| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Roy Corley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Claude Yandell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Hulings (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Vidal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Ferrel (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Hyde (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes blows the wide open layup | 30-35 |
| 19:48 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 19:24 | Western Michigan | Patrick Hulings is called for the reach on William Hyde - foul #3 on Patrick Hulings, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice (PF) Patrick Hulings | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 19:13 | Western Michigan | William Hyde comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 19:11 | Western Michigan | William Hyde grabs the offensive board | 30-35 |
| 18:59 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Justin Barnes - foul #3 on Justin Barnes, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley (SF) Justin Barnes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 18:59 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:59 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 18:34 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 18:21 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Denis Tate - foul #2 on Denis Tate, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore (C) David Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Robert Ramsey (SG), Andrew Waugh (SF), Paul Wolfe (PF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Denis Tate, Lewis Thibodeau, Paul Vidal, James Ferrel, William Hyde | |
| 18:21 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:21 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:05 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford misses the lay-in | 32-35 |
| 18:03 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:53 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice's pass is intercepted by Robert Ramsey | 32-35 |
| 17:38 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-35 |
| 17:37 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey tips it home | 32-37 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk (PG), Herman Geary (SG), David Davis (C) Roy Corley, Claude Yandell, Leroy Dice | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:13 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Stanley Moore - foul #1 on Stanley Moore, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Craig Ewell (SG) Ronald Tarpley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), James Ferrel (PF) Jason Fleshman, Jeffrey Alford | |
| 17:13 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 17:13 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Michigan | Craig Ewell connects on the open 3 from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 16:56 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:41 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 16:40 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 16:15 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe misses the easy layup but the foul's on Stanley Moore - foul #2 on Stanley Moore, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley (SF), Leroy Dice (PF) Craig Ewell, Stanley Moore | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Sean Gibson (SF), William Hyde (C) Robert Ramsey, Andrew Waugh, James Ferrel | |
| 16:15 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:15 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Herman Geary and he's fouled by Sean Gibson - foul #2 on Sean Gibson, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel (PG), Claude Yandell (SG), Patrick Hulings (PF) Mark Faulk, Herman Geary, David Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Paul Vidal (SF), Jeffrey Alford (PF) Denis Tate, Sean Gibson, Paul Wolfe | |
| 15:59 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley misses the free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings snags the offensive board | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Joseph McDaniel (fresh) SG - Claude Yandell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Tarpley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Hulings (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Leroy Dice (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jason Fleshman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Vidal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Alford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hyde (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-40 |
| 15:48 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley misses the tip | 37-40 |
| 15:46 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings tips it home | 39-40 |
| 15:31 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-40 |
| 15:29 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:22 | Eastern Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau steals the ball from Joseph McDaniel in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 15:07 | Western Michigan | William Hyde is fouled on the floor by Leroy Dice - foul #1 on Leroy Dice, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley (PG), Justin Barnes (SF), David Davis (C) Joseph McDaniel, Ronald Tarpley, Leroy Dice | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Sean Gibson (SF), James Ferrel (PF) Jason Fleshman, Paul Vidal, Jeffrey Alford | |
| 14:50 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau loses the ball out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk (SG), Stanley Moore (C) Claude Yandell, David Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (SG), Andrew Waugh (C) Lewis Thibodeau, William Hyde | |
| 14:34 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 14:32 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:06 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh drills a 3 from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 14:01 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary (SG), Leroy Dice (PF), Ronald Tarpley (C) Mark Faulk, Patrick Hulings, Stanley Moore | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Jeffrey Alford (PF), William Hyde (C) Denis Tate, Jason Fleshman, James Ferrel | |
| 13:42 | Western Michigan | Herman Geary picks off the pass by William Hyde | 39-43 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary is hacked by Sean Gibson - foul #3 on Sean Gibson, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell (SG), Patrick Hulings (PF) Roy Corley, Justin Barnes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Robert Ramsey (SG), Paul Vidal (SF), Paul Wolfe (PF) Sean Gibson, Lewis Thibodeau, Andrew Waugh, William Hyde | |
| 13:12 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Davis (C) Leroy Dice | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Ferrel (PF) Jeffrey Alford | |
| 12:58 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis is open and buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Herman Geary | 41-43 |
| 12:30 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate is called for traveling | 41-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk (PG), Justin Barnes (SF), Stanley Moore (C) Herman Geary, Ronald Tarpley, David Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Sean Gibson (SF), William Hyde (C) Denis Tate, Robert Ramsey, Paul Vidal, James Ferrel | |
| 12:09 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Claude Yandell | 43-43 |
| 11:52 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Faulk (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Claude Yandell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Hulings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jason Fleshman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Paul Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Hyde (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 11:43 | Western Michigan | William Hyde grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 11:39 | Western Michigan | Stanley Moore steps in front of the William Hyde pass | 43-46 |
| 11:22 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 11:20 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 11:16 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Faulk | 46-46 |
| 10:37 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stanley Moore | 48-46 |
| 10:19 | Western Michigan | Stanley Moore denies the turnaround by Jason Fleshman | 48-46 |
| 10:18 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau can't tip it in | 48-46 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell is hacked by Lewis Thibodeau - foul #2 on Lewis Thibodeau, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley (PG), Herman Geary (SG), Ronald Tarpley (SF), Leroy Dice (PF), David Davis (C) Mark Faulk, Claude Yandell, Justin Barnes, Patrick Hulings, Stanley Moore | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Robert Ramsey (SG), Paul Vidal (SF), James Ferrel (PF), Andrew Waugh (C) Jason Fleshman, Lewis Thibodeau, Sean Gibson, Paul Wolfe, William Hyde | |
| 09:26 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Roy Corley and he's hacked by Paul Vidal - foul #3 on Paul Vidal, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice makes the free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:08 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Tarpley - foul #1 on Ronald Tarpley, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| 09:08 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:08 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Michigan | Denis Tate is called for the reach on Roy Corley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Denis Tate, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by James Ferrel - foul #2 on James Ferrel, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:30 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by James Ferrel and he's fouled by Ronald Tarpley - foul #2 on Ronald Tarpley, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Craig Ewell (SG) Herman Geary | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG) Robert Ramsey | |
| 08:30 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:15 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley tips it in | 54-51 |
| 08:03 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal is hacked by Ronald Tarpley - foul #3 on Ronald Tarpley, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel (PG), Justin Barnes (SF) Roy Corley, Ronald Tarpley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford (C) Andrew Waugh | |
| 08:03 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 08:03 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Joseph McDaniel | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Joseph McDaniel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Ewell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Justin Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leroy Dice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - David Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Vidal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Ferrel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeffrey Alford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 07:27 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 07:09 | Western Michigan | David Davis swats the short shot by James Ferrel | 56-53 |
| 07:07 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford grabs the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 06:53 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Denis Tate | 56-56 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Michigan | Craig Ewell connects on the open runner from the right block on a great pass from David Davis | 58-56 |
| 06:23 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 06:22 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 05:56 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Alford - foul #1 on Jeffrey Alford, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell (SG), Herman Geary (SF), Ronald Tarpley (PF), Stanley Moore (C) Craig Ewell, Justin Barnes, Leroy Dice, David Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Robert Ramsey (SG), Sean Gibson (SF), Andrew Waugh (PF), William Hyde (C) Denis Tate, Lewis Thibodeau, Paul Vidal, James Ferrel, Jeffrey Alford | |
| 05:56 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:56 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:32 | Western Michigan | Joseph McDaniel picks off the pass by Andrew Waugh | 59-56 |
| 05:08 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley loses the dribble to Robert Ramsey | 59-56 |
| 04:56 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman loses the dribble to Ronald Tarpley | 59-56 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 04:48 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley hits the follow up shot | 61-56 |
| 04:42 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman is hacked by Joseph McDaniel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph McDaniel, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley (PG) Joseph McDaniel | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe (PF) Robert Ramsey | |
| 04:42 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:42 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:29 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Ronald Tarpley | 64-58 |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Claude Yandell - foul #1 on Claude Yandell, team foul #10 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings (PF) Herman Geary | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey (SG) Jason Fleshman | |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley is hacked by Sean Gibson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sean Gibson, team foul #9 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk (SG), Leroy Dice (C) Claude Yandell, Stanley Moore | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG) Sean Gibson | |
| 04:20 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:20 | Western Michigan | William Hyde pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 03:55 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-62 |
| 03:37 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-62 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley grabs the offensive rebound | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Roy Corley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Faulk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Tarpley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Hulings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Leroy Dice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Ramsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Andrew Waugh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Hyde (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Corley | 68-62 |
| 03:08 | Western Michigan | Ronald Tarpley picks off the pass by Andrew Waugh | 68-62 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley can't tip it in | 68-62 |
| 02:49 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 68-62 |
| 02:43 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 68-62 |
| 02:42 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to William Hyde | 68-62 |
| 02:28 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Ramsey | 68-65 |
| 02:28 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell (SG), Justin Barnes (SF), Stanley Moore (C) Mark Faulk, Ronald Tarpley, Leroy Dice | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Sean Gibson (SF), James Ferrel (PF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Denis Tate, Robert Ramsey, Andrew Waugh, Paul Wolfe, William Hyde | |
| 02:07 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Roy Corley | 70-65 |
| 02:07 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley (C) Stanley Moore | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh (SF), Paul Wolfe (C) Sean Gibson, Jeffrey Alford | |
| 01:47 | Western Michigan | Ronald Tarpley is called for the reach on Paul Wolfe - foul #4 on Ronald Tarpley, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Davis (C) Ronald Tarpley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Paul Vidal (SF), William Hyde (C) Jason Fleshman, Andrew Waugh, James Ferrel | |
| 01:47 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 01:47 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Justin Barnes | 72-66 |
| 01:04 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate loses the ball out of bounds | 72-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Ferrel (PF) Paul Wolfe | |
| 00:51 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes is open and buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Davis | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:46 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 75-66 |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to James Ferrel | 75-66 |
| 00:40 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-66 |
| 00:39 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Lewis Thibodeau - foul #3 on Lewis Thibodeau, team foul #10 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk (PG), Herman Geary (SF) Roy Corley, Justin Barnes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:36 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:29 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mark Faulk - foul #3 on Mark Faulk, team foul #12 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley (SF), Leroy Dice (PF), Stanley Moore (C) Claude Yandell, Patrick Hulings, David Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey (SG), Andrew Waugh (SF), Paul Wolfe (PF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Lewis Thibodeau, Paul Vidal, James Ferrel, William Hyde | |
| 00:29 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:29 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Ramsey - foul #3 on Robert Ramsey, team foul #11 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell (SG), Patrick Hulings (PF), David Davis (C) Ronald Tarpley, Leroy Dice, Stanley Moore | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Paul Vidal (SF), James Ferrel (PF), William Hyde (C) Robert Ramsey, Andrew Waugh, Paul Wolfe, Jeffrey Alford | |
| 00:27 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary misses the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:27 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel snags the defensive board | 78-68 |
| 00:21 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-68 |
| 00:20 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel tips it back up and in | 78-70 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-70 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary is fouled in the backcourt by Denis Tate - foul #4 on Denis Tate, team foul #12 | 78-70 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | David Davis blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by William Hyde | 80-70 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary pulls down the rebound | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk runs out the clock | 80-70 |