| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Troy Popa (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Young (fresh) SF - Larry Hoffman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Lewis (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Eddie Pauli (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Willie Corpus (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jamie Zhong (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Lollis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Harrison (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alfred Moody (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Minnesota, Duluth | David Young is hacked by Joshua Harrison - foul #2 on Joshua Harrison, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | John Steed (SG), Pat Kelley (PF) David Young, Barry Lewis | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 19:22 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman loses the ball out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | David Young (SG), Barry Lewis (PF) Larry Hoffman, Pat Kelley | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 19:01 | N. Michigan | Alfred Moody travels with the ball | 36-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman (SF) David Young | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 18:37 | Minnesota, Duluth | Troy Popa hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-35 |
| 18:35 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 18:21 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 36-35 |
| 18:20 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli misses the tip | 36-35 |
| 18:19 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis tips it back up and in | 38-35 |
| 18:04 | N. Michigan | Joshua Harrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | David Young (SG), Jimmie Pagel (C) Larry Hoffman, Eddie Pauli | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 17:48 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis loses the dribble to James Lollis | 38-35 |
| 17:29 | N. Michigan | Jamie Zhong misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-35 |
| 17:28 | Minnesota, Duluth | The rebound goes to Jimmie Pagel | 38-35 |
| 17:22 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis is fouled on the floor by Willie Corpus - foul #2 on Willie Corpus, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman (SF), Eddie Pauli (C) John Steed, Jimmie Pagel | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Franklin Culver (PG) Willie Corpus | |
| 17:14 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli misses long on a shot from the right side | 38-35 |
| 17:12 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis snags the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 17:00 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jamie Zhong - foul #2 on Jamie Zhong, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Carl Rucker (SG), Herbert Perrodin (SF), Kevin Roos (PF), Wade Custis (C) Jamie Zhong, James Lollis, Joshua Harrison, Alfred Moody | |
| 17:00 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:00 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:42 | N. Michigan | Carl Rucker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-35 |
| 16:40 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 16:23 | Minnesota, Duluth | Troy Popa knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Barry Lewis | 42-35 |
| 16:16 | N. Michigan | Franklin Culver can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Eddie Pauli - foul #2 on Eddie Pauli, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | John Steed (SG), Pat Kelley (PF) David Young, Barry Lewis | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 16:16 | N. Michigan | Franklin Culver makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:16 | N. Michigan | Franklin Culver misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Steed gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 15:59 | Minnesota, Duluth | Herbert Perrodin steals the ball from Larry Hoffman | 42-36 |
| 15:54 | N. Michigan | Carl Rucker jams it on a great pass from Herbert Perrodin | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Troy Popa (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Steed (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Larry Hoffman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pat Kelley (fresh) C - Eddie Pauli (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Franklin Culver (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Rucker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Perrodin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Roos (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wade Custis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman can't finish the layup | 42-38 |
| 15:43 | N. Michigan | Herbert Perrodin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 15:23 | N. Michigan | Eddie Pauli steals the ball from Kevin Roos | 42-38 |
| 14:54 | Minnesota, Duluth | Troy Popa is fouled on the floor by Carl Rucker - foul #3 on Carl Rucker, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | David Young (SG), Barry Lewis (PF), Jimmie Pagel (C) Larry Hoffman, Pat Kelley, Eddie Pauli | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Willie Corpus (PG), Jamie Zhong (SG), James Lollis (SF), Joshua Harrison (PF), Alfred Moody (C) Franklin Culver, Carl Rucker, Herbert Perrodin, Kevin Roos, Wade Custis | |
| 14:36 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis misses long on a jump hook from close range | 42-38 |
| 14:34 | N. Michigan | Joshua Harrison pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:27 | N. Michigan | Joshua Harrison's pass is intercepted by John Steed | 42-38 |
| 14:05 | Minnesota, Duluth | Alfred Moody is called for the reach on David Young - foul #2 on Alfred Moody, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli (C) Jimmie Pagel | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 13:41 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Steed clanks a shot from the baseline | 42-38 |
| 13:39 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Steed hits the follow up shot | 44-38 |
| 13:24 | N. Michigan | Alfred Moody connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Corpus | 44-41 |
| 13:08 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 13:06 | N. Michigan | Alfred Moody grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:56 | N. Michigan | Willie Corpus hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 44-41 |
| 12:54 | N. Michigan | Alfred Moody pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:29 | N. Michigan | John Steed steals it from Willie Corpus | 44-41 |
| 12:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | David Young can't finish the layup | 44-41 |
| 12:23 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to James Lollis | 44-41 |
| 12:11 | N. Michigan | Joshua Harrison clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-41 |
| 12:10 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 11:52 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jamie Zhong steals the ball from Barry Lewis | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Troy Popa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Young (fairly fresh) SF - John Steed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Barry Lewis (fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. C - Eddie Pauli (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Willie Corpus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Zhong (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Lollis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Harrison (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Alfred Moody (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | N. Michigan | Willie Corpus comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 11:29 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Steed grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 11:05 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Steed buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Barry Lewis | 46-41 |
| 10:43 | N. Michigan | Joshua Harrison knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jamie Zhong | 46-44 |
| 10:37 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Troy Popa | 48-44 |
| 10:15 | N. Michigan | James Lollis's fadeaway is rejected by Eddie Pauli | 48-44 |
| 10:14 | N. Michigan | James Lollis can't tip it in | 48-44 |
| 10:12 | Minnesota, Duluth | Troy Popa grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 09:54 | Minnesota, Duluth | David Young is fouled on the floor by James Lollis - foul #2 on James Lollis, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman (SF), Jimmie Pagel (C) John Steed, Eddie Pauli | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Franklin Culver (PG), Carl Rucker (SG), Herbert Perrodin (SF), Kevin Roos (PF), Wade Custis (C) Willie Corpus, Jamie Zhong, James Lollis, Joshua Harrison, Alfred Moody | |
| 09:38 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Herbert Perrodin - foul #1 on Herbert Perrodin, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| 09:38 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:38 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:38 | N. Michigan | Kevin Roos grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 09:30 | N. Michigan | Franklin Culver comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 09:28 | Minnesota, Duluth | The rebound goes to Barry Lewis | 49-44 |
| 09:08 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Troy Popa | 51-44 |
| 08:49 | N. Michigan | Franklin Culver hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 08:47 | N. Michigan | Wade Custis can't tip it in | 51-44 |
| 08:45 | N. Michigan | Kevin Roos gets the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 08:28 | N. Michigan | Troy Popa steals it from Carl Rucker | 51-44 |
| 08:24 | Minnesota, Duluth | Troy Popa hits the finger roll | 53-44 |
| 07:59 | N. Michigan | Franklin Culver misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 07:58 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jimmie Pagel pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 07:53 | Minnesota, Duluth | Troy Popa is hacked by Herbert Perrodin - foul #2 on Herbert Perrodin, team foul #8 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | John Steed (SG), Eddie Pauli (C) David Young, Jimmie Pagel | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jamie Zhong (SG) Carl Rucker | |
| 07:53 | Minnesota, Duluth | Troy Popa misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 07:53 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli grabs the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 07:41 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Roos - foul #1 on Kevin Roos, team foul #9 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Joshua Harrison (PF) Wade Custis | |
| 07:41 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 07:41 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Troy Popa (tiring) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Steed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Larry Hoffman (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Barry Lewis (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 9 reb. C - Eddie Pauli (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Franklin Culver (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Zhong (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Perrodin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Roos (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | N. Michigan | Franklin Culver misses short on a shot from close range | 54-44 |
