| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Ronnie Kincaid (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dustin Guerrier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roosevelt Wolfe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Schaub (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cory Chatterton (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Hagen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Laurence Agosto (fresh) PF - Barry Stoddard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Roosevelt Wolfe inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Western Michigan | Roosevelt Wolfe is fouled on the floor by Laurence Agosto - foul #1 on Laurence Agosto, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 19:35 | Western Michigan | Ronnie Kincaid's pass is intercepted by Charles Kelly | 32-24 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Cory Chatterton swats the layup by Laurence Agosto | 32-24 |
| 19:11 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard misses the tip | 32-24 |
| 19:09 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto tips it in | 32-26 |
| 18:46 | Western Michigan | Roosevelt Wolfe's pass is intercepted by John Hagen | 32-26 |
| 18:37 | Ball State | John Hagen misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 18:36 | Western Michigan | Ronnie Kincaid grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:10 | Western Michigan | Roosevelt Wolfe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 18:09 | Ball State | Charles Kelly grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 18:06 | Ball State | John Hagen is fouled in the backcourt by Cory Chatterton - foul #1 on Cory Chatterton, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Park (PG), Gregory Courtois (SG), Bob Foster (SF), Herbert Helms (C) Ronnie Kincaid, Dustin Guerrier, Roosevelt Wolfe, Cory Chatterton | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher John (PF) Barry Stoddard | |
| 17:50 | Ball State | John Morgan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 17:48 | Western Michigan | Gregory Courtois snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 17:23 | Western Michigan | Bob Foster is whistled for a carry | 32-26 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Cory Chatterton (C) Clarence Schaub | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Peel (PG), Lawrence Benites (SG), Clarence Smith (SF), Joseph Yarbrough (C) John Morgan, John Hagen, Laurence Agosto, Charles Kelly | |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clarence Smith | 32-28 |
| 16:36 | Western Michigan | Gregory Courtois hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher John - foul #1 on Christopher John, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronnie Kincaid (PG), Roosevelt Wolfe (SF) James Park, Herbert Helms | |
| Subs | Ball State | Barry Stoddard (PF) Joseph Yarbrough | |
| 16:36 | Western Michigan | Gregory Courtois misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:36 | Western Michigan | Gregory Courtois makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 16:27 | Ball State | Clarence Smith hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Peel | 33-31 |
| 16:06 | Western Michigan | Roosevelt Wolfe misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Lawrence Benites - foul #1 on Lawrence Benites, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dustin Guerrier (SG), Clarence Schaub (PF) Gregory Courtois, Bob Foster | |
| Subs | Ball State | Laurence Agosto (SF), Charles Kelly (C) Paul Peel, Christopher John | |
| 16:06 | Western Michigan | Roosevelt Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:06 | Western Michigan | Roosevelt Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:06 | Ball State | Charles Kelly grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 15:52 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Clarence Schaub - foul #1 on Clarence Schaub, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Clark (PF) Cory Chatterton | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Hagen (SG) Clarence Smith | |
| 15:52 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 15:52 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Ronnie Kincaid (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dustin Guerrier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roosevelt Wolfe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Clarence Schaub (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lawrence Benites (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hagen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Laurence Agosto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Stoddard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:25 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Clark can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-32 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 14:57 | Ball State | John Hagen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 14:55 | Western Michigan | Clarence Schaub grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 14:38 | Western Michigan | Ronnie Kincaid makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Lawrence Benites - foul #2 on Lawrence Benites, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Park (SG), Bob Foster (SF), Herbert Helms (C) Dustin Guerrier, Roosevelt Wolfe, Clarence Schaub | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Morgan (PG), Clarence Smith (SG), Christopher John (PF) Lawrence Benites, John Hagen, Barry Stoddard | |
| 14:38 | Western Michigan | Ronnie Kincaid makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 14:36 | Ball State | John Morgan is fouled in the backcourt by Ronnie Kincaid - foul #3 on Ronnie Kincaid, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Frank Glick (SG), Cory Chatterton (C) Ronnie Kincaid, Herbert Helms | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Charles Kelly can't finish the uncontested layup | 37-32 |
| 14:24 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Cory Chatterton | 37-32 |
| 14:20 | Western Michigan | Bob Foster misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 14:18 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Clark gets the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 14:10 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 14:09 | Ball State | Charles Kelly grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 13:47 | Ball State | John Morgan comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 13:45 | Ball State | Charles Kelly hits the follow up shot | 37-34 |
