| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Leslie Heintz (fresh) SG - Roberto Valdez (fresh) SF - James Storey (fresh) PF - Daniel Dunn (fresh) C - Bernard Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Thompson (fresh) SG - Edmond Fleeman (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fresh) PF - Harry Taylor (fresh) C - Brian Schaberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn lays it in | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway hits a jumper from the right block | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Miami (OH) | Edmond Fleeman takes the ball from Roberto Valdez | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway lays it up and in on a great pass from Edmond Fleeman | 2-4 |
| 18:45 | Miami (OH) | Roberto Valdez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 18:30 | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Thompson | 2-7 |
| 18:14 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor misses the easy layup | 2-7 |
| 18:12 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn gets the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:53 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 17:51 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor tips it but misses | 2-7 |
| 17:50 | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 17:45 | Central Michigan | David Thompson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Edmond Fleeman | 2-10 |
| 17:28 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 2-10 |
| 17:26 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway snags the defensive board | 2-10 |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brian Schaberg | 2-13 |
| 16:58 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-13 |
| 16:56 | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor grabs the board | 2-13 |
| 16:44 | Central Michigan | David Thompson can't finish the layup | 2-13 |
| 16:42 | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg grabs the offensive rebound | 2-13 |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Leslie Heintz - foul #1 on Leslie Heintz, team foul #1 | 2-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Dragan Cichowski (PG), Gerard Alexander (SF) Leslie Heintz, James Storey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Joseph (C) Brian Schaberg | |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman makes the 1st free throw | 2-14 |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-15 |
| 16:17 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 2-15 |
| 16:15 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Harry Taylor | 2-15 |
| 16:11 | Central Michigan | Roberto Valdez picks off the pass by David Thompson in the backcourt | 2-15 |
| 16:08 | Miami (OH) | Roberto Valdez lays it up and in | 4-15 |
| 15:54 | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-15 |
| 15:52 | Miami (OH) | Gerard Alexander pulls down the rebound | 4-15 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Dragan Cichowski (fresh) SG - Roberto Valdez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerard Alexander (fresh) PF - Daniel Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bernard Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmond Fleeman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harry Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Joseph (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Miami (OH) | Roberto Valdez is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Roberto Valdez, team foul #2 | 4-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zelkind (PF), Dikembe Abdin (C) Daniel Dunn, Bernard Taylor | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lloyd Hinds (SG), John Hawley (SF) Edmond Fleeman, Jeffrey Galloway | |
| 15:37 | Central Michigan | Joseph Joseph misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 4-15 |
| 15:36 | Miami (OH) | Gerard Alexander pulls down the rebound | 4-15 |
| 15:12 | Miami (OH) | Dikembe Abdin lays it up and in and he's hacked by Joseph Joseph - foul #1 on Joseph Joseph, team foul #1 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Leslie Heintz (PG) Dragan Cichowski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Victor Johnson (PG), Manuel McDermott (PF), Brian Schaberg (C) David Thompson, Harry Taylor, Joseph Joseph | |
| 15:12 | Miami (OH) | Dikembe Abdin misses the free throw | 6-15 |
| 15:12 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Brian Schaberg | 6-15 |
| 14:46 | Central Michigan | Victor Johnson is hacked by Dikembe Abdin - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdin, team foul #3 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Storey (SF), Daniel Dunn (PF), Bernard Taylor (C) Gerard Alexander, Ivan Zelkind, Dikembe Abdin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman (SG) Lloyd Hinds | |
| 14:38 | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman is fouled on the floor by Roberto Valdez - foul #2 on Roberto Valdez, team foul #4 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Cook (SG) Roberto Valdez | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Cook steals it from Manuel McDermott | 6-15 |
| 14:14 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn is fouled on the floor by Victor Johnson - foul #1 on Victor Johnson, team foul #2 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Thompson (PG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Harry Taylor (PF) Victor Johnson, John Hawley, Manuel McDermott | |
| 14:03 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Ronnie Cook | 8-15 |
| 13:47 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway comes up short on the shot from the left side | 8-15 |
| 13:45 | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg gets the offensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 13:36 | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-15 |
| 13:34 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Cook snags the defensive board | 8-15 |
| 13:28 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Galloway steals it from James Storey | 8-15 |
| 13:25 | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Galloway | 8-17 |
| 12:59 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 8-17 |
| 12:57 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 12:43 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leslie Heintz and he's hacked by Brian Schaberg - foul #1 on Brian Schaberg, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Dragan Cichowski (PG), Gerard Alexander (SF), Ivan Zelkind (PF) Leslie Heintz, James Storey, Daniel Dunn | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Joseph (C) Brian Schaberg | |
| 12:43 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor makes the free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-17 |
| 12:24 | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor tips it but misses | 11-17 |
| 12:23 | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 12:14 | Central Michigan | Joseph Joseph comes up short on the floater in the paint | 11-17 |
| 12:12 | Miami (OH) | Dragan Cichowski snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 11:51 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor can't finish the layup | 11-17 |
| 11:49 | Central Michigan | Joseph Joseph pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Dragan Cichowski (fresh) SG - Ronnie Cook (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerard Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ivan Zelkind (fresh) C - Bernard Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmond Fleeman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harry Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Joseph (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Edmond Fleeman | 11-20 |
| 11:10 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Joseph is called for the reach on Ronnie Cook - foul #2 on Joseph Joseph, team foul #4 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Leslie Heintz (PG), Luka Kawczynski (SG), Daniel Dunn (PF), Dikembe Abdin (C) Dragan Cichowski, Ronnie Cook, Ivan Zelkind, Bernard Taylor | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Victor Johnson (PG), Lloyd Hinds (SG), John Hawley (SF), Manuel McDermott (PF), Brian Schaberg (C) David Thompson, Edmond Fleeman, Jeffrey Galloway, Harry Taylor, Joseph Joseph | |
