| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fresh) SG - Hubert Hines (fresh) SF - Mark McKinley (fresh) PF - Willie Dougherty (fresh) C - Douglas Dotson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Troy Bourland (fresh) SG - Samuel Lewis (fresh) SF - Tyler Poling (fresh) PF - Jacob Fletcher (fresh) C - Bruce Harris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Ball State | Mark McKinley gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Ball State | Hubert Hines hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Gerard Stansbury and the foul's on Troy Bourland - foul #1 on Troy Bourland, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Ball State | Hubert Hines misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Jacob Fletcher | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Western Michigan | Troy Bourland is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | Mark McKinley grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Troy Bourland picks off the pass by Gerard Stansbury | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Ball State | Mark McKinley snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Ball State | Mark McKinley is fouled on the floor by Bruce Harris - foul #1 on Bruce Harris, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 17:40 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 17:39 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:20 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:18 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris tips it in | 2-2 |
| 17:15 | Ball State | Hubert Hines loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mohammad Scott (SG), Daniel Travis (SF), Jeffrey Lee (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Hubert Hines, Mark McKinley, Willie Dougherty, Douglas Dotson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg (PG), Sean Hsu (SG), Richard Chandler (SF), Brandon Wilkin (PF), Roger Bettencourt (C) Troy Bourland, Samuel Lewis, Tyler Poling, Jacob Fletcher, Bruce Harris | |
| 16:56 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerard Stansbury | 5-5 |
| 16:31 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler makes the jumper from the left side set up by Sean Hsu | 5-7 |
| 16:27 | Ball State | Daniel Travis misses long on a 3 from straight away | 5-7 |
| 16:26 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:08 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Mohammad Scott - foul #1 on Mohammad Scott, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Ball State | Hubert Hines (SG), Mark McKinley (SF), Glen Gilliam (C) Mohammad Scott, Daniel Travis, Jamie Pyatt | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison (SF), Jacob Fletcher (PF), Bruce Harris (C) Richard Chandler, Brandon Wilkin, Roger Bettencourt | |
| 16:08 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:08 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:08 | Ball State | Mark McKinley pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:05 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Hsu - foul #1 on Sean Hsu, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell (SG) Sean Hsu | |
| 15:50 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gerard Stansbury | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Hubert Hines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark McKinley (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Glen Gilliam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Stephen Massenberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leonard Schell (fresh) SF - Bobby Madison (fresh) PF - Jacob Fletcher (fairly fresh) C - Bruce Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Massenberg | 8-10 |
| 15:34 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Dotson (C) Jeffrey Lee | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Bourland (PG) Stephen Massenberg | |
| 15:28 | Western Michigan | Hubert Hines picks off the pass by Bobby Madison | 8-10 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury hits the finger roll on a great pass from Hubert Hines | 10-10 |
| 15:17 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bruce Harris | 10-12 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | Mark McKinley clanks a 3 from straight away | 10-12 |
| 14:56 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson grabs the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 14:38 | Ball State | Hubert Hines makes the wide open jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Mark McKinley | 12-12 |
| 14:10 | Western Michigan | Troy Bourland is hacked by Glen Gilliam - foul #1 on Glen Gilliam, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mohammad Scott (SG), Daniel Travis (SF), Jeffrey Lee (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Hubert Hines, Mark McKinley, Glen Gilliam, Douglas Dotson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg (PG), Samuel Lewis (SG), Richard Chandler (SF), Brandon Wilkin (PF), Roger Bettencourt (C) Troy Bourland, Leonard Schell, Bobby Madison, Jacob Fletcher, Bruce Harris | |
| 13:51 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Lee - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lee, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| 13:51 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:51 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:26 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Lee | 15-14 |
| 13:10 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Lee denies the turnaround by Samuel Lewis | 15-14 |
| 13:08 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury comes up short on the 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Roger Bettencourt - foul #1 on Roger Bettencourt, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark McKinley (SF), Douglas Dotson (C) Daniel Travis, Jamie Pyatt | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu (PG), Tyler Poling (SF), Bruce Harris (C) Stephen Massenberg, Richard Chandler, Roger Bettencourt | |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury makes the 3rd free throw | 17-14 |
| 12:51 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | Willie Dougherty (PF) Jeffrey Lee | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Bourland (PG) Samuel Lewis | |
| 12:28 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson blows the layup but the foul's on Brandon Wilkin - foul #1 on Brandon Wilkin, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | Hubert Hines (SG) Mohammad Scott | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 12:28 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 12:28 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Brandon Wilkin | 18-14 |
| 12:10 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 11:45 | Ball State | Mark McKinley can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 18-17 |
| 11:44 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hubert Hines (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark McKinley (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Willie Dougherty (fairly fresh) C - Douglas Dotson (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Troy Bourland (fairly fresh) SG - Sean Hsu (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Poling (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Brandon Wilkin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Harris (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-17 |
| 11:22 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin tips it but misses | 18-17 |
| 11:20 | Ball State | Hubert Hines pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 11:16 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-17 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee (PG), Daniel Travis (SG), Mohammad Scott (SF), Glen Gilliam (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Gerard Stansbury, Hubert Hines, Mark McKinley, Willie Dougherty, Douglas Dotson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg (PG), Samuel Lewis (SG), Bobby Madison (SF), Roger Bettencourt (PF), Richard Chandler (C) Troy Bourland, Sean Hsu, Tyler Poling, Brandon Wilkin, Bruce Harris | |
| 11:05 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison is hacked by Glen Gilliam - foul #2 on Glen Gilliam, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Ball State | Hubert Hines (PG) Glen Gilliam | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher (PF) Bobby Madison | |
| 10:51 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-20 |
| 10:38 | Ball State | Samuel Lewis steals it from Jeffrey Lee | 18-20 |
| 10:34 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-20 |
| 10:33 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher tips it in | 18-22 |
| 10:13 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott is whistled for traveling | 18-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG), Mark McKinley (SF), Douglas Dotson (C) Hubert Hines, Daniel Travis, Jamie Pyatt | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Bourland (PG), Leonard Schell (SG), Bobby Madison (SF), Bruce Harris (C) Stephen Massenberg, Samuel Lewis, Richard Chandler, Roger Bettencourt | |
| 09:56 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell misses the shot in the lane | 18-22 |
| 09:55 | Western Michigan | Troy Bourland snags the offensive board | 18-22 |
| 09:38 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 09:37 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris misses the tip | 18-22 |
| 09:36 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris tips it in | 18-24 |
| 09:33 | Ball State | Leonard Schell steps in front of the Mark McKinley pass in the backcourt | 18-24 |
| 09:32 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell can't finish the layup | 18-24 |
| 09:30 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Gerard Stansbury | 20-24 |
| 09:11 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Troy Bourland | 20-26 |
| 09:06 | Ball State | Mark McKinley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-26 |
| 09:05 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Bruce Harris | 20-26 |
| 08:44 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-26 |
| 08:42 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris can't tip it in | 20-26 |
| 08:40 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| 08:35 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Mark McKinley | 22-26 |
| 08:32 | Western Michigan | Troy Bourland's pass is intercepted by Gerard Stansbury in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Mark McKinley is fouled on the floor by Bobby Madison - foul #1 on Bobby Madison, team foul #6 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Hubert Hines (SG), Willie Dougherty (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Mohammad Scott, Jeffrey Lee, Douglas Dotson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg (PG), Samuel Lewis (SG), Richard Chandler (SF), Roger Bettencourt (PF), Brandon Wilkin (C) Troy Bourland, Leonard Schell, Bobby Madison, Jacob Fletcher, Bruce Harris | |
| 08:05 | Ball State | Mark McKinley misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-26 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty grabs the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 07:39 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty is whistled for a carry | 22-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SF) Mark McKinley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling (SF) Roger Bettencourt | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hubert Hines (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Travis (fresh) PF - Willie Dougherty (fairly fresh) C - Jamie Pyatt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Stephen Massenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tyler Poling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Wilkin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 22-26 |
| 07:08 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 07:04 | Ball State | Hubert Hines clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 22-26 |
| 07:03 | Ball State | Daniel Travis can't tip it in | 22-26 |
| 07:02 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt gets the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 06:46 | Ball State | Hubert Hines knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jamie Pyatt | 24-26 |
| 06:22 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Massenberg | 24-29 |
| 06:20 | Ball State | Hubert Hines is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Massenberg - foul #1 on Stephen Massenberg, team foul #7 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee (PG), Mark McKinley (SF), Douglas Dotson (C) Gerard Stansbury, Daniel Travis, Jamie Pyatt | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Bourland (PG), Sean Hsu (SG), Jacob Fletcher (PF), Roger Bettencourt (C) Stephen Massenberg, Samuel Lewis, Richard Chandler, Brandon Wilkin | |
| 06:20 | Ball State | Hubert Hines makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 06:20 | Ball State | Hubert Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 06:20 | Western Michigan | Roger Bettencourt snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 06:07 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Troy Bourland | 25-31 |
| 06:00 | Ball State | Hubert Hines loses the dribble to Troy Bourland in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| 05:59 | Western Michigan | Troy Bourland hits the finger roll | 25-33 |
| 05:40 | Ball State | Mark McKinley is hacked by Sean Hsu - foul #2 on Sean Hsu, team foul #8 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mohammad Scott (SG) Willie Dougherty | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell (SG), Bobby Madison (SF) Sean Hsu, Tyler Poling | |
| 05:40 | Ball State | Mark McKinley makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 05:40 | Ball State | Mark McKinley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 05:25 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Mohammad Scott - foul #2 on Mohammad Scott, team foul #5 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG) Mohammad Scott | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris (C) Roger Bettencourt | |
| 05:25 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 05:25 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 05:25 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 05:10 | Ball State | Jacob Fletcher steals the ball from Jeffrey Lee | 27-34 |
| 04:55 | Western Michigan | Gerard Stansbury steps in front of the Bobby Madison pass | 27-34 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG) Hubert Hines | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg (PG), Samuel Lewis (SG), Roger Bettencourt (PF), Richard Chandler (C) Troy Bourland, Leonard Schell, Jacob Fletcher, Bruce Harris | |
| 04:52 | Ball State | Stephen Massenberg steals the ball from Douglas Dotson in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| 04:36 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt (C) Douglas Dotson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 27-34 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 03:55 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 03:48 | Ball State | Daniel Travis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 03:47 | Ball State | Mark McKinley grabs the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 03:31 | Ball State | Mark McKinley buries a fadeaway from the left side | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Travis (fairly fresh) SF - Mark McKinley (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Pyatt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Stephen Massenberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Madison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Bettencourt (fairly fresh) C - Richard Chandler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Hubert Hines (SG), Mohammad Scott (SF), Glen Gilliam (PF), Douglas Dotson (C) Daniel Travis, Mark McKinley, Jeffrey Lee, Jamie Pyatt | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Bourland (PG), Sean Hsu (SG), Tyler Poling (SF), Brandon Wilkin (PF), Bruce Harris (C) Stephen Massenberg, Samuel Lewis, Bobby Madison, Roger Bettencourt, Richard Chandler | |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury double dribbles | 29-34 |
| 02:42 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling travels with the ball | 29-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee (SF) Gerard Stansbury | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 02:23 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-34 |
| 02:21 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Glen Gilliam | 29-34 |
| 02:04 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 02:02 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 01:57 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling misses long on an open jumper from the baseline | 29-34 |
| 01:56 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Wilkin | 29-34 |
| 01:38 | Western Michigan | Troy Bourland is called for traveling | 29-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG), Mark McKinley (SF), Willie Dougherty (PF) Hubert Hines, Jeffrey Lee, Glen Gilliam | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg (PG), Leonard Schell (SG), Jacob Fletcher (PF) Troy Bourland, Sean Hsu, Tyler Poling | |
| 01:36 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury is hacked by Bruce Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Harris, team foul #9 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt (C) Douglas Dotson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 01:36 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 01:36 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:15 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Jamie Pyatt - foul #1 on Jamie Pyatt, team foul #6 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis (SG) Brandon Wilkin | |
| 01:15 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:15 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Stephen Massenberg - foul #2 on Stephen Massenberg, team foul #10 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler (SF) Leonard Schell | |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:46 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 00:45 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Willie Dougherty | 32-36 |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 00:39 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt misses the tip | 32-36 |
| 00:38 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 00:19 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Mark McKinley - foul #1 on Mark McKinley, team foul #7 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG), Jeffrey Lee (SF), Glen Gilliam (PF), Douglas Dotson (C) Mohammad Scott, Mark McKinley, Willie Dougherty, Jamie Pyatt | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Bourland (PG), Leonard Schell (SG), Bobby Madison (SF) Stephen Massenberg, Samuel Lewis, Bruce Harris | |
| 00:19 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:19 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee lays it in | 34-37 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 34-37 |