| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Eric Veras (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Werner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Gold (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Edwin Keith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Gochenour (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mathew Tingle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour inbounds the ball | 42-42 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Mathew Tingle misses the lay-in | 42-42 |
| 19:45 | Middle Tenn. State | George Werner grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 19:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Edwin Keith | 45-42 |
| 19:25 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 45-42 |
| 19:23 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier tips it in | 45-44 |
| 19:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba (SF), Joe Bryant (C) Randy Gochenour, Mathew Tingle | |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | Wayne Gold is called for the reach on Joe Bryant - foul #2 on Wayne Gold, team foul #1 | 45-44 |
| 18:34 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on George Werner - foul #1 on George Werner, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| 18:34 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 18:34 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 18:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Frederick Johnson and he's hacked by Geoffrey Steinbeck - foul #1 on Geoffrey Steinbeck, team foul #1 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour (SF), Mathew Tingle (C) Geoffrey Steinbeck, Tommy Frazier | |
| 18:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 17:58 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant misses the easy layup | 48-45 |
| 17:56 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant can't tip it in | 48-45 |
| 17:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 17:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Gold scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from George Werner | 50-45 |
| 17:18 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Trenton Jackson | 50-47 |
| 16:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 16:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Gold tips it but misses | 50-47 |
| 16:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras grabs the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 16:46 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Edwin Keith is denied by Joe Bryant | 50-47 |
| 16:45 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Mathew Tingle | 50-47 |
| 16:34 | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Trenton Jackson | 50-50 |
| 16:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 16:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras gets the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 16:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Joe Bryant is called for the reach on Wayne Gold - foul #1 on Joe Bryant, team foul #2 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (PG), Timothy Comeaux (SG), Frederick Majors (SF), Shawn Groom (PF), Kyle Adcock (C) Eric Veras, George Werner, Frederick Johnson, Wayne Gold, Edwin Keith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charlie Baker (PG), Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Tommy Frazier (PF), Mark Fitting (C) Trenton Jackson, Christopher Saliba, Randy Gochenour, Mathew Tingle | |
| 16:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Tommy Frazier swats the short shot by Kyle Adcock | 50-50 |
| 15:59 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Mark Fitting | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leon Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Comeaux (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Frederick Majors (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Shawn Groom (fresh) C - Kyle Adcock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Charlie Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Fitting (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Central Michigan | Leon Miller is called for the reach on Charlie Baker - foul #2 on Leon Miller, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SF) Mark Fitting | |
| 15:34 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 15:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 15:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Tommy Frazier - foul #1 on Tommy Frazier, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Mark Fitting (C) Charlie Baker, Joe Bryant | |
| 15:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 15:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger lays it up and in on a great pass from Geoffrey Steinbeck and he's fouled by Kyle Adcock - foul #1 on Kyle Adcock, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant (C) Mark Fitting | |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 14:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Trenton Jackson - foul #2 on Trenton Jackson, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Fitting (C) Joe Bryant | |
| 14:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 14:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 14:24 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Frederick Majors - foul #3 on Frederick Majors, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant (C) Mark Fitting | |
| 14:24 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 14:24 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 14:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Adcock is whistled for a carry | 53-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Gold (PF), Edwin Keith (C) Shawn Groom, Kyle Adcock | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charlie Baker (PG) Trenton Jackson | |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | Edwin Keith is called for the reach on Joe Bryant - foul #1 on Edwin Keith, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Werner (SG), Frederick Johnson (SF) Timothy Comeaux, Frederick Majors | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Mark Fitting (C) Charlie Baker, Joe Bryant | |
| 13:31 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 13:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Gold gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 13:16 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by Frederick Johnson is blocked by Darryl Flickinger | 53-54 |
| 13:15 | Central Michigan | Mark Fitting gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 13:10 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger hits a jumper from the baseline | 53-56 |
| 12:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 53-56 |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 12:39 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Frederick Johnson - foul #2 on Frederick Johnson, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras (PG), Shawn Groom (PF) Leon Miller, Wayne Gold | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant (PF), Mathew Tingle (C) Tommy Frazier, Mark Fitting | |
