| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - David Gent (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Burke (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Cottrell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Jonathan Burkhart (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Dubay (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stevan Zaneski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Barry Trusty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Burke inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Tillman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Gent | 28-34 |
| 19:16 | N. Michigan | Charles Mitchell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Dubay and he's hacked by Gary Smith - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| 19:16 | N. Michigan | Charles Mitchell makes the free throw | 28-37 |
| 18:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Melvin Cottrell misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Stevan Zaneski - foul #1 on Stevan Zaneski, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 18:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Melvin Cottrell misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 18:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Melvin Cottrell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 18:40 | N. Michigan | Barry Trusty blows the layup | 29-37 |
| 18:38 | N. Michigan | Charles Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 18:24 | N. Michigan | Stevan Zaneski is called for traveling | 29-37 |
| 18:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Burke misses long on a floater from the right block | 29-37 |
| 18:09 | N. Michigan | Barry Trusty pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 18:02 | N. Michigan | Charles Mitchell scores on a jump hook in the lane | 29-39 |
| 17:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Tillman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Burke | 32-39 |
| 17:19 | N. Michigan | Stephen Dubay is fouled on the floor by David Gent - foul #3 on David Gent, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Scottie Hart (PG), David Granger (SG), Larry Jackson (SF), Andrew Cissell (C) David Gent, William Tillman, Richard Burke, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Trevor Berry (SF), Toby Shannon (PF), Luke Chudzinski (C) Stevan Zaneski, Barry Trusty, Charles Mitchell | |
| 17:04 | N. Michigan | Trevor Berry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 17:02 | N. Michigan | Toby Shannon tips it but misses | 32-39 |
| 17:00 | N. Michigan | Stephen Dubay hits the follow up shot | 32-41 |
| 16:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scottie Hart knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 16:15 | N. Michigan | Stephen Dubay knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Burkhart | 35-43 |
| 16:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Cissell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-43 |
| 16:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Jackson grabs the offensive board | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Scottie Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Granger (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Melvin Cottrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Cissell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Jonathan Burkhart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Dubay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Trevor Berry (fresh) PF - Toby Shannon (fresh) 5 reb. C - Luke Chudzinski (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Granger misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 15:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Cissell tips it back up and in | 37-43 |
| 15:13 | N. Michigan | Stephen Dubay connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-46 |
| 14:56 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Granger is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on David Granger, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | David Gent (PG), William Tillman (SG), Richard Burke (SF), Gary Smith (C) Scottie Hart, David Granger, Larry Jackson, Melvin Cottrell | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Perry Ardis (PG), Richard Stillings (SG), Stevan Zaneski (SF), Barry Trusty (PF), Charles Mitchell (C) Jonathan Burkhart, Stephen Dubay, Trevor Berry, Toby Shannon, Luke Chudzinski | |
| 14:35 | N. Michigan | Stevan Zaneski can't finish the layup | 37-46 |
| 14:34 | N. Michigan | Richard Stillings tips it but misses | 37-46 |
| 14:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gary Smith snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 14:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Barry Trusty is called for the reach on William Tillman - foul #2 on Barry Trusty, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| 14:16 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Tillman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Jimmy Parrish (PF) Andrew Cissell | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 13:50 | N. Michigan | Gary Smith is called for the reach on Stevan Zaneski - foul #3 on Gary Smith, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Jackson (PF) Jimmy Parrish | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 13:36 | N. Michigan | A charge is called on Barry Trusty - foul #3 on Barry Trusty, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Stephen Dubay (SG) Richard Stillings | |
| 13:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gary Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-46 |
| 13:20 | N. Michigan | Barry Trusty pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 13:01 | N. Michigan | Stevan Zaneski misses the easy layup | 37-46 |
| 12:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gary Smith grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 12:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Tillman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 12:45 | N. Michigan | Charles Mitchell gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 12:24 | N. Michigan | Charles Mitchell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 12:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 12:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Gent hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 12:05 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Mitchell | 37-46 |
