| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) SG - Richard Greer (fresh) SF - David Havel (fresh) PF - Walker Butters (fresh) C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Hubert Johnson (fresh) SG - Carl Barnes (fresh) SF - Peter Scott (fresh) PF - Gregory Halle (fresh) C - Steven Witter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Franklin | Gregory Halle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Franklin | Hubert Johnson blows the dunk but the foul's on Zachary Kessler - foul #1 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Franklin | Hubert Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Franklin | Hubert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:27 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler is hacked by Steven Witter - foul #1 on Steven Witter, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 19:08 | Central Michigan | David Havel makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Neal Niblett | 3-1 |
| 19:06 | Franklin | Hubert Johnson is hacked by Neal Niblett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Neal Niblett, team foul #2 | 3-1 |
| 18:46 | Franklin | Hubert Johnson loses the dribble to Zachary Kessler | 3-1 |
| 18:32 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett is hacked by Carl Barnes - foul #1 on Carl Barnes, team foul #2 | 3-1 |
| 18:23 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Walker Butters | 5-1 |
| 18:11 | Franklin | Peter Scott connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Hubert Johnson | 5-3 |
| 17:48 | Central Michigan | David Havel is called for traveling | 5-3 |
| 17:20 | Franklin | Carl Barnes scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Hubert Johnson | 5-5 |
| 16:57 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters misses badly on a shot near the basket | 5-5 |
| 16:55 | Franklin | Gregory Halle grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 16:38 | Franklin | Peter Scott is hacked by David Havel - foul #1 on David Havel, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| 16:25 | Franklin | Steven Witter travels with the ball | 5-5 |
| 16:08 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Neal Niblett | 7-5 |
| 15:39 | Franklin | Hubert Johnson connects on the jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Greer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Havel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 2 pts. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Hubert Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Halle (fairly fresh) C - Steven Witter (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 15:30 | Franklin | The rebound goes to Steven Witter | 7-7 |
| 15:14 | Franklin | Neal Niblett steps in front of the Carl Barnes pass | 7-7 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven Witter - foul #2 on Steven Witter, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Brian Robey (SF), Ruben Harrill (C) Neal Niblett, David Havel, Zachary Kessler | |
| Subs | Franklin | Jessie Beatty (C) Steven Witter | |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer misses the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:37 | Franklin | The jump hook by Hubert Johnson is blocked by Walker Butters | 8-7 |
| 14:36 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Richard Greer | 10-7 |
| 13:48 | Franklin | Peter Scott double dribbles | 10-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Richard Wright (C) Richard Greer, Walker Butters | |
| Subs | Franklin | Charlie Langford (PF) Gregory Halle | |
| 13:37 | Central Michigan | Peter Scott picks off the pass by Brian Robey | 10-7 |
| 13:14 | Franklin | Neal Niblett picks off the pass by Carl Barnes | 10-7 |
| 12:51 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett connects on the shot from the right side set up by Richard Wright and he's hacked by Hubert Johnson - foul #1 on Hubert Johnson, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Havel (SF), Zachary Kessler (C) David Dunkel, Richard Wright | |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| 12:51 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the free throw | 13-7 |
| 12:32 | Franklin | Peter Scott can't finish the layup | 13-7 |
| 12:30 | Central Michigan | David Havel pulls down the rebound | 13-7 |
| 12:21 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-7 |
| 12:19 | Franklin | The rebound goes to Charlie Langford | 13-7 |
| 11:55 | Franklin | Charlie Langford comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-7 |
| 11:54 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Neal Niblett | 13-7 |
| 11:49 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Havel | 16-7 |
| 11:21 | Franklin | Peter Scott blows the layup | 16-7 |
| 11:20 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ruben Harrill | 16-7 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Robey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Havel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ruben Harrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Hubert Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Scott (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Charlie Langford (fresh) C - Jessie Beatty (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Neal Niblett, team foul #4 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG), Walker Butters (PF) Neal Niblett, Ruben Harrill | |
| Subs | Franklin | Gregory Sugg (PG), Clayton Frisk (SG), Terry Reddish (SF), Gregory Halle (PF) Hubert Johnson, Carl Barnes, Peter Scott, Jessie Beatty | |
| 10:50 | Franklin | Charlie Langford connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Sugg | 16-9 |
| 10:34 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 10:32 | Franklin | Gregory Halle pulls down the rebound | 16-9 |
| 10:06 | Franklin | Brian Robey steals the ball from Charlie Langford | 16-9 |
| 09:47 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey misses long on a runner in the paint | 16-9 |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler misses the tip | 16-9 |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters can't tip it in | 16-9 |
| 09:44 | Franklin | The rebound goes to Clayton Frisk | 16-9 |
| 09:25 | Franklin | Charlie Langford is fouled on the floor by David Havel - foul #2 on David Havel, team foul #5 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (PG), David Dunkel (SF), Richard Wright (C) Brian Robey, David Havel, Zachary Kessler | |
| Subs | Franklin | Hubert Johnson (PG), Carl Barnes (SG) Gregory Sugg, Clayton Frisk | |
| 09:10 | Franklin | Walker Butters swats the shot by Terry Reddish | 16-9 |
| 09:09 | Franklin | Gregory Halle hits the follow up shot | 16-11 |
| 08:48 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Walker Butters | 19-11 |
| 08:25 | Franklin | Terry Reddish loses the ball out of bounds | 19-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill (SF) Richard Greer | |
| Subs | Franklin | Peter Scott (SF), Jessie Beatty (C) Terry Reddish, Gregory Halle | |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Peter Scott - foul #1 on Peter Scott, team foul #5 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (PG) Zlatko Gostomski | |
| Subs | Franklin | Gregory Halle (PF) Charlie Langford | |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill makes the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill makes the 2nd free throw | 21-11 |
