| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Vickers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Lown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Kerns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Willis (fresh) C - David Schneider (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown is fouled on the floor by Mark Kerns - foul #1 on Mark Kerns, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 19:21 | Central Michigan | Daniel Willis denies the turnaround by Daniel Clark | 32-35 |
| 19:19 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:04 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 18:44 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown is hacked by Mark Kerns - foul #2 on Mark Kerns, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| 18:39 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the lay-in | 32-35 |
| 18:38 | Arkansas State | David Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:20 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Nathan Lee | 32-38 |
| 18:01 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 17:59 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 17:57 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris is hacked by Cory Crouch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cory Crouch, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 17:42 | Arkansas State | David Schneider clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 17:40 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on David Schneider - foul #2 on David Schneider, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (SG), James Frazier (SF), Milton Maeda (PF) Mark Kerns, Nathan Lee, Daniel Willis | |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:22 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 17:21 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda tips it in | 34-40 |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | James Vickers is hacked by James Frazier - foul #2 on James Frazier, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SG), Emmanuel Cox (C) James Vickers, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 16:56 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-40 |
| 16:55 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 16:29 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 16:28 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:09 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Milton Maeda - foul #1 on Milton Maeda, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), James Vickers (SG) Cory Crouch, Randy Witz | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Kerns (SG), Nathan Lee (SF), Daniel Willis (C) Richard Maris, James Frazier, David Schneider | |
| 16:09 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:09 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:59 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee loses the dribble to Raymond Smith | 36-40 |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | James Vickers blows the layup | 36-40 |
| 15:54 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown hits the follow up shot | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Vickers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Joseph Lown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Fred Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mark Kerns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Milton Maeda (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Willis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-40 |
| 15:45 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:37 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Willis - foul #2 on Daniel Willis, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Joseph Lown, Emmanuel Cox | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 15:37 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:37 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:28 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:12 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the driving attempt from close range | 42-40 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas State | Christopher Ross blocks the short jumper by Milton Maeda | 42-40 |
| 14:54 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel Clark | 42-40 |
| 14:50 | Central Michigan | Fred Brown steps in front of the Christopher Ross pass | 42-40 |
| 14:32 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 14:30 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee tips it back up and in | 42-42 |
| 14:12 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Antonio Fryman | 44-42 |
| 13:55 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Randy Witz (SF), Emmanuel Cox (C) James Vickers, Raymond Smith, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), Michael Austin (SG), James Frazier (SF), David Schneider (C) Fred Brown, Mark Kerns, Nathan Lee, Milton Maeda | |
| 13:32 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses the dunk but he's hacked by Richard Maris - foul #2 on Richard Maris, team foul #7 | 44-42 |
| 13:32 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 13:32 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 13:32 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:08 | Arkansas State | James Frazier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 13:07 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:55 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox buries a floater from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 12:38 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris buries a 3 from straight away | 47-45 |
| 12:24 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman misses the easy layup | 47-45 |
| 12:22 | Arkansas State | David Schneider gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:03 | Arkansas State | James Frazier misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 47-45 |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 11:55 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch clanks a jumper from the right side | 47-45 |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch snags the offensive board | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Antonio Fryman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Ross (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Austin (fresh) SF - James Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Willis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - David Schneider (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses short on a runner in the paint | 47-45 |
| 11:37 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross tips it home | 49-45 |
| 11:14 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-45 |
| 11:12 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Austin | 49-45 |
| 10:57 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Christopher Ross | 49-45 |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-45 |
| 10:47 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:27 | Arkansas State | James Frazier clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 10:18 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Cory Crouch and he's hacked by James Frazier - foul #3 on James Frazier, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Vickers (SG), Joseph Lown (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Antonio Fryman, Christopher Ross, Emmanuel Cox | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (PG), Mark Kerns (SG), Nathan Lee (SF), Milton Maeda (PF) Richard Maris, Michael Austin, James Frazier, Daniel Willis | |
| 10:18 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz misses the free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:18 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:04 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 09:52 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the lay-in | 51-48 |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark hits the follow up shot | 53-48 |
| 09:42 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 53-48 |
