| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Randy Witz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) PF - Daniel Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - William Ashley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Joseph Giardina (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Dutra (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Pak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Moultrie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edison Barnhill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Charleston | Thomas Pak inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Charleston | Joseph Giardina misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 19:39 | Charleston | Matthew Dutra misses the tip | 32-32 |
| 19:38 | Charleston | Edison Barnhill hits the follow up shot | 32-34 |
| 19:17 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz is whistled for a carry | 32-34 |
| 18:59 | Charleston | Randy Witz steals it from Joseph Giardina | 32-34 |
| 18:41 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark is denied on a layup by Edison Barnhill | 32-34 |
| 18:39 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark tips it home | 34-34 |
| 18:23 | Charleston | Edison Barnhill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross (PF) Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Charleston | Wallace Bachus (SG), Donald Torian (SF), Harold Witter (PF), Ralph Werner (C) Matthew Dutra, Thomas Pak, James Moultrie, Edison Barnhill | |
| 17:59 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith misses the lay-in | 34-34 |
| 17:57 | Charleston | Wallace Bachus gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:40 | Charleston | Harold Witter misses the floater in the lane | 34-34 |
| 17:39 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 17:37 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), James Vickers (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Cory Crouch, Randy Witz, Raymond Smith, William Ashley | |
| Subs | Charleston | Morris Moore (SG) Joseph Giardina | |
| 17:16 | Charleston | Wallace Bachus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark (PF) Christopher Ross | |
| Subs | Charleston | Matthew Dutra (SG) Morris Moore | |
| 16:48 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 16:47 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Clark | 34-34 |
| 16:36 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ralph Werner - foul #3 on Ralph Werner, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Ashley (C) Emmanuel Cox | |
| Subs | Charleston | Morris Moore (PG), Thomas Pak (SF), James Moultrie (PF), Edison Barnhill (C) Wallace Bachus, Donald Torian, Harold Witter, Ralph Werner | |
| 16:36 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:36 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:21 | Charleston | Daniel Clark steps in front of the James Moultrie pass | 35-34 |
| 15:55 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon buries a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Morris Moore - foul #2 on Morris Moore, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Randy Witz (SG), Christopher Ross (PF) Antonio Fryman, James Vickers, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Charleston | Joseph Giardina (PG) Matthew Dutra | |
| 15:55 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon misses the free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:55 | Charleston | The rebound goes to James Moultrie | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Randy Witz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Dillon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 8 pts. C - William Ashley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Joseph Giardina (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Pak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Moultrie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edison Barnhill (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Charleston | Edison Barnhill is denied on a layup by Christopher Ross | 37-34 |
| 15:34 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to William Ashley | 37-34 |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Giardina - foul #2 on Joseph Giardina, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Richard Dillon, William Ashley | |
| Subs | Charleston | John Hall (SF) Thomas Pak | |
| 15:11 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 15:10 | Charleston | Joseph Giardina grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 15:05 | Charleston | John Hall is whistled for a carry | 37-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Wallace Bachus (SG), Donald Torian (PF), John Rosalez (C) Morris Moore, James Moultrie, Edison Barnhill | |
| 14:37 | Central Michigan | Joseph Giardina steals it from Raymond Smith | 37-34 |
| 14:18 | Charleston | John Hall banks in the layup and the foul's on Cory Crouch - foul #3 on Cory Crouch, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Vickers (SG), Daniel Clark (PF), William Ashley (C) Randy Witz, Christopher Ross, Emmanuel Cox | |
| Subs | Charleston | Matthew Dutra (SG), Harold Witter (PF), Ralph Werner (C) Joseph Giardina, Donald Torian, John Rosalez | |
| 14:18 | Charleston | John Hall makes the free throw | 37-37 |
| 13:58 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 13:57 | Central Michigan | James Vickers tips it in | 39-37 |
| 13:34 | Charleston | John Hall's pass is intercepted by Cory Crouch | 39-37 |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch jams it | 41-37 |
| 13:04 | Charleston | Harold Witter misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 13:02 | Charleston | Ralph Werner snags the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 12:57 | Charleston | Harold Witter buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Wallace Bachus and he's fouled by Cory Crouch - foul #4 on Cory Crouch, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Richard Dillon (SF), Christopher Ross (PF) Cory Crouch, Raymond Smith, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Charleston | Joseph Giardina (PG), Morris Moore (SG), Thomas Pak (SF), Edison Barnhill (C) Wallace Bachus, Matthew Dutra, John Hall, Ralph Werner | |
