| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Theodore Norcross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ed Bible (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Guardado (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jo-Long Hou (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leroy Prall (fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Gibbs (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Calfee (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Dean (fresh) C - Tim Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | James Calfee inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Calfee | 24-24 |
| 19:22 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Carmelo Quinones | 27-24 |
| 19:05 | Central Michigan | Jo-Long Hou denies the turnaround by David Dean | 27-24 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs tips it in | 27-26 |
| 18:39 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 18:38 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross misses the tip | 27-26 |
| 18:36 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:17 | Central Michigan | Ed Bible steps in front of the David Dean pass | 27-26 |
| 17:48 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by David Dean - foul #3 on David Dean, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Philip Braddy (PF) David Dean | |
| 17:48 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 17:48 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 17:23 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Carmelo Quinones - foul #3 on Carmelo Quinones, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett (SF), Charles Whyte (PF) Carmelo Quinones, Gary Guardado | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jeremy Christiansen (C) Tim Singleton | |
| 17:23 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 17:23 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 17:23 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Bennett | 28-27 |
| 17:07 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski (PG) Theodore Norcross | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados (SF) James Calfee | |
| 16:53 | Central Michigan | Charles Whyte swats the short shot by Jeremy Christiansen | 28-27 |
| 16:51 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall gets the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 16:36 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Leroy Prall | 28-30 |
| 16:18 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 16:17 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou can't tip it in | 28-30 |
| 16:16 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte tips it back up and in | 30-30 |
| 15:54 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall is hacked by Garf Wondoloski - foul #3 on Garf Wondoloski, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG), Carmelo Quinones (SF), Gary Guardado (PF) Garf Wondoloski, Robert Bennett, Charles Whyte | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson (PG), Frank Girton (SG), James Calfee (SF), David Dean (PF), Tim Singleton (C) Leroy Prall, George Gibbs, Stephen Casados, Philip Braddy, Jeremy Christiansen | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ed Bible (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Guardado (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jo-Long Hou (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Warren Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Girton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Calfee (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Dean (fresh) 3 pf. C - Tim Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Central Michigan | David Dean is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Quinones - foul #4 on Carmelo Quinones, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett (SF) Carmelo Quinones | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:17 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-30 |
| 15:15 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Kenneth Leggett | 30-30 |
| 14:52 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou misses the shot from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 14:50 | Central Michigan | James Calfee pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 14:22 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 14:20 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton grabs the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 14:00 | Central Michigan | Frank Girton is open and buries a jumper near the basket set up by David Dean | 30-32 |
| 13:31 | Western Michigan | James Calfee is called for the reach on Robert Bennett - foul #2 on James Calfee, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs (SF), Charles Whyte (C) Robert Bennett, Jo-Long Hou | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall (PG), George Gibbs (SG), Stephen Casados (SF), Jeremy Christiansen (C) Warren Johnson, Frank Girton, James Calfee, Tim Singleton | |
| 13:09 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 13:08 | Central Michigan | David Dean pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | Charles Whyte is called for the reach on Jeremy Christiansen - foul #1 on Charles Whyte, team foul #4 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Philip Braddy (PF) David Dean | |
| 12:29 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Stephen Casados | 30-34 |
| 12:10 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by George Gibbs - foul #1 on George Gibbs, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG), Jo-Long Hou (C) Kenneth Leggett, Gary Guardado | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Calfee (SF), Tim Singleton (C) Stephen Casados, Jeremy Christiansen | |
| 12:10 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 12:10 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 12:10 | Central Michigan | James Calfee gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 11:48 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton can't finish the layup | 31-34 |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton can't tip it in | 31-34 |
| 11:45 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Theodore Norcross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ed Bible (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Bangs (fresh) PF - Charles Whyte (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jo-Long Hou (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leroy Prall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Gibbs (fresh) 17 pts. SF - James Calfee (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Braddy (fresh) C - Tim Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Theodore Norcross | 33-34 |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | Philip Braddy misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 10:58 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 10:37 | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 10:35 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 10:22 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Calfee | 33-36 |
