| Lineup | Lake Superior St. | PG - Herbert Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Loy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Baker (fresh) PF - William Swain (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Gagnier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Finkel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lake Superior St. | Lawrence Baker inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Lake Superior St. | Timothy Loy misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-37 |
| 19:31 | N. Michigan | George Finkel snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 19:14 | N. Michigan | James Jones picks off the pass by Elmer Gagnier | 34-37 |
| 18:51 | Lake Superior St. | Herbert Williams blows the layup | 34-37 |
| 18:50 | N. Michigan | George Finkel grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 18:46 | N. Michigan | Mark Early's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-37 |
| 18:21 | Lake Superior St. | Herbert Williams hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-37 |
| 17:59 | N. Michigan | James Jones steals the ball from Thomas Jones | 36-37 |
| 17:39 | Lake Superior St. | William Swain buries a shot from the baseline | 38-37 |
| 17:24 | N. Michigan | George Finkel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 17:22 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 17:16 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Early | 38-40 |
| 17:06 | Lake Superior St. | Lawrence Baker lays it in set up by Timothy Loy | 40-40 |
| 16:43 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones can't finish the layup but the foul's on Timothy Loy - foul #2 on Timothy Loy, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Calvin Truong (SF), Emmitt Jacques (PF), Benjamin Trent (C) Lawrence Baker, William Swain, James Jones | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser (SG), Leroy Jones (SF), Larry Gailey (C) Eric Brown, Elmer Gagnier, George Finkel | |
| 16:43 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:43 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:28 | Lake Superior St. | Herbert Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 16:27 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:22 | N. Michigan | Mark Early misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 16:21 | Lake Superior St. | Benjamin Trent grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:17 | Lake Superior St. | Herbert Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 16:15 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:01 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones is hacked by Timothy Loy - foul #3 on Timothy Loy, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Lawrence Mitchell (SG), Ronnie Douglas (SF) Herbert Williams, Timothy Loy | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Shawn Wilder (SG), Todd Swenson (C) Mark Early, Thomas Jones | |
| 15:45 | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 15:43 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey can't tip it in | 40-41 |
| 15:42 | Lake Superior St. | Emmitt Jacques grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Lake Superior St. | PG - Calvin Truong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Mitchell (fresh) SF - Ronnie Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Emmitt Jacques (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Trent (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Harold Rosser (fresh) SG - Shawn Wilder (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leroy Jones (fresh) PF - Larry Gailey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Lake Superior St. | Leroy Jones denies the turnaround by Emmitt Jacques | 40-41 |
| 15:35 | Lake Superior St. | Emmitt Jacques gets the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 15:14 | Lake Superior St. | Lawrence Mitchell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 15:12 | Lake Superior St. | Calvin Truong snags the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 15:05 | Lake Superior St. | Emmitt Jacques banks in the layup | 42-41 |
| 14:43 | N. Michigan | Todd Swenson drills a turnaround from the baseline | 42-43 |
| 14:14 | Lake Superior St. | Lawrence Mitchell misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-43 |
| 14:12 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:55 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Shawn Wilder | 42-46 |
| 13:40 | Lake Superior St. | Todd Swenson swats the shot by Calvin Truong | 42-46 |
| 13:38 | Lake Superior St. | Emmitt Jacques tips it back up and in | 44-46 |
| 13:18 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey can't connect on a runner in the paint | 44-46 |
| 13:17 | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser tips it but misses | 44-46 |
| 13:16 | Lake Superior St. | Calvin Truong grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 12:59 | Lake Superior St. | Lawrence Mitchell buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-46 |
| 12:55 | N. Michigan | Shawn Wilder is whistled for a carry | 47-46 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Herbert Williams (PG), Timothy Loy (SG), Lawrence Baker (SF), William Swain (PF), James Jones (C) Calvin Truong, Lawrence Mitchell, Ronnie Douglas, Emmitt Jacques, Benjamin Trent | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Mark Early (PG), Eric Brown (SG), Elmer Gagnier (SF), Thomas Jones (PF), George Finkel (C) Harold Rosser, Shawn Wilder, Leroy Jones, Larry Gailey, Todd Swenson | |
| 12:44 | Lake Superior St. | Timothy Loy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Early - foul #1 on Mark Early, team foul #1 | 47-46 |
| 12:44 | Lake Superior St. | Timothy Loy misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:44 | Lake Superior St. | Timothy Loy makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:22 | N. Michigan | Mark Early can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 12:20 | Lake Superior St. | The rebound goes to William Swain | 48-46 |
