| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Charlie Seely (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan Piccirillo (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Roy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James King (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marvin Philson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sean Hiers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Tipton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers inbounds the ball | 32-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sean Hiers | 32-47 |
| 19:17 | Ohio | Ryan Roy misses the easy layup | 32-47 |
| 19:15 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton pulls down the rebound | 32-47 |
| 19:10 | Western Michigan | James King connects on the jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Charlie Seely - foul #3 on Charlie Seely, team foul #1 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG), Jonathan Miller (SG), Robert Branch (PF), Emery Tucker (C) Charlie Seely, Jordan Piccirillo, Matthew Perkins, Ryan Roy | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Ball (SG), Mario Feldman (SF), Kevin Ware (PF) Marvin Philson, Sean Hiers, Donald Johnson | |
| 19:10 | Western Michigan | James King makes the free throw | 32-50 |
| 19:08 | Ohio | Donald Lang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Hughes (SG) James King | |
| 18:55 | Western Michigan | William Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-50 |
| 18:53 | Ohio | Emery Tucker pulls down the rebound | 32-50 |
| 18:51 | Ohio | Kevin Ware steps in front of the Donald Lang pass in the backcourt | 32-50 |
| 18:32 | Western Michigan | The jumper by James Ball is denied by Dikembe Aldi | 32-50 |
| 18:31 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller pulls down the rebound | 32-50 |
| 18:13 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on William Hughes - foul #3 on William Hughes, team foul #1 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Rodney Sanders (PG), Jordan Piccirillo (SG), Matthew Perkins (PF), Kenneth Danis (C) Donald Lang, Dikembe Aldi, Robert Branch, Emery Tucker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Gregor (PG), Marvin Philson (SG), Sean Hiers (SF), Donald Johnson (PF), Homer Penner (C) James Ball, William Hughes, Mario Feldman, Kevin Ware, Floyd Tipton | |
| 18:13 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 18:13 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 18:13 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson grabs the board | 33-50 |
| 17:59 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Marvin Philson | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:56 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins's pass is intercepted by David Gregor in the backcourt | 33-53 |
| 17:55 | Western Michigan | David Gregor lays it in | 33-55 |
| 17:37 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis comes up short on the floater from close range | 33-55 |
| 17:35 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson grabs the board | 33-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:33 | Western Michigan | David Gregor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SF), Ryan Roy (C) Rodney Sanders, Jonathan Miller, Kenneth Danis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Carlos Plaster (SF), Floyd Tipton (C) Sean Hiers, Homer Penner | |
| 17:22 | Ohio | Donald Lang makes the wide open floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Aldi | 35-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:05 | Western Michigan | Marvin Philson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-55 |
| 17:03 | Ohio | Ryan Roy gets the rebound | 35-55 |
| 17:00 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Johnson - foul #2 on Donald Johnson, team foul #2 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James King (PG), James Ball (SG), Mario Feldman (PF) David Gregor, Marvin Philson, Donald Johnson | |
| 16:48 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-55 |
| 16:47 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:44 | Western Michigan | Donald Lang takes the ball from James King in the backcourt | 35-55 |
| 16:22 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi clanks a jump hook near the basket | 35-55 |
| 16:20 | Ohio | Donald Lang hits the follow up shot | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:07 | Western Michigan | James King comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 37-55 |
| 16:05 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton misses the tip | 37-55 |
| 16:03 | Ohio | Ryan Roy pulls down the rebound | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Donald Lang (tiring) 13 pts. SG - Jordan Piccirillo (tiring) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dikembe Aldi (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Perkins (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Roy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Ball (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlos Plaster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mario Feldman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Floyd Tipton (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Perkins | 39-55 |
| 15:52 | Western Michigan | James Ball loses the dribble to Donald Lang in the backcourt | 39-55 |
| 15:37 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Seely (PG), Rodney Sanders (SG), Robert Branch (SF), Emery Tucker (PF), Kenneth Danis (C) Donald Lang, Jordan Piccirillo, Dikembe Aldi, Matthew Perkins, Ryan Roy | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Hughes (SG), Sean Hiers (SF), Kevin Ware (PF), Homer Penner (C) James Ball, Carlos Plaster, Mario Feldman, Floyd Tipton | |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | James King clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-55 |
