| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Matthew Dayton (fresh) SG - Emanuel Nobles (fresh) SF - Clark Smolensky (fresh) PF - Randall Wilson (fresh) C - Thomas Bourgault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Antonio Erickson (fresh) SG - Scott Paige (fresh) SF - Peter Truong (fresh) PF - William Whalen (fresh) C - Marion Cyr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | Randall Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | N. Michigan | Clark Smolensky throws it down | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Truong's 3 pointer is rejected by Clark Smolensky | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | N. Michigan | Clark Smolensky misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Whalen snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Truong misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Marion Cyr grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Truong misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | N. Michigan | Randall Wilson pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | N. Michigan | Peter Truong is called for the reach on Clark Smolensky - foul #1 on Peter Truong, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 4-0 |
| 17:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Antonio Erickson knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Marion Cyr | 4-2 |
| 17:36 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault travels with the ball | 4-2 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Miguel Salinas (PG), James Foster (SG), Bradley Jones (SF), Alexander Bentley (PF), David Rutherford (C) Matthew Dayton, Emanuel Nobles, Clark Smolensky, Randall Wilson, Thomas Bourgault | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 17:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Miguel Salinas steals it from Antonio Erickson | 4-2 |
| 16:50 | N. Michigan | Miguel Salinas hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Rutherford | 7-2 |
| 16:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Paige misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 16:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Antonio Erickson tips it in | 7-4 |
| 16:05 | N. Michigan | Bradley Jones misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 16:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Whalen pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alexander Bentley steals the ball from Marion Cyr | 7-4 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Miguel Salinas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Foster (fresh) SF - Bradley Jones (fresh) PF - Alexander Bentley (fresh) C - David Rutherford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Antonio Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Scott Paige (fresh) SF - Peter Truong (fresh) PF - William Whalen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marion Cyr (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | N. Michigan | David Rutherford is fouled on the floor by Scott Paige - foul #1 on Scott Paige, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Emanuel Nobles (SG), Clark Smolensky (SF), Randall Wilson (PF), Thomas Bourgault (C) James Foster, Bradley Jones, Alexander Bentley, David Rutherford | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Autrey (PF), Robert Hoyt (C) William Whalen, Marion Cyr | |
| 15:35 | N. Michigan | Miguel Salinas misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 15:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Autrey grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Autrey is called for traveling | 7-4 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Matthew Dayton (PG), David Rutherford (C) Miguel Salinas, Thomas Bourgault | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Cecil Magnusson (PG), Harold Muncy (SG), Brian Kneeland (C) Antonio Erickson, Scott Paige, Peter Truong | |
| 14:50 | N. Michigan | Matthew Dayton is hacked by Harold Muncy - foul #1 on Harold Muncy, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault (C) David Rutherford | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 14:30 | N. Michigan | Emanuel Nobles makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Dayton | 9-4 |
| 14:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cecil Magnusson is hacked by Matthew Dayton - foul #1 on Matthew Dayton, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Miguel Salinas (PG), James Foster (SG), Bradley Jones (SF), Alexander Bentley (PF), David Rutherford (C) Matthew Dayton, Emanuel Nobles, Clark Smolensky, Randall Wilson, Thomas Bourgault | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Antonio Erickson (PG), Scott Paige (SG), Peter Truong (SF), William Whalen (PF), Marion Cyr (C) Cecil Magnusson, Harold Muncy, Robert Hoyt, Charles Autrey, Brian Kneeland | |
| 13:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Truong makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Antonio Erickson | 9-7 |
| 13:46 | N. Michigan | The jump hook by David Rutherford is blocked by Marion Cyr | 9-7 |
| 13:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Marion Cyr grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Marion Cyr loses the ball out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Matthew Dayton (PG), Emanuel Nobles (SG), Clark Smolensky (SF), Randall Wilson (PF), Thomas Bourgault (C) Miguel Salinas, James Foster, Bradley Jones, Alexander Bentley, David Rutherford | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 13:16 | N. Michigan | Matthew Dayton drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Bourgault | 11-7 |
| 12:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Whalen blows the layup | 11-7 |
| 12:57 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:42 | N. Michigan | Marion Cyr denies the turnaround by Clark Smolensky | 11-7 |
| 12:40 | N. Michigan | Clark Smolensky tips it in | 13-7 |
| 12:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | Antonio Erickson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-7 |
| 12:23 | N. Michigan | Clark Smolensky grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 12:07 | N. Michigan | Emanuel Nobles drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-7 |
| 11:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Truong buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-10 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Matthew Dayton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emanuel Nobles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clark Smolensky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Wilson (fresh) C - Thomas Bourgault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Antonio Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Paige (fairly fresh) SF - Peter Truong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Whalen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marion Cyr (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Marion Cyr - foul #1 on Marion Cyr, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Miguel Salinas (PG), James Foster (SG), Bradley Jones (SF), Alexander Bentley (PF) Matthew Dayton, Emanuel Nobles, Clark Smolensky, Randall Wilson | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Cecil Magnusson (PG), Harold Muncy (SG), Robert Hoyt (SF) Antonio Erickson, Scott Paige, Peter Truong | |
| 11:37 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 11:37 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault misses the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 11:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Marion Cyr pulls down the rebound | 17-10 |
| 11:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Hoyt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alexander Bentley - foul #1 on Alexander Bentley, team foul #2 | 17-10 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Emanuel Nobles (SG), Clark Smolensky (SF), Randall Wilson (PF), David Rutherford (C) James Foster, Bradley Jones, Alexander Bentley, Thomas Bourgault | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Autrey (C) Marion Cyr | |
| 11:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Hoyt makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Hoyt misses the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:19 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to David Rutherford | 17-11 |
| 10:56 | N. Michigan | Harold Muncy takes the ball from Clark Smolensky | 17-11 |
| 10:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cecil Magnusson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Harold Muncy | 17-13 |
| 10:33 | N. Michigan | Emanuel Nobles misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Harold Muncy - foul #2 on Harold Muncy, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Bradley Jones (SF), Alexander Bentley (PF) Clark Smolensky, Randall Wilson | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Antonio Erickson (PG), Peter Truong (SF) Harold Muncy, William Whalen | |
| 10:33 | N. Michigan | Emanuel Nobles misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:33 | N. Michigan | Emanuel Nobles makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cecil Magnusson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-13 |
| 10:19 | N. Michigan | Miguel Salinas pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 10:14 | N. Michigan | Bradley Jones scores on a shot in the paint set up by Miguel Salinas | 20-13 |
| 10:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Antonio Erickson is hacked by Miguel Salinas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Miguel Salinas, team foul #3 | 20-13 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Matthew Dayton (PG), James Foster (SG), Clark Smolensky (SF), Randall Wilson (PF) Miguel Salinas, Emanuel Nobles, Bradley Jones, David Rutherford | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Paige (SG), Marion Cyr (C) Cecil Magnusson, Robert Hoyt | |
| 10:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Foster is called for the reach on Scott Paige - foul #1 on James Foster, team foul #4 | 20-13 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Miguel Salinas (PG), Bradley Jones (SF), David Rutherford (C) Matthew Dayton, Clark Smolensky, Randall Wilson | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 09:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Foster steps in front of the Charles Autrey pass | 20-13 |
| 09:36 | N. Michigan | Miguel Salinas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-13 |
| 09:34 | N. Michigan | Miguel Salinas grabs the offensive board | 20-13 |
| 09:18 | N. Michigan | David Rutherford makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Miguel Salinas | 22-13 |
| 09:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Antonio Erickson misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Miguel Salinas - foul #2 on Miguel Salinas, team foul #5 | 22-13 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Matthew Dayton (PG), Emanuel Nobles (SG), Clark Smolensky (SF), Randall Wilson (PF), Thomas Bourgault (C) Miguel Salinas, James Foster, Bradley Jones, Alexander Bentley, David Rutherford | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | William Whalen (PF) Charles Autrey | |
| 09:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Antonio Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 09:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Antonio Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:48 | N. Michigan | Emanuel Nobles can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 08:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Marion Cyr grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 08:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Whalen connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Truong and he's fouled by Randall Wilson - foul #1 on Randall Wilson, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Cecil Magnusson (PG), Robert Hoyt (SF), Charles Autrey (C) Antonio Erickson, Peter Truong, Marion Cyr | |
| 08:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Whalen makes the free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:11 | N. Michigan | Randall Wilson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Hoyt - foul #1 on Robert Hoyt, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley (C) Thomas Bourgault | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 08:11 | N. Michigan | Randall Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:11 | N. Michigan | Randall Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Charles Autrey | 23-18 |
| 07:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Whalen is denied on a layup by Clark Smolensky | 23-18 |
| 07:53 | N. Michigan | Randall Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 07:43 | N. Michigan | Randall Wilson connects on the shot from the left wing | 25-18 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Matthew Dayton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emanuel Nobles (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clark Smolensky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Randall Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Bentley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Cecil Magnusson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Paige (fresh) SF - Robert Hoyt (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Whalen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Autrey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cecil Magnusson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Paige | 25-21 |
| 07:31 | N. Michigan | Matthew Dayton is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Magnusson - foul #1 on Cecil Magnusson, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Foster (SG), Thomas Bourgault (C) Emanuel Nobles, Alexander Bentley | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Antonio Erickson (PG) Scott Paige | |
| 07:31 | N. Michigan | Matthew Dayton misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Whalen grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 07:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Antonio Erickson hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Cecil Magnusson | 25-24 |
| 06:56 | N. Michigan | Charles Autrey denies the turnaround by Randall Wilson | 25-24 |
| 06:55 | N. Michigan | Clark Smolensky misses the tip | 25-24 |
| 06:53 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Clark Smolensky | 25-24 |
| 06:36 | N. Michigan | Charles Autrey blocks the jumper by Matthew Dayton | 25-24 |
| 06:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Antonio Erickson | 25-24 |
| 06:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Clark Smolensky blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Antonio Erickson | 25-24 |
| 06:21 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 06:04 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault banks in the layup | 27-24 |
| 05:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Antonio Erickson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 05:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Whalen grabs the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 05:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Antonio Erickson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 05:40 | N. Michigan | Randall Wilson grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 05:29 | N. Michigan | Matthew Dayton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 05:28 | N. Michigan | Randall Wilson misses the tip | 27-24 |
| 05:26 | N. Michigan | Clark Smolensky snags the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 05:17 | N. Michigan | James Foster comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 05:15 | N. Michigan | Randall Wilson can't tip it in | 27-24 |
| 05:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Autrey gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 05:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cecil Magnusson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 05:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Autrey gets the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 04:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Whalen comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-24 |
| 04:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hoyt | 27-24 |
| 04:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Hoyt drills a runner from the left block | 27-26 |
| 04:23 | N. Michigan | Charles Autrey swats the layup by Thomas Bourgault | 27-26 |
| 04:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Hoyt grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 04:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Antonio Erickson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 03:45 | N. Michigan | Randall Wilson blows the layup | 27-29 |
| 03:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Antonio Erickson | 27-29 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Matthew Dayton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Foster (fairly fresh) SF - Clark Smolensky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - Randall Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Bourgault (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Antonio Erickson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Magnusson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hoyt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Whalen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Autrey (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Whalen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 03:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Cecil Magnusson hits the follow up shot | 27-31 |
| 03:09 | N. Michigan | Matthew Dayton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 03:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Autrey gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Antonio Erickson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Hoyt | 27-34 |
| 02:30 | N. Michigan | Clark Smolensky is fouled on the floor by William Whalen - foul #1 on William Whalen, team foul #8 | 27-34 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Miguel Salinas (PG), Emanuel Nobles (SG), Alexander Bentley (PF), David Rutherford (C) Matthew Dayton, James Foster, Randall Wilson, Thomas Bourgault | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Muncy (PG), Scott Paige (SG), Peter Truong (SF), Brian Kneeland (PF), Marion Cyr (C) Antonio Erickson, Cecil Magnusson, Robert Hoyt, William Whalen, Charles Autrey | |
| 02:30 | N. Michigan | Clark Smolensky makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 02:30 | N. Michigan | Clark Smolensky makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:16 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Truong is called for 3 seconds | 29-34 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Bradley Jones (SF) Clark Smolensky | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 01:54 | N. Michigan | Harold Muncy picks off the pass by Alexander Bentley | 29-34 |
| 01:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Muncy slams it home | 29-36 |
| 01:33 | N. Michigan | Miguel Salinas clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-36 |
| 01:31 | N. Michigan | Miguel Salinas hits the follow up shot | 31-36 |
| 01:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Muncy is fouled on the floor by David Rutherford - foul #1 on David Rutherford, team foul #7 | 31-36 |
| 01:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Muncy makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Muncy makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:42 | N. Michigan | Bradley Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-38 |
| 00:41 | N. Michigan | Miguel Salinas tips it back up and in | 33-38 |
| 00:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Truong misses the easy layup | 33-38 |
| 00:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Kneeland gets the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 00:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Kneeland is hacked by Alexander Bentley - foul #2 on Alexander Bentley, team foul #8 | 33-38 |
| 00:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Kneeland makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 00:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Kneeland makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 00:05 | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by David Rutherford and the foul's on Scott Paige - foul #2 on Scott Paige, team foul #9 | 35-40 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Cecil Magnusson (PG) Harold Muncy | |
| 00:05 | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 00:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Paige misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-40 |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | Emanuel Nobles grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |