-48 |
| 17:37 | N. Michigan | James Troiano pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 17:30 | N. Michigan | James Troiano drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Loren Florkowski | 41-51 |
| 17:16 | Ashland | Michael Grubb loses the ball out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | Ashland | Ron Koon (SF), Dustin Luken (C) Arthur Minch, Jeff Perkins | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert (SG), Frank Hill (SF), Robert Graham (C) Douglas Pearlman, Michael Bowie, James Troiano | |
| 16:59 | N. Michigan | Dustin Luken steps in front of the Robert Graham pass | 41-51 |
| 16:43 | Ashland | Michael Grubb drills a floater from the left side | 43-51 |
| 16:30 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade clanks a floater from the right block | 43-51 |
| 16:29 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 16:12 | N. Michigan | Loren Florkowski's pass is intercepted by Ron Koon | 43-51 |
| 16:08 | Ashland | Michael Grubb blows the layup | 43-51 |
| 16:07 | N. Michigan | Frank Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 16:03 | N. Michigan | Dustin Luken steals it from Willie Shade | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Eric Schaeffer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Grubb (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ron Koon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Archie Rutherford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Luken (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Loren Florkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frank Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Shade (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Graham (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:45 | Ashland | Archie Rutherford buries a 3 from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 15:36 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-51 |
| 15:34 | Ashland | Dustin Luken pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 15:12 | Ashland | The jump hook by Archie Rutherford is blocked by Willie Shade | 46-51 |
| 15:11 | N. Michigan | Frank Hill grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 14:51 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Loren Florkowski | 46-54 |
| 14:40 | Ashland | Ron Koon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 14:38 | Ashland | Michael Grubb misses the tip | 46-54 |
| 14:37 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 14:30 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 14:29 | Ashland | Dustin Luken snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 14:24 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Ron Koon | 48-54 |
| 14:15 | N. Michigan | Loren Florkowski can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 14:13 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Ron Koon | 48-54 |
| 13:57 | Ashland | Michael Grubb comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 13:55 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Willie Shade | 48-54 |
| 13:39 | N. Michigan | Frank Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 13:38 | Ashland | Dustin Luken grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 13:16 | Ashland | Loren Florkowski steps in front of the Michael Grubb pass | 48-54 |
| 13:08 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Willie Shade, team foul #1 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Ashland | Clayton Buse (PG), Jason Madrid (SG), Frank Mayo (SF), Arthur Minch (PF), Jeff Perkins (C) Eric Schaeffer, Michael Grubb, Ron Koon, Archie Rutherford, Dustin Luken | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Darren Bushong (PG), Douglas Pearlman (SG), Michael Bowie (SF), Edward Wills (PF), James Troiano (C) Loren Florkowski, Stephen Lambert, Frank Hill, Willie Shade, Robert Graham | |
| 12:50 | Ashland | Jason Madrid misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 48-54 |
| 12:49 | N. Michigan | Edward Wills grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 12:38 | N. Michigan | Clayton Buse steals it from Darren Bushong | 48-54 |
| 12:14 | Ashland | Frank Mayo misses the runner in the lane | 48-54 |
| 12:13 | Ashland | Frank Mayo gets the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 11:58 | Ashland | Jason Madrid knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Arthur Minch and he's hacked by Douglas Pearlman - foul #2 on Douglas Pearlman, team foul #2 | 50-54 |
| 11:58 | Ashland | Jason Madrid makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Clayton Buse (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Madrid (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Minch (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeff Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Darren Bushong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Pearlman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Bowie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Wills (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Troiano (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | N. Michigan | Edward Wills buries a jumper from the right side | 51-56 |
| 11:23 | Ashland | Clayton Buse misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 11:22 | N. Michigan | James Troiano gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 11:03 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-56 |
| 11:01 | Ashland | Jason Madrid pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 10:37 | Ashland | Frank Mayo hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Clayton Buse | 53-56 |
| 10:16 | N. Michigan | James Troiano's layup is rejected by Jeff Perkins | 53-56 |
| 10:14 | Ashland | Jeff Perkins pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 10:10 | Ashland | Jason Madrid drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Clayton Buse | 56-56 |
| 09:49 | N. Michigan | James Troiano misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-56 |
| 09:48 | Ashland | Arthur Minch snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 09:22 | Ashland | Arthur Minch clanks a runner from the baseline | 56-56 |
| 09:20 | N. Michigan | James Troiano grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 09:00 | N. Michigan | Darren Bushong misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Mayo - foul #4 on Frank Mayo, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer (PG), Michael Grubb (SG), Ron Koon (SF), Archie Rutherford (PF), Dustin Luken (C) Clayton Buse, Jason Madrid, Frank Mayo, Arthur Minch, Jeff Perkins | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Loren Florkowski (PG), Frank Hill (SF), Willie Shade (PF), Robert Graham (C) Douglas Pearlman, Michael Bowie, Edward Wills, James Troiano | |
| 09:00 | N. Michigan | Darren Bushong makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 09:00 | N. Michigan | Darren Bushong makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 08:49 | Ashland | Frank Hill is called for the reach on Ron Koon - foul #2 on Frank Hill, team foul #3 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert (SG) Darren Bushong | |
| 08:34 | Ashland | Loren Florkowski takes the ball from Eric Schaeffer | 56-58 |
| 08:12 | N. Michigan | Loren Florkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-58 |
| 07:53 | Ashland | Michael Grubb is whistled for a carry | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Eric Schaeffer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Grubb (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ron Koon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Rutherford (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Luken (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Loren Florkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Lambert (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Frank Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Shade (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Graham (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade's floater is tipped away by Archie Rutherford | 56-58 |
