| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Teichmiller (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ralph Pottorff (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Baker (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard Mosher (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gerard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Catalan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Santos Forgey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jerry Zavacky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Xavier Vasquez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Mathis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky inbounds the ball | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:57 | Western Michigan | Ralph Pottorff picks off the pass by James Catalan in the backcourt | 41-53 |
| 19:55 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff hits the finger roll | 43-53 |
| 19:52 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Pottorff - foul #3 on Ralph Pottorff, team foul #1 | 43-53 |
| 19:37 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 19:35 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller grabs the board | 43-53 |
| 19:23 | Ohio | Richard Mosher lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Baker and he's hacked by Xavier Vasquez - foul #2 on Xavier Vasquez, team foul #1 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Clifton Crowder (PF) Ralph Pottorff | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 19:23 | Ohio | Richard Mosher makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| 19:14 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Catalan | 46-56 |
| 18:55 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller is fouled on the floor by James Catalan - foul #2 on James Catalan, team foul #2 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Randy Brown (PG), James Riley (SF), Ruben Marroquin (C) Richard Mosher, Richard Baker, Gerard Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Matthew Robinson (SG), Saul Pena (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF), Louis Watts (C) James Catalan, Santos Forgey, Jerry Zavacky, Xavier Vasquez, Brian Mathis | |
| 18:45 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-56 |
| 18:44 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 18:35 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Saul Pena | 46-58 |
| 18:10 | Ohio | James Riley hits the finger roll | 48-58 |
| 17:58 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson is hacked by Randy Brown - foul #4 on Randy Brown, team foul #2 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff (SG), Richard Baker (SF), Richard Mosher (PF), Harold Frederick (C) Randy Brown, James Riley, Clifton Crowder, Ruben Marroquin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF), Xavier Vasquez (PF), Ignacio Castellanos (C) Gan Yen, Matthew Robinson, Saul Pena, Joseph Deluca, Louis Watts | |
| 17:49 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Johnson | 48-61 |
| 17:47 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-61 |
| 17:36 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Johnson and he's hacked by Robert Teichmiller - foul #3 on Robert Teichmiller, team foul #3 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Langan (PG) Robert Teichmiller | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:36 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky makes the free throw | 48-64 |
| 17:29 | Ohio | Dale Langan misses short on a shot from the right wing | 48-64 |
| 17:27 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos pulls down the rebound | 48-64 |
| 17:19 | Western Michigan | James Catalan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-64 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (SG), Brian Mathis (C) Jerry Zavacky, Xavier Vasquez | |
| 17:11 | Ohio | Harold Frederick makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Mosher | 51-64 |
| 16:55 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gerard Johnson (C) Harold Frederick | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (SF), Xavier Vasquez (PF) Michael Johnson, Ignacio Castellanos | |
| 16:38 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | Ohio | Randy Brown (PG), James Riley (SF), Ruben Marroquin (PF) Dale Langan, Richard Baker, Richard Mosher | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca (PF), Louis Watts (C) Xavier Vasquez, Brian Mathis | |
| 16:36 | Western Michigan | Ralph Pottorff steps in front of the Louis Watts pass in the backcourt | 51-64 |
| 16:26 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Randy Brown | 54-64 |
| 16:10 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-64 |
| 16:08 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca tips it but misses | 54-64 |
| 16:07 | Ohio | James Riley snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 15:54 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-64 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller (PG), Richard Baker (SF), Richard Mosher (PF) Randy Brown, James Riley, Ruben Marroquin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Matthew Robinson (SG), Saul Pena (SF), Xavier Vasquez (PF), Brian Mathis (C) James Catalan, Santos Forgey, Jerry Zavacky, Joseph Deluca, Louis Watts | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Teichmiller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Pottorff (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard Mosher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerard Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gan Yen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Saul Pena (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Xavier Vasquez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Mathis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez's pass is intercepted by Robert Teichmiller | 54-64 |
| 15:19 | Ohio | The short jumper by Gerard Johnson is denied by Xavier Vasquez | 54-64 |
| 15:18 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Matthew Robinson | 54-64 |
| 15:14 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Matthew Robinson | 54-66 |
| 15:04 | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-66 |
| 15:03 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| 14:56 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gan Yen, team foul #3 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Langan (PG), Harold Frederick (C) Ralph Pottorff, Gerard Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF), Ignacio Castellanos (C) Gan Yen, Matthew Robinson, Saul Pena, Brian Mathis | |
| 14:36 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller is called for traveling | 54-66 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff (SG), Clifton Crowder (C) Robert Teichmiller, Richard Mosher | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Louis Watts (C) Xavier Vasquez | |
| 14:15 | Western Michigan | James Catalan banks in the wide open layup set up by Michael Johnson | 54-68 |
| 13:53 | Ohio | Harold Frederick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-68 |
| 13:51 | Western Michigan | James Catalan gets the rebound | 54-68 |
| 13:40 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Michael Johnson | 54-70 |
| 13:25 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder is fouled on the floor by Jerry Zavacky - foul #3 on Jerry Zavacky, team foul #4 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller (PG), James Riley (SF), Richard Mosher (PF), Ruben Marroquin (C) Dale Langan, Richard Baker, Harold Frederick, Clifton Crowder | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Santos Forgey (SG), Saul Pena (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF), Brian Mathis (C) James Catalan, Michael Johnson, Jerry Zavacky, Ignacio Castellanos, Louis Watts | |
| 13:15 | Ohio | Brian Mathis swats the short shot by Ruben Marroquin | 54-70 |
| 13:13 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey grabs the board | 54-70 |
| 13:10 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Santos Forgey, team foul #5 | 54-70 |
| 12:48 | Ohio | Joseph Deluca swats the shot by Ralph Pottorff | 54-70 |
| 12:47 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis grabs the board | 54-70 |
| 12:26 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis misses the dunk attempt | 54-70 |
| 12:25 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-70 |
| 12:01 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis hits a wide open driving attempt from close range set up by Saul Pena and he's hacked by Ruben Marroquin - foul #1 on Ruben Marroquin, team foul #4 | 54-72 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Langan (SG), Richard Baker (SF), Gerard Johnson (C) Ralph Pottorff, James Riley, Ruben Marroquin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Matthew Robinson (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF), Xavier Vasquez (PF) Gan Yen, Santos Forgey, Saul Pena, Joseph Deluca | |
| 12:01 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis makes the free throw | 54-73 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 11:57 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-73 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Louis Watts (C) Brian Mathis | |
| 11:38 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts misses the wide open jumper from the right block | 54-73 |
| 11:37 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Watts | 54-73 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Teichmiller (tired) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dale Langan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Baker (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Richard Mosher (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerard Johnson (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Catalan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Zavacky (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Xavier Vasquez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Watts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Robert Teichmiller - foul #4 on Robert Teichmiller, team foul #5 | 54-73 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff (SG), Clifton Crowder (PF) Robert Teichmiller, Richard Mosher | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos (PF) Xavier Vasquez | |
| 11:31 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts makes the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 11:31 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 54-74 |
| 11:31 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder gets the rebound | 54-74 |
| 11:23 | Ohio | Richard Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-74 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez (PF) Louis Watts | |
| 11:09 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Xavier Vasquez | 54-76 |
| 10:56 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-76 |
| 10:54 | Western Michigan | James Catalan grabs the defensive rebound | 54-76 |
| 10:52 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Pottorff - foul #4 on Ralph Pottorff, team foul #6 | 54-76 |
| Subs | Ohio | Randy Brown (PG), James Riley (SF), Richard Mosher (PF) Ralph Pottorff, Richard Baker, Clifton Crowder | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (SG), Louis Watts (C) Matthew Robinson, Ignacio Castellanos | |
| 10:43 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-76 |
| Subs | Ohio | Harold Frederick (C) Gerard Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 10:29 | Ohio | Harold Frederick dunks the ball and he's fouled by Louis Watts - foul #2 on Louis Watts, team foul #6 | 56-76 |
| Subs | Ohio | Clifton Crowder (C) Randy Brown | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Saul Pena (SF) Jerry Zavacky | |
| 10:29 | Ohio | Harold Frederick makes the free throw | 57-76 |
| 10:25 | Western Michigan | Harold Frederick is called for the reach on James Catalan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Frederick, team foul #7 | 57-76 |
| Subs | Ohio | Randy Brown (PG) Clifton Crowder | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 10:25 | Western Michigan | James Catalan misses the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 10:25 | Ohio | Harold Frederick gets the rebound | 57-76 |
| 10:22 | Ohio | Harold Frederick's pass is intercepted by James Catalan in the backcourt | 57-76 |
| 10:12 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts is by himself and knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Saul Pena | 57-78 |
| 10:01 | Ohio | Harold Frederick can't finish the layup | 57-78 |
| 10:00 | Ohio | James Riley snags the offensive board | 57-78 |
| 09:52 | Ohio | Richard Mosher connects on the 3 from the left corner | 60-78 |
| 09:41 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Santos Forgey | 60-80 |
| 09:24 | Ohio | Dale Langan misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right wing | 60-80 |
| 09:22 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Saul Pena | 60-80 |
| 09:16 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena is fouled on the floor by James Riley - foul #1 on James Riley, team foul #8 | 60-80 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Baker (SF), Ruben Marroquin (PF), Gerard Johnson (C) James Riley, Richard Mosher, Harold Frederick | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Joseph Deluca (PF), Ignacio Castellanos (C) James Catalan, Santos Forgey, Xavier Vasquez, Louis Watts | |
| 09:16 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena makes the 1st free throw | 60-81 |
| 09:16 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena makes the 2nd free throw | 60-82 |
| 08:56 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 60-82 |
| 08:54 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos grabs the defensive rebound | 60-82 |
| 08:45 | Western Michigan | Ruben Marroquin steals the ball from Ignacio Castellanos | 60-82 |
| 08:43 | Ohio | Dale Langan is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 60-82 |
| Subs | Ohio | Clifton Crowder (C) Gerard Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF) Michael Johnson, Saul Pena | |
| 08:30 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Robinson | 60-84 |
| 08:26 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-84 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Brian Mathis (C) Gan Yen, Ignacio Castellanos | |
| 08:14 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ruben Marroquin - foul #2 on Ruben Marroquin, team foul #9 | 60-84 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gerard Johnson (C) Ruben Marroquin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 08:14 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 60-85 |
| 08:14 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-86 |
| 08:10 | Ohio | Randy Brown is hacked by James Catalan in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Catalan, team foul #7 | 60-86 |
| 08:10 | Ohio | Randy Brown misses the 1st free throw | 60-86 |
| 08:10 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Joseph Deluca | 60-86 |
| 07:52 | Ohio | The refs have stopped play. Randy Brown is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 60-86 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller (PG), Ralph Pottorff (SG), James Riley (SF), Richard Mosher (PF) Randy Brown, Dale Langan, Richard Baker, Clifton Crowder | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez (PF) Joseph Deluca | |
| 07:41 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 60-86 |
| 07:40 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Xavier Vasquez | 60-86 |
| 07:26 | Western Michigan | 3 seconds is called on James Catalan | 60-86 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin (C) Gerard Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Santos Forgey (SG), Michael Johnson (SF), Ignacio Castellanos (PF) James Catalan, Matthew Robinson, Jerry Zavacky, Xavier Vasquez | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Teichmiller (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ralph Pottorff (very tired) 12 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - James Riley (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Mosher (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ruben Marroquin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gan Yen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Santos Forgey (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. PF - Ignacio Castellanos (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Mathis (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 60-86 |
| 07:07 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller tips it home | 62-86 |
| 07:02 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen is fouled on the floor by Richard Mosher - foul #2 on Richard Mosher, team foul #10 | 62-86 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Baker (SF), Clifton Crowder (PF) James Riley, Richard Mosher | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca (PF) Brian Mathis | |
| 07:02 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen makes the 1st free throw | 62-87 |
| 07:02 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen misses the 2nd free throw | 62-87 |
| 07:02 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin grabs the board | 62-87 |
| 06:46 | Ohio | Richard Baker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Baker, team foul #11 | 62-87 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Xavier Vasquez (PF), Louis Watts (C) Gan Yen, Joseph Deluca, Ignacio Castellanos | |
| 06:31 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts misses short on a runner from the baseline | 62-87 |
| 06:30 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin grabs the defensive rebound | 62-87 |
| 06:25 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller can't finish the layup but the foul's on Santos Forgey - foul #4 on Santos Forgey, team foul #8 | 62-87 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Mosher (PF) Ruben Marroquin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF) Santos Forgey, Michael Johnson | |
| 06:25 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller makes the 1st free throw | 63-87 |
| 06:25 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller misses the 2nd free throw | 63-87 |
| 06:25 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 63-87 |
| 06:08 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Jerry Zavacky | 63-89 |
| 06:06 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller's pass is intercepted by Jerry Zavacky in the backcourt | 63-89 |
