| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Chase Lahey (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robin Bass (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnnie Gorsuch (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Casey Solomon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kincaid (fresh) SF - David Augustine (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Hillier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Fruge (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | David Augustine inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Ball State | Casey Solomon misses short on a floater from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 19:34 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 19:21 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Bowles (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF), Donald Bethune (C) David Augustine, Brian Hillier, Stephen Fruge | |
| 18:52 | Ball State | Robin Bass takes the ball from Andrew Brewer | 34-36 |
| 18:39 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 18:37 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch misses the tip | 34-36 |
| 18:35 | Ball State | Victor Bowles snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 18:12 | Ball State | Chase Lahey is called for the reach on Casey Solomon - foul #1 on Chase Lahey, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Augustine (SF), Brian Hillier (PF), Stephen Fruge (C) Victor Bowles, Andrew Brewer, Donald Bethune | |
| 17:50 | Ball State | John Kincaid hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-36 |
| 17:49 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 17:42 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass drills a shot from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 17:21 | Ball State | John Kincaid buries a fadeaway from close range | 36-38 |
| 17:08 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin loses the dribble to David Augustine | 36-38 |
| 16:43 | Ball State | Brian Hillier misses the jumper near the basket | 36-38 |
| 16:41 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:22 | Ball State | David Augustine hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Johnnie Gorsuch - foul #3 on Johnnie Gorsuch, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt (SG), Wilson Lappin (PF), Norman Scott (C) Robin Bass, Gregory Gaskin, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Bowles (C) Stephen Fruge | |
| 16:22 | Ball State | David Augustine makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:22 | Ball State | David Augustine makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:13 | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 16:11 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott gets the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 15:52 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-40 |
| 15:50 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott misses the tip | 36-40 |
| 15:48 | Ball State | John Kincaid pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Chase Lahey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Goldblatt (fresh) SF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilson Lappin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Casey Solomon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kincaid (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Augustine (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Hillier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Bowles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Ball State | David Augustine hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Victor Bowles | 36-43 |
| 15:16 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-43 |
| 15:14 | Ball State | Victor Bowles snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 14:52 | Ball State | David Augustine misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 14:51 | Ball State | Victor Bowles grabs the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 14:33 | Ball State | David Augustine misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-43 |
| 14:32 | Ball State | John Kincaid snags the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 14:11 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 14:09 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 13:51 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (SG), Gregory Gaskin (PF), Johnnie Gorsuch (C) David Goldblatt, Wilson Lappin, Norman Scott | |
| Subs | Ball State | Andrew Brewer (PF), Stephen Fruge (C) Brian Hillier, Victor Bowles | |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge misses the 3 from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 13:28 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Wilson | 36-43 |
| 13:23 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 13:22 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin tips it back up and in | 38-43 |
| 12:57 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Johnnie Gorsuch - foul #4 on Johnnie Gorsuch, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Norman Scott (SF), Wilson Lappin (C) Robert Wilson, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| Subs | Ball State | Brian Hillier (SF), Donald Bethune (PF) David Augustine, Andrew Brewer | |
| 12:57 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 12:57 | Ball State | John Kincaid makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 12:39 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass is fouled on the floor by Brian Hillier - foul #1 on Brian Hillier, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt (PG) Chase Lahey | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:31 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin's floater is tipped away by Brian Hillier | 38-44 |
| 12:30 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin tips it but misses | 38-44 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Stephen Fruge | 38-44 |
| 12:00 | Ball State | John Kincaid is denied on a dunk by Gregory Gaskin | 38-44 |
| 11:58 | Ball State | John Kincaid snags the offensive board | 38-44 |
| 11:39 | Ball State | John Kincaid can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 38-44 |
| 11:38 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - David Goldblatt (fresh) SG - Robin Bass (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Norman Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilson Lappin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Casey Solomon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kincaid (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Brian Hillier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Bethune (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Fruge (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Scott | 40-44 |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 11:02 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Gregory Gaskin | 40-44 |
| 10:55 | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 10:54 | Ball State | Donald Bethune pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Casey Solomon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 10:34 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge tips it home | 40-46 |
| 10:22 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin throws it down | 42-46 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-46 |
| 10:02 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Norman Scott | 42-46 |
| 09:49 | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 09:21 | Ball State | John Kincaid is hacked by Norman Scott - foul #1 on Norman Scott, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey (PG), Howin Chu (SG), Robert Wilson (SF) David Goldblatt, Robin Bass, Norman Scott | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Augustine (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF) Brian Hillier, Donald Bethune | |
| 09:05 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gregory Gaskin - foul #3 on Gregory Gaskin, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| 09:05 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:05 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:05 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:49 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 45-46 |
| 08:47 | Ball State | David Augustine grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 08:22 | Ball State | David Augustine misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 08:21 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 08:03 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-46 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 07:39 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Augustine | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Chase Lahey (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howin Chu (fresh) SF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Gaskin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilson Lappin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Casey Solomon (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kincaid (tired) 3 pts. SF - David Augustine (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Fruge (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-49 |
| 07:21 | Ball State | David Augustine snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 06:59 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge's pass is intercepted by Robert Wilson | 45-49 |
| 06:39 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 06:38 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 06:18 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin blows the layup | 45-49 |
| 06:16 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 05:58 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 05:57 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson grabs the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 05:57 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (SG), Norman Scott (PF), Johnnie Gorsuch (C) Howin Chu, Gregory Gaskin, Wilson Lappin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Brian Hillier (PF), Victor Bowles (C) Andrew Brewer, Stephen Fruge | |
| 05:43 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson is hacked by Victor Bowles - foul #2 on Victor Bowles, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Fruge (C) Victor Bowles | |
| 05:36 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Chase Lahey | 47-49 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Casey Solomon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Bowles (C) Stephen Fruge | |
| 05:01 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robin Bass | 50-49 |
| 04:38 | Ball State | Brian Hillier buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Norman Scott - foul #2 on Norman Scott, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Fruge (C) Victor Bowles | |
| 04:38 | Ball State | Brian Hillier makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 04:23 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Wilson | 53-52 |
| 03:58 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Brian Hillier | 53-54 |
| 03:43 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Hillier - foul #2 on Brian Hillier, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| 03:43 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 03:43 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 03:43 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Brian Hillier | 53-54 |
| 03:19 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge is hacked by Johnnie Gorsuch - foul #5 on Johnnie Gorsuch, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin (PF) Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:19 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:19 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:19 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Chase Lahey (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robin Bass (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wilson Lappin (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Norman Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Casey Solomon (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kincaid (tired) 3 pts. SF - David Augustine (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Hillier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Fruge (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott is fouled on the floor by Stephen Fruge - foul #1 on Stephen Fruge, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin (PF) Norman Scott | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:57 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robin Bass | 55-55 |
| 02:35 | Ball State | Robin Bass steals the ball from Brian Hillier | 55-55 |
| 02:29 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Chase Lahey | 57-55 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | John Kincaid connects on the 3 from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 02:04 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin slams it home on a nice dish by Chase Lahey | 59-58 |
| 01:35 | Ball State | John Kincaid knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Casey Solomon | 59-60 |
| 01:25 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Chase Lahey | 62-60 |
| 01:01 | Ball State | John Kincaid connects on the floater from the left block | 62-62 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Brian Hillier - foul #3 on Brian Hillier, team foul #5 | 64-62 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:33 | Ball State | David Augustine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt (SG) Robin Bass | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Western Michigan | John Kincaid is called for the reach on Gregory Gaskin in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Kincaid, team foul #6 | 65-62 |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson is fouled on the floor by John Kincaid - foul #4 on John Kincaid, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Brian Hillier misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (SG) David Goldblatt | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | Casey Solomon is called for the reach on Robin Bass in the backcourt - foul #3 on Casey Solomon, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Brian Hillier is fouled on the floor by Chase Lahey - foul #2 on Chase Lahey, team foul #8 | 69-62 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Brian Hillier makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Brian Hillier makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass is hacked by Casey Solomon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Casey Solomon, team foul #9 | 69-64 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | David Augustine comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 00:06 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Robin Bass | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey runs out the clock | 71-64 |