| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Eric Schaeffer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clayton Buse (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Grubb (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Minch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Luken (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - John Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Crisler (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Ruppert (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Field (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ashland | Michael Grubb inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer connects on the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by John Thornton - foul #2 on John Thornton, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 19:51 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer makes the free throw | 35-31 |
| 19:38 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 19:29 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Arthur Minch | 37-33 |
| 19:08 | Michigan Tech. | James Field is hacked by Eric Schaeffer - foul #3 on Eric Schaeffer, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Ashland | Joseph Hughes (PG) Eric Schaeffer | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 18:53 | Michigan Tech. | James Field misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Clayton Buse - foul #2 on Clayton Buse, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| 18:53 | Michigan Tech. | James Field misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:53 | Michigan Tech. | James Field misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:53 | Michigan Tech. | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Ruppert | 37-33 |
| 18:39 | Michigan Tech. | Arthur Minch denies the turnaround by John Thornton | 37-33 |
| 18:37 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:10 | Ashland | Dustin Luken misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Field - foul #3 on James Field, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Gary Cleghorn (C) James Field | |
| 18:10 | Ashland | Dustin Luken makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:10 | Ashland | Dustin Luken misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:10 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:50 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-33 |
| 17:49 | Ashland | Arthur Minch snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 17:25 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Arthur Minch | 40-33 |
| 16:58 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 16:39 | Ashland | Clayton Buse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 16:37 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:26 | Michigan Tech. | Clayton Buse takes the ball from Richard Ruppert | 40-36 |
| 16:07 | Ashland | Michael Grubb misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 16:06 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 15:59 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert misses the lay-in but the foul's on Arthur Minch - foul #3 on Arthur Minch, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer (PG), Karl Huckabee (SG), Archie Rutherford (SF), Ron Koon (PF), Donald Schonberg (C) Joseph Hughes, Clayton Buse, Michael Grubb, Arthur Minch, Dustin Luken | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Steven Wilcox (PG), Walter Harkins (SG), Anthony Borders (SF), James Field (C) John Thornton, George Crisler, David Smith, Gary Cleghorn | |
| 15:59 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 15:59 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Eric Schaeffer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Karl Huckabee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Archie Rutherford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ron Koon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Schonberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Steven Wilcox (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Walter Harkins (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Borders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Ruppert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - James Field (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:49 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steven Wilcox - foul #1 on Steven Wilcox, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Gary Heikkinen (PF) Richard Ruppert | |
| 15:49 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:49 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:41 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Archie Rutherford - foul #2 on Archie Rutherford, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| 15:41 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:41 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:26 | Ashland | Ron Koon is whistled for traveling | 42-40 |
| 15:09 | Michigan Tech. | Walter Harkins scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Steven Wilcox | 42-42 |
| 14:55 | Ashland | Anthony Borders picks off the pass by Eric Schaeffer | 42-42 |
| 14:33 | Michigan Tech. | James Field connects on the shot from the left block | 42-44 |
| 14:19 | Ashland | Archie Rutherford hits a shot from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 13:53 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Archie Rutherford - foul #3 on Archie Rutherford, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Ashland | Clayton Buse (SG), Michael Grubb (SF), Dustin Luken (C) Karl Huckabee, Ron Koon, Donald Schonberg | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton (PG) Steven Wilcox | |
| 13:53 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:53 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:53 | Ashland | Dustin Luken grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:30 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 13:29 | Ashland | Dustin Luken grabs the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 13:07 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer misses the shot from the right block | 44-45 |
| 13:05 | Ashland | Michael Grubb misses the tip | 44-45 |
| 13:03 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Walter Harkins | 44-45 |
| 12:51 | Michigan Tech. | Walter Harkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 12:49 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 12:34 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Heikkinen lays it up and in on a great pass from John Thornton | 44-47 |
| 12:20 | Ashland | Clayton Buse hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Walter Harkins - foul #4 on Walter Harkins, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Ashland | Joseph Hughes (PG), Arthur Minch (PF) Eric Schaeffer, Archie Rutherford | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler (SG), David Smith (SF), Richard Ruppert (PF), Gary Cleghorn (C) Walter Harkins, Anthony Borders, Gary Heikkinen, James Field | |
