| Lineup | Southern | PG - Barry Spray (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glenn Houlihan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Harry Gilstrap (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dean Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Troy Goodrich (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Rife (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oren Densmore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeff Shew (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Tim Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 19:40 | Southern | Dean Perry gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:28 | Southern | Dean Perry can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 31-29 |
| 19:26 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Troy Goodrich | 31-29 |
| 19:15 | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-29 |
| 19:14 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Shew | 31-29 |
| 18:59 | Western Michigan | James Rife comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 18:57 | Southern | Harry Gilstrap grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:53 | Southern | Barry Spray hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Glenn Houlihan and the foul's on Tim Jones - foul #1 on Tim Jones, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Winn (C) Tim Jones | |
| 18:53 | Southern | Barry Spray makes the free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:41 | Western Michigan | James Rife makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jeff Shew | 34-31 |
| 18:39 | Southern | Barry Spray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Long (PG), Robert Lindell (C) Troy Goodrich, Jeff Shew | |
| 18:14 | Western Michigan | Robert Lindell makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Charles Long | 34-33 |
| 17:59 | Southern | Peter Shelton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 17:57 | Western Michigan | Charles Long gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:42 | Western Michigan | Robert Lindell comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Dean Perry - foul #1 on Dean Perry, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Southern | Darrell Tumlin (PG), Phillip Tripp (SG), Marvin Hatfield (SF), Andrew Black (PF), Donny Chenard (C) Barry Spray, Peter Shelton, Glenn Houlihan, Harry Gilstrap, Dean Perry | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (PG), Miguel Garcia (SF) James Rife, Oren Densmore | |
| 17:42 | Western Michigan | Robert Lindell makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:42 | Western Michigan | Robert Lindell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:16 | Southern | Charles Long steals it from Marvin Hatfield | 34-35 |
| 16:56 | Western Michigan | Ronald Winn drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charles Long | 34-38 |
| 16:52 | Southern | Darrell Tumlin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 16:51 | Southern | Marvin Hatfield tips it but misses | 34-38 |
| 16:50 | Southern | Andrew Black snags the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 16:31 | Southern | Andrew Black misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 16:30 | Western Michigan | Ronald Winn gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:12 | Western Michigan | Robert Lindell scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Troy Goodrich | 34-40 |
| 15:47 | Southern | Donny Chenard is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Donny Chenard, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Southern | Barry Spray (PG), Peter Shelton (SG), Glenn Houlihan (SF), Harry Gilstrap (PF), Gene Nash (C) Darrell Tumlin, Phillip Tripp, Marvin Hatfield, Andrew Black, Donny Chenard | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie (PG), James Rife (SG), Oren Densmore (SF), Jeff Shew (PF), Tim Jones (C) Troy Goodrich, Charles Long, Miguel Garcia, Ronald Winn, Robert Lindell | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Barry Spray (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glenn Houlihan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Harry Gilstrap (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gene Nash (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Raymond Massie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Rife (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oren Densmore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeff Shew (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Tim Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 15:32 | Southern | Glenn Houlihan snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 15:27 | Southern | Tim Jones is called for the reach on Peter Shelton - foul #2 on Tim Jones, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| 15:22 | Southern | Peter Shelton misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Rife - foul #2 on James Rife, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Southern | Dean Perry (C) Gene Nash | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 15:22 | Southern | Peter Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:22 | Southern | Peter Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:08 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-40 |
| 15:02 | Southern | Barry Spray is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Massie - foul #4 on Raymond Massie, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (PG) Raymond Massie | |
| 14:46 | Southern | Peter Shelton is fouled on the floor by James Rife - foul #3 on James Rife, team foul #5 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Southern | Marvin Hatfield (SF) Glenn Houlihan | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 14:40 | Southern | Peter Shelton's floater is tipped away by Jeff Shew | 36-40 |
