| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Vickers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) PF - Joseph Lown (fresh) C - Daniel Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Charles Folmar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willis Auman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eric Toler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jerry Kaczorowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Scalabrine (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Central Michigan | Charles Folmar steps in front of the Randy Witz pass | 30-29 |
| 19:14 | Pepperdine | Daniel Clark steps in front of the Willis Auman pass | 30-29 |
| 19:00 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Scalabrine - foul #2 on Donald Scalabrine, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 19:00 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:00 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:45 | Pepperdine | Eric Toler clanks a runner in the lane | 31-29 |
| 18:44 | Pepperdine | Eric Toler tips it in | 31-31 |
| 18:39 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Cory Crouch | 33-31 |
| 18:28 | Pepperdine | Willis Auman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 18:26 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:03 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark lays it in set up by James Vickers | 35-31 |
| 17:43 | Pepperdine | Willis Auman is hacked by James Vickers - foul #1 on James Vickers, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Raymond Smith (SG), Christopher Ross (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Cory Crouch, James Vickers, Joseph Lown, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss (PG), John Zuehlke (SF), Blake Millender (PF), Gavin Buchanan (C) Charles Folmar, Eric Toler, Jerry Kaczorowski, Donald Scalabrine | |
| 17:19 | Pepperdine | Randy Witz is called for the reach on John Zuehlke - foul #1 on Randy Witz, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon (SF) Randy Witz | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 16:54 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Richard Dillon - foul #1 on Richard Dillon, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG) Raymond Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Toler (SF) Willis Auman | |
| 16:54 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:54 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:35 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Blake Millender - foul #1 on Blake Millender, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Vickers (SG) Cory Crouch | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 16:35 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:35 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:23 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke loses the ball out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Randy Witz (SF) Antonio Fryman, Richard Dillon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 16:04 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses the wide open turnaround near the basket | 37-33 |
| 16:03 | Pepperdine | Blake Millender snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 15:57 | Pepperdine | Blake Millender is called for traveling | 37-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark (C) Emmanuel Cox | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson (PG), Jerry Kaczorowski (PF), Donald Scalabrine (C) Eric Toler, Blake Millender, Gavin Buchanan | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Vickers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Clark (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Herman Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Zuehlke (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Strauss (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Kaczorowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Scalabrine (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark can't connect on a floater in the paint | 37-33 |
| 15:39 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch grabs the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 15:21 | Central Michigan | Donald Scalabrine is called for the reach on Daniel Clark - foul #3 on Donald Scalabrine, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown (PF) Christopher Ross | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Folmar (SG), Eric Toler (SF) John Zuehlke, Stephen Strauss | |
| 15:04 | Central Michigan | Jerry Kaczorowski denies the turnaround by Joseph Lown | 37-33 |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | James Vickers tips it in | 39-33 |
| 14:44 | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Raymond Smith (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Cory Crouch, James Vickers, Randy Witz, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Willis Auman (SG), Blake Millender (PF) Charles Folmar, Jerry Kaczorowski | |
| 14:27 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Raymond Smith | 42-33 |
| 14:09 | Pepperdine | Eric Toler makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Blake Millender | 42-36 |
| 13:41 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Raymond Smith | 45-36 |
| 13:23 | Pepperdine | Willis Auman scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Eric Toler | 45-39 |
| 13:01 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 13:00 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown gets the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:43 | Central Michigan | Blake Millender steals the ball from Richard Dillon | 45-39 |
| 12:23 | Pepperdine | Blake Millender loses the dribble to Antonio Fryman | 45-39 |
| 11:54 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Dillon and he's fouled by Herman Robinson - foul #4 on Herman Robinson, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), James Vickers (SG), Randy Witz (SF), Daniel Clark (C) Antonio Fryman, Raymond Smith, Richard Dillon, Emmanuel Cox | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Folmar (PG), John Zuehlke (SG), Stephen Strauss (SF), Jerry Kaczorowski (PF), Gavin Buchanan (C) Herman Robinson, Willis Auman, Eric Toler, Blake Millender, Donald Scalabrine | |
| 11:54 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown misses the free throw | 47-39 |
| 11:54 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Vickers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Lown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Clark (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Charles Folmar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Zuehlke (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Strauss (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Kaczorowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gavin Buchanan (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 11:32 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 11:28 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz misses the dunk | 47-39 |
| 11:26 | Pepperdine | Gavin Buchanan snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 11:05 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke scores on a 3 from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Gavin Buchanan - foul #1 on Gavin Buchanan, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross (PF) Joseph Lown | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:31 | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss comes up short on the shot in the paint | 48-42 |
| 10:29 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 48-42 |
| 10:04 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz tips it back up and in | 50-42 |
| 09:46 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Randy Witz - foul #2 on Randy Witz, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (SG), Emmanuel Cox (C) James Vickers, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kenneth Murphy (PG), Willis Auman (SG), Donald Scalabrine (C) Charles Folmar, Stephen Strauss, Gavin Buchanan | |
| 09:46 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 09:46 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 09:44 | Central Michigan | Willis Auman steals the ball from Antonio Fryman in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 09:31 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner near the basket | 50-43 |
| 09:29 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 09:16 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Cory Crouch | 52-43 |
| 09:01 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-45 |
| 08:57 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch is hacked by Kenneth Murphy - foul #2 on Kenneth Murphy, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SG), Richard Dillon (SF) Cory Crouch, Randy Witz | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Toler (SF), Blake Millender (PF) John Zuehlke, Jerry Kaczorowski | |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Antonio Fryman | 55-45 |
| 08:26 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Murphy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 08:24 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:03 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 08:01 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 07:47 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 07:46 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox can't tip it in | 55-45 |
| 07:45 | Pepperdine | Eric Toler pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Dillon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Emmanuel Cox (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Kenneth Murphy (fairly fresh) SG - Willis Auman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Eric Toler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Blake Millender (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Scalabrine (tiring) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith steps in front of the Donald Scalabrine pass | 55-45 |
| 07:26 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith lays it up and in | 57-45 |
| 07:12 | Pepperdine | Antonio Fryman picks off the pass by Willis Auman | 57-45 |
| 07:09 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman lays it up and in | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:01 | Pepperdine | Blake Millender misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-45 |
| 06:59 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Scalabrine | 59-45 |
| 06:47 | Pepperdine | Eric Toler misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 59-45 |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Donald Scalabrine picks off the pass by Christopher Ross | 59-45 |
| 06:12 | Pepperdine | Donald Scalabrine comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-45 |
| 06:10 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 06:01 | Pepperdine | Donald Scalabrine makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Toler | 59-47 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith is hacked by Willis Auman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willis Auman, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Randy Witz (SF), Joseph Lown (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Antonio Fryman, Richard Dillon, Christopher Ross, Emmanuel Cox | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson (PG), Charles Folmar (SG), John Zuehlke (SF), Jerry Kaczorowski (PF), Gavin Buchanan (C) Kenneth Murphy, Willis Auman, Eric Toler, Blake Millender, Donald Scalabrine | |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 05:40 | Pepperdine | Charles Folmar misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-47 |
| 05:38 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark gets the rebound | 61-47 |
| 05:35 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Vickers (SG) Raymond Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 05:15 | Pepperdine | Gavin Buchanan is fouled on the floor by Daniel Clark - foul #1 on Daniel Clark, team foul #5 | 61-47 |
| 04:59 | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-47 |
| 04:58 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 04:54 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-47 |
| 04:35 | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Charles Folmar | 63-49 |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | Herman Robinson is called for the reach on James Vickers in the backcourt - foul #5 on Herman Robinson, team foul #8 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss (PG), Willis Auman (SG) Herman Robinson, Charles Folmar | |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | James Vickers makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | James Vickers makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:22 | Pepperdine | Willis Auman comes up short on the shot from close range | 65-49 |
| 04:20 | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss tips it but misses | 65-49 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 03:56 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark is open and scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 67-49 |
| 03:45 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 67-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG) Cory Crouch | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Folmar (SG), Blake Millender (PF) Willis Auman, Jerry Kaczorowski | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Vickers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Lown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Clark (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Stephen Strauss (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Folmar (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Zuehlke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Blake Millender (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gavin Buchanan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Strauss - foul #1 on Stephen Strauss, team foul #9 | 67-49 |
| 03:41 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 03:41 | Pepperdine | Gavin Buchanan grabs the defensive rebound | 67-49 |
| 03:23 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 67-51 |
| 02:59 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-51 |
| 02:58 | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss grabs the board | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:44 | Pepperdine | Gavin Buchanan's pass is intercepted by Joseph Lown | 67-51 |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | Gavin Buchanan steals it from Daniel Clark | 67-51 |
| 02:02 | Pepperdine | Gavin Buchanan misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Daniel Clark - foul #2 on Daniel Clark, team foul #6 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Raymond Smith (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Antonio Fryman, James Vickers, Randy Witz, Joseph Lown, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kenneth Murphy (PG) Stephen Strauss | |
| 02:02 | Pepperdine | Gavin Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 02:02 | Pepperdine | Gavin Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 01:43 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Charles Folmar - foul #2 on Charles Folmar, team foul #10 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Witz (SF), Joseph Lown (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Richard Dillon, Christopher Ross, Emmanuel Cox | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss (SF) Kenneth Murphy | |
| 01:43 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith makes the free throw | 70-53 |
| 01:22 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 70-53 |
| 01:21 | Pepperdine | Blake Millender hits the follow up shot | 70-55 |
| 01:16 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch travels in the backcourt | 70-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Vickers (SG) Raymond Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 00:48 | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-55 |
| 00:47 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz buries a jumper from close range and the foul's on Stephen Strauss - foul #2 on Stephen Strauss, team foul #11 | 72-55 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz makes the free throw | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Pepperdine | Randy Witz is called for the reach on Stephen Strauss - foul #3 on Randy Witz, team foul #7 | 73-55 |
| 00:13 | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 00:13 | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss makes the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch runs out the clock | 73-57 |