| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Blum (fresh) SF - Carlos Irons (fresh) PF - Rickie Danforth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Rob Hood (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Leonard Stockton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Bolds (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Roy Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Paul (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Central Michigan | James Daniels scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Rob Hood and he's hacked by Leonard Stockton - foul #3 on Leonard Stockton, team foul #1 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Joe Novick (PG) Leonard Stockton | |
| 19:44 | Central Michigan | James Daniels makes the free throw | 27-22 |
| 19:19 | Bowling Green | Rickie Danforth steals the ball from Brian Paul | 27-22 |
| 18:52 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-22 |
| 18:47 | Bowling Green | David Bolds hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Novick | 29-25 |
| 18:23 | Central Michigan | James Daniels misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-25 |
| 18:22 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons grabs the offensive board | 29-25 |
| 18:05 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-25 |
| 18:04 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood snags the offensive board | 29-25 |
| 17:57 | Central Michigan | Jason Blum comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 29-25 |
| 17:56 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood hits the follow up shot | 31-25 |
| 17:42 | Bowling Green | Joe Novick misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-25 |
| 17:41 | Bowling Green | Roy Robinson tips it in | 31-27 |
| 17:25 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 17:08 | Bowling Green | Joe Novick hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roy Robinson | 33-29 |
| 16:56 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood is hacked by Brian Paul - foul #3 on Brian Paul, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Loehr (PG), Bruce Johnson (PF), Jimmie McEachin (C) James Daniels, Rickie Danforth, Rob Hood | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Craig Powell (PF), Sanford Calles (C) Roy Robinson, Brian Paul | |
| 16:38 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Jason Blum is blocked by Dustin Davis | 33-29 |
| 16:37 | Bowling Green | Craig Powell pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 16:21 | Bowling Green | Sanford Calles clanks a jumper from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 16:20 | Bowling Green | Sanford Calles pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 16:07 | Bowling Green | David Bolds comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 16:06 | Bowling Green | Dustin Davis tips it home | 33-31 |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | David Loehr lays it up and in and the foul's on David Bolds - foul #2 on David Bolds, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Daniels (PG), Robert Davis (SF), Rickie Danforth (PF), Rob Hood (C) Jason Blum, Carlos Irons, Bruce Johnson, Jimmie McEachin | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Leonard Stockton (PG), Jason Hennigan (SG), Benjamin Ingram (SF), Brian Paul (C) Joe Novick, David Bolds, Dustin Davis, Sanford Calles | |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | David Loehr makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Loehr (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) PF - Rickie Danforth (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Rob Hood (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Leonard Stockton (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Hennigan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin Ingram (fresh) PF - Craig Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Paul (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Bowling Green | Leonard Stockton is whistled for a carry | 36-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Roy Robinson (PF) Craig Powell | |
| 15:05 | Central Michigan | Leonard Stockton is called for the reach on James Daniels - foul #4 on Leonard Stockton, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Douglas Woodland (PG) Leonard Stockton | |
| 14:51 | Central Michigan | David Loehr is fouled on the floor by Jason Hennigan - foul #3 on Jason Hennigan, team foul #5 | 36-31 |
| 14:40 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood is fouled on the floor by Brian Paul - foul #4 on Brian Paul, team foul #6 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Craig Powell (C) Brian Paul | |
| 14:30 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-31 |
| 14:29 | Bowling Green | Craig Powell pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 14:15 | Bowling Green | Jason Hennigan lays it in on a great pass from Benjamin Ingram | 36-33 |
| 14:00 | Central Michigan | James Daniels clanks a 3 from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 13:58 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Craig Powell | 36-33 |
| 13:43 | Bowling Green | Jason Hennigan makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roy Robinson | 36-35 |
| 13:23 | Central Michigan | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 13:21 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Benjamin Ingram | 36-35 |
| 13:05 | Bowling Green | Jason Hennigan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-35 |
| 13:03 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Rob Hood | 36-35 |
| 12:45 | Central Michigan | James Daniels hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Davis | 38-35 |
| 12:26 | Bowling Green | Benjamin Ingram blows the layup | 38-35 |
| 12:24 | Bowling Green | Roy Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 11:56 | Bowling Green | Benjamin Ingram misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 11:54 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 11:50 | Central Michigan | James Daniels banks in the layup set up by David Loehr | 40-35 |
| 11:31 | Bowling Green | Roy Robinson knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Daniels (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Loehr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rickie Danforth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Rob Hood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Douglas Woodland (fairly fresh) SG - Jason Hennigan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Benjamin Ingram (fairly fresh) PF - Roy Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Central Michigan | Craig Powell steals it from Rickie Danforth | 40-37 |
| 10:48 | Bowling Green | Roy Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rolando Knight (PG), Jason Blum (SG), Carlos Irons (SF), Bruce Johnson (PF), Jimmie McEachin (C) James Daniels, David Loehr, Robert Davis, Rickie Danforth, Rob Hood | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Joe Novick (PG), David Bolds (SG), Dustin Davis (SF), Sanford Calles (C) Douglas Woodland, Jason Hennigan, Benjamin Ingram, Craig Powell | |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | Jason Blum misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-37 |
| 10:36 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Sanford Calles | 40-37 |
| 10:16 | Bowling Green | David Bolds misses the 3 from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 10:14 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 09:51 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 09:49 | Bowling Green | Dustin Davis grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 09:32 | Bowling Green | Roy Robinson misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Jimmie McEachin - foul #1 on Jimmie McEachin, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| 09:32 | Bowling Green | Roy Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 09:32 | Bowling Green | Roy Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 09:13 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 09:12 | Bowling Green | David Bolds gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 08:55 | Bowling Green | Sanford Calles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 08:53 | Bowling Green | Dustin Davis tips it in | 40-41 |
| 08:40 | Central Michigan | Dustin Davis denies the turnaround by Jimmie McEachin | 40-41 |
