| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Perry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Aragon (fresh) PF - James Cole (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Fender (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Clark (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Ashley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon inbounds the ball | 25-19 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole is open and buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Roger French | 27-19 |
| 19:28 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark connects on the jumper from close range | 27-21 |
| 19:01 | Northern Illinois University | William Ashley swats the dunk try by James Cole | 27-21 |
| 19:00 | Central Michigan | William Ashley gets the rebound | 27-21 |
| 18:32 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the jump hook from the left block | 27-21 |
| 18:30 | Central Michigan | William Ashley pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 18:06 | Central Michigan | James Fender blocks the jumper by Daniel Clark | 27-21 |
| 18:05 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon hits the follow up shot | 27-23 |
| 17:44 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry double dribbles | 27-23 |
| 17:23 | Central Michigan | James Fender swats the short shot by Daniel Clark | 27-23 |
| 17:22 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 17:12 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender is hacked by Daniel Clark - foul #3 on Daniel Clark, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SG) Richard Dillon | |
| 17:07 | Northern Illinois University | Cory Crouch steps in front of the Daniel Perry pass | 27-23 |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | William Ashley shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater in the lane and he's hacked by James Fender - foul #3 on James Fender, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | William Ashley makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 16:32 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French is fouled on the floor by Daniel Clark - foul #4 on Daniel Clark, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Rouse (PG), Keith Derrick (SG), James Jennings (PF) Roger French, Daniel Perry, James Cole | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), James Vickers (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Cory Crouch, Randy Witz, Daniel Clark, William Ashley | |
| 16:27 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on James Fender, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock (SF), Chad Dawson (C) Scott Aragon, James Fender | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:09 | Central Michigan | James Jennings is called for the reach on Christopher Ross - foul #3 on James Jennings, team foul #3 | 27-26 |
| 15:46 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith misses the lay-in | 27-26 |
| 15:45 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Benjamin Rouse (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Keith Derrick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Comstock (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Chad Dawson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Vickers (fresh) PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Rouse's floater is knocked away by Christopher Ross | 27-26 |
| 15:34 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings tips it back up and in | 29-26 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | James Vickers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Martin Comstock - foul #1 on Martin Comstock, team foul #4 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG), Daniel Perry (SG), Scott Aragon (SF), James Cole (PF) Benjamin Rouse, Keith Derrick, Martin Comstock, Chad Dawson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), William Ashley (C) Antonio Fryman, Raymond Smith, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | James Vickers makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | James Vickers makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 14:51 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 14:50 | Central Michigan | William Ashley grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 14:46 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Cory Crouch | 29-30 |
| 14:32 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Jennings | 32-30 |
| 14:16 | Central Michigan | A charge is called on Cory Crouch - foul #1 on Cory Crouch, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Witz (SF) James Vickers | |
| 14:00 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Ross is called for the reach on James Cole - foul #4 on Christopher Ross, team foul #4 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson (C) James Jennings | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark (PF) Christopher Ross | |
| 13:49 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole clanks a floater in the paint | 32-30 |
| 13:48 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 13:23 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark connects on the jump hook in the paint | 32-32 |
| 13:06 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Clark picks off the pass by Scott Aragon out of a doubleteam | 32-32 |
| 12:44 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from William Ashley out of a doubleteam | 32-34 |
| 12:20 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Chad Dawson | 35-34 |
| 12:00 | Central Michigan | William Ashley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 35-34 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | William Ashley tips it back up and in | 35-36 |
| 11:45 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Aragon | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Perry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scott Aragon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Dawson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Dillon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - William Ashley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Dillon | 37-39 |
| 11:02 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 10:40 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch lays it in | 40-41 |
| 10:15 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 10:13 | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson misses the tip | 40-41 |
| 10:11 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | William Ashley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right side | 40-41 |
| 09:41 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 09:24 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Perry | 42-41 |
| 09:01 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 08:59 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 08:44 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-41 |
| 08:42 | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson tips it but misses | 42-41 |
| 08:40 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 08:22 | Central Michigan | William Ashley banks in the layup and the foul's on James Cole - foul #2 on James Cole, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Rouse (PG), Keith Derrick (SG), Martin Comstock (SF), James Jennings (PF), James Fender (C) Roger French, Daniel Perry, Scott Aragon, James Cole, Chad Dawson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Raymond Smith (SG), James Vickers (SF) Cory Crouch, Richard Dillon, Randy Witz | |
| 08:22 | Central Michigan | William Ashley misses the free throw | 42-43 |
