| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Andrew Clymer (fresh) SG - Ronald Curley (fresh) SF - Mike Hamlin (fresh) PF - Tony Ford (fresh) C - Jesse Blackwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Troy Duffy (fresh) SG - Carl Henderson (fresh) SF - Walter Laplant (fresh) PF - George Cooper (fresh) C - Clyde Miesner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Duquesne | Tony Ford snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Duquesne | Walter Laplant is called for the reach on Andrew Clymer - foul #1 on Walter Laplant, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Duquesne | Mike Hamlin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Walter Laplant - foul #2 on Walter Laplant, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Fey (SF) Walter Laplant | |
| 19:09 | Duquesne | Mike Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:09 | Duquesne | Mike Hamlin makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Tony Ford | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Duquesne | Clyde Miesner steals the ball from Mike Hamlin | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Troy Duffy | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | Duquesne | Andrew Clymer misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on William Fey - foul #1 on William Fey, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | Duquesne | Andrew Clymer misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | Duquesne | Andrew Clymer makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:39 | Central Michigan | Mike Hamlin steals the ball from William Fey | 3-3 |
| 17:17 | Duquesne | Mike Hamlin connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jesse Blackwell | 6-3 |
| 17:10 | Central Michigan | Andrew Clymer steals it from Troy Duffy | 6-3 |
| 16:56 | Duquesne | Mike Hamlin misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 16:55 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Clyde Miesner | 6-3 |
| 16:50 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy misses short on a floater from the left block | 6-3 |
| 16:49 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Jesse Blackwell | 6-3 |
| 16:42 | Duquesne | Troy Duffy picks off the pass by Ronald Curley | 6-3 |
| 16:26 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson scores on a floater in the lane set up by George Cooper and the foul's on Mike Hamlin - foul #1 on Mike Hamlin, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Kelsey (PG), James Holt (SF), Vincent Ray (PF), Chris Hanes (C) Troy Duffy, William Fey, George Cooper, Clyde Miesner | |
| 16:26 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson makes the free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:07 | Duquesne | Tony Ford misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Vincent Ray - foul #1 on Vincent Ray, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Duquesne | James Dionisio (PG), Gordon Hill (SG), Richard Smith (C) Andrew Clymer, Ronald Curley, Jesse Blackwell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Little (SG) Carl Henderson | |
| 16:07 | Duquesne | Tony Ford makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:07 | Duquesne | Tony Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:53 | Central Michigan | Tony Ford steals it from Donald Little | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - James Dionisio (fresh) SG - Gordon Hill (fresh) SF - Mike Hamlin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tony Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Kelsey (fresh) SG - Donald Little (fresh) SF - James Holt (fresh) PF - Vincent Ray (fresh) C - Chris Hanes (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Duquesne | James Dionisio comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | Donald Little grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:12 | Central Michigan | Donald Little misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-6 |
| 15:11 | Central Michigan | Chris Hanes gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:55 | Central Michigan | Donald Little comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 14:53 | Central Michigan | James Holt tips it but misses | 8-6 |
| 14:52 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Tony Ford | 8-6 |
| 14:31 | Duquesne | James Dionisio buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 14:11 | Central Michigan | James Holt is hacked by Gordon Hill - foul #1 on Gordon Hill, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Andrew Clymer (PG), Ronald Curley (SG), Antwan Brown (PF), Jesse Blackwell (C) James Dionisio, Mike Hamlin, Tony Ford, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy (PG), Carl Henderson (SG), William Fey (SF), George Cooper (PF), Clyde Miesner (C) Robert Kelsey, Donald Little, James Holt, Vincent Ray, Chris Hanes | |
| 14:03 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy is fouled on the floor by Jesse Blackwell - foul #1 on Jesse Blackwell, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 13:44 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner grabs the offensive board | 11-6 |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from William Fey | 11-8 |
| 13:09 | Duquesne | Carl Henderson steps in front of the Gordon Hill pass | 11-8 |
| 13:06 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carl Henderson | 11-10 |
| 12:49 | Duquesne | The short jumper by Jesse Blackwell is denied by Clyde Miesner | 11-10 |
| 12:48 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | Gordon Hill is called for the reach on William Fey - foul #2 on Gordon Hill, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Richard Plante (SF) Gordon Hill | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:36 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 12:35 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Antwan Brown | 11-10 |
