| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Stephen Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Douglas Pearlman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bowie (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Hill (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Porter (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - John Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earl Sexton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Ruppert (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Field (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Michigan Tech. | Frank Hill denies the turnaround by James Field | 25-32 |
| 19:41 | Michigan Tech. | James Field hits the follow up shot | 25-34 |
| 19:25 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Frank Hill | 28-34 |
| 19:11 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 19:09 | N. Michigan | David Porter snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 18:51 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-34 |
| 18:38 | Michigan Tech. | Frank Hill denies the turnaround by Richard Ruppert | 28-34 |
| 18:37 | Michigan Tech. | James Field tips it but misses | 28-34 |
| 18:36 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Frank Hill | 28-34 |
| 18:14 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-34 |
| 17:50 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith is whistled for traveling | 28-34 |
| 17:29 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-34 |
| 17:27 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie grabs the offensive board | 28-34 |
| 17:21 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 17:05 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert lays it in on a nice dish by Earl Sexton and he's fouled by Frank Hill - foul #1 on Frank Hill, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Daniel Pauli (PG), Edward Wills (PF), Albert Schwab (C) Stephen Lambert, Frank Hill, David Porter | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler (SG), Gary Cleghorn (C) Earl Sexton, James Field | |
| 17:05 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert makes the free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:54 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Edward Wills and he's fouled by George Crisler - foul #1 on George Crisler, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Scott Simonds (SF) Michael Bowie | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders (SF), David Johnson (C) David Smith, Richard Ruppert | |
| 16:54 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman makes the free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:30 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders double dribbles | 33-37 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Brett Heald (SG) Douglas Pearlman | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Gary Heikkinen (SF) John Thornton | |
| 16:04 | N. Michigan | Brett Heald is fouled on the floor by Gary Heikkinen - foul #1 on Gary Heikkinen, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert (PG), Michael Bowie (SF), David Porter (C) Brett Heald, Scott Simonds, Albert Schwab | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton (SG) Gary Heikkinen | |
| 15:56 | N. Michigan | Daniel Pauli comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | David Smith (SF), James Field (C) Anthony Borders, David Johnson | |
| 15:56 | N. Michigan | Daniel Pauli makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:56 | N. Michigan | Daniel Pauli misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:56 | Michigan Tech. | James Field gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Stephen Lambert (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Daniel Pauli (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Bowie (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Wills (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Porter (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - George Crisler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Earl Sexton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Cleghorn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Field (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton misses the lay-in | 34-37 |
| 15:41 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler grabs the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 15:19 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton drills a 3 from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 15:06 | N. Michigan | David Porter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-40 |
| 15:05 | N. Michigan | Daniel Pauli snags the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 14:52 | N. Michigan | David Porter scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Pauli | 37-40 |
| 14:32 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Stephen Lambert - foul #1 on Stephen Lambert, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman (SG), Frank Hill (PF) Daniel Pauli, Edward Wills | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton (PG), Richard Ruppert (PF) Earl Sexton, Gary Cleghorn | |
| 14:32 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 14:32 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:05 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Daniel Pauli (PG), Albert Schwab (C) Stephen Lambert, David Porter | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders (SF), David Johnson (C) David Smith, James Field | |
| 14:05 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:05 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:05 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 13:47 | Michigan Tech. | 3 seconds is called on Anthony Borders | 37-42 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Scott Simonds (SF) Michael Bowie | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 13:35 | N. Michigan | Daniel Pauli hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-42 |
| 13:34 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Schwab | 37-42 |
| 13:08 | N. Michigan | Frank Hill connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Douglas Pearlman | 39-42 |
| 12:51 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Albert Schwab - foul #2 on Albert Schwab, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert (PG), David Porter (C) Scott Simonds, Albert Schwab | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton (SG), James Field (C) George Crisler, David Johnson | |
| 12:51 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:51 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:29 | N. Michigan | Richard Ruppert picks off the pass by David Porter | 39-44 |
| 12:11 | Michigan Tech. | James Field is whistled for a carry | 39-44 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie (SF), Edward Wills (PF) Daniel Pauli, Frank Hill | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | David Smith (SF) Anthony Borders | |
| 11:55 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Stephen Lambert | 41-44 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Stephen Lambert (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Pearlman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Bowie (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Wills (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Porter (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - John Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earl Sexton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Ruppert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - James Field (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 41-44 |
| 11:46 | N. Michigan | David Porter snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 11:33 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman dunks the ball set up by Stephen Lambert | 43-44 |
| 11:12 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by John Thornton | 43-46 |
| 10:54 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 10:52 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Richard Ruppert | 43-46 |
| 10:29 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 10:28 | N. Michigan | Edward Wills pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 10:23 | N. Michigan | Edward Wills dunks the ball on a nice dish by Douglas Pearlman and the foul's on Richard Ruppert - foul #1 on Richard Ruppert, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Daniel Pauli (PG), Brett Heald (SG), Albert Schwab (C) Stephen Lambert, Douglas Pearlman, David Porter | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler (PG), Anthony Borders (SG), Gary Cleghorn (PF), David Johnson (C) John Thornton, Earl Sexton, Richard Ruppert, James Field | |
| 10:23 | N. Michigan | Edward Wills makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:06 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Brett Heald - foul #2 on Brett Heald, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Frank Hill (PF) Edward Wills | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 10:06 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 10:06 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 10:06 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Frank Hill | 46-47 |
| 09:57 | N. Michigan | Frank Hill hits a runner near the basket | 48-47 |
| 09:42 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Johnson | 48-50 |
| 09:22 | N. Michigan | Daniel Pauli can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 09:21 | Michigan Tech. | David Johnson grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 09:16 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 09:02 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Hill | 50-53 |
| 08:41 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by George Crisler | 50-55 |
| 08:28 | N. Michigan | Frank Hill drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Albert Schwab | 52-55 |
| 08:09 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Cleghorn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-55 |
| 08:08 | N. Michigan | Frank Hill pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 08:02 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie connects on the floater in the paint | 54-55 |
| 07:49 | Michigan Tech. | David Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert (PG), Douglas Pearlman (SG), Edward Wills (PF), David Porter (C) Brett Heald, Michael Bowie, Frank Hill, Albert Schwab | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton (PG), Earl Sexton (SG), Richard Ruppert (PF), James Field (C) George Crisler, David Smith, Gary Cleghorn, David Johnson | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Stephen Lambert (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Pearlman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Pauli (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Wills (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Porter (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - John Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earl Sexton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Borders (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Ruppert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Field (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:26 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman is fouled on the floor by Anthony Borders - foul #3 on Anthony Borders, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Gary Heikkinen (SF) Anthony Borders | |
| 07:14 | N. Michigan | Daniel Pauli throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-55 |
| 06:58 | Michigan Tech. | James Field clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Porter - foul #2 on David Porter, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| 06:58 | Michigan Tech. | James Field misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:58 | Michigan Tech. | James Field makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:40 | N. Michigan | Edward Wills loses the dribble to John Thornton | 54-56 |
| 06:22 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-56 |
| 06:21 | N. Michigan | David Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:07 | N. Michigan | Edward Wills hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Pauli and he's hacked by Gary Heikkinen - foul #2 on Gary Heikkinen, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Frank Hill (PF) Daniel Pauli | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | David Smith (SF) Gary Heikkinen | |
| 06:07 | N. Michigan | Edward Wills makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:45 | Michigan Tech. | Edward Wills steals the ball from John Thornton | 57-56 |
| 05:26 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-56 |
| 05:24 | Michigan Tech. | James Field pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 05:05 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 05:04 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith tips it back up and in | 57-58 |
| 04:47 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Wills | 60-58 |
| 04:31 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 04:30 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 04:24 | Michigan Tech. | Edward Wills is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #1 on Edward Wills, team foul #6 | 60-58 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Daniel Pauli (PG), Brett Heald (SG), Michael Bowie (SF), Willie Thomas (PF), Albert Schwab (C) Stephen Lambert, Douglas Pearlman, Edward Wills, Frank Hill, David Porter | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler (PG), Anthony Borders (SG), Gary Cleghorn (PF), David Johnson (C) John Thornton, Earl Sexton, Richard Ruppert, James Field | |
| 04:03 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by George Crisler | 60-60 |
| 03:40 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 60-60 |
| 03:38 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Anthony Borders | 60-60 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Daniel Pauli (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brett Heald (fresh) SF - Michael Bowie (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Willie Thomas (fresh) C - Albert Schwab (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - George Crisler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Borders (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Cleghorn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders is fouled on the floor by Willie Thomas - foul #1 on Willie Thomas, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Gary Heikkinen (SF) David Smith | |
| 03:32 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:32 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 03:13 | N. Michigan | Willie Thomas hits a floater from close range | 62-62 |
| 03:07 | Michigan Tech. | David Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-65 |
| 02:51 | N. Michigan | Willie Thomas knocks in the jumper from the left side | 64-65 |
| 02:51 | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert (PG), Douglas Pearlman (SG), Frank Hill (PF), David Porter (C) Daniel Pauli, Brett Heald, Willie Thomas, Albert Schwab | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton (PG), Earl Sexton (SG), David Smith (SF), Richard Ruppert (PF), James Field (C) Anthony Borders, George Crisler, Gary Heikkinen, Gary Cleghorn, David Johnson | |
| 02:35 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton is hacked by Stephen Lambert - foul #2 on Stephen Lambert, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| 02:35 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:35 | N. Michigan | David Porter grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 02:21 | N. Michigan | Frank Hill is denied on a layup by James Field | 64-65 |
| 02:20 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Richard Ruppert | 64-65 |
| 02:16 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Ruppert | 64-68 |
| 01:57 | N. Michigan | Stephen Lambert clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-68 |
| 01:56 | Michigan Tech. | James Field pulls down the rebound | 64-68 |
| 01:44 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert blows the layup | 64-68 |
| 01:43 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie grabs the board | 64-68 |
| 01:29 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Lambert and he's fouled by David Smith - foul #4 on David Smith, team foul #8 | 66-68 |
| 01:29 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie makes the free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:15 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Porter - foul #3 on David Porter, team foul #9 | 67-68 |
| 01:15 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:15 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:52 | N. Michigan | Frank Hill banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Lambert and he's fouled by James Field - foul #3 on James Field, team foul #9 | 69-70 |
| 00:52 | N. Michigan | Frank Hill misses the free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:52 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 00:40 | N. Michigan | David Porter knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 71-70 |
| 00:21 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Earl Sexton | 71-72 |
| 00:16 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman is hacked by Earl Sexton - foul #2 on Earl Sexton, team foul #10 | 71-72 |
| 00:16 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:16 | N. Michigan | Douglas Pearlman makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:08 | Michigan Tech. | James Field comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 73-72 |
| 00:07 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton hits the follow up shot | 73-74 |
| 00:07 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| 00:01 | N. Michigan | Michael Bowie connects on the fadeaway from close range | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith misses the fullcourt shot | 75-74 |