| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Faust (fresh) SG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) SF - James Link (fresh) PF - Darrell Vaughn (fresh) C - Richard Langford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Kenneth Stanford (fresh) SG - Grant Bloomquist (fresh) SF - George Jackson (fresh) PF - James Ewald (fresh) C - Steven Buono (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Darrell Vaughn | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Lehigh | Kenneth Stanford lays it in and he's fouled by Robert Faust - foul #1 on Robert Faust, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:27 | Lehigh | Kenneth Stanford makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | Central Michigan | Robert Faust can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 19:05 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford tips it back up and in | 4-3 |
| 18:48 | Lehigh | Steven Buono's fadeaway is rejected by Darrell Vaughn | 4-3 |
| 18:47 | Lehigh | Steven Buono hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| 18:29 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Robert Faust | 6-5 |
| 18:17 | Lehigh | Grant Bloomquist misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 6-5 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:56 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Link | 9-5 |
| 17:40 | Lehigh | Kenneth Stanford drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from George Jackson | 9-8 |
| 17:25 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Steven Buono - foul #1 on Steven Buono, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| 17:25 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 17:25 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 17:25 | Lehigh | Steven Buono grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 17:09 | Lehigh | James Ewald is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Ewald, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Adam Moore (PG), Adam Merrell (SG), David Brown (PF), Michael Arsenault (C) Robert Faust, Ryan Roberts, Darrell Vaughn, Richard Langford | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jeffrey Brode (PG), Alan Younkin (PF), Cyril Johnson (C) Kenneth Stanford, James Ewald, Steven Buono | |
| 16:51 | Central Michigan | Michael Arsenault is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Arsenault, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lawrence Williams (SF) James Link | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Eugene Peterson (PG), Gary Tucker (SF) Grant Bloomquist, George Jackson | |
| 16:35 | Lehigh | Alan Younkin banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Brode and he's fouled by David Brown - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| 16:35 | Lehigh | Alan Younkin makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 16:20 | Central Michigan | Lawrence Williams clanks a jumper from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 16:18 | Central Michigan | David Brown gets the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 16:09 | Central Michigan | Michael Arsenault can't finish the layup | 10-11 |
| 16:07 | Lehigh | Cyril Johnson gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 15:49 | Lehigh | Alan Younkin misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Adam Moore - foul #1 on Adam Moore, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Faust (PG), Ryan Roberts (SG), James Link (SF), Darrell Vaughn (PF), Richard Langford (C) Adam Moore, Adam Merrell, Lawrence Williams, David Brown, Michael Arsenault | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Kenneth Stanford (PG), Grant Bloomquist (SG), James Ewald (PF), Steven Buono (C) Eugene Peterson, Jeffrey Brode, Gary Tucker, Cyril Johnson | |
| 15:49 | Lehigh | Alan Younkin misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:49 | Lehigh | Alan Younkin misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:49 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Faust (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Link (fresh) PF - Darrell Vaughn (fresh) C - Richard Langford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Kenneth Stanford (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Grant Bloomquist (fresh) SF - Alan Younkin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Ewald (fresh) C - Steven Buono (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Faust | 13-11 |
| 15:09 | Lehigh | Steven Buono knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Kenneth Stanford | 13-14 |
| 14:52 | Central Michigan | Alan Younkin blocks the short jumper by Darrell Vaughn | 13-14 |
| 14:51 | Lehigh | Kenneth Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 14:36 | Lehigh | James Ewald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jeffrey Brode (SG), George Jackson (SF), Cyril Johnson (PF) Grant Bloomquist, Alan Younkin, James Ewald | |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Ryan Roberts | 15-14 |
| 14:01 | Lehigh | Kenneth Stanford is hacked by Darrell Vaughn - foul #1 on Darrell Vaughn, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Adam Moore (PG), Adam Merrell (SG), Lawrence Williams (SF), David Brown (PF), Michael Arsenault (C) Robert Faust, Ryan Roberts, James Link, Darrell Vaughn, Richard Langford | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Gary Tucker (SG), Ilia Tyksinski (C) Kenneth Stanford, Steven Buono | |
| 13:46 | Lehigh | Jeffrey Brode clanks a turnaround from the left block | 15-14 |
| 13:44 | Central Michigan | Michael Arsenault snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 13:34 | Central Michigan | Lawrence Williams lays it in set up by Adam Merrell | 17-14 |
| 13:17 | Lehigh | George Jackson misses the easy layup | 17-14 |
| 13:15 | Central Michigan | Lawrence Williams grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | Michael Arsenault scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Adam Merrell and he's fouled by Ilia Tyksinski - foul #1 on Ilia Tyksinski, team foul #3 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts (SG), James Link (SF), Darrell Vaughn (PF) Adam Merrell, Lawrence Williams, David Brown | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Grant Bloomquist (SG), James Ewald (PF) Gary Tucker, Ilia Tyksinski | |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | Michael Arsenault makes the free throw | 20-14 |
