| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Donald Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Drake (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Brownell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Dimmick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Neal Blackburn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Tengan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Green (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Colorado | Roger Hopkins inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:49 | N. Colorado | Roger Hopkins is fouled on the floor by William Brownell - foul #2 on William Brownell, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 19:40 | N. Colorado | Martin Green's pass is intercepted by William Brownell | 32-28 |
| 19:18 | Michigan Tech. | Dennis Drake scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 18:56 | N. Colorado | Roger Hopkins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-28 |
| 18:55 | N. Colorado | Walter Tengan grabs the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 18:33 | N. Colorado | Neal Blackburn buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-31 |
| 18:28 | Michigan Tech. | Dennis Drake clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 18:26 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Martin Green | 35-31 |
| 18:01 | N. Colorado | Walter Tengan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Donald Stewart - foul #2 on Donald Stewart, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Adam Stahl (PG), Albert Jones (SG), Brian Frison (SF), Louis Neal (PF), William Stacey (C) Donald Stewart, Dennis Drake, William Brownell, Daniel Rogers, Paul Dimmick | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | James Buzbee (PG), Charles Dunaway (SF), Mark Gibby (PF), David Streicher (C) Neal Blackburn, Roger Hopkins, Robert Cherry, Martin Green | |
| 18:01 | N. Colorado | Walter Tengan makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:01 | N. Colorado | Walter Tengan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:01 | N. Colorado | Walter Tengan makes the 3rd free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:58 | Michigan Tech. | Charles Dunaway steals it from Brian Frison in the backcourt | 35-34 |
| 17:45 | N. Colorado | Walter Tengan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Albert Jones - foul #1 on Albert Jones, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| 17:45 | N. Colorado | Walter Tengan makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:45 | N. Colorado | Walter Tengan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:19 | Michigan Tech. | Albert Jones can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Walter Tengan - foul #3 on Walter Tengan, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Warren Crane (SF) Walter Tengan | |
| 17:19 | Michigan Tech. | Albert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:19 | Michigan Tech. | Albert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:06 | N. Colorado | Mark Gibby is fouled on the floor by Albert Jones - foul #2 on Albert Jones, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Dennis Drake (SG), William Brownell (SF) Adam Stahl, Brian Frison | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Neal Blackburn (PG) James Buzbee | |
| 16:52 | N. Colorado | Warren Crane misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by William Stacey - foul #1 on William Stacey, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| 16:52 | N. Colorado | Warren Crane makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:52 | N. Colorado | Warren Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:52 | N. Colorado | Warren Crane makes the 3rd free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:29 | Michigan Tech. | William Brownell makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Drake | 40-39 |
| 16:11 | N. Colorado | David Streicher is called for a charge - foul #2 on David Streicher, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Adam Stahl (PG), Brian Frison (SF), Daniel Rogers (PF), Paul Dimmick (C) Albert Jones, William Brownell, Louis Neal, William Stacey | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | James Buzbee (SG), Robert Cherry (PF), Martin Green (C) Charles Dunaway, Mark Gibby, David Streicher | |
| 16:09 | Michigan Tech. | Brian Frison is called for traveling in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Darryl Giambrone (SF) Neal Blackburn | |
| 15:59 | N. Colorado | James Buzbee can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-39 |
| 15:58 | Michigan Tech. | Daniel Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Adam Stahl (fresh) SG - Dennis Drake (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Frison (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Dimmick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - James Buzbee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Crane (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darryl Giambrone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Green (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Michigan Tech. | Daniel Rogers knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Adam Stahl | 43-39 |
| 15:16 | N. Colorado | Darryl Giambrone is denied on a layup by Paul Dimmick | 43-39 |
| 15:14 | N. Colorado | Robert Cherry grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 14:58 | N. Colorado | James Buzbee buries a floater from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 14:40 | Michigan Tech. | Paul Dimmick misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 14:39 | N. Colorado | Martin Green grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:17 | N. Colorado | Warren Crane knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Buzbee | 43-44 |
| 13:55 | Michigan Tech. | Daniel Rogers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 43-44 |
| 13:54 | Michigan Tech. | Brian Frison tips it back up and in | 45-44 |
| 13:27 | N. Colorado | Darryl Giambrone can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 13:25 | N. Colorado | Martin Green hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 13:11 | Michigan Tech. | Robert Cherry steals it from Brian Frison | 45-46 |
| 12:51 | N. Colorado | Warren Crane misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 12:50 | Michigan Tech. | Daniel Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:47 | Michigan Tech. | Adam Stahl is hacked by Martin Green in the backcourt - foul #3 on Martin Green, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Darren Coley (PG), Albert Jones (SG), William Brownell (SF), Louis Neal (PF), William Stacey (C) Adam Stahl, Dennis Drake, Brian Frison, Daniel Rogers, Paul Dimmick | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Neal Blackburn (PG), Walter Tengan (SG), Roger Hopkins (SF), David Streicher (PF), Charles Dunaway (C) James Buzbee, Warren Crane, Darryl Giambrone, Robert Cherry, Martin Green | |
