| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Eugene Murphy (fresh) SG - George Halliday (fresh) SF - David Christy (fresh) PF - Alonzo Mora (fresh) C - Paul Case (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Raff (fresh) SG - Michael Barry (fresh) SF - Charles Bainter (fresh) PF - Justin Smiley (fresh) C - Roger Stukowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UL-Lafayette | Paul Case wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:44 | UL-Lafayette | Paul Case hits a jump hook from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Murphy - foul #1 on Eugene Murphy, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:35 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | UL-Lafayette | Alonzo Mora misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roger Stukowski - foul #1 on Roger Stukowski, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | UL-Lafayette | Alonzo Mora makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:17 | UL-Lafayette | Alonzo Mora misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:17 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | UL-Lafayette | Alonzo Mora grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | UL-Lafayette | Roger Stukowski is called for the reach on Paul Case - foul #2 on Roger Stukowski, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman (C) Roger Stukowski | |
| 18:27 | UL-Lafayette | David Christy's floater is knocked away by Charles Bainter | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff travels with the ball | 3-2 |
| 18:04 | UL-Lafayette | Alonzo Mora clanks a 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:02 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on David Christy - foul #1 on David Christy, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:37 | UL-Lafayette | Charles Bainter denies the turnaround by David Christy | 3-3 |
| 17:36 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:29 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 17:13 | UL-Lafayette | Alonzo Mora misses long on a floater from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 17:12 | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday grabs the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:07 | UL-Lafayette | Justin Smiley blocks the jumper by Eugene Murphy | 3-6 |
| 17:06 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:45 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry is fouled on the floor by Paul Case - foul #1 on Paul Case, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jesse Thomas (PG), Cesar Moretti (SG), Jacob Cirillo (SF), Wilmer Dunneback (PF), George Nicholson (C) Eugene Murphy, George Halliday, David Christy, Alonzo Mora, Paul Case | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), John Robbins (PF) Michael Barry, Charles Bainter, Justin Smiley | |
| 16:40 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence travels with the ball | 3-6 |
| 16:25 | UL-Lafayette | George Nicholson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Wilmer Dunneback | 6-6 |
| 16:11 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff blows the layup | 6-6 |
| 16:10 | UL-Lafayette | Wilmer Dunneback snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 15:47 | UL-Lafayette | Cesar Moretti misses the lay-in | 6-6 |
| 15:46 | UL-Lafayette | George Nicholson snags the offensive board | 6-6 |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Jesse Thomas (fresh) SG - Cesar Moretti (fresh) SF - Jacob Cirillo (fresh) PF - Wilmer Dunneback (fresh) C - George Nicholson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Raff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Beasley (fresh) SF - Paul Lawrence (fresh) PF - John Robbins (fresh) C - Wekesa Suleiman (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | UL-Lafayette | George Nicholson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (SG) Robert Raff | |
| 15:21 | Central Michigan | Jacob Cirillo steps in front of the Harold Beasley pass | 6-6 |
| 15:03 | UL-Lafayette | George Nicholson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 6-6 |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:56 | Central Michigan | Jacob Cirillo steals the ball from Paul Lawrence | 6-6 |
| 14:39 | UL-Lafayette | Jacob Cirillo lays it up and in | 8-6 |
| 14:29 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-6 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley tips it home | 8-8 |
| 14:12 | UL-Lafayette | Paul Lawrence steals the ball from Wilmer Dunneback | 8-8 |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 8-8 |
| 13:49 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:38 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren's fadeaway is rejected by Wilmer Dunneback | 8-8 |
| 13:36 | UL-Lafayette | George Nicholson grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 13:27 | UL-Lafayette | George Nicholson is whistled for a carry | 8-8 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Murphy (PG), George Halliday (SG), David Christy (SF), Alonzo Mora (PF), Paul Case (C) Jesse Thomas, Cesar Moretti, Jacob Cirillo, Wilmer Dunneback, George Nicholson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Raff (PG), Michael Barry (SG), Charles Bainter (SF), Justin Smiley (PF) Harold Beasley, Ronnie Herren, Paul Lawrence, John Robbins | |
| 13:07 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses the jumper from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 13:05 | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 12:45 | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Barry - foul #1 on Michael Barry, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| 12:45 | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:45 | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses the lay-in | 10-8 |
