| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Joseph Fink (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Hall (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Troy Crofts (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charlie Boelter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Hamilton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Eric Field (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eliseo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Whitely (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Matis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Friend (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan Tech. | Troy Crofts inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. 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 (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Fink clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 19:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Luther Friend grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 19:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eliseo Marino buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 19:01 | Michigan Tech. | Troy Crofts misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 18:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Eliseo Marino | 30-36 |
| 18:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eliseo Marino is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Eliseo Marino, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 18:32 | Michigan Tech. | George Whitely steals it from James Hall | 30-36 |
| 18:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Luther Friend makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Eric Field | 30-38 |
| 17:55 | Michigan Tech. | Frank Hamilton buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from James Hall | 32-38 |
| 17:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eliseo Marino misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 17:43 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Fink snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 17:37 | Michigan Tech. | Charlie Boelter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Larry Young (PF) Charlie Boelter | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Mares (SG) Eliseo Marino | |
| 17:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Mares clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Hall - foul #3 on James Hall, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Jerry Waid (PG), Jean McCoon (SG) Joseph Fink, James Hall | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Rasmussen (SG), William Rogge (C) George Whitely, Luther Friend | |
| 17:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Mares misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Mares misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to James Matis | 32-38 |
| 17:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Matis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Michael Peoples (C) Frank Hamilton | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert White (C) James Matis | |
| 16:51 | Michigan Tech. | Jerry Waid buries a floater in the lane set up by Jean McCoon | 34-38 |
| 16:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Rasmussen drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Rogge | 34-41 |
| 16:20 | Michigan Tech. | Jean McCoon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 16:19 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Peoples gets the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:03 | Michigan Tech. | Jean McCoon is fouled on the floor by Larry Rasmussen - foul #1 on Larry Rasmussen, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Fink (PG), Charlie Boelter (PF), Frank Hamilton (C) Jerry Waid, Troy Crofts, Larry Young | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Gordon Russell (PG), Eliseo Marino (SG), George Whitely (SF), James Matis (PF), Luther Friend (C) Eric Field, Larry Rasmussen, Robert Mares, William Rogge, Robert White | |
| 15:48 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Fink loses the dribble to Eliseo Marino | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Joseph Fink (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jean McCoon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Peoples (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charlie Boelter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Hamilton (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Gordon Russell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eliseo Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Whitely (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Matis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Luther Friend (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Matis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charlie Boelter - foul #1 on Charlie Boelter, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | James Hall (SG), Ryan Berry (PF) Jean McCoon, Charlie Boelter | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Lester Blevins (PG) Gordon Russell | |
| 15:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Matis misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 15:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Matis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:05 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Fink hits a floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Lester Blevins - foul #4 on Lester Blevins, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Troy Crofts (SF) Michael Peoples | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Gordon Russell (PG) Lester Blevins | |
| 15:05 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Fink misses the free throw | 36-42 |
| 15:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Matis pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 14:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Matis misses short on a jump hook from close range | 36-42 |
| 14:58 | Michigan Tech. | Troy Crofts snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 14:40 | Michigan Tech. | Ryan Berry hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James Hall | 38-42 |
| 14:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Whitely misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 14:20 | Michigan Tech. | Ryan Berry snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 14:16 | Michigan Tech. | Troy Crofts hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 14:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Matis drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 13:53 | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Fink makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Hamilton | 43-45 |
| 13:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Whitely's floater is knocked away by Frank Hamilton | 43-45 |
| 13:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Luther Friend grabs the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:17 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Matis misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 13:15 | Michigan Tech. | Ryan Berry snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 12:51 | Michigan Tech. | James Hall connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 12:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Whitely drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gordon Russell | 45-48 |
| 12:28 | Michigan Tech. | James Hall makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Fink | 48-48 |
| 12:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Matis clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 48-48 |
| 12:02 | Michigan Tech. | Ryan Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 11:49 | Michigan Tech. | Ryan Berry misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 11:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Matis snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Joseph Fink (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Troy Crofts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Berry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Hamilton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Gordon Russell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eliseo Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Whitely (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Matis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Luther Friend (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gordon Russell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 11:36 | Michigan Tech. | Frank Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 11:16 | Michigan Tech. | James Hall misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 11:14 | Michigan Tech. | Troy Crofts tips it back up and in | 50-48 |
| 10:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Luther Friend clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 50-48 |
| 10:43 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Troy Crofts | 50-48 |
| 10:31 | Michigan Tech. | Ryan Berry clanks a jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 10:30 | Michigan Tech. | Ryan Berry grabs the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 10:05 | Michigan Tech. | Frank Hamilton lays it up and in | 52-48 |
| 09:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gordon Russell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-48 |
| 09:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Luther Friend tips it back up and in | 52-50 |
| 09:26 | Michigan Tech. | Ryan Berry drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Hall | 54-50 |
| 09:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Matis misses the jumpshot from the left side | 54-50 |
| 09:02 | Michigan Tech. | Frank Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 08:56 | Michigan Tech. | Frank Hamilton drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Troy Crofts | 56-50 |
| 08:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Luther Friend makes the jump hook near the basket set up by George Whitely and he's hacked by Troy Crofts - foul #2 on Troy Crofts, team foul #3 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Jerry Waid (PG), Jean McCoon (SG), Michael Peoples (SF), Charlie Boelter (PF), Larry Young (C) Joseph Fink, James Hall, Troy Crofts, Ryan Berry, Frank Hamilton | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Field (PG), Larry Rasmussen (SG), Robert Mares (SF), William Rogge (PF) Gordon Russell, Eliseo Marino, George Whitely, James Matis | |
| 08:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Luther Friend makes the free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:22 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Young connects on the 3 from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 08:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Field misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 08:01 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Larry Young | 59-53 |
| 07:35 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Peoples hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jean McCoon | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Jerry Waid (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jean McCoon (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Peoples (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charlie Boelter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Young (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Eric Field (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Rasmussen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Mares (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Rogge (fresh) 2 reb. C - Luther Friend (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Young steals it from Luther Friend | 61-53 |
| 07:18 | Michigan Tech. | Jerry Waid misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Robert Mares - foul #1 on Robert Mares, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Lester Blevins (SG), Robert White (C) Larry Rasmussen, Luther Friend | |
| 07:18 | Michigan Tech. | Jerry Waid makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 07:18 | Michigan Tech. | Jerry Waid makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 07:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Mares misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 07:01 | Michigan Tech. | Jerry Waid grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 06:34 | Michigan Tech. | Jerry Waid hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 63-53 |
| 06:32 | Michigan Tech. | Charlie Boelter tips it in | 65-53 |
| 06:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Field drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lester Blevins | 65-55 |
| 06:00 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Peoples scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jerry Waid | 67-55 |
| 05:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Rogge connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Eric Field | 67-57 |
| 05:27 | Michigan Tech. | Jean McCoon buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Lester Blevins misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-57 |
| 05:13 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Jean McCoon | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:52 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Young misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-57 |
| 04:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Rogge snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| 04:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Mares lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Field and he's hacked by Michael Peoples - foul #1 on Michael Peoples, team foul #4 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Earl Keener (PG), James Hall (SG), Troy Crofts (SF), Ryan Berry (PF), Frank Hamilton (C) Jerry Waid, Jean McCoon, Michael Peoples, Charlie Boelter, Larry Young | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Gordon Russell (PG), Larry Rasmussen (SG), James Matis (PF), Luther Friend (C) Eric Field, Lester Blevins, William Rogge, Robert White | |
| 04:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Mares makes the free throw | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:29 | Michigan Tech. | Earl Keener misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 70-60 |
| 04:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Matis grabs the defensive rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. 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 (+1) | |
| 04:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Matis can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 70-60 |
| 04:10 | Michigan Tech. | James Hall grabs the board | 70-60 |
| 04:01 | Michigan Tech. | Troy Crofts connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Hall | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. 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 (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Rasmussen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-60 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Joseph Fink (PG) Earl Keener | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Lester Blevins (SG), Ernest Johnson (SF) Larry Rasmussen, Robert Mares | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) 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 (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Michigan Tech. | Frank Hamilton connects on the turnaround from the left block | 75-60 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Joseph Fink (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Troy Crofts (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ryan Berry (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Hamilton (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Gordon Russell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lester Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ernest Johnson (fresh) PF - James Matis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Luther Friend (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Matis buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Gordon Russell and the foul's on Joseph Fink - foul #1 on Joseph Fink, team foul #5 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Eric Field (PG), George Whitely (SF), Robert White (C) Gordon Russell, Ernest Johnson, Luther Friend | |
| 03:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Matis makes the free throw | 75-63 |
| 02:49 | Michigan Tech. | Frank Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-63 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Michael Peoples (PF) Ryan Berry | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 02:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Lester Blevins is fouled on the floor by Michael Peoples - foul #2 on Michael Peoples, team foul #6 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Larry Young (PF) Frank Hamilton | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 02:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert White drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Lester Blevins | 75-65 |
| 01:59 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Young is hacked by George Whitely - foul #1 on George Whitely, team foul #5 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Ryan Berry (PF), Frank Hamilton (C) Larry Young, Michael Peoples | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Eliseo Marino (SG), Luther Friend (C) Lester Blevins, Robert White | |
| 01:44 | Michigan Tech. | Luther Friend steals the ball from James Hall | 75-65 |
| 01:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Luther Friend comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 75-65 |
| 01:24 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Frank Hamilton | 75-65 |
| 01:04 | Michigan Tech. | Troy Crofts comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Matis - foul #2 on James Matis, team foul #6 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Jerry Waid (PG), Jean McCoon (SG), Charlie Boelter (PF), Larry Young (C) Joseph Fink, James Hall, Ryan Berry, Frank Hamilton | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Gordon Russell (PG), Lester Blevins (SG), Robert Mares (SF), William Rogge (PF), Robert White (C) Eric Field, Eliseo Marino, George Whitely, James Matis, Luther Friend | |
| 01:04 | Michigan Tech. | Troy Crofts makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 01:04 | Michigan Tech. | Troy Crofts makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gordon Russell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 77-65 |
| 00:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert White grabs the offensive rebound | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) 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 (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charlie Boelter is called for the reach on Robert Mares - foul #2 on Charlie Boelter, team foul #7 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Michael Peoples (SF) Troy Crofts | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 00:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Mares misses the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:39 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Young grabs the defensive rebound | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. 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 (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Peoples clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 77-65 |
| 00:12 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Peoples tips it in | 79-65 |
| 00:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gordon Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-65 |
| 00:00 | Michigan Tech. | Jerry Waid runs out the clock | 79-65 |