| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Donald Garrison (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Tim Cowherd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Antonio Doering (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ignacio Flores (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Mosher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden inbounds the ball | 43-25 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Doering - foul #1 on Antonio Doering, team foul #1 | 43-25 |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen makes the 3 from straight away | 46-25 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:16 | Ohio | Dennis Breeden takes the ball from Antonio Doering | 46-25 |
| 19:12 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Breeden | 48-25 |
| 18:58 | Ohio | Ignacio Flores scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Richard Baker | 48-27 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-27 |
| 18:45 | Ohio | Antonio Doering scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gerard Johnson | 48-29 |
| 18:27 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jan Christensen | 51-29 |
| 18:06 | Ohio | Ignacio Flores misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-29 |
| 18:05 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison pulls down the rebound | 51-29 |
| 17:45 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas misses the easy dunk attempt | 51-29 |
| 17:43 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses the tip | 51-29 |
| 17:42 | Ohio | Richard Mosher gets the rebound | 51-29 |
| 17:33 | Ohio | Richard Baker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-29 |
| 17:31 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Gerard Johnson | 51-29 |
| 17:08 | Ohio | Richard Baker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dennis Breeden - foul #1 on Dennis Breeden, team foul #1 | 51-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore (SF) Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Wheaton (PG), Ralph Pottorff (SG), Clifton Crowder (PF), Ruben Marroquin (C) Antonio Doering, Ignacio Flores, Richard Mosher, Gerard Johnson | |
| 17:08 | Ohio | Richard Baker makes the 1st free throw | 51-30 |
| 17:08 | Ohio | Richard Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-31 |
| 17:06 | Central Michigan | Ralph Pottorff steps in front of the Donald Garrison pass in the backcourt | 51-31 |
| 17:01 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 16:48 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jack Llanas | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 16:30 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff is fouled on the floor by Jan Christensen - foul #2 on Jan Christensen, team foul #2 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller (SF) Richard Baker | |
| 16:15 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Clifton Crowder | 53-37 |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jack Llanas | 55-37 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Jan Christensen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerry Moore (fresh) PF - Donald Garrison (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Tim Cowherd (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Michael Wheaton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Pottorff (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Teichmiller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifton Crowder (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ruben Marroquin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Teichmiller | 55-39 |
| 15:33 | Central Michigan | Michael Wheaton is called for the reach on Jack Llanas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Wheaton, team foul #2 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski (C) Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ignacio Flores (SG), Richard Mosher (PF), Harold Frederick (C) Ralph Pottorff, Clifton Crowder, Ruben Marroquin | |
| 15:23 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jan Christensen | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:14 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Wheaton | 58-42 |
| 15:08 | Central Michigan | Robert Teichmiller steals it from Jack Llanas in the backcourt | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 14:52 | Ohio | Richard Mosher knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Wheaton | 58-44 |
| 14:48 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-44 |
| 14:47 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller snags the defensive board | 58-44 |
| 14:28 | Ohio | Richard Mosher loses the dribble to Jan Christensen | 58-44 |
| 14:07 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison blows the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Teichmiller - foul #2 on Robert Teichmiller, team foul #3 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Scott Bostick (SG), Dennis Breeden (SF) Jack Llanas, Jan Christensen, Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio Doering (PG), James Riley (SF), Ruben Marroquin (PF), Gerard Johnson (C) Michael Wheaton, Robert Teichmiller, Richard Mosher, Harold Frederick | |
| 14:07 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 14:07 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 13:52 | Ohio | Omer Kotarski swats the short shot by Gerard Johnson | 60-44 |
| 13:50 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson tips it but misses | 60-44 |
| 13:49 | Ohio | Antonio Doering hits the follow up shot | 60-46 |
| 13:47 | Central Michigan | Ruben Marroquin is called for the reach on Donald Garrison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ruben Marroquin, team foul #4 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd (C) Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff (SG), Richard Baker (SF), Clifton Crowder (PF) Ignacio Flores, James Riley, Ruben Marroquin | |
| 13:22 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Stevan Zempel | 62-46 |
| 13:16 | Ohio | The jump hook by Richard Baker is blocked by Donald Garrison | 62-46 |
| 13:15 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick gets the rebound | 62-46 |
| 13:10 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison blows the dunk | 62-46 |
| 13:09 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff gets the rebound | 62-46 |
| 12:44 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Antonio Doering | 62-48 |
| 12:30 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Stevan Zempel | 64-48 |
| 12:18 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson loses the dribble to Tim Cowherd | 64-48 |
| 12:11 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Baker - foul #3 on Richard Baker, team foul #5 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Jan Christensen (SG), Jerry Moore (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Scott Bostick, Dennis Breeden, Donald Garrison, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Wheaton (PG), Ignacio Flores (SG), Robert Teichmiller (SF), Richard Mosher (PF), Ruben Marroquin (C) Antonio Doering, Ralph Pottorff, Richard Baker, Clifton Crowder, Gerard Johnson | |
