| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Merle Samuel (fresh) SG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Champagne (fresh) PF - Leo Bee (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Griner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Charles Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Helmuth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Bean (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Musa Abdeldayen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Frank Osborne (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:58 | Eastern Michigan | Merle Samuel steals it from Charles Scott in the backcourt | 24-26 |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Griner | 26-26 |
| 19:23 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Osborne blows the layup | 26-26 |
| 19:21 | Central Michigan | James Griner grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 19:18 | Central Michigan | Charles Scott steps in front of the Merle Samuel pass in the backcourt | 26-26 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Osborne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-26 |
| 18:44 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel is whistled for a carry | 26-26 |
| 18:22 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 18:20 | Central Michigan | James Griner gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 17:59 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Merle Samuel | 28-26 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Scott | 28-28 |
| 17:17 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley is fouled on the floor by Charles Scott - foul #2 on Charles Scott, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Musa Abdeldayen - foul #3 on Musa Abdeldayen, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roberto Marino (PF), Johnny Shoults (C) Musa Abdeldayen, Frank Osborne | |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 16:52 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 16:28 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott travels with the ball | 29-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chen Qian (SF) David Champagne | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski (SG), Darryl Jones (SF) Charles Scott, Edward Helmuth | |
| 16:13 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian hits the finger roll | 31-28 |
| 15:49 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean is hacked by Merle Samuel - foul #3 on Merle Samuel, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (SG), Joe Kaneshiro (PF) Merle Samuel, Leo Bee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott (PG), James Kwok (PF) Roy Bean, Roberto Marino | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chen Qian (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Kaneshiro (fresh) C - James Griner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Charles Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dema Zalewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Darryl Jones (fresh) PF - James Kwok (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Johnny Shoults (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott drills a runner from close range set up by Dema Zalewski | 31-30 |
| 15:06 | Central Michigan | James Griner buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Donald Fraley | 33-30 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 14:35 | Central Michigan | James Griner grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 14:16 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by James Griner is denied by Johnny Shoults | 33-30 |
| 14:14 | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 13:49 | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Jones comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 33-30 |
| 13:47 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Joe Kaneshiro | 33-30 |
| 13:25 | Central Michigan | James Griner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-30 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel (PG), David Champagne (SF), Leo Bee (PF) Donald Fraley, Joe Kaneshiro, James Griner | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Helmuth (SG), Roy Bean (SF), Musa Abdeldayen (PF) Dema Zalewski, Darryl Jones, Johnny Shoults | |
| 12:37 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian is whistled for a carry | 33-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Griner (C) Chen Qian | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 12:12 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Helmuth is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Edward Helmuth, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene McKillop (SG) Leon Fisher | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Frank Osborne (C) James Kwok | |
| 11:55 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-30 |
| 11:53 | Eastern Michigan | Musa Abdeldayen gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 11:28 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott's fadeaway is rejected by James Griner | 33-30 |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Leo Bee | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Merle Samuel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene McKillop (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Champagne (fresh) PF - Leo Bee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - James Griner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Charles Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Helmuth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Bean (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Musa Abdeldayen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Osborne (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:06 | Central Michigan | James Griner connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Merle Samuel | 35-30 |
| 10:42 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by David Champagne - foul #2 on David Champagne, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley (SG), Chen Qian (C) Eugene McKillop, James Griner | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski (SF), James Kwok (C) Charles Scott, Frank Osborne | |
| 10:42 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 10:42 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 10:14 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 10:12 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian tips it home | 37-32 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Helmuth is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Roy Bean | 37-35 |
| 09:14 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-35 |
| 09:13 | Central Michigan | David Champagne snags the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 08:59 | Central Michigan | James Kwok denies the turnaround by Leo Bee | 37-35 |
| 08:57 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 08:37 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Helmuth loses the ball out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (SG), Joe Kaneshiro (PF), James Griner (C) Merle Samuel, David Champagne, Leo Bee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott (PG), Darryl Jones (SF), Frank Osborne (C) Roy Bean, Edward Helmuth, Musa Abdeldayen | |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | James Kwok is called for the reach on Donald Fraley - foul #4 on James Kwok, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Johnny Shoults (C) James Kwok | |
| 08:01 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Fraley | 39-35 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-35 |
| 07:35 | Central Michigan | James Griner snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 07:29 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Darryl Jones | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leon Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chen Qian (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Kaneshiro (fresh) C - James Griner (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Charles Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dema Zalewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Darryl Jones (fresh) PF - Frank Osborne (fresh) 1 pts. C - Johnny Shoults (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski lays it in | 39-37 |
| 06:43 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel (PG), David Champagne (SF), Leo Bee (PF) Leon Fisher, Chen Qian, Joe Kaneshiro | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean (PG), Edward Helmuth (SG), Musa Abdeldayen (PF), James Kwok (C) Charles Scott, Dema Zalewski, Frank Osborne, Johnny Shoults | |
| 06:25 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean is called for traveling | 39-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro (C) James Griner | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 06:05 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley is hacked by James Kwok - foul #5 on James Kwok, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (SG) Donald Fraley | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Frank Osborne (C) James Kwok | |
| 05:44 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel loses the dribble to Roy Bean | 39-37 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Helmuth | 39-40 |
| 05:07 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 05:05 | Central Michigan | David Champagne tips it but misses | 39-40 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee grabs the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 04:48 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee is hacked by Musa Abdeldayen - foul #4 on Musa Abdeldayen, team foul #6 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley (SG), James Griner (C) Leon Fisher, Joe Kaneshiro | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott (PG), Johnny Shoults (C) Darryl Jones, Musa Abdeldayen | |
| 04:20 | Central Michigan | James Griner misses badly on a runner from the right block | 39-40 |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | James Griner tips it in | 41-40 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Osborne misses the easy layup | 41-40 |
| 03:59 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| 03:32 | Central Michigan | James Griner buries a runner from the left block | 43-42 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Michigan | Merle Samuel is called for the reach on Charles Scott - foul #4 on Merle Samuel, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chen Qian (SF) David Champagne | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski (SG), Musa Abdeldayen (PF) Edward Helmuth, Frank Osborne | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Merle Samuel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chen Qian (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leo Bee (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Griner (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Charles Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dema Zalewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Roy Bean (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Musa Abdeldayen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Johnny Shoults (fresh) | |
| 02:46 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott is fouled on the floor by Merle Samuel - foul #5 on Merle Samuel, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (SG), Joe Kaneshiro (PF) Merle Samuel, Leo Bee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Jones (SF) Roy Bean | |
| 02:24 | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski misses the easy layup | 43-42 |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | James Griner snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Champagne (SF), Leo Bee (PF) Chen Qian, Joe Kaneshiro | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Helmuth (SG), Roy Bean (SF), Frank Osborne (C) Dema Zalewski, Darryl Jones, Johnny Shoults | |
| 02:09 | Central Michigan | James Griner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Frank Osborne - foul #2 on Frank Osborne, team foul #7 | 43-42 |
| 02:09 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 02:09 | Central Michigan | James Griner misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Osborne snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 01:25 | Central Michigan | David Champagne drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Fraley | 46-42 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Edward Helmuth | 46-44 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee slams it home | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:25 | Eastern Michigan | Musa Abdeldayen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | James Griner gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | James Griner is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Scott - foul #3 on Charles Scott, team foul #8 | 48-44 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:19 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Fraley picks off the pass by Charles Scott in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Roy Bean is called for the reach on David Champagne - foul #2 on Roy Bean, team foul #9 | 50-44 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | David Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | David Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Osborne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | David Champagne is hacked by Edward Helmuth in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Helmuth, team foul #10 | 52-44 |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | David Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | David Champagne misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Osborne pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott loses the dribble to Leon Fisher | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher runs out the clock | 53-44 |