| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Charles Scott (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Helmuth (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roy Bean (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Musa Abdeldayen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Kwok (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Merle Samuel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Champagne (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Leo Bee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Griner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | David Champagne inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Central Michigan | David Champagne clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 19:47 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to James Kwok | 27-22 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 19:00 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee misses the easy layup | 30-22 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok loses the ball out of bounds | 30-22 |
| 18:18 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | James Griner tips it back up and in | 30-24 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-24 |
| 17:52 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 17:23 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee drills a shot near the basket | 30-26 |
| 17:04 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean's pass is intercepted by David Champagne | 30-26 |
| 16:47 | Central Michigan | James Griner comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Musa Abdeldayen - foul #2 on Musa Abdeldayen, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Frank Osborne (C) Musa Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:47 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 16:47 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:36 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 16:34 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Donald Fraley | 30-28 |
| 16:20 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Roy Bean - foul #1 on Roy Bean, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Jones (SF), Johnny Shoults (C) Roy Bean, James Kwok | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chen Qian (SF) David Champagne | |
| 16:20 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 16:20 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 16:01 | Eastern Michigan | The short jumper by Charles Scott is denied by James Griner | 30-30 |
| 16:00 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Merle Samuel | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Charles Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Helmuth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darryl Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. C - Johnny Shoults (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Merle Samuel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chen Qian (fresh) PF - Leo Bee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Griner (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | James Griner comes up short on the shot in the paint | 30-30 |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | James Griner tips it back up and in | 30-32 |
| 15:20 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott hits a floater from the left side | 32-32 |
| 15:01 | Central Michigan | Darryl Jones is called for the reach on Chen Qian - foul #2 on Darryl Jones, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean (PG), Dema Zalewski (SG), Musa Abdeldayen (PF), James Kwok (C) Charles Scott, Edward Helmuth, Frank Osborne, Johnny Shoults | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (PG), Eugene McKillop (SG), David Champagne (SF), Joe Kaneshiro (C) Merle Samuel, Donald Fraley, Leo Bee, James Griner | |
| 14:38 | Central Michigan | David Champagne hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Leon Fisher | 32-35 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 14:13 | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski tips it in | 34-35 |
| 13:51 | Central Michigan | Darryl Jones takes the ball from David Champagne | 34-35 |
| 13:26 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean clanks a runner in the paint | 34-35 |
| 13:25 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok tips it back up and in | 36-35 |
| 13:00 | Central Michigan | Eugene McKillop misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 36-35 |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian tips it in | 36-37 |
| 12:33 | Eastern Michigan | Musa Abdeldayen makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Darryl Jones | 38-37 |
| 12:11 | Central Michigan | David Champagne scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Eugene McKillop and he's fouled by James Kwok - foul #2 on James Kwok, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott (PG), Edward Helmuth (SG), Frank Osborne (PF), Johnny Shoults (C) Dema Zalewski, Darryl Jones, Musa Abdeldayen, James Kwok | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel (PG), Donald Fraley (SG), Leo Bee (PF), James Griner (C) Leon Fisher, Eugene McKillop, Chen Qian, Joe Kaneshiro | |
| 12:11 | Central Michigan | David Champagne misses the free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Johnny Shoults | 38-39 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott is hacked by Merle Samuel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Merle Samuel, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 11:45 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 11:43 | Central Michigan | James Griner gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Charles Scott (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edward Helmuth (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roy Bean (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. C - Johnny Shoults (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Merle Samuel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Champagne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leo Bee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Griner (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee is hacked by Frank Osborne - foul #1 on Frank Osborne, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski (SF), James Kwok (PF) Roy Bean, Johnny Shoults | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:02 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel blows the layup | 38-39 |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | James Griner snags the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 10:35 | Central Michigan | Frank Osborne is called for the reach on Donald Fraley - foul #2 on Frank Osborne, team foul #6 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Musa Abdeldayen (PF) Frank Osborne | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chen Qian (SF) David Champagne | |
| 10:17 | Central Michigan | James Griner's floater is knocked away by Musa Abdeldayen | 38-39 |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian tips it in | 38-41 |
| 09:52 | Eastern Michigan | Musa Abdeldayen loses the dribble to Merle Samuel | 38-41 |
| 09:31 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 38-41 |
| 09:29 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee tips it back up and in | 38-43 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Chen Qian - foul #2 on Chen Qian, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Frank Osborne (C) James Kwok | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:01 | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 09:01 | Central Michigan | James Griner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 08:36 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by James Griner and he's hacked by Frank Osborne - foul #3 on Frank Osborne, team foul #7 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Jones (SG), Roy Bean (SF) Edward Helmuth, Dema Zalewski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Champagne (SF) Chen Qian | |
| 08:36 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean hits a shot near the basket | 41-46 |
| 08:00 | Central Michigan | James Griner knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Merle Samuel | 41-48 |
| 07:31 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Michigan | Musa Abdeldayen gets the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Charles Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Darryl Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roy Bean (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Musa Abdeldayen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Merle Samuel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Champagne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leo Bee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Griner (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:07 | Eastern Michigan | David Champagne picks off the pass by Charles Scott | 41-48 |
| 06:38 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-50 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Michigan | James Griner steals it from Frank Osborne | 41-50 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Champagne | 41-53 |
| 05:55 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Helmuth (SG), James Kwok (PF) Darryl Jones, Musa Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:43 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Osborne scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Edward Helmuth | 43-53 |
| 05:24 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 43-53 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok grabs the board | 43-53 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-53 |
| 05:02 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean hits the follow up shot | 45-53 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee misses the shot from the free throw line | 45-53 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Osborne pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:17 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 04:15 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Merle Samuel | 45-53 |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Fraley | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-55 |
| 03:22 | Central Michigan | James Griner grabs the board | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Charles Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edward Helmuth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Bean (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Kwok (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Osborne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Merle Samuel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Champagne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leo Bee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Griner (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-55 |
| 02:51 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee tips it but misses | 45-55 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 02:43 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 02:21 | Central Michigan | James Kwok swats the dunk try by Merle Samuel | 45-55 |
| 02:20 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee hits the follow up shot | 45-57 |
| 02:08 | Eastern Michigan | Leo Bee is called for the reach on Roy Bean - foul #2 on Leo Bee, team foul #3 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski (SG), Darryl Jones (SF), Roberto Marino (PF), Johnny Shoults (C) Edward Helmuth, Roy Bean, James Kwok, Frank Osborne | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (PG), Eugene McKillop (SG), Joseph Stewart (SF), Chen Qian (PF), Joe Kaneshiro (C) Merle Samuel, Donald Fraley, David Champagne, Leo Bee, James Griner | |
| 01:53 | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Frank Osborne (PF) Roberto Marino | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:26 | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-57 |
| 01:25 | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Jones gets the rebound | 45-57 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Osborne comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Chen Qian - foul #3 on Chen Qian, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roberto Marino (PF) Charles Scott | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:11 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:47 | Central Michigan | Eugene McKillop is hacked by Darryl Jones - foul #3 on Darryl Jones, team foul #8 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott (PG) Roberto Marino | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:47 | Central Michigan | Eugene McKillop makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:47 | Central Michigan | Eugene McKillop misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Osborne snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Osborne comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-58 |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro banks in the layup set up by Joseph Stewart | 47-60 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Jones buries a jumper from close range set up by Dema Zalewski and the foul's on Joseph Stewart - foul #1 on Joseph Stewart, team foul #5 | 49-60 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Jones makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher runs out the clock | 50-60 |