| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Ricky Bennett (fresh) SG - Mark Modlin (fresh) SF - Richard Ogle (fresh) PF - Robert Williams (fresh) C - Samuel Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Bedgood (fresh) SG - Stephen Renninger (fresh) SF - Roy Jones (fresh) PF - Don Owen (fresh) C - Oscar Troyer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Idaho | Richard Ogle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Idaho | Roy Jones picks off the pass by Robert Williams | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Idaho | Samuel Collins grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Idaho | Robert Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Ogle | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones misses short on a floater from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Central Michigan | Don Owen tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Idaho | Steven Bedgood picks off the pass by Mark Modlin | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood lays it up and in | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | Idaho | Mark Modlin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:20 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones hits a 3 from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 18:04 | Idaho | Mark Modlin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 18:02 | Idaho | Samuel Collins grabs the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 17:51 | Idaho | Samuel Collins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 17:44 | Central Michigan | Don Owen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Idaho | James Krok (SG), Bobby Wiseman (SF), John Dale (C) Mark Modlin, Richard Ogle, Samuel Collins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:28 | Idaho | James Krok lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Williams and he's hacked by Stephen Renninger - foul #1 on Stephen Renninger, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo (SG), John Wampler (C) Ricky Bennett, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin (C) Oscar Troyer | |
| 17:28 | Idaho | James Krok makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | Stephen Renninger misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-7 |
| 17:13 | Idaho | John Dale snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:56 | Idaho | John Wampler misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Michael Franklin - foul #1 on Michael Franklin, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Felipe Nunez (SG), Byron Anderson (SF), Dragan Zephier (C) Steven Bedgood, Stephen Renninger, Roy Jones, Don Owen | |
| 16:56 | Idaho | John Wampler misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:56 | Idaho | John Wampler misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:56 | Idaho | James Krok snags the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:44 | Idaho | John Dale connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier is fouled on the floor by Ernest Dematteo - foul #1 on Ernest Dematteo, team foul #1 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Idaho | Ricky Bennett (PG), Mark Modlin (SG), Richard Ogle (SF), Samuel Collins (C) James Krok, Ernest Dematteo, Bobby Wiseman, John Wampler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:13 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 11-7 |
| 16:11 | Idaho | Samuel Collins snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 15:51 | Idaho | Ricky Bennett misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 15:49 | Idaho | Samuel Collins snags the offensive board | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Ricky Bennett (fresh) SG - Mark Modlin (fresh) SF - Richard Ogle (fresh) PF - John Dale (fresh) 3 pts. C - Samuel Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ernest Bruni (fresh) SG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) SF - Byron Anderson (fresh) PF - Michael Franklin (fresh) C - Dragan Zephier (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Idaho | Richard Ogle hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ricky Bennett | 14-7 |
| 15:25 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 15:23 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-7 |
| 15:12 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-7 |
| Subs | Idaho | James Krok (PG), Ernest Dematteo (SG), Bobby Wiseman (SF), Robert Williams (PF), John Wampler (C) Ricky Bennett, Mark Modlin, Richard Ogle, John Dale, Samuel Collins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (PG), Stephen Renninger (SG), Roy Jones (SF), Don Owen (PF), Oscar Troyer (C) Ernest Bruni, Felipe Nunez, Byron Anderson, Michael Franklin, Dragan Zephier | |
| 14:49 | Idaho | James Krok misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Bedgood - foul #1 on Steven Bedgood, team foul #3 | 14-7 |
| 14:49 | Idaho | James Krok makes the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 14:49 | Idaho | James Krok misses the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 14:49 | Central Michigan | Don Owen grabs the board | 15-7 |
| 14:43 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Ernest Dematteo - foul #2 on Ernest Dematteo, team foul #2 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Thompson (PG) Ernest Dematteo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:43 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 14:43 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 14:27 | Idaho | Bobby Wiseman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Stephen Renninger snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Robert Thompson takes the ball from Oscar Troyer | 15-9 |
