| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Troy Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matt Merrill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Walley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Chad Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Newbold (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steve Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Ponte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | Jamie Ryan inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | N. Michigan | Matt Merrill can't finish the layup | 27-26 |
| 19:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Keith Matthews pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 19:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Newbold misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 19:19 | N. Michigan | Jamie Ryan snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 18:57 | N. Michigan | Andreas Russo is hacked by Chad Wright - foul #3 on Chad Wright, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Rodney Williams (PG) Chad Wright | |
| 18:36 | N. Michigan | Jamie Ryan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-26 |
| 18:35 | N. Michigan | Jamie Ryan tips it home | 29-26 |
| 18:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jamie Ryan steals the ball from Steve Bryant | 29-26 |
| 18:04 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman is fouled on the floor by George Newbold - foul #2 on George Newbold, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| 17:43 | N. Michigan | Kevin Walley buries a turnaround near the basket | 31-26 |
| 17:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steve Bryant misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kevin Walley - foul #2 on Kevin Walley, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 17:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steve Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 17:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steve Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 17:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alfred Ponte pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 17:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Keith Matthews misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Jamie Ryan - foul #1 on Jamie Ryan, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| 17:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Keith Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 17:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Keith Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 17:00 | N. Michigan | Matt Merrill is called for traveling | 31-28 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | George Loveless (PF) Matt Merrill | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 16:40 | Saginaw Valley St. | Rodney Williams makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-30 |
| 16:19 | N. Michigan | George Loveless is called for traveling | 31-30 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jimmie Davies (SF), Christopher Farney (C) Jamie Ryan, Kevin Walley | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Worthington (PF), Donald Fleming (C) Steve Bryant, Alfred Ponte | |
| 15:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | The short jumper by Keith Matthews is denied by George Loveless | 31-30 |
| 15:56 | N. Michigan | George Loveless grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Troy Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmie Davies (fresh) PF - George Loveless (fresh) C - Christopher Farney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Rodney Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Newbold (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stephen Worthington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman loses the dribble to Keith Matthews | 31-30 |
| 15:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Rodney Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Keith Matthews | 31-32 |
| 15:03 | N. Michigan | Andreas Russo's pass is intercepted by Stephen Worthington | 31-32 |
| 14:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andreas Russo picks off the pass by Stephen Worthington | 31-32 |
| 14:19 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by George Loveless | 34-32 |
| 14:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | Christopher Farney swats the short shot by Keith Matthews | 34-32 |
| 14:05 | N. Michigan | George Loveless grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 13:42 | N. Michigan | Rodney Williams steps in front of the George Loveless pass | 34-32 |
| 13:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Worthington comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by George Loveless - foul #1 on George Loveless, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Timothy Bradley (PG), Jamie Ryan (SF), Matt Merrill (PF), Kevin Walley (C) Andreas Russo, Troy Pittman, George Loveless, Christopher Farney | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Chad Wright (PG), David Lewis (SG), Steve Bryant (PF), Alfred Ponte (C) Rodney Williams, George Newbold, Keith Matthews, Donald Fleming | |
| 13:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Worthington makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 13:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Worthington misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 13:20 | N. Michigan | Matt Merrill gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 12:55 | N. Michigan | Alfred Ponte steals it from Jimmie Davies | 34-33 |
| 12:40 | Saginaw Valley St. | Chad Wright scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from David Lewis | 34-35 |
| 12:11 | N. Michigan | Jamie Ryan misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 34-35 |
| 12:10 | N. Michigan | Kevin Walley gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 11:49 | N. Michigan | Kevin Walley makes the floater from the right block | 36-35 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Timothy Bradley (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Jimmie Davies (fairly fresh) SF - Jamie Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matt Merrill (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Walley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Chad Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. SF - Stephen Worthington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Ponte (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steve Bryant clanks a floater from the left side | 36-35 |
| 11:28 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 11:16 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steve Bryant buries a jump hook near the basket | 36-37 |
| 10:58 | N. Michigan | Alfred Ponte blocks the jumper by Matt Merrill | 36-37 |
| 10:56 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steve Bryant grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 10:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Lewis connects on the jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Jimmie Davies - foul #2 on Jimmie Davies, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Andreas Russo (PG), Troy Pittman (SG) Timothy Bradley, Jimmie Davies | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Keith Matthews (SF) Stephen Worthington | |
| 10:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Lewis misses the free throw | 36-39 |
| 10:37 | N. Michigan | Kevin Walley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 10:24 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Lewis - foul #1 on David Lewis, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | George Loveless (PF) Matt Merrill | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | George Newbold (SG) David Lewis | |
| 10:24 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 10:24 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 10:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steve Bryant pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 10:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Newbold comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 37-39 |
| 10:08 | N. Michigan | George Loveless grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 09:48 | N. Michigan | Kevin Walley misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 09:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Keith Matthews | 37-39 |
| 09:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Keith Matthews misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 09:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Chad Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 09:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Newbold knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Chad Wright | 37-41 |
| 08:59 | N. Michigan | Kevin Walley misses short on a runner near the basket | 37-41 |
| 08:58 | N. Michigan | Jamie Ryan snags the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 08:46 | N. Michigan | Andreas Russo scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-41 |
| 08:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Chad Wright misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 08:23 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Troy Pittman | 39-41 |
| 08:02 | N. Michigan | Jamie Ryan hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 39-41 |
| 08:01 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman tips it but misses | 39-41 |
| 08:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Keith Matthews gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 07:56 | Saginaw Valley St. | Keith Matthews comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-41 |
| 07:55 | N. Michigan | George Loveless pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 07:33 | N. Michigan | Andreas Russo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 07:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steve Bryant snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Troy Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Ryan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Loveless (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kevin Walley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Chad Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Newbold (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Bryant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Alfred Ponte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Keith Matthews hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 39-41 |
| 07:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steve Bryant hits the follow up shot | 39-43 |
| 06:58 | N. Michigan | Kevin Walley drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Andreas Russo | 41-43 |
| 06:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Loveless picks off the pass by Chad Wright | 41-43 |
| 06:10 | N. Michigan | Andreas Russo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Alfred Ponte - foul #3 on Alfred Ponte, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jimmie Davies (SF), Matt Merrill (PF), Christopher Farney (C) Jamie Ryan, George Loveless, Kevin Walley | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Rodney Williams (PG), David Lewis (SG), Joseph Harland (SF), Stephen Worthington (PF), Donald Fleming (C) Chad Wright, George Newbold, Keith Matthews, Steve Bryant, Alfred Ponte | |
| 06:10 | N. Michigan | Andreas Russo misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 06:10 | N. Michigan | Andreas Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 05:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Troy Pittman steps in front of the Donald Fleming pass | 42-43 |
| 05:35 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 05:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | Rodney Williams grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 05:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Lewis misses long on a shot from the left side | 42-43 |
| 05:21 | N. Michigan | Christopher Farney pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 04:58 | N. Michigan | Rodney Williams steals the ball from Jimmie Davies | 42-43 |
| 04:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Donald Fleming misses long on a runner near the basket | 42-43 |
| 04:37 | N. Michigan | Andreas Russo grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 04:09 | N. Michigan | Jimmie Davies blows the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Harland - foul #1 on Joseph Harland, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Timothy Bradley (PG) Andreas Russo | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | George Newbold (SG), Keith Matthews (SF) David Lewis, Joseph Harland | |
| 04:09 | N. Michigan | Jimmie Davies makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 04:09 | N. Michigan | Jimmie Davies misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 04:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Worthington grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 04:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Worthington is fouled on the floor by Troy Pittman - foul #2 on Troy Pittman, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| 03:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Rodney Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 03:43 | N. Michigan | Matt Merrill grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 03:19 | N. Michigan | Keith Matthews is called for the reach on Jimmie Davies - foul #3 on Keith Matthews, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | George Loveless (SG), Jamie Ryan (SF), Kevin Walley (C) Troy Pittman, Jimmie Davies, Christopher Farney | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Steve Bryant (PF) Stephen Worthington | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Timothy Bradley (fresh) 2 stl. SG - George Loveless (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Jamie Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matt Merrill (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Walley (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Rodney Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Newbold (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Donald Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:05 | N. Michigan | Matt Merrill scores on a floater from the baseline | 45-43 |
| 02:56 | Saginaw Valley St. | Keith Matthews's pass is intercepted by George Loveless | 45-43 |
| 02:56 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-43 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Andreas Russo (PG) Timothy Bradley | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Chad Wright (PG), Alfred Ponte (C) Rodney Williams, Donald Fleming | |
| 02:28 | N. Michigan | Andreas Russo is fouled on the floor by Keith Matthews - foul #4 on Keith Matthews, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman (SG) George Loveless | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 02:28 | N. Michigan | Andreas Russo makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 02:28 | N. Michigan | Andreas Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 02:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alfred Ponte is whistled for a carry | 47-43 |
| 01:44 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Andreas Russo | 50-43 |
| 01:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Chad Wright clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 01:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steve Bryant tips it in | 50-45 |
| 00:58 | N. Michigan | Jamie Ryan is hacked by Alfred Ponte - foul #4 on Alfred Ponte, team foul #8 | 50-45 |
| 00:58 | N. Michigan | Jamie Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:58 | N. Michigan | Jamie Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Newbold misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 00:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steve Bryant grabs the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jamie Ryan is called for the reach on Keith Matthews - foul #2 on Jamie Ryan, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| 00:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Chad Wright comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 00:31 | N. Michigan | Kevin Walley pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | N. Michigan | Kevin Walley is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Wright - foul #4 on Chad Wright, team foul #9 | 52-45 |
| 00:30 | N. Michigan | Kevin Walley makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:30 | N. Michigan | Kevin Walley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | Chad Wright can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 00:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to George Newbold | 54-45 |
| 00:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Keith Matthews comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 54-45 |
| 00:18 | N. Michigan | Kevin Walley grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 00:16 | N. Michigan | Kevin Walley is fouled in the backcourt by George Newbold - foul #3 on George Newbold, team foul #10 | 54-45 |
| 00:16 | N. Michigan | Kevin Walley makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:16 | N. Michigan | Kevin Walley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 00:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Chad Wright scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Keith Matthews | 56-47 |
| 00:09 | N. Michigan | Chad Wright is called for the reach on Kevin Walley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Chad Wright, team foul #11 | 56-47 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Rodney Williams (PG) Chad Wright | |
| 00:09 | N. Michigan | Kevin Walley makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:09 | N. Michigan | Kevin Walley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Keith Matthews is fouled on the floor by Jamie Ryan - foul #3 on Jamie Ryan, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Timothy Bradley (PG), George Loveless (SG), Jimmie Davies (SF), Christopher Farney (PF), Thomas Turner (C) Andreas Russo, Troy Pittman, Jamie Ryan, Matt Merrill, Kevin Walley | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | David Lewis (SG), Stephen Worthington (PF), Donald Fleming (C) George Newbold, Steve Bryant, Alfred Ponte | |
| 00:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Keith Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:04 | N. Michigan | Thomas Turner gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | Timothy Bradley runs out the clock | 58-47 |