| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Albert Wilson (fresh) SG - Scott Castleberry (fresh) SF - Maurice Stricklin (fresh) PF - Carl Williamson (fresh) C - William Coy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Merle Samuel (fresh) SG - Donald Fraley (fresh) SF - David Champagne (fresh) PF - Leo Bee (fresh) C - James Griner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | William Coy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Bowling Green | Merle Samuel steps in front of the Albert Wilson pass | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee comes up short on the shot from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Central Michigan | James Griner clanks a runner near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Central Michigan | James Griner grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Central Michigan | Maurice Stricklin steps in front of the James Griner pass | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | Central Michigan | Maurice Stricklin swats the shot by Merle Samuel | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | Bowling Green | William Coy grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:27 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson's pass is intercepted by Donald Fraley | 2-2 |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley lays it in | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Leo Bee - foul #1 on Leo Bee, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:06 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:45 | Central Michigan | James Griner scores on a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by William Coy - foul #1 on William Coy, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Wilson Taylor (C) William Coy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:45 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:24 | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 16:22 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson grabs the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:00 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 15:59 | Bowling Green | Wilson Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Albert Wilson (fresh) SG - Scott Castleberry (fresh) SF - Maurice Stricklin (fresh) PF - Carl Williamson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilson Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Merle Samuel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Champagne (fresh) PF - Leo Bee (fresh) C - James Griner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin is fouled on the floor by David Champagne - foul #1 on David Champagne, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Kenneth Boone (SG), Robert Renner (SF), Gary Walter (C) Albert Wilson, Scott Castleberry, Carl Williamson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:47 | Bowling Green | Wilson Taylor buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 15:29 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 15:27 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 15:12 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin is hacked by David Champagne - foul #2 on David Champagne, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson (PG) Maurice Stricklin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chen Qian (SF) David Champagne | |
| 14:55 | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson is fouled on the floor by Merle Samuel - foul #1 on Merle Samuel, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | William Coy (C) Gary Walter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:40 | Bowling Green | James Griner swats the layup by William Coy | 7-7 |
| 14:39 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Wilson Taylor is called for the reach on Merle Samuel - foul #1 on Wilson Taylor, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry (SG), Maurice Stricklin (SF), Carl Williamson (PF) Kenneth Boone, Robert Renner, Wilson Taylor | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (SG), Joe Kaneshiro (PF) Merle Samuel, Leo Bee | |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Fraley | 7-9 |
| 13:29 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 13:27 | Central Michigan | James Griner snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 13:22 | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 13:20 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:02 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin is fouled on the floor by Chen Qian - foul #1 on Chen Qian, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Robert Renner (SF), Wilson Taylor (C) Albert Wilson, William Coy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel (PG), Leo Bee (PF) Donald Fraley, James Griner | |
| 12:47 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 12:31 | Central Michigan | Maurice Stricklin is called for the reach on Merle Samuel - foul #1 on Maurice Stricklin, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| 12:21 | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 12:19 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Carl Williamson | 7-9 |
| 12:04 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 12:03 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 11:45 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel misses the lay-in but the foul's on Wilson Taylor - foul #2 on Wilson Taylor, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson (PG), Michael Zumstein (PF), Gary Walter (C) Robert Renner, Carl Williamson, Wilson Taylor | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley (SG), James Griner (C) Leon Fisher, Joe Kaneshiro | |
| 11:45 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 11:45 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Albert Wilson (fresh) SG - Scott Castleberry (fresh) SF - Maurice Stricklin (fresh) PF - Michael Zumstein (fresh) C - Gary Walter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Merle Samuel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chen Qian (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leo Bee (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Griner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Scott Castleberry | 9-10 |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian gets the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 10:44 | Central Michigan | A charge is called on Merle Samuel - foul #2 on Merle Samuel, team foul #6 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Kenneth Boone (SG), Robert Renner (SF), William Coy (C) Scott Castleberry, Maurice Stricklin, Michael Zumstein | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (SG), Joe Kaneshiro (SF) Merle Samuel, Chen Qian | |
| 10:32 | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 10:04 | Central Michigan | James Griner drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Donald Fraley and he's hacked by William Coy - foul #2 on William Coy, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson (PF) William Coy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:04 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:00 | Bowling Green | Donald Fraley takes the ball from Albert Wilson in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee is hacked by Carl Williamson - foul #1 on Carl Williamson, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry (SG), Maurice Stricklin (SF) Kenneth Boone, Robert Renner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chen Qian (SF) Leo Bee | |
