| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fresh) SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fresh) SF - Robert Ramsey (fresh) PF - James Ferrel (fresh) C - William Hyde (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Simmons (fresh) SG - Rosario Yazzie (fresh) SF - Zoran Zehring (fresh) PF - Mo Knudtson (fresh) C - Mark McDilda (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Mark McDilda wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:57 | Central Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau is called for the reach on Rosario Yazzie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lewis Thibodeau, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | James Simmons can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Mo Knudtson | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Central Michigan | James Simmons can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel lays it in on a great pass from Denis Tate | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Central Michigan | Zoran Zehring scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James Simmons | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey hits a shot near the basket | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | Central Michigan | James Simmons misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Mo Knudtson misses the tip | 4-2 |
| 18:15 | Central Michigan | Zoran Zehring tips it but misses | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Lewis Thibodeau | 7-2 |
| 17:43 | Central Michigan | James Simmons comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Ramsey - foul #1 on Robert Ramsey, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Sean Gibson (SG), Raymond Buell (SF), Paul Wolfe (PF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Denis Tate, Lewis Thibodeau, Robert Ramsey, James Ferrel, William Hyde | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe (SG), Daniel Freeman (SF), Louis Yeung (PF), Dustin Thach (C) Rosario Yazzie, Zoran Zehring, Mo Knudtson, Mark McDilda | |
| 17:43 | Central Michigan | James Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:43 | Central Michigan | James Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:21 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Fleshman | 9-4 |
| 17:19 | Central Michigan | Jason Fleshman steps in front of the James Simmons pass in the backcourt | 9-4 |
| 17:05 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe scores on a floater from close range and the foul's on Louis Yeung - foul #1 on Louis Yeung, team foul #1 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Leonard (SG) James Simmons | |
| 17:05 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe makes the free throw | 12-4 |
| 17:03 | Central Michigan | Sean Gibson steps in front of the Gerald Pascoe pass in the backcourt | 12-4 |
| 16:45 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe knocks in the jumper from the left block | 14-4 |
| 16:33 | Central Michigan | Robert Leonard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 14-4 |
| 16:31 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman grabs the defensive rebound | 14-4 |
| 16:15 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman is hacked by Gerald Pascoe - foul #1 on Gerald Pascoe, team foul #2 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Wade Johnson (SF), James Ferrel (PF), Martin Hatter (C) Jason Fleshman, Sean Gibson, Raymond Buell, Paul Wolfe, Jeffrey Alford | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie (SG), Terrence Davis (SF), Mo Knudtson (PF), Mark McDilda (C) Gerald Pascoe, Daniel Freeman, Louis Yeung, Dustin Thach | |
| 16:09 | Western Michigan | Wade Johnson is hacked by Terrence Davis - foul #1 on Terrence Davis, team foul #3 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Hyde (C) Martin Hatter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:01 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wade Johnson | 16-4 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wade Johnson (fresh) PF - James Ferrel (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Hyde (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) SG - Rosario Yazzie (fresh) SF - Terrence Davis (fresh) PF - Mo Knudtson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark McDilda (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Central Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau steals it from Terrence Davis | 16-4 |
| 15:24 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Ferrel, team foul #3 | 16-4 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (SG), Robert Ramsey (SF), Martin Hatter (C) Lewis Thibodeau, Wade Johnson, William Hyde | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simmons (PG), Zoran Zehring (SF) Robert Leonard, Rosario Yazzie | |
| 15:17 | Central Michigan | Mo Knudtson connects on the open jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Simmons | 16-6 |
| 14:54 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-6 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (SG), Paul Wolfe (PF) Sean Gibson, James Ferrel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie (SG), Louis Yeung (PF), Ilia Bilic (C) Terrence Davis, Mo Knudtson, Mark McDilda | |
| 14:25 | Central Michigan | Zoran Zehring comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 16-6 |
| 14:24 | Central Michigan | Zoran Zehring grabs the offensive rebound | 16-6 |
| 14:17 | Central Michigan | James Simmons is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rosario Yazzie | 16-8 |
| 14:01 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Fleshman | 19-8 |
| 13:55 | Central Michigan | Jason Fleshman is called for the reach on Rosario Yazzie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Fleshman, team foul #4 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (PG), Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Raymond Buell (SF), Jeffrey Alford (PF), William Hyde (C) Denis Tate, Jason Fleshman, Robert Ramsey, Paul Wolfe, Martin Hatter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe (PG), Robert Leonard (SG), Daniel Freeman (SF), Dustin Thach (PF) James Simmons, Rosario Yazzie, Zoran Zehring, Louis Yeung | |
| 13:37 | Central Michigan | Daniel Freeman buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Leonard | 19-11 |
| 13:18 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau is fouled on the floor by Robert Leonard - foul #1 on Robert Leonard, team foul #4 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Ferrel (PF) Jeffrey Alford | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark McDilda (C) Ilia Bilic | |
| 13:07 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Leonard - foul #2 on Robert Leonard, team foul #5 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrence Davis (SG) Robert Leonard | |
