| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kenneth Haney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Henthorn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Flaugher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Frank (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Hoffmann (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Greer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Havel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Eric Flaugher inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Zachary Kessler - foul #1 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 19:47 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 19:47 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 19:45 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer is hacked by Kenneth Haney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Haney, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| 19:29 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer lays it up and in set up by Walker Butters and the foul's on Kenneth Haney - foul #2 on Kenneth Haney, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| 19:29 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 19:09 | Ohio | Craig Frank misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 19:08 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Neal Niblett | 39-45 |
| 18:52 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 39-45 |
| 18:51 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 18:45 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer is whistled for traveling | 39-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | George Roden (PG), Benjamin Ziebart (C) Kenneth Haney, Billy Hoffmann | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:34 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn is hacked by Zachary Kessler - foul #2 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Scottie Davis (PF) Kenneth Henthorn | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:25 | Ohio | Eric Flaugher knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-45 |
| 18:21 | Central Michigan | David Havel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 18:20 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Craig Frank | 42-45 |
| 18:08 | Ohio | The jumper by Craig Frank is denied by David Havel | 42-45 |
| 18:07 | Central Michigan | David Havel pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 17:54 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 17:53 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters tips it back up and in | 42-47 |
| 17:35 | Ohio | George Roden misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 17:27 | Central Michigan | David Havel misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Eric Flaugher - foul #3 on Eric Flaugher, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Haney (PG), Kenneth Henthorn (SG), John Chiles (SF), Billy Hoffmann (C) George Roden, Craig Frank, Eric Flaugher, Benjamin Ziebart | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (PG), David Dunkel (SG), Ruben Harrill (PF), Richard Wright (C) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, Walker Butters, Zachary Kessler | |
| 17:27 | Central Michigan | David Havel makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 17:27 | Central Michigan | David Havel makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 17:20 | Ohio | Billy Hoffmann lays it in on a nice dish by Kenneth Haney | 44-49 |
| 17:18 | Central Michigan | David Havel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Craig Frank (PF) Scottie Davis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (SG) David Havel | |
| 17:13 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-49 |
| 17:12 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Brian Robey | 44-49 |
| 16:58 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill lays it in set up by Brian Robey and he's hacked by Kenneth Haney - foul #3 on Kenneth Haney, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | George Roden (PG) Kenneth Haney | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:58 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill makes the free throw | 44-52 |
| 16:43 | Ohio | George Roden knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kenneth Henthorn | 47-52 |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright is hacked by Billy Hoffmann - foul #3 on Billy Hoffmann, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Scottie Davis (PF), Gary Wright (C) Craig Frank, Billy Hoffmann | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walker Butters (PF) Zlatko Gostomski | |
| 16:12 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Robey | 47-54 |
| 15:48 | Ohio | John Chiles clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 15:47 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - George Roden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Chiles (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Henthorn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scottie Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Robey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Dunkel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ruben Harrill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Haney (PG), John Wilson (SG), Eric Flaugher (SF), James Paul (PF), Benjamin Ziebart (C) George Roden, John Chiles, Kenneth Henthorn, Scottie Davis, Gary Wright | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Lowell Cantrell (C) David Dunkel, Ruben Harrill, Richard Wright | |
| 15:27 | Ohio | Brian Robey knocks away the 3 by Eric Flaugher | 47-54 |
| 15:26 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Ziebart | 47-54 |
| 15:08 | Ohio | John Wilson's layup is rejected by Lowell Cantrell | 47-54 |
| 15:06 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey blows the layup but he's fouled by Eric Flaugher - foul #4 on Eric Flaugher, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn (SF) Eric Flaugher | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG), David Havel (SF), Shawn Davis (PF), Zachary Kessler (C) Neal Niblett, Zlatko Gostomski, Walker Butters, Lowell Cantrell | |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary Kessler | 47-55 |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 14:39 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 14:30 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 14:28 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney grabs the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 14:16 | Ohio | John Wilson is fouled on the floor by Zachary Kessler - foul #3 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #3 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Scottie Davis (PF), Billy Hoffmann (C) James Paul, Benjamin Ziebart | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG) Brian Robey | |
| 14:01 | Ohio | John Wilson is hacked by Richard Greer - foul #1 on Richard Greer, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | George Roden (PG), Craig Frank (SG), John Chiles (SF) Kenneth Haney, John Wilson, Kenneth Henthorn | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Ruben Harrill (SF), Walker Butters (PF) Richard Greer, David Havel, Shawn Davis | |
| 13:46 | Ohio | Scottie Davis connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 13:26 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Zlatko Gostomski | 50-57 |
| 13:09 | Ohio | George Roden is fouled on the floor by David Dunkel - foul #1 on David Dunkel, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Haney (PG), John Wilson (SG), James Paul (PF) George Roden, John Chiles, Billy Hoffmann | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), David Havel (SF), Richard Wright (C) Zlatko Gostomski, Ruben Harrill, Zachary Kessler | |
| 12:48 | Ohio | James Paul misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Neal Niblett - foul #1 on Neal Niblett, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn (SF), Gary Wright (C) Craig Frank, Scottie Davis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG) David Dunkel | |
| 12:48 | Ohio | James Paul makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 12:48 | Ohio | James Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 12:44 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-57 |
| 12:22 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 12:20 | Ohio | James Paul can't tip it in | 52-57 |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 12:14 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 12:13 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | David Havel knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Greer | 52-60 |
| 11:35 | Ohio | Richard Greer is called for the reach on John Wilson - foul #2 on Richard Greer, team foul #7 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | George Roden (PG), John Chiles (SF), Craig Frank (PF), Benjamin Ziebart (C) Kenneth Haney, Kenneth Henthorn, James Paul, Gary Wright | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Brian Robey (SF), Ruben Harrill (PF), Lowell Cantrell (C) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, David Havel, Walker Butters, Richard Wright | |
| 11:35 | Ohio | John Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - George Roden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Chiles (fresh) PF - Craig Frank (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Ziebart (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Dunkel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zlatko Gostomski (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Brian Robey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ruben Harrill (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lowell Cantrell (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel is hacked by George Roden in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Roden, team foul #7 | 52-60 |
| 11:33 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 11:33 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 11:14 | Ohio | Craig Frank misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-62 |
| 11:12 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill snags the defensive board | 52-62 |
| 10:57 | Central Michigan | Lowell Cantrell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-62 |
| 10:55 | Ohio | John Chiles grabs the board | 52-62 |
| 10:48 | Ohio | Zlatko Gostomski is called for the reach on John Wilson - foul #1 on Zlatko Gostomski, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Scottie Davis (PF), Billy Hoffmann (C) John Chiles, Benjamin Ziebart | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler (C) Lowell Cantrell | |
| 10:48 | Ohio | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 10:48 | Ohio | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-62 |
| 10:37 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to David Dunkel | 54-62 |
| 10:22 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Robey | 54-64 |
| 10:03 | Ohio | Billy Hoffmann lays it in | 56-64 |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | John Wilson steps in front of the Zachary Kessler pass | 56-64 |
| 09:31 | Ohio | John Wilson buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by George Roden | 58-64 |
| 09:14 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski is hacked by Scottie Davis - foul #1 on Scottie Davis, team foul #8 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Haney (PG), John Chiles (SG), Kenneth Henthorn (SF), James Paul (PF), Benjamin Ziebart (C) George Roden, John Wilson, Craig Frank, Scottie Davis, Billy Hoffmann | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG), David Havel (SF), Walker Butters (PF), Richard Wright (C) David Dunkel, Brian Robey, Ruben Harrill, Zachary Kessler | |
| 09:14 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski misses the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 09:14 | Ohio | James Paul grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 09:07 | Ohio | Benjamin Ziebart can't finish the layup | 58-64 |
| 09:05 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Greer | 58-64 |
| 09:00 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Haney - foul #4 on Kenneth Haney, team foul #9 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Wilson (SG) Kenneth Haney | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG) Zlatko Gostomski | |
| 09:00 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 09:00 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 09:00 | Ohio | James Paul grabs the board | 58-65 |
| 08:47 | Ohio | John Wilson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-65 |
| 08:23 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 61-65 |
| 08:21 | Ohio | Benjamin Ziebart gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 08:06 | Ohio | John Chiles scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-65 |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | David Havel misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-65 |
| 07:56 | Ohio | John Wilson grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 07:37 | Ohio | Benjamin Ziebart lays it in on a great pass from James Paul and the foul's on Richard Wright - foul #1 on Richard Wright, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Haney (PG), Eric Flaugher (SF), Scottie Davis (PF) John Chiles, John Wilson, James Paul | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (SF), Zachary Kessler (C) David Havel, Richard Wright | |
| 07:37 | Ohio | Benjamin Ziebart makes the free throw | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kenneth Haney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Henthorn (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Flaugher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Scottie Davis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Benjamin Ziebart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Greer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Robey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters is open and buries a runner from the left block | 67-67 |
| 07:10 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 07:08 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 06:51 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 06:50 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer grabs the offensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 06:43 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 67-67 |
| 06:42 | Ohio | Scottie Davis pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 06:21 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn's pass is intercepted by Richard Greer | 67-67 |
| 06:19 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-67 |
| Subs | Ohio | George Roden (PG), Craig Frank (SG), James Paul (PF), Billy Hoffmann (C) Kenneth Haney, Kenneth Henthorn, Scottie Davis, Benjamin Ziebart | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Shawn Davis (PF), Lowell Cantrell (C) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, Walker Butters, Zachary Kessler | |
| 06:04 | Ohio | James Paul misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-67 |
| 06:03 | Ohio | Craig Frank can't tip it in | 67-67 |
| 06:01 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 05:50 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-67 |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey hits the follow up shot | 67-69 |
| 05:23 | Ohio | Craig Frank is fouled on the floor by Lowell Cantrell - foul #1 on Lowell Cantrell, team foul #10 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Chiles (SG) James Paul | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Havel (SF), Ruben Harrill (PF), Richard Wright (C) Brian Robey, Shawn Davis, Lowell Cantrell | |
| 05:23 | Ohio | Craig Frank makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 05:23 | Ohio | Craig Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 05:18 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel is fouled in the backcourt by George Roden - foul #2 on George Roden, team foul #10 | 69-69 |
| 05:18 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 05:18 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel misses the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 05:18 | Ohio | Billy Hoffmann grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 05:09 | Ohio | Billy Hoffmann misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-70 |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | David Havel makes the wide open driving attempt near the basket set up by Zlatko Gostomski | 69-72 |
| 04:49 | Ohio | John Chiles makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Eric Flaugher | 71-72 |
| 04:25 | Central Michigan | John Chiles is called for the reach on Zlatko Gostomski - foul #2 on John Chiles, team foul #11 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Haney (PG), Scottie Davis (PF), Gary Wright (C) George Roden, Craig Frank, Billy Hoffmann | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (SG), Walker Butters (PF), Zachary Kessler (C) David Dunkel, Ruben Harrill, Richard Wright | |
| 04:25 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 04:25 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 04:05 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-74 |
| 04:03 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey pulls down the rebound | 71-74 |
| 03:58 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski is fouled in the backcourt by John Chiles - foul #3 on John Chiles, team foul #12 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Wilson (SG), James Paul (PF) John Chiles, Gary Wright | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG) David Havel | |
| 03:58 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 03:58 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 03:47 | Ohio | Scottie Davis misses the shot from the left wing | 71-76 |
| 03:45 | Ohio | Eric Flaugher snags the offensive board | 71-76 |
| 03:32 | Ohio | Eric Flaugher knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 74-76 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kenneth Haney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Wilson (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Flaugher (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Paul (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Scottie Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Zlatko Gostomski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Brian Robey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-79 |
| 02:54 | Ohio | Eric Flaugher comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-79 |
| 02:53 | Ohio | John Wilson snags the offensive board | 74-79 |
| 02:42 | Ohio | James Paul can't connect on a shot from the left side | 74-79 |
| 02:40 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Walker Butters | 74-79 |
| 02:40 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-79 |
| Subs | Ohio | George Roden (PG), Craig Frank (SG), John Chiles (SF), Billy Hoffmann (C) Kenneth Haney, John Wilson, Eric Flaugher, Scottie Davis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG), David Havel (SF) Zlatko Gostomski, Brian Robey | |
| 02:24 | Central Michigan | David Havel makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 74-81 |
| 01:55 | Ohio | George Roden travels with the ball | 74-81 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Haney (PG), John Wilson (SG), Eric Flaugher (SF) George Roden, Craig Frank, John Chiles | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:35 | Central Michigan | David Havel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-81 |
| 01:15 | Ohio | Eric Flaugher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-81 |
| 01:02 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler is open but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 74-81 |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters tips it home | 74-83 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Ohio | Eric Flaugher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-83 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters grabs the defensive rebound | 74-83 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters is hacked by Kenneth Haney in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kenneth Haney, team foul #13 | 74-83 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn (PG) Kenneth Haney | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (SF) David Havel | |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters makes the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters makes the 2nd free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:44 | Ohio | John Wilson is denied on a layup by Zachary Kessler | 74-85 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters grabs the board | 74-85 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey is hacked by Eric Flaugher in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Flaugher, team foul #14 | 74-85 |
| Subs | Ohio | George Roden (PG), Craig Frank (SF), Scottie Davis (PF), Benjamin Ziebart (C) John Wilson, Eric Flaugher, James Paul, Billy Hoffmann | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Ruben Harrill (PF), Richard Wright (C) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, Walker Butters, Zachary Kessler | |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the 1st free throw | 74-86 |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the 2nd free throw | 74-87 |
| 00:34 | Ohio | George Roden is whistled for a carry | 74-87 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 74-87 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski tips it but misses | 74-87 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | Benjamin Ziebart gets the rebound | 74-87 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Benjamin Ziebart clanks a fullcourt shot | 74-87 |