| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Jeffrey Connell (fresh) SG - Roger McCoggle (fresh) SF - Alan Curley (fresh) PF - Lee Reagan (fresh) C - John Knaack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Booker Akins (fresh) SG - Larry Allen (fresh) SF - Terrance Walborn (fresh) PF - Johnny Wilson (fresh) C - Brian Hugh (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan Tech. | Lee Reagan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan Tech. | Alan Curley misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Brian Hugh | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Allen scores on a floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Michigan Tech. | Jeffrey Connell knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Alan Curley | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Allen buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Booker Akins | 2-5 |
| 18:42 | Michigan Tech. | Jeffrey Connell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 18:28 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Allen connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Booker Akins | 2-7 |
| 18:00 | Michigan Tech. | Roger McCoggle buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Connell | 5-7 |
| 17:40 | Saginaw Valley St. | Lee Reagan picks off the pass by Booker Akins | 5-7 |
| 17:18 | Michigan Tech. | Jeffrey Connell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-7 |
| 17:16 | Michigan Tech. | Roger McCoggle grabs the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:56 | Michigan Tech. | Alan Curley comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 16:55 | Michigan Tech. | Lee Reagan tips it in | 7-7 |
| 16:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Hugh clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 16:24 | Michigan Tech. | Lee Reagan pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:09 | Michigan Tech. | John Knaack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Stephen Robinson (PG), Michael McLeod (SG), Thomas Pick (SF), Gregory Flack (PF), Harry Bascom (C) Jeffrey Connell, Roger McCoggle, Alan Curley, Lee Reagan, John Knaack | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Dunn (PG), Alan Smith (C) Booker Akins, Brian Hugh | |
| 15:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Dunn hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Stephen Robinson (fresh) SG - Michael McLeod (fresh) SF - Thomas Pick (fresh) PF - Gregory Flack (fresh) C - Harry Bascom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Leon Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Terrance Walborn (fresh) PF - Johnny Wilson (fresh) C - Alan Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Michigan Tech. | Johnny Wilson swats the layup by Thomas Pick | 7-10 |
| 15:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 15:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith clanks a floater from the left side | 7-10 |
| 15:24 | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Pick grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 15:00 | Michigan Tech. | Gregory Flack loses the ball out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Roger McCoggle (SG), Alan Curley (SF) Michael McLeod, Harry Bascom | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Booker Akins (PG), Steven Smith (SF), Graham Morton (PF) Larry Allen, Terrance Walborn, Johnny Wilson | |
| 14:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Graham Morton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Smith and he's fouled by Gregory Flack - foul #1 on Gregory Flack, team foul #1 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Hugh (C) Alan Smith | |
| 14:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Graham Morton makes the free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:23 | Michigan Tech. | Steven Smith steals it from Thomas Pick | 7-13 |
| 14:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Alan Curley - foul #1 on Alan Curley, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith (PF) Graham Morton | |
| 14:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith misses the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:52 | Michigan Tech. | Roger McCoggle clanks a shot from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 13:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Leon Dunn | 7-14 |
| 13:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Booker Akins is hacked by Thomas Pick - foul #1 on Thomas Pick, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Jeffrey Connell (PG), Lee Reagan (PF), John Knaack (C) Stephen Robinson, Gregory Flack, Thomas Pick | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Terrance Walborn (SF), Johnny Wilson (PF) Steven Smith, Alan Smith | |
| 13:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Dunn hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Terrance Walborn | 7-16 |
| 13:05 | Michigan Tech. | John Knaack knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Alan Curley | 9-16 |
| 12:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnny Wilson misses the easy layup | 9-16 |
| 12:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnny Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terrance Walborn can't finish the layup | 9-16 |
| 12:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnny Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnny Wilson misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Lee Reagan - foul #1 on Lee Reagan, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Michael McLeod (SG), Thomas Pick (SF) Roger McCoggle, Alan Curley | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Huffine (PG), Larry Allen (SG), Alan Smith (C) Booker Akins, Leon Dunn, Brian Hugh | |
| 12:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnny Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnny Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:08 | Michigan Tech. | John Knaack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-17 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Stephen Robinson (SG), Gregory Flack (PF) Lee Reagan, John Knaack | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith (C) Johnny Wilson | |
