| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mitch McAleer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fresh) C - Darrel Otey (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Carl Norrell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Perales (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Casey Bahena (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stanley Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Adkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena inbounds the ball | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell's pass is intercepted by Jerome Moore in the backcourt | 41-49 |
| 19:49 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 19:47 | Eastern Michigan | David Perales grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-49 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena tips it in | 41-51 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-51 |
| 19:13 | Eastern Michigan | David Perales gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Michigan | David Perales comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 18:54 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 18:49 | Central Michigan | Casey Bahena takes the ball from Cecil Smith | 41-51 |
| 18:44 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena lays it up and in | 41-53 |
| 18:39 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Casey Bahena - foul #1 on Casey Bahena, team foul #1 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston (PF) Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams (SG), Michael Morris (C) David Perales, Paul Adkins | |
| 18:39 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 18:39 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell is fouled in the backcourt by Mitch McAleer - foul #4 on Mitch McAleer, team foul #1 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF) Mitch McAleer | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dwain Keffer (SF) Casey Bahena | |
| 18:23 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 18:22 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Morris misses the tip | 43-53 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Dwain Keffer | 43-53 |
| 18:01 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 17:59 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 17:54 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith lays it in on a great pass from Darrel Otey | 45-53 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 17:23 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 17:17 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey is hacked by Michael Morris - foul #3 on Michael Morris, team foul #2 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Steven Cranston, Darrel Otey | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Harris Davis (PG), David Perales (SG), Casey Bahena (SF), Tony Byrd (PF), Paul Adkins (C) Carl Norrell, Gregory Adams, Dwain Keffer, Stanley Morgan, Michael Morris | |
| 17:11 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 17:10 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith tips it back up and in | 47-53 |
| 17:06 | Eastern Michigan | Tony Byrd jams it | 47-55 |
| 16:48 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith hits a driving attempt near the basket | 49-55 |
| 16:27 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Adkins misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 16:26 | Eastern Michigan | Tony Byrd gets the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Adkins drills a shot from the left block and the foul's on Cheslav Zeeb - foul #2 on Cheslav Zeeb, team foul #2 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Trevor Cantrell (SG), Zlatko Zingg (PF) Cecil Smith, Jerome Moore, Mario Diaz | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams (PG) David Perales | |
| 16:20 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Adkins misses the free throw | 49-57 |
| 16:20 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 16:10 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harris Davis - foul #1 on Harris Davis, team foul #3 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey (C) Cheslav Zeeb | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Alan Palma (SG) Harris Davis | |
| 16:10 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 16:10 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 16:07 | Eastern Michigan | Tony Byrd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-57 |
| 15:58 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell clanks a jumper from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith hits the follow up shot | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Trevor Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darrel Otey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Gregory Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Palma (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Casey Bahena (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Byrd (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Adkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:45 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Adkins drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alan Palma and he's hacked by Darrel Otey - foul #1 on Darrel Otey, team foul #3 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Tom Bradley (PG), Michael Morris (PF) Casey Bahena, Tony Byrd | |
| 15:45 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Adkins makes the free throw | 53-60 |
| 15:26 | Central Michigan | Michael Morris denies the turnaround by Darrel Otey | 53-60 |
| 15:24 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Morris | 53-60 |
| 15:16 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Morris clanks a shot from the free throw line | 53-60 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 15:09 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell is whistled for traveling | 53-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Jerome Moore (SG), Steven Cranston (PF) Ante Lozowski, Trevor Cantrell, Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Perales (SG), Stanley Morgan (PF), Dwain Keffer (C) Gregory Adams, Michael Morris, Paul Adkins | |
| 14:46 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Cranston takes the ball from David Perales | 53-60 |
| 14:39 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore is denied on a layup by Stanley Morgan | 53-60 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Michigan | Alan Palma makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tom Bradley | 53-62 |
| 14:14 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Jerome Moore | 55-62 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan is called for traveling | 55-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Mario Diaz (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Cecil Smith, Steven Cranston, Darrel Otey | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell (PG), Harris Davis (SG), Casey Bahena (SF), Michael Morris (C) Tom Bradley, David Perales, Alan Palma, Dwain Keffer | |
| 13:41 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG) Jerome Moore | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams (SG), Tony Byrd (PF) Harris Davis, Stanley Morgan | |
| 13:22 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 13:21 | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 13:16 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ante Lozowski | 58-62 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Michigan | Mario Diaz steals it from Casey Bahena | 58-62 |
| 12:48 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski drills a shot from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 12:26 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 60-62 |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 12:17 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 12:16 | Eastern Michigan | Tony Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 12:14 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena is hacked by Trevor Cantrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Trevor Cantrell, team foul #4 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Jerome Moore (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Ante Lozowski, Trevor Cantrell, Neil Smith, Mario Diaz, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Harris Davis (PG), David Perales (SG), Stanley Morgan (PF), Paul Adkins (C) Carl Norrell, Gregory Adams, Tony Byrd, Michael Morris | |
| 12:08 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jerome Moore - foul #3 on Jerome Moore, team foul #5 | 60-62 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 11:55 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 11:53 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Adkins pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mitch McAleer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darrel Otey (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Harris Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Perales (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Casey Bahena (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Adkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena is fouled on the floor by Mitch McAleer - foul #5 on Mitch McAleer, team foul #6 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF) Mitch McAleer | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Tom Bradley (PG), Dwain Keffer (SF) David Perales, Casey Bahena | |
| 11:24 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Adkins buries a floater in the paint | 60-66 |
| 11:16 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Zlatko Zingg | 62-66 |
| 11:12 | Eastern Michigan | Harris Davis double dribbles | 62-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston (PF) Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Alan Palma (SG), Tony Byrd (C) Tom Bradley, Paul Adkins | |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Alan Palma - foul #2 on Alan Palma, team foul #4 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell (PG) Harris Davis | |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Carl Norrell and he's hacked by Steven Cranston - foul #1 on Steven Cranston, team foul #7 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb (C) Darrel Otey | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams (SG) Dwain Keffer | |
| 10:37 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan makes the free throw | 64-69 |
| 10:19 | Central Michigan | Alan Palma steals it from Jerome Moore | 64-69 |
| 09:56 | Eastern Michigan | Neil Smith steals the ball from Gregory Adams | 64-69 |
| 09:47 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith is fouled on the floor by Alan Palma - foul #3 on Alan Palma, team foul #5 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Jerome Moore, Steven Cranston, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Tom Bradley (PG), David Perales (SG), Casey Bahena (SF), Paul Adkins (C) Carl Norrell, Gregory Adams, Alan Palma, Tony Byrd | |
| 09:40 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Adkins - foul #2 on Paul Adkins, team foul #6 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Harris Davis (PG) Tom Bradley | |
| 09:40 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 09:40 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 09:20 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena can't finish the uncontested layup | 66-69 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan misses the tip | 66-69 |
| 09:18 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg gets the rebound | 66-69 |
| 09:12 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-69 |
| 09:11 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena gets the rebound | 66-69 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan is fouled on the floor by Cecil Smith - foul #2 on Cecil Smith, team foul #8 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Jerome Moore (SG), Mario Diaz (C) Cecil Smith, Trevor Cantrell, Darrel Otey | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams (PG), Dwain Keffer (SF), Michael Morris (C) Harris Davis, Casey Bahena, Paul Adkins | |
| 08:52 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 08:52 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Zlatko Zingg | 66-69 |
| 08:27 | Central Michigan | Stanley Morgan picks off the pass by Mario Diaz | 66-69 |
| 08:06 | Eastern Michigan | Dwain Keffer misses long on a jumper from the right block | 66-69 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Michigan | Dwain Keffer hits the follow up shot | 66-71 |
| 08:00 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Ante Lozowski and he's hacked by Stanley Morgan - foul #1 on Stanley Morgan, team foul #7 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Zlatko Zingg, Mario Diaz | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell (PG), Casey Bahena (SF), Tony Byrd (PF), Paul Adkins (C) Gregory Adams, Dwain Keffer, Stanley Morgan, Michael Morris | |
| 08:00 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the free throw | 69-71 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell misses long on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-71 |
| 07:43 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski grabs the board | 69-71 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerome Moore (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Neil Smith (very tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Steven Cranston (fresh) C - Cheslav Zeeb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Carl Norrell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Perales (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Casey Bahena (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Byrd (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Adkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Tony Byrd - foul #1 on Tony Byrd, team foul #8 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG), Zlatko Zingg (PF) Jerome Moore, Steven Cranston | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Alan Palma (SF) Casey Bahena | |
| 07:27 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 07:27 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Michigan | David Perales hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb snags the defensive board | 71-71 |
| 06:57 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Adkins banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Carl Norrell | 71-73 |
| 06:34 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ante Lozowski | 74-73 |
| 06:22 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Alan Palma | 74-76 |
| 06:11 | Central Michigan | Paul Adkins is called for the reach on Trevor Cantrell - foul #3 on Paul Adkins, team foul #9 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Steven Cranston (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Ante Lozowski, Zlatko Zingg, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams (PG), Harris Davis (SG), Casey Bahena (SF), Michael Morris (PF), Dwain Keffer (C) Carl Norrell, David Perales, Alan Palma, Tony Byrd, Paul Adkins | |
| 06:11 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 06:11 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 05:53 | Eastern Michigan | Harris Davis buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gregory Adams | 76-79 |
| 05:37 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 76-79 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena gets the rebound | 76-79 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Dwain Keffer | 76-81 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steven Cranston | 78-81 |
| 04:45 | Eastern Michigan | Dwain Keffer misses the shot from the right side | 78-81 |
| 04:44 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston grabs the board | 78-81 |
| 04:34 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-81 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Mario Diaz (C) Trevor Cantrell, Steven Cranston, Darrel Otey | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell (PG), Stanley Morgan (PF), Paul Adkins (C) Harris Davis, Michael Morris, Dwain Keffer | |
| 04:32 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-81 |
| 04:20 | Central Michigan | Paul Adkins steals it from Zlatko Zingg | 78-81 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams is hacked by Jerome Moore in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerome Moore, team foul #9 | 78-81 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Alan Palma (SF), Tony Byrd (C) Casey Bahena, Paul Adkins | |
| 04:18 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams misses the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Mario Diaz | 78-81 |
| 04:11 | Central Michigan | Stanley Morgan denies the turnaround by Neil Smith | 78-81 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Michigan | Tony Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 78-81 |
| 04:07 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell is hacked by Cecil Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cecil Smith, team foul #10 | 78-81 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Perales (SG) Gregory Adams | |
| 04:07 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell misses the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 04:07 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell misses the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Zlatko Zingg | 78-81 |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Tony Byrd swats the layup by Neil Smith | 78-81 |
| 03:42 | Eastern Michigan | David Perales snags the defensive board | 78-81 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (tiring) 23 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Moore (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Neil Smith (very tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Zlatko Zingg (tiring) 5 reb. C - Mario Diaz (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Carl Norrell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Perales (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alan Palma (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Tony Byrd (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Eastern Michigan | Zlatko Zingg steals it from David Perales | 78-81 |
| 02:57 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Cecil Smith | 81-81 |
| 02:57 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-81 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Steven Cranston (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Cecil Smith, Zlatko Zingg, Mario Diaz | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams (SG), Casey Bahena (SF), Michael Morris (C) David Perales, Alan Palma, Tony Byrd | |
| 02:42 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Carl Norrell | 81-84 |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-84 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG) Ante Lozowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Paul Adkins (C) Michael Morris | |
| 02:25 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Cecil Smith is denied by Paul Adkins | 81-84 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams gets the rebound | 81-84 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Gregory Adams | 81-86 |
| 02:12 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-86 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey (C) Cheslav Zeeb | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 02:01 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 81-86 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena gets the rebound | 81-86 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Casey Bahena | 81-89 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:36 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Darrel Otey | 83-89 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Norrell | 83-92 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 83-92 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg (PF) Steven Cranston | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Perales (SG) Gregory Adams | |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 83-92 |
| 01:10 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg grabs the offensive board | 83-92 |
| 00:58 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 83-92 |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey grabs the offensive board | 83-92 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 83-92 |
| 00:53 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Darrel Otey | 83-92 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-92 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Adkins grabs the board | 83-92 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Moore is called for the reach on Paul Adkins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerome Moore, team foul #11 | 83-92 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG) Jerome Moore | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:46 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Adkins misses the 1st free throw | 83-92 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 83-93 |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 83-93 |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith can't tip it in | 83-93 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg tips it back up and in | 85-93 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell is hacked by Cecil Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cecil Smith, team foul #12 | 85-93 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dwain Keffer (C) Paul Adkins | |
| 00:34 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell makes the 1st free throw | 85-94 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell makes the 2nd free throw | 85-95 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 85-95 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey can't tip it in | 85-95 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Michigan | David Perales gets the rebound | 85-95 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell runs out the clock | 85-95 |