| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Chad Ayer (fresh) SG - David Gaskill (fresh) SF - Frank Wilson (fresh) PF - Kevin Anderson (fresh) C - Louis Lesley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Hugo Heaney (fresh) SG - Cecil Carmack (fresh) SF - Clarence Payne (fresh) PF - Ezra Doyle (fresh) C - Gordon Frakes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer is fouled in the backcourt by Hugo Heaney - foul #1 on Hugo Heaney, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Ezra Doyle is called for the reach on Kevin Anderson - foul #1 on Ezra Doyle, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Cecil Carmack | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Lafayette | Clarence Payne drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Cecil Carmack | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Chad Ayer | 3-3 |
| 18:29 | Lafayette | Hugo Heaney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:13 | Central Michigan | Hugo Heaney steals the ball from David Gaskill | 3-3 |
| 17:52 | Lafayette | Cecil Carmack comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:51 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:32 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Chad Ayer | 5-3 |
| 17:15 | Lafayette | Hugo Heaney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:09 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Theodore Stamper (PF) Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Carl Primm (SF), Lawrence Hughes (PF), Joe Baker (C) Clarence Payne, Ezra Doyle, Gordon Frakes | |
| 16:55 | Lafayette | Hugo Heaney's pass is intercepted by Chad Ayer | 5-3 |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer banks in the layup | 7-3 |
| 16:41 | Lafayette | Lawrence Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 16:40 | Lafayette | Carl Primm grabs the offensive board | 7-3 |
| 16:23 | Lafayette | Hugo Heaney connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 16:01 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Wilson | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Chad Ayer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Gaskill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Theodore Stamper (fresh) C - Louis Lesley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Hugo Heaney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cecil Carmack (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Primm (fresh) PF - Lawrence Hughes (fresh) C - Joe Baker (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Lafayette | Joe Baker's pass is intercepted by Frank Wilson | 10-6 |
| 15:29 | Central Michigan | Theodore Stamper makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Wilson | 13-6 |
| 15:17 | Lafayette | Lawrence Hughes is hacked by Theodore Stamper - foul #1 on Theodore Stamper, team foul #1 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Swaim (PG), Kenneth Olsen (SG), Reuben Korn (SF), Kevin Anderson (PF), Peter Kost (C) Chad Ayer, David Gaskill, Frank Wilson, Theodore Stamper, Louis Lesley | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Blair Kirby (PG), Sean Howard (SG), Clarence Payne (SF), Ezra Doyle (PF), Gordon Frakes (C) Hugo Heaney, Cecil Carmack, Carl Primm, Lawrence Hughes, Joe Baker | |
| 15:07 | Lafayette | Blair Kirby comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 13-6 |
| 15:06 | Lafayette | Ezra Doyle grabs the offensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 14:43 | Lafayette | Clarence Payne knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Sean Howard | 13-9 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 13-9 |
| 14:27 | Lafayette | Clarence Payne pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:02 | Lafayette | Ezra Doyle misses the dunk | 13-9 |
| 14:00 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 13:57 | Central Michigan | Sean Howard is called for the reach on Kenneth Olsen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Howard, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Carl Primm (SG) Clarence Payne | |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen double dribbles | 13-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Claude (PG), Theodore Stamper (PF) David Swaim, Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Clarence Payne (SF), Lawrence Hughes (PF), Joe Baker (C) Sean Howard, Ezra Doyle, Gordon Frakes | |
| 13:25 | Lafayette | Theodore Stamper blocks the jumper by Carl Primm | 13-9 |
| 13:23 | Central Michigan | Theodore Stamper grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:10 | Central Michigan | Theodore Stamper misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 13-9 |
| 13:08 | Lafayette | Carl Primm gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:50 | Lafayette | Joe Baker clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-9 |
| 12:48 | Lafayette | Blair Kirby gets the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:30 | Lafayette | Carl Primm buries a 3 from straight away | 13-12 |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen is whistled for a carry | 13-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer (PG), David Gaskill (SG), Frank Wilson (SF), Kevin Anderson (PF), Louis Lesley (C) Walter Claude, Kenneth Olsen, Reuben Korn, Theodore Stamper, Peter Kost | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Sean Howard (PG), Cecil Carmack (SG), Ezra Doyle (PF), Gordon Frakes (C) Blair Kirby, Carl Primm, Lawrence Hughes, Joe Baker | |
| 12:02 | Lafayette | Sean Howard clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-12 |
| 12:00 | Lafayette | Gordon Frakes gets the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 11:42 | Lafayette | The short jumper by Ezra Doyle is denied by Louis Lesley | 13-12 |
| 11:41 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Chad Ayer | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Chad Ayer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Gaskill (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Anderson (fresh) C - Louis Lesley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Sean Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil Carmack (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ezra Doyle (fresh) C - Gordon Frakes (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 11:30 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill tips it home | 15-12 |
