| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Junior Stillwell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Hellwig (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Salvaggio (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Polanco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Moore (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Joshua Marte (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cleveland Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Dahlgren (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Floyd Small (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Samuel Salvaggio inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Central Michigan | Phillip Polanco is hacked by John Dahlgren - foul #1 on John Dahlgren, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 19:22 | Central Michigan | Carl Hellwig can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 19:20 | Central Michigan | Samuel Salvaggio pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 19:08 | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell is hacked by John Dahlgren - foul #2 on John Dahlgren, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| 19:00 | Central Michigan | Robert Frederick is called for the reach on Clarence Moore - foul #1 on Robert Frederick, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| 18:47 | Central Michigan | Clarence Moore misses the 3 from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 18:46 | Bowling Green | Floyd Small grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 18:30 | Bowling Green | Cleveland Hamilton misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 18:28 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Clarence Moore | 40-31 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Phillip Polanco misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-31 |
| 18:14 | Bowling Green | Robert Frederick grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 17:45 | Bowling Green | Cleveland Hamilton clanks a turnaround in the lane | 40-31 |
| 17:44 | Central Michigan | Carl Hellwig gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 17:24 | Central Michigan | Samuel Salvaggio is called for traveling | 40-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | John Barnett (PG), Kevin Moore (SF) Joshua Marte, John Dahlgren | |
| 17:06 | Bowling Green | Cleveland Hamilton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 16:47 | Central Michigan | Clarence Moore clanks a driving attempt from close range | 40-34 |
| 16:45 | Bowling Green | Cleveland Hamilton snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 16:27 | Bowling Green | John Barnett knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Cleveland Hamilton | 40-36 |
| 16:12 | Central Michigan | Samuel Salvaggio is hacked by John Barnett - foul #2 on John Barnett, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Boris Romanowski (PG), Patrick May (SG), John Chasse (SF), Kyle Van Zant (PF), Jeremiah Curtis (C) Junior Stillwell, Carl Hellwig, Samuel Salvaggio, Phillip Polanco, Clarence Moore | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Joshua Marte (PG), John Dahlgren (SF), Sean Kimes (C) Cleveland Hamilton, Floyd Small, Robert Frederick | |
| 15:59 | Central Michigan | Kevin Moore blocks the short jumper by Kyle Van Zant | 40-36 |
| 15:58 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Kevin Moore | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Boris Romanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick May (fresh) SF - John Chasse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Van Zant (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremiah Curtis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Joshua Marte (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Barnett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dahlgren (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Sean Kimes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Bowling Green | Jeremiah Curtis is called for the reach on Sean Kimes - foul #3 on Jeremiah Curtis, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 15:24 | Bowling Green | Boris Romanowski steals the ball from Kevin Moore | 40-36 |
| 15:00 | Central Michigan | Sean Kimes swats the layup by Jeremiah Curtis | 40-36 |
| 14:59 | Bowling Green | Joshua Marte gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:53 | Bowling Green | John Dahlgren makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Moore | 40-38 |
| 14:27 | Central Michigan | Kyle Van Zant is whistled for a carry | 40-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell (PG), Carl Hellwig (SG), Samuel Salvaggio (SF), Phillip Polanco (PF), Clarence Moore (C) Boris Romanowski, Patrick May, John Chasse, Kyle Van Zant, Jeremiah Curtis | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ronald Larson (PG), Cleveland Hamilton (SG), Craig Eilers (SF), Floyd Small (PF), Robert Frederick (C) Joshua Marte, John Barnett, John Dahlgren, Kevin Moore, Sean Kimes | |
| 14:15 | Bowling Green | Robert Frederick hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-38 |
| 14:14 | Bowling Green | Floyd Small hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 13:51 | Central Michigan | Samuel Salvaggio drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Junior Stillwell and the foul's on Craig Eilers - foul #3 on Craig Eilers, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| 13:51 | Central Michigan | Samuel Salvaggio misses the free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:51 | Bowling Green | Floyd Small grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 13:33 | Bowling Green | Junior Stillwell picks off the pass by Craig Eilers | 42-40 |
| 13:28 | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell banks in the layup | 44-40 |
| 13:09 | Bowling Green | Floyd Small misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 13:07 | Central Michigan | Samuel Salvaggio grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 12:56 | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson steals the ball from Clarence Moore | 44-40 |
| 12:52 | Bowling Green | Craig Eilers lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Larson | 44-42 |
