| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michael Lindahl (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Monte Spicer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Billings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Winkle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Tate (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Igor Zapf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf inbounds the ball | 50-50 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:52 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Newman | 50-53 |
| 19:30 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Anthony Greene | 53-53 |
| 19:16 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 19:15 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Derek Winkle | 53-53 |
| 18:52 | Western Michigan | Derek Winkle clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 18:51 | Western Michigan | Anthony Greene tips it but misses | 53-53 |
| 18:49 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | Michael Lindahl picks off the pass by Michael Newman in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 18:44 | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl hits the finger roll | 55-53 |
| 18:24 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf lays it in set up by Michael Newman | 55-55 |
| 18:08 | Western Michigan | The jumper by Michael Lindahl is denied by Vule Kopinski | 55-55 |
| 18:07 | Western Michigan | Anthony Greene hits the follow up shot | 57-55 |
| 18:03 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lindahl - foul #2 on Michael Lindahl, team foul #1 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Sebastian (PG), David Earnhardt (SG), John Stanberry (SF), Emmanuel Badger (PF), Joshua Hargett (C) Michael Lindahl, Monte Spicer, Gary Billings, Derek Winkle, Anthony Greene | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Terry Lang (PF), Jed McNew (C) Michael Newman, Edward Tate, Vule Kopinski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 17:47 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 57-55 |
| 17:45 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang grabs the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 17:40 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Igor Zapf, team foul #1 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF) Igor Zapf, Jed McNew | |
| 17:24 | Western Michigan | David Earnhardt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jed McNew (C) Vule Kopinski | |
| 17:05 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Clark | 57-57 |
| 17:03 | Western Michigan | William Sebastian loses the dribble to Shaun Robertson in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| 16:58 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jed McNew, team foul #2 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Littlefield (PG), Monte Spicer (SG), Derek Winkle (PF), Anthony Greene (C) William Sebastian, David Earnhardt, Emmanuel Badger, Joshua Hargett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (SG), Vule Kopinski (PF) Shaun Robertson, Jed McNew | |
| 16:41 | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-57 |
| 16:40 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 16:34 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate is hacked by Derek Winkle - foul #2 on Derek Winkle, team foul #2 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Billings (SF) John Stanberry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson (SF) Thomas Clark | |
| 16:25 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski's floater is tipped away by Derek Winkle | 57-57 |
| 16:23 | Western Michigan | Derek Winkle pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 16:09 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl (PG) Michael Littlefield | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radomil Kowaleski (SG), Thomas Clark (SF), Jed McNew (C) Edward Tate, Shaun Robertson, Vule Kopinski | |
| 15:51 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 15:49 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark hits the follow up shot | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michael Lindahl (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Monte Spicer (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Gary Billings (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Winkle (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Greene (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Radomil Kowaleski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Lang (tiring) 2 reb. C - Jed McNew (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-59 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Rex Tuttle (SG), John Stanberry (PF), Joshua Hargett (C) Monte Spicer, Derek Winkle, Anthony Greene | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Edward Tate (SG), Igor Zapf (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Jerry Burrell, Radomil Kowaleski, Thomas Clark, Terry Lang, Jed McNew | |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 57-59 |
| 15:30 | Western Michigan | John Stanberry grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 15:18 | Western Michigan | Joshua Hargett hits a 3 from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 15:05 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Igor Zapf | 60-61 |
| 14:48 | Western Michigan | John Stanberry hits a wide open jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Gary Billings | 62-61 |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 62-63 |
| 14:25 | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 14:22 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman's pass is intercepted by Rex Tuttle in the backcourt | 65-63 |
| 14:06 | Western Michigan | Rex Tuttle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 14:04 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 14:02 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf is hacked by John Stanberry in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Stanberry, team foul #3 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Sebastian (PG), David Earnhardt (SF), Emmanuel Badger (PF), Anthony Greene (C) Michael Lindahl, Gary Billings, John Stanberry, Joshua Hargett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Thomas Clark (PF), Jed McNew (C) Michael Newman, Edward Tate, Vule Kopinski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf blows the layup but he's fouled by David Earnhardt - foul #3 on David Earnhardt, team foul #4 | 65-63 |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 13:50 | Western Michigan | Anthony Greene snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 13:21 | Western Michigan | David Earnhardt's floater is tipped away by Jed McNew | 65-64 |
