| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Fred Kerry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Devoe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincente Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Delbert Witherington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Moore (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Benny Hansen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Vaz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Eastwood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 26-24 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Moore clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 18:54 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor makes the driving attempt from the left block | 28-24 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Vaz drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Delbert Witherington | 28-26 |
| 18:15 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito clanks a floater from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 18:13 | Eastern Michigan | Steve Eastwood pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Sanders swats the layup by Benny Hansen | 28-26 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Michigan | Benny Hansen hits the follow up shot | 28-28 |
| 17:31 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Delbert Witherington - foul #2 on Delbert Witherington, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 17:31 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:31 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-28 |
| 16:58 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-28 |
| 16:57 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 16:43 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Fred Kerry, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis (SG), George Anderson (SF), James McGahan (PF) Eric Devoe, Clifford Taylor, Timothy Sanders | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leo Mitchell (SG) Patrick Moore | |
| 16:24 | Eastern Michigan | Steve Eastwood loses the ball out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Butler (PG), Charles Bell (C) Fred Kerry, Vincente Esposito | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daryl Hunt (SF) Benny Hansen | |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | James McGahan misses badly on a floater from close range | 30-28 |
| 15:54 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Butler (fresh) SG - Haywood Davis (fresh) 3 reb. SF - George Anderson (fresh) PF - James McGahan (fresh) C - Charles Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Delbert Witherington (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leo Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daryl Hunt (fresh) PF - Anthony Vaz (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Eastwood (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Vaz misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Stephen Butler - foul #2 on Stephen Butler, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel (PG), Eric Devoe (SG), Clifford Taylor (SF), Timothy Sanders (PF), Vincente Esposito (C) Stephen Butler, Haywood Davis, George Anderson, James McGahan, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Alex Matranga (SG), Jeremy Jacobson (C) Delbert Witherington, Steve Eastwood | |
| 15:30 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Vaz makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 15:30 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Vaz misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 15:30 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 15:09 | Central Michigan | Anthony Vaz swats the short shot by Clifford Taylor | 30-29 |
| 15:08 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Vincente Esposito | 30-29 |
| 14:48 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Ryan Noel | 32-29 |
| 14:31 | Eastern Michigan | Daryl Hunt hits the finger roll set up by Jeremy Jacobson and he's fouled by Timothy Sanders - foul #1 on Timothy Sanders, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington (PG), Patrick Moore (SG), Benny Hansen (SF), Steve Eastwood (C) Leo Mitchell, Alex Matranga, Anthony Vaz, Jeremy Jacobson | |
| 14:31 | Eastern Michigan | Daryl Hunt makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 14:02 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders misses long on a shot from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 14:00 | Eastern Michigan | Daryl Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Moore is fouled on the floor by Eric Devoe - foul #3 on Eric Devoe, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James McGahan (PF), Haywood Davis (C) Timothy Sanders, Vincente Esposito | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 13:28 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington can't finish the layup | 32-32 |
| 13:26 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Daryl Hunt | 32-32 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Moore misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Haywood Davis - foul #1 on Haywood Davis, team foul #5 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Anderson (SF), Charles Bell (C) Eric Devoe, Clifford Taylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeremy Jacobson (PF) Daryl Hunt | |
| 13:18 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Moore misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 12:57 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Vaz (PF) Jeremy Jacobson | |
| 12:44 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito (C) Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 12:20 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel buries a jumper from the right side | 34-33 |
| 12:05 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Moore knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Benny Hansen | 34-35 |
| 11:45 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel misses the floater from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 11:43 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Steve Eastwood | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ryan Noel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Haywood Davis (fresh) 3 reb. SF - George Anderson (fresh) PF - James McGahan (fresh) C - Vincente Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Delbert Witherington (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Benny Hansen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Anthony Vaz (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Eastwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Vaz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe (SG), Clifford Taylor (SF), Timothy Sanders (PF) Haywood Davis, George Anderson, James McGahan | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leo Mitchell (SG), Daryl Hunt (C) Patrick Moore, Steve Eastwood | |
| 11:18 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 11:17 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor tips it but misses | 34-35 |
| 11:16 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Vaz gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Michigan | Daryl Hunt misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 10:33 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito lays it up and in | 36-35 |
| 10:15 | Eastern Michigan | Leo Mitchell connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 10:10 | Central Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Ryan Noel is blocked by Daryl Hunt | 36-37 |
| 10:08 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor tips it in | 38-37 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Vaz hits the finger roll set up by Delbert Witherington | 38-39 |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | Anthony Vaz is called for the reach on Timothy Sanders - foul #2 on Anthony Vaz, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry (PG), James McGahan (C) Ryan Noel, Vincente Esposito | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Moore (SG), Jeremy Jacobson (PF), Steve Eastwood (C) Delbert Witherington, Benny Hansen, Anthony Vaz | |
