| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Raymond Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tracy McCormik (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Mealey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Grier (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Henry Bryson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Keenan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Gallagher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marty Fleming (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher inbounds the ball | 40-26 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:43 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher loses the dribble to Raymond Montgomery | 40-26 |
| 19:39 | Ashland | Raymond Montgomery misses the easy layup | 40-26 |
| 19:38 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher grabs the defensive rebound | 40-26 |
| 19:29 | N. Michigan | Tracy McCormik is called for the reach on Lawrence Keenan - foul #1 on Tracy McCormik, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Ashland | Steven Nguyen (PG), Phillip Vernon (SG), Roger Kemp (SF), Christopher Carothers (C) Raymond Montgomery, Tracy McCormik, Richard Mealey, Arthur Cox | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 19:16 | N. Michigan | Patrick Grier takes the ball from Henry Bryson | 40-26 |
| 18:47 | Ashland | Phillip Vernon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Roger Kemp | 43-26 |
| 18:36 | N. Michigan | Henry Bryson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-26 |
| 18:34 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Patrick Grier | 43-26 |
| 18:30 | Ashland | Phillip Vernon hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Nguyen | 46-26 |
| 18:12 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Henry Bryson and he's hacked by Steven Nguyen - foul #2 on Steven Nguyen, team foul #2 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Ashland | Raymond Montgomery (PG), Tracy McCormik (SG), Richard Mealey (SF), Joe Belle (PF), Arthur Cox (C) Steven Nguyen, Phillip Vernon, Roger Kemp, Patrick Grier, Christopher Carothers | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 18:12 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher makes the free throw | 46-29 |
| 17:52 | Ashland | Arthur Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-29 |
| Subs | Ashland | Mike Mansfield (SF) Richard Mealey | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 17:28 | N. Michigan | Marty Fleming scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Gallagher | 46-31 |
| 17:02 | Ashland | Joe Belle makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Montgomery | 48-31 |
| 16:41 | N. Michigan | Lawrence Keenan drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Bruce Gallagher | 48-33 |
| 16:24 | Ashland | Tracy McCormik misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-33 |
| 16:23 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| 16:07 | N. Michigan | Henry Bryson's layup is rejected by Mike Mansfield | 48-33 |
| 16:06 | Ashland | Joe Belle pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 16:00 | Ashland | Mike Mansfield clanks a turnaround from close range | 48-33 |
| 15:58 | N. Michigan | Marty Fleming grabs the board | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Raymond Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tracy McCormik (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Mansfield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe Belle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Henry Bryson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Keenan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Gallagher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brandon Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marty Fleming (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | N. Michigan | Henry Bryson makes the 3 from straight away | 48-36 |
| 15:21 | Ashland | Raymond Montgomery misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-36 |
| 15:19 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Lawrence Keenan | 48-36 |
| 15:01 | N. Michigan | Henry Bryson misses the runner near the basket | 48-36 |
| 14:59 | N. Michigan | Marty Fleming grabs the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 14:44 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joe Belle - foul #1 on Joe Belle, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Ashland | Timothy Rowe (PG), Phillip Vernon (SG), Richard Mealey (SF), Patrick Grier (PF), Roger Kemp (C) Raymond Montgomery, Tracy McCormik, Mike Mansfield, Joe Belle, Arthur Cox | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul Witman (PG), Daniel Monico (SG), Daniel Adger (PF), Douglas South (C) Henry Bryson, Lawrence Keenan, Brandon Cox, Marty Fleming | |
| 14:44 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher misses the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 14:44 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 14:28 | Ashland | Paul Witman takes the ball from Timothy Rowe | 48-37 |
| 14:16 | N. Michigan | Daniel Monico lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Witman and he's fouled by Timothy Rowe - foul #3 on Timothy Rowe, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Ashland | Steven Nguyen (PG) Timothy Rowe | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Terry Slape (PG) Bruce Gallagher | |
| 14:16 | N. Michigan | Daniel Monico makes the free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:09 | Ashland | Patrick Grier scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Steven Nguyen | 50-40 |
| 13:43 | N. Michigan | The jumper by Douglas South is denied by Patrick Grier | 50-40 |
| 13:42 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Roger Kemp | 50-40 |
| 13:26 | Ashland | Roger Kemp drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Phillip Vernon and the foul's on Douglas South - foul #1 on Douglas South, team foul #1 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Ashland | Timothy Rowe (PG), Christopher Carothers (C) Steven Nguyen, Richard Mealey | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 13:26 | Ashland | Roger Kemp misses the free throw | 52-40 |
