| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Thomas Kaneshiro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Toman (fresh) PF - Harold Harger (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gary Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Gene Kimber (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jay Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Ramsey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frederick Carpenter (fresh) 5 reb. C - Matthew Dones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Larry Toman inbounds the ball | 40-41 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Western Michigan | Larry Toman is hacked by James Ramsey in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Ramsey, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| 19:36 | Western Michigan | Larry Toman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 19:34 | Oral Roberts | James Ramsey gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 19:29 | Oral Roberts | Gary Rogers denies the turnaround by Jay Barnes | 40-41 |
| 19:27 | Western Michigan | Larry Toman gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 19:18 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-41 |
| 19:17 | Oral Roberts | Frederick Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 18:56 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Dones can't finish the uncontested layup | 40-41 |
| 18:54 | Western Michigan | Larry Toman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 18:47 | Western Michigan | Harold Harger misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Frederick Carpenter - foul #2 on Frederick Carpenter, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Enrique Serrano (PG), Richard Murphy (SG), Colin Good (SF), Thomas Avery (C) Thomas Kaneshiro, Harvey Brooks, Larry Toman, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Terry Mink (SG), Harry Thompson (SF), James Lebow (PF), Bryan Bowers (C) Jay Barnes, James Ramsey, Frederick Carpenter, Matthew Dones | |
| 18:47 | Western Michigan | Harold Harger makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 18:47 | Western Michigan | Harold Harger makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 18:31 | Oral Roberts | Bryan Bowers is open but comes up short on the runner in the paint | 42-41 |
| 18:30 | Oral Roberts | Gene Kimber grabs the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 18:22 | Oral Roberts | Harry Thompson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gene Kimber | 42-44 |
| 18:10 | Western Michigan | Colin Good makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Enrique Serrano | 44-44 |
| 17:47 | Oral Roberts | James Lebow can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 17:45 | Western Michigan | Enrique Serrano grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 17:35 | Western Michigan | Enrique Serrano clanks a floater from the right side | 44-44 |
| 17:34 | Oral Roberts | Bryan Bowers snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 17:21 | Oral Roberts | James Lebow misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 44-44 |
| 17:20 | Western Michigan | Colin Good gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 16:59 | Western Michigan | Harold Harger is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Enrique Serrano | 46-44 |
| 16:37 | Oral Roberts | James Lebow hits a 3 from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 16:21 | Western Michigan | Enrique Serrano misses the turnaround from the left block | 46-47 |
| 16:19 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery grabs the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 16:02 | Western Michigan | Colin Good is alone and drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Enrique Serrano (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Murphy (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Colin Good (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Harger (tired) 9 pts. C - Thomas Avery (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Gene Kimber (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Mink (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Thompson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Lebow (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Bowers (tiring) | |
| 15:48 | Oral Roberts | Harry Thompson can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 15:46 | Western Michigan | Harold Harger pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 15:44 | Western Michigan | James Lebow steps in front of the Enrique Serrano pass in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 15:23 | Oral Roberts | Terry Mink loses the dribble to Richard Murphy | 48-47 |
| 15:05 | Western Michigan | Colin Good clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Lebow - foul #1 on James Lebow, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), Harvey Brooks (SG), Larry Toman (SF), Gary Rogers (C) Enrique Serrano, Richard Murphy, Harold Harger, Thomas Avery | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Lasater (PG), Jay Barnes (SG), James Ramsey (SF), Frederick Carpenter (PF), Matthew Dones (C) Gene Kimber, Terry Mink, Harry Thompson, James Lebow, Bryan Bowers | |
| 15:05 | Western Michigan | Colin Good misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 15:05 | Western Michigan | Colin Good makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 14:46 | Oral Roberts | Jay Barnes misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 14:45 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Gary Rogers | 49-47 |
| 14:43 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks's pass is intercepted by Jay Barnes in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 14:42 | Oral Roberts | Jay Barnes lays it up and in | 49-49 |
| 14:40 | Western Michigan | Larry Toman loses the dribble to James Ramsey in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| 14:30 | Oral Roberts | James Lasater clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Kaneshiro - foul #1 on Thomas Kaneshiro, team foul #1 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Mark Mannion (PF) Colin Good | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 14:30 | Oral Roberts | James Lasater misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 14:30 | Oral Roberts | James Lasater makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 14:19 | Western Michigan | Mark Mannion misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-50 |
| 14:18 | Oral Roberts | Frederick Carpenter grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 14:12 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Dones misses the easy layup | 49-50 |
| 14:11 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 13:45 | Western Michigan | Larry Toman is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Thomas Kaneshiro | 51-50 |
| 13:27 | Oral Roberts | Frederick Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Mark Mannion - foul #1 on Mark Mannion, team foul #2 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (SG) Harvey Brooks | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard Harris (PF) Frederick Carpenter | |
| 13:07 | Oral Roberts | Richard Harris misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 13:06 | Western Michigan | Mark Mannion grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 12:48 | Western Michigan | William Riley misses the jumper from the free throw line | 51-50 |
| 12:46 | Oral Roberts | Richard Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 12:24 | Oral Roberts | James Lasater misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 12:23 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Dones pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 12:13 | Oral Roberts | Jay Barnes can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Riley - foul #2 on William Riley, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks (SG), Harold Harger (PF) William Riley, Mark Mannion | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Gene Kimber (PG), Frederick Carpenter (PF) James Lasater, Richard Harris | |
| 12:13 | Oral Roberts | Jay Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 12:13 | Oral Roberts | Jay Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 11:55 | Western Michigan | Larry Toman throws it down set up by Harvey Brooks | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Thomas Kaneshiro (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey Brooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Toman (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Harger (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Rogers (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Gene Kimber (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Barnes (tiring) 8 pts. SF - James Ramsey (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Frederick Carpenter (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Matthew Dones (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Oral Roberts | Jay Barnes is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 11:37 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Larry Toman | 53-52 |
| 11:37 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Enrique Serrano (PG), Richard Murphy (SF), Thomas Avery (C) Thomas Kaneshiro, Larry Toman, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Lebow (C) Matthew Dones | |
| 11:18 | Western Michigan | Harold Harger misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 11:16 | Western Michigan | Richard Murphy grabs the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 10:51 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Enrique Serrano | 55-52 |
| 10:42 | Oral Roberts | Gene Kimber's layup is rejected by Thomas Avery | 55-52 |
| 10:41 | Oral Roberts | James Lebow grabs the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 10:30 | Oral Roberts | Frederick Carpenter makes the turnaround in the lane | 55-54 |
| 10:28 | Western Michigan | Enrique Serrano is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Carpenter - foul #3 on Frederick Carpenter, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| 10:28 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (SG), Mark Mannion (PF), Gary Rogers (C) Harvey Brooks, Harold Harger, Thomas Avery | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Lasater (PG), Terry Mink (SG), Harry Thompson (SF), Richard Harris (PF), Matthew Dones (C) Gene Kimber, Jay Barnes, James Ramsey, Frederick Carpenter, James Lebow | |
| 10:21 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers connects on the open fadeaway from the left block | 57-54 |
| 10:19 | Oral Roberts | James Lasater is hacked by Enrique Serrano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Enrique Serrano, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| 10:04 | Oral Roberts | Richard Harris connects on the open floater from the right block | 57-56 |
| 10:01 | Western Michigan | William Riley double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Larry Toman (SF) Richard Murphy | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 09:45 | Oral Roberts | Harry Thompson can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 09:43 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Enrique Serrano | 57-56 |
| 09:38 | Western Michigan | Enrique Serrano misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Harris - foul #1 on Richard Harris, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks (SG), Colin Good (PF), Thomas Avery (C) William Riley, Mark Mannion, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Jay Barnes (SG), Frederick Carpenter (PF), James Lebow (C) Terry Mink, Richard Harris, Matthew Dones | |
| 09:38 | Western Michigan | Enrique Serrano makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 09:38 | Western Michigan | Enrique Serrano makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 09:33 | Oral Roberts | Larry Toman is called for the reach on James Lebow in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Toman, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG) Enrique Serrano | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 09:16 | Oral Roberts | James Lebow scores on a jumper from the left block | 59-58 |
| 08:58 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery loses the dribble to Harry Thompson | 59-58 |
| 08:40 | Oral Roberts | James Lebow is open and buries a floater from the left block | 59-60 |
| 08:25 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Colin Good | 62-60 |
| 08:21 | Oral Roberts | Harry Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Enrique Serrano (PG), William Riley (SG), Richard Murphy (SF), Mark Mannion (PF), Gary Rogers (C) Thomas Kaneshiro, Harvey Brooks, Larry Toman, Colin Good, Thomas Avery | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Gene Kimber (PG), Terry Mink (SG), James Ramsey (SF), Richard Harris (PF), Bryan Bowers (C) James Lasater, Jay Barnes, Harry Thompson, Frederick Carpenter, James Lebow | |
| 08:09 | Western Michigan | Bryan Bowers is called for the reach on Mark Mannion - foul #1 on Bryan Bowers, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| 07:40 | Western Michigan | Richard Harris is called for the reach on Mark Mannion - foul #2 on Richard Harris, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks (SG) William Riley | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Lasater (SG), Frederick Carpenter (PF), Matthew Dones (C) Terry Mink, Richard Harris, Bryan Bowers | |
| 07:40 | Western Michigan | Mark Mannion makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 07:40 | Western Michigan | Mark Mannion makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Enrique Serrano (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harvey Brooks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Mannion (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Rogers (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Gene Kimber (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lasater (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Ramsey (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Frederick Carpenter (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Dones (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Oral Roberts | Harvey Brooks picks off the pass by James Ramsey in the backcourt | 64-60 |
| 07:24 | Western Michigan | Richard Murphy scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Enrique Serrano | 67-60 |
| 07:21 | Oral Roberts | James Lasater throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), Harold Harger (PF) Enrique Serrano, Mark Mannion | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 07:04 | Western Michigan | Richard Murphy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 07:03 | Oral Roberts | James Lasater snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 06:52 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Dones drills a shot from the left block set up by James Lasater | 67-62 |
| 06:50 | Western Michigan | Matthew Dones picks off the pass by Harold Harger in the backcourt | 67-62 |
| 06:38 | Oral Roberts | Gene Kimber comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-62 |
| 06:36 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Dones grabs the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 06:16 | Oral Roberts | Gene Kimber can't connect on a shot from the right side | 67-62 |
| 06:14 | Western Michigan | Richard Murphy snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 06:03 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers misses short on an open floater from the baseline | 67-62 |
| 06:02 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 05:56 | Western Michigan | Harold Harger can't finish the layup | 67-62 |
| 05:55 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to James Ramsey | 67-62 |
| 05:53 | Oral Roberts | James Ramsey is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Rogers - foul #2 on Gary Rogers, team foul #6 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Enrique Serrano (PG), William Riley (SG), Larry Toman (SF), Mark Mannion (PF), Thomas Avery (C) Thomas Kaneshiro, Harvey Brooks, Richard Murphy, Harold Harger, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Terry Mink (PG), Jay Barnes (SG), Harry Thompson (SF), Richard Harris (PF), Bryan Bowers (C) Gene Kimber, James Lasater, James Ramsey, Frederick Carpenter, Matthew Dones | |
| 05:30 | Oral Roberts | Harry Thompson hits a wide open fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Richard Harris | 67-64 |
| 05:06 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Harris - foul #3 on Richard Harris, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Colin Good (PF) Mark Mannion | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Lebow (C) Bryan Bowers | |
| 05:06 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 05:06 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 04:48 | Oral Roberts | Jay Barnes hits a wide open jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Mink | 69-66 |
| 04:30 | Western Michigan | Larry Toman hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on James Lebow - foul #2 on James Lebow, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), Harvey Brooks (SG) Enrique Serrano, William Riley | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Lasater (PG), Bryan Bowers (C) Terry Mink, Richard Harris | |
| 04:30 | Western Michigan | Larry Toman makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 04:30 | Western Michigan | Larry Toman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 04:19 | Oral Roberts | James Lasater is fouled on the floor by Thomas Kaneshiro - foul #2 on Thomas Kaneshiro, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Murphy (SF) Larry Toman | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 04:19 | Oral Roberts | James Lasater makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 04:19 | Oral Roberts | James Lasater makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Colin Good throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Harold Harger (PF) Colin Good | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Gene Kimber (PG) Jay Barnes | |
| 03:53 | Oral Roberts | James Lebow connects on the runner near the basket set up by Harry Thompson | 71-70 |
| 03:48 | Western Michigan | Richard Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Thompson - foul #2 on Harry Thompson, team foul #10 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers (C) Thomas Avery | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Ramsey (SF), Frederick Carpenter (PF) Harry Thompson, Bryan Bowers | |
| 03:48 | Western Michigan | Richard Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 03:48 | Western Michigan | Richard Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 03:48 | Oral Roberts | Frederick Carpenter grabs the board | 72-70 |
| 03:46 | Oral Roberts | Gene Kimber throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-70 |
| 03:23 | Western Michigan | Harold Harger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-70 |
| 03:23 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Enrique Serrano (PG), William Riley (SG), Mark Mannion (PF) Thomas Kaneshiro, Harvey Brooks, Harold Harger | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Terry Mink (SG), Richard Harris (PF), Matthew Dones (C) James Lasater, James Ramsey, Frederick Carpenter | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Enrique Serrano (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Riley (fresh) SF - Richard Murphy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Mannion (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Rogers (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Gene Kimber (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Mink (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Lebow (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Matthew Dones (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Oral Roberts | Terry Mink is hacked by William Riley in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Riley, team foul #8 | 72-70 |
| 03:21 | Oral Roberts | Terry Mink misses the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 03:21 | Western Michigan | William Riley pulls down the rebound | 72-70 |
| 02:55 | Western Michigan | Terry Mink steals it from Gary Rogers | 72-70 |
| 02:52 | Oral Roberts | Terry Mink banks in the layup | 72-72 |
| 02:49 | Western Michigan | Enrique Serrano loses the dribble to James Lebow in the backcourt | 72-72 |
| 02:28 | Oral Roberts | Richard Harris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 72-72 |
| 02:26 | Western Michigan | Enrique Serrano grabs the board | 72-72 |
| 02:21 | Western Michigan | Richard Murphy's pass is intercepted by Richard Harris | 72-72 |
| 02:17 | Oral Roberts | Terry Mink is fouled in the backcourt by William Riley - foul #4 on William Riley, team foul #9 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), Harvey Brooks (SG), Larry Toman (SF), Colin Good (PF), Thomas Avery (C) Enrique Serrano, William Riley, Richard Murphy, Mark Mannion, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Jay Barnes (SG), James Ramsey (SF), Frederick Carpenter (PF), Bryan Bowers (C) Gene Kimber, Richard Harris, James Lebow, Matthew Dones | |
| 02:17 | Oral Roberts | Terry Mink misses the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 02:17 | Western Michigan | Colin Good snags the defensive board | 72-72 |
| 02:05 | Western Michigan | Larry Toman hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Avery | 74-72 |
| 01:49 | Oral Roberts | Bryan Bowers is called for a backcourt violation | 74-72 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Harold Harger (PF), Gary Rogers (C) Colin Good, Thomas Avery | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Gene Kimber (PG), Matthew Dones (C) Terry Mink, Bryan Bowers | |
| 01:33 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers makes the wide open jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Kaneshiro | 76-72 |
| 01:33 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-72 |
| 01:16 | Oral Roberts | James Ramsey clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 76-72 |
| 01:14 | Western Michigan | Harold Harger gets the rebound | 76-72 |
| 01:14 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| 01:02 | Western Michigan | Harold Harger scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Kaneshiro | 78-72 |
| 01:02 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Oral Roberts | Gene Kimber misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Harvey Brooks - foul #1 on Harvey Brooks, team foul #10 | 78-72 |
| 00:52 | Oral Roberts | Gene Kimber makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:52 | Oral Roberts | Gene Kimber makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by Jay Barnes - foul #2 on Jay Barnes, team foul #11 | 78-74 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Oral Roberts | Gene Kimber is called for traveling in the backcourt | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks is fouled on the floor by Jay Barnes - foul #3 on Jay Barnes, team foul #12 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Colin Good (SF), Thomas Avery (C) Larry Toman, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 00:42 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:42 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:40 | Oral Roberts | Jay Barnes is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Brooks - foul #2 on Harvey Brooks, team foul #11 | 81-74 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Larry Toman (SF), Gary Rogers (C) Colin Good, Thomas Avery | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 00:40 | Oral Roberts | Jay Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:40 | Oral Roberts | Jay Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:39 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro is hacked by Gene Kimber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gene Kimber, team foul #13 | 81-76 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Colin Good (SF), Thomas Avery (C) Larry Toman, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 00:39 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro makes the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:39 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:33 | Oral Roberts | Jay Barnes connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gene Kimber | 83-79 |
| 00:32 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery is hacked by Gene Kimber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gene Kimber, team foul #14 | 83-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Murphy (SF) Harold Harger | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 00:32 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery misses the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:32 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:27 | Oral Roberts | Jay Barnes blows the layup | 84-79 |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Colin Good grabs the defensive rebound | 84-79 |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Gene Kimber is called for the reach on Colin Good in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gene Kimber, team foul #15 | 84-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Enrique Serrano (PG) Thomas Kaneshiro | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Colin Good makes the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Colin Good makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:17 | Oral Roberts | James Ramsey clanks a 3 from straight away | 86-79 |
| 00:15 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery pulls down the rebound | 86-79 |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | Jay Barnes is called for the reach on Thomas Avery in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jay Barnes, team foul #16 | 86-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), Harold Harger (PF) Enrique Serrano, Richard Murphy | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery makes the 1st free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 88-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Dones loses the dribble to Harold Harger | 88-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro runs out the clock | 88-79 |