| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Forrest Lohman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Steigerwald (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Williams (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Blaine Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. C - Norman Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Paul Gill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Huckins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Tobin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Rohde (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Richard Williams inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Ohio | Richard Williams is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Forrest Lohman | 35-35 |
| 19:22 | Western Michigan | Richard Williams denies the turnaround by Dikembe Aoki | 35-35 |
| 19:21 | Western Michigan | Thomas Huckins hits the follow up shot | 35-37 |
| 19:18 | Ohio | Forrest Lohman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| 18:54 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 18:53 | Ohio | Richard Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 18:50 | Ohio | Thomas Huckins picks off the pass by Blaine Bailey in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| 18:47 | Western Michigan | Thomas Huckins dunks the ball | 35-39 |
| 18:43 | Ohio | Forrest Lohman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jack Reynolds (PG), Ronald Lyons (SG), Shawn Patterson (PF), Matthew Mangrum (C) Forrest Lohman, James Steigerwald, Blaine Bailey, Norman Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams (PG), Bob Woods (SG), Justin Marks (SF), Joey Pugh (PF), Phillip Hoover (C) Paul Gill, Thomas Huckins, Dennis Tobin, Dikembe Aoki, Melvin Rohde | |
| 18:19 | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Mangrum - foul #2 on Matthew Mangrum, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Forrest Lohman (PG) Richard Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 18:19 | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:19 | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 17:55 | Ohio | Jack Reynolds banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Shawn Patterson | 37-41 |
| 17:31 | Western Michigan | Justin Marks comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 37-41 |
| 17:30 | Ohio | Matthew Mangrum grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 17:28 | Ohio | Jack Reynolds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Steigerwald (SG), Richard Williams (SF), Blaine Bailey (PF), Norman Williams (C) Jack Reynolds, Ronald Lyons, Shawn Patterson, Matthew Mangrum | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gabriel Floyd (PG), Thomas Huckins (SG), Tommy Thomas (SF), Dikembe Aoki (PF), Melvin Rohde (C) Joseph Williams, Bob Woods, Justin Marks, Joey Pugh, Phillip Hoover | |
| 17:16 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Floyd misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 17:14 | Ohio | Blaine Bailey gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:49 | Ohio | Norman Williams connects on the driving attempt from close range | 39-41 |
| 16:47 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Floyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Gill (PG), Dennis Tobin (SF) Gabriel Floyd, Tommy Thomas | |
| 16:26 | Ohio | Forrest Lohman misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-41 |
| 16:24 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 16:10 | Western Michigan | Paul Gill misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Williams - foul #1 on Richard Williams, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jack Reynolds (PG) Forrest Lohman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 16:10 | Western Michigan | Paul Gill misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:10 | Western Michigan | Paul Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 15:57 | Ohio | Norman Williams misses the lay-in | 39-42 |
| 15:56 | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jack Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Steigerwald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Blaine Bailey (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Paul Gill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Huckins (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Dennis Tobin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Aoki (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Rohde (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Blaine Bailey - foul #1 on Blaine Bailey, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jared Gillis (SF), Leif Zimmerman (PF) Richard Williams, Blaine Bailey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gabriel Floyd (PG), Joseph Williams (SG), Tommy Thomas (SF) Paul Gill, Thomas Huckins, Dennis Tobin | |
| 15:41 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:41 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:41 | Ohio | Leif Zimmerman snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 15:39 | Ohio | Jared Gillis is hacked by Gabriel Floyd in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gabriel Floyd, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh (PF) Dikembe Aoki | |
| 15:28 | Ohio | Jack Reynolds misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side | 39-43 |
| 15:27 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh is by himself and knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Gabriel Floyd | 39-45 |
| 15:11 | Ohio | Leif Zimmerman blows the layup but the foul's on Gabriel Floyd - foul #4 on Gabriel Floyd, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Lyons (PG), Richard Williams (SF), Matthew Mangrum (C) Jack Reynolds, James Steigerwald, Norman Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bob Woods (SG), Justin Marks (SF) Gabriel Floyd, Tommy Thomas | |
| 15:11 | Ohio | Leif Zimmerman misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 15:11 | Ohio | Leif Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 14:47 | Western Michigan | Justin Marks is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 14:46 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh tips it home | 40-47 |
| 14:26 | Ohio | Leif Zimmerman's floater is tipped away by Melvin Rohde | 40-47 |
| 14:25 | Western Michigan | Melvin Rohde gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:22 | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Williams - foul #2 on Richard Williams, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | Forrest Lohman (PG), James Steigerwald (SG), Jack Reynolds (SF), Shawn Patterson (C) Ronald Lyons, Jared Gillis, Richard Williams, Matthew Mangrum | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Gill (PG), Thomas Huckins (SG), Dennis Tobin (SF), Phillip Hoover (PF) Joseph Williams, Bob Woods, Justin Marks, Joey Pugh | |
| 14:08 | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 14:06 | Ohio | Shawn Patterson pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 13:51 | Ohio | Jack Reynolds misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 13:50 | Western Michigan | Melvin Rohde gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 13:36 | Western Michigan | Paul Gill misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 13:34 | Western Michigan | Melvin Rohde tips it back up and in | 40-49 |
| 13:32 | Ohio | James Steigerwald is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Steigerwald, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Williams (SF), Norman Williams (C) James Steigerwald, Shawn Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bob Woods (SG), Dikembe Aoki (PF), Tommy Thomas (C) Thomas Huckins, Phillip Hoover, Melvin Rohde | |
| 13:13 | Western Michigan | Paul Gill drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bob Woods | 40-51 |
| 12:51 | Ohio | Leif Zimmerman scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Forrest Lohman | 42-51 |
| 12:49 | Western Michigan | Jack Reynolds is called for the reach on Paul Gill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Reynolds, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Lyons (SG), Blaine Bailey (PF) Jack Reynolds, Leif Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Huckins (SG), Justin Marks (SF), Joey Pugh (C) Bob Woods, Dennis Tobin, Tommy Thomas | |
| 12:32 | Western Michigan | Justin Marks's floater is tipped away by Richard Williams | 42-51 |
| 12:31 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Norman Williams | 42-51 |
| 12:19 | Ohio | Ronald Lyons makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Forrest Lohman | 45-51 |
| 11:51 | Western Michigan | Thomas Huckins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 11:49 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh tips it back up and in | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Forrest Lohman (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Lyons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Williams (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Blaine Bailey (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Paul Gill (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Huckins (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Justin Marks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Aoki (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joey Pugh (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Ohio | Paul Gill is called for the reach on Forrest Lohman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Gill, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jared Gillis (PG), James Steigerwald (SG), Jack Reynolds (SF), Leif Zimmerman (PF), Matthew Mangrum (C) Forrest Lohman, Ronald Lyons, Richard Williams, Blaine Bailey, Norman Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams (PG), Bob Woods (SG), Dennis Tobin (SF), Phillip Hoover (PF), Melvin Rohde (C) Paul Gill, Thomas Huckins, Justin Marks, Dikembe Aoki, Joey Pugh | |
| 11:34 | Ohio | Matthew Mangrum is fouled on the floor by Melvin Rohde - foul #2 on Melvin Rohde, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Shawn Patterson (PF) Leif Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 11:15 | Ohio | Jared Gillis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-53 |
| 11:14 | Western Michigan | Melvin Rohde grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 11:08 | Western Michigan | Bob Woods's pass is intercepted by Shawn Patterson | 45-53 |
| 10:44 | Ohio | Jack Reynolds scores on a floater from the left side set up by James Steigerwald | 47-53 |
| 10:26 | Western Michigan | Phillip Hoover misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 10:25 | Ohio | Jack Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 10:05 | Ohio | Matthew Mangrum's layup is rejected by Phillip Hoover | 47-53 |
| 10:03 | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 09:45 | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin drills a shot from the right block set up by Joseph Williams | 47-55 |
| 09:27 | Ohio | James Steigerwald misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Phillip Hoover - foul #2 on Phillip Hoover, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Lyons (PG), Richard Williams (SF), Leif Zimmerman (PF), Norman Williams (C) Jared Gillis, Jack Reynolds, Shawn Patterson, Matthew Mangrum | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Gill (PG), Thomas Huckins (SG), Justin Marks (SF), Joey Pugh (PF), Tommy Thomas (C) Joseph Williams, Bob Woods, Dennis Tobin, Phillip Hoover, Melvin Rohde | |
| 09:27 | Ohio | James Steigerwald makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:27 | Ohio | James Steigerwald makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 09:13 | Western Michigan | Thomas Huckins misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 09:11 | Ohio | Richard Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 08:53 | Ohio | James Steigerwald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Forrest Lohman (PG) James Steigerwald | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki (PF) Joey Pugh | |
| 08:43 | Western Michigan | Justin Marks drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Tommy Thomas | 49-58 |
| 08:23 | Ohio | Richard Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Justin Marks - foul #3 on Justin Marks, team foul #6 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | Blaine Bailey (PF) Leif Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Melvin Rohde (C) Tommy Thomas | |
| 08:23 | Ohio | Richard Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 08:23 | Ohio | Richard Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 08:07 | Western Michigan | Justin Marks misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-58 |
| 08:06 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Blaine Bailey | 51-58 |
| 08:02 | Ohio | Forrest Lohman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Williams | 54-58 |
| 07:59 | Western Michigan | Thomas Huckins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gabriel Floyd (PG), Joey Pugh (PF) Paul Gill, Dikembe Aoki | |
| 07:42 | Ohio | Joey Pugh steals it from Richard Williams | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Forrest Lohman (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Lyons (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Richard Williams (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Blaine Bailey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gabriel Floyd (fresh) 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Huckins (tired) 9 pts. SF - Justin Marks (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joey Pugh (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin Rohde (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Floyd drills a floater from the baseline | 54-60 |
| 07:06 | Ohio | Ronald Lyons misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Gabriel Floyd - foul #5 on Gabriel Floyd, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jack Reynolds (SF), Leif Zimmerman (PF) Richard Williams, Norman Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Gill (PG), Bob Woods (SG), Dennis Tobin (SF), Dikembe Aoki (PF) Gabriel Floyd, Thomas Huckins, Justin Marks, Joey Pugh | |
| 07:06 | Ohio | Ronald Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 07:06 | Ohio | Ronald Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 07:06 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 06:44 | Western Michigan | Paul Gill hits a wide open 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Tobin | 55-63 |
| 06:27 | Ohio | Dennis Tobin is called for the reach on Jack Reynolds - foul #2 on Dennis Tobin, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Steigerwald (SG), Norman Williams (C) Ronald Lyons, Blaine Bailey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Huckins (SG), Joey Pugh (C) Bob Woods, Melvin Rohde | |
| 06:27 | Ohio | Jack Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 06:27 | Ohio | Jack Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 06:09 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-63 |
| 06:08 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Steigerwald | 57-63 |
| 05:54 | Ohio | James Steigerwald banks in the layup on a great pass from Forrest Lohman | 59-63 |
| 05:54 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jared Gillis (PG), Richard Williams (SF) Forrest Lohman, Jack Reynolds | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams (PG), Tommy Thomas (SF), Melvin Rohde (C) Paul Gill, Dennis Tobin, Dikembe Aoki | |
| 05:38 | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jared Gillis - foul #4 on Jared Gillis, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | Matthew Mangrum (C) Norman Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bob Woods (SG) Thomas Huckins | |
| 05:38 | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:38 | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 05:15 | Ohio | James Steigerwald hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leif Zimmerman | 61-65 |
| 04:57 | Western Michigan | Bob Woods clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Mangrum - foul #3 on Matthew Mangrum, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | Forrest Lohman (PG), Jack Reynolds (SG), Shawn Patterson (PF), Blaine Bailey (C) Jared Gillis, James Steigerwald, Leif Zimmerman, Matthew Mangrum | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin (SF), Phillip Hoover (PF) Tommy Thomas, Joey Pugh | |
| 04:57 | Western Michigan | Bob Woods misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 04:57 | Western Michigan | Bob Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:38 | Ohio | Shawn Patterson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-66 |
| 04:36 | Ohio | Richard Williams gets the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 04:12 | Ohio | Forrest Lohman misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Williams - foul #2 on Joseph Williams, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Steigerwald (SG), Norman Williams (C) Jack Reynolds, Shawn Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Gill (PG), Thomas Huckins (SG), Justin Marks (SF), Dikembe Aoki (PF), Tommy Thomas (C) Joseph Williams, Bob Woods, Dennis Tobin, Phillip Hoover, Melvin Rohde | |
| 04:12 | Ohio | Forrest Lohman makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 04:12 | Ohio | Forrest Lohman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 03:53 | Western Michigan | Thomas Huckins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-66 |
| 03:52 | Ohio | Norman Williams pulls down the rebound | 63-66 |
| 03:52 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jared Gillis (SF), Matthew Mangrum (PF) Richard Williams, Blaine Bailey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 03:50 | Ohio | James Steigerwald is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Huckins - foul #1 on Thomas Huckins, team foul #10 | 63-66 |
| 03:50 | Ohio | James Steigerwald makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:50 | Ohio | James Steigerwald makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:32 | Western Michigan | Thomas Huckins connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Gill | 65-69 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Forrest Lohman (tiring) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Steigerwald (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jared Gillis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Mangrum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Norman Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Paul Gill (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Huckins (tired) 12 pts. SF - Justin Marks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Aoki (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Tommy Thomas (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Ohio | Jared Gillis is hacked by Tommy Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tommy Thomas, team foul #11 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jack Reynolds (SF) Forrest Lohman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin (SF), Melvin Rohde (C) Thomas Huckins, Tommy Thomas | |
| 03:30 | Ohio | Jared Gillis makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:30 | Ohio | Jared Gillis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 03:09 | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 67-69 |
| 03:08 | Ohio | Norman Williams pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| 03:05 | Ohio | James Steigerwald loses the dribble to Justin Marks in the backcourt | 67-69 |
| 02:45 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki is alone and drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Dennis Tobin | 67-71 |
| 02:24 | Ohio | Justin Marks is called for the reach on James Steigerwald - foul #4 on Justin Marks, team foul #12 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Ohio | Forrest Lohman (PG), Richard Williams (SF), Leif Zimmerman (PF), Shawn Patterson (C) Jared Gillis, Jack Reynolds, Matthew Mangrum, Norman Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams (PG), Thomas Huckins (SG), Phillip Hoover (PF), Joey Pugh (C) Paul Gill, Justin Marks, Dikembe Aoki, Melvin Rohde | |
| 02:24 | Ohio | James Steigerwald makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 02:24 | Ohio | James Steigerwald makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 02:11 | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Huckins | 69-74 |
| 02:06 | Ohio | Joseph Williams is called for the reach on Richard Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Williams, team foul #13 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Lyons (SG) James Steigerwald | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tommy Thomas (SF) Dennis Tobin | |
| 02:06 | Ohio | Richard Williams misses the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 02:06 | Ohio | Richard Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 02:06 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Tommy Thomas | 69-74 |
| 02:04 | Western Michigan | Tommy Thomas's pass is intercepted by Shawn Patterson in the backcourt | 69-74 |
| 01:47 | Ohio | Shawn Patterson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-74 |
| 01:46 | Ohio | Ronald Lyons gets the offensive rebound | 69-74 |
| 01:26 | Ohio | Richard Williams makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Forrest Lohman | 72-74 |
| 01:24 | Western Michigan | Thomas Huckins loses the dribble to Forrest Lohman in the backcourt | 72-74 |
| 01:23 | Ohio | Ronald Lyons lays it up and in on a nice dish by Forrest Lohman | 74-74 |
| 01:20 | Western Michigan | Leif Zimmerman is called for the reach on Joseph Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leif Zimmerman, team foul #9 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Steigerwald (SG), Norman Williams (C) Ronald Lyons, Shawn Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin (SF), Dikembe Aoki (PF), Melvin Rohde (C) Tommy Thomas, Phillip Hoover, Joey Pugh | |
| 01:20 | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 01:20 | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 01:07 | Ohio | Forrest Lohman is hacked by Joseph Williams - foul #4 on Joseph Williams, team foul #14 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Gill (PG) Joseph Williams | |
| 01:07 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-76 |
| 01:07 | Ohio | Forrest Lohman makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 01:07 | Ohio | Forrest Lohman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 01:05 | Western Michigan | Forrest Lohman steals the ball from Paul Gill in the backcourt | 76-76 |
| 00:43 | Ohio | Norman Williams hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 76-76 |
| 00:42 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki gets the rebound | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:15 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 76-76 |
| 00:14 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Steigerwald | 76-76 |
| 00:14 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:08 | Ohio | Forrest Lohman is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Gill - foul #3 on Paul Gill, team foul #15 | 76-76 |
| 00:08 | Ohio | Forrest Lohman makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:08 | Ohio | Forrest Lohman makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin misses the dunk attempt | 78-76 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Richard Williams grabs the board | 78-76 |