| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Neal Thompson (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Forsyth (fresh) SF - Dennis Hummel (fresh) PF - Michael Bowden (fresh) C - Herman McDonell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Frankie Knight (fresh) SG - Gary Legere (fresh) SF - Homer Wint (fresh) PF - Joseph Cho (fresh) C - John Greer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Johnson State | Michael Bowden wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Johnson State | Herman McDonell hits a jumper in the paint set up by Jeffrey Forsyth | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Kalamazoo | Gary Legere buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Frankie Knight | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | Johnson State | Dennis Hummel knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Neal Thompson and he's hacked by John Greer - foul #1 on John Greer, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 19:07 | Johnson State | Dennis Hummel misses the free throw | 4-3 |
| 19:07 | Kalamazoo | John Greer grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 18:52 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Cho comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 4-3 |
| 18:51 | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight misses the tip | 4-3 |
| 18:49 | Johnson State | Michael Bowden gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:44 | Johnson State | Jeffrey Forsyth drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Dennis Hummel | 6-3 |
| 18:21 | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 6-3 |
| 18:19 | Kalamazoo | John Greer grabs the offensive board | 6-3 |
| 18:04 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Cho misses the easy layup | 6-3 |
| 18:03 | Johnson State | Dennis Hummel gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:53 | Johnson State | Michael Bowden can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 17:52 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Cho snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 17:47 | Kalamazoo | Gary Legere scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Greer | 6-6 |
| 17:32 | Johnson State | Herman McDonell buries a floater near the basket | 8-6 |
| 17:15 | Kalamazoo | Gary Legere misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeffrey Forsyth - foul #1 on Jeffrey Forsyth, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Francis Jackson (PG), Steve Hohl (SG), Curtis Ham (SF), Gordon Keaney (PF), Frank Claunch (C) Neal Thompson, Jeffrey Forsyth, Dennis Hummel, Michael Bowden, Herman McDonell | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 17:15 | Kalamazoo | Gary Legere makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 17:15 | Kalamazoo | Gary Legere makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 17:01 | Johnson State | Francis Jackson is hacked by Joseph Cho - foul #1 on Joseph Cho, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| 16:41 | Johnson State | Gordon Keaney can't finish the layup | 8-8 |
| 16:40 | Johnson State | Gordon Keaney gets the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:30 | Johnson State | Frank Claunch misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by John Greer - foul #2 on John Greer, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Ernest Garrett (SF), Jeffrey Smith (C) Homer Wint, John Greer | |
| 16:30 | Johnson State | Frank Claunch makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:30 | Johnson State | Frank Claunch makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 16:14 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Cho scores on a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Gordon Keaney - foul #1 on Gordon Keaney, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | William Jackson (SG) Gary Legere | |
| 16:14 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Cho makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:51 | Johnson State | Gordon Keaney's pass is intercepted by Frankie Knight | 10-11 |
| 15:48 | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight lays it in | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Francis Jackson (fresh) SG - Steve Hohl (fresh) SF - Curtis Ham (fresh) PF - Gordon Keaney (fresh) C - Frank Claunch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Frankie Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Jackson (fresh) SF - Ernest Garrett (fresh) PF - Joseph Cho (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Johnson State | Francis Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 15:30 | Kalamazoo | Jeffrey Smith pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 15:14 | Kalamazoo | William Jackson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 15:13 | Johnson State | Curtis Ham grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 14:50 | Johnson State | Steve Hohl scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Francis Jackson | 13-13 |
| 14:45 | Kalamazoo | Jeffrey Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Neal Thompson (PG), Jeffrey Forsyth (SG), Dennis Hummel (SF), Michael Bowden (PF), Herman McDonell (C) Francis Jackson, Steve Hohl, Curtis Ham, Gordon Keaney, Frank Claunch | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Gary Legere (SG), Homer Wint (SF) Frankie Knight, Joseph Cho | |
| 14:33 | Johnson State | Dennis Hummel misses the floater from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 14:31 | Johnson State | Jeffrey Forsyth tips it in | 15-13 |
| 14:16 | Kalamazoo | Jeffrey Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-13 |
| 14:15 | Kalamazoo | Ernest Garrett misses the tip | 15-13 |
| 14:13 | Johnson State | Herman McDonell grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 14:09 | Johnson State | Dennis Hummel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Homer Wint - foul #1 on Homer Wint, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | James Prevatte (C) Jeffrey Smith | |
| 14:09 | Johnson State | Dennis Hummel makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 14:09 | Johnson State | Dennis Hummel makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 13:55 | Kalamazoo | Ernest Garrett hits a shot from the right side and the foul's on Jeffrey Forsyth - foul #2 on Jeffrey Forsyth, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Steve Hohl (SG) Jeffrey Forsyth | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 13:55 | Kalamazoo | Ernest Garrett misses the free throw | 17-15 |
