| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Donald Shah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Laura (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joel Zapel (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Pincus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leonard Carolan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randolph Sargent (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Staples (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerard Tarbell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Dominic Esposito inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Central Michigan | Gerard Tarbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 19:45 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Donald Shah | 33-30 |
| 19:30 | Monmouth | Donald Shah misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 19:29 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Randolph Sargent | 33-30 |
| 19:24 | Central Michigan | Melvin Staples makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Leonard Carolan and he's hacked by Joel Zapel - foul #3 on Joel Zapel, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Monmouth | John Lieu (PF) Joel Zapel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 19:24 | Central Michigan | Melvin Staples misses the free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:24 | Monmouth | Samuel Laura snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 19:14 | Monmouth | Donald Shah comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | Randolph Sargent gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:52 | Central Michigan | Randolph Sargent misses the floater from close range | 33-32 |
| 18:51 | Monmouth | Raymond Anderson snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 18:39 | Monmouth | Donald Shah throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-32 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Leonard Carolan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-32 |
| 18:15 | Monmouth | John Lieu gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 17:56 | Monmouth | Samuel Laura hits a jump hook from the baseline | 35-32 |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Randolph Sargent buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Dominic Esposito | 35-35 |
| 17:27 | Monmouth | John Lieu can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 17:26 | Central Michigan | Randolph Sargent grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | Leonard Carolan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 17:20 | Central Michigan | Dominic Esposito tips it home | 35-37 |
| 16:54 | Monmouth | Samuel Laura is fouled on the floor by Leonard Carolan - foul #1 on Leonard Carolan, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jonathan Clark (SF) Samuel Laura | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Longoria (PG), James Owens (SG), Mark Hassan (PF) Leonard Carolan, Randolph Sargent, Melvin Staples | |
| 16:36 | Monmouth | John Lieu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Steven Knight (SG), Rick Peterson (PF), Bill House (C) Raymond Anderson, John Lieu, Anthony Pincus | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:18 | Central Michigan | Rick Peterson steps in front of the William Longoria pass | 35-37 |
| 16:00 | Monmouth | Jonathan Clark misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Dominic Esposito - foul #1 on Dominic Esposito, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Nicholas Callahan (PG), Joel Zapel (PF) Donald Shah, Steven Knight | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Erickson (SF), Walter Kull (C) Dominic Esposito, Gerard Tarbell | |
| 16:00 | Monmouth | Jonathan Clark misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:00 | Monmouth | Jonathan Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Nicholas Callahan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rick Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Jonathan Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joel Zapel (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bill House (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - William Longoria (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Owens (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Thomas Erickson (fresh) PF - Mark Hassan (fresh) C - Walter Kull (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Central Michigan | James Owens is hacked by Rick Peterson - foul #2 on Rick Peterson, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Raymond Anderson (SG), Samuel Laura (SF), Anthony Pincus (C) Rick Peterson, Jonathan Clark, Bill House | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leonard Carolan (PG), Randolph Sargent (SG) William Longoria, Thomas Erickson | |
| 15:22 | Central Michigan | Leonard Carolan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 15:20 | Monmouth | Raymond Anderson gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 15:10 | Monmouth | Nicholas Callahan misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Leonard Carolan - foul #2 on Leonard Carolan, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dominic Esposito (SF), Melvin Staples (PF) James Owens, Mark Hassan | |
| 15:10 | Monmouth | Nicholas Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:10 | Monmouth | Nicholas Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:51 | Central Michigan | Dominic Esposito scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Leonard Carolan | 38-39 |
| 14:36 | Monmouth | Anthony Pincus buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Nicholas Callahan | 40-39 |
| 14:10 | Central Michigan | Walter Kull hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 40-39 |
| 14:09 | Central Michigan | Dominic Esposito tips it but misses | 40-39 |
| 14:07 | Central Michigan | Dominic Esposito hits the follow up shot | 40-41 |
| 13:51 | Monmouth | Samuel Laura knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 13:37 | Central Michigan | Randolph Sargent's pass is intercepted by Anthony Pincus | 43-41 |
| 13:20 | Monmouth | Nicholas Callahan misses badly on a shot from the right side | 43-41 |
| 13:19 | Monmouth | Anthony Pincus tips it in | 45-41 |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Dominic Esposito can't finish the layup | 45-41 |
| 13:11 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Samuel Laura | 45-41 |
| 12:53 | Monmouth | Anthony Pincus misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 12:51 | Monmouth | Joel Zapel hits the follow up shot | 47-41 |
| 12:44 | Central Michigan | Dominic Esposito hits a jumpshot from the left side | 47-43 |
| 12:37 | Monmouth | Raymond Anderson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Randolph Sargent - foul #2 on Randolph Sargent, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Donald Shah (PG), Jonathan Clark (SF), John Lieu (PF), Bill House (C) Nicholas Callahan, Samuel Laura, Joel Zapel, Anthony Pincus | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Longoria (PG), James Owens (SG), Mark Hassan (PF), Gerard Tarbell (C) Leonard Carolan, Randolph Sargent, Melvin Staples, Walter Kull | |
| 12:37 | Monmouth | Raymond Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:37 | Monmouth | Raymond Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:37 | Central Michigan | Mark Hassan pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | William Longoria misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 12:16 | Central Michigan | Mark Hassan snags the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 12:06 | Central Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Mark Hassan is blocked by John Lieu | 48-43 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Mark Hassan tips it back up and in | 48-45 |
| 11:48 | Monmouth | Mark Hassan is called for the reach on John Lieu - foul #1 on Mark Hassan, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Rick Peterson (SG) Raymond Anderson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Erickson (SF) Dominic Esposito | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Donald Shah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rick Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Jonathan Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Lieu (fresh) C - Bill House (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - William Longoria (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Owens (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Thomas Erickson (fresh) PF - Mark Hassan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerard Tarbell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Monmouth | John Lieu hits a runner in the paint set up by Rick Peterson | 50-45 |
| 11:21 | Central Michigan | James Owens misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Rick Peterson - foul #3 on Rick Peterson, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Joel Zapel (PF) Bill House | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:21 | Central Michigan | James Owens misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 11:21 | Central Michigan | James Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:08 | Monmouth | John Lieu clanks a shot near the basket | 50-46 |
| 11:07 | Monmouth | John Lieu tips it in | 52-46 |
| 10:43 | Central Michigan | Rick Peterson steals the ball from William Longoria | 52-46 |
| 10:25 | Monmouth | Jonathan Clark misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 10:24 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Gerard Tarbell | 52-46 |
| 10:02 | Central Michigan | Donald Shah is called for the reach on William Longoria - foul #1 on Donald Shah, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Raymond Anderson (SG), Samuel Laura (SF), Anthony Pincus (C) Rick Peterson, Jonathan Clark, John Lieu | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leonard Carolan (PG), Randolph Sargent (SG), Dominic Esposito (SF), Melvin Staples (PF) William Longoria, James Owens, Thomas Erickson, Mark Hassan | |
| 09:56 | Central Michigan | Dominic Esposito can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-46 |
| 09:54 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Donald Shah | 52-46 |
| 09:43 | Monmouth | Samuel Laura misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 09:41 | Monmouth | Anthony Pincus tips it in | 54-46 |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | Melvin Staples buries a driving attempt in the lane | 54-48 |
| 09:12 | Monmouth | Samuel Laura misses the jumper from the left side | 54-48 |
| 09:10 | Monmouth | Samuel Laura gets the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 08:56 | Monmouth | Donald Shah drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Anderson | 56-48 |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Randolph Sargent clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 08:40 | Monmouth | Joel Zapel snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 08:31 | Monmouth | Anthony Pincus banks in the layup set up by Samuel Laura | 58-48 |
| 08:15 | Central Michigan | Gerard Tarbell can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Joel Zapel - foul #4 on Joel Zapel, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Nicholas Callahan (PG), John Lieu (PF) Donald Shah, Joel Zapel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:15 | Central Michigan | Gerard Tarbell makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:15 | Central Michigan | Gerard Tarbell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 07:51 | Monmouth | Samuel Laura comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 07:50 | Central Michigan | Dominic Esposito pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Nicholas Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Anderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Laura (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Lieu (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Pincus (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leonard Carolan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randolph Sargent (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Melvin Staples (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerard Tarbell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | Randolph Sargent misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 07:44 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Samuel Laura | 58-50 |
| 07:38 | Monmouth | John Lieu is fouled on the floor by Melvin Staples - foul #2 on Melvin Staples, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Rick Peterson (SG) Raymond Anderson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Longoria (PG), Walter Kull (C) Leonard Carolan, Gerard Tarbell | |
| 07:29 | Monmouth | Nicholas Callahan clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-50 |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Walter Kull grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 07:08 | Central Michigan | Walter Kull clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Anthony Pincus - foul #1 on Anthony Pincus, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Donald Shah (PG), Jonathan Clark (SF) Nicholas Callahan, Samuel Laura | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Owens (SG), Mark Hassan (PF) Randolph Sargent, Melvin Staples | |
