| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - David Stiltner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brent Botkin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lindsay Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Avalos (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alexander Heard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Jan Giesen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Wilbur (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Treiber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marvin Eidson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Gibbon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ashland | Christopher Treiber inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Ashland | Jan Giesen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Avalos - foul #3 on Christopher Avalos, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack (PF) Christopher Avalos | |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| 19:31 | Ashland | Jan Giesen makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:31 | Ashland | Jan Giesen misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:31 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 19:02 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack is fouled on the floor by Marvin Eidson - foul #3 on Marvin Eidson, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ashland | John Hampton (PF) Marvin Eidson | |
| 18:52 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 18:50 | Ashland | John Hampton pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:35 | Ashland | Jan Giesen loses the dribble to Lindsay Terrell | 35-32 |
| 18:30 | N. Michigan | David Stiltner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 18:28 | Ashland | Jan Giesen gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:11 | Ashland | John Hampton's pass is intercepted by Lee Pollack | 35-32 |
| 17:58 | N. Michigan | David Stiltner comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-32 |
| 17:56 | Ashland | Christopher Treiber grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 17:46 | Ashland | Jan Giesen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 17:45 | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 17:40 | N. Michigan | David Stiltner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-32 |
| 17:38 | Ashland | William Gibbon pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:12 | Ashland | Christopher Treiber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gary Chevez (SF), Bruce McCarthy (C) Lindsay Terrell, Alexander Heard | |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| 16:48 | N. Michigan | David Stiltner buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 16:42 | Ashland | Christopher Treiber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Thomas Slane (SG) Brent Botkin | |
| Subs | Ashland | Bobby Peters (PG), Jonah Elliott (SG), Lawrence Isabel (SF), Louis Gessner (C) Jan Giesen, Mark Wilbur, Christopher Treiber, William Gibbon | |
| 16:23 | N. Michigan | Thomas Slane misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 16:22 | Ashland | John Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:01 | Ashland | John Hampton comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lee Pollack - foul #2 on Lee Pollack, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Basil Holder (SG), Jerry Bertrand (PF) David Stiltner, Lee Pollack | |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| 16:01 | Ashland | John Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:01 | Ashland | John Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Thomas Slane (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Basil Holder (fresh) SF - Gary Chevez (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jerry Bertrand (fresh) C - Bruce McCarthy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Bobby Peters (fresh) SG - Jonah Elliott (fresh) SF - Lawrence Isabel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Gessner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Slane | 40-34 |
| 15:22 | Ashland | Lawrence Isabel is hacked by Bruce McCarthy - foul #1 on Bruce McCarthy, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin (SG), Lindsay Terrell (SF), Christopher Avalos (PF), Alexander Heard (C) Thomas Slane, Basil Holder, Jerry Bertrand, Bruce McCarthy | |
| Subs | Ashland | Jan Giesen (PG), Mark Wilbur (SG), Christopher Treiber (SF), Marvin Eidson (PF), William Gibbon (C) Bobby Peters, Jonah Elliott, Lawrence Isabel, John Hampton, Louis Gessner | |
| 15:00 | Ashland | Marvin Eidson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-34 |
| 14:52 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Brent Botkin | 42-34 |
| 14:34 | Ashland | Christopher Treiber connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Mark Wilbur | 42-36 |
| 14:20 | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Avalos | 44-36 |
| 14:05 | Ashland | Mark Wilbur makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Christopher Treiber | 44-39 |
| 13:51 | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin buries a shot from close range set up by Gary Chevez | 46-39 |
| 13:22 | Ashland | Mark Wilbur is whistled for traveling | 46-39 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | David Stiltner (PG), Bruce McCarthy (SF), Lee Pollack (C) Gary Chevez, Lindsay Terrell, Alexander Heard | |
| Subs | Ashland | George Viera (SF), John Hampton (C) Christopher Treiber, William Gibbon | |