| 12:21 | Duquesne | Ronald Curley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 11-10 |
| 12:20 | Duquesne | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Clymer | 11-10 |
| 12:15 | Duquesne | Jesse Blackwell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by George Cooper - foul #1 on George Cooper, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Duquesne | James Dionisio (SG), Mike Hamlin (SF) Ronald Curley, Richard Plante | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:15 | Duquesne | Jesse Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:15 | Duquesne | Jesse Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:52 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Carl Henderson and he's hacked by Andrew Clymer - foul #1 on Andrew Clymer, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| 11:52 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Andrew Clymer (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Dionisio (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Hamlin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Antwan Brown (fresh) C - Jesse Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Troy Duffy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Fey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Cooper (fresh) C - Clyde Miesner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Duquesne | James Dionisio double dribbles | 13-13 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Dennis Henderson (PG), Richard Smith (C) Andrew Clymer, Jesse Blackwell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Kelsey (PG), James Holt (SF), Vincent Ray (PF) Troy Duffy, William Fey, George Cooper | |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | Dennis Henderson steps in front of the Carl Henderson pass | 13-13 |
| 10:58 | Duquesne | James Dionisio hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 13-13 |
| 10:56 | Central Michigan | James Holt grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | James Dionisio steals it from Carl Henderson | 13-13 |
| 10:34 | Duquesne | James Dionisio hits the finger roll | 15-13 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Robert Kelsey's pass is intercepted by Dennis Henderson in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| 10:31 | Duquesne | Dennis Henderson hits the finger roll | 17-13 |
| 10:21 | Central Michigan | Robert Kelsey is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Kelsey, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Andrew Clymer (PG), Ronald Curley (SG), Tony Ford (PF) Dennis Henderson, James Dionisio, Antwan Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Little (SG), William Fey (SF), George Cooper (PF) Carl Henderson, James Holt, Clyde Miesner | |
| 10:00 | Duquesne | Vincent Ray steals the ball from Tony Ford | 17-13 |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | George Cooper misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Curley - foul #1 on Ronald Curley, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Richard Plante (SF), Jesse Blackwell (C) Mike Hamlin, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy (PG), Chris Hanes (C) Robert Kelsey, Vincent Ray | |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | George Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | George Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:46 | Duquesne | Jesse Blackwell gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:28 | Duquesne | Ronald Curley can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Fey - foul #2 on William Fey, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Holt (SF) William Fey | |
| 09:28 | Duquesne | Ronald Curley makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:28 | Duquesne | Ronald Curley makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | James Holt drills a shot from the right side | 19-16 |
| 08:53 | Duquesne | Ronald Curley is fouled on the floor by Donald Little - foul #1 on Donald Little, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Duquesne | James Dionisio (PG) Andrew Clymer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson (SG), Clyde Miesner (C) Donald Little, George Cooper | |
| 08:53 | Duquesne | Ronald Curley makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:53 | Duquesne | Ronald Curley misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:53 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Jesse Blackwell - foul #2 on Jesse Blackwell, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Dennis Henderson (PG), Mike Hamlin (SF), Richard Smith (C) Ronald Curley, Richard Plante, Jesse Blackwell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:06 | Duquesne | James Dionisio misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 08:04 | Central Michigan | Chris Hanes grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 07:40 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Troy Duffy | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Dennis Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Dionisio (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Hamlin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tony Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Troy Duffy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Holt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Hanes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clyde Miesner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Duquesne | Mike Hamlin scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Tony Ford | 22-19 |
