| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - David Stiltner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Botkin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lindsay Terrell (fresh) PF - Christopher Avalos (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Heard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Douglass Dawley (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Peter Davin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Victor Dampier (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Dowd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | Lindsay Terrell inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | N. Michigan | Lindsay Terrell drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by David Stiltner and he's hacked by Peter Davin - foul #1 on Peter Davin, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 19:42 | N. Michigan | Lindsay Terrell makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brent Botkin steps in front of the Timothy Dowd pass | 30-29 |
| 19:09 | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin is hacked by Kenneth Mathews - foul #2 on Kenneth Mathews, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| 18:48 | N. Michigan | Lindsay Terrell knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Brent Botkin | 32-29 |
| 18:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Lindsay Terrell is called for the reach on Douglass Dawley - foul #1 on Lindsay Terrell, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 18:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Davin misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-29 |
| 18:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Timothy Dowd grabs the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Dampier misses long on a floater from the right side | 32-29 |
| 18:02 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:49 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 32-29 |
| 17:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Dampier pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Douglass Dawley comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Alexander Heard - foul #1 on Alexander Heard, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Ralph Devitt (SG), Terry Kane (PF) Kenneth Mathews, Victor Dampier | |
| 17:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Douglass Dawley makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Douglass Dawley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:27 | N. Michigan | David Stiltner makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Lindsay Terrell | 35-31 |
| 17:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Davin makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Douglass Dawley | 35-34 |
| 16:49 | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin clanks a 3 from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 16:48 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard gets the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:38 | N. Michigan | Peter Davin is called for the reach on Lindsay Terrell - foul #2 on Peter Davin, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gary Chevez (PG), Thomas Slane (SG), Bruce McCarthy (SF), Jerry Bertrand (PF), Lee Pollack (C) David Stiltner, Brent Botkin, Lindsay Terrell, Christopher Avalos, Alexander Heard | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Frank Kreger (SG), Joe Zajac (SF), Bryan Wright (C) Douglass Dawley, Peter Davin, Timothy Dowd | |
| 16:26 | N. Michigan | Gary Chevez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-34 |
| 16:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ralph Devitt grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 16:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Lee Pollack is called for the reach on Ralph Devitt - foul #2 on Lee Pollack, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Mathews (SG), Victor Dampier (PF) Frank Kreger, Bryan Wright | |
| 15:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Dampier misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Gary Chevez - foul #1 on Gary Chevez, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | David Stiltner (PG) Jerry Bertrand | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 15:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Dampier makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Dampier misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:46 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Lee Pollack | 35-35 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - David Stiltner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Slane (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Chevez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lee Pollack (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bruce McCarthy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Ralph Devitt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joe Zajac (fresh) PF - Victor Dampier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Kane (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | N. Michigan | David Stiltner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 15:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terry Kane pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 15:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ralph Devitt scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-38 |
| 14:54 | N. Michigan | Gary Chevez drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by David Stiltner | 37-38 |
| 14:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joe Zajac drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Ralph Devitt and the foul's on Lee Pollack - foul #3 on Lee Pollack, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin (SG), Lindsay Terrell (SF), Christopher Avalos (PF), Alexander Heard (C) Thomas Slane, Gary Chevez, Lee Pollack, Bruce McCarthy | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Douglass Dawley (PG), Peter Davin (SF), Timothy Dowd (C) Ralph Devitt, Victor Dampier, Terry Kane | |
| 14:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joe Zajac makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 14:24 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Stiltner | 40-41 |
| 14:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joe Zajac misses the easy layup | 40-41 |
| 14:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Douglass Dawley grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 13:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Douglass Dawley scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Peter Davin and the foul's on Christopher Avalos - foul #1 on Christopher Avalos, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gary Chevez (PG) David Stiltner | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Ralph Devitt (SG), Bryan Wright (PF) Kenneth Mathews, Joe Zajac | |
| 13:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Douglass Dawley makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 13:28 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Brent Botkin | 43-44 |
| 13:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alexander Heard is called for the reach on Timothy Dowd - foul #2 on Alexander Heard, team foul #7 | 43-44 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy (SF), Lee Pollack (PF) Lindsay Terrell, Christopher Avalos | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Terry Kane (PF) Bryan Wright | |
| 13:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Timothy Dowd misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:12 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:58 | N. Michigan | Gary Chevez misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Douglass Dawley - foul #2 on Douglass Dawley, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Thomas Slane (PG) Alexander Heard | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Dampier (PF) Terry Kane | |
| 12:58 | N. Michigan | Gary Chevez makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:58 | N. Michigan | Gary Chevez misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Timothy Dowd pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Davin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Douglass Dawley | 44-47 |
| 12:18 | N. Michigan | Victor Dampier is called for the reach on Brent Botkin - foul #1 on Victor Dampier, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | David Stiltner (PG) Thomas Slane | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Terry Kane (C) Timothy Dowd | |
| 11:59 | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin connects on the 3 from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 11:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terry Kane hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ralph Devitt | 47-49 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - David Stiltner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brent Botkin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Chevez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lee Pollack (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce McCarthy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Douglass Dawley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Devitt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Davin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Victor Dampier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Kane (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brent Botkin | 49-49 |
| 11:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Dampier's pass is intercepted by Bruce McCarthy | 49-49 |
| 10:48 | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy hits a fadeaway from the left block | 51-49 |
| 10:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Douglass Dawley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 10:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Dampier pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ralph Devitt makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglass Dawley | 51-52 |
