| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Adam Donahue (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Fontenot (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Harry Curry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Huggins (fresh) 8 pts. C - Courtney Dame (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Tate (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaun Robertson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Lang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson inbounds the ball | 31-21 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Edward Tate and he's fouled by Willie Huggins - foul #2 on Willie Huggins, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 19:36 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the free throw | 31-24 |
| 19:16 | Youngstown State | The short jumper by Courtney Dame is denied by Vule Kopinski | 31-24 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Shaun Robertson | 31-24 |
| 19:07 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Fontenot - foul #1 on Ronald Fontenot, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| 19:07 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 19:07 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 19:07 | Youngstown State | Harry Curry snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 18:42 | Youngstown State | Courtney Dame travels with the ball | 31-25 |
| 18:22 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Lang | 31-28 |
| 18:10 | Youngstown State | Adam Donahue hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 31-28 |
| 18:09 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 18:03 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Vule Kopinski and the foul's on Courtney Dame - foul #1 on Courtney Dame, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| 18:03 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:50 | Youngstown State | Adam Donahue makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Harry Curry | 34-31 |
| 17:25 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 17:24 | Youngstown State | Willie Huggins snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 17:07 | Youngstown State | Courtney Dame misses long on a floater near the basket | 34-31 |
| 17:06 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 16:42 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 34-31 |
| 16:40 | Youngstown State | Courtney Dame grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 16:29 | Youngstown State | Ronald Fontenot clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 16:27 | Youngstown State | Willie Huggins tips it back up and in | 36-31 |
| 15:58 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bradley Vigil (PG), Ronald Phillips (SG), Robert Eklund (SF), Gary Sims (PF), Norman Siu (C) Adam Donahue, Ronald Fontenot, Harry Curry, Willie Huggins, Courtney Dame | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Browne (PG), Marko Zeimetz (SG), Jackie Bearce (SF), Radomil Kowaleski (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Jerry Burrell, Edward Tate, Shaun Robertson, Vule Kopinski, Terry Lang | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Bradley Vigil (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Ronald Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Eklund (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Siu (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Browne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marko Zeimetz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jackie Bearce (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Radomil Kowaleski (fresh) C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:49 | Youngstown State | Bradley Vigil misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 15:47 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Browne and he's hacked by Gary Sims - foul #2 on Gary Sims, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield misses the free throw | 36-33 |
| 15:18 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:59 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu is whistled for a carry | 36-33 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG) Robert Browne | |
| 14:40 | Central Michigan | Bradley Vigil takes the ball from Jerry Burrell | 36-33 |
| 14:13 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu's fadeaway is rejected by Cameron Butterfield | 36-33 |
| 14:11 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 13:43 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield misses the floater in the paint | 36-33 |
| 13:41 | Youngstown State | Ronald Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 13:26 | Youngstown State | Gary Sims can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-33 |
| 13:24 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Marko Zeimetz | 36-33 |
| 13:22 | Central Michigan | Bradley Vigil picks off the pass by Jerry Burrell in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 13:21 | Youngstown State | Bradley Vigil misses the easy layup | 36-33 |
| 13:20 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 13:00 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield can't throw it down | 36-33 |
| 12:59 | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 12:40 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marko Zeimetz | 36-35 |
| 12:25 | Youngstown State | Gary Sims loses the ball out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Adam Donahue (PG), Ronald Fontenot (SG), Harry Curry (SF), Willie Huggins (PF), Courtney Dame (C) Bradley Vigil, Ronald Phillips, Robert Eklund, Gary Sims, Norman Siu | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (SG), Shaun Robertson (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF), Terry Lang (C) Marko Zeimetz, Jackie Bearce, Radomil Kowaleski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 12:00 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 11:58 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang grabs the offensive board | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Adam Donahue (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Fontenot (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Harry Curry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Huggins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Courtney Dame (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Tate (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaun Robertson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Lang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Central Michigan | Courtney Dame is called for the reach on Terry Lang - foul #2 on Courtney Dame, team foul #5 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Browne (PG) Jerry Burrell | |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Shaun Robertson | 36-37 |
| 11:04 | Youngstown State | Adam Donahue is whistled for traveling | 36-37 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz (PG), Cameron Butterfield (C) Robert Browne, Terry Lang | |
| 10:42 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Edward Tate, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bradley Vigil (PG), Richard Vining (C) Adam Donahue, Willie Huggins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG) Marko Zeimetz | |
| 10:22 | Youngstown State | Bradley Vigil misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 10:21 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | Ronald Fontenot is called for the reach on Edward Tate - foul #2 on Ronald Fontenot, team foul #6 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Norman Siu (C) Richard Vining | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:48 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate is hacked by Ronald Fontenot - foul #3 on Ronald Fontenot, team foul #7 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Richard Vining (PF) Courtney Dame | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:48 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 09:48 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Norman Siu | 36-37 |
| 09:33 | Youngstown State | Harry Curry clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 09:32 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu tips it home | 38-37 |
| 09:07 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield drills a jump hook from close range set up by Jerry Burrell | 38-39 |
