| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clayton Buhl (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Dildy (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Wallin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) C - John Branch (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - John Henson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dave Hayes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Horan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gerald Snider (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyson Breckenstein (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Horan inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | The jump hook by Tyson Breckenstein is blocked by John Branch | 37-33 |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 19:36 | Central Michigan | Dave Hayes picks off the pass by Clayton Buhl in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Branch is called for the reach on Gerald Snider - foul #1 on John Branch, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston (PG), Igor Zapf (SF), Nathaniel Gottfried (PF), Bennie Boyd (C) Clayton Buhl, Russell Wallin, Vule Kopinski, John Branch | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 18:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Snider loses the ball out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin (SF) Nathaniel Gottfried | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 18:32 | Central Michigan | Bennie Boyd can't connect on a shot from the left side | 37-33 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Hayes pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyson Breckenstein clanks a shot from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 18:22 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Igor Zapf | 37-33 |
| 18:17 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-33 |
| 18:15 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf tips it in | 39-33 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Hayes scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 17:44 | Central Michigan | Bennie Boyd connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Featherston | 41-35 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Snider connects on the turnaround from the right block | 41-37 |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Warren Dildy | 43-37 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyson Breckenstein misses the lay-in | 43-37 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyson Breckenstein tips it back up and in | 43-39 |
| 16:53 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston is fouled on the floor by John Henson - foul #1 on John Henson, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (PG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF), John Branch (C) Larry Featherston, Russell Wallin, Igor Zapf, Bennie Boyd | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary (PG), John Printz (SG), William Banks (SF), Wayne David (PF), Robert Donohue (C) John Henson, Dave Hayes, Danny Horan, Gerald Snider, Tyson Breckenstein | |
| 16:34 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Warren Dildy, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin (SF) Warren Dildy | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 16:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Donohue misses the jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 16:16 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 16:04 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski slams it home set up by Clayton Buhl | 45-39 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne David is hacked by Vule Kopinski - foul #2 on Vule Kopinski, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG), Bennie Boyd (C) Russell Wallin, John Branch | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clayton Buhl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Dildy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathaniel Gottfried (fresh) PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bennie Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - James Clary (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Printz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Banks (fresh) PF - Wayne David (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Donohue (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Printz hits a jumper from close range set up by Robert Donohue | 45-41 |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to James Clary | 45-41 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne David loses the ball out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston (PG), Igor Zapf (SG), Russell Wallin (SF), John Branch (C) Clayton Buhl, Warren Dildy, Nathaniel Gottfried, Bennie Boyd | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Henson (PG), Jeffery Judd (SG), Danny Horan (SF), Gerald Snider (PF), Tyson Breckenstein (C) James Clary, John Printz, William Banks, Wayne David, Robert Donohue | |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Larry Featherston, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG) Vule Kopinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 14:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Horan clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 14:36 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 14:34 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Judd - foul #3 on Jeffery Judd, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (PG), Vule Kopinski (PF) Larry Featherston, Igor Zapf | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 14:18 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Clayton Buhl | 48-41 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Horan is fouled on the floor by John Branch - foul #2 on John Branch, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston (PG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SG), Igor Zapf (PF), Bennie Boyd (C) Clayton Buhl, Warren Dildy, Vule Kopinski, John Branch | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary (PG), Dave Hayes (SG), Wayne David (SF) John Henson, Jeffery Judd, Danny Horan | |
| 13:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne David misses short on an open shot in the paint | 48-41 |
| 13:53 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Tyson Breckenstein steps in front of the Igor Zapf pass | 48-41 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne David is hacked by Russell Wallin - foul #2 on Russell Wallin, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (PG), Warren Dildy (SG), Vule Kopinski (PF), John Branch (C) Larry Featherston, Nathaniel Gottfried, Igor Zapf, Bennie Boyd | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Donohue (C) Tyson Breckenstein | |
| 13:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Donohue misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-41 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne David misses the tip | 48-41 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Donohue hits the follow up shot | 48-43 |
| 12:56 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 12:55 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski tips it but misses | 48-43 |
