| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fresh) SG - Charles Augustus (fresh) SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) C - John Hoerner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Oxford (fresh) SG - Charles Adams (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Miller (fresh) PF - Donald Morris (fresh) C - Allen Weeks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Lynn Hough wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford is hacked by Mark Doxey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Doxey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams can't connect on a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Ohio | Charles Augustus gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Ohio | John Hoerner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Oxford | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Ohio | John Hoerner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Adams and he's hacked by Lynn Hough - foul #1 on Lynn Hough, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 18:44 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris makes the free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:23 | Ohio | Mark Doxey is denied on a layup by Donald Morris | 0-6 |
| 18:22 | Ohio | Mark Doxey misses the tip | 0-6 |
| 18:21 | Ohio | Lynn Hough tips it in | 2-6 |
| 18:10 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris is alone and drills a shot from the baseline set up by Charles Adams | 2-8 |
| 17:57 | Ohio | Lynn Hough is open but comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 2-8 |
| 17:56 | Ohio | Lynn Hough tips it in | 4-8 |
| 17:38 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 17:37 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Adams | 4-8 |
| 17:21 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams is whistled for a carry | 4-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Cummings (PG), James Wheeler (SG), John Williams (SF), James Cargile (PF), John Walker (C) Mark Doxey, Charles Augustus, Larry Pantoja, Lynn Hough, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg (SG), Clarence Errico (SF), James Marshall (PF) Charles Adams, Jeremiah Miller, Donald Morris | |
| 16:58 | Ohio | James Cargile hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from close range | 4-8 |
| 16:56 | Western Michigan | James Marshall gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:51 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 16:50 | Ohio | John Walker pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:44 | Ohio | John Williams banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher Cummings | 6-8 |
| 16:29 | Western Michigan | James Marshall hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 6-8 |
| 16:28 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Weeks | 6-8 |
| 16:08 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg makes the wide open 3 from straight away | 6-11 |
| 15:53 | Ohio | John Walker comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-11 |
| 15:52 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Freeberg | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Christopher Cummings (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Wheeler (fairly fresh) SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cargile (fairly fresh) C - John Walker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Oxford (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Robert Freeberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Errico (fairly fresh) PF - James Marshall (fairly fresh) C - Allen Weeks (tiring) | |
| 15:44 | Western Michigan | James Marshall connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Oxford | 6-13 |
| 15:19 | Ohio | James Cargile slams it home on a great pass from Christopher Cummings | 8-13 |
| 15:17 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Cummings - foul #1 on Christopher Cummings, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), Charles Augustus (SG), Dan Browning (SF), Lynn Hough (PF), Allen Brewer (C) Christopher Cummings, James Wheeler, John Williams, James Cargile, John Walker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Gay (PG), Charles Adams (SG), Jeremiah Miller (SF), Donald Morris (PF) Christopher Oxford, Robert Freeberg, Clarence Errico, James Marshall | |
| 15:12 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams misses long on an open shot from the left side | 8-13 |
| 15:11 | Ohio | Charles Augustus snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 14:49 | Ohio | Charles Augustus can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 14:47 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Adams | 8-13 |
| 14:26 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams is open and buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeremiah Miller | 8-15 |
| 14:04 | Ohio | Mark Doxey is whistled for traveling | 8-15 |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Pantoja (SF), John Hoerner (C) Dan Browning, Allen Brewer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Marshall (C) Allen Weeks | |
| 13:42 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-15 |
| 13:41 | Ohio | Lynn Hough grabs the defensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 13:13 | Ohio | Mark Doxey loses the dribble to Charles Adams | 8-15 |
| 12:54 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Donald Morris | 8-18 |
| 12:37 | Ohio | Charles Augustus buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mark Doxey | 11-18 |
| 12:24 | Western Michigan | John Gay is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Gay, team foul #1 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Cummings (PG), James Wheeler (SG), James Cargile (SF), John Walker (PF), Allen Brewer (C) Mark Doxey, Charles Augustus, Larry Pantoja, Lynn Hough, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Robert Freeberg (SG), Clarence Errico (SF), Allen Weeks (C) John Gay, Charles Adams, Jeremiah Miller, James Marshall | |
| 12:15 | Ohio | Robert Freeberg steals it from Allen Brewer | 11-18 |
| 12:11 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg lays it in | 11-20 |
| 12:00 | Ohio | James Cargile misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Morris - foul #1 on Donald Morris, team foul #2 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Williams (SF) Allen Brewer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 12:00 | Ohio | James Cargile makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 12:00 | Ohio | James Cargile makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 11:57 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford's pass is intercepted by James Wheeler in the backcourt | 13-20 |
| 11:56 | Ohio | James Wheeler hits the finger roll | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Christopher Cummings (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cargile (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Oxford (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Freeberg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clarence Errico (fresh) PF - Donald Morris (tiring) 5 pts. C - Allen Weeks (tiring) | |
| 11:44 | Western Michigan | Christopher Cummings is called for the reach on Robert Freeberg - foul #2 on Christopher Cummings, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Ohio | Allen Brewer (C) Christopher Cummings | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 11:39 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-20 |
| 11:37 | Ohio | John Williams snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 11:32 | Ohio | James Wheeler misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 11:31 | Ohio | Allen Brewer pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 11:18 | Ohio | John Walker misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-20 |
| 11:16 | Ohio | John Williams tips it back up and in | 17-20 |
| 10:55 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 17-20 |
| 10:54 | Ohio | John Williams gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 10:38 | Ohio | James Wheeler misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 10:37 | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 10:30 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks loses the ball out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), Larry Pantoja (SF), Lynn Hough (PF), John Hoerner (C) John Williams, James Cargile, John Walker, Allen Brewer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Adams (SG), Jeremiah Miller (SF), James Marshall (PF) Robert Freeberg, Clarence Errico, Allen Weeks | |
| 10:21 | Ohio | Mark Doxey is hacked by Christopher Oxford - foul #1 on Christopher Oxford, team foul #3 | 17-20 |
| 09:58 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja is hacked by Charles Adams - foul #1 on Charles Adams, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Augustus (SG) James Wheeler | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 09:53 | Ohio | John Hoerner is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 17-20 |
| 09:52 | Ohio | Lynn Hough grabs the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 09:30 | Ohio | Mark Doxey hits a wide open jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Augustus | 19-20 |
| 09:11 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris banks in the wide open layup | 19-22 |
| 09:03 | Ohio | Lynn Hough drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Larry Pantoja and he's hacked by Donald Morris - foul #2 on Donald Morris, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dan Browning (SF), James Cargile (C) Larry Pantoja, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Gay (PG), Allen Weeks (C) Christopher Oxford, Donald Morris | |
| 09:03 | Ohio | Lynn Hough makes the free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:47 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lynn Hough - foul #2 on Lynn Hough, team foul #5 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (SG), John Hoerner (C) Charles Augustus, Lynn Hough | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 08:47 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:47 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:28 | Ohio | James Cargile buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Mark Doxey and he's hacked by James Marshall - foul #1 on James Marshall, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | Allen Brewer (C) John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico (SF) Jeremiah Miller | |
| 08:28 | Ohio | James Cargile misses the free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:28 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 08:25 | Western Michigan | John Gay is fouled in the backcourt by James Wheeler - foul #1 on James Wheeler, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| 08:02 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-25 |
| 07:43 | Ohio | Mark Doxey is hacked by John Gay - foul #2 on John Gay, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Williams (SG), Larry Pantoja (SF), John Walker (PF), John Hoerner (C) James Wheeler, Dan Browning, James Cargile, Allen Brewer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Robert Freeberg (SG), Jeremiah Miller (SF) John Gay, Charles Adams, James Marshall | |
| 07:43 | Ohio | Mark Doxey makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 07:43 | Ohio | Mark Doxey misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 07:43 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) PF - John Walker (fresh) C - John Hoerner (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Oxford (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Robert Freeberg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeremiah Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Errico (fresh) C - Allen Weeks (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 07:05 | Ohio | John Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Charles Augustus (SG) Mark Doxey, John Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Marshall (PF) Clarence Errico | |
| 07:02 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-27 |
| 06:42 | Ohio | James Wheeler knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Hoerner | 28-27 |
| 06:27 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Larry Pantoja - foul #1 on Larry Pantoja, team foul #7 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Cargile (PF), Allen Brewer (C) John Walker, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Adams (SG), Clarence Errico (PF) Robert Freeberg, Allen Weeks | |
| 06:27 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 06:27 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 06:12 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 06:10 | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 05:55 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams makes the wide open shot from the left wing set up by Christopher Oxford | 28-31 |
| 05:48 | Ohio | Christopher Oxford is called for the reach on James Wheeler - foul #2 on Christopher Oxford, team foul #8 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Williams (SG), Dan Browning (SF) Charles Augustus, Larry Pantoja | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg (PG) Christopher Oxford | |
| 05:48 | Ohio | James Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 05:48 | Ohio | James Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 05:40 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams makes the floater from the baseline set up by Jeremiah Miller | 30-33 |
| 05:26 | Ohio | James Cargile misses the lay-in | 30-33 |
| 05:24 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 05:21 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), John Hoerner (C) James Wheeler, Allen Brewer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks (C) James Marshall | |
| 05:09 | Ohio | Mark Doxey clanks a shot from the right side | 30-33 |
| 05:07 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 04:55 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Adams | 30-36 |
| 04:37 | Ohio | Dan Browning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 04:36 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 04:31 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams's 3 pointer is rejected by John Hoerner | 30-36 |
| 04:30 | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico tips it back up and in | 30-38 |
| 04:11 | Ohio | Allen Weeks swats the short shot by James Cargile | 30-38 |
| 04:09 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg is hacked by Dan Browning in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Browning, team foul #8 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Augustus (SG), Larry Pantoja (SF), John Walker (PF) John Williams, Dan Browning, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Marshall (PF) Clarence Errico | |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 04:05 | Ohio | John Walker snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 03:51 | Ohio | Mark Doxey is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Walker | 33-39 |
| 03:30 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 03:29 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Augustus (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) PF - John Walker (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Hoerner (tired) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Freeberg (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Charles Adams (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremiah Miller (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Marshall (tired) 2 pts. C - Allen Weeks (very tired) 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Ohio | Mark Doxey knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Larry Pantoja | 36-39 |
| 02:59 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Freeberg | 36-42 |
| 02:37 | Ohio | Charles Augustus misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-42 |
| 02:36 | Ohio | John Hoerner pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 02:26 | Ohio | Mark Doxey's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-42 |
| 02:26 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Cummings (PG), James Wheeler (SG), Lynn Hough (PF), Allen Brewer (C) Mark Doxey, Charles Augustus, John Walker, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Gay (PG), Clarence Errico (SF), Donald Morris (PF) Robert Freeberg, Jeremiah Miller, James Marshall | |
| 02:13 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 02:11 | Ohio | Allen Brewer gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 01:51 | Ohio | James Wheeler misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 01:50 | Ohio | Lynn Hough tips it but misses | 36-42 |
| 01:48 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Lynn Hough | 36-42 |
| 01:35 | Ohio | Donald Morris is called for the reach on James Wheeler - foul #3 on Donald Morris, team foul #9 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Williams (SF) Larry Pantoja | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller (SF), James Marshall (C) Donald Morris, Allen Weeks | |
| 01:35 | Ohio | James Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 01:35 | Ohio | James Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 01:18 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 01:16 | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico tips it in | 38-44 |
| 00:56 | Ohio | James Wheeler buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Christopher Cummings | 41-44 |
| 00:52 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams is fouled in the backcourt by James Wheeler - foul #2 on James Wheeler, team foul #9 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dan Browning (SF), John Walker (C) Christopher Cummings, Allen Brewer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG) John Gay | |
| 00:52 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 00:52 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 00:29 | Ohio | Lynn Hough drills a shot near the basket set up by James Wheeler | 43-46 |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller travels in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), Charles Augustus (SG) James Wheeler, John Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg (SG), Allen Weeks (C) Charles Adams, Jeremiah Miller | |
| 00:03 | Ohio | Dan Browning comes up short on the shot near the basket | 43-46 |
| 00:01 | Ohio | Mark Doxey gets the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | The clock runs out | 43-46 |