| Lineup | Washington | PG - Joseph Wells (fresh) SG - Dennis Sherrell (fresh) SF - Elbert Hassler (fresh) PF - Gregory Gaines (fresh) C - Arthur Tyler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Isaac Turner (fresh) SG - Richard Drake (fresh) SF - Martin Thomas (fresh) PF - Kenneth Raymer (fresh) C - Morris Batson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Central Michigan | Martin Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Washington | Dennis Sherrell can't throw it down | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Isaac Turner | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Washington | Richard Drake picks off the pass by Joseph Wells in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Central Michigan | Isaac Turner banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Drake | 0-4 |
| 18:34 | Washington | Elbert Hassler is hacked by Martin Thomas - foul #1 on Martin Thomas, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:08 | Washington | Kenneth Raymer blocks the short jumper by Gregory Gaines | 0-4 |
| 18:07 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:48 | Central Michigan | Richard Drake hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 17:47 | Washington | Arthur Tyler pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:33 | Washington | Gregory Gaines is fouled on the floor by Richard Drake - foul #1 on Richard Drake, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet (C) Kenneth Raymer | |
| 17:14 | Washington | Elbert Hassler can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Richard Drake - foul #2 on Richard Drake, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrin Moore (SG), James Wilson (SF) Richard Drake, Martin Thomas | |
| 17:14 | Washington | Elbert Hassler misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:14 | Washington | Elbert Hassler makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:05 | Central Michigan | Isaac Turner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 1-4 |
| 17:03 | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet grabs the offensive board | 1-4 |
| 16:58 | Central Michigan | James Wilson is hacked by Dennis Sherrell - foul #1 on Dennis Sherrell, team foul #1 | 1-4 |
| 16:53 | Central Michigan | Elbert Hassler takes the ball from Morris Batson | 1-4 |
| 16:49 | Washington | Dennis Sherrell dunks the ball set up by Elbert Hassler | 3-4 |
| 16:42 | Central Michigan | Darrin Moore buries a floater from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 16:15 | Washington | Dennis Sherrell hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Elbert Hassler | 6-6 |
| 16:06 | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet makes the shot near the basket | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Joseph Wells (fairly fresh) SG - Dennis Sherrell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Elbert Hassler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gregory Gaines (fairly fresh) C - Arthur Tyler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Isaac Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrin Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) PF - Morris Batson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Milton Moffet (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Washington | Arthur Tyler makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Elbert Hassler | 8-8 |
| 15:25 | Central Michigan | James Wilson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 15:23 | Washington | The rebound goes to Arthur Tyler | 8-8 |
| 15:02 | Washington | Milton Moffet steals it from Elbert Hassler | 8-8 |
| 14:45 | Central Michigan | James Wilson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Washington | August Paul (PG), John Wagner (SG), Cheng-Gong Yen (SF), Kevin Warner (PF) Joseph Wells, Dennis Sherrell, Elbert Hassler, Gregory Gaines | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Willie Murphy (SG), Martin Thomas (SF), Kenneth Raymer (PF) Darrin Moore, James Wilson, Milton Moffet | |
| 14:16 | Washington | Morris Batson denies the turnaround by Arthur Tyler | 8-8 |
| 14:14 | Central Michigan | Martin Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:04 | Central Michigan | Isaac Turner misses long on a floater from the right block | 8-8 |
| 14:02 | Washington | The rebound goes to August Paul | 8-8 |
| 13:57 | Washington | Cheng-Gong Yen makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from August Paul | 11-8 |
| 13:48 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kevin Warner - foul #1 on Kevin Warner, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Washington | Gregory Gaines (PF) Arthur Tyler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:48 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:48 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:21 | Washington | Cheng-Gong Yen scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by August Paul and he's fouled by Morris Batson - foul #1 on Morris Batson, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Washington | Dennis Sherrell (SG) John Wagner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrin Moore (SG), Milton Moffet (C) Isaac Turner, Morris Batson | |
| 13:21 | Washington | Cheng-Gong Yen misses the free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:21 | Washington | Gregory Gaines grabs the offensive board | 13-10 |
| 13:00 | Washington | August Paul misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 12:58 | Washington | Gregory Gaines grabs the offensive board | 13-10 |
| 12:46 | Washington | Dennis Sherrell lays it in on a great pass from August Paul | 15-10 |
| 12:34 | Central Michigan | Willie Murphy misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 15-10 |
| 12:32 | Washington | The rebound goes to Cheng-Gong Yen | 15-10 |
| 12:04 | Washington | August Paul knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-10 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Darrin Moore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-10 |
