| Lineup | Southern | PG - Philip Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rivers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ethan Whaley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Terrell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Garrison (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Cowherd (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Ethan Whaley - foul #1 on Ethan Whaley, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 19:20 | Southern | Michael Woods hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Tim Cowherd - foul #1 on Tim Cowherd, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 19:20 | Southern | Michael Woods makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:20 | Southern | Michael Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:20 | Southern | Ethan Whaley snags the offensive board | 28-31 |
| 19:09 | Southern | Eric Terrell can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-31 |
| 19:08 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 18:39 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd steps out of bounds on the sideline | 28-31 |
| 18:25 | Southern | Donald Garrison steps in front of the Michael Woods pass | 28-31 |
| 18:01 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen is fouled on the floor by Philip Ward - foul #2 on Philip Ward, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| 17:45 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 17:43 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden tips it in | 28-33 |
| 17:29 | Southern | William Rivers lays it in | 30-33 |
| 17:09 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 16:56 | Southern | Ethan Whaley comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 30-36 |
| 16:55 | Southern | Ethan Whaley grabs the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 16:31 | Southern | William Rivers knocks in the floater from the baseline | 32-36 |
| 16:03 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 16:02 | Southern | Eric Terrell gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Philip Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rivers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Woods (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ethan Whaley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Terrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jan Christensen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Breeden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Garrison (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Tim Cowherd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Southern | Philip Ward hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-36 |
| 15:55 | Southern | Ethan Whaley tips it back up and in | 34-36 |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison's pass is intercepted by Michael Woods | 34-36 |
| 15:12 | Southern | Ethan Whaley is hacked by Donald Garrison - foul #2 on Donald Garrison, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Southern | Earl Denman (PG), Damien Steadham (SG), John Vaughn (SF), Patrick Burbank (PF), Arthur Riegel (C) Philip Ward, William Rivers, Michael Woods, Ethan Whaley, Eric Terrell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore (SF) Dennis Breeden | |
| 14:55 | Southern | Patrick Burbank's layup is rejected by Donald Garrison | 34-36 |
| 14:54 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Tim Cowherd | 34-36 |
| 14:37 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-36 |
| 14:35 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison tips it back up and in | 34-38 |
| 14:15 | Southern | Arthur Riegel misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 14:14 | Southern | Patrick Burbank hits the follow up shot | 36-38 |
| 13:47 | Central Michigan | Arthur Riegel denies the turnaround by Donald Garrison | 36-38 |
| 13:46 | Southern | Patrick Burbank grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 13:40 | Southern | Damien Steadham misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 13:38 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd buries a shot from close range set up by Jan Christensen | 36-40 |
| 12:47 | Southern | Jack Llanas steps in front of the Arthur Riegel pass | 36-40 |
| 12:23 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd throws it down on a nice dish by Jack Llanas | 36-42 |
| 12:19 | Southern | Earl Denman is fouled on the floor by Donald Garrison - foul #3 on Donald Garrison, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Southern | Philip Ward (PG), William Rivers (SG), Michael Woods (SF), Eric Terrell (C) Earl Denman, Damien Steadham, John Vaughn, Arthur Riegel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden (SF), Stevan Zempel (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Jerry Moore, Donald Garrison, Tim Cowherd | |
| 12:03 | Southern | Patrick Burbank connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 11:38 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski blows the layup | 38-42 |
| 11:36 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski tips it back up and in | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Philip Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rivers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Burbank (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Terrell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jan Christensen (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Southern | Patrick Burbank misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-44 |
| 11:18 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Philip Ward - foul #3 on Philip Ward, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Southern | Ethan Whaley (PF) Patrick Burbank | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SG), Donald Garrison (PF) Jack Llanas, Jan Christensen | |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 10:59 | Southern | Ethan Whaley grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 10:54 | Southern | Philip Ward can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 10:52 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 10:25 | Southern | Michael Woods snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 10:19 | Southern | William Rivers clanks a floater in the paint | 38-44 |
| 10:17 | Southern | Michael Woods grabs the offensive board | 38-44 |
| 09:53 | Southern | Michael Woods makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ethan Whaley | 40-44 |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden gets the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 09:00 | Southern | Eric Terrell lays it up and in on a great pass from Ethan Whaley | 42-47 |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Ethan Whaley - foul #2 on Ethan Whaley, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Southern | Earl Denman (PG), Damien Steadham (SG), John Vaughn (SF), Patrick Burbank (C) Philip Ward, William Rivers, Michael Woods, Eric Terrell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Jan Christensen (SG), Jerry Moore (SF), Tim Cowherd (C) Stevan Zempel, Scott Bostick, Dennis Breeden, Omer Kotarski | |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 08:28 | Southern | Earl Denman can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 42-49 |
