| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Herschel Devine (fresh) SG - James Adams (fresh) SF - Leon Holliday (fresh) PF - Freddie James (fresh) C - John Spataro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Glen Speicher (fresh) SG - Maxwell Hailey (fresh) SF - Jonathan Waymire (fresh) PF - Robert Argo (fresh) C - Wayne Ford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | John Spataro wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Central Michigan | Leon Holliday's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Oakland | Glen Speicher clanks a jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to James Adams | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Central Michigan | Glen Speicher is called for the reach on Leon Holliday in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glen Speicher, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Central Michigan | Freddie James misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Oakland | Jonathan Waymire grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Oakland | Wayne Ford is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | John Spataro pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Central Michigan | Leon Holliday is open but comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Central Michigan | Leon Holliday can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | Leon Holliday tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Oakland | Jonathan Waymire misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Leon Holliday - foul #1 on Leon Holliday, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Oakland | Jonathan Waymire misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Oakland | Jonathan Waymire makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Herschel Devine scores on a shot from the left wing set up by James Adams and he's fouled by Jonathan Waymire - foul #1 on Jonathan Waymire, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Herschel Devine makes the free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:59 | Oakland | Robert Argo misses the floater from the right block | 5-1 |
| 17:58 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Spataro | 5-1 |
| 17:54 | Central Michigan | Leon Holliday makes the wide open floater from close range on a nice dish by Herschel Devine | 7-1 |
| 17:43 | Oakland | Wayne Ford loses the ball out of bounds | 7-1 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Rouse (PG), Walter Kendig (SG), George Bullock (SF), Elmer Baker (PF), Randall Naylor (C) Herschel Devine, James Adams, Leon Holliday, Freddie James, John Spataro | |
| Subs | Oakland | James Yardbrough (PG), John Yoakum (SG), William Woo (SF), Raymond Castellon (PF), Luis Kirkley (C) Glen Speicher, Maxwell Hailey, Jonathan Waymire, Robert Argo, Wayne Ford | |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | Nathan Rouse is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Walter Kendig | 10-1 |
| 17:10 | Oakland | William Woo is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Rouse - foul #1 on Nathan Rouse, team foul #2 | 10-1 |
| 17:04 | Oakland | William Woo misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Nathan Rouse - foul #2 on Nathan Rouse, team foul #3 | 10-1 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Jones (SG) Nathan Rouse | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 17:04 | Oakland | William Woo makes the 1st free throw | 10-2 |
| 17:04 | Oakland | William Woo misses the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to George Bullock | 10-2 |
| 16:47 | Central Michigan | Randall Naylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-2 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Herschel Devine (PG) Randall Naylor | |
| Subs | Oakland | Maxwell Hailey (SG), Thomas Allsup (SF), Robert Argo (PF), Wayne Ford (C) John Yoakum, William Woo, Raymond Castellon, Luis Kirkley | |
| 16:44 | Oakland | James Yardbrough travels in the backcourt | 10-2 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randall Naylor (C) Herschel Devine | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 16:28 | Central Michigan | Walter Kendig hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by George Bullock | 12-2 |
| 16:02 | Oakland | Randall Naylor denies the turnaround by Wayne Ford | 12-2 |
| 16:00 | Oakland | Maxwell Hailey tips it home | 12-4 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Walter Kendig (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Jones (fairly fresh) SF - George Bullock (tiring) PF - Elmer Baker (fairly fresh) C - Randall Naylor (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - James Yardbrough (fairly fresh) SG - Maxwell Hailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Allsup (fresh) PF - Robert Argo (tiring) C - Wayne Ford (tiring) | |
| 15:53 | Central Michigan | Thomas Allsup is called for the reach on George Bullock - foul #1 on Thomas Allsup, team foul #3 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Herschel Devine (PG), Leon Holliday (SF), Freddie James (PF) Walter Kendig, George Bullock, Randall Naylor | |
| Subs | Oakland | Glen Speicher (PG), Jonathan Waymire (SF), Raymond Castellon (PF) James Yardbrough, Thomas Allsup, Robert Argo | |
| 15:46 | Central Michigan | Leon Holliday is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right wing | 12-4 |
| 15:44 | Oakland | Jonathan Waymire grabs the defensive rebound | 12-4 |
| 15:28 | Oakland | Maxwell Hailey drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Castellon | 12-7 |
| 15:13 | Central Michigan | Freddie James misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-7 |
| 15:12 | Oakland | Glen Speicher snags the defensive board | 12-7 |
| 14:58 | Oakland | Wayne Ford misses the jumper from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 14:56 | Oakland | Raymond Castellon grabs the offensive board | 12-7 |
| 14:43 | Oakland | Glen Speicher hits the finger roll set up by Wayne Ford | 12-9 |
| 14:29 | Central Michigan | Herschel Devine misses short on an open fadeaway near the basket | 12-9 |
| 14:27 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Raymond Castellon | 12-9 |
| 14:05 | Oakland | Jonathan Waymire misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Freddie James - foul #1 on Freddie James, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Kendig (SG), George Bullock (SF), Randall Naylor (PF), John Spataro (C) Raymond Jones, Leon Holliday, Freddie James, Elmer Baker | |
| Subs | Oakland | James Yardbrough (PG), John Yoakum (SG), Luis Kirkley (PF), William Woo (C) Glen Speicher, Maxwell Hailey, Raymond Castellon, Wayne Ford | |
| 14:05 | Oakland | Jonathan Waymire makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:05 | Oakland | Jonathan Waymire makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:56 | Central Michigan | Herschel Devine is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 14-11 |
| 13:47 | Oakland | John Yoakum's floater is knocked away by Randall Naylor | 14-11 |
| 13:45 | Central Michigan | Herschel Devine grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 13:43 | Central Michigan | George Bullock is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Bullock, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Adams (SG), Elmer Baker (PF) George Bullock, Randall Naylor | |
| Subs | Oakland | Robert Argo (PF) Jonathan Waymire | |
| 13:28 | Oakland | James Yardbrough misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Herschel Devine - foul #1 on Herschel Devine, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Bullock (SF), Freddie James (PF) James Adams, Elmer Baker | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 13:28 | Oakland | James Yardbrough makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:28 | Oakland | James Yardbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Freddie James makes the 3 from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 12:49 | Oakland | John Yoakum makes the wide open jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Luis Kirkley | 17-15 |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | John Yoakum is called for the reach on Walter Kendig in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Yoakum, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Adams (SG), Leon Holliday (SF), Elmer Baker (PF), Randall Naylor (C) Herschel Devine, George Bullock, Freddie James, John Spataro | |
| Subs | Oakland | Glen Speicher (PG), Maxwell Hailey (SG), Thomas Allsup (SF) James Yardbrough, John Yoakum, William Woo | |
| 12:29 | Central Michigan | Leon Holliday connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 19-15 |
| 12:27 | Oakland | Glen Speicher loses the dribble to James Adams in the backcourt | 19-15 |
| 12:06 | Central Michigan | Leon Holliday clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 19-15 |
| 12:04 | Central Michigan | Leon Holliday pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 12:04 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Herschel Devine (PG), Freddie James (PF), John Spataro (C) James Adams, Elmer Baker, Randall Naylor | |
| Subs | Oakland | James Yardbrough (PG), Wayne Ford (C) Glen Speicher, Luis Kirkley | |
| 11:45 | Central Michigan | Leon Holliday clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-15 |
| 11:44 | Oakland | Wayne Ford grabs the board | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Herschel Devine (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Kendig (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Holliday (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Freddie James (tiring) 3 pts. C - John Spataro (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - James Yardbrough (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Maxwell Hailey (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Allsup (fresh) PF - Robert Argo (tiring) C - Wayne Ford (tiring) | |
