| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - David Stiltner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Botkin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gaston (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jose Rios (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Heard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Frank Kreger (fresh) SG - Kenneth Mathews (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Peter Davin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Dampier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Dowd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Davin inbounds the ball | 39-26 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Mathews is called for traveling | 39-26 |
| 19:25 | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-26 |
| 19:23 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard snags the offensive board | 39-26 |
| 19:16 | N. Michigan | Victor Dampier steals it from Brent Botkin | 39-26 |
| 19:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Timothy Dowd knocks in the floater from the right side and he's hacked by Brent Botkin - foul #2 on Brent Botkin, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 19:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Timothy Dowd misses the free throw | 39-28 |
| 19:03 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:56 | N. Michigan | Jose Rios misses the driving attempt near the basket | 39-28 |
| 18:54 | N. Michigan | Jose Rios grabs the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:45 | N. Michigan | James Gaston is fouled on the floor by Timothy Dowd - foul #2 on Timothy Dowd, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 18:27 | N. Michigan | James Gaston knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alexander Heard | 41-28 |
| 18:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Frank Kreger comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-28 |
| 18:08 | N. Michigan | James Gaston grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 17:50 | N. Michigan | James Gaston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-28 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos (C) Alexander Heard | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Joe Zajac (PF) Victor Dampier | |
| 17:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Davin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-28 |
| 17:23 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 17:08 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos is hacked by Kenneth Mathews - foul #1 on Kenneth Mathews, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gary Chevez (SG) Brent Botkin | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | David Taylor (PG), Ralph Devitt (SG), Gregory Dosch (SF), Terry Kane (C) Frank Kreger, Kenneth Mathews, Peter Davin, Timothy Dowd | |
| 16:53 | N. Michigan | Jose Rios drills a jumper from the right side set up by David Stiltner | 43-28 |
| 16:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gregory Dosch is hacked by Jose Rios - foul #2 on Jose Rios, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Thomas Slane (PG), Darnell Burke (SF), Lee Pollack (C) David Stiltner, James Gaston, Jose Rios | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 16:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Taylor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-28 |
| 16:18 | N. Michigan | Darnell Burke snags the defensive board | 43-28 |
| 15:57 | N. Michigan | Darnell Burke misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-28 |
| 15:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joe Zajac pulls down the rebound | 43-28 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Thomas Slane (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Chevez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Darnell Burke (fresh) PF - Christopher Avalos (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Pollack (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Devitt (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Dosch (fresh) PF - Joe Zajac (fresh) C - Terry Kane (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Taylor misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Gary Chevez - foul #2 on Gary Chevez, team foul #3 | 43-28 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin (SG), Alexander Heard (C) Thomas Slane, Lee Pollack | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Davin (SF), Victor Dampier (PF), Timothy Dowd (C) Gregory Dosch, Joe Zajac, Terry Kane | |
| 15:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 15:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 15:24 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard steps out of bounds on the sideline | 43-30 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | David Stiltner (PG), James Gaston (SF), Jose Rios (PF) Gary Chevez, Darnell Burke, Christopher Avalos | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Frank Kreger (PG), Kenneth Mathews (SG) David Taylor, Ralph Devitt | |
| 15:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Timothy Dowd scores on a floater from the baseline | 43-32 |
| 14:45 | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 14:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Frank Kreger grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 14:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Mathews is hacked by Brent Botkin - foul #3 on Brent Botkin, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| 14:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Davin buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Kreger | 43-35 |
| 14:09 | N. Michigan | David Stiltner scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brent Botkin | 46-35 |
| 13:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Davin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-35 |
| 13:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | Timothy Dowd grabs the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 13:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Timothy Dowd is denied on a layup by Jose Rios | 46-35 |
| 13:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Dampier hits the follow up shot | 46-37 |
| 13:23 | N. Michigan | James Gaston misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 13:21 | N. Michigan | Jose Rios grabs the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 13:07 | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin connects on the 3 from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 13:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Frank Kreger drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Mathews | 49-39 |
| 12:46 | N. Michigan | James Gaston misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Timothy Dowd - foul #3 on Timothy Dowd, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Thomas Slane (PG), Gary Chevez (SG), Darnell Burke (PF), Christopher Avalos (C) David Stiltner, Brent Botkin, Jose Rios, Alexander Heard | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | David Taylor (PG), Ralph Devitt (SG), Gregory Dosch (SF), Joe Zajac (PF), Terry Kane (C) Frank Kreger, Kenneth Mathews, Peter Davin, Victor Dampier, Timothy Dowd | |
| 12:46 | N. Michigan | James Gaston makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:46 | N. Michigan | James Gaston makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 12:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Taylor's pass is intercepted by Christopher Avalos | 51-39 |
| 12:18 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Terry Kane - foul #1 on Terry Kane, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack (C) James Gaston | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 12:18 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 12:18 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 12:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ralph Devitt grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 12:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joe Zajac misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Christopher Avalos - foul #1 on Christopher Avalos, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| 12:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joe Zajac misses the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 12:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joe Zajac makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 11:48 | N. Michigan | Thomas Slane is hacked by David Taylor - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jose Rios (PF) Lee Pollack | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Thomas Slane (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Chevez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Darnell Burke (fresh) PF - Jose Rios (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Avalos (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - David Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Devitt (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Dosch (fresh) PF - Joe Zajac (fresh) 1 pts. C - Terry Kane (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | N. Michigan | Darnell Burke buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jose Rios | 55-40 |
