| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Rodney Vanallen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Jelinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jack Borrero (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Stukes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stewart Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Erik Delacerda (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Keith Campo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Gerling (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo buries a floater from the right side set up by Frank Carroll | 35-27 |
| 19:31 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-27 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes grabs the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Jack Borrero misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-27 |
| 19:12 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes tips it home | 37-27 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Rodney Vanallen - foul #1 on Rodney Vanallen, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:37 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 18:26 | Central Michigan | Erik Delacerda misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 18:25 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 18:12 | Ball State | Jack Borrero travels with the ball | 40-28 |
| 17:57 | Central Michigan | Frank Carroll misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 17:32 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses the lay-in but the foul's on Frank Carroll - foul #3 on Frank Carroll, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Viveros (SF), Justin Blackburn (C) Charles Jelinski, Nicholas Stukes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:32 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 17:32 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 17:08 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling hits the finger roll set up by Keith Campo | 42-30 |
| 16:54 | Ball State | Jack Borrero clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Daniel Gerling - foul #3 on Daniel Gerling, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (PG), Eric Lee (SG) Rodney Vanallen, Richard Nevarez | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:54 | Ball State | Jack Borrero makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 16:54 | Ball State | Jack Borrero makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 16:36 | Central Michigan | Frank Carroll connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Keith Campo | 44-32 |
| 16:24 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-32 |
| 16:23 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Stewart Brooks | 44-32 |
| 15:54 | Central Michigan | Erik Delacerda comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-32 |
| 15:53 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo tips it but misses | 44-32 |
| 15:52 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Proctor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Viveros (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Borrero (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Blackburn (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stewart Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - Erik Delacerda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Keith Campo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Gerling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Carroll (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Keith Campo - foul #2 on Keith Campo, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Rodney Vanallen (PG), Charles Jelinski (SF), Nicholas Stukes (C) William Proctor, Jack Borrero, Justin Blackburn | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros misses the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 15:29 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 15:28 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 15:21 | Ball State | Rodney Vanallen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-32 |
| 15:19 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 15:04 | Central Michigan | Frank Carroll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Nevarez (SG) Eric Lee | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:44 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses long on a shot from the baseline | 45-32 |
| 14:43 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Keith Campo | 45-32 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Viveros - foul #2 on Joseph Viveros, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Blackburn (PF) Joseph Viveros | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling misses the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling misses the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 14:28 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 14:15 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski is hacked by Keith Campo - foul #3 on Keith Campo, team foul #4 | 45-32 |
| 13:57 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn's fadeaway is rejected by Erik Delacerda | 45-32 |
| 13:56 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes grabs the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 13:42 | Ball State | Rodney Vanallen is hacked by Daniel Gerling - foul #4 on Daniel Gerling, team foul #5 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Glen Farrell (SF) Charles Jelinski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:20 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frank Carroll - foul #4 on Frank Carroll, team foul #6 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (PG), Jack Borrero (PF) Rodney Vanallen, Nicholas Stukes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:20 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn misses the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 13:20 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn misses the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 13:20 | Central Michigan | Frank Carroll snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 13:09 | Central Michigan | Jack Borrero steals it from Daniel Gerling | 45-32 |
| 13:04 | Ball State | William Proctor misses the 3 from straight away | 45-32 |
| 13:03 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses the tip | 45-32 |
| 13:02 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | Jack Borrero blocks the short jumper by Daniel Gerling | 45-32 |
| 12:41 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | Glen Farrell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 12:27 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 12:07 | Central Michigan | Daniel Gerling's pass is intercepted by Glen Farrell | 45-32 |
| 11:48 | Ball State | Glen Farrell knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from William Proctor | 47-32 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Proctor (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glen Farrell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jack Borrero (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Blackburn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stewart Brooks (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. SG - Erik Delacerda (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Keith Campo (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Carroll (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Gerling (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Erik Delacerda | 47-34 |
| 11:01 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from William Proctor and he's hacked by Keith Campo - foul #4 on Keith Campo, team foul #7 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Rodney Vanallen (PG), Eric Lee (SG), Charles Jelinski (SF), Nicholas Stukes (C) William Proctor, Richard Nevarez, Glen Farrell, Jack Borrero | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:01 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn makes the free throw | 50-34 |
| 10:39 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Nicholas Stukes - foul #1 on Nicholas Stukes, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Viveros (PF) Justin Blackburn | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:39 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo makes the free throw | 50-37 |
| 10:25 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros misses the floater near the basket | 50-37 |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 10:10 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-37 |
| 10:09 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 09:56 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Stukes | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:48 | Central Michigan | Frank Carroll hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Keith Campo and the foul's on Joseph Viveros - foul #3 on Joseph Viveros, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| 09:48 | Central Michigan | Frank Carroll makes the free throw | 53-40 |
| 09:38 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Daniel Gerling - foul #5 on Daniel Gerling, team foul #8 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Borrero (PF) Joseph Viveros | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Gant (SG) Daniel Gerling | |
| 09:38 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 09:38 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:25 | Central Michigan | Frank Carroll is hacked by Nicholas Stukes - foul #2 on Nicholas Stukes, team foul #5 | 54-40 |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | Frank Carroll hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 09:13 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo gets the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 09:00 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Rodney Vanallen - foul #2 on Rodney Vanallen, team foul #6 | 54-40 |
| 09:00 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 09:00 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 08:41 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 08:39 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski grabs the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Jack Borrero misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-42 |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Nevarez (SG), Glen Farrell (SF), Joseph Viveros (PF), William Williams (C) Eric Lee, Charles Jelinski, Jack Borrero, Nicholas Stukes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 07:46 | Ball State | Rodney Vanallen connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Rodney Vanallen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glen Farrell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Viveros (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Erik Delacerda (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Albert Gant (fresh) SF - Keith Campo (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Stewart Brooks (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Carroll (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | Frank Carroll misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-42 |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Delacerda | 57-42 |
| 07:13 | Central Michigan | Erik Delacerda clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-42 |
| 07:12 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros gets the rebound | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Erik Delacerda is called for the reach on Glen Farrell - foul #3 on Erik Delacerda, team foul #9 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (PG) Rodney Vanallen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Page (SG) Albert Gant | |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Glen Farrell makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Glen Farrell misses the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 07:06 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo pulls down the rebound | 58-42 |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-42 |
| 06:55 | Central Michigan | Erik Delacerda pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 06:55 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Rodney Vanallen (PG), Charles Jelinski (SF), Jack Borrero (PF), Nicholas Stukes (C) William Proctor, Glen Farrell, Joseph Viveros, William Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Gant (SG) William Page | |
| 06:46 | Central Michigan | Albert Gant makes the 3 from straight away | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:35 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Jelinski | 61-45 |
| 06:28 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:05 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Erik Delacerda | 61-47 |
| 05:57 | Central Michigan | Erik Delacerda misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 61-47 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 05:40 | Ball State | Rodney Vanallen blows the layup | 61-47 |
| 05:39 | Ball State | Jack Borrero gets the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 05:10 | Ball State | Stewart Brooks steps in front of the Nicholas Stukes pass | 61-47 |
| 04:54 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-47 |
| 04:53 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez grabs the board | 61-47 |
| 04:51 | Ball State | Albert Gant steals the ball from Rodney Vanallen in the backcourt | 61-47 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Erik Delacerda can't tip it in | 61-47 |
| 04:31 | Ball State | Jack Borrero gets the rebound | 61-47 |
| 04:10 | Ball State | Jack Borrero can't connect on a floater from close range | 61-47 |
| 04:08 | Central Michigan | Erik Delacerda snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (PG), Eric Lee (SG), Glen Farrell (SF), Joseph Viveros (PF), Justin Blackburn (C) Rodney Vanallen, Richard Nevarez, Charles Jelinski, Jack Borrero, Nicholas Stukes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Page (SG) Albert Gant | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros is hacked by Frank Carroll - foul #5 on Frank Carroll, team foul #10 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Samuel Coffield (C) Frank Carroll | |
| 03:34 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros misses the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 03:34 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros misses the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 03:34 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Samuel Coffield | 61-47 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Proctor (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Eric Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Farrell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Viveros (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Blackburn (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Erik Delacerda (tired) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Page (fresh) SF - Keith Campo (tired) 17 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Stewart Brooks (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Samuel Coffield (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-47 |
| 03:21 | Ball State | Eric Lee gets the rebound | 61-47 |
| 03:05 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from William Proctor | 63-47 |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | Samuel Coffield travels with the ball | 63-47 |
| 02:25 | Ball State | Keith Campo steals the ball from Eric Lee | 63-47 |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo banks in the layup | 63-49 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Glen Farrell | 66-49 |
| 02:02 | Central Michigan | William Page loses the dribble to Glen Farrell | 66-49 |
| 01:38 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-49 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | William Proctor tips it in | 68-49 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | William Page clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-49 |
| 01:20 | Ball State | Glen Farrell grabs the defensive rebound | 68-49 |
| 01:00 | Ball State | Keith Campo steals the ball from Joseph Viveros | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Keith Campo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Gant (SG) William Page | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Lee | 70-49 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Erik Delacerda is hacked by William Proctor - foul #1 on William Proctor, team foul #7 | 70-49 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Erik Delacerda misses the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn grabs the defensive rebound | 70-49 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | William Proctor runs out the clock | 70-49 |