| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Lofton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Legrand (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ronald Dent (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilbert McIver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 23-24 |
| 19:37 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent tips it but misses | 23-24 |
| 19:35 | Central Michigan | William Ashley pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | John Lane hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 23-24 |
| 19:18 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 18:55 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky is denied on a layup by Cody Belcher | 23-24 |
| 18:53 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent tips it back up and in | 25-24 |
| 18:30 | Central Michigan | William Ashley is hacked by Eugene Clark - foul #4 on Eugene Clark, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle (PF) Eugene Clark | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:09 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lyle - foul #1 on Kenneth Lyle, team foul #2 | 25-24 |
| 17:57 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Kenneth Lyle - foul #2 on Kenneth Lyle, team foul #3 | 25-24 |
| 17:57 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 17:57 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 17:36 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 17:13 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 16:48 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Gilbert McIver | 28-28 |
| 16:29 | Central Michigan | John Lane drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 16:12 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Ashley - foul #2 on William Ashley, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roger McGunnigle (PG), Jody Garland (SF), William Glenn (C) Mark Sandusky, Douglas Legrand, Ronald Dent | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (SG), Tony Davis (C) Cory Crouch, William Ashley | |
| 16:12 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 16:12 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Tony Davis | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Roger McGunnigle (fresh) SG - Jamie Lofton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jody Garland (fresh) PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Glenn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Lane (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Homan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gilbert McIver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cody Belcher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Tony Davis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Roger McGunnigle | 33-33 |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gilbert McIver | 33-36 |
| 15:10 | Miami (OH) | Roger McGunnigle is fouled on the floor by John Lane - foul #2 on John Lane, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner (SG), Douglas Legrand (SF), Ronald Dent (C) Jamie Lofton, Jody Garland, Kenneth Lyle | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:57 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Roger McGunnigle | 35-36 |
| 14:35 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Cody Belcher out of a doubleteam and the foul's on Douglas Legrand - foul #1 on Douglas Legrand, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (PG) Sean Abner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), William Ashley (C) John Lane, Tony Davis | |
| 14:35 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:11 | Miami (OH) | Roger McGunnigle knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Mark Sandusky | 37-39 |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | William Ashley hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Ronald Dent - foul #2 on Ronald Dent, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton (SG) Roger McGunnigle | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | William Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | William Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:17 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Sandusky | 40-41 |
| 13:01 | Central Michigan | William Ashley connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Cody Belcher and the foul's on Ronald Dent - foul #3 on Ronald Dent, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark (PF) William Glenn | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:01 | Central Michigan | William Ashley misses the free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:01 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:44 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Cody Belcher - foul #2 on Cody Belcher, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland (SF) Douglas Legrand | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Lane (PG) Benjamin Homan | |
| 12:44 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:44 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:15 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher's dunk attempt is rejected by Eugene Clark | 41-43 |
| 12:14 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Ronald Dent | 41-43 |
| 11:48 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Lane - foul #3 on John Lane, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand (SF), Kenneth Lyle (C) Jody Garland, Ronald Dent | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (SG), Raymond Smith (SF), Tony Davis (C) Cory Crouch, Gilbert McIver, William Ashley | |
| 11:48 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:48 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jamie Lofton (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Legrand (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 4 pf. C - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Benjamin Homan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cody Belcher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Tony Davis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | John Lane hits a runner from close range and he's hacked by Mark Sandusky - foul #1 on Mark Sandusky, team foul #7 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roger McGunnigle (PG), Sean Abner (SG), William Glenn (C) Mark Sandusky, Jamie Lofton, Kenneth Lyle | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | John Lane makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 11:04 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand is hacked by Raymond Smith - foul #1 on Raymond Smith, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| 10:46 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 10:44 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 10:20 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by William Glenn | 43-46 |
| 10:16 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 10:15 | Miami (OH) | Roger McGunnigle tips it home | 45-46 |
| 09:51 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher misses the lay-in | 45-46 |
| 09:50 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:30 | Miami (OH) | Cody Belcher is called for the reach on Douglas Legrand - foul #3 on Cody Belcher, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (PG), Jamie Lofton (SG), Kenneth Lyle (PF), Ronald Dent (C) Roger McGunnigle, Sean Abner, Eugene Clark, William Glenn | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Gilbert McIver (SF), William Ashley (C) John Lane, Raymond Smith, Cody Belcher | |
| 09:07 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 09:05 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to William Ashley | 45-46 |
| 08:40 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses the jumper from the left side | 45-46 |
| 08:38 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 08:20 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 07:59 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver hits a jumpshot from the right side | 45-48 |
| 07:38 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side but he's fouled by Benjamin Homan - foul #1 on Benjamin Homan, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark (PF) Kenneth Lyle | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Lane (PG), Cody Belcher (PF) Benjamin Homan, Tony Davis | |
| 07:38 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 07:38 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Cody Belcher | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jamie Lofton (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Legrand (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 4 pf. C - Ronald Dent (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilbert McIver (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cody Belcher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Ashley (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 07:13 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 06:46 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 46-48 |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Cody Belcher | 46-48 |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver hits a shot from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 06:00 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent is denied on a dunk by William Ashley | 46-50 |
| 05:58 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton gets the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 05:44 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent lays it up and in on a great pass from Eugene Clark | 48-50 |
| 05:24 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Lane | 48-52 |
| 05:02 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Mark Sandusky | 50-52 |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 04:39 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 04:15 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-52 |
| 03:57 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses the jumper from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 03:56 | Central Michigan | William Ashley tips it but misses | 52-52 |
| 03:54 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher tips it back up and in | 52-54 |
| 03:32 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky lays it up and in against a doubleteam and he's hacked by William Ashley - foul #3 on William Ashley, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roger McGunnigle (SG), Jody Garland (SF), Kenneth Lyle (PF), William Glenn (C) Jamie Lofton, Douglas Legrand, Eugene Clark, Ronald Dent | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (SG), Raymond Smith (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Tony Davis (C) Cory Crouch, Gilbert McIver, Cody Belcher, William Ashley | |
| 03:32 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses the free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:32 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger McGunnigle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jody Garland (fresh) PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Glenn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Lane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Benjamin Homan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Clark (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Davis (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 54-54 |
| 03:02 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 03:00 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner (SG), Ronald Dent (C) Mark Sandusky, William Glenn | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (SF), Cody Belcher (PF) Raymond Smith, Daniel Clark | |
| 02:58 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-54 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (PG), Jamie Lofton (SG), Douglas Legrand (SF), Eugene Clark (PF) Roger McGunnigle, Sean Abner, Jody Garland, Kenneth Lyle | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (SG), William Ashley (C) Benjamin Homan, Tony Davis | |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 02:27 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 01:58 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 01:57 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to William Ashley | 57-54 |
| 01:35 | Central Michigan | William Ashley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-54 |
| 01:13 | Miami (OH) | William Ashley picks off the pass by Ronald Dent | 57-54 |
| 00:53 | Central Michigan | John Lane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver banks in the wide open layup | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton is hacked by Cory Crouch in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cory Crouch, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 00:16 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:16 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Ronald Dent is called for the reach on Gilbert McIver - foul #4 on Ronald Dent, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:01 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent runs out the clock | 59-56 |