| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - John Thornton (fresh) SG - Earl Sexton (fresh) SF - David Smith (fresh) PF - Richard Ruppert (fresh) C - James Field (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Michael Weaver (fresh) SG - Tony Johnston (fresh) SF - Edward Alexander (fresh) PF - James Hummel (fresh) C - Kenneth Zerger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert 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 (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Michigan Tech. | James Field drills a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Edward Alexander - foul #1 on Edward Alexander, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:47 | Michigan Tech. | James Field misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Zerger grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Hummel knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Michael Weaver | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Michigan Tech. | James Hummel is called for the reach on Richard Ruppert - foul #1 on James Hummel, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Weaver steps in front of the David Smith pass | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Weaver banks in the layup | 2-4 |
| 18:37 | Michigan Tech. | James Field misses the lay-in | 2-4 |
| 18:35 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton tips it home | 4-4 |
| 18:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tony Johnston buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Zerger | 4-7 |
| 18:09 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on James Hummel - foul #2 on James Hummel, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael McGarvey (PF) James Hummel | |
| 18:09 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 18:09 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tony Johnston hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 17:51 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 17:40 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from John Thornton | 8-7 |
| 17:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tony Johnston is denied on a layup by James Field | 8-7 |
| 17:17 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:57 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 16:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Zerger gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Weaver drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 16:33 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 16:16 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Weaver's pass is intercepted by John Thornton | 11-10 |
| 16:11 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton throws it down on a nice dish by John Thornton | 13-10 |
| 15:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Field is called for the reach on Tony Johnston - foul #1 on James Field, team foul #1 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler (PG), Anthony Borders (SG), Gary Heikkinen (SF), Gary Cleghorn (PF), David Johnson (C) John Thornton, Earl Sexton, David Smith, Richard Ruppert, James Field | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Louis Zwickl (PG), Sean Maxim (SG), Darrell Williams (SF), Robert Harrison (PF) Michael Weaver, Tony Johnston, Edward Alexander, Michael McGarvey | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - George Crisler (fresh) SG - Anthony Borders (fresh) SF - Gary Heikkinen (fresh) PF - Gary Cleghorn (fresh) C - David Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Louis Zwickl (fresh) SG - Sean Maxim (fresh) SF - Darrell Williams (fresh) PF - Robert Harrison (fresh) C - Kenneth Zerger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Harrison connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Louis Zwickl | 13-12 |
| 15:10 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 15:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darrell Williams pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 14:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Louis Zwickl drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Harrison | 13-15 |
| 14:32 | Michigan Tech. | David Johnson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Weaver (PG), Tony Johnston (SG), Michael McGarvey (PF) Sean Maxim, Darrell Williams, Kenneth Zerger | |
| 14:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Louis Zwickl misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-15 |
| 14:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tony Johnston tips it but misses | 13-15 |
| 14:13 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 13:45 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 13:28 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Weaver clanks a 3 from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 13:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tony Johnston snags the offensive board | 16-15 |
| 13:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tony Johnston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton (PG), David Smith (SF), Richard Ruppert (PF) Anthony Borders, Gary Heikkinen, Gary Cleghorn | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Alexander (SF), Kenneth Zerger (C) Louis Zwickl, Robert Harrison | |
| 12:57 | Michigan Tech. | David Johnson clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Zerger - foul #1 on Kenneth Zerger, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Marotta (SG) George Crisler | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 12:57 | Michigan Tech. | David Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:57 | Michigan Tech. | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 12:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tony Johnston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-15 |
| 12:40 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 12:31 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by John Thornton | 19-15 |
| 12:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Zerger misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Johnson - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #3 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton (SG), James Field (C) Anthony Marotta, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Sean Maxim (SG) Tony Johnston | |
| 12:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Zerger makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 12:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Zerger makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 11:55 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert is fouled on the floor by Michael Weaver - foul #1 on Michael Weaver, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders (PF) Richard Ruppert | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Louis Zwickl (PG) Michael Weaver | |
| 11:45 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 11:43 | Michigan Tech. | The offensive rebound goes to David Smith | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - John Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Sexton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Borders (fresh) C - James Field (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Louis Zwickl (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Maxim (fresh) SF - Edward Alexander (fresh) PF - Michael McGarvey (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Zerger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith buries a 3 from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 11:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Louis Zwickl misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 22-17 |
| 11:08 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith grabs the board | 22-17 |
| 10:50 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 10:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Zerger gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 10:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | Louis Zwickl makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Maxim | 22-20 |
| 10:11 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton is fouled on the floor by Louis Zwickl - foul #1 on Louis Zwickl, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler (PG), Anthony Marotta (SG), Gary Heikkinen (SF), Richard Ruppert (PF), Gary Cleghorn (C) John Thornton, Earl Sexton, David Smith, Anthony Borders, James Field | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Weaver (PG), Tony Johnston (SG), Robert Harrison (PF) Sean Maxim, Edward Alexander, Michael McGarvey | |
| 09:56 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Cleghorn knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Marotta | 24-20 |
| 09:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tony Johnston buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Weaver | 24-23 |
| 09:23 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Cleghorn hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 24-23 |
| 09:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Weaver gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 09:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Harrison lays it up and in | 24-25 |
| 08:56 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Zerger steps in front of the Anthony Marotta pass | 24-25 |
| 08:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Weaver lays it in on a nice dish by Tony Johnston | 24-27 |
| 08:33 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Anthony Marotta | 27-27 |
| 08:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Louis Zwickl is fouled on the floor by Richard Ruppert - foul #1 on Richard Ruppert, team foul #4 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton (PG), Earl Sexton (SG), Anthony Borders (SF), James Field (C) George Crisler, Anthony Marotta, Gary Heikkinen, Gary Cleghorn | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Alexander (SF), Michael McGarvey (C) Louis Zwickl, Kenneth Zerger | |
