| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Raff (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Barry (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Bainter (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Justin Smiley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Roger Stukowski (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Hobert Mack (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Spaeth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Wilbur (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Poole (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth inbounds the ball | 42-42 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Justin Smiley | 42-42 |
| 19:30 | Central Michigan | Harold Spaeth picks off the pass by Robert Raff | 42-42 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee State | Hobert Mack banks in the layup set up by Harold Spaeth | 42-44 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Roger Stukowski is blocked by Harold Spaeth | 42-44 |
| 19:13 | Tennessee State | Hobert Mack grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee State | Michael Barry steps in front of the Michael Poole pass | 42-44 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry hits the finger roll | 44-44 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee State | Gary Wilbur misses long on an open driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Roger Stukowski - foul #2 on Roger Stukowski, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee State | Gary Wilbur makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee State | Gary Wilbur makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 18:32 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski scores on a floater near the basket set up by Charles Bainter | 46-46 |
| 18:17 | Tennessee State | Charles Bainter steals it from Harold Spaeth | 46-46 |
| 18:05 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter misses the shot from the left side | 46-46 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee State | Gary Wilbur misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right block | 46-46 |
| 17:47 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 17:35 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Raff | 48-46 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee State | Roger Stukowski is called for the reach on Michael Poole - foul #3 on Roger Stukowski, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (PG), Paul Lawrence (SF), John Robbins (PF), Wekesa Suleiman (C) Robert Raff, Charles Bainter, Justin Smiley, Roger Stukowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman (SG), Jerry Ratner (SF), Bradley Reichman (PF), Peter Taylor (C) Kerry Anderson, Harold Spaeth, Gary Wilbur, Michael Poole | |
| 17:08 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman is fouled on the floor by Michael Barry - foul #3 on Michael Barry, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley (SG) Michael Barry | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 16:53 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 16:34 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Wekesa Suleiman | 50-49 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor clanks a turnaround in the paint | 50-49 |
| 16:16 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman tips it home | 50-51 |
| 16:05 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 16:03 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman tips it back up and in | 52-51 |
| 15:43 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman loses the ball out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Raff (PG), Roger Stukowski (C) Ronnie Herren, Wekesa Suleiman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Roy Wadsworth (PG), Kerry Anderson (SG), Harold Spaeth (SF), Gary Wilbur (PF), Michael Poole (C) Hobert Mack, Marcus Feldman, Jerry Ratner, Bradley Reichman, Peter Taylor | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Raff (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Harold Beasley (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Paul Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Robbins (fresh) C - Roger Stukowski (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Roy Wadsworth (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Spaeth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Wilbur (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Poole (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:26 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Roy Wadsworth - foul #1 on Roy Wadsworth, team foul #1 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter (SF), Justin Smiley (PF) Paul Lawrence, John Robbins | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 15:26 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 15:26 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kerry Anderson | 54-53 |
| 15:09 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter misses the 3 from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 15:07 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee State | Roy Wadsworth misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 14:46 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Justin Smiley | 54-53 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Raff | 56-53 |
| 14:17 | Tennessee State | Gary Wilbur's floater is tipped away by Roger Stukowski | 56-53 |
| 14:15 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 13:54 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 56-53 |
| 13:52 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff gets the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 13:37 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Raff | 58-53 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Wadsworth | 58-55 |
| 12:57 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 58-55 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson's pass is intercepted by Charles Bainter | 58-55 |
| 12:34 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley blows the layup | 58-55 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee State | Roy Wadsworth buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Kerry Anderson and the foul's on Robert Raff - foul #3 on Robert Raff, team foul #4 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (PG), Michael Barry (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), John Robbins (PF), Wekesa Suleiman (C) Robert Raff, Harold Beasley, Charles Bainter, Justin Smiley, Roger Stukowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Hobert Mack (PG), Marcus Feldman (SF), Bradley Reichman (PF), Peter Taylor (C) Kerry Anderson, Harold Spaeth, Gary Wilbur, Michael Poole | |
| 12:18 | Tennessee State | Roy Wadsworth makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 11:57 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence is hacked by Marcus Feldman - foul #3 on Marcus Feldman, team foul #2 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jerry Ratner (SF) Roy Wadsworth | |
| 11:41 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Jerry Ratner - foul #2 on Jerry Ratner, team foul #3 | 58-58 |
| 11:41 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 11:41 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronnie Herren (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Barry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Robbins (fresh) C - Wekesa Suleiman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Hobert Mack (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marcus Feldman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Ratner (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bradley Reichman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Peter Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Reichman | 60-60 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | John Robbins misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bradley Reichman - foul #2 on Bradley Reichman, team foul #4 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski (C) Wekesa Suleiman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | John Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | John Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee State | Jerry Ratner misses long on a 3 from straight away | 62-60 |
| 10:46 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor tips it in | 62-62 |
| 10:42 | Central Michigan | Hobert Mack steps in front of the Paul Lawrence pass | 62-62 |
| 10:39 | Tennessee State | Hobert Mack dunks the ball | 62-64 |
| 10:28 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Ronnie Herren | 64-64 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor buries a floater from the right wing set up by Hobert Mack | 64-66 |
| 10:14 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Raff (PG), Justin Smiley (PF) Ronnie Herren, John Robbins | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson (SG), Gary Wilbur (PF) Jerry Ratner, Bradley Reichman | |
| 09:55 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor throws it down set up by Hobert Mack and the foul's on Michael Barry - foul #4 on Michael Barry, team foul #5 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley (SG), Charles Bainter (SF) Michael Barry, Paul Lawrence | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Harvey Johnson (SF) Marcus Feldman | |
| 09:55 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor makes the free throw | 64-69 |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses the easy layup | 64-69 |
| 09:43 | Tennessee State | Harvey Johnson grabs the board | 64-69 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee State | Harvey Johnson is fouled on the floor by Charles Bainter - foul #2 on Charles Bainter, team foul #6 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman (C) Roger Stukowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth (SF), Michael Poole (C) Harvey Johnson, Peter Taylor | |
| 09:20 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-69 |
| 09:18 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Wekesa Suleiman | 64-69 |
| 09:07 | Central Michigan | Kerry Anderson steals the ball from Robert Raff | 64-69 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson misses the easy layup | 64-69 |
| 09:02 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley pulls down the rebound | 64-69 |
| 08:58 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-69 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee State | Gary Wilbur clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-69 |
| 08:44 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman snags the defensive board | 64-69 |
| 08:38 | Central Michigan | Kerry Anderson is called for the reach on Wekesa Suleiman - foul #1 on Kerry Anderson, team foul #5 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Robbins (PF), Roger Stukowski (C) Justin Smiley, Wekesa Suleiman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Roy Wadsworth (PG), Bradley Reichman (PF) Hobert Mack, Gary Wilbur | |
| 08:30 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski blows the layup | 64-69 |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley grabs the offensive board | 64-69 |
| 08:17 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley drills a runner in the lane | 66-69 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee State | Roy Wadsworth throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence (SF) Charles Bainter | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman (SF) Harold Spaeth | |
| 08:01 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses long on a turnaround from close range | 66-69 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee State | Bradley Reichman gets the rebound | 66-69 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Lawrence - foul #2 on Paul Lawrence, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (PG), Michael Barry (SG) Robert Raff, Harold Beasley | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Hobert Mack (PG), Jerry Ratner (SF), Peter Taylor (C) Roy Wadsworth, Kerry Anderson, Michael Poole | |
| 07:38 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman misses the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronnie Herren (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Barry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Stukowski (fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Hobert Mack (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Marcus Feldman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Ratner (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bradley Reichman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | John Robbins makes the jumper from the left side | 68-70 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bradley Reichman | 68-72 |
| 07:03 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-72 |
| 07:02 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski tips it but misses | 68-72 |
| 07:01 | Tennessee State | Bradley Reichman grabs the board | 68-72 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-72 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee State | Hobert Mack tips it home | 68-74 |
| 06:15 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski misses long on a jumper in the paint | 68-74 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor snags the defensive board | 68-74 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee State | Bradley Reichman is called for traveling | 68-74 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Raff (PG), Charles Bainter (SF), Justin Smiley (PF), Wekesa Suleiman (C) Ronnie Herren, Paul Lawrence, John Robbins, Roger Stukowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson (SG), Harold Spaeth (SF), Gary Wilbur (PF), Michael Poole (C) Marcus Feldman, Jerry Ratner, Bradley Reichman, Peter Taylor | |
| 05:34 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley double dribbles | 68-74 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Barry - foul #5 on Michael Barry, team foul #8 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley (SG) Michael Barry | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 05:21 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole snags the offensive board | 68-75 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-75 |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley snags the defensive board | 68-75 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 68-75 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-75 |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Poole - foul #3 on Michael Poole, team foul #6 | 68-75 |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kerry Anderson | 70-78 |