| 08:39 | Bowling Green | Sanford Calles gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 08:23 | Bowling Green | David Bolds misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 08:21 | Bowling Green | Dustin Davis grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 08:05 | Bowling Green | Dustin Davis drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joe Novick | 40-44 |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 07:50 | Bowling Green | Roy Robinson gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 07:31 | Bowling Green | Jimmie McEachin swats the dunk try by Joe Novick | 40-44 |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin grabs the board | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Rolando Knight (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Blum (fresh) SF - Carlos Irons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jimmie McEachin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Joe Novick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Bolds (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Roy Robinson (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Sanford Calles (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Central Michigan | Rolando Knight is hacked by Sanford Calles - foul #1 on Sanford Calles, team foul #7 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Daniels (PG), Robert Davis (SF), Rickie Danforth (PF), Rob Hood (C) Jason Blum, Carlos Irons, Bruce Johnson, Jimmie McEachin | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Leonard Stockton (PG), Jason Hennigan (SG), Benjamin Ingram (SF), Craig Powell (PF), Brian Paul (C) Joe Novick, David Bolds, Dustin Davis, Roy Robinson, Sanford Calles | |
| 07:08 | Central Michigan | Rolando Knight misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 07:08 | Bowling Green | Craig Powell gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 06:47 | Bowling Green | A charge is called on Brian Paul - foul #5 on Brian Paul, team foul #8 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Loehr (SG) Rolando Knight | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Dustin Davis (SF) Brian Paul | |
| 06:23 | Central Michigan | James Daniels scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Davis | 42-44 |
| 06:07 | Bowling Green | Dustin Davis misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Rickie Danforth - foul #1 on Rickie Danforth, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Blum (SG), Carlos Irons (SF) David Loehr, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | David Bolds (SG) Benjamin Ingram | |
| 06:07 | Bowling Green | Dustin Davis misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 06:07 | Bowling Green | Dustin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Jason Blum hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-45 |
| 05:53 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| 05:34 | Bowling Green | Leonard Stockton loses the dribble to Jason Blum | 44-45 |
| 05:31 | Central Michigan | James Daniels blows the layup | 44-45 |
| 05:29 | Bowling Green | Jason Hennigan grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 05:25 | Bowling Green | Leonard Stockton drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Craig Powell | 44-48 |
| 05:17 | Central Michigan | Jason Blum connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Carlos Irons | 47-48 |
| 05:01 | Bowling Green | Leonard Stockton clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 04:59 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 04:34 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 47-48 |
| 04:33 | Bowling Green | Craig Powell pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 04:12 | Bowling Green | Dustin Davis misses long on a shot from the right side | 47-48 |
| 04:11 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 04:06 | Central Michigan | James Daniels can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 47-48 |
| 04:04 | Bowling Green | Craig Powell snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 03:46 | Bowling Green | Craig Powell buries a runner from close range and he's fouled by Rob Hood - foul #2 on Rob Hood, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Loehr (PG), Rolando Knight (SG), Robert Davis (SF), Bruce Johnson (PF), Jimmie McEachin (C) James Daniels, Jason Blum, Carlos Irons, Rickie Danforth, Rob Hood | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Joe Novick (SG), Benjamin Ingram (SF), Sanford Calles (C) David Bolds, Dustin Davis, Jason Hennigan | |
| 03:46 | Bowling Green | Craig Powell misses the free throw | 47-50 |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | David Loehr misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Leonard Stockton - foul #5 on Leonard Stockton, team foul #9 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Douglas Woodland (PG), David Bolds (SG) Leonard Stockton, Craig Powell | |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | David Loehr misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | David Loehr makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Loehr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolando Knight (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jimmie McEachin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Douglas Woodland (fresh) SG - David Bolds (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Novick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Benjamin Ingram (fresh) C - Sanford Calles (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Bowling Green | Douglas Woodland drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 02:48 | Central Michigan | Sanford Calles denies the turnaround by Rolando Knight | 48-52 |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | Rolando Knight tips it in | 50-52 |
| 02:46 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Daniels (PG), Jason Blum (SG), Carlos Irons (SF), Rickie Danforth (PF), Rob Hood (C) David Loehr, Rolando Knight, Robert Davis, Bruce Johnson, Jimmie McEachin | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Dustin Davis (SF), Roy Robinson (PF), Craig Powell (C) Douglas Woodland, Benjamin Ingram, Sanford Calles | |
| 02:38 | Bowling Green | Joe Novick connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Craig Powell | 50-54 |
| 02:24 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons is hacked by Joe Novick - foul #1 on Joe Novick, team foul #10 | 50-54 |
| 02:24 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:24 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:09 | Bowling Green | Dustin Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 01:51 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Dustin Davis - foul #1 on Dustin Davis, team foul #11 | 52-54 |
| 01:51 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 01:51 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 01:51 | Bowling Green | Roy Robinson pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 01:51 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| 01:31 | Bowling Green | Roy Robinson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 01:29 | Central Michigan | Jason Blum pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth blows the layup but he's hacked by Roy Robinson - foul #1 on Roy Robinson, team foul #12 | 53-54 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:13 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| 00:52 | Bowling Green | Dustin Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by James Daniels | 56-54 |
| 00:34 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 56-54 |
| 00:13 | Bowling Green | Roy Robinson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-54 |
| 00:11 | Bowling Green | David Bolds grabs the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 00:11 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 56-54 |
| 00:09 | Bowling Green | Roy Robinson makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Bolds | 56-56 |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | James Daniels misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Bolds - foul #3 on David Bolds, team foul #13 | 56-56 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | James Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | James Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:00 | Bowling Green | Joe Novick hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 57-56 |