| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Cong Shih (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Saul Gallegos (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Vaca (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Terpstra (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Waters (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Anthony Christman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Owen Neely (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Watson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ian Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Farrington (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | Gary Watson inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | N. Michigan | Anthony Christman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-26 |
| 19:39 | N. Michigan | Owen Neely pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 19:23 | N. Michigan | Anthony Christman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-28 |
| 19:17 | Tusculum | Robert Vaca buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Terpstra and the foul's on Ian Johnson - foul #2 on Ian Johnson, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:17 | Tusculum | Robert Vaca makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:58 | N. Michigan | Gary Watson connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-30 |
| 18:43 | Tusculum | Robert Vaca comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 18:42 | N. Michigan | Owen Neely grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:24 | N. Michigan | Michael Waters is called for the reach on Ian Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Waters, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:09 | N. Michigan | Gary Watson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 18:08 | Tusculum | Michael Waters grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 18:02 | Tusculum | William Terpstra is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on William Terpstra, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| 17:47 | N. Michigan | The short jumper by Chris Farrington is denied by Michael Waters | 34-30 |
| 17:46 | Tusculum | Robert Vaca snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 17:40 | Tusculum | Saul Gallegos travels with the ball | 34-30 |
| 17:25 | N. Michigan | Anthony Christman connects on the 3 from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 17:03 | Tusculum | Saul Gallegos clanks a runner from the right block | 34-33 |
| 17:02 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Ian Johnson | 34-33 |
| 16:54 | N. Michigan | Anthony Christman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 16:53 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Michael Waters | 34-33 |
| 16:37 | Tusculum | William Terpstra drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Cong Shih | 36-33 |
| 16:21 | N. Michigan | Owen Neely misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-33 |
| 16:20 | N. Michigan | Chris Farrington pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 16:06 | N. Michigan | Chris Farrington loses the ball out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Raymond Black (PG), Joe Urbaniak (SG), Ted Calhoun (PF), Jason Hopkins (C) Cong Shih, Saul Gallegos, William Terpstra, Michael Waters | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Oktawian Zielinski (PG), Wendell Zuk (SG), Joseph Kloss (SF), Samuel Logan (PF), Berry Yutzy (C) Anthony Christman, Owen Neely, Gary Watson, Ian Johnson, Chris Farrington | |
| 15:47 | Tusculum | Joe Urbaniak misses the easy layup | 36-33 |
| 15:46 | Tusculum | Ted Calhoun grabs the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Raymond Black (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Urbaniak (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Vaca (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ted Calhoun (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Hopkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Oktawian Zielinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wendell Zuk (fresh) SF - Joseph Kloss (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Berry Yutzy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Tusculum | Jason Hopkins comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 36-33 |
| 15:33 | N. Michigan | Berry Yutzy grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 15:27 | N. Michigan | Samuel Logan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jason Hopkins - foul #1 on Jason Hopkins, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Johnny Benson (SG) Robert Vaca | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 15:27 | N. Michigan | Samuel Logan misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 15:27 | N. Michigan | Samuel Logan misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 15:27 | Tusculum | Jason Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 15:17 | Tusculum | Jason Hopkins's floater is tipped away by Samuel Logan | 36-33 |
| 15:16 | N. Michigan | Samuel Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 15:02 | N. Michigan | Oktawian Zielinski misses the easy layup | 36-33 |
| 15:01 | Tusculum | Jason Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:48 | Tusculum | Ted Calhoun clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 14:47 | Tusculum | Jason Hopkins grabs the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 14:24 | Tusculum | Raymond Black drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 14:03 | N. Michigan | Samuel Logan lays it in | 39-35 |
| 13:52 | Tusculum | Raymond Black clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Oktawian Zielinski - foul #3 on Oktawian Zielinski, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Saul Gallegos (SG), Robert Vaca (SF), William Terpstra (PF), Michael Waters (C) Johnny Benson, Joe Urbaniak, Ted Calhoun, Jason Hopkins | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Anthony Christman (PG), Owen Neely (SG), Gary Watson (SF), Ian Johnson (PF), Chris Farrington (C) Oktawian Zielinski, Wendell Zuk, Joseph Kloss, Samuel Logan, Berry Yutzy | |
| 13:52 | Tusculum | Raymond Black makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 13:52 | Tusculum | Raymond Black makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 13:33 | N. Michigan | Gary Watson is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Gary Watson, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Cong Shih (PG) Raymond Black | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 13:17 | Tusculum | Saul Gallegos misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-35 |
| 13:16 | N. Michigan | Ian Johnson grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 13:03 | N. Michigan | Anthony Christman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-35 |
| 13:01 | N. Michigan | Ian Johnson snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 12:38 | N. Michigan | Ian Johnson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 41-35 |
| 12:37 | Tusculum | Saul Gallegos grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 12:30 | Tusculum | William Terpstra misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 12:29 | Tusculum | William Terpstra misses the tip | 41-35 |
| 12:28 | N. Michigan | Gary Watson snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 12:22 | N. Michigan | Anthony Christman misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 41-35 |
| 12:21 | Tusculum | William Terpstra pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 11:57 | Tusculum | Saul Gallegos connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Terpstra | 43-35 |
| 11:40 | N. Michigan | Anthony Christman makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Cong Shih (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Saul Gallegos (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Vaca (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Terpstra (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Waters (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Anthony Christman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Owen Neely (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ian Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Chris Farrington (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Tusculum | Saul Gallegos buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 11:18 | N. Michigan | Gary Watson is fouled on the floor by Saul Gallegos - foul #3 on Saul Gallegos, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Jason Hopkins (C) Michael Waters | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Oktawian Zielinski (PG), Joseph Kloss (SF), Samuel Logan (C) Anthony Christman, Gary Watson, Chris Farrington | |
| 11:02 | N. Michigan | Owen Neely misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 11:00 | Tusculum | Jason Hopkins gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:41 | Tusculum | Jason Hopkins buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-38 |
| 10:17 | N. Michigan | Owen Neely misses the shot from the right block | 48-38 |
| 10:15 | N. Michigan | Joseph Kloss can't tip it in | 48-38 |
| 10:13 | Tusculum | Robert Vaca pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 10:09 | Tusculum | William Terpstra drills a jumper in the paint set up by Cong Shih | 50-38 |
| 09:52 | N. Michigan | Oktawian Zielinski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 09:28 | Tusculum | Robert Vaca hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-40 |
| 09:22 | N. Michigan | Ian Johnson buries a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by William Terpstra - foul #3 on William Terpstra, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Raymond Black (PG), Johnny Benson (SG), Joe Urbaniak (SF), Ted Calhoun (PF), Michael Waters (C) Cong Shih, Saul Gallegos, Robert Vaca, William Terpstra, Jason Hopkins | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Anthony Christman (PG), Wendell Zuk (SG), Gary Watson (SF), Chris Farrington (C) Oktawian Zielinski, Owen Neely, Joseph Kloss, Samuel Logan | |
| 09:22 | N. Michigan | Ian Johnson makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| 09:10 | Tusculum | Johnny Benson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-43 |
| 09:09 | Tusculum | Michael Waters can't tip it in | 53-43 |
| 09:07 | N. Michigan | Ian Johnson gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 08:51 | N. Michigan | Wendell Zuk knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Christman | 53-46 |
| 08:36 | Tusculum | Johnny Benson makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Raymond Black | 55-46 |
| 08:22 | N. Michigan | Ian Johnson buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Wendell Zuk | 55-48 |
| 08:09 | Tusculum | Raymond Black is fouled on the floor by Ian Johnson - foul #3 on Ian Johnson, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Cong Shih (PG), Robert Vaca (SF) Raymond Black, Johnny Benson | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Samuel Logan (PF) Ian Johnson | |
| 07:56 | Tusculum | Cong Shih hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ted Calhoun | 58-48 |
| 07:41 | N. Michigan | Samuel Logan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 07:40 | N. Michigan | Gary Watson tips it in | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Cong Shih (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Urbaniak (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Vaca (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ted Calhoun (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Waters (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Anthony Christman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wendell Zuk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Logan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Farrington (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Tusculum | Michael Waters connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Cong Shih | 60-50 |
| 07:16 | N. Michigan | Gary Watson double dribbles | 60-50 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Saul Gallegos (SG), William Terpstra (PF), Jason Hopkins (C) Joe Urbaniak, Ted Calhoun, Michael Waters | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Oktawian Zielinski (PG), Owen Neely (SG), Berry Yutzy (C) Anthony Christman, Wendell Zuk, Chris Farrington | |
