| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Elmer Gagnier (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Larry Gailey (fresh) C - George Finkel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Christopher Sea (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Ortis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Worrell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brunon Greczkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier inbounds the ball | 39-41 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown makes the 3 from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 19:12 | Tarleton St. | Robert Stewart misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-41 |
| 19:10 | Tarleton St. | James Worrell tips it home | 42-43 |
| 18:49 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-43 |
| 18:47 | Tarleton St. | James Worrell pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 18:33 | Tarleton St. | Virgil Ortis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| 18:10 | N. Michigan | George Finkel connects on the 3 from straight away | 45-43 |
| 17:47 | Tarleton St. | James Worrell hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Virgil Ortis | 45-45 |
| 17:32 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on James Worrell - foul #2 on James Worrell, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| 17:32 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 17:32 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 17:10 | Tarleton St. | Larry Gailey denies the turnaround by Robert Stewart | 47-45 |
| 17:09 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Elmer Gagnier | 47-45 |
| 16:44 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 16:43 | Tarleton St. | James Worrell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 16:25 | Tarleton St. | Robert Stewart is fouled on the floor by Elmer Gagnier - foul #1 on Elmer Gagnier, team foul #1 | 47-45 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser (SG), Leroy Jones (SF), Todd Swenson (PF), William Keenan (C) Eric Brown, Elmer Gagnier, Larry Gailey, George Finkel | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Allan Recker (PG), Eugene Henderson (SG), Joshua Ross (SF), Conrad Springs (PF), Kenny Santora (C) Christopher Sea, Robert Stewart, Virgil Ortis, James Worrell, Brunon Greczkowski | |
| 16:12 | Tarleton St. | Eugene Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 16:11 | N. Michigan | Mark Early pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 15:53 | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 47-45 |
| 15:51 | Tarleton St. | The rebound goes to Kenny Santora | 47-45 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Rosser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leroy Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Todd Swenson (fresh) C - William Keenan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Allan Recker (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eugene Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Conrad Springs (fresh) C - Kenny Santora (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Tarleton St. | Joshua Ross can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 15:27 | N. Michigan | Mark Early grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 15:21 | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 15:19 | N. Michigan | William Keenan grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 15:03 | N. Michigan | Todd Swenson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 47-45 |
| 15:02 | Tarleton St. | Conrad Springs gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:51 | Tarleton St. | Eugene Henderson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 14:37 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones is called for traveling | 47-48 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Eric Brown (SG), Elmer Gagnier (SF), Thomas Jones (PF), George Finkel (C) Mark Early, Leroy Jones, Todd Swenson, William Keenan | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Christopher Sea (PG), Robert Stewart (SG), James Worrell (PF), Brunon Greczkowski (C) Allan Recker, Eugene Henderson, Conrad Springs, Kenny Santora | |
| 14:24 | Tarleton St. | Joshua Ross scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Stewart | 47-51 |
| 14:03 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 14:01 | Tarleton St. | James Worrell pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 13:42 | Tarleton St. | Robert Stewart scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Sea | 47-53 |
| 13:21 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Harold Rosser | 49-53 |
| 13:10 | Tarleton St. | Robert Stewart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Eric Brown - foul #2 on Eric Brown, team foul #2 | 49-53 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Mark Early (PG) Harold Rosser | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Virgil Ortis (SF) Joshua Ross | |
| 13:10 | Tarleton St. | Robert Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 13:10 | Tarleton St. | Robert Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 13:10 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 12:43 | N. Michigan | Mark Early clanks a 3 from straight away | 49-53 |
| 12:41 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones snags the offensive board | 49-53 |
| 12:27 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-53 |
| 12:25 | Tarleton St. | Brunon Greczkowski snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 12:10 | Tarleton St. | Brunon Greczkowski buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Sea and he's hacked by Eric Brown - foul #3 on Eric Brown, team foul #3 | 49-55 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones (SF), Larry Gailey (C) Elmer Gagnier, George Finkel | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 12:10 | Tarleton St. | Brunon Greczkowski makes the free throw | 49-56 |
