| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Everett Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Gray (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Zachmann (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill Donovan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Eugene Brewer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Sterrett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ramey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Vaughn (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 33-40 |
| 19:47 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 19:39 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 19:35 | North Carolina A&T | Eugene Brewer is fouled in the backcourt by Everett Lewis - foul #2 on Everett Lewis, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 19:17 | North Carolina A&T | Brian Vaughn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| 18:54 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 18:52 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Eugene Brewer | 35-40 |
| 18:45 | North Carolina A&T | Donald Joseph clanks a jumper from the right side | 35-40 |
| 18:44 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:42 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis is hacked by Eugene Brewer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Brewer, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp (C) Donald Bennett | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Ballinger (PG), David Lund (SG), Ricky Moffat (SF), Clifton Woodham (PF), James Nichols (C) Eugene Brewer, Jerry Sterrett, Donald Joseph, James Ramey, Brian Vaughn | |
| 18:26 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 18:21 | North Carolina A&T | Ricky Moffat knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by David Lund | 38-42 |
| 18:19 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Everett (PG), Robert Wolford (SG), Bradley Fierros (C) Everett Lewis, Robert Gray, Bill Donovan | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 18:10 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Ballinger loses the ball out of bounds | 38-42 |
| 17:54 | Central Michigan | Bradley Fierros comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 17:53 | North Carolina A&T | David Lund pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 17:49 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Ballinger is whistled for traveling | 38-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina (PG) James Zachmann | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Eugene Brewer (PG), Brian Vaughn (C) David Lund, James Nichols | |
| 17:32 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp is whistled for traveling | 38-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | James Ramey (PF) Clifton Woodham | |
| 17:06 | North Carolina A&T | Eugene Brewer hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 38-42 |
| 17:05 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Curtis Bopp | 38-42 |
| 16:40 | Central Michigan | James Ramey steals it from Robert Wolford | 38-42 |
| 16:23 | North Carolina A&T | Ricky Moffat is whistled for a carry | 38-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis (PG), Robert Gray (SG), James Zachmann (SF), Bill Donovan (PF), Donald Bennett (C) Teddy Messina, Mark Everett, Robert Wolford, Curtis Bopp, Bradley Fierros | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Hutcheson (PG), Jerry Sterrett (SG), Donald Joseph (SF), Clifton Woodham (PF), James Nichols (C) Eugene Brewer, Dustin Ballinger, Ricky Moffat, James Ramey, Brian Vaughn | |
| 16:12 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from James Zachmann | 40-42 |
| 15:51 | North Carolina A&T | Jerry Sterrett is fouled on the floor by Robert Gray - foul #1 on Robert Gray, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Everett Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Gray (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Zachmann (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill Donovan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Kenneth Hutcheson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Sterrett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifton Woodham (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Hutcheson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Sterrett | 40-44 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray drills a floater from close range set up by Everett Lewis | 42-44 |
| 15:10 | North Carolina A&T | Donald Joseph is fouled on the floor by Everett Lewis - foul #3 on Everett Lewis, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Gallagher (PF) Bill Donovan | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Eugene Brewer (PG), David Lund (SG), Pat Manning (SF), James Ramey (PF), Brian Vaughn (C) Kenneth Hutcheson, Jerry Sterrett, Donald Joseph, Clifton Woodham, James Nichols | |
| 15:05 | North Carolina A&T | David Lund comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Gallagher - foul #2 on John Gallagher, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| 15:05 | North Carolina A&T | David Lund makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 15:05 | North Carolina A&T | David Lund makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | Brian Vaughn is called for the reach on John Gallagher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Vaughn, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| 14:55 | Central Michigan | John Gallagher clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Pat Manning - foul #1 on Pat Manning, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| 14:55 | Central Michigan | John Gallagher makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 14:55 | Central Michigan | John Gallagher misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 14:55 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Brian Vaughn | 43-46 |
| 14:38 | North Carolina A&T | David Lund throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Everett (PG), Robert Wolford (SG), Curtis Bopp (PF), Bradley Fierros (C) Everett Lewis, Robert Gray, John Gallagher, Donald Bennett | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 14:22 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett drills a floater from just outside the lane | 45-46 |
| 14:16 | North Carolina A&T | James Ramey misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Curtis Bopp - foul #1 on Curtis Bopp, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina (PG) James Zachmann | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Ballinger (PG) Eugene Brewer | |
| 14:16 | North Carolina A&T | James Ramey makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 14:16 | North Carolina A&T | James Ramey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 14:09 | Central Michigan | Bradley Fierros loses the dribble to Dustin Ballinger | 45-48 |
| 13:56 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Ballinger hits a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Teddy Messina - foul #3 on Teddy Messina, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Hutcheson (PG), Donald Joseph (SF), James Nichols (C) David Lund, Pat Manning, Brian Vaughn | |
| 13:56 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Ballinger makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 13:29 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp hits the finger roll and the foul's on James Ramey - foul #2 on James Ramey, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis (PG), Robert Gray (SG), James Zachmann (SF), Bill Donovan (PF) Teddy Messina, Mark Everett, Robert Wolford, Bradley Fierros | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Jerry Sterrett (SG), Ricky Moffat (SF), Clifton Woodham (PF) Kenneth Hutcheson, Donald Joseph, James Ramey | |
| 13:29 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 13:04 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Ballinger misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Everett Lewis - foul #4 on Everett Lewis, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Everett (PG), John Gallagher (C) Everett Lewis, Curtis Bopp | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Brian Vaughn (C) James Nichols | |
| 13:04 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Ballinger makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 13:04 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Ballinger makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett is fouled on the floor by Dustin Ballinger - foul #2 on Dustin Ballinger, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Hutcheson (PG), Pat Manning (PF) Dustin Ballinger, Brian Vaughn | |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | John Gallagher misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Pat Manning - foul #2 on Pat Manning, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Brian Vaughn (C) Ricky Moffat | |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | John Gallagher makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | John Gallagher misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 12:42 | North Carolina A&T | Clifton Woodham grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 12:26 | North Carolina A&T | Pat Manning's pass is intercepted by Robert Gray | 49-53 |
| 12:11 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Pat Manning - foul #3 on Pat Manning, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Wolford (SF), Donald Bennett (C) James Zachmann, Bill Donovan | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Eugene Brewer (PG), David Lund (SG), James Ramey (PF) Kenneth Hutcheson, Jerry Sterrett, Clifton Woodham | |
| 12:11 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 12:11 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 11:44 | North Carolina A&T | Pat Manning drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Mark Everett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Gray (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Wolford (fresh) PF - John Gallagher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Eugene Brewer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Lund (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Pat Manning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Ramey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Vaughn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 11:29 | North Carolina A&T | Eugene Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 11:27 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Gray steals the ball from Eugene Brewer in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | Robert Wolford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Gray | 53-55 |
| 11:13 | North Carolina A&T | James Ramey misses badly on a runner from the right block | 53-55 |
| 11:12 | North Carolina A&T | James Ramey hits the follow up shot | 53-57 |
| 10:47 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray is fouled on the floor by Pat Manning - foul #4 on Pat Manning, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina (PG), James Zachmann (SF), Curtis Bopp (PF), Bradley Fierros (C) Mark Everett, Robert Wolford, John Gallagher, Donald Bennett | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Hutcheson (PG), Dustin Ballinger (SG), Donald Joseph (SF), Ricky Moffat (PF), James Nichols (C) Eugene Brewer, David Lund, Pat Manning, James Ramey, Brian Vaughn | |
| 10:47 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 10:47 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:27 | North Carolina A&T | Ricky Moffat buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Hutcheson | 55-59 |
| 10:00 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 09:59 | North Carolina A&T | James Nichols snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Ballinger misses short on a floater from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 09:31 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 09:21 | Central Michigan | Bradley Fierros lays it up and in on a nice dish by Teddy Messina | 57-59 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Hutcheson's pass is intercepted by Robert Gray | 57-59 |
| 09:01 | Central Michigan | Dustin Ballinger is called for the reach on Curtis Bopp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dustin Ballinger, team foul #9 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Everett (PG), Robert Wolford (SG), Bill Donovan (PF) Teddy Messina, Robert Gray, Bradley Fierros | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Eugene Brewer (PG), Jerry Sterrett (SG), James Ramey (PF), Clifton Woodham (C) Kenneth Hutcheson, Dustin Ballinger, Ricky Moffat, James Nichols | |
| 09:01 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 09:01 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 08:36 | North Carolina A&T | James Ramey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-59 |
| 08:34 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 08:17 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on James Ramey - foul #3 on James Ramey, team foul #10 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matthew Koch (SF), Donald Bennett (C) James Zachmann, Curtis Bopp | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | David Lund (SF), Brian Vaughn (C) Donald Joseph, James Ramey | |
| 08:17 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 08:17 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 07:59 | North Carolina A&T | David Lund throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis (PG) Mark Everett | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 07:37 | Central Michigan | Robert Wolford misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina A&T | Clifton Woodham grabs the board | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Everett Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Robert Wolford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Koch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill Donovan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Eugene Brewer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Sterrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Lund (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifton Woodham (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Vaughn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | North Carolina A&T | Eugene Brewer is whistled for a carry | 61-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bradley Fierros (PF), John Gallagher (C) Bill Donovan, Donald Bennett | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Ballinger (PG), Pat Manning (SF), James Ramey (PF) Eugene Brewer, David Lund, Clifton Woodham | |
| 07:27 | Central Michigan | Pat Manning steps in front of the Bradley Fierros pass in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| 07:19 | North Carolina A&T | Brian Vaughn comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 61-59 |
| 07:17 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 07:14 | Central Michigan | John Gallagher double dribbles in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Zachmann (SF) Robert Wolford | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 06:48 | North Carolina A&T | Brian Vaughn misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 06:46 | North Carolina A&T | Pat Manning gets the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 06:26 | North Carolina A&T | Brian Vaughn drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dustin Ballinger | 61-62 |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Jerry Sterrett - foul #2 on Jerry Sterrett, team foul #11 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina (PG), Mark Everett (SG), Bill Donovan (PF), Curtis Bopp (C) Everett Lewis, Matthew Koch, Bradley Fierros, John Gallagher | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Hutcheson (PG), Ricky Moffat (SF), Clifton Woodham (PF), James Nichols (C) Dustin Ballinger, Pat Manning, James Ramey, Brian Vaughn | |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann misses the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:22 | North Carolina A&T | Ricky Moffat snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 06:16 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Hutcheson clanks a shot from the right side | 62-62 |
| 06:15 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 06:12 | Central Michigan | Ricky Moffat steals it from Curtis Bopp in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina A&T | Jerry Sterrett can't finish the layup | 62-62 |
| 06:08 | North Carolina A&T | Clifton Woodham tips it back up and in | 62-64 |
| 05:47 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Teddy Messina and he's hacked by James Nichols - foul #2 on James Nichols, team foul #12 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Wolford (SG) Teddy Messina | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | David Lund (SG) Jerry Sterrett | |
| 05:47 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann misses the free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:47 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Clifton Woodham | 64-64 |
| 05:35 | North Carolina A&T | Ricky Moffat is fouled on the floor by James Zachmann - foul #1 on James Zachmann, team foul #8 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis (PG), Donald Bennett (C) James Zachmann, Bill Donovan | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 05:35 | North Carolina A&T | Ricky Moffat makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:35 | North Carolina A&T | Ricky Moffat misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:35 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 05:18 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp's pass is intercepted by Clifton Woodham | 64-65 |
| 04:58 | North Carolina A&T | Clifton Woodham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina A&T | Ricky Moffat misses the tip | 64-65 |
| 04:55 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Hutcheson tips it but misses | 64-65 |
| 04:53 | North Carolina A&T | Clifton Woodham grabs the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 04:42 | North Carolina A&T | David Lund misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 04:38 | Central Michigan | Robert Wolford loses the dribble to Kenneth Hutcheson in the backcourt | 64-65 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Wolford steps in front of the Kenneth Hutcheson pass | 64-65 |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis can't finish the layup | 64-65 |
| 04:28 | Central Michigan | Robert Wolford gets the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 04:15 | Central Michigan | Robert Wolford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Clifton Woodham | 64-65 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina A&T | David Lund drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Hutcheson | 64-67 |
| 03:39 | Central Michigan | Clifton Woodham swats the shot by Everett Lewis | 64-67 |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp grabs the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Gray (SG), James Zachmann (SF), Bill Donovan (PF), Bradley Fierros (C) Everett Lewis, Robert Wolford, Curtis Bopp, Donald Bennett | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Eugene Brewer (PG), Dustin Ballinger (SG), Donald Joseph (SF), Pat Manning (PF), Brian Vaughn (C) Kenneth Hutcheson, David Lund, Ricky Moffat, Clifton Woodham, James Nichols | |
| 03:22 | Central Michigan | Bradley Fierros makes the runner in the lane set up by Mark Everett | 66-67 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Mark Everett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Gray (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Zachmann (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill Donovan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bradley Fierros (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Eugene Brewer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Ballinger (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pat Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Vaughn (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | North Carolina A&T | Bradley Fierros denies the turnaround by Dustin Ballinger | 66-67 |
| 03:16 | North Carolina A&T | Pat Manning snags the offensive board | 66-67 |
| 02:48 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Ballinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina (PG) Mark Everett | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | James Ramey (PF) Pat Manning | |
| 02:43 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis (PG), Curtis Bopp (C) Teddy Messina, Bradley Fierros | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Jerry Sterrett (SG) Dustin Ballinger | |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Everett Lewis and he's hacked by James Ramey - foul #4 on James Ramey, team foul #13 | 68-67 |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan makes the free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina A&T | James Ramey can't connect on a shot near the basket | 69-67 |
| 02:07 | North Carolina A&T | Brian Vaughn tips it in | 69-69 |
| 01:44 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-69 |
| 01:43 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann can't tip it in | 69-69 |
| 01:41 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to James Ramey | 69-69 |
| 01:37 | North Carolina A&T | James Ramey comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 69-69 |
| 01:35 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett (C) Curtis Bopp | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 00:59 | North Carolina A&T | Eugene Brewer hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Ramey | 69-71 |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Gray | 72-71 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina A&T | Brian Vaughn can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 72-71 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina A&T | James Ramey tips it home | 72-73 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 72-73 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett hits the follow up shot | 74-73 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina A&T | James Ramey lays it up and in | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis clanks a fullcourt shot | 74-75 |