| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Tony Olinger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Odis Daily (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Daniel Doolan (fresh) PF - Floyd Dostal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Daniel Rothrock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Wall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Campana (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alfred Aleshire (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Philips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Floyd Dostal connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Doolan | 27-27 |
| 19:26 | Eastern Michigan | James Campana can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Floyd Dostal - foul #3 on Floyd Dostal, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Lair (PF) Floyd Dostal | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 19:26 | Eastern Michigan | James Campana makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:26 | Eastern Michigan | James Campana makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:09 | Ball State | Tony Olinger connects on the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Mark Wall - foul #3 on Mark Wall, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Randy Omara (SG) Mark Wall | |
| 19:09 | Ball State | Tony Olinger makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Omara misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Odis Daily - foul #2 on Odis Daily, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Omara makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Omara makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Omara misses the 3rd free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:45 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lair | 30-31 |
| 18:36 | Ball State | Raymond Chase misses the shot from the right side | 30-31 |
| 18:34 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rothrock grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 18:27 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Omara's floater is knocked away by Raymond Chase | 30-31 |
| 18:26 | Ball State | Raymond Chase grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:20 | Ball State | Raymond Chase connects on the shot in the lane set up by Daniel Doolan and he's hacked by James Campana - foul #2 on James Campana, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| 18:20 | Ball State | Raymond Chase makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Philips hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 17:49 | Ball State | Tony Olinger is whistled for traveling | 33-34 |
| 17:26 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Omara throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Oscar Davis (SF) Daniel Rothrock | |
| 17:12 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan makes the 3 from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 16:57 | Eastern Michigan | Tony Olinger takes the ball from James Campana | 36-34 |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Tony Olinger lays it in | 38-34 |
| 16:42 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Omara is fouled on the floor by Tony Olinger - foul #1 on Tony Olinger, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia (PG), Michael Clinton (SG), Daniel Levins (SF), Kenneth Dole (PF), Joe Hannah (C) Tony Olinger, Odis Daily, Daniel Doolan, Kenneth Lair, Raymond Chase | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Varghese (SG), Lewis Myers (PF), George Struble (C) James Campana, Alfred Aleshire, Christopher Philips | |
| 16:20 | Eastern Michigan | Oscar Davis drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Varghese | 38-36 |
| 16:01 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia hits a shot from the right wing | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jamison Nicosia (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Clinton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Levins (fresh) PF - Kenneth Dole (fresh) C - Joe Hannah (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Randy Omara (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Varghese (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Oscar Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lewis Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - George Struble (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Hannah denies the turnaround by Randy Omara | 40-36 |
| 15:32 | Eastern Michigan | Oscar Davis gets the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 15:21 | Eastern Michigan | Jamison Nicosia denies the turnaround by Oscar Davis | 40-36 |
| 15:19 | Ball State | Joe Hannah snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 15:06 | Ball State | Michael Clinton misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Omara gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:48 | Eastern Michigan | George Struble is denied on a layup by Kenneth Dole | 40-36 |
| 14:46 | Ball State | Joe Hannah snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 14:17 | Ball State | Kenneth Dole misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 40-36 |
| 14:15 | Ball State | Daniel Levins grabs the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 14:10 | Ball State | Lewis Myers swats the short shot by Jamison Nicosia | 40-36 |
| 14:09 | Eastern Michigan | Oscar Davis pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Michigan | George Struble's layup is rejected by Kenneth Dole | 40-36 |
| 13:49 | Ball State | Joe Hannah grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 13:31 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia scores on a jumper from the right block | 42-36 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Michigan | Oscar Davis is fouled on the floor by Daniel Levins - foul #1 on Daniel Levins, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tony Olinger (PG), Odis Daily (SG), Daniel Doolan (SF), Floyd Dostal (PF), Raymond Chase (C) Jamison Nicosia, Michael Clinton, Daniel Levins, Kenneth Dole, Joe Hannah | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rothrock (PG), Mark Wall (SG), Samuel Pickens (SF), Alfred Aleshire (PF), Christopher Philips (C) Randy Omara, Joseph Varghese, Oscar Davis, Lewis Myers, George Struble | |
| 12:45 | Eastern Michigan | Alfred Aleshire is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Alfred Aleshire, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| 12:29 | Ball State | Floyd Dostal misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Pickens snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Wall is hacked by Odis Daily - foul #3 on Odis Daily, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| 11:49 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Wall clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 11:48 | Ball State | Tony Olinger grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Tony Olinger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Odis Daily (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Doolan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Floyd Dostal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Chase (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Daniel Rothrock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Wall (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Pickens (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alfred Aleshire (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Philips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan lays it in on a nice dish by Tony Olinger | 44-36 |
| 11:21 | Eastern Michigan | Alfred Aleshire misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-36 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Michigan | Alfred Aleshire grabs the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rothrock is hacked by Tony Olinger - foul #2 on Tony Olinger, team foul #6 | 44-36 |
| 10:53 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Wall clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Michigan | Alfred Aleshire snags the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rothrock comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Daniel Doolan - foul #1 on Daniel Doolan, team foul #7 | 44-36 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rothrock misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rothrock misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Floyd Dostal grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 10:30 | Ball State | Mark Wall steals the ball from Daniel Doolan | 44-36 |
| 10:16 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Wall drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Samuel Pickens | 44-39 |
| 10:03 | Ball State | Odis Daily misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 44-39 |
| 10:02 | Ball State | Floyd Dostal hits the follow up shot | 46-39 |
| 09:49 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rothrock knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 09:30 | Ball State | Alfred Aleshire blocks the short jumper by Raymond Chase | 46-41 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Michigan | Alfred Aleshire gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rothrock clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-41 |
| 09:20 | Ball State | Raymond Chase pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:04 | Ball State | Raymond Chase banks in the layup | 48-41 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rothrock misses the lay-in | 48-41 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Philips grabs the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 08:27 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Philips hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rothrock pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Wall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia (PG), Michael Clinton (SG), Kenneth Lair (SF), Daniel Levins (PF), Joe Hannah (C) Tony Olinger, Odis Daily, Daniel Doolan, Floyd Dostal, Raymond Chase | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Randy Omara (PG), Joseph Varghese (SG), James Campana (SF), Oscar Davis (PF), Lewis Myers (C) Daniel Rothrock, Mark Wall, Samuel Pickens, Alfred Aleshire, Christopher Philips | |
| 07:49 | Ball State | Daniel Levins hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jamison Nicosia and he's hacked by Oscar Davis - foul #3 on Oscar Davis, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| 07:49 | Ball State | Daniel Levins makes the free throw | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jamison Nicosia (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Clinton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Levins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Lair (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Hannah (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Randy Omara (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Varghese (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Campana (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Oscar Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lewis Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Eastern Michigan | Oscar Davis misses the lay-in | 51-41 |
| 07:35 | Eastern Michigan | Lewis Myers tips it home | 51-43 |
| 07:08 | Ball State | Joe Hannah misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-43 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Michigan | Lewis Myers snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Hannah is called for the reach on Lewis Myers - foul #2 on Joe Hannah, team foul #8 | 51-43 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Michigan | Lewis Myers makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Michigan | Lewis Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 06:43 | Ball State | Joe Hannah snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | Kenneth Lair throws it down | 53-44 |
| 06:08 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Omara is hacked by Michael Clinton - foul #2 on Michael Clinton, team foul #9 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tony Olinger (PG), Odis Daily (SG), Daniel Doolan (SF) Jamison Nicosia, Michael Clinton, Joe Hannah | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Alfred Aleshire (PF) Lewis Myers | |
| 06:08 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Omara misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 06:08 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Davis | 53-44 |
| 05:57 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Omara can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Kenneth Lair grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 05:50 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Odis Daily and he's fouled by Randy Omara - foul #1 on Randy Omara, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Floyd Dostal (PF), Raymond Chase (C) Kenneth Lair, Daniel Levins | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Wall (SG) Joseph Varghese | |
| 05:50 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan misses the free throw | 55-44 |
| 05:50 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan gets the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Tony Olinger | 57-44 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:13 | Eastern Michigan | Alfred Aleshire is whistled for traveling | 57-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rothrock (PG), Samuel Pickens (SF), Christopher Philips (C) Randy Omara, James Campana, Oscar Davis | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:52 | Ball State | Floyd Dostal misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-44 |
| 04:51 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan grabs the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 04:30 | Ball State | Raymond Chase makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Tony Olinger | 60-44 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rothrock clanks a 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Tony Olinger - foul #3 on Tony Olinger, team foul #10 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia (PG), Michael Clinton (SG), Kenneth Lair (SF), Daniel Levins (PF), Joe Hannah (C) Tony Olinger, Odis Daily, Daniel Doolan, Floyd Dostal, Raymond Chase | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Randy Omara (SG), James Campana (SF), Lewis Myers (PF), George Struble (C) Mark Wall, Samuel Pickens, Alfred Aleshire, Christopher Philips | |
| 04:12 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rothrock makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rothrock makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rothrock makes the 3rd free throw | 60-47 |
| 03:43 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia loses the dribble to Lewis Myers | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jamison Nicosia (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Clinton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Lair (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Levins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joe Hannah (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Daniel Rothrock (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Omara (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Campana (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lewis Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - George Struble (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | Eastern Michigan | George Struble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Pickens (SF), Oscar Davis (PF), Christopher Philips (C) Daniel Rothrock, Lewis Myers, George Struble | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Ball State | Michael Clinton clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-47 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Michigan | Oscar Davis snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Michigan | Oscar Davis misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 03:02 | Ball State | Daniel Levins gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 02:37 | Ball State | Joe Hannah comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 02:36 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Levins | 60-47 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Michael Clinton misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 02:15 | Ball State | Daniel Levins tips it but misses | 60-47 |
| 02:14 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Samuel Pickens | 60-47 |
| 01:58 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Philips comes up short on the floater from the left block | 60-47 |
| 01:57 | Ball State | Daniel Levins pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 01:31 | Ball State | Michael Clinton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Varghese (SG), Lewis Myers (C) Samuel Pickens, Christopher Philips | |
| 01:16 | Eastern Michigan | Oscar Davis travels with the ball | 60-47 |
| 00:56 | Ball State | Michael Clinton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Eastern Michigan | Oscar Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-47 |
| 00:51 | Ball State | Kenneth Lair grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Michael Clinton buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-47 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Varghese hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-47 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Kenneth Lair gets the rebound | 65-47 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia runs out the clock | 65-47 |