| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) SF - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) PF - Brett Townley (fresh) C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) SG - Gary Levine (fresh) SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) C - Peter Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Peter Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Townley | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Brett Townley | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Ball State | Brett Townley swats the short shot by Timothy Anderson | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:49 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Kennedy | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend misses short on a runner in the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:31 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy tips it but misses | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross hits a runner near the basket set up by Ronald Haddix | 3-2 |
| 18:04 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Cross steals it from Jamie Davenport | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross lays it in | 3-4 |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 3-4 |
| 17:48 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:42 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson is fouled on the floor by Brett Townley - foul #1 on Brett Townley, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:17 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-4 |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:00 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt is hacked by Benjamin Cross - foul #1 on Benjamin Cross, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Dwayne Williams (SG), Billy Robie (SF) Ronald Haddix, Gary Levine, Benjamin Cross | |
| 16:51 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gerald Townsend | 6-4 |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Billy Robie's floater is tipped away by Brett Townley | 6-4 |
| 16:25 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 16:06 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Williams picks off the pass by Robert Kennedy | 6-4 |
| 16:02 | Ball State | Billy Robie hits the finger roll set up by Dwayne Williams | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brett Townley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) SG - Dwayne Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy Robie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Anderson (fairly fresh) C - Peter Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 15:49 | Ball State | Peter Williams pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Peter Williams misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Robert Kennedy - foul #1 on Robert Kennedy, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF), Daniel Winfield (C) Jamie Davenport, Kerry Honeycutt, Brett Townley, Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Benjamin Cross (SF), James Stringfield (PF) Joseph Johnson, Dwayne Williams, Billy Robie, Timothy Anderson | |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Peter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Peter Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:36 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend loses the ball out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Keith Howard (C) Peter Williams | |
| 15:15 | Ball State | Gary Levine hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Haddix | 6-9 |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend is fouled on the floor by Ronald Haddix - foul #1 on Ronald Haddix, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG) Gerald Townsend | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:45 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-9 |
| 14:27 | Ball State | Gary Levine is whistled for traveling | 6-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport (SG), Kerry Honeycutt (SF), Robert Kennedy (C) Jonathan Jaramillo, Hugh Wallace, Daniel Winfield | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:17 | Central Michigan | James Stringfield denies the turnaround by Robert Kennedy | 6-9 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | James Stringfield snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 13:54 | Ball State | Kerry Honeycutt is called for the reach on James Stringfield - foul #1 on Kerry Honeycutt, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Brett Townley (PF) Raymond Agee, Joseph Bechtel | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PF) Keith Howard | |
| 13:38 | Ball State | Robert Kennedy blocks the jumper by Gary Levine | 6-9 |
| 13:37 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:23 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by James Stringfield - foul #1 on James Stringfield, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (SG), Peter Williams (C) Gary Levine, James Stringfield | |
| 13:23 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:23 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:23 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Peter Williams knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Anderson | 7-12 |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jamie Davenport | 9-12 |
| 12:16 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 12:14 | Ball State | Peter Williams tips it home | 9-14 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 11:52 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix is hacked by Jamie Davenport - foul #1 on Jamie Davenport, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF), Daniel Winfield (C) Jamie Davenport, Kerry Honeycutt, Brett Townley, Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SG), Billy Robie (SF) Ronald Haddix, Benjamin Cross | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Jaramillo (fresh) SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) PF - Joseph Bechtel (fresh) C - Daniel Winfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Robie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) C - Peter Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Ball State | Gerald Townsend picks off the pass by Timothy Anderson | 12-14 |
| 11:31 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace misses the easy layup | 12-14 |
| 11:30 | Ball State | Peter Williams grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 11:08 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jonathan Jaramillo | 12-14 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel misses the easy layup | 12-14 |
| 10:47 | Ball State | Peter Williams pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:28 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 12-14 |
| 10:27 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:22 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 10:21 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 10:03 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield lays it up and in on a nice dish by Hugh Wallace | 14-14 |
| 09:42 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-14 |
| 09:41 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Robie | 14-14 |
| 09:33 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 14-14 |
| 09:31 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:17 | Ball State | Gary Levine knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Joseph Johnson | 14-17 |
