| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Catalan (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Santos Forgey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Zavacky (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Xavier Vasquez (fresh) 6 pts. C - Brian Mathis (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky inbounds the ball | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Santos Forgey | 53-41 |
| 19:43 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall's pass is intercepted by Jerry Zavacky | 53-41 |
| 19:24 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Tunstall - foul #2 on Gary Tunstall, team foul #1 | 53-41 |
| 19:24 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 19:24 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez misses the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 19:24 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 19:12 | Ball State | Santos Forgey swats the shot by Stephen Johnson | 53-41 |
| 19:11 | Ball State | John Gustafson grabs the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 19:01 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses short on a jumper from the right side | 53-41 |
| 18:59 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 18:37 | Western Michigan | John Gustafson picks off the pass by Brian Mathis | 53-41 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | John Gustafson jams it | 53-43 |
| 18:17 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #2 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Saul Pena (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF) Santos Forgey, Jerry Zavacky, Xavier Vasquez | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG) Ronnie Kosakowski | |
| 18:17 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 18:17 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 18:17 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 18:06 | Ball State | Christopher Louis is by himself and knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Darrell Brown | 54-45 |
| 17:54 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Saul Pena | 56-45 |
| 17:51 | Ball State | Darrell Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Louis Watts (C) James Catalan, Brian Mathis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello (SF), Larry Sorensen (C) John Gustafson, Stephen Johnson | |
| 17:37 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts hits a turnaround in the paint | 58-45 |
| 17:22 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall loses the dribble to Joseph Deluca | 58-45 |
| 17:14 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Robinson | 60-45 |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 16:51 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 16:41 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen lays it in set up by Matthew Robinson | 62-45 |
| 16:24 | Ball State | Christopher Louis connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Darrell Brown | 62-48 |
| 16:17 | Western Michigan | Gary Tunstall is called for the reach on Gan Yen - foul #3 on Gary Tunstall, team foul #3 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Santos Forgey (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF), Xavier Vasquez (PF), Ignacio Castellanos (C) Gan Yen, Matthew Robinson, Saul Pena, Joseph Deluca, Louis Watts | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), John Gustafson (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Darrell Brown, Gary Tunstall, Larry Sorensen | |
| 16:10 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-48 |
| 16:09 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson snags the defensive board | 62-48 |
| 15:51 | Ball State | Christopher Louis hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 15:50 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Catalan (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Santos Forgey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Zavacky (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Xavier Vasquez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ignacio Castellanos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Mauriello (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-48 |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 15:21 | Ball State | Christopher Louis buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronnie Kosakowski | 62-51 |
| 15:12 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 15:10 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 14:54 | Ball State | Christopher Louis buries a turnaround in the lane set up by John Gustafson | 62-53 |
| 14:34 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Santos Forgey | 64-53 |
| 14:32 | Ball State | Jerry Zavacky is called for the reach on John Gustafson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Zavacky, team foul #1 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Johnson (SG), Joseph Deluca (PF), Brian Mathis (C) Santos Forgey, Xavier Vasquez, Ignacio Castellanos | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Darrell Brown (SG), Eric Williams (PF) Ronnie Kosakowski, Christopher Louis, Douglas Mauriello | |
| 14:19 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Gustafson | 64-56 |
| 13:56 | Western Michigan | Michael Johnson is hacked by Darrell Brown - foul #2 on Darrell Brown, team foul #4 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Matthew Robinson (SG), Saul Pena (SF) James Catalan, Michael Johnson, Jerry Zavacky | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Tunstall (SG), Larry Sorensen (C) Edgar Jerkins, Stephen Johnson | |
| 13:51 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson is fouled on the floor by Darrell Brown - foul #3 on Darrell Brown, team foul #5 | 64-56 |
| 13:38 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Robinson and the foul's on John Gustafson - foul #3 on John Gustafson, team foul #6 | 66-56 |
| 13:38 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca makes the free throw | 67-56 |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Eric Williams misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Deluca - foul #2 on Joseph Deluca, team foul #2 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (SG), Xavier Vasquez (PF) Matthew Robinson, Joseph Deluca | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Eric Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Eric Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 13:06 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gan Yen | 69-58 |
| 13:04 | Ball State | John Gustafson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 69-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Louis Watts (C) Gan Yen, Brian Mathis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Stephen Johnson (C) John Gustafson, Larry Sorensen | |
| 12:46 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts misses the easy layup | 69-58 |
| 12:45 | Ball State | Darrell Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | Eric Williams is fouled on the floor by Louis Watts - foul #1 on Louis Watts, team foul #3 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF) Santos Forgey, Saul Pena | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG) Darrell Brown | |
| 12:14 | Ball State | Eric Williams buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Stephen Johnson | 69-60 |
| 12:04 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 12:02 | Ball State | Eric Williams pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Robinson - foul #2 on Matthew Robinson, team foul #4 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Joseph Deluca (PF), Brian Mathis (C) James Catalan, Xavier Vasquez, Louis Watts | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Larry Sorensen (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Gary Tunstall, Stephen Johnson | |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Christopher Louis makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Christopher Louis makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gan Yen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jerry Zavacky (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Deluca (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Mathis (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edgar Jerkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Larry Sorensen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 69-62 |
| 11:29 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson tips it back up and in | 71-62 |
| 11:09 | Ball State | Christopher Louis knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Edgar Jerkins | 71-64 |
| 11:02 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Robinson | 74-64 |
| 10:57 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello travels in the backcourt | 74-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (SG), Michael Johnson (SF) Matthew Robinson, Jerry Zavacky | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), John Gustafson (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Edgar Jerkins, Christopher Louis, Larry Sorensen | |
| 10:39 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-64 |
| 10:37 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis tips it but misses | 74-64 |
| 10:35 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| 10:17 | Western Michigan | Eric Williams steals it from Gan Yen | 74-64 |
| 09:56 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Deluca - foul #3 on Joseph Deluca, team foul #5 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Saul Pena (SF), Xavier Vasquez (PF), Louis Watts (C) Gan Yen, Michael Johnson, Joseph Deluca, Brian Mathis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Gary Tunstall (PF) John Gustafson, Eric Williams | |
| 09:56 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello misses the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 09:56 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 09:38 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Santos Forgey | 76-65 |
| 09:18 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello's pass is intercepted by Santos Forgey | 76-65 |
| 09:15 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Santos Forgey | 78-65 |
| 09:03 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses the shot from the right side | 78-65 |
| 09:01 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts snags the defensive board | 78-65 |
| 08:52 | Western Michigan | Ronnie Kosakowski steals the ball from Xavier Vasquez | 78-65 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall's layup is rejected by Louis Watts | 78-65 |
| 08:26 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Xavier Vasquez | 78-65 |
| 08:08 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #7 | 78-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF) Santos Forgey, Saul Pena, Xavier Vasquez | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Christopher Louis (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Larry Sorensen (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Douglas Mauriello, Darrell Brown, Stephen Johnson | |
| 08:08 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts makes the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 08:08 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| 08:08 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall grabs the board | 79-65 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 79-65 |
| 08:02 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca gets the rebound | 79-65 |
| 07:54 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson clanks a floater from the left side | 79-65 |
| 07:52 | Ball State | John Gustafson grabs the board | 79-65 |
| 07:37 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Louis | 79-67 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Catalan (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Matthew Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SF - Jerry Zavacky (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Deluca (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Watts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edgar Jerkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Tunstall (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Sorensen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-67 |
| 07:26 | Ball State | Christopher Louis pulls down the rebound | 79-67 |
| 07:24 | Ball State | Matthew Robinson is called for the reach on Christopher Louis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Robinson, team foul #6 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Brian Mathis (C) James Catalan, Louis Watts | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Williams (PF) Gary Tunstall | |
| 07:01 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 79-67 |
| 06:59 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis pulls down the rebound | 79-67 |
| 06:45 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca clanks a shot from the right block | 79-67 |
| 06:43 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Gustafson | 79-67 |
| 06:26 | Ball State | Eric Williams connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Louis | 79-69 |