| 12:17 | Lake Superior St. | Herbert Williams loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 12:01 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier is fouled on the floor by Herbert Williams - foul #3 on Herbert Williams, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| 11:46 | N. Michigan | George Finkel misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-46 |
| 11:45 | Lake Superior St. | The rebound goes to William Swain | 48-46 |
| 11:35 | Lake Superior St. | Timothy Loy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Lake Superior St. | PG - Herbert Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Loy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Swain (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Gagnier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Finkel (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:09 | N. Michigan | George Finkel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 11:07 | Lake Superior St. | The rebound goes to James Jones | 50-46 |
| 10:52 | Lake Superior St. | Lawrence Baker connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Swain | 53-46 |
| 10:23 | N. Michigan | George Finkel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 10:21 | Lake Superior St. | Herbert Williams grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 10:14 | Lake Superior St. | William Swain's pass is intercepted by Eric Brown | 53-46 |
| 09:53 | N. Michigan | Mark Early buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 09:28 | Lake Superior St. | Timothy Loy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-48 |
| 09:27 | Lake Superior St. | Lawrence Baker tips it home | 55-48 |
| 09:06 | N. Michigan | Mark Early can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Herbert Williams - foul #4 on Herbert Williams, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Calvin Truong (PG), Lawrence Mitchell (SG), Ronnie Douglas (SF), Emmitt Jacques (PF), Benjamin Trent (C) Herbert Williams, Timothy Loy, Lawrence Baker, William Swain, James Jones | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser (SG), Leroy Jones (SF), Larry Gailey (PF), Todd Swenson (C) Eric Brown, Elmer Gagnier, Thomas Jones, George Finkel | |
| 09:06 | N. Michigan | Mark Early makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:06 | N. Michigan | Mark Early makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:53 | Lake Superior St. | Calvin Truong is called for traveling | 55-50 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Shawn Wilder (SG) Mark Early | |
| 08:32 | N. Michigan | Emmitt Jacques is called for the reach on Larry Gailey - foul #2 on Emmitt Jacques, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| 08:16 | N. Michigan | Shawn Wilder misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 08:15 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones tips it but misses | 55-50 |
| 08:14 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey tips it home | 55-52 |
| 07:51 | Lake Superior St. | Calvin Truong misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Leroy Jones - foul #2 on Leroy Jones, team foul #2 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Timothy Loy (SG), Lawrence Baker (SF) Lawrence Mitchell, Ronnie Douglas | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Mark Early (PG) Shawn Wilder | |
| 07:51 | Lake Superior St. | Calvin Truong makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:51 | Lake Superior St. | Calvin Truong misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:51 | N. Michigan | Todd Swenson pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 07:30 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey scores on a jumper from the left block | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Lake Superior St. | PG - Calvin Truong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Loy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Emmitt Jacques (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Trent (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Rosser (fresh) SF - Leroy Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Gailey (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Todd Swenson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Lake Superior St. | Calvin Truong knocks in the shot from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 06:52 | N. Michigan | Mark Early misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 06:50 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey can't tip it in | 58-54 |
| 06:48 | Lake Superior St. | The rebound goes to Benjamin Trent | 58-54 |
| 06:43 | Lake Superior St. | Mark Early is called for the reach on Calvin Truong - foul #2 on Mark Early, team foul #3 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Herbert Williams (PG), William Swain (PF), James Jones (C) Calvin Truong, Emmitt Jacques, Benjamin Trent | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Eric Brown (SG), Elmer Gagnier (SF), Thomas Jones (PF), George Finkel (C) Harold Rosser, Leroy Jones, Larry Gailey, Todd Swenson | |
| 06:36 | Lake Superior St. | Herbert Williams drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Loy | 61-54 |
| 06:17 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown is whistled for traveling | 61-54 |
| 05:56 | Lake Superior St. | Eric Brown steals the ball from Lawrence Baker | 61-54 |
| 05:52 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown jams it | 61-56 |
| 05:27 | Lake Superior St. | Mark Early is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #3 on Mark Early, team foul #4 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Calvin Truong (SG), Ronnie Douglas (SF) Timothy Loy, Lawrence Baker | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 05:15 | Lake Superior St. | Herbert Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 05:14 | Lake Superior St. | James Jones tips it in | 63-56 |
