| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Michael Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Ealey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Hegland (fresh) PF - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Bedgood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Byron Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Don Owen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Oscar Troyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Baylor | Leroy Hegland inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Baylor | Jim Ealey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Oscar Troyer - foul #1 on Oscar Troyer, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier (SF), Dwayne Sisk (PF) Roy Jones, Don Owen | |
| 19:49 | Baylor | Jim Ealey makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 19:49 | Baylor | Jim Ealey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 19:36 | Central Michigan | Jim Ealey steals it from Byron Anderson | 34-37 |
| 19:32 | Baylor | Michael Bennett jams it on a great pass from Jim Ealey | 36-37 |
| 19:17 | Central Michigan | James Davis is called for the reach on Steven Bedgood - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (SG), Roy Jones (SF), Don Owen (PF) Byron Anderson, Dragan Zephier, Dwayne Sisk | |
| 18:49 | Central Michigan | Leroy Hegland picks off the pass by Steven Bedgood | 36-37 |
| 18:38 | Baylor | Jim Ealey connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-37 |
| 18:20 | Central Michigan | Jim Ealey is called for the reach on Felipe Nunez - foul #3 on Jim Ealey, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Baylor | Nickolas Sinegal (C) Peter Lamb | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Byron Anderson (SG), Dragan Zephier (SF), Michael Franklin (C) Steven Bedgood, Felipe Nunez, Don Owen, Oscar Troyer | |
| 18:04 | Central Michigan | James Davis is called for the reach on Dragan Zephier - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Baylor | Mike Downs (PF) James Davis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (PG), Don Owen (PF) Ernest Bruni, Dragan Zephier | |
| 17:59 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Byron Anderson | 39-40 |
| 17:44 | Baylor | Jim Ealey misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 17:43 | Baylor | Mike Downs pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:35 | Baylor | Leroy Hegland can't connect on a shot from the left side | 39-40 |
| 17:33 | Central Michigan | Don Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:11 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 17:09 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 16:50 | Baylor | Nickolas Sinegal knocks in the jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Michael Franklin - foul #1 on Michael Franklin, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Baylor | Daren Alston (PG), Duncan Timothy (SG), James Davis (PF) Michael Bennett, Jim Ealey, Mike Downs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Felipe Nunez (SG), Dragan Zephier (SF), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Oscar Troyer (C) Steven Bedgood, Byron Anderson, Roy Jones, Don Owen, Michael Franklin | |
| 16:50 | Baylor | Nickolas Sinegal misses the free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:50 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 16:28 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-42 |
| 16:26 | Baylor | Daren Alston grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 16:13 | Baylor | Duncan Timothy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 16:11 | Baylor | Leroy Hegland hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 15:55 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez tips it in | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Daren Alston (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duncan Timothy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leroy Hegland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nickolas Sinegal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ernest Bruni (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dragan Zephier (fresh) PF - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Troyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Baylor | Nickolas Sinegal blows the layup | 43-44 |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 15:22 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni is hacked by Daren Alston - foul #1 on Daren Alston, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Baylor | Michael Bennett (PG), Mike Downs (PF), Peter Lamb (C) Daren Alston, James Davis, Nickolas Sinegal | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (PG), Byron Anderson (SG), Roy Jones (SF), Don Owen (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Ernest Bruni, Felipe Nunez, Dragan Zephier, Dwayne Sisk, Oscar Troyer | |
| 15:06 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 15:04 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Michael Bennett | 43-44 |
| 14:46 | Baylor | Michael Bennett is whistled for a carry | 43-44 |
| Subs | Baylor | Jim Ealey (SG) Duncan Timothy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer (C) Michael Franklin | |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones drills a floater from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 14:17 | Baylor | Peter Lamb is fouled on the floor by Don Owen - foul #2 on Don Owen, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin (C) Don Owen | |
| 13:56 | Baylor | Michael Bennett scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Jim Ealey and the foul's on Byron Anderson - foul #2 on Byron Anderson, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Baylor | James Davis (PF) Mike Downs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Don Owen (PF) Michael Franklin | |
| 13:56 | Baylor | Michael Bennett makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones clanks a floater from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 13:41 | Central Michigan | Don Owen gets the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 13:18 | Central Michigan | Don Owen can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Jim Ealey - foul #4 on Jim Ealey, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Baylor | Daren Alston (PG), Nickolas Sinegal (C) Michael Bennett, Peter Lamb | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (SG), Michael Franklin (C) Byron Anderson, Oscar Troyer | |
| 13:18 | Central Michigan | Don Owen makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:18 | Central Michigan | Don Owen misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:18 | Baylor | Jim Ealey pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:53 | Baylor | Jim Ealey works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 12:51 | Baylor | Leroy Hegland grabs the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:40 | Baylor | Felipe Nunez steps in front of the Jim Ealey pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 47-47 |
| 12:37 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez lays it up and in | 47-49 |
| 12:25 | Baylor | Jim Ealey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 12:23 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 12:04 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-49 |
| 12:03 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin tips it but misses | 47-49 |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones grabs the offensive board | 47-49 |
| 11:54 | Central Michigan | Don Owen misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the paint | 47-49 |
| 11:52 | Baylor | The rebound goes to James Davis | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Daren Alston (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Ealey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Leroy Hegland (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Nickolas Sinegal (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Bedgood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Jones (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Don Owen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Baylor | Jim Ealey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 11:38 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Steven Bedgood | 47-49 |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-49 |
| 11:27 | Baylor | The rebound goes to James Davis | 47-49 |
| 11:22 | Baylor | Jim Ealey splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Daren Alston and he's hacked by Felipe Nunez - foul #3 on Felipe Nunez, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Baylor | Michael Bennett (PG), Sean Johnson (SF), Mike Downs (PF), Peter Lamb (C) Daren Alston, Leroy Hegland, James Davis, Nickolas Sinegal | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Byron Anderson (SG), Dragan Zephier (SF), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Oscar Troyer (C) Steven Bedgood, Felipe Nunez, Roy Jones, Don Owen, Michael Franklin | |
| 11:22 | Baylor | Jim Ealey makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-49 |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer hits the follow up shot | 50-51 |
| 10:41 | Baylor | Jim Ealey's fadeaway is rejected by Dwayne Sisk | 50-51 |
| 10:39 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 10:25 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk misses badly on the uncontested runner in the lane | 50-51 |
| 10:24 | Baylor | Mike Downs grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 10:19 | Baylor | Michael Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 10:17 | Baylor | Peter Lamb can't tip it in | 50-51 |
| 10:16 | Baylor | Mike Downs grabs the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 10:05 | Baylor | Jim Ealey is hacked by Dwayne Sisk - foul #1 on Dwayne Sisk, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Baylor | Duncan Timothy (SG), Leroy Hegland (SF) Jim Ealey, Sean Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (PG), Roy Jones (SF), Don Owen (PF) Ernest Bruni, Dragan Zephier, Dwayne Sisk | |
| 09:55 | Baylor | Mike Downs scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 52-51 |
| 09:34 | Central Michigan | Peter Lamb blocks the short jumper by Oscar Troyer | 52-51 |
| 09:32 | Baylor | Peter Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 09:15 | Baylor | Duncan Timothy scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-51 |
| 08:58 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-51 |
| 08:56 | Baylor | Mike Downs snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 08:42 | Baylor | Michael Bennett hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Leroy Hegland | 58-51 |
| 08:17 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson is fouled on the floor by Mike Downs - foul #2 on Mike Downs, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Baylor | Daren Alston (PG), Sean Johnson (SF), James Davis (PF), Nickolas Sinegal (C) Michael Bennett, Leroy Hegland, Mike Downs, Peter Lamb | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Felipe Nunez (SG), Dragan Zephier (SF), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Steven Bedgood, Byron Anderson, Roy Jones, Don Owen, Oscar Troyer | |
| 08:03 | Central Michigan | Daren Alston takes the ball from Michael Franklin | 58-51 |
| 07:59 | Baylor | Duncan Timothy misses the easy layup | 58-51 |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 07:54 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 07:52 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin can't tip it in | 58-51 |
| 07:50 | Baylor | James Davis gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Daren Alston (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Duncan Timothy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Nickolas Sinegal (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ernest Bruni (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dragan Zephier (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Baylor | Sean Johnson misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Dragan Zephier - foul #1 on Dragan Zephier, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Baylor | Jim Ealey (SG) Duncan Timothy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (PG), Byron Anderson (SG), Roy Jones (SF) Ernest Bruni, Felipe Nunez, Dragan Zephier | |
