| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Anthony Damico (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Heimbach (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Higgins (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Kris Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charlie Hahn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Friedman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Marsh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Way (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Thomas Marsh inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Ball State | Thomas Heimbach is called for the reach on Thomas Marsh - foul #3 on Thomas Heimbach, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish (SF) Thomas Heimbach | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Thomas Marsh misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kris Johnson - foul #2 on Kris Johnson, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Thomas Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Thomas Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:58 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Way - foul #1 on Thomas Way, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 18:58 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:58 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:45 | Ball State | Robert Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 18:44 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:18 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Higgins | 41-36 |
| 17:58 | Ball State | Thomas Way knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Steven Friedman | 41-38 |
| 17:38 | Central Michigan | Thomas Marsh swats the short shot by Richard McCandlish | 41-38 |
| 17:37 | Ball State | Charlie Hahn grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 17:32 | Ball State | Steven Friedman misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Allen Bennett - foul #2 on Allen Bennett, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| 17:32 | Ball State | Steven Friedman makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:32 | Ball State | Steven Friedman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Charlie Hahn - foul #1 on Charlie Hahn, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Laplante (SG), Gregory Campanella (PF), James Defeo (C) Steven Friedman, Robert Alexander, Thomas Way | |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:54 | Ball State | John Laplante's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terry Golden (SG), Gregory Givens (SF), Nestor Block (C) Allen Bennett, Charles Higgins, Kris Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:44 | Central Michigan | Gregory Campanella is called for the reach on Richard McCandlish - foul #3 on Gregory Campanella, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Elks (PF) Gregory Campanella | |
| 16:30 | Central Michigan | John Laplante is called for the reach on Terry Golden - foul #1 on John Laplante, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Black (PG), Glenn Phillips (SF) Charlie Hahn, Thomas Marsh | |
| 16:09 | Central Michigan | Timothy Black is called for the reach on Anthony Damico - foul #1 on Timothy Black, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson (PG) Anthony Damico | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Alexander (PF) Glenn Phillips | |
| 16:04 | Central Michigan | Gregory Givens loses the dribble to Robert Alexander | 43-40 |
| 15:52 | Ball State | Robert Elks's pass is intercepted by Richard McCandlish | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Larson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Golden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Givens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard McCandlish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Nestor Block (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Timothy Black (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Laplante (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Elks (fresh) PF - Robert Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Defeo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 15:37 | Central Michigan | Gregory Givens snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 15:25 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden is fouled on the floor by John Laplante - foul #2 on John Laplante, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett (SG), Thomas Heimbach (SF), Charles Higgins (PF), Kris Johnson (C) Terry Golden, Gregory Givens, Richard McCandlish, Nestor Block | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charlie Hahn (PG), Steven Friedman (SG), Thomas Marsh (SF), Thomas Way (C) Timothy Black, John Laplante, Robert Elks, James Defeo | |
| 15:06 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins is fouled on the floor by Robert Alexander - foul #1 on Robert Alexander, team foul #7 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico (PG) Ronald Larson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:06 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 15:06 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:59 | Ball State | Robert Alexander comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | Steven Friedman tips it home | 45-42 |
| 14:42 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett is whistled for a carry | 45-42 |
| 14:26 | Ball State | Thomas Marsh travels with the ball | 45-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gregory Campanella (PF) Robert Alexander | |
| 14:04 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 13:42 | Ball State | Thomas Way's pass is intercepted by Anthony Damico | 48-42 |
| 13:27 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-42 |
| 13:26 | Ball State | Thomas Marsh gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:20 | Ball State | Charlie Hahn makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Way | 48-45 |
| 13:13 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Charlie Hahn - foul #2 on Charlie Hahn, team foul #8 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish (PF) Charles Higgins | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Laplante (SG), Robert Alexander (PF) Steven Friedman, Thomas Way | |
| 13:13 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:13 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:50 | Ball State | Thomas Marsh's floater is tipped away by Richard McCandlish | 50-45 |
| 12:48 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard McCandlish | 50-45 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Damico | 52-45 |
| 12:24 | Ball State | Charlie Hahn makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Alexander | 52-47 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson drills a jumper from the right block set up by Anthony Damico | 54-47 |
| 11:41 | Ball State | Kris Johnson steals it from Robert Alexander | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Anthony Damico (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Heimbach (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard McCandlish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kris Johnson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charlie Hahn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Laplante (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Marsh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Campanella (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard McCandlish, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson (PG), Terry Golden (SG), Charles Higgins (PF), Nestor Block (C) Anthony Damico, Allen Bennett, Thomas Heimbach, Kris Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Black (PG), Steven Friedman (SG), Robert Elks (PF), Thomas Way (C) Charlie Hahn, Thomas Marsh, Robert Alexander, Gregory Campanella | |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Timothy Black misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Ronald Larson - foul #1 on Ronald Larson, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Timothy Black misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Timothy Black makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Timothy Black makes the 3rd free throw | 54-49 |
| 10:42 | Central Michigan | John Laplante steals the ball from Richard McCandlish | 54-49 |
| 10:39 | Ball State | Steven Friedman hits the finger roll set up by John Laplante | 54-51 |
| 10:17 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 10:15 | Ball State | Thomas Way grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:58 | Ball State | Steven Friedman makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Laplante | 54-54 |
| 09:32 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins misses the easy layup | 54-54 |
| 09:31 | Ball State | Steven Friedman snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 09:17 | Ball State | Timothy Black is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Timothy Black, team foul #9 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico (PG), Allen Bennett (SG), Thomas Heimbach (SF) Ronald Larson, Terry Golden, Nestor Block | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charlie Hahn (PG), Thomas Marsh (SF), Robert Alexander (PF), Gregory Campanella (C) Timothy Black, John Laplante, Robert Elks, Thomas Way | |
| 08:55 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish can't throw it down | 54-54 |
| 08:54 | Ball State | Thomas Marsh gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Charlie Hahn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 08:27 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 54-54 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Robert Alexander | 54-54 |
| 08:04 | Ball State | Gregory Campanella is fouled on the floor by Richard McCandlish - foul #3 on Richard McCandlish, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson (C) Charles Higgins | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Laplante (SG) Steven Friedman | |
| 07:46 | Ball State | Charlie Hahn clanks a jumper from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Anthony Damico (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Heimbach (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard McCandlish (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kris Johnson (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charlie Hahn (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Laplante (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Campanella (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 56-54 |
| 07:09 | Ball State | Richard McCandlish is called for the reach on John Laplante - foul #4 on Richard McCandlish, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Way (C) Gregory Campanella | |
| 07:09 | Ball State | John Laplante misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:09 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Heimbach | 58-54 |
| 06:41 | Ball State | Thomas Way hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 58-54 |
| 06:39 | Ball State | John Laplante tips it in | 58-56 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | John Laplante steals the ball from Anthony Damico | 58-56 |
| 06:00 | Ball State | Thomas Marsh can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Heimbach - foul #4 on Thomas Heimbach, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terry Golden (SG), Charles Higgins (PF) Allen Bennett, Thomas Heimbach | |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Friedman (SG), Gregory Campanella (PF) John Laplante, Robert Alexander | |
| 06:00 | Ball State | Thomas Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:00 | Ball State | Thomas Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:52 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Gregory Campanella - foul #4 on Gregory Campanella, team foul #10 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Black (PG), Robert Elks (SF) Charlie Hahn, Thomas Marsh | |
| 05:52 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:52 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:39 | Ball State | Terry Golden is called for the reach on Steven Friedman - foul #1 on Terry Golden, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson (PG) Anthony Damico | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:39 | Ball State | Steven Friedman makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:39 | Ball State | Steven Friedman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson is fouled on the floor by Gregory Campanella - foul #5 on Gregory Campanella, team foul #11 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nestor Block (C) Kris Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Laplante (SF) Gregory Campanella | |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:56 | Ball State | Thomas Way lays it up and in set up by Timothy Black | 61-61 |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Thomas Way steals it from Charles Higgins | 61-61 |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Robert Elks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico (PG), Allen Bennett (SG), Thomas Heimbach (SF), Kris Johnson (C) Ronald Larson, Terry Golden, Richard McCandlish, Nestor Block | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charlie Hahn (PG), Thomas Marsh (SF), Robert Alexander (PF), James Defeo (C) Timothy Black, Steven Friedman, Robert Elks, Thomas Way | |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson is fouled on the floor by James Defeo - foul #2 on James Defeo, team foul #12 | 61-61 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:41 | Ball State | John Laplante misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 03:40 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson grabs the board | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Anthony Damico (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Heimbach (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Charles Higgins (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Kris Johnson (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charlie Hahn (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Laplante (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Marsh (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Defeo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Damico | 65-61 |
| 03:07 | Ball State | Thomas Marsh misses badly on a runner in the paint | 65-61 |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson comes up short on the floater near the basket | 65-61 |
| 02:48 | Ball State | Thomas Marsh grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 02:48 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Friedman (SG), Thomas Way (C) John Laplante, James Defeo | |
| 02:33 | Ball State | Thomas Way comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Higgins - foul #3 on Charles Higgins, team foul #10 | 65-61 |
| 02:33 | Ball State | Thomas Way makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:33 | Ball State | Thomas Way makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Damico | 67-63 |
| 01:59 | Ball State | Thomas Way loses the dribble to Allen Bennett | 67-63 |
| 01:54 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins misses the dunk attempt | 67-63 |
| 01:52 | Ball State | Robert Alexander gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 01:46 | Ball State | Thomas Way can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Kris Johnson - foul #3 on Kris Johnson, team foul #11 | 67-63 |
| 01:46 | Ball State | Thomas Way makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:46 | Ball State | Thomas Way misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:46 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 01:31 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-64 |
| 01:29 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins hits the follow up shot | 69-64 |
| 01:12 | Ball State | Steven Friedman makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Way | 69-66 |
| 00:56 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Allen Bennett | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Thomas Marsh connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Allen Bennett, team foul #12 | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Kris Johnson picks off the pass by Steven Friedman | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico is hacked by Charlie Hahn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charlie Hahn, team foul #13 | 71-68 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Thomas Marsh misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 72-68 |