| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Benjamin Gigliotti (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Pletcher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Boykin (fresh) PF - John Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Morena (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leroy Prall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Calfee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Singleton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Michael Boykin inbounds the ball | 20-25 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | South Carolina State | John Williams misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 20-25 |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | David Dean misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #1 | 20-25 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | David Dean makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | David Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 18:57 | South Carolina State | Michael Boykin is fouled on the floor by George Gibbs - foul #2 on George Gibbs, team foul #1 | 20-27 |
| 18:49 | South Carolina State | Benjamin Gigliotti scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Morena | 23-27 |
| 18:33 | Central Michigan | John Williams is called for the reach on David Dean - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #2 | 23-27 |
| 18:18 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Calfee | 23-30 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina State | William Pletcher hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Boykin | 26-30 |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Calfee and the foul's on Robert Morena - foul #1 on Robert Morena, team foul #3 | 26-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Barry Arnold (C) Robert Morena | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall makes the free throw | 26-33 |
| 17:36 | South Carolina State | Michael Boykin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by George Gibbs - foul #3 on George Gibbs, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jamie Dicus (C) John Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Frank Girton (SG), Philip Braddy (PF), Jeremy Christiansen (C) George Gibbs, David Dean, Tim Singleton | |
| 17:36 | South Carolina State | Michael Boykin makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:36 | South Carolina State | Michael Boykin misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:36 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Christiansen grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 17:19 | Central Michigan | James Calfee misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-33 |
| 17:17 | Central Michigan | Philip Braddy grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | James Calfee can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jamie Dicus - foul #1 on Jamie Dicus, team foul #4 | 27-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ivan Toth (SF) Michael Boykin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | James Calfee makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | James Calfee misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 17:04 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Barry Arnold | 27-34 |
| 16:44 | South Carolina State | Benjamin Gigliotti drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-34 |
| 16:34 | Central Michigan | Frank Girton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 16:33 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall tips it in | 30-36 |
| 16:13 | South Carolina State | Jamie Dicus loses the dribble to James Calfee | 30-36 |
| 15:51 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Christiansen clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 30-36 |
| 15:49 | South Carolina State | William Pletcher pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Benjamin Gigliotti (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Pletcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ivan Toth (fresh) PF - Barry Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Dicus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leroy Prall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Girton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Calfee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Philip Braddy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeremy Christiansen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | South Carolina State | William Pletcher scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-36 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | James Calfee hits a runner in the paint set up by Leroy Prall | 32-38 |
| 14:59 | South Carolina State | Leroy Prall picks off the pass by William Pletcher | 32-38 |
| 14:48 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall is hacked by Benjamin Gigliotti - foul #1 on Benjamin Gigliotti, team foul #5 | 32-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mitchell Moody (PG), Juan Morales (SG), Michael Boykin (SF), John Williams (PF), Robert Morena (C) Benjamin Gigliotti, William Pletcher, Ivan Toth, Barry Arnold, Jamie Dicus | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson (PG), George Gibbs (SG), Stephen Casados (SF), David Dean (PF), Tim Singleton (C) Leroy Prall, Frank Girton, James Calfee, Philip Braddy, Jeremy Christiansen | |
| 14:42 | Central Michigan | David Dean misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-38 |
| 14:40 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton gets the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:30 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to John Williams | 32-38 |
| 14:07 | South Carolina State | John Williams is hacked by Tim Singleton - foul #1 on Tim Singleton, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina State | Juan Morales misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 13:54 | South Carolina State | John Williams snags the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina State | Robert Morena misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-38 |
| 13:40 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 13:21 | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Dean | 32-41 |
| 13:08 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Moody misses the shot from close range | 32-41 |
