| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Rodney Johnson (fresh) SG - Isaac Carr (fresh) SF - Jay Ayotte (fresh) PF - Steven Knauss (fresh) C - Sterling Zeledon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fresh) SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:55 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Miami (OH) | Jay Ayotte misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Miami (OH) | Sterling Zeledon pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Miami (OH) | Jay Ayotte misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Miami (OH) | Rodney Johnson can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Sterling Zeledon | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Miami (OH) | Rodney Johnson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Ayotte | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Miami (OH) | Sterling Zeledon misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden can't connect on a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Steven Knauss | 0-0 |
| 17:56 | Miami (OH) | Jay Ayotte loses the dribble to Solomon Pearson | 0-0 |
| 17:31 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jerome Groom (PG), Thomas Fikes (SG), Daniel Simas (SF), Jason Engen (PF), Lee Kirst (C) Rodney Johnson, Isaac Carr, Jay Ayotte, Steven Knauss, Sterling Zeledon | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:13 | Miami (OH) | Jerome Groom can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 17:12 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 16:55 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Bostick | 0-2 |
| 16:35 | Miami (OH) | Jason Engen hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Daniel Simas | 2-2 |
| 16:15 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 16:14 | Miami (OH) | Lee Kirst pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:08 | Miami (OH) | Jason Engen drills a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Scott Bostick - foul #1 on Scott Bostick, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Stowe (PG), Keith Boatman (SF) Thomas Fikes, Daniel Simas | |
| 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 | |
| 16:08 | Miami (OH) | Jason Engen makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 15:57 | Central Michigan | John Becker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Carl Lohr | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - James Stowe (fresh) SG - Jerome Groom (fresh) SF - Keith Boatman (fresh) PF - Jason Engen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lee Kirst (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) SF - Irvin Walsh (fresh) PF - John Becker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Davidson (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Miami (OH) | Keith Boatman connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Jerome Groom | 7-4 |
| 15:22 | Central Michigan | John Becker drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Irvin Walsh | 7-6 |
| 15:06 | Miami (OH) | James Stowe misses the fadeaway from the right side | 7-6 |
| 15:04 | Miami (OH) | Lee Kirst gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:49 | Miami (OH) | James Stowe's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Davidson | 7-6 |
| 14:48 | Central Michigan | Irvin Walsh snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 7-6 |
| 14:39 | Miami (OH) | Jason Engen gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:30 | Miami (OH) | James Stowe loses the dribble to John Becker | 7-6 |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | John Becker clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Lee Kirst - foul #1 on Lee Kirst, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rodney Johnson (PG), Isaac Carr (SG), Jay Ayotte (SF), Steven Knauss (PF), Sterling Zeledon (C) James Stowe, Jerome Groom, Keith Boatman, Jason Engen, Lee Kirst | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG), Solomon Pearson (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Breeden (C) Carl Lohr, Dikembe Sato, Irvin Walsh, Michael Davidson | |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | John Becker makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | John Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:06 | Miami (OH) | Sterling Zeledon pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:50 | Miami (OH) | Isaac Carr buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jay Ayotte | 10-7 |
| 13:35 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 10-7 |
| 13:34 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden hits the follow up shot | 10-9 |
| 13:24 | Miami (OH) | Sterling Zeledon dunks the ball on a great pass from Isaac Carr | 12-9 |
| 13:07 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-9 |
| 13:06 | Central Michigan | John Becker grabs the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 12:49 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson is fouled on the floor by Isaac Carr - foul #1 on Isaac Carr, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham (PF) John Becker | |
| 12:23 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham is called for traveling | 12-9 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jerome Groom (PG), Daniel Simas (SF), Jason Engen (PF) Rodney Johnson, Jay Ayotte, Steven Knauss | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:04 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Wareham is called for the reach on Jason Engen - foul #1 on Dennis Wareham, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rodney Johnson (PG), Jay Ayotte (SF), Steven Knauss (PF) Isaac Carr, Daniel Simas, Sterling Zeledon | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:56 | Miami (OH) | Jerome Groom misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Breeden - foul #1 on Dennis Breeden, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| 11:56 | Miami (OH) | Jerome Groom misses the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 11:56 | Miami (OH) | Jerome Groom makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Rodney Johnson (fresh) SG - Jerome Groom (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Ayotte (fresh) PF - Steven Knauss (fresh) C - Jason Engen (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 11:33 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 11:11 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 11:09 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick grabs the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 10:42 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Breeden | 13-12 |
| 10:26 | Miami (OH) | Jay Ayotte knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Rodney Johnson | 16-12 |
| 09:58 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 09:39 | Miami (OH) | Steven Knauss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Stowe (PG), Isaac Carr (SG), Daniel Simas (SF), Lee Kirst (PF), Sterling Zeledon (C) Rodney Johnson, Jerome Groom, Jay Ayotte, Steven Knauss, Jason Engen | |
| 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 | |
| 09:17 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-15 |
| 08:59 | Miami (OH) | Sterling Zeledon connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by James Stowe | 18-15 |
| 08:40 | Central Michigan | Michael Davidson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 18-15 |