| 12:53 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin tips it back up and in | 50-43 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Hayes connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Clary | 50-46 |
| 12:13 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 50-46 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Gerald Snider | 50-46 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Hayes is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Clary | 50-48 |
| 11:49 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Branch | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clayton Buhl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Dildy (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Russell Wallin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vule Kopinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Branch (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - James Clary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dave Hayes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne David (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Snider (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Donohue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary connects on the 3 from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 11:11 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy is fouled on the floor by Dave Hayes - foul #3 on Dave Hayes, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston (PG), Igor Zapf (SF), Nathaniel Gottfried (PF), Bennie Boyd (C) Clayton Buhl, Russell Wallin, Vule Kopinski, John Branch | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Henson (PG), Jeffery Judd (SG), Danny Horan (SF), John Printz (PF), William Banks (C) James Clary, Dave Hayes, Wayne David, Gerald Snider, Robert Donohue | |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Judd grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Banks hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Danny Horan | 52-53 |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin (SF) Warren Dildy | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyson Breckenstein (C) Danny Horan | |
| 10:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Featherston steals it from Jeffery Judd | 52-53 |
| 10:12 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston hits the finger roll | 54-53 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Judd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 09:47 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 09:43 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-53 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Banks snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Henson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Bennie Boyd is wide open but clanks a jumper in the paint | 54-55 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyson Breckenstein gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Judd loses the dribble to Russell Wallin | 54-55 |
| 08:49 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf is hacked by Jeffery Judd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffery Judd, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (PG), Warren Dildy (SG), Vule Kopinski (PF), John Branch (C) Larry Featherston, Russell Wallin, Nathaniel Gottfried, Bennie Boyd | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Hayes (SG), Danny Horan (SF), Wayne David (PF), Robert Donohue (C) Jeffery Judd, William Banks, John Printz, Tyson Breckenstein | |
| 08:31 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy's floater is tipped away by Wayne David | 54-55 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Horan snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Henson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 54-55 |
| 08:22 | Central Michigan | John Branch pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | Wayne David picks off the pass by Igor Zapf | 54-55 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Donohue misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Igor Zapf - foul #2 on Igor Zapf, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston (PG), Russell Wallin (SF), Bennie Boyd (C) Clayton Buhl, Igor Zapf, John Branch | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary (PG) John Henson | |
| 07:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Donohue makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Donohue makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Larry Featherston (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Dildy (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Russell Wallin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vule Kopinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bennie Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - James Clary (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dave Hayes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Danny Horan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne David (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Donohue (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 54-57 |
| 07:32 | Central Michigan | Bennie Boyd snags the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston hits a 3 from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary is fouled on the floor by Warren Dildy - foul #3 on Warren Dildy, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (PG), Nathaniel Gottfried (PF), John Branch (C) Larry Featherston, Vule Kopinski, Bennie Boyd | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyson Breckenstein (C) Robert Donohue | |
| 07:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf (PG) Clayton Buhl | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 06:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary's floater is knocked away by Russell Wallin | 57-59 |
| 06:51 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 06:46 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Russell Wallin | 60-59 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Igor Zapf steps in front of the Dave Hayes pass | 60-59 |
| 06:08 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Igor Zapf | 63-59 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 05:49 | Central Michigan | John Branch pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Nathaniel Gottfried | 65-59 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary is hacked by Igor Zapf in the backcourt - foul #3 on Igor Zapf, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (PG), Larry Featherston (SG), Vule Kopinski (PF), Bennie Boyd (C) Igor Zapf, Warren Dildy, Nathaniel Gottfried, John Branch | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Printz (SG), William Banks (SF), Gerald Snider (PF) Dave Hayes, Danny Horan, Wayne David | |
| 05:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 05:24 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl is fouled on the floor by James Clary - foul #3 on James Clary, team foul #5 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Judd (SG), Robert Donohue (C) James Clary, Tyson Breckenstein | |
