| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Arthur Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwight Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Townsend (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael White (fresh) C - James Dillon (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Jonathan Fetter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nickolas Guo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Quade (fresh) 5 pts. C - Randy Gehlert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend inbounds the ball | 31-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-41 |
| 19:42 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend misses the tip | 31-41 |
| 19:40 | Ohio | Arthur Washington hits the follow up shot | 33-41 |
| 19:38 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-41 |
| 19:26 | Ohio | James Quade swats the short shot by Donnie Townsend | 33-41 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Michigan | James Quade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 19:08 | Ohio | Dwight Smith snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 19:01 | Ohio | Dwight Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Arthur Washington | 36-41 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Michigan | Dwight Smith is called for the reach on Jay Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dwight Smith, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Michigan | James Quade is called for traveling | 36-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Thomas Velasco (C) James Dillon | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 18:31 | Ohio | Dwight Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to James Quade | 36-41 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Fetter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-41 |
| 18:24 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 17:59 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco travels with the ball | 36-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ken Knapp (PG), Christopher Bouck (SG), Benny Milanowski (C) Arthur Washington, Dwight Smith, Michael White | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Gates (SG), Derrick Brooks (SF), William Julien (PF), Gerry Childress (C) Jay Clark, Nickolas Guo, James Quade, Randy Gehlert | |
| 17:47 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Fetter misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 17:45 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 17:43 | Ohio | Ken Knapp loses the dribble to Jonathan Fetter in the backcourt | 36-41 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Fetter lays it in | 36-43 |
| 17:23 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend's floater is tipped away by William Julien | 36-43 |
| 17:21 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Brooks gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Dillon (SF), Michael White (PF) Donnie Townsend, Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 17:06 | Ohio | Ken Knapp scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Fetter's pass is intercepted by Christopher Bouck in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 16:47 | Ohio | James Dillon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 16:45 | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 16:43 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Fetter's pass is intercepted by Christopher Bouck in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 16:19 | Ohio | James Dillon clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 16:18 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Derrick Brooks | 39-43 |
| 16:16 | Eastern Michigan | Ken Knapp steals it from William Julien in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 16:14 | Ohio | Ken Knapp banks in the layup | 41-43 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Michigan | James Dillon is called for the reach on Jonathan Fetter in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Dillon, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Arthur Washington (PG), Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), Donnie Townsend (SF) Ken Knapp, Christopher Bouck, Benny Milanowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark (SG), Nickolas Guo (SF), James Quade (PF), Randy Gehlert (C) James Gates, Derrick Brooks, William Julien, Gerry Childress | |
| 15:57 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark hits a floater from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Arthur Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Majkowski (fresh) SF - Donnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael White (fairly fresh) C - James Dillon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Jonathan Fetter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nickolas Guo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Quade (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Randy Gehlert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Ohio | Randy Gehlert swats the short shot by Arthur Washington | 41-45 |
| 15:34 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend tips it home | 43-45 |
| 15:21 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jonathan Fetter | 43-48 |
| 14:55 | Ohio | Arthur Washington hits the finger roll | 45-48 |
| 14:36 | Eastern Michigan | Nickolas Guo misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 14:35 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 14:16 | Eastern Michigan | James Quade misses the 3 from straight away | 45-48 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark tips it back up and in | 45-50 |
| 14:07 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski makes the shot from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Michigan | James Quade hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 47-50 |
| 13:49 | Eastern Michigan | James Quade snags the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark misses long on a floater from the left side | 47-50 |
| 13:31 | Ohio | James Dillon grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 13:19 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vyacheslav Majkowski | 49-50 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Michigan | Vyacheslav Majkowski picks off the pass by Jonathan Fetter | 49-50 |
| 12:41 | Ohio | Jonathan Fetter steps in front of the Michael White pass | 49-50 |
| 12:26 | Eastern Michigan | Nickolas Guo makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Randy Gehlert | 49-53 |
| 12:24 | Ohio | Arthur Washington is hacked by Jonathan Fetter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Fetter, team foul #1 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ken Knapp (PG), Dwight Smith (SG), Christopher Bouck (SF), Thomas Velasco (PF), Michael Swope (C) Arthur Washington, Vyacheslav Majkowski, Donnie Townsend, Michael White, James Dillon | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Parker (PG), James Gates (SG), Derrick Brooks (SF), William Julien (PF), Gerry Childress (C) Jonathan Fetter, Jay Clark, Nickolas Guo, James Quade, Randy Gehlert | |
| 12:09 | Ohio | Dwight Smith drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Bouck | 52-53 |
| 12:06 | Eastern Michigan | William Julien is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 11:51 | Ohio | Ken Knapp hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 52-53 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ken Knapp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwight Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Bouck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Velasco (fresh) C - Michael Swope (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Brooks (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Julien (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerry Childress (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Eastern Michigan | William Julien blows the wide open dunk | 52-53 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress tips it but misses | 52-53 |
| 11:40 | Ohio | Christopher Bouck pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 11:23 | Ohio | Christopher Bouck misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 11:22 | Ohio | Dwight Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 11:02 | Ohio | Ken Knapp misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Brooks grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Parker's pass is intercepted by Christopher Bouck in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 10:44 | Ohio | Michael Swope hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Dwight Smith | 54-53 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Parker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Velasco - foul #1 on Thomas Velasco, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Craig Graham (PG), Donnie Townsend (SF), Benny Milanowski (PF) Ken Knapp, Christopher Bouck, Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark (SG), William Hathaway (SF), James Quade (PF), Randy Gehlert (C) James Gates, Derrick Brooks, William Julien, Gerry Childress | |
| 10:25 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Parker makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 10:02 | Ohio | Dwight Smith is called for 3 seconds | 54-55 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark loses the dribble to Donnie Townsend | 54-55 |
| 09:24 | Ohio | Craig Graham is hacked by Richard Parker - foul #4 on Richard Parker, team foul #2 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Fetter (PG), Nickolas Guo (SF) Richard Parker, Randy Gehlert | |
| 09:02 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend lays it in | 56-55 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Michigan | William Hathaway blows the layup | 56-55 |
| 08:41 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 08:34 | Ohio | Craig Graham knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Dwight Smith | 58-55 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Michigan | Nickolas Guo is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Jay Clark | 58-57 |
| 08:04 | Ohio | Jonathan Fetter takes the ball from Dwight Smith | 58-57 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Michigan | Nickolas Guo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jonathan Fetter | 58-59 |
| 07:53 | Ohio | Nickolas Guo picks off the pass by Benny Milanowski | 58-59 |
| 07:40 | Eastern Michigan | Nickolas Guo is fouled on the floor by Donnie Townsend - foul #1 on Donnie Townsend, team foul #4 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Ohio | Arthur Washington (PG), Ken Knapp (SG), Christopher Bouck (SF), Michael White (PF), Thomas Velasco (C) Craig Graham, Dwight Smith, Donnie Townsend, Benny Milanowski, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Parker (PG), James Gates (SG), Derrick Brooks (SF), William Julien (PF), Gerry Childress (C) Jonathan Fetter, Jay Clark, Nickolas Guo, James Quade, William Hathaway | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Arthur Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ken Knapp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Bouck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Michael White (tiring) C - Thomas Velasco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Brooks (fresh) 4 reb. PF - William Julien (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerry Childress (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Parker scores on a floater near the basket | 58-61 |
| 07:16 | Ohio | Richard Parker steals the ball from Ken Knapp | 58-61 |
| 07:13 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Parker misses the easy layup | 58-61 |
| 07:11 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 06:59 | Ohio | Michael White drills a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by William Julien - foul #3 on William Julien, team foul #3 | 60-61 |
| 06:59 | Ohio | Michael White misses the free throw | 60-61 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Michigan | William Julien grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 06:57 | Eastern Michigan | James Gates is hacked by Ken Knapp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ken Knapp, team foul #5 | 60-61 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Brooks buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Parker and the foul's on Michael White - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Dillon (C) Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 06:51 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Brooks makes the free throw | 60-64 |