| 13:06 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 12:56 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs is hacked by Juan Morales - foul #2 on Juan Morales, team foul #6 | 32-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Benjamin Gigliotti (PG), William Pletcher (SG) Mitchell Moody, Juan Morales | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall (PG) Warren Johnson | |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 32-41 |
| 12:45 | South Carolina State | Robert Morena grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 12:25 | South Carolina State | William Pletcher can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by George Gibbs - foul #4 on George Gibbs, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Barry Arnold (PF), Jamie Dicus (C) John Williams, Robert Morena | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Frank Girton (SG), Jeremy Christiansen (C) George Gibbs, Tim Singleton | |
| 12:25 | South Carolina State | William Pletcher misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 12:25 | South Carolina State | William Pletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 12:04 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Stephen Casados | 33-43 |
| 11:55 | South Carolina State | William Pletcher misses short on a jumper from the right side | 33-43 |
| 11:54 | Central Michigan | David Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Boykin - foul #2 on Michael Boykin, team foul #7 | 33-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ivan Toth (SF) Michael Boykin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Calfee (SF), Philip Braddy (PF) Stephen Casados, David Dean | |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Benjamin Gigliotti (fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Pletcher (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ivan Toth (fresh) PF - Barry Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Dicus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leroy Prall (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Girton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Calfee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Philip Braddy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeremy Christiansen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Christiansen steals the ball from Ivan Toth | 33-45 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Christiansen misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 11:06 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Benjamin Gigliotti | 33-45 |
| 10:56 | South Carolina State | Benjamin Gigliotti clanks a 3 from the right corner | 33-45 |
| 10:54 | South Carolina State | Barry Arnold tips it back up and in | 35-45 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Gigliotti - foul #2 on Benjamin Gigliotti, team foul #8 | 35-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Juan Morales (PG), John Williams (PF), Robert Morena (C) Benjamin Gigliotti, Barry Arnold, Jamie Dicus | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton (C) Jeremy Christiansen | |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 10:16 | South Carolina State | Juan Morales makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ivan Toth | 37-47 |
| 09:56 | Central Michigan | James Calfee lays it in set up by Frank Girton | 37-49 |
| 09:43 | South Carolina State | John Williams misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 09:41 | South Carolina State | Juan Morales tips it in | 39-49 |
| 09:36 | Central Michigan | William Pletcher is called for the reach on Frank Girton - foul #3 on William Pletcher, team foul #9 | 39-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Boykin (SF) William Pletcher | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson (PG), Stephen Casados (SF), David Dean (PF) Leroy Prall, James Calfee, Philip Braddy | |
| 09:36 | Central Michigan | Frank Girton misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 09:36 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to John Williams | 39-49 |
| 09:22 | South Carolina State | Ivan Toth hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Boykin | 42-49 |
| 09:05 | Central Michigan | David Dean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Benjamin Gigliotti (PG) Ivan Toth | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Philip Braddy (SF) Frank Girton | |
| 08:48 | South Carolina State | Michael Boykin drills a driving attempt from the right block | 44-49 |
| 08:34 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Dean | 44-52 |
| 08:17 | South Carolina State | Michael Boykin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina State | Benjamin Gigliotti hits the follow up shot | 46-52 |
| 08:01 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados can't connect on a shot from the left side | 46-52 |
| 07:59 | South Carolina State | Michael Boykin grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 07:46 | South Carolina State | Juan Morales drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Williams | 48-52 |
| 07:34 | Central Michigan | David Dean connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Warren Johnson | 48-54 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Benjamin Gigliotti (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Juan Morales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Boykin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Morena (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Warren Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Casados (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Braddy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Dean (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Singleton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | South Carolina State | Juan Morales hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-54 |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Gigliotti takes the ball from Warren Johnson in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| 07:00 | South Carolina State | Benjamin Gigliotti buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 06:44 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 06:43 | Central Michigan | David Dean gets the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | David Dean is hacked by Benjamin Gigliotti - foul #3 on Benjamin Gigliotti, team foul #10 | 53-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mitchell Moody (PG), William Pletcher (SG), Ivan Toth (SF), Barry Arnold (PF), Jamie Dicus (C) Benjamin Gigliotti, Juan Morales, Michael Boykin, John Williams, Robert Morena | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall (PG), George Gibbs (SG), James Calfee (SF), Jeremy Christiansen (C) Warren Johnson, Stephen Casados, Philip Braddy, Tim Singleton | |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | David Dean makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | David Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:00 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Moody knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Ivan Toth and he's fouled by Jeremy Christiansen - foul #1 on Jeremy Christiansen, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Alcantara (PF) David Dean | |
