| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Backer (fresh) SG - Louis Gentry (fresh) SF - Steven Grayson (fresh) PF - Ronnie Rondon (fresh) C - Donald Myers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erik Oestreich (fresh) SG - Richard Florian (fresh) SF - Weldon Guin (fresh) PF - James Stockton (fresh) C - Charles Cheatham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:50 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton is denied on a layup by Donald Myers | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:13 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by James Stockton - foul #1 on James Stockton, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:13 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:13 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Michigan | Ronnie Rondon picks off the pass by Richard Florian | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Cheatham - foul #1 on Charles Cheatham, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:27 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 18:14 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 18:07 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Erik Oestreich | 5-8 |
| 17:41 | Miami (OH) | Richard Florian picks off the pass by Louis Gentry | 5-8 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-8 |
| 17:13 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Mark Backer | 5-8 |
| 16:51 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 16:50 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry snags the offensive board | 5-8 |
| 16:26 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon clanks a floater from the right side | 5-8 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 16:01 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 5-8 |
| 16:00 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham tips it in | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Backer (fairly fresh) SG - Louis Gentry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Grayson (fairly fresh) PF - Ronnie Rondon (fairly fresh) C - Donald Myers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erik Oestreich (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Florian (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Weldon Guin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Stockton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Cheatham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by James Stockton - foul #2 on James Stockton, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Austin Lyons (PG), Donny Neilson (SG), Michael Olsen (PF), Dennis Williams (C) Mark Backer, Louis Gentry, Steven Grayson, Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin (SF), Francis Waterman (PF), Terry Heberling (C) Richard Florian, James Stockton, Charles Cheatham | |
| 15:44 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:44 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:28 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin drills a 3 from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 15:08 | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 15:01 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-13 |
| 14:59 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin grabs the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:43 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 14:41 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Michael Olsen | 7-13 |
| 14:27 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Daniel Johnson (SF) Ronnie Rondon | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (SG), Charles Cheatham (C) Weldon Guin, Terry Heberling | |
| 13:58 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-16 |
| 13:43 | Miami (OH) | Richard Florian steals it from Michael Olsen | 7-16 |
| 13:33 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin is fouled on the floor by Dennis Williams - foul #1 on Dennis Williams, team foul #1 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer (PG), Louis Gentry (SG), Steven Grayson (SF), Donald Myers (C) Austin Lyons, Donny Neilson, Daniel Johnson, Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin (SG) Erik Oestreich | |
| 13:12 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-19 |
| 12:56 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson makes the 3 from the left corner | 10-19 |
| 12:41 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham hits a wide open floater in the paint on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Weldon Guin | 10-21 |
| 12:32 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Louis Gentry | 13-21 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham buries a runner in the lane | 13-23 |
| 11:56 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Backer | 16-23 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Backer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Gentry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Grayson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Olsen (fairly fresh) C - Donald Myers (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Florian (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Weldon Guin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Hardin (fresh) PF - Francis Waterman (fairly fresh) C - Charles Cheatham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham travels with the ball | 16-23 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson (PG), Ronnie Rondon (SF), Dennis Williams (C) Mark Backer, Steven Grayson, Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG), Evan Brown (SF), Terry Heberling (PF) Richard Florian, Bradley Hardin, Francis Waterman | |
| 11:24 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon is hacked by Evan Brown - foul #1 on Evan Brown, team foul #4 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer (PG) Louis Gentry | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 11:11 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-23 |
| 11:10 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 10:54 | Miami (OH) | Charles Cheatham steals the ball from Ronnie Rondon | 16-23 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Olsen - foul #1 on Michael Olsen, team foul #2 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry (SG), Steven Grayson (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF), Donald Myers (C) Mark Backer, Ronnie Rondon, Michael Olsen, Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (SG) Evan Brown | |
| 10:30 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 10:30 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 10:19 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 16-24 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian grabs the board | 16-24 |
| 10:06 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling is fouled on the floor by Donald Myers - foul #1 on Donald Myers, team foul #3 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon (PF), Dennis Williams (C) Daniel Johnson, Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin (SF) Weldon Guin | |
| 09:54 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-24 |
| 09:53 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Williams gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 09:41 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Florian - foul #1 on Richard Florian, team foul #5 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer (PG), Michael Olsen (PF), Donald Myers (C) Louis Gentry, Ronnie Rondon, Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Francis Waterman (PF) Charles Cheatham | |
| 09:41 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:41 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 09:31 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 09:16 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 08:55 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 08:54 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 08:43 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer is fouled on the floor by Erik Oestreich - foul #1 on Erik Oestreich, team foul #6 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry (SG), Ronnie Rondon (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF), Dennis Williams (C) Mark Backer, Steven Grayson, Michael Olsen, Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin (SF), Charles Cheatham (C) Bradley Hardin, Terry Heberling | |
| 08:23 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Williams double dribbles | 21-24 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Olsen (PF), Donald Myers (C) Daniel Johnson, Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 08:08 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham blows the layup | 21-24 |
| 08:06 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 07:50 | Miami (OH) | Richard Florian picks off the pass by Donald Myers | 21-24 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich lays it up and in set up by Richard Florian | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Donny Neilson (fairly fresh) SG - Louis Gentry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Rondon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Olsen (fairly fresh) C - Donald Myers (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erik Oestreich (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Florian (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Weldon Guin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Waterman (fresh) C - Charles Cheatham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon's floater is tipped away by Francis Waterman | 21-26 |
| 07:26 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon tips it in | 23-26 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian misses long on a jumper from the right side | 23-26 |
| 06:58 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 06:36 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon clanks a jumper from the baseline | 23-26 |
| 06:35 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers gets the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 06:16 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry is fouled on the floor by Richard Florian - foul #2 on Richard Florian, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer (PG), Steven Grayson (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF), Dennis Williams (C) Donny Neilson, Ronnie Rondon, Michael Olsen, Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin (SF), Terry Heberling (PF) Richard Florian, Francis Waterman | |
| 06:16 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 06:16 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 06:16 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling travels with the ball | 24-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson (SG), Ronnie Rondon (PF) Louis Gentry, Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 05:53 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Daniel Johnson (PF) Ronnie Rondon | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 05:34 | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 05:32 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Erik Oestreich and he's fouled by Daniel Johnson - foul #1 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #4 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon (PF), Donald Myers (C) Daniel Johnson, Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 05:14 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling makes the free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:54 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Steven Grayson | 28-29 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry (SG), Dennis Williams (C) Donny Neilson, Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Francis Waterman (PF) Charles Cheatham | |
| 04:23 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Olsen (PF) Ronnie Rondon | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 04:02 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich loses the dribble to Michael Olsen | 28-29 |
| 03:45 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Williams can't connect on a shot from close range | 28-29 |
| 03:44 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Terry Heberling | 28-29 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Backer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Gentry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Grayson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Olsen (fairly fresh) C - Dennis Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erik Oestreich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Weldon Guin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Hardin (fresh) PF - Francis Waterman (fresh) C - Terry Heberling (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 03:20 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling tips it home | 28-31 |
| 02:51 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 28-31 |
| 02:50 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Williams tips it but misses | 28-31 |
| 02:48 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Erik Oestreich | 28-34 |
| 02:26 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-34 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 02:10 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bradley Hardin | 28-37 |
| 01:41 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Louis Gentry, team foul #5 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Austin Lyons (PG), Donny Neilson (SG), Ronnie Rondon (PF), Donald Myers (C) Mark Backer, Louis Gentry, Michael Olsen, Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (SG), Evan Brown (SF), James Stockton (PF), Charles Cheatham (C) Weldon Guin, Bradley Hardin, Francis Waterman, Terry Heberling | |
| 01:26 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 28-37 |
| 01:24 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 01:08 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Grayson | 30-37 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Michigan | Ronnie Rondon is called for the reach on Richard Florian - foul #1 on Ronnie Rondon, team foul #6 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer (PG), Louis Gentry (SG) Austin Lyons, Steven Grayson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:21 | Eastern Michigan | Ronnie Rondon takes the ball from James Stockton | 30-37 |
| 00:02 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers misses the fadeaway from close range | 30-37 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Cheatham | 30-37 |