| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Marvin Reynoso (fresh) SG - John Johnson (fresh) SF - Salvatore Ortiz (fresh) PF - Clarence Cordova (fresh) C - Craig Beauford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Christopher Dolloff (fresh) SG - Steven Powers (fresh) SF - Paul Clements (fresh) PF - Efrain Alberto (fresh) C - James Diener (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Marvin Reynoso - foul #1 on Marvin Reynoso, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:30 | Central Michigan | Marvin Reynoso is denied on a layup by Paul Clements | 0-1 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers makes the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz tips it back up and in | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff hits the follow up shot | 2-5 |
| 18:20 | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Christopher Dolloff | 2-5 |
| 18:01 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 17:59 | Central Michigan | Marvin Reynoso grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:44 | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 17:42 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Christopher Dolloff | 2-5 |
| 17:28 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Dolloff | 2-7 |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Craig Beauford is blocked by James Diener | 2-7 |
| 17:06 | Central Michigan | Clarence Cordova tips it home | 4-7 |
| 16:50 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-9 |
| 16:37 | Central Michigan | Marvin Reynoso buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Clarence Cordova | 7-9 |
| 16:13 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Clements lays it up and in set up by Christopher Dolloff | 7-11 |
| 15:47 | Central Michigan | Craig Beauford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 15:46 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Efrain Alberto | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Marvin Reynoso (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Johnson (fairly fresh) SF - Salvatore Ortiz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Cordova (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Beauford (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Christopher Dolloff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Powers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Clements (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Efrain Alberto (fairly fresh) C - James Diener (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Eastern Michigan | John Johnson is called for the reach on Steven Powers - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Earl Coles (PG), Leonardo Russo (SG), Dikembe Abdelwahed (SF), Steven Grubbs (PF), Ronald Lee (C) Marvin Reynoso, John Johnson, Salvatore Ortiz, Clarence Cordova, Craig Beauford | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner (PG), Paul Bowman (SG), Marc Sansom (SF), Wade Penland (PF), William Banas (C) Christopher Dolloff, Steven Powers, Paul Clements, Efrain Alberto, James Diener | |
| 15:19 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Bowman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Steven Grubbs | 7-11 |
| 15:08 | Central Michigan | Steven Grubbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-11 |
| 14:56 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Bowman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Leonardo Russo - foul #1 on Leonardo Russo, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| 14:56 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:56 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:47 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Fenner picks off the pass by Steven Grubbs | 7-13 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland dunks the ball on a great pass from Nicholas Fenner | 7-15 |
| 14:22 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-15 |
| 14:20 | Eastern Michigan | William Banas grabs the board | 7-15 |
| 14:13 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 7-15 |
| 14:11 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelwahed | 7-15 |
| 13:57 | Central Michigan | Earl Coles hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 13:33 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Bowman is hacked by Earl Coles - foul #1 on Earl Coles, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marvin Reynoso (PG), Salvatore Ortiz (SF), Clarence Cordova (PF), Craig Beauford (C) Earl Coles, Dikembe Abdelwahed, Steven Grubbs, Ronald Lee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff (PG), Steven Powers (SG) Nicholas Fenner, Marc Sansom | |
| 13:21 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Bowman makes the floater from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 13:03 | Central Michigan | Craig Beauford is hacked by Paul Bowman - foul #1 on Paul Bowman, team foul #1 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton (SF), Efrain Alberto (PF), James Diener (C) Paul Bowman, Wade Penland, William Banas | |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | Craig Beauford hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 10-17 |
| 12:45 | Central Michigan | Marvin Reynoso tips it back up and in | 12-17 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 12:25 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff hits the follow up shot | 12-19 |
| 12:06 | Central Michigan | James Diener swats the short shot by Clarence Cordova | 12-19 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener grabs the board | 12-19 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Efrain Alberto | 12-21 |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Marvin Reynoso | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Marvin Reynoso (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonardo Russo (fairly fresh) SF - Salvatore Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clarence Cordova (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Beauford (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Christopher Dolloff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Powers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Bunton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Efrain Alberto (fairly fresh) C - James Diener (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:11 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-21 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | Leonardo Russo pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 11:02 | Central Michigan | Christopher Dolloff steals the ball from Leonardo Russo | 14-21 |
| 10:59 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff lays it in | 14-23 |
| 10:42 | Central Michigan | Marvin Reynoso scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Salvatore Ortiz | 17-23 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz takes the ball from Steven Powers | 17-23 |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Clarence Cordova clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 10:21 | Central Michigan | Leonardo Russo tips it back up and in | 19-23 |
| 10:08 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Efrain Alberto | 19-25 |
| 09:43 | Central Michigan | Leonardo Russo can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Leonardo Russo - foul #2 on Leonardo Russo, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter (PG), Earl Coles (SG), Dikembe Abdelwahed (SF), Steven Grubbs (PF), Ronald Lee (C) Marvin Reynoso, Leonardo Russo, Salvatore Ortiz, Clarence Cordova, Craig Beauford | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner (PG), Paul Bowman (SG), Paul Clements (SF), Wade Penland (PF) Christopher Dolloff, Steven Powers, Steven Bunton, Efrain Alberto | |
| 09:27 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 09:13 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee is hacked by Nicholas Fenner - foul #1 on Nicholas Fenner, team foul #2 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Banas (C) James Diener | |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-27 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-27 |
