| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Randy Joy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Laguerre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Coward (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Boykin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hobbs (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - James Cloutier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Wickham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrin Randall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Corral (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Darren Coward inbounds the ball | 31-40 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Western Michigan | James Hobbs misses the easy layup | 31-40 |
| 19:42 | Western Michigan | Darren Coward tips it back up and in | 33-40 |
| 19:39 | Bowling Green | Christopher Bennett is called for traveling in the backcourt | 33-40 |
| 19:24 | Western Michigan | Randy Joy misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 19:23 | Western Michigan | James Hobbs hits the follow up shot | 35-40 |
| 19:21 | Bowling Green | Richard Laguerre is called for the reach on James Cloutier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Laguerre, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 19:01 | Bowling Green | James Cloutier's pass is intercepted by James Hobbs | 35-40 |
| 18:52 | Western Michigan | Richard Laguerre is fouled on the floor by Roger Corral - foul #2 on Roger Corral, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 18:35 | Western Michigan | Richard Laguerre misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 18:33 | Western Michigan | Harold Boykin tips it in | 37-40 |
| 18:12 | Bowling Green | Justin Wickham hits a wide open jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Bennett | 37-42 |
| 17:54 | Western Michigan | Randy Joy can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 37-42 |
| 17:52 | Bowling Green | James Cloutier grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 17:31 | Bowling Green | Darrin Randall is hacked by Richard Laguerre - foul #2 on Richard Laguerre, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Emil Peay (PG), Sam Morgan (SG), Bobby Noble (SF), Leroy Leblanc (PF), William Arce (C) Randy Joy, Richard Laguerre, Darren Coward, Harold Boykin, James Hobbs | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Dominick Valentine (PG), Ronald Dates (SG), Micheal Spivey (SF), Don Ore (PF), Jessie Kellerman (C) James Cloutier, Christopher Bennett, Justin Wickham, Darrin Randall, Roger Corral | |
| 17:14 | Bowling Green | Don Ore connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Dominick Valentine | 37-44 |
| 16:59 | Western Michigan | Jessie Kellerman steals the ball from Sam Morgan | 37-44 |
| 16:40 | Bowling Green | Leroy Leblanc is called for the reach on Don Ore - foul #2 on Leroy Leblanc, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| 16:21 | Bowling Green | Micheal Spivey comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 16:19 | Western Michigan | Leroy Leblanc grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 16:13 | Western Michigan | Bobby Noble's fadeaway is rejected by Don Ore | 37-44 |
| 16:12 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Don Ore | 37-44 |
| 15:54 | Bowling Green | Dominick Valentine is hacked by Emil Peay - foul #2 on Emil Peay, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Darren Coward (SF), James Hobbs (C) Bobby Noble, Leroy Leblanc | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Cloutier (PG), Christopher Bennett (SG), Darrin Randall (PF) Dominick Valentine, Ronald Dates, Jessie Kellerman | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Emil Peay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Coward (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Arce (fresh) C - James Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - James Cloutier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Spivey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darrin Randall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Ore (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Bowling Green | Christopher Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Randy Joy (PG), Garrett Folse (SG) Emil Peay, Sam Morgan | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Roger Corral (C) Micheal Spivey | |
| 15:27 | Western Michigan | James Hobbs clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-44 |
| 15:25 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Christopher Bennett | 37-44 |
| 15:02 | Bowling Green | Christopher Bennett is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Cloutier | 37-47 |
| 14:50 | Western Michigan | Darren Coward hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 37-47 |
| 14:48 | Western Michigan | James Hobbs hits the follow up shot | 39-47 |
| 14:44 | Bowling Green | Christopher Bennett's pass is intercepted by Darren Coward in the backcourt | 39-47 |
| 14:42 | Western Michigan | Randy Joy lays it up and in on a great pass from Darren Coward | 41-47 |
| 14:15 | Bowling Green | Christopher Bennett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 14:14 | Western Michigan | James Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 13:57 | Western Michigan | Randy Joy drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-47 |
| 13:39 | Bowling Green | Don Ore loses the ball out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Emil Peay (PG), Richard Laguerre (SG), Leroy Leblanc (SF), Harold Boykin (PF), Bobby Noble (C) Randy Joy, Garrett Folse, Darren Coward, William Arce, James Hobbs | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Dominick Valentine (PG), Ronald Dates (SG), Justin Wickham (SF), Jessie Kellerman (PF), Neal Byrd (C) James Cloutier, Christopher Bennett, Don Ore, Darrin Randall, Roger Corral | |
| 13:21 | Western Michigan | Leroy Leblanc buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Laguerre | 46-47 |
| 13:02 | Bowling Green | Dominick Valentine drills a shot in the lane | 46-49 |
| 12:40 | Western Michigan | Emil Peay connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Leroy Leblanc | 48-49 |
| 12:38 | Bowling Green | Ronald Dates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| 12:19 | Western Michigan | Richard Laguerre loses the dribble to Justin Wickham | 48-49 |
| 11:57 | Bowling Green | Ronald Dates hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 11:56 | Bowling Green | The offensive rebound goes to Neal Byrd | 48-49 |
