| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Keith Johnson (fresh) SG - Harold Grey (fresh) SF - William Preece (fresh) PF - Robert Harvill (fresh) C - Eugene Lawless (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Donald Look (fresh) SG - William Dickens (fresh) SF - Gary Hayward (fresh) PF - Harry Cooley (fresh) C - Blake Mueller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Cooley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Blake Mueller knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:32 | Michigan Tech. | Keith Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Look - foul #1 on Donald Look, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Michigan Tech. | Keith Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Michigan Tech. | Robert Harvill grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Michigan Tech. | Keith Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Cooley gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | Donald Look buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Harry Cooley | 0-6 |
| 18:32 | Michigan Tech. | Eugene Lawless lays it in on a great pass from William Preece and he's hacked by Harry Cooley - foul #1 on Harry Cooley, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 18:32 | Michigan Tech. | Eugene Lawless makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:17 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Cooley loses the ball out of bounds | 3-6 |
| 18:03 | Michigan Tech. | Robert Harvill is hacked by Gary Hayward - foul #1 on Gary Hayward, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| 17:54 | Michigan Tech. | Robert Harvill lays it in | 5-6 |
| 17:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Cooley comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 5-6 |
| 17:35 | Michigan Tech. | William Preece pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:25 | Michigan Tech. | Blake Mueller steps in front of the Keith Johnson pass | 5-6 |
| 17:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Dickens hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-8 |
| 16:48 | Michigan Tech. | Harold Grey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 16:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Gary Hayward | 5-8 |
| 16:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Dickens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Roger Marion (PG) Keith Johnson | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Muncy (SG), John Weibel (SF), Raymond Johnson (PF), Thomas Posey (C) William Dickens, Gary Hayward, Harry Cooley, Blake Mueller | |
| 16:10 | Michigan Tech. | Eugene Lawless's layup is rejected by John Weibel | 5-8 |
| 16:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Thomas Posey | 5-8 |
| 15:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Thomas Posey is hacked by Harold Grey - foul #1 on Harold Grey, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Roy Hembree (SG), Greg Culley (PF), Dwayne Ellis (C) Harold Grey, Robert Harvill, Eugene Lawless | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | David Acuff (SG) Donald Look | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Roger Marion (fresh) SG - Roy Hembree (fresh) SF - William Preece (fresh) PF - Greg Culley (fresh) C - Dwayne Ellis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Harold Muncy (fresh) SG - David Acuff (fresh) SF - John Weibel (fresh) PF - Raymond Johnson (fresh) C - Thomas Posey (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Raymond Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Roy Hembree - foul #1 on Roy Hembree, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Warren Sais (C) William Preece | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Cooley (PF) John Weibel | |
| 15:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Raymond Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Raymond Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:05 | Michigan Tech. | Greg Culley is fouled on the floor by Harry Cooley - foul #2 on Harry Cooley, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Keith Johnson (PG) Roger Marion | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | William Dickens (SG), Gary Hayward (SF), Blake Mueller (C) David Acuff, Harry Cooley, Thomas Posey | |
| 14:55 | Michigan Tech. | Dwayne Ellis misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 5-10 |
| 14:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Raymond Johnson grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 14:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Raymond Johnson buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Muncy and he's fouled by Roy Hembree - foul #2 on Roy Hembree, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Roger Marion (PG), Robert Harvill (PF), Eugene Lawless (C) Roy Hembree, Greg Culley, Warren Sais | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Donald Look (PG) Harold Muncy | |
| 14:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Raymond Johnson misses the free throw | 5-12 |
| 14:37 | Michigan Tech. | Eugene Lawless grabs the board | 5-12 |
| 14:18 | Michigan Tech. | Dwayne Ellis clanks a 3 from the right corner | 5-12 |
| 14:17 | Michigan Tech. | Roger Marion misses the tip | 5-12 |
| 14:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Raymond Johnson snags the defensive board | 5-12 |
| 13:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gary Hayward comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 13:51 | Michigan Tech. | Keith Johnson snags the defensive board | 5-12 |
| 13:47 | Michigan Tech. | Roger Marion hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Look - foul #2 on Donald Look, team foul #5 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Harold Grey (SG), William Preece (SF) Keith Johnson, Dwayne Ellis | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Muncy (PG) Donald Look | |
| 13:47 | Michigan Tech. | Roger Marion makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 13:47 | Michigan Tech. | Roger Marion makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Dickens is hacked by Harold Grey - foul #2 on Harold Grey, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Keith Johnson (SG) Harold Grey | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | David Acuff (SG), John Weibel (SF), Thomas Posey (C) William Dickens, Gary Hayward, Blake Mueller | |
| 13:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Thomas Posey hits a jumper from the left side set up by Harold Muncy | 7-14 |
