| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Noel Stradley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Stich (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hacker (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sammy Crowe (fresh) C - Tony Arcuri (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Paul Ransdell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rafael Loy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stan Guth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Elroy Rencher (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | Stan Guth inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | N. Michigan | Sammy Crowe steals the ball from John Holmes | 30-28 |
| 19:28 | Ashland | James Hacker hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Tony Arcuri and he's fouled by Stan Guth - foul #1 on Stan Guth, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 19:28 | Ashland | James Hacker misses the free throw | 32-28 |
| 19:28 | N. Michigan | John Holmes gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 19:07 | N. Michigan | Elroy Rencher comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 32-28 |
| 19:05 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to John Holmes | 32-28 |
| 18:43 | N. Michigan | Richard Stich is called for the reach on Paul Ransdell - foul #1 on Richard Stich, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 18:32 | N. Michigan | Stan Guth clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by James Hacker - foul #1 on James Hacker, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| 18:32 | N. Michigan | Stan Guth misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:32 | N. Michigan | Stan Guth makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:10 | Ashland | John Holmes denies the turnaround by Richard Stich | 32-29 |
| 18:09 | N. Michigan | Stan Guth snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 17:48 | N. Michigan | Elroy Rencher lays it up and in on a great pass from John Holmes | 32-31 |
| 17:30 | Ashland | James Hacker misses the shot from close range | 32-31 |
| 17:29 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Elroy Rencher | 32-31 |
| 17:07 | N. Michigan | Elroy Rencher can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Sammy Crowe - foul #1 on Sammy Crowe, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Ashland | Jason Higby (PF) Sammy Crowe | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | William Benton (PG), Manuel Lane (C) Paul Ransdell, John Holmes | |
| 17:07 | N. Michigan | Elroy Rencher misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:07 | N. Michigan | Elroy Rencher misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:07 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Jason Higby | 32-31 |
| 16:46 | Ashland | Jason Higby banks in the layup on a nice dish by Noel Stradley | 34-31 |
| 16:30 | N. Michigan | Manuel Lane scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Rafael Loy | 34-34 |
| 16:11 | Ashland | Jason Higby misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 16:10 | Ashland | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Arcuri | 34-34 |
| 15:52 | Ashland | James Hacker banks in the layup on a great pass from Tony Arcuri and he's hacked by Elroy Rencher - foul #2 on Elroy Rencher, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Ashland | Paul Palmer (PG), Sammy Crowe (PF), Billy Galante (C) Noel Stradley, Jason Higby, Tony Arcuri | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul Ransdell (PG), John Holmes (C) Stan Guth, Elroy Rencher | |
| 15:52 | Ashland | James Hacker makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Paul Palmer (fresh) SG - Richard Stich (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hacker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sammy Crowe (fresh) C - Billy Galante (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Paul Ransdell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rafael Loy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Benton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Manuel Lane (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | N. Michigan | Rafael Loy misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 15:31 | N. Michigan | John Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 15:13 | N. Michigan | Rafael Loy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 15:11 | Ashland | The rebound goes to James Hacker | 37-34 |
| 15:00 | Ashland | James Hacker is denied on a dunk by John Holmes | 37-34 |
| 14:59 | Ashland | James Hacker tips it in | 39-34 |
| 14:33 | N. Michigan | Rafael Loy clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 14:31 | Ashland | Sammy Crowe pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 14:11 | Ashland | James Hacker is hacked by Manuel Lane - foul #1 on Manuel Lane, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Ashland | Noel Stradley (PG), Ricky Yarbrough (SF), Jason Higby (PF), Tony Arcuri (C) Richard Stich, James Hacker, Sammy Crowe, Billy Galante | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Elias Brennan (SG), Stan Guth (SF), Elroy Rencher (PF) Paul Ransdell, Rafael Loy, Manuel Lane | |
| 14:03 | Ashland | Paul Palmer misses badly on a 3 from straight away but the foul's on Elroy Rencher - foul #3 on Elroy Rencher, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Ernest Labrador (C) John Holmes | |
| 14:03 | Ashland | Paul Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:03 | Ashland | Paul Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:03 | Ashland | Paul Palmer misses the 3rd free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:03 | N. Michigan | Ernest Labrador gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 13:48 | N. Michigan | Elroy Rencher hits the finger roll set up by Stan Guth | 39-36 |
| 13:28 | Ashland | Jason Higby comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Elias Brennan - foul #2 on Elias Brennan, team foul #5 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Manuel Lane (C) Ernest Labrador | |
| 13:28 | Ashland | Jason Higby makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 13:28 | Ashland | Jason Higby makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 13:18 | N. Michigan | Stan Guth blows the layup | 41-36 |
| 13:17 | Ashland | Tony Arcuri grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 12:59 | Ashland | Paul Palmer makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Noel Stradley | 44-36 |
