| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Catalan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Santos Forgey (fresh) SF - Jerry Zavacky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Xavier Vasquez (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Mathis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 6 pts. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 19:31 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 19:25 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Catalan and he's hacked by Jack Llanas - foul #1 on Jack Llanas, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Breeden (C) Jan Christensen, Scott Bostick, Omer Kotarski | |
| 19:25 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis misses the free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:25 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 18:56 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 18:54 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Jerry Zavacky | 32-33 |
| 18:32 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 32-33 |
| 18:31 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky tips it back up and in | 34-33 |
| 18:09 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas loses the dribble to Jerry Zavacky | 34-33 |
| 18:06 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez jams it on a great pass from Jerry Zavacky | 36-33 |
| 17:40 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 17:38 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas hits the follow up shot | 36-35 |
| 17:13 | Western Michigan | James Catalan buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Santos Forgey | 38-35 |
| 16:55 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers misses long on a jumper from the left side | 38-35 |
| 16:54 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:32 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Santos Forgey | 40-35 |
| 16:03 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses badly on a shot from close range | 40-35 |
| 16:01 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 15:49 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Stevan Zempel, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Matthew Robinson (SG), Saul Pena (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF), Louis Watts (C) James Catalan, Santos Forgey, Jerry Zavacky, Xavier Vasquez, Brian Mathis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (PG), Jan Christensen (SG), Scott Bostick (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Jack Llanas, Stevan Zempel, Nathan Myers, Dennis Breeden | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gan Yen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Matthew Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Saul Pena (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Deluca (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Louis Watts (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 15:26 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 15:22 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Watts - foul #1 on Louis Watts, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 15:07 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Moore | 40-38 |
| 14:40 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Sato steps in front of the Louis Watts pass | 40-38 |
| 14:38 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Stevan Zempel (PF) Dikembe Sato, Jerry Moore | |
| 14:22 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Saul Pena and the foul's on Scott Bostick - foul #2 on Scott Bostick, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Johnson (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF) Matthew Robinson, Saul Pena | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:22 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:18 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas is hacked by Gan Yen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gan Yen, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Ignacio Castellanos (PF) Gan Yen, Joseph Deluca | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:05 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 14:04 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Louis Watts | 43-38 |
| 13:46 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts banks in the layup | 45-38 |
| 13:43 | Central Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos is called for the reach on Jack Llanas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ignacio Castellanos, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez (PF) Louis Watts | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore (PF) Stevan Zempel | |
| 13:18 | Central Michigan | Xavier Vasquez picks off the pass by Jerry Moore | 45-38 |
| 13:05 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez is hacked by Scott Bostick - foul #3 on Scott Bostick, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Matthew Robinson (SG), Saul Pena (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF) James Catalan, Michael Johnson, Jerry Zavacky, Xavier Vasquez | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Dennis Breeden (PF) Jan Christensen, Jerry Moore | |
| 13:00 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos's pass is intercepted by Jack Llanas | 45-38 |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato is fouled in the backcourt by Saul Pena - foul #4 on Saul Pena, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG) Jack Llanas | |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Saul Pena picks off the pass by Jan Christensen | 45-38 |
| 12:19 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 12:17 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 11:50 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Bostick | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gan Yen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Matthew Robinson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Saul Pena (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Deluca (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ignacio Castellanos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jan Christensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Bostick (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) C - Omer Kotarski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Santos Forgey (SG), Michael Johnson (SF), Xavier Vasquez (PF), Brian Mathis (C) Gan Yen, Matthew Robinson, Saul Pena, Joseph Deluca, Ignacio Castellanos | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Stevan Zempel (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Jerry Moore (PF), John Becker (C) Dikembe Sato, Jan Christensen, Scott Bostick, Dennis Breeden, Omer Kotarski | |
| 11:20 | Central Michigan | James Catalan is called for the reach on Stevan Zempel in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Catalan, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| 11:04 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 11:03 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 10:49 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 10:47 | Central Michigan | John Becker snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Santos Forgey - foul #1 on Santos Forgey, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (SF), Louis Watts (C) Michael Johnson, Brian Mathis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), Scott Bostick (SF) Nathan Myers, Jerry Moore | |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 10:00 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Catalan | 48-43 |
| 09:58 | Central Michigan | James Catalan picks off the pass by Stevan Zempel in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| 09:47 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 09:43 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick loses the dribble to James Catalan in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| 09:41 | Western Michigan | James Catalan hits the finger roll | 50-43 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Zavacky - foul #1 on Jerry Zavacky, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Johnson (SG), Joseph Deluca (PF) Santos Forgey, Xavier Vasquez | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Stevan Zempel, John Becker | |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:39 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 09:22 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky is fouled on the floor by Scott Bostick - foul #4 on Scott Bostick, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis (C) Louis Watts | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF) Scott Bostick | |
| 09:03 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jack Llanas - foul #2 on Jack Llanas, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Saul Pena (SF) James Catalan, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG) Jan Christensen | |
| 09:03 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 09:03 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 09:03 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 08:43 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers is fouled on the floor by Saul Pena - foul #5 on Saul Pena, team foul #8 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Ignacio Castellanos (PF) Saul Pena, Joseph Deluca | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), John Becker (C) Dikembe Sato, Omer Kotarski | |
| 08:43 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:43 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:31 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Jack Llanas - foul #3 on Jack Llanas, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (SG), Michael Johnson (SF), Xavier Vasquez (PF), Louis Watts (C) Matthew Robinson, Jerry Zavacky, Ignacio Castellanos, Brian Mathis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (SG) Jan Christensen | |
