| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Barry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Smiley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Fink (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mohammad Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Dougherty (fresh) C - Jamie Pyatt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | John Lane inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Central Michigan | John Lane is fouled on the floor by Mohammad Scott - foul #2 on Mohammad Scott, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:34 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry is hacked by Eric Fink - foul #2 on Eric Fink, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley buries a jumper from close range | 34-32 |
| 18:57 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-32 |
| 18:28 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher hits the finger roll | 36-32 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 18:19 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:50 | Central Michigan | John Lane comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-32 |
| 17:49 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:28 | Ball State | Eric Fink splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-32 |
| 17:26 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley drills a shot from the baseline | 38-32 |
| 16:48 | Ball State | Eric Fink works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 16:47 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:20 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 38-32 |
| 16:19 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to John Lane | 38-32 |
| 16:00 | Central Michigan | Mohammad Scott takes the ball from Justin Smiley | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Barry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cody Belcher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Smiley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Fink (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mohammad Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Dougherty (fairly fresh) C - Jamie Pyatt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury is fouled on the floor by John Lane - foul #2 on John Lane, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Gregoreski (PG), Benjamin Homan (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), Tony Davis (PF), William Ashley (C) Gilbert McIver, Michael Barry, John Lane, Cody Belcher, Justin Smiley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG), Douglas Dotson (SF), Jeffrey Lee (PF), Patrick Blackmer (C) Eric Fink, Mohammad Scott, Willie Dougherty, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Daniel Travis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 15:40 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 15:21 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jamie Gregoreski | 41-32 |
| 14:59 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-32 |
| 14:30 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-32 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Travis | 41-34 |
| 14:05 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury can't connect on a shot in the paint | 41-34 |
| 13:57 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to William Ashley | 41-34 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Patrick Blackmer steps in front of the Benjamin Homan pass | 41-34 |
| 13:18 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson clanks a floater from the right block | 41-34 |
| 13:16 | Central Michigan | William Ashley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 12:55 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan misses the 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Travis - foul #1 on Daniel Travis, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), John Lane (SF), Cody Belcher (PF), Justin Smiley (C) Jamie Gregoreski, Paul Lawrence, Tony Davis, William Ashley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (SG), Mohammad Scott (SF), Ed Hull (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Daniel Travis, Douglas Dotson, Jeffrey Lee, Patrick Blackmer | |
| 12:55 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 12:55 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 12:55 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan misses the 3rd free throw | 43-34 |
| 12:55 | Ball State | Ed Hull snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 12:39 | Ball State | Benjamin Homan takes the ball from Gerard Stansbury | 43-34 |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Jamie Pyatt - foul #1 on Jamie Pyatt, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Barry (SG) Benjamin Homan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Willie Dougherty (PF) Eric Fink | |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 12:18 | Ball State | Ed Hull grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 12:02 | Ball State | Cody Belcher takes the ball from Ed Hull | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Barry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Smiley (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ed Hull (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mohammad Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Dougherty (fresh) C - Jamie Pyatt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley misses the jump hook from the baseline | 44-34 |
| 11:32 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jamie Pyatt | 44-34 |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gerard Stansbury | 44-37 |
| 11:13 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry is fouled on the floor by Jamie Pyatt - foul #2 on Jamie Pyatt, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (PG), Douglas Dotson (SF), Jeffrey Lee (PF) Gerard Stansbury, Mohammad Scott, Willie Dougherty | |
| 10:44 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver is hacked by Douglas Dotson - foul #2 on Douglas Dotson, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (PG) Ed Hull | |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jamie Pyatt - foul #3 on Jamie Pyatt, team foul #7 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence (SF) John Lane | |
| Subs | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer (C) Jamie Pyatt | |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 10:10 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Eric Fink | 46-39 |
| 09:43 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Cody Belcher | 48-39 |
| 09:38 | Ball State | Daniel Travis loses the dribble to Cody Belcher | 48-39 |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Gregoreski (PG), Benjamin Homan (SG), John Lane (SF), Tony Davis (PF), William Ashley (C) Gilbert McIver, Michael Barry, Paul Lawrence, Cody Belcher, Justin Smiley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG), Ed Hull (SG), Willie Dougherty (PF) Eric Fink, Daniel Travis, Jeffrey Lee | |
| 09:13 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 08:58 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-39 |
| 08:49 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jamie Gregoreski - foul #3 on Jamie Gregoreski, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mohammad Scott (SG) Ed Hull | |
