| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Gerald Murphy (fresh) SG - Corey Blackwell (fresh) SF - Lance Johnson (fresh) PF - Jason Reeves (fresh) C - Jeremiah Watson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fresh) SG - Chester Lytle (fresh) SF - Walter Carlson (fresh) PF - John Carter (fresh) C - Darrel Otey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gerald Murphy - foul #1 on Gerald Murphy, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:35 | Bowling Green | Jason Reeves makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Corey Blackwell | 3-1 |
| 19:22 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-1 |
| 19:20 | Bowling Green | Jason Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:58 | Bowling Green | Lance Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeremiah Watson | 5-1 |
| 18:47 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 5-1 |
| 18:45 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey hits the follow up shot | 5-3 |
| 18:26 | Bowling Green | Jason Reeves connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gerald Murphy | 8-3 |
| 18:11 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith connects on the 3 from straight away | 8-6 |
| 17:49 | Bowling Green | Gerald Murphy misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Darrel Otey - foul #1 on Darrel Otey, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| 17:49 | Bowling Green | Gerald Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 17:49 | Bowling Green | Gerald Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 17:31 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle blows the layup | 9-6 |
| 17:29 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey grabs the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 17:24 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | John Carter tips it home | 9-8 |
| 17:10 | Bowling Green | Lance Johnson double dribbles | 9-8 |
| 16:46 | Central Michigan | Corey Blackwell is called for the reach on Walter Carlson - foul #1 on Corey Blackwell, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Patti (C) Jeremiah Watson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:32 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle travels with the ball | 9-8 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Johnnie Green (SG) Corey Blackwell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:14 | Bowling Green | Darrel Otey is called for the reach on Gerald Murphy - foul #2 on Darrel Otey, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Don Davis (PG), James Lewis (C) Gerald Murphy, Jason Reeves | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb (C) Darrel Otey | |
| 16:00 | Bowling Green | Michael Patti drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Don Davis (fresh) SG - Johnnie Green (fresh) SF - Lance Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Patti (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Chester Lytle (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Carlson (fairly fresh) PF - John Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Cheslav Zeeb (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-8 |
| 15:42 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Johnnie Green | 11-8 |
| 15:32 | Bowling Green | Don Davis makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Lance Johnson | 13-8 |
| 15:21 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-8 |
| 15:19 | Central Michigan | John Carter gets the offensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 15:00 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith loses the dribble to Michael Patti | 13-8 |
| 14:44 | Bowling Green | Johnnie Green scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 14:23 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Lance Johnson - foul #1 on Lance Johnson, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Gerald Murphy (PG), Corey Blackwell (SG), Jason Reeves (PF), Jeremiah Watson (C) Don Davis, Lance Johnson, Michael Patti, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:23 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 14:23 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 14:21 | Bowling Green | Gerald Murphy is hacked by Cecil Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cecil Smith, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| 14:05 | Bowling Green | Johnnie Green connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Reeves | 17-10 |
| 13:44 | Central Michigan | Johnnie Green denies the turnaround by Walter Carlson | 17-10 |
| 13:43 | Bowling Green | Jeremiah Watson pulls down the rebound | 17-10 |
| 13:26 | Bowling Green | Johnnie Green is fouled on the floor by John Carter - foul #1 on John Carter, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Don Davis (SF) Johnnie Green | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier (PF) Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 13:09 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell is hacked by Chester Lytle - foul #1 on Chester Lytle, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG) Chester Lytle | |
| 12:52 | Bowling Green | Jerome Moore takes the ball from Don Davis | 17-10 |
| 12:49 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore lays it up and in | 17-12 |
| 12:32 | Bowling Green | Walter Carlson swats the shot by Don Davis | 17-12 |
| 12:30 | Central Michigan | John Carter snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 12:12 | Central Michigan | John Carter clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 17-12 |
| 12:10 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to John Carter | 17-12 |
| 12:00 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Cecil Smith | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Gerald Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Blackwell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Reeves (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeremiah Watson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Moore (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Walter Carlson (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Carl Tellier (fresh) C - John Carter (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Bowling Green | Cecil Smith steals the ball from Gerald Murphy | 17-14 |
| 11:43 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith blows the layup | 17-14 |
| 11:42 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Corey Blackwell | 17-14 |
| 11:31 | Bowling Green | Gerald Murphy is fouled on the floor by Cecil Smith - foul #2 on Cecil Smith, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Lance Johnson (SF) Don Davis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Chester Lytle (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Cecil Smith, Jerome Moore, Walter Carlson, John Carter | |
| 11:07 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell is hacked by Ante Lozowski - foul #1 on Ante Lozowski, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Patti (C) Jeremiah Watson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:07 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 10:53 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 17-14 |
| 10:51 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Lance Johnson | 17-14 |
| 10:29 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Cheslav Zeeb - foul #1 on Cheslav Zeeb, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Don Davis (PG), James Lewis (C) Gerald Murphy, Jason Reeves | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Carter (PF) Carl Tellier | |
| 10:29 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:29 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:18 | Central Michigan | John Carter misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-14 |
| 10:17 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Michael Patti | 19-14 |
| 09:56 | Bowling Green | Don Davis hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Corey Blackwell | 22-14 |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #4 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Johnnie Green (SG), Jeremiah Watson (C) Corey Blackwell, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson (PF) John Carter | |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 09:24 | Bowling Green | Jeremiah Watson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-16 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Gerald Murphy (PG) Don Davis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Gerald Murphy is called for the reach on Ante Lozowski - foul #2 on Gerald Murphy, team foul #5 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Don Davis (PG), Jason Reeves (PF) Gerald Murphy, Michael Patti | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier (PF) Mitch McAleer | |
| 08:53 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier is hacked by Jason Reeves - foul #1 on Jason Reeves, team foul #6 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Carter (C) Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 08:46 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by John Carter is blocked by Jeremiah Watson | 22-16 |
| 08:45 | Bowling Green | Jason Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 08:40 | Bowling Green | Ante Lozowski steals it from Jason Reeves | 22-16 |
| 08:36 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ante Lozowski | 22-18 |
| 08:17 | Bowling Green | Don Davis hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Jason Reeves | 25-18 |
| 07:59 | Central Michigan | John Carter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Don Davis (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Johnnie Green (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lance Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Reeves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremiah Watson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chester Lytle (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Walter Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Tellier (fresh) C - John Carter (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Bowling Green | Johnnie Green comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 07:44 | Bowling Green | Jason Reeves grabs the offensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 07:38 | Bowling Green | Johnnie Green connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Don Davis | 28-20 |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle is hacked by Jason Reeves - foul #2 on Jason Reeves, team foul #7 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell (SG), Michael Patti (PF), James Lewis (C) Lance Johnson, Jason Reeves, Jeremiah Watson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gregory Koster (PG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Ante Lozowski, Walter Carlson, Carl Tellier | |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 07:14 | Bowling Green | Johnnie Green misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Mitch McAleer - foul #1 on Mitch McAleer, team foul #9 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG) Chester Lytle | |
| 07:14 | Bowling Green | Johnnie Green makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 07:14 | Bowling Green | Johnnie Green makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Don Davis steps in front of the Gregory Koster pass | 30-22 |
| 06:51 | Bowling Green | The short jumper by Michael Patti is denied by Mitch McAleer | 30-22 |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | John Carter grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 06:44 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore is hacked by James Lewis - foul #2 on James Lewis, team foul #8 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Lance Johnson (SF), Jason Gibbs (C) Johnnie Green, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:44 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 06:44 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 06:18 | Bowling Green | The short jumper by Michael Patti is denied by Cheslav Zeeb | 30-24 |
| 06:16 | Bowling Green | Lance Johnson grabs the offensive board | 30-24 |
| 06:05 | Bowling Green | John Carter takes the ball from Corey Blackwell | 30-24 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | John Carter is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Carter, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jeremiah Watson (C) Jason Gibbs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Walter Carlson (SF), Carl Tellier (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Gregory Koster, Mitch McAleer, John Carter, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 05:41 | Bowling Green | Walter Carlson steps in front of the Michael Patti pass | 30-24 |
| 05:21 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses the easy layup | 30-24 |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 05:10 | Central Michigan | Corey Blackwell steals the ball from Darrel Otey | 30-24 |
| 05:06 | Bowling Green | Michael Patti blows the layup | 30-24 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 04:57 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Watson - foul #1 on Jeremiah Watson, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Johnnie Green (SF) Lance Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle (SG) Jerome Moore | |
| 04:57 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:57 | Bowling Green | Michael Patti snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 04:37 | Bowling Green | Jeremiah Watson hits a floater from the left block set up by Johnnie Green | 32-24 |
| 04:16 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 04:14 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle tips it back up and in | 32-26 |
| 03:59 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell is fouled on the floor by Chester Lytle - foul #2 on Chester Lytle, team foul #11 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Gerald Murphy (PG), Jason Reeves (PF), James Lewis (C) Don Davis, Michael Patti, Jeremiah Watson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer (SF) Carl Tellier | |
| 03:59 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 03:59 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Gerald Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Blackwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnnie Green (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jason Reeves (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chester Lytle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mitch McAleer (fresh) PF - Walter Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrel Otey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Chester Lytle is blocked by Johnnie Green | 34-26 |
| 03:34 | Bowling Green | Jason Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 03:12 | Bowling Green | Jason Reeves drills a jumper from the right block set up by Johnnie Green | 36-26 |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Green - foul #1 on Johnnie Green, team foul #10 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Lance Johnson (SF) Corey Blackwell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Carter (PF) Walter Carlson | |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 02:36 | Bowling Green | Jason Reeves makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Lance Johnson | 38-28 |
| 02:26 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle hits a jumper from the left block set up by Cecil Smith and he's fouled by James Lewis - foul #3 on James Lewis, team foul #11 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell (SG), Jeremiah Watson (C) Johnnie Green, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier (PF) John Carter | |
| 02:26 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle makes the free throw | 38-31 |
| 02:07 | Bowling Green | Corey Blackwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 02:06 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | Jeremiah Watson blocks the short jumper by Cecil Smith | 38-31 |
| 01:44 | Bowling Green | Lance Johnson pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 01:39 | Bowling Green | Lance Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mitch McAleer - foul #2 on Mitch McAleer, team foul #12 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG), Walter Carlson (SF) Chester Lytle, Mitch McAleer | |
| 01:39 | Bowling Green | Lance Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 01:39 | Bowling Green | Lance Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 01:17 | Bowling Green | Gerald Murphy misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-33 |
| 01:16 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 00:53 | Bowling Green | Jeremiah Watson snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 00:34 | Bowling Green | Lance Johnson misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Walter Carlson - foul #1 on Walter Carlson, team foul #13 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Don Davis (PG), Johnnie Green (SG), Michael Patti (PF) Gerald Murphy, Corey Blackwell, Jason Reeves | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Carter (PF) Carl Tellier | |
| 00:34 | Bowling Green | Lance Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 00:34 | Bowling Green | Lance Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 00:16 | Bowling Green | Michael Patti pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 00:10 | Bowling Green | Johnnie Green makes the driving attempt in the lane | 44-33 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith is whistled for traveling | 44-33 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jason Gibbs (C) Jeremiah Watson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF) Jerome Moore, Walter Carlson | |
| 00:00 | Bowling Green | Lance Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 44-33 |