| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Basil Holder (fresh) SG - Earl Johnson (fresh) SF - Jerry Bertrand (fresh) PF - Bruce McCarthy (fresh) C - Alexander Heard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (MI) | PG - James Reynolds (fresh) SG - Randolph Ratliff (fresh) SF - David Scott (fresh) PF - Scott Bailey (fresh) C - Michael Willis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wayne St. (MI) | Wayne St. (MI) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | N. Michigan | Jerry Bertrand knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Basil Holder | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Reynolds drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Randolph Ratliff | 2-3 |
| 19:02 | N. Michigan | Earl Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 19:01 | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy snags the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:50 | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | Wayne St. (MI) | Michael Willis grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:36 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Scott can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Wayne St. (MI) | Michael Willis grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:51 | Wayne St. (MI) | Randolph Ratliff drills a jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:38 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard banks in the layup set up by Basil Holder | 4-5 |
| 17:24 | Wayne St. (MI) | Michael Willis misses the jumper in the lane | 4-5 |
| 17:22 | Wayne St. (MI) | Michael Willis snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:11 | Wayne St. (MI) | Randolph Ratliff is hacked by Bruce McCarthy - foul #1 on Bruce McCarthy, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 16:55 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Reynolds makes the floater from the baseline | 4-7 |
| 16:34 | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy lays it up and in | 6-7 |
| 16:27 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Reynolds loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Marc Ore (PG), Lee Pollack (PF), Charles Gerth (C) Basil Holder, Bruce McCarthy, Alexander Heard | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | | |
| 16:01 | N. Michigan | Charles Gerth clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Willis - foul #1 on Michael Willis, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Robert Douglas (SG) Earl Johnson | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | James Thompson (C) Michael Willis | |
| 16:01 | N. Michigan | Charles Gerth makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:01 | N. Michigan | Charles Gerth makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Marc Ore (fresh) SG - Robert Douglas (fresh) SF - Jerry Bertrand (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Gerth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Pollack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (MI) | PG - James Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Randolph Ratliff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Scott (fresh) PF - Scott Bailey (fresh) C - James Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Reynolds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Lott (PG) Jerry Bertrand | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | | |
| 15:42 | N. Michigan | James Lott double dribbles in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | John Knudsen (SG) Randolph Ratliff | |
| 15:23 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Reynolds buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by David Scott | 8-9 |
| 15:19 | N. Michigan | James Lott is hacked by David Scott - foul #1 on David Scott, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Basil Holder (PG), Bruce McCarthy (PF), Alexander Heard (C) James Lott, Lee Pollack, Charles Gerth | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Arthur Woods (PG), Walter Peters (C) James Reynolds, Scott Bailey | |
| 15:00 | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy is fouled on the floor by Walter Peters - foul #1 on Walter Peters, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Earl Johnson (SG) Marc Ore | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | | |
| 14:48 | N. Michigan | Robert Douglas hits a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on John Knudsen - foul #1 on John Knudsen, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Michael Willis (C) Walter Peters | |
| 14:48 | N. Michigan | Robert Douglas misses the free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:48 | Wayne St. (MI) | Michael Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:35 | Wayne St. (MI) | Arthur Woods misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 14:33 | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:10 | N. Michigan | Basil Holder is denied on a layup by Michael Willis | 10-9 |
| 14:08 | Wayne St. (MI) | Arthur Woods gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:03 | Wayne St. (MI) | Arthur Woods connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-12 |
| 13:47 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Willis - foul #2 on Michael Willis, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jerry Bertrand (SF), Lee Pollack (PF) Robert Douglas, Bruce McCarthy | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | James Reynolds (PG), Randolph Ratliff (SG), Scott Bailey (PF) Arthur Woods, David Scott, Michael Willis | |
| 13:47 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:47 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:47 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack grabs the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:35 | N. Michigan | Scott Bailey is called for the reach on Lee Pollack - foul #1 on Scott Bailey, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Gerth (C) Alexander Heard | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | | |
| 13:21 | N. Michigan | Earl Johnson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Knudsen - foul #2 on John Knudsen, team foul #7 | 11-12 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Marc Ore (PG) Basil Holder | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Walter Peters (C) John Knudsen | |
| 13:21 | N. Michigan | Earl Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:21 | N. Michigan | Earl Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:21 | Wayne St. (MI) | Walter Peters grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 13:05 | Wayne St. (MI) | Randolph Ratliff misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Marc Ore - foul #1 on Marc Ore, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Lott (PG) Earl Johnson | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | | |
| 13:05 | Wayne St. (MI) | Randolph Ratliff misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:05 | Wayne St. (MI) | Randolph Ratliff makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:40 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack can't throw it down | 11-13 |
| 12:39 | Wayne St. (MI) | The rebound goes to James Reynolds | 11-13 |
| 12:28 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Thompson's floater is knocked away by Charles Gerth | 11-13 |
| 12:26 | Wayne St. (MI) | Walter Peters tips it but misses | 11-13 |
| 12:25 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:03 | N. Michigan | Jerry Bertrand is hacked by Walter Peters - foul #2 on Walter Peters, team foul #8 | 11-13 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Basil Holder (PG), Bruce McCarthy (PF), Alexander Heard (C) James Lott, Lee Pollack, Charles Gerth | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | David Scott (SF) Walter Peters | |
| 12:03 | N. Michigan | Jerry Bertrand misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:03 | Wayne St. (MI) | Scott Bailey pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:52 | Wayne St. (MI) | Alexander Heard swats the shot by James Reynolds | 11-13 |
| 11:50 | N. Michigan | Jerry Bertrand grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Basil Holder (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marc Ore (fresh) SF - Jerry Bertrand (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce McCarthy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Heard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (MI) | PG - James Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Randolph Ratliff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Scott (fresh) PF - Scott Bailey (fresh) C - James Thompson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | N. Michigan | Marc Ore misses the jumper from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 11:26 | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy hits the follow up shot | 13-13 |
| 11:01 | Wayne St. (MI) | Randolph Ratliff knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Reynolds | 13-15 |
| 10:47 | N. Michigan | Randolph Ratliff steals it from Basil Holder | 13-15 |
| 10:43 | Wayne St. (MI) | Randolph Ratliff banks in the layup | 13-17 |
| 10:39 | N. Michigan | Basil Holder makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-17 |
| 10:12 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Basil Holder - foul #1 on Basil Holder, team foul #3 | 15-17 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Earl Johnson (SG), Robert Douglas (SF) Marc Ore, Jerry Bertrand | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Arthur Woods (SG) Randolph Ratliff | |
| 10:12 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:12 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:12 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Alexander Heard | 15-18 |
| 09:57 | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Douglas | 18-18 |
| 09:32 | Wayne St. (MI) | Arthur Woods misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alexander Heard - foul #1 on Alexander Heard, team foul #4 | 18-18 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Lott (PG), Lee Pollack (PF), Charles Gerth (C) Basil Holder, Bruce McCarthy, Alexander Heard | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Jerry Garey (SG) James Reynolds | |
| 09:32 | Wayne St. (MI) | Arthur Woods misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:32 | Wayne St. (MI) | Arthur Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:32 | N. Michigan | Charles Gerth gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 09:09 | N. Michigan | Robert Douglas misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Arthur Woods - foul #1 on Arthur Woods, team foul #9 | 18-18 |
| 09:09 | N. Michigan | Robert Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:09 | N. Michigan | Robert Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:49 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Marc Ore (PG), Jerry Bertrand (SF) James Lott, Robert Douglas | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Randolph Ratliff (SG) Jerry Garey | |
| 08:25 | N. Michigan | Marc Ore lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Bertrand | 22-18 |
| 08:07 | Wayne St. (MI) | Arthur Woods comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-18 |
| 08:06 | Wayne St. (MI) | Randolph Ratliff snags the offensive board | 22-18 |
| 07:55 | Wayne St. (MI) | Arthur Woods is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 22-18 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Basil Holder (PG), Bruce McCarthy (PF), Alexander Heard (C) Marc Ore, Lee Pollack, Charles Gerth | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Sam Flemming (SF) David Scott | |
| 07:41 | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl Johnson | 24-18 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Basil Holder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Bertrand (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce McCarthy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Heard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (MI) | PG - Arthur Woods (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randolph Ratliff (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Flemming (fresh) PF - Scott Bailey (fairly fresh) C - James Thompson (tiring) | |
| 07:28 | Wayne St. (MI) | Earl Johnson is called for the reach on Sam Flemming - foul #1 on Earl Johnson, team foul #5 | 24-18 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | James Reynolds (PG) Arthur Woods | |
| 07:21 | Wayne St. (MI) | Randolph Ratliff drills a 3 from the left corner set up by James Reynolds | 24-21 |
| 07:07 | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jerry Bertrand | 27-21 |
| 06:55 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Reynolds is hacked by Bruce McCarthy - foul #2 on Bruce McCarthy, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Marc Ore (SG), Lee Pollack (PF) Earl Johnson, Bruce McCarthy | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Arthur Woods (SG), David Scott (SF) Randolph Ratliff, Sam Flemming | |
| 06:41 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Reynolds misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-21 |
| 06:39 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 06:17 | N. Michigan | Jerry Bertrand misses the easy layup | 27-21 |
