| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Cherry (fresh) SG - Clarence Buono (fresh) SF - Robert McGinnis (fresh) PF - Preston Bryan (fresh) C - Marcus Kern (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Hurst (fresh) SG - Lyle Adelson (fresh) SF - Harland Fisher (fresh) PF - Rodney Wilhoit (fresh) C - Duncan Barber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis is fouled on the floor by Duncan Barber - foul #1 on Duncan Barber, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Marcus Kern, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | Marcus Kern steps in front of the Lyle Adelson pass | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Central Michigan | Duncan Barber swats the layup by Robert McGinnis | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern | Lyle Adelson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Cherry | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | John Hurst scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Duncan Barber | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Central Michigan | Harland Fisher takes the ball from John Cherry in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit tips it in | 2-4 |
| 17:38 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-4 |
| 17:36 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan misses the tip | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Rodney Wilhoit is denied by Marcus Kern | 2-4 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher hits the follow up shot | 2-6 |
| 17:09 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Clarence Buono picks off the pass by Harland Fisher | 2-6 |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono is hacked by Lyle Adelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lyle Adelson, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), James Simon (SG), Donald Garrison (SF), Tim Cowherd (C) John Cherry, Clarence Buono, Robert McGinnis, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Samuel Moore (PF) John Hurst, Rodney Wilhoit | |
| 16:40 | Central Michigan | Lyle Adelson is called for the reach on James Simon - foul #2 on Lyle Adelson, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis (PF) Preston Bryan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerry Smith (SG) Lyle Adelson | |
| 16:26 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis misses badly on a shot from the left side | 2-6 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Harland Fisher | 2-8 |
| 16:06 | Central Michigan | James Simon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Samuel Moore pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Tim Cowherd swats the short shot by Duncan Barber | 2-8 |
| 15:58 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Thomas Click (fresh) SG - James Simon (fresh) SF - Donald Garrison (fresh) PF - Robert McGinnis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Tim Cowherd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Reed (fresh) SG - Gerry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harland Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Moore (fresh) C - Duncan Barber (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Central Michigan | Gerry Smith picks off the pass by James Simon in the backcourt | 2-8 |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | Samuel Moore hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 2-8 |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | Samuel Moore tips it home | 2-10 |
| 15:30 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click is fouled in the backcourt by James Reed - foul #1 on James Reed, team foul #4 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern (C) Robert McGinnis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Just (PG), Rodney Wilhoit (PF) James Reed, Duncan Barber | |
| 15:17 | Central Michigan | James Simon buries a shot from the free throw line | 4-10 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Samuel Moore connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Dana Just | 4-12 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison loses the dribble to Gerry Smith in the backcourt | 4-12 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-12 |
| 14:38 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd grabs the board | 4-12 |
| 14:23 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click hits the finger roll | 6-12 |
| 14:03 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dana Just | 6-15 |
| 13:49 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Dana Just - foul #1 on Dana Just, team foul #5 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Clarence Buono (SG), Preston Bryan (PF) Thomas Click, James Simon, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Hurst (PG), Duncan Barber (C) Dana Just, Samuel Moore | |
| 13:49 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison misses the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 13:49 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Donald Garrison - foul #1 on Donald Garrison, team foul #2 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SG) Gerry Smith | |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber makes the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 7-17 |
| 13:27 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd hits a floater in the lane | 9-17 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | James Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-17 |
| 13:03 | Central Michigan | John Cherry is hacked by Rodney Wilhoit - foul #1 on Rodney Wilhoit, team foul #6 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), James Simon (SG) John Cherry, Clarence Buono | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerry Smith (SG) James Reed | |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click misses badly on the uncontested jump hook near the basket | 9-17 |
| 12:56 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison tips it home | 11-17 |
| 12:37 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Donald Garrison - foul #2 on Donald Garrison, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Clarence Buono (SF), Robert McGinnis (PF) Thomas Click, Donald Garrison, Preston Bryan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Samuel Moore (PF) Rodney Wilhoit | |
| 12:37 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 12:37 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 12:21 | Central Michigan | John Cherry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-19 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-19 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Preston Bryan (PF), Marcus Kern (C) John Cherry, Robert McGinnis, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-19 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Hurst | 11-22 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Thomas Click (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Simon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Buono (fresh) PF - Preston Bryan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Kern (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Hurst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerry Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Harland Fisher (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Moore (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Duncan Barber (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:50 | Central Michigan | James Simon misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 11-22 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Hurst | 11-22 |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | John Hurst is hacked by Preston Bryan - foul #1 on Preston Bryan, team foul #4 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Robert McGinnis (SF), Tim Cowherd (C) Thomas Click, Clarence Buono, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Just (SG), Rodney Wilhoit (PF) Gerry Smith, Samuel Moore | |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | John Hurst hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-22 |
| 11:27 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd gets the rebound | 11-22 |
| 11:23 | Central Michigan | Rodney Wilhoit steals the ball from Tim Cowherd | 11-22 |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | Dana Just is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Dana Just, team foul #7 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Clarence Buono (SF), Marcus Kern (C) John Cherry, Robert McGinnis, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Gerry Smith (SG), Samuel Moore (C) John Hurst, Dana Just, Duncan Barber | |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | James Simon makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Marcus Kern | 14-22 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 10:43 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern grabs the board | 14-22 |
| 10:39 | Central Michigan | James Simon buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Clarence Buono | 17-22 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | Marcus Kern is called for the reach on Samuel Moore - foul #2 on Marcus Kern, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (SG), Robert McGinnis (PF), Tim Cowherd (C) James Simon, Preston Bryan, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Hurst (PG), Duncan Barber (C) James Reed, Rodney Wilhoit | |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | John Hurst is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Hurst, team foul #8 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan (PF) Clarence Buono | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:56 | Central Michigan | John Cherry misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | Samuel Moore snags the defensive board | 17-22 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber misses the jumper in the lane | 17-22 |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis loses the dribble to John Hurst in the backcourt | 17-22 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber tips it but misses | 17-22 |
| 09:24 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber grabs the offensive board | 17-22 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-22 |
| 09:11 | Central Michigan | John Cherry grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 09:00 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Harland Fisher - foul #1 on Harland Fisher, team foul #9 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simon (SG), Clarence Buono (SF) John Cherry, Preston Bryan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Rodney Wilhoit (PF) John Hurst, Samuel Moore | |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-22 |
| 09:00 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:00 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 18-22 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:36 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert McGinnis | 20-22 |
| 08:19 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Reed | 20-24 |
| 08:09 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click misses the lay-in but the foul's on Rodney Wilhoit - foul #2 on Rodney Wilhoit, team foul #10 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Preston Bryan (PF) Robert McGinnis, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Hurst (PG), Samuel Moore (PF) Gerry Smith, Rodney Wilhoit | |
| 08:09 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 08:09 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | James Simon steals the ball from Duncan Barber | 21-24 |
| 07:52 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono throws it down on a great pass from James Simon | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Cherry (fresh) SG - James Simon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Buono (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Preston Bryan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Click (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Hurst (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Reed (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harland Fisher (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Moore (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Duncan Barber (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 07:40 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 07:21 | Central Michigan | James Simon misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono tips it home | 25-24 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | James Reed is fouled on the floor by James Simon - foul #1 on James Simon, team foul #6 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis (SF), Tim Cowherd (C) James Simon, Thomas Click | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerry Smith (SG) James Reed | |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | John Cherry is called for the reach on Harland Fisher - foul #1 on John Cherry, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simon (SG) Preston Bryan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Simon | 28-24 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | James Simon steals it from Harland Fisher | 28-24 |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | John Cherry banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Simon | 30-24 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith is whistled for a carry | 30-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Preston Bryan (PF) John Cherry, Clarence Buono | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG) John Hurst | |
| 05:32 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis lays it up and in set up by Preston Bryan | 32-24 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | Tim Cowherd denies the turnaround by Duncan Barber | 32-24 |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert McGinnis | 32-24 |
| 05:13 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis banks in the layup set up by James Simon and he's hacked by Harland Fisher - foul #2 on Harland Fisher, team foul #11 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Clarence Buono (SG) Thomas Click, James Simon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Hurst (PG) Harland Fisher | |
| 05:13 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis makes the free throw | 35-24 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Robert McGinnis is called for the reach on Samuel Moore - foul #1 on Robert McGinnis, team foul #8 | 35-24 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Samuel Moore makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Samuel Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 04:58 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan gets the rebound | 35-25 |
| 04:50 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Gerry Smith - foul #1 on Gerry Smith, team foul #12 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG) John Cherry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:50 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 04:50 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Samuel Moore's pass is intercepted by Clarence Buono | 37-25 |
| 04:09 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Robert McGinnis | 39-25 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Reed | 39-27 |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-27 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Thomas Click (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Clarence Buono (tiring) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert McGinnis (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Preston Bryan (tiring) 3 reb. C - Tim Cowherd (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Hurst (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerry Smith (tired) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Reed (tiring) 2 ast. PF - Samuel Moore (very tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Duncan Barber (very tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber blows the layup but he's fouled by Tim Cowherd - foul #1 on Tim Cowherd, team foul #9 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), James Simon (SG), Donald Garrison (SF), Marcus Kern (C) Thomas Click, Clarence Buono, Robert McGinnis, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Just (PG), Lyle Adelson (SG), Harland Fisher (SF), Rodney Wilhoit (PF) John Hurst, Gerry Smith, James Reed, Samuel Moore | |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 03:18 | Central Michigan | John Cherry hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-29 |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Preston Bryan blocks the short jumper by Rodney Wilhoit | 44-29 |
| 03:06 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern snags the defensive board | 44-29 |
| 02:59 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from John Cherry | 46-29 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Lyle Adelson and he's fouled by Preston Bryan - foul #2 on Preston Bryan, team foul #10 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis (PF) Preston Bryan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit makes the free throw | 46-32 |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | James Simon is hacked by Lyle Adelson - foul #3 on Lyle Adelson, team foul #13 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Hurst (PG) Lyle Adelson | |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | James Simon makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | James Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-32 |
| 02:24 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis pulls down the rebound | 48-32 |
| 02:19 | Central Michigan | John Cherry drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Marcus Kern | 51-32 |
| 02:11 | Northwestern | Robert McGinnis steals it from Rodney Wilhoit | 51-32 |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis is whistled for traveling | 51-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Clarence Buono (SF) John Cherry, Robert McGinnis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG) John Hurst | |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | James Reed is hacked by Thomas Click in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Click, team foul #11 | 51-32 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | James Reed makes the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | James Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| 01:39 | Central Michigan | James Simon is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-34 |
| 01:38 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Garrison | 51-34 |
| 01:24 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 01:23 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern gets the offensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click misses the lay-in | 51-34 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber grabs the board | 51-34 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Preston Bryan (PF) Thomas Click, James Simon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Hurst (PG), Samuel Moore (C) James Reed, Duncan Barber | |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-34 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simon (SG), Tim Cowherd (PF) Clarence Buono, Preston Bryan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tim Cowherd - foul #2 on Tim Cowherd, team foul #12 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG) James Simon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit misses the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Tim Cowherd | 51-35 |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | John Cherry is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Garrison | 53-35 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Samuel Moore is denied by Tim Cowherd | 53-35 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | John Cherry snags the defensive board | 53-35 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | John Cherry misses long on a halfcourt shot | 53-35 |