| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Chad Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Harland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steve Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Ponte (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Elmer Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Troy Pittman (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matt Merrill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - George Loveless (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Paul Smith inbounds the ball | 29-41 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Harland scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Steve Bryant | 31-41 |
| 19:27 | N. Michigan | Elmer Dixon loses the dribble to Chad Wright | 31-41 |
| 19:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Harland lays it in on a great pass from Chad Wright | 33-41 |
| 19:04 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Elmer Dixon | 33-43 |
| 18:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steve Bryant scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Chad Wright | 35-43 |
| 18:18 | N. Michigan | Jamie Ryan lays it in | 35-45 |
| 18:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Chad Wright is called for 10 seconds | 35-45 |
| 17:46 | N. Michigan | Matt Merrill's floater is tipped away by Steve Bryant | 35-45 |
| 17:44 | N. Michigan | Jamie Ryan tips it in | 35-47 |
| 17:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steve Bryant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-47 |
| 17:29 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to George Loveless | 35-47 |
| 17:11 | N. Michigan | Matt Merrill clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 35-47 |
| 17:09 | N. Michigan | George Loveless pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 16:54 | N. Michigan | Matt Merrill scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Troy Pittman and he's hacked by Chad Wright - foul #2 on Chad Wright, team foul #1 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Rodney Williams (PG), Donald Fleming (SF), Ron Haggins (PF), Bill Ciotti (C) Chad Wright, Paul Smith, Steve Bryant, Alfred Ponte | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Aleksandar Zerom (PG), Christopher Farney (C) Elmer Dixon, George Loveless | |
| 16:54 | N. Michigan | Matt Merrill makes the free throw | 35-50 |
| 16:40 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Harland knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Williams | 38-50 |
| 16:20 | N. Michigan | The short jumper by Matt Merrill is denied by Donald Fleming | 38-50 |
| 16:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bill Ciotti grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 16:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Rodney Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 16:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ron Haggins tips it but misses | 38-50 |
| 16:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bill Ciotti snags the offensive board | 38-50 |
| 15:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Rodney Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 38-50 |
| 15:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bill Ciotti gets the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Rodney Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Harland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ron Haggins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bill Ciotti (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Aleksandar Zerom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Troy Pittman (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Ryan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matt Merrill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Farney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Harland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 15:29 | N. Michigan | Matt Merrill grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 15:05 | N. Michigan | Aleksandar Zerom misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 15:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Donald Fleming grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 14:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ron Haggins clanks a 3 from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 14:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bill Ciotti pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 14:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Harland can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Aleksandar Zerom - foul #1 on Aleksandar Zerom, team foul #1 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Chad Wright (PG), Paul Smith (SF), Steve Bryant (PF), Alfred Ponte (C) Rodney Williams, Donald Fleming, Ron Haggins, Bill Ciotti | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Elmer Dixon (PG), Jimmie Davies (SG), John Carpenter (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), George Loveless (C) Aleksandar Zerom, Troy Pittman, Jamie Ryan, Matt Merrill, Christopher Farney | |
| 14:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Harland misses the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 14:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Harland makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 14:01 | N. Michigan | Thomas Turner lays it in | 39-52 |
| 13:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | Elmer Dixon steps in front of the Paul Smith pass | 39-52 |
| 13:45 | N. Michigan | Elmer Dixon lays it in | 39-54 |
| 13:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Loveless is called for the reach on Steve Bryant - foul #2 on George Loveless, team foul #2 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Calvin Schneider (SG) Joseph Harland | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 13:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steve Bryant is fouled on the floor by Elmer Dixon - foul #2 on Elmer Dixon, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Rodney Williams (SG) Calvin Schneider | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Christopher Farney (SF) John Carpenter | |
| 12:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Rodney Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 39-54 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman (SG) Thomas Turner | |
| 12:47 | N. Michigan | Jimmie Davies buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Elmer Dixon | 39-56 |
| 12:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Rodney Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-56 |
| 12:32 | N. Michigan | George Loveless pulls down the rebound | 39-56 |
| 12:25 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 39-56 |
| 12:24 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman grabs the offensive board | 39-56 |
| 12:13 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-56 |
| 12:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Chad Wright grabs the board | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Christopher Farney picks off the pass by Steve Bryant | 39-56 |
| 11:35 | N. Michigan | Christopher Farney buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Troy Pittman | 39-58 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Chad Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steve Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Alfred Ponte (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Elmer Dixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Troy Pittman (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Farney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jimmie Davies (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Loveless (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Rodney Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-58 |
| 11:05 | N. Michigan | George Loveless misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 42-58 |
| 11:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alfred Ponte grabs the board | 42-58 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 10:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steve Bryant misses badly on a runner in the paint | 42-58 |
| 10:47 | N. Michigan | Elmer Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 10:28 | N. Michigan | Christopher Farney misses the fadeaway in the lane | 42-58 |
| 10:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Paul Smith | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Chad Wright connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-58 |
| 09:55 | N. Michigan | George Loveless misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 45-58 |
| 09:54 | N. Michigan | Elmer Dixon tips it but misses | 45-58 |
