| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Ogg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randall Bilodeau (fresh) PF - Christopher Stanley (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Vincent Marcial (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Mangano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Leonard (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Edgar Montez (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Maurice Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 19:33 | Western Michigan | Maurice Scott scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Vincent Marcial | 39-36 |
| 19:21 | Central Michigan | David Richardson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-36 |
| 19:19 | Western Michigan | Vincent Marcial snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 19:00 | Western Michigan | Andrew Horne denies the turnaround by Edgar Montez | 39-36 |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:37 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg lays it in on a nice dish by David Richardson | 41-36 |
| 18:13 | Western Michigan | David Richardson takes the ball from Vincent Marcial | 41-36 |
| 18:10 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg dunks the ball on a nice dish by David Richardson | 43-36 |
| 17:49 | Western Michigan | William Mangano is hacked by Randall Bilodeau - foul #2 on Randall Bilodeau, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kevin Fish (PG), Wendell Skaggs (SG), Telek Petroski (SF) Vincent Marcial, William Mangano, Scott Leonard | |
| 17:40 | Western Michigan | Kevin Fish hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 17:38 | Western Michigan | Edgar Montez tips it back up and in | 43-38 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Wendell Skaggs steals it from James Rife in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| 17:15 | Western Michigan | Edgar Montez drills a runner from the left block set up by Maurice Scott and he's fouled by Bradley Cardinale - foul #2 on Bradley Cardinale, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| 17:15 | Western Michigan | Edgar Montez makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:01 | Central Michigan | Telek Petroski is called for the reach on Andrew Riley - foul #1 on Telek Petroski, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Richardson (PG) Emmett Degennaro | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 16:44 | Central Michigan | James Rife makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Richardson | 46-41 |
| 16:33 | Western Michigan | Bradley Cardinale blocks the short jumper by Maurice Scott | 46-41 |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 16:11 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley's layup is rejected by Edgar Montez | 46-41 |
| 16:10 | Western Michigan | Telek Petroski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 15:47 | Western Michigan | Maurice Scott is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Maurice Scott, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Moniz (PG), Gary Ogg (SG), Randall Bilodeau (SF), Christopher Stanley (PF), Andrew Horne (C) David Richardson, Lincoln Gutoski, James Rife, Andrew Riley, Bradley Cardinale | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vincent Marcial (PG), William Mangano (SG), Scott Leonard (SF), Darin Robinson (PF), Rodney Labarre (C) Kevin Fish, Wendell Skaggs, Telek Petroski, Edgar Montez, Maurice Scott | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Joseph Moniz (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Ogg (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Randall Bilodeau (fresh) PF - Christopher Stanley (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Vincent Marcial (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Mangano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Leonard (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Darin Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Rodney Labarre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg is hacked by William Mangano - foul #2 on William Mangano, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| 15:01 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 15:00 | Western Michigan | Darin Robinson gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 14:45 | Western Michigan | The jump hook by Scott Leonard is blocked by Christopher Stanley | 46-41 |
| 14:44 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 14:31 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau loses the ball out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Richardson (PG), Emmett Degennaro (SF), Andrew Riley (PF) Joseph Moniz, Randall Bilodeau, Christopher Stanley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wendell Skaggs (PG), Corey Johnson (C) Vincent Marcial, Rodney Labarre | |
| 14:05 | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Horne | 46-41 |
| 14:04 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:55 | Central Michigan | David Richardson misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Wendell Skaggs - foul #3 on Wendell Skaggs, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski (SG), James Rife (SF), Bradley Cardinale (C) Gary Ogg, Emmett Degennaro, Andrew Horne | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kevin Fish (PG), Telek Petroski (SF), Edgar Montez (PF) William Mangano, Scott Leonard, Darin Robinson | |
| 13:55 | Central Michigan | David Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 13:55 | Central Michigan | David Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 13:42 | Western Michigan | Edgar Montez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-41 |
| 13:40 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 13:14 | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Emmett Degennaro (PF) Andrew Riley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Mangano (SG), Rodney Labarre (C) Wendell Skaggs, Edgar Montez | |
| 13:07 | Western Michigan | David Richardson steps in front of the Telek Petroski pass | 48-41 |
| 13:03 | Central Michigan | David Richardson dunks the ball | 50-41 |
| 12:52 | Western Michigan | Kevin Fish hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from William Mangano and he's fouled by Emmett Degennaro - foul #3 on Emmett Degennaro, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau (SF), Andrew Horne (C) Lincoln Gutoski, Bradley Cardinale | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vincent Marcial (PG), Scott Leonard (SF), Edgar Montez (PF) William Mangano, Telek Petroski, Corey Johnson | |
| 12:52 | Western Michigan | Kevin Fish misses the free throw | 50-43 |
| 12:52 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Andrew Horne | 50-43 |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | James Rife is hacked by Vincent Marcial in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vincent Marcial, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg (SG), Christopher Stanley (PF) Emmett Degennaro, Andrew Horne | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Mangano (SG) Kevin Fish | |
| 12:27 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-43 |
