| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Morrison (fresh) 13 pts. SF - William Hardaway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Mancuso (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Clarence Pittman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SG - Gabriel Benard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mo Allard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Godina (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leonard Rhodes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Mo Allard inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:55 | Eastern Michigan | Mo Allard misses the floater from just outside the lane | 36-29 |
| 19:53 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 19:39 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-29 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 19:23 | Eastern Michigan | Wayne Godina hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Pittman | 36-32 |
| 19:10 | Central Michigan | William Hardaway drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Mancuso | 38-32 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Michigan | Mo Allard grabs the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:35 | Eastern Michigan | Gabriel Benard is whistled for a carry | 38-32 |
| 18:13 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Gabriel Benard | 38-32 |
| 17:49 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Smith is called for the reach on Wayne Godina - foul #2 on Stephen Smith, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming (C) James Riley | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Ryan (SG), Jeffrey Coldiron (PF), Juan Garcia (C) Gabriel Benard, Wayne Godina, Leonard Rhodes | |
| 17:33 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Douglas Fleming - foul #1 on Douglas Fleming, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Francis Clark (SF), Aaron Stenson (C) William Hardaway, Nicholas Mancuso | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Johnny Prioleau (SF) Mo Allard | |
| 17:33 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:33 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:33 | Central Michigan | Francis Clark pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:09 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron is called for the reach on Stephen Smith - foul #2 on Jeffrey Coldiron, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Owen Washington (PG), Nelek Stanojevic (SF) Stephen Smith, Herbert Morrison | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Artz (SG) Clarence Pittman | |
| 16:44 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-33 |
| 16:42 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson grabs the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Owen Washington banks in the layup on a great pass from Francis Clark | 40-33 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Nelek Stanojevic - foul #2 on Nelek Stanojevic, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Herbert Morrison (SG), William Hardaway (SF), Nicholas Mancuso (PF), James Riley (C) Francis Clark, Nelek Stanojevic, Douglas Fleming, Aaron Stenson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gabriel Benard (SG), Mo Allard (SF), Wayne Godina (PF) Christopher Artz, Johnny Prioleau, Juan Garcia | |
| 16:22 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:07 | Central Michigan | Herbert Morrison makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Nicholas Mancuso | 42-35 |
| 15:45 | Eastern Michigan | Gabriel Benard connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Ryan | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Owen Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Morrison (fresh) 15 pts. SF - William Hardaway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Mancuso (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel Benard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mo Allard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Godina (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Coldiron (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | James Riley misses the shot from the baseline | 42-37 |
| 15:25 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso snags the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | William Hardaway clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-37 |
| 15:12 | Central Michigan | Owen Washington grabs the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 14:56 | Central Michigan | Gabriel Benard takes the ball from James Riley | 42-37 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Michigan | Gabriel Benard hits the finger roll | 42-39 |
| 14:30 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 14:29 | Central Michigan | Herbert Morrison tips it home | 44-39 |
| 14:13 | Eastern Michigan | Wayne Godina makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Ryan and he's hacked by Nicholas Mancuso - foul #2 on Nicholas Mancuso, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith (PG), Francis Clark (SG), Nelek Stanojevic (SF), Douglas Fleming (PF), Aaron Stenson (C) Owen Washington, Herbert Morrison, William Hardaway, Nicholas Mancuso, James Riley | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman (PG), Christopher Artz (SG), Johnny Prioleau (SF), Leonard Rhodes (C) James Ryan, Gabriel Benard, Mo Allard, Jeffrey Coldiron | |
| 14:13 | Eastern Michigan | Wayne Godina makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:55 | Central Michigan | Wayne Godina picks off the pass by Nelek Stanojevic | 44-42 |
| 13:42 | Eastern Michigan | Johnny Prioleau is hacked by Nelek Stanojevic - foul #3 on Nelek Stanojevic, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia (PF) Wayne Godina | |
| 13:25 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Artz connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Leonard Rhodes | 44-45 |
| 13:13 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith scores on a driving attempt from close range | 46-45 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Michigan | The jump hook by Clarence Pittman is blocked by Douglas Fleming | 46-45 |
| 13:00 | Central Michigan | Francis Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:36 | Central Michigan | Francis Clark misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-45 |
| 12:35 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:07 | Eastern Michigan | Johnny Prioleau comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 46-45 |
| 12:05 | Eastern Michigan | Johnny Prioleau tips it back up and in | 46-47 |
| 11:49 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson's fadeaway is rejected by Juan Garcia | 46-47 |
| 11:47 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Rhodes snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelek Stanojevic (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Douglas Fleming (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Stenson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Clarence Pittman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Artz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Prioleau (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Juan Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Rhodes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Eastern Michigan | Johnny Prioleau misses the shot from the right side | 46-47 |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 11:31 | Central Michigan | Francis Clark comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-47 |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming tips it but misses | 46-47 |
| 11:28 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson gets the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-47 |
| 11:05 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Juan Garcia | 46-47 |
| 10:49 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Rhodes misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Nelek Stanojevic - foul #4 on Nelek Stanojevic, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Owen Washington (PG), Herbert Morrison (SG), William Hardaway (SF), Nicholas Mancuso (PF), James Riley (C) Stephen Smith, Francis Clark, Nelek Stanojevic, Douglas Fleming, Aaron Stenson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Ryan (PG), Gabriel Benard (SG), Mo Allard (SF), Wayne Godina (PF) Clarence Pittman, Christopher Artz, Johnny Prioleau, Juan Garcia | |
| 10:49 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:49 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | James Riley snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 10:41 | Central Michigan | William Hardaway loses the dribble to James Ryan | 46-48 |
| 10:24 | Eastern Michigan | Wayne Godina can't connect on a shot in the paint | 46-48 |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | James Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | James Riley can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Ryan - foul #3 on James Ryan, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron (C) Leonard Rhodes | |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | James Riley makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | James Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 10:05 | Eastern Michigan | Wayne Godina grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 09:46 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron travels with the ball | 47-48 |
| 09:32 | Central Michigan | Herbert Morrison misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | William Hardaway grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 09:17 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 47-48 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:13 | Eastern Michigan | James Ryan travels in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith (PG) Owen Washington | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman (PG), Juan Garcia (C) James Ryan, Wayne Godina | |
| 09:02 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Mo Allard - foul #1 on Mo Allard, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| 09:02 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:02 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:02 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:55 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 08:54 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia tips it home | 47-50 |
| 08:48 | Central Michigan | Herbert Morrison's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Coldiron | 47-50 |
| 08:46 | Eastern Michigan | Mo Allard grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron lays it in on a great pass from Gabriel Benard | 47-52 |
| 08:09 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Benard - foul #3 on Gabriel Benard, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Francis Clark (SF), Douglas Fleming (PF), Aaron Stenson (C) William Hardaway, Nicholas Mancuso, James Riley | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Ryan (SG), Johnny Prioleau (SF) Gabriel Benard, Mo Allard | |
| 07:47 | Central Michigan | Herbert Morrison knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Smith | 49-52 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Coldiron | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Morrison (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SF - Francis Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Stenson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Clarence Pittman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Prioleau (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Coldiron (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Juan Garcia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Herbert Morrison | 51-54 |
| 06:57 | Eastern Michigan | Johnny Prioleau clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Douglas Fleming | 51-54 |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Francis Clark makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Herbert Morrison | 53-54 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Clarence Pittman | 53-56 |
| 06:34 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming is called for traveling | 53-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Owen Washington (PG), William Hardaway (SF), Nicholas Mancuso (PF), James Riley (C) Stephen Smith, Herbert Morrison, Douglas Fleming, Aaron Stenson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gabriel Benard (SG), Mo Allard (SF), Wayne Godina (PF), Raymond Harrington (C) Clarence Pittman, Johnny Prioleau, Jeffrey Coldiron, Juan Garcia | |
| 06:18 | Eastern Michigan | Francis Clark steps in front of the Gabriel Benard pass | 53-56 |
| 06:00 | Central Michigan | William Hardaway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 05:58 | Eastern Michigan | Mo Allard pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Michigan | Wayne Godina makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Ryan | 53-58 |
| 05:31 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso is fouled on the floor by Wayne Godina - foul #2 on Wayne Godina, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Artz (PG), Leonard Rhodes (C) James Ryan, Raymond Harrington | |
| 05:26 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso lays it in on a great pass from William Hardaway | 55-58 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso takes the ball from Wayne Godina | 55-58 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Owen Washington | 57-58 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Rhodes scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Artz | 57-60 |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | James Riley knocks in the jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Gabriel Benard - foul #4 on Gabriel Benard, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith (PG), Herbert Morrison (SG), Nelek Stanojevic (SF), Douglas Fleming (PF) Owen Washington, Francis Clark, William Hardaway, Nicholas Mancuso | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman (PG), James Ryan (SG), Johnny Prioleau (SF), Jeffrey Coldiron (PF), Juan Garcia (C) Christopher Artz, Gabriel Benard, Mo Allard, Wayne Godina, Leonard Rhodes | |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | James Riley makes the free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Herbert Morrison - foul #2 on Herbert Morrison, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson (C) James Riley | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 03:57 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:57 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 03:42 | Central Michigan | Herbert Morrison misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-61 |
| 03:41 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming can't tip it in | 60-61 |
| 03:40 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 03:17 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-61 |
| 03:16 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Morrison (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nelek Stanojevic (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Douglas Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Stenson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Clarence Pittman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Prioleau (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Juan Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Coldiron (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Nelek Stanojevic, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cotter (SF) Nelek Stanojevic | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 03:01 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Prioleau | 60-64 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Hardaway (SF), Nicholas Mancuso (PF) John Cotter, Aaron Stenson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gabriel Benard (SG), Mo Allard (SF), Wayne Godina (PF), Leonard Rhodes (C) James Ryan, Johnny Prioleau, Jeffrey Coldiron, Juan Garcia | |
| 02:39 | Central Michigan | William Hardaway can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gabriel Benard - foul #5 on Gabriel Benard, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Riley (C) Douglas Fleming | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Ryan (SG) Gabriel Benard | |
| 02:39 | Central Michigan | William Hardaway makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 02:39 | Central Michigan | William Hardaway makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 02:23 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Godina | 62-64 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-64 |
| 02:02 | Eastern Michigan | Mo Allard pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 01:48 | Eastern Michigan | Wayne Godina misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-64 |
| 01:47 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Stephen Smith | 62-64 |
| 01:36 | Central Michigan | William Hardaway hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Riley | 65-64 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman steps out of bounds on the sideline | 65-64 |
| 01:11 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:02 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman connects on the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Stephen Smith - foul #3 on Stephen Smith, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| 01:02 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman makes the free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Herbert Morrison misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 65-67 |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso tips it in | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman misses the turnaround from the right block | 67-67 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Herbert Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Wayne Godina denies the turnaround by Nicholas Mancuso | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Morrison (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hardaway (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Mancuso (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Clarence Pittman (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mo Allard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Godina (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Rhodes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Rhodes wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:43 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Rhodes is denied on a dunk by Nicholas Mancuso | 67-67 |
| 04:42 | Central Michigan | William Hardaway snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 04:21 | Central Michigan | Herbert Morrison's pass is intercepted by James Ryan | 67-67 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-67 |
| 03:58 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 03:48 | Central Michigan | Herbert Morrison's floater is tipped away by Leonard Rhodes | 67-67 |
| 03:47 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith grabs the offensive board | 67-67 |
| 03:33 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Clarence Pittman - foul #1 on Clarence Pittman, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming (C) James Riley | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron (PF), Juan Garcia (C) Wayne Godina, Leonard Rhodes | |
| 03:33 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:33 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:17 | Eastern Michigan | William Hardaway picks off the pass by Jeffrey Coldiron | 69-67 |
| 03:04 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-67 |
| 03:02 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Riley (C) Douglas Fleming | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Wayne Godina (PF) Juan Garcia | |
| 02:44 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Smith steals the ball from Clarence Pittman | 69-67 |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | James Riley makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Herbert Morrison | 71-67 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 71-67 |
| 02:21 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso grabs the defensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Nicholas Mancuso, team foul #10 | 71-67 |
| 02:11 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Rhodes (C) Jeffrey Coldiron | |
| 01:56 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-67 |
| 01:54 | Central Michigan | Herbert Morrison grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 01:37 | Central Michigan | William Hardaway drills a turnaround from the left block | 73-67 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Rhodes makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from James Ryan | 73-69 |
| 01:19 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso's pass is intercepted by James Ryan | 73-69 |
| 01:16 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman lays it up and in on a great pass from James Ryan | 73-71 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | William Hardaway misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Mo Allard - foul #2 on Mo Allard, team foul #9 | 73-71 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | William Hardaway makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | William Hardaway makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Morrison (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Hardaway (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Mancuso (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Riley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Clarence Pittman (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mo Allard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Godina (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Rhodes (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Eastern Michigan | James Ryan misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by William Hardaway - foul #1 on William Hardaway, team foul #11 | 75-71 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Michigan | James Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Michigan | James Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | James Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Central Michigan | James Riley misses short on a floater from the left side | 75-72 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Wayne Godina | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Eastern Michigan | Clarence Pittman hits a 3 from straight away set up by James Ryan | 75-75 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (4 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Wayne Godina is called for the reach on Stephen Smith - foul #3 on Wayne Godina, team foul #10 | 75-75 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Stephen Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | James Ryan misses the halfcourt shot | 77-75 |