| 11:58 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-48 |
| 11:57 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 11:37 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore is open but comes up short on the runner in the lane | 64-48 |
| 11:36 | Ohio | Richard Mosher grabs the defensive rebound | 64-48 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Jan Christensen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jerry Moore (fresh) PF - Stevan Zempel (fairly fresh) 4 ast. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Michael Wheaton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ignacio Flores (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Teichmiller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Mosher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ruben Marroquin (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 64-48 |
| 11:20 | Ohio | Richard Mosher tips it but misses | 64-48 |
| 11:18 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas grabs the board | 64-48 |
| 11:16 | Central Michigan | Ignacio Flores takes the ball from Jack Llanas in the backcourt | 64-48 |
| 10:57 | Ohio | Ignacio Flores misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-48 |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel grabs the defensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 10:40 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 64-48 |
| 10:39 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| 10:22 | Ohio | Richard Mosher scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Teichmiller | 64-51 |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas is alone and drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Moore | 66-51 |
| 10:04 | Ohio | Jack Llanas steals the ball from Robert Teichmiller | 66-51 |
| 09:54 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stevan Zempel | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:40 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 69-51 |
| 09:39 | Ohio | Ignacio Flores misses the tip | 69-51 |
| 09:38 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin tips it home | 69-53 |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-53 |
| 09:29 | Ohio | Richard Mosher snags the defensive board | 69-53 |
| 09:18 | Ohio | Richard Mosher misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jan Christensen - foul #3 on Jan Christensen, team foul #3 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SG), Dennis Breeden (SF), Donald Garrison (PF), Tim Cowherd (C) Jack Llanas, Jan Christensen, Stevan Zempel, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio Doering (PG), Ralph Pottorff (SG), Richard Baker (SF), Clifton Crowder (C) Michael Wheaton, Ignacio Flores, Robert Teichmiller, Ruben Marroquin | |
| 09:18 | Ohio | Richard Mosher makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 09:18 | Ohio | Richard Mosher misses the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 09:18 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd grabs the defensive rebound | 69-54 |
| 09:03 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-54 |
| 09:02 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison tips it in | 71-54 |
| 08:44 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-54 |
| 08:42 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder grabs the offensive rebound | 71-54 |
| 08:28 | Ohio | Richard Baker buries a 3 from the right corner | 71-57 |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Ralph Pottorff steps in front of the Jerry Moore pass in the backcourt | 71-57 |
| 08:23 | Ohio | Richard Baker banks in the layup set up by Ralph Pottorff | 71-59 |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison drills a shot from the right side set up by Tim Cowherd | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:12 | Ohio | Richard Baker misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Tim Cowherd - foul #1 on Tim Cowherd, team foul #4 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG) Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ignacio Flores (SG), Harold Frederick (PF), Gerard Johnson (C) Ralph Pottorff, Richard Mosher, Clifton Crowder | |
| 08:12 | Ohio | Richard Baker makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 08:12 | Ohio | Richard Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left block | 73-61 |
| 07:43 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel grabs the offensive board | 73-61 |
| 07:33 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Bostick | 75-61 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stevan Zempel (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Scott Bostick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Donald Garrison (tiring) 29 pts. 8 reb. C - Tim Cowherd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Antonio Doering (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ignacio Flores (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Baker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harold Frederick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Ohio | Antonio Doering knocks in the shot in the paint and the foul's on Stevan Zempel - foul #3 on Stevan Zempel, team foul #5 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), Eddie Cuellar (SF) Scott Bostick, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Riley (SF) Richard Baker | |
| 07:20 | Ohio | Antonio Doering misses the free throw | 75-63 |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd gets the rebound | 75-63 |
| 07:09 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Tim Cowherd, team foul #6 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Jerry Moore (SF) Eddie Cuellar, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff (SG) Ignacio Flores | |
| 06:48 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-63 |
| 06:46 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff tips it back up and in | 75-65 |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison misses long on an open runner in the paint | 75-65 |
| 06:26 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel hits the follow up shot | 77-65 |
| 06:13 | Ohio | Antonio Doering misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-65 |
| 06:12 | Ohio | Harold Frederick tips it home | 77-67 |
| 06:08 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Pottorff - foul #3 on Ralph Pottorff, team foul #6 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Jerry Moore, Stevan Zempel | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Wheaton (PG), Robert Teichmiller (SG), Richard Baker (SF), Clifton Crowder (PF), Ruben Marroquin (C) Antonio Doering, Ralph Pottorff, James Riley, Harold Frederick, Gerard Johnson | |
| 05:47 | Central Michigan | Robert Teichmiller steals it from Jack Llanas | 77-67 |
| 05:35 | Ohio | Richard Baker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-67 |
