| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Boyer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Mattson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerald Mead (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Jaramillo (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Johnny Don (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Oakley (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer inbounds the ball | 48-37 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Ohio | Jesse Smith misses the floater from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 19:41 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 19:26 | Central Michigan | Jesse Smith picks off the pass by Gerald Townsend | 48-37 |
| 19:22 | Ohio | Jesse Smith misses the easy layup | 48-37 |
| 19:20 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-37 |
| 19:12 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Oakley | 48-37 |
| 18:57 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-39 |
| 18:53 | Ohio | Gerald Townsend is called for the reach on Jesse Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Townsend, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Davis (C) Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:46 | Ohio | James Mattson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Phillips | 50-39 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Raymond Boyer - foul #3 on Raymond Boyer, team foul #1 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Kenneth Eicher (SF), Alfred Chou (C) Jesse Smith, Kenneth Phillips, Raymond Boyer, James Mattson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Peter Owens (C) Johnny Don | |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 18:09 | Ohio | Kerry Honeycutt steals it from Kenneth Eicher | 50-41 |
| 18:07 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Oakley, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (SG), Raymond Agee (SF), Daniel Winfield (PF) Kerry Honeycutt, Jonathan Jaramillo, Jason Oakley | |
| 18:00 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 17:59 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee is whistled for a carry | 50-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Even (SG) Gerald Townsend | |
| 17:37 | Ohio | Greg Davis double dribbles | 50-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Gerald Mead (C) Kenneth Bronsky, Greg Davis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:25 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 17:06 | Ohio | Jesse Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Peter Owens | 50-44 |
| 16:55 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield lays it in and he's fouled by Alfred Chou - foul #1 on Alfred Chou, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Kenneth Phillips (SG), Greg Davis (SF), James Mattson (PF), Ivan Zarrineh (C) Jesse Smith, Edmund Roark, Kenneth Eicher, Alfred Chou, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Kerry Honeycutt (SG), Johnny Don (PF) Paul Even, Raymond Agee, Peter Owens | |
| 16:55 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield misses the free throw | 50-46 |
| 16:55 | Ohio | James Mattson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 16:39 | Ohio | Robert Benton misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 16:37 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 16:15 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 16:14 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Greg Davis | 50-46 |
| 15:59 | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips scores on a floater from the left wing | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Benton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Mattson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Zarrineh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kerry Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Logan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Don (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Winfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend makes the wide open jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Randy Logan | 52-48 |
| 15:27 | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gerald Townsend - foul #2 on Gerald Townsend, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Raymond Boyer (SF), Kenneth Eicher (PF), Gerald Mead (C) Robert Benton, Greg Davis, James Mattson, Ivan Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG), Paul Even (SG), Jonathan Jaramillo (SF), Jason Oakley (PF), Peter Owens (C) Gerald Townsend, Kerry Honeycutt, Randy Logan, Johnny Don, Daniel Winfield | |
| 15:27 | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 15:27 | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | Paul Even misses long on an open jumper from the right side | 54-48 |
| 15:13 | Ohio | Gerald Mead gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 14:55 | Ohio | Paul Even is called for the reach on Raymond Boyer - foul #1 on Paul Even, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (SG), Alfred Chou (C) Kenneth Phillips, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:33 | Ohio | Jason Oakley is called for the reach on Kenneth Eicher - foul #4 on Jason Oakley, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Johnny Don (PF) Raymond Agee, Jason Oakley | |
| 14:22 | Ohio | Alfred Chou knocks in the runner from the right block | 56-48 |
| 14:18 | Central Michigan | Paul Even is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Eicher - foul #3 on Kenneth Eicher, team foul #3 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gerald Mead (C) Kenneth Eicher | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Norman Marks (C) Peter Owens | |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right block | 56-48 |
| 14:04 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks snags the offensive board | 56-48 |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend is fouled on the floor by Jesse Smith - foul #2 on Jesse Smith, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG), James Mattson (PF), Ivan Zarrineh (C) Jesse Smith, Alfred Chou, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (SG), Raymond Agee (SF) Paul Even, Jonathan Jaramillo | |
| 13:44 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kerry Honeycutt | 56-50 |
| 13:23 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-50 |
| 13:22 | Ohio | Ivan Zarrineh gets the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 13:08 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky buries a 3 from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 13:00 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Norman Marks | 59-52 |
| 12:43 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer is hacked by Kerry Honeycutt - foul #1 on Kerry Honeycutt, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Kenneth Phillips (SG), Kenneth Eicher (SF), Gerald Mead (C) Edmund Roark, Kenneth Bronsky, Raymond Boyer, Ivan Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (PG), Paul Even (SG), Jonathan Jaramillo (SF), Daniel Winfield (PF), Peter Owens (C) Gerald Townsend, Kerry Honeycutt, Raymond Agee, Johnny Don, Norman Marks | |
| 12:30 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 12:28 | Ohio | James Mattson tips it back up and in | 61-52 |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Greg Davis (PF) Robert Benton, James Mattson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:08 | Ohio | Jesse Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-52 |
| 12:07 | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 11:51 | Ohio | Jesse Smith can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jonathan Jaramillo - foul #1 on Jonathan Jaramillo, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Alfred Chou (C) Kenneth Phillips, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG) Paul Even | |
| 11:51 | Ohio | Jesse Smith misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 11:51 | Ohio | Jesse Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Bronsky (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Eicher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Greg Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Alfred Chou (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Raymond Agee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Logan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Jaramillo (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Daniel Winfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Alfred Chou - foul #2 on Alfred Chou, team foul #5 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Gerald Mead (C) Jesse Smith, Greg Davis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Kerry Honeycutt (SG), Johnny Don (PF) Randy Logan, Jonathan Jaramillo, Daniel Winfield | |
| 11:38 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 11:38 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 11:20 | Ohio | Robert Benton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Raymond Boyer (SF) Kenneth Eicher | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Norman Marks (C) Peter Owens | |
| 11:17 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee's pass is intercepted by Robert Benton in the backcourt | 62-53 |
| 10:59 | Ohio | Alfred Chou hits the finger roll set up by Robert Benton and the foul's on Kerry Honeycutt - foul #2 on Kerry Honeycutt, team foul #8 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (SG), Ivan Zarrineh (C) Kenneth Bronsky, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:59 | Ohio | Alfred Chou makes the free throw | 65-53 |
| 10:37 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 65-53 |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 10:20 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 65-53 |
| 10:18 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Raymond Boyer | 65-53 |
| 10:13 | Ohio | Robert Benton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-53 |
| 10:12 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer tips it home | 67-53 |
| 10:03 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Raymond Boyer - foul #4 on Raymond Boyer, team foul #6 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Kenneth Phillips (SG), Kenneth Eicher (SF), James Mattson (PF), Greg Davis (C) Robert Benton, Edmund Roark, Raymond Boyer, Alfred Chou, Ivan Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (SG), Jonathan Jaramillo (SF), Daniel Winfield (PF), Peter Owens (C) Gerald Townsend, Kerry Honeycutt, Johnny Don, Norman Marks | |
| 10:03 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee misses the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 10:03 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee misses the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 10:03 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 09:54 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Jesse Smith - foul #3 on Jesse Smith, team foul #7 | 67-53 |
| 09:54 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee misses the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 09:54 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 09:36 | Ohio | Greg Davis's layup is rejected by Peter Owens | 67-54 |
| 09:34 | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 09:19 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Owens | 67-54 |
| 09:18 | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips tips it back up and in | 69-54 |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-54 |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo can't tip it in | 69-54 |
| 09:04 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens tips it home | 69-56 |
| 08:41 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 08:40 | Ohio | James Mattson grabs the offensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 08:25 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 08:23 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Peter Owens | 69-56 |
| 08:21 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield is fouled in the backcourt by James Mattson - foul #1 on James Mattson, team foul #8 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Ivan Zarrineh (C) Jesse Smith, Kenneth Phillips, Kenneth Eicher | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Kerry Honeycutt (SG), Norman Marks (C) Raymond Agee, Randy Logan, Peter Owens | |
| 08:21 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 08:21 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 08:11 | Ohio | Greg Davis misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 69-58 |
| 08:09 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Bronsky - foul #3 on Kenneth Bronsky, team foul #9 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Johnny Don (PF) Daniel Winfield | |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 07:50 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky loses the ball out of bounds | 69-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | Raymond Boyer (SF), Alfred Chou (PF), Gerald Mead (C) Greg Davis, James Mattson, Ivan Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley (C) Norman Marks | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Edmund Roark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Bronsky (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Boyer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Alfred Chou (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Mead (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Johnny Don (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Oakley (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:48 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Bronsky in the backcourt | 69-60 |
| 07:47 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky can't finish the layup | 69-60 |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don gets the rebound | 69-60 |
