| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Elmer Gagnier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - George Finkel (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (MI) | PG - Michael Willson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Kilroy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Breshears (fresh) 11 pts. PF - David Zender (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Yates (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier inbounds the ball | 35-43 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wayne St. (MI) | Wayne St. (MI) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | N. Michigan | George Finkel hits the finger roll set up by Elmer Gagnier and he's fouled by David Yates - foul #2 on David Yates, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| 19:44 | N. Michigan | George Finkel makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 19:27 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Yates misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 19:25 | Wayne St. (MI) | The offensive rebound goes to David Zender | 38-43 |
| 19:19 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Kilroy connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Willson | 38-46 |
| 18:56 | N. Michigan | Ronald Breshears steps in front of the George Finkel pass | 38-46 |
| 18:42 | Wayne St. (MI) | George Finkel is called for the reach on David Yates - foul #1 on George Finkel, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| 18:28 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Zender is called for a charge - foul #2 on David Zender, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| 18:20 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 38-46 |
| 18:18 | N. Michigan | Mark Early grabs the offensive board | 38-46 |
| 17:59 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 17:58 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones grabs the offensive board | 38-46 |
| 17:35 | N. Michigan | Mark Early is fouled on the floor by Ronald Breshears - foul #1 on Ronald Breshears, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey (PF) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | | |
| 17:19 | N. Michigan | Ronald Breshears takes the ball from George Finkel | 38-46 |
| 16:59 | Wayne St. (MI) | George Finkel steals the ball from James Kilroy | 38-46 |
| 16:40 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown misses the 3 from straight away | 38-46 |
| 16:38 | N. Michigan | George Finkel tips it home | 40-46 |
| 16:14 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Yates clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 16:13 | N. Michigan | Mark Early gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 15:55 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-46 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Elmer Gagnier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Gailey (fresh) 2 stl. C - George Finkel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (MI) | PG - Michael Willson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Kilroy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Breshears (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Zender (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Yates (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Wayne St. (MI) | Ronald Breshears misses badly on a runner in the paint | 43-46 |
| 15:41 | Wayne St. (MI) | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Breshears | 43-46 |
| 15:20 | Wayne St. (MI) | George Finkel takes the ball from James Kilroy | 43-46 |
| 15:00 | N. Michigan | George Finkel drills a jumper from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 14:37 | Wayne St. (MI) | Eric Brown steps in front of the James Kilroy pass | 45-46 |
| 14:23 | N. Michigan | George Finkel is called for traveling | 45-46 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser (PG), Shawn Wilder (SG), Leroy Jones (SF), Thomas Jones (PF), Todd Swenson (C) Mark Early, Eric Brown, Elmer Gagnier, Larry Gailey, George Finkel | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Ian Robinson (PG), Lucas Robison (SG), Donald Brown (SF), Eric Nogowski (PF), Kenneth Shepard (C) Michael Willson, James Kilroy, Ronald Breshears, David Zender, David Yates | |
| 14:10 | Wayne St. (MI) | Ian Robinson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 45-46 |
| 14:08 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 13:40 | N. Michigan | Shawn Wilder misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-46 |
| 13:38 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Swenson | 45-46 |
| 13:21 | N. Michigan | Todd Swenson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Harold Rosser | 47-46 |
| 13:03 | Wayne St. (MI) | Donald Brown loses the dribble to Harold Rosser | 47-46 |
| 13:00 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones banks in the layup set up by Harold Rosser | 49-46 |
| 12:40 | Wayne St. (MI) | Lucas Robison makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ian Robinson | 49-49 |
| 12:26 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Brown - foul #1 on Donald Brown, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Mark Early (PG), Larry Gailey (C) Shawn Wilder, Todd Swenson | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Michael Willson (PG), David Zender (PF) Lucas Robison, Donald Brown | |
| 12:26 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 12:26 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 12:08 | Wayne St. (MI) | Thomas Jones is called for the reach on David Zender - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #2 | 51-49 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Ronald Breshears (SF) Kenneth Shepard | |
| 11:54 | Wayne St. (MI) | Eric Nogowski misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Larry Gailey - foul #1 on Larry Gailey, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| 11:54 | Wayne St. (MI) | Eric Nogowski makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 11:54 | Wayne St. (MI) | Eric Nogowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Rosser (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Leroy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Gailey (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (MI) | PG - Michael Willson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ian Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Breshears (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Zender (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Nogowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Early | 53-51 |
