| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Charles Burkart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kent Dobbins (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Ellis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Mark Ignacio (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Rutledge (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Henning (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ashland | David Rutledge inbounds the ball | 43-30 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Ashland | Mark Ignacio comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 19:47 | N. Michigan | William Richardson grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 19:21 | N. Michigan | William Richardson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-30 |
| 19:20 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis grabs the offensive board | 43-30 |
| 19:03 | N. Michigan | William Richardson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-30 |
| 19:02 | Ashland | Mark Ignacio gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 18:48 | Ashland | Mark Ignacio knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Dan Wilson | 43-32 |
| 18:32 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 18:31 | Ashland | Timothy Henning grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 18:17 | Ashland | Dan Wilson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Ignacio | 43-35 |
| 17:58 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis loses the dribble to David Rutledge | 43-35 |
| 17:38 | Ashland | Timothy Henning misses the dunk attempt | 43-35 |
| 17:37 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 17:34 | N. Michigan | Mark Ignacio takes the ball from Charles Burkart in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| 17:32 | Ashland | Dan Wilson lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Ignacio | 43-37 |
| 17:25 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins loses the dribble to Mark Ignacio | 43-37 |
| 17:22 | Ashland | Dan Wilson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Ignacio | 43-39 |
| 17:01 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 16:59 | N. Michigan | William Richardson tips it in | 45-39 |
| 16:35 | Ashland | Charles Burkart is called for the reach on Mark Ignacio - foul #3 on Charles Burkart, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| 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 | Rafael Hopper (PF), Don Rhodes (C) Daniel Dixon, Timothy Henning | |
| 16:20 | Ashland | Dan Wilson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Carlos Blackburn - foul #1 on Carlos Blackburn, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ashland | William Webb (PG), Herbert Chambers (SF) Mark Ignacio, David Rutledge | |
| 16:20 | Ashland | Dan Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:20 | Ashland | Dan Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:20 | N. Michigan | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:02 | N. Michigan | Duane Price's floater is tipped away by Rafael Hopper | 45-40 |
| 16:00 | Ashland | Don Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Sean Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Moralez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carlos Blackburn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Duane Price (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - William Webb (fresh) SG - Dan Wilson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Chambers (fresh) PF - Rafael Hopper (fresh) 2 pts. C - Don Rhodes (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Ashland | Don Rhodes lays it in on a great pass from William Webb | 45-42 |
| 15:30 | N. Michigan | John Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-42 |
| 15:28 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Don Rhodes | 45-42 |
| 15:14 | Ashland | Herbert Chambers makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-44 |
| 14:53 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 14:52 | Ashland | Don Rhodes snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 14:38 | Ashland | William Webb is hacked by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart (PG), Kent Dobbins (SG), Jimmy Ellis (SF), William Richardson (PF), Patrick Keith (C) Sean Lewis, Tom Moralez, Carlos Blackburn, Duane Price, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Ashland | Mark Ignacio (PG), David Rutledge (SF), Daniel Dixon (PF), Chad Anderson (C) Dan Wilson, Herbert Chambers, Rafael Hopper, Don Rhodes | |
| 14:25 | Ashland | William Webb makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mark Ignacio | 45-46 |
| 14:10 | N. Michigan | William Webb steals it from William Richardson | 45-46 |
| 13:47 | Ashland | Mark Ignacio buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 13:37 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kent Dobbins | 47-49 |
| 13:12 | Ashland | Patrick Keith steals it from William Webb | 47-49 |
| 12:55 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 12:53 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 12:40 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart is whistled for a carry | 47-49 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez (SF) Jimmy Ellis | |
| Subs | Ashland | Dan Wilson (SG) William Webb | |
