| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Roy Corley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Yandell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Tarpley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Hulings (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Rasnick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Purcell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Callahan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley inbounds the ball | 34-38 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis makes the runner in the lane | 36-38 |
| 19:33 | Ball State | Richard Davis makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Philip Callahan | 36-40 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 19:02 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell is hacked by Patrick Hulings - foul #3 on Patrick Hulings, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice (PF) Patrick Hulings | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 18:42 | Ball State | Philip Callahan loses the ball out of bounds | 39-40 |
| 18:27 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Davis - foul #1 on Richard Davis, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 18:27 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:27 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:27 | Ball State | Philip Callahan grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 18:16 | Ball State | Robert Rasnick hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Richard Magana | 40-42 |
| 18:00 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley blows the dunk | 40-42 |
| 17:59 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | David Davis blocks the jumper by Richard Magana | 40-42 |
| 17:36 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 17:23 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell's floater is knocked away by Philip Callahan | 40-42 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis tips it but misses | 40-42 |
| 17:21 | Ball State | Philip Callahan grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 17:13 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell jams it on a nice dish by Richard Magana | 40-44 |
| 16:49 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Corley | 43-44 |
| 16:34 | Ball State | Roy Corley steals it from Richard Davis | 43-44 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 16:22 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Purcell | 43-44 |
| 16:07 | Ball State | Richard Davis hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Rasnick | 43-47 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Michigan | Philip Callahan steals the ball from Claude Yandell | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Roy Corley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Yandell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Tarpley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Leroy Dice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Rasnick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Purcell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Callahan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Ball State | Philip Callahan can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Davis - foul #3 on David Davis, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk (PG), Herman Geary (SG), Justin Barnes (SF), Patrick Hulings (PF), Stanley Moore (C) Roy Corley, Claude Yandell, Ronald Tarpley, Leroy Dice, David Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (PG), William Head (SG), John Cox (SF), Anthony Edwards (PF) Richard Magana, Richard Davis, Robert Rasnick, Ronnie Purcell | |
| 15:39 | Ball State | Philip Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 15:39 | Ball State | Philip Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 15:14 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Jack Stone - foul #2 on Jack Stone, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeremy Truss (C) Philip Callahan | |
| 15:14 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 15:14 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 14:55 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Jack Stone gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 14:01 | Ball State | John Cox is whistled for traveling | 44-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice (C) Stanley Moore | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Magana (PG), Robert Rasnick (SF) William Head, John Cox | |
| 13:41 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Faulk | 47-49 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | Richard Magana knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robert Rasnick | 47-51 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk misses short on a floater from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 13:10 | Ball State | Anthony Edwards gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 12:51 | Ball State | Anthony Edwards misses badly on a floater from the left side | 47-51 |
| 12:50 | Ball State | Anthony Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 12:26 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss loses the dribble to Patrick Hulings | 47-51 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice misses badly on a floater from the left block | 47-51 |
| 12:02 | Ball State | Anthony Edwards grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 11:58 | Ball State | Jack Stone is whistled for a carry | 47-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley (PG), Claude Yandell (SG), Ronald Tarpley (SF), Stanley Moore (PF), David Davis (C) Mark Faulk, Herman Geary, Justin Barnes, Patrick Hulings, Leroy Dice | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Davis (SG), John Cox (SF), Ronnie Purcell (PF), Philip Callahan (C) Jack Stone, Robert Rasnick, Anthony Edwards, Jeremy Truss | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Roy Corley (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Yandell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Tarpley (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stanley Moore (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cox (fresh) PF - Ronnie Purcell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Callahan (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 11:14 | Ball State | Richard Davis hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Magana | 49-54 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore is called for traveling | 49-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Head (PG), Robert Rasnick (SF) Richard Magana, John Cox | |
| 10:33 | Ball State | William Head comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 10:32 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Purcell | 49-54 |
| 10:20 | Ball State | Richard Davis is fouled on the floor by Claude Yandell - foul #1 on Claude Yandell, team foul #3 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes (SF), Leroy Dice (PF) Stanley Moore, David Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (PG) William Head | |
| 10:12 | Ball State | Jack Stone misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-54 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 10:06 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 10:04 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice gets the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:55 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Davis is called for the reach on Leroy Dice - foul #2 on Richard Davis, team foul #3 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings (PF) Ronald Tarpley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Magana (PG) Jack Stone | |
| 09:41 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Magana is called for the reach on Justin Barnes - foul #2 on Richard Magana, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice is hacked by Philip Callahan - foul #1 on Philip Callahan, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| 09:02 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-54 |
| 08:44 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell misses the runner from the baseline | 51-54 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:39 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 08:38 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes tips it but misses | 51-54 |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Philip Callahan pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:29 | Ball State | Philip Callahan buries a runner from the baseline set up by Richard Davis | 51-56 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley loses the ball out of bounds | 51-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk (PG), Herman Geary (SG), Ronald Tarpley (SF), Stanley Moore (PF), David Davis (C) Roy Corley, Claude Yandell, Justin Barnes, Patrick Hulings, Leroy Dice | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (SG), John Cox (SF), Anthony Edwards (PF), Jeremy Truss (C) Richard Davis, Robert Rasnick, Ronnie Purcell, Philip Callahan | |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 07:49 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Faulk (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herman Geary (fresh) SF - Ronald Tarpley (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stanley Moore (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jack Stone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Cox (fresh) PF - Anthony Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Truss (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:45 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-56 |
| 07:43 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore tips it in | 53-56 |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Jack Stone hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-56 |
| 07:18 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Jeremy Truss - foul #2 on Jeremy Truss, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Head (SG) Richard Magana | |
| 07:06 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Anthony Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:59 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss is hacked by Herman Geary - foul #1 on Herman Geary, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings (PF) Stanley Moore | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Rasnick (SF), Philip Callahan (C) John Cox, Jeremy Truss | |
| 06:47 | Ball State | Philip Callahan is fouled on the floor by Herman Geary - foul #2 on Herman Geary, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell (SG), Justin Barnes (SF) Herman Geary, Ronald Tarpley | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:36 | Ball State | Anthony Edwards hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Robert Rasnick | 54-58 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 06:20 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Anthony Edwards | 54-58 |
| 05:52 | Ball State | William Head comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 05:34 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Faulk | 57-58 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley (PG), Leroy Dice (C) Mark Faulk, David Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Magana (PG), Richard Davis (SG), Ronnie Purcell (PF) Jack Stone, William Head, Anthony Edwards | |
| 05:09 | Ball State | Richard Magana buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Rasnick | 57-61 |
| 04:56 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Rasnick denies the turnaround by Roy Corley | 57-61 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Philip Callahan pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 04:34 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 04:29 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes lays it up and in on a great pass from Roy Corley | 59-61 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | Robert Rasnick misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Leroy Dice - foul #2 on Leroy Dice, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Davis (C) Leroy Dice | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:12 | Ball State | Robert Rasnick makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | Robert Rasnick misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 04:02 | Ball State | Philip Callahan pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| 03:34 | Ball State | Philip Callahan connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Rasnick | 59-64 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Roy Corley (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Claude Yandell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Barnes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Hulings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Rasnick (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Purcell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Callahan (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Rasnick blocks the jumper by Justin Barnes | 59-64 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell snags the offensive board | 59-64 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings's pass is intercepted by Richard Magana | 59-64 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | Richard Davis misses the lay-in | 59-64 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Richard Davis snags the offensive board | 59-64 |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Richard Davis is hacked by Roy Corley - foul #2 on Roy Corley, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk (PG), Herman Geary (SG), Ronald Tarpley (SF), Leroy Dice (PF), Stanley Moore (C) Roy Corley, Claude Yandell, Justin Barnes, Patrick Hulings, David Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Cox (SF), Anthony Edwards (PF), Jeremy Truss (C) Robert Rasnick, Ronnie Purcell, Philip Callahan | |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Richard Davis makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Richard Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 02:28 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley (PG), Claude Yandell (SG) Mark Faulk, Herman Geary | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Rasnick (SF), Ronnie Purcell (PF), Philip Callahan (C) John Cox, Anthony Edwards, Jeremy Truss | |
| 02:14 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Roy Corley | 61-66 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | The jump hook by Robert Rasnick is blocked by Leroy Dice | 61-66 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Stanley Moore | 61-66 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes (SF), Patrick Hulings (PF), David Davis (C) Ronald Tarpley, Leroy Dice, Stanley Moore | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 01:49 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Rasnick - foul #1 on Robert Rasnick, team foul #7 | 61-66 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis gets the offensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings misses badly on a shot from the left side | 62-66 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes is fouled on the floor by Robert Rasnick - foul #2 on Robert Rasnick, team foul #8 | 62-66 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings grabs the offensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Corley | 65-66 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | David Davis is called for the reach on Robert Rasnick - foul #4 on David Davis, team foul #8 | 65-66 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Robert Rasnick makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Robert Rasnick makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roy Corley | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Ball State | The jumper by Ronnie Purcell is denied by David Davis | 67-68 |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell hits the follow up shot | 67-70 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Claude Yandell | 70-70 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Philip Callahan knocks in the jumper near the basket | 70-72 |