| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Kroger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Copeland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Mistretta (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Calvin Rush (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Mishler (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Vule Trudnowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dallas Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Stilson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mauricio Bruno (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Gordon Nealy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Ted Stilson inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Western Kentucky | Calvin Rush steals the ball from Dallas Russell | 36-26 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Mistretta misses the driving attempt in the lane | 36-26 |
| 19:32 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Nealy grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 19:16 | Western Kentucky | Dallas Russell misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Calvin Rush - foul #2 on Calvin Rush, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| 19:16 | Western Kentucky | Dallas Russell makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 19:16 | Western Kentucky | Dallas Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Michigan | James Kroger is hacked by Vule Trudnowski - foul #2 on Vule Trudnowski, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Michigan | Calvin Rush misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Michigan | James Kroger tips it back up and in | 38-28 |
| 18:24 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Nealy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-28 |
| 18:23 | Western Kentucky | Dallas Russell grabs the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 18:12 | Western Kentucky | Ted Stilson scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Dallas Russell | 38-30 |
| 17:49 | Eastern Michigan | Calvin Rush comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-30 |
| 17:48 | Eastern Michigan | John Mishler hits the follow up shot | 40-30 |
| 17:33 | Western Kentucky | John Mishler is called for the reach on Vule Trudnowski - foul #2 on John Mishler, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ryan Penley (C) Gordon Nealy | |
| 17:13 | Western Kentucky | Ted Stilson makes the floater from the left block | 40-32 |
| 17:00 | Eastern Michigan | William Copeland can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 16:59 | Western Kentucky | Mauricio Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 16:34 | Western Kentucky | Ted Stilson hits a 3 from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Mistretta misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Michigan | John Mishler hits the follow up shot | 42-35 |
| 15:49 | Western Kentucky | Ted Stilson is whistled for a carry | 42-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Rice (PG), Raymond Gray (SG), Michael Roberts (SF), Michael Poletski (PF) James Kroger, William Copeland, Carl Mistretta, Calvin Rush | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Matthew Ford (PG), Anthony Yates (PF), Gordon Nealy (C) Vule Trudnowski, Ted Stilson, Mauricio Bruno | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Rice (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Gray (fresh) SF - Michael Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Poletski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - John Mishler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Matthew Ford (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dallas Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Penley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Yates (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gordon Nealy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Roberts makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Poletski and he's hacked by Dallas Russell - foul #1 on Dallas Russell, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Lam (PG) Dallas Russell | |
| 15:30 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Roberts makes the free throw | 45-35 |
| 15:05 | Western Kentucky | Ryan Penley clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Luis Rice - foul #1 on Luis Rice, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| 15:05 | Western Kentucky | Ryan Penley makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 15:05 | Western Kentucky | Ryan Penley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 14:36 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Roberts misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Anthony Yates - foul #3 on Anthony Yates, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Kroger (PG) Raymond Gray | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dallas Russell (SG) Jeffery Lam | |
| 14:36 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 14:36 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 14:21 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Nealy comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 14:19 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Roberts | 46-37 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Michigan | John Mishler clanks a 3 from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 14:09 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 14:00 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Copeland (SG), Calvin Rush (C) Luis Rice, John Mishler | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Vule Trudnowski (PG), Ted Stilson (SF), Mauricio Bruno (PF) Matthew Ford, Ryan Penley, Gordon Nealy | |
| 13:49 | Eastern Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Michael Roberts is blocked by Anthony Yates | 46-37 |
| 13:48 | Western Kentucky | Mauricio Bruno gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 13:35 | Western Kentucky | Dallas Russell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-37 |
| 13:33 | Western Kentucky | Mauricio Bruno misses the tip | 46-37 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Michigan | Calvin Rush grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 13:10 | Eastern Michigan | Mauricio Bruno denies the turnaround by Michael Roberts | 46-37 |
| 13:09 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anthony Yates | 46-37 |
