| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Henry Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Felix Pena (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Elias (fresh) PF - Jack Selph (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Porter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Pat Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bill Richey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronnie Graves (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Rackley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | Joshua Davidson inbounds the ball | 42-36 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Bowling Green | Jack Rackley hits the finger roll | 42-38 |
| 19:26 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 19:25 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter snags the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 19:06 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 19:04 | Bowling Green | Pat Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 18:49 | Bowling Green | Pat Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-38 |
| 18:48 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 18:32 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Felix Pena | 44-38 |
| 18:19 | Bowling Green | Bill Richey loses the ball out of bounds | 44-38 |
| 18:04 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Elias, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| 17:54 | Bowling Green | Joshua Davidson double dribbles | 44-38 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Ronald Porter is denied by Jack Rackley | 44-38 |
| 17:32 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Ronnie Graves | 44-38 |
| 17:26 | Bowling Green | Bill Richey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 17:24 | Bowling Green | Joshua Davidson can't tip it in | 44-38 |
| 17:22 | Bowling Green | Ronnie Graves misses the tip | 44-38 |
| 17:20 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 17:16 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena misses badly on a floater from the left side | 44-38 |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong can't tip it in | 44-38 |
| 17:13 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph tips it in | 46-38 |
| 17:00 | Bowling Green | Pat Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG), Stephen Meyer (SF), Ernest Herring (PF), Michael Knight (C) Henry Armstrong, Michael Elias, Jack Selph, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jerome Ford (SG) Bill Richey | |
| 16:40 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 16:38 | Bowling Green | Jack Rackley grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 16:28 | Bowling Green | Ronnie Graves misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 16:27 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Knight | 46-38 |
| 16:16 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-38 |
| 16:15 | Bowling Green | Jack Rackley gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 15:58 | Bowling Green | Ronnie Graves can't finish the layup | 46-38 |
| 15:57 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Howard Percy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Felix Pena (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ernest Herring (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Pat Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerome Ford (fresh) SF - Joshua Davidson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Graves (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Jack Rackley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer blows the layup | 46-38 |
| 15:42 | Bowling Green | Ronnie Graves grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 15:26 | Bowling Green | The jump hook by Jack Rackley is blocked by Howard Percy | 46-38 |
| 15:24 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-38 |
| 15:01 | Bowling Green | Pat Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 14:39 | Bowling Green | Jerome Ford makes the floater from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 14:25 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer steps out of bounds on the baseline | 46-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Michael Elias (SF), Jack Selph (PF), Ronald Porter (C) Howard Percy, Felix Pena, Ernest Herring, Michael Knight | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Bill Richey (SG), Daniel Bowles (SF), Johnny Brown (PF), Douglas Poteete (C) Pat Hall, Joshua Davidson, Ronnie Graves, Jack Rackley | |
| 14:14 | Bowling Green | Johnny Brown's pass is intercepted by Michael Elias | 46-40 |
| 14:03 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph scores on a floater from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 13:56 | Bowling Green | Jerome Ford double dribbles | 48-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson (SG) Stephen Meyer | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 13:45 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong blows the layup but the foul's on Bill Richey - foul #3 on Bill Richey, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| 13:45 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 13:45 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 13:31 | Bowling Green | Daniel Bowles can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Elias - foul #3 on Michael Elias, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Bret Lalonde (PG) Jerome Ford | |
| 13:31 | Bowling Green | Daniel Bowles makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 13:31 | Bowling Green | Daniel Bowles misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 13:31 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 13:18 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Henry Armstrong | 52-41 |
| 13:13 | Bowling Green | Johnny Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (SG) Earl Henderson | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 13:11 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong is hacked by Bret Lalonde in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bret Lalonde, team foul #2 | 52-41 |
| 13:06 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong is hacked by Bret Lalonde - foul #2 on Bret Lalonde, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| 12:43 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 12:41 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Bret Lalonde | 52-41 |
| 12:23 | Bowling Green | Douglas Poteete knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bret Lalonde | 52-44 |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph is called for traveling | 52-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felix Pena (SG), Stephen Meyer (SF) Howard Percy, Michael Elias | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Pat Hall (PG), Joshua Davidson (SF), Ronnie Graves (PF), Jack Rackley (C) Bret Lalonde, Daniel Bowles, Johnny Brown, Douglas Poteete | |
| 11:48 | Bowling Green | Joshua Davidson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Felix Pena - foul #3 on Felix Pena, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly (SF) Henry Armstrong | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jerome Ford (SG) Bill Richey | |
| 11:48 | Bowling Green | Joshua Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 11:48 | Bowling Green | Joshua Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felix Pena (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Selph (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Porter (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Pat Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerome Ford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Davidson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Graves (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Jack Rackley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Central Michigan | Pat Hall is called for the reach on Gerald Kelly - foul #2 on Pat Hall, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring (PF), Michael Knight (C) Jack Selph, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 11:27 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Joshua Davidson - foul #3 on Joshua Davidson, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| 11:27 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 11:27 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 11:27 | Bowling Green | Jack Rackley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 11:07 | Bowling Green | Jerome Ford clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gerald Kelly - foul #1 on Gerald Kelly, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| 11:07 | Bowling Green | Jerome Ford makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 11:07 | Bowling Green | Jerome Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 10:47 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 10:46 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Herring | 52-47 |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Ronnie Graves - foul #2 on Ronnie Graves, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Michael Elias (SF), Ronald Porter (C) Stephen Meyer, Gerald Kelly, Michael Knight | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Bill Richey (SG) Jerome Ford | |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:06 | Bowling Green | Ronnie Graves hits a floater from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias blows the layup | 53-49 |
| 09:49 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Jack Rackley | 53-49 |
| 09:30 | Bowling Green | Joshua Davidson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Porter - foul #2 on Ronald Porter, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (SG), Jack Selph (PF) Felix Pena, Ernest Herring | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Johnny Brown (PF) Ronnie Graves | |
| 09:11 | Bowling Green | Bill Richey scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 08:48 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Howard Percy | 55-52 |
| 08:21 | Bowling Green | Johnny Brown drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Davidson | 55-55 |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter travels with the ball | 55-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felix Pena (SG), Stephen Meyer (SF), Ernest Herring (C) Henry Armstrong, Michael Elias, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jerome Ford (PG), Jeffery Aldrich (SG), Daniel Bowles (SF), Ronnie Graves (PF) Pat Hall, Bill Richey, Joshua Davidson, Jack Rackley | |
| 07:47 | Bowling Green | Jerome Ford knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeffery Aldrich | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Howard Percy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Felix Pena (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jack Selph (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Herring (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jerome Ford (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeffery Aldrich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Bowles (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronnie Graves (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Felix Pena | 57-57 |
| 07:05 | Bowling Green | Jack Selph is called for the reach on Ronnie Graves - foul #1 on Jack Selph, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly (SF), Ronald Porter (C) Howard Percy, Ernest Herring | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Pat Hall (PG), Joshua Davidson (SF) Jeffery Aldrich, Daniel Bowles | |
| 06:54 | Bowling Green | Pat Hall can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 06:52 | Bowling Green | Ronnie Graves tips it in | 57-59 |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 59-59 |
| 06:21 | Bowling Green | Pat Hall connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Davidson | 59-61 |
| 06:15 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph is whistled for traveling | 59-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Michael Elias (SF), Ernest Herring (PF) Stephen Meyer, Gerald Kelly, Jack Selph | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Bill Richey (SG), Jack Rackley (C) Jerome Ford, Johnny Brown | |
| 05:55 | Bowling Green | Joshua Davidson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Porter - foul #3 on Ronald Porter, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| 05:55 | Bowling Green | Joshua Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 05:55 | Bowling Green | Joshua Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:34 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong misses the fadeaway from the right side | 59-63 |
| 05:32 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring tips it but misses | 59-63 |
| 05:31 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Jack Rackley | 59-63 |
| 05:20 | Bowling Green | Henry Armstrong takes the ball from Jack Rackley | 59-63 |
| 04:58 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring is whistled for traveling | 59-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (SG), Jack Selph (PF) Felix Pena, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jerome Ford (PG), Daniel Bowles (SF), Douglas Poteete (PF) Pat Hall, Joshua Davidson, Ronnie Graves | |
| 04:29 | Bowling Green | Douglas Poteete misses the lay-in | 59-63 |
| 04:27 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| 04:21 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 04:20 | Bowling Green | Daniel Bowles pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| 04:00 | Bowling Green | Jerome Ford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 03:59 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Bowles - foul #1 on Daniel Bowles, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer (SG), Michael Knight (C) Henry Armstrong, Ernest Herring | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Pat Hall (PG), Joshua Davidson (SF), Johnny Brown (PF) Bill Richey, Daniel Bowles, Douglas Poteete | |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 03:45 | Bowling Green | Jack Rackley hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Pat Hall | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Howard Percy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Elias (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jack Selph (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Pat Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerome Ford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Davidson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Rackley (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joshua Davidson - foul #4 on Joshua Davidson, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felix Pena (SG), Ronald Porter (C) Michael Elias, Michael Knight | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ronnie Graves (PF) Johnny Brown | |
| 03:34 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:34 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:34 | Bowling Green | Jack Rackley grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 03:16 | Bowling Green | Jack Rackley is whistled for traveling | 62-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Knight (PF) Jack Selph | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Johnny Brown (C) Jack Rackley | |
| 03:04 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer scores on a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Joshua Davidson - foul #5 on Joshua Davidson, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Daniel Bowles (SF) Joshua Davidson | |
| 03:04 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer makes the free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:52 | Bowling Green | Jerome Ford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 02:50 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 02:50 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Michael Elias (SF), Jack Selph (PF) Howard Percy, Stephen Meyer, Michael Knight | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Bill Richey (SG), Jack Rackley (C) Jerome Ford, Johnny Brown | |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 65-65 |
| 02:32 | Bowling Green | Bill Richey grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 02:25 | Bowling Green | Daniel Bowles misses the floater from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 02:23 | Bowling Green | Daniel Bowles pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 02:08 | Bowling Green | Ronald Porter swats the layup by Daniel Bowles | 65-65 |
| 02:07 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 02:01 | Bowling Green | Daniel Bowles pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 01:48 | Bowling Green | Jack Selph is called for the reach on Pat Hall - foul #2 on Jack Selph, team foul #8 | 65-65 |
| 01:48 | Bowling Green | Pat Hall makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:48 | Bowling Green | Pat Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 01:23 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter is fouled on the floor by Jack Rackley - foul #2 on Jack Rackley, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| 01:23 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:23 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:23 | Bowling Green | Jack Rackley gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 01:06 | Bowling Green | Bill Richey scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Pat Hall | 66-70 |
| 00:39 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Elias | 69-70 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Bowling Green | Daniel Bowles is fouled on the floor by Michael Elias - foul #4 on Michael Elias, team foul #9 | 69-70 |
| 00:11 | Bowling Green | Daniel Bowles makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:11 | Bowling Green | Daniel Bowles makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-72 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter grabs the offensive rebound | 69-72 |