| Lineup | Southeastern Louisiana | PG - Gary Chambliss (fresh) SG - Stephen Thaxton (fresh) SF - John Hardy (fresh) PF - Thomas Shaddix (fresh) C - David Siegel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Ward (fresh) SG - Felix Pena (fresh) SF - Nelek Stanojevic (fresh) PF - Aaron Stenson (fresh) C - Ronald Porter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southeastern Louisiana | Thomas Shaddix wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southeastern Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Southeastern Louisiana | Thomas Shaddix comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Southeastern Louisiana | Gary Chambliss tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic clanks a runner in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter misses long on a jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | Thomas Shaddix blocks the short jumper by Nelek Stanojevic | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Southeastern Louisiana | Stephen Thaxton snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Southeastern Louisiana | Stephen Thaxton is fouled on the floor by Felix Pena - foul #1 on Felix Pena, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Southeastern Louisiana | John Hardy knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Chambliss | 5-0 |
| 18:11 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter misses the lay-in | 5-0 |
| 18:09 | Southeastern Louisiana | Stephen Thaxton grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:02 | Southeastern Louisiana | Stephen Thaxton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-0 |
| 17:46 | Central Michigan | John Hardy steals it from Nelek Stanojevic | 5-0 |
| 17:40 | Southeastern Louisiana | David Siegel drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Shaddix | 7-0 |
| 17:26 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-0 |
| 17:25 | Southeastern Louisiana | Thomas Shaddix gets the rebound | 7-0 |
| 17:19 | Southeastern Louisiana | John Ward steals the ball from David Siegel | 7-0 |
| 16:55 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic makes the runner in the paint and the foul's on John Hardy - foul #1 on John Hardy, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 16:55 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic makes the free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:34 | Southeastern Louisiana | John Hardy lays it up and in | 9-3 |
| 16:23 | Central Michigan | Gary Chambliss picks off the pass by Nelek Stanojevic | 9-3 |
| 16:03 | Southeastern Louisiana | John Hardy is hacked by Aaron Stenson - foul #1 on Aaron Stenson, team foul #2 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | William Drexler (PG), Matthew Lujan (SG), Robert Sawyer (SF), Michael White (C) Gary Chambliss, Stephen Thaxton, John Hardy, David Siegel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:48 | Southeastern Louisiana | Michael White drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Sawyer | 11-3 |
| Lineup | Southeastern Louisiana | PG - William Drexler (fresh) SG - Matthew Lujan (fresh) SF - Robert Sawyer (fresh) PF - Thomas Shaddix (fresh) C - Michael White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Ward (fresh) SG - Felix Pena (fresh) SF - Nelek Stanojevic (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Stenson (fresh) C - Ronald Porter (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 11-3 |
| 15:25 | Southeastern Louisiana | William Drexler pulls down the rebound | 11-3 |
| 15:18 | Southeastern Louisiana | William Drexler makes the fadeaway from the left side | 13-3 |
| 14:52 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nelek Stanojevic | 13-5 |
| 14:44 | Southeastern Louisiana | William Drexler is hacked by Nelek Stanojevic - foul #1 on Nelek Stanojevic, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Gary Chambliss (PG), John Hardy (SF), David Siegel (C) William Drexler, Robert Sawyer, Thomas Shaddix | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), John Cotter (SG), Michael Elias (SF), Douglas Fleming (PF), Michael Knight (C) John Ward, Felix Pena, Nelek Stanojevic, Aaron Stenson, Ronald Porter | |
| 14:17 | Southeastern Louisiana | Gary Chambliss knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 15-5 |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | Matthew Lujan is called for the reach on Henry Armstrong - foul #1 on Matthew Lujan, team foul #2 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Stephen Thaxton (SG) Michael White | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:41 | Central Michigan | John Cotter misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-5 |
| 13:39 | Southeastern Louisiana | Matthew Lujan grabs the board | 15-5 |
| 13:36 | Southeastern Louisiana | Gary Chambliss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-5 |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic (SF) Michael Elias | |
| 13:22 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 15-7 |
| 13:15 | Southeastern Louisiana | David Siegel banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Thaxton and he's fouled by Michael Knight - foul #1 on Michael Knight, team foul #4 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Robert Sawyer (SF), Thomas Shaddix (PF) John Hardy, Matthew Lujan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Ward (PG), Felix Pena (SG) Henry Armstrong, Michael Knight | |
| 13:15 | Southeastern Louisiana | David Siegel misses the free throw | 17-7 |
| 13:15 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming grabs the board | 17-7 |
| 13:09 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming is whistled for traveling | 17-7 |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Vito Rossi (C) David Siegel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:52 | Southeastern Louisiana | Stephen Thaxton drills a 3 from straight away set up by Gary Chambliss | 20-7 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | John Cotter misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 20-7 |
| 12:31 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic grabs the offensive board | 20-7 |
| 12:19 | Central Michigan | Stephen Thaxton steals the ball from John Ward | 20-7 |
