| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Blum (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlos Irons (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rickie Danforth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Rob Hood (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Rob Hood | 29-34 |
| 19:21 | Ball State | Rob Hood swats the layup by Kenneth Jenkins | 29-34 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 19:11 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-34 |
| 19:03 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Sato | 31-34 |
| 18:47 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Jenkins denies the turnaround by Carlos Irons | 31-34 |
| 18:45 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth misses the tip | 31-34 |
| 18:44 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Rob Hood | 31-34 |
| 18:27 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood connects on the jumper from the right side | 31-36 |
| 18:10 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato misses short on a shot from the right side | 31-36 |
| 18:09 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks tips it back up and in | 33-36 |
| 17:48 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato takes the ball from James Daniels | 33-36 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks hits the finger roll set up by Dikembe Sato | 35-36 |
| 17:29 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlos Irons | 35-39 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | James Daniels picks off the pass by Dikembe Sato in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| 17:25 | Central Michigan | James Daniels banks in the layup | 35-41 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Phillips (SG) Todd Parker | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:05 | Central Michigan | James Daniels buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Carlos Irons | 35-44 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | James Daniels is called for the reach on Cecil Shelley - foul #2 on James Daniels, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Taylor (SF), Shilin Xie (C) Thomas Hicks, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Loehr (PG), Bruce Johnson (PF), Jimmie McEachin (C) James Daniels, Rickie Danforth, Rob Hood | |
| 16:40 | Ball State | Shilin Xie blows the layup | 35-44 |
| 16:38 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jason Blum | 35-44 |
| 16:11 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Loehr | 35-46 |
| 15:53 | Ball State | The jump hook by Albert Taylor is blocked by Jimmie McEachin | 35-46 |
| 15:51 | Ball State | Shilin Xie tips it but misses | 35-46 |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dikembe Sato (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Albert Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Shilin Xie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Loehr (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Blum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlos Irons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmie McEachin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson misses the 3 from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Shilin Xie grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 15:15 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins misses the shot from close range | 35-46 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | David Loehr scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 14:38 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato blows the layup | 35-48 |
| 14:37 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 14:29 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Todd Parker (SG), Neil Gill (SF), Thomas Hicks (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Dikembe Sato, David Phillips, Albert Taylor, Kenneth Jenkins, Shilin Xie | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Daniels (PG), Robert Davis (SF), Rickie Danforth (PF), Rob Hood (C) Jason Blum, Carlos Irons, Bruce Johnson, Jimmie McEachin | |
| 14:14 | Ball State | Neil Gill buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Conner | 38-48 |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood clanks a floater from the right block | 38-48 |
| 14:05 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth tips it home | 38-50 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Loehr - foul #1 on David Loehr, team foul #2 | 38-50 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 13:43 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Hicks - foul #2 on Thomas Hicks, team foul #1 | 40-50 |
| 13:43 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 13:43 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 13:22 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 40-52 |
| 13:20 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 13:16 | Central Michigan | David Loehr makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Davis | 40-55 |
| 12:53 | Ball State | Neil Gill loses the dribble to Rob Hood | 40-55 |
| 12:30 | Central Michigan | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-55 |
| 12:28 | Central Michigan | James Daniels grabs the offensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 12:11 | Central Michigan | James Daniels misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Hicks - foul #3 on Thomas Hicks, team foul #2 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Blum (SG), Carlos Irons (SF) David Loehr, Robert Davis | |
| 12:11 | Central Michigan | James Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 12:11 | Central Michigan | James Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:56 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Carlos Irons - foul #3 on Carlos Irons, team foul #3 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins (PF) Thomas Hicks | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:56 | Ball State | Todd Parker makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 11:56 | Ball State | Todd Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Blum (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlos Irons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rickie Danforth (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Rob Hood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Central Michigan | Jason Blum misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 42-57 |
| 11:31 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jenkins | 42-57 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:16 | Ball State | James Daniels is called for the reach on Ernest Conner - foul #3 on James Daniels, team foul #4 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (SG), Shilin Xie (C) Todd Parker, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rolando Knight (PG), Bruce Johnson (PF), Jimmie McEachin (C) James Daniels, Rickie Danforth, Rob Hood | |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato blows the layup but he's hacked by Jason Blum - foul #1 on Jason Blum, team foul #5 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Phillips (SG), Thomas Hicks (SF) Ernest Conner, Neil Gill | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato misses the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 10:42 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-60 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:29 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins banks in the layup and the foul's on Bruce Johnson - foul #1 on Bruce Johnson, team foul #6 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Loehr (PG) Rolando Knight | |
| 10:29 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins misses the free throw | 45-60 |
| 10:29 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 10:08 | Central Michigan | Jason Blum's fadeaway is rejected by Shilin Xie | 45-60 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jenkins | 45-60 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:52 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins misses the easy layup | 45-60 |
| 09:51 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| 09:44 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Shilin Xie - foul #2 on Shilin Xie, team foul #3 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Neil Gill (SF), Cecil Shelley (C) David Phillips, Kenneth Jenkins, Shilin Xie | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Daniels (PG), Rob Hood (C) David Loehr, Jimmie McEachin | |
| 09:44 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 09:44 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 09:44 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the board | 45-60 |
| 09:28 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley is fouled on the floor by Bruce Johnson - foul #2 on Bruce Johnson, team foul #7 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shilin Xie (PF) Thomas Hicks | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Loehr (SG), Robert Davis (SF), Rickie Danforth (PF) Jason Blum, Carlos Irons, Bruce Johnson | |
| 09:28 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 09:28 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood grabs the board | 46-60 |
| 09:07 | Central Michigan | James Daniels is fouled on the floor by Shilin Xie - foul #3 on Shilin Xie, team foul #4 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG) Dikembe Sato | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:02 | Central Michigan | Shilin Xie takes the ball from Rickie Danforth | 46-60 |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Ernest Conner misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-60 |
| 08:35 | Ball State | Shilin Xie tips it home | 48-60 |
| 08:15 | Central Michigan | James Daniels blows the layup | 48-60 |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Neil Gill grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Rickie Danforth is called for the reach on Ernest Conner - foul #1 on Rickie Danforth, team foul #8 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Thomas Hicks (C) Shilin Xie, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Blum (SG), Carlos Irons (SF), Bruce Johnson (C) David Loehr, Robert Davis, Rob Hood | |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Ernest Conner makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Ernest Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 07:48 | Central Michigan | James Daniels hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jason Blum (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlos Irons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rickie Danforth (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks can't finish the layup | 50-63 |
| 07:32 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Bruce Johnson | 50-63 |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-63 |
| 07:15 | Ball State | Neil Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 06:53 | Ball State | Ernest Conner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 06:52 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 06:45 | Ball State | Ernest Conner misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Daniels - foul #4 on James Daniels, team foul #9 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (SG), Cecil Shelley (C) Todd Parker, Neil Gill | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Loehr (PG), Rob Hood (C) James Daniels, Rickie Danforth | |
| 06:45 | Ball State | Ernest Conner misses the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 06:45 | Ball State | Ernest Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-63 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jenkins | 51-63 |
| 06:11 | Ball State | Ernest Conner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 06:10 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Rob Hood | 51-63 |
| 05:50 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood gets the offensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 05:33 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David Loehr | 51-65 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:21 | Ball State | Bruce Johnson swats the dunk try by Ernest Conner | 51-65 |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Jason Blum grabs the defensive rebound | 51-65 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:14 | Central Michigan | Jason Blum misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Jenkins - foul #1 on Kenneth Jenkins, team foul #5 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Phillips (SG), Neil Gill (SF), Shilin Xie (PF) Ernest Conner, Thomas Hicks, Kenneth Jenkins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Daniels (PG), Rickie Danforth (PF) David Loehr, Bruce Johnson | |
| 05:14 | Central Michigan | Jason Blum misses the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 05:14 | Central Michigan | Jason Blum makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 05:01 | Ball State | Neil Gill hits a fadeaway from the right side | 53-66 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth scores on a floater from the right side set up by James Daniels | 53-68 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | Shilin Xie misses the lay-in | 53-68 |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood grabs the board | 53-68 |
| 03:57 | Central Michigan | Jason Blum comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-68 |
| 03:55 | Central Michigan | James Daniels misses the tip | 53-68 |
| 03:53 | Ball State | David Phillips gets the rebound | 53-68 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Rob Hood is called for the reach on David Phillips - foul #3 on Rob Hood, team foul #10 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Thomas Hicks (C) Dikembe Sato, Shilin Xie, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Loehr (SG), Robert Davis (SF), Bruce Johnson (C) Jason Blum, Carlos Irons, Rob Hood | |
| 03:38 | Ball State | David Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 03:38 | Ball State | David Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Loehr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rickie Danforth (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth misses the runner from close range but he's fouled by Neil Gill - foul #4 on Neil Gill, team foul #6 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG) David Phillips | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rolando Knight (SG) James Daniels | |
| 03:13 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 03:13 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Neil Gill makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-70 |
| 02:59 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cecil Shelley (C) Thomas Hicks | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Daniels (PG), Jason Blum (SG), Carlos Irons (SF), Rob Hood (C) David Loehr, Rolando Knight, Robert Davis, Bruce Johnson | |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | Carlos Irons misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-70 |
| 02:41 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood hits the follow up shot | 57-72 |
| 02:25 | Ball State | Ernest Conner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Jenkins | 59-72 |
| 02:01 | Central Michigan | James Daniels scores on a shot in the lane set up by Rob Hood | 59-74 |
| 01:43 | Ball State | Neil Gill misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-74 |
| 01:41 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth grabs the board | 59-74 |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | James Daniels misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Neil Gill - foul #5 on Neil Gill, team foul #7 | 59-74 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Loehr (SG), Robert Davis (SF), Bruce Johnson (PF), Jimmie McEachin (C) Jason Blum, Carlos Irons, Rickie Danforth, Rob Hood | |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | James Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | James Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Sato, team foul #8 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rolando Knight (SG) James Daniels | |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Thomas Hicks swats the short shot by Rolando Knight | 59-75 |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato snags the defensive board | 59-75 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Jimmie McEachin picks off the pass by David Phillips | 59-75 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 59-75 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | David Phillips gets the rebound | 59-75 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks misses badly on a floater near the basket | 59-75 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin pulls down the rebound | 59-75 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin runs out the clock | 59-75 |