| 13:19 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 13:17 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Littlefield (PG), Monte Spicer (SG), Derek Winkle (PF) William Sebastian, Rex Tuttle, Emmanuel Badger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski (PF) Thomas Clark | |
| 13:03 | Western Michigan | Michael Littlefield makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-64 |
| 13:01 | Central Michigan | Michael Littlefield steals it from Igor Zapf in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| 12:37 | Western Michigan | David Earnhardt is fouled on the floor by Igor Zapf - foul #4 on Igor Zapf, team foul #3 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Stanberry (SF) David Earnhardt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Edward Tate (SG), Thomas Clark (SF), Terry Lang (C) Jerry Burrell, Shaun Robertson, Igor Zapf, Jed McNew | |
| 12:24 | Western Michigan | John Stanberry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 12:22 | Western Michigan | Derek Winkle grabs the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 12:12 | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 12:10 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-64 |
| 12:04 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang grabs the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 11:45 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 67-64 |
| 11:43 | Western Michigan | Derek Winkle pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michael Littlefield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Monte Spicer (tiring) 8 pts. SF - John Stanberry (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derek Winkle (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Greene (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Tate (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Clark (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vule Kopinski (tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Lang (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Western Michigan | John Stanberry travels with the ball | 67-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Sebastian (PG), Rex Tuttle (SG), David Earnhardt (SF), Emmanuel Badger (PF), Joshua Hargett (C) Michael Littlefield, Monte Spicer, John Stanberry, Derek Winkle, Anthony Greene | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Radomil Kowaleski (SF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Michael Newman, Edward Tate, Thomas Clark, Vule Kopinski | |
| 11:21 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Radomil Kowaleski | 67-66 |
| 11:04 | Western Michigan | David Earnhardt misses badly on the uncontested runner from the left block | 67-66 |
| 11:03 | Western Michigan | Joshua Hargett tips it back up and in | 69-66 |
| 10:54 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Rex Tuttle - foul #4 on Rex Tuttle, team foul #5 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer (SG), Gary Billings (SF), Anthony Greene (C) Rex Tuttle, David Earnhardt, Joshua Hargett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF), Jed McNew (C) Radomil Kowaleski, Terry Lang, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 10:54 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 10:54 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 10:54 | Western Michigan | Anthony Greene pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 10:50 | Western Michigan | William Sebastian is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 69-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl (PG) William Sebastian | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Edward Tate (SG) Jerry Burrell, Shaun Robertson | |
| 10:33 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman buries a 3 from straight away | 69-70 |
| 10:31 | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-70 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Derek Winkle (PF) Anthony Greene | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Radomil Kowaleski (SG), Terry Lang (PF) Michael Newman, Edward Tate, Vule Kopinski | |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Lindahl - foul #3 on Michael Lindahl, team foul #6 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF) Thomas Clark, Terry Lang | |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 10:07 | Western Michigan | Derek Winkle is hacked by Jed McNew - foul #2 on Jed McNew, team foul #4 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Stanberry (SF), Joshua Hargett (C) Gary Billings, Emmanuel Badger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Edward Tate (SG), Terry Lang (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Jerry Burrell, Shaun Robertson, Vule Kopinski, Jed McNew | |
| 09:55 | Western Michigan | Joshua Hargett misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 69-72 |
| 09:54 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang pulls down the rebound | 69-72 |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-72 |
| 09:44 | Western Michigan | Derek Winkle grabs the board | 69-72 |
| 09:29 | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-72 |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang snags the defensive board | 69-72 |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-72 |
| 09:07 | Central Michigan | Radomil Kowaleski tips it back up and in | 69-74 |
| 09:07 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-74 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Sebastian (PG), David Earnhardt (SG), Gary Billings (SF), Emmanuel Badger (PF), Anthony Greene (C) Michael Lindahl, Monte Spicer, John Stanberry, Derek Winkle, Joshua Hargett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Thomas Clark (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF), Jed McNew (C) Michael Newman, Edward Tate, Radomil Kowaleski, Terry Lang, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 08:49 | Western Michigan | Anthony Greene loses the dribble to Jed McNew | 69-74 |
| 08:30 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Thomas Clark | 69-76 |
| 08:06 | Western Michigan | Anthony Greene is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Anthony Greene, team foul #7 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Littlefield (PG), John Stanberry (SF), Derek Winkle (PF) William Sebastian, Gary Billings, Emmanuel Badger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Edward Tate (SG), Cameron Butterfield (C) Jerry Burrell, Shaun Robertson, Jed McNew | |
