| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - James Shurtz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Nunn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Hinds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Picou (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Puckett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Darwin McGlothian (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Anton Bentley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Black (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Coulter (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian is fouled on the floor by James Shurtz - foul #2 on James Shurtz, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 19:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter's layup is rejected by Ronald Picou | 30-27 |
| 19:22 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Ronald Picou | 30-27 |
| 19:02 | Michigan Tech. | William Hinds buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-27 |
| 18:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley is hacked by Larry Nunn - foul #1 on Larry Nunn, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| 18:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Anton Bentley | 32-29 |
| 18:11 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ronald Picou | 34-29 |
| 18:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 18:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black tips it back up and in | 34-31 |
| 17:54 | Michigan Tech. | Steven Puckett is fouled on the floor by Robert Butler - foul #2 on Robert Butler, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | George Davis (SF) William Hinds | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 17:37 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Coulter steals it from Ronald Picou | 34-31 |
| 17:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ronald Picou denies the turnaround by Robert Butler | 34-31 |
| 17:14 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 17:08 | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Coulter - foul #3 on Richard Coulter, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Price (SG), Hal Talmage (SF), Brad Leming (C) Larry Nunn, Ronald Picou, Steven Puckett | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Blue (PF), Emmitt Blake (C) Richard Coulter, Robert Butler | |
| 17:08 | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:08 | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Blue is hacked by George Davis - foul #2 on George Davis, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton (PG), Randy Lamb (SG), James Herbert (SF) Darwin McGlothian, Anton Bentley, David Black | |
| 16:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Brad Leming - foul #1 on Brad Leming, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | William Hinds (SF) Hal Talmage | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 16:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:09 | Michigan Tech. | Brad Leming is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Brad Leming, team foul #5 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn (SG), Ronald Picou (PF) James Shurtz, Brad Leming | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler (C) James Herbert | |
| 15:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler is hacked by George Davis - foul #3 on George Davis, team foul #6 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian (PG), Anton Bentley (SG), David Black (SF), Richard Coulter (PF) Eric Morton, Randy Lamb, Emmitt Blake, Joseph Blue | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Thomas Price (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Nunn (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Hinds (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Picou (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - George Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Darwin McGlothian (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Anton Bentley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Black (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Coulter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter blows the layup | 36-33 |
| 15:35 | Michigan Tech. | William Hinds pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 15:30 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn is hacked by Robert Butler - foul #3 on Robert Butler, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Steven Puckett (C) George Davis | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 15:11 | Michigan Tech. | Steven Puckett comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 36-33 |
| 15:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Nunn picks off the pass by Robert Butler | 36-33 |
| 14:40 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Thomas Price | 38-33 |
| 14:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Black | 38-35 |
| 14:08 | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Price clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-35 |
| 14:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 38-35 |
| 13:50 | Michigan Tech. | Steven Puckett gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:32 | Michigan Tech. | William Hinds is whistled for a carry | 38-35 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz (PG), Hal Talmage (SG), George Davis (SF), John Eaves (PF), Brad Leming (C) Thomas Price, Larry Nunn, William Hinds, Ronald Picou, Steven Puckett | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton (PG), Randy Lamb (SG), James Herbert (SF), Joseph Blue (PF), Emmitt Blake (C) Darwin McGlothian, Anton Bentley, David Black, Richard Coulter, Robert Butler | |
| 13:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 13:20 | Michigan Tech. | George Davis grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 13:03 | Michigan Tech. | Hal Talmage clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Randy Lamb - foul #2 on Randy Lamb, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| 13:03 | Michigan Tech. | Hal Talmage makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 13:03 | Michigan Tech. | Hal Talmage misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 13:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Blue gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 12:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Joseph Blue | 39-37 |
| 12:28 | Michigan Tech. | John Eaves scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Hal Talmage | 42-37 |
| 12:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Eaves is called for the reach on Joseph Blue - foul #1 on John Eaves, team foul #7 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Price (SG), Ronald Picou (PF), Steven Puckett (C) Hal Talmage, John Eaves, Brad Leming | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian (PG), Anton Bentley (SG), David Black (SF), Robert Butler (C) Eric Morton, Randy Lamb, James Herbert, Emmitt Blake | |
| 12:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Blue makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 12:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Blue misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 12:04 | Michigan Tech. | Steven Puckett pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 11:46 | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on James Shurtz, team foul #8 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn (SG) Thomas Price | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter (PF) Joseph Blue | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - James Shurtz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Nunn (fresh) 8 pts. SF - George Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Picou (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Steven Puckett (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Darwin McGlothian (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Anton Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Black (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Coulter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 11:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter hits the follow up shot | 42-40 |
| 10:54 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anton Bentley - foul #2 on Anton Bentley, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| 10:54 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:54 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 10:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Darwin McGlothian | 43-43 |
| 10:16 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn's floater is tipped away by Robert Butler | 43-43 |
| 10:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 09:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter's layup is rejected by Steven Puckett | 43-43 |
| 09:56 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 09:43 | Michigan Tech. | George Davis drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Shurtz | 45-43 |
| 09:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-43 |
| 09:25 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 09:17 | Michigan Tech. | George Davis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 09:16 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 09:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 45-43 |
| 09:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black snags the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 08:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Darwin McGlothian | 45-45 |
| 08:24 | Michigan Tech. | George Davis knocks in the floater from the right wing and he's hacked by David Black - foul #2 on David Black, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Price (PG), Hal Talmage (SG), William Hinds (SF), Brad Leming (C) James Shurtz, Larry Nunn, Ronald Picou, Steven Puckett | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton (PG), Randy Lamb (SG), James Herbert (SF), Joseph Blue (PF), Emmitt Blake (C) Darwin McGlothian, Anton Bentley, David Black, Richard Coulter, Robert Butler | |
| 08:24 | Michigan Tech. | George Davis makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Brad Leming - foul #3 on Brad Leming, team foul #9 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | John Eaves (PF) George Davis | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 08:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 08:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 07:44 | Michigan Tech. | Hal Talmage makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Thomas Price (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hal Talmage (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hinds (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Eaves (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brad Leming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Eric Morton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Lamb (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Herbert (fresh) PF - Emmitt Blake (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Blue (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by John Eaves - foul #2 on John Eaves, team foul #10 | 50-47 |
| 07:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 07:32 | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Price throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| 07:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Morton | 50-51 |
| 06:47 | Michigan Tech. | William Hinds misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 06:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Joseph Blue | 50-51 |
| 06:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Randy Lamb and he's fouled by Hal Talmage - foul #1 on Hal Talmage, team foul #11 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz (PG) John Eaves | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley (SG), David Black (SF), Richard Coulter (PF) Randy Lamb, James Herbert, Emmitt Blake | |
| 06:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton makes the free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:16 | Michigan Tech. | Hal Talmage misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-54 |
| 06:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Blue pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Anton Bentley and he's hacked by Brad Leming - foul #4 on Brad Leming, team foul #12 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn (SG), John Eaves (SF), Ronald Picou (PF) Thomas Price, William Hinds, Hal Talmage | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian (PG), Robert Butler (C) Eric Morton, Joseph Blue | |
| 05:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter misses the free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:58 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 05:41 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn is hacked by David Black - foul #3 on David Black, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | George Davis (SF), Steven Puckett (C) John Eaves, Brad Leming | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 05:41 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 05:41 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 05:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Shurtz takes the ball from Richard Coulter | 52-56 |
| 04:58 | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz misses badly on a shot from the right side | 52-56 |
| 04:57 | Michigan Tech. | Steven Puckett pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 04:42 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn drills a jumper from close range | 54-56 |
| 04:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 04:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter misses the tip | 54-56 |
| 04:17 | Michigan Tech. | George Davis pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 03:56 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-56 |
| 03:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 03:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anton Bentley | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - James Shurtz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Nunn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - George Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Picou (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Steven Puckett (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Darwin McGlothian (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Anton Bentley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Black (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Coulter (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Butler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Butler - foul #4 on Robert Butler, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Price (PG), Hal Talmage (SG), William Hinds (SF), Brad Leming (C) James Shurtz, Larry Nunn, George Davis, Steven Puckett | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb (SG), Eric Morton (SF), Joseph Blue (PF), Emmitt Blake (C) Anton Bentley, David Black, Richard Coulter, Robert Butler | |
| 03:30 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:30 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Blue misses short on a shot in the lane | 56-58 |
| 03:17 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Blue pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 03:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 02:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Emmitt Blake | 56-58 |
| 02:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz (PG), Larry Nunn (SG), Steven Puckett (C) Thomas Price, Hal Talmage, Brad Leming | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley (SG), David Black (SF), Richard Coulter (PF), Robert Butler (C) Randy Lamb, Eric Morton, Joseph Blue, Emmitt Blake | |
| 02:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian clanks a floater from the free throw line | 56-58 |
| 02:41 | Michigan Tech. | Steven Puckett pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 02:22 | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz knocks in the floater from the right side | 58-58 |
| 02:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Black | 58-60 |
| 01:51 | Michigan Tech. | David Black is called for the reach on James Shurtz - foul #4 on David Black, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| 01:51 | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 01:51 | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 60-60 |
| 01:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley hits the follow up shot | 60-62 |
| 01:21 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou buries a runner from close range | 62-62 |
| 00:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley is called for a backcourt violation | 62-62 |
| 00:37 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Coulter steals the ball from Ronald Picou | 62-62 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Darwin McGlothian | 62-64 |
| 00:04 | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz scores on a shot from the free throw line | 64-64 |
| 00:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| 00:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - James Shurtz (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Nunn (fresh) 12 pts. SF - William Hinds (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Picou (fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Steven Puckett (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Darwin McGlothian (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Anton Bentley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Black (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Coulter (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Butler (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Michigan Tech. | Steven Puckett wins the tip | 64-64 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 04:43 | Michigan Tech. | William Hinds misses the easy layup | 64-64 |
| 04:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by David Black | 64-66 |
| 04:03 | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-66 |
| 03:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 67-66 |
| 03:50 | Michigan Tech. | William Hinds grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 03:29 | Michigan Tech. | William Hinds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-66 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | George Davis (SF), Brad Leming (C) William Hinds, Steven Puckett | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 03:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by George Davis - foul #4 on George Davis, team foul #13 | 67-66 |
| 03:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:57 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 02:55 | Michigan Tech. | George Davis can't tip it in | 67-67 |
| 02:53 | Michigan Tech. | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Nunn | 67-67 |
| 02:53 | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | William Hinds (SF), Steven Puckett (C) George Davis, Brad Leming | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 02:47 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn is fouled on the floor by Anton Bentley - foul #3 on Anton Bentley, team foul #10 | 67-67 |
| 02:47 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:47 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 02:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Puckett is called for the reach on Robert Butler - foul #2 on Steven Puckett, team foul #14 | 68-67 |
| 02:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:08 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Shurtz | 70-69 |
| 01:56 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-69 |
| 01:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black grabs the offensive board | 70-69 |
| 01:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Coulter | 70-71 |
| 01:26 | Michigan Tech. | William Hinds misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 70-71 |
| 01:24 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Nunn snags the offensive board | 70-71 |
| 01:04 | Michigan Tech. | Ronald Picou misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 70-71 |
| 01:03 | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz misses the tip | 70-71 |
| 01:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler pulls down the rebound | 70-71 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - James Shurtz (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Nunn (fresh) 15 pts. SF - William Hinds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Picou (fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Steven Puckett (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Darwin McGlothian (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Anton Bentley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Black (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Coulter (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Butler (fresh) 15 pts. 13 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 70-71 |
| 00:31 | Michigan Tech. | Steven Puckett snags the defensive board | 70-71 |
| 00:16 | Michigan Tech. | James Shurtz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter is fouled in the backcourt by James Shurtz - foul #4 on James Shurtz, team foul #15 | 70-71 |
| 00:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:11 | Michigan Tech. | William Hinds is called for a charge - foul #3 on William Hinds, team foul #16 | 70-72 |
| 00:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter is fouled in the backcourt by James Shurtz - foul #5 on James Shurtz, team foul #17 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Price (PG) James Shurtz | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 00:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Price comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-74 |
| 00:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter snags the defensive board | 70-74 |
| 00:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Thomas Price is called for the reach on Richard Coulter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Price, team foul #18 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton (PG), Randy Lamb (SG) Darwin McGlothian, Anton Bentley | |
| 00:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:00 | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Price hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 70-76 |