| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Eugene Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bob McCoil (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Braxton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Frank Schmidt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Mosley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Vernon Lind (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Inek Ziller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Woodworth (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Borne (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Michael Braxton inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio | Michael Braxton misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Jesse Woodworth - foul #3 on Jesse Woodworth, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten (SF) Jesse Woodworth | |
| 19:41 | Ohio | Michael Braxton misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 19:41 | Ohio | Michael Braxton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 19:29 | Central Michigan | Dennis Borne is hacked by Frank Schmidt - foul #1 on Frank Schmidt, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 19:18 | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 18:55 | Ohio | Jeffrey Mosley misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 38-40 |
| 18:53 | Ohio | Jeffrey Mosley tips it but misses | 38-40 |
| 18:52 | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 18:50 | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 18:38 | Ohio | Frank Schmidt blows the layup but the foul's on Vernon Lind - foul #3 on Vernon Lind, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Bruce Wininger (C) Jeffrey Mosley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Stockwell (SF), Albert Walker (C) Vernon Lind, Gerald Smith | |
| 18:38 | Ohio | Frank Schmidt makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:38 | Ohio | Frank Schmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:28 | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller is called for 10 seconds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Thornhill (C) Michael Braxton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:13 | Ohio | Eugene Harris is called for traveling | 40-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Boris Cwalinski (SG), Harry Ellison (SF) Bob McCoil, Frank Schmidt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood (SF), John Bonanno (C) Inek Ziller, Dennis Borne | |
| 18:02 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten is hacked by Harry Ellison - foul #1 on Harry Ellison, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Patrick Pinder (PG) Eugene Harris | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:50 | Central Michigan | Boris Cwalinski is called for the reach on Jeffrey Hooten - foul #3 on Boris Cwalinski, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Randall Hall (C) Boris Cwalinski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:29 | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by James Thornhill - foul #1 on James Thornhill, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Braxton (SF) Randall Hall | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller (SG) Jeffrey Hooten | |
| 17:29 | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:29 | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:29 | Ohio | James Thornhill grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 17:06 | Ohio | Patrick Pinder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Eugene Harris (PG), Bob McCoil (SG), Frank Schmidt (PF), Jeffrey Mosley (C) Patrick Pinder, Harry Ellison, Bruce Wininger, James Thornhill | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten (SF), Gerald Smith (C) William Stockwell, Albert Walker | |
| 16:55 | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller misses long on a floater from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 16:53 | Ohio | Bob McCoil gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:31 | Ohio | Michael Braxton hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Bob McCoil | 42-41 |
| 16:10 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Braxton - foul #1 on Michael Braxton, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Ellison (SF), Bruce Wininger (PF), Randall Hall (C) Michael Braxton, Frank Schmidt, Jeffrey Mosley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Stockwell (SF), Dennis Borne (PF), Quincy Barlowe (C) Matthew Millwood, John Bonanno, Gerald Smith | |
| 16:10 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:10 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:10 | Ohio | Randall Hall snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 15:58 | Ohio | Bob McCoil knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Bruce Wininger | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Eugene Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bob McCoil (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harry Ellison (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Bruce Wininger (fresh) 3 reb. C - Randall Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Hooten (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Inek Ziller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Stockwell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dennis Borne (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Quincy Barlowe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | Quincy Barlowe drills a jump hook from the baseline | 44-43 |
| 15:13 | Ohio | Inek Ziller is called for the reach on Eugene Harris - foul #3 on Inek Ziller, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Patrick Pinder (PG), Boris Cwalinski (SG), Frank Schmidt (PF), James Thornhill (C) Eugene Harris, Bob McCoil, Bruce Wininger, Randall Hall | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind (PG), Jesse Woodworth (SF), Albert Walker (C) Jeffrey Hooten, William Stockwell, Quincy Barlowe | |
| 15:01 | Ohio | Boris Cwalinski can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 15:00 | Central Michigan | Albert Walker snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind is fouled in the backcourt by James Thornhill - foul #2 on James Thornhill, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Braxton (SF) Harry Ellison | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood (SG) Inek Ziller | |
| 14:43 | Central Michigan | Albert Walker can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 44-43 |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind snags the offensive board | 44-43 |
| 14:25 | Central Michigan | Albert Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffrey Mosley (C) James Thornhill | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith (C) Dennis Borne | |
| 14:14 | Ohio | Frank Schmidt is called for traveling | 44-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Bruce Wininger (SF), Randall Hall (PF) Michael Braxton, Frank Schmidt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:11 | Central Michigan | Boris Cwalinski takes the ball from Vernon Lind in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| 14:10 | Ohio | Randall Hall lays it in on a great pass from Boris Cwalinski | 46-43 |
| 13:54 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Mosley denies the turnaround by Vernon Lind | 46-43 |
| 13:52 | Ohio | Boris Cwalinski gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:46 | Ohio | Patrick Pinder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 13:44 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:21 | Central Michigan | Albert Walker misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 13:20 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Mosley | 46-43 |
| 13:00 | Ohio | Jeffrey Mosley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Eugene Harris (PG), Bob McCoil (SG), Michael Braxton (SF), Frank Schmidt (PF), James Thornhill (C) Patrick Pinder, Boris Cwalinski, Bruce Wininger, Randall Hall, Jeffrey Mosley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten (SG), William Stockwell (SF), Dennis Borne (PF), John Bonanno (C) Matthew Millwood, Jesse Woodworth, Albert Walker, Gerald Smith | |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | William Stockwell is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Stockwell, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| 12:39 | Ohio | Eugene Harris clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 12:38 | Central Michigan | William Stockwell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind is hacked by Eugene Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Harris, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:19 | Ohio | Frank Schmidt is fouled on the floor by John Bonanno - foul #2 on John Bonanno, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller (SG) Vernon Lind | |
| 11:55 | Ohio | John Bonanno swats the layup by Bob McCoil | 46-45 |
| 11:54 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Inek Ziller | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Eugene Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bob McCoil (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Braxton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Schmidt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Thornhill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Hooten (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Inek Ziller (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Stockwell (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Dennis Borne (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bonanno (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten is denied on a layup by Frank Schmidt | 46-45 |
| 11:47 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Bob McCoil | 46-45 |
| 11:26 | Ohio | Michael Braxton clanks a turnaround in the lane | 46-45 |
| 11:25 | Central Michigan | Dennis Borne snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 10:56 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-45 |
| 10:54 | Ohio | James Thornhill grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 10:49 | Ohio | Jeffrey Hooten is called for the reach on Bob McCoil - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hooten, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Patrick Pinder (PG), Harry Ellison (SG), Bruce Wininger (SF), Randall Hall (PF), Jeffrey Mosley (C) Eugene Harris, Bob McCoil, Michael Braxton, Frank Schmidt, James Thornhill | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind (PG), Matthew Millwood (SG), Jesse Woodworth (SF), Albert Walker (PF), Quincy Barlowe (C) Jeffrey Hooten, Inek Ziller, William Stockwell, Dennis Borne, John Bonanno | |
| 10:34 | Ohio | Jeffrey Mosley banks in the layup set up by Patrick Pinder and he's fouled by Quincy Barlowe - foul #2 on Quincy Barlowe, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Boris Cwalinski (SG) Randall Hall | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith (C) Quincy Barlowe | |
| 10:34 | Ohio | Jeffrey Mosley makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:27 | Central Michigan | Patrick Pinder is called for the reach on Vernon Lind in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Pinder, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| 10:27 | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:27 | Ohio | Bruce Wininger snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 10:12 | Ohio | Jeffrey Mosley can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 49-45 |
| 10:10 | Central Michigan | Jesse Woodworth grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:57 | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Vernon Lind | 49-47 |
| 09:34 | Ohio | Bruce Wininger can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 09:33 | Central Michigan | Albert Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 09:16 | Central Michigan | Jesse Woodworth is hacked by Jeffrey Mosley - foul #2 on Jeffrey Mosley, team foul #9 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | Eugene Harris (PG), Bob McCoil (SG), Michael Braxton (SF), Frank Schmidt (PF), Randall Hall (C) Patrick Pinder, Boris Cwalinski, Harry Ellison, Bruce Wininger, Jeffrey Mosley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten (PG), Inek Ziller (SG), Anthony Becker (PF), Quincy Barlowe (C) Vernon Lind, Matthew Millwood, Albert Walker, Gerald Smith | |
| 09:16 | Central Michigan | Jesse Woodworth makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:16 | Central Michigan | Jesse Woodworth misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:16 | Ohio | Frank Schmidt grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 09:06 | Ohio | Michael Braxton's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Hooten | 49-48 |
| 08:48 | Central Michigan | Quincy Barlowe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 08:47 | Ohio | Bob McCoil pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:33 | Ohio | Randall Hall travels with the ball | 49-48 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Thornhill (PF) Frank Schmidt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Stockwell (SF) Jesse Woodworth | |
| 08:10 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten can't finish the uncontested layup | 49-48 |
| 08:08 | Central Michigan | William Stockwell tips it but misses | 49-48 |
| 08:07 | Ohio | Randall Hall grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 07:51 | Ohio | Michael Braxton buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Bob McCoil | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Eugene Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bob McCoil (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Braxton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Thornhill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Hooten (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Inek Ziller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Stockwell (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Anthony Becker (fresh) C - Quincy Barlowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | Anthony Becker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by William Stockwell | 51-50 |
| 07:09 | Ohio | James Thornhill knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Eugene Harris | 54-50 |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | William Stockwell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on William Stockwell, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Patrick Pinder (PG), Boris Cwalinski (SG), Harry Ellison (SF), Frank Schmidt (PF), Bruce Wininger (C) Eugene Harris, Bob McCoil, Michael Braxton, James Thornhill, Randall Hall | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind (PG), Matthew Millwood (SG), Jesse Woodworth (SF), Dennis Borne (PF), Albert Walker (C) Jeffrey Hooten, Inek Ziller, William Stockwell, Anthony Becker, Quincy Barlowe | |
| 06:39 | Ohio | Harry Ellison loses the dribble to Jesse Woodworth | 54-50 |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | Jesse Woodworth hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Boris Cwalinski - foul #4 on Boris Cwalinski, team foul #10 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffrey Mosley (C) Patrick Pinder | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith (C) Albert Walker | |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | Jesse Woodworth misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | Jesse Woodworth makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:02 | Ohio | Jeffrey Mosley connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Boris Cwalinski | 56-51 |
| 05:51 | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 05:50 | Central Michigan | Jesse Woodworth grabs the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 05:31 | Central Michigan | Dennis Borne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 05:29 | Ohio | Jeffrey Mosley gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 05:12 | Ohio | Bruce Wininger misses the easy layup | 56-51 |
| 05:10 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Wininger | 56-51 |
| 04:57 | Ohio | The pull-up jumper by Frank Schmidt is blocked by Jesse Woodworth | 56-51 |
| 04:55 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | Eugene Harris (PG), Bob McCoil (SG), Michael Braxton (SF) Boris Cwalinski, Harry Ellison, Bruce Wininger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten (SG), William Stockwell (SF), Albert Walker (PF), John Bonanno (C) Matthew Millwood, Jesse Woodworth, Dennis Borne, Gerald Smith | |
| 04:36 | Ohio | Frank Schmidt can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-51 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Albert Walker | 56-51 |
| 04:28 | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind is hacked by Eugene Harris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene Harris, team foul #11 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Thornhill (PF), Randall Hall (C) Frank Schmidt, Jeffrey Mosley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:28 | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 04:28 | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:14 | Ohio | Michael Braxton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Thornhill | 58-52 |
| 03:57 | Central Michigan | John Bonanno can't finish the layup | 58-52 |
| 03:55 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Thornhill | 58-52 |
| 03:40 | Ohio | Bob McCoil misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | William Stockwell gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Eugene Harris (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bob McCoil (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Braxton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Thornhill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Vernon Lind (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Hooten (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Stockwell (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Albert Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bonanno (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Central Michigan | Albert Walker makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vernon Lind | 58-54 |
| 03:04 | Ohio | Eugene Harris is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Hooten - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hooten, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Patrick Pinder (SG), Harry Ellison (SF), Frank Schmidt (PF), Bruce Wininger (C) Bob McCoil, Michael Braxton, James Thornhill, Randall Hall | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood (PG), Inek Ziller (SG), Jesse Woodworth (SF), Dennis Borne (PF), Quincy Barlowe (C) Vernon Lind, Jeffrey Hooten, William Stockwell, Albert Walker, John Bonanno | |
| 03:04 | Ohio | Eugene Harris makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:04 | Ohio | Eugene Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:02 | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffrey Mosley (C) Eugene Harris | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:48 | Ohio | Frank Schmidt knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Patrick Pinder | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:37 | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller is open and buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jesse Woodworth | 63-56 |
| 02:37 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Eugene Harris (PG), Bob McCoil (SG) Patrick Pinder, Harry Ellison | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten (PG), Gerald Smith (C) Matthew Millwood, Quincy Barlowe | |
| 02:21 | Ohio | Eugene Harris's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Borne | 63-56 |
| 02:20 | Ohio | Bruce Wininger can't tip it in | 63-56 |
| 02:18 | Ohio | Jeffrey Mosley grabs the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 02:08 | Ohio | Bruce Wininger connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Harris and he's fouled by Inek Ziller - foul #4 on Inek Ziller, team foul #10 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Thornhill (C) Jeffrey Mosley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:08 | Ohio | Bruce Wininger misses the free throw | 65-56 |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dennis Borne | 65-56 |
| 02:01 | Central Michigan | Dennis Borne is by himself and knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Inek Ziller | 65-58 |
| 02:01 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind (PG) Jeffrey Hooten | |
| 01:40 | Ohio | Gerald Smith picks off the pass by James Thornhill | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:38 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith is hacked by Eugene Harris in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eugene Harris, team foul #12 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Braxton (SF), Jeffrey Mosley (C) Bruce Wininger, James Thornhill | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:38 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:38 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 01:29 | Ohio | Eugene Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gerald Smith - foul #1 on Gerald Smith, team foul #11 | 65-60 |
| 01:29 | Ohio | Eugene Harris makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 01:29 | Ohio | Eugene Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | Dennis Borne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Ohio | Michael Braxton drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-60 |
| 00:30 | Ohio | Frank Schmidt snags the defensive board | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Ohio | Frank Schmidt is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Lind - foul #4 on Vernon Lind, team foul #12 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | Boris Cwalinski (SF), James Thornhill (C) Michael Braxton, Jeffrey Mosley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:29 | Ohio | Frank Schmidt misses the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:29 | Ohio | Frank Schmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith is open and buries a shot from the left block and he's fouled by Boris Cwalinski - foul #5 on Boris Cwalinski, team foul #13 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Braxton (SF), Jeffrey Mosley (C) Boris Cwalinski, James Thornhill | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith makes the free throw | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Ohio | Bob McCoil is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Lind - foul #5 on Vernon Lind, team foul #13 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Thornhill (C) Jeffrey Mosley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten (PG) Vernon Lind | |
| 00:19 | Ohio | Bob McCoil makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:19 | Ohio | Bob McCoil makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Harris - foul #5 on Eugene Harris, team foul #14 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | Patrick Pinder (PG), Jeffrey Mosley (C) Eugene Harris, James Thornhill | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:15 | Ohio | Jeffrey Hooten is called for the reach on Bob McCoil in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Hooten, team foul #14 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Thornhill (C) Jeffrey Mosley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:15 | Ohio | Bob McCoil makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:15 | Ohio | Bob McCoil makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-65 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Smith | 74-65 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Inek Ziller | 74-68 |
| 00:03 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Ellison (SF) Michael Braxton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:01 | Ohio | Patrick Pinder is hacked by Jeffrey Hooten in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Hooten, team foul #15 | 74-68 |
| 00:01 | Ohio | Patrick Pinder makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:01 | Ohio | Patrick Pinder makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 76-68 |