| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Wills (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sol Ferrari (fresh) SF - Edward Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Marks (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Harry Benedetto (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rudolph Haywood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Victor Johnson (fresh) PF - Jordan Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 19:33 | Ohio | Harry Benedetto is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-36 |
| 19:32 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 19:08 | Western Michigan | John Marks's layup is rejected by Henry Delarosa | 32-36 |
| 19:06 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon tips it back up and in | 34-36 |
| 18:55 | Ohio | Henry Delarosa misses the easy open layup but he's hacked by John Marks - foul #2 on John Marks, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Goggin (PG), Thomas Dey (SG), Michael Delph (SF), Robert McBurney (PF), Paul Anderson (C) Alvin Wills, Sol Ferrari, Edward Adams, Edwin Lyon, John Marks | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Roth (PG), Kang Chiu (SG), Garf Alenichev (SF), James Wilson (PF) Harry Benedetto, Rudolph Haywood, Victor Johnson, Jordan Kelley | |
| 18:55 | Ohio | Henry Delarosa makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:55 | Ohio | Henry Delarosa misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:55 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 18:51 | Western Michigan | Kang Chiu is called for the reach on Christopher Goggin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kang Chiu, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Corriveau (C) Henry Delarosa | |
| 18:42 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from close range | 34-37 |
| 18:40 | Ohio | Kang Chiu grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 18:25 | Ohio | Richard Corriveau is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 18:24 | Ohio | James Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:08 | Ohio | Kang Chiu is fouled on the floor by Paul Anderson - foul #3 on Paul Anderson, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Reece (SF), Edwin Lyon (PF) Michael Delph, Paul Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Benedetto (PG), Jordan Kelley (PF), Ralph Totten (C) Mark Roth, James Wilson, Richard Corriveau | |
| 17:48 | Ohio | Jordan Kelley is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jordan Kelley, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Edward Adams (SF), John Marks (C) Christopher Goggin, Thomas Dey, Robert McBurney | |
| Subs | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood (SG), Victor Johnson (SF) Kang Chiu, Garf Alenichev | |
| 17:28 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Adams | 37-37 |
| 17:04 | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood is hacked by David Reece - foul #1 on David Reece, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari (SG), Michael Delph (PF) David Reece, Edwin Lyon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Roth (PG), Henry Delarosa (C) Harry Benedetto, Ralph Totten | |
| 16:53 | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood is hacked by Alvin Wills - foul #3 on Alvin Wills, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Goggin (PG) Alvin Wills | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wilson (PF) Jordan Kelley | |
| 16:39 | Ohio | James Wilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 16:37 | Ohio | Henry Delarosa pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 16:24 | Ohio | Sol Ferrari steals it from Rudolph Haywood | 37-37 |
| 16:03 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph makes the jumper from the left block | 39-37 |
| 16:01 | Ohio | Sol Ferrari steps in front of the Mark Roth pass in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| 15:40 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams's pass is intercepted by Rudolph Haywood | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Goggin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sol Ferrari (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Adams (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Michael Delph (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - John Marks (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Roth (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Haywood (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Victor Johnson (tiring) PF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Delarosa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:22 | Ohio | Mark Roth makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 15:01 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph scores on a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Mark Roth - foul #2 on Mark Roth, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Thomas Dey (SG), Robert McBurney (PF), Paul Anderson (C) Christopher Goggin, Sol Ferrari, Edward Adams, John Marks | |
| Subs | Ohio | Garf Alenichev (PG), Kang Chiu (SG), Walter Brent (SF), Richard Corriveau (PF), Ralph Totten (C) Mark Roth, Rudolph Haywood, Victor Johnson, James Wilson, Henry Delarosa | |
| 15:01 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:40 | Ohio | Walter Brent misses short on a runner from close range | 42-39 |
| 14:38 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 14:13 | Western Michigan | Ralph Totten is called for the reach on Thomas Dey - foul #1 on Ralph Totten, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Reece (SF), Edwin Lyon (PF) Michael Delph, Paul Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Benedetto (PG), Jordan Kelley (PF), Henry Delarosa (C) Garf Alenichev, Richard Corriveau, Ralph Totten | |
| 13:57 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey loses the dribble to Harry Benedetto | 42-39 |
