| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Peter Decosta (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Rodgers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eugene Corey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffry Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hart (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Adolfo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marcus Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson inbounds the ball | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Eugene Corey, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 19:21 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart buries a jumper from the free throw line | 41-34 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta makes the shot from the left side and he's hacked by Adolfo Costa - foul #3 on Adolfo Costa, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chris Miller (PF) Adolfo Costa | |
| 18:52 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 18:38 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Chris Miller | 44-37 |
| 18:21 | Eastern Michigan | The short jumper by James Johnson is denied by Chris Miller | 44-37 |
| 18:20 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 18:02 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 18:01 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-37 |
| 17:39 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ronald Wood | 44-37 |
| 17:24 | Central Michigan | Peter Decosta takes the ball from Chris Miller | 44-37 |
| 17:07 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta is hacked by Ronald Wood - foul #1 on Ronald Wood, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall (SG), Jerome Dickey (PF), Mark Millard (C) Daniel Rodgers, Eugene Corey, Jeffry Drozd | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Ivan Zantow (SG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Robert Johnson (C) Kristopher Bostwick, Ronald Wood, Richard Hart, Marcus Walker | |
| 16:50 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Millard buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Peter Decosta | 46-37 |
| 16:34 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Grover Brook and he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg (PG), Michael Marten (SG) Peter Decosta, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:34 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Michigan | Blaine O'Banner takes the ball from Michael Marten | 46-40 |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson is whistled for a carry | 46-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers (SG) Michael Marten | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Hart (SF) Chris Miller | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Blake Lundberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Rodgers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Marshall (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jerome Dickey (fresh) 2 stl. C - Mark Millard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Zantow (fresh) SF - Richard Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey comes up short on the floater from the right side | 46-40 |
| 15:48 | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg tips it in | 48-40 |
| 15:39 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 15:38 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson tips it in | 48-42 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Millard comes up short on the shot from the right side | 48-42 |
| 15:10 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 14:54 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner banks in the layup and he's hacked by Mark Millard - foul #2 on Mark Millard, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta (PG), James Johnson (SF), Eugene Corey (PF), Jeffry Drozd (C) Blake Lundberg, Robert Marshall, Jerome Dickey, Mark Millard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Robert Jenkins (SG), Adolfo Costa (PF), Marcus Walker (C) Grover Brook, Ivan Zantow, Richard Hart, Robert Johnson | |
| 14:54 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner misses the free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:54 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffry Drozd snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 14:31 | Eastern Michigan | Marcus Walker swats the shot by Daniel Rodgers | 48-44 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey tips it in | 50-44 |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffry Drozd - foul #3 on Jeffry Drozd, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg (SG) Daniel Rodgers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (SF) Blaine O'Banner | |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 13:53 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick is fouled on the floor by Peter Decosta - foul #2 on Peter Decosta, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall (SG) Blake Lundberg | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Hart (SF) Ronald Wood | |
| 13:36 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker misses long on a shot from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 13:35 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 13:21 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-45 |
| 13:09 | Central Michigan | Jeffry Drozd steps in front of the Robert Jenkins pass | 53-45 |
| 12:48 | Eastern Michigan | Adolfo Costa is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #4 on Adolfo Costa, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers (SG), Jerome Dickey (C) Robert Marshall, Jeffry Drozd | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chris Miller (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Adolfo Costa, Marcus Walker | |
| 12:34 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 12:16 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart hits the finger roll | 53-47 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey misses the easy layup | 53-47 |
| 11:55 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Peter Decosta (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Rodgers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Corey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Dickey (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Miller (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 53-49 |
| 11:28 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson loses the dribble to Kristopher Bostwick | 53-49 |
| 11:25 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick slams it home | 53-51 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kristopher Bostwick, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg (PG), Robert Marshall (SF), Jeffry Drozd (C) Peter Decosta, James Johnson, Eugene Corey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (PG), Grover Brook (SG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Marcus Walker (C) Kristopher Bostwick, Robert Jenkins, Richard Hart, Robert Johnson | |
| 10:58 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers buries a 3 from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 10:42 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood makes the jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Robert Marshall - foul #2 on Robert Marshall, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Marten (SG) Daniel Rodgers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:42 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Michigan | The refs have stopped play. Blake Lundberg is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 56-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers (SG), Eric Mundo (PF) Blake Lundberg, Jerome Dickey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:23 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Eric Mundo | 58-54 |
| 10:03 | Central Michigan | Jeffry Drozd steps in front of the Marcus Walker pass | 58-54 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Rodgers, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson (SF) Daniel Rodgers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson (PF) Chris Miller | |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | 3 seconds is called on Blaine O'Banner | 58-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta (PG), Jerome Dickey (PF) Michael Marten, Eric Mundo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG) Grover Brook | |
| 09:08 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson misses the jumper from the right side | 58-54 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffry Drozd tips it but misses | 58-54 |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker banks in the layup | 58-56 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson banks in the layup set up by Peter Decosta | 60-56 |
| 08:13 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 60-56 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta drills a floater from the left side | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Peter Decosta (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Marshall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerome Dickey (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Jeffry Drozd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcus Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Robert Jenkins | 62-58 |
| 07:08 | Eastern Michigan | Marcus Walker denies the turnaround by James Johnson | 62-58 |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:51 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Jenkins | 62-61 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffry Drozd can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg (PG), Daniel Rodgers (SG), Eugene Corey (PF) Peter Decosta, Robert Marshall, Jerome Dickey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Grover Brook (SG), Richard Hart (SF), Adolfo Costa (PF), Chris Miller (C) Ronald Wood, Robert Jenkins, Blaine O'Banner, Robert Johnson, Marcus Walker | |
| 06:34 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffry Drozd misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffry Drozd makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 06:16 | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-61 |
| 06:07 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #4 on James Johnson, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Millard (C) Jeffry Drozd | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 05:33 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-62 |
| 05:17 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-62 |
| 05:15 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Millard grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 04:49 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kristopher Bostwick | 63-65 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-65 |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Chris Miller | 63-65 |
| 04:01 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Hart | 63-68 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson misses long on a jumper near the basket | 63-68 |
| 03:43 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers tips it back up and in | 65-68 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Blake Lundberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Rodgers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eugene Corey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Millard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grover Brook (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Hart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adolfo Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Chris Miller (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta (PG), Michael Marten (SG), Robert Marshall (SF), Jerome Dickey (PF), Eric Mundo (C) Blake Lundberg, Daniel Rodgers, James Johnson, Eugene Corey, Mark Millard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (PG), Robert Jenkins (SG), Robert Johnson (C) Kristopher Bostwick, Grover Brook, Chris Miller | |
| 03:09 | Eastern Michigan | The jump hook by Eric Mundo is blocked by Richard Hart | 65-68 |
| 03:08 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta grabs the offensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Marten misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-68 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey grabs the offensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers (SG), Eugene Corey (PF) Michael Marten, Eric Mundo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Marcus Walker (C) Ronald Wood, Robert Johnson | |
| 02:35 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey misses the lay-in | 65-68 |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart is hacked by Robert Marshall - foul #3 on Robert Marshall, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffry Drozd (C) Jerome Dickey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Marcus Walker | 65-68 |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-68 |
| 02:02 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-68 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart grabs the offensive board | 67-68 |
| 01:14 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick is fouled on the floor by Robert Marshall - foul #4 on Robert Marshall, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson (SF) Robert Marshall | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:14 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:14 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:14 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey gets the rebound | 67-69 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Marcus Walker - foul #2 on Marcus Walker, team foul #6 | 67-69 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Adolfo Costa | 69-72 |
| 00:39 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson is whistled for traveling | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa misses the easy layup | 69-72 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey snags the defensive board | 69-72 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-72 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey gets the offensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | The clock runs out | 69-72 |