| 09:12 | Central Michigan | James Griner misses long on a jumper from the left side | 12-13 |
| 09:11 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 08:54 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Maurice Stricklin | 15-13 |
| 08:26 | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher misses long on a floater from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 08:25 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Scott Castleberry | 15-13 |
| 08:15 | Bowling Green | Gary Walter misses the lay-in | 15-13 |
| 08:13 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to James Griner | 15-13 |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 07:47 | Central Michigan | James Griner gets the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 07:23 | Central Michigan | James Griner misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 15-13 |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro grabs the offensive board | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Albert Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Scott Castleberry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Stricklin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carl Williamson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Walter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Donald Fraley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leon Fisher (fairly fresh) SF - Chen Qian (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joe Kaneshiro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Griner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Central Michigan | James Griner knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Donald Fraley | 15-15 |
| 06:43 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 06:20 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Albert Wilson - foul #1 on Albert Wilson, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Kenneth Boone (PG), Robert Renner (SF), Michael Zumstein (PF) Albert Wilson, Maurice Stricklin, Carl Williamson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Tobey (PG), Eugene McKillop (SG), Leo Bee (PF) Donald Fraley, Leon Fisher, Joe Kaneshiro | |
| 06:20 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 06:20 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 06:20 | Bowling Green | Gary Walter snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 05:57 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry misses the dunk | 15-16 |
| 05:56 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to James Griner | 15-16 |
| 05:33 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee is fouled on the floor by Scott Castleberry - foul #1 on Scott Castleberry, team foul #8 | 15-16 |
| 05:33 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 05:33 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 05:12 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson (PG), Maurice Stricklin (C) Scott Castleberry, Gary Walter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley (PG) Patrick Tobey | |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene McKillop | 15-21 |
| 04:33 | Bowling Green | Michael Zumstein misses the 3 from straight away | 15-21 |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 04:06 | Central Michigan | Eugene McKillop is called for traveling | 15-21 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson (PF) Michael Zumstein | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (SG), Joe Kaneshiro (SF) Eugene McKillop, Chen Qian | |
| 03:44 | Bowling Green | The jumper by Maurice Stricklin is denied by Leo Bee | 15-21 |
| 03:42 | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher grabs the board | 15-21 |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | James Griner misses the dunk | 15-21 |
| 03:13 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Carl Williamson | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Albert Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Boone (fresh) SF - Robert Renner (fresh) PF - Carl Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Maurice Stricklin (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leon Fisher (fresh) SF - Joe Kaneshiro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leo Bee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Griner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin misses the driving attempt from the right block | 15-21 |
| 02:52 | Central Michigan | James Griner gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the jumper from the baseline | 15-23 |
| 02:02 | Bowling Green | Kenneth Boone misses short on a shot from the right side | 15-23 |
| 02:00 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to James Griner | 15-23 |
| 01:39 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Maurice Stricklin - foul #2 on Maurice Stricklin, team foul #9 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry (SG), Emory Morgan (SF), Wilson Taylor (PF), William Coy (C) Kenneth Boone, Robert Renner, Carl Williamson, Maurice Stricklin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel (PG), David Champagne (SF), Chen Qian (C) Donald Fraley, Joe Kaneshiro, James Griner | |
| 01:39 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 01:39 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 01:20 | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-25 |
| 01:18 | Bowling Green | Wilson Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-25 |
| 01:09 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Scott Castleberry, team foul #10 | 15-25 |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | David Champagne misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-25 |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee can't tip it in | 15-25 |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian tips it but misses | 15-25 |
| 00:34 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to William Coy | 15-25 |
| 00:10 | Bowling Green | Merle Samuel steals the ball from William Coy | 15-25 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | David Champagne banks in the layup on a great pass from Merle Samuel | 15-27 |
| 00:02 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry is fouled on the floor by Leon Fisher - foul #1 on Leon Fisher, team foul #7 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin (PG), Robert Renner (SF), Carl Williamson (PF) Albert Wilson, Emory Morgan, Wilson Taylor | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley (SG), Joe Kaneshiro (C) Leon Fisher, Leo Bee | |
| 00:02 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 00:02 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry misses the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Chen Qian | 16-27 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 16-27 |