| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Phillip Romo (fresh) SG - Andres Bianchi (fresh) SF - Neil Smith (fresh) PF - Zlatko Zingg (fresh) C - Damek Zeminski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) SG - Christopher Matos (fresh) SF - Milton Swanson (fresh) PF - Jay Blazer (fresh) C - David Riley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Central Michigan | Milton Swanson is called for the reach on Zlatko Zingg - foul #1 on Milton Swanson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi can't connect on a shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Northwestern | David Riley gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg's pass is intercepted by Edward Thomas | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Thomas | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo misses long on a floater from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 4-2 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Neil Smith is called for the reach on Milton Swanson - foul #1 on Neil Smith, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Gould (PG), Chung Tang (SG), Steven Cranston (PF), Oscar Macias (C) Phillip Romo, Andres Bianchi, Zlatko Zingg, Damek Zeminski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SG), Drew Mathis (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Christopher Matos, Milton Swanson, Jay Blazer, David Riley | |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Edward Thomas | 4-4 |
| 17:13 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias lays it up and in set up by James Gould | 6-4 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Edward Thomas and he's fouled by Chung Tang - foul #1 on Chung Tang, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader (SF) Neil Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG) Edward Thomas | |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:01 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston loses the dribble to Drew Mathis in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | Kenneth Bader steals the ball from Drew Mathis | 6-7 |
| 16:41 | Central Michigan | James Gould dunks the ball on a great pass from Kenneth Bader | 8-7 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett is whistled for traveling | 8-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Andres Bianchi (SG), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Damek Zeminski (C) James Gould, Chung Tang, Kenneth Bader, Oscar Macias | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (SG) John Knight | |
| 16:18 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg lays it in and he's hacked by Alfred Barrett - foul #1 on Alfred Barrett, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Swanson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), David Riley (C) Drew Mathis, Alfred Barrett, Herman Brewer | |
| 16:18 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg makes the free throw | 11-7 |
| 16:03 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Phillip Mangold and the foul's on Andres Bianchi - foul #1 on Andres Bianchi, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader (SF) Steven Cranston | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG) Phillip Mangold | |
| 16:03 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson misses the free throw | 11-9 |
| 16:03 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Phillip Romo (fresh) SG - Andres Bianchi (fresh) SF - Kenneth Bader (fresh) PF - Zlatko Zingg (fresh) 5 pts. C - Damek Zeminski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) SG - Christopher Matos (fresh) SF - Milton Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jay Blazer (fresh) C - David Riley (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski connects on the shot in the paint set up by Phillip Romo | 13-9 |
| 15:45 | Northwestern | David Riley's fadeaway is rejected by Zlatko Zingg | 13-9 |
| 15:44 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Romo, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Gould (PG), Chung Tang (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Oscar Macias (PF), Ojore Abdulmuniem (C) Phillip Romo, Andres Bianchi, Kenneth Bader, Zlatko Zingg, Damek Zeminski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Phillip Mangold (SF) Lawrence Ridley, Milton Swanson | |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Chung Tang's pass is intercepted by Phillip Mangold | 13-12 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the shot near the basket | 13-14 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Chung Tang | 16-14 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Edward Thomas - foul #1 on Edward Thomas, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Andres Bianchi (SG), Steven Cranston (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Damek Zeminski (C) James Gould, Chung Tang, Neil Smith, Oscar Macias, Ojore Abdulmuniem | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), John Knight (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Edward Thomas, Christopher Matos, Phillip Mangold, Jay Blazer, David Riley | |
| 13:53 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Alfred Barrett - foul #2 on Alfred Barrett, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Drew Mathis (C) Alfred Barrett | |
| 13:53 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 13:53 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 18-14 |
| 13:41 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 13:38 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Swanson - foul #2 on Milton Swanson, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG) Milton Swanson | |
| 13:32 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | John Knight is whistled for traveling | 18-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner (PG), Kenneth Bader (SF) Phillip Romo, Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jay Blazer (PF), David Riley (C) John Knight, Herman Brewer | |
| 12:44 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski grabs the offensive board | 18-14 |
| 12:28 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner steps out of bounds on the sideline | 18-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Neil Smith (SF) Andres Bianchi, Steven Cranston | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), John Knight (SF) Richard Phillips, Lawrence Ridley, Drew Mathis | |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-14 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas tips it home | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Phillip Romo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Baumgardner (fresh) SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Bader (fresh) C - Damek Zeminski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Matos (fairly fresh) SF - John Knight (fairly fresh) PF - Jay Blazer (tiring) 3 pts. C - David Riley (tiring) | |
| 11:34 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo is hacked by Edward Thomas - foul #2 on Edward Thomas, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chung Tang (SG), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Oscar Macias (C) Daniel Baumgardner, Kenneth Bader, Damek Zeminski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), Herman Brewer (PF) Edward Thomas, Jay Blazer | |
| 11:25 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg's floater is tipped away by David Riley | 18-16 |
| 11:23 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith tips it back up and in | 20-16 |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Knight | 20-19 |
| 10:46 | Central Michigan | Chung Tang connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Oscar Macias | 23-19 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | David Riley clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 23-19 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | John Knight tips it but misses | 23-19 |
| 10:27 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| 10:12 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Knight | 23-19 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | John Knight scores on a jumper from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 09:40 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo is hacked by John Knight in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Knight, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi (SG), Kenneth Bader (SF), Steven Cranston (PF), Ojore Abdulmuniem (C) Chung Tang, Neil Smith, Zlatko Zingg, Oscar Macias | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Phillip Mangold (SG), Drew Mathis (SF), Jay Blazer (PF) Lawrence Ridley, Christopher Matos, John Knight, David Riley | |
