| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Cadorette (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tom Fox (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Kenneth Red (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Matthews (fresh) 3 reb. C - Walter Bridges (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 6 pts. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan 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 (0) | |
| 19:44 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Cadorette can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 19:43 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Matthews grabs the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 19:31 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Patrick Matthews | 38-35 |
| 19:10 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-35 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Walter Bridges | 38-35 |
| 18:47 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Bridges | 38-35 |
| 18:34 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Tom Fox, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Breeden (PF), John Becker (C) Jack Llanas, Jan Christensen, Jerry Moore, Omer Kotarski | |
| 18:05 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-37 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox is fouled on the floor by Stevan Zempel - foul #3 on Stevan Zempel, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Jan Christensen (SG), Jerry Moore (SF) Stevan Zempel, Dikembe Sato, Nathan Myers | |
| 17:33 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 17:32 | Central Michigan | John Becker gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore is hacked by Kenneth Red - foul #2 on Kenneth Red, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Mead (C) Walter Bridges | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Dennis Breeden, John Becker | |
| 16:47 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen scores on a 3 from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 16:29 | Eastern Michigan | Omer Kotarski is called for the reach on Luis Cadorette - foul #2 on Omer Kotarski, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stuart Cyr (PG), John Baker (C) Luis Cadorette, Patrick Matthews | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Eddie Cuellar (C) Jan Christensen, Omer Kotarski | |
| 16:20 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 16:19 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Michigan | Stuart Cyr misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Michigan | Stuart Cyr gets the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Michigan | Stuart Cyr is fouled on the floor by Jack Llanas - foul #1 on Jack Llanas, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Jan Christensen (SG), Scott Bostick (SF), Dennis Breeden (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Jack Llanas, Dikembe Sato, Nathan Myers, Jerry Moore, Eddie Cuellar | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Stuart Cyr (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tom Fox (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Kenneth Red (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Mead (fresh) C - John Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 15:41 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:34 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen double dribbles | 38-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Cadorette (PG), Patrick Matthews (PF), Walter Bridges (C) Stuart Cyr, Thomas Mead, John Baker | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Jerry Moore (PF), Eddie Cuellar (C) Jan Christensen, Dennis Breeden, Omer Kotarski | |
| 15:16 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Tom Fox | 41-40 |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Walter Bridges - foul #1 on Walter Bridges, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), Omer Kotarski (C) Jack Llanas, Eddie Cuellar | |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 14:39 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 14:14 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick loses the dribble to Tom Fox | 44-40 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Cadorette lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tom Fox | 46-40 |
| 13:54 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Bostick | 46-43 |
| 13:40 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 13:38 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Scott Bostick | 46-43 |
| 13:19 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jan Christensen | 46-45 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 12:38 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 12:36 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 12:26 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 12:25 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Matthews tips it back up and in | 50-45 |
| 12:04 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick grabs the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 11:41 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 11:39 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski tips it in | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Cadorette (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tom Fox (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Red (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Bridges (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stevan Zempel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Bostick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Moore (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Scott Bostick | 50-47 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Stevan Zempel | 50-50 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 10:58 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Omer Kotarski | 50-50 |
| 10:52 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 10:34 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Omer Kotarski - foul #3 on Omer Kotarski, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stuart Cyr (PG), Kenny Joly (SG), Nicholas Daly (SF), Thomas Mead (PF) Luis Cadorette, Tom Fox, Kenneth Red, Patrick Matthews | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Breeden (PF), John Becker (C) Stevan Zempel, Jan Christensen, Jerry Moore, Omer Kotarski | |
| 10:34 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:34 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:34 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Becker | 51-52 |
| 10:11 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:49 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Mead misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly gets the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Baker (C) Walter Bridges | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Stevan Zempel (PF) Nathan Myers, John Becker | |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Jack Llanas and the foul's on John Baker - foul #1 on John Baker, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red (SF) Nicholas Daly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF) Dikembe Sato | |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Michigan | Stuart Cyr misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 08:48 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dennis Breeden | 51-55 |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 08:04 | Eastern Michigan | Stuart Cyr is whistled for a carry | 51-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Cadorette (PG), Tom Fox (SG), Patrick Matthews (PF) Stuart Cyr, Kenny Joly, John Baker | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Jerry Moore (PF), John Becker (C) Nathan Myers, Stevan Zempel, Dennis Breeden | |
| 07:35 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Becker | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Cadorette (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tom Fox (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Red (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Mead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Bostick (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. C - John Becker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 07:14 | Central Michigan | John Becker pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 06:55 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-58 |
| 06:53 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas grabs the offensive board | 51-58 |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Mead - foul #2 on Thomas Mead, team foul #5 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Baker (C) Thomas Mead | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Breeden (C) Dikembe Sato, John Becker | |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Matthews clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-59 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Matthews tips it back up and in | 53-59 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Llanas | 53-62 |
| 05:30 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Matthews is whistled for a carry | 53-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stuart Cyr (SG), Nicholas Daly (SF), Walter Bridges (C) Tom Fox, Kenneth Red, Patrick Matthews | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), Stevan Zempel (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Nathan Myers, Jerry Moore, Dennis Breeden | |
| 05:02 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-62 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Michigan | Stuart Cyr misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Cadorette hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Stuart Cyr | 56-62 |
| 04:01 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-62 |
| 03:59 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| 03:41 | Eastern Michigan | Stuart Cyr blows the layup | 56-62 |
| 03:40 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker tips it back up and in | 58-62 |
| 03:13 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen is fouled on the floor by Walter Bridges - foul #2 on Walter Bridges, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox (SG), Kenneth Red (SF), Patrick Matthews (PF), Thomas Mead (C) Luis Cadorette, Nicholas Daly, John Baker, Walter Bridges | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF), Jerry Moore (PF), Dennis Breeden (C) Jan Christensen, Stevan Zempel, Omer Kotarski | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Stuart Cyr (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tom Fox (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Red (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Mead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fairly fresh) SG - Scott Bostick (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick is whistled for a carry | 58-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG) Jack Llanas, Nathan Myers | |
| 02:49 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| 02:32 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 58-62 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 02:05 | Central Michigan | Stuart Cyr steals the ball from Stevan Zempel | 58-62 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Cadorette (PG), Walter Bridges (C) Stuart Cyr, Thomas Mead | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Jan Christensen (SG), Omer Kotarski (C) Stevan Zempel, Dikembe Sato, Dennis Breeden | |
| 01:47 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 01:46 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 01:42 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jack Llanas | 58-65 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Luis Cadorette and the foul's on Jan Christensen - foul #2 on Jan Christensen, team foul #5 | 60-65 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Michigan | Tom Fox makes the free throw | 61-65 |
| 01:08 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick is whistled for a carry | 61-65 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Bostick is called for the reach on Kenneth Red - foul #4 on Scott Bostick, team foul #6 | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan 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 (0) | |
| 00:23 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-65 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Bridges | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Eastern Michigan | Jack Llanas steals it from Luis Cadorette | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan 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 (0) | |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick is hacked by Luis Cadorette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luis Cadorette, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG) Jack Llanas | |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Bridges snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Cadorette clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-66 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski is hacked by Luis Cadorette in the backcourt - foul #3 on Luis Cadorette, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG) Jerry Moore | |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Stevan Zempel | 61-67 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel is hacked by Luis Cadorette - foul #4 on Luis Cadorette, team foul #9 | 61-67 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Red hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 61-69 |