| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Joseph Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clayton Buse (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ron Koon (fresh) PF - Arthur Minch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Luken (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - John Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Sexton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Ruppert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Field (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ashland | Ron Koon inbounds the ball | 38-43 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Ashland | Ron Koon comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 19:41 | Ashland | Arthur Minch gets the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 19:22 | Ashland | Ron Koon can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 38-43 |
| 19:21 | Ashland | Dustin Luken tips it home | 40-43 |
| 19:11 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton is hacked by Ron Koon - foul #1 on Ron Koon, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| 18:44 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Arthur Minch - foul #1 on Arthur Minch, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| 18:44 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 18:44 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 18:26 | Ashland | Dustin Luken scores on a shot in the paint | 42-44 |
| 18:05 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton loses the dribble to Ron Koon | 42-44 |
| 17:52 | Ashland | Ron Koon makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dustin Luken | 44-44 |
| 17:27 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert misses the turnaround from the left block | 44-44 |
| 17:26 | Ashland | Dustin Luken grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 17:11 | Ashland | Arthur Minch is fouled on the floor by Richard Ruppert - foul #1 on Richard Ruppert, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Ashland | Jerry Fiscus (SG), Archie Rutherford (SF), Scott Jenkins (PF), Donald Schonberg (C) Clayton Buse, Ron Koon, Arthur Minch, Dustin Luken | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler (SG), Gary Cleghorn (PF), David Johnson (C) Earl Sexton, Richard Ruppert, James Field | |
| 16:56 | Ashland | Archie Rutherford misses the lay-in | 44-44 |
| 16:55 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 16:37 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith is whistled for traveling | 44-44 |
| Subs | Ashland | Kyle Tucker (PG) Joseph Hughes | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders (SG), Gary Heikkinen (SF) John Thornton, David Smith | |
| 16:16 | Ashland | Archie Rutherford misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by George Crisler - foul #2 on George Crisler, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| 16:16 | Ashland | Archie Rutherford makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 16:16 | Ashland | Archie Rutherford makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 16:02 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 16:01 | Ashland | Scott Jenkins snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Kyle Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jerry Fiscus (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Archie Rutherford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Schonberg (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - George Crisler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Borders (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Heikkinen (fresh) PF - Gary Cleghorn (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:55 | Ashland | Kyle Tucker misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 46-44 |
| 15:53 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Heikkinen pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 15:40 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Cleghorn is whistled for traveling | 46-44 |
| Subs | Ashland | Joseph Hughes (PG), Karl Huckabee (SG), Ron Koon (SF), Dustin Luken (C) Kyle Tucker, Jerry Fiscus, Archie Rutherford, Scott Jenkins | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton (SG), Richard Ruppert (PF), James Field (C) Gary Heikkinen, Gary Cleghorn, David Johnson | |
| 15:27 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 15:26 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes hits the follow up shot | 48-44 |
| 15:12 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 48-44 |
| 15:11 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 14:52 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg hits a driving attempt in the lane | 50-44 |
| 14:46 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler is fouled on the floor by Ron Koon - foul #2 on Ron Koon, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Ashland | Arthur Minch (PF) Donald Schonberg | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton (PG), David Smith (SF) George Crisler, Anthony Borders | |
| 14:29 | Michigan Tech. | Karl Huckabee is called for the reach on John Thornton - foul #4 on Karl Huckabee, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Ashland | Clayton Buse (SG) Karl Huckabee | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 14:15 | Michigan Tech. | Dustin Luken picks off the pass by David Smith | 50-44 |
| 13:54 | Ashland | Dustin Luken buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Clayton Buse and he's fouled by James Field - foul #3 on James Field, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Ashland | Archie Rutherford (SF) Ron Koon | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 13:54 | Ashland | Dustin Luken makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 13:34 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith lays it in | 53-46 |
| 13:18 | Ashland | Richard Ruppert swats the layup by Archie Rutherford | 53-46 |
| 13:16 | Michigan Tech. | James Field gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 12:51 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 12:49 | Michigan Tech. | James Field misses the tip | 53-46 |
| 12:48 | Ashland | Arthur Minch pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 12:41 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 12:39 | Ashland | Arthur Minch tips it back up and in | 55-46 |
| 12:23 | Michigan Tech. | Dustin Luken denies the turnaround by David Smith | 55-46 |
| 12:21 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith snags the offensive board | 55-46 |
| 12:09 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 12:08 | Ashland | Dustin Luken grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 12:02 | Ashland | Archie Rutherford jams it on a nice dish by Joseph Hughes | 57-46 |
| 11:37 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 11:36 | Ashland | Clayton Buse grabs the board | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Joseph Hughes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clayton Buse (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Archie Rutherford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Minch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Luken (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - John Thornton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Sexton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Ruppert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Field (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Ashland | Clayton Buse knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-46 |
| 11:17 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from John Thornton and he's hacked by Clayton Buse - foul #3 on Clayton Buse, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Ashland | Kyle Tucker (PG), Jerry Fiscus (SG), Ron Koon (SF), Donald Schonberg (PF) Joseph Hughes, Clayton Buse, Arthur Minch, Dustin Luken | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler (PG), Anthony Borders (SF), Gary Cleghorn (PF), David Johnson (C) John Thornton, David Smith, Richard Ruppert, James Field | |
| 11:17 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton misses the free throw | 60-48 |
| 11:17 | Michigan Tech. | David Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 11:00 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 10:58 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| 10:42 | Ashland | Ron Koon misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-48 |