| 12:28 | Michigan Tech. | William Brownell is fouled on the floor by Charles Dunaway - foul #1 on Charles Dunaway, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| 12:05 | Michigan Tech. | Darren Coley is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 12:04 | Michigan Tech. | William Brownell tips it home | 47-46 |
| 11:49 | N. Colorado | Roger Hopkins knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Walter Tengan | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Darren Coley (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Albert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Brownell (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Neal (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Stacey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Neal Blackburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Tengan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Streicher (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Dunaway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Michigan Tech. | Neal Blackburn picks off the pass by William Brownell | 47-48 |
| 11:11 | N. Colorado | Roger Hopkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Donald Stewart (PG), Dennis Drake (SG), Daniel Rogers (PF) Darren Coley, Albert Jones, William Stacey | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Mark Gibby (PF) Charles Dunaway | |
| 10:51 | Michigan Tech. | Donald Stewart clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 10:49 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to David Streicher | 47-48 |
| 10:45 | N. Colorado | Walter Tengan travels with the ball | 47-48 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Paul Dimmick (C) Louis Neal | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | James Buzbee (PG), Martin Green (C) Neal Blackburn, David Streicher | |
| 10:27 | Michigan Tech. | Donald Stewart hits a wide open shot from the left side set up by Dennis Drake | 49-48 |
| 10:10 | N. Colorado | Dennis Drake is called for the reach on Walter Tengan - foul #1 on Dennis Drake, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| 10:04 | N. Colorado | Dennis Drake steals it from Roger Hopkins | 49-48 |
| 10:00 | Michigan Tech. | William Brownell is hacked by Roger Hopkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Hopkins, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Robert Cherry (PF) Martin Green | |
| 09:51 | Michigan Tech. | Daniel Rogers slams it home set up by Donald Stewart | 51-48 |
| 09:42 | N. Colorado | Walter Tengan loses the ball out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Darren Coley (PG), Albert Jones (SG), Brian Frison (SF), Louis Neal (PF), William Stacey (C) Donald Stewart, Dennis Drake, William Brownell, Daniel Rogers, Paul Dimmick | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Neal Blackburn (PG), David Streicher (C) James Buzbee, Mark Gibby | |
| 09:19 | Michigan Tech. | Darren Coley is called for traveling | 51-48 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Dunaway (SG), Darryl Giambrone (SF) Walter Tengan, Roger Hopkins | |
| 09:00 | N. Colorado | Neal Blackburn hits a fadeaway from the right side | 51-50 |
| 08:38 | Michigan Tech. | William Stacey connects on the shot near the basket | 53-50 |
| 08:20 | N. Colorado | Neal Blackburn's 3 pointer is rejected by Brian Frison | 53-50 |
| 08:18 | Michigan Tech. | Louis Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:16 | Michigan Tech. | Brian Frison is fouled in the backcourt by Darryl Giambrone - foul #1 on Darryl Giambrone, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Donald Stewart (PG), Dennis Drake (SG), William Brownell (SF), Daniel Rogers (PF), Paul Dimmick (C) Darren Coley, Albert Jones, Brian Frison, Louis Neal, William Stacey | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | James Buzbee (PG), Walter Tengan (SG), Mark Gibby (PF), Martin Green (C) Neal Blackburn, Darryl Giambrone, Robert Cherry, David Streicher | |
| 07:57 | Michigan Tech. | Mark Gibby steals it from Dennis Drake | 53-50 |
| 07:33 | N. Colorado | Charles Dunaway misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 07:32 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Paul Dimmick | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Donald Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Drake (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Brownell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Rogers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Dimmick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - James Buzbee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Tengan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Dunaway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mark Gibby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - Martin Green (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Michigan Tech. | Dennis Drake misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 07:17 | Michigan Tech. | William Brownell gets the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 06:52 | Michigan Tech. | William Brownell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 53-50 |
| 06:51 | Michigan Tech. | William Brownell pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 06:35 | Michigan Tech. | William Brownell misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 06:34 | Michigan Tech. | Dennis Drake tips it in | 55-50 |
| 06:14 | N. Colorado | Martin Green buries a floater from the baseline | 55-52 |
| 06:04 | Michigan Tech. | Daniel Rogers is called for 10 seconds | 55-52 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Darren Coley (PG), Albert Jones (SG), Brian Frison (SF), Louis Neal (PF), William Stacey (C) Donald Stewart, Dennis Drake, William Brownell, Daniel Rogers, Paul Dimmick | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Neal Blackburn (PG), Warren Crane (SG), Darryl Giambrone (SF), Robert Cherry (PF), David Streicher (C) James Buzbee, Walter Tengan, Charles Dunaway, Mark Gibby, Martin Green | |
| 05:49 | N. Colorado | David Streicher misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 05:48 | Michigan Tech. | Brian Frison snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 05:46 | Michigan Tech. | William Stacey is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| 05:30 | N. Colorado | Robert Cherry is called for 3 seconds | 55-52 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Roger Hopkins (SF) Robert Cherry | |