| 15:17 | Ohio | Robert Branch gets the rebound | 39-55 |
| 14:52 | Ohio | A charge is called on Emery Tucker - foul #1 on Emery Tucker, team foul #2 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jonathan Miller (SG), Ryan Roy (C) Rodney Sanders, Kenneth Danis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Gregor (PG), Marvin Philson (SG), Donald Johnson (PF), Floyd Tipton (C) James King, William Hughes, Kevin Ware, Homer Penner | |
| 14:33 | Western Michigan | Jonathan Miller is called for the reach on Floyd Tipton - foul #3 on Jonathan Miller, team foul #3 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi (SF) Emery Tucker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Mario Feldman (C) Floyd Tipton | |
| 14:26 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-57 |
| 14:24 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Philson - foul #1 on Marvin Philson, team foul #3 | 39-57 |
| 14:06 | Ohio | Mario Feldman is called for the reach on Dikembe Aldi - foul #1 on Mario Feldman, team foul #4 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo (SG), Matthew Perkins (PF) Jonathan Miller, Dikembe Aldi | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Ball (PG) David Gregor | |
| 13:45 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 41-57 |
| 13:27 | Western Michigan | Mario Feldman drills a runner from the left block | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:05 | Ohio | Robert Branch misses badly on a runner in the paint | 41-59 |
| 13:04 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Sean Hiers | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:01 | Western Michigan | Charlie Seely is called for the reach on Sean Hiers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charlie Seely, team foul #4 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Ohio | Rodney Sanders (PG), Jonathan Miller (SG), Dikembe Aldi (SF), Emery Tucker (C) Charlie Seely, Jordan Piccirillo, Robert Branch, Ryan Roy | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James King (PG), William Hughes (SG), Kevin Ware (PF), Floyd Tipton (C) James Ball, Marvin Philson, Donald Johnson, Mario Feldman | |
| 12:36 | Western Michigan | William Hughes hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by James King | 41-61 |
| 12:20 | Ohio | Emery Tucker misses the lay-in | 41-61 |
| 12:19 | Western Michigan | James King pulls down the rebound | 41-61 |
| 12:17 | Western Michigan | James King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (SG), Kenneth Danis (PF) Jonathan Miller, Matthew Perkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Gregor (PG), James Ball (SG), Homer Penner (C) James King, Sean Hiers, Floyd Tipton | |
| 12:08 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis's floater is tipped away by William Hughes | 41-61 |
| 12:07 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis tips it in | 43-61 |
| 12:05 | Western Michigan | David Gregor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo (SG) Rodney Sanders | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton (C) Kevin Ware | |
| 11:58 | Ohio | Emery Tucker misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by William Hughes - foul #4 on William Hughes, team foul #5 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Branch (C) Kenneth Danis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers (SF), Donald Johnson (PF) William Hughes, Homer Penner | |
| 11:58 | Ohio | Emery Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 11:58 | Ohio | Emery Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 11:58 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson snags the defensive board | 44-61 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Donald Lang (tiring) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jordan Piccirillo (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dikembe Aldi (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Emery Tucker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Branch (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - David Gregor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Ball (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sean Hiers (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Floyd Tipton (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:37 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Donald Lang - foul #3 on Donald Lang, team foul #5 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ryan Roy (C) Emery Tucker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Carlos Plaster (PG), Marvin Philson (SG) David Gregor, James Ball | |
| 11:37 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers misses the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 11:37 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 11:34 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo is hacked by Marvin Philson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Philson, team foul #6 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Rodney Sanders (PG) Donald Lang | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James King (PG) Sean Hiers | |
| 11:16 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Johnson | 44-62 |
| 11:15 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi grabs the offensive board | 44-62 |
| 11:15 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 44-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jonathan Miller (SG), Kenneth Danis (PF) Jordan Piccirillo, Robert Branch | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Gregor (PG), Kevin Ware (PF), Homer Penner (C) James King, Donald Johnson, Floyd Tipton | |
| 11:01 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis is hacked by Marvin Philson - foul #3 on Marvin Philson, team foul #7 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG), Matthew Perkins (PF) Rodney Sanders, Ryan Roy | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Ball (SG) Marvin Philson | |