| 12:05 | Southeastern Louisiana | Thomas Shaddix can't connect on a shot near the basket | 20-7 |
| 12:03 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Felix Pena | 20-7 |
| 11:37 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic misses the fadeaway from the left block | 20-7 |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming hits the follow up shot | 20-9 |
| Lineup | Southeastern Louisiana | PG - Gary Chambliss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Thaxton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sawyer (fresh) PF - Thomas Shaddix (fresh) C - Vito Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Ward (fresh) SG - Felix Pena (fresh) SF - Nelek Stanojevic (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Cotter (fairly fresh) C - Douglas Fleming (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Southeastern Louisiana | Stephen Thaxton is hacked by Douglas Fleming - foul #1 on Douglas Fleming, team foul #5 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | William Drexler (PG), Matthew Lujan (SG), John Hardy (SF), Michael White (PF), David Siegel (C) Gary Chambliss, Stephen Thaxton, Robert Sawyer, Thomas Shaddix, Vito Rossi | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Stephen Meyer (SG), Michael Elias (SF), Aaron Stenson (PF), Ronald Porter (C) John Ward, Felix Pena, Nelek Stanojevic, John Cotter, Douglas Fleming | |
| 11:20 | Southeastern Louisiana | Matthew Lujan connects on the 3 from the left wing | 23-9 |
| 10:58 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong buries a driving attempt in the paint | 23-11 |
| 10:49 | Southeastern Louisiana | John Hardy misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 23-11 |
| 10:47 | Southeastern Louisiana | John Hardy grabs the offensive board | 23-11 |
| 10:22 | Southeastern Louisiana | Matthew Lujan can't finish the layup | 23-11 |
| 10:20 | Southeastern Louisiana | David Siegel gets the offensive rebound | 23-11 |
| 10:05 | Southeastern Louisiana | Matthew Lujan clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Michael Elias - foul #1 on Michael Elias, team foul #6 | 23-11 |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Stephen Thaxton (SG), Thomas Shaddix (PF) William Drexler, Michael White | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Ward (PG), Felix Pena (SG), Nelek Stanojevic (SF) Henry Armstrong, Stephen Meyer, Michael Elias | |
| 10:05 | Southeastern Louisiana | Matthew Lujan makes the 1st free throw | 24-11 |
| 10:05 | Southeastern Louisiana | Matthew Lujan misses the 2nd free throw | 24-11 |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson pulls down the rebound | 24-11 |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | John Ward clanks a jumper from the left wing | 24-11 |
| 09:44 | Southeastern Louisiana | Thomas Shaddix gets the rebound | 24-11 |
| 09:24 | Southeastern Louisiana | John Hardy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-11 |
| 09:22 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson grabs the board | 24-11 |
| 09:01 | Central Michigan | Thomas Shaddix denies the turnaround by Aaron Stenson | 24-11 |
| 09:00 | Southeastern Louisiana | David Siegel gets the rebound | 24-11 |
| 08:56 | Southeastern Louisiana | Stephen Thaxton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-11 |
| 08:54 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter snags the defensive board | 24-11 |
| 08:36 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Nelek Stanojevic | 24-13 |
| 08:28 | Southeastern Louisiana | David Siegel's floater is tipped away by Ronald Porter | 24-13 |
| 08:27 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter pulls down the rebound | 24-13 |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena is fouled on the floor by Matthew Lujan - foul #2 on Matthew Lujan, team foul #3 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Gary Chambliss (PG), William Drexler (SG), Robert Sawyer (SF), Michael White (C) Matthew Lujan, Stephen Thaxton, John Hardy, David Siegel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cotter (PF), Douglas Fleming (C) Aaron Stenson, Ronald Porter | |
| 07:59 | Central Michigan | John Ward misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-13 |
| 07:57 | Southeastern Louisiana | William Drexler pulls down the rebound | 24-13 |
| 07:35 | Southeastern Louisiana | Michael White hits a fadeaway near the basket | 26-13 |
| Lineup | Southeastern Louisiana | PG - Gary Chambliss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Drexler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Sawyer (fresh) PF - Thomas Shaddix (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael White (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Ward (fairly fresh) SG - Felix Pena (fresh) SF - Nelek Stanojevic (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Cotter (fresh) C - Douglas Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Central Michigan | John Ward clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Gary Chambliss - foul #1 on Gary Chambliss, team foul #4 | 26-13 |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (SG), Michael Elias (SF) Felix Pena, Nelek Stanojevic | |
| 07:15 | Central Michigan | John Ward misses the 1st free throw | 26-13 |
| 07:15 | Central Michigan | John Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 26-14 |
| 06:56 | Southeastern Louisiana | William Drexler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-14 |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming grabs the board | 26-14 |
| 06:39 | Central Michigan | John Cotter is fouled on the floor by Thomas Shaddix - foul #1 on Thomas Shaddix, team foul #5 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Stephen Thaxton (SG), John Hardy (SF), Vito Rossi (C) William Drexler, Robert Sawyer, Thomas Shaddix | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson (PF), Ronald Porter (C) John Ward, Douglas Fleming | |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Vito Rossi - foul #1 on Vito Rossi, team foul #6 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | David Siegel (C) Vito Rossi | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter misses the 1st free throw | 26-14 |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 26-14 |
| 06:27 | Southeastern Louisiana | Stephen Thaxton pulls down the rebound | 26-14 |
| 06:16 | Southeastern Louisiana | Henry Armstrong steals the ball from David Siegel | 26-14 |
| 06:13 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias lays it up and in on a great pass from Henry Armstrong | 26-16 |
| 06:09 | Southeastern Louisiana | Stephen Thaxton hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael White | 29-16 |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-16 |
| 05:57 | Southeastern Louisiana | Michael White snags the defensive board | 29-16 |
| 05:50 | Southeastern Louisiana | John Hardy misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Henry Armstrong - foul #1 on Henry Armstrong, team foul #7 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Robert Sawyer (PF) Michael White | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felix Pena (SG), Nelek Stanojevic (SF) John Cotter, Michael Elias | |
| 05:50 | Southeastern Louisiana | John Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 05:50 | Southeastern Louisiana | John Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 05:50 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong snags the defensive board | 29-16 |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic is hacked by John Hardy - foul #2 on John Hardy, team foul #7 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | William Drexler (PG), Thomas Shaddix (PF) Gary Chambliss, John Hardy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic misses the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| 05:28 | Southeastern Louisiana | Thomas Shaddix pulls down the rebound | 29-17 |
| 05:24 | Southeastern Louisiana | Henry Armstrong steals the ball from Thomas Shaddix | 29-17 |
| 04:57 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Shaddix - foul #2 on Thomas Shaddix, team foul #8 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Ben Cornman (SF), Vito Rossi (C) Thomas Shaddix, David Siegel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Ward (PG), Douglas Fleming (C) Henry Armstrong, Ronald Porter | |
| 04:57 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 04:57 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 04:42 | Southeastern Louisiana | Robert Sawyer is fouled on the floor by Aaron Stenson - foul #2 on Aaron Stenson, team foul #8 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cotter (PF) Aaron Stenson | |
| 04:42 | Southeastern Louisiana | Robert Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 04:42 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 29-19 |
| 04:21 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-22 |
| 04:09 | Southeastern Louisiana | William Drexler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 29-22 |
| 04:08 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Ward | 29-25 |
| 03:45 | Southeastern Louisiana | Stephen Thaxton connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Robert Sawyer | 31-25 |
| 03:33 | Central Michigan | John Ward misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-25 |
| 03:32 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena tips it home | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Southeastern Louisiana | PG - William Drexler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Thaxton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Cornman (fresh) PF - Robert Sawyer (fresh) C - Vito Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Ward (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felix Pena (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Nelek Stanojevic (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Cotter (fresh) C - Douglas Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Southeastern Louisiana | Vito Rossi misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 31-27 |
| 03:13 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 02:44 | Central Michigan | John Cotter buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Nelek Stanojevic | 31-30 |
| 02:26 | Southeastern Louisiana | Felix Pena steals it from Stephen Thaxton | 31-30 |
| 02:12 | Central Michigan | John Cotter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Thaxton - foul #1 on Stephen Thaxton, team foul #9 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Gary Chambliss (PG), Matthew Lujan (SG), John Hardy (SF), Thomas Shaddix (PF), David Siegel (C) William Drexler, Stephen Thaxton, Ben Cornman, Robert Sawyer, Vito Rossi | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Michael Elias (SF), Aaron Stenson (PF), Ronald Porter (C) John Ward, Felix Pena, Nelek Stanojevic, Douglas Fleming | |
| 02:12 | Central Michigan | John Cotter misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:12 | Central Michigan | John Cotter makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:50 | Southeastern Louisiana | Thomas Shaddix connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from John Hardy and he's hacked by Michael Elias - foul #2 on Michael Elias, team foul #9 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer (SG) John Cotter | |
| 01:50 | Southeastern Louisiana | Thomas Shaddix misses the free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 01:36 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong connects on the jumper from close range set up by Ronald Porter | 33-33 |
| 01:15 | Southeastern Louisiana | Thomas Shaddix makes the turnaround in the paint | 35-33 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer loses the dribble to Gary Chambliss | 35-33 |
| 00:38 | Southeastern Louisiana | Michael Elias steps in front of the John Hardy pass | 35-33 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Elias and the foul's on Gary Chambliss - foul #2 on Gary Chambliss, team foul #10 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Ward (PG), Nelek Stanojevic (SF) Stephen Meyer, Michael Elias | |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:04 | Southeastern Louisiana | Matthew Lujan double dribbles | 35-36 |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felix Pena (SG) Henry Armstrong | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | John Ward can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 35-36 |