| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Steppe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Moseley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Frederic Celestine (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Blum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Irons (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rickie Danforth (fresh) 2 blk. C - Rob Hood (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 19:35 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe tips it back up and in | 29-22 |
| 19:15 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-22 |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | James Daniels tips it in | 29-24 |
| 18:45 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the jump hook from the baseline | 31-24 |
| 18:30 | Central Michigan | Jason Blum buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 18:02 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 18:01 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 17:55 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 17:54 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 17:36 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-27 |
| 17:19 | Central Michigan | Jason Blum misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 17:18 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 16:55 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses the easy layup | 31-27 |
| 16:54 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 16:49 | Central Michigan | James Daniels hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Rob Hood and the foul's on Robert Garay - foul #2 on Robert Garay, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Lavender (SG) Gary Moseley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Loehr (SG), Robert Davis (SF), Bruce Johnson (PF), Jimmie McEachin (C) Jason Blum, Carlos Irons, Rickie Danforth, Rob Hood | |
| 16:49 | Central Michigan | James Daniels makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:24 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine can't finish the layup | 31-30 |
| 16:22 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine snags the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 16:01 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay hits a jumper in the paint | 33-30 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Lavender (fresh) SF - Mark Steppe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Frederic Celestine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Daniels (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Loehr (fresh) SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmie McEachin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Central Michigan | James Daniels scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jimmie McEachin | 33-32 |
| 15:20 | St. Joseph's | James Daniels picks off the pass by Donald Lavender | 33-32 |
| 15:05 | Central Michigan | Robert Garay takes the ball from Bruce Johnson | 33-32 |
| 15:02 | St. Joseph's | Donald Lavender hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Garay | 35-32 |
| 14:45 | Central Michigan | Robert Davis clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Frederic Celestine - foul #1 on Frederic Celestine, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Gary Moseley (SF) Robert Garay, Donald Lavender | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Blum (SG), Rickie Danforth (PF), Rob Hood (C) James Daniels, Bruce Johnson, Jimmie McEachin | |
| 14:45 | Central Michigan | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 14:45 | Central Michigan | Robert Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 14:45 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Mark Steppe | 35-33 |
| 14:17 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine is fouled on the floor by Rickie Danforth - foul #3 on Rickie Danforth, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons (SF) Robert Davis | |
| 13:57 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-33 |
| 13:56 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 13:39 | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe (C) Frederic Celestine | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rolando Knight (PG) David Loehr | |
| 13:23 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth's pass is intercepted by Roger Donohoe | 35-33 |
| 13:02 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe is hacked by Jason Blum - foul #1 on Jason Blum, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay (PG), Donald Lavender (SG) Vance Anker, Mark Steppe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:46 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe is hacked by Rolando Knight - foul #3 on Rolando Knight, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| 12:35 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Garay | 37-33 |
| 12:16 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine (C) Roger Donohoe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Loehr (PG), Bruce Johnson (PF), Jimmie McEachin (C) Rolando Knight, Rickie Danforth, Rob Hood | |
| 11:57 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon scores on a jumper in the paint | 39-33 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Lavender (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Moseley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Dixon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Frederic Celestine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Loehr (fresh) SG - Jason Blum (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Irons (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmie McEachin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 39-33 |
| 11:38 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 11:23 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Jason Blum - foul #2 on Jason Blum, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Mark Steppe (SG) Donald Lavender, Gary Moseley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Daniels (PG) Jason Blum | |
| 11:23 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 11:23 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 11:23 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | James Daniels buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 10:41 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Robert Garay | 42-36 |
| 10:25 | Central Michigan | Frederic Celestine is called for the reach on Bruce Johnson - foul #2 on Frederic Celestine, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley (SF), James Urick (PF), Roger Donohoe (C) Robert Garay, Ricky Dixon, Frederic Celestine | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Davis (SF), Rickie Danforth (PF), Rob Hood (C) Carlos Irons, Bruce Johnson, Jimmie McEachin | |
| 10:11 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood misses the turnaround from the right block | 42-36 |
| 10:10 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 09:43 | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on David Loehr - foul #1 on David Loehr, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Blum (SG) David Loehr | |