| 11:28 | Wayne St. (MI) | Michael Willson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 11:27 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Larry Gailey | 53-51 |
| 11:05 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 11:03 | Wayne St. (MI) | The rebound goes to Eric Nogowski | 53-51 |
| 10:44 | Wayne St. (MI) | Ronald Breshears misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 10:42 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 10:25 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones loses the dribble to Eric Nogowski | 53-51 |
| 10:09 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Zender clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 10:07 | Wayne St. (MI) | Ronald Breshears tips it in | 53-53 |
| 09:52 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-53 |
| 09:51 | Wayne St. (MI) | Eric Nogowski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 09:26 | Wayne St. (MI) | Ian Robinson is hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #3 on Thomas Jones, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Shawn Wilder (PG), Eric Brown (SG), Elmer Gagnier (SF), Todd Swenson (PF), George Finkel (C) Mark Early, Harold Rosser, Leroy Jones, Thomas Jones, Larry Gailey | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Lucas Robison (PG), James Kilroy (SG), Donald Brown (SF), Kenneth Shepard (PF), David Yates (C) Michael Willson, Ian Robinson, Ronald Breshears, David Zender, Eric Nogowski | |
| 09:15 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Yates knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Brown | 53-56 |
| 08:58 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 08:47 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Yates is fouled on the floor by George Finkel - foul #2 on George Finkel, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| 08:34 | Wayne St. (MI) | Lucas Robison is hacked by Todd Swenson - foul #2 on Todd Swenson, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Mark Early (PG) Shawn Wilder | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | | |
| 08:24 | Wayne St. (MI) | Lucas Robison misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 08:22 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 08:11 | N. Michigan | Mark Early is hacked by Kenneth Shepard - foul #1 on Kenneth Shepard, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Michael Willson (PG), Ronald Breshears (SF), David Zender (PF) Lucas Robison, Donald Brown, Kenneth Shepard | |
| 08:02 | N. Michigan | David Zender steals the ball from Todd Swenson | 56-56 |
| 07:48 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Kilroy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 07:47 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Elmer Gagnier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Finkel (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (MI) | PG - Michael Willson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Kilroy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Breshears (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Zender (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Yates (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | N. Michigan | Mark Early makes the shot from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 07:11 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Yates buries a floater from the left wing set up by Ronald Breshears | 58-58 |
| 06:54 | N. Michigan | Todd Swenson connects on the floater from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 06:25 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Kilroy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser (PG), Shawn Wilder (SG), Leroy Jones (SF), Thomas Jones (PF), Larry Gailey (C) Mark Early, Eric Brown, Elmer Gagnier, Todd Swenson, George Finkel | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Ian Robinson (SG), Eric Nogowski (C) James Kilroy, David Yates | |
| 06:06 | N. Michigan | Shawn Wilder misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ian Robinson - foul #3 on Ian Robinson, team foul #6 | 60-58 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Lucas Robison (SG), Kenneth Shepard (C) Michael Willson, David Zender | |
| 06:06 | N. Michigan | Shawn Wilder misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:06 | N. Michigan | Shawn Wilder misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:06 | Wayne St. (MI) | Ronald Breshears gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:41 | Wayne St. (MI) | Ronald Breshears scores on a shot near the basket | 60-60 |
| 05:27 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones jams it on a nice dish by Shawn Wilder | 62-60 |
| 05:08 | Wayne St. (MI) | Ronald Breshears is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ronald Breshears, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Mark Early (PG), Eric Brown (SG), Elmer Gagnier (SF), George Finkel (C) Shawn Wilder, Harold Rosser, Leroy Jones, Larry Gailey | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Michael Willson (PG), James Kilroy (SG), David Zender (PF), David Yates (C) Ian Robinson, Lucas Robison, Ronald Breshears, Kenneth Shepard | |
| 04:56 | N. Michigan | George Finkel misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 04:55 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 04:36 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier loses the ball out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey (PF) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Donald Brown (SF) Eric Nogowski | |
| 04:21 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Yates drills a runner from close range | 62-62 |
| 03:55 | N. Michigan | Donald Brown picks off the pass by Eric Brown | 62-62 |