| 05:10 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 63-56 |
| 05:09 | Lake Superior St. | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 05:03 | Lake Superior St. | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-56 |
| 05:01 | Lake Superior St. | William Swain snags the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 04:45 | Lake Superior St. | Herbert Williams clanks a 3 from straight away | 63-56 |
| 04:44 | N. Michigan | George Finkel grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 04:26 | N. Michigan | Mark Early scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 04:00 | Lake Superior St. | William Swain banks in the layup on a nice dish by Herbert Williams | 65-59 |
| 03:35 | N. Michigan | George Finkel hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Lake Superior St. | PG - Herbert Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Calvin Truong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Swain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Elmer Gagnier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - George Finkel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Lake Superior St. | Herbert Williams clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Brown - foul #1 on Eric Brown, team foul #5 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Timothy Loy (SG), Lawrence Baker (SF), Emmitt Jacques (PF), Benjamin Trent (C) Calvin Truong, Ronnie Douglas, William Swain, James Jones | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser (PG), Shawn Wilder (SG), Leroy Jones (SF), Larry Gailey (PF), Todd Swenson (C) Mark Early, Eric Brown, Elmer Gagnier, Thomas Jones, George Finkel | |
| 03:10 | Lake Superior St. | Herbert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:10 | Lake Superior St. | Herbert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 03:03 | N. Michigan | Shawn Wilder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-62 |
| 03:02 | Lake Superior St. | Lawrence Baker grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 03:00 | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | William Swain (PF) Benjamin Trent | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Mark Early (PG), Eric Brown (SG), Elmer Gagnier (SF), George Finkel (C) Harold Rosser, Shawn Wilder, Leroy Jones, Todd Swenson | |
| 02:57 | Lake Superior St. | Herbert Williams hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Emmitt Jacques | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:42 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Early | 70-65 |
| 02:26 | Lake Superior St. | Emmitt Jacques blows the layup but he's fouled by George Finkel - foul #2 on George Finkel, team foul #6 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones (PF) Larry Gailey | |
| 02:26 | Lake Superior St. | Emmitt Jacques makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 02:26 | Lake Superior St. | Emmitt Jacques makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:07 | N. Michigan | Mark Early connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 72-67 |
| 01:46 | Lake Superior St. | Lawrence Baker knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:31 | N. Michigan | Mark Early comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-67 |
| 01:30 | N. Michigan | George Finkel misses the tip | 75-67 |
| 01:28 | Lake Superior St. | William Swain pulls down the rebound | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:03 | Lake Superior St. | Emmitt Jacques misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-67 |
| 01:01 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier grabs the board | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | N. Michigan | George Finkel travels with the ball | 75-67 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | James Jones (C) Emmitt Jacques | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Lake Superior St. | Eric Brown is called for the reach on Timothy Loy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Brown, team foul #7 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Lake Superior St. | Calvin Truong (SF) Lawrence Baker | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 00:51 | Lake Superior St. | Timothy Loy makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:51 | Lake Superior St. | Timothy Loy misses the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:51 | Lake Superior St. | James Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 76-67 |
| 00:50 | Lake Superior St. | George Finkel is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #3 on George Finkel, team foul #8 | 76-67 |
| 00:50 | Lake Superior St. | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:50 | Lake Superior St. | James Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:50 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown grabs the board | 77-67 |
| 00:45 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-67 |
| 00:44 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Elmer Gagnier | 77-67 |
| 00:40 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-67 |
| 00:39 | N. Michigan | George Finkel can't tip it in | 77-67 |
| 00:37 | Lake Superior St. | Calvin Truong snags the defensive board | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Lake Superior St. | Lake Superior St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Lake Superior St. | Herbert Williams buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Timothy Loy | 79-67 |
| 00:12 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones's layup is rejected by William Swain | 79-67 |
| 00:10 | Lake Superior St. | James Jones grabs the board | 79-67 |
| 00:00 | Lake Superior St. | Herbert Williams runs out the clock | 79-67 |