| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Vincent Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Rogers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Schiefelbein (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bo Wang (fresh) C - Leland Tippett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Bradley McLucas (fresh) SG - Bryan Deleon (fresh) SF - David Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Corey Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Britt (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | David Dunn inbounds the ball | 23-17 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson misses short on a floater from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 19:45 | Iowa State | Edward Schiefelbein gets the rebound | 23-17 |
| 19:25 | Iowa State | Vincent Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-17 |
| 19:23 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett grabs the offensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 18:54 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Rogers | 25-17 |
| 18:41 | Central Michigan | Bradley McLucas is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Bradley McLucas, team foul #1 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Crawley (PG) Bradley McLucas | |
| 18:20 | Iowa State | Corey Thompson is called for the reach on Vincent Davis - foul #2 on Corey Thompson, team foul #2 | 25-17 |
| 18:05 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Vincent Davis | 27-17 |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-19 |
| 17:33 | Iowa State | Vincent Davis's pass is intercepted by Bryan Deleon | 27-19 |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Leland Tippett - foul #2 on Leland Tippett, team foul #1 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor (PF) Corey Thompson | |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 16:38 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Edward Schiefelbein | 29-21 |
| 16:17 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Deleon | 29-24 |
| 16:12 | Iowa State | James Crawley steals the ball from Vincent Davis in the backcourt | 29-24 |
| 15:57 | Central Michigan | Edward Schiefelbein takes the ball from James Crawley | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Vincent Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Edward Schiefelbein (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bo Wang (fairly fresh) C - Leland Tippett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Deleon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jim Cantor (fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Britt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Iowa State | Edward Schiefelbein misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-24 |
| 15:45 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 15:31 | Central Michigan | Bryan Deleon scores on a shot from the right side | 29-26 |
| 15:27 | Iowa State | Edward Schiefelbein misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-26 |
| 15:25 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett tips it but misses | 29-26 |
| 15:23 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 15:04 | Central Michigan | David Dunn shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-26 |
| 15:02 | Iowa State | Vincent Davis grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 14:41 | Iowa State | Edward Schiefelbein hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 29-26 |
| 14:40 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett grabs the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 14:20 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 29-26 |
| 14:18 | Iowa State | Edward Schiefelbein grabs the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 13:58 | Iowa State | Bo Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-26 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jody Weingartner (SG) Ronald Rogers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bradley McLucas (PG), Paul Grandberry (SG), Ronald Johns (SF), Corey Thompson (PF) James Crawley, Bryan Deleon, David Dunn, Paul Britt | |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | Paul Grandberry scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Bradley McLucas | 29-28 |
| 13:21 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett is hacked by Corey Thompson - foul #3 on Corey Thompson, team foul #3 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Murray (C) Jim Cantor | |
| 12:57 | Iowa State | Joseph Murray is called for the reach on Jody Weingartner - foul #1 on Joseph Murray, team foul #4 | 29-28 |
| 12:34 | Iowa State | Ronald Johns is called for the reach on Edward Schiefelbein - foul #2 on Ronald Johns, team foul #5 | 29-28 |
| 12:15 | Iowa State | Vincent Davis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Murray - foul #2 on Joseph Murray, team foul #6 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor (C) Joseph Murray | |
| 12:15 | Iowa State | Vincent Davis makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 12:15 | Iowa State | Vincent Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 12:15 | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 12:10 | Central Michigan | Bradley McLucas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 12:09 | Iowa State | Vincent Davis pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 11:49 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett hits a shot in the paint set up by Vincent Davis | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Vincent Davis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jody Weingartner (fresh) SF - Edward Schiefelbein (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bo Wang (fairly fresh) C - Leland Tippett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Bradley McLucas (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Grandberry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Johns (fresh) PF - Corey Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jim Cantor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor buries a jumper from the right side set up by Corey Thompson | 32-30 |
| 10:56 | Iowa State | Edward Schiefelbein hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-30 |
| 10:54 | Central Michigan | Ronald Johns grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 10:40 | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson hits a floater near the basket | 32-32 |
| 10:29 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Vincent Davis | 34-32 |
| 10:14 | Central Michigan | Bo Wang steals the ball from Paul Grandberry | 34-32 |
| 09:48 | Iowa State | Vincent Davis hits a floater from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 09:27 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jim Cantor, team foul #7 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Rogers (SG), Jeffrey Fuller (PF) Jody Weingartner, Bo Wang | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Crawley (PG), Bryan Deleon (SG), David Dunn (SF), Joseph Murray (PF), Paul Britt (C) Bradley McLucas, Paul Grandberry, Ronald Johns, Corey Thompson, Jim Cantor | |
| 08:58 | Iowa State | 3 seconds is called on Edward Schiefelbein | 36-32 |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Joseph Murray misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Edward Schiefelbein - foul #3 on Edward Schiefelbein, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Joseph Murray misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Joseph Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 08:21 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Paul Britt - foul #2 on Paul Britt, team foul #8 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor (PF) Joseph Murray | |