| 07:48 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-76 |
| 07:46 | Western Michigan | John Stanberry gets the rebound | 69-76 |
| 07:26 | Western Michigan | David Earnhardt misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 69-76 |
| 07:24 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 69-76 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michael Littlefield (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Earnhardt (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Stanberry (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derek Winkle (tired) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Anthony Greene (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Tate (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Clark (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vule Kopinski (very tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Cameron Butterfield (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate is hacked by David Earnhardt - foul #4 on David Earnhardt, team foul #8 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl (PG), Rex Tuttle (SG), Gary Billings (SF), Emmanuel Badger (PF), Joshua Hargett (C) Michael Littlefield, David Earnhardt, John Stanberry, Derek Winkle, Anthony Greene | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Igor Zapf (SF), Terry Lang (PF), Jed McNew (C) Michael Newman, Thomas Clark, Vule Kopinski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate makes the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| 07:05 | Western Michigan | Emmanuel Badger grabs the defensive rebound | 69-77 |
| 06:45 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-77 |
| 06:44 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jed McNew | 69-77 |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew blows the layup but he's hacked by Gary Billings - foul #3 on Gary Billings, team foul #9 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Stanberry (SF) Gary Billings | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Vule Kopinski (PF) Jerry Burrell, Edward Tate, Terry Lang | |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew misses the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 06:32 | Western Michigan | Emmanuel Badger snags the defensive board | 69-78 |
| 06:20 | Western Michigan | Rex Tuttle is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Stanberry | 72-78 |
| 06:18 | Central Michigan | Rex Tuttle is called for the reach on Shaun Robertson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rex Tuttle, team foul #10 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer (SG), Anthony Greene (C) Rex Tuttle, Joshua Hargett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Terry Lang (C) Michael Newman, Jed McNew | |
| 06:18 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 06:18 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 06:02 | Western Michigan | Igor Zapf denies the turnaround by Anthony Greene | 72-79 |
| 06:01 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Vule Kopinski | 72-79 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Sebastian (PG), Gary Billings (SF), Derek Winkle (PF) Michael Lindahl, John Stanberry, Emmanuel Badger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Radomil Kowaleski (SG) Jerry Burrell, Shaun Robertson | |
| 05:40 | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer's pass is intercepted by Radomil Kowaleski | 72-79 |
| 05:37 | Central Michigan | Radomil Kowaleski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joshua Hargett (C) Anthony Greene | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (SG), Jed McNew (C) Radomil Kowaleski, Terry Lang | |
| 05:20 | Western Michigan | Derek Winkle banks in the layup and he's fouled by Vule Kopinski - foul #3 on Vule Kopinski, team foul #5 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Earnhardt (SF) Gary Billings | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Terry Lang (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Michael Newman, Edward Tate, Vule Kopinski, Jed McNew | |
| 05:20 | Western Michigan | Derek Winkle makes the free throw | 75-79 |
| 05:05 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Littlefield (PG), John Stanberry (C) William Sebastian, Joshua Hargett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Edward Tate (SG), Vule Kopinski (PF) Jerry Burrell, Shaun Robertson, Terry Lang | |
| 05:03 | Western Michigan | Michael Littlefield is hacked by Edward Tate in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Tate, team foul #6 | 75-79 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl (PG) Michael Littlefield | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Jed McNew (C) Michael Newman, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 04:55 | Western Michigan | Derek Winkle can't connect on an uncontested floater from the free throw line | 75-79 |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Vule Kopinski | 75-79 |
| 04:51 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate is hacked by Derek Winkle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Derek Winkle, team foul #11 | 75-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Emmanuel Badger (PF), Anthony Greene (C) David Earnhardt, Derek Winkle | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Cameron Butterfield (C) Jerry Burrell, Jed McNew | |
| 04:51 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 04:51 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 04:35 | Western Michigan | John Stanberry is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Lindahl | 78-80 |
| 04:32 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman is hacked by Monte Spicer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Monte Spicer, team foul #12 | 78-80 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson (SG), Terry Lang (PF), Jed McNew (C) Edward Tate, Vule Kopinski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 04:32 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman makes the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 04:32 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Monte Spicer | 78-81 |
| 04:30 | Western Michigan | Shaun Robertson picks off the pass by Michael Lindahl in the backcourt | 78-81 |
| 04:22 | Central Michigan | Michael Lindahl steals it from Jed McNew | 78-81 |
