| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) SG - Todd Parker (fresh) SF - Neil Gill (fresh) PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fresh) SG - Rodney Lewis (fresh) SF - Todd Coleman (fresh) PF - Joseph Harrington (fresh) C - Thomas Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Ball State | Todd Parker is hacked by Todd Coleman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Coleman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Western Michigan | Rodney Lewis snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Western Michigan | Joseph Harrington hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Jake McCaffity | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Ernest Conner misses the floater from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Western Michigan | Todd Coleman grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Western Michigan | Rodney Lewis drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jake McCaffity | 0-5 |
| 18:42 | Ball State | Todd Parker can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 0-5 |
| 18:41 | Western Michigan | Joseph Harrington grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 18:18 | Western Michigan | Neil Gill takes the ball from Thomas Johnson | 0-5 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley's layup is rejected by Todd Coleman | 0-5 |
| 17:51 | Western Michigan | Todd Coleman snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:32 | Western Michigan | Neil Gill steals the ball from Todd Coleman | 0-5 |
| 17:30 | Ball State | Todd Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (SG), Albert Taylor (SF), Thomas Hicks (PF), Shilin Xie (C) Todd Parker, Neil Gill, Kenneth Jenkins, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Pettway (PF) Joseph Harrington | |
| 17:12 | Western Michigan | Rodney Lewis hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Pettway | 0-8 |
| 17:05 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato's layup is rejected by Jake McCaffity | 0-8 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | Shilin Xie misses the tip | 0-8 |
| 17:02 | Western Michigan | Todd Coleman grabs the board | 0-8 |
| 16:46 | Western Michigan | Todd Coleman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 0-8 |
| 16:45 | Ball State | Albert Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 16:18 | Ball State | Rodney Lewis is called for the reach on Dikembe Sato - foul #1 on Rodney Lewis, team foul #2 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Phillips (SG), Neil Gill (SF), Kenneth Jenkins (PF) Ernest Conner, Albert Taylor, Shilin Xie | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Hitchcock (PG), Steven Perine (SG), Russell Allison (SF), Joseph Harrington (PF), James Swims (C) Jake McCaffity, Rodney Lewis, Todd Coleman, John Pettway, Thomas Johnson | |
| 16:13 | Ball State | Steven Perine picks off the pass by Dikembe Sato | 0-8 |
| 16:10 | Western Michigan | Dennis Hitchcock banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Perine | 0-10 |
| 16:04 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato can't finish the layup | 0-10 |
| 16:03 | Western Michigan | James Swims grabs the board | 0-10 |
| 15:50 | Western Michigan | Thomas Hicks is called for the reach on Dennis Hitchcock - foul #1 on Thomas Hicks, team foul #1 | 0-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cecil Shelley (C) Thomas Hicks | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) SG - David Phillips (fresh) SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dennis Hitchcock (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Perine (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Allison (fresh) PF - Joseph Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Swims (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Western Michigan | Russell Allison scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Perine | 0-12 |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on James Swims - foul #1 on James Swims, team foul #3 | 0-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (PG), Todd Parker (SG) Dikembe Sato, David Phillips | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Pettway (PF) Joseph Harrington | |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 1-12 |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 1-12 |
| 15:16 | Western Michigan | John Pettway gets the rebound | 1-12 |
| 14:57 | Western Michigan | John Pettway hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Hitchcock | 1-14 |
| 14:36 | Ball State | James Swims steals the ball from Neil Gill | 1-14 |
| 14:25 | Western Michigan | John Pettway hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 1-14 |
| 14:24 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins grabs the board | 1-14 |
| 14:18 | Ball State | Randy Nix is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Perine - foul #1 on Steven Perine, team foul #4 | 1-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), David Phillips (SG), Albert Taylor (SF), Thomas Hicks (PF), Shilin Xie (C) Randy Nix, Todd Parker, Neil Gill, Kenneth Jenkins, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (PG), Reggie Patterson (SG), Bruce Allain (SF), Joseph Harrington (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Dennis Hitchcock, Steven Perine, Russell Allison, John Pettway, James Swims | |
| 14:06 | Ball State | Reggie Patterson is called for the reach on Thomas Hicks - foul #1 on Reggie Patterson, team foul #5 | 1-14 |
| 13:49 | Ball State | David Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 1-14 |
| 13:47 | Ball State | Albert Taylor tips it back up and in | 3-14 |
| 13:40 | Western Michigan | Shilin Xie swats the short shot by Joseph Harrington | 3-14 |
| 13:39 | Western Michigan | Joseph Harrington pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-14 |
| 13:26 | Western Michigan | Thomas Johnson clanks a floater from the right wing | 3-14 |
| 13:25 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Thomas Hicks | 3-14 |
| 13:18 | Ball State | David Phillips travels in the backcourt | 3-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (SG) David Phillips | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Rodney Lewis (SG), Todd Coleman (SF) Reggie Patterson, Bruce Allain | |
| 12:57 | Western Michigan | Joseph Harrington buries a shot from just outside the lane | 3-16 |
| 12:45 | Ball State | Ernest Conner buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dikembe Sato | 5-16 |
| 12:22 | Western Michigan | Joseph Harrington can't finish the layup but the foul's on Shilin Xie - foul #1 on Shilin Xie, team foul #2 | 5-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG), Neil Gill (SF), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Ernest Conner, Albert Taylor, Thomas Hicks, Shilin Xie | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Reggie Patterson (PG), James Swims (C) Jake McCaffity, Thomas Johnson | |
| 12:22 | Western Michigan | Joseph Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 5-17 |
| 12:22 | Western Michigan | Joseph Harrington misses the 2nd free throw | 5-17 |
