| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Chumbley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Duane Howard (fresh) 4 reb. C - Sean Laubach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Traynor (fresh) C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley is hacked by Donald Cooley - foul #1 on Donald Cooley, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 19:26 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-26 |
| 19:25 | Ball State | Richard Traynor snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | Neil Gill buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Cecil Shelley | 32-29 |
| 18:52 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 18:51 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Randy Nix is hacked by John Chumbley - foul #3 on John Chumbley, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 18:20 | Ball State | Randy Nix can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 18:18 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 18:00 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 17:58 | Ball State | Richard Traynor snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 17:54 | Ball State | Donald Cooley knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Randy Nix | 32-31 |
| 17:26 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity loses the ball out of bounds | 32-31 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | Neil Gill hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Donald Cooley | 32-34 |
| 16:44 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-34 |
| 16:42 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 16:27 | Ball State | Richard Traynor dunks the ball on a great pass from Neil Gill and he's hacked by Jake McCaffity - foul #4 on Jake McCaffity, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (PG), Coy Schooley (PF) Jake McCaffity, Duane Howard | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG) Donald Cooley | |
| 16:27 | Ball State | Richard Traynor misses the free throw | 32-36 |
| 16:27 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Sean Laubach | 32-36 |
| 16:12 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago buries a shot from the right side set up by John Chumbley and he's hacked by Ernest Conner - foul #1 on Ernest Conner, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Phillips (PF) Richard Traynor | |
| 16:12 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 15:49 | Ball State | Ernest Conner misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Sean Laubach - foul #1 on Sean Laubach, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roy Dixon (SG), Adam Pender (SF), James Swims (C) John Chumbley, Nicholas Barrett, Sean Laubach | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:49 | Ball State | Ernest Conner makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:49 | Ball State | Ernest Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:49 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Miguel Santiago (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Roy Dixon (fresh) SF - Adam Pender (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Coy Schooley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Swims (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Phillips (fresh) C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-37 |
| 15:22 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Swims - foul #1 on James Swims, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Todd Parker (SF), Hubert Stephens (PF) Ernest Conner, Randy Nix, Neil Gill | |
| 15:22 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 15:22 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 15:06 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley's pass is intercepted by Cecil Shelley | 35-39 |
| 14:50 | Ball State | Donald Cooley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Parker | 35-42 |
| 14:35 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 14:34 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 14:30 | Ball State | Todd Parker hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Hubert Stephens | 35-45 |
| 14:08 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago is fouled on the floor by Donald Cooley - foul #2 on Donald Cooley, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Chumbley (SG), Nicholas Barrett (SF), Duane Howard (PF), Sean Laubach (C) Roy Dixon, Adam Pender, Coy Schooley, James Swims | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (SG), Neil Gill (SF), Richard Traynor (PF) David Phillips, Todd Parker, Cecil Shelley | |
| 13:50 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 13:49 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 13:25 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley loses the dribble to Donald Cooley | 35-45 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | Richard Traynor can't finish the layup | 35-45 |
| 13:10 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 12:50 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 12:31 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 12:30 | Ball State | Neil Gill gets the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 12:09 | Ball State | Randy Nix hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 12:07 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Sean Laubach | 38-45 |
| 11:52 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Nicholas Barrett | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Miguel Santiago (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Chumbley (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Duane Howard (fresh) 6 reb. C - Sean Laubach (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Traynor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hubert Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Ball State | Richard Traynor hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Donald Cooley | 41-47 |
| 11:05 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Miguel Santiago | 44-47 |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens clanks a jumper from the right side | 44-47 |
| 10:55 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 10:31 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-47 |
| 10:29 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 10:14 | Ball State | Neil Gill steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (PG), Roy Dixon (SG), Adam Pender (SF), Coy Schooley (PF) Miguel Santiago, John Chumbley, Nicholas Barrett, Duane Howard | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), David Phillips (SG), Todd Parker (SF), Blake Ratcliff (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Donald Cooley, Randy Nix, Neil Gill, Richard Traynor, Hubert Stephens | |
