| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Jason Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Richarson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Kells (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Yates (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - John Spiegel (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roger Ebner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Francis Knopp (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Billy Updike (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Simon Mathis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lakeland | Joseph Kells inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Lakeland | Lakeland is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Lakeland | Joseph Kells double dribbles | 37-35 |
| 19:12 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Billy Updike | 37-37 |
| 18:58 | Lakeland | Jerry Hunter comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 18:57 | Kalamazoo | Simon Mathis gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:51 | Kalamazoo | John Spiegel misses the jumper from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 18:50 | Lakeland | The rebound goes to Mark Yates | 37-37 |
| 18:44 | Lakeland | Jason Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 18:42 | Lakeland | Jerry Hunter tips it home | 39-37 |
| 18:29 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-37 |
| 18:27 | Lakeland | Joseph Kells grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 18:11 | Lakeland | Tom Richarson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 18:10 | Lakeland | Joseph Kells hits the follow up shot | 41-37 |
| 17:50 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 17:27 | Lakeland | Jason Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 17:25 | Kalamazoo | John Spiegel grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:05 | Kalamazoo | Billy Updike misses badly on a runner from the right block | 41-40 |
| 17:04 | Lakeland | Jerry Hunter grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 16:56 | Lakeland | Joseph Kells misses the easy layup | 41-40 |
| 16:54 | Lakeland | Jerry Hunter tips it in | 43-40 |
| 16:39 | Kalamazoo | Francis Knopp can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 16:38 | Lakeland | Jerry Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 16:33 | Lakeland | Tom Richarson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 16:32 | Kalamazoo | Simon Mathis gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 16:13 | Kalamazoo | John Spiegel misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Tom Richarson - foul #1 on Tom Richarson, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Anthony Daily (PG), Anthony Johnson (SG), Damian Dillon (SF), Buddy Griffin (PF), David McDonald (C) Jason Smith, Tom Richarson, Joseph Kells, Mark Yates, Jerry Hunter | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | David Trafton (SG), Raymond Burch (SF), Leo Ring (PF), Victor Riley (C) Roger Ebner, Francis Knopp, Billy Updike, Simon Mathis | |
| 16:13 | Kalamazoo | John Spiegel misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:13 | Kalamazoo | John Spiegel misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:13 | Kalamazoo | Victor Riley grabs the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:59 | Kalamazoo | Victor Riley is fouled on the floor by David McDonald - foul #2 on David McDonald, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Eugene Poche (SG) John Spiegel | |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Anthony Daily (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Damian Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Buddy Griffin (fresh) C - David McDonald (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - David Trafton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Poche (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Raymond Burch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leo Ring (fresh) C - Victor Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Kalamazoo | Raymond Burch is fouled on the floor by Anthony Johnson - foul #1 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| 15:32 | Kalamazoo | Victor Riley makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eugene Poche | 43-42 |
| 15:10 | Lakeland | Buddy Griffin blows the layup but he's hacked by Leo Ring - foul #1 on Leo Ring, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Tom Richarson (SG) Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 15:10 | Lakeland | Buddy Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:10 | Lakeland | Buddy Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:10 | Kalamazoo | Leo Ring grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 15:06 | Kalamazoo | David Trafton misses the 3 from straight away | 44-42 |
| 15:04 | Lakeland | Buddy Griffin gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:44 | Lakeland | Anthony Daily misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Raymond Burch - foul #3 on Raymond Burch, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Joseph Kells (SF) Damian Dillon | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 14:44 | Lakeland | Anthony Daily misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:44 | Lakeland | Anthony Daily misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:44 | Kalamazoo | Raymond Burch gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:21 | Kalamazoo | Eugene Poche connects on the runner from the right block | 44-44 |
| 14:03 | Lakeland | Tom Richarson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David McDonald | 47-44 |
| 13:48 | Kalamazoo | Eugene Poche's pass is intercepted by Tom Richarson | 47-44 |
| 13:25 | Lakeland | Buddy Griffin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Victor Riley - foul #3 on Victor Riley, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Jason Smith (PG), Jerry Hunter (C) Anthony Daily, David McDonald | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | John Spiegel (PG), Roger Ebner (SG), Francis Knopp (SF), Billy Updike (PF), Simon Mathis (C) David Trafton, Eugene Poche, Raymond Burch, Leo Ring, Victor Riley | |
