| Lineup | TCU | PG - Brian Thomason (fresh) SG - Tibor Gregorski (fresh) SF - Dan Petties (fresh) PF - Kyle Perry (fresh) C - George Weitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fresh) SG - Jerome Moore (fresh) SF - Mitch McAleer (fresh) PF - Zlatko Zingg (fresh) C - Darrel Otey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | TCU | George Weitz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | TCU | Brian Thomason blows the layup but he's fouled by Cecil Smith - foul #1 on Cecil Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | TCU | Brian Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:40 | TCU | Brian Thomason misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:40 | TCU | Kyle Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:27 | TCU | Tibor Gregorski makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Thomason | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey can't finish the layup | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | TCU | Brian Thomason grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | TCU | Dan Petties loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | TCU | Kyle Perry grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | TCU | Kyle Perry misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Zlatko Zingg - foul #1 on Zlatko Zingg, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | TCU | Kyle Perry makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:41 | TCU | Kyle Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:41 | TCU | Kyle Perry snags the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:22 | TCU | George Weitz is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:20 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:14 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey slams it home set up by Mitch McAleer | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | TCU | Dan Petties lays it up and in set up by Brian Thomason | 6-2 |
| 17:53 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey knocks in the runner near the basket and he's hacked by Kyle Perry - foul #1 on Kyle Perry, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | TCU | Ricky Koester (SG), Roy Rockwell (C) Tibor Gregorski, George Weitz | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:53 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:49 | TCU | Mitch McAleer is called for the reach on Ricky Koester in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mitch McAleer, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| 17:31 | TCU | Mitch McAleer is called for the reach on Kyle Perry - foul #2 on Mitch McAleer, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | TCU | Chad Bradley (PG), Steven Jones (SF), Jeffrey Rose (C) Brian Thomason, Dan Petties, Kyle Perry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF), Steven Cranston (PF) Mitch McAleer, Zlatko Zingg | |
| 17:09 | TCU | Jeffrey Rose scores on a floater in the paint | 8-5 |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey blows the dunk | 8-5 |
| 17:00 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston gets the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:55 | Central Michigan | Roy Rockwell is called for the reach on Darrel Otey - foul #1 on Roy Rockwell, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | TCU | Tibor Gregorski (SG), George Weitz (C) Steven Jones, Jeffrey Rose | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:38 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Chad Bradley - foul #1 on Chad Bradley, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | TCU | Kyle Perry (PF) Roy Rockwell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:38 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:38 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:21 | TCU | Jerome Moore steals the ball from Tibor Gregorski | 8-7 |
| 16:16 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston blows the dunk | 8-7 |
| 16:14 | TCU | Ricky Koester grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:48 | TCU | George Weitz is by himself and knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Chad Bradley | 10-7 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Chad Bradley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tibor Gregorski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ricky Koester (fairly fresh) PF - Kyle Perry (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - George Weitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Jerome Moore (fairly fresh) SF - Neil Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Cranston (fairly fresh) C - Darrel Otey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Cecil Smith | 10-10 |
| 15:17 | TCU | Chad Bradley misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Cecil Smith - foul #2 on Cecil Smith, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | TCU | Steven Jones (SG), Dan Petties (SF), Roy Rockwell (PF), Jeffrey Rose (C) Tibor Gregorski, Ricky Koester, Kyle Perry, George Weitz | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Cecil Smith, Steven Cranston, Darrel Otey | |
| 15:17 | TCU | Chad Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 15:17 | TCU | Chad Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 15:10 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 15:09 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski tips it but misses | 12-10 |
| 15:08 | TCU | Roy Rockwell gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 15:04 | TCU | Dan Petties misses the easy layup | 12-10 |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 14:55 | TCU | Steven Jones pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:52 | TCU | Ante Lozowski is called for the reach on Chad Bradley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ante Lozowski, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | TCU | Brian Thomason (PG) Chad Bradley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:42 | TCU | Dan Petties misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Zlatko Zingg - foul #2 on Zlatko Zingg, team foul #7 | 12-10 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG), Mario Diaz (PF) Jerome Moore, Zlatko Zingg | |
| 14:42 | TCU | Dan Petties makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:42 | TCU | Dan Petties misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:42 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Mario Diaz | 13-10 |
| 14:38 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 13-10 |
| 14:36 | TCU | Dan Petties gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 14:17 | TCU | Steven Jones is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Brian Thomason | 16-10 |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dan Petties - foul #1 on Dan Petties, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | TCU | Kyle Perry (PF) Roy Rockwell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 13:56 | TCU | Dan Petties misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 16-12 |
| 13:55 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 13:51 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith can't connect on a shot from the left block | 16-12 |
| 13:49 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb grabs the offensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 13:35 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Trevor Cantrell | 16-14 |
| 13:33 | TCU | Steven Jones is hacked by Trevor Cantrell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Trevor Cantrell, team foul #8 | 16-14 |
| Subs | TCU | Tibor Gregorski (SG), George Weitz (C) Dan Petties, Jeffrey Rose | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG), Steven Cranston (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Trevor Cantrell, Mario Diaz, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 13:33 | TCU | Steven Jones misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 13:27 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Tibor Gregorski - foul #1 on Tibor Gregorski, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | TCU | Dan Petties (SF) Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:27 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 13:27 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 13:09 | TCU | Tibor Gregorski misses short on a runner from close range | 16-15 |
| 13:08 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | TCU | Casey Braunberger (PG), Ricky Koester (SF) Brian Thomason, Dan Petties | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:42 | TCU | Tibor Gregorski connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ricky Koester | 19-15 |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Kyle Perry - foul #2 on Kyle Perry, team foul #6 | 19-15 |
| Subs | TCU | Dan Petties (SF), Roy Rockwell (C) Kyle Perry, George Weitz | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 12:10 | TCU | Tibor Gregorski buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Casey Braunberger and he's fouled by Ante Lozowski - foul #2 on Ante Lozowski, team foul #9 | 21-17 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeffrey Rose (C) Dan Petties | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Trevor Cantrell (SG) Ante Lozowski, Jerome Moore | |
| 12:10 | TCU | Tibor Gregorski misses the free throw | 21-17 |
| 12:10 | TCU | Jeffrey Rose gets the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 11:55 | TCU | Tibor Gregorski's layup is rejected by Darrel Otey | 21-17 |
| 11:53 | TCU | Roy Rockwell tips it but misses | 21-17 |
| 11:52 | TCU | Tibor Gregorski can't tip it in | 21-17 |
| 11:50 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Steven Cranston | 21-17 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Casey Braunberger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tibor Gregorski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ricky Koester (fairly fresh) PF - Roy Rockwell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Rose (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Trevor Cantrell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neil Smith (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Steven Cranston (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Darrel Otey (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Ricky Koester - foul #1 on Ricky Koester, team foul #7 | 21-17 |
| Subs | TCU | Chad Bradley (PG), Dan Petties (SF) Casey Braunberger, Roy Rockwell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz (PF) Steven Cranston | |
| 11:44 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 11:44 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 11:22 | TCU | Darrel Otey denies the turnaround by Tibor Gregorski | 21-19 |
| 11:20 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Tibor Gregorski | 21-19 |
| 11:00 | TCU | Ricky Koester misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 21-19 |
| 10:58 | TCU | Chad Bradley gets the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 10:50 | TCU | Darrel Otey is called for the reach on Chad Bradley - foul #1 on Darrel Otey, team foul #10 | 21-19 |
| Subs | TCU | Steven Jones (SF), George Weitz (C) Dan Petties, Jeffrey Rose | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG), Steven Cranston (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Trevor Cantrell, Mario Diaz, Darrel Otey | |
