| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Charles Burkart (fresh) SG - Tom Moralez (fresh) SF - Carlos Blackburn (fresh) PF - John Johnson (fresh) C - Patrick Keith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Darwin McGlothian (fresh) SG - Eric Morton (fresh) SF - Nick Law (fresh) PF - Emmitt Blake (fresh) C - Robert Butler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Burkart | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith's fadeaway is rejected by Emmitt Blake | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith tips it home | 4-2 |
| 18:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton scores on a 3 from straight away | 4-5 |
| 18:22 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Charles Burkart, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 18:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | Nick Law misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 18:05 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Patrick Keith | 4-5 |
| 18:03 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart is hacked by Darwin McGlothian in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darwin McGlothian, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:52 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez makes the 3 from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 17:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian is hacked by Charles Burkart - foul #2 on Charles Burkart, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis (PG) Charles Burkart | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Blue (PF) Emmitt Blake | |
| 17:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Blue is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | James Herbert (SF) Nick Law | |
| 17:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Blue misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 7-5 |
| 17:19 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 17:14 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 17:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Blue grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler buries a runner in the paint and the foul's on Patrick Keith - foul #1 on Patrick Keith, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| 16:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:46 | N. Michigan | The short jumper by John Johnson is denied by Joseph Blue | 7-8 |
| 16:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Blue pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Herbert misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 16:36 | N. Michigan | Carlos Blackburn grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 16:14 | N. Michigan | Carlos Blackburn is hacked by James Herbert - foul #1 on James Herbert, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Duane Price (C) Patrick Keith | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb (PG), Nick Law (SF), Emmitt Blake (PF) Darwin McGlothian, Eric Morton, Robert Butler | |
| 15:56 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Johnson | 9-8 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Sean Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tom Moralez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carlos Blackburn (fresh) PF - John Johnson (fresh) C - Duane Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Randy Lamb (fresh) SG - James Herbert (fresh) SF - Nick Law (fresh) PF - Emmitt Blake (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Blue (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake is whistled for traveling | 9-8 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Craig Sauer (PG), Jimmy Ellis (SF), Daniel Land (C) Tom Moralez, Carlos Blackburn, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 15:21 | N. Michigan | Daniel Land buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Sean Lewis | 11-8 |
| 14:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Herbert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 11-8 |
| 14:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Nick Law tips it but misses | 11-8 |
| 14:56 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Duane Price | 11-8 |
| 14:39 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis misses the jumper from the right side | 11-8 |
| 14:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Herbert loses the dribble to Sean Lewis | 11-8 |
| 14:21 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis lays it up and in set up by Sean Lewis | 13-8 |
| 14:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jimmy Ellis steps in front of the Joseph Blue pass | 13-8 |
| 13:46 | N. Michigan | Daniel Land is hacked by Joseph Blue - foul #1 on Joseph Blue, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez (SG), Carlos Blackburn (SF), John Johnson (PF), Patrick Keith (C) Sean Lewis, Jimmy Ellis, Duane Price, Daniel Land | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian (PG), Eric Morton (SG), Kelvin Odom (SF), Clement Adams (PF), Robert Butler (C) Randy Lamb, James Herbert, Nick Law, Emmitt Blake, Joseph Blue | |
| 13:26 | N. Michigan | John Johnson is hacked by Darwin McGlothian - foul #2 on Darwin McGlothian, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Walter Sayles (PG) Darwin McGlothian | |
| 13:15 | N. Michigan | John Johnson clanks a shot in the paint | 13-8 |
| 13:14 | N. Michigan | John Johnson hits the follow up shot | 15-8 |
| 13:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Kelvin Odom | 15-10 |
| 12:50 | N. Michigan | John Johnson travels with the ball | 15-10 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Chris Brown (PG) Craig Sauer | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb (PG) Walter Sayles | |
| 12:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | Clement Adams drills a jumper from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 12:15 | N. Michigan | John Johnson hits a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Clement Adams - foul #1 on Clement Adams, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| 12:15 | N. Michigan | John Johnson makes the free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Johnson steals it from Kelvin Odom | 18-12 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Chris Brown (fresh) SG - Tom Moralez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carlos Blackburn (fresh) PF - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Patrick Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Randy Lamb (fresh) SG - Eric Morton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kelvin Odom (fresh) PF - Clement Adams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Butler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:30 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-12 |
