| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Garrison (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Cowherd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ante Niedbalski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Deanda (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eldon Cornett (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Wilkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Cornett inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | St. Bonaventure | Jason Deanda knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Mark Wilkinson | 30-32 |
| 19:21 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden tips it in | 32-32 |
| 18:57 | St. Bonaventure | Tim Cowherd denies the turnaround by Jason Deanda | 32-32 |
| 18:56 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 18:33 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 18:32 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Cowherd | 32-32 |
| 18:08 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 32-32 |
| 18:07 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Cornett grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:50 | St. Bonaventure | Tim Cowherd steps in front of the Eldon Cornett pass | 32-32 |
| 17:21 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Wilkinson - foul #2 on Mark Wilkinson, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 17:21 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:21 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:00 | St. Bonaventure | Ante Niedbalski hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Eldon Cornett | 34-34 |
| 16:41 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Jack Llanas | 36-34 |
| 16:24 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Cornett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | Joshua Rogers is called for the reach on Tim Cowherd - foul #3 on Joshua Rogers, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore (SF) Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Wilfredo Yanez (PG), Glen Byrd (SG), Sung Xiang (SF), Ronald Rogers (C) Ante Niedbalski, Jason Deanda, Eldon Cornett, Joshua Rogers | |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Jerry Moore | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jan Christensen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Garrison (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. C - Tim Cowherd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Wilfredo Yanez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SG - Glen Byrd (fresh) SF - Sung Xiang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Rogers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rogers can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 39-34 |
| 15:30 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rogers tips it back up and in | 39-36 |
| 15:01 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Llanas | 42-36 |
| 14:43 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Wilkinson clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jan Christensen - foul #2 on Jan Christensen, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden (SF) Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 14:43 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:43 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:21 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden is hacked by Sung Xiang - foul #1 on Sung Xiang, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ante Niedbalski (PG), Jason Deanda (SG), Eldon Cornett (SF), Joshua Rogers (C) Glen Byrd, Sung Xiang, Mark Wilkinson, Ronald Rogers | |
| 13:57 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-38 |
| 13:44 | St. Bonaventure | Jason Deanda scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 13:22 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas is fouled on the floor by Eldon Cornett - foul #2 on Eldon Cornett, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| 13:02 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski (C) Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Glen Byrd (PF) Wilfredo Yanez | |
| 12:33 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Cornett misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 12:32 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:06 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 12:04 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 11:46 | St. Bonaventure | Ante Niedbalski misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 42-40 |
| 11:44 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dennis Breeden | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jan Christensen (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Breeden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Donald Garrison (tiring) 20 pts. 5 reb. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ante Niedbalski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jason Deanda (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eldon Cornett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glen Byrd (fresh) C - Joshua Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:15 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison scores on a shot from the left side set up by Jack Llanas | 44-40 |
| 10:57 | St. Bonaventure | Glen Byrd misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 44-40 |
| 10:56 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 10:51 | Central Michigan | Eldon Cornett is called for the reach on Jack Llanas - foul #3 on Eldon Cornett, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG), Jerry Moore (SG), Eddie Cuellar (SF), Stevan Zempel (PF), Tim Cowherd (C) Jack Llanas, Jan Christensen, Dennis Breeden, Donald Garrison, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Wilfredo Yanez (PG), Sung Xiang (SF), Mark Wilkinson (PF), Ronald Rogers (C) Ante Niedbalski, Jason Deanda, Eldon Cornett, Joshua Rogers | |
| 10:28 | Central Michigan | Eddie Cuellar misses the floater from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 10:27 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Mark Wilkinson | 44-40 |
| 10:08 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rogers misses the fadeaway from the right side | 44-40 |
| 10:06 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore blows the layup | 44-40 |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd can't tip it in | 44-40 |
| 09:40 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses the tip | 44-40 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd snags the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 09:20 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Eddie Cuellar | 47-40 |
| 09:08 | St. Bonaventure | Sung Xiang misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eddie Cuellar - foul #1 on Eddie Cuellar, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Jan Christensen (SG), Dennis Breeden (SF) Scott Bostick, Jerry Moore, Eddie Cuellar | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ante Niedbalski (PG) Glen Byrd | |