| 10:50 | TCU | Chad Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 10:50 | TCU | Chad Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 10:29 | Central Michigan | Chad Bradley steps in front of the Cecil Smith pass | 23-19 |
| 10:26 | TCU | Chad Bradley lays it up and in | 25-19 |
| 10:10 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Cranston | 25-21 |
| 09:54 | TCU | Chad Bradley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jerome Moore - foul #1 on Jerome Moore, team foul #11 | 25-21 |
| Subs | TCU | Dan Petties (SF), Roy Rockwell (PF) Tibor Gregorski, Ricky Koester | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:54 | TCU | Chad Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 09:54 | TCU | Chad Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Neil Smith | 27-23 |
| 09:24 | TCU | Roy Rockwell misses long on a jumper in the paint | 27-23 |
| 09:22 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on George Weitz - foul #1 on George Weitz, team foul #8 | 27-23 |
| Subs | TCU | Brian Thomason (PG), Tibor Gregorski (SG), Jeffrey Rose (C) Chad Bradley, Steven Jones, George Weitz | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Cecil Smith, Steven Cranston | |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 09:12 | TCU | Dan Petties is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-25 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG) Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 09:00 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 08:58 | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz snags the offensive board | 27-25 |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 08:43 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith tips it in | 27-27 |
| 08:18 | TCU | Dan Petties scores on a turnaround in the lane | 29-27 |
| 08:04 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore double dribbles | 29-27 |
| Subs | TCU | Ricky Koester (PF), George Weitz (C) Roy Rockwell, Jeffrey Rose | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG), Steven Cranston (PF) Jerome Moore, Mario Diaz | |
| 07:51 | TCU | Dan Petties misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Neil Smith - foul #1 on Neil Smith, team foul #12 | 29-27 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG) Cecil Smith | |
| 07:51 | TCU | Dan Petties makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 07:51 | TCU | Dan Petties makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Brian Thomason (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tibor Gregorski (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Dan Petties (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Ricky Koester (fairly fresh) C - George Weitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Trevor Cantrell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neil Smith (very tired) 2 pts. PF - Steven Cranston (tiring) 3 reb. C - Darrel Otey (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey blows the layup | 31-27 |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski tips it in | 31-29 |
| 07:17 | TCU | Brian Thomason is fouled on the floor by Ante Lozowski - foul #3 on Ante Lozowski, team foul #13 | 31-29 |
| Subs | TCU | Steven Jones (SG) Tibor Gregorski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Mario Diaz (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Ante Lozowski, Steven Cranston, Darrel Otey | |
| 07:17 | TCU | Brian Thomason misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 07:17 | TCU | Brian Thomason makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 06:55 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Trevor Cantrell is denied by Dan Petties | 32-29 |
| 06:53 | TCU | Ricky Koester pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 06:47 | TCU | Dan Petties knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Brian Thomason and the foul's on Neil Smith - foul #2 on Neil Smith, team foul #14 | 34-29 |
| Subs | TCU | Casey Braunberger (PG) Brian Thomason | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF) Trevor Cantrell, Neil Smith | |
| 06:47 | TCU | Dan Petties makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 06:23 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Casey Braunberger - foul #1 on Casey Braunberger, team foul #9 | 35-29 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeffrey Rose (PF) Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg (PF) Mario Diaz | |
| 06:23 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 06:23 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 06:21 | TCU | Ricky Koester throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| 06:11 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 06:09 | TCU | Ricky Koester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-32 |
| Subs | TCU | Tibor Gregorski (SG) Ricky Koester | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey (C) Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Cecil Smith and the foul's on George Weitz - foul #2 on George Weitz, team foul #10 | 35-34 |
| Subs | TCU | Roy Rockwell (C) George Weitz | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| 05:53 | TCU | Tibor Gregorski is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tibor Gregorski, team foul #11 | 35-35 |
| Subs | TCU | Ricky Koester (SG) Tibor Gregorski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:45 | Central Michigan | Ricky Koester is called for the reach on Mitch McAleer - foul #2 on Ricky Koester, team foul #12 | 35-35 |