| 11:20 | Lafayette | Louis Lesley steals the ball from Sean Howard | 15-12 |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Chad Ayer | 17-12 |
| 10:51 | Lafayette | Sean Howard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 10:50 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer is called for traveling in the backcourt | 17-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Swaim (PG), Walter Claude (SG), Theodore Stamper (PF), Peter Kost (C) Chad Ayer, David Gaskill, Kevin Anderson, Louis Lesley | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Hugo Heaney (PG), Blair Kirby (SG), Carl Primm (SF), Lawrence Hughes (PF), Joe Baker (C) Sean Howard, Cecil Carmack, Clarence Payne, Ezra Doyle, Gordon Frakes | |
| 10:36 | Lafayette | Joe Baker misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-12 |
| 10:34 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 10:30 | Central Michigan | Walter Claude connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Swaim | 20-12 |
| 10:17 | Lafayette | Carl Primm loses the ball out of bounds | 20-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen (SG) Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-12 |
| 09:58 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Joe Baker | 20-12 |
| 09:40 | Lafayette | Joe Baker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-12 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 09:33 | Central Michigan | Blair Kirby is called for the reach on Kenneth Olsen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Blair Kirby, team foul #4 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Reuben Korn (SF), Louis Lesley (C) Walter Claude, Theodore Stamper | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ezra Doyle (PF), Gordon Frakes (C) Lawrence Hughes, Joe Baker | |
| 09:18 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost comes up short on the runner near the basket | 20-12 |
| 09:16 | Lafayette | Carl Primm grabs the board | 20-12 |
| 09:11 | Lafayette | Hugo Heaney misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-12 |
| 09:09 | Lafayette | Gordon Frakes grabs the offensive board | 20-12 |
| 09:00 | Lafayette | Ezra Doyle knocks in the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Peter Kost - foul #1 on Peter Kost, team foul #2 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer (PG), David Gaskill (SG), Kevin Anderson (PF) David Swaim, Kenneth Olsen, Peter Kost | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Sean Howard (PG), Cecil Carmack (SG), Clarence Payne (SF) Hugo Heaney, Blair Kirby, Carl Primm | |
| 09:00 | Lafayette | Ezra Doyle makes the free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:47 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Cecil Carmack - foul #1 on Cecil Carmack, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson (SF) Reuben Korn | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 08:47 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:47 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:47 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill makes the 3rd free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:29 | Lafayette | Ezra Doyle misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 08:28 | Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Ezra Doyle | 22-15 |
| 08:21 | Lafayette | Ezra Doyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-15 |
| 08:04 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kevin Anderson | 25-15 |
| 07:47 | Lafayette | Cecil Carmack hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Sean Howard | 25-17 |
| 07:40 | Central Michigan | Ezra Doyle swats the short shot by Frank Wilson | 25-17 |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill tips it home | 27-17 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Chad Ayer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Gaskill (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Louis Lesley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Sean Howard (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cecil Carmack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Payne (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Ezra Doyle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gordon Frakes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Lafayette | Sean Howard's layup is rejected by Louis Lesley | 27-17 |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson snags the defensive board | 27-17 |
| 07:18 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Swaim (PG), Kenneth Olsen (SG), Reuben Korn (SF), Theodore Stamper (PF), Peter Kost (C) Chad Ayer, David Gaskill, Frank Wilson, Kevin Anderson, Louis Lesley | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Hugo Heaney (PG), Blair Kirby (SG), Carl Primm (SF), Lawrence Hughes (PF), Joe Baker (C) Sean Howard, Cecil Carmack, Clarence Payne, Ezra Doyle, Gordon Frakes | |
| 07:01 | Lafayette | David Swaim takes the ball from Joe Baker | 27-17 |
| 06:58 | Central Michigan | Reuben Korn throws it down set up by David Swaim | 29-17 |
| 06:37 | Lafayette | Blair Kirby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-17 |
| 06:18 | Central Michigan | Reuben Korn is fouled on the floor by Carl Primm - foul #1 on Carl Primm, team foul #6 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Claude (PG) David Swaim | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Cecil Carmack (SG) Hugo Heaney | |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carl Primm - foul #2 on Carl Primm, team foul #7 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson (SF) Theodore Stamper | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Clarence Payne (SF), Ezra Doyle (PF) Carl Primm, Joe Baker | |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 31-17 |
| 05:45 | Lafayette | Peter Kost is called for the reach on Cecil Carmack - foul #2 on Peter Kost, team foul #3 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer (PG), David Gaskill (SG), Kevin Anderson (PF), Louis Lesley (C) Walter Claude, Kenneth Olsen, Reuben Korn, Peter Kost | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Gordon Frakes (C) Lawrence Hughes | |
| 05:31 | Lafayette | Blair Kirby can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Louis Lesley - foul #1 on Louis Lesley, team foul #4 | 31-17 |
| 05:31 | Lafayette | Blair Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 05:31 | Lafayette | Blair Kirby misses the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 05:31 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson snags the defensive board | 31-18 |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson's pass is intercepted by Clarence Payne | 31-18 |
| 04:56 | Lafayette | Cecil Carmack clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-18 |
| 04:55 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson pulls down the rebound | 31-18 |
| 04:49 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson is denied on a layup by Ezra Doyle | 31-18 |
| 04:47 | Lafayette | Clarence Payne snags the defensive board | 31-18 |
| 04:41 | Lafayette | Ezra Doyle buries a fadeaway in the lane | 31-20 |
| 04:39 | Central Michigan | Blair Kirby is called for the reach on Chad Ayer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Blair Kirby, team foul #8 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen (SG), Walter Claude (SF), Theodore Stamper (PF) David Gaskill, Frank Wilson, Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Hugo Heaney (PG), Sean Howard (SF), Joe Baker (C) Blair Kirby, Clarence Payne, Gordon Frakes | |
| 04:39 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 04:39 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 04:21 | Lafayette | Ezra Doyle misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-20 |
| 04:20 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer snags the defensive board | 33-20 |
| 04:15 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer is hacked by Hugo Heaney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hugo Heaney, team foul #9 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Reuben Korn (SF) Walter Claude | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Clarence Payne (SF) Hugo Heaney | |
| 04:15 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer makes the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 04:15 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-20 |
| 03:53 | Lafayette | Sean Howard knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-23 |
| 03:34 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Reuben Korn | 37-23 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Chad Ayer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Olsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Reuben Korn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Theodore Stamper (fresh) 3 pts. C - Louis Lesley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Sean Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Carmack (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Payne (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ezra Doyle (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Baker (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Lafayette | Sean Howard scores on a shot from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 02:41 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Reuben Korn | 39-25 |
| 02:20 | Lafayette | The pull-up jumper by Cecil Carmack is blocked by Reuben Korn | 39-25 |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | Reuben Korn gets the rebound | 39-25 |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Sean Howard - foul #2 on Sean Howard, team foul #10 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Gaskill (SG), Frank Wilson (SF), Kevin Anderson (PF), Peter Kost (C) Kenneth Olsen, Reuben Korn, Theodore Stamper, Louis Lesley | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Hugo Heaney (PG), Blair Kirby (SG), Carl Primm (SF), Lawrence Hughes (PF), Gordon Frakes (C) Sean Howard, Cecil Carmack, Clarence Payne, Ezra Doyle, Joe Baker | |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer misses the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 02:01 | Lafayette | Gordon Frakes misses the shot from the right wing | 40-25 |
| 02:00 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill gets the rebound | 40-25 |
| 01:57 | Central Michigan | Lawrence Hughes steps in front of the David Gaskill pass in the backcourt | 40-25 |
| 01:42 | Lafayette | Carl Primm can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-25 |
| 01:40 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-25 |
| 01:35 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-25 |
| 01:33 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson hits the follow up shot | 42-25 |
| 01:20 | Lafayette | Lawrence Hughes misses short on a jump hook from close range | 42-25 |
| 01:18 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer pulls down the rebound | 42-25 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost is hacked by Gordon Frakes - foul #1 on Gordon Frakes, team foul #11 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Swaim (PG) Chad Ayer | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost makes the 1st free throw | 43-25 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost makes the 2nd free throw | 44-25 |
| 00:46 | Lafayette | Blair Kirby misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-25 |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Peter Kost | 44-25 |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Hugo Heaney takes the ball from Kevin Anderson in the backcourt | 44-25 |
| 00:36 | Lafayette | Blair Kirby is fouled on the floor by David Gaskill - foul #1 on David Gaskill, team foul #5 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Claude (SG) David Gaskill | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 00:20 | Lafayette | Blair Kirby buries a shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Peter Kost - foul #3 on Peter Kost, team foul #6 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley (C) Peter Kost | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ezra Doyle (PF) Gordon Frakes | |
| 00:20 | Lafayette | Blair Kirby makes the free throw | 44-28 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Claude | 47-28 |
| 00:00 | Lafayette | Hugo Heaney hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 47-28 |