| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stewart Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SG - Erik Delacerda (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Keith Campo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Carroll (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Gerling (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Hans Zbell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elmer Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Walter Ellis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Webster (fresh) 4 pts. C - Martin Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Erik Delacerda clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-29 |
| 19:44 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks misses the tip | 26-29 |
| 19:42 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Martin Johnson | 26-29 |
| 19:30 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Martin Johnson | 26-31 |
| 19:25 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 19:24 | Central Michigan | Erik Delacerda gets the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 19:10 | Central Michigan | Frank Carroll is hacked by Walter Ellis - foul #2 on Walter Ellis, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 18:51 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 26-31 |
| 18:49 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling grabs the offensive board | 26-31 |
| 18:27 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Frank Carroll is blocked by Martin Johnson | 26-31 |
| 18:26 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling can't tip it in | 26-31 |
| 18:25 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:13 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis blows the layup | 26-31 |
| 18:11 | Central Michigan | Frank Carroll gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:51 | Central Michigan | Frank Carroll misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-31 |
| 17:50 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:45 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-31 |
| 17:44 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster tips it back up and in | 26-33 |
| 17:30 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Keith Campo | 28-33 |
| 17:18 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster can't finish the layup | 28-33 |
| 17:16 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:49 | Central Michigan | Erik Delacerda hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Stewart Brooks | 31-33 |
| 16:29 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Elmer Watkins | 31-35 |
| 16:05 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks lays it in on a great pass from Erik Delacerda | 33-35 |
| 16:00 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 15:58 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Keith Campo | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stewart Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. SG - Erik Delacerda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Keith Campo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Carroll (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Gerling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Hans Zbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elmer Watkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Walter Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Webster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-35 |
| 15:43 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 15:37 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 15:36 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 15:31 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo blows the layup but he's fouled by Walter Ellis - foul #3 on Walter Ellis, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| 15:31 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:31 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:14 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis is hacked by Daniel Gerling - foul #4 on Daniel Gerling, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 15:02 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Hans Zbell | 35-37 |
| 14:43 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Erik Delacerda | 37-37 |
| 14:22 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-37 |
| 14:20 | Central Michigan | Frank Carroll grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 14:00 | Central Michigan | Erik Delacerda's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Webster | 37-37 |
| 13:58 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 13:43 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling scores on a 3 from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 13:28 | Miami (OH) | Keith Campo picks off the pass by Martin Johnson | 40-40 |
| 13:14 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 12:45 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Gerling - foul #5 on Daniel Gerling, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Gant (SG) Daniel Gerling | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks (SG), Howard Thresher (SF), Gary Harmon (C) Elmer Watkins, Walter Ellis, Martin Johnson | |
| 12:45 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:45 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Frank Carroll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins (SG), George Hart (PF) Hans Zbell, Michael Webster | |
| 12:22 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| 12:12 | Central Michigan | Erik Delacerda hits the finger roll set up by Albert Gant | 44-42 |
| 11:58 | Miami (OH) | Stewart Brooks steals the ball from Gary Harmon | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Erik Delacerda (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Albert Gant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Campo (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stewart Brooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Carroll (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Paul Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Elmer Watkins (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Howard Thresher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Harmon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 11:31 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:15 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 44-42 |
| 11:13 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins grabs the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 10:58 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins is hacked by Albert Gant - foul #2 on Albert Gant, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell (PG), Walter Ellis (SF), Martin Johnson (PF) Paul Brooks, Elmer Watkins, George Hart | |
| 10:39 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 44-42 |
| 10:37 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:19 | Central Michigan | Martin Johnson denies the turnaround by Keith Campo | 44-42 |
| 10:17 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:00 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gary Harmon and he's hacked by Frank Carroll - foul #3 on Frank Carroll, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Page (SG) Albert Gant | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster (PF) Gary Harmon | |
| 10:00 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 09:43 | Central Michigan | Erik Delacerda's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Webster | 44-45 |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 09:31 | Central Michigan | Martin Johnson denies the turnaround by Keith Campo | 44-45 |
| 09:30 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 09:05 | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher's pass is intercepted by William Page | 44-45 |
| 08:47 | Central Michigan | Erik Delacerda is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Erik Delacerda, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels (PG), Albert Gant (SG) Erik Delacerda, William Page | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins (SG) Howard Thresher | |
| 08:28 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson scores on a floater from close range set up by Walter Ellis | 44-47 |
| 08:06 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks misses the driving attempt in the lane | 44-47 |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels snags the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 07:50 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 07:49 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Matt Daniels (fresh) SG - Albert Gant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Campo (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Carroll (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Stewart Brooks (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Hans Zbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elmer Watkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Walter Ellis (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Webster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:44 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 07:43 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins tips it but misses | 44-47 |
| 07:42 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 07:37 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 07:17 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson misses the lay-in | 47-47 |
| 07:15 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson snags the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 07:00 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Stewart Brooks - foul #3 on Stewart Brooks, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Page (SG) Albert Gant | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks (PG), Howard Thresher (SF), Gary Harmon (C) Hans Zbell, Walter Ellis, Michael Webster | |
| 07:00 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 07:00 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 07:00 | Central Michigan | Frank Carroll snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Matt Daniels | 50-48 |
| 06:18 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon hits a driving attempt from close range | 50-50 |
| 06:07 | Central Michigan | Gary Harmon swats the short shot by William Page | 50-50 |
| 06:06 | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:01 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 05:59 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Thresher | 50-50 |
| 05:44 | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher is whistled for traveling | 50-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Hendrix (PG) Matt Daniels | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | George Hart (PF) Martin Johnson | |
| 05:21 | Central Michigan | William Page misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Elmer Watkins - foul #3 on Elmer Watkins, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Gant (SG) Ryan Hendrix | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell (PG), Michael Webster (PF) Elmer Watkins, George Hart | |
| 05:21 | Central Michigan | William Page misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:21 | Central Michigan | William Page misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:21 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:57 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Paul Brooks and the foul's on Frank Carroll - foul #4 on Frank Carroll, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Hendrix (PG) William Page | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 04:57 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| 04:57 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:36 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-53 |
| 04:34 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 04:23 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Paul Brooks | 50-56 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Frank Carroll is hacked by Gary Harmon - foul #1 on Gary Harmon, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matt Daniels (PG) Ryan Hendrix | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins (SG), Walter Ellis (SF), Martin Johnson (C) Paul Brooks, Howard Thresher, Gary Harmon | |
| 03:52 | Central Michigan | Frank Carroll misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 03:51 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Elmer Watkins | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Matt Daniels (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Gant (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Campo (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stewart Brooks (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Carroll (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Hans Zbell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elmer Watkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Walter Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Webster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:45 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster hits the finger roll on a great pass from Walter Ellis | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:37 | Central Michigan | Frank Carroll misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 03:35 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 03:30 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Ellis | 50-61 |
| 03:11 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 02:58 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Elmer Watkins and the foul's on Frank Carroll - foul #5 on Frank Carroll, team foul #8 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Samuel Coffield (C) Frank Carroll | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 02:58 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell makes the free throw | 52-64 |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-64 |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Martin Johnson steals the ball from Keith Campo | 52-64 |
| 02:15 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis is hacked by Stewart Brooks - foul #4 on Stewart Brooks, team foul #9 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Allen Bechtel (PF) Samuel Coffield | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks (PG), Howard Thresher (SG), George Hart (PF), Gary Harmon (C) Hans Zbell, Elmer Watkins, Michael Webster, Martin Johnson | |
| 02:15 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 02:15 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 01:57 | Central Michigan | Walter Ellis steps in front of the Matt Daniels pass | 52-66 |
| 01:42 | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher misses the 3 from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 01:41 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis gets the offensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 01:27 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 01:25 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon snags the offensive board | 52-66 |
| 01:16 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis hits the finger roll set up by Paul Brooks | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Allen Bechtel misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 00:59 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant can't tip it in | 52-68 |
| 00:57 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon snags the defensive board | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Miami (OH) | George Hart can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-68 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Allen Bechtel | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Allen Bechtel can't finish the layup | 52-68 |
| 00:26 | Miami (OH) | George Hart snags the defensive board | 52-68 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks runs out the clock | 52-68 |