| 12:24 | UL-Lafayette | David Christy pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:09 | UL-Lafayette | David Christy can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Bainter - foul #1 on Charles Bainter, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| 12:09 | UL-Lafayette | David Christy makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:09 | UL-Lafayette | David Christy makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 11:58 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Barry and he's fouled by Alonzo Mora - foul #1 on Alonzo Mora, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| 11:58 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 11:51 | UL-Lafayette | David Christy comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 11:50 | UL-Lafayette | Alonzo Mora tips it in | 14-11 |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Michael Barry | 14-13 |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Eugene Murphy (fresh) SG - George Halliday (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Christy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alonzo Mora (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Case (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Raff (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Barry (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Bainter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Justin Smiley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wekesa Suleiman (tiring) | |
| 11:14 | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 10:58 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 10:56 | UL-Lafayette | The rebound goes to Paul Case | 17-13 |
| 10:46 | UL-Lafayette | David Christy clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-13 |
| 10:45 | UL-Lafayette | Paul Case can't tip it in | 17-13 |
| 10:43 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Justin Smiley | 17-13 |
| 10:21 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 17-13 |
| 10:19 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:13 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 09:55 | UL-Lafayette | Charles Bainter is called for the reach on George Halliday - foul #2 on Charles Bainter, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jesse Thomas (PG), Cesar Moretti (SG), Jacob Cirillo (SF), Wilmer Dunneback (PF), George Nicholson (C) Eugene Murphy, George Halliday, David Christy, Alonzo Mora, Paul Case | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley (PG), Ronnie Herren (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), John Robbins (PF) Robert Raff, Michael Barry, Charles Bainter, Justin Smiley | |
| 09:44 | UL-Lafayette | Jacob Cirillo makes the turnaround from the left block | 19-16 |
| 09:21 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Wekesa Suleiman and he's fouled by Jesse Thomas - foul #1 on Jesse Thomas, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| 09:21 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley makes the free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:19 | UL-Lafayette | Jesse Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-19 |
| 09:10 | Central Michigan | John Robbins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 19-19 |
| 09:08 | UL-Lafayette | Wilmer Dunneback gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 09:03 | UL-Lafayette | Jesse Thomas makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Cesar Moretti | 22-19 |
| 08:57 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Wilmer Dunneback - foul #1 on Wilmer Dunneback, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| 08:57 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:57 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:40 | UL-Lafayette | Jacob Cirillo is fouled on the floor by Wekesa Suleiman - foul #1 on Wekesa Suleiman, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Murphy (PG) Jesse Thomas | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:34 | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Murphy misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:27 | Central Michigan | John Robbins buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Ronnie Herren | 22-22 |
| 08:09 | UL-Lafayette | Wilmer Dunneback misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 08:08 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence is called for 3 seconds | 22-22 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday (SG), David Christy (SF), Alonzo Mora (PF), Paul Case (C) Cesar Moretti, Jacob Cirillo, Wilmer Dunneback, George Nicholson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Raff (PG), Justin Smiley (PF) Harold Beasley, John Robbins | |
| 07:26 | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Murphy hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 07:24 | UL-Lafayette | Alonzo Mora grabs the offensive board | 22-22 |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Eugene Murphy (fairly fresh) SG - George Halliday (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Christy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alonzo Mora (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Case (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Raff (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ronnie Herren (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Lawrence (fairly fresh) PF - Justin Smiley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wekesa Suleiman (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | UL-Lafayette | Paul Case works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 22-22 |
| 07:08 | UL-Lafayette | Alonzo Mora grabs the offensive board | 22-22 |
| 06:58 | UL-Lafayette | Ronnie Herren is called for the reach on George Halliday - foul #1 on Ronnie Herren, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jesse Thomas (PG) Eugene Murphy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Barry (SG) Ronnie Herren | |
| 06:58 | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:58 | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:43 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 24-22 |
| 06:41 | UL-Lafayette | Alonzo Mora gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 06:28 | UL-Lafayette | Jesse Thomas clanks a 3 from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 06:15 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses the easy layup | 24-22 |
| 06:14 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff tips it home | 24-24 |
| 06:02 | UL-Lafayette | Paul Case can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Barry - foul #2 on Michael Barry, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Cesar Moretti (SG), Jacob Cirillo (SF), Wilmer Dunneback (PF) George Halliday, David Christy, Alonzo Mora | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley (SG), John Robbins (PF) Michael Barry, Justin Smiley | |
| 06:02 | UL-Lafayette | Paul Case misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:02 | UL-Lafayette | Paul Case makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:45 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Case | 25-24 |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman grabs the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 05:32 | Central Michigan | Jesse Thomas is called for the reach on Robert Raff - foul #2 on Jesse Thomas, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Murphy (PG), George Nicholson (C) Jesse Thomas, Paul Case | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:32 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:32 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:22 | UL-Lafayette | Jacob Cirillo can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | John Robbins grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 05:14 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Harold Beasley | 25-28 |
| 04:55 | UL-Lafayette | Cesar Moretti hits a shot from the baseline | 27-28 |
| 04:50 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Robbins | 27-30 |
| 04:33 | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Murphy makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wilmer Dunneback and he's hacked by Paul Lawrence - foul #1 on Paul Lawrence, team foul #9 | 29-30 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday (SG), David Christy (SF), Alonzo Mora (PF) Cesar Moretti, Jacob Cirillo, George Nicholson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (SG), Justin Smiley (PF) Robert Raff, John Robbins | |
| 04:33 | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Murphy misses the free throw | 29-30 |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 04:11 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Harold Beasley, team foul #10 | 29-30 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Paul Case (C) Wilmer Dunneback | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Raff (PG) Harold Beasley | |
| 03:48 | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday drills a jump hook from the right block | 31-30 |
| 03:31 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Raff | 31-32 |
| 03:13 | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-32 |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Eugene Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Halliday (fresh) 11 pts. SF - David Christy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alonzo Mora (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Case (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Raff (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ronnie Herren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Lawrence (tiring) PF - Justin Smiley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Wekesa Suleiman (tired) 4 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses the lay-in but he's fouled by George Halliday - foul #1 on George Halliday, team foul #8 | 33-32 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jesse Thomas (PG), Wilmer Dunneback (PF) Eugene Murphy, Alonzo Mora | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Barry (SG), Charles Bainter (SF), Roger Stukowski (C) Ronnie Herren, Paul Lawrence, Wekesa Suleiman | |
| 02:53 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:53 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:53 | UL-Lafayette | Wilmer Dunneback snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 02:33 | UL-Lafayette | Justin Smiley is called for the reach on Jesse Thomas - foul #1 on Justin Smiley, team foul #11 | 33-32 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Cesar Moretti (SG), Jacob Cirillo (SF) George Halliday, David Christy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley (PG), John Robbins (PF) Robert Raff, Justin Smiley | |
| 02:33 | UL-Lafayette | Jesse Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:33 | UL-Lafayette | Jesse Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Paul Case blocks the short jumper by Roger Stukowski | 35-32 |
| 02:15 | UL-Lafayette | Jacob Cirillo grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 02:06 | UL-Lafayette | Jesse Thomas is hacked by John Robbins - foul #1 on John Robbins, team foul #12 | 35-32 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | George Nicholson (C) Paul Case | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:06 | UL-Lafayette | Jesse Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 02:06 | UL-Lafayette | Jesse Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 01:39 | UL-Lafayette | Jesse Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | David Christy (SF), Alonzo Mora (PF) Jacob Cirillo, George Nicholson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 01:21 | UL-Lafayette | Alonzo Mora grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 01:17 | UL-Lafayette | Cesar Moretti misses the lay-in but the foul's on Roger Stukowski - foul #3 on Roger Stukowski, team foul #13 | 37-34 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday (SG) Jesse Thomas | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley (PF), Wekesa Suleiman (C) John Robbins, Roger Stukowski | |
| 01:17 | UL-Lafayette | Cesar Moretti misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:17 | UL-Lafayette | Cesar Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-34 |
| 01:00 | UL-Lafayette | Alonzo Mora pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 00:37 | UL-Lafayette | Wekesa Suleiman denies the turnaround by George Halliday | 38-34 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Justin Smiley | 38-34 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman is whistled for a carry | 38-34 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Murphy (PG), Jacob Cirillo (SF), Paul Case (C) Cesar Moretti, David Christy, Wilmer Dunneback | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Raff (PG), Ronnie Herren (SG) Harold Beasley, Michael Barry | |
| 00:02 | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Murphy misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 00:00 | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday snags the offensive board | 38-34 |