| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Chad Ayer (fresh) SG - David Gaskill (fresh) SF - Reuben Korn (fresh) PF - Kevin Anderson (fresh) C - Louis Lesley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Ivan Bosancic (fresh) SG - Michael Weist (fresh) SF - Madzimoyo Accomando (fresh) PF - Joel Bush (fresh) C - Xavier Castro (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | Xavier Castro blocks the short jumper by Kevin Anderson | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Michigan | David Gaskill takes the ball from Joel Bush | 3-0 |
| 18:22 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-0 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 5-0 |
| 18:03 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:46 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Michael Weist | 5-2 |
| 17:08 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Gaskill | 7-2 |
| 16:54 | Eastern Michigan | David Gaskill is called for the reach on Madzimoyo Accomando - foul #1 on David Gaskill, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson (SF), Theodore Stamper (PF) Reuben Korn, Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 16:42 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush is whistled for traveling | 7-2 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Swaim (PG), Kenneth Olsen (SG), Peter Kost (C) Chad Ayer, David Gaskill, Louis Lesley | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Xavier Castro - foul #1 on Xavier Castro, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson makes the 3rd free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush hits the finger roll on a great pass from Madzimoyo Accomando | 8-4 |
| 16:06 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-4 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo (SG), Gary Brown (C) Michael Weist, Xavier Castro | |
| 15:47 | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 15:46 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Swaim (fresh) SG - Kenneth Olsen (fresh) SF - Frank Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Theodore Stamper (fresh) C - Peter Kost (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Ivan Bosancic (fresh) SG - Antonia Russo (fresh) SF - Madzimoyo Accomando (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Bush (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-4 |
| 15:26 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Antonia Russo | 8-4 |
| 15:01 | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo double dribbles | 8-4 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer (PG), David Gaskill (SG), Reuben Korn (SF), Kevin Anderson (PF), Louis Lesley (C) David Swaim, Kenneth Olsen, Frank Wilson, Theodore Stamper, Peter Kost | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist (SG), James Wooten (PF), Xavier Castro (C) Ivan Bosancic, Madzimoyo Accomando, Joel Bush | |
| 14:51 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Lesley | 11-4 |
| 14:33 | Eastern Michigan | James Wooten can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 11-4 |
| 14:31 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 14:14 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-4 |
| 14:13 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 11-4 |
| 13:52 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown tips it in | 11-6 |
| 13:40 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic (PG), Joel Bush (PF) Antonia Russo, Xavier Castro | |
| 13:26 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 13:25 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by James Wooten - foul #1 on James Wooten, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Perry (SG), Madzimoyo Accomando (SF) Michael Weist, Gary Brown | |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 12:51 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Perry buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ivan Bosancic | 12-8 |
| 12:36 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley is whistled for a carry | 12-8 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Swaim (PG), Kenneth Olsen (SG), Frank Wilson (SF), Theodore Stamper (PF), Peter Kost (C) Chad Ayer, David Gaskill, Reuben Korn, Kevin Anderson, Louis Lesley | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo (SG), Xavier Castro (C) Mark Perry, James Wooten | |
| 12:16 | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando connects on the floater from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 12:10 | Central Michigan | Xavier Castro swats the short shot by Peter Kost | 12-10 |
| 12:08 | Central Michigan | David Swaim grabs the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:03 | Central Michigan | Theodore Stamper is whistled for a carry | 12-10 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist (SG) Antonia Russo | |
| 11:34 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 11:32 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Swaim (fresh) SG - Kenneth Olsen (fresh) SF - Frank Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Theodore Stamper (fresh) C - Peter Kost (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Ivan Bosancic (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Weist (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Madzimoyo Accomando (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joel Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Xavier Castro (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Theodore Stamper - foul #1 on Theodore Stamper, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer (PG), David Gaskill (SG), Reuben Korn (SF), Louis Lesley (C) David Swaim, Kenneth Olsen, Frank Wilson, Peter Kost | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown (C) Xavier Castro | |
| 11:17 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 11:17 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 11:17 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Theodore Stamper | 12-11 |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-11 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 10:44 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 10:25 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 12-13 |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:13 | Central Michigan | Theodore Stamper misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-13 |
| 10:12 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Madzimoyo Accomando | 12-13 |
| 09:44 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 12-13 |
| 09:43 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 09:27 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Weist - foul #1 on Michael Weist, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson (SF), Kevin Anderson (PF) Reuben Korn, Theodore Stamper | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo (PG), Mark Perry (SG), James Wooten (PF), Xavier Castro (C) Ivan Bosancic, Michael Weist, Madzimoyo Accomando, Joel Bush | |
| 09:27 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:27 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 14-13 |
| 09:08 | Eastern Michigan | James Wooten pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Michigan | Xavier Castro misses badly on a floater from the right side | 14-13 |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 14-13 |
| 08:26 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer grabs the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Chad Ayer | 16-13 |
| 08:09 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Perry is whistled for traveling | 16-13 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Swaim (PG), Kenneth Olsen (SG), Reuben Korn (SF), Peter Kost (C) Chad Ayer, David Gaskill, Frank Wilson, Louis Lesley | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic (PG) Gary Brown | |
| 07:59 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson banks in the layup set up by Reuben Korn | 18-13 |
| 07:37 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Perry hits a runner from the right block | 18-15 |
| 07:17 | Central Michigan | David Swaim is fouled on the floor by James Wooten - foul #2 on James Wooten, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist (SG), Madzimoyo Accomando (SF), Joel Bush (PF) Antonia Russo, Mark Perry, James Wooten | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Swaim (fresh) SG - Kenneth Olsen (fresh) SF - Reuben Korn (fresh) PF - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Peter Kost (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Ivan Bosancic (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Weist (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Madzimoyo Accomando (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Xavier Castro (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Weist - foul #2 on Michael Weist, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Cary Mengel (SG) Michael Weist | |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Michigan | Reuben Korn is called for the reach on Madzimoyo Accomando - foul #1 on Reuben Korn, team foul #3 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Theodore Stamper (PF) Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Perry (SG), Gary Brown (C) Cary Mengel, Xavier Castro | |
| 06:37 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown is whistled for a carry | 20-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer (PG), Louis Lesley (C) David Swaim, Peter Kost | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo (SG) Mark Perry | |
| 06:20 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley is hacked by Gary Brown - foul #1 on Gary Brown, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Gaskill (SG), Frank Wilson (SF) Kenneth Olsen, Reuben Korn | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 06:09 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Frank Wilson | 22-15 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Michigan | Theodore Stamper swats the short shot by Ivan Bosancic | 22-15 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown tips it in | 22-17 |
| 05:39 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer is called for traveling | 22-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson (PF) Theodore Stamper | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Perry (SG), Xavier Castro (C) Ivan Bosancic, Gary Brown | |
| 05:25 | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando buries a floater from the free throw line | 22-19 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill is hacked by Mark Perry - foul #1 on Mark Perry, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Swaim (PG), Reuben Korn (SF) Chad Ayer, Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Cary Mengel (PG), Gary Brown (SF) Antonia Russo, Madzimoyo Accomando | |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Michigan | Xavier Castro grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Michigan | Cary Mengel scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Gary Brown | 22-21 |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | Mark Perry is called for the reach on David Gaskill - foul #2 on Mark Perry, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Peter Kost (C) Louis Lesley | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic (PG) Mark Perry | |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-23 |
| 04:05 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Michigan | Cary Mengel misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Peter Kost - foul #1 on Peter Kost, team foul #4 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer (PG), Kenneth Olsen (SG), Theodore Stamper (PF) David Swaim, David Gaskill, Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist (SG), Madzimoyo Accomando (SF), James Wooten (C) Ivan Bosancic, Joel Bush, Xavier Castro | |
| 03:54 | Eastern Michigan | Cary Mengel makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Michigan | Cary Mengel makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:42 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Reuben Korn | 28-25 |
| 03:30 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Kost blocks the jumper by Michael Weist | 28-25 |
| 03:28 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Cary Mengel - foul #1 on Cary Mengel, team foul #9 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson (SF), Louis Lesley (C) Reuben Korn, Peter Kost | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic (PG), Karl Raymer (C) Cary Mengel, Gary Brown | |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:54 | Eastern Michigan | Theodore Stamper steps in front of the Ivan Bosancic pass | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Chad Ayer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frank Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Stamper (fresh) C - Louis Lesley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Ivan Bosancic (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Weist (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Madzimoyo Accomando (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Wooten (fresh) C - Karl Raymer (fresh) | |
| 02:36 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Olsen | 32-25 |
| 02:20 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Madzimoyo Accomando and he's fouled by Kenneth Olsen - foul #1 on Kenneth Olsen, team foul #5 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Gaskill (SG), Kevin Anderson (PF) Kenneth Olsen, Theodore Stamper | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush (PF), Xavier Castro (C) James Wooten, Karl Raymer | |
| 02:20 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist misses the free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:20 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Louis Lesley is denied by Xavier Castro | 32-27 |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson misses the tip | 32-27 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Xavier Castro | 32-27 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Michigan | Xavier Castro clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-27 |
| 01:37 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson tips it back up and in | 34-27 |
| 01:14 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-27 |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 00:39 | Central Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando steals it from Chad Ayer | 34-27 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando misses the easy layup | 34-27 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic tips it in | 34-29 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Ivan Bosancic is called for the reach on Frank Wilson - foul #1 on Ivan Bosancic, team foul #10 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Swaim (PG), Kenneth Olsen (SG), Theodore Stamper (PF), Peter Kost (C) Chad Ayer, David Gaskill, Kevin Anderson, Louis Lesley | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo (SG), Gary Brown (SF), James Wooten (C) Michael Weist, Madzimoyo Accomando, Xavier Castro | |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Wilson picks off the pass by Antonia Russo | 36-29 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 36-29 |