| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Michael Crisp (fresh) SG - Gregory Gruber (fresh) SF - James Merkley (fresh) PF - Richard Harris (fresh) C - Dale Khan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Foss (fresh) SG - Kenneth Root (fresh) SF - Joel Brown (fresh) PF - Christopher Christensen (fresh) C - Jimmy Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joel Brown | 0-3 |
| 19:33 | Baylor | Richard Harris banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Crisp and he's fouled by Kenneth Root - foul #1 on Kenneth Root, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:33 | Baylor | Richard Harris makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:20 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 19:19 | Baylor | Gregory Gruber gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 19:11 | Baylor | Gregory Gruber can't connect on a shot from the right side | 3-3 |
| 19:09 | Baylor | Richard Harris misses the tip | 3-3 |
| 19:07 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:54 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith banks in the layup set up by Brian Foss | 3-5 |
| 18:36 | Baylor | James Merkley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 18:35 | Baylor | Dale Khan grabs the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:12 | Baylor | James Merkley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-5 |
| 18:10 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:08 | Central Michigan | Michael Crisp picks off the pass by Jimmy Smith in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 18:00 | Baylor | Gregory Gruber misses the fadeaway from the left block | 3-5 |
| 17:59 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 17:54 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Gruber - foul #1 on Gregory Gruber, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Baylor | Michael Burchett (PG), Patrick Schell (SG), Timothy Rounds (SF), Troy Bass (PF), Geoffrey Czartoryski (C) Michael Crisp, Gregory Gruber, James Merkley, Richard Harris, Dale Khan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer (PG), Randal Patchen (SG), Louis Webb (SF), Michael Guertin (PF), Jonathan Warren (C) Brian Foss, Kenneth Root, Joel Brown, Christopher Christensen, Jimmy Smith | |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Burchett - foul #1 on Michael Burchett, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:16 | Baylor | Geoffrey Czartoryski connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 5-7 |
| 17:01 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer loses the dribble to Michael Burchett | 5-7 |
| 16:56 | Baylor | Patrick Schell banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Burchett | 7-7 |
| 16:38 | Central Michigan | Louis Webb misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 16:36 | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:15 | Central Michigan | Louis Webb misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 16:13 | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin snags the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 15:59 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Warren connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Randal Patchen | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Michael Burchett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Schell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Rounds (fairly fresh) PF - Troy Bass (fairly fresh) C - Geoffrey Czartoryski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Matthew Studer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randal Patchen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Webb (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Guertin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Warren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Baylor | Timothy Rounds blows the layup | 7-9 |
| 15:38 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-9 |
| 15:16 | Central Michigan | Louis Webb snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer clanks a jumper near the basket | 7-9 |
| 14:58 | Baylor | Geoffrey Czartoryski pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:47 | Baylor | Michael Burchett scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Rounds | 9-9 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Warren makes the shot from the right block set up by Matthew Studer | 9-11 |
| 14:19 | Baylor | Timothy Rounds misses short on a floater from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 14:18 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Warren snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 14:05 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 14:04 | Baylor | Geoffrey Czartoryski pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:42 | Baylor | Patrick Schell misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 13:40 | Baylor | Timothy Rounds misses the tip | 9-11 |
| 13:39 | Baylor | Michael Burchett tips it home | 11-11 |
| 13:16 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen is open and buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Webb | 11-14 |
| 13:05 | Baylor | Patrick Schell is whistled for traveling | 11-14 |
| Subs | Baylor | Michael Crisp (PG), Gregory Gruber (SG), James Merkley (SF), Richard Harris (PF), Dale Khan (C) Michael Burchett, Patrick Schell, Timothy Rounds, Troy Bass, Geoffrey Czartoryski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Foss (PG), Kenneth Root (SG), Joel Brown (SF), Christopher Christensen (PF), Jimmy Smith (C) Matthew Studer, Randal Patchen, Louis Webb, Michael Guertin, Jonathan Warren | |
| 12:59 | Central Michigan | James Merkley is called for the reach on Joel Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Merkley, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen misses the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 11-14 |
| 12:40 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen can't tip it in | 11-14 |
| 12:38 | Baylor | Dale Khan gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:26 | Baylor | Michael Crisp loses the dribble to Brian Foss | 11-14 |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Christensen | 11-17 |