| 11:39 | Bowling Green | Neal Byrd buries a 3 from straight away | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Emil Peay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Laguerre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy Leblanc (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Boykin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Noble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Dominick Valentine (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Dates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Wickham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jessie Kellerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Neal Byrd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Western Michigan | Bobby Noble slams it home on a nice dish by Leroy Leblanc and he's fouled by Dominick Valentine - foul #1 on Dominick Valentine, team foul #2 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Randy Joy (PG), Sam Morgan (SG), Darren Coward (SF), James Hobbs (C) Emil Peay, Richard Laguerre, Leroy Leblanc, Harold Boykin | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Cloutier (PG), Christopher Bennett (SG), Don Ore (SF), Darrin Randall (PF), Roger Corral (C) Dominick Valentine, Ronald Dates, Justin Wickham, Jessie Kellerman, Neal Byrd | |
| 11:25 | Western Michigan | Bobby Noble misses the free throw | 50-52 |
| 11:25 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Darren Coward | 50-52 |
| 11:07 | Western Michigan | Sam Morgan comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by James Cloutier - foul #1 on James Cloutier, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Arce (PF) Bobby Noble | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 11:07 | Western Michigan | Sam Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 11:07 | Western Michigan | Sam Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 11:02 | Bowling Green | Christopher Bennett is hacked by Randy Joy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Joy, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| 10:41 | Bowling Green | Don Ore knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Cloutier | 52-54 |
| 10:28 | Western Michigan | Don Ore is called for the reach on William Arce - foul #2 on Don Ore, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| 10:14 | Western Michigan | Sam Morgan misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-54 |
| 10:13 | Western Michigan | William Arce can't tip it in | 52-54 |
| 10:11 | Bowling Green | Don Ore pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 09:56 | Bowling Green | Roger Corral hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 09:55 | Western Michigan | William Arce grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 09:38 | Western Michigan | Darren Coward misses badly on a floater from the right side | 52-54 |
| 09:36 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Don Ore | 52-54 |
| 09:32 | Bowling Green | Christopher Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by Sam Morgan - foul #2 on Sam Morgan, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Emil Peay (PG), Garrett Folse (SG), Harold Boykin (PF) Randy Joy, Sam Morgan, William Arce | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Dominick Valentine (SG), Micheal Spivey (SF), Jessie Kellerman (PF), Neal Byrd (C) Christopher Bennett, Don Ore, Darrin Randall, Roger Corral | |
| 09:16 | Bowling Green | Micheal Spivey comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 09:15 | Western Michigan | James Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 08:59 | Western Michigan | Darren Coward drills a fadeaway from the right side | 54-54 |
| 08:32 | Bowling Green | Jessie Kellerman is alone and drills a runner from the left block | 54-56 |
| 08:15 | Western Michigan | Garrett Folse makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Emil Peay | 57-56 |
| 07:59 | Bowling Green | Neal Byrd is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jessie Kellerman | 57-58 |
| 07:48 | Western Michigan | Garrett Folse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Laguerre (SG), Leroy Leblanc (SF), William Arce (C) Garrett Folse, Darren Coward, James Hobbs | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Christopher Bennett (SG), Justin Wickham (SF), Darrin Randall (PF), Don Ore (C) James Cloutier, Micheal Spivey, Jessie Kellerman, Neal Byrd | |
| 07:25 | Bowling Green | Harold Boykin picks off the pass by Christopher Bennett | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Emil Peay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Laguerre (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Boykin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Arce (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Dominick Valentine (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Wickham (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darrin Randall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Ore (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:00 | Western Michigan | Leroy Leblanc is fouled on the floor by Justin Wickham - foul #2 on Justin Wickham, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Randy Joy (PG), Bobby Noble (SF) Emil Peay, Harold Boykin | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ronald Dates (PG), Roger Corral (C) Dominick Valentine, Don Ore | |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Ronald Dates is called for the reach on Randy Joy - foul #1 on Ronald Dates, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Don Ore (PF) Darrin Randall | |
| 06:27 | Western Michigan | Randy Joy is hacked by Roger Corral - foul #3 on Roger Corral, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| 06:27 | Western Michigan | Randy Joy makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:27 | Western Michigan | Randy Joy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:02 | Bowling Green | Justin Wickham blows the layup but he's fouled by Randy Joy - foul #4 on Randy Joy, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sam Morgan (SG), James Hobbs (C) Richard Laguerre, Leroy Leblanc | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 06:02 | Bowling Green | Justin Wickham misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:02 | Bowling Green | Justin Wickham makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 05:41 | Western Michigan | The pull-up jumper by James Hobbs is blocked by Christopher Bennett | 59-59 |
| 05:39 | Western Michigan | Bobby Noble snags the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 05:30 | Western Michigan | Ronald Dates picks off the pass by Randy Joy | 59-59 |
| 05:26 | Bowling Green | Don Ore lays it in on a great pass from Ronald Dates | 59-61 |
| 05:08 | Western Michigan | Sam Morgan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 59-61 |
| 05:06 | Bowling Green | Don Ore gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 05:01 | Bowling Green | Randy Joy takes the ball from Christopher Bennett in the backcourt | 59-61 |
| 04:47 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bennett steals it from Bobby Noble | 59-61 |
| 04:47 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Laguerre (SG), Darren Coward (SF), Harold Boykin (PF) Sam Morgan, Bobby Noble, James Hobbs | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Cloutier (PG), Darrin Randall (PF) Ronald Dates, Justin Wickham | |
| 04:45 | Bowling Green | Randy Joy picks off the pass by Roger Corral in the backcourt | 59-61 |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | William Arce scores on a jumper from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 04:30 | Bowling Green | Christopher Bennett is hacked by Darren Coward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darren Coward, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| 04:30 | Bowling Green | Christopher Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:30 | Western Michigan | Harold Boykin grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 04:13 | Western Michigan | Darren Coward misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-61 |
| 04:11 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Darrin Randall | 61-61 |
| 03:51 | Bowling Green | Don Ore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Emil Peay (PG), James Hobbs (C) Randy Joy, William Arce | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Dominick Valentine (SG), Jessie Kellerman (C) Christopher Bennett, Roger Corral | |
| 03:30 | Western Michigan | Emil Peay is hacked by James Cloutier - foul #2 on James Cloutier, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Micheal Spivey (SF) Don Ore | |
| 03:30 | Western Michigan | Emil Peay makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:30 | Western Michigan | Emil Peay makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:27 | Bowling Green | Jessie Kellerman is hacked by James Hobbs in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hobbs, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| 03:27 | Bowling Green | Jessie Kellerman makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:27 | Bowling Green | Jessie Kellerman misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:27 | Western Michigan | James Hobbs snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Emil Peay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Laguerre (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darren Coward (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harold Boykin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hobbs (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - James Cloutier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dominick Valentine (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Spivey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darrin Randall (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jessie Kellerman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:03 | Western Michigan | Richard Laguerre scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Emil Peay | 66-62 |
| 02:43 | Bowling Green | Jessie Kellerman hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 66-62 |
| 02:42 | Western Michigan | Darren Coward grabs the defensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 02:22 | Western Michigan | Emil Peay misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 02:20 | Western Michigan | Harold Boykin grabs the offensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 02:15 | Western Michigan | Richard Laguerre hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 02:15 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Randy Joy (PG), Sam Morgan (SG) Emil Peay, Richard Laguerre | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Christopher Bennett (SG), Justin Wickham (SF), Roger Corral (C) Dominick Valentine, Micheal Spivey, Jessie Kellerman | |
| 02:01 | Bowling Green | Roger Corral hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-62 |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Randy Joy grabs the defensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 01:54 | Western Michigan | Harold Boykin comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 69-62 |
| 01:52 | Bowling Green | Justin Wickham snags the defensive board | 69-62 |
| 01:36 | Bowling Green | Darren Coward picks off the pass by James Cloutier | 69-62 |
| 01:11 | Western Michigan | Harold Boykin can't connect on a floater from the right side | 69-62 |
| 01:10 | Bowling Green | Roger Corral snags the defensive board | 69-62 |
| 01:04 | Bowling Green | Roger Corral connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Christopher Bennett | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Sam Morgan buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Randy Joy | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Bowling Green | Christopher Bennett misses long on a 3 from straight away | 71-64 |
| 00:33 | Bowling Green | Roger Corral snags the offensive board | 71-64 |
| 00:29 | Bowling Green | Christopher Bennett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-64 |
| 00:28 | Western Michigan | James Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Western Michigan | James Hobbs is fouled in the backcourt by James Cloutier - foul #3 on James Cloutier, team foul #9 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Laguerre (SG), William Arce (PF) Sam Morgan, Harold Boykin | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 00:27 | Western Michigan | James Hobbs misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:27 | Bowling Green | Roger Corral snags the defensive board | 71-64 |
| 00:23 | Bowling Green | Darrin Randall is called for traveling in the backcourt | 71-64 |
| 00:21 | Western Michigan | Darren Coward is hacked by Justin Wickham - foul #3 on Justin Wickham, team foul #10 | 71-64 |
| 00:21 | Western Michigan | Darren Coward makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:21 | Western Michigan | Darren Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Bowling Green | Christopher Bennett is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-67 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Randy Joy is hacked by James Cloutier in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Cloutier, team foul #11 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Leroy Leblanc (PF) William Arce | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Randy Joy makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Randy Joy makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:09 | Bowling Green | Justin Wickham misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-67 |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Laguerre | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Randy Joy runs out the clock | 75-67 |