| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Igor Zapf (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Carlos Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chad Sheehy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Tiedemann (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Bustos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Charles Grant inbounds the ball | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | VMI | Aaron Bustos is fouled on the floor by Cameron Butterfield - foul #2 on Cameron Butterfield, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radomil Kowaleski (SG), Terry Lang (PF), Jed McNew (C) Edward Tate, Vule Kopinski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 19:25 | VMI | Chad Sheehy misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 42-30 |
| 19:23 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| 19:08 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 19:07 | VMI | Aaron Bustos grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 18:47 | VMI | Aaron Bustos can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | Radomil Kowaleski pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 18:17 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang is hacked by Aaron Bustos - foul #2 on Aaron Bustos, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Edward Tate (SG), Vule Kopinski (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Michael Newman, Radomil Kowaleski, Terry Lang, Jed McNew | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 17:59 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 17:57 | VMI | The rebound goes to Chad Sheehy | 42-30 |
| 17:50 | VMI | Charles Grant clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 17:49 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 17:39 | VMI | Cameron Butterfield steals the ball from Charles Tiedemann | 42-30 |
| 17:18 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski misses the fadeaway from the left block | 42-30 |
| 17:16 | VMI | Charles Grant snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| 17:01 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann is hacked by Vule Kopinski - foul #2 on Vule Kopinski, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Thomas Clark (SF), Jed McNew (C) Jerry Burrell, Edward Tate, Igor Zapf, Cameron Butterfield | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Richmond (PG), Burton Winkel (SG), Dean Cifuentes (SF), David Payton (PF), Russell Lord (C) Carlos Adams, Chad Sheehy, Charles Grant, Charles Tiedemann, Aaron Bustos | |
| 16:53 | VMI | Dean Cifuentes knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Richmond | 42-32 |
| 16:28 | Central Michigan | Charles Richmond takes the ball from Jed McNew | 42-32 |
| 16:14 | VMI | David Payton misses the easy layup but the foul's on Shaun Robertson - foul #2 on Shaun Robertson, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Edward Tate (SG), Igor Zapf (SF) Michael Newman, Shaun Robertson, Vule Kopinski | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 16:14 | VMI | David Payton makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:14 | VMI | David Payton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 15:57 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerry Burrell | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Tate (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Igor Zapf (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Clark (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jed McNew (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Charles Richmond (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Burton Winkel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dean Cifuentes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Payton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Russell Lord (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | VMI | Russell Lord jams it on a nice dish by Charles Richmond and the foul's on Jed McNew - foul #1 on Jed McNew, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Vule Kopinski (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Jerry Burrell, Edward Tate, Thomas Clark, Jed McNew | |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Bark (PG), Charles Grant (SF), Charles Tiedemann (PF) Charles Richmond, Dean Cifuentes, David Payton | |
| 15:41 | VMI | Russell Lord misses the free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:41 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 15:16 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Newman | 46-36 |
| 15:00 | VMI | Timothy Bark misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-36 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Vule Kopinski | 46-36 |
| 14:33 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield misses the runner near the basket | 46-36 |
| 14:31 | VMI | Timothy Bark grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 14:20 | VMI | Charles Grant misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-36 |
| 14:18 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann grabs the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 14:03 | VMI | Charles Grant can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Shaun Robertson - foul #3 on Shaun Robertson, team foul #5 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Edward Tate (SG), Thomas Clark (SF), Terry Lang (PF), Jed McNew (C) Michael Newman, Shaun Robertson, Igor Zapf, Vule Kopinski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| Subs | VMI | Chad Sheehy (SG), David Payton (PF), Aaron Bustos (C) Burton Winkel, Charles Tiedemann, Russell Lord | |
| 14:03 | VMI | Charles Grant misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 14:03 | VMI | Charles Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 13:37 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Burrell | 49-37 |
| 13:16 | VMI | Timothy Bark is denied on a layup by Jed McNew | 49-37 |
| 13:14 | VMI | David Payton grabs the offensive board | 49-37 |
| 12:55 | VMI | Chad Sheehy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jerry Burrell - foul #1 on Jerry Burrell, team foul #6 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Igor Zapf (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF) Jerry Burrell, Thomas Clark, Jed McNew | |
| Subs | VMI | Carlos Adams (PG), Charles Tiedemann (PF) Timothy Bark, Charles Grant | |
| 12:55 | VMI | Chad Sheehy makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 12:55 | VMI | Chad Sheehy makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 12:44 | Central Michigan | David Payton is called for the reach on Igor Zapf - foul #2 on David Payton, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| 12:26 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 12:24 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf tips it in | 51-39 |
| 12:04 | VMI | Carlos Adams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 12:02 | VMI | Aaron Bustos pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 11:51 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Vule Kopinski - foul #3 on Vule Kopinski, team foul #7 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Thomas Clark (SF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Michael Newman, Edward Tate, Igor Zapf, Terry Lang | |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Bark (PG), Burton Winkel (SF) Carlos Adams, David Payton | |
| 11:51 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 11:51 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 11:51 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shaun Robertson (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Thomas Clark (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Timothy Bark (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chad Sheehy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Burton Winkel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Tiedemann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Bustos (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | Aaron Bustos swats the layup by Vule Kopinski | 51-40 |
| 11:45 | VMI | Aaron Bustos pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 11:40 | VMI | Chad Sheehy buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 11:18 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 11:16 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski hits the follow up shot | 53-43 |
| 11:02 | VMI | Timothy Bark misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 11:00 | VMI | Timothy Bark hits the follow up shot | 53-45 |
