| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fresh) SG - Eric Fink (fresh) SF - Mohammad Scott (fresh) PF - Willie Dougherty (fresh) C - Jamie Pyatt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Stephen Massenberg (fresh) SG - Samuel Lewis (fresh) SF - Tyler Poling (fresh) PF - Brandon Wilkin (fresh) C - Bruce Harris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris is fouled on the floor by Jamie Pyatt - foul #1 on Jamie Pyatt, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Ball State | Eric Fink snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Ball State | Eric Fink is hacked by Brandon Wilkin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Wilkin, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Ball State | Eric Fink buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 18:43 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling knocks in the jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Mohammad Scott - foul #1 on Mohammad Scott, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 18:43 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:15 | Ball State | Eric Fink is denied on a layup by Tyler Poling | 5-3 |
| 18:13 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 17:57 | Western Michigan | Gerard Stansbury steals it from Bruce Harris | 5-3 |
| 17:54 | Ball State | Eric Fink blows the dunk | 5-3 |
| 17:52 | Ball State | Eric Fink tips it in | 7-3 |
| 17:32 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 7-3 |
| 17:30 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 17:25 | Ball State | Brandon Wilkin is called for the reach on Gerard Stansbury - foul #2 on Brandon Wilkin, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG), Douglas Dotson (SF), Jeffrey Lee (PF), Patrick Blackmer (C) Eric Fink, Mohammad Scott, Willie Dougherty, Jamie Pyatt | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu (PG), Leonard Schell (SG), Jacob Fletcher (SF), Richard Chandler (PF), Roger Bettencourt (C) Stephen Massenberg, Samuel Lewis, Tyler Poling, Brandon Wilkin, Bruce Harris | |
| 17:12 | Ball State | Sean Hsu steals the ball from Gerard Stansbury | 7-3 |
| 17:01 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Douglas Dotson - foul #1 on Douglas Dotson, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| 17:01 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:01 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:46 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gerard Stansbury | 9-5 |
| 16:23 | Western Michigan | Roger Bettencourt scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Chandler | 9-8 |
| 16:19 | Ball State | Sean Hsu picks off the pass by Gerard Stansbury in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 15:59 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Douglas Dotson - foul #2 on Douglas Dotson, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ed Hull (SG), Mohammad Scott (SF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Daniel Travis, Douglas Dotson, Patrick Blackmer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg (PG), Samuel Lewis (SG), Tyler Poling (SF), Bruce Harris (C) Sean Hsu, Leonard Schell, Richard Chandler, Roger Bettencourt | |
| 15:59 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:59 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ed Hull (fresh) SF - Mohammad Scott (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) C - Jamie Pyatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Stephen Massenberg (fresh) SG - Samuel Lewis (fresh) SF - Tyler Poling (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jacob Fletcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Harris (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-10 |
| 15:49 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 15:36 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis clanks a jumper from the left block | 9-10 |
| 15:35 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 15:21 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee clanks a floater from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Tyler Poling | 9-10 |
| 15:07 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg misses the 3 from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 15:06 | Ball State | Ed Hull pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 15:04 | Ball State | Tyler Poling is called for the reach on Gerard Stansbury in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyler Poling, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (SG), Willie Dougherty (PF) Mohammad Scott, Jeffrey Lee | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 14:59 | Ball State | Eric Fink is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 14:39 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bruce Harris | 12-12 |
| 14:34 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty loses the dribble to Jacob Fletcher | 12-12 |
| 14:23 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jacob Fletcher | 12-15 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Stephen Massenberg - foul #1 on Stephen Massenberg, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG), Mohammad Scott (SF), Patrick Blackmer (C) Eric Fink, Ed Hull, Jamie Pyatt | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu (PG), Leonard Schell (SG), Richard Chandler (SF), Roger Bettencourt (PF) Stephen Massenberg, Samuel Lewis, Tyler Poling, Jacob Fletcher | |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 14:00 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Richard Chandler | 14-17 |
| 13:42 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury is fouled on the floor by Bruce Harris - foul #1 on Bruce Harris, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee (PF) Willie Dougherty | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 13:26 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer double dribbles | 14-17 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (SG), Jamie Pyatt (C) Daniel Travis, Patrick Blackmer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg (PG), Bobby Madison (SG) Sean Hsu, Roger Bettencourt | |
| 13:03 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell clanks a 3 from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 13:02 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler tips it but misses | 14-17 |
| 13:01 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris tips it in | 14-19 |
| 12:51 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Harris | 14-19 |
| 12:49 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Bruce Harris | 14-19 |
| 12:44 | Western Michigan | Jamie Pyatt picks off the pass by Bobby Madison | 14-19 |
| 12:32 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 14-19 |
| 12:31 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 12:09 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Massenberg | 14-21 |
| 11:58 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Gerard Stansbury | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Eric Fink (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Mohammad Scott (tiring) PF - Jeffrey Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamie Pyatt (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Stephen Massenberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Madison (fairly fresh) SF - Leonard Schell (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Chandler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Harris (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-21 |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 11:29 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 16-21 |
| 11:27 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 11:19 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-21 |
| 11:18 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 10:57 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison clanks a runner near the basket | 16-21 |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG), Ed Hull (SF), Willie Dougherty (PF), Patrick Blackmer (C) Eric Fink, Mohammad Scott, Jeffrey Lee, Jamie Pyatt | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu (PG), Samuel Lewis (SG), Tyler Poling (SF), Jacob Fletcher (PF), Roger Bettencourt (C) Stephen Massenberg, Bobby Madison, Leonard Schell, Richard Chandler, Bruce Harris | |
| 10:47 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Gerard Stansbury | 18-21 |
| 10:30 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-21 |
| 10:28 | Western Michigan | Roger Bettencourt tips it back up and in | 18-23 |
| 10:26 | Ball State | Roger Bettencourt picks off the pass by Gerard Stansbury in the backcourt | 18-23 |
| 10:21 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher is called for traveling | 18-23 |
| 10:19 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-23 |
| 10:05 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu loses the dribble to Willie Dougherty | 18-23 |
| 09:59 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 18-23 |
| 09:58 | Western Michigan | Roger Bettencourt gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 09:50 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Tyler Poling | 18-25 |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Gerard Stansbury and he's fouled by Jacob Fletcher - foul #1 on Jacob Fletcher, team foul #6 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (SG), Jeffrey Lee (SF) Gerard Stansbury, Ed Hull | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg (PG), Bruce Harris (C) Sean Hsu, Roger Bettencourt | |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty misses the free throw | 20-25 |
| 09:32 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 09:18 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher is hacked by Willie Dougherty - foul #1 on Willie Dougherty, team foul #5 | 20-25 |
| 09:04 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Stephen Massenberg | 20-28 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Stephen Massenberg steals it from Daniel Travis in the backcourt | 20-28 |
| 08:59 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis slams it home on a great pass from Stephen Massenberg | 20-30 |
| 08:47 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty scores on a shot from the right block | 22-30 |
| 08:33 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 08:32 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Eric Fink | 22-30 |
| 08:28 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee's layup is rejected by Jacob Fletcher | 22-30 |
| 08:27 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 08:09 | Western Michigan | Daniel Travis is called for the reach on Bruce Harris - foul #1 on Daniel Travis, team foul #6 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG), Mohammad Scott (SF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Eric Fink, Willie Dougherty, Patrick Blackmer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison (SG) Samuel Lewis | |
| 07:57 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher is whistled for traveling | 22-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ed Hull (SG) Daniel Travis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu (PG), Leonard Schell (SF) Stephen Massenberg, Tyler Poling | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Ed Hull (fresh) SF - Mohammad Scott (tiring) PF - Jeffrey Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamie Pyatt (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sean Hsu (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Bobby Madison (fresh) SF - Leonard Schell (fresh) PF - Jacob Fletcher (tiring) 8 pts. C - Bruce Harris (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:53 | Ball State | Ed Hull loses the dribble to Sean Hsu in the backcourt | 22-30 |
| 07:52 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu lays it up and in | 22-32 |
| 07:33 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-32 |
| 07:32 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury misses the tip | 22-32 |
| 07:31 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris snags the defensive board | 22-32 |
| 07:10 | Western Michigan | Mohammad Scott is called for the reach on Leonard Schell - foul #2 on Mohammad Scott, team foul #7 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG), Willie Dougherty (PF) Ed Hull, Mohammad Scott | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg (PG), Roger Bettencourt (PF), Richard Chandler (C) Sean Hsu, Jacob Fletcher, Bruce Harris | |
| 07:10 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 07:10 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 06:59 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee connects on the open floater from the right block | 24-34 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (SG) Daniel Travis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis (SG), Tyler Poling (SF) Bobby Madison, Leonard Schell | |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Eric Fink misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-34 |
| 06:29 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty is fouled on the floor by Roger Bettencourt - foul #1 on Roger Bettencourt, team foul #7 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG), Ed Hull (SF), Patrick Blackmer (C) Eric Fink, Jeffrey Lee, Jamie Pyatt | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu (PG), Bruce Harris (C) Stephen Massenberg, Roger Bettencourt | |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 06:10 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 05:51 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Sean Hsu | 24-37 |
| 05:28 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee (PF) Willie Dougherty | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher (SF) Tyler Poling | |
| 05:06 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Lee - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lee, team foul #8 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (SG) Daniel Travis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg (PG), Leonard Schell (SF) Sean Hsu, Richard Chandler | |
| 05:06 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 05:06 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 05:06 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee snags the defensive board | 24-38 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee drills a fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Jacob Fletcher - foul #2 on Jacob Fletcher, team foul #8 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt (C) Patrick Blackmer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison (SG), Roger Bettencourt (PF) Samuel Lewis, Jacob Fletcher | |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee makes the free throw | 27-38 |
| 04:43 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Bruce Harris | 27-41 |
| 04:41 | Ball State | Bobby Madison is called for the reach on Eric Fink in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobby Madison, team foul #9 | 27-41 |
| 04:41 | Ball State | Eric Fink makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 04:41 | Ball State | Eric Fink makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 29-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler (C) Bruce Harris | |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Eric Fink misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-41 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 04:00 | Western Michigan | Jamie Pyatt steals the ball from Stephen Massenberg | 29-41 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (tired) 4 ast. SG - Eric Fink (tired) 10 pts. SF - Ed Hull (tiring) PF - Jeffrey Lee (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Pyatt (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Stephen Massenberg (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Madison (fairly fresh) SF - Leonard Schell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Bettencourt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Chandler (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:44 | Ball State | Eric Fink can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-41 |
| 03:42 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 03:21 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 29-41 |
| 03:19 | Western Michigan | Roger Bettencourt misses the tip | 29-41 |
| 03:18 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell tips it back up and in | 29-43 |
| 03:18 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 29-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG), Mohammad Scott (SF), Douglas Dotson (PF), Patrick Blackmer (C) Eric Fink, Ed Hull, Jeffrey Lee, Jamie Pyatt | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu (PG), Samuel Lewis (SG), Tyler Poling (SF), Brandon Wilkin (PF), Jacob Fletcher (C) Stephen Massenberg, Bobby Madison, Leonard Schell, Roger Bettencourt, Richard Chandler | |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Jacob Fletcher swats the short shot by Douglas Dotson | 29-43 |
| 03:01 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Sean Hsu | 29-43 |
| 02:47 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gerard Stansbury - foul #1 on Gerard Stansbury, team foul #9 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris (C) Tyler Poling | |
| 02:47 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu makes the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 02:47 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu makes the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 02:36 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-45 |
| 02:34 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer tips it in | 31-45 |
| 02:29 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jacob Fletcher | 31-47 |
| 02:26 | Ball State | Daniel Travis is fouled in the backcourt by Jacob Fletcher - foul #3 on Jacob Fletcher, team foul #10 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling (SF) Jacob Fletcher | |
| 02:26 | Ball State | Daniel Travis makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 02:26 | Ball State | Daniel Travis misses the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 02:26 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris snags the defensive board | 32-47 |
| 01:57 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-47 |
| 01:55 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer grabs the defensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 01:50 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-47 |
| 01:48 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis snags the defensive board | 32-47 |
| 01:32 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-47 |
| 01:30 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 01:09 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin is fouled on the floor by Patrick Blackmer - foul #1 on Patrick Blackmer, team foul #10 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (PG), Willie Dougherty (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Gerard Stansbury, Mohammad Scott, Patrick Blackmer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg (PG), Bobby Madison (SG), Leonard Schell (SF), Richard Chandler (C) Sean Hsu, Samuel Lewis, Tyler Poling, Bruce Harris | |
| 01:09 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 01:09 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 01:05 | Ball State | Brandon Wilkin picks off the pass by Douglas Dotson in the backcourt | 32-49 |
| 00:51 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 32-49 |
| 00:50 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson snags the defensive board | 32-49 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Chandler - foul #1 on Richard Chandler, team foul #11 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG), Jeffrey Lee (C) Daniel Travis, Jamie Pyatt | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 00:19 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Massenberg and he's fouled by Eric Fink - foul #1 on Eric Fink, team foul #11 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roger Bettencourt (C) Richard Chandler | |
| 00:19 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison makes the free throw | 34-52 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-52 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison gets the rebound | 34-52 |