| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Mark Jessee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Carmody (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stewart Cox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Moe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Johnnie Bachman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Craig (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stewart Cox inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Moe is called for traveling | 26-31 |
| 19:25 | N. Michigan | Robert Reed misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 26-31 |
| 19:24 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball snags the offensive board | 26-31 |
| 19:08 | N. Michigan | Carl Craig drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 18:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stewart Cox can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 26-34 |
| 18:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Jessee misses the tip | 26-34 |
| 18:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 18:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Jessee is fouled on the floor by Robert Reed - foul #3 on Robert Reed, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner (C) Robert Reed | |
| 18:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stewart Cox misses long on a shot from the left side | 26-34 |
| 18:02 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 17:43 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 17:41 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner gets the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 17:25 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney drills a 3 from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 17:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 26-37 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Rouse (PF), Patrick Gephart (C) Edward Moe, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy (PF) Timothy Carney | |
| 16:52 | N. Michigan | Carl Craig comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 16:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Rouse pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 16:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Carmody clanks a 3 from straight away | 26-37 |
| 16:28 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 16:17 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 26-37 |
| 16:16 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball grabs the offensive board | 26-37 |
| 16:04 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball hits a jumper from close range | 26-39 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Mark Jessee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Carmody (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stewart Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Rouse (fresh) 5 reb. C - Patrick Gephart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Johnnie Bachman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Craig (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Ball (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cornell Macy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Jessee double dribbles | 26-39 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Emerson (PG), Marc Morrow (SG), David Anderson (SF), Edward Moe (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Mark Jessee, Harry Carmody, Stewart Cox, Kenneth Rouse, Patrick Gephart | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath (PG), Donny Costilla (SG), Robert Reed (C) Johnnie Bachman, Carl Craig, Joe Ball | |
| 15:34 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner is hacked by Edward Moe - foul #1 on Edward Moe, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney (PF) Raymond Skinner | |
| 15:15 | N. Michigan | Donny Costilla misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Emerson - foul #2 on Richard Emerson, team foul #2 | 26-39 |
| 15:15 | N. Michigan | Donny Costilla makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 15:15 | N. Michigan | Donny Costilla makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 14:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Jones misses badly on a floater in the lane | 26-41 |
| 14:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | Marc Morrow tips it home | 28-41 |
| 14:40 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy is fouled on the floor by Marc Morrow - foul #1 on Marc Morrow, team foul #3 | 28-41 |
| 14:31 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy lays it in set up by Gregory Bath | 28-43 |
| 14:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Jones is denied on a layup by Cornell Macy | 28-43 |
| 14:17 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney grabs the defensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 13:57 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy is called for traveling | 28-43 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Jessee (PG), Harry Carmody (SG), Stewart Cox (SF) Richard Emerson, Marc Morrow, David Anderson | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Johnnie Bachman (PG), Carl Craig (SG), Joe Ball (SF) Gregory Bath, Donny Costilla, Timothy Carney | |
| 13:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Jessee makes the floater from the left side set up by Harry Carmody | 30-43 |
| 13:26 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball's pass is intercepted by Harry Carmody | 30-43 |
| 13:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Jessee misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Reed - foul #4 on Robert Reed, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Rouse (PF), Patrick Gephart (C) Edward Moe, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner (PF), Hugh Edwards (C) Cornell Macy, Robert Reed | |
| 13:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Jessee makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 13:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Jessee misses the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 13:05 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Hugh Edwards | 31-43 |
| 12:45 | N. Michigan | Harry Carmody steals the ball from Joe Ball | 31-43 |
| 12:28 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stewart Cox clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joe Ball - foul #2 on Joe Ball, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney (PF) Hugh Edwards | |
| 12:28 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stewart Cox misses the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 12:28 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stewart Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 12:12 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball knocks in the jumper near the basket | 32-45 |
| 12:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stewart Cox buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mark Jessee | 35-45 |
| 11:43 | N. Michigan | Carl Craig comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-45 |
| 11:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Carmody snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Mark Jessee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harry Carmody (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stewart Cox (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Rouse (fresh) 5 reb. C - Patrick Gephart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Johnnie Bachman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Craig (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Ball (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Carney (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Carmody scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Jessee | 37-45 |
| 11:17 | N. Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Johnnie Bachman is blocked by Kenneth Rouse | 37-45 |
| 11:15 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball hits the follow up shot | 37-47 |
| 10:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stewart Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 10:51 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 10:45 | N. Michigan | Carl Craig is fouled on the floor by Mark Jessee - foul #1 on Mark Jessee, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Emerson (SG), Edward Moe (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Harry Carmody, Kenneth Rouse, Patrick Gephart | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath (PG), Donny Costilla (SG), Cornell Macy (SF), Hugh Edwards (C) Johnnie Bachman, Carl Craig, Joe Ball, Timothy Carney | |
| 10:33 | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Jessee - foul #2 on Mark Jessee, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Marc Morrow (SG), David Anderson (SF) Mark Jessee, Stewart Cox | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 10:33 | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 10:33 | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath misses the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 10:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Andrew Jones | 37-48 |
