| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Frampton (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Doug Desrochers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rickie Danforth (fresh) 2 reb. C - Curtis Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Sollberger (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Bjork (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Seifert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earle Goodman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Lester Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd misses short on a floater from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 19:30 | Eastern Michigan | Lester Johnson snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Michigan | James Sollberger misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-33 |
| 19:16 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 18:57 | Central Michigan | Curtis Lee hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Michigan | Earle Goodman misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Rickie Danforth - foul #2 on Rickie Danforth, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Robinson (PG), James Daniels (SF), Vernon Welch (PF), Rob Hood (C) John Frampton, Benjamin Boyd, Rickie Danforth, Curtis Lee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 18:42 | Eastern Michigan | Earle Goodman misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Michigan | Earle Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 18:21 | Central Michigan | James Daniels connects on the shot from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| 18:02 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Seifert makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | Lester Johnson steals it from John Robinson | 28-37 |
| 17:36 | Eastern Michigan | Lester Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Wilder (SF), Curtis Lee (C) James Daniels, Rob Hood | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 17:10 | Central Michigan | Doug Desrochers makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Vernon Welch | 31-37 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Michigan | Lester Johnson loses the dribble to Curtis Lee | 31-37 |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Vernon Welch lays it up and in and the foul's on Earle Goodman - foul #2 on Earle Goodman, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Frampton (PG), James Daniels (SG), Benjamin Boyd (SF), Rickie Danforth (PF) John Robinson, Doug Desrochers, Jonathan Wilder, Curtis Lee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Clark (PG), Antonio Haskell (SG), Edward Collins (SF), Richard Langan (PF), Clyde Russ (C) James Sollberger, Michael Bjork, Michael Seifert, Earle Goodman, Lester Johnson | |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Vernon Welch misses the free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:31 | Eastern Michigan | Clyde Russ pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:13 | Eastern Michigan | Antonio Haskell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 16:11 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | James Daniels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Wilder (SF), Rob Hood (C) Benjamin Boyd, Rickie Danforth | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Frampton (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jonathan Wilder (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vernon Welch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Rob Hood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - John Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Haskell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Collins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Langan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Russ (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Eastern Michigan | John Clark knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Collins | 33-39 |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | Antonio Haskell picks off the pass by Vernon Welch | 33-39 |
| 15:00 | Eastern Michigan | John Clark hits the finger roll on a great pass from Antonio Haskell | 33-41 |
| 14:37 | Central Michigan | James Daniels can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 14:35 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Edward Collins | 33-41 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Michigan | Antonio Haskell can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Jonathan Wilder - foul #2 on Jonathan Wilder, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Robinson (PG), Doug Desrochers (SG), Benjamin Boyd (SF), Rickie Danforth (PF) John Frampton, James Daniels, Jonathan Wilder, Rob Hood | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Bjork (SG), Michael Seifert (SF), Earle Goodman (PF), Lester Johnson (C) John Clark, Edward Collins, Richard Langan, Clyde Russ | |
| 14:07 | Eastern Michigan | Antonio Haskell makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Michigan | Antonio Haskell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Doug Desrochers is hacked by Michael Bjork - foul #2 on Michael Bjork, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Curtis Lee (C) Rickie Danforth | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Sollberger (PG) Antonio Haskell | |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | Lester Johnson is called for the reach on Curtis Lee - foul #1 on Lester Johnson, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth (PF) Curtis Lee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Doug Desrochers hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by John Robinson and the foul's on Michael Bjork - foul #3 on Michael Bjork, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Curtis Lee (C) Rickie Danforth | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Doug Desrochers makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Boyd is called for the reach on Michael Bjork - foul #2 on Benjamin Boyd, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth (PF) Curtis Lee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 12:38 | Eastern Michigan | Earle Goodman misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 36-43 |
| 12:37 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | The jumper by Vernon Welch is denied by Michael Seifert | 36-43 |
| 12:17 | Eastern Michigan | Earle Goodman snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 11:56 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Seifert hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 36-43 |
| 11:54 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Benjamin Boyd | 36-43 |
| 11:28 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd blows the layup | 36-43 |
| 11:27 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Bjork | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Doug Desrochers (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Benjamin Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rickie Danforth (fresh) 2 reb. C - Vernon Welch (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Sollberger (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Bjork (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Seifert (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Earle Goodman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lester Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Eastern Michigan | Earle Goodman is fouled on the floor by Vernon Welch - foul #3 on Vernon Welch, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Frampton (PG), James Daniels (SG), Rob Hood (PF), Curtis Lee (C) John Robinson, Doug Desrochers, Benjamin Boyd, Rickie Danforth | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Collins (SG), Richard Langan (C) Michael Bjork, Lester Johnson | |
| 11:04 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Collins is called for traveling | 36-43 |
| 10:35 | Central Michigan | Vernon Welch scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-43 |
| 10:21 | Eastern Michigan | James Sollberger is called for traveling | 38-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Wilder (SF) Curtis Lee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Clark (PG), Michael Bjork (SG), Clyde Russ (C) James Sollberger, Michael Seifert, Earle Goodman | |
| 09:56 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Wilder scores on a driving attempt from close range | 40-43 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Langan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by James Daniels - foul #1 on James Daniels, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Doug Desrochers (SG), Benjamin Boyd (SF), Curtis Lee (C) James Daniels, Jonathan Wilder, Rob Hood | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lester Johnson (C) Clyde Russ | |
| 09:48 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Langan makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Langan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Welch | 40-45 |
