| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Cox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Purcell (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Roy Corley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Hoyt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Snipes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | John Cox inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Ball State | Richard Magana clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ben Hoyt - foul #1 on Ben Hoyt, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 19:35 | Ball State | Richard Magana makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 19:35 | Ball State | Richard Magana makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:16 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis grabs the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Michigan | John Cox is called for the reach on Justin Barnes - foul #2 on John Cox, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 18:47 | Eastern Michigan | Ronnie Purcell blocks the jumper by Roy Corley | 31-35 |
| 18:45 | Ball State | John Cox gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:37 | Ball State | John Cox misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 18:35 | Ball State | Richard Davis misses the tip | 31-35 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | John Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:20 | Ball State | Richard Magana misses the easy layup but the foul's on Justin Barnes - foul #2 on Justin Barnes, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| 18:20 | Ball State | Richard Magana makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:20 | Ball State | Richard Magana makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:02 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 18:01 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 17:40 | Ball State | Michael Snipes blocks the short jumper by John Cox | 33-35 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | Richard Davis snags the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 17:28 | Ball State | Richard Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 17:27 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Snipes gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Snipes misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ronnie Purcell - foul #1 on Ronnie Purcell, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeremy Truss (C) James Anderson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk (PG), Stanley Moore (SF), Leroy Dice (C) Roy Corley, Justin Barnes, David Davis | |
| 17:02 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Snipes makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Snipes misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | John Cox snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 16:39 | Ball State | Richard Davis drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Magana | 35-36 |
| 16:15 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Ronnie Purcell - foul #2 on Ronnie Purcell, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (SG), Joseph Peele (SF), Robert Rasnick (PF) Richard Davis, John Cox, Ronnie Purcell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel (PG), John Jackson (C) Ben Hoyt, Michael Snipes | |
| 16:15 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:15 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:02 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Magana and he's hacked by Mark Faulk - foul #1 on Mark Faulk, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Head (SG) Richard Magana | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley (PG), Justin Barnes (SF) Joseph McDaniel, Stanley Moore | |
| 16:02 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss misses the free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:02 | Eastern Michigan | John Jackson gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jack Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Head (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Peele (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Rasnick (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeremy Truss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Roy Corley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Faulk (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Justin Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Dice (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk is hacked by William Head - foul #1 on William Head, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Anderson (C) Jeremy Truss | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 15:25 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 15:23 | Eastern Michigan | John Jackson grabs the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-37 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice tips it in | 37-39 |
| 14:50 | Ball State | Robert Rasnick can't finish the layup | 37-39 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Joseph Peele misses the tip | 37-39 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 14:34 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Magana (PG), Richard Davis (SG), John Cox (SF), Ronnie Purcell (PF) Jack Stone, William Head, Joseph Peele, Robert Rasnick | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ben Hoyt (SG), David Davis (C) Mark Faulk, John Jackson | |
| 14:15 | Ball State | John Cox is denied on a layup by David Davis | 37-39 |
| 14:13 | Ball State | John Cox gets the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:01 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Leroy Dice - foul #1 on Leroy Dice, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel (PG), Stanley Moore (SF), Michael Snipes (PF) Roy Corley, Justin Barnes, Leroy Dice | |
| 14:01 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:01 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:39 | Eastern Michigan | Ben Hoyt is called for traveling | 38-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeremy Truss (C) James Anderson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk (PG) Joseph McDaniel | |
| 13:23 | Ball State | Richard Magana can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 13:06 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 13:05 | Ball State | Richard Magana gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:58 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell is called for traveling | 38-39 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Michigan | Ben Hoyt misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jeremy Truss - foul #1 on Jeremy Truss, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley (PG), Justin Barnes (SF) Mark Faulk, Stanley Moore | |
| 12:44 | Eastern Michigan | Ben Hoyt makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Michigan | Ben Hoyt misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 12:23 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley misses short on a shot near the basket | 38-40 |
| 12:22 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Truss | 38-40 |
| 12:09 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss is hacked by Justin Barnes - foul #3 on Justin Barnes, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (SG), James Anderson (C) Richard Davis, Jeremy Truss | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk (SG), Leroy Dice (PF) Ben Hoyt, Michael Snipes | |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Justin Barnes steals the ball from John Cox | 38-40 |
| 11:46 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes lays it in | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronnie Purcell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Roy Corley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Faulk (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Justin Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Leroy Dice (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Ball State | James Anderson's floater is tipped away by Leroy Dice | 38-42 |
| 11:26 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Barnes | 38-42 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Roy Corley | 38-44 |
| 10:38 | Ball State | Richard Magana misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to David Davis | 38-44 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 10:24 | Ball State | John Cox grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 10:10 | Ball State | James Anderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-44 |
| 10:09 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell snags the offensive board | 38-44 |
| 09:49 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jack Stone | 40-44 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Roy Corley | 40-47 |
| 09:14 | Ball State | Jack Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 09:13 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk's pass is intercepted by Richard Magana | 40-47 |
| 08:45 | Ball State | Richard Magana blows the layup | 40-47 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Michigan | David Davis gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 08:39 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley is fouled on the floor by John Cox - foul #3 on John Cox, team foul #6 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Davis (SG), Joseph Peele (SF), Robert Rasnick (PF), Jeremy Truss (C) Richard Magana, John Cox, Ronnie Purcell, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel (PG), Ben Hoyt (SG), Stanley Moore (SF), Michael Snipes (PF), John Jackson (C) Roy Corley, Mark Faulk, Justin Barnes, Leroy Dice, David Davis | |
| 08:26 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeremy Truss - foul #2 on Jeremy Truss, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Head (PG) Jack Stone | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 08:26 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 08:14 | Ball State | John Jackson steals the ball from Joseph Peele | 40-49 |
| 08:04 | Eastern Michigan | Ben Hoyt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 40-49 |
| 08:02 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Snipes snags the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ben Hoyt | 40-52 |
| 07:48 | Ball State | Richard Davis comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ben Hoyt - foul #2 on Ben Hoyt, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| 07:48 | Ball State | Richard Davis makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 07:48 | Ball State | Richard Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Snipes | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Head (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Peele (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Rasnick (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeremy Truss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Joseph McDaniel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Hoyt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Moore (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Snipes (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Davis - foul #1 on Richard Davis, team foul #8 | 41-52 |
| 07:44 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 07:44 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel misses the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Joseph Peele gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 07:39 | Ball State | Richard Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-53 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Michigan | John Jackson pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 07:25 | Eastern Michigan | John Jackson buries a fadeaway from the left block | 41-55 |
| 07:05 | Ball State | Robert Rasnick lays it up and in on a great pass from William Head and he's fouled by Michael Snipes - foul #3 on Michael Snipes, team foul #7 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Magana (PG) William Head | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice (C) John Jackson | |
| 07:05 | Ball State | Robert Rasnick misses the free throw | 43-55 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Leroy Dice | 43-55 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Ben Hoyt | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:22 | Ball State | Richard Magana is hacked by Joseph McDaniel - foul #2 on Joseph McDaniel, team foul #8 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell (PF), James Anderson (C) Robert Rasnick, Jeremy Truss | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes (SF) Stanley Moore | |
| 06:22 | Ball State | Richard Magana makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 06:22 | Ball State | Richard Magana makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 05:56 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-57 |
| 05:54 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Richard Davis | 45-57 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 05:33 | Ball State | Richard Davis scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Justin Barnes | 47-59 |
| 05:05 | Ball State | Richard Davis misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Snipes - foul #4 on Michael Snipes, team foul #9 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Cox (SF) Joseph Peele | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley (PG), Mark Faulk (SG), John Jackson (C) Joseph McDaniel, Ben Hoyt, Michael Snipes | |
| 05:05 | Ball State | Richard Davis makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 05:05 | Ball State | Richard Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 04:52 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Roy Corley | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:31 | Ball State | Richard Davis misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-62 |
| 04:29 | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:05 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Faulk misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-62 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Barnes grabs the offensive board | 49-62 |
| 03:40 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Corley drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Mark Faulk | 49-65 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Davis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronnie Purcell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Roy Corley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mark Faulk (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Leroy Dice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - John Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Richard Magana connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Richard Davis | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Eastern Michigan | John Jackson travels with the ball | 51-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (PG), William Head (SG), Joseph Peele (SF), Robert Rasnick (PF), Jeremy Truss (C) Richard Magana, Richard Davis, John Cox, Ronnie Purcell, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel (PG), Craig Ewell (SF), Stanley Moore (PF) Roy Corley, Justin Barnes, Leroy Dice | |
| 02:24 | Ball State | Stanley Moore steals it from Jack Stone | 51-65 |
| 01:57 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel drills a jumper from the left side | 51-67 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | Joseph McDaniel steals it from William Head | 51-67 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 51-67 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Moore tips it in | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Ball State | Joseph Peele comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-69 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Michigan | John Jackson gets the rebound | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Michigan | Craig Ewell makes the floater in the lane | 51-71 |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Robert Rasnick double dribbles | 51-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leroy Dice (PF) Craig Ewell | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph McDaniel runs out the clock | 51-71 |