| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Robert Masterson (fresh) SG - Harry Carroll (fresh) SF - Clifford Williams (fresh) PF - Robert Craig (fresh) C - Gary Lagunas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) SG - John Lane (fresh) SF - Michael Barry (fresh) PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) C - Justin Smiley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Central Michigan | The pull-up jumper by John Lane is blocked by Robert Craig | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Baylor | Robert Masterson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Baylor | Robert Craig can't connect on a jumper from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Baylor | Robert Craig grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Baylor | Cody Belcher denies the turnaround by Gary Lagunas | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Central Michigan | John Lane pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver is fouled on the floor by Robert Craig - foul #1 on Robert Craig, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:17 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | Baylor | Robert Craig grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 17:46 | Baylor | Clifford Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 17:31 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 17:13 | Baylor | Gary Lagunas loses the dribble to John Lane | 0-2 |
| 17:09 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 17:08 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Gary Lagunas | 0-2 |
| 16:53 | Baylor | Harry Carroll makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Masterson and he's hacked by John Lane - foul #1 on John Lane, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (PG), Harold Beasley (SG), Tony Davis (PF), Wekesa Suleiman (C) Gilbert McIver, John Lane, Cody Belcher, Justin Smiley | |
| 16:53 | Baylor | Harry Carroll makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:51 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry is hacked by Gary Lagunas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Lagunas, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 16:27 | Central Michigan | Robert Craig steals it from Benjamin Homan | 3-2 |
| 16:04 | Baylor | Clifford Williams misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 3-2 |
| 16:02 | Baylor | Gary Lagunas tips it home | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Robert Masterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Williams (fresh) PF - Robert Craig (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Lagunas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Benjamin Homan (fresh) SG - Harold Beasley (fresh) SF - Michael Barry (fairly fresh) PF - Tony Davis (fresh) C - Wekesa Suleiman (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Benjamin Homan, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Baylor | Hugh Tracey (SG), Steve Pearson (SF), Brian Dillon (PF), Richard Wheeler (C) Harry Carroll, Clifford Williams, Robert Craig, Gary Lagunas | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), John Lane (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), Cody Belcher (PF) Benjamin Homan, Harold Beasley, Michael Barry, Wekesa Suleiman | |
| 15:23 | Baylor | Brian Dillon misses the easy layup but the foul's on Cody Belcher - foul #1 on Cody Belcher, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley (C) Tony Davis | |
| 15:23 | Baylor | Brian Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 15:23 | Baylor | Brian Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 15:20 | Central Michigan | Hugh Tracey picks off the pass by Justin Smiley in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| 14:53 | Baylor | Richard Wheeler misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 14:52 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Justin Smiley | 7-2 |
| 14:35 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver hits the finger roll | 7-4 |
| 14:18 | Baylor | Richard Wheeler scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Masterson | 9-4 |
| 14:00 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from John Lane | 9-6 |
| 13:40 | Baylor | Justin Smiley is called for the reach on Robert Masterson - foul #1 on Justin Smiley, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Baylor | Harry Carroll (SG), Clifford Williams (SF), Robert Craig (PF), Gary Lagunas (C) Hugh Tracey, Steve Pearson, Brian Dillon, Richard Wheeler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (PG), Harold Beasley (SG), Michael Barry (SF), Tony Davis (PF), Wekesa Suleiman (C) Gilbert McIver, John Lane, Paul Lawrence, Cody Belcher, Justin Smiley | |
| 13:19 | Baylor | Robert Masterson drills a jumper from the left side set up by Harry Carroll | 11-6 |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Clifford Williams - foul #1 on Clifford Williams, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:05 | Baylor | Gary Lagunas grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:42 | Baylor | Harry Carroll misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Harold Beasley - foul #1 on Harold Beasley, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| 12:42 | Baylor | Harry Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 12:42 | Baylor | Harry Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 12:37 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benjamin Homan, team foul #6 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (PG) Benjamin Homan | |
| 12:14 | Baylor | Gary Lagunas lays it up and in and he's hacked by Wekesa Suleiman - foul #1 on Wekesa Suleiman, team foul #7 | 15-7 |
