| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Roland Siler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Curtis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Bordeaux (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Leary (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Allen Sippel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Sears (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lionel Mendosa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Joseph Bordeaux inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Ohio | Joseph Bordeaux clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Mark Sears - foul #2 on Mark Sears, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 19:37 | Ohio | Joseph Bordeaux makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 19:37 | Ohio | Joseph Bordeaux makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 19:18 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa's pass is intercepted by Randall Jackson | 39-32 |
| 19:00 | Ohio | Joseph Bordeaux clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 18:58 | Ohio | Roland Siler grabs the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 18:50 | Ohio | Roland Siler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 18:49 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 18:34 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears tips it home | 39-34 |
| 18:21 | Ohio | Ralph Leary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ruben Baldwin (PG), John Jansson (SG), Allen Crane (SF), John Arnold (PF), Stephen Demko (C) Roland Siler, Kyle Curtis, Joseph Bordeaux, Randall Jackson, Ralph Leary | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass (SF), Marc Mohr (C) Allen Sippel, Lionel Mendosa | |
| 17:58 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass hits a wide open driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Radman Drinski | 39-36 |
| 17:45 | Ohio | John Jansson misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Mitchell Suleski - foul #2 on Mitchell Suleski, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), John Brown (SF) Radman Drinski, Mark Sears | |
| 17:45 | Ohio | John Jansson makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:45 | Ohio | John Jansson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 17:35 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith is called for 10 seconds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Joseph Bordeaux (SF), Ralph Leary (C) John Arnold, Stephen Demko | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:16 | Ohio | Ralph Leary slams it home on a great pass from Ruben Baldwin | 43-36 |
| 17:01 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Marc Mohr is denied by Ralph Leary | 43-36 |
| 16:59 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass grabs the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:43 | Central Michigan | Ralph Leary is called for the reach on Mitchell Suleski - foul #2 on Ralph Leary, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Roland Siler (PG), Kyle Curtis (SG), John Arnold (SF), Randall Jackson (PF), Stephen Demko (C) Ruben Baldwin, John Jansson, Joseph Bordeaux, Allen Crane, Ralph Leary | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel (SF), Mark Sears (PF), Lionel Mendosa (C) Mitchell Suleski, Eugene Elsass, Marc Mohr | |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-36 |
| 16:29 | Ohio | Roland Siler grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 16:18 | Ohio | Kyle Curtis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-36 |
| 16:16 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:11 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel is hacked by Kyle Curtis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kyle Curtis, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG), Mitchell Suleski (SG) Terrance Smith, John Brown | |
| 15:55 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Mitchell Suleski, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Harness (PG), Joseph Bordeaux (SF), Ralph Leary (C) Roland Siler, Randall Jackson, Stephen Demko | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Anthony Harness (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Curtis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Bordeaux (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Arnold (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Leary (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allen Sippel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Sears (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lionel Mendosa (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Ohio | Kyle Curtis hits a jumper in the paint | 45-36 |
| 15:20 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 45-36 |
| 15:19 | Ohio | Kyle Curtis pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 14:54 | Ohio | Anthony Harness comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 14:52 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 14:38 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lionel Mendosa | 45-39 |
| 14:17 | Ohio | Mark Sears is called for the reach on John Arnold - foul #3 on Mark Sears, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Roland Siler (PG), John Jansson (SG), Allen Crane (SF), Randall Jackson (PF), Stephen Demko (C) Anthony Harness, Kyle Curtis, Joseph Bordeaux, John Arnold, Ralph Leary | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), Eugene Elsass (SG), John Brown (SF), Marc Mohr (PF), Ronald Ruben (C) Radman Drinski, Mitchell Suleski, Allen Sippel, Mark Sears, Lionel Mendosa | |
| 14:00 | Ohio | Roland Siler can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 45-39 |
| 13:59 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Roland Siler | 45-39 |
| 13:36 | Ohio | Randall Jackson scores on a runner in the paint set up by Roland Siler | 47-39 |
| 13:15 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass misses the fadeaway from close range | 47-39 |
| 13:13 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass lays it in uncontested set up by Terrance Smith | 47-41 |
| 12:49 | Ohio | John Jansson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ruben Baldwin (SG), Joseph Bordeaux (SF), Ralph Leary (C) John Jansson, Randall Jackson, Stephen Demko | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG), Allen Sippel (SF), Mark Sears (PF) Terrance Smith, John Brown, Marc Mohr | |
| 12:39 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel blows the layup but he's fouled by Roland Siler - foul #3 on Roland Siler, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Harness (PG), Randall Jackson (PF) Roland Siler, Allen Crane | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski (SG), Samuel Carr (C) Eugene Elsass, Ronald Ruben | |
| 12:39 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 12:39 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 12:21 | Ohio | Ralph Leary clanks a jump hook in the lane | 47-43 |
| 12:19 | Ohio | Randall Jackson hits the follow up shot | 49-43 |
| 12:04 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Sears | 49-45 |
| 11:38 | Ohio | Joseph Bordeaux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Roland Siler (PG), Allen Crane (PF), John Arnold (C) Anthony Harness, Randall Jackson, Ralph Leary | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), Eugene Elsass (SF), Marc Mohr (C) Radman Drinski, Allen Sippel, Samuel Carr | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Roland Siler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ruben Baldwin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Bordeaux (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Crane (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Arnold (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Terrance Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Elsass (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Sears (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Marc Mohr (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bordeaux picks off the pass by Marc Mohr in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 11:22 | Ohio | Roland Siler is hacked by Terrance Smith - foul #1 on Terrance Smith, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kyle Curtis (SG) Ruben Baldwin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa (C) Mark Sears | |
| 11:04 | Ohio | John Arnold hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 49-45 |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa is fouled in the backcourt by Roland Siler - foul #4 on Roland Siler, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Harness (PG), Ralph Leary (C) Roland Siler, Joseph Bordeaux | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Brown (SF) Mitchell Suleski | |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Joseph Bordeaux (SF) Allen Crane | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG) Terrance Smith | |
| 10:35 | Ohio | Kyle Curtis misses short on a shot from the right side | 49-45 |
| 10:34 | Central Michigan | John Brown snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 10:20 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass hits a jumper from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 10:01 | Ohio | Anthony Harness is called for traveling | 49-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ruben Baldwin (PG), John Jansson (SG), Allen Crane (SF), Stephen Demko (PF) Anthony Harness, Kyle Curtis, Joseph Bordeaux, John Arnold | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski (SG), Allen Sippel (SF), Mark Sears (PF), Ronald Ruben (C) Eugene Elsass, John Brown, Marc Mohr, Lionel Mendosa | |
| 09:44 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Radman Drinski is denied by Stephen Demko | 49-47 |
| 09:43 | Ohio | Ralph Leary grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 09:26 | Ohio | John Jansson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 09:25 | Ohio | Allen Crane snags the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 09:06 | Ohio | Ralph Leary misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Ruben - foul #4 on Ronald Ruben, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kyle Curtis (SG), Joseph Bordeaux (SF), Randall Jackson (PF) John Jansson, Allen Crane, Stephen Demko | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), Samuel Carr (C) Radman Drinski, Ronald Ruben | |
| 09:06 | Ohio | Ralph Leary makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:06 | Ohio | Ralph Leary makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:50 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith buries a 3 from straight away set up by Mitchell Suleski | 51-50 |
| 08:33 | Ohio | Joseph Bordeaux makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Kyle Curtis and he's hacked by Mitchell Suleski - foul #4 on Mitchell Suleski, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Harness (PG) Ruben Baldwin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass (SG), John Brown (SF), Lionel Mendosa (C) Mitchell Suleski, Allen Sippel, Samuel Carr | |
| 08:33 | Ohio | Joseph Bordeaux makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | John Brown hits a wide open shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terrance Smith | 54-52 |
| 07:52 | Ohio | Randall Jackson clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Sears - foul #4 on Mark Sears, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Roland Siler (PG), John Jansson (SG), Allen Crane (SF), John Arnold (C) Anthony Harness, Kyle Curtis, Joseph Bordeaux, Ralph Leary | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski (SG), Marc Mohr (PF) Eugene Elsass, Mark Sears | |
| 07:52 | Ohio | Randall Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:52 | Ohio | Randall Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:40 | Central Michigan | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 07:38 | Ohio | John Arnold grabs the board | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Roland Siler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Jansson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Crane (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - John Arnold (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Terrance Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marc Mohr (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lionel Mendosa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Ohio | Roland Siler is fouled on the floor by Lionel Mendosa - foul #1 on Lionel Mendosa, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Stephen Demko (C) Randall Jackson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG), Allen Sippel (SF), Ronald Ruben (C) Terrance Smith, John Brown, Lionel Mendosa | |
| 07:32 | Ohio | Roland Siler makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:32 | Ohio | Roland Siler misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:32 | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 07:13 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 56-52 |
| 07:11 | Ohio | John Arnold grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 06:48 | Ohio | Marc Mohr denies the turnaround by John Arnold | 56-52 |
| 06:46 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:34 | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr makes the turnaround in the paint | 56-54 |
| 06:23 | Ohio | Allen Crane misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Roland Siler - foul #5 on Roland Siler, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ruben Baldwin (PG), Kyle Curtis (SG), Joseph Bordeaux (SF), Randall Jackson (PF), Ralph Leary (C) Roland Siler, John Jansson, Allen Crane, John Arnold, Stephen Demko | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), Eugene Elsass (SG), Mark Sears (PF), Lionel Mendosa (C) Radman Drinski, Mitchell Suleski, Marc Mohr, Ronald Ruben | |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:16 | Ohio | Randall Jackson pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 06:06 | Ohio | Ruben Baldwin misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-54 |
| 06:05 | Ohio | Kyle Curtis grabs the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 05:58 | Ohio | Terrance Smith steps in front of the Ruben Baldwin pass | 56-54 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears banks in the layup on a nice dish by Terrance Smith | 56-56 |
| 05:42 | Ohio | Joseph Bordeaux knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 05:25 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 05:24 | Ohio | Ralph Leary snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 05:09 | Ohio | Kyle Curtis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 04:57 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bordeaux steals the ball from Terrance Smith | 59-56 |
| 04:47 | Ohio | Ralph Leary lays it in and he's hacked by Lionel Mendosa - foul #2 on Lionel Mendosa, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Harness (PG), Allen Crane (SF), John Arnold (PF) Ruben Baldwin, Joseph Bordeaux, Randall Jackson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG), Mitchell Suleski (SG), John Brown (SF), Ronald Ruben (C) Terrance Smith, Eugene Elsass, Allen Sippel, Lionel Mendosa | |
| 04:47 | Ohio | Ralph Leary makes the free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:23 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 04:21 | Ohio | Ralph Leary snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 04:12 | Ohio | Radman Drinski is called for the reach on Anthony Harness - foul #1 on Radman Drinski, team foul #11 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Jansson (SG), Joseph Bordeaux (SF) Kyle Curtis, Ralph Leary | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr (PF) Mark Sears | |
| 04:12 | Ohio | Anthony Harness makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:12 | Ohio | Anthony Harness makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr is hacked by Joseph Bordeaux - foul #2 on Joseph Bordeaux, team foul #6 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Randall Jackson (PF) John Arnold | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:48 | Central Michigan | John Brown can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-56 |
| 03:46 | Ohio | Randall Jackson gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Ohio | Randall Jackson buries a shot in the paint | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Anthony Harness (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Jansson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Bordeaux (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randall Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Allen Crane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marc Mohr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Ruben (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski's pass is intercepted by John Jansson in the backcourt | 66-56 |
| 03:03 | Ohio | Joseph Bordeaux misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 03:01 | Central Michigan | Ronald Ruben snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 02:59 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ruben Baldwin (SG), John Arnold (C) John Jansson, Randall Jackson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass (SG), Lionel Mendosa (C) Mitchell Suleski, Ronald Ruben | |
| 02:57 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass is open and buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by John Brown and he's fouled by Anthony Harness - foul #4 on Anthony Harness, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| 02:57 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass misses the free throw | 66-58 |
| 02:57 | Ohio | John Arnold gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 02:57 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| 02:39 | Ohio | The pull-up jumper by Ruben Baldwin is blocked by Lionel Mendosa | 66-58 |
| 02:37 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Eugene Elsass | 66-58 |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski double dribbles in the backcourt | 66-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ralph Leary (C) John Arnold | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski (SG), Allen Sippel (SF), Mark Sears (PF) Eugene Elsass, John Brown, Marc Mohr | |
| 02:15 | Ohio | Anthony Harness misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 66-58 |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski grabs the defensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 02:11 | Central Michigan | Ruben Baldwin is called for the reach on Mitchell Suleski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ruben Baldwin, team foul #8 | 66-58 |
| 02:11 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 02:11 | Ohio | Ralph Leary grabs the defensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 02:11 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| 02:00 | Ohio | Joseph Bordeaux drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Harness | 69-58 |
| 01:51 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-58 |
| 01:50 | Ohio | Joseph Bordeaux grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 01:23 | Ohio | Ralph Leary jams it | 71-58 |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-58 |
| 00:58 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Ralph Leary | 71-58 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Ohio | Joseph Bordeaux drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 73-58 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Bordeaux - foul #3 on Joseph Bordeaux, team foul #9 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Jansson (SG), John Arnold (PF), Stephen Demko (C) Ruben Baldwin, Joseph Bordeaux, Ralph Leary | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), Eugene Elsass (SG), John Brown (SF), Marc Mohr (PF) Radman Drinski, Mitchell Suleski, Allen Sippel, Mark Sears | |
| 00:30 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa misses the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 00:30 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Anthony Harness runs out the clock | 73-59 |