| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Oscar Maloy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Hicks (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Wayne Ward (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jennings (fresh) C - Hiram Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Phillip Romo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andres Bianchi (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fresh) 6 pts. C - Damek Zeminski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Hicks and the foul's on Neil Smith - foul #2 on Neil Smith, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 19:46 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:29 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 19:28 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski snags the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 19:07 | Central Michigan | Oscar Maloy is called for the reach on Andres Bianchi - foul #3 on Oscar Maloy, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Pierce (PG) Oscar Maloy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:51 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith clanks a runner from the left block | 38-40 |
| 18:49 | Western Michigan | James Pierce snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 18:30 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks's pass is intercepted by Zlatko Zingg | 38-40 |
| 18:11 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 18:10 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 18:06 | Western Michigan | Neil Smith steps in front of the Wayne Ward pass | 38-40 |
| 18:03 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith hits the finger roll | 38-42 |
| 17:40 | Western Michigan | James Pierce travels with the ball | 38-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes (PG), Richard Allred (SG), James Tee (SF), Franklin Bethune (PF), David Studdard (C) James Pierce, Matthew Hicks, Wayne Ward, Thomas Jennings, Hiram Cook | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Gould (PG), Chung Tang (SG), Kenneth Bader (SF), Steven Cranston (PF), Oscar Macias (C) Phillip Romo, Andres Bianchi, Neil Smith, Zlatko Zingg, Damek Zeminski | |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias misses short on an open shot near the basket | 38-42 |
| 17:21 | Western Michigan | James Tee gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 16:56 | Western Michigan | David Studdard scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Tee | 41-42 |
| 16:44 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Pierce (PG) Ronald Stokes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF) Kenneth Bader | |
| 16:26 | Western Michigan | David Studdard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 16:24 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:07 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 16:06 | Western Michigan | David Studdard grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 15:41 | Western Michigan | David Studdard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 15:40 | Central Michigan | Chung Tang grabs the board | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Pierce (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Allred (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Tee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Franklin Bethune (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Studdard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Gould (fairly fresh) SG - Chung Tang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steven Cranston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Macias (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 41-42 |
| 15:16 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias grabs the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston loses the dribble to Franklin Bethune | 41-42 |
| 14:35 | Western Michigan | Richard Allred buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Pierce | 44-42 |
| 14:14 | Central Michigan | James Tee is called for the reach on Steven Cranston - foul #2 on James Tee, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy (PG), Matthew Hicks (SG), Wayne Ward (SF), Thomas Jennings (PF), Hiram Cook (C) James Pierce, Richard Allred, James Tee, Franklin Bethune, David Studdard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Andres Bianchi (SG), Kenneth Bader (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Damek Zeminski (C) James Gould, Chung Tang, Neil Smith, Steven Cranston, Oscar Macias | |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Andres Bianchi | 44-45 |
| 13:44 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook is whistled for a carry | 44-45 |
| 13:26 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Andres Bianchi | 44-47 |
| 13:02 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook jams it on a nice dish by Matthew Hicks and he's hacked by Zlatko Zingg - foul #1 on Zlatko Zingg, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| 13:02 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:14 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Damek Zeminski | 47-49 |
| 11:50 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Matthew Hicks | 49-49 |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski's pass is intercepted by Hiram Cook | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Oscar Maloy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Hicks (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jennings (fairly fresh) C - Hiram Cook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Phillip Romo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andres Bianchi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Bader (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Damek Zeminski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 51-49 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Pierce (PG), Kenneth Blackwell (SF), Franklin Bethune (PF) Oscar Maloy, Wayne Ward, Thomas Jennings | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner (PG), Chung Tang (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Steven Cranston (PF), Ojore Abdulmuniem (C) Phillip Romo, Andres Bianchi, Kenneth Bader, Zlatko Zingg, Damek Zeminski | |
| 10:52 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 10:50 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:47 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Blackwell is called for the reach on Neil Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Blackwell, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Allred (SG) Matthew Hicks | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Gould (PG), Oscar Macias (C) Daniel Baumgardner, Ojore Abdulmuniem | |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 51-49 |
| 10:24 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Chung Tang - foul #2 on Chung Tang, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| 10:24 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 10:24 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:12 | Central Michigan | James Gould hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Neil Smith | 53-52 |
| 09:54 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Blackwell is called for traveling | 53-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes (PG), James Tee (SF), David Studdard (C) James Pierce, Richard Allred, Hiram Cook | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner (PG), Andres Bianchi (SG) James Gould, Chung Tang | |
| 09:38 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-52 |
| 09:36 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias misses the tip | 53-52 |
| 09:34 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston hits the follow up shot | 53-54 |
| 09:22 | Western Michigan | Franklin Bethune knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Blackwell and the foul's on Steven Cranston - foul #1 on Steven Cranston, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks (SG) Kenneth Blackwell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Ojore Abdulmuniem (C) Andres Bianchi, Oscar Macias | |
| 09:22 | Western Michigan | Franklin Bethune misses the free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:22 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Steven Cranston | 55-54 |
| 09:20 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner's pass is intercepted by James Tee in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 09:02 | Western Michigan | David Studdard misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Baumgardner - foul #1 on Daniel Baumgardner, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward (SF) Franklin Bethune | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg (PF), Damek Zeminski (C) Steven Cranston, Ojore Abdulmuniem | |
| 09:02 | Western Michigan | David Studdard misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:02 | Western Michigan | David Studdard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:00 | Central Michigan | Wayne Ward picks off the pass by Daniel Baumgardner in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| 08:43 | Western Michigan | David Studdard makes the floater from the right side | 58-54 |
| 08:40 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner's pass is intercepted by David Studdard in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| 08:22 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Phillip Romo - foul #1 on Phillip Romo, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Pierce (PG), Richard Allred (SG), Thomas Jennings (PF), Hiram Cook (C) Ronald Stokes, Matthew Hicks, James Tee, David Studdard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Gould (PG), Chung Tang (SG), Kenneth Bader (SF) Phillip Romo, Daniel Baumgardner, Neil Smith | |