| 12:36 | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 12:34 | Bowling Green | Floyd Small grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:14 | Bowling Green | Floyd Small loses the dribble to Carl Hellwig | 44-42 |
| 11:55 | Central Michigan | Clarence Moore hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Junior Stillwell | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Junior Stillwell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Hellwig (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. SF - Samuel Salvaggio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Phillip Polanco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ronald Larson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cleveland Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Eilers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Floyd Small (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Frederick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Bowling Green | Craig Eilers misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 11:30 | Bowling Green | Cleveland Hamilton grabs the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 11:18 | Bowling Green | Floyd Small banks in the layup | 46-44 |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | Samuel Salvaggio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Boris Romanowski (PG), Patrick May (SG), John Chasse (SF), Kyle Van Zant (PF), Jeremiah Curtis (C) Junior Stillwell, Carl Hellwig, Samuel Salvaggio, Phillip Polanco, Clarence Moore | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Joshua Marte (PG), John Barnett (SG), John Dahlgren (SF), Kevin Moore (C) Ronald Larson, Cleveland Hamilton, Craig Eilers, Robert Frederick | |
| 10:45 | Bowling Green | Floyd Small makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Barnett | 46-47 |
| 10:34 | Central Michigan | Boris Romanowski hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Van Zant | 49-47 |
| 10:30 | Bowling Green | John Dahlgren misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Jeremiah Curtis - foul #4 on Jeremiah Curtis, team foul #2 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Henry (C) Jeremiah Curtis | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Sean Kimes (C) Floyd Small | |
| 10:30 | Bowling Green | John Dahlgren makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 10:30 | Bowling Green | John Dahlgren makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 10:04 | Central Michigan | Joe Henry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 10:02 | Central Michigan | John Chasse tips it in | 51-49 |
| 09:46 | Bowling Green | Joshua Marte connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 09:36 | Central Michigan | Patrick May's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell (PG), Carl Hellwig (SG) Patrick May, John Chasse | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Cleveland Hamilton (SG), Floyd Small (PF) John Barnett, Sean Kimes | |
| 09:21 | Bowling Green | Floyd Small is called for a charge - foul #2 on Floyd Small, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clarence Moore (C) Joe Henry | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Boris Romanowski scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carl Hellwig | 53-51 |
| 08:43 | Bowling Green | Floyd Small connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | Kyle Van Zant lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carl Hellwig and the foul's on John Dahlgren - foul #3 on John Dahlgren, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Samuel Salvaggio (SF) Boris Romanowski | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | John Barnett (PG), Craig Eilers (SF), Robert Frederick (C) Joshua Marte, John Dahlgren, Kevin Moore | |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | Kyle Van Zant makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:52 | Bowling Green | Craig Eilers is hacked by Samuel Salvaggio - foul #2 on Samuel Salvaggio, team foul #3 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Polanco (PF) Kyle Van Zant | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Junior Stillwell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Hellwig (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Samuel Salvaggio (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Phillip Polanco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - John Barnett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cleveland Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Eilers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Floyd Small (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Bowling Green | John Barnett is whistled for a carry | 56-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jeremiah Curtis (C) Clarence Moore | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 07:19 | Central Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Junior Stillwell is blocked by Floyd Small | 56-54 |
| 07:17 | Bowling Green | Robert Frederick grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 06:54 | Bowling Green | Craig Eilers makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Barnett | 56-57 |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | Phillip Polanco can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Floyd Small - foul #3 on Floyd Small, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Boris Romanowski (PG), Kyle Van Zant (C) Junior Stillwell, Jeremiah Curtis | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Joshua Marte (PG), John Dahlgren (SF), Kevin Moore (PF) Cleveland Hamilton, Craig Eilers, Floyd Small | |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | Phillip Polanco makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | Phillip Polanco makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:39 | Bowling Green | Carl Hellwig steals the ball from Joshua Marte in the backcourt | 58-57 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Carl Hellwig clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 06:20 | Bowling Green | Robert Frederick grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 06:06 | Bowling Green | Boris Romanowski picks off the pass by Joshua Marte | 58-57 |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | Joshua Marte is called for the reach on Boris Romanowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Marte, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick May (SG), John Chasse (SF), Clarence Moore (C) Carl Hellwig, Samuel Salvaggio, Kyle Van Zant | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | Boris Romanowski makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | Boris Romanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:36 | Bowling Green | Robert Frederick comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on John Chasse - foul #1 on John Chasse, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ronald Larson (SG), Floyd Small (PF) John Barnett, Kevin Moore | |