| 10:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Marc Morrow buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Emerson | 40-48 |
| 10:01 | N. Michigan | Donny Costilla misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 10:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 09:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Emerson can't connect on a shot from the right block | 40-48 |
| 09:46 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 09:34 | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 09:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Anderson snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 09:16 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Jones hits a driving attempt in the lane | 42-48 |
| 09:12 | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-48 |
| 09:11 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner grabs the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 08:55 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| 08:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Jones pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 08:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Emerson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-48 |
| 08:48 | N. Michigan | Hugh Edwards snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 08:38 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gregory Bath | 42-50 |
| 08:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Moe misses the lay-in | 42-50 |
| 08:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Jones hits the follow up shot | 44-50 |
| 08:03 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-50 |
| 08:02 | N. Michigan | Hugh Edwards grabs the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 07:44 | N. Michigan | Donny Costilla can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-50 |
| 07:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Moe grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Richard Emerson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marc Morrow (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Moe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Gregory Bath (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donny Costilla (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cornell Macy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Skinner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Hugh Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Jones hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Edward Moe | 46-50 |
| 07:07 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by David Anderson - foul #2 on David Anderson, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Jessee (PG), Harry Carmody (SG), Stewart Cox (SF), Kenneth Rouse (PF), Patrick Gephart (C) Richard Emerson, Marc Morrow, David Anderson, Edward Moe, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Johnnie Bachman (PG), Carl Craig (SG), Timothy Carney (PF), Robert Reed (C) Gregory Bath, Donny Costilla, Raymond Skinner, Hugh Edwards | |
| 07:07 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 07:07 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 07:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Rouse pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 06:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Patrick Gephart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 06:42 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 06:27 | N. Michigan | Johnnie Bachman loses the ball out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Joe Ball (SF) Cornell Macy | |
| 06:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stewart Cox drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Harry Carmody | 48-51 |
| 05:51 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Stewart Cox - foul #1 on Stewart Cox, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| 05:51 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:51 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 05:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnnie Bachman is called for the reach on Harry Carmody - foul #2 on Johnnie Bachman, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Moe (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Kenneth Rouse, Patrick Gephart | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 05:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Carmody is fouled on the floor by Robert Reed - foul #5 on Robert Reed, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy (C) Robert Reed | |
| 04:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnnie Bachman takes the ball from Harry Carmody | 48-53 |
| 04:42 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy misses the lay-in | 48-53 |
| 04:40 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Craig | 48-53 |
| 04:30 | N. Michigan | Carl Craig buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Johnnie Bachman | 48-55 |
| 04:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Carmody misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-55 |
| 04:19 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 03:56 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 48-55 |
| 03:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Andrew Jones | 48-55 |
| 03:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Jones throws it down set up by Harry Carmody | 50-55 |
| 03:38 | N. Michigan | Edward Moe is called for the reach on Carl Craig - foul #2 on Edward Moe, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Emerson (PG), Marc Morrow (SG), David Anderson (SF) Mark Jessee, Harry Carmody, Stewart Cox | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath (PG), Raymond Skinner (C) Johnnie Bachman, Timothy Carney | |
| 03:38 | N. Michigan | Carl Craig makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 03:38 | N. Michigan | Carl Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Richard Emerson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marc Morrow (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Moe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Gregory Bath (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carl Craig (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Ball (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Cornell Macy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Moe jams it on a great pass from Marc Morrow | 52-57 |
| 03:04 | N. Michigan | Andrew Jones denies the turnaround by Cornell Macy | 52-57 |
| 03:03 | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath snags the offensive board | 52-57 |
| 02:49 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner banks in the layup | 52-59 |
| 02:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Jessee (PG), Harry Carmody (SG), Stewart Cox (SF) Richard Emerson, Marc Morrow, David Anderson | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Johnnie Bachman (PG), Timothy Carney (PF) Gregory Bath, Cornell Macy | |
| 02:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Timothy Carney denies the turnaround by Harry Carmody | 52-59 |
| 02:37 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 02:20 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Johnnie Bachman | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Jessee misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 52-61 |
| 02:05 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:41 | N. Michigan | Carl Craig scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-64 |
| 01:28 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-64 |
| 01:27 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 01:10 | N. Michigan | Carl Craig hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Stewart Cox - foul #2 on Stewart Cox, team foul #9 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Emerson (PG), Marc Morrow (SG), David Anderson (SF), Kenneth Rouse (PF), Patrick Gephart (C) Mark Jessee, Harry Carmody, Stewart Cox, Edward Moe, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath (PG), Cornell Macy (SF), Hugh Edwards (C) Johnnie Bachman, Joe Ball, Timothy Carney | |
| 01:10 | N. Michigan | Carl Craig makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 01:10 | N. Michigan | Carl Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 01:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Anderson pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 00:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Patrick Gephart misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Gregory Bath - foul #2 on Gregory Bath, team foul #6 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Donny Costilla (SG) Carl Craig | |
| 00:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Patrick Gephart misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 00:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Patrick Gephart misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 00:55 | N. Michigan | Hugh Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) 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) | |
| 00:28 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 52-65 |
| 00:27 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | Gregory Bath runs out the clock | 52-65 |