| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) SG - William Newton (fresh) SF - Jimmie Redding (fresh) PF - Elwood Zar (fresh) C - Randall Marzano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) PF - Walter Carlson (fresh) C - John Carter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | John Carter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Blaine O'Banner | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | West Virginia | William Newton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Central Michigan | John Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Central Michigan | Jimmie Redding is called for the reach on Blaine O'Banner - foul #1 on Jimmie Redding, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:41 | West Virginia | Charles Jones hits a jumper from the left side set up by William Newton | 2-5 |
| 18:37 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:36 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook grabs the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:21 | Central Michigan | John Carter is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Carter, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | West Virginia | William Newton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-5 |
| 18:10 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Blaine O'Banner | 2-5 |
| 17:53 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook steps out of bounds on the sideline | 2-5 |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Jones and the foul's on John Carter - foul #2 on John Carter, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Patton (C) John Carter | |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Walter Carlson | 4-5 |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | Charles Jones can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 4-5 |
| 17:00 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Grover Brook | 4-5 |
| 16:43 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins hits a runner in the lane | 4-7 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Blaine O'Banner - foul #1 on Blaine O'Banner, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Saul Lopez (PF), Brian Haggard (C) Elwood Zar, Randall Marzano | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (SG), Ivan Zantow (SF), Carl Tellier (PF) Robert Jenkins, Blaine O'Banner, Walter Carlson | |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:26 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:10 | Central Michigan | Charles Jones takes the ball from Carl Tellier | 5-7 |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | William Newton knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Jones | 8-7 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Newton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Redding (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Saul Lopez (fresh) C - Brian Haggard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Wood (fresh) SF - Ivan Zantow (fresh) PF - Carl Tellier (fresh) C - Eric Patton (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier can't finish the layup | 8-7 |
| 15:41 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jimmie Redding | 8-7 |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | Eric Patton picks off the pass by William Newton | 8-7 |
| 15:30 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Haggard - foul #1 on Brian Haggard, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Thomas (SG), Fabian Rizzo (SF) William Newton, Jimmie Redding | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG) Grover Brook | |
| 15:30 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:30 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Saul Lopez | 8-8 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Brian Haggard is hacked by Eric Patton - foul #1 on Eric Patton, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle (PF) Eric Patton | |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Ronald Wood - foul #1 on Ronald Wood, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Charles Jones makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:10 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:05 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood drills a jump hook near the basket | 9-10 |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | Charles Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Marzano (C) Brian Haggard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner (SF), Walter Carlson (PF) Ivan Zantow, Chester Lytle | |
| 14:23 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 14:02 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 13:41 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 13:39 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 9-12 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano can't tip it in | 9-12 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Fabian Rizzo | 9-12 |
| 13:16 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 13:14 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 13:08 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 9-14 |
| 12:55 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 12:53 | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo grabs the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Randall Marzano | 12-14 |
| 12:20 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 12:18 | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (PG), William Newton (SG), Jimmie Redding (SF), Elwood Zar (PF), Brian Haggard (C) Charles Jones, Robert Thomas, Fabian Rizzo, Saul Lopez, Randall Marzano | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Kristopher Bostwick (SG), Ivan Zantow (SF), Chester Lytle (PF), Eric Patton (C) Ronald Wood, Robert Jenkins, Blaine O'Banner, Walter Carlson, Carl Tellier | |
| 11:48 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-17 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jonathan Saucedo (fresh) SG - William Newton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Redding (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Elwood Zar (fresh) C - Brian Haggard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kristopher Bostwick (fresh) SF - Ivan Zantow (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Chester Lytle (fresh) C - Eric Patton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:38 | West Virginia | Chester Lytle takes the ball from Jonathan Saucedo | 12-17 |
| 11:19 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 12-17 |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | Brian Haggard pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 11:00 | West Virginia | William Newton buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 10:50 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kristopher Bostwick | 15-20 |
| 10:34 | West Virginia | Brian Haggard buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Newton | 17-20 |
| 10:15 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook is hacked by Elwood Zar - foul #1 on Elwood Zar, team foul #3 | 17-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Thomas (PG), Felipe Fernandez (PF) Jonathan Saucedo, Elwood Zar | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG) Kristopher Bostwick | |
| 09:58 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Redding - foul #2 on Jimmie Redding, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo (SF) Jimmie Redding | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner (SF) Ivan Zantow | |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 17-20 |
| 09:39 | West Virginia | William Newton grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 09:31 | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo snags the offensive board | 17-20 |
