| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Darwin McGlothian (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Anton Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Harold Seese (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Coulter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - James Shurtz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Nunn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eddie Surles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Picou (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Puckett (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan Tech. | Eddie Surles inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James Shurtz | 27-33 |
| 19:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Steven Puckett - foul #1 on Steven Puckett, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 19:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:23 | Michigan Tech. | Eddie Surles grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 19:14 | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 19:13 | Michigan Tech. | Eddie Surles gets the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:57 | Michigan Tech. | The jump hook by Ronald Picou is blocked by Richard Coulter | 28-33 |
| 18:56 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Seese grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 18:32 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:16 | Michigan Tech. | Steven Puckett misses long on a floater from the baseline | 28-33 |
| 18:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 17:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-33 |
| 17:28 | Michigan Tech. | Robert Butler denies the turnaround by Steven Puckett | 28-33 |
| 17:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb (PG), David Black (SG), Eric Morton (SF), Joseph Blue (PF), Emmitt Blake (C) Darwin McGlothian, Anton Bentley, Harold Seese, Richard Coulter, Robert Butler | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Price (SG), Hal Talmage (SF), George Davis (PF), Brad Leming (C) Larry Nunn, Eddie Surles, Ronald Picou, Steven Puckett | |
| 16:40 | Michigan Tech. | Hal Talmage knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Thomas Price | 28-35 |
| 16:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Brad Leming - foul #1 on Brad Leming, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Jim Brooks (SG) James Shurtz | |
| 16:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:10 | Michigan Tech. | Hal Talmage can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-35 |
| 16:09 | Michigan Tech. | George Davis gets the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 15:49 | Michigan Tech. | Emmitt Blake steals the ball from Hal Talmage | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Randy Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Black (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Morton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Emmitt Blake (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Blue (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Thomas Price (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Hal Talmage (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brad Leming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 15:24 | Michigan Tech. | Jim Brooks misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Randy Lamb - foul #1 on Randy Lamb, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian (PG), Anton Bentley (SG), Harold Seese (SF), Richard Coulter (PF), Robert Butler (C) Randy Lamb, David Black, Eric Morton, Emmitt Blake, Joseph Blue | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn (SG), Eddie Surles (SF), Ronald Picou (PF), Steven Puckett (C) Thomas Price, Hal Talmage, George Davis, Brad Leming | |
| 15:24 | Michigan Tech. | Jim Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 15:24 | Michigan Tech. | Jim Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 15:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 15:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz (PG) Jim Brooks | |
| 14:54 | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Nunn | 33-39 |
| 14:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-39 |
| 14:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter grabs the offensive board | 33-39 |
| 14:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter hits a jumper in the lane set up by Darwin McGlothian | 35-39 |
| 14:13 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou drills a fadeaway from the right block | 35-41 |
| 13:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Seese misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 35-41 |
| 13:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Seese can't tip it in | 35-41 |
| 13:53 | Michigan Tech. | Steven Puckett pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 13:28 | Michigan Tech. | Eddie Surles misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 13:26 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou hits the follow up shot | 35-43 |
| 13:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter is fouled on the floor by James Shurtz - foul #3 on James Shurtz, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton (PG), Emmitt Blake (SF), Joseph Blue (PF), David Black (C) Darwin McGlothian, Harold Seese, Richard Coulter, Robert Butler | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Price (SG), Hal Talmage (SF), George Davis (PF), Brad Leming (C) Larry Nunn, Eddie Surles, Ronald Picou, Steven Puckett | |
| 12:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Anton Bentley | 38-43 |
| 12:34 | Michigan Tech. | Hal Talmage misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 12:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Anton Bentley | 38-43 |
| 12:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Blue can't connect on a floater in the paint | 38-43 |
| 12:23 | Michigan Tech. | Brad Leming snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 12:05 | Michigan Tech. | Hal Talmage misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 12:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 11:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Blue drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Eric Morton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anton Bentley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Emmitt Blake (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Blue (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Black (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - James Shurtz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hal Talmage (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brad Leming (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Michigan Tech. | Brad Leming scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Shurtz | 40-45 |
| 11:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake is called for a charge - foul #2 on Emmitt Blake, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian (PG), Harold Seese (SF), Richard Coulter (PF), Robert Butler (C) Anton Bentley, Emmitt Blake, Joseph Blue, David Black | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn (SG), Eddie Surles (SF), Ronald Picou (PF), Steven Puckett (C) James Shurtz, Hal Talmage, George Davis, Brad Leming | |
| 10:44 | Michigan Tech. | Eddie Surles lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Price | 40-47 |
| 10:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Seese buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Darwin McGlothian and the foul's on Steven Puckett - foul #2 on Steven Puckett, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black (SG) Eric Morton | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 10:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Seese makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:08 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou is hacked by David Black - foul #2 on David Black, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Jim Brooks (PG) Thomas Price | |