| 13:07 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel makes the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 13:07 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel makes the 2nd free throw | 21-11 |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | Mark McDilda hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-11 |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | Dustin Thach can't tip it in | 21-11 |
| 12:44 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel pulls down the rebound | 21-11 |
| 12:37 | Western Michigan | Raymond Buell buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Lewis Thibodeau | 24-11 |
| 12:28 | Central Michigan | Terrence Davis banks in the wide open layup | 24-13 |
| 12:06 | Western Michigan | Raymond Buell clanks a shot from the left side | 24-13 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dustin Thach | 24-13 |
| 11:52 | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe hits a wide open shot from the right wing set up by Daniel Freeman | 24-15 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sean Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Buell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Ferrel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hyde (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Pascoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terrence Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Freeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dustin Thach (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark McDilda (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-15 |
| 11:40 | Central Michigan | Dustin Thach snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe banks in the layup and the foul's on Sean Gibson - foul #1 on Sean Gibson, team foul #5 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Jason Fleshman (SG), Robert Ramsey (SF), Paul Wolfe (PF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Sean Gibson, Lewis Thibodeau, Raymond Buell, James Ferrel, William Hyde | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie (SG), Zoran Zehring (SF), Mo Knudtson (PF), Louis Yeung (C) Terrence Davis, Daniel Freeman, Dustin Thach, Mark McDilda | |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe makes the free throw | 24-18 |
| 11:23 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-18 |
| 11:22 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe gets the offensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 10:57 | Western Michigan | Louis Yeung is called for the reach on Jason Fleshman - foul #2 on Louis Yeung, team foul #6 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simmons (PG), Ilia Bilic (C) Gerald Pascoe, Louis Yeung | |
| 10:46 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Simmons - foul #1 on James Simmons, team foul #7 | 24-18 |
| 10:46 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey misses the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 10:46 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | James Simmons scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 10:18 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Zoran Zehring - foul #1 on Zoran Zehring, team foul #8 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Martin Hatter (C) Jeffrey Alford | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark McDilda (C) Ilia Bilic | |
| 10:18 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 10:18 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Zoran Zehring can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Ramsey - foul #2 on Robert Ramsey, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (SG), Wade Johnson (SF), James Ferrel (PF) Jason Fleshman, Robert Ramsey, Paul Wolfe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrence Davis (SG) Rosario Yazzie | |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Zoran Zehring makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Zoran Zehring makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 09:42 | Western Michigan | Martin Hatter comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Zoran Zehring - foul #2 on Zoran Zehring, team foul #9 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie (SG) Zoran Zehring | |
| 09:42 | Western Michigan | Martin Hatter misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 09:42 | Western Michigan | Martin Hatter makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | Mo Knudtson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-23 |
| 09:23 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 09:22 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson grabs the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 09:05 | Western Michigan | Wade Johnson can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 28-23 |
| 09:04 | Central Michigan | Terrence Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 08:41 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 08:29 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Denis Tate | 30-23 |
| 08:08 | Central Michigan | Terrence Davis is alone and drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Rosario Yazzie | 30-25 |
| 07:54 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate's pass is intercepted by Terrence Davis | 30-25 |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie misses the lay-in | 30-25 |
| 07:50 | Western Michigan | Wade Johnson pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wade Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - James Ferrel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Hatter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Simmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rosario Yazzie (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terrence Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mo Knudtson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark McDilda (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wade Johnson | 33-25 |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | James Simmons is fouled in the backcourt by Denis Tate - foul #1 on Denis Tate, team foul #7 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Raymond Buell (SF), Paul Wolfe (PF), William Hyde (C) Denis Tate, Sean Gibson, Wade Johnson, James Ferrel, Martin Hatter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe (SG), Daniel Freeman (SF), Dustin Thach (PF), Ilia Bilic (C) Rosario Yazzie, Terrence Davis, Mo Knudtson, Mark McDilda | |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | James Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 07:30 | Western Michigan | William Hyde gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 07:15 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-25 |
| 07:13 | Central Michigan | Daniel Freeman gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | William Hyde swats the short shot by Daniel Freeman | 33-25 |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Dustin Thach misses the tip | 33-25 |
| 07:03 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 06:57 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau's pass is intercepted by Daniel Freeman | 33-25 |
| 06:53 | Central Michigan | James Simmons banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Freeman | 33-27 |
| 06:37 | Western Michigan | James Simmons steals the ball from Raymond Buell | 33-27 |
| 06:34 | Central Michigan | James Simmons lays it up and in | 33-29 |
| 06:30 | Western Michigan | Daniel Freeman is called for the reach on Lewis Thibodeau - foul #1 on Daniel Freeman, team foul #10 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie (SG) James Simmons | |
| 06:30 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 06:30 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 06:28 | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe's pass is intercepted by William Hyde in the backcourt | 35-29 |
| 06:07 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe misses the jump hook in the lane | 35-29 |
| 06:06 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ilia Bilic | 35-29 |
| 05:49 | Central Michigan | William Hyde picks off the pass by Daniel Freeman | 35-29 |
| 05:33 | Western Michigan | Daniel Freeman is called for the reach on Raymond Buell - foul #2 on Daniel Freeman, team foul #11 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), James Ferrel (PF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Jason Fleshman, Paul Wolfe, William Hyde | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simmons (PG), Mo Knudtson (PF), Mark McDilda (C) Daniel Freeman, Dustin Thach, Ilia Bilic | |
| 05:33 | Western Michigan | Raymond Buell makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 05:33 | Western Michigan | Raymond Buell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 05:16 | Central Michigan | James Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 05:14 | Central Michigan | Mark McDilda tips it in | 37-31 |
| 05:03 | Western Michigan | Gerald Pascoe is called for the reach on James Ferrel - foul #2 on Gerald Pascoe, team foul #12 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (SF) Raymond Buell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrence Davis (SF) Gerald Pascoe | |
| 05:03 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 05:03 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Rosario Yazzie | 37-31 |
| 04:47 | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-31 |
| 04:46 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 04:28 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Mo Knudtson - foul #1 on Mo Knudtson, team foul #13 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Hyde (C) Jeffrey Alford | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:28 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 04:28 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 04:28 | Central Michigan | Mark McDilda gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 04:21 | Central Michigan | Mo Knudtson is alone and drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Terrence Davis | 38-33 |
| 03:56 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-33 |
| 03:54 | Western Michigan | William Hyde tips it in | 40-33 |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau steals the ball from Terrence Davis in the backcourt | 40-33 |
| 03:33 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-33 |
| 03:31 | Central Michigan | Mark McDilda gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Gibson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Ferrel (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hyde (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Simmons (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rosario Yazzie (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Terrence Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mo Knudtson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark McDilda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Denis Tate steps in front of the Rosario Yazzie pass | 40-33 |
| 03:10 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Denis Tate | 42-33 |
| 02:57 | Central Michigan | Mark McDilda loses the ball out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (SG), Robert Ramsey (SF), Paul Wolfe (PF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Lewis Thibodeau, Sean Gibson, James Ferrel, William Hyde | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Freeman (PG), Robert Leonard (SG), Zoran Zehring (SF), Louis Yeung (PF), Dustin Thach (C) James Simmons, Rosario Yazzie, Terrence Davis, Mo Knudtson, Mark McDilda | |
| 02:44 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-33 |
| 02:42 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey can't tip it in | 42-33 |
| 02:41 | Central Michigan | Robert Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 02:24 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Alford is called for the reach on Dustin Thach - foul #1 on Jeffrey Alford, team foul #8 | 42-33 |
| 02:24 | Central Michigan | Dustin Thach makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 02:24 | Central Michigan | Dustin Thach makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 02:05 | Western Michigan | Robert Leonard steps in front of the Robert Ramsey pass | 42-35 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Dustin Thach can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-35 |
| 01:47 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 01:22 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate is whistled for a carry | 42-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Raymond Buell (SF), Wade Johnson (PF), Martin Hatter (C) Denis Tate, Robert Ramsey, Paul Wolfe, Jeffrey Alford | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe (PG), Rosario Yazzie (SG), Ilia Bilic (C) Daniel Freeman, Robert Leonard, Dustin Thach | |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Zoran Zehring and he's fouled by Lewis Thibodeau - foul #2 on Lewis Thibodeau, team foul #9 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (PG) Lewis Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie misses the free throw | 42-37 |
| 01:05 | Western Michigan | Martin Hatter pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 00:56 | Western Michigan | Martin Hatter is hacked by Ilia Bilic - foul #1 on Ilia Bilic, team foul #14 | 42-37 |
| 00:56 | Western Michigan | Martin Hatter misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 00:56 | Western Michigan | Martin Hatter makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 00:39 | Central Michigan | Jason Fleshman takes the ball from Rosario Yazzie | 43-37 |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Zoran Zehring steals the ball from Martin Hatter | 43-37 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Jason Fleshman steals the ball from Gerald Pascoe | 43-37 |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Wade Johnson banks in the layup | 45-37 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie misses long on a fullcourt shot | 45-37 |