| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Nelson Cannon (fresh) SG - Roger Lanier (fresh) SF - Jason Retherford (fresh) PF - Robert Gillian (fresh) C - David McLawhorn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Jacob Boyd (fresh) SG - Adam Alfred (fresh) SF - Patrick Reynolds (fresh) PF - William Root (fresh) C - Jerry Cardwell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | Jerry Cardwell 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) | |
| 19:37 | N. Michigan | Jacob Boyd hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Adam Alfred | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | David McLawhorn hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | N. Michigan | Adam Alfred is fouled on the floor by Jason Retherford - foul #1 on Jason Retherford, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | N. Michigan | William Root misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Nelson Cannon makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:08 | N. Michigan | Jerry Cardwell is fouled on the floor by Jason Retherford - foul #2 on Jason Retherford, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Keith Decker (SF) Jason Retherford | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 17:51 | N. Michigan | Patrick Reynolds knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jacob Boyd and he's hacked by Keith Decker - foul #1 on Keith Decker, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| 17:51 | N. Michigan | Patrick Reynolds makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Roger Lanier knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Nelson Cannon | 8-5 |
| 17:22 | N. Michigan | Patrick Reynolds lays it up and in set up by Jacob Boyd and he's fouled by Keith Decker - foul #2 on Keith Decker, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Danny Enger (SF) Keith Decker | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 17:22 | N. Michigan | Patrick Reynolds makes the free throw | 8-8 |
| 17:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by William Root - foul #1 on William Root, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| 17:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 17:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:53 | N. Michigan | Jacob Boyd lays it in | 9-10 |
| 16:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-10 |
| 16:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | David McLawhorn tips it home | 11-10 |
| 16:16 | N. Michigan | Patrick Reynolds misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 16:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Roger Lanier | 11-10 |
| 15:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Nelson Cannon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-10 |
| 15:57 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Jerry Cardwell | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Nelson Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Lanier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Enger (fresh) PF - Robert Gillian (fresh) 1 pts. C - David McLawhorn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Jacob Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Alfred (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Reynolds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Root (fairly fresh) C - Jerry Cardwell (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | N. Michigan | Jacob Boyd is whistled for a carry | 11-10 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Kenneth Hastings (PG), Jeremiah Bryer (SG), David Cleveland (SF), Claude Brooks (PF), Robert Kissee (C) Jacob Boyd, Adam Alfred, Patrick Reynolds, William Root, Jerry Cardwell | |
| 15:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Nelson Cannon misses badly on a shot from the left side | 11-10 |
| 15:27 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Claude Brooks | 11-10 |
| 15:03 | N. Michigan | Claude Brooks misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 11-10 |
| 15:01 | N. Michigan | Jeremiah Bryer tips it in | 11-12 |
| 14:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | David Cleveland steals it from Roger Lanier | 11-12 |
| 14:23 | N. Michigan | Robert Kissee misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 11-12 |
| 14:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Danny Enger pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:16 | Saginaw Valley St. | Nelson Cannon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 14:14 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Kissee | 11-12 |
| 13:54 | N. Michigan | David Cleveland blows the dunk but he's hacked by David McLawhorn - foul #1 on David McLawhorn, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Nathaniel Thomas (PG), Jeffrey Vue (SF), Jess Tucker (PF), Adam Maggi (C) Nelson Cannon, Roger Lanier, Robert Gillian, David McLawhorn | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jacob Boyd (PG), Patrick Reynolds (SF), William Root (PF) Kenneth Hastings, Jeremiah Bryer, Robert Kissee | |
| 13:54 | N. Michigan | David Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:54 | N. Michigan | David Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Adam Maggi slams it home on a great pass from Nathaniel Thomas | 13-14 |
| 13:22 | N. Michigan | David Cleveland blows the layup | 13-14 |
| 13:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeffrey Vue snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 13:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Danny Enger misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 13:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jess Tucker snags the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 12:40 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeffrey Vue misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-14 |
| 12:38 | N. Michigan | Claude Brooks pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:31 | N. Michigan | Jacob Boyd is fouled on the floor by Jess Tucker - foul #1 on Jess Tucker, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Hertz (SG), Robert Gillian (PF), David McLawhorn (C) Danny Enger, Jess Tucker, Adam Maggi | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Adam Alfred (SG), Jerry Cardwell (C) David Cleveland, Claude Brooks | |
| 12:20 | N. Michigan | Jacob Boyd drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Cardwell | 13-17 |
| 12:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeffrey Vue clanks a 3 from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 12:04 | N. Michigan | William Root pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 11:47 | N. Michigan | Robert Gillian steals the ball from Patrick Reynolds | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Nathaniel Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Hertz (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Vue (fresh) PF - Robert Gillian (fresh) 1 pts. C - David McLawhorn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Jacob Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Alfred (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Reynolds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Root (fairly fresh) C - Jerry Cardwell (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 11:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeffrey Vue snags the offensive board | 13-17 |
| 11:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | David McLawhorn buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Gillian | 16-17 |
| 10:57 | N. Michigan | Jacob Boyd comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Vue - foul #1 on Jeffrey Vue, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Nelson Cannon (PG), Roger Lanier (SG), Danny Enger (SF) Nathaniel Thomas, Victor Hertz, Jeffrey Vue | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | David Cleveland (SF), Claude Brooks (PF) Patrick Reynolds, William Root | |
| 10:57 | N. Michigan | Jacob Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:57 | N. Michigan | Jacob Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Danny Enger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Kenneth Hastings (PG) Jacob Boyd | |
| 10:12 | N. Michigan | Adam Alfred clanks a 3 from straight away | 16-19 |
| 10:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | David McLawhorn snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 09:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Hastings is called for the reach on Nelson Cannon - foul #1 on Kenneth Hastings, team foul #2 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Jess Tucker (C) David McLawhorn | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jeremiah Bryer (SG), Robert Kissee (C) Adam Alfred, Jerry Cardwell | |
| 09:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | Roger Lanier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 09:34 | N. Michigan | David Cleveland grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 09:29 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Hastings scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Cleveland | 16-22 |
| 09:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Kissee denies the turnaround by Jess Tucker | 16-22 |
| 09:03 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Hastings grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 08:53 | N. Michigan | Jeremiah Bryer buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Hastings | 16-25 |
| 08:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jess Tucker connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Roger Lanier | 18-25 |
| 08:18 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Hastings is fouled on the floor by Nelson Cannon - foul #1 on Nelson Cannon, team foul #8 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeffrey Vue (SF), David McLawhorn (C) Danny Enger, Robert Gillian | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Adam Alfred (SG), Patrick Reynolds (SF), William Root (PF), Jerry Cardwell (C) Jeremiah Bryer, David Cleveland, Claude Brooks, Robert Kissee | |
| 08:18 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Hastings misses the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | David McLawhorn grabs the defensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 08:16 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kenneth Hastings is called for the reach on Nelson Cannon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Hastings, team foul #3 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jacob Boyd (PG) Kenneth Hastings | |
| 08:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Nelson Cannon loses the dribble to Adam Alfred | 18-25 |
| 07:51 | N. Michigan | Adam Alfred connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jacob Boyd | 18-27 |
| 07:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Patrick Reynolds steps in front of the Jeffrey Vue pass | 18-27 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Nelson Cannon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Lanier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Vue (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jess Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. C - David McLawhorn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Jacob Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Alfred (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Root (fresh) C - Jerry Cardwell (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | N. Michigan | William Root drills a floater from the baseline set up by Adam Alfred | 18-29 |
| 07:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Roger Lanier can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jacob Boyd - foul #1 on Jacob Boyd, team foul #4 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Nathaniel Thomas (PG), Danny Enger (SF), Robert Gillian (PF) Nelson Cannon, Jeffrey Vue, Jess Tucker | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 07:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Roger Lanier misses the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 07:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Roger Lanier misses the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 07:09 | N. Michigan | Patrick Reynolds snags the defensive board | 18-29 |
| 06:50 | N. Michigan | Patrick Reynolds can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-29 |
| 06:49 | N. Michigan | Jerry Cardwell tips it back up and in | 18-31 |
| 06:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | David McLawhorn buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Roger Lanier | 21-31 |
| 06:18 | N. Michigan | Jacob Boyd scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Reynolds | 21-33 |
| 05:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | David McLawhorn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-33 |
| 05:51 | N. Michigan | William Root pulls down the rebound | 21-33 |
| 05:45 | N. Michigan | William Root's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-33 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeffrey Vue (SF) Roger Lanier | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | David Cleveland (SG), Claude Brooks (PF), Robert Kissee (C) Adam Alfred, William Root, Jerry Cardwell | |
