| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Hasant Amoroso (fresh) SG - Trevor Masten (fresh) SF - Thomas Charlesworth (fresh) PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) C - William Ackerman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fresh) SG - Edward Tate (fresh) SF - Shaun Robertson (fresh) PF - Terry Lang (fresh) C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Tate | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Bowling Green | Michael Johnson makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Hasant Amoroso and he's fouled by Edward Tate - foul #1 on Edward Tate, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:26 | Bowling Green | Michael Johnson makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:05 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson misses long on a shot near the basket | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Shaun Robertson | 3-4 |
| 18:24 | Bowling Green | Hasant Amoroso makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-4 |
| 18:07 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-4 |
| 17:48 | Bowling Green | Trevor Masten connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Thomas Charlesworth | 9-4 |
| 17:31 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield misses long on a floater from the right side | 9-4 |
| 17:30 | Bowling Green | William Ackerman grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 17:23 | Bowling Green | Thomas Charlesworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-4 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Paul Frazier (SF) Thomas Charlesworth | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Browne (SG), Jackie Bearce (SF), Ray Whisenant (PF), Larry Norman (C) Edward Tate, Shaun Robertson, Terry Lang, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 17:11 | Central Michigan | Jackie Bearce knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Browne | 9-6 |
| 17:08 | Bowling Green | Hasant Amoroso is hacked by Robert Browne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Browne, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Leo Crook (SG), Robert Clark (C) Trevor Masten, William Ackerman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:51 | Bowling Green | Paul Frazier connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Hasant Amoroso | 11-6 |
| 16:33 | Central Michigan | The jumper by Robert Browne is denied by Robert Clark | 11-6 |
| 16:32 | Bowling Green | Michael Johnson pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 16:16 | Bowling Green | Hasant Amoroso's pass is intercepted by Robert Browne | 11-6 |
| 15:58 | Central Michigan | Robert Browne comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-6 |
| 15:56 | Bowling Green | Michael Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Hasant Amoroso (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Crook (fresh) SF - Paul Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Browne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jackie Bearce (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Whisenant (fresh) C - Larry Norman (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Bowling Green | Robert Clark knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-6 |
| 15:21 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-6 |
| 15:20 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jackie Bearce | 14-6 |
| 15:01 | Central Michigan | Robert Browne is fouled on the floor by Leo Crook - foul #1 on Leo Crook, team foul #1 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jose Sanchez (PG), Trevor Masten (SG), Thomas Charlesworth (SF), Jason Blackledge (PF), William Ackerman (C) Hasant Amoroso, Leo Crook, Paul Frazier, Michael Johnson, Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz (PG), Edward Tate (SG), Shaun Robertson (SF), Terry Lang (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Jerry Burrell, Robert Browne, Jackie Bearce, Ray Whisenant, Larry Norman | |
| 14:43 | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Tate | 14-8 |
| 14:19 | Bowling Green | Cameron Butterfield swats the layup by William Ackerman | 14-8 |
| 14:17 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 14:04 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang misses the floater from the baseline | 14-8 |
| 14:03 | Bowling Green | Thomas Charlesworth grabs the board | 14-8 |
| 13:47 | Bowling Green | Jason Blackledge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Leo Crook (PG), Paul Frazier (PF) Jose Sanchez, Jason Blackledge | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:18 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Edward Tate | 14-10 |
| 13:00 | Bowling Green | William Ackerman clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-10 |
| 12:59 | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 12:43 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-10 |
| 12:42 | Bowling Green | William Ackerman grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 12:40 | Bowling Green | Leo Crook throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-10 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Hasant Amoroso (PG), Michael Johnson (PF), Robert Clark (C) Trevor Masten, Thomas Charlesworth, William Ackerman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Robert Browne (SG), Jackie Bearce (SF), Ray Whisenant (PF), Larry Norman (C) Marko Zeimetz, Edward Tate, Shaun Robertson, Terry Lang, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 12:24 | Central Michigan | Robert Browne misses the turnaround from the right block | 14-10 |
| 12:22 | Central Michigan | Larry Norman grabs the offensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 11:58 | Central Michigan | Leo Crook is called for the reach on Robert Browne - foul #2 on Leo Crook, team foul #2 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jason Blackledge (SG), Thomas Charlesworth (SF) Leo Crook, Paul Frazier | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (SG) Robert Browne | |
