| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - James Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Butters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Swingle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ira Barnes (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Clark Hathaway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willard Dufault (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Rhodes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Central Michigan | James Adams misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 19:44 | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes tips it back up and in | 24-35 |
| 19:17 | Arkansas State | James Butters lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Wagner | 26-35 |
| 18:51 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 18:50 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway snags the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 18:29 | Central Michigan | James Butters steals it from Paul Rhodes | 26-35 |
| 18:05 | Arkansas State | Joseph Wagner knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-35 |
| 17:44 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes travels with the ball | 28-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG), Scott Matthias (SG), Rick Daniels (SF), Robert Scott (PF), Peter Munk (C) James Adams, Ira Barnes, Clark Hathaway, Willard Dufault, Paul Rhodes | |
| 17:32 | Arkansas State | James Butters hits the finger roll set up by James Gill | 30-35 |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler double dribbles | 30-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jonathan Clay (PF) James Butters | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway (SF) Robert Scott | |
| 16:53 | Arkansas State | Joseph Wagner clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-35 |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 16:46 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler is hacked by Victor Swingle - foul #1 on Victor Swingle, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Kenneth Turner (SF), Kenneth Shepard (C) Donald Miller, Victor Swingle | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Scott (PF) Rick Daniels | |
| 16:27 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 30-35 |
| 16:26 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott tips it home | 30-37 |
| 16:05 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Shepard's pass is intercepted by Clark Hathaway | 30-37 |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Clark Hathaway | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - James Gill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Wagner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Turner (fresh) PF - Jonathan Clay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Shepard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Matthias (fresh) SF - Clark Hathaway (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Munk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Arkansas State | Joseph Wagner makes the 3 from straight away | 33-39 |
| 15:05 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway loses the dribble to James Gill | 33-39 |
| 14:44 | Arkansas State | Jonathan Clay is whistled for traveling | 33-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Dustin Ford (PG), Donald Miller (SF), James Butters (PF), Victor Swingle (C) James Gill, Joseph Wagner, Jonathan Clay, Kenneth Shepard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Adams (PG), Ira Barnes (SG), John Jackson (SF), Willard Dufault (PF), Rick Daniels (C) Jason Butler, Scott Matthias, Clark Hathaway, Robert Scott, Peter Munk | |
| 14:30 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes clanks a floater from the free throw line | 33-39 |
| 14:28 | Arkansas State | Victor Swingle snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 14:24 | Arkansas State | Donald Miller comes up short on the shot from the left side | 33-39 |
| 14:23 | Central Michigan | James Adams grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | James Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-39 |
| 13:57 | Arkansas State | Donald Miller grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 13:51 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Turner is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Turner, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Willard Dufault | 33-41 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Turner is hacked by Ira Barnes - foul #2 on Ira Barnes, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Gill (PG) Kenneth Turner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias (SF), Peter Munk (C) John Jackson, Willard Dufault | |
| 13:00 | Arkansas State | James Gill comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 12:59 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 12:34 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by James Butters - foul #3 on James Butters, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Joseph Wagner (SG) Dustin Ford | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (SG), Clark Hathaway (SF), Willard Dufault (PF) Ira Barnes, Scott Matthias, Peter Munk | |
| 12:34 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 12:34 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 12:18 | Arkansas State | James Gill can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 33-43 |
| 12:17 | Arkansas State | James Butters hits the follow up shot | 35-43 |
| 12:12 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Miller - foul #1 on Donald Miller, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Brian Abrahams (SF) Donald Miller | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Scott (PF), Peter Munk (C) Willard Dufault, Rick Daniels | |
| 12:12 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 12:12 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 12:12 | Arkansas State | Victor Swingle pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 11:58 | Arkansas State | Brian Abrahams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 35-44 |
| 11:56 | Arkansas State | Victor Swingle tips it back up and in | 37-44 |
| 11:31 | Central Michigan | James Gill steals the ball from Clark Hathaway | 37-44 |
| 11:27 | Arkansas State | Brian Abrahams lays it up and in on a great pass from James Gill | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - James Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Wagner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Abrahams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Butters (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Victor Swingle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clark Hathaway (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Munk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Central Michigan | James Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 11:21 | Arkansas State | Victor Swingle gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 11:15 | Arkansas State | James Butters's floater is tipped away by Peter Munk | 39-44 |
| 11:13 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 10:58 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-44 |
| 10:57 | Arkansas State | James Butters pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas State | James Gill misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Peter Munk | 39-44 |
| 10:24 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 10:22 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott hits the follow up shot | 39-46 |
