| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rosario Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Zoran Zehring (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mo Knudtson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark McDilda (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Purcell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - James Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | John Cox inbounds the ball | 39-43 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Ball State | Richard Davis is hacked by Mark McDilda - foul #2 on Mark McDilda, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell is fouled on the floor by James Simmons - foul #2 on James Simmons, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Richard Magana makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Cox | 39-45 |
| 19:05 | Central Michigan | Mark McDilda clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 19:03 | Ball State | John Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | John Cox misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 18:45 | Central Michigan | James Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 18:41 | Central Michigan | Zoran Zehring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-45 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Magana | 39-47 |
| 18:02 | Central Michigan | Mark McDilda double dribbles | 39-47 |
| 17:47 | Ball State | Richard Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-47 |
| 17:46 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Zoran Zehring | 39-47 |
| 17:40 | Central Michigan | Mo Knudtson scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by James Simmons | 41-47 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | James Simmons picks off the pass by Richard Magana in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| 17:36 | Central Michigan | James Simmons lays it in | 43-47 |
| 17:16 | Ball State | James Anderson misses short on a shot in the lane | 43-47 |
| 17:14 | Ball State | James Anderson tips it home | 43-49 |
| 16:47 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Purcell swats the layup by Mo Knudtson | 43-49 |
| 16:45 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 16:26 | Ball State | James Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Mark McDilda - foul #3 on Mark McDilda, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe (PG), Robert Leonard (SG), Daniel Freeman (SF), Louis Yeung (PF), Dustin Thach (C) James Simmons, Rosario Yazzie, Zoran Zehring, Mo Knudtson, Mark McDilda | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (PG), William Head (SG), Joseph Peele (SF), Robert Rasnick (PF) Richard Magana, Richard Davis, John Cox, Ronnie Purcell | |
| 16:26 | Ball State | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 16:26 | Ball State | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 16:03 | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe is hacked by James Anderson - foul #2 on James Anderson, team foul #1 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeremy Truss (C) James Anderson | |
| 15:49 | Central Michigan | Louis Yeung banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dustin Thach | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Pascoe (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daniel Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Yeung (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Thach (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jack Stone (fresh) 11 pts. SG - William Head (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Peele (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Rasnick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Truss (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Ball State | Jack Stone is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jack Stone, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Magana (PG) William Head | |
| 15:04 | Central Michigan | Daniel Freeman misses the floater from the left side | 45-51 |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | Robert Leonard hits the follow up shot | 47-51 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | Jack Stone is fouled on the floor by Daniel Freeman - foul #1 on Daniel Freeman, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simmons (PG), Rosario Yazzie (SG), Mark McDilda (C) Robert Leonard, Daniel Freeman, Dustin Thach | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Davis (SG), John Cox (SF), Ronnie Purcell (PF) Jack Stone, Joseph Peele, Robert Rasnick | |
| 14:53 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell travels with the ball | 47-51 |
| 14:32 | Central Michigan | Louis Yeung double dribbles | 47-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zoran Zehring (SF), Mo Knudtson (PF) Gerald Pascoe, Louis Yeung | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:12 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Magana | 47-54 |
| 13:44 | Central Michigan | Zoran Zehring makes the fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Jeremy Truss - foul #2 on Jeremy Truss, team foul #3 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Anderson (C) Jeremy Truss | |
| 13:44 | Central Michigan | Zoran Zehring makes the free throw | 50-54 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | James Anderson connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Cox | 50-56 |
| 13:14 | Central Michigan | James Simmons misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 13:13 | Central Michigan | Mark McDilda gets the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 13:00 | Central Michigan | Zoran Zehring buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Rosario Yazzie | 52-56 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Richard Magana hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Simmons - foul #3 on James Simmons, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe (PG), Robert Leonard (SG), Daniel Freeman (SF), Louis Yeung (PF) James Simmons, Rosario Yazzie, Zoran Zehring, Mo Knudtson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (SG), Joseph Peele (SF) Richard Davis, John Cox | |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Richard Magana makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Richard Magana makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 12:24 | Central Michigan | Daniel Freeman clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 12:23 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Richard Magana | 52-58 |
| 12:07 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Pascoe - foul #2 on Gerald Pascoe, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dustin Thach (C) Mark McDilda | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Head (SG) Richard Magana | |
| 12:07 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 12:07 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 11:41 | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 11:40 | Ball State | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Pascoe (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Daniel Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Yeung (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Thach (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jack Stone (fresh) 11 pts. SG - William Head (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Peele (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronnie Purcell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Ball State | Jack Stone hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from William Head | 52-61 |
| 10:56 | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe loses the ball out of bounds | 52-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simmons (PG), Rosario Yazzie (SG), Zoran Zehring (SF), Mo Knudtson (PF), Mark McDilda (C) Gerald Pascoe, Robert Leonard, Daniel Freeman, Louis Yeung, Dustin Thach | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Davis (SG), John Cox (SF), Robert Rasnick (PF), Jeremy Truss (C) William Head, Joseph Peele, Ronnie Purcell, James Anderson | |
| 10:40 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss is hacked by Mark McDilda - foul #4 on Mark McDilda, team foul #7 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dustin Thach (C) Mark McDilda | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Magana (PG) Jack Stone | |
| 10:40 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 10:40 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 10:40 | Central Michigan | Dustin Thach grabs the board | 52-62 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | James Simmons knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mo Knudtson | 54-62 |
| 10:28 | Ball State | Richard Davis's layup is rejected by Mo Knudtson | 54-62 |
| 10:27 | Ball State | John Cox hits the follow up shot | 54-64 |
| 10:09 | Central Michigan | Richard Davis picks off the pass by James Simmons | 54-64 |
| 09:51 | Ball State | Richard Magana misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 09:49 | Central Michigan | Dustin Thach grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 09:44 | Central Michigan | Zoran Zehring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Louis Yeung (C) Dustin Thach | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:27 | Ball State | Zoran Zehring picks off the pass by John Cox | 54-64 |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | Mo Knudtson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-64 |
| 09:07 | Central Michigan | James Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 08:43 | Central Michigan | James Simmons comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 54-64 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Zoran Zehring | 54-64 |
| 08:30 | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Simmons | 57-64 |
| 08:12 | Ball State | Richard Davis loses the dribble to James Simmons | 57-64 |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | James Simmons hits the finger roll | 59-64 |
| 08:02 | Ball State | Richard Magana misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 59-64 |
| 08:00 | Ball State | Richard Magana snags the offensive board | 59-64 |
| 07:50 | Ball State | Richard Magana buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Cox | 59-67 |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | James Simmons misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-67 |
| 07:29 | Central Michigan | Mo Knudtson tips it in | 61-67 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Simmons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Rosario Yazzie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Zoran Zehring (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mo Knudtson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Yeung (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Cox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Rasnick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Truss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Ball State | Mo Knudtson swats the short shot by Richard Davis | 61-67 |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | Mo Knudtson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 06:47 | Central Michigan | Mo Knudtson misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jeremy Truss - foul #3 on Jeremy Truss, team foul #4 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe (PG), Robert Leonard (SG), Daniel Freeman (SF), Mark McDilda (C) James Simmons, Rosario Yazzie, Zoran Zehring, Louis Yeung | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (PG), William Head (SG), Joseph Peele (SF), Ronnie Purcell (PF), James Anderson (C) Richard Magana, Richard Davis, John Cox, Robert Rasnick, Jeremy Truss | |
| 06:47 | Central Michigan | Mo Knudtson makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 06:47 | Central Michigan | Mo Knudtson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 06:47 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| 06:29 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell misses the fadeaway near the basket | 62-67 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell tips it home | 62-69 |
| 06:15 | Central Michigan | Mark McDilda misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by James Anderson - foul #3 on James Anderson, team foul #5 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dustin Thach (PF) Mo Knudtson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:15 | Central Michigan | Mark McDilda makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 06:15 | Central Michigan | Mark McDilda makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Jack Stone is hacked by Mark McDilda - foul #5 on Mark McDilda, team foul #8 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ilia Bilic (C) Mark McDilda | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Jack Stone makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Jack Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 05:41 | Central Michigan | Ilia Bilic drills a shot in the paint set up by Gerald Pascoe | 66-71 |
