| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Kenneth Hastings (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Cox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Root (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Cardwell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (MI) | PG - Robert Hayman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Earl Conner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Sprinkle (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Rourke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wayne St. (MI) | Terry Sprinkle inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wayne St. (MI) | Wayne St. (MI) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Wayne St. (MI) | Earl Conner hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Sprinkle | 29-31 |
| 19:34 | N. Michigan | Dennis Johnson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 29-31 |
| 19:33 | Wayne St. (MI) | Eric Rourke gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 19:18 | Wayne St. (MI) | Eric Rourke comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-31 |
| 19:17 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Steven Cox | 29-31 |
| 19:07 | N. Michigan | Steven Cox knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Hastings | 32-31 |
| 18:43 | Wayne St. (MI) | Joseph Baker drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Terry Sprinkle | 32-34 |
| 18:31 | N. Michigan | Dennis Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-34 |
| 18:21 | Wayne St. (MI) | Earl Conner makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Hayman | 35-36 |
| 18:08 | N. Michigan | Steven Cox knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Johnson | 38-36 |
| 17:45 | Wayne St. (MI) | Earl Conner drills a runner from the left block | 38-38 |
| 17:20 | N. Michigan | William Root knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-38 |
| 17:03 | Wayne St. (MI) | Terry Sprinkle is hacked by Kenneth Hastings - foul #2 on Kenneth Hastings, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jeremiah Bryer (PG), Adam Alfred (SG), Claude Brooks (SF), Bobby Spence (PF), Robert Kissee (C) Kenneth Hastings, Dennis Johnson, Steven Cox, William Root, Jerry Cardwell | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Freddie Sabol (PG), David Smith (SF), Joseph Timko (PF), Oscar Roebuck (C) Robert Hayman, Terry Sprinkle, Joseph Baker, Eric Rourke | |
| 16:49 | Wayne St. (MI) | Robert Kissee denies the turnaround by Joseph Timko | 41-38 |
| 16:48 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Kissee | 41-38 |
| 16:20 | N. Michigan | Bobby Spence hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Claude Brooks | 44-38 |
| 16:07 | Wayne St. (MI) | Robert Kissee picks off the pass by Earl Conner | 44-38 |
| 15:50 | N. Michigan | Jeremiah Bryer travels with the ball | 44-38 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Kenneth Hastings (PG), Steven Cox (SF), William Root (PF), Jerry Cardwell (C) Adam Alfred, Claude Brooks, Bobby Spence, Robert Kissee | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Terry Sprinkle (SF), Joseph Baker (PF) Earl Conner, Oscar Roebuck | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Kenneth Hastings (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Bryer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Root (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Cardwell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (MI) | PG - Freddie Sabol (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Sprinkle (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Timko (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Wayne St. (MI) | Joseph Baker can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 15:29 | Wayne St. (MI) | Joseph Timko tips it home | 44-40 |
| 15:12 | N. Michigan | Jerry Cardwell travels with the ball | 44-40 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Dennis Johnson (SG) Jeremiah Bryer | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Robert Hayman (PG), Eric Rourke (C) David Smith, Joseph Timko | |
| 14:48 | Wayne St. (MI) | Eric Rourke clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Jerry Cardwell - foul #1 on Jerry Cardwell, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Earl Conner (SG) Freddie Sabol | |
| 14:48 | Wayne St. (MI) | Eric Rourke makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 14:48 | Wayne St. (MI) | Eric Rourke makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:39 | N. Michigan | Steven Cox misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 44-42 |
| 14:38 | Wayne St. (MI) | Joseph Baker gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:30 | Wayne St. (MI) | Terry Sprinkle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 14:28 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Jerry Cardwell | 44-42 |
| 14:13 | N. Michigan | William Root makes the jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Joseph Baker - foul #2 on Joseph Baker, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Claude Brooks (SF), Robert Kissee (C) Steven Cox, Jerry Cardwell | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Joseph Timko (PF) Joseph Baker | |
| 14:13 | N. Michigan | William Root misses the free throw | 46-42 |
| 14:13 | Wayne St. (MI) | Eric Rourke gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 13:56 | Wayne St. (MI) | Earl Conner clanks a jump hook near the basket | 46-42 |
| 13:55 | N. Michigan | Robert Kissee grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 13:42 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Hastings drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Root | 49-42 |
| 13:17 | Wayne St. (MI) | Terry Sprinkle can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 49-42 |
