| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Laffoon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Howze (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Talley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Silberg (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Reed Bello (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Patrick Pinckney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Simental (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Carlson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Walter (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | William Talley inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Ball State | Patrick Pinckney steals the ball from Reed Bello | 32-34 |
| 19:23 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Stevens hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 32-34 |
| 19:22 | Ball State | William Talley grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 19:04 | Ball State | William Talley's pass is intercepted by Victor Stevens | 32-34 |
| 18:39 | Eastern Michigan | William Talley steals it from Patrick Pinckney | 32-34 |
| 18:20 | Ball State | John Howze connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Victor Laffoon | 35-34 |
| 18:02 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Carlson knocks in the shot from the right block | 35-36 |
| 17:42 | Ball State | John Howze hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Victor Laffoon | 38-36 |
| 17:23 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Laffoon steps in front of the Patrick Pinckney pass | 38-36 |
| 17:20 | Ball State | William Talley jams it on a great pass from Victor Laffoon | 40-36 |
| 16:59 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 40-36 |
| 16:58 | Eastern Michigan | Joshua Simental can't tip it in | 40-36 |
| 16:57 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Reed Bello | 40-36 |
| 16:32 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Howze | 42-36 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Walter misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Stevens tips it back up and in | 42-38 |
| 15:57 | Ball State | William Talley's layup is rejected by Melvin Walter | 42-38 |
| 15:55 | Ball State | Reed Bello hits the follow up shot | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Laffoon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Howze (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Talley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Silberg (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Reed Bello (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Patrick Pinckney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Simental (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Stevens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Carlson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Walter (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Eastern Michigan | Reed Bello is called for the reach on Paul Carlson - foul #1 on Reed Bello, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Lambert (PG), Rodney Vanallen (SG), David Taylor (SF), Lloyd Tonn (PF), Joseph Viveros (C) Victor Laffoon, John Howze, William Talley, John Silberg, Reed Bello | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Perl (PG), Steven Hitz (SG), Larry Wells (SF), Alan Castleberry (PF) Patrick Pinckney, Joshua Simental, Victor Stevens, Paul Carlson | |
| 15:23 | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Walter buries a fadeaway near the basket | 44-40 |
| 15:15 | Ball State | William Lambert misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-40 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Walter grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 14:51 | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Walter's pass is intercepted by Joseph Viveros | 44-40 |
| 14:33 | Ball State | William Lambert scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Taylor | 47-40 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Walter misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 14:10 | Ball State | David Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Rodney Vanallen | 50-40 |
| 13:56 | Eastern Michigan | Lloyd Tonn blocks the jumper by Alan Castleberry | 50-40 |
| 13:55 | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Walter tips it but misses | 50-40 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Walter hits the follow up shot | 50-42 |
| 13:33 | Ball State | William Lambert makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Vanallen and he's fouled by Timothy Perl - foul #2 on Timothy Perl, team foul #1 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Howze (SG), William Talley (SF), John Silberg (PF), Reed Bello (C) Rodney Vanallen, David Taylor, Lloyd Tonn, Joseph Viveros | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney (PG), Joshua Simental (SG), Victor Stevens (SF), Paul Carlson (PF) Timothy Perl, Steven Hitz, Alan Castleberry, Melvin Walter | |
| 13:33 | Ball State | William Lambert makes the free throw | 53-42 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Michigan | Reed Bello blocks the jumper by Victor Stevens | 53-42 |
| 13:21 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Howze | 53-42 |
| 13:16 | Ball State | Reed Bello is hacked by Larry Wells - foul #2 on Larry Wells, team foul #2 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Laffoon (PG) William Lambert | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 13:04 | Ball State | William Talley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Stevens loses the dribble to William Talley | 53-42 |
| 12:41 | Ball State | John Howze banks in the layup on a great pass from William Talley | 55-42 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Carlson is hacked by John Silberg - foul #1 on John Silberg, team foul #2 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Alan Castleberry (C) Larry Wells | |
| 12:17 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Stevens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 12:15 | Eastern Michigan | Alan Castleberry pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 12:02 | Eastern Michigan | Alan Castleberry can't finish the layup | 55-42 |
| 12:00 | Ball State | John Silberg pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 11:31 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon is fouled on the floor by Alan Castleberry - foul #1 on Alan Castleberry, team foul #3 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Tonn (PF) John Silberg | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Hitz (SG), Melvin Walter (C) Joshua Simental, Alan Castleberry | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Laffoon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Howze (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Talley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Lloyd Tonn (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Reed Bello (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Patrick Pinckney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Hitz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Victor Stevens (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Carlson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Walter (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Ball State | Melvin Walter denies the turnaround by Lloyd Tonn | 55-42 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Walter snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 10:54 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Carlson's pass is intercepted by William Talley | 55-42 |
| 10:49 | Ball State | William Talley blows the layup | 55-42 |
| 10:47 | Ball State | Lloyd Tonn grabs the offensive board | 55-42 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Reed Bello buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Lloyd Tonn | 57-42 |
| 10:14 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Stevens drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Steven Hitz | 57-44 |
| 09:52 | Ball State | Lloyd Tonn loses the dribble to Steven Hitz | 57-44 |
| 09:34 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Melvin Walter | 57-47 |
| 09:10 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 09:08 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 08:47 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 08:46 | Ball State | Reed Bello pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon travels in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Lambert (PG), Rodney Vanallen (SG), David Taylor (SF), John Silberg (PF), Joseph Viveros (C) Victor Laffoon, John Howze, William Talley, Lloyd Tonn, Reed Bello | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Perl (PG), Joshua Simental (SG), Larry Wells (SF), Alan Castleberry (PF) Patrick Pinckney, Steven Hitz, Victor Stevens, Paul Carlson | |
| 08:34 | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Walter drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Joshua Simental | 57-50 |
| 08:17 | Ball State | John Silberg banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rodney Vanallen | 59-50 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Michigan | Joshua Simental makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Melvin Walter | 59-52 |
| 07:32 | Ball State | Larry Wells is called for the reach on William Lambert - foul #3 on Larry Wells, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Tonn (C) Joseph Viveros | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney (PG) Timothy Perl | |
| 07:19 | Ball State | William Lambert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-52 |
| 07:18 | Eastern Michigan | Joshua Simental grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Lambert (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Vanallen (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Silberg (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Tonn (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Patrick Pinckney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Simental (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alan Castleberry (fresh) 3 reb. C - Melvin Walter (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:57 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Larry Wells | 59-55 |
| 06:40 | Ball State | David Taylor connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Michigan | Lloyd Tonn picks off the pass by Patrick Pinckney | 62-55 |
| 06:15 | Ball State | William Lambert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Laffoon (PG), John Howze (SG), William Talley (SF), Reed Bello (C) William Lambert, Rodney Vanallen, David Taylor, Lloyd Tonn | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Victor Stevens (SF), Paul Carlson (PF) Alan Castleberry, Melvin Walter | |
| 05:55 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Carlson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-55 |
| 05:53 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Carlson grabs the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 05:39 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Wells hits a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Reed Bello - foul #2 on Reed Bello, team foul #3 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Viveros (PF) John Silberg | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Perl (PG), Steven Hitz (SG) Patrick Pinckney, Joshua Simental | |
| 05:39 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Wells misses the free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:39 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Reed Bello | 62-57 |
| 05:33 | Ball State | William Talley clanks a shot from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 05:31 | Ball State | John Howze tips it back up and in | 64-57 |
| 05:20 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Hitz loses the dribble to Joseph Viveros | 64-57 |
| 05:02 | Ball State | Paul Carlson is called for the reach on Joseph Viveros - foul #3 on Paul Carlson, team foul #5 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Tonn (PF) Joseph Viveros | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Walter (C) Larry Wells | |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Lloyd Tonn comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Carlson - foul #4 on Paul Carlson, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney (PG) Timothy Perl | |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Lloyd Tonn makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Lloyd Tonn misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Walter snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Stevens misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 04:37 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Carlson tips it in | 65-59 |
| 04:16 | Ball State | Lloyd Tonn comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 65-59 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Walter gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 03:46 | Eastern Michigan | William Talley swats the short shot by Steven Hitz | 65-59 |
| 03:45 | Ball State | William Talley snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| 03:31 | Ball State | John Howze lays it in | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney steps out of bounds on the sideline | 67-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Lambert (SG), David Taylor (SF), John Silberg (PF) John Howze, William Talley, Lloyd Tonn | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joshua Simental (SG), Larry Wells (PF) Steven Hitz, Paul Carlson | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Laffoon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Lambert (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Silberg (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Reed Bello (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Patrick Pinckney (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Simental (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Stevens (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Wells (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Melvin Walter (fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon makes the jumper from the right side | 69-59 |
| 02:20 | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Walter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-59 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Wells grabs the offensive board | 69-59 |
| 02:14 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Stevens misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-59 |
| 02:12 | Ball State | John Silberg grabs the defensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 02:12 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Howze (SG), William Talley (SF) William Lambert, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Paul Carlson (PF) Larry Wells | |
| 01:51 | Ball State | John Howze misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-59 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Walter grabs the board | 69-59 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Michigan | Reed Bello is called for the reach on Patrick Pinckney - foul #3 on Reed Bello, team foul #4 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Lambert (PG), Rodney Vanallen (SG), David Taylor (SF), Lloyd Tonn (PF), Joseph Viveros (C) Victor Laffoon, John Howze, William Talley, John Silberg, Reed Bello | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Perl (PG), Steven Hitz (SG), Larry Wells (SF), Alan Castleberry (PF), Frank Benavides (C) Patrick Pinckney, Joshua Simental, Victor Stevens, Paul Carlson, Melvin Walter | |
| 01:20 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Benavides is fouled on the floor by Joseph Viveros - foul #1 on Joseph Viveros, team foul #5 | 69-59 |
| 01:15 | Eastern Michigan | Alan Castleberry can't finish the layup | 69-59 |
| 01:13 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros gets the rebound | 69-59 |
| 00:45 | Ball State | Alan Castleberry swats the shot by Joseph Viveros | 69-59 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Alan Castleberry | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Hitz is hacked by Rodney Vanallen - foul #1 on Rodney Vanallen, team foul #6 | 69-59 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Wells travels with the ball | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Ball State | David Taylor is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #7 | 69-59 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Timothy Perl is blocked by Joseph Viveros | 69-59 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Wells tips it in | 69-61 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Laffoon (PG), John Howze (SG), William Talley (SF), John Silberg (PF), Reed Bello (C) William Lambert, Rodney Vanallen, David Taylor, Lloyd Tonn, Joseph Viveros | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Pinckney (PG), Joshua Simental (SG), Victor Stevens (SF), Paul Carlson (PF), Melvin Walter (C) Timothy Perl, Steven Hitz, Larry Wells, Alan Castleberry, Frank Benavides | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon runs out the clock | 69-61 |