| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clarence Mitchum (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Blake Sharp (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Selph (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Herring (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Dennis Huff (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Brian Barnett (fresh) SF - Fred Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Olin Czlapinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Charles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson misses the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 39-32 |
| 19:40 | Central Michigan | Blake Sharp grabs the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 19:23 | Central Michigan | Blake Sharp drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Clarence Mitchum | 42-32 |
| 19:02 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Barnett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-32 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph knocks in the jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Fred Gilbert - foul #1 on Fred Gilbert, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph makes the free throw | 45-32 |
| 18:30 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Jack Selph - foul #3 on Jack Selph, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Greene (PG), Robert Rudisill (SG), Michael Knight (SF), Gerald Kelly (PF), Robert Jeanpierre (C) Clarence Mitchum, Blake Sharp, Earl Henderson, Jack Selph, Ernest Herring | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Lovato (PG), Ronald Bidwell (SG), Christopher Kohn (SF) Dennis Huff, Brian Barnett, Fred Gilbert | |
| 18:30 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 18:30 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight travels with the ball | 45-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Goolsby (PG), Leonard Neal (C) Olin Czlapinski, Jason Charles | |
| 17:57 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Neal makes the jumper near the basket set up by Michael Goolsby | 45-36 |
| 17:44 | Central Michigan | Brian Greene's pass is intercepted by Leonard Neal | 45-36 |
| 17:32 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Kohn misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-36 |
| 17:30 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Brian Greene | 45-36 |
| 17:28 | Central Michigan | Ronald Bidwell steps in front of the Brian Greene pass in the backcourt | 45-36 |
| 17:10 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Kohn's floater is tipped away by Gerald Kelly | 45-36 |
| 17:09 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Kohn tips it in | 45-38 |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | Robert Rudisill is hacked by Ronald Bidwell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Bidwell, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum (PG), Blake Sharp (SG), William McDay (SF), Ernest Herring (C) Brian Greene, Robert Rudisill, Gerald Kelly, Robert Jeanpierre | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff (PG), Bruce Engelke (SG), Fred Gilbert (SF), Olin Czlapinski (PF), Jason Charles (C) Michael Goolsby, Ronald Bidwell, William Lovato, Christopher Kohn, Leonard Neal | |
| 16:50 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 16:49 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight tips it back up and in | 47-38 |
| 16:41 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles makes the jump hook from the left block | 47-40 |
| 16:17 | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 16:15 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 16:01 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski clanks a 3 from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 16:00 | Central Michigan | Blake Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clarence Mitchum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Blake Sharp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McDay (fresh) PF - Michael Knight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Herring (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Dennis Huff (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Bruce Engelke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Olin Czlapinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Charles (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring blows the layup but the foul's on Jason Charles - foul #1 on Jason Charles, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Greene (PG), Robert Rudisill (SG), Earl Henderson (SF), Jack Selph (PF) Clarence Mitchum, Blake Sharp, William McDay, Michael Knight | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Goolsby (PG), Brian Barnett (SG), William Lovato (SF), Leonard Neal (PF), Douglas Loftus (C) Dennis Huff, Bruce Engelke, Fred Gilbert, Olin Czlapinski, Jason Charles | |
| 15:33 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:33 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:33 | Southern Mississippi | Douglas Loftus grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Douglas Loftus misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Ernest Herring - foul #1 on Ernest Herring, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly (C) Ernest Herring | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Kohn (C) Leonard Neal | |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Douglas Loftus misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Douglas Loftus misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson is hacked by Douglas Loftus - foul #4 on Douglas Loftus, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Neal (C) Douglas Loftus | |
| 14:42 | Central Michigan | Christopher Kohn swats the dunk try by Jack Selph | 48-40 |
| 14:40 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Kohn grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 14:32 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Barnett misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 14:30 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Neal tips it home | 48-42 |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Robert Rudisill can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right block | 48-42 |
| 14:11 | Southern Mississippi | William Lovato grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 13:53 | Southern Mississippi | William Lovato misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 13:51 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:36 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly misses short on a shot from the baseline | 48-42 |
| 13:35 | Southern Mississippi | William Lovato snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 13:15 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Barnett misses the floater from close range | 48-42 |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Neal tips it but misses | 48-42 |
| 13:11 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 13:08 | Central Michigan | Brian Greene's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum (PG), Blake Sharp (SG), William McDay (SF), Michael Knight (PF), Robert Jeanpierre (C) Brian Greene, Robert Rudisill, Earl Henderson, Jack Selph, Gerald Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff (PG), Ronald Bidwell (SG), Fred Gilbert (SF), Olin Czlapinski (PF), Jason Charles (C) Michael Goolsby, Brian Barnett, William Lovato, Christopher Kohn, Leonard Neal | |
| 12:49 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Olin Czlapinski | 48-45 |
| 12:34 | Central Michigan | Dennis Huff picks off the pass by Robert Jeanpierre | 48-45 |
| 12:30 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Bidwell misses the lay-in | 48-45 |
| 12:29 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:15 | Central Michigan | Ronald Bidwell picks off the pass by Blake Sharp | 48-45 |
| 11:48 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 11:47 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski tips it in | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clarence Mitchum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Blake Sharp (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McDay (fresh) PF - Michael Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Jeanpierre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Dennis Huff (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Ronald Bidwell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Fred Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Olin Czlapinski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Charles (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Central Michigan | Ronald Bidwell is called for the reach on Blake Sharp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Bidwell, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jacob Reese (PG), Jack Selph (PF), Ernest Herring (C) Clarence Mitchum, Blake Sharp, Robert Jeanpierre | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Engelke (SG) Ronald Bidwell | |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | William McDay buries a 3 from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 11:12 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Gilbert is whistled for a carry | 51-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Greene (PG), Gerald Kelly (SF) William McDay, Michael Knight | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:57 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| 10:44 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 10:43 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles tips it home | 53-49 |
| 10:30 | Central Michigan | Jacob Reese is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 10:28 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Engelke is whistled for traveling | 53-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Rudisill (PG), Blake Sharp (SG), Earl Henderson (SF), Michael Knight (PF), Robert Jeanpierre (C) Brian Greene, Jacob Reese, Gerald Kelly, Jack Selph, Ernest Herring | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Goolsby (PG), Ronald Bidwell (SG), William Lovato (SF) Dennis Huff, Bruce Engelke, Fred Gilbert | |
| 10:00 | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight hits the follow up shot | 55-49 |
| 09:45 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jeanpierre denies the turnaround by Olin Czlapinski | 55-49 |
| 09:44 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 09:25 | Central Michigan | Robert Jeanpierre is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Jeanpierre, team foul #3 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum (PG), William McDay (SF), Jack Selph (PF) Robert Rudisill, Earl Henderson, Robert Jeanpierre | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Barnett (SG), Leonard Neal (PF) Ronald Bidwell, Olin Czlapinski | |
| 09:06 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Barnett connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-52 |
| 08:49 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Jack Selph and the foul's on Jason Charles - foul #2 on Jason Charles, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Rudisill (SG), Gerald Kelly (C) Blake Sharp, Jack Selph | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Engelke (PG), Fred Gilbert (SF), Christopher Kohn (PF) Michael Goolsby, William Lovato, Jason Charles | |
| 08:49 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight makes the free throw | 58-52 |
| 08:33 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Kohn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 08:32 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Gilbert grabs the offensive board | 58-52 |
| 08:21 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Neal clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 08:19 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Neal grabs the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 07:59 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Neal misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 58-52 |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 07:53 | Central Michigan | Leonard Neal takes the ball from Michael Knight | 58-52 |
| 07:45 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Gilbert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clarence Mitchum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Rudisill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McDay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Knight (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Gerald Kelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Bruce Engelke (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Barnett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Gilbert (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Kohn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leonard Neal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:42 | Central Michigan | William McDay double dribbles in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Greene (PG), Jacob Reese (SG), Earl Henderson (SF), Robert Jeanpierre (PF), Ernest Herring (C) Clarence Mitchum, Robert Rudisill, William McDay, Michael Knight, Gerald Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff (PG), Ronald Bidwell (SG), William Lovato (SF), Olin Czlapinski (PF), Douglas Loftus (C) Bruce Engelke, Brian Barnett, Fred Gilbert, Christopher Kohn, Leonard Neal | |
| 07:24 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 07:19 | Central Michigan | William Lovato steals it from Brian Greene in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| 07:09 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 58-52 |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 06:43 | Central Michigan | Brian Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Blake Sharp (SG), Jack Selph (PF) Jacob Reese, Robert Jeanpierre | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Fred Gilbert (SF), Jason Charles (C) William Lovato, Douglas Loftus | |
| 06:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Bidwell is hacked by Brian Greene - foul #1 on Brian Greene, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Goolsby (PG), Bruce Engelke (SG) Dennis Huff, Ronald Bidwell | |
| 06:18 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Gilbert comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 06:17 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles tips it back up and in | 58-54 |
| 05:56 | Central Michigan | Brian Greene clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-54 |
| 05:54 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 05:35 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Goolsby | 58-57 |
| 05:25 | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson double dribbles | 58-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Rudisill (PG), William McDay (SG), Michael Knight (SF), Gerald Kelly (C) Brian Greene, Blake Sharp, Earl Henderson, Ernest Herring | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff (PG), Ronald Bidwell (SG), William Lovato (SF), Christopher Kohn (PF) Michael Goolsby, Bruce Engelke, Fred Gilbert, Olin Czlapinski | |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Lovato | 58-59 |
| 04:52 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly's floater is tipped away by Christopher Kohn | 58-59 |
| 04:51 | Central Michigan | William McDay can't tip it in | 58-59 |
| 04:50 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 04:29 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Rudisill is called for the reach on Dennis Huff - foul #3 on Robert Rudisill, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum (PG), Robert Jeanpierre (C) William McDay, Jack Selph | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Goolsby (PG), Brian Barnett (SG), Leonard Neal (PF), Douglas Loftus (C) Dennis Huff, Ronald Bidwell, Christopher Kohn, Jason Charles | |
| 04:17 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Neal makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Michael Goolsby | 58-61 |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Goolsby - foul #2 on Michael Goolsby, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Blake Sharp (SG) Robert Rudisill | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:51 | Southern Mississippi | Douglas Loftus misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-61 |
| 03:49 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Gerald Kelly | 60-61 |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum is hacked by Michael Goolsby in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Goolsby, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson (SF), Jack Selph (PF) Michael Knight, Gerald Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Fred Gilbert (SF), Olin Czlapinski (PF) William Lovato, Douglas Loftus | |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:46 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Neal snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clarence Mitchum (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Blake Sharp (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Selph (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Jeanpierre (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Goolsby (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Barnett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Gilbert (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Olin Czlapinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Gilbert is hacked by Clarence Mitchum - foul #2 on Clarence Mitchum, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Greene (PG), William McDay (SF), Ernest Herring (C) Clarence Mitchum, Earl Henderson, Robert Jeanpierre | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff (PG), Bruce Engelke (SG), Jason Charles (C) Michael Goolsby, Brian Barnett, Leonard Neal | |
| 03:07 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Gilbert misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by William McDay - foul #2 on William McDay, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Rudisill (SG) Blake Sharp | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Bidwell (SG), Christopher Kohn (PF) Bruce Engelke, Olin Czlapinski | |
| 03:07 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:07 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:07 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Robert Rudisill is hacked by Ronald Bidwell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Bidwell, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Robert Rudisill misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ronald Bidwell | 61-61 |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | Ernest Herring takes the ball from Christopher Kohn | 61-61 |
| 02:45 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum (PG), Blake Sharp (SG), Michael Knight (SF) Brian Greene, Robert Rudisill, William McDay | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Barnett (SG), Leonard Neal (PF), Douglas Loftus (C) Ronald Bidwell, Fred Gilbert, Jason Charles | |
| 02:30 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph misses the easy layup | 61-61 |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Leonard Neal | 61-61 |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson (SF) Michael Knight | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Lovato (SF), Olin Czlapinski (PF), Jason Charles (C) Christopher Kohn, Leonard Neal, Douglas Loftus | |
| 02:19 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jack Selph - foul #4 on Jack Selph, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| 02:19 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:19 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:19 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles grabs the offensive board | 61-61 |
| 02:03 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Barnett's pass is intercepted by Jack Selph | 61-61 |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-61 |
| 01:54 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring hits the follow up shot | 63-61 |
| 01:34 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 01:33 | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring tips it but misses | 63-61 |
| 01:26 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:06 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles misses the dunk | 63-61 |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Charles | 63-61 |
| 00:55 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Barnett | 63-64 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Brian Barnett picks off the pass by Blake Sharp in the backcourt | 63-64 |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff lays it up and in on a great pass from Brian Barnett | 63-66 |
| 00:47 | Central Michigan | Dennis Huff steals the ball from Earl Henderson in the backcourt | 63-66 |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Barnett lays it up and in on a great pass from Dennis Huff | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jack Selph | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | William Lovato connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Huff | 66-70 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | Blake Sharp loses the dribble to William Lovato | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff is hacked by Clarence Mitchum in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Mitchum, team foul #9 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Fred Gilbert (SF) William Lovato | |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum is hacked by Dennis Huff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Huff, team foul #10 | 66-72 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum misses the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Mitchum - foul #4 on Clarence Mitchum, team foul #10 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Bidwell (SG) Brian Barnett | |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Clarence Mitchum hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 67-74 |