| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Derek Tollefson (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Michael Singleton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ethan Bain (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carmelo Pena (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Brandt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams inbounds the ball | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Central Michigan | Derek Tollefson steps in front of the Jack Adams pass | 44-38 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Michigan | David Brandt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on David Brandt, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson (C) David Brandt | |
| 19:06 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson misses short on a floater in the lane | 44-38 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson misses the tip | 44-38 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Carmelo Pena | 44-38 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Singleton hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Carmelo Pena | 44-41 |
| 18:44 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald is denied on a layup by Henry Sorenson | 44-41 |
| 18:43 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald misses the tip | 44-41 |
| 18:42 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Nelson | 44-41 |
| 18:29 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi can't finish the layup | 44-41 |
| 18:28 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-41 |
| 18:14 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 17:56 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones drills a turnaround from the baseline | 48-41 |
| 17:33 | Eastern Michigan | Ethan Bain's pass is intercepted by Jack Adams | 48-41 |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-41 |
| 17:12 | Eastern Michigan | Ethan Bain pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 16:56 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Singleton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 16:54 | Eastern Michigan | Carmelo Pena grabs the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Singleton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 16:32 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jack Adams | 48-41 |
| 16:07 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jack Adams | 51-41 |
| 15:48 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Singleton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 15:46 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jack Adams | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earl Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Derek Tollefson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Singleton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ethan Bain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carmelo Pena (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Henry Sorenson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dikembe Masudi and he's fouled by Ethan Bain - foul #2 on Ethan Bain, team foul #2 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), Mack Deming (SG), Joseph Foster (PF), Berdy Ziler (C) Dikembe Masudi, David Fitzgerald, Earl Nelson, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woods (PG), Michael Tatum (SG), Joshua Harris (SF), David Gifford (PF), David Brandt (C) Derek Tollefson, Michael Singleton, Ethan Bain, Carmelo Pena, Henry Sorenson | |
| 15:29 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams misses the free throw | 53-41 |
| 15:29 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster grabs the offensive board | 53-41 |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Michigan | David Brandt grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 15:08 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Tatum clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Mack Deming - foul #2 on Mack Deming, team foul #1 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG) Jack Adams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 15:08 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 15:08 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Tatum makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 14:54 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 53-43 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Tatum grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 14:39 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Seamon takes the ball from Joshua Harris | 53-43 |
| 14:35 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon hits the finger roll | 55-43 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-43 |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mack Deming | 57-43 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woods drills a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Mack Deming - foul #3 on Mack Deming, team foul #2 | 57-45 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woods makes the free throw | 57-46 |
| 13:19 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Cooper | 59-46 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woods comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 59-46 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to David Gifford | 59-46 |
| 12:55 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Tatum can't throw it down | 59-46 |
| 12:53 | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woods tips it back up and in | 59-48 |
| 12:40 | Central Michigan | David Brandt is called for the reach on Robert Seamon - foul #4 on David Brandt, team foul #3 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Russell Wallin (PF), Jason Jones (C) Robert Seamon, Mack Deming, Patrick Cooper, Joseph Foster, Berdy Ziler | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Derek Tollefson (PG), Michael Singleton (SG), Ethan Bain (SF), Carmelo Pena (PF), Henry Sorenson (C) Neil Woods, Michael Tatum, Joshua Harris, David Gifford, David Brandt | |
| 12:32 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 59-48 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Michigan | Carmelo Pena pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 12:06 | Eastern Michigan | Carmelo Pena is open and scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Derek Tollefson | 59-50 |
| 11:45 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams comes up short on the shot from close range | 59-50 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Wallin (fresh) C - Jason Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Derek Tollefson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Singleton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ethan Bain (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carmelo Pena (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Henry Sorenson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Eastern Michigan | Ethan Bain's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Masudi | 59-50 |
| 11:25 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi lays it in | 61-50 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Singleton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-50 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Michigan | Carmelo Pena tips it in | 61-52 |
| 11:02 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi is hacked by Derek Tollefson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Derek Tollefson, team foul #4 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mack Deming (SG), Joseph Foster (PF), Earl Nelson (C) David Fitzgerald, Russell Wallin, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woods (C) Henry Sorenson | |
| 10:46 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-52 |
| 10:45 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Nelson | 61-52 |
| 10:33 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams loses the ball out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Patrick Cooper (SF) Dikembe Masudi, Jack Adams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Gifford (PF) Carmelo Pena | |
| 10:10 | Eastern Michigan | Ethan Bain hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Derek Tollefson | 61-54 |
| 09:48 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Seamon | 64-54 |
| 09:35 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Singleton makes the contested 3 from the left corner | 64-57 |
| 09:14 | Central Michigan | Ethan Bain is called for the reach on Earl Nelson - foul #3 on Ethan Bain, team foul #5 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Jason Jones (C) Robert Seamon, Mack Deming, Patrick Cooper, Joseph Foster | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Tatum (PG), Steven Bonner (SG), Joshua Harris (SF), Carmelo Pena (PF), Henry Sorenson (C) Derek Tollefson, Michael Singleton, Ethan Bain, David Gifford, Neil Woods | |
| 09:00 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Dikembe Masudi and the foul's on Steven Bonner - foul #1 on Steven Bonner, team foul #6 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler (PF) Earl Nelson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 09:00 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald misses the free throw | 66-57 |
| 09:00 | Eastern Michigan | Joshua Harris gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Tatum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-57 |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams hits the finger roll set up by Jason Jones and the foul's on Carmelo Pena - foul #3 on Carmelo Pena, team foul #7 | 68-57 |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams makes the free throw | 69-57 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson's pass is intercepted by Jack Adams | 69-57 |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi double dribbles | 69-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson (PF) Berdy Ziler | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Singleton (SG), David Gifford (PF), David Brandt (C) Steven Bonner, Carmelo Pena, Henry Sorenson | |
| 07:40 | Eastern Michigan | David Gifford hits a shot from just outside the lane | 69-59 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earl Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Michael Tatum (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Singleton (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joshua Harris (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Gifford (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Brandt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Central Michigan | David Gifford blocks the short jumper by David Fitzgerald | 69-59 |
| 07:20 | Eastern Michigan | David Brandt snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| 07:08 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Singleton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-59 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Michigan | David Brandt tips it but misses | 69-59 |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 06:58 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 69-59 |
| 06:56 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Tatum grabs the defensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Michigan | David Fitzgerald steps in front of the Michael Singleton pass | 69-59 |
| 06:18 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones comes up short on the floater from the left side | 69-59 |
| 06:16 | Eastern Michigan | David Brandt gets the rebound | 69-59 |
| 05:58 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Singleton loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 69-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Mack Deming (SG), Patrick Cooper (SF), Joseph Foster (PF), Berdy Ziler (C) Dikembe Masudi, David Fitzgerald, Jack Adams, Earl Nelson, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Derek Tollefson (PG), Neil Woods (SG), Ethan Bain (SF), Carmelo Pena (PF) Michael Tatum, Michael Singleton, Joshua Harris, David Gifford | |
| 05:36 | Central Michigan | Carmelo Pena takes the ball from Joseph Foster | 69-59 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Cooper is called for the reach on Ethan Bain - foul #1 on Patrick Cooper, team foul #3 | 69-59 |
| 05:20 | Eastern Michigan | Mack Deming is called for the reach on Neil Woods - foul #4 on Mack Deming, team foul #4 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson (C) David Brandt | |
| 05:03 | Eastern Michigan | Mack Deming is called for the reach on Neil Woods - foul #5 on Mack Deming, team foul #5 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin (SG) Mack Deming | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 04:54 | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Russell Wallin - foul #1 on Russell Wallin, team foul #6 | 69-59 |
| 04:54 | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 04:54 | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Singleton (SG) Neil Woods | |
| 04:19 | Eastern Michigan | Derek Tollefson misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side | 69-61 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| 03:57 | Central Michigan | Derek Tollefson picks off the pass by Patrick Cooper | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Eastern Michigan | Derek Tollefson clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Seamon - foul #1 on Robert Seamon, team foul #7 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Earl Nelson (PF), Jason Jones (C) Robert Seamon, Russell Wallin, Patrick Cooper, Joseph Foster, Berdy Ziler | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Gifford (PF), David Brandt (C) Carmelo Pena, Henry Sorenson | |
| 03:38 | Eastern Michigan | Derek Tollefson makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 03:38 | Eastern Michigan | Derek Tollefson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson snags the defensive board | 69-62 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earl Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Derek Tollefson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Singleton (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ethan Bain (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Gifford (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Brandt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi is called for 10 seconds | 69-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woods (PG) Derek Tollefson | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Eastern Michigan | David Brandt can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 69-62 |
| 03:11 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| 02:52 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald clanks a 3 from straight away | 69-62 |
| 02:51 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald grabs the offensive board | 69-62 |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Adams | 72-62 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster (PF) Earl Nelson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Derek Tollefson (PG), Carmelo Pena (PF) Neil Woods, David Gifford | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Eastern Michigan | Derek Tollefson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-62 |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster grabs the board | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:58 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Dikembe Masudi and the foul's on Derek Tollefson - foul #2 on Derek Tollefson, team foul #8 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woods (PG), Michael Tatum (SG), Joshua Harris (SF), Henry Sorenson (PF), David Gifford (C) Derek Tollefson, Michael Singleton, Ethan Bain, Carmelo Pena, David Brandt | |
| 01:58 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster makes the free throw | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:51 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Tatum misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 75-62 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster grabs the board | 75-62 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-62 |
| 01:44 | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson gets the rebound | 75-62 |
| 01:41 | Eastern Michigan | David Fitzgerald takes the ball from Neil Woods in the backcourt | 75-62 |
| 01:18 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald's pass is intercepted by Henry Sorenson | 75-62 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woods misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 75-62 |
| 01:02 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Joseph Foster | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams is fouled on the floor by Neil Woods - foul #1 on Neil Woods, team foul #9 | 75-62 |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Michigan | Henry Sorenson gets the rebound | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Tatum slams it home | 76-64 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi runs out the clock | 76-64 |