| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Poirier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vickers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Lown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Clark steals the ball from Stanley Patrick | 27-30 |
| 19:17 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Cory Crouch | 27-33 |
| 18:55 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders clanks a turnaround in the lane | 27-33 |
| 18:53 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 18:31 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Cory Crouch | 29-35 |
| 18:11 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Shaul | 32-35 |
| 17:51 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Daniel Clark is denied by Rodney Poirier | 32-35 |
| 17:49 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:21 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-35 |
| 17:20 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:01 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-35 |
| 17:00 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 16:52 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier clanks a 3 from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 16:50 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg snags the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 16:42 | Western Kentucky | James Vickers steps in front of the Jason Sanders pass | 32-35 |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz jams it on a nice dish by James Vickers | 32-37 |
| 16:18 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 16:17 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Cory Crouch | 32-37 |
| 16:13 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 32-37 |
| 16:12 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Philip Brockberg | 32-37 |
| 15:58 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-37 |
| 15:57 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Stanley Patrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Poirier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Philip Brockberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Vickers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Lown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the jumper in the lane | 32-37 |
| 15:38 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 15:24 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg misses short on a shot from the right side | 32-37 |
| 15:23 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg snags the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 15:04 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders is called for 5 seconds | 32-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards (PG), Robert Newton (SG), Larry Beeks (SF), Benny Garry (PF), Alan Hanenberger (C) Robert Shaul, Stanley Patrick, Rodney Poirier, Philip Brockberg, Jason Sanders | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Raymond Smith (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Cory Crouch, James Vickers, Randy Witz, Joseph Lown, Daniel Clark | |
| 14:46 | Central Michigan | Shawn Edwards picks off the pass by Antonio Fryman | 32-37 |
| 14:33 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger is whistled for traveling | 32-37 |
| 14:04 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 14:02 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:45 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 13:43 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:37 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox is hacked by Benny Garry - foul #2 on Benny Garry, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG) Larry Beeks | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Randy Witz (SF) Antonio Fryman, Richard Dillon | |
| 13:31 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 13:08 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton is fouled on the floor by Raymond Smith - foul #3 on Raymond Smith, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick (SG), Philip Brockberg (PF) Robert Newton, Alan Hanenberger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Vickers (SG) Raymond Smith | |
| 12:55 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul is fouled on the floor by Cory Crouch - foul #1 on Cory Crouch, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders (C) Benny Garry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:41 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 12:40 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 12:29 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 12:27 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Shaul | 32-40 |
| 12:11 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Patrick | 35-40 |
| 11:52 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 11:50 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Vickers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg banks in the layup | 37-40 |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz misses long on a jumper from the right side | 37-40 |
| 10:57 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox gets the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 10:45 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Shaul - foul #3 on Robert Shaul, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (PG), Anthony Bevan (SG), Rodney Poirier (SF), Benny Garry (PF), Alan Hanenberger (C) Robert Shaul, Stanley Patrick, Shawn Edwards, Philip Brockberg, Jason Sanders | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Raymond Smith (SF), Daniel Clark (C) Cory Crouch, Randy Witz, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 10:45 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 10:45 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 10:45 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 10:31 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon (SF), Joseph Lown (PF) James Vickers, Christopher Ross | |
| 10:15 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 37-41 |
| 10:13 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Joseph Lown | 37-41 |
| 09:51 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Smith | 37-43 |
| 09:36 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Clark - foul #1 on Daniel Clark, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG), Stanley Patrick (SG), Philip Brockberg (PF) Robert Newton, Anthony Bevan, Benny Garry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), James Vickers (SG), Randy Witz (SF) Antonio Fryman, Raymond Smith, Richard Dillon | |
| 09:36 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 09:36 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 09:20 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark jams it set up by Cory Crouch | 39-45 |
| 09:12 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-45 |
| 09:11 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick grabs the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 08:56 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Stanley Patrick | 41-45 |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Alan Hanenberger - foul #3 on Alan Hanenberger, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders (C) Alan Hanenberger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 08:33 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 08:19 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 08:17 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Witz | 41-48 |
| 07:54 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Stanley Patrick | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rodney Poirier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Vickers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Lown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | James Vickers is fouled on the floor by Stanley Patrick - foul #2 on Stanley Patrick, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards (SG), Benny Garry (SF) Stanley Patrick, Rodney Poirier | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SG), Christopher Ross (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) James Vickers, Joseph Lown, Daniel Clark | |
| 07:39 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Cory Crouch | 44-51 |
| 07:27 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 07:25 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses short on a floater from the right block | 44-51 |
| 07:09 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 06:52 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders makes the fadeaway from the left block | 46-51 |
| 06:40 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 06:18 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 46-54 |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz is hacked by Benny Garry - foul #3 on Benny Garry, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick (SG), Rodney Poirier (SF) Robert Shaul, Philip Brockberg | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), James Vickers (SG), Joseph Lown (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Cory Crouch, Randy Witz, Christopher Ross, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 05:51 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-57 |
| 05:27 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 05:10 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown tips it back up and in | 48-59 |
| 05:06 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards double dribbles in the backcourt | 48-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger (C) Jason Sanders | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Witz (SF) Raymond Smith | |
| 04:52 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz hits a shot from the right block set up by Joseph Lown | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:33 | Western Kentucky | James Vickers steals the ball from Shawn Edwards | 48-61 |
| 04:21 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Antonio Fryman | 48-64 |
| 04:11 | Western Kentucky | Antonio Fryman is called for the reach on Benny Garry - foul #1 on Antonio Fryman, team foul #4 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG), Larry Beeks (SF), Philip Brockberg (PF) Shawn Edwards, Rodney Poirier, Benny Garry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG) Antonio Fryman | |
| 03:56 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark clanks a jump hook from the left block | 51-64 |
| 03:33 | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry Beeks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Alan Hanenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Vickers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Lown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 51-64 |
| 03:26 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz grabs the defensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 03:06 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses long on a floater from the baseline | 51-64 |
| 03:05 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg pulls down the rebound | 51-64 |
| 02:59 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 02:57 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger misses the tip | 51-64 |
| 02:55 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alan Hanenberger - foul #4 on Alan Hanenberger, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards (PG), Robert Newton (SG), Benny Garry (PF) Robert Shaul, Stanley Patrick, Philip Brockberg | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Christopher Ross (PF) James Vickers, Randy Witz, Joseph Lown | |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 02:18 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ross blocks the short jumper by Shawn Edwards | 51-66 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross gets the rebound | 51-66 |
| 01:52 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Richard Dillon | 51-68 |
| 01:48 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry double dribbles | 51-68 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Vickers (SG), Randy Witz (SF), Joseph Lown (PF) Raymond Smith, Richard Dillon, Christopher Ross | |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | Benny Garry picks off the pass by Daniel Clark | 51-68 |
| 01:09 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-68 |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by James Vickers | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-70 |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to James Vickers | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 54-70 |
| 00:11 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards snags the defensive board | 54-70 |
| 00:06 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards's pass is intercepted by Cory Crouch | 54-70 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch runs out the clock | 54-70 |