| Subs | TCU | Steven Jones (SG) Ricky Koester | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:45 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 05:45 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 05:45 | TCU | Jeffrey Rose gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 05:30 | TCU | Casey Braunberger misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 35-36 |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 05:07 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer's pass is intercepted by Dan Petties | 35-36 |
| 05:00 | TCU | Cecil Smith steals the ball from Steven Jones in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| 04:58 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Cecil Smith | 35-38 |
| 04:42 | TCU | Casey Braunberger misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-38 |
| 04:40 | TCU | Jeffrey Rose grabs the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 04:15 | TCU | Casey Braunberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | TCU | Brian Thomason (PG) Casey Braunberger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Jerome Moore, Darrel Otey | |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Trevor Cantrell | 35-40 |
| 03:45 | TCU | Jeffrey Rose is called for 3 seconds | 35-40 |
| Subs | TCU | Tibor Gregorski (SG), Ricky Koester (SF), Kyle Perry (PF), George Weitz (C) Steven Jones, Dan Petties, Roy Rockwell, Jeffrey Rose | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Brian Thomason (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tibor Gregorski (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Ricky Koester (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kyle Perry (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - George Weitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Trevor Cantrell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mitch McAleer (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fairly fresh) C - Cheslav Zeeb (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-42 |
| 03:26 | TCU | Brian Thomason is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brian Thomason, team foul #13 | 35-42 |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | Kyle Perry is called for the reach on Mitch McAleer - foul #3 on Kyle Perry, team foul #14 | 35-42 |
| Subs | TCU | Chad Bradley (PG), Steven Jones (SF) Brian Thomason, Kyle Perry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG), Steven Cranston (PF) Trevor Cantrell, Zlatko Zingg | |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 02:53 | TCU | Steven Jones connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chad Bradley | 37-44 |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Mitch McAleer | 37-46 |
| 02:47 | TCU | Chad Bradley is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Smith - foul #3 on Cecil Smith, team foul #15 | 37-46 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Mario Diaz (C) Cecil Smith, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 02:47 | TCU | Chad Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 02:47 | TCU | Chad Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 02:30 | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz is hacked by George Weitz - foul #3 on George Weitz, team foul #15 | 38-46 |
| Subs | TCU | Dan Petties (SF), Roy Rockwell (C) Steven Jones, George Weitz | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey (C) Ante Lozowski | |
| 02:30 | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 02:30 | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 02:30 | TCU | Ricky Koester gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 02:08 | TCU | Tibor Gregorski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Trevor Cantrell (SG), Zlatko Zingg (PF) Mario Diaz, Jerome Moore, Steven Cranston | |
| 01:53 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski loses the dribble to Dan Petties | 38-46 |
| 01:50 | TCU | Chad Bradley lays it in on a great pass from Dan Petties | 40-46 |
| 01:35 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey is fouled on the floor by Roy Rockwell - foul #2 on Roy Rockwell, team foul #16 | 40-46 |
| Subs | TCU | Brian Thomason (PG), Jeffrey Rose (C) Chad Bradley, Roy Rockwell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb (C) Ante Lozowski | |
| 01:35 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 01:35 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 01:20 | TCU | Tibor Gregorski is whistled for traveling | 40-47 |
| Subs | TCU | Steven Jones (SF) Dan Petties | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Jerome Moore (SG) Darrel Otey, Trevor Cantrell | |
| 01:03 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore buries a shot from the left side and he's fouled by Jeffrey Rose - foul #1 on Jeffrey Rose, team foul #17 | 40-49 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG), Steven Cranston (PF) Ante Lozowski, Zlatko Zingg | |
| 01:03 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the free throw | 40-50 |
| 01:01 | TCU | Tibor Gregorski is hacked by Trevor Cantrell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Trevor Cantrell, team foul #16 | 40-50 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG) Trevor Cantrell | |
| 01:01 | TCU | Tibor Gregorski makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 01:01 | TCU | Tibor Gregorski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jerome Moore | 42-52 |
| 00:33 | TCU | Ricky Koester misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-52 |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 00:14 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 00:13 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb grabs the offensive board | 42-52 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Rose swats the shot by Jerome Moore | 42-52 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Brian Thomason pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |