| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Pauly (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Stevenson (fresh) C - Wilfred Austin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Brian Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Whigham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Gambino (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Nicholson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Robert Pauly inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-31 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Nicholson banks in the layup set up by Nathan Hudson | 39-33 |
| 18:48 | Ball State | David Anderson's pass is intercepted by Thomas Whigham | 39-33 |
| 18:35 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Nicholson | 39-36 |
| 18:25 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham is hacked by Wilfred Austin - foul #3 on Wilfred Austin, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Pichardo (C) Wilfred Austin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 17:53 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Nicholson's layup is rejected by David Pichardo | 39-36 |
| 17:51 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Gambino grabs the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:42 | Eastern Michigan | Nathan Hudson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Austin | 39-39 |
| 17:23 | Ball State | Nathan Hudson swats the layup by Jeffrey Stevenson | 39-39 |
| 17:21 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Walter Gambino | 39-39 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin clanks a shot from the left block | 39-39 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | Robert Pauly snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 16:57 | Ball State | David Anderson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 16:56 | Ball State | Robert Pauly hits the follow up shot | 41-39 |
| 16:35 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Nicholson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 41-39 |
| 16:34 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Gambino hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| 16:16 | Ball State | David Pichardo misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Nicholson - foul #2 on Steven Nicholson, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Harris (PG), Robert Cherry (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Jack Petty (C) Frank Redfern, David Anderson, Robert Pauly, Jeffrey Stevenson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stone (PG), Justin Grubbs (SG), David Allbright (SF), Nathaniel Smith (PF), Antonio Stennett (C) Brian Austin, Thomas Whigham, Nathan Hudson, Walter Gambino, Steven Nicholson | |
| 16:16 | Ball State | David Pichardo makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:16 | Ball State | David Pichardo misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:16 | Eastern Michigan | Nathaniel Smith grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stone misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 16:02 | Ball State | James Harris gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cherry (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Pichardo (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jack Petty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Grubbs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Allbright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Smith (fresh) 2 stl. C - Antonio Stennett (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Ball State | Robert Lee comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Robert Lee hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| 15:32 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stone is called for traveling | 44-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wilfred Austin (C) David Pichardo | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Robert Lee comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 15:14 | Ball State | Jack Petty pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:56 | Ball State | Robert Lee scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Cherry | 46-41 |
| 14:42 | Eastern Michigan | Nathaniel Smith misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 46-41 |
| 14:40 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Jack Petty misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 14:19 | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:56 | Eastern Michigan | Nathaniel Smith hits the finger roll set up by Richard Stone | 46-43 |
| 13:32 | Ball State | Robert Lee drills a runner near the basket set up by Robert Cherry | 48-43 |
| 13:11 | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 13:10 | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Michigan | The short jumper by Antonio Stennett is denied by Robert Lee | 48-43 |
| 12:46 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Antonio Stennett - foul #1 on Antonio Stennett, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), David Anderson (SG), Robert Pauly (SF), Jeffrey Stevenson (PF) James Harris, Robert Cherry, Robert Lee, Jack Petty | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin (PG), Thomas Whigham (SG), Nathan Hudson (SF), Walter Gambino (PF), Steven Nicholson (C) Richard Stone, Justin Grubbs, David Allbright, Nathaniel Smith, Antonio Stennett | |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Nicholson pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 12:06 | Eastern Michigan | Wilfred Austin is called for the reach on Brian Austin - foul #4 on Wilfred Austin, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Pichardo (C) Wilfred Austin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 11:41 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Stevenson blocks the short jumper by Steven Nicholson | 49-43 |
| 11:40 | Ball State | Robert Pauly snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Pauly (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Stevenson (fresh) C - David Pichardo (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Brian Austin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Whigham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Hudson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Gambino (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Steven Nicholson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 11:16 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 11:11 | Eastern Michigan | Nathan Hudson connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Austin | 49-45 |
| 10:42 | Ball State | Nathan Hudson is called for the reach on Frank Redfern - foul #2 on Nathan Hudson, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| 10:32 | Ball State | David Anderson makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Steven Nicholson - foul #3 on Steven Nicholson, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| 10:32 | Ball State | David Anderson makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Nicholson gets the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 10:05 | Eastern Michigan | Nathan Hudson lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Austin and the foul's on Robert Pauly - foul #3 on Robert Pauly, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| 10:05 | Eastern Michigan | Nathan Hudson makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:48 | Ball State | Nathan Hudson is called for the reach on Frank Redfern - foul #3 on Nathan Hudson, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Lee (PF) Jeffrey Stevenson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Steven Nicholson takes the ball from David Anderson | 52-48 |
| 09:14 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Gambino misses long on a floater from the baseline | 52-48 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Gambino grabs the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 08:47 | Eastern Michigan | Nathan Hudson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 08:46 | Ball State | Robert Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 08:41 | Ball State | Brian Austin is called for the reach on Robert Pauly - foul #1 on Brian Austin, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Harris (PG), Robert Cherry (SG), Jeffrey Stevenson (PF), Jack Petty (C) Frank Redfern, David Anderson, Robert Pauly, David Pichardo | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stone (PG), Justin Grubbs (SG), David Allbright (SF), Nathaniel Smith (PF), Antonio Stennett (C) Brian Austin, Thomas Whigham, Nathan Hudson, Walter Gambino, Steven Nicholson | |
| 08:20 | Ball State | James Harris buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Lee | 55-48 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Michigan | Antonio Stennett can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jack Petty - foul #2 on Jack Petty, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wilfred Austin (C) Jack Petty | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham (SG) Justin Grubbs | |
| 07:57 | Eastern Michigan | Antonio Stennett misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Michigan | Antonio Stennett makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:37 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Nathaniel Smith - foul #1 on Nathaniel Smith, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Anderson (SG) Robert Cherry | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin (PG) Richard Stone | |
| 07:37 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 07:37 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jeffrey Stevenson (fresh) C - Wilfred Austin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Brian Austin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Whigham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Allbright (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathaniel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Antonio Stennett (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-52 |
| 07:00 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Anderson | 60-52 |
| 06:35 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Brian Austin | 60-54 |
| 06:18 | Ball State | Robert Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Allbright - foul #1 on David Allbright, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Robert Pauly (SF) James Harris, Jeffrey Stevenson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nathan Hudson (SF), Walter Gambino (PF), Steven Nicholson (C) David Allbright, Nathaniel Smith, Antonio Stennett | |
| 06:18 | Ball State | Robert Lee makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 06:18 | Ball State | Robert Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 06:03 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham's pass is intercepted by Wilfred Austin | 62-54 |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Robert Pauly hits a driving attempt in the paint | 64-54 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Whigham | 64-57 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Robert Pauly hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-57 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Gambino snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-57 |
| 04:52 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | Steven Nicholson blocks the short jumper by Wilfred Austin | 64-57 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Gambino snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Michigan | Nathan Hudson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 03:56 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin is fouled on the floor by Steven Nicholson - foul #4 on Steven Nicholson, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Harris (SG), Jeffrey Stevenson (PF) David Anderson, Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stone (PG), David Allbright (SG), Nathaniel Smith (SF) Brian Austin, Thomas Whigham, Nathan Hudson | |
| 03:56 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 03:56 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright misses the driving attempt from the right block | 66-57 |
| 03:42 | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright misses the tip | 66-57 |
| 03:41 | Ball State | Robert Pauly pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Cherry (SG), Jack Petty (SF), David Pichardo (C) Frank Redfern, Robert Pauly, Wilfred Austin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Justin Grubbs (SG) Steven Nicholson | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cherry (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Jack Petty (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Pichardo (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Grubbs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Allbright (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Gambino (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Nathaniel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:13 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Grubbs misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 03:12 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 02:46 | Ball State | James Harris's layup is rejected by Nathaniel Smith | 66-57 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Justin Grubbs | 66-57 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), David Anderson (SG), Robert Pauly (SF) James Harris, Robert Cherry, Jack Petty | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin (PG), Thomas Whigham (SG), Nathan Hudson (SF), Steven Nicholson (C) Richard Stone, Justin Grubbs, David Allbright, Nathaniel Smith | |
| 02:24 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Pauly steals it from Brian Austin | 66-57 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | David Anderson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Pauly | 69-57 |
| 01:37 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-57 |
| 01:36 | Ball State | The rebound goes to David Pichardo | 69-57 |
| 01:17 | Ball State | Robert Pauly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Harris (PG), Robert Cherry (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Jack Petty (C) Frank Redfern, David Anderson, Robert Pauly, Jeffrey Stevenson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stone (PG), Justin Grubbs (SG), David Allbright (SF), Nathaniel Smith (PF), Antonio Stennett (C) Brian Austin, Thomas Whigham, Nathan Hudson, Walter Gambino, Steven Nicholson | |
| 00:58 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Grubbs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-57 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Michigan | Antonio Stennett grabs the offensive rebound | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Eastern Michigan | Antonio Stennett lays it in on a great pass from Nathaniel Smith | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Ball State | James Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Stone - foul #1 on Richard Stone, team foul #10 | 69-59 |
| 00:51 | Ball State | James Harris makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:51 | Ball State | James Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Grubbs buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Stone | 71-62 |
| 00:45 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Robert Pauly (SF), Jeffrey Stevenson (PF) Robert Cherry, Robert Lee, Jack Petty | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin (PG), Thomas Whigham (SG), Nathan Hudson (SF), Walter Gambino (PF), Steven Nicholson (C) Richard Stone, Justin Grubbs, David Allbright, Nathaniel Smith, Antonio Stennett | |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Thomas Whigham is called for the reach on James Harris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Whigham, team foul #11 | 71-62 |
| 00:43 | Ball State | James Harris makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:43 | Ball State | James Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Michigan | Nathan Hudson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-62 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-62 |
| 00:32 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 73-62 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Nicholson | 73-62 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Gambino drills a jump hook from the right block | 73-64 |
| 00:29 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | James Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Whigham - foul #4 on Thomas Whigham, team foul #12 | 73-64 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | James Harris makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | James Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham travels with the ball | 75-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Cherry (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Jack Petty (C) Frank Redfern, Robert Pauly, Jeffrey Stevenson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Stone (PG), Justin Grubbs (SG), David Allbright (SF), Nathaniel Smith (PF), Antonio Stennett (C) Brian Austin, Thomas Whigham, Nathan Hudson, Walter Gambino, Steven Nicholson | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | James Harris runs out the clock | 75-64 |