| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Julius Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jay Wiest (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Dodd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Bruce Hightower (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Clemmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman Monette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Walter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Claude Gales (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jay Wiest inbounds the ball | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Daniel Thomas misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-48 |
| 19:44 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jay Wiest grabs the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 19:36 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Daniel Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 19:34 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 19:30 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-48 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Hardaway (SF), John Caouette (C) Jay Wiest, Charles Harrison | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 19:24 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Julius Walsh hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 35-48 |
| 19:23 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Caouette tips it home | 37-48 |
| 19:21 | Western Michigan | Julius Walsh is called for the reach on Sherman Monette in the backcourt - foul #3 on Julius Walsh, team foul #1 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Croxton (SG) Julius Walsh | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 19:06 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Sherman Monette, team foul #1 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robert Morrison (SG), Dennis Moore (C) Daniel Thomas, Anthony Dodd | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson (SG), George Goldberg (SF), John Bellard (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Donald Clemmons, Sherman Monette, Thomas Walter, Claude Gales | |
| 18:59 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Hardaway hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-48 |
| 18:57 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Croxton tips it but misses | 37-48 |
| 18:56 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Caouette tips it home | 39-48 |
| 18:52 | Western Michigan | Robert Morrison is called for the reach on Bruce Hightower in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Morrison, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Harold Bray (PG) Lawrence Hardaway | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG) Bruce Hightower | |
| 18:41 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson is hacked by John Caouette - foul #3 on John Caouette, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Anthony Dodd (PF) John Caouette | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 18:31 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Nicholas King | 39-51 |
| 18:14 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Anthony Dodd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Daniel Thomas (PG), Jay Wiest (SF), Charles Harrison (C) Harold Bray, Robert Morrison, Dennis Moore | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Donald Clemmons (SG), Robert O'Connel (SF), Thomas Walter (PF), Joseph Ellington (C) Nicholas King, Donald Johnson, George Goldberg, John Bellard, Todd Thompson | |
| 18:11 | Western Michigan | Jay Wiest is called for the reach on Robert O'Connel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jay Wiest, team foul #4 | 39-51 |
| 18:02 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Anthony Dodd - foul #2 on Anthony Dodd, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Claude Gales (C) Joseph Ellington | |
| 18:02 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 18:02 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter misses the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 18:02 | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel grabs the offensive board | 39-52 |
| 17:54 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Claude Gales is denied by Anthony Dodd | 39-52 |
| 17:53 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Charles Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 17:33 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jay Wiest comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 39-52 |
| 17:31 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons pulls down the rebound | 39-52 |
| 17:25 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 17:23 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales grabs the offensive board | 39-52 |
| 17:09 | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 17:08 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Charles Harrison grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 16:42 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Croxton clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 16:40 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales snags the defensive board | 39-52 |
| 16:27 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert O'Connel | 39-54 |
| 16:05 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jay Wiest misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Claude Gales - foul #3 on Claude Gales, team foul #2 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Harold Bray (PG), Robert Morrison (SG), Lawrence Hardaway (PF), Dennis Moore (C) Daniel Thomas, James Croxton, Anthony Dodd, Charles Harrison | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), Sherman Monette (SF), John Bellard (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Bruce Hightower, Donald Clemmons, Robert O'Connel, Thomas Walter, Claude Gales | |
| 16:05 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jay Wiest misses the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 16:05 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jay Wiest misses the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 16:05 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 16:02 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King is hacked by Jay Wiest in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jay Wiest, team foul #6 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Charles Harrison (C) Jay Wiest | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 15:51 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson double dribbles | 39-54 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Julius Walsh (PG), Vincent Hurt (SG), John Caouette (PF) Harold Bray, Robert Morrison, Charles Harrison | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Julius Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Hurt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Hardaway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Caouette (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sherman Monette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Bellard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Todd Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Caouette scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Vincent Hurt | 41-54 |
| 15:29 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-54 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington (C) Todd Thompson | |
| 15:15 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Caouette misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Ellington - foul #1 on Joseph Ellington, team foul #3 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robert Morrison (SF) Dennis Moore | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | George Goldberg (SF) Sherman Monette | |
| 15:15 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Caouette makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 15:15 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Caouette makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 15:03 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-54 |
| 15:02 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Johnson | 43-54 |
| 14:48 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Hardaway - foul #1 on Lawrence Hardaway, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Harold Bray (PG), Anthony Dodd (PF) Julius Walsh, Lawrence Hardaway | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Donald Clemmons (SG), Claude Gales (C) Nicholas King, Donald Johnson, John Bellard | |
| 14:48 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 14:48 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington misses the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 14:48 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Caouette snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 14:43 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Caouette is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-55 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter (PF) Joseph Ellington | |
| 14:35 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-55 |
| 14:34 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter gets the offensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 14:12 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Clemmons | 43-57 |
| 14:10 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Caouette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-57 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Julius Walsh (PG), Lawrence Hardaway (SF), Charles Harrison (C) Harold Bray, Robert Morrison, Anthony Dodd | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette (SF), Todd Thompson (C) George Goldberg, Claude Gales | |
| 14:01 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Charles Harrison - foul #1 on Charles Harrison, team foul #8 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson (SG), John Bellard (PF) Donald Clemmons, Thomas Walter | |
| 14:01 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 14:01 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 13:38 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Caouette hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper in the lane | 43-59 |
| 13:37 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Charles Harrison snags the offensive board | 43-59 |
| 13:21 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Julius Walsh misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-59 |
| 13:19 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette grabs the board | 43-59 |
| 13:13 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-59 |
| 13:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Charles Harrison gets the rebound | 43-59 |
| 13:07 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Hardaway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-59 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Harold Bray (PG), Jay Wiest (SF), Anthony Dodd (PF), Dennis Moore (C) Julius Walsh, Lawrence Hardaway, John Caouette, Charles Harrison | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Donald Clemmons (SG), Joseph Ellington (PF), Claude Gales (C) Bruce Hightower, Donald Johnson, John Bellard, Todd Thompson | |
| 13:02 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nicholas King and he's fouled by Jay Wiest - foul #4 on Jay Wiest, team foul #9 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Hardaway (SF) Jay Wiest | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 13:02 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons misses the free throw | 43-61 |
| 13:02 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington gets the offensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 12:54 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington blows the layup but the foul's on Dennis Moore - foul #2 on Dennis Moore, team foul #10 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Daniel Thomas (SG) Vincent Hurt | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel (PG) Nicholas King | |
| 12:54 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington misses the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 12:54 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington misses the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 12:54 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Anthony Dodd grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 12:43 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Daniel Thomas is denied on a layup by Joseph Ellington | 43-61 |
| 12:42 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| 12:19 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette drills a driving attempt from close range | 43-63 |
| 12:04 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Dennis Moore blows the layup but he's hacked by Claude Gales - foul #4 on Claude Gales, team foul #4 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Julius Walsh (PG), Vincent Hurt (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), John Caouette (C) Harold Bray, Daniel Thomas, Lawrence Hardaway, Anthony Dodd | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), George Goldberg (SF), Thomas Walter (PF) Robert O'Connel, Donald Clemmons, Sherman Monette, Joseph Ellington | |
| 12:04 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Dennis Moore makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 12:04 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Dennis Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 11:52 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-63 |
| 11:50 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales tips it home | 45-65 |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Julius Walsh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Hurt (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Morrison (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Caouette (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Goldberg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Walter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Claude Gales (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Caouette misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-65 |
| 11:27 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King gets the rebound | 45-65 |
| 11:23 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg is hacked by Robert Morrison - foul #3 on Robert Morrison, team foul #11 | 45-65 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Daniel Thomas (SG), Charles Harrison (C) Vincent Hurt, Dennis Moore | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Donald Clemmons (SG), John Bellard (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Nicholas King, Donald Johnson, Thomas Walter, Claude Gales | |
| 11:23 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 11:23 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg makes the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| 11:05 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robert Morrison comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-67 |
| 11:03 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg gets the rebound | 45-67 |
| 10:56 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Donald Clemmons | 45-70 |
| 10:45 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robert Morrison's floater is tipped away by Todd Thompson | 45-70 |
| 10:43 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-70 |
| 10:36 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-70 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Croxton (SG), Lawrence Hardaway (SF), Anthony Dodd (PF) Daniel Thomas, Robert Morrison, John Caouette | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson (SG), Sherman Monette (SF), Thomas Walter (PF) Donald Clemmons, George Goldberg, John Bellard | |
| 10:28 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Hardaway comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 45-70 |
| 10:27 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson snags the defensive board | 45-70 |
| 10:07 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Bruce Hightower | 45-72 |
| 10:07 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-72 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Vincent Hurt (SG), Dennis Moore (C) James Croxton, Charles Harrison | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Robert O'Connel (SG), John Bellard (PF), Joseph Ellington (C) Bruce Hightower, Donald Johnson, Thomas Walter, Todd Thompson | |
| 09:59 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Hardaway's pass is intercepted by John Bellard | 45-72 |
| 09:45 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington banks in the wide open layup set up by Sherman Monette | 45-74 |
| 09:25 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Anthony Dodd is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-74 |
| 09:23 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert O'Connel | 45-74 |
| 09:08 | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Nicholas King | 45-77 |
| 09:06 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Julius Walsh is fouled in the backcourt by Sherman Monette - foul #2 on Sherman Monette, team foul #5 | 45-77 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Harold Bray (PG), James Croxton (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), John Caouette (PF), Charles Harrison (C) Julius Walsh, Vincent Hurt, Lawrence Hardaway, Anthony Dodd, Dennis Moore | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Donald Clemmons (SG), George Goldberg (SF), Thomas Walter (PF), Claude Gales (C) Nicholas King, Robert O'Connel, Sherman Monette, John Bellard, Joseph Ellington | |
| 08:56 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Harold Bray misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-77 |
| 08:54 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter pulls down the rebound | 45-77 |
| 08:52 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons is hacked by Harold Bray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Bray, team foul #12 | 45-77 |
| 08:52 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons misses the 1st free throw | 45-77 |
| 08:52 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 45-78 |
| 08:45 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Caouette double dribbles | 45-78 |
| 08:27 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter can't finish the layup | 45-78 |
| 08:26 | Fairleigh Dickinson | The rebound goes to John Caouette | 45-78 |
| 08:21 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Caouette loses the dribble to Bruce Hightower | 45-78 |
| 08:08 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Caouette - foul #4 on John Caouette, team foul #13 | 45-78 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Julius Walsh (PG), Daniel Thomas (SG), Anthony Dodd (PF), Dennis Moore (C) Harold Bray, James Croxton, John Caouette, Charles Harrison | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson (SG), Robert O'Connel (SF), John Bellard (PF) Donald Clemmons, George Goldberg, Thomas Walter | |
| 08:08 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales makes the 1st free throw | 45-79 |
| 08:08 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales makes the 2nd free throw | 45-80 |
| 08:05 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Daniel Thomas is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Thomas, team foul #14 | 45-80 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Croxton (SG), Lawrence Hardaway (C) Julius Walsh, Anthony Dodd | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 07:53 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bruce Hightower | 45-82 |
| 07:37 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Dennis Moore can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-82 |
| 07:36 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Hardaway tips it back up and in | 47-82 |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Daniel Thomas (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Croxton (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Morrison (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Moore (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Hardaway (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Bruce Hightower (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Donald Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert O'Connel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Bellard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Claude Gales (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Bellard | 47-84 |
| 07:18 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Hardaway double dribbles | 47-84 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Caouette (PF) Lawrence Hardaway | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Sherman Monette (SF), Thomas Walter (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Bruce Hightower, Robert O'Connel, John Bellard, Claude Gales | |
| 07:03 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette misses the wide open floater in the lane | 47-84 |
| 07:01 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson hits the follow up shot | 47-86 |
| 06:55 | Fairleigh Dickinson | The short jumper by Dennis Moore is denied by Sherman Monette | 47-86 |
| 06:54 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter pulls down the rebound | 47-86 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Robert Morrison is called for the reach on Donald Johnson - foul #4 on Robert Morrison, team foul #15 | 47-86 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Harold Bray (PG), Lawrence Hardaway (SF) James Croxton, Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | George Goldberg (SF) Sherman Monette | |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 47-86 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-87 |
| 06:36 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Nicholas King picks off the pass by John Caouette | 47-87 |
| 06:21 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Caouette - foul #5 on John Caouette, team foul #16 | 47-87 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robert Morrison (SF) John Caouette | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Donald Clemmons (SG), Joseph Ellington (C) Nicholas King, Donald Johnson, Todd Thompson | |
| 06:21 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter makes the 1st free throw | 47-88 |
| 06:21 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 47-89 |
| 06:06 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robert Morrison knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Bray | 50-89 |
| 06:04 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons is hacked by Daniel Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Thomas, team foul #17 | 50-89 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel (SF), John Bellard (PF) George Goldberg, Thomas Walter | |
| 06:04 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons makes the 1st free throw | 50-90 |
| 06:04 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 50-91 |
| 05:49 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robert Morrison hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-91 |
| 05:25 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons is open and scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-93 |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:22 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Bruce Hightower steals the ball from Harold Bray in the backcourt | 52-93 |
| 05:10 | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by John Bellard | 52-96 |
| 04:58 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Harold Bray clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-96 |
| 04:57 | Western Michigan | John Bellard grabs the defensive rebound | 52-96 |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons is hacked by Daniel Thomas - foul #5 on Daniel Thomas, team foul #18 | 52-96 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Croxton (SG) Daniel Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Sherman Monette (SF), Thomas Walter (PF), Claude Gales (C) Bruce Hightower, Robert O'Connel, John Bellard, Joseph Ellington | |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons makes the 1st free throw | 52-97 |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons misses the 2nd free throw | 52-97 |
| 04:44 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Hardaway gets the rebound | 52-97 |
| 04:29 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Hardaway can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Nicholas King - foul #1 on Nicholas King, team foul #6 | 52-97 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jay Wiest (SF) Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson (SG) Donald Clemmons | |
| 04:29 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Hardaway misses the 1st free throw | 52-97 |
| 04:29 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Hardaway misses the 2nd free throw | 52-97 |
| 04:29 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette gets the rebound | 52-97 |
| 04:12 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-97 |
| 04:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson | The rebound goes to Jay Wiest | 52-97 |
| 03:59 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Dennis Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-97 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | George Goldberg (SF) Sherman Monette | |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Nicholas King | 52-99 |
| 03:31 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Croxton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-99 |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Harold Bray (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Croxton (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jay Wiest (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dennis Moore (very tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Hardaway (very tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas King (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Goldberg (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Thomas Walter (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Claude Gales (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales is hacked by Dennis Moore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Moore, team foul #19 | 55-99 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robert Morrison (SF) Jay Wiest | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Donald Clemmons (SG), John Bellard (PF) Nicholas King, Donald Johnson, Thomas Walter | |
| 03:28 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales makes the 1st free throw | 55-100 |
| 03:28 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales makes the 2nd free throw | 55-101 |
| 03:13 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Hardaway hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 55-101 |
| 03:12 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales grabs the defensive rebound | 55-101 |
| 02:46 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales is fouled on the floor by Robert Morrison - foul #5 on Robert Morrison, team foul #20 | 55-101 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Julius Walsh (PG), Anthony Dodd (PF) Harold Bray, Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), Sherman Monette (SF), Thomas Walter (PF) Bruce Hightower, Donald Clemmons, George Goldberg, John Bellard | |
| 02:46 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales makes the 1st free throw | 55-102 |
| 02:46 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales misses the 2nd free throw | 55-102 |
| 02:46 | Fairleigh Dickinson | The rebound goes to Anthony Dodd | 55-102 |
| 02:32 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Croxton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-102 |
| 02:30 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter snags the defensive board | 55-102 |
| 02:09 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert O'Connel | 55-104 |
| 01:57 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Croxton comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 55-104 |
| 01:55 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette pulls down the rebound | 55-104 |
| 01:52 | Western Michigan | James Croxton picks off the pass by Donald Johnson in the backcourt | 55-104 |
| 01:50 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Julius Walsh misses the easy layup | 55-104 |
| 01:48 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Dennis Moore gets the offensive rebound | 55-104 |
| 01:37 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Anthony Dodd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 55-104 |
| 01:35 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Claude Gales | 55-104 |
| 01:15 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette is alone and drills a jumper from the right block | 55-106 |
| 01:06 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Hardaway comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-106 |
| 01:04 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Julius Walsh tips it home | 57-106 |
| 00:52 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales connects on the open jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Julius Walsh - foul #4 on Julius Walsh, team foul #21 | 57-108 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Harold Bray (PG), Charles Harrison (C) Julius Walsh, Anthony Dodd | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Donald Clemmons (SG) Robert O'Connel, Donald Johnson | |
| 00:52 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales misses the free throw | 57-108 |
| 00:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Croxton snags the defensive board | 57-108 |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Hardaway hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Sherman Monette - foul #3 on Sherman Monette, team foul #7 | 57-108 |
| 00:47 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Hardaway misses the 1st free throw | 57-108 |
| 00:47 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Hardaway misses the 2nd free throw | 57-108 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter grabs the defensive rebound | 57-108 |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons is hacked by Dennis Moore - foul #4 on Dennis Moore, team foul #22 | 57-108 |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons makes the 1st free throw | 57-109 |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons misses the 2nd free throw | 57-109 |
| 00:26 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Dennis Moore gets the rebound | 57-109 |
| 00:20 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Croxton buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-109 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower runs out the clock | 60-109 |