| 12:39 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 12:39 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 12:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 12:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Johnson makes the floater from the left wing set up by George Werner | 55-56 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 55-56 |
| 12:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 11:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edwin Keith | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Eric Veras (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Werner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frederick Johnson (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Groom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edwin Keith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joe Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mathew Tingle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 11:40 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Frederick Johnson | 57-56 |
| 11:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 11:17 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Keith | 57-56 |
| 11:09 | Middle Tenn. State | George Werner misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Geoffrey Steinbeck | 57-58 |
| 10:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith banks in the layup on a great pass from George Werner | 59-58 |
| 10:15 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 10:13 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant tips it home | 59-60 |
| 09:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Shawn Groom | 61-60 |
| 09:37 | Central Michigan | Shawn Groom steals the ball from Joe Bryant | 61-60 |
| 09:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Mathew Tingle is called for the reach on Frederick Johnson - foul #1 on Mathew Tingle, team foul #5 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (PG), Timothy Comeaux (SG), Frederick Majors (SF), Wayne Gold (PF), Kyle Adcock (C) Eric Veras, George Werner, Frederick Johnson, Shawn Groom, Edwin Keith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charlie Baker (PG), Christopher Saliba (SG), Tommy Frazier (PF), Mark Fitting (C) Trenton Jackson, Geoffrey Steinbeck, Joe Bryant, Mathew Tingle | |
| 09:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 09:13 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Darryl Flickinger | 61-60 |
| 08:50 | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-60 |
| 08:48 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Kyle Adcock | 61-60 |
| 08:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Gold misses the jump hook from close range | 61-60 |
| 08:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Adcock snags the offensive board | 61-60 |
| 08:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller makes the floater from the right side | 63-60 |
| 07:56 | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba scores on a runner near the basket set up by Tommy Frazier | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leon Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Comeaux (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Frederick Majors (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Gold (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Adcock (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Charlie Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Saliba (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Fitting (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors blows the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Saliba - foul #1 on Christopher Saliba, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Joe Bryant (C) Charlie Baker, Mark Fitting | |
| 07:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 07:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 07:32 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras (PG) Timothy Comeaux | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG) Trenton Jackson | |
| 07:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors can't finish the layup | 64-62 |
| 07:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Adcock hits the follow up shot | 66-62 |
| 06:48 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger can't finish the layup | 66-62 |
| 06:47 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger grabs the offensive board | 66-62 |
| 06:42 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Darryl Flickinger and he's hacked by Kyle Adcock - foul #2 on Kyle Adcock, team foul #8 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux (SG), Edwin Keith (C) Frederick Majors, Kyle Adcock | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG) Christopher Saliba | |
| 06:42 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant misses the free throw | 66-64 |
| 06:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 06:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith loses the dribble to Joe Bryant | 66-64 |
| 06:14 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier is hacked by Edwin Keith - foul #2 on Edwin Keith, team foul #9 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Watts (PG), Frederick Johnson (SF), Shawn Groom (PF) Eric Veras, Leon Miller, Wayne Gold | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba (SG) Geoffrey Steinbeck | |
| 06:14 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 06:14 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 05:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom loses the dribble to Tommy Frazier | 66-66 |
| 05:49 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Saliba | 66-68 |
| 05:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Watts and the foul's on Christopher Saliba - foul #2 on Christopher Saliba, team foul #7 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Werner (SG), Kyle Adcock (C) John Watts, Edwin Keith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charlie Baker (PG), Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Mathew Tingle (C) Trenton Jackson, Christopher Saliba, Joe Bryant | |
| 05:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom misses the free throw | 68-68 |
| 05:31 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 05:13 | Central Michigan | Timothy Comeaux is called for the reach on Mathew Tingle - foul #3 on Timothy Comeaux, team foul #10 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras (PG) Timothy Comeaux | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG) Charlie Baker | |
| 05:13 | Central Michigan | Mathew Tingle makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 05:13 | Central Michigan | Mathew Tingle misses the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 05:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom gets the rebound | 68-69 |
| 05:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Darryl Flickinger steps in front of the Shawn Groom pass | 68-69 |
| 05:05 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson lays it in set up by Darryl Flickinger | 68-71 |
| 04:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Eric Veras | 70-71 |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck is hacked by Shawn Groom - foul #1 on Shawn Groom, team foul #11 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Gold (PF), Edwin Keith (C) Shawn Groom, Kyle Adcock | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charlie Baker (PG), Joe Bryant (C) Trenton Jackson, Mathew Tingle | |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 04:09 | Middle Tenn. State | George Werner hits a jumper from the right side set up by Wayne Gold | 72-73 |
| 03:54 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck is fouled on the floor by George Werner - foul #2 on George Werner, team foul #12 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (PG), Timothy Comeaux (SG), Frederick Majors (SF) Eric Veras, George Werner, Frederick Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG) Charlie Baker | |
| 03:54 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 03:54 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leon Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Comeaux (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frederick Majors (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Gold (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Edwin Keith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darryl Flickinger (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tommy Frazier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Bryant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Darryl Flickinger is called for the reach on Leon Miller - foul #4 on Darryl Flickinger, team foul #8 | 72-74 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba (SG) Geoffrey Steinbeck | |
| 03:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller misses the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 03:41 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 72-74 |
| 03:35 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tommy Frazier | 72-76 |
| 03:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux travels with the ball | 72-76 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charlie Baker (PG), Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG) Trenton Jackson, Christopher Saliba | |
| 02:53 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier is whistled for a carry | 72-76 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Werner (SG), Shawn Groom (C) Timothy Comeaux, Edwin Keith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Christopher Saliba (SG), Randy Gochenour (PF), Mark Fitting (C) Charlie Baker, Geoffrey Steinbeck, Tommy Frazier, Joe Bryant | |
| 02:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-76 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras (PG), Frederick Johnson (SF), Edwin Keith (C) Leon Miller, Frederick Majors, Shawn Groom | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant (PF) Randy Gochenour | |
| 02:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Gold misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-76 |
| 02:43 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-76 |
| 02:36 | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-76 |
| 02:35 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Frederick Johnson | 72-76 |
| 02:31 | Middle Tenn. State | George Werner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-76 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Mark Fitting snags the defensive board | 72-76 |
| 02:21 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 72-76 |
| 02:19 | Central Michigan | Mark Fitting can't tip it in | 72-76 |
| 02:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith gets the rebound | 72-76 |
| 01:57 | Middle Tenn. State | George Werner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-76 |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | Mark Fitting pulls down the rebound | 72-76 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson is hacked by Frederick Johnson - foul #3 on Frederick Johnson, team foul #13 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Tommy Frazier (PF), Mathew Tingle (C) Christopher Saliba, Joe Bryant, Mark Fitting | |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 01:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Gold grabs the defensive rebound | 72-77 |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | George Werner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-77 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson pulls down the rebound | 72-77 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier slams it home on a nice dish by Trenton Jackson and the foul's on Edwin Keith - foul #3 on Edwin Keith, team foul #14 | 72-79 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier makes the free throw | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-80 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Steinbeck | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:53 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck is fouled in the backcourt by George Werner - foul #3 on George Werner, team foul #15 | 72-80 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour (PF), Joe Bryant (C) Tommy Frazier, Mathew Tingle | |
| 00:53 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:53 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Trenton Jackson steals the ball from Eric Veras | 72-82 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Eric Veras is called for the reach on Darryl Flickinger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Veras, team foul #16 | 72-82 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (PG), Timothy Comeaux (SG), Frederick Majors (SF), Shawn Groom (PF), Kyle Adcock (C) Eric Veras, George Werner, Frederick Johnson, Wayne Gold, Edwin Keith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charlie Baker (PG), Christopher Saliba (SG) Trenton Jackson, Geoffrey Steinbeck | |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 72-84 |
| 00:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Adcock connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Comeaux | 74-84 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Leon Miller takes the ball from Christopher Saliba | 74-84 |
| 00:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller hits the finger roll | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Leon Miller is called for the reach on Darryl Flickinger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leon Miller, team foul #17 | 76-84 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras (PG), George Werner (SG), Frederick Johnson (SF), Wayne Gold (PF), Edwin Keith (C) Leon Miller, Timothy Comeaux, Frederick Majors, Shawn Groom, Kyle Adcock | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG) Charlie Baker, Christopher Saliba | |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Steinbeck steals it from Edwin Keith | 76-86 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson runs out the clock | 76-86 |