| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Joseph Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Huckabee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ron Koon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Minch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Luken (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - John Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Sexton (fresh) 11 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) PF - Richard Ruppert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:34 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Thornton | 32-32 |
| 19:11 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 19:09 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to David Johnson | 32-32 |
| 19:03 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton clanks a 3 from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 19:02 | Ashland | Arthur Minch grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 18:56 | Ashland | Arthur Minch can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-32 |
| 18:55 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:48 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Ruppert | 32-35 |
| 18:36 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Karl Huckabee, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 18:15 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Earl Sexton | 32-38 |
| 18:03 | Ashland | The short jumper by Karl Huckabee is denied by Richard Ruppert | 32-38 |
| 18:01 | Michigan Tech. | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:54 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Ron Koon - foul #1 on Ron Koon, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| 17:54 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:54 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:54 | Ashland | Dustin Luken snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 17:34 | Ashland | David Johnson picks off the pass by Ron Koon | 32-38 |
| 17:21 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Arthur Minch - foul #3 on Arthur Minch, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Ashland | Clayton Buse (SG), Archie Rutherford (SF), Scott Jenkins (PF), Donald Schonberg (C) Karl Huckabee, Ron Koon, Arthur Minch, Dustin Luken | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler (SG) Earl Sexton | |
| 17:21 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 17:21 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:04 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Hughes | 34-40 |
| 16:53 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 16:51 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert tips it back up and in | 34-42 |
| 16:36 | Ashland | Clayton Buse hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Archie Rutherford | 37-42 |
| 16:13 | Michigan Tech. | Clayton Buse is called for the reach on George Crisler - foul #2 on Clayton Buse, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Ashland | Karl Huckabee (SG), Ron Koon (SF), Dustin Luken (C) Joseph Hughes, Archie Rutherford, Scott Jenkins | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton (SG), Anthony Borders (SF), Gary Heikkinen (C) John Thornton, David Smith, David Johnson | |
| 16:00 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Heikkinen makes the turnaround in the paint | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Clayton Buse (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Karl Huckabee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ron Koon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Schonberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Luken (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - George Crisler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Sexton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Borders (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Ruppert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Heikkinen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Clayton Buse | 40-44 |
| 15:22 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders is fouled on the floor by Ron Koon - foul #2 on Ron Koon, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Ashland | Arthur Minch (PF) Donald Schonberg | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Gary Cleghorn (PF), James Field (C) Richard Ruppert, Gary Heikkinen | |
| 15:12 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Cleghorn | 40-47 |
| 14:51 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 14:50 | Ashland | Clayton Buse grabs the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 14:45 | Ashland | Clayton Buse can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 14:43 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Anthony Borders | 40-47 |
| 14:22 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-47 |
| 14:20 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:01 | Ashland | Ron Koon is called for 3 seconds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Ashland | Joseph Hughes (PG), Jerry Fiscus (SG), Archie Rutherford (SF), Donald Schonberg (C) Clayton Buse, Karl Huckabee, Ron Koon, Dustin Luken | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton (PG), David Smith (SF) George Crisler, Earl Sexton | |
| 13:51 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Thornton | 40-50 |
| 13:39 | Ashland | Archie Rutherford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-50 |
| 13:28 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-53 |
| 13:04 | Ashland | Arthur Minch misses the easy layup | 40-53 |
| 13:02 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg tips it in | 42-53 |
| 12:52 | Michigan Tech. | James Field knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from John Thornton | 42-55 |
| 12:30 | Ashland | Jerry Fiscus scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Schonberg | 45-55 |
