| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Lewis (fresh) SG - Harry Walcott (fresh) SF - John Bethea (fresh) PF - Jeffery Mizrahi (fresh) C - Dennis Claude (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Everett Lewis (fresh) SG - Mark Everett (fresh) SF - Bob Samberg (fresh) PF - Bill Donovan (fresh) C - Donald Bennett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude's floater is tipped away by Donald Bennett | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Mark Everett | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis's floater is tipped away by Dennis Claude | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | Bob Samberg buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Eastern Michigan | John Bethea misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Everett Lewis | 2-5 |
| 18:23 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Walcott misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:22 | Eastern Michigan | John Bethea tips it home | 4-5 |
| 18:06 | Central Michigan | Dennis Claude is called for the reach on Donald Bennett - foul #1 on Dennis Claude, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Donald Bennett | 4-8 |
| 17:31 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Walcott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Corey Haak (C) Dennis Claude | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:13 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 4-8 |
| 17:12 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Michigan | John Bethea clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Donald Bennett | 4-8 |
| 16:43 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-11 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi's layup is rejected by Donald Bennett | 4-11 |
| 16:19 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 16:01 | Central Michigan | Bob Samberg loses the ball out of bounds | 4-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell (PG), Joseph Long (SG), Anthony Poindexter (SF), Dennis Claude (C) Luis Lewis, Harry Walcott, John Bethea, Jeffery Mizrahi | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Gray (SF), Curtis Bopp (C) Bob Samberg, Donald Bennett | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Jonathan Mitchell (fresh) SG - Joseph Long (fresh) SF - Anthony Poindexter (fresh) PF - Corey Haak (fresh) C - Dennis Claude (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Everett Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Everett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Gray (fresh) PF - Bill Donovan (fresh) C - Curtis Bopp (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Long is hacked by Curtis Bopp - foul #1 on Curtis Bopp, team foul #1 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bradley Fierros (C) Bill Donovan | |
| 15:38 | Eastern Michigan | Corey Haak can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Curtis Bopp - foul #2 on Curtis Bopp, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Gallagher (C) Curtis Bopp | |
| 15:38 | Eastern Michigan | Corey Haak misses the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 15:38 | Eastern Michigan | Corey Haak misses the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 15:38 | Central Michigan | Bradley Fierros grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 15:22 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray is fouled on the floor by Dennis Claude - foul #2 on Dennis Claude, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lester Jones (C) Dennis Claude | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:10 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Anthony Poindexter - foul #1 on Anthony Poindexter, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina (PG) Everett Lewis | |
| 15:10 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett makes the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 15:10 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 4-13 |
| 14:58 | Eastern Michigan | Lester Jones misses short on a floater from close range | 4-13 |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | John Gallagher grabs the board | 4-13 |
| 14:53 | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina is called for traveling in the backcourt | 4-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis (PG), John Bethea (SF) Joseph Long, Corey Haak | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:44 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Jonathan Mitchell | 6-13 |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | John Gallagher loses the dribble to Luis Lewis | 6-13 |
| 14:04 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Luis Lewis | 8-13 |
| 13:35 | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Gray | 8-16 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Lester Jones | 10-16 |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Jonathan Mitchell - foul #1 on Jonathan Mitchell, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Long (PG), Harry Walcott (SG), Jay Hendrick (SF), Jeffery Mizrahi (PF), Corey Haak (C) Luis Lewis, Jonathan Mitchell, John Bethea, Lester Jones, Anthony Poindexter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis (PG), Bob Samberg (SF), Bill Donovan (PF), Donald Bennett (C) Teddy Messina, Robert Gray, Bradley Fierros, John Gallagher | |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett misses the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett misses the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Michigan | Corey Haak grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Hendrick can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-16 |
| 12:44 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis gets the rebound | 10-16 |
| 12:28 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matthew Koch (SG) Mark Everett | |
| 12:09 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Hendrick is whistled for a carry | 10-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis (PG) Joseph Long | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Gray (SG) Matthew Koch | |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan is hacked by Jay Hendrick - foul #1 on Jay Hendrick, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Bethea (SF) Jay Hendrick | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Walcott (fresh) SF - John Bethea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffery Mizrahi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Corey Haak (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Everett Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Gray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bob Samberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill Donovan (fresh) C - Donald Bennett (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 10-16 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Jeffery Mizrahi | 10-16 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 10-16 |
| 11:13 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| 10:52 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-16 |
| 10:51 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Donovan | 10-16 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray is hacked by Harry Walcott - foul #1 on Harry Walcott, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell (SG), Lester Jones (C) Harry Walcott, Corey Haak | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Everett (SG), Bradley Fierros (PF), John Gallagher (C) Bob Samberg, Bill Donovan, Donald Bennett | |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffery Mizrahi | 10-16 |
| 10:15 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 09:53 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Bradley Fierros - foul #1 on Bradley Fierros, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Long (SG), Anthony Poindexter (SF) Luis Lewis, John Bethea | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina (PG), Joey McCreedy (SF) Everett Lewis, Robert Gray | |
| 09:53 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi misses the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 09:53 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:33 | Central Michigan | Joey McCreedy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-16 |
| 09:32 | Central Michigan | Bradley Fierros grabs the offensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 09:21 | Central Michigan | Joey McCreedy hits a shot from the right block set up by Bradley Fierros | 11-18 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi is hacked by John Gallagher - foul #1 on John Gallagher, team foul #4 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Harry Walcott (SG) Joseph Long | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis (PG), Bill Donovan (PF), Donald Bennett (C) Teddy Messina, Joey McCreedy, John Gallagher | |