| 12:20 | Ashland | Clayton Buse makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 12:20 | Ashland | Clayton Buse misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 12:20 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Gary Cleghorn | 45-47 |
| 12:03 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 12:02 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Arthur Minch | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Joseph Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clayton Buse (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Grubb (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Minch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Luken (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - John Thornton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Crisler (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Ruppert (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Cleghorn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Ashland | Michael Grubb is called for traveling | 45-47 |
| Subs | Ashland | Karl Huckabee (SG), Ron Koon (SF), Donald Schonberg (C) Clayton Buse, Michael Grubb, Dustin Luken | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 11:31 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-47 |
| 11:29 | Ashland | Arthur Minch snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 11:08 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Karl Huckabee | 48-47 |
| 11:05 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Hughes is called for the reach on John Thornton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Hughes, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer (PG) Ron Koon | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Steven Wilcox (SG) John Thornton | |
| 10:56 | Michigan Tech. | Steven Wilcox misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 10:55 | Ashland | Arthur Minch grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 10:34 | Ashland | Steven Wilcox steals it from Arthur Minch | 48-47 |
| 10:16 | Michigan Tech. | Eric Schaeffer takes the ball from Richard Ruppert | 48-47 |
| 10:07 | Ashland | Arthur Minch misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Ruppert - foul #1 on Richard Ruppert, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Ashland | Clayton Buse (SG), Michael Grubb (SF), Dustin Luken (C) Joseph Hughes, Karl Huckabee, Donald Schonberg | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton (PG), James Field (C) Steven Wilcox, Gary Cleghorn | |
| 10:07 | Ashland | Arthur Minch makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:07 | Ashland | Arthur Minch makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:55 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler is whistled for a carry | 50-47 |
| Subs | Ashland | Archie Rutherford (PF) Arthur Minch | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 09:40 | Ashland | Michael Grubb scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-47 |
| 09:16 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler is fouled on the floor by Eric Schaeffer - foul #4 on Eric Schaeffer, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Ashland | Joseph Hughes (PG) Eric Schaeffer | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Steven Wilcox (SF), Gary Heikkinen (PF) David Smith, Richard Ruppert | |
| 09:16 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:16 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Dustin Luken | 53-47 |
| 09:01 | Ashland | Archie Rutherford double dribbles | 53-47 |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders (SF) George Crisler | |
| 08:53 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 08:51 | Ashland | Michael Grubb gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 08:43 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 08:42 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 08:35 | Michigan Tech. | James Field's fadeaway is rejected by Archie Rutherford | 53-47 |
| 08:33 | Ashland | Dustin Luken gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 08:15 | Ashland | Dustin Luken scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Hughes | 55-47 |
| 08:01 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Thornton | 55-50 |
| 07:44 | Ashland | Dustin Luken is whistled for traveling | 55-50 |
| Subs | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer (PG), Arthur Minch (PF), Donald Schonberg (C) Joseph Hughes, Archie Rutherford, Dustin Luken | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler (PG), Walter Harkins (SG), David Smith (SF), Richard Ruppert (PF), Gary Cleghorn (C) John Thornton, Steven Wilcox, Anthony Borders, Gary Heikkinen, James Field | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Eric Schaeffer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Clayton Buse (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Grubb (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Minch (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Schonberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - George Crisler (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Walter Harkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Ruppert (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Cleghorn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Michigan Tech. | Walter Harkins slams it home on a nice dish by George Crisler | 55-52 |
| 07:15 | Ashland | Clayton Buse knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Grubb | 58-52 |
| 06:53 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert buries a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Donald Schonberg - foul #2 on Donald Schonberg, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Ashland | Joseph Hughes (SG), Archie Rutherford (SF) Clayton Buse, Michael Grubb | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 06:53 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert makes the free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:38 | Ashland | George Crisler steals the ball from Eric Schaeffer | 58-55 |
| 06:17 | Michigan Tech. | Archie Rutherford is called for the reach on Walter Harkins - foul #4 on Archie Rutherford, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Ashland | Dustin Luken (C) Donald Schonberg | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton (PG), Gary Heikkinen (PF), James Field (C) George Crisler, Richard Ruppert, Gary Cleghorn | |
| 06:17 | Michigan Tech. | Walter Harkins misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:17 | Ashland | Dustin Luken snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 05:58 | Ashland | Archie Rutherford is fouled on the floor by Walter Harkins - foul #5 on Walter Harkins, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler (SG) Walter Harkins | |
| 05:37 | Ashland | Gary Heikkinen steps in front of the Eric Schaeffer pass | 58-55 |
| 05:20 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith loses the dribble to Archie Rutherford | 58-55 |
| 05:06 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 05:04 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to David Smith | 58-55 |
| 04:58 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Dustin Luken - foul #2 on Dustin Luken, team foul #10 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Ashland | Clayton Buse (SG), Michael Grubb (SF) Joseph Hughes, Arthur Minch | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Steven Wilcox (SF), Richard Ruppert (PF), Gary Cleghorn (C) David Smith, Gary Heikkinen, James Field | |
| 04:58 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton misses the free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:58 | Ashland | Dustin Luken pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:46 | Ashland | Michael Grubb scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 04:31 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 04:21 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Michael Grubb | 62-60 |
| 04:15 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Steven Wilcox | 62-63 |
| 03:58 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Grubb | 64-63 |
| 03:36 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert is hacked by Archie Rutherford - foul #5 on Archie Rutherford, team foul #11 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Ashland | Joseph Hughes (PG), Ron Koon (PF), Donald Schonberg (C) Eric Schaeffer, Archie Rutherford, Dustin Luken | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders (SG), David Smith (SF), James Field (C) John Thornton, George Crisler, Gary Cleghorn | |
| 03:36 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:36 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:36 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Donald Schonberg | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Joseph Hughes (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clayton Buse (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Grubb (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ron Koon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Schonberg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Steven Wilcox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Borders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Ruppert (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - James Field (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Ashland | Michael Grubb clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 03:15 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 02:54 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert clanks a floater in the lane | 64-64 |
| 02:53 | Ashland | Ron Koon snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 02:53 | Ashland | Ashland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer (PG), Arthur Minch (PF), Dustin Luken (C) Joseph Hughes, Ron Koon, Donald Schonberg | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton (PG), George Crisler (SG) Steven Wilcox, Anthony Borders | |
| 02:32 | Ashland | Arthur Minch lays it in set up by Eric Schaeffer | 66-64 |
| 02:12 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 02:11 | Ashland | Michael Grubb grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:54 | Ashland | Michael Grubb misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 66-64 |
| 01:52 | Michigan Tech. | James Field grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:43 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Ruppert | 66-66 |
| 01:22 | Ashland | Dustin Luken can't finish the layup | 66-66 |
| 01:21 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 01:19 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Thornton, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| 00:56 | Ashland | Michael Grubb misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on John Thornton - foul #4 on John Thornton, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| 00:56 | Ashland | Michael Grubb misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:56 | Ashland | Michael Grubb misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:56 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 00:32 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 66-66 |
| 00:30 | Ashland | Dustin Luken pulls down the rebound | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Ashland | Michael Grubb misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 00:01 | Michigan Tech. | James Field gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan Tech. | James Field hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Eric Schaeffer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Clayton Buse (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Grubb (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Minch (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Luken (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - John Thornton (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Crisler (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Ruppert (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - James Field (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Ashland | Dustin Luken wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:39 | Ashland | Clayton Buse can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Field - foul #4 on James Field, team foul #9 | 66-66 |
| 04:39 | Ashland | Clayton Buse misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:39 | Ashland | Clayton Buse makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:22 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith is fouled on the floor by Dustin Luken - foul #3 on Dustin Luken, team foul #12 | 67-66 |
| 04:22 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:22 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:22 | Ashland | Dustin Luken grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 04:05 | Ashland | Dustin Luken hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 67-67 |
| 04:03 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer hits the follow up shot | 69-67 |
| 03:54 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Arthur Minch - foul #4 on Arthur Minch, team foul #13 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Gary Heikkinen (PF) Richard Ruppert | |
| 03:54 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:54 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:33 | Ashland | George Crisler steals it from Dustin Luken | 69-68 |
| 03:17 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith's pass is intercepted by Clayton Buse | 69-68 |