| 06:27 | Ohio | James Dillon is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Dillon, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG) Ken Knapp | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark (SG), Randy Gehlert (C) Derrick Brooks, Gerry Childress | |
| 06:10 | Eastern Michigan | William Julien misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 60-64 |
| 06:09 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 05:52 | Ohio | William Julien blocks the jumper by Vyacheslav Majkowski | 60-64 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Michigan | William Julien pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark is fouled on the floor by Vyacheslav Majkowski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Majkowski, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donnie Townsend (SF), Thomas Velasco (PF), Michael Swope (C) Christopher Bouck, Michael White, James Dillon | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nickolas Guo (SF), Gerry Childress (PF) James Gates, William Julien | |
| 05:45 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 05:30 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend is called for traveling | 60-66 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Fetter (PG) Richard Parker | |
| 05:20 | Eastern Michigan | Nickolas Guo hits a wide open jump hook in the paint set up by Jonathan Fetter | 60-68 |
| 04:58 | Ohio | The jump hook by Arthur Washington is blocked by Gerry Childress | 60-68 |
| 04:57 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Nickolas Guo | 60-68 |
| 04:45 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Velasco swats the layup by Gerry Childress | 60-68 |
| 04:43 | Eastern Michigan | Nickolas Guo grabs the offensive rebound | 60-68 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 60-68 |
| 04:18 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski grabs the board | 60-68 |
| 04:03 | Ohio | Arthur Washington knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Michigan | Donnie Townsend takes the ball from Jonathan Fetter | 63-68 |
| 03:41 | Ohio | Arthur Washington hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donnie Townsend | 65-68 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Arthur Washington (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Majkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Townsend (tired) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Velasco (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Swope (tired) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Jonathan Fetter (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jay Clark (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nickolas Guo (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerry Childress (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Randy Gehlert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Eastern Michigan | Nickolas Guo's pass is intercepted by Vyacheslav Majkowski | 65-68 |
| 03:01 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Arthur Washington | 67-68 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Michigan | Nickolas Guo comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Donnie Townsend - foul #2 on Donnie Townsend, team foul #9 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ken Knapp (PG), Dwight Smith (SG), Christopher Bouck (SF), Benny Milanowski (PF), James Dillon (C) Arthur Washington, Vyacheslav Majkowski, Donnie Townsend, Thomas Velasco, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Parker (PG), James Gates (SG), James Quade (PF), William Julien (C) Jonathan Fetter, Jay Clark, Gerry Childress, Randy Gehlert | |
| 02:47 | Eastern Michigan | Nickolas Guo makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Michigan | Nickolas Guo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:33 | Ohio | Dwight Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Ken Knapp | 69-70 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Michigan | James Quade lays it in uncontested set up by Richard Parker | 69-72 |
| 02:03 | Ohio | Ken Knapp drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Dwight Smith and he's fouled by James Gates - foul #1 on James Gates, team foul #4 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael White (PF) James Dillon | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Brooks (SF) Nickolas Guo | |
| 02:03 | Ohio | Ken Knapp misses the free throw | 71-72 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to James Quade | 71-72 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Brooks loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-72 |
| Subs | Ohio | Arthur Washington (PG), Donnie Townsend (SF), Michael Swope (C) Ken Knapp, Christopher Bouck, Benny Milanowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Fetter (PG), Jay Clark (SG), Nickolas Guo (SF), Randy Gehlert (C) Richard Parker, James Gates, Derrick Brooks, William Julien | |
| 01:54 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-72 |
| 01:53 | Ohio | Dwight Smith gets the offensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 01:45 | Ohio | Michael White misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-72 |
| 01:44 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend gets the offensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 01:24 | Ohio | Dwight Smith is hacked by Jay Clark - foul #1 on Jay Clark, team foul #5 | 71-72 |
| 01:07 | Ohio | Arthur Washington hits the finger roll set up by Dwight Smith and he's hacked by Jonathan Fetter - foul #3 on Jonathan Fetter, team foul #6 | 73-72 |
| 01:07 | Ohio | Arthur Washington misses the free throw | 73-72 |
| 01:07 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Gehlert grabs the defensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Michigan | Nickolas Guo misses the easy layup | 73-72 |
| 00:42 | Ohio | Michael Swope gets the rebound | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 73-72 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Gehlert snags the defensive board | 73-72 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Michigan | James Quade is open and buries a floater from the left block | 73-74 |
| 00:07 | Ohio | Ohio calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Ohio | The jump hook by Donnie Townsend is blocked by James Quade | 73-74 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | James Quade grabs the defensive rebound | 73-74 |