| 09:23 | West Virginia | Blaine O'Banner is called for the reach on Fabian Rizzo - foul #2 on Blaine O'Banner, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), Randall Marzano (C) William Newton, Brian Haggard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (SF), Walter Carlson (PF) Blaine O'Banner, Chester Lytle | |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | Charles Jones connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Thomas | 20-20 |
| 08:51 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Fabian Rizzo - foul #1 on Fabian Rizzo, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Elwood Zar (PF) Felipe Fernandez | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow (SF) Grover Brook | |
| 08:51 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:51 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:51 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 08:32 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Jenkins | 20-24 |
| 08:20 | West Virginia | Charles Jones scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Thomas | 22-24 |
| 08:11 | Central Michigan | Elwood Zar is called for the reach on Ronald Wood - foul #2 on Elwood Zar, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Newton (SG), Felipe Fernandez (PF) Robert Thomas, Elwood Zar | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier (C) Eric Patton | |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier is called for traveling | 22-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (PG), Brian Haggard (C) Charles Jones, Randall Marzano | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Chester Lytle (PF) Robert Jenkins, Walter Carlson | |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 07:46 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Carl Tellier | 22-24 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jonathan Saucedo (fresh) SG - William Newton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fabian Rizzo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Felipe Fernandez (fresh) C - Brian Haggard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Zantow (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chester Lytle (fresh) C - Carl Tellier (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Grover Brook | 22-26 |
| 07:18 | West Virginia | Chester Lytle is called for the reach on William Newton - foul #1 on Chester Lytle, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Saul Lopez (PF) Fabian Rizzo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (SG) Ivan Zantow | |
| 07:18 | West Virginia | William Newton misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 07:18 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 22-26 |
| 07:06 | West Virginia | Brian Haggard grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez comes up short on the runner from the left block | 22-26 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez misses the tip | 22-26 |
| 06:57 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Saucedo takes the ball from Kristopher Bostwick | 22-26 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez is fouled on the floor by Chester Lytle - foul #2 on Chester Lytle, team foul #8 | 22-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), Robert Thomas (SF), Randall Marzano (C) Jonathan Saucedo, Felipe Fernandez, Brian Haggard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG), Walter Carlson (PF) Kristopher Bostwick, Chester Lytle | |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-26 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez makes the runner from the left block | 25-26 |
| 05:37 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 05:28 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood steps in front of the Randall Marzano pass | 25-26 |
| 05:25 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Wood | 25-28 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano tips it back up and in | 27-28 |
| 04:52 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook is whistled for traveling | 27-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo (SF), Felipe Fernandez (PF), Brian Haggard (C) William Newton, Saul Lopez, Randall Marzano | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Ivan Zantow (SF), Eric Patton (C) Grover Brook, Ronald Wood, Carl Tellier | |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Felipe Fernandez misses the runner near the basket | 27-28 |
| 04:39 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 04:20 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kristopher Bostwick | 27-31 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 27-31 |
| 04:09 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 03:55 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow connects on the shot from the left side | 27-33 |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 27-33 |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Felipe Fernandez grabs the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fabian Rizzo (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Felipe Fernandez (fresh) C - Brian Haggard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Zantow (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Walter Carlson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Patton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Walter Carlson - foul #1 on Walter Carlson, team foul #9 | 27-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (SG), Jimmie Redding (SF), Elwood Zar (PF), Randall Marzano (C) Charles Jones, Fabian Rizzo, Felipe Fernandez, Brian Haggard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), John Carter (C) Robert Jenkins, Ivan Zantow, Walter Carlson | |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 03:01 | Central Michigan | John Carter can't finish the layup | 29-33 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding dunks the ball | 31-33 |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Redding - foul #3 on Jimmie Redding, team foul #7 | 31-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Newton (SG), Fabian Rizzo (SF) Robert Thomas, Jimmie Redding | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG), Carl Tellier (PF) Kristopher Bostwick, Eric Patton | |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar comes up short on the shot from the left side | 31-35 |
| 02:07 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Fabian Rizzo - foul #2 on Fabian Rizzo, team foul #8 | 31-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Haggard (C) Randall Marzano | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-37 |
| 01:38 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Blaine O'Banner | 31-37 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Elwood Zar - foul #3 on Elwood Zar, team foul #9 | 31-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), Saul Lopez (PF) Jonathan Saucedo, Elwood Zar | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (PG) Grover Brook | |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | William Newton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez hits the follow up shot | 33-39 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner misses short on a shot from the left block | 33-39 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Charles Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-39 |
| 00:47 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | John Carter misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Newton - foul #1 on William Newton, team foul #10 | 33-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Marzano (C) Brian Haggard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow (SF), Walter Carlson (PF) Blaine O'Banner, Carl Tellier | |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | William Newton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |