| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Oscar Maloy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jennings (fresh) C - Hiram Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ivan White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Hess (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christian Daughtry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Knaus (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Ohio | James Knaus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-33 |
| 19:15 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Ivan White - foul #2 on Ivan White, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Flynn (C) James Knaus | |
| 19:15 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 19:15 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 18:54 | Ohio | Oscar Maloy steps in front of the Christian Daughtry pass | 39-33 |
| 18:41 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-33 |
| 18:39 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook tips it in | 41-33 |
| 18:36 | Ohio | Ivan White is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Maloy - foul #1 on Oscar Maloy, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Pierce (PG), Richard Allred (SG), James Tee (SF), Franklin Bethune (PF), David Studdard (C) Oscar Maloy, Matthew Hicks, Wayne Ward, Thomas Jennings, Hiram Cook | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Cue (PG), David Ralph (SG), Michael Finnerty (SF), Andrew Franklin (C) Ivan White, Christopher Hess, Christian Daughtry, John Fisher | |
| 18:17 | Ohio | Andrew Franklin clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 41-33 |
| 18:15 | Ohio | Andrew Franklin tips it home | 41-35 |
| 18:10 | Western Michigan | James Pierce is hacked by John Flynn in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Flynn, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Stephen Doyle (SF), James Knaus (C) John Flynn, Andrew Franklin | |
| 18:02 | Western Michigan | Franklin Bethune lays it in on a great pass from James Pierce and he's fouled by Michael Finnerty - foul #1 on Michael Finnerty, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| 18:02 | Western Michigan | Franklin Bethune makes the free throw | 44-35 |
| 17:49 | Ohio | James Knaus knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 44-37 |
| 17:37 | Western Michigan | Franklin Bethune blows the layup | 44-37 |
| 17:36 | Western Michigan | James Tee tips it back up and in | 46-37 |
| 17:14 | Ohio | Stephen Doyle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-37 |
| 17:13 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty grabs the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 16:58 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty's fadeaway is rejected by Franklin Bethune | 46-37 |
| 16:57 | Western Michigan | Franklin Bethune grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 16:44 | Western Michigan | James Tee is fouled on the floor by Stephen Doyle - foul #1 on Stephen Doyle, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes (PG), Matthew Hicks (SG), Kenneth Blackwell (SF), Thomas Jennings (PF), Hiram Cook (C) James Pierce, Richard Allred, James Tee, Franklin Bethune, David Studdard | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Christopher Hess (SG), Christian Daughtry (SF), John Fisher (PF), Andrew Franklin (C) Paul Cue, David Ralph, Stephen Doyle, Michael Finnerty, James Knaus | |
| 16:28 | Western Michigan | John Fisher steals it from Kenneth Blackwell | 46-37 |
| 16:15 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Blackwell - foul #1 on Kenneth Blackwell, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy (PG), Wayne Ward (SF) Ronald Stokes, Kenneth Blackwell | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 16:15 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:15 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 15:58 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward's floater is tipped away by John Fisher | 46-38 |
| 15:56 | Ohio | The rebound goes to John Fisher | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Oscar Maloy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Hicks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jennings (fairly fresh) C - Hiram Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ivan White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Hess (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christian Daughtry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Franklin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Ohio | John Fisher drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Ivan White | 46-40 |
| 15:21 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Hicks | 48-40 |
| 15:08 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry hits a floater in the paint set up by Christopher Hess | 48-42 |
| 14:46 | Western Michigan | Christian Daughtry steals the ball from Matthew Hicks | 48-42 |
| 14:42 | Ohio | Christopher Hess lays it up and in set up by Christian Daughtry | 48-44 |
| 14:40 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes (PG), Kenneth Blackwell (SG), Franklin Bethune (PF) Oscar Maloy, Matthew Hicks, Thomas Jennings | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Ralph (SF), John Flynn (PF), James Knaus (C) Christian Daughtry, John Fisher, Andrew Franklin | |
| 14:28 | Ohio | James Knaus misses the dunk but he's fouled by Wayne Ward - foul #3 on Wayne Ward, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| 14:28 | Ohio | James Knaus misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:28 | Ohio | James Knaus makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 14:15 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Blackwell scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Franklin Bethune | 50-45 |
| 13:55 | Ohio | Christopher Hess misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 13:53 | Western Michigan | Franklin Bethune gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 13:44 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-45 |
| 13:42 | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes gets the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 13:35 | Western Michigan | Franklin Bethune hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Stokes | 52-45 |
| 13:32 | Ohio | David Ralph throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Pierce (PG), Matthew Hicks (SG), Richard Allred (SF), Thomas Jennings (PF), David Studdard (C) Ronald Stokes, Kenneth Blackwell, Wayne Ward, Franklin Bethune, Hiram Cook | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Cue (PG), Stephen Doyle (SG), Christian Daughtry (SF), John Fisher (PF), Michael Finnerty (C) Ivan White, Christopher Hess, David Ralph, John Flynn, James Knaus | |
| 13:22 | Western Michigan | Richard Allred clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 13:21 | Ohio | John Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 13:11 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty banks in the wide open layup | 52-47 |
| 12:54 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jennings misses long on an open shot in the lane | 52-47 |