| 11:42 | Oakland | James Yardbrough is hacked by Herschel Devine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herschel Devine, team foul #7 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Jones (PG), James Adams (SG), George Bullock (SF), Elmer Baker (PF) Herschel Devine, Walter Kendig, Leon Holliday, Freddie James | |
| Subs | Oakland | William Woo (SF), Raymond Castellon (PF) Maxwell Hailey, Robert Argo | |
| 11:42 | Oakland | James Yardbrough makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 11:42 | Oakland | James Yardbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | Elmer Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Kendig (PG), Leon Holliday (SF), Freddie James (PF) Raymond Jones, George Bullock, John Spataro | |
| Subs | Oakland | John Yoakum (SG) Wayne Ford | |
| 11:03 | Oakland | Leon Holliday is called for the reach on William Woo - foul #2 on Leon Holliday, team foul #8 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Jones (PG), Randall Naylor (SF), John Spataro (C) James Adams, Leon Holliday, Freddie James | |
| Subs | Oakland | Glen Speicher (PG), Robert Argo (PF), Luis Kirkley (C) James Yardbrough, Thomas Allsup, Raymond Castellon | |
| 11:03 | Oakland | William Woo makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 11:03 | Oakland | William Woo makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:43 | Central Michigan | Elmer Baker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-19 |
| 10:42 | Central Michigan | John Spataro grabs the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 10:24 | Central Michigan | Luis Kirkley swats the short shot by Elmer Baker | 19-19 |
| 10:23 | Oakland | Glen Speicher grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 09:59 | Oakland | John Yoakum clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by John Spataro - foul #1 on John Spataro, team foul #9 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Adams (SG), George Bullock (SF), Freddie James (PF) Raymond Jones, Randall Naylor, John Spataro | |
| Subs | Oakland | James Yardbrough (PG), Jonathan Waymire (SF), Raymond Castellon (PF), Wayne Ford (C) Glen Speicher, William Woo, Robert Argo, Luis Kirkley | |
| 09:59 | Oakland | John Yoakum makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:59 | Oakland | John Yoakum makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | Freddie James is called for traveling | 19-21 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Jones (PG), John Spataro (C) Walter Kendig, Elmer Baker | |
| Subs | Oakland | Maxwell Hailey (SG) John Yoakum | |
| 09:32 | Oakland | James Adams picks off the pass by Wayne Ford | 19-21 |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | Raymond Jones loses the dribble to Jonathan Waymire in the backcourt | 19-21 |
| 09:14 | Oakland | Wayne Ford lays it in and he's fouled by Raymond Jones - foul #1 on Raymond Jones, team foul #10 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Kendig (PG), Elmer Baker (C) Raymond Jones, John Spataro | |
| Subs | Oakland | Thomas Allsup (SF) Jonathan Waymire | |
| 09:14 | Oakland | Wayne Ford misses the free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:14 | Central Michigan | George Bullock snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Maxwell Hailey steps in front of the James Adams pass in the backcourt | 19-23 |
| 09:08 | Oakland | James Yardbrough lays it up and in on a nice dish by Maxwell Hailey | 19-25 |
| 09:05 | Central Michigan | Walter Kendig is hacked by Wayne Ford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wayne Ford, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | George Bullock loses the dribble to Thomas Allsup | 19-25 |
| 08:32 | Oakland | Thomas Allsup's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Jones (PG), Randall Naylor (SF), John Spataro (C) Walter Kendig, George Bullock, Elmer Baker | |
| Subs | Oakland | Glen Speicher (PG), Jonathan Waymire (SF), Robert Argo (PF), Luis Kirkley (C) James Yardbrough, Thomas Allsup, Raymond Castellon, Wayne Ford | |
| 08:10 | Central Michigan | Freddie James scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-25 |
| 07:59 | Oakland | Maxwell Hailey knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jonathan Waymire | 22-27 |
| 07:55 | Central Michigan | James Adams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-27 |
| 07:53 | Oakland | Luis Kirkley gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 07:30 | Oakland | Jonathan Waymire can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-27 |
| 07:29 | Oakland | Glen Speicher snags the offensive board | 22-27 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Raymond Jones (tired) SG - James Adams (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randall Naylor (tired) 2 blk. PF - Freddie James (tired) 6 pts. C - John Spataro (very tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Glen Speicher (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Maxwell Hailey (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Waymire (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Argo (tired) C - Luis Kirkley (tiring) | |
