| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Kirkpatrick (fresh) SG - Luis Pike (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Safford (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Boyland (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Godwin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - William Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Gaines (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Gullo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jason Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Pfeifer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Darrell Gullo inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | San Jose State | Gregory Gaines comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 19:41 | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer snags the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 19:36 | San Jose State | Michael Kirkpatrick is called for the reach on William Hughes - foul #3 on Michael Kirkpatrick, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Dixon (PG) Michael Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 19:22 | San Jose State | Darrell Gullo knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from William Hughes and the foul's on Daniel Safford - foul #1 on Daniel Safford, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| 19:22 | San Jose State | Darrell Gullo misses the free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:22 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Boyland | 29-31 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | William Hughes takes the ball from Terry Godwin | 29-31 |
| 18:43 | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-31 |
| 18:41 | Central Michigan | John Boyland grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 18:28 | Central Michigan | John Boyland clanks a turnaround from the right block | 29-31 |
| 18:27 | Central Michigan | John Boyland grabs the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | Daniel Safford misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ryan Pfeifer - foul #1 on Ryan Pfeifer, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | Daniel Safford misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | Daniel Safford makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | Daniel Safford misses the 3rd free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:12 | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 17:43 | San Jose State | William Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-31 |
| 17:17 | Central Michigan | John Dixon's pass is intercepted by Darrell Gullo | 30-31 |
| 17:00 | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-31 |
| 16:58 | Central Michigan | John Boyland grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 16:36 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Godwin and he's fouled by Ryan Pfeifer - foul #2 on Ryan Pfeifer, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Greene (PG), Luigi Russo (SF), Vlade Rogowski (C) John Dixon, Daniel Safford, Terry Godwin | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michael Anderson (SG), Roy Young (SF), Gary Row (PF), John Lawlor (C) Gregory Gaines, Darrell Gullo, Jason Jones, Ryan Pfeifer | |
| 16:36 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:26 | San Jose State | Gary Row knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Anderson | 33-33 |
| 16:06 | Central Michigan | Luigi Russo comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Anderson - foul #1 on Michael Anderson, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Martens (SG), Stewart Brooks (SF) Luis Pike, John Boyland | |
| Subs | San Jose State | William Allen (PG) William Hughes | |
| 16:06 | Central Michigan | Luigi Russo makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:06 | Central Michigan | Luigi Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:06 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Roy Young | 34-33 |
| 15:53 | San Jose State | William Allen misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Martens - foul #1 on Steven Martens, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Kirkpatrick (PG) Steven Martens | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 15:53 | San Jose State | William Allen makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:53 | San Jose State | William Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:53 | Central Michigan | Luigi Russo snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Kirkpatrick (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Robert Greene (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stewart Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luigi Russo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Vlade Rogowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - William Allen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Young (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Row (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Lawlor (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Central Michigan | Robert Greene buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Stewart Brooks | 37-34 |
| 15:26 | San Jose State | Roy Young scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from William Allen | 37-36 |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Robert Greene hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 15:00 | San Jose State | John Lawlor grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:53 | San Jose State | William Allen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-36 |
| 14:51 | Central Michigan | Vlade Rogowski pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:47 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks loses the ball out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Luis Pike (SG), Daniel Safford (SF), John Boyland (PF), Terry Godwin (C) Robert Greene, Stewart Brooks, Luigi Russo, Vlade Rogowski | |
| Subs | San Jose State | William Hughes (PG), Gregory Gaines (SG), Darrell Gullo (SF), Jason Jones (PF) William Allen, Michael Anderson, Roy Young, John Lawlor | |
| 14:27 | San Jose State | William Hughes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gregory Gaines | 37-38 |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | John Boyland misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin grabs the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 13:55 | Central Michigan | Daniel Safford knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 13:37 | San Jose State | Gary Row loses the dribble to Daniel Safford | 40-38 |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 13:28 | Central Michigan | John Boyland hits the follow up shot | 42-38 |
| 13:04 | San Jose State | Darrell Gullo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Kirkpatrick - foul #4 on Michael Kirkpatrick, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Dixon (PG), Luigi Russo (SF), Vlade Rogowski (C) Michael Kirkpatrick, Daniel Safford, Terry Godwin | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michael Anderson (SG), John Lawlor (PF), Ryan Pfeifer (C) Gregory Gaines, Jason Jones, Gary Row | |
| 13:04 | San Jose State | Darrell Gullo makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 13:04 | San Jose State | Darrell Gullo misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 13:04 | San Jose State | William Hughes snags the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 12:47 | San Jose State | John Boyland picks off the pass by Darrell Gullo | 42-39 |
| 12:30 | Central Michigan | John Dixon can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 12:28 | San Jose State | Michael Anderson snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 12:11 | San Jose State | John Lawlor can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Boyland | 42-39 |
| 12:03 | Central Michigan | John Dixon clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 42-39 |
| 12:02 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Darrell Gullo | 42-39 |
| 11:43 | San Jose State | William Hughes misses short on a jumper from the right block | 42-39 |
| 11:41 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Vlade Rogowski | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Dixon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Luis Pike (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Luigi Russo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Boyland (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Vlade Rogowski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - William Hughes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Gullo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lawlor (fresh) C - Ryan Pfeifer (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Central Michigan | John Dixon drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-39 |
| 11:08 | San Jose State | William Hughes clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Luigi Russo | 44-39 |
| 10:44 | Central Michigan | John Boyland clanks a shot from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 10:43 | Central Michigan | Vlade Rogowski tips it home | 46-39 |
| 10:24 | San Jose State | Darrell Gullo misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 10:22 | Central Michigan | John Boyland gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 10:15 | Central Michigan | John Lawlor steals the ball from Luis Pike | 46-39 |
| 10:08 | San Jose State | Darrell Gullo's fadeaway is rejected by Vlade Rogowski | 46-39 |
| 10:06 | Central Michigan | Vlade Rogowski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 09:44 | Central Michigan | Vlade Rogowski hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Ryan Pfeifer - foul #3 on Ryan Pfeifer, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Greene (PG), Steven Martens (SG), Daniel Safford (SF), Terry Godwin (C) John Dixon, Luis Pike, Luigi Russo, John Boyland | |
| Subs | San Jose State | William Allen (PG), Gregory Gaines (SG), Roy Young (SF), Jason Jones (PF), Gary Row (C) William Hughes, Michael Anderson, Darrell Gullo, John Lawlor, Ryan Pfeifer | |
| 09:44 | Central Michigan | Vlade Rogowski makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| 09:27 | San Jose State | Gary Row is fouled on the floor by Vlade Rogowski - foul #2 on Vlade Rogowski, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks (PF) Vlade Rogowski | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 09:13 | San Jose State | Jason Jones drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Young | 49-41 |
| 08:57 | Central Michigan | Steven Martens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-41 |
| 08:42 | San Jose State | William Allen hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Roy Young | 49-43 |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones swats the layup by Daniel Safford | 49-43 |
| 08:18 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Godwin | 49-43 |
| 08:03 | Central Michigan | Daniel Safford clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-43 |
| 08:01 | San Jose State | Jason Jones gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 07:40 | San Jose State | Jason Jones misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Terry Godwin - foul #2 on Terry Godwin, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Kirkpatrick (PG), John Boyland (PF) Steven Martens, Stewart Brooks | |
| Subs | San Jose State | William Hughes (PG), Ryan Pfeifer (C) William Allen, Roy Young | |
| 07:40 | San Jose State | Jason Jones misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 07:40 | San Jose State | Jason Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 07:40 | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer grabs the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Kirkpatrick (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Robert Greene (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Daniel Safford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Boyland (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. C - Terry Godwin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - William Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Gaines (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Row (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Pfeifer (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | San Jose State | Michael Kirkpatrick is called for the reach on Gary Row - foul #5 on Michael Kirkpatrick, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Dixon (PG) Michael Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 07:29 | San Jose State | Gary Row makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 07:29 | San Jose State | Gary Row misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 07:29 | Central Michigan | John Boyland grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 07:10 | Central Michigan | John Boyland can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 49-44 |
| 07:08 | San Jose State | Jason Jones snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 06:54 | San Jose State | Jason Jones makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gregory Gaines | 49-46 |