| 13:21 | Western Michigan | James Park lays it in | 39-34 |
| 13:13 | Ball State | John Morgan hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 13:11 | Western Michigan | Bob Foster snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 12:51 | Western Michigan | James Park can't connect on a floater from the right side | 39-34 |
| 12:50 | Ball State | Christopher John grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:35 | Ball State | Charles Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronnie Kincaid (PG), Dustin Guerrier (SG), Roosevelt Wolfe (SF), Clarence Schaub (PF), Herbert Helms (C) James Park, Frank Glick, Bob Foster, Jeffrey Clark, Cory Chatterton | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Peel (PG), John Hagen (SG), Lawrence Benites (SF), Barry Stoddard (PF), Joseph Yarbrough (C) John Morgan, Clarence Smith, Laurence Agosto, Christopher John, Charles Kelly | |
| 12:12 | Western Michigan | Clarence Schaub misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Barry Stoddard - foul #1 on Barry Stoddard, team foul #5 | 39-34 |
| 12:12 | Western Michigan | Clarence Schaub makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 12:12 | Western Michigan | Clarence Schaub makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 12:10 | Ball State | Roosevelt Wolfe steps in front of the John Hagen pass in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| 11:47 | Western Michigan | Clarence Schaub scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Dustin Guerrier | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Ronnie Kincaid (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Guerrier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roosevelt Wolfe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Schaub (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Helms (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Peel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hagen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lawrence Benites (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Barry Stoddard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Yarbrough (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Ball State | John Hagen is hacked by Ronnie Kincaid in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronnie Kincaid, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Daniel Mercedes (PG) Ronnie Kincaid | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:28 | Ball State | John Hagen is whistled for traveling | 43-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Frank Glick (PG) Daniel Mercedes | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Morgan (PG) Paul Peel | |
| 11:11 | Western Michigan | Roosevelt Wolfe lays it up and in | 45-34 |
| 10:51 | Ball State | John Morgan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 10:49 | Western Michigan | Roosevelt Wolfe snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 10:34 | Western Michigan | Clarence Schaub misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 10:33 | Western Michigan | Herbert Helms tips it home | 47-34 |
| 10:17 | Ball State | The jump hook by John Hagen is blocked by Herbert Helms | 47-34 |
| 10:16 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Clarence Schaub | 47-34 |
| 09:56 | Western Michigan | Roosevelt Wolfe comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-34 |
| 09:54 | Ball State | John Morgan gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 09:39 | Ball State | John Hagen misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 09:37 | Western Michigan | Herbert Helms snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 09:21 | Western Michigan | Roosevelt Wolfe misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 09:19 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard grabs the board | 47-34 |
| 09:03 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Joseph Yarbrough | 47-36 |
| 08:50 | Western Michigan | Dustin Guerrier knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 08:25 | Ball State | Joseph Yarbrough makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-38 |
| 08:13 | Western Michigan | Clarence Schaub's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Park (PG), Gregory Courtois (SG), Bob Foster (SF), Jeffrey Clark (PF), Cory Chatterton (C) Frank Glick, Dustin Guerrier, Roosevelt Wolfe, Clarence Schaub, Herbert Helms | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Peel (PG), Clarence Smith (SG), Laurence Agosto (SF), Christopher John (PF), Charles Kelly (C) John Morgan, John Hagen, Lawrence Benites, Barry Stoddard, Joseph Yarbrough | |
| 08:05 | Ball State | Cory Chatterton swats the short shot by Christopher John | 50-38 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Charles Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 07:52 | Ball State | Charles Kelly is open but misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Park - foul #2 on James Park, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronnie Kincaid (PG) James Park | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 07:52 | Ball State | Charles Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 07:52 | Ball State | Charles Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 07:31 | Western Michigan | Ronnie Kincaid is hacked by Charles Kelly - foul #2 on Charles Kelly, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Ronnie Kincaid (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregory Courtois (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bob Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Cory Chatterton (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Peel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Laurence Agosto (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher John (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:23 | Western Michigan | Gregory Courtois misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-40 |
| 07:21 | Ball State | Christopher John pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Paul Peel is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line | 50-42 |
| 07:02 | Western Michigan | Charles Kelly blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Clark | 50-42 |
| 07:01 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 06:48 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Peel | 50-44 |
| 06:35 | Western Michigan | Gregory Courtois can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 50-44 |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Christopher John grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Christopher John is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Peel and he's hacked by Ronnie Kincaid - foul #5 on Ronnie Kincaid, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Park (PG), Dustin Guerrier (SG), Roosevelt Wolfe (SF) Ronnie Kincaid, Gregory Courtois, Bob Foster | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Morgan (PG), John Hagen (SG) Paul Peel, Clarence Smith | |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Christopher John makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 06:10 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Clark drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 05:53 | Ball State | John Morgan knocks in the shot from the left side and the foul's on Roosevelt Wolfe - foul #1 on Roosevelt Wolfe, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryce Styron (SF), James Vantassel (PF) Laurence Agosto, Christopher John | |
| 05:53 | Ball State | John Morgan makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 05:38 | Western Michigan | Dustin Guerrier makes the shot from the free throw line set up by James Park | 55-50 |
| 05:17 | Ball State | John Hagen banks in the layup set up by Bryce Styron | 55-52 |
| 05:00 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Clark misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 04:59 | Ball State | Charles Kelly gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | John Hagen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 04:45 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Clark snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 04:29 | Western Michigan | Roosevelt Wolfe blows the layup but he's fouled by Bryce Styron - foul #1 on Bryce Styron, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Frank Glick (PG), Gregory Courtois (SG), Clarence Schaub (PF), Bob Foster (C) James Park, Dustin Guerrier, Jeffrey Clark, Cory Chatterton | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lawrence Benites (PG), Clarence Smith (SG), Laurence Agosto (SF), Barry Stoddard (PF), Joseph Yarbrough (C) John Morgan, John Hagen, Bryce Styron, James Vantassel, Charles Kelly | |
| 04:29 | Western Michigan | Roosevelt Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:29 | Western Michigan | Roosevelt Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Joseph Yarbrough gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:05 | Ball State | Clarence Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 04:03 | Ball State | Joseph Yarbrough snags the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 03:47 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 56-52 |
| 03:46 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites hits the follow up shot | 56-54 |
| 03:24 | Western Michigan | Bob Foster hits the finger roll set up by Roosevelt Wolfe and the foul's on Barry Stoddard - foul #2 on Barry Stoddard, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Daniel Mercedes (PG), Jeffrey Clark (PF) Gregory Courtois, Roosevelt Wolfe | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher John (PF) Barry Stoddard | |
| 03:24 | Western Michigan | Bob Foster makes the free throw | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Daniel Mercedes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Glick (fresh) SF - Bob Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Clarence Schaub (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lawrence Benites (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Laurence Agosto (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher John (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Yarbrough (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Clarence Smith is blocked by Jeffrey Clark | 59-54 |
| 03:07 | Ball State | Christopher John grabs the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto is open and buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Clarence Smith | 59-56 |
| 02:56 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Park (PG), Gregory Courtois (SG), Cory Chatterton (C) Daniel Mercedes, Frank Glick, Clarence Schaub | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Morgan (PG), Barry Stoddard (PF), Charles Kelly (C) Clarence Smith, Christopher John, Joseph Yarbrough | |
| 02:33 | Western Michigan | Gregory Courtois is hacked by Lawrence Benites - foul #3 on Lawrence Benites, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Hagen (SG) Lawrence Benites | |
| 02:33 | Western Michigan | Gregory Courtois makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:33 | Western Michigan | Gregory Courtois makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 02:20 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto loses the dribble to Bob Foster | 61-56 |
| 02:20 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Bob Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-56 |
| 01:59 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Barry Stoddard | 61-56 |
| 01:41 | Ball State | John Hagen scores on a floater from the right block set up by Charles Kelly | 61-58 |
| 01:41 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dustin Guerrier (SG), Roosevelt Wolfe (SF) Gregory Courtois, Bob Foster | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 01:23 | Western Michigan | Roosevelt Wolfe misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 01:22 | Western Michigan | Cory Chatterton tips it in | 63-58 |
| 01:02 | Ball State | John Morgan makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Laurence Agosto | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Clark misses short on a floater from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 00:32 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Charles Kelly | 63-61 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Charles Kelly scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from John Morgan | 63-63 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Clark lays it up and in | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | John Morgan clanks a fullcourt shot | 65-63 |