| 10:46 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski knocks in the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Chad Sheehy - foul #1 on Chad Sheehy, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Edward Tate (SG), Igor Zapf (SF), Jed McNew (C) Jerry Burrell, Shaun Robertson, Thomas Clark, Cameron Butterfield | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Grant (SF), David Payton (PF), Russell Lord (C) Chad Sheehy, Charles Tiedemann, Aaron Bustos | |
| 10:46 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski misses the free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:46 | VMI | Russell Lord gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 10:34 | VMI | Burton Winkel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terry Lang (PF) Vule Kopinski | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 10:10 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman is hacked by Timothy Bark - foul #4 on Timothy Bark, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski (PF) Terry Lang | |
| Subs | VMI | Carlos Adams (PG) Timothy Bark | |
| 09:58 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Grant - foul #3 on Charles Grant, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| 09:58 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 09:58 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 09:31 | VMI | Carlos Adams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-45 |
| 09:29 | VMI | Russell Lord pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 09:16 | VMI | Carlos Adams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Vule Kopinski - foul #4 on Vule Kopinski, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Thomas Clark (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Michael Newman, Edward Tate, Vule Kopinski, Jed McNew | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Tiedemann (PF), Aaron Bustos (C) Burton Winkel, Russell Lord | |
| 09:16 | VMI | Carlos Adams makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 09:16 | VMI | Carlos Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 08:56 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (SG) Shaun Robertson | |
| Subs | VMI | Chad Sheehy (SG) David Payton | |
| 08:47 | VMI | Chad Sheehy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-47 |
| 08:45 | VMI | Aaron Bustos tips it in | 57-49 |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield blows the layup | 57-49 |
| 08:15 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark tips it back up and in | 59-49 |
| 07:50 | VMI | Carlos Adams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-49 |
| 07:49 | VMI | Aaron Bustos can't tip it in | 59-49 |
| 07:48 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Bustos | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edward Tate (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Igor Zapf (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Carlos Adams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Chad Sheehy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Grant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Tiedemann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Bustos (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:33 | VMI | Charles Grant makes the jumper from the free throw line | 59-51 |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield misses short on a jumper from the right side | 59-51 |
| 07:14 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 07:00 | VMI | Cameron Butterfield is called for the reach on Aaron Bustos - foul #3 on Cameron Butterfield, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Vule Kopinski (PF), Jed McNew (C) Jerry Burrell, Edward Tate, Thomas Clark, Cameron Butterfield | |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Bark (PG), Burton Winkel (SG), David Payton (SF), Russell Lord (PF) Carlos Adams, Chad Sheehy, Charles Grant, Charles Tiedemann | |
| 07:00 | VMI | Aaron Bustos makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:00 | VMI | Aaron Bustos makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Timothy Bark - foul #5 on Timothy Bark, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Richmond (PG), Dean Cifuentes (SF) Timothy Bark, Aaron Bustos | |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:37 | VMI | The rebound goes to Dean Cifuentes | 60-53 |
| 06:23 | VMI | Dean Cifuentes is hacked by Michael Newman - foul #1 on Michael Newman, team foul #10 | 60-53 |
| 06:23 | VMI | Dean Cifuentes makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 06:23 | VMI | Dean Cifuentes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (SG) Igor Zapf | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 05:41 | VMI | Charles Richmond clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-55 |
| 05:40 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 05:15 | Central Michigan | Charles Richmond steals it from Vule Kopinski | 60-55 |
| 05:12 | VMI | Charles Richmond lays it in | 60-57 |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Shaun Robertson | 62-57 |
| 04:47 | VMI | Charles Richmond's pass is intercepted by Edward Tate | 62-57 |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by David Payton - foul #3 on David Payton, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Radomil Kowaleski (SG), Igor Zapf (SF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Michael Newman, Edward Tate, Shaun Robertson, Jed McNew | |
| Subs | VMI | Carlos Adams (PG), Chad Sheehy (SG), Charles Grant (SF), Charles Tiedemann (PF), Aaron Bustos (C) Charles Richmond, Burton Winkel, Dean Cifuentes, David Payton, Russell Lord | |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 04:09 | VMI | Charles Grant comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 64-57 |
| 04:08 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 03:43 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield buries a driving attempt near the basket | 66-57 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Radomil Kowaleski (fresh) SF - Igor Zapf (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vule Kopinski (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Carlos Adams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Chad Sheehy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Tiedemann (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Bustos (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:34 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Cameron Butterfield - foul #4 on Cameron Butterfield, team foul #11 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Thomas Clark (SF), Terry Lang (C) Jerry Burrell, Igor Zapf, Cameron Butterfield | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 03:34 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 03:34 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 03:34 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-58 |
| 03:01 | VMI | Aaron Bustos can't connect on a floater near the basket | 68-58 |
| 02:59 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski gets the rebound | 68-58 |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Aaron Bustos - foul #3 on Aaron Bustos, team foul #8 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (SG), Igor Zapf (SF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Radomil Kowaleski, Thomas Clark, Terry Lang | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman misses the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:28 | VMI | Aaron Bustos hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 02:26 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski grabs the board | 69-58 |
| 01:57 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Newman | 72-58 |
| 01:47 | VMI | Chad Sheehy misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 72-58 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Cameron Butterfield | 72-58 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 72-58 |
| 01:20 | VMI | Carlos Adams pulls down the rebound | 72-58 |
| 01:01 | VMI | Cameron Butterfield takes the ball from Chad Sheehy | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | A charge is called on Michael Newman - foul #2 on Michael Newman, team foul #12 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | VMI | Burton Winkel (SG), Dean Cifuentes (SF), David Payton (PF), Russell Lord (C) Chad Sheehy, Charles Grant, Charles Tiedemann, Aaron Bustos | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | VMI | David Payton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-61 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman runs out the clock | 72-61 |