| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Barry Bechtold (fresh) SG - Wesley Shellenbarger (fresh) SF - Michael Dimick (fresh) PF - Joseph Cranford (fresh) C - Nicholas Mota (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alexander Williams (fresh) SG - Alvin Edie (fresh) SF - William Gunn (fresh) PF - Dale Grado (fresh) C - Xavier Vasquez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Dimick and he's fouled by Xavier Vasquez - foul #1 on Xavier Vasquez, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie lays it up and in | 3-4 |
| 18:35 | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger double dribbles in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 18:21 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez hits a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Joseph Cranford - foul #1 on Joseph Cranford, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| 18:21 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 18:00 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota misses the jumper in the lane | 3-7 |
| 17:58 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:40 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams scores on a shot from the right side set up by William Gunn | 3-9 |
| 17:34 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford buries a jumper near the basket set up by Barry Bechtold and the foul's on Dale Grado - foul #1 on Dale Grado, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (PG), William Stephens (SG), Walter Robinson (SF), Donald Walker (C) Barry Bechtold, Wesley Shellenbarger, Michael Dimick, Nicholas Mota | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG), Raymond Dixon (PF), Paul Boyd (C) Alexander Williams, Dale Grado, Xavier Vasquez | |
| 17:34 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford misses the free throw | 5-9 |
| 17:34 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 17:11 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Raymond Dixon | 5-11 |
| 16:48 | Miami (OH) | Donald Walker's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Boyd | 5-11 |
| 16:47 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 16:31 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky misses long on a floater from the right side | 5-11 |
| 16:29 | Miami (OH) | Walter Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 16:23 | Miami (OH) | Donald Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Zavacky - foul #1 on Jerry Zavacky, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold (PG), Michael Dimick (SF), Nicholas Mota (C) William Stephens, Walter Robinson, Joseph Cranford | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams (PG), Gabriel Gallo (SG), Dale Grado (PF), Xavier Vasquez (C) Jerry Zavacky, Alvin Edie, Raymond Dixon, Paul Boyd | |
| 16:05 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota scores on a shot from the right block set up by David Teneyck | 7-11 |
| 15:51 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Walker - foul #1 on Donald Walker, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger (SG), Walter Robinson (SF) David Teneyck, Michael Dimick | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 15:51 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 15:51 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Barry Bechtold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley Shellenbarger (fresh) SF - Walter Robinson (fresh) PF - Donald Walker (fresh) C - Nicholas Mota (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alexander Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) SF - William Gunn (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Dale Grado (fresh) 2 pts. C - Xavier Vasquez (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota's floater is tipped away by Xavier Vasquez | 7-13 |
| 15:27 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez grabs the board | 7-13 |
| 15:16 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick (SF), Joseph Cranford (PF) Walter Robinson, Nicholas Mota | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG), Paul Boyd (C) Alexander Williams, Xavier Vasquez | |
| 14:53 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford is whistled for a carry | 7-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie (SG) Gabriel Gallo | |
| 14:38 | Western Michigan | Paul Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (SG), Nicholas Mota (C) Wesley Shellenbarger, Donald Walker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon (PF) Dale Grado | |
| 14:14 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick lays it up and in set up by Nicholas Mota | 9-13 |
| 14:00 | Western Michigan | William Gunn comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 9-13 |
| 13:59 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 13:44 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota is whistled for traveling | 9-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger (SG), Walter Robinson (SF), Donald Walker (C) Barry Bechtold, Michael Dimick, Nicholas Mota | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo (SG), Donald Weller (SF), Dale Grado (PF), Xavier Vasquez (C) Jerry Zavacky, William Gunn, Raymond Dixon, Paul Boyd | |
| 13:23 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie loses the dribble to Walter Robinson | 9-13 |
| 13:20 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck can't finish the layup | 9-13 |
| 13:18 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:50 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold (PG), Michael Dimick (SF), Nicholas Mota (C) David Teneyck, Walter Robinson, Joseph Cranford | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams (PG) Alvin Edie | |
| 12:33 | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger double dribbles | 9-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford (PF) Donald Walker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon (PF) Dale Grado | |
| 12:25 | Western Michigan | Wesley Shellenbarger takes the ball from Alexander Williams | 9-13 |
| 12:04 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 11:44 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 11:42 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez tips it home | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Barry Bechtold (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Shellenbarger (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Dimick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Cranford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Mota (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alexander Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gabriel Gallo (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Weller (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Dixon (fresh) C - Xavier Vasquez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Barry Bechtold and the foul's on Xavier Vasquez - foul #2 on Xavier Vasquez, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (SG), William Stephens (SF), Donald Walker (PF) Wesley Shellenbarger, Michael Dimick, Joseph Cranford | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG), Alvin Edie (SG), William Gunn (SF), Dale Grado (PF), Paul Boyd (C) Alexander Williams, Gabriel Gallo, Donald Weller, Raymond Dixon, Xavier Vasquez | |
| 11:20 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota makes the free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:59 | Western Michigan | Paul Boyd scores on a shot from close range set up by Jerry Zavacky | 15-17 |
| 10:38 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 10:36 | Miami (OH) | Donald Walker tips it home | 17-17 |
| 10:16 | Western Michigan | William Gunn misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 10:15 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado tips it back up and in | 17-19 |
| 09:51 | Miami (OH) | Donald Walker comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 09:50 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota hits the follow up shot | 19-19 |
| 09:30 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Donald Walker - foul #2 on Donald Walker, team foul #3 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger (SG), Michael Dimick (SF), Joseph Cranford (PF) David Teneyck, William Stephens, Donald Walker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams (PG), Donald Weller (SF), Ignacio Castellanos (C) Jerry Zavacky, William Gunn, Paul Boyd | |
| 09:30 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:30 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:30 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 09:04 | Miami (OH) | The short jumper by Nicholas Mota is denied by Dale Grado | 19-20 |
| 09:03 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota snags the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 08:55 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 08:47 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-20 |
| 08:46 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:41 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick lays it in | 23-20 |
| 08:21 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams can't finish the layup | 23-20 |
| 08:19 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie tips it home | 23-22 |
| 07:50 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Wesley Shellenbarger | 26-22 |
| 07:37 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 26-22 |
| 07:35 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Barry Bechtold (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Shellenbarger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Dimick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Cranford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Mota (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alexander Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alvin Edie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Weller (fairly fresh) PF - Dale Grado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ignacio Castellanos (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Ignacio Castellanos - foul #1 on Ignacio Castellanos, team foul #5 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (PG), Walter Robinson (SF) Barry Bechtold, Nicholas Mota | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG), Gabriel Gallo (SG), William Gunn (SF), Raymond Dixon (PF), Paul Boyd (C) Alexander Williams, Alvin Edie, Donald Weller, Dale Grado, Ignacio Castellanos | |
| 07:18 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:18 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:58 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 06:56 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 06:54 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck's pass is intercepted by William Gunn in the backcourt | 27-22 |
| 06:53 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky lays it in set up by William Gunn | 27-24 |
| 06:49 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck is hacked by Gabriel Gallo - foul #1 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #6 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold (PG), Nicholas Mota (C) David Teneyck, Walter Robinson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:33 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota misses badly on a floater from the left block | 27-24 |
| 06:31 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota snags the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 06:13 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick misses the dunk attempt | 27-24 |
| 06:11 | Western Michigan | Paul Boyd pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 05:54 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 27-24 |
| 05:53 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo snags the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 05:42 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 05:40 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 05:16 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 05:14 | Western Michigan | Paul Boyd snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 04:59 | Western Michigan | Paul Boyd hits a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Nicholas Mota - foul #1 on Nicholas Mota, team foul #4 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (PG), William Stephens (SG), Walter Robinson (SF) Barry Bechtold, Wesley Shellenbarger, Michael Dimick | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams (PG), Alvin Edie (SG), Donald Weller (SF), Dale Grado (PF) Jerry Zavacky, Gabriel Gallo, William Gunn, Raymond Dixon | |
| 04:59 | Western Michigan | Paul Boyd misses the free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:59 | Miami (OH) | William Stephens grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 04:56 | Miami (OH) | Walter Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez (C) Paul Boyd | |
| 04:36 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Alexander Williams | 27-28 |
| 04:07 | Miami (OH) | Alvin Edie is called for the reach on William Stephens - foul #1 on Alvin Edie, team foul #7 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold (PG), Wesley Shellenbarger (SG), Michael Dimick (SF) David Teneyck, Walter Robinson, Nicholas Mota | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 04:07 | Miami (OH) | William Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:07 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 03:46 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Cranford - foul #2 on Joseph Cranford, team foul #5 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Walter Robinson (SF), Donald Walker (C) Michael Dimick, William Stephens | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo (SG) Alexander Williams | |
| 03:46 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:46 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:19 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford scores on a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Alvin Edie - foul #2 on Alvin Edie, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (SG), Michael Dimick (SF) Wesley Shellenbarger, Walter Robinson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon (PF) Dale Grado | |
| 03:19 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford misses the free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:19 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Barry Bechtold (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Teneyck (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Dimick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Cranford (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Edie (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) SF - Donald Weller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Dixon (fresh) C - Xavier Vasquez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Western Michigan | Donald Walker takes the ball from Gabriel Gallo | 29-30 |
| 03:01 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck is hacked by Gabriel Gallo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #9 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger (SG) Barry Bechtold | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Scott Lopiccolo (SF), Paul Boyd (C) Donald Weller, Xavier Vasquez | |
| 03:01 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:01 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:47 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie is fouled on the floor by David Teneyck - foul #1 on David Teneyck, team foul #6 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold (PG) David Teneyck | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 02:36 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Dixon | 31-33 |
| 02:11 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford is wide open but clanks a floater near the basket | 31-33 |
| 02:09 | Western Michigan | Paul Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 01:53 | Western Michigan | Donald Walker is called for the reach on Paul Boyd - foul #3 on Donald Walker, team foul #7 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (SG), Walter Robinson (SF), Nicholas Mota (C) Wesley Shellenbarger, Michael Dimick, Donald Walker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams (PG), William Gunn (SF), Dale Grado (PF) Alvin Edie, Gabriel Gallo, Raymond Dixon | |
| 01:53 | Western Michigan | Paul Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:53 | Western Michigan | Paul Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:34 | Miami (OH) | Walter Robinson makes the wide open driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Barry Bechtold | 33-35 |
| 01:23 | Western Michigan | Scott Lopiccolo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 01:22 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 01:19 | Miami (OH) | Scott Lopiccolo is called for the reach on David Teneyck in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Lopiccolo, team foul #10 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger (SG), Michael Dimick (SF) Barry Bechtold, Walter Robinson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie (SG), Xavier Vasquez (C) Scott Lopiccolo, Paul Boyd | |
| 01:19 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 01:19 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:02 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-35 |
| 01:00 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado snags the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 00:39 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-35 |
| 00:37 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Alexander Williams | 34-35 |
| 00:27 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Alexander Williams | 34-38 |
| 00:27 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold (PG), William Stephens (SG), Walter Robinson (SF) David Teneyck, Wesley Shellenbarger, Michael Dimick | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:02 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado snags the defensive board | 34-38 |