| 12:21 | Ashland | Patrick Keith is called for the reach on Chad Anderson - foul #2 on Patrick Keith, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis (PG), Duane Price (C) Charles Burkart, Patrick Keith | |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| 12:10 | Ashland | Mark Ignacio clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 12:09 | N. Michigan | Duane Price gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 11:50 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins is hacked by Chad Anderson - foul #4 on Chad Anderson, team foul #1 | 47-49 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ashland | Timothy Henning (C) Chad Anderson | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Sean Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kent Dobbins (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tom Moralez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Duane Price (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Mark Ignacio (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dan Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Rutledge (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Henning (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | N. Michigan | Daniel Dixon takes the ball from Duane Price | 47-49 |
| 11:17 | Ashland | Mark Ignacio connects on the floater from close range and he's hacked by William Richardson - foul #3 on William Richardson, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart (PG), Carlos Blackburn (SF), Patrick Keith (C) Sean Lewis, Kent Dobbins, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| 11:17 | Ashland | Mark Ignacio misses the free throw | 47-51 |
| 11:17 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Patrick Keith | 47-51 |
| 11:13 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart makes the floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by David Rutledge - foul #1 on David Rutledge, team foul #2 | 49-51 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis (SF) Carlos Blackburn | |
| Subs | Ashland | Rafael Hopper (C) Daniel Dixon | |
| 11:13 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart misses the free throw | 49-51 |
| 11:13 | Ashland | Timothy Henning grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 10:56 | Ashland | Rafael Hopper is denied on a layup by Duane Price | 49-51 |
| 10:55 | Ashland | Timothy Henning grabs the offensive board | 49-51 |
| 10:45 | Ashland | David Rutledge drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Mark Ignacio | 49-54 |
| 10:31 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Patrick Keith | 52-54 |
| 10:25 | Ashland | David Rutledge makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Dan Wilson | 52-56 |
| 10:14 | N. Michigan | David Rutledge picks off the pass by Jimmy Ellis | 52-56 |
| 10:04 | Ashland | David Rutledge can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jimmy Ellis - foul #1 on Jimmy Ellis, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins (SG), William Richardson (PF) Tom Moralez, Duane Price | |
| Subs | Ashland | William Webb (PG), Daniel Dixon (PF) Mark Ignacio, Rafael Hopper | |
| 10:04 | Ashland | David Rutledge makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 10:04 | Ashland | David Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 09:42 | N. Michigan | William Richardson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Burkart | 55-58 |
| 09:22 | Ashland | Dan Wilson scores on a shot from the left side set up by William Webb | 55-60 |
| 09:01 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Dan Wilson - foul #1 on Dan Wilson, team foul #3 | 55-60 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis (PG), Tom Moralez (SF), Duane Price (C) Charles Burkart, Jimmy Ellis, Patrick Keith | |
| Subs | Ashland | Robert Marks (PG), Herbert Chambers (SF), Rafael Hopper (C) Dan Wilson, David Rutledge, Timothy Henning | |
| 09:01 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 09:01 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 08:42 | Ashland | Daniel Dixon misses the easy layup | 57-60 |
| 08:40 | N. Michigan | Duane Price grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 08:24 | N. Michigan | Duane Price is fouled on the floor by Daniel Dixon - foul #3 on Daniel Dixon, team foul #4 | 57-60 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | John Johnson (C) William Richardson | |
| Subs | Ashland | Mark Ignacio (PG) Robert Marks | |
| 08:05 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Lewis | 60-60 |
| 07:53 | Ashland | William Webb hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 07:41 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis is whistled for a carry | 60-63 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Carlos Blackburn (SF) Kent Dobbins | |
| Subs | Ashland | Dan Wilson (SG), Chad Anderson (C) William Webb, Rafael Hopper | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Sean Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tom Moralez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Blackburn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Duane Price (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Mark Ignacio (fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dan Wilson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Chad Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Ashland | Daniel Dixon hits the finger roll | 60-65 |
| 07:18 | N. Michigan | The jump hook by Duane Price is blocked by Chad Anderson | 60-65 |
| 07:17 | Ashland | Dan Wilson gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 06:57 | Ashland | Daniel Dixon banks in the layup and the foul's on Carlos Blackburn - foul #2 on Carlos Blackburn, team foul #7 | 60-67 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart (PG), Jimmy Ellis (SF), William Richardson (PF), Patrick Keith (C) Sean Lewis, Carlos Blackburn, Duane Price, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Ashland | David Rutledge (SF) Herbert Chambers | |
| 06:57 | Ashland | Daniel Dixon makes the free throw | 60-68 |
| 06:34 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith is whistled for traveling | 60-68 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins (SG) Tom Moralez | |
| Subs | Ashland | Timothy Henning (PF) Daniel Dixon | |
| 06:20 | Ashland | Mark Ignacio clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Patrick Keith - foul #3 on Patrick Keith, team foul #8 | 60-68 |