| 07:00 | Tusculum | William Terpstra is hacked by Oktawian Zielinski - foul #4 on Oktawian Zielinski, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Joseph Kloss (SF) Gary Watson | |
| 06:33 | Tusculum | Cong Shih comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 06:31 | N. Michigan | Samuel Logan snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 06:24 | N. Michigan | Owen Neely knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-52 |
| 06:02 | Tusculum | Berry Yutzy steps in front of the Cong Shih pass | 60-52 |
| 05:39 | N. Michigan | Joseph Kloss's floater is knocked away by Jason Hopkins | 60-52 |
| 05:37 | Tusculum | Jason Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 05:27 | Tusculum | William Terpstra misses the floater from close range | 60-52 |
| 05:25 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Joseph Kloss | 60-52 |
| 05:01 | N. Michigan | Joseph Kloss can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 60-52 |
| 04:59 | Tusculum | Robert Vaca snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 04:52 | Tusculum | Saul Gallegos comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 04:50 | Tusculum | Robert Vaca gets the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 04:38 | Tusculum | Robert Vaca misses the jumper from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 04:36 | Tusculum | The offensive rebound goes to Saul Gallegos | 60-52 |
| 04:17 | Tusculum | Saul Gallegos clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Samuel Logan - foul #1 on Samuel Logan, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Raymond Black (PG), Ted Calhoun (PF), Michael Waters (C) Cong Shih, William Terpstra, Jason Hopkins | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Anthony Christman (PG), Wendell Zuk (SG), Gary Watson (SF), Ian Johnson (PF), Chris Farrington (C) Oktawian Zielinski, Owen Neely, Joseph Kloss, Samuel Logan, Berry Yutzy | |
| 04:17 | Tusculum | Saul Gallegos makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 04:17 | Tusculum | Saul Gallegos misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 04:17 | N. Michigan | Ian Johnson grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 03:58 | N. Michigan | Wendell Zuk makes the 3 from straight away set up by Anthony Christman | 61-55 |
| 03:49 | Tusculum | Gary Watson steals it from Robert Vaca | 61-55 |
| 03:28 | N. Michigan | Ian Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Ian Johnson, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Johnny Benson (SG), Joe Urbaniak (SF) Saul Gallegos, Robert Vaca | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Raymond Black (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Benson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Urbaniak (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ted Calhoun (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Anthony Christman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wendell Zuk (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ian Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Chris Farrington (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Tusculum | Ian Johnson blocks the short jumper by Joe Urbaniak | 61-55 |
| 03:14 | N. Michigan | Ian Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 02:57 | N. Michigan | Anthony Christman makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-58 |
| 02:57 | Tusculum | Tusculum calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Cong Shih (PG), Robert Vaca (SF), William Terpstra (PF) Raymond Black, Johnny Benson, Ted Calhoun | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Owen Neely (SG) Wendell Zuk | |
| 02:45 | Tusculum | Michael Waters misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Chris Farrington - foul #1 on Chris Farrington, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Saul Gallegos (SG) Joe Urbaniak | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 02:45 | Tusculum | Michael Waters misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:45 | Tusculum | Michael Waters misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:45 | N. Michigan | Gary Watson grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 02:28 | N. Michigan | Owen Neely's floater is knocked away by William Terpstra | 61-58 |
| 02:26 | N. Michigan | Chris Farrington can't tip it in | 61-58 |
| 02:25 | N. Michigan | Ian Johnson tips it back up and in | 61-60 |
| 02:04 | Tusculum | Ian Johnson steals it from William Terpstra | 61-60 |
| 01:42 | N. Michigan | Owen Neely hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Anthony Christman | 61-62 |
| 01:26 | Tusculum | Cong Shih misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-62 |
| 01:24 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Ian Johnson | 61-62 |
| 01:07 | N. Michigan | Owen Neely buries a jumper from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 00:50 | Tusculum | William Terpstra hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 61-64 |
| 00:49 | Tusculum | Saul Gallegos tips it back up and in | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | N. Michigan | Chris Farrington is fouled on the floor by Michael Waters - foul #2 on Michael Waters, team foul #6 | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | N. Michigan | Michael Waters is called for the reach on Chris Farrington - foul #3 on Michael Waters, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| 00:28 | N. Michigan | Chris Farrington makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:28 | N. Michigan | Chris Farrington misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:28 | Tusculum | Michael Waters pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| 00:08 | Tusculum | Ian Johnson takes the ball from William Terpstra | 63-65 |
| 00:05 | N. Michigan | Anthony Christman is hacked by Saul Gallegos in the backcourt - foul #4 on Saul Gallegos, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| 00:05 | N. Michigan | Anthony Christman misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:05 | Tusculum | Michael Waters grabs the board | 63-65 |
| 00:05 | Tusculum | Tusculum calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Tusculum | Robert Vaca scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-65 |