| 07:31 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Michael Grubb | 56-58 |
| 07:12 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Loren Florkowski - foul #3 on Loren Florkowski, team foul #4 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Ashland | Jason Madrid (SG) Michael Grubb | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 07:12 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:12 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:56 | N. Michigan | Robert Graham misses the dunk attempt | 58-58 |
| 06:54 | N. Michigan | Loren Florkowski can't tip it in | 58-58 |
| 06:53 | N. Michigan | Robert Graham tips it back up and in | 58-60 |
| 06:37 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer is hacked by Loren Florkowski - foul #4 on Loren Florkowski, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Ashland | Frank Mayo (SF), Jeff Perkins (C) Ron Koon, Dustin Luken | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman (SG), Daniel Pauli (SF), James Troiano (C) Stephen Lambert, Frank Hill, Robert Graham | |
| 06:14 | Ashland | Jason Madrid clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 06:12 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 06:02 | N. Michigan | James Troiano hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Pauli | 58-63 |
| 05:47 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer misses long on a jump hook from close range | 58-63 |
| 05:45 | N. Michigan | James Troiano pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 05:28 | N. Michigan | Eric Schaeffer steals it from Douglas Pearlman | 58-63 |
| 05:11 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 58-63 |
| 05:10 | Ashland | Archie Rutherford tips it home | 60-63 |
| 04:46 | N. Michigan | Loren Florkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-63 |
| Subs | Ashland | Clayton Buse (PG), Michael Grubb (SG), Ron Koon (SF), Arthur Minch (PF) Eric Schaeffer, Jason Madrid, Frank Mayo, Archie Rutherford | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert (PG), Darren Bushong (SG), Michael Bowie (SF), Robert Graham (PF), Frank Hill (C) Loren Florkowski, Douglas Pearlman, Daniel Pauli, Willie Shade, James Troiano | |
| 04:31 | Ashland | Darren Bushong picks off the pass by Clayton Buse | 60-63 |
| 04:26 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert jams it on a great pass from Darren Bushong | 60-65 |
| 04:04 | Ashland | Ron Koon loses the ball out of bounds | 60-65 |
| Subs | Ashland | Dustin Luken (C) Jeff Perkins | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 03:46 | N. Michigan | Robert Graham can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 60-65 |
| 03:44 | Ashland | Michael Grubb grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Clayton Buse (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Grubb (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. SF - Ron Koon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Minch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Luken (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Stephen Lambert (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Darren Bushong (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Bowie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Ashland | Stephen Lambert steals the ball from Dustin Luken | 60-65 |
| 03:16 | N. Michigan | Darren Bushong is hacked by Michael Grubb - foul #1 on Michael Grubb, team foul #5 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer (PG), Frank Mayo (SF) Clayton Buse, Ron Koon | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Loren Florkowski (PG), Douglas Pearlman (SG), Willie Shade (PF), James Troiano (C) Stephen Lambert, Darren Bushong, Robert Graham, Frank Hill | |
| 03:03 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie blows the layup but he's hacked by Frank Mayo - foul #5 on Frank Mayo, team foul #6 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Ashland | Jason Madrid (SG) Frank Mayo | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 03:03 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 03:03 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 03:03 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade gets the offensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 02:52 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade buries a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Dustin Luken - foul #1 on Dustin Luken, team foul #7 | 60-67 |
| 02:52 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade misses the free throw | 60-67 |
| 02:52 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Shade | 60-67 |
| 02:36 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-67 |
| 02:35 | Ashland | Michael Grubb pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 02:35 | Ashland | Ashland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | Ashland | Jeff Perkins (C) Dustin Luken | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 02:09 | Ashland | Michael Grubb makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Minch | 62-67 |
| 01:54 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie lays it in | 62-69 |
| 01:36 | Ashland | Jason Madrid misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-69 |
| 01:35 | Ashland | Arthur Minch misses the tip | 62-69 |
| 01:33 | N. Michigan | James Troiano pulls down the rebound | 62-69 |
| 01:14 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-69 |
| 01:13 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie hits the follow up shot | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:05 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer clanks a runner in the lane | 62-71 |
| 01:03 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade gets the rebound | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | N. Michigan | James Troiano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-71 |
| 00:42 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade gets the offensive rebound | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade is fouled on the floor by Jason Madrid - foul #4 on Jason Madrid, team foul #8 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert (SG), Daniel Pauli (SF) Douglas Pearlman, Michael Bowie | |
| 00:39 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:39 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Ashland | Michael Grubb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-73 |
| 00:33 | Ashland | Jeff Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-73 |
| 00:31 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Jason Madrid | 64-73 |
| 00:31 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-73 |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Edward Wills (PF) Willie Shade | |
| 00:29 | N. Michigan | Eric Schaeffer is called for the reach on Loren Florkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Schaeffer, team foul #9 | 64-73 |
| 00:29 | N. Michigan | Loren Florkowski makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:29 | N. Michigan | Loren Florkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:29 | Ashland | Jeff Perkins gets the rebound | 64-74 |
| 00:23 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer misses the shot from the left block | 64-74 |
| 00:21 | Ashland | Jason Madrid gets the offensive rebound | 64-74 |
| 00:18 | Ashland | Arthur Minch misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 64-74 |
| 00:17 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer tips it home | 66-74 |
| 00:17 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-74 |
| 00:16 | N. Michigan | James Troiano is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Schaeffer - foul #4 on Eric Schaeffer, team foul #10 | 66-74 |
| 00:16 | N. Michigan | James Troiano makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:16 | N. Michigan | James Troiano makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:09 | Ashland | Edward Wills picks off the pass by Arthur Minch | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | Loren Florkowski runs out the clock | 66-76 |