| 11:52 | Baylor | James Merkley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 11:50 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen grabs the defensive rebound | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Michael Crisp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Gruber (fresh) SF - James Merkley (fresh) PF - Richard Harris (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dale Khan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Foss (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Root (fresh) SF - Joel Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Christensen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jimmy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 11:30 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown misses the tip | 11-17 |
| 11:29 | Baylor | Dale Khan pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 11:13 | Baylor | Gregory Gruber drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-17 |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen misses the wide open turnaround in the lane | 14-17 |
| 11:01 | Baylor | Michael Crisp grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 10:44 | Baylor | Richard Harris lays it up and in | 16-17 |
| 10:27 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 16-17 |
| 10:26 | Baylor | Gregory Gruber pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:09 | Baylor | Richard Harris loses the dribble to Kenneth Root | 16-17 |
| 10:06 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown can't finish the layup | 16-17 |
| 10:04 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss tips it in | 16-19 |
| 09:38 | Baylor | Gregory Gruber clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-19 |
| 09:36 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 09:17 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-19 |
| 09:16 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Richard Harris | 16-19 |
| 08:56 | Baylor | Joel Brown picks off the pass by James Merkley | 16-19 |
| 08:52 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss lays it in set up by Joel Brown | 16-21 |
| 08:39 | Baylor | James Merkley hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Harris | 19-21 |
| 08:37 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Khan - foul #1 on Dale Khan, team foul #4 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Baylor | Fred Jones (PG), Timothy Rounds (SG), Geoffrey Czartoryski (C) Michael Crisp, Gregory Gruber, Dale Khan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Lowder (PG), Randal Patchen (SG), Matthew Studer (SF), Jonathan Warren (PF), Michael Keen (C) Brian Foss, Kenneth Root, Joel Brown, Christopher Christensen, Jimmy Smith | |
| 08:22 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer is alone and drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Robert Lowder | 19-23 |
| 07:56 | Baylor | James Merkley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Louis Webb (SF) Robert Lowder | |
| 07:32 | Central Michigan | James Merkley is called for the reach on Randal Patchen - foul #2 on James Merkley, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Baylor | Michael Burchett (SG), Dale Khan (C) James Merkley, Richard Harris | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen (PF) Jonathan Warren | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Fred Jones (fresh) SG - Michael Burchett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Rounds (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Geoffrey Czartoryski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Khan (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Matthew Studer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randal Patchen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Webb (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Christopher Christensen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Keen (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 07:18 | Baylor | Dale Khan grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 07:02 | Baylor | Dale Khan connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Fred Jones | 21-23 |
| 06:59 | Central Michigan | Michael Burchett picks off the pass by Matthew Studer in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| 06:58 | Baylor | Fred Jones hits the finger roll set up by Michael Burchett | 23-23 |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 06:48 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen snags the offensive board | 23-23 |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen loses the dribble to Timothy Rounds | 23-23 |
| 06:28 | Baylor | Timothy Rounds hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:09 | Central Michigan | Michael Keen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-23 |
| Subs | Baylor | Michael Crisp (PG), Patrick Schell (SG), Richard Harris (PF) Fred Jones, Michael Burchett, Dale Khan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Foss (PG), Kenneth Root (SG), Joel Brown (SF), Michael Guertin (PF), Jonathan Warren (C) Matthew Studer, Randal Patchen, Louis Webb, Christopher Christensen, Michael Keen | |
| 05:52 | Baylor | Patrick Schell misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-23 |
| 05:51 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Warren snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 05:47 | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin travels in the backcourt | 23-23 |
| 05:27 | Baylor | Timothy Rounds is called for a charge - foul #1 on Timothy Rounds, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Baylor | Troy Bass (PF) Richard Harris | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:05 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root is alone and drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Foss | 23-25 |
| 04:51 | Baylor | Michael Crisp is hacked by Kenneth Root - foul #2 on Kenneth Root, team foul #2 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Baylor | Michael Burchett (PG), Gregory Gruber (SG) Michael Crisp, Patrick Schell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Lowder (PG), Randal Patchen (SG), Matthew Studer (SF), Jimmy Smith (C) Brian Foss, Kenneth Root, Joel Brown, Jonathan Warren | |
| 04:38 | Baylor | Gregory Gruber double dribbles | 23-25 |
| 04:38 | Central Michigan | The refs have stopped play. Matthew Studer is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 23-25 |
| Subs | Baylor | Richard Harris (PF) Troy Bass | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joel Brown (SF), Christopher Christensen (PF) Matthew Studer, Michael Guertin | |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-28 |
| 04:07 | Baylor | Gregory Gruber makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 03:56 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | Baylor | James Merkley (SF), Dale Khan (C) Timothy Rounds, Geoffrey Czartoryski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Foss (PG), Louis Webb (SG) Robert Lowder, Randal Patchen | |
| 03:40 | Baylor | Richard Harris misses badly on a runner near the basket | 26-28 |
| 03:39 | Central Michigan | Louis Webb snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 03:35 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss is fouled on the floor by Richard Harris - foul #1 on Richard Harris, team foul #7 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Baylor | Fred Jones (PG), Troy Bass (PF) Michael Burchett, Richard Harris | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Warren (C) Jimmy Smith | |
| 03:35 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 03:35 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 03:16 | Baylor | Gregory Gruber can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Louis Webb - foul #1 on Louis Webb, team foul #3 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root (SG), Michael Keen (C) Joel Brown, Christopher Christensen | |
| 03:16 | Baylor | Gregory Gruber misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 03:16 | Baylor | Gregory Gruber makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Fred Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Gruber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Merkley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Troy Bass (fresh) C - Dale Khan (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Foss (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Root (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Louis Webb (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Warren (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Keen (fresh) | |
| 02:59 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 02:57 | Baylor | Fred Jones grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 02:53 | Baylor | Gregory Gruber misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 02:52 | Central Michigan | Louis Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 02:48 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-30 |
| Subs | Baylor | Patrick Schell (SG), Geoffrey Czartoryski (C) Gregory Gruber, Dale Khan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen (SG), Michael Guertin (SF) Kenneth Root, Louis Webb | |
| 02:33 | Baylor | Michael Guertin takes the ball from James Merkley | 27-30 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin blows the layup | 27-30 |
| 02:28 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen tips it but misses | 27-30 |
| 02:26 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Warren hits the follow up shot | 27-32 |
| 02:08 | Baylor | Fred Jones misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Keen - foul #1 on Michael Keen, team foul #4 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Baylor | Richard Harris (PF) Troy Bass | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Lowder (PG), Joel Brown (SF), Jimmy Smith (C) Brian Foss, Jonathan Warren, Michael Keen | |
| 02:08 | Baylor | Fred Jones makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:08 | Baylor | Fred Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:48 | Central Michigan | Robert Lowder misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 01:46 | Baylor | Geoffrey Czartoryski grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 01:32 | Baylor | Geoffrey Czartoryski can't finish the layup | 29-32 |
| 01:30 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 01:26 | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin is hacked by Fred Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Jones, team foul #8 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Baylor | Michael Burchett (PG), Gregory Gruber (SG), Dale Khan (C) Fred Jones, Patrick Schell, Geoffrey Czartoryski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root (SG), Louis Webb (SF) Randal Patchen, Joel Brown | |
| 01:26 | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:26 | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:26 | Baylor | Richard Harris snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 00:58 | Baylor | Kenneth Root is called for the reach on Gregory Gruber - foul #3 on Kenneth Root, team foul #5 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Foss (PG), Matthew Studer (SF), Christopher Christensen (PF), Jonathan Warren (C) Robert Lowder, Kenneth Root, Michael Guertin, Jimmy Smith | |
| 00:44 | Baylor | Richard Harris hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Christopher Christensen - foul #1 on Christopher Christensen, team foul #6 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Baylor | Timothy Rounds (C) Dale Khan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:44 | Baylor | Richard Harris misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:44 | Baylor | Richard Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen lays it in on a great pass from Brian Foss and the foul's on Richard Harris - foul #2 on Richard Harris, team foul #9 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Baylor | Michael Crisp (PG), Troy Bass (PF) Michael Burchett, Richard Harris | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen (SG) Louis Webb | |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen makes the free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:14 | Baylor | Timothy Rounds connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by James Merkley and he's hacked by Jonathan Warren - foul #1 on Jonathan Warren, team foul #7 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Baylor | Patrick Schell (SG) Gregory Gruber | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Keen (C) Jonathan Warren | |
| 00:14 | Baylor | Timothy Rounds misses the free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:14 | Central Michigan | Michael Keen pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Patrick Schell is called for the reach on Randal Patchen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Schell, team foul #10 | 32-36 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 00:05 | Baylor | Michael Crisp knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Patrick Schell and he's hacked by Brian Foss - foul #1 on Brian Foss, team foul #8 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Baylor | Geoffrey Czartoryski (C) Timothy Rounds | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:05 | Baylor | Michael Crisp makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Troy Bass is called for the reach on Randal Patchen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Troy Bass, team foul #11 | 35-38 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 00:00 | Baylor | Michael Crisp misses the halfcourt shot | 35-40 |