| 14:09 | Idaho | Bobby Wiseman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Thompson | 17-9 |
| 13:54 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones is hacked by Bobby Wiseman - foul #1 on Bobby Wiseman, team foul #3 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Idaho | Ricky Bennett (PG), Mark Modlin (SG), Richard Ogle (SF), Samuel Collins (C) Robert Thompson, James Krok, Bobby Wiseman, John Wampler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:41 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Ogle | 17-9 |
| 13:39 | Idaho | Mark Modlin grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 13:19 | Idaho | Ricky Bennett misses the fadeaway from the right side | 17-9 |
| 13:18 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 12:53 | Central Michigan | Stephen Renninger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-9 |
| 12:51 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Jones | 17-9 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Richard Ogle swats the shot by Steven Bedgood | 17-9 |
| 12:32 | Idaho | Samuel Collins grabs the board | 17-9 |
| 12:16 | Idaho | Ricky Bennett is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ricky Bennett, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Idaho | James Krok (SG), Bobby Wiseman (SF), John Dale (PF), John Wampler (C) Mark Modlin, Richard Ogle, Robert Williams, Samuel Collins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Felipe Nunez (SG), Byron Anderson (SF), Michael Franklin (PF), Dragan Zephier (C) Steven Bedgood, Stephen Renninger, Roy Jones, Don Owen, Oscar Troyer | |
| 11:55 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 11:39 | Idaho | Ernest Bruni steps in front of the Ricky Bennett pass | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Ricky Bennett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Krok (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bobby Wiseman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Dale (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Wampler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ernest Bruni (fresh) SG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Byron Anderson (fresh) PF - Michael Franklin (fresh) C - Dragan Zephier (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Thompson (PG) Ricky Bennett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (PG), Stephen Renninger (SG) Ernest Bruni, Felipe Nunez | |
| 11:07 | Idaho | John Dale misses the easy layup | 17-12 |
| 11:06 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier grabs the board | 17-12 |
| 10:47 | Central Michigan | John Dale takes the ball from Michael Franklin | 17-12 |
| 10:27 | Idaho | John Wampler is fouled on the floor by Dragan Zephier - foul #1 on Dragan Zephier, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Idaho | Mark Modlin (SG), Richard Ogle (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Samuel Collins (C) Robert Thompson, Bobby Wiseman, John Dale, John Wampler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Roy Jones (SF) Byron Anderson | |
| 10:05 | Idaho | Samuel Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 10:04 | Central Michigan | Stephen Renninger snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 09:43 | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier tips it back up and in | 17-14 |
| 09:20 | Idaho | Michael Franklin denies the turnaround by Robert Williams | 17-14 |
| 09:18 | Idaho | Robert Williams tips it in | 19-14 |
| 09:01 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-16 |
| 08:40 | Idaho | Richard Ogle hits a jumper from the free throw line | 21-16 |
| 08:32 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones misses the 3 from the right corner | 21-16 |
| 08:30 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Mark Modlin | 21-16 |
| 08:10 | Idaho | Mark Modlin is fouled on the floor by Dragan Zephier - foul #2 on Dragan Zephier, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Idaho | Ricky Bennett (PG), Robert Thompson (SG), Bobby Wiseman (SF), John Dale (PF), John Wampler (C) James Krok, Mark Modlin, Richard Ogle, Robert Williams, Samuel Collins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Felipe Nunez (SG), Byron Anderson (SF), Don Owen (PF), Oscar Troyer (C) Steven Bedgood, Stephen Renninger, Roy Jones, Michael Franklin, Dragan Zephier | |
| 07:55 | Idaho | Robert Thompson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 21-16 |
| 07:54 | Idaho | John Wampler can't tip it in | 21-16 |
| 07:52 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Ricky Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Wiseman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Dale (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Wampler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ernest Bruni (fresh) SG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Byron Anderson (fresh) PF - Don Owen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Troyer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Idaho | Ricky Bennett misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | Don Owen grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 07:14 | Central Michigan | Don Owen scores on a runner from the left block set up by Felipe Nunez | 21-21 |