| 08:58 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Poindexter misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Bradley Fierros - foul #2 on Bradley Fierros, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Corey Haak (PF) Jeffery Mizrahi | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Gray (SF) Bradley Fierros | |
| 08:58 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Poindexter makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Poindexter misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 08:58 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 08:35 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan double dribbles | 12-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis (PG), John Bethea (SF) Jonathan Mitchell, Anthony Poindexter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:20 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Walcott misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 08:18 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Donald Bennett | 12-18 |
| 08:13 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-18 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Michigan | Corey Haak gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Walcott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Poindexter (C) Lester Jones | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bob Samberg (SF) Robert Gray | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Walcott (fresh) SF - John Bethea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Corey Haak (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Poindexter (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Everett Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Everett (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bob Samberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill Donovan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Bennett (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan can't throw it down | 12-18 |
| 07:42 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Walcott gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Michigan | John Bethea is fouled on the floor by Bob Samberg - foul #1 on Bob Samberg, team foul #6 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi (PF) Corey Haak | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Gray (PG), John Gallagher (C) Everett Lewis, Donald Bennett | |
| 07:10 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Poindexter hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Luis Lewis | 14-18 |
| 07:06 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 14-18 |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | John Gallagher gets the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Bob Samberg can't throw it down | 14-18 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Poindexter grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 06:42 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Gray steals the ball from Luis Lewis | 14-18 |
| 06:40 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 14-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell (SG) Harry Walcott | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina (SG) Mark Everett | |
| 06:32 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Poindexter connects on the 3 from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 06:15 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Teddy Messina and he's fouled by Luis Lewis - foul #1 on Luis Lewis, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Long (SG), Lester Jones (C) Luis Lewis, John Bethea | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis (PG), Donald Bennett (C) Bob Samberg, Bill Donovan | |
| 06:15 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray makes the free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:56 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Poindexter makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 05:34 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Harry Walcott (SG), Jay Hendrick (SF), Corey Haak (PF) Joseph Long, Anthony Poindexter, Jeffery Mizrahi | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Everett (SG) Teddy Messina | |
| 05:16 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Bennett swats the layup by Corey Haak | 20-21 |
| 05:15 | Eastern Michigan | Corey Haak gets the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Michigan | Lester Jones is fouled on the floor by Donald Bennett - foul #1 on Donald Bennett, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis (PG), John Bethea (SF) Jonathan Mitchell, Jay Hendrick | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joey McCreedy (SF), Bill Donovan (PF) Robert Gray, Donald Bennett | |
| 04:58 | Eastern Michigan | Lester Jones misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to John Bethea | 20-21 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Michigan | Lester Jones misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 20-21 |
| 04:42 | Central Michigan | John Gallagher snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 04:28 | Central Michigan | John Gallagher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi (PF) Lester Jones | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bob Samberg (SF), Donald Bennett (C) Joey McCreedy, John Gallagher | |
| 04:10 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-21 |
| 04:09 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Donald Bennett | 20-21 |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | Bob Samberg misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Jeffery Mizrahi - foul #1 on Jeffery Mizrahi, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell (SG), Dennis Claude (C) Harry Walcott, Corey Haak | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina (PG), Curtis Bopp (C) Everett Lewis, Donald Bennett | |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | Bob Samberg misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | Bob Samberg misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 03:32 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 03:31 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bethea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Mizrahi (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Claude (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Teddy Messina (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Everett (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bob Samberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill Donovan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Curtis Bopp (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Curtis Bopp | 20-23 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi is called for a backcourt violation | 20-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Harry Walcott (SG), Corey Haak (PF) Jonathan Mitchell, Jeffery Mizrahi | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis (PG), Robert Gray (SF), Bradley Fierros (C) Teddy Messina, Bob Samberg, Bill Donovan | |
| 02:30 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Everett Lewis | 20-25 |
| 02:14 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Everett Lewis - foul #1 on Everett Lewis, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Poindexter (SF) John Bethea | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett (C) Mark Everett | |
| 02:14 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:14 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 01:48 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett tips it but misses | 22-25 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Michigan | The short jumper by Luis Lewis is denied by Curtis Bopp | 22-25 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude tips it home | 24-25 |
| 00:53 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Gray | 24-28 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 00:39 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude tips it home | 26-28 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Corey Haak is called for the reach on Curtis Bopp - foul #1 on Corey Haak, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell (PG), Joseph Long (SG), John Bethea (SF), Jeffery Mizrahi (PF), Lester Jones (C) Luis Lewis, Harry Walcott, Anthony Poindexter, Corey Haak, Dennis Claude | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Everett (SG), Bob Samberg (SF), Bill Donovan (PF) Everett Lewis, Bradley Fierros, Donald Bennett | |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Michigan | John Bethea comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 26-30 |