| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jerry McKinlay (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremy Macgregor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Beams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Victor Green (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Ogg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randall Bilodeau (fresh) PF - Christopher Stanley (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Central Michigan | David Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry McKinlay - foul #2 on Jerry McKinlay, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| 19:36 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green misses long on a runner in the lane | 37-37 |
| 19:35 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 19:31 | Central Michigan | Andrew Horne loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Illinois | A charge is called on Jerry McKinlay - foul #3 on Jerry McKinlay, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua (PG) Jerry McKinlay | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | Andrew Horne buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Richardson | 37-39 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor lays it up and in | 39-39 |
| 18:45 | Central Michigan | David Richardson's pass is intercepted by Frank Fuqua in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 18:35 | Eastern Illinois | John Beams's pass is intercepted by Andrew Horne | 39-39 |
| 18:19 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley hits a fadeaway in the paint | 39-41 |
| 18:14 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burnett buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Fuqua | 42-41 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | David Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Burnett - foul #2 on Gary Burnett, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Baldwin (SG), Harold Gaylord (SF), Ronald Meyer (PF), Joshua Carpenter (C) Gary Burnett, Jeremy Macgregor, John Beams, Victor Green | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski (PG), James Rife (SG), Emmett Degennaro (SF), Andrew Riley (PF), Bradley Cardinale (C) David Richardson, Gary Ogg, Randall Bilodeau, Christopher Stanley, Andrew Horne | |
| 17:56 | Central Michigan | James Rife scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Lincoln Gutoski | 42-43 |
| 17:47 | Eastern Illinois | James Rife steals it from Frank Fuqua | 42-43 |
| 17:43 | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Rife | 42-46 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord clanks a jumper from the baseline | 42-46 |
| 17:36 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski misses badly on a floater from the left side | 42-46 |
| 17:13 | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski gets the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 17:01 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley misses the turnaround from the baseline | 42-46 |
| 16:59 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Meyer | 42-46 |
| 16:42 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Baldwin is fouled on the floor by James Rife - foul #2 on James Rife, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Hottinger (PG), Gary Burnett (SG), Jeremy Macgregor (SF), John Beams (PF), Victor Green (C) Frank Fuqua, Richard Baldwin, Harold Gaylord, Ronald Meyer, Joshua Carpenter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Richardson (PG), Gary Ogg (SG), Randall Bilodeau (SF), Christopher Stanley (PF), Andrew Horne (C) Lincoln Gutoski, James Rife, Emmett Degennaro, Andrew Riley, Bradley Cardinale | |
| 16:27 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burnett's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Andrew Horne | 42-46 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor tips it in | 44-46 |
| 16:08 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley jams it on a great pass from Gary Ogg | 44-48 |
| 16:03 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burnett misses the jumper from the right side | 44-48 |
| 16:01 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to David Richardson | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ivan Hottinger (fresh) SG - Gary Burnett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeremy Macgregor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Beams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Victor Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Ogg (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randall Bilodeau (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Stanley (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Horne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | David Richardson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 44-48 |
| 15:41 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremy Macgregor | 44-48 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor's floater is tipped away by Christopher Stanley | 44-48 |
| 15:35 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 15:31 | Central Michigan | Ivan Hottinger is called for the reach on Christopher Stanley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ivan Hottinger, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay (PG) Ivan Hottinger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski (SG), James Rife (SF), Andrew Riley (PF) Gary Ogg, Randall Bilodeau, Christopher Stanley | |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | David Richardson is whistled for a carry | 44-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Baldwin (SG), Harold Gaylord (SF) Gary Burnett, Jeremy Macgregor | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale (C) Andrew Horne | |
| 15:00 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Baldwin makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Victor Green | 46-48 |
| 14:43 | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-48 |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | David Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 14:23 | Central Michigan | John Beams swats the short shot by Bradley Cardinale | 46-48 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Illinois | John Beams gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 14:16 | Eastern Illinois | John Beams drills a runner from close range set up by Richard Baldwin | 48-48 |
| 13:54 | Central Michigan | John Beams steals it from Bradley Cardinale | 48-48 |
| 13:34 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Baldwin scores on a turnaround in the lane | 50-48 |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | David Richardson is hacked by Jerry McKinlay in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry McKinlay, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua (PG), Gary Burnett (SG), Ivan Hottinger (SF), Ronald Meyer (PF), Joshua Carpenter (C) Jerry McKinlay, Richard Baldwin, Harold Gaylord, John Beams, Victor Green | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Moniz (PG), Gary Ogg (SG), Randall Bilodeau (SF), Emmett Degennaro (PF), Andrew Horne (C) David Richardson, Lincoln Gutoski, James Rife, Andrew Riley, Bradley Cardinale | |
| 13:21 | Central Michigan | Andrew Horne drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Gary Ogg and he's hacked by Joshua Carpenter - foul #1 on Joshua Carpenter, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| 13:21 | Central Michigan | Andrew Horne makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Meyer can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Emmett Degennaro - foul #1 on Emmett Degennaro, team foul #2 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley (PF) Emmett Degennaro | |
