| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - James Lott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Douglas (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jody Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lees-McRae | PG - Mario Runge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ung (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Petrucci (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Hawks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | Robert Douglas inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lees-McRae | Lees-McRae is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | N. Michigan | Jody Morgan is hacked by Mario Runge - foul #1 on Mario Runge, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 19:25 | N. Michigan | Mario Runge steals the ball from Frank Meyer | 41-38 |
| 19:22 | Lees-McRae | Michael Ung banks in the layup set up by Mario Runge | 41-40 |
| 19:08 | N. Michigan | James Lott misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-40 |
| 19:06 | N. Michigan | James Lott gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 18:59 | N. Michigan | Adam Petrucci steps in front of the Frank Meyer pass | 41-40 |
| 18:41 | Lees-McRae | Adam Petrucci hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 41-40 |
| 18:39 | N. Michigan | Frank Meyer snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 18:22 | N. Michigan | James Lott connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Earl Johnson | 44-40 |
| 17:59 | Lees-McRae | Roger Hawks misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 17:57 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Jody Morgan | 44-40 |
| 17:47 | N. Michigan | Adam Petrucci steps in front of the Jody Morgan pass | 44-40 |
| 17:38 | Lees-McRae | Roger Hawks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 17:37 | Lees-McRae | Adam Petrucci grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 17:22 | Lees-McRae | Adam Petrucci blows the layup | 44-40 |
| 17:21 | N. Michigan | Jody Morgan gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 17:14 | N. Michigan | James Lott misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 17:12 | Lees-McRae | The rebound goes to Howard Willis | 44-40 |
| 16:57 | Lees-McRae | Adam Petrucci misses short on a shot near the basket | 44-40 |
| 16:55 | Lees-McRae | Howard Willis snags the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 16:50 | Lees-McRae | Mario Runge scores on a runner in the lane set up by Roger Hawks | 44-42 |
| 16:25 | N. Michigan | Earl Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Lott | 47-42 |
| 16:01 | Lees-McRae | Mario Runge misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 15:59 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Earl Johnson | 47-42 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - James Lott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Douglas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Meyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jody Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lees-McRae | PG - Mario Runge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ung (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Petrucci (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roger Hawks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Willis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:55 | N. Michigan | Robert Douglas is hacked by Adam Petrucci - foul #1 on Adam Petrucci, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Thomas Pulido (PG), Jeffrey Phillips (SF), John Knudsen (PF), Edward Byrne (C) James Lott, Robert Douglas, Frank Meyer, Jody Morgan | |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Gary Ellis (PG), George Beus (SG), Paul Diggs (SF), David Drew (PF), Kelly Militello (C) Mario Runge, Michael Ung, Adam Petrucci, Roger Hawks, Howard Willis | |
| 15:26 | N. Michigan | Thomas Pulido connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Earl Johnson | 49-42 |
| 15:16 | Lees-McRae | Jeffrey Phillips is called for the reach on Paul Diggs - foul #2 on Jeffrey Phillips, team foul #1 | 49-42 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jimmy Tassone (SF) Earl Johnson | |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | | |
| 15:00 | Lees-McRae | Kelly Militello misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-42 |
| 14:58 | Lees-McRae | Kelly Militello grabs the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 14:49 | Lees-McRae | Gary Ellis knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Diggs | 49-44 |
| 14:22 | N. Michigan | Edward Byrne misses the lay-in | 49-44 |
| 14:21 | N. Michigan | Thomas Pulido tips it but misses | 49-44 |
| 14:20 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to John Knudsen | 49-44 |
| 14:04 | N. Michigan | John Knudsen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 14:03 | N. Michigan | John Knudsen tips it but misses | 49-44 |
| 14:02 | Lees-McRae | The rebound goes to Gary Ellis | 49-44 |
| 13:50 | Lees-McRae | David Drew makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from George Beus | 49-46 |
| 13:32 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Tassone comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Ellis - foul #2 on Gary Ellis, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Lott (PG), Earl Johnson (SG), Frank Meyer (PF) Thomas Pulido, Jeffrey Phillips, Edward Byrne | |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Mario Runge (PG), Daniel Nelson (SF), Roger Hawks (PF), Howard Willis (C) Gary Ellis, Paul Diggs, David Drew, Kelly Militello | |
| 13:32 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Tassone makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:32 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Tassone makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 13:30 | Lees-McRae | Mario Runge's pass is intercepted by James Lott in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| 13:20 | N. Michigan | Frank Meyer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 51-46 |
