| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Louis Borski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Kuehn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Benavides (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tyrone Pittard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cahoon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Bethune (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Bowles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Donald Bethune inbounds the ball | 42-25 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Donald Bethune's fadeaway is rejected by James Cahoon | 42-25 |
| 19:41 | Central Michigan | James Cahoon gets the rebound | 42-25 |
| 19:25 | Central Michigan | William Benavides hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-25 |
| 19:14 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Donald Bethune is blocked by Tyrone Pittard | 45-25 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri can't tip it in | 45-25 |
| 19:11 | Ball State | Donald Bethune snags the offensive board | 45-25 |
| 18:55 | Ball State | Oscar Danek misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-25 |
| 18:53 | Central Michigan | Tyrone Pittard gets the rebound | 45-25 |
| 18:36 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-25 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:22 | Ball State | Oscar Danek scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Phillip Ruggeri | 48-27 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:04 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 48-27 |
| 18:02 | Central Michigan | James Cahoon gets the offensive rebound | 48-27 |
| 17:43 | Central Michigan | James Cahoon clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-27 |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | James Cahoon snags the offensive board | 48-27 |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski loses the dribble to Adam Williams | 48-27 |
| 17:06 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri lays it in on a nice dish by Adam Williams | 48-29 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:51 | Central Michigan | Carlos Kuehn hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Louis Borski | 50-29 |
| 16:28 | Ball State | Donald Bethune can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 50-29 |
| 16:26 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to James Cahoon | 50-29 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:20 | Central Michigan | William Benavides's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Oscar Slaughter (SG), William Finch (SF), Michael Alley (PF), Ronald Shepley (C) Carlos Kuehn, William Benavides, Tyrone Pittard, James Cahoon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Snelson (PG), Harry Hodgson (SG), Andrew Brewer (SF), Douglas Eason (PF), James Hunsucker (C) Oscar Danek, Adam Williams, Donald Bethune, Phillip Ruggeri, Victor Bowles | |
| 16:03 | Ball State | Ronald Shepley is called for the reach on Douglas Eason - foul #2 on Ronald Shepley, team foul #1 | 50-29 |
| 15:58 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 50-29 |
| 15:57 | Central Michigan | Michael Alley gets the rebound | 50-29 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Louis Borski (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Slaughter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Finch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Alley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Shepley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Snelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Hodgson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Eason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hunsucker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Central Michigan | Michael Alley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-29 |
| 15:34 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-29 |
| 15:22 | Ball State | James Hunsucker misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Shepley - foul #3 on Ronald Shepley, team foul #2 | 50-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Isaac (SF) Andrew Brewer | |
| 15:22 | Ball State | James Hunsucker makes the 1st free throw | 50-30 |
| 15:22 | Ball State | James Hunsucker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:13 | Central Michigan | Charles Isaac is called for the reach on William Finch - foul #4 on Charles Isaac, team foul #1 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Riggs (PG), Carlos Kuehn (SG) Louis Borski, Oscar Slaughter | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Andrew Brewer (SF) Harry Hodgson, Charles Isaac | |
| 15:04 | Central Michigan | William Finch travels with the ball | 50-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (SG) Victor Snelson | |
| 14:51 | Ball State | Adam Williams is denied on a layup by Michael Alley | 50-31 |
| 14:49 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Carlos Kuehn | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:25 | Central Michigan | Michael Alley misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-31 |
| 14:24 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer pulls down the rebound | 50-31 |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Adam Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Louis Borski (PG), William Benavides (SF), Tyrone Pittard (PF), James Cahoon (C) Steven Riggs, William Finch, Michael Alley, Ronald Shepley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri (PF), Victor Bowles (C) Douglas Eason, James Hunsucker | |
| 13:56 | Central Michigan | Tyrone Pittard lays it up and in set up by William Benavides | 52-31 |
| 13:45 | Ball State | Oscar Danek misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-31 |