| 04:28 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Charles Bainter | 72-78 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth scores on a floater in the paint | 72-80 |
| 04:06 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 72-80 |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman tips it but misses | 72-80 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee State | Gary Wilbur grabs the defensive rebound | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Tennessee State | Hobert Mack is hacked by Robert Raff - foul #4 on Robert Raff, team foul #9 | 72-80 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence (SF), Roger Stukowski (C) Charles Bainter, Wekesa Suleiman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman (SF), Peter Taylor (C) Harold Spaeth, Michael Poole | |
| 03:34 | Tennessee State | Hobert Mack makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee State | Hobert Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Raff (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SG - Harold Beasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Justin Smiley (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Roger Stukowski (fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Hobert Mack (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marcus Feldman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Gary Wilbur (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley hits a turnaround from the baseline | 74-82 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Hobert Mack | 74-84 |
| 02:57 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-84 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Robbins (PF) Justin Smiley | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth (SF), Michael Poole (C) Marcus Feldman, Peter Taylor | |
| 02:44 | Central Michigan | Harold Spaeth steals it from Roger Stukowski | 74-84 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Gary Wilbur | 74-86 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-86 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter (SF), Justin Smiley (PF) Paul Lawrence, John Robbins | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 02:05 | Central Michigan | Michael Poole denies the turnaround by Roger Stukowski | 74-86 |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski hits the follow up shot | 76-86 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 76-86 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole tips it back up and in | 76-88 |
| 01:19 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 76-88 |
| 01:18 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski tips it back up and in | 78-88 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee State | Gary Wilbur lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kerry Anderson | 78-90 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kerry Anderson - foul #2 on Kerry Anderson, team foul #7 | 78-90 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (PG), Paul Lawrence (SF), John Robbins (PF), Wekesa Suleiman (C) Robert Raff, Charles Bainter, Justin Smiley, Roger Stukowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Roy Wadsworth (PG), Marcus Feldman (SG), Jerry Ratner (SF), Bradley Reichman (PF), Peter Taylor (C) Hobert Mack, Kerry Anderson, Harold Spaeth, Gary Wilbur, Michael Poole | |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 79-90 |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 80-90 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Tennessee State | Roy Wadsworth is fouled in the backcourt by Ronnie Herren - foul #3 on Ronnie Herren, team foul #10 | 80-90 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee State | Roy Wadsworth makes the 1st free throw | 80-91 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee State | Roy Wadsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 80-92 |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence's floater is tipped away by Jerry Ratner | 80-92 |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren grabs the offensive board | 80-92 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 80-92 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence snags the offensive board | 80-92 |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 83-92 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-92 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Raff (PG), Charles Bainter (SF), Justin Smiley (PF), Roger Stukowski (C) Ronnie Herren, Paul Lawrence, John Robbins, Wekesa Suleiman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Hobert Mack (PG), Kerry Anderson (SG), Harold Spaeth (SF), Gary Wilbur (PF) Roy Wadsworth, Jerry Ratner, Bradley Reichman, Peter Taylor | |
| 00:40 | Tennessee State | Robert Raff is called for the reach on Gary Wilbur in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Raff, team foul #11 | 83-92 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (PG) Robert Raff | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 00:40 | Tennessee State | Gary Wilbur makes the 1st free throw | 83-93 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee State | Gary Wilbur makes the 2nd free throw | 83-94 |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Bainter | 85-94 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee State | Harold Beasley is called for the reach on Kerry Anderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Beasley, team foul #12 | 85-94 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 85-95 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 85-95 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Roger Stukowski | 85-95 |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter is fouled on the floor by Marcus Feldman - foul #4 on Marcus Feldman, team foul #8 | 85-95 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Robbins (PF), Wekesa Suleiman (C) Justin Smiley, Roger Stukowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Roy Wadsworth (PG), Jerry Ratner (SF), Bradley Reichman (PF), Peter Taylor (C) Hobert Mack, Kerry Anderson, Harold Spaeth, Gary Wilbur | |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter makes the 1st free throw | 86-95 |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter makes the 2nd free throw | 87-95 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee State | Harold Beasley is called for the reach on Roy Wadsworth in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harold Beasley, team foul #13 | 87-95 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence (SG), Justin Smiley (PF), Roger Stukowski (C) Harold Beasley, John Robbins, Wekesa Suleiman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson (SG), Harold Spaeth (SF), Gary Wilbur (PF) Jerry Ratner, Bradley Reichman, Peter Taylor | |
| 00:25 | Tennessee State | Roy Wadsworth makes the 1st free throw | 87-96 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee State | Roy Wadsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 87-97 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Gary Wilbur picks off the pass by Roger Stukowski | 87-97 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Roy Wadsworth runs out the clock | 87-97 |