| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Stephen Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Pearlman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bowie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Shade (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - James Troiano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Eric Schaeffer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clayton Buse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Grubb (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Arthur Minch (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dustin Luken (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman hits a turnaround from the right block | 31-31 |
| 19:19 | Ashland | Arthur Minch is called for traveling | 31-31 |
| 19:08 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 19:07 | N. Michigan | James Troiano can't tip it in | 31-31 |
| 19:06 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade hits the follow up shot | 33-31 |
| 18:51 | Ashland | Michael Grubb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-31 |
| 18:23 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert is fouled on the floor by Arthur Minch - foul #3 on Arthur Minch, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ashland | Archie Rutherford (PF) Arthur Minch | |
| 18:12 | N. Michigan | James Troiano buries a 3 from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 18:06 | Ashland | Clayton Buse comes up short on the shot near the basket | 36-31 |
| 18:05 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:55 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 17:36 | Ashland | Michael Grubb hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Archie Rutherford | 39-34 |
| 17:20 | N. Michigan | Archie Rutherford is called for the reach on Willie Shade - foul #3 on Archie Rutherford, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ashland | Ron Koon (PF), Donald Schonberg (C) Archie Rutherford, Dustin Luken | |
| 17:09 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert travels with the ball | 39-34 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Frank Hill (SF), Robert Graham (C) Michael Bowie, James Troiano | |
| Subs | Ashland | Joseph Hughes (SG), Karl Huckabee (SF) Clayton Buse, Michael Grubb | |
| 16:54 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes's layup is rejected by Willie Shade | 39-34 |
| 16:53 | N. Michigan | Robert Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:48 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Douglas Pearlman | 42-34 |
| 16:36 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee is fouled on the floor by Frank Hill - foul #1 on Frank Hill, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Daniel Pauli (PG), Brett Heald (SG) Stephen Lambert, Douglas Pearlman | |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| 16:18 | Ashland | Ron Koon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Schaeffer | 42-37 |
| 15:57 | N. Michigan | Brett Heald is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hughes - foul #1 on Joseph Hughes, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie (SF), James Troiano (C) Frank Hill, Willie Shade | |
| Subs | Ashland | Clayton Buse (SG), Michael Grubb (SF), Arthur Minch (PF), Dustin Luken (C) Eric Schaeffer, Karl Huckabee, Ron Koon, Donald Schonberg | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Daniel Pauli (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brett Heald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Bowie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Graham (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Troiano (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Joseph Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Clayton Buse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Grubb (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Arthur Minch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Dustin Luken (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | N. Michigan | James Troiano misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Dustin Luken - foul #2 on Dustin Luken, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| 15:39 | N. Michigan | James Troiano makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:39 | N. Michigan | James Troiano makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 15:26 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Clayton Buse | 44-40 |
| 15:02 | N. Michigan | Dustin Luken denies the turnaround by James Troiano | 44-40 |
| 15:00 | Ashland | Arthur Minch gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:50 | Ashland | Robert Graham swats the short shot by Arthur Minch | 44-40 |
| 14:48 | Ashland | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Minch | 44-40 |
| 14:26 | Ashland | Clayton Buse drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Grubb | 44-43 |
| 14:07 | N. Michigan | Brett Heald loses the dribble to Clayton Buse | 44-43 |
| 13:56 | Ashland | Clayton Buse double dribbles | 44-43 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert (PG), Douglas Pearlman (SG), Frank Hill (SF), Willie Shade (PF), David Porter (C) Daniel Pauli, Brett Heald, Michael Bowie, Robert Graham, James Troiano | |
| Subs | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer (PG), Karl Huckabee (SG), Archie Rutherford (SF) Joseph Hughes, Clayton Buse, Michael Grubb | |
| 13:48 | N. Michigan | David Porter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-43 |
| 13:47 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade tips it in | 46-43 |
| 13:25 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 13:24 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:21 | N. Michigan | Eric Schaeffer steps in front of the Stephen Lambert pass in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| 13:02 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer drills a runner near the basket set up by Karl Huckabee | 46-45 |
| 12:37 | N. Michigan | David Porter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 12:36 | Ashland | Archie Rutherford grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 12:25 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-45 |
| 12:24 | N. Michigan | Willie Shade snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 12:05 | N. Michigan | Frank Hill hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Willie Shade | 49-45 |
| 11:48 | Ashland | Douglas Pearlman steps in front of the Dustin Luken pass | 49-45 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Stephen Lambert (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Pearlman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Hill (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willie Shade (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - David Porter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Eric Schaeffer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Karl Huckabee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Rutherford (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Minch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Luken (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert is fouled on the floor by Karl Huckabee - foul #2 on Karl Huckabee, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie (SF), James Troiano (C) Frank Hill, David Porter | |
| Subs | Ashland | Clayton Buse (SG), Michael Grubb (SF), Donald Schonberg (C) Karl Huckabee, Arthur Minch, Dustin Luken | |
| 11:20 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| 11:05 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 11:03 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 10:51 | Ashland | Archie Rutherford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 10:49 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:40 | Ashland | Michael Grubb double dribbles | 49-45 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Daniel Pauli (PG), Brett Heald (SG) Stephen Lambert, Douglas Pearlman | |
| Subs | Ashland | Ron Koon (PF) Archie Rutherford | |
| 10:30 | N. Michigan | Brett Heald's pass is intercepted by Michael Grubb | 49-45 |
| 10:26 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Grubb | 49-47 |
| 10:15 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 51-47 |
| 09:52 | Ashland | Clayton Buse loses the dribble to Willie Shade | 51-47 |
| 09:34 | N. Michigan | Daniel Pauli buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 09:28 | Ashland | Michael Grubb misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 09:26 | N. Michigan | James Troiano pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 09:06 | N. Michigan | Daniel Pauli scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Troiano | 56-47 |
| 08:48 | Ashland | Michael Grubb misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 08:46 | Ashland | Clayton Buse tips it back up and in | 56-49 |
| 08:31 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Pauli | 59-49 |
| 08:14 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg makes the 3 from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 07:54 | N. Michigan | Brett Heald misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-52 |
| 07:52 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Michael Grubb | 59-52 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Daniel Pauli (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brett Heald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Bowie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Shade (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - James Troiano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Eric Schaeffer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clayton Buse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Grubb (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ron Koon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Schonberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Ashland | Clayton Buse makes the turnaround from close range and the foul's on Daniel Pauli - foul #2 on Daniel Pauli, team foul #2 | 59-54 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert (PG), Douglas Pearlman (SG), Frank Hill (SF), Robert Graham (PF), David Porter (C) Daniel Pauli, Brett Heald, Michael Bowie, Willie Shade, James Troiano | |
| Subs | Ashland | Joseph Hughes (PG), Archie Rutherford (SF), Arthur Minch (PF), Dustin Luken (C) Eric Schaeffer, Michael Grubb, Ron Koon, Donald Schonberg | |
| 07:38 | Ashland | Clayton Buse misses the free throw | 59-54 |
| 07:38 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to David Porter | 59-54 |
| 07:13 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 07:12 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Archie Rutherford | 59-54 |
| 06:55 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes is hacked by Stephen Lambert - foul #3 on Stephen Lambert, team foul #3 | 59-54 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ashland | Karl Huckabee (SG) Clayton Buse | |
| 06:42 | Ashland | Arthur Minch misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 06:41 | Ashland | Dustin Luken hits the follow up shot | 59-56 |
| 06:26 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Dustin Luken - foul #3 on Dustin Luken, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| 06:26 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 06:26 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 06:09 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Karl Huckabee | 61-59 |
| 05:55 | N. Michigan | David Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 05:54 | N. Michigan | Robert Graham misses the tip | 61-59 |
| 05:53 | N. Michigan | David Porter gets the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:37 | N. Michigan | David Porter drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Stephen Lambert | 64-59 |
