| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Charles Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Justin Urbanek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Dyer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Varney (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Raymond Smelley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John King (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Jarvis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hope | Shawn Johnson inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Hope | John King misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 19:38 | N. Michigan | Richard Varney pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 19:12 | N. Michigan | Justin Urbanek scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-27 |
| 19:01 | Hope | Robert Hopkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| 18:41 | N. Michigan | John King steps in front of the Robert Bondurant pass | 30-27 |
| 18:37 | Hope | John King lays it up and in | 30-29 |
| 18:15 | N. Michigan | Charles Campbell knocks in the 3 from straight away | 33-29 |
| 17:51 | Hope | Shawn Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Smelley | 33-31 |
| 17:35 | N. Michigan | Richard Varney is fouled on the floor by Richard Jarvis - foul #1 on Richard Jarvis, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 17:14 | N. Michigan | Robert Bondurant lays it up and in | 35-31 |
| 16:58 | Hope | John King drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Smelley | 35-34 |
| 16:37 | N. Michigan | Raymond Smelley steps in front of the William Dyer pass | 35-34 |
| 16:08 | Hope | Justin Urbanek steals the ball from Richard Jarvis | 35-34 |
| 15:49 | N. Michigan | William Dyer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Shawn Johnson - foul #3 on Shawn Johnson, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Richard Tucker (PG), Warren Graham (SG), James Amaker (PF), John Anaya (C) Charles Campbell, Justin Urbanek, Richard Varney, Robert Bondurant | |
| Subs | Hope | Travis Ferguson (PG), Joseph Hiatt (PF) Raymond Smelley, Richard Jarvis | |
| 15:49 | N. Michigan | William Dyer misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 15:49 | N. Michigan | William Dyer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Richard Tucker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Warren Graham (fresh) SF - William Dyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Amaker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Anaya (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Travis Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John King (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Hiatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Hope | John King makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 15:14 | N. Michigan | Richard Tucker misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-37 |
| 15:12 | N. Michigan | John Anaya grabs the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 14:56 | N. Michigan | William Dyer's floater is knocked away by Robert Hopkins | 36-37 |
| 14:55 | Hope | Robert Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 14:32 | Hope | Travis Ferguson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Hopkins | 36-40 |
| 14:16 | N. Michigan | Travis Ferguson is called for the reach on Richard Tucker - foul #4 on Travis Ferguson, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Campbell (PG), Justin Urbanek (SG), Steven Eggleston (SF), Richard Varney (PF) Richard Tucker, Warren Graham, William Dyer, John Anaya | |
| Subs | Hope | Clinton Parsons (PG) Travis Ferguson | |
| 14:03 | N. Michigan | Steven Eggleston misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-40 |
| 14:02 | Hope | Robert Hopkins grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 13:46 | Hope | John King makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Clinton Parsons | 36-43 |
| 13:36 | N. Michigan | James Amaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Hope | Raymond Smelley (PG), Richard Jarvis (PF) Clinton Parsons, Joseph Hiatt | |
| 13:21 | Hope | Shawn Johnson scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Robert Hopkins | 36-45 |
| 13:16 | N. Michigan | Steven Eggleston misses the easy layup | 36-45 |
| 13:15 | Hope | John King gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 13:10 | Hope | Robert Hopkins drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Smelley | 36-47 |
| 12:50 | N. Michigan | Richard Varney hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 36-47 |
| 12:48 | Hope | Richard Jarvis pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 12:29 | Hope | Robert Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 36-47 |
| 12:27 | N. Michigan | Richard Varney grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 12:09 | N. Michigan | James Amaker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-47 |
| 12:07 | Hope | Richard Jarvis gets the rebound | 36-47 |
