| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Kirk (fresh) SG - Joe Campbell (fresh) SF - Michael Harrill (fresh) PF - Aaron Crowe (fresh) C - Eric Ratliff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) SG - George Christensen (fresh) SF - Jack Adams (fresh) PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) C - Jason Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:57 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Colorado State | David Kirk misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dikembe Masudi - foul #1 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Colorado State | David Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:43 | Colorado State | David Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from George Christensen | 2-3 |
| 19:09 | Colorado State | Eric Ratliff knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 4-3 |
| 18:49 | Central Michigan | Eric Ratliff picks off the pass by Jack Adams | 4-3 |
| 18:30 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill hits a runner near the basket and the foul's on Jack Adams - foul #1 on Jack Adams, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 18:30 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill makes the free throw | 7-3 |
| 18:09 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 18:07 | Colorado State | David Kirk grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 18:02 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 9-3 |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones's pass is intercepted by Joe Campbell | 9-3 |
| 17:30 | Colorado State | David Kirk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-3 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stephens (PG), Wilbert Oliver (SG), Ronald Trull (SF), Terry Hebert (PF), Roland Plascencia (C) David Kirk, Joe Campbell, Michael Harrill, Aaron Crowe, Eric Ratliff | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), Mack Deming (SG), David Fitzgerald (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), Earl Nelson (C) Dikembe Masudi, George Christensen, Jack Adams, Joseph Foster, Jason Jones | |
| 17:16 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by David Fitzgerald | 9-5 |
| 16:54 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 16:53 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:34 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 16:32 | Colorado State | Terry Hebert snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 16:26 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), George Christensen (SG) Patrick Cooper, Mack Deming | |
| 16:15 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon is fouled on the floor by Ronald Trull - foul #1 on Ronald Trull, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Smoot (PG), Aaron Crowe (PF) Wilbert Oliver, Roland Plascencia | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Adams (SF), Joseph Foster (PF), Jason Jones (C) David Fitzgerald, Berdy Ziler, Earl Nelson | |
| 16:09 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster misses long on a floater in the lane | 9-5 |
| 16:07 | Colorado State | Terry Hebert snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 16:02 | Colorado State | James Smoot drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terry Hebert | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - James Smoot (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Stephens (fresh) SF - Ronald Trull (fairly fresh) PF - Aaron Crowe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Hebert (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Seamon (fresh) SG - George Christensen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Adams (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Foster (fairly fresh) C - Jason Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones can't finish the layup | 11-5 |
| 15:36 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Terry Hebert | 11-5 |
| 15:34 | Colorado State | Robert Seamon takes the ball from James Smoot in the backcourt | 11-5 |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | George Christensen banks in the layup set up by Robert Seamon | 11-7 |
| 15:30 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Foster - foul #1 on Joseph Foster, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joe Campbell (SG), Michael Harrill (SF), Eric Ratliff (C) Charles Stephens, Ronald Trull, Terry Hebert | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:10 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe hits the finger roll set up by Michael Harrill | 13-7 |
| 14:53 | Central Michigan | George Christensen misses long on a shot from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 14:51 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams hits the follow up shot | 13-9 |
| 14:46 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joe Campbell | 15-9 |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster loses the ball out of bounds | 15-9 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Kirk (PG), Wilbert Oliver (SF), Roland Plascencia (PF) James Smoot, Michael Harrill, Aaron Crowe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Mack Deming (SG), David Fitzgerald (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), Earl Nelson (C) Robert Seamon, George Christensen, Jack Adams, Joseph Foster, Jason Jones | |
| 14:09 | Colorado State | David Kirk drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-9 |
| 13:45 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 18-9 |
| 13:43 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson hits the follow up shot | 18-11 |
| 13:30 | Colorado State | Berdy Ziler steals the ball from Roland Plascencia | 18-11 |
| 13:15 | Central Michigan | Eric Ratliff steals it from Berdy Ziler | 18-11 |
| 13:09 | Colorado State | Mack Deming steps in front of the David Kirk pass in the backcourt | 18-11 |
| 12:54 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi is hacked by Wilbert Oliver - foul #1 on Wilbert Oliver, team foul #2 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stephens (PG), Michael Harrill (SF), Terry Hebert (PF), Ronald Trull (C) David Kirk, Wilbert Oliver, Roland Plascencia, Eric Ratliff | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), George Christensen (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Joseph Foster (PF), Jason Jones (C) Dikembe Masudi, Mack Deming, David Fitzgerald, Berdy Ziler, Earl Nelson | |
| 12:32 | Central Michigan | George Christensen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-11 |
| 12:30 | Colorado State | Terry Hebert snags the defensive board | 18-11 |
| 12:24 | Colorado State | Ronald Trull is hacked by Jason Jones - foul #1 on Jason Jones, team foul #4 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Smoot (PG) Joe Campbell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:16 | Colorado State | James Smoot is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right block | 18-11 |
