| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gabriel Rathbone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leland Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Petree (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mike Park (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Cherry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Buono (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert McGinnis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Preston Bryan (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Tim Cowherd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis inbounds the ball | 27-41 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-41 |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 27-41 |
| 19:36 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Leland Smith is blocked by Preston Bryan | 27-41 |
| 19:34 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd snags the defensive board | 27-41 |
| 19:29 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan is fouled on the floor by Mike Park - foul #1 on Mike Park, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simon (SG), Donald Garrison (SF) Clarence Buono, Preston Bryan | |
| 19:16 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Clarence Buono (SF) John Cherry, Robert McGinnis | |
| 18:54 | Ball State | Tim Cowherd steps in front of the Gabriel Rathbone pass | 27-41 |
| 18:38 | Central Michigan | James Simon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-41 |
| 18:37 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison tips it in | 27-43 |
| 18:20 | Ball State | Leland Smith is whistled for traveling | 27-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Robert McGinnis (SF), Preston Bryan (PF) Thomas Click, Clarence Buono, Donald Garrison | |
| 17:57 | Central Michigan | John Cherry misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-43 |
| 17:56 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan tips it but misses | 27-43 |
| 17:55 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald grabs the board | 27-43 |
| 17:49 | Ball State | Leland Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-43 |
| 17:47 | Ball State | Mike Park pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-43 |
| 17:31 | Ball State | Leland Smith misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 27-43 |
| 17:29 | Ball State | David Petree tips it back up and in | 29-43 |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | James Simon hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert McGinnis | 29-46 |
| 16:55 | Ball State | Leland Smith drills a shot from the free throw line | 31-46 |
| 16:41 | Central Michigan | James Simon hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Cherry | 31-49 |
| 16:23 | Ball State | Leland Smith is whistled for a carry | 31-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charlie Buckler (PG), James Bauer (SG), Alexander Conner (PF), Terry Humphery (C) Gabriel Rathbone, Leland Smith, David Petree, Mike Park | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Clarence Buono (SF), Donald Garrison (PF) James Simon, Robert McGinnis, Preston Bryan | |
| 16:08 | Central Michigan | John Cherry connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Tim Cowherd | 31-52 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:00 | Ball State | Charlie Buckler's fadeaway is rejected by Tim Cowherd | 31-52 |
| 15:58 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Tim Cowherd | 31-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charlie Buckler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Bauer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alexander Conner (fresh) C - Terry Humphery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Thomas Click (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - John Cherry (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Buono (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Garrison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tim Cowherd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison misses badly on a shot from the left block | 31-52 |
| 15:39 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 31-52 |
| 15:34 | Ball State | Charlie Buckler misses short on a turnaround from close range | 31-52 |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Tim Cowherd | 31-52 |
| 15:16 | Central Michigan | Charlie Buckler steps in front of the John Cherry pass | 31-52 |
| 15:04 | Ball State | James Bauer can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Tim Cowherd - foul #2 on Tim Cowherd, team foul #1 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Petree (SF), Ronald Webb (PF) Eugene Fitzgerald, Alexander Conner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan (PF), Marcus Kern (C) John Cherry, Tim Cowherd | |
| 15:04 | Ball State | James Bauer misses the 1st free throw | 31-52 |
| 15:04 | Ball State | James Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 14:54 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Click | 32-54 |
| 14:40 | Ball State | David Petree hits a fadeaway in the lane | 34-54 |
| 14:31 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-54 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | James Bauer pulls down the rebound | 34-54 |
| 14:11 | Ball State | Terry Humphery is called for traveling | 34-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone (PG), Leland Smith (SG), Mike Park (C) Charlie Buckler, James Bauer, Terry Humphery | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), James Simon (SG), Robert McGinnis (SF) Thomas Click, Clarence Buono, Preston Bryan | |
| 13:54 | Central Michigan | John Cherry loses the ball out of bounds | 34-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan (PF) Donald Garrison | |
| 13:35 | Ball State | Leland Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-54 |
| 13:34 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern pulls down the rebound | 34-54 |
| 13:29 | Central Michigan | James Simon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-54 |
| 13:27 | Ball State | Leland Smith gets the rebound | 34-54 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | Leland Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 13:01 | Central Michigan | Gabriel Rathbone steals the ball from Preston Bryan | 37-54 |
| 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) | |
| 12:40 | Ball State | Mike Park drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from David Petree | 39-54 |
| 12:26 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald (SF) David Petree | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Clarence Buono (SG), Donald Garrison (SF) John Cherry, James Simon, Preston Bryan | |
| 12:18 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-54 |
| 12:00 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern is fouled on the floor by Mike Park - foul #2 on Mike Park, team foul #2 | 41-54 |
| 11:46 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert McGinnis, team foul #2 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charlie Buckler (PG), Alexander Conner (PF) Gabriel Rathbone, Ronald Webb | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan (PF) Robert McGinnis | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charlie Buckler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leland Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alexander Conner (fresh) C - Mike Park (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Thomas Click (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Clarence Buono (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Garrison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Preston Bryan (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Marcus Kern (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Ball State | Alexander Conner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Petree (PF), Terry Humphery (C) Alexander Conner, Mike Park | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Robert McGinnis (PF) Thomas Click, Preston Bryan | |
| 11:13 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Bauer (SG) Leland Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simon (SG), Preston Bryan (PF) Clarence Buono, Robert McGinnis | |
| 10:46 | Ball State | Terry Humphery can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 41-54 |
| 10:45 | Ball State | James Bauer pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 10:37 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | John Cherry hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Simon | 44-57 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | David Petree is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Petree, team foul #3 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone (PG), Leland Smith (SG), Ronald Webb (PF), Mike Park (C) Charlie Buckler, James Bauer, David Petree, Terry Humphery | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Clarence Buono (SG), Robert McGinnis (SF), Tim Cowherd (PF) John Cherry, James Simon, Donald Garrison, Preston Bryan | |
| 09:54 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Webb - foul #4 on Ronald Webb, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alexander Conner (PF) Ronald Webb | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:54 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd misses the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 09:54 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Alexander Conner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-58 |
| 09:29 | Central Michigan | Thomas Click is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Click, team foul #3 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Petree (SF) Eugene Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG) Thomas Click | |
| 09:08 | Ball State | David Petree misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-58 |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 08:49 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John Cherry | 47-60 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | John Cherry connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Leland Smith is hacked by Marcus Kern - foul #4 on Marcus Kern, team foul #4 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald (SF) Alexander Conner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), James Simon (SG), Donald Garrison (SF), Preston Bryan (PF) John Cherry, Clarence Buono, Robert McGinnis, Marcus Kern | |
| 08:00 | Ball State | David Petree buries a shot from the baseline | 49-63 |
| 07:46 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Click | 49-65 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gabriel Rathbone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Leland Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Petree (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Park (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Thomas Click (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Simon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Garrison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Preston Bryan (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Tim Cowherd (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Ball State | David Petree misses the floater from the left side | 49-65 |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison comes up short on the shot from the left side | 49-65 |
| 07:09 | Ball State | The rebound goes to David Petree | 49-65 |
| 07:04 | Ball State | Leland Smith knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Eugene Fitzgerald and he's fouled by Tim Cowherd - foul #3 on Tim Cowherd, team foul #5 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charlie Buckler (PG), Ronald Webb (PF), Terry Humphery (C) Gabriel Rathbone, David Petree, Mike Park | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Clarence Buono (SG), Robert McGinnis (SF), Marcus Kern (C) Thomas Click, James Simon, Preston Bryan, Tim Cowherd | |
| 07:04 | Ball State | Leland Smith makes the free throw | 52-65 |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | John Cherry is fouled on the floor by Terry Humphery - foul #1 on Terry Humphery, team foul #5 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Bauer (SG) Leland Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan (PF) Donald Garrison | |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | Terry Humphery is called for the reach on Clarence Buono - foul #2 on Terry Humphery, team foul #6 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simon (SG), Donald Garrison (SF) Clarence Buono, Robert McGinnis | |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Terry Humphery - foul #3 on Terry Humphery, team foul #7 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono (SG), Robert McGinnis (SF) James Simon, Donald Garrison | |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Marcus Kern makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Terry Humphery banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charlie Buckler and he's fouled by Marcus Kern - foul #5 on Marcus Kern, team foul #6 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simon (SG), Donald Garrison (SF), Tim Cowherd (C) Clarence Buono, Preston Bryan, Marcus Kern | |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Terry Humphery makes the free throw | 55-66 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | John Cherry connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Simon | 55-69 |
