| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sippel (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Sears (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lionel Mendosa (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Nicholas Collins (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stephen Colvard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Gerardi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Stamps (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Tuck (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel inbounds the ball | 42-20 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-20 |
| 19:46 | Miami (OH) | David Stamps grabs the defensive rebound | 42-20 |
| 19:35 | Miami (OH) | David Stamps drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-23 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:24 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel comes up short on the shot in the paint | 42-23 |
| 19:22 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski misses the tip | 42-23 |
| 19:21 | Miami (OH) | David Stamps pulls down the rebound | 42-23 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:07 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Collins hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-26 |
| 18:45 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-26 |
| 18:35 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi is called for traveling | 42-26 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-26 |
| 18:15 | Miami (OH) | David Stamps grabs the board | 42-26 |
| 18:08 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-26 |
| 18:06 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears grabs the defensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 17:44 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Fred Gerardi - foul #2 on Fred Gerardi, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| 17:44 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears makes the 1st free throw | 43-26 |
| 17:44 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| 17:25 | Miami (OH) | Allen Sippel steals it from Stephen Colvard | 44-26 |
| 17:21 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski banks in the layup on a great pass from Allen Sippel | 46-26 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 16:59 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Suleski - foul #2 on Mitchell Suleski, team foul #1 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), John Brown (SF), Eugene Elsass (PF), Marc Mohr (C) Radman Drinski, Allen Sippel, Mark Sears, Lionel Mendosa | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson (SF), Robert Hatcher (PF), Derek Turner (C) Fred Gerardi, David Stamps, Jack Tuck | |
| 16:50 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard makes the shot from the left block | 46-28 |
| 16:47 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith loses the dribble to Nicholas Collins in the backcourt | 46-28 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 16:42 | Miami (OH) | Robert Hatcher lays it up and in and the foul's on John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #2 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Ruben (C) Mitchell Suleski | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Carl Compton (SG) Stephen Colvard | |
| 16:42 | Miami (OH) | Robert Hatcher makes the free throw | 46-31 |
| 16:29 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass misses the runner from close range | 46-31 |
| 16:28 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith gets the offensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr scores on a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Derek Turner - foul #1 on Derek Turner, team foul #2 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Kraus (PG) Nicholas Collins | |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr makes the free throw | 49-31 |
| 16:07 | Miami (OH) | Carl Compton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 49-31 |
| 16:06 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Brown | 49-31 |
| 15:51 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Terrance Smith | 51-31 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Terrance Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Elsass (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Brown (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Marc Mohr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Ruben (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Kraus (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Compton (fresh) SF - Paul Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hatcher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Derek Turner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 15:39 | Miami (OH) | John Brown is called for the reach on Joe Kraus - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #3 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG), Mitchell Suleski (SG), Allen Sippel (SF), Mark Sears (PF), Lionel Mendosa (C) Terrance Smith, Eugene Elsass, John Brown, Marc Mohr, Ronald Ruben | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard (SG), Fred Gerardi (SF) Carl Compton, Paul Henderson | |
| 15:25 | Miami (OH) | Robert Hatcher's pass is intercepted by Mitchell Suleski | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 15:07 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski scores on a floater from the left side set up by Allen Sippel | 53-31 |
| 14:56 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Allen Sippel - foul #1 on Allen Sippel, team foul #4 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Collins (PG), David Stamps (PF), Jack Tuck (C) Joe Kraus, Robert Hatcher, Derek Turner | |
| 14:56 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi misses the free throw | 53-33 |
| 14:56 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Lionel Mendosa | 53-33 |
| 14:34 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski loses the ball out of bounds | 53-33 |
| 14:20 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Lionel Mendosa - foul #1 on Lionel Mendosa, team foul #5 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr (C) Lionel Mendosa | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 14:20 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck misses the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 14:20 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck makes the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| 13:54 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-34 |
| 13:36 | Miami (OH) | The jump hook by David Stamps is blocked by Marc Mohr | 55-34 |
| 13:35 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel grabs the defensive rebound | 55-34 |
| 13:07 | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-34 |
| 13:06 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears hits the follow up shot | 57-34 |
| 12:59 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-34 |
| 12:57 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel gets the rebound | 57-34 |
| 12:44 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski scores on a jumper from the right wing | 59-34 |
| 12:29 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck misses the jumper from close range | 59-34 |
| 12:27 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-34 |
| 12:14 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Collins | 59-37 |
| 12:00 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 59-37 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Sippel | 59-37 |
| 11:46 | Central Michigan | Jack Tuck swats the short shot by Allen Sippel | 59-37 |
| 11:44 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck snags the defensive board | 59-37 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sippel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Mark Sears (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Marc Mohr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Nicholas Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Colvard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Gerardi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Stamps (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jack Tuck (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-37 |
| 11:29 | Miami (OH) | David Stamps tips it in | 59-39 |
| 11:02 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Nicholas Collins - foul #3 on Nicholas Collins, team foul #3 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (SG), John Brown (SF), Eugene Elsass (PF), Lionel Mendosa (C) Mitchell Suleski, Allen Sippel, Mark Sears, Marc Mohr | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Kraus (PG), Carl Compton (SG), Paul Henderson (SF), Robert Hatcher (PF), Derek Turner (C) Nicholas Collins, Stephen Colvard, Fred Gerardi, David Stamps, Jack Tuck | |
| 11:02 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski makes the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 11:02 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-39 |