| 07:03 | Idaho | Robert Thompson is fouled on the floor by Felipe Nunez - foul #1 on Felipe Nunez, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Idaho | Richard Ogle (SF) John Wampler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Roy Jones (SF) Byron Anderson | |
| 06:45 | Idaho | Bobby Wiseman is whistled for a carry | 21-21 |
| Subs | Idaho | Mark Modlin (SG), Robert Williams (PF) Robert Thompson, Bobby Wiseman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:23 | Central Michigan | Don Owen knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Felipe Nunez | 21-23 |
| 06:01 | Idaho | Richard Ogle banks in the layup set up by John Dale | 23-23 |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 23-23 |
| 05:41 | Idaho | Robert Williams gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:36 | Idaho | Richard Ogle misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Roy Jones - foul #1 on Roy Jones, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Idaho | Samuel Collins (C) John Dale | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (PG), Stephen Renninger (SG), Byron Anderson (SF), Raymond Liberatore (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Ernest Bruni, Felipe Nunez, Roy Jones, Don Owen, Oscar Troyer | |
| 05:36 | Idaho | Richard Ogle makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:36 | Idaho | Richard Ogle makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:10 | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-23 |
| 05:09 | Idaho | Robert Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:03 | Idaho | Richard Ogle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Thompson (PG), James Krok (SG), Bobby Wiseman (SF), John Wampler (PF) Ricky Bennett, Mark Modlin, Richard Ogle, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:46 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Bedgood | 25-26 |
| 04:19 | Idaho | John Wampler is fouled on the floor by Byron Anderson - foul #1 on Byron Anderson, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Roy Jones (SF), Don Owen (PF) Byron Anderson, Raymond Liberatore | |
| 04:19 | Idaho | John Wampler misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Franklin | 25-26 |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Idaho | John Dale (PF) John Wampler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer (C) Michael Franklin | |
| 03:54 | Idaho | Robert Thompson is fouled on the floor by Roy Jones - foul #2 on Roy Jones, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| 03:54 | Idaho | Robert Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:54 | Idaho | Robert Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:39 | Central Michigan | Stephen Renninger is hacked by Bobby Wiseman - foul #2 on Bobby Wiseman, team foul #5 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Idaho | Ricky Bennett (PG), Mark Modlin (SG), Robert Williams (PF) Robert Thompson, James Krok, John Dale | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:27 | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roy Jones | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Ricky Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Modlin (fresh) SF - Bobby Wiseman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Bedgood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Renninger (fresh) SF - Roy Jones (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Don Owen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Troyer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Idaho | Mark Modlin buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 02:48 | Central Michigan | Stephen Renninger connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-31 |
| 02:44 | Idaho | Ricky Bennett's layup is rejected by Don Owen | 29-31 |
| 02:43 | Idaho | Robert Williams tips it home | 31-31 |
| 02:28 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Collins | 31-31 |
| 02:27 | Idaho | Robert Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 02:04 | Idaho | Bobby Wiseman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 01:40 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ricky Bennett - foul #2 on Ricky Bennett, team foul #6 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Idaho | James Krok (PG), Ernest Dematteo (SG), Richard Ogle (SF), John Dale (PF), John Wampler (C) Ricky Bennett, Mark Modlin, Bobby Wiseman, Robert Williams, Samuel Collins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Felipe Nunez (SG), Byron Anderson (SF), Michael Franklin (PF) Steven Bedgood, Stephen Renninger, Roy Jones, Don Owen | |
| 01:40 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:40 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:27 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-33 |
| 01:26 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 01:10 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin misses the floater from the free throw line | 31-33 |
| 01:09 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer tips it back up and in | 31-35 |
| 00:55 | Idaho | Richard Ogle misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 31-35 |
| 00:53 | Idaho | The offensive rebound goes to James Krok | 31-35 |
| 00:48 | Idaho | John Dale misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer blows the dunk | 31-35 |
| 00:18 | Idaho | John Wampler gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:03 | Idaho | John Wampler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez misses long on a fullcourt shot | 31-35 |