| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) SG - Michael Alderman (fresh) SF - Frank Allen (fresh) PF - Michael Grounds (fresh) C - Frederick Mangual (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ryan Noel (fresh) SG - Eric Devoe (fresh) SF - Haywood Davis (fresh) PF - Jimmie McEachin (fresh) C - Bruce Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:49 | Central Michigan | Michael Grounds is called for the reach on Eric Devoe - foul #1 on Michael Grounds, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin connects on the jumper in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Bucknell | Frederick Mangual misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin drills a 3 from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:40 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 18:39 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:15 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin's pass is intercepted by Michael Alderman | 0-5 |
| 18:05 | Bucknell | Michael Alderman knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Holmes and he's hacked by Eric Devoe - foul #1 on Eric Devoe, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Bucknell | Michael Alderman makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:45 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 3-5 |
| 17:43 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Michael Grounds | 3-5 |
| 17:38 | Bucknell | Frank Allen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 17:36 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:19 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:18 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel tips it but misses | 3-5 |
| 17:16 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis gets the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Frederick Mangual - foul #1 on Frederick Mangual, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Perine (PG) Haywood Davis | |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:49 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Alderman | 5-6 |
| 16:42 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine is fouled on the floor by Michael Holmes - foul #1 on Michael Holmes, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mathew Moore (SG), Robert Sherwood (C) Michael Alderman, Frederick Mangual | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders (SF), Vincente Esposito (C) Steven Perine, Bruce Johnson | |
| 16:37 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders banks in the layup | 5-8 |
| 16:16 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes is hacked by Timothy Sanders - foul #1 on Timothy Sanders, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Todd Wilkey (SF), Don Schacht (PF) Frank Allen, Michael Grounds | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Perine (PG), Haywood Davis (SF) Ryan Noel, Jimmie McEachin | |
| 15:50 | Bucknell | Mathew Moore drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Sherwood | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Todd Wilkey (fresh) PF - Don Schacht (fresh) C - Robert Sherwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Perine (fresh) SG - Eric Devoe (fairly fresh) SF - Haywood Davis (fresh) PF - Timothy Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vincente Esposito (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders hits a shot from the baseline | 7-10 |
| 15:06 | Bucknell | Robert Sherwood misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 7-10 |
| 15:04 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes grabs the offensive board | 7-10 |
| 14:48 | Bucknell | Don Schacht hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 7-10 |
| 14:46 | Bucknell | Don Schacht tips it back up and in | 9-10 |
| 14:25 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mathew Moore - foul #1 on Mathew Moore, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Alderman (SG), Frank Allen (SF), Michael Grounds (PF), Frederick Mangual (C) Michael Holmes, Todd Wilkey, Don Schacht, Robert Sherwood | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel (PG), Jimmie McEachin (PF), Bruce Johnson (C) Haywood Davis, Timothy Sanders, Vincente Esposito | |
| 14:25 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:25 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:08 | Bucknell | Mathew Moore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin clanks a runner in the lane | 9-12 |
| 13:44 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson snags the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 13:23 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 13:21 | Bucknell | Mathew Moore snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 13:00 | Bucknell | Michael Alderman's pass is intercepted by Eric Devoe | 9-12 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | Michael Alderman is called for the reach on Steven Perine - foul #1 on Michael Alderman, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Holmes (PG) Mathew Moore | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis (SF) Steven Perine | |
| 12:27 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Frank Allen - foul #1 on Frank Allen, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders (PF) Haywood Davis | |
| 12:27 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:27 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:27 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Michael Grounds | 9-13 |
| 11:58 | Bucknell | Michael Grounds scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 11:39 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin dunks the ball set up by Ryan Noel | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Alderman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Allen (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Grounds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick Mangual (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ryan Noel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Devoe (tiring) SF - Jimmie McEachin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Bucknell | Frank Allen is fouled on the floor by Jimmie McEachin - foul #1 on Jimmie McEachin, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Kenneth Jenkins (SG), Todd Wilkey (SF), Don Schacht (PF), Robert Sherwood (C) Michael Alderman, Frank Allen, Michael Grounds, Frederick Mangual | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis (SF), Vincente Esposito (C) Timothy Sanders, Bruce Johnson | |
| 11:01 | Bucknell | Todd Wilkey hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Holmes | 14-15 |
| 10:45 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 14-15 |
| 10:44 | Bucknell | Don Schacht grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 10:32 | Bucknell | Don Schacht makes the shot in the lane | 16-15 |
| 10:25 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 10:23 | Bucknell | Robert Sherwood grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:05 | Bucknell | Kenneth Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Haywood Davis - foul #1 on Haywood Davis, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mathew Moore (SG) Kenneth Jenkins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Perine (PG), Timothy Sanders (PF), Bruce Johnson (C) Ryan Noel, Jimmie McEachin, Vincente Esposito | |
| 09:59 | Bucknell | Don Schacht misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Haywood Davis - foul #2 on Haywood Davis, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Ray (SF) Haywood Davis | |
| 09:59 | Bucknell | Don Schacht makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:59 | Bucknell | Don Schacht makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:37 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 09:12 | Bucknell | Mathew Moore hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Holmes | 20-18 |
| 09:03 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Steven Perine | 20-20 |
| 08:56 | Bucknell | Don Schacht misses the lay-in | 20-20 |
| 08:55 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 08:46 | Central Michigan | Todd Wilkey steals it from Steven Perine | 20-20 |
