| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Catalan (fresh) SG - Santos Forgey (fresh) SF - Jerry Zavacky (fresh) PF - Xavier Vasquez (fresh) C - Brian Mathis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jon Davis (fresh) SG - Stephen Price (fresh) SF - Carl Saliba (fresh) PF - Lewis Gurley (fresh) C - Ryan Carn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Ryan Carn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | TCU | Stephen Price misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Brian Mathis | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez banks in the layup on a nice dish by Santos Forgey | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | TCU | Lewis Gurley hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jon Davis | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Zavacky, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | TCU | Jon Davis misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Price - foul #1 on Stephen Price, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey misses long on a floater from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis tips it in | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | TCU | Lewis Gurley buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jon Davis and the foul's on Xavier Vasquez - foul #1 on Xavier Vasquez, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Louis Watts (C) Brian Mathis | |
| Subs | TCU | Randy Pink (PG), Dustin Linger (C) Carl Saliba, Ryan Carn | |
| 17:45 | TCU | Lewis Gurley misses the free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:45 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:40 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:38 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez snags the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:18 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts is called for traveling | 4-4 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Saul Pena (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF) Santos Forgey, Jerry Zavacky, Xavier Vasquez | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 16:54 | TCU | Saul Pena is called for the reach on Stephen Price - foul #1 on Saul Pena, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG) James Catalan | |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Flood (SG) Stephen Price | |
| 16:26 | TCU | Jon Davis misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:25 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:21 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Gan Yen is denied by Lewis Gurley | 4-4 |
| 16:20 | TCU | Randy Pink snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 15:58 | TCU | Randy Pink scores on a floater from the left wing | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gan Yen (fresh) SG - Matthew Robinson (fairly fresh) SF - Saul Pena (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Deluca (fresh) C - Louis Watts (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Randy Pink (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Flood (fresh) SF - Jon Davis (tiring) 2 ast. PF - Lewis Gurley (tiring) 4 pts. C - Dustin Linger (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson is fouled on the floor by Lewis Gurley - foul #1 on Lewis Gurley, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Santos Forgey (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF), Xavier Vasquez (PF), Brian Mathis (C) Gan Yen, Matthew Robinson, Saul Pena, Joseph Deluca, Louis Watts | |
| Subs | TCU | Casey Pitts (PG), Stephen Price (SG), Carl Saliba (SF), Ryan Carn (C) Randy Pink, Richard Flood, Jon Davis, Dustin Linger | |
| 15:36 | Western Michigan | James Catalan misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 15:34 | TCU | Ryan Carn snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 15:29 | TCU | Carl Saliba is fouled in the backcourt by Santos Forgey - foul #1 on Santos Forgey, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| 15:18 | TCU | Brian Mathis swats the shot by Carl Saliba | 4-6 |
| 15:17 | TCU | Ryan Carn tips it home | 4-8 |
| 14:53 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Santos Forgey | 7-8 |
| 14:38 | TCU | The jump hook by Lewis Gurley is blocked by Xavier Vasquez | 7-8 |
| 14:36 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Jerry Zavacky | 7-8 |
| 14:32 | Western Michigan | James Catalan misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 7-8 |
| 14:31 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Xavier Vasquez | 7-8 |
| 14:10 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-8 |
| 14:08 | TCU | Ryan Carn grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 13:43 | TCU | Stephen Price clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 13:41 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:27 | Western Michigan | Stephen Price steals it from Jerry Zavacky | 7-8 |
| 13:01 | TCU | Ryan Carn misses the lay-in | 7-8 |
| 12:59 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 12:49 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 12:47 | TCU | Casey Pitts gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 12:43 | TCU | Stephen Price clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 7-8 |
| 12:41 | TCU | Casey Pitts hits the follow up shot | 7-10 |
| 12:22 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky lays it up and in set up by James Catalan and he's fouled by Ryan Carn - foul #1 on Ryan Carn, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Matthew Robinson (SG), Joseph Deluca (PF), Louis Watts (C) James Catalan, Santos Forgey, Xavier Vasquez, Brian Mathis | |
| Subs | TCU | Randy Pink (PG), Richard Flood (SG), Jon Davis (SF), Dustin Linger (PF) Casey Pitts, Stephen Price, Carl Saliba, Lewis Gurley | |
| 12:22 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:53 | TCU | Jon Davis hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Flood | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gan Yen (fresh) SG - Matthew Robinson (fresh) SF - Jerry Zavacky (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Deluca (fresh) C - Louis Watts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Randy Pink (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Flood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jon Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dustin Linger (fresh) C - Ryan Carn (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Ryan Carn - foul #2 on Ryan Carn, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Saul Pena (SF) Jerry Zavacky | |
| Subs | TCU | Lewis Gurley (PF) Ryan Carn | |
| 11:40 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:40 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:35 | TCU | Randy Pink's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| 11:25 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca loses the ball out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | TCU | Dennis Bollman (SG) Richard Flood | |
| 11:02 | TCU | Lewis Gurley hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 12-13 |
| 11:00 | TCU | Randy Pink snags the offensive board | 12-13 |
| 10:39 | TCU | Lewis Gurley misses long on an open driving attempt in the lane | 12-13 |
| 10:38 | TCU | Randy Pink tips it in | 12-15 |
| 10:33 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Santos Forgey (SG), Michael Johnson (SF), Xavier Vasquez (PF), Ignacio Castellanos (C) Gan Yen, Matthew Robinson, Saul Pena, Joseph Deluca, Louis Watts | |
| Subs | TCU | Carl Saliba (SF) Randy Pink | |
| 10:14 | TCU | Lewis Gurley hits a fadeaway in the paint | 12-17 |
| 10:12 | Western Michigan | Michael Johnson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 12-17 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Flood (SG) Dennis Bollman | |
| 09:57 | TCU | Jon Davis makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Saliba | 12-20 |
| 09:42 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos is wide open but clanks a runner in the lane | 12-20 |
| 09:40 | TCU | Dustin Linger grabs the defensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 09:14 | TCU | Carl Saliba throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-20 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Saul Pena (SF), Brian Mathis (C) Santos Forgey, Michael Johnson, Ignacio Castellanos | |
| Subs | TCU | Randy Pink (PG), Stephen Price (SG) Richard Flood, Lewis Gurley | |
| 09:07 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis is open and buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Matthew Robinson | 14-20 |
| 08:51 | TCU | Randy Pink hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-20 |
| 08:49 | TCU | Randy Pink tips it in | 14-22 |
| 08:30 | Western Michigan | James Catalan misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Randy Pink - foul #1 on Randy Pink, team foul #5 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF), Louis Watts (C) Matthew Robinson, Saul Pena, Xavier Vasquez, Brian Mathis | |
| Subs | TCU | Dennis Bollman (SG) Carl Saliba | |
| 08:30 | Western Michigan | James Catalan misses the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 08:30 | Western Michigan | James Catalan makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:27 | TCU | James Catalan picks off the pass by Dennis Bollman in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| 08:12 | Western Michigan | Stephen Price picks off the pass by Santos Forgey | 15-22 |
| 07:56 | TCU | Stephen Price scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Randy Pink | 15-25 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Catalan (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Santos Forgey (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Zavacky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Deluca (fairly fresh) C - Louis Watts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Randy Pink (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Bollman (fairly fresh) SF - Jon Davis (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Price (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Dustin Linger (tired) | |
| 07:43 | Western Michigan | Dustin Linger is called for the reach on Santos Forgey - foul #1 on Dustin Linger, team foul #6 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Matthew Robinson (SG), Ignacio Castellanos (PF), Brian Mathis (C) James Catalan, Santos Forgey, Joseph Deluca, Louis Watts | |
| Subs | TCU | Lewis Gurley (PF) Dennis Bollman | |
| 07:28 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 15-25 |
| 07:27 | TCU | Dustin Linger grabs the board | 15-25 |
| 07:27 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-25 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Johnson (SG), Saul Pena (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF), Louis Watts (C) Matthew Robinson, Jerry Zavacky, Ignacio Castellanos, Brian Mathis | |
| Subs | TCU | Casey Pitts (PG), Richard Flood (SG), Carl Saliba (SF) Randy Pink, Stephen Price, Dustin Linger | |
| 06:58 | TCU | Jon Davis buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Casey Pitts | 15-27 |
| 06:56 | Western Michigan | Lewis Gurley is called for the reach on Gan Yen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lewis Gurley, team foul #7 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | TCU | Randy Pink (PG), Dennis Bollman (SG), Stephen Price (PF) Casey Pitts, Richard Flood, Lewis Gurley | |
| 06:56 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen misses the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 06:56 | TCU | The rebound goes to Stephen Price | 15-27 |
| 06:54 | TCU | Dennis Bollman's pass is intercepted by Louis Watts in the backcourt | 15-27 |
| 06:44 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-27 |
| 06:42 | TCU | Randy Pink is fouled in the backcourt by Gan Yen - foul #1 on Gan Yen, team foul #5 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos (PF) Joseph Deluca | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 06:22 | TCU | Jon Davis is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jon Davis, team foul #8 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Matthew Robinson (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF), Brian Mathis (C) Gan Yen, Michael Johnson, Saul Pena, Louis Watts | |
| Subs | TCU | Lewis Gurley (PF), Ryan Carn (C) Carl Saliba, Stephen Price | |
| 06:06 | Western Michigan | James Catalan buries a floater from the right side set up by Matthew Robinson and the foul's on Dennis Bollman - foul #1 on Dennis Bollman, team foul #9 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Flood (SG) Dennis Bollman | |
| 06:06 | Western Michigan | James Catalan makes the free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:43 | TCU | Lewis Gurley buries a turnaround near the basket | 21-29 |
| 05:27 | Western Michigan | James Catalan comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 21-29 |
| 05:25 | TCU | Ryan Carn grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 05:23 | TCU | Randy Pink travels in the backcourt | 21-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (SG), Xavier Vasquez (PF), Louis Watts (C) Matthew Robinson, Ignacio Castellanos, Brian Mathis | |
| Subs | TCU | Casey Pitts (PG), Stephen Price (SG), Carl Saliba (SF) Randy Pink, Richard Flood, Jon Davis | |
| 05:05 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Xavier Vasquez | 24-29 |
| 05:03 | TCU | Jerry Zavacky is called for the reach on Carl Saliba in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Zavacky, team foul #6 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Johnson (SG) Santos Forgey | |
| Subs | TCU | Dustin Linger (PF) Lewis Gurley | |
| 04:38 | TCU | Louis Watts is called for the reach on Stephen Price - foul #1 on Louis Watts, team foul #7 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Saul Pena (SF), Brian Mathis (C) James Catalan, Jerry Zavacky, Louis Watts | |
| Subs | TCU | Randy Pink (PG), Dennis Bollman (SG), Jon Davis (SF) Casey Pitts, Carl Saliba, Dustin Linger | |
| 04:38 | TCU | Stephen Price makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:38 | TCU | Stephen Price makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 04:30 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 04:08 | TCU | Jon Davis drills a shot from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 04:06 | Western Michigan | Randy Pink steals the ball from Brian Mathis in the backcourt | 27-33 |
| 04:05 | TCU | Stephen Price hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Randy Pink | 27-35 |
| 03:51 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Xavier Vasquez and he's hacked by Ryan Carn - foul #3 on Ryan Carn, team foul #10 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Santos Forgey (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF) Gan Yen, Michael Johnson, Saul Pena, Xavier Vasquez | |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Flood (SG), Carl Saliba (SF), Lewis Gurley (PF), Dustin Linger (C) Randy Pink, Dennis Bollman, Stephen Price, Ryan Carn | |
| 03:51 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Catalan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Santos Forgey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Zavacky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joseph Deluca (fresh) C - Brian Mathis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jon Davis (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Flood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Saliba (tired) 1 ast. PF - Lewis Gurley (tired) 8 pts. C - Dustin Linger (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | TCU | Brian Mathis denies the turnaround by Lewis Gurley | 30-35 |
| 03:33 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 03:23 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jerry Zavacky | 32-35 |
| 02:58 | TCU | Richard Flood is hacked by Brian Mathis - foul #1 on Brian Mathis, team foul #8 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Ignacio Castellanos (PF), Louis Watts (C) Santos Forgey, Joseph Deluca, Brian Mathis | |
| Subs | TCU | Casey Pitts (PG) Jon Davis | |
| 02:58 | TCU | Richard Flood misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 02:58 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 02:41 | Western Michigan | James Catalan makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Matthew Robinson | 34-35 |
| 02:24 | TCU | Lewis Gurley double dribbles | 34-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (SG), Saul Pena (SF), Xavier Vasquez (PF) Matthew Robinson, Jerry Zavacky, Ignacio Castellanos | |
| Subs | TCU | Randy Pink (PG), Stephen Price (SG), Jon Davis (SF) Casey Pitts, Richard Flood, Carl Saliba | |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Watts | 37-35 |
| 01:37 | TCU | Randy Pink comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Louis Watts - foul #2 on Louis Watts, team foul #9 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Jerry Zavacky (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF), Ignacio Castellanos (C) James Catalan, Saul Pena, Xavier Vasquez, Louis Watts | |
| Subs | TCU | Dennis Bollman (SG) Lewis Gurley | |
| 01:37 | TCU | Randy Pink makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 01:37 | TCU | Randy Pink misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 01:37 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 01:28 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 01:01 | TCU | Stephen Price double dribbles | 40-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Michael Johnson (SF) Santos Forgey, Jerry Zavacky | |
| Subs | TCU | Casey Pitts (PG), Carl Saliba (SF), Lewis Gurley (PF) Randy Pink, Jon Davis, Stephen Price | |
| 00:49 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen misses the easy layup | 40-36 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca hits the follow up shot | 42-36 |
| 00:44 | TCU | Matthew Robinson is called for the reach on Dennis Bollman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Robinson, team foul #10 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez (PF) Joseph Deluca | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 00:44 | TCU | Dennis Bollman makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 00:44 | TCU | Dennis Bollman misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 00:36 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 42-37 |
| 00:34 | TCU | Dustin Linger grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 00:13 | TCU | Lewis Gurley is denied on a dunk by Ignacio Castellanos | 42-37 |
| 00:11 | TCU | Dennis Bollman snags the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 00:11 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Saul Pena (SF), Louis Watts (C) Gan Yen, Michael Johnson, Ignacio Castellanos | |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Flood (SG), Jon Davis (C) Dennis Bollman, Dustin Linger | |
| 00:05 | TCU | Lewis Gurley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Xavier Vasquez - foul #2 on Xavier Vasquez, team foul #11 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | TCU | Stephen Price (SF) Carl Saliba | |
| 00:05 | TCU | Lewis Gurley misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 00:05 | TCU | Lewis Gurley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | James Catalan misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Lewis Gurley gets the rebound | 42-38 |