| 13:04 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | Joshua Carpenter steals the ball from Gary Ogg | 52-51 |
| 12:18 | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Hottinger is hacked by Randall Bilodeau - foul #2 on Randall Bilodeau, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Russell Bales (PG), Jeremy Macgregor (SF), Victor Green (C) Frank Fuqua, Ivan Hottinger, Joshua Carpenter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Richardson (PG), Emmett Degennaro (SF) Joseph Moniz, Randall Bilodeau | |
| 12:08 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Meyer is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Ronald Meyer, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| 11:42 | Central Michigan | Emmett Degennaro scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Richardson | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Russell Bales (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Burnett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeremy Macgregor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Meyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Victor Green (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Ogg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Emmett Degennaro (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Stanley (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Horne (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:23 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski (PG), Randall Bilodeau (SF), Andrew Riley (PF), Bradley Cardinale (C) David Richardson, Gary Ogg, Christopher Stanley, Andrew Horne | |
| 11:06 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Meyer - foul #4 on Ronald Meyer, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua (PG), Richard Baldwin (SG), Joshua Carpenter (PF) Russell Bales, Gary Burnett, Ronald Meyer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg (SG) Emmett Degennaro | |
| 11:06 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 11:06 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 10:51 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green scores on a runner from the left block | 54-55 |
| 10:47 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord (SF), John Beams (PF) Jeremy Macgregor, Victor Green | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Rife (SG) Gary Ogg | |
| 10:35 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 10:33 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Carpenter misses the tip | 54-55 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 10:15 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley hits a shot from the left block | 54-57 |
| 09:55 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Baldwin | 56-57 |
| 09:51 | Central Michigan | James Rife is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Russell Bales (PG), Ivan Hottinger (SG), Jeremy Macgregor (SF), Victor Green (C) Frank Fuqua, Richard Baldwin, Harold Gaylord, Joshua Carpenter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Richardson (PG), Gary Ogg (SG), Emmett Degennaro (SF), Christopher Stanley (PF), Andrew Horne (C) Lincoln Gutoski, James Rife, Randall Bilodeau, Andrew Riley, Bradley Cardinale | |
| 09:36 | Eastern Illinois | Emmett Degennaro steals the ball from Russell Bales | 56-57 |
| 09:18 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley buries a turnaround in the lane | 56-59 |
| 09:13 | Eastern Illinois | Russell Bales is whistled for a carry | 56-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burnett (SG), Joshua Carpenter (PF) Russell Bales, John Beams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:50 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremy Macgregor | 56-59 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on David Richardson - foul #2 on David Richardson, team foul #4 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua (PG) Ivan Hottinger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski (SG), James Rife (SF), Bradley Cardinale (C) Gary Ogg, Emmett Degennaro, Andrew Horne | |
| 08:43 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:43 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 08:24 | Central Michigan | David Richardson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Lincoln Gutoski | 57-62 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor misses the dunk but he's fouled by David Richardson - foul #3 on David Richardson, team foul #5 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Russell Bales (PG), Richard Baldwin (SG), John Beams (PF), Harold Gaylord (C) Frank Fuqua, Gary Burnett, Joshua Carpenter, Victor Green | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau (SF), Andrew Riley (PF) David Richardson, Christopher Stanley | |
| 08:03 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 07:52 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-62 |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale grabs the offensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 07:27 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale makes the turnaround near the basket | 59-64 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Russell Bales (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Baldwin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeremy Macgregor (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Beams (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Gaylord (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Lincoln Gutoski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Rife (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Bilodeau (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Riley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Cardinale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Richard Baldwin | 61-64 |
| 07:09 | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski loses the dribble to Richard Baldwin in the backcourt | 61-64 |
| 06:49 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Russell Bales | 63-64 |
| 06:46 | Central Michigan | Russell Bales is called for the reach on Lincoln Gutoski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Bales, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay (PG), Gary Burnett (SG), Ivan Hottinger (SF), Ronald Meyer (PF), Victor Green (C) Russell Bales, Richard Baldwin, Jeremy Macgregor, John Beams, Harold Gaylord | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Richardson (PG), Emmett Degennaro (PF), Andrew Horne (C) James Rife, Andrew Riley, Bradley Cardinale | |
| 06:46 | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 06:46 | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Meyer knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Jerry McKinlay | 65-66 |
| 06:02 | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Andrew Horne | 65-69 |
| 05:56 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Victor Green is denied by Andrew Horne | 65-69 |
| 05:55 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 05:37 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burnett misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-69 |
| 05:36 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| 05:33 | Central Michigan | David Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua (SG), Harold Gaylord (SF), Joshua Carpenter (C) Gary Burnett, Ivan Hottinger, Victor Green | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Moniz (PG), Gary Ogg (SG), James Rife (SF), Christopher Stanley (PF), Andrew Riley (C) David Richardson, Lincoln Gutoski, Randall Bilodeau, Emmett Degennaro, Andrew Horne | |
| 05:13 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Moniz - foul #1 on Joseph Moniz, team foul #6 | 65-69 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 04:50 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley can't finish the uncontested layup | 67-69 |
| 04:48 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Carpenter gets the rebound | 67-69 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Illinois | James Rife is called for the reach on Frank Fuqua - foul #3 on James Rife, team foul #7 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Baldwin (SG) Jerry McKinlay | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Richardson (PG), Andrew Horne (C) Joseph Moniz, Christopher Stanley | |
| 04:42 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 04:42 | Central Michigan | James Rife pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| 04:20 | Central Michigan | David Richardson is called for traveling | 67-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Hottinger (SF), John Beams (PF) Harold Gaylord, Joshua Carpenter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau (SF), Christopher Stanley (PF) James Rife, Andrew Riley | |
| 04:02 | Eastern Illinois | John Beams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Russell Bales (PG) Frank Fuqua | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale (C) Andrew Horne | |
| 03:43 | Central Michigan | The 3pt attempt by David Richardson is denied by John Beams | 67-69 |
| 03:42 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau hits the follow up shot | 67-71 |
| 03:20 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Meyer misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 67-71 |
| 03:19 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Beams | 67-71 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Russell Bales (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Baldwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Hottinger (fairly fresh) PF - John Beams (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Meyer (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Ogg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Randall Bilodeau (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Stanley (tiring) 21 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Cardinale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Hottinger clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-71 |
| 03:00 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Christopher Stanley | 67-71 |
| 02:52 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by John Beams - foul #3 on John Beams, team foul #10 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay (PG), Gary Burnett (SG), Jeremy Macgregor (SF), Joshua Carpenter (PF), Victor Green (C) Russell Bales, Richard Baldwin, Ivan Hottinger, John Beams, Ronald Meyer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Moniz (PG), Emmett Degennaro (SF), Andrew Riley (C) David Richardson, Randall Bilodeau, Bradley Cardinale | |
| 02:52 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 02:52 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green grabs the board | 67-72 |
| 02:48 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay hits a jumper from the right side set up by Victor Green and he's hacked by Andrew Riley - foul #1 on Andrew Riley, team foul #8 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua (SG) Gary Burnett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Andrew Horne (C) Christopher Stanley | |
| 02:48 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay misses the free throw | 69-72 |
| 02:48 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | Emmett Degennaro misses long on a floater from the left side | 69-72 |
| 02:33 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green snags the defensive board | 69-72 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-72 |
| 02:20 | Central Michigan | Andrew Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Joshua Carpenter steps in front of the Emmett Degennaro pass in the backcourt | 69-72 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-72 |
| 02:00 | Central Michigan | Andrew Horne snags the defensive board | 69-72 |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Moniz | 69-75 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor is fouled on the floor by Emmett Degennaro - foul #2 on Emmett Degennaro, team foul #9 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burnett (SG), John Beams (PF) Frank Fuqua, Joshua Carpenter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Richardson (PG), Randall Bilodeau (SF), Christopher Stanley (PF) Joseph Moniz, Emmett Degennaro, Andrew Riley | |
| 01:49 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | Andrew Horne is fouled on the floor by Jerry McKinlay - foul #5 on Jerry McKinlay, team foul #11 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua (PG) Jerry McKinlay | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | Andrew Horne misses the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | Andrew Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-76 |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Andrew Horne gets the rebound | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 71-76 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley gets the offensive rebound | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley is fouled on the floor by John Beams - foul #4 on John Beams, team foul #12 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski (SG), James Rife (SF), Bradley Cardinale (C) Gary Ogg, Randall Bilodeau, Andrew Horne | |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-77 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-77 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green is hacked by Bradley Cardinale - foul #1 on Bradley Cardinale, team foul #10 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg (SG), Randall Bilodeau (SF), Andrew Horne (C) Lincoln Gutoski, James Rife, Bradley Cardinale | |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green misses the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau grabs the board | 72-77 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Fuqua - foul #2 on Frank Fuqua, team foul #13 | 72-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Rife (SG), Bradley Cardinale (C) Gary Ogg, Andrew Horne | |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau misses the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Stanley steals it from Jeremy Macgregor | 72-78 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | David Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Fuqua - foul #3 on Frank Fuqua, team foul #14 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski (SG) Randall Bilodeau | |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | David Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | David Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | John Beams gets the rebound | 72-79 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | John Beams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-79 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley gets the rebound | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | David Richardson runs out the clock | 72-79 |