| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Wills (fresh) SG - Warren Inniss (fresh) SF - David Reece (fresh) PF - Edwin Lyon (fresh) C - Thomas Buckner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Scott Clore (fresh) SG - Richard Shamblin (fresh) SF - Hobert Thurston (fresh) PF - Dale Clark (fresh) C - Alexander Thompson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Ball State | David Reece steps in front of the Richard Shamblin pass | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Alvin Wills | 4-0 |
| 19:16 | Ball State | Thomas Buckner is called for the reach on Hobert Thurston in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Buckner, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:58 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:56 | Western Michigan | David Reece pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:48 | Western Michigan | Thomas Buckner buries a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Richard Shamblin - foul #1 on Richard Shamblin, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 18:48 | Western Michigan | Thomas Buckner makes the free throw | 7-0 |
| 18:28 | Ball State | Richard Shamblin is alone and drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Clore | 7-3 |
| 18:15 | Western Michigan | Scott Clore picks off the pass by David Reece | 7-3 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | Scott Clore banks in the layup | 7-5 |
| 17:45 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Warren Inniss is denied by Dale Clark | 7-5 |
| 17:43 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 17:19 | Western Michigan | David Reece throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson (PG), Edward Adams (SG), Michael Delph (SF), Robert McBurney (PF), John Marks (C) Alvin Wills, Warren Inniss, David Reece, Edwin Lyon, Thomas Buckner | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Ferguson (SF), James Smith (PF), Jeff Woodward (C) Hobert Thurston, Dale Clark, Alexander Thompson | |
| 17:01 | Ball State | Richard Shamblin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Scott Clore | 7-7 |
| 16:52 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams is fouled on the floor by Michael Ferguson - foul #1 on Michael Ferguson, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nathan Baker (C) Scott Clore | |
| 16:39 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-7 |
| 16:38 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph can't tip it in | 7-7 |
| 16:36 | Ball State | Nathan Baker pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:19 | Ball State | Jeff Woodward scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Nathan Baker | 7-9 |
| 15:59 | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Michael Delph | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Paul Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Adams (fresh) SF - Michael Delph (fresh) PF - Robert McBurney (fresh) C - John Marks (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jeff Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Shamblin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Ferguson (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) C - Nathan Baker (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Ball State | Michael Ferguson makes the 3 from the right wing set up by James Smith | 9-12 |
| 15:24 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph makes the fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Nathan Baker - foul #1 on Nathan Baker, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Warren Inniss (SG), Edwin Lyon (PF), Thomas Buckner (C) Paul Anderson, Edward Adams, Robert McBurney, John Marks | |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Clore (PG), Hobert Thurston (SF), Dale Clark (PF), Alexander Thompson (C) Richard Shamblin, Michael Ferguson, James Smith, Nathan Baker | |
| 15:24 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph misses the free throw | 11-12 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | Alexander Thompson snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 15:08 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 15:07 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 14:44 | Western Michigan | Thomas Buckner comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Alexander Thompson - foul #1 on Alexander Thompson, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Reece (SF) Michael Delph | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Ferguson (SG) Jeff Woodward | |
| 14:44 | Western Michigan | Thomas Buckner makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:44 | Western Michigan | Thomas Buckner makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 14:26 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Ferguson | 13-15 |
| 14:11 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss loses the dribble to Michael Ferguson | 13-15 |
| 14:08 | Ball State | Warren Inniss is called for the reach on Scott Clore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Warren Inniss, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Shamblin (SG), James Smith (PF) Michael Ferguson, Dale Clark | |
| 13:49 | Ball State | Scott Clore makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Shamblin | 13-18 |
| 13:39 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Richard Shamblin - foul #2 on Richard Shamblin, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Adams (PG), Robert McBurney (SF) Alvin Wills, David Reece | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeff Woodward (SG), Michael Ferguson (SF), Nathan Baker (C) Richard Shamblin, Hobert Thurston, Alexander Thompson | |
| 13:39 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 13:39 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 13:31 | Ball State | Warren Inniss is called for the reach on Jeff Woodward - foul #2 on Warren Inniss, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Thomas Dey (SG) Warren Inniss, Edwin Lyon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leroy Parkman (PG) Scott Clore | |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Jeff Woodward is wide open and slams it home set up by Leroy Parkman | 15-20 |
| 13:02 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey hits the finger roll set up by Edward Adams | 17-20 |
| 12:42 | Ball State | Thomas Buckner is called for the reach on Nathan Baker - foul #2 on Thomas Buckner, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson (PG), David Reece (SF), John Marks (C) Alvin Wills, Thomas Dey, Thomas Buckner | |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Clore (PG), Dale Clark (PF) Leroy Parkman, James Smith | |
| 12:27 | Ball State | Michael Ferguson is whistled for a carry | 17-20 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey (SG), Edwin Lyon (PF) Edward Adams, Robert McBurney | |
| Subs | Ball State | Hobert Thurston (SF) Nathan Baker | |
| 12:04 | Western Michigan | David Reece misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-20 |
| 12:03 | Ball State | Dale Clark grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 12:00 | Ball State | Paul Anderson takes the ball from Scott Clore in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| 11:58 | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson slams it home | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Paul Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Dey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Reece (fairly fresh) PF - Edwin Lyon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - John Marks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Scott Clore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hobert Thurston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dale Clark (fresh) C - Jeff Woodward (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Ball State | Dale Clark comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 11:43 | Ball State | Michael Ferguson tips it in | 19-22 |
| 11:32 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon's floater is tipped away by Hobert Thurston | 19-22 |
| 11:30 | Ball State | Jeff Woodward gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 11:21 | Ball State | John Marks is called for the reach on Jeff Woodward - foul #1 on John Marks, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Edward Adams (SG), Michael Delph (PF), Robert McBurney (C) Paul Anderson, Thomas Dey, Edwin Lyon, John Marks | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leroy Parkman (PG), Nathan Baker (PF), Alexander Thompson (C) Scott Clore, Michael Ferguson, Dale Clark | |
| 11:01 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Hobert Thurston, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Smith (SG) Jeff Woodward | |
| 10:59 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills is called for traveling in the backcourt | 19-22 |
| 10:40 | Ball State | Nathan Baker is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-24 |
| 10:26 | Western Michigan | David Reece scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Alvin Wills and he's fouled by Hobert Thurston - foul #2 on Hobert Thurston, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon (PF) Robert McBurney | |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Clore (PG), Jeff Woodward (SF) Leroy Parkman, Hobert Thurston | |
| 10:26 | Western Michigan | David Reece makes the free throw | 22-24 |
| 10:05 | Ball State | James Smith can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 10:03 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to James Smith | 22-24 |
| 09:44 | Ball State | Scott Clore hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-24 |
| 09:43 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Edwin Lyon | 22-24 |
| 09:30 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Alexander Thompson - foul #2 on Alexander Thompson, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson (PG), Thomas Dey (SG), Robert McBurney (PF), John Marks (C) Alvin Wills, Edward Adams, David Reece, Edwin Lyon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Ferguson (SG), Dale Clark (PF) Nathan Baker, Alexander Thompson | |
| 09:30 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 09:30 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 09:30 | Ball State | Dale Clark pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 09:21 | Ball State | Scott Clore clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 23-24 |
| 09:19 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 08:56 | Western Michigan | A charge is called on Michael Delph - foul #1 on Michael Delph, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon (PF) Michael Delph | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leroy Parkman (PG) Scott Clore | |
| 08:40 | Ball State | Dale Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 08:39 | Ball State | James Smith tips it home | 23-26 |
| 08:19 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Edward Adams (SG), Michael Delph (SF) Paul Anderson, Thomas Dey, John Marks | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nathan Baker (C) James Smith | |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Dale Clark drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Ferguson | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Wills (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Adams (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Delph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Lyon (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert McBurney (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leroy Parkman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Woodward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dale Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Baker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:45 | Western Michigan | Michael Ferguson steals the ball from Edwin Lyon | 23-29 |
| 07:41 | Ball State | Michael Ferguson lays it in | 23-31 |
| 07:34 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney blows the layup | 23-31 |
| 07:32 | Ball State | Jeff Woodward snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Leroy Parkman hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 07:05 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| 06:44 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-31 |
| 06:43 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon snags the offensive board | 23-31 |
| 06:23 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph can't connect on a runner in the paint | 23-31 |
| 06:22 | Ball State | Dale Clark gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 06:07 | Ball State | Michael Delph steals it from Michael Ferguson | 23-31 |
| 05:45 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Leroy Parkman - foul #1 on Leroy Parkman, team foul #9 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey (SG), David Reece (SF), Paul Anderson (PF), John Marks (C) Edward Adams, Michael Delph, Edwin Lyon, Robert McBurney | |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Clore (PG), Kevin Hayter (PF), James Smith (C) Leroy Parkman, Dale Clark, Nathan Baker | |
| 05:45 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills misses the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 05:45 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Michael Ferguson double dribbles in the backcourt | 24-31 |
| 05:34 | Western Michigan | David Reece hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Marks | 27-31 |
| 05:25 | Ball State | Kevin Hayter misses the jumpshot from the left side | 27-31 |
| 05:23 | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 05:08 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 27-31 |
| 05:06 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jeff Woodward | 27-31 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | Jeff Woodward comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-31 |
| 04:46 | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 04:31 | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by David Reece | 29-31 |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Jeff Woodward is hacked by Thomas Dey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Dey, team foul #7 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon (PF), Michael Delph (C) Alvin Wills, John Marks | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Jeff Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Jeff Woodward misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:29 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 04:18 | Western Michigan | David Reece hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Anderson | 31-32 |
| 04:15 | Ball State | Michael Ferguson is hacked by Michael Delph in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Delph, team foul #8 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Adams (SG), Robert McBurney (C) Thomas Dey, Michael Delph | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:15 | Ball State | Michael Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 04:15 | Ball State | Michael Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 03:56 | Western Michigan | David Reece misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 03:54 | Western Michigan | David Reece tips it in | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Paul Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Edward Adams (fairly fresh) SF - David Reece (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Lyon (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert McBurney (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Scott Clore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ferguson (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Woodward (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Hayter (fresh) C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Jeff Woodward can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 03:37 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 03:09 | Western Michigan | David Reece comes up short on the floater in the paint | 33-34 |
| 03:07 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney grabs the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 02:52 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams loses the dribble to Kevin Hayter | 33-34 |
| 02:40 | Ball State | Michael Ferguson misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 02:38 | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 02:29 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon's pass is intercepted by Michael Ferguson | 33-34 |
| 02:12 | Ball State | Kevin Hayter is open and scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Ferguson | 33-36 |
| 01:53 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 33-36 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Kevin Hayter snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 01:41 | Ball State | Kevin Hayter is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Kevin Hayter, team foul #10 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Warren Inniss (SG), Michael Delph (PF), Thomas Buckner (C) Paul Anderson, Edward Adams, Edwin Lyon, Robert McBurney | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leroy Parkman (PG), Richard Shamblin (SG), Hobert Thurston (SF), Dale Clark (PF), Alexander Thompson (C) Scott Clore, Michael Ferguson, Jeff Woodward, Kevin Hayter, James Smith | |
| 01:31 | Western Michigan | David Reece is whistled for a carry | 33-36 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Leroy Parkman is fouled in the backcourt by David Reece - foul #1 on David Reece, team foul #9 | 33-36 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Leroy Parkman makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Leroy Parkman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 01:23 | Western Michigan | Leroy Parkman is called for the reach on Alvin Wills in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leroy Parkman, team foul #11 | 33-38 |
| 01:23 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 01:23 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 01:09 | Ball State | Dale Clark is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Leroy Parkman | 35-41 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Leroy Parkman is called for the reach on Warren Inniss - foul #3 on Leroy Parkman, team foul #12 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney (PF) David Reece | |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Clore (PG) Leroy Parkman | |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney grabs the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 00:33 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss is fouled on the floor by Alexander Thompson - foul #3 on Alexander Thompson, team foul #13 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nathan Baker (C) Alexander Thompson | |
| 00:33 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 00:33 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Scott Clore is hacked by Alvin Wills in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alvin Wills, team foul #10 | 38-41 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Scott Clore makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Scott Clore misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 00:28 | Western Michigan | Thomas Buckner gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 00:03 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 38-42 |