| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Curtis Godin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan Piccirillo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lance Costello (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chester Lytle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Walter Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Darrel Otey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle double dribbles | 30-30 |
| 19:44 | Ohio | Darrel Otey is called for the reach on Lance Costello - foul #1 on Darrel Otey, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 19:29 | Ohio | Chester Lytle takes the ball from Lance Costello | 30-30 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrel Otey | 30-33 |
| 19:01 | Ohio | Curtis Godin drills a 3 from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | John Carter scores on a shot in the lane and the foul's on Thomas Hamilton - foul #3 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | David Foster (SG), Earl Morgan (SF), James Thomas (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Jordan Piccirillo, Ronald Cunningham, Thomas Hamilton, Lance Costello | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | John Carter makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:18 | Ohio | Curtis Godin hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 18:04 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson is fouled on the floor by Earl Morgan - foul #2 on Earl Morgan, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory Parish (SG) Curtis Godin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:51 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-38 |
| 17:35 | Ohio | Gregory Parish comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 17:13 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 17:11 | Ohio | Terrance Smith pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:58 | Ohio | Gregory Parish connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Foster | 38-38 |
| 16:50 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on David Foster - foul #2 on David Foster, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG), Jordan Piccirillo (SG), Ronald Cunningham (SF), Justin Harris (PF), Lance Costello (C) David Foster, Gregory Parish, Earl Morgan, James Thomas, Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:50 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses the free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:50 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Lance Costello | 38-40 |
| 16:37 | Ohio | Justin Harris misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by John Carter - foul #3 on John Carter, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier (PF) John Carter | |
| 16:37 | Ohio | Justin Harris misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:37 | Ohio | Justin Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Chester Lytle | 39-42 |
| 16:04 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 16:03 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Curtis Godin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan Piccirillo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Justin Harris (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lance Costello (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chester Lytle (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Walter Carlson (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Tellier (fresh) 5 pts. C - Darrel Otey (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Walter Carlson, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton (PF) Justin Harris | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Chester Lytle, Walter Carlson, Darrel Otey | |
| 15:27 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Hamilton | 41-42 |
| 15:09 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore is called for traveling | 41-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | David Foster (PG), Gregory Parish (SG), James Thomas (C) Curtis Godin, Jordan Piccirillo, Lance Costello | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), John Carter (PF) Cecil Smith, Carl Tellier | |
| 14:57 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Foster | 44-42 |
| 14:39 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer misses the easy layup | 44-42 |
| 14:38 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb hits the follow up shot | 44-44 |
| 14:21 | Ohio | Jerome Moore takes the ball from David Foster | 44-44 |
| 14:17 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer lays it in set up by Jerome Moore | 44-46 |
| 13:52 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham's pass is intercepted by John Carter | 44-46 |
| 13:26 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by John Carter is denied by James Thomas | 44-46 |
| 13:24 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski tips it but misses | 44-46 |
| 13:23 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer snags the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 13:17 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 44-46 |
| 13:15 | Ohio | James Thomas grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 13:01 | Ohio | Cheslav Zeeb is called for the reach on David Foster - foul #1 on Cheslav Zeeb, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG), Jordan Piccirillo (SG), Earl Morgan (SF), Justin Harris (PF), Terrance Smith (C) David Foster, Gregory Parish, Ronald Cunningham, Thomas Hamilton, James Thomas | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Chester Lytle (SG), Walter Carlson (SF), Carl Tellier (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Ante Lozowski, Jerome Moore, Mitch McAleer, John Carter, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 12:48 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-46 |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 12:30 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith steals it from Cecil Smith | 44-46 |
| 12:14 | Ohio | Carl Tellier denies the turnaround by Justin Harris | 44-46 |
| 12:13 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 12:11 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith's pass is intercepted by Curtis Godin in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| 11:59 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Curtis Godin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan Piccirillo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Earl Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Justin Harris (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terrance Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chester Lytle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Walter Carlson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Tellier (fresh) 5 pts. C - Darrel Otey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:57 | Central Michigan | Jordan Piccirillo is called for the reach on Chester Lytle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jordan Piccirillo, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| 11:46 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle misses the jumper near the basket | 47-46 |
| 11:44 | Ohio | Justin Harris snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 11:32 | Ohio | Justin Harris misses long on a shot from the right side | 47-46 |
| 11:30 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Darrel Otey | 47-46 |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey is whistled for a carry | 47-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham (SF), Thomas Hamilton (PF), Lance Costello (C) Earl Morgan, Justin Harris, Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG) Carl Tellier | |
| 11:07 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham misses long on a floater from the right side | 47-46 |
| 11:06 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:51 | Ohio | Curtis Godin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 10:33 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Lance Costello - foul #1 on Lance Costello, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | David Foster (PG), Gregory Parish (SG), Earl Morgan (SF) Curtis Godin, Jordan Piccirillo, Ronald Cunningham | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), John Carter (PF) Cecil Smith, Chester Lytle | |
| 10:33 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:33 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:33 | Ohio | Lance Costello snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 10:11 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton lays it up and in | 51-47 |
| 09:53 | Central Michigan | John Carter is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 51-49 |
| 09:26 | Ohio | Earl Morgan misses the easy layup but the foul's on Darrel Otey - foul #2 on Darrel Otey, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Thomas (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Thomas Hamilton, Lance Costello | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), John McCann (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Carl Tellier (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Ante Lozowski, Jerome Moore, Walter Carlson, John Carter, Darrel Otey | |
| 09:26 | Ohio | Earl Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:26 | Ohio | Earl Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:26 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:12 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Cecil Smith | 52-51 |
| 09:03 | Ohio | Carl Tellier steals it from Gregory Parish | 52-51 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | James Thomas steps in front of the John McCann pass | 52-51 |
| 08:27 | Ohio | Terrance Smith double dribbles | 52-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG), Jordan Piccirillo (SG), Ronald Cunningham (SF), Justin Harris (PF) David Foster, Gregory Parish, Earl Morgan, Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gregory Koster (PG), Chester Lytle (SG), Darrel Otey (C) Cecil Smith, John McCann, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 08:09 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Cunningham - foul #1 on Ronald Cunningham, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Walter Carlson (SF) Gregory Koster, Mitch McAleer | |
| 08:09 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:09 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:57 | Ohio | Curtis Godin misses long on a 3 from straight away | 52-53 |
| 07:55 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Curtis Godin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan Piccirillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Cunningham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Justin Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chester Lytle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Walter Carlson (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Tellier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Darrel Otey (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson is fouled on the floor by Jordan Piccirillo - foul #4 on Jordan Piccirillo, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Jerome Moore (SG), John Carter (C) Ante Lozowski, Carl Tellier, Darrel Otey | |
| 07:43 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:43 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:26 | Ohio | Curtis Godin misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jerome Moore - foul #1 on Jerome Moore, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Lance Costello (C) James Thomas | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey (C) Walter Carlson | |
| 07:26 | Ohio | Curtis Godin misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:26 | Ohio | Curtis Godin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 07:06 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 53-55 |
| 07:05 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 06:43 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 06:41 | Ohio | Justin Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:24 | Ohio | Curtis Godin misses the 3 from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Chester Lytle | 53-55 |
| 06:20 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Cunningham - foul #2 on Ronald Cunningham, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | David Foster (PG), Gregory Parish (SG), Earl Morgan (SF), Thomas Hamilton (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Curtis Godin, Jordan Piccirillo, Ronald Cunningham, Justin Harris, Lance Costello | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Cecil Smith, Jerome Moore, Darrel Otey | |
| 06:20 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:20 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:10 | Ohio | Ante Lozowski is called for the reach on David Foster - foul #1 on Ante Lozowski, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John McCann (SG) Chester Lytle | |
| 06:10 | Ohio | David Foster makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:10 | Ohio | David Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:51 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from John Carter | 55-59 |
| 05:32 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Cheslav Zeeb - foul #2 on Cheslav Zeeb, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo (SG), James Thomas (SF) Gregory Parish, Earl Morgan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson (SF), Carl Tellier (PF) Mitch McAleer, John Carter | |
| 05:32 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:32 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:18 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-59 |
| 05:17 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Terrance Smith | 57-59 |
