| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Tim Simmons (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Strawn (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Laplant (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Cooper (fresh) C - Clyde Miesner (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Rodney Stafford (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Steven Thibault (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Otis Wright (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Morones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Otis Wright inbounds the ball | 39-27 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Howard | Steven Thibault is fouled on the floor by Albert Strawn - foul #2 on Albert Strawn, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 19:28 | Howard | Rodney Stafford drills a 3 from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 19:05 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-30 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | George Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 18:48 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant's floater is tipped away by David Morones | 39-30 |
| 18:47 | Howard | The rebound goes to Steven Thibault | 39-30 |
| 18:31 | Howard | David Morones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 18:29 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 18:22 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Tim Simmons | 42-30 |
| 18:08 | Howard | Leroy Green misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-30 |
| 18:06 | Central Michigan | George Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 17:46 | Central Michigan | David Morones is called for the reach on Walter Laplant - foul #1 on David Morones, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Leroy Green - foul #1 on Leroy Green, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner misses the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner misses the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | George Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 17:18 | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 17:17 | Howard | Leroy Green pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 16:56 | Howard | Rodney Stafford misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-30 |
| 16:55 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 16:36 | Central Michigan | George Cooper is fouled on the floor by David Morones - foul #2 on David Morones, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson (PG), James Holt (SF), Vincent Ray (PF), Chris Hanes (C) Tim Simmons, Walter Laplant, George Cooper, Clyde Miesner | |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (PG), Lou Crowther (SG), Rory Eggen (SF), David Miers (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Rodney Stafford, Steven Thibault, Otis Wright, David Morones, Leroy Green | |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Holt | 45-30 |
| 16:06 | Howard | Kevin McGill misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-30 |
| 16:04 | Central Michigan | Vincent Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 15:52 | Central Michigan | Vincent Ray is whistled for traveling | 45-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy (SG) Albert Strawn | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Henderson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Duffy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Holt (fresh) 5 ast. PF - Vincent Ray (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chris Hanes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Charles Robinson (fresh) SG - Lou Crowther (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rory Eggen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Miers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin McGill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Howard | Charles Robinson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lou Crowther | 45-33 |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson misses the fadeaway in the lane | 45-33 |
| 15:13 | Howard | David Miers pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 14:51 | Howard | David Miers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 14:33 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Troy Duffy | 48-36 |
| 14:10 | Howard | Chris Hanes picks off the pass by Rory Eggen | 48-36 |
| 13:45 | Central Michigan | Lou Crowther steals the ball from Carl Henderson | 48-36 |
| 13:41 | Howard | Lou Crowther lays it in | 48-38 |
| 13:21 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 13:20 | Central Michigan | Chris Hanes tips it back up and in | 50-38 |
| 12:52 | Howard | Charles Robinson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Lou Crowther | 50-41 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | Vincent Ray clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 50-41 |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | Chris Hanes snags the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 12:28 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Carl Henderson is blocked by David Miers | 50-41 |
| 12:26 | Howard | Kevin McGill snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 12:22 | Howard | Rory Eggen misses the dunk attempt | 50-41 |
| 12:20 | Howard | Rory Eggen tips it home | 50-43 |
| 12:07 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson lays it in and he's hacked by Charles Robinson - foul #2 on Charles Robinson, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn (SG), Walter Laplant (SF), George Cooper (PF), Clyde Miesner (C) Troy Duffy, James Holt, Vincent Ray, Chris Hanes | |
| Subs | Howard | Rodney Stafford (PG), Steven Thibault (SG), Otis Wright (SF), David Morones (PF), Leroy Green (C) Charles Robinson, Lou Crowther, Rory Eggen, David Miers, Kevin McGill | |
| 12:07 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson misses the free throw | 52-43 |
| 12:07 | Howard | Leroy Green grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 11:49 | Howard | Otis Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons (PG) Carl Henderson | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Tim Simmons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Strawn (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Laplant (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Cooper (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clyde Miesner (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Rodney Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Thibault (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Otis Wright (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Morones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on David Morones - foul #3 on David Morones, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| 11:23 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 11:23 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 11:23 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn makes the 3rd free throw | 55-43 |
| 11:05 | Howard | George Cooper picks off the pass by Rodney Stafford | 55-43 |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | Leroy Green steals it from Tim Simmons | 55-43 |
| 10:41 | Howard | Albert Strawn is called for the reach on Steven Thibault - foul #3 on Albert Strawn, team foul #2 | 55-43 |
| 10:36 | Howard | Rodney Stafford misses the jumper from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 10:34 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 10:29 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 10:27 | Central Michigan | George Cooper hits the follow up shot | 57-43 |
| 10:13 | Howard | David Morones drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Thibault | 57-45 |
| 09:51 | Central Michigan | Leroy Green swats the layup by Walter Laplant | 57-45 |
| 09:49 | Howard | Otis Wright pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 09:43 | Howard | Rodney Stafford hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Otis Wright and he's hacked by Walter Laplant - foul #1 on Walter Laplant, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| 09:43 | Howard | Rodney Stafford misses the free throw | 57-47 |
| 09:43 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Clyde Miesner | 57-47 |
| 09:22 | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons loses the dribble to Rodney Stafford | 57-47 |
| 09:19 | Howard | Steven Thibault lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rodney Stafford | 57-49 |
| 09:00 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant is fouled on the floor by Leroy Green - foul #2 on Leroy Green, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson (PG), James Holt (SF), Chris Hanes (C) Tim Simmons, Walter Laplant, Clyde Miesner | |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (SF), Rory Eggen (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Otis Wright, David Morones, Leroy Green | |
| 08:47 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 08:45 | Howard | Rory Eggen grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 08:26 | Howard | Rodney Stafford can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Chris Hanes pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 08:17 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-49 |
| 08:16 | Howard | Kevin McGill grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 08:07 | Howard | Kevin McGill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy (SG), Vincent Ray (PF) Albert Strawn, George Cooper | |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (SG), David Miers (PF) Rodney Stafford, Steven Thibault | |
| 07:47 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 07:46 | Howard | Kevin McGill grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Henderson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Duffy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Holt (fresh) 5 ast. PF - Vincent Ray (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chris Hanes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lou Crowther (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rory Eggen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Miers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin McGill (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Howard | Charles Robinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 07:37 | Central Michigan | Chris Hanes grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 07:27 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-49 |
| 07:26 | Central Michigan | Vincent Ray grabs the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 07:18 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson buries a jumper from the right side | 59-49 |
| 06:50 | Howard | Lou Crowther misses the shot in the paint | 59-49 |
| 06:48 | Howard | David Miers snags the offensive board | 59-49 |
| 06:35 | Howard | Kevin McGill lays it up and in and the foul's on Chris Hanes - foul #3 on Chris Hanes, team foul #4 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons (PG), Albert Strawn (SG), Walter Laplant (SF), Clyde Miesner (PF) Carl Henderson, Troy Duffy, James Holt, Vincent Ray | |
| Subs | Howard | Rodney Stafford (PG), Steven Thibault (SG), Otis Wright (SF), David Morones (PF) Charles Robinson, Lou Crowther, Rory Eggen, David Miers | |
| 06:35 | Howard | Kevin McGill misses the free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:35 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 06:20 | Central Michigan | Chris Hanes tips it but misses | 59-51 |
| 06:18 | Howard | The rebound goes to Otis Wright | 59-51 |
| 06:14 | Howard | Steven Thibault banks in the layup | 59-53 |
| 06:09 | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-53 |
| 06:07 | Howard | The rebound goes to Otis Wright | 59-53 |
| 06:03 | Howard | Steven Thibault misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 06:02 | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 05:47 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 05:46 | Howard | Steven Thibault pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 05:29 | Howard | Rodney Stafford's pass is intercepted by Tim Simmons | 59-53 |
| 05:26 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn blows the dunk | 59-53 |
| 05:24 | Howard | The rebound goes to David Morones | 59-53 |
| 05:02 | Howard | Rodney Stafford misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 05:01 | Howard | Otis Wright can't tip it in | 59-53 |
| 04:59 | Central Michigan | Chris Hanes snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 04:54 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Tim Simmons | 62-53 |
| 04:33 | Howard | Kevin McGill drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Otis Wright | 62-55 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Tim Simmons | 65-55 |
| 04:04 | Howard | Clyde Miesner denies the turnaround by Steven Thibault | 65-55 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Walter Laplant | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin McGill | 65-55 |
| 03:50 | Howard | Kevin McGill snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Howard | Rodney Stafford misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-55 |
| 03:42 | Howard | Kevin McGill gets the offensive rebound | 65-55 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Tim Simmons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Strawn (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Laplant (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Clyde Miesner (fresh) 2 pts. 13 reb. C - Chris Hanes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Rodney Stafford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Thibault (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otis Wright (fresh) 7 reb. PF - David Morones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin McGill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:34 | Howard | Steven Thibault hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 03:32 | Central Michigan | Chris Hanes grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Strawn | 68-55 |
| 03:00 | Howard | Kevin McGill is fouled on the floor by Walter Laplant - foul #2 on Walter Laplant, team foul #5 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson (PG), Troy Duffy (SG), James Holt (SF), George Cooper (PF), Vincent Ray (C) Tim Simmons, Albert Strawn, Walter Laplant, Clyde Miesner, Chris Hanes | |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (PG), Lou Crowther (SG), Rory Eggen (SF), David Miers (PF), Leroy Green (C) Rodney Stafford, Steven Thibault, Otis Wright, David Morones, Kevin McGill | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Howard | Leroy Green double dribbles | 68-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chris Hanes (C) George Cooper | |
| Subs | Howard | Shawn Anderson (C) Leroy Green | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson misses long on a shot from the right side | 68-55 |
| 02:23 | Howard | Rory Eggen snags the defensive board | 68-55 |
| 02:09 | Howard | Lou Crowther comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-55 |
| 02:07 | Central Michigan | Chris Hanes pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| 01:43 | Central Michigan | Charles Robinson steals it from Carl Henderson | 68-55 |
| 01:39 | Howard | Charles Robinson slams it home | 68-57 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 01:20 | Howard | David Miers gets the rebound | 68-57 |
| 01:07 | Howard | Lou Crowther misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson pulls down the rebound | 68-57 |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 68-57 |
| 00:40 | Howard | Shawn Anderson gets the rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Howard | Charles Robinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy pulls down the rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 68-57 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Rory Eggen snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| 00:06 | Howard | Charles Robinson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-60 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons (PG), Albert Strawn (SG), Walter Laplant (SF), George Cooper (PF), Clyde Miesner (C) Carl Henderson, Troy Duffy, James Holt, Vincent Ray, Chris Hanes | |
| Subs | Howard | Rodney Stafford (PG), Steven Thibault (SG), Otis Wright (SF), David Morones (PF), Leroy Green (C) Charles Robinson, Lou Crowther, Rory Eggen, David Miers, Shawn Anderson | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons runs out the clock | 68-60 |