| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Anthony Damico (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Heimbach (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kris Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Michael Jacoby (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Hisle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Milton Blanchard (fresh) PF - Lloyd Margolis (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Milton Blanchard inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Damico is called for the reach on Michael Jacoby - foul #2 on Anthony Damico, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 19:39 | Sam Houston State | Lloyd Margolis misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Kris Johnson - foul #3 on Kris Johnson, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish (C) Kris Johnson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 19:39 | Sam Houston State | Lloyd Margolis makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 19:39 | Sam Houston State | Lloyd Margolis misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 19:39 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| 19:20 | Sam Houston State | Michael Jacoby misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Heimbach - foul #3 on Thomas Heimbach, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nestor Block (C) Thomas Heimbach | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 19:20 | Sam Houston State | Michael Jacoby makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 19:20 | Sam Houston State | Michael Jacoby misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 19:20 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 19:17 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-39 |
| 18:59 | Sam Houston State | Todd Hisle is whistled for traveling | 37-39 |
| 18:39 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish misses the lay-in | 37-39 |
| 18:38 | Central Michigan | Nestor Block hits the follow up shot | 39-39 |
| 18:24 | Sam Houston State | Todd Hisle misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 18:23 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 18:13 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico is whistled for traveling | 39-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson (PG), Terry Golden (SG), Gregory Givens (SF) Anthony Damico, Allen Bennett, Charles Higgins | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Greg Shirley (PG), Kurtis Catchings (SG), Jason Smith (SF), Omar Artrip (PF), Joel Smail (C) Michael Jacoby, Todd Hisle, Milton Blanchard, Lloyd Margolis, John Dean | |
| 17:54 | Sam Houston State | Omar Artrip comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 39-39 |
| 17:53 | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 17:29 | Central Michigan | Gregory Givens is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 17:14 | Sam Houston State | Joel Smail misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 17:13 | Sam Houston State | Kurtis Catchings grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:56 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Givens swats the short shot by Omar Artrip | 41-39 |
| 16:54 | Sam Houston State | Omar Artrip tips it but misses | 41-39 |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | Gregory Givens grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:45 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Terry Golden | 43-39 |
| 16:36 | Sam Houston State | Greg Shirley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 16:35 | Sam Houston State | Omar Artrip grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 16:16 | Sam Houston State | Joel Smail comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Nestor Block - foul #3 on Nestor Block, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico (PG), Allen Bennett (SG), Charles Higgins (PF) Ronald Larson, Terry Golden, Nestor Block | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Jacoby (PG), Todd Hisle (SG), Milton Blanchard (SF), James Mains (PF) Greg Shirley, Kurtis Catchings, Jason Smith, Omar Artrip | |
| 16:16 | Sam Houston State | Joel Smail makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:16 | Sam Houston State | Joel Smail misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:16 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 16:11 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett is hacked by Todd Hisle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Hisle, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Dean (C) Joel Smail | |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico is hacked by Michael Jacoby - foul #2 on Michael Jacoby, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach (SF), Kris Johnson (C) Gregory Givens, Richard McCandlish | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lloyd Margolis (PF) James Mains | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Anthony Damico (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Heimbach (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Kris Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Michael Jacoby (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Hisle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Milton Blanchard (fresh) PF - Lloyd Margolis (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson is alone and drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Allen Bennett | 45-40 |
| 15:37 | Sam Houston State | Michael Jacoby buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-42 |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Jacoby - foul #3 on Michael Jacoby, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Mains (SF) Milton Blanchard | |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 15:15 | Sam Houston State | James Mains scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-44 |
| 14:51 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Lloyd Margolis - foul #3 on Lloyd Margolis, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chad Blanc (SG) Allen Bennett | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Greg Shirley (PG), Jason Smith (SF) Michael Jacoby, Lloyd Margolis | |
| 14:51 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:51 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:33 | Sam Houston State | Todd Hisle comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 14:31 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 14:27 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 14:26 | Sam Houston State | James Mains grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 14:18 | Sam Houston State | James Mains loses the ball out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson (PG), Terry Golden (SG) Anthony Damico, Chad Blanc | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kurtis Catchings (SG), Milton Blanchard (SF), Lloyd Margolis (PF) Todd Hisle, James Mains, John Dean | |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 13:58 | Sam Houston State | Lloyd Margolis gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:44 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Larson steals it from Milton Blanchard | 48-44 |
| 13:29 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 13:28 | Sam Houston State | Lloyd Margolis snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 13:23 | Sam Houston State | Greg Shirley makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 12:59 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Kris Johnson | 51-46 |
| 12:34 | Sam Houston State | Jason Smith is hacked by Kris Johnson - foul #4 on Kris Johnson, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico (PG), Allen Bennett (SG), Gregory Givens (SF), Richard McCandlish (C) Ronald Larson, Terry Golden, Thomas Heimbach, Kris Johnson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Jacoby (PG), Todd Hisle (SG), James Mains (SF), Omar Artrip (PF), Joel Smail (C) Greg Shirley, Kurtis Catchings, Milton Blanchard, Lloyd Margolis, Jason Smith | |
| 12:15 | Sam Houston State | Joel Smail hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 12:14 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Allen Bennett | 51-46 |
| 12:03 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins loses the dribble to Joel Smail | 51-46 |
| 11:45 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Damico takes the ball from Omar Artrip | 51-46 |
| 11:41 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico hits the finger roll | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Anthony Damico (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Givens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Higgins (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard McCandlish (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Michael Jacoby (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Hisle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Mains (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Omar Artrip (fresh) 6 reb. C - Joel Smail (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Sam Houston State | Todd Hisle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 11:19 | Sam Houston State | Joel Smail tips it back up and in | 53-48 |
| 11:17 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Jacoby - foul #4 on Michael Jacoby, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach (SF), Nestor Block (C) Gregory Givens, Charles Higgins | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Greg Shirley (PG), Milton Blanchard (SF), Lloyd Margolis (PF), John Dean (C) Michael Jacoby, James Mains, Omar Artrip, Joel Smail | |
| 10:58 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 10:56 | Sam Houston State | John Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:42 | Sam Houston State | Milton Blanchard knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-51 |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Lloyd Margolis - foul #4 on Lloyd Margolis, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Sergio Guzman (PG), Terry Golden (SG) Anthony Damico, Allen Bennett | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kurtis Catchings (PG), Omar Artrip (PF) Todd Hisle, Lloyd Margolis | |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:20 | Sam Houston State | Kurtis Catchings is hacked by Sergio Guzman - foul #1 on Sergio Guzman, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson (PG) Sergio Guzman | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Smith (SF), Joel Smail (C) Milton Blanchard, John Dean | |
| 10:06 | Sam Houston State | Kurtis Catchings misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Heimbach - foul #4 on Thomas Heimbach, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins (PF) Thomas Heimbach | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Dean (C) Omar Artrip | |
| 10:06 | Sam Houston State | Kurtis Catchings makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 10:06 | Sam Houston State | Kurtis Catchings makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden is hacked by John Dean - foul #3 on John Dean, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gregory Givens (SF) Richard McCandlish | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Hisle (SG) Kurtis Catchings | |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:35 | Sam Houston State | John Dean loses the dribble to Terry Golden | 56-53 |
| 09:16 | Central Michigan | Gregory Givens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:57 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 08:56 | Sam Houston State | Joel Smail grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:43 | Sam Houston State | Jason Smith's pass is intercepted by Nestor Block | 56-53 |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Hisle - foul #3 on Todd Hisle, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett (SG), Richard McCandlish (C) Terry Golden, Nestor Block | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kurtis Catchings (PG), Milton Blanchard (SF), James Mains (PF), Omar Artrip (C) Greg Shirley, Jason Smith, Joel Smail, John Dean | |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:41 | Sam Houston State | Omar Artrip pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 08:30 | Sam Houston State | James Mains can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 08:29 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 08:10 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 57-53 |
| 08:09 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish hits the follow up shot | 59-53 |
| 07:52 | Sam Houston State | James Mains misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 07:50 | Sam Houston State | Kurtis Catchings tips it but misses | 59-53 |
| 07:49 | Sam Houston State | Todd Hisle grabs the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 07:31 | Sam Houston State | Omar Artrip hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Kurtis Catchings and he's fouled by Gregory Givens - foul #2 on Gregory Givens, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico (PG), Chad Blanc (SG), Thomas Heimbach (SF), Kris Johnson (C) Ronald Larson, Allen Bennett, Gregory Givens, Charles Higgins | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Jacoby (PG), Greg Shirley (SG), Lloyd Margolis (PF) Kurtis Catchings, Todd Hisle, James Mains | |
| 07:31 | Sam Houston State | Omar Artrip misses the free throw | 59-55 |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Anthony Damico (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Blanc (fresh) SF - Thomas Heimbach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Richard McCandlish (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Kris Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Michael Jacoby (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Greg Shirley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Milton Blanchard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lloyd Margolis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Omar Artrip (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Damico and he's hacked by Omar Artrip - foul #1 on Omar Artrip, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Dean (C) Omar Artrip | |
| 07:13 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson misses the free throw | 61-55 |
| 07:13 | Sam Houston State | John Dean pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 06:58 | Sam Houston State | John Dean drills a jumper from the left side | 61-57 |
| 06:39 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Chad Blanc | 63-57 |