| 05:33 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski pulls down the rebound | 77-67 |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Michael Wheaton is called for the reach on Jack Llanas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Wheaton, team foul #7 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SG), Tim Cowherd (C) Jan Christensen, Donald Garrison | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Mosher (PF) Clifton Crowder | |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 05:09 | Ohio | Richard Mosher clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-67 |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd grabs the defensive rebound | 79-67 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden is hacked by Robert Teichmiller in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Teichmiller, team foul #8 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG) Jack Llanas | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ignacio Flores (SG) Richard Baker | |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden misses the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 05:06 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Richard Mosher | 79-67 |
| 04:56 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-67 |
| 04:54 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick pulls down the rebound | 79-67 |
| 04:52 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel is hacked by Robert Teichmiller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Teichmiller, team foul #9 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore (SF) Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Riley (SF), Gerard Johnson (C) Robert Teichmiller, Ruben Marroquin | |
| 04:52 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the 1st free throw | 80-67 |
| 04:52 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:34 | Ohio | James Riley misses short on a jumper from the left side | 81-67 |
| 04:32 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd grabs the defensive rebound | 81-67 |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Ignacio Flores steps in front of the Stevan Zempel pass in the backcourt | 81-67 |
| 04:07 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton is hacked by Stevan Zempel - foul #4 on Stevan Zempel, team foul #7 | 81-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (PG), Jan Christensen (SG), Donald Garrison (PF) Stevan Zempel, Scott Bostick, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff (SG), Richard Baker (SF), Clifton Crowder (PF), Harold Frederick (C) Ignacio Flores, James Riley, Richard Mosher, Gerard Johnson | |
| 04:07 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton makes the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 04:07 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton makes the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| 03:47 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 81-69 |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd misses the tip | 81-69 |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore tips it home | 83-69 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 83-69 |
| 03:32 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato pulls down the rebound | 83-69 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jan Christensen (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Garrison (tired) 29 pts. 8 reb. C - Tim Cowherd (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Michael Wheaton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Pottorff (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clifton Crowder (fresh) 4 reb. C - Harold Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison is fouled on the floor by Clifton Crowder - foul #1 on Clifton Crowder, team foul #10 | 83-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Dennis Breeden (SF), Stevan Zempel (PF) Dikembe Sato, Jerry Moore, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio Doering (PG), Ignacio Flores (SG), Robert Teichmiller (SF), Ruben Marroquin (PF) Michael Wheaton, Ralph Pottorff, Richard Baker, Clifton Crowder | |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 84-69 |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 85-69 |
| 02:56 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 85-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd (C) Donald Garrison | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Mosher (PF) Harold Frederick | |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Llanas and he's fouled by Robert Teichmiller - foul #5 on Robert Teichmiller, team foul #11 | 88-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (PG), Eddie Cuellar (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Jack Llanas, Dennis Breeden, Tim Cowherd | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Wheaton (PG), Ralph Pottorff (SG), James Riley (SF), Clifton Crowder (C) Antonio Doering, Ignacio Flores, Robert Teichmiller, Richard Mosher | |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen makes the free throw | 89-69 |
| 02:33 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 89-69 |
| 02:31 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin gets the offensive rebound | 89-69 |
| 02:26 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Dikembe Sato - foul #1 on Dikembe Sato, team foul #8 | 89-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SG) Jan Christensen | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 02:26 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff makes the 1st free throw | 89-70 |
| 02:26 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff makes the 2nd free throw | 89-71 |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 89-71 |
| 02:03 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Ruben Marroquin | 89-71 |
| 01:58 | Ohio | Scott Bostick steals it from Michael Wheaton | 89-71 |
| 01:29 | Central Michigan | Ruben Marroquin is called for the reach on Stevan Zempel - foul #4 on Ruben Marroquin, team foul #12 | 89-71 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore (SF) Eddie Cuellar | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 01:29 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the 1st free throw | 90-71 |
| 01:29 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the 2nd free throw | 91-71 |
| 01:16 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 91-71 |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski can't connect on an uncontested floater from close range | 91-71 |
| 00:59 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin grabs the board | 91-71 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 91-71 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski gets the rebound | 91-71 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 94-71 |
| 00:18 | Ohio | Jerry Moore steps in front of the Ruben Marroquin pass | 94-71 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Moore | 96-71 |
| 00:10 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 96-71 |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato grabs the defensive rebound | 96-71 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato runs out the clock | 96-71 |