| 12:14 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones pulls down the rebound | 18-11 |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | George Christensen misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-11 |
| 11:51 | Colorado State | Terry Hebert pulls down the rebound | 18-11 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - James Smoot (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Stephens (fresh) SF - Michael Harrill (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Hebert (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ronald Trull (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Patrick Cooper (fresh) SG - George Christensen (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Adams (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Foster (tiring) C - Jason Jones (tiring) | |
| 11:45 | Colorado State | James Smoot makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Terry Hebert | 20-11 |
| 11:23 | Central Michigan | George Christensen misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Charles Stephens - foul #1 on Charles Stephens, team foul #3 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe (PF), Eric Ratliff (C) Terry Hebert, Ronald Trull | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Robert Seamon (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), Earl Nelson (C) Patrick Cooper, Jack Adams, Joseph Foster, Jason Jones | |
| 11:23 | Central Michigan | George Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 11:23 | Central Michigan | George Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 11:10 | Colorado State | James Smoot is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Smoot, team foul #4 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Kirk (PG), Joe Campbell (SG) James Smoot, Charles Stephens | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald (SF) George Christensen | |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-13 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roland Plascencia (C) Eric Ratliff | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:40 | Colorado State | Joe Campbell buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Harrill | 23-13 |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi slams it home | 23-15 |
| 09:47 | Colorado State | David Kirk is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on David Kirk, team foul #5 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stephens (PG), Wilbert Oliver (SG), Ronald Trull (SF), Eric Ratliff (C) David Kirk, Joe Campbell, Michael Harrill, Roland Plascencia | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mack Deming (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Joseph Foster (PF), Jason Jones (C) Robert Seamon, David Fitzgerald, Berdy Ziler, Earl Nelson | |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-15 |
| 09:26 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 09:05 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Jones | 23-17 |
| 08:48 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Stephens | 25-17 |
| 08:30 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi misses the lay-in | 25-17 |
| 08:29 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones snags the offensive board | 25-17 |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming is hacked by Wilbert Oliver - foul #2 on Wilbert Oliver, team foul #6 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Smoot (PG), Joe Campbell (SG), Michael Harrill (SF), Terry Hebert (PF) Charles Stephens, Wilbert Oliver, Ronald Trull, Aaron Crowe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), George Christensen (SG), Berdy Ziler (PF), Earl Nelson (C) Dikembe Masudi, Mack Deming, Joseph Foster, Jason Jones | |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | George Christensen scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 07:50 | Colorado State | Joe Campbell comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-20 |
| 07:48 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - James Smoot (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joe Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Harrill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Hebert (fresh) 5 reb. C - Eric Ratliff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Patrick Cooper (fresh) SG - George Christensen (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Adams (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Berdy Ziler (tiring) C - Earl Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Central Michigan | James Smoot is called for the reach on Patrick Cooper - foul #2 on James Smoot, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Kirk (PG), Roland Plascencia (C) James Smoot, Eric Ratliff | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald (SF) Jack Adams | |
| 07:39 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:39 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 07:37 | Colorado State | Terry Hebert is hacked by Berdy Ziler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Berdy Ziler, team foul #5 | 25-22 |
| 07:20 | Colorado State | Terry Hebert scores on a shot from the left block set up by David Kirk | 27-22 |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | Roland Plascencia is called for the reach on Earl Nelson - foul #1 on Roland Plascencia, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stephens (SG) Joe Campbell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Mack Deming (SG), Joseph Foster (PF) Patrick Cooper, George Christensen, Berdy Ziler | |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 06:42 | Colorado State | Terry Hebert is open and lays it up and in set up by David Kirk | 29-24 |
| 06:38 | Central Michigan | Terry Hebert is called for the reach on Mack Deming - foul #1 on Terry Hebert, team foul #9 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joe Campbell (SG), Ronald Trull (SF), Aaron Crowe (PF), Eric Ratliff (C) David Kirk, Michael Harrill, Terry Hebert, Roland Plascencia | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Jones (C) Earl Nelson | |
| 06:38 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 06:38 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 06:35 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens loses the dribble to Robert Seamon in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-26 |
| 06:19 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones snags the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 06:14 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Foster | 29-29 |
| 05:59 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens clanks a jumper from the right side | 29-29 |
