| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ramsey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ferrel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hyde (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Roy Corley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Hoyt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Snipes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Davis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey inbounds the ball | 31-40 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau is hacked by Ben Hoyt - foul #1 on Ben Hoyt, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| 19:36 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Lewis Thibodeau | 34-40 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Davis | 34-42 |
| 19:08 | Western Michigan | David Davis steps in front of the Robert Ramsey pass | 34-42 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ben Hoyt | 34-45 |
| 18:43 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 18:42 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey misses the tip | 34-45 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Michigan | Ben Hoyt snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 18:28 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes blows the layup | 34-45 |
| 18:27 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 18:10 | Western Michigan | Justin Barnes is called for the reach on Robert Ramsey - foul #3 on Justin Barnes, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (SG), Raymond Buell (SF), Paul Wolfe (PF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Lewis Thibodeau, Robert Ramsey, James Ferrel, William Hyde | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel (PG), Mark Faulk (SG), Stanley Moore (SF), Leroy Dice (PF), John Jackson (C) Roy Corley, Ben Hoyt, Justin Barnes, Michael Snipes, David Davis | |
| 17:59 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe travels with the ball | 34-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (SG) Denis Tate | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 17:41 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leroy Dice | 34-47 |
| 17:28 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 17:27 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Stanley Moore | 34-47 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel's pass is intercepted by Paul Wolfe | 34-47 |
| 16:51 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Buell | 36-47 |
| 16:37 | Eastern Michigan | John Jackson is denied on a layup by Jeffrey Alford | 36-47 |
| 16:36 | Western Michigan | Raymond Buell snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 16:26 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-47 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Robert Ramsey (SF), James Ferrel (PF), William Hyde (C) Jason Fleshman, Sean Gibson, Raymond Buell, Paul Wolfe, Jeffrey Alford | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley (PG), Ben Hoyt (SG), Craig Ewell (SF), Michael Snipes (PF), David Davis (C) Joseph McDaniel, Mark Faulk, Stanley Moore, Leroy Dice, John Jackson | |
| 16:00 | Western Michigan | William Hyde misses badly on a shot in the lane | 36-47 |
| 15:59 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel tips it but misses | 36-47 |
| 15:57 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Roy Corley | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ramsey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Ferrel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hyde (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Roy Corley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Hoyt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Craig Ewell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Snipes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Davis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Eastern Michigan | The jump hook by Ben Hoyt is blocked by William Hyde | 36-47 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis tips it back up and in | 36-49 |
| 15:14 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Denis Tate | 38-49 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Michigan | Ben Hoyt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (SG), Sean Gibson (SF), Martin Hatter (C) Lewis Thibodeau, Robert Ramsey, William Hyde | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes (SF), Leroy Dice (PF), John Jackson (C) Craig Ewell, Michael Snipes, David Davis | |
| 14:59 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-49 |
| 14:58 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 14:56 | Eastern Michigan | Ben Hoyt is fouled in the backcourt by Denis Tate - foul #1 on Denis Tate, team foul #1 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Buell (SF), Paul Wolfe (C) Sean Gibson, Martin Hatter | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk (PG) Roy Corley | |
| 14:44 | Eastern Michigan | John Jackson makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Ben Hoyt | 38-51 |
| 14:29 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel hits a shot from the left wing set up by Denis Tate | 40-51 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Wolfe denies the turnaround by Leroy Dice | 40-51 |
| 14:13 | Eastern Michigan | John Jackson grabs the offensive board | 40-51 |
| 14:00 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-51 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Dice | 40-51 |
| 13:38 | Eastern Michigan | James Ferrel blocks the jumper by Ben Hoyt | 40-51 |
| 13:36 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 13:30 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Jason Fleshman and the foul's on John Jackson - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (PG), Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Robert Ramsey (SF), William Hyde (C) Denis Tate, Jason Fleshman, Raymond Buell, James Ferrel | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley (PG), Stanley Moore (SG), Craig Ewell (SF), Michael Snipes (PF), Steven Smith (C) Mark Faulk, Ben Hoyt, Justin Barnes, Leroy Dice, John Jackson | |
| 13:30 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe makes the free throw | 43-51 |
| 13:10 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Ramsey steals it from Roy Corley | 43-51 |
| 12:49 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 12:48 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Snipes gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Snipes is alone and drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Roy Corley | 43-53 |
| 12:29 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Sean Gibson | 45-53 |
