| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dikembe Alhusseini (fresh) SG - Bradley Long (fresh) SF - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) PF - Matthew Perkins (fresh) C - Jonathan Talsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Wilson Dale (fresh) SG - Wilbert Konwinski (fresh) SF - Norman Robinson (fresh) PF - Michael Bush (fresh) C - Bernie Mauk (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky 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 fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Ohio | Bradley Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Wilson Dale | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi misses badly on a floater from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the left block | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski misses long on a jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left block | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:58 | Western Michigan | Norman Robinson is hacked by Dikembe Aldi - foul #1 on Dikembe Aldi, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Buchanan (PG), Donald Lang (SG), Robert Branch (SF), Kenneth Danis (PF), Emery Tucker (C) Dikembe Alhusseini, Bradley Long, Dikembe Aldi, Matthew Perkins, Jonathan Talsky | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Grant Brown (PG), Eddie Anderson (SG), Sean Hiers (SF), William Ogden (PF), Floyd Tipton (C) Wilson Dale, Wilbert Konwinski, Norman Robinson, Michael Bush, Bernie Mauk | |
| 17:42 | Western Michigan | William Ogden lays it up and in set up by Grant Brown | 0-4 |
| 17:35 | Ohio | John Buchanan buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Lang | 3-4 |
| 17:28 | Western Michigan | William Ogden misses the wide open jumper in the lane | 3-4 |
| 17:26 | Ohio | Emery Tucker snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:06 | Ohio | Donald Lang can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 17:04 | Western Michigan | William Ogden grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:44 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers's pass is intercepted by Robert Branch | 3-4 |
| 16:35 | Ohio | William Ogden blocks the short jumper by Donald Lang | 3-4 |
| 16:34 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Grant Brown | 3-4 |
| 16:11 | Western Michigan | Grant Brown misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 16:10 | Ohio | Emery Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:55 | Ohio | John Buchanan misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Eddie Anderson - foul #1 on Eddie Anderson, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Ohio | Bradley Long (SG), Jonathan Miller (SF), Matthew Perkins (PF), Jonathan Talsky (C) Donald Lang, Robert Branch, Kenneth Danis, Emery Tucker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale (PG), Wilbert Konwinski (SG), Norman Robinson (SF), Michael Bush (PF), Kevin Ware (C) Grant Brown, Eddie Anderson, Sean Hiers, William Ogden, Floyd Tipton | |
| 15:55 | Ohio | John Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:55 | Ohio | John Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - John Buchanan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bradley Long (fresh) SF - Jonathan Miller (fresh) PF - Matthew Perkins (fairly fresh) C - Jonathan Talsky (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Wilson Dale (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wilbert Konwinski (fresh) SF - Norman Robinson (fresh) PF - Michael Bush (fresh) C - Kevin Ware (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Western Michigan | John Buchanan is called for the reach on Wilson Dale in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Buchanan, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini (PG) John Buchanan | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 15:43 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale is hacked by Dikembe Alhusseini - foul #1 on Dikembe Alhusseini, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| 15:32 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Bradley Long - foul #1 on Bradley Long, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| 15:32 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:32 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:32 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 15:27 | Ohio | Bradley Long is hacked by Wilbert Konwinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wilbert Konwinski, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 15:15 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jonathan Talsky | 7-5 |
| 15:01 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dikembe Alhusseini - foul #2 on Dikembe Alhusseini, team foul #5 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Buchanan (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SF) Dikembe Alhusseini, Jonathan Miller | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk (C) Kevin Ware | |
| 15:01 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:01 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:49 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-6 |
| 14:35 | Western Michigan | John Buchanan steals the ball from Wilbert Konwinski | 10-6 |
| 14:31 | Ohio | John Buchanan dunks the ball | 12-6 |
| 14:18 | Western Michigan | The jump hook by Norman Robinson is blocked by Jonathan Talsky | 12-6 |
| 14:17 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk grabs the offensive board | 12-6 |
| 14:04 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Norman Robinson and he's fouled by John Buchanan - foul #2 on John Buchanan, team foul #6 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG), Robert Branch (PF) John Buchanan, Matthew Perkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson (SG) Wilbert Konwinski | |