| 11:51 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-56 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser (SG) Eric Brown | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Eugene Henderson (SG) Robert Stewart | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Rosser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Gailey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Christopher Sea (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. SG - Eugene Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Ortis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Worrell (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Brunon Greczkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Tarleton St. | James Worrell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 11:34 | N. Michigan | Mark Early grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 11:19 | N. Michigan | Mark Early misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 11:18 | Tarleton St. | Brunon Greczkowski snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 11:05 | Tarleton St. | Brunon Greczkowski scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Sea | 49-58 |
| 10:44 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey slams it home on a nice dish by Mark Early and he's fouled by Brunon Greczkowski - foul #2 on Brunon Greczkowski, team foul #2 | 51-58 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Eric Brown (SG), Elmer Gagnier (SF), George Finkel (C) Harold Rosser, Leroy Jones, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Robert Stewart (SG), Conrad Springs (PF), Kenny Santora (C) Christopher Sea, James Worrell, Brunon Greczkowski | |
| 10:44 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey makes the free throw | 52-58 |
| 10:30 | Tarleton St. | Conrad Springs misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Eric Brown - foul #4 on Eric Brown, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser (SG) Eric Brown | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Joshua Ross (SF) Virgil Ortis | |
| 10:30 | Tarleton St. | Conrad Springs makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 10:30 | Tarleton St. | Conrad Springs makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 10:09 | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Stewart - foul #2 on Robert Stewart, team foul #3 | 52-60 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Shawn Wilder (SG) Mark Early | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 10:09 | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 10:09 | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 09:59 | Tarleton St. | Robert Stewart comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 09:57 | N. Michigan | George Finkel grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 09:41 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 09:39 | Tarleton St. | The rebound goes to Joshua Ross | 54-60 |
| 09:35 | Tarleton St. | Eugene Henderson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Stewart | 54-63 |
| 09:06 | N. Michigan | Shawn Wilder makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Harold Rosser and the foul's on Robert Stewart - foul #3 on Robert Stewart, team foul #4 | 56-63 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Mark Early (PG), Todd Swenson (PF) Harold Rosser, Larry Gailey | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Christopher Sea (PG), Virgil Ortis (SF), James Worrell (PF), Brunon Greczkowski (C) Eugene Henderson, Joshua Ross, Conrad Springs, Kenny Santora | |
| 09:06 | N. Michigan | Shawn Wilder makes the free throw | 57-63 |
| 08:55 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Sea knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 08:48 | N. Michigan | Brunon Greczkowski is called for the reach on Mark Early - foul #3 on Brunon Greczkowski, team foul #5 | 57-66 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser (SG), Thomas Jones (PF) Shawn Wilder, Todd Swenson | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Joshua Ross (SG) Robert Stewart | |
| 08:37 | N. Michigan | George Finkel clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-66 |
| 08:35 | Tarleton St. | Brunon Greczkowski snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| 08:15 | Tarleton St. | Joshua Ross is hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #4 on Thomas Jones, team foul #5 | 57-66 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones (SF), Todd Swenson (PF), William Keenan (C) Elmer Gagnier, Thomas Jones, George Finkel | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Eugene Henderson (SG) Joshua Ross | |
| 08:02 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Sea makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Worrell | 57-69 |
| 07:54 | N. Michigan | William Keenan can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 57-69 |
| 07:52 | N. Michigan | William Keenan tips it but misses | 57-69 |
| 07:51 | Tarleton St. | Eugene Henderson pulls down the rebound | 57-69 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Rosser (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Todd Swenson (fresh) C - William Keenan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Christopher Sea (fresh) 10 pts. 9 ast. SG - Eugene Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Ortis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Worrell (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Brunon Greczkowski (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:45 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Sea misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Todd Swenson - foul #2 on Todd Swenson, team foul #6 | 57-69 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Eric Brown (SG), Thomas Jones (PF) Harold Rosser, William Keenan | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Robert Stewart (SG) Eugene Henderson | |
| 07:45 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Sea misses the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 07:45 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Sea makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 07:25 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown hits a shot near the basket | 59-70 |
| 07:02 | Tarleton St. | Eric Brown picks off the pass by Brunon Greczkowski | 59-70 |
