| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dikembe Ako (fresh) SG - Michael Bakken (fresh) SF - Robert John (fresh) PF - Paul Hill (fresh) C - Matthew Patrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) SG - Gary Levine (fresh) SF - Billy Robie (fresh) PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) C - James Stringfield (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Western Michigan | Billy Robie steals the ball from Michael Bakken | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Western Michigan | Robert John is hacked by Billy Robie - foul #1 on Billy Robie, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Matthew Patrick | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Robert John takes the ball from Gary Levine | 3-0 |
| 18:19 | Western Michigan | Robert John misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | Ball State | Billy Robie grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:04 | Ball State | Dikembe Ako takes the ball from Billy Robie | 3-0 |
| 17:59 | Western Michigan | Robert John hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Billy Robie - foul #2 on Billy Robie, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames (PF), Donald Harris (C) Paul Hill, Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (SF) Billy Robie | |
| 17:59 | Western Michigan | Robert John makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:59 | Western Michigan | Robert John makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:57 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Ako in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 17:40 | Western Michigan | Robert John knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-0 |
| 17:28 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson is hacked by Kermit Eames - foul #1 on Kermit Eames, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (PG), Delbert Bryant (SG), Paul Beach (SF) Dikembe Ako, Michael Bakken, Robert John | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-0 |
| 17:09 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris snags the defensive board | 8-0 |
| 16:49 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-0 |
| 16:47 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Timothy Anderson | 8-0 |
| 16:27 | Ball State | Louis Williams can't finish the layup | 8-0 |
| 16:25 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames gets the rebound | 8-0 |
| 16:06 | Western Michigan | The jump hook by Robert Davis is blocked by James Stringfield | 8-0 |
| 16:05 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach tips it in | 10-0 |
| 15:45 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Levine | 10-3 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) SG - Delbert Bryant (fresh) SF - Paul Beach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kermit Eames (fairly fresh) C - Donald Harris (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Levine (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Anderson (fairly fresh) C - James Stringfield (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-3 |
| 15:34 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis can't tip it in | 10-3 |
| 15:33 | Ball State | Louis Williams snags the defensive board | 10-3 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Louis Williams is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-3 |
| 15:10 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Delbert Bryant | 10-3 |
| 15:03 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis's pass is intercepted by Joseph Johnson in the backcourt | 10-3 |
| 15:02 | Ball State | Louis Williams lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Johnson | 10-5 |
| 14:51 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis is whistled for traveling | 10-5 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako (PG), Michael Bakken (SG), Robert John (SF), Paul Hill (PF), Matthew Patrick (C) Robert Davis, Delbert Bryant, Paul Beach, Kermit Eames, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Baxter (PG), Christopher Gardner (SG), Keith Howard (SF), Peter Williams (PF), James Hoffman (C) Joseph Johnson, Gary Levine, Louis Williams, Timothy Anderson, James Stringfield | |
| 14:37 | Ball State | Peter Williams is open and buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Gardner | 10-7 |
| 14:22 | Western Michigan | Robert John makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Michael Bakken | 12-7 |
| 13:59 | Ball State | James Baxter buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Howard | 12-9 |
| 13:34 | Western Michigan | Robert John misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 13:33 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick tips it back up and in | 14-9 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Christopher Gardner's pass is intercepted by Michael Bakken in the backcourt | 14-9 |
| 13:29 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako banks in the layup set up by Michael Bakken | 16-9 |
| 13:18 | Ball State | James Hoffman knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Gardner | 16-11 |
| 13:10 | Western Michigan | Robert John hits the finger roll set up by Michael Bakken and he's fouled by Keith Howard - foul #1 on Keith Howard, team foul #3 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant (SG), Warren Comer (PF), Jackie Cox (C) Michael Bakken, Paul Hill, Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Gary Levine (SG), John Langley (PF), James Stringfield (C) James Baxter, Christopher Gardner, Peter Williams, James Hoffman | |
| 13:10 | Western Michigan | Robert John makes the free throw | 19-11 |
| 13:08 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Ako - foul #1 on Dikembe Ako, team foul #2 | 19-11 |
| 13:00 | Ball State | Gary Levine comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-11 |
| 12:59 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako snags the defensive board | 19-11 |
| 12:53 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Jackie Cox is denied by Keith Howard | 19-11 |
| 12:51 | Ball State | John Langley gets the rebound | 19-11 |
| 12:29 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-11 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | James Stringfield misses the tip | 19-11 |
| 12:26 | Ball State | John Langley tips it in | 19-13 |
| 12:06 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 19-13 |