| 06:28 | Sam Houston State | Michael Jacoby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 06:06 | Central Michigan | Chad Blanc hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 05:46 | Sam Houston State | Greg Shirley misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-57 |
| 05:44 | Sam Houston State | John Dean gets the offensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 05:32 | Sam Houston State | Lloyd Margolis buries a jump hook in the lane | 66-59 |
| 05:21 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson's layup is rejected by John Dean | 66-59 |
| 05:20 | Sam Houston State | John Dean pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 05:16 | Sam Houston State | Michael Jacoby misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 05:15 | Sam Houston State | John Dean misses the tip | 66-59 |
| 05:14 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 05:11 | Central Michigan | Milton Blanchard steals the ball from Thomas Heimbach in the backcourt | 66-59 |
| 05:03 | Sam Houston State | Greg Shirley scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Milton Blanchard | 66-62 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 04:27 | Sam Houston State | Michael Jacoby misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 69-62 |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Kris Johnson | 69-62 |
| 04:24 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico is fouled in the backcourt by Greg Shirley - foul #2 on Greg Shirley, team foul #10 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett (SG), Charles Higgins (PF), Nestor Block (C) Chad Blanc, Richard McCandlish, Kris Johnson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kurtis Catchings (SG), Jason Smith (SF), Omar Artrip (PF), Joel Smail (C) Greg Shirley, Milton Blanchard, Lloyd Margolis, John Dean | |
| 04:24 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 04:24 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 04:24 | Sam Houston State | Omar Artrip pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| 04:09 | Sam Houston State | Charles Higgins steals it from Joel Smail | 69-62 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins is alone and drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Anthony Damico | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:53 | Sam Houston State | Michael Jacoby misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-62 |
| 03:51 | Sam Houston State | Joel Smail hits the follow up shot | 71-64 |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Damico | 73-64 |
| 03:29 | Sam Houston State | Jason Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson (PG), Gregory Givens (SF) Anthony Damico, Thomas Heimbach | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Hisle (SG) Michael Jacoby | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Larson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Givens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Higgins (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Nestor Block (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kurtis Catchings (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Hisle (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jason Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Omar Artrip (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Joel Smail (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 73-64 |
| 03:06 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins grabs the offensive board | 73-64 |
| 02:52 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Charles Higgins is denied by Omar Artrip | 73-64 |
| 02:50 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 02:50 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| 02:37 | Central Michigan | Joel Smail swats the short shot by Charles Higgins | 73-64 |
| 02:35 | Sam Houston State | Omar Artrip snags the defensive board | 73-64 |
| 02:16 | Sam Houston State | Jason Smith double dribbles | 73-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson (C) Nestor Block | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Greg Shirley (SG), James Mains (PF) Todd Hisle, Joel Smail | |
| 02:10 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico (PG) Ronald Larson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joel Smail (C) James Mains | |
| 01:54 | Central Michigan | Gregory Givens is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 01:52 | Sam Houston State | Kurtis Catchings gets the rebound | 73-64 |
| 01:52 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach (SF) Gregory Givens | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Jacoby (PG), Todd Hisle (SG), Milton Blanchard (SF), Lloyd Margolis (PF), John Dean (C) Greg Shirley, Kurtis Catchings, Jason Smith, Omar Artrip, Joel Smail | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Sam Houston State | Todd Hisle drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Anthony Damico | 75-67 |
| 00:56 | Sam Houston State | Michael Jacoby misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-67 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson snags the defensive board | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Todd Hisle is called for the reach on Kris Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Todd Hisle, team foul #11 | 75-67 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Sam Houston State | Lloyd Margolis drills a shot from the left block | 77-69 |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett is hacked by Todd Hisle in the backcourt - foul #5 on Todd Hisle, team foul #12 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Greg Shirley (SG) Todd Hisle | |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:42 | Sam Houston State | Greg Shirley misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 79-69 |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico snags the defensive board | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson (PG), Terry Golden (SG), Gregory Givens (SF), Richard McCandlish (PF), Nestor Block (C) Anthony Damico, Allen Bennett, Thomas Heimbach, Charles Higgins, Kris Johnson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kurtis Catchings (SG), Jason Smith (SF), Omar Artrip (PF), Joel Smail (C) Michael Jacoby, Milton Blanchard, Lloyd Margolis, John Dean | |
| 00:34 | Sam Houston State | Omar Artrip makes the turnaround from close range set up by Kurtis Catchings | 79-71 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-71 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico (PG), Allen Bennett (SG), Thomas Heimbach (SF), Charles Higgins (PF), Kris Johnson (C) Ronald Larson, Terry Golden, Gregory Givens, Richard McCandlish, Nestor Block | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Jacoby (PG), Milton Blanchard (SF), Lloyd Margolis (PF), John Dean (C) Kurtis Catchings, Jason Smith, Omar Artrip, Joel Smail | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico is hacked by Michael Jacoby in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Jacoby, team foul #13 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kurtis Catchings (SG) Michael Jacoby | |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:26 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Damico steals the ball from John Dean | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico runs out the clock | 81-71 |