| 09:17 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Fred Kerry | 40-39 |
| 08:56 | Eastern Michigan | Leo Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis (SG) Eric Devoe | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ray Sullivan (PF) Daryl Hunt | |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | James McGahan is fouled on the floor by Steve Eastwood - foul #3 on Steve Eastwood, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Anderson (SF), Charles Bell (C) Clifford Taylor, Timothy Sanders | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | Charles Bell banks in the layup on a great pass from George Anderson | 42-39 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Michigan | Steve Eastwood hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Leo Mitchell and he's fouled by Haywood Davis - foul #2 on Haywood Davis, team foul #6 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel (PG), Vincente Esposito (C) Fred Kerry, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington (PG), Anthony Vaz (PF) Leo Mitchell, Ray Sullivan | |
| 08:05 | Eastern Michigan | Steve Eastwood makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 07:40 | Central Michigan | George Anderson buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ryan Noel | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ryan Noel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Haywood Davis (fresh) 3 reb. SF - George Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James McGahan (fresh) C - Vincente Esposito (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Delbert Witherington (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Moore (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jeremy Jacobson (fresh) PF - Anthony Vaz (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve Eastwood (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Eastern Michigan | Steve Eastwood is hacked by George Anderson - foul #1 on George Anderson, team foul #7 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe (SG), Clifford Taylor (SF), Timothy Sanders (PF) Haywood Davis, George Anderson, James McGahan | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benny Hansen (SF) Jeremy Jacobson | |
| 07:17 | Eastern Michigan | Steve Eastwood makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 07:17 | Eastern Michigan | Steve Eastwood makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 06:48 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leo Mitchell (SG) Patrick Moore | |
| 06:30 | Eastern Michigan | Benny Hansen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-44 |
| 06:11 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders hits a floater from the right block | 46-44 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Vaz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-44 |
| 05:46 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 05:23 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders misses the easy layup | 46-44 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Michigan | Steve Eastwood pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Michigan | Benny Hansen clanks a floater from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 05:11 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 04:51 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel drills a shot from the left side | 48-44 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-44 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Michigan | Steve Eastwood can't tip it in | 48-44 |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 04:17 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Vaz misses the easy layup | 51-44 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Michigan | Benny Hansen grabs the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 03:56 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Anthony Vaz | 51-46 |
| 03:27 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Delbert Witherington - foul #3 on Delbert Witherington, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry (PG), Haywood Davis (SG), George Anderson (SF), James McGahan (C) Ryan Noel, Eric Devoe, Clifford Taylor, Vincente Esposito | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Alex Matranga (PG), Patrick Moore (SG), Daryl Hunt (SF), Jeremy Jacobson (PF), Ray Sullivan (C) Delbert Witherington, Leo Mitchell, Benny Hansen, Anthony Vaz, Steve Eastwood | |
| 03:27 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 03:27 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Fred Kerry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Haywood Davis (fresh) 3 reb. SF - George Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - James McGahan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Alex Matranga (fresh) SG - Patrick Moore (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Daryl Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Jacobson (fresh) C - Ray Sullivan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Eastern Michigan | Jeremy Jacobson is fouled on the floor by Fred Kerry - foul #2 on Fred Kerry, team foul #8 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Bell (C) Timothy Sanders | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 03:07 | Eastern Michigan | Jeremy Jacobson makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Michigan | Jeremy Jacobson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 02:41 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Charles Bell is denied by Daryl Hunt | 52-48 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Moore snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel (PG), Eric Devoe (SG), Clifford Taylor (SF) Fred Kerry, George Anderson, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington (PG), Benny Hansen (SF), Anthony Vaz (PF), Steve Eastwood (C) Alex Matranga, Jeremy Jacobson, Daryl Hunt, Ray Sullivan | |
| 02:26 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Vaz hits a shot from the right wing set up by Steve Eastwood | 52-50 |
| 02:26 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders (PF), Vincente Esposito (C) James McGahan, Haywood Davis | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 02:09 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Timothy Sanders | 54-50 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Moore knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Delbert Witherington | 54-53 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Delbert Witherington steals it from Eric Devoe | 54-53 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Michigan | Benny Hansen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 01:03 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Benny Hansen - foul #2 on Benny Hansen, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| 01:03 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:03 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:03 | Eastern Michigan | Steve Eastwood gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Taylor is called for the reach on Delbert Witherington - foul #1 on Clifford Taylor, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel makes the runner from the baseline set up by Clifford Taylor and he's fouled by Delbert Witherington - foul #4 on Delbert Witherington, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| 00:14 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel makes the free throw | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Eastwood | 57-53 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington connects on the 3 from the left wing | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel runs out the clock | 57-56 |