| 08:50 | Youngstown State | Ronald Fontenot knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Vigil | 40-39 |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson connects on the driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Ronald Fontenot - foul #4 on Ronald Fontenot, team foul #8 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Adam Donahue (PG), Ronald Phillips (SG), Robert Eklund (SF), Willie Huggins (PF), Courtney Dame (C) Bradley Vigil, Ronald Fontenot, Harry Curry, Richard Vining, Norman Siu | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz (SG), Terry Lang (PF), Ray Whisenant (C) Edward Tate, Vule Kopinski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 08:09 | Youngstown State | Willie Huggins can't finish the layup | 40-42 |
| 08:07 | Youngstown State | Courtney Dame can't tip it in | 40-42 |
| 08:06 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ray Whisenant | 40-42 |
| 08:00 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Marko Zeimetz | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Adam Donahue (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Eklund (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Huggins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Courtney Dame (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marko Zeimetz (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Shaun Robertson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Lang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Whisenant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Youngstown State | Courtney Dame travels with the ball | 40-45 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Browne (PG), Jackie Bearce (SF) Jerry Burrell, Shaun Robertson | |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz is called for a backcourt violation | 40-45 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Norman Siu (C) Courtney Dame | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (SG) Robert Browne | |
| 07:00 | Youngstown State | Adam Donahue makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Willie Huggins and the foul's on Marko Zeimetz - foul #2 on Marko Zeimetz, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bradley Vigil (PG) Ronald Phillips | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 07:00 | Youngstown State | Adam Donahue makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 06:34 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 06:32 | Youngstown State | Robert Eklund grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 06:10 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 06:09 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 05:50 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 05:48 | Youngstown State | Willie Huggins grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 05:43 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu loses the dribble to Marko Zeimetz | 43-45 |
| 05:40 | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz lays it in | 43-47 |
| 05:40 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-47 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Fontenot (SG), Harry Curry (SF) Adam Donahue, Robert Eklund | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Shaun Robertson (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Marko Zeimetz, Jackie Bearce, Terry Lang, Ray Whisenant | |
| 05:33 | Youngstown State | Shaun Robertson picks off the pass by Willie Huggins | 43-47 |
| 05:14 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate is hacked by Harry Curry - foul #1 on Harry Curry, team foul #9 | 43-47 |
| 05:14 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 05:14 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 05:14 | Youngstown State | Willie Huggins snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 04:56 | Youngstown State | Bradley Vigil scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Harry Curry | 46-48 |
| 04:34 | Central Michigan | Harry Curry picks off the pass by Edward Tate | 46-48 |
| 04:29 | Youngstown State | Bradley Vigil blows the dunk | 46-48 |
| 04:27 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu tips it back up and in | 48-48 |
| 04:03 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate is fouled on the floor by Norman Siu - foul #4 on Norman Siu, team foul #10 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Courtney Dame (PF), Gary Sims (C) Willie Huggins, Norman Siu | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:03 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 04:03 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 03:38 | Youngstown State | Vule Kopinski swats the layup by Gary Sims | 48-49 |
| 03:37 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Bradley Vigil (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Fontenot (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Harry Curry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Courtney Dame (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Tate (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaun Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Harry Curry - foul #2 on Harry Curry, team foul #11 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Adam Donahue (PG) Bradley Vigil | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:22 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 03:22 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 03:22 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Courtney Dame | 48-50 |
| 03:02 | Youngstown State | Courtney Dame scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Fontenot and the foul's on Shaun Robertson - foul #2 on Shaun Robertson, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Eklund (SG) Ronald Fontenot | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:02 | Youngstown State | Courtney Dame makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 02:41 | Central Michigan | Robert Eklund is called for the reach on Edward Tate - foul #1 on Robert Eklund, team foul #12 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Phillips (SG) Harry Curry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jackie Bearce (SF), Terry Lang (PF), Ray Whisenant (C) Shaun Robertson, Vule Kopinski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 02:41 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 02:41 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 02:39 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bradley Vigil (PG), Ronald Fontenot (SG), Harry Curry (SF), Willie Huggins (PF), Norman Siu (C) Adam Donahue, Ronald Phillips, Robert Eklund, Courtney Dame, Gary Sims | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Jackie Bearce, Terry Lang, Ray Whisenant | |
| 02:28 | Youngstown State | Willie Huggins comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 02:27 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Burrell | 51-54 |
| 01:49 | Youngstown State | Harry Curry misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-54 |
| 01:47 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu misses the tip | 51-54 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Vule Kopinski | 51-54 |
| 01:39 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Shaun Robertson | 51-56 |
| 01:22 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-56 |
| 00:59 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-56 |
| 00:58 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell snags the offensive board | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell is fouled on the floor by Bradley Vigil - foul #4 on Bradley Vigil, team foul #13 | 53-56 |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:31 | Youngstown State | Willie Huggins pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Youngstown State | Ronald Fontenot drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Vigil - foul #5 on Bradley Vigil, team foul #14 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Adam Donahue (PG) Bradley Vigil | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:09 | Youngstown State | Ronald Fontenot misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-59 |
| 00:08 | Youngstown State | Willie Huggins grabs the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 00:01 | Youngstown State | Harry Curry misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski gets the rebound | 56-59 |