| 06:41 | N. Michigan | Mark Early misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-70 |
| 06:39 | Tarleton St. | Brunon Greczkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-70 |
| 06:34 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Sea clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-70 |
| 06:33 | Tarleton St. | James Worrell can't tip it in | 59-70 |
| 06:31 | Tarleton St. | Brunon Greczkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-70 |
| 06:21 | Tarleton St. | James Worrell drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Brunon Greczkowski | 59-72 |
| 06:14 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones lays it in | 61-72 |
| 06:02 | Tarleton St. | Brunon Greczkowski is hacked by Todd Swenson - foul #3 on Todd Swenson, team foul #7 | 61-72 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser (PG), Elmer Gagnier (SF), Larry Gailey (PF), George Finkel (C) Mark Early, Leroy Jones, Thomas Jones, Todd Swenson | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Allan Recker (PG), Eugene Henderson (SG), Joshua Ross (SF), Conrad Springs (PF) Christopher Sea, Robert Stewart, Virgil Ortis, James Worrell | |
| 06:02 | Tarleton St. | Brunon Greczkowski misses the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 06:02 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Larry Gailey | 61-72 |
| 05:35 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown misses the jumper from the free throw line | 61-72 |
| 05:34 | N. Michigan | George Finkel hits the follow up shot | 63-72 |
| 05:29 | Tarleton St. | Eugene Henderson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Allan Recker | 63-75 |
| 05:09 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-75 |
| 05:07 | Tarleton St. | Brunon Greczkowski grabs the board | 63-75 |
| 04:57 | Tarleton St. | Joshua Ross knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-78 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:52 | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Eric Brown | 65-78 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:23 | Tarleton St. | Elmer Gagnier is called for the reach on Allan Recker - foul #2 on Elmer Gagnier, team foul #8 | 65-78 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Mark Early (PG), Thomas Jones (PF) Eric Brown, Larry Gailey | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Robert Stewart (SG), James Worrell (PF) Eugene Henderson, Brunon Greczkowski | |
| 04:23 | Tarleton St. | Allan Recker misses the 1st free throw | 65-78 |
| 04:23 | N. Michigan | George Finkel grabs the defensive rebound | 65-78 |
| 04:10 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 65-78 |
| 04:08 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to George Finkel | 65-78 |
| 03:55 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Early | 68-78 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Rosser (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Gagnier (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - George Finkel (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Allan Recker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Ross (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Worrell (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Conrad Springs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:34 | Tarleton St. | Harold Rosser takes the ball from Conrad Springs | 68-78 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:15 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harold Rosser | 70-78 |
| 02:46 | Tarleton St. | Harold Rosser steals the ball from Allan Recker | 70-78 |
| 02:34 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones misses long on a jumper from the left block | 70-78 |
| 02:32 | Tarleton St. | Robert Stewart snags the defensive board | 70-78 |
| 02:32 | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-78 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Eric Brown (SG) Harold Rosser | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Christopher Sea (PG), Virgil Ortis (SF), Brunon Greczkowski (C) Allan Recker, Joshua Ross, Conrad Springs | |
| 02:11 | Tarleton St. | Virgil Ortis misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Elmer Gagnier - foul #3 on Elmer Gagnier, team foul #9 | 70-78 |
| 02:11 | Tarleton St. | Virgil Ortis makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 02:11 | Tarleton St. | Virgil Ortis makes the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 01:59 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-80 |
| 01:57 | Tarleton St. | Brunon Greczkowski grabs the board | 70-80 |
| 01:31 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Sea makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Stewart | 70-82 |
| 01:26 | N. Michigan | Robert Stewart steals it from Mark Early | 70-82 |
| 01:09 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Sea makes the shot from the left side set up by Robert Stewart | 70-84 |
| 01:04 | N. Michigan | Mark Early misses short on a floater from the right wing | 70-84 |
| 01:03 | N. Michigan | Mark Early grabs the offensive board | 70-84 |
| 00:48 | N. Michigan | James Worrell picks off the pass by Mark Early | 70-84 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Sea misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-84 |
| 00:26 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier pulls down the rebound | 70-84 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Stewart - foul #4 on Robert Stewart, team foul #6 | 70-84 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser (PG), Leroy Jones (SF), Larry Gailey (PF), Todd Swenson (C) Mark Early, Elmer Gagnier, Thomas Jones, George Finkel | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Allan Recker (PG), Eugene Henderson (SG), Joshua Ross (SF), Conrad Springs (PF), Kenny Santora (C) Christopher Sea, Robert Stewart, Virgil Ortis, James Worrell, Brunon Greczkowski | |
| 00:19 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown misses the 1st free throw | 70-84 |
| 00:19 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 70-84 |
| 00:19 | Tarleton St. | Kenny Santora grabs the board | 70-84 |
| 00:00 | Tarleton St. | Allan Recker runs out the clock | 70-84 |