| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Jimmy Easley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Coffman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Riggle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Mason (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Douglas Dollar (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Dials (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Daniels inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Michigan Tech. | Willie Dials knocks in the runner from the baseline | 26-28 |
| 19:34 | N. Michigan | Ronald Riggle lays it in on a nice dish by John Coffman | 28-28 |
| 19:10 | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Daniels buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Fred Ray | 28-30 |
| 18:55 | N. Michigan | Ronald Riggle knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Jimmy Easley | 30-30 |
| 18:50 | Michigan Tech. | John Murray misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-30 |
| 18:48 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Easley grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 18:39 | N. Michigan | Frank Mason misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Fred Ray - foul #1 on Fred Ray, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 18:39 | N. Michigan | Frank Mason misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:39 | N. Michigan | Frank Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:22 | Michigan Tech. | Fred Ray makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-32 |
| 17:54 | N. Michigan | Frank Mason misses the floater in the paint | 31-32 |
| 17:53 | N. Michigan | Frank Mason grabs the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:32 | N. Michigan | Walter Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 17:30 | N. Michigan | Frank Mason grabs the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:12 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Easley makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Frank Mason and the foul's on Douglas Dollar - foul #1 on Douglas Dollar, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Hoosier (PF) Frank Mason | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Dale Bauer (PG), Richard Wright (PF) Douglas Dollar, Willie Dials | |
| 17:12 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Easley makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:50 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Wright misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 16:48 | N. Michigan | Walter Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:25 | N. Michigan | Richard Wright picks off the pass by Jimmy Easley | 34-32 |
| 15:59 | Michigan Tech. | Harold Hoosier blocks the short jumper by Thomas Daniels | 34-32 |
| 15:58 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Wright tips it back up and in | 34-34 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Jimmy Easley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Coffman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Riggle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Hoosier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Walter Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Dale Bauer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Murray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Daniels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Ray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | N. Michigan | Richard Wright steps in front of the Harold Hoosier pass | 34-34 |
| 15:26 | Michigan Tech. | Dale Bauer is called for traveling | 34-34 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Steinhoff (PG), Alton Choice (SG), James Hoang (SF), Frank Mason (PF) Jimmy Easley, John Coffman, Ronald Riggle, Walter Thomas | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Douglas Dollar (PG), Henry Edmondson (SG), Lester O'Neel (SF), Joseph Brackin (PF), Willie Dials (C) Dale Bauer, John Murray, Thomas Daniels, Richard Wright, Fred Ray | |
| 15:00 | N. Michigan | Frank Mason buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from James Hoang | 36-34 |
| 14:32 | Michigan Tech. | Willie Dials hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 14:31 | N. Michigan | Frank Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 14:18 | N. Michigan | Harold Hoosier lays it up and in set up by Alton Choice | 38-34 |
| 13:53 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Brackin misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Mason - foul #2 on Frank Mason, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Ronald Riggle (SF) Harold Hoosier | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | John Murray (SG), Thomas Daniels (SF) Henry Edmondson, Lester O'Neel | |
| 13:53 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Brackin misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 13:53 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Brackin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:30 | N. Michigan | James Hoang scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Riggle | 40-35 |
| 13:13 | Michigan Tech. | John Murray connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Dollar | 40-37 |
| 13:03 | N. Michigan | Charles Steinhoff can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-37 |
| 13:02 | Michigan Tech. | John Murray snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 12:57 | Michigan Tech. | John Murray can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 12:56 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Brackin tips it home | 40-39 |
| 12:32 | N. Michigan | Charles Steinhoff is called for traveling | 40-39 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jimmy Easley (PG), John Coffman (SG), Thomas Barfield (PF), Walter Thomas (C) Charles Steinhoff, Alton Choice, Frank Mason, James Hoang | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Dale Bauer (PG), Fred Ray (C) Douglas Dollar, Willie Dials | |
| 12:19 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Brackin loses the ball out of bounds | 40-39 |
| 12:17 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Easley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 12:04 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Brackin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-39 |
| 12:02 | N. Michigan | Ronald Riggle grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 11:56 | N. Michigan | Walter Thomas misses the lay-in | 40-39 |
| 11:55 | Michigan Tech. | Fred Ray pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Jimmy Easley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Coffman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Riggle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Barfield (fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Dale Bauer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Brackin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Ray (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Daniels buries a fadeaway from the right side | 40-41 |
| 11:20 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Easley comes up short on the floater near the basket | 40-41 |
| 11:18 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Thomas | 40-41 |
| 11:11 | N. Michigan | Thomas Barfield misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dale Bauer - foul #2 on Dale Bauer, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Hoang (SF) Ronald Riggle | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Henry Edmondson (SG), Lester O'Neel (SF), Richard Wright (PF) John Murray, Thomas Daniels, Joseph Brackin | |
| 11:11 | N. Michigan | Thomas Barfield makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 11:11 | N. Michigan | Thomas Barfield makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 10:43 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 10:41 | N. Michigan | James Hoang grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 10:23 | N. Michigan | Thomas Barfield misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lester O'Neel - foul #1 on Lester O'Neel, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Steinhoff (PG) Jimmy Easley | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Douglas Dollar (PG), Joseph Brackin (PF) Dale Bauer, Richard Wright | |
| 10:23 | N. Michigan | Thomas Barfield makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:23 | N. Michigan | Thomas Barfield makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:05 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Brackin is hacked by Thomas Barfield - foul #1 on Thomas Barfield, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Ronald Riggle (SF), Frank Mason (PF) James Hoang, Thomas Barfield | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | John Murray (SG) Henry Edmondson | |
| 09:44 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Brackin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 09:43 | N. Michigan | Walter Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:35 | N. Michigan | John Coffman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 09:34 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Steinhoff | 44-41 |
| 09:19 | N. Michigan | Lester O'Neel is called for the reach on Ronald Riggle - foul #2 on Lester O'Neel, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Alton Choice (SG), Harold Hoosier (C) John Coffman, Walter Thomas | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Daniels (SF), Willie Dials (C) Lester O'Neel, Fred Ray | |
| 09:10 | N. Michigan | Ronald Riggle misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by John Murray - foul #1 on John Murray, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| 09:10 | N. Michigan | Ronald Riggle misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:10 | N. Michigan | Ronald Riggle makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:49 | Michigan Tech. | Douglas Dollar makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-44 |
| 08:36 | N. Michigan | Alton Choice buries a floater from the left wing set up by Ronald Riggle | 47-44 |
| 08:17 | Michigan Tech. | Frank Mason steps in front of the John Murray pass | 47-44 |
| 07:59 | N. Michigan | Ronald Riggle loses the ball out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jimmy Easley (PG), John Coffman (SG), James Hoang (SF), Walter Thomas (C) Charles Steinhoff, Alton Choice, Ronald Riggle, Frank Mason | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Dale Bauer (PG), Henry Edmondson (SG), Fred Ray (C) Douglas Dollar, John Murray, Willie Dials | |
| 07:47 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Brackin misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 07:46 | N. Michigan | Walter Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Jimmy Easley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Coffman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hoang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Hoosier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Walter Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Dale Bauer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Edmondson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Daniels (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Brackin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Ray (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | N. Michigan | Walter Thomas loses the dribble to Henry Edmondson | 47-44 |
| 07:21 | Michigan Tech. | Fred Ray buries a jumper from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 07:04 | N. Michigan | Harold Hoosier knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Jimmy Easley | 49-46 |
| 06:49 | Michigan Tech. | Dale Bauer is hacked by Jimmy Easley - foul #3 on Jimmy Easley, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Ronald Riggle (SF), Frank Mason (PF) James Hoang, Harold Hoosier | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | John Murray (SG), Willie Dials (PF) Henry Edmondson, Joseph Brackin | |
| 06:43 | Michigan Tech. | Jimmy Easley takes the ball from Fred Ray | 49-46 |
| 06:25 | N. Michigan | Thomas Daniels picks off the pass by Jimmy Easley | 49-46 |
| 06:11 | Michigan Tech. | Dale Bauer makes the jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Daniels | 49-48 |
| 06:05 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Easley is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Bauer - foul #3 on Dale Bauer, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Steinhoff (SG) John Coffman | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Douglas Dollar (PG), Lester O'Neel (SF) Dale Bauer, Thomas Daniels | |
