| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ron Risch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jody Garland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Meeks (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - William Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Witz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Vickers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Lown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Meeks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-21 |
| 19:15 | Central Michigan | James Vickers buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Adams | 25-24 |
| 18:50 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-24 |
| 18:49 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 18:30 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 25-24 |
| 18:28 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 18:20 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown connects on the shot in the lane | 25-26 |
| 18:04 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-26 |
| 17:44 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown is whistled for traveling | 27-26 |
| 17:22 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-26 |
| 17:20 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Meeks - foul #2 on Joseph Meeks, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SF), William Glenn (C) Rick Taylor, Joseph Meeks | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 16:36 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 16:24 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz misses short on a floater from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 16:22 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to William Glenn | 29-27 |
| 15:58 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn lays it in set up by Jody Garland | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jody Garland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Herbert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eugene Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Glenn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - William Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Witz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Vickers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Lown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Emmanuel Cox (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-29 |
| 15:18 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Todd Herbert | 33-29 |
| 15:08 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Adams | 33-31 |
| 14:46 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-31 |
| 14:44 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 14:29 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Eugene Clark - foul #2 on Eugene Clark, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor (SF), Kenneth Lyle (PF), Joseph Meeks (C) Ron Risch, Eugene Clark, William Glenn | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Richard Dillon (SF), Christopher Ross (C) William Adams, James Vickers, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 14:29 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 14:29 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 14:07 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle loses the ball out of bounds | 33-33 |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Joseph Meeks is called for the reach on Christopher Ross - foul #3 on Joseph Meeks, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Vickers (SF) Joseph Lown | |
| 13:31 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 13:30 | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 13:03 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle connects on the floater from the right side | 35-33 |
| 12:55 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 12:53 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 12:34 | Miami (OH) | Randy Witz steals it from Jody Garland out of a doubleteam | 35-33 |
| 12:19 | Central Michigan | James Vickers travels with the ball | 35-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (PG) Todd Herbert | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Adams (PG), Emmanuel Cox (C) Antonio Fryman, James Vickers | |
| 11:50 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph Meeks | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ron Risch (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jody Garland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rick Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Meeks (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - William Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Witz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 38-33 |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox gets the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 11:18 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by William Adams | 38-35 |
| 10:53 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle can't finish the layup | 38-35 |
| 10:52 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 10:31 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Emmanuel Cox - foul #2 on Emmanuel Cox, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SF), Eugene Clark (PF), William Glenn (C) Rick Taylor, Kenneth Lyle, Joseph Meeks | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Vickers (SF), Joseph Lown (PF) Richard Dillon, Christopher Ross | |
| 10:31 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 10:31 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 10:22 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown's pass is intercepted by William Glenn | 40-35 |
| 09:53 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-35 |
| 09:52 | Central Michigan | James Vickers grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown's layup is rejected by Eugene Clark | 40-35 |
| 09:26 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 08:58 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland is hacked by Emmanuel Cox - foul #3 on Emmanuel Cox, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle (SF) Jody Garland | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Christopher Ross (C) William Adams, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 08:46 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Lyle | 43-35 |
| 08:29 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown misses the shot from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 08:28 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 08:13 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch misses short on a shot from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 08:11 | Central Michigan | James Vickers gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 07:54 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 07:52 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Herbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Glenn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Witz (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Vickers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Lown (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Ross (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark double dribbles | 43-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor (SF), Joseph Meeks (C) Kenneth Lyle, William Glenn | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Adams (PG), Richard Dillon (SF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Randy Witz, James Vickers, Christopher Ross | |
| 07:21 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon grabs the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 07:09 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Dillon | 43-38 |
| 06:52 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Dillon | 43-38 |
| 06:51 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 06:35 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Adams | 43-41 |
| 06:11 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Meeks steps out of bounds on the sideline | 43-41 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland (SG), Kenneth Lyle (PF) Ron Risch, Eugene Clark | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Witz (SG), James Vickers (SF) Antonio Fryman, Joseph Lown | |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Rick Taylor is called for the reach on James Vickers - foul #2 on Rick Taylor, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| 05:39 | Central Michigan | William Adams buries a floater from the left block set up by Randy Witz | 43-43 |
| 05:17 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 43-43 |
| 05:15 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Rick Taylor | 43-43 |
| 04:55 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 04:54 | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 04:42 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Dillon | 43-43 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 04:21 | Central Michigan | James Vickers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 04:20 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Meeks pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 03:55 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jody Garland and he's hacked by William Adams - foul #3 on William Adams, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (PG), Eugene Clark (PF), William Glenn (C) Todd Herbert, Rick Taylor, Joseph Meeks | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Joseph Lown (PF), Christopher Ross (C) William Adams, Richard Dillon, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 03:55 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 03:33 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross loses the dribble to Ron Risch | 46-43 |
| 03:29 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland blows the dunk | 46-43 |
| 03:28 | Central Michigan | James Vickers pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jody Garland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Glenn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Witz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Vickers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Lown (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Ross (fresh) | |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Lyle steals it from Christopher Ross | 46-43 |
| 02:39 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Randy Witz - foul #2 on Randy Witz, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| 02:39 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 02:39 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-43 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SG), Rick Taylor (SF), Joseph Meeks (C) Jody Garland, Kenneth Lyle, William Glenn | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Adams (PG), Emmanuel Cox (C) Antonio Fryman, Christopher Ross | |
| 02:20 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from William Adams | 48-45 |
| 01:56 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 01:55 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark snags the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 01:30 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch's pass is intercepted by Joseph Lown | 48-45 |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | William Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 01:11 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Witz | 48-45 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Rick Taylor steals it from Emmanuel Cox | 48-45 |
| 00:52 | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor lays it in | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randy Witz | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor is called for traveling | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-47 |
| 00:09 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Meeks snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Miami (OH) | William Adams is called for the reach on Joseph Meeks in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Adams, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland (SG) Rick Taylor | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:06 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland is fouled on the floor by Randy Witz - foul #3 on Randy Witz, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| 00:05 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch is fouled on the floor by Emmanuel Cox - foul #4 on Emmanuel Cox, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| 00:05 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 00:05 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz is hacked by Eugene Clark - foul #3 on Eugene Clark, team foul #5 | 52-47 |