| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Oleg Olenski (fresh) SG - Charles Woods (fresh) SF - Robert Aderholt (fresh) PF - Richard Wade (fresh) C - John Williams (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 | Bucknell | John Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Bucknell | John Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Stephen Renninger | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Bucknell | Don Owen swats the shot by Robert Aderholt | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Bucknell | John Williams gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Bucknell | Robert Aderholt is whistled for a carry | 0-3 |
| 18:20 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Oscar Troyer | 0-6 |
| 18:01 | Bucknell | John Williams is denied on a layup by Oscar Troyer | 0-6 |
| 18:00 | Bucknell | John Williams tips it back up and in | 2-6 |
| 17:46 | Central Michigan | Don Owen is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Don Owen, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Dennis Simas (PG) Oleg Olenski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:27 | Bucknell | John Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Thomas Whalen (SG), Thomas Wild (C) Charles Woods, John Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 17:13 | Bucknell | Richard Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:59 | Bucknell | Dennis Simas makes the 3 from straight away | 5-6 |
| 16:55 | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood is hacked by Thomas Whalen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Whalen, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Gilbert McLaughlin (C) Richard Wade | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin (C) Oscar Troyer | |
| 16:46 | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood is whistled for traveling | 5-6 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Leo Lohmiller (SF) Robert Aderholt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier (C) Don Owen | |
| 16:22 | Bucknell | Gilbert McLaughlin knocks in the shot from the right block | 7-6 |
| 16:11 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin is fouled on the floor by Gilbert McLaughlin - foul #1 on Gilbert McLaughlin, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Oleg Olenski (PG), Charles Woods (SG), John Williams (C) Dennis Simas, Thomas Whalen, Gilbert McLaughlin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Felipe Nunez (SG), Byron Anderson (SF) Steven Bedgood, Stephen Renninger, Roy Jones | |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:48 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Oleg Olenski (fresh) SG - Charles Woods (fresh) SF - Leo Lohmiller (fresh) PF - Thomas Wild (fresh) C - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ernest Bruni (fresh) SG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) SF - Byron Anderson (fresh) PF - Michael Franklin (fresh) C - Dragan Zephier (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Bucknell | John Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Woods and he's fouled by Ernest Bruni - foul #1 on Ernest Bruni, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Aderholt (SF), Richard Wade (PF) Leo Lohmiller, Thomas Wild | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Don Owen (PF), Oscar Troyer (C) Michael Franklin, Dragan Zephier | |
| 15:31 | Bucknell | John Williams misses the free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:31 | Bucknell | Richard Wade pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:12 | Bucknell | Charles Woods knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Oleg Olenski | 11-6 |
| 14:56 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 14:55 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer tips it in | 11-8 |
| 14:34 | Bucknell | Oleg Olenski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 14:33 | Central Michigan | Don Owen pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Felipe Nunez, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Dennis Simas (PG), Thomas Whalen (SG), Thomas Wild (C) Oleg Olenski, Charles Woods, John Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (PG), Stephen Renninger (SG), Roy Jones (SF) Ernest Bruni, Felipe Nunez, Byron Anderson | |
| 14:08 | Bucknell | Richard Wade makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Aderholt | 14-8 |
| 13:49 | Central Michigan | Robert Aderholt takes the ball from Roy Jones | 14-8 |
| 13:44 | Bucknell | Thomas Whalen lays it up and in set up by Robert Aderholt | 16-8 |
| 13:39 | Central Michigan | Thomas Whalen is called for the reach on Stephen Renninger - foul #2 on Thomas Whalen, team foul #3 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Leo Lohmiller (PG) Thomas Whalen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin (PF), Dragan Zephier (C) Don Owen, Oscar Troyer | |
| 13:26 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Michael Franklin | 16-10 |
| 13:06 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 13:04 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild snags the offensive board | 16-10 |
| 12:54 | Bucknell | Richard Wade drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Wild and he's hacked by Michael Franklin - foul #1 on Michael Franklin, team foul #4 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Charles Woods (SG), John Williams (C) Leo Lohmiller, Thomas Wild | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:54 | Bucknell | Richard Wade makes the free throw | 19-10 |
| 12:38 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-10 |
