| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) SG - John Lane (fresh) SF - Michael Barry (fresh) PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) C - Daniel Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Todd Sloan (fresh) SG - Kelvin Goings (fresh) SF - Michael Stites (fresh) PF - Mark Swiney (fresh) C - Patrick Riegel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher scores on a shot near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Marist | Cody Belcher steals it from Todd Sloan out of a doubleteam | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher drills a floater from the left side set up by Michael Barry | 4-0 |
| 19:06 | Marist | Michael Stites knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:45 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry loses the dribble to Michael Stites | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | Marist | Kelvin Goings misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:25 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark is whistled for traveling | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | Marist | Kelvin Goings misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-2 |
| 17:52 | Marist | Mark Swiney pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | Marist | Todd Sloan comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:36 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Cody Belcher | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses long on a shot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:31 | Marist | Mark Swiney snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | Marist | Kelvin Goings misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 17:24 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Lane | 4-2 |
| 17:09 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Benjamin Homan (SG), William Ashley (C) Gilbert McIver, John Lane, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 16:59 | Marist | Mark Swiney is by himself and knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Todd Sloan | 4-4 |
| 16:43 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher scores on a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Mark Swiney - foul #1 on Mark Swiney, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SF) Michael Barry | |
| Subs | Marist | Bennie Wilkins (SF), Herbert Reynolds (PF) Michael Stites, Mark Swiney | |
| 16:43 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher makes the free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:28 | Marist | Kelvin Goings makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Todd Sloan | 7-7 |
| 16:14 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 7-7 |
| 16:12 | Marist | Bennie Wilkins grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 15:59 | Marist | Patrick Riegel misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 7-7 |
| 15:57 | Marist | Herbert Reynolds tips it in | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) SG - Benjamin Homan (fresh) SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) PF - Cody Belcher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - William Ashley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Todd Sloan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kelvin Goings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bennie Wilkins (fresh) PF - Herbert Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Riegel (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | William Ashley misses the easy layup | 7-9 |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith grabs the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 15:27 | Marist | Herbert Reynolds grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 15:10 | Marist | Todd Sloan hits the finger roll | 7-11 |
| 14:54 | Central Michigan | William Ashley double dribbles | 7-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), John Lane (SG), Michael Barry (SF), Tony Davis (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Cory Crouch, Benjamin Homan, Raymond Smith, Cody Belcher, William Ashley | |
| Subs | Marist | Michael Murphy (PG), Richard Carnes (SG), Michael Stites (SF), Mark Swiney (PF) Todd Sloan, Kelvin Goings, Herbert Reynolds, Patrick Riegel | |
| 14:40 | Marist | Tony Davis steps in front of the Richard Carnes pass | 7-11 |
| 14:25 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry comes up short on the floater from close range | 7-11 |
| 14:24 | Marist | Michael Murphy grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 14:01 | Marist | Michael Stites hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 7-11 |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:54 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 13:53 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis hits the follow up shot | 9-11 |
| 13:38 | Marist | Mark Swiney misses the lay-in | 9-11 |
| 13:37 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:29 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Lane and the foul's on Michael Stites - foul #1 on Michael Stites, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Marist | Herbert Reynolds (C) Bennie Wilkins | |
| 13:29 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:06 | Marist | Richard Carnes misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-11 |
| 13:04 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 12:48 | Central Michigan | John Lane comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 12-11 |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver tips it in | 14-11 |
| 12:32 | Marist | Michael Murphy makes the floater from the left side | 14-13 |
| 12:19 | Central Michigan | John Lane hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Gilbert McIver | 16-13 |
