| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Richard Morin (fresh) SG - Larry Powell (fresh) SF - James Auguste (fresh) PF - Joel Cordova (fresh) C - Jerry Mathis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - James Rainbolt (fresh) SG - Harold Davis (fresh) SF - Marion Fair (fresh) PF - Charles Loyola (fresh) C - Sean Brannan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Catawba | Sean Brannan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Catawba | James Rainbolt knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Michigan Tech. | Joel Cordova blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Catawba | Sean Brannan gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Catawba | Marion Fair makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Rainbolt | 0-5 |
| 18:37 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Morin lays it up and in set up by James Auguste | 2-5 |
| 18:22 | Catawba | Charles Loyola misses the jumper in the lane | 2-5 |
| 18:21 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Joel Cordova | 2-5 |
| 18:01 | Michigan Tech. | Joel Cordova makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Larry Powell | 5-5 |
| 17:40 | Catawba | James Rainbolt is hacked by Joel Cordova - foul #1 on Joel Cordova, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:23 | Catawba | Marion Fair loses the ball out of bounds | 5-5 |
| 17:07 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Powell clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 17:05 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Marion Fair | 5-5 |
| 16:48 | Catawba | Marion Fair misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:47 | Catawba | Marion Fair snags the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:36 | Catawba | Charles Loyola misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Joel Cordova - foul #2 on Joel Cordova, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Gregory Millay (PF) Joel Cordova | |
| Subs | Catawba | Bill Moore (SG), Ronald Armstrong (SF) Harold Davis, Marion Fair | |
| 16:36 | Catawba | Charles Loyola misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:36 | Catawba | Charles Loyola makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:16 | Michigan Tech. | James Auguste misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:14 | Michigan Tech. | Jerry Mathis gets the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:58 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Morin misses the floater from the right side | 5-6 |
| 15:57 | Michigan Tech. | Gregory Millay gets the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Richard Morin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Powell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Auguste (fresh) PF - Gregory Millay (fresh) C - Jerry Mathis (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - James Rainbolt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Moore (fresh) SF - Ronald Armstrong (fresh) PF - Charles Loyola (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Sean Brannan (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Morin comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Charles Loyola - foul #1 on Charles Loyola, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Reginald Storch (SG), Kenneth Dobbs (C) Larry Powell, Jerry Mathis | |
| Subs | Catawba | Paul Pak (SF), Willie Hicks (PF), Al Tarry (C) James Rainbolt, Charles Loyola, Sean Brannan | |
| 15:44 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Morin makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:44 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Morin misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:44 | Catawba | Al Tarry grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 15:21 | Catawba | Bill Moore buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 15:12 | Michigan Tech. | Gregory Millay misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 15:11 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Ronald Armstrong | 6-8 |
| 14:58 | Catawba | Willie Hicks misses the easy layup | 6-8 |
| 14:56 | Catawba | Ronald Armstrong grabs the offensive board | 6-8 |
| 14:50 | Catawba | Al Tarry lays it in on a great pass from Paul Pak | 6-10 |
| 14:40 | Michigan Tech. | Gregory Millay is hacked by Paul Pak - foul #1 on Paul Pak, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Larry Powell (SG), William Lockridge (SF) Richard Morin, James Auguste | |
| Subs | Catawba | Harold Davis (SG), Marion Fair (SF), Sean Brannan (C) Ronald Armstrong, Paul Pak, Al Tarry | |
| 14:23 | Michigan Tech. | William Lockridge connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 14:02 | Catawba | Willie Hicks's floater is tipped away by Gregory Millay | 9-10 |
| 14:00 | Catawba | Sean Brannan grabs the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:43 | Catawba | Marion Fair is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Marion Fair, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Richard Morin (PG), James Auguste (SF), Jerry Mathis (C) Reginald Storch, William Lockridge, Kenneth Dobbs | |
| Subs | Catawba | James Rainbolt (PG) Bill Moore | |
| 13:29 | Michigan Tech. | Jerry Mathis is whistled for a carry | 9-10 |
| 13:05 | Catawba | Sean Brannan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 13:04 | Michigan Tech. | Gregory Millay grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:53 | Michigan Tech. | James Auguste makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-10 |
| 12:36 | Catawba | James Rainbolt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Rainbolt, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Reginald Storch (SG), William Lockridge (PF) Larry Powell, Gregory Millay | |
| Subs | Catawba | Charles Loyola (PF) Willie Hicks | |
| 12:25 | Michigan Tech. | William Lockridge makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Mathis | 14-10 |
| 12:12 | Catawba | James Rainbolt makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Marion Fair and he's fouled by Richard Morin - foul #1 on Richard Morin, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Catawba | Bill Moore (SG), Al Tarry (C) Harold Davis, Sean Brannan | |