| 09:49 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 09:48 | Ball State | The rebound goes to David Phillips | 44-47 |
| 09:31 | Ball State | Coy Schooley picks off the pass by Cecil Shelley | 44-47 |
| 09:02 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-47 |
| 09:00 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach grabs the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:38 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 08:31 | Ball State | Todd Parker drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Conner | 47-50 |
| 08:12 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-50 |
| 08:10 | Western Michigan | Roy Dixon grabs the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 07:55 | Western Michigan | Todd Parker steals the ball from Jake McCaffity | 47-50 |
| 07:50 | Ball State | Ernest Conner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Todd Parker | 47-52 |
| 07:32 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 07:30 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley gets the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roy Dixon (fresh) SF - Adam Pender (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Coy Schooley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Laubach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Todd Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Western Michigan | Blake Ratcliff swats the short shot by Coy Schooley | 47-52 |
| 07:02 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 06:45 | Ball State | Roy Dixon is called for the reach on David Phillips - foul #1 on Roy Dixon, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Chumbley (SG), Nicholas Barrett (SF), Duane Howard (PF) Roy Dixon, Adam Pender, Sean Laubach | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Randy Nix (SG), Neil Gill (SF), Richard Traynor (PF) Ernest Conner, David Phillips, Todd Parker, Blake Ratcliff | |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Neil Gill comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-52 |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Neil Gill tips it home | 47-54 |
| 06:07 | Western Michigan | Randy Nix is called for the reach on John Chumbley - foul #2 on Randy Nix, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| 05:45 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 05:22 | Ball State | Donald Cooley is hacked by John Chumbley - foul #4 on John Chumbley, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (PG), James Swims (C) Jake McCaffity, Coy Schooley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Hubert Stephens (C) Cecil Shelley | |
| 05:06 | Ball State | Richard Traynor clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 05:04 | Western Michigan | James Swims grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 04:39 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Miguel Santiago | 53-54 |
| 04:20 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Randy Nix | 53-56 |
| 03:53 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Richard Traynor | 53-56 |
| 03:47 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 03:46 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses the tip | 53-56 |
| 03:44 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 03:44 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (PG), Sean Laubach (C) Miguel Santiago, James Swims | |
| Subs | Ball State | Cecil Shelley (C) Hubert Stephens | |
| 03:27 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 03:26 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Chumbley (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Duane Howard (fresh) 7 reb. C - Sean Laubach (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Traynor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Ball State | Jake McCaffity steals the ball from Richard Traynor | 53-56 |
| 03:13 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity lays it up and in | 55-56 |
| 02:55 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 02:53 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Nicholas Barrett | 55-56 |
| 02:37 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jake McCaffity | 58-56 |
| 02:33 | Ball State | Donald Cooley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 58-56 |
| 02:32 | Ball State | Neil Gill grabs the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 02:18 | Ball State | Richard Traynor misses the fadeaway from the right block | 58-56 |
| 02:16 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley hits the follow up shot | 58-58 |
| 02:11 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Neil Gill | 58-58 |
| 02:07 | Ball State | Donald Cooley is hacked by Jake McCaffity in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jake McCaffity, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (PG) Jake McCaffity | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:07 | Ball State | Donald Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:07 | Ball State | Donald Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:47 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Neil Gill is hacked by Nicholas Barrett - foul #2 on Nicholas Barrett, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Neil Gill misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:34 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Duane Howard | 60-60 |
| 01:11 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-60 |
| 01:10 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago gets the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 00:50 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 00:48 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard misses the tip | 60-60 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Neil Gill pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Randy Nix comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Sean Laubach - foul #2 on Sean Laubach, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:24 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 00:15 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Traynor | 60-61 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Randy Nix grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Randy Nix is hacked by John Chumbley in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Chumbley, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roy Dixon (SG) John Chumbley | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:11 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Neil Gill snags the defensive board | 60-63 |