| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Joseph Woodson (fresh) SG - David Davidson (fresh) SF - Ricardo Guerra (fresh) PF - Bret Hanna (fresh) C - Kevin Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michael Bolling (fresh) SG - Graham Lloyd (fresh) SF - Ronald Giddings (fresh) PF - Corey Johnson (fresh) C - Shane McColgan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Bret Hanna wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio | Joseph Woodson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Ohio | Ricardo Guerra gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Ohio | Corey Johnson blocks the short jumper by David Davidson | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson is fouled on the floor by Bret Hanna - foul #1 on Bret Hanna, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd can't throw it down but the foul's on Joseph Woodson - foul #1 on Joseph Woodson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:20 | Ohio | Ricardo Guerra banks in the layup | 2-1 |
| 17:58 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 2-1 |
| 17:56 | Ohio | Kevin Mitchell snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 17:51 | Ohio | Joseph Woodson's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Giddings | 2-1 |
| 17:50 | Ohio | Kevin Mitchell can't tip it in | 2-1 |
| 17:48 | Ohio | Ricardo Guerra snags the offensive board | 2-1 |
| 17:32 | Ohio | Kevin Mitchell makes the driving attempt from the left block | 4-1 |
| 17:14 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Bolling | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | Ohio | Kevin Mitchell lays it up and in | 6-4 |
| 16:53 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Shane McColgan | 6-7 |
| 16:46 | Ohio | Ricardo Guerra drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bret Hanna | 8-7 |
| 16:34 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Corey Johnson is denied by Bret Hanna | 8-7 |
| 16:32 | Ohio | Bret Hanna snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:12 | Ohio | Bret Hanna can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 16:11 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Bolling | 8-7 |
| 16:05 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson travels in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| Subs | Ohio | Simon Fleischman (PG), Brent Phillips (SG), Liang Hou (SF), Fang Xayavong (PF), Jacob Bell (C) Joseph Woodson, David Davidson, Ricardo Guerra, Bret Hanna, Kevin Mitchell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 15:56 | Ohio | Ronald Giddings takes the ball from Simon Fleischman | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Simon Fleischman (fresh) SG - Brent Phillips (fresh) SF - Liang Hou (fresh) PF - Fang Xayavong (fresh) C - Jacob Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michael Bolling (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Graham Lloyd (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Giddings (fresh) PF - Corey Johnson (fresh) C - Shane McColgan (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 15:45 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Fang Xayavong | 8-7 |
| 15:28 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Fang Xayavong, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon (SF), Robert Parker (PF) Ronald Giddings, Corey Johnson | |
| 15:18 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Michael Bolling is denied by Fang Xayavong | 8-7 |
| 15:17 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan gets the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:05 | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Graham Lloyd | 8-9 |
| 14:44 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong hits the finger roll set up by Simon Fleischman | 10-9 |
| 14:37 | Western Michigan | Simon Fleischman is called for the reach on Michael Bolling in the backcourt - foul #1 on Simon Fleischman, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Ohio | Joseph Woodson (PG), David Davidson (SG), James Smith (SF) Simon Fleischman, Brent Phillips, Jacob Bell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau (PG), Shannon Goodall (PF) Michael Bolling, Shane McColgan | |
| 14:29 | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mark Mousseau, team foul #1 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Ohio | Bret Hanna (PF), Kevin Mitchell (C) Fang Xayavong, Liang Hou | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 14:14 | Ohio | Bret Hanna knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Davidson | 12-9 |
| 14:00 | Western Michigan | Robert Parker misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Davidson - foul #1 on David Davidson, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ricardo Guerra (SF) James Smith | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings (SF), Corey Johnson (PF) Graham Lloyd, Shannon Goodall | |
| 14:00 | Western Michigan | Robert Parker makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:00 | Western Michigan | Robert Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:50 | Ohio | David Davidson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 13:48 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Corey Johnson | 12-11 |
| 13:40 | Western Michigan | Joseph Woodson is called for the reach on Ronald Giddings - foul #2 on Joseph Woodson, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Ohio | Simon Fleischman (PG) Joseph Woodson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 13:30 | Western Michigan | Robert Parker's floater is tipped away by Kevin Mitchell | 12-11 |
| 13:29 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson tips it in | 12-13 |
| 13:10 | Ohio | Robert Parker denies the turnaround by Ricardo Guerra | 12-13 |
| 13:09 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Corey Johnson | 12-13 |
| 13:05 | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from close range | 12-13 |
| 13:04 | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings can't tip it in | 12-13 |
| 13:03 | Ohio | Kevin Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:45 | Ohio | David Davidson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-13 |
| 12:28 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson is called for traveling | 14-13 |
| Subs | Ohio | Liang Hou (PG), Brent Phillips (SG), James Smith (SF), Fang Xayavong (PF), Jacob Bell (C) Simon Fleischman, David Davidson, Ricardo Guerra, Bret Hanna, Kevin Mitchell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling (PG), Graham Lloyd (SG), Shannon Goodall (SF), Shane McColgan (C) Mark Mousseau, Donald Chacon, Ronald Giddings, Robert Parker | |
| 12:20 | Ohio | Liang Hou misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 12:19 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:17 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling is hacked by Jacob Bell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jacob Bell, team foul #7 | 14-13 |
| 12:17 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:17 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:17 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 12:00 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Corey Johnson - foul #1 on Corey Johnson, team foul #2 | 14-14 |
| 12:00 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:00 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:00 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:58 | Western Michigan | Shannon Goodall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-14 |
| 11:44 | Ohio | Shane McColgan steals the ball from Jacob Bell | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Liang Hou (fresh) SG - Brent Phillips (fresh) SF - James Smith (fresh) PF - Fang Xayavong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michael Bolling (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Graham Lloyd (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shannon Goodall (fresh) PF - Corey Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Shane McColgan (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 11:34 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:13 | Ohio | James Smith's floater is tipped away by Corey Johnson | 15-14 |
| 11:11 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:09 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling is fouled in the backcourt by Liang Hou - foul #1 on Liang Hou, team foul #8 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Ohio | Simon Fleischman (PG), David Davidson (SG) Brent Phillips, Jacob Bell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings (SF) Corey Johnson | |
| 11:09 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:09 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:59 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 15-14 |
| 10:57 | Ohio | James Smith grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 10:45 | Ohio | Liang Hou hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 10:43 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong tips it back up and in | 17-14 |
| 10:40 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ricardo Guerra (SF), Bret Hanna (PF), Kevin Mitchell (C) James Smith, Fang Xayavong, Liang Hou | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau (SG), Robert Parker (PF) Graham Lloyd, Shannon Goodall | |
| 10:34 | Ohio | David Davidson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Ronald Giddings - foul #1 on Ronald Giddings, team foul #3 | 19-14 |
| 10:34 | Ohio | David Davidson makes the free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:31 | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau is fouled in the backcourt by Simon Fleischman - foul #2 on Simon Fleischman, team foul #9 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Ohio | Brent Phillips (PG) Simon Fleischman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 10:31 | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:31 | Western Michigan | Robert Parker grabs the offensive board | 20-14 |
| 10:14 | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 20-14 |
| 10:13 | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings snags the offensive board | 20-14 |
| 09:59 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 20-14 |
| 09:57 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Bret Hanna | 20-14 |
| 09:39 | Ohio | David Davidson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-14 |
| 09:37 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Parker | 20-14 |
| 09:24 | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-14 |
| 09:23 | Western Michigan | Robert Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 09:14 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan's pass is intercepted by Brent Phillips | 20-14 |
| 09:02 | Ohio | David Davidson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 09:01 | Western Michigan | Robert Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 08:42 | Western Michigan | Robert Parker drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Bolling | 20-16 |
| 08:18 | Ohio | Ricardo Guerra hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 08:16 | Ohio | Kevin Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 20-16 |
| 07:56 | Ohio | Bret Hanna's pass is intercepted by Ronald Giddings | 20-16 |
| 07:42 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan clanks a jumper from the right block | 20-16 |
| 07:40 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan grabs the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Brent Phillips (tiring) SG - David Davidson (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricardo Guerra (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bret Hanna (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Mitchell (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michael Bolling (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Mousseau (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Giddings (tiring) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shane McColgan (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Mark Mousseau | 20-18 |
| 07:06 | Ohio | Brent Phillips is called for traveling | 20-18 |
| Subs | Ohio | Liang Hou (PG), James Smith (SF), Fang Xayavong (PF), Jacob Bell (C) Brent Phillips, Ricardo Guerra, Bret Hanna, Kevin Mitchell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd (SG), Donald Chacon (SF), Corey Johnson (PF) Mark Mousseau, Ronald Giddings, Robert Parker | |
| 06:50 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-18 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan grabs the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 06:34 | Western Michigan | Jacob Bell is called for the reach on Michael Bolling - foul #2 on Jacob Bell, team foul #10 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Ohio | Bret Hanna (PF) Jacob Bell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:34 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:34 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:34 | Ohio | Bret Hanna grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:15 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong blows the layup | 20-19 |
| 06:14 | Ohio | Bret Hanna misses the tip | 20-19 |
| 06:12 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong tips it back up and in | 22-19 |
| 05:56 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson is fouled on the floor by Bret Hanna - foul #2 on Bret Hanna, team foul #11 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | Brent Phillips (PG) Bret Hanna | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 05:56 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:56 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:49 | Ohio | Brent Phillips misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 05:48 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 05:45 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Brent Phillips - foul #1 on Brent Phillips, team foul #12 | 22-21 |
| 05:45 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:45 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:23 | Ohio | James Smith misses the easy layup | 22-23 |
| 05:22 | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:11 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson misses short on a floater in the paint | 22-23 |
| 05:10 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:00 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan is called for traveling | 22-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ricardo Guerra (SF), Kevin Mitchell (C) Brent Phillips, James Smith | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau (PG), Shannon Goodall (SF) Michael Bolling, Donald Chacon | |
| 04:50 | Ohio | David Davidson is called for traveling | 22-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings (C) Shane McColgan | |
| 04:43 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Davidson - foul #2 on David Davidson, team foul #13 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | Brent Phillips (SG) David Davidson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 04:43 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:43 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:30 | Ohio | Brent Phillips's pass is intercepted by Corey Johnson | 22-25 |
| 04:21 | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings makes the wide open runner from close range set up by Graham Lloyd | 22-27 |
| 04:04 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 04:00 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson's pass is intercepted by Fang Xayavong | 24-27 |
| 03:42 | Ohio | Brent Phillips misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-27 |
| 03:40 | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings grabs the board | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Liang Hou (fairly fresh) SG - Brent Phillips (tired) SF - Ricardo Guerra (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fang Xayavong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Mitchell (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Mark Mousseau (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Graham Lloyd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shannon Goodall (fresh) PF - Corey Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Giddings (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:27 | Western Michigan | Fang Xayavong picks off the pass by Graham Lloyd | 24-27 |
| 03:04 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong is fouled on the floor by Ronald Giddings - foul #2 on Ronald Giddings, team foul #4 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Ohio | Joseph Woodson (PG), Simon Fleischman (SG), James Smith (SF), Bret Hanna (PF), Jacob Bell (C) Liang Hou, Brent Phillips, Ricardo Guerra, Fang Xayavong, Kevin Mitchell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling (PG), Donald Chacon (SF), Robert Parker (C) Mark Mousseau, Shannon Goodall, Ronald Giddings | |
| 02:54 | Ohio | Jacob Bell misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Parker - foul #1 on Robert Parker, team foul #5 | 24-27 |
| 02:54 | Ohio | Jacob Bell misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 02:54 | Ohio | Jacob Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:32 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Bolling | 25-30 |
| 02:15 | Ohio | Simon Fleischman is fouled on the floor by Michael Bolling - foul #1 on Michael Bolling, team foul #6 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ricardo Guerra (SF) James Smith | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan (C) Corey Johnson | |
| 02:08 | Ohio | Joseph Woodson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 02:06 | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 01:49 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Shane McColgan | 25-32 |
| 01:31 | Ohio | Joseph Woodson makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Bret Hanna and he's fouled by Michael Bolling - foul #2 on Michael Bolling, team foul #7 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | Liang Hou (SF), Fang Xayavong (C) Ricardo Guerra, Jacob Bell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Shannon Goodall (PF) Shane McColgan | |
| 01:31 | Ohio | Joseph Woodson makes the free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:16 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Chacon | 28-35 |
| 01:10 | Ohio | Bret Hanna misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 01:09 | Ohio | Bret Hanna grabs the offensive board | 28-35 |
| 00:55 | Ohio | Joseph Woodson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 00:53 | Western Michigan | Robert Parker gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 00:50 | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon is fouled in the backcourt by Simon Fleischman - foul #3 on Simon Fleischman, team foul #14 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | David Davidson (SG), James Smith (SF) Simon Fleischman, Liang Hou | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau (PG), Shane McColgan (C) Michael Bolling, Robert Parker | |
| 00:50 | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:50 | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:50 | Ohio | Fang Xayavong pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 00:37 | Ohio | David Davidson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings (SF) Donald Chacon | |
| 00:28 | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings's pass is intercepted by Fang Xayavong | 28-36 |
| 00:04 | Ohio | Joseph Woodson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Smith | 31-36 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings misses long on a halfcourt shot | 31-36 |