| Lineup | American U. | PG - Cameron Woods (fresh) SG - William Collar (fresh) SF - Chuck Greene (fresh) PF - Archie Tucker (fresh) C - Bennie Zarate (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fresh) SG - Jerome Moore (fresh) SF - Chester Lytle (fresh) PF - Walter Carlson (fresh) C - John Carter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Archie Tucker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | American U. | William Collar can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Central Michigan | John Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | American U. | Cameron Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Central Michigan | John Carter pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Central Michigan | John Carter misses long on a floater in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | American U. | Cameron Woods grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | American U. | Cameron Woods buries a floater from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle connects on the jump hook near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | American U. | William Collar can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jerome Moore | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | American U. | Cameron Woods misses the 3 from straight away | 2-4 |
| 17:28 | American U. | Bennie Zarate tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 17:05 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses short on a shot from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:04 | American U. | Archie Tucker gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:48 | American U. | Bennie Zarate is hacked by John Carter - foul #1 on John Carter, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | American U. | Chad Karam (PG), Anthony Hensler (SG), Brad Hardin (SF), William Ashcraft (PF), Richard Goodrich (C) Cameron Woods, William Collar, Chuck Greene, Archie Tucker, Bennie Zarate | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:35 | American U. | Richard Goodrich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 16:23 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brad Hardin - foul #1 on Brad Hardin, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 16:23 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:23 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:13 | American U. | Brad Hardin misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Walter Carlson - foul #1 on Walter Carlson, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 16:13 | American U. | Brad Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:13 | American U. | Brad Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson's layup is rejected by William Ashcraft | 6-6 |
| 15:55 | American U. | Brad Hardin pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Chad Karam (fresh) SG - Brad Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Hensler (fresh) PF - William Ashcraft (fresh) C - Richard Goodrich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerome Moore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chester Lytle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Carter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | American U. | Brad Hardin misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 15:30 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:12 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Goodrich - foul #1 on Richard Goodrich, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | American U. | Cameron Woods (PG), William Collar (SG) Chad Karam, Brad Hardin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:12 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:12 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:51 | American U. | Richard Goodrich hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 6-8 |
| 14:50 | American U. | Richard Goodrich tips it home | 8-8 |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Cameron Woods - foul #1 on Cameron Woods, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | American U. | Archie Tucker (PF) Richard Goodrich | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:27 | American U. | Cameron Woods drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Collar | 11-10 |
| 14:11 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-10 |
| 14:10 | American U. | William Ashcraft snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 14:04 | American U. | Archie Tucker clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-10 |
| 14:03 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:52 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle can't finish the layup | 11-10 |
| 13:51 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle hits the follow up shot | 11-12 |
| 13:43 | American U. | William Collar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 13:41 | American U. | William Ashcraft tips it in | 13-12 |
| 13:34 | Central Michigan | Cameron Woods steals it from Jerome Moore | 13-12 |
| 13:31 | American U. | Archie Tucker lays it up and in on a great pass from Cameron Woods | 15-12 |
| 13:11 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith clanks a floater from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 13:10 | American U. | William Collar grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 13:05 | American U. | William Collar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-12 |
| Subs | American U. | Chad Karam (PG), Brad Hardin (SG), Chuck Greene (SF), Richard Goodrich (PF), Bennie Zarate (C) Cameron Woods, William Collar, Anthony Hensler, Archie Tucker, William Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer (SF), Carl Tellier (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Chester Lytle, Walter Carlson, John Carter | |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer misses the easy layup | 15-12 |
| 12:44 | American U. | Chad Karam pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:23 | American U. | Richard Goodrich is fouled on the floor by Jerome Moore - foul #1 on Jerome Moore, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), John McCann (SG) Cecil Smith, Jerome Moore | |
| 12:18 | American U. | Richard Goodrich clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 12:17 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:08 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 12:06 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey grabs the offensive board | 15-12 |
| 11:57 | Central Michigan | John McCann misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Chuck Greene - foul #1 on Chuck Greene, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | American U. | William Collar (SG), Archie Tucker (PF) Brad Hardin, Richard Goodrich | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle (SF), Walter Carlson (PF) Mitch McAleer, Carl Tellier | |
| 11:57 | Central Michigan | John McCann misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:57 | Central Michigan | John McCann makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Chad Karam (fresh) SG - William Collar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chuck Greene (fresh) PF - Archie Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bennie Zarate (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fresh) SG - John McCann (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Chester Lytle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Carlson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrel Otey (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | American U. | Chuck Greene hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 11:34 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Archie Tucker - foul #1 on Archie Tucker, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | American U. | Cameron Woods (PG) Chad Karam | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:34 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:34 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:13 | American U. | Darrel Otey swats the short shot by Chuck Greene | 15-15 |
| 11:11 | American U. | Cameron Woods gets the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:57 | American U. | William Collar knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Cameron Woods | 18-15 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Cameron Woods - foul #2 on Cameron Woods, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | American U. | Chad Karam (PG), Anthony Hensler (SF), Richard Goodrich (C) Cameron Woods, Chuck Greene, Bennie Zarate | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Jerome Moore (SG), John Carter (C) Ante Lozowski, John McCann, Darrel Otey | |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:36 | American U. | Archie Tucker hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Chad Karam | 21-17 |
| 10:22 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Chester Lytle | 21-19 |
| 10:15 | American U. | William Collar misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 21-19 |
| 10:13 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Archie Tucker | 21-19 |
| 10:00 | American U. | Chad Karam hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 09:58 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 09:53 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Cecil Smith | 21-21 |
| 09:24 | American U. | Richard Goodrich is hacked by John Carter - foul #2 on John Carter, team foul #4 | 21-21 |
| Subs | American U. | Chuck Greene (SF), William Ashcraft (PF), Bennie Zarate (C) William Collar, Archie Tucker, Richard Goodrich | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer (SF), Carl Tellier (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Chester Lytle, Walter Carlson, John Carter | |
| 09:13 | American U. | Chad Karam is fouled on the floor by Cecil Smith - foul #1 on Cecil Smith, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| 09:00 | American U. | Chuck Greene clanks a shot in the lane | 21-21 |
| 08:58 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Carl Tellier | 21-21 |
| 08:51 | Central Michigan | Bennie Zarate denies the turnaround by Mitch McAleer | 21-21 |
| 08:49 | American U. | William Ashcraft snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 08:24 | American U. | Chad Karam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 08:22 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 08:08 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer is fouled on the floor by Chuck Greene - foul #2 on Chuck Greene, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | American U. | William Collar (SG), Brad Hardin (SF) Anthony Hensler, Chuck Greene | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), John McCann (SG) Cecil Smith, Jerome Moore | |
| 08:08 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:08 | American U. | William Ashcraft pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 07:50 | American U. | William Ashcraft hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 07:49 | American U. | Bennie Zarate tips it back up and in | 23-21 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Chad Karam (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Collar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brad Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Ashcraft (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bennie Zarate (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fresh) SG - John McCann (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mitch McAleer (fresh) PF - Carl Tellier (fresh) C - Darrel Otey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | Bennie Zarate blocks the short jumper by Carl Tellier | 23-21 |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey tips it but misses | 23-21 |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey grabs the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier knocks in the floater in the lane and he's fouled by William Ashcraft - foul #1 on William Ashcraft, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | American U. | James Smith (PG), Archie Tucker (PF), Richard Goodrich (C) Chad Karam, William Ashcraft, Bennie Zarate | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle (SF) Mitch McAleer | |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier makes the free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:08 | American U. | Archie Tucker misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Carl Tellier - foul #1 on Carl Tellier, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Jerome Moore (SG), Walter Carlson (PF) Ante Lozowski, John McCann, Carl Tellier | |
| 07:08 | American U. | Archie Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:08 | American U. | Archie Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:08 | American U. | Archie Tucker makes the 3rd free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:51 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle is hacked by William Collar - foul #1 on William Collar, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| 06:51 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:51 | American U. | Archie Tucker snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 06:39 | American U. | Brad Hardin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Collar | 27-24 |
| 06:28 | Central Michigan | William Collar steals the ball from Walter Carlson | 27-24 |
| 06:15 | American U. | Archie Tucker's floater is tipped away by Chester Lytle | 27-24 |
| 06:13 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 06:08 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 27-24 |
| 06:06 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 05:49 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #10 | 27-24 |
| Subs | American U. | Chad Karam (SG), Anthony Hensler (SF), William Ashcraft (PF), Bennie Zarate (C) William Collar, Brad Hardin, Archie Tucker, Richard Goodrich | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer (SF), John Carter (C) Chester Lytle, Darrel Otey | |
| 05:49 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:49 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:33 | American U. | Chad Karam scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Smith | 29-26 |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson hits a driving attempt near the basket | 29-28 |
| 05:11 | American U. | Chad Karam buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Smith | 32-28 |
| 04:56 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 32-28 |
| 04:55 | American U. | Anthony Hensler gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 04:41 | American U. | James Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-28 |
| 04:39 | American U. | Bennie Zarate snags the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 04:24 | American U. | William Ashcraft misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 32-28 |
| 04:22 | American U. | James Smith can't tip it in | 32-28 |
| 04:20 | Central Michigan | John Carter snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 04:06 | Central Michigan | John Carter scores on a shot from the left block | 32-30 |
| 03:52 | American U. | William Ashcraft makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Hensler | 34-30 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chad Karam (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Hensler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Ashcraft (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bennie Zarate (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Moore (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Mitch McAleer (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Carlson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith's pass is intercepted by Chad Karam | 34-30 |
| 03:30 | American U. | Anthony Hensler slams it home set up by Chad Karam | 36-30 |
| 03:18 | Central Michigan | John Carter double dribbles | 36-30 |
| Subs | American U. | Cameron Woods (PG), William Collar (SG), Chuck Greene (SF), Archie Tucker (PF), Richard Goodrich (C) James Smith, Chad Karam, Anthony Hensler, William Ashcraft, Bennie Zarate | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), John McCann (SG), Chester Lytle (SF), Carl Tellier (PF) Cecil Smith, Jerome Moore, Mitch McAleer, Walter Carlson | |
| 02:52 | American U. | Cameron Woods is fouled on the floor by Ante Lozowski - foul #1 on Ante Lozowski, team foul #7 | 36-30 |
| 02:52 | American U. | Cameron Woods makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 02:52 | American U. | Cameron Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John McCann | 38-32 |
| 02:32 | American U. | Archie Tucker scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Cameron Woods | 41-32 |
| 02:28 | Central Michigan | John Carter blows the layup but he's fouled by Chuck Greene - foul #3 on Chuck Greene, team foul #11 | 41-32 |
| Subs | American U. | Brad Hardin (SF) Chuck Greene | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:28 | Central Michigan | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 02:28 | Central Michigan | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 02:11 | American U. | William Collar misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-34 |
| 02:10 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 01:47 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 01:45 | American U. | William Collar grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 01:35 | American U. | John McCann steals it from Brad Hardin | 41-34 |
| 01:19 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle is fouled on the floor by Brad Hardin - foul #2 on Brad Hardin, team foul #12 | 41-34 |
| Subs | American U. | Anthony Hensler (SF), William Ashcraft (C) Brad Hardin, Richard Goodrich | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG), Darrel Otey (C) John McCann, John Carter | |
| 01:19 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 01:19 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:58 | American U. | Anthony Hensler misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-35 |
| 00:56 | American U. | Archie Tucker snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 00:42 | American U. | Cameron Woods comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle can't connect on a floater from the left side | 41-35 |
| 00:24 | American U. | Cameron Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 00:00 | American U. | William Ashcraft can't finish the layup | 41-35 |