| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Al Fullen (fresh) SG - Steven Grayson (fresh) SF - Ronnie Rondon (fresh) PF - Ernest Clifton (fresh) C - Dennis Williams (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 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Central Michigan | David Havel misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Dennis Williams - foul #1 on Dennis Williams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Central Michigan | David Havel misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Central Michigan | David Havel misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Dennis Williams | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Miami (OH) | Ernest Clifton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | David Havel gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Al Fullen | 3-0 |
| 18:08 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:07 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler tips it but misses | 3-0 |
| 18:06 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters misses the tip | 3-0 |
| 18:04 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler tips it in | 3-2 |
| 17:46 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 17:30 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler misses the jumper near the basket | 5-2 |
| 17:29 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Williams gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:18 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 17:17 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen hits the follow up shot | 7-2 |
| 16:59 | Central Michigan | Dennis Williams is called for the reach on Zachary Kessler - foul #2 on Dennis Williams, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings (PG), Donny Neilson (SG), Louis Gentry (SF), Michael Olsen (PF), Donald Myers (C) Al Fullen, Steven Grayson, Ronnie Rondon, Ernest Clifton, Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:42 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Olsen - foul #1 on Michael Olsen, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| 16:42 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer misses the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:42 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer misses the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:42 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Donald Myers | 7-2 |
| 16:20 | Miami (OH) | Zachary Kessler blocks the short jumper by Louis Gentry | 7-2 |
| 16:19 | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson grabs the offensive board | 7-2 |
| 16:03 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Louis Gentry, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen (PG) Donny Neilson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Al Fullen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cummings (fresh) SF - Louis Gentry (fresh) PF - Michael Olsen (fresh) C - Donald Myers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) SG - Richard Greer (fresh) SF - David Havel (fresh) PF - Walker Butters (fresh) C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Central Michigan | David Havel knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Neal Niblett | 7-5 |
| 15:29 | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings misses the jumper from the right block | 7-5 |
| 15:27 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen grabs the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:18 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Cummings | 10-5 |
| 15:04 | Central Michigan | Michael Cummings is called for the reach on Richard Greer - foul #1 on Michael Cummings, team foul #5 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson (SG) Al Fullen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (PG), David Dunkel (SG), Ruben Harrill (SF), Richard Wright (C) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, David Havel, Zachary Kessler | |
| 14:51 | Central Michigan | Michael Olsen takes the ball from David Dunkel | 10-5 |
| 14:41 | Miami (OH) | Richard Wright is called for the reach on Donald Myers - foul #1 on Richard Wright, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson (SG), Ronnie Rondon (SF), Ernest Clifton (PF) Donny Neilson, Louis Gentry, Michael Olsen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (SG) Walker Butters | |
| 14:24 | Miami (OH) | Zlatko Gostomski picks off the pass by Ernest Clifton | 10-5 |
| 14:20 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey banks in the layup set up by Zlatko Gostomski | 10-7 |
| 13:51 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers is fouled on the floor by Richard Wright - foul #2 on Richard Wright, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen (PG), Louis Gentry (SF), Michael Olsen (PF) Steven Grayson, Ronnie Rondon, Ernest Clifton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walker Butters (PF) Richard Wright | |
| 13:36 | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings is fouled on the floor by Zlatko Gostomski - foul #1 on Zlatko Gostomski, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Richard Greer (SG), David Havel (SF), Zachary Kessler (C) David Dunkel, Zlatko Gostomski, Brian Robey, Ruben Harrill | |
| 13:23 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 13:22 | Central Michigan | David Havel grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:02 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett misses long on a jumper in the paint | 10-7 |
| 13:01 | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:59 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson (SG), Ronnie Rondon (SF), Ernest Clifton (PF) Al Fullen, Louis Gentry, Michael Olsen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:43 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Grayson - foul #1 on Steven Grayson, team foul #6 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen (PG) Steven Grayson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:43 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:43 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:43 | Miami (OH) | Ernest Clifton snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 12:25 | Miami (OH) | David Havel takes the ball from Al Fullen | 10-8 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Walker Butters | 10-10 |
| 11:37 | Miami (OH) | Ernest Clifton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 10-10 |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Al Fullen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cummings (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Rondon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Clifton (fresh) C - Donald Myers (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Greer (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Havel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 2 reb. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Greer | 10-12 |
| 11:03 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | David Havel gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 10:40 | Central Michigan | Ernest Clifton picks off the pass by Richard Greer | 10-12 |
| 10:27 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 10:26 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 10:15 | Miami (OH) | Ernest Clifton is fouled on the floor by Zachary Kessler - foul #1 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson (SG), Louis Gentry (SF), Michael Olsen (PF) Al Fullen, Ronnie Rondon, Ernest Clifton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Brian Robey (SF), Ruben Harrill (PF), Lowell Cantrell (C) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, David Havel, Walker Butters, Zachary Kessler | |
| 09:52 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 09:51 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 09:49 | Central Michigan | Michael Cummings is called for the reach on David Dunkel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Cummings, team foul #7 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen (PG) Michael Cummings | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:49 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 09:49 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 09:28 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Myers, team foul #8 | 10-12 |
| 08:59 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey misses badly on a floater from the right block | 10-12 |
| 08:58 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 08:33 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Brian Robey - foul #1 on Brian Robey, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson (SG) Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Richard Greer (SG), David Havel (SF), Walker Butters (PF), Zachary Kessler (C) David Dunkel, Zlatko Gostomski, Brian Robey, Ruben Harrill, Lowell Cantrell | |
| 08:33 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 08:33 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 08:18 | Central Michigan | David Havel can't throw it down | 12-12 |
| 08:16 | Miami (OH) | Michael Olsen snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 07:51 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Grayson | 15-12 |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | David Havel misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 15-12 |
| 07:42 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 07:18 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 07:17 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Al Fullen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donny Neilson (fresh) SF - Louis Gentry (fresh) PF - Michael Olsen (fresh) C - Steven Grayson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Greer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Havel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 3 reb. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett is fouled on the floor by Al Fullen - foul #1 on Al Fullen, team foul #9 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon (SF), Ernest Clifton (PF), Donald Myers (C) Donny Neilson, Louis Gentry, Michael Olsen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 06:37 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 06:36 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 06:30 | Central Michigan | Ernest Clifton is called for the reach on Walker Butters - foul #1 on Ernest Clifton, team foul #10 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (SG), Ruben Harrill (SF) Richard Greer, David Havel | |
| 06:30 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 06:30 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 06:05 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ronnie Rondon | 18-16 |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey buries a turnaround from close range set up by Neal Niblett and he's hacked by Ronnie Rondon - foul #1 on Ronnie Rondon, team foul #11 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Zlatko Gostomski (SG) Neal Niblett, Zachary Kessler | |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| 05:31 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Dunkel - foul #1 on David Dunkel, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Havel (SF) Zlatko Gostomski | |
| 05:31 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:31 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:09 | Central Michigan | David Havel buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Robey | 20-22 |
| 04:48 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson (SG), Louis Gentry (SF), Michael Olsen (PF), Dennis Williams (C) Steven Grayson, Ronnie Rondon, Ernest Clifton, Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Richard Greer (SG), Zachary Kessler (C) Brian Robey, David Dunkel, Ruben Harrill | |
| 04:23 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Al Fullen - foul #2 on Al Fullen, team foul #12 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings (PG), Steven Grayson (SG), Ronnie Rondon (SF), Ernest Clifton (PF), Donald Myers (C) Al Fullen, Donny Neilson, Louis Gentry, Michael Olsen, Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:23 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:23 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:07 | Miami (OH) | Ernest Clifton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 04:06 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 04:01 | Central Michigan | Donald Myers takes the ball from Walker Butters | 20-23 |
| 03:36 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Zachary Kessler - foul #2 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson (SG), Louis Gentry (SF), Michael Olsen (PF) Steven Grayson, Ronnie Rondon, Ernest Clifton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (SF), Ruben Harrill (PF) David Havel, Walker Butters | |
| 03:36 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 03:36 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ruben Harrill | 21-23 |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett travels with the ball | 21-23 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson (SG), Ronnie Rondon (SF), Ernest Clifton (PF), Dennis Williams (C) Donny Neilson, Louis Gentry, Michael Olsen, Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Michael Cummings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Grayson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronnie Rondon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Clifton (fresh) C - Dennis Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Greer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Robey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ruben Harrill (fresh) C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Miami (OH) | Ernest Clifton comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Greer - foul #1 on Richard Greer, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry (SF) Ronnie Rondon | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Wright (C) Zachary Kessler | |
| 03:01 | Miami (OH) | Ernest Clifton makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 03:01 | Miami (OH) | Ernest Clifton makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | Michael Cummings steals it from Richard Wright | 23-23 |
| 02:29 | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 02:27 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | Louis Gentry takes the ball from Brian Robey | 23-23 |
| 01:52 | Miami (OH) | Ernest Clifton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Wright - foul #3 on Richard Wright, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen (PG), Ronnie Rondon (SF) Steven Grayson, Louis Gentry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (SG), David Havel (SF), Walker Butters (PF), Zachary Kessler (C) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, Ruben Harrill, Richard Wright | |
| 01:52 | Miami (OH) | Ernest Clifton makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 01:52 | Miami (OH) | Ernest Clifton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 01:31 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey grabs the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 01:24 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters drills a shot from close range and he's hacked by Dennis Williams - foul #3 on Dennis Williams, team foul #13 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Olsen (PF), Donald Myers (C) Ernest Clifton, Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:24 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 01:10 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 01:08 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Walker Butters, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG) David Dunkel | |
| 00:33 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers comes up short on the shot near the basket | 25-26 |
| 00:31 | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings can't tip it in | 25-26 |
| 00:30 | Miami (OH) | Michael Olsen can't tip it in | 25-26 |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Greer | 25-26 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-28 |