| 08:21 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 08:21 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 08:02 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt misses the lay-in | 37-33 |
| 08:00 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 07:31 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Britt - foul #3 on Paul Britt, team foul #9 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jody Weingartner (SF) Edward Schiefelbein | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bradley McLucas (PG) James Crawley | |
| 07:31 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 07:31 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Vincent Davis (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Rogers (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jody Weingartner (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Fuller (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leland Tippett (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Bradley McLucas (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Deleon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jim Cantor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Britt (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | Vincent Davis is called for the reach on David Dunn - foul #3 on Vincent Davis, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| 07:08 | Central Michigan | Bradley McLucas is fouled on the floor by Jody Weingartner - foul #1 on Jody Weingartner, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Bo Wang (C) Leland Tippett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Jeffrey Fuller - foul #1 on Jeffrey Fuller, team foul #5 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson (PF) Jim Cantor | |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt misses the free throw | 38-35 |
| 06:56 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 06:31 | Iowa State | Vincent Davis buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-35 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | Bryan Deleon clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 06:14 | Iowa State | Ronald Rogers grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 05:57 | Iowa State | Vincent Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | David Dunn pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 05:34 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 05:33 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Corey Thompson | 41-35 |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson blows the layup but he's hacked by Jeffrey Fuller - foul #2 on Jeffrey Fuller, team foul #6 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Edward Schiefelbein (SF), Leland Tippett (C) Vincent Davis, Jeffrey Fuller | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Crawley (PG), Paul Grandberry (SG), Ronald Johns (SF), Jim Cantor (C) Bradley McLucas, Bryan Deleon, David Dunn, Paul Britt | |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 05:20 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 05:02 | Iowa State | Corey Thompson is called for the reach on Bo Wang - foul #4 on Corey Thompson, team foul #10 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Murray (C) Corey Thompson | |
| 05:02 | Iowa State | Bo Wang makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 05:02 | Iowa State | Bo Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 04:52 | Central Michigan | Ronald Johns misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 04:51 | Central Michigan | Joseph Murray can't tip it in | 43-36 |
| 04:50 | Iowa State | Bo Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 04:21 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett dunks the ball set up by Edward Schiefelbein | 45-36 |
| 04:16 | Central Michigan | James Crawley connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Grandberry | 45-38 |
| 03:47 | Iowa State | Edward Schiefelbein's floater is tipped away by Jim Cantor | 45-38 |
| 03:45 | Central Michigan | Joseph Murray grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 03:40 | Central Michigan | Ronald Johns drills a floater from the left wing set up by Paul Grandberry and the foul's on Ronald Rogers - foul #2 on Ronald Rogers, team foul #7 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Vincent Davis (PG) Jody Weingartner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bradley McLucas (PG), Corey Thompson (PF) Paul Grandberry, Joseph Murray | |
| 03:40 | Central Michigan | Ronald Johns makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 03:32 | Iowa State | Vincent Davis hits a jumpshot from the left side | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Vincent Davis (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Edward Schiefelbein (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bo Wang (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Leland Tippett (tiring) 18 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Bradley McLucas (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Crawley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Johns (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jim Cantor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Central Michigan | James Crawley misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 47-41 |
| 03:13 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 02:48 | Iowa State | Bo Wang loses the dribble to James Crawley | 47-41 |
| 02:48 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-41 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jody Weingartner (SG), Jeffrey Fuller (PF) Ronald Rogers, Bo Wang | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bryan Deleon (SG), David Dunn (SF), Paul Britt (C) James Crawley, Ronald Johns, Jim Cantor | |
| 02:26 | Central Michigan | Bryan Deleon misses short on a floater from the left side | 47-41 |
| 02:24 | Iowa State | Jody Weingartner gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 02:24 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-41 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Rogers (SG), Bo Wang (PF) Jody Weingartner, Jeffrey Fuller | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:01 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett scores on a runner from the right block set up by Ronald Rogers and he's fouled by Bryan Deleon - foul #2 on Bryan Deleon, team foul #11 | 49-41 |
| 02:01 | Iowa State | Leland Tippett misses the free throw | 49-41 |
| 02:01 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt grabs the board | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:52 | Central Michigan | David Dunn makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley McLucas | 49-44 |
| 01:30 | Iowa State | Vincent Davis misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson grabs the board | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:24 | Central Michigan | Leland Tippett denies the turnaround by David Dunn | 49-44 |
| 01:23 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Ronald Rogers | 49-44 |
| 00:54 | Iowa State | Vincent Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-44 |
| 00:53 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to David Dunn | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt hits a fadeaway from close range | 49-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Iowa State | Vincent Davis buries a jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Rogers | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | David Dunn splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt grabs the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Bradley McLucas misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 00:03 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Edward Schiefelbein | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Edward Schiefelbein runs out the clock | 51-46 |