| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alexander Williams (fresh) SG - Alvin Edie (fresh) SF - Donald Weller (fresh) PF - Dale Grado (fresh) C - Xavier Vasquez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Barry Bechtold (fresh) SG - Wesley Shellenbarger (fresh) SF - Michael Dimick (fresh) PF - Joseph Cranford (fresh) C - Nicholas Mota (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:56 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Williams - foul #1 on Alexander Williams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Dale Grado - foul #1 on Dale Grado, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:32 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:32 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:17 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller clanks a runner from the baseline | 0-1 |
| 19:15 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:46 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Barry Bechtold | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alexander Williams | 2-3 |
| 17:49 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 17:48 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | Western Michigan | A charge is called on Xavier Vasquez - foul #1 on Xavier Vasquez, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (PG), William Stephens (SG), Walter Robinson (SF), Donald Walker (C) Barry Bechtold, Wesley Shellenbarger, Michael Dimick, Nicholas Mota | |
| 17:18 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford banks in the layup and the foul's on Dale Grado - foul #2 on Dale Grado, team foul #4 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon (PF) Dale Grado | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 17:18 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford makes the free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:54 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Dixon and he's fouled by David Teneyck - foul #1 on David Teneyck, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold (PG), Nicholas Mota (C) William Stephens, Joseph Cranford | |
| 16:54 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:30 | Miami (OH) | Donald Weller swats the short shot by Donald Walker | 5-6 |
| 16:29 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Raymond Dixon | 5-6 |
| 16:18 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 16:16 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:03 | Western Michigan | Donald Weller is fouled on the floor by Walter Robinson - foul #1 on Walter Robinson, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG), William Gunn (SF), Paul Boyd (C) Alexander Williams, Donald Weller, Xavier Vasquez | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger (SG), Michael Dimick (SF), Joseph Cranford (PF) Barry Bechtold, Walter Robinson, Nicholas Mota | |
| 15:51 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Cranford - foul #1 on Joseph Cranford, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold (PG) David Teneyck | |
| 15:51 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:51 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:51 | Miami (OH) | Donald Walker pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jerry Zavacky (fresh) SG - Alvin Edie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Gunn (fresh) PF - Raymond Dixon (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Boyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Barry Bechtold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley Shellenbarger (fresh) SF - Michael Dimick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Cranford (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Walker (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Miami (OH) | Alvin Edie steals the ball from Joseph Cranford | 6-6 |
| 15:12 | Western Michigan | Donald Walker steals it from Raymond Dixon | 6-6 |
| 15:10 | Miami (OH) | Donald Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo (SG), Donald Weller (SF) Alvin Edie, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (PG), Nicholas Mota (C) Barry Bechtold, Joseph Cranford | |
| 14:59 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 14:57 | Miami (OH) | Donald Walker pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:31 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Boyd - foul #1 on Paul Boyd, team foul #5 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams (PG), Ignacio Castellanos (PF), Xavier Vasquez (C) Jerry Zavacky, Raymond Dixon, Paul Boyd | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold (PG), William Stephens (SG), Joseph Cranford (PF) David Teneyck, Wesley Shellenbarger, Donald Walker | |
| 14:31 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:31 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:05 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Alexander Williams | 9-7 |
| 13:43 | Miami (OH) | Ignacio Castellanos denies the turnaround by Michael Dimick | 9-7 |
| 13:41 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Gabriel Gallo | 9-7 |
| 13:20 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Barry Bechtold - foul #1 on Barry Bechtold, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie (SG), William Gunn (SF), Raymond Dixon (PF) Gabriel Gallo, Donald Weller, Ignacio Castellanos | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger (SG), Walter Robinson (SF), Donald Walker (C) William Stephens, Michael Dimick, Nicholas Mota | |
| 13:20 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:20 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:20 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Donald Walker | 10-7 |
| 13:02 | Miami (OH) | Xavier Vasquez takes the ball from Walter Robinson | 10-7 |
| 12:37 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Gunn | 12-7 |
| 12:09 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 12:08 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford grabs the offensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 11:52 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Wesley Shellenbarger | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alexander Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Edie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Gunn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Raymond Dixon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Xavier Vasquez (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Barry Bechtold (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley Shellenbarger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Robinson (fresh) PF - Joseph Cranford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Walker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Donald Walker - foul #1 on Donald Walker, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG), Donald Weller (SF), Paul Boyd (C) Alexander Williams, William Gunn, Xavier Vasquez | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (PG), Michael Dimick (SF), Nicholas Mota (C) Barry Bechtold, Walter Robinson, Donald Walker | |
| 11:35 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon makes the free throw | 15-9 |
| 11:06 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Alvin Edie - foul #1 on Alvin Edie, team foul #6 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos (PF) Raymond Dixon | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold (PG), Donald Walker (PF) Wesley Shellenbarger, Joseph Cranford | |
| 11:06 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:06 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota misses the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:06 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 10:47 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-10 |
| 10:45 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 10:41 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick is hacked by Donald Weller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Weller, team foul #7 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger (SG), Joseph Cranford (PF) David Teneyck, Donald Walker | |
| 10:41 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick misses the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:41 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos pulls down the rebound | 15-10 |
| 10:27 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 10:25 | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger pulls down the rebound | 15-10 |
| 10:01 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 09:59 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota grabs the offensive board | 15-10 |
| 09:36 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota loses the dribble to Donald Weller | 15-10 |
| 09:32 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky lays it in set up by Donald Weller | 17-10 |
| 09:10 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Cranford | 17-12 |
| 09:02 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie's pass is intercepted by Barry Bechtold | 17-12 |
| 08:57 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick banks in the layup on a nice dish by Barry Bechtold | 17-14 |
| 08:39 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Wesley Shellenbarger - foul #1 on Wesley Shellenbarger, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams (PG), William Gunn (SF), Raymond Dixon (PF), Xavier Vasquez (C) Jerry Zavacky, Donald Weller, Ignacio Castellanos, Paul Boyd | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (PG), William Stephens (SG), Walter Robinson (SF), Donald Walker (PF) Barry Bechtold, Wesley Shellenbarger, Michael Dimick, Joseph Cranford | |
| 08:39 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:39 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 08:37 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck is hacked by Alexander Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alexander Williams, team foul #8 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG), Gabriel Gallo (SG) Alexander Williams, Alvin Edie | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold (PG) Walter Robinson | |
| 08:37 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 08:37 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:24 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-14 |
| 08:22 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez tips it in | 21-14 |
| 07:54 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Dixon picks off the pass by Nicholas Mota | 21-14 |
| 07:42 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Xavier Vasquez | 23-14 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jerry Zavacky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Gunn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Raymond Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. C - Xavier Vasquez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Barry Bechtold (tiring) 2 ast. SG - David Teneyck (fresh) SF - William Stephens (fresh) PF - Donald Walker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nicholas Mota (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck is hacked by Gabriel Gallo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #9 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger (SG), Michael Dimick (SF), Joseph Cranford (PF) Barry Bechtold, William Stephens, Nicholas Mota | |
| 07:40 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck misses the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 07:40 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 07:30 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez's layup is rejected by Michael Dimick | 23-14 |
| 07:29 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky grabs the offensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 07:18 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-14 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie (PG), Donald Weller (SF) Jerry Zavacky, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 06:58 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Weller - foul #2 on Donald Weller, team foul #10 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Scott Lopiccolo (SF) Donald Weller | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold (PG) Wesley Shellenbarger | |
| 06:58 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 06:58 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:37 | Western Michigan | Michael Dimick steals it from Scott Lopiccolo | 23-16 |
| 06:14 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-16 |
| 06:13 | Miami (OH) | Donald Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 05:46 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-16 |
| 05:45 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Cranford | 23-16 |
| 05:25 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford misses the lay-in | 23-16 |
| 05:24 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon pulls down the rebound | 23-16 |
| 05:17 | Western Michigan | Scott Lopiccolo misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-16 |
| 05:15 | Miami (OH) | Donald Walker pulls down the rebound | 23-16 |
| 04:55 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford blows the layup | 23-16 |
| 04:53 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick tips it home | 23-18 |
| 04:36 | Western Michigan | Scott Lopiccolo is hacked by David Teneyck - foul #2 on David Teneyck, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams (PG), Donald Weller (SF), Dale Grado (PF), Paul Boyd (C) Alvin Edie, Gabriel Gallo, Raymond Dixon, Xavier Vasquez | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger (SG), Walter Robinson (SF), Nicholas Mota (C) David Teneyck, Michael Dimick, Donald Walker | |
| 04:36 | Western Michigan | Scott Lopiccolo makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 04:36 | Western Michigan | Scott Lopiccolo makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 04:07 | Miami (OH) | Walter Robinson is hacked by Paul Boyd - foul #2 on Paul Boyd, team foul #11 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie (SG) Scott Lopiccolo | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 04:07 | Miami (OH) | Walter Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 04:07 | Miami (OH) | Walter Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 03:50 | Western Michigan | Paul Boyd scores on a shot from the right wing | 27-20 |
| 03:25 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-20 |
| 03:24 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota gets the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alexander Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Edie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Weller (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dale Grado (fresh) C - Paul Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Barry Bechtold (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Wesley Shellenbarger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Cranford (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Mota (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota is open and buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Joseph Cranford | 27-22 |
| 02:41 | Western Michigan | Alexander Williams misses badly on a shot from the left side | 27-22 |
| 02:40 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie tips it home | 29-22 |
| 02:11 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 29-22 |
| 02:10 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 01:52 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Mota is called for the reach on Paul Boyd - foul #1 on Nicholas Mota, team foul #8 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG), Gabriel Gallo (SG), William Gunn (SF), Raymond Dixon (PF) Alexander Williams, Alvin Edie, Donald Weller, Dale Grado | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (PG), Michael Dimick (SF), Donald Walker (PF) Barry Bechtold, Walter Robinson, Joseph Cranford | |
| 01:52 | Western Michigan | Paul Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 01:52 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 01:42 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick is called for 10 seconds | 29-22 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez (C) Paul Boyd | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 01:27 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Gallo misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-22 |
| 01:26 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 01:10 | Miami (OH) | Xavier Vasquez is called for the reach on David Teneyck - foul #2 on Xavier Vasquez, team foul #12 | 29-22 |
| 01:10 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 01:10 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 00:55 | Western Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Jerry Zavacky is blocked by Donald Walker | 29-24 |
| 00:53 | Miami (OH) | Donald Walker snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 00:49 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick buries a shot in the paint set up by Nicholas Mota | 29-26 |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon loses the dribble to David Teneyck | 29-26 |
| 00:21 | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Teneyck | 29-28 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Michael Dimick is called for the reach on William Gunn - foul #1 on Michael Dimick, team foul #9 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie (PG), Dale Grado (PF) Jerry Zavacky, Raymond Dixon | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold (PG), Joseph Cranford (PF) David Teneyck, Donald Walker | |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | William Gunn makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | William Gunn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 31-28 |