| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fresh) SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fresh) SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) C - Mathew Tingle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Simmons (fresh) SG - William Lukas (fresh) SF - James Holbrook (fresh) PF - Henry McDannell (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Simmons | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger misses the runner from the left block | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | Eastern Michigan | Henry McDannell knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 17:46 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:24 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 17:23 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Mathew Tingle | 0-2 |
| 17:10 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 16:54 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Henry McDannell | 3-5 |
| 16:41 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger is hacked by James Holbrook - foul #1 on James Holbrook, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charlie Baker (PG), Christopher Saliba (SG), Randy Gochenour (SF), Joe Bryant (PF), Mark Fitting (C) Trenton Jackson, Geoffrey Steinbeck, Darryl Flickinger, Tommy Frazier, Mathew Tingle | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brian Williams (PG), Steven Galloway (SG), Randall Roberts (PF) Jeffrey Simmons, William Lukas, Henry McDannell | |
| 16:35 | Central Michigan | Michael Jones steals the ball from Randy Gochenour | 3-5 |
| 16:16 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook is fouled on the floor by Randy Gochenour - foul #1 on Randy Gochenour, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wilson (SF), Jerome Plummer (C) James Holbrook, Michael Jones | |
| 16:00 | Eastern Michigan | The jump hook by Jerome Plummer is blocked by Mark Fitting | 3-5 |
| 15:59 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant grabs the board | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Charlie Baker (fresh) SG - Christopher Saliba (fresh) SF - Randy Gochenour (fresh) PF - Joe Bryant (fresh) C - Mark Fitting (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Brian Williams (fresh) SG - Steven Galloway (fresh) SF - Robert Wilson (fresh) PF - Randall Roberts (fresh) C - Jerome Plummer (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Christopher Saliba | 5-5 |
| 15:43 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Wilson | 5-7 |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 15:26 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Saliba | 5-7 |
| 15:09 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 15:08 | Central Michigan | Mark Fitting tips it but misses | 5-7 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wilson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 15:00 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Plummer grabs the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:51 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wilson loses the dribble to Charlie Baker | 5-7 |
| 14:35 | Central Michigan | Mark Fitting knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Bryant | 7-7 |
| 14:19 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wilson is fouled on the floor by Mark Fitting - foul #1 on Mark Fitting, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Darryl Flickinger (SF), Tommy Frazier (PF) Charlie Baker, Christopher Saliba, Randy Gochenour, Mark Fitting | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons (PG), William Lukas (SG), James Holbrook (SF), Henry McDannell (PF), Michael Jones (C) Brian Williams, Steven Galloway, Robert Wilson, Randall Roberts, Jerome Plummer | |
| 14:06 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Jones | 7-10 |
| 13:47 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck loses the dribble to Jeffrey Simmons | 7-10 |
| 13:30 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 7-10 |
| 13:28 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook tips it in | 7-12 |
| 13:11 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant is hacked by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| 12:55 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger lays it in set up by Trenton Jackson | 9-12 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 9-12 |
| 12:45 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:37 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier makes the floater from the left side | 11-12 |
| 12:16 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Simmons | 11-15 |
| 12:08 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger is fouled on the floor by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charlie Baker (PG), Christopher Saliba (SG), Randy Gochenour (SF), Mathew Tingle (C) Trenton Jackson, Geoffrey Steinbeck, Darryl Flickinger, Tommy Frazier | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts (PF), Jerome Plummer (C) Henry McDannell, Michael Jones | |
| 12:00 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant is hacked by Randall Roberts - foul #1 on Randall Roberts, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG) Charlie Baker | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 11:55 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour buries a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Randall Roberts - foul #2 on Randall Roberts, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier (PF) Mathew Tingle | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brian Williams (C) Randall Roberts | |
| 11:55 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour makes the free throw | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Saliba (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Gochenour (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Bryant (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Lukas (fresh) SF - James Holbrook (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerome Plummer (fresh) C - Brian Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Williams is hacked by Tommy Frazier - foul #1 on Tommy Frazier, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Darryl Flickinger (SF), Mathew Tingle (C) Trenton Jackson, Randy Gochenour, Tommy Frazier | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woodby (PF) Jeffrey Simmons | |
| 11:17 | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woodby drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Williams | 14-18 |
| 10:53 | Central Michigan | Mathew Tingle is fouled on the floor by Brian Williams - foul #1 on Brian Williams, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Randy Gochenour (SF), Tommy Frazier (PF) Geoffrey Steinbeck, Darryl Flickinger, Mathew Tingle | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Galloway (SG), Robert Wilson (SF) William Lukas, James Holbrook | |
| 10:42 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Saliba | 16-18 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woodby can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 10:17 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Tommy Frazier | 16-18 |
| 10:13 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG) Christopher Saliba | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons (PG), Henry McDannell (PF) Steven Galloway, Neil Woodby | |
| 10:13 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:13 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Plummer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brian Williams and the foul's on Trenton Jackson - foul #1 on Trenton Jackson, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charlie Baker (PG), Darryl Flickinger (SF), Mathew Tingle (C) Trenton Jackson, Randy Gochenour, Joe Bryant | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 09:50 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Plummer misses the free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Simmons - foul #1 on Jeffrey Simmons, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook (SF) Robert Wilson | |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Michigan | Henry McDannell buries a jumper near the basket | 19-22 |
| 09:11 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Plummer snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 08:54 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons misses long on a jumper from the right side | 19-22 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook grabs the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-22 |
| 08:43 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Mathew Tingle is blocked by James Holbrook | 19-22 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Williams grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Plummer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 08:04 | Eastern Michigan | Henry McDannell hits the follow up shot | 19-24 |
| 07:47 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by James Holbrook - foul #2 on James Holbrook, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Christopher Saliba (SG), Randy Gochenour (SF), Joe Bryant (C) Charlie Baker, Geoffrey Steinbeck, Darryl Flickinger, Mathew Tingle | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Barnett (PG), William Lukas (SG), Robert Wilson (SF), Neil Woodby (PF) Jeffrey Simmons, Brian Williams, James Holbrook, Henry McDannell | |
| 07:47 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:47 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Saliba (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randy Gochenour (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tommy Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Bryant (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Barnett (fresh) SG - William Lukas (fresh) SF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Neil Woodby (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerome Plummer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Eastern Michigan | Neil Woodby loses the dribble to Joe Bryant | 20-24 |
| 07:18 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson's pass is intercepted by William Lukas | 20-24 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wilson can't finish the layup | 20-24 |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 07:08 | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-24 |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant tips it but misses | 20-24 |
| 07:06 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier tips it back up and in | 22-24 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Plummer drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Barnett | 22-26 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant is fouled on the floor by Jerome Plummer - foul #1 on Jerome Plummer, team foul #10 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Darryl Flickinger (SF), Mark Fitting (C) Christopher Saliba, Randy Gochenour, Tommy Frazier | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons (PG) Richard Barnett | |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wilson gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 06:22 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wilson can't finish the layup | 23-26 |
| 06:20 | Central Michigan | Mark Fitting pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson is fouled on the floor by Neil Woodby - foul #1 on Neil Woodby, team foul #11 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba (SG) Geoffrey Steinbeck | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Henry McDannell (PF), Brian Williams (C) Neil Woodby, Jerome Plummer | |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:47 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Williams can't connect on a floater near the basket | 25-26 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 05:28 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wilson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-26 |
| 05:26 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Darryl Flickinger | 25-26 |
| 05:07 | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger grabs the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 04:56 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Trenton Jackson | 27-26 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Randy Gochenour (SF), Tommy Frazier (PF), Mathew Tingle (C) Christopher Saliba, Darryl Flickinger, Joe Bryant, Mark Fitting | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Barnett (PG), Steven Galloway (SG), Neil Woodby (SF) Jeffrey Simmons, William Lukas, Robert Wilson | |
| 04:16 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour misses the lay-in | 27-26 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Michigan | Henry McDannell pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Michigan | Henry McDannell is hacked by Tommy Frazier - foul #2 on Tommy Frazier, team foul #5 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SF), Joe Bryant (PF) Randy Gochenour, Tommy Frazier | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Plummer (C) Brian Williams | |
| 03:54 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Galloway comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 03:52 | Central Michigan | Mathew Tingle gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mathew Tingle | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Bryant (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mathew Tingle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Barnett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Galloway (fresh) SF - Neil Woodby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry McDannell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Plummer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Eastern Michigan | Trenton Jackson picks off the pass by Steven Galloway | 29-26 |
| 03:20 | Central Michigan | Mathew Tingle is called for 3 seconds | 29-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charlie Baker (PG), Randy Gochenour (SF), Tommy Frazier (PF) Trenton Jackson, Darryl Flickinger, Mathew Tingle | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas (SG), James Holbrook (SF), Randall Roberts (PF), Michael Jones (C) Steven Galloway, Neil Woodby, Henry McDannell, Jerome Plummer | |
| 03:03 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 03:02 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to James Holbrook | 29-26 |
| 02:37 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook misses the 3 from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 02:35 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | James Holbrook steals it from Joe Bryant | 29-26 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Barnett is fouled on the floor by Charlie Baker - foul #1 on Charlie Baker, team foul #6 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Darryl Flickinger (SF), Mathew Tingle (C) Charlie Baker, Randy Gochenour, Joe Bryant | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons (PG) Richard Barnett | |
| 01:39 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts misses the easy layup | 29-26 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones grabs the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones jams it on a nice dish by Randall Roberts | 29-28 |
| 01:09 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger scores on a jump hook from close range | 31-28 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones tips it back up and in | 31-30 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier drills a jumper in the paint | 33-30 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Tommy Frazier takes the ball from Randall Roberts | 33-30 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger misses the lay-in | 33-30 |