| 07:10 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy misses the lay-in | 22-19 |
| 07:08 | Central Michigan | James Holt grabs the offensive board | 22-19 |
| 07:00 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner misses the shot from the right side | 22-19 |
| 06:59 | Duquesne | Tony Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 06:36 | Duquesne | Tony Ford misses the dunk attempt | 22-19 |
| 06:34 | Duquesne | Tony Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 06:25 | Duquesne | Tony Ford scores on a jumper from the left side | 24-19 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Andrew Clymer (PG), Ronald Curley (SG), Richard Plante (SF), Antwan Brown (PF), William Cunningham (C) Dennis Henderson, James Dionisio, Mike Hamlin, Tony Ford, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Kelsey (PG), Donald Little (SG), George Cooper (SF), Vincent Ray (PF) Troy Duffy, Carl Henderson, James Holt, Chris Hanes | |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:43 | Duquesne | Andrew Clymer drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | George Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-21 |
| 04:58 | Duquesne | Richard Plante's pass is intercepted by Robert Kelsey | 27-21 |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | Robert Kelsey banks in the layup | 27-23 |
| 04:41 | Duquesne | Antwan Brown is hacked by Donald Little - foul #2 on Donald Little, team foul #9 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Mike Hamlin (SF), Richard Smith (C) Richard Plante, William Cunningham | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson (SG) Donald Little | |
| 04:41 | Duquesne | Antwan Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:41 | Duquesne | Antwan Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #9 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Duquesne | William Cunningham (C) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:31 | Duquesne | William Cunningham gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 04:15 | Duquesne | William Cunningham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-24 |
| 03:54 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Carl Henderson, team foul #10 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Duquesne | James Dionisio (SG), Jesse Blackwell (C) Ronald Curley, William Cunningham | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant (SF) Vincent Ray | |
| 03:41 | Duquesne | Jesse Blackwell can't throw it down | 29-24 |
| 03:39 | Central Michigan | George Cooper gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Andrew Clymer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Dionisio (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Hamlin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Antwan Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jesse Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Kelsey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Laplant (fresh) PF - George Cooper (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Clyde Miesner (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | George Cooper slams it home on a nice dish by Carl Henderson and he's fouled by Antwan Brown - foul #1 on Antwan Brown, team foul #10 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Gordon Hill (SG), Richard Smith (PF) Andrew Clymer, Antwan Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Little (SG), Chris Hanes (C) Robert Kelsey, Clyde Miesner | |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | George Cooper makes the free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:07 | Duquesne | Mike Hamlin scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gordon Hill | 31-27 |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson scores on a 3 from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 02:24 | Duquesne | Jesse Blackwell knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gordon Hill | 34-30 |
| 02:12 | Central Michigan | Donald Little makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by George Cooper | 34-33 |
| 01:54 | Duquesne | James Dionisio knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gordon Hill | 37-33 |
| 01:52 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Andrew Clymer (PG), Ronald Curley (SG), Tony Ford (PF) James Dionisio, Mike Hamlin, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy (PG), Vincent Ray (C) Carl Henderson, Chris Hanes | |
| 01:42 | Duquesne | Gordon Hill's fadeaway is rejected by Troy Duffy | 37-33 |
| 01:40 | Central Michigan | George Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 01:25 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-33 |
| 01:23 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant tips it back up and in | 37-35 |
| 01:04 | Duquesne | Gordon Hill knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Donald Little can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 00:46 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Andrew Clymer | 39-35 |
| 00:23 | Duquesne | Tony Ford misses the dunk but the foul's on Vincent Ray - foul #2 on Vincent Ray, team foul #11 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Duquesne | James Dionisio (PG), Mike Hamlin (SF), Richard Smith (C) Andrew Clymer, Gordon Hill, Jesse Blackwell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson (SG), William Fey (SF), Chris Hanes (PF), Clyde Miesner (C) Donald Little, Walter Laplant, George Cooper, Vincent Ray | |
| 00:23 | Duquesne | Tony Ford makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:23 | Duquesne | Tony Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy lays it up and in | 41-37 |
| 00:00 | Duquesne | James Dionisio can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 41-37 |