| 08:26 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 08:04 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jerry Moore and he's fouled by Damien Steadham - foul #2 on Damien Steadham, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Southern | Arthur Riegel (C) Ethan Whaley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PF) Donald Garrison | |
| 08:04 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd makes the free throw | 42-52 |
| 07:35 | Southern | John Vaughn buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Earl Denman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Damien Steadham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Burbank (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Riegel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jan Christensen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Tim Cowherd (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd comes up short on the shot from the left block | 45-52 |
| 07:14 | Southern | The rebound goes to John Vaughn | 45-52 |
| 07:02 | Southern | John Vaughn can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jack Llanas - foul #2 on Jack Llanas, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Southern | Philip Ward (PG), Eric Terrell (C) Damien Steadham, Arthur Riegel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden (SF) Jerry Moore | |
| 07:02 | Southern | John Vaughn misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:02 | Southern | John Vaughn misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:02 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 06:36 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd can't finish the layup | 45-52 |
| 06:34 | Southern | Eric Terrell grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 06:28 | Southern | John Vaughn travels with the ball | 45-52 |
| Subs | Southern | William Rivers (SG), Michael Woods (SF), Ethan Whaley (PF) Earl Denman, John Vaughn, Patrick Burbank | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison (PF) Stevan Zempel | |
| 06:10 | Central Michigan | Michael Woods takes the ball from Donald Garrison | 45-52 |
| 05:53 | Southern | Tim Cowherd denies the turnaround by Ethan Whaley | 45-52 |
| 05:51 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the floater from just outside the lane | 45-54 |
| 05:04 | Southern | William Rivers misses long on a jumper in the paint | 45-54 |
| 05:02 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jan Christensen | 45-56 |
| 04:18 | Southern | Jack Llanas steals it from Eric Terrell | 45-56 |
| 03:49 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas's pass is intercepted by William Rivers | 45-56 |
| 03:44 | Southern | Philip Ward banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Rivers | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:26 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas double dribbles | 47-56 |
| Subs | Southern | Earl Denman (PG), Damien Steadham (SG), John Vaughn (SF), Patrick Burbank (PF), Arthur Riegel (C) Philip Ward, William Rivers, Michael Woods, Ethan Whaley, Eric Terrell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (PG), Scott Bostick (SG), Jerry Moore (SF), Stevan Zempel (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Jack Llanas, Jan Christensen, Dennis Breeden, Donald Garrison, Tim Cowherd | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Earl Denman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Damien Steadham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Burbank (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Riegel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:06 | Southern | Damien Steadham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 03:05 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to John Vaughn | 47-56 |
| 02:55 | Southern | The short jumper by Patrick Burbank is denied by Omer Kotarski | 47-56 |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Omer Kotarski | 47-56 |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Woods (SF), Eric Terrell (C) John Vaughn, Arthur Riegel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Jan Christensen (SG), Dennis Breeden (SF), Donald Garrison (PF), Tim Cowherd (C) Dikembe Sato, Scott Bostick, Jerry Moore, Stevan Zempel, Omer Kotarski | |
| 02:28 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-56 |
| 02:26 | Southern | Eric Terrell pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 02:26 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | Southern | Philip Ward (PG), William Rivers (SG), Ethan Whaley (PF) Earl Denman, Damien Steadham, Patrick Burbank | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:18 | Southern | Ethan Whaley misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-56 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 02:12 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 02:10 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden gets the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 01:53 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Jan Christensen and he's hacked by Philip Ward - foul #4 on Philip Ward, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Southern | Earl Denman (PG), Damien Steadham (SG), John Vaughn (SF), Patrick Burbank (PF), Arthur Riegel (C) Philip Ward, William Rivers, Michael Woods, Ethan Whaley, Eric Terrell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SG), Jerry Moore (SF), Stevan Zempel (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Jan Christensen, Dennis Breeden, Donald Garrison, Tim Cowherd | |
| 01:53 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas makes the free throw | 47-59 |
| 01:40 | Southern | Earl Denman knocks in the shot from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Llanas | 49-62 |
| 01:17 | Southern | Damien Steadham travels with the ball | 49-62 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (PG) Jack Llanas | |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Stevan Zempel | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:41 | Southern | Patrick Burbank misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Stevan Zempel - foul #3 on Stevan Zempel, team foul #5 | 49-65 |
| 00:41 | Southern | Patrick Burbank makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 00:41 | Southern | Patrick Burbank misses the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski grabs the board | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:14 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick scores on a runner in the lane set up by Stevan Zempel | 50-67 |
| 00:06 | Southern | John Vaughn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Damien Steadham | 52-67 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato runs out the clock | 52-67 |