| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Edwin Griffith (fresh) SG - Edward Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Edie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Dick Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - James Cerna (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Mota (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Edward Griffin | 40-35 |
| 19:46 | Miami (OH) | James Cerna is hacked by Edward Griffin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Griffin, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Marvin Jones (PG), Ryan Shaw (SG), Travis Tollefson (C) James Cerna, Jason Hayes, Nicholas Mota | |
| 19:37 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Thompson knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 40-37 |
| 19:29 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Powell - foul #2 on Michael Powell, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Cerna (PG), Jason Hayes (SG), Nicholas Mota (C) Marvin Jones, Michael Powell, Travis Tollefson | |
| 19:29 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 19:29 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 19:26 | Miami (OH) | Edwin Griffith is called for the reach on James Cerna in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edwin Griffith, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| 19:10 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Hayes | 41-39 |
| 19:00 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Dick Porter | 44-39 |
| 18:43 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Shaw scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Jason Hayes | 44-41 |
| 18:39 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Marvin Jones (PG), Michael Powell (SF), Travis Tollefson (C) James Cerna, Jason Hayes, Nicholas Mota | |
| 18:28 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Shaw comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 18:27 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 18:11 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 18:09 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Shaw grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 17:58 | Miami (OH) | Travis Tollefson's floater is tipped away by Dick Porter | 44-41 |
| 17:56 | Miami (OH) | Travis Tollefson tips it in | 44-43 |
| 17:33 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-43 |
| 17:32 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 17:14 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Thompson is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marvin Jones | 44-45 |
| 17:02 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 16:41 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Thompson misses badly on a shot near the basket | 47-45 |
| 16:40 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 16:32 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada comes up short on the runner near the basket | 47-45 |
| 16:30 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Thompson snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 16:25 | Miami (OH) | Edward Griffin steals the ball from Ryan Shaw | 47-45 |
| 16:19 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada makes the floater near the basket | 49-45 |
| 16:04 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Shaw buries a driving attempt in the lane | 49-47 |
| 15:57 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith comes up short on the floater from the right side | 49-47 |
| 15:56 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada misses the tip | 49-47 |
| 15:55 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter snags the offensive board | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Edwin Griffith (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Edward Griffin (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Edie (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Dick Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Ahumada (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Marvin Jones (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ryan Shaw (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Travis Tollefson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter blows the layup but he's fouled by Travis Tollefson - foul #2 on Travis Tollefson, team foul #2 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall (PG), Rodney Littlejohn (SG), Dale Grado (SF), William Tseng (C) Edwin Griffith, Edward Griffin, Alvin Edie, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Cerna (PG), Jason Hayes (SG), Nicholas Mota (C) Marvin Jones, Michael Powell, Travis Tollefson | |
| 15:46 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 15:46 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 15:31 | Miami (OH) | Dale Grado is called for the reach on Ryan Shaw - foul #2 on Dale Grado, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon (PF) Dick Porter | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 15:19 | Miami (OH) | Douglass Marshall is called for the reach on Nicholas Mota - foul #2 on Douglass Marshall, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| 15:06 | Miami (OH) | Rodney Littlejohn is called for the reach on Jason Hayes - foul #2 on Rodney Littlejohn, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| 15:00 | Miami (OH) | Jason Hayes is hacked by Douglass Marshall - foul #3 on Douglass Marshall, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| 14:44 | Miami (OH) | Jason Hayes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 14:43 | Miami (OH) | James Cerna pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 14:27 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Shaw misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-47 |
| 14:25 | Western Michigan | Rodney Littlejohn snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 14:19 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado connects on the floater from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 14:17 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Rosser (SF), John Alberto (C) Dale Grado, William Tseng | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 14:05 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Mota takes the ball from Raymond Dixon | 53-47 |
| 13:48 | Miami (OH) | Jason Hayes misses long on a 3 from straight away | 53-47 |
| 13:46 | Western Michigan | John Alberto grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 13:31 | Western Michigan | Michael Rosser clanks a jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 13:30 | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 13:12 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon is hacked by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith (PG), Dale Grado (SF), William Tseng (C) Douglass Marshall, Rodney Littlejohn, Raymond Dixon | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Powell (SF) Jason Hayes | |
| 13:07 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado makes the 3 from straight away set up by Edwin Griffith | 56-47 |
| 12:48 | Miami (OH) | James Cerna can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 12:46 | Western Michigan | William Tseng grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 12:22 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-47 |
| 12:21 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 12:05 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Thompson loses the dribble to John Alberto | 56-47 |
| 12:01 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 11:59 | Western Michigan | Michael Rosser can't tip it in | 56-47 |
| 11:57 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to John Alberto | 56-47 |
| 11:48 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dale Grado | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Edwin Griffith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Rosser (fairly fresh) SF - Dale Grado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Alberto (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Tseng (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - James Cerna (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Shaw (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Mota (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota is open and scores on a shot from the right block | 58-49 |
| 11:10 | Western Michigan | William Tseng's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall (PG), Edward Griffin (SG), Alvin Edie (SF), Dick Porter (PF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Edwin Griffith, Michael Rosser, Dale Grado, John Alberto, William Tseng | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jason Hayes (SG) Michael Powell | |
| 10:52 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Thompson connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jason Hayes | 58-51 |
| 10:37 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 58-51 |
| 10:36 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 10:32 | Miami (OH) | James Cerna is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Powell (SF) Ryan Shaw | |
| 10:22 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 10:20 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 10:01 | Miami (OH) | Jason Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 10:00 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 09:45 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-51 |
| 09:44 | Miami (OH) | Jason Hayes grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 09:20 | Miami (OH) | Jason Hayes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 09:18 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 09:07 | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #4 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #4 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Rodney Littlejohn (SG), Dale Grado (SF), Raymond Dixon (PF), William Tseng (C) Edward Griffin, Alvin Edie, Dick Porter, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Marvin Jones (PG), Ryan Shaw (SF), Michael Dimick (PF), Travis Tollefson (C) James Cerna, Michael Powell, Jeffrey Thompson, Nicholas Mota | |
| 09:07 | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 09:07 | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 08:52 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Shaw misses the runner in the paint | 60-51 |
| 08:51 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Shaw | 60-51 |
| 08:37 | Miami (OH) | Jason Hayes is fouled on the floor by Raymond Dixon - foul #2 on Raymond Dixon, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith (PG) Douglass Marshall | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Cerna (PG), Nicholas Mota (C) Marvin Jones, Travis Tollefson | |
| 08:37 | Miami (OH) | Jason Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 08:37 | Miami (OH) | Jason Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 08:19 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 08:17 | Western Michigan | William Tseng misses the tip | 60-53 |
| 08:15 | Western Michigan | William Tseng pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 08:06 | Western Michigan | Rodney Littlejohn connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Tseng | 62-53 |
| 08:02 | Miami (OH) | Jason Hayes buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Cerna | 62-56 |
| 07:57 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Mota takes the ball from Edwin Griffith | 62-56 |
| 07:37 | Miami (OH) | James Cerna can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 62-56 |
| 07:35 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Raymond Dixon | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Edwin Griffith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Littlejohn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dale Grado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Tseng (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - James Cerna (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Hayes (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ryan Shaw (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Dimick (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Nicholas Mota (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dale Grado | 64-56 |
| 07:26 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Shaw is hacked by Dale Grado in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dale Grado, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin (SG), Michael Rosser (SF), Dick Porter (PF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Rodney Littlejohn, Dale Grado, Raymond Dixon, William Tseng | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Marvin Jones (PG), Michael Powell (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Travis Tollefson (C) James Cerna, Jason Hayes, Michael Dimick, Nicholas Mota | |
| 07:26 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 07:26 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 07:10 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin banks in the layup | 66-58 |
| 07:06 | Miami (OH) | Marvin Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Griffin - foul #2 on Edward Griffin, team foul #9 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jason Hayes (SG), Nicholas Mota (C) Ryan Shaw, Travis Tollefson | |
| 07:06 | Miami (OH) | Marvin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 07:06 | Miami (OH) | Marvin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 06:44 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-60 |
| 06:43 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter tips it but misses | 66-60 |
| 06:41 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota pulls down the rebound | 66-60 |
| 06:21 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Thompson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Rosser - foul #1 on Michael Rosser, team foul #10 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall (PG), Alvin Edie (SF) Edwin Griffith, Michael Rosser | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Cerna (PG), Ryan Shaw (SG), Travis Tollefson (C) Marvin Jones, Jason Hayes, Nicholas Mota | |
| 06:21 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 06:21 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 06:21 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 06:05 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 66-60 |
| 06:04 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Thompson gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 06:02 | Miami (OH) | Michael Powell's pass is intercepted by Dick Porter in the backcourt | 66-60 |
| 05:50 | Western Michigan | James Cerna picks off the pass by Dick Porter | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:30 | Miami (OH) | Alvin Edie swats the layup by Jeffrey Thompson | 66-60 |
| 05:28 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 05:20 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada misses long on a runner in the paint | 66-60 |
| 05:18 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Ahumada | 66-60 |
| 05:05 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada misses short on a shot from the left side | 66-60 |
| 05:03 | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall misses the tip | 66-60 |
| 05:02 | Miami (OH) | Travis Tollefson gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 04:45 | Miami (OH) | James Cerna is fouled on the floor by Dick Porter - foul #3 on Dick Porter, team foul #11 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith (PG), Rodney Littlejohn (SG), Dale Grado (SF), Raymond Dixon (PF), William Tseng (C) Douglass Marshall, Edward Griffin, Alvin Edie, Dick Porter, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jason Hayes (SG), Nicholas Mota (C) Ryan Shaw, Travis Tollefson | |
| 04:45 | Miami (OH) | James Cerna makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 04:45 | Miami (OH) | James Cerna makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 04:31 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado travels with the ball | 66-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ryan Shaw (SF) Michael Powell | |
| 04:25 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie (SF), Dick Porter (PF) Dale Grado, Raymond Dixon | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Powell (SF) Ryan Shaw | |
| 04:11 | Miami (OH) | James Cerna's fadeaway is rejected by William Tseng | 66-62 |
| 04:09 | Miami (OH) | Michael Powell tips it back up and in | 66-64 |
| 03:56 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie is hacked by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #5 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #5 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin (SG) Rodney Littlejohn | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Marvin Jones (PG), Ryan Shaw (SF), Michael Dimick (PF) James Cerna, Michael Powell, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 03:48 | Western Michigan | William Tseng drills a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Nicholas Mota - foul #2 on Nicholas Mota, team foul #6 | 68-64 |
| 03:48 | Western Michigan | William Tseng misses the free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:48 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 03:20 | Miami (OH) | Jason Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 03:18 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Edwin Griffith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Griffin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Edie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Dick Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Tseng (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Marvin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Hayes (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ryan Shaw (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Dimick (fresh) 4 reb. C - Nicholas Mota (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Marvin Jones - foul #1 on Marvin Jones, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dale Grado (SF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Alvin Edie, William Tseng | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Cerna (PG), Michael Powell (SF) Marvin Jones, Ryan Shaw | |
| 03:11 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:11 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 02:51 | Miami (OH) | The short jumper by Nicholas Mota is denied by Dikembe Ahumada | 69-64 |
| 02:49 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick grabs the offensive board | 69-64 |
| 02:41 | Miami (OH) | Michael Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall (PG), Rodney Littlejohn (SG), Raymond Dixon (PF) Edwin Griffith, Edward Griffin, Dick Porter | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ryan Shaw (SF) Michael Powell | |
| 02:37 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin (SG), Alvin Edie (SF), Dick Porter (PF) Rodney Littlejohn, Dale Grado, Raymond Dixon | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 02:23 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Alvin Edie and he's fouled by Michael Dimick - foul #1 on Michael Dimick, team foul #8 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Powell (SF) Ryan Shaw | |
| 02:23 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter makes the free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:21 | Miami (OH) | James Cerna's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter hits the finger roll | 74-64 |
| 01:45 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota is hacked by Dikembe Ahumada - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahumada, team foul #12 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith (PG) Douglass Marshall | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Marvin Jones (PG), Ryan Shaw (SG), Travis Tollefson (C) James Cerna, Jason Hayes, Michael Powell | |
| 01:45 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota misses the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 01:45 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota misses the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 01:45 | Miami (OH) | Travis Tollefson grabs the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| 01:31 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 74-64 |
| 01:30 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Dimick | 74-64 |
| 01:22 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota buries a shot from the right side | 74-66 |
| 00:55 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Edwin Griffith | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota misses the jumper from the left side | 76-66 |
| 00:46 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada grabs the defensive rebound | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada is hacked by Marvin Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Jones, team foul #9 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Powell (SF) Nicholas Mota | |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| 00:37 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Shaw knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith is fouled on the floor by Marvin Jones - foul #3 on Marvin Jones, team foul #10 | 78-68 |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 80-68 |
| 00:03 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick can't throw it down | 80-68 |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter gets the rebound | 80-68 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter runs out the clock | 80-68 |