| 08:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Weaver can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 08:06 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to James Field | 27-27 |
| 07:48 | Michigan Tech. | The jumper by John Thornton is denied by Tony Johnston | 27-27 |
| 07:46 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton tips it home | 29-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - John Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Sexton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Borders (fresh) PF - Richard Ruppert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - James Field (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Michael Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Johnston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Alexander (fresh) PF - Robert Harrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael McGarvey (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tony Johnston comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 07:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 07:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Harrison comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 29-27 |
| 07:09 | Michigan Tech. | James Field grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 07:04 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael McGarvey - foul #1 on Michael McGarvey, team foul #7 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | David Smith (SF), Gary Cleghorn (PF) Anthony Borders, Richard Ruppert | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Sean Maxim (SG), Kenneth Zerger (C) Tony Johnston, Robert Harrison | |
| 07:04 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 07:04 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 06:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Darrell Williams (PG) Michael Weaver | |
| 06:40 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Smith | 32-27 |
| 06:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Sean Maxim comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 32-27 |
| 06:27 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to James Field | 32-27 |
| 06:15 | Michigan Tech. | James Field hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 06:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Sean Maxim grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 06:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Alexander knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Sean Maxim | 32-29 |
| 06:00 | Michigan Tech. | James Field's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler (PG), Anthony Borders (SG), Gary Heikkinen (C) John Thornton, Earl Sexton, James Field | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Weaver (PG), Tony Johnston (SG), Louis Zwickl (SF), James Hummel (PF) Darrell Williams, Sean Maxim, Edward Alexander, Michael McGarvey | |
| 05:40 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tony Johnston buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-32 |
| 05:19 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-32 |
| 05:17 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Cleghorn gets the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 05:02 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler travels with the ball | 32-32 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ruppert (PF) Gary Cleghorn | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Harrison (C) Kenneth Zerger | |
| 04:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tony Johnston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Heikkinen - foul #1 on Gary Heikkinen, team foul #5 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton (PG), Earl Sexton (SG) George Crisler, Anthony Borders | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 04:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tony Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 04:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tony Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 04:45 | Michigan Tech. | David Smith grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 04:38 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton is fouled on the floor by Michael Weaver - foul #2 on Michael Weaver, team foul #8 | 32-33 |
| 04:38 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 04:38 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 04:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tony Johnston makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Louis Zwickl | 34-35 |
| 04:14 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Heikkinen double dribbles | 34-35 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders (SF), James Field (C) David Smith, Gary Heikkinen | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Alexander (SF) Louis Zwickl | |
| 04:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Weaver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 04:02 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 03:47 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 03:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Harrison pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 03:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Weaver buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Hummel | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - John Thornton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Sexton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Borders (fresh) PF - Richard Ruppert (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Field (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Michael Weaver (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Johnston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hummel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Harrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Michigan Tech. | James Hummel is called for the reach on Earl Sexton - foul #3 on James Hummel, team foul #9 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Gary Cleghorn (PF) Richard Ruppert | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Louis Zwickl (PG), Sean Maxim (SG), Michael McGarvey (PF), Kenneth Zerger (C) Michael Weaver, Tony Johnston, James Hummel, Robert Harrison | |
| 03:23 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 03:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael McGarvey grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 03:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Sean Maxim hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Zwickl | 34-41 |
| 02:59 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders makes the shot from the left side | 36-41 |
| 02:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Zerger lays it in set up by Michael McGarvey | 36-43 |
| 02:26 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Sexton clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 02:24 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Cleghorn tips it back up and in | 38-43 |
| 02:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gary Cleghorn steals it from Louis Zwickl | 38-43 |
| 01:39 | Michigan Tech. | James Field misses the easy layup | 38-43 |
| 01:37 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton gets the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 01:26 | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Borders scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Thornton | 41-43 |
| 01:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | Sean Maxim misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 01:05 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to James Field | 41-43 |
| 01:02 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Zwickl - foul #2 on Louis Zwickl, team foul #10 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler (SG), David Smith (SF), Richard Ruppert (PF), David Johnson (C) Earl Sexton, Anthony Borders, Gary Cleghorn, James Field | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Weaver (PG), Tony Johnston (SG), Darrell Williams (SF), Robert Harrison (PF) Louis Zwickl, Sean Maxim, Edward Alexander, Kenneth Zerger | |
| 01:02 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 01:02 | Michigan Tech. | John Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 00:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael McGarvey is hacked by David Johnson - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Anthony Marotta (SG), Gary Heikkinen (C) John Thornton, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 00:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tony Johnston hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Anthony Marotta - foul #1 on Anthony Marotta, team foul #7 | 43-43 |
| 00:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tony Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 00:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tony Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 00:33 | Michigan Tech. | George Crisler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 00:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Harrison pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 00:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Anthony Marotta is called for the reach on Tony Johnston - foul #2 on Anthony Marotta, team foul #8 | 43-45 |
| 00:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tony Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 00:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tony Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 00:04 | Michigan Tech. | Tony Johnston takes the ball from Anthony Marotta | 43-47 |
| 00:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tony Johnston misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 43-47 |