| 07:29 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-60 |
| 07:27 | Ohio | Edmund Roark gets the rebound | 69-60 |
| 07:22 | Ohio | Edmund Roark connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alfred Chou | 71-60 |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Edmund Roark is called for the reach on Jonathan Jaramillo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edmund Roark, team foul #10 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Even (SG), Norman Marks (C) Kerry Honeycutt, Johnny Don | |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 07:00 | Ohio | Alfred Chou is fouled on the floor by Norman Marks - foul #1 on Norman Marks, team foul #9 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Kenneth Phillips (SG), Ivan Zarrineh (C) Edmund Roark, Kenneth Bronsky, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (SG) Paul Even | |
| 07:00 | Ohio | Alfred Chou misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 07:00 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| 06:46 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-61 |
| 06:44 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Kenneth Phillips | 71-61 |
| 06:20 | Ohio | Gerald Townsend steals it from Jesse Smith | 71-61 |
| 06:11 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 71-63 |
| 05:58 | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jesse Smith | 73-63 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 73-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Kenneth Eicher (SF), James Mattson (PF), Gerald Mead (C) Jesse Smith, Kenneth Phillips, Raymond Boyer, Alfred Chou, Ivan Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (SG), Raymond Agee (SF), Daniel Winfield (PF), Peter Owens (C) Randy Logan, Jonathan Jaramillo, Jason Oakley, Norman Marks | |
| 05:44 | Ohio | Edmund Roark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-63 |
| 05:22 | Central Michigan | Gerald Mead swats the shot by Kerry Honeycutt | 73-63 |
| 05:20 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher snags the defensive board | 73-63 |
| 05:04 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Edmund Roark | 76-63 |
| 04:51 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-63 |
| 04:50 | Ohio | Gerald Mead snags the defensive board | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:32 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-63 |
| 04:30 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend pulls down the rebound | 76-63 |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Bronsky - foul #4 on Kenneth Bronsky, team foul #11 | 76-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Kenneth Phillips (SG), Raymond Boyer (SF), Greg Davis (PF) Edmund Roark, Kenneth Bronsky, Kenneth Eicher, James Mattson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (PG), Paul Even (SG), Jason Oakley (C) Gerald Townsend, Kerry Honeycutt, Peter Owens | |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:17 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer is fouled on the floor by Daniel Winfield - foul #1 on Daniel Winfield, team foul #10 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan Zarrineh (C) Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (SF), Johnny Don (PF) Raymond Agee, Daniel Winfield | |
| 04:17 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 04:17 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| 04:08 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 78-67 |
| 03:53 | Ohio | Greg Davis scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Boyer and the foul's on Johnny Don - foul #1 on Johnny Don, team foul #11 | 80-67 |
| 03:53 | Ohio | Greg Davis makes the free throw | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Boyer (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Greg Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ivan Zarrineh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Randy Logan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Even (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jonathan Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Johnny Don (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Oakley (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:41 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don misses long on a shot in the paint | 81-67 |
| 03:40 | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips grabs the board | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:14 | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jesse Smith | 83-67 |
| 03:12 | Central Michigan | Paul Even throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-67 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Edmund Roark (SG), Kenneth Eicher (PF), Gerald Mead (C) Jesse Smith, Kenneth Phillips, Greg Davis, Ivan Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Kerry Honeycutt (SG), Raymond Agee (SF), Peter Owens (C) Randy Logan, Paul Even, Jonathan Jaramillo, Jason Oakley | |
| 02:51 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 83-67 |
| 02:50 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee grabs the defensive rebound | 83-67 |
| 02:41 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gerald Townsend | 83-69 |
| 02:41 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-69 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Kenneth Phillips (SG), Greg Davis (PF), Alfred Chou (C) Robert Benton, Edmund Roark, Kenneth Eicher, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (SF), Jason Oakley (PF) Raymond Agee, Johnny Don | |
| 02:24 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 83-69 |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens pulls down the rebound | 83-69 |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-69 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Kenneth Eicher (SF) Jesse Smith, Kenneth Phillips, Raymond Boyer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Even (SG), Raymond Agee (SF), Daniel Winfield (PF) Gerald Townsend, Kerry Honeycutt, Jason Oakley | |
| 01:51 | Ohio | Edmund Roark clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 83-69 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel Winfield | 83-69 |
| 01:25 | Central Michigan | Greg Davis steps in front of the Paul Even pass | 83-69 |
| 01:00 | Ohio | Edmund Roark drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Alfred Chou | 86-69 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens's pass is intercepted by Alfred Chou | 86-69 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio | Greg Davis buries a jumper in the lane | 88-69 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee is fouled on the floor by Edmund Roark - foul #3 on Edmund Roark, team foul #12 | 88-69 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee makes the 1st free throw | 88-70 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee makes the 2nd free throw | 88-71 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Edmund Roark runs out the clock | 88-71 |