| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lawrence Nuzzo (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Demarcus Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Mayfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Cottrell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Jaramillo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Johnny Don (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Oakley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley buries a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Mark Gates - foul #2 on Mark Gates, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:14 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 39-35 |
| 19:12 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 18:54 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Mayfield - foul #1 on Charles Mayfield, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| 18:54 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:54 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:32 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 39-37 |
| 18:30 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 18:20 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jason Oakley, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 18:04 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lloyd Cottrell | 42-37 |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 17:40 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 17:22 | Miami (OH) | Demarcus Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 17:20 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates gets the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 17:01 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-37 |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Lloyd Cottrell - foul #1 on Lloyd Cottrell, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright (SG), Christopher Grieco (PF) Demarcus Smith, Lloyd Cottrell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (SG), Raymond Agee (SF), Daniel Winfield (PF), Peter Owens (C) Kerry Honeycutt, Jonathan Jaramillo, Johnny Don, Jason Oakley | |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:39 | Miami (OH) | Christopher Grieco snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 16:20 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo is fouled on the floor by Daniel Winfield - foul #3 on Daniel Winfield, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Even (SG), Johnny Don (PF) Gerald Townsend, Daniel Winfield | |
| 15:59 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield loses the dribble to Raymond Agee | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lawrence Nuzzo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Mayfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Grieco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Gates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Randy Logan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Even (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Agee (fresh) PF - Johnny Don (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield (PF) Johnny Don | |
| 15:39 | Miami (OH) | Paul Even is called for the reach on Jesse Wright - foul #1 on Paul Even, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG) Paul Even | |
| 15:16 | Miami (OH) | Christopher Grieco hits the finger roll set up by Jesse Wright | 47-37 |
| 15:10 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield hits the finger roll | 47-39 |
| 14:52 | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-39 |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 14:40 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield tips it home | 50-41 |
| 14:18 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates misses the driving attempt from the right block | 50-41 |
| 14:16 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens blows the layup | 50-41 |
| 13:58 | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 13:43 | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-41 |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Christopher Grieco denies the turnaround by Randy Logan | 50-41 |
| 13:32 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 13:11 | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 13:10 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 13:03 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Nuzzo | 50-41 |
| 12:47 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates connects on the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Peter Owens - foul #1 on Peter Owens, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Charles Anderson (PG), Demarcus Smith (SG), Lloyd Cottrell (PF) Lawrence Nuzzo, Jesse Wright, Christopher Grieco | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (SG), Jonathan Jaramillo (SF), Johnny Don (PF), Jason Oakley (C) Randy Logan, Raymond Agee, Daniel Winfield, Peter Owens | |
| 12:47 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates misses the free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jason Oakley | 52-41 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jonathan Jaramillo | 52-44 |
| 12:24 | Miami (OH) | Demarcus Smith hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Mayfield | 54-44 |
| 12:12 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-46 |
| 12:02 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-46 |
| 12:00 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell hits the follow up shot | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Charles Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Demarcus Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Mayfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Cottrell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Gates (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Jaramillo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. PF - Johnny Don (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Oakley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo clanks a jumper from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 11:49 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don tips it in | 56-48 |
| 11:26 | Miami (OH) | Johnny Don is called for the reach on Charles Mayfield - foul #3 on Johnny Don, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Raymond Chisholm (C) Mark Gates | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG) Gerald Townsend | |
| 11:06 | Miami (OH) | Jonathan Jaramillo is called for the reach on Charles Mayfield - foul #1 on Jonathan Jaramillo, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Charles Meehan (SF) Charles Anderson, Charles Mayfield | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:56 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo drills a jumper from the right block | 58-48 |
| 10:47 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 10:46 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Raymond Chisholm | 58-48 |
| 10:42 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo clanks a floater from the free throw line | 58-48 |
| 10:41 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 10:25 | Central Michigan | Charles Meehan picks off the pass by Jason Oakley | 58-48 |
| 10:00 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Chisholm can't throw it down | 58-48 |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 09:49 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 09:41 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Chisholm | 60-48 |
| 09:31 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-48 |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 09:20 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 60-48 |
| 09:18 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Lloyd Cottrell | 60-48 |