| 12:14 | Baylor | Gary Lagunas misses the free throw | 15-7 |
| 12:14 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis grabs the board | 15-7 |
| 12:11 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Masterson - foul #1 on Robert Masterson, team foul #4 | 15-7 |
| 12:00 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry can't connect on a floater in the paint | 15-7 |
| 11:58 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Gary Lagunas | 15-7 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Robert Masterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clifford Williams (fresh) PF - Robert Craig (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Lagunas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronnie Herren (fresh) SG - Harold Beasley (fresh) SF - Michael Barry (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tony Davis (fresh) C - Wekesa Suleiman (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Baylor | Robert Masterson connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Lagunas | 17-7 |
| 11:27 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-7 |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman snags the offensive board | 17-7 |
| 11:13 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Lagunas - foul #2 on Gary Lagunas, team foul #5 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Baylor | Hugh Tracey (SG), Steve Pearson (SF), Brian Dillon (PF), Richard Wheeler (C) Harry Carroll, Clifford Williams, Robert Craig, Gary Lagunas | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), John Lane (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), Cody Belcher (PF) Ronnie Herren, Harold Beasley, Michael Barry, Tony Davis | |
| 11:13 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman misses the 1st free throw | 17-7 |
| 11:13 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 10:56 | Baylor | Steve Pearson clanks a jumper in the paint | 17-8 |
| 10:55 | Baylor | Richard Wheeler tips it back up and in | 19-8 |
| 10:33 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver travels with the ball | 19-8 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley (C) Wekesa Suleiman | |
| 10:12 | Baylor | Cody Belcher steals it from Hugh Tracey | 19-8 |
| 09:53 | Central Michigan | John Lane's layup is rejected by Brian Dillon | 19-8 |
| 09:51 | Baylor | Richard Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 19-8 |
| 09:32 | Baylor | Gilbert McIver is called for the reach on Robert Masterson - foul #1 on Gilbert McIver, team foul #8 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Baylor | Harry Carroll (SG), Clifford Williams (SF), Robert Craig (PF) Hugh Tracey, Steve Pearson, Brian Dillon | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (PG), Harold Beasley (SG), Michael Barry (SF), Tony Davis (PF) Gilbert McIver, John Lane, Paul Lawrence, Cody Belcher | |
| 09:32 | Baylor | Robert Masterson makes the 1st free throw | 20-8 |
| 09:32 | Baylor | Robert Masterson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-8 |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Harry Carroll picks off the pass by Michael Barry in the backcourt | 21-8 |
| 09:09 | Baylor | Richard Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Herren - foul #1 on Ronnie Herren, team foul #9 | 21-8 |
| 09:09 | Baylor | Richard Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 22-8 |
| 09:09 | Baylor | Richard Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 23-8 |
| 08:53 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 23-8 |
| 08:51 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley grabs the offensive rebound | 23-8 |
| 08:29 | Central Michigan | Clifford Williams steals the ball from Tony Davis | 23-8 |
| 08:03 | Baylor | Richard Wheeler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Craig | 25-8 |
| 08:00 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Wheeler - foul #1 on Richard Wheeler, team foul #6 | 25-8 |
| Subs | Baylor | Hugh Tracey (SG), Steve Pearson (SF), Brian Dillon (PF) Robert Masterson, Clifford Williams, Richard Wheeler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), John Lane (SG), Cody Belcher (PF), Wekesa Suleiman (C) Ronnie Herren, Harold Beasley, Tony Davis, Justin Smiley | |
| 07:43 | Central Michigan | Brian Dillon takes the ball from Cody Belcher | 25-8 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Harry Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Hugh Tracey (fresh) SF - Steve Pearson (fresh) PF - Brian Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Craig (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Lane (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Barry (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wekesa Suleiman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Baylor | Cody Belcher is called for the reach on Brian Dillon - foul #2 on Cody Belcher, team foul #10 | 25-8 |
| Subs | Baylor | Richard Wheeler (C) Robert Craig | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence (SF), John Robbins (PF) Michael Barry, Cody Belcher | |
| 07:20 | Baylor | Brian Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 26-8 |
| 07:20 | Baylor | Brian Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-8 |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Lane and he's fouled by Steve Pearson - foul #1 on Steve Pearson, team foul #7 | 27-10 |
| Subs | Baylor | Robert Masterson (PG) Harry Carroll | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence misses the free throw | 27-10 |
| 07:05 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Brian Dillon | 27-10 |
| 07:00 | Baylor | Robert Masterson's pass is intercepted by Wekesa Suleiman | 27-10 |