| 06:16 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack tips it back up and in | 29-21 |
| 06:05 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-21 |
| 06:03 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Scott grabs the offensive board | 29-21 |
| 05:52 | Wayne St. (MI) | Scott Bailey buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Thompson | 29-24 |
| 05:44 | N. Michigan | Jerry Bertrand blows the layup but he's fouled by Scott Bailey - foul #2 on Scott Bailey, team foul #10 | 29-24 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Earl Johnson (SG) Basil Holder | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Michael Willis (C) Scott Bailey | |
| 05:44 | N. Michigan | Jerry Bertrand makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:44 | N. Michigan | Jerry Bertrand misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:44 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 05:31 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Marc Ore | 32-24 |
| 05:22 | Wayne St. (MI) | Arthur Woods's pass is intercepted by Lee Pollack | 32-24 |
| 04:58 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-24 |
| 04:56 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Scott grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 04:52 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Reynolds is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Ore - foul #2 on Marc Ore, team foul #7 | 32-24 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Lott (PG), Robert Douglas (SF), Charles Gerth (C) Marc Ore, Jerry Bertrand, Alexander Heard | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Randolph Ratliff (SG) Michael Willis | |
| 04:52 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 04:52 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:38 | N. Michigan | Randolph Ratliff steps in front of the Earl Johnson pass | 32-26 |
| 04:24 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Lott steps in front of the David Scott pass | 32-26 |
| 04:03 | N. Michigan | Charles Gerth double dribbles | 32-26 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Basil Holder (PG) James Lott | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Jerry Garey (PG), Sam Flemming (SF), Michael Willis (C) Arthur Woods, David Scott, James Reynolds | |
| 03:46 | Wayne St. (MI) | Robert Douglas steals the ball from Jerry Garey | 32-26 |
| 03:43 | N. Michigan | Basil Holder misses the lay-in | 32-26 |
| 03:41 | Wayne St. (MI) | Michael Willis snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Basil Holder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lee Pollack (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Gerth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (MI) | PG - Jerry Garey (fresh) SG - Randolph Ratliff (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sam Flemming (fresh) PF - James Thompson (tiring) C - Michael Willis (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Wayne St. (MI) | Sam Flemming scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Randolph Ratliff | 32-28 |
| 03:22 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Basil Holder | 34-28 |
| 03:16 | Wayne St. (MI) | Jerry Garey misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-28 |
| 03:15 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 02:55 | N. Michigan | Basil Holder connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Earl Johnson | 37-28 |
| 02:36 | Wayne St. (MI) | Randolph Ratliff misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-28 |
| 02:34 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Thompson grabs the offensive board | 37-28 |
| 02:13 | Wayne St. (MI) | Robert Douglas steals the ball from James Thompson | 37-28 |
| 02:00 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack buries a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on James Thompson - foul #1 on James Thompson, team foul #11 | 39-28 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Marc Ore (SG), Jerry Bertrand (SF), Alexander Heard (C) Earl Johnson, Robert Douglas, Charles Gerth | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | James Reynolds (PG), Arthur Woods (SG), David Scott (SF), John Knudsen (PF) Jerry Garey, Randolph Ratliff, Sam Flemming, James Thompson | |
| 02:00 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack makes the free throw | 40-28 |
| 01:44 | Wayne St. (MI) | Arthur Woods misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 01:42 | Wayne St. (MI) | Michael Willis grabs the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 01:37 | Wayne St. (MI) | Jerry Bertrand is called for the reach on David Scott - foul #1 on Jerry Bertrand, team foul #8 | 40-28 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Lott (PG), Bruce McCarthy (PF) Basil Holder, Lee Pollack | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Walter Peters (C) Michael Willis | |
| 01:37 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Scott makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 01:37 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 01:37 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 01:33 | N. Michigan | Jerry Bertrand makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Marc Ore and the foul's on James Reynolds - foul #1 on James Reynolds, team foul #12 | 42-29 |
| 01:33 | N. Michigan | Jerry Bertrand makes the free throw | 43-29 |
| 01:07 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Reynolds is hacked by Marc Ore - foul #3 on Marc Ore, team foul #9 | 43-29 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jeffrey Phillips (SG) Marc Ore | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Scott Bailey (PF) Arthur Woods | |
| 01:07 | Wayne St. (MI) | James Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 01:07 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Bruce McCarthy | 43-29 |
| 00:40 | N. Michigan | Jerry Bertrand double dribbles | 43-29 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Randolph Ratliff (SG) John Knudsen | |
| 00:32 | Wayne St. (MI) | Scott Bailey misses the lay-in | 43-29 |
| 00:31 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard grabs the defensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 00:04 | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-29 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Basil Holder (PG), Robert Douglas (SG) James Lott, Jeffrey Phillips | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (MI) | Michael Willis (C) Walter Peters | |
| 00:00 | Wayne St. (MI) | David Scott hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 43-29 |