| 07:38 | Franklin | Gregory Halle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 21-11 |
| 07:37 | Franklin | Gregory Halle can't tip it in | 21-11 |
| 07:36 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill pulls down the rebound | 21-11 |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-11 |
| 07:21 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright tips it in | 23-11 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Robey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Dunkel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ruben Harrill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walker Butters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Wright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Hubert Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Halle (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Beatty (fresh) | |
| 06:55 | Franklin | Carl Barnes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Dunkel - foul #1 on David Dunkel, team foul #6 | 23-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG), Zachary Kessler (C) Walker Butters, Richard Wright | |
| Subs | Franklin | Charlie Langford (PF) Gregory Halle | |
| 06:55 | Franklin | Carl Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 06:55 | Franklin | Carl Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 06:55 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey grabs the defensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 06:47 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 23-12 |
| 06:46 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey can't tip it in | 23-12 |
| 06:44 | Franklin | Charlie Langford grabs the defensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 06:25 | Franklin | Peter Scott can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Zachary Kessler - foul #2 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #7 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (PG), Lowell Cantrell (C) David Dunkel, Zachary Kessler | |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| 06:25 | Franklin | Peter Scott makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 06:25 | Franklin | Peter Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer snags the defensive board | 23-13 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Lowell Cantrell | 26-13 |
| 05:54 | Franklin | Hubert Johnson comes up short on the jumper from close range | 26-13 |
| 05:52 | Franklin | Carl Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 26-13 |
| 05:37 | Franklin | Hubert Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Carl Barnes and the foul's on Zlatko Gostomski - foul #1 on Zlatko Gostomski, team foul #8 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walker Butters (PF) Ruben Harrill | |
| Subs | Franklin | Clayton Frisk (SG), Terry Reddish (SF), Gregory Halle (PF) Carl Barnes, Peter Scott, Charlie Langford | |
| 05:37 | Franklin | Hubert Johnson makes the free throw | 26-16 |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-16 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Richard Wright (C) Richard Greer, Lowell Cantrell | |
| Subs | Franklin | Gregory Sugg (PG) Hubert Johnson | |
| 04:55 | Franklin | Gregory Halle scores on a jumper from close range set up by Clayton Frisk | 26-18 |
| 04:39 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-18 |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters tips it home | 28-18 |
| 04:22 | Franklin | Gregory Halle's pass is intercepted by Zlatko Gostomski | 28-18 |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-18 |
| 03:59 | Franklin | The rebound goes to Jessie Beatty | 28-18 |
| 03:37 | Franklin | Gregory Halle misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Wright - foul #1 on Richard Wright, team foul #9 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Richard Greer (SG), David Havel (SF), Zachary Kessler (C) David Dunkel, Zlatko Gostomski, Brian Robey, Richard Wright | |
| Subs | Franklin | Hubert Johnson (PG), Carl Barnes (SG), Peter Scott (SF), Steven Witter (C) Gregory Sugg, Clayton Frisk, Terry Reddish, Jessie Beatty | |
| 03:37 | Franklin | Gregory Halle makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 03:37 | Franklin | Gregory Halle makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 03:10 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-20 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Greer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Havel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Hubert Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Halle (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Witter (fresh) | |
| 02:41 | Franklin | Steven Witter blows the layup but he's hacked by Zachary Kessler - foul #3 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #10 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill (PF), Lowell Cantrell (C) Walker Butters, Zachary Kessler | |
| Subs | Franklin | Charlie Langford (PF) Gregory Halle | |
| 02:41 | Franklin | Steven Witter makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:41 | Franklin | Steven Witter misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:41 | Central Michigan | Lowell Cantrell gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 02:36 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 02:35 | Franklin | Charlie Langford snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 02:07 | Franklin | Charlie Langford misses the runner from close range but the foul's on Lowell Cantrell - foul #1 on Lowell Cantrell, team foul #11 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Wright (C) Lowell Cantrell | |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| 02:07 | Franklin | Charlie Langford makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:07 | Franklin | Charlie Langford misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:07 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Greer | 33-22 |
| 01:20 | Franklin | Carl Barnes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-22 |
| 01:19 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Greer | 35-22 |
| 00:47 | Franklin | Charlie Langford is hacked by Ruben Harrill - foul #1 on Ruben Harrill, team foul #12 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Brian Robey (SF), Walker Butters (PF) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, David Havel, Richard Wright | |
| Subs | Franklin | Terry Reddish (SF) Peter Scott | |
| 00:47 | Franklin | Charlie Langford makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 00:47 | Franklin | Charlie Langford makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 00:30 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey is whistled for traveling | 35-24 |
| 00:03 | Franklin | Carl Barnes is hacked by Zlatko Gostomski - foul #2 on Zlatko Gostomski, team foul #13 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lowell Cantrell (C) Ruben Harrill | |
| Subs | Franklin | Gregory Sugg (PG) Hubert Johnson | |
| 00:03 | Franklin | Carl Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 00:03 | Franklin | Carl Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Walker Butters | 35-24 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters misses short on a halfcourt shot | 35-24 |