| 09:08 | St. Bonaventure | Sung Xiang misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:08 | St. Bonaventure | Sung Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:43 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel lays it in on a great pass from Jan Christensen | 49-41 |
| 08:18 | St. Bonaventure | Sung Xiang misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 49-41 |
| 08:16 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rogers tips it in | 49-43 |
| 07:47 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 07:45 | St. Bonaventure | Wilfredo Yanez gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 07:25 | St. Bonaventure | Ante Niedbalski's pass is intercepted by Stevan Zempel | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jan Christensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - Tim Cowherd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ante Niedbalski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Sung Xiang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Wilfredo Yanez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Wilkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd's layup is rejected by Mark Wilkinson | 49-43 |
| 07:05 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 06:37 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Wilkinson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 06:36 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rogers can't tip it in | 49-43 |
| 06:34 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rogers grabs the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 06:22 | St. Bonaventure | Ante Niedbalski loses the ball out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore (SG), Eddie Cuellar (SF), Donald Garrison (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Jan Christensen, Dennis Breeden, Stevan Zempel, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Glen Byrd (PG), Jason Deanda (SG), Eldon Cornett (SF), Joshua Rogers (C) Ante Niedbalski, Sung Xiang, Wilfredo Yanez, Ronald Rogers | |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Mark Wilkinson - foul #3 on Mark Wilkinson, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG) Jack Llanas | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 05:58 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua Rogers pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 05:37 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Bostick steals it from Mark Wilkinson | 50-43 |
| 05:33 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick can't finish the layup | 50-43 |
| 05:32 | St. Bonaventure | Glen Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 05:16 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Garrison is called for the reach on Mark Wilkinson - foul #1 on Donald Garrison, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG) Eddie Cuellar | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ante Niedbalski (PG) Mark Wilkinson | |
| 05:02 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Cornett misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 05:01 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 04:36 | Central Michigan | Eldon Cornett picks off the pass by Omer Kotarski | 50-43 |
| 04:22 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua Rogers misses the jumper from the baseline | 50-43 |
| 04:21 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 04:17 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Dennis Breeden (SF), Tim Cowherd (C) Scott Bostick, Jerry Moore, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Mark Wilkinson (PF) Glen Byrd | |
| 03:57 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Breeden | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:47 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Wilkinson drills a shot from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 03:18 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison double dribbles | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jan Christensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Donald Garrison (fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. C - Tim Cowherd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ante Niedbalski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jason Deanda (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eldon Cornett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mark Wilkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Rogers (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Cornett's pass is intercepted by Jack Llanas | 53-45 |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | Joshua Rogers takes the ball from Donald Garrison | 53-45 |
| 02:37 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua Rogers knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Deanda | 53-47 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-47 |
| 02:15 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:50 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Wilkinson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 53-47 |
| 01:48 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua Rogers tips it in | 53-49 |
| 01:23 | Central Michigan | Eldon Cornett steals it from Dennis Breeden | 53-49 |
| 01:02 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua Rogers misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 01:01 | St. Bonaventure | Ante Niedbalski tips it but misses | 53-49 |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Dennis Breeden | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | St. Bonaventure | Jason Deanda misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Donald Garrison | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Ante Niedbalski is called for the reach on Donald Garrison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ante Niedbalski, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG), Stevan Zempel (PF) Jack Llanas, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:25 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Joshua Rogers | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua Rogers's pass is intercepted by Stevan Zempel | 56-49 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Omer Kotarski (C) Scott Bostick, Stevan Zempel | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison is hacked by Ante Niedbalski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ante Niedbalski, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:14 | St. Bonaventure | Ante Niedbalski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | Ante Niedbalski is called for the reach on Omer Kotarski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ante Niedbalski, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:06 | St. Bonaventure | Jason Deanda banks in the layup on a great pass from Ante Niedbalski | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas runs out the clock | 60-51 |