| 13:02 | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Stiltner | 49-39 |
| 12:46 | Ashland | Lee Pollack takes the ball from Marvin Eidson | 49-39 |
| 12:26 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 12:24 | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy gets the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:12 | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Thomas Slane (SG), Alexander Heard (C) Brent Botkin, Christopher Avalos | |
| Subs | Ashland | Lawrence Isabel (PG), Christopher Treiber (SF), William Gibbon (C) Jan Giesen, Mark Wilbur, John Hampton | |
| 11:50 | Ashland | George Viera's pass is intercepted by Bruce McCarthy | 49-39 |
| 11:46 | N. Michigan | David Stiltner misses the easy layup | 49-39 |
| 11:44 | Ashland | George Viera grabs the board | 49-39 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - David Stiltner (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Slane (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce McCarthy (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Pollack (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Alexander Heard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Lawrence Isabel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Viera (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Treiber (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marvin Eidson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Gibbon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Ashland | Marvin Eidson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 11:23 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 11:01 | N. Michigan | Thomas Slane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gary Chevez (SG), Lindsay Terrell (SF) Thomas Slane, Bruce McCarthy | |
| Subs | Ashland | Mark Wilbur (SG) Marvin Eidson | |
| 10:41 | Ashland | Mark Wilbur is hacked by Gary Chevez - foul #1 on Gary Chevez, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin (SG) Alexander Heard | |
| Subs | Ashland | Jan Giesen (PG) Lawrence Isabel | |
| 10:22 | Ashland | Mark Wilbur's floater is knocked away by Lee Pollack | 49-39 |
| 10:20 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 10:00 | N. Michigan | Gary Chevez loses the dribble to Christopher Treiber | 49-39 |
| 09:42 | Ashland | Mark Wilbur misses the 3 from straight away | 49-39 |
| 09:41 | Ashland | George Viera gets the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 09:29 | Ashland | Mark Wilbur drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Christopher Treiber | 49-42 |
| 09:07 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack can't finish the layup but the foul's on George Viera - foul #4 on George Viera, team foul #2 | 49-42 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Thomas Slane (PG), Alexander Heard (C) David Stiltner, Gary Chevez | |
| Subs | Ashland | Lawrence Isabel (SF), Marvin Eidson (PF), John Hampton (C) Christopher Treiber, George Viera, William Gibbon | |
| 09:07 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:07 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:07 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Marvin Eidson | 50-42 |
| 08:38 | Ashland | Mark Wilbur is fouled on the floor by Lee Pollack - foul #3 on Lee Pollack, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Basil Holder (SG), Bruce McCarthy (SF), Christopher Avalos (PF) Brent Botkin, Lindsay Terrell, Lee Pollack | |
| Subs | Ashland | Bobby Peters (PG), Jonah Elliott (SG) Jan Giesen, Mark Wilbur | |
| 08:23 | Ashland | Lawrence Isabel makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-44 |
| 08:08 | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jonah Elliott - foul #1 on Jonah Elliott, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| 08:08 | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 08:08 | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 07:58 | Ashland | Bruce McCarthy denies the turnaround by Bobby Peters | 51-44 |
| 07:56 | Ashland | John Hampton hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| 07:36 | N. Michigan | Basil Holder misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 07:34 | Ashland | Jonah Elliott snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Thomas Slane (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Basil Holder (fresh) SF - Bruce McCarthy (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Avalos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Alexander Heard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Bobby Peters (fresh) SG - Jonah Elliott (fresh) SF - Lawrence Isabel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marvin Eidson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Hampton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Ashland | Jonah Elliott misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 07:27 | Ashland | Marvin Eidson tips it home | 51-48 |
| 07:07 | N. Michigan | Marvin Eidson is called for the reach on Thomas Slane - foul #4 on Marvin Eidson, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | David Stiltner (PG), Brent Botkin (SG), Lindsay Terrell (SF) Thomas Slane, Basil Holder, Alexander Heard | |
| Subs | Ashland | Jan Giesen (PG), Mark Wilbur (SG), Christopher Treiber (SF), William Gibbon (C) Bobby Peters, Jonah Elliott, Lawrence Isabel, John Hampton | |
