| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Paul Witman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Keenan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chase Smither (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Cox (fresh) 7 pts. C - David Rawlings (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clayton Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Halbert (fresh) PF - Ruben Choice (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Braden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Halbert inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Clayton Rice misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 19:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Braden gets the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 19:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Halbert clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-27 |
| 19:36 | N. Michigan | Lawrence Keenan gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 19:22 | N. Michigan | Lawrence Keenan comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-27 |
| 19:20 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Keenan | 37-27 |
| 19:06 | N. Michigan | Brandon Cox misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 37-27 |
| 19:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Halbert grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 18:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Clayton Rice connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by George Anderson | 37-30 |
| 18:25 | N. Michigan | Chase Smither misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 18:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ruben Choice grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 18:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Braden is called for traveling | 37-30 |
| 17:35 | N. Michigan | Lawrence Keenan misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Scott Braden - foul #2 on Scott Braden, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Gray (C) Scott Braden | |
| 17:35 | N. Michigan | Lawrence Keenan misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:35 | N. Michigan | Lawrence Keenan misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ruben Choice snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 17:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Anderson's pass is intercepted by Paul Witman in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| 17:12 | N. Michigan | Paul Witman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by George Anderson - foul #1 on George Anderson, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Terry Slape (SF), Douglas South (C) Chase Smither, David Rawlings | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Philip Lanctot (PG), Troy Kuhn (SG), George Keller (SF), Bryan Prettyman (C) George Anderson, Clayton Rice, Brian Halbert, Ruben Choice | |
| 17:12 | N. Michigan | Paul Witman misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:12 | N. Michigan | Paul Witman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:56 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Gray buries a jumpshot from the right side | 38-32 |
| 16:36 | N. Michigan | Brandon Cox hits a floater from the right block set up by Terry Slape | 40-32 |
| 16:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Keller clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Terry Slape - foul #1 on Terry Slape, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Chris Dewitt (PG), Patrick Cummings (C) Paul Witman, Brandon Cox | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Braden (C) Bryan Prettyman | |
| 16:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Keller makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:09 | N. Michigan | Lawrence Keenan misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 16:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Braden pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Philip Lanctot misses the easy layup | 40-34 |
| 16:00 | N. Michigan | Douglas South pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Chris Dewitt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Keenan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Slape (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Douglas South (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Cummings (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Philip Lanctot (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Troy Kuhn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Keller (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harry Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Braden (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:54 | N. Michigan | Terry Slape misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 40-34 |
| 15:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | Troy Kuhn snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 15:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Philip Lanctot is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Philip Lanctot, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Chase Smither (SF), David Rawlings (C) Lawrence Keenan, Patrick Cummings | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | George Anderson (PG), Clayton Rice (SG), Brian Halbert (SF), Ruben Choice (PF) Philip Lanctot, Troy Kuhn, George Keller, Harry Gray | |
| 15:20 | N. Michigan | Chris Dewitt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 15:19 | N. Michigan | David Rawlings grabs the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 15:09 | N. Michigan | David Rawlings misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-34 |
| 15:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Halbert pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Braden can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Douglas South - foul #1 on Douglas South, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul Witman (PG), Lawrence Keenan (SG), Brandon Cox (PF) Chris Dewitt, Terry Slape, Douglas South | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 14:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Braden makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 14:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Braden makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:29 | N. Michigan | Brandon Cox misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 40-36 |
| 14:27 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to David Rawlings | 40-36 |
| 14:13 | N. Michigan | Paul Witman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 14:12 | N. Michigan | Paul Witman grabs the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:00 | N. Michigan | Brandon Cox is fouled on the floor by Ruben Choice - foul #2 on Ruben Choice, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Patrick Cummings (C) David Rawlings | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Troy Kuhn (SG), Harry Gray (PF), George Keller (C) Clayton Rice, Ruben Choice, Scott Braden | |
| 13:46 | N. Michigan | Brandon Cox drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Lawrence Keenan | 42-36 |
| 13:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Patrick Cummings steps in front of the George Anderson pass | 42-36 |
| 13:17 | N. Michigan | Chase Smither buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Witman | 45-36 |
| 12:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Halbert misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 12:55 | N. Michigan | Patrick Cummings grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 12:35 | N. Michigan | Paul Witman drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Chase Smither | 47-36 |
| 12:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Anderson knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 12:12 | N. Michigan | Paul Witman drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Keenan | 50-39 |
| 11:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Halbert misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-39 |
| 11:57 | N. Michigan | Patrick Cummings gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Paul Witman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Lawrence Keenan (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Chase Smither (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brandon Cox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Patrick Cummings (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Troy Kuhn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Halbert (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harry Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Keller (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:52 | N. Michigan | Lawrence Keenan misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 50-39 |
| 11:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Keller pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 11:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Keller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 11:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Halbert grabs the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 11:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Troy Kuhn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Chris Dewitt (PG), Martin Dixon (SG), Terry Slape (SF), Douglas South (PF), David Rawlings (C) Paul Witman, Lawrence Keenan, Chase Smither, Brandon Cox, Patrick Cummings | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Philip Lanctot (PG), Clayton Rice (SG), Ruben Choice (PF), Scott Braden (C) George Anderson, Brian Halbert, Harry Gray, George Keller | |
| 10:58 | N. Michigan | Terry Slape hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Chris Dewitt and the foul's on Troy Kuhn - foul #2 on Troy Kuhn, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| 10:58 | N. Michigan | Terry Slape makes the free throw | 53-39 |
| 10:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Clayton Rice is fouled on the floor by Douglas South - foul #2 on Douglas South, team foul #3 | 53-39 |
| 10:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Douglas South is called for the reach on Ruben Choice - foul #3 on Douglas South, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Halbert (SF) Troy Kuhn | |
| 10:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Halbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-39 |
| 09:51 | N. Michigan | Douglas South misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Scott Braden - foul #3 on Scott Braden, team foul #6 | 53-39 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Lawrence Keenan (SG) Martin Dixon | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | George Keller (SF) Brian Halbert | |
| 09:51 | N. Michigan | Douglas South misses the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 09:51 | N. Michigan | Douglas South makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 09:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Keller misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lawrence Keenan - foul #3 on Lawrence Keenan, team foul #5 | 54-39 |
| 09:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Keller makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 09:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 09:32 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to David Rawlings | 54-40 |
| 09:09 | N. Michigan | Chris Dewitt drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Terry Slape | 56-40 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Braden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-40 |
| 08:56 | N. Michigan | Douglas South gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 08:37 | N. Michigan | Chris Dewitt buries a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Philip Lanctot - foul #2 on Philip Lanctot, team foul #7 | 58-40 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Brandon Cox (PF), Patrick Cummings (C) Douglas South, David Rawlings | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Troy Kuhn (SF), Harry Gray (PF) Ruben Choice, Scott Braden | |
| 08:37 | N. Michigan | Chris Dewitt makes the free throw | 59-40 |
| 08:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Clayton Rice misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-40 |
| 08:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Kuhn | 59-40 |
| 08:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Troy Kuhn buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-42 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Chris Dewitt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Keenan (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Slape (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Brandon Cox (fresh) 11 pts. C - Patrick Cummings (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Philip Lanctot (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clayton Rice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Kuhn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Keller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:31 | N. Michigan | Chris Dewitt misses the 3 from straight away | 59-42 |
| 07:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Troy Kuhn snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 07:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Clayton Rice buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:01 | N. Michigan | Chris Dewitt knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Keenan | 62-45 |
| 06:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Clayton Rice buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 06:49 | N. Michigan | Terry Slape misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Troy Kuhn - foul #3 on Troy Kuhn, team foul #8 | 62-47 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul Witman (PG), Chase Smither (SF), David Rawlings (C) Chris Dewitt, Lawrence Keenan, Patrick Cummings | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | George Anderson (PG), Brian Halbert (SF), Ruben Choice (PF) Philip Lanctot, Clayton Rice, George Keller | |