| 11:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Thomas Pick steals it from Steven Smith | 9-17 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Jeffrey Connell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Robinson (fresh) SF - Michael McLeod (fresh) PF - Gregory Flack (fresh) C - Thomas Pick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Harry Huffine (fresh) SG - Larry Allen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Terrance Walborn (fresh) PF - Alan Smith (fresh) C - Steven Smith (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Michigan Tech. | Michael McLeod scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 11-17 |
| 11:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Thomas Pick is called for the reach on Alan Smith - foul #2 on Thomas Pick, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Fred Clark (SG), Harry Bascom (C) Jeffrey Connell, Thomas Pick | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Dunn (PG) Harry Huffine | |
| 11:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Dunn misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Stephen Robinson - foul #1 on Stephen Robinson, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Alan Curley (SF), Lee Reagan (PF) Fred Clark, Harry Bascom | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnny Wilson (PF) Terrance Walborn | |
| 11:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnny Wilson snags the offensive board | 11-17 |
| 10:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Dunn knocks in the runner from the right block and the foul's on Stephen Robinson - foul #2 on Stephen Robinson, team foul #7 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Fred Clark (PG), Roger McCoggle (SG), John Knaack (C) Stephen Robinson, Michael McLeod, Gregory Flack | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 10:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Dunn makes the free throw | 11-20 |
| 10:24 | Michigan Tech. | John Knaack knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Roger McCoggle and he's fouled by Larry Allen - foul #1 on Larry Allen, team foul #1 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Booker Akins (PG), Brian Hugh (C) Leon Dunn, Alan Smith | |
| 10:24 | Michigan Tech. | John Knaack makes the free throw | 14-20 |
| 10:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Booker Akins and he's fouled by John Knaack - foul #1 on John Knaack, team foul #8 | 14-22 |
| 10:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith makes the free throw | 14-23 |
| 09:45 | Michigan Tech. | Lee Reagan is hacked by Johnny Wilson - foul #1 on Johnny Wilson, team foul #2 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Jeffrey Connell (PG), Gregory Flack (PF) Fred Clark, Lee Reagan | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Terrance Walborn (SF) Steven Smith | |
| 09:24 | Michigan Tech. | Alan Curley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-23 |
| 09:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Johnny Wilson | 14-23 |
| 09:17 | Saginaw Valley St. | Booker Akins travels with the ball | 14-23 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Dunn (SG), Alan Smith (PF) Larry Allen, Johnny Wilson | |
| 08:55 | Michigan Tech. | Jeffrey Connell loses the ball out of bounds | 14-23 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Fred Clark (SG), Michael McLeod (SF), Harry Bascom (C) Roger McCoggle, Alan Curley, John Knaack | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 08:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Hugh steps out of bounds on the baseline | 14-23 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Lee Reagan (PF) Gregory Flack | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith (C) Brian Hugh | |
| 08:14 | Michigan Tech. | Lee Reagan misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Alan Smith - foul #1 on Alan Smith, team foul #3 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Alan Curley (SF) Jeffrey Connell | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Allen (SG), Johnny Wilson (PF) Booker Akins, Steven Smith | |
| 08:14 | Michigan Tech. | Lee Reagan misses the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:14 | Michigan Tech. | Lee Reagan misses the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith snags the defensive board | 14-23 |
| 08:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terrance Walborn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 14-23 |
| 07:59 | Michigan Tech. | Michael McLeod snags the defensive board | 14-23 |
| 07:45 | Michigan Tech. | The jump hook by Fred Clark is blocked by Leon Dunn | 14-23 |
| 07:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnny Wilson pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Fred Clark (fresh) SG - Michael McLeod (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alan Curley (fresh) PF - Lee Reagan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Bascom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Leon Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Larry Allen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Terrance Walborn (fresh) PF - Johnny Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Dunn is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leon Dunn, team foul #4 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Roger McCoggle (SG) Michael McLeod | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith (C) Alan Smith | |
| 07:30 | Michigan Tech. | Harry Bascom is hacked by Leon Dunn - foul #2 on Leon Dunn, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | John Knaack (C) Harry Bascom | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Huffine (PG) Leon Dunn | |
| 07:16 | Michigan Tech. | Fred Clark is hacked by Harry Huffine - foul #1 on Harry Huffine, team foul #6 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Gregory Flack (PF) Lee Reagan | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Booker Akins (PG), Brian Hugh (C) Harry Huffine, Steven Smith | |
| 07:11 | Michigan Tech. | Roger McCoggle buries a 3 from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 07:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terrance Walborn's pass is intercepted by Fred Clark | 17-23 |
| 06:58 | Michigan Tech. | Larry Allen picks off the pass by Roger McCoggle | 17-23 |
| 06:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Curley is called for the reach on Larry Allen - foul #2 on Alan Curley, team foul #9 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Jeffrey Connell (PG), Michael McLeod (SF) Fred Clark, Alan Curley | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith (SF) Terrance Walborn | |
| 06:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Allen makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 06:41 | Michigan Tech. | Gregory Flack travels with the ball | 17-25 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Keenan (SG) Larry Allen | |
| 06:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Booker Akins | 17-27 |
| 06:11 | Michigan Tech. | John Knaack comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Brian Hugh - foul #1 on Brian Hugh, team foul #7 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Lee Reagan (PF) Gregory Flack | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith (PF) Johnny Wilson | |
| 06:11 | Michigan Tech. | John Knaack misses the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 06:11 | Michigan Tech. | John Knaack misses the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 06:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith grabs the board | 17-27 |
| 06:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Booker Akins | 17-29 |
| 05:41 | Michigan Tech. | Lee Reagan drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-29 |
| 05:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 19-29 |
| 05:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith gets the offensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 05:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith banks in the layup set up by Steven Smith | 19-31 |
| 04:45 | Michigan Tech. | Roger McCoggle misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 19-31 |
| 04:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Booker Akins | 19-31 |
| 04:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith double dribbles | 19-31 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Fred Clark (PG), Gregory Flack (PF), Harry Bascom (C) Jeffrey Connell, Lee Reagan, John Knaack | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Huffine (PG), Larry Allen (SG), Terrance Walborn (SF), Johnny Wilson (PF) Booker Akins, Harold Keenan, Steven Smith, Alan Smith | |
| 03:58 | Michigan Tech. | Michael McLeod is whistled for a carry | 19-31 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Stephen Robinson (PG), Alan Curley (SF), Thomas Pick (C) Roger McCoggle, Michael McLeod, Harry Bascom | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Dunn (PG) Harry Huffine | |
| 03:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terrance Walborn misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 19-31 |
| 03:40 | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Pick snags the defensive board | 19-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Stephen Robinson (fresh) SG - Fred Clark (fresh) SF - Alan Curley (fresh) PF - Gregory Flack (fresh) C - Thomas Pick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Leon Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Larry Allen (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Terrance Walborn (fresh) PF - Johnny Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Hugh (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Michigan Tech. | Fred Clark comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 19-31 |
| 03:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Hugh grabs the defensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 02:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Dunn comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-31 |
| 02:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terrance Walborn tips it in | 19-33 |
| 02:31 | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Pick misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Larry Allen - foul #2 on Larry Allen, team foul #8 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Michael McLeod (SG), Lee Reagan (PF) Fred Clark, Gregory Flack | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith (C) Brian Hugh | |
| 02:31 | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Pick makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 02:31 | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Pick makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 02:16 | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Dunn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 02:14 | Michigan Tech. | Thomas Pick pulls down the rebound | 21-33 |
| 02:04 | Michigan Tech. | Lee Reagan is fouled on the floor by Terrance Walborn - foul #1 on Terrance Walborn, team foul #9 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Jeffrey Connell (PG), Roger McCoggle (SG) Stephen Robinson, Michael McLeod | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Booker Akins (PG) Leon Dunn | |
| 02:04 | Michigan Tech. | Lee Reagan makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 02:04 | Michigan Tech. | Lee Reagan misses the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 02:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Johnny Wilson | 22-33 |
| 01:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 22-33 |
| 01:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnny Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 01:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Allen connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Terrance Walborn | 22-36 |
| 01:19 | Michigan Tech. | Roger McCoggle drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-36 |
| 01:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Thomas Pick is called for the reach on Terrance Walborn - foul #3 on Thomas Pick, team foul #10 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Gregory Flack (PF), John Knaack (C) Lee Reagan, Thomas Pick | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Dunn (SG), Graham Morton (PF), Steven Smith (C) Larry Allen, Johnny Wilson, Alan Smith | |
| 01:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terrance Walborn misses the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terrance Walborn makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 00:44 | Michigan Tech. | John Knaack buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Roger McCoggle | 26-37 |
| 00:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Booker Akins | 26-39 |
| 00:04 | Michigan Tech. | Jeffrey Connell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Booker Akins - foul #1 on Booker Akins, team foul #10 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Stephen Robinson (SG), Michael McLeod (SF) Roger McCoggle, Alan Curley | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Keenan (SG), Brian Hugh (C) Booker Akins, Terrance Walborn | |
| 00:04 | Michigan Tech. | Jeffrey Connell makes the free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 29-39 |