| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Alec Cameron (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brad Pangburn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Nowell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Greg Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Grafton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Grady Bronk (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Peterson (fresh) C - Jody Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Grafton misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-28 |
| 19:42 | Ohio | Richard Davis pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 19:25 | Ohio | Brad Pangburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stilwell (SG) Benjamin Grafton | |
| 19:03 | Eastern Michigan | Jody Mitchell misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 19:01 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Alec Cameron | 28-28 |
| 18:57 | Ohio | Brad Pangburn hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-28 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Michigan | Alec Cameron steps in front of the Grady Bronk pass | 31-28 |
| 18:34 | Ohio | Alec Cameron drills a jumpshot from the right side | 33-28 |
| 18:23 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Peterson buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 18:02 | Ohio | Robert Nixon hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Alec Cameron | 35-30 |
| 17:50 | Eastern Michigan | Jody Mitchell misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Earl Nowell - foul #3 on Earl Nowell, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Ohio | Cody Crews (SG), John Pompa (SF), Louis Vineyard (PF) Richard Davis, Brad Pangburn, Earl Nowell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Grafton (SG) Richard Stilwell | |
| 17:50 | Eastern Michigan | Jody Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:50 | Eastern Michigan | Jody Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:50 | Ohio | Louis Vineyard grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:34 | Ohio | Robert Nixon misses the wide open jumper in the paint | 35-30 |
| 17:33 | Ohio | Robert Nixon grabs the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 17:08 | Ohio | Jody Mitchell takes the ball from Louis Vineyard | 35-30 |
| 16:56 | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Grady Bronk | 35-32 |
| 16:30 | Ohio | Robert Nixon hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Cody Crews | 37-32 |
| 16:13 | Eastern Michigan | Jody Mitchell is alone and drills a jumper near the basket | 37-34 |
| 15:50 | Ohio | Alec Cameron hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Greg Walker - foul #2 on Greg Walker, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Davis (SG), Brad Pangburn (SF), Earl Nowell (PF) Cody Crews, John Pompa, Louis Vineyard | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Browning (SF), Joseph Bradley (C) Grady Bronk, Jody Mitchell | |
| 15:50 | Ohio | Alec Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:50 | Ohio | Alec Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Alec Cameron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brad Pangburn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Earl Nowell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Nixon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Greg Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Grafton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Browning (fresh) PF - Kevin Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Grafton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Nixon - foul #2 on Robert Nixon, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk (SF) Samuel Browning | |
| 15:36 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Grafton makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 15:36 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Grafton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:14 | Ohio | Earl Nowell connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Alec Cameron | 41-36 |
| 15:06 | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker is whistled for traveling | 41-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Nance (PG), Samuel Browning (SF), Jody Mitchell (C) Greg Walker, Grady Bronk, Joseph Bradley | |
| 14:50 | Ohio | Brad Pangburn is open and buries a shot from the left wing set up by Richard Davis | 43-36 |
| 14:31 | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Browning is hacked by Robert Nixon - foul #3 on Robert Nixon, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Cody Crews (PG), Louis Vineyard (C) Alec Cameron, Robert Nixon | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker (PG), Richard Stilwell (SG), Grady Bronk (SF) Richard Nance, Benjamin Grafton, Samuel Browning | |
| 14:18 | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker is fouled on the floor by Brad Pangburn - foul #1 on Brad Pangburn, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| 14:00 | Eastern Michigan | Cody Crews steals the ball from Richard Stilwell | 43-36 |
| 13:34 | Ohio | Grady Bronk is called for the reach on Brad Pangburn - foul #2 on Grady Bronk, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Pompa (SF), Thomas Nichols (C) Brad Pangburn, Earl Nowell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Nance (PG), Benjamin Grafton (SG), Joseph Bradley (C) Greg Walker, Richard Stilwell, Jody Mitchell | |
| 13:07 | Ohio | Cody Crews clanks a shot from the right side | 43-36 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Nance misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Bradley tips it home | 43-38 |
| 12:19 | Ohio | John Pompa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 12:18 | Ohio | Thomas Nichols grabs the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 12:00 | Ohio | Thomas Nichols comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Peterson snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 11:52 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Nance loses the dribble to Thomas Nichols | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Cody Crews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Pompa (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Vineyard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Nance (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Benjamin Grafton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Grady Bronk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Peterson (tiring) 2 pts. C - Joseph Bradley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Ohio | Grady Bronk steals it from John Pompa | 43-38 |
| 11:11 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Peterson is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Kevin Peterson, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Alec Cameron (PG), Brad Pangburn (SF), Earl Nowell (PF), Robert Nixon (C) Cody Crews, Richard Davis, Louis Vineyard, Thomas Nichols | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker (PG), Richard Stilwell (SG), Samuel Browning (SF), Benjamin Smith (PF), Jody Mitchell (C) Richard Nance, Benjamin Grafton, Grady Bronk, Kevin Peterson, Joseph Bradley | |
| 10:46 | Ohio | Earl Nowell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Benjamin Smith - foul #2 on Benjamin Smith, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Davis (SG) John Pompa | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk (SF) Samuel Browning | |
| 10:46 | Ohio | Earl Nowell makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 10:46 | Ohio | Earl Nowell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:35 | Eastern Michigan | Jody Mitchell connects on the jumper from the left block | 45-40 |
| 10:14 | Ohio | Earl Nowell makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Alec Cameron | 47-40 |
| 10:01 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stilwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Grafton (SG), Samuel Browning (SF), Kevin Peterson (PF) Richard Stilwell, Grady Bronk, Benjamin Smith | |
| 09:33 | Ohio | Richard Davis misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Greg Walker - foul #3 on Greg Walker, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk (SF), Benjamin Smith (PF) Samuel Browning, Kevin Peterson | |
| 09:33 | Ohio | Richard Davis misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:33 | Ohio | Richard Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Michigan | Jody Mitchell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jody Mitchell, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Pompa (SG), Thomas Nichols (SF) Richard Davis, Brad Pangburn | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 09:01 | Ohio | Alec Cameron makes the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Benjamin Grafton - foul #2 on Benjamin Grafton, team foul #7 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Davis (SG) Earl Nowell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Peterson (PF) Benjamin Smith | |
| 09:01 | Ohio | Alec Cameron makes the free throw | 51-40 |
| 08:47 | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk's layup is rejected by Robert Nixon | 51-40 |
| 08:46 | Ohio | Robert Nixon snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 08:23 | Ohio | Greg Walker picks off the pass by Richard Davis | 51-40 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Michigan | The jump hook by Benjamin Grafton is blocked by Thomas Nichols | 51-40 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Grafton pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 07:55 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Grafton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 07:33 | Ohio | Alec Cameron buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Davis | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Alec Cameron (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Davis (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Pompa (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Nixon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Greg Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Benjamin Grafton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Grady Bronk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Peterson (tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Jody Mitchell (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 07:18 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Peterson | 53-42 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Michigan | Jody Mitchell is whistled for a carry | 53-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Cody Crews (PG), Brad Pangburn (SF), Earl Nowell (PF) Alec Cameron, Richard Davis, Thomas Nichols | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stilwell (SG), Samuel Browning (SF), Benjamin Smith (PF) Benjamin Grafton, Grady Bronk, Kevin Peterson | |
| 06:50 | Ohio | Brad Pangburn clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Benjamin Smith - foul #3 on Benjamin Smith, team foul #8 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Alec Cameron (PG), Louis Vineyard (C) John Pompa, Robert Nixon | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk (SF), Joseph Bradley (C) Samuel Browning, Jody Mitchell | |
| 06:50 | Ohio | Brad Pangburn makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 06:50 | Ohio | Brad Pangburn makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Smith is hacked by Brad Pangburn - foul #2 on Brad Pangburn, team foul #5 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Browning (SF), Jody Mitchell (C) Grady Bronk, Joseph Bradley | |
