| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) 9 pts. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Edward Peterson (fresh) SG - Jerry Korzybski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bob Danley (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gavin Cross (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Rhynes (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drexel | Bob Danley inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Bob Danley | 29-34 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Wareham | 31-34 |
| 19:02 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 19:00 | Drexel | Gavin Cross tips it home | 31-36 |
| 18:34 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 18:33 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick can't tip it in | 31-36 |
| 18:32 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers tips it home | 33-36 |
| 18:22 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski's pass is intercepted by Nathan Myers | 33-36 |
| 17:56 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-36 |
| 17:55 | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 17:34 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dennis Breeden - foul #3 on Dennis Breeden, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Davidson (C) Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf (SF) Bob Danley | |
| 17:34 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:34 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:17 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Bostick | 36-37 |
| 16:56 | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Solomon Pearson - foul #1 on Solomon Pearson, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Irvin Walsh (SF), John Becker (PF) Solomon Pearson, Nathan Myers, Dennis Wareham | |
| Subs | Drexel | David McClimans (PG), Billy Milstein (SG), Darrel Berry (C) Edward Peterson, Jerry Korzybski, Melvin Rhynes | |
| 16:56 | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:56 | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:37 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 16:35 | Drexel | David McClimans grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 16:13 | Drexel | Irvin Walsh is called for the reach on Billy Milstein - foul #1 on Irvin Walsh, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG) Scott Bostick | |
| Subs | Drexel | Bob Danley (SF) Gavin Cross | |
| 15:59 | Drexel | David McClimans can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Irvin Walsh - foul #2 on Irvin Walsh, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson (SG), Dennis Breeden (C) Dikembe Sato, Michael Davidson | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 15:59 | Drexel | David McClimans makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:59 | Drexel | David McClimans makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Irvin Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Becker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - David McClimans (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Billy Milstein (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bob Danley (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Samuel Metcalf (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrel Berry (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Central Michigan | David McClimans is called for the reach on Carl Lohr - foul #2 on David McClimans, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF) Irvin Walsh | |
| Subs | Drexel | Edward Peterson (PG), Jerry Korzybski (SG) Billy Milstein, Darrel Berry | |
| 15:07 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carl Lohr | 38-41 |
| 14:56 | Drexel | Dennis Breeden takes the ball from Samuel Metcalf | 38-41 |
| 14:37 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG), Dennis Wareham (PF) Carl Lohr, John Becker | |
| Subs | Drexel | Billy Milstein (SF), Gavin Cross (PF), Melvin Rhynes (C) Bob Danley, David McClimans, Samuel Metcalf | |
| 14:23 | Drexel | Solomon Pearson steals it from Jerry Korzybski | 38-41 |
| 14:03 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 14:01 | Drexel | Billy Milstein grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 13:48 | Drexel | Solomon Pearson is called for the reach on Jerry Korzybski - foul #2 on Solomon Pearson, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG) Solomon Pearson | |
| Subs | Drexel | David McClimans (PG) Edward Peterson | |
| 13:34 | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes is fouled on the floor by Dennis Breeden - foul #4 on Dennis Breeden, team foul #6 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Irvin Walsh (SF), Michael Davidson (C) Nathan Myers, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Drexel | Vincent Taylor (SF) Jerry Korzybski | |
| 13:24 | Drexel | David McClimans loses the ball out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf (SF) Vincent Taylor | |
| 13:04 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-41 |
| 13:03 | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 12:52 | Drexel | David McClimans scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Billy Milstein | 38-43 |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 12:23 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 12:01 | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irvin Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Wareham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Michael Davidson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - David McClimans (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Billy Milstein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Samuel Metcalf (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gavin Cross (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin Rhynes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Drexel | Billy Milstein comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-43 |
| 11:39 | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes hits the follow up shot | 38-45 |
| 11:22 | Central Michigan | A charge is called on Michael Davidson - foul #1 on Michael Davidson, team foul #7 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Solomon Pearson (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), John Becker (PF) Scott Bostick, Dikembe Sato, Irvin Walsh, Dennis Wareham | |
| Subs | Drexel | Edward Peterson (PG), Jerry Korzybski (SG), Bob Danley (SF), Charles Pak (PF), Darrel Berry (C) David McClimans, Billy Milstein, Samuel Metcalf, Gavin Cross, Melvin Rhynes | |
| 11:09 | Drexel | Charles Pak clanks a jumper in the lane | 38-45 |
| 11:08 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski snags the offensive board | 38-45 |
| 10:53 | Drexel | Edward Peterson's floater is tipped away by John Becker | 38-45 |
| 10:52 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 10:46 | Central Michigan | John Becker comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 38-45 |
| 10:45 | Drexel | Darrel Berry gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 10:40 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 10:38 | Drexel | Charles Pak grabs the offensive board | 38-45 |
| 10:24 | Drexel | Charles Pak loses the dribble to Solomon Pearson | 38-45 |
| 09:55 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Charles Pak - foul #1 on Charles Pak, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG) Carl Lohr | |
| Subs | Drexel | Gavin Cross (PF), David McClimans (C) Charles Pak, Darrel Berry | |
| 09:55 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 09:55 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 09:32 | Drexel | Gavin Cross misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 09:31 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 09:26 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Solomon Pearson | 43-45 |
| 09:21 | Drexel | Scott Bostick steps in front of the Edward Peterson pass in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| 09:19 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick banks in the layup | 45-45 |
| 08:58 | Drexel | Edward Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham (PF) John Becker | |
| Subs | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf (SF), Melvin Rhynes (C) Bob Danley, David McClimans | |
| 08:36 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Solomon Pearson | 48-45 |
| 08:21 | Drexel | Edward Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 07:56 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers comes up short on the shot from the left side | 48-45 |
| 07:55 | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf grabs the board | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Myers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Edward Peterson (fairly fresh) SG - Jerry Korzybski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Metcalf (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gavin Cross (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin Rhynes (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Irvin Walsh (SF), Dennis Breeden (C) Scott Bostick, Solomon Pearson, Nathan Myers, Michael Davidson | |
| Subs | Drexel | David McClimans (PG), Billy Milstein (SG), Bob Danley (SF) Edward Peterson, Jerry Korzybski, Samuel Metcalf | |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Melvin Rhynes - foul #2 on Melvin Rhynes, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:01 | Drexel | Bob Danley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 06:59 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Carl Lohr | 49-45 |
| 06:39 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 06:38 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Wareham | 49-45 |
| 06:30 | Central Michigan | Melvin Rhynes swats the shot by Dikembe Sato | 49-45 |
| 06:28 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham can't tip it in | 49-45 |
| 06:26 | Drexel | Gavin Cross pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 06:04 | Drexel | David McClimans hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 49-45 |
| 06:02 | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes tips it back up and in | 49-47 |
| 05:40 | Central Michigan | Billy Milstein steals it from Carl Lohr | 49-47 |
| 05:37 | Drexel | Billy Milstein misses the lay-in | 49-47 |
| 05:36 | Drexel | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Milstein | 49-47 |
| 05:22 | Drexel | Billy Milstein misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | Irvin Walsh grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG), Solomon Pearson (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), John Becker (PF) Carl Lohr, Dikembe Sato, Irvin Walsh, Dennis Wareham | |
| Subs | Drexel | Edward Peterson (PG), Jerry Korzybski (SG) Billy Milstein, Melvin Rhynes | |
| 04:58 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick is fouled on the floor by Edward Peterson - foul #1 on Edward Peterson, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson misses short on a jumper from the left block | 49-47 |
| 04:40 | Drexel | Bob Danley pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 04:22 | Drexel | Bob Danley knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David McClimans | 49-49 |
| 03:56 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 03:55 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Gavin Cross | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Becker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Edward Peterson (fresh) SG - Jerry Korzybski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bob Danley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gavin Cross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - David McClimans (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Drexel | John Becker is called for the reach on Edward Peterson - foul #1 on John Becker, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham (PF) John Becker | |
| Subs | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf (SF), Melvin Rhynes (C) Bob Danley, Gavin Cross | |
| 03:38 | Drexel | Edward Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 03:38 | Drexel | Edward Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 03:13 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Charles Pak (PF) David McClimans | |
| 02:51 | Drexel | Charles Pak is fouled on the floor by Dennis Wareham - foul #3 on Dennis Wareham, team foul #9 | 49-51 |
| 02:51 | Drexel | Charles Pak makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:51 | Drexel | Charles Pak makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 02:27 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-53 |
| 02:27 | Drexel | Drexel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Bob Danley (SF), Gavin Cross (PF) Samuel Metcalf, Charles Pak | |
| 02:15 | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 02:14 | Drexel | Bob Danley grabs the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 02:05 | Drexel | The pull-up jumper by Edward Peterson is blocked by Nathan Myers | 52-53 |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 01:37 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Wareham | 55-53 |
| 01:30 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson lays it up and in | 57-55 |
| 00:51 | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Dennis Breeden - foul #5 on Dennis Breeden, team foul #10 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Davidson (C) Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 00:51 | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:51 | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Michael Davidson pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 57-56 |
| 00:24 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 00:18 | Drexel | Bob Danley is hacked by Solomon Pearson - foul #3 on Solomon Pearson, team foul #11 | 57-56 |
| 00:18 | Drexel | Bob Danley makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:18 | Drexel | Bob Danley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-58 |
| 00:01 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Gavin Cross | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Drexel | Gavin Cross runs out the clock | 57-58 |