| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Stephen Massenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyler Poling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Wilkin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Harris (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Fink (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mohammad Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Dougherty (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamie Pyatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling inbounds the ball | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-33 |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Eric Fink snags the defensive board | 47-33 |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Stephen Massenberg - foul #2 on Stephen Massenberg, team foul #1 | 47-33 |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 19:21 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-35 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 18:54 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Mohammad Scott | 47-37 |
| 18:36 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin misses the floater in the paint | 47-37 |
| 18:35 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg hits the follow up shot | 49-37 |
| 18:31 | Ball State | Eric Fink's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-37 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ed Hull (SG), Douglas Dotson (SF), Jeffrey Lee (PF), Patrick Blackmer (C) Eric Fink, Mohammad Scott, Willie Dougherty, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 18:19 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell loses the dribble to Patrick Blackmer | 49-37 |
| 18:16 | Ball State | Jacob Fletcher picks off the pass by Patrick Blackmer in the backcourt | 49-37 |
| 18:05 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler's pass is intercepted by Douglas Dotson | 49-37 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Sean Hsu - foul #2 on Sean Hsu, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 17:32 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 17:31 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 17:25 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Lee | 49-41 |
| 17:11 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher buries a shot from the left block set up by Sean Hsu | 51-41 |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Ed Hull hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 16:52 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Blackmer | 51-41 |
| 16:45 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg (PG), Samuel Lewis (SG), Tyler Poling (SF), Brandon Wilkin (PF), Bruce Harris (C) Sean Hsu, Leonard Schell, Jacob Fletcher, Richard Chandler, Roger Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (SG), Mohammad Scott (SF), Willie Dougherty (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Ed Hull, Douglas Dotson, Jeffrey Lee, Patrick Blackmer | |
| 16:29 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-41 |
| 16:27 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris gets the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 16:08 | Western Michigan | Willie Dougherty is called for the reach on Tyler Poling - foul #1 on Willie Dougherty, team foul #1 | 51-41 |
| 16:00 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Jamie Pyatt - foul #1 on Jamie Pyatt, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG) Eric Fink | |
| 16:00 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 16:00 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Stephen Massenberg (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyler Poling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Wilkin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Travis (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Mohammad Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willie Dougherty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamie Pyatt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Ball State | Stephen Massenberg picks off the pass by Gerard Stansbury | 52-41 |
| 15:27 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 15:26 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis grabs the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 15:14 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Willie Dougherty | 52-41 |
| 15:06 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott is fouled on the floor by Tyler Poling - foul #3 on Tyler Poling, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison (SG), Jacob Fletcher (SF) Samuel Lewis, Tyler Poling | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Dotson (SF), Jeffrey Lee (PF) Mohammad Scott, Willie Dougherty | |
| 14:53 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gerard Stansbury | 52-43 |
| 14:24 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Jamie Pyatt - foul #2 on Jamie Pyatt, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu (PG), Leonard Schell (SG), Richard Chandler (SF) Stephen Massenberg, Bobby Madison, Jacob Fletcher | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (PG), Ed Hull (SG), Patrick Blackmer (C) Gerard Stansbury, Daniel Travis, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 14:24 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 14:24 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Ed Hull misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Leonard Schell - foul #3 on Leonard Schell, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roger Bettencourt (PF) Brandon Wilkin | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Ed Hull makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Ed Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 14:05 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell is hacked by Patrick Blackmer - foul #2 on Patrick Blackmer, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| 14:00 | Western Michigan | Roger Bettencourt's pass is intercepted by Eric Fink | 53-45 |
| 13:48 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Schell - foul #4 on Leonard Schell, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison (SG) Leonard Schell | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:48 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 13:48 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 13:48 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Bruce Harris | 53-46 |
| 13:32 | Western Michigan | Roger Bettencourt misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 13:27 | Ball State | Eric Fink's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg (PG), Samuel Lewis (SG), Tyler Poling (SF), Brandon Wilkin (PF), Jacob Fletcher (C) Sean Hsu, Bobby Madison, Richard Chandler, Roger Bettencourt, Bruce Harris | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG), Mohammad Scott (SF), Willie Dougherty (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Ed Hull, Douglas Dotson, Jeffrey Lee, Patrick Blackmer | |
| 13:10 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling clanks a floater from the left block | 53-46 |
| 13:08 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 12:47 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-46 |
| 12:45 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 12:28 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 53-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison (SG), Bruce Harris (C) Samuel Lewis, Tyler Poling | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG), Ed Hull (SF), Jeffrey Lee (PF), Patrick Blackmer (C) Eric Fink, Mohammad Scott, Willie Dougherty, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 12:24 | Ball State | Daniel Travis is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Madison - foul #1 on Bobby Madison, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| 12:16 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Gerard Stansbury | 53-48 |
| 11:55 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison misses long on a jumper from the right side | 53-48 |
| 11:53 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Stephen Massenberg (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Madison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jacob Fletcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Wilkin (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Harris (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Travis (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Ed Hull (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Blackmer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Daniel Travis is hacked by Bobby Madison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Madison, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu (PG), Richard Chandler (SF), Roger Bettencourt (PF) Stephen Massenberg, Jacob Fletcher, Brandon Wilkin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Dotson (SF) Ed Hull | |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Daniel Travis makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Daniel Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 11:34 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Roger Bettencourt | 55-50 |
| 11:23 | Ball State | Bobby Madison takes the ball from Douglas Dotson | 55-50 |
| 11:12 | Western Michigan | Patrick Blackmer steals the ball from Bobby Madison | 55-50 |
| 10:55 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 10:33 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler is hacked by Daniel Travis - foul #4 on Daniel Travis, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg (PG), Samuel Lewis (SG), Tyler Poling (SF), Brandon Wilkin (PF), Jacob Fletcher (C) Sean Hsu, Bobby Madison, Richard Chandler, Roger Bettencourt, Bruce Harris | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (PG), Ed Hull (SG), Willie Dougherty (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Gerard Stansbury, Daniel Travis, Jeffrey Lee, Patrick Blackmer | |
| 10:22 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg jams it against the doubleteam on a nice dish by Tyler Poling | 57-53 |
| 10:16 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 57-53 |
| 10:15 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 09:58 | Western Michigan | Eric Fink is called for the reach on Brandon Wilkin - foul #2 on Eric Fink, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mohammad Scott (SF) Douglas Dotson | |
| 09:47 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 09:45 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin gets the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 09:29 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 09:27 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 09:21 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt is fouled on the floor by Samuel Lewis - foul #3 on Samuel Lewis, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris (C) Brandon Wilkin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG), Jeffrey Lee (PF) Ed Hull, Willie Dougherty | |
| 09:21 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:21 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 09:13 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Lee is called for the reach on Jacob Fletcher - foul #2 on Jeffrey Lee, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu (PG) Stephen Massenberg | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:13 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 09:13 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 08:59 | Ball State | Eric Fink hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Lee | 59-55 |
| 08:44 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gerard Stansbury - foul #2 on Gerard Stansbury, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler (SF), Brandon Wilkin (PF) Tyler Poling, Jacob Fletcher | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:44 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 08:44 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerard Stansbury | 61-58 |
| 08:10 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin misses the 3 from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 08:09 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris misses the tip | 61-58 |
| 08:07 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin misses the tip | 61-58 |
| 08:05 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler snags the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 07:50 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu's layup is rejected by Jamie Pyatt | 61-58 |
| 07:48 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sean Hsu (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Samuel Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Chandler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brandon Wilkin (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Harris (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Fink (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Mohammad Scott (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Pyatt (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg (PG), Bobby Madison (SG), Leonard Schell (SF), Roger Bettencourt (PF), Jacob Fletcher (C) Sean Hsu, Samuel Lewis, Richard Chandler, Brandon Wilkin, Bruce Harris | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (PG), Ed Hull (SG), Douglas Dotson (SF), Willie Dougherty (PF), Patrick Blackmer (C) Gerard Stansbury, Eric Fink, Mohammad Scott, Jeffrey Lee, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 07:11 | Ball State | Ed Hull's pass is intercepted by Stephen Massenberg | 61-58 |
| 06:57 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-58 |
| 06:56 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 06:51 | Ball State | Leonard Schell steals it from Ed Hull | 61-58 |
| 06:32 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison is hacked by Douglas Dotson - foul #1 on Douglas Dotson, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG) Ed Hull | |
| 06:32 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:32 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:32 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:29 | Ball State | Leonard Schell is called for the reach on Gerard Stansbury in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leonard Schell, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling (SF) Leonard Schell | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee (PF) Willie Dougherty | |
| 06:29 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:29 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:17 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher misses short on an open shot from the baseline | 62-60 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Dotson, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis (SG), Brandon Wilkin (PF), Bruce Harris (C) Bobby Madison, Roger Bettencourt, Jacob Fletcher | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:48 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 05:46 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 05:40 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 05:38 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Samuel Lewis | 62-60 |
| 05:14 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu (PG), Bobby Madison (SG), Richard Chandler (SF), Jacob Fletcher (C) Stephen Massenberg, Samuel Lewis, Tyler Poling, Bruce Harris | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ed Hull (SG), Mohammad Scott (SF), Willie Dougherty (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Daniel Travis, Douglas Dotson, Jeffrey Lee, Patrick Blackmer | |
| 05:11 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| 05:01 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin lays it up and in on a great pass from Bobby Madison and he's hacked by Jamie Pyatt - foul #3 on Jamie Pyatt, team foul #11 | 64-60 |
| 05:01 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin makes the free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:58 | Ball State | Ed Hull is hacked by Sean Hsu in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Hsu, team foul #10 | 65-60 |
| 04:58 | Ball State | Ed Hull makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:58 | Ball State | Ed Hull misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:58 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 04:33 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mohammad Scott | 67-63 |
| 04:03 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler lays it in on a nice dish by Sean Hsu | 69-63 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott banks in the layup | 69-65 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sean Hsu (tiring) 9 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bobby Madison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jacob Fletcher (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brandon Wilkin (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Chandler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (tired) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ed Hull (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mohammad Scott (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Willie Dougherty (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jamie Pyatt (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 03:32 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher gets the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 03:19 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison banks in the layup | 71-65 |
| 03:19 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg (PG), Samuel Lewis (SG), Tyler Poling (SF), Roger Bettencourt (PF), Bruce Harris (C) Sean Hsu, Bobby Madison, Jacob Fletcher, Brandon Wilkin, Richard Chandler | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (PG), Eric Fink (SG), Douglas Dotson (SF), Jeffrey Lee (PF), Patrick Blackmer (C) Gerard Stansbury, Ed Hull, Mohammad Scott, Willie Dougherty, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 03:09 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee blows the wide open layup but he's fouled by Samuel Lewis - foul #4 on Samuel Lewis, team foul #11 | 71-65 |
| 03:09 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 03:09 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 02:55 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-67 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Stephen Massenberg is called for the reach on Daniel Travis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Massenberg, team foul #12 | 71-67 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Daniel Travis makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Daniel Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:33 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-69 |
| 02:25 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee misses short on a jumper near the basket | 74-69 |
| 02:24 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris gets the rebound | 74-69 |
| 02:12 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg is hacked by Eric Fink - foul #3 on Eric Fink, team foul #12 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler (SF), Jacob Fletcher (PF) Tyler Poling, Roger Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG) Eric Fink | |
| 02:12 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 02:12 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 02:05 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury's floater is knocked away by Jacob Fletcher | 76-69 |
| 02:04 | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher snags the defensive board | 76-69 |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-69 |
| 01:59 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee gets the rebound | 76-69 |
| 01:55 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-69 |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson grabs the offensive rebound | 76-69 |
| 01:48 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson lays it up and in | 76-71 |
| 01:20 | Western Michigan | Douglas Dotson picks off the pass by Stephen Massenberg out of a doubleteam | 76-71 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Daniel Travis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-71 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling (SF), Brandon Wilkin (PF) Richard Chandler, Jacob Fletcher | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (SG), Mohammad Scott (SF), Willie Dougherty (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Daniel Travis, Douglas Dotson, Jeffrey Lee, Patrick Blackmer | |
| 00:52 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin is fouled on the floor by Willie Dougherty - foul #2 on Willie Dougherty, team foul #13 | 76-71 |
| 00:52 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin misses the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:52 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury is hacked by Stephen Massenberg - foul #4 on Stephen Massenberg, team foul #13 | 77-71 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury misses the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin is fouled in the backcourt by Gerard Stansbury - foul #3 on Gerard Stansbury, team foul #14 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher (C) Bruce Harris | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Brandon Wilkin misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty grabs the board | 78-72 |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott misses long on an open driving attempt from close range | 78-72 |
| 00:35 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Pyatt | 78-72 |
| 00:33 | Ball State | Samuel Lewis steals the ball from Mohammad Scott | 78-72 |
| 00:32 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Fink - foul #4 on Eric Fink, team foul #15 | 78-72 |
| 00:32 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:32 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-75 |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Eric Fink is called for the reach on Samuel Lewis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Fink, team foul #16 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG) Eric Fink | |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Brandon Wilkin is called for the reach on Daniel Travis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Wilkin, team foul #14 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris (C) Jacob Fletcher | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Daniel Travis makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Daniel Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | Gerard Stansbury is called for the reach on Samuel Lewis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerard Stansbury, team foul #17 | 81-77 |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 82-77 |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Bruce Harris | 82-77 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris is hacked by Gerard Stansbury in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gerard Stansbury, team foul #18 | 82-77 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher (SF) Tyler Poling | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Dotson (SF) Gerard Stansbury | |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris makes the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Bruce Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Lewis - foul #5 on Samuel Lewis, team foul #15 | 84-77 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu (SG), Tyler Poling (SF) Samuel Lewis, Jacob Fletcher | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt gets the offensive rebound | 84-78 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Daniel Travis is fouled on the floor by Tyler Poling - foul #4 on Tyler Poling, team foul #16 | 84-78 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Daniel Travis misses the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Daniel Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:05 | Western Michigan | Daniel Travis is called for the reach on Stephen Massenberg in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Travis, team foul #19 | 84-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jacob Fletcher (C) Bruce Harris | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ed Hull (SG) Daniel Travis | |
| 00:05 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg makes the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:05 | Western Michigan | Stephen Massenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 86-82 |