| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Kenny Etchison (fresh) SG - James Gates (fresh) SF - Derrick Brooks (fresh) PF - James Quade (fresh) C - William Julien (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) PF - Eric Potts (fresh) C - Peter Stalter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | William Julien wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Eastern Michigan | James Quade scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | Eric Potts can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Quade - foul #1 on James Quade, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | Eric Potts makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | Eric Potts makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Michigan | William Julien pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Eastern Michigan | James Gates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Quade - foul #2 on James Quade, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress (PF) James Quade | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Eric Potts makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Michigan | James Gates misses the shot from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Ball State | Peter Stalter grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-6 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Michigan | James Gates misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | Peter Stalter grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Derrick Brooks is called for the reach on Daniel Cooke - foul #1 on Derrick Brooks, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Peter Stalter knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Daniel Cooke | 2-8 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress can't finish the layup but the foul's on Eric Potts - foul #1 on Eric Potts, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress misses the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:47 | Ball State | Peter Stalter gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:34 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses long on a floater from the left block | 3-8 |
| 16:33 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:18 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 3-8 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Michigan | William Julien snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 16:03 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Brooks tips it back up and in | 5-8 |
| 15:47 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 15:46 | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress grabs the board | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Kenny Etchison (fairly fresh) SG - James Gates (fairly fresh) SF - Derrick Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerry Childress (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Julien (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 3 pts. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Eric Potts - foul #2 on Eric Potts, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Larry King (PG), Jonathan Fetter (SG), James Chronister (SF), William Hathaway (C) Kenny Etchison, James Gates, Derrick Brooks, William Julien | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg (PF) Eric Potts | |
| 15:34 | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:34 | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:34 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Haddix | 6-10 |
| 14:58 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Fetter misses the 3 from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 14:56 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:38 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix is hacked by William Hathaway - foul #1 on William Hathaway, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Julien (C) Gerry Childress | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Gene Arceo (PF) Ronald Haddix, Daniel Cooke, Benjamin Cross | |
| 14:26 | Ball State | Gene Arceo misses the dunk | 6-10 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Michigan | William Julien snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 14:19 | Eastern Michigan | Larry King misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 14:18 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister snags the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Dulberg | 6-10 |
| 13:49 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 13:47 | Ball State | Peter Stalter pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:35 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-10 |
| 13:34 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Fetter grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 13:29 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 13:27 | Ball State | Gene Arceo grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 13:06 | Ball State | Jonathan Fetter is called for the reach on Gary Levine - foul #1 on Jonathan Fetter, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison (PG), James Gates (SG), Derrick Brooks (SF) Larry King, Jonathan Fetter, James Chronister | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Daniel Cooke (SG), Benjamin Cross (SF) Leonard Robards, Gary Levine, Peter Stalter | |
| 12:53 | Ball State | Derrick Brooks steals it from Ronald Haddix | 6-10 |
| 12:39 | Eastern Michigan | William Julien misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Gene Arceo - foul #1 on Gene Arceo, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress (PF) William Hathaway | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (C) Jeffrey Dulberg | |
| 12:39 | Eastern Michigan | William Julien makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 12:39 | Eastern Michigan | William Julien misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 12:39 | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress grabs the offensive board | 7-10 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 12:29 | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress gets the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:14 | Eastern Michigan | James Gates is whistled for traveling | 7-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister (C) William Julien | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:58 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to James Gates | 7-10 |
| 11:32 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Brooks is hacked by Benjamin Cross - foul #1 on Benjamin Cross, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Hathaway (C) James Chronister | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg (PF), Peter Stalter (C) Gene Arceo, Timothy Anderson | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Kenny Etchison (fresh) SG - James Gates (fresh) SF - Derrick Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerry Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hathaway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Dulberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Ronald Haddix - foul #1 on Ronald Haddix, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Julien (C) William Hathaway | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:20 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Dulberg | 10-12 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Brooks connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Kenny Etchison | 13-12 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Peter Stalter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-12 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Hathaway (PF) Gerry Childress | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG) Ronald Haddix | |
| 10:02 | Eastern Michigan | William Hathaway scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from James Gates | 15-12 |
| 09:42 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke misses the lay-in | 15-12 |
