| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Perine (fresh) SG - Eric Devoe (fresh) SF - Haywood Davis (fresh) PF - Jimmie McEachin (fresh) C - Bruce Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) SG - Randy Nix (fresh) SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) PF - Richard Traynor (fresh) C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Ball State | Randy Nix hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Central Michigan | Richard Traynor denies the turnaround by Bruce Johnson | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Ball State | Richard Traynor gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Ball State | Randy Nix connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Cooley | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin buries a floater from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Ball State | Terrance Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Central Michigan | Randy Nix is called for the reach on Eric Devoe - foul #1 on Randy Nix, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Ball State | Richard Traynor snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Donald Cooley | 2-5 |
| 17:16 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 17:14 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:03 | Ball State | Randy Nix hits a shot from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 16:35 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Haywood Davis | 4-7 |
| 16:15 | Ball State | Randy Nix drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Cooley | 4-10 |
| 16:04 | Central Michigan | Donald Cooley steals the ball from Eric Devoe | 4-10 |
| 16:01 | Ball State | Donald Cooley lays it up and in | 4-12 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Perine (fresh) SG - Eric Devoe (fresh) SF - Haywood Davis (fresh) PF - Jimmie McEachin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Terrance Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Traynor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson scores on a turnaround from the right block | 6-12 |
| 15:38 | Ball State | Donald Cooley is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Perine - foul #1 on Steven Perine, team foul #1 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel (SG), Timothy Sanders (C) Eric Devoe, Bruce Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (PG), Dean Durham (SG), Blake Ratcliff (SF), Hubert Stephens (PF), Tyler Arocho (C) Donald Cooley, Randy Nix, Terrance Davis, Richard Traynor, Cecil Shelley | |
| 15:28 | Ball State | Todd Parker loses the ball out of bounds | 6-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito (C) Haywood Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:11 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 6-12 |
| 15:10 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Dean Durham | 6-12 |
| 14:52 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dean Durham | 6-14 |
| 14:38 | Central Michigan | Blake Ratcliff is called for the reach on Timothy Sanders - foul #1 on Blake Ratcliff, team foul #2 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Ray (PG), Haywood Davis (SF) Steven Perine, Jimmie McEachin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (SG) Dean Durham | |
| 14:30 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Timothy Sanders is blocked by Tyler Arocho | 6-14 |
| 14:29 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Charles Ray scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Haywood Davis | 8-14 |
| 13:48 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Randy Nix and he's fouled by Charles Ray - foul #1 on Charles Ray, team foul #2 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe (SG), Bruce Johnson (C) Charles Ray, Vincente Esposito | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Cecil Shelley (C) Blake Ratcliff, Tyler Arocho | |
| 13:48 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens makes the free throw | 8-17 |
| 13:31 | Central Michigan | Cecil Shelley swats the short shot by Timothy Sanders | 8-17 |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders tips it in | 10-17 |
| 13:14 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-17 |
| 13:13 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 12:50 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Cecil Shelley - foul #1 on Cecil Shelley, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Perine (PG), Charles Ray (SF), Jimmie McEachin (PF) Ryan Noel, Haywood Davis, Timothy Sanders | |
| Subs | Ball State | Terrance Davis (SF), Richard Traynor (PF) Todd Parker, Hubert Stephens | |
| 12:50 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:50 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:50 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | Donald Cooley makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Randy Nix | 10-19 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Charles Ray buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Terrance Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Ray - foul #2 on Charles Ray, team foul #3 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis (SF) Charles Ray | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (PG), Dean Durham (SG) Donald Cooley, Randy Nix | |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Terrance Davis makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Terrance Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Perine (fresh) SG - Eric Devoe (fresh) SF - Haywood Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jimmie McEachin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Todd Parker (fresh) SG - Dean Durham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Traynor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 13-21 |
| 11:21 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley snags the defensive board | 13-21 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | Todd Parker comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 13-21 |
| 10:56 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin grabs the board | 13-21 |
| 10:51 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-21 |
| 10:50 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Dean Durham - foul #1 on Dean Durham, team foul #4 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel (SG), Timothy Sanders (C) Eric Devoe, Bruce Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Randy Nix (SG) Dean Durham, Terrance Davis | |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin misses the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 10:38 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the defensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Richard Traynor drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Cooley | 14-24 |
| 10:08 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jimmie McEachin, team foul #4 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff (SF), Hubert Stephens (PF), Tyler Arocho (C) Todd Parker, Richard Traynor, Cecil Shelley | |
| 09:46 | Ball State | Haywood Davis denies the turnaround by Tyler Arocho | 14-24 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens snags the offensive board | 14-24 |
| 09:34 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff scores on a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Haywood Davis - foul #1 on Haywood Davis, team foul #5 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Bukowski (PG), Vincente Esposito (C) Steven Perine, Haywood Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:34 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff misses the free throw | 14-26 |
| 09:34 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin snags the defensive board | 14-26 |
| 09:12 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 14-26 |
| 09:10 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens gets the rebound | 14-26 |
| 09:05 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff scores on a shot in the paint set up by Randy Nix | 14-28 |
| 08:54 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe (SG), Bruce Johnson (C) Randy Bukowski, Jimmie McEachin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Terrance Davis (SF), Cecil Shelley (C) Blake Ratcliff, Tyler Arocho | |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Bruce Johnson steals it from Randy Nix | 14-28 |
| 08:23 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Donald Cooley - foul #1 on Donald Cooley, team foul #5 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis (SF) Vincente Esposito | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (PG), Dean Durham (SG), Richard Traynor (PF) Donald Cooley, Randy Nix, Hubert Stephens | |
| 08:23 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel makes the free throw | 17-28 |
| 08:07 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-28 |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson gets the rebound | 17-28 |
| 08:01 | Central Michigan | Todd Parker is called for the reach on Ryan Noel - foul #1 on Todd Parker, team foul #6 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Perine (PG), Jimmie McEachin (PF) Ryan Noel, Timothy Sanders | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-28 |
| 07:43 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley pulls down the rebound | 17-28 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Perine (fresh) SG - Eric Devoe (fresh) SF - Haywood Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jimmie McEachin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Todd Parker (fresh) SG - Dean Durham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Traynor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Ball State | Terrance Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (SG) Dean Durham | |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | Terrance Davis takes the ball from Steven Perine | 17-28 |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Todd Parker lays it in on a great pass from Terrance Davis | 17-30 |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Todd Parker is called for the reach on Steven Perine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Parker, team foul #7 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel (SG), Vincente Esposito (C) Eric Devoe, Bruce Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG) Todd Parker | |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 06:52 | Ball State | Randy Nix connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Donald Cooley | 19-33 |
| 06:38 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-33 |
| 06:37 | Ball State | Terrance Davis snags the defensive board | 19-33 |
| 06:30 | Ball State | Donald Cooley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders (C) Vincente Esposito | |
| Subs | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff (SF), Hubert Stephens (C) Terrance Davis, Cecil Shelley | |
| 06:11 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jimmie McEachin | 22-33 |
| 05:49 | Ball State | Randy Nix clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-33 |
| 05:47 | Ball State | Randy Nix tips it home | 22-35 |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 22-35 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Donald Cooley gets the rebound | 22-35 |
| 05:14 | Ball State | Donald Cooley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-35 |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders gets the rebound | 22-35 |
| 04:56 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 04:39 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-35 |
| 04:38 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff tips it but misses | 25-35 |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Donald Cooley - foul #2 on Donald Cooley, team foul #8 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe (SF), Vincente Esposito (PF), Bruce Johnson (C) Haywood Davis, Jimmie McEachin, Timothy Sanders | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Walker (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Cecil Shelley (C) Donald Cooley, Randy Nix, Blake Ratcliff, Richard Traynor | |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 04:01 | Ball State | Terrance Davis is hacked by Eric Devoe - foul #1 on Eric Devoe, team foul #6 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Bukowski (PG), Haywood Davis (SF) Steven Perine, Ryan Noel | |
| Subs | Ball State | Tyler Arocho (PF) Hubert Stephens | |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Dean Durham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 03:39 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses the tip | 27-35 |
| 03:37 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho tips it back up and in | 27-37 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Randy Bukowski (fresh) SG - Eric Devoe (fresh) SF - Haywood Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Vincente Esposito (fresh) C - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dean Durham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Walker (fresh) SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyler Arocho (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Randy Bukowski | 29-37 |
| 03:01 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Johnson | 29-37 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Terrance Davis hits the follow up shot | 29-39 |
| 02:43 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Randy Bukowski | 31-39 |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho loses the dribble to Eric Devoe | 31-39 |
| 02:15 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson is denied on a layup by Cecil Shelley | 31-39 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Steven Walker grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 01:47 | Ball State | Bruce Johnson swats the layup by Cecil Shelley | 31-39 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 01:26 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Randy Bukowski | 34-39 |
| 01:09 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley clanks a shot from the left block | 34-39 |
| 01:08 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Dean Durham - foul #2 on Dean Durham, team foul #9 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Perine (PG), Ryan Noel (SG), Timothy Sanders (SF), Jimmie McEachin (PF) Randy Bukowski, Eric Devoe, Haywood Davis, Vincente Esposito | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Randy Nix (SG), Todd Parker (SF), Richard Traynor (PF), Hubert Stephens (C) Dean Durham, Steven Walker, Terrance Davis, Tyler Arocho, Cecil Shelley | |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 00:36 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 00:35 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens snags the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Todd Parker | 36-41 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Traynor - foul #1 on Richard Traynor, team foul #10 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Ray (SF) Bruce Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Richard Traynor blows the layup | 37-41 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel gets the rebound | 37-41 |