| Lineup | Harding | PG - Larry Graf (fresh) SG - Gary White (fresh) SF - Kevin Simpkins (fresh) PF - Mark Sims (fresh) C - Roy Jeffrey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Glenn McConahay (fresh) SG - Garth Danis (fresh) SF - Leonard Smith (fresh) PF - Benjamin Stover (fresh) C - Warren Turnipseed (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harding | Larry Graf wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding 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) | |
| 19:39 | Harding | Mark Sims misses the floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Harding | Gary White gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Harding | Gary White connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Larry Graf | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Leonard Smith hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Glenn McConahay | 3-3 |
| 18:47 | Harding | Larry Graf hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:46 | Harding | Mark Sims tips it home | 5-3 |
| 18:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Garth Danis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-3 |
| 18:23 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Larry Graf | 7-3 |
| 18:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Glenn McConahay can't finish the layup but the foul's on Mark Sims - foul #1 on Mark Sims, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| 18:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Glenn McConahay makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 18:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Glenn McConahay makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:41 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Larry Graf | 10-5 |
| 17:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Benjamin Stover misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-5 |
| 17:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Turnipseed | 10-5 |
| 17:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Leonard Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-5 |
| 17:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Benjamin Stover tips it in | 10-7 |
| 16:38 | Harding | Mark Sims is called for traveling | 10-7 |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (SG) Gary White | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 16:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Glenn McConahay can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-7 |
| 16:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Benjamin Stover gets the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 16:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Garth Danis can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 10-7 |
| 16:00 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Larry Graf (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas King (fresh) SF - Kevin Simpkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Sims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Jeffrey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Glenn McConahay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garth Danis (fresh) SF - Leonard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Benjamin Stover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Turnipseed (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins is hacked by Glenn McConahay - foul #1 on Glenn McConahay, team foul #1 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Harding | Bill Richardson (SF), Randy Johnson (PF), Michael Palm (C) Kevin Simpkins, Mark Sims, Roy Jeffrey | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Corey Norman (SF) Leonard Smith | |
| 15:34 | Harding | Randy Johnson lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas King | 12-7 |
| 15:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Garth Danis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 15:01 | Harding | Larry Graf misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Glenn McConahay - foul #2 on Glenn McConahay, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Harding | Gary White (SG) Thomas King | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Jay Dennis (SG), Leon Taube (SF), Horace Johnson (PF) Glenn McConahay, Garth Danis, Benjamin Stover | |
| 15:01 | Harding | Larry Graf makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 15:01 | Harding | Larry Graf makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 14:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Corey Norman buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 14:24 | Harding | Warren Turnipseed denies the turnaround by Bill Richardson | 14-13 |
| 14:23 | Harding | Bill Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 14:07 | Harding | Bill Richardson misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Horace Johnson - foul #1 on Horace Johnson, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (PG), Mark Sims (PF), Roy Jeffrey (C) Larry Graf, Randy Johnson, Michael Palm | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Leonard Smith (SF) Horace Johnson | |
| 14:07 | Harding | Bill Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 14:07 | Harding | Bill Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 13:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Warren Turnipseed comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 16-13 |
| 13:47 | Harding | Bill Richardson pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 13:29 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 13:28 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jay Dennis pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 13:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jay Dennis is hacked by Gary White - foul #1 on Gary White, team foul #2 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Harding | Kevin Simpkins (SF) Bill Richardson | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Garth Danis (SG), Benjamin Stover (PF) Jay Dennis, Warren Turnipseed | |
| 12:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Benjamin Stover connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Corey Norman | 16-15 |
| 12:30 | Harding | Leonard Smith steals the ball from Kevin Simpkins | 16-15 |
| 12:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Corey Norman hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Garth Danis | 16-18 |
| 11:52 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 11:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Garth Danis gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Thomas King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Simpkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Sims (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Jeffrey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Corey Norman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garth Danis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Benjamin Stover (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Taube (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Garth Danis knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Corey Norman | 16-20 |
| 11:41 | Harding | Thomas King hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Gary White | 18-20 |
| 11:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Taube misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Roy Jeffrey - foul #1 on Roy Jeffrey, team foul #3 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Harding | Larry Graf (PG), Randy Johnson (PF) Gary White, Mark Sims | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Jay Dennis (PG), Warren Turnipseed (C) Corey Norman, Leonard Smith | |
| 11:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Taube makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 11:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Taube makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 11:11 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Thomas King | 20-22 |
| 10:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jay Dennis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 10:45 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 10:33 | Harding | Randy Johnson scores on a shot from the right side set up by Larry Graf | 22-22 |
| 10:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Benjamin Stover lays it up and in | 22-24 |
| 09:53 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 09:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | Garth Danis snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 09:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jay Dennis scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Garth Danis | 22-26 |
| 09:33 | Harding | Larry Graf is hacked by Jay Dennis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jay Dennis, team foul #4 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Harding | George Matteson (SG), Bill Richardson (SF), Mark Sims (PF) Thomas King, Kevin Simpkins, Roy Jeffrey | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Corey Norman (PG), Leonard Smith (SF), Horace Johnson (PF) Garth Danis, Leon Taube, Benjamin Stover | |
| 09:16 | Harding | Larry Graf buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Sims | 25-26 |
| 08:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Horace Johnson comes up short on the runner in the lane | 25-26 |
| 08:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Corey Norman tips it home | 25-28 |
| 08:39 | Harding | Bill Richardson loses the ball out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Harding | Gary White (SG) George Matteson | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 08:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jay Dennis misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 25-28 |