| 08:33 | Bucknell | Todd Wilkey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 08:32 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes tips it back up and in | 22-20 |
| 08:10 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-20 |
| 08:09 | Bucknell | Don Schacht pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:05 | Bucknell | Mathew Moore clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 08:04 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Sherwood - foul #1 on Robert Sherwood, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Alderman (SG), Frank Allen (SF), Michael Grounds (PF), Frederick Mangual (C) Michael Holmes, Todd Wilkey, Don Schacht, Robert Sherwood | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel (PG), Jimmie McEachin (PF), Vincente Esposito (C) Steven Perine, Charles Ray, Timothy Sanders | |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:22 | Bucknell | Michael Grounds misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-22 |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Mathew Moore (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Alderman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Allen (fresh) PF - Michael Grounds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick Mangual (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ryan Noel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Devoe (tired) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmie McEachin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincente Esposito (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito makes the driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Michael Grounds - foul #2 on Michael Grounds, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Kenneth Jenkins (PG), Don Schacht (PF) Mathew Moore, Michael Grounds | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 07:02 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito misses the free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:02 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Don Schacht | 22-24 |
| 06:44 | Bucknell | Frederick Mangual is fouled on the floor by Eric Devoe - foul #2 on Eric Devoe, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Holmes (PG) Kenneth Jenkins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders (SF) Bruce Johnson | |
| 06:28 | Bucknell | Michael Alderman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 06:10 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Frank Allen - foul #2 on Frank Allen, team foul #9 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Kenneth Jenkins (SF), Robert Sherwood (PF) Frank Allen, Don Schacht | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:10 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:10 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:41 | Bucknell | Robert Sherwood makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Holmes | 24-25 |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-25 |
| 05:27 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jenkins | 24-25 |
| 05:16 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes drills a jumper from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 05:01 | Central Michigan | Michael Holmes picks off the pass by Ryan Noel | 26-25 |
| 04:52 | Bucknell | Vincente Esposito is called for the reach on Michael Alderman - foul #1 on Vincente Esposito, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Todd Wilkey (SF), Don Schacht (PF) Kenneth Jenkins, Frederick Mangual | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Ray (SF) Timothy Sanders | |
| 04:52 | Bucknell | Michael Alderman misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:52 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Don Schacht - foul #1 on Don Schacht, team foul #10 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mathew Moore (SG) Michael Alderman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Perine (PG), Timothy Sanders (PF), Bruce Johnson (C) Ryan Noel, Charles Ray, Vincente Esposito | |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:31 | Bucknell | Don Schacht scores on a shot from the right side | 28-27 |
| 04:13 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin's floater is tipped away by Robert Sherwood | 28-27 |
| 04:12 | Bucknell | Mathew Moore pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 04:06 | Bucknell | Mathew Moore is fouled on the floor by Eric Devoe - foul #3 on Eric Devoe, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Kenneth Jenkins (SG), William Hackett (C) Michael Holmes, Robert Sherwood | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Ray (SF) Timothy Sanders | |
| 04:06 | Bucknell | Mathew Moore misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:06 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Bruce Johnson | 28-27 |
| 03:39 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Mathew Moore - foul #2 on Mathew Moore, team foul #11 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Frank Allen (SF), Michael Grounds (PF) Todd Wilkey, William Hackett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel (PG), Haywood Davis (SF), Vincente Esposito (C) Steven Perine, Eric Devoe, Charles Ray | |
| 03:39 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:39 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:14 | Bucknell | Mathew Moore buries a 3 from straight away | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Mathew Moore (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) SF - Frank Allen (fresh) PF - Michael Grounds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Schacht (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ryan Noel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Haywood Davis (fresh) PF - Jimmie McEachin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincente Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson jams it | 31-31 |
| 02:31 | Bucknell | Michael Grounds is fouled on the floor by Haywood Davis - foul #3 on Haywood Davis, team foul #9 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Holmes (PG), Michael Alderman (SG), Frederick Mangual (C) Mathew Moore, Kenneth Jenkins, Don Schacht | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe (SG), Charles Ray (SF), Timothy Sanders (PF) Bruce Johnson, Haywood Davis, Jimmie McEachin | |
| 02:31 | Bucknell | Michael Grounds misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Ray | 31-31 |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito travels with the ball | 31-31 |
| 01:57 | Bucknell | Michael Alderman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 01:56 | Bucknell | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Holmes | 31-31 |
| 01:32 | Bucknell | Michael Grounds misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-31 |
| 01:30 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ryan Noel | 31-31 |
| 01:17 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders travels with the ball | 31-31 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Perine (PG), Jimmie McEachin (PF), Bruce Johnson (C) Ryan Noel, Timothy Sanders, Vincente Esposito | |
| 01:00 | Bucknell | Frederick Mangual clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 31-31 |
| 00:58 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Eric Devoe, team foul #10 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mathew Moore (SG), Don Schacht (SF), Robert Sherwood (PF) Michael Alderman, Frank Allen, Michael Grounds | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:19 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes is whistled for a carry | 31-31 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Michael Holmes is called for the reach on Steven Perine - foul #2 on Michael Holmes, team foul #12 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Todd Wilkey (SF) Frederick Mangual | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel (PG), Timothy Sanders (PF) Eric Devoe, Jimmie McEachin | |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:05 | Bucknell | Don Schacht grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 00:00 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Sanders | 31-32 |