| 11:28 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler gets the rebound | 18-12 |
| 11:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | Chris Brown is called for the reach on Clement Adams - foul #1 on Chris Brown, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis (PG) Chris Brown | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Nick Law (SF), Emmitt Blake (PF) Kelvin Odom, Clement Adams | |
| 10:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | Nick Law misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-12 |
| 10:47 | N. Michigan | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 18-12 |
| 10:42 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-12 |
| 10:40 | N. Michigan | Carlos Blackburn grabs the offensive board | 18-12 |
| 10:29 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-12 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis (SF), Duane Price (PF), Daniel Land (C) Carlos Blackburn, John Johnson, Patrick Keith | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | James Herbert (SG), Joseph Blue (C) Eric Morton, Robert Butler | |
| 10:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Nick Law is called for a charge - foul #1 on Nick Law, team foul #6 | 18-12 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Craig Sauer (PG) Tom Moralez | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 10:11 | N. Michigan | Duane Price is hacked by Joseph Blue - foul #2 on Joseph Blue, team foul #7 | 18-12 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Walter Sayles (PG), Robert Butler (C) Randy Lamb, Joseph Blue | |
| 10:11 | N. Michigan | Duane Price makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:11 | N. Michigan | Duane Price makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 09:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Nick Law hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Jimmy Ellis - foul #1 on Jimmy Ellis, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| 09:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Nick Law makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Nick Law misses the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:53 | N. Michigan | Duane Price snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 09:30 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Craig Sauer | 23-13 |
| 09:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Nick Law scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Walter Sayles | 23-15 |
| 09:02 | N. Michigan | Daniel Land connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Sean Lewis | 26-15 |
| 08:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 26-15 |
| 08:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Herbert snags the offensive board | 26-15 |
| 08:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler misses short on a 3 from straight away | 26-15 |
| 08:34 | N. Michigan | Duane Price grabs the defensive rebound | 26-15 |
| 08:14 | N. Michigan | Craig Sauer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-15 |
| 08:13 | N. Michigan | Duane Price tips it but misses | 26-15 |
| 08:11 | N. Michigan | Daniel Land gets the offensive rebound | 26-15 |
| 08:01 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-15 |
| 08:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Emmitt Blake | 26-15 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Craig Sauer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmy Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Duane Price (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Land (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Walter Sayles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Herbert (fresh) SF - Nick Law (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Emmitt Blake (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Butler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake misses short on a runner from the left block | 26-15 |
| 07:30 | N. Michigan | Daniel Land snags the defensive board | 26-15 |
| 07:26 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Craig Sauer and he's fouled by Nick Law - foul #2 on Nick Law, team foul #8 | 28-15 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez (SG), Carlos Blackburn (SF), John Johnson (PF), Patrick Keith (C) Craig Sauer, Jimmy Ellis, Duane Price, Daniel Land | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb (PG), Eric Morton (SG), Kelvin Odom (SF), Clement Adams (PF) Walter Sayles, James Herbert, Nick Law, Emmitt Blake | |
| 07:26 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis makes the free throw | 29-15 |
| 07:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-15 |
| 07:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb grabs the offensive rebound | 29-15 |
| 06:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb misses short on a 3 from straight away | 29-15 |
| 06:57 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Patrick Keith | 29-15 |
| 06:47 | N. Michigan | Robert Butler blocks the short jumper by Tom Moralez | 29-15 |
| 06:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kelvin Odom gets the rebound | 29-15 |
| 06:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Patrick Keith - foul #2 on Patrick Keith, team foul #7 | 29-15 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Chris Brown (PG), Duane Price (C) Sean Lewis, Patrick Keith | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake (PF) Robert Butler | |
| 06:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 06:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb misses the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 06:34 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Duane Price | 29-16 |
| 06:18 | N. Michigan | Chris Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 29-16 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | James Herbert (SF) Emmitt Blake | |
| 06:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Herbert | 29-19 |