| 06:25 | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Earl Nowell - foul #4 on Earl Nowell, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk (SF), Joseph Bradley (C) Samuel Browning, Jody Mitchell | |
| 06:25 | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 06:25 | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 06:08 | Ohio | Earl Nowell misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Benjamin Smith | 55-44 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk blows the wide open layup | 55-44 |
| 05:48 | Ohio | Louis Vineyard grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 05:24 | Ohio | Alec Cameron loses the dribble to Joseph Bradley | 55-44 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Pompa (SG), Robert Nixon (C) Alec Cameron, Louis Vineyard | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Nance (PG), Benjamin Grafton (SG), Samuel Browning (SF), Kevin Peterson (PF), Jody Mitchell (C) Greg Walker, Richard Stilwell, Grady Bronk, Benjamin Smith, Joseph Bradley | |
| 05:22 | Eastern Michigan | John Pompa takes the ball from Richard Nance in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| 05:08 | Ohio | John Pompa misses the 3 from the right corner | 55-44 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Grafton pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Browning is fouled on the floor by Brad Pangburn - foul #3 on Brad Pangburn, team foul #7 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Greg Walker (PG), Benjamin Smith (PF) Richard Nance, Kevin Peterson | |
| 05:01 | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Browning misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 05:01 | Ohio | Robert Nixon snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 04:42 | Ohio | Cody Crews is hacked by Jody Mitchell - foul #2 on Jody Mitchell, team foul #9 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk (SF), Kevin Peterson (PF) Samuel Browning, Benjamin Smith | |
| 04:42 | Ohio | Cody Crews misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Peterson snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Michigan | Grady Bronk hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 55-44 |
| 04:26 | Ohio | Earl Nowell pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 04:21 | Ohio | Brad Pangburn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-44 |
| 04:19 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Kevin Peterson | 55-44 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Grafton misses the fadeaway from close range | 55-44 |
| 04:13 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Cody Crews | 55-44 |
| 03:47 | Ohio | Robert Nixon connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 57-44 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Michigan | Brad Pangburn is called for the reach on Jody Mitchell - foul #4 on Brad Pangburn, team foul #8 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Thomas Nichols (SF), Louis Vineyard (PF) Brad Pangburn, Earl Nowell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Nance (PG), Richard Stilwell (SG), Samuel Browning (SF), Benjamin Smith (PF) Greg Walker, Benjamin Grafton, Grady Bronk, Kevin Peterson | |
| 03:35 | Eastern Michigan | Jody Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 03:35 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Louis Vineyard | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Cody Crews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pompa (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Louis Vineyard (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Nixon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Nance (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Stilwell (fresh) SF - Samuel Browning (fresh) PF - Benjamin Smith (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jody Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Ohio | Cody Crews misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 03:14 | Ohio | Louis Vineyard hits the follow up shot | 59-44 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Browning scores on a shot from the left side set up by Jody Mitchell | 59-46 |
| 02:36 | Ohio | Benjamin Smith blocks the short jumper by Louis Vineyard | 59-46 |
| 02:35 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Vineyard | 59-46 |
| 02:18 | Ohio | John Pompa misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 02:16 | Ohio | Louis Vineyard misses the tip | 59-46 |
| 02:14 | Ohio | Robert Nixon snags the offensive board | 59-46 |
| 01:59 | Ohio | John Pompa is whistled for a carry | 59-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Davis (SG) Robert Nixon | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Bradley (C) Jody Mitchell | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:44 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Vineyard steals it from Samuel Browning | 59-46 |
| 01:20 | Ohio | Cody Crews misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Nance - foul #1 on Richard Nance, team foul #10 | 59-46 |
| 01:20 | Ohio | Cody Crews makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 01:20 | Ohio | Cody Crews misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 01:02 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Smith is called for traveling | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Ohio | John Pompa buries a runner near the basket set up by Richard Davis | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Browning clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-46 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Nance tips it in | 62-48 |
| 00:05 | Ohio | Richard Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-48 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stilwell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 62-48 |