| 05:57 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jason Jones | 29-29 |
| 05:53 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming is hacked by Ronald Trull - foul #2 on Ronald Trull, team foul #10 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Harrill (SF) Ronald Trull | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), Jack Adams (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF) Robert Seamon, David Fitzgerald, Joseph Foster | |
| 05:53 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 05:53 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 05:39 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 05:37 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill grabs the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 05:17 | Colorado State | Joe Campbell makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Stephens | 31-30 |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Stephens - foul #2 on Charles Stephens, team foul #11 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Kirk (PG), Terry Hebert (PF), Roland Plascencia (C) Charles Stephens, Aaron Crowe, Eric Ratliff | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Earl Nelson (C) Patrick Cooper, Jason Jones | |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 04:46 | Colorado State | Joe Campbell scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Harrill and he's hacked by Earl Nelson - foul #1 on Earl Nelson, team foul #6 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Christensen (SG), Joseph Foster (PF) Mack Deming, Berdy Ziler | |
| 04:46 | Colorado State | Joe Campbell makes the free throw | 34-31 |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | David Kirk is called for the reach on George Christensen - foul #2 on David Kirk, team foul #12 | 34-31 |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | George Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | George Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 04:20 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 04:18 | Colorado State | David Kirk snags the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 04:13 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-33 |
| 03:56 | Central Michigan | George Christensen is whistled for a carry | 37-33 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stephens (PG), Wilbert Oliver (SG), Ronald Trull (SF), Aaron Crowe (PF), Eric Ratliff (C) David Kirk, Joe Campbell, Michael Harrill, Terry Hebert, Roland Plascencia | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), Robert Seamon (SF), Jason Jones (C) Dikembe Masudi, Jack Adams, Earl Nelson | |
| 03:53 | Colorado State | Patrick Cooper steals it from Wilbert Oliver in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| 03:52 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper banks in the layup | 37-35 |
| 03:41 | Colorado State | Ronald Trull hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 37-35 |
| 03:40 | Colorado State | Eric Ratliff tips it back up and in | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Charles Stephens (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wilbert Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Trull (fresh) PF - Aaron Crowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Ratliff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Christensen (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Seamon (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Foster (tired) C - Jason Jones (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | George Christensen makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Patrick Cooper | 39-37 |
| 03:15 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 03:03 | Central Michigan | George Christensen drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Jones and he's hacked by Wilbert Oliver - foul #3 on Wilbert Oliver, team foul #13 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Smoot (PG), Joe Campbell (SG) Charles Stephens, Wilbert Oliver | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), David Fitzgerald (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), Earl Nelson (C) Patrick Cooper, Robert Seamon, Joseph Foster, Jason Jones | |
| 03:03 | Central Michigan | George Christensen makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 03:01 | Colorado State | James Smoot's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| 02:43 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi is hacked by Joe Campbell - foul #1 on Joe Campbell, team foul #14 | 42-40 |
| 02:43 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 02:43 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 02:43 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 02:34 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi misses the lay-in | 42-40 |
| 02:14 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 01:58 | Colorado State | James Smoot misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 01:57 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe tips it back up and in | 44-40 |
| 01:33 | Central Michigan | Aaron Crowe swats the short shot by Berdy Ziler | 44-40 |
| 01:31 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 01:27 | Colorado State | James Smoot misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 01:25 | Colorado State | James Smoot gets the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 01:10 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Berdy Ziler - foul #2 on Berdy Ziler, team foul #7 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Kirk (PG), Charles Stephens (SG), Michael Harrill (SF), Terry Hebert (C) James Smoot, Joe Campbell, Ronald Trull, Eric Ratliff | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), Robert Seamon (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Joseph Foster (PF), Jason Jones (C) Dikembe Masudi, George Christensen, David Fitzgerald, Berdy Ziler, Earl Nelson | |
| 01:10 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 01:10 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 00:53 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster's floater is knocked away by Terry Hebert | 45-40 |
| 00:52 | Colorado State | Terry Hebert grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 00:46 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-40 |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 00:30 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 00:29 | Colorado State | Terry Hebert snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 00:24 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Charles Stephens, team foul #15 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joe Campbell (SG), Roland Plascencia (C) Charles Stephens, Aaron Crowe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mack Deming (SG) Patrick Cooper | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 45-42 |