| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - William Dutton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Johanson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Gough (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Torain (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Ruley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Matthew Ellis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Quinton Mathews (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Calvin Sears (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jesse Wilcox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | James Gough inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | N. Michigan | Carl Torain comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 32-28 |
| 19:46 | N. Michigan | James Gough tips it back up and in | 34-28 |
| 19:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Matthew Ellis makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-31 |
| 19:13 | N. Michigan | James Gough knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Johanson | 37-31 |
| 18:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jesse Wilcox makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 18:36 | N. Michigan | William Dutton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-34 |
| 18:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Quinton Mathews pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Quinton Mathews misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 18:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jesse Wilcox hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 18:08 | N. Michigan | James Gough throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-36 |
| 17:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Matthew Ellis misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-36 |
| 17:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Calvin Sears gets the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Hayes misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 17:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Calvin Sears tips it home | 37-38 |
| 17:24 | N. Michigan | William Dutton buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Johanson | 40-38 |
| 17:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Hayes double dribbles | 40-38 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Robert Williams (SG), Mark Voss (PF), Riley Burke (C) Michael Johanson, Carl Torain, Bobby Ruley | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Cecil Orth (PG), Jack Whisenant (SG), Douglas Smolen (PF), Jerry Adkins (C) Matthew Ellis, Quinton Mathews, Calvin Sears, Jesse Wilcox | |
| 16:44 | N. Michigan | Riley Burke comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 16:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jerry Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jerry Adkins can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 16:22 | N. Michigan | James Gough snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 16:17 | N. Michigan | William Dutton can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerry Adkins - foul #1 on Jerry Adkins, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Bobby Ruley (C) James Gough | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Ellenberg (PG) Andrew Hayes | |
| 16:17 | N. Michigan | William Dutton makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:17 | N. Michigan | William Dutton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cecil Orth is fouled on the floor by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | William Cornett (PG), Michael Johanson (SG), Carl Torain (PF) William Dutton, Robert Williams, Riley Burke | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Quinton Mathews (SG), Calvin Sears (PF), Jesse Wilcox (C) Robert Ellenberg, Jack Whisenant, Jerry Adkins | |
| 15:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Calvin Sears misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 15:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | Calvin Sears misses the tip | 42-38 |
| 15:48 | N. Michigan | Carl Torain gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - William Cornett (fresh) SG - Michael Johanson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Voss (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Torain (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Bobby Ruley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Cecil Orth (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Quinton Mathews (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Douglas Smolen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Sears (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jesse Wilcox (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | N. Michigan | Bobby Ruley knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 44-38 |
| 15:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Calvin Sears blows the dunk but he's hacked by William Cornett - foul #2 on William Cornett, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Matthew Ellis (PG) Douglas Smolen | |
| 15:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Calvin Sears makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 15:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Calvin Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:57 | N. Michigan | Mark Voss misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 14:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Cecil Orth | 44-40 |
| 14:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Cornett is called for the reach on Jesse Wilcox - foul #3 on William Cornett, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Gough (SF), Riley Burke (C) Mark Voss, Bobby Ruley | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Hayes (SF) Cecil Orth | |
| 14:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Hayes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 14:29 | N. Michigan | Riley Burke gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:22 | N. Michigan | Carl Torain hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by William Cornett | 46-40 |
| 14:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jesse Wilcox's pass is intercepted by Michael Johanson | 46-40 |
| 14:04 | N. Michigan | James Gough lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Johanson | 48-40 |
| 13:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jesse Wilcox misses the easy layup but the foul's on Riley Burke - foul #2 on Riley Burke, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | William Dutton (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Bobby Ruley (C) William Cornett, Michael Johanson, Carl Torain | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Cecil Orth (SG), Douglas Smolen (PF) Quinton Mathews, Calvin Sears | |
| 13:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jesse Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 13:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jesse Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:40 | N. Michigan | Bobby Ruley comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 13:39 | N. Michigan | William Dutton snags the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 13:23 | N. Michigan | James Gough can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-42 |
| 13:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Douglas Smolen grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 13:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cecil Orth misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 13:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Douglas Smolen misses the tip | 48-42 |
| 13:03 | N. Michigan | Bobby Ruley pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:39 | N. Michigan | Riley Burke misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 48-42 |
| 12:37 | N. Michigan | Riley Burke pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:28 | N. Michigan | William Dutton drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 12:16 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jesse Wilcox buries a turnaround from the right block | 51-44 |
| 11:59 | N. Michigan | William Dutton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 51-44 |
| 11:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jesse Wilcox gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 11:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jesse Wilcox misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bobby Ruley - foul #2 on Bobby Ruley, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Michael Johanson (SG), Mark Voss (SF), Carl Torain (PF) Robert Williams, James Gough, Riley Burke | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Quinton Mathews (SG), Calvin Sears (PF) Matthew Ellis, Andrew Hayes | |
| 11:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jesse Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 11:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jesse Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - William Dutton (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Johanson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mark Voss (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Torain (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Bobby Ruley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Cecil Orth (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Quinton Mathews (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Douglas Smolen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Calvin Sears (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jesse Wilcox (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | N. Michigan | Cecil Orth is called for the reach on William Dutton - foul #1 on Cecil Orth, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Ellenberg (PG) Jesse Wilcox | |