| 12:54 | Western Kentucky | Vule Trudnowski makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Ted Stilson | 46-39 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Michigan | James Kroger buries a turnaround in the paint | 48-39 |
| 12:22 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Yates loses the dribble to Calvin Rush | 48-39 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Poletski misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 11:54 | Western Kentucky | Vule Trudnowski grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 11:40 | Western Kentucky | Mauricio Bruno hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 11:39 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Roberts | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Kroger (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Copeland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Poletski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Calvin Rush (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Vule Trudnowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dallas Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Stilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mauricio Bruno (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Yates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:10 | Eastern Michigan | William Copeland can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Ted Stilson - foul #3 on Ted Stilson, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Rice (PG), Carl Mistretta (SF), John Mishler (C) James Kroger, Michael Roberts, Calvin Rush | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Lam (PG), Matthew Ford (SG), Ryan Penley (SF), Florencio Russo (PF), Gordon Nealy (C) Vule Trudnowski, Dallas Russell, Ted Stilson, Mauricio Bruno, Anthony Yates | |
| 11:10 | Eastern Michigan | William Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Michigan | William Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 10:58 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Ford loses the dribble to Luis Rice | 50-39 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Rice can't finish the layup | 50-39 |
| 10:54 | Eastern Michigan | William Copeland grabs the offensive board | 50-39 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Rice makes the jumper from the free throw line | 52-39 |
| 10:19 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Nealy misses long on a shot from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 10:18 | Eastern Michigan | John Mishler pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 10:08 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Poletski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gordon Nealy - foul #3 on Gordon Nealy, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Kroger (PG) William Copeland | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dallas Russell (SG), Ted Stilson (SF) Jeffery Lam, Florencio Russo | |
| 10:08 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Poletski makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 10:08 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Poletski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 10:08 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ryan Penley | 53-39 |
| 09:50 | Western Kentucky | Dallas Russell knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Ford | 53-42 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Michigan | John Mishler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Matthew Ford - foul #1 on Matthew Ford, team foul #6 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Calvin Rush (PF) Michael Poletski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 09:32 | Eastern Michigan | John Mishler makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Michigan | John Mishler makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 09:03 | Western Kentucky | Dallas Russell clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Michigan | John Mishler snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 08:56 | Eastern Michigan | James Kroger is hacked by Matthew Ford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Ford, team foul #7 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Roberts (C) John Mishler | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Vule Trudnowski (PG), Mauricio Bruno (PF) Matthew Ford, Ryan Penley | |
| 08:56 | Eastern Michigan | James Kroger misses the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 08:56 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Nealy pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 08:44 | Western Kentucky | Mauricio Bruno lays it in on a great pass from Vule Trudnowski | 55-44 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Michigan | James Kroger misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 08:33 | Western Kentucky | Dallas Russell gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 08:12 | Western Kentucky | Mauricio Bruno blows the layup | 55-44 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Michigan | Calvin Rush gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 07:51 | Eastern Michigan | James Kroger misses long on a floater from the right side | 55-44 |
| 07:50 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gordon Nealy | 55-44 |
| 07:32 | Western Kentucky | Mauricio Bruno hits a shot in the lane | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Kroger (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Mistretta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Calvin Rush (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Vule Trudnowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dallas Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Stilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mauricio Bruno (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Gordon Nealy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Nealy steals it from Carl Mistretta | 55-46 |
| 07:05 | Western Kentucky | Dallas Russell misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-46 |
| 07:03 | Western Kentucky | Mauricio Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 06:48 | Western Kentucky | Dallas Russell buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ted Stilson | 55-48 |
| 06:33 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Mistretta can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 06:31 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Nealy snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 06:15 | Western Kentucky | Carl Mistretta steps in front of the Ted Stilson pass | 55-48 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Mistretta hits the finger roll | 57-48 |
