| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Al Fullen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Grayson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronnie Rondon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Clifton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Bruce Hightower (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Clemmons (fresh) SF - Sherman Monette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Walter (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Claude Gales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette inbounds the ball | 29-54 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Dennis Williams - foul #2 on Dennis Williams, team foul #1 | 29-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings (PG), Louis Gentry (SF), Michael Olsen (PF), Donald Myers (C) Al Fullen, Ronnie Rondon, Ernest Clifton, Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 19:40 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette misses the 1st free throw | 29-54 |
| 19:40 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette makes the 2nd free throw | 29-55 |
| 19:29 | Miami (OH) | Michael Olsen misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-55 |
| 19:27 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette grabs the defensive rebound | 29-55 |
| 19:19 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Donald Clemmons | 29-57 |
| 19:02 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-57 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen (PG) Steven Grayson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 18:48 | Western Michigan | Al Fullen steals the ball from Thomas Walter | 29-57 |
| 18:19 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-57 |
| 18:18 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter grabs the board | 29-57 |
| 18:12 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-57 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson (SG), Ronnie Rondon (SF), Ernest Clifton (PF), Dennis Williams (C) Al Fullen, Louis Gentry, Michael Olsen, Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), George Goldberg (SF), Joseph Ellington (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Bruce Hightower, Donald Clemmons, Sherman Monette, Thomas Walter, Claude Gales | |
| 17:49 | Miami (OH) | Ernest Clifton can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Todd Thompson - foul #1 on Todd Thompson, team foul #1 | 29-57 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen (PG) Michael Cummings | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:49 | Miami (OH) | Ernest Clifton misses the 1st free throw | 29-57 |
| 17:49 | Miami (OH) | Ernest Clifton misses the 2nd free throw | 29-57 |
| 17:49 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Joseph Ellington | 29-57 |
| 17:44 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-57 |
| 17:42 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 29-57 |
| 17:36 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen loses the dribble to Donald Johnson in the backcourt | 29-57 |
| 17:17 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-57 |
| 17:16 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson misses the tip | 29-57 |
| 17:14 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Ronnie Rondon | 29-57 |
| 17:12 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas King steals the ball from Ronnie Rondon in the backcourt | 29-57 |
| 16:57 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-57 |
| 16:55 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson hits the follow up shot | 29-59 |
| 16:53 | Miami (OH) | Donald Johnson steps in front of the Ernest Clifton pass in the backcourt | 29-59 |
| 16:37 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson is fouled on the floor by Steven Grayson - foul #1 on Steven Grayson, team foul #2 | 29-59 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings (SG), Louis Gentry (SF), Michael Olsen (PF), Donald Myers (C) Steven Grayson, Ronnie Rondon, Ernest Clifton, Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Donald Clemmons (SG), Sherman Monette (SF), Thomas Walter (PF), Claude Gales (C) Nicholas King, Donald Johnson, George Goldberg, Joseph Ellington, Todd Thompson | |
| 16:31 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower is hacked by Michael Cummings - foul #1 on Michael Cummings, team foul #3 | 29-59 |
| 16:21 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Claude Gales | 29-61 |
| 16:09 | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Clemmons - foul #1 on Donald Clemmons, team foul #2 | 29-61 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson (SG), Ernest Clifton (PF) Al Fullen, Michael Olsen | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 16:09 | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 30-61 |
| 16:09 | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 31-61 |
| 15:55 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Ernest Clifton - foul #2 on Ernest Clifton, team foul #4 | 31-61 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen (PG), Ronnie Rondon (SF), Michael Olsen (PF) Steven Grayson, Louis Gentry, Ernest Clifton | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 15:55 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter makes the 1st free throw | 31-62 |
| 15:55 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter misses the 2nd free throw | 31-62 |
| 15:55 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers grabs the board | 31-62 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Al Fullen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Cummings (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronnie Rondon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Olsen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Myers (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Bruce Hightower (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Clemmons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sherman Monette (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Walter (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Claude Gales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen is hacked by Donald Clemmons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Clemmons, team foul #3 | 31-62 |
| 15:42 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-62 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson (SG), Louis Gentry (SF), Ernest Clifton (PF), Dennis Williams (C) Al Fullen, Ronnie Rondon, Michael Olsen, Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel (SF) Sherman Monette | |
| 15:31 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-62 |
| 15:30 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Steven Grayson | 31-62 |
| 15:13 | Miami (OH) | Ernest Clifton lays it up and in | 33-62 |
| 15:07 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter hits a turnaround near the basket | 33-64 |
| 14:44 | Miami (OH) | Ernest Clifton misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 33-64 |
| 14:42 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower snags the defensive board | 33-64 |
| 14:32 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales is hacked by Dennis Williams - foul #3 on Dennis Williams, team foul #5 | 33-64 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen (PG), Ronnie Rondon (SF), Michael Olsen (PF), Donald Myers (C) Steven Grayson, Louis Gentry, Ernest Clifton, Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), Sherman Monette (SF), Joseph Ellington (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Bruce Hightower, Donald Clemmons, Robert O'Connel, Thomas Walter, Claude Gales | |
| 14:21 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 33-64 |
| 14:20 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 33-64 |
| 14:10 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon misses the jumper in the paint | 33-64 |
| 14:08 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Rondon | 33-64 |
| 14:03 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen loses the ball out of bounds | 33-64 |
| 13:53 | Western Michigan | Al Fullen is called for the reach on Nicholas King - foul #2 on Al Fullen, team foul #6 | 33-64 |
| 13:45 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Sherman Monette, team foul #4 | 33-64 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson (SG) Michael Cummings | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | George Goldberg (SF) Sherman Monette | |
| 13:28 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ronnie Rondon | 36-64 |
| 13:21 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King misses the jump hook near the basket | 36-64 |
| 13:19 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 36-64 |
| 13:04 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Al Fullen | 38-64 |
| 12:53 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-64 |
| 12:52 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Donald Myers | 38-64 |
| 12:46 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-64 |
| 12:45 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Joseph Ellington | 38-64 |
| 12:41 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Johnson | 38-67 |
| 12:34 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen is fouled on the floor by Nicholas King - foul #4 on Nicholas King, team foul #5 | 38-67 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings (SG), Louis Gentry (SF), Ernest Clifton (PF), Dennis Williams (C) Steven Grayson, Ronnie Rondon, Michael Olsen, Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Donald Clemmons (SG), Sherman Monette (SF), Thomas Walter (PF), Claude Gales (C) Nicholas King, Donald Johnson, George Goldberg, Joseph Ellington, Todd Thompson | |
| 12:25 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-67 |
| 12:13 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-67 |
| 12:12 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter misses the tip | 41-67 |
| 12:10 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Dennis Williams | 41-67 |
| 11:50 | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings drills a shot in the paint | 43-67 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Al Fullen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Cummings (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Gentry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernest Clifton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Williams (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Bruce Hightower (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Clemmons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sherman Monette (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Walter (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Claude Gales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter is hacked by Ernest Clifton - foul #3 on Ernest Clifton, team foul #7 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson (SG), Ronnie Rondon (SF) Al Fullen, Louis Gentry | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | George Goldberg (SF) Sherman Monette | |
| 11:26 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter misses the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 11:26 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon snags the defensive board | 43-67 |
| 11:06 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Williams travels with the ball | 43-67 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen (PG), Donald Myers (C) Steven Grayson, Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson (SG) Donald Clemmons | |
| 10:58 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower is whistled for a carry | 43-67 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson (SG), Michael Olsen (PF) Al Fullen, Ernest Clifton | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 10:56 | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Cummings, team foul #8 | 43-67 |
| 10:46 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower is hacked by Michael Olsen - foul #1 on Michael Olsen, team foul #9 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen (PG), Ernest Clifton (PF), Dennis Williams (C) Steven Grayson, Michael Olsen, Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Bellard (PF) Thomas Walter | |
| 10:46 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower makes the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 10:46 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower makes the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 10:29 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon misses badly on a floater from close range | 43-69 |
| 10:27 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to John Bellard | 43-69 |
| 10:22 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-69 |
| 10:21 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Michael Cummings | 43-69 |
| 10:15 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen's dunk attempt is rejected by Claude Gales | 43-69 |
| 10:14 | Western Michigan | John Bellard grabs the defensive rebound | 43-69 |
| 10:03 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Bruce Hightower and the foul's on Michael Cummings - foul #3 on Michael Cummings, team foul #10 | 43-71 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson (SG), Louis Gentry (SF), Michael Olsen (PF), Donald Myers (C) Al Fullen, Ronnie Rondon, Ernest Clifton, Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Sherman Monette (SF) Bruce Hightower, George Goldberg | |
| 10:03 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson makes the free throw | 43-72 |
| 09:49 | Miami (OH) | John Bellard blocks the short jumper by Michael Cummings | 43-72 |
| 09:47 | Miami (OH) | Michael Olsen snags the offensive board | 43-72 |
| 09:34 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Olsen | 46-72 |
| 09:16 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 46-72 |
| 09:15 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry grabs the board | 46-72 |
| 09:12 | Miami (OH) | Sherman Monette steals the ball from Steven Grayson in the backcourt | 46-72 |
| 08:57 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette buries a jumper near the basket set up by Claude Gales | 46-74 |
| 08:30 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas King is called for the reach on Michael Cummings - foul #5 on Nicholas King, team foul #6 | 46-74 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen (PG), Donny Neilson (SG), Ronnie Rondon (SF), Ernest Clifton (PF), Dennis Williams (C) Michael Cummings, Steven Grayson, Louis Gentry, Michael Olsen, Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Donald Clemmons (SG), Robert O'Connel (SF), Thomas Walter (PF), Joseph Ellington (C) Nicholas King, Donald Johnson, Sherman Monette, John Bellard, Claude Gales | |
| 08:14 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-74 |
| 08:12 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington snags the defensive board | 46-74 |
| 08:08 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons is denied on a layup by Dennis Williams | 46-74 |
| 08:07 | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel tips it in | 46-76 |
| 07:45 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Donny Neilson | 49-76 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Al Fullen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donny Neilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Rondon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ernest Clifton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Williams (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Bruce Hightower (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Clemmons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert O'Connel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Walter (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Ellington (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Thomas Walter is denied by Ronnie Rondon | 49-76 |
| 07:25 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Williams grabs the board | 49-76 |
| 07:08 | Miami (OH) | Ernest Clifton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 49-76 |
| 07:07 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Rondon | 49-76 |
| 06:51 | Miami (OH) | Ernest Clifton lays it up and in on a great pass from Al Fullen | 51-76 |
| 06:43 | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-76 |
| 06:42 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Williams gets the rebound | 51-76 |
| 06:22 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away but the foul's on Robert O'Connel - foul #2 on Robert O'Connel, team foul #7 | 51-76 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Steven Grayson (SG), Louis Gentry (SF), Michael Olsen (PF), Donald Myers (C) Donny Neilson, Ronnie Rondon, Ernest Clifton, Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson (SG), Sherman Monette (SF), John Bellard (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Donald Clemmons, Robert O'Connel, Thomas Walter, Joseph Ellington | |
| 06:22 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen makes the 1st free throw | 52-76 |
| 06:22 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-76 |
| 06:22 | Miami (OH) | Al Fullen makes the 3rd free throw | 54-76 |
| 06:10 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson can't finish the layup | 54-76 |
| 06:08 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson tips it in | 54-78 |
| 06:04 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Johnson - foul #1 on Donald Johnson, team foul #8 | 54-78 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings (PG) Al Fullen | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:04 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry makes the 1st free throw | 55-78 |
| 06:04 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry makes the 2nd free throw | 56-78 |
| 05:50 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson is called for traveling | 56-78 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon (SF), Ernest Clifton (PF) Louis Gentry, Michael Olsen | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:43 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon is hacked by Bruce Hightower in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Hightower, team foul #9 | 56-78 |
| 05:43 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Rondon misses the 1st free throw | 56-78 |
| 05:43 | Western Michigan | John Bellard grabs the board | 56-78 |
| 05:39 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-78 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Olsen (PF) Ernest Clifton | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 05:16 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 56-78 |
| 05:15 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson gets the rebound | 56-78 |
| 04:56 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-78 |
| 04:55 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers pulls down the rebound | 56-78 |
| 04:50 | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 56-78 |
| 04:48 | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings hits the follow up shot | 58-78 |
| 04:38 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Sherman Monette | 58-81 |
| 04:11 | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Sherman Monette - foul #4 on Sherman Monette, team foul #10 | 58-81 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson (SG), Louis Gentry (SF) Steven Grayson, Ronnie Rondon | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel (PG), Donald Clemmons (SG), George Goldberg (SF), Thomas Walter (PF), Claude Gales (C) Bruce Hightower, Donald Johnson, Sherman Monette, John Bellard, Todd Thompson | |
| 04:11 | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 59-81 |
| 04:11 | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 60-81 |
| 04:02 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons is denied on a layup by Donald Myers | 60-81 |
| 04:00 | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-81 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-81 |
| 03:41 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter grabs the board | 60-81 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Michael Cummings (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donny Neilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Gentry (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Olsen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert O'Connel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Clemmons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Goldberg (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Thomas Walter (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Claude Gales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:18 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons's pass is intercepted by Michael Cummings | 60-81 |
| 02:59 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Goldberg - foul #2 on George Goldberg, team foul #11 | 60-81 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington (C) Claude Gales | |
| 02:59 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry misses the 1st free throw | 60-81 |
| 02:59 | Miami (OH) | Louis Gentry misses the 2nd free throw | 60-81 |
| 02:59 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington grabs the board | 60-81 |
| 02:30 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons buries a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Donald Myers - foul #1 on Donald Myers, team foul #11 | 60-83 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Sherman Monette (SF) Robert O'Connel, George Goldberg | |
| 02:30 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons misses the free throw | 60-83 |
| 02:30 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers pulls down the rebound | 60-83 |
| 02:12 | Miami (OH) | Donald Myers misses the fadeaway from the right block | 60-83 |
| 02:11 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter grabs the board | 60-83 |
| 01:45 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Cummings - foul #4 on Michael Cummings, team foul #12 | 60-83 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Claude Gales (C) Joseph Ellington | |
| 01:45 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower makes the 1st free throw | 60-84 |
| 01:45 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower misses the 2nd free throw | 60-84 |
| 01:45 | Miami (OH) | Michael Olsen gets the rebound | 60-84 |
| 01:26 | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-84 |
| 01:04 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette is fouled on the floor by Donald Myers - foul #2 on Donald Myers, team foul #13 | 62-84 |
| 01:04 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette makes the 1st free throw | 62-85 |
| 01:04 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette makes the 2nd free throw | 62-86 |
| 01:01 | Miami (OH) | Michael Olsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-86 |
| 00:42 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales can't connect on a runner in the paint | 62-86 |
| 00:41 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales grabs the offensive rebound | 62-86 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower buries a runner from the right block set up by Sherman Monette | 62-88 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings is fouled in the backcourt by Sherman Monette - foul #5 on Sherman Monette, team foul #12 | 62-88 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | George Goldberg (SF) Sherman Monette | |
| 00:10 | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 63-88 |
| 00:10 | Miami (OH) | Michael Cummings misses the 2nd free throw | 63-88 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales snags the defensive board | 63-88 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower runs out the clock | 63-88 |