| 06:05 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky blows the layup | 63-89 |
| 06:04 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez snags the offensive board | 63-89 |
| 05:47 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 63-89 |
| 05:45 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez misses the tip | 63-89 |
| 05:43 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder pulls down the rebound | 63-89 |
| 05:43 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-89 |
| Subs | Ohio | Randy Brown (PG), James Riley (SF), Harold Frederick (PF), Gerard Johnson (C) Ralph Pottorff, Richard Baker, Richard Mosher, Clifton Crowder | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Santos Forgey (SG), Joseph Deluca (PF), Ignacio Castellanos (C) James Catalan, Matthew Robinson, Xavier Vasquez, Louis Watts | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:29 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-89 |
| 05:28 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca grabs the board | 63-89 |
| 05:26 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen loses the dribble to Gerard Johnson in the backcourt | 63-89 |
| 05:12 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-89 |
| 05:10 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca snags the defensive board | 63-89 |
| 04:59 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Randy Brown - foul #5 on Randy Brown, team foul #12 | 63-89 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ralph Pottorff (SG), Ruben Marroquin (SF), Richard Mosher (PF) Randy Brown, James Riley, Gerard Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Michael Johnson (SF), Brian Mathis (C) Gan Yen, Jerry Zavacky, Joseph Deluca | |
| 04:59 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey makes the 1st free throw | 63-90 |
| 04:59 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-91 |
| 04:48 | Ohio | Michael Johnson steps in front of the Harold Frederick pass | 63-91 |
| 04:30 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis misses the jumper from the left block | 63-91 |
| 04:28 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-91 |
| 04:10 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-91 |
| 04:08 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin gets the rebound | 63-91 |
| 04:03 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller drills a jumper from the right wing | 65-91 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Western Michigan | James Catalan connects on the open floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Santos Forgey | 65-93 |
| 03:15 | Ohio | Harold Frederick can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 65-93 |
| 03:13 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to James Catalan | 65-93 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Teichmiller (very tired) 10 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ralph Pottorff (very tired) 12 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Ruben Marroquin (tiring) 7 reb. PF - Richard Mosher (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Frederick (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Catalan (tired) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Santos Forgey (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Michael Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ignacio Castellanos (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Mathis (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:55 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-93 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Langan (PG), James Riley (SF), Clifton Crowder (PF) Ralph Pottorff, Richard Mosher, Harold Frederick | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Matthew Robinson (SG), Saul Pena (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF), Louis Watts (C) James Catalan, Santos Forgey, Michael Johnson, Ignacio Castellanos, Brian Mathis | |
| 02:35 | Ohio | Joseph Deluca swats the layup by James Riley | 65-93 |
| 02:33 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin snags the offensive board | 65-93 |
| 02:26 | Ohio | Robert Teichmiller's 3 pointer is rejected by Joseph Deluca | 65-93 |
| 02:25 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts snags the defensive board | 65-93 |
| 02:21 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena double dribbles | 65-93 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez (PF) Joseph Deluca | |
| 02:08 | Ohio | James Riley connects on the open runner near the basket | 67-93 |
| 01:48 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Xavier Vasquez | 67-95 |
| 01:45 | Ohio | Matthew Robinson steals it from Clifton Crowder in the backcourt | 67-95 |
| 01:30 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot near the basket | 67-95 |
| 01:28 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Xavier Vasquez | 67-95 |
| 01:05 | Western Michigan | James Riley is called for the reach on Saul Pena - foul #2 on James Riley, team foul #13 | 67-95 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Santos Forgey (SG), Brian Mathis (C) Gan Yen, Matthew Robinson, Louis Watts | |
| 01:05 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena makes the 1st free throw | 67-96 |
| 01:05 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena makes the 2nd free throw | 67-97 |
| 00:55 | Ohio | Saul Pena is called for the reach on James Riley - foul #2 on Saul Pena, team foul #9 | 67-97 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (SF) Saul Pena | |
| 00:55 | Ohio | James Riley makes the 1st free throw | 68-97 |
| 00:55 | Ohio | James Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-97 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-97 |
| 00:29 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis tips it in | 69-99 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Ohio | The pull-up jumper by Robert Teichmiller is blocked by Brian Mathis | 69-99 |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez snags the defensive board | 69-99 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | James Catalan runs out the clock | 69-99 |