| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Vincente Esposito (fresh) SG - Edward Hager (fresh) SF - Randall Boles (fresh) PF - Dusty Blackmon (fresh) C - Robert Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Patrick Murray (fresh) SG - Dennis Neal (fresh) SF - Brian McBroome (fresh) PF - Dave Tews (fresh) C - Thomas Schwentker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Dusty Blackmon 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 | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Saginaw Valley St. | Dusty Blackmon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Thomas Schwentker | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian McBroome banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dennis Neal | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Dusty Blackmon misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Dave Tews - foul #1 on Dave Tews, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Dusty Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Dusty Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Murray knocks in the shot from the left side | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Saginaw Valley St. | Thomas Schwentker picks off the pass by Dusty Blackmon | 2-4 |
| 18:12 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dennis Neal is denied on a layup by Dusty Blackmon | 2-4 |
| 18:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Hunter is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Hunter, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian McBroome clanks a floater from the right side | 2-4 |
| 17:46 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randall Boles gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:26 | Saginaw Valley St. | Vincente Esposito clanks a 3 from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 17:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Hunter gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Hager hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-4 |
| 17:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Dusty Blackmon snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randall Boles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Blake Edwards (SG), John McDaniel (SF) Edward Hager, Randall Boles | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 16:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian McBroome is fouled on the floor by Blake Edwards - foul #1 on Blake Edwards, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 16:33 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Schwentker connects on the shot from the left block | 2-6 |
| 16:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Dave Tews steps in front of the Dusty Blackmon pass | 2-6 |
| 16:01 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Murray hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 16:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to John McDaniel | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Vincente Esposito (fairly fresh) SG - Blake Edwards (fresh) SF - John McDaniel (fresh) PF - Dusty Blackmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Patrick Murray (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Neal (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian McBroome (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dave Tews (fresh) C - Thomas Schwentker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Saginaw Valley St. | John McDaniel comes up short on the floater from the right side | 2-6 |
| 15:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Blake Edwards snags the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 15:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Hunter knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Vincente Esposito | 4-6 |
| 15:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Schwentker loses the ball out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Hager (SG), Randall Boles (SF), Mark Taylor (PF), Michael Howard (C) Vincente Esposito, John McDaniel, Dusty Blackmon, Robert Hunter | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brett Hohman (PG), Terry Kincannon (SF), Herman Caprio (PF), David Wolf (C) Patrick Murray, Brian McBroome, Dave Tews, Thomas Schwentker | |
| 15:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randall Boles hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Blake Edwards | 7-6 |
| 14:54 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dennis Neal misses the 3 from straight away | 7-6 |
| 14:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brett Hohman pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:37 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Kincannon misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 14:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Taylor gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Blake Edwards comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 14:17 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to David Wolf | 7-6 |
| 14:04 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Kincannon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 14:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Howard grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 13:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Hager misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 13:52 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dennis Neal snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 13:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Herman Caprio misses long on a shot from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 13:22 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Wolf hits the follow up shot | 7-8 |
| 13:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randall Boles misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-8 |
| 13:05 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Kincannon pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 12:42 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Howard steals the ball from Herman Caprio | 7-8 |
| 12:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Taylor misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 7-8 |
| 12:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Kincannon grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 12:08 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brett Hohman hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 11:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randall Boles knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Hager | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Blake Edwards (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Hager (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Boles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Taylor (fairly fresh) C - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Brett Hohman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Neal (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Kincannon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Herman Caprio (fairly fresh) C - David Wolf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dennis Neal misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Edward Hager - foul #1 on Edward Hager, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Vincente Esposito (PG), Charles Smith (SG), John McDaniel (SF), Dusty Blackmon (PF), Robert Hunter (C) Blake Edwards, Edward Hager, Randall Boles, Mark Taylor, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Murray (PG), Brian McBroome (SF), Dave Tews (PF), Thomas Schwentker (C) Brett Hohman, Terry Kincannon, Herman Caprio, David Wolf | |
| 11:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dennis Neal makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dennis Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Smith double dribbles | 10-12 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Crowl (SG) Dennis Neal | |
| 11:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Crowl is fouled on the floor by Charles Smith - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| 10:49 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Schwentker is fouled on the floor by Robert Hunter - foul #2 on Robert Hunter, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Taylor (C) Robert Hunter | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 10:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Murray comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 10:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to John McDaniel | 10-12 |
| 10:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Vincente Esposito misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 10-12 |
| 10:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Taylor snags the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 10:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Vincente Esposito | 12-12 |
| 10:04 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian McBroome is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brian McBroome, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brett Hohman (SG) Terry Crowl | |
| 09:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Smith misses the 3 from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 09:45 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Schwentker grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 09:21 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dave Tews comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on John McDaniel - foul #1 on John McDaniel, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Hager (SG) Charles Smith | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dennis Neal (SG) Brett Hohman | |
| 09:21 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dave Tews makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:21 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dave Tews makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 09:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Thomas Schwentker swats the short shot by Dusty Blackmon | 12-14 |