| 09:53 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman snags the offensive board | 45-58 |
| 09:46 | N. Michigan | George Loveless is hacked by Alfred Ponte - foul #2 on Alfred Ponte, team foul #2 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Calvin Schneider (PG), Joseph Harland (SG), Donald Fleming (SF), Ron Haggins (PF), Bill Ciotti (C) Chad Wright, Rodney Williams, Paul Smith, Steve Bryant, Alfred Ponte | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Aleksandar Zerom (PG), Timothy Bradley (SG), Jamie Ryan (SF), Matt Merrill (PF), Thomas Turner (C) Elmer Dixon, Troy Pittman, Christopher Farney, Jimmie Davies, George Loveless | |
| 09:24 | N. Michigan | Jamie Ryan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-58 |
| 09:22 | N. Michigan | Thomas Turner hits the follow up shot | 45-60 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 08:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bill Ciotti misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Turner - foul #1 on Thomas Turner, team foul #4 | 45-60 |
| 08:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bill Ciotti makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 08:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bill Ciotti misses the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 08:57 | N. Michigan | Matt Merrill grabs the board | 46-60 |
| 08:36 | N. Michigan | Matt Merrill buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Timothy Bradley | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bill Ciotti clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-62 |
| 08:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Schneider | 46-62 |
| 08:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Donald Fleming can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-62 |
| 08:08 | N. Michigan | Thomas Turner grabs the board | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:46 | N. Michigan | Donald Fleming is called for the reach on Timothy Bradley - foul #3 on Donald Fleming, team foul #3 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Chad Wright (PG), Steve Bryant (PF), Alfred Ponte (C) Calvin Schneider, Ron Haggins, Bill Ciotti | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman (SG) Timothy Bradley | |
| 07:19 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-62 |
| 07:17 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alfred Ponte gets the rebound | 46-62 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Chad Wright (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Harland (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Alfred Ponte (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Aleksandar Zerom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Troy Pittman (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jamie Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matt Merrill (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Harland misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-62 |
| 07:00 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Thomas Turner | 46-62 |
| 06:43 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Aleksandar Zerom | 46-65 |
| 06:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Chad Wright comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-65 |
| 06:25 | N. Michigan | Jamie Ryan pulls down the rebound | 46-65 |
| 06:03 | N. Michigan | Jamie Ryan misses long on a jumper in the lane | 46-65 |
| 06:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Donald Fleming gets the rebound | 46-65 |
| 05:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Harland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-65 |
| 05:47 | N. Michigan | Matt Merrill gets the rebound | 46-65 |
| 05:47 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-65 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Paul Smith (SF) Donald Fleming | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Elmer Dixon (PG), George Loveless (C) Aleksandar Zerom, Thomas Turner | |
| 05:30 | N. Michigan | Jamie Ryan is hacked by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #4 | 46-65 |
| 05:10 | N. Michigan | Jamie Ryan clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Harland - foul #3 on Joseph Harland, team foul #5 | 46-65 |
| 05:10 | N. Michigan | Jamie Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 05:10 | N. Michigan | Jamie Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 05:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alfred Ponte pulls down the rebound | 46-66 |
| 05:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Chad Wright drills a shot from the right side | 48-66 |
| 04:41 | N. Michigan | Jamie Ryan hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Elmer Dixon | 48-68 |
| 04:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Harland can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-68 |
| 04:30 | N. Michigan | Elmer Dixon pulls down the rebound | 48-68 |
| 04:07 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Chad Wright - foul #3 on Chad Wright, team foul #6 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Rodney Williams (PG), Calvin Schneider (SG), Donald Fleming (SF), Ron Haggins (PF), Bill Ciotti (C) Chad Wright, Joseph Harland, Paul Smith, Steve Bryant, Alfred Ponte | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Aleksandar Zerom (PG), Christopher Farney (SF), Jimmie Davies (PF), Thomas Turner (C) Elmer Dixon, Jamie Ryan, Matt Merrill, George Loveless | |
| 04:07 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 04:07 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-69 |
| 03:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ron Haggins can't finish the layup | 48-69 |
| 03:45 | N. Michigan | Thomas Turner grabs the board | 48-69 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:18 | N. Michigan | Donald Fleming takes the ball from Thomas Turner | 48-69 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Rodney Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Schneider (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ron Haggins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bill Ciotti (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Aleksandar Zerom (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Troy Pittman (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Farney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jimmie Davies (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Donald Fleming can't finish the layup | 48-69 |
| 03:00 | N. Michigan | Thomas Turner pulls down the rebound | 48-69 |
| 02:44 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-69 |
| 02:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Donald Fleming | 48-69 |
| 02:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Donald Fleming throws it down | 50-69 |
| 02:00 | N. Michigan | Christopher Farney drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Aleksandar Zerom | 50-71 |
| 01:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Christopher Farney picks off the pass by Bill Ciotti | 50-71 |
| 01:35 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-71 |
| 01:34 | N. Michigan | Jimmie Davies gets the offensive rebound | 50-71 |
| 01:20 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Aleksandar Zerom and he's hacked by Calvin Schneider - foul #2 on Calvin Schneider, team foul #7 | 50-73 |
| 01:20 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman makes the free throw | 50-74 |
| 01:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Aleksandar Zerom steals it from Calvin Schneider | 50-74 |
| 00:48 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman is fouled on the floor by Ron Haggins - foul #1 on Ron Haggins, team foul #8 | 50-74 |
| 00:48 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 50-75 |
| 00:48 | N. Michigan | Troy Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-76 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ron Haggins clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jimmie Davies - foul #3 on Jimmie Davies, team foul #5 | 50-76 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | John Carpenter (SF) Troy Pittman | |
| 00:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ron Haggins misses the 1st free throw | 50-76 |
| 00:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ron Haggins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-76 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | N. Michigan | Thomas Turner connects on the shot from the right block and the foul's on Bill Ciotti - foul #1 on Bill Ciotti, team foul #9 | 51-78 |
| 00:17 | N. Michigan | Thomas Turner misses the free throw | 51-78 |
| 00:17 | N. Michigan | John Carpenter pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-78 |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | Aleksandar Zerom runs out the clock | 51-78 |