| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Christensen (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 37-37 |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | George Christensen tips it back up and in | 37-39 |
| 19:22 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne hits a floater from the baseline set up by Sean Draper | 39-39 |
| 19:00 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones can't connect on a shot from the right block | 39-39 |
| 18:59 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Sidney Bollinger | 39-39 |
| 18:54 | Ball State | Sean Draper splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-39 |
| 18:52 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:39 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Osborne | 42-39 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 18:15 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams tips it home | 42-41 |
| 18:01 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Sean Draper out of a doubleteam | 44-41 |
| 17:47 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 17:45 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joshua Osborne and he's hacked by Jack Adams - foul #3 on Jack Adams, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (SG), Andre Costa (SF), Alexander Childress (C) Ross Eggleston, Joshua Osborne, Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), Mack Deming (SG), David Fitzgerald (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), Earl Nelson (C) Dikembe Masudi, George Christensen, Jack Adams, Joseph Foster, Jason Jones | |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 17:05 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 16:57 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 16:56 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Berdy Ziler | 47-41 |
| 16:40 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 16:39 | Ball State | Alexander Childress snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 16:33 | Ball State | Alexander Childress's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Scott (PG), Nick Hunt (C) Sean Draper, Nicholas Casey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler is hacked by Andre Costa - foul #2 on Andre Costa, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Sidney Bollinger (C) Peter Scott, Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG) Patrick Cooper | |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Masudi and he's hacked by Sidney Bollinger - foul #1 on Sidney Bollinger, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joshua Osborne (SF) Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Jones (C) Earl Nelson | |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andre Costa (fresh) 5 pts. C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mack Deming (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Berdy Ziler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck buries a 3 from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 15:30 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 15:29 | Ball State | Andre Costa snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-44 |
| 15:22 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 15:01 | Central Michigan | Joshua Osborne steps in front of the David Fitzgerald pass | 50-44 |
| 14:42 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger is whistled for a carry | 50-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG), Peter Scott (SG), Alexander Childress (PF), Nick Hunt (C) Bryan Schwanebeck, Ross Eggleston, Andre Costa, Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), George Christensen (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Joseph Foster (PF), Earl Nelson (C) Dikembe Masudi, Mack Deming, David Fitzgerald, Berdy Ziler, Jason Jones | |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Peter Scott - foul #3 on Peter Scott, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Nicholas Casey (PF) Joshua Osborne, Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 14:10 | Ball State | Earl Nelson swats the layup by Nicholas Casey | 50-46 |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-46 |
| 13:57 | Ball State | Sean Draper pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 13:38 | Ball State | Alexander Childress is called for traveling | 50-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (SG) Ross Eggleston | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Jason Jones (C) Patrick Cooper, Earl Nelson | |
| 13:22 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster hits a wide open jumper in the lane set up by Dikembe Masudi out of the doubleteam | 50-48 |
| 13:04 | Ball State | Peter Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joshua Osborne (SF), Andre Costa (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Peter Scott, Nicholas Casey, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:40 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster lays it in on a great pass from George Christensen | 50-50 |
| 12:25 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Masudi | 50-50 |
| 12:21 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi banks in the layup | 50-52 |
| 11:53 | Ball State | Sean Draper comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 11:52 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses the tip | 50-52 |
| 11:50 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andre Costa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Christensen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Foster (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Central Michigan | George Christensen clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 11:42 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Sidney Bollinger | 50-52 |
| 11:23 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne loses the ball out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Scott (PG), Ross Eggleston (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Nicholas Casey (PF) Sean Draper, Bryan Schwanebeck, Joshua Osborne, Andre Costa | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), Mack Deming (SG), David Fitzgerald (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), Earl Nelson (C) Dikembe Masudi, George Christensen, Jack Adams, Joseph Foster, Jason Jones | |
| 11:04 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 10:47 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses short on a turnaround from close range | 50-52 |
| 10:45 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 10:24 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper is hacked by Ross Eggleston - foul #1 on Ross Eggleston, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG), Joshua Osborne (SF), Alexander Childress (C) Peter Scott, Robert Jones, Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:14 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Cooper | 50-54 |
| 09:51 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 09:31 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 09:29 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper grabs the offensive board | 50-54 |
| 09:18 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Berdy Ziler is denied by Nicholas Casey | 50-54 |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 09:00 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Fitzgerald - foul #1 on David Fitzgerald, team foul #2 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (SG), Andre Costa (PF) Ross Eggleston, Nicholas Casey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), George Christensen (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Joseph Foster (PF), Jason Jones (C) Patrick Cooper, Mack Deming, David Fitzgerald, Berdy Ziler, Earl Nelson | |
| 09:00 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:00 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams's pass is intercepted by Bryan Schwanebeck | 52-54 |
| 08:29 | Ball State | Sean Draper's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by George Christensen | 52-54 |
| 08:08 | Central Michigan | George Christensen buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Foster | 52-57 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | Sean Draper is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Masudi - foul #2 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #3 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Peter Scott (SF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Sean Draper, Joshua Osborne, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Scott (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Andre Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Christensen (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Foster (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Ball State | Andre Costa connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ross Eggleston | 55-57 |
| 07:26 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster can't finish the uncontested layup | 55-57 |
| 07:25 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 07:08 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck's 3 pointer is rejected by Dikembe Masudi | 55-57 |
| 07:06 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Sidney Bollinger | 55-57 |
| 06:50 | Ball State | Peter Scott is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 06:48 | Ball State | Andre Costa gets the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 06:41 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Foster - foul #3 on Joseph Foster, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Nicholas Casey (PF) Andre Costa | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), Mack Deming (SG), David Fitzgerald (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), Earl Nelson (C) Dikembe Masudi, George Christensen, Jack Adams, Joseph Foster, Jason Jones | |
| 06:41 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:41 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:29 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Berdy Ziler, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG) Bryan Schwanebeck | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:17 | Ball State | Sean Draper can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 57-57 |
| 06:15 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 06:02 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Mack Deming | 57-60 |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Sean Draper | 59-60 |
| 05:44 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Peter Scott - foul #4 on Peter Scott, team foul #5 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (SG), Joshua Osborne (SF) Ross Eggleston, Peter Scott | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Jack Adams (SF) Patrick Cooper, David Fitzgerald | |
| 05:44 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:44 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 05:31 | Ball State | Sean Draper hits a shot from the left wing set up by Bryan Schwanebeck | 61-62 |
| 05:09 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-62 |
| 05:08 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Joshua Osborne | 61-62 |
| 05:02 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck is hacked by Earl Nelson - foul #1 on Earl Nelson, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alexander Childress (C) Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Christensen (SG), Jason Jones (C) Mack Deming, Berdy Ziler | |
| 04:47 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck steps out of bounds on the sideline | 61-62 |
| 04:23 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones makes the shot from the left side set up by George Christensen | 61-64 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 03:43 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed George Christensen | 61-66 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Osborne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Casey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Childress (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Christensen (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Earl Nelson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Jason Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Scott (PG), Ross Eggleston (SG), Andre Costa (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Sean Draper, Bryan Schwanebeck, Joshua Osborne, Nicholas Casey, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), David Fitzgerald (SF), Joseph Foster (PF), Berdy Ziler (C) Dikembe Masudi, Jack Adams, Earl Nelson, Jason Jones | |
| 03:16 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from David Fitzgerald | 61-68 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston travels with the ball | 61-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mack Deming (SG) George Christensen | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:55 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG), Joshua Osborne (SF), Nicholas Casey (PF) Peter Scott, Andre Costa, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), George Christensen (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Jason Jones (C) Patrick Cooper, Mack Deming, David Fitzgerald, Berdy Ziler | |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-68 |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Joseph Foster steals the ball from Joshua Osborne | 61-68 |
| 02:12 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Masudi and he's hacked by Sidney Bollinger - foul #2 on Sidney Bollinger, team foul #6 | 61-70 |
| 02:12 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones makes the free throw | 61-71 |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Foster - foul #4 on Joseph Foster, team foul #7 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Scott (PG), Bryan Schwanebeck (SG), Andre Costa (SF), Alexander Childress (C) Sean Draper, Ross Eggleston, Joshua Osborne, Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 01:39 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG), Ross Eggleston (SG), Joshua Osborne (SF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Peter Scott, Bryan Schwanebeck, Andre Costa, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:28 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey is fouled on the floor by Joseph Foster - foul #5 on Joseph Foster, team foul #8 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler (PF) Joseph Foster | |
| 01:28 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 01:28 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey misses the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones gets the rebound | 64-71 |
| 01:14 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi is called for a backcourt violation | 64-71 |
| 01:00 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses short on a jumper from the right block | 64-71 |
| 00:58 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jason Jones | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Draper - foul #2 on Sean Draper, team foul #7 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mack Deming (SG), Patrick Cooper (SF) George Christensen, Jack Adams | |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Ball State | Sean Draper knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-73 |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Christensen (SG), Jack Adams (SF) Mack Deming, Patrick Cooper | |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Sean Draper works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-73 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler grabs the board | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Draper - foul #3 on Sean Draper, team foul #8 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mack Deming (SG), Patrick Cooper (SF) George Christensen, Jack Adams | |
| 00:22 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler misses the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey pulls down the rebound | 67-73 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Dikembe Masudi takes the ball from Sean Draper in the backcourt | 67-73 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald (PF) Berdy Ziler | |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Sidney Bollinger is called for the reach on Mack Deming - foul #3 on Sidney Bollinger, team foul #9 | 67-73 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming misses the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey grabs the board | 67-73 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston travels with the ball | 67-73 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper is hacked by Sean Draper in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sean Draper, team foul #10 | 67-73 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 67-74 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger grabs the offensive board | 67-74 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | The clock runs out | 67-74 |