| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dikembe Alhusseini (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Long (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) PF - Matthew Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Talsky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Boyce Breunig (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Theus (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Caulfield (fresh) C - Terry Rafael (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson inbounds the ball | 26-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-36 |
| 19:18 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 26-36 |
| 19:17 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 19:11 | Western Kentucky | William Theus misses the runner from close range but the foul's on Dikembe Aldi - foul #3 on Dikembe Aldi, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Branch (SF) Dikembe Aldi | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 19:11 | Western Kentucky | William Theus makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 19:11 | Western Kentucky | William Theus makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 18:55 | Ohio | Robert Branch scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Dikembe Alhusseini | 29-38 |
| 18:39 | Western Kentucky | William Theus misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 18:37 | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson tips it home | 29-40 |
| 18:31 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Terry Rafael - foul #2 on Terry Rafael, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Danis (PF) Matthew Perkins | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 18:31 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 18:31 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky misses the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 18:31 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 18:10 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield is alone and drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by William Theus | 30-42 |
| 17:53 | Ohio | Terry Rafael swats the layup by Robert Branch | 30-42 |
| 17:52 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky gets the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 17:45 | Ohio | Bradley Long hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 17:43 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 17:36 | Western Kentucky | William Theus misses the lay-in | 30-42 |
| 17:35 | Ohio | Bradley Long snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 17:06 | Ohio | Bradley Long makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 16:41 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Alhusseini - foul #2 on Dikembe Alhusseini, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG), Jonathan Miller (SF), Matthew Perkins (PF), Emery Tucker (C) Dikembe Alhusseini, Robert Branch, Kenneth Danis, Jonathan Talsky | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau (SG), Robert Ferrill (SF), George Newburn (PF), Gordon Simmerman (C) William Theus, Gary Johnson, Derek Caulfield, Terry Rafael | |
| 16:41 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:41 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:41 | Ohio | Emery Tucker grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 16:29 | Ohio | Emery Tucker is whistled for traveling | 33-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams (SG) Boyce Breunig | |
| 16:27 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Simmerman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-43 |
| 16:16 | Ohio | Donald Lang clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-43 |
| 16:15 | Ohio | Emery Tucker tips it home | 35-43 |
| 15:58 | Western Kentucky | Robert Ferrill misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 15:57 | Ohio | Emery Tucker pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Donald Lang (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Long (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Emery Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Albert Gendreau (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Ferrill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Newburn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gordon Simmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Donald Lang | 37-43 |
| 15:13 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-43 |
| 15:12 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Emery Tucker | 37-43 |
| 15:02 | Ohio | Gordon Simmerman steps in front of the Bradley Long pass | 37-43 |
| 14:49 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 14:48 | Western Kentucky | George Newburn grabs the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 14:39 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Miller - foul #1 on Jonathan Miller, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini (PG), John Buchanan (SG), Dikembe Aldi (SF), Jonathan Talsky (C) Donald Lang, Bradley Long, Jonathan Miller, Emery Tucker | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig (PG), Gary Johnson (SF), Derek Caulfield (PF), Terry Rafael (C) Thomas Williams, Robert Ferrill, George Newburn, Gordon Simmerman | |
| 14:39 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:39 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:39 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 14:21 | Ohio | Terry Rafael swats the layup by Matthew Perkins | 37-44 |
| 14:19 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky tips it home | 39-44 |
| 14:17 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Perkins is called for the reach on Derek Caulfield in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Perkins, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Leroy Matheney (SG) Albert Gendreau | |
| 14:05 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-44 |
| 14:04 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield hits the follow up shot | 39-46 |
| 13:48 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Buchanan | 42-46 |
| 13:34 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield travels with the ball | 42-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Danis (PF) Matthew Perkins | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Theus (SG) Leroy Matheney | |