| 08:58 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Chisholm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Charles Anderson (PG), Jesse Wright (SG), Charles Mayfield (SF), Christopher Grieco (PF), Mark Gates (C) Lawrence Nuzzo, Demarcus Smith, Charles Meehan, Lloyd Cottrell, Raymond Chisholm | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Randy Logan (SG), Daniel Winfield (PF), Peter Owens (C) Kerry Honeycutt, Jonathan Jaramillo, Johnny Don, Jason Oakley | |
| 08:48 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 60-48 |
| 08:46 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend tips it in | 60-50 |
| 08:35 | Miami (OH) | Christopher Grieco lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jesse Wright and the foul's on Randy Logan - foul #2 on Randy Logan, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (SF) Raymond Agee | |
| 08:35 | Miami (OH) | Christopher Grieco makes the free throw | 63-50 |
| 08:22 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Grieco - foul #3 on Christopher Grieco, team foul #4 | 63-50 |
| 08:22 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 08:22 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 07:53 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates misses short on a floater in the lane | 63-52 |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Charles Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jesse Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Mayfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Grieco (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Gates (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Randy Logan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. PF - Daniel Winfield (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo double dribbles | 63-52 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Lloyd Cottrell (PF) Charles Anderson, Christopher Grieco | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (SF) Jonathan Jaramillo | |
| 07:12 | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lawrence Nuzzo | 66-52 |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-55 |
| 06:35 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Mayfield | 68-55 |
| 06:20 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens blows the layup | 68-55 |
| 06:18 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Lloyd Cottrell | 68-55 |
| 05:59 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Winfield steps in front of the Lloyd Cottrell pass | 68-55 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-55 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Demarcus Smith (SG) Jesse Wright | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (SG), Jonathan Jaramillo (SF), Johnny Don (PF), Jason Oakley (C) Randy Logan, Raymond Agee, Daniel Winfield, Peter Owens | |
| 05:49 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don is denied on a layup by Lloyd Cottrell | 68-55 |
| 05:47 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:20 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Jaramillo - foul #2 on Jonathan Jaramillo, team foul #8 | 68-55 |
| 05:20 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield misses the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 05:20 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell snags the offensive board | 68-55 |
| 05:05 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jonathan Jaramillo - foul #3 on Jonathan Jaramillo, team foul #9 | 68-55 |
| 05:05 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 05:05 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield misses the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 05:05 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley grabs the board | 69-55 |
| 04:54 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Johnny Don and he's hacked by Lawrence Nuzzo - foul #3 on Lawrence Nuzzo, team foul #5 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Raymond Chisholm (C) Mark Gates | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:54 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend makes the free throw | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:35 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield makes the fadeaway from the right block | 71-58 |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Demarcus Smith - foul #1 on Demarcus Smith, team foul #6 | 71-58 |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 04:12 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Demarcus Smith | 74-60 |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-60 |
| 04:02 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Chisholm grabs the defensive rebound | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell's layup is rejected by Johnny Don | 74-60 |
| 03:42 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell hits the follow up shot | 76-60 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lawrence Nuzzo (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Demarcus Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Mayfield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lloyd Cottrell (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Chisholm (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Jaramillo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Don (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Oakley (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-60 |
| 03:23 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley gets the offensive rebound | 76-60 |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 76-60 |
| 03:15 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Chisholm pulls down the rebound | 76-60 |
| 02:46 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell is hacked by Johnny Don - foul #4 on Johnny Don, team foul #10 | 76-60 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Charles Anderson (PG), Jesse Wright (SG), Charles Meehan (SF) Lawrence Nuzzo, Demarcus Smith, Charles Mayfield | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (PG), Paul Even (SG), Raymond Agee (SF), Daniel Winfield (PF), Peter Owens (C) Gerald Townsend, Kerry Honeycutt, Jonathan Jaramillo, Johnny Don, Jason Oakley | |
| 02:46 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell makes the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 02:46 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell makes the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee travels with the ball | 78-60 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Christopher Grieco (PF) Lloyd Cottrell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:07 | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-60 |
| 02:06 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Raymond Agee | 78-60 |
| 01:51 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Raymond Agee | 78-62 |
| 01:32 | Miami (OH) | Charles Meehan buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Anderson | 80-62 |
| 01:16 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 80-62 |
| 01:14 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee hits the follow up shot | 80-64 |
| 00:59 | Miami (OH) | Charles Meehan is whistled for traveling | 80-64 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield hits the finger roll set up by Randy Logan | 80-66 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Miami (OH) | Charles Anderson is hacked by Paul Even - foul #2 on Paul Even, team foul #11 | 80-66 |
| 00:25 | Miami (OH) | Charles Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 81-66 |
| 00:25 | Miami (OH) | Charles Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-66 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 82-66 |
| 00:19 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Chisholm grabs the board | 82-66 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Charles Anderson runs out the clock | 82-66 |