| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Foss (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Root (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joel Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Donald Siefert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Balentine (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cortinas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Huey Smith (fresh) C - Ricky Hagen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | David Cortinas inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | TCU | Huey Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 19:12 | TCU | Huey Smith snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 18:52 | TCU | David Cortinas scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from George Balentine | 34-34 |
| 18:34 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by David Cortinas - foul #2 on David Cortinas, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 18:34 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:34 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:18 | TCU | George Balentine clanks a 3 from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 18:17 | TCU | David Cortinas tips it in | 36-36 |
| 18:04 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 18:02 | TCU | Huey Smith gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:39 | TCU | David Cortinas knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Huey Smith | 36-38 |
| 17:17 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Root | 38-38 |
| 17:00 | TCU | Ricky Hagen can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-38 |
| 16:58 | TCU | Donald Siefert tips it but misses | 38-38 |
| 16:56 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:30 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Siefert - foul #2 on Donald Siefert, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen (SG), Matthew Studer (SF), Michael Guertin (PF), Jonathan Warren (C) Kenneth Root, Joel Brown, Christopher Christensen, Jimmy Smith | |
| Subs | TCU | Mark Ward (SG), Raymond Atwood (SF), Matthew Allen (PF), Frank Jones (C) George Balentine, David Cortinas, Huey Smith, Ricky Hagen | |
| 16:30 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:30 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:10 | TCU | Mark Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Louis Webb (SF) Brian Foss | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Warren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | TCU | William Sarinsky (SG) Donald Siefert | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Matthew Studer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randal Patchen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Webb (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Guertin (fresh) C - Jonathan Warren (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Mark Ward (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Sarinsky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Atwood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | TCU | Mark Ward scores on a runner from the left block | 40-40 |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Foss (PG), Joel Brown (SF), Christopher Christensen (PF) Matthew Studer, Louis Webb, Michael Guertin | |
| Subs | TCU | George Balentine (SG), Ricky Hagen (C) Raymond Atwood, Frank Jones | |
| 14:43 | TCU | Ricky Hagen knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Joel Brown - foul #2 on Joel Brown, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root (SG) Randal Patchen | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 14:43 | TCU | Ricky Hagen misses the free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:43 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:20 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Brian Foss | 43-42 |
| 14:09 | TCU | George Balentine misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 14:07 | TCU | Matthew Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 13:48 | TCU | Christopher Christensen takes the ball from William Sarinsky | 43-42 |
| 13:31 | Central Michigan | Mark Ward takes the ball from Brian Foss | 43-42 |
| 13:12 | TCU | Mark Ward clanks a shot from the left side | 43-42 |
| 13:10 | TCU | Ricky Hagen snags the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 12:53 | TCU | George Balentine misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 12:51 | TCU | Ricky Hagen hits the follow up shot | 43-44 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Allen - foul #3 on Matthew Allen, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer (PG), Randal Patchen (SG), Michael Guertin (SF), Jimmy Smith (C) Brian Foss, Kenneth Root, Joel Brown, Jonathan Warren | |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Siefert (PG), Raymond Atwood (SG), David Cortinas (SF), Huey Smith (PF), Frank Jones (C) Mark Ward, George Balentine, William Sarinsky, Matthew Allen, Ricky Hagen | |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:19 | TCU | David Cortinas connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Raymond Atwood | 45-46 |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer is hacked by Raymond Atwood - foul #2 on Raymond Atwood, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Louis Webb (SF) Christopher Christensen | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 11:51 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| 11:39 | TCU | Frank Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 11:38 | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Matthew Studer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randal Patchen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Webb (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Guertin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jimmy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Donald Siefert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Atwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cortinas (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Huey Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Jones (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin double dribbles | 45-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Foss (PG), Joel Brown (SF) Matthew Studer, Louis Webb | |
| Subs | TCU | Ricky Hagen (C) Frank Jones | |
| 10:56 | TCU | David Cortinas hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 45-46 |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:30 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 10:29 | TCU | The rebound goes to Huey Smith | 45-46 |
| 10:10 | TCU | Ricky Hagen misses the dunk attempt | 45-46 |
| 10:09 | TCU | Huey Smith grabs the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 09:52 | TCU | Michael Guertin takes the ball from Ricky Hagen | 45-46 |
| 09:25 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss connects on the floater from the right side | 47-46 |
| 09:11 | TCU | Donald Siefert connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Huey Smith | 47-48 |
| 08:52 | Central Michigan | Raymond Atwood steals it from Joel Brown | 47-48 |
| 08:40 | TCU | Donald Siefert buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin hits a shot from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 08:17 | TCU | Raymond Atwood is fouled on the floor by Brian Foss - foul #2 on Brian Foss, team foul #2 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root (SG), Matthew Studer (SF), Christopher Christensen (PF), Jonathan Warren (C) Randal Patchen, Joel Brown, Michael Guertin, Jimmy Smith | |
| Subs | TCU | Mark Ward (PG), George Balentine (SG), William Sarinsky (SF), Matthew Allen (PF), Frank Jones (C) Donald Siefert, Raymond Atwood, David Cortinas, Huey Smith, Ricky Hagen | |
| 08:03 | TCU | Mark Ward buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by George Balentine | 49-53 |
| 07:50 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-53 |
| 07:48 | TCU | The rebound goes to Matthew Allen | 49-53 |
| 07:40 | TCU | Mark Ward can't connect on a floater from the left side | 49-53 |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen grabs the board | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Foss (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Root (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Studer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Warren (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Mark Ward (fresh) 12 pts. SG - George Balentine (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Sarinsky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Jones (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Brian Foss | 51-53 |
| 07:15 | TCU | Frank Jones misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Jonathan Warren - foul #2 on Jonathan Warren, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Louis Webb (SF) Brian Foss | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 07:15 | TCU | Frank Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 07:15 | TCU | Frank Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:00 | Central Michigan | Louis Webb misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Sarinsky - foul #4 on William Sarinsky, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joel Brown (SF) Kenneth Root | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 07:00 | Central Michigan | Louis Webb makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:00 | Central Michigan | Louis Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:00 | TCU | The rebound goes to Matthew Allen | 52-55 |
| 06:43 | TCU | Louis Webb is called for the reach on George Balentine - foul #2 on Louis Webb, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root (SG) Louis Webb | |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Siefert (PG) Mark Ward | |
| 06:26 | TCU | Frank Jones drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Siefert | 52-58 |
| 06:09 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Root | 54-58 |
| 05:43 | TCU | Donald Siefert comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 05:42 | TCU | Matthew Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 05:31 | TCU | George Balentine hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 05:29 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer is hacked by Donald Siefert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Siefert, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Foss (PG), Michael Keen (PF), Jimmy Smith (C) Joel Brown, Christopher Christensen, Jonathan Warren | |
| Subs | TCU | Mark Ward (SG), David Cortinas (SF), Bernard Murray (PF), Ricky Hagen (C) George Balentine, William Sarinsky, Matthew Allen, Frank Jones | |
| 05:15 | Central Michigan | Michael Keen misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 05:13 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer grabs the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 05:01 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer is fouled on the floor by David Cortinas - foul #3 on David Cortinas, team foul #7 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen (SG), Michael Guertin (PF) Kenneth Root, Michael Keen | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 05:01 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:01 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:01 | TCU | The rebound goes to David Cortinas | 55-61 |
| 04:41 | TCU | Donald Siefert can't connect on a shot from the left side | 55-61 |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer lays it up and in | 57-61 |
| 04:15 | TCU | Mark Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-61 |
| 04:14 | TCU | David Cortinas snags the offensive board | 57-61 |
| 04:04 | TCU | Mark Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 04:02 | TCU | Ricky Hagen snags the offensive board | 57-61 |
| 03:50 | TCU | Donald Siefert misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Brian Foss - foul #3 on Brian Foss, team foul #5 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root (SG), Joel Brown (SF), Christopher Christensen (PF), Jonathan Warren (C) Randal Patchen, Matthew Studer, Michael Guertin, Jimmy Smith | |
| Subs | TCU | George Balentine (SG), Huey Smith (PF) Mark Ward, Bernard Murray | |
| 03:50 | TCU | Donald Siefert misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 03:50 | TCU | Donald Siefert makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:27 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Warren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | TCU | Mark Ward (PG), William Sarinsky (SF) Donald Siefert, David Cortinas | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Foss (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Root (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joel Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Warren (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Mark Ward (fresh) 12 pts. SG - George Balentine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Sarinsky (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Huey Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Hagen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:10 | TCU | Mark Ward is hacked by Brian Foss - foul #4 on Brian Foss, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| 02:56 | TCU | Ricky Hagen lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Ward and he's hacked by Kenneth Root - foul #3 on Kenneth Root, team foul #7 | 57-64 |
| 02:56 | TCU | Ricky Hagen misses the free throw | 57-64 |
| 02:56 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 02:38 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Root | 59-64 |
| 02:38 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith (C) Jonathan Warren | |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Siefert (PG), David Cortinas (SF) Mark Ward, William Sarinsky | |
| 02:16 | TCU | Ricky Hagen's pass is intercepted by Joel Brown | 59-64 |
| 02:01 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Joel Brown | 61-64 |
| 01:45 | TCU | Huey Smith travels with the ball | 61-64 |
| 01:30 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 01:28 | TCU | David Cortinas snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 01:22 | TCU | Ricky Hagen can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 61-64 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 01:04 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown lays it in on a great pass from Brian Foss and he's fouled by David Cortinas - foul #4 on David Cortinas, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| 01:04 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown misses the free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:04 | TCU | Huey Smith gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | TCU | George Balentine can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Root - foul #4 on Kenneth Root, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| 00:41 | TCU | George Balentine misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:41 | TCU | George Balentine misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jimmy Smith | 63-64 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith hits a jumper in the paint | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | TCU | Ricky Hagen steps out of bounds on the sideline | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | Central Michigan | George Balentine is called for the reach on Kenneth Root in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Balentine, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| 00:22 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:22 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:15 | TCU | Donald Siefert can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-64 |
| 00:14 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | George Balentine is called for the reach on Jimmy Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Balentine, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:11 | TCU | Ricky Hagen pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | TCU | George Balentine misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-64 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Donald Siefert is called for the reach on Joel Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Siefert, team foul #11 | 68-64 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:01 | TCU | The rebound goes to George Balentine | 69-64 |
| 00:00 | TCU | George Balentine misses long on a fullcourt shot | 69-64 |