| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Peters (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Emmett Osborne (fresh) 3 blk. C - Robert White (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Henry Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felix Pena (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Elias (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jack Selph (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Porter (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright is fouled on the floor by Felix Pena - foul #2 on Felix Pena, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-32 |
| 19:18 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 18:56 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter clanks a jumper from the right side | 35-32 |
| 18:54 | Eastern Michigan | Robert White gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters is hacked by Michael Elias - foul #2 on Michael Elias, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez is whistled for a carry | 35-32 |
| 18:14 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 35-32 |
| 18:13 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias tips it back up and in | 35-34 |
| 17:57 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 17:35 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias's pass is intercepted by Mark Peters | 35-34 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Erick Wright, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore (SG), Paul Allen (SF), Jeffrey Salcedo (PF), Walter Allison (C) Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez, Emmett Osborne, Robert White | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG), Stephen Meyer (SF), Ernest Herring (PF), Michael Knight (C) Henry Armstrong, Michael Elias, Jack Selph, Ronald Porter | |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Allen - foul #1 on Paul Allen, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly (SF) Felix Pena | |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Meyer steps in front of the Walter Allison pass | 35-36 |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-36 |
| 16:29 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring gets the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 16:16 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 16:14 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Meyer - foul #2 on Stephen Meyer, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF), Emmett Osborne (PF), Robert White (C) Troy Moore, Jeffrey Salcedo, Walter Allison | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Selph (PF), Ronald Porter (C) Ernest Herring, Michael Knight | |
| 16:10 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:10 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer is fouled on the floor by Robert White - foul #3 on Robert White, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore (SG), Jeffrey Salcedo (C) Erick Wright, Robert White | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Felix Pena (SG) Howard Percy, Gerald Kelly | |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Paul Allen (fresh) SG - Troy Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Emmett Osborne (fresh) 3 blk. C - Jeffrey Salcedo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Henry Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felix Pena (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jack Selph (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Porter (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne misses the driving attempt in the lane | 36-39 |
| 15:24 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 15:19 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Felix Pena is denied by Jeffrey Salcedo | 36-39 |
| 15:17 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 14:59 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen is fouled on the floor by Henry Armstrong - foul #1 on Henry Armstrong, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters (SG), Robert White (C) Troy Moore, Reynaldo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Elias (SF) Stephen Meyer | |
| 14:44 | Eastern Michigan | Robert White jams it | 38-39 |
| 14:25 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias clanks a shot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Michigan | Robert White snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 13:55 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne double dribbles | 38-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF), Walter Allison (PF) Paul Allen, Jeffrey Salcedo, Emmett Osborne | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG), Stephen Meyer (SG), Ernest Herring (PF), Michael Knight (C) Henry Armstrong, Felix Pena, Jack Selph, Ronald Porter | |
| 13:35 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Elias | 38-41 |
| 13:25 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 13:07 | Central Michigan | Robert White takes the ball from Michael Knight | 41-41 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 12:56 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:54 | Central Michigan | Mark Peters steals it from Howard Percy in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 12:52 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters lays it up and in | 43-41 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Percy | 43-44 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Michigan | Robert White can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 43-44 |
| 12:03 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 11:39 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring's pass is intercepted by Walter Allison | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Peters (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Allison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Howard Percy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Meyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Elias (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Herring (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 11:24 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Elias steals it from Mark Peters | 43-44 |
| 10:46 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ernest Herring | 43-47 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 10:31 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Walter Allison is called for the reach on Ernest Herring - foul #1 on Walter Allison, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen (PG), Troy Moore (SG), Scott Cooper (SF), Emmett Osborne (PF), Jeffrey Salcedo (C) Erick Wright, Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez, Walter Allison, Robert White | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Felix Pena (SG), Gerald Kelly (SF), Jack Selph (PF), Ronald Porter (C) Howard Percy, Stephen Meyer, Michael Elias, Ernest Herring, Michael Knight | |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-47 |
| 10:03 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:45 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Emmett Osborne | 46-47 |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong blows the layup | 46-47 |
| 09:29 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter tips it home | 46-49 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-49 |
| 09:03 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:49 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 08:30 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 08:28 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen hits the follow up shot | 48-52 |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Emmett Osborne - foul #1 on Emmett Osborne, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Robert White (C) Scott Cooper, Jeffrey Salcedo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer (SF) Gerald Kelly | |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Michigan | Robert White grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 08:02 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jack Selph - foul #2 on Jack Selph, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG) Henry Armstrong | |
| 08:02 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 08:02 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter banks in the layup on a nice dish by Howard Percy | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Emmett Osborne (fairly fresh) 3 blk. C - Robert White (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Howard Percy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Felix Pena (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Meyer (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jack Selph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Porter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Troy Moore | 52-55 |
| 07:06 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 52-55 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 06:42 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-55 |
| 06:40 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 06:26 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter gets the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 06:10 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 52-55 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne scores on a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Stephen Meyer - foul #3 on Stephen Meyer, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF), Jeffrey Salcedo (C) Troy Moore, Paul Allen, Robert White | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Earl Henderson (SG), Michael Elias (SF), Ernest Herring (PF), Michael Knight (C) Howard Percy, Felix Pena, Stephen Meyer, Jack Selph, Ronald Porter | |
| 06:01 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne misses the free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:01 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 05:33 | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson's floater is tipped away by Reynaldo Rodriguez | 54-55 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 05:10 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez drills a jumper from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | Mark Peters steals the ball from Michael Knight | 56-55 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Peters | 58-55 |
| 04:32 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Henry Armstrong | 58-57 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez clanks a floater from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 03:48 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ernest Herring | 58-59 |
| 03:30 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-59 |
| 03:28 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Peters (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Emmett Osborne (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeffrey Salcedo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Henry Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Henderson (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Elias (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Herring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Salcedo - foul #1 on Jeffrey Salcedo, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen (PG), Troy Moore (SG), Scott Cooper (SF), Walter Allison (PF), Robert White (C) Erick Wright, Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez, Emmett Osborne, Jeffrey Salcedo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG), Felix Pena (SG), Stephen Meyer (SF), Ronald Porter (C) Henry Armstrong, Earl Henderson, Michael Elias, Ernest Herring | |
| 03:12 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:12 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Michigan | Felix Pena steals the ball from Scott Cooper | 58-60 |
| 02:50 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena misses the easy layup | 58-60 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Mark Peters (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF) Paul Allen, Troy Moore, Scott Cooper | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Michael Elias (SF), Jack Selph (PF) Howard Percy, Stephen Meyer, Michael Knight | |
| 02:21 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison connects on the jumper from close range and he's hacked by Jack Selph - foul #3 on Jack Selph, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison misses the free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:21 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 02:02 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph lays it up and in on a great pass from Henry Armstrong | 60-62 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter loses the dribble to Walter Allison | 60-62 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters makes the floater from the right side | 62-62 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Reynaldo Rodriguez - foul #3 on Reynaldo Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne (PF) Walter Allison | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters is fouled on the floor by Felix Pena - foul #3 on Felix Pena, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:22 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter is hacked by Mark Peters in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Peters, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters grabs the offensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters clanks a 3 from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Erick Wright is called for the reach on Henry Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Erick Wright, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer (SF), Michael Knight (PF) Michael Elias, Jack Selph | |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert White | 62-66 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG) Henry Armstrong | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight runs out the clock | 62-66 |