| 06:20 | Ashland | Mark Ignacio makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 06:20 | Ashland | Mark Ignacio makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 06:02 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 06:00 | N. Michigan | William Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 60-70 |
| 05:47 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 62-70 |
| 05:35 | Ashland | David Rutledge misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 62-70 |
| 05:33 | Ashland | Chad Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 05:17 | Ashland | David Rutledge misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-70 |
| 05:15 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 05:11 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Burkart | 64-70 |
| 04:58 | Ashland | Dan Wilson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-70 |
| 04:57 | Ashland | Chad Anderson misses the tip | 64-70 |
| 04:56 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis snags the defensive board | 64-70 |
| 04:34 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-70 |
| 04:32 | Ashland | David Rutledge snags the defensive board | 64-70 |
| 04:13 | Ashland | Timothy Henning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-70 |
| 04:11 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith pulls down the rebound | 64-70 |
| 03:54 | N. Michigan | William Richardson hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 64-70 |
| 03:53 | Ashland | Chad Anderson grabs the board | 64-70 |
| 03:34 | Ashland | Dan Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 64-70 |
| 03:32 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis gets the rebound | 64-70 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Charles Burkart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kent Dobbins (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Ellis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Richardson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Keith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Mark Ignacio (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dan Wilson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Rutledge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Henning (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Chad Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | N. Michigan | William Richardson misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Timothy Henning - foul #3 on Timothy Henning, team foul #5 | 64-70 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis (PG), Tom Moralez (SG), Carlos Blackburn (SF), Duane Price (C) Charles Burkart, Kent Dobbins, Jimmy Ellis, Patrick Keith | |
| Subs | Ashland | Robert Marks (PG), William Webb (SG), Herbert Chambers (SF), Daniel Dixon (PF), Rafael Hopper (C) Mark Ignacio, Dan Wilson, David Rutledge, Timothy Henning, Chad Anderson | |
| 03:15 | N. Michigan | William Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 03:15 | N. Michigan | William Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 02:49 | Ashland | Daniel Dixon scores on a floater near the basket set up by Herbert Chambers | 66-72 |
| 02:49 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-72 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ashland | Mark Ignacio (PG), Dan Wilson (SG), David Rutledge (SF), Chad Anderson (C) Robert Marks, William Webb, Herbert Chambers, Rafael Hopper | |
| 02:39 | N. Michigan | William Richardson is denied on a layup by Chad Anderson | 66-72 |
| 02:37 | N. Michigan | William Richardson grabs the offensive board | 66-72 |
| 02:29 | N. Michigan | Carlos Blackburn is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Carlos Blackburn, team foul #9 | 66-72 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins (SG), Patrick Keith (C) Carlos Blackburn, Duane Price | |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| 02:07 | Ashland | Daniel Dixon connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Mark Ignacio and he's hacked by William Richardson - foul #4 on William Richardson, team foul #10 | 66-74 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart (PG), Duane Price (PF) Sean Lewis, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| 02:07 | Ashland | Daniel Dixon misses the free throw | 66-74 |
| 02:07 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Duane Price | 66-74 |
| 02:07 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:56 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith makes the fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Mark Ignacio - foul #3 on Mark Ignacio, team foul #6 | 68-74 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis (SF), William Richardson (PF) Tom Moralez, Duane Price | |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| 01:56 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith misses the free throw | 68-74 |
| 01:56 | Ashland | Daniel Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 68-74 |
| 01:45 | Ashland | David Rutledge banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dan Wilson | 68-76 |
| 01:37 | N. Michigan | Daniel Dixon blocks the short jumper by Jimmy Ellis | 68-76 |
| 01:36 | Ashland | Chad Anderson snags the defensive board | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:31 | Ashland | Dan Wilson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Ignacio | 68-78 |
| 01:08 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 68-78 |
| 01:06 | Ashland | David Rutledge gets the rebound | 68-78 |
| 00:45 | Ashland | Chad Anderson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Rutledge | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 68-81 |
| 00:37 | Ashland | Daniel Dixon grabs the board | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Ashland | Chad Anderson drills a jumper in the paint set up by Dan Wilson | 68-83 |
| 00:02 | N. Michigan | William Richardson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-83 |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | The clock runs out | 68-83 |