| 12:53 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 12:33 | Ohio | Paul Cue misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 12:31 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty snags the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 12:17 | Ohio | Paul Cue makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Finnerty | 52-49 |
| 12:10 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jennings connects on the floater from the left block set up by James Pierce | 54-49 |
| 11:47 | Ohio | Thomas Jennings steals the ball from Stephen Doyle | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Pierce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Hicks (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Allred (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Jennings (tired) 2 pts. C - David Studdard (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Paul Cue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Doyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christian Daughtry (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Fisher (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Finnerty (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stephen Doyle - foul #2 on Stephen Doyle, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes (PG), James Tee (SF), Franklin Bethune (PF), Kenneth Blackwell (C) James Pierce, Richard Allred, Thomas Jennings, David Studdard | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Christopher Hess (SG), David Ralph (SF), John Flynn (PF), James Knaus (C) Paul Cue, Stephen Doyle, Christian Daughtry, John Fisher, Michael Finnerty | |
| 11:31 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 11:31 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 11:11 | Ohio | Christopher Hess's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Blackwell | 56-49 |
| 11:10 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 10:49 | Western Michigan | David Ralph takes the ball from Franklin Bethune | 56-49 |
| 10:47 | Ohio | Kenneth Blackwell is called for the reach on Ivan White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Blackwell, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy (PG), Richard Allred (SG), Wayne Ward (SF), Hiram Cook (C) Ronald Stokes, Matthew Hicks, Franklin Bethune, Kenneth Blackwell | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 10:29 | Ohio | Oscar Maloy steals the ball from Ivan White | 56-49 |
| 10:05 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward knocks in the runner in the paint | 58-49 |
| 09:38 | Ohio | Ivan White hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Knaus | 58-52 |
| 09:19 | Western Michigan | Christopher Hess is called for the reach on Richard Allred - foul #3 on Christopher Hess, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes (PG), Kenneth Blackwell (SG), Franklin Bethune (PF) Oscar Maloy, Richard Allred, James Tee | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Cue (PG), Christian Daughtry (SF), John Fisher (PF), Andrew Franklin (C) Ivan White, Christopher Hess, John Flynn, James Knaus | |
| 09:10 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Blackwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-52 |
| 08:48 | Ohio | David Ralph is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Blackwell - foul #3 on Kenneth Blackwell, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Pierce (SG) Kenneth Blackwell | |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Hess (SG) David Ralph | |
| 08:24 | Ohio | Paul Cue misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-52 |
| 08:22 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 08:19 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wayne Ward, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Allred (SF) Wayne Ward | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Michael Finnerty (C) Paul Cue, Andrew Franklin | |
| 08:06 | Ohio | Christopher Hess is fouled on the floor by Richard Allred - foul #1 on Richard Allred, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy (PG), Matthew Hicks (SG) Ronald Stokes, James Pierce | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 08:06 | Ohio | Christopher Hess makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:06 | Ohio | Christopher Hess misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:06 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Hiram Cook | 58-53 |
| 07:48 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 07:46 | Ohio | John Fisher gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Oscar Maloy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Hicks (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Allred (tiring) PF - Franklin Bethune (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Hiram Cook (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ivan White (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Hess (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christian Daughtry (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Fisher (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Finnerty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Ohio | Oscar Maloy steals it from Ivan White in the backcourt | 58-53 |
| 07:28 | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Hicks and the foul's on Christopher Hess - foul #4 on Christopher Hess, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Blackwell (SF), Thomas Jennings (PF) Richard Allred, Hiram Cook | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Cue (PG), David Ralph (SG), James Knaus (C) Ivan White, Christopher Hess, Michael Finnerty | |
| 07:28 | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy misses the free throw | 60-53 |
| 07:28 | Ohio | The rebound goes to John Fisher | 60-53 |
| 07:07 | Ohio | John Fisher is fouled on the floor by Oscar Maloy - foul #2 on Oscar Maloy, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward (SF), David Studdard (C) Matthew Hicks, Franklin Bethune | |
| Subs | Ohio | Stephen Doyle (SG) Christian Daughtry | |
| 07:07 | Ohio | John Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 07:07 | Ohio | John Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 06:55 | Western Michigan | David Studdard scores on a driving attempt from close range | 62-55 |
| 06:39 | Ohio | David Ralph is hacked by David Studdard - foul #2 on David Studdard, team foul #9 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes (PG), James Pierce (SG), Franklin Bethune (PF) Oscar Maloy, Kenneth Blackwell, Thomas Jennings | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Michael Finnerty (SF), John Flynn (C) Paul Cue, Stephen Doyle, James Knaus | |
| 06:39 | Ohio | David Ralph makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 06:39 | Ohio | David Ralph makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:23 | Western Michigan | David Studdard is fouled on the floor by John Flynn - foul #2 on John Flynn, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Tee (SF) Wayne Ward | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 06:23 | Western Michigan | David Studdard misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:23 | Western Michigan | Franklin Bethune gets the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 06:01 | Western Michigan | The refs have stopped play. Franklin Bethune is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 62-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Jennings (PF), Hiram Cook (C) Franklin Bethune, David Studdard | |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Hess (SG), Christian Daughtry (SF) David Ralph, Michael Finnerty | |
