| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Benny Gilbert (fresh) SG - Michael Bentley (fresh) SF - Matt Roder (fresh) PF - Alexander Storm (fresh) C - Jeffery Helton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fresh) SG - Mitchell Suleski (fresh) SF - Allen Sippel (fresh) PF - Mark Sears (fresh) C - Lionel Mendosa (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Jeffery Helton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Morehead State | Lionel Mendosa steps in front of the Benny Gilbert pass | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel's pass is intercepted by Michael Bentley in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Morehead State | Michael Bentley banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Mitchell Suleski | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | Morehead State | Jeffery Helton buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Michael Bentley | 4-3 |
| 18:40 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears is open but can't throw it down | 4-3 |
| 18:39 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:25 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-3 |
| 18:16 | Morehead State | Benny Gilbert comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 18:15 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | Matt Roder picks off the pass by Mitchell Suleski in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 18:00 | Morehead State | Jeffery Helton connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Matt Roder | 6-3 |
| 17:41 | Central Michigan | Benny Gilbert steals it from Radman Drinski | 6-3 |
| 17:23 | Morehead State | Jeffery Helton connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Lionel Mendosa - foul #1 on Lionel Mendosa, team foul #1 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Williams (PG), Kenneth Vaughn (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Marc Gentry (PF) Benny Gilbert, Michael Bentley, Matt Roder, Alexander Storm | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), Eugene Elsass (SG), John Brown (SF), Marc Mohr (PF), Ronald Ruben (C) Radman Drinski, Mitchell Suleski, Allen Sippel, Mark Sears, Lionel Mendosa | |
| 17:23 | Morehead State | Jeffery Helton makes the free throw | 9-3 |
| 16:56 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Jeffery Helton - foul #1 on Jeffery Helton, team foul #1 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Willie Weber (SF) Jeffery Helton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:56 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass misses the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 16:56 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:39 | Morehead State | Kenneth Vaughn clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-4 |
| 16:37 | Morehead State | Thomas Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:21 | Morehead State | Willie Weber is called for 3 seconds | 9-4 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Wayne Turek (PF) Kenneth Vaughn | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:16 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Weber - foul #1 on Willie Weber, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Benny Gilbert (PG) Marc Gentry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:03 | Central Michigan | John Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Elsass | 9-7 |
| 15:56 | Morehead State | Benny Gilbert is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Benny Gilbert, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Marc Gentry (C) Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG), Mitchell Suleski (SG), Mark Sears (PF), Samuel Carr (C) Terrance Smith, John Brown, Marc Mohr, Ronald Ruben | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Benny Gilbert (fairly fresh) SG - Andrew Williams (fairly fresh) SF - Willie Weber (fresh) PF - Wayne Turek (fresh) C - Marc Gentry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fresh) SG - Mitchell Suleski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Elsass (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Mark Sears (fresh) C - Samuel Carr (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski is hacked by Benny Gilbert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benny Gilbert, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Bentley (SG), Thomas Williams (PF) Benny Gilbert, Willie Weber | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel (SF) Eugene Elsass | |
| 15:39 | Central Michigan | Thomas Williams is called for the reach on Radman Drinski - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| 15:23 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel banks in the wide open layup | 9-9 |
| 15:03 | Morehead State | Wayne Turek is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Wayne Turek, team foul #6 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Matt Roder (SF), Jeffery Helton (C) Andrew Williams, Thomas Williams, Marc Gentry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa (C) Samuel Carr | |
| 14:45 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Radman Drinski | 9-12 |
| 14:20 | Morehead State | Kenneth Vaughn is fouled on the floor by Mark Sears - foul #1 on Mark Sears, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Williams (SG), Willie Weber (SF), Alexander Storm (PF) Michael Bentley, Matt Roder, Wayne Turek | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), Eugene Elsass (SG), John Brown (SF), Marc Mohr (PF) Radman Drinski, Mitchell Suleski, Allen Sippel, Mark Sears | |
| 14:08 | Morehead State | Willie Weber knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Kenneth Vaughn | 11-12 |
| 13:49 | Central Michigan | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 13:48 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa hits the follow up shot | 11-14 |
| 13:29 | Morehead State | Kenneth Vaughn scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Williams | 14-14 |
| 13:25 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Vaughn is called for the reach on Terrance Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Vaughn, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Bentley (SG), Thomas Williams (PF), Marc Gentry (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Alexander Storm, Jeffery Helton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski (SG) Lionel Mendosa | |