| 06:40 | Central Michigan | Robert Greene misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 06:39 | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin tips it but misses | 49-46 |
| 06:37 | San Jose State | Gary Row grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 06:33 | San Jose State | William Hughes scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Jones and he's hacked by Daniel Safford - foul #2 on Daniel Safford, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Luis Pike (SG), Luigi Russo (SF), Vlade Rogowski (C) Robert Greene, Daniel Safford, Terry Godwin | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michael Anderson (SG), Darrell Gullo (SF), John Lawlor (PF) Gregory Gaines, Gary Row, Jason Jones | |
| 06:33 | San Jose State | William Hughes misses the free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Vlade Rogowski can't finish the layup | 49-48 |
| 06:20 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Ryan Pfeifer | 49-48 |
| 05:59 | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer comes up short on the shot in the lane | 49-48 |
| 05:58 | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer misses the tip | 49-48 |
| 05:56 | San Jose State | Michael Anderson tips it home | 49-50 |
| 05:41 | Central Michigan | Ryan Pfeifer swats the layup by Vlade Rogowski | 49-50 |
| 05:39 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike hits the follow up shot | 51-50 |
| 05:26 | San Jose State | Michael Anderson hits a fadeaway from close range | 51-52 |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 05:06 | San Jose State | William Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 04:46 | San Jose State | Michael Anderson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Anderson, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin (C) John Boyland | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Gregory Gaines (SG), Jason Jones (PF), Gary Row (C) William Hughes, John Lawlor, Ryan Pfeifer | |
| 04:22 | Central Michigan | Luigi Russo blows the layup | 51-52 |
| 04:21 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike tips it in | 53-52 |
| 04:17 | San Jose State | Michael Anderson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Greene (PG), Daniel Safford (SF) John Dixon, Vlade Rogowski | |
| Subs | San Jose State | John Lawlor (C) Darrell Gullo | |
| 04:11 | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-52 |
| 03:45 | San Jose State | Jason Jones comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 53-52 |
| 03:43 | San Jose State | Gary Row pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 03:31 | San Jose State | Gregory Gaines is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gregory Gaines, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Martens (SG) Luis Pike | |
| Subs | San Jose State | William Allen (PG) Michael Anderson | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Greene (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Steven Martens (fresh) SF - Daniel Safford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luigi Russo (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Godwin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - William Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Gaines (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Row (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Lawlor (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Steven Martens drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 03:14 | San Jose State | William Allen drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Gaines | 55-54 |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | Robert Greene double dribbles | 55-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Dixon (PG), John Boyland (PF), Vlade Rogowski (C) Steven Martens, Luigi Russo, Terry Godwin | |
| Subs | San Jose State | William Hughes (PG), Roy Young (SG), Darrell Gullo (SF) William Allen, Gregory Gaines, Jason Jones | |
| 02:52 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Luis Pike (SG), Terry Godwin (C) Robert Greene, Vlade Rogowski | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michael Anderson (SG), Jason Jones (PF), Ryan Pfeifer (C) Roy Young, Gary Row, John Lawlor | |
| 02:47 | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Dixon - foul #3 on John Dixon, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Gregory Gaines (SG) Michael Anderson | |
| 02:47 | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:47 | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 02:32 | San Jose State | William Hughes snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 02:14 | San Jose State | Darrell Gullo lays it in | 55-57 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | Gregory Gaines is called for the reach on John Boyland - foul #2 on Gregory Gaines, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | John Boyland makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | John Boyland misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | Daniel Safford gets the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-57 |
| 01:48 | San Jose State | Jason Jones pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:31 | San Jose State | Darrell Gullo misses long on a runner in the paint | 56-57 |
| 01:29 | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:23 | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin makes the jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Ryan Pfeifer - foul #4 on Ryan Pfeifer, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| 01:23 | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin misses the free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:23 | San Jose State | Gregory Gaines snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 00:54 | San Jose State | Gregory Gaines misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-57 |
| 00:52 | San Jose State | Darrell Gullo grabs the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:29 | San Jose State | Jason Jones connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | John Boyland blows the dunk | 58-60 |
| 00:15 | San Jose State | Darrell Gullo grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | San Jose State | Darrell Gullo is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Pike - foul #2 on Luis Pike, team foul #10 | 58-60 |
| 00:14 | San Jose State | Darrell Gullo misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:14 | San Jose State | Darrell Gullo misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:14 | Central Michigan | John Boyland grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | John Boyland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin grabs the offensive rebound | 58-60 |