| 11:42 | Hope | Richard Jarvis comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Varney - foul #2 on Richard Varney, team foul #1 | 36-47 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Richard Tucker (PG), Warren Graham (SG), William Dyer (SF), Robert Bondurant (C) Charles Campbell, Justin Urbanek, Richard Varney, James Amaker | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 11:42 | Hope | Richard Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 11:42 | Hope | Richard Jarvis misses the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 11:42 | N. Michigan | Robert Bondurant pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Richard Tucker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Warren Graham (fresh) SF - William Dyer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Steven Eggleston (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Raymond Smelley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John King (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Jarvis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hopkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | N. Michigan | Raymond Smelley steps in front of the Warren Graham pass | 36-48 |
| 11:12 | Hope | Raymond Smelley throws it down | 36-50 |
| 10:50 | N. Michigan | Richard Tucker misses long on a jumper from the right side | 36-50 |
| 10:49 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bondurant | 36-50 |
| 10:27 | N. Michigan | Richard Tucker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-50 |
| 10:26 | Hope | Richard Jarvis grabs the board | 36-50 |
| 10:09 | Hope | John King connects on the 3 from the left corner | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:56 | N. Michigan | The short jumper by William Dyer is denied by Robert Hopkins | 36-53 |
| 09:55 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to William Dyer | 36-53 |
| 09:42 | N. Michigan | Richard Tucker is hacked by John King - foul #1 on John King, team foul #4 | 36-53 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Campbell (PG), Justin Urbanek (SG), Richard Varney (PF) Richard Tucker, Warren Graham, Steven Eggleston | |
| Subs | Hope | Clinton Parsons (PG), Steven Franklin (SF), Joseph Hiatt (PF) Raymond Smelley, Shawn Johnson, Richard Jarvis | |
| 09:28 | N. Michigan | William Dyer misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on John King - foul #2 on John King, team foul #5 | 36-53 |
| 09:28 | N. Michigan | William Dyer misses the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 09:28 | N. Michigan | William Dyer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 09:01 | Hope | Justin Urbanek takes the ball from Steven Franklin | 37-53 |
| 08:58 | N. Michigan | Justin Urbanek misses the easy layup | 37-53 |
| 08:56 | N. Michigan | Robert Bondurant pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 08:51 | N. Michigan | Richard Varney's floater is tipped away by Robert Hopkins | 37-53 |
| 08:49 | Hope | Steven Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 08:22 | Hope | Clinton Parsons is hacked by Charles Campbell - foul #1 on Charles Campbell, team foul #2 | 37-53 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Amaker (C) Robert Bondurant | |
| Subs | Hope | Shawn Johnson (SF) Steven Franklin | |
| 08:10 | Hope | Joseph Hiatt buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Hopkins and the foul's on James Amaker - foul #3 on James Amaker, team foul #3 | 37-55 |
| 08:10 | Hope | Joseph Hiatt makes the free throw | 37-56 |
| 08:01 | N. Michigan | Justin Urbanek drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Charles Campbell | 40-56 |
| 07:42 | Hope | John King drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Clinton Parsons | 40-59 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Charles Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Urbanek (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Dyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Varney (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - James Amaker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Clinton Parsons (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John King (tiring) 29 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Hiatt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hopkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:29 | N. Michigan | James Amaker hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Charles Campbell and he's hacked by John King - foul #3 on John King, team foul #6 | 42-59 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Steven Eggleston (SF) William Dyer | |
| Subs | Hope | Travis Ferguson (PG), Raymond Smelley (SG), Richard Jarvis (PF) Clinton Parsons, John King, Joseph Hiatt | |
| 07:29 | N. Michigan | James Amaker makes the free throw | 43-59 |
| 07:07 | Hope | Robert Hopkins misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-59 |
| 07:06 | N. Michigan | Charles Campbell gets the rebound | 43-59 |
| 06:53 | N. Michigan | James Amaker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 06:52 | Hope | Shawn Johnson grabs the board | 43-59 |
| 06:37 | Hope | Steven Eggleston is called for the reach on Shawn Johnson - foul #2 on Steven Eggleston, team foul #4 | 43-59 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Richard Tucker (PG), Warren Graham (SG), Robert Bondurant (C) Charles Campbell, Justin Urbanek, James Amaker | |
| Subs | Hope | William Denney (C) Robert Hopkins | |
| 06:16 | Hope | Travis Ferguson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 06:15 | Hope | Shawn Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 05:53 | Hope | Raymond Smelley buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Shawn Johnson | 43-61 |
