| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gregory Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd North (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Theiss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Warkentin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Robert Arthur (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Salerno (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Geisler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Joseph Miller inbounds the ball | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | Joseph Warkentin misses the shot from the right side | 29-40 |
| 19:37 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 19:18 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Mitchell | 29-43 |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Joseph Miller | 31-43 |
| 18:45 | Miami (OH) | Todd North steps in front of the Shawn Brown pass | 31-43 |
| 18:42 | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller can't finish the layup | 31-43 |
| 18:40 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 18:20 | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Shawn Brown | 31-45 |
| 17:58 | Central Michigan | Todd North clanks a 3 from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 17:57 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 17:35 | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur is called for traveling | 31-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden (PF) John Mitchell | |
| 17:16 | Central Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Gregory Miller is blocked by Paul McFadden | 31-45 |
| 17:14 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 16:51 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden blows the dunk but he's hacked by Gregory Miller - foul #1 on Gregory Miller, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bryce Craig (SG), Manuel North (SF), Manuel Barnes (PF), Larry Hollingsworth (C) Todd North, Joseph Miller, Joshua Theiss, Joseph Warkentin | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Adams (C) Vernon Geisler | |
| 16:51 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 16:51 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden makes the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 16:34 | Central Michigan | Manuel North is whistled for traveling | 31-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Wyatt (PG) Gregory Miller | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones (PG), Walter Winkel (SF) Robert Arthur, Shawn Brown | |
| 16:20 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth (SG) Paul Salerno | |
| 15:57 | Central Michigan | Manuel North misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Walter Winkel - foul #1 on Walter Winkel, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Todd North (SG), Joshua Darden (PF) Bryce Craig, Manuel Barnes | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell (PF) John Adams | |
| 15:57 | Central Michigan | Manuel North makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 15:57 | Central Michigan | Manuel North makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Charles Wyatt (fresh) SG - Todd North (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel North (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Darden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Hollingsworth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Goforth (fresh) SF - Walter Winkel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul McFadden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Darden | 33-47 |
| 15:45 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones grabs the offensive board | 33-47 |
| 15:25 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-47 |
| 15:23 | Central Michigan | Charles Wyatt snags the defensive board | 33-47 |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Joshua Darden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-47 |
| 15:01 | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 14:43 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Todd North - foul #3 on Todd North, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller (PG), Joseph Miller (SF), Joseph Warkentin (C) Charles Wyatt, Manuel North, Larry Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno (SG), Shawn Brown (SF), John Adams (PF), Vernon Geisler (C) Jim Goforth, Walter Winkel, John Mitchell, Paul McFadden | |
| 14:43 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones makes the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 14:43 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 14:33 | Central Michigan | Joshua Darden misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Vernon Geisler - foul #3 on Vernon Geisler, team foul #2 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur (PG) Andrew Jones | |
| 14:33 | Central Michigan | Joshua Darden makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 14:33 | Central Michigan | Joshua Darden makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 14:23 | Miami (OH) | Gregory Miller steals it from Vernon Geisler | 35-49 |
| 14:19 | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller misses the easy layup | 35-49 |
| 14:17 | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| 14:00 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown is hacked by Joseph Miller - foul #3 on Joseph Miller, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bryce Craig (SG) Todd North | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 13:55 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno connects on the 3 from the right corner | 35-52 |
| 13:36 | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-52 |
| 13:35 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler grabs the defensive rebound | 35-52 |
| 13:20 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Miller - foul #4 on Joseph Miller, team foul #4 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Manuel North (SF) Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell (PF) John Adams | |
| 13:20 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown misses the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 13:20 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 13:06 | Central Michigan | Shawn Brown picks off the pass by Gregory Miller | 35-53 |
| 13:02 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno lays it up and in set up by Shawn Brown | 35-55 |
| 12:40 | Central Michigan | Joshua Darden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-55 |
| 12:39 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno gets the rebound | 35-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 12:17 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Todd North (SG), Joshua Theiss (PF) Bryce Craig, Joshua Darden | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden (PF) John Mitchell | |
| 12:06 | Central Michigan | Manuel North misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-55 |
| 12:05 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden gets the rebound | 35-55 |
| 11:46 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Vernon Geisler | 35-57 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gregory Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd North (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Manuel North (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Theiss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Warkentin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Robert Arthur (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Salerno (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul McFadden (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Vernon Geisler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Central Michigan | Todd North can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-57 |
| 11:25 | Central Michigan | Joseph Warkentin grabs the offensive board | 35-57 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Joseph Warkentin scores on a shot from close range and the foul's on Shawn Brown - foul #1 on Shawn Brown, team foul #3 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Wyatt (PG) Gregory Miller | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones (PG), Jim Goforth (SG), Walter Winkel (SF), John Adams (C) Robert Arthur, Paul Salerno, Shawn Brown, Vernon Geisler | |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Joseph Warkentin makes the free throw | 38-57 |
| 10:41 | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-57 |
| 10:40 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden gets the offensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 10:25 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 38-57 |