| 13:15 | N. Michigan | William Root snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 12:55 | N. Michigan | Terry Sprinkle steps in front of the Dennis Johnson pass | 49-42 |
| 12:40 | Wayne St. (MI) | Eric Rourke can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 12:39 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Hastings pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 12:19 | N. Michigan | Claude Brooks misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 12:18 | Wayne St. (MI) | Eric Rourke pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 12:08 | Wayne St. (MI) | Joseph Timko drills a shot from the baseline | 49-44 |
| 11:56 | N. Michigan | William Root misses the turnaround in the lane | 49-44 |
| 11:55 | Wayne St. (MI) | The rebound goes to Joseph Timko | 49-44 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Kenneth Hastings (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Root (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Kissee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (MI) | PG - Robert Hayman (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Earl Conner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Sprinkle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Timko (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Rourke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Wayne St. (MI) | Earl Conner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Rourke | 49-47 |
| 11:15 | N. Michigan | Claude Brooks hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Hastings | 51-47 |
| 11:00 | Wayne St. (MI) | Joseph Timko comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 10:59 | N. Michigan | William Root grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 10:57 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Hastings is hacked by Robert Hayman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Hayman, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jeremiah Bryer (PG), Adam Alfred (SG), Steven Cox (SF), Jerry Cardwell (C) Kenneth Hastings, Dennis Johnson, William Root, Robert Kissee | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Michal Stewart (PG), Freddie Sabol (SG), David Smith (SF), Joseph Baker (PF), Oscar Roebuck (C) Robert Hayman, Earl Conner, Terry Sprinkle, Joseph Timko, Eric Rourke | |
| 10:44 | N. Michigan | Jeremiah Bryer scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 10:26 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Smith loses the dribble to Steven Cox | 54-47 |
| 10:23 | N. Michigan | Adam Alfred throws it down on a great pass from Steven Cox | 56-47 |
| 10:07 | Wayne St. (MI) | Joseph Baker double dribbles | 56-47 |
| 09:58 | N. Michigan | Claude Brooks travels with the ball | 56-47 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Bobby Spence (PF) Claude Brooks | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Joseph Timko (SF) Michal Stewart | |
| 09:33 | Wayne St. (MI) | Joseph Baker misses the easy layup | 56-47 |
| 09:31 | N. Michigan | Jerry Cardwell gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 09:11 | N. Michigan | Adam Alfred misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Baker - foul #3 on Joseph Baker, team foul #3 | 56-47 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Robert Kissee (PF) Bobby Spence | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Earl Conner (SG) David Smith | |
| 09:11 | N. Michigan | Adam Alfred misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 09:11 | N. Michigan | Adam Alfred misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 09:11 | Wayne St. (MI) | Oscar Roebuck pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 08:54 | Wayne St. (MI) | Freddie Sabol misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 08:53 | Wayne St. (MI) | Joseph Timko grabs the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 08:32 | Wayne St. (MI) | Earl Conner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 08:31 | Wayne St. (MI) | Oscar Roebuck misses the tip | 56-47 |
| 08:29 | N. Michigan | Jerry Cardwell snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 08:06 | N. Michigan | Adam Alfred comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 56-47 |
| 08:04 | Wayne St. (MI) | Joseph Baker grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 07:54 | Wayne St. (MI) | Joseph Timko connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 07:38 | N. Michigan | Steven Cox's pass is intercepted by Oscar Roebuck | 56-50 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Adam Alfred (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Bryer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Kissee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Cardwell (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (MI) | PG - Freddie Sabol (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Earl Conner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Timko (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Baker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Oscar Roebuck (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Wayne St. (MI) | Robert Kissee is called for the reach on Freddie Sabol - foul #1 on Robert Kissee, team foul #3 | 56-50 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Kenneth Hastings (PG), Dennis Johnson (SG), Claude Brooks (SF), William Root (PF) Adam Alfred, Jeremiah Bryer, Steven Cox, Jerry Cardwell | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Robert Hayman (PG), Terry Sprinkle (SF), Ohanko Amendola (PF), Eric Rourke (C) Freddie Sabol, Joseph Timko, Joseph Baker, Oscar Roebuck | |
| 07:12 | Wayne St. (MI) | Terry Sprinkle comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Claude Brooks - foul #1 on Claude Brooks, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | David Smith (SG) Earl Conner | |
