| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ira Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Daniels (fresh) PF - Willard Dufault (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Edwin Irish (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Beach (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Dolloff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herman Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Johnson inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Henderson misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 19:44 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 19:40 | Central Michigan | Herman Henderson steals it from Rick Daniels | 26-25 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Rhodes steals the ball from Herman Henderson | 26-25 |
| 19:05 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes lays it up and in set up by Willard Dufault | 28-25 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Jackson (SG), Ronald Canterbury (PF), Peter Munk (C) Ira Barnes, Willard Dufault, Paul Rhodes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 18:45 | Central Michigan | Ronald Canterbury is fouled on the floor by James Dolloff - foul #1 on James Dolloff, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Willard Dufault (PF) Ronald Canterbury | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 18:19 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-25 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Henderson pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Beach scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Herman Henderson | 28-28 |
| 17:36 | Central Michigan | Edwin Irish picks off the pass by Rick Daniels | 28-28 |
| 17:32 | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish misses the dunk attempt | 28-28 |
| 17:30 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Rick Daniels | 28-28 |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Jackson | 31-28 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Michigan | James Dolloff misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 16:38 | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish can't tip it in | 31-28 |
| 16:37 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Jackson | 31-28 |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | John Jackson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Henderson snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 16:18 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Beach is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Beach, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes (SG), Ronald Pollard (SF), Ronald Canterbury (PF), Paul Rhodes (C) John Jackson, Rick Daniels, Willard Dufault, Peter Munk | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Zachary Schill (PG), Sam Turnage (SG), Garret Moore (SF), Kirk Loyola (PF), Martin Fujimoto (C) Edwin Irish, Michael Beach, Andrew Johnson, James Dolloff, Herman Henderson | |
| 15:57 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Paul Rhodes | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Butler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ira Barnes (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Pollard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Canterbury (fresh) C - Paul Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Zachary Schill (fresh) SG - Sam Turnage (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Garret Moore (fresh) PF - Kirk Loyola (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Fujimoto (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Eastern Michigan | Martin Fujimoto is hacked by Ronald Canterbury - foul #2 on Ronald Canterbury, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Jackson (PG), Robert Scott (C) Jason Butler, Paul Rhodes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 15:22 | Eastern Michigan | Kirk Loyola misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 15:21 | Central Michigan | Ronald Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 14:58 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott misses badly on a floater in the lane | 33-28 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Michigan | Kirk Loyola pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Michigan | Martin Fujimoto hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-28 |
| 14:36 | Central Michigan | Ronald Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Sam Turnage - foul #1 on Sam Turnage, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG), Rick Daniels (SF), Willard Dufault (PF), Paul Rhodes (C) John Jackson, Ronald Pollard, Ronald Canterbury, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish (PG), Ricky Schneider (SF), Herman Henderson (C) Zachary Schill, Garret Moore, Martin Fujimoto | |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Michigan | Sam Turnage misses badly on a floater from the left side | 34-28 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Michigan | Kirk Loyola snags the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 13:37 | Eastern Michigan | Sam Turnage misses the floater from the left side | 34-28 |
| 13:36 | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish tips it back up and in | 34-30 |
| 13:17 | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes throws it down on a great pass from Rick Daniels | 36-30 |
| 12:54 | Eastern Michigan | Sam Turnage misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 12:53 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 12:31 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 36-30 |
| 12:30 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes grabs the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | Edwin Irish steals the ball from Ira Barnes | 36-30 |
| 11:52 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Henderson hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Sam Turnage | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Butler (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ira Barnes (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Willard Dufault (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Rhodes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Edwin Irish (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Sam Turnage (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Schneider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kirk Loyola (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Herman Henderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes lays it in on a great pass from Willard Dufault | 38-32 |
| 11:18 | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 10:51 | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes loses the dribble to Edwin Irish | 38-34 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish misses short on an open jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jason Butler - foul #2 on Jason Butler, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Jackson (SG), Ronald Pollard (SF), Ronald Canterbury (PF), Robert Scott (C) Ira Barnes, Rick Daniels, Willard Dufault, Paul Rhodes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Beach (SG), Andrew Johnson (SF), James Dolloff (PF), Martin Fujimoto (C) Sam Turnage, Ricky Schneider, Kirk Loyola, Herman Henderson | |
| 10:32 | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 10:09 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Jackson | 41-36 |
| 10:07 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Johnson travels in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes (SG), Peter Munk (C) Jason Butler, Ronald Canterbury | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Zachary Schill (PG) Edwin Irish | |
| 09:47 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by John Jackson | 43-36 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Johnson is hacked by Ronald Pollard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Pollard, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG), Ronald Canterbury (PF) Ira Barnes, Peter Munk | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 09:37 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Beach misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Jackson - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Beach makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 09:13 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Pollard | 45-38 |
| 08:56 | Eastern Michigan | John Jackson blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Michael Beach | 45-38 |
| 08:54 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 08:35 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-38 |
| 08:34 | Eastern Michigan | Martin Fujimoto pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Michigan | James Dolloff is hacked by Ronald Canterbury - foul #3 on Ronald Canterbury, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes (SG), Rick Daniels (SF), Willard Dufault (PF), Peter Munk (C) Jason Butler, Ronald Pollard, Ronald Canterbury, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Garret Moore (SG), Herman Henderson (C) Michael Beach, Martin Fujimoto | |
| 08:15 | Eastern Michigan | Zachary Schill misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Herman Henderson | 45-38 |
| 08:02 | Eastern Michigan | John Jackson picks off the pass by Zachary Schill | 45-38 |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | John Jackson hits the finger roll | 47-38 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish (PG), Ricky Schneider (SF) Zachary Schill, Andrew Johnson | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Butler (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ira Barnes (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Daniels (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Willard Dufault (tiring) 3 reb. C - Peter Munk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Edwin Irish (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Garret Moore (fresh) SF - Ricky Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Dolloff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Herman Henderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Dolloff - foul #2 on James Dolloff, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes (C) Peter Munk | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kirk Loyola (PF) James Dolloff | |
| 07:29 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 07:29 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 07:15 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Henderson clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 49-38 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Herman Henderson | 49-38 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 07:00 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jason Butler | 49-38 |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels misses the easy layup | 49-38 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Herman Henderson | 49-38 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Michigan | Edwin Irish misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the paint | 49-38 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 05:51 | Central Michigan | Paul Rhodes's fadeaway is rejected by Herman Henderson | 49-38 |
| 05:49 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Henderson snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Michigan | Willard Dufault denies the turnaround by Edwin Irish | 49-38 |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Rick Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 05:26 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes is hacked by Garret Moore - foul #1 on Garret Moore, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Jackson (PG), Ronald Pollard (SF), Robert Scott (PF), Peter Munk (C) Jason Butler, Rick Daniels, Willard Dufault, Paul Rhodes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Sam Turnage (PG), Michael Beach (SG), Andrew Johnson (SF), James Dolloff (PF), Martin Fujimoto (C) Edwin Irish, Garret Moore, Ricky Schneider, Kirk Loyola, Herman Henderson | |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-38 |
| 05:11 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard grabs the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 04:45 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott buries a floater from the left block | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 04:36 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 04:32 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-38 |
| 04:30 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Munk | 51-38 |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | Michael Beach takes the ball from Ronald Pollard | 51-38 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Johnson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-38 |
| 03:57 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Central Michigan | Ira Barnes connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Jackson | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ira Barnes (tiring) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Pollard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Munk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Sam Turnage (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Beach (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Dolloff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Fujimoto (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Eastern Michigan | Sam Turnage is hacked by John Jackson in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Jackson, team foul #6 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Johnson (PG), Cedric Walters (SG), Ronald Canterbury (PF) John Jackson, Ira Barnes, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Zachary Schill (PG), Ricky Schneider (SF), Kirk Loyola (PF) Michael Beach, Andrew Johnson, James Dolloff | |
| 03:32 | Eastern Michigan | Sam Turnage misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-38 |
| 03:31 | Eastern Michigan | Ricky Schneider misses the tip | 53-38 |
| 03:30 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Peter Munk | 53-38 |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Cedric Walters buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Munk | 56-38 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Michigan | Sam Turnage can't connect on an uncontested runner in the lane | 56-38 |
| 02:56 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk grabs the board | 56-38 |
| 02:52 | Central Michigan | Zachary Schill is called for the reach on Steven Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zachary Schill, team foul #6 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Scott (C) Peter Munk | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott scores on a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Martin Fujimoto - foul #1 on Martin Fujimoto, team foul #7 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Garret Moore (SG) Sam Turnage | |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott makes the free throw | 59-38 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Michigan | Ricky Schneider knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-41 |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | Cedric Walters misses the 3 from the left wing | 59-41 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Michigan | Martin Fujimoto gets the rebound | 59-41 |
| 01:53 | Eastern Michigan | Zachary Schill is called for 10 seconds | 59-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Jackson (PG), Peter Munk (C) Steven Johnson, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Sam Turnage (SG) Ricky Schneider | |
| 01:29 | Central Michigan | Cedric Walters is hacked by Sam Turnage - foul #2 on Sam Turnage, team foul #8 | 59-41 |
| 01:29 | Central Michigan | Cedric Walters makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 01:29 | Central Michigan | Cedric Walters misses the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Martin Fujimoto | 60-41 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Eastern Michigan | Martin Fujimoto hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Garret Moore | 60-43 |
| 00:59 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Cedric Walters and the foul's on Garret Moore - foul #2 on Garret Moore, team foul #9 | 62-43 |
| 00:59 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard makes the free throw | 63-43 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Eastern Michigan | Garret Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-43 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Cedric Walters snags the defensive board | 63-43 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Cedric Walters misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Martin Fujimoto - foul #2 on Martin Fujimoto, team foul #10 | 63-43 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Cedric Walters makes the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Cedric Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Michigan | Zachary Schill loses the dribble to Cedric Walters in the backcourt | 65-43 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Cedric Walters hits the finger roll | 67-43 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Michigan | Kirk Loyola's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-43 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | John Jackson runs out the clock | 67-43 |