| 12:25 | Western Michigan | Rodney Labarre snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 12:19 | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 12:18 | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard snags the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 12:00 | Western Michigan | Christopher Stanley swats the dunk try by Edgar Montez | 50-43 |
| 11:58 | Western Michigan | Rodney Labarre grabs the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:45 | Western Michigan | Edgar Montez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 11:43 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Richardson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Ogg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Randall Bilodeau (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Stanley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Rife (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Vincent Marcial (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Mangano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Leonard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edgar Montez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Rodney Labarre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Central Michigan | David Richardson hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Christopher Stanley | 52-43 |
| 11:11 | Western Michigan | William Mangano misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 11:08 | Central Michigan | Scott Leonard steals the ball from Randall Bilodeau in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| 11:07 | Western Michigan | William Mangano blows the layup | 52-43 |
| 11:06 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 11:04 | Central Michigan | Scott Leonard takes the ball from David Richardson in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| 10:56 | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-43 |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 10:53 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski (PG), Emmett Degennaro (SG), Andrew Riley (SF), Bradley Cardinale (PF), Andrew Horne (C) David Richardson, Gary Ogg, Randall Bilodeau, Christopher Stanley, James Rife | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kevin Fish (PG), Wendell Skaggs (SG), Maurice Scott (SF), Darin Robinson (PF), Corey Johnson (C) Vincent Marcial, William Mangano, Scott Leonard, Edgar Montez, Rodney Labarre | |
| 10:39 | Western Michigan | Andrew Riley picks off the pass by Corey Johnson | 52-43 |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski is fouled in the backcourt by Wendell Skaggs - foul #4 on Wendell Skaggs, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Telek Petroski (SF) Wendell Skaggs | |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | Telek Petroski is called for the reach on Bradley Cardinale - foul #2 on Telek Petroski, team foul #7 | 52-43 |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 10:12 | Western Michigan | Maurice Scott hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kevin Fish | 54-46 |
| 09:55 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Telek Petroski - foul #3 on Telek Petroski, team foul #8 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg (SG) Andrew Horne | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Mangano (SG) Telek Petroski | |
| 09:55 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:55 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 09:46 | Western Michigan | Maurice Scott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-46 |
| 09:44 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Gary Ogg | 56-46 |
| 09:24 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale makes the wide open jumper from the right side | 58-46 |
| 09:17 | Western Michigan | William Mangano knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Maurice Scott | 58-49 |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley lays it in on a nice dish by Bradley Cardinale | 60-49 |
| 08:49 | Western Michigan | Darin Robinson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Andrew Riley - foul #3 on Andrew Riley, team foul #4 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Richardson (PG), Randall Bilodeau (SF), Christopher Stanley (PF), Andrew Horne (C) Lincoln Gutoski, Emmett Degennaro, Andrew Riley, Bradley Cardinale | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Ruley (PG), Telek Petroski (SF), Edgar Montez (PF) Kevin Fish, Maurice Scott, Corey Johnson | |
| 08:49 | Western Michigan | Darin Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 08:49 | Western Michigan | Darin Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 08:38 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Stanley | 63-51 |
| 08:24 | Western Michigan | Christopher Stanley picks off the pass by William Mangano | 63-51 |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-51 |
| 08:19 | Western Michigan | Darin Robinson gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 08:02 | Western Michigan | Darin Robinson connects on the runner from the baseline set up by John Ruley | 63-53 |
| 07:55 | Central Michigan | David Richardson drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Christopher Stanley | 65-53 |
| 07:40 | Western Michigan | William Mangano comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-53 |
| 07:38 | Western Michigan | John Ruley misses the tip | 65-53 |
| 07:36 | Western Michigan | Edgar Montez hits the follow up shot | 65-55 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Richardson (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Ogg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Randall Bilodeau (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Stanley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - John Ruley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Mangano (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Telek Petroski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edgar Montez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Darin Robinson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg is fouled in the backcourt by Darin Robinson - foul #4 on Darin Robinson, team foul #9 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Rife (SF), Andrew Riley (PF) Randall Bilodeau, Christopher Stanley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vincent Marcial (PG), Wendell Skaggs (SG), Scott Leonard (SF), Rodney Labarre (C) John Ruley, William Mangano, Telek Petroski, Darin Robinson | |
| 07:34 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 07:34 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 07:12 | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by David Richardson - foul #2 on David Richardson, team foul #5 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski (PG), Randall Bilodeau (SF) David Richardson, Gary Ogg | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 07:12 | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard misses the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 07:12 | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 06:57 | Central Michigan | Andrew Horne can't finish the layup | 67-56 |
| 06:55 | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| 06:36 | Western Michigan | Vincent Marcial buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Leonard | 67-59 |
| 06:34 | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Marcial - foul #4 on Vincent Marcial, team foul #10 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Emmett Degennaro (SF), Christopher Stanley (PF), Bradley Cardinale (C) Randall Bilodeau, Andrew Riley, Andrew Horne | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:34 | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 06:34 | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 06:09 | Western Michigan | Wendell Skaggs comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Lincoln Gutoski - foul #1 on Lincoln Gutoski, team foul #6 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Richardson (PG) James Rife | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kevin Fish (PG), Telek Petroski (SF), Maurice Scott (PF), Corey Johnson (C) Vincent Marcial, Scott Leonard, Edgar Montez, Rodney Labarre | |
| 06:09 | Western Michigan | Wendell Skaggs makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 06:09 | Western Michigan | Wendell Skaggs makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 05:56 | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-61 |
| 05:39 | Western Michigan | Kevin Fish scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Wendell Skaggs | 71-64 |
| 05:14 | Central Michigan | David Richardson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Stanley | 74-64 |
| 04:49 | Western Michigan | Wendell Skaggs connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Fish | 74-66 |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale drills a fadeaway from close range | 76-66 |
| 04:17 | Western Michigan | Wendell Skaggs is hacked by Bradley Cardinale - foul #3 on Bradley Cardinale, team foul #7 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Moniz (PG), James Rife (SG), Randall Bilodeau (SF), Andrew Riley (PF), Andrew Horne (C) David Richardson, Lincoln Gutoski, Emmett Degennaro, Christopher Stanley, Bradley Cardinale | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vincent Marcial (PG), Scott Leonard (SF), Edgar Montez (PF), Rodney Labarre (C) Kevin Fish, Telek Petroski, Maurice Scott, Corey Johnson | |
| 04:17 | Western Michigan | Wendell Skaggs makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 04:17 | Western Michigan | Wendell Skaggs makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau is open and buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Moniz | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Western Michigan | Vincent Marcial misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 79-68 |
| 03:46 | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard hits the follow up shot | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Joseph Moniz connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Riley | 81-70 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Joseph Moniz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Rife (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Bilodeau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Riley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Vincent Marcial (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wendell Skaggs (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Scott Leonard (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Edgar Montez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Rodney Labarre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Western Michigan | Edgar Montez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-70 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Richardson (PG), Gary Ogg (SG) Joseph Moniz, Randall Bilodeau | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Ruley (PG), William Mangano (SG), Darin Robinson (C) Vincent Marcial, Wendell Skaggs, Rodney Labarre | |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | David Richardson is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gary Ogg | 84-70 |
| 02:29 | Western Michigan | William Mangano buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 84-73 |
| 02:27 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-73 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau (SF), Bradley Cardinale (C) James Rife, Andrew Horne | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vincent Marcial (PG), Maurice Scott (PF), Corey Johnson (C) John Ruley, Edgar Montez, Darin Robinson | |
| 02:11 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale is open and scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Riley | 86-73 |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Vincent Marcial hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 86-73 |
| 01:58 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Gary Ogg | 86-73 |
| 01:46 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley misses the easy layup | 86-73 |
| 01:44 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau grabs the offensive rebound | 86-73 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | David Richardson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 86-73 |
| 01:21 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson pulls down the rebound | 86-73 |
| 01:08 | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 86-73 |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale pulls down the rebound | 86-73 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley misses the 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on Maurice Scott - foul #2 on Maurice Scott, team foul #11 | 86-73 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski (PG), James Rife (SG), Emmett Degennaro (SF) David Richardson, Gary Ogg, Randall Bilodeau | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kevin Fish (PG), Wendell Skaggs (SG), Darin Robinson (PF) Vincent Marcial, William Mangano, Scott Leonard | |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley makes the 1st free throw | 87-73 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 88-73 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley misses the 3rd free throw | 88-73 |
| 00:48 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Corey Johnson | 88-73 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Western Michigan | Wendell Skaggs is hacked by James Rife - foul #1 on James Rife, team foul #8 | 88-73 |
| 00:42 | Western Michigan | Wendell Skaggs misses the 1st free throw | 88-73 |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley snags the defensive board | 88-73 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 88-73 |
| 00:36 | Western Michigan | Kevin Fish buries a jumper from the right side | 88-75 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley connects on the jump hook from close range | 90-75 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Darin Robinson misses short on a runner in the paint | 90-75 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale grabs the board | 90-75 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski runs out the clock | 90-75 |