| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Blake Lundberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Rodgers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eugene Corey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffry Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Singer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jon Jones (fresh) 5 pts. C - Benjamin Cai (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Michael Sass inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Daniel Rodgers steps in front of the Michael Sass pass | 27-28 |
| 19:36 | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Rodgers | 29-28 |
| 19:16 | Ball State | Gary Singer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 18:55 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Corey | 29-28 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Johnson | 32-28 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | Gary Singer comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 32-28 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 18:09 | Ball State | Gary Singer snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 18:04 | Ball State | Gary Singer is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gary Singer, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffry Drozd misses long on a jumper in the lane | 32-28 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson grabs the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 17:30 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Blake Lundberg | 34-28 |
| 17:20 | Ball State | Daniel Rodgers is called for the reach on David Murphy - foul #1 on Daniel Rodgers, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Partee (PF), John Chamlee (C) Jon Jones, Benjamin Cai | |
| 17:00 | Ball State | John Chamlee clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-28 |
| 16:58 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Eugene Corey | 34-28 |
| 16:52 | Eastern Michigan | John Chamlee steals it from Daniel Rodgers | 34-28 |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Michael Sass hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Marten (PG), Robert Marshall (SF), Jerome Dickey (PF), Mark Millard (C) Blake Lundberg, James Johnson, Eugene Corey, Jeffry Drozd | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart (PF) Gary Singer | |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Michael Sass makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Michael Sass misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:26 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Millard grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Marten makes the floater from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 16:13 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Partee | 36-32 |
| 15:56 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Marshall | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Michael Marten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Rodgers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Dickey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Millard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Partee (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jeremy Stuart (fresh) 9 pts. C - John Chamlee (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Ball State | Michael Sass misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 15:28 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Mark Millard | 39-32 |
| 15:06 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Millard hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Jerome Dickey | 41-32 |
| 14:57 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Millard - foul #1 on Mark Millard, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta (PG), James Johnson (SF), Eugene Corey (PF) Michael Marten, Daniel Rodgers, Mark Millard | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (PG), Gary Singer (SG), Jon Jones (PF), Benjamin Cai (C) David Murphy, Thomas Partee, Michael Sass, John Chamlee | |
| 14:57 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:57 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:35 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson banks in the layup set up by Peter Decosta | 43-33 |
| 14:11 | Ball State | Jon Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 14:09 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai tips it back up and in | 43-35 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson's layup is rejected by Jon Jones | 43-35 |
| 13:50 | Ball State | Jon Jones grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 13:28 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai hits the follow up shot | 43-37 |
| 13:08 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey scores on a 3 from straight away | 46-37 |
| 12:40 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 12:39 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Marshall | 46-37 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 12:10 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Gary Singer misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Marshall - foul #1 on Robert Marshall, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers (SG), Eric Mundo (PF), Jeffry Drozd (C) Robert Marshall, Eugene Corey, Jerome Dickey | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Murphy (PG), Michael Sass (SF), Thomas Partee (PF), John Chamlee (C) Ted Downard, Jeremy Stuart, Jon Jones, Benjamin Cai | |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Gary Singer makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Gary Singer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Peter Decosta (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Rodgers (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Mundo (fresh) C - Jeffry Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Singer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Partee (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Chamlee (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Eastern Michigan | Eric Mundo buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jeffry Drozd | 48-39 |
| 11:22 | Ball State | Gary Singer misses badly on a floater from the right side | 48-39 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Jeffry Drozd | 48-39 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg (PG) Peter Decosta | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (SG) Gary Singer | |
| 10:46 | Ball State | Ted Downard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| 10:23 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffry Drozd knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 10:05 | Ball State | John Chamlee drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Partee | 51-42 |
| 09:44 | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 09:42 | Ball State | Michael Sass snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 09:21 | Ball State | Michael Sass makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ted Downard | 51-44 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffry Drozd misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Ted Downard - foul #1 on Ted Downard, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta (PG), Robert Marshall (SF), Eugene Corey (PF) Blake Lundberg, James Johnson, Eric Mundo | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Singer (SG), Jon Jones (PF), Benjamin Cai (C) Ted Downard, Thomas Partee, John Chamlee | |
| 09:01 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffry Drozd makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffry Drozd makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 08:39 | Ball State | David Murphy travels with the ball | 53-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey (C) Jeffry Drozd | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:20 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Cai is called for the reach on Robert Marshall - foul #2 on Benjamin Cai, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg (SG) Daniel Rodgers | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:05 | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg loses the ball out of bounds | 53-44 |
| 07:53 | Ball State | David Murphy makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Sass | 53-47 |
| 07:39 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Cai is called for the reach on Blake Lundberg - foul #3 on Benjamin Cai, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Partee (SF) Michael Sass | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Peter Decosta (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Blake Lundberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Corey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerome Dickey (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Singer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Partee (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jon Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Cai (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 55-47 |
| 07:14 | Ball State | Thomas Partee misses long on a jumper from the left side | 55-47 |
| 07:12 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-47 |
| 06:32 | Ball State | Peter Decosta is called for the reach on David Murphy - foul #4 on Peter Decosta, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers (SG), James Johnson (SF), Jeffry Drozd (C) Blake Lundberg, Robert Marshall, Jerome Dickey | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (PG), Michael Sass (SF), John Chamlee (C) David Murphy, Gary Singer, Benjamin Cai | |
| 06:15 | Ball State | Michael Sass comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #4 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart (PF) Jon Jones | |
| 06:15 | Ball State | Michael Sass misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 06:15 | Ball State | Michael Sass makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 05:59 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Chamlee | 58-48 |
| 05:40 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Eugene Corey - foul #3 on Eugene Corey, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Eric Mundo (PF) Eugene Corey | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:40 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart misses the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 05:40 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 05:28 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Johnson | 60-49 |
| 04:59 | Ball State | Michael Sass drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thomas Partee | 60-52 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Partee steals the ball from Jeffry Drozd | 60-52 |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Michael Sass misses the easy layup | 60-52 |
| 04:16 | Ball State | Michael Sass tips it back up and in | 60-54 |
| 03:53 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 03:52 | Ball State | Thomas Partee pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 03:52 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey (PF) Eric Mundo | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Murphy (PG), Gary Singer (SG), Jon Jones (PF), Benjamin Cai (C) Ted Downard, Thomas Partee, Jeremy Stuart, John Chamlee | |
| 03:42 | Ball State | James Johnson is called for the reach on Michael Sass - foul #5 on James Johnson, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall (SF) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:42 | Ball State | Michael Sass makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 03:42 | Ball State | Michael Sass makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Peter Decosta (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Rodgers (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Corey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffry Drozd (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Singer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jon Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Cai (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Sass blocks the jumper by Eugene Corey | 60-56 |
| 03:13 | Ball State | Jon Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Eugene Corey steps in front of the Michael Sass pass | 60-56 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffry Drozd clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 02:46 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta hits the follow up shot | 62-56 |
| 02:37 | Ball State | Michael Sass misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 02:35 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Jeffry Drozd | 62-56 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffry Drozd misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey tips it back up and in | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:51 | Ball State | David Murphy can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffry Drozd grabs the board | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffry Drozd tips it but misses | 64-56 |
| 01:26 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffry Drozd snags the offensive board | 64-56 |
| 01:12 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 00:56 | Ball State | Michael Sass blows the layup | 67-56 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffry Drozd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg (PG), Michael Marten (SG), Jerome Dickey (PF), Mark Millard (C) Peter Decosta, Daniel Rodgers, Eugene Corey, Jeffry Drozd | |
| 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 | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Ball State | Michael Marten is called for the reach on Thomas Partee - foul #1 on Michael Marten, team foul #9 | 67-56 |
| 00:29 | Ball State | Thomas Partee makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:29 | Ball State | Thomas Partee makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Marten is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Partee - foul #2 on Thomas Partee, team foul #5 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta (PG), Daniel Rodgers (SG), Eugene Corey (PF), Jeffry Drozd (C) Michael Marten, Robert Marshall, Jerome Dickey, Mark Millard | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Murphy (PG), Gary Singer (SG), Michael Sass (SF), Jon Jones (PF), Benjamin Cai (C) Ted Downard, Thomas Partee, Jeremy Stuart, Donald Prill, John Chamlee | |
| 00:25 | Eastern Michigan | David Murphy is called for the reach on Blake Lundberg - foul #3 on David Murphy, team foul #6 | 67-58 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Cai - foul #4 on Benjamin Cai, team foul #7 | 67-58 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Michael Sass buries a driving attempt near the basket | 69-60 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Singer is called for the reach on Daniel Rodgers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Singer, team foul #8 | 69-60 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Gary Singer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 71-60 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey grabs the board | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta runs out the clock | 71-60 |