| 13:25 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 13:25 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 13:12 | Morehead State | Andrew Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 13:10 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 12:51 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Marc Gentry - foul #1 on Marc Gentry, team foul #8 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Matt Roder (SF) Willie Weber | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG), Mark Sears (PF), Ronald Ruben (C) Terrance Smith, John Brown, Marc Mohr | |
| 12:51 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 12:51 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 12:30 | Morehead State | Marc Gentry blows the layup | 14-18 |
| 12:28 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ronald Ruben | 14-18 |
| 12:19 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Radman Drinski | 14-20 |
| 12:01 | Morehead State | Andrew Williams misses the easy layup | 14-20 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Ronald Ruben gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| 11:42 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Matt Roder - foul #1 on Matt Roder, team foul #9 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Wayne Turek (SF), Alexander Storm (PF), Jeffery Helton (C) Andrew Williams, Matt Roder, Thomas Williams, Marc Gentry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel (SF) Mitchell Suleski | |
| 11:42 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 11:42 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bentley (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Turek (fresh) PF - Alexander Storm (fairly fresh) C - Jeffery Helton (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Elsass (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Allen Sippel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Sears (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Ruben (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Morehead State | Michael Bentley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Eugene Elsass - foul #1 on Eugene Elsass, team foul #3 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), Mitchell Suleski (SG), Marc Mohr (PF), Lionel Mendosa (C) Radman Drinski, Eugene Elsass, Mark Sears, Ronald Ruben | |
| 11:18 | Morehead State | Michael Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 11:18 | Morehead State | Michael Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 11:16 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-21 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Williams (SG) Michael Bentley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:58 | Morehead State | Jeffery Helton is hacked by Lionel Mendosa - foul #2 on Lionel Mendosa, team foul #4 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Willie Weber (PG) Andrew Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Brown (PF) Lionel Mendosa | |
| 10:39 | Morehead State | Willie Weber double dribbles | 16-21 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Sears (PF) Allen Sippel | |
| 10:14 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 16-21 |
| 10:12 | Morehead State | Kenneth Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 09:56 | Morehead State | Jeffery Helton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-21 |
| 09:55 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 09:37 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith snags the offensive board | 16-21 |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears knocks in the floater near the basket and he's hacked by Alexander Storm - foul #1 on Alexander Storm, team foul #10 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Williams (PG), Michael Bentley (SG), Matt Roder (SF), Thomas Williams (PF), Marc Gentry (C) Willie Weber, Kenneth Vaughn, Wayne Turek, Alexander Storm, Jeffery Helton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG), Allen Sippel (SF), Ronald Ruben (C) Terrance Smith, John Brown, Marc Mohr | |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears misses the free throw | 16-23 |
| 09:23 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Marc Gentry | 16-23 |
| 09:05 | Morehead State | Matt Roder clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-23 |
| 09:04 | Morehead State | Marc Gentry grabs the offensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 08:55 | Morehead State | Thomas Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-23 |
| 08:54 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel pulls down the rebound | 16-23 |
| 08:36 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 08:35 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Andrew Williams | 16-23 |
| 08:06 | Morehead State | Andrew Williams is called for traveling | 16-23 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass (SG) Mitchell Suleski | |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-23 |
| 07:50 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass hits the follow up shot | 16-25 |
| 07:31 | Morehead State | Andrew Williams is fouled on the floor by Radman Drinski - foul #1 on Radman Drinski, team foul #5 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kenneth Vaughn (SG), Wayne Turek (SF), Jeffery Helton (C) Michael Bentley, Matt Roder, Marc Gentry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski (SG), Samuel Carr (C) Mark Sears, Ronald Ruben | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Andrew Williams (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Vaughn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Turek (fresh) PF - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) C - Jeffery Helton (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sippel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eugene Elsass (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Carr (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Morehead State | Andrew Williams is fouled on the floor by Radman Drinski - foul #2 on Radman Drinski, team foul #6 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG) Radman Drinski | |
| 06:57 | Morehead State | Wayne Turek can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 16-25 |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | Samuel Carr gets the rebound | 16-25 |
| 06:38 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass is open and buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Allen Sippel | 16-27 |
| 06:23 | Morehead State | Andrew Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Terrance Smith - foul #1 on Terrance Smith, team foul #7 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Willie Weber (SF), Alexander Storm (PF), Marc Gentry (C) Wayne Turek, Thomas Williams, Jeffery Helton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Brown (SF), Marc Mohr (PF) Allen Sippel, Eugene Elsass | |
| 06:23 | Morehead State | Andrew Williams misses the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 06:23 | Morehead State | Andrew Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-27 |
| 06:02 | Central Michigan | John Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-27 |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Vaughn steals it from Samuel Carr | 17-27 |
| 05:45 | Morehead State | Kenneth Vaughn hits the finger roll | 19-27 |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Samuel Carr misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 19-27 |
| 05:18 | Morehead State | Marc Gentry gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 05:09 | Morehead State | Kenneth Vaughn drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 04:50 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith hits a shot from the right wing set up by Mitchell Suleski and the foul's on Andrew Williams - foul #1 on Andrew Williams, team foul #11 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Bentley (SG), Wayne Turek (SF), Thomas Williams (PF), Jeffery Helton (C) Andrew Williams, Kenneth Vaughn, Alexander Storm, Marc Gentry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass (SG), Allen Sippel (SF), Mark Sears (PF), Ronald Ruben (C) Mitchell Suleski, John Brown, Marc Mohr, Samuel Carr | |
| 04:50 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith misses the free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:50 | Morehead State | Jeffery Helton grabs the defensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 04:33 | Morehead State | Thomas Williams drills a floater from the right block | 23-29 |
| 04:15 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 04:13 | Morehead State | Thomas Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 04:09 | Morehead State | Willie Weber clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 04:08 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 04:05 | Central Michigan | Willie Weber is called for the reach on Ronald Ruben in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Weber, team foul #12 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Matt Roder (SF) Willie Weber, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:05 | Central Michigan | Ronald Ruben makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 04:05 | Central Michigan | Ronald Ruben makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:52 | Morehead State | Kenneth Vaughn is fouled on the floor by Mark Sears - foul #2 on Mark Sears, team foul #8 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Benny Gilbert (PG) Michael Bentley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG), Lionel Mendosa (C) Terrance Smith, Ronald Ruben | |
| 03:52 | Morehead State | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:52 | Morehead State | Kenneth Vaughn misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:52 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 03:47 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Radman Drinski | 24-34 |
| 03:42 | Morehead State | Benny Gilbert misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 03:40 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 24-34 |
| 03:27 | Morehead State | Jeffery Helton grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Benny Gilbert (fresh) SG - Kenneth Vaughn (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matt Roder (tiring) PF - Wayne Turek (fresh) C - Jeffery Helton (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eugene Elsass (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Allen Sippel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Sears (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lionel Mendosa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Morehead State | Jeffery Helton connects on the floater from close range and he's hacked by Lionel Mendosa - foul #3 on Lionel Mendosa, team foul #9 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Bentley (SG), Thomas Williams (PF) Kenneth Vaughn, Wayne Turek | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski (SG), John Brown (SF), Marc Mohr (PF), Ronald Ruben (C) Eugene Elsass, Allen Sippel, Mark Sears, Lionel Mendosa | |
| 03:14 | Morehead State | Jeffery Helton makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:56 | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Radman Drinski | 27-36 |
| 02:40 | Morehead State | Benny Gilbert buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 02:36 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-36 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Alexander Storm (PF), Marc Gentry (C) Matt Roder, Jeffery Helton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:16 | Morehead State | Thomas Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Marc Mohr | 30-36 |
| 02:14 | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Radman Drinski | 30-39 |
| 01:30 | Morehead State | Michael Bentley buries a floater from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | John Brown misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 01:19 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Alexander Storm | 32-39 |
| 01:03 | Morehead State | The jumper by Michael Bentley is denied by Ronald Ruben | 32-39 |
| 01:02 | Morehead State | Thomas Williams snags the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 00:54 | Morehead State | Thomas Williams hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 00:30 | Central Michigan | John Brown is called for traveling | 35-39 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Williams (SG), Willie Weber (SF), Wayne Turek (PF), Jeffery Helton (C) Michael Bentley, Thomas Williams, Alexander Storm, Marc Gentry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass (SG), Allen Sippel (SF), Mark Sears (PF), Samuel Carr (C) Mitchell Suleski, John Brown, Marc Mohr, Ronald Ruben | |
| 00:04 | Morehead State | Andrew Williams misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel clanks a halfcourt shot | 35-39 |