| 12:37 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier snags the offensive board | 19-10 |
| 12:23 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin is called for traveling | 19-10 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Oleg Olenski (PG), Leo Lohmiller (SF), Gilbert McLaughlin (PF) Dennis Simas, Robert Aderholt, Richard Wade | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:12 | Bucknell | Charles Woods connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Oleg Olenski | 22-10 |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Charles Woods steals it from Dragan Zephier | 22-10 |
| 11:56 | Bucknell | Charles Woods banks in the layup and the foul's on Stephen Renninger - foul #1 on Stephen Renninger, team foul #5 | 24-10 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson (SF), Don Owen (PF), Oscar Troyer (C) Roy Jones, Michael Franklin, Dragan Zephier | |
| 11:56 | Bucknell | Charles Woods makes the free throw | 25-10 |
| 11:44 | Central Michigan | Don Owen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Bedgood | 25-12 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Oleg Olenski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Lohmiller (fresh) PF - Gilbert McLaughlin (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Bedgood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Renninger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Byron Anderson (fresh) PF - Don Owen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Oscar Troyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Bucknell | Charles Woods can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-12 |
| 11:28 | Bucknell | John Williams tips it but misses | 25-12 |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | Don Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 25-12 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 25-12 |
| 11:06 | Bucknell | Charles Woods gets the rebound | 25-12 |
| 11:00 | Bucknell | Gilbert McLaughlin is fouled on the floor by Don Owen - foul #2 on Don Owen, team foul #6 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Dennis Simas (SG), Robert Aderholt (SF), Thomas Wild (PF) Oleg Olenski, Charles Woods, John Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Felipe Nunez (SG), Michael Franklin (PF) Steven Bedgood, Stephen Renninger, Don Owen | |
| 10:47 | Bucknell | Dennis Simas loses the ball out of bounds | 25-12 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Richard Wade (PF) Gilbert McLaughlin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Roy Jones (SF) Byron Anderson | |
| 10:34 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 25-12 |
| 10:33 | Bucknell | Robert Aderholt grabs the defensive rebound | 25-12 |
| 10:17 | Bucknell | Dennis Simas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-12 |
| 10:15 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Franklin | 25-12 |
| 09:57 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni is fouled on the floor by Leo Lohmiller - foul #1 on Leo Lohmiller, team foul #4 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Charles Woods (SG) Leo Lohmiller | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Renninger (SG), Dragan Zephier (C) Felipe Nunez, Oscar Troyer | |
| 09:43 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier is fouled on the floor by Thomas Wild - foul #1 on Thomas Wild, team foul #5 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (PG) Ernest Bruni | |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones drills a floater from the left side set up by Steven Bedgood | 25-14 |
| 09:03 | Bucknell | Richard Wade scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-14 |
| 08:34 | Central Michigan | Stephen Renninger knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Bedgood | 27-17 |
| 08:22 | Bucknell | Charles Woods misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 27-17 |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin pulls down the rebound | 27-17 |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-17 |
| 08:03 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild gets the rebound | 27-17 |
| 07:59 | Bucknell | Dennis Simas is hacked by Steven Bedgood - foul #1 on Steven Bedgood, team foul #7 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Oleg Olenski (PG), Leo Lohmiller (SF), Gilbert McLaughlin (PF), John Williams (C) Charles Woods, Robert Aderholt, Richard Wade, Thomas Wild | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (SG), Byron Anderson (SF), Oscar Troyer (C) Stephen Renninger, Roy Jones, Michael Franklin | |
| 07:59 | Bucknell | Dennis Simas misses the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 07:59 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier gets the rebound | 27-17 |
| 07:46 | Central Michigan | Dennis Simas picks off the pass by Byron Anderson | 27-17 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Oleg Olenski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Simas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leo Lohmiller (fresh) PF - Gilbert McLaughlin (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Bedgood (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ernest Bruni (fresh) SF - Byron Anderson (fresh) PF - Dragan Zephier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Troyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Bucknell | John Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Oscar Troyer | 27-17 |
| 07:25 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer gets the rebound | 27-17 |
| 07:09 | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Bruni | 27-20 |
