| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Warren Dildy (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Wallin (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Berdy Ziler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Branch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jerry O'Shea (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nathan Woods (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tommy Holman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig Andres (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods inbounds the ball | 54-30 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr is hacked by David Fitzgerald - foul #2 on David Fitzgerald, team foul #1 | 54-30 |
| 19:29 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Roger Carr and he's fouled by John Branch - foul #1 on John Branch, team foul #2 | 54-32 |
| 19:29 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea makes the free throw | 54-33 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-33 |
| 19:18 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Nathan Woods | 54-33 |
| 19:11 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Roger Carr | 54-36 |
| 18:54 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler banks in the layup on a great pass from Warren Dildy | 56-36 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:25 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-36 |
| 18:23 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy pulls down the rebound | 56-36 |
| 18:10 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald is fouled on the floor by Jerry O'Shea - foul #1 on Jerry O'Shea, team foul #1 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried (PF), Bennie Boyd (C) Berdy Ziler, John Branch | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 17:48 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin misses the 3 from straight away | 56-36 |
| 17:47 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Tommy Holman | 56-36 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:42 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-36 |
| 17:40 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-36 |
| 17:21 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-36 |
| 17:19 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres misses the tip | 56-36 |
| 17:18 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried gets the rebound | 56-36 |
| 17:13 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-36 |
| 17:11 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres pulls down the rebound | 56-36 |
| 16:54 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres drills a floater in the paint set up by Nathan Woods | 56-38 |
| 16:44 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Nathaniel Gottfried, team foul #3 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Larry Featherston (SG), Clayton Buhl (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), John Branch (C) Warren Dildy, David Fitzgerald, Russell Wallin, Nathaniel Gottfried, Bennie Boyd | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (PG), Robert Lange (SG), Jonathan Rosenbalm (SF), Forrest Morgan (PF), Dan Kiker (C) Roger Carr, Jerry O'Shea, Nathan Woods, Tommy Holman, Craig Andres | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:25 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm's pass is intercepted by Larry Featherston | 56-38 |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston lays it in | 58-38 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:04 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm banks in the layup set up by Dennis Buford | 58-40 |
| 15:45 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 58-40 |
| 15:43 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker grabs the board | 58-40 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Seamon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Featherston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clayton Buhl (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Berdy Ziler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Branch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Dennis Buford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lange (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Rosenbalm (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Forrest Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Kiker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:36 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Seamon - foul #1 on Robert Seamon, team foul #4 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin (SF) Clayton Buhl | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr (PG) Robert Lange | |
| 15:36 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm misses the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 15:36 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm makes the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 15:16 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Branch | 61-41 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:06 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 61-41 |
| 15:05 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston grabs the board | 61-41 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:58 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Dan Kiker - foul #2 on Dan Kiker, team foul #2 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (PF), Bennie Boyd (C) Larry Featherston, Berdy Ziler, John Branch | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods (SF) Dan Kiker | |
| 14:58 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon makes the 1st free throw | 62-41 |
| 14:58 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-41 |
| 14:50 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Seamon is called for the reach on Roger Carr - foul #2 on Robert Seamon, team foul #5 | 63-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG) Robert Seamon, Clayton Buhl | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 14:45 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford clanks a 3 from the left wing | 63-41 |
| 14:43 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr tips it but misses | 63-41 |
| 14:42 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 63-41 |
| 14:29 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr hits the finger roll set up by Nathan Woods | 63-43 |
| 14:10 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Fitzgerald | 66-43 |
| 14:01 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-45 |
| 13:38 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Bennie Boyd | 69-45 |
| 13:30 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-45 |
| 13:28 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 69-45 |
| 13:01 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-45 |
| 12:59 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Nathaniel Gottfried | 69-45 |
| 12:40 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Fitzgerald | 72-45 |
| 12:37 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Larry Featherston (SG), Clayton Buhl (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), John Branch (C) Warren Dildy, David Fitzgerald, Russell Wallin, Nathaniel Gottfried, Bennie Boyd | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange (PG), Jerry O'Shea (SG), Dan Kiker (SF), Tommy Holman (PF), Craig Andres (C) Roger Carr, Dennis Buford, Nathan Woods, Forrest Morgan, Jonathan Rosenbalm | |
| 12:08 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Featherston | 74-45 |
| 11:50 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea's pass is intercepted by Robert Seamon | 74-45 |
| 11:45 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon lays it up and in | 76-45 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Seamon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Featherston (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clayton Buhl (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Berdy Ziler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Branch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Robert Lange (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry O'Shea (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dan Kiker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Holman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig Andres (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 76-45 |
| 11:28 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Berdy Ziler | 76-45 |
| 11:04 | Central Michigan | Robert Lange steals the ball from Berdy Ziler | 76-45 |
| 10:51 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-45 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl grabs the board | 76-45 |
| 10:29 | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 76-45 |
| 10:28 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange snags the defensive board | 76-45 |
