| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Devon Ringer (fresh) SG - Robert Reimers (fresh) SF - Robert Stouffer (fresh) PF - Timothy Carlson (fresh) C - Larry Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) SG - Richard Greer (fresh) SF - David Havel (fresh) PF - Walker Butters (fresh) C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Central Michigan | Robert Stouffer takes the ball from David Havel in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Washington State | Robert Stouffer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Jones | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Washington State | Robert Stouffer clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Walker Butters - foul #1 on Walker Butters, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Washington State | Robert Stouffer makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:21 | Washington State | Robert Stouffer makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett misses the 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Washington State | Robert Stouffer comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Washington State | Devon Ringer snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Washington State | Robert Reimers makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Devon Ringer | 5-0 |
| 18:17 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:15 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters tips it back up and in | 5-2 |
| 17:57 | Washington State | Robert Reimers connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Stouffer | 8-2 |
| 17:36 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Greer | 8-4 |
| 17:22 | Washington State | Devon Ringer's pass is intercepted by Zachary Kessler | 8-4 |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters connects on the turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Timothy Carlson - foul #1 on Timothy Carlson, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Washington State | Mark Lugo (SF), Glen Frase (C) Devon Ringer, Larry Jones | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (PG), David Dunkel (SG), Ruben Harrill (SF), Richard Wright (C) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, David Havel, Zachary Kessler | |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 17:05 | Washington State | Robert Stouffer drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Lugo | 11-7 |
| 16:48 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters clanks a jumper in the paint | 11-7 |
| 16:46 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Robert Stouffer | 11-7 |
| 16:44 | Washington State | Brian Robey picks off the pass by Robert Stouffer in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| 16:42 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey lays it in | 11-9 |
| 16:22 | Washington State | Robert Stouffer is hacked by David Dunkel - foul #1 on David Dunkel, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Washington State | Devon Ringer (PG), David McBain (SG), Kenneth Currier (PF) Robert Stouffer, Robert Reimers, Timothy Carlson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (SG) Walker Butters | |
| 16:06 | Washington State | Devon Ringer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lowell Cantrell (C) Richard Wright | |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel is fouled in the backcourt by Devon Ringer - foul #1 on Devon Ringer, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Washington State | Larry Jones (C) Kenneth Currier | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Shawn Davis (PF) Ruben Harrill | |
| 15:44 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey lays it in on a nice dish by David Dunkel | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Devon Ringer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David McBain (fresh) SF - Mark Lugo (fresh) PF - Glen Frase (fairly fresh) C - Larry Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Dunkel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Gostomski (fresh) SF - Brian Robey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shawn Davis (fresh) C - Lowell Cantrell (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Washington State | David McBain misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 15:13 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Lowell Cantrell is denied by Larry Jones | 11-11 |
| 15:12 | Washington State | David McBain pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 15:05 | Washington State | Zlatko Gostomski is called for the reach on David McBain - foul #1 on Zlatko Gostomski, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Stouffer (SF), Timothy Carlson (PF) Mark Lugo, Glen Frase | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Richard Greer (SG), David Havel (SF), Zachary Kessler (C) David Dunkel, Zlatko Gostomski, Brian Robey, Lowell Cantrell | |
| 14:54 | Washington State | Shawn Davis steps in front of the Timothy Carlson pass | 11-11 |
| 14:31 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 14:30 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:25 | Washington State | Robert Stouffer connects on the jumper from close range set up by Devon Ringer | 13-11 |
| 14:12 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-13 |
| 13:56 | Washington State | David McBain comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-13 |
| 13:55 | Central Michigan | Shawn Davis snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 13:44 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Jones - foul #1 on Larry Jones, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Reimers (SG), Mark Lugo (SF), Kenneth Currier (PF) Devon Ringer, David McBain, Timothy Carlson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (PG), Ruben Harrill (SF), Walker Butters (PF), Richard Wright (C) Neal Niblett, David Havel, Shawn Davis, Zachary Kessler | |
| 13:44 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:44 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 13:22 | Washington State | Robert Stouffer is fouled on the floor by Richard Greer - foul #1 on Richard Greer, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Washington State | Alan Stump (SG) Robert Stouffer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (SG) Richard Greer | |
| 13:01 | Washington State | Ruben Harrill steals the ball from Larry Jones | 13-15 |
| 12:34 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-15 |
