| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Oscar Barreras (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Reaves (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Max (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Escobedo (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - George Boykin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Smalley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerold Steeves (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | Brian Max inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | N. Michigan | Oscar Barreras is hacked by George Boykin - foul #2 on George Boykin, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 19:24 | N. Michigan | Scott Reaves clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 19:23 | N. Michigan | James Klein grabs the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:09 | N. Michigan | Oscar Barreras buries a fadeaway from the left side | 34-33 |
| 19:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Max steps in front of the Roger Smalley pass | 34-33 |
| 19:00 | N. Michigan | Oscar Barreras dunks the ball set up by Brian Max | 36-33 |
| 18:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Roger Smalley misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-33 |
| 18:45 | N. Michigan | Oscar Barreras snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 18:32 | N. Michigan | Gary Escobedo clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 18:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kyle Anderson snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 18:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jerold Steeves connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by George Boykin | 36-36 |
| 18:05 | N. Michigan | Jerold Steeves is called for the reach on Gary Escobedo - foul #2 on Jerold Steeves, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| 17:43 | N. Michigan | Dennis Fuller steals it from Scott Reaves | 36-36 |
| 17:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Roger Smalley clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Scott Reaves - foul #2 on Scott Reaves, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 17:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Roger Smalley makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Roger Smalley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:15 | N. Michigan | Brian Max hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 36-38 |
| 17:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Dennis Fuller gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kyle Anderson lays it in | 36-40 |
| 16:37 | N. Michigan | James Klein misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 16:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | Dennis Fuller gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 16:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kyle Anderson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Oscar Barreras - foul #3 on Oscar Barreras, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | George Sondelski (PG), Randall Arnold (SG), Daniel Phu (SF), Derrick Brower (PF), Michael Bankston (C) Oscar Barreras, Scott Reaves, Brian Max, Gary Escobedo, James Klein | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Christopher Concannon (PG), Michael Collier (SG), Bernard Solberg (SF), Charles Ellison (PF) George Boykin, Roger Smalley, Dennis Fuller, Jerold Steeves | |
| 16:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kyle Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kyle Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:56 | N. Michigan | Daniel Phu is called for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Phu, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Neal (C) Kyle Anderson | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - George Sondelski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Arnold (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Phu (fresh) PF - Derrick Brower (fresh) C - Michael Bankston (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Christopher Concannon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Collier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bernard Solberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Ellison (fresh) C - Alan Neal (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Christopher Concannon misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 15:36 | N. Michigan | Derrick Brower grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 15:30 | N. Michigan | Alan Neal denies the turnaround by Daniel Phu | 36-41 |
| 15:28 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Collier gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 15:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Ellison is fouled on the floor by Michael Bankston - foul #3 on Michael Bankston, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | George Boykin (PG) Michael Collier | |
| 15:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Neal misses long on a runner from the left block | 36-41 |
| 15:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bernard Solberg tips it back up and in | 36-43 |
| 14:53 | N. Michigan | George Sondelski scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Michael Bankston and the foul's on Christopher Concannon - foul #2 on Christopher Concannon, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Scott Reaves (SG), Brian Max (SF) Randall Arnold, Daniel Phu | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 14:53 | N. Michigan | George Sondelski makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bernard Solberg comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 39-43 |
| 14:37 | N. Michigan | Derrick Brower grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:33 | N. Michigan | Brian Max hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Reaves | 42-43 |
| 14:28 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Boykin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 42-43 |
| 14:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Neal pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Christopher Concannon hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by George Boykin | 42-45 |
| 13:55 | N. Michigan | Scott Reaves hits a shot from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 13:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Boykin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 13:33 | N. Michigan | Derrick Brower gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:12 | N. Michigan | Alan Neal takes the ball from Derrick Brower | 44-45 |
| 12:56 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Boykin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Concannon | 44-48 |
