| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gary Loving (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dikembe Ako (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert John (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Shepherd (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Patrick (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:56 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend loses the dribble to Dikembe Ako in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 19:55 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving lays it up and in on a great pass from Dikembe Ako | 42-38 |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gerald Townsend | 42-41 |
| 19:19 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds is whistled for traveling | 45-41 |
| 18:45 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako is called for a charge - foul #2 on Dikembe Ako, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames (C) Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel (PF), Daniel Winfield (C) Brett Townley, Robert Kennedy | |
| 18:31 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gerald Townsend | 45-44 |
| 18:19 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames misses the dunk but the foul's on Gerald Townsend - foul #1 on Gerald Townsend, team foul #1 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer (PG), Delbert Bryant (SG), Michael Bakken (SF), Donald Harris (C) Gary Loving, Dikembe Ako, Robert John, Richard Shepherd | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG), Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF) Gerald Townsend, Jamie Davenport, Maurice Reynolds | |
| 18:19 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 18:19 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Michael Bakken is called for the reach on Hugh Wallace in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Bakken, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| 17:59 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 17:57 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 17:37 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer is fouled on the floor by Raymond Agee - foul #1 on Raymond Agee, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Warren Comer (C) Kermit Eames | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy (C) Daniel Winfield | |
| 17:26 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Kennedy - foul #2 on Robert Kennedy, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick (C) Michael Bakken | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brett Townley (PF) Joseph Bechtel | |
| 17:26 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 17:26 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 17:08 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy is whistled for a carry | 48-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd (PF) Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport (SG) Jonathan Jaramillo | |
| 16:46 | Western Michigan | Robert Kennedy takes the ball from Warren Comer | 48-44 |
| 16:43 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace is hacked by Warren Comer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Warren Comer, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Loving (PG), Dikembe Ako (SG), Robert John (SF) Gerald Boyer, Delbert Bryant, Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Maurice Reynolds (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF), Daniel Winfield (C) Raymond Agee, Hugh Wallace, Brett Townley, Robert Kennedy | |
| 16:33 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-44 |
| 16:32 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel tips it in | 48-46 |
| 16:12 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 16:11 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | Richard Shepherd picks off the pass by Jamie Davenport | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gary Loving (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Dikembe Ako (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert John (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Shepherd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Warren Comer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jamie Davenport (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Bechtel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Winfield (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving loses the ball out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (SG), Kermit Eames (PF), Donald Harris (C) Dikembe Ako, Richard Shepherd, Warren Comer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), William Stanback (SF), Robert Kennedy (C) Jamie Davenport, Maurice Reynolds, Daniel Winfield | |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Robert John is called for the reach on William Stanback in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert John, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| 15:31 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert John - foul #3 on Robert John, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer (PG), Delbert Bryant (SF), Matthew Patrick (C) Gary Loving, Robert John, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG) Gerald Townsend | |
| 15:31 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 15:31 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | Joseph Bechtel steals it from Kermit Eames | 48-47 |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | Robert Davis steals it from Joseph Bechtel in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 14:55 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant scores on a shot in the lane set up by Gerald Boyer and he's fouled by William Stanback - foul #2 on William Stanback, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako (PG), Donald Harris (PF) Gerald Boyer, Kermit Eames | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace (SF), Brett Townley (PF) William Stanback, Joseph Bechtel | |
| 14:55 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| 14:39 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Jaramillo | 51-49 |
| 14:28 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis's floater is tipped away by Robert Kennedy | 51-49 |
| 14:27 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo slams it home on a great pass from Raymond Agee and the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #4 on Robert Davis, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Loving (PG), Robert John (SF), Richard Shepherd (PF), Warren Comer (C) Robert Davis, Delbert Bryant, Donald Harris, Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Maurice Reynolds (SF), Daniel Winfield (C) Raymond Agee, Hugh Wallace, Robert Kennedy | |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 13:53 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 13:52 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Comer | 51-52 |
| 13:37 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 13:36 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako grabs the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 13:22 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving is hacked by Brett Townley - foul #2 on Brett Townley, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken (SG), Matthew Patrick (C) Dikembe Ako, Warren Comer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport (SG), Joseph Bechtel (PF) Jonathan Jaramillo, Brett Townley | |
| 13:07 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 13:06 | Western Michigan | Robert John gets the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 12:56 | Western Michigan | Robert John throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer (PG), Kermit Eames (PF), Donald Harris (C) Gary Loving, Richard Shepherd, Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Robert Kennedy (C) Gerald Townsend, Maurice Reynolds, Daniel Winfield | |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Hugh Wallace | 51-55 |
| 12:23 | Western Michigan | Robert Kennedy denies the turnaround by Kermit Eames | 51-55 |
| 12:21 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris misses the tip | 51-55 |
| 12:20 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Kennedy | 51-55 |
| 12:08 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-55 |
| 12:07 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy can't tip it in | 51-55 |
| 12:05 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 12:00 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gerald Boyer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Bakken (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert John (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kermit Eames (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Raymond Agee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) PF - Joseph Bechtel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Kennedy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 51-55 |
| 11:46 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 11:42 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Bakken | 53-55 |
| 11:39 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee is hacked by Gerald Boyer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Boyer, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Loving (PG), Dikembe Ako (SG), Delbert Bryant (SF), Richard Shepherd (PF), Warren Comer (C) Gerald Boyer, Michael Bakken, Robert John, Kermit Eames, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (SG), Maurice Reynolds (SF), William Stanback (PF), Daniel Winfield (C) Jamie Davenport, Hugh Wallace, Joseph Bechtel, Robert Kennedy | |
| 11:39 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 11:39 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 11:27 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-57 |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 11:16 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield scores on a turnaround from the left block | 53-59 |
| 11:00 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 10:58 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving gets the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 10:46 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 10:44 | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd grabs the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 10:32 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer hits the finger roll set up by Gary Loving and the foul's on Gerald Townsend - foul #2 on Gerald Townsend, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer (PG), Matthew Patrick (C) Gary Loving, Dikembe Ako | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport (SG), Jonathan Jaramillo (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF), Brett Townley (C) Raymond Agee, Maurice Reynolds, William Stanback, Daniel Winfield | |
| 10:32 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer misses the free throw | 55-59 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 10:19 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the paint | 55-59 |
| 10:18 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 10:06 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick knocks in the jumper near the basket | 57-59 |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 09:34 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Bechtel | 57-61 |
| 09:16 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-61 |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Brett Townley | 57-61 |
| 08:57 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 08:55 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 08:34 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick hits a jumper from the right block | 59-61 |
| 08:17 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jamie Davenport | 59-63 |
| 08:06 | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 59-63 |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 08:03 | Central Michigan | Gerald Boyer is called for the reach on Gerald Townsend in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerald Boyer, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Loving (PG), Dikembe Ako (SG), Robert John (SF), Kermit Eames (PF), Donald Harris (C) Gerald Boyer, Delbert Bryant, Warren Comer, Richard Shepherd, Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG), Maurice Reynolds (SF), Daniel Winfield (PF), Robert Kennedy (C) Jamie Davenport, Jonathan Jaramillo, Joseph Bechtel, Brett Townley | |
| 08:03 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 08:03 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gary Loving (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ako (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert John (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kermit Eames (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Raymond Agee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Townsend (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Winfield (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:40 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris is called for traveling | 59-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (SG) Dikembe Ako | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport (SG) Gerald Townsend | |
| 07:23 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport makes the wide open 3 from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Agee | 59-68 |
| 07:10 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 59-68 |
| 07:08 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Jamie Davenport and he's hacked by Robert John - foul #4 on Robert John, team foul #9 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd (PF), Matthew Patrick (C) Kermit Eames, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Stanback (PF) Robert Kennedy | |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee makes the free throw | 59-71 |
| 06:37 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis is fouled on the floor by Jamie Davenport - foul #3 on Jamie Davenport, team foul #7 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako (PG), Michael Bakken (SF) Gary Loving, Robert John | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Robert Kennedy (C) Raymond Agee, Maurice Reynolds, Daniel Winfield | |
| 06:37 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 06:37 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-71 |
| 06:19 | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Michael Bakken, team foul #10 | 61-71 |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace is denied on a layup by Matthew Patrick | 61-71 |
| 06:02 | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| 05:57 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis hits a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Jamie Davenport - foul #4 on Jamie Davenport, team foul #8 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames (C) Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel (PF) William Stanback | |
| 05:57 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis misses the free throw | 63-71 |
| 05:57 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames grabs the offensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 05:48 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako is called for traveling | 63-71 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Loving (PG) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:32 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Gerald Townsend | 63-74 |
| 05:07 | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-74 |
| 05:05 | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd grabs the offensive rebound | 63-74 |
| 04:49 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-74 |
| 04:47 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Hugh Wallace | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:30 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-74 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Robert John (SF), Donald Harris (PF), Matthew Patrick (C) Gary Loving, Dikembe Ako, Michael Bakken, Richard Shepherd, Kermit Eames | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG), Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), Maurice Reynolds (SF), Brett Townley (PF), Daniel Winfield (C) Gerald Townsend, Jamie Davenport, Hugh Wallace, Joseph Bechtel, Robert Kennedy | |
| 04:20 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Gerald Boyer is denied by Brett Townley | 63-74 |
| 04:18 | Western Michigan | Robert John tips it back up and in | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:16 | Central Michigan | Robert John steals the ball from Jonathan Jaramillo in the backcourt | 65-74 |
| 03:53 | Western Michigan | Robert John is called for traveling | 65-74 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant (SG), Warren Comer (C) Robert Davis, Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gerald Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Delbert Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert John (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Comer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Raymond Agee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Jaramillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Winfield (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by Robert John - foul #5 on Robert John, team foul #11 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (SG) Robert John | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Stanback (PF) Brett Townley | |
| 03:37 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 03:37 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:18 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-76 |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | William Stanback jams it on a great pass from Maurice Reynolds | 67-78 |
| 02:49 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis is whistled for a carry | 67-78 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Loving (PG), Richard Shepherd (PF), Matthew Patrick (C) Gerald Boyer, Donald Harris, Warren Comer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Jamie Davenport (SG), Joseph Bechtel (PF), Robert Kennedy (C) Raymond Agee, Jonathan Jaramillo, Maurice Reynolds, Daniel Winfield | |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-78 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako (SG), Warren Comer (PF) Robert Davis, Richard Shepherd | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Brett Townley (C) Gerald Townsend, William Stanback, Robert Kennedy | |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 67-78 |
| 02:28 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel snags the offensive board | 67-78 |
| 02:14 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-78 |
| 02:13 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick snags the defensive board | 67-78 |
| 02:13 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-78 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (SG), Richard Shepherd (PF), Kermit Eames (C) Dikembe Ako, Warren Comer, Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), Maurice Reynolds (SF), Robert Kennedy (C) Jamie Davenport, Hugh Wallace, Joseph Bechtel | |
| 02:04 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-78 |
| 02:02 | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds grabs the board | 67-78 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy is hacked by Robert Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Davis, team foul #12 | 67-78 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer (PG), Dikembe Ako (SG), Donald Harris (C) Gary Loving, Robert Davis, Richard Shepherd | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF) Maurice Reynolds, Brett Townley | |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 01:59 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris pulls down the rebound | 67-78 |
| 01:45 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-78 |
| 01:43 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel snags the defensive board | 67-78 |
| 01:38 | Central Michigan | Kermit Eames swats the shot by Raymond Agee | 67-78 |
| 01:36 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel misses the tip | 67-78 |
| 01:35 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako snags the defensive board | 67-78 |
| 01:17 | Western Michigan | Raymond Agee steps in front of the Delbert Bryant pass | 67-78 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Boyer - foul #5 on Gerald Boyer, team foul #13 | 67-78 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken (SF) Gerald Boyer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield (C) Robert Kennedy | |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee makes the 1st free throw | 67-79 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee misses the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| 01:15 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris gets the rebound | 67-79 |
| 01:06 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 67-79 |
| 01:04 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames gets the offensive rebound | 67-79 |
| 00:46 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako is hacked by Hugh Wallace - foul #2 on Hugh Wallace, team foul #9 | 67-79 |
| 00:46 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako misses the 1st free throw | 67-79 |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield gets the rebound | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-79 |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris gets the rebound | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 67-79 |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris grabs the offensive board | 67-79 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 67-79 |
| 00:03 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames grabs the offensive board | 67-79 |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 67-79 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Harris | 67-79 |