| 07:12 | Wayne St. (MI) | Terry Sprinkle makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 07:12 | Wayne St. (MI) | Terry Sprinkle misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 07:12 | N. Michigan | William Root grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 06:51 | N. Michigan | William Root's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jerry Cardwell (C) Robert Kissee | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | | |
| 06:37 | Wayne St. (MI) | Terry Sprinkle knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Hayman | 56-54 |
| 06:11 | N. Michigan | William Root clanks a runner near the basket | 56-54 |
| 06:10 | Wayne St. (MI) | The rebound goes to Eric Rourke | 56-54 |
| 05:55 | Wayne St. (MI) | Eric Rourke can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 05:53 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Claude Brooks | 56-54 |
| 05:34 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Hastings blows the layup | 56-54 |
| 05:32 | Wayne St. (MI) | The rebound goes to Ohanko Amendola | 56-54 |
| 05:15 | Wayne St. (MI) | William Root steals it from David Smith | 56-54 |
| 04:56 | N. Michigan | Dennis Johnson's pass is intercepted by Ohanko Amendola | 56-54 |
| 04:56 | Wayne St. (MI) | Wayne St. (MI) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Steven Cox (SF), Robert Kissee (C) Claude Brooks, Jerry Cardwell | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Earl Conner (SG), Joseph Baker (PF) David Smith, Ohanko Amendola | |
| 04:47 | Wayne St. (MI) | Earl Conner is hacked by Steven Cox - foul #2 on Steven Cox, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Freddie Sabol (PG) Robert Hayman | |
| 04:30 | Wayne St. (MI) | Terry Sprinkle travels with the ball | 56-54 |
| 04:15 | N. Michigan | Eric Rourke blocks the jumper by William Root | 56-54 |
| 04:13 | Wayne St. (MI) | Eric Rourke grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 03:57 | Wayne St. (MI) | Dennis Johnson is called for the reach on Earl Conner - foul #3 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Joseph Timko (C) Eric Rourke | |
| 03:47 | Wayne St. (MI) | Robert Kissee is called for the reach on Earl Conner - foul #2 on Robert Kissee, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jeremiah Bryer (SG) Dennis Johnson | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | | |
| 03:47 | Wayne St. (MI) | Earl Conner misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:47 | N. Michigan | William Root gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 03:24 | N. Michigan | Robert Kissee misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 03:23 | Wayne St. (MI) | The rebound goes to Joseph Baker | 56-54 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Kenneth Hastings (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremiah Bryer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Root (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Kissee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (MI) | PG - Freddie Sabol (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Earl Conner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Sprinkle (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Timko (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Wayne St. (MI) | Freddie Sabol hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Earl Conner | 56-57 |
| 03:00 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Dennis Johnson (SG), Jerry Cardwell (C) Jeremiah Bryer, Robert Kissee | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Robert Hayman (PG), Eric Rourke (C) Freddie Sabol, Joseph Timko | |
| 02:42 | N. Michigan | Joseph Baker steps in front of the William Root pass | 56-57 |
| 02:21 | Wayne St. (MI) | Kenneth Hastings is called for the reach on Robert Hayman - foul #3 on Kenneth Hastings, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| 02:21 | Wayne St. (MI) | Robert Hayman makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:21 | Wayne St. (MI) | Robert Hayman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:21 | N. Michigan | William Root grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 02:01 | N. Michigan | William Root misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Eric Rourke - foul #3 on Eric Rourke, team foul #4 | 56-58 |
| 02:01 | N. Michigan | William Root makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:01 | N. Michigan | William Root makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:42 | Wayne St. (MI) | Eric Rourke comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 01:40 | N. Michigan | Steven Cox pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:31 | N. Michigan | William Root misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Baker - foul #4 on Joseph Baker, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| 01:31 | N. Michigan | William Root makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:31 | N. Michigan | William Root makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:17 | Wayne St. (MI) | Eric Rourke scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Hayman | 60-61 |
| 00:52 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Hastings comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Hayman - foul #2 on Robert Hayman, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| 00:52 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Hastings makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:52 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Hastings makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:31 | Wayne St. (MI) | Robert Hayman scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Baker | 62-63 |
| 00:02 | N. Michigan | Eric Rourke blocks the jumper by Steven Cox | 62-63 |
| 00:00 | Wayne St. (MI) | Eric Rourke snags the defensive board | 62-63 |