| 10:01 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte's fadeaway is rejected by Tim Singleton | 33-36 |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ed Bible - foul #3 on Ed Bible, team foul #5 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG), Robert Bennett (SF), Gary Guardado (PF) Ed Bible, Trevor Bangs, Charles Whyte | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados (SF), David Dean (PF), Jeremy Christiansen (C) James Calfee, Philip Braddy, Tim Singleton | |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 09:19 | Western Michigan | Leroy Prall is called for the reach on Kenneth Leggett - foul #2 on Leroy Prall, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson (PG), Frank Girton (SG) Leroy Prall, George Gibbs | |
| 08:59 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Gary Guardado | 35-38 |
| 08:56 | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski (SG) Theodore Norcross | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:32 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Jeremy Christiansen - foul #1 on Jeremy Christiansen, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall (PG) Warren Johnson | |
| 08:32 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 08:32 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall travels with the ball | 37-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte (C) Jo-Long Hou | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Calfee (SF), Tim Singleton (C) Stephen Casados, Jeremy Christiansen | |
| 07:47 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-38 |
| 07:46 | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski hits the follow up shot | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Garf Wondoloski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Guardado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Whyte (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leroy Prall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Girton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Calfee (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Dean (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Tim Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Central Michigan | Frank Girton is fouled on the floor by Garf Wondoloski - foul #4 on Garf Wondoloski, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ed Bible (SG), Carmelo Quinones (SF), Trevor Bangs (C) Garf Wondoloski, Gary Guardado, Charles Whyte | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Gibbs (SG) Frank Girton | |
| 07:14 | Central Michigan | David Dean loses the dribble to Robert Bennett | 39-38 |
| 06:55 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible's fadeaway is rejected by David Dean | 39-38 |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Leroy Prall | 39-38 |
| 06:46 | Central Michigan | Trevor Bangs is called for the reach on Leroy Prall - foul #1 on Trevor Bangs, team foul #7 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado (PF) Robert Bennett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Philip Braddy (PF) David Dean | |
| 06:46 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 06:46 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 06:28 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-38 |
| 06:26 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado misses the tip | 39-38 |
| 06:24 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado tips it in | 41-38 |
| 06:05 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Leroy Prall | 41-40 |
| 05:36 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Gary Guardado | 43-40 |
| 05:21 | Central Michigan | James Calfee drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Philip Braddy | 43-42 |
| 05:06 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by George Gibbs - foul #2 on George Gibbs, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett (PF), Charles Whyte (C) Gary Guardado, Trevor Bangs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson (PG), Stephen Casados (SF), David Dean (PF), Jeremy Christiansen (C) Leroy Prall, James Calfee, Philip Braddy, Tim Singleton | |
| 05:06 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 05:06 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to David Dean | 44-42 |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from George Gibbs | 44-44 |
| 04:08 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett is fouled on the floor by Warren Johnson - foul #1 on Warren Johnson, team foul #7 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (SG) Ed Bible | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Frank Girton (SG) George Gibbs | |
| 04:08 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 04:08 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 03:50 | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Casados | 46-46 |
| 03:25 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 03:23 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte misses the tip | 46-46 |
| 03:22 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Theodore Norcross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Whyte (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Warren Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frank Girton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Casados (fresh) 4 ast. PF - David Dean (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Christiansen (fresh) | |
| 02:58 | Western Michigan | Stephen Casados takes the ball from Charles Whyte | 46-46 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ed Bible (SG), Gary Guardado (PF), Jo-Long Hou (C) Kenneth Leggett, Robert Bennett, Charles Whyte | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall (PG), George Gibbs (SG), James Calfee (SF), Tim Singleton (C) Warren Johnson, Frank Girton, Stephen Casados, Jeremy Christiansen | |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Gary Guardado picks off the pass by Leroy Prall | 46-46 |
| 02:06 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Leroy Prall - foul #3 on Leroy Prall, team foul #8 | 46-46 |
| 02:06 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 02:06 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 01:47 | Central Michigan | Gary Guardado swats the dunk try by James Calfee | 48-46 |
| 01:46 | Central Michigan | James Calfee grabs the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 01:31 | Central Michigan | James Calfee is open and buries a 3 from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 01:09 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado loses the ball out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG) Theodore Norcross | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:47 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left side | 48-49 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | James Calfee gets the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton buries a driving attempt in the lane | 48-51 |
| 00:03 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados (SF) James Calfee | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Leggett - foul #4 on Kenneth Leggett, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett misses the fullcourt shot | 48-53 |