| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gary Loving (fresh) SG - Raymond Massie (fresh) SF - Louis Green (fresh) PF - Richard Shepherd (fresh) C - Matthew Patrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Walter Callas (fresh) SG - Casimir Zeimetz (fresh) SF - Alexander Pitt (fresh) PF - Joseph Owen (fresh) C - Lawrence Meece (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Louis Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Western Michigan | Lawrence Meece blocks the short jumper by Richard Shepherd | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Bowling Green | Walter Callas pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Bowling Green | Walter Callas misses the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Bowling Green | Casimir Zeimetz misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Western Michigan | Casimir Zeimetz picks off the pass by Louis Green | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | Bowling Green | Casimir Zeimetz hits the finger roll | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | Western Michigan | Louis Green is hacked by Alexander Pitt - foul #1 on Alexander Pitt, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 17:49 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames makes the shot in the paint and the foul's on Lawrence Meece - foul #1 on Lawrence Meece, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 17:49 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames makes the free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:28 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Meece buries a turnaround in the paint | 6-4 |
| 17:11 | Western Michigan | Joseph Owen blocks the short jumper by James Rife | 6-4 |
| 17:10 | Bowling Green | Walter Callas pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:06 | Bowling Green | Walter Callas connects on the open shot from the right side on a nice dish by Alexander Pitt | 6-6 |
| 16:49 | Western Michigan | Joseph Owen blocks the short jumper by Jeff Shew | 6-6 |
| 16:47 | Bowling Green | Alexander Pitt gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:43 | Bowling Green | Alexander Pitt is fouled in the backcourt by James Rife - foul #1 on James Rife, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Loving (PG), Raymond Massie (SG), Louis Green (SF), Richard Shepherd (PF) James Rife, Troy Goodrich, Robert John, Kermit Eames | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Richard Carroll (PG), Ivan Marinkovic (SG), Charles Adams (SF) Walter Callas, Casimir Zeimetz, Alexander Pitt | |
| 16:37 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Meece's floater is tipped away by Richard Shepherd | 6-6 |
| 16:35 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:19 | Western Michigan | Louis Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:18 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew grabs the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:13 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Louis Green | 9-6 |
| 15:55 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Meece lays it in on a great pass from Ivan Marinkovic and the foul's on Jeff Shew - foul #1 on Jeff Shew, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Rife (SF), Matthew Patrick (C) Louis Green, Jeff Shew | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 15:55 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Meece makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gary Loving (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Massie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Rife (fresh) PF - Richard Shepherd (fresh) C - Matthew Patrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Richard Carroll (fresh) SG - Ivan Marinkovic (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) PF - Joseph Owen (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Lawrence Meece (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 15:34 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Meece grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:20 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Meece buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Carroll | 9-11 |
| 14:56 | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd misses long on a shot from the left side | 9-11 |
| 14:54 | Bowling Green | Ivan Marinkovic grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 14:51 | Bowling Green | Joseph Owen is hacked by Richard Shepherd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Shepherd, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (SG), Louis Green (SF), Kermit Eames (PF) Gary Loving, Raymond Massie, Richard Shepherd | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Walter Callas (PG), Alexander Pitt (SF) Richard Carroll, Charles Adams | |
| 14:36 | Bowling Green | Joseph Owen connects on the open jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Walter Callas | 9-13 |
| 14:20 | Western Michigan | James Rife is fouled on the floor by Ivan Marinkovic - foul #1 on Ivan Marinkovic, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer (PG), Robert John (PF) James Rife, Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Casimir Zeimetz (SG) Ivan Marinkovic | |
| 14:00 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 13:36 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Meece misses the easy open layup but he's hacked by Louis Green - foul #1 on Louis Green, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie (SG), Jeff Shew (C) Louis Green, Kermit Eames | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Terry Young (PF) Joseph Owen | |
| 13:36 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Meece misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:36 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Meece misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:36 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:28 | Western Michigan | Robert John scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-13 |
| 13:07 | Bowling Green | Alexander Pitt is fouled on the floor by Gerald Boyer - foul #1 on Gerald Boyer, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Rife (PG), Richard Shepherd (PF) Gerald Boyer, Troy Goodrich | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Richard Carroll (SG), Charles Adams (SF), Robin McGlothen (C) Casimir Zeimetz, Alexander Pitt, Lawrence Meece | |
| 13:02 | Bowling Green | James Rife picks off the pass by Richard Carroll | 13-13 |
| 12:41 | Western Michigan | Robert John comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 12:40 | Bowling Green | Robin McGlothen snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 12:23 | Bowling Green | Richard Carroll misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 12:22 | Bowling Green | Charles Adams tips it in | 13-15 |
| 12:15 | Western Michigan | Walter Callas steals it from James Rife | 13-15 |
