| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Junior Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Mahmood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mikey Day (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Wallick (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Conyers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Daniel Karczewski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Freddy Curtiss (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Robert Tucker inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Carthage | Robert Tucker misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:29 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood clanks a floater from the left side | 34-30 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick tips it back up and in | 36-30 |
| 19:08 | Carthage | Robert Tucker misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Mikey Day | 36-30 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 18:49 | Carthage | Robert Tucker pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:34 | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 36-30 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:29 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 18:18 | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Singleton | 39-32 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day's floater is tipped away by Arthur Leonard | 39-32 |
| 17:56 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Arthur Leonard | 39-32 |
| 17:36 | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers grabs the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood is whistled for a carry | 39-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword (PG), Caleb Rector (SG), Eugene Williams (SF), David Bertrand (PF), Ryan Ojeda (C) Junior Andrews, Mike Mahmood, Mikey Day, Troy Wallick, James Conyers | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (PG), Todd Weissman (SF), David Hodges (PF), Joseph Watts (C) Daniel Karczewski, Robert Tucker, Freddy Curtiss, Arthur Leonard | |
| 16:44 | Carthage | Frank Batt misses long on a jumper in the lane | 39-32 |
| 16:42 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Donald Sword | 39-32 |
| 16:35 | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Todd Weissman - foul #2 on Todd Weissman, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Arthur Leonard (C) Joseph Watts | |
| 16:35 | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector misses the free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:35 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 16:17 | Carthage | Robert Singleton hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Frank Batt | 41-35 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Michigan | David Hodges blocks the short jumper by Eugene Williams | 41-35 |
| 16:03 | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda gets the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 15:44 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Williams is whistled for traveling | 41-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews (PG), Mike Mahmood (SG), Troy Wallick (PF) Caleb Rector, Eugene Williams, Ryan Ojeda | |
| Subs | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss (PF), Joseph Watts (C) David Hodges, Arthur Leonard | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Junior Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Mahmood (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Sword (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Troy Wallick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Bertrand (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Frank Batt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Singleton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Weissman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddy Curtiss (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:28 | Carthage | Todd Weissman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 15:27 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 15:19 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Junior Andrews | 43-35 |
| 15:01 | Carthage | Todd Weissman loses the dribble to Donald Sword | 43-35 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Sword | 45-35 |
| 14:37 | Carthage | Robert Singleton scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-37 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 45-37 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews gets the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Junior Andrews | 47-37 |
| 13:43 | Carthage | Robert Singleton's fadeaway is rejected by Troy Wallick | 47-37 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 13:18 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 13:02 | Carthage | Robert Singleton blows the dunk | 47-37 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector (PG), Andrew Coghill (SG), Mikey Day (SF), Ryan Ojeda (PF), James Conyers (C) Junior Andrews, Mike Mahmood, Donald Sword, Troy Wallick, David Bertrand | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski (PG), Calvin Pfeil (SG), Robert Tucker (SF), David Hodges (PF), Arthur Leonard (C) Frank Batt, Robert Singleton, Todd Weissman, Freddy Curtiss, Joseph Watts | |
| 12:15 | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Calvin Pfeil | 47-39 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 47-39 |
| 12:07 | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 12:01 | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski misses the floater from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Michigan | Calvin Pfeil takes the ball from James Conyers | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Caleb Rector (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Andrew Coghill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mikey Day (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Ojeda (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Conyers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Daniel Karczewski (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Calvin Pfeil (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Hodges (fresh) 3 pts. C - Arthur Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Carthage | David Hodges misses long on a jumper from the left side | 47-39 |
| 11:24 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 10:49 | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski is hacked by Mikey Day - foul #1 on Mikey Day, team foul #1 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews (PG), Troy Wallick (PF) Andrew Coghill, Ryan Ojeda | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (PG), Robert Singleton (SG), Todd Weissman (SF), Freddy Curtiss (PF) Daniel Karczewski, Calvin Pfeil, Robert Tucker, David Hodges | |
| 10:37 | Carthage | Caleb Rector is called for the reach on Robert Singleton - foul #1 on Caleb Rector, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Williams (C) James Conyers | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 10:16 | Carthage | Robert Singleton clanks a shot from the left side | 49-39 |
| 10:14 | Carthage | Robert Singleton snags the offensive board | 49-39 |
| 10:06 | Carthage | Robert Singleton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood (SG), David Bertrand (C) Caleb Rector, Mikey Day | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 09:46 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Junior Andrews | 51-39 |
