| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Claude James (fresh) SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) SF - Eugene Stringer (fresh) PF - Logan Jones (fresh) C - Justin Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Caudell (fresh) SG - William Crawford (fresh) SF - Dennis Wilson (fresh) PF - Robert Unrein (fresh) C - Jason Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Robert Unrein wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Howard | Robert Unrein scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Caudell | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Smith buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Thomas | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Howard | Dennis Wilson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | Howard | Robert Unrein tips it home | 3-4 |
| 18:44 | Eastern Michigan | Claude James knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 18:27 | Howard | Jason Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Smith misses the turnaround in the paint | 5-4 |
| 18:02 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones tips it home | 7-4 |
| 17:45 | Howard | William Crawford makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Steven Caudell | 7-7 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Michigan | Claude James is fouled on the floor by Jason Brown - foul #1 on Jason Brown, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| 17:14 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Thomas is whistled for a carry | 7-7 |
| 16:54 | Howard | Robert Unrein's fadeaway is rejected by Logan Jones | 7-7 |
| 16:53 | Howard | Steven Caudell can't tip it in | 7-7 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Justin Smith | 7-7 |
| 16:29 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Smith clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 16:27 | Howard | Robert Unrein grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:23 | Howard | Steven Caudell's floater is tipped away by Logan Jones | 7-7 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Stringer loses the dribble to Robert Unrein | 7-7 |
| 15:54 | Howard | Robert Unrein misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Thomas - foul #1 on Robert Thomas, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Collman (SF) Eugene Stringer | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Leake (PG), Jonathan Crawford (SG), Eddie Trexler (SF), Waylon Hepworth (C) Steven Caudell, William Crawford, Dennis Wilson, Jason Brown | |
| 15:54 | Howard | Robert Unrein makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:54 | Howard | Robert Unrein misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:54 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Justin Smith | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Claude James (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Collman (fresh) PF - Logan Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Justin Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Leake (fresh) SG - Jonathan Crawford (fresh) SF - Eddie Trexler (fresh) PF - Robert Unrein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Waylon Hepworth (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Thomas misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 15:46 | Eastern Michigan | William Collman gets the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:35 | Eastern Michigan | Claude James double dribbles | 7-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman (PG), Brett Meador (SG), Walter Brockett (C) Claude James, Robert Thomas, Justin Smith | |
| Subs | Howard | Ervin Gordon (C) Robert Unrein | |
| 15:18 | Howard | Jonathan Crawford misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 15:17 | Eastern Michigan | William Collman gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Walter Brockett and he's hacked by Jonathan Crawford - foul #1 on Jonathan Crawford, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Peter Koontz (C) Logan Jones | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 15:02 | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman misses the free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:02 | Howard | Waylon Hepworth snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:38 | Howard | Ervin Gordon loses the dribble to Brett Meador | 9-8 |
| 14:35 | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman misses the lay-in | 9-8 |
| 14:33 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett misses the easy layup | 9-8 |
| 14:24 | Howard | Ervin Gordon pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:06 | Howard | Robert Leake travels with the ball | 9-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Claude James (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Eugene Stringer (SF), Justin Smith (C) Brent Pollman, Brett Meador, William Collman, Peter Koontz | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), William Crawford (SG), Dennis Wilson (SF), Jason Brown (C) Robert Leake, Jonathan Crawford, Eddie Trexler, Ervin Gordon | |
| 13:50 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-8 |
| 13:32 | Howard | Steven Caudell clanks a jumper from the left side | 11-8 |
| 13:30 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Michigan | Claude James misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 13:16 | Howard | Jason Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:58 | Howard | Steven Caudell travels with the ball | 11-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones (PF) Walter Brockett | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Unrein (PF) Waylon Hepworth | |
| 12:46 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Smith misses the lay-in | 11-8 |
| 12:44 | Howard | Robert Unrein grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 12:27 | Howard | Dennis Wilson buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Unrein | 11-10 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman (PG), William Collman (SF), Walter Brockett (C) Claude James, Eugene Stringer, Justin Smith | |
| Subs | Howard | Ervin Gordon (C) Jason Brown | |
| 11:56 | Howard | Robert Thomas steals it from Robert Unrein | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Brent Pollman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Collman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Logan Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Walter Brockett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Caudell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Unrein (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ervin Gordon (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Thomas knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Brockett | 14-10 |
| 11:19 | Howard | William Crawford is fouled on the floor by Robert Thomas - foul #2 on Robert Thomas, team foul #2 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brett Meador (SG) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Leake (PG), Waylon Hepworth (C) Steven Caudell, Ervin Gordon | |
| 11:02 | Howard | William Crawford is fouled on the floor by Brett Meador - foul #1 on Brett Meador, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Claude James (PG), Justin Smith (C) Brett Meador, Walter Brockett | |
| Subs | Howard | Jonathan Crawford (SG), Eddie Trexler (SF), Jason Brown (C) William Crawford, Dennis Wilson, Waylon Hepworth | |
| 10:55 | Howard | Jonathan Crawford makes the shot from the right block set up by Robert Leake | 14-12 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones clanks a shot from the right block | 14-12 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones tips it in | 16-12 |
| 10:19 | Howard | Eddie Trexler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-12 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Smith snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 10:00 | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 09:59 | Howard | Robert Unrein pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 09:43 | Howard | Robert Leake hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Unrein | 16-15 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Michigan | Claude James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brett Meador (SG), Eugene Stringer (SF), Walter Brockett (PF), Peter Koontz (C) Claude James, William Collman, Logan Jones, Justin Smith | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), William Crawford (SG), Dennis Wilson (SF), Waylon Hepworth (PF) Robert Leake, Jonathan Crawford, Eddie Trexler, Robert Unrein | |
