| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jackie Carruthers (fresh) SG - Mitchell Kaspar (fresh) SF - James Terry (fresh) PF - Abel Moshier (fresh) C - Michael Reid (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nelson Biggers (fresh) SG - John Richardson (fresh) SF - Ross Quach (fresh) PF - Thomas Davis (fresh) C - Douglas Entrekin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | Michael Reid wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Bowling Green | Jackie Carruthers drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Western Michigan | Douglas Entrekin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Bowling Green | James Terry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ross Quach - foul #1 on Ross Quach, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Bowling Green | James Terry misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Bowling Green | James Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:47 | Western Michigan | Thomas Davis is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Kaspar - foul #1 on Mitchell Kaspar, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:30 | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ross Quach | 4-3 |
| 18:12 | Bowling Green | Abel Moshier is fouled on the floor by Thomas Davis - foul #1 on Thomas Davis, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 17:55 | Bowling Green | Michael Reid is fouled on the floor by Douglas Entrekin - foul #1 on Douglas Entrekin, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Derrick Wheeler (PG), Greg Johnson (SG), Chad Riter (SF), James Brown (PF), Joseph Loving (C) Nelson Biggers, John Richardson, Ross Quach, Thomas Davis, Douglas Entrekin | |
| 17:37 | Bowling Green | James Terry misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 17:35 | Bowling Green | Michael Reid tips it home | 6-3 |
| 17:16 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by James Brown is denied by Michael Reid | 6-3 |
| 17:14 | Bowling Green | Abel Moshier pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:57 | Bowling Green | Mitchell Kaspar can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 16:56 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Chad Riter | 6-3 |
| 16:41 | Western Michigan | James Brown can't throw it down but he's hacked by Abel Moshier - foul #1 on Abel Moshier, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jerry Poole (PF) Abel Moshier | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers (PG), Robert Collins (SG), Douglas Entrekin (C) Derrick Wheeler, Greg Johnson, Joseph Loving | |
| 16:41 | Western Michigan | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:41 | Western Michigan | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:22 | Bowling Green | Jerry Poole hits a runner from the right block | 8-5 |
| 16:06 | Western Michigan | Robert Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 16:04 | Bowling Green | James Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jackie Carruthers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mitchell Kaspar (fresh) SF - James Terry (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jerry Poole (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Reid (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nelson Biggers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Collins (fresh) SF - Chad Riter (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Entrekin (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Bowling Green | Jackie Carruthers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-5 |
| 15:33 | Western Michigan | Robert Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:26 | Western Michigan | Robert Collins clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 15:25 | Western Michigan | Chad Riter tips it in | 8-7 |
| 15:09 | Bowling Green | Jerry Poole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | John Burger (PG), Jess White (SG), James Parise (SF), Abel Moshier (PF) Jackie Carruthers, Mitchell Kaspar, James Terry, Michael Reid | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Derrick Wheeler (PG), John Richardson (SG), Ross Quach (SF), Thomas Davis (PF), Joseph Loving (C) Nelson Biggers, Robert Collins, Chad Riter, James Brown, Douglas Entrekin | |
| 14:56 | Western Michigan | Joseph Loving scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Ross Quach | 8-9 |
| 14:34 | Bowling Green | Abel Moshier loses the dribble to Ross Quach | 8-9 |
| 14:11 | Western Michigan | Jerry Poole is called for the reach on Ross Quach - foul #1 on Jerry Poole, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jackie Carruthers (PG), Mitchell Kaspar (SG), Michael Reid (C) John Burger, Jess White, Jerry Poole | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers (PG), Douglas Entrekin (C) Derrick Wheeler, Joseph Loving | |
| 13:59 | Western Michigan | John Richardson hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Nelson Biggers | 8-11 |
| 13:51 | Bowling Green | Mitchell Kaspar misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 13:50 | Western Michigan | Douglas Entrekin snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:46 | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 13:44 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Michael Reid | 8-11 |
| 13:38 | Bowling Green | James Parise throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jerry Poole (PF) Abel Moshier | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Greg Johnson (SG) John Richardson | |
| 13:27 | Western Michigan | Douglas Entrekin misses long on a floater from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 13:25 | Western Michigan | Thomas Davis gets the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:19 | Western Michigan | The jump hook by Douglas Entrekin is blocked by Jerry Poole | 8-11 |
| 13:17 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Jerry Poole | 8-11 |
| 13:06 | Bowling Green | Jackie Carruthers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 13:04 | Western Michigan | Thomas Davis pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:47 | Western Michigan | Jerry Poole steals it from Thomas Davis | 8-11 |
| 12:32 | Bowling Green | Michael Reid can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 12:30 | Bowling Green | Mitchell Kaspar tips it home | 10-11 |
| 12:24 | Western Michigan | Michael Reid steps in front of the Ross Quach pass | 10-11 |
| 12:10 | Bowling Green | Michael Reid comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Douglas Entrekin - foul #2 on Douglas Entrekin, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jess White (SG), James Terry (SF), Abel Moshier (PF) Mitchell Kaspar, James Parise, Jerry Poole | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Derrick Wheeler (PG), John Richardson (SG), Chad Riter (SF), Joseph Loving (C) Nelson Biggers, Greg Johnson, Ross Quach, Douglas Entrekin | |
| 12:10 | Bowling Green | Michael Reid misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:10 | Bowling Green | Michael Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 11:52 | Western Michigan | Thomas Davis can't finish the layup | 11-11 |
| 11:51 | Western Michigan | Chad Riter misses the tip | 11-11 |
| 11:49 | Bowling Green | Jess White grabs the board | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jackie Carruthers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jess White (fresh) SF - James Terry (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Abel Moshier (fresh) C - Michael Reid (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Derrick Wheeler (fresh) SG - John Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Riter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Loving (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Bowling Green | James Terry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-11 |
| 11:43 | Western Michigan | Joseph Loving pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:34 | Western Michigan | Joseph Loving lays it up and in | 11-13 |
| 11:28 | Bowling Green | Jess White misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 11:26 | Western Michigan | Joseph Loving gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:17 | Western Michigan | Michael Reid is called for the reach on Joseph Loving - foul #1 on Michael Reid, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | John Burger (PG), Jerry Poole (C) Jackie Carruthers, Michael Reid | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers (PG) Derrick Wheeler | |
| 11:12 | Western Michigan | Chad Riter misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Abel Moshier - foul #2 on Abel Moshier, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Timothy Williams (C) Abel Moshier | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 11:12 | Western Michigan | Chad Riter makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:12 | Western Michigan | Chad Riter misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:12 | Bowling Green | Timothy Williams grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 11:00 | Bowling Green | James Terry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Richardson - foul #1 on John Richardson, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Mitchell Kaspar (SG) John Burger | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ross Quach (SF) Chad Riter | |
| 11:00 | Bowling Green | James Terry makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:00 | Bowling Green | James Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:50 | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Richardson | 13-17 |
| 10:42 | Bowling Green | Jess White misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 10:40 | Western Michigan | Joseph Loving pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:36 | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Nelson Biggers, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Derrick Wheeler (PG), Chad Riter (SF), James Brown (PF) Nelson Biggers, Ross Quach, Thomas Davis | |
| 10:23 | Bowling Green | James Terry misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 13-17 |
| 10:22 | Western Michigan | Joseph Loving gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:14 | Western Michigan | Chad Riter misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Jerry Poole - foul #2 on Jerry Poole, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Mason (PF) Jerry Poole | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers (PG), Greg Johnson (SG), Thomas Davis (PF) Derrick Wheeler, John Richardson, James Brown | |
| 10:14 | Western Michigan | Chad Riter misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:14 | Western Michigan | Chad Riter misses the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:14 | Bowling Green | James Mason snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 10:00 | Bowling Green | James Mason hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-17 |
| 09:46 | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 09:44 | Western Michigan | Joseph Loving tips it back up and in | 16-19 |
| 09:23 | Bowling Green | Mitchell Kaspar loses the dribble to Greg Johnson | 16-19 |
| 09:16 | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 16-19 |
| 09:14 | Bowling Green | James Mason gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:55 | Bowling Green | James Mason is fouled on the floor by Thomas Davis - foul #2 on Thomas Davis, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jackie Carruthers (PG), James Parise (SG), Johnathon Allen (SF), Michael Reid (C) Jess White, Mitchell Kaspar, James Terry, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Derrick Wheeler (PG), John Richardson (SG), Ross Quach (SF), James Brown (PF) Nelson Biggers, Greg Johnson, Chad Riter, Thomas Davis | |
| 08:55 | Bowling Green | James Mason makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:55 | Bowling Green | James Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:47 | Western Michigan | James Brown connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Derrick Wheeler | 18-21 |
| 08:28 | Bowling Green | Michael Reid is called for traveling | 18-21 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers (PG) Derrick Wheeler | |
| 08:19 | Western Michigan | James Mason swats the shot by James Brown | 18-21 |
| 08:18 | Bowling Green | James Mason gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 07:57 | Bowling Green | Michael Reid misses the fadeaway near the basket | 18-21 |
| 07:56 | Western Michigan | Joseph Loving gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 07:42 | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ross Quach | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jackie Carruthers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Parise (fresh) SF - Johnathon Allen (fresh) PF - James Mason (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nelson Biggers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Quach (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Loving (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Bowling Green | James Parise misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-24 |
| 07:25 | Bowling Green | Michael Reid snags the offensive board | 18-24 |
| 07:10 | Bowling Green | Johnathon Allen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 07:09 | Bowling Green | Johnathon Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:46 | Bowling Green | Michael Reid clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 18-24 |
| 06:45 | Bowling Green | Michael Reid tips it back up and in | 20-24 |
| 06:27 | Western Michigan | Joseph Loving hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-24 |
| 06:25 | Western Michigan | Joseph Loving snags the offensive board | 20-24 |
| 06:13 | Western Michigan | The jump hook by Joseph Loving is blocked by James Mason | 20-24 |
| 06:11 | Bowling Green | James Mason grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 05:53 | Bowling Green | Jackie Carruthers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-24 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jess White (PG), Mitchell Kaspar (SG), James Terry (SF), Timothy Williams (PF) Jackie Carruthers, James Parise, Johnathon Allen, James Mason | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Derrick Wheeler (PG), Greg Johnson (SG), Chad Riter (SF), Thomas Davis (PF), Douglas Entrekin (C) Nelson Biggers, John Richardson, Ross Quach, James Brown, Joseph Loving | |
| 05:38 | Western Michigan | Thomas Davis clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on James Terry - foul #1 on James Terry, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Collins (SG) Greg Johnson | |
| 05:38 | Western Michigan | Thomas Davis misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:38 | Western Michigan | Thomas Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:29 | Bowling Green | James Terry knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-25 |
| 05:09 | Western Michigan | Robert Collins drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Derrick Wheeler | 23-28 |
| 04:51 | Bowling Green | Timothy Williams scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by James Terry | 25-28 |
| 04:42 | Western Michigan | Robert Collins hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Derrick Wheeler | 25-31 |
| 04:21 | Bowling Green | Jess White clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 04:19 | Western Michigan | Chad Riter gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 03:58 | Western Michigan | Douglas Entrekin misses the jumper in the paint | 25-31 |
| 03:57 | Bowling Green | Michael Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 03:36 | Bowling Green | Timothy Williams misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 25-31 |
| 03:34 | Western Michigan | Douglas Entrekin pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jess White (fresh) SG - Mitchell Kaspar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Terry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Reid (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Derrick Wheeler (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Collins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chad Riter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Entrekin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Western Michigan | Douglas Entrekin lays it in on a great pass from Robert Collins and the foul's on Michael Reid - foul #2 on Michael Reid, team foul #8 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jackie Carruthers (PG), James Parise (SF), Abel Moshier (PF), Jerry Poole (C) Jess White, James Terry, Timothy Williams, Michael Reid | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers (PG), John Richardson (SG), Ross Quach (SF) Derrick Wheeler, Robert Collins, Chad Riter | |
| 03:26 | Western Michigan | Douglas Entrekin misses the free throw | 25-33 |
| 03:26 | Bowling Green | Abel Moshier pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 03:05 | Bowling Green | Abel Moshier scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Parise | 27-33 |
| 02:55 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Thomas Davis is denied by Jerry Poole | 27-33 |
| 02:54 | Western Michigan | Douglas Entrekin gets the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 02:46 | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Entrekin | 27-35 |
| 02:34 | Bowling Green | 3 seconds is called on Mitchell Kaspar | 27-35 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jess White (SG) Mitchell Kaspar | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 02:20 | Western Michigan | Douglas Entrekin buries a jump hook in the paint | 27-37 |
| 01:56 | Bowling Green | Jackie Carruthers clanks a 3 from the right corner | 27-37 |
| 01:54 | Western Michigan | Thomas Davis grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 01:41 | Western Michigan | Thomas Davis makes the driving attempt from the left block | 27-39 |
| 01:24 | Bowling Green | Jackie Carruthers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Davis - foul #3 on Thomas Davis, team foul #8 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Mitchell Kaspar (SG), James Terry (SF), Timothy Williams (C) Jess White, James Parise, Abel Moshier | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Greg Johnson (SG), James Brown (PF) John Richardson, Thomas Davis | |
| 01:24 | Bowling Green | Jackie Carruthers makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:24 | Bowling Green | Jackie Carruthers makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 01:02 | Western Michigan | Greg Johnson is whistled for a carry | 29-39 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Reid (C) Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chad Riter (SF) Ross Quach | |
| 00:45 | Bowling Green | Jerry Poole clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #9 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Derrick Wheeler (PG), Ross Quach (SF) Nelson Biggers, Chad Riter | |
| 00:45 | Bowling Green | Jerry Poole makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:45 | Bowling Green | Jerry Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:29 | Western Michigan | James Brown knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Derrick Wheeler | 31-41 |
| 00:04 | Bowling Green | Mitchell Kaspar is called for a charge - foul #2 on Mitchell Kaspar, team foul #9 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jess White (PG), James Mason (PF) Jackie Carruthers, Jerry Poole | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers (PG), John Richardson (SG), Chad Riter (SF) Derrick Wheeler, Greg Johnson, Ross Quach | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | John Richardson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 31-41 |