| 13:25 | Lakeland | Buddy Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:25 | Lakeland | Buddy Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:00 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Smith - foul #3 on Jason Smith, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Mark Yates (PF) Buddy Griffin | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 13:00 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:00 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:39 | Lakeland | Jason Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| 12:25 | Kalamazoo | Francis Knopp is whistled for traveling | 49-45 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Anthony Daily (SF) Joseph Kells | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 12:12 | Lakeland | Tom Richarson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 12:10 | Kalamazoo | Billy Updike pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:03 | Kalamazoo | Billy Updike's pass is intercepted by Anthony Daily | 49-45 |
| 11:58 | Lakeland | Anthony Daily makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Tom Richarson | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Jason Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tom Richarson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Anthony Daily (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - John Spiegel (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roger Ebner (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Francis Knopp (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Billy Updike (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Simon Mathis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Kalamazoo | John Spiegel drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Billy Updike | 52-48 |
| 11:25 | Lakeland | Jason Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 11:23 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 11:18 | Kalamazoo | John Spiegel makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 52-50 |
| 11:01 | Lakeland | Anthony Daily comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 10:59 | Lakeland | Tom Richarson snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 10:44 | Lakeland | The jumper by Tom Richarson is denied by Simon Mathis | 52-50 |
| 10:43 | Kalamazoo | Billy Updike gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 10:27 | Kalamazoo | Mark Yates picks off the pass by Simon Mathis | 52-50 |
| 10:07 | Lakeland | Tom Richarson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-50 |
| 10:05 | Lakeland | Jerry Hunter tips it home | 54-50 |
| 09:45 | Kalamazoo | John Spiegel hits the finger roll on a great pass from Francis Knopp | 54-52 |
| 09:22 | Lakeland | Francis Knopp takes the ball from Mark Yates | 54-52 |
| 09:17 | Kalamazoo | Francis Knopp lays it up and in | 54-54 |
| 09:02 | Lakeland | Jason Smith is hacked by Francis Knopp - foul #2 on Francis Knopp, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Anthony Johnson (PG), Damian Dillon (SG), Joseph Kells (SF), Buddy Griffin (PF), David McDonald (C) Jason Smith, Tom Richarson, Anthony Daily, Mark Yates, Jerry Hunter | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | David Trafton (PG), Eugene Poche (SG), Raymond Burch (SF), Leo Ring (PF), Victor Riley (C) John Spiegel, Roger Ebner, Francis Knopp, Billy Updike, Simon Mathis | |
| 08:40 | Lakeland | Joseph Kells misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Leo Ring - foul #2 on Leo Ring, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| 08:40 | Lakeland | Joseph Kells makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 08:40 | Lakeland | Joseph Kells makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 08:22 | Kalamazoo | Victor Riley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David McDonald - foul #3 on David McDonald, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| 08:22 | Kalamazoo | Victor Riley makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:22 | Kalamazoo | Victor Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:09 | Lakeland | Damian Dillon is fouled on the floor by Leo Ring - foul #3 on Leo Ring, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| 07:56 | Lakeland | Buddy Griffin loses the dribble to Victor Riley | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Damian Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Kells (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Buddy Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David McDonald (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - David Trafton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Poche (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Burch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leo Ring (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Kalamazoo | Leo Ring comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 07:29 | Kalamazoo | Victor Riley snags the offensive board | 56-56 |
| 07:15 | Kalamazoo | Raymond Burch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-56 |
| 07:14 | Lakeland | Buddy Griffin gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 06:54 | Lakeland | Joseph Kells buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Johnson | 59-56 |
| 06:38 | Kalamazoo | Leo Ring misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David McDonald - foul #4 on David McDonald, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Jason Smith (PG), Tom Richarson (SG), Jerry Hunter (C) Anthony Johnson, Damian Dillon, Buddy Griffin | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | John Spiegel (PG), Roger Ebner (SG), Simon Mathis (C) David Trafton, Eugene Poche, Victor Riley | |
| 06:38 | Kalamazoo | Leo Ring misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:38 | Kalamazoo | Leo Ring misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:38 | Lakeland | David McDonald pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 06:20 | Lakeland | Joseph Kells is called for traveling | 59-56 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Kal Ford (PF) David McDonald | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Francis Knopp (SF), Billy Updike (PF) Raymond Burch, Leo Ring | |
| 06:07 | Kalamazoo | Simon Mathis misses long on a runner from the left block | 59-56 |
| 06:05 | Lakeland | Kal Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 05:51 | Lakeland | Jerry Hunter blows the layup but he's fouled by Roger Ebner - foul #3 on Roger Ebner, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Anthony Daily (SF) Joseph Kells | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 05:51 | Lakeland | Jerry Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:51 | Lakeland | Jerry Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:33 | Kalamazoo | Billy Updike is fouled on the floor by Jason Smith - foul #4 on Jason Smith, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| 05:33 | Kalamazoo | Billy Updike misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:33 | Lakeland | Kal Ford gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 05:16 | Lakeland | Tom Richarson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-56 |
| 05:15 | Kalamazoo | Simon Mathis gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 04:52 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner misses the 3 from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 04:51 | Lakeland | Jerry Hunter gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 04:45 | Lakeland | Tom Richarson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-56 |
| 04:35 | Kalamazoo | John Spiegel misses short on a floater from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 04:33 | Lakeland | Jason Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 04:16 | Lakeland | Jason Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 04:14 | Kalamazoo | Simon Mathis gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 04:01 | Kalamazoo | Billy Updike buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Spiegel | 64-59 |
| 04:01 | Lakeland | Lakeland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Joseph Kells (SF), Mark Yates (PF) Anthony Daily, Kal Ford | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Raymond Burch (SF), Leo Ring (PF), Victor Riley (C) Francis Knopp, Billy Updike, Simon Mathis | |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Jason Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tom Richarson (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Kells (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Hunter (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - John Spiegel (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Ebner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Burch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leo Ring (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:41 | Lakeland | Jason Smith hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tom Richarson | 66-59 |
| 03:22 | Kalamazoo | John Spiegel connects on the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Jason Smith - foul #5 on Jason Smith, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Anthony Daily (PG), Buddy Griffin (C) Jason Smith, Jerry Hunter | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 03:22 | Kalamazoo | John Spiegel makes the free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:55 | Lakeland | Anthony Daily clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by John Spiegel - foul #2 on John Spiegel, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Simon Mathis (C) Victor Riley | |
| 02:55 | Lakeland | Anthony Daily misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:55 | Lakeland | Anthony Daily makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 02:53 | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Jerry Hunter (C) Buddy Griffin | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Francis Knopp (SF) Raymond Burch | |
| 02:34 | Kalamazoo | Leo Ring is called for a charge - foul #4 on Leo Ring, team foul #9 | 67-62 |
| 02:10 | Lakeland | Jerry Hunter misses long on a jumper in the paint | 67-62 |
| 02:08 | Kalamazoo | Francis Knopp grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 02:04 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 02:02 | Lakeland | Mark Yates pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 01:34 | Lakeland | Joseph Kells connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 01:10 | Kalamazoo | Francis Knopp misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 69-62 |
| 01:09 | Lakeland | Mark Yates grabs the board | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Lakeland | Lakeland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Lakeland | Mark Yates can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-62 |
| 00:38 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Lakeland | Lakeland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Kalamazoo | John Spiegel's pass is intercepted by Joseph Kells | 69-62 |
| 00:30 | Lakeland | Anthony Daily lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Kells | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Lakeland | Lakeland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Spiegel | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Lakeland | Lakeland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Lakeland | Jerry Hunter is fouled in the backcourt by John Spiegel - foul #3 on John Spiegel, team foul #10 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Billy Updike (PF) Leo Ring | |
| 00:20 | Lakeland | Jerry Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:20 | Lakeland | Jerry Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:20 | Kalamazoo | Billy Updike grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Lakeland | Lakeland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Francis Knopp | 72-68 |
| 00:13 | Lakeland | Tom Richarson is hacked by Roger Ebner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roger Ebner, team foul #11 | 72-68 |
| 00:13 | Lakeland | Tom Richarson misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:13 | Lakeland | Tom Richarson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:13 | Kalamazoo | Billy Updike grabs the board | 72-68 |
| 00:05 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Francis Knopp | 72-71 |
| 00:03 | Lakeland | Tom Richarson is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Ebner - foul #5 on Roger Ebner, team foul #12 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | David Trafton (SG) Roger Ebner | |
| 00:03 | Lakeland | Tom Richarson makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:03 | Lakeland | Tom Richarson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:03 | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| 00:00 | Kalamazoo | John Spiegel hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 74-71 |