| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jose Rodriquez (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Aaron Cleveland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Womack (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 10 pts. C - Adam Coble (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) SG - John Maynard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Widner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Ganey (fresh) 1 pts. C - Richard Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Western Illinois | James Ganey is fouled on the floor by Lynn Hough - foul #2 on Lynn Hough, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Mark Doxey (SG), Larry Pantoja (SF), James Cargile (PF), John Hoerner (C) Jose Rodriquez, Aaron Cleveland, Richard Womack, Lynn Hough, Adam Coble | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 19:22 | Western Illinois | Larry Pantoja steals the ball from John Maynard | 33-36 |
| 18:58 | Ohio | Mark Doxey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 18:56 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Doxey | 33-36 |
| 18:41 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja's pass is intercepted by Steven Widner | 33-36 |
| 18:23 | Western Illinois | James Ganey can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 33-36 |
| 18:22 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:05 | Ohio | Michael Smith steals it from Mark Doxey | 33-36 |
| 17:38 | Western Illinois | Michael Smith connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Widner | 33-39 |
| 17:15 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 33-39 |
| 17:13 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 16:56 | Western Illinois | John Maynard clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 16:54 | Ohio | John Hoerner snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 16:33 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 16:32 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Anderson | 33-39 |
| 16:25 | Western Illinois | John Maynard hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Steven Widner and he's hacked by Mark Doxey - foul #1 on Mark Doxey, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG), Richard Womack (SF), Lynn Hough (PF), Adam Coble (C) James Wheeler, Mark Doxey, James Cargile, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Coffman (PG), Anthony Klopp (SF), Richard Day (PF), John Larson (C) Michael Smith, Steven Widner, James Ganey, Richard Anderson | |
| 16:25 | Western Illinois | John Maynard makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| 15:58 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 15:57 | Ohio | Adam Coble tips it home | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jose Rodriquez (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Pantoja (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Womack (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 10 pts. C - Adam Coble (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Coffman (fresh) SG - John Maynard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Klopp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Day (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Larson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp is fouled on the floor by Richard Womack - foul #1 on Richard Womack, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG) Larry Pantoja | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), Christopher Truby (SG) Robert Coffman, John Maynard | |
| 15:29 | Western Illinois | Richard Womack is called for the reach on Gregory Adams - foul #2 on Richard Womack, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steven Widner (SF) Anthony Klopp | |
| 15:24 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-42 |
| 15:22 | Ohio | Lynn Hough grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 14:59 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jose Rodriquez | 38-42 |
| 14:47 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner is called for traveling | 38-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Pantoja (SG) Aaron Cleveland | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson (C) John Larson | |
| 14:25 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 14:23 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 14:01 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams's floater is knocked away by Lynn Hough | 38-42 |
| 14:00 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Anderson | 38-42 |
| 13:43 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-42 |
| 13:41 | Ohio | Richard Womack grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 13:19 | Ohio | Adam Coble misses the turnaround in the lane | 38-42 |
| 13:18 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 13:10 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG) Richard Womack | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Maynard (SG), James Ganey (PF) Steven Widner, Richard Day | |
| 12:44 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez is fouled on the floor by Gregory Adams - foul #4 on Gregory Adams, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Anthony Klopp (SF) Gregory Adams, Christopher Truby | |
| 12:21 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 12:19 | Western Illinois | James Ganey gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 11:58 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp makes the floater from the left wing | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jose Rodriquez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Aaron Cleveland (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fairly fresh) PF - Lynn Hough (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - Adam Coble (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Klopp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Ganey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-44 |
| 11:41 | Ohio | Lynn Hough grabs the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 11:25 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja is called for traveling | 38-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Womack (SF) Aaron Cleveland | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (PG), Steven Widner (SF), John Larson (C) Michael Smith, Anthony Klopp, Richard Anderson | |
| 11:10 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 11:09 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 10:52 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez lays it in on a great pass from Adam Coble | 40-44 |
| 10:29 | Western Illinois | John Larson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 10:27 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 10:11 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Maynard - foul #1 on John Maynard, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), John Hoerner (C) Richard Womack, Adam Coble | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Day (PF) James Ganey | |
| 10:11 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:11 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:11 | Western Illinois | John Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 09:53 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 09:52 | Western Illinois | John Maynard can't tip it in | 41-44 |
| 09:51 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 09:28 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez misses long on a jumper from the right side | 41-44 |
| 09:27 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 09:09 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner misses badly on a floater from the right side | 41-44 |
| 09:08 | Ohio | The rebound goes to John Hoerner | 41-44 |
| 09:03 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 09:02 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja gets the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 08:37 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland is hacked by Richard Day - foul #3 on Richard Day, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Richard Womack (SF), Adam Coble (PF) Jose Rodriquez, Aaron Cleveland, Lynn Hough | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Anthony Klopp (SG), James Ganey (PF), Richard Anderson (C) Christopher Truby, John Maynard, Richard Day, John Larson | |
| 08:15 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja is fouled on the floor by Richard Anderson - foul #1 on Richard Anderson, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG) Larry Pantoja | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 07:58 | Ohio | Adam Coble scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Hoerner | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) SG - Aaron Cleveland (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Womack (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Adam Coble (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hoerner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Klopp (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Widner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ganey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Adam Coble - foul #1 on Adam Coble, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG), Larry Pantoja (SG), Lynn Hough (PF) James Wheeler, Aaron Cleveland, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), Robert Coffman (SF) Michael Smith, Steven Widner | |
| 07:38 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 07:38 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:16 | Ohio | Adam Coble is denied on a dunk by Richard Anderson | 44-45 |
| 07:15 | Western Illinois | Robert Coffman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 07:02 | Western Illinois | Robert Coffman hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Ganey | 44-48 |
| 06:56 | Ohio | Adam Coble lays it in on a great pass from Jose Rodriquez | 46-48 |
| 06:41 | Western Illinois | Lynn Hough swats the shot by Anthony Klopp | 46-48 |
| 06:39 | Ohio | Lynn Hough snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 06:12 | Ohio | Adam Coble misses the floater from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 06:10 | Ohio | Adam Coble tips it back up and in | 48-48 |
| 05:50 | Western Illinois | James Ganey hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Coffman | 48-51 |
| 05:24 | Ohio | Adam Coble buries a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Richard Anderson - foul #2 on Richard Anderson, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), Aaron Cleveland (SG), John Hoerner (C) Jose Rodriquez, Larry Pantoja, Lynn Hough | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Maynard (SG), Steven Widner (SF), Richard Day (PF), John Larson (C) Anthony Klopp, Robert Coffman, James Ganey, Richard Anderson | |
| 05:24 | Ohio | Adam Coble makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 05:15 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 05:13 | Western Illinois | John Larson grabs the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 05:04 | Western Illinois | John Maynard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 05:02 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams hits the follow up shot | 51-53 |
| 04:47 | Ohio | Mark Doxey knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Hoerner | 53-53 |
| 04:36 | Western Illinois | John Maynard is hacked by John Hoerner - foul #1 on John Hoerner, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Lynn Hough (PF) Mark Doxey, Adam Coble | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 04:16 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams is whistled for a carry | 53-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG), Larry Pantoja (SF), James Cargile (PF) James Wheeler, Richard Womack, Lynn Hough | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson (C) John Larson | |
| 04:02 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-53 |
| 04:00 | Western Illinois | Richard Day snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 03:56 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-53 |
| 03:55 | Western Illinois | Richard Day hits the follow up shot | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jose Rodriquez (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Aaron Cleveland (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cargile (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Hoerner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Gregory Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Widner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Day (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Pantoja and the foul's on Gregory Adams - foul #5 on Gregory Adams, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Womack (SF), Lynn Hough (PF), Adam Coble (C) Larry Pantoja, James Cargile, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (PG) Gregory Adams | |
| 03:36 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez misses the free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:36 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland snags the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 03:20 | Ohio | Adam Coble scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jose Rodriquez | 58-55 |
| 03:12 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby makes the jumper near the basket | 58-57 |
| 02:50 | Ohio | Richard Womack's pass is intercepted by Richard Anderson | 58-57 |
| 02:50 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Larry Pantoja (SG), John Hoerner (C) Jose Rodriquez, Aaron Cleveland, Adam Coble | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Ganey (PF) Richard Day | |
| 02:39 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Truby | 58-59 |
| 02:13 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja travels with the ball | 58-59 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), Aaron Cleveland (SG), Adam Coble (PF) James Wheeler, Richard Womack, Lynn Hough | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:57 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG), Richard Womack (SF), Lynn Hough (PF) Mark Doxey, Larry Pantoja, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:40 | Ohio | James Ganey swats the layup by Lynn Hough | 58-59 |
| 01:38 | Western Illinois | James Ganey snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 01:33 | Western Illinois | Richard Womack is called for the reach on John Maynard - foul #3 on Richard Womack, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| 01:33 | Western Illinois | John Maynard misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:33 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Lynn Hough | 58-59 |
| 01:11 | Ohio | Richard Womack hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 01:09 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 00:52 | Western Illinois | Richard Womack is called for the reach on Christopher Truby - foul #4 on Richard Womack, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| 00:52 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:52 | Ohio | Lynn Hough grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 00:31 | Ohio | Lynn Hough hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Steven Widner - foul #3 on Steven Widner, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| 00:31 | Ohio | Lynn Hough makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:31 | Ohio | Lynn Hough makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | James Ganey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 00:15 | Ohio | Lynn Hough grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Ohio | Lynn Hough is hacked by John Maynard in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Maynard, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| 00:12 | Ohio | Lynn Hough makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:12 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:12 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | John Maynard hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 61-59 |
| 00:04 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Jose Rodriquez | 61-59 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | Christopher Truby is called for the reach on Jose Rodriquez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Truby, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | John Maynard misses long on a halfcourt shot | 63-59 |