| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Booker Akins (fresh) SG - Larry Allen (fresh) SF - Terrance Walborn (fresh) PF - Johnny Wilson (fresh) C - Brian Hugh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Timothy Bicknell (fresh) SG - David Kelly (fresh) SF - John Aguilera (fresh) PF - Eddie Bell (fresh) C - David Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | David Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | N. Michigan | Eddie Bell misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Johnny Wilson - foul #1 on Johnny Wilson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | N. Michigan | Eddie Bell makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:45 | N. Michigan | Eddie Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Kelly steps in front of the Booker Akins pass | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | N. Michigan | Timothy Bicknell lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Kelly | 0-4 |
| 18:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Allen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnny Wilson tips it in | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | N. Michigan | Eddie Bell drills a jumper from the left side | 2-6 |
| 18:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terrance Walborn hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 17:50 | N. Michigan | David Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Brian Hugh - foul #1 on Brian Hugh, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 17:50 | N. Michigan | David Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:50 | N. Michigan | David Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:50 | N. Michigan | Eddie Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:32 | N. Michigan | John Aguilera loses the dribble to Terrance Walborn | 5-7 |
| 17:28 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terrance Walborn knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Johnny Wilson | 7-7 |
| 17:07 | N. Michigan | John Aguilera comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-7 |
| 17:06 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to David Wilson | 7-7 |
| 16:49 | N. Michigan | John Aguilera misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 16:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnny Wilson gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Booker Akins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 16:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Brian Hugh pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnny Wilson clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Eddie Bell - foul #1 on Eddie Bell, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jason Knox (PG), John Bower (SF), Jimmy Brown (PF), Matthew Shulenberger (C) Timothy Bicknell, John Aguilera, Eddie Bell, David Wilson | |
| 16:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnny Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnny Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:12 | N. Michigan | Larry Allen steals the ball from Jason Knox in the backcourt | 9-7 |
| 16:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Booker Akins lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Allen | 11-7 |
| 15:48 | N. Michigan | Larry Allen takes the ball from Matthew Shulenberger | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Booker Akins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Allen (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terrance Walborn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Johnny Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Hugh (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Jason Knox (fresh) SG - David Kelly (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Bower (fresh) PF - Jimmy Brown (fresh) C - Matthew Shulenberger (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Booker Akins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-7 |
| 15:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terrance Walborn tips it in | 13-7 |
| 15:07 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-7 |
| 15:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Terrance Walborn | 13-7 |
| 14:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terrance Walborn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry Allen and he's hacked by David Kelly - foul #1 on David Kelly, team foul #2 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Dunn (PG), Harold Keenan (SG), Alan Smith (PF), Steven Smith (C) Booker Akins, Larry Allen, Johnny Wilson, Brian Hugh | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Timothy Bicknell (PG), John Aguilera (SF), Eddie Bell (PF), David Wilson (C) Jason Knox, David Kelly, Jimmy Brown, Matthew Shulenberger | |
| 14:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terrance Walborn makes the free throw | 16-7 |
| 14:26 | N. Michigan | John Aguilera loses the dribble to Harold Keenan | 16-7 |
| 14:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Dunn is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Leon Dunn, team foul #3 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Graham Morton (PF) Terrance Walborn | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 13:51 | N. Michigan | Eddie Bell loses the dribble to Alan Smith | 16-7 |
| 13:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Keenan buries a shot from the left side set up by Leon Dunn | 18-7 |
| 13:15 | N. Michigan | Timothy Bicknell is fouled on the floor by Leon Dunn - foul #2 on Leon Dunn, team foul #4 | 18-7 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Huffine (PG), Johnny Wilson (PF) Leon Dunn, Graham Morton | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jason Knox (SG) John Aguilera | |
| 13:03 | N. Michigan | Jason Knox comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-7 |
| 13:01 | N. Michigan | Eddie Bell tips it but misses | 18-7 |
| 13:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 18-7 |
| 12:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Huffine clanks a jumper from the left side | 18-7 |
| 12:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith tips it in | 20-7 |
| 12:31 | N. Michigan | David Wilson blows the layup | 20-7 |
| 12:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Alan Smith | 20-7 |