| 05:15 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 05:13 | Ashland | Arthur Minch tips it back up and in | 64-61 |
| 04:58 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 04:56 | Ashland | Dustin Luken gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 04:56 | Ashland | Ashland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie (SF), Willie Shade (PF), James Troiano (C) Frank Hill, Robert Graham, David Porter | |
| Subs | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer (PG), Clayton Buse (SG), Michael Grubb (SF) Joseph Hughes, Karl Huckabee, Archie Rutherford | |
| 04:39 | Ashland | Michael Grubb knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Clayton Buse and he's fouled by Douglas Pearlman - foul #1 on Douglas Pearlman, team foul #4 | 64-63 |
| 04:39 | Ashland | Michael Grubb makes the free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:18 | N. Michigan | James Troiano knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Michael Bowie | 66-64 |
| 04:09 | Ashland | Dustin Luken scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clayton Buse | 66-66 |
| 03:46 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 03:44 | Ashland | Arthur Minch pulls down the rebound | 66-66 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Stephen Lambert (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Pearlman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Bowie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Shade (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - James Troiano (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Eric Schaeffer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clayton Buse (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Grubb (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. PF - Arthur Minch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Luken (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:39 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Grubb | 66-68 |
| 03:12 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-68 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ashland | Archie Rutherford (PF) Arthur Minch | |
| 02:55 | Ashland | Michael Grubb can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-68 |
| 02:53 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer grabs the offensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 02:37 | Ashland | Michael Grubb is fouled on the floor by Willie Shade - foul #3 on Willie Shade, team foul #5 | 66-68 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Daniel Pauli (PG), Brett Heald (SG) Stephen Lambert, Douglas Pearlman | |
| Subs | Ashland | Donald Schonberg (C) Dustin Luken | |
| 02:13 | Ashland | Michael Grubb hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 66-68 |
| 02:12 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to James Troiano | 66-68 |
| 02:12 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert (PG), Douglas Pearlman (SG) Daniel Pauli, Brett Heald | |
| Subs | Ashland | Arthur Minch (PF), Dustin Luken (C) Archie Rutherford, Donald Schonberg | |
| 01:59 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Lambert and the foul's on Arthur Minch - foul #4 on Arthur Minch, team foul #7 | 68-68 |
| 01:59 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie misses the free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:59 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Pearlman | 68-68 |
| 01:51 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman is fouled on the floor by Michael Grubb - foul #3 on Michael Grubb, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| 01:51 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:51 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:33 | Ashland | Arthur Minch hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Douglas Pearlman - foul #2 on Douglas Pearlman, team foul #6 | 70-68 |
| 01:33 | Ashland | Arthur Minch misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:33 | Ashland | Arthur Minch makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:23 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-69 |
| 01:00 | Ashland | Clayton Buse knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Schaeffer | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 73-72 |
| 00:34 | Ashland | Dustin Luken pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| 00:29 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Stephen Lambert - foul #4 on Stephen Lambert, team foul #7 | 73-72 |
| 00:29 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:29 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | N. Michigan | James Troiano misses the dunk but the foul's on Eric Schaeffer - foul #1 on Eric Schaeffer, team foul #9 | 73-74 |
| 00:16 | N. Michigan | James Troiano makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:16 | N. Michigan | James Troiano makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:11 | Ashland | Dustin Luken lays it up and in and he's fouled by James Troiano - foul #3 on James Troiano, team foul #8 | 75-76 |
| 00:11 | Ashland | Dustin Luken makes the free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:09 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert is hacked by Eric Schaeffer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Schaeffer, team foul #10 | 75-77 |
| 00:09 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:09 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Ashland | Michael Grubb is hacked by Douglas Pearlman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Pearlman, team foul #9 | 76-77 |
| 00:06 | Ashland | Michael Grubb makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:06 | Ashland | Michael Grubb makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:06 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-79 |
| 00:02 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-79 |
| 00:01 | Ashland | Dustin Luken snags the defensive board | 76-79 |
| 00:00 | Ashland | Dustin Luken runs out the clock | 76-79 |