| 12:45 | N. Michigan | Manuel Lane connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Elias Brennan | 44-38 |
| 12:28 | Ashland | Ricky Yarbrough hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Palmer | 46-38 |
| 12:11 | N. Michigan | Manuel Lane can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Tony Arcuri - foul #1 on Tony Arcuri, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Ashland | Richard Stich (SG), James Hacker (SF), Sammy Crowe (PF) Paul Palmer, Ricky Yarbrough, Jason Higby | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul Ransdell (PG), Rafael Loy (SG), John Holmes (C) William Benton, Elias Brennan, Elroy Rencher | |
| 12:11 | N. Michigan | Manuel Lane makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:11 | N. Michigan | Manuel Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 11:53 | Ashland | John Holmes steals it from Tony Arcuri | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Noel Stradley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Stich (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hacker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sammy Crowe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Arcuri (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Paul Ransdell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rafael Loy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stan Guth (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Lane (fresh) 11 pts. C - John Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | N. Michigan | Paul Ransdell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 11:34 | Ashland | Tony Arcuri grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 11:20 | Ashland | Richard Stich makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by James Hacker | 48-40 |
| 11:05 | N. Michigan | Rafael Loy drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Manuel Lane | 48-42 |
| 10:53 | Ashland | Richard Stich hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Rafael Loy - foul #3 on Rafael Loy, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Elroy Rencher (PF) Manuel Lane | |
| 10:53 | Ashland | Richard Stich makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:53 | Ashland | Richard Stich misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:53 | N. Michigan | Elroy Rencher gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:37 | N. Michigan | John Holmes drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 10:16 | Ashland | James Hacker comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rafael Loy - foul #4 on Rafael Loy, team foul #7 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Ashland | Paul Palmer (PG), Billy Galante (C) Noel Stradley, Tony Arcuri | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Elias Brennan (SG), William Benton (SF) Rafael Loy, Stan Guth | |
| 10:16 | Ashland | James Hacker makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 10:16 | Ashland | James Hacker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 09:52 | N. Michigan | William Benton misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 09:50 | N. Michigan | John Holmes snags the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 09:35 | N. Michigan | Elroy Rencher connects on the floater from the right block | 51-46 |
| 09:17 | Ashland | James Hacker misses the easy layup | 51-46 |
| 09:15 | N. Michigan | Elroy Rencher snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 09:00 | N. Michigan | Elias Brennan is hacked by Richard Stich - foul #2 on Richard Stich, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Ashland | Noel Stradley (PG), Jason Higby (PF), Tony Arcuri (C) James Hacker, Sammy Crowe, Billy Galante | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Stan Guth (SF), Manuel Lane (C) Paul Ransdell, John Holmes | |
| 08:48 | N. Michigan | Noel Stradley steals it from William Benton | 51-46 |
| 08:44 | Ashland | Noel Stradley lays it up and in | 53-46 |
| 08:42 | N. Michigan | Noel Stradley is called for the reach on William Benton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Noel Stradley, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| 08:23 | N. Michigan | William Benton is fouled on the floor by Noel Stradley - foul #4 on Noel Stradley, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Ashland | Ricky Yarbrough (SF) Noel Stradley | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Ernest Labrador (C) Elroy Rencher | |
| 08:23 | N. Michigan | William Benton makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 08:23 | N. Michigan | William Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 08:16 | Ashland | Richard Stich double dribbles | 53-48 |
| 07:51 | N. Michigan | William Benton is whistled for traveling | 53-48 |
| Subs | Ashland | Noel Stradley (PG) Richard Stich | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Rafael Loy (SG) Elias Brennan | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Noel Stradley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Yarbrough (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Higby (fresh) 6 pts. C - Tony Arcuri (fresh) 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - William Benton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Loy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stan Guth (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Lane (fresh) 11 pts. C - Ernest Labrador (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Ashland | Jason Higby knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Noel Stradley | 56-48 |
| 07:29 | N. Michigan | Manuel Lane is hacked by Noel Stradley - foul #5 on Noel Stradley, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Ashland | Jeffrey Fields (PG) Noel Stradley | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | John Holmes (C) Ernest Labrador | |
| 07:29 | N. Michigan | Manuel Lane makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 07:29 | N. Michigan | Manuel Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:15 | Ashland | Rafael Loy is called for the reach on Paul Palmer - foul #5 on Rafael Loy, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Ashland | James Hacker (SF), Sammy Crowe (PF) Jeffrey Fields, Jason Higby | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul Ransdell (PG), Elroy Rencher (PF) Rafael Loy, Manuel Lane | |