| 08:49 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 08:49 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 08:31 | Central Michigan | William Ashley is called for 5 seconds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Barry (SG) Benjamin Homan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ed Hull (SG), Jeffrey Lee (C) Douglas Dotson, Patrick Blackmer | |
| 08:23 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 08:21 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 08:02 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Ed Hull - foul #2 on Ed Hull, team foul #8 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt (C) Willie Dougherty | |
| 08:02 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 08:02 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 08:02 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 07:57 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott misses the dunk | 51-41 |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury hits the follow up shot | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jamie Gregoreski (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Barry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Davis (fresh) C - William Ashley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ed Hull (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mohammad Scott (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jamie Pyatt (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Central Michigan | William Ashley clanks a floater from the right side | 51-43 |
| 07:32 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry snags the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 07:09 | Central Michigan | William Ashley's floater is knocked away by Jamie Pyatt | 51-43 |
| 07:08 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | Mohammad Scott steals it from Michael Barry | 51-43 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | Tony Davis blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Lee | 51-43 |
| 06:23 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry banks in the layup | 53-43 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Tony Davis denies the turnaround by Mohammad Scott | 53-43 |
| 05:25 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to William Ashley | 53-43 |
| 05:25 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), Paul Lawrence (SF), Cody Belcher (PF), Justin Smiley (C) Jamie Gregoreski, John Lane, Tony Davis, William Ashley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (PG), Daniel Travis (SG), Douglas Dotson (SF), Willie Dougherty (PF), Patrick Blackmer (C) Gerard Stansbury, Ed Hull, Mohammad Scott, Jeffrey Lee, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry misses long on a jumper near the basket | 53-43 |
| 05:01 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 04:56 | Ball State | Eric Fink's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-43 |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher clanks a floater from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG) Daniel Travis | |
| 03:59 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 53-43 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Barry (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Justin Smiley (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Fink (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Dotson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Dougherty (fresh) C - Patrick Blackmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Ball State | Eric Fink's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (SG), John Lane (SF) Michael Barry, Paul Lawrence | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee (PF) Willie Dougherty | |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | John Lane is hacked by Douglas Dotson - foul #3 on Douglas Dotson, team foul #9 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG), Jamie Pyatt (C) Eric Fink, Patrick Blackmer | |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | John Lane makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | John Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 03:01 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on John Lane - foul #3 on John Lane, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Gregoreski (PG), Paul Lawrence (SF), Tony Davis (PF), William Ashley (C) Gilbert McIver, John Lane, Cody Belcher, Justin Smiley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeff Gentner (PG), Ed Hull (PF) Gerard Stansbury, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 03:01 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 03:01 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 02:59 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), Michael Barry (SG), John Lane (SF), Cody Belcher (PF), Justin Smiley (C) Jamie Gregoreski, Benjamin Homan, Paul Lawrence, Tony Davis, William Ashley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG), Eric Fink (SG), Mohammad Scott (SF), Willie Dougherty (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Jeff Gentner, Daniel Travis, Douglas Dotson, Ed Hull, Jeffrey Lee | |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Eric Fink is called for the reach on Gilbert McIver - foul #3 on Eric Fink, team foul #10 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), Tony Davis (PF), William Ashley (C) Michael Barry, John Lane, Cody Belcher, Justin Smiley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeff Gentner (PG), Daniel Travis (SG), Douglas Dotson (SF), Jeffrey Lee (PF), Patrick Blackmer (C) Gerard Stansbury, Eric Fink, Mohammad Scott, Willie Dougherty, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 02:23 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-47 |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver drills a floater from the right side | 59-47 |
| 01:36 | Ball State | Daniel Travis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Jeff Gentner pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 01:25 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson hits a shot from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 01:06 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Davis | 62-49 |
| 00:54 | Ball State | Daniel Travis clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-49 |
| 00:53 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer gets the offensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 00:51 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Travis | 62-52 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence is hacked by Jeff Gentner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeff Gentner, team foul #11 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Gregoreski (PG), Harold Beasley (SG) Gilbert McIver, Benjamin Homan | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Daniel Travis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | William Ashley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Patrick Blackmer steps in front of the Harold Beasley pass | 64-52 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee loses the dribble to Harold Beasley | 64-52 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Jamie Gregoreski runs out the clock | 64-52 |