| 09:40 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke hits the follow up shot | 15-14 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Michigan | William Julien is hacked by Benjamin Cross - foul #2 on Benjamin Cross, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Larry King (PG), Jonathan Fetter (SG), James Chronister (SF) Kenny Etchison, James Gates, Derrick Brooks | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Gary Levine (SF), Gene Arceo (PF) Leonard Robards, Benjamin Cross, Jeffrey Dulberg | |
| 09:02 | Eastern Michigan | William Julien can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Gene Arceo grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Haddix | 15-16 |
| 08:21 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister is called for traveling | 15-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress (PF) William Julien | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (SG) Daniel Cooke | |
| 07:58 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Robards | 15-18 |
| 07:42 | Eastern Michigan | Larry King misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Gary Levine - foul #1 on Gary Levine, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Gates (SG), Derrick Brooks (SF) Jonathan Fetter, James Chronister | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg (PF) Peter Stalter | |
| 07:42 | Eastern Michigan | Larry King makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:42 | Eastern Michigan | Larry King misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:42 | Ball State | Gene Arceo pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 07:21 | Ball State | Gene Arceo misses the jumper from the right side | 16-18 |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg snags the offensive board | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Larry King (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Gates (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derrick Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gerry Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hathaway (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Robards (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Levine (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Dulberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Arceo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Ball State | Gerry Childress blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Dulberg | 16-18 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Brooks snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Michigan | Larry King clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 06:39 | Ball State | Gene Arceo pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 06:19 | Ball State | Gary Levine is hacked by Derrick Brooks - foul #2 on Derrick Brooks, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison (PG), James Chronister (SF), William Julien (C) Larry King, Derrick Brooks, William Hathaway | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Cooke (SG), Peter Stalter (C) Ronald Haddix, Gary Levine | |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by James Chronister - foul #1 on James Chronister, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PF) Gene Arceo | |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Michigan | William Julien grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Julien | 19-19 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | James Gates picks off the pass by Leonard Robards | 19-19 |
| 05:40 | Eastern Michigan | James Gates lays it up and in | 21-19 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke is whistled for traveling | 21-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SF) Jeffrey Dulberg | |
| 04:57 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister is fouled on the floor by Gary Levine - foul #2 on Gary Levine, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Kevin Magdaleno (SF), Gene Arceo (PF) Leonard Robards, Gary Levine, Timothy Anderson | |
| 04:57 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 04:57 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 04:57 | Ball State | Gene Arceo snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 04:31 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Kenny Etchison - foul #1 on Kenny Etchison, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Fetter (SG), William Hathaway (PF) James Gates, Gerry Childress | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:31 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:31 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Fetter and the foul's on Gene Arceo - foul #2 on Gene Arceo, team foul #9 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PF) Gene Arceo | |
| 04:14 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison makes the free throw | 25-21 |
| 03:47 | Ball State | Kevin Magdaleno is fouled on the floor by William Julien - foul #1 on William Julien, team foul #9 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Brooks (SF), James Quade (PF) James Chronister, William Hathaway | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Potts (PF) Timothy Anderson | |
| 03:47 | Ball State | Kevin Magdaleno misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Michigan | William Julien grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 03:32 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Fetter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 03:30 | Ball State | Kevin Magdaleno gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Kevin Magdaleno hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 03:15 | Ball State | Peter Stalter tips it in | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Kenny Etchison (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Fetter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derrick Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Quade (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Julien (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Magdaleno (fresh) PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 3 pts. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison's pass is intercepted by Ronald Haddix | 25-23 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 25-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Gates (SG) Kenny Etchison | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Benjamin Cross (SF) Ronald Haddix, Kevin Magdaleno | |
| 02:32 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Brooks is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Derrick Brooks, team foul #10 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister (SF), William Hathaway (C) Derrick Brooks, William Julien | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:19 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 02:18 | Ball State | Leonard Robards gets the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross is called for traveling | 25-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress (C) William Hathaway | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SG), Jeffrey Dulberg (C) Daniel Cooke, Peter Stalter | |
| 01:47 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-23 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Fetter hits the follow up shot | 27-23 |
| 01:18 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross loses the dribble to James Gates | 27-23 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress makes the shot from the right block set up by James Chronister | 29-23 |
| 00:39 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-26 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Michigan | James Gates misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-26 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Eric Potts gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dulberg, team foul #10 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison (PG), Larry King (SG), William Hathaway (PF), William Julien (C) Jonathan Fetter, James Gates, James Quade, Gerry Childress | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Daniel Cooke (SG), Peter Stalter (C) Leonard Robards, Gary Levine, Jeffrey Dulberg | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Potts denies the turnaround by Kenny Etchison | 29-26 |