| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Catalan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Santos Forgey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Zavacky (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Xavier Vasquez (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Mathis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky inbounds the ball | 30-37 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis slams it home on a nice dish by Jerry Zavacky | 30-39 |
| 19:25 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski travels with the ball | 30-39 |
| 19:14 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 19:12 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis hits the follow up shot | 30-41 |
| 18:52 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski connects on the open 3 from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Louis | 33-41 |
| 18:41 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ronnie Kosakowski - foul #3 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG) Ronnie Kosakowski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 18:41 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 18:41 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 18:26 | Ball State | Darrell Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 18:24 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 18:18 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 18:01 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 17:59 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson tips it back up and in | 35-45 |
| 17:46 | Western Michigan | Stephen Johnson picks off the pass by Brian Mathis | 35-45 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Darrell Brown | 38-45 |
| 17:25 | Western Michigan | James Catalan misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Darrell Brown - foul #1 on Darrell Brown, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello (SF), Gary Tunstall (PF), Larry Sorensen (C) John Gustafson, Eric Williams, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Saul Pena (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF), Louis Watts (C) Santos Forgey, Jerry Zavacky, Xavier Vasquez, Brian Mathis | |
| 17:25 | Western Michigan | James Catalan makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 17:25 | Western Michigan | James Catalan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 17:23 | Ball State | Saul Pena picks off the pass by Darrell Brown in the backcourt | 38-47 |
| 17:21 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson lays it in set up by Saul Pena | 38-49 |
| 17:01 | Ball State | Louis Watts swats the short shot by Christopher Louis | 38-49 |
| 16:59 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Louis Watts | 38-49 |
| 16:44 | Western Michigan | James Catalan's pass is intercepted by Douglas Mauriello | 38-49 |
| 16:39 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello lays it up and in on a nice dish by Darrell Brown | 40-49 |
| 16:32 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 16:30 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Matthew Robinson is called for the reach on Christopher Louis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Robinson, team foul #1 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), John Gustafson (SF) Darrell Brown, Christopher Louis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG) James Catalan | |
| 16:17 | Ball State | Matthew Robinson steals it from Douglas Mauriello | 40-49 |
| 15:54 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena loses the ball out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Eric Williams (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Edgar Jerkins, John Gustafson, Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Johnson (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF), Xavier Vasquez (PF), Ignacio Castellanos (C) Matthew Robinson, Saul Pena, Joseph Deluca, Louis Watts | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gan Yen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Zavacky (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Xavier Vasquez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ignacio Castellanos (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall is hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF) Douglas Mauriello | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 15:24 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall is fouled on the floor by Jerry Zavacky - foul #1 on Jerry Zavacky, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG) Gary Tunstall | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 15:10 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 14:48 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 14:47 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 14:32 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez blows the layup | 40-49 |
| 14:31 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos tips it in | 40-51 |
| 14:28 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Gary Tunstall (SG), Douglas Mauriello (SF) Ronnie Kosakowski, Christopher Louis, John Gustafson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Santos Forgey (SG), Saul Pena (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF), Brian Mathis (C) Gan Yen, Michael Johnson, Jerry Zavacky, Xavier Vasquez, Ignacio Castellanos | |
| 14:15 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 14:13 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca hits the follow up shot | 40-53 |
| 13:54 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall lays it in | 42-53 |
| 13:51 | Western Michigan | James Catalan loses the dribble to Darrell Brown in the backcourt | 42-53 |
| 13:36 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson lays it up and in | 44-53 |
| 13:27 | Western Michigan | James Catalan misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Darrell Brown - foul #2 on Darrell Brown, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Larry Sorensen (C) Douglas Mauriello, Eric Williams, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (SF) Saul Pena | |
| 13:27 | Western Michigan | James Catalan makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 13:27 | Western Michigan | James Catalan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 13:07 | Ball State | John Gustafson clanks a floater from the right block | 44-55 |
| 13:06 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Brian Mathis | 44-55 |
| 12:47 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 44-55 |
| 12:45 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 12:25 | Ball State | Darrell Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 12:23 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Joseph Deluca | 44-55 |
| 12:13 | Western Michigan | James Catalan misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 44-55 |
| 12:12 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 12:10 | Ball State | Jerry Zavacky steps in front of the Darrell Brown pass in the backcourt | 44-55 |
| 12:09 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Zavacky | 44-57 |
| 11:51 | Ball State | Christopher Louis clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-57 |
| 11:50 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Darrell Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Gustafson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Tunstall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Sorensen (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Catalan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Santos Forgey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Zavacky (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Deluca (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Mathis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis lays it in on a great pass from Santos Forgey | 44-59 |
| 11:12 | Ball State | Jerry Zavacky steps in front of the Christopher Louis pass | 44-59 |
| 11:00 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis misses the easy layup | 44-59 |
| 10:59 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky tips it in | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:55 | Ball State | John Gustafson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SG), Eric Williams (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Darrell Brown, Christopher Louis, Gary Tunstall, Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Matthew Robinson (SG), Saul Pena (SF), Xavier Vasquez (PF), Louis Watts (C) James Catalan, Santos Forgey, Jerry Zavacky, Joseph Deluca, Brian Mathis | |
| 10:40 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Gan Yen | 44-63 |
| 10:35 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Douglas Mauriello | 47-63 |
| 10:20 | Western Michigan | John Gustafson is called for the reach on Xavier Vasquez - foul #1 on John Gustafson, team foul #5 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG) John Gustafson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 10:05 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts misses the lay-in | 47-63 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | Eric Williams grabs the board | 47-63 |
| 10:02 | Ball State | Christopher Louis is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Robinson - foul #2 on Matthew Robinson, team foul #4 | 47-63 |
| 09:46 | Ball State | Christopher Louis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-63 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson tips it home | 49-63 |
| 09:33 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson's pass is intercepted by Christopher Louis | 49-63 |
| 09:30 | Ball State | Christopher Louis banks in the layup | 51-63 |
| 09:19 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen is hacked by Edgar Jerkins - foul #3 on Edgar Jerkins, team foul #6 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bruce Feeley (PG) Edgar Jerkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF), Ignacio Castellanos (C) Gan Yen, Matthew Robinson, Saul Pena, Louis Watts | |
| 09:04 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Xavier Vasquez | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:42 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses long on a turnaround from close range | 51-65 |
| 08:40 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson misses the tip | 51-65 |
| 08:39 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos snags the defensive board | 51-65 |
| 08:27 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez dunks the ball on a great pass from James Catalan | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:25 | Ball State | Michael Johnson steps in front of the Christopher Louis pass in the backcourt | 51-67 |
| 08:14 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-67 |
| 08:12 | Ball State | Eric Williams snags the defensive board | 51-67 |
| 08:08 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-67 |
| 08:07 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 07:54 | Ball State | Christopher Louis scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Bruce Feeley and he's fouled by James Catalan - foul #4 on James Catalan, team foul #5 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Darrell Brown (SF), Gary Tunstall (PF) Bruce Feeley, Douglas Mauriello, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Saul Pena (SF), Louis Watts (C) Michael Johnson, Jerry Zavacky, Xavier Vasquez | |
| 07:54 | Ball State | Christopher Louis makes the free throw | 54-67 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Louis (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 13 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Catalan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Matthew Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Saul Pena (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ignacio Castellanos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:44 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF) Christopher Louis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG) James Catalan | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:18 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 54-67 |
| 07:16 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Louis Watts | 54-67 |
| 07:07 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen is hacked by Ronnie Kosakowski - foul #5 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #7 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Larry Sorensen (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF) Matthew Robinson, Saul Pena, Ignacio Castellanos | |
| 07:07 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 07:07 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen misses the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 07:07 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts grabs the offensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 06:47 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Gan Yen, team foul #6 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Williams (PF) Edgar Jerkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Brian Mathis (C) Gan Yen, Louis Watts | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:36 | Ball State | Eric Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-68 |
| 06:35 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Brian Mathis | 54-68 |
| 06:18 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca drills a jumper from the baseline set up by James Catalan and he's hacked by Eric Williams - foul #2 on Eric Williams, team foul #8 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Johnson (C) Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Johnson (SF) Jerry Zavacky | |
| 06:18 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca makes the free throw | 54-71 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | John Gustafson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #7 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez (PF) Joseph Deluca | |
| 06:14 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 05:59 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez clanks a turnaround from the left block | 56-71 |
| 05:58 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez gets the offensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 05:50 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis is fouled on the floor by John Gustafson - foul #2 on John Gustafson, team foul #9 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG) Darrell Brown | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Saul Pena (SF), Ignacio Castellanos (PF) Santos Forgey, Michael Johnson, Xavier Vasquez | |
| 05:50 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 05:50 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:32 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edgar Jerkins | 59-73 |
| 05:23 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-73 |
| 05:21 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena tips it back up and in | 59-75 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall is whistled for a carry | 59-75 |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG), Douglas Mauriello (SF) Gary Tunstall, John Gustafson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Joseph Deluca (PF), Louis Watts (C) James Catalan, Ignacio Castellanos, Brian Mathis | |
| 05:01 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Robinson | 59-77 |
| 04:59 | Ball State | Gan Yen steals it from Douglas Mauriello in the backcourt | 59-77 |
| 04:57 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson blows the dunk | 59-77 |
| 04:56 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson snags the defensive board | 59-77 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Matthew Robinson is called for the reach on Christopher Louis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Robinson, team foul #8 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Ball State | Larry Sorensen (C) Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (SG), Michael Johnson (SF), Xavier Vasquez (PF) Matthew Robinson, Saul Pena, Joseph Deluca | |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Christopher Louis makes the 1st free throw | 60-77 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Christopher Louis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 04:42 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Xavier Vasquez | 61-80 |
| 04:38 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-80 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Gary Tunstall (PF) Edgar Jerkins, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 04:20 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez loses the ball out of bounds | 61-80 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG) Gan Yen | |
| 04:02 | Ball State | Darrell Brown's pass is intercepted by Louis Watts | 61-80 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Western Michigan | James Catalan misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-80 |
| 03:39 | Ball State | Darrell Brown snags the defensive board | 61-80 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Mauriello (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Tunstall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Sorensen (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Catalan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Santos Forgey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Xavier Vasquez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Louis Watts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Louis | 63-80 |
| 03:00 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Michael Johnson | 63-82 |
| 02:47 | Ball State | James Catalan steals the ball from Larry Sorensen | 63-82 |
| 02:44 | Western Michigan | James Catalan lays it up and in | 63-84 |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-84 |
| 02:37 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts snags the defensive board | 63-84 |
| 02:33 | Western Michigan | James Catalan connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Xavier Vasquez | 63-86 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Louis Watts - foul #2 on Louis Watts, team foul #9 | 63-86 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG) Christopher Louis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Matthew Robinson (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF), Brian Mathis (C) James Catalan, Santos Forgey, Michael Johnson, Xavier Vasquez, Louis Watts | |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen misses the 1st free throw | 63-86 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen misses the 2nd free throw | 63-86 |
| 02:11 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis gets the rebound | 63-86 |
| 01:56 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis is hacked by Edgar Jerkins - foul #4 on Edgar Jerkins, team foul #10 | 63-86 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Santos Forgey (SG), Xavier Vasquez (PF) Gan Yen, Matthew Robinson, Joseph Deluca | |
| 01:56 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 63-87 |
| 01:56 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-88 |
| 01:45 | Ball State | Darrell Brown misses the easy open layup | 63-88 |
| 01:43 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez pulls down the rebound | 63-88 |
| 01:21 | Western Michigan | James Catalan drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Santos Forgey | 63-90 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Santos Forgey - foul #4 on Santos Forgey, team foul #10 | 63-90 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello makes the 1st free throw | 64-90 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello misses the 2nd free throw | 64-90 |
| 00:58 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez gets the rebound | 64-90 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Catalan | 64-92 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edgar Jerkins | 66-92 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Santos Forgey and he's fouled by Darrell Brown - foul #3 on Darrell Brown, team foul #11 | 66-94 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky makes the free throw | 66-95 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-95 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | James Catalan grabs the defensive rebound | 66-95 |