| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chris Bessette (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randy Richter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Matter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Marcus Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | James Clark inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | TCU | Randy Richter clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 26-30 |
| 19:52 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 19:48 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller is fouled on the floor by James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | TCU | Jimmie Hankerson (PG), Woodrow Gladney (SF), Dwight Brown (PF) Jeff Nelson, James Clark, Randy Richter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 19:36 | TCU | James Matter grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 19:25 | TCU | Dwight Brown connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jimmie Hankerson | 28-30 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 19:04 | TCU | Dwight Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-32 |
| 19:02 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:41 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart misses the lay-in | 28-32 |
| 18:40 | TCU | Dwight Brown grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 18:24 | TCU | Robert Jenkins is called for the reach on Chris Bessette - foul #2 on Robert Jenkins, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | TCU | James Clark (SF), Randy Richter (PF) Jimmie Hankerson, Dwight Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:12 | TCU | James Matter makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by James Clark | 30-32 |
| 17:51 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker comes up short on the floater from the left block | 30-32 |
| 17:50 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller can't tip it in | 30-32 |
| 17:49 | TCU | James Matter gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:43 | TCU | Randy Richter scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Clark | 32-32 |
| 17:27 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Robert Jenkins | 32-34 |
| 17:11 | TCU | James Matter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-34 |
| 17:09 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Bessette | 32-34 |
| 16:46 | TCU | James Matter can't finish the layup | 32-34 |
| 16:45 | TCU | James Matter tips it back up and in | 34-34 |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Hart | 34-36 |
| 16:05 | TCU | Randy Richter clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marcus Walker - foul #1 on Marcus Walker, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG), Dwight Brown (C) James Clark, James Matter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Ronald Wood (SG), Ivan Zantow (SF), Blaine O'Banner (PF), Eric Patton (C) Grover Brook, Robert Jenkins, Richard Hart, Chris Miller, Marcus Walker | |
| 16:05 | TCU | Randy Richter makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:05 | TCU | Randy Richter misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:05 | TCU | Dwight Brown gets the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 15:49 | TCU | Jeff Nelson hits the finger roll and the foul's on Eric Patton - foul #1 on Eric Patton, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | TCU | James Matter (C) Randy Richter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson (PF) Ivan Zantow | |
| 15:49 | TCU | Jeff Nelson misses the free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:49 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 37-36 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Chris Bessette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Woodrow Gladney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dwight Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - James Matter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fresh) SG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Patton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner makes the runner near the basket | 37-38 |
| 15:08 | TCU | Dwight Brown slams it home on a nice dish by Jeff Nelson | 39-38 |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeff Nelson - foul #1 on Jeff Nelson, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | TCU | Jimmie Hankerson (PG), Randy Richter (PF) Jeff Nelson, Dwight Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:44 | TCU | Jimmie Hankerson is hacked by Eric Patton - foul #2 on Eric Patton, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG), James Clark (PF) Jimmie Hankerson, James Matter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG) Kristopher Bostwick | |
| 14:35 | TCU | Chris Bessette clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 14:33 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 14:15 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 14:13 | TCU | Woodrow Gladney grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 14:00 | TCU | Jeff Nelson misses the 3 from straight away | 39-39 |
| 13:59 | TCU | Woodrow Gladney hits the follow up shot | 41-39 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-39 |
| 13:32 | TCU | The rebound goes to Jeff Nelson | 41-39 |
| 13:15 | TCU | James Clark drills a fadeaway from the right side | 43-39 |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | Woodrow Gladney is called for the reach on Blaine O'Banner - foul #3 on Woodrow Gladney, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | TCU | Jimmie Hankerson (PG), Dwight Brown (PF), James Matter (C) Jeff Nelson, James Clark, Randy Richter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Robert Jenkins (SG), Richard Hart (SF), Chris Miller (PF), Marcus Walker (C) Grover Brook, Ronald Wood, Blaine O'Banner, Robert Johnson, Eric Patton | |
