| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James McCraven (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Pollard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Munk (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Michael Roe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jose Alvarez (fresh) PF - Hal Weist (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Waller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-26 |
| 19:40 | Providence | Jason Butler takes the ball from Michael Roe in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| 19:31 | Central Michigan | Hal Weist blocks the short jumper by Peter Munk | 32-26 |
| 19:30 | Providence | William Waller grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 19:07 | Providence | Hal Weist's floater is tipped away by Peter Munk | 32-26 |
| 19:06 | Providence | Nicholas Armstrong tips it back up and in | 32-28 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard clanks a floater from the right side | 32-28 |
| 18:53 | Providence | William Waller grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 18:39 | Providence | Ronald Canterbury picks off the pass by Hal Weist | 32-28 |
| 18:13 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 18:11 | Providence | Nicholas Armstrong gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 17:50 | Providence | Jose Alvarez drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Hal Weist out of a doubleteam | 32-31 |
| 17:45 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard drills a driving attempt in the paint | 34-31 |
| 17:42 | Providence | Michael Roe is called for traveling in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Providence | James Chase (SG), William McCumbers (PF) Jose Alvarez, Hal Weist | |
| 17:21 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James McCraven | 36-31 |
| 16:52 | Providence | Peter Munk doubles William Waller and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Peter Munk, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Stanley (SG), Robert Scott (PF) James McCraven, Ronald Canterbury | |
| Subs | Providence | Hal Weist (PF), Terrence Henrich (C) William McCumbers, William Waller | |
| 16:36 | Providence | Peter Munk steals it from Nicholas Armstrong | 36-31 |
| 16:14 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard is denied on a layup by Hal Weist | 36-31 |
| 16:13 | Providence | The rebound goes to Nicholas Armstrong | 36-31 |
| 16:00 | Providence | Nicholas Armstrong misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-31 |
| 15:59 | Providence | Terrence Henrich pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Butler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Pollard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Munk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Michael Roe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Chase (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Hal Weist (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Terrence Henrich (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Providence | Hal Weist evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Michael Roe | 36-33 |
| 15:19 | Central Michigan | Terrence Henrich blocks the short jumper by Peter Munk | 36-33 |
| 15:17 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk misses the tip | 36-33 |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler tips it back up and in | 38-33 |
| 14:47 | Providence | Michael Roe misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 14:46 | Providence | Hal Weist pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 14:29 | Providence | Nicholas Armstrong misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-33 |
| 14:27 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | Michael Roe picks off the pass by Jason Butler out of a doubleteam | 38-33 |
| 14:03 | Providence | Michael Roe throws it down | 38-35 |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 13:41 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:29 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Armstrong takes the ball from Ronald Pollard | 38-35 |
| 13:08 | Providence | Hal Weist works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Nicholas Armstrong and he's fouled by Ronald Pollard - foul #1 on Ronald Pollard, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cedric Walters (PG), James McCraven (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Ronald Canterbury (PF), George Hayes (C) Jason Butler, Robert Stanley, Ronald Pollard, Robert Scott, Peter Munk | |
| Subs | Providence | Edwin Aceves (PG), Jose Alvarez (SF), William Waller (C) Michael Roe, James Chase, Terrence Henrich | |
| 13:08 | Providence | Hal Weist makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 12:52 | Central Michigan | Steven Johnson misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by William Waller - foul #1 on William Waller, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Providence | William McCumbers (PF) Hal Weist | |
| 12:52 | Central Michigan | Steven Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 12:52 | Central Michigan | Steven Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 12:34 | Providence | William Waller can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 12:32 | Providence | William Waller gets the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:03 | Providence | George Hayes steps in front of the Nicholas Armstrong pass | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cedric Walters (fresh) SG - James McCraven (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - George Hayes (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Edwin Aceves (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Armstrong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jose Alvarez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William McCumbers (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Waller (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Central Michigan | Cedric Walters clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 11:41 | Providence | The rebound goes to William McCumbers | 39-38 |
| 11:12 | Providence | Edwin Aceves connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jose Alvarez | 39-40 |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | George Hayes buries a shot from close range set up by James McCraven | 41-40 |
| 10:39 | Providence | Nicholas Armstrong is fouled on the floor by James McCraven - foul #1 on James McCraven, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Stanley (PG), Antonio Munoz (SG), Ronald Pollard (SF), Robert Scott (C) Cedric Walters, James McCraven, Steven Johnson, George Hayes | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Roe (PG), Hal Weist (PF) Jose Alvarez, William McCumbers | |
| 10:18 | Providence | Hal Weist works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Ronald Canterbury - foul #3 on Ronald Canterbury, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG), Peter Munk (C) Antonio Munoz, Ronald Canterbury | |
| Subs | Providence | Jose Alvarez (SF) Nicholas Armstrong | |
| 10:18 | Providence | Hal Weist makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 10:18 | Providence | Hal Weist makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 09:52 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Scott | 43-42 |
| 09:23 | Providence | Ronald Pollard is called for the reach on Hal Weist - foul #2 on Ronald Pollard, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James McCraven (SG) Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | Providence | Nicholas Armstrong (SG) Jose Alvarez | |
| 08:58 | Providence | Nicholas Armstrong is wide open but clanks a floater in the paint | 43-42 |
| 08:57 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler misses badly on a shot from the left block | 43-42 |
| 08:40 | Providence | Edwin Aceves grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 08:22 | Providence | William Waller hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Hal Weist | 43-44 |
| 08:03 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler is fouled on the floor by Edwin Aceves - foul #4 on Edwin Aceves, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Stanley (SG), Ronald Canterbury (PF) James McCraven, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Providence | Jose Alvarez (SF) Edwin Aceves | |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk snags the offensive board | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Butler (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Pollard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Peter Munk (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Michael Roe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Armstrong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jose Alvarez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hal Weist (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Waller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard misses the wide open shot in the paint | 43-44 |
| 07:37 | Central Michigan | Ronald Canterbury tips it back up and in | 45-44 |
| 07:25 | Providence | Nicholas Armstrong comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 07:23 | Central Michigan | Ronald Canterbury gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | William Waller denies the turnaround by Peter Munk | 45-44 |
| 07:15 | Providence | William Waller pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 06:48 | Providence | Jose Alvarez drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Hal Weist out of a doubleteam | 45-47 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James McCraven (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Robert Scott (C) Jason Butler, Ronald Pollard, Peter Munk | |
| Subs | Providence | James Chase (PG), Edwin Aceves (SF) Michael Roe, Hal Weist | |
| 05:57 | Providence | Edwin Aceves blows the layup | 45-47 |
| 05:56 | Central Michigan | Steven Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 05:36 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Nicholas Armstrong - foul #2 on Nicholas Armstrong, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Providence | Hal Weist (PF) James Chase | |
| 05:36 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 05:36 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:27 | Providence | Jose Alvarez is whistled for a carry | 46-47 |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott is whistled for a carry | 46-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cedric Walters (PG), George Hayes (C) Robert Stanley, Ronald Canterbury | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Roe (PG) Jose Alvarez | |
| 04:54 | Providence | Hal Weist drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Nicholas Armstrong | 46-49 |
| 04:43 | Central Michigan | Cedric Walters drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Scott | 49-49 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:20 | Providence | James McCraven is called for the reach on Nicholas Armstrong - foul #2 on James McCraven, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG), Antonio Munoz (SG), Ronald Pollard (SF), Peter Munk (C) Cedric Walters, James McCraven, Steven Johnson, George Hayes | |
| Subs | Providence | Jose Alvarez (SF) Michael Roe | |
| 03:56 | Providence | Hal Weist splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side | 49-49 |
| 03:55 | Providence | Edwin Aceves tips it but misses | 49-49 |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 03:31 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard loses the ball out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Stanley (SG), Ronald Canterbury (PF) Antonio Munoz, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Roe (PG) Hal Weist | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Butler (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Pollard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Canterbury (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Peter Munk (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Michael Roe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Armstrong (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Aceves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Jose Alvarez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - William Waller (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Providence | Edwin Aceves misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Waller - foul #2 on William Waller, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Providence | Hal Weist (C) William Waller | |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 03:08 | Providence | Hal Weist grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 02:55 | Providence | Edwin Aceves is called for traveling | 49-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Providence | James Chase (PG), William Waller (C) Michael Roe, Hal Weist | |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Pollard | 52-49 |
| 02:05 | Providence | William Waller works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Peter Munk - foul #3 on Peter Munk, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James McCraven (SG) Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Roe (PG), Hal Weist (PF) James Chase, Jose Alvarez | |
| 02:05 | Providence | William Waller misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:05 | Providence | William Waller misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:05 | Central Michigan | Ronald Canterbury grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | Ronald Canterbury misses the tip | 52-49 |
| 01:54 | Providence | Michael Roe grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 01:32 | Providence | William Waller hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Edwin Aceves | 52-51 |
| 01:17 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by William Waller - foul #3 on William Waller, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Providence | Jose Alvarez (SF) Edwin Aceves | |
| 01:17 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:17 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 01:01 | Providence | Hal Weist knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Nicholas Armstrong | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Michael Roe steals the ball from James McCraven | 54-53 |
| 00:11 | Providence | William Waller's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Michael Roe is called for the reach on Ronald Pollard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Roe, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard is fouled on the floor by Michael Roe - foul #4 on Michael Roe, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:06 | Providence | Providence calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| 00:01 | Providence | Nicholas Armstrong misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler gets the rebound | 56-53 |