| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Charles Burkart (fresh) SG - Kent Dobbins (fresh) SF - Jimmy Ellis (fresh) PF - William Richardson (fresh) C - Patrick Keith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Mark Ignacio (fresh) SG - Dan Wilson (fresh) SF - David Rutledge (fresh) PF - Daniel Dixon (fresh) C - Chad Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ashland | Daniel Dixon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Ashland | Chad Anderson makes the floater in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Patrick Keith | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Ashland | Patrick Keith swats the short shot by David Rutledge | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Patrick Keith | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Ashland | David Rutledge pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:50 | Ashland | Dan Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | N. Michigan | William Richardson loses the dribble to Dan Wilson | 3-2 |
| 18:39 | Ashland | Dan Wilson lays it up and in | 3-4 |
| 18:17 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Richardson | 5-4 |
| 18:03 | Ashland | Chad Anderson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Chad Anderson, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:49 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Burkart | 8-4 |
| 17:42 | Ashland | Mark Ignacio misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Patrick Keith - foul #1 on Patrick Keith, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| 17:42 | Ashland | Mark Ignacio makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:42 | Ashland | Mark Ignacio makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 17:26 | N. Michigan | Dan Wilson steals the ball from Jimmy Ellis | 8-6 |
| 17:22 | Ashland | Dan Wilson misses the dunk attempt | 8-6 |
| 17:21 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:53 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 16:51 | N. Michigan | William Richardson snags the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 16:40 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-6 |
| 16:38 | N. Michigan | William Richardson can't tip it in | 8-6 |
| 16:36 | Ashland | Daniel Dixon gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:19 | Ashland | Daniel Dixon misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on William Richardson - foul #1 on William Richardson, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis (PG), Tom Moralez (SG), Carlos Blackburn (SF), Duane Price (PF), John Johnson (C) Charles Burkart, Kent Dobbins, Jimmy Ellis, William Richardson, Patrick Keith | |
| Subs | Ashland | Robert Marks (PG), William Webb (SG), Herbert Chambers (SF), Timothy Henning (C) Mark Ignacio, Dan Wilson, David Rutledge, Chad Anderson | |
| 16:19 | Ashland | Daniel Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:19 | Ashland | Daniel Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:17 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Marks - foul #1 on Robert Marks, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ashland | Rafael Hopper (C) Daniel Dixon | |
| 16:02 | N. Michigan | Rafael Hopper takes the ball from Tom Moralez | 8-8 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Sean Lewis (fresh) SG - Tom Moralez (fresh) SF - Carlos Blackburn (fresh) PF - Duane Price (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Robert Marks (fresh) SG - William Webb (fresh) SF - Herbert Chambers (fresh) PF - Timothy Henning (fresh) C - Rafael Hopper (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Ashland | Herbert Chambers loses the ball out of bounds | 8-8 |
| 15:27 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Johnson | 11-8 |
| 15:16 | Ashland | Timothy Henning misses the jumper from the baseline | 11-8 |
| 15:15 | Ashland | William Webb grabs the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:57 | Ashland | Robert Marks can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 11-8 |
| 14:56 | N. Michigan | Duane Price snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 14:52 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis is fouled on the floor by Herbert Chambers - foul #1 on Herbert Chambers, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins (SG), William Richardson (PF) Carlos Blackburn, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Ashland | Mark Ignacio (PG), Dan Wilson (SG), David Rutledge (SF), Daniel Dixon (PF), Chad Anderson (C) Robert Marks, William Webb, Herbert Chambers, Timothy Henning, Rafael Hopper | |
| 14:32 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez loses the ball out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart (PG), Patrick Keith (C) Sean Lewis, Duane Price | |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| 14:18 | Ashland | Dan Wilson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 14:17 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 13:57 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith misses short on a runner from the right block | 11-8 |
| 13:55 | Ashland | Daniel Dixon grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 13:26 | Ashland | Mark Ignacio misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 13:25 | Ashland | David Rutledge hits the follow up shot | 11-10 |
| 13:00 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart is hacked by Mark Ignacio - foul #1 on Mark Ignacio, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis (PG), Jimmy Ellis (SF), Duane Price (PF) Charles Burkart, Tom Moralez, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Ashland | Timothy Henning (PF), Rafael Hopper (C) Daniel Dixon, Chad Anderson | |
