| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Oxford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howin Chu (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilson Lappin (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Aaron Cleveland (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja inbounds the ball | 39-29 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-29 |
| 19:32 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 19:19 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-29 |
| 19:18 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott grabs the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 19:06 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin loses the ball out of bounds | 39-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Charles Augustus (SF), John Hoerner (C) Mark Doxey, Larry Pantoja, John Walker | |
| 18:39 | Ohio | Lynn Hough hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 18:38 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Norman Scott | 39-29 |
| 18:12 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Howin Chu | 41-29 |
| 18:02 | Ohio | Charles Augustus travels with the ball | 41-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), Larry Pantoja (SF), James Cargile (PF), John Walker (C) James Wheeler, Charles Augustus, Lynn Hough, John Hoerner | |
| 17:41 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Pantoja - foul #2 on Larry Pantoja, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lynn Hough (PF) James Cargile | |
| 17:41 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 17:41 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 17:16 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 17:14 | Ohio | John Walker misses the tip | 42-29 |
| 17:13 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Norman Scott | 42-29 |
| 16:59 | Western Michigan | John Walker swats the dunk try by Gregory Gaskin | 42-29 |
| 16:57 | Ohio | The rebound goes to John Walker | 42-29 |
| 16:51 | Ohio | Lynn Hough hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Walker | 42-31 |
| 16:29 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford comes up short on the runner in the paint | 42-31 |
| 16:27 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Larry Pantoja | 42-31 |
| 16:02 | Ohio | Lynn Hough is whistled for a carry | 42-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg (PG), Charles Adams (SF), Jeremiah Miller (PF), Allen Weeks (C) Christopher Oxford, Norman Scott, Wilson Lappin, Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Charles Augustus (SF), James Cargile (PF), John Hoerner (C) Aaron Cleveland, Larry Pantoja, Lynn Hough, John Walker | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Freeberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howin Chu (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeremiah Miller (fresh) 4 pts. C - Allen Weeks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Doxey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Augustus (fresh) PF - James Cargile (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hoerner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-31 |
| 15:49 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu can't tip it in | 42-31 |
| 15:47 | Ohio | John Hoerner snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 15:34 | Ohio | James Cargile scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Wheeler | 42-33 |
| 15:15 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams is hacked by Mark Doxey - foul #1 on Mark Doxey, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Norman Scott (SF) Howin Chu | |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Pantoja (SF), Lynn Hough (PF), John Walker (C) Charles Augustus, James Cargile, John Hoerner | |
| 15:08 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott is called for traveling | 42-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), John Hoerner (C) Mark Doxey, John Walker | |
| 14:44 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-33 |
| 14:42 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to John Hoerner | 42-33 |
| 14:25 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-35 |
| 14:08 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jeremiah Miller, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Wilson Lappin (PF), Gregory Gaskin (C) Robert Freeberg, Norman Scott, Allen Weeks | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), James Cargile (PF), John Walker (C) James Wheeler, Lynn Hough, John Hoerner | |
| 13:39 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Larry Pantoja | 42-38 |
| 13:18 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremiah Miller | 45-38 |
| 13:02 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja buries a jumper from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 12:51 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller banks in the layup | 47-40 |
| 12:27 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 12:18 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 12:16 | Ohio | Mark Doxey gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 11:48 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 11:46 | Ohio | James Cargile tips it in | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Oxford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeremiah Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wilson Lappin (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Aaron Cleveland (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Cargile (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Western Michigan | Mark Doxey is called for the reach on Christopher Oxford - foul #2 on Mark Doxey, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg (PG), Howin Chu (SG), Norman Scott (SF) Christopher Oxford, Charles Adams, Jeremiah Miller | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Charles Augustus (SF), Lynn Hough (PF), John Hoerner (C) Aaron Cleveland, Larry Pantoja, James Cargile, John Walker | |
| 11:35 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 11:34 | Ohio | John Hoerner grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 11:13 | Ohio | James Wheeler scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lynn Hough | 47-47 |
| 10:54 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott is fouled on the floor by Mark Doxey - foul #3 on Mark Doxey, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks (C) Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Pantoja (SF) Charles Augustus | |
| 10:49 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Hoerner - foul #2 on John Hoerner, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| 10:49 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:49 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:38 | Ohio | Norman Scott denies the turnaround by Lynn Hough | 49-47 |
| 10:37 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Wilson Lappin | 49-47 |
| 10:19 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Freeberg | 52-47 |
| 10:01 | Ohio | Norman Scott steals the ball from James Wheeler | 52-47 |
| 09:58 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott throws it down | 54-47 |
| 09:34 | Ohio | Mark Doxey is hacked by Robert Freeberg - foul #2 on Robert Freeberg, team foul #2 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Jeremiah Miller (PF), Gregory Gaskin (C) Robert Freeberg, Wilson Lappin, Allen Weeks | |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), Charles Augustus (SF), John Walker (C) James Wheeler, Larry Pantoja, John Hoerner | |
| 09:12 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 54-47 |
| 09:10 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Lynn Hough | 54-47 |