| 12:27 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 43-41 |
| 12:10 | TCU | Dwight Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | TCU | Randy Richter (PF) Dwight Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:49 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kristopher Bostwick and he's hacked by James Matter - foul #1 on James Matter, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | TCU | Dwight Brown (PF) Randy Richter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG) Kristopher Bostwick | |
| 11:49 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker misses the free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:49 | TCU | The rebound goes to Woodrow Gladney | 43-43 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jimmie Hankerson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chris Bessette (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Woodrow Gladney (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dwight Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Matter (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Marcus Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | TCU | Grover Brook steps in front of the James Matter pass | 43-43 |
| 11:30 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook lays it in | 43-45 |
| 11:12 | TCU | James Matter makes the driving attempt from close range | 45-45 |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Hankerson - foul #2 on Jimmie Hankerson, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG), James Clark (SF), Randy Richter (PF) Jimmie Hankerson, Chris Bessette, Dwight Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson (PF) Marcus Walker | |
| 10:30 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Patton (C) Chris Miller | |
| 10:13 | TCU | James Matter's floater is knocked away by Eric Patton | 45-45 |
| 10:12 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Richter | 45-45 |
| 10:07 | TCU | Robert Jenkins steps in front of the Woodrow Gladney pass | 45-45 |
| 10:02 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins banks in the layup | 45-47 |
| 09:44 | TCU | Jeff Nelson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Hart - foul #2 on Richard Hart, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | TCU | Chris Bessette (SG) James Clark | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Ronald Wood (SG), Blaine O'Banner (SF) Grover Brook, Robert Jenkins, Richard Hart | |
| 09:44 | TCU | Jeff Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:44 | TCU | Jeff Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner is fouled on the floor by Woodrow Gladney - foul #4 on Woodrow Gladney, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | TCU | Jimmie Hankerson (PG), James Clark (SF), Dwight Brown (PF) Jeff Nelson, Woodrow Gladney, James Matter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker (C) Eric Patton | |
| 09:10 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker misses badly on a shot from the left side | 46-47 |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood misses the tip | 46-47 |
| 09:06 | TCU | Randy Richter gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 09:01 | TCU | Chris Bessette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | TCU | James Matter (C) Dwight Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:50 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 08:34 | TCU | Randy Richter misses short on a jumper from the left block | 46-50 |
| 08:32 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-50 |
| 08:06 | TCU | James Clark pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:02 | TCU | Chris Bessette knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jimmie Hankerson | 48-50 |
| 07:53 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kristopher Bostwick | 48-53 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jimmie Hankerson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Chris Bessette (tiring) 4 pts. SF - James Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Randy Richter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Matter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Marcus Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | TCU | Jimmie Hankerson is whistled for a carry | 48-53 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG), Woodrow Gladney (SG), Dwight Brown (PF) Jimmie Hankerson, Chris Bessette, Randy Richter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Robert Jenkins (SG), Richard Hart (SF), Chris Miller (PF), Eric Patton (C) Kristopher Bostwick, Ronald Wood, Blaine O'Banner, Robert Johnson, Marcus Walker | |
| 07:19 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton misses short on a 3 from straight away | 48-53 |
| 07:17 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins can't tip it in | 48-53 |
| 07:15 | TCU | Dwight Brown gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 06:49 | TCU | Jeff Nelson is hacked by Grover Brook - foul #2 on Grover Brook, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | TCU | Chris Bessette (SG), Randy Richter (C) James Clark, James Matter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:37 | TCU | Randy Richter scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jeff Nelson and he's fouled by Eric Patton - foul #3 on Eric Patton, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| 06:37 | TCU | Randy Richter makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:13 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton double dribbles | 51-53 |
| Subs | TCU | James Clark (SF), James Matter (C) Jeff Nelson, Dwight Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:00 | TCU | James Matter misses the easy layup | 51-53 |
| 05:59 | TCU | Chris Bessette misses the tip | 51-53 |
| 05:57 | TCU | James Matter can't tip it in | 51-53 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 05:32 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Jenkins | 51-55 |
| 05:06 | TCU | Richard Hart is called for the reach on James Clark - foul #3 on Richard Hart, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG), Jimmie Hankerson (SG), Dwight Brown (C) Chris Bessette, Randy Richter, James Matter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson (PF), Marcus Walker (C) Chris Miller, Eric Patton | |
| 05:06 | TCU | James Clark misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 04:57 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook drills a jump hook from the left block | 51-57 |
| 04:41 | TCU | Jeff Nelson is hacked by Grover Brook - foul #3 on Grover Brook, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| Subs | TCU | Chris Bessette (SG), James Matter (C) Jimmie Hankerson, James Clark | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner (SF) Richard Hart | |
| 04:41 | TCU | Jeff Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:41 | TCU | Jeff Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:25 | Central Michigan | Jeff Nelson steps in front of the Robert Jenkins pass | 53-57 |
| 04:22 | TCU | Jeff Nelson hits the finger roll | 55-57 |
| 04:01 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Woodrow Gladney - foul #5 on Woodrow Gladney, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | TCU | Jimmie Hankerson (SG), James Clark (SF), Randy Richter (PF) Chris Bessette, Woodrow Gladney, Dwight Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Ronald Wood (SG) Grover Brook, Robert Jenkins | |
| 04:01 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:01 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:53 | TCU | Jeff Nelson buries a jumper from the right side | 57-58 |
| 03:39 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 03:37 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker tips it but misses | 57-58 |
| 03:36 | TCU | James Clark grabs the board | 57-58 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmie Hankerson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Randy Richter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Matter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Marcus Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:16 | TCU | James Matter is fouled on the floor by Robert Johnson - foul #4 on Robert Johnson, team foul #10 | 57-58 |
| Subs | TCU | Chris Bessette (SG) Jimmie Hankerson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Hart (SF) Kristopher Bostwick | |
| 03:16 | TCU | James Matter makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:16 | TCU | James Matter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:01 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by James Matter | 59-58 |
| 03:00 | TCU | Randy Richter grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 02:42 | TCU | Richard Hart steps in front of the Jeff Nelson pass | 59-58 |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | TCU | Jimmie Hankerson (PG), Dwight Brown (PF) Jeff Nelson, James Matter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Robert Jenkins (SG) Ronald Wood, Blaine O'Banner | |
| 02:25 | Central Michigan | Jimmie Hankerson is called for the reach on Grover Brook - foul #3 on Jimmie Hankerson, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| 02:25 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:25 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:25 | TCU | Dwight Brown grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 02:01 | TCU | Dwight Brown is fouled on the floor by Robert Johnson - foul #5 on Robert Johnson, team foul #11 | 59-59 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG), James Matter (C) Jimmie Hankerson, Randy Richter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chris Miller (PF) Robert Johnson | |
| 02:01 | TCU | Dwight Brown makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:01 | TCU | Dwight Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:01 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:38 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller loses the dribble to Jeff Nelson | 60-59 |
| 01:26 | TCU | Robert Jenkins takes the ball from James Clark | 60-59 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins hits the finger roll | 60-61 |
| 01:13 | TCU | Dwight Brown misses the easy layup | 60-61 |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker's floater is tipped away by James Clark | 60-61 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Grover Brook | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Chris Miller is denied by Dwight Brown | 60-61 |
| 00:22 | TCU | James Clark grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 00:16 | TCU | James Clark misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Hart - foul #4 on Richard Hart, team foul #12 | 60-61 |
| Subs | TCU | Randy Richter (PF) Dwight Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:16 | TCU | James Clark makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:16 | TCU | James Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins is fouled on the floor by James Matter - foul #2 on James Matter, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | TCU | Jeff Nelson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 61-63 |