| Lineup | Northwood | PG - James Jackson (fresh) SG - Clifford Weisser (fresh) SF - Floyd Gray (fresh) PF - Chris Cornett (fresh) C - Kenny Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fresh) SG - Eric Brown (fresh) SF - Elmer Gagnier (fresh) PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) C - George Finkel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | George Finkel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwood | Northwood is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | N. Michigan | Mark Early loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Northwood | Eric Brown steps in front of the Chris Cornett pass | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | N. Michigan | George Finkel misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Northwood | James Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Northwood | Kenny Walker banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | N. Michigan | Floyd Gray is called for the reach on Mark Early - foul #1 on Floyd Gray, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Northwood | Floyd Gray scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:44 | N. Michigan | James Jackson steals the ball from Eric Brown | 4-0 |
| 17:40 | Northwood | James Jackson slams it home | 6-0 |
| 17:18 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 17:16 | Northwood | Chris Cornett grabs the board | 6-0 |
| 16:56 | Northwood | Clifford Weisser hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Jackson | 8-0 |
| 16:38 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 16:29 | Northwood | Chris Cornett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-3 |
| 16:27 | N. Michigan | George Finkel grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 16:20 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 16:18 | Northwood | Kenny Walker pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:04 | Northwood | Chris Cornett is hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #1 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Northwood | Steve Flynn (SF) Floyd Gray | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser (SG), Leroy Jones (SF), Larry Gailey (PF), Todd Swenson (C) Eric Brown, Elmer Gagnier, Thomas Jones, George Finkel | |
| 15:53 | Northwood | Chris Cornett can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Leroy Jones - foul #1 on Leroy Jones, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| 15:53 | Northwood | Chris Cornett misses the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:53 | Northwood | Chris Cornett misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:53 | N. Michigan | Todd Swenson gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Northwood | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Weisser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Flynn (fresh) PF - Chris Cornett (fresh) C - Kenny Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fresh) SG - Harold Rosser (fresh) SF - Leroy Jones (fresh) PF - Larry Gailey (fresh) C - Todd Swenson (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | N. Michigan | Todd Swenson misses short on a floater from the right block | 8-3 |
| 15:32 | N. Michigan | Mark Early can't tip it in | 8-3 |
| 15:30 | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:19 | N. Michigan | Todd Swenson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 8-3 |
| 15:17 | Northwood | Chris Cornett pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 14:55 | Northwood | Kenny Walker misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 14:53 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Larry Gailey | 8-3 |
| 14:38 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Mark Early | 8-5 |
| 14:33 | Northwood | James Jackson clanks a runner from the right block | 8-5 |
| 14:31 | N. Michigan | Todd Swenson snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 14:23 | N. Michigan | Mark Early hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 14:21 | Northwood | Steve Flynn grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 14:16 | Northwood | Leroy Jones denies the turnaround by James Jackson | 8-5 |
| 14:15 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Harold Rosser | 8-5 |
| 13:55 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Harold Rosser | 8-7 |
| 13:36 | Northwood | James Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Todd Swenson - foul #1 on Todd Swenson, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Northwood | Walter Farrington (SG), Floyd Gray (SF), Joseph Moore (C) Clifford Weisser, Chris Cornett, Kenny Walker | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Eric Brown (SG), Elmer Gagnier (SF), Thomas Jones (PF), George Finkel (C) Mark Early, Leroy Jones, Larry Gailey, Todd Swenson | |
| 13:36 | Northwood | James Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:36 | Northwood | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:12 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown can't finish the layup | 9-7 |
| 13:11 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown snags the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 12:51 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harold Rosser | 9-9 |
| 12:37 | Northwood | Steve Flynn slams it home on a nice dish by Joseph Moore | 11-9 |
| 12:25 | N. Michigan | George Finkel makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-12 |
| 12:08 | Northwood | Floyd Gray misses the lay-in | 11-12 |
