| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Steven Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fredrick Leija (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Arbuckle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory James (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Tim Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Strawn (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Laplant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - George Cooper (fresh) 6 reb. C - Clyde Miesner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant inbounds the ball | 32-42 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons is fouled on the floor by Steven Greene - foul #2 on Steven Greene, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| 19:31 | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by George Cooper | 32-45 |
| 19:06 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-45 |
| 18:43 | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Strawn | 32-48 |
| 18:31 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers is hacked by Clyde Miesner - foul #1 on Clyde Miesner, team foul #1 | 32-48 |
| 18:14 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-48 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to George Cooper | 32-48 |
| 17:52 | Central Michigan | George Cooper blows the dunk but the foul's on Nathan Landers - foul #2 on Nathan Landers, team foul #2 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Cromer (PG) Steven Greene | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:52 | Central Michigan | George Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 17:52 | Central Michigan | George Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 17:37 | Missouri State | Walter Laplant steals it from Edward Arbuckle | 32-49 |
| 17:23 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner misses short on a jumper from the left side | 32-49 |
| 17:21 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner tips it in | 32-51 |
| 16:58 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle scores on a floater from the right side | 34-51 |
| 16:36 | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-51 |
| 16:34 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Gregory James | 34-51 |
| 16:24 | Missouri State | Gregory James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Steven Greene (PG), Marcus Laperle (SG), Issac Ferguson (SF), Albert Mei (PF), Ilia Sucharzewski (C) Nick Cromer, Fredrick Leija, Edward Arbuckle, Nathan Landers, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson (PG), Troy Duffy (SG), James Holt (SF), Vincent Ray (PF), Chris Hanes (C) Tim Simmons, Albert Strawn, Walter Laplant, George Cooper, Clyde Miesner | |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-51 |
| 16:07 | Missouri State | Albert Mei's floater is tipped away by Chris Hanes | 34-51 |
| 16:06 | Missouri State | Steven Greene tips it back up and in | 36-51 |
| 15:59 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 15:58 | Central Michigan | Chris Hanes grabs the offensive board | 36-51 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Steven Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Laperle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Issac Ferguson (fresh) PF - Albert Mei (fresh) C - Ilia Sucharzewski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Troy Duffy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Holt (fresh) PF - Vincent Ray (fresh) C - Chris Hanes (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-51 |
| 15:44 | Missouri State | Ilia Sucharzewski pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| 15:24 | Missouri State | Chris Hanes is called for the reach on Steven Greene - foul #2 on Chris Hanes, team foul #2 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn (SG) Troy Duffy | |
| 15:09 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 14:51 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 14:49 | Missouri State | Marcus Laperle snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 14:44 | Missouri State | Marcus Laperle hits the finger roll set up by Issac Ferguson | 41-51 |
| 14:30 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 14:29 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson snags the offensive board | 41-51 |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-54 |
| 14:09 | Missouri State | Ilia Sucharzewski banks in the layup set up by Issac Ferguson and he's fouled by Chris Hanes - foul #3 on Chris Hanes, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Cromer (PG), Fredrick Leija (SG), Edward Arbuckle (SF), Gregory James (C) Steven Greene, Marcus Laperle, Issac Ferguson, Albert Mei | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons (PG), Walter Laplant (SF), George Cooper (PF), Clyde Miesner (C) Carl Henderson, James Holt, Vincent Ray, Chris Hanes | |
| 14:09 | Missouri State | Ilia Sucharzewski makes the free throw | 44-54 |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Strawn | 44-57 |
| 13:31 | Missouri State | Clyde Miesner swats the shot by Nick Cromer | 44-57 |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Albert Strawn | 44-57 |
| 13:14 | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-57 |
| 13:13 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner grabs the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 13:01 | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-57 |
| 13:00 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 12:40 | Missouri State | Gregory James is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gregory James, team foul #3 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nathan Landers (PF) Ilia Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy (SG) Albert Strawn | |
| 12:12 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Leija - foul #3 on Fredrick Leija, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson (SF) Edward Arbuckle | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson (PG), James Holt (SF), Chris Hanes (C) Tim Simmons, Walter Laplant, George Cooper | |
| 11:51 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Troy Duffy | 44-60 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Nick Cromer (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Fredrick Leija (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Issac Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory James (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Henderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Troy Duffy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Holt (fresh) PF - Clyde Miesner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Hanes (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 11:28 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner pulls down the rebound | 44-60 |
| 11:11 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 11:10 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers gets the rebound | 44-60 |
| 10:48 | Missouri State | Carl Henderson steps in front of the Nathan Landers pass | 44-60 |
| 10:29 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Steven Greene (PG), Marcus Laperle (SG), Edward Arbuckle (SF), Albert Mei (C) Nick Cromer, Fredrick Leija, Issac Ferguson, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons (PG), Albert Strawn (SG), Walter Laplant (SF), George Cooper (PF) Carl Henderson, Troy Duffy, James Holt, Clyde Miesner | |
| 10:13 | Missouri State | Steven Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson (C) Nathan Landers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:41 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson misses long on a shot from the right side | 44-63 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | George Cooper grabs the board | 44-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:21 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-63 |
| 09:19 | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 44-63 |
| 08:51 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Tim Simmons | 44-66 |
| 08:44 | Missouri State | Marcus Laperle makes the runner from close range and he's fouled by Albert Strawn - foul #3 on Albert Strawn, team foul #4 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nathan Landers (PF) Edward Arbuckle | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vincent Ray (C) Chris Hanes | |
| 08:44 | Missouri State | Marcus Laperle makes the free throw | 47-66 |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-66 |
| 08:14 | Missouri State | Marcus Laperle grabs the board | 47-66 |
| 08:02 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers misses the easy layup | 47-66 |
| 08:00 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-66 |
| 07:50 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 47-66 |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn snags the defensive board | 47-66 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Steven Greene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Laperle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Issac Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Mei (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Tim Simmons (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Strawn (fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Laplant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - George Cooper (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - Vincent Ray (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 47-66 |
| 07:18 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers gets the rebound | 47-66 |
| 07:11 | Missouri State | George Cooper denies the turnaround by Albert Mei | 47-66 |
| 07:09 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn grabs the defensive rebound | 47-66 |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn's pass is intercepted by Nathan Landers | 47-66 |
| 06:47 | Missouri State | Albert Mei loses the ball out of bounds | 47-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Cromer (PG), Fredrick Leija (SG), Edward Arbuckle (SF), Ilia Sucharzewski (PF), Gregory James (C) Steven Greene, Marcus Laperle, Issac Ferguson, Nathan Landers, Albert Mei | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson (PG), Troy Duffy (SG), James Holt (SF), Clyde Miesner (PF), Chris Hanes (C) Tim Simmons, Albert Strawn, Walter Laplant, George Cooper, Vincent Ray | |
| 06:26 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Troy Duffy, team foul #5 | 47-66 |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | Ilia Sucharzewski's pass is intercepted by James Holt | 47-66 |
| 05:46 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson connects on the shot from the right side set up by James Holt and the foul's on Nick Cromer - foul #2 on Nick Cromer, team foul #5 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn (SG) Troy Duffy | |
| 05:46 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson makes the free throw | 47-69 |
| 05:37 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-69 |
| 05:35 | Missouri State | Gregory James hits the follow up shot | 49-69 |
| 05:21 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-69 |
| 05:19 | Missouri State | Gregory James grabs the board | 49-69 |
| 04:53 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Albert Strawn - foul #4 on Albert Strawn, team foul #6 | 49-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nathan Landers (PF) Ilia Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant (SF), Vincent Ray (PF) James Holt, Chris Hanes | |
| 04:53 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija makes the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 04:53 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 04:53 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija makes the 3rd free throw | 52-69 |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Clyde Miesner | 52-71 |
| 04:18 | Missouri State | Vincent Ray is called for the reach on Nathan Landers - foul #1 on Vincent Ray, team foul #7 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson (PG), Marcus Laperle (SG), Guy McCall (SF), Albert Mei (C) Nick Cromer, Fredrick Leija, Edward Arbuckle, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy (SG), James Holt (SF), Chris Hanes (C) Albert Strawn, Walter Laplant, Clyde Miesner | |
| 04:18 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers misses the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | Vincent Ray gets the rebound | 52-71 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 52-73 |
| 03:48 | Missouri State | Chris Hanes is called for the reach on Issac Ferguson - foul #4 on Chris Hanes, team foul #8 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ilia Sucharzewski (C) Nathan Landers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Kelsey (PG) Carl Henderson | |
| 03:48 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 03:48 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Issac Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marcus Laperle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Guy McCall (fresh) PF - Albert Mei (fresh) C - Ilia Sucharzewski (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Kelsey (fresh) SG - Troy Duffy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Holt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Vincent Ray (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chris Hanes (fairly fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:19 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy is fouled on the floor by Marcus Laperle - foul #2 on Marcus Laperle, team foul #6 | 54-73 |
| 03:02 | Central Michigan | Robert Kelsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-73 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Cromer (PG) Guy McCall | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:50 | Missouri State | Marcus Laperle clanks a jumper in the paint | 54-73 |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Troy Duffy | 54-73 |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-73 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Vincent Ray snags the offensive board | 54-73 |
| 02:14 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-73 |
| 02:12 | Missouri State | Albert Mei pulls down the rebound | 54-73 |
| 02:01 | Missouri State | Marcus Laperle buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Nick Cromer | 56-73 |
| 01:33 | Central Michigan | Albert Mei is called for the reach on Robert Kelsey - foul #1 on Albert Mei, team foul #7 | 56-73 |
| 01:33 | Central Michigan | Robert Kelsey makes the 1st free throw | 56-74 |
| 01:33 | Central Michigan | Robert Kelsey makes the 2nd free throw | 56-75 |
| 01:26 | Missouri State | Marcus Laperle lays it in | 58-75 |
| 01:03 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marcus Laperle - foul #3 on Marcus Laperle, team foul #8 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson (PG) Robert Kelsey | |
| 01:03 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy misses the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 01:03 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy makes the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:57 | Missouri State | Albert Mei buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Nick Cromer and he's fouled by James Holt - foul #1 on James Holt, team foul #9 | 60-76 |
| 00:57 | Missouri State | Albert Mei makes the free throw | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Troy Duffy | 61-78 |
| 00:24 | Missouri State | Albert Mei connects on the runner from close range | 63-78 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson runs out the clock | 63-78 |