| 04:19 | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl hits the finger roll | 80-81 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew double dribbles | 80-81 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Sebastian (PG), David Earnhardt (SG), Gary Billings (SF), Derek Winkle (PF), Joshua Hargett (C) Michael Lindahl, Monte Spicer, John Stanberry, Emmanuel Badger, Anthony Greene | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Edward Tate (SG), Vule Kopinski (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Michael Newman, Shaun Robertson, Terry Lang, Jed McNew | |
| 04:00 | Western Michigan | David Earnhardt is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Tate - foul #4 on Edward Tate, team foul #7 | 80-81 |
| 04:00 | Western Michigan | David Earnhardt makes the 1st free throw | 81-81 |
| 04:00 | Western Michigan | David Earnhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 03:39 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 82-81 |
| 03:37 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield tips it home | 82-83 |
| 03:18 | Western Michigan | Igor Zapf steals the ball from Joshua Hargett | 82-83 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - William Sebastian (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Earnhardt (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Gary Billings (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Derek Winkle (tired) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Hargett (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Tate (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Igor Zapf (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. PF - Vule Kopinski (very tired) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Cameron Butterfield (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 82-83 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Littlefield (PG), Monte Spicer (SG), Emmanuel Badger (PF), Anthony Greene (C) William Sebastian, David Earnhardt, Derek Winkle, Joshua Hargett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Thomas Clark (PF), Jed McNew (C) Jerry Burrell, Edward Tate, Vule Kopinski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 03:07 | Western Michigan | Emmanuel Badger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 82-83 |
| 03:05 | Western Michigan | Anthony Greene tips it but misses | 82-83 |
| 03:03 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson gets the rebound | 82-83 |
| 02:59 | Central Michigan | Michael Littlefield is called for the reach on Shaun Robertson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Littlefield, team foul #13 | 82-83 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl (PG), John Stanberry (SF) Michael Littlefield, Gary Billings | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski (PF), Terry Lang (C) Thomas Clark, Jed McNew | |
| 02:59 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 82-84 |
| 02:59 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 82-84 |
| 02:59 | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer grabs the defensive rebound | 82-84 |
| 02:37 | Western Michigan | Vule Kopinski is called for the reach on Michael Lindahl - foul #4 on Vule Kopinski, team foul #8 | 82-84 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Earnhardt (SF) Emmanuel Badger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Edward Tate (SG), Thomas Clark (PF), Jed McNew (C) Michael Newman, Shaun Robertson, Vule Kopinski, Terry Lang | |
| 02:37 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-84 |
| 02:37 | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl misses the 1st free throw | 82-84 |
| 02:37 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark gets the rebound | 82-84 |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-84 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Derek Winkle (PF) Anthony Greene | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield (C) Jed McNew | |
| 02:18 | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 82-84 |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark gets the rebound | 82-84 |
| 01:47 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 82-84 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Cameron Butterfield | 82-84 |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield jams it on a great pass from Jerry Burrell and the foul's on Monte Spicer - foul #3 on Monte Spicer, team foul #14 | 82-86 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Billings (SF), Anthony Greene (C) David Earnhardt, John Stanberry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Vule Kopinski (PF) Jerry Burrell, Thomas Clark | |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-86 |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield misses the free throw | 82-86 |
| 01:34 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings grabs the board | 82-86 |
| 01:21 | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Monte Spicer | 85-86 |
| 01:10 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Gary Billings - foul #4 on Gary Billings, team foul #15 | 85-86 |
| 01:10 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 85-86 |
| 01:10 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the 1st free throw | 85-87 |
| 01:10 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the 2nd free throw | 85-88 |
| 00:46 | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 87-88 |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 87-88 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 87-88 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield tips it back up and in | 87-90 |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 87-90 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Michael Newman steals the ball from Michael Lindahl in the backcourt | 87-90 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate lays it in on a great pass from Michael Newman | 87-92 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 87-92 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield snags the defensive board | 87-92 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 87-92 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson (SG), Thomas Clark (PF) Edward Tate, Vule Kopinski | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman is fouled in the backcourt by Monte Spicer - foul #4 on Monte Spicer, team foul #16 | 87-92 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski (PF), Terry Lang (C) Thomas Clark, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 00:03 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 87-92 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman makes the 1st free throw | 87-93 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 87-94 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl misses the halfcourt shot | 87-94 |