| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Michael Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Gustafson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lawrence Greer (fresh) PF - Howard Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Howard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elmer Gagnier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Finkel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:50 | N. Michigan | Mark Early scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 19:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | Thomas Jones is called for the reach on Howard Thompson - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 19:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Howard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 19:07 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 18:51 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Early | 25-33 |
| 18:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Lawrence Greer knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Howard | 28-33 |
| 18:18 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier is whistled for traveling | 28-33 |
| 17:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Gustafson clanks a jumper from the left block | 28-33 |
| 17:56 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 17:50 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier can't finish the layup | 28-33 |
| 17:48 | N. Michigan | Mark Early grabs the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 17:41 | N. Michigan | Mark Early travels with the ball | 28-33 |
| 17:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Lawrence Greer drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Peter Gustafson | 30-33 |
| 17:02 | N. Michigan | Mark Early hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-36 |
| 16:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Howard Thompson is whistled for traveling | 30-36 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Kirk Friberg (PG), Morris Smith (C) Michael Edwards, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser (SG), Leroy Jones (SF), Larry Gailey (PF), Todd Swenson (C) Eric Brown, Elmer Gagnier, Thomas Jones, George Finkel | |
| 16:30 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones misses long on a shot from the right side | 30-36 |
| 16:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Morris Smith gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 16:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Lawrence Greer clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 16:06 | N. Michigan | Todd Swenson grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 15:46 | N. Michigan | Mark Early is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Mark Early, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Edwards (PG), John McDaniel (PF) Kirk Friberg, Howard Thompson | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Eric Brown (SG) Mark Early | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Michael Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Gustafson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Greer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John McDaniel (fresh) 3 pts. C - Morris Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Harold Rosser (fresh) SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leroy Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Gailey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Leroy Jones picks off the pass by Morris Smith | 30-36 |
| 15:28 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Todd Swenson | 30-39 |
| 15:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Edwards hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 15:03 | N. Michigan | Todd Swenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Frank Murphy (SF), Michael Howard (C) Peter Gustafson, Lawrence Greer | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier (SF), Thomas Jones (PF), George Finkel (C) Leroy Jones, Larry Gailey, Todd Swenson | |
| 14:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Edwards drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Morris Smith | 35-39 |
| 14:26 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown is whistled for traveling | 35-39 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Howard Thompson (PF) Morris Smith | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Mark Early (PG) Harold Rosser | |
| 14:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Edwards misses long on a floater from the baseline | 35-39 |
| 14:00 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Thomas Jones | 35-39 |
| 13:54 | N. Michigan | George Finkel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 35-39 |
| 13:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Edwards can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eric Brown - foul #3 on Eric Brown, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Gustafson (SG), Lawrence Greer (SF) John McDaniel, Frank Murphy | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser (SG) Eric Brown | |
| 13:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 13:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 13:24 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones hits a jump hook from the baseline | 36-41 |
| 13:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Gustafson is hacked by Harold Rosser - foul #3 on Harold Rosser, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Kirk Friberg (PG), Morris Smith (C) Michael Edwards, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey (PF) Thomas Jones | |
| 12:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | Lawrence Greer clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Larry Gailey - foul #1 on Larry Gailey, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones (SF), Todd Swenson (C) Elmer Gagnier, George Finkel | |
| 12:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | Lawrence Greer makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | Lawrence Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 12:36 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey loses the dribble to Peter Gustafson | 38-41 |
| 12:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | Lawrence Greer lays it in set up by Peter Gustafson | 40-41 |
| 12:26 | N. Michigan | Mark Early misses short on a jumper from the right block | 40-41 |
| 12:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Peter Gustafson | 40-41 |
| 11:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Howard Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 11:58 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 11:54 | N. Michigan | Mark Early misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 11:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | Morris Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 11:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kirk Friberg's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Early | 40-41 |
| 11:30 | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Kirk Friberg (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Peter Gustafson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Greer (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Howard Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Morris Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Rosser (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Leroy Jones (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Larry Gailey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:03 | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Peter Gustafson - foul #2 on Peter Gustafson, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Edwards (PG), John McDaniel (PF), Michael Howard (C) Kirk Friberg, Howard Thompson, Morris Smith | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Eric Brown (SG), Elmer Gagnier (SF), Thomas Jones (PF), George Finkel (C) Mark Early, Leroy Jones, Larry Gailey, Todd Swenson | |
| 11:03 | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 11:03 | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Gustafson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 10:41 | N. Michigan | George Finkel pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 10:37 | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Elmer Gagnier | 40-45 |
| 10:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | John McDaniel misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 10:17 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:11 | N. Michigan | George Finkel can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Howard - foul #2 on Michael Howard, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Kirk Friberg (SG) Peter Gustafson | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Mark Early (PG) Harold Rosser | |
| 10:11 | N. Michigan | George Finkel misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 10:11 | N. Michigan | George Finkel misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 10:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | John McDaniel gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 09:56 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Edwards misses the floater from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 09:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Kirk Friberg | 40-45 |