| 14:38 | Southern | Dean Perry grabs the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 14:17 | Southern | Marvin Hatfield hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 14:16 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:12 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jeff Shew | 36-42 |
| 13:55 | Southern | Harry Gilstrap hits a wide open floater from the baseline | 38-42 |
| 13:40 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Dean Perry - foul #2 on Dean Perry, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Southern | Darrell Tumlin (SF), Andrew Black (PF), Donny Chenard (C) Marvin Hatfield, Harry Gilstrap, Dean Perry | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Long (PG), Louis Green (SG) Troy Goodrich, James Rife | |
| 13:40 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:40 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:21 | Southern | Peter Shelton drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Barry Spray | 41-43 |
| 12:59 | Western Michigan | Charles Long hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 12:58 | Southern | Barry Spray grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 12:55 | Southern | Peter Shelton is hacked by Louis Green in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Green, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Southern | Phillip Tripp (SG), Glenn Houlihan (SF) Barry Spray, Peter Shelton | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Rife (SG), Miguel Garcia (SF), Robert Lindell (C) Louis Green, Oren Densmore, Tim Jones | |
| 12:45 | Southern | Miguel Garcia blocks the short jumper by Andrew Black | 41-43 |
| 12:43 | Western Michigan | James Rife snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 12:21 | Western Michigan | James Rife misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 12:20 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Miguel Garcia | 41-43 |
| 12:07 | Western Michigan | James Rife throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Southern | Marvin Hatfield (PF), Gene Nash (C) Andrew Black, Donny Chenard | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (PG), Oren Densmore (SF), Ronald Winn (PF), Richard Shepherd (C) Charles Long, Miguel Garcia, Jeff Shew, Robert Lindell | |
| 11:47 | Southern | Marvin Hatfield comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Oren Densmore - foul #1 on Oren Densmore, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Southern | Barry Spray (PG), Peter Shelton (SG), Harry Gilstrap (PF) Darrell Tumlin, Phillip Tripp, Glenn Houlihan | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 11:47 | Southern | Marvin Hatfield makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:47 | Southern | Marvin Hatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Barry Spray (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Shelton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Hatfield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Harry Gilstrap (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gene Nash (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Troy Goodrich (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Rife (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oren Densmore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Winn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Shepherd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Western Michigan | James Rife's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| 11:17 | Southern | Harry Gilstrap is whistled for a carry | 43-43 |
| Subs | Southern | Dean Perry (C) Gene Nash | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 11:05 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore loses the dribble to Marvin Hatfield | 43-43 |
| 11:03 | Southern | Barry Spray is hacked by Troy Goodrich in the backcourt - foul #1 on Troy Goodrich, team foul #8 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Southern | Glenn Houlihan (SF) Marvin Hatfield | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Lindell (C) Richard Shepherd | |
| 11:03 | Southern | Barry Spray makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:03 | Southern | Barry Spray makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 10:48 | Western Michigan | James Rife misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 10:47 | Southern | Harry Gilstrap snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 10:45 | Southern | Barry Spray loses the dribble to Oren Densmore in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| 10:40 | Western Michigan | Ronald Winn banks in the layup set up by James Rife | 45-45 |
| 10:38 | Southern | Harry Gilstrap's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| Subs | Southern | Andrew Black (PF) Harry Gilstrap | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Long (PG), Miguel Garcia (SF), Jeff Shew (PF) Troy Goodrich, Oren Densmore, Ronald Winn | |
| 10:24 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Andrew Black - foul #1 on Andrew Black, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Southern | Darrell Tumlin (PG), Donny Chenard (C) Barry Spray, Dean Perry | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 10:24 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:24 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:03 | Southern | Darrell Tumlin misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 10:02 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:47 | Western Michigan | The jump hook by Charles Long is blocked by Donny Chenard | 45-47 |