| 11:45 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jerry Burrell | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Hasant Amoroso (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Blackledge (fresh) SF - Thomas Charlesworth (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Clark (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Tate (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jackie Bearce (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Whisenant (fresh) C - Larry Norman (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Bowling Green | Hasant Amoroso misses the fadeaway from the left side | 14-13 |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | Ray Whisenant snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 11:22 | Central Michigan | Ray Whisenant tips it but misses | 14-13 |
| 11:20 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Thomas Charlesworth | 14-13 |
| 11:15 | Bowling Green | Michael Johnson is hacked by Ray Whisenant - foul #1 on Ray Whisenant, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jose Sanchez (PG), Trevor Masten (SG), William Ackerman (C) Hasant Amoroso, Thomas Charlesworth, Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson (SF), Terry Lang (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Jackie Bearce, Ray Whisenant, Larry Norman | |
| 11:08 | Bowling Green | Jason Blackledge misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Burrell | 14-15 |
| 10:25 | Bowling Green | Jose Sanchez misses the jumper from the right side | 14-15 |
| 10:24 | Bowling Green | William Ackerman misses the tip | 14-15 |
| 10:23 | Bowling Green | William Ackerman can't tip it in | 14-15 |
| 10:21 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:58 | Central Michigan | William Ackerman steals it from Terry Lang | 14-15 |
| 09:55 | Bowling Green | Michael Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 14-15 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Hasant Amoroso (PG), Mark Fulghum (SG), Paul Frazier (SF), Robert Clark (PF) Jose Sanchez, Trevor Masten, Jason Blackledge, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz (PG), Robert Browne (SG), Ray Whisenant (PF), Larry Norman (C) Jerry Burrell, Edward Tate, Terry Lang, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Norman | 14-17 |
| 09:33 | Bowling Green | William Ackerman double dribbles in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Thomas Charlesworth (SF) William Ackerman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:26 | Central Michigan | Robert Browne is whistled for a carry | 14-17 |
| 09:15 | Bowling Green | Robert Clark misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Robert Browne - foul #2 on Robert Browne, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Jackie Bearce (SG), Radomil Kowaleski (SF) Marko Zeimetz, Robert Browne, Shaun Robertson | |
| 09:15 | Bowling Green | Robert Clark makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:15 | Bowling Green | Robert Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | Larry Norman gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:58 | Central Michigan | Ray Whisenant misses the driving attempt from the left block | 15-17 |
| 08:56 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:37 | Central Michigan | Ray Whisenant misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 15-17 |
| 08:36 | Central Michigan | Larry Norman tips it home | 15-19 |
| 08:22 | Bowling Green | Hasant Amoroso is hacked by Larry Norman - foul #1 on Larry Norman, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jose Sanchez (PG), Trevor Masten (SG), Michael Johnson (PF), William Ackerman (C) Hasant Amoroso, Mark Fulghum, Thomas Charlesworth, Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (SG), Shaun Robertson (SF), Terry Lang (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Jackie Bearce, Radomil Kowaleski, Ray Whisenant, Larry Norman | |
| 08:10 | Bowling Green | Paul Frazier can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 08:09 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Terry Lang | 15-19 |
| 07:50 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 15-19 |
| 07:48 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield snags the offensive board | 15-19 |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Edward Tate | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jose Sanchez (fresh) SG - Trevor Masten (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Ackerman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Tate (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shaun Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Bowling Green | William Ackerman misses the turnaround from close range | 15-21 |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 06:53 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 15-21 |
| 06:51 | Bowling Green | Paul Frazier pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 06:29 | Bowling Green | Paul Frazier can't finish the layup | 15-21 |
| 06:27 | Bowling Green | Paul Frazier tips it back up and in | 17-21 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Trevor Masten - foul #1 on Trevor Masten, team foul #3 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Hasant Amoroso (PG), Jason Blackledge (SG), Thomas Charlesworth (SF), Robert Clark (C) Jose Sanchez, Trevor Masten, Paul Frazier, William Ackerman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz (PG), Jackie Bearce (SG), Radomil Kowaleski (SF), Ray Whisenant (PF) Jerry Burrell, Edward Tate, Shaun Robertson, Terry Lang | |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 05:37 | Bowling Green | Thomas Charlesworth lays it up and in | 19-23 |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield misses the lay-in | 19-23 |
| 05:26 | Bowling Green | Jason Blackledge pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 05:24 | Bowling Green | Cameron Butterfield takes the ball from Robert Clark in the backcourt | 19-23 |
| 05:15 | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 19-23 |
| 05:13 | Central Michigan | Ray Whisenant hits the follow up shot | 19-25 |