| 12:11 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Hughes is called for the reach on John Thornton - foul #2 on Joseph Hughes, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Ashland | Karl Huckabee (SG), Ron Koon (SF), Dustin Luken (C) Jerry Fiscus, Archie Rutherford, Arthur Minch | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton (SG), Richard Ruppert (PF), David Johnson (C) Anthony Borders, Gary Cleghorn, James Field | |
| 11:57 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert hits the finger roll set up by David Johnson | 45-57 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Joseph Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karl Huckabee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ron Koon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Schonberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Luken (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - John Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Earl Sexton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Ruppert (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Ashland | Ron Koon knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #1 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Ashland | Archie Rutherford (PF) Donald Schonberg | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 11:36 | Ashland | Ron Koon makes the free throw | 48-57 |
| 11:20 | Michigan Tech. | David Johnson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Dustin Luken - foul #1 on Dustin Luken, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| 11:20 | Michigan Tech. | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 11:20 | Michigan Tech. | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 11:03 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-59 |
| 11:02 | Ashland | Archie Rutherford tips it in | 50-59 |
| 10:46 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Thornton and the foul's on Ron Koon - foul #3 on Ron Koon, team foul #8 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Ashland | Clayton Buse (PG) Joseph Hughes | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler (PG), Gary Heikkinen (SF), James Field (C) John Thornton, David Smith, David Johnson | |
| 10:46 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert makes the free throw | 50-62 |
| 10:38 | Ashland | Archie Rutherford misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 50-62 |
| 10:36 | Michigan Tech. | James Field pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| 10:29 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Heikkinen misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Archie Rutherford - foul #2 on Archie Rutherford, team foul #9 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Ashland | Jerry Fiscus (SG), Scott Jenkins (PF) Karl Huckabee, Ron Koon | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 10:29 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Heikkinen misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 10:29 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Heikkinen makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 10:08 | Ashland | Clayton Buse is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Clayton Buse, team foul #10 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Ashland | Donald Schonberg (PF) Scott Jenkins | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders (SG) Earl Sexton | |
| 09:51 | Michigan Tech. | James Field connects on the shot in the lane set up by Anthony Borders | 50-65 |
| 09:36 | Ashland | Dustin Luken makes the jumper from close range set up by Archie Rutherford | 52-65 |
| 09:22 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert is hacked by Jerry Fiscus - foul #1 on Jerry Fiscus, team foul #11 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Ashland | Joseph Hughes (PG), Karl Huckabee (SG), Ron Koon (SF), Arthur Minch (PF) Clayton Buse, Jerry Fiscus, Archie Rutherford, Dustin Luken | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton (PG), David Smith (SF), Gary Cleghorn (C) Anthony Borders, Gary Heikkinen, James Field | |
| 09:22 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 09:22 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert misses the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 09:22 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 09:05 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-66 |
| 09:03 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 08:46 | Ashland | Ron Koon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 08:45 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| 08:16 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Cleghorn misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Hughes - foul #3 on Joseph Hughes, team foul #12 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Ashland | Archie Rutherford (C) Donald Schonberg | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton (SG), James Field (C) George Crisler, Richard Ruppert | |
| 08:16 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Cleghorn makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 08:16 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Cleghorn makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:54 | Ashland | Ron Koon can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-68 |
| 07:52 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Cleghorn pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Joseph Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Karl Huckabee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ron Koon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Minch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Archie Rutherford (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - John Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Earl Sexton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Cleghorn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - James Field (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:33 | Michigan Tech. | James Field can't finish the layup | 52-68 |
| 07:31 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton tips it but misses | 52-68 |
| 07:29 | Ashland | Ron Koon pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| 07:07 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Earl Sexton - foul #2 on Earl Sexton, team foul #2 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Ashland | Scott Jenkins (PF), Dustin Luken (C) Ron Koon, Arthur Minch | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler (PG), Anthony Borders (SF) John Thornton, David Smith | |
| 07:07 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 07:07 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 06:45 | Michigan Tech. | James Field blows the dunk | 54-68 |
| 06:44 | Ashland | Dustin Luken grabs the board | 54-68 |
| 06:39 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-68 |
| Subs | Ashland | Clayton Buse (PG), Jerry Fiscus (SG), Donald Schonberg (PF) Joseph Hughes, Karl Huckabee, Scott Jenkins | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Gary Heikkinen (PF), David Johnson (C) Gary Cleghorn, James Field | |
| 06:18 | Michigan Tech. | David Johnson misses the easy layup | 54-68 |
| 06:17 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders grabs the offensive board | 54-68 |
| 05:57 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-68 |
| 05:56 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg snags the defensive board | 54-68 |
| 05:42 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-68 |
| 05:41 | Ashland | Dustin Luken tips it home | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:26 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Johnson | 56-71 |
| 05:08 | Ashland | Dustin Luken is hacked by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #3 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Ashland | Joseph Hughes (PG), Ron Koon (SF), Arthur Minch (PF) Jerry Fiscus, Archie Rutherford, Donald Schonberg | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton (PG), David Smith (SF), Richard Ruppert (PF), James Field (C) Earl Sexton, Anthony Borders, Gary Heikkinen, David Johnson | |
| 04:48 | Ashland | Dustin Luken throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:26 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from George Crisler | 56-74 |
| 04:18 | Ashland | Ron Koon loses the ball out of bounds | 56-74 |
| Subs | Ashland | Karl Huckabee (SG) Dustin Luken | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 03:58 | Michigan Tech. | Ron Koon is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #4 on Ron Koon, team foul #13 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Ashland | Dustin Luken (C) Clayton Buse | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 03:58 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 56-74 |
| 03:58 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 56-74 |
| 03:58 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee snags the defensive board | 56-74 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Minch and the foul's on John Thornton - foul #1 on John Thornton, team foul #4 | 58-74 |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton (SG) George Crisler | |
| 03:46 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes makes the free throw | 59-74 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Joseph Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Karl Huckabee (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ron Koon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Arthur Minch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Luken (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - John Thornton (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Earl Sexton (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Ruppert (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - James Field (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Thornton | 59-77 |
| 03:08 | Ashland | Dustin Luken drills a fadeaway from the right side | 61-77 |
| 02:45 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-77 |
| 02:44 | Michigan Tech. | The offensive rebound goes to James Field | 61-77 |
| 02:17 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-77 |
| 02:16 | Ashland | Dustin Luken grabs the defensive rebound | 61-77 |
| 02:12 | Ashland | Arthur Minch is hacked by Richard Ruppert - foul #3 on Richard Ruppert, team foul #5 | 61-77 |
| Subs | Ashland | Clayton Buse (PG), Jerry Fiscus (SG), Archie Rutherford (SF), Scott Jenkins (PF), Donald Schonberg (C) Joseph Hughes, Karl Huckabee, Ron Koon, Arthur Minch, Dustin Luken | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler (PG), Anthony Borders (SG), Gary Heikkinen (SF), Gary Cleghorn (PF), David Johnson (C) John Thornton, Earl Sexton, David Smith, Richard Ruppert, James Field | |
| 02:07 | Ashland | Clayton Buse comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-77 |
| 02:06 | Michigan Tech. | David Johnson snags the defensive board | 61-77 |
| 01:37 | Michigan Tech. | Scott Jenkins swats the layup by Anthony Borders | 61-77 |
| 01:36 | Ashland | Archie Rutherford pulls down the rebound | 61-77 |
| 01:30 | Ashland | Clayton Buse clanks a runner in the paint | 61-77 |
| 01:29 | Michigan Tech. | David Johnson snags the defensive board | 61-77 |
| 01:00 | Michigan Tech. | David Johnson is fouled on the floor by Donald Schonberg - foul #2 on Donald Schonberg, team foul #14 | 61-77 |
| 01:00 | Michigan Tech. | David Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 01:00 | Michigan Tech. | David Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 01:00 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg grabs the board | 61-77 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Ashland | Scott Jenkins double dribbles | 61-77 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan Tech. | David Johnson drills a jumper from the left wing | 61-79 |
| 00:24 | Ashland | Jerry Fiscus misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-79 |
| 00:22 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg tips it in | 63-79 |
| 00:00 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler runs out the clock | 63-79 |