| 08:31 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:31 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:10 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stevan Zempel | 53-48 |
| 07:52 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts misses the easy layup | 53-48 |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 07:25 | Central Michigan | John Becker lays it up and in | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gan Yen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Santos Forgey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Xavier Vasquez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Watts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Becker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 07:13 | Central Michigan | John Becker pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 06:53 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 06:51 | Western Michigan | Michael Johnson pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 06:32 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Santos Forgey and the foul's on Jerry Moore - foul #1 on Jerry Moore, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Matthew Robinson (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF), Brian Mathis (C) Gan Yen, Santos Forgey, Michael Johnson, Louis Watts | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (PG), Jan Christensen (SG), Scott Bostick (SF), Dennis Breeden (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Jack Llanas, Stevan Zempel, Nathan Myers, Jerry Moore, John Becker | |
| 06:32 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski slams it home on a nice dish by Jan Christensen and he's hacked by James Catalan - foul #5 on James Catalan, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Joseph Deluca (PF) James Catalan, Xavier Vasquez | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG) Dikembe Sato | |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski makes the free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:01 | Western Michigan | Scott Bostick is called for the reach on Gan Yen - foul #5 on Scott Bostick, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (PG), Jerry Moore (PF) Jack Llanas, Scott Bostick | |
| 06:01 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:01 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 05:44 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Breeden | 56-55 |
| 05:35 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson makes the jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Jan Christensen - foul #2 on Jan Christensen, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG) Dikembe Sato | |
| 05:35 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson misses the free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:35 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 05:10 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-55 |
| 05:08 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 04:51 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis clanks a runner from close range | 58-55 |
| 04:49 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson tips it home | 60-55 |
| 04:45 | Central Michigan | Gan Yen steps in front of the Omer Kotarski pass in the backcourt | 60-55 |
| 04:43 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen lays it up and in | 62-55 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Llanas | 62-58 |
| 04:03 | Western Michigan | Jan Christensen is called for the reach on Jerry Zavacky - foul #3 on Jan Christensen, team foul #11 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (SG), Xavier Vasquez (PF), Louis Watts (C) Matthew Robinson, Joseph Deluca, Brian Mathis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Stevan Zempel (PF) Jan Christensen, Jerry Moore, Dennis Breeden | |
| 04:03 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:03 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:37 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 03:18 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky's floater is knocked away by Nathan Myers | 63-61 |
| 03:16 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts gets the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gan Yen (tiring) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Santos Forgey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Zavacky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Xavier Vasquez (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Watts (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. C - Omer Kotarski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Gan Yen | 65-61 |
| 02:45 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers is fouled on the floor by Gan Yen - foul #2 on Gan Yen, team foul #10 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Johnson (SF), Ignacio Castellanos (PF) Gan Yen, Xavier Vasquez | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), Jerry Moore (PF), John Becker (C) Jack Llanas, Dikembe Sato, Omer Kotarski | |
| 02:45 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:45 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:43 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez (PF), Brian Mathis (C) Ignacio Castellanos, Louis Watts | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden (PF) Nathan Myers | |
| 02:24 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 02:22 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez can't tip it in | 65-62 |
| 02:21 | Central Michigan | John Becker gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 01:52 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Moore | 65-65 |
| 01:27 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-65 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Moore | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore is hacked by Michael Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Omer Kotarski (C) Dennis Breeden, John Becker | |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:38 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 00:09 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-68 |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez tips it back up and in | 70-68 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gan Yen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Santos Forgey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Zavacky (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Xavier Vasquez (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Brian Mathis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:42 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gan Yen | 73-70 |
| 04:25 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses the 3 from straight away | 73-70 |
| 04:23 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore grabs the offensive board | 73-70 |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jack Llanas | 73-72 |
| 03:49 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 73-72 |
| 03:48 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas gets the rebound | 73-72 |
| 03:19 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Llanas | 73-75 |
| 03:15 | Western Michigan | Jan Christensen takes the ball from Brian Mathis | 73-75 |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas is called for 10 seconds | 73-75 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Michael Johnson (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF), Louis Watts (C) Santos Forgey, Jerry Zavacky, Xavier Vasquez, Brian Mathis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Breeden (PF), John Becker (C) Jan Christensen, Jerry Moore, Stevan Zempel, Omer Kotarski | |
| 02:47 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen loses the dribble to Dennis Breeden | 73-75 |
| 02:26 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 73-75 |
| 02:25 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to John Becker | 73-75 |
| 02:00 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing | 73-77 |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-77 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF), Xavier Vasquez (PF), Brian Mathis (C) Matthew Robinson, Michael Johnson, Joseph Deluca, Louis Watts | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), Jerry Moore (SF), Stevan Zempel (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Dikembe Sato, Nathan Myers, Dennis Breeden, John Becker | |
| 01:35 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Omer Kotarski - foul #1 on Omer Kotarski, team foul #12 | 73-77 |
| 01:35 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 01:35 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jack Llanas | 75-79 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gan Yen (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Santos Forgey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Zavacky (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Xavier Vasquez (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Brian Mathis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis connects on the runner from the baseline | 77-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Santos Forgey steals it from Jerry Moore in the backcourt | 77-79 |
| 00:40 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey banks in the layup | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen is hacked by Jerry Zavacky in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Zavacky, team foul #12 | 79-79 |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis makes the jump hook from close range | 81-80 |
| 00:13 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez is fouled on the floor by Omer Kotarski - foul #2 on Omer Kotarski, team foul #13 | 81-80 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez makes the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 83-80 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Jerry Zavacky takes the ball from Jack Llanas | 83-80 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky runs out the clock | 83-80 |