| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Howin Chu (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oswaldo Gallo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Pedraza (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dustin Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Hilton Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Christopher Clark (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffery Bohanan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Blair (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roger Talbot (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Touchet (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Steven Blair inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Western Carolina | Christopher Clark scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Michigan | John Pedraza loses the dribble to Jeffery Bohanan | 36-27 |
| 19:03 | Western Carolina | Roger Talbot scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by John Pedraza - foul #1 on John Pedraza, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 19:03 | Western Carolina | Roger Talbot makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Michigan | Dustin Wilson is fouled on the floor by Roger Talbot - foul #2 on Roger Talbot, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:39 | Eastern Michigan | Howin Chu scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 18:24 | Western Carolina | Christopher Clark buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Roger Talbot and the foul's on Oswaldo Gallo - foul #1 on Oswaldo Gallo, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| 18:24 | Western Carolina | Christopher Clark makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Michigan | Howin Chu's floater is tipped away by Roger Talbot | 38-33 |
| 18:10 | Western Carolina | Mike Touchet grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:55 | Western Carolina | Mike Touchet misses the floater from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 17:53 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Dustin Wilson | 38-33 |
| 17:34 | Eastern Michigan | Dustin Wilson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Oswaldo Gallo | 40-33 |
| 17:14 | Western Carolina | Roger Talbot misses short on a runner near the basket | 40-33 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Michigan | John Pedraza grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 17:04 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Bohanan steals it from Hilton Leonard | 40-33 |
| 16:45 | Western Carolina | Steven Blair misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Pedraza - foul #2 on John Pedraza, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Puma (PG), Eddie Sherman (SF), Quincy Steele (PF), Terry Simpson (C) Howin Chu, John Pedraza, Dustin Wilson, Hilton Leonard | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Morris Norby (PG), Ernest Priolo (SG), Wilbert Elliott (PF), Don Carter (C) Christopher Clark, Jeffery Bohanan, Roger Talbot, Mike Touchet | |
| 16:45 | Western Carolina | Steven Blair makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:45 | Western Carolina | Steven Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:27 | Eastern Michigan | Oswaldo Gallo scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-35 |
| 16:16 | Western Carolina | Oswaldo Gallo steps in front of the Steven Blair pass | 43-35 |
| 16:12 | Eastern Michigan | James Puma lays it in set up by Oswaldo Gallo | 45-35 |
| 15:50 | Western Carolina | Don Carter makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wilbert Elliott | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Puma (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Oswaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Eddie Sherman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Quincy Steele (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Simpson (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Morris Norby (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Priolo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Blair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Elliott (fresh) C - Don Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:21 | Eastern Michigan | Quincy Steele's floater is tipped away by Steven Blair | 45-37 |
| 15:20 | Western Carolina | Wilbert Elliott snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 14:57 | Western Carolina | Morris Norby is fouled on the floor by James Puma - foul #1 on James Puma, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mike Hugh (PG), Howin Chu (SF) James Puma, Oswaldo Gallo | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jeffery Bohanan (SG), Ronald Schilling (SF), Roger Talbot (PF), Mike Touchet (C) Morris Norby, Steven Blair, Wilbert Elliott, Don Carter | |
| 14:43 | Western Carolina | Jeffery Bohanan buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Priolo | 45-40 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Sherman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 14:22 | Western Carolina | Mike Touchet pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 14:17 | Western Carolina | Ronald Schilling clanks a floater from close range | 45-40 |
| 14:15 | Western Carolina | Roger Talbot grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 14:04 | Western Carolina | Terry Simpson steals it from Mike Touchet | 45-40 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Touchet is called for the reach on Terry Simpson - foul #2 on Mike Touchet, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Oswaldo Gallo (SG), John Pedraza (SF), Dustin Wilson (PF), Hilton Leonard (C) Eddie Sherman, Howin Chu, Quincy Steele, Terry Simpson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Clark (PG) Ernest Priolo | |
| 13:34 | Eastern Michigan | Hilton Leonard misses the shot from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 13:33 | Eastern Michigan | Dustin Wilson grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Michigan | Dustin Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-40 |
| 12:58 | Western Carolina | Roger Talbot misses long on a floater near the basket | 45-40 |
| 12:57 | Western Carolina | Roger Talbot hits the follow up shot | 45-42 |