| 12:32 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel gets the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 12:13 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Washington State | David McBain (SG), Robert Stouffer (SF), Timothy Carlson (PF), Glen Frase (C) Alan Stump, Mark Lugo, Kenneth Currier, Larry Jones | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Lowell Cantrell (C) David Dunkel, Ruben Harrill, Richard Wright | |
| 11:55 | Washington State | Robert Reimers loses the dribble to Lowell Cantrell | 13-15 |
| 11:51 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Zlatko Gostomski | 13-17 |
| 11:24 | Washington State | Robert Reimers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 11:23 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Lowell Cantrell | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Robert Reimers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - David McBain (fresh) SF - Robert Stouffer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Carlson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Glen Frase (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zlatko Gostomski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Robey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walker Butters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Lowell Cantrell (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| Subs | Washington State | Devon Ringer (PG) Robert Reimers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Havel (SF), Zachary Kessler (C) Brian Robey, Lowell Cantrell | |
| 11:02 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by David Havel - foul #1 on David Havel, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Washington State | Alan Stump (SG) David McBain | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Richard Greer (SG) Neal Niblett, Zlatko Gostomski | |
| 11:02 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Stump - foul #1 on Alan Stump, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| 10:53 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters's floater is tipped away by Timothy Carlson | 16-17 |
| 10:51 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:24 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson connects on the jumper from the left side | 18-17 |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 18-17 |
| 09:57 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 09:41 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson drills a jump hook in the lane | 20-17 |
| 09:27 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler is hacked by Timothy Carlson - foul #2 on Timothy Carlson, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Reimers (PG), David McBain (SG), Mark Lugo (SF), Kenneth Currier (PF), Larry Jones (C) Devon Ringer, Alan Stump, Robert Stouffer, Timothy Carlson, Glen Frase | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Brian Robey (SF), Ruben Harrill (PF), Richard Wright (C) David Dunkel, Richard Greer, David Havel, Walker Butters, Zachary Kessler | |
| 09:22 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Neal Niblett | 20-19 |
| 09:05 | Washington State | Mark Lugo misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Ruben Harrill - foul #1 on Ruben Harrill, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| 09:05 | Washington State | Mark Lugo makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:05 | Washington State | Mark Lugo makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:47 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 08:45 | Washington State | Larry Jones snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 08:21 | Washington State | Robert Reimers misses short on a floater from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 08:20 | Washington State | Larry Jones tips it but misses | 22-19 |
| 08:18 | Washington State | Robert Reimers gets the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 08:03 | Washington State | Robert Reimers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-19 |
| 08:01 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 07:43 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey's pass is intercepted by David McBain | 22-19 |
| 07:40 | Washington State | Robert Reimers can't throw it down | 22-19 |
| 07:39 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 07:36 | Central Michigan | David McBain picks off the pass by Brian Robey in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| 07:28 | Washington State | Ruben Harrill takes the ball from Mark Lugo | 22-19 |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill hits the follow up shot | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Robert Reimers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - David McBain (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Mark Lugo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Currier (fairly fresh) C - Larry Jones (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Gostomski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Robey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ruben Harrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Wright (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:00 | Washington State | Robert Reimers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 06:58 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 06:40 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett is hacked by Mark Lugo - foul #1 on Mark Lugo, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Washington State | Devon Ringer (PG), Alan Stump (SG), Robert Stouffer (SF), Timothy Carlson (PF), Glen Frase (C) Robert Reimers, David McBain, Mark Lugo, Kenneth Currier, Larry Jones | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Richard Greer (SG), David Havel (SF), Walker Butters (PF), Zachary Kessler (C) Neal Niblett, Zlatko Gostomski, Brian Robey, Ruben Harrill, Richard Wright | |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel misses long on a 3 from the right corner but the foul's on Alan Stump - foul #2 on Alan Stump, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Reimers (SG) Alan Stump | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel misses the 3rd free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:27 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 06:05 | Washington State | Robert Stouffer comes up short on the shot from the left block | 22-23 |
| 06:03 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Glen Frase | 22-23 |