| 07:08 | Central Michigan | Walter Kull makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:08 | Central Michigan | Walter Kull makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:47 | Monmouth | John Lieu lays it in | 60-52 |
| 06:31 | Central Michigan | William Longoria can't connect on a floater from the left side | 60-52 |
| 06:30 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Rick Peterson | 60-52 |
| 06:24 | Monmouth | Rick Peterson misses the 3 from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | Dominic Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Dominic Esposito is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dominic Esposito, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Raymond Anderson (SG), Joel Zapel (PF) Rick Peterson, Anthony Pincus | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leonard Carolan (PG) William Longoria | |
| 06:05 | Monmouth | 3 seconds is called on Joel Zapel | 60-52 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Samuel Laura (SF) Jonathan Clark | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randolph Sargent (SG) James Owens | |
| 05:49 | Central Michigan | Dominic Esposito loses the ball out of bounds | 60-52 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Bill House (C) John Lieu | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Owens (SF) Dominic Esposito | |
| 05:34 | Monmouth | Donald Shah blows the layup but he's fouled by Leonard Carolan - foul #3 on Leonard Carolan, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Melvin Staples (PF), Gerard Tarbell (C) Mark Hassan, Walter Kull | |
| 05:34 | Monmouth | Donald Shah makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 05:34 | Monmouth | Donald Shah misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 05:34 | Central Michigan | Gerard Tarbell grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | Leonard Carolan makes the 3 from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 04:55 | Monmouth | Samuel Laura misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Gerard Tarbell | 61-55 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | Gerard Tarbell scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Carolan | 61-58 |
| 04:26 | Monmouth | Raymond Anderson's pass is intercepted by Leonard Carolan | 61-58 |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | Randolph Sargent is fouled on the floor by Donald Shah - foul #2 on Donald Shah, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Nicholas Callahan (PG), Jonathan Clark (SF), John Lieu (PF), Anthony Pincus (C) Donald Shah, Samuel Laura, Joel Zapel, Bill House | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Longoria (PG), Dominic Esposito (SF), Walter Kull (C) Leonard Carolan, James Owens, Gerard Tarbell | |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | Randolph Sargent makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | Randolph Sargent makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:51 | Monmouth | John Lieu knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Callahan | 64-60 |
| 03:40 | Central Michigan | Melvin Staples misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 64-60 |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | Dominic Esposito tips it back up and in | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Nicholas Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Anderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Lieu (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Pincus (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - William Longoria (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randolph Sargent (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. PF - Melvin Staples (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Kull (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Monmouth | Anthony Pincus knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-62 |
| 03:03 | Central Michigan | Melvin Staples drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-65 |
| 02:56 | Monmouth | Monmouth calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Donald Shah (PG), Samuel Laura (SF), Joel Zapel (PF) Nicholas Callahan, Jonathan Clark, John Lieu | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leonard Carolan (PG), Gerard Tarbell (C) William Longoria, Walter Kull | |
| 02:40 | Monmouth | Melvin Staples is called for the reach on Donald Shah - foul #3 on Melvin Staples, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| 02:40 | Monmouth | Donald Shah makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:40 | Monmouth | Donald Shah makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:21 | Central Michigan | Randolph Sargent is denied on a layup by Anthony Pincus | 68-65 |
| 02:20 | Monmouth | Anthony Pincus gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| 01:56 | Monmouth | Samuel Laura misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Randolph Sargent - foul #3 on Randolph Sargent, team foul #10 | 68-65 |
| 01:56 | Monmouth | Samuel Laura makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:56 | Monmouth | Samuel Laura misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | Gerard Tarbell snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 01:39 | Central Michigan | Leonard Carolan drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Melvin Staples | 69-68 |
| 01:21 | Monmouth | Raymond Anderson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-68 |
| 01:19 | Monmouth | Joel Zapel tips it home | 71-68 |
| 01:10 | Central Michigan | Randolph Sargent connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Leonard Carolan | 71-70 |
| 00:52 | Monmouth | Raymond Anderson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-70 |
| 00:50 | Monmouth | Anthony Pincus gets the offensive rebound | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Monmouth | Raymond Anderson makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Laura | 73-70 |
| 00:14 | Central Michigan | Dominic Esposito misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 73-70 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Gerard Tarbell hits the follow up shot | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Monmouth | Leonard Carolan is called for the reach on Donald Shah in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leonard Carolan, team foul #11 | 73-72 |
| 00:11 | Monmouth | Donald Shah makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:11 | Monmouth | Donald Shah makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Leonard Carolan misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-72 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Dominic Esposito grabs the offensive rebound | 75-72 |