| 12:12 | Catawba | James Rainbolt misses the free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:12 | Michigan Tech. | Jerry Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:49 | Michigan Tech. | Reginald Storch connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Morin | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Richard Morin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Storch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Auguste (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Lockridge (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jerry Mathis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - James Rainbolt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marion Fair (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Loyola (fresh) 1 pts. C - Al Tarry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Catawba | Bill Moore comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Reginald Storch - foul #1 on Reginald Storch, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Larry Powell (SG), Mervin Kamm (SF), Kenneth Dobbs (C) Richard Morin, James Auguste, Jerry Mathis | |
| Subs | Catawba | Ronald Armstrong (SF), Willie Hicks (C) Marion Fair, Al Tarry | |
| 11:21 | Catawba | Bill Moore makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:21 | Catawba | Bill Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:57 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Powell clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Rainbolt - foul #2 on James Rainbolt, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Gregory Millay (PF) Mervin Kamm | |
| Subs | Catawba | Harold Davis (SG), Sean Brannan (C) James Rainbolt, Willie Hicks | |
| 10:57 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Powell makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:57 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:57 | Catawba | Sean Brannan gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 10:42 | Catawba | Charles Loyola can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 18-14 |
| 10:40 | Michigan Tech. | Gregory Millay grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 10:35 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Powell can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Bill Moore - foul #1 on Bill Moore, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Catawba | Willie Hicks (PF) Charles Loyola | |
| 10:35 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Powell makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:35 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:26 | Catawba | Reginald Storch steals it from Harold Davis | 20-14 |
| 10:06 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Powell misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-14 |
| 10:04 | Catawba | Sean Brannan grabs the board | 20-14 |
| 10:00 | Catawba | Bill Moore comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-14 |
| 09:58 | Michigan Tech. | William Lockridge grabs the defensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 09:36 | Michigan Tech. | Willie Hicks steals it from William Lockridge | 20-14 |
| 09:16 | Catawba | Sean Brannan hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by William Lockridge - foul #1 on William Lockridge, team foul #5 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Richard Morin (PG), Bradley Kyser (SG), James Auguste (SF), Jerry Mathis (C) Reginald Storch, Larry Powell, William Lockridge, Kenneth Dobbs | |
| Subs | Catawba | Marion Fair (SF), Al Tarry (PF) Bill Moore, Harold Davis | |
| 09:16 | Catawba | Sean Brannan makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:16 | Catawba | Sean Brannan makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:04 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Morin hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bradley Kyser | 22-16 |
| 08:45 | Catawba | Ronald Armstrong is called for traveling | 22-16 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Dobbs (PF) Gregory Millay | |
| Subs | Catawba | Charles Loyola (PF) Al Tarry | |
| 08:34 | Michigan Tech. | Bradley Kyser scores on a 3 from straight away | 25-16 |
| 08:15 | Catawba | Kenneth Dobbs steals it from Sean Brannan | 25-16 |
| 08:03 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Morin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Armstrong - foul #1 on Ronald Armstrong, team foul #7 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Larry Powell (SG), William Lockridge (PF) Bradley Kyser, Kenneth Dobbs | |
| Subs | Catawba | Bill Moore (PG), Harold Davis (SG) Ronald Armstrong, Sean Brannan | |
| 08:03 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Morin makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 08:03 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Morin misses the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 08:03 | Michigan Tech. | William Lockridge grabs the offensive board | 26-16 |
| 07:50 | Michigan Tech. | Jerry Mathis misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 26-16 |
| 07:48 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Bill Moore | 26-16 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Richard Morin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Auguste (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Lockridge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Mathis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Bill Moore (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harold Davis (fresh) SF - Marion Fair (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Loyola (fresh) 1 pts. C - Willie Hicks (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Catawba | Bill Moore makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Willie Hicks | 26-18 |
| 07:12 | Michigan Tech. | Charles Loyola steps in front of the Jerry Mathis pass | 26-18 |
| 07:02 | Catawba | Willie Hicks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Auguste - foul #1 on James Auguste, team foul #6 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Gregory Millay (PF), Kenneth Dobbs (C) William Lockridge, Jerry Mathis | |
| Subs | Catawba | Paul Pak (SF), Al Tarry (C) Marion Fair, Charles Loyola | |
| 07:02 | Catawba | Willie Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 07:02 | Catawba | Willie Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 07:02 | Catawba | Paul Pak gets the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 06:49 | Catawba | Bill Moore comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 26-19 |
| 06:48 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Dobbs grabs the board | 26-19 |
| 06:37 | Michigan Tech. | Gregory Millay hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-19 |
