| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Roscoe Orlando (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Nagle (fresh) SF - Stephen Wilcoxon (fresh) PF - Edward Bolton (fresh) C - Everett Lininger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Gordon Ferrel (fresh) SG - William Dana (fresh) SF - James Jantzen (fresh) PF - David Green (fresh) C - Joe Paschal (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | David Green 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) | |
| 19:49 | N. Michigan | Everett Lininger steals it from Joe Paschal | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gordon Ferrel is called for the reach on Roscoe Orlando in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gordon Ferrel, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Wilcoxon is fouled on the floor by Joe Paschal - foul #1 on Joe Paschal, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeffrey Nagle misses the jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to David Green | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | N. Michigan | David Green scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by James Jantzen | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Wilcoxon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | N. Michigan | Joe Paschal grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | N. Michigan | James Jantzen misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Everett Lininger pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Wilcoxon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | N. Michigan | James Jantzen grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | N. Michigan | Joe Paschal blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | N. Michigan | James Jantzen tips it home | 0-4 |
| 17:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Roscoe Orlando double dribbles | 0-4 |
| 17:26 | N. Michigan | William Dana buries a jumper from the right block set up by Gordon Ferrel and he's hacked by Jeffrey Nagle - foul #1 on Jeffrey Nagle, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 17:26 | N. Michigan | William Dana makes the free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Wilcoxon buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Roscoe Orlando | 3-7 |
| 16:46 | N. Michigan | Gordon Ferrel is fouled on the floor by Everett Lininger - foul #1 on Everett Lininger, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Baylor (SF) Stephen Wilcoxon | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Joseph Plotkin (PG), Brian Cooper (SG), Bob Bryant (SF), Randolph Jenkins (C) Gordon Ferrel, William Dana, James Jantzen, Joe Paschal | |
| 16:30 | N. Michigan | Bob Bryant connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Brian Cooper | 3-9 |
| 16:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Everett Lininger is hacked by Randolph Jenkins - foul #1 on Randolph Jenkins, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Gordon Zoquier (PG), William Byrd (SG), Bobbie Hall (C) Roscoe Orlando, Jeffrey Nagle, Everett Lininger | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Terry Drennon (C) David Green | |
| 16:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Bolton drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gordon Zoquier | 5-9 |
| 16:00 | N. Michigan | William Byrd takes the ball from Joseph Plotkin in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| 15:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Byrd lays it in | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Gordon Zoquier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Baylor (fresh) PF - Edward Bolton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bobbie Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Joseph Plotkin (fresh) SG - Brian Cooper (fresh) SF - Bob Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randolph Jenkins (fresh) C - Terry Drennon (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | N. Michigan | Randolph Jenkins drills a jump hook from the right block | 7-11 |
| 15:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gordon Zoquier lays it up and in | 9-11 |
| 15:18 | N. Michigan | Terry Drennon's floater is tipped away by Edward Bolton | 9-11 |
| 15:16 | N. Michigan | Randolph Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 9-13 |
| 14:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Byrd misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 14:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Baylor | 9-13 |
| 14:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Bolton scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by William Byrd | 12-13 |
| 14:16 | N. Michigan | Edward Bolton steals it from Bob Bryant | 12-13 |
| 14:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Baylor hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Bob Bryant - foul #1 on Bob Bryant, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Roscoe Orlando (PG), Jeffrey Nagle (SG), Everett Lininger (C) Gordon Zoquier, William Byrd, Edward Bolton | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gordon Ferrel (PG), William Dana (SG), James Jantzen (SF), David Green (PF), Joe Paschal (C) Joseph Plotkin, Brian Cooper, Bob Bryant, Randolph Jenkins, Terry Drennon | |
| 14:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Baylor makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 14:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Baylor makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:46 | N. Michigan | Bobbie Hall picks off the pass by Gordon Ferrel | 14-13 |
| 13:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Roscoe Orlando misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 13:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Everett Lininger can't tip it in | 14-13 |
| 13:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeffrey Nagle grabs the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 13:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Baylor misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 14-13 |
| 13:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bobbie Hall tips it back up and in | 16-13 |
| 12:41 | N. Michigan | William Dana blows the layup but the foul's on Everett Lininger - foul #2 on Everett Lininger, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Wilcoxon (SF), Edward Bolton (PF), Warren Mungo (C) Robert Baylor, Bobbie Hall, Everett Lininger | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 12:41 | N. Michigan | William Dana makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:41 | N. Michigan | William Dana makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeffrey Nagle misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 12:21 | N. Michigan | William Dana snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 12:15 | N. Michigan | William Dana is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Nagle - foul #2 on Jeffrey Nagle, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Gordon Zoquier (SG) Jeffrey Nagle | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 11:58 | N. Michigan | James Jantzen travels with the ball | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Roscoe Orlando (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Zoquier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Wilcoxon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Bolton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Warren Mungo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Gordon Ferrel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Dana (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Jantzen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Green (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Paschal (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Wilcoxon misses the 3 from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 11:37 | N. Michigan | Joe Paschal grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 11:28 | N. Michigan | James Jantzen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 11:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Warren Mungo | 16-15 |
| 11:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Wilcoxon is fouled on the floor by James Jantzen - foul #1 on James Jantzen, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | William Byrd (SG), Bobbie Hall (PF) Roscoe Orlando, Edward Bolton | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 11:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Green swats the layup by Gordon Zoquier | 16-15 |
| 11:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Warren Mungo tips it in | 18-15 |
| 10:48 | N. Michigan | Joe Paschal is hacked by Warren Mungo - foul #1 on Warren Mungo, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Joseph Plotkin (PG), Brian Cooper (SG), Bob Bryant (SF), Randolph Jenkins (PF), Terry Drennon (C) Gordon Ferrel, William Dana, James Jantzen, David Green, Joe Paschal | |
| 10:36 | N. Michigan | Bob Bryant misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 10:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Wilcoxon snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 10:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Byrd drills a shot from the left side | 20-15 |
| 10:00 | N. Michigan | Joseph Plotkin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 09:59 | N. Michigan | Randolph Jenkins gets the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:53 | N. Michigan | Joseph Plotkin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 09:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Warren Mungo gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:28 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Byrd is called for traveling | 20-15 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Roscoe Orlando (PG), Robert Baylor (SF), Edward Bolton (PF) William Byrd, Stephen Wilcoxon, Bobbie Hall | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gordon Ferrel (PG), William Dana (SG), James Jantzen (SF), David Green (PF), Joe Paschal (C) Joseph Plotkin, Brian Cooper, Bob Bryant, Randolph Jenkins, Terry Drennon | |
| 09:12 | N. Michigan | David Green scores on a shot from the baseline | 20-17 |
| 08:56 | Saginaw Valley St. | Roscoe Orlando double dribbles | 20-17 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Benjamin White (SF) Warren Mungo | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 08:43 | N. Michigan | William Dana connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Jantzen | 20-19 |
| 08:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joe Paschal steps in front of the Robert Baylor pass | 20-19 |
| 07:55 | N. Michigan | James Jantzen makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Roscoe Orlando (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Zoquier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin White (fresh) PF - Edward Bolton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Baylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Gordon Ferrel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Dana (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Jantzen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Green (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joe Paschal (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gordon Zoquier scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Roscoe Orlando | 22-22 |
| 07:29 | N. Michigan | Joe Paschal hits a driving attempt from the left block | 22-24 |
| 07:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Baylor's floater is tipped away by David Green | 22-24 |
| 07:08 | N. Michigan | Gordon Ferrel gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 06:59 | N. Michigan | Gordon Ferrel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-24 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | William Byrd (SG), Stephen Wilcoxon (SF), Bobbie Hall (C) Gordon Zoquier, Benjamin White, Robert Baylor | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Joseph Plotkin (PG), Brian Cooper (SG), Bob Bryant (SF), Randolph Jenkins (C) Gordon Ferrel, William Dana, James Jantzen, Joe Paschal | |
| 06:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Wilcoxon misses long on a floater near the basket | 22-24 |
| 06:35 | N. Michigan | Joseph Plotkin grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 06:20 | N. Michigan | Bob Bryant hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 06:19 | N. Michigan | Joseph Plotkin misses the tip | 22-24 |
| 06:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bobbie Hall snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 06:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Wilcoxon is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Stephen Wilcoxon, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Benjamin White (SG), Warren Mungo (C) Roscoe Orlando, Edward Bolton | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Terry Drennon (C) David Green | |
| 05:52 | N. Michigan | Bobbie Hall swats the short shot by Randolph Jenkins | 22-24 |
