| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Bruce Hightower (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Clemmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sherman Monette (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Walter (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Claude Gales (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Greer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Havel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | David Havel inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Neal Niblett | 33-37 |
| 19:17 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Walter | 36-37 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer is fouled on the floor by Claude Gales - foul #2 on Claude Gales, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters is whistled for traveling | 36-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | George Goldberg (SF) Sherman Monette | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:28 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 18:00 | Central Michigan | David Havel is hacked by Bruce Hightower - foul #1 on Bruce Hightower, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), Joseph Ellington (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Bruce Hightower, Donald Clemmons, Thomas Walter, Claude Gales | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Brian Robey (SF), Ruben Harrill (PF), Richard Wright (C) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, David Havel, Walker Butters, Zachary Kessler | |
| 17:40 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Nicholas King - foul #1 on Nicholas King, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette (SF) George Goldberg | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:40 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:40 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:28 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson loses the dribble to Richard Wright | 39-39 |
| 17:03 | Central Michigan | Todd Thompson blocks the jumper by Richard Wright | 39-39 |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey grabs the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 16:47 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 16:43 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Brian Robey - foul #2 on Brian Robey, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Thomas Walter (PF), Claude Gales (C) Nicholas King, Joseph Ellington, Todd Thompson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walker Butters (PF) Richard Wright | |
| 16:43 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:43 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:23 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 16:21 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Claude Gales | 40-42 |
| 16:16 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Johnson | 42-42 |
| 16:14 | Central Michigan | Donald Johnson steals it from David Dunkel in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| 16:03 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 16:00 | Central Michigan | Bruce Hightower steps in front of the Brian Robey pass in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| 15:58 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette jams it on a great pass from Bruce Hightower | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Bruce Hightower (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman Monette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Walter (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Claude Gales (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Dunkel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Gostomski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Robey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Harrill (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ruben Harrill | 44-45 |
| 15:40 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette throws it down on a great pass from Bruce Hightower | 46-45 |
| 15:24 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Donald Clemmons (SG), George Goldberg (SF), Joseph Ellington (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Bruce Hightower, Donald Johnson, Sherman Monette, Thomas Walter, Claude Gales | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Richard Greer (SG), David Havel (SF), Zachary Kessler (C) David Dunkel, Zlatko Gostomski, Brian Robey, Ruben Harrill | |
| 15:14 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 15:13 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 15:11 | Central Michigan | Donald Clemmons steals it from David Havel in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 15:09 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons banks in the layup | 48-45 |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters is alone and drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by David Havel and he's fouled by Todd Thompson - foul #2 on Todd Thompson, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 14:53 | Western Michigan | David Havel steps in front of the Donald Clemmons pass | 48-48 |
| 14:33 | Central Michigan | Donald Clemmons picks off the pass by Neal Niblett | 48-48 |
| 14:28 | Western Michigan | Neal Niblett steals it from George Goldberg | 48-48 |
| 14:14 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters misses badly on a runner from the left block | 48-48 |
| 14:13 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 14:09 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 14:04 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Zachary Kessler | 48-51 |
| 13:47 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 13:35 | Central Michigan | David Havel drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Neal Niblett | 51-53 |
| 13:30 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons is fouled on the floor by Richard Greer - foul #2 on Richard Greer, team foul #2 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), Robert O'Connel (SF), Thomas Walter (PF), Claude Gales (C) Nicholas King, Donald Clemmons, George Goldberg, Joseph Ellington, Todd Thompson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (SG), Brian Robey (SF), Richard Wright (PF), Lowell Cantrell (C) Richard Greer, David Havel, Walker Butters, Zachary Kessler | |
| 13:18 | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 13:16 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales snags the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 13:02 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-53 |
| 13:01 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Claude Gales | 51-53 |
| 12:50 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Bruce Hightower | 53-53 |
| 12:21 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright misses long on an open shot in the lane | 53-53 |
| 12:20 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Thomas Walter | 53-53 |
