| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Carrier (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph McCarthy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Osborn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick is fouled on the floor by Jon Carrier - foul #2 on Jon Carrier, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 19:33 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 19:32 | Yale | The rebound goes to John Osborn | 37-28 |
| 19:14 | Yale | John Osborn clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-28 |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dennis Wareham | 37-28 |
| 18:56 | Central Michigan | John Osborn takes the ball from Solomon Pearson | 37-28 |
| 18:40 | Yale | Jon Carrier is hacked by Dennis Wareham - foul #1 on Dennis Wareham, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 18:19 | Yale | Dennis Wareham is called for the reach on John Osborn - foul #2 on Dennis Wareham, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| 17:55 | Yale | John Osborn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-28 |
| 17:38 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden is fouled on the floor by John Osborn - foul #1 on John Osborn, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| 17:31 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Solomon Pearson | 37-31 |
| 17:03 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger travels with the ball | 37-31 |
| Subs | Yale | Shannon Drain (SF), William Magee (PF) Joseph McCarthy, John Osborn | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Irvin Walsh (SF), John Becker (PF) Nathan Myers, Dennis Wareham | |
| 16:46 | Central Michigan | William Magee is called for the reach on Irvin Walsh - foul #1 on William Magee, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Yale | John Brickhouse (SG), William Purnell (C) Jon Carrier, Kenneth Belanger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG) Scott Bostick, Solomon Pearson | |
| 16:30 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 16:01 | Yale | William Magee can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 16:00 | Yale | William Magee snags the offensive board | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Brickhouse (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shannon Drain (fresh) PF - William Magee (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Purnell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Irvin Walsh (fresh) PF - John Becker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Breeden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Yale | John Mahan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Brickhouse | 39-33 |
| 15:22 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato is denied on a layup by William Purnell | 39-33 |
| 15:20 | Yale | William Purnell grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 14:51 | Yale | John Brickhouse makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Mahan | 42-33 |
| 14:32 | Central Michigan | John Becker clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by William Magee - foul #2 on William Magee, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG), Jon Carrier (SG), Joseph McCarthy (SF), John Osborn (PF), Kenneth Belanger (C) John Mahan, John Brickhouse, Shannon Drain, William Magee, William Purnell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG), Solomon Pearson (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Michael Davidson (C) Carl Lohr, Dikembe Sato, Irvin Walsh, Dennis Breeden | |
| 14:32 | Central Michigan | John Becker makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 14:32 | Central Michigan | John Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 14:32 | Yale | John Osborn snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 14:28 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy buries a runner from the left block set up by Kenneth Belanger | 44-34 |
| 14:17 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-34 |
| 14:16 | Yale | John Osborn gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 13:57 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham (PF) John Becker | |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | Michael Davidson is fouled on the floor by Joseph McCarthy - foul #2 on Joseph McCarthy, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| 13:34 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Davidson | 44-37 |
| 13:11 | Yale | John Osborn misses long on a shot from the baseline | 44-37 |
| 13:10 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger misses the tip | 44-37 |
| 13:09 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy grabs the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 12:53 | Yale | Jon Carrier connects on the jumper from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 12:44 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 12:43 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 12:20 | Yale | Shawn Redmond buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jon Carrier | 49-37 |
| 12:08 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Wareham | 49-40 |
| 11:42 | Yale | Jon Carrier blows the layup | 49-40 |
| 11:41 | Central Michigan | Michael Davidson gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Shawn Redmond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Carrier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph McCarthy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Osborn (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 23 pts. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) C - Michael Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Nathan Myers | 49-43 |
| 11:06 | Yale | Shawn Redmond can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 11:04 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Davidson | 49-43 |
| 10:58 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick is whistled for traveling | 49-43 |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG), John Brickhouse (SG), Shannon Drain (SF), William Magee (PF), William Purnell (C) Shawn Redmond, Jon Carrier, Joseph McCarthy, John Osborn, Kenneth Belanger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Irvin Walsh (SF), John Becker (PF), Dennis Breeden (C) Scott Bostick, Solomon Pearson, Nathan Myers, Dennis Wareham, Michael Davidson | |
| 10:30 | Yale | John Brickhouse hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-43 |
| 10:28 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Becker | 49-43 |
| 10:20 | Central Michigan | John Becker scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Carl Lohr | 49-45 |
| 10:01 | Yale | William Magee hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Carl Lohr - foul #1 on Carl Lohr, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| 10:01 | Yale | William Magee misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:01 | Yale | William Magee misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato is fouled on the floor by John Brickhouse - foul #1 on John Brickhouse, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Yale | Jon Carrier (SG), Joseph McCarthy (SF), John Osborn (PF), Kenneth Belanger (C) John Brickhouse, Shannon Drain, William Magee, William Purnell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG), Solomon Pearson (SG), Nathan Myers (SF) Carl Lohr, Dikembe Sato, Irvin Walsh | |