| 07:26 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Perrodin | 54-44 |
| 07:11 | N. Michigan | Franklin Culver is hacked by Troy Popa - foul #3 on Troy Popa, team foul #2 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Lollis (SF), Alfred Moody (C) Herbert Perrodin, Kevin Roos | |
| 07:03 | N. Michigan | Joshua Harrison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 07:02 | Minnesota, Duluth | The rebound goes to Larry Hoffman | 54-44 |
| 06:45 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis drills a turnaround in the paint set up by John Steed and the foul's on Joshua Harrison - foul #3 on Joshua Harrison, team foul #10 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Willie Corpus (PG) Franklin Culver | |
| 06:45 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis makes the free throw | 57-44 |
| 06:21 | N. Michigan | Willie Corpus drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 06:03 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman double dribbles | 57-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | David Young (SG) John Steed | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Franklin Culver (SG), Kevin Roos (PF) Jamie Zhong, Joshua Harrison | |
| 05:47 | N. Michigan | Kevin Roos is fouled on the floor by Barry Lewis - foul #2 on Barry Lewis, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | John Steed (SG) David Young | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 05:28 | N. Michigan | James Lollis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on James Lollis, team foul #11 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | David Young (SG) John Steed | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Carl Rucker (SG) Willie Corpus | |
| 05:10 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis misses short on a jumper from the right side | 57-47 |
| 05:08 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 04:52 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman lays it up and in on a great pass from Troy Popa | 59-47 |
| 04:29 | N. Michigan | Eddie Pauli swats the layup by Franklin Culver | 59-47 |
| 04:27 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:02 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman can't finish the layup | 59-47 |
| 04:01 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 59-47 |
| 03:44 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-47 |
| 03:43 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli snags the offensive board | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis is hacked by Kevin Roos - foul #2 on Kevin Roos, team foul #12 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | John Steed (SG) David Young | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Willie Corpus (PG), Jamie Zhong (SG), Herbert Perrodin (SF), Joshua Harrison (PF), Wade Custis (C) Franklin Culver, Carl Rucker, James Lollis, Kevin Roos, Alfred Moody | |
| 03:22 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 03:22 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Troy Popa (tiring) 10 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Steed (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Larry Hoffman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Barry Lewis (tiring) 27 pts. 10 reb. C - Eddie Pauli (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Willie Corpus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Zhong (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Perrodin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Wade Custis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 02:59 | N. Michigan | Jamie Zhong works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 02:57 | N. Michigan | Willie Corpus pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 02:40 | N. Michigan | Herbert Perrodin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 02:38 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Steed pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Troy Popa | 62-47 |
| 02:03 | N. Michigan | Joshua Harrison misses the lay-in | 62-47 |
| 02:02 | Minnesota, Duluth | The rebound goes to Larry Hoffman | 62-47 |
| 01:49 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis blows the layup | 62-47 |
| 01:47 | Minnesota, Duluth | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Pauli | 62-47 |
| 01:18 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli is fouled on the floor by Wade Custis - foul #1 on Wade Custis, team foul #13 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Robert Riley (PG), Harold Blodgett (SG), Pat Kelley (PF) Troy Popa, Larry Hoffman, Barry Lewis | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Franklin Culver (PG), Carl Rucker (SG), Kevin Roos (PF) Willie Corpus, Jamie Zhong, Joshua Harrison | |
| 01:18 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 01:18 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 01:04 | N. Michigan | Kevin Roos lays it in set up by Franklin Culver | 64-49 |
| 00:44 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 64-49 |
| 00:43 | N. Michigan | Franklin Culver snags the defensive board | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | N. Michigan | Kevin Roos's floater is tipped away by Pat Kelley | 64-49 |
| 00:36 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Steed grabs the board | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Steed misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-49 |
| 00:13 | N. Michigan | Herbert Perrodin grabs the defensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 00:07 | N. Michigan | Kevin Roos hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 64-49 |
| 00:06 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli snags the defensive board | 64-49 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota, Duluth | Robert Riley runs out the clock | 64-49 |