| 11:03 | N. Michigan | William Dutton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 11:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Quinton Mathews gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 10:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Ellenberg loses the dribble to William Dutton | 51-46 |
| 10:26 | N. Michigan | Bobby Ruley misses the easy layup but the foul's on Douglas Smolen - foul #2 on Douglas Smolen, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | William Cornett (PG) William Dutton | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | James Neblett (SF), Jerry Adkins (C) Cecil Orth, Douglas Smolen | |
| 10:26 | N. Michigan | Bobby Ruley makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:26 | N. Michigan | Bobby Ruley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 10:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Neblett misses long on a runner from close range | 53-46 |
| 10:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Quinton Mathews grabs the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 09:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Quinton Mathews comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 09:44 | N. Michigan | Bobby Ruley snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 09:22 | N. Michigan | William Cornett is hacked by Quinton Mathews - foul #3 on Quinton Mathews, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | William Dutton (PG), James Gough (SF), Riley Burke (C) William Cornett, Mark Voss, Bobby Ruley | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Cecil Orth (PG), Andrew Hayes (SF) Robert Ellenberg, James Neblett | |
| 09:04 | N. Michigan | James Gough scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Johanson | 55-46 |
| 08:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Calvin Sears hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 55-46 |
| 08:42 | N. Michigan | Carl Torain grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 08:38 | N. Michigan | Michael Johanson is hacked by Andrew Hayes - foul #2 on Andrew Hayes, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Robert Williams (SG) Michael Johanson | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Jack Whisenant (SG), Douglas Smolen (PF) Quinton Mathews, Calvin Sears | |
| 08:26 | N. Michigan | James Gough misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 08:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Douglas Smolen pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 08:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jerry Adkins double dribbles | 55-46 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Mark Voss (PF) Carl Torain | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Matthew Ellis (PG), Jesse Wilcox (C) Jack Whisenant, Jerry Adkins | |
| 08:01 | N. Michigan | James Gough slams it home on a nice dish by William Dutton | 57-46 |
| 07:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cecil Orth scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Douglas Smolen | 57-49 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - William Dutton (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Williams (fresh) SF - James Gough (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Voss (fresh) 6 pts. C - Riley Burke (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Matthew Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Orth (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Smolen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jesse Wilcox (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | N. Michigan | James Gough knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Williams | 60-49 |
| 06:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cecil Orth misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 06:55 | N. Michigan | Robert Williams grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 06:51 | N. Michigan | Andrew Hayes takes the ball from Robert Williams | 60-49 |
| 06:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Voss takes the ball from Douglas Smolen | 60-49 |
| 06:29 | N. Michigan | James Gough hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Voss | 62-49 |
| 06:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | The jump hook by Douglas Smolen is blocked by Riley Burke | 62-49 |
| 06:08 | N. Michigan | Riley Burke gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:02 | N. Michigan | James Gough can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-49 |
| 06:01 | N. Michigan | Robert Williams tips it back up and in | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-49 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Michael Johanson (SG), Carl Torain (PF), Bobby Ruley (C) Robert Williams, Mark Voss, Riley Burke | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Quinton Mathews (SG), Calvin Sears (PF) Cecil Orth, Douglas Smolen | |
| 05:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Dutton takes the ball from Andrew Hayes | 64-49 |
| 05:24 | N. Michigan | William Dutton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-49 |
| 05:23 | N. Michigan | Carl Torain tips it in | 66-49 |
| 05:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Matthew Ellis drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Quinton Mathews | 66-52 |
| 04:47 | N. Michigan | Carl Torain misses the easy layup but the foul's on Matthew Ellis - foul #1 on Matthew Ellis, team foul #6 | 66-52 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | William Cornett (PG) William Dutton | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Cecil Orth (PG) Matthew Ellis | |
| 04:47 | N. Michigan | Carl Torain makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 04:47 | N. Michigan | Carl Torain misses the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 04:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Calvin Sears pulls down the rebound | 67-52 |
| 04:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Quinton Mathews knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-55 |
| 04:09 | N. Michigan | Cecil Orth takes the ball from James Gough | 67-55 |
| 03:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Hayes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-55 |
| 03:48 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to William Cornett | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | N. Michigan | Michael Johanson knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from James Gough | 69-55 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - William Cornett (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Johanson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Gough (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Torain (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Bobby Ruley (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Cecil Orth (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Quinton Mathews (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Calvin Sears (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jesse Wilcox (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jesse Wilcox lays it up and in set up by Quinton Mathews | 69-57 |
| 02:46 | N. Michigan | Carl Torain hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bobby Ruley | 72-57 |
| 02:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Johanson takes the ball from Jesse Wilcox | 72-57 |
| 02:03 | N. Michigan | Carl Torain comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-57 |
| 02:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cecil Orth pulls down the rebound | 72-57 |
| 01:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Quinton Mathews is fouled on the floor by Michael Johanson - foul #1 on Michael Johanson, team foul #6 | 72-57 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Darren Bushong (PG), Robert Williams (SF), Mark Voss (PF), Riley Burke (C) Michael Johanson, James Gough, Carl Torain, Bobby Ruley | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Ellenberg (PG), Jack Whisenant (SG), Douglas Smolen (PF), Jerry Adkins (C) Quinton Mathews, Andrew Hayes, Calvin Sears, Jesse Wilcox | |
| 01:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jerry Adkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-57 |
| 01:37 | N. Michigan | Riley Burke gets the rebound | 72-57 |
| 01:15 | N. Michigan | Robert Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-57 |
| 01:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jack Whisenant grabs the defensive rebound | 72-57 |
| 01:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jack Whisenant misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-57 |
| 01:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jerry Adkins tips it in | 72-59 |
| 00:37 | N. Michigan | Riley Burke makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Williams and the foul's on Jerry Adkins - foul #2 on Jerry Adkins, team foul #7 | 74-59 |
| 00:37 | N. Michigan | Riley Burke makes the free throw | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) 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) | |
| 00:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cecil Orth misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-59 |
| 00:29 | N. Michigan | Riley Burke pulls down the rebound | 75-59 |
| 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 | Darren Bushong runs out the clock | 75-59 |