| 12:16 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Snipes connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Roy Corley and he's fouled by Sean Gibson - foul #2 on Sean Gibson, team foul #2 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wade Johnson (SF), Jeffrey Alford (PF) Robert Ramsey, Paul Wolfe | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel (PG), Justin Barnes (SF), David Davis (C) Roy Corley, Craig Ewell, Steven Smith | |
| 12:16 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Snipes makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| 12:00 | Western Michigan | William Hyde connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Sean Gibson | 47-56 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel can't finish the uncontested layup | 47-56 |
| 11:48 | Western Michigan | William Hyde snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sean Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wade Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Alford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hyde (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Joseph McDaniel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. SF - Justin Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Snipes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Western Michigan | Wade Johnson clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Justin Barnes - foul #4 on Justin Barnes, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Jason Fleshman (SG), Martin Hatter (C) Sean Gibson, Lewis Thibodeau, William Hyde | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ben Hoyt (SG), Craig Ewell (SF), Leroy Dice (PF) Stanley Moore, Justin Barnes, Michael Snipes | |
| 11:43 | Western Michigan | Wade Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 11:43 | Western Michigan | Wade Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Michigan | Craig Ewell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Alford - foul #1 on Jeffrey Alford, team foul #3 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Buell (SF) Wade Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk (SG) Ben Hoyt | |
| 11:20 | Eastern Michigan | Craig Ewell misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Michigan | Craig Ewell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 11:07 | Western Michigan | Raymond Buell is fouled on the floor by Craig Ewell - foul #1 on Craig Ewell, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey (SF), James Ferrel (PF) Raymond Buell, Martin Hatter | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley (PG) Joseph McDaniel | |
| 10:49 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford misses the lay-in | 49-57 |
| 10:48 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice hits a wide open jumper from the right block set up by Roy Corley | 49-59 |
| 10:20 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Michigan | Craig Ewell gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 10:03 | Eastern Michigan | Craig Ewell drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Roy Corley | 49-62 |
| 09:48 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate clanks a shot from the right wing | 49-62 |
| 09:46 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman tips it in | 51-62 |
| 09:28 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 09:27 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Alford | 51-62 |
| 09:11 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Roy Corley - foul #3 on Roy Corley, team foul #6 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Raymond Buell (SF), Paul Wolfe (PF), William Hyde (C) Jason Fleshman, Robert Ramsey, James Ferrel, Jeffrey Alford | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel (PG), Ben Hoyt (SG), Stanley Moore (SF), Michael Snipes (PF), John Jackson (C) Roy Corley, Mark Faulk, Craig Ewell, Leroy Dice, David Davis | |
| 09:11 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate misses the free throw | 53-62 |
| 09:11 | Eastern Michigan | John Jackson grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 08:57 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-62 |
| 08:55 | Western Michigan | William Hyde pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| 08:49 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Buell | 55-62 |
| 08:27 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Snipes misses the dunk attempt | 55-62 |
| 08:25 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Raymond Buell | 55-62 |
| 08:18 | Western Michigan | William Hyde hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Denis Tate | 58-62 |
| 07:53 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Snipes hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Moore | 58-64 |
| 07:44 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 07:42 | Eastern Michigan | John Jackson pulls down the rebound | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (tiring) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Buell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Wolfe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - William Hyde (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Joseph McDaniel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Hoyt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stanley Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Snipes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Eastern Michigan | John Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (PG), Wade Johnson (SF), James Ferrel (PF), Martin Hatter (C) Denis Tate, Raymond Buell, Paul Wolfe, William Hyde | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Craig Ewell (PG), Justin Barnes (SF), Steven Smith (C) Joseph McDaniel, Stanley Moore, John Jackson | |
| 07:12 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sean Gibson | 60-64 |
| 07:08 | Eastern Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau picks off the pass by Craig Ewell in the backcourt | 60-64 |
| 07:07 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson blows the layup | 60-64 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Snipes grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Michigan | Sean Gibson picks off the pass by Justin Barnes in the backcourt | 60-64 |
| 06:43 | Western Michigan | Wade Johnson comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 60-64 |
| 06:42 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Justin Barnes | 60-64 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Michigan | Ben Hoyt is hacked by Lewis Thibodeau in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lewis Thibodeau, team foul #4 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey (SF) James Ferrel | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley (PG), Leroy Dice (PF) Ben Hoyt, Michael Snipes | |
| 06:23 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 60-64 |
| 06:22 | Western Michigan | Wade Johnson snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 06:02 | Western Michigan | Wade Johnson loses the dribble to Craig Ewell | 60-64 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley is hacked by Sean Gibson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Gibson, team foul #5 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), James Ferrel (PF), William Hyde (C) Lewis Thibodeau, Wade Johnson, Martin Hatter | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk (SG), John Jackson (C) Craig Ewell, Steven Smith | |
| 05:47 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-64 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice hits the follow up shot | 60-66 |
| 05:34 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson is hacked by Leroy Dice - foul #1 on Leroy Dice, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Buell (SF) Robert Ramsey | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel (PG), Craig Ewell (SF), Stanley Moore (PF) Roy Corley, Justin Barnes, Leroy Dice | |
| 05:34 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 05:34 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 05:17 | Eastern Michigan | John Jackson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph McDaniel and the foul's on William Hyde - foul #3 on William Hyde, team foul #6 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Paul Wolfe (PF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Sean Gibson, James Ferrel, William Hyde | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Davis (C) Craig Ewell | |
| 05:17 | Eastern Michigan | John Jackson makes the free throw | 62-69 |
| 05:00 | Western Michigan | Raymond Buell's pass is intercepted by Mark Faulk | 62-69 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Fleshman - foul #1 on Jason Fleshman, team foul #7 | 62-69 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 04:58 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford snags the defensive board | 62-70 |
| 04:40 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate misses the 3 from the left corner | 62-70 |
| 04:39 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford snags the offensive board | 62-70 |
| 04:27 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 62-70 |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford tips it but misses | 62-70 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Denis Tate - foul #2 on Denis Tate, team foul #8 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (PG), Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Wade Johnson (SF), James Ferrel (PF), William Hyde (C) Denis Tate, Jason Fleshman, Raymond Buell, Paul Wolfe, Jeffrey Alford | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley (PG), Ben Hoyt (SG), Justin Barnes (SF), Leroy Dice (C) Joseph McDaniel, Mark Faulk, John Jackson, David Davis | |
| 04:06 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 03:49 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Lewis Thibodeau and the foul's on Stanley Moore - foul #1 on Stanley Moore, team foul #8 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey (SF) Wade Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Smith (C) Stanley Moore | |
| 03:49 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel misses the free throw | 64-72 |
| 03:49 | Western Michigan | William Hyde grabs the offensive rebound | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Roy Corley - foul #4 on Roy Corley, team foul #9 | 64-72 |
| 03:44 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 03:44 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sean Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Ramsey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Ferrel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hyde (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Roy Corley (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ben Hoyt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Justin Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Leroy Dice (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes double dribbles | 65-72 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG) Lewis Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:03 | Western Michigan | William Hyde connects on the shot in the paint set up by Denis Tate | 67-72 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (SG) Sean Gibson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Snipes (PF), David Davis (C) Leroy Dice, Steven Smith | |
| 02:57 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley can't finish the layup | 67-72 |
| 02:55 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman gets the rebound | 67-72 |
| 02:38 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate lays it up and in | 69-72 |
| 02:17 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ben Hoyt | 69-74 |
| 01:48 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey is hacked by David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #10 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG) Jason Fleshman | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 01:48 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey misses the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 01:48 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 70-74 |
| 01:26 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to William Hyde | 70-74 |
| 01:09 | Western Michigan | William Hyde can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-74 |
| 01:07 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel tips it in | 72-74 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Michigan | Ben Hoyt comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 72-74 |
| 00:39 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Ramsey | 72-74 |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ben Hoyt - foul #2 on Ben Hoyt, team foul #11 | 72-74 |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau misses the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Snipes grabs the defensive rebound | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Snipes is fouled in the backcourt by Denis Tate - foul #3 on Denis Tate, team foul #9 | 73-74 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Snipes misses the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 73-74 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Ramsey is called for the reach on Justin Barnes - foul #1 on Robert Ramsey, team foul #10 | 73-74 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:19 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey gets the rebound | 73-75 |
