| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Lamberth (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alex Botsford (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cain (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Fason (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Alec Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Arana (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marcel Corbin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alfred Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain inbounds the ball | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Eastern Illinois | William Fason is whistled for a carry | 28-40 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana clanks a floater from the left side | 28-40 |
| 19:13 | Eastern Illinois | William Fason pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth banks in the layup | 30-40 |
| 18:31 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-40 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Travis Jones is denied by Alfred Johnson | 30-40 |
| 18:19 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Alfred Johnson | 30-40 |
| 18:14 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner is alone and drills a shot in the lane set up by Alfred Johnson | 30-42 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth is called for traveling in the backcourt | 30-42 |
| 18:01 | Central Michigan | David Hill is open but comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 30-42 |
| 18:00 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin tips it home | 30-44 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford's fadeaway is rejected by David Hill | 30-44 |
| 17:37 | Eastern Illinois | William Fason pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Marcel Corbin - foul #1 on Marcel Corbin, team foul #1 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens (SG), Frank Wedge (SF), Thomas Atkins (PF) Alex Botsford, Jeffrey Cain, William Fason | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Williams (SF) Marcel Corbin | |
| 17:16 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth misses the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth misses the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 17:16 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana grabs the board | 30-44 |
| 17:08 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Alec Turner | 30-46 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth's fadeaway is rejected by David Hill | 30-46 |
| 16:43 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Alfred Johnson | 30-46 |
| 16:19 | Central Michigan | Thomas Atkins swats the layup by Alfred Johnson | 30-46 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Wedge gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 30-46 |
| 16:09 | Central Michigan | Robert Williams gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 15:47 | Central Michigan | Thomas Atkins is called for the reach on Alfred Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Atkins, team foul #1 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford (SG), William Trainor (PF), Ronald Regner (C) Richard Lamberth, Thomas Atkins, Travis Jones | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin (SF) Robert Williams | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Owens (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alex Botsford (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Wedge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Trainor (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ronald Regner (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Alec Turner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Arana (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marcel Corbin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alfred Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Hill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Owens - foul #1 on Robert Owens, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain (SF) Frank Wedge | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 15:28 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner snags the defensive board | 30-47 |
| 15:24 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-47 |
| 15:22 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner snags the offensive board | 30-47 |
| 15:03 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-47 |
| 14:58 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner is fouled on the floor by Alex Botsford - foul #1 on Alex Botsford, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| 14:45 | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson is whistled for traveling | 32-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth (PG) Robert Owens | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:25 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner drills a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by David Hill - foul #3 on David Hill, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| 14:25 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner makes the free throw | 35-47 |
| 14:11 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Alec Turner | 35-49 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Illinois | Alec Turner steps in front of the Richard Lamberth pass | 35-49 |
| 13:45 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin jams it on a nice dish by Alec Turner | 35-51 |
| 13:31 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-51 |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | David Hill pulls down the rebound | 35-51 |
| 13:20 | Central Michigan | David Hill misses long on a floater from the left block | 35-51 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain grabs the board | 35-51 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner hits the finger roll | 37-51 |
| 12:55 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana double dribbles | 37-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens (SG), Frank Wedge (SF), William Fason (PF), Travis Jones (C) Alex Botsford, Jeffrey Cain, William Trainor, Ronald Regner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rodney James (PG), Robert Williams (SF), Mark Jenkins (PF), Robert Kastner (C) Alec Turner, Marcel Corbin, Alfred Johnson, David Hill | |
| 12:44 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth double dribbles | 37-51 |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | Robert Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-51 |
| 12:00 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Kastner | 37-51 |
| 11:55 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana snags the offensive board | 37-51 |
| 11:28 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-51 |
| 11:27 | Central Michigan | Robert Kastner hits the follow up shot | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Lamberth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Owens (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frank Wedge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Fason (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Travis Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Rodney James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Arana (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Jenkins (fresh) C - Robert Kastner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Eastern Illinois | Travis Jones is fouled on the floor by Eric Arana - foul #2 on Eric Arana, team foul #3 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford (SG), William Trainor (PF) Richard Lamberth, William Fason | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson (PF), David Hill (C) Mark Jenkins, Robert Kastner | |
| 11:00 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Wedge is whistled for traveling | 37-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Alec Turner (SG), Marcel Corbin (SF) Eric Arana, Robert Williams | |
| 10:44 | Central Michigan | William Trainor is called for the reach on Alec Turner - foul #4 on William Trainor, team foul #4 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain (SF), Thomas Atkins (PF) Frank Wedge, William Trainor | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Hill | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:06 | Eastern Illinois | Marcel Corbin steals the ball from Thomas Atkins | 37-56 |
| 09:52 | Central Michigan | David Hill connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Alec Turner and he's hacked by Jeffrey Cain - foul #2 on Jeffrey Cain, team foul #5 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth (PG), William Fason (PF), Ronald Regner (C) Robert Owens, Thomas Atkins, Travis Jones | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Fountain (PG) Rodney James | |
| 09:52 | Central Michigan | David Hill makes the free throw | 37-59 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-59 |
| 09:13 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Ronald Regner - foul #4 on Ronald Regner, team foul #6 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Wedge (SF), Travis Jones (C) Jeffrey Cain, Ronald Regner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Arana (SG), Robert Williams (SF) Jack Fountain, Marcel Corbin | |
| 09:13 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner makes the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 09:13 | Central Michigan | Alec Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-61 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Illinois | Alfred Johnson blocks the jumper by William Fason | 39-61 |
| 08:59 | Central Michigan | Robert Williams grabs the board | 39-61 |
| 08:34 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Williams | 39-63 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Illinois | William Fason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens (SG) Alex Botsford | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rodney James (PG), Mark Jenkins (PF), Robert Kastner (C) Alec Turner, Alfred Johnson, David Hill | |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana is whistled for a carry | 39-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain (SF), William Trainor (PF), Ronald Regner (C) Frank Wedge, William Fason, Travis Jones | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin (SF) Robert Williams | |
| 07:43 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-63 |
| 07:41 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Mark Jenkins | 39-63 |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins blows the layup | 39-63 |
| 07:26 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Regner | 39-63 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Lamberth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Owens (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Cain (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Trainor (fresh) 4 pf. C - Ronald Regner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Rodney James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Arana (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marcel Corbin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Jenkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Kastner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth is fouled on the floor by Rodney James - foul #1 on Rodney James, team foul #4 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Alfred Johnson (PF) Mark Jenkins | |
| 07:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Arana - foul #3 on Eric Arana, team foul #5 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Hill (C) Robert Kastner | |
| 07:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain makes the 1st free throw | 40-63 |
| 07:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 41-63 |
| 06:44 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Eric Arana | 41-66 |
| 06:25 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-66 |
| 06:23 | Central Michigan | Marcel Corbin grabs the board | 41-66 |
| 06:09 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana is whistled for a carry | 41-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford (SG), Frank Wedge (SF), William Fason (PF) Richard Lamberth, Jeffrey Cain, William Trainor | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Alec Turner (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Mark Jenkins (PF), Robert Kastner (C) Eric Arana, Marcel Corbin, Alfred Johnson, David Hill | |
| 05:51 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Alec Turner - foul #3 on Alec Turner, team foul #6 | 41-66 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford makes the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford makes the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 05:40 | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Williams | 43-68 |
| 05:20 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Jenkins steals it from Alex Botsford | 43-68 |
| 04:58 | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins lays it in on a nice dish by Alec Turner and he's hacked by Frank Wedge - foul #1 on Frank Wedge, team foul #7 | 43-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Fountain (PG), Bill Johnson (PF) Rodney James, Alec Turner | |
| 04:58 | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins misses the free throw | 43-70 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | William Fason snags the defensive board | 43-70 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens clanks a shot from the right wing | 43-70 |
| 04:39 | Central Michigan | Jack Fountain grabs the board | 43-70 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | Jack Fountain's floater is tipped away by Ronald Regner | 43-70 |
| 04:34 | Central Michigan | Jack Fountain pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-70 |
| 04:20 | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins misses the lay-in | 43-70 |
| 04:19 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner snags the defensive board | 43-70 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford loses the ball out of bounds | 43-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth (PG), Thomas Atkins (PF) Alex Botsford, William Fason | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Arana (SG), David Conley (C) Bill Johnson, Robert Kastner | |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-70 |
| 03:43 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner gets the rebound | 43-70 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Wedge makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Richard Lamberth | 45-70 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana blows the dunk | 45-70 |
| 03:16 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Lamberth | 45-70 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Lamberth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Owens (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Frank Wedge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Atkins (fresh) C - Ronald Regner (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Fountain (fresh) SG - Eric Arana (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Jenkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Conley (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth dunks the ball on a nice dish by Frank Wedge | 47-70 |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | Robert Owens is called for the reach on Jack Fountain in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Owens, team foul #8 | 47-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Fason (PF) Frank Wedge | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rodney James (PG), Bill Johnson (PF) Eric Arana, Mark Jenkins | |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | Jack Fountain makes the 1st free throw | 47-71 |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | Jack Fountain makes the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Arana (SG), Robert Kastner (C) Jack Fountain, David Conley | |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Atkins - foul #2 on Thomas Atkins, team foul #9 | 47-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford (SG), Frank Wedge (SF) Richard Lamberth, Thomas Atkins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana makes the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Eric Arana misses the 2nd free throw | 47-73 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner gets the rebound | 47-73 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 47-73 |
| 02:02 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Wedge snags the offensive board | 47-73 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Wedge misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Williams - foul #3 on Robert Williams, team foul #7 | 47-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins (SF) Alex Botsford | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins (PF) Bill Johnson | |
| 01:56 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Wedge makes the 1st free throw | 48-73 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Wedge makes the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Rodney James is hacked by Robert Owens - foul #3 on Robert Owens, team foul #10 | 49-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford (SG) Thomas Atkins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Fountain (PG) Eric Arana | |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Rodney James makes the 1st free throw | 49-74 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Rodney James makes the 2nd free throw | 49-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:21 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens hits a jumper from the right wing | 51-75 |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | Rodney James is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Rodney James, team foul #8 | 51-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Arana (SG) Jack Fountain | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford misses long on a shot from the right wing | 51-75 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Wedge misses the tip | 51-75 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Mark Jenkins snags the defensive board | 51-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Alex Botsford steals the ball from Eric Arana in the backcourt | 51-75 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Owens | 53-75 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Robert Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-75 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-75 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Rodney James runs out the clock | 53-75 |