| 12:36 | N. Michigan | Scott Reaves hits a 3 from straight away | 47-48 |
| 12:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bernard Solberg hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Christopher Concannon | 47-50 |
| 12:13 | N. Michigan | Brian Max throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Oscar Barreras (PG), Randall Arnold (SG), Daniel Phu (SF), Gary Escobedo (PF), James Klein (C) George Sondelski, Scott Reaves, Brian Max, Derrick Brower, Michael Bankston | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Collier (PG), Roger Smalley (SG), Dennis Fuller (SF), Jerold Steeves (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) George Boykin, Christopher Concannon, Bernard Solberg, Charles Ellison, Alan Neal | |
| 11:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | Dennis Fuller travels with the ball | 47-50 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Oscar Barreras (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randall Arnold (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Phu (fresh) PF - Gary Escobedo (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Michael Collier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Smalley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerold Steeves (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | N. Michigan | Gary Escobedo comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 11:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jerold Steeves snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 11:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jerold Steeves misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 47-50 |
| 11:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Dennis Fuller hits the follow up shot | 47-52 |
| 10:53 | N. Michigan | Randall Arnold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Brian Max (SF) Daniel Phu | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | George Boykin (PG) Michael Collier | |
| 10:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jerold Steeves knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by George Boykin | 47-54 |
| 10:23 | N. Michigan | Randall Arnold connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Max | 50-54 |
| 10:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jerold Steeves can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 10:06 | N. Michigan | Oscar Barreras snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 09:46 | N. Michigan | Brian Max scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Oscar Barreras | 53-54 |
| 09:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | Roger Smalley is denied on a layup by James Klein | 53-54 |
| 09:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Fuller | 53-54 |
| 09:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Boykin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on James Klein - foul #2 on James Klein, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | George Sondelski (PG), Scott Reaves (SG), Derrick Brower (PF), Michael Bankston (C) Oscar Barreras, Randall Arnold, Gary Escobedo, James Klein | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Christopher Concannon (SG), Bernard Solberg (SF), Charles Ellison (PF), Alan Neal (C) Roger Smalley, Dennis Fuller, Jerold Steeves, Kyle Anderson | |
| 09:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Boykin misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Boykin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 09:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Boykin makes the 3rd free throw | 53-56 |
| 08:38 | N. Michigan | Charles Ellison swats the layup by Michael Bankston | 53-56 |
| 08:36 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to George Sondelski | 53-56 |
| 08:16 | N. Michigan | Scott Reaves misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-56 |
| 08:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Boykin pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 08:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Christopher Concannon clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 08:00 | N. Michigan | Michael Bankston pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 07:43 | N. Michigan | George Sondelski makes the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Charles Ellison - foul #1 on Charles Ellison, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Oscar Barreras (PG), James Klein (C) Brian Max, Michael Bankston | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Collier (SG), Dennis Fuller (SF), Jerold Steeves (PF) George Boykin, Charles Ellison, Alan Neal | |
| 07:43 | N. Michigan | George Sondelski misses the free throw | 55-56 |
| 07:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bernard Solberg grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Oscar Barreras (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Reaves (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Sondelski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Derrick Brower (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Christopher Concannon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Collier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Fuller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerold Steeves (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernard Solberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bernard Solberg can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 07:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jerold Steeves hits the follow up shot | 55-58 |
| 07:07 | N. Michigan | Dennis Fuller takes the ball from Derrick Brower | 55-58 |
| 07:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Christopher Concannon misses the lay-in | 55-58 |
| 07:03 | N. Michigan | Scott Reaves snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 06:54 | N. Michigan | Oscar Barreras can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Concannon - foul #3 on Christopher Concannon, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gary Escobedo (PF) Derrick Brower | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Roger Smalley (SG), Kyle Anderson (C) Michael Collier, Bernard Solberg | |
| 06:54 | N. Michigan | Oscar Barreras makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 06:54 | N. Michigan | Oscar Barreras misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 06:54 | N. Michigan | James Klein grabs the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:37 | N. Michigan | James Klein drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Oscar Barreras | 59-58 |
| 06:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Klein steals the ball from Kyle Anderson | 59-58 |
| 06:02 | N. Michigan | Roger Smalley steps in front of the James Klein pass | 59-58 |
| 05:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jerold Steeves misses long on a shot from close range | 59-58 |
| 05:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kyle Anderson tips it in | 59-60 |
| 05:22 | N. Michigan | Scott Reaves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-60 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Randall Arnold (PG), Daniel Phu (SG), Brian Max (SF), Derrick Brower (C) Oscar Barreras, Scott Reaves, George Sondelski, James Klein | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | George Boykin (PG), Bernard Solberg (SF), Charles Ellison (PF) Christopher Concannon, Dennis Fuller, Jerold Steeves | |
| 05:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kyle Anderson's floater is tipped away by Gary Escobedo | 59-60 |
| 05:12 | N. Michigan | Derrick Brower grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 05:10 | N. Michigan | Randall Arnold's pass is intercepted by George Boykin in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| 04:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Roger Smalley's layup is rejected by Derrick Brower | 59-60 |
| 04:47 | N. Michigan | Brian Max grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 04:28 | N. Michigan | Brian Max scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Randall Arnold | 61-60 |
| 04:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Boykin hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Anderson | 61-62 |
| 03:57 | N. Michigan | Brian Max scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Randall Arnold and he's fouled by George Boykin - foul #3 on George Boykin, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Oscar Barreras (PG), Scott Reaves (SG), Michael Bankston (C) Randall Arnold, Daniel Phu, Gary Escobedo | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Christopher Concannon (SG), Jerold Steeves (PF), Alan Neal (C) Roger Smalley, Charles Ellison, Kyle Anderson | |
| 03:57 | N. Michigan | Brian Max makes the free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Boykin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 03:40 | N. Michigan | Derrick Brower grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Oscar Barreras (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Reaves (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Max (fresh) 25 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Derrick Brower (fresh) 6 reb. C - Michael Bankston (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - George Boykin (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Concannon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Solberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerold Steeves (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Alan Neal (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | N. Michigan | Brian Max clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 03:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jerold Steeves snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 03:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Christopher Concannon knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Boykin | 64-64 |
| 02:50 | N. Michigan | Scott Reaves loses the dribble to George Boykin | 64-64 |
| 02:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gary Escobedo (PF), James Klein (C) Derrick Brower, Michael Bankston | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Roger Smalley (SG), Dennis Fuller (SF), Kyle Anderson (C) Christopher Concannon, Bernard Solberg, Alan Neal | |
| 02:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Roger Smalley's pass is intercepted by Brian Max | 64-64 |
| 02:30 | N. Michigan | Scott Reaves lays it up and in set up by Brian Max | 66-64 |
| 02:16 | Saginaw Valley St. | Roger Smalley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-64 |
| 02:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jerold Steeves misses the tip | 66-64 |
| 02:13 | N. Michigan | Brian Max gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:49 | N. Michigan | Jerold Steeves steps in front of the Brian Max pass | 66-64 |
| 01:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jerold Steeves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-64 |
| 01:18 | N. Michigan | Brian Max can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dennis Fuller - foul #3 on Dennis Fuller, team foul #7 | 66-64 |
| 01:18 | N. Michigan | Brian Max makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:18 | N. Michigan | Brian Max makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kyle Anderson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 68-64 |
| 01:10 | N. Michigan | James Klein pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| 01:03 | N. Michigan | Oscar Barreras drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Gary Escobedo | 70-64 |
| 00:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jerold Steeves connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Boykin | 70-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | N. Michigan | Scott Reaves hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Roger Smalley - foul #2 on Roger Smalley, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | George Sondelski (PG) Oscar Barreras | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 00:24 | N. Michigan | Scott Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:24 | N. Michigan | Scott Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Boykin scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Fuller | 72-70 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | N. Michigan | Roger Smalley is called for the reach on Scott Reaves in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Smalley, team foul #9 | 72-70 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Oscar Barreras (PG) George Sondelski | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 00:15 | N. Michigan | Scott Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:15 | N. Michigan | Scott Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Roger Smalley clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-70 |
| 00:08 | N. Michigan | James Klein snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| 00:06 | N. Michigan | George Boykin is called for the reach on James Klein in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Boykin, team foul #10 | 74-70 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | George Sondelski (PG) Oscar Barreras | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 00:06 | N. Michigan | James Klein misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:06 | N. Michigan | James Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Boykin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-73 |