| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - William Cain (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Kraatz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ed Billings (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Bass (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. C - Donnie Blythe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lane (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Barry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) C - Justin Smiley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Central Michigan | Donnie Blythe is called for the reach on Justin Smiley - foul #1 on Donnie Blythe, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 19:41 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher misses the fadeaway from the left block | 35-33 |
| 19:40 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher misses the tip | 35-33 |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:26 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver loses the ball out of bounds | 35-33 |
| 19:07 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joshua Kraatz misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 19:05 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ed Billings pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:48 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ed Billings knocks in the shot from the left block set up by William Cain | 37-33 |
| 18:44 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ed Billings - foul #1 on Ed Billings, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| 18:44 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:44 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:15 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 17:58 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Donnie Blythe - foul #2 on Donnie Blythe, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| 17:58 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:58 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 17:42 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 17:41 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:32 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley makes the jump hook from close range | 39-37 |
| 17:14 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Justin Smiley blocks the jumper by Donnie Blythe | 39-37 |
| 17:12 | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain can't tip it in | 39-37 |
| 17:11 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Lane | 39-37 |
| 16:51 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry misses long on a shot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 16:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:46 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe is hacked by Michael Barry - foul #1 on Michael Barry, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Matthew Morganti (PG), Robert Lynch (SG), John Fields (SF), Erich Naccarato (C) William Cain, Joshua Kraatz, Ed Billings, Donnie Blythe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Gregoreski (PG), Benjamin Homan (SG), Tony Davis (PF), William Ashley (C) Gilbert McIver, John Lane, Cody Belcher, Justin Smiley | |
| 16:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Matthew Morganti can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 16:25 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass can't tip it in | 39-37 |
| 16:24 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Tony Davis | 39-37 |
| 16:08 | Central Michigan | The 3pt attempt by Benjamin Homan is denied by Matthew Morganti | 39-37 |
| 16:06 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to John Fields | 39-37 |
| 15:47 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Lynch misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 15:45 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Matthew Morganti grabs the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Matthew Morganti (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lynch (fresh) SF - John Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Bass (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Erich Naccarato (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jamie Gregoreski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Homan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Barry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tony Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Matthew Morganti can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 15:34 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Fields tips it home | 41-37 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis is fouled on the floor by Kevin Bass - foul #1 on Kevin Bass, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain (PG), Ed Billings (SF), Donnie Blythe (C) Robert Lynch, John Fields, Kevin Bass | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), John Lane (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), Cody Belcher (PF), Justin Smiley (C) Jamie Gregoreski, Benjamin Homan, Michael Barry, Tony Davis, William Ashley | |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | John Lane is fouled on the floor by William Cain - foul #2 on William Cain, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joshua Kraatz (SG) Matthew Morganti | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:44 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Erich Naccarato - foul #2 on Erich Naccarato, team foul #6 | 41-37 |
| 14:44 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:44 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Erich Naccarato grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:17 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ed Billings is called for 3 seconds | 41-38 |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Cody Belcher | 41-40 |
| 13:48 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe double dribbles | 41-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass (PF) Donnie Blythe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Barry (SF) Paul Lawrence | |
| 13:29 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 13:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Erich Naccarato grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joshua Kraatz clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by John Lane - foul #1 on John Lane, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Fields (SF), Scott Jackson (C) Ed Billings, Erich Naccarato | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (SG), William Ashley (C) John Lane, Justin Smiley | |
| 13:10 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joshua Kraatz makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joshua Kraatz makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 12:56 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 12:37 | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 12:36 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 12:27 | Central Michigan | Scott Jackson steps in front of the William Ashley pass | 43-40 |
| 12:10 | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain is hacked by Cody Belcher - foul #3 on Cody Belcher, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Matthew Morganti (PG), Robert Lynch (SG), Donnie Blythe (C) William Cain, Joshua Kraatz, Scott Jackson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Gregoreski (PG), Tony Davis (PF) Gilbert McIver, Cody Belcher | |
| 12:05 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 12:04 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Morganti - foul #2 on Matthew Morganti, team foul #7 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ed Billings (SF), Erich Naccarato (PF) John Fields, Kevin Bass | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Lane (SG), Justin Smiley (C) Benjamin Homan, William Ashley | |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:45 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Matthew Morganti is hacked by Jamie Gregoreski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jamie Gregoreski, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Matthew Morganti (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lynch (fresh) SF - Ed Billings (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Erich Naccarato (fresh) 6 reb. C - Donnie Blythe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jamie Gregoreski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Lane (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Barry (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tony Davis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Justin Smiley (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Matthew Morganti hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 11:09 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley misses the easy layup | 43-42 |
| 11:08 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Matthew Morganti snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 10:47 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Matthew Morganti hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 10:46 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry hits a shot from the left block set up by John Lane | 43-44 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Matthew Morganti comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Lynch misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 09:56 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 09:44 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley can't finish the layup | 43-44 |
| 09:43 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 09:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Erich Naccarato clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 09:34 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Erich Naccarato snags the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 09:20 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Lynch makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 09:04 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Jamie Gregoreski | 46-46 |
| 08:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Tony Davis steals the ball from Robert Lynch | 46-46 |
| 08:27 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jamie Gregoreski | 46-48 |
| 08:06 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jamie Gregoreski - foul #2 on Jamie Gregoreski, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain (PG), Joshua Kraatz (SG), John Fields (SF), Kevin Bass (PF) Matthew Morganti, Robert Lynch, Ed Billings, Erich Naccarato | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), Benjamin Homan (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), Cody Belcher (PF), William Ashley (C) Jamie Gregoreski, John Lane, Michael Barry, Tony Davis, Justin Smiley | |
| 08:06 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:06 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 07:42 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - William Cain (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Kraatz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Bass (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Donnie Blythe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benjamin Homan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - William Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | William Ashley gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 07:08 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gilbert McIver | 48-51 |
| 06:51 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 06:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The offensive rebound goes to John Fields | 48-51 |
| 06:32 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Fields is hacked by Paul Lawrence - foul #1 on Paul Lawrence, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Erich Naccarato (C) Donnie Blythe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:13 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gilbert McIver takes the ball from Erich Naccarato | 48-51 |
| 05:52 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-51 |
| 05:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 05:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 50-51 |
| 05:24 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by William Ashley is blocked by Erich Naccarato | 50-51 |
| 05:22 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Joshua Kraatz | 50-51 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Fields is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Kraatz | 53-51 |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ed Billings (SF) John Fields | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Lane (SG), Michael Barry (SF), Justin Smiley (C) Benjamin Homan, Paul Lawrence, William Ashley | |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Gilbert McIver | 53-53 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ed Billings misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 04:08 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass tips it home | 55-53 |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley is denied on a layup by Kevin Bass | 55-53 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-53 |
| 03:27 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - William Cain (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Kraatz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ed Billings (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Bass (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Erich Naccarato (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Barry (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Justin Smiley (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:16 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-53 |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley tips it in | 55-55 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joshua Kraatz comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 55-55 |
| 02:51 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Cody Belcher, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Matthew Morganti (SG), Donnie Blythe (C) Joshua Kraatz, Erich Naccarato | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Gregoreski (PG) Gilbert McIver | |
| 02:23 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Justin Smiley is called for the reach on Kevin Bass - foul #1 on Justin Smiley, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tony Davis (PF) Cody Belcher | |
| 02:23 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| 02:10 | Central Michigan | Donnie Blythe is called for the reach on Michael Barry - foul #3 on Donnie Blythe, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), Cody Belcher (PF) Jamie Gregoreski, Tony Davis | |
| 02:10 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Matthew Morganti misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Lane - foul #2 on John Lane, team foul #9 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joshua Kraatz (SG) William Cain | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Matthew Morganti makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Matthew Morganti misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:58 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry makes the jumper from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Kevin Bass | 58-57 |
| 00:59 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 58-57 |
| 00:57 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ed Billings can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Barry - foul #2 on Michael Barry, team foul #10 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain (PG) Matthew Morganti | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:28 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ed Billings misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ed Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Donnie Blythe swats the layup by Cody Belcher | 59-57 |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher hits the follow up shot | 59-59 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joshua Kraatz comes up short on the floater from close range | 59-59 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe hits the follow up shot | 61-59 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 61-59 |