| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alexander Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alvin Edie (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Gunn (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dale Grado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Xavier Vasquez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Michael Wheaton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Baker (fresh) SF - Melvin Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Appleby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | William Gunn inbounds the ball | 54-23 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 54-23 |
| 19:41 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie snags the offensive board | 54-23 |
| 19:36 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-23 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster (PG) Melvin Taylor | |
| 19:34 | Ohio | Alvin Edie steps in front of the Michael Wheaton pass in the backcourt | 54-23 |
| 19:23 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams can't finish the uncontested layup | 54-23 |
| 19:22 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado misses the tip | 54-23 |
| 19:20 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams tips it back up and in | 56-23 |
| 19:03 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-23 |
| 19:02 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie gets the rebound | 56-23 |
| 18:58 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams comes up short on the floater from the left side | 56-23 |
| 18:57 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton pulls down the rebound | 56-23 |
| 18:47 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Dale Grado - foul #1 on Dale Grado, team foul #1 | 56-23 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG), Gabriel Gallo (SG), Raymond Dixon (PF) Alexander Williams, Alvin Edie, Dale Grado | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Mosher (SF), Clifton Crowder (C) Richard Baker, Gerard Johnson | |
| 18:47 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby makes the 1st free throw | 56-24 |
| 18:47 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby makes the 2nd free throw | 56-25 |
| 18:32 | Western Michigan | William Gunn can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Mosher - foul #3 on Richard Mosher, team foul #1 | 56-25 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Melvin Taylor (SF) Richard Mosher | |
| 18:32 | Western Michigan | William Gunn misses the 1st free throw | 56-25 |
| 18:32 | Western Michigan | William Gunn makes the 2nd free throw | 57-25 |
| 18:20 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-25 |
| 18:18 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby tips it home | 57-27 |
| 18:14 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffry Schuster - foul #3 on Jeffry Schuster, team foul #2 | 57-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Baker (SG) Jeffry Schuster | |
| 17:58 | Western Michigan | Melvin Taylor is called for the reach on William Gunn - foul #1 on Melvin Taylor, team foul #3 | 57-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie (PG), Ignacio Castellanos (PF) Jerry Zavacky, Raymond Dixon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gerard Johnson (C) Clifton Crowder | |
| 17:49 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos loses the dribble to Ryan Appleby | 57-27 |
| 17:33 | Ohio | Melvin Taylor is fouled on the floor by Ignacio Castellanos - foul #1 on Ignacio Castellanos, team foul #2 | 57-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams (PG), Dale Grado (PF), Paul Boyd (C) Gabriel Gallo, Ignacio Castellanos, Xavier Vasquez | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:19 | Ohio | Richard Baker makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-30 |
| 17:13 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Boyd | 59-30 |
| 17:09 | Ohio | Alvin Edie steps in front of the Richard Baker pass in the backcourt | 59-30 |
| 17:07 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie hits the finger roll | 61-30 |
| 16:47 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Scott Lopiccolo (SG), Donald Weller (SF), Raymond Dixon (PF), Ignacio Castellanos (C) Alvin Edie, William Gunn, Dale Grado, Paul Boyd | |
| Subs | Ohio | Clifton Crowder (C) Gerard Johnson | |
| 16:40 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Alexander Williams is denied by Clifton Crowder | 61-30 |
| 16:39 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton gets the rebound | 61-30 |
| 16:29 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Alexander Williams - foul #2 on Alexander Williams, team foul #3 | 61-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG), Gabriel Gallo (SG) Alexander Williams, Scott Lopiccolo | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 16:29 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 61-31 |
| 16:29 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 61-32 |
| 16:25 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon is hacked by Clifton Crowder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifton Crowder, team foul #4 | 61-32 |
| 16:13 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-32 |
| 16:12 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Clifton Crowder | 61-32 |
| 16:07 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby is denied on a layup by Raymond Dixon | 61-32 |
| 16:06 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby grabs the offensive board | 61-32 |
| 16:01 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder is open and scores on a jumper from the baseline | 61-34 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jerry Zavacky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Weller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Dixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. C - Ignacio Castellanos (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Michael Wheaton (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Baker (tired) 3 pts. SF - Melvin Taylor (tired) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Appleby (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifton Crowder (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Wheaton - foul #2 on Michael Wheaton, team foul #5 | 61-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams (PG), Alvin Edie (SG), Scott Lopiccolo (SF), Xavier Vasquez (C) Jerry Zavacky, Gabriel Gallo, Donald Weller, Ignacio Castellanos | |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio Doering (PG), Ignacio Flores (SG), Gary Burnside (SF), Richard Mosher (PF), Gerard Johnson (C) Michael Wheaton, Richard Baker, Melvin Taylor, Ryan Appleby, Clifton Crowder | |
| 15:41 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 61-34 |
| 15:41 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-34 |
| 15:39 | Ohio | Ignacio Flores's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dale Grado (PF) Raymond Dixon | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 15:16 | Western Michigan | Antonio Doering takes the ball from Alexander Williams | 62-34 |
| 14:57 | Ohio | Richard Mosher can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-34 |
| 14:55 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez grabs the board | 62-34 |
| 14:41 | Western Michigan | The jump hook by Alexander Williams is blocked by Richard Mosher | 62-34 |
| 14:39 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson gets the rebound | 62-34 |
| 14:35 | Ohio | Gary Burnside throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG), William Gunn (SF), Paul Boyd (C) Alexander Williams, Scott Lopiccolo, Xavier Vasquez | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster (PG), Ryan Appleby (PF), Clifton Crowder (C) Antonio Doering, Gary Burnside, Gerard Johnson | |
| 14:22 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo (SG) Alvin Edie | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 14:02 | Ohio | Ignacio Flores hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-34 |
| 14:01 | Western Michigan | Paul Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 62-34 |
| 13:54 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-34 |
| 13:52 | Ohio | Ignacio Flores grabs the board | 62-34 |
| 13:47 | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jerry Zavacky - foul #2 on Jerry Zavacky, team foul #4 | 62-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Weller (SF), Raymond Dixon (PF), Xavier Vasquez (C) William Gunn, Dale Grado, Paul Boyd | |
| Subs | Ohio | Melvin Taylor (SF), Gerard Johnson (C) Richard Mosher, Clifton Crowder | |
| 13:47 | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster misses the 1st free throw | 62-34 |
| 13:47 | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster makes the 2nd free throw | 62-35 |
| 13:28 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams (PG), Alvin Edie (SG), Ignacio Castellanos (C) Jerry Zavacky, Gabriel Gallo, Xavier Vasquez | |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio Doering (PG) Jeffry Schuster | |
| 13:26 | Ohio | Melvin Taylor loses the dribble to Alexander Williams in the backcourt | 62-35 |
| 13:20 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos is open and scores on a runner in the paint set up by Alvin Edie | 64-35 |
| 13:12 | Ohio | Melvin Taylor drills a floater from the right block | 64-37 |
| 12:57 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon misses the fadeaway from the left block | 64-37 |
| 12:55 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-37 |
| 12:41 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Alvin Edie | 66-37 |
| 12:41 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo (SG), William Gunn (SF), Dale Grado (PF), Xavier Vasquez (C) Alexander Williams, Donald Weller, Raymond Dixon, Ignacio Castellanos | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster (PG), Gary Burnside (SF), Richard Mosher (PF), Clifton Crowder (C) Antonio Doering, Melvin Taylor, Ryan Appleby, Gerard Johnson | |
| 12:32 | Ohio | Gary Burnside hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-39 |
| 12:26 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie misses long on an open shot from the right side | 66-39 |
| 12:24 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-39 |
| 12:07 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie misses the easy open layup | 66-39 |
| 12:06 | Ohio | Ignacio Flores pulls down the rebound | 66-39 |
| 12:00 | Ohio | Gary Burnside can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-39 |
| 11:58 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado grabs the defensive rebound | 66-39 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Edie (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Gunn (tired) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dale Grado (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Xavier Vasquez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeffry Schuster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ignacio Flores (tiring) 3 pf. SF - Gary Burnside (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Mosher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Clifton Crowder (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:56 | Western Michigan | William Gunn is hacked by Gary Burnside in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Burnside, team foul #6 | 66-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG), Donald Weller (SF) Alvin Edie, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio Doering (PG), Michael Wheaton (SG), Richard Baker (SF), Ryan Appleby (PF) Jeffry Schuster, Ignacio Flores, Gary Burnside, Clifton Crowder | |
| 11:37 | Western Michigan | Michael Wheaton steps in front of the Gabriel Gallo pass | 66-39 |
| 11:34 | Ohio | Antonio Doering lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Wheaton | 66-41 |
| 11:12 | Western Michigan | Antonio Doering steals it from Gabriel Gallo | 66-41 |
| 11:08 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Antonio Doering | 66-43 |
| 10:44 | Western Michigan | Michael Wheaton is called for the reach on Dale Grado - foul #3 on Michael Wheaton, team foul #7 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams (PG), Alvin Edie (SG), Scott Lopiccolo (SF), Paul Boyd (C) Jerry Zavacky, Gabriel Gallo, Donald Weller, Xavier Vasquez | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ignacio Flores (SG), Melvin Taylor (SF), Clifton Crowder (PF), Gerard Johnson (C) Michael Wheaton, Richard Baker, Ryan Appleby, Richard Mosher | |
| 10:44 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado makes the 1st free throw | 67-43 |
| 10:44 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado makes the 2nd free throw | 68-43 |
| 10:28 | Ohio | Dale Grado denies the turnaround by Clifton Crowder | 68-43 |
| 10:26 | Western Michigan | Paul Boyd snags the defensive board | 68-43 |
| 10:23 | Western Michigan | Antonio Doering is called for the reach on Alexander Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Antonio Doering, team foul #8 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon (PF) Dale Grado | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster (PG) Antonio Doering | |
| 10:23 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams makes the 1st free throw | 69-43 |
| 10:23 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 70-43 |
| 10:15 | Ohio | Ignacio Flores misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-43 |
| 10:14 | Western Michigan | Scott Lopiccolo gets the rebound | 70-43 |
| 10:10 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Alvin Edie | 72-43 |
| 10:02 | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster's pass is intercepted by Paul Boyd | 72-43 |
| 09:52 | Western Michigan | Clifton Crowder denies the turnaround by Scott Lopiccolo | 72-43 |
| 09:51 | Ohio | Melvin Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 72-43 |
| 09:34 | Ohio | Melvin Taylor is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Melvin Taylor, team foul #9 | 72-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Gunn (SF), Ignacio Castellanos (PF), Xavier Vasquez (C) Scott Lopiccolo, Raymond Dixon, Paul Boyd | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Wheaton (SG), Richard Baker (SF), Ryan Appleby (PF), Richard Mosher (C) Ignacio Flores, Melvin Taylor, Clifton Crowder, Gerard Johnson | |
| 09:32 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams is hacked by Jeffry Schuster in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffry Schuster, team foul #10 | 72-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ignacio Flores (SG) Jeffry Schuster | |
| 09:32 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams makes the 1st free throw | 73-43 |
| 09:32 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 74-43 |
| 09:15 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby buries a runner from the baseline | 74-45 |
| 09:12 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams is hacked by Richard Baker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Baker, team foul #11 | 74-45 |
| 09:12 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams makes the 1st free throw | 75-45 |
| 09:12 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 76-45 |
| 09:08 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Williams - foul #3 on Alexander Williams, team foul #5 | 76-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG), Donald Weller (SF), Dale Grado (PF) Alexander Williams, William Gunn, Xavier Vasquez | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 08:52 | Ohio | Richard Mosher comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Dale Grado - foul #2 on Dale Grado, team foul #6 | 76-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez (C) Ignacio Castellanos | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 08:52 | Ohio | Richard Mosher makes the 1st free throw | 76-46 |
| 08:52 | Ohio | Richard Mosher makes the 2nd free throw | 76-47 |
| 08:33 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Wheaton - foul #4 on Michael Wheaton, team foul #12 | 76-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo (SG), William Gunn (SF), Raymond Dixon (PF) Alvin Edie, Donald Weller, Dale Grado | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gary Burnside (PG), Melvin Taylor (SF), Gerard Johnson (C) Michael Wheaton, Richard Baker, Richard Mosher | |
| 08:33 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez misses the 1st free throw | 76-47 |
| 08:33 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 77-47 |
| 08:19 | Ohio | Gary Burnside misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-47 |
| 08:18 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon grabs the board | 77-47 |
| 08:13 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 77-47 |
| 08:12 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez gets the offensive rebound | 77-47 |
| 07:58 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky connects on the shot from the right block set up by Raymond Dixon | 79-47 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jerry Zavacky (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Gabriel Gallo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Gunn (tired) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Dixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Xavier Vasquez (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Gary Burnside (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Ignacio Flores (tired) 3 pf. SF - Melvin Taylor (tired) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Appleby (very tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerard Johnson (very tired) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:55 | Ohio | Gary Burnside's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams (PG), Alvin Edie (SG), Dale Grado (PF), Paul Boyd (C) Jerry Zavacky, Gabriel Gallo, Raymond Dixon, Xavier Vasquez | |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio Doering (PG), Michael Wheaton (SG), Richard Mosher (PF), Clifton Crowder (C) Ignacio Flores, Melvin Taylor, Ryan Appleby, Gerard Johnson | |
| 07:46 | Western Michigan | Gary Burnside is called for the reach on Alvin Edie - foul #5 on Gary Burnside, team foul #13 | 79-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Weller (SF), Ignacio Castellanos (PF) William Gunn, Dale Grado | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Baker (SF) Gary Burnside | |
| 07:46 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie makes the 1st free throw | 80-47 |
| 07:46 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie makes the 2nd free throw | 81-47 |
| 07:33 | Ohio | Antonio Doering knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Wheaton | 81-50 |
| 07:29 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Mosher - foul #4 on Richard Mosher, team foul #14 | 81-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dale Grado (PF) Paul Boyd | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 07:29 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller makes the 1st free throw | 82-50 |
| 07:29 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller misses the 2nd free throw | 82-50 |
| 07:29 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Richard Mosher | 82-50 |
| 07:06 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Antonio Doering | 82-53 |
| 06:49 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Alexander Williams | 84-53 |
| 06:37 | Ohio | Richard Baker scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 84-56 |
| 06:21 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 86-56 |
| 06:06 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton misses the jumper from the right side | 86-56 |
| 06:05 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller gets the rebound | 86-56 |
| 06:01 | Western Michigan | Richard Baker steals the ball from Alvin Edie in the backcourt | 86-56 |
| 05:46 | Ohio | Dale Grado swats the shot by Richard Mosher | 86-56 |
| 05:45 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie pulls down the rebound | 86-56 |
| 05:26 | Western Michigan | Richard Baker is called for the reach on Donald Weller - foul #4 on Richard Baker, team foul #15 | 86-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG), Gabriel Gallo (SG), Raymond Dixon (PF), Paul Boyd (C) Alexander Williams, Alvin Edie, Dale Grado, Ignacio Castellanos | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster (PG) Antonio Doering | |
| 05:26 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller makes the 1st free throw | 87-56 |
| 05:26 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller makes the 2nd free throw | 88-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:16 | Ohio | Jerry Zavacky picks off the pass by Jeffry Schuster | 88-56 |
| 04:58 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller connects on the open floater from the left side on a great pass from Raymond Dixon | 90-56 |
| 04:49 | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster dunks the ball | 90-58 |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | Paul Boyd is hacked by Richard Mosher - foul #5 on Richard Mosher, team foul #16 | 90-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Gunn (SF) Donald Weller | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ryan Appleby (PF) Richard Mosher | |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | Paul Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 90-58 |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | Paul Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 90-58 |
| 04:32 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby gets the rebound | 90-58 |
| 04:21 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby is denied on a layup by William Gunn | 90-58 |
| 04:20 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder snags the offensive board | 90-58 |
| 04:03 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ryan Appleby | 90-60 |
| 04:00 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo is fouled in the backcourt by Clifton Crowder - foul #3 on Clifton Crowder, team foul #17 | 90-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie (PG), Scott Lopiccolo (SF), Xavier Vasquez (C) Jerry Zavacky, William Gunn, Paul Boyd | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 04:00 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 91-60 |
| 04:00 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 92-60 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Edie (tiring) 24 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gabriel Gallo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Scott Lopiccolo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Dixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Xavier Vasquez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeffry Schuster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Michael Wheaton (very tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Baker (very tired) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Ryan Appleby (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifton Crowder (very tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:45 | Ohio | Xavier Vasquez blocks the jumper by Richard Baker | 92-60 |
| 03:43 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Alvin Edie | 92-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie is hacked by Michael Wheaton - foul #5 on Michael Wheaton, team foul #18 | 92-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Gunn (SF), Dale Grado (PF) Gabriel Gallo, Raymond Dixon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ignacio Flores (SG), Gerard Johnson (C) Michael Wheaton, Ryan Appleby | |
| 03:21 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie makes the 1st free throw | 93-60 |
| 03:21 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie makes the 2nd free throw | 94-60 |
| 03:03 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson connects on the turnaround from the left block | 94-62 |
| 02:37 | Western Michigan | Scott Lopiccolo is hacked by Gerard Johnson - foul #1 on Gerard Johnson, team foul #19 | 94-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG) Alvin Edie | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ryan Appleby (PF) Gerard Johnson | |
| 02:37 | Western Michigan | Scott Lopiccolo makes the 1st free throw | 95-62 |
| 02:37 | Western Michigan | Scott Lopiccolo makes the 2nd free throw | 96-62 |
| 02:33 | Ohio | Ignacio Flores throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 96-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo (SG) Scott Lopiccolo | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 02:19 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Xavier Vasquez | 99-62 |
| 02:08 | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster drills a jumper near the basket | 99-64 |
| 01:41 | Western Michigan | The jumper by Dale Grado is denied by Clifton Crowder | 99-64 |
| 01:39 | Ohio | Ignacio Flores pulls down the rebound | 99-64 |
| 01:37 | Ohio | Jerry Zavacky is called for the reach on Jeffry Schuster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Zavacky, team foul #7 | 99-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams (PG), Alvin Edie (SG) Jerry Zavacky, Gabriel Gallo | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gerard Johnson (C) Ryan Appleby | |
| 01:37 | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster makes the 1st free throw | 99-65 |
| 01:37 | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster makes the 2nd free throw | 99-66 |
| 01:20 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alvin Edie | 101-66 |
| 01:18 | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster is hacked by Xavier Vasquez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Xavier Vasquez, team foul #8 | 101-66 |
| 01:18 | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster makes the 1st free throw | 101-67 |
| 01:18 | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster makes the 2nd free throw | 101-68 |
| 01:16 | Western Michigan | Jeffry Schuster is called for the reach on Alvin Edie in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffry Schuster, team foul #20 | 101-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio Doering (PG) Jeffry Schuster | |
| 01:16 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie makes the 1st free throw | 102-68 |
| 01:16 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie makes the 2nd free throw | 103-68 |
| 01:13 | Ohio | Antonio Doering is hacked by William Gunn in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Gunn, team foul #9 | 103-68 |
| 01:13 | Ohio | Antonio Doering makes the 1st free throw | 103-69 |
| 01:13 | Ohio | Antonio Doering makes the 2nd free throw | 103-70 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Clifton Crowder - foul #4 on Clifton Crowder, team foul #21 | 103-70 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado makes the 1st free throw | 104-70 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado makes the 2nd free throw | 105-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Ohio | Richard Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 105-70 |
| 00:39 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado grabs the board | 105-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez is called for 5 seconds | 105-70 |
| 00:08 | Ohio | Ignacio Flores's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 105-70 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams runs out the clock | 105-70 |