| 09:43 | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 09:43 | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 09:26 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 09:25 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 09:04 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Jason Blum - foul #3 on Jason Blum, team foul #6 | 44-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay (PG), Donald Lavender (SG), Ricky Dixon (PF), Frederic Celestine (C) Vance Anker, Gary Moseley, James Urick, Roger Donohoe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons (SF) Robert Davis | |
| 09:04 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 09:04 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 08:54 | Central Michigan | Frederic Celestine is called for the reach on James Daniels - foul #3 on Frederic Celestine, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley (SF) Mark Steppe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:44 | Central Michigan | Jason Blum misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 08:42 | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 08:23 | St. Joseph's | Donald Lavender is fouled on the floor by Carlos Irons - foul #1 on Carlos Irons, team foul #7 | 46-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Loehr (PG) James Daniels | |
| 08:23 | St. Joseph's | Donald Lavender misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 08:23 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 08:13 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-36 |
| 08:11 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 07:44 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine is whistled for traveling | 46-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG) Gary Moseley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson (PF), Jimmie McEachin (C) Rickie Danforth, Rob Hood | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vance Anker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Lavender (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Garay (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. PF - Ricky Dixon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Frederic Celestine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Loehr (fresh) SG - Jason Blum (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Irons (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmie McEachin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 07:24 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Frederic Celestine | 46-36 |
| 07:04 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon connects on the jumper from the left block | 48-36 |
| 06:42 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Loehr | 48-39 |
| 06:16 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon hits a fadeaway from the left block | 50-39 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Jason Blum buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 05:39 | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker can't connect on a jumper from close range | 50-42 |
| 05:38 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 05:38 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-42 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe (SG), Gary Moseley (SF) Vance Anker, Donald Lavender | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Daniels (PG), Rickie Danforth (PF), Rob Hood (C) David Loehr, Bruce Johnson, Jimmie McEachin | |
| 05:21 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth loses the dribble to Mark Steppe | 50-42 |
| 05:03 | St. Joseph's | Jason Blum is called for the reach on Robert Garay - foul #4 on Jason Blum, team foul #8 | 50-42 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe (C) Frederic Celestine | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Davis (SF) Carlos Irons | |
| 05:03 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 05:03 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 04:42 | Central Michigan | James Daniels misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-42 |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood gets the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 04:23 | Central Michigan | Robert Davis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-42 |
| 04:22 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 04:01 | St. Joseph's | The short jumper by Mark Steppe is denied by Rickie Danforth | 52-42 |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | Robert Davis gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:43 | Central Michigan | Ricky Dixon denies the turnaround by Rickie Danforth | 52-42 |
| 03:41 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood gets the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Steppe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Moseley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Dixon (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Roger Donohoe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Blum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rickie Danforth (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Rob Hood (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:35 | Central Michigan | Jason Blum comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 03:33 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-42 |
| 03:02 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 02:44 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-42 |
| 02:43 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 02:36 | Central Michigan | Ricky Dixon takes the ball from Rickie Danforth | 52-42 |
| 02:13 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-42 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Donald Lavender (SG), James Urick (PF) Robert Garay, Gary Moseley, Ricky Dixon | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Loehr (PG), Rolando Knight (SG), Jimmie McEachin (SF), Cedrick Turner (PF), Bruce Johnson (C) James Daniels, Jason Blum, Robert Davis, Rickie Danforth, Rob Hood | |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | Cedrick Turner clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-42 |
| 01:54 | Central Michigan | Cedrick Turner misses the tip | 52-42 |
| 01:53 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 01:34 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Mark Steppe, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley (SF) Mark Steppe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Davis (SF) Cedrick Turner | |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | Gary Moseley steps in front of the Rolando Knight pass | 52-42 |
| 01:02 | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley buries a shot from the right side set up by Donald Lavender | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Robert Davis is whistled for a carry | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-42 |
| 00:30 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker runs out the clock | 54-42 |