| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gabriel Rathbone (fresh) SG - Leland Smith (fresh) SF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) PF - Ronald Webb (fresh) C - Mike Park (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Cherry (fresh) SG - Clarence Buono (fresh) SF - Robert McGinnis (fresh) PF - Preston Bryan (fresh) C - Marcus Kern (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Mike Park - foul #1 on Mike Park, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone misses short on a shot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Central Michigan | John Cherry misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Ball State | Leland Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Ball State | Marcus Kern is called for the reach on Mike Park - foul #1 on Marcus Kern, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Ball State | Leland Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by John Cherry | 0-4 |
| 17:51 | Ball State | John Cherry steals the ball from Leland Smith | 0-4 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | John Cherry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 17:32 | Ball State | Mike Park snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Mike Park is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Mike Park, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terry Humphery (C) Mike Park | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), James Simon (SG), Donald Garrison (SF), Tim Cowherd (C) John Cherry, Clarence Buono, Robert McGinnis, Marcus Kern | |
| 17:09 | Central Michigan | James Simon is fouled on the floor by Ronald Webb - foul #1 on Ronald Webb, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis (PF) Preston Bryan | |
| 17:00 | Central Michigan | Gabriel Rathbone picks off the pass by Tim Cowherd | 0-4 |
| 16:57 | Ball State | Leland Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gabriel Rathbone | 2-4 |
| 16:45 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis dunks the ball set up by Thomas Click | 2-6 |
| 16:24 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 16:09 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Webb - foul #2 on Ronald Webb, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Petree (PF) Ronald Webb | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:09 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:09 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:09 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Terry Humphery | 4-7 |
| 15:49 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 15:48 | Central Michigan | James Simon pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gabriel Rathbone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leland Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Petree (fresh) C - Terry Humphery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Thomas Click (fresh) SG - James Simon (fresh) SF - Robert McGinnis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Garrison (fresh) C - Tim Cowherd (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert McGinnis, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Marcus Kern (C) Thomas Click, Robert McGinnis | |
| 15:34 | Ball State | Leland Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 15:33 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald hits the follow up shot | 6-7 |
| 15:20 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern misses badly on a runner from the right block | 6-7 |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern snags the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 15:13 | Central Michigan | John Cherry scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Garrison | 6-10 |
| 14:44 | Ball State | Donald Garrison steals the ball from Leland Smith | 6-10 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 6-10 |
| 14:27 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Marcus Kern | 6-10 |
| 14:20 | Central Michigan | Leland Smith steps in front of the John Cherry pass | 6-10 |
| 14:01 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald travels with the ball | 6-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charlie Buckler (PG), James Bauer (SG), Alexander Conner (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Gabriel Rathbone, Leland Smith, Eugene Fitzgerald, Terry Humphery | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Clarence Buono (SG), Preston Bryan (PF) John Cherry, James Simon, Marcus Kern | |
| 13:48 | Central Michigan | Charlie Buckler is called for the reach on Clarence Buono - foul #1 on Charlie Buckler, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simon (SG) Donald Garrison | |
| 13:28 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 13:27 | Ball State | Alexander Conner grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 13:22 | Ball State | David Petree misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-10 |
| 13:21 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Simon | 6-13 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Thomas Click denies the turnaround by Charlie Buckler | 6-13 |
| 13:00 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Preston Bryan | 6-13 |
| 12:49 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Tim Cowherd | 6-15 |
| 12:33 | Ball State | Charlie Buckler comes up short on the shot from close range | 6-15 |
| 12:32 | Ball State | Charlie Buckler grabs the offensive board | 6-15 |
| 12:12 | Ball State | Alexander Conner's pass is intercepted by Preston Bryan | 6-15 |
| 12:08 | Central Michigan | James Simon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-15 |
| 12:06 | Central Michigan | James Simon grabs the offensive board | 6-15 |
| 11:57 | Central Michigan | James Simon hits a 3 from the right corner | 6-18 |