| 05:37 | Ball State | Terry Humphery blows the layup | 55-69 |
| 05:36 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald hits the follow up shot | 57-69 |
| 05:26 | Central Michigan | James Simon makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Cherry | 57-72 |
| 05:15 | Ball State | Donald Garrison picks off the pass by Ronald Webb | 57-72 |
| 05:10 | Central Michigan | John Cherry hits the finger roll set up by Donald Garrison | 57-74 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Ronald Webb misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Garrison - foul #1 on Donald Garrison, team foul #7 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone (PG), Leland Smith (SG), David Petree (SF), Mike Park (C) Charlie Buckler, James Bauer, Eugene Fitzgerald, Terry Humphery | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Clarence Buono (SG), Preston Bryan (PF) John Cherry, James Simon, Robert McGinnis | |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Ronald Webb misses the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Ronald Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 04:51 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 58-74 |
| 04:49 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan tips it home | 58-76 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | Leland Smith drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Gabriel Rathbone | 60-76 |
| 04:27 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan hits a jumper in the paint set up by Clarence Buono | 60-78 |
| 04:20 | Ball State | David Petree misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Tim Cowherd - foul #4 on Tim Cowherd, team foul #8 | 60-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Robert McGinnis (SF) Thomas Click, Donald Garrison | |
| 04:20 | Ball State | David Petree misses the 1st free throw | 60-78 |
| 04:20 | Ball State | David Petree misses the 2nd free throw | 60-78 |
| 04:20 | Central Michigan | John Cherry grabs the board | 60-78 |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-78 |
| 04:02 | Ball State | Ronald Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 60-78 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone misses short on a 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by John Cherry - foul #3 on John Cherry, team foul #9 | 60-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alexander Conner (PF) Ronald Webb | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simon (SG) Robert McGinnis | |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone makes the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone makes the 2nd free throw | 62-78 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone makes the 3rd free throw | 63-78 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:43 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd loses the ball out of bounds | 63-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald (SF) Alexander Conner | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gabriel Rathbone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Leland Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - David Petree (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Park (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Cherry (fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Simon (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clarence Buono (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Preston Bryan (fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. C - Tim Cowherd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Ball State | Leland Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-78 |
| 03:19 | Central Michigan | Tim Cowherd gets the rebound | 63-78 |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | John Cherry drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-81 |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald is called for traveling | 63-81 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charlie Buckler (PG), James Bauer (SG), Alexander Conner (PF), Terry Humphery (C) Gabriel Rathbone, Leland Smith, Eugene Fitzgerald, Mike Park | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Click (PG), Robert McGinnis (SF), Donald Garrison (PF) John Cherry, Clarence Buono, Preston Bryan | |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | James Simon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-81 |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-81 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-81 |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Donald Garrison tips it in | 63-83 |
| 02:12 | Ball State | Charlie Buckler is called for a charge - foul #1 on Charlie Buckler, team foul #8 | 63-83 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (PG), Clarence Buono (SG), Preston Bryan (PF) Thomas Click, James Simon, Donald Garrison | |
| 01:57 | Central Michigan | John Cherry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-83 |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan snags the offensive board | 63-83 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono is fouled on the floor by David Petree - foul #2 on David Petree, team foul #9 | 63-83 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono makes the 1st free throw | 63-84 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono misses the 2nd free throw | 63-84 |
| 01:45 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Terry Humphery | 63-84 |
| 01:32 | Ball State | David Petree hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Bauer | 65-84 |
| 01:26 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono loses the ball out of bounds | 65-84 |
| 01:14 | Ball State | David Petree clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-84 |
| 01:12 | Ball State | Terry Humphery tips it in | 67-84 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Clarence Buono drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Preston Bryan | 67-87 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Ball State | James Bauer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-87 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert McGinnis | 67-87 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Preston Bryan hits a turnaround from the right block | 67-89 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Clarence Buono takes the ball from Charlie Buckler | 67-89 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis lays it in on a nice dish by Clarence Buono | 67-91 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Preston Bryan steals it from Charlie Buckler | 67-91 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | John Cherry runs out the clock | 67-91 |