| 12:05 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer snags the offensive board | 19-13 |
| 11:54 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Robert John | 21-13 |
| 11:45 | Ball State | Keith Howard misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert John - foul #1 on Robert John, team foul #3 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (PG), Michael Bakken (SG), Kermit Eames (PF), Donald Harris (C) Dikembe Ako, Robert John, Warren Comer, Jackie Cox | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (PG), James Baxter (SG), Timothy Anderson (PF), Peter Williams (C) Joseph Johnson, Gary Levine, John Langley, James Stringfield | |
| 11:45 | Ball State | Keith Howard misses the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 11:45 | Ball State | Keith Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 11:45 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris gets the rebound | 21-13 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) SG - Michael Bakken (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Delbert Bryant (fresh) PF - Kermit Eames (fresh) C - Donald Harris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Howard (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) C - Peter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Delbert Bryant and he's fouled by Louis Williams - foul #1 on Louis Williams, team foul #4 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Beach (SF), Matthew Patrick (C) Delbert Bryant, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Gardner (SF) Keith Howard | |
| 11:26 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames misses the free throw | 23-13 |
| 11:26 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson grabs the board | 23-13 |
| 11:22 | Ball State | James Baxter is hacked by Matthew Patrick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Patrick, team foul #4 | 23-13 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | James Baxter's pass is intercepted by Kermit Eames | 23-13 |
| 10:44 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach is fouled on the floor by Christopher Gardner - foul #1 on Christopher Gardner, team foul #5 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Hill (PF), Donald Harris (C) Kermit Eames, Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SG) James Baxter | |
| 10:32 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-13 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant (SF) Paul Beach | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:14 | Ball State | Louis Williams scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 23-15 |
| 09:55 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-15 |
| 09:53 | Ball State | Peter Williams pulls down the rebound | 23-15 |
| 09:51 | Ball State | Louis Williams double dribbles in the backcourt | 23-15 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Warren Comer (PG), Robert John (SF), Jackie Cox (C) Robert Davis, Michael Bakken, Paul Hill | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), John Langley (PF), James Hoffman (C) Christopher Gardner, Timothy Anderson, Peter Williams | |
| 09:31 | Western Michigan | Jackie Cox drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert John | 25-15 |
| 09:29 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Jackie Cox - foul #1 on Jackie Cox, team foul #5 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako (PG), Paul Beach (SG), Matthew Patrick (C) Warren Comer, Delbert Bryant, Jackie Cox | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Baxter (SG) Gary Levine | |
| 09:18 | Ball State | Matthew Patrick is called for the reach on John Langley - foul #2 on Matthew Patrick, team foul #6 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Warren Comer (PF), Kermit Eames (C) Donald Harris, Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:10 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-17 |
| 08:57 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 27-17 |
| 08:48 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson is whistled for a carry | 27-17 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jackie Cox (C) Warren Comer | |
| Subs | Ball State | Keith Howard (SF) Louis Williams | |
| 08:41 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-17 |
| 08:39 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson grabs the board | 27-17 |
| 08:25 | Ball State | Robert John denies the turnaround by Keith Howard | 27-17 |
| 08:24 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach gets the rebound | 27-17 |
| 08:17 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-17 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (PG), Michael Bakken (SG), Delbert Bryant (SF), Donald Harris (PF) Dikembe Ako, Paul Beach, Robert John, Kermit Eames | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Gardner (SG), Timothy Anderson (PF), Peter Williams (C) James Baxter, John Langley, James Hoffman | |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Keith Howard loses the dribble to Michael Bakken | 27-17 |
| 07:47 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant misses the lay-in | 27-17 |
| 07:45 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-17 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) SG - Michael Bakken (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Delbert Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jackie Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Gardner (fresh) SF - Keith Howard (fresh) PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-17 |
| 07:35 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Peter Williams | 27-17 |
| 07:32 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-17 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Hill (PF) Jackie Cox | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SG), James Stringfield (C) Keith Howard, Peter Williams | |
| 07:21 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant is hacked by Christopher Gardner - foul #2 on Christopher Gardner, team foul #6 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako (PG), Kermit Eames (C) Robert Davis, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (SF) Christopher Gardner | |
| 07:11 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-17 |
| 07:09 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Hill | 27-17 |
| 06:55 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Delbert Bryant | 30-17 |
