| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Daniels (fresh) SG - Jason Blum (fresh) SF - Carlos Irons (fresh) PF - Rickie Danforth (fresh) C - Rob Hood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) SG - Todd Parker (fresh) SF - Neil Gill (fresh) PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Rickie Danforth, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Rickie Danforth - foul #2 on Rickie Danforth, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson (PF) Rickie Danforth | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 18:53 | Ball State | Ernest Conner clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Daniels | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Ball State | Todd Parker loses the dribble to Rob Hood | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | Central Michigan | James Daniels scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Blum | 5-0 |
| 17:42 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:41 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Jason Blum hits the finger roll set up by James Daniels | 7-0 |
| 17:16 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ernest Conner | 7-2 |
| 16:54 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-2 |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Neil Gill misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-2 |
| 16:30 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson pulls down the rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:20 | Central Michigan | Jason Blum knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Daniels | 11-2 |
| 15:55 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins lays it in on a great pass from Neil Gill | 11-4 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Blum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Irons (fresh) PF - Bruce Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Rob Hood (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Parker (fairly fresh) SF - Neil Gill (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Shelley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Central Michigan | Jason Blum drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-4 |
| 15:19 | Ball State | Carlos Irons is called for the reach on Kenneth Jenkins - foul #1 on Carlos Irons, team foul #3 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Loehr (PG), Rolando Knight (SG), Robert Davis (SF), Cedrick Turner (PF), Jimmie McEachin (C) James Daniels, Jason Blum, Carlos Irons, Bruce Johnson, Rob Hood | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (PG), David Phillips (SG), Albert Taylor (SF), Thomas Hicks (PF), Shilin Xie (C) Ernest Conner, Todd Parker, Neil Gill, Kenneth Jenkins, Cecil Shelley | |
| 15:01 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-4 |
| 14:59 | Ball State | Albert Taylor snags the offensive board | 14-4 |
| 14:45 | Ball State | David Phillips misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 14-4 |
| 14:43 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin grabs the defensive rebound | 14-4 |
| 14:36 | Central Michigan | Cedrick Turner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 14-4 |
| 14:35 | Ball State | David Phillips grabs the board | 14-4 |
| 14:13 | Ball State | David Phillips can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-4 |
| 14:12 | Ball State | Albert Taylor can't tip it in | 14-4 |
| 14:11 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato tips it back up and in | 14-6 |
| 13:53 | Central Michigan | Robert Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-6 |
| 13:51 | Ball State | Shilin Xie grabs the defensive rebound | 14-6 |
| 13:25 | Ball State | David Phillips misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jimmie McEachin - foul #1 on Jimmie McEachin, team foul #4 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Daniels (PG), Jason Blum (SG), Carlos Irons (SF), Bruce Johnson (PF), Rob Hood (C) David Loehr, Rolando Knight, Robert Davis, Cedrick Turner, Jimmie McEachin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Neil Gill (SF), Kenneth Jenkins (PF) Dikembe Sato, Albert Taylor, Shilin Xie | |
| 13:25 | Ball State | David Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 13:25 | Ball State | David Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 13:08 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-8 |
| 13:07 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins snags the defensive board | 14-8 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Bruce Johnson - foul #1 on Bruce Johnson, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (SG), Cecil Shelley (C) David Phillips, Thomas Hicks | |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-10 |
| 12:24 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 12:00 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-10 |
| 11:58 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 11:53 | Ball State | Carlos Irons picks off the pass by Ernest Conner | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Blum (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Irons (fresh) PF - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rob Hood (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Central Michigan | Cecil Shelley picks off the pass by Jason Blum | 14-10 |
| 11:30 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato hits the finger roll set up by Ernest Conner | 14-12 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons misses badly on a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Cecil Shelley - foul #1 on Cecil Shelley, team foul #1 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin (PF) Bruce Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG), Thomas Hicks (PF) Dikembe Sato, Kenneth Jenkins | |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons makes the 3rd free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:48 | Ball State | Neil Gill is hacked by Rob Hood - foul #1 on Rob Hood, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rolando Knight (C) Rob Hood | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:40 | Ball State | Neil Gill is hacked by Jason Blum - foul #1 on Jason Blum, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| 10:40 | Ball State | Neil Gill misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:40 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 10:28 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jason Blum | 20-12 |
| 10:22 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 10:21 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 10:02 | Central Michigan | James Daniels connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jason Blum | 22-12 |
| 09:53 | Ball State | Neil Gill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-12 |
| 09:52 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks grabs the offensive board | 22-12 |
| 09:35 | Ball State | Ernest Conner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-12 |
| 09:33 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks grabs the offensive rebound | 22-12 |
| 09:10 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks slams it home on a great pass from Ernest Conner | 22-14 |
| 08:48 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rolando Knight | 25-14 |
| 08:37 | Ball State | Jimmie McEachin is called for the reach on Thomas Hicks - foul #2 on Jimmie McEachin, team foul #8 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Loehr (PG), Robert Davis (SF), Bruce Johnson (PF), Rob Hood (C) James Daniels, Jason Blum, Carlos Irons, Jimmie McEachin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (PG), David Phillips (SG), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Shilin Xie (C) Ernest Conner, Todd Parker, Neil Gill, Cecil Shelley | |
| 08:37 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 08:37 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Jenkins steps in front of the Rob Hood pass | 25-16 |
| 08:08 | Ball State | Shilin Xie misses the floater from the baseline | 25-16 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks tips it in | 25-18 |
| 07:53 | Central Michigan | David Loehr misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-18 |
| 07:52 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jenkins | 25-18 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Loehr (fresh) SG - Rolando Knight (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) PF - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rob Hood (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Hicks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Shilin Xie (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by David Phillips | 25-20 |
| 07:21 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood can't throw it down but he's hacked by David Phillips - foul #1 on David Phillips, team foul #2 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Blum (SG) Rolando Knight | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Todd Parker (SG), Albert Taylor (SF) Dikembe Sato, David Phillips, Thomas Hicks | |
| 07:21 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 07:21 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 07:05 | Ball State | Shilin Xie comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Bruce Johnson - foul #2 on Bruce Johnson, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons (SF), Cedrick Turner (PF) Robert Davis, Bruce Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Neil Gill (SF) Albert Taylor | |
| 07:05 | Ball State | Shilin Xie makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 07:05 | Ball State | Shilin Xie makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:55 | Central Michigan | Cedrick Turner misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 06:53 | Central Michigan | Jason Blum gets the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 06:40 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood throws it down set up by David Loehr | 29-22 |
| 06:22 | Ball State | Carlos Irons steals it from Neil Gill | 29-22 |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons hits the finger roll | 31-22 |
| 06:01 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-22 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | David Loehr misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-22 |
| 05:53 | Central Michigan | David Loehr pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 05:36 | Central Michigan | Cedrick Turner comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 05:35 | Ball State | Neil Gill pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 05:24 | Ball State | Ernest Conner makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Neil Gill | 31-25 |
| 05:07 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons is hacked by Ernest Conner - foul #1 on Ernest Conner, team foul #3 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Daniels (PG), Rolando Knight (SG), Robert Davis (SF) David Loehr, Jason Blum, Carlos Irons | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (PG), David Phillips (SG), Thomas Hicks (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Ernest Conner, Todd Parker, Kenneth Jenkins, Shilin Xie | |
| 04:49 | Central Michigan | Rolando Knight misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Sato | 31-25 |
| 04:33 | Ball State | David Phillips is hacked by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #10 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Taylor (SF) Neil Gill | |
| 04:33 | Ball State | David Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:33 | Ball State | David Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:14 | Central Michigan | Robert Davis knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 03:50 | Ball State | Albert Taylor clanks a 3 from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato gets the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rolando Knight (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cedrick Turner (fresh) C - Rob Hood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Albert Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Ball State | David Phillips drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-29 |
| 03:27 | Central Michigan | James Daniels loses the dribble to Dikembe Sato | 33-29 |
| 03:01 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-29 |
| 03:00 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Robert Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 02:45 | Central Michigan | Rolando Knight pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 02:37 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Albert Taylor - foul #1 on Albert Taylor, team foul #4 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Blum (SG), Carlos Irons (SF), Rickie Danforth (PF) Rolando Knight, Robert Davis, Cedrick Turner | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Todd Parker (SG), Neil Gill (SF), Kenneth Jenkins (PF) Dikembe Sato, David Phillips, Albert Taylor, Thomas Hicks | |
| 02:37 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 02:37 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 02:20 | Ball State | Neil Gill comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 35-29 |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 01:52 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Todd Parker travels with the ball | 35-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Loehr (PG), Bruce Johnson (C) James Daniels, Rob Hood | |
| Subs | Ball State | Shilin Xie (C) Cecil Shelley | |
| 01:18 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 01:00 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 37-29 |
| 00:59 | Ball State | Shilin Xie pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 00:45 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Conner | 37-32 |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | David Loehr misses the shot from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Shilin Xie snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Bruce Johnson is called for the reach on Neil Gill - foul #3 on Bruce Johnson, team foul #11 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Daniels (PG), Jimmie McEachin (C) David Loehr, Bruce Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (SG), Thomas Hicks (C) Todd Parker, Shilin Xie | |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Neil Gill makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Neil Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Neil Gill takes the ball from Carlos Irons | 37-34 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Neil Gill misses the fullcourt shot | 37-34 |