| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James House (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Galaz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Simon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Casey Hawkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Burger (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Ashley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Leib (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Petree (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Pence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | James Simon inbounds the ball | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Central Michigan | James House drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Casey Hawkins | 44-30 |
| 19:32 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-30 |
| 19:31 | Central Michigan | Timothy Burger gets the rebound | 44-30 |
| 19:10 | Central Michigan | Manuel Galaz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 44-30 |
| 19:08 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Casey Hawkins | 44-30 |
| 18:54 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-30 |
| 18:52 | Ball State | The rebound goes to David Petree | 44-30 |
| 18:48 | Ball State | David Petree loses the dribble to James House | 44-30 |
| 18:26 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-30 |
| 18:24 | Ball State | David Petree gets the rebound | 44-30 |
| 18:17 | Ball State | David Petree's fadeaway is rejected by James Simon | 44-30 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to James House | 44-30 |
| 18:06 | Central Michigan | Timothy Burger misses the driving attempt from the right block | 44-30 |
| 18:04 | Ball State | David Petree grabs the defensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | Randy Ashley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-30 |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | James House grabs the defensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | Manuel Galaz misses the floater from the left side | 44-30 |
| 17:21 | Central Michigan | James House gets the offensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 17:00 | Central Michigan | James House connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Casey Hawkins | 47-30 |
| 16:42 | Ball State | Domenic Russo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-30 |
| 16:40 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 47-30 |
| 16:17 | Central Michigan | James Simon connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Burger | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 16:05 | Ball State | Casey Hawkins is called for the reach on David Petree - foul #1 on Casey Hawkins, team foul #1 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (SG), Jonathan Fischer (SF), Robert McGinnis (PF), Harold Zubia (C) Manuel Galaz, James Simon, Casey Hawkins, Timothy Burger | |
| Subs | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin (PG), Elliot Clemons (SG), James Bauer (SF), Eugene Fitzgerald (PF), Jarek Swierczynski (C) Randy Ashley, Michael Leib, David Petree, Kenneth Pence, Domenic Russo | |
| 15:50 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by James House - foul #2 on James House, team foul #2 | 50-30 |
| 15:50 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin makes the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 15:50 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James House (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Cherry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Fischer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert McGinnis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Zubia (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Yevgeny Zin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Elliot Clemons (fresh) SF - James Bauer (fresh) PF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jarek Swierczynski (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia is hacked by Elliot Clemons - foul #1 on Elliot Clemons, team foul #1 | 50-32 |
| 15:21 | Central Michigan | James House hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Elliot Clemons - foul #2 on Elliot Clemons, team foul #2 | 50-32 |
| 15:21 | Central Michigan | James House makes the 1st free throw | 51-32 |
| 15:21 | Central Michigan | James House makes the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| 15:00 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Yevgeny Zin | 52-34 |
| 14:33 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jarek Swierczynski - foul #3 on Jarek Swierczynski, team foul #3 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Manuel Galaz (PG), James Simon (SF), Timothy Burger (C) James House, John Cherry, Robert McGinnis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Ashley (PG), Michael Leib (SG), Kenneth Pence (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Yevgeny Zin, Elliot Clemons, Eugene Fitzgerald, Jarek Swierczynski | |
| 14:33 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia makes the 1st free throw | 53-34 |
| 14:33 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia makes the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| 14:19 | Ball State | Randy Ashley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-34 |
| 14:18 | Central Michigan | Timothy Burger grabs the defensive rebound | 54-34 |
| 14:01 | Central Michigan | James Simon can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Leib - foul #2 on Michael Leib, team foul #4 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins (PF) Harold Zubia | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Petree (SF) James Bauer | |
| 14:01 | Central Michigan | James Simon makes the 1st free throw | 55-34 |
| 14:01 | Central Michigan | James Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-34 |
| 13:37 | Ball State | Randy Ashley is fouled on the floor by Manuel Galaz - foul #1 on Manuel Galaz, team foul #3 | 56-34 |
| 13:25 | Ball State | Michael Leib clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-34 |
| 13:24 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence grabs the offensive rebound | 56-34 |
| 13:19 | Ball State | David Petree lays it up and in on a great pass from Randy Ashley | 56-36 |
| 13:08 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Simon | 58-36 |
| 12:54 | Ball State | Randy Ashley evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-38 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Manuel Galaz | 61-38 |
| 12:27 | Ball State | Michael Leib can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-38 |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Timothy Burger grabs the defensive rebound | 61-38 |
| 12:07 | Central Michigan | James Simon misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-38 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Timothy Burger gets the offensive rebound | 61-38 |
| 11:57 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James House (PG), Charles Tanner (SF), Harold Zubia (PF) Jonathan Fischer, James Simon, Casey Hawkins | |
| Subs | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin (SG), James Bauer (SF), Jarek Swierczynski (C) Michael Leib, David Petree, Domenic Russo | |
| 11:39 | Ball State | Randy Ashley is fouled on the floor by James House - foul #3 on James House, team foul #4 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Elliot Clemons (SG), Eugene Fitzgerald (PF) Randy Ashley, Kenneth Pence | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James House (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Galaz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Tanner (fresh) PF - Harold Zubia (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Burger (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Yevgeny Zin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Elliot Clemons (fresh) SF - James Bauer (fresh) PF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jarek Swierczynski (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Bauer | 61-40 |
| 11:15 | Central Michigan | Manuel Galaz misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Jarek Swierczynski - foul #4 on Jarek Swierczynski, team foul #5 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Domenic Russo (C) Jarek Swierczynski | |
| 11:15 | Central Michigan | Manuel Galaz misses the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 11:15 | Central Michigan | Manuel Galaz makes the 2nd free throw | 62-40 |
| 10:55 | Ball State | Elliot Clemons scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Bauer | 62-43 |
| 10:31 | Central Michigan | James House makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Zubia | 64-43 |
| 10:15 | Ball State | Timothy Burger blocks the short jumper by Eugene Fitzgerald | 64-43 |
| 10:13 | Ball State | James Bauer snags the offensive board | 64-43 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | James Bauer hits a shot from just outside the lane | 64-45 |
| 09:43 | Central Michigan | James House can't throw it down | 64-45 |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | Manuel Galaz hits the follow up shot | 66-45 |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Elliot Clemons misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Tanner - foul #2 on Charles Tanner, team foul #5 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer (SG), James Simon (SF), Casey Hawkins (PF) Manuel Galaz, Charles Tanner, Timothy Burger | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Leib (SG), David Petree (SF), Kenneth Pence (PF) James Bauer, Eugene Fitzgerald, Domenic Russo | |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Elliot Clemons makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Elliot Clemons makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | James Simon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-47 |
| 09:07 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence grabs the board | 66-47 |
| 08:46 | Ball State | Jonathan Fischer steps in front of the Kenneth Pence pass | 66-47 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer hits the finger roll | 68-47 |
| 08:30 | Ball State | Michael Leib hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from David Petree | 68-49 |
| 08:13 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-49 |
| 08:12 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-49 |
| 07:56 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James House | 71-49 |
| 07:41 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin can't finish the layup | 71-49 |
| 07:39 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-49 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James House (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Fischer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Simon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Casey Hawkins (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Zubia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Elliot Clemons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Leib (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Petree (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Pence (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Yevgeny Zin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Pence and he's fouled by Casey Hawkins - foul #2 on Casey Hawkins, team foul #6 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Manuel Galaz (PG), Timothy Burger (C) James House, Harold Zubia | |
| Subs | Ball State | Domenic Russo (C) Elliot Clemons | |
| 07:29 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin misses the free throw | 71-51 |
| 07:29 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 71-51 |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Manuel Galaz lays it in set up by Timothy Burger | 73-51 |
| 06:56 | Ball State | Michael Leib clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Jonathan Fischer - foul #2 on Jonathan Fischer, team foul #7 | 73-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Ashley (PG) Yevgeny Zin | |
| 06:56 | Ball State | Michael Leib makes the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 06:56 | Ball State | Michael Leib misses the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins grabs the board | 73-52 |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-52 |
| 06:39 | Ball State | Randy Ashley gets the rebound | 73-52 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Michael Leib hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-52 |
| 06:13 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins snags the defensive board | 73-52 |
| 06:08 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Manuel Galaz | 76-52 |
| 05:57 | Ball State | David Petree misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 76-52 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence snags the offensive board | 76-52 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Michael Leib drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 76-54 |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Timothy Burger misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 76-54 |
| 05:17 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence grabs the board | 76-54 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Randy Ashley's fadeaway is rejected by Casey Hawkins | 76-54 |
| 05:11 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins gets the rebound | 76-54 |
| 04:48 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Manuel Galaz | 79-54 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | David Petree misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Simon - foul #2 on James Simon, team foul #8 | 79-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Charles Tanner (SG), Robert McGinnis (PF), Harold Zubia (C) Manuel Galaz, James Simon, Casey Hawkins, Timothy Burger | |
| Subs | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin (PG), Elliot Clemons (SG), Eugene Fitzgerald (PF), Jarek Swierczynski (C) Randy Ashley, Michael Leib, Kenneth Pence, Domenic Russo | |
| 04:32 | Ball State | David Petree makes the 1st free throw | 79-55 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | David Petree makes the 2nd free throw | 79-56 |
| 04:23 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia throws it down | 81-56 |
| 04:13 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin buries a fadeaway from the right block | 81-58 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia loses the dribble to David Petree | 81-58 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 81-58 |
| 03:52 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer snags the defensive board | 81-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Central Michigan | Eugene Fitzgerald steals the ball from John Cherry | 81-58 |
| 03:28 | Ball State | David Petree misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 81-58 |
| 03:27 | Ball State | Elliot Clemons grabs the offensive rebound | 81-58 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Cherry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Tanner (fresh) SF - Jonathan Fischer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert McGinnis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Zubia (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Yevgeny Zin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Elliot Clemons (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Petree (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jarek Swierczynski (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin is hacked by Charles Tanner - foul #3 on Charles Tanner, team foul #9 | 81-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Bauer (SF) David Petree | |
| 03:13 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin makes the 1st free throw | 81-59 |
| 03:13 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin makes the 2nd free throw | 81-60 |
| 02:50 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 81-60 |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis tips it back up and in | 83-60 |
| 02:31 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Elliot Clemons | 83-62 |
| 02:15 | Central Michigan | Jarek Swierczynski steals the ball from Robert McGinnis | 83-62 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert McGinnis - foul #1 on Robert McGinnis, team foul #10 | 83-62 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 83-63 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 83-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:38 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 86-64 |
| 01:22 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 86-64 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Tanner | 86-64 |
| 01:04 | Central Michigan | John Cherry misses the jumper from the right side | 86-64 |
| 01:02 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski gets the rebound | 86-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Ball State | James Bauer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jonathan Fischer - foul #3 on Jonathan Fischer, team foul #11 | 86-64 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | James Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 86-65 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | James Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 86-66 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia hits a runner near the basket | 88-66 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 88-69 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer runs out the clock | 88-69 |