| 09:46 | Southern | Andrew Black grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:41 | Southern | Miguel Garcia steals it from Peter Shelton | 45-47 |
| 09:18 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-47 |
| 09:17 | Southern | Andrew Black grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:11 | Southern | Peter Shelton can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Jeff Shew - foul #2 on Jeff Shew, team foul #9 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Southern | Barry Spray (PG), Marvin Hatfield (SF), Harry Gilstrap (PF), Gene Nash (C) Darrell Tumlin, Glenn Houlihan, Andrew Black, Donny Chenard | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (PG), Oren Densmore (SF), Ronald Winn (PF), Richard Shepherd (C) James Rife, Miguel Garcia, Jeff Shew, Robert Lindell | |
| 09:11 | Southern | Peter Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:11 | Southern | Peter Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 08:54 | Western Michigan | Gene Nash blocks the short jumper by Richard Shepherd | 47-47 |
| 08:52 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore snags the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 08:37 | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Oren Densmore | 47-50 |
| 08:21 | Southern | Barry Spray is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 08:19 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Shepherd | 47-50 |
| 08:00 | Western Michigan | Ronald Winn hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Harry Gilstrap - foul #1 on Harry Gilstrap, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Southern | Darrell Tumlin (SG), Dean Perry (C) Peter Shelton, Gene Nash | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie (PG), Louis Green (SG), Tim Jones (C) Troy Goodrich, Charles Long, Richard Shepherd | |
| 08:00 | Western Michigan | Ronald Winn makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:00 | Western Michigan | Ronald Winn makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 07:35 | Southern | Marvin Hatfield is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Barry Spray (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Tumlin (fresh) SF - Marvin Hatfield (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Harry Gilstrap (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Dean Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Raymond Massie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Louis Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Oren Densmore (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Winn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dean Perry - foul #3 on Dean Perry, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Southern | Phillip Tripp (SF), Andrew Black (PF) Marvin Hatfield, Harry Gilstrap | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew (PF) Ronald Winn | |
| 07:19 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:19 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:19 | Southern | Phillip Tripp grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 07:04 | Southern | Louis Green takes the ball from Andrew Black | 50-53 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew blows the dunk | 50-53 |
| 06:46 | Southern | The rebound goes to Barry Spray | 50-53 |
| 06:42 | Southern | Phillip Tripp drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Darrell Tumlin | 53-53 |
| 06:18 | Western Michigan | Darrell Tumlin is called for the reach on Louis Green - foul #2 on Darrell Tumlin, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Southern | David Seidman (SG), Glenn Houlihan (SF), Donny Chenard (C) Barry Spray, Darrell Tumlin, Dean Perry | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Garcia (SF), Robert Lindell (C) Oren Densmore, Tim Jones | |
| 06:18 | Western Michigan | Louis Green makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 06:18 | Western Michigan | Louis Green makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:00 | Southern | David Seidman misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 05:59 | Western Michigan | Miguel Garcia grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 05:43 | Western Michigan | Robert Lindell buries a jumper from the right side | 53-57 |
| 05:25 | Southern | Donny Chenard knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from David Seidman and he's hacked by Robert Lindell - foul #2 on Robert Lindell, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Southern | Peter Shelton (SG), Harry Gilstrap (PF) Phillip Tripp, Andrew Black | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Rife (SG), Charles Long (SF), Richard Shepherd (C) Louis Green, Miguel Garcia, Jeff Shew | |
| 05:25 | Southern | Donny Chenard makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:14 | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 05:12 | Southern | David Seidman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 05:09 | Southern | Harry Gilstrap is hacked by Robert Lindell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Lindell, team foul #11 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Southern | Barry Spray (PG) David Seidman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Winn (PF) Robert Lindell | |
| 05:09 | Southern | Harry Gilstrap makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:09 | Southern | Harry Gilstrap makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:59 | Western Michigan | Charles Long lays it up and in and he's hacked by Glenn Houlihan - foul #2 on Glenn Houlihan, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| 04:59 | Western Michigan | Charles Long misses the free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:59 | Southern | Donny Chenard grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 04:35 | Southern | Harry Gilstrap comes up short on the runner near the basket | 58-59 |