| 06:46 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver scores on a shot from the right side | 27-12 |
| 06:26 | Baylor | Hugh Tracey misses the lay-in | 27-12 |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | John Lane pulls down the rebound | 27-12 |
| 06:12 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 27-12 |
| 06:11 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Hugh Tracey | 27-12 |
| 05:50 | Baylor | Hugh Tracey is whistled for traveling | 27-12 |
| Subs | Baylor | Harry Carroll (SG), Clifford Williams (SF), Robert Craig (PF) Hugh Tracey, Steve Pearson, Brian Dillon | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (PG), Harold Beasley (SG), Michael Barry (SF), Tony Davis (PF), Justin Smiley (C) Gilbert McIver, John Lane, Paul Lawrence, John Robbins, Wekesa Suleiman | |
| 05:44 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren is hacked by Robert Masterson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Masterson, team foul #8 | 27-12 |
| Subs | Baylor | Bryan Collier (SG) Robert Masterson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:44 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren misses the 1st free throw | 27-12 |
| 05:44 | Baylor | Robert Craig snags the defensive board | 27-12 |
| 05:24 | Baylor | Harry Carroll makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifford Williams | 29-12 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from close range | 29-12 |
| 05:03 | Baylor | Richard Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 29-12 |
| 04:34 | Baylor | Robert Craig comes up short on the shot from the left side | 29-12 |
| 04:33 | Baylor | Harry Carroll grabs the offensive board | 29-12 |
| 04:10 | Baylor | Richard Wheeler's pass is intercepted by Michael Barry | 29-12 |
| 04:05 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Barry | 29-14 |
| 03:47 | Baylor | Robert Craig is fouled on the floor by Justin Smiley - foul #2 on Justin Smiley, team foul #11 | 29-14 |
| Subs | Baylor | Robert Masterson (PG), Hugh Tracey (SG), Steve Pearson (SF), Gary Lagunas (C) Harry Carroll, Bryan Collier, Clifford Williams, Richard Wheeler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), Benjamin Homan (SG), Cody Belcher (PF), Wekesa Suleiman (C) Ronnie Herren, Harold Beasley, Tony Davis, Justin Smiley | |
| 03:47 | Baylor | Robert Craig misses the 1st free throw | 29-14 |
| 03:47 | Baylor | Robert Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 29-14 |
| 03:47 | Baylor | Robert Craig gets the offensive rebound | 29-14 |
| 03:23 | Baylor | Steve Pearson misses the jump hook from the baseline | 29-14 |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Cody Belcher | 29-14 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Robert Masterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugh Tracey (fresh) SF - Steve Pearson (fresh) PF - Robert Craig (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Lagunas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Benjamin Homan (fresh) SF - Michael Barry (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wekesa Suleiman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Central Michigan | Robert Masterson picks off the pass by Benjamin Homan in the backcourt | 29-14 |
| 03:14 | Baylor | Robert Craig hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Masterson | 31-14 |
| 03:12 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-14 |
| Subs | Baylor | Brian Dillon (PF) Robert Craig | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Lane (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF) Benjamin Homan, Michael Barry | |
| 02:57 | Baylor | Robert Masterson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-14 |
| 02:55 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman grabs the board | 31-14 |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Brian Dillon picks off the pass by John Lane | 31-14 |
| 02:28 | Baylor | Gary Lagunas comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 31-14 |
| 02:26 | Baylor | Gary Lagunas tips it home | 33-14 |
| 02:02 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher loses the ball out of bounds | 33-14 |
| Subs | Baylor | Harry Carroll (SG), Clifford Williams (SF) Hugh Tracey, Steve Pearson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (PG), Michael Barry (SF), Tony Davis (PF) Gilbert McIver, Paul Lawrence, Cody Belcher | |
| 01:37 | Baylor | Gary Lagunas drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Masterson | 35-14 |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | John Lane is fouled on the floor by Harry Carroll - foul #1 on Harry Carroll, team foul #9 | 35-14 |
| Subs | Baylor | Robert Craig (PF) Brian Dillon | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Robbins (PF), Justin Smiley (C) Tony Davis, Wekesa Suleiman | |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | John Lane misses the 1st free throw | 35-14 |
| 01:13 | Baylor | Gary Lagunas snags the defensive board | 35-14 |
| 00:48 | Baylor | Robert Masterson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-14 |
| 00:47 | Baylor | Clifford Williams tips it home | 37-14 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Craig | 37-14 |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-14 |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-14 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley hits the follow up shot | 37-16 |
| 00:05 | Baylor | Robert Craig clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-16 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley snags the defensive board | 37-16 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley misses the halfcourt shot | 37-16 |