| 09:15 | Howard | Steven Caudell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 09:14 | Howard | William Crawford grabs the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:01 | Howard | Waylon Hepworth can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 09:00 | Howard | Jason Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:44 | Howard | Eugene Stringer steals the ball from Dennis Wilson | 16-15 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman lays it in on a nice dish by Eugene Stringer | 18-15 |
| 08:33 | Howard | William Crawford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 08:31 | Howard | Waylon Hepworth snags the offensive board | 18-15 |
| 08:16 | Howard | Dennis Wilson drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Caudell and the foul's on Peter Koontz - foul #1 on Peter Koontz, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Claude James (PG), Logan Jones (PF), Justin Smith (C) Brent Pollman, Walter Brockett, Peter Koontz | |
| Subs | Howard | Ervin Gordon (C) Jason Brown | |
| 08:16 | Howard | Dennis Wilson makes the free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:53 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Michigan | Claude James tips it but misses | 18-18 |
| 07:51 | Howard | Ervin Gordon pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Claude James (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brett Meador (fresh) SF - Eugene Stringer (fresh) PF - Logan Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Justin Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Caudell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Waylon Hepworth (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ervin Gordon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Howard | William Crawford is hacked by Eugene Stringer - foul #1 on Eugene Stringer, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Unrein (PF) Ervin Gordon | |
| 07:15 | Howard | Dennis Wilson knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 18-20 |
| 06:57 | Eastern Michigan | Claude James connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Justin Smith | 21-20 |
| 06:41 | Howard | Steven Caudell is hacked by Justin Smith - foul #1 on Justin Smith, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman (SG), William Collman (SF) Brett Meador, Eugene Stringer | |
| Subs | Howard | Jonathan Crawford (SF), Ervin Gordon (C) Dennis Wilson, Waylon Hepworth | |
| 06:24 | Howard | Justin Smith is called for the reach on Steven Caudell - foul #2 on Justin Smith, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Taylor (SG), Walter Brockett (PF), Peter Koontz (C) Claude James, Logan Jones, Justin Smith | |
| Subs | Howard | Eddie Trexler (SF), Jason Brown (C) William Crawford, Ervin Gordon | |
| 06:24 | Howard | Steven Caudell makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:24 | Howard | Steven Caudell makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:14 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Koontz misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman snags the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Michigan | Jason Brown blocks the jumper by Brent Pollman | 21-22 |
| 05:47 | Howard | Jason Brown snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 05:29 | Howard | Jonathan Crawford clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Taylor - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brett Meador (SG) David Taylor | |
| Subs | Howard | William Crawford (SG), Dennis Wilson (SF) Steven Caudell, Eddie Trexler | |
| 05:29 | Howard | Jonathan Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:29 | Howard | Jonathan Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Brett Meador | 24-23 |
| 05:08 | Howard | Dennis Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 24-23 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Peter Koontz | 24-23 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 04:45 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to William Collman | 24-23 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-23 |
| 04:25 | Howard | Dennis Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:14 | Howard | William Crawford scores on a shot from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 04:01 | Eastern Michigan | Brett Meador makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Collman | 26-25 |
| 03:48 | Howard | William Crawford clanks a shot in the lane | 26-25 |
| 03:46 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Koontz grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Brent Pollman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Brett Meador (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Collman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Walter Brockett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Koontz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jonathan Crawford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Unrein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Eastern Michigan | Brett Meador misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-25 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Michigan | William Collman misses the tip | 26-25 |
| 03:17 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett tips it home | 28-25 |
| 02:59 | Howard | Jonathan Crawford hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Robert Unrein | 28-27 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett loses the dribble to Jason Brown | 28-27 |
| 02:25 | Howard | William Crawford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Claude James (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Eugene Stringer (SF), Logan Jones (PF), Justin Smith (C) Brent Pollman, Brett Meador, William Collman, Walter Brockett, Peter Koontz | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), Robert Leake (SG), Eddie Trexler (SF), Waylon Hepworth (PF), Ervin Gordon (C) Jonathan Crawford, William Crawford, Dennis Wilson, Robert Unrein, Jason Brown | |
| 02:05 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Trexler steals the ball from Justin Smith | 28-27 |
| 02:01 | Howard | Waylon Hepworth lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eddie Trexler | 28-29 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 01:41 | Howard | Ervin Gordon pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 01:21 | Howard | Eddie Trexler is hacked by Eugene Stringer - foul #2 on Eugene Stringer, team foul #9 | 28-29 |
| 01:21 | Howard | Eddie Trexler makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:21 | Howard | Eddie Trexler makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Smith connects on the floater from the left block set up by Claude James and he's fouled by Waylon Hepworth - foul #1 on Waylon Hepworth, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Howard | William Crawford (SG), Dennis Wilson (SF) Robert Leake, Eddie Trexler | |
| 00:58 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Smith misses the free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:58 | Howard | Dennis Wilson gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 00:43 | Howard | William Crawford comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Robert Thomas - foul #3 on Robert Thomas, team foul #10 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brett Meador (SG) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:43 | Howard | William Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:43 | Howard | William Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Stringer misses the 3 from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones misses the tip | 30-31 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Claude James can't tip it in | 30-31 |
| 00:17 | Howard | Dennis Wilson grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 00:01 | Howard | Waylon Hepworth misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones grabs the board | 30-31 |