| 08:49 | Ohio | Charles Augustus is fouled on the floor by Norman Scott - foul #1 on Norman Scott, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Pantoja (SF) Charles Augustus | |
| 08:26 | Ohio | Gregory Gaskin swats the short shot by Lynn Hough | 54-47 |
| 08:25 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 08:17 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 07:55 | Ohio | Lynn Hough connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Aaron Cleveland and he's fouled by Jeremiah Miller - foul #2 on Jeremiah Miller, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Adams (SG), Wilson Lappin (PF) Howin Chu, Norman Scott | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), John Hoerner (C) Mark Doxey, John Walker | |
| 07:55 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses the free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:55 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 07:40 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Jeremiah Miller and the foul's on Larry Pantoja - foul #3 on Larry Pantoja, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Cargile (PF) Lynn Hough | |
| 07:40 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin makes the free throw | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Oxford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Adams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeremiah Miller (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wilson Lappin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Cleveland (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Cargile (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hoerner (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Ohio | James Wheeler knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Pantoja | 60-52 |
| 07:06 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller is called for traveling | 60-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), Charles Augustus (SF), Lynn Hough (PF), John Walker (C) James Wheeler, Larry Pantoja, James Cargile, John Hoerner | |
| 06:48 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 06:46 | Ohio | Lynn Hough tips it in | 60-54 |
| 06:39 | Western Michigan | Lynn Hough steals the ball from Christopher Oxford | 60-54 |
| 06:19 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 06:17 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 06:03 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Wilson Lappin and he's hacked by Aaron Cleveland - foul #2 on Aaron Cleveland, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Norman Scott (SF), Allen Weeks (C) Christopher Oxford, Jeremiah Miller, Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (SG), Larry Pantoja (SF), James Cargile (PF), John Hoerner (C) Aaron Cleveland, Charles Augustus, Lynn Hough, John Walker | |
| 06:03 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams makes the free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:43 | Ohio | Mark Doxey comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 63-54 |
| 05:41 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Allen Weeks | 63-54 |
| 05:26 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks is whistled for traveling | 63-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), Lynn Hough (PF), John Walker (C) James Wheeler, James Cargile, John Hoerner | |
| 05:11 | Ohio | Lynn Hough drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Aaron Cleveland | 63-56 |
| 04:56 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| 04:54 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 04:34 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Allen Weeks - foul #2 on Allen Weeks, team foul #5 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Jeremiah Miller (PF), Gregory Gaskin (C) Charles Adams, Wilson Lappin, Allen Weeks | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), John Hoerner (C) Aaron Cleveland, John Walker | |
| 04:34 | Ohio | Lynn Hough makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 04:34 | Ohio | Lynn Hough makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:23 | Western Michigan | The jump hook by Norman Scott is blocked by John Hoerner | 63-58 |
| 04:21 | Ohio | John Hoerner grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 03:52 | Ohio | John Hoerner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), James Cargile (PF), John Walker (C) James Wheeler, Lynn Hough, John Hoerner | |
| 03:32 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Gregory Gaskin | 65-58 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Oxford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howin Chu (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Scott (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeremiah Miller (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Cleveland (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Cargile (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Ohio | James Cargile is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Miller - foul #3 on Jeremiah Miller, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin (PF) Norman Scott | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), John Hoerner (C) Mark Doxey, John Walker | |
| 02:45 | Ohio | James Cargile clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-58 |
| 02:43 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:28 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin slams it home set up by Howin Chu | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:12 | Ohio | James Cargile comes up short on the runner near the basket | 67-58 |
| 02:10 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller grabs the board | 67-58 |
| 02:04 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford is fouled on the floor by James Wheeler - foul #1 on James Wheeler, team foul #8 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Adams (SG), Norman Scott (SF), Allen Weeks (C) Howin Chu, Jeremiah Miller, Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), Charles Augustus (SF), Lynn Hough (PF), John Walker (C) James Wheeler, Larry Pantoja, James Cargile, John Hoerner | |
| 02:04 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 02:04 | Ohio | Lynn Hough gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:49 | Ohio | Mark Doxey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 01:47 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| 01:47 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Gregory Gaskin (C) Charles Adams, Allen Weeks | |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Pantoja (SF) Charles Augustus | |
| 01:22 | Western Michigan | Lynn Hough is called for the reach on Howin Chu - foul #2 on Lynn Hough, team foul #9 | 67-58 |
| 01:22 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:22 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:09 | Ohio | Mark Doxey is whistled for a carry | 69-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg (PG), Charles Adams (SG), Jeremiah Miller (PF), Allen Weeks (C) Christopher Oxford, Howin Chu, Wilson Lappin, Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:41 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 69-58 |
| 00:39 | Ohio | Mark Doxey gets the rebound | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-58 |
| 00:34 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott grabs the board | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Aaron Cleveland steals the ball from Charles Adams | 69-58 |
| 00:04 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland banks in the layup | 69-60 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Howin Chu (SG), Wilson Lappin (PF), Gregory Gaskin (C) Robert Freeberg, Charles Adams, Jeremiah Miller, Allen Weeks | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford runs out the clock | 69-60 |