| 05:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian misses short on a 3 from straight away | 21-33 |
| 05:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian grabs the offensive board | 21-33 |
| 05:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Claude Brooks takes the ball from Danny Enger | 21-33 |
| 05:06 | N. Michigan | Jacob Boyd hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-33 |
| 05:04 | N. Michigan | Patrick Reynolds hits the follow up shot | 21-35 |
| 04:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeffrey Vue clanks a shot in the paint | 21-35 |
| 04:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 04:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Danny Enger clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Kissee - foul #1 on Robert Kissee, team foul #5 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Nelson Cannon (PG), Jess Tucker (C) Jeffrey Vue, David McLawhorn | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jeremiah Bryer (PG), William Root (PF) Jacob Boyd, Patrick Reynolds | |
| 04:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Danny Enger makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 04:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Danny Enger makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 04:21 | N. Michigan | William Root travels with the ball | 23-35 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Jeffrey Vue (SF), Adam Maggi (C) Danny Enger, Robert Gillian | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Adam Alfred (SG) Robert Kissee | |
| 04:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Nathaniel Thomas is fouled on the floor by Adam Alfred - foul #1 on Adam Alfred, team foul #6 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Jason Retherford (SF) Jeffrey Vue | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Kenneth Hastings (PG), Jerry Cardwell (C) Jeremiah Bryer, Claude Brooks | |
| 03:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jason Retherford clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-35 |
| 03:47 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Jerry Cardwell | 23-35 |
| 03:29 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Hastings scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by William Root | 23-37 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Nelson Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Retherford (fresh) PF - Jess Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Maggi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Kenneth Hastings (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Alfred (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Cleveland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Root (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Cardwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jason Retherford misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 23-37 |
| 03:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Nelson Cannon grabs the offensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 02:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jess Tucker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by William Root - foul #2 on William Root, team foul #7 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Roger Lanier (SG), David McLawhorn (C) Nathaniel Thomas, Adam Maggi | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Jacob Boyd (PG), Patrick Reynolds (SF), Claude Brooks (PF) Kenneth Hastings, Adam Alfred, William Root | |
| 02:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jess Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 02:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jess Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 02:26 | N. Michigan | David Cleveland misses the lay-in | 25-37 |
| 02:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Nelson Cannon | 25-37 |
| 02:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | David McLawhorn makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Nelson Cannon | 27-37 |
| 01:48 | N. Michigan | David Cleveland is hacked by Roger Lanier - foul #1 on Roger Lanier, team foul #9 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian (PF) Jess Tucker | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Kenneth Hastings (SG) Jerry Cardwell | |
| 01:48 | N. Michigan | David Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 01:48 | N. Michigan | David Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 01:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Claude Brooks is called for the reach on Roger Lanier - foul #1 on Claude Brooks, team foul #8 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Nathaniel Thomas (PG) Nelson Cannon | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Adam Alfred (SG), Robert Kissee (C) Kenneth Hastings, David Cleveland | |
| 01:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Roger Lanier misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 01:26 | N. Michigan | Patrick Reynolds snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 01:11 | N. Michigan | Claude Brooks misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-39 |
| 01:09 | N. Michigan | Robert Kissee grabs the offensive board | 27-39 |
| 01:00 | N. Michigan | Patrick Reynolds knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Kissee | 27-41 |
| 00:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jason Retherford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-41 |
| 00:54 | N. Michigan | Claude Brooks gets the rebound | 27-41 |
| 00:36 | N. Michigan | Robert Kissee is called for a backcourt violation | 27-41 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Keith Decker (SF) Jason Retherford | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | William Root (PF) Patrick Reynolds | |
| 00:12 | Saginaw Valley St. | David McLawhorn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-41 |
| 00:11 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Jacob Boyd | 27-41 |
| 00:06 | N. Michigan | Jacob Boyd misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-41 |
| 00:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian grabs the defensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 00:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | David McLawhorn misses the shot from the baseline | 27-41 |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | William Root grabs the board | 27-41 |