| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Theodore Norcross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Bible (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Guardado (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jo-Long Hou (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leroy Prall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Calfee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dean (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tim Singleton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones inbounds the ball | 18-32 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Western Michigan | Tim Singleton blocks the short jumper by Gary Guardado | 18-32 |
| 19:30 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jo-Long Hou | 18-32 |
| 19:11 | Western Michigan | Tim Singleton steals the ball from Ed Bible | 18-32 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | James Calfee can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Gary Guardado - foul #1 on Gary Guardado, team foul #1 | 18-32 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | James Calfee makes the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | James Calfee makes the 2nd free throw | 18-34 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:36 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Gary Guardado is denied by Tim Singleton | 18-34 |
| 18:34 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Leroy Prall | 18-34 |
| 18:24 | Central Michigan | David Dean misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-34 |
| 18:23 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado gets the rebound | 18-34 |
| 18:16 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-34 |
| 18:15 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-34 |
| 17:57 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-34 |
| 17:48 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Tim Singleton is blocked by Jo-Long Hou | 20-34 |
| 17:47 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Gary Guardado | 20-34 |
| 17:31 | Western Michigan | Tim Singleton blocks the jumper by Ed Bible | 20-34 |
| 17:29 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs snags the defensive board | 20-34 |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall is fouled on the floor by Theodore Norcross - foul #1 on Theodore Norcross, team foul #2 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte (PF) Gary Guardado | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Philip Braddy (PF), Jeremy Christiansen (C) David Dean, Tim Singleton | |
| 17:03 | Central Michigan | Jo-Long Hou denies the turnaround by Leroy Prall | 20-34 |
| 17:02 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones grabs the board | 20-34 |
| 16:37 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Christiansen - foul #1 on Jeremy Christiansen, team foul #1 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski (PG) Theodore Norcross | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Frank Girton (SG), Stephen Casados (SF) George Gibbs, James Calfee | |
| 16:14 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 20-34 |
| 16:12 | Central Michigan | Frank Girton grabs the defensive rebound | 20-34 |
| 15:54 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Philip Braddy | 20-37 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Garf Wondoloski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ed Bible (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Whyte (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jo-Long Hou (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leroy Prall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Girton (fresh) SF - Stephen Casados (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Philip Braddy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Christiansen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte travels with the ball | 20-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG), Gary Guardado (PF) Garf Wondoloski, Charles Whyte | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson (PG), George Gibbs (SG), David Dean (PF), Tim Singleton (C) Leroy Prall, Frank Girton, Philip Braddy, Jeremy Christiansen | |
| 15:29 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-37 |
| 15:27 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou pulls down the rebound | 20-37 |
| 15:11 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible is fouled on the floor by Warren Johnson - foul #1 on Warren Johnson, team foul #2 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Calfee (SF) Stephen Casados | |
| 15:06 | Western Michigan | Warren Johnson steals it from Carmelo Quinones | 20-37 |
| 15:01 | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson lays it up and in | 20-39 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:54 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett blows the layup but he's fouled by David Dean - foul #2 on David Dean, team foul #3 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall (PG) Warren Johnson | |
| 14:54 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett makes the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 14:54 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 14:35 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 22-41 |
| 14:27 | Western Michigan | George Gibbs steals it from Carmelo Quinones | 22-41 |
| 14:23 | Central Michigan | James Calfee lays it in on a nice dish by George Gibbs | 22-43 |
| 14:01 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Leggett and he's fouled by Tim Singleton - foul #3 on Tim Singleton, team foul #4 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett (SF) Carmelo Quinones | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Frank Girton (SG) George Gibbs | |
| 14:01 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou misses the free throw | 24-43 |
| 14:01 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Tim Singleton | 24-43 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | Ed Bible picks off the pass by Frank Girton | 24-43 |
| 13:34 | Western Michigan | David Dean takes the ball from Jo-Long Hou | 24-43 |
| 13:13 | Central Michigan | Frank Girton hits a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Ed Bible - foul #2 on Ed Bible, team foul #3 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte (PF), Trevor Bangs (C) Gary Guardado, Jo-Long Hou | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados (SF), Philip Braddy (PF), Jeremy Christiansen (C) James Calfee, David Dean, Tim Singleton | |
| 13:13 | Central Michigan | Frank Girton makes the free throw | 24-46 |
| 12:59 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 24-46 |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall gets the rebound | 24-46 |
| 12:32 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-46 |
| 12:31 | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs gets the rebound | 24-46 |
| 12:15 | Western Michigan | The jumper by Robert Bennett is denied by Jeremy Christiansen | 24-46 |
| 12:14 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Christiansen pulls down the rebound | 24-46 |
| 11:58 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 24-46 |
| 11:56 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett pulls down the rebound | 24-46 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ed Bible (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Whyte (fresh) 3 reb. C - Trevor Bangs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leroy Prall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Girton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Casados (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Philip Braddy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Christiansen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:47 | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs misses badly on a floater from the right side | 24-46 |
| 11:45 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Christiansen snags the defensive board | 24-46 |
| 11:16 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Bennett - foul #1 on Robert Bennett, team foul #4 | 24-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG), Garf Wondoloski (SG), Carmelo Quinones (SF), Gary Guardado (PF) Kenneth Leggett, Ed Bible, Robert Bennett, Trevor Bangs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Gibbs (SG), James Calfee (SF), David Dean (PF), Tim Singleton (C) Frank Girton, Stephen Casados, Philip Braddy, Jeremy Christiansen | |
| 11:16 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall makes the 1st free throw | 24-47 |
| 11:16 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall makes the 2nd free throw | 24-48 |
| 11:05 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross double dribbles | 24-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson (PG) Leroy Prall | |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson lays it up and in set up by Tim Singleton | 24-50 |
| 10:31 | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Theodore Norcross | 26-50 |
| 10:12 | Central Michigan | Gary Guardado is called for the reach on David Dean - foul #2 on Gary Guardado, team foul #5 | 26-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ed Bible (SG), Jo-Long Hou (C) Garf Wondoloski, Charles Whyte | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:52 | Central Michigan | Jo-Long Hou swats the dunk try by Tim Singleton | 26-50 |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton gets the offensive rebound | 26-50 |
| 09:34 | Central Michigan | David Dean clanks a runner from close range | 26-50 |
| 09:33 | Central Michigan | James Calfee tips it home | 26-52 |
| 09:12 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 26-52 |
| 09:10 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Norcross | 26-52 |
| 09:02 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 26-52 |
| 09:01 | Central Michigan | David Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 26-52 |
| 08:39 | Central Michigan | David Dean can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-52 |
| 08:37 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Carmelo Quinones | 26-52 |
| 08:31 | Western Michigan | James Calfee takes the ball from Carmelo Quinones | 26-52 |
| 08:26 | Central Michigan | James Calfee slams it home | 26-54 |
| 08:01 | Western Michigan | James Calfee takes the ball from Gary Guardado | 26-54 |
| 07:39 | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson is hacked by Theodore Norcross - foul #2 on Theodore Norcross, team foul #6 | 26-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski (PG), Robert Bennett (SF), Charles Whyte (PF), Trevor Bangs (C) Ed Bible, Carmelo Quinones, Gary Guardado, Jo-Long Hou | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados (PG), Frank Girton (SG), Philip Braddy (SF), William Alcantara (PF), Jeremy Christiansen (C) Warren Johnson, George Gibbs, James Calfee, David Dean, Tim Singleton | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Garf Wondoloski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Theodore Norcross (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Whyte (fresh) 3 reb. C - Trevor Bangs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Casados (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Girton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Philip Braddy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Alcantara (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeremy Christiansen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Christiansen can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Trevor Bangs - foul #2 on Trevor Bangs, team foul #7 | 26-54 |
| 07:18 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Christiansen makes the 1st free throw | 26-55 |
| 07:18 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Christiansen misses the 2nd free throw | 26-55 |
| 07:18 | Central Michigan | Philip Braddy snags the offensive board | 26-55 |
| 06:55 | Central Michigan | William Alcantara misses the fadeaway from the left side | 26-55 |
| 06:54 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett pulls down the rebound | 26-55 |
| 06:41 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross is hacked by Frank Girton - foul #1 on Frank Girton, team foul #5 | 26-55 |
| 06:29 | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Trevor Bangs, team foul #8 | 26-55 |
| 06:00 | Central Michigan | Garf Wondoloski steals it from Frank Girton | 26-55 |
| 05:53 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Robert Bennett and he's hacked by William Alcantara - foul #1 on William Alcantara, team foul #6 | 28-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson (PG) William Alcantara | |
| 05:53 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte makes the free throw | 29-55 |
| 05:30 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Warren Johnson | 29-58 |
| 05:19 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte hits a fadeaway from the left side | 31-58 |
| 04:51 | Central Michigan | Frank Girton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 31-58 |
| 04:49 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett snags the defensive board | 31-58 |
| 04:42 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte knocks in the floater from close range set up by Garf Wondoloski | 33-58 |
| 04:20 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-58 |
| 04:19 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte grabs the board | 33-58 |
| 04:07 | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs's fadeaway is rejected by Jeremy Christiansen | 33-58 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte tips it home | 35-58 |
| 03:39 | Central Michigan | Frank Girton is fouled on the floor by Charles Whyte - foul #2 on Charles Whyte, team foul #9 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Alcantara (PF), David Lapointe (C) Philip Braddy, Jeremy Christiansen | |
| 03:39 | Central Michigan | Frank Girton makes the 1st free throw | 35-59 |
| 03:39 | Central Michigan | Frank Girton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-60 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Theodore Norcross (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garf Wondoloski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Whyte (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Trevor Bangs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Warren Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Girton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Casados (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Alcantara (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Lapointe (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Whyte | 37-60 |
| 03:07 | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 37-60 |
| 03:06 | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-60 |
| 03:00 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte can't connect on a runner in the paint | 37-60 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | William Alcantara grabs the board | 37-60 |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | Frank Girton makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Warren Johnson | 37-62 |
| 02:25 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-62 |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | William Alcantara grabs the board | 37-62 |
| 01:54 | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-62 |
| 01:53 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-62 |
| 01:30 | Central Michigan | William Alcantara tips it home | 37-64 |
| 01:16 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Charles Whyte is denied by David Lapointe | 37-64 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-64 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson misses the lay-in | 37-64 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | William Alcantara pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | David Lapointe hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 37-64 |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte gets the rebound | 37-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte slams it home on a nice dish by Theodore Norcross | 39-64 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson runs out the clock | 39-64 |