| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Michael Buda (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Cochran (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andy Attwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Victor Verville (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Peck (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Hibbard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Burkholder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Tyler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Hibbard inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Peck buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Hibbard | 33-39 |
| 19:28 | N. Michigan | Michael Cochran's floater is tipped away by Charles Burkholder | 33-39 |
| 19:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Verville pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 19:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Hibbard connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 18:54 | N. Michigan | James Hibbard steals the ball from Barry Taylor | 33-42 |
| 18:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Hibbard hits the finger roll | 33-44 |
| 18:36 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor makes the floater near the basket | 35-44 |
| 18:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Burkholder hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 18:22 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 17:57 | N. Michigan | Edward Adams misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Harold Peck - foul #1 on Harold Peck, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| 17:57 | N. Michigan | Edward Adams makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:57 | N. Michigan | Edward Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 17:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Peck is fouled on the floor by Edward Adams - foul #1 on Edward Adams, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| 17:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Peck misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 17:29 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 17:18 | N. Michigan | Andy Attwood misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Burkholder - foul #2 on Charles Burkholder, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Arthur Higgins (C) John Tyler | |
| 17:18 | N. Michigan | Andy Attwood misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 17:18 | N. Michigan | Andy Attwood makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 16:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andy Attwood is called for the reach on Charles Burkholder - foul #1 on Andy Attwood, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gene Baker (PG) Michael Buda | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Hughes (PG), Willie Burnham (SG), Cory Goodspeed (SF), Derek Lorentzen (PF) Victor Verville, Harold Peck, James Hibbard, Charles Burkholder | |
| 16:40 | Saginaw Valley St. | Willie Burnham loses the dribble to Barry Taylor | 38-44 |
| 16:12 | N. Michigan | Gene Baker scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Andy Attwood | 41-44 |
| 15:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Willie Burnham comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 15:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Lorentzen | 41-44 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Gene Baker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Adams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Cochran (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andy Attwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Andrew Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Burnham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cory Goodspeed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Lorentzen (fresh) C - Arthur Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Hughes's layup is rejected by Michael Cochran | 41-44 |
| 15:35 | N. Michigan | Andy Attwood gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 15:29 | N. Michigan | Michael Cochran hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 15:28 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor misses the tip | 41-44 |
| 15:26 | N. Michigan | Andy Attwood misses the tip | 41-44 |
| 15:24 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor hits the follow up shot | 43-44 |
| 15:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Derek Lorentzen is hacked by Michael Cochran - foul #2 on Michael Cochran, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Michael Buda (PG), Rodney Schorr (SF), Frank Quam (PF), Arthur Zets (C) Edward Adams, Michael Cochran, Andy Attwood, Barry Taylor | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Verville (PG), Harold Peck (SG), James Hibbard (SF), Charles Burkholder (PF), John Tyler (C) Andrew Hughes, Willie Burnham, Cory Goodspeed, Derek Lorentzen, Arthur Higgins | |
| 14:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Buda takes the ball from James Hibbard | 43-44 |
| 14:36 | N. Michigan | Rodney Schorr can't finish the layup | 43-44 |
| 14:35 | N. Michigan | Arthur Zets grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 14:21 | N. Michigan | Harold Peck is called for the reach on Gene Baker - foul #2 on Harold Peck, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| 13:57 | N. Michigan | Rodney Schorr can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 13:56 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Tyler snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 13:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Verville buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Harold Peck | 43-47 |
| 13:21 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkholder blocks the short jumper by Arthur Zets | 43-47 |
| 13:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Burkholder grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 12:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Tyler drills a jumper near the basket | 43-49 |
| 12:52 | N. Michigan | Michael Buda loses the dribble to Harold Peck in the backcourt | 43-49 |
| 12:40 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Verville's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Edward Adams (SG), Michael Cochran (SF), Andy Attwood (PF), Barry Taylor (C) Gene Baker, Rodney Schorr, Frank Quam, Arthur Zets | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Willie Burnham (SG), Cory Goodspeed (SF), Arthur Higgins (C) Harold Peck, James Hibbard, John Tyler | |
| 12:27 | N. Michigan | Michael Cochran connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Michael Buda | 45-49 |
| 12:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Willie Burnham scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-52 |
| 12:02 | N. Michigan | Edward Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 12:00 | N. Michigan | Andy Attwood hits the follow up shot | 47-52 |
| 11:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cory Goodspeed clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 11:40 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Andy Attwood | 47-52 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Michael Buda (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Cochran (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andy Attwood (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Victor Verville (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Burnham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cory Goodspeed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Burkholder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Arthur Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | N. Michigan | Andy Attwood is called for traveling | 47-52 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gene Baker (PG) Michael Buda | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Peck (SG), James Hibbard (SF), John Tyler (C) Victor Verville, Charles Burkholder, Arthur Higgins | |
| 11:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Barry Taylor is called for the reach on John Tyler - foul #2 on Barry Taylor, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| 11:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cory Goodspeed hits a jumper from the left side | 47-54 |
| 10:50 | N. Michigan | James Hibbard steals it from Andy Attwood | 47-54 |
| 10:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Peck scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Hibbard | 47-57 |
| 10:12 | N. Michigan | Andy Attwood misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Cory Goodspeed - foul #1 on Cory Goodspeed, team foul #4 | 47-57 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Michael Buda (PG) Gene Baker | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Arthur Higgins (C) John Tyler | |
| 10:12 | N. Michigan | Andy Attwood makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 10:12 | N. Michigan | Andy Attwood misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 10:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Arthur Higgins snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 09:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | Arthur Higgins scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Burnham | 48-60 |
| 09:28 | N. Michigan | Andy Attwood is fouled on the floor by Cory Goodspeed - foul #2 on Cory Goodspeed, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Verville (PG), Daniel Morse (SF), Charles Burkholder (PF) Harold Peck, James Hibbard, Cory Goodspeed | |
| 09:14 | N. Michigan | Daniel Morse picks off the pass by Barry Taylor | 48-60 |
| 08:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Verville drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:27 | N. Michigan | Edward Adams buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Andy Attwood | 51-63 |
| 08:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morse misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Edward Adams - foul #2 on Edward Adams, team foul #5 | 51-63 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Edwin Hunter (PG), Gene Baker (SG), Rodney Schorr (SF), Frank Quam (PF), Arthur Zets (C) Michael Buda, Edward Adams, Michael Cochran, Andy Attwood, Barry Taylor | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Cory Goodspeed (SG), John Tyler (C) Willie Burnham, Arthur Higgins | |
| 08:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morse makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 08:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Daniel Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:04 | N. Michigan | John Tyler is called for the reach on Arthur Zets - foul #1 on John Tyler, team foul #6 | 51-65 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | James Hibbard (SF) Daniel Morse | |
| 07:48 | N. Michigan | Arthur Zets comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 51-65 |
| 07:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Verville grabs the board | 51-65 |
| 07:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Tyler clanks a turnaround in the lane | 51-65 |
| 07:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Tyler grabs the offensive rebound | 51-65 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Edwin Hunter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gene Baker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rodney Schorr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Quam (fresh) C - Arthur Zets (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Victor Verville (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Goodspeed (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Hibbard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - Charles Burkholder (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - John Tyler (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Tyler drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Hibbard | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:22 | N. Michigan | Edwin Hunter misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 51-67 |