| 09:19 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 09:17 | Central Michigan | Vernon Welch tips it in | 42-45 |
| 08:55 | Eastern Michigan | John Frampton is called for the reach on John Clark - foul #2 on John Frampton, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Robinson (PG), James Daniels (SG), Jonathan Wilder (SF), Rob Hood (C) John Frampton, Doug Desrochers, Benjamin Boyd, Curtis Lee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Sollberger (PG), Michael Seifert (SF), Earle Goodman (PF) John Clark, Edward Collins, Richard Langan | |
| 08:45 | Eastern Michigan | Lester Johnson clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Rob Hood - foul #2 on Rob Hood, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Doug Desrochers (SG) John Robinson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Antonio Haskell (SG) Michael Bjork | |
| 08:45 | Eastern Michigan | Lester Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Michigan | Lester Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | Vernon Welch hits a shot from the free throw line set up by James Daniels | 44-47 |
| 07:58 | Eastern Michigan | James Daniels is called for the reach on Michael Seifert - foul #2 on James Daniels, team foul #8 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Frampton (PG), Benjamin Boyd (SF), Rickie Danforth (PF) Doug Desrochers, Jonathan Wilder, Rob Hood | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Collins (SG) Antonio Haskell | |
| 07:58 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Seifert misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | James Daniels pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 07:35 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-47 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Seifert misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 07:21 | Eastern Michigan | James Sollberger snags the offensive board | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Frampton (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rickie Danforth (fresh) 2 reb. C - Vernon Welch (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Sollberger (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Seifert (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Earle Goodman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lester Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Eastern Michigan | Rickie Danforth steals the ball from James Sollberger | 47-47 |
| 06:47 | Central Michigan | Earle Goodman swats the layup by Vernon Welch | 47-47 |
| 06:46 | Eastern Michigan | Lester Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 06:22 | Eastern Michigan | Earle Goodman connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Collins | 47-49 |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by John Frampton and the foul's on James Sollberger - foul #2 on James Sollberger, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Robinson (PG), Doug Desrochers (SG), Curtis Lee (C) John Frampton, James Daniels, Rickie Danforth | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Clark (PG), Michael Bjork (SG), Richard Langan (SF), Clyde Russ (C) James Sollberger, Edward Collins, Michael Seifert, Lester Johnson | |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd misses the free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:03 | Eastern Michigan | Clyde Russ pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:41 | Eastern Michigan | Clyde Russ loses the ball out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rob Hood (PF) Benjamin Boyd | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ignacio Gonzalez (SF) Earle Goodman | |
| 05:26 | Central Michigan | Vernon Welch misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 05:24 | Central Michigan | Doug Desrochers grabs the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Curtis Lee | 51-49 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Michigan | Ignacio Gonzalez is fouled on the floor by Vernon Welch - foul #4 on Vernon Welch, team foul #9 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Frampton (PG), Jonathan Wilder (SF) John Robinson, Curtis Lee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Sollberger (PG), Earle Goodman (PF) John Clark, Clyde Russ | |
| 04:41 | Eastern Michigan | Ignacio Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Michigan | Ignacio Gonzalez misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 04:24 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Wilder is fouled on the floor by Ignacio Gonzalez - foul #1 on Ignacio Gonzalez, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Robinson (PG), James Daniels (SG), Curtis Lee (C) John Frampton, Doug Desrochers, Jonathan Wilder | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Seifert (SF) Ignacio Gonzalez | |
| 04:11 | Central Michigan | James Daniels misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Bjork - foul #4 on Michael Bjork, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Frampton (PG), Jonathan Wilder (SF) John Robinson, Curtis Lee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 04:11 | Central Michigan | James Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:11 | Central Michigan | James Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Bjork's fadeaway is rejected by Rob Hood | 53-50 |
| 03:54 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 03:35 | Central Michigan | Vernon Welch comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-50 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Michigan | Earle Goodman grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Seifert drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by James Sollberger | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Frampton (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Daniels (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Wilder (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Vernon Welch (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Rob Hood (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Sollberger (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Bjork (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Seifert (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Earle Goodman (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Langan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:39 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by James Daniels is denied by Richard Langan | 53-52 |
| 02:38 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood tips it but misses | 53-52 |
| 02:37 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Earle Goodman | 53-52 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Bjork comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-52 |
| 02:17 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Bjork hits the follow up shot | 53-54 |
| 01:48 | Central Michigan | Vernon Welch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Doug Desrochers (SG), Benjamin Boyd (SF), Rickie Danforth (PF), Curtis Lee (C) James Daniels, Jonathan Wilder, Vernon Welch, Rob Hood | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lester Johnson (C) Richard Langan | |
| 01:35 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Seifert blows the layup | 53-54 |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 01:14 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd is hacked by Michael Seifert - foul #1 on Michael Seifert, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| 01:14 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:14 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:14 | Eastern Michigan | Earle Goodman pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Bjork hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Doug Desrochers - foul #1 on Doug Desrochers, team foul #10 | 54-54 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Bjork makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Bjork makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-56 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth tips it home | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Lester Johnson lays it in on a great pass from James Sollberger | 56-58 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Michigan | Earle Goodman grabs the board | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Eastern Michigan | John Frampton is called for the reach on Earle Goodman in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Frampton, team foul #11 | 56-58 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Michigan | Earle Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Michigan | Earle Goodman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Curtis Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Doug Desrochers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Lester Johnson snags the defensive board | 56-59 |