| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Joseph Arnette (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Waldrep (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sammy McGilvray (fresh) PF - Charles Rosas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Lawless (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Mark Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Wagner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Gold (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Gerardi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Bernard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tom Gold inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Minnesota St., Moorhead is playing a motion 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 (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tom Gold lays it up and in set up by Terry Wagner | 35-31 |
| 19:21 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Charles Rosas can't finish the layup | 35-31 |
| 19:19 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Scott Lawless gets the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 19:04 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Sammy McGilvray connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Arnette | 37-31 |
| 18:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gerardi knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Mason | 37-33 |
| 18:32 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Scott Lawless is called for traveling | 37-33 |
| 18:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Rosas is called for the reach on Tom Gold - foul #2 on Charles Rosas, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 17:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Mason knocks in the floater from close range | 37-35 |
| 17:45 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Charles Rosas can't throw it down | 37-35 |
| 17:44 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Sammy McGilvray grabs the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:29 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Charles Rosas drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffrey Waldrep and he's fouled by Ronald Bernard - foul #1 on Ronald Bernard, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Crowl (SG), Scott Pontiff (SF), Samuel Thornburg (C) Jeffrey Waldrep, Sammy McGilvray, Scott Lawless | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | John Tull (SF), James Drum (PF) Tom Gold, Robert Gerardi | |
| 17:29 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Charles Rosas makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Mason scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 16:48 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The jump hook by Joseph Arnette is blocked by James Drum | 40-37 |
| 16:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Drum pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terry Wagner misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-37 |
| 16:33 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Samuel Thornburg grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:10 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Samuel Thornburg loses the dribble to Ronald Bernard | 40-37 |
| 15:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Tull can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 40-37 |
| 15:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Mason tips it in | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Joseph Arnette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Crowl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Scott Pontiff (fresh) PF - Charles Rosas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Thornburg (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Mark Mason (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Wagner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Tull (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Drum (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ronald Bernard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Mark Mason is called for the reach on Joseph Arnette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Mason, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jeffrey Waldrep (SG), Sammy McGilvray (SF), Louis Rogers (PF), Scott Lawless (C) Joseph Arnette, Scott Pontiff, Charles Rosas, Samuel Thornburg | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Harlan (PG), Tom Gold (SF), Randy Morrison (C) Mark Mason, Terry Wagner, Ronald Bernard | |
| 15:33 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Louis Rogers is fouled on the floor by Randy Morrison - foul #3 on Randy Morrison, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gerardi (PF) James Drum | |
| 15:18 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jeffrey Waldrep hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Crowl | 42-39 |
| 15:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Harlan makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Tom Gold | 42-42 |
| 15:04 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Joseph Harlan is called for the reach on Scott Lawless - foul #1 on Joseph Harlan, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Carl Fisher (SG) John Tull | |
| 14:59 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Crowl loses the dribble to Tom Gold | 42-42 |
| 14:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Carl Fisher's pass is intercepted by Louis Rogers | 42-42 |
| 14:11 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Louis Rogers travels with the ball | 42-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Joseph Arnette (PG), Samuel Thornburg (PF) Michael Crowl, Sammy McGilvray | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Mason (PG), Ronald Bernard (C) Robert Gerardi, Randy Morrison | |
| 13:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Mason misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Louis Rogers - foul #4 on Louis Rogers, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Scott Pontiff (SF), David Goodrich (PF) Louis Rogers, Scott Lawless | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | John Tull (SF), James Drum (PF) Tom Gold, Carl Fisher | |
| 13:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Mason misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:53 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The rebound goes to David Goodrich | 42-42 |
| 13:34 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | David Goodrich clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 13:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ronald Bernard snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 13:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Drum can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 13:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Tull pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ronald Bernard hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 42-42 |
| 12:57 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Scott Pontiff gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:43 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | David Goodrich makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Arnette | 44-42 |
| 12:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Tull misses long on a jumper from the right block | 44-42 |
| 12:25 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The rebound goes to Samuel Thornburg | 44-42 |
| 12:05 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Joseph Arnette is fouled on the floor by James Drum - foul #1 on James Drum, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Crowl (SG), Sammy McGilvray (SF), Charles Rosas (PF), Scott Lawless (C) Jeffrey Waldrep, Scott Pontiff, David Goodrich, Samuel Thornburg | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Wesley Metcalfe (PG), Terry Wagner (SG), Tom Gold (SF), Robert Gerardi (PF), Randy Morrison (C) Mark Mason, Joseph Harlan, John Tull, James Drum, Ronald Bernard | |
| 11:43 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Sammy McGilvray misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Tom Gold - foul #2 on Tom Gold, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| 11:43 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Sammy McGilvray makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:43 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Sammy McGilvray makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Joseph Arnette (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Crowl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sammy McGilvray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Rosas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Lawless (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Wesley Metcalfe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Wagner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tom Gold (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Robert Gerardi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Morrison (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tom Gold misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Sammy McGilvray - foul #3 on Sammy McGilvray, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Darrel Ray (SG) Joseph Arnette | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 11:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tom Gold makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tom Gold misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gerardi gets the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 11:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Morrison is fouled on the floor by Scott Lawless - foul #2 on Scott Lawless, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| 10:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gerardi hits the finger roll set up by Wesley Metcalfe | 46-45 |
| 10:26 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Scott Lawless banks in the layup on a great pass from Darrel Ray | 48-45 |
| 10:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gerardi can't finish the layup | 48-45 |
| 10:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randy Morrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 09:56 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tom Gold clanks a floater from the baseline | 48-45 |
| 09:54 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Crowl grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 09:48 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Scott Lawless misses the lay-in | 48-45 |
| 09:46 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Scott Lawless grabs the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 09:26 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Darrel Ray misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 09:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gerardi gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 09:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tom Gold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Joseph Arnette (PG), Jeffrey Waldrep (SG), Scott Pontiff (SF), Samuel Thornburg (PF) Darrel Ray, Sammy McGilvray, Charles Rosas, Scott Lawless | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Mason (PG), Joseph Harlan (SG), John Tull (SF), James Drum (PF), Ronald Bernard (C) Wesley Metcalfe, Terry Wagner, Tom Gold, Robert Gerardi, Randy Morrison | |
| 08:58 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | John Tull picks off the pass by Scott Pontiff | 48-45 |
| 08:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Tull hits the finger roll | 48-47 |
| 08:42 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Joseph Arnette can't throw it down | 48-47 |
| 08:40 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Joseph Arnette tips it in | 50-47 |
| 08:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Mason is called for traveling | 50-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | David Goodrich (PF) Michael Crowl | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 08:16 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | David Goodrich comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 08:15 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | David Goodrich gets the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 08:05 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Scott Pontiff buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 08:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Harlan makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Mason | 53-49 |
| 07:42 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | David Goodrich buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Arnette | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Joseph Arnette (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Waldrep (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Pontiff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Goodrich (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Thornburg (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Mark Mason (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Harlan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Tull (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Drum (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ronald Bernard (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Drum makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Harlan | 55-51 |
| 07:00 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Mark Mason is called for the reach on Joseph Arnette - foul #3 on Mark Mason, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Sammy McGilvray (SF), Charles Rosas (PF), Scott Lawless (C) Scott Pontiff, David Goodrich, Samuel Thornburg | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Terry Wagner (SG), Tom Gold (SF), Carl Fisher (PF) Joseph Harlan, John Tull, James Drum | |
| 07:00 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Joseph Arnette misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 07:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ronald Bernard pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 06:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Carl Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-51 |
| 06:23 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jeffrey Waldrep is hacked by Ronald Bernard - foul #2 on Ronald Bernard, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gerardi (PF) Carl Fisher | |
| 06:23 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jeffrey Waldrep makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:23 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jeffrey Waldrep makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Mason hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Terry Wagner | 57-53 |
| 05:46 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Sammy McGilvray connects on the floater from the free throw line | 59-53 |
| 05:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tom Gold comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 05:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Bernard | 59-53 |
| 05:17 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terry Wagner drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Mason | 59-55 |
| 04:48 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Ronald Bernard steps in front of the Joseph Arnette pass | 59-55 |
| 04:28 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tom Gold knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Mark Mason | 59-57 |
| 04:09 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Mark Mason is called for the reach on Joseph Arnette - foul #4 on Mark Mason, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Crowl (SG), Scott Pontiff (SF), Louis Rogers (PF), Samuel Thornburg (C) Jeffrey Waldrep, Sammy McGilvray, Charles Rosas, Scott Lawless | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Harlan (PG), John Tull (SG), Carl Fisher (SF), James Drum (PF), Randy Morrison (C) Mark Mason, Terry Wagner, Tom Gold, Robert Gerardi, Ronald Bernard | |
| 04:09 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Joseph Arnette makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 04:09 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Joseph Arnette makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 03:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Carl Fisher makes the jumper near the basket | 61-59 |
| 03:38 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Crowl loses the ball out of bounds | 61-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Darrel Ray (SG) Joseph Arnette | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Michael Crowl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrel Ray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Pontiff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Samuel Thornburg (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Joseph Harlan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Tull (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Drum (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Morrison (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Harlan knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Louis Rogers can't finish the layup | 61-62 |
| 02:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Harlan snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 02:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Joseph Arnette (PG), Sammy McGilvray (SF), Charles Rosas (PF), Scott Lawless (C) Darrel Ray, Scott Pontiff, Louis Rogers, Samuel Thornburg | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Mason (PG), Terry Wagner (SG), Tom Gold (SF), Robert Gerardi (PF), Ronald Bernard (C) Joseph Harlan, John Tull, Carl Fisher, James Drum, Randy Morrison | |
| 02:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | Sammy McGilvray steals it from Ronald Bernard | 61-62 |
| 02:04 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Scott Lawless lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Arnette | 63-62 |
| 01:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gerardi comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 63-62 |
| 01:43 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Joseph Arnette pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Joseph Arnette comes up short on the shot in the lane | 63-62 |
| 01:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gerardi gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terry Wagner comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Crowl - foul #1 on Michael Crowl, team foul #5 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jeffrey Waldrep (SG) Michael Crowl | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 01:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terry Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terry Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:11 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Scott Lawless gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 00:53 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Sammy McGilvray hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Arnette | 65-63 |
| 00:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tom Gold knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Terry Wagner | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Minnesota St., Moorhead is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Ronald Bernard steps in front of the Sammy McGilvray pass | 65-65 |
| 00:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Minnesota St., Moorhead is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Tom Gold makes the jumper from the left side | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Minnesota St., Moorhead is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Sammy McGilvray comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 65-67 |