| 06:16 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Deluca | 81-69 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Christopher Louis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-69 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Saul Pena (SF), Xavier Vasquez (PF) Gan Yen, Matthew Robinson, Jerry Zavacky, Joseph Deluca | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Gary Tunstall (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Edgar Jerkins, Eric Williams, Larry Sorensen | |
| 06:00 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Michael Johnson | 83-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:57 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson is hacked by Brian Mathis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Mathis, team foul #7 | 83-69 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos (C) Brian Mathis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG) Christopher Louis | |
| 05:57 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 83-70 |
| 05:57 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 83-70 |
| 05:57 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos pulls down the rebound | 83-70 |
| 05:41 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena loses the ball out of bounds | 83-70 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (SG) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:23 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Darrell Brown and the foul's on Xavier Vasquez - foul #2 on Xavier Vasquez, team foul #8 | 83-72 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Louis Watts (C) Ignacio Castellanos | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG) John Gustafson | |
| 05:23 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall makes the free throw | 83-73 |
| 05:11 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 83-73 |
| 05:09 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson gets the rebound | 83-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 83-73 |
| 04:54 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts gets the rebound | 83-73 |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena loses the dribble to Darrell Brown | 83-73 |
| 04:40 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Darrell Brown | 83-75 |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | James Catalan scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Saul Pena and he's hacked by Ronnie Kosakowski - foul #1 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #8 | 85-75 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF), Brian Mathis (C) Santos Forgey, Saul Pena, Xavier Vasquez, Louis Watts | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Eric Williams (PF), Larry Sorensen (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Christopher Louis, Darrell Brown, Gary Tunstall, Stephen Johnson | |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | James Catalan misses the free throw | 85-75 |
| 04:25 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen grabs the board | 85-75 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | Eric Williams misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 85-75 |
| 04:11 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen gets the offensive rebound | 85-75 |
| 03:58 | Ball State | Eric Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 85-75 |
| 03:57 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson gets the rebound | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Douglas Mauriello - foul #1 on Douglas Mauriello, team foul #9 | 85-75 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Michael Johnson (SG) James Catalan, Matthew Robinson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:38 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 86-75 |
| 03:38 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 87-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gan Yen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Zavacky (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Deluca (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Mathis (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edgar Jerkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Gustafson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Larry Sorensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Ball State | Eric Williams dunks the ball set up by Douglas Mauriello | 87-77 |
| 02:57 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Johnson | 89-77 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 89-77 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Santos Forgey (SG), Xavier Vasquez (PF) Gan Yen, Michael Johnson, Joseph Deluca | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Christopher Louis (SG), Gary Tunstall (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Edgar Jerkins, John Gustafson, Eric Williams, Larry Sorensen | |
| 02:47 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 89-77 |
| 02:46 | Western Michigan | James Catalan pulls down the rebound | 89-77 |
| 02:25 | Western Michigan | James Catalan drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Xavier Vasquez | 91-77 |
| 02:25 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 91-77 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF), Eric Williams (PF) Douglas Mauriello, Gary Tunstall | |
| 02:21 | Ball State | Jerry Zavacky is called for the reach on Stephen Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Zavacky, team foul #9 | 91-77 |
| 02:21 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 91-78 |
| 02:21 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 91-79 |
| 01:52 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Jerry Zavacky | 93-79 |
| 01:41 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 93-79 |
| 01:39 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez grabs the defensive rebound | 93-79 |
| 01:19 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Catalan | 95-79 |
| 01:07 | Ball State | Christopher Louis scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Williams | 95-82 |
| 00:50 | Western Michigan | James Catalan is called for a charge - foul #3 on James Catalan, team foul #10 | 95-82 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SG), Darrell Brown (SF), Gary Tunstall (PF), Larry Sorensen (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Eric Williams, Stephen Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Jerry Zavacky picks off the pass by Douglas Mauriello | 95-82 |
| 00:41 | Western Michigan | James Catalan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerry Zavacky | 97-82 |
| 00:36 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Mathis | 97-82 |
| 00:35 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Santos Forgey | 97-82 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 97-82 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 97-82 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | The clock runs out | 97-82 |