| 12:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-7 |
| 12:24 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Eddie Bell | 20-7 |
| 12:09 | N. Michigan | Alan Smith swats the short shot by Eddie Bell | 20-7 |
| 12:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnny Wilson gets the rebound | 20-7 |
| 11:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 20-7 |
| 11:37 | N. Michigan | David Wilson pulls down the rebound | 20-7 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Harry Huffine (fresh) SG - Harold Keenan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Timothy Bicknell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Knox (fresh) SF - John Bower (fairly fresh) PF - Eddie Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | N. Michigan | Jason Knox comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-7 |
| 11:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Johnny Wilson | 20-7 |
| 11:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Keenan is hacked by Jason Knox - foul #1 on Jason Knox, team foul #3 | 20-7 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Booker Akins (PG), Larry Allen (SG), Terrance Walborn (SF), Brian Hugh (C) Harry Huffine, Harold Keenan, Steven Smith, Alan Smith | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | David Kelly (SG), John Aguilera (SF), Jimmy Brown (PF), Matthew Shulenberger (C) Timothy Bicknell, John Bower, Eddie Bell, David Wilson | |
| 10:56 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terrance Walborn loses the ball out of bounds | 20-7 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Graham Morton (PF) Johnny Wilson | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 10:32 | N. Michigan | John Aguilera hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jason Knox and he's hacked by Brian Hugh - foul #2 on Brian Hugh, team foul #5 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith (C) Brian Hugh | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 10:32 | N. Michigan | John Aguilera makes the free throw | 20-10 |
| 10:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jimmy Brown steals it from Graham Morton | 20-10 |
| 09:50 | N. Michigan | John Aguilera drills a shot from just outside the lane | 20-12 |
| 09:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Allen is fouled on the floor by David Kelly - foul #2 on David Kelly, team foul #4 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnny Wilson (PF), Steven Smith (C) Graham Morton, Alan Smith | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Ward McCargo (PG), John Bower (SG), David Wilson (C) Jason Knox, David Kelly, Matthew Shulenberger | |
| 09:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terrance Walborn misses the shot from the right side | 20-12 |
| 09:30 | N. Michigan | John Bower grabs the board | 20-12 |
| 09:14 | N. Michigan | Ward McCargo misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Terrance Walborn - foul #1 on Terrance Walborn, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Eddie Bell (PF) Jimmy Brown | |
| 09:14 | N. Michigan | Ward McCargo makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:14 | N. Michigan | Ward McCargo makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Allen is called for traveling | 20-14 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Timothy Bicknell (PG) Ward McCargo | |
| 08:46 | N. Michigan | Terrance Walborn is called for the reach on Eddie Bell - foul #2 on Terrance Walborn, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Keenan (SF) Terrance Walborn | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 08:46 | N. Michigan | Eddie Bell misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Keenan snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| 08:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | John Aguilera picks off the pass by Booker Akins | 20-14 |
| 08:22 | N. Michigan | John Aguilera misses the lay-in | 20-14 |
| 08:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnny Wilson snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| 08:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Timothy Bicknell steals it from Larry Allen | 20-14 |
| 07:47 | N. Michigan | John Aguilera misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 07:45 | N. Michigan | David Wilson tips it home | 20-16 |
| 07:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Allen misses the 3 from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 07:34 | N. Michigan | David Wilson grabs the board | 20-16 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Booker Akins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Allen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Keenan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Timothy Bicknell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Bower (fairly fresh) SF - John Aguilera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eddie Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | N. Michigan | John Bower scores on a floater from the left wing set up by John Aguilera | 20-18 |
| 06:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith blows the dunk but he's hacked by David Wilson - foul #1 on David Wilson, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Huffine (PG), Graham Morton (PF), Alan Smith (C) Booker Akins, Larry Allen, Johnny Wilson | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Ward McCargo (PG), Jason Knox (SG), Troy Marable (SF), Jimmy Brown (PF), Matthew Shulenberger (C) Timothy Bicknell, John Bower, John Aguilera, Eddie Bell, David Wilson | |
| 06:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 06:30 | N. Michigan | Jason Knox is hacked by Harry Huffine - foul #1 on Harry Huffine, team foul #8 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Allen (SG) Harold Keenan | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 06:30 | N. Michigan | Jason Knox misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 06:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 06:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Troy Marable picks off the pass by Larry Allen | 21-18 |
| 06:20 | N. Michigan | Ward McCargo is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 21-18 |
| 06:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Graham Morton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Larry Allen | 23-18 |
| 05:59 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Brown misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Graham Morton - foul #1 on Graham Morton, team foul #9 | 23-18 |
| 05:59 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:59 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 05:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Jason Knox - foul #2 on Jason Knox, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Keenan (SF), Johnny Wilson (PF) Steven Smith, Graham Morton | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | John Bower (SG), David Wilson (C) Jason Knox, Matthew Shulenberger | |
| 05:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:07 | N. Michigan | David Wilson buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Ward McCargo and the foul's on Alan Smith - foul #1 on Alan Smith, team foul #10 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Timothy Bicknell (PG), Eddie Bell (PF) Ward McCargo, Jimmy Brown | |
| 05:07 | N. Michigan | David Wilson misses the free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 04:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Allen misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 25-21 |
| 04:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith tips it back up and in | 27-21 |
| 04:34 | N. Michigan | David Wilson is fouled on the floor by Harry Huffine - foul #2 on Harry Huffine, team foul #11 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Booker Akins (PG), Steven Smith (SF) Harry Huffine, Larry Allen | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 04:34 | N. Michigan | David Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 04:34 | N. Michigan | David Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 04:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnny Wilson pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 04:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 04:20 | N. Michigan | David Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 04:04 | N. Michigan | Troy Marable can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-21 |
| 04:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 03:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Smith is denied on a dunk by Eddie Bell | 27-21 |
| 03:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith grabs the offensive board | 27-21 |
| 03:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-21 |
| 03:31 | N. Michigan | Troy Marable pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Booker Akins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Keenan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Timothy Bicknell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Bower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Troy Marable (fairly fresh) PF - Eddie Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | N. Michigan | Eddie Bell misses the easy layup | 27-21 |
| 03:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Johnny Wilson snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 02:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 02:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Alan Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 02:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Keenan travels with the ball | 27-21 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Leon Dunn (SG), Terrance Walborn (SF), Graham Morton (PF), Brian Hugh (C) Harold Keenan, Steven Smith, Johnny Wilson, Alan Smith | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jason Knox (PG), David Kelly (SG), John Aguilera (SF), Jimmy Brown (PF), Matthew Shulenberger (C) Timothy Bicknell, John Bower, Troy Marable, Eddie Bell, David Wilson | |
| 02:21 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 02:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terrance Walborn snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 02:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Graham Morton misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Jimmy Brown - foul #1 on Jimmy Brown, team foul #7 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Huffine (PG) Booker Akins | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 02:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Graham Morton makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 02:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Graham Morton misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 02:02 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Brown grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 01:41 | N. Michigan | Jimmy Brown buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 01:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harry Huffine clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 01:23 | N. Michigan | Matthew Shulenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 01:04 | N. Michigan | David Kelly double dribbles | 28-24 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Allen (SG), Johnny Wilson (PF) Harry Huffine, Graham Morton | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Eddie Bell (PF), David Wilson (C) Jimmy Brown, Matthew Shulenberger | |
| 00:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terrance Walborn buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Hugh | 31-24 |
| 00:22 | N. Michigan | Larry Allen steals it from David Kelly | 31-24 |
| 00:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Allen lays it up and in | 33-24 |
| 00:11 | N. Michigan | Jason Knox misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Larry Allen - foul #1 on Larry Allen, team foul #12 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Booker Akins (PG) Leon Dunn | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 00:11 | N. Michigan | Jason Knox misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 00:11 | N. Michigan | Jason Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 00:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jason Knox takes the ball from Booker Akins in the backcourt | 33-25 |
| 00:01 | N. Michigan | Eddie Bell drills a driving attempt from close range | 33-27 |
| 00:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Allen can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-27 |