| 00:15 | Western Michigan | Michael Snipes swats the layup by Denis Tate | 73-75 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes snags the defensive board | 73-75 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes is fouled in the backcourt by Denis Tate - foul #4 on Denis Tate, team foul #11 | 73-75 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | William Hyde gets the rebound | 73-75 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Michael Snipes is called for the reach on James Ferrel - foul #2 on Michael Snipes, team foul #12 | 73-75 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley misses the halfcourt shot | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Ramsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Ferrel (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hyde (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Roy Corley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ben Hoyt (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Justin Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Snipes (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - David Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Western Michigan | William Hyde wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:46 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey drills a 3 from the right corner | 78-75 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Snipes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-75 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Buell (SF), Paul Wolfe (PF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Robert Ramsey, James Ferrel, William Hyde | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk (PG), Stanley Moore (SF), Leroy Dice (PF), John Jackson (C) Roy Corley, Justin Barnes, Michael Snipes, David Davis | |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Ben Hoyt - foul #3 on Ben Hoyt, team foul #13 | 78-75 |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the 3rd free throw | 81-75 |
| 04:25 | Eastern Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau steals the ball from John Jackson in the backcourt | 81-75 |
| 04:14 | Western Michigan | Raymond Buell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-75 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 81-75 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice lays it up and in and he's hacked by Paul Wolfe - foul #1 on Paul Wolfe, team foul #12 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG) Denis Tate | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel (PG) Ben Hoyt | |
| 03:55 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice makes the free throw | 81-78 |
| 03:40 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 81-78 |
| 03:38 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice gets the rebound | 81-78 |
| 03:15 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk misses short on an open shot in the lane | 81-78 |
| 03:14 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Alford | 81-78 |
| 02:53 | Western Michigan | Raymond Buell makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Paul Wolfe | 84-78 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-78 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Robert Ramsey (SF), James Ferrel (PF), William Hyde (C) Jason Fleshman, Raymond Buell, Paul Wolfe, Jeffrey Alford | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley (PG), Ben Hoyt (SG), Justin Barnes (SF), Michael Snipes (PF), David Davis (C) Joseph McDaniel, Mark Faulk, Stanley Moore, Leroy Dice, John Jackson | |
| 02:49 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes is hacked by Robert Ramsey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Ramsey, team foul #13 | 84-78 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| 02:33 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Denis Tate | 86-80 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 86-80 |
| 02:17 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 86-80 |
| 01:49 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Hyde | 89-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:28 | Eastern Michigan | Ben Hoyt hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 89-82 |
| 01:10 | Western Michigan | William Hyde hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Denis Tate | 91-82 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Michigan | Ben Hoyt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 91-82 |
| 00:51 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel gets the rebound | 91-82 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Ramsey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Ferrel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - William Hyde (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Roy Corley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ben Hoyt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Barnes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Snipes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - David Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Western Michigan | Ben Hoyt is called for the reach on James Ferrel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ben Hoyt, team foul #14 | 91-82 |
| 00:50 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel misses the 1st free throw | 91-82 |
| 00:50 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel makes the 2nd free throw | 92-82 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 92-82 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Snipes snags the offensive board | 92-82 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 92-82 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes hits the follow up shot | 92-84 |
| 00:32 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate is hacked by Roy Corley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roy Corley, team foul #15 | 92-84 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk (PG) Roy Corley | |
| 00:32 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the 1st free throw | 93-84 |
| 00:32 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 94-84 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 94-84 |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel gets the rebound | 94-84 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate runs out the clock | 94-84 |