| 09:23 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 08:59 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Batt is called for the reach on Eugene Williams - foul #1 on Frank Batt, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword (SF), James Conyers (C) Eugene Williams, Troy Wallick | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski (PG), Robert Tucker (SF), David Hodges (PF), Joseph Watts (C) Frank Batt, Todd Weissman, Freddy Curtiss, Arthur Leonard | |
| 08:45 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Junior Andrews | 53-39 |
| 08:29 | Carthage | David Hodges misses the lay-in | 53-39 |
| 08:28 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Sword | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:13 | Carthage | Joseph Watts comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 55-39 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:57 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-39 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood grabs the offensive board | 55-39 |
| 07:27 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood clanks a 3 from the left wing | 55-39 |
| 07:26 | Carthage | David Hodges grabs the board | 55-39 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Junior Andrews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mike Mahmood (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Sword (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Conyers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Daniel Karczewski (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Singleton (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Hodges (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:07 | Carthage | David Bertrand steps in front of the Joseph Watts pass | 55-39 |
| 06:49 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood misses the jumpshot from the left side | 55-39 |
| 06:47 | Carthage | Robert Singleton pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| 06:27 | Carthage | David Hodges comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-39 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-39 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to David Bertrand | 55-39 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Singleton - foul #3 on Robert Singleton, team foul #3 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector (SG), Mikey Day (SF), Troy Wallick (PF), Ryan Ojeda (C) Junior Andrews, Mike Mahmood, David Bertrand, James Conyers | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (PG), Calvin Pfeil (SG), Todd Weissman (SF), Freddy Curtiss (PF), Arthur Leonard (C) Daniel Karczewski, Robert Singleton, Robert Tucker, David Hodges, Joseph Watts | |
| 05:43 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword misses the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword misses the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Ojeda | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:25 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-39 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day snags the offensive board | 55-39 |
| 05:10 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick travels with the ball | 55-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Coghill (SG) Donald Sword | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 04:58 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-39 |
| 04:56 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil snags the offensive board | 55-39 |
| 04:44 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Todd Weissman | 55-42 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick misses long on a shot from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 04:25 | Carthage | Frank Batt pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 04:09 | Carthage | Frank Batt loses the dribble to Troy Wallick | 55-42 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Coghill blows the dunk | 55-42 |
| 03:47 | Carthage | Todd Weissman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:41 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-42 |
| 03:39 | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| 03:11 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Coghill misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Arthur Leonard - foul #3 on Arthur Leonard, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Williams (SF), David Bertrand (PF) Mikey Day, Troy Wallick | |
| Subs | Carthage | David Hodges (PF), Joseph Watts (C) Freddy Curtiss, Arthur Leonard | |
| 03:11 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Coghill makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 03:11 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Coghill misses the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 03:11 | Carthage | David Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Caleb Rector (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Andrew Coghill (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eugene Williams (fresh) PF - David Bertrand (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Ojeda (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Frank Batt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Pfeil (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Weissman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Hodges (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:53 | Carthage | Frank Batt is whistled for traveling | 56-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword (PG) Caleb Rector | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 02:34 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Watts denies the turnaround by Eugene Williams | 56-42 |
| 02:33 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Coghill grabs the offensive board | 56-42 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Weissman swats the short shot by David Bertrand | 56-42 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand tips it back up and in | 58-42 |
| 02:08 | Carthage | David Bertrand steals it from David Hodges | 58-42 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Weissman steps in front of the Andrew Coghill pass | 58-42 |
| 01:41 | Carthage | Joseph Watts clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-42 |
| 01:39 | Carthage | Joseph Watts pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 01:16 | Carthage | Ryan Ojeda swats the shot by Joseph Watts | 58-42 |
| 01:15 | Carthage | David Hodges grabs the offensive board | 58-42 |
| 01:06 | Carthage | Todd Weissman lays it up and in set up by Frank Batt and he's fouled by Eugene Williams - foul #1 on Eugene Williams, team foul #3 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector (SG) Andrew Coghill | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 01:06 | Carthage | Todd Weissman misses the free throw | 58-44 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to David Bertrand | 58-44 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Williams makes the jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by David Hodges - foul #1 on David Hodges, team foul #5 | 60-44 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Williams misses the free throw | 60-44 |
| 00:46 | Carthage | David Hodges grabs the board | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Carthage | Eugene Williams is called for the reach on David Hodges - foul #2 on Eugene Williams, team foul #4 | 60-44 |
| 00:40 | Carthage | Joseph Watts banks in the layup on a great pass from Calvin Pfeil | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Batt is called for the reach on Donald Sword - foul #2 on Frank Batt, team foul #6 | 60-46 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword runs out the clock | 60-46 |