| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Russell (fresh) SG - Bruce Olsen (fresh) SF - Frank Pannell (fresh) PF - David Bellamy (fresh) C - Robert Husted (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John West (fresh) SG - Richard Wells (fresh) SF - Maurice Reynolds (fresh) PF - Brett Townley (fresh) C - Roy Davis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell's pass is intercepted by John West | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Frank Pannell - foul #1 on Frank Pannell, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:47 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Joe Russell | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | Central Michigan | John West is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 4-2 |
| 17:50 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Davis | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:25 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 17:16 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells is fouled on the floor by Bruce Olsen - foul #1 on Bruce Olsen, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:03 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by John West | 4-4 |
| 16:55 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Bellamy | 7-4 |
| 16:42 | Central Michigan | John West works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 16:41 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:33 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-4 |
| 16:31 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy misses the tip | 7-4 |
| 16:29 | Central Michigan | John West gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Richard Wells is blocked by Robert Husted | 7-4 |
| 16:21 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:13 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen is hacked by Brett Townley - foul #1 on Brett Townley, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Mark Gates (C) Joe Russell, Robert Husted | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:49 | Miami (OH) | John West steals it from Frank Pannell | 7-4 |
| 15:44 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John West | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lawrence Nuzzo (fresh) SG - Bruce Olsen (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Pannell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Bellamy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Gates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John West (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Wells (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Reynolds (fairly fresh) PF - Brett Townley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Lawrence Nuzzo | 9-6 |
| 15:22 | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds misses short on a 3 from straight away | 9-6 |
| 15:21 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:02 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy is hacked by Brett Townley - foul #2 on Brett Townley, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell (PG), Robert Husted (C) Lawrence Nuzzo, Mark Gates | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Jamie Davenport (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF), Robert Kennedy (C) John West, Richard Wells, Maurice Reynolds, Brett Townley, Roy Davis | |
| 14:50 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Hugh Wallace - foul #1 on Hugh Wallace, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| 14:50 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:50 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 14:36 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend's pass is intercepted by Bruce Olsen | 11-6 |
| 14:32 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy banks in the layup on a great pass from Bruce Olsen | 13-6 |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel is fouled on the floor by David Bellamy - foul #1 on David Bellamy, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel lays it up and in on a great pass from Gerald Townsend | 13-8 |
| 13:46 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Gerald Townsend - foul #1 on Gerald Townsend, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John West (PG), Richard Wells (SG) Gerald Townsend, Jamie Davenport | |
| 13:46 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 13:46 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells loses the dribble to David Bellamy | 15-8 |
| 13:14 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-8 |
| 13:12 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy grabs the offensive board | 15-8 |
| 12:59 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Joe Russell | 17-8 |
| 12:56 | Central Michigan | Joe Russell is called for the reach on John West in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Russell, team foul #4 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Luke Burleson (SF), Mark Gates (C) Joe Russell, Frank Pannell, Robert Husted | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds (SF), Roy Davis (PF) Hugh Wallace, Joseph Bechtel | |
| 12:50 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis can't connect on a runner near the basket | 17-8 |
| 12:48 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy pulls down the rebound | 17-8 |
| 12:41 | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-8 |
| 12:40 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis snags the defensive board | 17-8 |
| 12:30 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy is denied on a layup by Lawrence Nuzzo | 17-8 |
| 12:28 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Wells | 17-8 |
| 12:14 | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-8 |
| 12:13 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates snags the defensive board | 17-8 |
| 12:00 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 17-8 |
| 11:58 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy snags the defensive board | 17-8 |
| 11:43 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Luke Burleson - foul #1 on Luke Burleson, team foul #5 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell (PG), Jesse Wright (SG), Frank Pannell (SF), Robert Husted (C) Lawrence Nuzzo, Bruce Olsen, David Bellamy, Mark Gates | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Joseph Bechtel (PF) John West, Robert Kennedy | |
| 11:43 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis misses the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 11:43 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Wright (fresh) SF - Frank Pannell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Luke Burleson (fresh) C - Robert Husted (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Wells (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Reynolds (fresh) PF - Joseph Bechtel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Davis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Townsend is called for the reach on Robert Husted - foul #2 on Gerald Townsend, team foul #5 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John West (PG), Jamie Davenport (SG) Gerald Townsend, Richard Wells | |
| 11:18 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Jesse Wright | 19-9 |
| 10:58 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel misses the easy layup | 19-9 |
| 10:57 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport hits the follow up shot | 19-11 |
| 10:40 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 19-11 |
| 10:39 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis snags the defensive board | 19-11 |
| 10:33 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis is alone and drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Maurice Reynolds | 19-13 |
| 10:16 | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Husted | 22-13 |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John West | 22-16 |
| 09:39 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-16 |
| 09:38 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell tips it home | 24-16 |
| 09:27 | Central Michigan | Luke Burleson blocks the short jumper by Roy Davis | 24-16 |
| 09:26 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted pulls down the rebound | 24-16 |
| 09:13 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted knocks in the driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Maurice Reynolds - foul #1 on Maurice Reynolds, team foul #6 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Bruce Olsen (SG), Charles Mayfield (SF), David Bellamy (PF) Joe Russell, Jesse Wright, Frank Pannell, Luke Burleson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Wells (PG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Robert Kennedy (C) John West, Maurice Reynolds, Roy Davis | |
| 09:13 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted makes the free throw | 27-16 |
| 08:59 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Bechtel | 27-19 |
| 08:30 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted misses the runner from the right block | 27-19 |
| 08:28 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to David Bellamy | 27-19 |
| 08:12 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 27-19 |
| 08:11 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 27-19 |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | Lawrence Nuzzo steals the ball from Jamie Davenport | 27-19 |
| 07:43 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lawrence Nuzzo | 30-19 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lawrence Nuzzo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Olsen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Mayfield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Bellamy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Husted (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Richard Wells (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jamie Davenport (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) PF - Joseph Bechtel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-19 |
| 07:34 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel tips it but misses | 30-19 |
| 07:33 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen gets the rebound | 30-19 |
| 07:26 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen's pass is intercepted by Jamie Davenport | 30-19 |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace drills a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Charles Mayfield - foul #1 on Charles Mayfield, team foul #6 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell (PG), Frank Pannell (SF), Mark Gates (C) Lawrence Nuzzo, Charles Mayfield, Robert Husted | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John West (PG), William Stanback (PF) Jamie Davenport, Joseph Bechtel | |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace makes the free throw | 30-22 |
| 06:43 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates comes up short on the shot from the right block | 30-22 |
| 06:42 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Pannell | 30-22 |
| 06:27 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates hits a floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on William Stanback - foul #1 on William Stanback, team foul #7 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson (PF) David Bellamy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (SF), Roy Davis (C) Hugh Wallace, Robert Kennedy | |
| 06:27 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates makes the free throw | 33-22 |
| 06:14 | Central Michigan | William Stanback lays it in set up by John West | 33-24 |
| 05:58 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Joe Russell and he's fouled by Jonathan Jaramillo - foul #1 on Jonathan Jaramillo, team foul #8 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds (SF) Richard Wells | |
| 05:58 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell makes the free throw | 36-24 |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-24 |
| 05:47 | Central Michigan | William Stanback tips it but misses | 36-24 |
| 05:46 | Central Michigan | John West misses the tip | 36-24 |
| 05:45 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Mark Gates | 36-24 |
| 05:29 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen is whistled for traveling | 36-24 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Charles Addis (PF) Frank Pannell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel (PF) William Stanback | |
| 05:11 | Central Michigan | John West misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 05:10 | Miami (OH) | Charles Addis snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 04:59 | Miami (OH) | Charles Addis drills a turnaround near the basket | 38-24 |
| 04:46 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-24 |
| 04:45 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell pulls down the rebound | 38-24 |
| 04:35 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Bechtel | 38-24 |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis grabs the board | 38-24 |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-24 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Jesse Wright (SG), David Bellamy (PF), Robert Husted (C) Joe Russell, Bruce Olsen, Charles Addis, Mark Gates | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Wells (PG), Jamie Davenport (SG), Robert Kennedy (C) John West, Jonathan Jaramillo, Roy Davis | |
| 04:10 | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Husted and the foul's on Joseph Bechtel - foul #1 on Joseph Bechtel, team foul #9 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace (SF) Maurice Reynolds | |
| 04:10 | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson makes the free throw | 41-24 |
| 03:58 | Central Michigan | Jesse Wright is called for the reach on Hugh Wallace - foul #1 on Jesse Wright, team foul #7 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell (SF) Luke Burleson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Brett Townley (PF) Jamie Davenport, Joseph Bechtel | |
| 03:58 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 03:58 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 03:47 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted misses the jump hook from the left block | 41-26 |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy grabs the board | 41-26 |
| 03:40 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-26 |
| 03:39 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted snags the defensive board | 41-26 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lawrence Nuzzo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jesse Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Pannell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Bellamy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Husted (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Wells (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Nuzzo | 43-26 |
| 03:12 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy clanks a jumper from the right block | 43-26 |
| 03:11 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy tips it in | 43-28 |
| 03:08 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-28 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell (PG), Bruce Olsen (SG), Mark Gates (C) Lawrence Nuzzo, Jesse Wright, Robert Husted | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | David Bellamy swats the layup by Gerald Townsend | 43-28 |
| 02:56 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Townley | 43-28 |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | Joe Russell is called for the reach on Gerald Townsend - foul #2 on Joe Russell, team foul #8 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds (SF), Roy Davis (C) Hugh Wallace, Robert Kennedy | |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley gets the offensive rebound | 43-28 |
| 02:26 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley lays it up and in | 43-30 |
| 02:07 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy double dribbles | 43-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson (SF), Charles Addis (PF) Frank Pannell, David Bellamy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John West (PG) Gerald Townsend | |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted (C) Mark Gates | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport (SG), Robert Kennedy (C) Richard Wells, Brett Townley | |
| 01:27 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 01:25 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 01:18 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell is fouled on the floor by John West - foul #1 on John West, team foul #10 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF) Maurice Reynolds, Roy Davis | |
| 01:18 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 01:18 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 01:18 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace gets the rebound | 44-30 |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace is whistled for traveling | 44-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG) Joe Russell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:42 | Miami (OH) | Charles Addis buries a shot from the left block set up by Luke Burleson | 46-30 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Bruce Olsen is called for the reach on Hugh Wallace - foul #2 on Bruce Olsen, team foul #9 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright (SG), Frank Pannell (SF), David Bellamy (PF), Mark Gates (C) Bruce Olsen, Luke Burleson, Charles Addis, Robert Husted | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Wells (SG), Brett Townley (PF) Jamie Davenport, Robert Kennedy | |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 00:05 | Miami (OH) | Hugh Wallace steals the ball from Mark Gates | 46-32 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace throws it down | 46-34 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 46-34 |