| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Darren Sevier (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Bunton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Evans (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Santillo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Berry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Pat Scherrer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Porter (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Charles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Virgen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 19:41 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer can't tip it in | 41-36 |
| 19:39 | Eastern Michigan | Geoffrey Santillo grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 19:26 | Eastern Michigan | Jerry Evans comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 19:24 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ronald Lee | 41-36 |
| 19:02 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Santillo picks off the pass by Ronald Lee | 41-36 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Michigan | Darren Sevier misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 18:51 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Berry misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Randy Virgen - foul #1 on Randy Virgen, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Berry misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:21 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Geoffrey Santillo - foul #3 on Geoffrey Santillo, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland (PF) Geoffrey Santillo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:21 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:21 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:21 | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Michigan | Darren Sevier is whistled for a carry | 42-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto (C) Joseph Berry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:39 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Pat Scherrer | 42-39 |
| 17:30 | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Darren Sevier | 44-39 |
| 17:13 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Porter and the foul's on Efrain Alberto - foul #1 on Efrain Alberto, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Ferreira (SG), William Banas (SF) Steven Bunton, Jerry Evans | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Johnson (PG) Pat Scherrer | |
| 17:13 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:52 | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 16:51 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 16:32 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles throws it down on a great pass from Douglas Porter | 44-44 |
| 16:14 | Eastern Michigan | Darren Sevier loses the dribble to Randy Virgen | 44-44 |
| 16:04 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter is hacked by Darren Sevier - foul #2 on Darren Sevier, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton (SG), Joseph Berry (C) Darren Sevier, Efrain Alberto | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer (PG), Dikembe Abdelwahed (SF), James Larson (PF), Joey Beaver (C) Douglas Porter, Michael Charles, Ronald Lee, Randy Virgen | |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | Joey Beaver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 15:40 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton grabs the board | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Ferreira (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Bunton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Banas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Penland (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Berry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Pat Scherrer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Johnson (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Larson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joey Beaver (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed is called for the reach on Steven Bunton - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jerry Evans (SF), Geoffrey Santillo (PF) William Banas, Wade Penland | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:01 | Eastern Michigan | James Ferreira buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jerry Evans | 47-44 |
| 14:36 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer loses the ball out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Darren Sevier (PG), Efrain Alberto (C) James Ferreira, Joseph Berry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter (SG), Michael Charles (SF), Ronald Lee (PF) John Johnson, Dikembe Abdelwahed, Joey Beaver | |
| 14:28 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 14:22 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 14:21 | Eastern Michigan | Geoffrey Santillo snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Michigan | Darren Sevier drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Efrain Alberto | 52-44 |
| 13:52 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Porter | 52-46 |
| 13:40 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton blows the layup but he's hacked by Pat Scherrer - foul #1 on Pat Scherrer, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland (C) Efrain Alberto | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chester Tritt (PG), Randy Virgen (C) Pat Scherrer, James Larson | |
| 13:40 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 13:40 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 13:15 | Central Michigan | Wade Penland steals it from Ronald Lee | 53-46 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Michigan | Geoffrey Santillo misses the lay-in but the foul's on Chester Tritt - foul #1 on Chester Tritt, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Ferreira (SG), William Banas (SF), Joseph Berry (C) Steven Bunton, Jerry Evans, Wade Penland | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Johnson (PG) Chester Tritt | |
| 13:00 | Eastern Michigan | Geoffrey Santillo makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Michigan | Geoffrey Santillo misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 13:00 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 12:51 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed (SF) Michael Charles | |
| 12:34 | Eastern Michigan | Darren Sevier is called for traveling | 54-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland (PF) Geoffrey Santillo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:19 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-46 |
| 12:17 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed grabs the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 11:57 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee lays it in set up by Douglas Porter | 54-48 |
| 11:41 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Berry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Lovins (SG), Jerry Evans (SF), Geoffrey Santillo (PF) Darren Sevier, William Banas, Joseph Berry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer (PG), Michael Charles (SF), James Larson (PF), Joey Beaver (C) John Johnson, Dikembe Abdelwahed, Ronald Lee, Randy Virgen | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Ferreira (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lovins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Evans (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Santillo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wade Penland (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Pat Scherrer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Porter (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Charles (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Larson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joey Beaver (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter is hacked by Geoffrey Santillo - foul #4 on Geoffrey Santillo, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton (SG), Efrain Alberto (C) John Lovins, Geoffrey Santillo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:08 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Douglas Porter is denied by Efrain Alberto | 54-48 |
| 11:06 | Central Michigan | James Larson tips it back up and in | 54-50 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Wade Penland | 57-50 |
| 10:27 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Pat Scherrer | 57-52 |
| 10:01 | Eastern Michigan | James Larson picks off the pass by James Ferreira | 57-52 |
| 09:48 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Efrain Alberto - foul #2 on Efrain Alberto, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Darren Sevier (PG), William Banas (SF), Joseph Berry (C) James Ferreira, Jerry Evans, Efrain Alberto | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Johnson (SG), Ronald Lee (PF), Randy Virgen (C) Douglas Porter, James Larson, Joey Beaver | |
| 09:48 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:48 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto (PF) Wade Penland | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:33 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles knocks in the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by William Banas - foul #1 on William Banas, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Lovins (SG) Steven Bunton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles makes the free throw | 59-57 |
| 09:00 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Berry is hacked by Randy Virgen - foul #2 on Randy Virgen, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chester Tritt (PG), Dikembe Abdelwahed (SF) Pat Scherrer, Michael Charles | |
| 08:45 | Eastern Michigan | William Banas travels with the ball | 59-57 |
| 08:27 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen misses the floater from the right side | 59-57 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Michigan | William Banas grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 08:21 | Eastern Michigan | John Lovins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 08:01 | Central Michigan | Joseph Berry blocks the short jumper by Randy Virgen | 59-57 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to William Banas | 59-57 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Michigan | William Banas misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 59-57 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Michigan | William Banas tips it home | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Darren Sevier (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lovins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Banas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Efrain Alberto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Berry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Chester Tritt (fresh) SG - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Virgen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | John Johnson misses short on a shot from the right side | 61-57 |
| 07:19 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed tips it back up and in | 61-59 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Michigan | William Banas connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Darren Sevier | 63-59 |
| 06:40 | Central Michigan | John Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 06:39 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee hits the follow up shot | 63-61 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | John Lovins can't finish the layup | 63-61 |
| 06:19 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 06:07 | Central Michigan | Chester Tritt misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 06:05 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee misses the tip | 63-61 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 05:44 | Eastern Michigan | John Lovins scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Darren Sevier | 66-61 |
| 05:44 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton (SG), Jerry Evans (SF), Geoffrey Santillo (PF), Wade Penland (C) John Lovins, William Banas, Efrain Alberto, Joseph Berry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer (PG), Douglas Porter (SG), Michael Charles (SF), James Larson (C) Chester Tritt, John Johnson, Dikembe Abdelwahed, Randy Virgen | |
| 05:24 | Central Michigan | James Larson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-61 |
| 05:15 | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland connects on the jumper near the basket | 68-61 |
| 04:57 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Michigan | Jerry Evans throws it down | 70-63 |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter misses short on a runner from the baseline | 70-63 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Wade Penland | 70-63 |
| 03:50 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Porter picks off the pass by Steven Bunton | 70-63 |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-63 |
| 03:28 | Eastern Michigan | Jerry Evans grabs the board | 70-63 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Darren Sevier (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Bunton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Evans (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Geoffrey Santillo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Wade Penland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Pat Scherrer (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Porter (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Charles (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - James Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Eastern Michigan | Darren Sevier loses the dribble to Pat Scherrer in the backcourt | 70-63 |
| 03:07 | Central Michigan | Jerry Evans picks off the pass by Douglas Porter | 70-63 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Michigan | Jerry Evans lays it up and in | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 02:46 | Eastern Michigan | Jerry Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Darren Sevier | 75-63 |
| 02:06 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter connects on the 3 from the left wing | 75-66 |
| 01:48 | Eastern Michigan | Darren Sevier misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-66 |
| 01:47 | Central Michigan | James Larson gets the rebound | 75-66 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles misses the turnaround in the paint | 75-66 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Michigan | Darren Sevier grabs the defensive rebound | 75-66 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Michigan | Jerry Evans comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 75-66 |
| 01:07 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Bunton tips it in | 77-66 |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Jerry Evans - foul #2 on Jerry Evans, team foul #7 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Ferreira (PG), John Lovins (SG), William Banas (SF), Efrain Alberto (C) Darren Sevier, Steven Bunton, Jerry Evans, Geoffrey Santillo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Johnson (PG), Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), Joey Beaver (C) Pat Scherrer, Douglas Porter, Ronald Lee | |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles misses the 3rd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto grabs the board | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto is hacked by John Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Wesley Deramus (SG) John Lovins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chester Tritt (PG) Michael Charles | |
| 00:46 | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Joey Beaver comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-67 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Michigan | William Banas grabs the board | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | William Banas misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Dikembe Abdelwahed - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #8 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Lovins (SG) Wesley Deramus | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | William Banas makes the 1st free throw | 80-67 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | William Banas makes the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Chester Tritt scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Johnson and he's fouled by Wade Penland - foul #2 on Wade Penland, team foul #8 | 81-69 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Chester Tritt makes the free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | James Ferreira runs out the clock | 81-70 |