| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Jeremy Williams (fresh) SG - David Wareham (fresh) SF - Winston Helms (fresh) PF - David Townley (fresh) C - Robert Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) SG - James Vickers (fresh) SF - Randy Witz (fresh) PF - Joseph Lown (fresh) C - Daniel Clark (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Richmond | Robert Cooper wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Richmond | Jeremy Williams misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Richmond | David Townley hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses long on a runner from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Richmond | David Townley pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Richmond | David Wareham misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Vickers - foul #1 on James Vickers, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Richmond | David Wareham misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Richmond | David Wareham makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Lown | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | Richmond | Jeremy Williams is hacked by Cory Crouch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cory Crouch, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Richmond | David Wareham is hacked by Cory Crouch - foul #2 on Cory Crouch, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG) Cory Crouch | |
| 17:54 | Richmond | David Wareham scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert Cooper | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown double dribbles in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom (PF), Ian Rossi (C) David Townley, Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:39 | Richmond | Winston Helms is whistled for a carry | 5-2 |
| 17:37 | Central Michigan | James Vickers is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| Subs | Richmond | David Miller (PG) Jeremy Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:24 | Richmond | Daniel Clark denies the turnaround by Winston Helms | 5-2 |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:20 | Central Michigan | James Vickers is fouled in the backcourt by David Wareham - foul #1 on David Wareham, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Richmond | James Brown (SG) David Wareham | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Ian Rossi - foul #1 on Ian Rossi, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:45 | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Lown - foul #1 on Joseph Lown, team foul #4 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Williams (PG) David Miller | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Joseph Lown, Daniel Clark | |
| 16:45 | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:45 | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:45 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 16:19 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross tips it home | 6-5 |
| 15:55 | Richmond | James Brown clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 6-5 |
| 15:53 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Jeremy Williams (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Winston Helms (tiring) PF - Jerry Backstrom (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Ian Rossi (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) SG - James Vickers (fairly fresh) SF - Randy Witz (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 6-5 |
| 15:46 | Richmond | Jeremy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:41 | Richmond | Christopher Ross steps in front of the Jerry Backstrom pass | 6-5 |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-5 |
| 15:14 | Richmond | Ian Rossi grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 15:08 | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Winston Helms | 8-5 |
| 14:52 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross connects on the jumper from close range | 8-7 |
| 14:36 | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom misses the easy layup | 8-7 |
| 14:34 | Central Michigan | James Vickers grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox is fouled on the floor by Ian Rossi - foul #2 on Ian Rossi, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Richmond | David Miller (PG), David Wareham (SG), David Townley (PF), Robert Cooper (C) Jeremy Williams, James Brown, Jerry Backstrom, Ian Rossi | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Joseph Lown (PF), Daniel Clark (C) James Vickers, Randy Witz, Christopher Ross, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 14:05 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-10 |
| 13:50 | Richmond | David Townley buries a shot from the right side | 10-10 |
| 13:26 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark can't throw it down but he's hacked by Winston Helms - foul #1 on Winston Helms, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Richmond | Dwight Mullins (SF) Winston Helms | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:26 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:26 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:13 | Richmond | Dwight Mullins comes up short on the floater in the lane | 10-11 |
| 13:11 | Richmond | David Townley tips it in | 12-11 |
| 13:08 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith is hacked by David Wareham in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Wareham, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Richmond | Floyd Wright (SG) David Wareham | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:51 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith buries a fadeaway near the basket | 12-13 |
| 12:42 | Richmond | Robert Cooper comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 12:40 | Richmond | Robert Cooper tips it in | 14-13 |
| 12:36 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith is hacked by Floyd Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Floyd Wright, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Williams (PG) David Miller | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Witz (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Richard Dillon, Joseph Lown, Daniel Clark | |
