| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Rumfelt (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Goodridge (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark McDilda (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Roy Corley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Yandell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Justin Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Hulings (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Davis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Thomas Carter inbounds the ball | 42-44 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Central Michigan | Patrick Hulings steals it from Thomas Carter | 42-44 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Patrick Hulings | 42-47 |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | Sean Rumfelt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Simmons - foul #2 on James Simmons, team foul #1 | 42-47 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 18:20 | Central Michigan | Thomas Carter travels with the ball | 42-48 |
| 18:08 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings loses the dribble to James Simmons | 42-48 |
| 18:01 | Central Michigan | David Goodridge comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 18:00 | Central Michigan | Thomas Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 17:47 | Central Michigan | Sean Rumfelt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 17:46 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 17:34 | Eastern Michigan | Mark McDilda is called for the reach on David Davis - foul #2 on Mark McDilda, team foul #2 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie (PG), Don Hunter (SG) James Simmons, Sean Rumfelt | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk (PG), Leroy Dice (PF), Ronald Tarpley (C) Roy Corley, Patrick Hulings, David Davis | |
| 17:14 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk loses the ball out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe (PG), Mo Knudtson (PF), Daniel Freeman (C) Thomas Carter, David Goodridge, Mark McDilda | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary (SG), Stanley Moore (C) Claude Yandell, Justin Barnes | |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | Don Hunter's layup is rejected by Stanley Moore | 42-48 |
| 16:50 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 16:38 | Eastern Michigan | Rosario Yazzie is called for the reach on Herman Geary - foul #2 on Rosario Yazzie, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simmons (PG) Gerald Pascoe | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 16:25 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Sean Rumfelt (SG) Rosario Yazzie | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley (PG), Patrick Hulings (PF) Herman Geary, Stanley Moore | |
| 16:01 | Central Michigan | Daniel Freeman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Rumfelt (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Don Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mo Knudtson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Roy Corley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Faulk (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Tarpley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Patrick Hulings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Dice (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Eastern Michigan | Don Hunter steps in front of the Roy Corley pass | 42-48 |
| 15:29 | Central Michigan | Don Hunter lays it up and in | 44-48 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Mark Faulk | 44-50 |
| 14:58 | Central Michigan | Sean Rumfelt misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-50 |
| 14:56 | Central Michigan | James Simmons misses the tip | 44-50 |
| 14:54 | Central Michigan | Sean Rumfelt tips it but misses | 44-50 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Roy Corley | 44-50 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings buries a runner from close range set up by Leroy Dice and he's fouled by James Simmons - foul #3 on James Simmons, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe (PG), Rosario Yazzie (SG), Thomas Carter (SF), David Goodridge (PF), Mark McDilda (C) James Simmons, Sean Rumfelt, Don Hunter, Mo Knudtson, Daniel Freeman | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary (PG), Claude Yandell (SG), Justin Barnes (SF), David Davis (C) Roy Corley, Mark Faulk, Ronald Tarpley, Leroy Dice | |
| 14:37 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings misses the free throw | 44-52 |
| 14:37 | Central Michigan | Mark McDilda grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 14:16 | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Carter | 47-52 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Rosario Yazzie - foul #3 on Rosario Yazzie, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore (PF) Patrick Hulings | |
| 13:53 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie loses the dribble to David Davis | 47-53 |
| 13:13 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore is whistled for a carry | 47-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Don Hunter (SG) Gerald Pascoe | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley (PG), Leroy Dice (PF) Herman Geary, Stanley Moore | |
| 12:54 | Central Michigan | David Goodridge knocks in the shot from the baseline and the foul's on Justin Barnes - foul #1 on Justin Barnes, team foul #1 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simmons (PG), Sean Rumfelt (SG) Rosario Yazzie, Don Hunter | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 12:54 | Central Michigan | David Goodridge makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Michigan | David Goodridge is called for the reach on Roy Corley - foul #1 on David Goodridge, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley (C) David Davis | |
| 12:17 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 50-53 |
| 12:15 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell snags the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-53 |
| 11:57 | Central Michigan | Thomas Carter pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sean Rumfelt (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - David Goodridge (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark McDilda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Roy Corley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Yandell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Justin Barnes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Dice (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Tarpley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Central Michigan | James Simmons lays it up and in set up by Thomas Carter | 52-53 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Michigan | David Goodridge swats the short shot by Ronald Tarpley | 52-53 |
| 11:13 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell tips it back up and in | 52-55 |
| 11:06 | Central Michigan | James Simmons is hacked by Roy Corley - foul #2 on Roy Corley, team foul #2 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe (PG), Rosario Yazzie (SG), Don Hunter (SF), Mo Knudtson (PF), Daniel Freeman (C) James Simmons, Sean Rumfelt, Thomas Carter, David Goodridge, Mark McDilda | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk (PG), Herman Geary (SG), Patrick Hulings (PF), David Davis (C) Roy Corley, Claude Yandell, Justin Barnes, Leroy Dice | |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie's pass is intercepted by Patrick Hulings | 52-55 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Michigan | Rosario Yazzie steals the ball from Ronald Tarpley | 52-55 |
| 10:14 | Central Michigan | Don Hunter misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ronald Tarpley - foul #3 on Ronald Tarpley, team foul #3 | 52-55 |
| 10:14 | Central Michigan | Don Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 10:14 | Central Michigan | Don Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary blows the dunk | 53-55 |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | Don Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 09:36 | Central Michigan | Ronald Tarpley blocks the short jumper by Daniel Freeman | 53-55 |
| 09:35 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 09:11 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings misses the turnaround in the paint | 53-55 |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | Mo Knudtson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Rosario Yazzie | 56-55 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-55 |
| 08:27 | Central Michigan | Mo Knudtson gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 08:11 | Central Michigan | Ronald Tarpley is called for the reach on Don Hunter - foul #4 on Ronald Tarpley, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simmons (PG), Sean Rumfelt (SG), Thomas Carter (SF), David Goodridge (PF), Mark McDilda (C) Gerald Pascoe, Rosario Yazzie, Don Hunter, Mo Knudtson, Daniel Freeman | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley (PG), Claude Yandell (SG), Justin Barnes (SF), Leroy Dice (PF), Stanley Moore (C) Mark Faulk, Herman Geary, Ronald Tarpley, Patrick Hulings, David Davis | |
| 07:59 | Central Michigan | David Goodridge hits a shot in the paint | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sean Rumfelt (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - David Goodridge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark McDilda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Roy Corley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Yandell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Justin Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Dice (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 07:36 | Central Michigan | Sean Rumfelt snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 07:24 | Central Michigan | Sean Rumfelt scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark McDilda | 61-55 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore can't finish the layup | 61-55 |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | James Simmons snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | Leroy Dice swats the shot by James Simmons | 61-55 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 06:44 | Eastern Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Stanley Moore is blocked by Mark McDilda | 61-55 |
| 06:42 | Central Michigan | Mark McDilda grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 06:26 | Central Michigan | Mark McDilda buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Simmons | 63-55 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Roy Corley | 63-57 |
| 06:02 | Central Michigan | David Goodridge's fadeaway is rejected by Leroy Dice | 63-57 |
| 06:01 | Central Michigan | David Goodridge tips it but misses | 63-57 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to James Simmons | 63-57 |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Roy Corley is called for the reach on James Simmons - foul #3 on Roy Corley, team foul #5 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie (SG) Sean Rumfelt | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings (PF) Stanley Moore | |
| 05:35 | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-57 |
| 05:34 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 05:08 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings clanks a turnaround near the basket | 63-57 |
| 05:07 | Central Michigan | Thomas Carter gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 04:45 | Central Michigan | Thomas Carter misses the shot from the left block | 63-57 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Patrick Hulings | 63-57 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings snags the offensive board | 63-57 |
| 04:13 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Claude Yandell | 63-59 |
| 03:57 | Central Michigan | James Simmons connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Thomas Carter | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Simmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rosario Yazzie (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - David Goodridge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark McDilda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Roy Corley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Claude Yandell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Justin Barnes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Hulings (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Leroy Dice (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:40 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 03:38 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley hits the follow up shot | 65-61 |
| 03:15 | Central Michigan | Mark McDilda lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Simmons | 67-61 |
| 03:01 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Hulings | 67-64 |
| 02:37 | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 02:16 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley hits a shot in the paint | 67-66 |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | Patrick Hulings is called for the reach on David Goodridge - foul #3 on Patrick Hulings, team foul #6 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Sean Rumfelt (SG) Rosario Yazzie | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Davis (C) Leroy Dice | |
| 01:38 | Central Michigan | Sean Rumfelt hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Carter | 70-66 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-66 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Sean Rumfelt knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mark McDilda | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by David Goodridge - foul #2 on David Goodridge, team foul #7 | 73-66 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Thomas Carter pulls down the rebound | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Roy Corley is called for the reach on Thomas Carter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roy Corley, team foul #7 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie (SG) Sean Rumfelt | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Thomas Carter misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 73-67 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mark McDilda - foul #3 on Mark McDilda, team foul #8 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Sean Rumfelt (SG) Rosario Yazzie | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:36 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Roy Corley is called for the reach on Mark McDilda in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roy Corley, team foul #8 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie (PG), Mo Knudtson (PF) James Simmons, David Goodridge | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk (PG) Roy Corley | |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Mark McDilda misses the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings gets the rebound | 73-69 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-69 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings misses the tip | 73-69 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Sean Rumfelt gets the rebound | 73-69 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Sean Rumfelt is fouled in the backcourt by Claude Yandell - foul #1 on Claude Yandell, team foul #9 | 73-69 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Sean Rumfelt makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Sean Rumfelt makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-69 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell gets the offensive rebound | 75-69 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-69 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell grabs the offensive board | 75-69 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Hulings | 75-72 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Faulk - foul #1 on Mark Faulk, team foul #10 | 75-72 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-72 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Mo Knudtson pulls down the rebound | 77-72 |