| 10:41 | Ashland | Kyle Tucker pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 10:36 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Kyle Tucker | 62-48 |
| 10:21 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-50 |
| 10:09 | Ashland | Kyle Tucker clanks a jumper from the left side | 62-50 |
| 10:07 | Michigan Tech. | David Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 10:01 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders connects on the floater from the left side set up by David Johnson | 62-52 |
| 09:39 | Ashland | Jerry Fiscus connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Archie Rutherford | 64-52 |
| 09:19 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Cleghorn hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-54 |
| 09:02 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg is fouled on the floor by Gary Cleghorn - foul #1 on Gary Cleghorn, team foul #4 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Ashland | Joseph Hughes (PG), Clayton Buse (SG), Scott Jenkins (PF) Kyle Tucker, Jerry Fiscus, Archie Rutherford | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton (PG), David Smith (SF), Richard Ruppert (PF) Earl Sexton, Anthony Borders, David Johnson | |
| 08:45 | Ashland | Ron Koon clanks a 3 from straight away | 64-54 |
| 08:44 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Cleghorn pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 08:29 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Thornton | 64-56 |
| 08:22 | Ashland | Ron Koon is called for traveling | 64-56 |
| Subs | Ashland | Arthur Minch (PF), Dustin Luken (C) Ron Koon, Donald Schonberg | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | James Field (C) Gary Cleghorn | |
| 08:05 | Michigan Tech. | James Field scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by John Thornton | 64-58 |
| 07:49 | Ashland | Scott Jenkins drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 07:30 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton is hacked by Dustin Luken - foul #3 on Dustin Luken, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Ashland | Karl Huckabee (SG) Scott Jenkins | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders (SG), Gary Heikkinen (PF) George Crisler, Richard Ruppert | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Joseph Hughes (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Karl Huckabee (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Clayton Buse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Minch (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Luken (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - John Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Borders (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Heikkinen (fresh) C - James Field (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Dustin Luken | 66-58 |
| 07:15 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 06:59 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-58 |
| 06:57 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Heikkinen pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| 06:44 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 06:43 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Karl Huckabee | 66-58 |
| 06:14 | Ashland | Arthur Minch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-58 |
| 06:13 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to John Thornton | 66-58 |
| 05:54 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton loses the dribble to Arthur Minch | 66-58 |
| 05:41 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 05:40 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee grabs the offensive board | 66-58 |
| 05:24 | Ashland | Arthur Minch hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clayton Buse | 68-58 |
| 05:10 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 04:47 | Ashland | Gary Heikkinen swats the short shot by Karl Huckabee | 68-61 |
| 04:46 | Ashland | Dustin Luken snags the offensive board | 68-61 |
| 04:31 | Ashland | Arthur Minch banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Hughes and he's hacked by Gary Heikkinen - foul #1 on Gary Heikkinen, team foul #5 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Ashland | Kyle Tucker (PG), Jerry Fiscus (SG), Ron Koon (SF), Donald Schonberg (C) Joseph Hughes, Karl Huckabee, Clayton Buse, Dustin Luken | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler (PG), Earl Sexton (SG), Anthony Marotta (SF), Richard Ruppert (PF), Gary Cleghorn (C) John Thornton, Anthony Borders, David Smith, Gary Heikkinen, James Field | |
| 04:31 | Ashland | Arthur Minch makes the free throw | 71-61 |
| 04:14 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Marotta | 71-64 |
| 03:57 | Ashland | Ron Koon is hacked by Anthony Marotta - foul #2 on Anthony Marotta, team foul #6 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Ashland | Archie Rutherford (C) Arthur Minch | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 03:36 | Ashland | Ron Koon knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:16 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 73-66 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Kyle Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Fiscus (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ron Koon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Schonberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Archie Rutherford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - George Crisler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Sexton (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Anthony Marotta (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Ruppert (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Cleghorn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:55 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Schonberg, team foul #7 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Ashland | Karl Huckabee (SG) Jerry Fiscus | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders (SF) Anthony Marotta | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:50 | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-66 |
| Subs | Ashland | Joseph Hughes (PG), Dustin Luken (C) Kyle Tucker, Archie Rutherford | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton (PG), David Smith (SF), James Field (C) George Crisler, Anthony Borders, Gary Cleghorn | |
| 02:33 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from David Smith | 73-69 |
| 02:15 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 75-69 |
| 02:05 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton is fouled on the floor by Donald Schonberg - foul #3 on Donald Schonberg, team foul #8 | 75-69 |
| 02:05 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 02:05 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 02:05 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Donald Schonberg | 75-70 |
| 01:46 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes loses the dribble to Richard Ruppert | 75-70 |
| 01:32 | Michigan Tech. | James Field hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Schonberg - foul #4 on Donald Schonberg, team foul #9 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Ashland | Arthur Minch (PF) Donald Schonberg | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 01:32 | Michigan Tech. | James Field makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 01:32 | Michigan Tech. | James Field makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 01:12 | Ashland | Dustin Luken can't finish the layup | 75-72 |
| 01:10 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert pulls down the rebound | 75-72 |
| 00:51 | Michigan Tech. | James Field dunks the ball set up by John Thornton | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Ashland | Earl Sexton picks off the pass by Arthur Minch | 75-74 |
| 00:09 | Michigan Tech. | James Field hits a jump hook in the paint | 75-76 |
| 00:09 | Ashland | Ashland calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-76 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes clanks a jumper from the left wing | 75-76 |
| 00:01 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith gets the rebound | 75-76 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith runs out the clock | 75-76 |