| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Ridenour (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kenny Joly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Daly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lance Fontes (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - John Becker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Eastern Michigan | Solomon Pearson takes the ball from John Baker | 27-30 |
| 19:16 | Central Michigan | John Becker can't finish the layup | 27-30 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Nicholas Daly | 27-30 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 27-30 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes snags the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 18:55 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-30 |
| 18:54 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dennis Wareham | 27-30 |
| 18:33 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Kenny Joly - foul #3 on Kenny Joly, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham (SG) Kenny Joly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:33 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:33 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker can't finish the layup | 27-31 |
| 18:18 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 18:13 | Central Michigan | John Becker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-31 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| 17:48 | Central Michigan | John Becker buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Carl Lohr | 27-33 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Michigan | The jump hook by John Baker is blocked by John Becker | 27-33 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 17:06 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Solomon Pearson | 27-35 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Bostick is called for the reach on Nicholas Daly - foul #1 on Scott Bostick, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable (PF), Patrick Clark (C) John Baker, Lance Fontes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF) Scott Bostick | |
| 16:31 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly's 3 pointer is rejected by Carl Lohr | 27-35 |
| 16:29 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 16:06 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Daly - foul #1 on Nicholas Daly, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Johnson (PG), David Blackburn (SF) William Ridenour, Nicholas Daly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (SG) Solomon Pearson | |
| 15:51 | Central Michigan | Patrick Clark picks off the pass by Dennis Wareham | 27-35 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Dunham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Blackburn (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Peter Cable (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Dunkel (fresh) SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Wareham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - John Becker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable lays it up and in and he's fouled by David Dunkel - foul #1 on David Dunkel, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly (SG), John Baker (PF) David Blackburn, Patrick Clark | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG) Carl Lohr | |
| 15:33 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 15:04 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham banks in the layup on a nice dish by Scott Bostick | 30-37 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Michigan | The jump hook by Peter Cable is blocked by Dennis Wareham | 30-37 |
| 14:39 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly tips it back up and in | 32-37 |
| 14:10 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Scott Bostick | 32-39 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Stephen Johnson | 34-39 |
| 13:29 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour (PG), Nicholas Daly (SF), Patrick Clark (PF), Lance Fontes (C) Stephen Johnson, Edward Dunham, John Baker, Peter Cable | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson (SG) Nathan Myers | |
| 13:09 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 13:07 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 12:50 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Solomon Pearson and he's hacked by William Ridenour - foul #1 on William Ridenour, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn (SG) Kenny Joly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG) David Dunkel | |
| 12:50 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 12:26 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Patrick Clark | 36-42 |
| 12:04 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr is called for 5 seconds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Baker (PF) Patrick Clark | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF) Scott Bostick | |
| 11:38 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Ridenour | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Ridenour (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Blackburn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Daly (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lance Fontes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Wareham (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - John Becker (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 39-44 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly hits the follow up shot | 41-44 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham's layup is rejected by Lance Fontes | 41-44 |
| 10:30 | Central Michigan | John Becker pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 10:14 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr clanks a 3 from straight away | 41-44 |
| 10:12 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 10:07 | Eastern Michigan | Solomon Pearson is called for the reach on Lance Fontes - foul #2 on Solomon Pearson, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly (SG), Edward Dunham (SF), Peter Cable (PF), Patrick Clark (C) David Blackburn, Nicholas Daly, John Baker, Lance Fontes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG) Carl Lohr | |
| 09:45 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark's pass is intercepted by Solomon Pearson | 41-44 |
| 09:17 | Central Michigan | Patrick Clark is called for the reach on Scott Bostick - foul #1 on Patrick Clark, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Johnson (PG), Nicholas Daly (SF) William Ridenour, Edward Dunham | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), David Dunkel (SG) Solomon Pearson, Nathan Myers | |
| 08:57 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Daly is called for the reach on Scott Bostick - foul #2 on Nicholas Daly, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Baker (PF) Patrick Clark | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:35 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carl Lohr | 41-46 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Scott Bostick - foul #2 on Scott Bostick, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour (PG), Lance Fontes (C) Stephen Johnson, Peter Cable | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson (SG) Carl Lohr | |
| 08:12 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF) David Dunkel | |
| 07:19 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Ridenour (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kenny Joly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Daly (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Lance Fontes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Wareham (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - John Becker (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:50 | Central Michigan | John Becker drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Scott Bostick | 46-48 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker is called for traveling | 46-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham (SG), David Blackburn (SF), Peter Cable (PF) Kenny Joly, Nicholas Daly, John Baker | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG) Scott Bostick | |
| 06:10 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Solomon Pearson | 46-51 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour is fouled on the floor by Carl Lohr - foul #2 on Carl Lohr, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Johnson (PG), Patrick Clark (C) William Ridenour, Lance Fontes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (SG) Solomon Pearson | |
| 05:43 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Stephen Johnson | 49-51 |
| 05:32 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by David Blackburn - foul #2 on David Blackburn, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly (SF) David Blackburn | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:32 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 05:32 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:07 | Eastern Michigan | David Dunkel steps in front of the Nicholas Daly pass | 49-53 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr misses the lay-in | 49-53 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly misses the lay-in | 49-53 |
| 04:37 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly tips it in | 51-53 |
| 04:08 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour (PG), Kenny Joly (SG), John Baker (PF), Lance Fontes (C) Stephen Johnson, Edward Dunham, Peter Cable, Patrick Clark | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson (SG), Scott Bostick (SF) David Dunkel, Nathan Myers | |
| 03:43 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-53 |
| 03:31 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly is fouled on the floor by John Becker - foul #3 on John Becker, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 51-53 |
| 03:12 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Ridenour (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kenny Joly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Daly (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Lance Fontes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. PF - Dennis Wareham (tired) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - John Becker (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:57 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 02:42 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker scores on a shot in the paint set up by Nicholas Daly | 53-53 |
| 02:19 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-53 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 01:52 | Central Michigan | John Becker misses the easy open layup | 53-53 |
| 01:50 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-53 |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Scott Bostick | 53-53 |
| 01:11 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 53-53 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Michigan | John Baker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-53 |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes grabs the board | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Daly misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Kenny Joly is called for the reach on Solomon Pearson - foul #4 on Kenny Joly, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |