| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Martin Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel West (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abel Gent (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Harton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Hart (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Northern Iowa | Grover Brook is called for the reach on Abel Gent - foul #3 on Grover Brook, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (PG) Grover Brook | |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 27-36 |
| 19:34 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 19:17 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins is hacked by Martin Fisher - foul #3 on Martin Fisher, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp (PG) Martin Fisher | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hart is called for the reach on Abel Gent - foul #2 on Richard Hart, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Abel Gent - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #3 | 27-36 |
| 18:04 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-36 |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Jenkins | 27-38 |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West drills a 3 from straight away | 30-38 |
| 17:06 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Jenkins | 30-41 |
| 16:47 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp tips it home | 32-41 |
| 16:30 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 16:28 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-41 |
| 15:51 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker misses badly on a shot from the left block | 34-41 |
| 15:49 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Arthur Beauchamp (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel West (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abel Gent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Harton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Chapman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Hart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker lays it in and he's hacked by Thomas Chapman - foul #2 on Thomas Chapman, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG), Jerald Ferguson (SG), Shaun Dineen (SF), Stanley Bower (PF), Melvin Hatch (C) Arthur Beauchamp, Manuel West, Abel Gent, Daniel Harton, Thomas Chapman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Ivan Zantow (SG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Chris Miller (PF) Ronald Wood, Robert Jenkins, Richard Hart, Robert Johnson | |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker makes the free throw | 34-44 |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher is hacked by Ivan Zantow - foul #1 on Ivan Zantow, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Patton (C) Marcus Walker | |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Shaun Dineen and the foul's on Ivan Zantow - foul #2 on Ivan Zantow, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:58 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook is hacked by Martin Fisher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Martin Fisher, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel West (SG) Martin Fisher | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:45 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller is hacked by Jerald Ferguson - foul #1 on Jerald Ferguson, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp (PG) Manuel West | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:33 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook loses the dribble to Stanley Bower | 37-44 |
| 14:17 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson blows the layup | 37-44 |
| 14:15 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson tips it in | 39-44 |
| 13:49 | Central Michigan | Stanley Bower steals it from Ivan Zantow | 39-44 |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | Chris Miller steps in front of the Jerald Ferguson pass | 39-44 |
| 13:00 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner misses the 3 from straight away | 39-44 |
| 12:59 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-44 |
| 12:53 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Blaine O'Banner | 39-44 |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 12:44 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Ivan Zantow - foul #3 on Ivan Zantow, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel West (SG), Abel Gent (SF), Christopher Perry (PF), Thomas Chapman (C) Arthur Beauchamp, Shaun Dineen, Stanley Bower, Melvin Hatch | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG), Richard Hart (SF), Robert Johnson (PF), Marcus Walker (C) Ivan Zantow, Blaine O'Banner, Chris Miller, Eric Patton | |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Perry gets the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 12:04 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 11:51 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker lays it in on a nice dish by Grover Brook | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerald Ferguson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Manuel West (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abel Gent (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Perry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Hart (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Walker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Perry connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Manuel West | 45-46 |
| 11:02 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-46 |
| 11:01 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Abel Gent | 45-46 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman is hacked by Robert Jenkins - foul #1 on Robert Jenkins, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp (PG), Daniel Harton (PF) Jerald Ferguson, Christopher Perry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (PG), Chris Miller (C) Grover Brook, Marcus Walker | |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:43 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 10:42 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart tips it in | 47-48 |
| 10:24 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman is hacked by Chris Miller - foul #1 on Chris Miller, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen (SF) Abel Gent | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:24 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:24 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:24 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 09:57 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 09:55 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson tips it in | 48-50 |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen drills a 3 from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 09:26 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower (SF), Melvin Hatch (C) Manuel West, Thomas Chapman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Eric Patton (C) Robert Jenkins, Richard Hart, Chris Miller | |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-50 |
| 09:12 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton hits a jumper in the lane | 53-50 |
| 08:39 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Shaun Dineen - foul #2 on Shaun Dineen, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent (SF), Thomas Chapman (C) Daniel Harton, Melvin Hatch | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:39 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:39 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 08:08 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 07:46 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Blaine O'Banner | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Arthur Beauchamp (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Dineen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abel Gent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Bower (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Patton (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent is fouled on the floor by Blaine O'Banner - foul #1 on Blaine O'Banner, team foul #9 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG), Manuel West (SG), Daniel Harton (PF) Arthur Beauchamp, Shaun Dineen, Stanley Bower | |
| 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 | |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:13 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-54 |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton misses the lay-in | 55-54 |
| 06:59 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 06:51 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kristopher Bostwick | 55-57 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | Kristopher Bostwick picks off the pass by Thomas Chapman | 55-57 |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick lays it up and in | 55-59 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Manuel West - foul #2 on Manuel West, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp (SF), Stanley Bower (PF), Melvin Hatch (C) Abel Gent, Daniel Harton, Thomas Chapman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG) Kristopher Bostwick | |
| 05:39 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Hart | 55-62 |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 05:17 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 04:57 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-62 |
| 04:55 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Chris Miller swats the layup by Melvin Hatch | 55-62 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch grabs the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-62 |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Marcus Walker | 55-62 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Jenkins | 55-65 |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Manuel West | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex 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) | |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 57-65 |
| 03:22 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller grabs the offensive board | 57-65 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Martin Fisher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Manuel West (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Beauchamp (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stanley Bower (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Melvin Hatch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Jenkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Richard Hart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Marcus Walker (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-68 |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen (SG), Abel Gent (SF), Daniel Harton (PF), Thomas Chapman (C) Martin Fisher, Manuel West, Stanley Bower, Melvin Hatch | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner (SF), Robert Johnson (PF), Eric Patton (C) Richard Hart, Chris Miller, Marcus Walker | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex 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 (+1) | |
| 02:43 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Shaun Dineen | 60-68 |
| 02:43 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG), Manuel West (SG) Arthur Beauchamp, Shaun Dineen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Hart (SF) Blaine O'Banner | |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Manuel West - foul #3 on Manuel West, team foul #7 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker (C) Eric Patton | |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins makes the 3rd free throw | 60-70 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-70 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 60-70 |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Hart | 60-73 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-73 |
| 01:06 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson is hacked by Daniel Harton - foul #3 on Daniel Harton, team foul #8 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp (PG), Jerald Ferguson (SG), Shaun Dineen (SF), Stanley Bower (PF), Melvin Hatch (C) Martin Fisher, Manuel West, Abel Gent, Daniel Harton, Thomas Chapman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Ronald Wood (SG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Chris Miller (C) Grover Brook, Robert Jenkins, Richard Hart, Marcus Walker | |
| 01:06 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 01:06 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch snags the defensive board | 63-74 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp is whistled for traveling | 63-74 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Patton (C) Robert Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick is hacked by Jerald Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerald Ferguson, team foul #9 | 63-74 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick makes the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerald Ferguson | 66-76 |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Arthur Beauchamp is called for the reach on Chris Miller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Beauchamp, team foul #10 | 66-76 |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 66-78 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 66-78 |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner pulls down the rebound | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa 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 (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Melvin Hatch - foul #2 on Melvin Hatch, team foul #11 | 66-78 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick misses the 1st free throw | 66-78 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick makes the 2nd free throw | 66-79 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 68-79 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick runs out the clock | 68-79 |