| 12:07 | Northwood | James Jackson misses the tip | 11-12 |
| 12:06 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to George Finkel | 11-12 |
| 11:41 | N. Michigan | George Finkel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 11:39 | Northwood | Steve Flynn snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Northwood | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Farrington (fresh) SF - Floyd Gray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve Flynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Harold Rosser (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) SF - Elmer Gagnier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Finkel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Northwood | Thomas Jones steps in front of the James Jackson pass | 11-12 |
| 10:57 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 10:55 | Northwood | The rebound goes to Steve Flynn | 11-12 |
| 10:42 | Northwood | Thomas Jones is called for the reach on Steve Flynn - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Northwood | Martin Lassiter (PG), Clifford Weisser (SG), Jacob Major (SF), Chris Cornett (PF), Kenny Walker (C) James Jackson, Walter Farrington, Floyd Gray, Steve Flynn, Joseph Moore | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Mark Early (PG), Leroy Jones (SF), Larry Gailey (PF), Todd Swenson (C) Harold Rosser, Elmer Gagnier, Thomas Jones, George Finkel | |
| 10:25 | Northwood | Jacob Major comes up short on the shot from the left side | 11-12 |
| 10:24 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:00 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 09:49 | Northwood | Clifford Weisser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Northwood | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Shawn Wilder (SG) Eric Brown | |
| 09:40 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 09:38 | N. Michigan | Todd Swenson misses the tip | 11-15 |
| 09:37 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey tips it back up and in | 11-17 |
| 09:13 | Northwood | Martin Lassiter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Early - foul #1 on Mark Early, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Northwood | Floyd Gray (SF) Jacob Major | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier (SF), George Finkel (C) Leroy Jones, Todd Swenson | |
| 09:13 | Northwood | Martin Lassiter misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 09:13 | Northwood | Martin Lassiter misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 09:13 | N. Michigan | Shawn Wilder grabs the board | 11-17 |
| 09:08 | N. Michigan | Shawn Wilder hits a shot from just outside the lane | 11-19 |
| 08:49 | Northwood | Clifford Weisser misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 08:48 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey grabs the board | 11-19 |
| 08:44 | N. Michigan | Shawn Wilder misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-19 |
| 08:43 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey grabs the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 08:29 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-19 |
| 08:27 | Northwood | Martin Lassiter pulls down the rebound | 11-19 |
| 08:14 | Northwood | Chris Cornett misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Larry Gailey - foul #1 on Larry Gailey, team foul #6 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Northwood | Walter Farrington (PG) Martin Lassiter | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Eric Brown (SG) Shawn Wilder | |
| 08:14 | Northwood | Chris Cornett misses the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 08:14 | Northwood | Chris Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 07:53 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 07:52 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown tips it back up and in | 12-21 |
| 07:34 | Northwood | Walter Farrington's fadeaway is rejected by Elmer Gagnier | 12-21 |
| 07:33 | Northwood | Floyd Gray misses the tip | 12-21 |
| 07:32 | N. Michigan | Mark Early snags the defensive board | 12-21 |
| Lineup | Northwood | PG - Walter Farrington (fresh) SG - Clifford Weisser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Floyd Gray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Cornett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenny Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Elmer Gagnier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Gailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Finkel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | N. Michigan | George Finkel misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-21 |
| 07:12 | Northwood | Chris Cornett snags the defensive board | 12-21 |
| 06:46 | Northwood | Walter Farrington misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 12-21 |
| 06:45 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier gets the rebound | 12-21 |
| 06:30 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-21 |
| 06:29 | Northwood | Walter Farrington gets the rebound | 12-21 |
| 06:14 | Northwood | Chris Cornett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Walter Farrington | 14-21 |
| 06:05 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 14-21 |
| Subs | Northwood | James Jackson (PG), Steve Flynn (SF), Joseph Moore (PF), Jacob Major (C) Clifford Weisser, Floyd Gray, Chris Cornett, Kenny Walker | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser (PG), Shawn Wilder (SG), Leroy Jones (SF), Todd Swenson (PF), William Keenan (C) Mark Early, Eric Brown, Elmer Gagnier, Larry Gailey, George Finkel | |