| 05:36 | Bowling Green | Robert Frederick misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:36 | Bowling Green | Robert Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:21 | Central Michigan | Clarence Moore scores on a turnaround in the paint | 62-58 |
| 05:09 | Bowling Green | John Dahlgren comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Boris Romanowski - foul #1 on Boris Romanowski, team foul #5 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell (PG), Carl Hellwig (SG), Kyle Van Zant (PF) Patrick May, John Chasse, Phillip Polanco | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Cleveland Hamilton (SG), Sean Kimes (C) Ronald Larson, Robert Frederick | |
| 05:09 | Bowling Green | John Dahlgren makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:09 | Bowling Green | John Dahlgren makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:52 | Central Michigan | Boris Romanowski misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 04:50 | Central Michigan | Kyle Van Zant grabs the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Carl Hellwig | 64-60 |
| 04:16 | Bowling Green | Floyd Small hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 64-60 |
| 04:14 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Kyle Van Zant | 64-60 |
| 03:59 | Central Michigan | Kyle Van Zant lays it up and in set up by Carl Hellwig | 66-60 |
| 03:44 | Bowling Green | Joshua Marte misses short on a shot from the right block | 66-60 |
| 03:42 | Central Michigan | Carl Hellwig pulls down the rebound | 66-60 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Junior Stillwell (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Hellwig (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Boris Romanowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Kyle Van Zant (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Clarence Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Joshua Marte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cleveland Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dahlgren (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Floyd Small (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Sean Kimes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Boris Romanowski travels with the ball | 66-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick May (SG), Samuel Salvaggio (SF), Phillip Polanco (PF) Carl Hellwig, Boris Romanowski, Clarence Moore | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | John Barnett (PG), Kevin Moore (SF), Robert Frederick (C) Joshua Marte, John Dahlgren, Sean Kimes | |
| 03:04 | Bowling Green | Kevin Moore clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-60 |
| 03:03 | Central Michigan | Samuel Salvaggio grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 02:51 | Central Michigan | Kyle Van Zant clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-60 |
| 02:50 | Bowling Green | John Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 02:50 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Hellwig (SG), Clarence Moore (C) Patrick May, Kyle Van Zant | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 02:37 | Bowling Green | Cleveland Hamilton hits a shot from just outside the lane | 66-62 |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Carl Hellwig misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 02:21 | Bowling Green | Floyd Small snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 02:16 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Joshua Marte (PG), John Dahlgren (SF) John Barnett, Kevin Moore | |
| 02:05 | Bowling Green | John Dahlgren is hacked by Samuel Salvaggio - foul #3 on Samuel Salvaggio, team foul #6 | 66-62 |
| 01:47 | Bowling Green | Cleveland Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Phillip Polanco - foul #3 on Phillip Polanco, team foul #7 | 66-62 |
| 01:47 | Bowling Green | Cleveland Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:47 | Bowling Green | Cleveland Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Carl Hellwig can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 01:31 | Bowling Green | Robert Frederick snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| 01:13 | Bowling Green | Joshua Marte misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 01:11 | Bowling Green | Floyd Small tips it but misses | 66-64 |
| 01:10 | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 01:03 | Central Michigan | Samuel Salvaggio tips it back up and in | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Bowling Green | Floyd Small misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-64 |
| 00:47 | Bowling Green | John Dahlgren tips it home | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell is fouled on the floor by Joshua Marte - foul #2 on Joshua Marte, team foul #10 | 68-66 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Bowling Green | Floyd Small misses long on a 3 from straight away | 69-66 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Phillip Polanco snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Phillip Polanco is hacked by Cleveland Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cleveland Hamilton, team foul #11 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Boris Romanowski (SF) Samuel Salvaggio | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Phillip Polanco makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Phillip Polanco makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Bowling Green | Floyd Small scores on a 3 from the left corner | 71-69 |