| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Paul McGee (fresh) SG - Roy Logan (fresh) SF - Cecil Lohr (fresh) PF - Mike Garrick (fresh) C - Andrew Lenk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Paine | PG - Mark Lang (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Reinhold (fresh) SF - Ronald Sprague (fresh) PF - Adam Franklin (fresh) C - Todd Zhu (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Paine | Todd Zhu wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Paine | Adam Franklin comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | N. Michigan | Andrew Lenk grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | N. Michigan | Cecil Lohr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Paine | Ronald Sprague's layup is rejected by Andrew Lenk | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Paine | Ronald Sprague hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | N. Michigan | Roy Logan travels in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Paine | Paul McGee picks off the pass by Mark Lang | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | N. Michigan | Roy Logan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Paine | Adam Franklin snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Paine | Todd Zhu is hacked by Andrew Lenk - foul #1 on Andrew Lenk, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | Paine | Adam Franklin's floater is tipped away by Mike Garrick | 0-2 |
| 17:54 | N. Michigan | Mike Garrick gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | N. Michigan | Roy Logan is hacked by Jeffrey Reinhold - foul #1 on Jeffrey Reinhold, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Paine | Duane Ganey (PG), Harold Dobbs (SG), William Eisenhart (SF), Joe Fouche (PF), Michael Byers (C) Mark Lang, Jeffrey Reinhold, Ronald Sprague, Adam Franklin, Todd Zhu | |
| 17:26 | N. Michigan | Mike Garrick knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul McGee | 3-2 |
| 17:03 | Paine | Harold Dobbs drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from William Eisenhart and the foul's on Roy Logan - foul #1 on Roy Logan, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Marc Cottone (PF) Mike Garrick | |
| Subs | Paine | | |
| 17:03 | Paine | Harold Dobbs makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:40 | N. Michigan | Roy Logan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-5 |
| 16:38 | Paine | The rebound goes to Joe Fouche | 3-5 |
| 16:33 | Paine | Duane Ganey is fouled on the floor by Cecil Lohr - foul #1 on Cecil Lohr, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Keith Quintanilla (SF), Larry Alston (C) Cecil Lohr, Andrew Lenk | |
| Subs | Paine | Mark Lang (PG) Duane Ganey | |
| 16:16 | Paine | Michael Byers is denied on a layup by Marc Cottone | 3-5 |
| 16:14 | N. Michigan | Roy Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 15:49 | N. Michigan | Roy Logan knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-5 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Paul McGee (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Logan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Quintanilla (fresh) PF - Marc Cottone (fresh) C - Larry Alston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Paine | PG - Mark Lang (fresh) SG - Harold Dobbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Eisenhart (fairly fresh) PF - Joe Fouche (fairly fresh) C - Michael Byers (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Paine | Joe Fouche hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 6-5 |
| 15:41 | Paine | Michael Byers tips it in | 6-7 |
| 15:21 | N. Michigan | Larry Alston scores on a shot near the basket set up by Marc Cottone and he's hacked by Mark Lang - foul #1 on Mark Lang, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul Ansari (SG), Cecil Lohr (SF), Andrew Lenk (C) Paul McGee, Roy Logan, Marc Cottone | |
| Subs | Paine | Duane Ganey (PG), Jeffrey Reinhold (SG), Ronald Sprague (SF), Adam Franklin (PF), Todd Zhu (C) Mark Lang, Harold Dobbs, William Eisenhart, Joe Fouche, Michael Byers | |
| 15:21 | N. Michigan | Larry Alston misses the free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:21 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Lenk | 8-7 |
| 15:11 | N. Michigan | Cecil Lohr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 15:09 | N. Michigan | Andrew Lenk misses the tip | 8-7 |
| 15:08 | Paine | Ronald Sprague gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:02 | Paine | Adam Franklin hits a shot from close range set up by Jeffrey Reinhold | 8-9 |
| 15:00 | N. Michigan | Duane Ganey steals the ball from Keith Quintanilla in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| 14:59 | Paine | Duane Ganey dunks the ball | 8-11 |
| 14:50 | N. Michigan | Keith Quintanilla makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 14:35 | Paine | Adam Franklin lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Reinhold and he's hacked by Keith Quintanilla - foul #1 on Keith Quintanilla, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul Benedetti (SG), Mike Garrick (PF) Keith Quintanilla, Larry Alston | |