| 13:43 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri tips it back up and in | 52-33 |
| 13:19 | Central Michigan | William Benavides comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-33 |
| 13:17 | Central Michigan | James Cahoon gets the offensive rebound | 52-33 |
| 13:00 | Central Michigan | William Benavides loses the dribble to Andrew Brewer | 52-33 |
| 12:50 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on William Benavides - foul #1 on William Benavides, team foul #3 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Oscar Slaughter (SG) Carlos Kuehn | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Snelson (PG), Harry Hodgson (SG) Oscar Danek, Adam Williams | |
| 12:50 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 12:50 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | The pull-up jumper by William Benavides is blocked by Victor Bowles | 52-35 |
| 12:31 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Andrew Brewer | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:08 | Ball State | Victor Snelson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-35 |
| 12:07 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri tips it home | 52-37 |
| 11:46 | Central Michigan | Tyrone Pittard misses the easy layup | 52-37 |
| 11:44 | Ball State | Victor Bowles snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Louis Borski (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Slaughter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Benavides (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tyrone Pittard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Cahoon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Snelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Hodgson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Brewer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Bowles (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Victor Snelson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 11:27 | Central Michigan | William Benavides snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| 11:22 | Central Michigan | William Benavides comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-37 |
| 11:20 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski hits the follow up shot | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:15 | Ball State | James Cahoon denies the turnaround by Andrew Brewer | 54-37 |
| 11:14 | Central Michigan | William Benavides pulls down the rebound | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:11 | Central Michigan | Victor Snelson is called for the reach on Louis Borski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Victor Snelson, team foul #2 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carlos Kuehn (SG), William Finch (SF), Michael Alley (PF), Ronald Shepley (C) Oscar Slaughter, William Benavides, Tyrone Pittard, James Cahoon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Adam Williams (SG), Donald Bethune (SF), Douglas Eason (PF), James Hunsucker (C) Victor Snelson, Harry Hodgson, Andrew Brewer, Phillip Ruggeri, Victor Bowles | |
| 10:54 | Central Michigan | Michael Alley can't finish the layup | 54-37 |
| 10:52 | Ball State | Oscar Danek grabs the defensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Michael Alley is called for the reach on Donald Bethune - foul #2 on Michael Alley, team foul #4 | 54-37 |
| 10:35 | Ball State | Donald Bethune hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-37 |
| 10:34 | Central Michigan | Carlos Kuehn pulls down the rebound | 54-37 |
| 10:08 | Central Michigan | Ronald Shepley misses short on a jumper from the right block | 54-37 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | James Hunsucker grabs the defensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 10:01 | Ball State | Carlos Kuehn picks off the pass by Adam Williams | 54-37 |
| 09:47 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski's floater is tipped away by Douglas Eason | 54-37 |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Carlos Kuehn tips it home | 56-37 |
| 09:29 | Ball State | Michael Alley blocks the short jumper by Douglas Eason | 56-37 |
| 09:28 | Ball State | Oscar Danek tips it but misses | 56-37 |
| 09:26 | Ball State | Donald Bethune gets the offensive rebound | 56-37 |
| 09:14 | Ball State | Donald Bethune's pass is intercepted by Michael Alley | 56-37 |
| 08:47 | Central Michigan | Carlos Kuehn scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-37 |
| 08:31 | Ball State | James Hunsucker is whistled for traveling | 59-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Riggs (PG), Oscar Slaughter (SG), William Benavides (SF), Tyrone Pittard (PF), James Cahoon (C) Louis Borski, Carlos Kuehn, William Finch, Michael Alley, Ronald Shepley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Snelson (SG), Russell Aubry (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF), Victor Bowles (C) Adam Williams, Donald Bethune, Douglas Eason, James Hunsucker | |
| 08:08 | Central Michigan | Oscar Slaughter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-37 |
| 07:53 | Ball State | Victor Bowles connects on the runner from the left block set up by Oscar Danek and he's hacked by James Cahoon - foul #1 on James Cahoon, team foul #5 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Harry Hodgson (SG), Charles Isaac (SF) Oscar Danek, Russell Aubry | |
| 07:53 | Ball State | Victor Bowles misses the free throw | 62-39 |
| 07:53 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri grabs the offensive rebound | 62-39 |
| 07:48 | Ball State | Charles Isaac misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 62-39 |
| 07:46 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Oscar Slaughter | 62-39 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Riggs (fresh) SG - Oscar Slaughter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Benavides (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyrone Pittard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Cahoon (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Snelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Hodgson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Isaac (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Bowles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Harry Hodgson is called for the reach on Oscar Slaughter - foul #1 on Harry Hodgson, team foul #3 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Louis Borski (PG), Carlos Kuehn (SG) Steven Riggs, Oscar Slaughter | |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (SG) Harry Hodgson | |
| 07:09 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-39 |
| 07:08 | Central Michigan | William Benavides grabs the offensive board | 62-39 |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | Carlos Kuehn throws it down on a nice dish by Louis Borski | 64-39 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Adam Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 64-39 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | William Benavides gets the rebound | 64-39 |
| 06:02 | Central Michigan | Louis Borski is hacked by Victor Snelson - foul #2 on Victor Snelson, team foul #4 | 64-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Riggs (PG), Oscar Slaughter (SG), William Finch (SF), Michael Alley (PF), Ronald Shepley (C) Louis Borski, Carlos Kuehn, William Benavides, Tyrone Pittard, James Cahoon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Harry Hodgson (SG), Donald Bethune (SF), Douglas Eason (PF), James Hunsucker (C) Adam Williams, Charles Isaac, Phillip Ruggeri, Victor Bowles | |
| 05:41 | Central Michigan | Ronald Shepley jams it set up by Michael Alley | 66-39 |
| 05:29 | Ball State | Victor Snelson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-39 |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Ronald Shepley grabs the board | 66-39 |
| 05:02 | Central Michigan | Steven Riggs clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-39 |
| 05:01 | Ball State | Douglas Eason gets the rebound | 66-39 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Donald Bethune misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-39 |
| 04:49 | Central Michigan | Oscar Slaughter gets the rebound | 66-39 |
| 04:27 | Central Michigan | Oscar Slaughter clanks a 3 from the left wing | 66-39 |
| 04:25 | Central Michigan | Michael Alley hits the follow up shot | 68-39 |
| 04:06 | Ball State | Harry Hodgson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 68-39 |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Steven Riggs | 68-39 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | William Finch scores on a floater from the right wing | 70-39 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Riggs (fresh) SG - Oscar Slaughter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Finch (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Alley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Shepley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Snelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Hodgson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Bethune (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Douglas Eason (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Hunsucker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Victor Snelson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-39 |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Steven Riggs pulls down the rebound | 70-39 |
| 03:15 | Central Michigan | William Finch misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 70-39 |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Harry Hodgson gets the rebound | 70-39 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | Donald Bethune's pass is intercepted by Oscar Slaughter | 70-39 |
| 02:51 | Central Michigan | Steven Riggs lays it in on a great pass from Oscar Slaughter | 72-39 |
| 02:37 | Ball State | Ronald Shepley swats the layup by James Hunsucker | 72-39 |
| 02:35 | Central Michigan | Ronald Shepley grabs the board | 72-39 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Steven Riggs can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 72-39 |
| 02:27 | Ball State | James Hunsucker snags the defensive board | 72-39 |
| 02:13 | Ball State | Victor Snelson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 72-39 |
| 02:12 | Central Michigan | Steven Riggs pulls down the rebound | 72-39 |
| 01:43 | Central Michigan | Michael Alley is hacked by Harry Hodgson - foul #2 on Harry Hodgson, team foul #5 | 72-39 |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | Michael Alley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-39 |
| 01:17 | Ball State | Douglas Eason comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 72-39 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Victor Snelson grabs the offensive rebound | 72-39 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Victor Snelson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-42 |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Steven Riggs misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-42 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Michael Alley pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-42 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | William Finch is hacked by Douglas Eason - foul #1 on Douglas Eason, team foul #6 | 72-42 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Steven Riggs runs out the clock | 72-42 |