| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Charles Fabiszewski (fresh) SG - Roy Jones (fresh) SF - William Moyes (fresh) PF - Joseph Patterson (fresh) C - Fred Bilderback (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 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Miami (OH) | William Moyes buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Charles Fabiszewski | 2-2 |
| 19:13 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin misses short on an open shot from close range | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Miami (OH) | Charles Fabiszewski gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Miami (OH) | Norman Scott takes the ball from Charles Fabiszewski | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Howin Chu and he's fouled by William Moyes - foul #1 on William Moyes, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:50 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:29 | Miami (OH) | Charles Fabiszewski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:28 | Miami (OH) | William Moyes grabs the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 18:07 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson is called for traveling | 2-5 |
| 17:43 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 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 | |
| 17:14 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:00 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller is fouled on the floor by Joseph Patterson - foul #1 on Joseph Patterson, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (PG), Gregory Gaskin (C) Jeremiah Miller, Allen Weeks | |
| 16:47 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 16:46 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin tips it but misses | 5-5 |
| 16:44 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:29 | Miami (OH) | Charles Adams is called for the reach on William Moyes - foul #1 on Charles Adams, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Norman Scott (SF), Johnnie Gorsuch (PF) Robin Bass, Charles Adams, Gregory Gaskin | |
| 16:16 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Howin Chu - foul #1 on Howin Chu, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (PG) Howin Chu | |
| 16:16 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:16 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:04 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Christopher Oxford | 6-7 |
| 15:37 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson loses the ball out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bradley Palmer (SG) Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Charles Adams (SF), Gregory Gaskin (C) Christopher Oxford, Norman Scott, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Charles Fabiszewski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bradley Palmer (fresh) SF - William Moyes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Patterson (fresh) C - Fred Bilderback (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robin Bass (fresh) SG - Howin Chu (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) PF - Wilson Lappin (fresh) C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:15 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 6-7 |
| 15:13 | Miami (OH) | William Moyes grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 15:02 | Miami (OH) | The short jumper by Joseph Patterson is denied by Gregory Gaskin | 6-7 |
| 15:01 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback tips it but misses | 6-7 |
| 15:00 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Adams | 6-7 |
| 14:54 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin is open but comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 6-7 |
| 14:53 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin grabs the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 14:40 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Charles Adams | 6-9 |
| 14:19 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Fabiszewski | 8-9 |
| 14:03 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams is fouled on the floor by William Moyes - foul #2 on William Moyes, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones (SG), David Jones (SF) Bradley Palmer, William Moyes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Norman Scott (SF), Johnnie Gorsuch (PF) Robin Bass, Charles Adams, Gregory Gaskin | |
| 13:48 | Western Michigan | Joseph Patterson swats the shot by Wilson Lappin | 8-9 |
| 13:47 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:26 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Johnnie Gorsuch - foul #1 on Johnnie Gorsuch, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (PG), Gregory Gaskin (C) Howin Chu, Wilson Lappin | |
| 13:26 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:26 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:05 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 10-9 |
| 13:03 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Fred Bilderback | 10-9 |
| 12:48 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones is fouled on the floor by Norman Scott - foul #1 on Norman Scott, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Wilson Lappin (C) Christopher Oxford, Gregory Gaskin | |
| 12:29 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback lays it up and in | 12-9 |
| 12:06 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 12-9 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin (C) Wilson Lappin | |
| 11:41 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson hits a floater from the right block set up by Charles Fabiszewski | 14-9 |
| 11:22 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on David Jones - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (SG), Wilson Lappin (SF) Howin Chu, Norman Scott | |
| 11:22 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:22 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Charles Fabiszewski (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roy Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Jones (fresh) PF - Joseph Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Fred Bilderback (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robin Bass (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Oxford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wilson Lappin (fresh) PF - Johnnie Gorsuch (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 10:57 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Fabiszewski and he's fouled by Christopher Oxford - foul #1 on Christopher Oxford, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bradley Palmer (SG) Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Norman Scott (SF) Robin Bass, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| 10:57 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson makes the free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:43 | Western Michigan | David Jones is called for the reach on Howin Chu - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Moyes (SF) David Jones | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (PG), Johnnie Gorsuch (PF) Christopher Oxford, Gregory Gaskin | |
| 10:19 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch hits a turnaround in the paint | 17-13 |
| 09:58 | Miami (OH) | Charles Fabiszewski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 09:56 | Miami (OH) | William Moyes tips it in | 19-13 |
| 09:33 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott is fouled on the floor by William Moyes - foul #3 on William Moyes, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jeromy Linck (PG), Roy Jones (SG), David Jones (SF), Roger Perryman (PF) Charles Fabiszewski, Bradley Palmer, William Moyes, Joseph Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Charles Adams (SG), Allen Weeks (PF), Gregory Gaskin (C) Robin Bass, Howin Chu, Norman Scott, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| 09:26 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by David Jones - foul #3 on David Jones, team foul #7 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Moyes (SF) David Jones | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 09:26 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:26 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin misses the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:26 | Miami (OH) | Roger Perryman grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 09:01 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones is whistled for a carry | 19-14 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (PG), Norman Scott (SF), Johnnie Gorsuch (PF) Charles Adams, Wilson Lappin, Allen Weeks | |
| 08:43 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-14 |
| 08:42 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass hits the follow up shot | 19-16 |
| 08:40 | Miami (OH) | Jeromy Linck is fouled in the backcourt by Robin Bass - foul #1 on Robin Bass, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Charles Fabiszewski (PG), Joseph Patterson (PF) Jeromy Linck, Roger Perryman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Wilson Lappin (PF) Christopher Oxford, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| 08:13 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 19-16 |
| 08:12 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Gregory Gaskin | 19-16 |
| 07:54 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass blows the dunk against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Charles Fabiszewski - foul #1 on Charles Fabiszewski, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (SG), Charles Adams (SF), Johnnie Gorsuch (PF) Howin Chu, Norman Scott, Wilson Lappin | |
| 07:54 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:54 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:25 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roger Perryman (C) Fred Bilderback | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Norman Scott (SF), Wilson Lappin (C) Christopher Oxford, Charles Adams, Gregory Gaskin | |
| 07:10 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch is fouled on the floor by Joseph Patterson - foul #2 on Joseph Patterson, team foul #9 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback (C) Joseph Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Gregory Gaskin (C) Robin Bass, Norman Scott | |
| 07:10 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:10 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Charles Fabiszewski (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Roy Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Moyes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roger Perryman (fresh) C - Fred Bilderback (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Oxford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howin Chu (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wilson Lappin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Johnnie Gorsuch (fresh) 7 pts. C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Miami (OH) | Gregory Gaskin steals it from William Moyes | 19-20 |
| 06:32 | Western Michigan | Fred Bilderback swats the short shot by Johnnie Gorsuch | 19-20 |
| 06:30 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 06:13 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 19-20 |
| 06:12 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 05:53 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 19-20 |
| 05:52 | Miami (OH) | William Moyes grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 05:24 | Miami (OH) | William Moyes comes up short on the floater in the paint | 19-20 |
| 05:23 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback tips it home | 21-20 |
| 05:05 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch misses the dunk attempt | 21-20 |
| 05:04 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 04:48 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-20 |
| 04:46 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 04:41 | Miami (OH) | Christopher Oxford is called for the reach on Charles Fabiszewski - foul #2 on Christopher Oxford, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jeromy Linck (PG), Bradley Palmer (SG) Roy Jones, William Moyes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (PG), Charles Adams (SG), Norman Scott (SF), Jeremiah Miller (PF), Allen Weeks (C) Christopher Oxford, Howin Chu, Wilson Lappin, Johnnie Gorsuch, Gregory Gaskin | |
| 04:41 | Miami (OH) | Charles Fabiszewski makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:41 | Miami (OH) | Charles Fabiszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott misses long on a runner in the lane | 23-20 |
| 04:24 | Miami (OH) | Roger Perryman snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 04:01 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Miller - foul #1 on Jeremiah Miller, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Moyes (SF) Charles Fabiszewski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch (PF) Jeremiah Miller | |
| 04:01 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:01 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 03:43 | Western Michigan | William Moyes steps in front of the Norman Scott pass | 25-20 |
| 03:17 | Miami (OH) | Norman Scott is called for the reach on William Moyes - foul #2 on Norman Scott, team foul #9 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson (PF) Roger Perryman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Wilson Lappin (PF), Gregory Gaskin (C) Charles Adams, Johnnie Gorsuch, Allen Weeks | |
| 03:17 | Miami (OH) | William Moyes misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 03:17 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 02:56 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Robin Bass out of a doubleteam | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jeromy Linck (fresh) SG - Bradley Palmer (fresh) SF - William Moyes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Fred Bilderback (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robin Bass (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howin Chu (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Scott (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wilson Lappin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:33 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Fred Bilderback, team foul #10 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones (SG) Bradley Palmer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch (PF) Wilson Lappin | |
| 02:08 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass banks in the layup | 25-24 |
| 01:39 | Miami (OH) | William Moyes buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Roy Jones | 27-24 |
| 01:22 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch drills a shot from the baseline set up by Gregory Gaskin | 27-26 |
| 00:55 | Miami (OH) | Jeromy Linck comes up short on the shot in the paint | 27-26 |
| 00:54 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 00:33 | Western Michigan | Roy Jones steals it from Gregory Gaskin | 27-26 |
| 00:05 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 27-26 |