| Lineup | Northwood | PG - Peter Masten (fresh) SG - Craig Brass (fresh) SF - Charles Ash (fresh) PF - Johnny Burgett (fresh) C - Roger Kane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Victor Verville (fresh) SG - James Niebuhr (fresh) SF - Cory Goodspeed (fresh) PF - Craig Verret (fresh) C - John Tyler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Craig Verret wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwood | Northwood is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Verville connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Tyler | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Northwood | Roger Kane misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cory Goodspeed grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Verville misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Northwood | Roger Kane snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Northwood | Roger Kane connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Ash | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Craig Verret misses the driving attempt near the basket | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | Northwood | Peter Masten grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Northwood | Roger Kane drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Craig Brass | 4-3 |
| 18:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cory Goodspeed makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from James Niebuhr | 4-5 |
| 17:58 | Northwood | Johnny Burgett is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Johnny Burgett, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:40 | Saginaw Valley St. | Craig Verret misses the shot in the paint | 4-5 |
| 17:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Tyler hits the follow up shot | 4-7 |
| 17:14 | Northwood | Roger Kane can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-7 |
| 17:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Cory Goodspeed | 4-7 |
| 16:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Niebuhr is whistled for traveling | 4-7 |
| Subs | Northwood | Jerry Burnham (SF), Bryant Marino (C) Charles Ash, Roger Kane | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Willie Burnham (PG), James Hibbard (SG), Daniel Morefield (SF), Stephen Francis (PF), Charles Burkholder (C) Victor Verville, James Niebuhr, Cory Goodspeed, Craig Verret, John Tyler | |
| 16:38 | Northwood | Craig Brass can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 16:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Burkholder grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morefield's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Burgett | 4-7 |
| 16:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Hibbard tips it in | 4-9 |
| 16:05 | Northwood | Peter Masten hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-9 |
| 16:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Burkholder grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:56 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morefield loses the dribble to Peter Masten | 4-9 |
| 15:52 | Northwood | Peter Masten lays it in | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Northwood | PG - Peter Masten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Craig Brass (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Burnham (fresh) PF - Johnny Burgett (fresh) C - Bryant Marino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Willie Burnham (fresh) SG - James Hibbard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Morefield (fresh) PF - Stephen Francis (fresh) C - Charles Burkholder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morefield's pass is intercepted by Peter Masten | 6-9 |
| 15:04 | Northwood | Bryant Marino drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnny Burgett | 8-9 |
| 14:40 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morefield comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerry Burnham - foul #1 on Jerry Burnham, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Northwood | Anthony Mitchell (PG), Peter Robinson (SG), Charles Ash (SF), Roger Kane (C) Peter Masten, Craig Brass, Johnny Burgett, Bryant Marino | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | James Niebuhr (SG), Cory Goodspeed (SF), Craig Verret (PF) Willie Burnham, James Hibbard, Charles Burkholder | |
| 14:40 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morefield makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:40 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morefield misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:40 | Northwood | Jerry Burnham grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:21 | Northwood | Peter Robinson clanks a shot from the left block | 8-10 |
| 14:20 | Northwood | Roger Kane grabs the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:11 | Northwood | Anthony Mitchell hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-10 |
| 14:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Francis drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 13:33 | Northwood | Peter Robinson's pass is intercepted by Cory Goodspeed | 10-13 |
| 13:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Craig Verret scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Daniel Morefield and he's hacked by Jerry Burnham - foul #2 on Jerry Burnham, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Northwood | Johnny Burgett (PF) Jerry Burnham | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Verville (PG), John Tyler (C) Daniel Morefield, Stephen Francis | |
| 13:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Craig Verret makes the free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:54 | Northwood | Johnny Burgett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Mitchell | 12-16 |
| 12:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Craig Verret lays it up and in on a great pass from Cory Goodspeed | 12-18 |
| 12:29 | Northwood | Peter Robinson lays it in set up by Anthony Mitchell | 14-18 |
| 12:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Craig Verret misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Roger Kane - foul #1 on Roger Kane, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Northwood | Peter Masten (PG), Craig Brass (SG) Anthony Mitchell, Peter Robinson | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Willie Burnham (SG) James Niebuhr | |
| 12:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Craig Verret makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 12:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Craig Verret makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 12:02 | Northwood | Johnny Burgett misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 14-20 |
| 12:01 | Northwood | Charles Ash grabs the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 11:56 | Northwood | Peter Masten clanks a floater from the free throw line | 14-20 |
| 11:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Tyler gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Northwood | PG - Peter Masten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Craig Brass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Ash (fairly fresh) PF - Johnny Burgett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Kane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Victor Verville (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Burnham (fresh) SF - Cory Goodspeed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Verret (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Willie Burnham drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Craig Verret | 14-22 |
| 11:03 | Northwood | Charles Ash hits the finger roll | 16-22 |
| 10:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cory Goodspeed misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Craig Brass - foul #1 on Craig Brass, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Northwood | Bryant Marino (PF), Brian Bova (C) Johnny Burgett, Roger Kane | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | James Hibbard (SG), Stephen Francis (PF), Charles Burkholder (C) Victor Verville, Craig Verret, John Tyler | |
| 10:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cory Goodspeed makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 10:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cory Goodspeed makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 10:50 | Northwood | Peter Masten is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Peter Masten, team foul #6 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Northwood | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morefield (SF) Cory Goodspeed | |
| 10:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Willie Burnham misses the jumpshot from the left side | 16-24 |
| 10:24 | Northwood | The rebound goes to Bryant Marino | 16-24 |
| 10:11 | Northwood | Brian Bova comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Willie Burnham - foul #1 on Willie Burnham, team foul #1 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Northwood | Anthony Mitchell (PG) Peter Masten | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | James Niebuhr (SG) James Hibbard | |
| 10:11 | Northwood | Brian Bova makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 10:11 | Northwood | Brian Bova misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 10:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Burkholder grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 09:56 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Niebuhr misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-24 |
| 09:55 | Northwood | Anthony Mitchell grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 09:41 | Northwood | Charles Ash travels with the ball | 17-24 |
| Subs | Northwood | Johnny Burgett (PF) Brian Bova | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Verville (PG) Willie Burnham | |
| 09:17 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morefield misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 17-24 |
| 09:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Francis grabs the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 08:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morefield is fouled on the floor by Charles Ash - foul #1 on Charles Ash, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Northwood | Peter Masten (PG), Roger Kane (C) Craig Brass, Bryant Marino | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Cory Goodspeed (SF), Craig Verret (PF), John Tyler (C) Victor Verville, Stephen Francis, Charles Burkholder | |
| 08:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morefield makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morefield makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 08:40 | Northwood | Charles Ash connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Masten | 19-26 |
| 08:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morefield can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 19-26 |
| 08:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Tyler grabs the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 08:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morefield misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-26 |
| 08:14 | Northwood | Johnny Burgett gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 08:10 | Northwood | Anthony Mitchell clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Tyler - foul #1 on John Tyler, team foul #2 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Northwood | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Verville (PG), Willie Burnham (SG) Daniel Morefield, James Niebuhr | |
| 08:10 | Northwood | Anthony Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:10 | Northwood | Anthony Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 07:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cory Goodspeed can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 07:53 | Northwood | Johnny Burgett pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Northwood | PG - Peter Masten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Ash (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Johnny Burgett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Kane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Victor Verville (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Burnham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cory Goodspeed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Verret (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Northwood | Peter Masten drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Ash | 24-26 |
| 07:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Roger Kane denies the turnaround by John Tyler | 24-26 |
| 07:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Verville grabs the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 06:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Willie Burnham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 06:56 | Northwood | Roger Kane grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 06:37 | Northwood | Roger Kane's pass is intercepted by John Tyler | 24-26 |
| 06:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | The pull-up jumper by Cory Goodspeed is blocked by Johnny Burgett | 24-26 |
| 06:17 | Northwood | Johnny Burgett snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 06:03 | Northwood | Victor Verville picks off the pass by Anthony Mitchell | 24-26 |