| 12:57 | Charleston | Harold Witter makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:51 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Charleston | James Moultrie (PF) Harold Witter | |
| 12:37 | Charleston | Richard Dillon steals the ball from Morris Moore | 41-40 |
| 12:10 | Central Michigan | William Ashley comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 41-40 |
| 12:09 | Charleston | James Moultrie snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 11:52 | Charleston | Morris Moore buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Giardina | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Vickers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 8 pts. C - William Ashley (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Joseph Giardina (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Pak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Moultrie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edison Barnhill (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 11:33 | Charleston | Edison Barnhill gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 11:14 | Charleston | Thomas Pak's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Witz (SG), Raymond Smith (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) James Vickers, Richard Dillon, Christopher Ross, William Ashley | |
| Subs | Charleston | Matthew Dutra (SG), Donald Torian (PF), Ralph Werner (C) Morris Moore, James Moultrie, Edison Barnhill | |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses short on a shot from the left block | 41-43 |
| 10:58 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark tips it back up and in | 43-43 |
| 10:43 | Charleston | Thomas Pak scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 10:17 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith connects on the 3 from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 09:55 | Charleston | Ralph Werner makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Thomas Pak and he's fouled by Emmanuel Cox - foul #1 on Emmanuel Cox, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Wallace Bachus (PG), Morris Moore (SG), Harold Witter (PF) Joseph Giardina, Matthew Dutra, Thomas Pak | |
| 09:55 | Charleston | Ralph Werner makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-48 |
| 09:22 | Charleston | Wallace Bachus misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 09:20 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Randy Witz | 49-48 |
| 09:17 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Vickers (SG), Christopher Ross (PF), William Ashley (C) Randy Witz, Daniel Clark, Emmanuel Cox | |
| Subs | Charleston | John Hall (SF), James Moultrie (PF), Edison Barnhill (C) Donald Torian, Harold Witter, Ralph Werner | |
| 08:54 | Charleston | William Ashley swats the shot by Morris Moore | 49-48 |
| 08:53 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Christopher Ross | 49-48 |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | Edison Barnhill denies the turnaround by Raymond Smith | 49-48 |
| 08:32 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses the tip | 49-48 |
| 08:30 | Charleston | Edison Barnhill gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:10 | Charleston | Edison Barnhill misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Antonio Fryman - foul #1 on Antonio Fryman, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon (SF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Raymond Smith, William Ashley | |
| Subs | Charleston | Joseph Giardina (PG), Matthew Dutra (SG), Harold Witter (PF) Wallace Bachus, Morris Moore, James Moultrie | |
| 08:10 | Charleston | Edison Barnhill makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 08:10 | Charleston | Edison Barnhill makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:43 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross blows the layup | 49-50 |
| 07:41 | Charleston | Matthew Dutra grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (tiring) 4 pts. SG - James Vickers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Ross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Joseph Giardina (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Dutra (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Witter (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edison Barnhill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Charleston | Matthew Dutra's layup is rejected by Christopher Ross | 49-50 |
| 07:13 | Charleston | Joseph Giardina tips it home | 49-52 |
| 07:09 | Central Michigan | John Hall is called for the reach on James Vickers in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Hall, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Randy Witz (SG), Daniel Clark (PF), William Ashley (C) Antonio Fryman, James Vickers, Christopher Ross, Emmanuel Cox | |
| Subs | Charleston | Donald Torian (SF), John Rosalez (C) John Hall, Edison Barnhill | |
| 06:53 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Harold Witter - foul #3 on Harold Witter, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Charleston | James Moultrie (PF) Harold Witter | |
| 06:53 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:53 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:53 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Clark | 50-52 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-52 |
| 06:35 | Charleston | James Moultrie pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 06:30 | Charleston | Joseph Giardina knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 50-54 |
| 06:08 | Central Michigan | Matthew Dutra is called for the reach on Randy Witz - foul #2 on Matthew Dutra, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SF) Richard Dillon | |