| 05:48 | N. Michigan | Carlos Blackburn is fouled on the floor by James Herbert - foul #2 on James Herbert, team foul #9 | 29-19 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Craig Sauer (PG) Chris Brown | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake (PF) James Herbert | |
| 05:48 | N. Michigan | Carlos Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 05:48 | N. Michigan | Carlos Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 05:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Clement Adams | 31-22 |
| 05:31 | N. Michigan | Craig Sauer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 05:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 05:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eric Morton | 31-24 |
| 04:49 | N. Michigan | Carlos Blackburn makes the jumper in the paint and the foul's on Randy Lamb - foul #1 on Randy Lamb, team foul #10 | 33-24 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Daniel Land (C) Duane Price | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler (C) Clement Adams | |
| 04:49 | N. Michigan | Carlos Blackburn makes the free throw | 34-24 |
| 04:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kelvin Odom comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 34-24 |
| 04:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Butler hits the follow up shot | 34-26 |
| 04:16 | N. Michigan | Carlos Blackburn drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tom Moralez | 36-26 |
| 04:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Eric Morton | 36-29 |
| 03:59 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 03:58 | N. Michigan | Carlos Blackburn gets the offensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 03:42 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-29 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Craig Sauer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tom Moralez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Blackburn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Land (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Randy Lamb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Eric Morton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelvin Odom (fairly fresh) PF - Emmitt Blake (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Butler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kelvin Odom hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Emmitt Blake | 39-31 |
| 03:24 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Butler - foul #1 on Robert Butler, team foul #11 | 39-31 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart (PG), Jimmy Ellis (SF), Patrick Keith (C) Craig Sauer, Carlos Blackburn, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian (PG), James Herbert (SG), Nick Law (SF), Clement Adams (PF), Joseph Blue (C) Randy Lamb, Eric Morton, Kelvin Odom, Emmitt Blake, Robert Butler | |
| 03:24 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 03:24 | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 03:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tom Moralez takes the ball from Joseph Blue | 41-31 |
| 03:00 | N. Michigan | Patrick Keith is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Patrick Keith, team foul #8 | 41-31 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis (SG), Duane Price (PF) Tom Moralez, Patrick Keith | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 02:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Herbert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 02:49 | N. Michigan | Duane Price pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 02:27 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Sean Lewis and he's hacked by Nick Law - foul #3 on Nick Law, team foul #12 | 43-31 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Chris Brown (SF) Daniel Land | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Walter Sayles (SG) Nick Law | |
| 02:27 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Ellis makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| 02:17 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Herbert connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Darwin McGlothian | 44-34 |
| 02:01 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 01:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Clement Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 01:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darwin McGlothian comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 01:42 | N. Michigan | Sean Lewis snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 01:31 | N. Michigan | Chris Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 01:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Herbert gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 01:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Herbert misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 44-34 |
| 01:22 | N. Michigan | Duane Price gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 01:02 | N. Michigan | Darwin McGlothian is called for the reach on Charles Burkart - foul #3 on Darwin McGlothian, team foul #13 | 44-34 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Tom Moralez (SG), Carlos Blackburn (SF), John Johnson (PF), Daniel Land (C) Sean Lewis, Chris Brown, Jimmy Ellis, Duane Price | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Lamb (PG), Eric Morton (SG), Kelvin Odom (PF), Robert Butler (C) Darwin McGlothian, Walter Sayles, Clement Adams, Joseph Blue | |
| 01:02 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 01:02 | N. Michigan | Charles Burkart makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 00:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Morton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Eric Morton, team foul #14 | 45-34 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Craig Sauer (PG) Charles Burkart | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake (PF) James Herbert | |
| 00:29 | N. Michigan | Randy Lamb picks off the pass by Craig Sauer | 45-34 |
| 00:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Randy Lamb and he's fouled by Craig Sauer - foul #1 on Craig Sauer, team foul #9 | 45-36 |
| 00:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Emmitt Blake misses the free throw | 45-36 |
| 00:03 | N. Michigan | John Johnson gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | John Johnson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 45-36 |