| 07:32 | Baylor | Sean Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 07:32 | Baylor | Sean Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Nickolas Sinegal is called for the reach on Michael Franklin - foul #1 on Nickolas Sinegal, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (SG), Oscar Troyer (PF) Byron Anderson, Dwayne Sisk | |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 07:22 | Baylor | Nickolas Sinegal gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 07:13 | Baylor | Jim Ealey evades the doubleteam and hits a floater near the basket set up by Daren Alston | 62-52 |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer hits a jump hook in the lane | 62-54 |
| 06:30 | Baylor | Daren Alston drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nickolas Sinegal | 65-54 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 06:14 | Baylor | Sean Johnson grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 06:04 | Baylor | James Davis is called for a charge - foul #3 on James Davis, team foul #8 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Baylor | Michael Bennett (PG), Leroy Hegland (PF), Peter Lamb (C) Daren Alston, James Davis, Nickolas Sinegal | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Byron Anderson (SG), Dragan Zephier (SF), Don Owen (PF) Steven Bedgood, Felipe Nunez, Roy Jones, Michael Franklin | |
| 05:40 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 05:38 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Sean Johnson | 65-54 |
| 05:29 | Baylor | Michael Bennett misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 65-54 |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 04:59 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer misses short on a shot from the baseline | 65-54 |
| 04:58 | Baylor | Sean Johnson gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| 04:46 | Baylor | Michael Bennett is fouled on the floor by Dragan Zephier - foul #2 on Dragan Zephier, team foul #8 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Baylor | Duncan Timothy (SG), Mike Downs (PF), Nickolas Sinegal (C) Jim Ealey, Sean Johnson, Peter Lamb | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (PG), Roy Jones (SF), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Ernest Bruni, Dragan Zephier, Don Owen, Oscar Troyer | |
| 04:46 | Baylor | Michael Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 04:46 | Baylor | Michael Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 67-54 |
| 04:26 | Baylor | Mike Downs is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Sisk - foul #2 on Dwayne Sisk, team foul #9 | 67-54 |
| 04:26 | Baylor | Mike Downs makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 04:26 | Baylor | Mike Downs misses the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| 04:13 | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 03:58 | Baylor | Nickolas Sinegal misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roy Jones - foul #2 on Roy Jones, team foul #10 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Baylor | James Davis (PF) Mike Downs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (SG), Don Owen (PF), Oscar Troyer (C) Byron Anderson, Dwayne Sisk, Michael Franklin | |
| 03:58 | Baylor | Nickolas Sinegal makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 03:58 | Baylor | Nickolas Sinegal makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-56 |
| 03:32 | Baylor | James Davis snags the defensive board | 70-56 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Michael Bennett (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duncan Timothy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Hegland (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Nickolas Sinegal (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Bedgood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roy Jones (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Don Owen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Oscar Troyer (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Baylor | Michael Bennett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-56 |
| 03:01 | Baylor | James Davis hits the follow up shot | 72-56 |
| 02:43 | Central Michigan | Roy Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-56 |
| 02:41 | Baylor | Nickolas Sinegal grabs the board | 72-56 |
| 02:25 | Baylor | Michael Bennett clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-56 |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez pulls down the rebound | 72-56 |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Felipe Nunez | 72-59 |
| 01:56 | Baylor | Michael Bennett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-59 |
| 01:54 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Don Owen | 72-59 |
| 01:36 | Central Michigan | Leroy Hegland steals it from Oscar Troyer | 72-59 |
| 01:19 | Baylor | James Davis clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-59 |
| 01:17 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer pulls down the rebound | 72-59 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Oscar Troyer can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 72-59 |
| 01:04 | Baylor | Nickolas Sinegal grabs the board | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Baylor | James Davis misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 72-59 |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Don Owen pulls down the rebound | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Michael Bennett | 72-59 |
| 00:30 | Baylor | The rebound goes to James Davis | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Baylor | Michael Bennett runs out the clock | 72-59 |