| 13:26 | N. Michigan | Douglas South snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 13:19 | N. Michigan | Christopher Carothers steals it from Douglas South | 52-40 |
| 12:57 | Ashland | Timothy Rowe misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Terry Slape - foul #1 on Terry Slape, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Ashland | Richard Mealey (SF) Roger Kemp | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Henry Bryson (PG) Terry Slape | |
| 12:57 | Ashland | Timothy Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 12:57 | Ashland | Timothy Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 12:39 | N. Michigan | 3 seconds is called on Paul Witman | 54-40 |
| Subs | Ashland | Arthur Cox (C) Christopher Carothers | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 12:20 | Ashland | Arthur Cox misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Witman - foul #2 on Paul Witman, team foul #3 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Ashland | Raymond Montgomery (PG), Roger Kemp (SF) Phillip Vernon, Richard Mealey | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Lawrence Keenan (SG), Bruce Gallagher (SF), Marty Fleming (C) Paul Witman, Daniel Monico, Douglas South | |
| 12:20 | Ashland | Arthur Cox makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 12:20 | Ashland | Arthur Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 12:20 | N. Michigan | Daniel Adger pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 12:01 | N. Michigan | Daniel Adger is fouled on the floor by Raymond Montgomery - foul #2 on Raymond Montgomery, team foul #5 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Ashland | Phillip Vernon (SG), Richard Mealey (SF), Christopher Carothers (C) Raymond Montgomery, Roger Kemp, Arthur Cox | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Brandon Cox (PF) Daniel Adger | |
| 11:47 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 11:46 | Ashland | Phillip Vernon snags the defensive board | 55-40 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Timothy Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Vernon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Mealey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Grier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Carothers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Henry Bryson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Keenan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Gallagher (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brandon Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marty Fleming (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Ashland | Timothy Rowe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-40 |
| 11:29 | Ashland | Patrick Grier misses the tip | 55-40 |
| 11:27 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Marty Fleming | 55-40 |
| 11:19 | N. Michigan | Marty Fleming lays it up and in set up by Henry Bryson and he's fouled by Christopher Carothers - foul #1 on Christopher Carothers, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Ashland | Raymond Montgomery (PG), Tracy McCormik (SG), Roger Kemp (SF), Arthur Cox (C) Timothy Rowe, Phillip Vernon, Richard Mealey, Christopher Carothers | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Daniel Monico (PF) Brandon Cox | |
| 11:19 | N. Michigan | Marty Fleming makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| 11:02 | Ashland | Patrick Grier connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Montgomery | 58-43 |
| 10:37 | N. Michigan | Henry Bryson misses the 3 from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 10:35 | N. Michigan | Daniel Monico gets the offensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 10:19 | N. Michigan | Marty Fleming misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-43 |
| 10:18 | N. Michigan | Daniel Monico can't tip it in | 58-43 |
| 10:16 | Ashland | Roger Kemp pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 10:06 | Ashland | Raymond Montgomery misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-43 |
| 10:04 | N. Michigan | Lawrence Keenan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 09:50 | N. Michigan | Marty Fleming comes up short on the runner in the lane | 58-43 |
| 09:48 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Keenan | 58-43 |
| 09:30 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-43 |
| 09:28 | Ashland | Patrick Grier gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 09:10 | Ashland | Patrick Grier misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-43 |
| 09:09 | N. Michigan | Marty Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 09:01 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Bryson | 58-45 |
| 08:46 | Ashland | Roger Kemp misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-45 |
| 08:44 | Ashland | Patrick Grier tips it back up and in | 60-45 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:42 | N. Michigan | Henry Bryson's pass is intercepted by Raymond Montgomery in the backcourt | 60-45 |
| 08:28 | Ashland | Raymond Montgomery misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 08:27 | N. Michigan | Henry Bryson gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 08:21 | N. Michigan | Raymond Montgomery steals the ball from Marty Fleming | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:53 | Ashland | The short jumper by Patrick Grier is denied by Bruce Gallagher | 60-45 |
| 07:52 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Lawrence Keenan | 60-45 |
| 07:31 | N. Michigan | Henry Bryson misses the floater from the left side | 60-45 |
| 07:29 | Ashland | Raymond Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Raymond Montgomery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Tracy McCormik (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Kemp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Grier (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Arthur Cox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Henry Bryson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lawrence Keenan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Gallagher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Monico (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Marty Fleming (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Ashland | Arthur Cox misses long on a shot from the left side | 60-45 |
| 07:03 | Ashland | Patrick Grier tips it home | 62-45 |
| 06:55 | N. Michigan | Roger Kemp steps in front of the Henry Bryson pass | 62-45 |
| 06:28 | Ashland | Arthur Cox's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Monico | 62-45 |
| 06:27 | N. Michigan | Bruce Gallagher gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 06:13 | N. Michigan | Lawrence Keenan is whistled for traveling | 62-45 |
| Subs | Ashland | Steven Nguyen (PG), Phillip Vernon (SG), Richard Mealey (SF), Joe Belle (PF), Christopher Carothers (C) Raymond Montgomery, Tracy McCormik, Roger Kemp, Patrick Grier, Arthur Cox | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Terry Slape (PG), Paul Witman (SG), Ernest Snow (SF), Brandon Cox (PF), Daniel Adger (C) Henry Bryson, Lawrence Keenan, Bruce Gallagher, Daniel Monico, Marty Fleming | |
| 05:49 | Ashland | Joe Belle banks in the layup and the foul's on Brandon Cox - foul #2 on Brandon Cox, team foul #4 | 64-45 |
| 05:49 | Ashland | Joe Belle misses the free throw | 64-45 |
| 05:49 | N. Michigan | Daniel Adger grabs the board | 64-45 |
| 05:37 | N. Michigan | Ernest Snow is called for traveling | 64-45 |
| Subs | Ashland | Mike Mansfield (SF) Richard Mealey | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 05:14 | Ashland | Steven Nguyen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Terry Slape - foul #2 on Terry Slape, team foul #5 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Ashland | Richard Mealey (SF) Mike Mansfield | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 05:14 | Ashland | Steven Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 05:14 | Ashland | Steven Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 05:14 | N. Michigan | Brandon Cox grabs the board | 65-45 |
| 05:01 | N. Michigan | Daniel Adger knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Brandon Cox | 65-47 |
| 04:47 | Ashland | The short jumper by Joe Belle is denied by Brandon Cox | 65-47 |
| 04:46 | N. Michigan | Terry Slape grabs the defensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 04:41 | N. Michigan | Paul Witman is hacked by Christopher Carothers - foul #2 on Christopher Carothers, team foul #7 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Ashland | Mike Mansfield (SF) Richard Mealey | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 04:41 | N. Michigan | Paul Witman misses the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 04:41 | Ashland | Christopher Carothers grabs the defensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 04:19 | Ashland | Daniel Adger swats the short shot by Joe Belle | 65-47 |
| 04:18 | N. Michigan | Brandon Cox grabs the board | 65-47 |
| 04:09 | N. Michigan | Ernest Snow drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 65-49 |
| 04:05 | Ashland | Mike Mansfield misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Terry Slape - foul #3 on Terry Slape, team foul #6 | 65-49 |
| 04:05 | Ashland | Mike Mansfield makes the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 04:05 | Ashland | Mike Mansfield makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 03:50 | N. Michigan | Terry Slape scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Witman | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Ashland | Steven Nguyen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | N. Michigan | Terry Slape can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-51 |
| 03:29 | Ashland | Mike Mansfield grabs the defensive rebound | 69-51 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Steven Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Vernon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Mansfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Belle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Carothers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Terry Slape (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Paul Witman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Snow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Adger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Ashland | Joe Belle misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 69-51 |
| 03:02 | Ashland | Joe Belle snags the offensive board | 69-51 |
| 02:38 | Ashland | Mike Mansfield is denied on a layup by Daniel Adger | 69-51 |
| 02:37 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Brandon Cox | 69-51 |
| 02:29 | N. Michigan | Paul Witman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-51 |
| 02:27 | N. Michigan | Daniel Adger gets the offensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 02:17 | N. Michigan | Steven Nguyen is called for the reach on Terry Slape - foul #3 on Steven Nguyen, team foul #8 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Ashland | Timothy Rowe (PG), Roger Kemp (C) Steven Nguyen, Christopher Carothers | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Chris Dewitt (PG), Daniel Monico (SF), Douglas South (C) Paul Witman, Ernest Snow, Brandon Cox | |
| 02:17 | N. Michigan | Terry Slape misses the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 02:17 | Ashland | Joe Belle pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| 01:57 | Ashland | Phillip Vernon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 69-51 |
| 01:55 | N. Michigan | Daniel Adger grabs the board | 69-51 |
| 01:33 | N. Michigan | Daniel Monico knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chris Dewitt | 69-53 |
| 01:11 | Ashland | The jump hook by Joe Belle is blocked by Daniel Adger | 69-53 |
| 01:09 | Ashland | Joe Belle tips it in | 71-53 |
| 00:57 | N. Michigan | Daniel Monico clanks a 3 from the right corner | 71-53 |
| 00:56 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Joe Belle | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Ashland | Timothy Rowe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-53 |
| 00:26 | Ashland | Roger Kemp snags the offensive board | 71-53 |
| 00:00 | Ashland | Timothy Rowe runs out the clock | 71-53 |