| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Cherry (fresh) SG - Clarence Buono (fresh) SF - Robert McGinnis (fresh) PF - Preston Bryan (fresh) C - Marcus Kern (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Kevin Abrams (fresh) SG - James Garrison (fresh) SF - William Bakowski (fresh) PF - Todd Scott (fresh) C - Alex Baumbach (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 | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Central Michigan | A charge is called on John Cherry - foul #1 on John Cherry, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Lehigh | John Cherry is called for the reach on Kevin Abrams in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Cherry, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG) John Cherry | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 19:38 | Lehigh | James Garrison misses short on a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Lehigh | Alex Baumbach snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Lehigh | Clarence Buono picks off the pass by Kevin Abrams | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Central Michigan | Todd Scott is called for the reach on Preston Bryan - foul #1 on Todd Scott, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Lehigh | William Bakowski gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Lehigh | Preston Bryan swats the layup by Todd Scott | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Lehigh | William Bakowski drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Abrams | 0-3 |
| 18:03 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Click | 3-3 |
| 17:48 | Lehigh | William Bakowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 17:46 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:41 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click misses the jump hook in the lane | 3-3 |
| 17:39 | Lehigh | William Bakowski grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:24 | Lehigh | William Bakowski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:23 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:17 | Central Michigan | Kevin Abrams steps in front of the Clarence Buono pass | 3-3 |
| 17:14 | Lehigh | Kevin Abrams banks in the layup | 3-5 |
| 16:55 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 16:54 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern gets the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:38 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 3-5 |
| 16:37 | Lehigh | Kevin Abrams snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:24 | Lehigh | Alex Baumbach is hacked by Clarence Buono - foul #1 on Clarence Buono, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simon (SG), Donald Garrison (SF), Tim Cowherd (C) Clarence Buono, Robert McGinnis, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Lehigh | David Morgan (SG), Kenneth May (PF), Daniel Nichols (C) James Garrison, Todd Scott, Alex Baumbach | |
| 16:03 | Lehigh | William Bakowski buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Morgan | 3-8 |
| 15:47 | Central Michigan | James Simon hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Thomas Click | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Thomas Click (fairly fresh) SG - James Simon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Garrison (fresh) PF - Preston Bryan (fairly fresh) C - Tim Cowherd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Kevin Abrams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Morgan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Bakowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth May (fresh) C - Daniel Nichols (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Lehigh | William Bakowski hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth May | 6-10 |
| 15:20 | Central Michigan | James Simon is whistled for a carry | 6-10 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono (SG), Robert McGinnis (PF) Thomas Click, Preston Bryan | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Phillip Bishop (SG), Roy Dunigan (SF) Kevin Abrams, William Bakowski | |
| 15:13 | Lehigh | Phillip Bishop misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 15:12 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 15:07 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from James Simon | 8-10 |
| 14:45 | Lehigh | Phillip Bishop misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 14:44 | Lehigh | Kenneth May gets the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:32 | Lehigh | Kenneth May misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 8-10 |
| 14:30 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:16 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono is called for traveling | 8-10 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Marcus Kern (C) Clarence Buono, Robert McGinnis | |
| Subs | Lehigh | James Garrison (SG), William Bakowski (SF), Todd Scott (PF), Alex Baumbach (C) David Morgan, Roy Dunigan, Kenneth May, Daniel Nichols | |
| 14:00 | Lehigh | Todd Scott knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Phillip Bishop | 8-12 |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Click | 10-12 |
| 13:29 | Lehigh | James Simon picks off the pass by James Garrison | 10-12 |
| 13:08 | Central Michigan | James Simon is fouled on the floor by William Bakowski - foul #1 on William Bakowski, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono (SG), Preston Bryan (PF) Thomas Click, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Kevin Abrams (PG), Kenneth May (PF) Phillip Bishop, Todd Scott | |
| 12:48 | Central Michigan | James Simon misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-12 |
| 12:47 | Lehigh | Alex Baumbach gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:29 | Lehigh | Kenneth May's layup is rejected by Donald Garrison | 10-12 |
| 12:27 | Lehigh | Kevin Abrams grabs the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:05 | Lehigh | Tim Cowherd swats the short shot by Kenneth May | 10-12 |
| 12:04 | Lehigh | William Bakowski hits the follow up shot | 10-14 |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd is whistled for a carry | 10-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Robert McGinnis (PF) Clarence Buono, Preston Bryan | |