| 05:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Willie Burnham is hacked by Anthony Mitchell - foul #1 on Anthony Mitchell, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Northwood | Peter Robinson (PG), Craig Brass (SG), Bryant Marino (PF), Brian Bova (C) Peter Masten, Anthony Mitchell, Johnny Burgett, Roger Kane | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | James Niebuhr (SG), Daniel Morefield (SF), Stephen Francis (PF), Charles Burkholder (C) Victor Verville, Cory Goodspeed, Craig Verret, John Tyler | |
| 05:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Willie Burnham makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Willie Burnham makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:30 | Northwood | Bryant Marino hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 24-28 |
| 05:29 | Northwood | Brian Bova grabs the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 05:21 | Northwood | Craig Brass hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 05:19 | Northwood | Charles Ash tips it in | 26-28 |
| 05:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morefield lays it in set up by Willie Burnham and he's fouled by Charles Ash - foul #2 on Charles Ash, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Northwood | Jerry Burnham (SF) Charles Ash | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Arthur Higgins (C) Willie Burnham | |
| 05:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morefield misses the free throw | 26-30 |
| 05:15 | Northwood | Bryant Marino gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 04:55 | Northwood | Jerry Burnham misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 04:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Arthur Higgins pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 04:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morefield is hacked by Brian Bova - foul #1 on Brian Bova, team foul #10 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Northwood | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Craig Verret (PF) Arthur Higgins | |
| 04:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morefield makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morefield makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:27 | Northwood | Bryant Marino misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Niebuhr - foul #1 on James Niebuhr, team foul #3 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Northwood | Johnny Burgett (PF) Jerry Burnham | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Verville (PG) Daniel Morefield | |
| 04:27 | Northwood | Bryant Marino misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:27 | Northwood | Bryant Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 04:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Verville makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Niebuhr | 27-35 |
| 04:01 | Northwood | Peter Robinson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Johnny Burgett | 29-35 |
| 03:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Bova steals the ball from Stephen Francis | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Northwood | PG - Peter Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Craig Brass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryant Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Burgett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Bova (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Victor Verville (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Niebuhr (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Francis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Craig Verret (fresh) 7 pts. C - Charles Burkholder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Northwood | Johnny Burgett travels with the ball | 29-35 |
| Subs | Northwood | Peter Masten (PG), Jerry Burnham (SF), Roger Kane (C) Peter Robinson, Bryant Marino, Brian Bova | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Willie Burnham (SG), Cory Goodspeed (SF) James Niebuhr, Charles Burkholder | |
| 03:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Francis's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Kane | 29-35 |
| 03:18 | Northwood | Johnny Burgett snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 03:05 | Northwood | Roger Kane can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 03:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Cory Goodspeed | 29-35 |
| 02:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Craig Verret is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Craig Verret, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Northwood | Anthony Mitchell (SG) Craig Brass | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | James Hibbard (SG), Daniel Morse (PF), John Tyler (C) Victor Verville, Craig Verret, Stephen Francis | |
| 02:20 | Northwood | Peter Masten is fouled on the floor by Cory Goodspeed - foul #1 on Cory Goodspeed, team foul #5 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Northwood | Bryant Marino (PF), Brian Bova (C) Johnny Burgett, Roger Kane | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | James Niebuhr (SG), Charles Burkholder (PF) James Hibbard, Daniel Morse | |
| 02:15 | Northwood | Jerry Burnham makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Peter Masten | 32-35 |
| 01:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cory Goodspeed misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 32-35 |
| 01:53 | Northwood | Bryant Marino gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 01:29 | Northwood | Peter Masten scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Bryant Marino | 34-35 |
| 01:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Niebuhr knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Burnham | 34-38 |
| 00:54 | Northwood | Brian Bova is hacked by John Tyler - foul #2 on John Tyler, team foul #6 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Northwood | Craig Brass (SG), Charles Ash (SF), Johnny Burgett (PF), Roger Kane (C) Peter Masten, Jerry Burnham, Bryant Marino, Brian Bova | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Verville (PG), Craig Verret (PF), Stephen Francis (C) James Niebuhr, Charles Burkholder, John Tyler | |
| 00:33 | Northwood | Johnny Burgett is whistled for a carry | 34-38 |
| Subs | Northwood | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | James Hibbard (SG), Daniel Morefield (SF) Willie Burnham, Cory Goodspeed | |
| 00:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Hibbard scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 00:05 | Northwood | Johnny Burgett can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 34-41 |
| 00:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morefield grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 00:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morefield clanks a halfcourt shot | 34-41 |