| 05:38 | N. Michigan | Richard Varney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 05:37 | Hope | William Denney grabs the board | 43-61 |
| 05:20 | Hope | Raymond Smelley is called for a charge - foul #1 on Raymond Smelley, team foul #7 | 43-61 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Justin Urbanek (SG), William Dyer (SF), James Amaker (PF) Warren Graham, Steven Eggleston, Richard Varney | |
| Subs | Hope | John King (SG), Steven Franklin (SF), Joseph Hiatt (PF), Robert Hopkins (C) Raymond Smelley, Shawn Johnson, Richard Jarvis, William Denney | |
| 05:12 | N. Michigan | William Dyer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-61 |
| 05:10 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Tucker | 43-61 |
| 05:05 | N. Michigan | William Dyer misses badly on a shot from the right side | 43-61 |
| 05:03 | Hope | Joseph Hiatt pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| 04:45 | Hope | John King is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on John King, team foul #8 | 43-61 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Warren Graham (SG), Michael Buss (SF), John Anaya (C) Justin Urbanek, William Dyer, Robert Bondurant | |
| Subs | Hope | Clinton Parsons (PG), Michael Perrone (SG), William Denney (C) Travis Ferguson, John King, Robert Hopkins | |
| 04:29 | N. Michigan | Steven Franklin steals it from John Anaya | 43-61 |
| 04:03 | Hope | Steven Franklin can't throw it down | 43-61 |
| 04:02 | Hope | William Denney hits the follow up shot | 43-63 |
| 03:49 | N. Michigan | Richard Tucker is hacked by William Denney - foul #1 on William Denney, team foul #9 | 43-63 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Steven Eggleston (SF) Michael Buss | |
| Subs | Hope | Raymond Smelley (PG) Michael Perrone | |
| 03:49 | N. Michigan | Richard Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 03:49 | N. Michigan | Richard Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:20 | Hope | Clinton Parsons is fouled on the floor by Warren Graham - foul #2 on Warren Graham, team foul #5 | 45-63 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Richard Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Graham (fresh) SF - Steven Eggleston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Amaker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Anaya (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Raymond Smelley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clinton Parsons (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Hiatt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Denney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Hope | Steven Franklin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Raymond Smelley | 45-65 |
| 03:03 | N. Michigan | Richard Tucker is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Tucker, team foul #6 | 45-65 |
| 02:39 | Hope | Joseph Hiatt misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-65 |
| 02:38 | Hope | Clinton Parsons snags the offensive board | 45-65 |
| 02:10 | Hope | John Anaya is called for the reach on Raymond Smelley - foul #2 on John Anaya, team foul #7 | 45-65 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Michael Buss (SG) Richard Tucker | |
| Subs | Hope | William Miller (C) William Denney | |
| 02:10 | Hope | Raymond Smelley misses the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 02:10 | N. Michigan | John Anaya pulls down the rebound | 45-65 |
| 01:55 | N. Michigan | Warren Graham misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-65 |
| 01:54 | Hope | Raymond Smelley gets the rebound | 45-65 |
| 01:38 | Hope | Clinton Parsons is hacked by John Anaya - foul #3 on John Anaya, team foul #8 | 45-65 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Richard Tucker (PG) Michael Buss | |
| Subs | Hope | William Denney (C) William Miller | |
| 01:38 | Hope | Clinton Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 01:38 | Hope | Clinton Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:31 | N. Michigan | John Anaya misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 45-67 |
| 01:29 | Hope | Joseph Hiatt snags the defensive board | 45-67 |
| 01:22 | Hope | Raymond Smelley can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Warren Graham - foul #3 on Warren Graham, team foul #9 | 45-67 |
| 01:22 | Hope | Raymond Smelley misses the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 01:22 | Hope | Raymond Smelley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 01:06 | N. Michigan | William Denney blocks the jumper by Warren Graham | 45-68 |
| 01:04 | Hope | Joseph Hiatt snags the defensive board | 45-68 |
| 01:02 | Hope | Richard Tucker takes the ball from Raymond Smelley in the backcourt | 45-68 |
| 00:51 | N. Michigan | Raymond Smelley steals the ball from Richard Tucker | 45-68 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:25 | Hope | Clinton Parsons is fouled on the floor by James Amaker - foul #4 on James Amaker, team foul #10 | 45-68 |
| 00:25 | Hope | Clinton Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 00:25 | Hope | Clinton Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 45-69 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:20 | N. Michigan | Steven Eggleston misses long on a turnaround from close range | 45-69 |
| 00:19 | N. Michigan | James Amaker tips it but misses | 45-69 |
| 00:18 | Hope | Joseph Hiatt gets the rebound | 45-69 |
| 00:00 | Hope | Clinton Parsons runs out the clock | 45-69 |