| 12:12 | Bowling Green | Terry Young hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Walter Callas | 13-17 |
| 11:56 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 11:55 | Bowling Green | Charles Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Rife (fresh) SG - Raymond Massie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert John (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Shepherd (fairly fresh) C - Jeff Shew (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Walter Callas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Carroll (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robin McGlothen (fresh) | |
| 11:50 | Bowling Green | Walter Callas is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Terry Young | 13-19 |
| 11:30 | Western Michigan | Walter Callas takes the ball from Raymond Massie | 13-19 |
| 11:28 | Bowling Green | Richard Carroll is hacked by Robert John in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert John, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Loving (PG), Troy Goodrich (SG), Louis Green (SF), Kermit Eames (PF), Matthew Patrick (C) James Rife, Raymond Massie, Robert John, Richard Shepherd, Jeff Shew | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ivan Marinkovic (SG), Alexander Pitt (SF), Joseph Owen (PF), Lawrence Meece (C) Richard Carroll, Charles Adams, Terry Young, Robin McGlothen | |
| 11:19 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Meece buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Ivan Marinkovic | 13-21 |
| 11:03 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick is called for traveling | 13-21 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Casimir Zeimetz (SG) Ivan Marinkovic | |
| 11:00 | Bowling Green | Casimir Zeimetz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-21 |
| 10:44 | Western Michigan | Louis Green connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Troy Goodrich | 15-21 |
| 10:42 | Bowling Green | Troy Goodrich steals it from Alexander Pitt in the backcourt | 15-21 |
| 10:30 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Kermit Eames is denied by Joseph Owen | 15-21 |
| 10:29 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick tips it home | 17-21 |
| 10:22 | Bowling Green | The jump hook by Lawrence Meece is blocked by Matthew Patrick | 17-21 |
| 10:21 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Meece can't tip it in | 17-21 |
| 10:20 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Meece tips it back up and in | 17-23 |
| 10:06 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving loses the dribble to Alexander Pitt | 17-23 |
| 10:02 | Bowling Green | Walter Callas lays it up and in set up by Alexander Pitt | 17-25 |
| 09:44 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick hits the finger roll set up by Kermit Eames | 19-25 |
| 09:31 | Bowling Green | The short jumper by Lawrence Meece is denied by Matthew Patrick | 19-25 |
| 09:30 | Bowling Green | Casimir Zeimetz grabs the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 09:25 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Meece connects on the open jumper from close range on a great pass from Walter Callas | 19-27 |
| 09:13 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-27 |
| 09:12 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving grabs the offensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 08:53 | Western Michigan | Louis Green loses the ball out of bounds | 19-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Rife (PG), Raymond Massie (SG), Robert John (SF), Richard Shepherd (PF) Gary Loving, Troy Goodrich, Louis Green, Kermit Eames | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Richard Carroll (PG), Ivan Marinkovic (SG), Charles Adams (SF), Terry Young (PF), Robin McGlothen (C) Walter Callas, Casimir Zeimetz, Alexander Pitt, Joseph Owen, Lawrence Meece | |
| 08:37 | Bowling Green | Terry Young drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Adams | 19-29 |
| 08:28 | Western Michigan | Robert John is fouled on the floor by Terry Young - foul #1 on Terry Young, team foul #4 | 19-29 |
| 08:17 | Western Michigan | James Rife can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 19-29 |
| 08:15 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Robin McGlothen | 19-29 |
| 07:58 | Bowling Green | Richard Carroll can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-29 |
| 07:57 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Raymond Massie | 19-29 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Rife (fresh) SG - Raymond Massie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert John (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Shepherd (fresh) C - Matthew Patrick (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Richard Carroll (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Marinkovic (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Young (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robin McGlothen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Western Michigan | Terry Young denies the turnaround by Matthew Patrick | 19-29 |
| 07:32 | Bowling Green | Robin McGlothen grabs the defensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 07:11 | Bowling Green | Richard Carroll hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ivan Marinkovic | 19-31 |
| 06:58 | Western Michigan | Robert John comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-31 |
| 06:57 | Bowling Green | Robin McGlothen pulls down the rebound | 19-31 |
| 06:35 | Bowling Green | Charles Adams is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 19-31 |
| 06:34 | Bowling Green | Ivan Marinkovic snags the offensive board | 19-31 |
| 06:29 | Bowling Green | Robin McGlothen hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Charles Adams and the foul's on Matthew Patrick - foul #1 on Matthew Patrick, team foul #7 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Loving (PG), Louis Green (SF), Jeff Shew (C) James Rife, Robert John, Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Walter Callas (PG), Casimir Zeimetz (SG), Alexander Pitt (SF), Joseph Owen (PF) Richard Carroll, Ivan Marinkovic, Charles Adams, Terry Young | |
| 06:29 | Bowling Green | Robin McGlothen makes the free throw | 19-34 |
| 06:11 | Western Michigan | Louis Green makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Gary Loving | 21-34 |
| 05:57 | Bowling Green | Casimir Zeimetz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich (SG) Raymond Massie | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Lawrence Meece (C) Robin McGlothen | |
| 05:40 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-34 |
| 05:38 | Bowling Green | Alexander Pitt snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 05:20 | Bowling Green | Joseph Owen lays it in uncontested | 21-36 |
| 05:18 | Western Michigan | Casimir Zeimetz is called for the reach on Gary Loving in the backcourt - foul #1 on Casimir Zeimetz, team foul #5 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer (PG) Gary Loving | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 05:04 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-36 |
| 05:02 | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd tips it but misses | 21-36 |
| 05:00 | Bowling Green | Walter Callas gets the rebound | 21-36 |
| 04:55 | Bowling Green | Joseph Owen is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 21-36 |
| 04:53 | Western Michigan | Troy Goodrich grabs the board | 21-36 |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Lawrence Meece - foul #2 on Lawrence Meece, team foul #6 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie (SG), James Rife (SF), Robert John (PF) Troy Goodrich, Louis Green, Richard Shepherd | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ivan Marinkovic (SG), Charles Adams (SF), Robin McGlothen (C) Casimir Zeimetz, Alexander Pitt, Lawrence Meece | |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew misses the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 04:30 | Bowling Green | Walter Callas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Richard Carroll (PG) Walter Callas | |
| 04:20 | Western Michigan | Raymond Massie drills a 3 from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 04:02 | Bowling Green | Robin McGlothen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Massie - foul #1 on Raymond Massie, team foul #8 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Loving (PG), Matthew Patrick (C) Gerald Boyer, Jeff Shew | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 04:02 | Bowling Green | Robin McGlothen misses the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 04:02 | Bowling Green | Robin McGlothen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 03:46 | Western Michigan | Ivan Marinkovic picks off the pass by James Rife | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gary Loving (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Massie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Rife (fresh) PF - Robert John (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Patrick (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Richard Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Marinkovic (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Owen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. C - Robin McGlothen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Bowling Green | Joseph Owen blows the wide open dunk but he's fouled by James Rife - foul #2 on James Rife, team foul #9 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Walter Callas (PG), Alexander Pitt (SF), Lawrence Meece (C) Richard Carroll, Charles Adams, Robin McGlothen | |
| 03:31 | Bowling Green | Joseph Owen makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 03:31 | Bowling Green | Joseph Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 03:20 | Western Michigan | James Rife connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Gary Loving and he's hacked by Joseph Owen - foul #1 on Joseph Owen, team foul #7 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Louis Green (SF), Richard Shepherd (PF) Raymond Massie, Robert John | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Terry Young (PF) Joseph Owen | |
| 03:20 | Western Michigan | James Rife makes the free throw | 28-39 |
| 03:16 | Bowling Green | Walter Callas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer (PG), Kermit Eames (C) Gary Loving, Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 02:50 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames's layup is rejected by Terry Young | 28-39 |
| 02:49 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer grabs the offensive board | 28-39 |
| 02:33 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames misses the lay-in | 28-39 |
| 02:31 | Western Michigan | Louis Green tips it but misses | 28-39 |
| 02:30 | Western Michigan | Louis Green grabs the offensive board | 28-39 |
| 02:08 | Western Michigan | Louis Green misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-39 |
| 02:06 | Bowling Green | Terry Young grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 01:52 | Bowling Green | Alexander Pitt is fouled on the floor by Kermit Eames - foul #1 on Kermit Eames, team foul #10 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Loving (PG), Raymond Massie (SG), Troy Goodrich (SF), Robert John (PF), Jeff Shew (C) Gerald Boyer, James Rife, Louis Green, Richard Shepherd, Kermit Eames | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Richard Carroll (PG), Casimir Zeimetz (SG), Joseph Owen (PF) Walter Callas, Ivan Marinkovic, Terry Young | |
| 01:52 | Bowling Green | Alexander Pitt makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 01:52 | Bowling Green | Alexander Pitt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 01:36 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-41 |
| 01:35 | Bowling Green | Joseph Owen pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 01:15 | Bowling Green | Richard Carroll comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 01:14 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Meece tips it in | 28-43 |
| 00:57 | Western Michigan | Jeff Shew clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-43 |
| 00:55 | Bowling Green | Joseph Owen grabs the board | 28-43 |
| 00:50 | Bowling Green | Richard Carroll is hacked by Raymond Massie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Massie, team foul #11 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick (C) Jeff Shew | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Charles Adams (SF) Alexander Pitt | |
| 00:50 | Bowling Green | Richard Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 00:50 | Bowling Green | Richard Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 00:33 | Western Michigan | Robert John is whistled for traveling | 28-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer (PG) Gary Loving | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Walter Callas (PG), Robin McGlothen (C) Richard Carroll, Lawrence Meece | |
| 00:14 | Bowling Green | Robin McGlothen slams it home on a great pass from Walter Callas | 28-47 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams is called for the reach on Gerald Boyer - foul #1 on Charles Adams, team foul #8 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Louis Green (SF), Richard Shepherd (PF) Troy Goodrich, Robert John | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ivan Marinkovic (SG), Terry Young (PF) Casimir Zeimetz, Joseph Owen | |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 29-47 |
| 00:02 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Robin McGlothen | 29-47 |
| 00:00 | Bowling Green | Robin McGlothen misses the fullcourt shot | 29-47 |