| Lineup | Ashland | PG - David Fan (fresh) SG - Paul Stickler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Redwine (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Rasmussen (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Morphis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Jeremy Deherrera (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Kalish (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Tracy Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Seibert (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - David Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tracy Hicks inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Smith is denied on a dunk by Mark Redwine | 35-32 |
| 19:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Smith grabs the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 19:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tracy Hicks can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-32 |
| 19:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Seibert | 35-32 |
| 19:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Tracy Hicks and he's hacked by Paul Morphis - foul #3 on Paul Morphis, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Ashland | Larry Rebello (C) Paul Morphis | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 19:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Smith makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:51 | Ashland | David Smith steals the ball from Richard Rasmussen | 35-35 |
| 18:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeremy Deherrera misses short on a shot from the left side | 35-35 |
| 18:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Seibert snags the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 18:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Smith clanks a shot from the left side | 35-35 |
| 18:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Kalish snags the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 18:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Kalish is fouled on the floor by Larry Rebello - foul #3 on Larry Rebello, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Ashland | Mark Zamborsky (C) Larry Rebello | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 17:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Seibert hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 35-35 |
| 17:51 | Ashland | Mark Zamborsky grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:33 | Ashland | David Fan misses the floater from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 17:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Kalish grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tracy Hicks misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-35 |
| 17:26 | Ashland | David Fan gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:11 | Ashland | Richard Rasmussen can't finish the layup | 35-35 |
| 17:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tracy Hicks loses the dribble to David Fan | 35-35 |
| 16:34 | Ashland | Paul Stickler can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 16:32 | Ashland | Richard Rasmussen snags the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 16:07 | Ashland | Tracy Hicks is called for the reach on Mark Redwine - foul #1 on Tracy Hicks, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Ashland | Kenneth Brown (PG), Richard Alexander (SF), Eugene Trollinger (PF) David Fan, Mark Redwine, Richard Rasmussen | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Frank Norman (PG), John Harrison (SG), Jamar Menges (SF), Douglas Propst (PF), Charles Montgomery (C) Jeremy Deherrera, Scott Kalish, Tracy Hicks, Robert Seibert, David Smith | |
| 15:52 | Ashland | Paul Stickler makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Eugene Trollinger | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Stickler (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Alexander (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eugene Trollinger (fresh) C - Mark Zamborsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Frank Norman (fresh) SG - John Harrison (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamar Menges (fresh) PF - Douglas Propst (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Montgomery (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | Frank Norman is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Norman, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Ashland | Randy Little (PG), Rudolph Fries (SF), Larry Rebello (PF), Paul Morphis (C) Kenneth Brown, Paul Stickler, Eugene Trollinger, Mark Zamborsky | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 15:33 | Ashland | Richard Alexander misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 15:32 | Ashland | Larry Rebello grabs the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:12 | Ashland | Randy Little can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 15:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Harrison gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Frank Norman drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Harrison | 38-38 |
| 14:40 | Ashland | Richard Alexander misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Charles Montgomery - foul #1 on Charles Montgomery, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Ashland | Mark Redwine (SF) Rudolph Fries | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Tracy Hicks (SF), Robert Seibert (PF) Frank Norman, Jamar Menges | |
| 14:40 | Ashland | Richard Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:40 | Ashland | Richard Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:40 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Montgomery gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Montgomery knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by John Harrison and he's fouled by Richard Alexander - foul #2 on Richard Alexander, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Ashland | Paul Stickler (SG), Richard Rasmussen (PF) Richard Alexander, Larry Rebello | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 14:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Montgomery misses the free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:22 | Ashland | Richard Rasmussen grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 14:02 | Ashland | Paul Stickler is fouled on the floor by John Harrison - foul #3 on John Harrison, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeremy Deherrera (PG), Scott Kalish (SG) John Harrison, Douglas Propst | |
| 13:45 | Ashland | Tracy Hicks steals it from Richard Rasmussen | 39-40 |