| 05:12 | Michigan Tech. | Louis Neal can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Darryl Giambrone - foul #2 on Darryl Giambrone, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Daniel Rogers (PF) William Stacey | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 05:12 | Michigan Tech. | Louis Neal makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:12 | Michigan Tech. | Louis Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:49 | N. Colorado | Albert Jones is called for the reach on Warren Crane - foul #3 on Albert Jones, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Adam Stahl (PG), William Brownell (SF) Darren Coley, Albert Jones | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | James Buzbee (SG) Roger Hopkins | |
| 04:49 | N. Colorado | Warren Crane makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:49 | N. Colorado | Warren Crane misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:49 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Daniel Rogers | 57-53 |
| 04:30 | Michigan Tech. | Daniel Rogers misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 04:28 | Michigan Tech. | William Brownell tips it back up and in | 59-53 |
| 04:12 | N. Colorado | Neal Blackburn misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 04:11 | Michigan Tech. | Louis Neal pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 04:06 | Michigan Tech. | Adam Stahl loses the dribble to Neal Blackburn in the backcourt | 59-53 |
| 03:58 | N. Colorado | Neal Blackburn drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Buzbee | 59-55 |
| 03:50 | Michigan Tech. | Brian Frison can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 59-55 |
| 03:48 | N. Colorado | Warren Crane grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 03:31 | N. Colorado | Brian Frison is called for the reach on Warren Crane - foul #3 on Brian Frison, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Dennis Drake (SG), William Stacey (PF), Paul Dimmick (C) Brian Frison, Daniel Rogers, Louis Neal | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Glenn Conner (PG), Walter Tengan (SG), Robert Cherry (PF), Martin Green (C) Neal Blackburn, James Buzbee, Darryl Giambrone, David Streicher | |
| 03:31 | N. Colorado | Warren Crane makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:31 | N. Colorado | Warren Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Adam Stahl (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Drake (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Brownell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Stacey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Dimmick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Glenn Conner (fresh) SG - Walter Tengan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Warren Crane (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Robert Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Michigan Tech. | Adam Stahl misses the floater from the right side | 59-57 |
| 03:05 | N. Colorado | Robert Cherry gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 02:56 | N. Colorado | Walter Tengan clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Adam Stahl - foul #1 on Adam Stahl, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Darren Coley (PG), Albert Jones (SG) Adam Stahl, Dennis Drake | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Roger Hopkins (SF), Mark Gibby (C) Warren Crane, Martin Green | |
| 02:56 | N. Colorado | Walter Tengan makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:56 | N. Colorado | Walter Tengan misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:56 | Michigan Tech. | Paul Dimmick grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 02:34 | Michigan Tech. | Albert Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 02:33 | Michigan Tech. | William Stacey grabs the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:26 | Michigan Tech. | Paul Dimmick makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 01:59 | N. Colorado | Robert Cherry misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Albert Jones - foul #4 on Albert Jones, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Dennis Drake (SG), Daniel Rogers (PF) Albert Jones, William Stacey | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Neal Blackburn (PG), Martin Green (C) Glenn Conner, Mark Gibby | |
| 01:59 | N. Colorado | Robert Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:59 | N. Colorado | Robert Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:38 | Michigan Tech. | William Brownell knocks in the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Robert Cherry - foul #1 on Robert Cherry, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| 01:38 | Michigan Tech. | William Brownell misses the free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:38 | N. Colorado | Martin Green pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:15 | N. Colorado | Robert Cherry scores on a floater in the lane | 63-62 |
| 00:58 | Michigan Tech. | Daniel Rogers misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Roger Hopkins - foul #2 on Roger Hopkins, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| 00:58 | Michigan Tech. | Daniel Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:58 | Michigan Tech. | Daniel Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:58 | N. Colorado | Martin Green snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 00:40 | N. Colorado | Roger Hopkins misses the lay-in | 64-62 |
| 00:39 | N. Colorado | Walter Tengan pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:25 | N. Colorado | Walter Tengan clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-62 |
| 00:24 | Michigan Tech. | Dennis Drake grabs the board | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Michigan Tech. | Dennis Drake is hacked by Neal Blackburn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Neal Blackburn, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| 00:23 | Michigan Tech. | Dennis Drake makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:23 | Michigan Tech. | Dennis Drake misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:23 | N. Colorado | Robert Cherry gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 00:07 | N. Colorado | Neal Blackburn misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-62 |
| 00:06 | N. Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Neal Blackburn | 65-62 |
| 00:01 | N. Colorado | Darren Coley takes the ball from Robert Cherry | 65-62 |
| 00:00 | Michigan Tech. | Darren Coley runs out the clock | 65-62 |