| 06:05 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Easley misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:05 | Michigan Tech. | Willie Dials grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:44 | Michigan Tech. | John Murray comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 05:42 | Michigan Tech. | Lester O'Neel can't tip it in | 49-48 |
| 05:41 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Easley pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:29 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Easley is hacked by John Murray - foul #2 on John Murray, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Hoosier (PF), James Hoang (C) Frank Mason, Walter Thomas | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Brackin (PF) Fred Ray | |
| 05:29 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Easley makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:29 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Easley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:29 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Brackin snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 05:10 | Michigan Tech. | John Murray misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Steinhoff - foul #1 on Charles Steinhoff, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Alton Choice (SG) Jimmy Easley | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 05:10 | Michigan Tech. | John Murray misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:10 | Michigan Tech. | John Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 04:51 | N. Michigan | Charles Steinhoff buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Riggle | 52-49 |
| 04:34 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Brackin buries a jump hook near the basket | 52-51 |
| 04:14 | N. Michigan | Joseph Brackin denies the turnaround by James Hoang | 52-51 |
| 04:13 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Brackin grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 03:55 | Michigan Tech. | Lester O'Neel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-51 |
| 03:54 | Michigan Tech. | Douglas Dollar grabs the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 03:31 | Michigan Tech. | Alton Choice steps in front of the Lester O'Neel pass | 52-51 |
| 03:27 | N. Michigan | Alton Choice lays it in | 54-51 |
| 03:27 | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jimmy Easley (PG), John Coffman (SG), Frank Mason (PF), Walter Thomas (C) Charles Steinhoff, Alton Choice, Harold Hoosier, James Hoang | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Daniels (SF), Fred Ray (C) Lester O'Neel, Willie Dials | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Jimmy Easley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Coffman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Riggle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Douglas Dollar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Daniels (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Brackin (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Ray (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Brackin misses long on a runner in the paint | 54-51 |
| 03:08 | N. Michigan | Frank Mason grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 02:48 | N. Michigan | Frank Mason knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Walter Thomas | 56-51 |
| 02:33 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Brackin drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Murray | 56-53 |
| 02:16 | N. Michigan | Frank Mason knocks in the runner in the lane and he's fouled by Joseph Brackin - foul #4 on Joseph Brackin, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Dale Bauer (PG) Douglas Dollar | |
| 02:16 | N. Michigan | Frank Mason misses the free throw | 58-53 |
| 02:16 | Michigan Tech. | Fred Ray pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 01:55 | Michigan Tech. | John Murray hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Dale Bauer | 58-55 |
| 01:37 | N. Michigan | Walter Thomas hits a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Fred Ray - foul #2 on Fred Ray, team foul #10 | 60-55 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Douglas Dollar (PG) Dale Bauer | |
| 01:37 | N. Michigan | Walter Thomas makes the free throw | 61-55 |
| 01:16 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Brackin makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Murray | 61-57 |
| 00:55 | N. Michigan | Ronald Riggle misses the lay-in | 61-57 |
| 00:54 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Joseph Brackin | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Daniels blows the layup but the foul's on Ronald Riggle - foul #1 on Ronald Riggle, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| 00:39 | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:39 | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | N. Michigan | Frank Mason lays it in on a great pass from Jimmy Easley | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Michigan Tech. | Douglas Dollar's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Easley | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | N. Michigan | Douglas Dollar is called for the reach on Ronald Riggle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Dollar, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Steinhoff (SG), Thomas Barfield (PF) John Coffman, Frank Mason | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 00:07 | N. Michigan | Ronald Riggle makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:07 | N. Michigan | Ronald Riggle makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:03 | Michigan Tech. | Douglas Dollar knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Brackin | 65-61 |
| 00:03 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | John Coffman (SG), Frank Mason (PF) Charles Steinhoff, Thomas Barfield | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 00:01 | N. Michigan | Ronald Riggle is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Dollar - foul #3 on Douglas Dollar, team foul #12 | 65-61 |
| 00:01 | N. Michigan | Ronald Riggle misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:01 | N. Michigan | Ronald Riggle makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:00 | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Daniels clanks a fullcourt shot | 66-61 |