| 04:50 | Bowling Green | Robert Clark comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 04:48 | Central Michigan | Jackie Bearce snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 04:38 | Central Michigan | Ray Whisenant banks in the layup set up by Marko Zeimetz and the foul's on Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #4 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | William Ackerman (C) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Edward Tate (SG), Shaun Robertson (SF), Larry Norman (C) Marko Zeimetz, Jackie Bearce, Radomil Kowaleski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 04:38 | Central Michigan | Ray Whisenant makes the free throw | 19-28 |
| 04:13 | Bowling Green | Hasant Amoroso is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Hasant Amoroso, team foul #5 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Johnson (PF) Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terry Lang (PF) Ray Whisenant | |
| 03:57 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Jerry Burrell | 19-31 |
| 03:53 | Bowling Green | Thomas Charlesworth misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Larry Norman - foul #2 on Larry Norman, team foul #6 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Leo Crook (PG), Trevor Masten (SG) Hasant Amoroso, Jason Blackledge | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:53 | Bowling Green | Thomas Charlesworth misses the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 03:53 | Bowling Green | Thomas Charlesworth makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 03:34 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate is hacked by Leo Crook - foul #3 on Leo Crook, team foul #6 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jose Sanchez (PG), Paul Frazier (PF) Leo Crook, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:18 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate is called for traveling | 20-31 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jackie Bearce (SF), Ray Whisenant (C) Shaun Robertson, Larry Norman | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jose Sanchez (fresh) SG - Trevor Masten (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Charlesworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Ackerman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edward Tate (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jackie Bearce (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Whisenant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Bowling Green | Edward Tate picks off the pass by William Ackerman | 20-31 |
| 02:53 | Central Michigan | Jackie Bearce throws it down on a nice dish by Edward Tate | 20-33 |
| 02:51 | Bowling Green | Jose Sanchez is hacked by Jackie Bearce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jackie Bearce, team foul #7 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Robert Clark (PF) Thomas Charlesworth | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz (PG), Robert Browne (SG), Radomil Kowaleski (C) Jerry Burrell, Edward Tate, Terry Lang | |
| 02:51 | Bowling Green | Jose Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 02:51 | Bowling Green | Jose Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | Robert Browne connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Marko Zeimetz | 22-36 |
| 02:25 | Bowling Green | Trevor Masten makes the shot from just outside the lane | 24-36 |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | Radomil Kowaleski is fouled on the floor by William Ackerman - foul #1 on William Ackerman, team foul #7 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Hasant Amoroso (PG), Jason Blackledge (SG), Thomas Charlesworth (SF), Michael Johnson (PF) Jose Sanchez, Trevor Masten, Paul Frazier, William Ackerman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Shaun Robertson (SF), Larry Norman (C) Marko Zeimetz, Jackie Bearce, Ray Whisenant | |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | Radomil Kowaleski makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | Radomil Kowaleski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 01:57 | Bowling Green | Jason Blackledge misses the 3 from the left corner | 24-38 |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | Radomil Kowaleski snags the defensive board | 24-38 |
| 01:40 | Central Michigan | Radomil Kowaleski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-38 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | William Ackerman (C) Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (SG), Terry Lang (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Robert Browne, Radomil Kowaleski, Larry Norman | |
| 01:25 | Bowling Green | Michael Johnson is fouled on the floor by Terry Lang - foul #1 on Terry Lang, team foul #8 | 24-38 |
| 01:25 | Bowling Green | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 01:25 | Bowling Green | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield blows the layup | 26-38 |
| 00:59 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang snags the offensive board | 26-38 |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Cameron Butterfield and he's hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #8 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Trevor Masten (SG), Paul Frazier (SF), Robert Clark (C) Jason Blackledge, Thomas Charlesworth, William Ackerman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz (PG), Jackie Bearce (SF), Ray Whisenant (C) Jerry Burrell, Shaun Robertson, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang misses the free throw | 26-40 |
| 00:32 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Robert Clark | 26-40 |
| 00:28 | Bowling Green | Paul Frazier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-40 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Norman (C) Terry Lang | |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-40 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Jackie Bearce tips it in | 26-42 |
| 00:00 | Bowling Green | Hasant Amoroso misses long on a halfcourt shot | 26-42 |