| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Singer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Cai (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adolfo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marcus Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 19:39 | Ball State | Michael Sass misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-35 |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Jon Jones pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 18:57 | Ball State | Gary Singer loses the dribble to Kristopher Bostwick | 38-35 |
| 18:38 | Central Michigan | Michael Sass is called for the reach on Richard Hart - foul #1 on Michael Sass, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 18:26 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa's pass is intercepted by Gary Singer | 38-35 |
| 18:23 | Ball State | Michael Sass jams it on a great pass from Gary Singer | 40-35 |
| 18:06 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 17:50 | Ball State | Michael Sass misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-38 |
| 17:49 | Ball State | Jon Jones tips it in | 42-38 |
| 17:31 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart is denied on a layup by Jon Jones | 42-38 |
| 17:30 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa gets the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:19 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 42-38 |
| 17:17 | Ball State | Gary Singer gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 16:55 | Ball State | Michael Sass hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 16:54 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Singer | 42-38 |
| 16:45 | Ball State | Gary Singer misses the jumper from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 16:43 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 16:36 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-38 |
| 16:35 | Ball State | Jon Jones grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 16:13 | Ball State | Jon Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-38 |
| 16:11 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 16:05 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Adolfo Costa | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Singer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Sass (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Cai (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Jenkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Hart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adolfo Costa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Jon Jones travels with the ball | 42-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (PG), Thomas Partee (SG), Jeremy Stuart (SF), Donald Prill (PF), John Chamlee (C) David Murphy, Gary Singer, Michael Sass, Jon Jones, Benjamin Cai | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (PG), Grover Brook (SG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Chris Miller (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Kristopher Bostwick, Robert Jenkins, Richard Hart, Adolfo Costa, Marcus Walker | |
| 15:29 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook is called for traveling | 42-40 |
| 15:00 | Ball State | Donald Prill misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 14:59 | Ball State | John Chamlee tips it home | 44-40 |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson blows the layup but he's fouled by Ted Downard - foul #1 on Ted Downard, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Murphy (PG), Michael Sass (SF) Ted Downard, Donald Prill | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | David Murphy is fouled on the floor by Ronald Wood - foul #4 on Ronald Wood, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow (SG) Ronald Wood | |
| 14:24 | Ball State | Thomas Partee is hacked by Ivan Zantow - foul #1 on Ivan Zantow, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | David Murphy clanks a floater from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 14:14 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to John Chamlee | 44-41 |
| 14:06 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ivan Zantow - foul #2 on Ivan Zantow, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG), Adolfo Costa (PF) Ivan Zantow, Robert Johnson | |
| 14:06 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 14:06 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:52 | Central Michigan | Michael Sass swats the shot by Adolfo Costa | 46-41 |
| 13:50 | Ball State | Thomas Partee gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:44 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 13:42 | Ball State | Thomas Partee pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:34 | Ball State | Chris Miller steps in front of the Michael Sass pass | 46-41 |
| 13:11 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Sass - foul #2 on Michael Sass, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Singer (SG), Donald Prill (C) Jeremy Stuart, John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Robert Johnson (C) Grover Brook, Chris Miller | |
| 13:11 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:11 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:11 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Thomas Partee | 46-42 |
| 12:56 | Ball State | Gary Singer knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Prill | 49-42 |
| 12:34 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner is fouled on the floor by David Murphy - foul #1 on David Murphy, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Byron Barnes (SF), Jon Jones (PF) Michael Sass, Thomas Partee | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Hart (SF), Marcus Walker (C) Blaine O'Banner, Adolfo Costa | |
| 12:22 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker is fouled on the floor by Donald Prill - foul #1 on Donald Prill, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Cai (C) Donald Prill | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow (SG) Robert Jenkins | |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Ivan Zantow and the foul's on David Murphy - foul #2 on David Murphy, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart (SF) Byron Barnes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (SG) Ivan Zantow | |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick misses the free throw | 49-44 |
| 12:05 | Ball State | Jon Jones grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 11:38 | Ball State | Richard Hart takes the ball from Gary Singer | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Singer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeremy Stuart (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jon Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Benjamin Cai (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Grover Brook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Marcus Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Hart | 49-46 |
| 11:09 | Ball State | Gary Singer misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Hart | 49-46 |
| 11:02 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Hart | 49-49 |
| 10:39 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Murphy | 51-49 |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick loses the dribble to Gary Singer | 51-49 |
| 10:19 | Ball State | Gary Singer can't finish the layup | 51-49 |
| 10:17 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:56 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart is hacked by Jeremy Stuart - foul #1 on Jeremy Stuart, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (PG), Thomas Partee (SG), Michael Sass (SF), Donald Prill (PF), John Chamlee (C) David Murphy, Gary Singer, Jeremy Stuart, Jon Jones, Benjamin Cai | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Payne (PG), Robert Jenkins (SG), Adolfo Costa (PF), Chris Miller (C) Kristopher Bostwick, Grover Brook, Robert Johnson, Marcus Walker | |
| 09:56 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:56 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:56 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins is called for traveling | 51-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner (SF) Richard Hart | |
| 09:21 | Ball State | Phillip Payne picks off the pass by John Chamlee | 51-50 |
| 09:18 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner lays it up and in set up by Phillip Payne | 51-52 |
| 08:59 | Ball State | Blaine O'Banner takes the ball from Ted Downard | 51-52 |
| 08:56 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner lays it in | 51-54 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Donald Prill connects on the jumper from the baseline | 53-54 |
| 08:18 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner tips it but misses | 53-54 |
| 08:14 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa tips it in | 53-56 |
| 07:56 | Ball State | Ted Downard misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-56 |
| 07:54 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 07:50 | Central Michigan | Phillip Payne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 07:49 | Ball State | John Chamlee grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 07:41 | Ball State | Donald Prill lays it up and in on a great pass from John Chamlee | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ted Downard (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Thomas Partee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Prill (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Chamlee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Phillip Payne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Adolfo Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Chris Miller (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:23 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 07:21 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 07:06 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller drills a jump hook from the baseline | 55-58 |
| 06:50 | Ball State | Ted Downard is hacked by Blaine O'Banner - foul #1 on Blaine O'Banner, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Murphy (PG), Gary Singer (SG), Jon Jones (PF), Benjamin Cai (C) Ted Downard, Thomas Partee, Donald Prill, John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Ronald Wood (SG), Richard Hart (SF), Robert Johnson (PF), Marcus Walker (C) Phillip Payne, Robert Jenkins, Blaine O'Banner, Adolfo Costa, Chris Miller | |
| 06:31 | Ball State | A charge is called on Benjamin Cai - foul #2 on Benjamin Cai, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart (SF) Michael Sass | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:11 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-60 |
| 05:55 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-60 |
| 05:53 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Marcus Walker | 55-60 |
| 05:38 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 55-63 |
| 05:22 | Ball State | Jon Jones makes the shot in the paint and he's hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #5 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Sass (SF) Jeremy Stuart | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG), Adolfo Costa (PF) Ronald Wood, Robert Johnson | |
| 05:22 | Ball State | Jon Jones makes the free throw | 58-63 |
| 05:14 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Jon Jones pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 05:09 | Ball State | Gary Singer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-63 |
| 04:42 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick is hacked by Jon Jones - foul #1 on Jon Jones, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Prill (C) Benjamin Cai | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chris Miller (C) Marcus Walker | |
| 04:42 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 04:42 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 04:19 | Ball State | Donald Prill is fouled on the floor by Kristopher Bostwick - foul #1 on Kristopher Bostwick, team foul #6 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Partee (PF), John Chamlee (C) Jon Jones, Donald Prill | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (PG) Kristopher Bostwick | |
| 04:09 | Ball State | Robert Jenkins takes the ball from Michael Sass | 58-65 |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | John Chamlee grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 03:44 | Ball State | Gary Singer buries a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Chris Miller - foul #2 on Chris Miller, team foul #7 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner (SF) Richard Hart | |
| 03:44 | Ball State | Gary Singer makes the free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:27 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-65 |
| 03:26 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins tips it home | 61-67 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Singer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Partee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Chamlee (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Adolfo Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Chris Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Ball State | Michael Sass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart (PF), Benjamin Cai (C) Gary Singer, John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Marcus Walker (C) Ronald Wood, Chris Miller | |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Jenkins | 61-69 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jon Jones (PF) Jeremy Stuart | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Hart (SF) Blaine O'Banner | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Thomas Partee is fouled on the floor by Kristopher Bostwick - foul #2 on Kristopher Bostwick, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Thomas Partee makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Thomas Partee makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by David Murphy - foul #3 on David Murphy, team foul #10 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Singer (SG) Thomas Partee | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 01:59 | Ball State | Marcus Walker steals it from Gary Singer | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 63-71 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | Jon Jones pulls down the rebound | 63-71 |
| 01:24 | Ball State | Michael Sass clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 63-71 |
| 01:23 | Ball State | Michael Sass misses the tip | 63-71 |
| 01:22 | Ball State | Michael Sass snags the offensive board | 63-71 |
| 01:12 | Ball State | The short jumper by Gary Singer is denied by Marcus Walker | 63-71 |
| 01:10 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker gets the rebound | 63-71 |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 63-74 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Michael Sass snags the offensive board | 63-74 |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Michael Sass knocks in the runner in the paint set up by David Murphy | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | David Murphy is called for the reach on Robert Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Murphy, team foul #11 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chris Miller (PF) Adolfo Costa | |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Jon Jones comes up short on the floater from the right block | 65-76 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart pulls down the rebound | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 65-76 |
| 00:13 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Benjamin Cai | 65-76 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | Michael Sass comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-76 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller grabs the board | 65-76 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick runs out the clock | 65-76 |