| 12:22 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the defensive rebound | 5-17 |
| 12:12 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-17 |
| 11:56 | Western Michigan | James Swims misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Cecil Shelley - foul #1 on Cecil Shelley, team foul #3 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Hitchcock (PG), Steven Perine (SG), Russell Allison (SF), John Pettway (PF) Reggie Patterson, Rodney Lewis, Todd Coleman, Joseph Harrington | |
| 11:56 | Western Michigan | James Swims makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 11:56 | Western Michigan | James Swims misses the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 11:56 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jenkins | 8-18 |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato is fouled on the floor by Dennis Hitchcock - foul #1 on Dennis Hitchcock, team foul #6 | 8-18 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Parker (fresh) SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dennis Hitchcock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Perine (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Russell Allison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Pettway (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Swims (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Ball State | Todd Parker hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Sato | 11-18 |
| 11:02 | Western Michigan | James Swims misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Cecil Shelley - foul #2 on Cecil Shelley, team foul #4 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), David Phillips (SG), Albert Taylor (C) Dikembe Sato, Todd Parker, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Reggie Patterson (PG) Dennis Hitchcock | |
| 11:02 | Western Michigan | James Swims makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 11:02 | Western Michigan | James Swims misses the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Albert Taylor gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Albert Taylor comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on James Swims - foul #2 on James Swims, team foul #7 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shilin Xie (C) Kenneth Jenkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (PG), Rodney Lewis (SG), Todd Coleman (SF) Reggie Patterson, Steven Perine, James Swims | |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Albert Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Albert Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 10:45 | Western Michigan | John Pettway snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 10:38 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity is whistled for traveling | 11-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Johnson (C) John Pettway | |
| 10:24 | Ball State | David Phillips scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Neil Gill | 13-19 |
| 10:06 | Western Michigan | Russell Allison scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Jake McCaffity and the foul's on Shilin Xie - foul #2 on Shilin Xie, team foul #5 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Thomas Hicks (C) Neil Gill, Shilin Xie | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 10:06 | Western Michigan | Russell Allison makes the free throw | 13-22 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | Albert Taylor is hacked by Rodney Lewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney Lewis, team foul #8 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven Perine (SG), Joseph Harrington (PF) Rodney Lewis, Russell Allison | |
| 10:04 | Ball State | Albert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | Albert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 09:44 | Western Michigan | Joseph Harrington misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-22 |
| 09:43 | Ball State | David Phillips snags the defensive board | 15-22 |
| 09:41 | Ball State | Todd Coleman steps in front of the Albert Taylor pass in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| 09:19 | Western Michigan | Steven Perine is fouled on the floor by David Phillips - foul #1 on David Phillips, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (PG), Todd Parker (SG), Neil Gill (SF) Ernest Conner, David Phillips, Albert Taylor | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Reggie Patterson (PG), Dennis Hitchcock (SF), John Pettway (PF) Jake McCaffity, Todd Coleman, Joseph Harrington | |
| 09:04 | Western Michigan | Dennis Hitchcock misses the lay-in | 15-22 |
| 09:02 | Ball State | Neil Gill pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 08:50 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Jenkins | 17-22 |
| 08:36 | Western Michigan | Steven Perine is hacked by Todd Parker - foul #1 on Todd Parker, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (PG) Todd Parker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Russell Allison (C) Thomas Johnson | |
| 08:36 | Western Michigan | Steven Perine makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:36 | Western Michigan | Steven Perine misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:21 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato makes the jumper in the lane set up by Randy Nix | 19-23 |
| 07:57 | Western Michigan | Reggie Patterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 19-23 |
| 07:55 | Western Michigan | John Pettway gets the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 07:37 | Western Michigan | Steven Perine misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-23 |
| 07:35 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Nix (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Sato (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Reggie Patterson (fairly fresh) SG - Steven Perine (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Hitchcock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Pettway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Allison (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato loses the dribble to Russell Allison in the backcourt | 19-23 |
| 07:16 | Western Michigan | John Pettway blows the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Hicks - foul #2 on Thomas Hicks, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Todd Parker (SG), David Phillips (SF), Albert Taylor (C) Randy Nix, Dikembe Sato, Neil Gill, Thomas Hicks | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (PG), Todd Coleman (SF), Thomas Johnson (C) Reggie Patterson, Steven Perine, Russell Allison | |
| 07:16 | Western Michigan | John Pettway makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:16 | Western Michigan | John Pettway makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 06:54 | Ball State | Todd Parker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-25 |
| 06:52 | Western Michigan | John Pettway grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 06:38 | Western Michigan | John Pettway hits a jumpshot from the left side | 19-27 |
| 06:15 | Ball State | Albert Taylor hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #9 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | Neil Gill (SF) Todd Parker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Russell Allison (SF), Joseph Harrington (PF) Todd Coleman, John Pettway | |
| 06:15 | Ball State | Albert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:15 | Ball State | Albert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:07 | Western Michigan | Joseph Harrington comes up short on the floater from the right side | 21-27 |
| 06:06 | Western Michigan | Dennis Hitchcock gets the offensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 05:56 | Western Michigan | Russell Allison misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-27 |
| 05:54 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Albert Taylor | 21-27 |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Ernest Conner double dribbles | 21-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (SG) David Phillips | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven Perine (SG) Dennis Hitchcock | |
| 05:36 | Western Michigan | Joseph Harrington comes up short on the shot from the right block | 21-27 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Albert Taylor grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Russell Allison steals the ball from Ernest Conner in the backcourt | 21-27 |
| 05:15 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-27 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jenkins | 21-27 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Neil Gill is fouled on the floor by Russell Allison - foul #1 on Russell Allison, team foul #10 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (PG) Ernest Conner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Reggie Patterson (SG), Todd Coleman (SF) Steven Perine, Russell Allison | |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Neil Gill makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Neil Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:41 | Western Michigan | Thomas Johnson clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 23-27 |
| 04:39 | Western Michigan | Joseph Harrington hits the follow up shot | 23-29 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Neil Gill misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 04:31 | Western Michigan | Joseph Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 04:22 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 04:20 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Randy Nix is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Johnson - foul #2 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #11 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG), David Phillips (SF) Dikembe Sato, Neil Gill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Pettway (C) Thomas Johnson | |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:54 | Western Michigan | Todd Coleman blows the layup | 24-29 |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Albert Taylor pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Randy Nix scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Parker | 26-29 |
| 03:36 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 26-29 |
| 03:35 | Ball State | David Phillips grabs the board | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Nix (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Reggie Patterson (fairly fresh) SF - Todd Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Harrington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Pettway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Harrington - foul #1 on Joseph Harrington, team foul #12 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Thomas Hicks (SF), Shilin Xie (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Randy Nix, David Phillips, Kenneth Jenkins, Albert Taylor | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven Perine (PG), Rodney Lewis (SG), Bruce Allain (SF), Russell Allison (PF), James Swims (C) Jake McCaffity, Reggie Patterson, Todd Coleman, Joseph Harrington, John Pettway | |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Todd Parker makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Todd Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:06 | Western Michigan | Steven Perine drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Swims | 28-31 |
| 03:04 | Ball State | Steven Perine steals it from Thomas Hicks in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| 03:02 | Western Michigan | Steven Perine banks in the layup | 28-33 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Shilin Xie misses the 3 from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 02:40 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses the tip | 28-33 |
| 02:39 | Western Michigan | Steven Perine gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 02:18 | Western Michigan | Rodney Lewis misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-33 |
| 02:17 | Western Michigan | Steven Perine gets the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 02:08 | Western Michigan | Rodney Lewis is denied on a layup by Cecil Shelley | 28-33 |
| 02:07 | Ball State | Shilin Xie pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Todd Parker is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 28-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (SG) Todd Parker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (PG), Joseph Harrington (PF) Steven Perine, Russell Allison | |
| 01:51 | Western Michigan | James Swims misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-33 |
| 01:50 | Western Michigan | Rodney Lewis grabs the offensive board | 28-33 |
| 01:33 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses the jumper from the left side | 28-33 |
| 01:31 | Western Michigan | Bruce Allain hits the follow up shot | 28-35 |
| 01:10 | Ball State | Joseph Harrington picks off the pass by Ernest Conner | 28-35 |
| 00:56 | Western Michigan | James Swims clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Shilin Xie | 28-35 |
| 00:38 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Bruce Allain - foul #1 on Bruce Allain, team foul #13 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Phillips (SG), Neil Gill (SF) Ernest Conner, Shilin Xie | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Hitchcock (PG), Steven Perine (SG), Todd Coleman (SF), Russell Allison (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Jake McCaffity, Rodney Lewis, Bruce Allain, Joseph Harrington, James Swims | |
| 00:38 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:38 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 00:19 | Western Michigan | Thomas Johnson hits the finger roll set up by Russell Allison | 30-37 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Allison | 30-37 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | David Phillips hits the follow up shot | 32-37 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Todd Coleman clanks a fullcourt shot | 32-37 |