| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | John Gustafson inbounds the ball | 22-33 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Ball State | Jack Llanas is called for the reach on Eric Williams - foul #1 on Jack Llanas, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG) Jack Llanas | |
| 19:37 | Ball State | Christopher Louis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-33 |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson can't tip it in | 22-33 |
| 19:34 | Ball State | John Gustafson hits the follow up shot | 24-33 |
| 19:11 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-36 |
| 18:48 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses the floater from just outside the lane | 24-36 |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 18:25 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jan Christensen | 24-39 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Christopher Louis lays it in and he's hacked by Jan Christensen - foul #3 on Jan Christensen, team foul #2 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Nathan Myers (SF) Stevan Zempel, Jan Christensen | |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses the free throw | 26-39 |
| 18:21 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 17:53 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore is fouled on the floor by Christopher Louis - foul #1 on Christopher Louis, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (SG), Eddie Cuellar (C) Scott Bostick, Omer Kotarski | |
| 17:33 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jack Llanas and he's hacked by Eric Williams - foul #3 on Eric Williams, team foul #2 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Tunstall (PF) Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Nathan Myers, Eddie Cuellar | |
| 17:33 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses the free throw | 26-41 |
| 17:33 | Ball State | John Gustafson snags the defensive board | 26-41 |
| 17:13 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Louis | 29-41 |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jerry Moore, team foul #3 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG) Ronnie Kosakowski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Breeden (PF), Eddie Cuellar (C) Scott Bostick, Jerry Moore, Omer Kotarski | |
| 16:28 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-41 |
| 16:08 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 16:07 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden tips it back up and in | 31-43 |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Eric Williams (PF), Larry Sorensen (C) Darrell Brown, Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Scott Bostick (SF), Jerry Moore (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Stevan Zempel, Nathan Myers, Dennis Breeden, Eddie Cuellar | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 3 pf. C - Larry Sorensen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski is hacked by Larry Sorensen - foul #1 on Larry Sorensen, team foul #4 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF) Dikembe Sato | |
| 15:07 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Bostick | 31-45 |
| 15:02 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski drills a floater from the right side | 33-45 |
| 14:49 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers is hacked by Douglas Mauriello - foul #2 on Douglas Mauriello, team foul #5 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Dennis Breeden (PF) Jack Llanas, Nathan Myers | |
| 14:30 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-45 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 14:11 | Ball State | Jerry Moore denies the turnaround by Gary Tunstall | 33-45 |
| 14:10 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 13:56 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Dennis Breeden | 33-47 |
| 13:43 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 13:41 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jerry Moore | 33-47 |
| 13:24 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Moore and the foul's on Douglas Mauriello - foul #3 on Douglas Mauriello, team foul #6 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Christopher Louis (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Gary Tunstall, Douglas Mauriello, Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Nathan Myers (SF) Stevan Zempel, Scott Bostick, Dennis Breeden | |
| 13:24 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski misses the free throw | 33-49 |
| 13:24 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 13:03 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson lays it in set up by Darrell Brown and the foul's on Omer Kotarski - foul #1 on Omer Kotarski, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Becker (C) Omer Kotarski | |
| 13:03 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson makes the free throw | 36-49 |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas is fouled on the floor by Stephen Johnson - foul #3 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #7 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SF), Eddie Cuellar (C) Nathan Myers, John Becker | |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas misses the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 12:41 | Ball State | John Gustafson pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Bostick - foul #2 on Scott Bostick, team foul #5 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Tunstall (PF) Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Breeden (PF), John Becker (C) Dikembe Sato, Scott Bostick, Jerry Moore, Eddie Cuellar | |
| 12:20 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 12:07 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Gustafson - foul #2 on John Gustafson, team foul #8 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SF), Jerry Moore (PF), Eddie Cuellar (C) Nathan Myers, Dennis Breeden, John Becker | |
| 12:07 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas misses the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 12:07 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 11:57 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Eddie Cuellar | 38-50 |
| 11:56 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas is fouled on the floor by Darrell Brown - foul #1 on Darrell Brown, team foul #9 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG) Darrell Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Breeden (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Stevan Zempel, Scott Bostick, Jerry Moore, Eddie Cuellar | |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Ball State | Christopher Louis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Gary Tunstall and the foul's on Dennis Breeden - foul #1 on Dennis Breeden, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Williams (PF) Gary Tunstall | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SG), Jerry Moore (PF), John Becker (C) Dikembe Sato, Dennis Breeden, Omer Kotarski | |
| 11:10 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses the free throw | 40-52 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Nathan Myers | 40-55 |
| 10:42 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-55 |
| 10:40 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Williams | 40-55 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | A charge is called on Ronnie Kosakowski - foul #1 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #10 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (SG), Dennis Breeden (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Scott Bostick, Nathan Myers, John Becker | |
| 10:08 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jack Llanas | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:55 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-58 |
| 09:54 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 09:32 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-58 |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas hits the follow up shot | 40-60 |
| 09:12 | Ball State | Christopher Louis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-60 |
| 09:10 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski grabs the board | 40-60 |
| 08:50 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-60 |
| 08:48 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore tips it back up and in | 40-62 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-62 |
| 08:32 | Ball State | John Gustafson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-62 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #11 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Gary Tunstall (SG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Larry Sorensen (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (PG), Jan Christensen (SG), Scott Bostick (SF), Nathan Myers (PF), John Becker (C) Jack Llanas, Stevan Zempel, Dennis Breeden, Jerry Moore, Omer Kotarski | |
| 08:11 | Central Michigan | John Becker can't throw it down but he's hacked by Douglas Mauriello - foul #4 on Douglas Mauriello, team foul #12 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG) Douglas Mauriello | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:11 | Central Michigan | John Becker makes the 1st free throw | 40-63 |
| 08:11 | Central Michigan | John Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-64 |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Louis | 42-64 |
| 07:29 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato is hacked by Larry Sorensen - foul #2 on Larry Sorensen, team foul #13 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello (SG), John Gustafson (SF) Christopher Louis, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Nathan Myers, John Becker | |
| 07:29 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato makes the 1st free throw | 42-65 |
| 07:29 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato misses the 2nd free throw | 42-65 |
| 07:29 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall pulls down the rebound | 42-65 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) 4 pf. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Sorensen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 28 pts. 6 reb. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Ball State | John Gustafson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Darrell Brown | 44-65 |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski is hacked by Darrell Brown - foul #2 on Darrell Brown, team foul #14 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Stevan Zempel (PF) Dikembe Sato, Jerry Moore | |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski makes the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski misses the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 06:56 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen pulls down the rebound | 44-66 |
| 06:44 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello is fouled on the floor by Jack Llanas - foul #2 on Jack Llanas, team foul #7 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Stephen Johnson (C) Darrell Brown, John Gustafson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF), Jerry Moore (PF), Eddie Cuellar (C) Scott Bostick, Stevan Zempel, Omer Kotarski | |
| 06:44 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 06:44 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 06:23 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-66 |
| 06:22 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen grabs the board | 46-66 |
| 06:18 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-66 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas snags the defensive board | 46-66 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore is fouled on the floor by Larry Sorensen - foul #3 on Larry Sorensen, team foul #15 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG) Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Scott Bostick (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Jack Llanas, Nathan Myers, Eddie Cuellar | |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 46-68 |
| 05:42 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Scott Bostick - foul #3 on Scott Bostick, team foul #8 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF) Douglas Mauriello | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden (PF) Jerry Moore | |
| 05:42 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall makes the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 05:42 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall makes the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 05:14 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stevan Zempel | 48-71 |
| 05:05 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski's floater is knocked away by Omer Kotarski | 48-71 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Scott Bostick | 48-71 |
| 04:46 | Central Michigan | John Gustafson picks off the pass by Dennis Breeden | 48-71 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall is hacked by Dennis Breeden - foul #2 on Dennis Breeden, team foul #9 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SG), Darrell Brown (SF), Larry Sorensen (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), John Becker (C) Jan Christensen, Scott Bostick, Omer Kotarski | |
| 04:36 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall makes the 1st free throw | 49-71 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Nathan Myers | 50-74 |
| 03:56 | Ball State | Dennis Breeden takes the ball from Darrell Brown | 50-74 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | Central Michigan | John Becker knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Dennis Breeden | 50-76 |
| 03:18 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello's pass is intercepted by Nathan Myers | 50-76 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edgar Jerkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Darrell Brown (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Gary Tunstall (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Sorensen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Becker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-76 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen grabs the board | 50-76 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Mauriello | 53-76 |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-76 |
| 02:21 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato grabs the offensive board | 53-76 |
| 01:57 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dikembe Sato | 53-79 |
| 01:39 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-79 |
| 01:37 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden grabs the board | 53-79 |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Dikembe Sato | 53-82 |
| 01:01 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Darrell Brown | 55-82 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-82 |
| 00:35 | Ball State | Darrell Brown pulls down the rebound | 55-82 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-82 |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dennis Breeden | 55-82 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel runs out the clock | 55-82 |