| 14:04 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale misses the free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:04 | Ohio | Robert Branch grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 13:48 | Ohio | Bradley Long hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Bush - foul #1 on Michael Bush, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jonathan Miller (SF) Dikembe Aldi | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James King (SG), Kevin Ware (PF) Wilson Dale, Michael Bush | |
| 13:48 | Ohio | Bradley Long makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:48 | Ohio | Bradley Long makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 13:32 | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Eddie Anderson | 14-11 |
| 13:30 | Ohio | Bradley Long is hacked by James King in the backcourt - foul #1 on James King, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi (SF), Matthew Perkins (PF) Bradley Long, Jonathan Talsky | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Grant Brown (SF), Floyd Tipton (C) Norman Robinson, Bernie Mauk | |
| 13:23 | Ohio | Donald Lang loses the dribble to James King | 14-11 |
| 13:21 | Western Michigan | Grant Brown is called for traveling in the backcourt | 14-11 |
| Subs | Ohio | Bradley Long (SG) Jonathan Miller | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 13:11 | Ohio | Bradley Long misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 13:10 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Long | 14-11 |
| 12:58 | Ohio | Floyd Tipton picks off the pass by Robert Branch | 14-11 |
| 12:37 | Western Michigan | Donald Lang is called for the reach on Eddie Anderson - foul #1 on Donald Lang, team foul #7 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Danis (PF), Jonathan Talsky (C) Matthew Perkins, Robert Branch | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski (SG), Sean Hiers (SF), William Ogden (PF), Bernie Mauk (C) James King, Grant Brown, Kevin Ware, Floyd Tipton | |
| 12:37 | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:37 | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:20 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 12:19 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:13 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Lang | 16-13 |
| 12:05 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers is hacked by Dikembe Aldi - foul #2 on Dikembe Aldi, team foul #8 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jonathan Miller (SF), Emery Tucker (PF) Donald Lang, Dikembe Aldi | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale (PG), Michael Bush (PF) Eddie Anderson, William Ogden | |
| 12:05 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:05 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:51 | Ohio | Michael Bush denies the turnaround by Jonathan Miller | 16-15 |
| 11:49 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Bush | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kenneth Danis (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Bradley Long (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Miller (fresh) PF - Emery Tucker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Talsky (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Wilson Dale (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbert Konwinski (fairly fresh) SF - Sean Hiers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Bush (tiring) C - Bernie Mauk (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski loses the dribble to Jonathan Miller in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| 11:31 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-15 |
| 11:30 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller tips it home | 18-15 |
| 11:27 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Danis - foul #1 on Kenneth Danis, team foul #9 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG), Matthew Perkins (PF), Robert Branch (C) Kenneth Danis, Emery Tucker, Jonathan Talsky | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Norman Robinson (SF), William Ogden (PF), Floyd Tipton (C) Sean Hiers, Michael Bush, Bernie Mauk | |
| 11:27 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 11:27 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 11:25 | Ohio | Bradley Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-17 |
| 11:07 | Western Michigan | Norman Robinson blows the layup | 18-17 |
| 11:05 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton grabs the offensive board | 18-17 |
| 10:48 | Western Michigan | Norman Robinson makes the runner in the paint set up by Wilson Dale | 18-19 |
| 10:48 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | Emery Tucker (C) Robert Branch | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson (PG), Michael Bush (PF), Kevin Ware (C) Wilson Dale, William Ogden, Floyd Tipton | |
| 10:46 | Ohio | Donald Lang double dribbles in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| 10:34 | Western Michigan | Norman Robinson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Norman Robinson, team foul #5 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Danis (PG) Donald Lang | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Grant Brown (SF) Norman Robinson | |
| 10:09 | Ohio | Emery Tucker drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Kenneth Danis and he's fouled by Kevin Ware - foul #1 on Kevin Ware, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Branch (SF), Jonathan Talsky (C) Jonathan Miller, Matthew Perkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James King (SG), William Ogden (PF), Floyd Tipton (C) Wilbert Konwinski, Michael Bush, Kevin Ware | |
| 10:09 | Ohio | Emery Tucker makes the free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:45 | Western Michigan | William Ogden misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 09:44 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton misses the tip | 21-19 |
| 09:43 | Western Michigan | William Ogden pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 09:38 | Western Michigan | William Ogden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG) Kenneth Danis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale (PG), Wilbert Konwinski (SG), Sean Hiers (SF) Eddie Anderson, James King, Grant Brown | |
| 09:18 | Ohio | Emery Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 09:17 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Sean Hiers | 21-19 |
| 08:52 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski is open but misses the lay-in | 21-19 |
| 08:50 | Ohio | Robert Branch gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:37 | Ohio | Emery Tucker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-19 |
| 08:36 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:32 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 21-19 |
| 08:30 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:05 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 08:04 | Western Michigan | William Ogden pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:01 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski is fouled in the backcourt by Emery Tucker - foul #1 on Emery Tucker, team foul #10 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Danis (PG), Jonathan Miller (SF), Matthew Perkins (PF) Donald Lang, Robert Branch, Emery Tucker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson (PG), Norman Robinson (SF), Kevin Ware (PF), Bernie Mauk (C) Wilson Dale, Sean Hiers, William Ogden, Floyd Tipton | |
| 08:01 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:01 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:01 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski grabs the offensive board | 21-20 |
| 07:53 | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson is open and buries a floater from the left side | 21-22 |
| 07:34 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kenneth Danis (tired) 2 pts. SG - Bradley Long (very tired) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Perkins (tired) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Talsky (very tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Eddie Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbert Konwinski (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Norman Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Ware (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bernie Mauk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Danis - foul #2 on Kenneth Danis, team foul #11 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG) Kenneth Danis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James King (SG), Michael Bush (PF) Wilbert Konwinski, Bernie Mauk | |
| 07:31 | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:31 | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:18 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky's pass is intercepted by Norman Robinson | 23-23 |
| 06:58 | Western Michigan | Norman Robinson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 06:57 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 06:51 | Ohio | Kevin Ware steals the ball from Jonathan Miller | 23-23 |
| 06:36 | Western Michigan | Norman Robinson connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Eddie Anderson and he's fouled by Bradley Long - foul #2 on Bradley Long, team foul #12 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Branch (SF) Bradley Long | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale (PG), Grant Brown (SG), Bernie Mauk (C) Eddie Anderson, James King, Kevin Ware | |
| 06:36 | Western Michigan | Norman Robinson makes the free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:12 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | Emery Tucker (C) Jonathan Talsky | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski (SG) Norman Robinson | |
| 05:57 | Western Michigan | Grant Brown is hacked by Jonathan Miller - foul #1 on Jonathan Miller, team foul #13 | 23-26 |
| 05:57 | Western Michigan | Grant Brown makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:57 | Western Michigan | Grant Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:41 | Ohio | Emery Tucker's floater is tipped away by Bernie Mauk | 23-28 |
| 05:39 | Western Michigan | Michael Bush pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 05:22 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Donald Lang - foul #2 on Donald Lang, team foul #14 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini (PG), Jonathan Talsky (C) Donald Lang, Emery Tucker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson (SG) Wilbert Konwinski | |
| 05:22 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:22 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:22 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 05:20 | Ohio | Eddie Anderson steps in front of the Jonathan Miller pass in the backcourt | 23-28 |
| 05:03 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Grant Brown | 23-30 |
| 04:47 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini hits the finger roll | 25-30 |
| 04:23 | Western Michigan | Jonathan Miller steps in front of the Eddie Anderson pass | 25-30 |
| 04:04 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini is hacked by Wilson Dale - foul #1 on Wilson Dale, team foul #7 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski (SG), Sean Hiers (SF), William Ogden (PF), Floyd Tipton (C) Eddie Anderson, Grant Brown, Michael Bush, Bernie Mauk | |
| 04:04 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:04 | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:04 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 04:01 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski loses the dribble to Dikembe Alhusseini in the backcourt | 26-30 |
| 03:51 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky's fadeaway is rejected by Sean Hiers | 26-30 |
| 03:49 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller gets the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 03:44 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Sean Hiers - foul #1 on Sean Hiers, team foul #8 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Buchanan (SG), Dikembe Aldi (SF), Kenneth Danis (PF) Jonathan Miller, Robert Branch, Matthew Perkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware (PF) William Ogden | |
| 03:44 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:44 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:44 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Floyd Tipton | 27-30 |
| 03:21 | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware misses badly on the uncontested shot from close range | 27-30 |
| 03:19 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dikembe Alhusseini (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Buchanan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Danis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Talsky (very tired) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Wilson Dale (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbert Konwinski (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Sean Hiers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Ware (fresh) 3 pts. C - Floyd Tipton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dikembe Alhusseini | 29-30 |
| 02:50 | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware misses the open dunk | 29-30 |
| 02:49 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers tips it home | 29-32 |
| 02:46 | Ohio | John Buchanan is fouled in the backcourt by Wilbert Konwinski - foul #2 on Wilbert Konwinski, team foul #9 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | Emery Tucker (C) Jonathan Talsky | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James King (PG), Norman Robinson (SF), William Ogden (PF) Wilson Dale, Sean Hiers, Kevin Ware | |
| 02:46 | Ohio | John Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:46 | Ohio | John Buchanan misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:46 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Floyd Tipton | 30-32 |
| 02:24 | Western Michigan | Norman Robinson connects on the open jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by James King | 30-34 |
| 02:06 | Ohio | Emery Tucker's fadeaway is rejected by William Ogden | 30-34 |
| 02:05 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Floyd Tipton | 30-34 |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski is hacked by Dikembe Alhusseini - foul #3 on Dikembe Alhusseini, team foul #15 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | Bradley Long (SG), Matthew Perkins (PF), Jonathan Talsky (C) Dikembe Alhusseini, Kenneth Danis, Emery Tucker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson (PG) James King | |
| 02:00 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 30-34 |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 01:48 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins is open but comes up short on the shot in the lane | 30-36 |
| 01:46 | Western Michigan | Norman Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 01:42 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski makes the jumper from close range set up by Eddie Anderson and the foul's on John Buchanan - foul #3 on John Buchanan, team foul #16 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG) John Buchanan | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk (C) Floyd Tipton | |
| 01:42 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 01:25 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins misses the jumper from the right side | 30-39 |
| 01:24 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 01:20 | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Lang - foul #3 on Donald Lang, team foul #17 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Danis (PG), Emery Tucker (C) Donald Lang, Jonathan Talsky | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Grant Brown (SG), Sean Hiers (SF), Michael Bush (PF), Kevin Ware (C) Wilbert Konwinski, Norman Robinson, William Ogden, Bernie Mauk | |
| 01:20 | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 01:20 | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 01:03 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 01:02 | Western Michigan | Michael Bush gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers clanks a floater from the left side | 30-41 |
| 00:41 | Western Michigan | Michael Bush hits the follow up shot | 30-43 |
| 00:21 | Ohio | Emery Tucker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-43 |
| 00:20 | Western Michigan | Grant Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 00:18 | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson is hacked by Kenneth Danis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Danis, team foul #18 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Alhusseini (PG), Robert Branch (PF), Jonathan Talsky (C) Kenneth Danis, Matthew Perkins, Emery Tucker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James King (SG), Norman Robinson (SF), William Ogden (PF), Floyd Tipton (C) Grant Brown, Sean Hiers, Michael Bush, Kevin Ware | |
| 00:18 | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 00:18 | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 00:18 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky gets the rebound | 30-44 |
| 00:16 | Ohio | Eddie Anderson steps in front of the Bradley Long pass in the backcourt | 30-44 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Talsky - foul #1 on Jonathan Talsky, team foul #19 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Buchanan (PG) Dikembe Alhusseini | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale (PG) Eddie Anderson | |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton misses the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton misses the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to William Ogden | 30-44 |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton banks in the layup | 30-46 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi misses the fullcourt shot | 30-46 |