| 06:36 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson hits a wide open floater from close range set up by Joseph Johnson | 30-19 |
| 06:21 | Western Michigan | Joseph Johnson steals it from Delbert Bryant | 30-19 |
| 05:57 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-19 |
| 05:55 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant snags the defensive board | 30-19 |
| 05:34 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant clanks a jumper in the paint | 30-19 |
| 05:33 | Ball State | James Stringfield grabs the board | 30-19 |
| 05:07 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-19 |
| 05:05 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson tips it in | 30-21 |
| 04:46 | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-21 |
| 04:45 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson pulls down the rebound | 30-21 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | James Stringfield can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Kermit Eames - foul #2 on Kermit Eames, team foul #7 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (PG), Paul Beach (SG), Robert John (SF), Donald Harris (PF), Jackie Cox (C) Dikembe Ako, Michael Bakken, Delbert Bryant, Paul Hill, Kermit Eames | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Baxter (PG), Keith Howard (SF), Peter Williams (PF) Joseph Johnson, Louis Williams, Timothy Anderson | |
| 04:23 | Ball State | James Stringfield makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | James Stringfield makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gary Levine - foul #1 on Gary Levine, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Hoffman (C) James Stringfield | |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:42 | Ball State | James Hoffman is called for traveling | 32-23 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick (C) Jackie Cox | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Gardner (SG), Billy Robie (SF) Gary Levine, Keith Howard | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Beach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert John (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Gardner (fresh) SF - Billy Robie (fresh) PF - Peter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Western Michigan | Robert John can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 32-23 |
| 03:25 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick tips it back up and in | 34-23 |
| 03:19 | Ball State | Paul Beach steals it from James Baxter in the backcourt | 34-23 |
| 03:18 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach banks in the layup | 36-23 |
| 03:09 | Ball State | Christopher Gardner is fouled on the floor by Matthew Patrick - foul #3 on Matthew Patrick, team foul #8 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jackie Cox (C) Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:09 | Ball State | Christopher Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 03:09 | Ball State | Christopher Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 02:53 | Western Michigan | Robert John knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Harris | 39-25 |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Paul Beach takes the ball from James Baxter in the backcourt | 39-25 |
| 02:38 | Western Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Robert Davis is blocked by James Hoffman | 39-25 |
| 02:36 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Christopher Gardner | 39-25 |
| 02:24 | Ball State | Christopher Gardner hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Beach - foul #1 on Paul Beach, team foul #9 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako (PG), Michael Bakken (SG), Warren Comer (PF) Robert Davis, Paul Beach, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Ball State | Keith Howard (PG), John Langley (PF), James Stringfield (C) James Baxter, Peter Williams, James Hoffman | |
| 02:24 | Ball State | Christopher Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 02:24 | Ball State | Christopher Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 02:12 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert John | 41-26 |
| 02:05 | Ball State | Keith Howard lays it up and in | 41-28 |
| 01:49 | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken misses the shot from the left side | 41-28 |
| 01:47 | Ball State | Keith Howard grabs the board | 41-28 |
| 01:26 | Ball State | Christopher Gardner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-28 |
| 01:25 | Western Michigan | Jackie Cox grabs the board | 41-28 |
| 01:10 | Western Michigan | Jackie Cox makes the shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by John Langley - foul #1 on John Langley, team foul #8 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant (SG) Michael Bakken | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SG), Timothy Anderson (PF), Peter Williams (C) Christopher Gardner, John Langley, James Stringfield | |
| 01:10 | Western Michigan | Jackie Cox misses the free throw | 43-28 |
| 01:10 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Timothy Anderson | 43-28 |
| 00:50 | Ball State | Gary Levine drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Keith Howard and he's hacked by Jackie Cox - foul #2 on Jackie Cox, team foul #10 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (PG), Paul Hill (PF), Donald Harris (C) Dikembe Ako, Warren Comer, Jackie Cox | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG) Billy Robie | |
| 00:50 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses the free throw | 43-30 |
| 00:50 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 00:37 | Western Michigan | Robert John hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Delbert Bryant | 45-30 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Keith Howard hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris double dribbles | 45-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako (PG), Paul Beach (SF), Kermit Eames (C) Robert Davis, Robert John, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Baxter (PG), Louis Williams (SG), Billy Robie (SF), John Langley (PF), James Hoffman (C) Joseph Johnson, Gary Levine, Keith Howard, Timothy Anderson, Peter Williams | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Louis Williams hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 45-33 |