| 07:15 | Ashland | Paul Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:15 | N. Michigan | John Holmes gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 06:50 | N. Michigan | John Holmes is fouled on the floor by Tony Arcuri - foul #2 on Tony Arcuri, team foul #9 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Ashland | Jeffrey Fields (PG), Richard Stich (SG) Paul Palmer, Ricky Yarbrough | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 06:50 | N. Michigan | John Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:50 | N. Michigan | John Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:50 | Ashland | Sammy Crowe snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 06:37 | Ashland | Richard Stich blows the layup | 56-51 |
| 06:35 | N. Michigan | Stan Guth grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 06:23 | N. Michigan | Elroy Rencher knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Stan Guth | 56-53 |
| 06:02 | Ashland | James Hacker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 06:00 | Ashland | Tony Arcuri pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 05:42 | Ashland | John Holmes steals it from James Hacker | 56-53 |
| 05:19 | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Fields is called for the reach on Paul Ransdell - foul #2 on Jeffrey Fields, team foul #10 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Ashland | Paul Palmer (PG), Jason Higby (PF), Billy Galante (C) Jeffrey Fields, Sammy Crowe, Tony Arcuri | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Elias Brennan (SG), Lester Gentry (SF), Manuel Lane (PF), Ernest Labrador (C) William Benton, Stan Guth, Elroy Rencher, John Holmes | |
| 05:19 | N. Michigan | Paul Ransdell makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:19 | N. Michigan | Paul Ransdell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:04 | Ashland | Jason Higby hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 56-55 |
| 05:03 | N. Michigan | Manuel Lane grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 04:49 | N. Michigan | Ernest Labrador buries a floater from the left block set up by Manuel Lane | 56-57 |
| 04:28 | Ashland | Jason Higby can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 04:27 | N. Michigan | Paul Ransdell grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 04:11 | N. Michigan | Elias Brennan is hacked by Richard Stich - foul #3 on Richard Stich, team foul #11 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Ashland | Ricky Yarbrough (SF) James Hacker | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | William Benton (SG), Stan Guth (SF), Elroy Rencher (PF) Paul Ransdell, Lester Gentry, Ernest Labrador | |
| 04:11 | N. Michigan | Elias Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:11 | N. Michigan | Elias Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:02 | Ashland | Richard Stich scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Palmer | 58-59 |
| 03:44 | N. Michigan | Manuel Lane lays it up and in on a great pass from Elias Brennan | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Paul Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Stich (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Yarbrough (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Higby (fresh) 9 pts. C - Billy Galante (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Elias Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Benton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stan Guth (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elroy Rencher (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Lane (fresh) 15 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Ashland | Paul Palmer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 03:29 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Stan Guth | 58-61 |
| 03:10 | N. Michigan | Ricky Yarbrough picks off the pass by Manuel Lane | 58-61 |
| 02:54 | Ashland | Ricky Yarbrough is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ricky Yarbrough, team foul #12 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Ashland | Jeffrey Fields (PG), Sammy Crowe (PF), Tony Arcuri (C) Paul Palmer, Richard Stich, Billy Galante | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | John Holmes (C) Manuel Lane | |
| 02:52 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Ashland | Paul Palmer (PG), Richard Stich (SG), James Hacker (SF) Jeffrey Fields, Ricky Yarbrough, Jason Higby | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul Ransdell (PG) Elias Brennan | |
| 02:35 | N. Michigan | William Benton scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Ransdell | 58-64 |
| 02:12 | Ashland | Sammy Crowe misses long on a jumper from the left side | 58-64 |
| 02:11 | N. Michigan | Paul Ransdell gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 02:01 | N. Michigan | William Benton makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Paul Ransdell and he's fouled by Richard Stich - foul #4 on Richard Stich, team foul #13 | 58-66 |
| 02:01 | N. Michigan | William Benton misses the free throw | 58-66 |
| 02:01 | Ashland | Sammy Crowe snags the defensive board | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:49 | Ashland | Sammy Crowe comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-66 |
| 01:48 | N. Michigan | William Benton grabs the board | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:25 | N. Michigan | Stan Guth hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-69 |
| 01:17 | Ashland | Richard Stich can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-69 |
| 01:15 | N. Michigan | John Holmes grabs the board | 58-69 |
| 00:49 | N. Michigan | Paul Ransdell hits a 3 from the right wing | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Ashland | James Hacker lays it up and in set up by Paul Palmer | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | N. Michigan | Elroy Rencher hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-74 |
| 00:13 | Ashland | Sammy Crowe is whistled for a carry | 60-74 |
| Subs | Ashland | Jeffrey Fields (PG), Ricky Yarbrough (SF), Jason Higby (PF), Billy Galante (C) Richard Stich, James Hacker, Sammy Crowe, Tony Arcuri | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Elias Brennan (SG), Lester Gentry (SF), Manuel Lane (PF), Ernest Labrador (C) Paul Ransdell, Stan Guth, Elroy Rencher, John Holmes | |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | William Benton runs out the clock | 60-74 |