| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Philip Hewitt (fresh) SG - Lewis Delahoussaye (fresh) SF - Troy Frost (fresh) PF - Bradley Swanson (fresh) C - John Saterfiel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Henry Armstrong (fresh) SG - Felix Pena (fresh) SF - Michael Elias (fresh) PF - Jack Selph (fresh) C - Ronald Porter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong is denied on a layup by Bradley Swanson | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | St. Joseph's | Troy Frost misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Ronald Porter - foul #1 on Ronald Porter, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | St. Joseph's | Troy Frost makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:42 | St. Joseph's | Troy Frost misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 1-0 |
| 19:24 | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:08 | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Porter - foul #2 on Ronald Porter, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring (C) Ronald Porter | |
| 19:08 | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel makes the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:26 | St. Joseph's | Bradley Swanson comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 3-3 |
| 18:25 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ernest Herring | 3-3 |
| 17:56 | Central Michigan | Troy Frost swats the layup by Henry Armstrong | 3-3 |
| 17:55 | St. Joseph's | Troy Frost pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:40 | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt drills a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Henry Armstrong - foul #1 on Henry Armstrong, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG), Stephen Meyer (SG), Gerald Kelly (SF), Michael Knight (C) Henry Armstrong, Felix Pena, Michael Elias, Jack Selph | |
| 17:40 | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt misses the free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:40 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:26 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Gerald Kelly is blocked by Bradley Swanson | 5-3 |
| 17:25 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to John Saterfiel | 5-3 |
| 17:13 | St. Joseph's | Michael Knight is called for the reach on Lewis Delahoussaye - foul #1 on Michael Knight, team foul #4 | 5-3 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Daniels (SG), Jerry Sparks (SF), George Strange (PF), Randy Moore (C) Lewis Delahoussaye, Troy Frost, Bradley Swanson, John Saterfiel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:03 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks drills a floater near the basket | 7-3 |
| 16:48 | Central Michigan | Jerry Sparks picks off the pass by Stephen Meyer | 7-3 |
| 16:26 | St. Joseph's | Howard Percy steals it from Randy Moore | 7-3 |
| 16:10 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 7-3 |
| 16:09 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy tips it back up and in | 7-5 |
| 15:54 | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 9-5 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Philip Hewitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Daniels (fresh) SF - Jerry Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Strange (fresh) C - Randy Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Howard Percy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Meyer (fresh) SF - Gerald Kelly (fresh) PF - Ernest Herring (fairly fresh) C - Michael Knight (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy is fouled on the floor by William Daniels - foul #1 on William Daniels, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lewis Delahoussaye (SG), Troy Frost (SF), Bradley Swanson (PF), John Saterfiel (C) Philip Hewitt, Jerry Sparks, George Strange, Randy Moore | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Felix Pena (SG), Michael Elias (SF), Jack Selph (PF) Howard Percy, Stephen Meyer, Gerald Kelly, Ernest Herring | |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-5 |
| 15:26 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias hits the follow up shot | 9-7 |
| 15:11 | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 15:10 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jonathan Brownlee (PG) William Daniels | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jeanpierre (C) Michael Knight | |
| 14:38 | St. Joseph's | Henry Armstrong steps in front of the Bradley Swanson pass | 9-7 |
| 14:20 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph is denied on a layup by John Saterfiel | 9-7 |
| 14:18 | St. Joseph's | Lewis Delahoussaye grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:07 | St. Joseph's | Jonathan Brownlee hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Troy Frost and he's hacked by Robert Jeanpierre - foul #1 on Robert Jeanpierre, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Strange (PF), Jerry Sparks (C) Bradley Swanson, John Saterfiel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:07 | St. Joseph's | Jonathan Brownlee makes the free throw | 12-7 |
| 13:57 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong banks in the layup set up by Jack Selph and the foul's on Jonathan Brownlee - foul #1 on Jonathan Brownlee, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Daniels (PG) Jonathan Brownlee | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer (SF) Michael Elias | |
| 13:57 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong misses the free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:57 | St. Joseph's | George Strange pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:41 | St. Joseph's | William Daniels travels with the ball | 12-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt (PG), Randy Moore (C) Lewis Delahoussaye, Troy Frost | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Knight (C) Robert Jeanpierre | |
| 13:16 | Central Michigan | Randy Moore is called for the reach on Felix Pena - foul #1 on Randy Moore, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG), Robert Jeanpierre (C) Henry Armstrong, Jack Selph | |
| 13:04 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight is whistled for traveling | 12-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel (C) Randy Moore | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly (SF) Felix Pena | |
| 12:40 | St. Joseph's | Michael Knight blocks the short jumper by Jerry Sparks | 12-9 |
| 12:39 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Knight | 12-9 |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lewis Delahoussaye (SG), Troy Frost (SF) William Daniels, Jerry Sparks | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Elias (SF), Ernest Herring (PF) Gerald Kelly, Robert Jeanpierre | |
| 12:05 | St. Joseph's | The jumper by Lewis Delahoussaye is denied by Michael Knight | 12-9 |
| 12:03 | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel grabs the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 11:57 | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Troy Frost | 14-9 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Philip Hewitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lewis Delahoussaye (fresh) SF - Troy Frost (fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Strange (fresh) C - John Saterfiel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Howard Percy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Meyer (fresh) SF - Michael Elias (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Herring (fresh) C - Michael Knight (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 11:46 | St. Joseph's | Troy Frost pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 11:40 | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-9 |
| 11:39 | St. Joseph's | George Strange tips it home | 16-9 |
| 11:20 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 11:18 | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel gets the rebound | 16-9 |
| 10:59 | St. Joseph's | Lewis Delahoussaye is hacked by Ernest Herring - foul #1 on Ernest Herring, team foul #6 | 16-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Daniels (PG), Jonathan Brownlee (SG), Bradley Swanson (PF), Jerry Sparks (C) Philip Hewitt, Lewis Delahoussaye, George Strange, John Saterfiel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Felix Pena (SG), Jack Selph (PF) Howard Percy, Stephen Meyer, Michael Knight | |
| 10:47 | St. Joseph's | Ernest Herring steals it from Jerry Sparks | 16-9 |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong lays it in | 16-11 |
| 10:29 | St. Joseph's | Jonathan Brownlee's layup is rejected by Ernest Herring | 16-11 |
| 10:27 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 10:22 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias misses short on a jumper from the left side | 16-11 |
| 10:21 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong tips it but misses | 16-11 |
| 10:19 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias tips it back up and in | 16-13 |
| 10:01 | St. Joseph's | Jonathan Brownlee scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-13 |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-13 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lewis Delahoussaye (SG), Randy Moore (C) Jonathan Brownlee, Troy Frost | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer (SF), Robert Jeanpierre (C) Michael Elias, Ernest Herring | |
| 09:22 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks is hacked by Jack Selph - foul #1 on Jack Selph, team foul #7 | 19-13 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jonathan Brownlee (PG), George Strange (C) William Daniels, Randy Moore | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:22 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks misses the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:22 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph grabs the board | 19-13 |
| 09:01 | Central Michigan | Robert Jeanpierre comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 19-13 |
| 09:00 | St. Joseph's | George Strange grabs the board | 19-13 |
| 08:40 | St. Joseph's | George Strange banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bradley Swanson and he's fouled by Robert Jeanpierre - foul #2 on Robert Jeanpierre, team foul #8 | 21-13 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt (PG), Randy Moore (SF), John Saterfiel (C) Jonathan Brownlee, Jerry Sparks, Bradley Swanson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG), Gerald Kelly (PF), Michael Knight (C) Henry Armstrong, Jack Selph, Robert Jeanpierre | |
| 08:40 | St. Joseph's | George Strange makes the free throw | 22-13 |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly connects on the turnaround near the basket and the foul's on George Strange - foul #1 on George Strange, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jonathan Brownlee (SG) Lewis Delahoussaye | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson (SG), Jack Selph (PF) Felix Pena, Stephen Meyer | |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly makes the free throw | 22-16 |
| 08:14 | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-16 |
| 08:12 | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 07:53 | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 07:52 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph tips it home | 22-18 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Philip Hewitt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jonathan Brownlee (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randy Moore (fresh) PF - George Strange (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Saterfiel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Howard Percy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Earl Henderson (fresh) SF - Gerald Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Selph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Knight (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | St. Joseph's | Randy Moore lays it up and in | 24-18 |
| 07:00 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy scores on a floater from the free throw line | 24-20 |
| 06:41 | St. Joseph's | Randy Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-20 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lewis Delahoussaye (SG), Troy Frost (SF), Bradley Swanson (PF), Jerry Sparks (C) Jonathan Brownlee, Randy Moore, George Strange, John Saterfiel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Felix Pena (SG), Michael Elias (SF), Ernest Herring (C) Howard Percy, Earl Henderson, Gerald Kelly, Michael Knight | |
| 06:23 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Bradley Swanson - foul #1 on Bradley Swanson, team foul #5 | 24-22 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Daniels (PG) Philip Hewitt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:23 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong makes the free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:00 | St. Joseph's | William Daniels throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-23 |
| 05:44 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-23 |
| 05:42 | St. Joseph's | Lewis Delahoussaye gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 05:21 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Elias | 24-23 |
| 05:19 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks can't tip it in | 24-23 |
| 05:18 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Felix Pena | 24-23 |
| 04:58 | Central Michigan | Bradley Swanson steps in front of the Michael Elias pass | 24-23 |
| 04:32 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks misses the jumper from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:24 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 24-23 |
| 04:22 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 04:08 | St. Joseph's | Lewis Delahoussaye misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Felix Pena - foul #1 on Felix Pena, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt (PG), Randy Moore (SF), George Strange (PF), John Saterfiel (C) William Daniels, Troy Frost, Bradley Swanson, Jerry Sparks | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG), Earl Henderson (SG), Stephen Meyer (SF), Gerald Kelly (PF), Michael Knight (C) Henry Armstrong, Felix Pena, Michael Elias, Jack Selph, Ernest Herring | |
| 04:08 | St. Joseph's | Lewis Delahoussaye makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:08 | St. Joseph's | Lewis Delahoussaye misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:08 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 03:48 | Central Michigan | Randy Moore takes the ball from Stephen Meyer | 25-23 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Philip Hewitt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lewis Delahoussaye (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Randy Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Strange (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Saterfiel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Howard Percy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Earl Henderson (fresh) SF - Stephen Meyer (fresh) PF - Gerald Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Knight (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt is fouled on the floor by Howard Percy - foul #1 on Howard Percy, team foul #10 | 25-23 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jonathan Brownlee (SG) Lewis Delahoussaye | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter (C) Earl Henderson | |
| 03:23 | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:23 | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:23 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ronald Porter | 26-23 |
| 03:06 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer connects on the jump hook near the basket | 26-25 |
| 02:51 | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 26-25 |
| 02:49 | St. Joseph's | George Strange grabs the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 02:23 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Porter takes the ball from John Saterfiel | 26-25 |
| 02:07 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy is fouled on the floor by Randy Moore - foul #2 on Randy Moore, team foul #6 | 26-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Daniels (SG), Troy Frost (SF) Jonathan Brownlee, John Saterfiel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Felix Pena (SG), Michael Elias (SF), Ernest Herring (PF) Howard Percy, Stephen Meyer, Gerald Kelly, Michael Knight | |
| 01:54 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Armstrong | 26-28 |
| 01:30 | St. Joseph's | George Strange misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Ernest Herring - foul #2 on Ernest Herring, team foul #11 | 26-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jonathan Brownlee (SG), Jerry Sparks (C) Philip Hewitt, Randy Moore | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:30 | St. Joseph's | George Strange makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:30 | St. Joseph's | George Strange makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:14 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 01:12 | St. Joseph's | William Daniels grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 00:57 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks banks in the layup set up by George Strange and he's fouled by Ronald Porter - foul #3 on Ronald Porter, team foul #12 | 30-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lewis Delahoussaye (SG), Bradley Swanson (PF), John Saterfiel (C) Jonathan Brownlee, Troy Frost, George Strange | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Knight (C) Ronald Porter | |
| 00:57 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:39 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight's layup is rejected by John Saterfiel | 31-28 |
| 00:38 | St. Joseph's | Lewis Delahoussaye gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 00:26 | St. Joseph's | Bradley Swanson is hacked by Ernest Herring - foul #3 on Ernest Herring, team foul #13 | 31-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt (PG), Troy Frost (SF) William Daniels, Jerry Sparks | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer (SF), Robert Jeanpierre (C) Michael Elias, Ernest Herring | |
| 00:26 | St. Joseph's | Bradley Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:26 | St. Joseph's | Bradley Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Lewis Delahoussaye is called for the reach on Henry Armstrong - foul #1 on Lewis Delahoussaye, team foul #7 | 33-28 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Troy Frost misses the halfcourt shot | 33-30 |