| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dennis Hitchcock (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rodney Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Harrington (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Fernando Quintero (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerry Starkey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Rydberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Salvatore Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Giles (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg inbounds the ball | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino misses the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 31-42 |
| 19:38 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero tips it in | 31-44 |
| 19:25 | Western Michigan | Todd Coleman is whistled for traveling | 31-44 |
| 19:05 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 19:03 | Western Michigan | Joseph Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 19:00 | Western Michigan | Dennis Hitchcock is hacked by Fernando Quintero in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fernando Quintero, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Reggie Patterson (PG), Steven Perine (SG), Russell Allison (SF), John Pettway (PF), James Swims (C) Dennis Hitchcock, Rodney Lewis, Todd Coleman, Joseph Harrington, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle (PG), Douglas Thomas (SF), William Marple (PF), Ronald Lymon (C) Fernando Quintero, Richard Rydberg, Salvatore Marino, Charles Giles | |
| 18:41 | Western Michigan | James Swims is hacked by Jeremy Boyle - foul #1 on Jeremy Boyle, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| 18:19 | Western Michigan | Steven Perine is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Reggie Patterson | 33-44 |
| 18:00 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 17:59 | Western Michigan | James Swims snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 17:40 | Western Michigan | Russell Allison misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Douglas Thomas - foul #3 on Douglas Thomas, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Hitchcock (PG), Rodney Lewis (SG), Todd Coleman (SF), Thomas Johnson (C) Reggie Patterson, Steven Perine, John Pettway, James Swims | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Rydberg (SF), Salvatore Marino (PF), Charles Giles (C) Douglas Thomas, William Marple, Ronald Lymon | |
| 17:40 | Western Michigan | Russell Allison makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 17:40 | Western Michigan | Russell Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:38 | Ohio | Todd Coleman steps in front of the Salvatore Marino pass in the backcourt | 35-44 |
| 17:23 | Western Michigan | Thomas Johnson is open but misses the lay-in | 35-44 |
| 17:21 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 17:18 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Harrington (PF) Russell Allison | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:07 | Western Michigan | Todd Coleman blows the wide open layup | 35-44 |
| 17:06 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Lewis | 35-44 |
| 16:50 | Western Michigan | Thomas Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 35-44 |
| 16:48 | Western Michigan | Todd Coleman grabs the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 16:38 | Western Michigan | Dennis Hitchcock misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 16:37 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 16:33 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Giles | 35-47 |
| 16:27 | Western Michigan | Thomas Johnson is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Rodney Lewis | 38-47 |
| 16:07 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle is whistled for a carry | 38-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven Perine (PG), Bruce Allain (SF) Dennis Hitchcock, Todd Coleman | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Lymon (PF), Stanley Sebastian (C) Salvatore Marino, Charles Giles | |
| 15:47 | Western Michigan | Rodney Lewis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 15:45 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Steven Perine (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Rodney Lewis (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Allain (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Harrington (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeremy Boyle (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Starkey (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Richard Rydberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Lymon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Sebastian (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-47 |
| 15:25 | Western Michigan | Bruce Allain gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 15:21 | Western Michigan | Rodney Lewis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-47 |
| 15:19 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 14:51 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 14:49 | Western Michigan | Bruce Allain grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 14:47 | Western Michigan | Jerry Starkey picks off the pass by Bruce Allain in the backcourt | 38-47 |
| 14:35 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 14:34 | Western Michigan | Rodney Lewis snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 14:23 | Western Michigan | Bruce Allain hits a jump hook from the right block | 40-47 |
| 14:10 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 14:09 | Western Michigan | Bruce Allain grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 13:50 | Western Michigan | Steven Perine misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 40-47 |
| 13:49 | Western Michigan | Thomas Johnson tips it home | 42-47 |
| 13:27 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Harrington | 42-47 |
| 13:25 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian grabs the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:11 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian lays it in | 42-49 |
| 13:09 | Western Michigan | Joseph Harrington is hacked by Jeremy Boyle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Boyle, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (PG), Reggie Patterson (SG), Russell Allison (SF), John Pettway (PF), James Swims (C) Steven Perine, Rodney Lewis, Bruce Allain, Joseph Harrington, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Fernando Quintero (SG), Douglas Thomas (SF), William Marple (PF), Charles Giles (C) Jeremy Boyle, Jerry Starkey, Richard Rydberg, Ronald Lymon, Stanley Sebastian | |
| 12:55 | Western Michigan | James Swims makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jake McCaffity | 44-49 |
| 12:41 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Swims - foul #1 on James Swims, team foul #1 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Todd Coleman (SF) Russell Allison | |
| Subs | Ohio | Salvatore Marino (PF) Charles Giles | |
| 12:41 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:41 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:41 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 12:30 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 12:28 | Western Michigan | John Pettway grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 12:24 | Western Michigan | Reggie Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Russell Allison (PF) John Pettway | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 12:07 | Ohio | Reggie Patterson takes the ball from Jeff Myrick | 44-49 |