| Subs | Lehigh | David Morgan (SG), Roy Dunigan (SF), Todd Scott (PF) James Garrison, William Bakowski, Alex Baumbach | |
| 11:35 | Lehigh | Todd Scott can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 10-14 |
| 11:34 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Donald Garrison | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Thomas Click (fresh) SG - James Simon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Garrison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert McGinnis (fresh) C - Tim Cowherd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Kevin Abrams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Morgan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Dunigan (fresh) PF - Todd Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth May (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Central Michigan | Kenneth May takes the ball from Donald Garrison | 10-14 |
| 11:07 | Lehigh | David Morgan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 11:05 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Roy Dunigan - foul #1 on Roy Dunigan, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono (SG), Marcus Kern (C) Thomas Click, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:37 | Lehigh | Roy Dunigan connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 10:13 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 11-17 |
| 10:12 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison misses the tip | 11-17 |
| 10:10 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono grabs the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 09:57 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Clarence Buono | 13-17 |
| 09:31 | Lehigh | Kenneth May scores on a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Clarence Buono - foul #2 on Clarence Buono, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Preston Bryan (PF), Tim Cowherd (C) Clarence Buono, Donald Garrison, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Phillip Bishop (PG), James Garrison (SG), William Bakowski (SF), Alex Baumbach (C) Kevin Abrams, David Morgan, Roy Dunigan, Todd Scott | |
| 09:31 | Lehigh | Kenneth May makes the free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:20 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan misses the easy layup | 13-20 |
| 09:18 | Lehigh | Alex Baumbach grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 08:54 | Lehigh | William Bakowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Click - foul #1 on Thomas Click, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison (SF) Robert McGinnis | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Daniel Nichols (PF) Kenneth May | |
| 08:54 | Lehigh | William Bakowski makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:54 | Lehigh | William Bakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 08:54 | Lehigh | William Bakowski makes the 3rd free throw | 13-23 |
| 08:40 | Central Michigan | James Simon misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 13-23 |
| 08:39 | Lehigh | Phillip Bishop grabs the board | 13-23 |
| 08:21 | Lehigh | James Garrison comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 13-23 |
| 08:19 | Lehigh | Alex Baumbach tips it but misses | 13-23 |
| 08:17 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd grabs the board | 13-23 |
| 08:08 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan lays it up and in on a great pass from James Simon | 15-23 |
| 07:57 | Lehigh | Daniel Nichols throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis (SF), Marcus Kern (C) Donald Garrison, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Kevin Abrams (PG) Phillip Bishop | |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan is hacked by Daniel Nichols - foul #1 on Daniel Nichols, team foul #4 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd (PF) Preston Bryan | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Kenneth May (PF) Daniel Nichols | |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Alex Baumbach blocks the jumper by Tim Cowherd | 15-23 |
| 07:26 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern tips it home | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Thomas Click (fairly fresh) SG - James Simon (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McGinnis (fresh) PF - Tim Cowherd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Kern (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Kevin Abrams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Garrison (fresh) SF - William Bakowski (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth May (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Alex Baumbach (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Lehigh | Kenneth May is called for traveling | 17-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison (SF), Preston Bryan (PF) Robert McGinnis, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Lehigh | David Morgan (SG), Daniel Nichols (C) James Garrison, Alex Baumbach | |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG) Thomas Click | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Todd Scott (PF) Daniel Nichols | |
| 06:25 | Lehigh | Todd Scott misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Marcus Kern - foul #1 on Marcus Kern, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Clarence Buono (SG), Robert McGinnis (SF) John Cherry, James Simon, Donald Garrison | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Roy Dunigan (SF), Daniel Nichols (C) William Bakowski, Kenneth May | |
| 06:25 | Lehigh | Todd Scott makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:25 | Lehigh | Todd Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 06:18 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan is called for a charge - foul #1 on Preston Bryan, team foul #7 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison (SF), Tim Cowherd (PF) Robert McGinnis, Preston Bryan | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 05:58 | Lehigh | David Morgan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 17-25 |