| 12:13 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Witz | 14-16 |
| 11:52 | Richmond | Jeremy Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 14-16 |
| 11:51 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Jeremy Williams (fresh) SG - Floyd Wright (fresh) SF - Dwight Mullins (fairly fresh) PF - David Townley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (tiring) SG - Raymond Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Central Michigan | Dwight Mullins steals the ball from Emmanuel Cox | 14-16 |
| 11:15 | Richmond | David Townley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Ross - foul #1 on Christopher Ross, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Richmond | David Miller (PG), James Brown (SG), Winston Helms (SF) Jeremy Williams, Floyd Wright, Dwight Mullins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Vickers (SG), Joseph Lown (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Raymond Smith, Christopher Ross, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 11:15 | Richmond | David Townley misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:15 | Richmond | David Townley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom (PF) David Townley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:26 | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom connects on the turnaround in the lane | 17-16 |
| 10:02 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 17-16 |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark can't tip it in | 17-16 |
| 10:00 | Richmond | The rebound goes to David Miller | 17-16 |
| 09:54 | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jerry Backstrom, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Williams (PG), Louis Boatner (SF), David Townley (PF) David Miller, Winston Helms, Jerry Backstrom | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Randy Witz, Joseph Lown, Daniel Clark | |
| 09:38 | Central Michigan | James Vickers is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #8 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Richmond | Dwight Mullins (SF) Louis Boatner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:38 | Central Michigan | James Vickers makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:38 | Central Michigan | James Vickers makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:25 | Richmond | Jeremy Williams works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Cooper and the foul's on Antonio Fryman - foul #1 on Antonio Fryman, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Richmond | Floyd Wright (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:25 | Richmond | Jeremy Williams makes the free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:56 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 20-18 |
| 08:55 | Richmond | Robert Cooper snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 08:50 | Richmond | Floyd Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | Richmond | David Miller (PG), Louis Boatner (SF), Jerry Backstrom (C) Floyd Wright, Dwight Mullins, Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SG), Randy Witz (SF), Joseph Lown (PF) James Vickers, Richard Dillon, Christopher Ross | |
| 08:47 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Williams picks off the pass by Antonio Fryman in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| 08:45 | Richmond | Jeremy Williams banks in the layup | 22-18 |
| 08:22 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown misses short on an open fadeaway near the basket | 22-18 |
| 08:21 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox tips it in | 22-20 |
| 08:05 | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom misses the easy layup but the foul's on Emmanuel Cox - foul #1 on Emmanuel Cox, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Richmond | James Brown (SG), Robert Cooper (C) Jeremy Williams, David Townley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark (C) Emmanuel Cox | |
| 08:05 | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:05 | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:48 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Cooper - foul #1 on Robert Cooper, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Richmond | Winston Helms (SF) Louis Boatner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross (PF) Joseph Lown | |
| 07:48 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:48 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - David Miller (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Winston Helms (tiring) PF - Jerry Backstrom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Cooper (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (tired) SG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom misses the lay-in | 24-21 |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 07:25 | Central Michigan | Jerry Backstrom picks off the pass by Randy Witz in the backcourt | 24-21 |
| 07:08 | Richmond | Winston Helms connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Miller | 26-21 |
| 06:51 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross is open and buries a jumper from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 06:37 | Richmond | Winston Helms misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Antonio Fryman - foul #2 on Antonio Fryman, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Williams (PG), Floyd Wright (SG), David Townley (PF) David Miller, James Brown, Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), James Vickers (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Joseph Lown (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Antonio Fryman, Raymond Smith, Randy Witz, Christopher Ross, Daniel Clark | |
| 06:37 | Richmond | Winston Helms misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:37 | Richmond | Winston Helms makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:19 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown double dribbles | 27-23 |
| Subs | Richmond | Dwight Mullins (SF) Winston Helms | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:58 | Richmond | Emmanuel Cox steals it from Dwight Mullins | 27-23 |
| 05:33 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 27-23 |
| 05:31 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses the tip | 27-23 |
| 05:30 | Central Michigan | James Vickers misses the tip | 27-23 |
| 05:29 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses the tip | 27-23 |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 05:02 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Floyd Wright - foul #2 on Floyd Wright, team foul #10 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Richmond | James Brown (SG), Robert Cooper (C) Floyd Wright, Jerry Backstrom | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Witz (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Richard Dillon, Joseph Lown, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 05:02 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:02 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:45 | Richmond | Jeremy Williams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-25 |
| 04:43 | Richmond | The offensive rebound goes to James Brown | 27-25 |
| 04:29 | Richmond | James Brown's floater is tipped away by Christopher Ross | 27-25 |
| 04:28 | Richmond | Dwight Mullins tips it home | 29-25 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz's pass is intercepted by David Townley | 29-25 |
| 03:46 | Richmond | Jeremy Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 29-25 |
| 03:45 | Central Michigan | James Vickers gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Jeremy Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Dwight Mullins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Townley (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Cooper (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Vickers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | David Townley is called for the reach on Cory Crouch in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Townley, team foul #11 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Richmond | David Miller (PG), David Wareham (SG), Louis Boatner (SF), Ian Rossi (C) Jeremy Williams, James Brown, Dwight Mullins, Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SG), Joseph Lown (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) James Vickers, Christopher Ross, Daniel Clark | |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:38 | Richmond | Ian Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 03:30 | Richmond | David Townley hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Wareham | 31-26 |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz is called for a charge - foul #1 on Randy Witz, team foul #9 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Richmond | Winston Helms (SF), Jerry Backstrom (PF) Louis Boatner, David Townley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:41 | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom connects on the turnaround from close range | 33-26 |
| 02:26 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Smith | 33-29 |
| 02:08 | Richmond | David Miller is called for traveling | 33-29 |
| Subs | Richmond | Louis Boatner (SF) Winston Helms | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Randy Witz, Joseph Lown, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | David Wareham steps in front of the Richard Dillon pass in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| 01:58 | Richmond | David Wareham clanks a shot from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 01:57 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 01:53 | Central Michigan | Ian Rossi takes the ball from Cory Crouch in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| 01:45 | Richmond | David Miller is hacked by Daniel Clark - foul #1 on Daniel Clark, team foul #10 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Richmond | James Brown (SG), David Townley (PF) David Wareham, Jerry Backstrom | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Vickers (SG) Raymond Smith | |
| 01:45 | Richmond | David Miller makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:45 | Richmond | David Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:33 | Central Michigan | David Miller picks off the pass by Daniel Clark | 35-29 |
| 01:27 | Richmond | Ian Rossi hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 35-29 |
| 01:25 | Central Michigan | James Vickers grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-29 |
| 01:04 | Richmond | Ian Rossi pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 00:59 | Richmond | The jump hook by James Brown is blocked by Daniel Clark | 35-29 |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | James Vickers is alone and drills a floater from the baseline set up by Cory Crouch | 35-31 |
| 00:44 | Richmond | David Miller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 00:43 | Richmond | David Townley tips it but misses | 35-31 |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Louis Boatner steps in front of the James Vickers pass in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| 00:33 | Richmond | David Townley lays it in on a nice dish by Louis Boatner | 37-31 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark hits a runner in the lane set up by Cory Crouch | 37-33 |
| 00:03 | Richmond | Louis Boatner is fouled on the floor by Cory Crouch - foul #3 on Cory Crouch, team foul #11 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Williams (PG), David Wareham (SG), Winston Helms (SF) David Miller, James Brown, David Townley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Raymond Smith (SG), Randy Witz (SF), Joseph Lown (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Cory Crouch, James Vickers, Richard Dillon, Christopher Ross, Daniel Clark | |
| 00:03 | Richmond | Louis Boatner makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:03 | Richmond | Louis Boatner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz clanks a halfcourt shot | 39-33 |