| 05:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Warren Mungo pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 05:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Wilcoxon buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Byrd | 24-24 |
| 05:21 | N. Michigan | Randolph Jenkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 05:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Warren Mungo snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 04:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Benjamin White knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Byrd | 27-24 |
| 04:53 | N. Michigan | Bob Bryant can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Stephen Wilcoxon - foul #2 on Stephen Wilcoxon, team foul #7 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Gordon Zoquier (PG), Robert Baylor (SF), Edward Bolton (PF) Benjamin White, Stephen Wilcoxon, Warren Mungo | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Gordon Ferrel (PG), William Dana (SG), David Green (PF), Joe Paschal (C) Joseph Plotkin, Brian Cooper, Randolph Jenkins, Terry Drennon | |
| 04:53 | N. Michigan | Bob Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:53 | N. Michigan | Bob Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | William Byrd is denied on a layup by David Green | 27-26 |
| 04:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Bolton tips it home | 29-26 |
| 04:20 | N. Michigan | Joe Paschal is fouled on the floor by William Byrd - foul #1 on William Byrd, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Roscoe Orlando (PG) William Byrd | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Jantzen (SF) Bob Bryant | |
| 04:20 | N. Michigan | Joe Paschal makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:20 | N. Michigan | Joe Paschal misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bobbie Hall gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 04:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Baylor is fouled on the floor by William Dana - foul #1 on William Dana, team foul #6 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Warren Mungo (C) Bobbie Hall | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 03:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Roscoe Orlando hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-27 |
| 03:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Bolton tips it in | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Roscoe Orlando (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gordon Zoquier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Baylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Bolton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Mungo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Gordon Ferrel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Dana (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Jantzen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. C - Joe Paschal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | N. Michigan | Edward Bolton takes the ball from Joe Paschal | 31-27 |
| 03:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gordon Zoquier loses the ball out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeffrey Nagle (SG), Everett Lininger (C) Gordon Zoquier, Warren Mungo | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 02:56 | N. Michigan | James Jantzen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Stephen Wilcoxon (SF) Robert Baylor | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 02:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeffrey Nagle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Bobbie Hall (PF) Edward Bolton | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 02:21 | N. Michigan | Joe Paschal can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Everett Lininger - foul #3 on Everett Lininger, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Gordon Zoquier (PG), Robert Baylor (C) Roscoe Orlando, Everett Lininger | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Randolph Jenkins (PF) David Green | |
| 02:21 | N. Michigan | Joe Paschal makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:21 | N. Michigan | Joe Paschal misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bobbie Hall grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 02:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gordon Zoquier misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Randolph Jenkins - foul #2 on Randolph Jenkins, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Bob Bryant (C) Joe Paschal | |
| 02:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gordon Zoquier makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Gordon Zoquier makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:44 | N. Michigan | William Dana misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 33-28 |
| 01:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Baylor grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 01:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeffrey Nagle hits a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by William Dana - foul #2 on William Dana, team foul #8 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Bolton (PF) Stephen Wilcoxon | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Joseph Plotkin (PG), Brian Cooper (SG), David Green (PF) Gordon Ferrel, William Dana, Bob Bryant | |
| 01:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeffrey Nagle makes the free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:17 | N. Michigan | Randolph Jenkins scores on a floater from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 01:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeffrey Nagle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Roscoe Orlando (PG) Gordon Zoquier | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Bob Bryant (SF) James Jantzen | |
| 00:57 | N. Michigan | 3 seconds is called on Randolph Jenkins | 36-30 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Benjamin White (SF) Robert Baylor | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Joe Paschal (C) Randolph Jenkins | |
| 00:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Bolton is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Edward Bolton, team foul #10 | 36-30 |
| 00:21 | N. Michigan | Joe Paschal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-30 |
| 00:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bobbie Hall grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 00:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Roscoe Orlando misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-30 |