| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Cadorette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Fox (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Red (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Patrick Matthews (fresh) C - Walter Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:31 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Jan Christensen | 28-26 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Omer Kotarski - foul #1 on Omer Kotarski, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden (PF), John Becker (C) Jerry Moore, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 19:15 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen travels with the ball | 28-28 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Breeden takes the ball from Luis Cadorette | 28-28 |
| 17:53 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick drills a 3 from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Matthews can't connect on a floater near the basket | 31-28 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 17:09 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden is fouled on the floor by Patrick Matthews - foul #2 on Patrick Matthews, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore (PF) John Becker | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Mead (C) Walter Bridges | |
| 16:45 | Central Michigan | Patrick Matthews steals it from Scott Bostick | 31-28 |
| 16:18 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red snags the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Matthews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-28 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Mead tips it home | 31-30 |
| 15:53 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas misses long on a floater from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 15:52 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red grabs the board | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fairly fresh) SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Bostick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Cadorette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Fox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Red (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Patrick Matthews (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Mead (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 31-30 |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Jerry Moore, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour (PG), Walter Bridges (C) Luis Cadorette, Patrick Matthews | |
| 14:46 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-30 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour is fouled on the floor by Omer Kotarski - foul #2 on Omer Kotarski, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF) Scott Bostick | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 14:14 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Mead | 34-32 |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Omer Kotarski and he's fouled by William Ridenour - foul #1 on William Ridenour, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SF), Jerry Moore (PF), John Becker (C) Jan Christensen, Nathan Myers, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Baker (PF) Thomas Mead | |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas misses the free throw | 36-32 |
| 13:59 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 13:49 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 13:47 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 13:28 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas misses the fadeaway from the left side | 36-32 |
| 13:26 | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 13:09 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scott Bostick - foul #1 on Scott Bostick, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Scott Bostick, Jerry Moore, John Becker | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Cadorette (PG), Patrick Matthews (PF) William Ridenour, John Baker | |
| 13:09 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 13:09 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 12:55 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 36-34 |
| 12:53 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 12:36 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges tips it back up and in | 36-36 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 12:03 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 11:40 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox is hacked by Jack Llanas - foul #1 on Jack Llanas, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Scott Bostick (SF), Jerry Moore (PF), Dennis Breeden (C) Jan Christensen, Nathan Myers, Stevan Zempel, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stuart Cyr (SG), Nicholas Daly (SF), Thomas Mead (C) Tom Fox, Kenneth Red, Walter Bridges | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) SF - Scott Bostick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Cadorette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stuart Cyr (fresh) SF - Nicholas Daly (fresh) PF - Patrick Matthews (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Mead (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Mead misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 11:25 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 11:20 | Central Michigan | Patrick Matthews is called for the reach on Jack Llanas - foul #3 on Patrick Matthews, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG) Dikembe Sato | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 10:56 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen can't connect on a floater from the left side | 36-36 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Mead grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Michigan | Stuart Cyr clanks a jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Matthews tips it back up and in | 36-38 |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-38 |
| 09:57 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen is hacked by Stuart Cyr - foul #1 on Stuart Cyr, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Jack Llanas, Jan Christensen, Scott Bostick, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour (PG), Tom Fox (SG), Kenneth Red (SF), Walter Bridges (C) Luis Cadorette, Stuart Cyr, Nicholas Daly, Patrick Matthews | |
| 09:10 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Walter Bridges - foul #2 on Walter Bridges, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| 09:10 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 09:10 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 08:46 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Tom Fox | 37-40 |
| 08:22 | Central Michigan | Tom Fox is called for the reach on Dikembe Sato - foul #2 on Tom Fox, team foul #6 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Scott Bostick (SF) Dikembe Sato, Nathan Myers | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Baker (PF) Thomas Mead | |
| 08:06 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 07:55 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red is hacked by Omer Kotarski - foul #3 on Omer Kotarski, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG) Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Cadorette (PG) William Ridenour | |
| 07:43 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Luis Cadorette | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Bostick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Cadorette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Fox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Red (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - John Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Bridges (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 07:20 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 06:57 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Baker | 37-46 |
| 06:28 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-46 |
| 06:27 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Luis Cadorette | 37-48 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 05:57 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Cadorette gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 05:49 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 05:30 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen loses the dribble to Kenneth Red | 37-48 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red lays it in | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-50 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas can't tip it in | 37-50 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski tips it back up and in | 39-50 |
| 04:54 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red clanks a floater from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 04:52 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker hits the follow up shot | 39-52 |
| 04:32 | Central Michigan | Luis Cadorette steps in front of the Omer Kotarski pass | 39-52 |
| 04:29 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Luis Cadorette | 39-54 |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jan Christensen | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 04:05 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Cadorette throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Jerry Moore (PF), Dennis Breeden (C) Jan Christensen, Scott Bostick, Stevan Zempel, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour (PG), Stuart Cyr (SG), Nicholas Daly (SF), Patrick Matthews (PF), Thomas Mead (C) Luis Cadorette, Tom Fox, Kenneth Red, John Baker, Walter Bridges | |
| 03:55 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Moore | 44-54 |
| 03:32 | Eastern Michigan | Stuart Cyr can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-54 |
| 03:30 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Ridenour (fresh) SG - Stuart Cyr (fresh) SF - Nicholas Daly (fresh) PF - Patrick Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Mead (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 02:57 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Mead hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Stuart Cyr | 46-56 |
| 02:36 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick Matthews - foul #4 on Patrick Matthews, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG) Jack Llanas | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Baker (C) Patrick Matthews | |
| 02:36 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 02:36 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Cadorette (PG), Tom Fox (SG), Kenneth Red (SF), Patrick Matthews (PF) William Ridenour, Stuart Cyr, Nicholas Daly, John Baker | |
| 02:12 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Cadorette misses the fadeaway from the left side | 48-56 |
| 02:11 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Mead hits the follow up shot | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:07 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Nathan Myers | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Patrick Matthews | 51-61 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 01:31 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore tips it in | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:10 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Sato picks off the pass by Thomas Mead | 53-61 |
| 01:06 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-61 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Mead grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Sato - foul #2 on Dikembe Sato, team foul #6 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Jan Christensen (SG), Scott Bostick (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Stevan Zempel, Dikembe Sato, Nathan Myers, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges (C) Thomas Mead | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:59 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges is hacked by Scott Bostick - foul #2 on Scott Bostick, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stuart Cyr (SF) Luis Cadorette | |
| 00:59 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:59 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore pulls down the rebound | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-61 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Llanas - foul #2 on Jack Llanas, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jerry Moore, team foul #9 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour (PG), Nicholas Daly (SF), Thomas Mead (PF), John Baker (C) Kenneth Red, Tom Fox, Patrick Matthews, Walter Bridges | |
| 00:45 | Eastern Michigan | Jan Christensen is called for the reach on Nicholas Daly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jan Christensen, team foul #10 | 53-63 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | John Baker blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Scott Bostick | 53-65 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Mead misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Omer Kotarski - foul #4 on Omer Kotarski, team foul #11 | 53-65 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Mead misses the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Mead misses the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Bostick | 55-65 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour runs out the clock | 55-65 |