| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) SG - Milton Bellino (fresh) SF - Manuel McDunn (fresh) PF - Stephen Buendia (fresh) C - David Liu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Sheldon McWaters (fresh) SG - Todd Sutton (fresh) SF - Anthony Mayweather (fresh) PF - John Gapinski (fresh) C - Jack Hunter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | John Gapinski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Central Michigan | Jack Hunter hits the finger roll | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Ohio | Stephen Buendia is denied on a layup by John Gapinski | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Central Michigan | John Gapinski snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Central Michigan | Manuel McDunn steps in front of the Jack Hunter pass | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Ohio | Sheldon McWaters is called for the reach on Greg Goetsch - foul #1 on Sheldon McWaters, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Ohio | Stephen Buendia lays it up and in on a nice dish by Milton Bellino | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Central Michigan | Greg Goetsch steals it from Todd Sutton in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Ohio | Milton Bellino can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Ohio | Milton Bellino misses the tip | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn tips it home | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | Central Michigan | Anthony Mayweather is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Sheldon McWaters | 4-5 |
| 17:56 | Ohio | Milton Bellino misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:55 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Gapinski | 4-5 |
| 17:40 | Central Michigan | Todd Sutton is hacked by Manuel McDunn - foul #1 on Manuel McDunn, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Guizar (SF), Reginald Dutton (PF), Ken Hammons (C) Manuel McDunn, Stephen Buendia, David Liu | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gregory Bator (PG), Deshi Chiou (SG), Christopher Lawhon (PF), Michael Heath (C) Sheldon McWaters, Todd Sutton, John Gapinski, Jack Hunter | |
| 17:26 | Central Michigan | Michael Heath loses the ball out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Jones (SF) Greg Goetsch | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Craig Russell (SF) Anthony Mayweather | |
| 17:18 | Ohio | Jason Guizar comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Craig Russell - foul #1 on Craig Russell, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG) Milton Bellino | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:18 | Ohio | Jason Guizar misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:18 | Ohio | Jason Guizar makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:54 | Central Michigan | Deshi Chiou lays it up and in set up by Gregory Bator | 5-7 |
| 16:40 | Ohio | Christopher Lawhon steals it from Ken Hammons | 5-7 |
| 16:38 | Central Michigan | Todd Jones is called for the reach on Craig Russell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Jones, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 16:29 | Central Michigan | Michael Heath misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 16:28 | Ohio | Ken Hammons gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:23 | Ohio | Anthony Wade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-7 |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | Christopher Lawhon grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:19 | Central Michigan | Todd Jones is called for the reach on Deshi Chiou in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Jones, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Milton Bellino (SG), Stephen Buendia (PF), David Liu (C) Anthony Wade, Todd Jones, Reginald Dutton, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Sheldon McWaters (PG), Anthony Mayweather (SF), Eugene Icenhour (PF) Gregory Bator, Craig Russell, Christopher Lawhon | |
| 16:07 | Central Michigan | Deshi Chiou misses the runner from the left block | 5-7 |
| 16:05 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:46 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 15:45 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Deshi Chiou | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) SG - Milton Bellino (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Guizar (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stephen Buendia (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Liu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Sheldon McWaters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Deshi Chiou (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Mayweather (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Icenhour (fresh) C - Michael Heath (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Central Michigan | Deshi Chiou misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Milton Bellino - foul #1 on Milton Bellino, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (SG), Manuel McDunn (SF), Reginald Dutton (PF), Robert Goodwin (C) Milton Bellino, Jason Guizar, Stephen Buendia, David Liu | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Todd Sutton (SG), John Gapinski (PF), Jack Hunter (C) Sheldon McWaters, Eugene Icenhour, Michael Heath | |
| 15:24 | Central Michigan | Deshi Chiou makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:24 | Central Michigan | Deshi Chiou makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:59 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 14:58 | Central Michigan | John Gapinski gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:54 | Central Michigan | Todd Sutton travels in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Ken Hammons (C) Greg Goetsch, Robert Goodwin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Sheldon McWaters (PG), Christopher Lawhon (SF) Deshi Chiou, Anthony Mayweather | |