| 05:21 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell lays it up and in | 66-73 |
| 05:13 | Central Michigan | Dustin Thach makes the jumper from the free throw line | 68-73 |
| 04:53 | Ball State | William Head hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Leonard - foul #3 on Robert Leonard, team foul #9 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simmons (PG), Rosario Yazzie (SG), Louis Yeung (PF) Robert Leonard, Daniel Freeman, Ilia Bilic | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Davis (SG), John Cox (SF) Jack Stone, Joseph Peele | |
| 04:53 | Ball State | William Head makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 04:53 | Ball State | William Head makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 04:32 | Central Michigan | Rosario Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-75 |
| 04:30 | Central Michigan | Dustin Thach tips it but misses | 68-75 |
| 04:29 | Ball State | John Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 68-75 |
| 04:22 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Gerald Pascoe - foul #3 on Gerald Pascoe, team foul #10 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zoran Zehring (SF) Gerald Pascoe | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Magana (PG) William Head | |
| 04:22 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 04:22 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 04:14 | Central Michigan | Louis Yeung's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-77 |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Richard Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-80 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Central Michigan | Dustin Thach misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-80 |
| 03:41 | Central Michigan | Zoran Zehring snags the offensive board | 68-80 |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Dustin Thach misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Richard Magana - foul #3 on Richard Magana, team foul #6 | 68-80 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Rasnick (PF), Jeremy Truss (C) Ronnie Purcell, James Anderson | |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Dustin Thach makes the 1st free throw | 69-80 |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Dustin Thach makes the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Simmons (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Rosario Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Zoran Zehring (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Thach (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Yeung (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Cox (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Rasnick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Truss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Ball State | Richard Magana is hacked by Rosario Yazzie - foul #3 on Rosario Yazzie, team foul #11 | 70-80 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mo Knudtson (PF) Dustin Thach | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:05 | Ball State | Richard Magana makes the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 03:05 | Ball State | Richard Magana makes the 2nd free throw | 70-82 |
| 02:43 | Central Michigan | James Simmons's layup is rejected by Robert Rasnick | 70-82 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss snags the defensive board | 70-82 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-82 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell (PF), James Anderson (C) Robert Rasnick, Jeremy Truss | |
| 02:20 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell is hacked by Mo Knudtson - foul #1 on Mo Knudtson, team foul #12 | 70-82 |
| 02:20 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell misses the 1st free throw | 70-82 |
| 02:20 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-83 |
| 02:05 | Central Michigan | James Simmons misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 70-83 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Anderson | 70-83 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | Richard Magana travels in the backcourt | 70-83 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe (PG), Robert Leonard (SG), Daniel Freeman (SF), Dustin Thach (C) James Simmons, Rosario Yazzie, Zoran Zehring, Mo Knudtson | |
| 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 | |
| 01:42 | Central Michigan | Robert Rasnick steals it from Dustin Thach | 70-83 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Robert Leonard is called for the reach on William Head - foul #4 on Robert Leonard, team foul #13 | 70-83 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | William Head makes the 1st free throw | 70-84 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | William Head makes the 2nd free throw | 70-85 |
| 01:02 | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 70-85 |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Daniel Freeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-85 |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | Jack Stone is called for the reach on Gerald Pascoe - foul #3 on Jack Stone, team foul #7 | 70-85 |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe makes the 1st free throw | 71-85 |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe makes the 2nd free throw | 72-85 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Gerald Pascoe is called for the reach on Joseph Peele - foul #4 on Gerald Pascoe, team foul #14 | 72-85 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Joseph Peele makes the 1st free throw | 72-86 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Joseph Peele makes the 2nd free throw | 72-87 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Gerald Pascoe scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-87 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Jack Stone runs out the clock | 75-87 |