| 05:49 | Northwood | James Jackson lays it in | 16-21 |
| 05:22 | N. Michigan | Walter Farrington is called for the reach on Shawn Wilder - foul #1 on Walter Farrington, team foul #2 | 16-21 |
| 05:06 | N. Michigan | Shawn Wilder misses short on a 3 from straight away | 16-21 |
| 05:04 | Northwood | Joseph Moore snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 05:02 | Northwood | James Jackson loses the dribble to Harold Rosser in the backcourt | 16-21 |
| 04:57 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on James Jackson - foul #1 on James Jackson, team foul #3 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Northwood | Kenny Walker (C) Walter Farrington | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Mark Early (PG), Eric Brown (SG) Harold Rosser, Shawn Wilder | |
| 04:57 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 04:57 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 04:57 | Northwood | The rebound goes to Kenny Walker | 16-21 |
| 04:40 | Northwood | Steve Flynn comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Leroy Jones - foul #2 on Leroy Jones, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Northwood | Clifford Weisser (SG) Jacob Major | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | John Hughes (SF) Leroy Jones | |
| 04:40 | Northwood | Steve Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 04:40 | Northwood | Steve Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 04:40 | N. Michigan | Todd Swenson pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 04:23 | N. Michigan | The jumper by Eric Brown is denied by Kenny Walker | 16-21 |
| 04:21 | Northwood | Joseph Moore gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 04:00 | Northwood | Joseph Moore travels with the ball | 16-21 |
| Subs | Northwood | Floyd Gray (SF) Kenny Walker | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier (SF), Thomas Jones (PF), George Finkel (C) John Hughes, Todd Swenson, William Keenan | |
| 03:37 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 03:36 | Northwood | Joseph Moore pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Northwood | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Weisser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Floyd Gray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Moore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Elmer Gagnier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Finkel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Northwood | James Jackson buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Floyd Gray | 18-21 |
| 03:06 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Early and he's hacked by Steve Flynn - foul #1 on Steve Flynn, team foul #4 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Northwood | Chris Cornett (PF), Jacob Major (C) Steve Flynn, Joseph Moore | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser (SG) Eric Brown | |
| 03:06 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier makes the free throw | 18-24 |
| 02:47 | Northwood | Floyd Gray comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 18-24 |
| 02:45 | Northwood | Jacob Major grabs the offensive board | 18-24 |
| 02:37 | Northwood | Chris Cornett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 02:36 | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 02:22 | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser is called for a charge - foul #1 on Harold Rosser, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Northwood | Walter Farrington (PG), Kenny Walker (C) James Jackson, Clifford Weisser | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Shawn Wilder (SG) Mark Early | |
| 02:09 | Northwood | Walter Farrington hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 02:08 | N. Michigan | George Finkel grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 01:50 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-24 |
| 01:48 | Northwood | Chris Cornett pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 01:44 | Northwood | Jacob Major connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Walter Farrington | 21-24 |
| 01:24 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-24 |
| Subs | Northwood | Steve Flynn (SF) Floyd Gray | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Mark Early (PG), Eric Brown (SG), Leroy Jones (SF), Larry Gailey (PF), Todd Swenson (C) Harold Rosser, Shawn Wilder, Elmer Gagnier, Thomas Jones, George Finkel | |
| 01:11 | Northwood | Walter Farrington's pass is intercepted by Mark Early | 21-24 |
| 00:53 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown can't finish the layup | 21-24 |
| 00:51 | Northwood | Steve Flynn gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| 00:36 | Northwood | Jacob Major can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-24 |
| 00:34 | N. Michigan | Todd Swenson pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 00:15 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones's layup is rejected by Kenny Walker | 21-24 |
| 00:13 | Northwood | The rebound goes to Chris Cornett | 21-24 |
| 00:08 | Northwood | Steve Flynn's pass is intercepted by Larry Gailey | 21-24 |
| 00:03 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Early | 21-26 |
| 00:00 | Northwood | Jacob Major clanks a halfcourt shot | 21-26 |