| 05:07 | Central Michigan | Robert Donohue steals it from Clayton Buhl | 65-61 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Judd misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Larry Featherston - foul #2 on Larry Featherston, team foul #10 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG) Larry Featherston | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Henson (PG), Wayne David (SF) John Printz, William Banks | |
| 04:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Judd makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Judd makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:32 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-63 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne David gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Henson loses the ball out of bounds | 65-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston (PG), Igor Zapf (SG), John Branch (C) Clayton Buhl, Warren Dildy, Bennie Boyd | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Hayes (SG), Tyson Breckenstein (C) Jeffery Judd, Robert Donohue | |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG) Igor Zapf | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 04:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne David misses short on an open driving attempt from close range | 65-63 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Snider tips it back up and in | 65-65 |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy drills a driving attempt from close range | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Larry Featherston (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Dildy (tired) 23 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russell Wallin (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vule Kopinski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Branch (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - John Henson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dave Hayes (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wayne David (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gerald Snider (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Tyson Breckenstein (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Snider blows the layup | 67-65 |
| 03:25 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski grabs the board | 67-65 |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | John Henson picks off the pass by Russell Wallin in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Henson misses the easy layup | 67-65 |
| 03:18 | Central Michigan | John Branch snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 02:57 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston misses the 3 from the right corner | 67-65 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne David pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyson Breckenstein travels with the ball | 67-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (PG), Igor Zapf (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (PF), Bennie Boyd (C) Larry Featherston, Warren Dildy, Vule Kopinski, John Branch | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary (PG), Jeffery Judd (SG), William Banks (SF), John Printz (PF), Robert Donohue (C) John Henson, Dave Hayes, Wayne David, Gerald Snider, Tyson Breckenstein | |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on James Clary - foul #4 on James Clary, team foul #6 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG) Russell Wallin | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Banks is hacked by Igor Zapf - foul #4 on Igor Zapf, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin (SF) Warren Dildy | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 02:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Banks makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 71-67 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG), Vule Kopinski (PF), John Branch (C) Igor Zapf, Nathaniel Gottfried, Bennie Boyd | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Henson (PG), Dave Hayes (SG), Danny Horan (SF), Gerald Snider (PF), Tyson Breckenstein (C) James Clary, Jeffery Judd, William Banks, John Printz, Robert Donohue | |
| 01:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Hayes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-67 |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| 01:30 | Central Michigan | Dave Hayes is called for the reach on Russell Wallin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dave Hayes, team foul #7 | 71-67 |
| 01:30 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:30 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to John Branch | 71-67 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-67 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Horan knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Henson | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Horan - foul #3 on Danny Horan, team foul #8 | 74-69 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Henson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin is hacked by Dave Hayes - foul #5 on Dave Hayes, team foul #9 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston (PG), Igor Zapf (PF), Nathaniel Gottfried (C) Clayton Buhl, Vule Kopinski, John Branch | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary (SG) Dave Hayes | |
| 00:37 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin misses the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyson Breckenstein gets the rebound | 76-69 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-69 |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf snags the defensive board | 76-69 |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf is fouled in the backcourt by John Henson - foul #2 on John Henson, team foul #10 | 76-69 |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-72 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | John Henson is called for the reach on Larry Featherston in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Henson, team foul #11 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (PG) Warren Dildy | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston misses the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Wallin steals it from Gerald Snider | 79-72 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston is fouled in the backcourt by John Henson - foul #4 on John Henson, team foul #12 | 79-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG) Clayton Buhl | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston misses the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gerald Snider | 80-75 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin is fouled in the backcourt by James Clary - foul #5 on James Clary, team foul #13 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (PG) Warren Dildy | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Printz (SG) James Clary | |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin misses the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Horan snags the defensive board | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Horan clanks a halfcourt shot | 81-75 |