| 09:27 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Belanger | 49-45 |
| 09:08 | Yale | John Osborn hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on John Becker - foul #2 on John Becker, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham (PF) John Becker | |
| 09:08 | Yale | John Osborn misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:08 | Yale | John Osborn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:50 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-45 |
| 08:48 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:31 | Yale | Nathan Myers steps in front of the John Osborn pass | 50-45 |
| 08:12 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick comes up short on the floater from the right side | 50-45 |
| 08:11 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers tips it back up and in | 50-47 |
| 07:48 | Yale | Jon Carrier drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Joseph McCarthy | 52-47 |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Carrier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph McCarthy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Osborn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 29 pts. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nathan Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Yale | The short jumper by John Osborn is denied by Dennis Wareham | 52-50 |
| 07:09 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy tips it home | 54-50 |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 06:50 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham gets the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 06:35 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-50 |
| 06:33 | Yale | John Osborn gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 06:26 | Yale | The jump hook by Kenneth Belanger is blocked by Dennis Breeden | 54-50 |
| 06:25 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Belanger | 54-50 |
| 06:11 | Yale | John Osborn makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from John Mahan | 56-50 |
| 05:57 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Scott Bostick | 56-52 |
| 05:31 | Yale | Jon Carrier misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Solomon Pearson - foul #2 on Solomon Pearson, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG), Shannon Drain (SF), William Magee (PF), William Purnell (C) John Mahan, Joseph McCarthy, John Osborn, Kenneth Belanger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Irvin Walsh (SF), John Becker (PF), Michael Davidson (C) Scott Bostick, Solomon Pearson, Nathan Myers, Dennis Wareham, Dennis Breeden | |
| 05:31 | Yale | Jon Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:31 | Yale | Jon Carrier misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:31 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to William Magee | 57-52 |
| 05:15 | Yale | William Purnell is fouled on the floor by Michael Davidson - foul #2 on Michael Davidson, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Yale | John Brickhouse (SG) Jon Carrier | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:00 | Yale | John Brickhouse is hacked by Irvin Walsh - foul #1 on Irvin Walsh, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| 05:00 | Yale | John Brickhouse misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:00 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Becker | 57-52 |
| 04:39 | Central Michigan | John Becker scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Carl Lohr | 57-54 |
| 04:23 | Yale | Shawn Redmond hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Magee | 60-54 |
| 04:01 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 04:00 | Yale | William Purnell snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 03:42 | Yale | John Brickhouse knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Redmond | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:28 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Irvin Walsh | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Shawn Redmond (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Brickhouse (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shannon Drain (fresh) PF - William Magee (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Purnell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Irvin Walsh (fresh) PF - John Becker (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Yale | Shawn Redmond misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 03:03 | Central Michigan | John Becker snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:59 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG), Jon Carrier (SG), Joseph McCarthy (SF), John Osborn (PF), Kenneth Belanger (C) Shawn Redmond, John Brickhouse, Shannon Drain, William Magee, William Purnell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG), Solomon Pearson (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Wareham (PF), Dennis Breeden (C) Carl Lohr, Dikembe Sato, Irvin Walsh, John Becker, Michael Davidson | |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-56 |
| 02:52 | Yale | Jon Carrier snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 02:24 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 02:23 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger snags the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 02:02 | Yale | The jumper by Kenneth Belanger is denied by Dennis Wareham | 63-56 |
| 02:00 | Yale | John Osborn tips it back up and in | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:38 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-56 |
| 01:36 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham grabs the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathan Myers | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:59 | Yale | John Mahan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-59 |
| 00:58 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Yale | Jon Carrier buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by John Mahan | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson is fouled on the floor by Joseph McCarthy - foul #3 on Joseph McCarthy, team foul #7 | 67-62 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Yale | John Mahan is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Bostick - foul #2 on Scott Bostick, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Yale | John Brickhouse (SG), Shannon Drain (SF), William Magee (PF) Jon Carrier, Joseph McCarthy, John Osborn | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:14 | Yale | John Mahan makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:14 | Yale | John Mahan makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 69-64 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham snags the offensive board | 69-64 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |