| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Lane (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Barry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Smiley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hubert Hines (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mark McKinley (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Willie Dougherty (fresh) 7 pts. C - Douglas Dotson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Mark McKinley inbounds the ball | 32-23 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Ball State | Mark McKinley buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 19:11 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Barry | 34-26 |
| 18:48 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gerard Stansbury | 34-28 |
| 18:30 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley lays it in | 36-28 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Hubert Hines splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 18:06 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 17:50 | Central Michigan | John Lane knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gilbert McIver and he's fouled by Hubert Hines - foul #3 on Hubert Hines, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tony Davis (C) Justin Smiley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mohammad Scott (SG), Jeffrey Lee (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Hubert Hines, Willie Dougherty, Douglas Dotson | |
| 17:50 | Central Michigan | John Lane makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 17:28 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury is hacked by John Lane - foul #1 on John Lane, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (SG) John Lane | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SF) Mark McKinley | |
| 17:14 | Ball State | Daniel Travis buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gerard Stansbury | 39-31 |
| 16:58 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Mohammad Scott - foul #1 on Mohammad Scott, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| 16:58 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 16:58 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 16:45 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence (SF) Michael Barry | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Dotson (C) Jamie Pyatt | |
| 16:35 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Benjamin Homan | 43-31 |
| 16:17 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 16:15 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| 15:59 | Central Michigan | Douglas Dotson picks off the pass by Paul Lawrence | 43-31 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Homan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cody Belcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mohammad Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Travis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Dotson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Daniel Travis double dribbles | 43-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Lane (SG), Justin Smiley (C) Benjamin Homan, Tony Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Hubert Hines (SG), Mark McKinley (SF) Mohammad Scott, Daniel Travis | |
| 15:25 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver hits the finger roll | 45-31 |
| 15:01 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee clanks a runner from close range | 45-31 |
| 14:59 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee tips it back up and in | 45-33 |
| 14:39 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Lee - foul #3 on Jeffrey Lee, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (PG), Michael Barry (SF), John Robbins (PF) Gilbert McIver, Paul Lawrence, Cody Belcher | |
| Subs | Ball State | Willie Dougherty (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Jeffrey Lee, Douglas Dotson | |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Benjamin Homan | 47-33 |
| 14:09 | Ball State | Mark McKinley clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 14:08 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt gets the offensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 13:48 | Ball State | Hubert Hines works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-33 |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry pulls down the rebound | 47-33 |
| 13:31 | Central Michigan | John Lane comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-33 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt pulls down the rebound | 47-33 |
| 13:25 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Mark McKinley | 47-35 |
| 12:59 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry misses the lay-in | 47-35 |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry gets the offensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Benjamin Homan | 49-35 |
| 12:42 | Ball State | Benjamin Homan steals it from Hubert Hines | 49-35 |
| 12:29 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-35 |
| 12:28 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley hits the follow up shot | 51-35 |
| 12:23 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 12:21 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 51-35 |
| 12:17 | Central Michigan | John Lane buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Robbins | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 12:00 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the right block | 53-35 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan gets the rebound | 53-35 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Benjamin Homan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - John Lane (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Barry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Robbins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Smiley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hubert Hines (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark McKinley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Willie Dougherty (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Jamie Pyatt (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry drills a turnaround in the lane | 55-35 |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Mark McKinley makes the contested 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Hubert Hines | 55-38 |
| 11:13 | Central Michigan | Jamie Pyatt is called for the reach on John Lane - foul #1 on Jamie Pyatt, team foul #4 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), Harold Beasley (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), Cody Belcher (PF), Tony Davis (C) Benjamin Homan, John Lane, Michael Barry, John Robbins, Justin Smiley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mohammad Scott (SG), Daniel Travis (SF), Jeffrey Lee (PF), Douglas Dotson (C) Hubert Hines, Mark McKinley, Willie Dougherty, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 10:56 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence loses the dribble to Daniel Travis | 55-38 |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Daniel Travis misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-38 |
| 10:35 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Cody Belcher | 55-38 |
| 10:18 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-38 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-38 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 09:57 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-38 |
| 09:56 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher grabs the defensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 09:37 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses the floater from the free throw line | 57-38 |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher gets the offensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 09:25 | Central Michigan | Gerard Stansbury takes the ball from Gilbert McIver | 57-38 |
| 09:20 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury lays it in | 57-40 |
| 09:03 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher can't connect on a shot from the right block | 57-40 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson gets the rebound | 57-40 |
| 08:52 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-40 |
| 08:51 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Lee | 57-40 |
| 08:46 | Ball State | Daniel Travis misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 57-40 |
| 08:44 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Mohammad Scott | 57-40 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harold Beasley - foul #2 on Harold Beasley, team foul #2 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (SG), Michael Barry (SF), Wekesa Suleiman (C) Harold Beasley, Paul Lawrence, Tony Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Hubert Hines (PG), Mark McKinley (SF), Glen Gilliam (PF) Gerard Stansbury, Daniel Travis, Jeffrey Lee | |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 08:26 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 08:12 | Central Michigan | Douglas Dotson swats the short shot by Gilbert McIver | 57-41 |
| 08:10 | Ball State | Mark McKinley grabs the board | 57-41 |
| 08:05 | Ball State | Glen Gilliam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG) Mohammad Scott | |
| 07:41 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan's pass is intercepted by Gerard Stansbury | 57-41 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Homan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Michael Barry (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cody Belcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Wekesa Suleiman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hubert Hines (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark McKinley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Glen Gilliam (fresh) 3 pf. C - Douglas Dotson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Ball State | Mark McKinley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 07:24 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| 07:15 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-41 |
| 07:09 | Ball State | Mark McKinley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-41 |
| 07:07 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Glen Gilliam | 60-41 |
| 06:43 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson lays it in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Mark McKinley | 60-43 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher misses long on an open jump hook from the left block | 60-43 |
| 06:20 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman snags the offensive board | 60-43 |
| 06:08 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman is fouled on the floor by Douglas Dotson - foul #3 on Douglas Dotson, team foul #5 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Lane (SG), Tony Davis (PF), Justin Smiley (C) Gilbert McIver, Cody Belcher, Wekesa Suleiman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee (PG), Willie Dougherty (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Gerard Stansbury, Glen Gilliam, Douglas Dotson | |
| 05:56 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley misses the turnaround in the paint | 60-43 |
| 05:55 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt pulls down the rebound | 60-43 |
| 05:50 | Ball State | Mark McKinley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (PG) Benjamin Homan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG) Hubert Hines | |
| 05:32 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side | 60-43 |
| 05:31 | Ball State | Daniel Travis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 05:08 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tony Davis - foul #2 on Tony Davis, team foul #3 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence (SF) Michael Barry | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mohammad Scott (SG) Mark McKinley | |
| 05:08 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 05:08 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty misses the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| 04:56 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley connects on the runner from the right block | 62-44 |
| 04:46 | Ball State | John Lane is called for the reach on Mohammad Scott - foul #2 on John Lane, team foul #4 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (PG), Harold Beasley (SG), Wekesa Suleiman (C) Ronnie Herren, John Lane, Justin Smiley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Glen Gilliam (PF) Willie Dougherty | |
| 04:31 | Ball State | The jumper by Jeffrey Lee is denied by Paul Lawrence | 62-44 |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 04:25 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence misses the easy layup | 62-44 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Glen Gilliam pulls down the rebound | 62-44 |
| 04:19 | Ball State | Daniel Travis makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Mohammad Scott | 62-47 |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence can't throw it down | 62-47 |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley grabs the offensive board | 62-47 |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-47 |
| 03:52 | Ball State | Daniel Travis gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:47 | Ball State | Daniel Travis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-47 |
| 03:46 | Ball State | Daniel Travis grabs the offensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 03:36 | Ball State | Daniel Travis is hacked by Benjamin Homan - foul #1 on Benjamin Homan, team foul #5 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Robbins (PF) Tony Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Benjamin Homan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Harold Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wekesa Suleiman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SG - Mohammad Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Travis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glen Gilliam (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jamie Pyatt (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Ball State | Daniel Travis hits a 3 from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 03:23 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), John Lane (SG), Michael Barry (SF), Cody Belcher (PF), Justin Smiley (C) Benjamin Homan, Harold Beasley, Paul Lawrence, John Robbins, Wekesa Suleiman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Hubert Hines (PG), Mark McKinley (SF), Willie Dougherty (PF), Douglas Dotson (C) Jeffrey Lee, Daniel Travis, Glen Gilliam, Jamie Pyatt | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 03:04 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher lays it in | 64-50 |
| 03:00 | Ball State | Hubert Hines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (PG), Harold Beasley (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), Tony Davis (PF), Wekesa Suleiman (C) Gilbert McIver, John Lane, Michael Barry, Cody Belcher, Justin Smiley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee (PG), Daniel Travis (SF), Glen Gilliam (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Hubert Hines, Mark McKinley, Willie Dougherty, Douglas Dotson | |
| 02:41 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman misses the jumpshot from the left side | 64-50 |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| 02:18 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott connects on the jumper from the right side | 64-52 |
| 01:51 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan hits a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Jeffrey Lee - foul #4 on Jeffrey Lee, team foul #6 | 66-52 |
| 01:51 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan misses the free throw | 66-52 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jamie Pyatt | 66-52 |
| 01:38 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-52 |
| 01:37 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman grabs the board | 66-52 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 01:20 | Ball State | Daniel Travis snags the defensive board | 66-52 |
| 01:14 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Lee | 66-55 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-55 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Glen Gilliam gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central 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 halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Lee takes the ball from Wekesa Suleiman | 66-55 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-55 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan runs out the clock | 66-55 |