| 09:56 | Michigan Tech. | Steven Puckett hits a floater from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 09:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter misses the turnaround near the basket | 43-49 |
| 09:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Seese grabs the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 09:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-49 |
| 09:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler hits the follow up shot | 45-49 |
| 08:56 | Michigan Tech. | Steven Puckett loses the dribble to Darwin McGlothian | 45-49 |
| 08:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler loses the ball out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley (SG), Joseph Blue (PF), Emmitt Blake (C) David Black, Richard Coulter, Robert Butler | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz (PG), George Davis (C) Jim Brooks, Steven Puckett | |
| 08:14 | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb (PG), Eric Morton (SF) Darwin McGlothian, Harold Seese | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Price (SG), Hal Talmage (SF), Brad Leming (C) Larry Nunn, Eddie Surles, Ronald Picou | |
| 08:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley is fouled on the floor by George Davis - foul #2 on George Davis, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black (C) Randy Lamb | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 07:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Morton | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Eric Morton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anton Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Emmitt Blake (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Blue (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Black (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - James Shurtz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hal Talmage (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brad Leming (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Michigan Tech. | George Davis misses the easy layup | 48-49 |
| 07:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 07:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 07:07 | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 06:45 | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Price misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-49 |
| 06:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 06:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brad Leming is called for the reach on Eric Morton - foul #2 on Brad Leming, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian (PG), Harold Seese (SF), Richard Coulter (PF), Robert Butler (C) Eric Morton, Emmitt Blake, Joseph Blue, David Black | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn (SG), Eddie Surles (SF), Ronald Picou (PF), Steven Puckett (C) Thomas Price, Hal Talmage, George Davis, Brad Leming | |
| 06:16 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Darwin McGlothian | 51-49 |
| 06:01 | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz misses the lay-in but the foul's on Anton Bentley - foul #1 on Anton Bentley, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| 06:01 | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:01 | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 05:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Seese | 53-51 |
| 05:30 | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 05:29 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 05:10 | Michigan Tech. | Eddie Surles misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Butler - foul #3 on Robert Butler, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton (SG) Anton Bentley | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 05:10 | Michigan Tech. | Eddie Surles makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:10 | Michigan Tech. | Eddie Surles misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 04:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler hits the finger roll on a great pass from Darwin McGlothian | 55-52 |
| 04:33 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 04:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-54 |
| 03:42 | Michigan Tech. | Eddie Surles misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-54 |
| 03:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter grabs the board | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Darwin McGlothian (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Morton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Seese (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Coulter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Butler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - James Shurtz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Nunn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Surles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Picou (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Puckett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton is hacked by Steven Puckett - foul #3 on Steven Puckett, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley (SG), Emmitt Blake (SF), Joseph Blue (PF), David Black (C) Darwin McGlothian, Harold Seese, Richard Coulter, Robert Butler | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Price (PG), Jim Brooks (SG), Hal Talmage (SF), George Davis (PF), Brad Leming (C) James Shurtz, Larry Nunn, Eddie Surles, Ronald Picou, Steven Puckett | |
| 03:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:02 | Michigan Tech. | Jim Brooks is hacked by Anton Bentley - foul #2 on Anton Bentley, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| 02:42 | Michigan Tech. | Jim Brooks drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Thomas Price | 60-57 |
| 02:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian (PG), Harold Seese (SF), Richard Coulter (PF), Robert Butler (C) Eric Morton, Emmitt Blake, Joseph Blue, David Black | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz (PG), Larry Nunn (SG), Eddie Surles (SF), Ronald Picou (PF) Thomas Price, Jim Brooks, Hal Talmage, Brad Leming | |
| 02:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-57 |
| 02:29 | Michigan Tech. | George Davis gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 02:16 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 02:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 01:56 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley misses the floater from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 01:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Seese grabs the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 01:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler loses the ball out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Steven Puckett (C) George Davis | |
| 01:22 | Michigan Tech. | Steven Puckett connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 01:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Anton Bentley and the foul's on Eddie Surles - foul #1 on Eddie Surles, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| 01:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter makes the free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:57 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Ronald Picou - foul #2 on Ronald Picou, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| 00:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:37 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 00:18 | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Nunn | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Seese | 65-65 |
| 00:08 | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou makes the jumpshot from the left side | 65-67 |