| 06:00 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Moody makes the free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:50 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeremy Christiansen | 56-58 |
| 05:37 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Moody misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 05:35 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 05:15 | Central Michigan | James Calfee can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Barry Arnold - foul #2 on Barry Arnold, team foul #11 | 56-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Benjamin Gigliotti (PG) Mitchell Moody | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Philip Braddy (PF) William Alcantara | |
| 05:15 | Central Michigan | James Calfee misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:15 | Central Michigan | James Calfee makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:01 | South Carolina State | William Pletcher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 05:00 | Central Michigan | Philip Braddy pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 04:38 | Central Michigan | James Calfee makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jeremy Christiansen | 56-61 |
| 04:20 | South Carolina State | Jamie Dicus travels with the ball | 56-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Boykin (SF), Alex Zook (C) Ivan Toth, Jamie Dicus | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Lapointe (C) Jeremy Christiansen | |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leroy Prall and he's fouled by William Pletcher - foul #4 on William Pletcher, team foul #12 | 56-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Williams (PF) Barry Arnold | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs makes the free throw | 56-64 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina State | William Pletcher misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Leroy Prall - foul #1 on Leroy Prall, team foul #6 | 56-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados (SF) James Calfee | |
| 03:54 | South Carolina State | William Pletcher makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina State | William Pletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 58-64 |
| 03:44 | South Carolina State | William Pletcher snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 03:28 | South Carolina State | Alex Zook hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 58-64 |
| 03:26 | Central Michigan | Philip Braddy snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Benjamin Gigliotti (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Pletcher (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Michael Boykin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Alex Zook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leroy Prall (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Gibbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Casados (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Philip Braddy (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Lapointe (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Leroy Prall | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:49 | South Carolina State | John Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-67 |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Morena (C) Alex Zook | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Calfee (SF), David Dean (PF), Tim Singleton (C) Stephen Casados, Philip Braddy, David Lapointe | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:25 | Central Michigan | Robert Morena steals the ball from George Gibbs | 58-67 |
| 02:13 | South Carolina State | George Gibbs takes the ball from Robert Morena | 58-67 |
| 02:10 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Gibbs | 58-69 |
| 01:57 | South Carolina State | John Williams is denied on a dunk by Tim Singleton | 58-69 |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | David Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 01:30 | Central Michigan | David Dean misses long on a 3 from straight away | 58-69 |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs tips it back up and in | 58-71 |
| 01:11 | South Carolina State | George Gibbs steals the ball from William Pletcher | 58-71 |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall is called for 10 seconds | 58-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mitchell Moody (PG), Juan Morales (SG), Ivan Toth (SF), Barry Arnold (PF), Jamie Dicus (C) Benjamin Gigliotti, William Pletcher, Michael Boykin, John Williams, Robert Morena | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson (PG), Frank Girton (SG), Stephen Casados (SF), Philip Braddy (PF), Jeremy Christiansen (C) Leroy Prall, George Gibbs, James Calfee, David Dean, Tim Singleton | |
| 00:52 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Moody's floater is tipped away by Jeremy Christiansen | 58-71 |
| 00:51 | South Carolina State | Ivan Toth misses the tip | 58-71 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Moody tips it home | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson can't connect on a shot from the right block | 60-71 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina State | Juan Morales pulls down the rebound | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | South Carolina State | Jamie Dicus can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 60-71 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina State | Ivan Toth tips it but misses | 60-71 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados gets the rebound | 60-71 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson runs out the clock | 60-71 |