| 07:06 | Oakland | Robert Argo is open but comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Raymond Jones - foul #2 on Raymond Jones, team foul #11 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Herschel Devine (PG), Walter Kendig (SG), George Bullock (SF), Elmer Baker (C) Raymond Jones, James Adams, Randall Naylor, John Spataro | |
| Subs | Oakland | James Yardbrough (PG), Thomas Allsup (SG), William Woo (SF), Wayne Ford (C) Glen Speicher, Maxwell Hailey, Jonathan Waymire, Luis Kirkley | |
| 07:06 | Oakland | Robert Argo misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 07:06 | Oakland | Robert Argo makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:50 | Central Michigan | Herschel Devine makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 06:35 | Oakland | James Yardbrough's pass is intercepted by Herschel Devine | 24-28 |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | Herschel Devine banks in the layup | 26-28 |
| 06:10 | Oakland | Thomas Allsup clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-28 |
| 06:09 | Central Michigan | Herschel Devine pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | Freddie James clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 06:01 | Oakland | William Woo grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 05:44 | Oakland | Herschel Devine is called for the reach on James Yardbrough - foul #3 on Herschel Devine, team foul #12 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Rouse (SG), Randall Naylor (SF), John Spataro (C) Herschel Devine, George Bullock, Freddie James | |
| Subs | Oakland | John Yoakum (SG), Raymond Castellon (PF) Thomas Allsup, Robert Argo | |
| 05:44 | Oakland | James Yardbrough makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 05:44 | Oakland | James Yardbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 05:22 | Central Michigan | Nathan Rouse makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 05:00 | Oakland | James Yardbrough is open but comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Randall Naylor - foul #1 on Randall Naylor, team foul #13 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Adams (SG), George Bullock (SF), Freddie James (PF) Walter Kendig, Randall Naylor, John Spataro | |
| Subs | Oakland | Maxwell Hailey (SG), Jonathan Waymire (SF), Luis Kirkley (C) John Yoakum, William Woo, Wayne Ford | |
| 05:00 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 29-30 |
| 05:00 | Oakland | James Yardbrough makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 05:00 | Oakland | James Yardbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:58 | Central Michigan | James Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Oakland | Glen Speicher (PG) James Yardbrough | |
| 04:41 | Oakland | Luis Kirkley makes the wide open turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Maxwell Hailey | 29-34 |
| 04:24 | Central Michigan | Freddie James connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Adams | 31-34 |
| 04:05 | Oakland | Maxwell Hailey can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 31-34 |
| 04:03 | Oakland | Luis Kirkley grabs the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 03:49 | Oakland | Jonathan Waymire is hacked by George Bullock - foul #2 on George Bullock, team foul #14 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Jones (SG), Leon Holliday (SF), Randall Naylor (PF), John Spataro (C) James Adams, George Bullock, Freddie James, Elmer Baker | |
| Subs | Oakland | James Yardbrough (PG), Thomas Allsup (SG), John Yoakum (C) Glen Speicher, Maxwell Hailey, Luis Kirkley | |
| 03:49 | Oakland | Jonathan Waymire misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 03:49 | Oakland | Jonathan Waymire makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 03:45 | Central Michigan | Leon Holliday is hacked by James Yardbrough in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Yardbrough, team foul #6 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Freddie James (PF) Randall Naylor | |
| Subs | Oakland | Wayne Ford (C) Jonathan Waymire | |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | Leon Holliday is open but comes up short on the shot in the paint | 31-35 |
