| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Gregory Adams (fresh) SG - Harris Davis (fresh) SF - Felix Villalobos (fresh) PF - Victor Deardorff (fresh) C - Michael Pennebaker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lloyd Nunes (fresh) SG - Brian Upshaw (fresh) SF - Fred Nguyen (fresh) PF - Eugene Elliott (fresh) C - Ronald Austin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Ronald Austin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott clanks a fadeaway from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Eastern Michigan | Felix Villalobos pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Eastern Michigan | Harris Davis is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Fred Nguyen is blocked by Michael Pennebaker | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Eastern Michigan | Felix Villalobos grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Elliott is called for the reach on Victor Deardorff - foul #1 on Eugene Elliott, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Michigan | Felix Villalobos clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Ronald Austin grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Upshaw | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | Eastern Michigan | Felix Villalobos misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Deardorff pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Deardorff misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Fred Nguyen | 0-2 |
| 17:36 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 17:34 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Deardorff misses the dunk | 0-4 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Michigan | Harris Davis tips it but misses | 0-4 |
| 17:16 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:12 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes clanks a 3 from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Ronald Austin tips it but misses | 0-4 |
| 17:10 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Victor Deardorff | 0-4 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 17:03 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Lloyd Nunes | 0-4 |
| 16:36 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 16:34 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 16:16 | Eastern Michigan | Felix Villalobos scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Harris Davis | 3-4 |
| 16:05 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Harris Davis - foul #1 on Harris Davis, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Perales (SF), Jonathan Marconi (PF), Jacob Adkins (C) Felix Villalobos, Victor Deardorff, Michael Pennebaker | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Hertel (PG), Kenneth Cameron (SF), James Perkins (PF), Frank Estell (C) Lloyd Nunes, Fred Nguyen, Eugene Elliott, Ronald Austin | |
| 16:05 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:05 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 15:56 | Eastern Michigan | William Hertel is called for the reach on Gregory Adams - foul #1 on William Hertel, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Teddy Crane (SF) Brian Upshaw | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Gregory Adams (fresh) SG - Harris Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Perales (fresh) PF - Jonathan Marconi (fresh) C - Jacob Adkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Hertel (fresh) SG - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) SF - Teddy Crane (fresh) PF - James Perkins (fresh) C - Frank Estell (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Cameron steals it from Jonathan Marconi | 3-5 |
| 15:16 | Ball State | William Hertel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 3-5 |
| 15:15 | Ball State | James Perkins snags the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 14:59 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron is fouled on the floor by Harris Davis - foul #2 on Harris Davis, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell (PG), Michael Pennebaker (C) Gregory Adams, Harris Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Elliott (PF) Teddy Crane | |
| 14:44 | Ball State | James Perkins is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Marconi - foul #1 on Jonathan Marconi, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Kenneth Cameron | 3-7 |
| 14:09 | Eastern Michigan | David Perales buries a 3 from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 14:01 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Hertel | 6-9 |
| 13:34 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Marconi drills a fadeaway in the lane | 8-9 |
| 13:08 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron is hacked by Jacob Adkins - foul #1 on Jacob Adkins, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams (PG), Felix Villalobos (SF), Victor Deardorff (PF) Carl Norrell, Jonathan Marconi, Michael Pennebaker | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Brian Upshaw (SG), Fred Nguyen (SF), Ronald Austin (C) William Hertel, Kenneth Cameron, James Perkins, Frank Estell | |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-9 |
| 12:35 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 12:34 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Fred Nguyen | 8-9 |
| 12:19 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen is called for traveling | 8-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell (SG), Jason Patino (C) David Perales, Jacob Adkins | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron (PF) Eugene Elliott | |
| 12:03 | Eastern Michigan | Fred Nguyen is called for the reach on Felix Villalobos - foul #1 on Fred Nguyen, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Pennebaker (C) Jason Patino | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Perkins (PF) Kenneth Cameron | |
| 11:53 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Norrell | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Gregory Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Norrell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Felix Villalobos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Deardorff (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Pennebaker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lloyd Nunes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Upshaw (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Nguyen (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Perkins (fresh) C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Ball State | James Perkins makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Fred Nguyen | 11-11 |
| 11:17 | Eastern Michigan | Felix Villalobos comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 11:15 | Eastern Michigan | Felix Villalobos pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Pennebaker scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Norrell | 13-11 |
| 10:43 | Ball State | Ronald Austin's floater is tipped away by Michael Pennebaker | 13-11 |
| 10:42 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Pennebaker gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 10:18 | Eastern Michigan | James Perkins steps in front of the Michael Pennebaker pass | 13-11 |
| 10:03 | Ball State | A charge is called on Brian Upshaw - foul #1 on Brian Upshaw, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Perales (SF), Jonathan Marconi (PF), Jacob Adkins (C) Felix Villalobos, Victor Deardorff, Michael Pennebaker | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Elliott (PF) James Perkins | |
| 09:51 | Eastern Michigan | David Perales is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on David Perales, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Dion (SF) Gregory Adams | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Hertel (PG), Kenneth Cameron (SG), Teddy Crane (SF), Frank Estell (C) Lloyd Nunes, Brian Upshaw, Fred Nguyen, Ronald Austin | |
| 09:37 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott is fouled on the floor by William Dion - foul #1 on William Dion, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| 09:21 | Ball State | David Perales steps in front of the Kenneth Cameron pass | 13-11 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Michigan | David Perales scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Dion | 16-11 |
| 08:54 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Teddy Crane | 16-13 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Michigan | William Dion is whistled for a carry | 16-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams (PG), Felix Villalobos (SF), Victor Deardorff (PF), Michael Pennebaker (C) Carl Norrell, William Dion, Jonathan Marconi, Jacob Adkins | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Fred Nguyen (SF), Ronald Austin (C) William Hertel, Teddy Crane, Frank Estell | |
| 08:31 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen misses the jumpshot from the right side | 16-13 |
| 08:30 | Eastern Michigan | David Perales grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 08:09 | Eastern Michigan | David Perales misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 08:07 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Ronald Austin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Cameron and he's fouled by Victor Deardorff - foul #1 on Victor Deardorff, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Brian Upshaw (SG) Kenneth Cameron | |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Ronald Austin makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| 07:43 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Deardorff misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-16 |
| 07:41 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Pennebaker | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Gregory Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Perales (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Felix Villalobos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Victor Deardorff (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Pennebaker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lloyd Nunes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Upshaw (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Nguyen (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eugene Elliott (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Deardorff is fouled on the floor by Eugene Elliott - foul #2 on Eugene Elliott, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell (SG), Jonathan Marconi (PF) Felix Villalobos, Victor Deardorff | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Perkins (PF) Eugene Elliott | |
| 07:15 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Pennebaker drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jonathan Marconi | 19-16 |
| 06:50 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 06:49 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Marconi gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Brian Upshaw - foul #2 on Brian Upshaw, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Dion (SF), Jacob Adkins (C) David Perales, Michael Pennebaker | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Hertel (PG), Kenneth Cameron (SG), Teddy Crane (SF), Frank Estell (C) Lloyd Nunes, Brian Upshaw, Fred Nguyen, Ronald Austin | |
| 06:45 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams makes the 3rd free throw | 22-16 |
| 06:34 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron buries a jump hook in the paint | 22-18 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Carl Norrell and he's hacked by Teddy Crane - foul #1 on Teddy Crane, team foul #7 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Felix Villalobos (SF) William Dion | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:17 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams makes the free throw | 25-18 |
| 05:59 | Ball State | William Hertel loses the dribble to Carl Norrell | 25-18 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Michigan | Felix Villalobos is hacked by Teddy Crane - foul #2 on Teddy Crane, team foul #8 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Perales (SG), Victor Deardorff (PF), Michael Pennebaker (C) Gregory Adams, Jonathan Marconi, Jacob Adkins | |
| Subs | Ball State | Fred Nguyen (SF) Teddy Crane | |
| 05:36 | Eastern Michigan | Felix Villalobos makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Michigan | Felix Villalobos misses the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 05:36 | Ball State | Frank Estell gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| 05:21 | Ball State | William Hertel misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 26-18 |
| 05:20 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Pennebaker grabs the defensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Michigan | David Perales hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 26-18 |
| 05:02 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to David Perales | 26-18 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Michigan | Felix Villalobos scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-18 |
| 04:31 | Ball State | James Perkins hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Cameron | 29-20 |
| 04:25 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Pennebaker is hacked by Frank Estell - foul #1 on Frank Estell, team foul #9 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Marconi (SF) Felix Villalobos | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Kevin Molino (PF), Ronald Austin (C) William Hertel, James Perkins, Frank Estell | |
| 04:25 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Pennebaker misses the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 04:25 | Ball State | Ronald Austin snags the defensive board | 29-20 |
| 04:19 | Ball State | Ronald Austin lays it in on a great pass from Lloyd Nunes | 29-22 |
| 04:05 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Marconi drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Carl Norrell | 31-22 |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Ronald Austin misses the floater from close range | 31-22 |
| 03:52 | Ball State | Kevin Molino gets the offensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 03:37 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen is hacked by David Perales - foul #2 on David Perales, team foul #8 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams (PG), Harris Davis (SG), Jacob Adkins (C) Carl Norrell, David Perales, Michael Pennebaker | |
| Subs | Ball State | Brian Upshaw (SG), Eugene Elliott (PF) Kenneth Cameron, Kevin Molino | |
| 03:37 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 03:37 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 03:37 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Victor Deardorff | 31-23 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Gregory Adams (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Harris Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Marconi (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Victor Deardorff (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jacob Adkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lloyd Nunes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Upshaw (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Nguyen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Elliott (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams is hacked by Eugene Elliott - foul #3 on Eugene Elliott, team foul #10 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Dion (SF) Victor Deardorff | |
| Subs | Ball State | Teddy Crane (SF), James Perkins (PF) Fred Nguyen, Eugene Elliott | |
| 03:20 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:20 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:20 | Ball State | James Perkins gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 03:11 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Perkins and he's fouled by Jacob Adkins - foul #2 on Jacob Adkins, team foul #9 | 32-26 |
| 03:11 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes makes the free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:54 | Eastern Michigan | Harris Davis drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-27 |
| 02:36 | Ball State | Ronald Austin lays it up and in on a great pass from James Perkins | 35-29 |
| 02:23 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Upshaw steps in front of the Gregory Adams pass | 35-29 |
| 02:04 | Ball State | James Perkins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Teddy Crane tips it back up and in | 35-31 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Dion | 38-31 |
| 01:31 | Ball State | Jacob Adkins steps in front of the Lloyd Nunes pass | 38-31 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 38-31 |
| 01:09 | Ball State | Ronald Austin gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 00:48 | Ball State | The jumper by Teddy Crane is denied by Jacob Adkins | 38-31 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Michigan | Harris Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Michigan | Harris Davis buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Dion | 40-31 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | James Perkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-31 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Harris Davis snags the defensive board | 40-31 |