| 12:33 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Hugh connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 12:12 | Western Carolina | Ronald Schilling's floater is tipped away by Dustin Wilson | 47-42 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Michigan | Hilton Leonard gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 11:53 | Eastern Michigan | Hilton Leonard can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mike Touchet - foul #3 on Mike Touchet, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Howin Chu (PG) Mike Hugh | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ernest Priolo (SG), Steven Blair (SF), Wilbert Elliott (PF), Don Carter (C) Jeffery Bohanan, Ronald Schilling, Roger Talbot, Mike Touchet | |
| 11:53 | Eastern Michigan | Hilton Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 11:53 | Eastern Michigan | Hilton Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 11:33 | Western Carolina | Ernest Priolo is hacked by Hilton Leonard - foul #2 on Hilton Leonard, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Puma (PG), Eddie Sherman (SG), Quincy Steele (PF), Terry Simpson (C) Oswaldo Gallo, John Pedraza, Dustin Wilson, Hilton Leonard | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Morris Norby (PG) Christopher Clark | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Puma (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eddie Sherman (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Howin Chu (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Quincy Steele (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Simpson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Morris Norby (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Priolo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Blair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Elliott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Don Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:15 | Western Carolina | Don Carter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-42 |
| 11:14 | Western Carolina | Wilbert Elliott tips it back up and in | 49-44 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Sherman drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Puma | 51-44 |
| 10:51 | Western Carolina | Steven Blair blows the layup but he's hacked by Howin Chu - foul #2 on Howin Chu, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Oswaldo Gallo (SG) Eddie Sherman | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jeffery Bohanan (SG), Roger Talbot (PF) Morris Norby, Don Carter | |
| 10:51 | Western Carolina | Steven Blair misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 10:51 | Western Carolina | Steven Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Michigan | Oswaldo Gallo is hacked by Jeffery Bohanan - foul #1 on Jeffery Bohanan, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Pedraza (SF) James Puma | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ronald Schilling (C) Wilbert Elliott | |
| 10:14 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Simpson double dribbles | 51-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mike Hugh (PG), Dustin Wilson (PF) Howin Chu, Terry Simpson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Clark (PG), Wilbert Elliott (C) Ernest Priolo, Steven Blair | |
| 09:58 | Western Carolina | Ronald Schilling is fouled on the floor by John Pedraza - foul #3 on John Pedraza, team foul #7 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mike Touchet (C) Wilbert Elliott | |
| 09:58 | Western Carolina | Ronald Schilling misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:58 | Eastern Michigan | Quincy Steele grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Michigan | Dustin Wilson buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Oswaldo Gallo | 53-45 |
| 09:32 | Western Carolina | Mike Touchet hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-45 |
| 09:30 | Western Carolina | Mike Touchet tips it back up and in | 53-47 |
| 09:14 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Hugh makes the shot from the free throw line | 55-47 |
| 08:52 | Western Carolina | Christopher Clark is hacked by Dustin Wilson - foul #2 on Dustin Wilson, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Howin Chu (SF), Hilton Leonard (C) John Pedraza, Dustin Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ernest Priolo (SG), Steven Blair (SF) Jeffery Bohanan, Roger Talbot | |
| 08:52 | Western Carolina | Christopher Clark makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:52 | Western Carolina | Christopher Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Hugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Puma (PG), Eddie Sherman (SG) Mike Hugh, Oswaldo Gallo | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Don Carter (SG) Christopher Clark | |
| 08:28 | Western Carolina | Don Carter misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Eddie Sherman - foul #1 on Eddie Sherman, team foul #9 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Terry Simpson (PF) Quincy Steele | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Wilbert Elliott (PF) Ronald Schilling | |
| 08:28 | Western Carolina | Don Carter misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:28 | Western Carolina | Don Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:28 | Eastern Michigan | Hilton Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Michigan | Howin Chu misses long on a shot from the left side | 55-49 |
| 08:09 | Western Carolina | Mike Touchet grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 07:53 | Western Carolina | Ernest Priolo makes the jumper from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Michigan | Howin Chu connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Puma (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Howin Chu (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Terry Simpson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Hilton Leonard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ernest Priolo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Steven Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Touchet (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Western Carolina | Ernest Priolo misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 58-51 |
| 07:05 | Western Carolina | Mike Touchet pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 06:50 | Western Carolina | Wilbert Elliott misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 58-51 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Sherman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Michigan | Howin Chu hits a 3 from the right wing set up by James Puma | 61-51 |
| 06:33 | Western Carolina | Mike Touchet clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eddie Sherman - foul #2 on Eddie Sherman, team foul #10 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mike Hugh (PG), Oswaldo Gallo (SG), John Pedraza (SF), Dustin Wilson (PF), Quincy Steele (C) James Puma, Eddie Sherman, Howin Chu, Terry Simpson, Hilton Leonard | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Clark (PG), Jeffery Bohanan (SG), Ronald Schilling (SF), Roger Talbot (PF) Ernest Priolo, Don Carter, Steven Blair, Wilbert Elliott | |
| 06:33 | Western Carolina | Mike Touchet makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:33 | Western Carolina | Mike Touchet makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 06:16 | Eastern Michigan | Oswaldo Gallo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dustin Wilson and he's fouled by Jeffery Bohanan - foul #2 on Jeffery Bohanan, team foul #5 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Morris Norby (SF) Mike Touchet | |
| 06:16 | Eastern Michigan | Oswaldo Gallo misses the free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:16 | Western Carolina | Ronald Schilling pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| 06:03 | Western Carolina | Ronald Schilling's pass is intercepted by Dustin Wilson | 63-53 |
| 05:42 | Eastern Michigan | Oswaldo Gallo jams it on a nice dish by Quincy Steele | 65-53 |
| 05:29 | Western Carolina | Roger Talbot scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 65-55 |
| 05:17 | Eastern Michigan | Quincy Steele buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Mike Hugh and the foul's on Morris Norby - foul #1 on Morris Norby, team foul #6 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Steven Blair (SF) Morris Norby | |
| 05:17 | Eastern Michigan | Quincy Steele makes the free throw | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:08 | Western Carolina | Ronald Schilling knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Clark | 68-57 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Michigan | Oswaldo Gallo misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Michigan | Quincy Steele tips it back up and in | 70-57 |
| 04:31 | Western Carolina | Christopher Clark lays it in set up by Jeffery Bohanan | 70-59 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Michigan | Oswaldo Gallo knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-59 |
| 03:56 | Western Carolina | Roger Talbot misses badly on a floater from the right side | 72-59 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Michigan | Dustin Wilson pulls down the rebound | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Eastern Michigan | Roger Talbot denies the turnaround by John Pedraza | 72-59 |
| 03:24 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to John Pedraza | 72-59 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mike Hugh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oswaldo Gallo (fresh) 18 pts. 7 ast. SF - John Pedraza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Quincy Steele (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Christopher Clark (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Bohanan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Blair (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Talbot (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Schilling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 02:55 | Eastern Michigan | Dustin Wilson makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Oswaldo Gallo and the foul's on Roger Talbot - foul #3 on Roger Talbot, team foul #7 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Puma (PG), Eddie Sherman (SG), Howin Chu (SF), Terry Simpson (C) Mike Hugh, Oswaldo Gallo, John Pedraza, Quincy Steele | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Morris Norby (PG), Ernest Priolo (SG), Don Carter (SF), Wilbert Elliott (PF) Christopher Clark, Jeffery Bohanan, Steven Blair, Roger Talbot | |
| 02:55 | Eastern Michigan | Dustin Wilson misses the free throw | 74-59 |
| 02:55 | Western Carolina | Ronald Schilling grabs the defensive rebound | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Western Carolina | Don Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Clyde Efird (C) Dustin Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 02:29 | Eastern Michigan | Howin Chu clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-59 |
| 02:27 | Western Carolina | Wilbert Elliott grabs the board | 74-59 |
| 02:16 | Western Carolina | Ronald Schilling loses the dribble to Clyde Efird | 74-59 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Simpson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 74-59 |
| 01:54 | Eastern Michigan | Howin Chu grabs the offensive board | 74-59 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Michigan | Howin Chu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Quincy Steele (PF) Clyde Efird | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 01:24 | Western Carolina | Ronald Schilling hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Priolo | 74-61 |
| 01:03 | Eastern Michigan | James Puma misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ernest Priolo - foul #2 on Ernest Priolo, team foul #8 | 74-61 |
| 01:03 | Eastern Michigan | James Puma makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 01:03 | Eastern Michigan | James Puma makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 00:41 | Western Carolina | Morris Norby misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 76-61 |
| 00:39 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Simpson snags the defensive board | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | Quincy Steele hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Don Carter - foul #2 on Don Carter, team foul #9 | 76-61 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | Quincy Steele misses the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | Quincy Steele misses the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 00:12 | Western Carolina | Wilbert Elliott pulls down the rebound | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Western Carolina | Morris Norby misses short on a floater from close range | 76-61 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Michigan | Quincy Steele pulls down the rebound | 76-61 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | James Puma runs out the clock | 76-61 |