| 08:38 | Miami (OH) | James Stowe grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:33 | Miami (OH) | Isaac Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 08:32 | Miami (OH) | Sterling Zeledon gets the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:18 | Miami (OH) | Lee Kirst blows the layup but the foul's on Irvin Walsh - foul #1 on Irvin Walsh, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jerome Groom (PG) James Stowe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson (SG), Dennis Wareham (PF), Dennis Breeden (C) Dikembe Sato, John Becker, Michael Davidson | |
| 08:18 | Miami (OH) | Lee Kirst makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:18 | Miami (OH) | Lee Kirst misses the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:18 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 07:52 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 07:51 | Miami (OH) | Lee Kirst snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jerome Groom (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Isaac Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Simas (fresh) PF - Lee Kirst (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Sterling Zeledon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) SF - Irvin Walsh (fresh) PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Miami (OH) | Sterling Zeledon blows the dunk but he's hacked by Dennis Breeden - foul #2 on Dennis Breeden, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rodney Johnson (PG), Jay Ayotte (SF), Steven Knauss (PF) Jerome Groom, Daniel Simas, Lee Kirst | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG), Nathan Myers (SF), Michael Davidson (C) Carl Lohr, Irvin Walsh, Dennis Breeden | |
| 07:45 | Miami (OH) | Sterling Zeledon makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 07:45 | Miami (OH) | Sterling Zeledon misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham is called for traveling | 20-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jerome Groom (PG), Daniel Simas (SF), Jason Engen (PF) Rodney Johnson, Jay Ayotte, Steven Knauss | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 07:02 | Miami (OH) | Jason Engen double dribbles | 20-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rodney Johnson (PG), Jay Ayotte (SF), Steven Knauss (PF) Jerome Groom, Daniel Simas, Sterling Zeledon | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:42 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Bostick | 20-17 |
| 06:27 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Wareham swats the short shot by Jason Engen | 20-17 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jay Ayotte - foul #1 on Jay Ayotte, team foul #3 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jerome Groom (PG), Thomas Fikes (SG), Daniel Simas (SF), Sterling Zeledon (C) Rodney Johnson, Isaac Carr, Jay Ayotte, Steven Knauss | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), John Becker (PF) Solomon Pearson, Dennis Wareham | |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:46 | Miami (OH) | Jerome Groom is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jerome Groom, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Keith Boatman (SF), Lee Kirst (PF) Daniel Simas, Jason Engen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Irvin Walsh (SF) Nathan Myers | |
| 05:33 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick scores on a 3 from the right corner | 20-22 |
| 05:16 | Miami (OH) | Jerome Groom buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Keith Boatman | 23-22 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | John Becker can't finish the layup | 23-22 |
| 05:03 | Miami (OH) | Lee Kirst snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 04:50 | Miami (OH) | Irvin Walsh picks off the pass by Thomas Fikes | 23-22 |
| 04:24 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 04:23 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato grabs the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dikembe Sato | 23-25 |
| 03:55 | Miami (OH) | Sterling Zeledon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Becker - foul #1 on John Becker, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rodney Johnson (PG), Isaac Carr (SG), Jay Ayotte (SF), Steven Knauss (PF) Jerome Groom, Thomas Fikes, Keith Boatman, Lee Kirst | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Solomon Pearson (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Wareham (PF), Dennis Breeden (C) Scott Bostick, Dikembe Sato, Irvin Walsh, John Becker, Michael Davidson | |
| 03:55 | Miami (OH) | Sterling Zeledon makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:55 | Miami (OH) | Sterling Zeledon makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:26 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham misses the easy layup | 25-25 |
| 03:24 | Miami (OH) | Jay Ayotte snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Rodney Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Isaac Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Ayotte (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Knauss (fresh) C - Sterling Zeledon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Miami (OH) | Jay Ayotte comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 03:06 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dennis Wareham | 25-25 |
| 02:37 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-25 |
| 02:35 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson tips it in | 25-27 |
| 02:27 | Miami (OH) | Sterling Zeledon is whistled for a carry | 25-27 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jerome Groom (SG), Jason Engen (C) Isaac Carr, Sterling Zeledon | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG) Carl Lohr | |
| 01:58 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 01:56 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Jay Ayotte | 25-27 |
| 01:32 | Miami (OH) | Solomon Pearson is called for the reach on Rodney Johnson - foul #1 on Solomon Pearson, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Isaac Carr (SG), Daniel Simas (SF), Lee Kirst (C) Jerome Groom, Jay Ayotte, Steven Knauss | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:32 | Miami (OH) | Rodney Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:32 | Miami (OH) | Rodney Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:11 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Breeden | 27-30 |
| 00:56 | Miami (OH) | Rodney Johnson hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Simas | 29-30 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Lee Kirst is called for the reach on Scott Bostick - foul #2 on Lee Kirst, team foul #5 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jerome Groom (PG), Jay Ayotte (SF), Steven Knauss (PF) Rodney Johnson, Daniel Simas, Lee Kirst | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Becker (PF) Dennis Wareham | |
| 00:30 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick is hacked by Jay Ayotte - foul #2 on Jay Ayotte, team foul #6 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Daniel Simas (SF) Jay Ayotte | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Irvin Walsh (SF) Scott Bostick, Nathan Myers | |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | John Becker misses the jumper from the baseline | 29-30 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Jason Engen grabs the board | 29-30 |