| 12:08 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson connects on the floater from the right side | 55-53 |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Richard Wright | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Bruce Hightower (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert O'Connel (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Walter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Claude Gales (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Dunkel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Robey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Lowell Cantrell (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Donald Clemmons (SG), Sherman Monette (SF), John Bellard (PF) Bruce Hightower, Donald Johnson, Robert O'Connel, Thomas Walter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG), David Havel (SF), Walker Butters (PF), Zachary Kessler (C) Neal Niblett, David Dunkel, Richard Wright, Lowell Cantrell | |
| 11:22 | Central Michigan | Sherman Monette steals the ball from Walker Butters | 55-55 |
| 11:11 | Western Michigan | John Bellard is fouled on the floor by Walker Butters - foul #2 on Walker Butters, team foul #3 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (PG) Brian Robey | |
| 11:00 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons blows the layup | 55-55 |
| 10:58 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales grabs the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 10:42 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons is hacked by Zachary Kessler - foul #1 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| 10:34 | Western Michigan | Walker Butters swats the layup by Donald Clemmons | 55-55 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 10:24 | Central Michigan | Nicholas King picks off the pass by Zlatko Gostomski | 55-55 |
| 10:08 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Havel - foul #2 on David Havel, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), George Goldberg (SF), Thomas Walter (PF), Joseph Ellington (C) Nicholas King, Sherman Monette, John Bellard, Claude Gales | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (PG), Shawn Davis (PF), Ruben Harrill (C) Richard Greer, Walker Butters, Zachary Kessler | |
| 10:08 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 10:08 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Robey, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel (SG) Donald Clemmons | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:52 | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Hightower | 60-55 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | David Havel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-55 |
| 09:38 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Thomas Walter | 60-55 |
| 09:32 | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bruce Hightower | 62-55 |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ruben Harrill | 62-58 |
| 08:57 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington misses long on a jumper from the right side | 62-58 |
| 08:56 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 08:40 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski is hacked by Robert O'Connel - foul #2 on Robert O'Connel, team foul #5 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Donald Clemmons (SG), Sherman Monette (SF), John Bellard (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Bruce Hightower, Robert O'Connel, George Goldberg, Thomas Walter, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Richard Greer (SG), Walker Butters (PF), Zachary Kessler (C) Zlatko Gostomski, David Havel, Shawn Davis, Ruben Harrill | |
| 08:34 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer is hacked by Nicholas King - foul #2 on Nicholas King, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| 08:21 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 62-58 |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to David Dunkel | 62-58 |
| 08:00 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-58 |
| 07:58 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 07:42 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 07:40 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel grabs the board | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas King (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Donald Clemmons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sherman Monette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Bellard (fresh) C - Todd Thompson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Dunkel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Greer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Robey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachary Kessler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel hits a wide open jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Greer | 62-60 |
| 07:08 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Nicholas King | 64-60 |
| 06:55 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel is hacked by Nicholas King - foul #3 on Nicholas King, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), George Goldberg (SF), Thomas Walter (PF), Claude Gales (C) Nicholas King, Donald Clemmons, Sherman Monette, John Bellard, Todd Thompson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Ruben Harrill (SF), Richard Wright (C) Richard Greer, Brian Robey, Zachary Kessler | |
| 06:55 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 06:55 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 06:46 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-60 |
| 06:44 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales tips it back up and in | 66-60 |
| 06:42 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett is hacked by Claude Gales in the backcourt - foul #3 on Claude Gales, team foul #8 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG), David Havel (SF) David Dunkel, Walker Butters | |
| 06:42 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 06:42 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 06:42 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 06:28 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Walter and he's hacked by Richard Wright - foul #2 on Richard Wright, team foul #7 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (SG) Richard Greer | |
| 06:28 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales misses the free throw | 68-61 |
| 06:28 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 06:23 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Johnson - foul #3 on Donald Johnson, team foul #9 | 68-61 |
| 06:23 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 06:23 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 06:05 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson misses short on a jumper from the left side | 68-63 |
| 06:04 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Walter | 68-63 |
| 05:45 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-63 |
| 05:44 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower snags the offensive board | 68-63 |
| 05:34 | Western Michigan | Ruben Harrill is called for the reach on Thomas Walter - foul #1 on Ruben Harrill, team foul #8 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel (SF), Joseph Ellington (C) George Goldberg, Claude Gales | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG), Walker Butters (PF), Lowell Cantrell (C) Zlatko Gostomski, Ruben Harrill, Richard Wright | |
| 05:34 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 05:34 | Central Michigan | Lowell Cantrell grabs the board | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | Lowell Cantrell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons (SG) Donald Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:19 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 70-63 |
| 05:10 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett's pass is intercepted by Donald Clemmons | 70-63 |
| 05:05 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-63 |
| 05:03 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington tips it but misses | 70-63 |
| 05:02 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer snags the defensive board | 70-63 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Walter - foul #1 on Thomas Walter, team foul #10 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), Todd Thompson (C) Bruce Hightower, Donald Clemmons, Thomas Walter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Brian Robey (SF), Zachary Kessler (C) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, David Havel, Lowell Cantrell | |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 04:16 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson is hacked by Zlatko Gostomski - foul #2 on Zlatko Gostomski, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette (SF), John Bellard (PF) Robert O'Connel, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:16 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 04:16 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 04:08 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey misses the easy layup | 72-65 |
| 04:06 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Sherman Monette | 72-65 |
| 03:54 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette misses short on a floater from the left block | 72-65 |
| 03:52 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Johnson | 72-65 |
| 03:40 | Western Michigan | John Bellard misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Dunkel - foul #2 on David Dunkel, team foul #10 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons (SG), Claude Gales (C) Donald Johnson, Todd Thompson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Ruben Harrill (PF), Richard Wright (C) Zlatko Gostomski, Walker Butters, Zachary Kessler | |
| 03:40 | Western Michigan | John Bellard makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 03:40 | Western Michigan | John Bellard makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas King (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Clemmons (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Sherman Monette (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Bellard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Claude Gales (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Dunkel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Robey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ruben Harrill (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas King - foul #4 on Nicholas King, team foul #11 | 74-65 |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 03:23 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales scores on a runner in the lane set up by Nicholas King | 76-67 |
| 03:11 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-67 |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey gets the offensive rebound | 76-67 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright can't connect on a floater near the basket | 76-67 |
| 02:56 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to John Bellard | 76-67 |
| 02:56 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Thomas Walter (PF) Nicholas King, John Bellard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG), Walker Butters (PF), Zachary Kessler (C) David Dunkel, Ruben Harrill, Richard Wright | |
| 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 man to man (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Zachary Kessler - foul #2 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #11 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill (SF) Neal Niblett | |
| 02:36 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 02:36 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), David Havel (SF) Brian Robey, Ruben Harrill | |
| 02:27 | Central Michigan | David Havel loses the ball out of bounds | 78-67 |
| 02:01 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower makes the shot from the right side set up by Claude Gales | 80-67 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler is called for traveling in the backcourt | 80-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Brian Robey (SF), Ruben Harrill (PF), Richard Wright (C) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, David Havel, Walker Butters, Zachary Kessler | |
| 01:36 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Clemmons | 83-67 |
| 01:33 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel is hacked by Bruce Hightower in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Hightower, team foul #12 | 83-67 |
| 01:33 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel misses the 1st free throw | 83-67 |
| 01:33 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel makes the 2nd free throw | 83-68 |
| 01:20 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 83-68 |
| 01:19 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey gets the rebound | 83-68 |
| 01:03 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 83-68 |
| 01:02 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill grabs the offensive board | 83-68 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey misses the 3 from straight away | 83-68 |
| 00:51 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales gets the rebound | 83-68 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Brian Robey is called for the reach on Thomas Walter - foul #4 on Brian Robey, team foul #12 | 83-68 |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter makes the 1st free throw | 84-68 |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 85-68 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 85-68 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill tips it but misses | 85-68 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter grabs the defensive rebound | 85-68 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower runs out the clock | 85-68 |