| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Mark Godwin (fresh) SG - John Daly (fresh) SF - Eugene Melton (fresh) PF - Roy Gimenez (fresh) C - John Pritchett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) SG - Warren Dildy (fresh) SF - Igor Zapf (fresh) PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) C - Thomas Clark (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | John Pritchett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Bowling Green | John Daly makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Melton | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Central Michigan | The jumper by Vule Kopinski is denied by Roy Gimenez | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Bowling Green | John Pritchett gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Bowling Green | John Daly is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Daly, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Newman | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Bowling Green | Mark Godwin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton gets the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Bowling Green | Thomas Clark denies the turnaround by John Pritchett | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | Bowling Green | John Daly misses the tip | 2-3 |
| 17:56 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:27 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:26 | Bowling Green | John Pritchett pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:06 | Bowling Green | John Daly misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 2-3 |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:41 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 16:40 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:14 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton lays it in on a great pass from Roy Gimenez | 4-3 |
| 15:51 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Mark Godwin (fresh) SG - John Daly (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Melton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Gimenez (fresh) C - John Pritchett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Warren Dildy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Igor Zapf (fresh) PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Clark (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Newman | 4-6 |
| 15:23 | Bowling Green | John Daly clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Igor Zapf - foul #1 on Igor Zapf, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Harrah (PG), Michael Hansen (SF), John Weinmann (C) Mark Godwin, Eugene Melton, John Pritchett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:23 | Bowling Green | John Daly makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:23 | Bowling Green | John Daly misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:23 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 15:16 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Newman | 5-8 |
| 14:56 | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen's floater is tipped away by Thomas Clark | 5-8 |
| 14:54 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 14:27 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 14:25 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf tips it home | 5-10 |
| 14:12 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Harrah misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Vule Kopinski - foul #1 on Vule Kopinski, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Willie Edwards (SG), Jun Chiu (PF) John Daly, Roy Gimenez | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield (C) Thomas Clark | |
| 14:12 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Harrah misses the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:12 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Harrah makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 13:52 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Willie Edwards - foul #1 on Willie Edwards, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Mark Godwin (PG), John Pritchett (C) Jeffrey Harrah, John Weinmann | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG) Michael Newman | |
| 13:52 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the free throw | 6-13 |
| 13:28 | Bowling Green | Mark Godwin can't connect on a floater from the left side | 6-13 |
| 13:27 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski snags the defensive board | 6-13 |
| 13:00 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-13 |
| 12:58 | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 12:43 | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen can't throw it down but he's fouled by Vule Kopinski - foul #2 on Vule Kopinski, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | John Daly (SG), Roy Gimenez (PF) Willie Edwards, Jun Chiu | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SG), Jed McNew (PF), Thomas Clark (C) Edward Tate, Warren Dildy, Vule Kopinski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 12:43 | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 12:43 | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen misses the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 12:43 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 12:23 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf comes up short on the shot from the left side | 7-13 |
| 12:21 | Bowling Green | John Daly grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:14 | Bowling Green | Mark Godwin scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Igor Zapf - foul #2 on Igor Zapf, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton (SF) Michael Hansen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (SF) Igor Zapf | |
| 12:14 | Bowling Green | Mark Godwin misses the free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:14 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:45 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Mark Godwin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Daly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene Melton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Gimenez (fresh) C - John Pritchett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nathaniel Gottfried (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Tate (fresh) PF - Jed McNew (fresh) C - Thomas Clark (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Newman - foul #1 on Michael Newman, team foul #5 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | John Weinmann (C) John Pritchett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG) Edward Tate | |
| 11:22 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:22 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:22 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Daly - foul #2 on John Daly, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Willie Edwards (SG) John Daly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 11:07 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to John Weinmann | 10-16 |
| 10:47 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Jed McNew - foul #1 on Jed McNew, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| 10:47 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:47 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:29 | Central Michigan | Roy Gimenez steals it from Warren Dildy | 12-16 |
| 10:11 | Bowling Green | Willie Edwards scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-16 |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Roy Gimenez - foul #1 on Roy Gimenez, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Harrah (PG), Jun Chiu (PF), John Pritchett (C) Mark Godwin, Roy Gimenez, John Weinmann | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield (C) Thomas Clark | |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:22 | Bowling Green | John Pritchett is fouled on the floor by Warren Dildy - foul #1 on Warren Dildy, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Terry Lang (PF) Michael Newman, Jed McNew | |
