| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Williams (fresh) SG - Derrick Walker (fresh) SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) PF - William Boyd (fresh) C - Bobby Epps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) SF - Charles Jelinski (fresh) PF - Jack Borrero (fresh) C - Nicholas Stukes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Ball State | John Marx grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Ball State | Jack Borrero drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Charles Jelinski | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd loses the dribble to Charles Jelinski | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes is hacked by Bobby Epps - foul #1 on Bobby Epps, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Donald Massenburg | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | Jack Borrero misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Ball State | John Marx tips it in | 2-4 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 17:23 | Ball State | Jack Borrero comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Donald Massenburg - foul #1 on Donald Massenburg, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:23 | Ball State | Jack Borrero makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:23 | Ball State | Jack Borrero makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps loses the ball out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen (SG) Derrick Walker | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:47 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bobby Epps - foul #2 on Bobby Epps, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto (C) Bobby Epps | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:47 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:47 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:31 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd is fouled on the floor by Richard Nevarez - foul #1 on Richard Nevarez, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton (SF) Donald Massenburg | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:17 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto blows the layup | 2-8 |
| 16:16 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen tips it back up and in | 4-8 |
| 16:05 | Ball State | Jack Borrero misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 16:03 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes misses the tip | 4-8 |
| 16:02 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen grabs the board | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Williams (fresh) SG - Daniel Martinsen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lance Fulton (fresh) PF - William Boyd (fresh) C - Albert Barreto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) SF - Charles Jelinski (fresh) PF - Jack Borrero (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nicholas Stukes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:56 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd hits a fadeaway in the lane | 6-8 |
| 15:36 | Ball State | John Marx clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 15:35 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 15:31 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-8 |
| 15:30 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Marx | 6-8 |
| 15:15 | Ball State | Jack Borrero is hacked by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins (PG), Derrick Walker (SG), Donald Massenburg (SF) William Williams, Daniel Martinsen, William Boyd | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (SF), William Williams (PF), Justin Blackburn (C) Charles Jelinski, Jack Borrero, Nicholas Stukes | |
| 14:49 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 14:47 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to William Williams | 6-8 |
| 14:42 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn scores on a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Lance Fulton - foul #1 on Lance Fulton, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| 14:42 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn makes the free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Michigan | The 3pt attempt by Broderick Higgins is denied by Richard Nevarez | 6-11 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg hits the follow up shot | 8-11 |
| 14:06 | Ball State | Eric Lee misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-11 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 13:49 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Albert Barreto | 10-11 |
| 13:26 | Ball State | Lance Fulton swats the short shot by Eric Lee | 10-11 |
| 13:25 | Ball State | William Williams can't tip it in | 10-11 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Blackburn swats the layup by Derrick Walker | 10-11 |
| 13:03 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Marx | 10-11 |
| 12:45 | Ball State | William Williams hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Albert Barreto - foul #1 on Albert Barreto, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Williams (PG), Daniel Martinsen (SF), William Boyd (PF), Keith Rasmussen (C) Derrick Walker, Donald Massenburg, Lance Fulton, Albert Barreto | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (SG), Charles Jelinski (SF), Nicholas Stukes (C) John Marx, Richard Nevarez, Justin Blackburn | |
| 12:45 | Ball State | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:45 | Ball State | William Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:45 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes gets the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Lee | 10-15 |
| 12:15 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Rasmussen makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by William Williams | 12-15 |
| 12:08 | Ball State | William Proctor is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Proctor, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Emond (SF) Broderick Higgins | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Borrero (PF) William Williams | |
| 11:54 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd makes the floater from the right block set up by William Williams | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Martinsen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Emond (fresh) PF - William Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. C - Keith Rasmussen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Proctor (fresh) SF - Charles Jelinski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Borrero (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nicholas Stukes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Ball State | William Proctor is fouled on the floor by William Boyd - foul #1 on William Boyd, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg (SF), Albert Barreto (C) Timothy Emond, Keith Rasmussen | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Parente (SG) Eric Lee | |
| 11:30 | Ball State | William Proctor makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:30 | Ball State | William Proctor misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:30 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes grabs the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 11:14 | Ball State | William Boyd is called for the reach on Charles Jelinski - foul #2 on William Boyd, team foul #8 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker (SG), Lance Fulton (PF) Daniel Martinsen, William Boyd | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Richard Nevarez (SG) William Proctor, William Parente | |
| 11:14 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 11:14 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:05 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Donald Massenburg | 17-18 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | John Marx misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-18 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Donald Massenburg | 17-18 |
| 10:33 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker is fouled on the floor by Richard Nevarez - foul #2 on Richard Nevarez, team foul #3 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (SG) Richard Nevarez | |
| 10:28 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Stukes takes the ball from Albert Barreto | 17-18 |
| 10:08 | Ball State | John Marx drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Proctor | 17-21 |
| 09:57 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-21 |
| 09:55 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 09:47 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 17-21 |
| 09:46 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Stukes | 17-21 |
| 09:31 | Ball State | John Marx clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Lance Fulton and he's hacked by Nicholas Stukes - foul #1 on Nicholas Stukes, team foul #4 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen (SG) Derrick Walker | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (SF), William Williams (PF), Justin Blackburn (C) Charles Jelinski, Jack Borrero, Nicholas Stukes | |
| 09:12 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg misses the free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:12 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Eric Lee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 19-21 |
| 08:55 | Ball State | William Williams tips it home | 19-23 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Williams | 21-23 |
| 08:30 | Ball State | John Marx clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 08:28 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams swats the shot by Albert Barreto | 21-23 |
| 08:13 | Ball State | John Marx grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 07:48 | Ball State | Lance Fulton steals it from Eric Lee | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Martinsen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Massenburg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Fulton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Albert Barreto (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Proctor (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Lee (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Blackburn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg is fouled on the floor by William Proctor - foul #2 on William Proctor, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins (PG), Derrick Walker (SG), Keith Rasmussen (PF), David Tobolski (C) William Williams, Donald Massenburg, Lance Fulton, Albert Barreto | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Parente (SG), Charles Jelinski (SF), Jack Borrero (PF), Nicholas Stukes (C) John Marx, William Proctor, William Williams, Justin Blackburn | |
| 07:23 | Eastern Michigan | David Tobolski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-23 |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Jack Borrero grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:58 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 21-23 |
| 06:56 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Rasmussen pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Broderick Higgins | 23-23 |
| 06:20 | Ball State | William Parente clanks a 3 from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Rasmussen snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Jelinski - foul #1 on Charles Jelinski, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Williams (PG), Lance Fulton (PF), Albert Barreto (C) Derrick Walker, Keith Rasmussen, David Tobolski | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), William Williams (C) Eric Lee, Nicholas Stukes | |
| 05:51 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:31 | Ball State | William Williams scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by John Marx | 24-25 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-25 |
| 05:11 | Ball State | Jack Borrero gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:52 | Ball State | John Marx misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-25 |
| 04:51 | Ball State | John Marx gets the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:40 | Ball State | John Marx knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Broderick Higgins - foul #1 on Broderick Higgins, team foul #9 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker (SG), Donald Massenburg (SF) Broderick Higgins, Daniel Martinsen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (SG), Justin Blackburn (SF), David Elliott (C) William Parente, Charles Jelinski, Jack Borrero | |
| 04:40 | Ball State | John Marx makes the free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:21 | Eastern Michigan | David Elliott blocks the short jumper by Albert Barreto | 24-28 |
| 04:20 | Ball State | David Elliott snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 03:56 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn buries a floater in the paint set up by Eric Lee and he's hacked by Donald Massenburg - foul #2 on Donald Massenburg, team foul #10 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd (PF), Bobby Epps (C) Lance Fulton, Albert Barreto | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Nevarez (SG), Nicholas Stukes (C) Eric Lee, David Elliott | |
| 03:56 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn makes the free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:32 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-31 |
| 03:30 | Ball State | William Williams grabs the board | 24-31 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Derrick Walker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bobby Epps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) SF - Justin Blackburn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Stukes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn's pass is intercepted by Derrick Walker | 24-31 |
| 03:04 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg hits a 3 from straight away set up by William Williams | 27-31 |
| 02:40 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn's pass is intercepted by Donald Massenburg | 27-31 |
| 02:14 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Williams | 30-31 |
| 01:46 | Ball State | William Boyd is called for the reach on John Marx - foul #3 on William Boyd, team foul #11 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins (SG), Daniel Martinsen (SF), Lance Fulton (PF) Derrick Walker, Donald Massenburg, William Boyd | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Jelinski (SF), Jack Borrero (PF) Justin Blackburn, William Williams | |
| 01:46 | Ball State | John Marx misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:46 | Ball State | John Marx makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 30-32 |
| 01:28 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 01:24 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski is fouled on the floor by Bobby Epps - foul #3 on Bobby Epps, team foul #12 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Emond (SF), Albert Barreto (C) William Williams, Bobby Epps | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (PG), David Elliott (C) John Marx, Nicholas Stukes | |
| 01:24 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:24 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen is fouled on the floor by Richard Nevarez - foul #3 on Richard Nevarez, team foul #7 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (SG) Richard Nevarez | |
| 00:59 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:59 | Ball State | Jack Borrero pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 00:38 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Timothy Emond - foul #1 on Timothy Emond, team foul #13 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Williams (PG), Donald Massenburg (SF) Broderick Higgins, Timothy Emond | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:38 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:38 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Williams | 34-34 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Eric Lee misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Albert Barreto - foul #2 on Albert Barreto, team foul #14 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Nicholas Stukes (C) William Proctor, David Elliott | |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Eric Lee makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Eric Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams misses the halfcourt shot | 34-36 |