| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Armand Russo (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Swietomierz Zehnpfennig (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Angel Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Britt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nicholas Markle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Stokes (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kendall Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Angel Rossi inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Central Michigan | Angel Rossi makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Armand Russo | 40-35 |
| 19:32 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith misses the easy layup | 40-35 |
| 19:30 | Central Michigan | Armand Russo grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 19:27 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig's pass is intercepted by John Stokes in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| 19:01 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown misses the easy layup | 40-35 |
| 18:59 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle tips it home | 40-37 |
| 18:37 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Angel Rossi tips it back up and in | 42-37 |
| 18:07 | Sam Houston State | Paul Britt blocks the jumper by Todd Smith | 42-37 |
| 18:05 | Sam Houston State | John Stokes snags the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 17:51 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 17:50 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith tips it in | 42-39 |
| 17:30 | Central Michigan | Armand Russo misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 17:28 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 17:07 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 17:06 | Central Michigan | Armand Russo grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 16:53 | Central Michigan | Angel Rossi can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 16:52 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:41 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Angel Rossi - foul #1 on Angel Rossi, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunn (PG), Anthony Riggio (SF), Huang-fu Xie (PF), Jeffrey Noland (C) Armand Russo, Angel Rossi, Robert Edwards, Paul Britt | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall (SG), Jeffrey Queener (PF) Ronald Johnson, Kendall Brown | |
| 16:41 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:41 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:23 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Noland makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Dunn | 45-41 |
| 16:02 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by David Dunn - foul #3 on David Dunn, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Armand Russo (PG) David Dunn | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper (SF) John Stokes | |
| 16:02 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 16:02 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Noland throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leonel Cantero (PG), David Dunn (SF) Armand Russo, Swietomierz Zehnpfennig | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Hudson (PG), Jonathan Morell (SG) Nicholas Markle, Mark Hall | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leonel Cantero (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Riggio (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Huang-fu Xie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Noland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Morell (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Randall Cooper (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Queener (fresh) 3 pts. C - Todd Smith (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Sam Houston State | William Hudson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 15:41 | Central Michigan | Anthony Riggio grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 15:38 | Central Michigan | Leonel Cantero is fouled in the backcourt by William Hudson - foul #4 on William Hudson, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle (PG), Kendall Brown (PF) William Hudson, Todd Smith | |
| 15:25 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Noland hits a wide open jumper from the left block | 47-42 |
| 15:07 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 15:06 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell misses the tip | 47-42 |
| 15:05 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown tips it home | 47-44 |
| 14:43 | Central Michigan | David Dunn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Angel Rossi (SF), Robert Edwards (PF), Ronald Johns (C) David Dunn, Huang-fu Xie, Jeffrey Noland | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Stokes (C) Jeffrey Queener | |
| 14:30 | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper is whistled for traveling | 47-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith (C) Kendall Brown | |
| 14:17 | Central Michigan | Leonel Cantero is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Leonel Cantero, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Armand Russo (PG), Swietomierz Zehnpfennig (SG) Leonel Cantero, Anthony Riggio | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 13:59 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Randall Cooper | 47-46 |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | Ronald Johns's floater is tipped away by John Stokes | 47-46 |
| 13:41 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 13:21 | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 13:19 | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 12:58 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Edwards - foul #1 on Robert Edwards, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Riggio (SF), Huang-fu Xie (PF), Paul Britt (C) Angel Rossi, Robert Edwards, Ronald Johns | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener (PF) John Stokes | |
| 12:58 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:58 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 12:39 | Central Michigan | Armand Russo knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Riggio | 49-48 |
| 12:18 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 12:16 | Central Michigan | Anthony Riggio is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Cooper - foul #1 on Randall Cooper, team foul #2 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunn (PG), Jeffrey Noland (C) Armand Russo, Paul Britt | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Patrick Pearman (SF), Kendall Brown (PF) Randall Cooper, Todd Smith | |
| 12:03 | Central Michigan | David Dunn makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Noland | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Swietomierz Zehnpfennig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Riggio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Huang-fu Xie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Noland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nicholas Markle (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Morell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Pearman (fresh) PF - Kendall Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Queener (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-51 |
| 11:40 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown grabs the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 11:33 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown is whistled for traveling | 52-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Angel Rossi (SF), Robert Edwards (PF) Swietomierz Zehnpfennig, Huang-fu Xie | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronald Johnson (PG), Mark Hall (SG), Todd Smith (C) Nicholas Markle, Jonathan Morell, Jeffrey Queener | |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Anthony Riggio hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Angel Rossi | 54-51 |
| 10:51 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Johnson's pass is intercepted by Angel Rossi | 54-51 |
| 10:34 | Central Michigan | Angel Rossi clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Patrick Pearman - foul #1 on Patrick Pearman, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Armand Russo (PG), Swietomierz Zehnpfennig (SG), Paul Britt (C) David Dunn, Anthony Riggio, Jeffrey Noland | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Stokes (SF), Jeffrey Queener (C) Patrick Pearman, Todd Smith | |
| 10:34 | Central Michigan | Angel Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:34 | Central Michigan | Angel Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:34 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 10:22 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Robert Edwards - foul #2 on Robert Edwards, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle (PG), Jonathan Morell (SG) Ronald Johnson, Mark Hall | |
| 10:22 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 10:22 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 10:04 | Central Michigan | Robert Edwards is fouled on the floor by John Stokes - foul #1 on John Stokes, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Huang-fu Xie (PF) Robert Edwards | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper (SF) Kendall Brown | |
| 09:43 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig is called for a charge - foul #2 on Swietomierz Zehnpfennig, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Riggio (SF) Angel Rossi | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 09:29 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle is fouled on the floor by Huang-fu Xie - foul #2 on Huang-fu Xie, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Johns (C) Paul Britt | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith (C) Jeffrey Queener | |
| 09:29 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:29 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:29 | Central Michigan | Ronald Johns snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Armand Russo comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Nicholas Markle - foul #2 on Nicholas Markle, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronald Johnson (PG), Mark Hall (SG), Kendall Brown (PF) Nicholas Markle, Jonathan Morell, Randall Cooper | |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Armand Russo misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Armand Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 08:51 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith knocks in the jumper near the basket | 56-56 |
| 08:44 | Central Michigan | Armand Russo is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Smith - foul #2 on Todd Smith, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Angel Rossi (SF), Robert Edwards (PF) Swietomierz Zehnpfennig, Huang-fu Xie | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 08:30 | Central Michigan | Angel Rossi hits a shot from the left block | 58-56 |
| 08:08 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Hall and the foul's on Ronald Johns - foul #2 on Ronald Johns, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunn (PG), Paul Britt (C) Armand Russo, Ronald Johns | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell (PG), Randall Cooper (SF), Jeffrey Queener (PF) Ronald Johnson, John Stokes, Kendall Brown | |
| 08:08 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith misses the free throw | 58-58 |
| 08:08 | Central Michigan | Robert Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | Angel Rossi is hacked by Todd Smith - foul #3 on Todd Smith, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leonel Cantero (PG) Anthony Riggio | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Hudson (PG), Kendall Brown (PF) Mark Hall, Todd Smith | |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | Angel Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | Angel Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Edwards | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leonel Cantero (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Angel Rossi (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Britt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jonathan Morell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Randall Cooper (fairly fresh) PF - Kendall Brown (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Queener (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Leonel Cantero is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Queener - foul #1 on Jeffrey Queener, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig (SG) Angel Rossi | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Leonel Cantero misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:28 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 07:12 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener is fouled on the floor by Paul Britt - foul #1 on Paul Britt, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Riggio (SF), Huang-fu Xie (PF), Jeffrey Noland (C) David Dunn, Robert Edwards, Paul Britt | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Patrick Pearman (SF) Randall Cooper | |