| 07:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Tyler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 51-67 |
| 06:58 | N. Michigan | Arthur Zets grabs the board | 51-67 |
| 06:54 | N. Michigan | Gene Baker hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Zets | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Tyler hits a floater from the baseline | 54-69 |
| 06:27 | N. Michigan | Arthur Zets makes the driving attempt near the basket | 56-69 |
| 06:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cory Goodspeed misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 56-69 |
| 06:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cory Goodspeed tips it home | 56-71 |
| 05:53 | N. Michigan | Arthur Zets clanks a floater from the left wing | 56-71 |
| 05:52 | N. Michigan | Frank Quam tips it back up and in | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Tyler jams it set up by Victor Verville | 58-73 |
| 05:34 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-73 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Michael Buda (PG), Edward Adams (SG), Michael Cochran (SF), Andy Attwood (PF), Barry Taylor (C) Edwin Hunter, Gene Baker, Rodney Schorr, Frank Quam, Arthur Zets | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Peck (SG) Cory Goodspeed | |
| 05:07 | N. Michigan | John Tyler swats the short shot by Andy Attwood | 58-73 |
| 05:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to John Tyler | 58-73 |
| 04:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Hibbard misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 58-73 |
| 04:46 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor pulls down the rebound | 58-73 |
| 04:39 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor can't finish the layup | 58-73 |
| 04:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Victor Verville | 58-73 |
| 04:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Verville misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-73 |
| 04:07 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 58-73 |
| 04:02 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-73 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Willie Burnham (PG), Cory Goodspeed (SF), Derek Lorentzen (PF), Arthur Higgins (C) Victor Verville, James Hibbard, Charles Burkholder, John Tyler | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Derek Lorentzen's floater is tipped away by Andy Attwood | 58-73 |
| 03:40 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Andy Attwood | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Michael Buda (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Adams (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Cochran (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andy Attwood (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Barry Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Willie Burnham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Peck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cory Goodspeed (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derek Lorentzen (fresh) C - Arthur Higgins (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:25 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Arthur Higgins - foul #3 on Arthur Higgins, team foul #7 | 58-73 |
| 03:25 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 03:25 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 03:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Willie Burnham is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Buda - foul #1 on Michael Buda, team foul #6 | 59-73 |
| 03:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Peck drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-75 |
| 02:51 | N. Michigan | Michael Cochran can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-75 |
| 02:50 | N. Michigan | Barry Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-75 |
| 02:38 | N. Michigan | Michael Buda is whistled for a carry | 59-75 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Edwin Hunter (PG), Gene Baker (SG), Rodney Schorr (SF), Frank Quam (PF), Arthur Zets (C) Michael Buda, Edward Adams, Michael Cochran, Andy Attwood, Barry Taylor | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Hughes (PG) Harold Peck | |
| 02:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cory Goodspeed misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 59-75 |
| 02:22 | N. Michigan | Frank Quam grabs the defensive rebound | 59-75 |
| 02:08 | N. Michigan | Arthur Zets loses the dribble to Cory Goodspeed | 59-75 |
| 01:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Arthur Higgins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-75 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Burkholder (PF) Derek Lorentzen | |
| 01:30 | N. Michigan | Willie Burnham steps in front of the Edwin Hunter pass | 59-75 |
| 01:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Burkholder hits the finger roll on a great pass from Willie Burnham | 59-77 |
| 01:18 | N. Michigan | Arthur Zets loses the dribble to Willie Burnham | 59-77 |
| 00:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Willie Burnham misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-77 |
| 00:56 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Arthur Zets | 59-77 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | N. Michigan | Arthur Zets makes the floater from close range and he's fouled by Arthur Higgins - foul #4 on Arthur Higgins, team foul #8 | 61-77 |
| 00:50 | N. Michigan | Arthur Zets makes the free throw | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Willie Burnham hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Cory Goodspeed and he's fouled by Arthur Zets - foul #2 on Arthur Zets, team foul #7 | 62-79 |
| 00:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Willie Burnham misses the free throw | 62-79 |
| 00:29 | N. Michigan | Frank Quam grabs the board | 62-79 |
| 00:24 | N. Michigan | Arthur Zets hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Rodney Schorr | 64-79 |
| 00:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Hughes runs out the clock | 64-79 |