| 09:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #3 on Thomas Jones, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Morris Smith (PF) Kirk Friberg | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 09:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 09:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 09:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Edwards misses the 3rd free throw | 41-45 |
| 09:49 | N. Michigan | George Finkel pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 09:27 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones's floater is tipped away by Michael Howard | 41-45 |
| 09:26 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Early | 41-45 |
| 09:10 | N. Michigan | Mark Early connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Jones | 41-48 |
| 08:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | John McDaniel drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lawrence Greer | 44-48 |
| 08:38 | N. Michigan | Mark Early is hacked by Lawrence Greer - foul #3 on Lawrence Greer, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Kirk Friberg (PG), Peter Gustafson (SG), Howard Thompson (PF) Michael Edwards, Lawrence Greer, Morris Smith | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones (SF), Larry Gailey (PF), Todd Swenson (C) Elmer Gagnier, Thomas Jones, George Finkel | |
| 08:25 | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 08:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | John McDaniel snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 08:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | John McDaniel misses long on a shot in the lane | 44-48 |
| 08:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Howard Thompson can't tip it in | 44-48 |
| 07:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Howard Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 07:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | Howard Thompson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kirk Friberg | 47-48 |
| 07:34 | N. Michigan | Eric Brown is hacked by Peter Gustafson - foul #3 on Peter Gustafson, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Lawrence Greer (SF), Morris Smith (C) John McDaniel, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser (PG), Shawn Wilder (SG), Elmer Gagnier (SF), Thomas Jones (PF), George Finkel (C) Mark Early, Eric Brown, Leroy Jones, Larry Gailey, Todd Swenson | |
| 07:26 | N. Michigan | George Finkel loses the dribble to Kirk Friberg | 47-48 |
| 07:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Kirk Friberg banks in the layup | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Kirk Friberg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Gustafson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Greer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Howard Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Morris Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Harold Rosser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Wilder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elmer Gagnier (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - George Finkel (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | N. Michigan | Morris Smith blocks the short jumper by Thomas Jones | 49-48 |
| 07:05 | N. Michigan | George Finkel tips it in | 49-50 |
| 06:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Morris Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 06:43 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 06:26 | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser loses the dribble to Lawrence Greer | 49-50 |
| 06:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Gustafson drills a 3 from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 05:38 | N. Michigan | George Finkel's pass is intercepted by Morris Smith | 52-50 |
| 05:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Rosser steals it from Kirk Friberg | 52-50 |
| 05:27 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Edwards (PG), Michael Howard (C) Kirk Friberg, Morris Smith | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Mark Early (PG), Eric Brown (SG) Harold Rosser, Shawn Wilder | |
| 05:12 | N. Michigan | Mark Early buries a runner in the lane | 52-52 |
| 04:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-52 |
| 04:41 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-52 |
| 04:40 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Michael Howard | 52-52 |
| 04:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Gustafson is fouled on the floor by Eric Brown - foul #4 on Eric Brown, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Larry Gailey (PF) Thomas Jones | |
| 04:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Gustafson makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 04:33 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Gustafson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 04:33 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Larry Gailey | 53-52 |
| 04:20 | N. Michigan | A charge is called on Eric Brown - foul #5 on Eric Brown, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser (SG) Eric Brown | |
| 03:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Lawrence Greer's pass is intercepted by Elmer Gagnier | 53-52 |
| 03:39 | N. Michigan | The short jumper by Elmer Gagnier is denied by Howard Thompson | 53-52 |
| 03:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Michael Edwards | 53-52 |
| 03:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Howard Thompson's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Gailey | 53-52 |
| 03:29 | Saginaw Valley St. | Lawrence Greer gets the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 03:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Howard Thompson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 03:12 | N. Michigan | Mark Early grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Michael Edwards (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Gustafson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Greer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Howard Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Howard (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Mark Early (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Rosser (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Elmer Gagnier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Gailey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - George Finkel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | N. Michigan | Mark Early misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 03:04 | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier tips it home | 53-54 |
| 02:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | Lawrence Greer buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 02:42 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones (PF) Larry Gailey | |
| 02:25 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 02:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Howard Thompson | 56-54 |
| 02:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Lawrence Greer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Elmer Gagnier - foul #1 on Elmer Gagnier, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Leroy Jones (SF), Larry Gailey (C) Elmer Gagnier, George Finkel | |
| 02:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Lawrence Greer misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:08 | Saginaw Valley St. | Lawrence Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:05 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Elmer Gagnier (SF), George Finkel (C) Leroy Jones, Larry Gailey | |
| 01:52 | N. Michigan | Harold Rosser is fouled on the floor by Peter Gustafson - foul #4 on Peter Gustafson, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| 01:38 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Elmer Gagnier | 57-56 |
| 01:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Peter Gustafson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 01:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Howard | 57-56 |
| 01:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Edwards misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Early - foul #3 on Mark Early, team foul #10 | 57-56 |
| 01:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:43 | N. Michigan | George Finkel buries a runner in the lane set up by Mark Early | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Edwards's pass is intercepted by Mark Early in the backcourt | 59-58 |
| 00:23 | N. Michigan | George Finkel hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 59-58 |
| 00:21 | N. Michigan | Thomas Jones tips it back up and in | 59-60 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Michael Edwards connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 61-60 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | Mark Early comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 61-60 |