| 06:35 | Catawba | Al Tarry pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 06:20 | Catawba | Harold Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Larry Powell - foul #1 on Larry Powell, team foul #7 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Reginald Storch (SG) Larry Powell | |
| Subs | Catawba | Ronald Armstrong (SF), Sean Brannan (C) Bill Moore, Willie Hicks | |
| 06:20 | Catawba | Harold Davis makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:20 | Catawba | Harold Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:05 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Dobbs can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 26-21 |
| 06:03 | Michigan Tech. | Gregory Millay pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:41 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Dobbs hits the finger roll set up by Reginald Storch | 28-21 |
| 05:30 | Catawba | Ronald Armstrong is called for traveling | 28-21 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Bradley Kyser (SG), William Lockridge (SF) Richard Morin, James Auguste | |
| Subs | Catawba | Marion Fair (SF), Charles Loyola (PF) Harold Davis, Al Tarry | |
| 05:23 | Michigan Tech. | Bradley Kyser misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Pak - foul #2 on Paul Pak, team foul #8 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Catawba | Bill Moore (PG) Paul Pak | |
| 05:23 | Michigan Tech. | Bradley Kyser makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:23 | Michigan Tech. | Bradley Kyser makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 05:12 | Catawba | Marion Fair buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Loyola | 30-23 |
| 04:59 | Michigan Tech. | William Lockridge misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald Armstrong - foul #2 on Ronald Armstrong, team foul #9 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Larry Powell (SG), Jerry Mathis (C) Bradley Kyser, Gregory Millay | |
| Subs | Catawba | Harold Davis (SG) Ronald Armstrong | |
| 04:59 | Michigan Tech. | William Lockridge misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:59 | Michigan Tech. | William Lockridge misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:59 | Catawba | Sean Brannan gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 04:40 | Catawba | Harold Davis drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Marion Fair | 30-25 |
| 04:26 | Michigan Tech. | Reginald Storch misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 04:25 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Dobbs snags the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 04:07 | Michigan Tech. | Harold Davis is called for the reach on Kenneth Dobbs - foul #1 on Harold Davis, team foul #10 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Richard Morin (PG), James Auguste (SF) Reginald Storch, William Lockridge | |
| Subs | Catawba | Willie Hicks (PG), Al Tarry (PF) Bill Moore, Charles Loyola | |
| 04:07 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Dobbs misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 04:07 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Dobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:43 | Catawba | Marion Fair misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 03:41 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Powell pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Richard Morin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Auguste (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Dobbs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Mathis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Willie Hicks (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Harold Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marion Fair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Al Tarry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Brannan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Dobbs connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Auguste | 33-25 |
| 03:06 | Catawba | Larry Powell takes the ball from Harold Davis | 33-25 |
| 02:47 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Powell connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-25 |
| 02:34 | Catawba | Al Tarry comes up short on the floater near the basket | 36-25 |
| 02:32 | Michigan Tech. | James Auguste gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 02:18 | Michigan Tech. | Jerry Mathis comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 36-25 |
| 02:17 | Catawba | Willie Hicks snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 02:09 | Catawba | Harold Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-25 |
| 02:08 | Catawba | Marion Fair hits the follow up shot | 36-27 |
| 01:43 | Michigan Tech. | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Dobbs is blocked by Sean Brannan | 36-27 |
| 01:42 | Catawba | Al Tarry snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 01:24 | Catawba | Harold Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 01:23 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Dobbs snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 01:21 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Morin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-27 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Reginald Storch (PG), Bradley Kyser (SG), William Lockridge (SF), Joel Cordova (PF), Gregory Millay (C) Richard Morin, Larry Powell, James Auguste, Kenneth Dobbs, Jerry Mathis | |
| Subs | Catawba | James Rainbolt (PG), Bill Moore (SG), Ronald Armstrong (SF), Charles Loyola (PF), Julian Ferguson (C) Willie Hicks, Harold Davis, Marion Fair, Al Tarry, Sean Brannan | |
| 01:08 | Catawba | Julian Ferguson hits a jumper from the left side | 36-29 |
| 00:59 | Michigan Tech. | Joel Cordova throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-29 |
| 00:44 | Catawba | James Rainbolt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-29 |
| 00:30 | Michigan Tech. | Bradley Kyser is hacked by Bill Moore - foul #2 on Bill Moore, team foul #11 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Richard Morin (PG) Reginald Storch | |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| 00:30 | Michigan Tech. | Bradley Kyser misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 00:30 | Michigan Tech. | Bradley Kyser makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 00:02 | Catawba | James Rainbolt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 00:00 | Michigan Tech. | Joel Cordova gets the rebound | 37-29 |