| 04:34 | Western Michigan | Charles Long grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 04:10 | Western Michigan | James Rife knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Winn | 58-61 |
| 03:52 | Southern | Harry Gilstrap misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Winn - foul #1 on Ronald Winn, team foul #12 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Southern | Darrell Tumlin (PG), Marvin Hatfield (SF), Dean Perry (C) Barry Spray, Glenn Houlihan, Donny Chenard | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (PG), Oren Densmore (SF), Robert Lindell (PF), Tim Jones (C) Raymond Massie, Charles Long, Ronald Winn, Richard Shepherd | |
| 03:52 | Southern | Harry Gilstrap makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:52 | Southern | Harry Gilstrap makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:23 | Western Michigan | Darrell Tumlin picks off the pass by Tim Jones | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Darrell Tumlin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Shelton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Hatfield (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Harry Gilstrap (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Dean Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Troy Goodrich (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Rife (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oren Densmore (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Lindell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Tim Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Southern | Peter Shelton is hacked by Oren Densmore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oren Densmore, team foul #13 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Southern | Andrew Black (PF) Harry Gilstrap | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Garcia (SF) Oren Densmore | |
| 03:19 | Southern | Peter Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:19 | Southern | Peter Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:59 | Western Michigan | James Rife makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Troy Goodrich | 62-64 |
| 02:59 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | Southern | Barry Spray (PG), Glenn Houlihan (SF), Harry Gilstrap (PF) Darrell Tumlin, Marvin Hatfield, Andrew Black | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Louis Green (SG), Jeff Shew (PF) James Rife, Tim Jones | |
| 02:33 | Southern | Peter Shelton connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Barry Spray | 64-64 |
| 02:33 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Long (SG), Ronald Winn (PF), Tim Jones (C) Louis Green, Jeff Shew, Robert Lindell | |
| 02:19 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 64-64 |
| 02:18 | Western Michigan | Charles Long grabs the offensive board | 64-64 |
| 02:08 | Western Michigan | Charles Long is fouled on the floor by Glenn Houlihan - foul #3 on Glenn Houlihan, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie (PG) Troy Goodrich | |
| 02:08 | Western Michigan | Charles Long makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:08 | Western Michigan | Charles Long makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:49 | Southern | Dean Perry is whistled for a carry | 64-66 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Rife (SG), Oren Densmore (SF), Jeff Shew (PF) Charles Long, Miguel Garcia, Ronald Winn | |
| 01:23 | Western Michigan | James Rife hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Dean Perry - foul #4 on Dean Perry, team foul #10 | 64-66 |
| 01:23 | Western Michigan | James Rife misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:23 | Western Michigan | James Rife makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 01:13 | Southern | Barry Spray is open but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 64-67 |
| 01:11 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Oren Densmore | 64-67 |
| 01:01 | Western Michigan | Dean Perry denies the turnaround by Oren Densmore | 64-67 |
| 00:59 | Western Michigan | James Rife tips it home | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:40 | Southern | Peter Shelton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 64-69 |
| 00:39 | Southern | Dean Perry tips it in | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:19 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-69 |
| 00:17 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones tips it but misses | 66-69 |
| 00:15 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones is hacked by Dean Perry - foul #5 on Dean Perry, team foul #11 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Southern | Andrew Black (C) Dean Perry | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (SG) James Rife | |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:10 | Southern | Barry Spray is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Massie - foul #5 on Raymond Massie, team foul #14 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Rife (SG) Raymond Massie | |
| 00:10 | Southern | Barry Spray makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:10 | Southern | Barry Spray misses the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones grabs the board | 67-71 |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones is hacked by Barry Spray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Barry Spray, team foul #12 | 67-71 |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Peter Shelton clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-73 |