| 03:50 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Kilroy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Brown | 62-64 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Elmer Gagnier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Gailey (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - George Finkel (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (MI) | PG - Michael Willson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Kilroy (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Zender (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Yates (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | N. Michigan | George Finkel is hacked by Michael Willson - foul #1 on Michael Willson, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones (SF) Elmer Gagnier | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Ian Robinson (SG), Ronald Breshears (SF) James Kilroy, Donald Brown | |
| 03:25 | N. Michigan | George Finkel makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:25 | N. Michigan | George Finkel makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:16 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Yates jams it on a nice dish by Michael Willson | 64-66 |
| 03:03 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-66 |
| 03:01 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones tips it but misses | 64-66 |
| 03:00 | Wayne St. (MI) | Michael Willson gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 02:45 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Yates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-66 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser (SG), Thomas Jones (PF), Todd Swenson (C) Eric Brown, Larry Gailey, George Finkel | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Lucas Robison (SG), Eric Nogowski (PF), Kenneth Shepard (C) Michael Willson, David Zender, David Yates | |
| 02:42 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Eric Brown (SG), Elmer Gagnier (SF) Harold Rosser, Leroy Jones | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Michael Willson (PG), James Kilroy (SG), David Zender (PF), David Yates (C) Ian Robinson, Lucas Robison, Eric Nogowski, Kenneth Shepard | |
| 02:31 | N. Michigan | David Zender steals the ball from Thomas Jones | 64-66 |
| 02:14 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Yates clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-66 |
| 02:12 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Thomas Jones | 64-66 |
| 01:57 | N. Michigan | Todd Swenson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by David Yates - foul #3 on David Yates, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | George Finkel (C) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | | |
| 01:57 | N. Michigan | Todd Swenson makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:57 | N. Michigan | Todd Swenson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:44 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Zender can't throw it down | 66-66 |
| 01:42 | N. Michigan | George Finkel snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 01:26 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Early | 68-66 |
| 01:01 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Zender comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 68-66 |
| 00:59 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to George Finkel | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wayne St. (MI) | Wayne St. (MI) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | N. Michigan | Todd Swenson connects on the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on James Kilroy - foul #3 on James Kilroy, team foul #10 | 70-66 |
| 00:38 | N. Michigan | Todd Swenson makes the free throw | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wayne St. (MI) | Wayne St. (MI) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Zender misses the easy layup but he's fouled by George Finkel - foul #3 on George Finkel, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones (PF) Todd Swenson | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | | |
| 00:32 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Zender makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:32 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Zender makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wayne St. (MI) | Wayne St. (MI) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | N. Michigan | Michael Willson is called for the reach on Mark Early in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Willson, team foul #11 | 71-68 |
| 00:30 | N. Michigan | Mark Early makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:30 | N. Michigan | Mark Early misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:30 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Yates gets the rebound | 72-68 |
| 00:22 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Yates hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Kilroy | 72-71 |
| 00:19 | N. Michigan | Mark Early is hacked by Michael Willson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Willson, team foul #12 | 72-71 |
| 00:19 | N. Michigan | Mark Early makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:19 | N. Michigan | Mark Early misses the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:19 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 73-71 |
| 00:18 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones is fouled on the floor by David Zender - foul #3 on David Zender, team foul #13 | 73-71 |
| 00:18 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:18 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:18 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Zender grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wayne St. (MI) | Wayne St. (MI) is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Wayne St. (MI) | Ronald Breshears drills a jumper in the lane set up by Michael Willson | 74-73 |
| 00:11 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown is hacked by James Kilroy in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Kilroy, team foul #14 | 74-73 |
| 00:11 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown misses the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:11 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:07 | Wayne St. (MI) | Michael Willson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-73 |