| Subs | Charleston | Wallace Bachus (PG), Morris Moore (SG), Thomas Pak (SF), Ralph Werner (C) Joseph Giardina, Matthew Dutra, Donald Torian, John Rosalez | |
| 05:44 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses the shot in the lane | 50-54 |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz misses the tip | 50-54 |
| 05:41 | Charleston | James Moultrie gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:33 | Charleston | Thomas Pak can't finish the layup | 50-54 |
| 05:31 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Thomas Pak picks off the pass by Raymond Smith in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| 05:22 | Charleston | Ralph Werner loses the dribble to Randy Witz | 50-54 |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | Wallace Bachus is called for the reach on Randy Witz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wallace Bachus, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Daniel Clark, William Ashley | |
| Subs | Charleston | Matthew Dutra (SG), Harold Witter (PF) Wallace Bachus, James Moultrie | |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:05 | Charleston | Matthew Dutra is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner in the lane | 52-54 |
| 05:04 | Charleston | Ralph Werner misses the tip | 52-54 |
| 05:02 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 04:34 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 52-54 |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz misses the tip | 52-54 |
| 04:31 | Charleston | Harold Witter grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 04:21 | Charleston | Matthew Dutra scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-56 |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 52-56 |
| 03:42 | Charleston | Harold Witter gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Randy Witz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Smith (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Ross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Morris Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Dutra (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Pak (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Witter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Werner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Charleston | Ralph Werner is called for traveling | 52-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), James Vickers (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), William Ashley (C) Cory Crouch, Randy Witz, Raymond Smith, Christopher Ross, Emmanuel Cox | |
| Subs | Charleston | Joseph Giardina (PG), Wallace Bachus (SG), John Hall (SF), Donald Torian (PF), Edison Barnhill (C) Morris Moore, Matthew Dutra, Thomas Pak, Harold Witter, Ralph Werner | |
| 03:00 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 52-56 |
| 02:59 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon tips it back up and in | 54-56 |
| 02:44 | Charleston | Edison Barnhill clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 54-56 |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 02:36 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Charleston | James Moultrie (PF) John Hall | |
| 02:25 | Charleston | Edison Barnhill makes the wide open turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Wallace Bachus | 54-58 |
| 02:25 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG) Antonio Fryman | |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| 02:21 | Central Michigan | James Moultrie is called for the reach on Cory Crouch in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Moultrie, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| 02:21 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:21 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:21 | Charleston | Edison Barnhill grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 02:21 | Charleston | Charleston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| 02:07 | Charleston | Wallace Bachus misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 55-58 |
| 02:06 | Central Michigan | William Ashley snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | James Vickers misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-58 |
| 01:48 | Charleston | Joseph Giardina grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 01:48 | Charleston | Charleston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Witz (SG), Raymond Smith (SF) James Vickers, Richard Dillon | |
| Subs | Charleston | Matthew Dutra (SG), Thomas Pak (SF) Wallace Bachus, Donald Torian | |
| 01:46 | Charleston | Cory Crouch steals it from Joseph Giardina in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses the lay-in | 55-58 |
| 01:44 | Charleston | Joseph Giardina pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 01:40 | Charleston | Matthew Dutra is hacked by Randy Witz - foul #3 on Randy Witz, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| 01:25 | Charleston | James Moultrie misses short on a 3 from straight away | 55-58 |
| 01:23 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | William Ashley jams it on a nice dish by Cory Crouch and he's fouled by Thomas Pak - foul #1 on Thomas Pak, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | William Ashley makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:53 | Charleston | Joseph Giardina is hacked by Raymond Smith - foul #2 on Raymond Smith, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| 00:34 | Charleston | Thomas Pak can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 00:33 | Charleston | The offensive rebound goes to Edison Barnhill | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Charleston | James Moultrie comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 58-58 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | William Ashley grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith makes the jump hook near the basket | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Charleston | Matthew Dutra misses long on a fullcourt shot | 60-58 |