| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jose Rodriquez (fresh) SG - Aaron Cleveland (fresh) SF - Richard Womack (fresh) PF - Adam Coble (fresh) C - John Hoerner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robin Bass (fresh) SG - Howin Chu (fresh) SF - Norman Scott (fresh) PF - Johnnie Gorsuch (fresh) C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Adam Coble wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Ohio | Adam Coble misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Ohio | Adam Coble misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Ohio | The jump hook by Adam Coble is blocked by Johnnie Gorsuch | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Norman Scott | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Gregory Gaskin | 0-0 |
| 18:00 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Robin Bass | 0-2 |
| 17:38 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 17:36 | Ohio | Adam Coble misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 17:35 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:29 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Howin Chu | 0-4 |
| 17:11 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 16:53 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu clanks a jumper from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 16:52 | Ohio | Adam Coble snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 16:30 | Ohio | John Hoerner is hacked by Norman Scott - foul #1 on Norman Scott, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Mark Doxey (SG), Larry Pantoja (SF), Lynn Hough (PF), James Cargile (C) Jose Rodriquez, Aaron Cleveland, Richard Womack, Adam Coble, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Charles Adams (SG), Wilson Lappin (SF), Jeremiah Miller (PF), Allen Weeks (C) Robin Bass, Howin Chu, Norman Scott, Johnnie Gorsuch, Gregory Gaskin | |
| 16:10 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 5-4 |
| 15:55 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin misses the easy layup | 5-4 |
| 15:53 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Larry Pantoja | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) SG - Mark Doxey (fresh) SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) C - James Cargile (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Oxford (fresh) SG - Charles Adams (fresh) SF - Wilson Lappin (fresh) PF - Jeremiah Miller (fresh) C - Allen Weeks (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 15:30 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:21 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Oxford | 5-6 |
| 14:55 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Allen Weeks - foul #1 on Allen Weeks, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Hoerner (C) James Cargile | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (PG), Johnnie Gorsuch (PF), Gregory Gaskin (C) Charles Adams, Jeremiah Miller, Allen Weeks | |
| 14:55 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:55 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:55 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:48 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robin Bass | 6-8 |
| 14:32 | Ohio | James Wheeler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), Richard Womack (SF), James Cargile (C) James Wheeler, Larry Pantoja, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Norman Scott (SF) Christopher Oxford, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| 14:21 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wilson Lappin | 6-11 |
| 13:52 | Ohio | Mark Doxey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 6-11 |
| 13:51 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:34 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Aaron Cleveland - foul #1 on Aaron Cleveland, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG), Larry Pantoja (SF), John Hoerner (C) Mark Doxey, Richard Womack, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Adams (SF), Johnnie Gorsuch (PF) Norman Scott, Gregory Gaskin | |
| 13:34 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 13:34 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 13:14 | Ohio | John Hoerner misses short on a jumper in the paint | 6-13 |
| 13:13 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland tips it in | 8-13 |
| 13:05 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu loses the dribble to Lynn Hough | 8-13 |
| 12:47 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 12:45 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:41 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Robin Bass | 8-15 |
| 12:12 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 8-15 |
| 12:11 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 11:59 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 8-15 |
| 11:57 | Ohio | Lynn Hough pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 11:42 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-15 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Mark Doxey (SG), Richard Womack (SF), Adam Coble (PF) Jose Rodriquez, Aaron Cleveland, Larry Pantoja, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (SG), Norman Scott (SF), Gregory Gaskin (C) Howin Chu, Charles Adams, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) SG - Mark Doxey (fresh) SF - Richard Womack (fresh) PF - Adam Coble (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lynn Hough (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robin Bass (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Christopher Oxford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Scott (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wilson Lappin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the paint | 8-15 |
| 11:22 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott snags the offensive board | 8-15 |
| 10:57 | Western Michigan | Mark Doxey is called for the reach on Wilson Lappin - foul #1 on Mark Doxey, team foul #2 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Hoerner (C) Lynn Hough | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Johnnie Gorsuch (PF) Robin Bass, Wilson Lappin | |
| 10:41 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Adam Coble - foul #1 on Adam Coble, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG), Aaron Cleveland (SG) James Wheeler, Mark Doxey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (PG) Howin Chu | |
| 10:41 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin misses the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 10:41 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 10:23 | Ohio | Adam Coble hits a shot from the right side | 10-16 |
| 10:18 | Western Michigan | Aaron Cleveland steps in front of the Christopher Oxford pass | 10-16 |
| 10:13 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez lays it up and in set up by Aaron Cleveland | 12-16 |
| 09:55 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robin Bass, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Mark Doxey (SG), James Cargile (C) Jose Rodriquez, Aaron Cleveland, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Wilson Lappin (PF) Robin Bass, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| 09:29 | Ohio | Adam Coble lays it in and he's fouled by Gregory Gaskin - foul #1 on Gregory Gaskin, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG), Lynn Hough (PF), John Hoerner (C) James Wheeler, Mark Doxey, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (PG), Johnnie Gorsuch (PF) Howin Chu, Gregory Gaskin | |
| 09:29 | Ohio | Adam Coble misses the free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:29 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:09 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Robin Bass and the foul's on Jose Rodriquez - foul #1 on Jose Rodriquez, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG) Adam Coble | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Gregory Gaskin (C) Christopher Oxford, Wilson Lappin | |
| 09:09 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott makes the free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:48 | Ohio | Lynn Hough is denied on a layup by Gregory Gaskin | 14-19 |
| 08:47 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Johnnie Gorsuch | 14-19 |
| 08:27 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott is whistled for traveling | 14-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Mark Doxey (SG), Larry Pantoja (SF), Adam Coble (PF), James Cargile (C) Jose Rodriquez, Aaron Cleveland, Richard Womack, Lynn Hough, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Wilson Lappin (PF) Robin Bass, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| 08:18 | Ohio | Adam Coble can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-19 |
| 08:17 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 08:09 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 14-21 |
| 07:42 | Ohio | Mark Doxey is fouled on the floor by Howin Chu - foul #1 on Howin Chu, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG), Aaron Cleveland (SG), Richard Womack (SF), Lynn Hough (PF), John Hoerner (C) James Wheeler, Mark Doxey, Larry Pantoja, Adam Coble, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (PG), Charles Adams (SG), Johnnie Gorsuch (PF), Allen Weeks (C) Christopher Oxford, Howin Chu, Norman Scott, Gregory Gaskin | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jose Rodriquez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Cleveland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Womack (fresh) PF - Lynn Hough (fairly fresh) C - John Hoerner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robin Bass (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Charles Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wilson Lappin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Johnnie Gorsuch (fresh) C - Allen Weeks (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez loses the ball out of bounds | 14-21 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Norman Scott (SF) Charles Adams, Allen Weeks | |
| 07:27 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-21 |
| 07:26 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott grabs the offensive board | 14-21 |
| 07:21 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch drills a floater from the left block set up by Norman Scott and the foul's on Lynn Hough - foul #1 on Lynn Hough, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Coble (PF) Lynn Hough | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (SG), Gregory Gaskin (C) Howin Chu, Norman Scott | |
| 07:21 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch makes the free throw | 14-24 |
| 07:03 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-24 |
| 07:01 | Ohio | Adam Coble grabs the offensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 06:45 | Ohio | Adam Coble is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Adam Coble, team foul #6 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Mark Doxey (SG), Lynn Hough (PF) Jose Rodriquez, Aaron Cleveland, Adam Coble | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Norman Scott (SF) Christopher Oxford, Gregory Gaskin | |
| 06:37 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-24 |
| 06:35 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu tips it back up and in | 14-26 |
| 06:08 | Ohio | James Wheeler's pass is intercepted by Wilson Lappin | 14-26 |
| 05:42 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnnie Gorsuch and the foul's on John Hoerner - foul #1 on John Hoerner, team foul #7 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG), Aaron Cleveland (SG), Larry Pantoja (SF), James Cargile (C) James Wheeler, Mark Doxey, Richard Womack, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (SG), Gregory Gaskin (C) Howin Chu, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| 05:42 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass makes the free throw | 14-29 |
| 05:20 | Ohio | Lynn Hough knocks in the floater from the right block and he's hacked by Norman Scott - foul #2 on Norman Scott, team foul #6 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Womack (SF), John Hoerner (C) Larry Pantoja, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Johnnie Gorsuch (PF) Christopher Oxford, Norman Scott | |
| 05:20 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses the free throw | 16-29 |
| 05:20 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Wilson Lappin | 16-29 |
| 05:02 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Wilson Lappin | 16-32 |
| 04:34 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-32 |
| 04:33 | Ohio | Richard Womack tips it in | 18-32 |
| 04:28 | Western Michigan | The jumper by Robin Bass is denied by Lynn Hough | 18-32 |
| 04:27 | Ohio | Lynn Hough grabs the board | 18-32 |
| 04:09 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-32 |
| 04:07 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Robin Bass | 18-32 |
| 03:52 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-32 |
| 03:50 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass grabs the offensive board | 18-32 |
| 03:39 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin is hacked by Richard Womack - foul #1 on Richard Womack, team foul #8 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Mark Doxey (SG), Larry Pantoja (SF), Adam Coble (PF), James Cargile (C) Jose Rodriquez, Aaron Cleveland, Richard Womack, Lynn Hough, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Charles Adams (SG), Norman Scott (SF), Allen Weeks (PF) Robin Bass, Howin Chu, Wilson Lappin, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| 03:39 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin makes the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 03:39 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-34 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) SG - Mark Doxey (fresh) SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Adam Coble (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cargile (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Oxford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Allen Weeks (fresh) C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Doxey | 21-34 |
| 03:14 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford loses the dribble to Mark Doxey | 21-34 |
| 02:50 | Ohio | Mark Doxey misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 21-34 |
| 02:48 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott gets the rebound | 21-34 |
| 02:33 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG), Aaron Cleveland (SG), Richard Womack (SF), John Hoerner (C) James Wheeler, Mark Doxey, Larry Pantoja, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (PG), Howin Chu (SG), Johnnie Gorsuch (PF), Wilson Lappin (C) Christopher Oxford, Charles Adams, Allen Weeks, Gregory Gaskin | |
| 02:07 | Ohio | Adam Coble misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Norman Scott - foul #3 on Norman Scott, team foul #7 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Adams (SF) Norman Scott | |
| 02:07 | Ohio | Adam Coble misses the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 02:07 | Ohio | Adam Coble makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 01:59 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-34 |
| 01:58 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Johnnie Gorsuch | 22-34 |
| 01:39 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu misses long on a floater from the right side | 22-34 |
| 01:37 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Adam Coble | 22-34 |
| 01:15 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 01:14 | Ohio | John Hoerner can't tip it in | 22-34 |
| 01:12 | Ohio | John Hoerner grabs the offensive board | 22-34 |
| 00:48 | Ohio | Adam Coble hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Womack | 25-34 |
| 00:28 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-36 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | Adam Coble's layup is rejected by Wilson Lappin | 25-36 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin grabs the board | 25-36 |