| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michael Lindahl (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Manfredi (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Billings (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Emmanuel Badger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Warren Dildy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Igor Zapf (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 7 pts. C - Thomas Clark (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 19:36 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Newman | 30-32 |
| 19:00 | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 18:58 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer (SG), Christopher Vito (SF), John Stanberry (PF), Derek Winkle (C) Joseph Manfredi, Gary Billings, Emmanuel Badger, Anthony Greene | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Michael Newman, Warren Dildy, Igor Zapf, Thomas Clark | |
| 18:50 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 33-32 |
| 18:48 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Cameron Butterfield | 33-32 |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | Christopher Vito picks off the pass by Shaun Robertson in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 18:31 | Western Michigan | John Stanberry knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Monte Spicer | 35-32 |
| 18:08 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses the jumper from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 18:07 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate grabs the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 17:51 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 17:50 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski misses the tip | 35-32 |
| 17:48 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield gets the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:33 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Derek Winkle - foul #1 on Derek Winkle, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Sebastian (PG), Joseph Manfredi (SG), Gary Billings (SF), Emmanuel Badger (PF), Anthony Greene (C) Michael Lindahl, Monte Spicer, Christopher Vito, John Stanberry, Derek Winkle | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Warren Dildy (SG), Igor Zapf (SF) Edward Tate, Shaun Robertson, Nathaniel Gottfried | |
| 17:33 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:33 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:14 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 17:13 | Western Michigan | Emmanuel Badger grabs the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 16:47 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings connects on the jumper from the left side set up by William Sebastian and the foul's on Cameron Butterfield - foul #2 on Cameron Butterfield, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jed McNew (PG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Thomas Clark (C) Michael Newman, Igor Zapf, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 16:47 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski connects on the turnaround from close range | 38-36 |
| 15:59 | Western Michigan | Anthony Greene comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Clark - foul #2 on Thomas Clark, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl (PG), Monte Spicer (SG), John Stanberry (SF), John Larsen (PF) William Sebastian, Joseph Manfredi, Gary Billings, Emmanuel Badger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Igor Zapf (SF) Jed McNew, Nathaniel Gottfried | |
| 15:59 | Western Michigan | Anthony Greene makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:59 | Western Michigan | Anthony Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michael Lindahl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Monte Spicer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stanberry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Larsen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Anthony Greene (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Dildy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Igor Zapf (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vule Kopinski (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Clark (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 15:29 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski tips it in | 40-38 |
| 15:04 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by John Larsen is denied by Thomas Clark | 40-38 |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 14:46 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf is fouled on the floor by Michael Lindahl - foul #2 on Michael Lindahl, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito (PG), Joseph Manfredi (SG), Gary Billings (SF), Derek Winkle (C) Michael Lindahl, Monte Spicer, John Stanberry, Anthony Greene | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Jed McNew (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Michael Newman, Warren Dildy, Igor Zapf, Vule Kopinski, Thomas Clark | |
| 14:19 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 14:18 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 13:57 | Western Michigan | John Larsen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-40 |
| 13:55 | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi tips it back up and in | 42-40 |
| 13:53 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew is hacked by Christopher Vito in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Vito, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Sebastian (PG) Gary Billings | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG), Igor Zapf (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF), Thomas Clark (C) Edward Tate, Shaun Robertson, Jed McNew, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 13:38 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses badly on a shot from the right side | 42-40 |
| 13:36 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:18 | Western Michigan | William Sebastian hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Manfredi | 44-40 |
| 13:13 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried travels in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer (PG), Gary Billings (SF), Emmanuel Badger (PF), Anthony Greene (C) Joseph Manfredi, Christopher Vito, John Larsen, Derek Winkle | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Cameron Butterfield (C) Nathaniel Gottfried, Thomas Clark | |
| 12:52 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Sebastian | 47-40 |
| 12:48 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski travels in the backcourt | 47-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl (PG), John Stanberry (SF) William Sebastian, Gary Billings | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Thomas Clark (C) Michael Newman, Igor Zapf, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 12:36 | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 12:35 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Gottfried | 47-40 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Michael Lindahl is called for the reach on Edward Tate in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Lindahl, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi (SG) Monte Spicer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Igor Zapf (SF), Jed McNew (C) Edward Tate, Vule Kopinski, Thomas Clark | |
| 12:12 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-40 |
| 12:10 | Western Michigan | Anthony Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 12:05 | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Lindahl | 50-40 |
| 11:42 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-40 |
| 11:40 | Western Michigan | Anthony Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michael Lindahl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Manfredi (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Stanberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emmanuel Badger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Greene (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Dildy (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Igor Zapf (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nathaniel Gottfried (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jed McNew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-40 |
| 11:22 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 10:58 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Newman and the foul's on Michael Lindahl - foul #4 on Michael Lindahl, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer (PG), William Sebastian (SG), Christopher Vito (SF), John Larsen (PF), Derek Winkle (C) Michael Lindahl, Joseph Manfredi, John Stanberry, Emmanuel Badger, Anthony Greene | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Vule Kopinski (PF), Thomas Clark (C) Michael Newman, Nathaniel Gottfried, Jed McNew | |
| 10:58 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| 10:48 | Western Michigan | Derek Winkle misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-43 |
| 10:46 | Western Michigan | John Larsen tips it home | 52-43 |
| 10:22 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy hits a 3 from straight away set up by Igor Zapf | 52-46 |
| 10:20 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Vito, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Billings (SF) Derek Winkle | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Warren Dildy, Igor Zapf, Thomas Clark | |
| 09:54 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate buries a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by John Larsen - foul #4 on John Larsen, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi (SG), Emmanuel Badger (PF), Derek Winkle (C) Monte Spicer, William Sebastian, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:54 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:33 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings is denied on a dunk by Cameron Butterfield | 52-49 |
| 09:31 | Western Michigan | Emmanuel Badger tips it but misses | 52-49 |
| 09:29 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:04 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Billings - foul #2 on Gary Billings, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer (SG), Anthony Greene (C) Joseph Manfredi, Derek Winkle | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Warren Dildy (SG), Igor Zapf (SF), Thomas Clark (C) Edward Tate, Shaun Robertson, Nathaniel Gottfried, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 09:04 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 09:04 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:46 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Greene | 55-51 |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vule Kopinski | 55-53 |
| 08:04 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 07:37 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 07:36 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Gary Billings | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Vito (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Monte Spicer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Billings (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Emmanuel Badger (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Greene (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Dildy (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Igor Zapf (tired) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vule Kopinski (very tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Clark (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Dildy - foul #2 on Warren Dildy, team foul #3 | 58-53 |
| 07:34 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl (PG), William Sebastian (SG), John Stanberry (SF), John Larsen (PF), Derek Winkle (C) Christopher Vito, Monte Spicer, Gary Billings, Emmanuel Badger, Anthony Greene | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Michael Newman, Igor Zapf, Thomas Clark | |
| 07:22 | Western Michigan | William Sebastian makes the wide open jump hook near the basket on a great pass from John Larsen | 60-53 |
| 06:59 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate is fouled on the floor by Michael Lindahl - foul #5 on Michael Lindahl, team foul #9 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi (SG) Michael Lindahl | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson (SG) Warren Dildy | |
| 06:59 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 06:59 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 06:46 | Western Michigan | John Larsen lays it in set up by Joseph Manfredi | 62-55 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Shaun Robertson | 62-57 |
| 06:03 | Western Michigan | William Sebastian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 06:01 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | Derek Winkle is called for the reach on Cameron Butterfield in the backcourt - foul #2 on Derek Winkle, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer (PG), Gary Billings (SF), Anthony Greene (C) William Sebastian, John Stanberry, Derek Winkle | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Warren Dildy (SG), Igor Zapf (SF), Jed McNew (PF) Edward Tate, Shaun Robertson, Nathaniel Gottfried, Vule Kopinski | |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 05:41 | Western Michigan | John Larsen is fouled on the floor by Jed McNew - foul #1 on Jed McNew, team foul #4 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark (C) Cameron Butterfield | |
| 05:18 | Western Michigan | John Larsen drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Greene | 64-59 |
| 04:49 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf lays it in and he's hacked by Gary Billings - foul #3 on Gary Billings, team foul #11 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito (SG) Joseph Manfredi | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Vule Kopinski (PF) Michael Newman, Jed McNew | |
| 04:49 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf makes the free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-62 |
| 04:30 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski loses the ball out of bounds | 64-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Sebastian (PG), John Stanberry (SF), Derek Winkle (C) Monte Spicer, Gary Billings, Anthony Greene | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Edward Tate, Warren Dildy, Igor Zapf, Thomas Clark | |
| 03:45 | Western Michigan | John Stanberry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 03:43 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito gets the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 03:31 | Western Michigan | John Larsen makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Derek Winkle | 67-62 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - William Sebastian (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Vito (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Stanberry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Larsen (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Derek Winkle (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathaniel Gottfried (tired) 4 pts. 9 reb. PF - Vule Kopinski (very tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Cameron Butterfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:18 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski is open but misses the lay-in | 67-62 |
| 03:16 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Derek Winkle | 67-62 |
| 02:57 | Western Michigan | Derek Winkle clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 02:56 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 02:44 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 02:25 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito is alone and drills a floater from the left wing set up by William Sebastian | 69-64 |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Vito - foul #3 on Christopher Vito, team foul #12 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer (PG), Joseph Manfredi (SG), Gary Billings (SF), Emmanuel Badger (PF), Anthony Greene (C) William Sebastian, Christopher Vito, John Stanberry, John Larsen, Derek Winkle | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Igor Zapf (SF), Jed McNew (PF), Thomas Clark (C) Michael Newman, Nathaniel Gottfried, Vule Kopinski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:23 | Western Michigan | Emmanuel Badger grabs the board | 69-65 |
| 02:08 | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer is fouled on the floor by Shaun Robertson - foul #3 on Shaun Robertson, team foul #5 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG), Vule Kopinski (PF) Shaun Robertson, Jed McNew | |
| 01:53 | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer hits a wide open jumper from the free throw line set up by Emmanuel Badger | 71-65 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf is hacked by Emmanuel Badger - foul #1 on Emmanuel Badger, team foul #13 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito (PG), John Larsen (PF) Monte Spicer, Emmanuel Badger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG) Edward Tate | |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 01:32 | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-66 |
| 01:30 | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi grabs the offensive board | 71-66 |
| 01:20 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito connects on the floater from the left block | 73-66 |
| 01:04 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Greene | 73-66 |
| 01:03 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito grabs the board | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:37 | Western Michigan | John Larsen's pass is intercepted by Igor Zapf | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-66 |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Anthony Greene snags the defensive board | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:27 | Western Michigan | Anthony Greene is hacked by Michael Newman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Newman, team foul #6 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Stanberry (SF), Emmanuel Badger (C) Gary Billings, Anthony Greene | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Emmanuel Badger is fouled on the floor by Thomas Clark - foul #3 on Thomas Clark, team foul #7 | 73-66 |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Emmanuel Badger misses the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Thomas Clark | 73-66 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf is fouled in the backcourt by John Stanberry - foul #1 on John Stanberry, team foul #14 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Billings (SF), Anthony Greene (C) John Stanberry, Emmanuel Badger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Dildy - foul #3 on Warren Dildy, team foul #8 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Stanberry (SF), Emmanuel Badger (C) Gary Billings, Anthony Greene | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito misses the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Thomas Clark | 73-68 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-68 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to John Larsen | 73-68 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Warren Dildy is called for the reach on John Larsen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Warren Dildy, team foul #9 | 73-68 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-68 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | John Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | John Larsen misses the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark gets the rebound | 74-68 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-71 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Dildy - foul #5 on Warren Dildy, team foul #10 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer (PG), Gary Billings (SF), Anthony Greene (C) Christopher Vito, John Stanberry, Emmanuel Badger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (SG) Warren Dildy | |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf misses the halfcourt shot | 76-71 |