| 13:52 | Ohio | Harry Benedetto loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Adams (SF) Thomas Dey | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 13:37 | Western Michigan | David Reece misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jordan Kelley - foul #3 on Jordan Kelley, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| 13:37 | Western Michigan | David Reece makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:37 | Western Michigan | David Reece makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:17 | Ohio | Henry Delarosa hits a wide open floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jordan Kelley | 44-41 |
| 12:54 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney hits the finger roll | 46-41 |
| 12:47 | Ohio | Kang Chiu is hacked by Edward Adams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Adams, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey (SG), Paul Anderson (C) David Reece, Robert McBurney | |
| Subs | Ohio | Garf Alenichev (PG), Rudolph Haywood (SG), Richard Corriveau (C) Harry Benedetto, Kang Chiu, Henry Delarosa | |
| 12:33 | Ohio | Garf Alenichev can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 12:32 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 12:30 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Delph (SF) Edward Adams | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 12:16 | Ohio | Garf Alenichev connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 12:02 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey misses the lay-in | 46-43 |
| 12:00 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Jordan Kelley | 46-43 |
| 11:46 | Ohio | Jordan Kelley drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 11:41 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 11:39 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph grabs the offensive board | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Wills (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Dey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Delph (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Lyon (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Garf Alenichev (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Haywood (tired) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Walter Brent (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jordan Kelley (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Corriveau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-46 |
| 11:31 | Ohio | Richard Corriveau gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 11:11 | Ohio | Walter Brent blows the layup | 46-46 |
| 11:10 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Paul Anderson | 46-46 |
| 10:57 | Western Michigan | The jump hook by Alvin Wills is blocked by Richard Corriveau | 46-46 |
| 10:56 | Ohio | Jordan Kelley gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 10:48 | Ohio | Richard Corriveau misses the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 10:47 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 10:33 | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Rudolph Haywood - foul #2 on Rudolph Haywood, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Goggin (PG), Sol Ferrari (SG), Edward Adams (SF), John Marks (C) Alvin Wills, Thomas Dey, Michael Delph, Edwin Lyon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Roth (PG), Victor Johnson (SG), Ralph Totten (PF), James Wilson (C) Garf Alenichev, Rudolph Haywood, Jordan Kelley, Richard Corriveau | |
| 10:33 | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:33 | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:33 | Ohio | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 10:29 | Ohio | Victor Johnson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney (PF) Paul Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 10:15 | Western Michigan | Christopher Goggin can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Roth - foul #3 on Mark Roth, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| 10:15 | Western Michigan | Christopher Goggin makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:15 | Western Michigan | Christopher Goggin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 10:12 | Ohio | Sol Ferrari steps in front of the Victor Johnson pass in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| 09:54 | Western Michigan | Ralph Totten is called for the reach on Sol Ferrari - foul #2 on Ralph Totten, team foul #8 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Benedetto (PG), Kang Chiu (SG) Mark Roth, Walter Brent | |
| 09:54 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:54 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:34 | Ohio | Kang Chiu connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Harry Benedetto | 51-49 |
| 09:17 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Ralph Totten - foul #3 on Ralph Totten, team foul #9 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Reece (SF) Edward Adams | |
| Subs | Ohio | Henry Delarosa (C) Ralph Totten | |
| 09:17 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:17 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:56 | Ohio | Kang Chiu comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 08:54 | Western Michigan | David Reece grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 08:52 | Western Michigan | Christopher Goggin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon (PF) Robert McBurney | |
| Subs | Ohio | Walter Brent (SF) Kang Chiu | |
| 08:32 | Ohio | James Wilson is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Victor Johnson | 53-51 |
| 08:25 | Western Michigan | David Reece comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 53-51 |
| 08:24 | Ohio | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 08:09 | Ohio | Victor Johnson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Victor Johnson, team foul #10 | 53-51 |