| 11:54 | Western Michigan | Todd Coleman is fouled on the floor by Douglas Thomas - foul #4 on Douglas Thomas, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Hitchcock (SG) Reggie Patterson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Giles (C) Douglas Thomas | |
| 11:41 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Todd Coleman | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Hitchcock (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Todd Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Allison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Swims (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeff Myrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Fernando Quintero (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Marple (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Salvatore Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Giles (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Ohio | William Marple makes the wide open jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeff Myrick | 46-51 |
| 11:09 | Western Michigan | James Swims misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 11:08 | Ohio | The rebound goes to William Marple | 46-51 |
| 11:03 | Ohio | The jump hook by Jeff Myrick is blocked by Russell Allison | 46-51 |
| 11:02 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino misses the tip | 46-51 |
| 11:00 | Western Michigan | Todd Coleman grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 10:48 | Western Michigan | Russell Allison clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| 10:46 | Western Michigan | James Swims snags the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 10:31 | Western Michigan | James Swims hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 46-51 |
| 10:29 | Ohio | William Marple gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:25 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero is hacked by Dennis Hitchcock - foul #1 on Dennis Hitchcock, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Pettway (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Russell Allison, James Swims | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jerry Starkey (SG), Richard Rydberg (SF) Fernando Quintero, William Marple | |
| 10:13 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey lays it up and in | 46-53 |
| 09:50 | Western Michigan | John Pettway lays it in on a great pass from Jake McCaffity | 48-53 |
| 09:48 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Reggie Patterson (PG), Steven Perine (SG) Jake McCaffity, Dennis Hitchcock | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 09:32 | Western Michigan | Steven Perine comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-53 |
| 09:30 | Western Michigan | Thomas Johnson tips it in | 50-53 |
| 09:16 | Ohio | Charles Giles misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by John Pettway - foul #1 on John Pettway, team foul #3 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Rodney Lewis (SG), James Swims (C) Steven Perine, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Ronald Lymon (PF) Jeff Myrick, Salvatore Marino | |
| 09:16 | Ohio | Charles Giles makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:16 | Ohio | Charles Giles misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:16 | Western Michigan | James Swims pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 09:01 | Western Michigan | James Swims comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 50-54 |
| 08:59 | Ohio | Charles Giles pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 08:43 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 08:41 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to James Swims | 50-54 |
| 08:17 | Western Michigan | John Pettway misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 50-54 |
| 08:15 | Western Michigan | James Swims tips it home | 52-54 |
| 08:15 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (PG), Steven Perine (SG), Bruce Allain (SF), Russell Allison (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Reggie Patterson, Rodney Lewis, Todd Coleman, John Pettway, James Swims | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG), William Marple (SF), Salvatore Marino (PF), Stanley Sebastian (C) Fernando Quintero, Jerry Starkey, Richard Rydberg, Ronald Lymon, Charles Giles | |
| 08:02 | Ohio | Steven Perine steps in front of the William Marple pass | 52-54 |
| 07:58 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses the easy layup | 52-54 |
| 07:57 | Western Michigan | Thomas Johnson snags the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 07:47 | Western Michigan | Steven Perine is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Steven Perine, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Harrington (PF) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Douglas Thomas (SG) Jeremy Boyle | |
| 07:33 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 07:31 | Western Michigan | Steven Perine snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Perine (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Allain (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Harrington (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Allison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeff Myrick (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Marple (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvatore Marino (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Stanley Sebastian (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Western Michigan | Joseph Harrington clanks a runner from the right block | 52-54 |
| 07:12 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 06:58 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino lays it up and in and the foul's on Joseph Harrington - foul #2 on Joseph Harrington, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Rodney Lewis (SG), Dennis Hitchcock (SF), Thomas Johnson (C) Steven Perine, Bruce Allain, Russell Allison | |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Richard Rydberg (SF), Ronald Lymon (C) Jeff Myrick, William Marple, Stanley Sebastian | |
| 06:58 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino misses the free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:58 | Western Michigan | Joseph Harrington grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity's pass is intercepted by Fernando Quintero | 52-56 |
| 06:46 | Ohio | Jake McCaffity takes the ball from Douglas Thomas in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| 06:31 | Western Michigan | Dennis Hitchcock can't connect on a runner in the lane | 52-56 |
| 06:30 | Western Michigan | Dennis Hitchcock tips it in | 54-56 |
| 06:10 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-56 |
| 06:09 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg gets the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:54 | Ohio | The short jumper by Salvatore Marino is denied by Joseph Harrington | 54-56 |