| 12:42 | N. Michigan | Duane Price hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Sean Lewis | 13-10 |
| 12:23 | Ashland | Mark Ignacio is hacked by Sean Lewis - foul #1 on Sean Lewis, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Chris Brown (SG), John Johnson (C) Kent Dobbins, Patrick Keith | |
| Subs | Ashland | William Webb (PG), Herbert Chambers (SF) Mark Ignacio, David Rutledge | |
| 11:57 | Ashland | William Webb clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-10 |
| 11:56 | Ashland | Herbert Chambers snags the offensive board | 13-10 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Sean Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Brown (fresh) SF - Jimmy Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Duane Price (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - William Webb (fresh) SG - Dan Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Chambers (fresh) PF - Timothy Henning (fresh) C - Rafael Hopper (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Ashland | Timothy Henning misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 11:40 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 11:34 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 11:33 | N. Michigan | John Johnson grabs the offensive board | 13-10 |
| 11:17 | N. Michigan | Chris Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-10 |
| 11:15 | Ashland | Rafael Hopper gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:56 | Ashland | Herbert Chambers can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 10:54 | N. Michigan | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:43 | N. Michigan | Duane Price misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Timothy Henning - foul #1 on Timothy Henning, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart (PG), Kent Dobbins (SG), Patrick Keith (C) Sean Lewis, Chris Brown, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Ashland | Mark Ignacio (PG), David Rutledge (SF), Daniel Dixon (PF), Chad Anderson (C) Dan Wilson, Herbert Chambers, Timothy Henning, Rafael Hopper | |
| 10:43 | N. Michigan | Duane Price misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 10:43 | N. Michigan | Duane Price makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:20 | Ashland | Mark Ignacio hits a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Jimmy Ellis - foul #1 on Jimmy Ellis, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez (SF), William Richardson (PF) Jimmy Ellis, Duane Price | |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| 10:20 | Ashland | Mark Ignacio makes the free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:09 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tom Moralez | 16-13 |
| 09:51 | Ashland | David Rutledge knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mark Ignacio | 16-16 |
| 09:37 | N. Michigan | Chad Anderson steps in front of the Kent Dobbins pass | 16-16 |
| 09:20 | Ashland | Chad Anderson banks in the layup set up by William Webb and he's hacked by Patrick Keith - foul #2 on Patrick Keith, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Duane Price (C) Patrick Keith | |
| Subs | Ashland | Dan Wilson (SG) William Webb | |
| 09:20 | Ashland | Chad Anderson misses the free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:20 | N. Michigan | Duane Price grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 08:51 | N. Michigan | Mark Ignacio steals the ball from Kent Dobbins | 16-18 |
| 08:46 | Ashland | Dan Wilson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Ignacio | 16-20 |
| 08:34 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Richardson | 19-20 |
| 08:22 | Ashland | Mark Ignacio comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 08:20 | Ashland | Chad Anderson tips it but misses | 19-20 |
| 08:18 | N. Michigan | William Richardson grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 08:14 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Charles Burkart, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis (SF) Tom Moralez | |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| 07:57 | Ashland | Dan Wilson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Rutledge | 19-23 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Charles Burkart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kent Dobbins (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jimmy Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Richardson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Duane Price (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Mark Ignacio (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Rutledge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:39 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis is fouled on the floor by David Rutledge - foul #1 on David Rutledge, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis (PG), Tom Moralez (SG), John Johnson (C) Charles Burkart, Kent Dobbins, Duane Price | |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| 07:26 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-23 |
| 07:25 | N. Michigan | William Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 07:13 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis loses the dribble to Mark Ignacio | 19-23 |
| 07:10 | Ashland | David Rutledge hits the finger roll set up by Mark Ignacio | 19-25 |
