| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Adams (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ira Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clark Hathaway (fresh) PF - Willard Dufault (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Edwin Irish (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Douglas Goodwin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Deforge (fresh) 5 pts. C - Herman Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Johnson inbounds the ball | 19-25 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Johnson blows the layup but the foul's on Clark Hathaway - foul #2 on Clark Hathaway, team foul #1 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias (SG), Rick Daniels (SF), Robert Scott (PF), Peter Munk (C) Ira Barnes, Clark Hathaway, Willard Dufault, Paul Rhodes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 19:39 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 19:39 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 19:22 | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias is fouled on the floor by Andrew Johnson - foul #1 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #1 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway (SF) Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 18:58 | Central Michigan | James Adams connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Matthias | 22-27 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Deforge double dribbles | 22-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG), Ira Barnes (SG), John Jackson (SF), Robert Scott (PF) James Adams, Scott Matthias, Clark Hathaway, Rick Daniels | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott misses long on a shot from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Andrew Johnson | 22-27 |
| 17:50 | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-27 |
| 17:48 | Central Michigan | John Jackson pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 17:19 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk is fouled on the floor by Herman Henderson - foul #2 on Herman Henderson, team foul #2 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Adams (PG), Scott Matthias (SG), Clark Hathaway (SF), Willard Dufault (PF), Rick Daniels (C) Jason Butler, Ira Barnes, John Jackson, Robert Scott, Peter Munk | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 17:06 | Central Michigan | James Adams misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-27 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Herman Henderson | 22-27 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish loses the dribble to Scott Matthias in the backcourt | 22-27 |
| 17:01 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway misses the lay-in | 22-27 |
| 17:00 | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Deforge pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 16:42 | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Johnson | 22-30 |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | James Adams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 16:19 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway tips it home | 24-30 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Henderson makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Goodwin | 24-32 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Adams (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Scott Matthias (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clark Hathaway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willard Dufault (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rick Daniels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Edwin Irish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Goodwin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Deforge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Henderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Herman Henderson - foul #3 on Herman Henderson, team foul #3 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG), Ira Barnes (SG), Robert Scott (PF), Peter Munk (C) James Adams, Scott Matthias, Clark Hathaway, Willard Dufault | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Glen Wimbish (PG), Kevin Frazier (SG), Garret Moore (SF), Joseph Bresnahan (PF), Kirk Loyola (C) Edwin Irish, Douglas Goodwin, Andrew Johnson, Samuel Deforge, Herman Henderson | |
| 15:29 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 15:29 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 15:19 | Eastern Michigan | Kirk Loyola makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Kevin Frazier and he's fouled by Peter Munk - foul #2 on Peter Munk, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Jackson (SF) Rick Daniels | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 15:19 | Eastern Michigan | Kirk Loyola makes the free throw | 26-35 |
| 15:06 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-35 |
| 14:48 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Frazier comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Peter Munk - foul #3 on Peter Munk, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Adams (PG), Clark Hathaway (SF), Willard Dufault (PF) Jason Butler, John Jackson, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 14:48 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 14:48 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 14:31 | Central Michigan | James Adams misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 28-36 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Frazier grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 14:23 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Frazier scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Glen Wimbish | 28-39 |
| 13:58 | Central Michigan | James Adams hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-39 |
| 13:42 | Eastern Michigan | Willard Dufault steals the ball from Joseph Bresnahan | 31-39 |
| 13:21 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway scores on a driving attempt from close range | 33-39 |
| 13:13 | Eastern Michigan | Garret Moore misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes's pass is intercepted by Garret Moore | 33-39 |
| 12:22 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Bresnahan can't connect on a jumper from close range | 33-39 |
| 12:21 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 12:00 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Kirk Loyola - foul #1 on Kirk Loyola, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG), Scott Matthias (SF), Rick Daniels (PF), Paul Rhodes (C) James Adams, Clark Hathaway, Willard Dufault, Peter Munk | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish (PG), Douglas Goodwin (SG), Andrew Johnson (SF), Samuel Deforge (PF), Herman Henderson (C) Glen Wimbish, Kevin Frazier, Garret Moore, Joseph Bresnahan, Kirk Loyola | |
| 12:00 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Butler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ira Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Matthias (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Rick Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Edwin Irish (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Goodwin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Deforge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Johnson can't finish the layup | 36-39 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Goodwin tips it but misses | 36-39 |
| 11:41 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 11:16 | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Jackson (SF), Robert Scott (PF) Ira Barnes, Paul Rhodes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 11:02 | Eastern Michigan | Jason Butler steals the ball from Edwin Irish | 36-39 |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias lays it in set up by Jason Butler | 38-39 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Michigan | Rick Daniels blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Douglas Goodwin | 38-39 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Henderson tips it back up and in | 38-41 |
| 10:08 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 10:07 | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Goodwin hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-44 |
| 09:21 | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 09:20 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels can't tip it in | 38-44 |
| 09:18 | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Deforge grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Goodwin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Douglas Goodwin, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Adams (PG), Ira Barnes (SG), Clark Hathaway (SF), Willard Dufault (PF), Paul Rhodes (C) Jason Butler, Scott Matthias, John Jackson, Robert Scott, Rick Daniels | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Glen Wimbish (SF) Andrew Johnson | |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | James Adams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ira Barnes | 41-44 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Deforge comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-44 |
| 08:21 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Henderson grabs the offensive board | 41-44 |
| 08:10 | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-44 |
| 08:08 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Willard Dufault | 41-44 |
| 07:54 | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Adams | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Adams (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ira Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clark Hathaway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willard Dufault (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Edwin Irish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Goodwin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Wimbish (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Samuel Deforge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Henderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Henderson blows the layup | 43-44 |
| 07:35 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 07:14 | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes can't finish the layup | 43-44 |
| 07:13 | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Deforge pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Goodwin makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Edwin Irish | 43-47 |
| 07:00 | Central Michigan | James Adams connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Clark Hathaway | 46-47 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Adams - foul #3 on James Adams, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (SG), John Jackson (SF), Rick Daniels (PF), Peter Munk (C) Ira Barnes, Clark Hathaway, Willard Dufault, Paul Rhodes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Frazier (SG), Andrew Johnson (SF), Joseph Bresnahan (PF), Kirk Loyola (C) Douglas Goodwin, Glen Wimbish, Samuel Deforge, Herman Henderson | |
| 06:47 | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 06:25 | Eastern Michigan | Kirk Loyola pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Bresnahan comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Michigan | Kirk Loyola grabs the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 05:54 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Frazier clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-49 |
| 05:53 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 05:32 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Butler and he's hacked by Kevin Frazier - foul #3 on Kevin Frazier, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias (SG), Clark Hathaway (SF), Robert Scott (PF) Jason Butler, John Jackson, Rick Daniels | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Glen Wimbish (PG) Edwin Irish | |
| 05:32 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Michigan | Glen Wimbish's fadeaway is rejected by Clark Hathaway | 49-49 |
| 05:22 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 05:05 | Eastern Michigan | Kirk Loyola grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Michigan | Clark Hathaway is called for the reach on Kirk Loyola - foul #3 on Clark Hathaway, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes (SG), Willard Dufault (PF) Scott Matthias, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Goodwin (SG), Samuel Deforge (PF) Kevin Frazier, Kirk Loyola | |
| 04:23 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Munk is called for the reach on Glen Wimbish - foul #4 on Peter Munk, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Scott (PF), Paul Rhodes (C) Willard Dufault, Peter Munk | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Herman Henderson (C) Joseph Bresnahan | |
| 04:15 | Eastern Michigan | Glen Wimbish buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Douglas Goodwin | 49-51 |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Adams (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ira Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clark Hathaway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Glen Wimbish (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Goodwin (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Deforge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Herman Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Eastern Michigan | James Adams is called for the reach on Samuel Deforge - foul #4 on James Adams, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG), Scott Matthias (SF), Rick Daniels (PF), Peter Munk (C) James Adams, Clark Hathaway, Robert Scott, Paul Rhodes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Frazier (SF) Andrew Johnson | |
| 03:31 | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Deforge misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 03:31 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 03:06 | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 03:04 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk tips it in | 53-51 |
| 02:48 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Frazier misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-51 |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Rick Daniels | 53-51 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Glen Wimbish - foul #1 on Glen Wimbish, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Adams (PG), Clark Hathaway (SF), Willard Dufault (PF) Jason Butler, Ira Barnes, Peter Munk | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish (PG), Andrew Johnson (SF), Joseph Bresnahan (PF), Kirk Loyola (C) Glen Wimbish, Kevin Frazier, Samuel Deforge, Herman Henderson | |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes (C) Rick Daniels | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Deforge (PF), Herman Henderson (C) Joseph Bresnahan, Kirk Loyola | |
| 02:03 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Goodwin misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 55-51 |
| 02:02 | Central Michigan | Willard Dufault gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 01:40 | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Adams | 57-51 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 01:19 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Scott Matthias | 57-51 |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Willard Dufault | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Henderson loses the dribble to Paul Rhodes | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Edwin Irish is called for the reach on James Adams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edwin Irish, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes (SG), John Jackson (SF), Rick Daniels (PF), Peter Munk (C) Scott Matthias, Clark Hathaway, Willard Dufault, Paul Rhodes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | James Adams makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | James Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:50 | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Deforge misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Henderson grabs the offensive board | 62-51 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Goodwin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Jackson - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #8 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway (SF), Willard Dufault (PF), Paul Rhodes (C) John Jackson, Rick Daniels, Peter Munk | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Glen Wimbish (PG), Kevin Frazier (SF), Joseph Bresnahan (PF), Kirk Loyola (C) Edwin Irish, Andrew Johnson, Samuel Deforge, Herman Henderson | |
| 00:45 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes is hacked by Douglas Goodwin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Goodwin, team foul #9 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Jackson (SF), Rick Daniels (PF), Peter Munk (C) Clark Hathaway, Willard Dufault, Paul Rhodes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish (PG), Andrew Johnson (SF), Samuel Deforge (PF), Herman Henderson (C) Glen Wimbish, Kevin Frazier, Joseph Bresnahan, Kirk Loyola | |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Henderson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Herman Henderson, team foul #10 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Glen Wimbish (PG), Kevin Frazier (SG), Garret Moore (SF), Joseph Bresnahan (PF), Kirk Loyola (C) Edwin Irish, Douglas Goodwin, Andrew Johnson, Samuel Deforge, Herman Henderson | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels connects on the fadeaway from close range | 66-53 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Michigan | Kirk Loyola connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Kevin Frazier | 66-55 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | James Adams runs out the clock | 66-55 |