| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John West (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roy Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross inbounds the ball | 45-44 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Cooke | 45-46 |
| 19:10 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Richard Wells | 47-46 |
| 18:53 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ronald Haddix | 47-49 |
| 18:37 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley tips it in | 49-49 |
| 18:15 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 18:13 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 17:59 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John West | 52-49 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 17:37 | Central Michigan | Peter Stalter is called for the reach on Roy Davis - foul #2 on Peter Stalter, team foul #1 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF), Robert Kennedy (C) Maurice Reynolds, Brett Townley, Roy Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:20 | Central Michigan | John West knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Bechtel | 54-49 |
| 17:03 | Ball State | Eric Potts comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 16:58 | Central Michigan | John West clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 16:56 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 16:31 | Ball State | The jump hook by Eric Potts is blocked by Robert Kennedy | 54-49 |
| 16:30 | Ball State | Peter Stalter snags the offensive board | 54-49 |
| 16:23 | Ball State | Peter Stalter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Haddix and the foul's on Hugh Wallace - foul #1 on Hugh Wallace, team foul #1 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Jamie Davenport (SG) John West, Richard Wells | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Jeffrey Dulberg (SF), Gene Arceo (PF) Ronald Haddix, Daniel Cooke, Benjamin Cross, Eric Potts | |
| 16:23 | Ball State | Peter Stalter makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 16:08 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Peter Stalter - foul #3 on Peter Stalter, team foul #2 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brett Townley (PF), Roy Davis (C) Joseph Bechtel, Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (C) Peter Stalter | |
| 16:08 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 16:08 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 16:08 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 15:59 | Ball State | Gary Levine scores on a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Jamie Davenport - foul #3 on Jamie Davenport, team foul #2 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds (SF) Hugh Wallace | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:59 | Ball State | Gary Levine makes the free throw | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Maurice Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gary Levine (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leonard Robards (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Dulberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Arceo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Anderson (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 15:50 | Ball State | Gene Arceo pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 15:45 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg is denied on a layup by Brett Townley | 55-55 |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 15:29 | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley hits the follow up shot | 57-55 |
| 15:15 | Ball State | The short jumper by Timothy Anderson is denied by Brett Townley | 57-55 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 14:51 | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 14:49 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 14:42 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Gerald Townsend and the foul's on Leonard Robards - foul #2 on Leonard Robards, team foul #3 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John West (PG), Richard Wells (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Robert Kennedy (C) Gerald Townsend, Jamie Davenport, Maurice Reynolds, Roy Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Cooke (SG), Benjamin Cross (SF), Eric Potts (PF), Peter Stalter (C) Gary Levine, Jeffrey Dulberg, Gene Arceo, Timothy Anderson | |
| 14:42 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley makes the free throw | 60-55 |
| 14:21 | Ball State | Peter Stalter comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 60-55 |
| 14:20 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel (PF) Brett Townley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG) Leonard Robards | |
| 13:44 | Ball State | John West picks off the pass by Eric Potts | 60-55 |
| 13:41 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells jams it on a nice dish by John West | 62-55 |
| 13:17 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Maurice Reynolds (SF), Roy Davis (PF) John West, Hugh Wallace, Joseph Bechtel | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg (SF) Benjamin Cross | |
| 13:01 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-55 |
| 13:00 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 12:41 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg hits the finger roll and the foul's on Gerald Townsend - foul #1 on Gerald Townsend, team foul #3 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport (SG) Richard Wells | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:41 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg misses the free throw | 62-57 |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 12:32 | Central Michigan | Eric Potts blocks the jumper by Gerald Townsend | 62-57 |
| 12:30 | Ball State | Eric Potts pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 12:13 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg dunks the ball set up by Ronald Haddix | 62-59 |
| 11:58 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend is whistled for traveling | 62-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John West (PG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Brett Townley (PF), Joseph Bechtel (C) Gerald Townsend, Maurice Reynolds, Roy Davis, Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Benjamin Cross (SF), Gene Arceo (C) Ronald Haddix, Daniel Cooke, Eric Potts, Peter Stalter | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John West (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Bechtel (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leonard Robards (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Dulberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Arceo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Bechtel - foul #1 on Joseph Bechtel, team foul #4 | 62-59 |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Gary Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 11:23 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John West | 65-60 |
| 11:07 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 11:05 | Ball State | Gene Arceo tips it home | 65-62 |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gene Arceo - foul #2 on Gene Arceo, team foul #4 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Wells (SG), Roy Davis (C) Jamie Davenport, Joseph Bechtel | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Daniel Cooke (SG), Eric Potts (PF), Peter Stalter (C) Gary Levine, Leonard Robards, Jeffrey Dulberg, Gene Arceo | |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 10:48 | Ball State | Peter Stalter grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 10:37 | Ball State | Peter Stalter hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Roy Davis - foul #2 on Roy Davis, team foul #5 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF) Hugh Wallace, Brett Townley | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:37 | Ball State | Peter Stalter makes the free throw | 66-65 |
| 10:24 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 66-65 |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells gets the offensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 10:18 | Central Michigan | Eric Potts is called for the reach on Joseph Bechtel - foul #2 on Eric Potts, team foul #5 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy (C) Joseph Bechtel | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John West | 69-65 |
| 09:47 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Cooke | 69-68 |
| 09:31 | Central Michigan | John West is fouled on the floor by Ronald Haddix - foul #3 on Ronald Haddix, team foul #6 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Joseph Bechtel (PF) John West, Roy Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SF) Benjamin Cross | |
| 09:26 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-68 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace (SF) Maurice Reynolds | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:07 | Ball State | Eric Potts can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| 08:50 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 08:49 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Kennedy | 69-68 |
| 08:44 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-68 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Eric Potts gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix misses short on a shot from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 08:26 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| 08:13 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 08:12 | Ball State | Peter Stalter grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 07:49 | Ball State | Richard Wells is called for the reach on Ronald Haddix - foul #3 on Richard Wells, team foul #6 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John West (PG), Jamie Davenport (SG), Maurice Reynolds (SF), Brett Townley (PF), Roy Davis (C) Gerald Townsend, Richard Wells, Hugh Wallace, Joseph Bechtel, Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Benjamin Cross (SF), Jeffrey Dulberg (PF), Gene Arceo (C) Ronald Haddix, Daniel Cooke, Eric Potts, Peter Stalter | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John West (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leonard Robards (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Dulberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Arceo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Ball State | Gene Arceo comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 07:28 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Dulberg | 69-68 |
| 07:17 | Ball State | Gene Arceo's layup is rejected by Roy Davis | 69-68 |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John West | 72-68 |
| 06:56 | Ball State | Gary Levine is whistled for traveling | 72-68 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dwayne Williams (SG) Gary Levine | |
| 06:35 | Central Michigan | John West clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross grabs the board | 72-68 |
| 06:05 | Ball State | Leonard Robards is fouled on the floor by John West - foul #2 on John West, team foul #7 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Wells (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF) Jamie Davenport, Maurice Reynolds | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Cooke (SG), Eric Potts (PF), Peter Stalter (C) Dwayne Williams, Jeffrey Dulberg, Gene Arceo | |
| 06:05 | Ball State | Leonard Robards makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 06:05 | Ball State | Leonard Robards makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Eric Potts denies the turnaround by Brett Townley | 72-70 |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Eric Potts grabs the defensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 05:37 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross is whistled for a carry | 72-70 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Joseph Bechtel (PF), Robert Kennedy (C) John West, Brett Townley, Roy Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Gary Levine (SF) Leonard Robards, Benjamin Cross | |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-70 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Peter Stalter snags the defensive board | 72-70 |
| 05:20 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses short on a shot in the lane | 72-70 |
| 05:18 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace grabs the board | 72-70 |
| 05:09 | Central Michigan | Daniel Cooke takes the ball from Gerald Townsend | 72-70 |
| 05:05 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke blows the layup | 72-70 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| 04:49 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Peter Stalter - foul #4 on Peter Stalter, team foul #7 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg (SF) Gary Levine | |
| 04:49 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 04:49 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 04:33 | Ball State | Eric Potts clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Bechtel - foul #2 on Joseph Bechtel, team foul #8 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John West (PG), Maurice Reynolds (SF) Gerald Townsend, Hugh Wallace | |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Cross (SF) Jeffrey Dulberg | |
| 04:33 | Ball State | Eric Potts makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 04:33 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells is fouled on the floor by Ronald Haddix - foul #4 on Ronald Haddix, team foul #8 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brett Townley (PF), Roy Davis (C) Joseph Bechtel, Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG) Ronald Haddix | |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 03:50 | Ball State | Eric Potts can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 76-71 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Peter Stalter snags the offensive board | 76-71 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John West (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Wells (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leonard Robards (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:43 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke makes the turnaround near the basket | 76-73 |
| 03:32 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Benjamin Cross - foul #3 on Benjamin Cross, team foul #9 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport (SG) Richard Wells | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SG) Daniel Cooke | |
| 03:32 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 03:32 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 03:32 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross snags the defensive board | 77-73 |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 77-73 |
| 03:15 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross grabs the offensive rebound | 77-73 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-73 |
| 02:56 | Central Michigan | Roy Davis grabs the board | 77-73 |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Leonard Robards picks off the pass by Jamie Davenport | 77-73 |
| 02:45 | Ball State | Leonard Robards lays it up and in | 77-75 |
| 02:36 | Central Michigan | Peter Stalter picks off the pass by Roy Davis | 77-75 |
| 02:36 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-75 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Wells (SG) Jamie Davenport | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Daniel Cooke (SG) Leonard Robards, Gary Levine | |
| 02:19 | Ball State | Eric Potts hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Haddix | 77-77 |
| 02:06 | Central Michigan | John West can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 77-77 |
| 02:05 | Ball State | Peter Stalter grabs the board | 77-77 |
| 01:59 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross is fouled on the floor by Brett Townley - foul #2 on Brett Townley, team foul #9 | 77-77 |
| 01:59 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross makes the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 01:59 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | John West is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Haddix - foul #5 on Ronald Haddix, team foul #10 | 77-79 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG) Ronald Haddix | |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | John West misses the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | John West makes the 2nd free throw | 78-79 |
| 01:42 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke's pass is intercepted by Brett Townley | 78-79 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Richard Wells knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John West | 81-79 |
| 01:02 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-79 |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Brett Townley | 81-79 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Leonard Robards - foul #3 on Leonard Robards, team foul #11 | 81-79 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Maurice Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Daniel Cooke | 82-79 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Eric Potts scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Leonard Robards | 82-82 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | John West buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Wells | 84-82 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-82 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses the jump hook in the lane | 84-82 |