| 05:56 | Western Kentucky | Dallas Russell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Vule Trudnowski | 57-51 |
| 05:56 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Copeland (SG), Michael Poletski (PF), John Mishler (C) Luis Rice, Carl Mistretta, Calvin Rush | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ryan Penley (SF), Anthony Yates (C) Ted Stilson, Gordon Nealy | |
| 05:36 | Eastern Michigan | John Mishler is hacked by Anthony Yates - foul #4 on Anthony Yates, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Michigan | John Mishler makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Michigan | John Mishler misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 05:36 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 05:19 | Western Kentucky | Vule Trudnowski comes up short on the floater from the right side | 58-51 |
| 05:17 | Eastern Michigan | William Copeland pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Yates is called for the reach on John Mishler - foul #5 on Anthony Yates, team foul #9 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Matthew Ford (PG), Ted Stilson (SF) Vule Trudnowski, Anthony Yates | |
| 05:00 | Eastern Michigan | John Mishler misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 05:00 | Western Kentucky | Mauricio Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:55 | Western Kentucky | John Mishler swats the shot by Matthew Ford | 58-51 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Michigan | John Mishler grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Roberts makes the runner from the baseline | 60-51 |
| 04:06 | Western Kentucky | Ryan Penley knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Ford | 60-53 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Michigan | James Kroger can't finish the layup | 60-53 |
| 03:49 | Western Kentucky | Ryan Penley gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 03:36 | Western Kentucky | Ted Stilson loses the dribble to Michael Roberts | 60-53 |
| 03:20 | Eastern Michigan | William Copeland is fouled on the floor by Dallas Russell - foul #2 on Dallas Russell, team foul #10 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Rice (PG), Carl Mistretta (SF), Calvin Rush (PF) James Kroger, Michael Roberts, Michael Poletski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Vule Trudnowski (PG), Gerald Ferrante (C) Matthew Ford, Mauricio Bruno | |
| 03:20 | Eastern Michigan | William Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:20 | Eastern Michigan | William Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Copeland (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Mistretta (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Calvin Rush (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Mishler (fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Vule Trudnowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dallas Russell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Stilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Penley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Ferrante (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Western Kentucky | Ted Stilson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 62-53 |
| 03:05 | Western Kentucky | Ryan Penley hits the follow up shot | 62-55 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Mistretta's floater is tipped away by Gerald Ferrante | 62-55 |
| 02:46 | Western Kentucky | Ryan Penley pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| 02:46 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Kroger (PG), Michael Poletski (PF) Luis Rice, Calvin Rush | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gordon Nealy (C) Gerald Ferrante | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:26 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Nealy misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Poletski | 62-55 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Michigan | John Mishler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Mauricio Bruno (PF) Ryan Penley | |
| 01:54 | Western Kentucky | James Kroger is called for the reach on Mauricio Bruno - foul #2 on James Kroger, team foul #4 | 62-55 |
| 01:38 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Nealy loses the ball out of bounds | 62-55 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Mistretta knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Michael Poletski | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | Mauricio Bruno is fouled on the floor by Michael Poletski - foul #4 on Michael Poletski, team foul #5 | 64-55 |
| 00:50 | Western Kentucky | Dallas Russell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-55 |
| 00:48 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Ted Stilson | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Western Kentucky | Dallas Russell loses the dribble to William Copeland | 64-55 |
| 00:39 | Eastern Michigan | James Kroger hits the finger roll set up by William Copeland | 66-55 |
| 00:32 | Western Kentucky | Mauricio Bruno hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ted Stilson | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Mistretta is hacked by Vule Trudnowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vule Trudnowski, team foul #11 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Roberts (PF), Luis Rice (C) Michael Poletski, John Mishler | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Mistretta makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Mistretta makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:23 | Western Kentucky | Dallas Russell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Vule Trudnowski | 68-59 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Mistretta is fouled in the backcourt by Vule Trudnowski - foul #4 on Vule Trudnowski, team foul #12 | 68-59 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Mistretta makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Mistretta makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:16 | Western Kentucky | Vule Trudnowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-59 |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Mauricio Bruno misses the tip | 70-59 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Mistretta pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | James Kroger runs out the clock | 70-59 |