| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) SF - John Gustafson (fresh) PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) C - Morgan Todd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Stephen Webb | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Ball State | Terry Humphery clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Clyde Josephson - foul #1 on Clyde Josephson, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Ball State | Terry Humphery makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:27 | Ball State | Terry Humphery makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:06 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Webb | 2-6 |
| 18:50 | Ball State | Clyde Josephson steals the ball from Christopher Louis | 2-6 |
| 18:35 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson buries a jumpshot from the left side | 2-8 |
| 18:26 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson's layup is rejected by Stephen Webb | 2-8 |
| 18:24 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 18:17 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-8 |
| 17:55 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses the floater from just outside the lane | 2-8 |
| 17:54 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 17:40 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Webb | 2-11 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Clyde Josephson is called for the reach on John Gustafson - foul #2 on Clyde Josephson, team foul #2 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (SG), James Tamez (PF), Matthew Howard (C) Clyde Josephson, Douglas Rickard, Morgan Todd | |
| 17:06 | Ball State | Christopher Louis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns (SF) Stephen Webb | |
| 16:53 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Bethea | 2-14 |
| 16:33 | Ball State | John Gustafson lays it up and in set up by Christopher Louis | 4-14 |
| 16:19 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Antoine Langley | 4-16 |
| 16:03 | Ball State | Terry Humphery hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Louis | 6-16 |
| 15:53 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley is hacked by Ronnie Kosakowski - foul #1 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #1 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Wayne Middleton (SG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Eric Williams (PF), Gary Tunstall (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Terry Humphery, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza (SG), Stephen Webb (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF), Morgan Todd (C) Antoine Langley, Bobbie Johns, James Tamez, Matthew Howard | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Darrell Brown (fresh) SG - Wayne Middleton (fresh) SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) PF - Eric Williams (fresh) C - Gary Tunstall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Cardoza (fresh) SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) C - Morgan Todd (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd lays it up and in set up by Dennis Bethea | 6-18 |
| 15:21 | Ball State | Eric Williams comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 6-18 |
| 15:20 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza gets the rebound | 6-18 |
| 15:05 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-18 |
| 15:03 | Ball State | Eric Williams snags the defensive board | 6-18 |
| 14:54 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall is fouled on the floor by Morgan Todd - foul #1 on Morgan Todd, team foul #3 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terry Humphery (PF) Wayne Middleton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:45 | Ball State | Eric Williams is denied on a layup by Morgan Todd | 6-18 |
| 14:43 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall hits the follow up shot | 8-18 |
| 14:20 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-18 |
| 14:19 | Ball State | Darrell Brown snags the defensive board | 8-18 |
| 14:05 | Ball State | Terry Humphery comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-18 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall misses the tip | 8-18 |
| 14:03 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard grabs the defensive rebound | 8-18 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Cardoza | 8-21 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | Terry Humphery misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 8-21 |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 8-21 |
| 13:22 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd is whistled for a carry | 8-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Christopher Louis (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Darrell Brown, Douglas Mauriello, Gary Tunstall, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Alfred Noel (SG), Bobbie Johns (SF), James Tamez (PF), Matthew Howard (C) Dennis Bethea, Randy Cardoza, Stephen Webb, Douglas Rickard, Morgan Todd | |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson is fouled on the floor by Antoine Langley - foul #1 on Antoine Langley, team foul #4 | 8-21 |
| 12:53 | Ball State | Christopher Louis makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Ronnie Kosakowski | 10-21 |
| 12:42 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 10-21 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez hits the follow up shot | 10-23 |
| 12:25 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-23 |
| 12:23 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley snags the defensive board | 10-23 |
| 12:06 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bobbie Johns | 10-25 |
| 11:48 | Ball State | John Gustafson blows the layup | 10-25 |
| 11:46 | Ball State | John Gustafson gets the offensive rebound | 10-25 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Humphery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Noel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobbie Johns (fresh) PF - James Tamez (fresh) 4 pts. C - Matthew Howard (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Louis | 13-25 |
| 11:02 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Antoine Langley | 13-28 |
| 10:47 | Ball State | John Gustafson is fouled on the floor by Bobbie Johns - foul #1 on Bobbie Johns, team foul #5 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Eric Williams (PF) Ronnie Kosakowski, Terry Humphery | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (SG), Stephen Webb (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF), Morgan Todd (C) Alfred Noel, Bobbie Johns, James Tamez, Matthew Howard | |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson is hacked by Morgan Todd - foul #2 on Morgan Todd, team foul #6 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello (SF), Gary Tunstall (C) John Gustafson, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard (C) Morgan Todd | |
| 10:27 | Ball State | Dennis Bethea steps in front of the Christopher Louis pass | 13-28 |
| 10:11 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard misses long on a jumper from the right side | 13-28 |
| 10:09 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard hits the follow up shot | 13-30 |
| 09:53 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall clanks a 3 from the left wing | 13-30 |
| 09:51 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley grabs the defensive rebound | 13-30 |
| 09:37 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea travels with the ball | 13-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Christopher Louis, Gary Tunstall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza (SG), Bobbie Johns (C) Antoine Langley, Matthew Howard | |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG) Darrell Brown | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez (C) Bobbie Johns | |
| 08:54 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea clanks a 3 from straight away | 13-30 |
| 08:53 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Eric Williams | 13-30 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | John Gustafson double dribbles | 13-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terry Humphery (PF) Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG) Randy Cardoza | |
| 08:13 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 13-30 |
| 08:12 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard hits the follow up shot | 13-32 |
| 07:50 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson misses the 3 from the left wing | 13-32 |
| 07:49 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard grabs the defensive rebound | 13-32 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) SF - John Gustafson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Bethea (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Tamez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Terry Humphery - foul #1 on Terry Humphery, team foul #2 | 13-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Christopher Louis (SG), Gary Tunstall (SF), Eric Williams (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Douglas Mauriello, John Gustafson, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza (SG), Bobbie Johns (SF), Matthew Howard (C) Dennis Bethea, Stephen Webb, James Tamez | |
| 07:31 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard misses the 1st free throw | 13-32 |
| 07:31 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard makes the 2nd free throw | 13-33 |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-33 |
| 07:21 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard grabs the board | 13-33 |
| 07:14 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Antoine Langley | 13-35 |
| 06:56 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall makes the 3 from the right corner | 16-35 |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Tunstall steps in front of the Matthew Howard pass | 16-35 |
| 06:20 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 16-35 |
| 06:19 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Douglas Rickard | 16-35 |
| 05:55 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses short on a jumper from the left side | 16-35 |
| 05:53 | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns hits the follow up shot | 16-37 |
| 05:40 | Ball State | Christopher Louis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 16-37 |
| 05:39 | Ball State | Eric Williams tips it but misses | 16-37 |
| 05:38 | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns grabs the board | 16-37 |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Christopher Louis - foul #1 on Christopher Louis, team foul #3 | 16-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), John Gustafson (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Darrell Brown, Terry Humphery, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG), Stephen Webb (SF), James Tamez (C) Antoine Langley, Bobbie Johns, Matthew Howard | |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard makes the 1st free throw | 16-38 |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard makes the 2nd free throw | 16-39 |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 16-39 |
| 05:11 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall tips it home | 18-39 |
| 04:54 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Johnson swats the layup by Stephen Webb | 18-39 |
| 04:53 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson gets the rebound | 18-39 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | James Tamez picks off the pass by Ronnie Kosakowski | 18-39 |
| 04:17 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Bethea and he's hacked by Gary Tunstall - foul #1 on Gary Tunstall, team foul #4 | 18-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello (SG), Terry Humphery (PF) Christopher Louis, Gary Tunstall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel (SG), Matthew Howard (C) Randy Cardoza, Douglas Rickard | |
| 04:17 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb makes the free throw | 18-42 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-42 |
| 03:55 | Ball State | John Gustafson gets the offensive rebound | 18-42 |
| 03:40 | Ball State | John Gustafson is fouled on the floor by Dennis Bethea - foul #1 on Dennis Bethea, team foul #7 | 18-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Clyde Josephson (SG), Bobbie Johns (PF), Morgan Todd (C) Dennis Bethea, Alfred Noel, James Tamez, Matthew Howard | |
| 03:40 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the 1st free throw | 19-42 |
| 03:40 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-42 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobbie Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Morgan Todd (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-42 |
| 03:23 | Ball State | Terry Humphery grabs the defensive rebound | 20-42 |
| 03:04 | Ball State | Morgan Todd steals the ball from Stephen Johnson | 20-42 |
| 02:44 | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Bobbie Johns, team foul #8 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Christopher Louis (SG), Eric Williams (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, John Gustafson, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:24 | Ball State | Morgan Todd blocks the short jumper by Christopher Louis | 20-42 |
| 02:22 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb pulls down the rebound | 20-42 |
| 02:03 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-42 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Eric Williams grabs the board | 20-42 |
| 01:47 | Ball State | Eric Williams banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher Louis and the foul's on Bobbie Johns - foul #3 on Bobbie Johns, team foul #9 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Tunstall (C) Terry Humphery | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza (SF), James Tamez (PF) Stephen Webb, Bobbie Johns | |
| 01:47 | Ball State | Eric Williams makes the free throw | 23-42 |
| 01:44 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley is hacked by Darrell Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darrell Brown, team foul #5 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF) Douglas Mauriello | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:29 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-42 |
| 01:28 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall snags the defensive board | 23-42 |
| 01:06 | Ball State | Darrell Brown misses the 3 from the left corner | 23-42 |
| 01:05 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall gets the offensive rebound | 23-42 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Christopher Louis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-42 |
| 00:53 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Morgan Todd | 23-42 |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SG), Terry Humphery (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Darrell Brown, Christopher Louis, Eric Williams, Gary Tunstall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG), Stephen Webb (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF), Matthew Howard (C) Antoine Langley, Clyde Josephson, James Tamez, Morgan Todd | |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Douglas Rickard steals it from Terry Humphery | 23-42 |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Bethea | 23-45 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-45 |