| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lyndon Ahrens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Thorne (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Craig Pike (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Carter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Espitia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Alec Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Arana (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Heimbach (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alfred Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 33-31 |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 19:28 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Lyndon Ahrens - foul #2 on Lyndon Ahrens, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 19:28 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 19:28 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 19:28 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Heimbach | 33-31 |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Heimbach | 33-33 |
| 18:40 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter misses the easy layup | 33-33 |
| 18:39 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike misses the tip | 33-33 |
| 18:38 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:20 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter's fadeaway is rejected by Alfred Johnson | 33-33 |
| 18:18 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:54 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-33 |
| 17:52 | Central Michigan | David Hill tips it but misses | 33-33 |
| 17:50 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner hits the follow up shot | 33-35 |
| 17:33 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Thorne is hacked by Eric Arana - foul #2 on Eric Arana, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 17:16 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Heimbach steps in front of the Henry Espitia pass | 33-35 |
| 17:12 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach slams it home | 33-37 |
| 17:03 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Carter | 35-37 |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Alec Turner | 35-40 |
| 16:29 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Thorne hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Henry Espitia | 37-40 |
| 16:03 | Central Michigan | David Hill connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Heimbach | 37-42 |
| 15:46 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Thorne and he's hacked by Alfred Johnson - foul #2 on Alfred Johnson, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Kelly (PG), Thomas Nieman (SG), Carl Romano (SF), Julius Biondi (C) Lyndon Ahrens, Arthur Thorne, Craig Pike, Henry Espitia | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:46 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - John Kelly (fresh) SG - Thomas Nieman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Romano (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Julius Biondi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Alec Turner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Arana (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Heimbach (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Hill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Julius Biondi denies the turnaround by Alfred Johnson | 40-42 |
| 15:17 | Miami (OH) | Julius Biondi snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 15:03 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 40-42 |
| 15:02 | Miami (OH) | John Kelly grabs the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 14:47 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 14:18 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lyndon Ahrens (PG), Craig Pike (SF) John Kelly, Joseph Carter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:54 | Miami (OH) | The short jumper by Carl Romano is denied by Alfred Johnson | 42-42 |
| 13:53 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 13:25 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 13:23 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Thomas Nieman | 42-42 |
| 13:09 | Miami (OH) | Julius Biondi's floater is tipped away by Alfred Johnson | 42-42 |
| 13:07 | Central Michigan | David Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner is hacked by Julius Biondi - foul #1 on Julius Biondi, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Arthur Thorne (SG), Henry Espitia (C) Thomas Nieman, Julius Biondi | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Heimbach | 42-45 |
| 12:05 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 12:03 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 11:58 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 11:46 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 11:45 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lyndon Ahrens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Thorne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Craig Pike (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Romano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Henry Espitia (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Alec Turner (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Arana (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Heimbach (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - David Hill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Craig Pike - foul #2 on Craig Pike, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Kelly (PG), Thomas Nieman (SF), Joseph Carter (PF) Lyndon Ahrens, Craig Pike, Carl Romano | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Kastner (C) David Hill | |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:44 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Thorne comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 10:42 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 10:14 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 10:12 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner snags the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 09:51 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Heimbach | 42-50 |
| 09:29 | Miami (OH) | The short jumper by Joseph Carter is denied by Robert Kastner | 42-50 |
| 09:27 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Nieman | 42-50 |
| 09:10 | Miami (OH) | Robert Kastner swats the short shot by Joseph Carter | 42-50 |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 08:53 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 08:51 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 08:34 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Nieman clanks a jumper from the baseline | 42-50 |
| 08:32 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 08:15 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Alec Turner | 42-53 |
| 07:58 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Nieman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-53 |
| 07:56 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Thomas Heimbach | 42-53 |
| 07:41 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alec Turner | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - John Kelly (fairly fresh) SG - Arthur Thorne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Nieman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Espitia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Alec Turner (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Arana (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Heimbach (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfred Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Robert Kastner (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Nieman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 06:59 | Central Michigan | John Kelly steals the ball from Thomas Heimbach | 42-55 |
| 06:55 | Miami (OH) | John Kelly lays it up and in | 44-55 |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | Robert Kastner misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 06:30 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 06:01 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Thorne double dribbles | 44-55 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lyndon Ahrens (PG), Anthony Norman (SG), Craig Pike (SF), Carl Romano (PF), Julius Biondi (C) John Kelly, Arthur Thorne, Thomas Nieman, Joseph Carter, Henry Espitia | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Willie Parmer (PG), Charles Levron (SG), Marcel Corbin (SF), Mark Jenkins (PF), David Hill (C) Alec Turner, Eric Arana, Thomas Heimbach, Alfred Johnson, Robert Kastner | |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Craig Pike - foul #3 on Craig Pike, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin misses the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 05:43 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 05:27 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano makes the 3 from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-56 |
| 05:04 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 04:43 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-56 |
| 04:23 | Central Michigan | David Hill misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Julius Biondi - foul #2 on Julius Biondi, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Nieman (SG) Anthony Norman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:23 | Central Michigan | David Hill makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 04:23 | Central Michigan | David Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 04:16 | Miami (OH) | Lyndon Ahrens makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Craig Pike | 50-58 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-58 |
| 04:00 | Miami (OH) | Julius Biondi grabs the board | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike is whistled for traveling | 50-58 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Arana (SG), Thomas Heimbach (SF) Charles Levron, Marcel Corbin | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Carl Romano - foul #1 on Carl Romano, team foul #6 | 50-58 |
| 03:30 | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 03:30 | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 03:30 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lyndon Ahrens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Nieman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Pike (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Julius Biondi (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Willie Parmer (fresh) SG - Eric Arana (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Heimbach (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Jenkins (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Hill (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Nieman drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:48 | Central Michigan | Thomas Nieman is called for the reach on Thomas Heimbach - foul #1 on Thomas Nieman, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Arthur Thorne (SG) Julius Biondi | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Kelly (PG), Alfred Johnson (PF) Willie Parmer, Mark Jenkins | |
| 02:48 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 02:48 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 02:44 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter (PF), Henry Espitia (C) Carl Romano, Thomas Nieman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Alec Turner (PG) Richard Kelly | |
| 02:35 | Miami (OH) | David Hill swats the short shot by Joseph Carter | 53-61 |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Thomas Heimbach | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:14 | Central Michigan | David Hill knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Alec Turner | 53-63 |
| 01:52 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-63 |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson snags the defensive board | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:31 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Alec Turner | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:17 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach is called for 5 seconds | 53-65 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Kelly (PG), Thomas Nieman (SG), Anthony Norman (SF), Carl Romano (PF), Julius Biondi (C) Lyndon Ahrens, Arthur Thorne, Craig Pike, Joseph Carter, Henry Espitia | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Willie Parmer (PG), Charles Levron (SG), Marcel Corbin (SF), Mark Jenkins (PF), Robert Kastner (C) Alec Turner, Eric Arana, Thomas Heimbach, Alfred Johnson, David Hill | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman is whistled for a carry | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | Robert Kastner drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Levron | 53-67 |
| 00:21 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Nieman | 56-67 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Willie Parmer runs out the clock | 56-67 |