| Subs | Paine | | |
| 14:35 | Paine | Adam Franklin makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:20 | N. Michigan | Paul Benedetti misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 14:18 | Paine | Ronald Sprague grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 13:59 | Paine | Ronald Sprague hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Reinhold and he's hacked by Cecil Lohr - foul #2 on Cecil Lohr, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul McGee (PG), Roy Logan (SG), Marc Cottone (C) Paul Ansari, Cecil Lohr, Andrew Lenk | |
| Subs | Paine | Mark Lang (PG), Alan Harden (SG) Duane Ganey, Jeffrey Reinhold | |
| 13:59 | Paine | Ronald Sprague misses the free throw | 11-16 |
| 13:59 | N. Michigan | Marc Cottone snags the defensive board | 11-16 |
| 13:54 | N. Michigan | Mike Garrick lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Benedetti | 13-16 |
| 13:43 | Paine | Adam Franklin loses the dribble to Paul McGee | 13-16 |
| 13:40 | N. Michigan | Paul Benedetti banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul McGee | 15-16 |
| 13:33 | Paine | Adam Franklin's pass is intercepted by Paul Benedetti | 15-16 |
| 13:19 | N. Michigan | Mike Garrick misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald Sprague - foul #1 on Ronald Sprague, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Keith Quintanilla (SF) Paul Benedetti | |
| Subs | Paine | Jeffrey Reinhold (SG), Joe Fouche (PF) Mark Lang, Adam Franklin | |
| 13:19 | N. Michigan | Mike Garrick makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 13:19 | N. Michigan | Mike Garrick makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 13:12 | Paine | Ronald Sprague misses the jumper from the right block | 17-16 |
| 13:11 | N. Michigan | Mike Garrick grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 13:07 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Reinhold steals the ball from Keith Quintanilla in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| 13:03 | Paine | Jeffrey Reinhold lays it up and in | 17-18 |
| 12:59 | N. Michigan | Roy Logan is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Sprague - foul #2 on Ronald Sprague, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Andrew Lenk (C) Mike Garrick | |
| Subs | Paine | Duane Ganey (PG), William Eisenhart (SF), Michael Byers (C) Alan Harden, Ronald Sprague, Todd Zhu | |
| 12:40 | N. Michigan | Duane Ganey takes the ball from Roy Logan | 17-18 |
| 12:37 | Paine | Duane Ganey lays it in | 17-20 |
| 12:35 | N. Michigan | Duane Ganey is called for the reach on Paul McGee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Duane Ganey, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul Ansari (PG), Larry Alston (PF) Paul McGee, Marc Cottone | |
| Subs | Paine | Harold Dobbs (SG) Jeffrey Reinhold | |
| 12:18 | N. Michigan | Paul Ansari misses badly on a shot in the lane | 17-20 |
| 12:16 | N. Michigan | Paul Ansari misses the tip | 17-20 |
| 12:15 | Paine | Michael Byers grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 11:58 | Paine | Harold Dobbs is hacked by Roy Logan - foul #2 on Roy Logan, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul McGee (PG), Paul Benedetti (SF), James Jackson (C) Roy Logan, Keith Quintanilla, Andrew Lenk | |
| Subs | Paine | Mark Lang (PG), Alan Harden (SG), Adam Franklin (PF), Todd Zhu (C) Duane Ganey, William Eisenhart, Joe Fouche, Michael Byers | |
| 11:41 | Paine | Mark Lang connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Dobbs | 17-22 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Paul McGee (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Ansari (fresh) SF - Paul Benedetti (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Alston (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Paine | PG - Mark Lang (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alan Harden (fresh) SF - Harold Dobbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Adam Franklin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Todd Zhu (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:32 | N. Michigan | Larry Alston misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 11:31 | Paine | Mark Lang snags the defensive board | 17-22 |
| 11:03 | Paine | Adam Franklin blows the layup | 17-22 |
| 11:02 | N. Michigan | Paul Ansari grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 10:54 | N. Michigan | Paul Ansari hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 10:31 | Paine | Mark Lang misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-22 |
| 10:29 | Paine | Harold Dobbs can't tip it in | 20-22 |
| 10:28 | Paine | Todd Zhu hits the follow up shot | 20-24 |
| 10:17 | N. Michigan | James Jackson double dribbles | 20-24 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Keith Quintanilla (SG), Christopher Letcher (SF), Mike Garrick (PF), Andrew Lenk (C) Paul Ansari, Paul Benedetti, Larry Alston, James Jackson | |