| 06:54 | N. Michigan | David Stiltner misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 06:53 | Ashland | Christopher Treiber snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 06:35 | Ashland | Marvin Eidson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Avalos - foul #4 on Christopher Avalos, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack (C) Bruce McCarthy | |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| 06:35 | Ashland | Marvin Eidson misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 06:35 | Ashland | Marvin Eidson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 06:35 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 06:20 | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Stiltner | 54-48 |
| 06:10 | Ashland | Jan Giesen knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Wilbur | 54-51 |
| 06:01 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos blows the layup | 54-51 |
| 05:59 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos can't tip it in | 54-51 |
| 05:57 | Ashland | William Gibbon gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:43 | Ashland | Mark Wilbur can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 05:42 | Ashland | Christopher Treiber tips it back up and in | 54-53 |
| 05:21 | N. Michigan | David Stiltner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gary Chevez (SF), Alexander Heard (C) Lindsay Terrell, Christopher Avalos | |
| Subs | Ashland | George Viera (PF) Marvin Eidson | |
| 04:55 | Ashland | Christopher Treiber clanks a turnaround from the right block | 54-53 |
| 04:53 | Ashland | William Gibbon hits the follow up shot | 54-55 |
| 04:48 | N. Michigan | Gary Chevez hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brent Botkin | 57-55 |
| 04:25 | Ashland | William Gibbon drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jan Giesen | 57-57 |
| 04:05 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack lays it in on a nice dish by Brent Botkin | 59-57 |
| 03:54 | Ashland | David Stiltner takes the ball from Mark Wilbur | 59-57 |
| 03:50 | N. Michigan | Gary Chevez lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Stiltner | 61-57 |
| 03:41 | Ashland | Jan Giesen clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 03:40 | Ashland | George Viera hits the follow up shot | 61-59 |
| 03:25 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Gibbon - foul #1 on William Gibbon, team foul #5 | 61-59 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Thomas Slane (SG), Lindsay Terrell (SF), Christopher Avalos (PF) David Stiltner, Brent Botkin, Lee Pollack | |
| Subs | Ashland | Lawrence Isabel (PG), Jonah Elliott (SG), Marvin Eidson (PF), John Hampton (C) Jan Giesen, Mark Wilbur, Christopher Treiber, William Gibbon | |
| 03:25 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:25 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Gary Chevez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Slane (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lindsay Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Avalos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Alexander Heard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Lawrence Isabel (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jonah Elliott (fresh) SF - George Viera (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Marvin Eidson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - John Hampton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Ashland | George Viera clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 03:00 | Ashland | Marvin Eidson tips it in | 62-61 |
| 03:00 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | David Stiltner (PG), Brent Botkin (SG) Gary Chevez, Thomas Slane | |
| Subs | Ashland | Jan Giesen (PG), Mark Wilbur (SG), William Gibbon (C) Lawrence Isabel, Jonah Elliott, John Hampton | |
| 02:37 | N. Michigan | Jan Giesen steals it from Lindsay Terrell | 62-61 |
| 02:22 | Ashland | William Gibbon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Brent Botkin - foul #2 on Brent Botkin, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ashland | Christopher Treiber (SF) George Viera | |
| 02:22 | Ashland | William Gibbon makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:22 | Ashland | William Gibbon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:07 | N. Michigan | David Stiltner scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Avalos | 65-63 |
| 01:47 | Ashland | Mark Wilbur buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jan Giesen | 65-66 |
| 01:27 | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin is hacked by Marvin Eidson - foul #5 on Marvin Eidson, team foul #6 | 65-66 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ashland | George Viera (PF) Marvin Eidson | |
| 01:16 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Stiltner | 68-66 |
| 00:47 | Ashland | Christopher Avalos denies the turnaround by William Gibbon | 68-66 |
| 00:45 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | N. Michigan | George Viera swats the layup by Alexander Heard | 68-66 |
| 00:18 | Ashland | George Viera grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 00:11 | Ashland | Christopher Treiber drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jan Giesen | 68-68 |
| 00:03 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 68-68 |
| 00:01 | N. Michigan | David Stiltner tips it in | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Ashland | Mark Wilbur can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 70-68 |