| 11:47 | N. Michigan | Charles Mitchell scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Stephen Dubay | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - David Gent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Tillman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Burke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Perry Ardis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Dubay (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stevan Zaneski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Barry Trusty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Mitchell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Burke misses the lay-in | 37-48 |
| 11:29 | N. Michigan | Stevan Zaneski grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 11:10 | N. Michigan | Stevan Zaneski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 11:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Larry Jackson | 37-48 |
| 10:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Burke knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 10:37 | N. Michigan | Stevan Zaneski comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 10:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Jackson snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 10:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Gent comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 10:31 | N. Michigan | Charles Mitchell grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 10:18 | N. Michigan | Barry Trusty hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 10:16 | N. Michigan | Charles Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 09:59 | N. Michigan | Richard Burke steps in front of the Stephen Dubay pass | 40-48 |
| 09:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Tillman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Burke | 42-48 |
| 09:35 | N. Michigan | Stevan Zaneski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 09:34 | N. Michigan | Charles Mitchell tips it home | 42-50 |
| 09:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Burke lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Gent | 44-50 |
| 09:03 | N. Michigan | Charles Mitchell comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 44-50 |
| 09:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Jackson grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 08:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Barry Trusty steals the ball from Richard Burke | 44-50 |
| 08:25 | N. Michigan | Charles Mitchell misses long on a jumper from close range | 44-50 |
| 08:23 | N. Michigan | Perry Ardis grabs the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 08:06 | N. Michigan | Charles Mitchell makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Dubay | 44-52 |
| 07:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Burke misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Stevan Zaneski - foul #2 on Stevan Zaneski, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Scottie Hart (PG), David Granger (SG), Melvin Cottrell (PF), Andrew Cissell (C) David Gent, William Tillman, Larry Jackson, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jonathan Burkhart (PG), Richard Stillings (SG), Trevor Berry (SF), Toby Shannon (PF), Luke Chudzinski (C) Perry Ardis, Stephen Dubay, Stevan Zaneski, Barry Trusty, Charles Mitchell | |
| 07:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Burke misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 07:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Scottie Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Granger (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Burke (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Melvin Cottrell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Cissell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Jonathan Burkhart (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Stillings (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Trevor Berry (fresh) PF - Toby Shannon (fresh) 5 reb. C - Luke Chudzinski (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | N. Michigan | Melvin Cottrell is called for the reach on Richard Stillings - foul #1 on Melvin Cottrell, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Jimmy Parrish (SF) Richard Burke | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 07:11 | N. Michigan | Andrew Cissell picks off the pass by Trevor Berry | 45-52 |
| 06:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Cissell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 06:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Melvin Cottrell snags the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 06:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scottie Hart misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 06:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jimmy Parrish pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 06:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jimmy Parrish makes the floater from the right side set up by Scottie Hart | 47-52 |
| 06:15 | N. Michigan | Luke Chudzinski misses the lay-in | 47-52 |
| 06:14 | N. Michigan | Luke Chudzinski tips it home | 47-54 |
| 05:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jimmy Parrish clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-54 |
| 05:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Cissell hits the follow up shot | 49-54 |
| 05:27 | N. Michigan | Jonathan Burkhart misses the jumper from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 05:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Scottie Hart | 49-54 |
| 05:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jimmy Parrish loses the dribble to Jonathan Burkhart | 49-54 |
| 04:52 | N. Michigan | Trevor Berry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | David Gent (PG), Michael Morton (C) Scottie Hart, Melvin Cottrell | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Stephen Dubay (SG), Robert Straka (PF), Charles Mitchell (C) Richard Stillings, Toby Shannon, Luke Chudzinski | |
| 04:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jimmy Parrish hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Morton | 52-54 |
| 04:22 | N. Michigan | Stephen Dubay misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-54 |
| 04:20 | N. Michigan | Trevor Berry snags the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 04:15 | N. Michigan | Robert Straka hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| 04:13 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Straka | 52-54 |
| 04:01 | N. Michigan | David Gent is called for the reach on Jonathan Burkhart - foul #4 on David Gent, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | William Tillman (SG), Richard Burke (SF), Melvin Cottrell (PF) David Granger, Jimmy Parrish, Andrew Cissell | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Perry Ardis (PG), David Hoffman (SF) Jonathan Burkhart, Trevor Berry | |
| 03:46 | N. Michigan | Stephen Dubay can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 03:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Morton grabs the board | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - David Gent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Tillman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Burke (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Melvin Cottrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Morton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Perry Ardis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Dubay (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SF - David Hoffman (fresh) PF - Robert Straka (fresh) C - Charles Mitchell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Morton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Scottie Hart (SG) William Tillman | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Stevan Zaneski (SF), Toby Shannon (PF), Luke Chudzinski (C) David Hoffman, Robert Straka, Charles Mitchell | |
| 03:11 | N. Michigan | Stephen Dubay buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Stevan Zaneski | 52-57 |
| 02:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scottie Hart clanks a floater from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 02:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Morton tips it in | 54-57 |
| 02:49 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | William Tillman (SG), Gary Smith (C) Scottie Hart, Michael Morton | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jonathan Burkhart (PG), Barry Trusty (PF), Charles Mitchell (C) Perry Ardis, Toby Shannon, Luke Chudzinski | |
| 02:34 | N. Michigan | Barry Trusty can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Smith - foul #4 on Gary Smith, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| 02:34 | N. Michigan | Barry Trusty makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 02:34 | N. Michigan | Barry Trusty makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 02:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Tillman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 02:03 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Mitchell | 54-59 |
| 01:59 | N. Michigan | Stevan Zaneski misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 54-59 |
| 01:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Burke gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 01:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gary Smith buries a runner from the right block set up by David Gent | 56-59 |
| 01:10 | N. Michigan | Stevan Zaneski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Barry Trusty | 56-62 |
| 00:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Tillman is fouled on the floor by Stephen Dubay - foul #3 on Stephen Dubay, team foul #5 | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Dubay is called for the reach on David Gent - foul #4 on Stephen Dubay, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| 00:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Tillman misses the shot from the left side | 56-62 |
| 00:35 | N. Michigan | Barry Trusty grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | N. Michigan | Barry Trusty is hacked by David Gent in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Gent, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Scottie Hart (PG) David Gent | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 00:34 | N. Michigan | Barry Trusty misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gary Smith snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 00:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scottie Hart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 00:28 | N. Michigan | Stephen Dubay grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 00:26 | N. Michigan | Stephen Dubay is fouled in the backcourt by William Tillman - foul #2 on William Tillman, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Toby Shannon (PF) Barry Trusty | |
| 00:26 | N. Michigan | Stephen Dubay makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:26 | N. Michigan | Stephen Dubay makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Mitchell takes the ball from Richard Burke | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | N. Michigan | Stephen Dubay is hacked by Scottie Hart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scottie Hart, team foul #10 | 56-64 |
| 00:18 | N. Michigan | Stephen Dubay makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:18 | N. Michigan | Stephen Dubay makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Tillman is fouled on the floor by Toby Shannon - foul #1 on Toby Shannon, team foul #7 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Jackson (SF), Andrew Cissell (PF), Michael Morton (C) Richard Burke, Melvin Cottrell, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Perry Ardis (PG), Richard Stillings (SG), Trevor Berry (SF), Luke Chudzinski (C) Jonathan Burkhart, Stephen Dubay, Stevan Zaneski, Charles Mitchell | |
| 00:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:08 | N. Michigan | Richard Stillings is fouled in the backcourt by Scottie Hart - foul #2 on Scottie Hart, team foul #11 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Burke (SF), Melvin Cottrell (PF), Gary Smith (C) Larry Jackson, Andrew Cissell, Michael Morton | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Stephen Dubay (SG), Stevan Zaneski (SF), Charles Mitchell (C) Perry Ardis, Trevor Berry, Luke Chudzinski | |
| 00:08 | N. Michigan | Richard Stillings makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:08 | N. Michigan | Richard Stillings misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gary Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 00:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scottie Hart misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-67 |
| 00:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Melvin Cottrell gets the offensive rebound | 58-67 |