| 13:55 | Johnson State | Michael Bowden grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 13:43 | Johnson State | Steve Hohl is fouled on the floor by James Prevatte - foul #1 on James Prevatte, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Gene Cottrell (PG), Joseph Cho (PF) William Jackson, Ernest Garrett | |
| 13:26 | Johnson State | Steve Hohl misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 13:25 | Kalamazoo | Homer Wint pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 13:07 | Kalamazoo | James Prevatte drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Cho | 17-17 |
| 12:54 | Johnson State | Steve Hohl clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 12:52 | Kalamazoo | Homer Wint gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 12:31 | Kalamazoo | James Prevatte misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 12:29 | Johnson State | Michael Bowden grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 12:10 | Johnson State | Herman McDonell is hacked by Gene Cottrell - foul #1 on Gene Cottrell, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Scott Thomas (PG), Francis Jackson (SG), Curtis Ham (SF), Gordon Keaney (PF), Frank Claunch (C) Neal Thompson, Steve Hohl, Dennis Hummel, Michael Bowden, Herman McDonell | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight (PG), William Jackson (SG), Ernest Garrett (SF), Jeffrey Smith (PF) Gene Cottrell, Gary Legere, Homer Wint, Joseph Cho | |
| 11:56 | Johnson State | Curtis Ham makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Thomas and he's hacked by Ernest Garrett - foul #1 on Ernest Garrett, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| 11:56 | Johnson State | Curtis Ham misses the free throw | 19-17 |
| 11:56 | Kalamazoo | Jeffrey Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 11:40 | Kalamazoo | William Jackson clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Francis Jackson - foul #1 on Francis Jackson, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Kent O'Bannion (SF) James Prevatte | |
| 11:40 | Kalamazoo | William Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 11:40 | Kalamazoo | William Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Scott Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Francis Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Ham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gordon Keaney (fresh) C - Frank Claunch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Frankie Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kent O'Bannion (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Johnson State | Francis Jackson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 11:25 | Johnson State | Curtis Ham hits the follow up shot | 21-19 |
| 11:05 | Kalamazoo | Kent O'Bannion makes the 3 from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 10:48 | Johnson State | Scott Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Frankie Knight - foul #1 on Frankie Knight, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Michael Bowden (PF), Herman McDonell (C) Gordon Keaney, Frank Claunch | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Gary Legere (SG) William Jackson | |
| 10:48 | Johnson State | Scott Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 10:48 | Johnson State | Scott Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 10:23 | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 10:03 | Johnson State | Herman McDonell clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 10:01 | Kalamazoo | Ernest Garrett snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 09:55 | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Scott Thomas - foul #1 on Scott Thomas, team foul #5 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Neal Thompson (PG), Dennis Hummel (SF) Scott Thomas, Curtis Ham | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Homer Wint (SF), Joseph Cho (PF) Kent O'Bannion, Jeffrey Smith | |
| 09:55 | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 09:55 | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 09:35 | Johnson State | Dennis Hummel is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Dennis Hummel, team foul #6 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Steve Hohl (SG) Francis Jackson | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | James Prevatte (C) Ernest Garrett | |
| 09:10 | Kalamazoo | Homer Wint misses long on a jumper from close range | 23-27 |
| 09:09 | Kalamazoo | The offensive rebound goes to James Prevatte | 23-27 |
| 08:58 | Kalamazoo | Gary Legere misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-27 |
| 08:57 | Johnson State | Michael Bowden pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 08:50 | Johnson State | Steve Hohl is called for traveling | 23-27 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Gordon Keaney (PF), Frank Claunch (C) Michael Bowden, Herman McDonell | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | William Jackson (PG), Nathaniel Campbell (SG) Frankie Knight, Gary Legere | |
| 08:39 | Kalamazoo | Neal Thompson takes the ball from Homer Wint | 23-27 |
| 08:36 | Johnson State | Neal Thompson lays it up and in | 25-27 |
| 08:18 | Kalamazoo | Homer Wint misses the jumper from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 08:17 | Johnson State | Gordon Keaney gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 08:01 | Johnson State | Gordon Keaney clanks a turnaround near the basket | 25-27 |
| 08:00 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Cho pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 07:47 | Kalamazoo | Nathaniel Campbell hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Jackson | 25-30 |
| 07:23 | Johnson State | Joseph Cho takes the ball from Gordon Keaney | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Neal Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Hohl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Hummel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gordon Keaney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Claunch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - William Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Homer Wint (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Cho (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Prevatte (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Kalamazoo | Homer Wint drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from William Jackson | 25-32 |
| 06:53 | Johnson State | Dennis Hummel knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Neal Thompson | 27-32 |
| 06:37 | Kalamazoo | Nathaniel Campbell drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Jackson | 27-35 |
| 06:13 | Johnson State | Frank Claunch is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 27-35 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Scott Thomas (PG), Francis Jackson (SG), Curtis Ham (SF), Michael Bowden (PF), Herman McDonell (C) Neal Thompson, Steve Hohl, Dennis Hummel, Gordon Keaney, Frank Claunch | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight (PG), Gary Legere (SG), Kent O'Bannion (SF), Jeffrey Smith (PF), Ernest Garrett (C) William Jackson, Nathaniel Campbell, Homer Wint, Joseph Cho, James Prevatte | |
| 05:55 | Kalamazoo | Ernest Garrett comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 27-35 |
| 05:53 | Johnson State | Curtis Ham grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 05:29 | Johnson State | Jeffrey Smith steals the ball from Francis Jackson | 27-35 |
| 05:10 | Kalamazoo | Michael Bowden takes the ball from Ernest Garrett | 27-35 |
| 04:52 | Johnson State | Michael Bowden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-35 |
| 04:23 | Kalamazoo | Ernest Garrett connects on the shot from the right side | 27-37 |
| 04:17 | Johnson State | Herman McDonell loses the ball out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Neal Thompson (PG) Scott Thomas | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | James Prevatte (C) Kent O'Bannion | |
| 03:58 | Kalamazoo | Ernest Garrett hits the finger roll | 27-39 |
| 03:46 | Johnson State | Herman McDonell can't finish the layup | 27-39 |
| 03:45 | Johnson State | Herman McDonell snags the offensive board | 27-39 |
| 03:22 | Johnson State | Gary Legere steals it from Francis Jackson | 27-39 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Neal Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Ham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Bowden (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Herman McDonell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Frankie Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Legere (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ernest Garrett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Prevatte (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Kalamazoo | Michael Bowden is called for the reach on Jeffrey Smith - foul #1 on Michael Bowden, team foul #7 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Jeffrey Forsyth (SG), Dennis Hummel (SF), Gordon Keaney (PF), Frank Claunch (C) Francis Jackson, Curtis Ham, Michael Bowden, Herman McDonell | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | William Jackson (PG), Nathaniel Campbell (SG), Homer Wint (SF), John Greer (C) Frankie Knight, Gary Legere, Ernest Garrett, James Prevatte | |
| 03:15 | Kalamazoo | Jeffrey Smith misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 03:15 | Johnson State | Gordon Keaney gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 02:58 | Johnson State | Neal Thompson is whistled for a carry | 27-39 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Joseph Cho (PF) Jeffrey Smith | |
| 02:40 | Kalamazoo | Nathaniel Campbell is hacked by Jeffrey Forsyth - foul #3 on Jeffrey Forsyth, team foul #8 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Scott Thomas (PG), Steve Hohl (SG) Neal Thompson, Jeffrey Forsyth | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 02:40 | Kalamazoo | Nathaniel Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 02:40 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Gordon Keaney | 27-39 |
| 02:25 | Johnson State | Dennis Hummel's floater is tipped away by John Greer | 27-39 |
| 02:24 | Johnson State | Dennis Hummel tips it home | 29-39 |
| 02:10 | Kalamazoo | John Greer clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 02:08 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Cho snags the offensive board | 29-39 |
| 01:57 | Kalamazoo | John Greer misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Claunch - foul #1 on Frank Claunch, team foul #9 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight (PG), Gary Legere (SG), Ernest Garrett (SF) William Jackson, Nathaniel Campbell, Homer Wint | |
| 01:57 | Kalamazoo | John Greer makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 01:57 | Kalamazoo | John Greer misses the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 01:57 | Johnson State | Gordon Keaney grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 01:40 | Johnson State | Frank Claunch is whistled for traveling | 29-40 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Francis Jackson (SG), Michael Bowden (PF), Herman McDonell (C) Steve Hohl, Gordon Keaney, Frank Claunch | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 01:20 | Kalamazoo | Dennis Hummel steps in front of the Joseph Cho pass | 29-40 |
| 01:04 | Johnson State | Francis Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 01:03 | Kalamazoo | John Greer gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 00:44 | Kalamazoo | Ernest Garrett clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Herman McDonell - foul #1 on Herman McDonell, team foul #10 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Neal Thompson (PG), Curtis Ham (SF) Scott Thomas, Dennis Hummel | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 00:44 | Kalamazoo | Ernest Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 00:44 | Kalamazoo | Ernest Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 00:24 | Johnson State | Herman McDonell is hacked by John Greer - foul #3 on John Greer, team foul #9 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | William Jackson (SG), Homer Wint (SF), Jeffrey Smith (PF) Gary Legere, Joseph Cho, John Greer | |
| 00:24 | Johnson State | Herman McDonell makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 00:24 | Johnson State | Herman McDonell misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 00:24 | Kalamazoo | Jeffrey Smith snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 00:03 | Kalamazoo | William Jackson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Frankie Knight | 30-45 |
| 00:00 | Johnson State | Francis Jackson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 30-45 |