| Lineup | San Diego | PG - William Dunn (fresh) SG - Howard Jones (fresh) SF - Ronald Schneider (fresh) PF - Shawn Smith (fresh) C - Kenneth Cataldo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) SG - Raymond Agee (fresh) SF - Norman Marks (fresh) PF - Daniel Winfield (fresh) C - Johnny Don (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego | Shawn Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | San Diego | Shawn Smith can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | San Diego | Ronald Schneider tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 19:19 | San Diego | Johnny Don steals it from Shawn Smith | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don is hacked by Kenneth Cataldo - foul #1 on Kenneth Cataldo, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Ronald Schneider | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Johnny Don - foul #1 on Johnny Don, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don scores on a shot near the basket | 4-4 |
| 18:04 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo clanks a runner from the baseline | 4-4 |
| 18:03 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:47 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield's pass is intercepted by William Dunn | 4-4 |
| 17:44 | San Diego | William Dunn lays it in | 6-4 |
| 17:24 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks travels with the ball | 6-4 |
| Subs | San Diego | Donald Ventura (PG), William Cason (SF), Travis Wilson (PF), Earl Epperly (C) William Dunn, Ronald Schneider, Shawn Smith, Kenneth Cataldo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:11 | San Diego | Johnny Don blocks the short jumper by Earl Epperly | 6-4 |
| 17:09 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks banks in the layup set up by Daniel Winfield | 6-6 |
| 16:47 | San Diego | Howard Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | San Diego | Hugh Vanbuskirk (SF) Howard Jones | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley (C) Johnny Don | |
| 16:32 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kerry Honeycutt | 6-8 |
| 16:17 | San Diego | William Cason can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-8 |
| 16:16 | San Diego | Hugh Vanbuskirk tips it in | 8-8 |
| 15:51 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | San Diego | Ronald Schneider (SF), Shawn Smith (PF), Kenneth Cataldo (C) Hugh Vanbuskirk, Travis Wilson, Earl Epperly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (PG), Albert Strawn (SG), Charles Bentley (SF), Peter Owens (PF) Kerry Honeycutt, Raymond Agee, Norman Marks, Daniel Winfield | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Donald Ventura (fresh) SG - William Cason (fresh) SF - Ronald Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Smith (fresh) C - Kenneth Cataldo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Randy Logan (fresh) SG - Albert Strawn (fresh) SF - Charles Bentley (fresh) PF - Peter Owens (fresh) C - Jason Oakley (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | San Diego | William Cason scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Donald Ventura | 11-8 |
| 15:33 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 11-8 |
| 15:32 | San Diego | Ronald Schneider snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 15:18 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Albert Strawn - foul #1 on Albert Strawn, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | San Diego | William Dunn (PG), Howard Jones (SG) Donald Ventura, William Cason | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Johnny Don (C) Jason Oakley | |
| 15:18 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 15:18 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo misses the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-8 |
| 15:12 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Strawn | 12-8 |
| 15:07 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-8 |
| 15:05 | San Diego | Shawn Smith gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:59 | San Diego | William Dunn misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 14:58 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Peter Owens | 12-8 |
| 14:46 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Randy Logan | 12-10 |
| 14:40 | San Diego | Randy Logan is called for the reach on William Dunn - foul #1 on Randy Logan, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Raymond Agee (SG) Randy Logan, Albert Strawn | |
| 14:17 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo hits a floater in the lane set up by Ronald Schneider | 14-10 |
| 14:01 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Kerry Honeycutt | 14-12 |
| 13:38 | San Diego | William Dunn is fouled on the floor by Johnny Don - foul #2 on Johnny Don, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | San Diego | Donald Ventura (PG), Travis Wilson (PF), Earl Epperly (C) William Dunn, Shawn Smith, Kenneth Cataldo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Norman Marks (SF), Daniel Winfield (PF), Jason Oakley (C) Charles Bentley, Peter Owens, Johnny Don | |
| 13:21 | San Diego | Earl Epperly drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Donald Ventura | 16-12 |
| 13:07 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee clanks a jumper from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 13:05 | San Diego | Ronald Schneider gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 12:59 | San Diego | Earl Epperly travels with the ball | 16-12 |
| Subs | San Diego | William Cason (SG), Hugh Vanbuskirk (SF) Howard Jones, Ronald Schneider | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (PG) Kerry Honeycutt | |
| 12:44 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks's pass is intercepted by William Cason | 16-12 |
| 12:15 | San Diego | Earl Epperly blows the layup but the foul's on Randy Logan - foul #2 on Randy Logan, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | San Diego | William Dunn (PG) Hugh Vanbuskirk | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Even (PG), Albert Strawn (SG) Randy Logan, Raymond Agee | |
| 12:15 | San Diego | Earl Epperly makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:15 | San Diego | Earl Epperly makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:56 | Central Michigan | Paul Even clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 18-12 |
| 11:55 | Central Michigan | Paul Even tips it but misses | 18-12 |
| 11:54 | San Diego | Donald Ventura gets the rebound | 18-12 |
| 11:48 | San Diego | Donald Ventura hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Albert Strawn - foul #2 on Albert Strawn, team foul #6 | 18-12 |
| Subs | San Diego | Howard Jones (SG), Ronald Schneider (SF), Shawn Smith (PF), Kenneth Cataldo (C) William Dunn, William Cason, Travis Wilson, Earl Epperly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Raymond Agee (SG), Peter Owens (PF) Paul Even, Albert Strawn, Daniel Winfield | |
| 11:48 | San Diego | Donald Ventura misses the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:48 | San Diego | Donald Ventura makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Donald Ventura (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) SF - Ronald Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shawn Smith (fresh) C - Kenneth Cataldo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Agee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Marks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Oakley (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kerry Honeycutt | 19-15 |
| 11:13 | San Diego | Donald Ventura misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 11:12 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Peter Owens | 19-15 |
| 11:06 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens loses the dribble to Howard Jones | 19-15 |
| 10:48 | San Diego | Shawn Smith blows the layup but the foul's on Peter Owens - foul #1 on Peter Owens, team foul #7 | 19-15 |
| Subs | San Diego | William Dunn (PG) Donald Ventura | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Bentley (SF), Daniel Winfield (PF) Norman Marks, Peter Owens | |
| 10:48 | San Diego | Shawn Smith makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:48 | San Diego | Shawn Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 10:34 | Central Michigan | Ronald Schneider steals the ball from Raymond Agee | 21-15 |
| 10:14 | San Diego | Howard Jones comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 21-15 |
| 10:13 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo misses the tip | 21-15 |
| 10:11 | San Diego | Howard Jones tips it in | 23-15 |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Shawn Smith denies the turnaround by Raymond Agee | 23-15 |
| 09:57 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee misses the easy layup | 23-15 |
| 09:44 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo gets the rebound | 23-15 |
| 09:28 | San Diego | Jason Oakley blocks the jumper by Ronald Schneider | 23-15 |
| 09:27 | San Diego | Shawn Smith misses the tip | 23-15 |
| 09:26 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley grabs the defensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 09:11 | Central Michigan | Charles Bentley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-15 |
| 09:09 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo grabs the defensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 08:46 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 23-15 |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley pulls down the rebound | 23-15 |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee can't connect on a runner in the paint | 23-15 |
| 08:40 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Oakley | 23-15 |
| 08:23 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-15 |
| 08:22 | San Diego | Howard Jones snags the defensive board | 23-15 |
| 08:15 | San Diego | Ronald Schneider's layup is rejected by Charles Bentley | 23-15 |
| 08:14 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel Winfield | 23-15 |
| 08:00 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Cataldo steps in front of the Raymond Agee pass | 23-15 |
| 07:45 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Dunn | 26-15 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - William Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Schneider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shawn Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Cataldo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Raymond Agee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Bentley (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Winfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Oakley (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee hits the finger roll set up by Kerry Honeycutt and the foul's on Howard Jones - foul #1 on Howard Jones, team foul #2 | 26-17 |
| Subs | San Diego | Donald Ventura (PG), William Cason (SG), Hugh Vanbuskirk (SF), Travis Wilson (PF), Earl Epperly (C) William Dunn, Howard Jones, Ronald Schneider, Shawn Smith, Kenneth Cataldo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Even (PG), Norman Marks (SF), Peter Owens (PF) Kerry Honeycutt, Charles Bentley, Daniel Winfield | |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee makes the free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:13 | San Diego | William Cason loses the dribble to Jason Oakley | 26-18 |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Travis Wilson steals it from Norman Marks | 26-18 |
| 06:37 | San Diego | Paul Even steals the ball from Donald Ventura | 26-18 |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-18 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens hits the follow up shot | 26-20 |