| 13:19 | N. Michigan | Frank Meyer grabs the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 13:09 | N. Michigan | George Beus is called for the reach on Earl Johnson - foul #3 on George Beus, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Robert Douglas (SF), Jody Morgan (C) Jimmy Tassone, John Knudsen | |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Adam Petrucci (SF) Daniel Nelson | |
| 12:59 | N. Michigan | George Beus picks off the pass by Robert Douglas | 51-46 |
| 12:48 | Lees-McRae | Adam Petrucci hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 12:47 | N. Michigan | Frank Meyer snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 12:31 | N. Michigan | Earl Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on George Beus - foul #4 on George Beus, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Michael Ung (SG) George Beus | |
| 12:31 | N. Michigan | Earl Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:31 | N. Michigan | Earl Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 12:02 | Lees-McRae | Mario Runge misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 12:01 | N. Michigan | Frank Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - James Lott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Douglas (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Meyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jody Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lees-McRae | PG - Mario Runge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ung (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Petrucci (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roger Hawks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Willis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | N. Michigan | Earl Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 11:38 | Lees-McRae | The rebound goes to Howard Willis | 53-46 |
| 11:23 | Lees-McRae | Mario Runge's pass is intercepted by Robert Douglas | 53-46 |
| 11:06 | N. Michigan | Frank Meyer scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by James Lott | 55-46 |
| 10:47 | Lees-McRae | Howard Willis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Thomas Pulido (PG), John Knudsen (PF), Edward Byrne (C) James Lott, Frank Meyer, Jody Morgan | |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Gary Ellis (PG), Paul Diggs (SF), David Drew (PF), Kelly Militello (C) Mario Runge, Adam Petrucci, Roger Hawks, Howard Willis | |
| 10:36 | N. Michigan | Robert Douglas misses the 3 from straight away | 55-46 |
| 10:35 | Lees-McRae | David Drew snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 10:17 | Lees-McRae | Michael Ung's pass is intercepted by Robert Douglas | 55-46 |
| 09:57 | N. Michigan | Edward Byrne connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Thomas Pulido | 57-46 |
| 09:40 | Lees-McRae | Paul Diggs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 09:38 | N. Michigan | Earl Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:32 | N. Michigan | Robert Douglas misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 09:30 | Lees-McRae | Kelly Militello grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:15 | Lees-McRae | Kelly Militello makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Michael Ung | 57-48 |
| 08:55 | N. Michigan | Robert Douglas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-48 |
| 08:54 | Lees-McRae | Kelly Militello gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:45 | Lees-McRae | David Drew misses the lay-in | 57-48 |
| 08:43 | Lees-McRae | David Drew hits the follow up shot | 57-50 |
| 08:21 | N. Michigan | Michael Ung steals the ball from John Knudsen | 57-50 |
| 08:02 | Lees-McRae | Gary Ellis is fouled on the floor by Earl Johnson - foul #3 on Earl Johnson, team foul #2 | 57-50 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Lott (PG), Jeffrey Phillips (SF), Frank Meyer (PF), Jody Morgan (C) Earl Johnson, Robert Douglas, John Knudsen, Edward Byrne | |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Mario Runge (PG), Milton McRobbie (SG), Adam Petrucci (SF), Roger Hawks (PF), Howard Willis (C) Gary Ellis, Michael Ung, Paul Diggs, David Drew, Kelly Militello | |
| 07:53 | Lees-McRae | Milton McRobbie connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-52 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - James Lott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Pulido (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Meyer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jody Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lees-McRae | PG - Mario Runge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton McRobbie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Petrucci (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roger Hawks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Phillips hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from James Lott | 59-52 |
| 07:14 | Lees-McRae | James Lott picks off the pass by Howard Willis | 59-52 |
| 07:03 | N. Michigan | James Lott hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 59-52 |
| 07:01 | Lees-McRae | Roger Hawks snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 06:46 | Lees-McRae | Mario Runge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Earl Johnson (SG) Thomas Pulido | |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | George Beus (SG) Milton McRobbie | |
| 06:28 | N. Michigan | James Lott knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-52 |
| 06:12 | Lees-McRae | Roger Hawks lays it in on a great pass from Mario Runge | 62-54 |
| 05:54 | N. Michigan | James Lott misses short on a 3 from straight away | 62-54 |
| 05:52 | Lees-McRae | Howard Willis snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 05:46 | Lees-McRae | George Beus can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-54 |