| 08:22 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:22 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 08:04 | Central Michigan | James Gould is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-54 |
| 08:02 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg grabs the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 07:54 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 07:52 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jennings gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 07:32 | Western Michigan | James Pierce misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | Chung Tang gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Pierce (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Allred (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jennings (fairly fresh) C - Hiram Cook (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Gould (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chung Tang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Bader (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Damek Zeminski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | Chung Tang misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 07:10 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg tips it home | 60-56 |
| 06:43 | Western Michigan | James Gould steals it from James Pierce | 60-56 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 06:36 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Chung Tang | 60-56 |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-56 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg grabs the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg is hacked by Richard Allred - foul #1 on Richard Allred, team foul #4 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy (PG), Kenneth Blackwell (SG), James Tee (SF), Franklin Bethune (PF), David Studdard (C) James Pierce, Richard Allred, Wayne Ward, Thomas Jennings, Hiram Cook | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Andres Bianchi (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Steven Cranston (PF), Oscar Macias (C) James Gould, Chung Tang, Kenneth Bader, Zlatko Zingg, Damek Zeminski | |
| 05:57 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias can't connect on an uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| 05:56 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston grabs the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 05:41 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-56 |
| 05:39 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Franklin Bethune | 60-56 |
| 05:33 | Western Michigan | Phillip Romo is called for the reach on James Tee - foul #2 on Phillip Romo, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| 05:33 | Western Michigan | James Tee misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:33 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 05:25 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Blackwell is called for the reach on Phillip Romo - foul #3 on Kenneth Blackwell, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | James Tee is called for the reach on Neil Smith - foul #3 on James Tee, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks (SG), Hiram Cook (C) James Tee, David Studdard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:45 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston is whistled for a carry | 60-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes (PG), Wayne Ward (SF) Oscar Maloy, Kenneth Blackwell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner (PG) Phillip Romo | |
| 04:31 | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 04:16 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Franklin Bethune | 60-56 |
| 04:12 | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Baumgardner - foul #2 on Daniel Baumgardner, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Jennings (PF) Franklin Bethune | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader (PF), Ojore Abdulmuniem (C) Steven Cranston, Oscar Macias | |
| 04:12 | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:12 | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner is hacked by Ronald Stokes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Stokes, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Allred (SF), David Studdard (C) Wayne Ward, Hiram Cook | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chung Tang (SG), Zlatko Zingg (PF) Andres Bianchi, Neil Smith | |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:07 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jennings grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 03:41 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 03:39 | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes gets the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 03:29 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Stokes | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Ronald Stokes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Hicks (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Allred (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Jennings (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Studdard (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Daniel Baumgardner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chung Tang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Bader (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ojore Abdulmuniem (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Ojore Abdulmuniem hits the follow up shot | 64-58 |
| 02:51 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jennings hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 02:50 | Central Michigan | Ojore Abdulmuniem pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 02:50 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy (PG), James Tee (SF), Franklin Bethune (PF), Hiram Cook (C) Ronald Stokes, Matthew Hicks, Thomas Jennings, David Studdard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Andres Bianchi (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Steven Cranston (PF), Damek Zeminski (C) Daniel Baumgardner, Chung Tang, Kenneth Bader, Zlatko Zingg, Ojore Abdulmuniem | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:37 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston hits a wide open shot from the right side | 64-60 |
| 02:37 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks (SG), Wayne Ward (SF) Richard Allred, James Tee | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:15 | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Neil Smith - foul #3 on Neil Smith, team foul #9 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg (PF) Steven Cranston | |
| 02:15 | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:15 | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 02:02 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski knocks in the jumper in the lane | 66-62 |
| 01:42 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward clanks a floater from the right side | 66-62 |
| 01:41 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-65 |
| 01:21 | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-65 |
| 01:17 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi clanks a 3 from the left corner | 69-65 |
| 01:16 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 01:02 | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-65 |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Andres Bianchi | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andres Bianchi, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Jennings (PF) Franklin Bethune | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks makes the jumper from the left block | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-65 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg grabs the offensive board | 71-65 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Neil Smith | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Western Michigan | Phillip Romo is called for the reach on Hiram Cook in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Romo, team foul #11 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Allred (SF) Wayne Ward | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:18 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:18 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| 00:13 | Central Michigan | Thomas Jennings picks off the pass by Damek Zeminski | 72-68 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook is hacked by Andres Bianchi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andres Bianchi, team foul #12 | 72-68 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Allred - foul #2 on Richard Allred, team foul #8 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward (SF) Richard Allred | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:06 | Western Michigan | Phillip Romo is called for the reach on Hiram Cook in the backcourt - foul #4 on Phillip Romo, team foul #13 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Allred (SF) Wayne Ward | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:06 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:06 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski snags the defensive board | 75-70 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-73 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy runs out the clock | 75-73 |