| 03:28 | Central Michigan | Nathan Rouse tips it home | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Nathan Rouse (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Raymond Jones (tired) SF - Leon Holliday (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Freddie James (very tired) 8 pts. C - John Spataro (very tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - James Yardbrough (fresh) 10 pts. SG - John Yoakum (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Allsup (fresh) PF - Raymond Castellon (tiring) 2 reb. C - Wayne Ford (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Oakland | Nathan Rouse picks off the pass by James Yardbrough in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| 03:13 | Central Michigan | Freddie James clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 03:11 | Oakland | John Yoakum snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 03:05 | Oakland | John Yoakum buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Allsup | 33-38 |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Nathan Rouse misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | John Spataro pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 02:40 | Central Michigan | Freddie James misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 02:38 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to John Spataro | 33-38 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Freddie James is whistled for traveling | 33-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Kendig (SG), Randall Naylor (PF), Elmer Baker (C) Raymond Jones, Freddie James, John Spataro | |
| Subs | Oakland | Glen Speicher (PG), Maxwell Hailey (SG), Jonathan Waymire (SF), Robert Argo (PF), William Woo (C) James Yardbrough, John Yoakum, Thomas Allsup, Raymond Castellon, Wayne Ford | |
| 02:02 | Oakland | Glen Speicher can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-38 |
| 02:01 | Oakland | Maxwell Hailey misses the tip | 33-38 |
| 02:00 | Central Michigan | Leon Holliday snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 01:46 | Central Michigan | Nathan Rouse is whistled for traveling | 33-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Spataro (C) Randall Naylor | |
| Subs | Oakland | James Yardbrough (PG), Luis Kirkley (C) Glen Speicher, Jonathan Waymire | |
| 01:37 | Oakland | Maxwell Hailey scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Luis Kirkley | 33-41 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | Nathan Rouse misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Woo - foul #1 on William Woo, team foul #7 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Adams (SG), George Bullock (PF) Walter Kendig, John Spataro | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | Nathan Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | Nathan Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 01:18 | Oakland | Elmer Baker is called for the reach on Maxwell Hailey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elmer Baker, team foul #15 | 35-41 |
| 01:18 | Oakland | Maxwell Hailey makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 01:18 | Oakland | Maxwell Hailey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | Nathan Rouse clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 00:58 | Oakland | William Woo pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 00:50 | Oakland | Maxwell Hailey makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by James Yardbrough and he's hacked by James Adams - foul #1 on James Adams, team foul #16 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Kendig (SG), Freddie James (PF), John Spataro (C) James Adams, George Bullock, Elmer Baker | |
| Subs | Oakland | Glen Speicher (PG), Jonathan Waymire (SF), Wayne Ford (C) James Yardbrough, William Woo, Luis Kirkley | |
| 00:50 | Oakland | Maxwell Hailey misses the free throw | 35-45 |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | John Spataro gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Nathan Rouse loses the dribble to Glen Speicher in the backcourt | 35-45 |
| 00:37 | Oakland | Maxwell Hailey is hacked by John Spataro - foul #2 on John Spataro, team foul #17 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randall Naylor (C) John Spataro | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 00:37 | Oakland | Maxwell Hailey makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 00:37 | Oakland | Maxwell Hailey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Glen Speicher steps in front of the Walter Kendig pass in the backcourt | 35-47 |
| 00:20 | Oakland | Jonathan Waymire is fouled on the floor by Walter Kendig - foul #1 on Walter Kendig, team foul #18 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Adams (SG), John Spataro (C) Walter Kendig, Randall Naylor | |
| Subs | Oakland | John Yoakum (SG), Raymond Castellon (PF) Maxwell Hailey, Robert Argo | |
| 00:20 | Oakland | Oakland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-47 |
| 00:20 | Oakland | Jonathan Waymire makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 00:20 | Oakland | Jonathan Waymire misses the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Leon Holliday | 35-48 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Glen Speicher steals the ball from James Adams in the backcourt | 35-48 |
| 00:14 | Oakland | Glen Speicher dunks the ball | 35-50 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Leon Holliday knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Nathan Rouse | 37-50 |
| 00:00 | Oakland | Jonathan Waymire misses short on a halfcourt shot | 37-50 |