| 09:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Vincente Esposito tips it in | 14-14 |
| 08:46 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian McBroome scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Dave Tews | 14-16 |
| 08:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Hager hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Vincente Esposito | 17-16 |
| 08:12 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dave Tews connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Dennis Neal and the foul's on John McDaniel - foul #2 on John McDaniel, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Blake Edwards (PG), Randall Boles (SF), Michael Howard (C) Vincente Esposito, John McDaniel, Mark Taylor | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brett Hohman (PG), Terry Kincannon (SF), Herman Caprio (C) Patrick Murray, Brian McBroome, Thomas Schwentker | |
| 08:12 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dave Tews makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Dusty Blackmon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Blake Edwards | 19-19 |
| 07:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dennis Neal's floater is knocked away by Blake Edwards | 19-19 |
| 07:29 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dave Tews tips it home | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Blake Edwards (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Hager (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Boles (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dusty Blackmon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Brett Hohman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Kincannon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dave Tews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Herman Caprio (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Dusty Blackmon lays it in on a nice dish by Edward Hager | 21-21 |
| 07:07 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Kincannon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Vincente Esposito (PG) Edward Hager | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Crowl (SG), David Wolf (C) Dennis Neal, Dave Tews | |
| 06:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | Dusty Blackmon is fouled on the floor by Herman Caprio - foul #1 on Herman Caprio, team foul #3 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Taylor (C) Michael Howard | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Murray (PG), Brian McBroome (SF) Terry Crowl, Terry Kincannon | |
| 06:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Taylor drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-21 |
| 06:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian McBroome comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Taylor - foul #1 on Mark Taylor, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dennis Neal (SG), Thomas Schwentker (C) Brett Hohman, David Wolf | |
| 06:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian McBroome misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian McBroome makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Dusty Blackmon misses long on a floater from the baseline | 23-22 |
| 05:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian McBroome pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Schwentker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-22 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Hager (SG), Michael Howard (C) Blake Edwards, Mark Taylor | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Kincannon (PF) Herman Caprio | |
| 05:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Hager clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 05:05 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Kincannon snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 04:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian McBroome can't finish the layup but the foul's on Edward Hager - foul #2 on Edward Hager, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Kirk Friberg (PG), Charles Smith (SG) Vincente Esposito, Edward Hager | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brett Hohman (PG), Dave Tews (PF) Patrick Murray, Terry Kincannon | |
| 04:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian McBroome makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian McBroome makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kirk Friberg's fadeaway is rejected by Dave Tews | 23-24 |
| 04:35 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Schwentker grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:13 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brett Hohman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Howard - foul #1 on Michael Howard, team foul #10 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Blake Edwards (SG), Mark Taylor (C) Kirk Friberg, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Kincannon (SF) Brian McBroome | |
| 04:13 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brett Hohman misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:13 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brett Hohman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Dusty Blackmon misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Schwentker - foul #1 on Thomas Schwentker, team foul #4 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Hager (SG), John McDaniel (SF), Robert Hunter (C) Charles Smith, Randall Boles, Mark Taylor | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Crowl (SG), Herman Caprio (C) Dennis Neal, Thomas Schwentker | |
| 03:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Dusty Blackmon misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Dusty Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:46 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brett Hohman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Terry Crowl | 24-27 |
| 03:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | John McDaniel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 03:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | John McDaniel snags the offensive board | 24-27 |
| 03:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Terry Crowl steals it from John McDaniel | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Blake Edwards (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Hager (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John McDaniel (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dusty Blackmon (tiring) 7 pts. C - Robert Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Brett Hohman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terry Crowl (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Kincannon (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dave Tews (fresh) 7 pts. C - Herman Caprio (fresh) | |
| 02:56 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Herman Caprio hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Crowl | 24-29 |
| 02:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Dusty Blackmon loses the dribble to Dave Tews | 24-29 |
| 02:34 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John McDaniel is called for the reach on Terry Kincannon - foul #3 on John McDaniel, team foul #11 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Vincente Esposito (PG), Randall Boles (SF), Michael Howard (PF) Blake Edwards, John McDaniel, Dusty Blackmon | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Murray (PG), Dennis Neal (SG), Brian McBroome (SF), Thomas Schwentker (C) Brett Hohman, Terry Crowl, Dave Tews, Herman Caprio | |
| 02:34 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Kincannon makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 02:34 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Kincannon makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randall Boles can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 24-31 |
| 02:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Howard snags the offensive board | 24-31 |
| 02:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Hager can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-31 |
| 02:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Vincente Esposito can't tip it in | 24-31 |
| 02:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Boles | 24-31 |
| 01:56 | Saginaw Valley St. | Vincente Esposito is fouled on the floor by Patrick Murray - foul #1 on Patrick Murray, team foul #5 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Taylor (SF) Randall Boles | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 01:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Hunter comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 24-31 |
| 01:38 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Kincannon gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 01:26 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian McBroome can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-31 |
| 01:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 01:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Edward Hager is fouled on the floor by Brian McBroome - foul #2 on Brian McBroome, team foul #6 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Randall Boles (SF) Michael Howard | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dave Tews (PF) Terry Kincannon | |
| 00:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Taylor makes the turnaround from the left block | 26-31 |
| 00:33 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dennis Neal is whistled for traveling | 26-31 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Blake Edwards (SG) Edward Hager | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Herman Caprio (C) Thomas Schwentker | |
| 00:15 | Saginaw Valley St. | Randall Boles misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 00:13 | Saginaw Valley St. | Mark Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 00:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Vincente Esposito hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Blake Edwards | 28-31 |
| 00:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Murray clanks a halfcourt shot | 28-31 |