| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Alan Boston (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Darryl Leet (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Kunkle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gregory Maxim (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Dickinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Leib (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Petree (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Pence (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Kunkle inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Maxim throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-30 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Randy Ashley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| 18:50 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Dickinson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 18:49 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Gregory Maxim steals it from David Petree | 35-30 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Maxim misses the 3 from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 18:14 | Ball State | Domenic Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:50 | Ball State | Domenic Russo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 17:48 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Kunkle snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Leet makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gregory Maxim | 37-30 |
| 17:05 | Ball State | Michael Leib misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence gets the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Michael Leib misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-30 |
| 16:48 | Ball State | Michael Leib tips it home | 37-32 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Michigan | Alan Boston hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 16:31 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Maxim | 37-32 |
| 16:15 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Maxim makes the shot from the right side set up by Alan Boston | 39-32 |
| 15:58 | Ball State | Randy Ashley is denied on a dunk by Gregory Maxim | 39-32 |
| 15:56 | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Leet snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Alan Boston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Leet (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Kunkle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gregory Maxim (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Todd Dickinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Ashley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Leib (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Petree (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Pence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Domenic Russo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Dickinson misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Kenneth Pence - foul #3 on Kenneth Pence, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Buck (PG), Robert Murphy (SG), Dave Monreal (SF) Alan Boston, Darryl Leet, Keith Kunkle | |
| 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 | |
| 15:36 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Dickinson misses the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:36 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Dickinson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 15:14 | Ball State | James Bauer misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 15:13 | Ball State | Elliot Clemons grabs the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | Elliot Clemons misses badly on a shot from the right side | 39-32 |
| 14:56 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Dickinson pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Buck misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-32 |
| 14:43 | Ball State | James Bauer snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 14:26 | Ball State | Elliot Clemons misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-32 |
| 14:25 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 13:56 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Maxim hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dave Monreal | 41-32 |
| 13:47 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 13:45 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Murphy | 41-32 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Murphy is fouled on the floor by Yevgeny Zin - foul #3 on Yevgeny Zin, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Alan Boston (SF), George Duncan (C) Dave Monreal, Todd Dickinson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Ashley (PG), Michael Leib (SG), David Petree (SF), Kenneth Pence (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Yevgeny Zin, Elliot Clemons, James Bauer, Eugene Fitzgerald, Jarek Swierczynski | |
| 13:23 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Maxim misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Pence - foul #4 on Kenneth Pence, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Leet (SG) Robert Murphy | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald (PF) Kenneth Pence | |
| 13:23 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Maxim misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Maxim makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 13:04 | Ball State | Domenic Russo comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Alan Boston - foul #1 on Alan Boston, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| 13:04 | Ball State | Domenic Russo misses the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 13:04 | Ball State | Domenic Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Maxim grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 12:39 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Maxim connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alan Boston | 44-32 |
| 12:33 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-32 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to George Duncan | 44-32 |
| 12:03 | Eastern Michigan | Alan Boston misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Maxim can't tip it in | 44-32 |
| 12:00 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Maxim tips it home | 46-32 |
| 11:43 | Ball State | Randy Ashley is hacked by George Duncan - foul #2 on George Duncan, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Kenneth Buck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darryl Leet (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Boston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gregory Maxim (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - George Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Leib (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Petree (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Ball State | Randy Ashley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-32 |
| 11:25 | Ball State | Domenic Russo tips it but misses | 46-32 |
| 11:23 | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Leet gets the rebound | 46-32 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Buck misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Randy Ashley - foul #1 on Randy Ashley, team foul #4 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Murphy (SG), David Washer (PF) Darryl Leet, Gregory Maxim | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Bauer (SF), Alexander Conner (PF) David Petree, Eugene Fitzgerald | |
| 10:58 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Buck makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Buck misses the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Michigan | George Duncan grabs the offensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 10:42 | Eastern Michigan | Alan Boston clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-32 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Michigan | David Washer tips it home | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:32 | Ball State | Michael Leib buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Randy Ashley | 49-35 |
| 10:11 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Murphy is hacked by Domenic Russo - foul #2 on Domenic Russo, team foul #5 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Keith Kunkle (SF), Todd Dickinson (C) Alan Boston, George Duncan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin (SG) Michael Leib | |
| 09:59 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Kunkle clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 49-35 |
| 09:58 | Ball State | James Bauer pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:52 | Ball State | A charge is called on Randy Ashley - foul #2 on Randy Ashley, team foul #6 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski (C) Domenic Russo | |
| 09:39 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Dickinson dunks the ball | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Alexander Conner | 51-37 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Michigan | Alexander Conner is called for the reach on Kenneth Buck - foul #1 on Alexander Conner, team foul #7 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Leet (SG), Gregory Maxim (PF) Robert Murphy, David Washer | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Leib (SG), David Petree (SF), Eugene Fitzgerald (PF) Randy Ashley, James Bauer, Alexander Conner | |
| 09:07 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Buck misses the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 09:07 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:57 | Ball State | David Petree connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Yevgeny Zin | 51-40 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Kunkle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 08:20 | Ball State | Michael Leib comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Dickinson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 07:53 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Maxim makes the jumper from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 07:36 | Ball State | Michael Leib hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Yevgeny Zin | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Kenneth Buck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darryl Leet (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Kunkle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gregory Maxim (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Todd Dickinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Yevgeny Zin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Leib (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Petree (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jarek Swierczynski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Maxim misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 07:09 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 06:53 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-42 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Todd Dickinson | 53-42 |
| 06:32 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Leib is called for the reach on Keith Kunkle - foul #1 on Michael Leib, team foul #8 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Murphy (SG), George Duncan (C) Darryl Leet, Todd Dickinson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Ashley (PG), Kenneth Pence (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Yevgeny Zin, Michael Leib, Eugene Fitzgerald | |
| 06:32 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Kunkle makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 06:32 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Kunkle makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | David Petree can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Michigan | George Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 06:08 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Buck makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Gregory Maxim | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:47 | Ball State | Gregory Maxim denies the turnaround by Kenneth Pence | 57-42 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Michigan | George Duncan snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| 05:19 | Eastern Michigan | Domenic Russo takes the ball from Keith Kunkle | 57-42 |
| 05:02 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Alan Boston (PG), Darryl Leet (SG), Dave Monreal (SF), David Washer (PF) Kenneth Buck, Robert Murphy, Keith Kunkle, Gregory Maxim | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Leib (SG), James Bauer (SF) Jarek Swierczynski, David Petree | |
| 04:52 | Eastern Michigan | Alan Boston knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Darryl Leet and he's fouled by Kenneth Pence - foul #5 on Kenneth Pence, team foul #9 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald (PF) Kenneth Pence | |
| 04:52 | Eastern Michigan | Alan Boston makes the free throw | 60-42 |
| 04:38 | Ball State | Michael Leib misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-42 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Michigan | George Duncan gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| 04:11 | Eastern Michigan | Alan Boston's pass is intercepted by Domenic Russo | 60-42 |
| 04:02 | Ball State | Alan Boston steals the ball from Eugene Fitzgerald | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Eastern Michigan | Alan Boston scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Darryl Leet | 62-42 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex 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) | |
| 03:27 | Ball State | Domenic Russo hits the finger roll | 62-44 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Alan Boston (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darryl Leet (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dave Monreal (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Washer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Leib (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bauer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Leet misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 03:10 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Domenic Russo | 62-44 |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Domenic Russo scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Michael Leib | 62-46 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Michigan | George Duncan blows the layup but he's hacked by James Bauer - foul #1 on James Bauer, team foul #10 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Murphy (SG), Keith Kunkle (SF) Alan Boston, Darryl Leet | |
| Subs | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin (PG), Elliot Clemons (SG), Jarek Swierczynski (C) Randy Ashley, Michael Leib, Domenic Russo | |
| 02:34 | Eastern Michigan | George Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Michigan | George Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 02:34 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald grabs the board | 62-46 |
| 02:25 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Elliot Clemons | 62-48 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Michigan | George Duncan misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 01:57 | Ball State | James Bauer pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 01:47 | Ball State | James Bauer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-48 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Michigan | David Washer grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Michigan | George Duncan misses long on a shot in the lane | 62-48 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Kunkle grabs the offensive board | 62-48 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Michigan | Dave Monreal misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 00:52 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Dave Monreal - foul #1 on Dave Monreal, team foul #3 | 62-48 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski misses the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald snags the offensive board | 62-48 |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Dave Monreal - foul #2 on Dave Monreal, team foul #4 | 62-48 |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Kunkle drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Murphy | 64-50 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Elliot Clemons | 64-53 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Dave Monreal runs out the clock | 64-53 |