| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Hardman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Ivy (fresh) PF - Scott Sailer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Levitt (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Ivan Bosancic (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Weist (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Madzimoyo Accomando (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Xavier Castro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Terry Ivy inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Scott Sailer makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Charles Blanchard | 28-33 |
| 19:30 | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 19:28 | Ball State | Jack Levitt grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Joel Bush denies the turnaround by Terry Ivy | 28-33 |
| 19:12 | Eastern Michigan | Xavier Castro pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 28-33 |
| 19:04 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Scott Sailer | 28-33 |
| 18:52 | Ball State | Jack Levitt can't finish the layup | 28-33 |
| 18:51 | Ball State | Jack Levitt tips it home | 30-33 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Michigan | Jack Levitt swats the short shot by Madzimoyo Accomando | 30-33 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando tips it back up and in | 30-35 |
| 18:06 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 18:04 | Ball State | Jack Levitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 17:51 | Ball State | Frank Hardman scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Livermore (SG), Steven Shaw (SF), Phillip Dunston (C) Charles Blanchard, Terry Ivy, Jack Levitt | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown (C) Xavier Castro | |
| 17:17 | Ball State | Steven Shaw connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-35 |
| 16:59 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-35 |
| 16:57 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown misses the tip | 36-35 |
| 16:55 | Ball State | Phillip Dunston snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 16:42 | Ball State | Frank Hardman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-35 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown can't finish the layup but the foul's on Steven Shaw - foul #3 on Steven Shaw, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Garret Milazzo (SG), Greg Hutchinson (SF), Jack Levitt (C) Frank Hardman, Steven Shaw, Scott Sailer | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Cary Mengel (PG), Mark Perry (SG), James Wooten (PF), Xavier Castro (C) Ivan Bosancic, Michael Weist, Madzimoyo Accomando, Joel Bush | |
| 16:24 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:24 | Ball State | Phillip Dunston grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:09 | Ball State | Jack Levitt banks in the layup | 38-36 |
| 15:47 | Eastern Michigan | Xavier Castro hits the finger roll | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Albert Livermore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Garret Milazzo (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Greg Hutchinson (fresh) PF - Phillip Dunston (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Jack Levitt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Cary Mengel (fresh) SG - Mark Perry (fresh) SF - Gary Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Wooten (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. C - Xavier Castro (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Ball State | Phillip Dunston lays it in on a nice dish by Albert Livermore | 40-38 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Michigan | James Wooten comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Phillip Dunston - foul #2 on Phillip Dunston, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Hardman (PG), Charles Blanchard (SG), Johnathan Tavarez (SF), Scott Sailer (PF), Terry Ivy (C) Albert Livermore, Garret Milazzo, Greg Hutchinson, Phillip Dunston, Jack Levitt | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic (PG), Antonia Russo (SG) Cary Mengel, Mark Perry | |
| 15:10 | Eastern Michigan | James Wooten makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Michigan | James Wooten makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:56 | Ball State | Frank Hardman misses the jumper from the left side | 40-40 |
| 14:55 | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 14:34 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Sailer steals the ball from Ivan Bosancic | 40-40 |
| 14:18 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Michigan | James Wooten grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 14:02 | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ivan Bosancic | 40-42 |
| 13:39 | Ball State | Frank Hardman scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Charles Blanchard | 42-42 |
| 13:25 | Eastern Michigan | James Wooten clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown tips it in | 42-44 |
| 13:11 | Ball State | Frank Hardman scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Ivy | 45-44 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Michigan | James Wooten comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic tips it in | 45-46 |
| 12:35 | Ball State | Ivan Bosancic steals the ball from Frank Hardman | 45-46 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic is fouled on the floor by Frank Hardman - foul #1 on Frank Hardman, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Livermore (PG), Garret Milazzo (SG), Steven Shaw (SF), Phillip Dunston (PF), Jack Levitt (C) Frank Hardman, Charles Blanchard, Johnathan Tavarez, Scott Sailer, Terry Ivy | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Cary Mengel (PG), Michael Weist (SG), Madzimoyo Accomando (SF), Joel Bush (PF), Karl Raymer (C) Ivan Bosancic, Antonia Russo, Gary Brown, James Wooten, Xavier Castro | |
| 11:53 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 11:51 | Ball State | Jack Levitt grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Garret Milazzo's pass is intercepted by Karl Raymer | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Albert Livermore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garret Milazzo (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Steven Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Dunston (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Jack Levitt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Cary Mengel (fresh) SG - Michael Weist (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Madzimoyo Accomando (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Raymer (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush is called for a backcourt violation | 45-46 |
| 11:18 | Ball State | Garret Milazzo buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Livermore | 48-46 |
| 11:05 | Eastern Michigan | Cary Mengel makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Madzimoyo Accomando | 48-48 |
| 10:51 | Ball State | Jack Levitt can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 10:50 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Karl Raymer | 48-48 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Michigan | Karl Raymer drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Madzimoyo Accomando | 48-50 |
| 10:15 | Ball State | Garret Milazzo is hacked by Madzimoyo Accomando - foul #2 on Madzimoyo Accomando, team foul #1 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Hardman (PG), Charles Blanchard (SG), Johnathan Tavarez (SF), Scott Sailer (PF) Albert Livermore, Garret Milazzo, Steven Shaw, Phillip Dunston | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic (PG) Cary Mengel | |
| 09:51 | Ball State | Madzimoyo Accomando is called for the reach on Jack Levitt - foul #3 on Madzimoyo Accomando, team foul #2 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Wooten (C) Karl Raymer | |
| 09:41 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 09:18 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic misses the 3 from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 09:17 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jack Levitt | 50-50 |
| 09:05 | Ball State | Frank Hardman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:59 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Weist | 50-52 |
| 08:52 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez is fouled on the floor by Madzimoyo Accomando - foul #4 on Madzimoyo Accomando, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Phillip Dunston (C) Jack Levitt | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo (SG), Gary Brown (SF), Xavier Castro (C) Michael Weist, Madzimoyo Accomando, Joel Bush | |
| 08:23 | Ball State | James Wooten is called for the reach on Charles Blanchard - foul #1 on James Wooten, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Livermore (SG) Charles Blanchard | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Scott Sailer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ivan Bosancic - foul #1 on Ivan Bosancic, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Garret Milazzo (SG) Frank Hardman | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush (PF) James Wooten | |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Scott Sailer makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Scott Sailer misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Michigan | Xavier Castro grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Michigan | The short jumper by Gary Brown is denied by Phillip Dunston | 51-52 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | Albert Livermore gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Albert Livermore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garret Milazzo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Johnathan Tavarez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Sailer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Dunston (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Ivan Bosancic (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antonia Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joel Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Xavier Castro (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Ball State | Albert Livermore loses the ball out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terry Ivy (C) Scott Sailer | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando (SF) Gary Brown | |
| 07:16 | Eastern Michigan | Xavier Castro loses the ball out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson (PF) Phillip Dunston | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist (SG), Gary Brown (C) Antonia Russo, Xavier Castro | |
| 06:56 | Ball State | Terry Ivy is denied on a layup by Gary Brown | 51-52 |
| 06:54 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson tips it back up and in | 53-52 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown lays it in | 53-54 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Michael Weist is called for the reach on Albert Livermore - foul #1 on Michael Weist, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Hardman (PG), Charles Blanchard (SG), Scott Sailer (PF), Jack Levitt (C) Albert Livermore, Garret Milazzo, Johnathan Tavarez, Greg Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo (PG) Ivan Bosancic | |
| 06:05 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard is fouled on the floor by Michael Weist - foul #2 on Michael Weist, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Perry (SF), James Wooten (C) Madzimoyo Accomando, Joel Bush | |
| 06:05 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 05:47 | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 05:45 | Ball State | Terry Ivy gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Jack Levitt clanks a jump hook in the paint | 53-54 |
| 05:32 | Ball State | Jack Levitt gets the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 05:21 | Ball State | Terry Ivy misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 05:20 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 05:15 | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo loses the ball out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Shaw (SF) Terry Ivy | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic (PG), Joel Bush (PF), Xavier Castro (C) Michael Weist, Mark Perry, James Wooten | |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard buries a 3 from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 04:43 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Antonia Russo and the foul's on Charles Blanchard - foul #3 on Charles Blanchard, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez (SF) Steven Shaw | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando (SF) Gary Brown | |
| 04:43 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Frank Hardman | 58-57 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush is fouled on the floor by Scott Sailer - foul #2 on Scott Sailer, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Ivan Bosancic | 58-59 |
| 03:59 | Ball State | Frank Hardman misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Madzimoyo Accomando - foul #5 on Madzimoyo Accomando, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Livermore (SG) Charles Blanchard | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist (SG), Mark Perry (SF) Antonia Russo, Madzimoyo Accomando | |
| 03:59 | Ball State | Frank Hardman makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:59 | Ball State | Frank Hardman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 03:46 | Ball State | Albert Livermore snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Hardman (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Livermore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnathan Tavarez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Sailer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Levitt (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Ivan Bosancic (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Weist (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Perry (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joel Bush (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Xavier Castro (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Ball State | Frank Hardman misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 03:28 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Sailer | 60-59 |
| 03:12 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-59 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 03:02 | Eastern Michigan | Johnathan Tavarez is called for the reach on Mark Perry - foul #4 on Johnathan Tavarez, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Garret Milazzo (SG), Phillip Dunston (PF), Terry Ivy (C) Frank Hardman, Scott Sailer, Jack Levitt | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo (PG), Gary Brown (SF), James Wooten (PF) Ivan Bosancic, Mark Perry, Joel Bush | |
| 02:43 | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Brown | 60-62 |
| 02:43 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Hardman (PG), Charles Blanchard (SG), Scott Sailer (PF), Jack Levitt (C) Albert Livermore, Garret Milazzo, Phillip Dunston, Terry Ivy | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic (PG), Joel Bush (PF) Antonia Russo, James Wooten | |
| 02:19 | Ball State | Scott Sailer misses long on a runner in the lane | 60-62 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard gets the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Hardman | 62-62 |
| 01:48 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-62 |
| 01:46 | Ball State | Scott Sailer grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 01:40 | Ball State | Scott Sailer is hacked by Joel Bush - foul #3 on Joel Bush, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| 01:40 | Ball State | Scott Sailer makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:40 | Ball State | Scott Sailer misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Michigan | Xavier Castro grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-64 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Jack Levitt drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Blanchard and he's fouled by Xavier Castro - foul #3 on Xavier Castro, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Jack Levitt makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush loses the dribble to Scott Sailer | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Weist - foul #3 on Michael Weist, team foul #11 | 66-64 |
| 00:33 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:33 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Johnathan Tavarez - foul #5 on Johnathan Tavarez, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terry Ivy (SF) Johnathan Tavarez | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:13 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Frank Hardman is hacked by Ivan Bosancic in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan Bosancic, team foul #12 | 67-66 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Frank Hardman makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Frank Hardman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-66 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown gets the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist travels with the ball | 69-66 |