| 08:49 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 19-27 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Michigan | William Banas snags the defensive board | 19-27 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Porter takes the ball from Paul Bowman | 19-27 |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | Earl Coles hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Douglas Porter | 21-27 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Wade Penland | 21-29 |
| 07:56 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee misses the easy layup | 21-29 |
| 07:55 | Central Michigan | Steven Grubbs misses the tip | 21-29 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Bowman pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Clements misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-29 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Michigan | William Banas can't tip it in | 21-29 |
| 07:47 | Central Michigan | Earl Coles grabs the defensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Steven Grubbs comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Clements - foul #1 on Paul Clements, team foul #3 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz (SF), Edward Gower (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Ronald Lee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff (PG), Steven Powers (SG) Nicholas Fenner, Paul Bowman | |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Steven Grubbs misses the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Steven Grubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Douglas Porter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Earl Coles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Salvatore Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Grubbs (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Gower (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Christopher Dolloff (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Powers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Clements (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wade Penland (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Banas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Eastern Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz takes the ball from Christopher Dolloff | 22-29 |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Douglas Porter is blocked by Wade Penland | 22-29 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 06:08 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Clements comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 06:06 | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 05:47 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 05:32 | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Dolloff | 22-31 |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | Wade Penland denies the turnaround by Edward Gower | 22-31 |
| 05:11 | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz snags the offensive board | 22-31 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | Earl Coles is fouled on the floor by Wade Penland - foul #1 on Wade Penland, team foul #4 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marvin Reynoso (PG), Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), Clarence Cordova (PF), Craig Beauford (C) Douglas Porter, Earl Coles, Steven Grubbs, Edward Gower | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner (PG), Paul Bowman (SF), Efrain Alberto (PF), James Diener (C) Christopher Dolloff, Paul Clements, Wade Penland, William Banas | |
| 04:51 | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz loses the dribble to Paul Bowman | 22-31 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Michigan | Marvin Reynoso is called for the reach on Steven Powers - foul #2 on Marvin Reynoso, team foul #7 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Earl Coles (PG) Marvin Reynoso | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 04:31 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers misses the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | Craig Beauford pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Bowman - foul #2 on Paul Bowman, team foul #5 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton (SG), Marc Sansom (SF) Steven Powers, Paul Bowman | |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz misses the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner loses the ball out of bounds | 23-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marvin Reynoso (PG), John Johnson (SG), Leonardo Russo (SF) Earl Coles, Dikembe Abdelwahed, Salvatore Ortiz | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff (PG), Paul Bowman (SF) Steven Bunton, Marc Sansom | |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | Marvin Reynoso connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leonardo Russo | 25-31 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Michigan | John Johnson is called for the reach on Nicholas Fenner - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #8 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed (SF) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers (SG) Christopher Dolloff | |
| 03:09 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Marvin Reynoso (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonardo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) PF - Clarence Cordova (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Beauford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Nicholas Fenner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Powers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Efrain Alberto (fairly fresh) C - James Diener (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | Craig Beauford hits a floater in the lane set up by Marvin Reynoso and he's fouled by James Diener - foul #1 on James Diener, team foul #6 | 27-33 |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | Craig Beauford makes the free throw | 28-33 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Michigan | Leonardo Russo takes the ball from James Diener | 28-33 |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | Craig Beauford knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marvin Reynoso | 30-33 |
| 02:16 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 02:14 | Central Michigan | Leonardo Russo gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 01:58 | Central Michigan | Clarence Cordova is fouled on the floor by Efrain Alberto - foul #1 on Efrain Alberto, team foul #7 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz (SF), Steven Grubbs (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Craig Beauford | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff (PG), Paul Clements (SF), Wade Penland (PF), William Banas (C) Nicholas Fenner, Paul Bowman, Efrain Alberto, James Diener | |
| 01:58 | Central Michigan | Clarence Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:58 | Central Michigan | Clarence Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Leonardo Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Earl Coles (PG), Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), Ronald Lee (C) Marvin Reynoso, Leonardo Russo, Clarence Cordova | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 01:05 | Eastern Michigan | William Banas can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Lee - foul #1 on Ronald Lee, team foul #9 | 32-35 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Michigan | William Banas misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Michigan | William Banas misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Earl Coles grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Earl Coles is hacked by Christopher Dolloff - foul #1 on Christopher Dolloff, team foul #8 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner (SG), James Diener (C) Steven Powers, William Banas | |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Earl Coles misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland tips it home | 32-37 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 32-37 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Salvatore Ortiz grabs the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | The clock runs out | 32-37 |