| 06:08 | San Diego | William Cason hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Raymond Agee - foul #1 on Raymond Agee, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| 06:08 | San Diego | William Cason misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:08 | San Diego | William Cason makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on William Cason - foul #1 on William Cason, team foul #3 | 27-20 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:32 | San Diego | Donald Ventura misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Paul Even - foul #1 on Paul Even, team foul #9 | 27-22 |
| Subs | San Diego | Howard Jones (SG), Kenneth Cataldo (C) William Cason, Earl Epperly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:32 | San Diego | Donald Ventura makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:32 | San Diego | Donald Ventura makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:10 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-22 |
| 05:09 | San Diego | Donald Ventura pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 05:01 | San Diego | Howard Jones is hacked by Jason Oakley - foul #1 on Jason Oakley, team foul #10 | 29-22 |
| Subs | San Diego | Curtis Black (PG), Ronald Schneider (SF), Shawn Smith (PF) Donald Ventura, Hugh Vanbuskirk, Travis Wilson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Daniel Winfield (PF) Paul Even, Peter Owens | |
| 05:01 | San Diego | Howard Jones misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:01 | San Diego | Howard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 04:54 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Cataldo | 30-22 |
| 04:53 | San Diego | Shawn Smith grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 04:46 | San Diego | Ronald Schneider misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 30-22 |
| 04:44 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 04:24 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Shawn Smith - foul #1 on Shawn Smith, team foul #4 | 30-22 |
| Subs | San Diego | William Dunn (PG), Earl Epperly (C) Curtis Black, Kenneth Cataldo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:24 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:24 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:02 | San Diego | Ronald Schneider misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 04:01 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 03:47 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 03:46 | San Diego | Ronald Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - William Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shawn Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Epperly (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Raymond Agee (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Norman Marks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Winfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Oakley (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:42 | San Diego | Howard Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Dunn | 33-24 |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt is hacked by Earl Epperly - foul #1 on Earl Epperly, team foul #5 | 33-24 |
| Subs | San Diego | Donald Ventura (SG), William Cason (SF), Travis Wilson (PF) Howard Jones, Ronald Schneider, Shawn Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (PG), Albert Strawn (SG), Charles Bentley (SF), Peter Owens (PF), Johnny Don (C) Kerry Honeycutt, Raymond Agee, Norman Marks, Daniel Winfield, Jason Oakley | |
| 03:12 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 33-26 |
| 02:45 | San Diego | Travis Wilson misses the easy layup | 33-26 |
| 02:43 | San Diego | Travis Wilson tips it home | 35-26 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Randy Logan | 35-28 |
| 02:10 | San Diego | William Cason drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Donald Ventura | 38-28 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don's pass is intercepted by Donald Ventura | 38-28 |
| 01:43 | San Diego | Travis Wilson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Peter Owens - foul #2 on Peter Owens, team foul #11 | 38-28 |
| Subs | San Diego | Howard Jones (SG), Ronald Schneider (SF), Kenneth Cataldo (C) William Dunn, William Cason, Earl Epperly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Daniel Winfield (PF) Charles Bentley, Peter Owens | |
| 01:43 | San Diego | Travis Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 01:43 | San Diego | Travis Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield slams it home and he's fouled by Travis Wilson - foul #1 on Travis Wilson, team foul #6 | 40-30 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Norman Marks (SF) Randy Logan | |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the free throw | 40-31 |
| 01:05 | San Diego | Howard Jones misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Johnny Don - foul #3 on Johnny Don, team foul #12 | 40-31 |
| Subs | San Diego | Curtis Black (PG), Hugh Vanbuskirk (PF) Donald Ventura, Travis Wilson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Even (PG), Jason Oakley (C) Albert Strawn, Johnny Don | |
| 01:05 | San Diego | Howard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 01:05 | San Diego | Howard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Schneider - foul #1 on Ronald Schneider, team foul #7 | 42-31 |
| Subs | San Diego | William Cason (PG), Shawn Smith (PF) Curtis Black, Hugh Vanbuskirk | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (SG) Paul Even | |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 00:46 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Shawn Smith | 42-32 |
| 00:42 | San Diego | Howard Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield is fouled on the floor by Shawn Smith - foul #2 on Shawn Smith, team foul #8 | 42-32 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 00:04 | San Diego | Howard Jones misses the fadeaway from the right block | 42-34 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 42-34 |