| 09:40 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 09:40 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-24 |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Phillip Romo | 26-24 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 09:05 | Central Michigan | Ojore Abdulmuniem grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 09:02 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader is hacked by Phillip Mangold in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Mangold, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Gould (PG) Phillip Romo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Riley (C) Herman Brewer | |
| 09:02 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 09:02 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-24 |
| 08:38 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 08:36 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Bader, team foul #5 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski (C) Ojore Abdulmuniem | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG) Phillip Mangold | |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-27 |
| 08:03 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Gould | 30-27 |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-27 |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Gould (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andres Bianchi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Bader (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Cranston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Damek Zeminski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Matos (tired) 3 pts. SF - Drew Mathis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jay Blazer (tired) 6 pts. C - David Riley (tired) | |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Gould | 33-27 |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF) Kenneth Bader, Steven Cranston | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), Phillip Mangold (SG), Herman Brewer (C) Richard Phillips, Christopher Matos, David Riley | |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| 07:32 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Drew Mathis | 33-29 |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Gould | 35-29 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Gould - foul #1 on James Gould, team foul #6 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner (PG), Chung Tang (SG) James Gould, Andres Bianchi | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SF) Drew Mathis | |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 06:59 | Central Michigan | Phillip Mangold takes the ball from Damek Zeminski in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 06:46 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 06:34 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper in the lane | 35-31 |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner can't tip it in | 35-31 |
| 06:30 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Jay Blazer is called for the reach on Zlatko Zingg - foul #1 on Jay Blazer, team foul #9 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston (C) Damek Zeminski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), David Riley (C) Lawrence Ridley, Phillip Mangold, Herman Brewer | |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | David Riley pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 06:15 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 06:11 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 06:09 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston snags the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 05:46 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner is called for traveling | 36-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Gould (PG), Andres Bianchi (SG), Kenneth Bader (SF), Oscar Macias (C) Daniel Baumgardner, Chung Tang, Neil Smith, Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), Drew Mathis (SF), Herman Brewer (PF) Richard Phillips, John Knight, Jay Blazer | |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley clanks a runner in the lane | 36-31 |
| 05:13 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 04:44 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook near the basket | 36-31 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis is hacked by Kenneth Bader - foul #2 on Kenneth Bader, team foul #7 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Neil Smith (SF), Damek Zeminski (C) Andres Bianchi, Kenneth Bader, Steven Cranston | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Jay Blazer (PF) Christopher Matos, David Riley | |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 04:38 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from James Gould and he's fouled by Herman Brewer - foul #1 on Herman Brewer, team foul #10 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi (SG) James Gould | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg (PF) Oscar Macias | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SG) Richard Phillips | |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi's pass is intercepted by John Knight | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Phillip Romo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andres Bianchi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Neil Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Damek Zeminski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lawrence Ridley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Knight (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Drew Mathis (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Blazer (tired) 6 pts. C - Herman Brewer (tiring) | |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-31 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer gets the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer is fouled on the floor by Andres Bianchi - foul #2 on Andres Bianchi, team foul #8 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner (PG), Chung Tang (SG), Kenneth Bader (SF), Steven Cranston (PF), Ojore Abdulmuniem (C) Phillip Romo, Andres Bianchi, Neil Smith, Zlatko Zingg, Damek Zeminski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Phillip Mangold (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Alfred Barrett (C) Lawrence Ridley, John Knight, Drew Mathis, Jay Blazer | |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 03:16 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ojore Abdulmuniem | 39-31 |
| 03:01 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 39-31 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Steven Cranston swats the short shot by Edward Thomas | 39-31 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer grabs the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Chung Tang is called for the reach on Milton Swanson - foul #2 on Chung Tang, team foul #9 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Gould (PG), Oscar Macias (C) Daniel Baumgardner, Ojore Abdulmuniem | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Riley (C) Herman Brewer | |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Phillip Mangold - foul #2 on Phillip Mangold, team foul #11 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG) Phillip Mangold | |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos's layup is rejected by Steven Cranston | 40-33 |
| 01:57 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 01:54 | Central Michigan | Edward Thomas steals the ball from Chung Tang in the backcourt | 40-33 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Chung Tang - foul #3 on Chung Tang, team foul #10 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Daniel Baumgardner (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Damek Zeminski (C) James Gould, Chung Tang, Kenneth Bader, Steven Cranston | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG) Edward Thomas, Christopher Matos | |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 01:35 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Damek Zeminski | 40-34 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-34 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Phillip Romo picks off the pass by Milton Swanson | 43-34 |
| 01:11 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo blows the layup | 43-34 |
| 01:09 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski gets the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg (PF) Oscar Macias | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Drew Mathis (C) David Riley | |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Damek Zeminski is called for the reach on Lawrence Ridley - foul #1 on Damek Zeminski, team foul #11 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi (SG) Daniel Baumgardner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (SF) Milton Swanson | |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Lawrence Ridley is called for the reach on Phillip Romo - foul #1 on Lawrence Ridley, team foul #12 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ojore Abdulmuniem (C) Damek Zeminski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Milton Swanson (SF) Richard Phillips, Lawrence Ridley | |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 44-38 |