| 09:50 | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Gary Chevez and he's hacked by Terry Kane - foul #2 on Terry Kane, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Thomas Slane (SG), Christopher Avalos (PF), Alexander Heard (C) Brent Botkin, Gary Chevez, Lee Pollack | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Frank Kreger (PG), Kenneth Mathews (SG), Joe Zajac (SF), Bryan Wright (PF), Timothy Dowd (C) Douglass Dawley, Ralph Devitt, Peter Davin, Victor Dampier, Terry Kane | |
| 09:50 | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Mathews connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Dowd | 54-55 |
| 09:35 | N. Michigan | Frank Kreger picks off the pass by David Stiltner in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| 09:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Stiltner steals it from Frank Kreger | 54-55 |
| 08:58 | N. Michigan | David Stiltner drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Thomas Slane | 56-55 |
| 08:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bryan Wright misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 08:37 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 08:12 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos misses the lay-in | 56-55 |
| 08:11 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard can't tip it in | 56-55 |
| 08:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bryan Wright grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 07:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bryan Wright hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Kreger | 56-58 |
| 07:48 | N. Michigan | Bruce McCarthy is called for traveling | 56-58 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin (SG), Lindsay Terrell (SF) David Stiltner, Bruce McCarthy | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Douglass Dawley (PG), Ralph Devitt (SF), Terry Kane (PF) Frank Kreger, Joe Zajac, Bryan Wright | |
| 07:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Mathews clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 07:31 | N. Michigan | Thomas Slane grabs the board | 56-58 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Thomas Slane (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Botkin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lindsay Terrell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Avalos (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Alexander Heard (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Douglass Dawley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Mathews (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ralph Devitt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Terry Kane (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Dowd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | N. Michigan | Lindsay Terrell drills a floater from the left block set up by Christopher Avalos | 58-58 |
| 06:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terry Kane clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Christopher Avalos - foul #2 on Christopher Avalos, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gary Chevez (PG), Jerry Bertrand (PF), Lee Pollack (C) Thomas Slane, Christopher Avalos, Alexander Heard | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Davin (SF), Bryan Wright (C) Kenneth Mathews, Timothy Dowd | |
| 06:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terry Kane misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terry Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:40 | N. Michigan | Jerry Bertrand scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lindsay Terrell | 60-59 |
| 06:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bryan Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 06:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ralph Devitt gets the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 05:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terry Kane hits a jumper from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 05:47 | N. Michigan | Jerry Bertrand hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Kane - foul #3 on Terry Kane, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | David Stiltner (PG) Brent Botkin | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Dampier (PF), Timothy Dowd (C) Terry Kane, Bryan Wright | |
| 05:47 | N. Michigan | Jerry Bertrand misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 05:47 | N. Michigan | Jerry Bertrand misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 05:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Davin pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 05:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Davin clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-61 |
| 05:20 | N. Michigan | Gary Chevez gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 05:01 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from David Stiltner and he's hacked by Victor Dampier - foul #2 on Victor Dampier, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Thomas Slane (SG), Alexander Heard (C) Gary Chevez, Lindsay Terrell | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Mathews (SG) Douglass Dawley | |
| 05:01 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack misses the free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Dampier grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 04:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Davin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 04:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Mathews grabs the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 04:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Dampier misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 04:24 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 04:02 | N. Michigan | Thomas Slane comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 04:01 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Pollack | 62-61 |
| 03:42 | N. Michigan | David Stiltner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Ralph Devitt - foul #2 on Ralph Devitt, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin (SG), Gary Chevez (SF), Christopher Avalos (PF) Thomas Slane, Jerry Bertrand, Lee Pollack | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Douglass Dawley (PG), Joe Zajac (SF), Terry Kane (PF), Bryan Wright (C) Ralph Devitt, Peter Davin, Victor Dampier, Timothy Dowd | |
| 03:42 | N. Michigan | David Stiltner makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:42 | N. Michigan | David Stiltner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:42 | N. Michigan | David Stiltner makes the 3rd free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Mathews makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Douglass Dawley | 65-64 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - David Stiltner (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brent Botkin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Chevez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Avalos (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Alexander Heard (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Douglass Dawley (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Mathews (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joe Zajac (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Kane (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bryan Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:51 | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-64 |
| 02:49 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos tips it back up and in | 67-64 |
| 02:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Lindsay Terrell (SF) Gary Chevez | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Davin (SF), Victor Dampier (PF), Timothy Dowd (C) Joe Zajac, Terry Kane, Bryan Wright | |
| 02:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Mathews misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 02:23 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 02:10 | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Mathews - foul #3 on Kenneth Mathews, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| 02:10 | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:10 | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 01:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Timothy Dowd buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Peter Davin | 69-66 |
| 01:39 | N. Michigan | Lindsay Terrell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brent Botkin | 72-66 |
| 01:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Mathews drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 01:16 | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Lindsay Terrell and he's fouled by Kenneth Mathews - foul #4 on Kenneth Mathews, team foul #11 | 74-69 |
| 01:16 | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin misses the free throw | 74-69 |
| 01:16 | Saginaw Valley St. | Timothy Dowd gets the rebound | 74-69 |
| 00:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Douglass Dawley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Davin | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | N. Michigan | Lindsay Terrell is fouled on the floor by Peter Davin - foul #3 on Peter Davin, team foul #12 | 74-72 |
| 00:33 | N. Michigan | Lindsay Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:33 | N. Michigan | Lindsay Terrell misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | Timothy Dowd snags the defensive board | 75-72 |
| 00:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Mathews makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Dampier | 75-75 |
| 00:04 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from David Stiltner and he's hacked by Timothy Dowd - foul #2 on Timothy Dowd, team foul #13 | 77-75 |
| 00:04 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos makes the free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-75 |
| 00:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Davin misses long on a halfcourt shot | 78-75 |