| 11:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ralph Devitt's fadeaway is rejected by Darnell Burke | 55-40 |
| 11:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terry Kane pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 10:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gregory Dosch clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Jose Rios - foul #3 on Jose Rios, team foul #6 | 55-40 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | David Stiltner (PG), Brent Botkin (SG) Thomas Slane, Gary Chevez | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Frank Kreger (PG) David Taylor | |
| 10:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gregory Dosch makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 10:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gregory Dosch misses the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 10:54 | N. Michigan | Jose Rios gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 10:39 | N. Michigan | Jose Rios connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from David Stiltner | 57-41 |
| 10:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gregory Dosch misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-41 |
| 10:32 | N. Michigan | Darnell Burke pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| 10:14 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-41 |
| 10:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gregory Dosch snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joe Zajac loses the dribble to Brent Botkin | 57-41 |
| 09:54 | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin banks in the layup | 59-41 |
| 09:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joe Zajac clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 59-41 |
| 09:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gregory Dosch grabs the offensive board | 59-41 |
| 09:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terry Kane scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Joe Zajac | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:54 | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-43 |
| 08:52 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos tips it back up and in | 61-43 |
| 08:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jose Rios swats the layup by Joe Zajac | 61-43 |
| 08:37 | N. Michigan | Darnell Burke snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| 08:08 | N. Michigan | Brent Botkin buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Stiltner | 64-43 |
| 07:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ralph Devitt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-43 |
| 07:53 | N. Michigan | Darnell Burke gets the rebound | 64-43 |
| 07:34 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos drills a runner from the baseline set up by Brent Botkin | 66-43 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - David Stiltner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brent Botkin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darnell Burke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jose Rios (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Christopher Avalos (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Frank Kreger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Devitt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Dosch (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Zajac (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Terry Kane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ralph Devitt drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Kreger | 66-46 |
| 07:10 | N. Michigan | David Stiltner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-46 |
| 07:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Terry Kane | 66-46 |
| 06:40 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ralph Devitt buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Kane | 66-49 |
| 06:20 | N. Michigan | Christopher Avalos is called for traveling | 66-49 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Thomas Slane (PG), Gary Chevez (SG), James Gaston (SF), Lee Pollack (PF), Alexander Heard (C) David Stiltner, Brent Botkin, Darnell Burke, Jose Rios, Christopher Avalos | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | David Taylor (PG), Kenneth Mathews (SG), Peter Davin (SF), Victor Dampier (PF), Timothy Dowd (C) Frank Kreger, Ralph Devitt, Gregory Dosch, Joe Zajac, Terry Kane | |
| 06:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Gaston is called for the reach on Victor Dampier - foul #3 on James Gaston, team foul #7 | 66-49 |
| 06:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Dampier makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 06:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Dampier makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 05:43 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 66-51 |
| 05:42 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 05:25 | N. Michigan | Peter Davin steals it from Alexander Heard | 66-51 |
| 05:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Davin clanks a 3 from the left corner | 66-51 |
| 05:11 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 04:49 | N. Michigan | Timothy Dowd denies the turnaround by Thomas Slane | 66-51 |
| 04:47 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack grabs the offensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 04:27 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack is fouled on the floor by Victor Dampier - foul #1 on Victor Dampier, team foul #6 | 66-51 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | David Stiltner (PG) Thomas Slane | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 04:02 | N. Michigan | Gary Chevez's floater is knocked away by Victor Dampier | 66-51 |
| 04:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Davin grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 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) | |
| 03:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Mathews clanks a 3 from the right corner | 66-51 |
| 03:37 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - David Stiltner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Chevez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Gaston (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lee Pollack (fresh) 5 reb. C - Alexander Heard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - David Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Mathews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Davin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Victor Dampier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Dowd (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard loses the dribble to Victor Dampier | 66-51 |
| 03:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Taylor is denied on a layup by James Gaston | 66-51 |
| 03:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Dowd | 66-51 |
| 02:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Gaston takes the ball from Peter Davin | 66-51 |
| 02:23 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard knocks in the floater from the right wing | 68-51 |
| 02:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Mathews makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Victor Dampier | 68-54 |
| 01:40 | N. Michigan | James Gaston misses the lay-in | 68-54 |
| 01:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Davin grabs the defensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 01:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-54 |
| 01:24 | N. Michigan | Alexander Heard snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 01:07 | N. Michigan | The short jumper by David Stiltner is denied by Victor Dampier | 68-54 |
| 01:06 | N. Michigan | Lee Pollack can't tip it in | 68-54 |
| 01:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Timothy Dowd pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| 00:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Dampier knocks in the shot from the left block | 68-56 |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | N. Michigan | Gary Chevez makes the floater from the right wing set up by James Gaston | 70-56 |
| 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) | |
| 00:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Timothy Dowd loses the dribble to James Gaston | 70-56 |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | David Stiltner runs out the clock | 70-56 |