| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fresh) SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) C - John Becker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Ridenour (fresh) SG - Kenny Joly (fresh) SF - Nicholas Daly (fresh) PF - John Baker (fresh) C - Lance Fontes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Lance Fontes - foul #1 on Lance Fontes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | John Becker is open and buries a jump hook in the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:39 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-5 |
| 18:17 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Scott Bostick, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:48 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 17:37 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-8 |
| 17:36 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 17:10 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker buries a runner from the baseline | 4-10 |
| 16:56 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 4-10 |
| 16:54 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham hits the follow up shot | 6-10 |
| 16:50 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Lohr is called for the reach on William Ridenour in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Lohr, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF) Carl Lohr | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 16:29 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly lays it in | 6-12 |
| 16:08 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from straight away | 9-12 |
| 16:03 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Ridenour | 9-15 |
| 15:51 | Central Michigan | John Becker misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 9-15 |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham hits the follow up shot | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Solomon Pearson (fairly fresh) SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) PF - Dennis Wareham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Becker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Ridenour (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenny Joly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicholas Daly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Baker (fresh) 7 pts. C - Lance Fontes (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour is called for 5 seconds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), David Dunkel (SG) Scott Bostick, Solomon Pearson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham (SG), Peter Cable (PF), Patrick Clark (C) Kenny Joly, John Baker, Lance Fontes | |
| 15:11 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Becker - foul #1 on John Becker, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Johnson (PG) William Ridenour | |
| 14:46 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 14:32 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Carl Lohr, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG) Carl Lohr | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn (SF) Nicholas Daly | |
| 14:04 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark is fouled on the floor by Nathan Myers - foul #1 on Nathan Myers, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson (SG) David Dunkel | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly (SG), John Baker (PF), Lance Fontes (C) David Blackburn, Peter Cable, Patrick Clark | |
| 13:48 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Johnson grabs the offensive board | 13-17 |
| 13:29 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker makes the floater from close range | 13-19 |
| 13:03 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the left block | 13-19 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Lance Fontes | 13-19 |
| 12:55 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-19 |
| 12:53 | Central Michigan | John Becker pulls down the rebound | 13-19 |
| 12:35 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 13-19 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 12:06 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes grabs the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 11:41 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham loses the ball out of bounds | 13-19 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (SF) Nathan Myers | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour (PG), David Blackburn (SG), Nicholas Daly (SF), Peter Cable (PF), Patrick Clark (C) Stephen Johnson, Kenny Joly, Edward Dunham, John Baker, Lance Fontes | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) SF - David Dunkel (fresh) PF - Dennis Wareham (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Becker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Ridenour (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Blackburn (fresh) SF - Nicholas Daly (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter Cable (fresh) C - Patrick Clark (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick is fouled on the floor by Peter Cable - foul #1 on Peter Cable, team foul #2 | 13-19 |
| 11:18 | Central Michigan | David Blackburn steals the ball from Dennis Wareham | 13-19 |
| 10:54 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly loses the ball out of bounds | 13-19 |
| 10:37 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Cable | 13-19 |
| 10:35 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Nicholas Daly | 13-19 |
| 10:12 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable misses the floater from the left side | 13-19 |
| 10:10 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham pulls down the rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:48 | Central Michigan | Patrick Clark swats the short shot by Dennis Wareham | 13-19 |
| 09:46 | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-19 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:34 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick is hacked by William Ridenour - foul #1 on William Ridenour, team foul #3 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF) Solomon Pearson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly (SG), John Baker (PF), Lance Fontes (C) David Blackburn, Peter Cable, Patrick Clark | |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-19 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Lance Fontes | 13-19 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-22 |
| 08:34 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Baker - foul #1 on John Baker, team foul #4 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson (SG) David Dunkel | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 08:34 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 08:34 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-22 |
| 08:12 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 07:59 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-22 |
| 07:58 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes snags the defensive board | 15-22 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 15-22 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker gets the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) SF - Nathan Myers (fairly fresh) PF - Dennis Wareham (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Becker (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Ridenour (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenny Joly (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicholas Daly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Baker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Lance Fontes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Solomon Pearson - foul #1 on Solomon Pearson, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (SF) Nathan Myers | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Johnson (PG), Edward Dunham (SF) William Ridenour, Nicholas Daly | |
| 07:16 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:16 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:16 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Johnson | 15-25 |
| 06:50 | Central Michigan | John Becker is hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #5 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn (SF), Peter Cable (C) Kenny Joly, Lance Fontes | |
| 06:38 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-25 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable grabs the board | 15-25 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour (PG), Patrick Clark (C) Stephen Johnson, John Baker | |
| 06:02 | Central Michigan | John Becker's pass is intercepted by David Blackburn | 15-25 |
| 05:58 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn lays it in | 15-27 |
| 05:30 | Central Michigan | John Becker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Dunkel and the foul's on Peter Cable - foul #2 on Peter Cable, team foul #6 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF) Solomon Pearson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly (SG), Nicholas Daly (SF), Lance Fontes (C) Edward Dunham, David Blackburn, Peter Cable | |
| 05:30 | Central Michigan | John Becker makes the free throw | 18-27 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 18-27 |
| 05:10 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Becker | 18-27 |
| 04:54 | Central Michigan | Lance Fontes denies the turnaround by John Becker | 18-27 |
| 04:52 | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Patrick Clark, team foul #7 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson (SG) David Dunkel | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Baker (PF) Patrick Clark | |
| 04:16 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 18-27 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Michigan | Nathan Myers is called for the reach on Nicholas Daly - foul #2 on Nathan Myers, team foul #7 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG) Scott Bostick | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Johnson (PG) William Ridenour | |
| 03:51 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly misses the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | John Becker snags the defensive board | 18-28 |
| 03:43 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers loses the dribble to Stephen Johnson | 18-28 |
| 03:21 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by John Becker - foul #2 on John Becker, team foul #8 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham (SG), Peter Cable (C) Kenny Joly, Lance Fontes | |
| 03:21 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 03:21 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fresh) SG - Solomon Pearson (fairly fresh) SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) PF - Dennis Wareham (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Becker (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Dunham (fresh) SF - Nicholas Daly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Baker (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Cable (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Daly picks off the pass by Nathan Myers | 18-30 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly hits the finger roll | 18-32 |
| 02:56 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-32 |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | John Becker gets the offensive rebound | 18-32 |
| 02:35 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-32 |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers gets the offensive rebound | 18-32 |
| 02:20 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-32 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable snags the defensive board | 18-32 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by John Becker - foul #3 on John Becker, team foul #9 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (SF) Nathan Myers | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour (PG), Kenny Joly (SG), Lance Fontes (C) Stephen Johnson, Nicholas Daly, Peter Cable | |
| 02:01 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker misses the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 18-33 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | John Becker double dribbles | 18-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable (PF) John Baker | |
| 01:28 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 18-33 |
| 01:26 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham grabs the offensive rebound | 18-33 |
| 01:14 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes misses the lay-in | 18-33 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes grabs the offensive board | 18-33 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Dennis Wareham - foul #1 on Dennis Wareham, team foul #10 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly (SF) Kenny Joly | |
| 00:55 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham makes the 1st free throw | 18-34 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham misses the 2nd free throw | 18-34 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | John Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 18-34 |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson clanks a floater from the left wing | 18-34 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable grabs the defensive rebound | 18-34 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham loses the dribble to Solomon Pearson | 18-34 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-34 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable grabs the defensive rebound | 18-34 |