| 14:42 | Ohio | A charge is called on Manuel McDunn - foul #2 on Manuel McDunn, team foul #5 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Ohio | Milton Bellino (SG) Manuel McDunn | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gregory Bator (PG) Sheldon McWaters | |
| 14:25 | Central Michigan | John Gapinski blows the dunk | 5-9 |
| 14:23 | Central Michigan | Jack Hunter tips it back up and in | 5-11 |
| 14:13 | Ohio | Ken Hammons makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Bennett | 7-11 |
| 14:11 | Central Michigan | Gregory Bator throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| Subs | Ohio | Stephen Buendia (PF) Reginald Dutton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Craig Russell (SF), Eugene Icenhour (PF) John Gapinski, Jack Hunter | |
| 14:01 | Ohio | Anthony Wade hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 7-11 |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Christopher Lawhon | 7-11 |
| 13:40 | Central Michigan | Eugene Icenhour misses the lay-in | 7-11 |
| 13:38 | Ohio | Stephen Buendia pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:33 | Ohio | Anthony Wade clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gregory Bator - foul #1 on Gregory Bator, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Guizar (SG), Robert Goodwin (PF), David Liu (C) Milton Bellino, Stephen Buendia, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Sheldon McWaters (PG), Anthony Mayweather (SF), Jack Hunter (C) Gregory Bator, Todd Sutton, Christopher Lawhon | |
| 13:33 | Ohio | Anthony Wade misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:33 | Ohio | Anthony Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:15 | Central Michigan | Anthony Mayweather misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Bennett - foul #1 on Richard Bennett, team foul #6 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Milton Bellino (SG) Anthony Wade, Richard Bennett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:15 | Central Michigan | Anthony Mayweather misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:15 | Central Michigan | Anthony Mayweather makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:00 | Ohio | Milton Bellino misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | Eugene Icenhour pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:43 | Central Michigan | Sheldon McWaters misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Greg Goetsch - foul #1 on Greg Goetsch, team foul #7 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | Reginald Dutton (PF) David Liu | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Todd Sutton (SG), John Gapinski (PF), Michael Heath (C) Craig Russell, Eugene Icenhour, Jack Hunter | |
| 12:43 | Central Michigan | Sheldon McWaters makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:43 | Central Michigan | Sheldon McWaters misses the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:43 | Ohio | Robert Goodwin snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 12:16 | Ohio | Milton Bellino drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Guizar | 11-13 |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | Todd Sutton comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jason Guizar - foul #1 on Jason Guizar, team foul #8 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (SF), Stephen Buendia (PF) Jason Guizar, Robert Goodwin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Deshi Chiou (SF) Anthony Mayweather | |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | Todd Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | Todd Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:34 | Ohio | Richard Bennett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 11-14 |
| 11:32 | Central Michigan | Michael Heath pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fairly fresh) SG - Milton Bellino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stephen Buendia (fresh) 2 pts. C - Reginald Dutton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Sheldon McWaters (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Sutton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Deshi Chiou (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Gapinski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Heath (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Central Michigan | Sheldon McWaters throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), David Liu (C) Greg Goetsch, Reginald Dutton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Mayweather (SF), Christopher Lawhon (C) Todd Sutton, Michael Heath | |
| 11:23 | Ohio | David Liu buries a driving attempt from the right block | 13-14 |
| 11:04 | Central Michigan | Anthony Mayweather hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the lane | 13-14 |
| 11:02 | Ohio | Milton Bellino grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 10:50 | Ohio | Richard Bennett is hacked by Sheldon McWaters - foul #2 on Sheldon McWaters, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Jason Guizar (SF), Ken Hammons (PF) Anthony Wade, Milton Bellino, Stephen Buendia | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gregory Bator (PG), Craig Russell (SG), Eugene Icenhour (PF) Sheldon McWaters, Deshi Chiou, John Gapinski | |
| 10:38 | Ohio | Christopher Lawhon picks off the pass by Jason Guizar | 13-14 |
| 10:17 | Central Michigan | Eugene Icenhour banks in the wide open layup | 13-16 |
| 10:05 | Ohio | Richard Bennett buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Greg Goetsch | 15-16 |
| 09:47 | Central Michigan | Eugene Icenhour blows the layup but he's hacked by Ken Hammons - foul #1 on Ken Hammons, team foul #9 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Milton Bellino (SG), Reginald Dutton (PF) Greg Goetsch, Richard Bennett, David Liu | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Deshi Chiou (PG), Todd Sutton (SG), Jack Hunter (C) Gregory Bator, Craig Russell, Christopher Lawhon | |
| 09:47 | Central Michigan | Eugene Icenhour makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:47 | Central Michigan | Eugene Icenhour misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:47 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Ken Hammons | 15-17 |
| 09:37 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton is hacked by Deshi Chiou - foul #1 on Deshi Chiou, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Ohio | Stephen Buendia (PF) Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Heath (PF) Eugene Icenhour | |
| 09:19 | Ohio | Jason Guizar is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jason Guizar, team foul #10 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (SF) Jason Guizar | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:05 | Central Michigan | Anthony Mayweather is fouled on the floor by Richard Bennett - foul #2 on Richard Bennett, team foul #11 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Manuel McDunn (SF) Anthony Wade, Richard Bennett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:05 | Central Michigan | Anthony Mayweather makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:05 | Central Michigan | Anthony Mayweather makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:48 | Ohio | Milton Bellino hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Greg Goetsch | 18-19 |
| 08:30 | Central Michigan | Anthony Mayweather is open but comes up short on the shot near the basket | 18-19 |
| 08:29 | Central Michigan | Deshi Chiou can't tip it in | 18-19 |
| 08:27 | Central Michigan | Michael Heath can't tip it in | 18-19 |
| 08:26 | Central Michigan | Jack Hunter misses the tip | 18-19 |
| 08:24 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Manuel McDunn | 18-19 |
| 08:17 | Ohio | Stephen Buendia misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 08:15 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton can't tip it in | 18-19 |
| 08:14 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton gets the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 07:53 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn can't throw it down | 18-19 |
| 07:52 | Ohio | Stephen Buendia tips it home | 20-19 |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Stephen Buendia is called for the reach on Michael Heath - foul #1 on Stephen Buendia, team foul #12 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Todd Jones (SF), Ken Hammons (PF), Robert Goodwin (C) Greg Goetsch, Manuel McDunn, Stephen Buendia, Reginald Dutton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gregory Bator (PG), Craig Russell (SF), John Gapinski (PF) Deshi Chiou, Anthony Mayweather, Jack Hunter | |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Michael Heath misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Michael Heath misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:28 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Ken Hammons | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Anthony Wade (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Milton Bellino (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Jones (fresh) PF - Ken Hammons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Goodwin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gregory Bator (fresh) SG - Todd Sutton (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Craig Russell (fresh) PF - John Gapinski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Heath (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Ohio | Craig Russell steals the ball from Anthony Wade | 20-19 |
| 07:03 | Central Michigan | Craig Russell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 20-19 |
| 07:02 | Central Michigan | Michael Heath snags the offensive board | 20-19 |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | John Gapinski misses the turnaround near the basket | 20-19 |
| 06:48 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Robert Goodwin | 20-19 |
| 06:31 | Ohio | Milton Bellino misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Todd Sutton - foul #1 on Todd Sutton, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Guizar (SF), David Liu (C) Todd Jones, Robert Goodwin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Deshi Chiou (PG), Anthony Mayweather (SF), Christopher Lawhon (C) Gregory Bator, Craig Russell, Michael Heath | |
| 06:31 | Ohio | Milton Bellino makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:31 | Ohio | Milton Bellino makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:11 | Central Michigan | John Gapinski lays it in on a nice dish by Todd Sutton and he's hacked by Anthony Wade - foul #1 on Anthony Wade, team foul #13 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Stephen Buendia (PF) Anthony Wade, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:11 | Central Michigan | John Gapinski misses the free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:11 | Ohio | Stephen Buendia grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 05:54 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-21 |
| 05:53 | Central Michigan | Deshi Chiou snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 05:47 | Central Michigan | Christopher Lawhon connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Todd Sutton | 22-23 |
| 05:29 | Ohio | David Liu knocks in the runner near the basket | 24-23 |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Deshi Chiou is fouled in the backcourt by Greg Goetsch - foul #2 on Greg Goetsch, team foul #14 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Robert Goodwin (PF) Greg Goetsch, Stephen Buendia | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gregory Bator (PG), Eugene Icenhour (PF) Todd Sutton, John Gapinski | |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Deshi Chiou makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Deshi Chiou makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:07 | Ohio | A charge is called on Milton Bellino - foul #2 on Milton Bellino, team foul #15 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Jones (SG), Manuel McDunn (SF), Reginald Dutton (PF), Ken Hammons (C) Milton Bellino, Jason Guizar, Robert Goodwin, David Liu | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Craig Russell (SG), Jack Hunter (C) Deshi Chiou, Christopher Lawhon | |
| 04:57 | Central Michigan | Jack Hunter misses short on a jumper near the basket | 24-25 |
| 04:56 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Mayweather | 24-25 |
| 04:45 | Central Michigan | Jack Hunter makes the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Reginald Dutton - foul #1 on Reginald Dutton, team foul #16 | 24-27 |
| 04:45 | Central Michigan | Jack Hunter makes the free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:22 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton is fouled on the floor by Anthony Mayweather - foul #1 on Anthony Mayweather, team foul #7 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Goodwin (PF), David Liu (C) Manuel McDunn, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Deshi Chiou (PG), Todd Sutton (SG) Gregory Bator, Craig Russell | |
| 04:22 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:22 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | Anthony Mayweather knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 26-30 |
| 03:50 | Ohio | Anthony Wade buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Goodwin | 29-30 |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | Anthony Mayweather hits a wide open 3 from straight away on a great pass from Deshi Chiou | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Anthony Wade (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Reginald Dutton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Todd Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Goodwin (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Liu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Deshi Chiou (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Todd Sutton (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Mayweather (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Eugene Icenhour (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jack Hunter (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Todd Jones | 31-33 |
| 03:01 | Central Michigan | Deshi Chiou loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Guizar (PG), Richard Bennett (SG), Manuel McDunn (SF), Stephen Buendia (PF), Ken Hammons (C) Anthony Wade, Reginald Dutton, Todd Jones, Robert Goodwin, David Liu | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Sheldon McWaters (PG), Craig Russell (SG), John Gapinski (PF), Christopher Lawhon (C) Deshi Chiou, Todd Sutton, Eugene Icenhour, Jack Hunter | |
| 02:53 | Ohio | Jason Guizar makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Buendia | 34-33 |
| 02:51 | Central Michigan | Anthony Mayweather is hacked by Richard Bennett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Bennett, team foul #17 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG) Richard Bennett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:51 | Central Michigan | Anthony Mayweather misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:51 | Central Michigan | Anthony Mayweather makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 02:28 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch is fouled on the floor by Anthony Mayweather - foul #2 on Anthony Mayweather, team foul #8 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Heath (C) Anthony Mayweather | |
| 02:28 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 02:28 | Central Michigan | John Gapinski gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Craig Russell is fouled on the floor by Jason Guizar - foul #3 on Jason Guizar, team foul #18 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | Milton Bellino (SG) Jason Guizar | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Craig Russell misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Craig Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 02:02 | Ohio | Stephen Buendia misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 02:01 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Christopher Lawhon | 34-35 |
| 01:53 | Central Michigan | Christopher Lawhon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 01:52 | Ohio | Milton Bellino grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 01:35 | Ohio | Ken Hammons banks in the layup | 36-35 |
| 01:06 | Central Michigan | Sheldon McWaters misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 01:04 | Central Michigan | John Gapinski tips it home | 36-37 |
| 00:53 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 00:52 | Ohio | Ken Hammons grabs the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 00:42 | Ohio | Milton Bellino clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Heath | 36-37 |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Sheldon McWaters is hacked by Greg Goetsch - foul #3 on Greg Goetsch, team foul #19 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Todd Jones (SG), Reginald Dutton (PF), Robert Goodwin (C) Greg Goetsch, Milton Bellino, Stephen Buendia, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Deshi Chiou (SG), Anthony Mayweather (SF), Eugene Icenhour (PF), Gregory Bator (C) Craig Russell, Christopher Lawhon, John Gapinski, Michael Heath | |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Sheldon McWaters makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Sheldon McWaters makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 00:04 | Ohio | Anthony Wade misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-39 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Gregory Bator grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Gregory Bator misses the halfcourt shot | 36-39 |