| 13:02 | Michigan Tech. | Robert Harvill is hacked by Thomas Posey - foul #1 on Thomas Posey, team foul #6 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Dwayne Ellis (PG), Greg Culley (C) Keith Johnson, Eugene Lawless | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Blake Mueller (C) Raymond Johnson | |
| 12:53 | Michigan Tech. | Roger Marion misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-14 |
| 12:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | Blake Mueller pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 12:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | Blake Mueller drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by David Acuff | 7-16 |
| 12:11 | Michigan Tech. | Dwayne Ellis can't finish the layup but the foul's on Harold Muncy - foul #1 on Harold Muncy, team foul #7 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Keith Johnson (SG), Warren Sais (C) Roger Marion, Robert Harvill | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | William Dickens (SG), Gary Hayward (SF) David Acuff, Blake Mueller | |
| 12:11 | Michigan Tech. | Dwayne Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 12:11 | Michigan Tech. | Dwayne Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 11:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Weibel connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Hayward | 9-18 |
| 11:38 | Michigan Tech. | Dwayne Ellis buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by William Preece | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Dwayne Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Keith Johnson (fresh) SF - William Preece (fresh) PF - Greg Culley (fresh) C - Warren Sais (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Harold Muncy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Hayward (fresh) PF - John Weibel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Posey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Muncy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-18 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Eugene Lawless (C) Warren Sais | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | David Acuff (PG), Raymond Johnson (PF) Harold Muncy, John Weibel | |
| 11:09 | Michigan Tech. | William Preece makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Greg Culley and he's fouled by David Acuff - foul #1 on David Acuff, team foul #8 | 13-18 |
| 11:09 | Michigan Tech. | William Preece misses the free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Raymond Johnson snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 10:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Raymond Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #9 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Roger Marion (PG), Robert Harvill (PF) Dwayne Ellis, Greg Culley | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Blake Mueller (C) Thomas Posey | |
| 10:31 | Michigan Tech. | Eugene Lawless misses the dunk | 13-18 |
| 10:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Raymond Johnson | 13-18 |
| 10:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Acuff drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Dickens | 13-21 |
| 09:49 | Michigan Tech. | Roger Marion blows the layup | 13-21 |
| 09:47 | Michigan Tech. | Robert Harvill grabs the offensive board | 13-21 |
| 09:32 | Michigan Tech. | Roger Marion misses the easy layup | 13-21 |
| 09:31 | Michigan Tech. | Eugene Lawless snags the offensive board | 13-21 |
| 09:16 | Michigan Tech. | Robert Harvill hits the finger roll | 15-21 |
| 08:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Dickens comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 15-21 |
| 08:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Raymond Johnson tips it home | 15-23 |
| 08:41 | Michigan Tech. | Roger Marion connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Keith Johnson and he's fouled by David Acuff - foul #2 on David Acuff, team foul #10 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Dwayne Ellis (SF), Greg Culley (PF), Warren Sais (C) William Preece, Robert Harvill, Eugene Lawless | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Muncy (PG), Paul Perry (SG), John Weibel (SF), Thomas Posey (C) David Acuff, William Dickens, Gary Hayward, Blake Mueller | |
| 08:41 | Michigan Tech. | Roger Marion makes the free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Raymond Johnson blows the layup | 18-23 |
| 08:30 | Michigan Tech. | Dwayne Ellis snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 08:16 | Michigan Tech. | Keith Johnson lays it in | 20-23 |
| 08:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Muncy connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Weibel | 20-26 |
| 07:47 | Michigan Tech. | A charge is called on Keith Johnson - foul #1 on Keith Johnson, team foul #5 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Robert Beard (SF), Eugene Lawless (C) Roger Marion, Warren Sais | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Blake Mueller (C) Raymond Johnson | |
| 07:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Muncy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 07:34 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Dwayne Ellis | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Dwayne Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Keith Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Beard (fresh) PF - Greg Culley (fresh) C - Eugene Lawless (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Harold Muncy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Perry (fresh) SF - John Weibel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Posey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Blake Mueller (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Michigan Tech. | Greg Culley travels with the ball | 20-26 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Robert Harvill (PF) Greg Culley | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 06:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Blake Mueller scores on a jump hook in the lane | 20-28 |
| 06:28 | Michigan Tech. | Robert Harvill hits a 3 from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 06:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Blake Mueller blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Beard - foul #1 on Robert Beard, team foul #6 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | William Preece (SF), Greg Culley (C) Robert Beard, Eugene Lawless | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | William Dickens (SG), Gary Hayward (SF), Raymond Johnson (PF) Paul Perry, John Weibel, Thomas Posey | |