| 08:21 | Harding | Mark Sims snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 08:13 | Harding | Randy Johnson is fouled on the floor by Horace Johnson - foul #2 on Horace Johnson, team foul #5 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Garth Danis (SG), Jeff Allen (PF) Jay Dennis, Horace Johnson | |
| 08:00 | Harding | Larry Graf comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 07:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Warren Turnipseed snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 07:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeff Allen can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Randy Johnson - foul #1 on Randy Johnson, team foul #4 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (PG), Kevin Simpkins (SF), Roy Jeffrey (C) Larry Graf, Bill Richardson, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Benjamin Stover (PF) Leonard Smith | |
| 07:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeff Allen makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 07:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeff Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Thomas King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Simpkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Jeffrey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Corey Norman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garth Danis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Stover (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Turnipseed (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 25-30 |
| 07:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Warren Turnipseed | 25-30 |
| 07:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Sims denies the turnaround by Benjamin Stover | 25-30 |
| 07:04 | Harding | Mark Sims pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 06:40 | Harding | Gary White buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas King | 28-30 |
| 06:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeff Allen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Simpkins - foul #1 on Kevin Simpkins, team foul #5 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Harding | Larry Graf (PG), Randy Johnson (PF) Gary White, Mark Sims | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Caleb Klemm (PG), Jay Dennis (SG), Leonard Smith (SF) Corey Norman, Garth Danis, Warren Turnipseed | |
| 06:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeff Allen misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 06:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeff Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 06:14 | Harding | Caleb Klemm is called for the reach on Larry Graf - foul #1 on Caleb Klemm, team foul #6 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Taube (C) Jeff Allen | |
| 05:57 | Harding | Caleb Klemm steals it from Roy Jeffrey | 28-31 |
| 05:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Leonard Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 05:34 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 05:32 | Harding | Caleb Klemm steps in front of the Larry Graf pass in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| 05:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Benjamin Stover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-31 |
| Subs | Harding | George Matteson (SG), Bill Richardson (SF), Michael Palm (C) Thomas King, Kevin Simpkins, Roy Jeffrey | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Garth Danis (SG), Warren Turnipseed (C) Caleb Klemm, Benjamin Stover | |
| 05:01 | Harding | Larry Graf comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-31 |
| 05:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Taube gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 04:56 | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Taube dunks the ball on a nice dish by Leonard Smith | 28-33 |
| 04:35 | Harding | Randy Johnson loses the dribble to Warren Turnipseed | 28-33 |
| 04:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jay Dennis is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 28-33 |
| Subs | Harding | Gary White (SG), Mark Sims (PF) George Matteson, Michael Palm | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Corey Norman (SF), Jeff Allen (PF) Leonard Smith, Leon Taube | |
| 04:08 | Harding | Mark Sims hits a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Garth Danis - foul #1 on Garth Danis, team foul #7 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Harding | Kevin Simpkins (SF), Roy Jeffrey (C) Bill Richardson, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Benjamin Stover (PF) Jeff Allen | |
| 04:08 | Harding | Mark Sims misses the free throw | 30-33 |
| 04:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Warren Turnipseed | 30-33 |
| 03:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Graf picks off the pass by Benjamin Stover | 30-33 |
| 03:34 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Corey Norman - foul #1 on Corey Norman, team foul #8 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (PG) Larry Graf | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Glenn McConahay (PG), Caleb Klemm (SG) Jay Dennis, Garth Danis | |
| 03:34 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 03:34 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Thomas King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary White (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Simpkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Jeffrey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Glenn McConahay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Caleb Klemm (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Corey Norman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Benjamin Stover (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Turnipseed (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Benjamin Stover is hacked by Gary White - foul #2 on Gary White, team foul #6 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Harding | George Matteson (SG) Gary White | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Leonard Smith (SF), Leon Taube (C) Caleb Klemm, Warren Turnipseed | |
| 03:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Sims is called for the reach on Benjamin Stover - foul #2 on Mark Sims, team foul #7 | 31-33 |
| 03:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Benjamin Stover makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 03:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Benjamin Stover misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 03:09 | Harding | Mark Sims pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 02:49 | Harding | Thomas King loses the ball out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Caleb Klemm (SG) Corey Norman | |
| 02:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Caleb Klemm connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Leonard Smith | 31-37 |
| 02:18 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 02:17 | Saginaw Valley St. | Caleb Klemm gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 01:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Glenn McConahay can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 01:50 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 01:46 | Harding | Leon Taube steals the ball from Mark Sims | 31-37 |
| 01:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Benjamin Stover misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 01:37 | Harding | Mark Sims grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 01:10 | Harding | Glenn McConahay is called for the reach on Thomas King - foul #3 on Glenn McConahay, team foul #9 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Harding | Gary White (SG), Bill Richardson (SF), Randy Johnson (PF), Michael Palm (C) George Matteson, Kevin Simpkins, Mark Sims, Roy Jeffrey | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Jay Dennis (PG), Garth Danis (SG), Corey Norman (SF), Horace Johnson (PF), Warren Turnipseed (C) Glenn McConahay, Caleb Klemm, Leonard Smith, Benjamin Stover, Leon Taube | |
| 01:10 | Harding | Thomas King makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 01:10 | Harding | Thomas King makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 01:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jay Dennis misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 33-37 |
| 00:59 | Harding | Michael Palm grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 00:52 | Harding | Bill Richardson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas King | 35-37 |
| 00:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jay Dennis is hacked by Bill Richardson - foul #1 on Bill Richardson, team foul #8 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Harding | Larry Graf (PG) Thomas King | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 00:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jay Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 00:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jay Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 00:34 | Harding | Michael Palm snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 00:27 | Harding | Garth Danis steals it from Bill Richardson | 35-38 |
| 00:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Garth Danis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 00:00 | Harding | Bill Richardson snags the defensive board | 35-38 |