| 11:01 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 11:01 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 10:32 | Western Michigan | Carlos Plaster can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the right block | 46-62 |
| 10:31 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller pulls down the rebound | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:18 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins is called for 3 seconds | 46-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Rodney Sanders (PG), Jordan Piccirillo (SG), Emery Tucker (SF), Robert Branch (PF), Ryan Roy (C) Donald Lang, Jonathan Miller, Dikembe Aldi, Matthew Perkins, Kenneth Danis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James King (PG), Mario Feldman (SF), Donald Johnson (PF), Floyd Tipton (C) David Gregor, Carlos Plaster, Kevin Ware, Homer Penner | |
| 09:52 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James King | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:49 | Ohio | Emery Tucker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Marvin Philson (SG), Sean Hiers (SF) James Ball, Donald Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:27 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James King | 46-68 |
| 09:17 | Ohio | Emery Tucker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James King - foul #2 on James King, team foul #8 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG), Jonathan Miller (SG), Dikembe Aldi (SF), Matthew Perkins (PF) Rodney Sanders, Jordan Piccirillo, Robert Branch, Ryan Roy | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Gregor (PG) James King | |
| 09:17 | Ohio | Emery Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 09:17 | Ohio | Emery Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 08:49 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-68 |
| 08:47 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 48-68 |
| 08:42 | Ohio | Marvin Philson is called for the reach on Dikembe Aldi - foul #4 on Marvin Philson, team foul #9 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ryan Roy (C) Emery Tucker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Ball (SG), Donald Johnson (PF), Kevin Ware (C) Marvin Philson, Mario Feldman, Floyd Tipton | |
| 08:42 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi misses the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 08:42 | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware pulls down the rebound | 48-68 |
| 08:14 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-68 |
| 08:13 | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-68 |
| 07:52 | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Matthew Perkins - foul #1 on Matthew Perkins, team foul #6 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Seely (PG), Jordan Piccirillo (SG), Robert Branch (SF), Kenneth Danis (C) Donald Lang, Jonathan Miller, Dikembe Aldi, Ryan Roy | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James King (PG), William Hughes (SG), Carlos Plaster (SF) David Gregor, James Ball, Sean Hiers | |
| 07:52 | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware makes the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 07:52 | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware misses the 2nd free throw | 48-69 |
| 07:52 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Matthew Perkins | 48-69 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Charlie Seely (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jordan Piccirillo (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Branch (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Perkins (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Danis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James King (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Carlos Plaster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Ware (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:46 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo is hacked by Carlos Plaster - foul #1 on Carlos Plaster, team foul #10 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Ohio | Emery Tucker (C) Matthew Perkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton (C) Donald Johnson | |
| 07:46 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 07:46 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo misses the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 07:46 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton pulls down the rebound | 49-69 |
| 07:43 | Western Michigan | Jordan Piccirillo is called for the reach on James King in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jordan Piccirillo, team foul #7 | 49-69 |
| 07:43 | Western Michigan | James King makes the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 07:43 | Western Michigan | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 07:41 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis is hacked by Carlos Plaster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carlos Plaster, team foul #11 | 49-71 |
| 07:41 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis makes the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 07:41 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 07:17 | Western Michigan | James King is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on James King, team foul #12 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Mario Feldman (SF), Homer Penner (PF) James King, Kevin Ware | |
| 07:15 | Ohio | Charlie Seely is fouled in the backcourt by William Hughes - foul #5 on William Hughes, team foul #13 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Marvin Philson (SG) William Hughes | |