| 11:58 | Washington | The rebound goes to Gregory Gaines | 18-10 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - August Paul (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Sherrell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Cheng-Gong Yen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Gaines (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Warner (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Willie Murphy (fairly fresh) SG - Darrin Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Thomas (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Raymer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Milton Moffet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Washington | Kevin Warner makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Cheng-Gong Yen and the foul's on Darrin Moore - foul #1 on Darrin Moore, team foul #6 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Washington | Joseph Wells (PG), Elbert Hassler (SF), Arthur Tyler (C) August Paul, Cheng-Gong Yen, Gregory Gaines | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Isaac Turner (PG), James Wilson (SF), Morris Batson (C) Willie Murphy, Martin Thomas, Milton Moffet | |
| 11:32 | Washington | Kevin Warner makes the free throw | 21-10 |
| 11:05 | Central Michigan | Darrin Moore is fouled on the floor by Dennis Sherrell - foul #2 on Dennis Sherrell, team foul #3 | 21-10 |
| Subs | Washington | John Wagner (SG), Gregory Gaines (PF) Dennis Sherrell, Kevin Warner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | John Wagner steps in front of the Darrin Moore pass | 21-10 |
| 10:38 | Washington | John Wagner is hacked by Kenneth Raymer - foul #1 on Kenneth Raymer, team foul #7 | 21-10 |
| 10:38 | Washington | John Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 21-10 |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson grabs the board | 21-10 |
| 10:20 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by James Wilson is denied by Arthur Tyler | 21-10 |
| 10:18 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer grabs the offensive board | 21-10 |
| 10:04 | Central Michigan | Isaac Turner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Darrin Moore | 21-12 |
| 09:44 | Washington | Arthur Tyler loses the ball out of bounds | 21-12 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Martin Thomas (SF), Milton Moffet (C) James Wilson, Kenneth Raymer | |
| 09:37 | Central Michigan | Isaac Turner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 21-12 |
| 09:36 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Thomas | 21-12 |
| 09:27 | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 21-12 |
| 09:25 | Washington | Arthur Tyler gets the rebound | 21-12 |
| 09:00 | Washington | Gregory Gaines misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-12 |
| 08:58 | Washington | Elbert Hassler tips it in | 23-12 |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Martin Thomas is denied by Gregory Gaines | 23-12 |
| 08:43 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson gets the offensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 08:32 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson is denied on a layup by Arthur Tyler | 23-12 |
| 08:31 | Washington | Joseph Wells snags the defensive board | 23-12 |
| 08:13 | Washington | Joseph Wells comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 23-12 |
| 08:12 | Washington | Gregory Gaines tips it home | 25-12 |
| 08:01 | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Arthur Tyler - foul #1 on Arthur Tyler, team foul #4 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Washington | August Paul (PG), Cheng-Gong Yen (SF), Kevin Warner (PF) Joseph Wells, Elbert Hassler, Gregory Gaines | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Wayne Nelson (PG), Willie Murphy (SG), James Wilson (SF) Isaac Turner, Darrin Moore, Morris Batson | |
| 08:01 | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet makes the 1st free throw | 25-13 |
| 08:01 | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet misses the 2nd free throw | 25-13 |
| 08:01 | Washington | Arthur Tyler grabs the board | 25-13 |
| 07:33 | Washington | August Paul misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 25-13 |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | Willie Murphy gets the rebound | 25-13 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - August Paul (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Wagner (fairly fresh) SF - Cheng-Gong Yen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Warner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Arthur Tyler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Wayne Nelson (fresh) SG - Willie Murphy (fresh) SF - James Wilson (fresh) PF - Martin Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Milton Moffet (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Central Michigan | Willie Murphy can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Wagner - foul #1 on John Wagner, team foul #5 | 25-13 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer (PF) Milton Moffet | |
| 07:14 | Central Michigan | Willie Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 25-13 |
| 07:14 | Central Michigan | Willie Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| 06:47 | Washington | Kevin Warner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Cheng-Gong Yen | 27-14 |
| 06:39 | Central Michigan | Willie Murphy is hacked by John Wagner - foul #2 on John Wagner, team foul #6 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Washington | Dennis Sherrell (SG), Elbert Hassler (SF) John Wagner, Cheng-Gong Yen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Isaac Turner (PG), Morris Batson (C) Wayne Nelson, Martin Thomas | |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | Willie Murphy connects on the jumper near the basket | 27-16 |
| 06:11 | Washington | Dennis Sherrell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Willie Murphy - foul #1 on Willie Murphy, team foul #8 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Washington | Gregory Gaines (PF) Kevin Warner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:11 | Washington | Dennis Sherrell misses the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 06:11 | Washington | Dennis Sherrell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 06:02 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson's layup is rejected by Gregory Gaines | 28-16 |
| 06:01 | Washington | The rebound goes to Elbert Hassler | 28-16 |
| 05:45 | Washington | August Paul buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dennis Sherrell | 31-16 |
| 05:30 | Central Michigan | James Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 31-16 |
| Subs | Washington | Joseph Wells (PG) August Paul | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrin Moore (SG), Milton Moffet (C) Willie Murphy, Kenneth Raymer | |
| 05:02 | Washington | Elbert Hassler scores on a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #9 | 33-16 |
| Subs | Washington | Cheng-Gong Yen (SF), Kevin Warner (C) Dennis Sherrell, Arthur Tyler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Martin Thomas (SF) James Wilson | |
| 05:02 | Washington | Elbert Hassler misses the free throw | 33-16 |
| 05:02 | Central Michigan | Martin Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 33-16 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Isaac Turner is hacked by Kevin Warner - foul #2 on Kevin Warner, team foul #7 | 33-16 |
| Subs | Washington | Dennis Sherrell (SG), Arthur Tyler (C) Elbert Hassler, Kevin Warner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Isaac Turner misses the 1st free throw | 33-16 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson snags the offensive board | 33-16 |
| 04:27 | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet's pass is intercepted by Dennis Sherrell | 33-16 |
| 04:05 | Washington | Martin Thomas is called for the reach on Dennis Sherrell - foul #2 on Martin Thomas, team foul #10 | 33-16 |
| Subs | Washington | August Paul (PG) Joseph Wells | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Wayne Nelson (PG), Willie Murphy (SG), Kenneth Raymer (PF) Isaac Turner, Darrin Moore, Morris Batson | |
| 04:05 | Washington | Dennis Sherrell makes the 1st free throw | 34-16 |
| 04:05 | Washington | Dennis Sherrell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-16 |
| 03:40 | Central Michigan | Martin Thomas makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-18 |
| 03:23 | Washington | Arthur Tyler makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Cheng-Gong Yen and he's hacked by Milton Moffet - foul #1 on Milton Moffet, team foul #11 | 37-18 |
| Subs | Washington | Elbert Hassler (SF), Kevin Warner (PF) Cheng-Gong Yen, Gregory Gaines | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Drake (SG), James Wilson (C) Wayne Nelson, Milton Moffet | |
| 03:23 | Washington | Arthur Tyler makes the free throw | 38-18 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - August Paul (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Sherrell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Hassler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kevin Warner (fresh) 5 pts. C - Arthur Tyler (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Willie Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Drake (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Raymer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | Richard Drake loses the dribble to Arthur Tyler | 38-18 |
| 02:54 | Washington | Dennis Sherrell is hacked by Richard Drake - foul #3 on Richard Drake, team foul #12 | 38-18 |
| Subs | Washington | Joseph Wells (PG) August Paul | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Wayne Nelson (PG), Morris Batson (C) Richard Drake, Martin Thomas | |
| 02:54 | Washington | Dennis Sherrell makes the 1st free throw | 39-18 |
| 02:54 | Washington | Dennis Sherrell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-18 |
| 02:39 | Central Michigan | Wayne Nelson connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 40-20 |
| 02:13 | Washington | Kevin Warner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-20 |
| Subs | Washington | John Wagner (SG), Gregory Gaines (PF) Dennis Sherrell, Arthur Tyler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Isaac Turner (PG), Darrin Moore (SG), Martin Thomas (SF) Wayne Nelson, Willie Murphy, Kenneth Raymer | |
| 01:52 | Central Michigan | James Wilson loses the dribble to Joseph Wells | 40-20 |
| 01:25 | Washington | The jump hook by Gregory Gaines is blocked by James Wilson | 40-20 |
| 01:24 | Central Michigan | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 40-20 |
| 01:06 | Central Michigan | Elbert Hassler is called for the reach on Martin Thomas - foul #1 on Elbert Hassler, team foul #8 | 40-20 |
| Subs | Washington | August Paul (PG), Dennis Sherrell (SG), Cheng-Gong Yen (SF) Joseph Wells, John Wagner, Elbert Hassler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet (C) Morris Batson | |
| 01:06 | Central Michigan | Martin Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 40-21 |
| 01:06 | Central Michigan | Martin Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-22 |
| 00:49 | Washington | Gregory Gaines's pass is intercepted by Isaac Turner | 40-22 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Martin Thomas misses short on a runner from the left block | 40-22 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Thomas | 40-22 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet is denied on a dunk by Gregory Gaines | 40-22 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Martin Thomas grabs the offensive board | 40-22 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | James Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Warner | 40-22 |
| 00:02 | Washington | Cheng-Gong Yen pulls down the rebound | 40-22 |
| 00:00 | Washington | Cheng-Gong Yen misses the fullcourt shot | 40-22 |