| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Broadhead (fresh) SG - Anthony Sippel (fresh) SF - John Thomas (fresh) PF - James Busch (fresh) C - Jim Richardson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Hong Tang (fresh) SG - John Ellison (fresh) SF - George Moen (fresh) PF - Maurice Boling (fresh) C - George Kuhl (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | Maurice Boling wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Fordham | Maurice Boling scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John Ellison | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Western Michigan | James Busch misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Maurice Boling - foul #1 on Maurice Boling, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Western Michigan | James Busch misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Western Michigan | James Busch makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:16 | Fordham | Maurice Boling comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 1-2 |
| 19:15 | Western Michigan | James Broadhead pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:59 | Western Michigan | John Thomas misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 18:58 | Western Michigan | Jim Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:45 | Western Michigan | James Broadhead drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Fordham | George Moen is hacked by James Broadhead in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Broadhead, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Fordham | Hong Tang loses the dribble to James Broadhead | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Western Michigan | James Broadhead banks in the layup | 5-2 |
| 18:19 | Fordham | George Kuhl is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-4 |
| 17:59 | Western Michigan | John Thomas travels with the ball | 5-4 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dwayne Akers (PF) James Busch | |
| Subs | Fordham | Matthew Peeler (PG), Shawn Lott (SG), Humberto Torres (SF), Steve Bull (PF), Robert Watson (C) Hong Tang, John Ellison, George Moen, Maurice Boling, George Kuhl | |
| 17:56 | Fordham | Humberto Torres loses the dribble to James Broadhead in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 17:54 | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Broadhead | 7-4 |
| 17:35 | Fordham | Steve Bull is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 17:34 | Western Michigan | Jim Richardson gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:22 | Western Michigan | James Broadhead is fouled on the floor by Steve Bull - foul #1 on Steve Bull, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Workman (PG), Robert Varnum (SF), Gilbert Kim (PF), Michael Schwartz (C) James Broadhead, Anthony Sippel, John Thomas, Jim Richardson | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 17:08 | Western Michigan | Robert Watson denies the turnaround by Michael Schwartz | 7-4 |
| 17:06 | Fordham | Robert Watson pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:51 | Fordham | Matthew Peeler travels with the ball | 7-4 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel (SG), James Busch (PF) Dwayne Akers, Gilbert Kim | |
| Subs | Fordham | Hong Tang (PG), George Moen (SF) Matthew Peeler, Robert Watson | |
| 16:37 | Western Michigan | Michael Schwartz buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Sippel | 9-4 |
| 16:35 | Fordham | James Busch steps in front of the Hong Tang pass in the backcourt | 9-4 |
| 16:23 | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on George Moen - foul #1 on George Moen, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Ellison (SG), Maurice Boling (PF), George Kuhl (C) Shawn Lott, Humberto Torres, Steve Bull | |
| 16:23 | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:23 | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:04 | Fordham | Maurice Boling can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the lane | 11-4 |
| 16:03 | Western Michigan | James Busch grabs the board | 11-4 |
| 15:40 | Western Michigan | John Ellison takes the ball from James Workman | 11-4 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Workman (fairly fresh) SG - Anthony Sippel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Varnum (fairly fresh) PF - James Busch (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Schwartz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Hong Tang (fairly fresh) SG - John Ellison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Moen (fairly fresh) PF - Maurice Boling (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Kuhl (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Fordham | Hong Tang is fouled in the backcourt by James Workman - foul #1 on James Workman, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Broadhead (PG), John Thomas (SF), Gilbert Kim (PF), Jim Richardson (C) James Workman, Robert Varnum, James Busch, Michael Schwartz | |
| Subs | Fordham | Matthew Peeler (PG), Robert Watson (PF) Hong Tang, Maurice Boling | |
| 15:13 | Fordham | Matthew Peeler knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Ellison | 11-6 |
| 14:56 | Western Michigan | John Ellison is called for the reach on Anthony Sippel - foul #1 on John Ellison, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dwayne Akers (SG) Anthony Sippel | |
| Subs | Fordham | Shawn Lott (SG), Humberto Torres (SF), Steve Bull (PF) John Ellison, George Moen, George Kuhl | |
| 14:40 | Western Michigan | Dwayne Akers connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Gilbert Kim | 13-6 |
| 14:24 | Fordham | Matthew Peeler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-6 |
| 14:23 | Fordham | Robert Watson pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 14:08 | Fordham | Humberto Torres's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Earl Dobson (SF), James Busch (PF) John Thomas, Gilbert Kim | |
| Subs | Fordham | Maurice Boling (PF) Robert Watson | |
| 13:53 | Western Michigan | Dwayne Akers makes the driving attempt in the paint | 15-6 |
| 13:30 | Fordham | Matthew Peeler throws it down | 15-8 |
| 13:17 | Western Michigan | Earl Dobson lays it up and in | 17-8 |
| 13:03 | Fordham | Matthew Peeler is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-10 |
| 12:51 | Western Michigan | Earl Dobson misses the easy layup | 17-10 |
| 12:50 | Western Michigan | Jim Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 12:41 | Western Michigan | Earl Dobson blows the layup but he's fouled by Humberto Torres - foul #1 on Humberto Torres, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Workman (PG), Anthony Sippel (SG), Robert Varnum (PF), Michael Schwartz (C) James Broadhead, Dwayne Akers, James Busch, Jim Richardson | |
| Subs | Fordham | Hong Tang (PG), John Ellison (SG), George Moen (SF), George Kuhl (C) Matthew Peeler, Shawn Lott, Humberto Torres, Steve Bull | |
| 12:41 | Western Michigan | Earl Dobson makes the 1st free throw | 18-10 |
| 12:41 | Western Michigan | Earl Dobson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-10 |
| 12:22 | Fordham | George Moen blows the layup but he's fouled by Earl Dobson - foul #1 on Earl Dobson, team foul #3 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Thomas (SF) Earl Dobson | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 12:22 | Fordham | George Moen makes the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 12:22 | Fordham | George Moen misses the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 12:22 | Western Michigan | Robert Varnum snags the defensive board | 19-11 |
| 11:58 | Western Michigan | Robert Varnum misses the floater from the free throw line | 19-11 |
| 11:56 | Western Michigan | John Thomas tips it back up and in | 21-11 |
| 11:34 | Fordham | Hong Tang misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-11 |
| 11:33 | Fordham | Maurice Boling tips it but misses | 21-11 |
| 11:31 | Fordham | George Kuhl hits the follow up shot | 21-13 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Workman (fresh) SG - Anthony Sippel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Varnum (fresh) C - Michael Schwartz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Hong Tang (fresh) SG - John Ellison (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Moen (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Maurice Boling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Kuhl (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:07 | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-13 |
| 11:05 | Fordham | George Moen snags the defensive board | 21-13 |
| 10:46 | Fordham | George Moen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-13 |
| 10:45 | Western Michigan | Michael Schwartz snags the defensive board | 21-13 |
| 10:24 | Western Michigan | Michael Schwartz is fouled on the floor by George Moen - foul #2 on George Moen, team foul #6 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Broadhead (PG), Earl Dobson (SF), James Busch (PF), Gilbert Kim (C) James Workman, John Thomas, Robert Varnum, Michael Schwartz | |
| Subs | Fordham | Matthew Peeler (PG), Shawn Lott (SG), Humberto Torres (SF), Steve Bull (PF), Robert Watson (C) Hong Tang, John Ellison, George Moen, Maurice Boling, George Kuhl | |
| 10:15 | Western Michigan | James Broadhead buries a 3 from the right wing | 24-13 |
| 10:03 | Fordham | Steve Bull is denied on a dunk by Gilbert Kim | 24-13 |
| 10:01 | Fordham | Shawn Lott pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-13 |
| 09:48 | Fordham | Earl Dobson steals the ball from Shawn Lott | 24-13 |
| 09:32 | Western Michigan | Matthew Peeler takes the ball from Anthony Sippel | 24-13 |
| 09:14 | Fordham | Shawn Lott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-13 |
| 09:13 | Western Michigan | Earl Dobson grabs the board | 24-13 |
| 08:59 | Western Michigan | James Broadhead is fouled on the floor by Matthew Peeler - foul #1 on Matthew Peeler, team foul #7 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dwayne Akers (SG), John Thomas (SF), Jim Richardson (C) Anthony Sippel, Earl Dobson, Gilbert Kim | |
| Subs | Fordham | Louis Jones (PG), William Holland (SG), Maurice Boling (PF), George Kuhl (C) Matthew Peeler, Humberto Torres, Steve Bull, Robert Watson | |
| 08:59 | Western Michigan | James Broadhead makes the 1st free throw | 25-13 |
| 08:59 | Western Michigan | James Broadhead makes the 2nd free throw | 26-13 |
| 08:57 | Fordham | Shawn Lott is fouled in the backcourt by Dwayne Akers - foul #1 on Dwayne Akers, team foul #4 | 26-13 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Hong Tang (PG) Louis Jones | |
| 08:45 | Fordham | William Holland buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-16 |
| 08:16 | Western Michigan | James Busch misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Maurice Boling - foul #2 on Maurice Boling, team foul #8 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Varnum (SF) John Thomas | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Ellison (SG), Steve Bull (PF) William Holland, Maurice Boling | |
| 08:16 | Western Michigan | James Busch makes the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 08:16 | Western Michigan | James Busch misses the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 08:16 | Fordham | George Kuhl snags the defensive board | 27-16 |
| 08:11 | Fordham | Hong Tang is hacked by James Broadhead - foul #2 on James Broadhead, team foul #5 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Workman (PG), Anthony Sippel (SG) James Broadhead, James Busch | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 08:00 | Fordham | Steve Bull is fouled on the floor by James Workman - foul #2 on James Workman, team foul #6 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Thomas (SF) James Workman | |
| Subs | Fordham | Louis Jones (PG) Hong Tang | |
| 07:49 | Fordham | Louis Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-16 |
| 07:47 | Western Michigan | Jim Richardson grabs the board | 27-16 |
| 07:25 | Western Michigan | John Thomas misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-16 |
| 07:23 | Fordham | Shawn Lott pulls down the rebound | 27-16 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Varnum (fairly fresh) SG - Anthony Sippel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwayne Akers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jim Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Louis Jones (fresh) SG - John Ellison (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Shawn Lott (fairly fresh) PF - Steve Bull (fairly fresh) C - George Kuhl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Fordham | George Kuhl clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-16 |
| 07:14 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Dwayne Akers | 27-16 |
| 07:10 | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-16 |
| 07:08 | Western Michigan | Dwayne Akers tips it home | 29-16 |
| 06:51 | Fordham | Steve Bull lays it up and in | 29-18 |
| 06:34 | Western Michigan | Dwayne Akers is fouled on the floor by Steve Bull - foul #2 on Steve Bull, team foul #9 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Earl Dobson (SF), Gilbert Kim (PF), Michael Schwartz (C) Robert Varnum, John Thomas, Jim Richardson | |
| Subs | Fordham | Hong Tang (PG), Matthew Peeler (SG), Humberto Torres (SF), Robert Watson (PF) Louis Jones, John Ellison, Shawn Lott, Steve Bull | |
| 06:34 | Western Michigan | Dwayne Akers makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 06:34 | Western Michigan | Dwayne Akers misses the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 06:34 | Fordham | George Kuhl snags the defensive board | 30-18 |
| 06:20 | Fordham | Matthew Peeler is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Matthew Peeler, team foul #10 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Fordham | William Holland (SG) Matthew Peeler | |
| 06:00 | Western Michigan | Gilbert Kim knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Earl Dobson | 32-18 |
| 05:40 | Fordham | George Kuhl hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Hong Tang | 32-20 |
| 05:35 | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel dunks the ball on a great pass from Dwayne Akers | 34-20 |
| 05:16 | Fordham | Humberto Torres clanks a runner near the basket | 34-20 |
| 05:15 | Fordham | William Holland misses the tip | 34-20 |
| 05:13 | Western Michigan | Gilbert Kim grabs the board | 34-20 |
| 05:07 | Western Michigan | Earl Dobson connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Michael Schwartz | 36-20 |
| 05:05 | Fordham | Earl Dobson steals the ball from William Holland in the backcourt | 36-20 |
| 05:04 | Western Michigan | Dwayne Akers dunks the ball set up by Earl Dobson | 38-20 |
| 04:38 | Fordham | Robert Watson is whistled for a carry | 38-20 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Varnum (PG), John Thomas (SF), James Busch (PF), Jim Richardson (C) Dwayne Akers, Earl Dobson, Gilbert Kim, Michael Schwartz | |
| Subs | Fordham | Louis Jones (PG), John Ellison (SG), Shawn Lott (SF) Hong Tang, William Holland, Humberto Torres | |
| 04:19 | Western Michigan | Robert Varnum lays it up and in set up by John Thomas | 40-20 |
| 04:00 | Fordham | Robert Watson misses the lay-in | 40-20 |
| 03:58 | Western Michigan | Robert Varnum pulls down the rebound | 40-20 |
| 03:36 | Western Michigan | John Thomas makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Varnum | 43-20 |
| 03:33 | Fordham | John Ellison is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Sippel - foul #1 on Anthony Sippel, team foul #7 | 43-20 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Broadhead (PG), James Workman (SG) Robert Varnum, Anthony Sippel | |
| Subs | Fordham | Matthew Peeler (PG), George Moen (SF), Maurice Boling (PF), Steve Bull (C) Louis Jones, Shawn Lott, Robert Watson, George Kuhl | |
| 03:33 | Fordham | John Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 43-21 |
| 03:33 | Fordham | John Ellison misses the 2nd free throw | 43-21 |
| 03:33 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Jim Richardson | 43-21 |
| 03:23 | Western Michigan | John Thomas buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Workman | 46-21 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Broadhead (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Workman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Busch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jim Richardson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Matthew Peeler (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Ellison (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Moen (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Maurice Boling (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Bull (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Fordham | George Moen is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Moen, team foul #11 | 46-21 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Fordham | William Holland (SG), Humberto Torres (SF) John Ellison, George Moen | |
| 03:02 | Western Michigan | Jim Richardson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 46-21 |
| 03:00 | Fordham | William Holland pulls down the rebound | 46-21 |
| 02:57 | Fordham | James Broadhead steals the ball from William Holland in the backcourt | 46-21 |
| 02:56 | Western Michigan | James Broadhead lays it in | 48-21 |
| 02:31 | Fordham | Humberto Torres's fadeaway is rejected by Jim Richardson | 48-21 |
| 02:29 | Western Michigan | James Busch pulls down the rebound | 48-21 |
| 02:23 | Western Michigan | James Workman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-21 |
| 02:21 | Fordham | Maurice Boling gets the rebound | 48-21 |
| 02:06 | Fordham | William Holland buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Maurice Boling | 48-24 |
| 01:48 | Western Michigan | Jim Richardson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Workman | 51-24 |
| 01:40 | Fordham | Maurice Boling lays it up and in and the foul's on James Workman - foul #3 on James Workman, team foul #8 | 51-26 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Varnum (SG), Earl Dobson (SF), Gilbert Kim (PF), Michael Schwartz (C) James Workman, John Thomas, James Busch, Jim Richardson | |
| Subs | Fordham | Hong Tang (PG), John Ellison (SG), Shawn Lott (SF) Matthew Peeler, William Holland, Humberto Torres | |
| 01:40 | Fordham | Maurice Boling makes the free throw | 51-27 |
| 01:31 | Western Michigan | Earl Dobson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-27 |
| 01:29 | Fordham | Steve Bull snags the defensive board | 51-27 |
| 01:26 | Fordham | Michael Schwartz is called for the reach on Shawn Lott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Schwartz, team foul #9 | 51-27 |
| 01:26 | Fordham | Shawn Lott misses the 1st free throw | 51-27 |
| 01:26 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Schwartz | 51-27 |
| 01:02 | Western Michigan | Gilbert Kim scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Robert Varnum and the foul's on Maurice Boling - foul #3 on Maurice Boling, team foul #12 | 53-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Fordham | George Kuhl (C) Maurice Boling | |
| 01:02 | Western Michigan | Gilbert Kim makes the free throw | 54-27 |
| 01:00 | Fordham | Hong Tang travels in the backcourt | 54-27 |
| 00:49 | Western Michigan | John Ellison is called for the reach on Gilbert Kim - foul #2 on John Ellison, team foul #13 | 54-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel (SG) Robert Varnum | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 00:49 | Western Michigan | Gilbert Kim makes the 1st free throw | 55-27 |
| 00:49 | Western Michigan | Gilbert Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 56-27 |
| 00:34 | Fordham | Earl Dobson steals the ball from Steve Bull | 56-27 |
| 00:05 | Western Michigan | Shawn Lott steals it from Gilbert Kim | 56-27 |
| 00:03 | Fordham | John Ellison is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Schwartz - foul #2 on Michael Schwartz, team foul #10 | 56-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Thomas (SF), James Busch (PF), Jim Richardson (C) Earl Dobson, Gilbert Kim, Michael Schwartz | |
| Subs | Fordham | Matthew Peeler (PG), Humberto Torres (PF), Robert Watson (C) Hong Tang, Steve Bull, George Kuhl | |
| 00:03 | Fordham | John Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 56-28 |
| 00:03 | Fordham | John Ellison misses the 2nd free throw | 56-28 |
| 00:03 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to James Busch | 56-28 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | James Busch clanks a halfcourt shot | 56-28 |