| 10:46 | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson is fouled on the floor by John Brown - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #6 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Sears (PF) Radman Drinski | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 10:36 | Miami (OH) | Robert Hatcher misses the turnaround from close range | 61-39 |
| 10:35 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass grabs the board | 61-39 |
| 10:13 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Derek Turner - foul #2 on Derek Turner, team foul #4 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski (SG) Mark Sears | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 10:13 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa misses the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 10:13 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa makes the 2nd free throw | 62-39 |
| 09:57 | Miami (OH) | The refs have stopped play. Derek Turner is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 62-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Collins (PG), James Johnson (SF) Joe Kraus, Derek Turner | |
| 09:44 | Miami (OH) | Carl Compton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Eugene Elsass - foul #1 on Eugene Elsass, team foul #7 | 62-39 |
| 09:44 | Miami (OH) | Carl Compton makes the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 09:44 | Miami (OH) | Carl Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-41 |
| 09:44 | Miami (OH) | Carl Compton misses the 3rd free throw | 62-41 |
| 09:44 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Eugene Elsass | 62-41 |
| 09:20 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-41 |
| 09:19 | Miami (OH) | James Johnson grabs the board | 62-41 |
| 09:14 | Miami (OH) | Carl Compton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mitchell Suleski - foul #3 on Mitchell Suleski, team foul #8 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr (PF) Mitchell Suleski | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 09:14 | Miami (OH) | Carl Compton makes the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 09:14 | Miami (OH) | Carl Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 08:52 | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-43 |
| 08:50 | Miami (OH) | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 08:44 | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Carl Compton and he's fouled by John Brown - foul #4 on John Brown, team foul #9 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG) John Brown | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard (SG), Jack Tuck (C) Carl Compton, Robert Hatcher | |
| 08:44 | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson misses the free throw | 62-45 |
| 08:44 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Marc Mohr | 62-45 |
| 08:21 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Radman Drinski | 64-45 |
| 08:04 | Miami (OH) | James Johnson is called for traveling | 64-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski (SG), Allen Sippel (SF), Mark Sears (PF) Terrance Smith, Eugene Elsass, Lionel Mendosa | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi (SF), David Stamps (PF) James Johnson, Paul Henderson | |
| 07:40 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 64-45 |
| 07:38 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck snags the defensive board | 64-45 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allen Sippel (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Mark Sears (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Marc Mohr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Nicholas Collins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Colvard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Gerardi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Stamps (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Jack Tuck (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Collins drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Stephen Colvard | 64-48 |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-48 |
| 07:21 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Fred Gerardi | 64-48 |
| 07:12 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard is fouled on the floor by Radman Drinski - foul #1 on Radman Drinski, team foul #10 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Ruben (C) Marc Mohr | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Kraus (PG), Robert Hatcher (C) Nicholas Collins, Jack Tuck | |
| 07:12 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard misses the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 07:12 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Ronald Ruben | 66-49 |
| 06:31 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joe Kraus | 66-52 |
| 06:02 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-52 |
| 06:00 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears tips it in | 68-52 |
| 05:43 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-52 |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears snags the defensive board | 68-52 |
| 05:38 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Radman Drinski | 71-52 |
| 05:14 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 71-52 |
| 05:13 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard misses the tip | 71-52 |
| 05:11 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi tips it back up and in | 71-54 |
| 04:50 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Allen Sippel | 74-54 |
| 04:50 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass (SF), Lionel Mendosa (C) Allen Sippel, Ronald Ruben | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Collins (PG), Jack Tuck (C) Joe Kraus, David Stamps | |
| 04:22 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Collins misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 74-54 |
| 04:21 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass grabs the board | 74-54 |
| 03:57 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Mitchell Suleski | 76-54 |
| 03:49 | Miami (OH) | Lionel Mendosa swats the layup by Fred Gerardi | 76-54 |
| 03:47 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass pulls down the rebound | 76-54 |
| 03:22 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 76-54 |
| 03:20 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Collins pulls down the rebound | 76-54 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Elsass (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Mark Sears (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Lionel Mendosa (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Nicholas Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Colvard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Gerardi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Hatcher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Tuck (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck loses the dribble to Lionel Mendosa | 76-54 |
| 02:45 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-54 |
| 02:44 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Robert Hatcher | 76-54 |
| 02:31 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Collins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-54 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass grabs the defensive rebound | 76-54 |
| 02:10 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), John Brown (SF), Marc Mohr (PF), Ronald Ruben (C) Radman Drinski, Mitchell Suleski, Mark Sears, Lionel Mendosa | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Kraus (PG), Carl Compton (SG), James Johnson (SF), Paul Henderson (PF), Derek Turner (C) Nicholas Collins, Stephen Colvard, Fred Gerardi, Robert Hatcher, Jack Tuck | |
| 01:58 | Miami (OH) | Derek Turner scores on a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Ronald Ruben - foul #1 on Ronald Ruben, team foul #11 | 76-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Hatcher (PF) James Johnson | |
| 01:58 | Miami (OH) | Derek Turner makes the free throw | 76-57 |
| 01:38 | Central Michigan | John Brown drills a jumper from the right side | 78-57 |
| 01:29 | Miami (OH) | Carl Compton misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-57 |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ronald Ruben | 78-57 |
| 01:09 | Central Michigan | Carl Compton steals the ball from Eugene Elsass | 78-57 |
| 00:42 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Ruben swats the short shot by Derek Turner | 78-57 |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Eugene Elsass | 78-57 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | John Brown can't finish the layup | 78-57 |
| 00:19 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Robert Hatcher | 78-57 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Miami (OH) | Derek Turner makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Joe Kraus | 78-59 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith runs out the clock | 78-59 |