| 12:16 | Marist | Michael Murphy loses the dribble to Gilbert McIver in the backcourt | 16-13 |
| 12:14 | Central Michigan | John Lane lays it up and in on a great pass from Gilbert McIver | 18-13 |
| 11:53 | Marist | Mark Swiney hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Tony Davis - foul #1 on Tony Davis, team foul #1 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Benjamin Homan (SG), Raymond Smith (SF), Cody Belcher (PF), William Ashley (C) Gilbert McIver, John Lane, Michael Barry, Tony Davis, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Marist | Todd Sloan (PG), Kelvin Goings (SG), Patrick Riegel (C) Michael Murphy, Richard Carnes, Michael Stites | |
| 11:53 | Marist | Mark Swiney makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:53 | Marist | Mark Swiney makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) SG - Benjamin Homan (fresh) SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Ashley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Todd Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelvin Goings (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Herbert Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Swiney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Riegel (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Central Michigan | William Ashley's floater is tipped away by Mark Swiney | 18-15 |
| 11:34 | Marist | Patrick Riegel grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 11:10 | Marist | Kelvin Goings misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 11:08 | Marist | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Reynolds | 18-15 |
| 10:46 | Marist | Mark Swiney's pass is intercepted by Cody Belcher | 18-15 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | William Ashley makes the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Mark Swiney - foul #2 on Mark Swiney, team foul #3 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), Michael Barry (SF) Cory Crouch, Raymond Smith | |
| Subs | Marist | Bennie Wilkins (SF), Mark Smith (PF) Herbert Reynolds, Mark Swiney | |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | William Ashley makes the free throw | 21-15 |
| 10:20 | Marist | Kelvin Goings hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 10:19 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Barry | 21-15 |
| 10:07 | Central Michigan | William Ashley buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Benjamin Homan | 23-15 |
| 09:43 | Marist | Todd Sloan is whistled for traveling | 23-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Lane (SG), Daniel Clark (C) Benjamin Homan, William Ashley | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Kelvin Goings takes the ball from Gilbert McIver | 23-15 |
| 09:19 | Marist | Kelvin Goings lays it up and in | 23-17 |
| 09:02 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry is hacked by Patrick Riegel - foul #1 on Patrick Riegel, team foul #4 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Tony Davis (PF) Gilbert McIver, Cody Belcher | |
| Subs | Marist | Michael Murphy (PG), Richard Carnes (SG), Michael Stites (SF), Herbert Reynolds (PF), Kevin Meyer (C) Todd Sloan, Kelvin Goings, Bennie Wilkins, Mark Smith, Patrick Riegel | |
| 08:44 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry connects on the runner near the basket set up by John Lane | 25-17 |
| 08:35 | Marist | Michael Murphy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-17 |
| 08:34 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis grabs the board | 25-17 |
| 08:13 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry blows the dunk but he's hacked by Michael Stites - foul #2 on Michael Stites, team foul #5 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Ashley (C) Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Marist | Mark Smith (PF) Michael Stites | |
| 08:13 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 08:13 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 07:51 | Marist | Mark Smith buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Carnes | 27-19 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) SG - John Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Barry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tony Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Ashley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Michael Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Carnes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Meyer (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Central Michigan | John Lane drills a fadeaway from the right side | 29-19 |
| 07:30 | Marist | Cory Crouch steals it from Michael Murphy in the backcourt | 29-19 |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis knocks in the jumper from close range | 31-19 |
| 06:54 | Marist | Herbert Reynolds misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Barry - foul #1 on Michael Barry, team foul #2 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), Benjamin Homan (SG), Raymond Smith (SF), Cody Belcher (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Cory Crouch, John Lane, Michael Barry, Tony Davis, William Ashley | |
| Subs | Marist | Todd Sloan (PG), Kelvin Goings (SG), Bennie Wilkins (PF), Patrick Riegel (C) Michael Murphy, Richard Carnes, Mark Smith, Kevin Meyer | |
| 06:54 | Marist | Herbert Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 06:54 | Marist | Herbert Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Herbert Reynolds is called for the reach on Raymond Smith - foul #1 on Herbert Reynolds, team foul #6 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Marist | James Owen (SF) Herbert Reynolds | |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher is hacked by Bennie Wilkins - foul #1 on Bennie Wilkins, team foul #7 | 31-20 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher misses the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 06:25 | Marist | Patrick Riegel gets the rebound | 32-20 |
| 06:06 | Marist | A charge is called on Kelvin Goings - foul #1 on Kelvin Goings, team foul #8 | 32-20 |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark blows the layup | 32-20 |
| 05:47 | Marist | Patrick Riegel snags the defensive board | 32-20 |
| 05:43 | Marist | Kelvin Goings drills a shot from the right side set up by Todd Sloan and the foul's on Benjamin Homan - foul #1 on Benjamin Homan, team foul #3 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Marist | Mark Smith (PF) James Owen | |
| 05:43 | Marist | Kelvin Goings makes the free throw | 32-23 |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher blows the layup | 32-23 |
| 05:26 | Marist | Mark Smith gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 04:59 | Marist | Todd Sloan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-23 |
| 04:57 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Gilbert McIver | 32-23 |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Lane (SG), Michael Barry (SF), William Ashley (C) Benjamin Homan, Raymond Smith, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Marist | Herbert Reynolds (SF) Bennie Wilkins | |
| 04:19 | Marist | William Ashley swats the shot by Mark Smith | 32-23 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 03:57 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry misses the runner in the paint | 32-23 |
| 03:56 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Todd Sloan - foul #1 on Todd Sloan, team foul #9 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tony Davis (PF) Cody Belcher | |
| Subs | Marist | Michael Murphy (PG), Richard Carnes (SG), Michael Stites (SF), Mark Swiney (PF) Todd Sloan, Kelvin Goings, Mark Smith, Patrick Riegel | |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Barry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tony Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Ashley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Michael Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Carnes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Stites (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Swiney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Marist | Herbert Reynolds scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Richard Carnes | 34-25 |
| 03:26 | Central Michigan | Mark Swiney is called for the reach on John Lane - foul #3 on Mark Swiney, team foul #10 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG) Gilbert McIver | |
| Subs | Marist | Kevin Meyer (C) Mark Swiney | |
| 03:26 | Central Michigan | John Lane makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:26 | Central Michigan | John Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 03:17 | Marist | Richard Carnes knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 03:10 | Central Michigan | John Lane is hacked by Richard Carnes - foul #1 on Richard Carnes, team foul #11 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Marist | Bennie Wilkins (PF) Kevin Meyer | |
| 03:10 | Central Michigan | John Lane makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 03:10 | Central Michigan | John Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 02:44 | Marist | Michael Stites misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-28 |
| 02:43 | Marist | Richard Carnes gets the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 02:30 | Marist | Michael Murphy is fouled on the floor by Cory Crouch - foul #1 on Cory Crouch, team foul #4 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (SG), Cody Belcher (PF), Daniel Clark (C) John Lane, Tony Davis, William Ashley | |
| Subs | Marist | Todd Sloan (PG), Kelvin Goings (SG), Patrick Riegel (C) Michael Murphy, Richard Carnes, Herbert Reynolds | |
| 02:17 | Marist | Bennie Wilkins hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kelvin Goings | 38-31 |
| 01:58 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 38-31 |
| 01:56 | Marist | Bennie Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 01:38 | Marist | Cory Crouch steps in front of the Kelvin Goings pass | 38-31 |
| 01:23 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher misses the shot from just outside the lane | 38-31 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry tips it home | 40-31 |
| 01:15 | Marist | Todd Sloan makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kelvin Goings | 40-34 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch is hacked by Todd Sloan - foul #2 on Todd Sloan, team foul #12 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Lane (SG), Raymond Smith (SF), Tony Davis (PF), William Ashley (C) Benjamin Homan, Michael Barry, Cody Belcher, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Marist | Michael Murphy (PG), Richard Carnes (SG), Herbert Reynolds (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Kevin Meyer (C) Todd Sloan, Kelvin Goings, Michael Stites, Bennie Wilkins, Patrick Riegel | |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:54 | Marist | The rebound goes to Kevin Meyer | 41-34 |
| 00:25 | Marist | Michael Murphy misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Tony Davis - foul #2 on Tony Davis, team foul #5 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG) Cory Crouch | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 00:25 | Marist | Michael Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:25 | Marist | Michael Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith misses long on a runner in the paint | 41-35 |
| 00:01 | Marist | Kevin Meyer grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 00:00 | Marist | Kevin Meyer comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 41-35 |