| 07:12 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Noland snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 06:53 | Central Michigan | Anthony Riggio makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonel Cantero | 62-58 |
| 06:38 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Hudson | 62-60 |
| 06:15 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Riggio | 64-60 |
| 05:59 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by William Hudson | 64-62 |
| 05:38 | Central Michigan | Leonel Cantero connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Riggio | 67-62 |
| 05:29 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell knocks in the 3 from straight away | 67-65 |
| 05:13 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Queener denies the turnaround by Swietomierz Zehnpfennig | 67-65 |
| 05:11 | Central Michigan | Huang-fu Xie can't tip it in | 67-65 |
| 05:09 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 04:55 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Armand Russo (PG), David Dunn (SG), Angel Rossi (SF), Robert Edwards (PF), Paul Britt (C) Leonel Cantero, Swietomierz Zehnpfennig, Anthony Riggio, Huang-fu Xie, Jeffrey Noland | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronald Johnson (PG), Mark Hall (SG), Randall Cooper (SF), John Stokes (PF), Todd Smith (C) William Hudson, Jonathan Morell, Patrick Pearman, Kendall Brown, Jeffrey Queener | |
| 04:30 | Central Michigan | Angel Rossi is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 04:29 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 04:25 | Sam Houston State | Angel Rossi steps in front of the Mark Hall pass | 67-65 |
| 04:20 | Central Michigan | Angel Rossi lays it up and in | 69-65 |
| 04:14 | Sam Houston State | Paul Britt picks off the pass by Ronald Johnson | 69-65 |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | Robert Edwards can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-65 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt grabs the offensive board | 69-65 |
| 03:40 | Central Michigan | Armand Russo connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Angel Rossi | 71-65 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Armand Russo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Angel Rossi (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Britt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Cooper (fairly fresh) PF - John Stokes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Todd Smith (tiring) 18 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Edwards | 71-65 |
| 03:15 | Central Michigan | Angel Rossi snags the defensive board | 71-65 |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | Angel Rossi buries a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Todd Smith - foul #4 on Todd Smith, team foul #9 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leonel Cantero (PG), Anthony Riggio (SG), Ronald Johns (C) Armand Russo, David Dunn, Paul Britt | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle (PG), Jonathan Morell (SG), Jeffrey Queener (PF) Ronald Johnson, Mark Hall, Randall Cooper | |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | Angel Rossi makes the free throw | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 02:55 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Leonel Cantero - foul #5 on Leonel Cantero, team foul #10 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Armand Russo (PG), Swietomierz Zehnpfennig (SG) Leonel Cantero, Angel Rossi | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 02:55 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener misses the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 02:55 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Huang-fu Xie (C) Ronald Johns | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper (SF) Todd Smith | |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Armand Russo is fouled on the floor by John Stokes - foul #2 on John Stokes, team foul #10 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunn (SF), Paul Britt (C) Swietomierz Zehnpfennig, Huang-fu Xie | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Armand Russo makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Armand Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 02:17 | Sam Houston State | Armand Russo steals it from Jonathan Morell | 76-66 |
| 02:12 | Central Michigan | Anthony Riggio slams it home on a great pass from Armand Russo | 78-66 |
| 01:56 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener lays it up and in on a great pass from Jonathan Morell | 78-68 |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-68 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig (SG), Angel Rossi (SF) Anthony Riggio, David Dunn | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown (PF), Todd Smith (C) Randall Cooper, Jeffrey Queener | |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Armand Russo | 81-68 |
| 01:15 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 81-68 |
| 01:14 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle misses the tip | 81-68 |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Paul Britt | 81-68 |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Robert Edwards knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Armand Russo | 83-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Edwards | 83-68 |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt gets the rebound | 83-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kendall Brown - foul #1 on Kendall Brown, team foul #11 | 83-68 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Riggio (SF), Huang-fu Xie (PF), Jeffrey Noland (C) Angel Rossi, Robert Edwards, Paul Britt | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Hudson (PG), Ronald Johnson (SG), Randall Cooper (SF), Jeffrey Queener (PF) Nicholas Markle, Jonathan Morell, John Stokes, Kendall Brown | |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig makes the 1st free throw | 84-68 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig makes the 2nd free throw | 85-68 |
| 00:14 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 85-68 |
| 00:13 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Noland grabs the board | 85-68 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Armand Russo runs out the clock | 85-68 |