| 10:04 | Arkansas State | Victor Swingle connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by James Gill and he's hacked by Peter Munk - foul #2 on Peter Munk, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Dustin Ford (PG), Kenneth Turner (SG), Donald Miller (SF), Jonathan Clay (PF) James Gill, Joseph Wagner, Brian Abrahams, James Butters | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes (SG), Scott Matthias (SF), Willard Dufault (PF), Rick Daniels (C) Jason Butler, Clark Hathaway, Robert Scott, Peter Munk | |
| 10:04 | Arkansas State | Victor Swingle makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | Donald Miller steps in front of the James Adams pass | 42-46 |
| 09:26 | Arkansas State | Donald Miller misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 09:24 | Arkansas State | Victor Swingle gets the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:04 | Arkansas State | Dustin Ford scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels's layup is rejected by Victor Swingle | 44-46 |
| 08:44 | Arkansas State | Donald Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 08:39 | Arkansas State | Dustin Ford clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 08:37 | Arkansas State | Donald Miller can't tip it in | 44-46 |
| 08:36 | Central Michigan | James Adams pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 08:17 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels banks in the layup on a great pass from Ira Barnes | 44-48 |
| 08:02 | Arkansas State | Donald Miller misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 44-48 |
| 08:00 | Central Michigan | Willard Dufault grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Clay - foul #1 on Jonathan Clay, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Gill (PG), Joseph Wagner (SG), Kenneth Shepard (C) Dustin Ford, Kenneth Turner, Victor Swingle | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG), Clark Hathaway (SF), John Jackson (PF), Paul Rhodes (C) James Adams, Scott Matthias, Willard Dufault, Rick Daniels | |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes is hacked by Jonathan Clay - foul #2 on Jonathan Clay, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Brian Abrahams (SF) Donald Miller | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - James Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Wagner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Abrahams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Clay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Shepard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ira Barnes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clark Hathaway (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Paul Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Central Michigan | John Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Shepard | 44-48 |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 06:28 | Central Michigan | John Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-48 |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes snags the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 06:05 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by John Jackson is denied by Kenneth Shepard | 44-48 |
| 06:03 | Arkansas State | Joseph Wagner gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 05:59 | Arkansas State | Brian Abrahams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 44-48 |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | John Jackson gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 05:31 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ira Barnes | 44-50 |
| 05:09 | Arkansas State | Joseph Wagner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Clark Hathaway | 44-50 |
| 04:47 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway loses the ball out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Miller (SF), James Butters (PF) Brian Abrahams, Jonathan Clay | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Adams (PG), Scott Matthias (SG), Rick Daniels (SF), Willard Dufault (PF), Peter Munk (C) Jason Butler, Ira Barnes, Clark Hathaway, John Jackson, Paul Rhodes | |
| 04:31 | Arkansas State | James Gill misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 04:09 | Central Michigan | James Adams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 04:07 | Arkansas State | Donald Miller gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 04:00 | Arkansas State | Joseph Wagner is hacked by Rick Daniels - foul #2 on Rick Daniels, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Dustin Ford (PG), Kenneth Turner (SG), Victor Swingle (C) James Gill, Joseph Wagner, Kenneth Shepard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway (SF) Rick Daniels | |
| 03:54 | Arkansas State | Victor Swingle drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Turner | 46-50 |
| 03:31 | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Adams | 46-53 |
| 03:24 | Arkansas State | Willard Dufault steals the ball from Donald Miller | 46-53 |
| 03:00 | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias misses the easy layup but the foul's on Victor Swingle - foul #2 on Victor Swingle, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Gill (PG) Kenneth Turner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes (SG), Robert Scott (PF) Clark Hathaway, Willard Dufault | |
| 03:00 | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 03:00 | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - James Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Ford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Butters (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Victor Swingle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ira Barnes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Matthias (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Munk (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Arkansas State | James Butters's floater is knocked away by Robert Scott | 46-55 |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:24 | Central Michigan | James Adams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes grabs the offensive board | 46-55 |
| 02:10 | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias banks in the layup | 46-57 |
| 02:01 | Arkansas State | Robert Scott steals the ball from James Gill | 46-57 |
| 01:36 | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias is denied on a layup by James Butters | 46-57 |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes tips it home | 46-59 |
| 01:18 | Arkansas State | James Gill hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Butters | 49-59 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | James Adams drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ira Barnes | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Arkansas State | James Adams takes the ball from Dustin Ford | 49-62 |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes lays it in on a nice dish by James Adams | 49-64 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas State | James Butters lays it in on a nice dish by Dustin Ford | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Ira Barnes | 51-66 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas State | James Butters is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-66 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott gets the rebound | 51-66 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | James Adams runs out the clock | 51-66 |