| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - John Seale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joe Ball (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Skinner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Theron Hopps (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - Dikembe Abdelhamid (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Samuel Dunn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Resendez (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kurt Clark (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Central St. | Samuel Dunn inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Central St. | Kurt Clark clanks a jump hook from the left block | 36-35 |
| 19:46 | Central St. | Kurt Clark hits the follow up shot | 36-37 |
| 19:28 | N. Michigan | Theron Hopps drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Skinner | 39-37 |
| 19:22 | Central St. | Kurt Clark makes the floater from the right side set up by Dikembe Abdelhamid | 39-39 |
| 19:05 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner loses the ball out of bounds | 39-39 |
| 18:57 | Central St. | Dikembe Abdelhamid can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 18:56 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:52 | N. Michigan | Gregory Lee clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 18:51 | N. Michigan | Theron Hopps hits the follow up shot | 41-39 |
| 18:36 | Central St. | Kurt Clark misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 18:35 | N. Michigan | Theron Hopps grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 18:22 | N. Michigan | John Seale clanks a jumper from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 18:21 | Central St. | Kurt Clark gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 18:00 | Central St. | Dikembe Abdelhamid buries a 3 from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 17:42 | N. Michigan | Theron Hopps's dunk attempt is rejected by Kurt Clark | 41-42 |
| 17:41 | Central St. | William Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:37 | Central St. | Dikembe Abdelhamid connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Robert Resendez | 41-44 |
| 17:16 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 17:14 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Lee | 41-44 |
| 17:09 | N. Michigan | Theron Hopps makes the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Kurt Clark - foul #1 on Kurt Clark, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Robert Wright (SG), Cornell Macy (SF), Scott Conley (PF) Gregory Lee, Joe Ball, Raymond Skinner | |
| Subs | Central St. | De Chia (SG), Bao Wen (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF), Victor Giblin (C) William Wheeler, Samuel Dunn, Robert Resendez, Kurt Clark | |
| 17:09 | N. Michigan | Theron Hopps makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 16:51 | Central St. | Bao Wen misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Cornell Macy - foul #2 on Cornell Macy, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Chad Perry (SG), Timothy Carney (C) John Seale, Theron Hopps | |
| Subs | Central St. | He-ping Xiong (SG) Dikembe Abdelhamid | |
| 16:51 | Central St. | Bao Wen makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 16:51 | Central St. | Bao Wen misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 16:51 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 16:37 | N. Michigan | Chad Perry drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Wright | 46-45 |
| 16:23 | Central St. | Bao Wen is whistled for traveling | 46-45 |
| 16:14 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Chad Perry | 48-45 |
| 16:07 | Central St. | Victor Giblin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 16:05 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 15:49 | N. Michigan | Dikembe Awada swats the layup by Cornell Macy | 48-45 |
| 15:48 | Central St. | He-ping Xiong snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Robert Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cornell Macy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Conley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Carney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - De Chia (fresh) 2 pts. SG - He-ping Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bao Wen (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Giblin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Central St. | De Chia is whistled for traveling | 48-45 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | John Seale (PG), Gregory Lee (SG), Joe Ball (SF), Raymond Skinner (PF), Theron Hopps (C) Robert Wright, Chad Perry, Cornell Macy, Scott Conley, Timothy Carney | |
| Subs | Central St. | Dikembe Abdelhamid (PG), William Wheeler (SG), Kurt Clark (C) De Chia, He-ping Xiong, Victor Giblin | |
| 15:21 | N. Michigan | John Seale is fouled on the floor by William Wheeler - foul #3 on William Wheeler, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central St. | Samuel Dunn (SF), Robert Resendez (PF) Bao Wen, Dikembe Awada | |
| 15:08 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from John Seale | 50-45 |
| 14:52 | Central St. | William Wheeler loses the dribble to Joe Ball | 50-45 |
| 14:33 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| 14:19 | Central St. | Raymond Skinner picks off the pass by William Wheeler | 50-45 |
| 14:02 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Seale | 52-45 |
| 13:37 | Central St. | Dikembe Abdelhamid comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raymond Skinner - foul #2 on Raymond Skinner, team foul #2 | 52-45 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Scott Conley (C) Theron Hopps | |
| Subs | Central St. | Bao Wen (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF), Victor Giblin (C) Samuel Dunn, Robert Resendez, Kurt Clark | |
| 13:37 | Central St. | Dikembe Abdelhamid misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 13:37 | Central St. | Dikembe Abdelhamid makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 13:12 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 13:11 | Central St. | The rebound goes to Victor Giblin | 52-46 |
| 13:05 | Central St. | Dikembe Abdelhamid misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 13:03 | Central St. | William Wheeler grabs the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 12:58 | Central St. | Gregory Lee takes the ball from Victor Giblin | 52-46 |
| 12:37 | N. Michigan | Gregory Lee is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Awada - foul #1 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Robert Wright (PG), Chad Perry (SG), Cornell Macy (SF), Timothy Carney (C) John Seale, Gregory Lee, Joe Ball, Raymond Skinner | |
| Subs | Central St. | De Chia (PG), He-ping Xiong (SG) Dikembe Abdelhamid, William Wheeler | |
| 12:26 | N. Michigan | Robert Wright can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-46 |
| 12:25 | Central St. | He-ping Xiong gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 12:18 | Central St. | He-ping Xiong hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 12:17 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 12:12 | N. Michigan | Robert Wright is whistled for a carry | 52-46 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Theron Hopps (C) Timothy Carney | |
| Subs | Central St. | Kurt Clark (C) Victor Giblin | |
| 12:03 | Central St. | Kurt Clark drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from De Chia | 52-48 |
| 11:35 | N. Michigan | Robert Wright hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Chad Perry | 55-48 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Robert Wright (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cornell Macy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Conley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Theron Hopps (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - De Chia (fresh) 2 pts. SG - He-ping Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bao Wen (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Clark (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:16 | Central St. | Kurt Clark is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kurt Clark, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | John Seale (PG), Gregory Lee (SG), Raymond Skinner (PF) Chad Perry, Cornell Macy, Scott Conley | |
| Subs | Central St. | Dikembe Abdelhamid (PG), William Wheeler (SG), Samuel Dunn (SF), Robert Resendez (PF) De Chia, He-ping Xiong, Bao Wen, Dikembe Awada | |
| 10:57 | N. Michigan | Gregory Lee misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kurt Clark - foul #3 on Kurt Clark, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Joe Ball (SF) Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Central St. | | |
| 10:57 | N. Michigan | Gregory Lee makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 10:57 | N. Michigan | Gregory Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 10:36 | Central St. | William Wheeler misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 10:35 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to John Seale | 57-48 |
| 10:06 | N. Michigan | Gregory Lee is fouled on the floor by Samuel Dunn - foul #1 on Samuel Dunn, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Scott Conley (C) Theron Hopps | |
| Subs | Central St. | Bao Wen (C) Kurt Clark | |
| 09:55 | N. Michigan | Gregory Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney (C) Raymond Skinner | |
| Subs | Central St. | Dikembe Awada (C) Bao Wen | |
| 09:42 | Central St. | Scott Conley steals it from Dikembe Abdelhamid | 57-48 |
| 09:19 | N. Michigan | Gregory Lee can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Samuel Dunn - foul #2 on Samuel Dunn, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Robert Wright (PG), Cornell Macy (SF) John Seale, Joe Ball | |
| Subs | Central St. | De Chia (SG), Bao Wen (SF), Victor Giblin (C) William Wheeler, Samuel Dunn, Robert Resendez | |
| 09:19 | N. Michigan | Gregory Lee misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:19 | N. Michigan | Gregory Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:19 | Central St. | Dikembe Awada pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 09:04 | Central St. | Dikembe Awada's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Carney | 57-48 |
| 09:02 | Central St. | Dikembe Awada hits the follow up shot | 57-50 |
| 08:37 | N. Michigan | Gregory Lee's layup is rejected by Bao Wen | 57-50 |
| 08:35 | Central St. | Victor Giblin grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 08:19 | Central St. | Dikembe Abdelhamid can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 08:17 | Central St. | De Chia pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 08:08 | Central St. | Dikembe Abdelhamid connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Bao Wen | 57-53 |
| 07:45 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy misses long on a shot from close range | 57-53 |
| 07:44 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Cornell Macy | 57-53 |
| 07:30 | N. Michigan | Scott Conley misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 07:29 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Conley | 57-53 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Robert Wright (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Cornell Macy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Conley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Carney (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - Dikembe Abdelhamid (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - De Chia (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bao Wen (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dikembe Awada (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Giblin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | N. Michigan | Timothy Carney misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 07:13 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Lee | 57-53 |
| 06:56 | N. Michigan | Cornell Macy misses short on a 3 from straight away | 57-53 |
| 06:54 | Central St. | Dikembe Abdelhamid grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:28 | Central St. | Dikembe Awada travels with the ball | 57-53 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | John Seale (PG), Joe Ball (SF), Raymond Skinner (PF), Theron Hopps (C) Gregory Lee, Cornell Macy, Scott Conley, Timothy Carney | |
| Subs | Central St. | He-ping Xiong (PG), William Wheeler (SG), Samuel Dunn (SF), Robert Resendez (PF), Kurt Clark (C) Dikembe Abdelhamid, De Chia, Bao Wen, Dikembe Awada, Victor Giblin | |
| 06:14 | N. Michigan | John Seale misses the shot from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 06:13 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Ball | 57-53 |
| 05:49 | N. Michigan | Theron Hopps hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-53 |
| 05:47 | Central St. | Robert Resendez gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 05:20 | Central St. | Robert Resendez is fouled on the floor by Joe Ball - foul #1 on Joe Ball, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Chad Perry (SG) Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Central St. | De Chia (PG) He-ping Xiong | |
| 05:15 | Central St. | Kurt Clark banks in the layup | 57-55 |
| 04:52 | N. Michigan | Chad Perry scores on a 3 from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 04:39 | Central St. | Kurt Clark misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-55 |
| 04:38 | Central St. | Kurt Clark misses the tip | 60-55 |
| 04:37 | Central St. | William Wheeler misses the tip | 60-55 |
| 04:35 | Central St. | Kurt Clark grabs the offensive board | 60-55 |
| 04:23 | Central St. | William Wheeler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 04:21 | Central St. | Kurt Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 04:16 | Central St. | Kurt Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central St. | Dikembe Abdelhamid (PG) De Chia | |
| 03:53 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 03:51 | Central St. | William Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 03:47 | Central St. | Dikembe Abdelhamid scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 03:29 | N. Michigan | John Seale misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 03:27 | Central St. | Kurt Clark snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - John Seale (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chad Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Ball (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Skinner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Theron Hopps (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - Dikembe Abdelhamid (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Wheeler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Dunn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Resendez (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Kurt Clark (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Central St. | Kurt Clark comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Theron Hopps - foul #1 on Theron Hopps, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Robert Wright (PG), Gregory Lee (SG), Cornell Macy (SF), Scott Conley (PF), Timothy Carney (C) John Seale, Chad Perry, Joe Ball, Raymond Skinner, Theron Hopps | |
| Subs | Central St. | De Chia (SG), Bao Wen (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) William Wheeler, Samuel Dunn, Robert Resendez | |
| 03:14 | Central St. | Kurt Clark makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 03:14 | Central St. | Kurt Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:52 | N. Michigan | Bao Wen steals it from Scott Conley | 60-59 |
| 02:52 | Central St. | Central St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | John Seale (PG), Joe Ball (SF), Raymond Skinner (PF), Theron Hopps (C) Robert Wright, Cornell Macy, Scott Conley, Timothy Carney | |
| Subs | Central St. | William Wheeler (SG) De Chia | |
| 02:33 | Central St. | Theron Hopps denies the turnaround by Dikembe Abdelhamid | 60-59 |
| 02:31 | N. Michigan | Theron Hopps gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:25 | N. Michigan | Bao Wen steals it from Joe Ball | 60-59 |
| 02:15 | Central St. | Dikembe Abdelhamid clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 02:13 | Central St. | Kurt Clark tips it back up and in | 60-61 |
| 01:54 | N. Michigan | Gregory Lee travels with the ball | 60-61 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central St. | Samuel Dunn (SF), Robert Resendez (PF) Bao Wen, Dikembe Awada | |
| 01:42 | Central St. | Dikembe Abdelhamid is hacked by John Seale - foul #3 on John Seale, team foul #5 | 60-61 |
| 01:37 | Central St. | Kurt Clark is whistled for traveling | 60-61 |
| 01:21 | N. Michigan | John Seale is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on John Seale, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| 01:01 | Central St. | Kurt Clark clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 60-61 |
| 01:00 | N. Michigan | Joe Ball gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 00:56 | N. Michigan | Gregory Lee makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 00:41 | Central St. | Samuel Dunn misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 63-61 |
| 00:39 | N. Michigan | Theron Hopps grabs the board | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | N. Michigan | Raymond Skinner misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 63-61 |
| 00:14 | Central St. | Robert Resendez gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:05 | Central St. | John Seale denies the turnaround by Kurt Clark | 63-61 |
| 00:03 | N. Michigan | Theron Hopps snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | N. Michigan | Dikembe Abdelhamid is called for the reach on Theron Hopps in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelhamid, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| 00:01 | N. Michigan | Theron Hopps makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:01 | N. Michigan | Theron Hopps misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:01 | Central St. | Kurt Clark gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Central St. | Kurt Clark can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 64-61 |