| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Ridenour (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Kenny Joly (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Dunham (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lance Fontes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Greer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walker Butters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters is hacked by Lance Fontes - foul #1 on Lance Fontes, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 19:12 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 18:39 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 18:29 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 18:28 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:09 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 18:08 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr misses the tip | 35-28 |
| 18:07 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes is whistled for traveling | 35-28 |
| 17:31 | Central Michigan | Lance Fontes swats the shot by Solomon Pearson | 35-28 |
| 17:30 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham grabs the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 17:03 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-28 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 16:50 | Eastern Michigan | Walker Butters is called for the reach on Lance Fontes - foul #2 on Walker Butters, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn (SG), Peter Cable (PF), Norman Flint (C) Kenny Joly, Patrick Clark, Lance Fontes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Martin Pursell (PG), Brian Robey (SF), Ruben Harrill (C) Carl Lohr, Richard Greer, Walker Butters | |
| 16:36 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 16:34 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 16:10 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill loses the dribble to William Ridenour | 35-28 |
| 15:43 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham's floater is knocked away by Ruben Harrill | 35-28 |
| 15:42 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint gets the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Ridenour (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - David Blackburn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Dunham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Peter Cable (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Flint (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Martin Pursell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Robey (fresh) PF - Dennis Wareham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ruben Harrill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-28 |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 14:51 | Central Michigan | Edward Dunham is called for the reach on Martin Pursell - foul #1 on Edward Dunham, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Johnson (PG), Kenny Joly (SG), Patrick Clark (PF), Lance Fontes (C) William Ridenour, Edward Dunham, Peter Cable, Norman Flint | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Neal Niblett (SG), Richard Greer (SF), Walker Butters (C) Martin Pursell, Solomon Pearson, Brian Robey, Dennis Wareham | |
| 14:32 | Central Michigan | Patrick Clark steps in front of the Neal Niblett pass | 35-28 |
| 14:27 | Eastern Michigan | Ruben Harrill is called for the reach on David Blackburn - foul #1 on Ruben Harrill, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark is called for traveling | 35-28 |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr can't connect on a floater from the left side | 35-28 |
| 13:40 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes grabs the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn is whistled for a carry | 35-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour (PG), Edward Dunham (SF) Stephen Johnson, David Blackburn | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson (SG), Dennis Wareham (PF) Neal Niblett, Ruben Harrill | |
| 12:36 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 12:35 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson grabs the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 12:10 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr is fouled on the floor by Lance Fontes - foul #2 on Lance Fontes, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| 11:46 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carl Lohr | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Ridenour (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Kenny Joly (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Dunham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lance Fontes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Greer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Walker Butters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn (SG), Peter Cable (PF), Norman Flint (C) Kenny Joly, Patrick Clark, Lance Fontes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Martin Pursell (PG), Brian Robey (SF) Carl Lohr, Richard Greer | |
| 11:02 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Blackburn - foul #1 on David Blackburn, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill (C) Walker Butters | |
| 11:02 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 11:02 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 10:47 | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| 10:25 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Martin Pursell and the foul's on Peter Cable - foul #2 on Peter Cable, team foul #5 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly (SG), Patrick Clark (PF), Lance Fontes (C) David Blackburn, Peter Cable, Norman Flint | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG) Martin Pursell | |
| 10:25 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham misses the free throw | 35-33 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Lance Fontes | 35-33 |
| 10:08 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Ruben Harrill | 38-35 |
| 09:18 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark's layup is rejected by Ruben Harrill | 38-35 |
| 09:16 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 08:47 | Central Michigan | Patrick Clark picks off the pass by Dennis Wareham | 38-35 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by William Ridenour | 40-35 |
| 08:12 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-38 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Dunham | 43-38 |
| 07:32 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Ridenour (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Kenny Joly (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Dunham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Patrick Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lance Fontes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Robey (fairly fresh) PF - Dennis Wareham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ruben Harrill (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-38 |
| 07:17 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark tips it in | 45-38 |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-38 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 06:34 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 06:05 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Lohr | 45-41 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Edward Dunham, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Johnson (PG), David Blackburn (SG), Weldon Guin (SF), Peter Cable (PF), Norman Flint (C) William Ridenour, Kenny Joly, Edward Dunham, Patrick Clark, Lance Fontes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Martin Pursell (PG), Neal Niblett (SG), Richard Greer (SF), Walker Butters (C) Carl Lohr, Solomon Pearson, Brian Robey, Ruben Harrill | |
| 05:39 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Martin Pursell | 45-44 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Michigan | Neal Niblett is called for the reach on David Blackburn - foul #1 on Neal Niblett, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-44 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Martin Pursell gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 04:58 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer is whistled for traveling | 45-44 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Wareham - foul #1 on Dennis Wareham, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 04:17 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable misses long on a shot from the right side | 47-44 |
| 03:55 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 03:26 | Central Michigan | Martin Pursell is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Neal Niblett | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Blackburn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Weldon Guin (fresh) PF - Peter Cable (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Flint (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Martin Pursell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Greer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Wareham (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Walker Butters (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 47-46 |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 02:44 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Dennis Wareham is denied by Norman Flint | 47-46 |
| 02:42 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to David Blackburn | 47-46 |
| 02:42 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour (PG), Kenny Joly (SG), Edward Dunham (SF), Patrick Clark (PF), Lance Fontes (C) Stephen Johnson, David Blackburn, Weldon Guin, Peter Cable, Norman Flint | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Solomon Pearson (SG), Ruben Harrill (PF) Martin Pursell, Neal Niblett, Dennis Wareham | |
| 02:16 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 02:14 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 01:53 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes tips it back up and in | 49-46 |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill is hacked by Patrick Clark - foul #3 on Patrick Clark, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Lance Fontes | 49-48 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Dunham | 49-48 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham is fouled on the floor by Richard Greer - foul #2 on Richard Greer, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham (PF) Ruben Harrill | |
| 00:22 | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour is fouled on the floor by Carl Lohr - foul #1 on Carl Lohr, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham is hacked by Walker Butters - foul #3 on Walker Butters, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from close range | 49-48 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters grabs the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-48 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Michigan | Solomon Pearson is called for the reach on Edward Dunham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Solomon Pearson, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 51-48 |