| 09:40 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Joseph Lown | 53-48 |
| 09:26 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark is hacked by Mark Kerns - foul #3 on Mark Kerns, team foul #9 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SF) Randy Witz | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG) Fred Brown | |
| 09:26 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:26 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 09:04 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 53-48 |
| 09:02 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown hits the finger roll | 55-48 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Kerns | 55-51 |
| 08:00 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Smith | 55-51 |
| 07:43 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith is fouled on the floor by Mark Kerns - foul #4 on Mark Kerns, team foul #10 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Randy Witz (SF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Cory Crouch, James Vickers, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (SG), James Frazier (SF), Daniel Willis (PF) Mark Kerns, Nathan Lee, Milton Maeda | |
| 07:43 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 07:43 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Lown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Willis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - David Schneider (tiring) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Arkansas State | James Frazier misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-51 |
| 07:25 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz scores on a shot from the right block set up by Antonio Fryman | 59-51 |
| 06:45 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Frazier | 59-54 |
| 06:28 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 06:27 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Richard Maris | 59-54 |
| 06:10 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 06:08 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 05:51 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown is whistled for a carry | 59-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), James Vickers (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Antonio Fryman, Raymond Smith, Randy Witz, Joseph Lown, Emmanuel Cox | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Kerns (SG), Milton Maeda (PF), Nathan Lee (C) Richard Maris, Daniel Willis, David Schneider | |
| 05:41 | Arkansas State | Christopher Ross swats the layup by Nathan Lee | 59-54 |
| 05:39 | Central Michigan | James Vickers gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 05:34 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 59-54 |
| 05:32 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Crouch | 59-54 |
| 05:10 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark's layup is rejected by Milton Maeda | 59-54 |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Dillon | 59-54 |
| 04:54 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 04:52 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 04:35 | Arkansas State | Mark Kerns is hacked by Daniel Clark - foul #1 on Daniel Clark, team foul #2 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Randy Witz (SF) Cory Crouch, Richard Dillon | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), Daniel Willis (C) Fred Brown, James Frazier | |
| 04:20 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis travels with the ball | 59-54 |
| 04:09 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark drills a runner from the baseline set up by Antonio Fryman and the foul's on Daniel Willis - foul #3 on Daniel Willis, team foul #11 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Edgar Warren (SF) Milton Maeda | |
| 04:09 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Daniel Willis | 61-54 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis is hacked by Christopher Ross - foul #4 on Christopher Ross, team foul #3 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox (C) Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Austin (SG) Mark Kerns | |
| 03:33 | Arkansas State | Michael Austin buries a jumper from the left side | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Vickers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Austin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edgar Warren (fresh) PF - Daniel Willis (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathan Lee (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Emmanuel Cox | 63-56 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas State | James Vickers is called for the reach on Richard Maris - foul #1 on James Vickers, team foul #4 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Raymond Smith (SG), Joseph Lown (PF) Antonio Fryman, James Vickers, Christopher Ross | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (PG), James Frazier (SF), Milton Maeda (PF), David Schneider (C) Richard Maris, Edgar Warren, Daniel Willis, Nathan Lee | |
| 02:30 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-58 |
| 02:30 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Vickers (SG), Daniel Clark (C) Raymond Smith, Emmanuel Cox | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), Mark Kerns (SG), Nathan Lee (C) Fred Brown, Michael Austin, David Schneider | |
| 02:05 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Cory Crouch | 65-58 |
| 02:01 | Arkansas State | James Frazier hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-61 |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | James Vickers is hacked by Mark Kerns - foul #5 on Mark Kerns, team foul #12 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (SG), Daniel Willis (PF), David Schneider (C) Mark Kerns, James Frazier, Milton Maeda | |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | James Vickers makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | James Vickers misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 01:50 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 01:39 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-64 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch is called for a charge - foul #2 on Cory Crouch, team foul #5 | 66-64 |
| 01:07 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 00:56 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-67 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark hits the follow up shot | 68-67 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas State | Randy Witz steals the ball from Fred Brown | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Brown - foul #3 on Fred Brown, team foul #13 | 68-67 |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-67 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 70-67 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Richard Maris is called for the reach on Daniel Clark in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Maris, team foul #14 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SG), Christopher Ross (PF) James Vickers, Joseph Lown | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:24 | Arkansas State | David Schneider snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-67 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Richard Maris is called for the reach on Cory Crouch in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Maris, team foul #15 | 71-67 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-67 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 73-67 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Vickers (SG), Joseph Lown (PF) Randy Witz, Christopher Ross | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | James Vickers is hacked by Fred Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fred Brown, team foul #16 | 73-67 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | James Vickers makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | James Vickers makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-67 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel Clark | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark runs out the clock | 75-67 |