| 08:09 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Thomas Dey (SG), Edward Adams (SF), Robert McBurney (C) Christopher Goggin, Sol Ferrari, David Reece, John Marks | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Roth (PG), Kang Chiu (SG), Ralph Totten (PF) Harry Benedetto, Victor Johnson, James Wilson | |
| 08:07 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Brent - foul #4 on Walter Brent, team foul #11 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Garf Alenichev (SF) Walter Brent | |
| 08:07 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:07 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:07 | Ohio | Henry Delarosa grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 07:56 | Ohio | Kang Chiu misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 07:55 | Ohio | Henry Delarosa pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 07:34 | Ohio | Kang Chiu hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Roth | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Wills (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Dey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Adams (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edwin Lyon (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert McBurney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Roth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kang Chiu (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garf Alenichev (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Totten (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Henry Delarosa (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney's floater is tipped away by Ralph Totten | 54-54 |
| 07:12 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney snags the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 06:59 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edwin Lyon | 56-54 |
| 06:57 | Ohio | Mark Roth is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Wills - foul #4 on Alvin Wills, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Delph (PF), John Marks (C) Edwin Lyon, Robert McBurney | |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Benedetto (PG), Victor Johnson (SG), Walter Brent (SF), Jordan Kelley (PF), James Wilson (C) Mark Roth, Kang Chiu, Garf Alenichev, Ralph Totten, Henry Delarosa | |
| 06:38 | Ohio | Victor Johnson makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Harry Benedetto | 56-56 |
| 06:36 | Western Michigan | Victor Johnson takes the ball from Edward Adams in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| 06:30 | Ohio | Jordan Kelley's layup is rejected by John Marks | 56-56 |
| 06:28 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 06:16 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 06:15 | Ohio | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 05:50 | Ohio | Harry Benedetto hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 05:48 | Ohio | Jordan Kelley tips it in | 56-58 |
| 05:39 | Western Michigan | John Marks misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 05:37 | Ohio | James Wilson grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 05:35 | Ohio | Harry Benedetto is hacked by Michael Delph in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Delph, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Goggin (PG), Sol Ferrari (SG), David Reece (SF), Paul Anderson (PF), Robert McBurney (C) Alvin Wills, Thomas Dey, Edward Adams, Michael Delph, John Marks | |
| Subs | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood (SG), Richard Corriveau (C) Victor Johnson, James Wilson | |
| 05:35 | Ohio | Harry Benedetto makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:35 | Ohio | Harry Benedetto makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 05:23 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney is fouled on the floor by Richard Corriveau - foul #1 on Richard Corriveau, team foul #12 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Henry Delarosa (C) Jordan Kelley | |
| 05:23 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:23 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:03 | Ohio | Robert McBurney is called for the reach on Richard Corriveau - foul #3 on Robert McBurney, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Roth (PG), Kang Chiu (SG) Harry Benedetto, Rudolph Haywood | |
| 05:03 | Ohio | Richard Corriveau makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:03 | Ohio | Richard Corriveau misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:03 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Paul Anderson | 58-61 |
| 05:01 | Western Michigan | Kang Chiu takes the ball from Sol Ferrari in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| 04:43 | Ohio | Walter Brent comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 04:42 | Ohio | Henry Delarosa tips it but misses | 58-61 |
| 04:40 | Western Michigan | Christopher Goggin pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 04:36 | Western Michigan | David Reece is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Brent - foul #5 on Walter Brent, team foul #13 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Delph (SF), Edwin Lyon (PF) Sol Ferrari, Paul Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Benedetto (PG), Garf Alenichev (SF), Jordan Kelley (PF) Mark Roth, Walter Brent, Richard Corriveau | |
| 04:36 | Western Michigan | David Reece makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:36 | Western Michigan | David Reece makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:24 | Ohio | Harry Benedetto scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Garf Alenichev | 60-63 |
| 04:22 | Western Michigan | David Reece's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari (SG) David Reece | |
| Subs | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood (SG) Kang Chiu | |
| 04:07 | Ohio | Garf Alenichev connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rudolph Haywood | 60-65 |
| 03:43 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney can't finish the uncontested layup | 60-65 |
| 03:41 | Ohio | Garf Alenichev grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 03:41 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Thomas Dey (SG), Edward Adams (SF), John Marks (C) Christopher Goggin, Sol Ferrari, Michael Delph, Robert McBurney | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Roth (PG), Kang Chiu (SG), Ralph Totten (C) Harry Benedetto, Rudolph Haywood, Henry Delarosa | |
| 03:29 | Ohio | Garf Alenichev clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 03:27 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey grabs the board | 60-65 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Wills (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Dey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Edward Adams (tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edwin Lyon (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Marks (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Roth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kang Chiu (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garf Alenichev (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jordan Kelley (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Totten (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Western Michigan | Garf Alenichev steals it from Edwin Lyon | 60-65 |
| 03:01 | Ohio | Mark Roth dunks the ball on a nice dish by Garf Alenichev | 60-67 |
| 02:58 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Reece (SF), Paul Anderson (PF) Edward Adams, Edwin Lyon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Victor Johnson (SF), Richard Corriveau (PF) Garf Alenichev, Jordan Kelley | |
| 02:39 | Western Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Alvin Wills is blocked by Richard Corriveau | 60-67 |
| 02:38 | Ohio | Richard Corriveau grabs the defensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 02:15 | Ohio | The short jumper by Richard Corriveau is denied by John Marks | 60-67 |
| 02:14 | Western Michigan | John Marks grabs the board | 60-67 |
| 02:12 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Goggin (PG), Sol Ferrari (SG), Edward Adams (SF), Robert McBurney (PF), Michael Delph (C) Alvin Wills, Thomas Dey, David Reece, Paul Anderson, John Marks | |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Benedetto (PG), Rudolph Haywood (SG), James Wilson (PF) Mark Roth, Kang Chiu, Ralph Totten | |
| 01:49 | Ohio | Victor Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 01:48 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph grabs the defensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 01:21 | Western Michigan | Rudolph Haywood is called for the reach on Robert McBurney - foul #3 on Rudolph Haywood, team foul #14 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Edwin Lyon (PF), John Marks (C) Christopher Goggin, Edward Adams, Michael Delph | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jordan Kelley (PF), Henry Delarosa (C) James Wilson, Richard Corriveau | |
| 01:21 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney misses the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 01:21 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 01:06 | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood's pass is intercepted by Sol Ferrari | 61-67 |
| 01:01 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sol Ferrari | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Ohio | Henry Delarosa is fouled on the floor by John Marks - foul #3 on John Marks, team foul #9 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Adams (SF) Robert McBurney | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:38 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-67 |
| 00:38 | Ohio | Henry Delarosa misses the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:38 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon snags the defensive board | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 63-67 |
| 00:31 | Ohio | Victor Johnson snags the defensive board | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Ohio | Victor Johnson is hacked by Sol Ferrari in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sol Ferrari, team foul #10 | 63-67 |
| 00:30 | Ohio | Victor Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:30 | Ohio | Victor Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:28 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 63-68 |
| 00:24 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-68 |
| 00:23 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Jordan Kelley | 63-68 |
| 00:22 | Ohio | Sol Ferrari is called for the reach on Jordan Kelley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sol Ferrari, team foul #11 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kang Chiu (SG) Rudolph Haywood | |
| 00:22 | Ohio | Jordan Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:22 | Ohio | Jordan Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:15 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Alvin Wills | 66-69 |
| 00:13 | Ohio | Kang Chiu is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Wills - foul #5 on Alvin Wills, team foul #12 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Goggin (PG) Alvin Wills | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 66-69 |
| 00:13 | Ohio | Kang Chiu misses the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:13 | Ohio | Kang Chiu makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Christopher Goggin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Edward Adams | 69-70 |
| 00:04 | Ohio | Victor Johnson is hacked by Christopher Goggin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Goggin, team foul #13 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood (SG) Kang Chiu | |
| 00:04 | Ohio | Victor Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:04 | Ohio | Victor Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 69-72 |