| 13:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Little is called for the reach on Scott Kalish - foul #4 on Randy Little, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Ashland | David Fan (PG) Randy Little | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | David Smith (C) Charles Montgomery | |
| 13:16 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeremy Deherrera scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Scott Kalish | 39-42 |
| 13:10 | Ashland | Mark Redwine misses the lay-in | 39-42 |
| 13:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Seibert grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 12:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Smith lays it in | 39-44 |
| 12:46 | Ashland | David Fan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Ashland | Richard Alexander (SF), Larry Rebello (PF), Mark Zamborsky (C) Mark Redwine, Richard Rasmussen, Paul Morphis | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Douglas Propst (PF) Robert Seibert | |
| 12:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Douglas Propst misses the easy layup | 39-44 |
| 12:28 | Ashland | Larry Rebello grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 12:07 | Ashland | Paul Stickler connects on the floater from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 11:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeremy Deherrera drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tracy Hicks | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - David Fan (fresh) SG - Paul Stickler (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Rebello (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Zamborsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Jeremy Deherrera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Kalish (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tracy Hicks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Propst (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Ashland | Richard Alexander scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Zamborsky | 44-46 |
| 11:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeremy Deherrera's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Ashland | Mark Redwine (SF), Richard Rasmussen (PF), Paul Morphis (C) Richard Alexander, Larry Rebello, Mark Zamborsky | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Frank Norman (PG), John Harrison (SG), Robert Seibert (PF), Charles Montgomery (C) Jeremy Deherrera, Scott Kalish, Tracy Hicks, David Smith | |
| 10:59 | Ashland | Frank Norman takes the ball from Paul Stickler | 44-46 |
| 10:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Harrison lays it up and in set up by Frank Norman | 44-48 |
| 10:36 | Ashland | Richard Rasmussen lays it in | 46-48 |
| 10:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Paul Morphis swats the layup by Douglas Propst | 46-48 |
| 10:13 | Ashland | Mark Redwine snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 09:54 | Ashland | David Fan scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Paul Stickler and the foul's on Frank Norman - foul #2 on Frank Norman, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Ashland | Richard Alexander (SG) Paul Stickler | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Jamar Menges (SF) Douglas Propst | |
| 09:54 | Ashland | David Fan makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Alexander steals it from Frank Norman | 49-48 |
| 09:28 | Ashland | Richard Alexander lays it up and in | 51-48 |
| 09:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Rasmussen steals the ball from Frank Norman | 51-48 |
| 08:59 | Ashland | Paul Morphis lays it in set up by Richard Alexander | 53-48 |
| 08:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | Frank Norman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-48 |
| 08:46 | Ashland | Paul Morphis snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 08:28 | Ashland | Richard Alexander misses long on a jumper from the right side | 53-48 |
| 08:26 | Ashland | Mark Redwine grabs the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 08:10 | Ashland | Richard Rasmussen travels with the ball | 53-48 |
| Subs | Ashland | Kenneth Brown (PG), Paul Stickler (SG), Larry Rebello (PF), Mark Zamborsky (C) David Fan, Mark Redwine, Richard Rasmussen, Paul Morphis | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeremy Deherrera (PG), Scott Kalish (SG), Tracy Hicks (SF), Douglas Propst (PF), David Smith (C) Frank Norman, John Harrison, Jamar Menges, Robert Seibert, Charles Montgomery | |
| 07:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Smith clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 53-48 |
| 07:53 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Paul Stickler | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Stickler (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Rebello (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Zamborsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Jeremy Deherrera (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Kalish (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tracy Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Propst (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Ashland | Richard Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | Ashland | Randy Little (PG), Rudolph Fries (SF) Kenneth Brown, Richard Alexander | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 07:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Kalish clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 07:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 06:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Rebello picks off the pass by Jeremy Deherrera | 53-48 |
| 06:50 | Ashland | Paul Stickler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 06:48 | Ashland | Rudolph Fries grabs the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 06:36 | Ashland | Paul Stickler misses the floater from the left side | 53-48 |
| 06:34 | Ashland | Rudolph Fries snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 06:12 | Ashland | Tracy Hicks steals the ball from Paul Stickler | 53-48 |
| 06:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Kalish makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jeremy Deherrera | 53-50 |
| 05:57 | Ashland | Randy Little hits a jump hook from close range set up by Paul Stickler | 55-50 |
