| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clayton Buhl (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Dildy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Wallin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Branch (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Gervin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Siegrist (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Allen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin inbounds the ball | 37-23 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-23 |
| 19:37 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 19:16 | Columbia | Wayne Darby drills a shot from the baseline | 37-25 |
| 19:01 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Warren Dildy | 39-25 |
| 18:43 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin knocks in the runner in the paint and he's fouled by Clayton Buhl - foul #1 on Clayton Buhl, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston (PG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SG), Bennie Boyd (PF) Clayton Buhl, Warren Dildy, Vule Kopinski | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 18:43 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:26 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Nathaniel Gottfried, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG) Russell Wallin | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 18:09 | Columbia | Larry Featherston is called for the reach on William Siegrist - foul #1 on Larry Featherston, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin (SF) Warren Dildy | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 17:53 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper lays it in and he's fouled by John Branch - foul #2 on John Branch, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG) John Branch | |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy Jasper (C) Thomas Allen | |
| 17:53 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:37 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Russell Wallin | 42-31 |
| 17:13 | Columbia | Bennie Boyd swats the short shot by William Siegrist | 42-31 |
| 17:11 | Central Michigan | Bennie Boyd pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 16:54 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried is hacked by Matthew Cooper - foul #1 on Matthew Cooper, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (PG), Vule Kopinski (PF), John Branch (C) Larry Featherston, Warren Dildy, Bennie Boyd | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (PG), Homer Parks (SG), Matthew Johnson (PF), Zachary Herron (C) Raymond Gervin, William Siegrist, Matthew Cooper, Wayne Darby | |
| 16:37 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Nathaniel Gottfried | 45-31 |
| 16:22 | Columbia | Russell Wallin steps in front of the Dustin Cowan pass | 45-31 |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel Gottfried | 47-31 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clayton Buhl (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Gottfried (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Russell Wallin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Branch (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dustin Cowan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Homer Parks (fresh) SF - Timothy Jasper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachary Herron (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston (PG), Warren Dildy (SG), Igor Zapf (SF), Bennie Boyd (PF) Clayton Buhl, Nathaniel Gottfried, Russell Wallin, Vule Kopinski | |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Gervin (PG), Thomas Allen (C) Homer Parks, Zachary Herron | |
| 15:25 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Warren Dildy | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:01 | Columbia | Thomas Allen scores on a jumper from the right block | 50-33 |
| 14:52 | Central Michigan | Matthew Johnson is called for the reach on Bennie Boyd - foul #2 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #2 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF) Larry Featherston, John Branch | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Siegrist (SG), Wayne Darby (PF) Timothy Jasper, Matthew Johnson | |
| 14:31 | Central Michigan | Bennie Boyd buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Warren Dildy and the foul's on Thomas Allen - foul #1 on Thomas Allen, team foul #3 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Matthew Cooper (SF) Dustin Cowan | |
| 14:31 | Central Michigan | Bennie Boyd misses the free throw | 52-33 |
| 14:31 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Wayne Darby | 52-33 |
| 14:15 | Columbia | Wayne Darby clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-33 |
| 14:14 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper hits the follow up shot | 52-35 |
| 14:07 | Central Michigan | Matthew Cooper takes the ball from Vule Kopinski | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:52 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Igor Zapf - foul #4 on Igor Zapf, team foul #5 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (PG), Nathaniel Gottfried (PF), John Branch (C) Igor Zapf, Vule Kopinski, Bennie Boyd | |
| Subs | Columbia | Zachary Herron (C) Thomas Allen | |
| 13:52 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 13:52 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 13:35 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 13:34 | Columbia | The rebound goes to William Siegrist | 52-37 |
| 13:17 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 52-37 |
| 13:15 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Russell Wallin | 52-37 |
| 12:59 | Central Michigan | Wayne Darby picks off the pass by Warren Dildy | 52-37 |
| 12:39 | Columbia | William Siegrist drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 12:16 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Wayne Darby - foul #1 on Wayne Darby, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston (PG), Vule Kopinski (PF), Bennie Boyd (C) Clayton Buhl, Nathaniel Gottfried, John Branch | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (PG), Homer Parks (SG), Timothy Jasper (SF), Matthew Johnson (PF), Thomas Allen (C) Raymond Gervin, William Siegrist, Matthew Cooper, Wayne Darby, Zachary Herron | |
| 12:16 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 12:16 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 12:04 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Homer Parks | 54-43 |
| 11:48 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 11:47 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Larry Featherston (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Warren Dildy (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Russell Wallin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bennie Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dustin Cowan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Homer Parks (fresh) SF - Timothy Jasper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Columbia | Homer Parks can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-43 |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 11:27 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-43 |
| 11:21 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper is whistled for traveling | 54-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Branch (C) Bennie Boyd | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 11:09 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 11:08 | Columbia | Thomas Allen snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 11:01 | Columbia | John Branch swats the short shot by Dustin Cowan | 54-43 |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 10:42 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski lays it up and in on a great pass from John Branch | 56-43 |
| 10:26 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson's floater is tipped away by John Branch | 56-43 |
| 10:24 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Johnson | 56-43 |
| 10:09 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dustin Cowan | 56-46 |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Larry Featherston | 58-46 |
| 09:24 | Columbia | Thomas Allen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-46 |
| 09:23 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 09:11 | Columbia | Homer Parks buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Jasper | 58-48 |
| 08:53 | Central Michigan | Homer Parks takes the ball from John Branch | 58-48 |
| 08:49 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan misses the easy layup | 58-48 |
| 08:47 | Central Michigan | John Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 08:13 | Columbia | Homer Parks loses the ball out of bounds | 61-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (PG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SG), Bennie Boyd (C) Larry Featherston, Warren Dildy, John Branch | |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Gervin (PG), William Siegrist (SG), Matthew Cooper (SF), Wayne Darby (PF), Zachary Herron (C) Dustin Cowan, Homer Parks, Timothy Jasper, Matthew Johnson, Thomas Allen | |
| 08:04 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 08:02 | Columbia | Zachary Herron pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 07:42 | Columbia | Wayne Darby is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Wayne Darby, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf (SG) Vule Kopinski | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clayton Buhl (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Igor Zapf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Russell Wallin (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Nathaniel Gottfried (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bennie Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Gervin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Siegrist (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Cooper (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Zachary Herron (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:05 | Columbia | Nathaniel Gottfried is called for the reach on Wayne Darby - foul #2 on Nathaniel Gottfried, team foul #6 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG) Russell Wallin | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 06:56 | Columbia | William Siegrist hits a wide open driving attempt from the baseline set up by Matthew Cooper | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:38 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Warren Dildy | 66-50 |
| 06:18 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin loses the ball out of bounds | 66-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF) Warren Dildy, Nathaniel Gottfried | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 06:00 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Clayton Buhl | 69-50 |
| 05:51 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 69-50 |
| 05:49 | Central Michigan | Bennie Boyd snags the defensive board | 69-50 |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Raymond Gervin steals it from Russell Wallin | 69-50 |
| 05:39 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin blows the layup | 69-50 |
| 05:38 | Central Michigan | Bennie Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 69-50 |
| 05:14 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-50 |
| 05:13 | Columbia | Wayne Darby gets the rebound | 69-50 |
| 05:09 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin drills a jumper from the right block | 69-52 |
| 04:46 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-52 |
| 04:45 | Columbia | William Siegrist pulls down the rebound | 69-52 |
| 04:17 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper is hacked by Vule Kopinski - foul #3 on Vule Kopinski, team foul #7 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston (PG), Warren Dildy (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (PF), John Branch (C) Clayton Buhl, Russell Wallin, Vule Kopinski, Bennie Boyd | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (PG), Homer Parks (SG), Timothy Jasper (PF), Thomas Allen (C) Raymond Gervin, William Siegrist, Wayne Darby, Zachary Herron | |
| 04:17 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 04:17 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 03:52 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-54 |
| 03:50 | Columbia | Thomas Allen gets the rebound | 69-54 |
| 03:38 | Columbia | Nathaniel Gottfried takes the ball from Homer Parks | 69-54 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Larry Featherston (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Dildy (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SF - Igor Zapf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Nathaniel Gottfried (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Branch (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dustin Cowan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Homer Parks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Cooper (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Jasper (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-54 |
| 03:18 | Central Michigan | John Branch can't tip it in | 69-54 |
| 03:16 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried tips it in | 71-54 |
| 03:08 | Columbia | Homer Parks hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Cowan and he's fouled by Igor Zapf - foul #5 on Igor Zapf, team foul #8 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (PG), Russell Wallin (SF), Bennie Boyd (PF) Larry Featherston, Igor Zapf, Nathaniel Gottfried | |
| Subs | Columbia | Tommy Davis (PG), Matthew Johnson (C) Matthew Cooper, Thomas Allen | |
| 03:08 | Columbia | Homer Parks misses the free throw | 71-56 |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | John Branch pulls down the rebound | 71-56 |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Russell Wallin | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 74-56 |
| 02:35 | Central Michigan | John Branch pulls down the rebound | 74-56 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 74-56 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin tips it home | 76-56 |
| 02:13 | Columbia | Bennie Boyd swats the shot by Tommy Davis | 76-56 |
| 02:11 | Central Michigan | Bennie Boyd pulls down the rebound | 76-56 |
| 01:51 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl comes up short on the floater from the left side | 76-56 |
| 01:49 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson pulls down the rebound | 76-56 |
| 01:33 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper comes up short on the runner in the lane | 76-56 |
| 01:32 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper hits the follow up shot | 76-58 |
| 01:11 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski (PF) Bennie Boyd | |
| Subs | Columbia | Zachary Herron (C) Tommy Davis | |
| 00:57 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan misses the 3 from the right wing | 76-58 |
| 00:56 | Columbia | Zachary Herron misses the tip | 76-58 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Warren Dildy | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Clayton Buhl | 78-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-58 |
| 00:28 | Columbia | Zachary Herron can't tip it in | 78-58 |
| 00:27 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan tips it home | 78-60 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl runs out the clock | 78-60 |