| 06:49 | N. Michigan | Terry Slape makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 06:49 | N. Michigan | Terry Slape makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 06:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Troy Kuhn loses the dribble to David Rawlings | 64-47 |
| 06:16 | N. Michigan | Terry Slape misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-47 |
| 06:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Halbert snags the defensive board | 64-47 |
| 05:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ruben Choice lays it in | 64-49 |
| 05:30 | N. Michigan | Ruben Choice is called for the reach on Paul Witman - foul #3 on Ruben Choice, team foul #9 | 64-49 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Lawrence Keenan (SG), Douglas South (PF) Terry Slape, Brandon Cox | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Braden (C) Harry Gray | |
| 05:30 | N. Michigan | Paul Witman misses the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 05:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Braden grabs the board | 64-49 |
| 05:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Anderson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Paul Witman - foul #1 on Paul Witman, team foul #6 | 64-49 |
| 05:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 05:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 05:10 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to David Rawlings | 64-50 |
| 04:50 | N. Michigan | Lawrence Keenan clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-50 |
| 04:48 | N. Michigan | Douglas South tips it but misses | 64-50 |
| 04:47 | N. Michigan | David Rawlings tips it home | 66-50 |
| 04:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Halbert is hacked by David Rawlings - foul #2 on David Rawlings, team foul #7 | 66-50 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Philip Lanctot (SG) Troy Kuhn | |
| 04:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Halbert makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Halbert misses the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:38 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Douglas South | 66-51 |
| 04:15 | N. Michigan | Chase Smither hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-51 |
| 04:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Scott Braden pulls down the rebound | 66-51 |
| 03:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Ruben Choice hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 66-51 |
| 03:57 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Chase Smither | 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) | |
| 03:31 | N. Michigan | Chase Smither is fouled on the floor by Ruben Choice - foul #4 on Ruben Choice, team foul #10 | 66-51 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Chris Dewitt (PG), Martin Dixon (SG), Patrick Cummings (C) Paul Witman, Lawrence Keenan, David Rawlings | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Troy Kuhn (SG), George Keller (SF), Harry Gray (PF), Bryan Prettyman (C) George Anderson, Brian Halbert, Ruben Choice, Scott Braden | |
| 03:31 | N. Michigan | Chase Smither makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 03:31 | N. Michigan | Chase Smither misses the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 03:31 | N. Michigan | Patrick Cummings snags the offensive board | 67-51 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Chris Dewitt (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Dixon (fresh) SF - Chase Smither (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas South (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Cummings (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Philip Lanctot (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Troy Kuhn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - George Keller (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harry Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Prettyman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:04 | N. Michigan | Chris Dewitt loses the ball out of bounds | 67-51 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Carlton Hollis (SF) Chase Smither | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 02:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Gray's layup is rejected by Patrick Cummings | 67-51 |
| 02:47 | N. Michigan | Patrick Cummings pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| 02:29 | N. Michigan | Martin Dixon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-51 |
| 02:28 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Harry Gray | 67-51 |
| 02:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Keller is fouled on the floor by Chris Dewitt - foul #2 on Chris Dewitt, team foul #8 | 67-51 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Terry Slape (SF) Douglas South | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 02:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Keller misses the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 02:22 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Patrick Cummings | 67-51 |
| 01:53 | N. Michigan | Chris Dewitt is hacked by Harry Gray - foul #3 on Harry Gray, team foul #11 | 67-51 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Douglas South (PF) Carlton Hollis | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 01:53 | N. Michigan | Chris Dewitt makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 01:53 | N. Michigan | Chris Dewitt misses the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 01:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Gray snags the defensive board | 68-51 |
| 01:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Gray knocks in the floater from the right block | 68-53 |
| 01:19 | N. Michigan | Martin Dixon knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Chris Dewitt | 71-53 |
| 01:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Keller lays it up and in | 71-55 |
| 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) | |
| 00:58 | N. Michigan | Philip Lanctot picks off the pass by Chris Dewitt in the backcourt | 71-55 |
| 00:56 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Gray lays it up and in set up by Philip Lanctot | 71-57 |
| 00:36 | N. Michigan | Patrick Cummings loses the dribble to Philip Lanctot | 71-57 |
| 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) | |
| 00:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | George Keller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-57 |
| 00:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Troy Kuhn gets the offensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 00:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Philip Lanctot is whistled for traveling | 71-57 |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | Chris Dewitt runs out the clock | 71-57 |