| 07:15 | Ohio | Charlie Seely makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 07:15 | Ohio | Charlie Seely makes the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 06:50 | Western Michigan | Carlos Plaster hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Homer Penner | 53-73 |
| 06:44 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-73 |
| 06:43 | Western Michigan | Mario Feldman snags the defensive board | 53-73 |
| 06:26 | Western Michigan | Mario Feldman misses the jumper from the left wing | 53-73 |
| 06:25 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Mario Feldman | 53-73 |
| 06:07 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 53-73 |
| 06:06 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis pulls down the rebound | 53-73 |
| 05:48 | Ohio | Emery Tucker makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Branch | 55-73 |
| 05:19 | Western Michigan | Homer Penner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 55-73 |
| 05:18 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis snags the defensive board | 55-73 |
| 05:02 | Ohio | Robert Branch is whistled for traveling | 55-73 |
| 05:02 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-73 |
| Subs | Ohio | Rodney Sanders (PG), Jonathan Miller (SG), Dikembe Aldi (SF), Matthew Perkins (PF), Ryan Roy (C) Charlie Seely, Jordan Piccirillo, Robert Branch, Kenneth Danis, Emery Tucker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Gregor (PG), James Ball (SG), Sean Hiers (SF), Donald Johnson (PF), Kevin Ware (C) Carlos Plaster, Marvin Philson, Mario Feldman, Homer Penner, Floyd Tipton | |
| 04:39 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson is open and scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from David Gregor | 55-75 |
| 04:26 | Ohio | Ryan Roy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-75 |
| 04:24 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers gets the rebound | 55-75 |
| 03:55 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-75 |
| 03:53 | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware tips it back up and in | 55-77 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Rodney Sanders (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Aldi (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Perkins (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Roy (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - David Gregor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Ball (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sean Hiers (tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Johnson (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Ware (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:38 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins's layup is rejected by Kevin Ware | 55-77 |
| 03:37 | Western Michigan | David Gregor grabs the board | 55-77 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Western Michigan | David Gregor scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by James Ball | 55-80 |
| 02:52 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 57-80 |
| 02:23 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 57-80 |
| 02:22 | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware tips it home | 57-82 |
| 02:03 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-82 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG), Robert Branch (SF), Emery Tucker (PF), Kenneth Danis (C) Rodney Sanders, Dikembe Aldi, Matthew Perkins, Ryan Roy | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Carlos Plaster (SF), Mario Feldman (PF) Sean Hiers, Donald Johnson | |
| 01:38 | Western Michigan | Carlos Plaster misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-82 |
| 01:37 | Western Michigan | Mario Feldman tips it home | 57-84 |
| 01:25 | Ohio | Carlos Plaster steps in front of the Jonathan Miller pass | 57-84 |
| 01:13 | Western Michigan | Mario Feldman hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the paint | 57-84 |
| 01:12 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis pulls down the rebound | 57-84 |
| 00:56 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller hits a shot from the left block | 59-84 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Western Michigan | James Ball is hacked by Emery Tucker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Emery Tucker, team foul #8 | 59-84 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Homer Penner (C) Carlos Plaster | |
| 00:52 | Western Michigan | James Ball makes the 1st free throw | 59-85 |
| 00:52 | Western Michigan | James Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 59-86 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Ohio | Robert Branch clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-86 |
| 00:46 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Danis | 59-86 |
| 00:43 | Ohio | Robert Branch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-86 |
| 00:18 | Western Michigan | Emery Tucker is called for the reach on James Ball - foul #3 on Emery Tucker, team foul #9 | 59-86 |
| 00:18 | Western Michigan | James Ball misses the 1st free throw | 59-86 |
| 00:18 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Jonathan Miller | 59-86 |
| 00:11 | Ohio | Donald Lang comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-86 |
| 00:10 | Ohio | Robert Branch grabs the offensive board | 59-86 |
| 00:07 | Ohio | Donald Lang misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kevin Ware - foul #3 on Kevin Ware, team foul #14 | 59-86 |
| 00:07 | Ohio | Donald Lang misses the 1st free throw | 59-86 |
| 00:07 | Ohio | Donald Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 59-86 |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware gets the rebound | 59-86 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | David Gregor runs out the clock | 59-86 |