| 05:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tracy Hicks is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Fries - foul #1 on Rudolph Fries, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Ashland | Mark Redwine (SF), Richard Rasmussen (PF), Paul Morphis (C) Rudolph Fries, Larry Rebello, Mark Zamborsky | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Frank Norman (PG), John Harrison (SG), Robert Seibert (PF), Charles Montgomery (C) Jeremy Deherrera, Scott Kalish, Douglas Propst, David Smith | |
| 05:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | Frank Norman scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Charles Montgomery | 55-53 |
| 05:05 | Ashland | Richard Rasmussen misses the lay-in | 55-53 |
| 05:04 | Ashland | Randy Little grabs the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 04:56 | Ashland | Richard Rasmussen drills a jumper in the paint set up by Randy Little | 57-53 |
| 04:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Little picks off the pass by Robert Seibert | 57-53 |
| 04:24 | Ashland | Richard Rasmussen lays it in set up by Paul Stickler | 59-53 |
| 04:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Seibert makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Frank Norman | 59-55 |
| 03:47 | Ashland | Richard Rasmussen can't connect on a runner from the left block | 59-55 |
| 03:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to John Harrison | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Randy Little (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Stickler (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Mark Redwine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Rasmussen (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Morphis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Frank Norman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tracy Hicks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Robert Seibert (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tracy Hicks hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Norman | 59-58 |
| 03:18 | Ashland | Randy Little hits a jumper from the right side | 61-58 |
| 03:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeremy Deherrera (PG), Scott Kalish (SG), David Smith (C) Frank Norman, John Harrison, Charles Montgomery | |
| 03:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Redwine - foul #1 on Mark Redwine, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| 03:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:52 | Ashland | The short jumper by Richard Rasmussen is denied by Robert Seibert | 61-60 |
| 02:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Tracy Hicks | 61-60 |
| 02:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Smith is denied on a layup by Mark Redwine | 61-60 |
| 02:22 | Ashland | Paul Morphis gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 02:18 | Ashland | Randy Little connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Redwine | 64-60 |
| 02:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Kalish misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 64-60 |
| 02:03 | Ashland | Richard Rasmussen grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 01:45 | Ashland | Paul Morphis lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Stickler | 66-60 |
| 01:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Seibert travels with the ball | 66-60 |
| 01:15 | Ashland | Richard Rasmussen misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Seibert - foul #2 on Robert Seibert, team foul #6 | 66-60 |
| 01:15 | Ashland | Richard Rasmussen makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 01:15 | Ashland | Richard Rasmussen makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Kalish misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 00:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Smith snags the offensive board | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Kalish makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tracy Hicks | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Ashland | Richard Rasmussen misses short on a floater from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 00:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Smith gets the rebound | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Little is called for the reach on Jeremy Deherrera - foul #5 on Randy Little, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Ashland | David Fan (PG) Randy Little | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 00:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeremy Deherrera misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:19 | Ashland | Paul Morphis pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Ashland | Paul Morphis is hacked by Jeremy Deherrera in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Deherrera, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Ashland | Richard Alexander (SF) Mark Redwine | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 00:18 | Ashland | Paul Morphis makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:18 | Ashland | Paul Morphis makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Kalish hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by David Fan - foul #3 on David Fan, team foul #8 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Ashland | Mark Redwine (SF) Richard Alexander | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 00:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Kalish makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Kalish misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Kalish misses the 3rd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:10 | Ashland | Paul Morphis snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| 00:08 | Ashland | Paul Morphis is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Deherrera - foul #2 on Jeremy Deherrera, team foul #8 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Ashland | Richard Alexander (SF) Mark Redwine | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 00:08 | Ashland | Paul Morphis misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tracy Hicks gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| 00:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tracy Hicks loses the dribble to Richard Alexander | 70-64 |
| 00:04 | Ashland | Ashland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | Ashland | Mark Zamborsky (C) Paul Morphis | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 00:01 | Ashland | Jeremy Deherrera is called for the reach on David Fan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremy Deherrera, team foul #9 | 70-64 |
| 00:01 | Ashland | David Fan misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Smith gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| 00:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 70-64 |