| 05:45 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Phillips snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 05:33 | N. Michigan | Howard Willis blocks the short jumper by Frank Meyer | 62-54 |
| 05:31 | Lees-McRae | Mario Runge grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 05:14 | Lees-McRae | Howard Willis is whistled for a carry | 62-54 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Thomas Pulido (PG), Robert Douglas (SF), John Knudsen (PF), Edward Byrne (C) James Lott, Jeffrey Phillips, Frank Meyer, Jody Morgan | |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Gary Ellis (PG), Paul Diggs (SF), David Drew (PF), Kelly Militello (C) Mario Runge, Adam Petrucci, Roger Hawks, Howard Willis | |
| 05:04 | N. Michigan | Edward Byrne lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Pulido and he's fouled by George Beus - foul #5 on George Beus, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Milton McRobbie (SG) George Beus | |
| 05:04 | N. Michigan | Edward Byrne makes the free throw | 65-54 |
| 04:47 | Lees-McRae | Paul Diggs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-54 |
| 04:45 | N. Michigan | Edward Byrne pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 04:40 | N. Michigan | Thomas Pulido hits a jumper from the left side set up by John Knudsen | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lees-McRae | Lees-McRae is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:25 | Lees-McRae | Kelly Militello connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Diggs | 67-57 |
| 04:14 | N. Michigan | Edward Byrne lays it up and in on a nice dish by Earl Johnson | 69-57 |
| 03:57 | Lees-McRae | Paul Diggs hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lees-McRae | Lees-McRae is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | N. Michigan | Kelly Militello swats the dunk try by Robert Douglas | 69-60 |
| 03:29 | Lees-McRae | David Drew gets the rebound | 69-60 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Thomas Pulido (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Earl Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Douglas (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Knudsen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Byrne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lees-McRae | PG - Gary Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton McRobbie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Diggs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Drew (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kelly Militello (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lees-McRae | Lees-McRae is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Lees-McRae | Paul Diggs clanks a 3 from the right wing | 69-60 |
| 03:16 | Lees-McRae | David Drew snags the offensive board | 69-60 |
| 03:16 | Lees-McRae | Lees-McRae calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Lott (PG), Frank Meyer (PF), Jody Morgan (C) Thomas Pulido, John Knudsen, Edward Byrne | |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Mario Runge (PG), Michael Ung (SG), Adam Petrucci (SF), Roger Hawks (PF) Gary Ellis, Milton McRobbie, Paul Diggs, Kelly Militello | |
| 03:05 | Lees-McRae | Michael Ung misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-60 |
| 03:03 | Lees-McRae | Adam Petrucci tips it in | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lees-McRae | Lees-McRae is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:44 | N. Michigan | Earl Johnson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 69-62 |
| 02:43 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Johnson | 69-62 |
| 02:29 | N. Michigan | Earl Johnson connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Frank Meyer | 72-62 |
| 02:19 | Lees-McRae | Adam Petrucci misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 72-62 |
| 02:17 | Lees-McRae | Roger Hawks snags the offensive board | 72-62 |
| 02:02 | Lees-McRae | Michael Ung comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-62 |
| 02:00 | N. Michigan | Robert Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lees-McRae | Lees-McRae is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:36 | N. Michigan | Earl Johnson buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from James Lott and the foul's on Adam Petrucci - foul #2 on Adam Petrucci, team foul #7 | 74-62 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Thomas Pulido (PG), Jeffrey Phillips (SF), John Knudsen (PF), Edward Byrne (C) James Lott, Robert Douglas, Frank Meyer, Jody Morgan | |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Gary Ellis (PG), Milton McRobbie (SG), Paul Diggs (SF), Kelly Militello (C) Mario Runge, Michael Ung, Adam Petrucci, Roger Hawks | |
| 01:36 | N. Michigan | Earl Johnson makes the free throw | 75-62 |
| 01:19 | Lees-McRae | Edward Byrne steps in front of the Paul Diggs pass | 75-62 |
| 00:57 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Phillips misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Paul Diggs - foul #1 on Paul Diggs, team foul #8 | 75-62 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jimmy Tassone (SF) Earl Johnson | |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | | |
| 00:57 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 00:57 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lees-McRae | Lees-McRae is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Lees-McRae | Gary Ellis makes the jumpshot from the right side | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lees-McRae | Lees-McRae is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Phillips hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jimmy Tassone | 79-64 |
| 00:24 | Lees-McRae | Milton McRobbie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-64 |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | Thomas Pulido runs out the clock | 79-64 |