| 05:57 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern gets the rebound | 17-25 |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by David Morgan - foul #1 on David Morgan, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Robert McGinnis (SF), Preston Bryan (PF) Thomas Click, Donald Garrison, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Lehigh | James Garrison (SG), Alex Baumbach (C) Kevin Abrams, Daniel Nichols | |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:48 | Lehigh | Todd Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 05:31 | Lehigh | Todd Scott banks in the layup | 18-27 |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis dunks the ball on a nice dish by Clarence Buono and the foul's on Roy Dunigan - foul #2 on Roy Dunigan, team foul #6 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), James Simon (SG), Tim Cowherd (C) John Cherry, Clarence Buono, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Lehigh | William Bakowski (SF), Kenneth May (PF) Roy Dunigan, Todd Scott | |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis misses the free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 05:01 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click connects on the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by William Bakowski - foul #2 on William Bakowski, team foul #7 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison (SF) Robert McGinnis | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Kevin Abrams (PG), Daniel Nichols (PF) David Morgan, William Bakowski | |
| 05:01 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click makes the free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:42 | Lehigh | Alex Baumbach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis (SF), Marcus Kern (C) Donald Garrison, Preston Bryan | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 04:25 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Tim Cowherd, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Donald Garrison (SF), Preston Bryan (PF) Thomas Click, Robert McGinnis, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Phillip Bishop (SG) James Garrison | |
| 04:14 | Lehigh | Kenneth May scores on a turnaround from close range | 23-29 |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 23-29 |
| 04:06 | Central Michigan | James Simon grabs the offensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 03:52 | Central Michigan | John Cherry buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tim Cowherd | 26-29 |
| 03:46 | Lehigh | Tim Cowherd denies the turnaround by Kenneth May | 26-29 |
| 03:45 | Lehigh | Kevin Abrams tips it back up and in | 26-31 |
| 03:32 | Central Michigan | John Cherry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 03:30 | Lehigh | Daniel Nichols grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 03:25 | Lehigh | Kenneth May buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Phillip Bishop | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Simon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Garrison (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Preston Bryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Tim Cowherd (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Kevin Abrams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Bishop (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth May (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Nichols (fresh) C - Alex Baumbach (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan connects on the runner from the left block and he's fouled by Daniel Nichols - foul #2 on Daniel Nichols, team foul #8 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono (SG), Robert McGinnis (SF), Marcus Kern (C) James Simon, Donald Garrison, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Lehigh | David Morgan (PG), James Garrison (SG), William Bakowski (SF), Todd Scott (PF) Kevin Abrams, Phillip Bishop, Kenneth May, Alex Baumbach | |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 03:01 | Lehigh | Clarence Buono picks off the pass by Todd Scott | 29-33 |
| 02:52 | Central Michigan | John Cherry misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 02:51 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to William Bakowski | 29-33 |
| 02:31 | Lehigh | David Morgan buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 02:20 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Nichols - foul #3 on Daniel Nichols, team foul #9 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd (PF) Preston Bryan | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Alex Baumbach (C) Daniel Nichols | |
| 02:20 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:20 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 02:04 | Lehigh | Robert McGinnis takes the ball from William Bakowski | 30-36 |
| 01:46 | Central Michigan | John Cherry can't connect on a shot from the right side | 30-36 |
| 01:45 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to William Bakowski | 30-36 |
| 01:21 | Lehigh | William Bakowski is whistled for traveling | 30-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison (SF), Preston Bryan (PF) Robert McGinnis, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Kevin Abrams (PG), Phillip Bishop (SG) David Morgan, James Garrison | |
| 01:03 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 01:02 | Lehigh | Alex Baumbach snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 00:40 | Lehigh | William Bakowski makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Abrams | 30-39 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | John Cherry is hacked by Kevin Abrams - foul #1 on Kevin Abrams, team foul #10 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis (SF), Tim Cowherd (C) Preston Bryan, Marcus Kern | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Kenneth May (C) Alex Baumbach | |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | John Cherry misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | John Cherry misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:24 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Todd Scott | 30-39 |
| 00:05 | Lehigh | Kenneth May connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-41 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono clanks a shot from the right side | 30-41 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Garrison | 30-41 |