| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Chad Ayer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Gaskill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Lesley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Gary Meigs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jose Aguilar (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Scott (fresh) 8 pts. C - Patrick Sheppard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill loses the ball out of bounds | 35-29 |
| 19:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Sheppard misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Louis Lesley - foul #1 on Louis Lesley, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 19:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Sheppard misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Sheppard misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:20 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:56 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Wilson and the foul's on Richard Baker - foul #3 on Richard Baker, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Joel Blackburn (SG) Richard Baker | |
| 18:56 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:28 | Birmingham-Southern | David Gaskill picks off the pass by Joel Blackburn | 38-29 |
| 18:25 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill lays it in | 40-29 |
| 18:04 | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Sheppard evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side | 40-29 |
| 18:02 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 17:35 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from close range | 40-29 |
| 17:33 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill gets the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 17:12 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Chad Ayer | 43-29 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 16:48 | Birmingham-Southern | The short jumper by James Scott is denied by Kevin Anderson | 43-29 |
| 16:46 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 16:44 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Claude (PG), Kenneth Olsen (SG), Reuben Korn (SF), Theodore Stamper (PF), Peter Kost (C) Chad Ayer, David Gaskill, Frank Wilson, Kevin Anderson, Louis Lesley | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Lester Kreutzer (PG), Miladen Symanski (SF), Fred Helberg (PF), Robert Lewis (C) Gary Meigs, Jose Aguilar, James Scott, Patrick Sheppard | |
| 16:23 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-29 |
| 16:22 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Lewis tips it back up and in | 43-31 |
| 16:05 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 43-31 |
| 16:04 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Robert Lewis | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 15:41 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Lewis is open and buries a floater from the right block set up by Lester Kreutzer | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Walter Claude (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Reuben Korn (fresh) PF - Theodore Stamper (fresh) 6 pts. C - Peter Kost (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Lester Kreutzer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Blackburn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miladen Symanski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Helberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Central Michigan | Lester Kreutzer steals the ball from Kenneth Olsen | 43-33 |
| 15:17 | Birmingham-Southern | Lester Kreutzer lays it in | 43-35 |
| 14:48 | Central Michigan | Reuben Korn misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 14:47 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Fred Helberg | 43-35 |
| 14:34 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Theodore Stamper - foul #2 on Theodore Stamper, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer (PG), David Gaskill (SG), Frank Wilson (SF), Louis Lesley (C) Walter Claude, Kenneth Olsen, Reuben Korn, Theodore Stamper | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Meigs (PG), Richard Baker (SG), Jose Aguilar (SF), Ronald Tidwell (C) Lester Kreutzer, Joel Blackburn, Miladen Symanski, Robert Lewis | |
| 14:34 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:34 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:34 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Peter Kost | 43-36 |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | Ronald Tidwell steals it from Peter Kost | 43-36 |
| 13:42 | Birmingham-Southern | Jose Aguilar is whistled for a carry | 43-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson (PF) Peter Kost | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | James Scott (PF), Patrick Sheppard (C) Fred Helberg, Ronald Tidwell | |
| 13:20 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson is called for traveling | 43-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Swaim (PG), Kenneth Olsen (SG) Chad Ayer, David Gaskill | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Lester Kreutzer (PG) Gary Meigs | |
| 13:18 | Birmingham-Southern | Lester Kreutzer is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| 12:50 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Anderson | 46-36 |
| 12:24 | Birmingham-Southern | Jose Aguilar hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-36 |
| 12:23 | Birmingham-Southern | James Scott tips it but misses | 46-36 |
| 12:21 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 12:04 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley is open and lays it up and in | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 11:44 | Birmingham-Southern | Lester Kreutzer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-36 |
| 11:42 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Swaim (fresh) SG - Kenneth Olsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Lesley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Lester Kreutzer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jose Aguilar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Sheppard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen is whistled for traveling | 48-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer (PG), David Gaskill (SG), Reuben Korn (SF), Theodore Stamper (PF), Peter Kost (C) David Swaim, Kenneth Olsen, Frank Wilson, Kevin Anderson, Louis Lesley | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Meigs (PG), Miladen Symanski (SF), Fred Helberg (PF), Robert Lewis (C) Lester Kreutzer, Jose Aguilar, James Scott, Patrick Sheppard | |
| 10:59 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg knocks in the floater near the basket | 48-38 |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 48-38 |
| 10:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Miladen Symanski pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:26 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Baker double dribbles | 48-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Joel Blackburn (SG) Richard Baker | |
| 10:07 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 09:55 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg is hacked by David Gaskill - foul #1 on David Gaskill, team foul #3 | 51-38 |
| 09:38 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg can't finish the layup | 51-38 |
| 09:37 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 09:12 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer misses the turnaround from close range | 51-38 |
| 09:10 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:22 | Birmingham-Southern | Joel Blackburn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | Theodore Stamper grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 08:02 | Central Michigan | Miladen Symanski is called for the reach on Peter Kost - foul #1 on Miladen Symanski, team foul #2 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Claude (PG), Kenneth Olsen (SG), Frank Wilson (SF), Kevin Anderson (PF), Louis Lesley (C) Chad Ayer, David Gaskill, Reuben Korn, Theodore Stamper, Peter Kost | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Lester Kreutzer (PG), Richard Baker (SG), Jose Aguilar (SF), James Scott (PF), Patrick Sheppard (C) Gary Meigs, Joel Blackburn, Miladen Symanski, Fred Helberg, Robert Lewis | |
| 07:42 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson is open and buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Olsen | 56-38 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Walter Claude (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Lesley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Lester Kreutzer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jose Aguilar (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Sheppard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Olsen steps in front of the Lester Kreutzer pass | 56-38 |
| 07:23 | Central Michigan | Walter Claude is hacked by Lester Kreutzer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lester Kreutzer, team foul #3 | 56-38 |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson misses the fadeaway from the left block | 56-38 |
| 07:05 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Baker snags the defensive board | 56-38 |
| 06:50 | Birmingham-Southern | Louis Lesley swats the shot by Richard Baker | 56-38 |
| 06:48 | Central Michigan | Walter Claude gets the rebound | 56-38 |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Patrick Sheppard - foul #3 on Patrick Sheppard, team foul #4 | 56-38 |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen misses the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| 06:33 | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Sheppard snags the defensive board | 57-38 |
| 06:26 | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Sheppard shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner in the paint | 57-40 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley misses the open dunk | 57-40 |
| 05:41 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Lester Kreutzer | 57-40 |
| 05:36 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Baker misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Olsen - foul #2 on Kenneth Olsen, team foul #4 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer (PG), David Gaskill (SG), Peter Kost (C) Walter Claude, Kenneth Olsen, Louis Lesley | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Meigs (PG), Fred Helberg (PF), Ronald Tidwell (C) Lester Kreutzer, James Scott, Patrick Sheppard | |
| 05:36 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Baker misses the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 05:36 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 05:13 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost clanks a jumper from the baseline | 57-41 |
| 05:11 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronald Tidwell gets the rebound | 57-41 |
| 05:05 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Baker is open and buries a driving attempt from close range | 57-43 |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-43 |
| 04:39 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronald Tidwell grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 04:24 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Meigs is hacked by David Gaskill - foul #2 on David Gaskill, team foul #5 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Reuben Korn (SF), Theodore Stamper (PF), Louis Lesley (C) Frank Wilson, Kevin Anderson, Peter Kost | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Joel Blackburn (SG), Miladen Symanski (SF), Robert Lewis (C) Richard Baker, Jose Aguilar, Ronald Tidwell | |
| 04:08 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-43 |
| 04:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg grabs the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 04:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg misses the layup against the doubleteam | 57-43 |
| 03:59 | Central Michigan | Theodore Stamper pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-43 |
| 03:36 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Fred Helberg | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Chad Ayer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Gaskill (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reuben Korn (fresh) PF - Theodore Stamper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Lesley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Gary Meigs (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Joel Blackburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miladen Symanski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Helberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Birmingham-Southern | The short jumper by Gary Meigs is denied by Theodore Stamper | 57-43 |
| 03:30 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Reuben Korn | 57-43 |
| 03:03 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 03:01 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Lewis snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 02:49 | Birmingham-Southern | Miladen Symanski is fouled on the floor by Reuben Korn - foul #2 on Reuben Korn, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Claude (PG), David Swaim (SG), Kenneth Olsen (SF), Peter Kost (C) Chad Ayer, David Gaskill, Theodore Stamper, Louis Lesley | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Lester Kreutzer (PG), Ronald Tidwell (PF) Gary Meigs, Fred Helberg | |
| 02:43 | Birmingham-Southern | Joel Blackburn misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 02:42 | Birmingham-Southern | Lester Kreutzer hits the follow up shot | 57-45 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Reuben Korn | 60-45 |
| 02:01 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Lewis misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 02:00 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | Ronald Tidwell picks off the pass by Reuben Korn | 60-45 |
| 01:33 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Theodore Stamper (PF) David Swaim | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg (PF) Ronald Tidwell | |
| 01:10 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 60-45 |
| 01:08 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 01:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Lester Kreutzer is whistled for a carry | 60-45 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Theodore Stamper connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Lewis banks in the layup on a great pass from Lester Kreutzer | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Walter Claude runs out the clock | 62-47 |