| 05:05 | Ohio | David Foster is hacked by Walter Carlson - foul #4 on Walter Carlson, team foul #9 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG), Ronald Cunningham (SF) Jordan Piccirillo, Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Jerome Moore (SG) Ante Lozowski, John McCann | |
| 05:05 | Ohio | David Foster makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:05 | Ohio | David Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:56 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson hits a runner from the left block | 59-61 |
| 04:36 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton misses the fadeaway from the left block | 59-61 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | David Foster steps in front of the Walter Carlson pass in the backcourt | 59-61 |
| 04:32 | Ohio | David Foster throws it down | 61-61 |
| 04:30 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson is hacked by Ronald Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Cunningham, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory Parish (SG), Lance Costello (C) David Foster, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Darrel Otey (C) Jerome Moore, Carl Tellier, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 04:30 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:30 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:12 | Ohio | James Thomas scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Gregory Parish | 63-63 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Cecil Smith | 63-65 |
| 03:47 | Ohio | Gregory Parish hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 63-65 |
| 03:46 | Ohio | James Thomas grabs the offensive board | 63-65 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Curtis Godin (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Parish (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Cunningham (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Lance Costello (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chester Lytle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Mitch McAleer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Carlson (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Darrel Otey (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 03:30 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 03:28 | Central Michigan | Chester Lytle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | David Foster (PG), Jordan Piccirillo (SG), Earl Morgan (SF), Justin Harris (PF) Curtis Godin, Gregory Parish, Ronald Cunningham, Lance Costello | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Jerome Moore (SG), John Carter (PF) Cecil Smith, Chester Lytle, Walter Carlson | |
| 03:23 | Ohio | James Thomas hits the finger roll set up by Jordan Piccirillo and he's fouled by Darrel Otey - foul #3 on Darrel Otey, team foul #10 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | Terrance Smith (C) Justin Harris | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:23 | Ohio | James Thomas misses the free throw | 65-65 |
| 03:23 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | John Carter misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Thomas - foul #2 on James Thomas, team foul #10 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | Justin Harris (PF) James Thomas | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson (SF), Carl Tellier (PF) Mitch McAleer, Darrel Otey | |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:44 | Ohio | Justin Harris hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Foster and the foul's on Carl Tellier - foul #2 on Carl Tellier, team foul #11 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Ohio | Lance Costello (C) Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb (C) John Carter | |
| 02:44 | Ohio | Justin Harris makes the free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:40 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory Parish (SG), Terrance Smith (C) Jordan Piccirillo, Lance Costello | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Chester Lytle (SG) Ante Lozowski, Jerome Moore | |
| 02:30 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 68-67 |
| 02:28 | Ohio | Justin Harris snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 02:28 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Carter (PF) Carl Tellier | |
| 02:16 | Ohio | David Foster knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 71-67 |
| 02:02 | Central Michigan | John Carter is hacked by Justin Harris - foul #1 on Justin Harris, team foul #11 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Thomas (PF) Justin Harris | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:02 | Central Michigan | John Carter misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 02:02 | Central Michigan | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:42 | Ohio | David Foster misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-68 |
| 01:41 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:30 | Central Michigan | John Carter hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Chester Lytle | 71-70 |
| 01:30 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG), Jordan Piccirillo (SG), Ronald Cunningham (SF), Thomas Hamilton (PF), Lance Costello (C) David Foster, Gregory Parish, Earl Morgan, James Thomas, Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey (C) Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 01:09 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-70 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | John Carter hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from close range | 71-70 |
| 00:46 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Darrel Otey - foul #4 on Darrel Otey, team foul #12 | 71-70 |
| 00:25 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:25 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith is hacked by Curtis Godin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Godin, team foul #12 | 73-70 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton is fouled in the backcourt by Chester Lytle - foul #4 on Chester Lytle, team foul #13 | 73-72 |
| 00:21 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:21 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Lance Costello steals the ball from Chester Lytle | 75-72 |
| 00:15 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Smith - foul #2 on Cecil Smith, team foul #14 | 75-72 |
| 00:15 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:15 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-72 |
| 00:08 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham gets the rebound | 77-72 |
| 00:05 | Ohio | Chester Lytle is called for the reach on Ronald Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #5 on Chester Lytle, team foul #15 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Ohio | David Foster (SG) Jordan Piccirillo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG) Chester Lytle | |
| 00:05 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:05 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-72 |