| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Everett Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Mark Everett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bob Samberg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bill Donovan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jerome Lipsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Occhipinti (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Nocera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kent Simonton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Thorne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Bob Samberg inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Central Michigan | Jerome Lipsey picks off the pass by Mark Everett | 39-32 |
| 19:14 | Bowling Green | James Occhipinti misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 19:13 | Bowling Green | William Nocera tips it back up and in | 39-34 |
| 18:50 | Central Michigan | Jerome Lipsey picks off the pass by Donald Bennett | 39-34 |
| 18:47 | Bowling Green | James Occhipinti lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerome Lipsey | 39-36 |
| 18:39 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Jerome Lipsey - foul #3 on Jerome Lipsey, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | David Triplett (PG), Stephen Heath (PF) Jerome Lipsey, Kent Simonton | |
| 18:39 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:39 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:19 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 41-36 |
| 18:18 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:58 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Bob Samberg | 44-36 |
| 17:36 | Bowling Green | Bill Donovan takes the ball from James Occhipinti | 44-36 |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | James Occhipinti is called for the reach on Donald Bennett - foul #3 on James Occhipinti, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Gray (SF), Curtis Bopp (PF), John Gallagher (C) Bob Samberg, Bill Donovan, Donald Bennett | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Gary Myers (SG), Kent Simonton (PF), Martin Dunn (C) James Occhipinti, Stephen Heath, Donald Thorne | |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp is hacked by Kent Simonton - foul #1 on Kent Simonton, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| 16:53 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Everett Lewis | 46-36 |
| 16:36 | Bowling Green | Gary Myers can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 46-36 |
| 16:35 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 16:19 | Bowling Green | Martin Dunn grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 15:57 | Bowling Green | Curtis Bopp is called for the reach on Kent Simonton - foul #2 on Curtis Bopp, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina (SG), Bradley Fierros (SF), Bill Donovan (PF) Everett Lewis, Mark Everett, John Gallagher | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jerome Lipsey (PG), James Occhipinti (SF), Donald Thorne (C) David Triplett, William Nocera, Martin Dunn | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Teddy Messina (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bradley Fierros (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bill Donovan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Bopp (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jerome Lipsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Myers (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Occhipinti (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kent Simonton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Thorne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jerome Lipsey | 46-38 |
| 15:29 | Central Michigan | Bradley Fierros can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-38 |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | Bradley Fierros misses the tip | 46-38 |
| 15:26 | Bowling Green | Jerome Lipsey grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 15:10 | Bowling Green | James Occhipinti scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerome Lipsey | 46-41 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Gray, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Everett (SG), Donald Bennett (C) Teddy Messina, Curtis Bopp | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | William Nocera (SF) Gary Myers | |
| 14:41 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerome Lipsey | 46-43 |
| 14:27 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray connects on the open jumper from the right side | 48-43 |
| 14:09 | Bowling Green | Mark Everett steps in front of the Donald Thorne pass | 48-43 |
| 13:51 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray loses the dribble to Jerome Lipsey | 48-43 |
| 13:48 | Bowling Green | Jerome Lipsey hits the finger roll | 48-45 |
| 13:23 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett's layup is rejected by Kent Simonton | 48-45 |
| 13:22 | Bowling Green | Kent Simonton grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:53 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne misses the lay-in | 48-45 |
| 12:52 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Bradley Fierros | 48-45 |
| 12:34 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jerome Lipsey - foul #4 on Jerome Lipsey, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis (PG), Bob Samberg (SF), Curtis Bopp (PF), John Gallagher (C) Robert Gray, Bradley Fierros, Bill Donovan, Donald Bennett | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | David Triplett (PG), Gary Myers (SG), Stephen Heath (PF), Martin Dunn (C) Jerome Lipsey, William Nocera, Kent Simonton, Donald Thorne | |
| 12:34 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:34 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:09 | Bowling Green | Gary Myers banks in the layup on a great pass from David Triplett and he's fouled by Mark Everett - foul #2 on Mark Everett, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina (SG) Mark Everett | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 12:09 | Bowling Green | Gary Myers makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:55 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp lays it in on a nice dish by Everett Lewis | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Everett Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Teddy Messina (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bob Samberg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Curtis Bopp (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - David Triplett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Myers (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Occhipinti (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Heath (fresh) C - Martin Dunn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Bowling Green | James Occhipinti misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 11:25 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Bob Samberg | 55-48 |
| 11:02 | Bowling Green | John Gallagher swats the layup by Gary Myers | 55-48 |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 10:39 | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp grabs the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | John Gallagher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Martin Dunn - foul #1 on Martin Dunn, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Everett (SG), Robert Gray (SF), Donald Bennett (C) Teddy Messina, Bob Samberg, Curtis Bopp | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | William Nocera (SF), Kent Simonton (PF), Donald Thorne (C) David Triplett, Stephen Heath, Martin Dunn | |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | John Gallagher makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | John Gallagher makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 10:06 | Bowling Green | John Gallagher steals the ball from William Nocera | 57-48 |
| 10:00 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett is fouled on the floor by Gary Myers - foul #2 on Gary Myers, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan (PF) John Gallagher | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray is fouled on the floor by William Nocera - foul #1 on William Nocera, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | David Triplett (PG) Gary Myers | |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett snags the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 09:24 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-48 |
| 09:22 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis snags the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 09:07 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan loses the dribble to David Triplett | 58-48 |
| 08:40 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 08:38 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 08:21 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan grabs the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 08:02 | Central Michigan | Donald Thorne steals it from Mark Everett | 58-48 |
| 07:38 | Bowling Green | Kent Simonton clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Bennett - foul #1 on Donald Bennett, team foul #4 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina (PG), Bob Samberg (SF), Curtis Bopp (PF), Bradley Fierros (C) Everett Lewis, Robert Gray, Bill Donovan, Donald Bennett | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jerome Lipsey (PG), Gary Myers (SG), Stephen Heath (PF) David Triplett, William Nocera, Donald Thorne | |
| 07:38 | Bowling Green | Kent Simonton makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 07:38 | Bowling Green | Kent Simonton misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Bradley Fierros | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Teddy Messina (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Everett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bob Samberg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Curtis Bopp (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Fierros (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jerome Lipsey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. 4 pf. SG - Gary Myers (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Occhipinti (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Heath (fresh) C - Kent Simonton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina is fouled on the floor by Jerome Lipsey - foul #5 on Jerome Lipsey, team foul #8 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | William Nocera (SF), Donald Thorne (C) Jerome Lipsey, Kent Simonton | |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:58 | Bowling Green | Gary Myers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-49 |
| 06:57 | Central Michigan | Bradley Fierros grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Bradley Fierros is open and buries a 3 from the left corner | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:28 | Bowling Green | James Occhipinti scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 06:15 | Central Michigan | Bradley Fierros is denied on a layup by Stephen Heath | 63-51 |
| 06:14 | Bowling Green | William Nocera snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:10 | Bowling Green | Teddy Messina steals it from James Occhipinti | 63-51 |
| 05:46 | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina is hacked by James Occhipinti - foul #4 on James Occhipinti, team foul #9 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis (PG), Bill Donovan (PF), Donald Bennett (C) Mark Everett, Curtis Bopp, Bradley Fierros | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Kent Simonton (C) Donald Thorne | |
| 05:46 | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 05:46 | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:33 | Bowling Green | Bob Samberg is called for the reach on James Occhipinti - foul #1 on Bob Samberg, team foul #5 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Gray (SF) Bob Samberg | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Martin Dunn (C) Stephen Heath | |
| 05:19 | Bowling Green | William Nocera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 05:17 | Bowling Green | The offensive rebound goes to Kent Simonton | 65-51 |
| 05:08 | Bowling Green | Kent Simonton buries a floater from the free throw line | 65-53 |
| 04:56 | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Everett Lewis | 68-53 |
| 04:40 | Bowling Green | Gary Myers misses the lay-in | 68-53 |
| 04:38 | Bowling Green | Kent Simonton tips it but misses | 68-53 |
| 04:37 | Bowling Green | William Nocera grabs the offensive board | 68-53 |
| 04:19 | Bowling Green | James Occhipinti hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-53 |
| 04:18 | Bowling Green | Gary Myers grabs the offensive board | 68-53 |
| 03:59 | Bowling Green | Robert Gray takes the ball from William Nocera | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | William Nocera is called for the reach on Robert Gray - foul #2 on William Nocera, team foul #10 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Everett (SG), Bob Samberg (SF), Curtis Bopp (PF), Bradley Fierros (C) Everett Lewis, Teddy Messina, Bill Donovan, Donald Bennett | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | David Triplett (PG), Stephen Heath (PF), Donald Thorne (C) Gary Myers, Kent Simonton, Martin Dunn | |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Gray (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Everett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bob Samberg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Curtis Bopp (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Fierros (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - David Triplett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Occhipinti (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Nocera (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stephen Heath (fresh) C - Donald Thorne (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by David Triplett | 70-55 |
| 03:03 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 70-55 |
| 03:02 | Bowling Green | Stephen Heath gets the rebound | 70-55 |
| 02:57 | Bowling Green | William Nocera is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on William Nocera, team foul #11 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matthew Koch (SG), John Gallagher (C) Mark Everett, Bob Samberg | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Gary Myers (SG), Joseph Conyers (SF), John Sneed (C) James Occhipinti, William Nocera, Donald Thorne | |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Matthew Koch knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-55 |
| 02:21 | Bowling Green | Gary Myers banks in the layup on a great pass from David Triplett and the foul's on Matthew Koch - foul #1 on Matthew Koch, team foul #6 | 72-57 |
| 02:21 | Bowling Green | Gary Myers makes the free throw | 72-58 |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | Joseph Conyers blocks the short jumper by Robert Gray | 72-58 |
| 01:54 | Bowling Green | Stephen Heath snags the defensive board | 72-58 |
| 01:45 | Bowling Green | Gary Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina (SG) Matthew Koch | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Martin Dunn (C) John Sneed | |
| 01:40 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-58 |
| 01:21 | Bowling Green | Martin Dunn is called for a backcourt violation | 72-58 |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray misses short on a floater from close range | 72-58 |
| 01:00 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Joseph Conyers | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Bowling Green | Robert Gray is called for the reach on David Triplett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Gray, team foul #7 | 72-58 |
| 00:56 | Bowling Green | David Triplett makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 00:56 | Bowling Green | David Triplett makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Stephen Heath is called for the reach on Curtis Bopp - foul #3 on Stephen Heath, team foul #12 | 72-60 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:28 | Bowling Green | Curtis Bopp denies the turnaround by Gary Myers | 74-60 |
| 00:27 | Bowling Green | Gary Myers snags the offensive board | 74-60 |
| 00:23 | Bowling Green | Gary Myers misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Teddy Messina - foul #1 on Teddy Messina, team foul #8 | 74-60 |
| 00:23 | Bowling Green | Gary Myers misses the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:23 | Bowling Green | Gary Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Bradley Fierros grabs the board | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray runs out the clock | 74-60 |