| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Edmund Roark (fresh) SG - Vyacheslav Majkowski (fresh) SF - Donnie Townsend (fresh) PF - Michael White (fresh) C - Michael Swope (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gary Loving (fresh) SG - Raymond Massie (fresh) SF - Louis Green (fresh) PF - Richard Shepherd (fresh) C - Matthew Patrick (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Louis Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | Western Michigan | Louis Green misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Ohio | Michael Swope snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Edmund Roark | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski connects on the runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Matthew Patrick - foul #1 on Matthew Patrick, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:59 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski makes the free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:36 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:34 | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd gets the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:16 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Patrick | 5-2 |
| 17:55 | Ohio | Edmund Roark can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Loving - foul #1 on Gary Loving, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG), Benny Milanowski (SF), Thomas Velasco (PF), James Dillon (C) Vyacheslav Majkowski, Donnie Townsend, Michael White, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Rife (PG), Troy Goodrich (SG), Robert John (SF), Jeff Shew (PF), Kermit Eames (C) Gary Loving, Raymond Massie, Louis Green, Richard Shepherd, Matthew Patrick | |
| 17:55 | Ohio | Edmund Roark makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:55 | Ohio | Edmund Roark makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:34 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames double dribbles | 7-2 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG) Edmund Roark | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:13 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude is fouled on the floor by Kermit Eames - foul #1 on Kermit Eames, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| 17:00 | Ohio | James Dillon knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 9-2 |
| 16:57 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew's pass is intercepted by Mathew Patenaude in the backcourt | 9-2 |
| 16:55 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski banks in the layup on a great pass from Mathew Patenaude | 11-2 |
| 16:40 | Western Michigan | James Dillon takes the ball from Jeff Shew | 11-2 |
| 16:25 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-2 |
| 16:23 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Jeff Shew | 11-2 |
| 16:06 | Western Michigan | Benny Milanowski steals the ball from Troy Goodrich | 11-2 |
| 15:45 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude misses the fadeaway from the left side | 11-2 |
| 15:43 | Western Michigan | James Rife snags the defensive board | 11-2 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mathew Patenaude (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Bronsky (fairly fresh) SF - Benny Milanowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Velasco (fairly fresh) C - James Dillon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Rife (fairly fresh) SG - Troy Goodrich (fairly fresh) SF - Robert John (fairly fresh) PF - Jeff Shew (fairly fresh) C - Kermit Eames (tiring) | |
| 15:37 | Western Michigan | Robert John clanks a 3 from the right wing | 11-2 |
| 15:35 | Ohio | James Dillon snags the defensive board | 11-2 |
| 15:33 | Ohio | James Rife steals the ball from Benny Milanowski in the backcourt | 11-2 |
| 15:30 | Western Michigan | James Rife lays it up and in | 11-4 |
| 15:23 | Ohio | Troy Goodrich is called for the reach on Mathew Patenaude in the backcourt - foul #1 on Troy Goodrich, team foul #4 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), Donnie Townsend (SF), Michael White (PF), Michael Swope (C) Mathew Patenaude, Kenneth Bronsky, Benny Milanowski, Thomas Velasco, James Dillon | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer (PG), Raymond Massie (SG), Louis Green (SF), Richard Shepherd (PF), Matthew Patrick (C) James Rife, Troy Goodrich, Robert John, Jeff Shew, Kermit Eames | |
| 15:07 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-4 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG) Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 15:05 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer's pass is intercepted by Vyacheslav Majkowski in the backcourt | 11-4 |
| 14:50 | Ohio | Michael White steps out of bounds on the baseline | 11-4 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Loving (PG) Gerald Boyer | |
| 14:47 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie is hacked by Edmund Roark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edmund Roark, team foul #1 | 11-4 |
| 14:35 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-4 |
| 14:33 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend gets the rebound | 11-4 |
| 14:29 | Ohio | Edmund Roark is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Green - foul #1 on Louis Green, team foul #5 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG) Edmund Roark | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 14:14 | Ohio | Jesse Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-4 |
| 14:12 | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd grabs the board | 11-4 |
| 13:46 | Western Michigan | Louis Green buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Shepherd | 11-7 |
| 13:36 | Ohio | Richard Shepherd takes the ball from Michael White | 11-7 |
| 13:19 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving is hacked by Vyacheslav Majkowski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Majkowski, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG) Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer (PG), James Rife (SF), Jeff Shew (C) Gary Loving, Louis Green, Matthew Patrick | |
| 13:11 | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd buries a shot from the free throw line set up by James Rife | 11-9 |
| 13:00 | Ohio | Edmund Roark hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Massie - foul #1 on Raymond Massie, team foul #6 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Ohio | Benny Milanowski (SG) Vyacheslav Majkowski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 13:00 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:00 | Ohio | Edmund Roark makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:44 | Western Michigan | Benny Milanowski is called for the reach on James Rife - foul #1 on Benny Milanowski, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Ohio | Thomas Velasco (C) Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick (C) Jeff Shew | |
| 12:31 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Rife | 12-11 |
| 12:23 | Ohio | Michael White hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Benny Milanowski | 15-11 |
| 12:11 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Shepherd | 15-14 |
| 11:54 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski is fouled on the floor by Raymond Massie - foul #2 on Raymond Massie, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (PG), Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), James Dillon (C) Edmund Roark, Donnie Townsend, Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Loving (PG), Louis Green (SF), Robert John (PF), Jeff Shew (C) Gerald Boyer, Raymond Massie, Richard Shepherd, Matthew Patrick | |
| 11:54 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:54 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:27 | Western Michigan | Louis Green drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Loving | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kenneth Bronsky (fresh) SG - Vyacheslav Majkowski (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Benny Milanowski (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Michael White (tiring) 3 pts. C - James Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gary Loving (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rife (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Green (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Robert John (fresh) C - Jeff Shew (tiring) | |
| 11:05 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Gary Loving - foul #2 on Gary Loving, team foul #8 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), Thomas Velasco (PF), Michael Swope (C) Kenneth Bronsky, Vyacheslav Majkowski, Michael White, James Dillon | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (PG), Matthew Patrick (C) Gary Loving, Jeff Shew | |
| 11:05 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:05 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:52 | Western Michigan | Robert John makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Troy Goodrich and he's hacked by Thomas Velasco - foul #1 on Thomas Velasco, team foul #4 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donnie Townsend (SF) Benny Milanowski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd (PF) James Rife | |
| 10:52 | Western Michigan | Robert John misses the free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:52 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 10:35 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donnie Townsend | 21-18 |
| 10:30 | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Green | 21-20 |
| 10:10 | Ohio | Michael Swope buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Mathew Patenaude and the foul's on Matthew Patrick - foul #2 on Matthew Patrick, team foul #9 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), Michael White (PF) Jesse Smith, Mathew Patenaude, Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer (PG), James Rife (SF), Kermit Eames (PF), Jeff Shew (C) Robert John, Louis Green, Richard Shepherd, Matthew Patrick | |
| 10:10 | Ohio | Michael Swope makes the free throw | 24-20 |
| 10:00 | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeff Shew and he's fouled by Michael White - foul #1 on Michael White, team foul #5 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG), James Dillon (C) Vyacheslav Majkowski, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 10:00 | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich misses the free throw | 24-22 |
| 10:00 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Michael White | 24-22 |
| 09:58 | Ohio | Kermit Eames steps in front of the Donnie Townsend pass in the backcourt | 24-22 |
| 09:47 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 09:46 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames hits the follow up shot | 24-24 |
| 09:42 | Ohio | Edmund Roark is hacked by Troy Goodrich in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Goodrich, team foul #10 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Louis Green (SF) Troy Goodrich | |
| 09:42 | Ohio | Edmund Roark makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 09:42 | Ohio | Edmund Roark makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 09:21 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew clanks a floater from the left block | 26-24 |
| 09:20 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 08:56 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend lays it up and in and he's fouled by Louis Green - foul #2 on Louis Green, team foul #11 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), Thomas Velasco (PF), Michael Swope (C) Kenneth Bronsky, Michael White, James Dillon | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert John (SF), Richard Shepherd (PF) Louis Green, Kermit Eames | |
| 08:56 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend misses the free throw | 28-24 |
| 08:56 | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 08:40 | Western Michigan | James Rife misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 08:38 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew can't tip it in | 28-24 |
| 08:37 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 08:16 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 08:14 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Shepherd | 28-24 |
| 08:14 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-24 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), Benny Milanowski (SF), Michael White (PF) Edmund Roark, Vyacheslav Majkowski, Donnie Townsend, Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames (C) Jeff Shew | |
| 08:11 | Western Michigan | Benny Milanowski is called for the reach on James Rife in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benny Milanowski, team foul #6 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Dillon (SF) Benny Milanowski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 07:54 | Western Michigan | James Rife scores on a turnaround from the left block | 28-26 |
| 07:40 | Ohio | Richard Shepherd is called for the reach on Michael White - foul #1 on Richard Shepherd, team foul #12 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG) Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 07:40 | Ohio | Michael White misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 07:40 | Ohio | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 07:18 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer is fouled on the floor by Jesse Smith - foul #1 on Jesse Smith, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), Thomas Velasco (C) Jesse Smith, Mathew Patenaude | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew (C) Kermit Eames | |
| 07:18 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 07:18 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kenneth Bronsky (fresh) SG - Vyacheslav Majkowski (tiring) 5 pts. SF - James Dillon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael White (tiring) 4 pts. C - Thomas Velasco (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gerald Boyer (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Robert John (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Rife (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Shepherd (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Shew (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Ohio | Gerald Boyer steals it from Kenneth Bronsky in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| 06:58 | Western Michigan | James Rife is fouled on the floor by James Dillon - foul #1 on James Dillon, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Donnie Townsend (SF) Kenneth Bronsky, James Dillon | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:58 | Western Michigan | James Rife misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 06:58 | Ohio | Michael White pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 06:42 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco misses the wide open floater in the paint | 29-26 |
| 06:40 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski gets the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 06:30 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski is hacked by Robert John - foul #1 on Robert John, team foul #13 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Swope (C) Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames (C) Jeff Shew | |
| 06:30 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 06:30 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 06:28 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-26 |
| 06:13 | Ohio | James Rife is called for the reach on Edmund Roark - foul #1 on James Rife, team foul #14 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG) Vyacheslav Majkowski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:13 | Ohio | Edmund Roark makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 06:13 | Ohio | Edmund Roark makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 05:56 | Western Michigan | James Rife misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 05:55 | Western Michigan | James Rife snags the offensive board | 33-26 |
| 05:43 | Western Michigan | James Rife drills a shot from close range and the foul's on Michael White - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #9 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), James Dillon (SF), Thomas Velasco (PF) Edmund Roark, Donnie Townsend, Michael White | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew (C) Kermit Eames | |
| 05:43 | Western Michigan | James Rife makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 05:23 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Dillon | 35-29 |
| 05:09 | Western Michigan | The jumper by James Rife is denied by Mathew Patenaude | 35-29 |
| 05:08 | Ohio | James Dillon grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 04:46 | Ohio | James Dillon is hacked by Robert John - foul #2 on Robert John, team foul #15 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (PG), Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), Donnie Townsend (SF) Jesse Smith, Mathew Patenaude, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie (SG), Kermit Eames (PF) Robert John, Richard Shepherd | |
| 04:46 | Ohio | James Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 04:46 | Ohio | James Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 04:40 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer's pass is intercepted by Vyacheslav Majkowski in the backcourt | 37-29 |
| 04:20 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-29 |
| 04:10 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-29 |
| 04:09 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 04:06 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky loses the dribble to Gerald Boyer in the backcourt | 40-29 |
| 03:55 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Gerald Boyer and the foul's on Thomas Velasco - foul #2 on Thomas Velasco, team foul #10 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Benny Milanowski (SF), Michael White (PF), Michael Swope (C) Kenneth Bronsky, Donnie Townsend, James Dillon, Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Loving (PG), Troy Goodrich (SF), Matthew Patrick (C) Gerald Boyer, James Rife, Kermit Eames | |
| 03:55 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew makes the free throw | 40-32 |
| 03:34 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 03:33 | Ohio | Michael White misses the tip | 40-32 |
| 03:32 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 03:27 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving's pass is intercepted by Edmund Roark | 40-32 |
| 03:27 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG) Edmund Roark, Vyacheslav Majkowski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd (PF) Jeff Shew | |
| 03:25 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Patrick - foul #3 on Matthew Patrick, team foul #16 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames (C) Matthew Patrick | |
| 03:25 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 03:25 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 03:10 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving misses the 3 from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 03:09 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fresh) SG - Kenneth Bronsky (fresh) SF - Benny Milanowski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael White (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Swope (tired) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gary Loving (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Massie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Troy Goodrich (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Shepherd (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kermit Eames (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-32 |
| 03:03 | Ohio | Michael White tips it but misses | 42-32 |
| 03:01 | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 02:39 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Gary Loving | 42-34 |
| 02:21 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jesse Smith | 45-34 |
| 02:17 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving is hacked by Jesse Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesse Smith, team foul #11 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), James Dillon (C) Jesse Smith, Kenneth Bronsky, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Louis Green (SF), Robert John (PF), Jeff Shew (C) Troy Goodrich, Richard Shepherd, Kermit Eames | |
| 02:17 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 02:17 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 02:17 | Ohio | James Dillon snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 02:12 | Ohio | James Dillon double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-34 |
| 01:54 | Western Michigan | Benny Milanowski blocks the short jumper by Jeff Shew | 45-34 |
| 01:52 | Ohio | Edmund Roark snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 01:49 | Ohio | Michael White loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG) Mathew Patenaude | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 01:37 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-34 |
| 01:36 | Ohio | James Dillon gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 01:15 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 01:13 | Western Michigan | Louis Green grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 00:57 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Green | 45-37 |
| 00:52 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 00:51 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski grabs the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 00:40 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gary Loving - foul #3 on Gary Loving, team foul #17 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (PG), Donnie Townsend (SF), Thomas Velasco (C) Edmund Roark, Vyacheslav Majkowski, James Dillon | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (PG), Richard Shepherd (PF), Kermit Eames (C) Gary Loving, Robert John, Jeff Shew | |
| 00:40 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 00:40 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd's layup is rejected by Thomas Velasco | 47-37 |
| 00:29 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | Michael White can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 47-37 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Louis Green gets the rebound | 47-37 |