| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Banks (fresh) SG - Jason Howard (fresh) SF - Robert Carter (fresh) PF - Elbert Moore (fresh) C - Rogelio Giordano (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 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore connects on the shot from the right block set up by Jason Banks | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Central Michigan | Elbert Moore picks off the pass by Richard Greer | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | Jason Howard picks off the pass by David Havel | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard lays it in | 4-0 |
| 18:48 | Central Michigan | David Havel clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:46 | Rhode Island | Jason Banks snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:24 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 18:01 | Central Michigan | David Havel can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 17:59 | Rhode Island | Jason Banks pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:43 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-0 |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:31 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 17:29 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 17:05 | Rhode Island | Jason Banks makes the jumper from the right side set up by Jason Howard | 6-0 |
| 16:54 | Central Michigan | David Havel drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Neal Niblett | 6-3 |
| 16:38 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter scores on a jumper from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 16:15 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Neal Niblett | 8-5 |
| 16:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 8-5 |
| 15:59 | Central Michigan | David Havel gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elbert Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Rogelio Giordano (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Greer (fairly fresh) SF - David Havel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walker Butters (fairly fresh) C - Zachary Kessler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Jason Banks - foul #1 on Jason Banks, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood (PG), Joseph England (SG), Chris Carson (SF), Anthony Gilmore (C) Jason Banks, Jason Howard, Robert Carter, Rogelio Giordano | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Brian Robey (SF), Ruben Harrill (PF), Richard Wright (C) Neal Niblett, David Havel, Walker Butters, Zachary Kessler | |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:20 | Rhode Island | Anthony Gilmore misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 8-7 |
| 15:18 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 15:01 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson is whistled for traveling | 8-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Carter (SF) Elbert Moore | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (SG) Richard Greer | |
| 14:42 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-7 |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Robey | 8-7 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walker Butters (PF) Zlatko Gostomski | |
| 14:16 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-7 |
| 14:09 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill misses the driving attempt from the left block | 11-7 |
| 14:07 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:50 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter loses the dribble to David Dunkel | 11-7 |
| 13:34 | Central Michigan | Joseph England is called for the reach on David Dunkel - foul #1 on Joseph England, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore (PF), Rogelio Giordano (C) Robert Carter, Anthony Gilmore | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG) Richard Wright | |
| 13:25 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 13:24 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters tips it back up and in | 11-9 |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Rogelio Giordano and the foul's on Ruben Harrill - foul #1 on Ruben Harrill, team foul #1 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Banks (PG), Jason Howard (SG) Joseph England, Chris Carson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Havel (SF), Zachary Kessler (C) David Dunkel, Ruben Harrill | |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood misses the free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 12:51 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Jason Banks - foul #2 on Jason Banks, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Abdalla (PG), Robert Carter (SF) Jason Banks, Billy Harewood | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:51 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:51 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:36 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore lays it in set up by Dikembe Abdalla | 15-11 |
| 12:23 | Central Michigan | Elbert Moore swats the layup by David Havel | 15-11 |
| 12:21 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters can't tip it in | 15-11 |
| 12:20 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Rogelio Giordano | 15-11 |
| 12:04 | Rhode Island | Neal Niblett steals the ball from Elbert Moore | 15-11 |
| 11:43 | Central Michigan | David Havel knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Neal Niblett | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dikembe Abdalla (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Elbert Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rogelio Giordano (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Robey (fairly fresh) SF - David Havel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walker Butters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Rhode Island | Zachary Kessler is called for the reach on Jason Howard - foul #1 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #2 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood (PG), Joseph England (SG), Chris Carson (SF), Anthony Gilmore (C) Dikembe Abdalla, Jason Howard, Robert Carter, Rogelio Giordano | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Richard Greer (SG), Ruben Harrill (SF), Richard Wright (PF) Neal Niblett, Brian Robey, David Havel, Walker Butters | |
| 11:16 | Rhode Island | Anthony Gilmore misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 15-14 |
| 11:15 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:11 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel misses badly on a shot from the left side | 15-14 |
| 11:10 | Rhode Island | Joseph England snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 10:49 | Rhode Island | Ruben Harrill is called for the reach on Chris Carson - foul #2 on Ruben Harrill, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Carter (SF) Elbert Moore | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Havel (SF), Lowell Cantrell (C) Ruben Harrill, Zachary Kessler | |
| 10:34 | Rhode Island | Joseph England blows the dunk | 15-14 |
| 10:33 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright can't finish the layup | 15-14 |
| 10:14 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel grabs the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:02 | Central Michigan | David Havel is fouled on the floor by Billy Harewood - foul #1 on Billy Harewood, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Brian Robey (SF), Walker Butters (PF) David Dunkel, David Havel, Lowell Cantrell | |