| 02:53 | Ashland | John Thornton is called for the reach on Eric Schaeffer - foul #5 on John Thornton, team foul #10 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Ashland | Joseph Hughes (SG), Karl Huckabee (SF), Ron Koon (PF), Donald Schonberg (C) Clayton Buse, Michael Grubb, Arthur Minch, Dustin Luken | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Steven Wilcox (SG), Gary Cleghorn (C) John Thornton, James Field | |
| 02:53 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:53 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:51 | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Ashland | Clayton Buse (SG), Michael Grubb (SF), Dustin Luken (C) Joseph Hughes, Karl Huckabee, Ron Koon | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert (PF), James Field (C) Gary Heikkinen, Gary Cleghorn | |
| 02:36 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith blows the layup but he's hacked by Donald Schonberg - foul #3 on Donald Schonberg, team foul #14 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Ashland | Arthur Minch (PF) Donald Schonberg | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 02:36 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:36 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 02:19 | Ashland | Arthur Minch misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by James Field - foul #5 on James Field, team foul #11 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Gary Cleghorn (C) James Field | |
| 02:19 | Ashland | Arthur Minch makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 02:19 | Ashland | Arthur Minch makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:15 | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| 02:04 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-70 |
| 02:03 | Ashland | Dustin Luken gets the rebound | 73-70 |
| 01:40 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clayton Buse | 75-70 |
| 01:40 | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| 01:26 | Michigan Tech. | Steven Wilcox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-70 |
| 01:24 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer grabs the defensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 01:03 | Ashland | Michael Grubb can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 75-70 |
| 01:01 | Ashland | Dustin Luken pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 00:53 | Ashland | Arthur Minch lays it in | 77-70 |
| 00:53 | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-70 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Eric Schaeffer (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Clayton Buse (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Michael Grubb (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Minch (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Dustin Luken (fresh) 3 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - George Crisler (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Wilcox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Ruppert (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Cleghorn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Cleghorn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 77-70 |
| 00:47 | Ashland | Dustin Luken pulls down the rebound | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Ashland | Steven Wilcox is called for the reach on Dustin Luken in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Wilcox, team foul #12 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Ashland | Ron Koon (PF) Arthur Minch | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 00:45 | Ashland | Dustin Luken misses the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:45 | Ashland | Dustin Luken misses the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:45 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Cleghorn grabs the defensive rebound | 77-70 |
| 00:37 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-70 |
| 00:35 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Eric Schaeffer | 77-70 |
| 00:32 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer is fouled in the backcourt by George Crisler - foul #2 on George Crisler, team foul #13 | 77-70 |
| 00:32 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer misses the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:32 | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer misses the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:32 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert gets the rebound | 77-70 |
| 00:30 | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-70 |
| Subs | Ashland | Arthur Minch (PF) Ron Koon | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 00:26 | Michigan Tech. | Steven Wilcox connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-73 |
| 00:24 | Ashland | Michael Grubb is hacked by George Crisler in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Crisler, team foul #14 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Ashland | Karl Huckabee (PG), Joseph Hughes (SG) Eric Schaeffer, Clayton Buse | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 00:24 | Ashland | Michael Grubb makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:24 | Ashland | Michael Grubb makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:17 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 79-73 |
| 00:16 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Cleghorn grabs the offensive rebound | 79-73 |
| 00:16 | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 79-73 |
| Subs | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer (PG), Clayton Buse (SG) Karl Huckabee, Joseph Hughes | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 00:13 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith is hacked by Michael Grubb - foul #2 on Michael Grubb, team foul #15 | 79-73 |
| 00:13 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:13 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:13 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Michael Grubb | 79-74 |
| 00:10 | Ashland | Michael Grubb is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Wilcox - foul #3 on Steven Wilcox, team foul #15 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Ashland | Joseph Hughes (PG), Ron Koon (PF) Eric Schaeffer, Arthur Minch | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 00:10 | Ashland | Michael Grubb makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:10 | Ashland | Michael Grubb makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:06 | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 81-74 |
| Subs | Ashland | Eric Schaeffer (PG), Arthur Minch (PF) Joseph Hughes, Ron Koon | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 00:02 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 81-74 |
| 00:00 | Ashland | Dustin Luken gets the rebound | 81-74 |