| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Raymond Massie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rife (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oren Densmore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Shew (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tim Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Bradley Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hartley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Bellamy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 19:44 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 19:31 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Bellamy - foul #3 on David Bellamy, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted (C) David Bellamy | |
| 19:31 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:31 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:31 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Robert Husted | 34-31 |
| 19:28 | Miami (OH) | Oren Densmore steps in front of the Bradley Wright pass in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 19:16 | Western Michigan | James Rife misses the lay-in | 34-31 |
| 19:14 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 19:12 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Tim Jones - foul #1 on Tim Jones, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 18:52 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker is called for traveling | 34-31 |
| 18:32 | Western Michigan | James Rife makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Massie and he's hacked by Robert Husted - foul #1 on Robert Husted, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (PG), Ronald Winn (PF), Robert Lindell (C) Raymond Massie, Jeff Shew, Tim Jones | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 18:32 | Western Michigan | James Rife makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:10 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 18:08 | Western Michigan | Ronald Winn snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 18:06 | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich loses the dribble to Bradley Wright in the backcourt | 37-31 |
| 18:05 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright lays it in | 37-33 |
| 17:57 | Western Michigan | Robert Lindell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 17:56 | Western Michigan | James Rife hits the follow up shot | 39-33 |
| 17:30 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright hits a wide open jumper from the left side set up by Robert Husted | 39-35 |
| 17:10 | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich is fouled on the floor by Bradley Wright - foul #2 on Bradley Wright, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie (PG), Charles Long (SG), Miguel Garcia (SF), Jeff Shew (PF) Troy Goodrich, James Rife, Oren Densmore, Robert Lindell | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rupert Engelbrecht (SF) Bruce Olsen | |
| 17:05 | Western Michigan | Ronald Winn connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Long | 41-35 |
| 16:54 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-35 |
| 16:53 | Western Michigan | Ronald Winn pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:34 | Western Michigan | Ronald Winn misses short on a shot from the left side | 41-35 |
| 16:33 | Western Michigan | Miguel Garcia grabs the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 16:19 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Lindell (PF), Tim Jones (C) Jeff Shew, Ronald Winn | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 16:07 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 16:06 | Miami (OH) | Rupert Engelbrecht hits the follow up shot | 41-37 |
| 15:51 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-37 |
| 15:50 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Raymond Massie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Long (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Miguel Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Lindell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tim Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Bradley Wright (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rupert Engelbrecht (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Hartley (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Husted (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Bradley Wright | 41-39 |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones is fouled on the floor by Robert Husted - foul #2 on Robert Husted, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (PG), Louis Green (SG), Oren Densmore (SF), Jeff Shew (PF) Raymond Massie, Charles Long, Miguel Garcia, Robert Lindell | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Randy Sherrick (PG), James Turansky (SG), Frank Pannell (PF), David Bellamy (C) Bradley Wright, Michael Baker, John Hartley, Robert Husted | |
| 15:06 | Western Michigan | Louis Green misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 15:04 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore tips it in | 43-39 |
| 14:42 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy is fouled on the floor by Jeff Shew - foul #3 on Jeff Shew, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Rife (SG), Richard Shepherd (C) Louis Green, Tim Jones | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen (SF) Rupert Engelbrecht | |
| 14:26 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell banks in the layup set up by Randy Sherrick | 43-41 |
| 14:20 | Western Michigan | James Rife is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 14:18 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Frank Pannell | 43-41 |
| 14:16 | Miami (OH) | Randy Sherrick loses the dribble to Troy Goodrich in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 14:15 | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich can't finish the layup | 43-41 |
| 14:13 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:02 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy clanks a jumper in the lane | 43-41 |
| 14:00 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell tips it back up and in | 43-43 |
| 13:45 | Western Michigan | Bruce Olsen steals the ball from Jeff Shew | 43-43 |
| 13:43 | Miami (OH) | Randy Sherrick is hacked by Troy Goodrich in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Goodrich, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie (PG), Charles Long (SF), Ronald Winn (PF), Robert Lindell (C) Troy Goodrich, Oren Densmore, Jeff Shew, Richard Shepherd | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright (PG), Michael Baker (SG), Robert Husted (PF) Randy Sherrick, James Turansky, David Bellamy | |
| 13:33 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen can't connect on a shot from the right block | 43-43 |
| 13:31 | Western Michigan | Robert Lindell pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:19 | Western Michigan | Robert Lindell blows the layup | 43-43 |
| 13:17 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Robert Husted | 43-43 |
| 13:15 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Massie - foul #3 on Raymond Massie, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Louis Green (SG) James Rife | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rupert Engelbrecht (SF), John Hartley (PF) Bruce Olsen, Frank Pannell | |
| 13:01 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 12:59 | Western Michigan | Robert Lindell gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:47 | Western Michigan | Robert Lindell is hacked by Robert Husted - foul #3 on Robert Husted, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Garcia (SF) Louis Green | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Randy Sherrick (PG), Frank Pannell (C) Bradley Wright, Robert Husted | |
| 12:33 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie is fouled on the floor by Michael Baker - foul #2 on Michael Baker, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Louis Green (SG), Tim Jones (C) Charles Long, Robert Lindell | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Turansky (SG), David Bellamy (C) Michael Baker, Frank Pannell | |
| 12:14 | Western Michigan | Louis Green loses the dribble to Rupert Engelbrecht | 43-43 |
| 11:52 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy misses short on an open floater near the basket | 43-43 |
| 11:50 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Raymond Massie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Green (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Miguel Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Winn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Tim Jones (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Randy Sherrick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Turansky (fresh) SF - Rupert Engelbrecht (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Hartley (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Bellamy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Western Michigan | Ronald Winn makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Massie | 46-43 |
| 11:23 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 11:21 | Western Michigan | Ronald Winn grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 10:58 | Western Michigan | Miguel Garcia misses badly on a shot from the left side | 46-43 |
| 10:57 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to David Bellamy | 46-43 |
| 10:55 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (PG), James Rife (SG), Oren Densmore (SF), Jeff Shew (PF), Robert Lindell (C) Raymond Massie, Louis Green, Miguel Garcia, Ronald Winn, Tim Jones | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright (PG), Michael Baker (SG), Bruce Olsen (SF), Robert Husted (PF), Frank Pannell (C) Randy Sherrick, James Turansky, Rupert Engelbrecht, John Hartley, David Bellamy | |
| 10:37 | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeff Shew | 49-43 |
| 10:35 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright loses the dribble to Troy Goodrich in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| 10:22 | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 10:21 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 10:13 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 49-43 |
| 10:11 | Western Michigan | Robert Lindell pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:50 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 09:48 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 09:29 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 49-43 |
| 09:28 | Western Michigan | James Rife grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:04 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew's floater is tipped away by Robert Husted | 49-43 |
| 09:03 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew grabs the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 08:51 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore blows the layup over the doubleteam | 49-43 |
| 08:50 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew tips it in | 51-43 |
| 08:48 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie (PG), Louis Green (SG), Charles Long (SF), Richard Shepherd (C) Troy Goodrich, James Rife, Oren Densmore, Robert Lindell | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Randy Sherrick (PG), James Turansky (SG), Rupert Engelbrecht (SF), David Bellamy (C) Bradley Wright, Michael Baker, Bruce Olsen, Robert Husted | |
| 08:39 | Western Michigan | Charles Long's floater is tipped away by Frank Pannell | 51-43 |
| 08:38 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew grabs the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 08:17 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Green | 53-43 |
| 07:57 | Miami (OH) | Randy Sherrick clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 07:55 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy gets the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 07:37 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy makes the turnaround from close range | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Raymond Massie (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Long (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeff Shew (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Shepherd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Randy Sherrick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Turansky (fresh) SF - Rupert Engelbrecht (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Pannell (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bellamy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie is fouled on the floor by David Bellamy - foul #4 on David Bellamy, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Rife (SG), Miguel Garcia (SF), Ronald Winn (PF), Tim Jones (C) Louis Green, Charles Long, Jeff Shew, Richard Shepherd | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright (PG), Bruce Olsen (SF), John Hartley (PF), Kirk Peterson (C) Randy Sherrick, Rupert Engelbrecht, Frank Pannell, David Bellamy | |
| 07:17 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 07:17 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Kirk Peterson | 53-45 |
| 06:48 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Raymond Massie - foul #4 on Raymond Massie, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (PG), Oren Densmore (SF) Raymond Massie, Miguel Garcia | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker (SG), Robert Husted (C) James Turansky, Kirk Peterson | |
| 06:48 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 06:48 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 06:42 | Western Michigan | James Rife misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 53-46 |
| 06:40 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore can't tip it in | 53-46 |
| 06:38 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones tips it back up and in | 55-46 |
| 06:19 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-46 |
| 06:17 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 06:02 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones misses the jumper from the left side | 55-46 |
| 06:00 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 05:58 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Goodrich - foul #3 on Troy Goodrich, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Long (SG), Robert Lindell (C) James Rife, Tim Jones | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Randy Sherrick (PG), Rupert Engelbrecht (SF) Bradley Wright, Bruce Olsen | |
| 05:46 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Randy Sherrick | 55-48 |
| 05:30 | Western Michigan | Ronald Winn is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronald Winn, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Louis Green (SG), Miguel Garcia (SF), Richard Shepherd (C) Troy Goodrich, Oren Densmore, Ronald Winn | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy (C) Robert Husted | |
| 05:18 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker is open and scores on a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Robert Lindell - foul #3 on Robert Lindell, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew (PF) Richard Shepherd | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell (PF) John Hartley | |
| 05:18 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:02 | Western Michigan | Frank Pannell is called for the reach on Miguel Garcia - foul #4 on Frank Pannell, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Turansky (SG) Michael Baker | |
| 05:02 | Western Michigan | Miguel Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:02 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 04:59 | Miami (OH) | Charles Long is called for the reach on Randy Sherrick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Long, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Rife (SG) Louis Green | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 04:59 | Miami (OH) | Randy Sherrick makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:59 | Miami (OH) | Randy Sherrick misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:59 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 04:36 | Western Michigan | Charles Long misses the lay-in | 55-52 |
| 04:34 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 04:15 | Miami (OH) | Rupert Engelbrecht is hacked by Miguel Garcia - foul #1 on Miguel Garcia, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie (PG), Oren Densmore (SF), Ronald Winn (PF), Tim Jones (C) Charles Long, Miguel Garcia, Jeff Shew, Robert Lindell | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright (PG), Kirk Peterson (C) Randy Sherrick, David Bellamy | |
| 04:15 | Miami (OH) | Rupert Engelbrecht makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 04:15 | Miami (OH) | Rupert Engelbrecht makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:54 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Tim Jones | 58-54 |
| 03:38 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 03:37 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Raymond Massie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Rife (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oren Densmore (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Winn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Tim Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Bradley Wright (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Turansky (fairly fresh) SF - Rupert Engelbrecht (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Pannell (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Kirk Peterson (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Western Michigan | James Rife banks in the layup | 60-54 |
| 03:04 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from James Turansky | 60-56 |
| 02:45 | Western Michigan | Kirk Peterson picks off the pass by Tim Jones | 60-56 |
| 02:45 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (PG), Charles Long (SG) Raymond Massie, James Rife | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker (SG), Bruce Olsen (SF), John Hartley (PF), David Bellamy (C) James Turansky, Rupert Engelbrecht, Frank Pannell, Kirk Peterson | |
| 02:42 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Goodrich - foul #4 on Troy Goodrich, team foul #11 | 60-56 |
| 02:42 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:42 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:42 | Western Michigan | Ronald Winn snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 02:42 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| 02:32 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore makes the jumper from the left block set up by Charles Long | 62-56 |
| 02:07 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy loses the dribble to Oren Densmore | 62-56 |
| 02:04 | Western Michigan | Charles Long lays it up and in on a great pass from Oren Densmore | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:54 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 64-56 |
| 01:53 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 01:53 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie (PG), James Rife (SG), Jeff Shew (PF) Troy Goodrich, Charles Long, Ronald Winn | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew loses the dribble to Bradley Wright | 64-56 |
| 01:24 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright lays it in | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:08 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Hartley - foul #1 on John Hartley, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| 01:08 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 01:08 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 01:08 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy grabs the board | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Miami (OH) | Jeff Shew swats the dunk try by David Bellamy | 65-58 |
| 00:46 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones grabs the board | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Wright - foul #3 on Bradley Wright, team foul #10 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (PG), Charles Long (SG), Robert Lindell (PF) Raymond Massie, James Rife, Jeff Shew | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:44 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-61 |
| 00:38 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| 00:37 | Western Michigan | Michael Baker is called for the reach on Robert Lindell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Baker, team foul #11 | 66-61 |
| 00:37 | Western Michigan | Robert Lindell makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:37 | Western Michigan | Robert Lindell misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:37 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley grabs the board | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 00:30 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 00:27 | Miami (OH) | Oren Densmore takes the ball from Bradley Wright | 67-61 |
| 00:27 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie (PG) Robert Lindell | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Charles Long is hacked by Bradley Wright in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bradley Wright, team foul #12 | 67-61 |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Charles Long makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Charles Long makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-61 |
| 00:20 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore is hacked by Bradley Wright in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bradley Wright, team foul #13 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Lindell (PF) Raymond Massie | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Randy Sherrick (PG) Bradley Wright | |
| 00:17 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:17 | Western Michigan | Oren Densmore makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:09 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Randy Sherrick and he's hacked by Robert Lindell - foul #4 on Robert Lindell, team foul #12 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie (PG), James Rife (SG), Jeff Shew (PF) Troy Goodrich, Charles Long, Robert Lindell | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 00:09 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley makes the free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones is hacked by Randy Sherrick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Sherrick, team foul #14 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (PG), Charles Long (SG), Robert Lindell (PF) Raymond Massie, James Rife, Jeff Shew | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Tim Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:02 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-64 |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Robert Lindell grabs the defensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Robert Lindell runs out the clock | 73-64 |