| 13:21 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Derek Caulfield - foul #1 on Derek Caulfield, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| 13:21 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:21 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:19 | Western Kentucky | William Theus is fouled in the backcourt by John Buchanan - foul #4 on John Buchanan, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Bradley Long (SG) John Buchanan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:59 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig is called for 3 seconds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Branch (PF) Jonathan Talsky | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams (PG), Matthew Alexander (SF), Robert Ferrill (C) Boyce Breunig, Gary Johnson, Terry Rafael | |
| 12:48 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 12:46 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 12:42 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams is whistled for traveling | 44-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jonathan Miller (SG), Emery Tucker (C) Bradley Long, Kenneth Danis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:31 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 12:15 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 12:14 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 12:03 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Matthew Alexander | 47-48 |
| 11:51 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 11:49 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dikembe Alhusseini (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Aldi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Branch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Emery Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Theus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derek Caulfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Ferrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Branch - foul #1 on Robert Branch, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG), Bradley Long (SG), Matthew Perkins (PF), Jonathan Talsky (C) Dikembe Alhusseini, Jonathan Miller, Robert Branch, Emery Tucker | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig (PG), Albert Gendreau (SG), Gary Johnson (SF), Gordon Simmerman (C) Thomas Williams, William Theus, Matthew Alexander, Robert Ferrill | |
| 11:36 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 11:36 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 11:17 | Ohio | The jump hook by Jonathan Talsky is blocked by Gordon Simmerman | 47-50 |
| 11:15 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins tips it in | 49-50 |
| 11:07 | Western Kentucky | Bradley Long is called for the reach on Boyce Breunig - foul #3 on Bradley Long, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Danis (C) Jonathan Talsky | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Newburn (PF) Derek Caulfield | |
| 11:07 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 11:07 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 10:47 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Albert Gendreau - foul #2 on Albert Gendreau, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| 10:47 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 10:47 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:44 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Lang - foul #2 on Donald Lang, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| 10:44 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:44 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:27 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi slams it home set up by Donald Lang | 52-54 |
| 10:18 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Gary Johnson | 52-56 |
| 10:11 | Ohio | Bradley Long clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Albert Gendreau - foul #3 on Albert Gendreau, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini (PG), Jonathan Miller (SF), Jonathan Talsky (C) Donald Lang, Dikembe Aldi, Kenneth Danis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Leroy Matheney (SG), Terry Rafael (C) Albert Gendreau, Gordon Simmerman | |
| 10:11 | Ohio | Bradley Long makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 10:11 | Ohio | Bradley Long makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 09:54 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 09:53 | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson tips it in | 54-58 |
| 09:30 | Ohio | Terry Rafael steals it from Jonathan Talsky | 54-58 |
| 09:12 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig lays it in on a great pass from Gary Johnson | 54-60 |
| 08:52 | Ohio | Bradley Long misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Leroy Matheney - foul #1 on Leroy Matheney, team foul #5 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SF), Robert Branch (PF), Emery Tucker (C) Dikembe Alhusseini, Jonathan Miller, Matthew Perkins, Jonathan Talsky | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams (PG), William Theus (SG), Matthew Alexander (SF), Robert Ferrill (PF) Boyce Breunig, Leroy Matheney, Gary Johnson, George Newburn | |
| 08:52 | Ohio | Bradley Long makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 08:52 | Ohio | Bradley Long makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 08:50 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini (PG) Bradley Long | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 08:40 | Ohio | Donald Lang drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Emery Tucker | 59-60 |
| 08:18 | Western Kentucky | William Theus hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Alexander | 59-62 |
| 07:55 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi misses short on a 3 from straight away | 59-62 |
| 07:53 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Ferrill | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dikembe Alhusseini (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Lang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Aldi (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Branch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Emery Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Theus (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Ferrill (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Rafael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-62 |
| 07:30 | Ohio | Emery Tucker gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 07:16 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 07:15 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini tips it but misses | 59-62 |
| 07:14 | Western Kentucky | Robert Ferrill grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 06:56 | Western Kentucky | Robert Ferrill misses long on a jumper near the basket | 59-62 |
| 06:55 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael can't tip it in | 59-62 |
| 06:54 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Emery Tucker | 59-62 |
| 06:32 | Ohio | Donald Lang misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-62 |
| 06:31 | Western Kentucky | Robert Ferrill pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| 06:06 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 59-62 |
| 06:05 | Ohio | Donald Lang snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 05:45 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Dikembe Alhusseini | 61-62 |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Buchanan (PG), Bradley Long (SG), Jonathan Miller (SF), Kenneth Danis (PF), Jonathan Talsky (C) Dikembe Alhusseini, Donald Lang, Dikembe Aldi, Robert Branch, Emery Tucker | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig (PG), Albert Gendreau (SG), Gary Johnson (SF), Derek Caulfield (PF), Gordon Simmerman (C) Thomas Williams, William Theus, Matthew Alexander, Robert Ferrill, Terry Rafael | |
| 05:38 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig is hacked by John Buchanan in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Buchanan, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini (PG) John Buchanan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 05:38 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:38 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 05:27 | Ohio | Bradley Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-64 |
| 05:14 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-64 |
| 04:59 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis is hacked by Derek Caulfield - foul #2 on Derek Caulfield, team foul #6 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Ohio | Matthew Perkins (PF) Dikembe Alhusseini | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 04:48 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller lays it in | 63-64 |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig misses the floater from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 04:29 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 04:12 | Ohio | Derek Caulfield takes the ball from Jonathan Talsky | 63-64 |
| 04:08 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Danis is called for the reach on Boyce Breunig in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Danis, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SF) Kenneth Danis, Jonathan Miller | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Leroy Matheney (SG), George Newburn (C) Albert Gendreau, Gordon Simmerman | |
| 04:08 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:08 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:49 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins clanks a 3 from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 03:48 | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dikembe Alhusseini (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Long (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Aldi (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Perkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Talsky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Boyce Breunig (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Matheney (fresh) SF - Gary Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Derek Caulfield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - George Newburn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig misses the lay-in | 63-65 |
| 03:24 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 03:03 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini's fadeaway is rejected by George Newburn | 63-65 |
| 03:02 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig grabs the board | 63-65 |
| 03:00 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG), Robert Branch (SF), Kenneth Danis (PF), Emery Tucker (C) Dikembe Alhusseini, Dikembe Aldi, Matthew Perkins, Jonathan Talsky | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Theus (SG), Terry Rafael (C) Leroy Matheney, George Newburn | |
| 02:46 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Theus | 63-67 |
| 02:46 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| 02:27 | Ohio | Robert Branch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-67 |
| 02:26 | Ohio | Donald Lang pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 02:03 | Ohio | Robert Branch hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-67 |
| 02:01 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Danis - foul #2 on Kenneth Danis, team foul #11 | 65-67 |
| 02:01 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:01 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:01 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Robert Branch | 65-67 |
| 02:01 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| 01:40 | Ohio | Bradley Long drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Danis | 67-67 |
| 01:20 | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 67-67 |
| 01:18 | Ohio | Emery Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 01:18 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SF), Matthew Perkins (PF), Jonathan Talsky (C) Donald Lang, Robert Branch, Kenneth Danis, Emery Tucker | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:57 | Ohio | Bradley Long connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 00:39 | Western Kentucky | William Theus connects on the open shot from the free throw line set up by Derek Caulfield | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Alhusseini | 72-69 |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig is hacked by Dikembe Alhusseini in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Alhusseini, team foul #12 | 72-69 |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini is hacked by William Theus in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Theus, team foul #7 | 72-71 |
| 00:12 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:12 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:07 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Talsky steps in front of the William Theus pass | 74-71 |
| 00:06 | Ohio | William Theus is called for the reach on Bradley Long in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Theus, team foul #8 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Branch (PF) Matthew Perkins | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:06 | Ohio | Bradley Long makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:06 | Ohio | Bradley Long makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-74 |