| 05:55 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson blows the layup | 22-23 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:49 | Central Michigan | David Havel buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Greer | 22-25 |
| 05:44 | Washington State | Devon Ringer misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-25 |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the baseline | 22-25 |
| 05:18 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 05:12 | Washington State | Glen Frase is hacked by Zachary Kessler - foul #1 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | David McBain (SG) Robert Reimers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (SF) David Havel | |
| 05:12 | Washington State | Glen Frase makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:12 | Washington State | Glen Frase misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Zachary Kessler | 23-25 |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Zachary Kessler | 23-27 |
| 04:37 | Washington State | Timothy Carlson can't finish the layup | 23-27 |
| 04:35 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Glen Frase | 23-27 |
| 04:28 | Washington State | David McBain is hacked by Richard Greer - foul #2 on Richard Greer, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Washington State | Mark Lugo (SF), Larry Jones (C) Devon Ringer, Glen Frase | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Shawn Davis (PF), Lowell Cantrell (C) David Dunkel, Richard Greer, Walker Butters, Zachary Kessler | |
| 04:28 | Washington State | David McBain makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:28 | Washington State | David McBain makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:21 | Central Michigan | Shawn Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-27 |
| 04:04 | Washington State | Zlatko Gostomski steals the ball from Robert Stouffer | 25-27 |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett is hacked by Larry Jones - foul #2 on Larry Jones, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Washington State | Alan Stump (SG) David McBain | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:49 | Washington State | Neal Niblett steps in front of the Robert Stouffer pass in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| 03:48 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski banks in the layup on a great pass from Neal Niblett | 25-31 |
| 03:33 | Washington State | Alan Stump hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Robert Stouffer | 27-31 |
| 03:31 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| Subs | Washington State | Kenneth Currier (PF) Timothy Carlson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Havel (SF), Ruben Harrill (PF) Zlatko Gostomski, Shawn Davis | |
| 03:22 | Washington State | Mark Lugo can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 27-31 |
| 03:20 | Washington State | Robert Stouffer hits the follow up shot | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Robert Stouffer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Stump (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Lugo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Currier (fresh) C - Larry Jones (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Robey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Havel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ruben Harrill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Lowell Cantrell (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Lowell Cantrell hits the finger roll | 29-33 |
| 02:43 | Washington State | Neal Niblett steals the ball from Alan Stump | 29-33 |
| 02:39 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett misses the easy layup | 29-33 |
| 02:37 | Central Michigan | David Havel snags the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett connects on the open jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Robey | 29-35 |
| 02:20 | Washington State | Mark Lugo misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | Lowell Cantrell grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Currier - foul #1 on Kenneth Currier, team foul #9 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Washington State | Devon Ringer (PG), David McBain (SG), Timothy Carlson (PF), Glen Frase (C) Alan Stump, Mark Lugo, Kenneth Currier, Larry Jones | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Richard Greer (SG), Walker Butters (PF), Zachary Kessler (C) Neal Niblett, David Havel, Ruben Harrill, Lowell Cantrell | |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 01:53 | Washington State | Robert Stouffer comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 29-37 |
| 01:51 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary Kessler | 29-37 |
| 01:02 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer is hacked by Glen Frase - foul #1 on Glen Frase, team foul #10 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Reimers (SG), Mark Lugo (SF) David McBain, Robert Stouffer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Havel (SF), Richard Wright (C) Brian Robey, Zachary Kessler | |
| 01:02 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 01:02 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:45 | Washington State | Robert Reimers is fouled on the floor by David Havel - foul #2 on David Havel, team foul #9 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | Alan Stump (SG) Devon Ringer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (SG) Richard Greer | |
| 00:45 | Washington State | Robert Reimers misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG) David Dunkel | |
| 00:37 | Washington State | Robert Reimers is hacked by Neal Niblett - foul #1 on Neal Niblett, team foul #10 | 29-38 |
| 00:37 | Washington State | Robert Reimers misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:37 | Washington State | Robert Reimers makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Mark Lugo - foul #2 on Mark Lugo, team foul #11 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | David McBain (SG), Kenneth Currier (PF) Alan Stump, Timothy Carlson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill (PF) Walker Butters | |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 00:02 | Washington State | Robert Reimers clanks a 3 from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 00:01 | Washington State | Mark Lugo hits the follow up shot | 32-40 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | David Havel misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 32-40 |