| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Darwin McGlothian (fresh) SG - Anton Bentley (fresh) SF - David Black (fresh) PF - Richard Coulter (fresh) C - Robert Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Charles Burkart (fresh) SG - Kent Dobbins (fresh) SF - Jimmy Ellis (fresh) PF - William Richardson (fresh) C - Patrick Keith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter is denied on a layup by Patrick Keith | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | N. Michigan | William Richardson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | N. Michigan | Darwin McGlothian takes the ball from Jimmy Ellis | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black loses the dribble to William Richardson | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | N. Michigan | Richard Coulter swats the shot by William Richardson | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Richard Coulter | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:10 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to William Richardson | 0-0 |
| 17:56 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 17:55 | N. Michigan | William Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:39 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 17:17 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 17:16 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 16:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Coulter | 2-0 |
| 16:40 | N. Michigan | Robert Butler is called for the reach on Charles Burkart - foul #1 on Robert Butler, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 16:29 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Darwin McGlothian - foul #1 on Darwin McGlothian, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 16:29 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 16:29 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 16:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 15:54 | N. Michigan | Richard Coulter steals it from William Richardson | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Darwin McGlothian (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anton Bentley (fresh) SF - David Black (fresh) PF - Richard Coulter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Charles Burkart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kent Dobbins (fresh) SF - Jimmy Ellis (fresh) PF - William Richardson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Patrick Keith (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Blue (C) Robert Butler | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 15:40 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins is whistled for a carry | 4-2 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton (SG), Emmitt Blake (C) Anton Bentley, Richard Coulter | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez (SF) Jimmy Ellis | |
| 15:17 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 4-2 |
| 15:16 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Patrick Keith | 4-2 |
| 15:05 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by David Black - foul #1 on David Black, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb (SG), James Herbert (SF) Darwin McGlothian, David Black | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Duane Price (PF), John Johnson (C) William Richardson, Patrick Keith | |
| 15:05 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:05 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 14:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Blue travels with the ball | 4-4 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley (SG), Richard Coulter (PF), Robert Butler (C) Randy Lamb, James Herbert, Joseph Blue | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis (PG), Carlos Blackburn (SF) Charles Burkart, Kent Dobbins | |
| 14:28 | N. Michigan | Carlos Blackburn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 14:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 14:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 14:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler tips it back up and in | 6-4 |
| 13:53 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Sean Lewis, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian (PG), David Black (SF) Eric Morton, Emmitt Blake | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis (SF), William Richardson (PF), Patrick Keith (C) Carlos Blackburn, Duane Price, John Johnson | |
| 13:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black is hacked by Jimmy Ellis - foul #1 on Jimmy Ellis, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins (SG) Tom Moralez | |
| 13:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 6-4 |
| 13:18 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 12:57 | N. Michigan | William Richardson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jimmy Ellis | 6-6 |
| 12:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley misses badly on a shot from the right side | 6-6 |
| 12:33 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Patrick Keith | 6-6 |
| 12:11 | N. Michigan | William Richardson makes the 3 from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 11:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Black | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Darwin McGlothian (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anton Bentley (fairly fresh) SF - David Black (fresh) PF - Richard Coulter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Sean Lewis (fresh) SG - Kent Dobbins (fresh) SF - Jimmy Ellis (fresh) PF - William Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Keith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton (SG), Joseph Blue (PF), Emmitt Blake (C) Anton Bentley, Richard Coulter, Robert Butler | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart (PG), Duane Price (C) Sean Lewis, Patrick Keith | |
| 11:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eric Morton | 10-9 |
| 11:05 | N. Michigan | William Richardson hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Kent Dobbins | 10-11 |
| 10:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Black misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 10:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Blue tips it back up and in | 12-11 |
| 10:20 | N. Michigan | Duane Price misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Emmitt Blake - foul #1 on Emmitt Blake, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb (PG), Anton Bentley (SG) Darwin McGlothian, David Black | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez (SG), Carlos Blackburn (SF), Patrick Keith (C) Kent Dobbins, Jimmy Ellis, William Richardson | |
| 10:20 | N. Michigan | Duane Price misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 10:20 | N. Michigan | Duane Price makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 09:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Blue hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Emmitt Blake | 14-12 |
| 09:39 | N. Michigan | Randy Lamb is called for the reach on Patrick Keith - foul #1 on Randy Lamb, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter (PF), Robert Butler (C) Randy Lamb, Joseph Blue | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 09:29 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 09:28 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 09:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Carlos Blackburn steals it from Robert Butler | 14-12 |
| 09:10 | N. Michigan | Carlos Blackburn makes the 3 from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 08:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Keith - foul #1 on Patrick Keith, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian (PG), David Black (SF) Eric Morton, Emmitt Blake | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins (SG), William Richardson (PF) Carlos Blackburn, Duane Price | |
| 08:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:49 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 08:36 | N. Michigan | William Richardson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Tom Moralez | 15-18 |
| 08:16 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter is denied on a layup by William Richardson | 15-18 |
| 08:15 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 08:10 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Darwin McGlothian - foul #2 on Darwin McGlothian, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton (PG), Randy Lamb (SG) Darwin McGlothian, Anton Bentley | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis (SF), John Johnson (C) Tom Moralez, Patrick Keith | |
| 08:10 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:10 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Morton and he's fouled by Jimmy Ellis - foul #2 on Jimmy Ellis, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis (PG), Tom Moralez (SF), Duane Price (C) Charles Burkart, Jimmy Ellis, John Johnson | |
| 07:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter misses the free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:55 | N. Michigan | William Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 07:30 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Sean Lewis | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Eric Morton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randy Lamb (fresh) SF - David Black (fresh) PF - Richard Coulter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Sean Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kent Dobbins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Moralez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Duane Price (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Coulter | 20-21 |
| 07:01 | N. Michigan | William Richardson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-21 |
| 06:59 | N. Michigan | Duane Price gets the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:40 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Richardson | 20-24 |
| 06:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by David Black and the foul's on William Richardson - foul #1 on William Richardson, team foul #5 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley (SG), Emmitt Blake (SF), Joseph Blue (PF) Randy Lamb, David Black, Richard Coulter | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart (PG), Carlos Blackburn (PF), Patrick Keith (C) Kent Dobbins, William Richardson, Duane Price | |
| 06:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler misses the free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:18 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 06:03 | N. Michigan | Carlos Blackburn double dribbles | 22-24 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb (PG), James Herbert (SF) Eric Morton, Robert Butler | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | John Johnson (PF) Tom Moralez | |
| 05:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Blue can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 22-24 |
| 05:40 | N. Michigan | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 05:18 | N. Michigan | Carlos Blackburn knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Sean Lewis | 22-26 |
| 05:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Anton Bentley | 25-26 |
| 04:50 | N. Michigan | Joseph Blue is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #1 on Joseph Blue, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton (PG), David Black (SF), Richard Coulter (PF) Randy Lamb, James Herbert, Emmitt Blake | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins (SG), William Richardson (PF) Sean Lewis, Carlos Blackburn | |
| 04:50 | N. Michigan | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:50 | N. Michigan | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Johnson takes the ball from Richard Coulter | 25-28 |
| 04:06 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-28 |
| 04:04 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins grabs the offensive board | 25-28 |
| 03:48 | N. Michigan | William Richardson misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 25-28 |
| 03:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 03:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 03:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter hits the follow up shot | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Eric Morton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anton Bentley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Black (fresh) PF - Richard Coulter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Blue (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Charles Burkart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kent Dobbins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Keith (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:07 | N. Michigan | Kent Dobbins misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 03:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Eric Morton | 27-28 |
| 02:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley buries a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #6 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian (PG), Robert Butler (C) Eric Morton, Joseph Blue | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis (PG), Jimmy Ellis (SF), Duane Price (PF) Charles Burkart, William Richardson, Patrick Keith | |
| 02:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anton Bentley misses the free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:41 | N. Michigan | Duane Price gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 02:19 | N. Michigan | John Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Butler - foul #2 on Robert Butler, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb (SG), Emmitt Blake (PF) Anton Bentley, Richard Coulter | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 02:19 | N. Michigan | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:19 | N. Michigan | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian is fouled on the floor by Sean Lewis - foul #2 on Sean Lewis, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton (SG) Randy Lamb | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Carlos Blackburn (PF) John Johnson | |
| 02:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:05 | N. Michigan | Duane Price grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 01:43 | N. Michigan | David Black picks off the pass by Kent Dobbins | 29-30 |
| 01:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake is fouled on the floor by Carlos Blackburn - foul #1 on Carlos Blackburn, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb (SG) David Black | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez (SG), William Richardson (PF) Kent Dobbins, Carlos Blackburn | |
| 01:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:37 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Duane Price | 29-30 |
| 01:18 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Sean Lewis | 29-32 |
| 00:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Darwin McGlothian | 32-32 |
| 00:31 | N. Michigan | Duane Price hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 00:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 00:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | The jump hook by Eric Morton is blocked by William Richardson | 32-32 |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Duane Price | 32-32 |