| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Don James (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Griffiths (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Koga (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Goldberg (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jacob Vallery (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Roger Barton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Lujan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Hooten (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Gatewood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Cloer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oakland | Stanley Koga inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Oakland | Jacob Vallery banks in the layup set up by Stanley Koga and he's fouled by Brian Cloer - foul #2 on Brian Cloer, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 19:41 | Oakland | Jacob Vallery misses the free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:41 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 19:20 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 19:18 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood grabs the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 18:51 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan is whistled for a carry | 38-35 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jeffrey Harvey (PG), Glen Williamson (SG), Brice Johnson (SF), Jerzy Zbell (PF), Dustin Rivers (C) Don James, Michael Griffiths, Stanley Koga, Terry Goldberg, Jacob Vallery | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis (PG), Chris Long (SG), Chen Xang (SF), Nicholas Brown (PF) Roger Barton, Herbert Lujan, Brian Hooten, Brian Gatewood | |
| 18:49 | Oakland | Brian Cloer steals the ball from Glen Williamson in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| 18:36 | Western Michigan | Brian Cloer scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Loftis | 38-37 |
| 18:31 | Oakland | Jeffrey Harvey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| 18:13 | Western Michigan | 3 seconds is called on Chris Long | 38-37 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roger Barton (PG) Brian Cloer | |
| 18:08 | Oakland | Glen Williamson is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Brown - foul #1 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood (PF) Chen Xang | |
| 17:42 | Oakland | Brice Johnson is hacked by Roger Barton - foul #3 on Roger Barton, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Oakland | Don James (PG), Michael Griffiths (SG), Dennis Simms (SF), Terry Goldberg (PF), John Mitchell (C) Jeffrey Harvey, Glen Williamson, Brice Johnson, Jerzy Zbell, Dustin Rivers | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan (SG), Brian Hooten (SF), Brian Cloer (C) Roger Barton, Chris Long, Nicholas Brown | |
| 17:15 | Oakland | Terry Goldberg is hacked by Brian Gatewood - foul #3 on Brian Gatewood, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jacob Vallery (C) Terry Goldberg | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas Brown (PF) Brian Gatewood | |
| 16:56 | Oakland | Nicholas Brown blocks the short jumper by Michael Griffiths | 38-37 |
| 16:55 | Western Michigan | Brian Hooten gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:38 | Western Michigan | Brian Hooten blows the layup | 38-37 |
| 16:36 | Oakland | John Mitchell gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:22 | Oakland | Michael Griffiths misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 16:21 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Nicholas Brown | 38-37 |
| 15:58 | Western Michigan | Brian Hooten hits a shot from close range and he's fouled by Dennis Simms - foul #1 on Dennis Simms, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Oakland | Glen Williamson (PG), Brice Johnson (SG), Stanley Koga (SF), Jerzy Zbell (PF), Dustin Rivers (C) Don James, Michael Griffiths, Dennis Simms, John Mitchell, Jacob Vallery | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roger Barton (PG), Chris Long (SG), Ricardo Serrano (PF), Chen Xang (C) Robert Loftis, Herbert Lujan, Nicholas Brown, Brian Cloer | |
| 15:58 | Western Michigan | Brian Hooten makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Glen Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brice Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Koga (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerzy Zbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dustin Rivers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Roger Barton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chris Long (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hooten (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ricardo Serrano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Chen Xang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Roger Barton - foul #4 on Roger Barton, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Oakland | Terry Goldberg (PF) Dustin Rivers | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan (SG), Brian Gatewood (PF) Roger Barton, Brian Hooten | |
| 15:38 | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:38 | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:34 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan is hacked by Brice Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brice Johnson, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| 15:23 | Western Michigan | Chris Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jeffrey Harvey (PG), Michael Griffiths (SG), Dustin Rivers (C) Glen Williamson, Brice Johnson, Jerzy Zbell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 15:01 | Oakland | Terry Goldberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremy Cole (SF) Chen Xang | |
| 14:47 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan hits a fadeaway from close range | 39-42 |
| 14:27 | Oakland | Michael Griffiths scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Terry Goldberg | 42-42 |
| 14:22 | Western Michigan | Michael Griffiths takes the ball from Herbert Lujan in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| 14:04 | Oakland | Herbert Lujan steps in front of the Dustin Rivers pass | 42-42 |
| 14:02 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan is hacked by Jeffrey Harvey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Harvey, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Oakland | Don James (PG), Glen Williamson (SG), Brice Johnson (SF), Jerzy Zbell (PF), Jacob Vallery (C) Jeffrey Harvey, Michael Griffiths, Stanley Koga, Terry Goldberg, Dustin Rivers | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis (PG), Brian Hooten (SF), Brian Cloer (C) Chris Long, Jeremy Cole, Brian Gatewood | |
| 13:50 | Western Michigan | Don James takes the ball from Ricardo Serrano | 42-42 |
| 13:45 | Oakland | Don James hits the finger roll | 44-42 |
| 13:29 | Western Michigan | Jerzy Zbell is called for the reach on Ricardo Serrano - foul #3 on Jerzy Zbell, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Oakland | Stanley Koga (SF), Terry Goldberg (PF) Brice Johnson, Jerzy Zbell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood (PF) Ricardo Serrano | |
| 13:19 | Western Michigan | Brian Hooten knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Herbert Lujan | 44-44 |
| 12:50 | Oakland | Jacob Vallery buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Terry Goldberg | 46-44 |
| 12:48 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jeffrey Harvey (PG), Michael Griffiths (SG), Brice Johnson (SF), John Mitchell (PF) Don James, Glen Williamson, Stanley Koga, Terry Goldberg | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chris Long (SG), Chen Xang (SF), Ricardo Serrano (PF) Herbert Lujan, Brian Hooten, Brian Gatewood | |
| 12:21 | Oakland | Chris Long takes the ball from Brice Johnson | 46-44 |
| 12:18 | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis lays it in on a nice dish by Chris Long | 46-46 |
| 12:16 | Oakland | Robert Loftis is called for the reach on Jeffrey Harvey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Loftis, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell (PF) Jacob Vallery | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremy Cole (SF) Ricardo Serrano | |
| 11:57 | Oakland | Brice Johnson makes the wide open shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Harvey | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Jeffrey Harvey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Griffiths (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brice Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerzy Zbell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Chris Long (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Loftis (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Chen Xang (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Cloer (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Western Michigan | Brian Cloer knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Loftis | 48-49 |
| 11:39 | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Cloer - foul #3 on Brian Cloer, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Oakland | Don James (PG), Glen Williamson (SG), Stanley Koga (SF), Terry Goldberg (PF) Jeffrey Harvey, Michael Griffiths, Brice Johnson, John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan (SG), Brian Hooten (SF), Brian Gatewood (PF), Nicholas Brown (C) Chris Long, Jeremy Cole, Chen Xang, Brian Cloer | |
| 11:39 | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 11:39 | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:23 | Western Michigan | Glen Williamson is called for the reach on Herbert Lujan - foul #3 on Glen Williamson, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dennis Simms (SF), Dustin Rivers (C) Stanley Koga, Jerzy Zbell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 11:16 | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 50-49 |
| 11:14 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood tips it home | 50-51 |
| 10:53 | Oakland | Don James can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Herbert Lujan - foul #1 on Herbert Lujan, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Oakland | Michael Griffiths (SG), Stanley Koga (SF), Jacob Vallery (C) Glen Williamson, Dennis Simms, Terry Goldberg | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chris Long (PG), Ricardo Serrano (PF) Robert Loftis, Brian Gatewood | |
| 10:53 | Oakland | Don James makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:53 | Oakland | Don James makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 10:42 | Western Michigan | Ricardo Serrano's floater is tipped away by Stanley Koga | 52-51 |
| 10:41 | Oakland | Stanley Koga grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 10:39 | Oakland | Nicholas Brown is called for the reach on Stanley Koga in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell (PF) Dustin Rivers | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chen Xang (SF), Brian Cloer (C) Brian Hooten, Nicholas Brown | |
| 10:39 | Oakland | Stanley Koga makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:39 | Oakland | Stanley Koga misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:39 | Western Michigan | Ricardo Serrano gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 10:12 | Western Michigan | Ricardo Serrano is fouled on the floor by Jerzy Zbell - foul #4 on Jerzy Zbell, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jeffrey Harvey (PG), Glen Williamson (SG), Terry Goldberg (PF) Don James, Michael Griffiths, Jerzy Zbell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremy Cole (SF) Chen Xang | |
| 09:59 | Western Michigan | Ricardo Serrano is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Ricardo Serrano, team foul #10 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Oakland | Brice Johnson (SF) Stanley Koga | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis (SG), Nicholas Brown (PF) Herbert Lujan, Ricardo Serrano | |
| 09:50 | Oakland | Jeffrey Harvey hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-51 |
| 09:48 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Brown snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 09:31 | Western Michigan | Chris Long's fadeaway is rejected by Jacob Vallery | 53-51 |
| 09:30 | Oakland | Jacob Vallery snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 09:04 | Oakland | Jacob Vallery knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Harvey | 56-51 |
| 09:04 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | Oakland | Michael Griffiths (SG), Dennis Simms (SF), Dustin Rivers (PF), John Mitchell (C) Glen Williamson, Brice Johnson, Terry Goldberg, Jacob Vallery | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan (SG), Brian Hooten (SF), Brian Gatewood (PF) Chris Long, Jeremy Cole, Brian Cloer | |
| 08:41 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood is open but comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Harvey - foul #2 on Jeffrey Harvey, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Oakland | Don James (PG) Jeffrey Harvey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 08:41 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:41 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:27 | Oakland | Dennis Simms can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Loftis - foul #4 on Robert Loftis, team foul #11 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chris Long (PG), Chen Xang (SF), Brian Cloer (C) Robert Loftis, Brian Hooten, Nicholas Brown | |
| 08:27 | Oakland | Dennis Simms misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:27 | Oakland | Dennis Simms makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:15 | Western Michigan | Brian Cloer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 08:14 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood grabs the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 07:54 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood misses badly on a floater in the lane | 57-53 |
| 07:53 | Western Michigan | Chris Long grabs the offensive board | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Don James (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Griffiths (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Simms (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Rivers (fairly fresh) C - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Chris Long (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Lujan (very tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chen Xang (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Gatewood (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Cloer (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Western Michigan | Chen Xang connects on the shot near the basket | 57-55 |
| 07:34 | Oakland | Don James is hacked by Chen Xang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chen Xang, team foul #12 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Oakland | Glen Williamson (SG), Jeffrey Harvey (SF), Terry Goldberg (PF), Jerzy Zbell (C) Michael Griffiths, Dennis Simms, Dustin Rivers, John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roger Barton (PG), Robert Loftis (SG), Brian Hooten (SF), Ricardo Serrano (PF) Chris Long, Herbert Lujan, Chen Xang, Brian Gatewood | |
| 07:34 | Oakland | Don James makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 07:34 | Oakland | Don James makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 07:32 | Western Michigan | Don James steals the ball from Brian Hooten in the backcourt | 59-55 |
| 07:31 | Oakland | Don James lays it up and in | 61-55 |
| 07:10 | Western Michigan | Ricardo Serrano clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 61-55 |
| 07:08 | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 07:04 | Oakland | Terry Goldberg's pass is intercepted by Brian Hooten in the backcourt | 61-55 |
| 07:03 | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis lays it in set up by Brian Hooten | 61-57 |
| 06:49 | Oakland | Glen Williamson is hacked by Ricardo Serrano - foul #5 on Ricardo Serrano, team foul #13 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Oakland | Brice Johnson (SF), Jacob Vallery (C) Don James, Terry Goldberg | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremy Cole (SF), Brian Gatewood (PF), Nicholas Brown (C) Brian Hooten, Ricardo Serrano, Brian Cloer | |
| 06:49 | Oakland | Glen Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:49 | Oakland | Glen Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:45 | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis double dribbles in the backcourt | 63-57 |
| Subs | Oakland | Don James (PG), Stanley Koga (SF) Jeffrey Harvey, Glen Williamson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:38 | Oakland | Brice Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-57 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan (SG) Robert Loftis | |
| 06:33 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan's pass is intercepted by Stanley Koga in the backcourt | 63-57 |
| 06:22 | Oakland | Stanley Koga's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Cole | 63-57 |
| 06:18 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Cole jams it | 63-59 |
| 06:00 | Oakland | Stanley Koga misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 05:58 | Oakland | Brice Johnson tips it back up and in | 65-59 |
| 05:54 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton is fouled in the backcourt by Don James - foul #1 on Don James, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jeffrey Harvey (PG), Michael Griffiths (SG), Terry Goldberg (PF) Don James, Brice Johnson, Jacob Vallery | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chris Long (SG), Chen Xang (SF), Brian Cloer (C) Herbert Lujan, Jeremy Cole, Brian Gatewood | |
| 05:54 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:54 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:54 | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 05:27 | Oakland | Chen Xang is called for the reach on Terry Goldberg - foul #2 on Chen Xang, team foul #14 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dustin Rivers (C) Jerzy Zbell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Hooten (SF) Nicholas Brown | |
| 05:27 | Oakland | Terry Goldberg makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:27 | Oakland | Terry Goldberg makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 05:10 | Western Michigan | Brian Hooten misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 67-60 |
| 05:09 | Oakland | Dustin Rivers gets the rebound | 67-60 |
| 04:45 | Oakland | Jeffrey Harvey comes up short on the floater from the left side | 67-60 |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Brian Hooten | 67-60 |
| 04:39 | Western Michigan | Chris Long can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 67-60 |
| 04:38 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Dustin Rivers | 67-60 |
| 04:34 | Oakland | Jeffrey Harvey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 04:32 | Oakland | Michael Griffiths tips it but misses | 67-60 |
| 04:31 | Western Michigan | Brian Hooten grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 04:19 | Western Michigan | Brian Hooten misses badly on a shot from the left side | 67-60 |
| 04:18 | Western Michigan | Brian Hooten hits the follow up shot | 67-62 |
| 03:49 | Oakland | Stanley Koga clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roger Barton - foul #5 on Roger Barton, team foul #15 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dennis Simms (PG), Brice Johnson (SG), John Mitchell (PF), Jacob Vallery (C) Jeffrey Harvey, Michael Griffiths, Terry Goldberg, Dustin Rivers | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis (PG), Herbert Lujan (SG), Jeremy Cole (SF), Brian Gatewood (PF), Nicholas Brown (C) Roger Barton, Chris Long, Brian Hooten, Chen Xang, Brian Cloer | |
| 03:49 | Oakland | Stanley Koga makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 03:49 | Oakland | Stanley Koga misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 03:49 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood grabs the defensive rebound | 68-62 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Dennis Simms (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brice Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stanley Koga (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jacob Vallery (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Loftis (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Herbert Lujan (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Gatewood (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:46 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Brown's pass is intercepted by Brice Johnson in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| 03:45 | Oakland | Dennis Simms banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brice Johnson | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:25 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Cole is denied on a layup by John Mitchell | 70-62 |
| 03:23 | Oakland | Brice Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Oakland | Brice Johnson is hacked by Robert Loftis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Loftis, team foul #16 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Oakland | Don James (PG), Glen Williamson (SG) Dennis Simms, Stanley Koga | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chris Long (PG) Robert Loftis | |
| 03:21 | Oakland | Brice Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 03:21 | Oakland | Brice Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 03:19 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Cole is fouled in the backcourt by Brice Johnson - foul #3 on Brice Johnson, team foul #9 | 72-62 |
| 03:19 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Cole misses the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 03:19 | Oakland | John Mitchell grabs the board | 72-62 |
| 02:55 | Oakland | Glen Williamson is fouled on the floor by Chris Long - foul #2 on Chris Long, team foul #17 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell (PF) John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 02:55 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-62 |
| 02:55 | Oakland | Glen Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 02:55 | Oakland | Glen Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 02:40 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood is called for traveling | 74-62 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dennis Simms (SF), John Mitchell (C) Brice Johnson, Jacob Vallery | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Hooten (SF) Jeremy Cole | |
| 02:20 | Oakland | Dennis Simms makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jerzy Zbell | 77-62 |
| 02:13 | Western Michigan | Brian Hooten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-62 |
| 02:11 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Brown snags the offensive board | 77-62 |
| 02:01 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-62 |
| 01:59 | Oakland | John Mitchell gets the rebound | 77-62 |
| 01:35 | Oakland | Don James drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Mitchell | 79-62 |
| 01:27 | Western Michigan | The jump hook by Brian Hooten is blocked by Jerzy Zbell | 79-62 |
| 01:26 | Oakland | John Mitchell gets the rebound | 79-62 |
| 01:24 | Oakland | Glen Williamson is hacked by Herbert Lujan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herbert Lujan, team foul #18 | 79-62 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jeffrey Harvey (PG), Brice Johnson (SF), Dustin Rivers (C) Don James, Dennis Simms, John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremy Cole (SF), Chen Xang (C) Brian Hooten, Brian Gatewood | |
| 01:24 | Oakland | Glen Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 01:24 | Oakland | Glen Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-62 |
| 01:05 | Western Michigan | Chen Xang clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-62 |
| 01:04 | Western Michigan | Chris Long tips it but misses | 81-62 |
| 01:02 | Oakland | Brice Johnson pulls down the rebound | 81-62 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Oakland | Brice Johnson scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Glen Williamson | 83-62 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Western Michigan | Chris Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-62 |
| 00:12 | Oakland | Jeffrey Harvey is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Glen Williamson | 85-62 |
| 00:09 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Harvey picks off the pass by Herbert Lujan in the backcourt | 85-62 |
| 00:00 | Oakland | Jeffrey Harvey runs out the clock | 85-62 |