| 12:37 | Lehigh | George Jackson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 12:35 | Lehigh | James Ewald misses the tip | 20-14 |
| 12:34 | Central Michigan | Adam Moore gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 12:13 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Brode - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brode, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Faust (PG), Richard Langford (C) Adam Moore, Michael Arsenault | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Kenneth Stanford (PG), Steven Buono (C) Jeffrey Brode, Cyril Johnson | |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Darrell Vaughn, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Brown (PF) Darrell Vaughn | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Alan Younkin (SF) George Jackson | |
| 11:42 | Lehigh | Grant Bloomquist misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 11:41 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Langford | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Faust (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Link (fresh) PF - David Brown (fresh) C - Richard Langford (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Kenneth Stanford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Grant Bloomquist (fresh) SF - Alan Younkin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Ewald (fresh) C - Steven Buono (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford clanks a jump hook from close range | 20-14 |
| 11:28 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Kenneth Stanford | 20-14 |
| 11:09 | Lehigh | Richard Langford picks off the pass by Grant Bloomquist | 20-14 |
| 10:51 | Central Michigan | David Brown misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 20-14 |
| 10:49 | Lehigh | James Ewald gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 10:31 | Lehigh | Steven Buono is hacked by Richard Langford - foul #1 on Richard Langford, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Adam Moore (PG), Adam Merrell (SG), Lawrence Williams (SF) Robert Faust, Ryan Roberts, James Link | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jeffrey Brode (SG), George Jackson (SF) Grant Bloomquist, James Ewald | |
| 10:31 | Lehigh | Steven Buono makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:31 | Lehigh | Steven Buono makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:19 | Central Michigan | Steven Buono steals it from David Brown | 20-16 |
| 09:57 | Lehigh | Kenneth Stanford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 09:55 | Lehigh | George Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 09:50 | Lehigh | Adam Moore is called for the reach on Kenneth Stanford - foul #2 on Adam Moore, team foul #8 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Landry (PG), Michael Arsenault (C) Adam Moore, Richard Langford | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Cyril Johnson (PF), Ilia Tyksinski (C) Alan Younkin, Steven Buono | |
| 09:50 | Lehigh | Kenneth Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:50 | Lehigh | Kenneth Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:31 | Central Michigan | Adam Merrell drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Scott Landry | 22-18 |
| 09:17 | Lehigh | George Jackson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Brode | 22-20 |
| 09:02 | Central Michigan | Scott Landry steps out of bounds on the baseline | 22-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Faust (PG), James Link (SF), Richard Davis (C) Scott Landry, Lawrence Williams, David Brown | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Grant Bloomquist (SG) Kenneth Stanford | |
| 08:44 | Lehigh | Cyril Johnson hits a runner from the left block set up by George Jackson | 22-22 |
| 08:29 | Central Michigan | Richard Davis steps out of bounds on the sideline | 22-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts (SG) Adam Merrell | |
| Subs | Lehigh | James Ewald (PF) Ilia Tyksinski | |
| 08:10 | Lehigh | George Jackson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 07:55 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts clanks a jumper from the left side | 22-25 |
| 07:54 | Lehigh | Cyril Johnson snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 07:34 | Lehigh | George Jackson knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Grant Bloomquist | 22-27 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Faust (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Link (fresh) PF - Michael Arsenault (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Jeffrey Brode (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Grant Bloomquist (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Ewald (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cyril Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Central Michigan | James Link is hacked by Jeffrey Brode - foul #2 on Jeffrey Brode, team foul #5 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Landry (PG), David Brown (PF), Richard Langford (C) Robert Faust, Michael Arsenault, Richard Davis | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Kenneth Stanford (PG), Alan Younkin (SF), Steven Buono (C) Jeffrey Brode, George Jackson, Cyril Johnson | |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts is hacked by Alan Younkin - foul #1 on Alan Younkin, team foul #6 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Adam Merrell (SF) James Link | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Gary Tucker (SF) James Ewald | |
| 06:47 | Central Michigan | Scott Landry knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 06:31 | Lehigh | Ryan Roberts steals it from Grant Bloomquist | 24-27 |
| 06:20 | Central Michigan | Scott Landry comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-27 |
| 06:18 | Lehigh | Steven Buono gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 05:57 | Lehigh | Kenneth Stanford misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 05:55 | Lehigh | Alan Younkin hits the follow up shot | 24-29 |
| 05:29 | Central Michigan | David Brown lays it in on a nice dish by Ryan Roberts | 26-29 |
| 05:17 | Lehigh | Steven Buono buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by David Brown - foul #2 on David Brown, team foul #9 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Faust (PG), James Link (SF), Michael Arsenault (PF) Scott Landry, Ryan Roberts, David Brown | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Eugene Peterson (PG), George Jackson (SF), James Ewald (PF) Kenneth Stanford, Grant Bloomquist, Alan Younkin | |
| 05:17 | Lehigh | Steven Buono makes the free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | Robert Faust can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 04:52 | Lehigh | George Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 04:39 | Lehigh | George Jackson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-32 |
| 04:37 | Lehigh | James Ewald hits the follow up shot | 26-34 |
| 04:21 | Central Michigan | Michael Arsenault clanks a runner in the paint | 26-34 |
| 04:20 | Lehigh | George Jackson grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 04:08 | Lehigh | Eugene Peterson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-34 |
| 04:06 | Central Michigan | Michael Arsenault pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | James Link clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-34 |
| 03:50 | Central Michigan | Michael Arsenault hits the follow up shot | 28-34 |
| 03:35 | Lehigh | Gary Tucker scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Eugene Peterson | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Faust (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Adam Merrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Link (fresh) PF - Michael Arsenault (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Langford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Eugene Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Tucker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Ewald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Buono (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Central Michigan | James Link misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 03:15 | Lehigh | George Jackson grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 02:55 | Lehigh | George Jackson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 02:53 | Central Michigan | Michael Arsenault snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 02:41 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Michael Arsenault is denied by James Ewald | 28-37 |
| 02:40 | Central Michigan | Michael Arsenault pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 02:28 | Central Michigan | Adam Merrell is fouled on the floor by Gary Tucker - foul #1 on Gary Tucker, team foul #7 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Adam Moore (PG), Ryan Roberts (SG), Darrell Vaughn (PF), David Brown (C) Robert Faust, James Link, Michael Arsenault, Richard Langford | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Kenneth Stanford (PG), Grant Bloomquist (SG), Alan Younkin (SF), Cyril Johnson (PF), Ilia Tyksinski (C) Eugene Peterson, Gary Tucker, George Jackson, James Ewald, Steven Buono | |
| 02:28 | Central Michigan | Adam Merrell makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:28 | Central Michigan | Adam Merrell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 02:20 | Lehigh | Adam Merrell steps in front of the Ilia Tyksinski pass | 30-37 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts hits the finger roll on a great pass from Adam Merrell | 32-37 |
| 02:03 | Lehigh | David Brown picks off the pass by Alan Younkin | 32-37 |
| 02:01 | Central Michigan | Adam Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Grant Bloomquist - foul #1 on Grant Bloomquist, team foul #8 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lawrence Williams (SF) Adam Merrell | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 02:01 | Central Michigan | Adam Moore makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 02:01 | Central Michigan | Adam Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 01:42 | Lehigh | Kenneth Stanford drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Grant Bloomquist | 34-40 |
| 01:17 | Central Michigan | Lawrence Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Adam Moore | 37-40 |
| 01:00 | Lehigh | Ilia Tyksinski loses the dribble to Lawrence Williams | 37-40 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | David Brown clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Grant Bloomquist - foul #2 on Grant Bloomquist, team foul #9 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Faust (PG), James Link (SF) Adam Moore, Lawrence Williams | |
| Subs | Lehigh | George Jackson (SF) Ilia Tyksinski | |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | David Brown makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | David Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 00:17 | Lehigh | Kenneth Stanford is hacked by Robert Faust - foul #2 on Robert Faust, team foul #10 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Landry (SG) Ryan Roberts | |
| Subs | Lehigh | James Ewald (PF) Alan Younkin | |
| 00:17 | Lehigh | Kenneth Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 00:17 | Lehigh | Kenneth Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Robert Faust is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| 00:05 | Lehigh | Grant Bloomquist can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Faust - foul #3 on Robert Faust, team foul #11 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts (SG), Michael Arsenault (PF), Richard Davis (C) Robert Faust, Darrell Vaughn, David Brown | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jeffrey Brode (PG) Kenneth Stanford | |
| 00:05 | Lehigh | Grant Bloomquist makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 00:05 | Lehigh | Grant Bloomquist misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Richard Davis pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Brode steals the ball from Scott Landry in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 00:01 | Lehigh | James Ewald misses the fadeaway near the basket | 39-43 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Michael Arsenault grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |