| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Wilson Dale (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbert Konwinski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Norman Robinson (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Michael Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernie Mauk (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Singer (fresh) 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Benjamin Cai (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Norman Robinson inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Western Michigan | Jon Jones picks off the pass by Wilbert Konwinski | 34-36 |
| 19:49 | Ball State | Gary Singer is fouled in the backcourt by Wilbert Konwinski - foul #1 on Wilbert Konwinski, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 19:36 | Ball State | David Murphy misses short on a floater from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 19:34 | Ball State | Jon Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 19:21 | Ball State | Michael Sass is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Sass, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 19:06 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 19:04 | Ball State | Jon Jones gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:57 | Ball State | Michael Sass connects on the open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Murphy | 34-38 |
| 18:48 | Western Michigan | Michael Bush misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Benjamin Cai - foul #2 on Benjamin Cai, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| 18:48 | Western Michigan | Michael Bush misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:48 | Western Michigan | Michael Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 18:46 | Ball State | Norman Robinson is called for the reach on Michael Sass in the backcourt - foul #3 on Norman Robinson, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Grant Brown (SF) Norman Robinson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 18:39 | Ball State | Gary Singer scores on a runner in the paint | 35-40 |
| 18:23 | Western Michigan | Michael Bush's pass is intercepted by Jon Jones | 35-40 |
| 18:09 | Ball State | The short jumper by Jon Jones is denied by Grant Brown | 35-40 |
| 18:07 | Ball State | Michael Sass grabs the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Gary Singer buries a 3 from the right corner set up by David Murphy | 35-43 |
| 17:33 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-43 |
| 17:31 | Western Michigan | Michael Bush grabs the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 17:15 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk is fouled on the floor by Michael Sass - foul #2 on Michael Sass, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson (PG), James King (SG), Sean Hiers (SF), William Ogden (PF), Floyd Tipton (C) Wilson Dale, Wilbert Konwinski, Grant Brown, Michael Bush, Bernie Mauk | |
| 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 | |
| 17:07 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton loses the ball out of bounds | 35-43 |
| 16:52 | Ball State | Sean Hiers takes the ball from Jeremy Stuart | 35-43 |
| 16:44 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 16:42 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers snags the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 16:31 | Western Michigan | James King hits a shot from the free throw line | 37-43 |
| 16:24 | Ball State | John Chamlee is open and buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Partee | 37-45 |
| 16:02 | Western Michigan | William Ogden connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Sean Hiers | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Eddie Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Hiers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Ogden (fresh) 3 pts. C - Floyd Tipton (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ted Downard (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Partee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeremy Stuart (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Prill (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Chamlee (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Ball State | Ted Downard can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Eddie Anderson - foul #2 on Eddie Anderson, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale (PG), Wilbert Konwinski (SG), Norman Robinson (SF), Kevin Ware (PF) Eddie Anderson, James King, Sean Hiers, William Ogden | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Murphy (PG), Michael Sass (SF) Jeremy Stuart, John Chamlee | |
| 15:45 | Ball State | Ted Downard misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 15:45 | Ball State | Ted Downard makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:33 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale is fouled on the floor by Thomas Partee - foul #1 on Thomas Partee, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Bush (PF) Floyd Tipton | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:18 | Western Michigan | Norman Robinson is hacked by Michael Sass - foul #3 on Michael Sass, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Byron Barnes (SG), Jon Jones (PF), Benjamin Cai (C) Ted Downard, Thomas Partee, Donald Prill | |
| 15:01 | Western Michigan | Norman Robinson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Wilson Dale and the foul's on Byron Barnes - foul #2 on Byron Barnes, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Singer (SG) Byron Barnes | |
| 15:01 | Western Michigan | Norman Robinson makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 14:43 | Ball State | Michael Sass misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 14:41 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai tips it but misses | 43-46 |
| 14:39 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 14:27 | Western Michigan | Michael Bush hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jon Jones - foul #2 on Jon Jones, team foul #7 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Grant Brown (PG), Floyd Tipton (C) Wilson Dale, Kevin Ware | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart (PF) Jon Jones | |
| 14:27 | Western Michigan | Michael Bush misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 14:27 | Western Michigan | Michael Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 14:14 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai is called for traveling | 44-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson (PG), William Ogden (PF) Norman Robinson, Michael Bush | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Chamlee (C) Benjamin Cai | |
| 13:52 | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Jeremy Stuart - foul #1 on Jeremy Stuart, team foul #8 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers (SF) Wilbert Konwinski | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (SG), Thomas Partee (SF) Gary Singer, Michael Sass | |
| 13:52 | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:52 | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:41 | Ball State | Ted Downard hits the finger roll | 46-48 |
| 13:34 | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 13:32 | Ball State | John Chamlee grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | David Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk (C) Floyd Tipton | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Prill (C) John Chamlee | |
| 13:17 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Partee - foul #2 on Thomas Partee, team foul #9 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale (PG) Eddie Anderson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Byron Barnes (SF) David Murphy | |
| 13:17 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:17 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:15 | Ball State | Thomas Partee is hacked by Grant Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Grant Brown, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Norman Robinson (SF), Kevin Ware (PF) Sean Hiers, William Ogden | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:05 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 47-48 |
| 13:04 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 13:00 | Western Michigan | Grant Brown buries a shot from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 12:44 | Ball State | The short jumper by Byron Barnes is denied by Kevin Ware | 49-48 |
| 12:43 | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 12:21 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 12:19 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk tips it but misses | 49-48 |
| 12:18 | Ball State | Thomas Partee grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 12:06 | Ball State | Thomas Partee is hacked by Grant Brown - foul #2 on Grant Brown, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson (PG), Wilbert Konwinski (SG), Sean Hiers (SF), William Ogden (PF), Floyd Tipton (C) Wilson Dale, Grant Brown, Norman Robinson, Kevin Ware, Bernie Mauk | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Murphy (PG), Gary Singer (SG), Michael Sass (SF), Jon Jones (PF), John Chamlee (C) Ted Downard, Thomas Partee, Byron Barnes, Jeremy Stuart, Donald Prill | |
| 11:44 | Ball State | Wilbert Konwinski is called for the reach on Michael Sass - foul #2 on Wilbert Konwinski, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Eddie Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbert Konwinski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sean Hiers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Ogden (fresh) 3 pts. C - Floyd Tipton (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Singer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jon Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Chamlee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Ball State | Michael Sass makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gary Singer | 49-51 |
| 11:15 | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-51 |
| 11:13 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers gets the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 10:55 | Western Michigan | John Chamlee denies the turnaround by Wilbert Konwinski | 49-51 |
| 10:53 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski tips it in | 51-51 |
| 10:32 | Ball State | Michael Sass can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 10:31 | Western Michigan | William Ogden pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 10:17 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers's floater is tipped away by Jon Jones | 51-51 |
| 10:15 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers grabs the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 09:57 | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-51 |
| 09:55 | Ball State | John Chamlee pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 09:29 | Ball State | Michael Sass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale (PG), Grant Brown (SG), Norman Robinson (SF), Michael Bush (PF), Bernie Mauk (C) Eddie Anderson, Wilbert Konwinski, Sean Hiers, William Ogden, Floyd Tipton | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (PG), Thomas Partee (SG), Jeremy Stuart (SF), Donald Prill (PF), Benjamin Cai (C) David Murphy, Gary Singer, Michael Sass, Jon Jones, John Chamlee | |
| 09:10 | Western Michigan | Michael Bush dunks the ball on a nice dish by Norman Robinson | 53-51 |
| 09:07 | Ball State | Ted Downard is hacked by Grant Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Grant Brown, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| 09:07 | Ball State | Ted Downard makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:07 | Ball State | Ted Downard misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:07 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 08:44 | Western Michigan | Michael Bush's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Prill | 53-52 |
| 08:43 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk snags the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 08:28 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 53-52 |
| 08:27 | Western Michigan | Michael Bush hits the follow up shot | 55-52 |
| 08:07 | Ball State | Grant Brown is called for the reach on Jeremy Stuart - foul #4 on Grant Brown, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski (SG), Kevin Ware (C) Grant Brown, Bernie Mauk | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Murphy (PG), Michael Sass (SF) Ted Downard, Donald Prill | |
| 08:07 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:07 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:52 | Western Michigan | Michael Bush scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Wilson Dale | 57-54 |
| 07:32 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Wilson Dale - foul #2 on Wilson Dale, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson (PG) Wilson Dale | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (SG), Donald Prill (PF) Thomas Partee, Jeremy Stuart | |
| 07:32 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 07:32 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 07:32 | Western Michigan | Michael Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Eddie Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbert Konwinski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Norman Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Bush (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Ware (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ted Downard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Prill (fresh) 3 pts. C - Benjamin Cai (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 07:04 | Ball State | Michael Sass grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 07:02 | Ball State | Wilbert Konwinski picks off the pass by Ted Downard in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| 06:44 | Western Michigan | Michael Bush is hacked by Donald Prill - foul #1 on Donald Prill, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale (PG), Sean Hiers (SF), Bernie Mauk (C) Eddie Anderson, Norman Robinson, Kevin Ware | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Singer (SG), Jon Jones (PF) Ted Downard, Benjamin Cai | |
| 06:44 | Western Michigan | Michael Bush misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:44 | Western Michigan | Michael Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | David Murphy buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-57 |
| 06:14 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Jon Jones gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 06:08 | Ball State | Gary Singer hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Murphy | 58-59 |
| 05:53 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski loses the dribble to Michael Sass | 58-59 |
| 05:41 | Ball State | Michael Sass hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 05:40 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 05:16 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Murphy - foul #3 on David Murphy, team foul #11 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson (SG), Grant Brown (SF), William Ogden (PF), Floyd Tipton (C) Wilbert Konwinski, Sean Hiers, Michael Bush, Bernie Mauk | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (PG), Thomas Partee (SG), Byron Barnes (SF), Jeremy Stuart (PF), John Chamlee (C) David Murphy, Gary Singer, Michael Sass, Jon Jones, Donald Prill | |
| 05:16 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:16 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Thomas Partee snags the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 04:39 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the lane | 59-59 |
| 04:37 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Partee | 59-59 |
| 04:30 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-62 |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale's pass is intercepted by Ted Downard in the backcourt | 59-62 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Ted Downard hits the finger roll | 59-64 |
| 04:08 | Western Michigan | Grant Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Ted Downard scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Byron Barnes | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 59-67 |
| 03:37 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton hits the follow up shot | 61-67 |
| 03:35 | Ball State | John Chamlee is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Chamlee, team foul #12 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski (SG), Norman Robinson (SF), Kevin Ware (PF), Bernie Mauk (C) Wilson Dale, Grant Brown, William Ogden, Floyd Tipton | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Murphy (PG), Gary Singer (SG), Michael Sass (SF), Benjamin Cai (C) Ted Downard, Byron Barnes, Jeremy Stuart, John Chamlee | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Western Michigan | Norman Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Prill (PF) Thomas Partee | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Eddie Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbert Konwinski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Norman Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Ware (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bernie Mauk (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Singer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Prill (fresh) 3 pts. C - Benjamin Cai (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Ball State | Bernie Mauk is called for the reach on David Murphy - foul #2 on Bernie Mauk, team foul #10 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James King (PG) Eddie Anderson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:05 | Ball State | David Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 03:05 | Ball State | David Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Norman Robinson | 63-69 |
| 02:43 | Ball State | Michael Sass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-69 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jon Jones (PF) Benjamin Cai | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:40 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Grant Brown (PG), William Ogden (PF) James King, Kevin Ware | |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Cai (C) Donald Prill | |
| 02:25 | Western Michigan | Norman Robinson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Wilbert Konwinski | 66-69 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-69 |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | William Ogden pulls down the rebound | 66-69 |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale (PG), Michael Bush (PF) Grant Brown, William Ogden | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 01:32 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski buries a shot from the baseline set up by Wilson Dale | 68-69 |
| 01:21 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai can't finish the layup | 68-69 |
| 01:20 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk snags the defensive board | 68-69 |
| 00:56 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jon Jones - foul #3 on Jon Jones, team foul #13 | 68-69 |
| 00:56 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:56 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:56 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Gary Singer hits a wide open jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Wilson Dale - foul #3 on Wilson Dale, team foul #11 | 69-71 |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Gary Singer makes the free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:17 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale is whistled for a carry | 69-72 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart (PF) Jon Jones | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart is fouled in the backcourt by Wilson Dale - foul #4 on Wilson Dale, team foul #12 | 69-72 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Bush | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Western Michigan | Michael Bush scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Wilson Dale | 72-73 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | Wilson Dale is called for the reach on Michael Sass in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wilson Dale, team foul #13 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Grant Brown (PG) Wilson Dale | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jon Jones (PF) Jeremy Stuart | |
| 00:07 | Ball State | Michael Sass makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | Michael Sass makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Western Michigan | Norman Robinson misses the 3 from straight away | 72-75 |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Michael Bush grabs the offensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | The clock runs out | 72-75 |