| 08:22 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 08:07 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Rouse can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-43 |
| 08:06 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock tips it home | 44-43 |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the easy layup | 44-43 |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | William Ashley tips it home | 44-45 |
| 07:25 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings hits the finger roll on a great pass from Benjamin Rouse | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Benjamin Rouse (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Derrick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Comstock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Jennings (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Fender (fresh) 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Vickers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Clark (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - William Ashley (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Daniel Clark, William Ashley | |
| 06:52 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Rouse is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benjamin Rouse, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| 06:35 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 06:33 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 06:13 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 46-45 |
| 06:12 | Central Michigan | James Vickers snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 05:56 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Antonio Fryman | 46-47 |
| 05:29 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings loses the dribble to Christopher Ross | 46-47 |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Ross | 46-50 |
| 04:50 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Rouse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG), Daniel Perry (SG), Scott Aragon (SF), James Cole (PF) Benjamin Rouse, Keith Derrick, Martin Comstock, James Jennings | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), Randy Witz (SF) Antonio Fryman, Raymond Smith, James Vickers | |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | James Cole denies the turnaround by Christopher Ross | 46-50 |
| 04:25 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 04:06 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 04:04 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 03:48 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry misses the lay-in | 46-50 |
| 03:46 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry snags the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 03:27 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 03:25 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Cory Crouch | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Aragon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Fender (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Dillon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Emmanuel Cox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross blows the layup | 46-50 |
| 03:02 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 02:47 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 02:45 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 02:35 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon is fouled on the floor by Emmanuel Cox - foul #1 on Emmanuel Cox, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SG), Daniel Clark (PF), William Ashley (C) Richard Dillon, Christopher Ross, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 02:20 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Daniel Clark - foul #5 on Daniel Clark, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings (C) James Fender | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross (PF) Daniel Clark | |
| 02:20 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 02:20 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 02:20 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to William Ashley | 47-50 |
| 01:54 | Central Michigan | William Ashley knocks in the shot from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 01:34 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry misses long on a shot from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | William Ashley pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Fender (C) James Jennings | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon (SG) Raymond Smith | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:31 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch is hacked by Roger French in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger French, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SG), James Vickers (SF) Richard Dillon, Randy Witz | |
| 01:31 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 01:31 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 01:16 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole hits a wide open jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Perry | 49-54 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | Roger French is called for the reach on Cory Crouch in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roger French, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:55 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole is denied on a dunk by Christopher Ross | 49-56 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Raymond Smith | 49-56 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch is hacked by Roger French in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roger French, team foul #9 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Rouse (PG) Roger French | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:44 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry is hacked by Raymond Smith - foul #2 on Raymond Smith, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon (SG), Randy Witz (SF) Raymond Smith, James Vickers | |
| 00:44 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Perry - foul #1 on Daniel Perry, team foul #10 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SG), James Vickers (SF) Richard Dillon, Randy Witz | |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:41 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry misses the easy dunk attempt | 49-59 |
| 00:32 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender snags the offensive board | 49-59 |
| 00:29 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry is hacked by Raymond Smith - foul #3 on Raymond Smith, team foul #8 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock (SF), James Jennings (PF), Chad Dawson (C) Scott Aragon, James Cole, James Fender | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon (SG), Randy Witz (SF) Raymond Smith, James Vickers | |
| 00:29 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:29 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Rouse is called for the reach on Cory Crouch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benjamin Rouse, team foul #11 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon (SF), James Cole (PF), James Fender (C) Martin Comstock, James Jennings, Chad Dawson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SG), James Vickers (SF) Richard Dillon, Randy Witz | |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by James Cole is denied by Christopher Ross | 51-61 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | William Ashley grabs the board | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch runs out the clock | 51-61 |