| 10:52 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Daniel Dunn, team foul #5 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Storey (SF) Gerard Alexander | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:35 | Central Michigan | John Hawley misses long on a shot from the right wing | 11-20 |
| 10:34 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to James Storey | 11-20 |
| 10:06 | Miami (OH) | Dikembe Abdin misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-20 |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg grabs the board | 11-20 |
| 09:51 | Central Michigan | Victor Johnson loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdin | 11-20 |
| 09:39 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Lloyd Hinds - foul #1 on Lloyd Hinds, team foul #5 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor (C) Dikembe Abdin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Thompson (PG), Edmond Fleeman (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Harry Taylor (PF) Victor Johnson, Lloyd Hinds, John Hawley, Brian Schaberg | |
| 09:39 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:39 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:25 | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-20 |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway misses the tip | 13-20 |
| 09:22 | Miami (OH) | Luka Kawczynski grabs the board | 13-20 |
| 09:09 | Miami (OH) | Manuel McDermott is called for the reach on Bernard Taylor - foul #1 on Manuel McDermott, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Dragan Cichowski (PG), Gerard Alexander (SF) Leslie Heintz, James Storey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:00 | Miami (OH) | Dragan Cichowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Luka Kawczynski | 16-20 |
| 08:38 | Central Michigan | Manuel McDermott hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Thompson and he's fouled by Gerard Alexander - foul #1 on Gerard Alexander, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Cook (SG) Luka Kawczynski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:38 | Central Michigan | Manuel McDermott misses the free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:38 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor pulls down the rebound | 16-22 |
| 08:12 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-22 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg (C) Manuel McDermott | |
| 07:52 | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-22 |
| 07:50 | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor can't tip it in | 16-22 |
| 07:49 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Gerard Alexander | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Dragan Cichowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronnie Cook (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerard Alexander (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bernard Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edmond Fleeman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Schaberg (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Miami (OH) | Dragan Cichowski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 16-22 |
| 07:42 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Cook grabs the offensive board | 16-22 |
| 07:27 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Galloway | 16-22 |
| 07:26 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway pulls down the rebound | 16-22 |
| 07:10 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Harry Taylor | 16-24 |
| 06:41 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor banks in the layup | 18-24 |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brian Schaberg | 18-26 |
| 06:11 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Daniel Dunn | 20-26 |
| 05:52 | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-26 |
| 05:50 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| 05:23 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Leslie Heintz (PG), Luka Kawczynski (SG), James Storey (SF), Ivan Zelkind (PF), Dikembe Abdin (C) Dragan Cichowski, Ronnie Cook, Gerard Alexander, Daniel Dunn, Bernard Taylor | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Victor Johnson (PG), Lloyd Hinds (SG), John Hawley (SF), Manuel McDermott (PF) David Thompson, Edmond Fleeman, Jeffrey Galloway, Harry Taylor | |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | John Hawley scores on a fadeaway from close range | 20-28 |
| 04:50 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zelkind is hacked by Manuel McDermott - foul #2 on Manuel McDermott, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Davis (SF) Manuel McDermott | |
| 04:50 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zelkind makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:50 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zelkind makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:32 | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-28 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Thompson (PG), Harry Taylor (PF) Victor Johnson, John Davis | |
| 04:16 | Miami (OH) | David Thompson steps in front of the Dikembe Abdin pass | 22-28 |
| 04:11 | Central Michigan | David Thompson misses the easy layup | 22-28 |
| 04:09 | Miami (OH) | James Storey pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 03:50 | Miami (OH) | Luka Kawczynski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 03:48 | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Leslie Heintz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luka Kawczynski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Storey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ivan Zelkind (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Abdin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Hinds (fresh) SF - John Hawley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Schaberg (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Central Michigan | Leslie Heintz takes the ball from Harry Taylor | 22-28 |
| 03:38 | Miami (OH) | Leslie Heintz hits the finger roll | 24-28 |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Leslie Heintz - foul #2 on Leslie Heintz, team foul #7 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roberto Valdez (SG), Daniel Dunn (PF), Bernard Taylor (C) Luka Kawczynski, Ivan Zelkind, Dikembe Abdin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman (SG) Lloyd Hinds | |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 03:12 | Miami (OH) | Leslie Heintz's pass is intercepted by Edmond Fleeman in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| 03:10 | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman blows the layup | 24-30 |
| 03:08 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to James Storey | 24-30 |
| 02:51 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Daniel Dunn, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Gerard Alexander (SF) James Storey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Joseph Joseph (C) John Hawley, Brian Schaberg | |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Roberto Valdez - foul #3 on Roberto Valdez, team foul #9 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Cook (SG) Roberto Valdez | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:15 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 02:02 | Central Michigan | Joseph Joseph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Dragan Cichowski (PG) Leslie Heintz | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Manuel McDermott (PF) Harry Taylor | |
| 01:45 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn misses long on a shot in the paint | 26-32 |
| 01:44 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn hits the follow up shot | 28-32 |
| 01:25 | Central Michigan | Manuel McDermott can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 01:24 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway gets the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 01:11 | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 01:10 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 00:50 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor drills a fadeaway near the basket | 30-32 |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | Manuel McDermott gets the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 30-32 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Manuel McDermott tips it home | 30-34 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Dragan Cichowski misses long on a fullcourt shot | 30-34 |