| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Owen Washington (fresh) SG - Herbert Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hardaway (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Mancuso (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Moses Marcano (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rex Whigham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Serafin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | William Hardaway inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Herbert Morrison | 39-35 |
| 19:18 | VMI | Joseph Serafin is hacked by Nicholas Mancuso - foul #1 on Nicholas Mancuso, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 19:02 | VMI | Joseph Serafin misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 39-35 |
| 19:01 | Central Michigan | William Hardaway pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 18:41 | Central Michigan | James Riley scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Nicholas Mancuso | 41-35 |
| 18:25 | VMI | Rex Whigham buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Bryant | 41-37 |
| 18:00 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 17:59 | VMI | James Smith snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 17:38 | VMI | Michael Bryant clanks a floater from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 17:37 | Central Michigan | James Riley gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 17:18 | Central Michigan | Herbert Morrison buries a floater from the left side | 43-37 |
| 16:51 | VMI | Moses Marcano misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 16:50 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 16:30 | Central Michigan | James Smith steals the ball from James Riley | 43-37 |
| 16:05 | VMI | Joseph Serafin misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Nicholas Mancuso - foul #2 on Nicholas Mancuso, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Ward (PG), Francis Clark (SG), Nelek Stanojevic (SF), Douglas Fleming (PF), Aaron Stenson (C) Owen Washington, Herbert Morrison, William Hardaway, Nicholas Mancuso, James Riley | |
| Subs | VMI | Brandon Lawson (PG), Samuel Stevenson (SG), Harold McEwen (SF), John Patrick (C) Moses Marcano, Michael Bryant, Rex Whigham, James Smith | |
| 16:05 | VMI | Joseph Serafin makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:05 | VMI | Joseph Serafin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 15:48 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 15:46 | Central Michigan | Francis Clark can't tip it in | 43-39 |
| 15:44 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic hits the follow up shot | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Francis Clark (fresh) SF - Nelek Stanojevic (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Stenson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brandon Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold McEwen (fresh) PF - Joseph Serafin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | VMI | Harold McEwen clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 15:38 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Samuel Stevenson is called for the reach on Douglas Fleming - foul #1 on Samuel Stevenson, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith (PG) John Ward | |
| Subs | VMI | Chung Wang (SF) Joseph Serafin | |
| 15:05 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 15:03 | VMI | John Patrick snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 14:44 | VMI | John Patrick can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Douglas Fleming - foul #1 on Douglas Fleming, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Herbert Morrison (SG) Nelek Stanojevic | |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Bryant (SG), Rex Whigham (SF) Samuel Stevenson, Chung Wang | |
| 14:44 | VMI | John Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:44 | VMI | John Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Francis Clark misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 14:24 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming tips it in | 47-40 |
| 14:10 | VMI | Michael Bryant misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 14:09 | Central Michigan | Francis Clark snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Francis Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 13:44 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson grabs the offensive board | 47-40 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Francis Clark is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Francis Clark, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Hardaway (SF), Nicholas Mancuso (PF) Douglas Fleming, Aaron Stenson | |
| Subs | VMI | Moses Marcano (PG), Joseph Serafin (PF), James Smith (C) Brandon Lawson, John Patrick, Harold McEwen | |
| 13:16 | VMI | Michael Bryant loses the dribble to Herbert Morrison | 47-40 |
| 13:04 | Central Michigan | James Smith denies the turnaround by Nicholas Mancuso | 47-40 |
| 13:02 | VMI | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 12:51 | VMI | Joseph Serafin loses the ball out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Riley (C) Francis Clark | |
| Subs | VMI | Samuel Stevenson (SF) Rex Whigham | |
| 12:38 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-40 |
| 12:37 | VMI | James Smith snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 12:16 | VMI | Michael Bryant's layup is rejected by James Riley | 47-40 |
| 12:15 | Central Michigan | James Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 11:48 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Owen Washington (PG), Francis Clark (SG), Nelek Stanojevic (SF) Stephen Smith, Herbert Morrison, William Hardaway | |
| Subs | VMI | Brandon Lawson (PG), Rex Whigham (SF), John Patrick (PF), Harold McEwen (C) Moses Marcano, Michael Bryant, Joseph Serafin, James Smith | |
| 11:28 | VMI | Nicholas Mancuso takes the ball from John Patrick | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Owen Washington (fresh) SG - Francis Clark (fresh) SF - Nelek Stanojevic (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Mancuso (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James Riley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brandon Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rex Whigham (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold McEwen (fresh) | |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso misses short on a shot from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 11:02 | VMI | The rebound goes to Rex Whigham | 47-40 |
| 10:57 | VMI | Brandon Lawson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 10:41 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 10:40 | VMI | Harold McEwen gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 10:35 | VMI | James Riley swats the layup by Rex Whigham | 47-40 |
| 10:33 | VMI | Rex Whigham tips it back up and in | 47-42 |
| 10:07 | Central Michigan | Owen Washington misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 47-42 |
| 10:06 | VMI | John Patrick snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 09:39 | VMI | Rex Whigham drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Brandon Lawson and he's hacked by Nelek Stanojevic - foul #2 on Nelek Stanojevic, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith (PG), Herbert Morrison (SG), William Hardaway (SF), Douglas Fleming (PF), Aaron Stenson (C) Owen Washington, Francis Clark, Nelek Stanojevic, Nicholas Mancuso, James Riley | |
| Subs | VMI | Moses Marcano (PG), Michael Bryant (SG), Joseph Serafin (PF), James Smith (C) Brandon Lawson, Samuel Stevenson, John Patrick, Harold McEwen | |
| 09:39 | VMI | Rex Whigham makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:21 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Serafin - foul #1 on Joseph Serafin, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | VMI | Chung Wang (SF) Rex Whigham | |
| 09:21 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:21 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:21 | VMI | The rebound goes to James Smith | 48-45 |
| 09:08 | VMI | Michael Bryant drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Moses Marcano and the foul's on William Hardaway - foul #2 on William Hardaway, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| 09:08 | VMI | Michael Bryant makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:46 | Central Michigan | Herbert Morrison hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Chung Wang - foul #1 on Chung Wang, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| 08:46 | Central Michigan | Herbert Morrison misses the free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:46 | VMI | Joseph Serafin gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 08:34 | VMI | Michael Bryant buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Moses Marcano | 50-50 |
| 08:10 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 08:09 | VMI | James Smith grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 07:58 | VMI | Chung Wang can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 07:57 | VMI | James Smith gets the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 07:43 | VMI | Chung Wang misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 07:41 | VMI | Michael Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 07:27 | VMI | Joseph Serafin is hacked by Douglas Fleming - foul #2 on Douglas Fleming, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic (PF) Douglas Fleming | |
| Subs | VMI | Rex Whigham (SF), John Patrick (C) Chung Wang, James Smith | |
| 07:27 | VMI | Joseph Serafin makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:27 | VMI | Joseph Serafin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Hardaway (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nelek Stanojevic (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Stenson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Moses Marcano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rex Whigham (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Serafin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Central Michigan | William Hardaway scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Herbert Morrison | 53-52 |
| 06:56 | VMI | Moses Marcano can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 06:55 | VMI | Rex Whigham can't tip it in | 53-52 |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 06:42 | Central Michigan | William Hardaway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-52 |
| 06:41 | VMI | Moses Marcano pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:17 | VMI | Moses Marcano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Owen Washington (PG), Francis Clark (SG), Nicholas Mancuso (PF), James Riley (C) Stephen Smith, Herbert Morrison, William Hardaway, Aaron Stenson | |
| Subs | VMI | Brandon Lawson (PG), Samuel Stevenson (SG), Harold McEwen (C) Moses Marcano, Michael Bryant, Joseph Serafin | |
| 05:51 | Central Michigan | James Riley misses the shot from the left side | 53-52 |
| 05:49 | VMI | John Patrick pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 05:35 | VMI | Brandon Lawson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Nicholas Mancuso - foul #3 on Nicholas Mancuso, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | VMI | James Smith (C) John Patrick | |
| 05:35 | VMI | Brandon Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:35 | VMI | Brandon Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:18 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Harold McEwen - foul #2 on Harold McEwen, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Herbert Morrison (SG) Nelek Stanojevic | |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Bryant (SG) Samuel Stevenson | |
| 05:18 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 05:18 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 05:18 | VMI | James Smith snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 04:56 | VMI | Rex Whigham misses the easy layup but the foul's on Nicholas Mancuso - foul #4 on Nicholas Mancuso, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith (PG) Owen Washington | |
| Subs | VMI | Joseph Serafin (PF) James Smith | |
| 04:56 | VMI | Rex Whigham misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:56 | VMI | Rex Whigham makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Francis Clark can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 54-54 |
| 04:38 | Central Michigan | James Riley grabs the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | Michael Bryant steals the ball from Nicholas Mancuso | 54-54 |
| 04:14 | VMI | Brandon Lawson's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Mancuso | 54-54 |
| 03:49 | Central Michigan | Herbert Morrison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 03:48 | Central Michigan | James Riley tips it home | 56-54 |
| 03:33 | VMI | Joseph Serafin misses badly on a floater from the left block | 56-54 |
| 03:31 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 03:26 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Owen Washington (PG), John Ward (SG), William Hardaway (SF), Douglas Fleming (PF), Aaron Stenson (C) Stephen Smith, Herbert Morrison, Francis Clark, Nicholas Mancuso, James Riley | |
| Subs | VMI | Moses Marcano (PG), Samuel Stevenson (SF), John Patrick (PF), James Smith (C) Brandon Lawson, Rex Whigham, Joseph Serafin, Harold McEwen | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Owen Washington (fresh) SG - John Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Hardaway (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Stenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Moses Marcano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:15 | VMI | James Smith hits a runner from the baseline set up by John Patrick | 56-56 |
| 02:59 | Central Michigan | Michael Bryant is called for the reach on William Hardaway - foul #3 on Michael Bryant, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| 02:44 | Central Michigan | William Hardaway can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 02:43 | Central Michigan | William Hardaway tips it but misses | 56-56 |
| 02:41 | VMI | Moses Marcano grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 02:41 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith (PG), Herbert Morrison (SG), Nicholas Mancuso (PF) Owen Washington, John Ward, Aaron Stenson | |
| Subs | VMI | Rex Whigham (SF), Joseph Serafin (PF) Samuel Stevenson, John Patrick | |
| 02:20 | VMI | Michael Bryant clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 02:19 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 02:09 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Herbert Morrison | 58-56 |
| 02:07 | VMI | Moses Marcano throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Riley (C) Douglas Fleming | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 01:58 | Central Michigan | Herbert Morrison misses short on a shot from the right block | 58-56 |
| 01:57 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 01:47 | Central Michigan | James Riley drills a jump hook from close range set up by Stephen Smith | 60-56 |
| 01:26 | VMI | Joseph Serafin drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Moses Marcano | 60-58 |
| 01:04 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith is called for 3 seconds | 60-58 |
| 00:47 | VMI | Moses Marcano scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Rex Whigham | 60-61 |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Herbert Morrison is hacked by Michael Bryant - foul #4 on Michael Bryant, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Rex Whigham steps in front of the William Hardaway pass | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | VMI | Joseph Serafin is hacked by Herbert Morrison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herbert Morrison, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| 00:24 | VMI | Joseph Serafin makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:24 | VMI | Joseph Serafin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Herbert Morrison scores on a floater from the left block set up by Stephen Smith | 62-63 |
| 00:12 | VMI | Stephen Smith is called for the reach on Joseph Serafin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Smith, team foul #11 | 62-63 |
| 00:12 | VMI | Joseph Serafin makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:12 | VMI | Joseph Serafin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 62-65 |
| 00:02 | VMI | Michael Bryant gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 00:00 | VMI | Michael Bryant runs out the clock | 62-65 |