| 05:52 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:52 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Reggie Patterson (PG), Steven Perine (SG), Bruce Allain (SF), Russell Allison (PF), James Swims (C) Jake McCaffity, Rodney Lewis, Dennis Hitchcock, Joseph Harrington, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jerry Starkey (SG), Stanley Sebastian (C) Fernando Quintero, Richard Rydberg, Salvatore Marino | |
| 05:36 | Western Michigan | James Swims misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-56 |
| 05:35 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:29 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Pettway (PF) James Swims | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle (SG), Charles Giles (C) Jerry Starkey, Ronald Lymon | |
| 05:08 | Western Michigan | Reggie Patterson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 54-56 |
| 05:06 | Western Michigan | Russell Allison tips it but misses | 54-56 |
| 05:04 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:00 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick travels in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (PG), Todd Coleman (SF), James Swims (C) Reggie Patterson, Bruce Allain, Russell Allison | |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), William Marple (PF) Jeff Myrick, Stanley Sebastian | |
| 04:42 | Western Michigan | James Swims misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Fernando Quintero - foul #4 on Fernando Quintero, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Hitchcock (SG) Steven Perine | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Rydberg (SF) Jeremy Boyle | |
| 04:42 | Western Michigan | James Swims misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:42 | Western Michigan | James Swims misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:42 | Ohio | William Marple grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 04:20 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Marple | 54-58 |
| 04:17 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity is hacked by Fernando Quintero in the backcourt - foul #5 on Fernando Quintero, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Johnson (C) James Swims | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jerry Starkey (SG), Ronald Lymon (PF) Fernando Quintero, Richard Rydberg, William Marple | |
| 04:17 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:17 | Western Michigan | Thomas Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Thomas Johnson hits the easy wide open finger roll | 56-58 |
| 03:45 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick travels with the ball | 56-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Reggie Patterson (PG), Rodney Lewis (SG), Russell Allison (SF), Joseph Harrington (PF) Jake McCaffity, Dennis Hitchcock, Todd Coleman, John Pettway | |
| Subs | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian (C) Charles Giles | |
| 03:29 | Western Michigan | Thomas Johnson misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Jerry Starkey - foul #1 on Jerry Starkey, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven Perine (SG) Rodney Lewis | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Rydberg (SF) Jerry Starkey | |
| 03:29 | Western Michigan | Thomas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:29 | Western Michigan | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Reggie Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Perine (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Russell Allison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Harrington (tiring) 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Johnson (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeff Myrick (tired) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Thomas (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Rydberg (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Stanley Sebastian (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Lymon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon makes the shot from close range set up by Jeff Myrick and he's fouled by Thomas Johnson - foul #2 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Allain (SF), James Swims (C) Russell Allison, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle (SG), William Marple (C) Douglas Thomas, Stanley Sebastian | |
| 03:12 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon misses the free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:12 | Western Michigan | Joseph Harrington pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 02:57 | Western Michigan | James Swims knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Perine | 59-60 |
| 02:53 | Ohio | Bruce Allain is called for the reach on Jeremy Boyle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bruce Allain, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Giles (C) Ronald Lymon | |
| 02:53 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:53 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:35 | Western Michigan | Bruce Allain lays it in | 61-62 |
| 02:33 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick is called for traveling in the backcourt | 61-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (PG), Rodney Lewis (SG), Todd Coleman (SF), John Pettway (PF) Reggie Patterson, Steven Perine, Bruce Allain, Joseph Harrington | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jerry Starkey (SG), Douglas Thomas (SF) Jeremy Boyle, Richard Rydberg | |
| 02:14 | Western Michigan | Rodney Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-62 |
| 02:14 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven Perine (SG), Bruce Allain (SF), Russell Allison (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Rodney Lewis, Todd Coleman, John Pettway, James Swims | |
| Subs | Ohio | Salvatore Marino (PF), Stanley Sebastian (C) William Marple, Charles Giles | |
| 01:57 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-62 |
| 01:55 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino can't tip it in | 61-62 |
| 01:54 | Western Michigan | Steven Perine grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 01:49 | Western Michigan | Steven Perine can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-62 |
| 01:47 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 01:23 | Ohio | Russell Allison swats the short shot by Jeff Myrick | 61-62 |
| 01:22 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas snags the offensive board | 61-62 |
| 01:08 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right block | 61-62 |
| 01:07 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian tips it back up and in | 61-64 |
| 00:40 | Western Michigan | Steven Perine is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 00:39 | Western Michigan | Thomas Johnson grabs the offensive board | 61-64 |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Bruce Allain is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Steven Perine | 64-64 |
| 00:23 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Todd Coleman (SF) Bruce Allain | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Rydberg (SF), Charles Giles (C) Douglas Thomas, Stanley Sebastian | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Ohio | Charles Giles banks in the layup | 64-66 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Rodney Lewis (SG), Joseph Harrington (PF) Steven Perine, Russell Allison | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Rodney Lewis clanks a halfcourt shot | 64-66 |