| 06:56 | N. Michigan | William Richardson comes up short on the shot in the lane | 19-25 |
| 06:55 | Ashland | Daniel Dixon gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 06:31 | Ashland | Tom Moralez steals it from David Rutledge | 19-25 |
| 06:15 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Sean Lewis | 21-25 |
| 05:58 | Ashland | Daniel Dixon hits the finger roll | 21-27 |
| 05:36 | N. Michigan | William Richardson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 05:35 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis snags the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 05:20 | N. Michigan | William Richardson is fouled on the floor by Chad Anderson - foul #2 on Chad Anderson, team foul #7 | 21-27 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart (PG), Kent Dobbins (SG), Duane Price (C) Sean Lewis, Jimmy Ellis, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Ashland | Robert Marks (PG), William Webb (SG), Herbert Chambers (SF), Timothy Henning (PF), Rafael Hopper (C) Mark Ignacio, Dan Wilson, David Rutledge, Daniel Dixon, Chad Anderson | |
| 05:20 | N. Michigan | William Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:20 | N. Michigan | William Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:05 | Ashland | Rafael Hopper buries a jump hook from the right block | 23-29 |
| 04:42 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 04:41 | Ashland | Timothy Henning snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 04:25 | Ashland | William Webb misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 04:23 | Ashland | William Webb pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 04:08 | Ashland | William Webb clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 04:07 | Ashland | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Henning | 23-29 |
| 03:49 | Ashland | Herbert Chambers can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 23-29 |
| 03:47 | N. Michigan | William Richardson grabs the board | 23-29 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Charles Burkart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kent Dobbins (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Tom Moralez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Duane Price (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Robert Marks (fresh) SG - William Webb (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert Chambers (fresh) PF - Timothy Henning (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rafael Hopper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:40 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kent Dobbins | 26-29 |
| 03:21 | Ashland | Timothy Henning can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 03:19 | Ashland | Rafael Hopper tips it in | 26-31 |
| 02:55 | N. Michigan | Duane Price is fouled on the floor by Rafael Hopper - foul #1 on Rafael Hopper, team foul #8 | 26-31 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis (SF), Patrick Keith (C) Tom Moralez, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Ashland | Mark Ignacio (PG), Dan Wilson (SG), David Rutledge (SF), Daniel Dixon (PF), Chad Anderson (C) Robert Marks, William Webb, Herbert Chambers, Timothy Henning, Rafael Hopper | |
| 02:55 | N. Michigan | Duane Price makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:55 | N. Michigan | Duane Price misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:55 | Ashland | Daniel Dixon gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:39 | Ashland | Mark Ignacio clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-31 |
| 02:37 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:09 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 02:07 | Ashland | David Rutledge pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:01 | Ashland | Jimmy Ellis picks off the pass by Daniel Dixon | 27-31 |
| 01:55 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Burkart and the foul's on David Rutledge - foul #2 on David Rutledge, team foul #9 | 29-31 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis (PG), Chris Brown (SG), Carlos Blackburn (PF) Charles Burkart, Kent Dobbins, Duane Price | |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| 01:55 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:41 | Ashland | Chad Anderson clanks a floater from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 01:39 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 01:19 | N. Michigan | Chris Brown misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 01:18 | Ashland | David Rutledge gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 01:00 | Ashland | Chad Anderson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 00:59 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 00:42 | N. Michigan | Chad Anderson is called for the reach on Patrick Keith - foul #3 on Chad Anderson, team foul #10 | 30-31 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins (SG) Chris Brown | |
| Subs | Ashland | Timothy Henning (C) Chad Anderson | |
| 00:42 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:42 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:42 | Ashland | Timothy Henning gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 00:29 | Ashland | Timothy Henning double dribbles | 31-31 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart (PG), Tom Moralez (SF), Duane Price (PF) Sean Lewis, Jimmy Ellis, Carlos Blackburn | |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| 00:02 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 00:00 | Ashland | Timothy Henning grabs the board | 31-31 |