| 06:01 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| 05:54 | Western Michigan | James Pierce drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Ronald Stokes | 64-57 |
| 05:44 | Ohio | Christopher Hess hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 05:42 | Western Michigan | James Tee pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 05:35 | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes is fouled on the floor by Ivan White - foul #3 on Ivan White, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks (SG), Kenneth Blackwell (SF) James Pierce, James Tee | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Cue (PG), Stephen Doyle (SF), Andrew Franklin (C) Ivan White, Christian Daughtry, John Flynn | |
| 05:35 | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:35 | Ohio | John Fisher grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 05:31 | Ohio | Stephen Doyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-57 |
| 05:14 | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes misses short on an open shot from just outside the lane | 64-57 |
| 05:12 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook tips it home | 66-57 |
| 04:43 | Ohio | John Fisher comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Matthew Hicks - foul #2 on Matthew Hicks, team foul #10 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy (PG), Richard Allred (SG), Wayne Ward (SF), Franklin Bethune (PF), David Studdard (C) Ronald Stokes, Matthew Hicks, Kenneth Blackwell, Thomas Jennings, Hiram Cook | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), David Ralph (SG), Christian Daughtry (SF), James Knaus (C) Paul Cue, Christopher Hess, Stephen Doyle, Andrew Franklin | |
| 04:43 | Ohio | John Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 04:43 | Ohio | John Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 04:23 | Western Michigan | David Studdard connects on the open shot from the left block on a nice dish by Wayne Ward | 68-58 |
| 04:09 | Ohio | John Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 68-58 |
| 04:07 | Ohio | Ivan White snags the offensive board | 68-58 |
| 03:45 | Ohio | Ivan White scores on a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Wayne Ward - foul #5 on Wayne Ward, team foul #11 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Pierce (SG), James Tee (SF), Hiram Cook (C) Richard Allred, Wayne Ward, David Studdard | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Cue (SG), Michael Finnerty (PF), John Flynn (C) David Ralph, John Fisher, James Knaus | |
| 03:45 | Ohio | Ivan White makes the free throw | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Oscar Maloy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Tee (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Franklin Bethune (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Hiram Cook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ivan White (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Cue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christian Daughtry (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Finnerty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Flynn (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-61 |
| 03:23 | Ohio | John Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 03:04 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty misses the lay-in but the foul's on Hiram Cook - foul #1 on Hiram Cook, team foul #12 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes (PG), Kenneth Blackwell (SF) Oscar Maloy, James Tee | |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Hess (SG), Stephen Doyle (SF), Andrew Franklin (C) Ivan White, Christian Daughtry, John Flynn | |
| 03:04 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 03:04 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 03:04 | Western Michigan | Franklin Bethune snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 02:41 | Western Michigan | James Pierce connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Stokes | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:37 | Ohio | Christopher Hess is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Hess, team foul #10 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks (SG), Thomas Jennings (PF) James Pierce, Franklin Bethune | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Ralph (SF), James Knaus (C) Christopher Hess, Andrew Franklin | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:09 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 73-61 |
| 02:02 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty drills a driving attempt from the left block | 73-63 |
| 01:35 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by James Knaus - foul #1 on James Knaus, team foul #11 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Pierce (PG), Richard Allred (SG), James Tee (SF), Franklin Bethune (PF) Ronald Stokes, Matthew Hicks, Kenneth Blackwell, Thomas Jennings | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Flynn (PF), Andrew Franklin (C) Stephen Doyle, James Knaus | |
| 01:35 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 01:35 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 01:35 | Ohio | Andrew Franklin grabs the board | 74-63 |
| 01:31 | Ohio | Paul Cue is called for traveling in the backcourt | 74-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Studdard (C) Hiram Cook | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 01:10 | Western Michigan | Richard Allred is hacked by Paul Cue - foul #2 on Paul Cue, team foul #12 | 74-63 |
| 01:10 | Western Michigan | Richard Allred makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:10 | Western Michigan | Richard Allred makes the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 01:00 | Ohio | Paul Cue lays it in set up by David Ralph | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Western Michigan | Paul Cue is called for the reach on James Pierce in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Cue, team foul #13 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes (PG), Kenneth Blackwell (C) Franklin Bethune, David Studdard | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:59 | Western Michigan | James Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:59 | Western Michigan | James Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Ohio | John Flynn buries a driving attempt from close range | 77-67 |
| 00:50 | Western Michigan | James Tee is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Cue - foul #4 on Paul Cue, team foul #14 | 77-67 |
| 00:50 | Western Michigan | James Tee makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:50 | Western Michigan | James Tee makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:47 | Ohio | Paul Cue loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Richard Allred's pass is intercepted by Michael Finnerty | 79-67 |
| 00:20 | Ohio | Andrew Franklin hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 79-67 |
| 00:19 | Ohio | David Ralph tips it in | 79-69 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes runs out the clock | 79-69 |