| 06:40 | Bucknell | John Williams is fouled on the floor by Dragan Zephier - foul #1 on Dragan Zephier, team foul #8 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Aderholt (SF) Dennis Simas | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Renninger (SG), Raymond Liberatore (PF) Steven Bedgood, Dragan Zephier | |
| 06:40 | Bucknell | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 06:40 | Bucknell | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer blows the layup | 29-20 |
| 06:23 | Bucknell | Gilbert McLaughlin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 06:10 | Bucknell | John Williams is hacked by Oscar Troyer - foul #1 on Oscar Troyer, team foul #9 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Charles Woods (SG), Richard Wade (PF) Oleg Olenski, Gilbert McLaughlin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Roy Jones (SF) Oscar Troyer | |
| 06:10 | Bucknell | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 06:10 | Bucknell | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones is hacked by Charles Woods - foul #1 on Charles Woods, team foul #6 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin (C) Byron Anderson | |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-22 |
| 05:27 | Bucknell | Roy Jones takes the ball from Charles Woods | 31-22 |
| 05:15 | Central Michigan | Raymond Liberatore jams it set up by Ernest Bruni | 31-24 |
| 04:58 | Bucknell | Charles Woods can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 04:56 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Franklin | 31-24 |
| 04:52 | Central Michigan | Stephen Renninger misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 04:50 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Leo Lohmiller | 31-24 |
| 04:30 | Bucknell | John Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 04:28 | Bucknell | Richard Wade grabs the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 04:16 | Bucknell | Stephen Renninger steals it from Richard Wade | 31-24 |
| 03:54 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones is whistled for a carry | 31-24 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Oleg Olenski (PG), Thomas Whalen (SG), Thomas Wild (PF), Gilbert McLaughlin (C) Leo Lohmiller, Charles Woods, Richard Wade, John Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (PG), Felipe Nunez (SG), Byron Anderson (SF), Don Owen (PF), Oscar Troyer (C) Ernest Bruni, Stephen Renninger, Roy Jones, Raymond Liberatore, Michael Franklin | |
| 03:35 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 31-24 |
| 03:33 | Bucknell | Robert Aderholt tips it in | 33-24 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Oleg Olenski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Whalen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Aderholt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Wild (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gilbert McLaughlin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Bedgood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) SF - Byron Anderson (fresh) PF - Don Owen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Troyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 03:15 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer tips it in | 33-26 |
| 02:58 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild clanks a shot from the free throw line | 33-26 |
| 02:56 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 02:40 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Don Owen - foul #3 on Don Owen, team foul #10 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Dennis Simas (SG) Robert Aderholt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Renninger (SG), Dragan Zephier (PF) Felipe Nunez, Don Owen | |
| 02:40 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild misses the free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:40 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 02:25 | Central Michigan | Thomas Wild takes the ball from Byron Anderson | 35-26 |
| 02:04 | Bucknell | Thomas Whalen scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Oleg Olenski | 37-26 |
| 01:57 | Central Michigan | Dennis Simas steals it from Oscar Troyer | 37-26 |
| 01:43 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild blows the layup | 37-26 |
| 01:41 | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-26 |
| 01:20 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 01:08 | Bucknell | Dennis Simas's pass is intercepted by Stephen Renninger | 37-26 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer lays it in on a great pass from Steven Bedgood and the foul's on Dennis Simas - foul #1 on Dennis Simas, team foul #7 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Charles Woods (SG), Robert Aderholt (SF), Richard Wade (PF), John Williams (C) Oleg Olenski, Thomas Whalen, Thomas Wild, Gilbert McLaughlin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Felipe Nunez (SG), Roy Jones (SF), Michael Franklin (PF) Steven Bedgood, Stephen Renninger, Byron Anderson, Dragan Zephier | |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 00:44 | Bucknell | John Williams comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 37-29 |
| 00:42 | Bucknell | Richard Wade gets the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 00:29 | Bucknell | John Williams makes the jumper from close range set up by Richard Wade | 39-29 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | John Williams denies the turnaround by Felipe Nunez | 39-29 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | The clock runs out | 39-29 |