| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Charles Burkart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kent Dobbins (fresh) SF - Jimmy Ellis (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Darwin McGlothian (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anton Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Black (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Coulter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler can't connect on a floater from the right side | 38-34 |
| 19:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Anton Bentley | 38-34 |
| 19:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-34 |
| 19:30 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 19:11 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins misses the driving attempt from the left block | 38-34 |
| 19:10 | N. Michigan | William Richardson tips it back up and in | 40-34 |
| 18:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian is fouled on the floor by William Richardson - foul #1 on William Richardson, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 18:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler lays it up and in | 40-36 |
| 18:13 | N. Michigan | Robert Butler takes the ball from Jimmy Ellis | 40-36 |
| 18:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| 17:55 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart is hacked by Richard Coulter - foul #2 on Richard Coulter, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 17:33 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins is hacked by Darwin McGlothian - foul #3 on Darwin McGlothian, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez (SF) Jimmy Ellis | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton (PG) Darwin McGlothian | |
| 17:21 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez banks in the layup | 42-36 |
| 17:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler clanks a jumper from close range | 42-36 |
| 17:00 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 16:48 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 16:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 16:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-36 |
| 16:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 16:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 16:19 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 16:04 | N. Michigan | William Richardson is fouled on the floor by Richard Coulter - foul #3 on Richard Coulter, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis (PG), Jimmy Ellis (SF), Duane Price (PF), John Johnson (C) Charles Burkart, Kent Dobbins, William Richardson, Patrick Keith | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb (SG), James Herbert (SF), Joseph Blue (PF), Emmitt Blake (C) Anton Bentley, David Black, Richard Coulter, Robert Butler | |
| 15:56 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis misses the jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 15:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton grabs the board | 42-36 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Sean Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tom Moralez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Ellis (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Duane Price (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Eric Morton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Lamb (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Herbert (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Blue (fresh) 2 pts. C - Emmitt Blake (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 15:17 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 15:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 15:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Sean Lewis picks off the pass by Eric Morton in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| 15:12 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis lays it up and in | 44-38 |
| 14:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 44-38 |
| 14:52 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 14:36 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis is fouled on the floor by Emmitt Blake - foul #3 on Emmitt Blake, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins (SG), William Richardson (PF) Tom Moralez, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian (PG), Anton Bentley (SG), David Black (SF), Richard Coulter (PF), Robert Butler (C) Eric Morton, Randy Lamb, James Herbert, Joseph Blue, Emmitt Blake | |
| 14:20 | N. Michigan | Anton Bentley steals it from Jimmy Ellis | 44-38 |
| 14:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 44-40 |
| 14:00 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 13:58 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis tips it but misses | 44-40 |
| 13:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Anton Bentley | 44-40 |
| 13:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black can't connect on a floater from the left side | 44-40 |
| 13:42 | N. Michigan | William Richardson snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 13:20 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-40 |
| 13:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 13:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley misses the easy layup | 44-40 |
| 13:09 | N. Michigan | William Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:03 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 44-40 |
| 13:02 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 12:39 | N. Michigan | Anton Bentley steals the ball from Kent Dobbins | 44-40 |
| 12:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler is whistled for traveling | 44-40 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart (PG), Tom Moralez (SG), Carlos Blackburn (SF), John Johnson (PF), Patrick Keith (C) Sean Lewis, Kent Dobbins, Jimmy Ellis, William Richardson, Duane Price | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton (SG), Joseph Blue (PF), Emmitt Blake (C) Anton Bentley, Richard Coulter, Robert Butler | |
| 11:57 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Charles Burkart | 46-40 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Charles Burkart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tom Moralez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Darwin McGlothian (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Morton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Black (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Blue (fresh) 2 pts. C - Emmitt Blake (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-40 |
| 11:44 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 11:40 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Keith | 49-40 |
| 11:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Darwin McGlothian | 49-43 |
| 11:02 | N. Michigan | Carlos Blackburn is fouled on the floor by Darwin McGlothian - foul #4 on Darwin McGlothian, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins (SG) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley (SG), Richard Coulter (PF) Darwin McGlothian, David Black | |
| 10:52 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 10:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Coulter | 52-46 |
| 10:19 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith is whistled for traveling | 52-46 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | William Richardson (PF) Carlos Blackburn | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler (C) Joseph Blue | |
| 10:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 10:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Emmitt Blake | 52-46 |
| 09:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb (PG) Emmitt Blake | |
| 09:24 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis (PG), Duane Price (C) Charles Burkart, Patrick Keith | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black (SF) Randy Lamb | |
| 09:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley throws it down on a great pass from Eric Morton and he's fouled by Duane Price - foul #2 on Duane Price, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Chris Brown (SG), Jimmy Ellis (SF) Kent Dobbins, Tom Moralez | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Blue (PF) Richard Coulter | |
| 09:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 08:44 | N. Michigan | Duane Price misses badly on a runner from the left block | 52-49 |
| 08:42 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis grabs the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:27 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis lays it in on a nice dish by Sean Lewis | 54-49 |
| 08:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-49 |
| 08:11 | N. Michigan | Chris Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 07:51 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 07:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Sean Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Ellis (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Duane Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Eric Morton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anton Bentley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Black (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Blue (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Butler (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anton Bentley | 54-52 |
| 07:24 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 07:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 07:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Black | 54-55 |
| 06:54 | N. Michigan | Anton Bentley steps in front of the Jimmy Ellis pass | 54-55 |
| 06:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black misses the easy layup | 54-55 |
| 06:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley tips it but misses | 54-55 |
| 06:48 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 06:43 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis double dribbles | 54-55 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart (PG), Kent Dobbins (SG), Tom Moralez (SF), Carlos Blackburn (PF), Patrick Keith (C) Sean Lewis, Chris Brown, Jimmy Ellis, William Richardson, Duane Price | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian (PG), Randy Lamb (SG), James Herbert (SF), Richard Coulter (PF), Emmitt Blake (C) Eric Morton, Anton Bentley, David Black, Joseph Blue, Robert Butler | |
| 06:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Carlos Blackburn is called for the reach on James Herbert - foul #2 on Carlos Blackburn, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| 06:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Burkart takes the ball from Emmitt Blake | 54-55 |
| 06:04 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 06:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 05:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake is hacked by Tom Moralez - foul #2 on Tom Moralez, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black (SF) James Herbert | |
| 05:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 05:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black grabs the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 05:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Darwin McGlothian | 54-58 |
| 05:10 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Kent Dobbins | 57-58 |
| 04:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 04:56 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake misses the tip | 57-58 |
| 04:54 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 04:40 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins misses short on a shot from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 04:38 | N. Michigan | Carlos Blackburn gets the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 04:25 | N. Michigan | Randy Lamb is called for the reach on Patrick Keith - foul #1 on Randy Lamb, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis (SF), William Richardson (PF) Tom Moralez, Carlos Blackburn | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley (SG), Robert Butler (C) Randy Lamb, Emmitt Blake | |
| 04:10 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith banks in the layup and he's hacked by David Black - foul #3 on David Black, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis (PG) Charles Burkart | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton (SF) David Black | |
| 04:10 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith makes the free throw | 60-58 |
| 03:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley misses long on a jumper from the left side | 60-58 |
| 03:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler gets the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Sean Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kent Dobbins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Ellis (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Keith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Darwin McGlothian (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anton Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eric Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Coulter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Butler (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kent Dobbins - foul #3 on Kent Dobbins, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez (SG), Duane Price (C) Kent Dobbins, Patrick Keith | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb (PG), Joseph Blue (PF) Darwin McGlothian, Richard Coulter | |
| 03:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 03:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:08 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 03:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anton Bentley | 60-62 |
| 02:54 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart (PG), Kent Dobbins (SG), Patrick Keith (C) Sean Lewis, Tom Moralez, Duane Price | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian (PG), David Black (SF), Richard Coulter (PF) Randy Lamb, Eric Morton, Joseph Blue | |
| 02:36 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Darwin McGlothian - foul #5 on Darwin McGlothian, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton (PG) Darwin McGlothian | |
| 02:36 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:36 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Black | 61-65 |
| 02:09 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith blows the layup | 61-65 |
| 02:08 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith tips it home | 63-65 |
| 01:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley misses long on a runner near the basket | 63-65 |
| 01:45 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 01:41 | N. Michigan | Richard Coulter picks off the pass by Kent Dobbins | 63-65 |
| 01:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Butler, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| 01:03 | N. Michigan | William Richardson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Charles Burkart | 65-65 |
| 00:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 65-65 |
| 00:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black grabs the offensive board | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense 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 (0) | |
| 00:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler can't connect on a runner near the basket | 65-65 |
| 00:18 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) 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 (0) | |
| 00:05 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by David Black - foul #4 on David Black, team foul #10 | 65-65 |
| 00:05 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:05 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black's dunk attempt is rejected by Patrick Keith | 67-65 |