| 06:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Blake Mueller misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Blake Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 05:46 | Michigan Tech. | Dwayne Ellis drills a fadeaway from the left side | 25-29 |
| 05:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Harvill swats the short shot by Blake Mueller | 25-29 |
| 05:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Blake Mueller misses the tip | 25-29 |
| 05:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Raymond Johnson tips it in | 25-31 |
| 05:04 | Michigan Tech. | Robert Harvill misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 05:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to William Dickens | 25-31 |
| 04:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Blake Mueller misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 25-31 |
| 04:53 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Robert Harvill | 25-31 |
| 04:36 | Michigan Tech. | Keith Johnson's floater is knocked away by Raymond Johnson | 25-31 |
| 04:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Raymond Johnson gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 04:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Dickens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 04:09 | Michigan Tech. | Robert Harvill snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 03:58 | Michigan Tech. | Dwayne Ellis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 25-31 |
| 03:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Dickens grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 03:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Harvill steals it from Raymond Johnson | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Dwayne Ellis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Keith Johnson (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Preece (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Harvill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Culley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Harold Muncy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Dickens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Hayward (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Blake Mueller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Michigan Tech. | Dwayne Ellis is hacked by Harold Muncy - foul #2 on Harold Muncy, team foul #11 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Roger Marion (PG), Harold Grey (SG), Robert Beard (PF), Eugene Lawless (C) Keith Johnson, William Preece, Robert Harvill, Greg Culley | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Donald Look (PG), David Acuff (SG), John Weibel (SF), Harry Cooley (PF), Thomas Posey (C) Harold Muncy, William Dickens, Gary Hayward, Raymond Johnson, Blake Mueller | |
| 03:07 | Michigan Tech. | Dwayne Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:07 | Michigan Tech. | Dwayne Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Acuff banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harry Cooley and the foul's on Eugene Lawless - foul #1 on Eugene Lawless, team foul #7 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Robert Harvill (PF) Dwayne Ellis | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 02:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Acuff makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:36 | Michigan Tech. | Donald Look steals it from Roger Marion | 27-34 |
| 02:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Acuff hits the finger roll set up by Donald Look | 27-36 |
| 02:12 | Michigan Tech. | Harold Grey makes the turnaround from close range | 29-36 |
| 01:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Cooley buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Posey and he's fouled by Robert Harvill - foul #1 on Robert Harvill, team foul #8 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | William Preece (SF) Robert Harvill | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 01:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Cooley makes the free throw | 29-39 |
| 01:29 | Michigan Tech. | Harold Grey makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Marion | 32-39 |
| 01:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Acuff misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-39 |
| 01:13 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Harold Grey | 32-39 |
| 01:09 | Michigan Tech. | Robert Beard hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Roger Marion and he's hacked by Donald Look - foul #3 on Donald Look, team foul #12 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Greg Culley (PF) William Preece | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Paul Perry (SG), Raymond Johnson (SF) Donald Look, John Weibel | |
| 01:09 | Michigan Tech. | Robert Beard misses the free throw | 34-39 |
| 01:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Cooley pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 01:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Acuff is hacked by Roger Marion in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Marion, team foul #9 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | William Preece (SF) Robert Beard | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 01:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Acuff makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 01:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Acuff makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 00:52 | Michigan Tech. | Eugene Lawless's pass is intercepted by Harry Cooley | 34-41 |
| 00:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Paul Perry clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-41 |
| 00:37 | Michigan Tech. | Roger Marion pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 00:17 | Michigan Tech. | Harold Grey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 00:16 | Saginaw Valley St. | Paul Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 00:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Paul Perry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-41 |
| 00:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Raymond Johnson tips it but misses | 34-41 |
| 00:01 | Michigan Tech. | Harold Grey snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 00:00 | Michigan Tech. | Harold Grey clanks a fullcourt shot | 34-41 |