| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ira Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Clark Hathaway (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Willard Dufault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Junior Vest (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Troy Knox (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Mayfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Leisure (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Gary Mayfield inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Western Michigan | Junior Vest can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-25 |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 19:23 | Central Michigan | James Adams misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-25 |
| 19:22 | Central Michigan | Willard Dufault hits the follow up shot | 36-25 |
| 19:15 | Western Michigan | Mark Leisure scores on a shot from the right side | 36-27 |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | James Adams misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 18:44 | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes tips it back up and in | 38-27 |
| 18:31 | Western Michigan | Mark Leisure clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 18:30 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Willard Dufault | 38-27 |
| 18:07 | Central Michigan | James Adams scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clark Hathaway | 41-27 |
| 17:48 | Western Michigan | Willard Dufault steals the ball from Troy Knox | 41-27 |
| 17:20 | Central Michigan | Willard Dufault is hacked by Martin Richardson - foul #2 on Martin Richardson, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG), Scott Matthias (SG), John Jackson (SF), Rick Daniels (PF), Peter Munk (C) James Adams, Ira Barnes, Clark Hathaway, Willard Dufault, Paul Rhodes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tony Swanson (SG), Anthony Steinmetz (SF), John Lilly (PF), Richard Harrison (C) Troy Knox, Gary Mayfield, Martin Richardson, Mark Leisure | |
| 17:03 | Central Michigan | Richard Harrison steals the ball from Jason Butler | 41-27 |
| 16:42 | Western Michigan | Richard Harrison buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Anthony Steinmetz | 41-30 |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Munk | 43-30 |
| 16:08 | Western Michigan | Richard Harrison drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Junior Vest and he's fouled by Peter Munk - foul #2 on Peter Munk, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway (SF) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 16:08 | Western Michigan | Richard Harrison makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Harrison - foul #1 on Richard Harrison, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Jackson (SF) Clark Hathaway | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Lorkowski (PG), Douglas Wiseman (SG), Gary Mayfield (SF), Mark Leisure (C) Junior Vest, Tony Swanson, Anthony Steinmetz, Richard Harrison | |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 15:43 | Western Michigan | Mark Leisure grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Matthias (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rick Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. C - Peter Munk (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Lorkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Wiseman (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Gary Mayfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Lilly (fresh) C - Mark Leisure (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Western Michigan | Mark Leisure hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Peter Munk - foul #3 on Peter Munk, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway (SF), Robert Scott (PF) John Jackson, Rick Daniels | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Martin Richardson (PF) John Lilly | |
| 15:26 | Western Michigan | Mark Leisure makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:26 | Western Michigan | Mark Leisure makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 15:11 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 15:09 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk grabs the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 14:42 | Central Michigan | James Lorkowski picks off the pass by Jason Butler | 44-35 |
| 14:39 | Western Michigan | Gary Mayfield lays it in set up by James Lorkowski | 44-37 |
| 14:14 | Central Michigan | Mark Leisure denies the turnaround by Jason Butler | 44-37 |
| 14:12 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Martin Richardson | 44-37 |
| 13:47 | Western Michigan | Mark Leisure's floater is knocked away by Peter Munk | 44-37 |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 13:43 | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias loses the dribble to James Lorkowski in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| 13:30 | Western Michigan | James Lorkowski drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Wiseman | 44-40 |
| 13:09 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 12:56 | Western Michigan | Mark Leisure's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Munk | 46-40 |
| 12:55 | Western Michigan | Douglas Wiseman pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:48 | Western Michigan | Douglas Wiseman misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-40 |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-40 |
| 12:01 | Western Michigan | Martin Richardson knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 49-42 |
| 11:44 | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias is hacked by Gary Mayfield - foul #1 on Gary Mayfield, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Junior Vest (PG), Troy Knox (SG), Tony Swanson (SF), John Lilly (PF), Richard Harrison (C) James Lorkowski, Douglas Wiseman, Gary Mayfield, Martin Richardson, Mark Leisure | |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-42 |
| 11:28 | Western Michigan | John Lilly gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ira Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willard Dufault (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Rick Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Junior Vest (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Troy Knox (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Swanson (fresh) PF - John Lilly (fresh) C - Richard Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:10 | Western Michigan | Richard Harrison steps out of bounds on the sideline | 49-42 |
| 10:56 | Central Michigan | John Jackson is open and scores on a jumper from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 10:43 | Western Michigan | Troy Knox misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-42 |
| 10:41 | Western Michigan | John Lilly grabs the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 10:21 | Western Michigan | John Lilly hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 51-42 |
| 10:20 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 10:00 | Central Michigan | James Adams is hacked by Junior Vest - foul #2 on Junior Vest, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Lorkowski (PG), Anthony Steinmetz (SF), Mark Leisure (C) Junior Vest, Tony Swanson, Richard Harrison | |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | James Adams is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ira Barnes | 54-42 |
| 09:35 | Western Michigan | Troy Knox misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ira Barnes - foul #1 on Ira Barnes, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway (SF), Paul Rhodes (C) John Jackson, Willard Dufault | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 09:35 | Western Michigan | Troy Knox misses the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 09:35 | Western Michigan | Troy Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 09:33 | Central Michigan | James Adams travels in the backcourt | 54-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Willard Dufault (PF) Clark Hathaway | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Douglas Wiseman (SG) Troy Knox | |
| 09:22 | Western Michigan | James Adams steals it from Douglas Wiseman | 54-43 |
| 09:19 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels lays it up and in on a great pass from James Adams | 56-43 |
| 09:02 | Western Michigan | James Lorkowski misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 56-43 |
| 09:00 | Central Michigan | Willard Dufault grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 08:58 | Central Michigan | James Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway (SF) Willard Dufault | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Junior Vest (SG), Martin Richardson (PF) Douglas Wiseman, Mark Leisure | |
| 08:39 | Western Michigan | Martin Richardson's pass is intercepted by Ira Barnes | 56-43 |
| 08:35 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway blows the layup | 56-43 |
| 08:34 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Martin Richardson | 56-43 |
| 08:13 | Western Michigan | Martin Richardson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 56-43 |
| 08:11 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Clark Hathaway | 56-43 |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels is wide open but clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 56-43 |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | James Adams snags the offensive board | 56-43 |
| 07:21 | Central Michigan | James Adams buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ira Barnes | 59-43 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Adams (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ira Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clark Hathaway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rick Daniels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Rhodes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Lorkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Junior Vest (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Steinmetz (fairly fresh) PF - Martin Richardson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Lilly (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:05 | Western Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-43 |
| 07:03 | Central Michigan | James Adams gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| 06:35 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-43 |
| 06:34 | Western Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| 06:23 | Western Michigan | Junior Vest buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Richardson | 59-45 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | James Adams is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Adams, team foul #4 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias (SG), John Jackson (SF), Willard Dufault (PF), Peter Munk (C) Ira Barnes, Clark Hathaway, Rick Daniels, Paul Rhodes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Knox (PG), Douglas Wiseman (SG), Tony Swanson (SF), Richard Harrison (PF), Mark Leisure (C) James Lorkowski, Junior Vest, Anthony Steinmetz, Martin Richardson, John Lilly | |
| 06:06 | Western Michigan | Tony Swanson scores on a jumper from the baseline | 59-47 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Scott Matthias is hacked by Douglas Wiseman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Wiseman, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (SG) Scott Matthias | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 05:39 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler drills a driving attempt in the paint | 61-47 |
| 05:24 | Western Michigan | Richard Harrison is fouled on the floor by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #5 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes (SG), Scott Matthias (SF), Robert Scott (C) Jason Butler, John Jackson, Peter Munk | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Lorkowski (PG) Troy Knox | |
| 05:19 | Western Michigan | Richard Harrison can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by James Adams - foul #3 on James Adams, team foul #6 | 61-47 |
| 05:19 | Western Michigan | Richard Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 05:19 | Western Michigan | Richard Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:57 | Central Michigan | James Adams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 04:55 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Harrison | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:38 | Western Michigan | Richard Harrison connects on the jumper from close range | 61-51 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | James Lorkowski picks off the pass by Ira Barnes in the backcourt | 61-51 |
| 04:33 | Western Michigan | James Lorkowski lays it in | 61-53 |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Adams | 64-53 |
| 03:56 | Western Michigan | Tony Swanson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 03:55 | Western Michigan | James Lorkowski can't tip it in | 64-53 |
| 03:54 | Western Michigan | James Lorkowski gets the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Western Michigan | Mark Leisure misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 03:42 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Harrison | 64-53 |
| 03:22 | Western Michigan | James Lorkowski clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on James Adams - foul #4 on James Adams, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (SG), Clark Hathaway (SF), John Jackson (PF), Peter Munk (C) Ira Barnes, Scott Matthias, Willard Dufault, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Junior Vest (SG), Gary Mayfield (SF), Martin Richardson (PF), John Lilly (C) Douglas Wiseman, Tony Swanson, Richard Harrison, Mark Leisure | |
| 03:22 | Western Michigan | James Lorkowski makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:22 | Western Michigan | James Lorkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:22 | Central Michigan | John Jackson grabs the board | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Adams (tiring) 18 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jason Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clark Hathaway (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Peter Munk (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Lorkowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Junior Vest (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Mayfield (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Martin Richardson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Lilly (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-54 |
| 03:04 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway tips it home | 66-54 |
| 02:42 | Western Michigan | Martin Richardson is denied on a dunk by Clark Hathaway | 66-54 |
| 02:41 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 02:14 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway misses the 3 from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 02:12 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Munk | 66-54 |
| 01:51 | Central Michigan | James Adams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-54 |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 01:31 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Junior Vest - foul #3 on Junior Vest, team foul #6 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes (SG), Willard Dufault (PF), Paul Rhodes (C) James Adams, John Jackson, Peter Munk | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Knox (SG), Tony Swanson (SF), Richard Harrison (C) James Lorkowski, Gary Mayfield, Martin Richardson | |
| 01:31 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:31 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 01:13 | Western Michigan | Troy Knox hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-54 |
| 01:11 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 00:56 | Central Michigan | Clark Hathaway connects on the open turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Ira Barnes | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Western Michigan | Tony Swanson makes the jumper from the left side | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler is denied on a layup by John Lilly | 70-56 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes grabs the offensive board | 70-56 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler runs out the clock | 70-56 |