| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Henry Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Felix Pena (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Elias (fresh) PF - Jack Selph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Porter (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Sean Sides (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Wilson (fresh) SF - Matthew Kavanaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Campas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Matthew Kavanaugh inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio | Frank Wilson is hacked by Felix Pena - foul #1 on Felix Pena, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 19:13 | Ohio | Frank Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 19:12 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 19:09 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter loses the dribble to Frank Wilson in the backcourt | 31-35 |
| 18:46 | Ohio | Matthew Kavanaugh is whistled for a carry | 31-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jimmy Murry (PG), Ira Melton (SF) Sean Sides, Matthew Kavanaugh | |
| 18:21 | Central Michigan | James Campas blocks the short jumper by Michael Elias | 31-35 |
| 18:19 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Ira Melton | 31-35 |
| 18:14 | Ohio | Ira Melton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG), Stephen Meyer (SG), Gerald Kelly (SF), Michael Knight (PF), Robert Jeanpierre (C) Henry Armstrong, Felix Pena, Michael Elias, Jack Selph, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Anderson (SG), Antwan Melvin (PF), Manuel Lee (C) Frank Wilson, James Campas, Jeff Armstrong | |
| 18:00 | Central Michigan | Robert Jeanpierre buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Gerald Kelly | 33-35 |
| 17:47 | Ohio | Ira Melton hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jimmy Murry | 33-38 |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | Robert Jeanpierre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Sean Sides (PG) David Anderson | |
| 17:26 | Ohio | Jimmy Murry scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-41 |
| 17:09 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 17:08 | Ohio | Ira Melton grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 16:50 | Ohio | Sean Sides hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 16:49 | Ohio | Antwan Melvin grabs the offensive board | 33-41 |
| 16:30 | Ohio | Robert Jeanpierre is called for the reach on Antwan Melvin - foul #1 on Robert Jeanpierre, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Felix Pena (SG), Michael Elias (SF), Jack Selph (PF), Ronald Porter (C) Howard Percy, Stephen Meyer, Gerald Kelly, Michael Knight, Robert Jeanpierre | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Anderson (PG), Frank Wilson (SG), Matthew Kavanaugh (SF), James Campas (PF), Jeff Armstrong (C) Sean Sides, Jimmy Murry, Ira Melton, Antwan Melvin, Manuel Lee | |
| 16:22 | Ohio | James Campas connects on the shot from the left block set up by David Anderson | 33-43 |
| 16:12 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias loses the ball out of bounds | 33-43 |
| 15:57 | Ohio | James Campas hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Henry Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Felix Pena (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Elias (fresh) PF - Jack Selph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Porter (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - David Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Wilson (fresh) SF - Matthew Kavanaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Campas (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 15:37 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Campas | 33-46 |
| 15:33 | Ohio | Frank Wilson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-46 |
| 15:31 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 15:26 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias clanks a turnaround near the basket | 33-46 |
| 15:25 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias can't tip it in | 33-46 |
| 15:24 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias grabs the offensive board | 33-46 |
| 15:12 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer (SF), Ernest Herring (PF) Michael Elias, Jack Selph | |
| Subs | Ohio | Sean Sides (PG), David Palmer (SG), John Vinson (SF), Antwan Melvin (PF) David Anderson, Frank Wilson, Matthew Kavanaugh, James Campas | |
| 14:52 | Ohio | David Palmer can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 14:50 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 14:46 | Central Michigan | Sean Sides steals it from Stephen Meyer in the backcourt | 33-46 |
| 14:30 | Ohio | Sean Sides comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 14:28 | Ohio | John Vinson tips it back up and in | 33-48 |
| 14:11 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter makes the floater from the left wing set up by Felix Pena and he's hacked by David Palmer - foul #2 on David Palmer, team foul #1 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG), Gerald Kelly (SF), Jack Selph (PF) Henry Armstrong, Felix Pena, Ernest Herring | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jimmy Murry (PG), Ira Melton (SF), James Campas (PF) Sean Sides, John Vinson, Jeff Armstrong | |
| 14:11 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter misses the free throw | 35-48 |
| 14:11 | Ohio | Antwan Melvin pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 13:47 | Ohio | James Campas can't connect on a floater from the left side | 35-48 |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 13:41 | Central Michigan | David Palmer is called for the reach on Howard Percy - foul #3 on David Palmer, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson (SG), Michael Knight (C) Stephen Meyer, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Ohio | Frank Wilson (SG), Manuel Lee (C) David Palmer, Antwan Melvin | |
| 13:31 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ira Melton - foul #3 on Ira Melton, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring (C) Michael Knight | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 13:31 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 13:31 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 13:31 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Selph | 36-48 |
| 13:14 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 36-48 |
| 13:12 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Manuel Lee | 36-48 |
| 12:57 | Ohio | Jimmy Murry misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 12:56 | Ohio | Ira Melton tips it but misses | 36-48 |
| 12:54 | Ohio | Manuel Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 12:41 | Ohio | Jimmy Murry drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Ira Melton | 36-50 |
| 12:38 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson steps in front of the Ernest Herring pass in the backcourt | 36-50 |
| 12:37 | Ohio | Ira Melton misses the easy layup | 36-50 |
| 12:36 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring gets the rebound | 36-50 |
| 12:30 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring misses long on an open shot from close range | 36-50 |
| 12:28 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring tips it but misses | 36-50 |
| 12:27 | Ohio | Frank Wilson grabs the board | 36-50 |
| 12:12 | Ohio | Frank Wilson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jimmy Murry and the foul's on Gerald Kelly - foul #1 on Gerald Kelly, team foul #3 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer (PG), Felix Pena (SG), Michael Elias (SF), Michael Knight (PF), Robert Jeanpierre (C) Howard Percy, Earl Henderson, Gerald Kelly, Jack Selph, Ernest Herring | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Anderson (PG), Matthew Kavanaugh (SF), Antwan Melvin (PF), Jeff Armstrong (C) Jimmy Murry, Ira Melton, James Campas, Manuel Lee | |
| 12:12 | Ohio | Frank Wilson makes the free throw | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:00 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 36-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Sean Sides (PG) Frank Wilson | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felix Pena (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Elias (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Knight (fresh) 2 blk. C - Robert Jeanpierre (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Sean Sides (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Kavanaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antwan Melvin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | Ohio | Antwan Melvin scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-55 |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-55 |
| 11:27 | Ohio | David Anderson grabs the board | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:58 | Ohio | Matthew Kavanaugh hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Jeanpierre - foul #2 on Robert Jeanpierre, team foul #4 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Ronald Porter (C) Stephen Meyer, Robert Jeanpierre | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jimmy Murry (PG), David Palmer (SG), Manuel Lee (C) Sean Sides, David Anderson, Jeff Armstrong | |
| 10:58 | Ohio | Matthew Kavanaugh makes the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 10:58 | Ohio | Matthew Kavanaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| 10:47 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-57 |
| 10:46 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Antwan Melvin | 36-57 |
| 10:21 | Ohio | Jimmy Murry misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Henry Armstrong - foul #1 on Henry Armstrong, team foul #5 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson (SF), Jack Selph (PF) Michael Elias, Michael Knight | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Vinson (SF), James Campas (PF) Matthew Kavanaugh, Antwan Melvin | |
| 10:21 | Ohio | Jimmy Murry misses the 1st free throw | 36-57 |
| 10:21 | Ohio | Jimmy Murry makes the 2nd free throw | 36-58 |
| 10:04 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-58 |
| 09:41 | Ohio | James Campas misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 39-58 |
| 09:40 | Ohio | Manuel Lee tips it home | 39-60 |
| 09:38 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG), Stephen Meyer (SF), Ernest Herring (PF), Robert Jeanpierre (C) Henry Armstrong, Felix Pena, Jack Selph, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Ohio | Sean Sides (PG), Ira Melton (SF), Jeff Armstrong (C) Jimmy Murry, James Campas, Manuel Lee | |
| 09:22 | Ohio | David Palmer hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jeff Armstrong | 39-62 |
| 09:10 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-62 |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-62 |
| 08:48 | Central Michigan | David Palmer steals the ball from Howard Percy | 39-62 |
| 08:19 | Ohio | Sean Sides's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Felix Pena (SG), Michael Elias (SF), Jack Selph (PF), Ronald Porter (C) Howard Percy, Earl Henderson, Stephen Meyer, Ernest Herring, Robert Jeanpierre | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jimmy Murry (PG), Frank Wilson (SG), Matthew Kavanaugh (SF), James Campas (PF), Antwan Melvin (C) Sean Sides, David Palmer, Ira Melton, John Vinson, Jeff Armstrong | |
| 08:06 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-62 |
| 07:50 | Ohio | Frank Wilson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Porter - foul #3 on Ronald Porter, team foul #6 | 39-62 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Henry Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Felix Pena (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Elias (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jack Selph (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Porter (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jimmy Murry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Kavanaugh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Campas (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Antwan Melvin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Ohio | Antwan Melvin misses the lay-in | 39-62 |
| 07:23 | Ohio | Frank Wilson tips it in | 39-64 |
| 07:06 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-64 |
| 07:04 | Ohio | Antwan Melvin pulls down the rebound | 39-64 |
| 06:35 | Ohio | James Campas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG), Stephen Meyer (SG), Gerald Kelly (SF), Ernest Herring (PF), Michael Knight (C) Henry Armstrong, Felix Pena, Michael Elias, Jack Selph, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Anderson (PG), Ira Melton (SF), Manuel Lee (PF) Frank Wilson, Matthew Kavanaugh, James Campas | |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | Ira Melton picks off the pass by Stephen Meyer in the backcourt | 39-64 |
| 06:14 | Ohio | Ira Melton blows the layup | 39-64 |
| 06:13 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ernest Herring | 39-64 |
| 06:11 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly is fouled in the backcourt by David Anderson - foul #1 on David Anderson, team foul #4 | 39-64 |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-64 |
| 05:34 | Ohio | Jimmy Murry hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-67 |
| 05:31 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy is hacked by David Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Anderson, team foul #5 | 39-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Earl Henderson (SG), Robert Jeanpierre (C) Howard Percy, Ernest Herring | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Palmer (SG), John Vinson (C) David Anderson, Antwan Melvin | |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Robert Jeanpierre hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on John Vinson - foul #1 on John Vinson, team foul #6 | 39-67 |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Robert Jeanpierre makes the 1st free throw | 40-67 |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Robert Jeanpierre makes the 2nd free throw | 41-67 |
| 04:54 | Ohio | Jimmy Murry makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ira Melton | 41-70 |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Meyer | 43-70 |
| 04:14 | Ohio | Ira Melton double dribbles | 43-70 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG), Ernest Herring (PF) Gerald Kelly, Robert Jeanpierre | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Anderson (PG), Antwan Melvin (PF) David Palmer, John Vinson | |
| 04:05 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Earl Henderson | 46-70 |
| 03:38 | Ohio | Ernest Herring steals the ball from Ira Melton | 46-70 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Howard Percy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Earl Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Stephen Meyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ernest Herring (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Knight (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Murry (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ira Melton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Antwan Melvin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Manuel Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Anderson - foul #3 on David Anderson, team foul #7 | 46-70 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly (SF) Earl Henderson | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 03:23 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy makes the 1st free throw | 47-70 |
| 03:23 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy makes the 2nd free throw | 48-70 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:54 | Ohio | David Anderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-70 |
| 02:53 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight gets the rebound | 48-70 |
| 02:50 | Central Michigan | Ira Melton picks off the pass by Stephen Meyer in the backcourt | 48-70 |
| 02:34 | Ohio | Ernest Herring steals the ball from Manuel Lee | 48-70 |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 48-70 |
| 02:21 | Ohio | Antwan Melvin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-70 |
| 01:59 | Ohio | Jimmy Murry misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-70 |
| 01:57 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring gets the rebound | 48-70 |
| 01:52 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Meyer | 50-70 |
| 01:23 | Ohio | Jimmy Murry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-70 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Gerald Kelly | 50-70 |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-70 |
| 01:11 | Ohio | The rebound goes to David Anderson | 50-70 |
| 00:55 | Ohio | Antwan Melvin hits a floater from close range and he's hacked by Ernest Herring - foul #4 on Ernest Herring, team foul #7 | 50-72 |
| 00:55 | Ohio | Antwan Melvin makes the free throw | 50-73 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 50-73 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-73 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Howard Percy | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Ohio | Michael Knight denies the turnaround by Antwan Melvin | 52-73 |
| 00:17 | Ohio | Manuel Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-73 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Jimmy Murry runs out the clock | 52-73 |