| Subs | Paine | Duane Ganey (PG), Jeffrey Reinhold (SG), William Eisenhart (SF), Joe Fouche (PF), Michael Byers (C) Mark Lang, Alan Harden, Harold Dobbs, Adam Franklin, Todd Zhu | |
| 10:06 | Paine | William Eisenhart can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andrew Lenk - foul #2 on Andrew Lenk, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Marc Cottone (C) Andrew Lenk | |
| Subs | Paine | | |
| 10:06 | Paine | William Eisenhart makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 10:06 | Paine | William Eisenhart misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 10:06 | N. Michigan | Mike Garrick grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 09:56 | N. Michigan | Keith Quintanilla misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 09:55 | Paine | Michael Byers grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 09:51 | Paine | Marc Cottone denies the turnaround by William Eisenhart | 20-25 |
| 09:49 | Paine | Michael Byers pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 09:29 | Paine | Keith Quintanilla steals the ball from William Eisenhart | 20-25 |
| 09:12 | N. Michigan | Keith Quintanilla misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-25 |
| 09:10 | Paine | Duane Ganey snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 08:53 | Paine | Joe Fouche comes up short on the shot from the right block | 20-25 |
| 08:52 | N. Michigan | Keith Quintanilla gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 08:35 | N. Michigan | Marc Cottone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Joe Fouche - foul #1 on Joe Fouche, team foul #6 | 20-25 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul Ansari (SG), James Jackson (PF) Christopher Letcher, Mike Garrick | |
| Subs | Paine | Alan Harden (PG), Harold Dobbs (SF), Adam Franklin (PF), Todd Zhu (C) Duane Ganey, William Eisenhart, Joe Fouche, Michael Byers | |
| 08:35 | N. Michigan | Marc Cottone makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 08:35 | N. Michigan | Marc Cottone makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 08:18 | Paine | Adam Franklin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Ansari - foul #1 on Paul Ansari, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Mike Garrick (PF) Marc Cottone | |
| Subs | Paine | | |
| 08:18 | Paine | Adam Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 08:18 | Paine | Adam Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 08:05 | N. Michigan | The jump hook by Keith Quintanilla is blocked by Adam Franklin | 22-27 |
| 08:04 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Ansari | 22-27 |
| 07:43 | N. Michigan | Mike Garrick drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Ansari | 24-27 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Paul McGee (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Ansari (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mike Garrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Paine | PG - Alan Harden (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Reinhold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Dobbs (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Adam Franklin (tiring) 7 pts. C - Todd Zhu (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Paine | Alan Harden misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Mike Garrick - foul #1 on Mike Garrick, team foul #9 | 24-27 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul Benedetti (SF), Marc Cottone (C) Keith Quintanilla, James Jackson | |
| Subs | Paine | Mark Lang (PG), Joe Fouche (C) Jeffrey Reinhold, Todd Zhu | |
| 07:26 | Paine | Alan Harden misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 07:26 | Paine | Alan Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 07:07 | N. Michigan | Mike Garrick clanks a floater near the basket | 24-28 |
| 07:05 | Paine | The rebound goes to Joe Fouche | 24-28 |
| 07:00 | Paine | Mark Lang misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-28 |
| 06:59 | N. Michigan | Paul Benedetti gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 06:39 | N. Michigan | Marc Cottone hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Joe Fouche - foul #2 on Joe Fouche, team foul #7 | 24-28 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Keith Quintanilla (SG), Christopher Letcher (SF), Larry Alston (C) Paul Ansari, Paul Benedetti, Mike Garrick | |
| Subs | Paine | Jeffrey Reinhold (SG), William Eisenhart (SF), Todd Zhu (C) Alan Harden, Harold Dobbs, Joe Fouche | |
| 06:39 | N. Michigan | Marc Cottone makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:39 | N. Michigan | Marc Cottone misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:39 | Paine | Todd Zhu pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 06:17 | Paine | Todd Zhu misses the runner in the lane | 25-28 |
| 06:16 | N. Michigan | Keith Quintanilla grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 06:10 | N. Michigan | Keith Quintanilla misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-28 |
| 06:09 | N. Michigan | Marc Cottone pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 05:52 | N. Michigan | Paul McGee hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Quintanilla | 28-28 |
| 05:31 | Paine | Jeffrey Reinhold is called for 5 seconds | 28-28 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul Ansari (SG), Mike Garrick (PF), James Jackson (C) Keith Quintanilla, Marc Cottone, Larry Alston | |
| Subs | Paine | Duane Ganey (PG), Harold Dobbs (SF), Michael Byers (PF) Mark Lang, William Eisenhart, Adam Franklin | |
| 05:28 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Reinhold takes the ball from Christopher Letcher in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| 05:08 | Paine | Harold Dobbs hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Reinhold | 28-30 |
| 04:50 | N. Michigan | Paul McGee knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Garrick | 31-30 |
| 04:33 | Paine | Jeffrey Reinhold misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-30 |
| 04:32 | N. Michigan | Christopher Letcher grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 04:16 | N. Michigan | Michael Byers steals the ball from Paul McGee | 31-30 |
| 03:56 | Paine | Harold Dobbs loses the dribble to Christopher Letcher | 31-30 |
| 03:30 | N. Michigan | Paul McGee misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 03:29 | Paine | Todd Zhu snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 03:29 | Paine | Paine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-30 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul Benedetti (PG), Roy Logan (SG), Cecil Lohr (SF), Larry Alston (PF), Andrew Lenk (C) Paul McGee, Paul Ansari, Christopher Letcher, Mike Garrick, James Jackson | |
| Subs | Paine | Mark Lang (PG), Alan Harden (SG), Ronald Sprague (SF), Joe Fouche (PF), William Eisenhart (C) Duane Ganey, Jeffrey Reinhold, Harold Dobbs, Michael Byers, Todd Zhu | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Paul Benedetti (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Logan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cecil Lohr (fresh) PF - Larry Alston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Lenk (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Paine | PG - Mark Lang (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alan Harden (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ronald Sprague (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Fouche (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Eisenhart (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Paine | William Eisenhart misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-30 |
| 03:19 | Paine | Joe Fouche gets the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 03:05 | Paine | Mark Lang is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Mark Lang, team foul #8 | 31-30 |
| 02:51 | N. Michigan | Larry Alston drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Benedetti | 33-30 |
| 02:32 | Paine | Joe Fouche hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-30 |
| 02:30 | N. Michigan | Roy Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 02:15 | N. Michigan | Paul Benedetti misses long on a shot from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 02:14 | N. Michigan | Roy Logan tips it in | 35-30 |
| 01:55 | Paine | Mark Lang knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Alan Harden | 35-33 |
| 01:33 | N. Michigan | Andrew Lenk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-33 |
| 01:32 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Benedetti | 35-33 |
| 01:14 | N. Michigan | Paul Benedetti double dribbles | 35-33 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Keith Quintanilla (PG), Paul Ansari (SG), Christopher Letcher (SF), Marc Cottone (PF), James Jackson (C) Paul Benedetti, Roy Logan, Cecil Lohr, Larry Alston, Andrew Lenk | |
| Subs | Paine | Duane Ganey (PG), Jeffrey Reinhold (SG), Adam Franklin (PF), Michael Byers (C) Mark Lang, Alan Harden, Joe Fouche, William Eisenhart | |
| 00:55 | Paine | Paul Ansari knocks away the 3 by Duane Ganey | 35-33 |
| 00:53 | N. Michigan | Christopher Letcher gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 00:45 | N. Michigan | Keith Quintanilla makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Jackson | 38-33 |
| 00:23 | Paine | Adam Franklin misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Christopher Letcher - foul #1 on Christopher Letcher, team foul #10 | 38-33 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Roy Logan (SG) Christopher Letcher | |
| Subs | Paine | | |
| 00:23 | Paine | Adam Franklin misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:23 | Paine | Adam Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 00:01 | N. Michigan | Keith Quintanilla comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 00:00 | Paine | The rebound goes to Michael Byers | 38-34 |