| 09:04 | Central Michigan | Peter Williams swats the dunk try by Daniel Winfield | 14-17 |
| 09:03 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo tips it home | 16-17 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson is hacked by Joseph Bechtel - foul #1 on Joseph Bechtel, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG), Jamie Davenport (SG), Kerry Honeycutt (SF), Brett Townley (PF), Robert Kennedy (C) Gerald Townsend, Jonathan Jaramillo, Hugh Wallace, Joseph Bechtel, Daniel Winfield | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Dwayne Williams (SG), Benjamin Cross (SF), James Stringfield (PF), Keith Howard (C) Joseph Johnson, Gary Levine, Billy Robie, Timothy Anderson, Peter Williams | |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Dwayne Williams | 16-19 |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Robert Kennedy is denied by Keith Howard | 16-19 |
| 07:56 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Stringfield | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Raymond Agee (fresh) SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Stringfield (fresh) 2 reb. C - Keith Howard (fresh) | |
| 07:50 | Ball State | A charge is called on Keith Howard - foul #1 on Keith Howard, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| 07:42 | Central Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Robert Kennedy is blocked by James Stringfield | 16-19 |
| 07:41 | Ball State | Keith Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 07:35 | Ball State | Robert Kennedy steals it from Ronald Haddix | 16-19 |
| 07:29 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley clanks a runner near the basket | 16-19 |
| 07:27 | Ball State | James Stringfield pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 07:14 | Ball State | Dwayne Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 07:13 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 07:02 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SG) Dwayne Williams | |
| 06:46 | Ball State | Gary Levine makes the jump hook from the left block | 16-21 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jamie Davenport and the foul's on James Stringfield - foul #2 on James Stringfield, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG) Raymond Agee | |
| Subs | Ball State | Billy Robie (PF), Peter Williams (C) James Stringfield, Keith Howard | |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley makes the free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Brett Townley picks off the pass by Ronald Haddix | 19-21 |
| 05:52 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 19-21 |
| 05:51 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend tips it back up and in | 21-21 |
| 05:47 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 05:46 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 05:41 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Jamie Davenport | 23-21 |
| 05:14 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Billy Robie | 23-23 |
| 05:09 | Central Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Gerald Townsend is blocked by Peter Williams | 23-23 |
| 05:07 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley grabs the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:00 | Central Michigan | Peter Williams steals the ball from Jamie Davenport | 23-23 |
| 04:41 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Haddix and the foul's on Kerry Honeycutt - foul #2 on Kerry Honeycutt, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF), Daniel Winfield (C) Jamie Davenport, Kerry Honeycutt, Brett Townley, Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Dwayne Williams (SG), Timothy Anderson (PF) Ronald Haddix, Gary Levine, Billy Robie | |
| 04:41 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross makes the free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:24 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Johnson - foul #1 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #6 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Keith Howard (SF), James Hoffman (C) Benjamin Cross, Peter Williams | |
| 04:24 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:24 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Bechtel - foul #2 on Joseph Bechtel, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Peter Owens (PF) Joseph Bechtel | |
| Subs | Ball State | Billy Robie (SF) James Hoffman | |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:08 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jonathan Jaramillo | 26-28 |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Keith Howard lays it in on a great pass from Dwayne Williams | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Jaramillo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Owens (fresh) C - Daniel Winfield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Billy Robie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Howard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend knocks in the runner from the baseline | 28-30 |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Johnson | 28-33 |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield misses the dunk but he's hacked by Timothy Anderson - foul #1 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #7 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG), Jamie Davenport (SG), Joseph Bechtel (PF) Gerald Townsend, Jonathan Jaramillo, Peter Owens | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SG), Peter Williams (C) Dwayne Williams, Keith Howard | |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Winfield | 30-33 |
| 02:20 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 30-33 |
| 02:19 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield can't tip it in | 30-33 |
| 02:18 | Ball State | Gary Levine grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 02:12 | Ball State | Peter Williams misses badly on a runner from close range | 30-33 |
| 02:10 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel is fouled on the floor by Joseph Johnson - foul #2 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #8 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Kerry Honeycutt (SF), Robert Kennedy (C) Raymond Agee, Hugh Wallace, Daniel Winfield | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Benjamin Cross (SF) Joseph Johnson, Billy Robie | |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:04 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 01:41 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Anderson | 30-36 |
| 01:16 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 00:54 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Benjamin Cross, team foul #9 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), Brett Townley (PF) Jamie Davenport, Joseph Bechtel | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (SG), James Stringfield (PF), Keith Howard (C) Gary Levine, Timothy Anderson, Peter Williams | |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Johnson - foul #3 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #10 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dwayne Williams (SG) Joseph Johnson | |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Keith Howard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix gets the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | James Stringfield misses the fadeaway in the lane | 35-36 |