| 09:52 | Central Michigan | Joseph England is called for the reach on Richard Greer - foul #2 on Joseph England, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Abdalla (PG), Jason Howard (SG) Billy Harewood, Joseph England | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright's pass is intercepted by Chris Carson | 15-14 |
| 09:22 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-14 |
| 09:00 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 08:58 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters grabs the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 08:50 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdalla is called for the reach on Richard Greer - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdalla, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood (PG), Elbert Moore (PF), Rogelio Giordano (C) Dikembe Abdalla, Robert Carter, Anthony Gilmore | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (SG), Zachary Kessler (C) Richard Greer, Richard Wright | |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Rogelio Giordano - foul #1 on Rogelio Giordano, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Havel (SF) David Dunkel | |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:45 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:21 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 08:20 | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood tips it in | 20-15 |
| 08:00 | Central Michigan | David Havel misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett hits the follow up shot | 20-17 |
| 07:44 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard clanks a floater from the right side | 20-17 |
| 07:43 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Zachary Kessler | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Harewood (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Carson (fairly fresh) PF - Elbert Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rogelio Giordano (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Robey (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Havel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Havel | 20-20 |
| 07:05 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 20-20 |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:46 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters is called for 5 seconds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Abdalla (PG), Robert Carter (SF), Anthony Gilmore (C) Billy Harewood, Chris Carson, Rogelio Giordano | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Richard Greer (SG), Richard Wright (PF) Neal Niblett, David Havel, Walker Butters | |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Carter | 22-20 |
| 06:23 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdalla in the backcourt | 22-20 |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | Brian Robey takes the ball from Jason Howard | 22-20 |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 22-20 |
| 05:46 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 05:38 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Havel (SF), Walker Butters (PF) Brian Robey, Zachary Kessler | |
| 05:16 | Central Michigan | Elbert Moore steps in front of the David Havel pass | 22-20 |
| 04:57 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 04:56 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter can't tip it in | 22-20 |
| 04:54 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | David Havel misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 04:32 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters snags the offensive board | 22-20 |
| 04:16 | Central Michigan | David Havel misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Jason Howard - foul #1 on Jason Howard, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood (PG), Chris Carson (PF), Rogelio Giordano (C) Dikembe Abdalla, Elbert Moore, Anthony Gilmore | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Brian Robey (SG), Lowell Cantrell (C) David Dunkel, Richard Greer, Richard Wright | |
| 04:16 | Central Michigan | David Havel makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:16 | Central Michigan | David Havel makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Havel - foul #1 on David Havel, team foul #4 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Zachary Kessler (C) David Havel, Lowell Cantrell | |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:37 | Central Michigan | Rogelio Giordano picks off the pass by Walker Butters | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Harewood (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Howard (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carter (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Carson (fresh) C - Rogelio Giordano (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zlatko Gostomski (fresh) SF - Brian Robey (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 03:26 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters grabs the board | 23-22 |
| 03:07 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett is hacked by Billy Harewood - foul #2 on Billy Harewood, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Banks (PG), Joseph England (SG) Jason Howard, Robert Carter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG), Ruben Harrill (PF) Zlatko Gostomski, Walker Butters | |
| 03:07 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:07 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 02:59 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jason Banks | 25-24 |
| 02:55 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer is hacked by Billy Harewood - foul #3 on Billy Harewood, team foul #10 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore (PF) Billy Harewood | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:55 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:55 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Giordano gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Neal Niblett - foul #1 on Neal Niblett, team foul #5 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Anthony Gilmore (C) Rogelio Giordano | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lowell Cantrell (C) Zachary Kessler | |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | Elbert Moore steals the ball from Brian Robey | 26-25 |
| 02:00 | Rhode Island | Ruben Harrill picks off the pass by Jason Banks | 26-25 |
| 01:47 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer misses the lay-in | 26-25 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey tips it but misses | 26-25 |
| 01:43 | Central Michigan | Lowell Cantrell tips it home | 26-27 |
| 01:26 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore can't connect on a shot in the lane | 26-27 |
| 01:25 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer comes up short on the floater from the left block | 26-27 |
| 01:03 | Central Michigan | Lowell Cantrell gets the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Neal Niblett | 26-29 |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 26-29 |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ruben Harrill | 26-29 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey is hacked by Anthony Gilmore - foul #1 on Anthony Gilmore, team foul #11 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Abdalla (PG), Robert Carter (SF), Rogelio Giordano (C) Jason Banks, Elbert Moore, Anthony Gilmore | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (SG), David Havel (SF), Walker Butters (PF), Zachary Kessler (C) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, Ruben Harrill, Lowell Cantrell | |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Abdalla hits the follow up shot | 28-31 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey misses the fullcourt shot | 28-31 |