| 11:46 | Ball State | Preston Bryan takes the ball from Alexander Conner | 6-18 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charlie Buckler (fresh) SG - James Bauer (fresh) SF - David Petree (fairly fresh) PF - Alexander Conner (fresh) C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Thomas Click (fresh) SG - James Simon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Buono (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Preston Bryan (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Tim Cowherd (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan blows the layup | 6-18 |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Alexander Conner snags the defensive board | 6-18 |
| 11:22 | Ball State | Alexander Conner misses short on a shot from the left wing | 6-18 |
| 11:20 | Ball State | Alexander Conner gets the offensive rebound | 6-18 |
| 11:05 | Ball State | Charlie Buckler is fouled on the floor by Tim Cowherd - foul #1 on Tim Cowherd, team foul #3 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone (PG), Leland Smith (SG), Eugene Fitzgerald (SF), Terry Humphery (C) Charlie Buckler, James Bauer, Alexander Conner, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Robert McGinnis (SF), Donald Garrison (PF), Marcus Kern (C) James Simon, Clarence Buono, Preston Bryan, Tim Cowherd | |
| 10:52 | Ball State | Leland Smith buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Petree | 8-18 |
| 10:44 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by John Cherry | 8-20 |
| 10:23 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Garrison - foul #1 on Donald Garrison, team foul #4 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono (SG) Thomas Click | |
| 10:23 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 9-20 |
| 10:23 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 10:14 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-20 |
| 10:13 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone grabs the board | 10-20 |
| 10:07 | Ball State | Terry Humphery clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 10-20 |
| 10:06 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison gets the rebound | 10-20 |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Clarence Buono | 10-22 |
| 09:27 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Cherry - foul #1 on John Cherry, team foul #5 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alexander Conner (PF) David Petree | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (SG), Preston Bryan (PF) Clarence Buono, Robert McGinnis | |
| 09:27 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone makes the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 09:27 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 09:10 | Central Michigan | John Cherry scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Click | 12-25 |
| 08:46 | Ball State | Terry Humphery makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Gabriel Rathbone | 14-25 |
| 08:32 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from John Cherry | 14-27 |
| 08:12 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald misses the lay-in | 14-27 |
| 08:11 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison gets the rebound | 14-27 |
| 07:52 | Central Michigan | John Cherry makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Marcus Kern | 14-30 |
| 07:33 | Ball State | Leland Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gabriel Rathbone | 17-30 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gabriel Rathbone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leland Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alexander Conner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Humphery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Cherry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Click (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Garrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Preston Bryan (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Marcus Kern (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Terry Humphery is called for the reach on Donald Garrison - foul #1 on Terry Humphery, team foul #6 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charlie Buckler (PG), James Bauer (SG), David Petree (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Gabriel Rathbone, Leland Smith, Eugene Fitzgerald, Terry Humphery | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simon (SG), Clarence Buono (SF), Robert McGinnis (PF), Tim Cowherd (C) Thomas Click, Donald Garrison, Preston Bryan, Marcus Kern | |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | John Cherry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-30 |
| 07:10 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono gets the offensive rebound | 17-30 |
| 07:00 | Central Michigan | James Simon connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Clarence Buono | 17-33 |
| 06:41 | Ball State | David Petree banks in the layup on a great pass from Charlie Buckler and he's fouled by Robert McGinnis - foul #2 on Robert McGinnis, team foul #6 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison (PF) Robert McGinnis | |
| 06:41 | Ball State | David Petree makes the free throw | 20-33 |
| 06:23 | Central Michigan | John Cherry connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Tim Cowherd | 20-36 |
| 06:11 | Ball State | David Petree is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Petree, team foul #7 | 20-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Leland Smith (SG), Eugene Fitzgerald (SF) James Bauer, Alexander Conner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Preston Bryan (PF) John Cherry, Clarence Buono | |
| 06:00 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan dunks the ball on a great pass from Donald Garrison | 20-38 |
| 05:35 | Ball State | James Simon picks off the pass by Stephen Johnson | 20-38 |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | James Simon double dribbles | 20-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone (PG), Terry Humphery (C) Charlie Buckler, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Clarence Buono (SF), Marcus Kern (C) Thomas Click, Donald Garrison, Tim Cowherd | |
| 05:04 | Ball State | The jump hook by Leland Smith is blocked by Preston Bryan | 20-38 |
| 05:02 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan grabs the board | 20-38 |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan is hacked by Eugene Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Eugene Fitzgerald, team foul #8 | 20-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alexander Conner (PF) David Petree | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison (SF), Tim Cowherd (C) James Simon, Marcus Kern | |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan misses the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd grabs the offensive rebound | 20-38 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Preston Bryan | 20-41 |
| 04:20 | Ball State | Alexander Conner clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-41 |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison gets the rebound | 20-41 |
| 04:09 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 20-41 |
| 04:08 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Alexander Conner | 20-41 |
| 04:02 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone can't finish the layup | 20-41 |
| 04:01 | Ball State | Alexander Conner tips it but misses | 20-41 |
| 03:59 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono snags the defensive board | 20-41 |
| 03:52 | Central Michigan | John Cherry clanks a 3 from the left wing | 20-41 |
| 03:50 | Ball State | Alexander Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 20-41 |
| 03:44 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alexander Conner | 22-41 |
| 03:30 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Garrison, team foul #7 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Bauer (SG), David Petree (SF), Ronald Webb (PF), Mike Park (C) Leland Smith, Eugene Fitzgerald, Alexander Conner, Terry Humphery | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), James Simon (SG), Robert McGinnis (SF), Marcus Kern (C) John Cherry, Clarence Buono, Donald Garrison, Preston Bryan | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gabriel Rathbone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Bauer (fresh) SF - David Petree (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Webb (fresh) C - Mike Park (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Thomas Click (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Simon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McGinnis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tim Cowherd (fresh) C - Marcus Kern (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Ball State | David Petree connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-41 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis blows the layup | 24-41 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Mike Park pulls down the rebound | 24-41 |
| 02:48 | Ball State | Thomas Click is called for the reach on Gabriel Rathbone - foul #1 on Thomas Click, team foul #8 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Clarence Buono (SG), Donald Garrison (PF) Thomas Click, James Simon, Tim Cowherd | |
| 02:48 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 02:48 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 02:30 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-41 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis tips it back up and in | 26-43 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Ronald Webb is fouled on the floor by Clarence Buono - foul #1 on Clarence Buono, team foul #9 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charlie Buckler (PG), Leland Smith (SG), Eugene Fitzgerald (SF) Gabriel Rathbone, James Bauer, David Petree | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simon (SG), Preston Bryan (PF) Clarence Buono, Donald Garrison | |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Ronald Webb misses the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 02:14 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern grabs the defensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | John Cherry buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Simon | 26-46 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Leland Smith misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-46 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | John Cherry grabs the board | 26-46 |
| 01:19 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Robert McGinnis is blocked by Ronald Webb | 26-46 |
| 01:18 | Ball State | Mike Park pulls down the rebound | 26-46 |
| 00:53 | Ball State | Charlie Buckler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-46 |
| 00:51 | Ball State | Ronald Webb tips it home | 28-46 |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Leland Smith is called for the reach on James Simon - foul #1 on Leland Smith, team foul #9 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone (PG), Terry Humphery (C) Charlie Buckler, Mike Park | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Donald Garrison (PF), Tim Cowherd (C) John Cherry, Preston Bryan, Marcus Kern | |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | James Simon makes the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | James Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 28-48 |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald is whistled for a carry | 28-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono (SG) James Simon | |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Ronald Webb is called for the reach on Donald Garrison - foul #3 on Ronald Webb, team foul #10 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Bauer (SG), David Petree (SF), Alexander Conner (PF) Leland Smith, Eugene Fitzgerald, Ronald Webb | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 28-49 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison misses the 2nd free throw | 28-49 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Alexander Conner | 28-49 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Alexander Conner clanks a 3 from the left corner | 28-49 |