| 10:24 | Central Michigan | Todd North grabs the defensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 10:11 | Central Michigan | Charles Wyatt is hacked by Andrew Jones - foul #1 on Andrew Jones, team foul #4 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller (PG), Bryce Craig (SF), Joshua Darden (PF), Larry Hollingsworth (C) Charles Wyatt, Manuel North, Joshua Theiss, Joseph Warkentin | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur (PG), Paul Salerno (SG), Shawn Brown (SF), John Mitchell (PF) Andrew Jones, Jim Goforth, Walter Winkel, John Adams | |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller is hacked by Robert Arthur - foul #1 on Robert Arthur, team foul #5 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Adams (C) Paul McFadden | |
| 09:55 | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-57 |
| 09:54 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Shawn Brown | 38-57 |
| 09:28 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 38-59 |
| 09:17 | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Todd North | 41-59 |
| 09:04 | Miami (OH) | Todd North steals it from Shawn Brown | 41-59 |
| 08:52 | Central Michigan | Todd North clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-59 |
| 08:51 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown snags the defensive board | 41-59 |
| 08:23 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joshua Darden - foul #4 on Joshua Darden, team foul #5 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Manuel North (SF), Joshua Theiss (PF) Todd North, Joshua Darden | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones (PG), Vernon Geisler (C) Robert Arthur, John Adams | |
| 08:23 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 41-60 |
| 08:23 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Joshua Theiss misses the fadeaway from the right side | 41-61 |
| 08:05 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell grabs the board | 41-61 |
| 07:42 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gregory Miller - foul #2 on Gregory Miller, team foul #6 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Wyatt (PG), Joseph Miller (SF), Joshua Darden (PF), Joseph Warkentin (C) Gregory Miller, Manuel North, Joshua Theiss, Larry Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth (SG), Paul McFadden (PF) Paul Salerno, John Mitchell | |
| 07:42 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-62 |
| 07:42 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| 07:42 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Joseph Warkentin | 41-62 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Charles Wyatt (fresh) SG - Bryce Craig (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joshua Darden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Warkentin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Goforth (fresh) SF - Shawn Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul McFadden (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Vernon Geisler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Central Michigan | Charles Wyatt scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-62 |
| 07:04 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Vernon Geisler | 44-65 |
| 06:40 | Central Michigan | Joseph Miller knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Charles Wyatt and he's hacked by Andrew Jones - foul #2 on Andrew Jones, team foul #6 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller (PG), Todd North (SG) Charles Wyatt, Bryce Craig | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur (PG), Paul Salerno (SG) Jim Goforth, Shawn Brown | |
| 06:40 | Central Michigan | Joseph Miller makes the free throw | 47-65 |
| 06:17 | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Gregory Miller - foul #3 on Gregory Miller, team foul #7 | 47-65 |
| 06:17 | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur makes the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 06:17 | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur makes the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 06:01 | Central Michigan | Joseph Warkentin connects on the 3 from the right wing | 50-67 |
| 05:38 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-67 |
| 05:36 | Central Michigan | Joshua Darden pulls down the rebound | 50-67 |
| 05:22 | Central Michigan | Joseph Miller clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-67 |
| 05:21 | Central Michigan | Gregory Miller snags the offensive board | 50-67 |
| 05:15 | Central Michigan | Joseph Warkentin drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Miller | 53-67 |
| 04:55 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones hits the finger roll set up by Vernon Geisler | 53-69 |
| 04:39 | Central Michigan | Joseph Miller misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 53-69 |
| 04:37 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden grabs the board | 53-69 |
| 04:37 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown (SF), John Mitchell (PF) Andrew Jones, Paul McFadden | |
| 04:14 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler is denied on a layup by Joseph Warkentin | 53-69 |
| 04:13 | Central Michigan | Joshua Darden grabs the board | 53-69 |
| 04:06 | Central Michigan | Joseph Warkentin lays it up and in on a great pass from Todd North | 55-69 |
| 03:48 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Shawn Brown and the foul's on Joseph Warkentin - foul #2 on Joseph Warkentin, team foul #8 | 55-71 |
| 03:48 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler makes the free throw | 55-72 |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | Joseph Warkentin blows the layup but the foul's on Vernon Geisler - foul #4 on Vernon Geisler, team foul #7 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Wyatt (PG), Bryce Craig (SG), Manuel North (SF), Joshua Theiss (PF) Gregory Miller, Todd North, Joseph Miller, Joshua Darden | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones (PG), Jim Goforth (SG), Walter Winkel (SF), Paul McFadden (PF), John Adams (C) Robert Arthur, Paul Salerno, Shawn Brown, John Mitchell, Vernon Geisler | |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | Joseph Warkentin misses the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | Joseph Warkentin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Charles Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryce Craig (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Manuel North (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Theiss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Warkentin (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Goforth (fresh) SF - Walter Winkel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul McFadden (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - John Adams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Miami (OH) | Joshua Theiss steals it from Paul McFadden | 56-72 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Joseph Warkentin loses the dribble to John Adams | 56-72 |
| 02:29 | Miami (OH) | John Adams is called for traveling | 56-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Hollingsworth (C) Joseph Warkentin | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 02:10 | Central Michigan | Joshua Theiss clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-72 |
| 02:08 | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel pulls down the rebound | 56-72 |
| 01:39 | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-72 |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | Joshua Theiss double dribbles | 56-72 |
| 01:07 | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Andrew Jones | 56-75 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Jim Goforth picks off the pass by Charles Wyatt in the backcourt | 56-75 |
| 00:56 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Wyatt - foul #2 on Charles Wyatt, team foul #9 | 56-75 |
| 00:56 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones makes the 1st free throw | 56-76 |
| 00:56 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 56-77 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | Charles Wyatt misses short on a floater from the right side | 56-77 |
| 00:49 | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel grabs the board | 56-77 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones clanks a 3 from the right wing | 56-77 |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | Manuel North grabs the board | 56-77 |
| 00:22 | Central Michigan | Charles Wyatt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Andrew Jones - foul #3 on Andrew Jones, team foul #8 | 58-77 |
| 00:22 | Central Michigan | Charles Wyatt makes the free throw | 59-77 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones runs out the clock | 59-77 |