| 00:05 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Yates tips it home | 75-75 |
| 00:05 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wayne St. (MI) | Wayne St. (MI) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wayne St. (MI) | Wayne St. (MI) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | George Finkel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-75 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Elmer Gagnier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - George Finkel (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (MI) | PG - Michael Willson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Kilroy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Breshears (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Zender (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - David Yates (fresh) 24 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | N. Michigan | George Finkel wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wayne St. (MI) | Wayne St. (MI) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:41 | N. Michigan | Mark Early hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-75 |
| 04:39 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Zender pulls down the rebound | 75-75 |
| 04:28 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Kilroy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-75 |
| 04:26 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier grabs the board | 75-75 |
| 04:05 | N. Michigan | Mark Early misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-75 |
| 04:03 | Wayne St. (MI) | Ronald Breshears snags the defensive board | 75-75 |
| 03:57 | Wayne St. (MI) | Michael Willson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Kilroy | 75-78 |
| 03:35 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 75-78 |
| 03:33 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Kilroy grabs the board | 75-78 |
| 03:07 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Zender misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-78 |
| 03:06 | N. Michigan | George Finkel grabs the defensive rebound | 75-78 |
| 02:44 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-78 |
| 02:42 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Kilroy grabs the defensive rebound | 75-78 |
| 02:36 | Wayne St. (MI) | Mark Early picks off the pass by David Zender | 75-78 |
| 02:12 | N. Michigan | Mark Early is fouled on the floor by Michael Willson - foul #4 on Michael Willson, team foul #15 | 75-78 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser (SG), Leroy Jones (SF), Larry Gailey (PF), Todd Swenson (C) Eric Brown, Elmer Gagnier, Thomas Jones, George Finkel | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Ian Robinson (SG), Eric Nogowski (C) James Kilroy, David Yates | |
| 02:12 | N. Michigan | Mark Early makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 02:12 | N. Michigan | Mark Early misses the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 02:12 | Wayne St. (MI) | Ronald Breshears snags the defensive board | 76-78 |
| 02:12 | Wayne St. (MI) | Wayne St. (MI) calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-78 |
| 02:03 | Wayne St. (MI) | Ronald Breshears is denied on a layup by Todd Swenson | 76-78 |
| 02:01 | Wayne St. (MI) | Ronald Breshears tips it but misses | 76-78 |
| 01:59 | N. Michigan | Todd Swenson gets the rebound | 76-78 |
| 01:59 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-78 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Eric Brown (SG), Elmer Gagnier (SF), Thomas Jones (PF), George Finkel (C) Harold Rosser, Leroy Jones, Larry Gailey, Todd Swenson | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | James Kilroy (SG), David Yates (C) Ian Robinson, Eric Nogowski | |
| 01:50 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones loses the dribble to David Zender | 76-78 |
| 01:29 | Wayne St. (MI) | The jumper by James Kilroy is denied by Thomas Jones | 76-78 |
| 01:27 | N. Michigan | George Finkel pulls down the rebound | 76-78 |
| 01:20 | N. Michigan | Mark Early drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Thomas Jones | 78-78 |
| 00:55 | Wayne St. (MI) | Ronald Breshears can't throw it down but he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #4 on Thomas Jones, team foul #8 | 78-78 |
| 00:55 | Wayne St. (MI) | Ronald Breshears makes the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 00:55 | Wayne St. (MI) | Ronald Breshears makes the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Elmer Gagnier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - George Finkel (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (MI) | PG - Michael Willson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Kilroy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Breshears (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Zender (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. C - David Yates (fresh) 24 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:29 | N. Michigan | Mark Early hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 81-80 |
| 00:09 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Kilroy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on George Finkel - foul #4 on George Finkel, team foul #9 | 81-80 |
| 00:09 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Kilroy makes the 1st free throw | 81-81 |
| 00:09 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Kilroy misses the 2nd free throw | 81-81 |
| 00:09 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 81-81 |
| 00:09 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a :30 timeout (3 full remaining) | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wayne St. (MI) | Wayne St. (MI) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | N. Michigan | Mark Early connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 83-81 |
| 00:03 | Wayne St. (MI) | Wayne St. (MI) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 83-81 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wayne St. (MI) | Wayne St. (MI) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Kilroy can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 83-81 |