| 09:22 | Bowling Green | John Pritchett makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:22 | Bowling Green | John Pritchett misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:22 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 08:53 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy misses long on a 3 from straight away | 15-17 |
| 08:52 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate tips it but misses | 15-17 |
| 08:50 | Bowling Green | Jun Chiu gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:29 | Bowling Green | John Pritchett loses the ball out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Mark Godwin (PG), Michael Hansen (SF), Roy Gimenez (PF) Jeffrey Harrah, Eugene Melton, Jun Chiu | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Thomas Clark (C) Warren Dildy, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 08:12 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried makes the floater from the left block | 15-19 |
| 07:56 | Bowling Green | John Pritchett hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 15-19 |
| 07:55 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez tips it home | 17-19 |
| 07:34 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on John Pritchett - foul #1 on John Pritchett, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Harrah (SG) Willie Edwards | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG), Jed McNew (PF) Edward Tate, Terry Lang | |
| 07:34 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:34 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Mark Godwin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Harrah (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Hansen (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Roy Gimenez (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Pritchett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Dildy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Nathaniel Gottfried (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jed McNew (fresh) C - Thomas Clark (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Harrah can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 17-21 |
| 07:21 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 07:15 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew lays it in on a nice dish by Warren Dildy | 17-23 |
| 07:03 | Bowling Green | Michael Newman steps in front of the Michael Hansen pass | 17-23 |
| 06:38 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Newman | 17-26 |
| 06:35 | Bowling Green | Michael Newman is called for the reach on Mark Godwin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Newman, team foul #8 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton (SF), John Weinmann (C) Michael Hansen, John Pritchett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG) Michael Newman | |
| 06:35 | Bowling Green | Mark Godwin misses the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:35 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew gets the rebound | 17-26 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-26 |
| 06:15 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to John Weinmann | 17-26 |
| 05:54 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Harrah is fouled on the floor by Edward Tate - foul #1 on Edward Tate, team foul #9 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Willie Edwards (SG) Mark Godwin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield (C) Thomas Clark | |
| 05:54 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Harrah misses the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew snags the defensive board | 17-26 |
| 05:31 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew misses long on a floater in the paint | 17-26 |
| 05:29 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton pulls down the rebound | 17-26 |
| 05:20 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Harrah double dribbles | 17-26 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jun Chiu (PF) Roy Gimenez | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terry Lang (PF) Jed McNew | |
| 04:56 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried misses the floater in the paint | 17-26 |
| 04:55 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang tips it in | 17-28 |
| 04:43 | Bowling Green | John Weinmann makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Willie Edwards | 20-28 |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy clanks a 3 from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 04:18 | Bowling Green | John Weinmann snags the defensive board | 20-28 |
| 04:13 | Bowling Green | Willie Edwards connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Harrah | 23-28 |
| 03:54 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Warren Dildy | 23-31 |
| 03:44 | Bowling Green | John Weinmann makes the turnaround from the left block | 25-31 |
| 03:22 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried loses the dribble to Willie Edwards | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jeffrey Harrah (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eugene Melton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jun Chiu (fresh) C - John Weinmann (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Edward Tate (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Warren Dildy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Gottfried (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Terry Lang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Bowling Green | Terry Lang is called for the reach on Jun Chiu - foul #1 on Terry Lang, team foul #10 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Mark Godwin (PG), John Daly (SG), Michael Hansen (SF), John Pritchett (C) Jeffrey Harrah, Willie Edwards, Eugene Melton, John Weinmann | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Shaun Robertson (SG), Igor Zapf (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF), Thomas Clark (C) Edward Tate, Warren Dildy, Nathaniel Gottfried, Terry Lang, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 03:12 | Bowling Green | Jun Chiu makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:12 | Bowling Green | Jun Chiu makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:44 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Newman | 27-33 |
| 02:22 | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez (PF) Jun Chiu | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:02 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski blows the layup | 27-33 |
| 02:00 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman can't tip it in | 27-33 |
| 01:58 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to John Pritchett | 27-33 |
| 01:53 | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen drills a shot near the basket | 29-33 |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman buries a 3 from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 01:03 | Bowling Green | John Pritchett is called for traveling | 29-36 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton (SF) Michael Hansen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG) Shaun Robertson | |
| 00:37 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by John Pritchett - foul #2 on John Pritchett, team foul #6 | 29-36 |
| 00:37 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:37 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:20 | Bowling Green | John Daly is hacked by Vule Kopinski - foul #3 on Vule Kopinski, team foul #11 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried (PF) Vule Kopinski | |
| 00:20 | Bowling Green | John Daly makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:20 | Bowling Green | John Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-38 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Clark | 31-38 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | The clock runs out | 31-38 |