| 10:22 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Larry Featherston - foul #3 on Larry Featherston, team foul #6 | 76-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG), Russell Wallin (SF), Nathaniel Gottfried (PF), Bennie Boyd (C) Robert Seamon, Larry Featherston, Clayton Buhl, Berdy Ziler, John Branch | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr (PG), Jesse Corby (SG), Nathan Woods (SF) Robert Lange, Jerry O'Shea, Tommy Holman | |
| 10:22 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres misses the 1st free throw | 76-45 |
| 10:22 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres makes the 2nd free throw | 76-46 |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 76-46 |
| 09:57 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres grabs the board | 76-46 |
| 09:52 | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Corby hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 76-46 |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin grabs the defensive rebound | 76-46 |
| 09:27 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy is called for traveling | 76-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (SG), Forrest Morgan (PF), Jonathan Rosenbalm (C) Jesse Corby, Dan Kiker, Craig Andres | |
| 09:11 | Northern Illinois University | David Fitzgerald picks off the pass by Dennis Buford | 76-46 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin misses the 3 from straight away | 76-46 |
| 08:41 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Roger Carr | 76-46 |
| 08:35 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr can't connect on a shot from the right side | 76-46 |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Russell Wallin | 76-46 |
| 08:04 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Rosenbalm steps in front of the Bennie Boyd pass | 76-46 |
| 07:59 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods connects on the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Nathaniel Gottfried - foul #4 on Nathaniel Gottfried, team foul #7 | 76-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Larry Featherston (SG), Berdy Ziler (PF), John Branch (C) Warren Dildy, David Fitzgerald, Nathaniel Gottfried, Bennie Boyd | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea (SG), Tommy Holman (PF) Dennis Buford, Jonathan Rosenbalm | |
| 07:59 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods misses the free throw | 76-48 |
| 07:59 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Russell Wallin | 76-48 |
| 07:41 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange (SF), Dan Kiker (C) Nathan Woods, Forrest Morgan | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Seamon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Featherston (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russell Wallin (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. PF - Berdy Ziler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Branch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jerry O'Shea (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Lange (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tommy Holman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dan Kiker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr is fouled on the floor by Robert Seamon - foul #3 on Robert Seamon, team foul #8 | 76-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clayton Buhl (SF) Russell Wallin | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres (C) Dan Kiker | |
| 07:33 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr makes the 1st free throw | 76-49 |
| 07:33 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 76-49 |
| 07:33 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Branch | 76-49 |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Robert Lange - foul #1 on Robert Lange, team foul #3 | 76-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (PG) Roger Carr | |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler misses the 1st free throw | 76-49 |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler makes the 2nd free throw | 77-49 |
| 06:50 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Buford | 77-52 |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 77-52 |
| 06:31 | Central Michigan | John Branch snags the offensive board | 77-52 |
| 06:12 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 77-52 |
| 06:11 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres pulls down the rebound | 77-52 |
| 06:04 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Dennis Buford | 77-54 |
| 05:41 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-54 |
| 05:39 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres gets the rebound | 77-54 |
| 05:32 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Jerry O'Shea | 77-57 |
| 05:32 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG), Russell Wallin (SF) Robert Seamon, Larry Featherston, Clayton Buhl | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr (PG), Nathan Woods (SF) Dennis Buford, Robert Lange | |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-57 |
| 05:02 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Craig Andres | 77-57 |
| 04:56 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman hits the finger roll | 77-59 |
| 04:39 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-59 |
| 04:38 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin grabs the offensive board | 77-59 |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Warren Dildy and he's fouled by Tommy Holman - foul #2 on Tommy Holman, team foul #4 | 79-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried (PF), Bennie Boyd (C) Berdy Ziler, John Branch | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (SG), Forrest Morgan (PF), Jonathan Rosenbalm (C) Jerry O'Shea, Tommy Holman, Craig Andres | |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald makes the free throw | 80-59 |
| 04:02 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods buries a shot from the left side | 80-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange (SG), Dan Kiker (C) Roger Carr, Nathan Woods | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Warren Dildy (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Wallin (fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. PF - Nathaniel Gottfried (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Bennie Boyd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Dennis Buford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Lange (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Rosenbalm (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Forrest Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Dan Kiker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Northern Illinois University | Warren Dildy is called for the reach on Forrest Morgan - foul #2 on Warren Dildy, team foul #9 | 80-61 |
| 03:31 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 80-61 |
| 03:31 | Central Michigan | Bennie Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 80-61 |
| 03:02 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald is hacked by Jonathan Rosenbalm - foul #1 on Jonathan Rosenbalm, team foul #5 | 80-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Larry Featherston (SG) Warren Dildy, David Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 02:41 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 80-61 |
| 02:39 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Bennie Boyd | 80-61 |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Seamon | 83-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:07 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange hits a jumper from the left side set up by Jonathan Rosenbalm | 83-63 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 83-63 |
| 01:48 | Central Michigan | Bennie Boyd tips it but misses | 83-63 |
| 01:47 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin grabs the offensive rebound | 83-63 |
| 01:33 | Central Michigan | Dennis Buford is called for the reach on Russell Wallin - foul #2 on Dennis Buford, team foul #6 | 83-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG), Berdy Ziler (PF), John Branch (C) Robert Seamon, Larry Featherston, Nathaniel Gottfried, Bennie Boyd | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 01:11 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 83-63 |
| 01:09 | Central Michigan | John Branch gets the offensive rebound | 83-63 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Fitzgerald | 85-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange is whistled for traveling | 85-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Dan Kiker is called for the reach on John Branch - foul #3 on Dan Kiker, team foul #7 | 85-63 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | John Branch makes the 1st free throw | 86-63 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | John Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 86-63 |
| 00:23 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan pulls down the rebound | 86-63 |
| 00:17 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 86-63 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin gets the rebound | 86-63 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy runs out the clock | 86-63 |