| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Alonso Alphin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Henderson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Vickers (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Lown (fresh) C - Daniel Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz inbounds the ball | 24-36 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz loses the dribble to Alonso Alphin | 24-36 |
| 19:38 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin misses the easy layup | 24-36 |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Michael Brewer tips it home | 26-36 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ronald Wilkins - foul #1 on Ronald Wilkins, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | George Ingram snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 18:55 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins is denied on a layup by Daniel Clark | 26-37 |
| 18:53 | Ball State | Scott Henderson grabs the offensive board | 26-37 |
| 18:42 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 18:41 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 18:37 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Vickers | 26-39 |
| 18:18 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-39 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel Clark | 26-39 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-39 |
| 18:10 | Ball State | Michael Brewer pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | 3 seconds is called on George Ingram | 26-39 |
| 17:28 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from James Vickers | 26-41 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Michael Brewer makes the contested floater from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz makes the shot from just outside the lane | 28-43 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Henderson | 31-43 |
| 16:30 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 16:29 | Central Michigan | James Vickers grabs the offensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 16:14 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz blows the wide open layup | 31-43 |
| 16:12 | Ball State | The rebound goes to George Ingram | 31-43 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:56 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Alonso Alphin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Henderson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - George Ingram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Brewer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Vickers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Lown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark evades the doubleteam and hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Cory Crouch and he's fouled by Ronald Wilkins - foul #2 on Ronald Wilkins, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG), Ruben Laws (SG), Van Jackson (SF) Ronald Wilkins, Alonso Alphin, Scott Henderson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Raymond Smith (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Christopher Ross (PF) Cory Crouch, James Vickers, Randy Witz, Joseph Lown | |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the free throw | 33-45 |
| 15:32 | Ball State | The rebound goes to George Ingram | 33-45 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Michael Brewer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-45 |
| 15:11 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox (C) Daniel Clark | |
| 14:32 | Ball State | Eric Hukill misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 14:30 | Ball State | Michael Brewer grabs the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 14:09 | Ball State | Ruben Laws misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 14:07 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 14:01 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman is hacked by Eric Hukill - foul #1 on Eric Hukill, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG) Eric Hukill | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), James Vickers (SG), Randy Witz (SF) Antonio Fryman, Raymond Smith, Richard Dillon | |
| 13:37 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Van Jackson - foul #2 on Van Jackson, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Henderson (SF) Van Jackson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown (PF) Christopher Ross | |
| 13:37 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 13:37 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:15 | Ball State | Michael Brewer makes the contested driving attempt from the left block | 35-47 |
| 12:59 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-47 |
| 12:57 | Central Michigan | James Vickers tips it but misses | 35-47 |
| 12:56 | Ball State | Michael Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:32 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-47 |
| 12:30 | Central Michigan | James Vickers pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 12:03 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:54 | Ball State | George Ingram misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 11:52 | Ball State | Michael Brewer misses the tip | 35-49 |
| 11:51 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz grabs the board | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ruben Laws (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Henderson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - George Ingram (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Brewer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Vickers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Lown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 35-49 |
| 11:38 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ronald Wilkins | 35-49 |
| 11:23 | Ball State | George Ingram connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Wilkins | 37-49 |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by George Ingram - foul #2 on George Ingram, team foul #5 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alonso Alphin (SG), Van Jackson (SF), James Ford (PF), Darrell Lugo (C) Ruben Laws, Scott Henderson, George Ingram, Michael Brewer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Raymond Smith (SG), Daniel Clark (C) Cory Crouch, James Vickers, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 10:37 | Ball State | James Ford misses the 3 from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| 10:25 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-51 |
| 10:24 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark gets the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 10:11 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman is hacked by Van Jackson - foul #3 on Van Jackson, team foul #6 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Brewer (C) James Ford | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross (PF) Joseph Lown | |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-51 |
| 09:58 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross grabs the offensive board | 37-51 |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 09:40 | Ball State | Michael Brewer snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Raymond Smith steps in front of the Van Jackson pass | 37-51 |
| 09:20 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith banks in the layup | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:08 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins is hacked by Antonio Fryman - foul #1 on Antonio Fryman, team foul #1 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG), Scott Henderson (SF) Ronald Wilkins, Van Jackson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), James Vickers (SG), Richard Dillon (SF) Antonio Fryman, Raymond Smith, Randy Witz | |
| 08:51 | Ball State | Daniel Clark swats the layup by Scott Henderson | 37-53 |
| 08:49 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin snags the offensive board | 37-53 |
| 08:44 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin is whistled for traveling | 37-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Ingram (PF) Darrell Lugo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:29 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 37-53 |
| 08:28 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Scott Henderson | 37-53 |
| 08:20 | Ball State | Eric Hukill knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alonso Alphin | 39-53 |
| 08:08 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Clark out of a doubleteam | 39-55 |
| 07:58 | Ball State | Michael Brewer misses the lay-in | 39-55 |
| 07:56 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch snags the defensive board | 39-55 |
| 07:41 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Eric Hukill - foul #2 on Eric Hukill, team foul #7 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG), Ruben Laws (SG), Darrell Lugo (C) Eric Hukill, Alonso Alphin, Michael Brewer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Witz (SF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Richard Dillon, Daniel Clark | |
| 07:41 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross makes the free throw | 39-58 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Laws (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Henderson (fresh) 5 reb. PF - George Ingram (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Lugo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Vickers (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins scores on a 3 from the left corner | 42-58 |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Wilkins - foul #3 on Ronald Wilkins, team foul #8 | 42-58 |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox grabs the offensive board | 42-59 |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross blows the layup | 42-59 |
| 06:53 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Darrell Lugo | 42-59 |
| 06:32 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo is whistled for a carry | 42-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Van Jackson (SF), Michael Brewer (C) Scott Henderson, George Ingram | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown (PF) Christopher Ross | |
| 06:10 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch loses the dribble to Ronald Wilkins | 42-59 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Ruben Laws hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Wilkins | 44-59 |
| 05:50 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 05:49 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Emmanuel Cox | 44-59 |
| 05:40 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown's pass is intercepted by Ruben Laws | 44-59 |
| 05:36 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins banks in the layup on a great pass from Ruben Laws | 46-59 |
| 05:25 | Central Michigan | Ruben Laws is called for the reach on James Vickers - foul #1 on Ruben Laws, team foul #9 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alonso Alphin (SG), George Ingram (PF) Ruben Laws, Darrell Lugo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Daniel Clark (C) Cory Crouch, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 05:25 | Central Michigan | James Vickers misses the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 05:25 | Ball State | George Ingram pulls down the rebound | 46-59 |
| 05:05 | Ball State | Van Jackson is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Van Jackson, team foul #10 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Henderson (SF) Van Jackson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SG) James Vickers | |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 46-61 |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Michael Brewer comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Lown - foul #3 on Joseph Lown, team foul #2 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG) Antonio Fryman | |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Michael Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Michael Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 04:09 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-61 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Lugo (PF) George Ingram | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon (SF) Randy Witz | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-61 |
| 03:37 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alonso Alphin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Henderson (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Darrell Lugo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Brewer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Dillon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Lown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Daniel Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Lown - foul #4 on Joseph Lown, team foul #3 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG), Ruben Laws (SG), James Ford (PF) Ronald Wilkins, Alonso Alphin, Michael Brewer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Vickers (SG), Christopher Ross (PF) Raymond Smith, Joseph Lown | |
| 03:22 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 03:22 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 03:03 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Vickers | 49-64 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Ruben Laws clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-64 |
| 02:40 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross tips it back up and in | 49-66 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | Scott Henderson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-66 |
| 01:58 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 49-66 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 49-66 |
| 01:43 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo gets the rebound | 49-66 |
| 01:39 | Ball State | Ruben Laws misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-66 |
| 01:37 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark gets the rebound | 49-66 |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-66 |
| 01:12 | Ball State | Scott Henderson snags the defensive board | 49-66 |
| 00:52 | Ball State | James Ford is whistled for traveling | 49-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Van Jackson (SF) Scott Henderson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Witz (SF), Joseph Lown (PF) Richard Dillon, Christopher Ross | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | James Vickers comes up short on the floater from the left side | 49-66 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark tips it but misses | 49-66 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 49-66 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch runs out the clock | 49-66 |