| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Schulze (fresh) SG - William Lukas (fresh) SF - James Holbrook (fresh) PF - Mathew Waggoner (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Scott Clore (fresh) SG - Hobert Thurston (fresh) SF - Nathan Baker (fresh) PF - Dale Clark (fresh) C - Alexander Thompson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas is fouled on the floor by Scott Clore - foul #1 on Scott Clore, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Lukas, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Nathan Baker connects on the turnaround from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Lukas | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Nathan Baker's layup is rejected by Michael Jones | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Benjamin Schulze | 5-2 |
| 18:17 | Ball State | Alexander Thompson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 5-2 |
| 18:15 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:57 | Ball State | Scott Clore misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 17:55 | Ball State | Alexander Thompson tips it home | 5-4 |
| 17:33 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 5-4 |
| 17:32 | Ball State | Alexander Thompson snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:05 | Ball State | Dale Clark's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Michael Jones | 5-4 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:43 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Lukas | 7-4 |
| 16:25 | Ball State | Dale Clark is hacked by Benjamin Schulze - foul #1 on Benjamin Schulze, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy (SG), Kevin Conde (SF), Randall Roberts (PF), Jimmy Conn (C) William Lukas, James Holbrook, Mathew Waggoner, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:10 | Ball State | Nathan Baker can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jamie Dowdy - foul #1 on Jamie Dowdy, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| 16:10 | Ball State | Nathan Baker makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:10 | Ball State | Nathan Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:50 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Schulze (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Dowdy (fresh) SF - Kevin Conde (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Roberts (fresh) C - Jimmy Conn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Scott Clore (fresh) SG - Hobert Thurston (fresh) SF - Nathan Baker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dale Clark (fresh) C - Alexander Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Scott Clore | 9-9 |
| 15:09 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts misses short on a shot in the paint | 9-9 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Dale Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:57 | Ball State | Nathan Baker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dale Clark | 9-11 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Hobert Thurston - foul #1 on Hobert Thurston, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas (SG), James Holbrook (SF), Mathew Waggoner (PF), Michael Jones (C) Jamie Dowdy, Kevin Conde, Randall Roberts, Jimmy Conn | |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), James Smith (SG), Dikembe Victor (PF), Michael Conyers (C) Scott Clore, Hobert Thurston, Dale Clark, Alexander Thompson | |
| 14:37 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:17 | Ball State | James Smith hits a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wilson (PG) Benjamin Schulze | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Christensen (SF) Nathan Baker | |
| 14:17 | Ball State | James Smith makes the free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:03 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Conyers is called for the reach on Mathew Waggoner - foul #1 on Michael Conyers, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| 13:49 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 10-14 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:31 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Dikembe Victor pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:10 | Ball State | James Smith can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 10-14 |
| 13:08 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 12:48 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wilson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 10-14 |
| 12:46 | Ball State | Dikembe Victor gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:29 | Ball State | James Smith can't connect on a shot from the left side | 10-14 |
| 12:27 | Ball State | James Smith tips it home | 10-16 |
| 12:06 | Eastern Michigan | Luther McGlothlen steals the ball from Robert Wilson | 10-16 |
| 12:04 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze (PG), Jamie Dowdy (SG) Robert Wilson, William Lukas | |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Clore (PG), Hobert Thurston (SG), Nathan Baker (SF), Dale Clark (PF), Alexander Thompson (C) Luther McGlothlen, James Smith, Jeffrey Christensen, Dikembe Victor, Michael Conyers | |
| 11:42 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-16 |
| 11:40 | Ball State | Dale Clark snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Schulze (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Dowdy (fresh) SF - James Holbrook (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mathew Waggoner (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Scott Clore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hobert Thurston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Baker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dale Clark (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alexander Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Alexander Thompson | 10-19 |
| 11:11 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-19 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner snags the offensive board | 10-19 |
| 10:49 | Eastern Michigan | Dale Clark is called for the reach on Mathew Waggoner - foul #1 on Dale Clark, team foul #4 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas (SG), Kevin Conde (PF), Randall Roberts (C) James Holbrook, Mathew Waggoner, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:38 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Benjamin Schulze | 12-19 |
| 10:21 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Scott Clore | 12-21 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze clanks a floater from the left side | 12-21 |
| 10:15 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston gets the rebound | 12-21 |
| 09:54 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston is whistled for traveling | 12-21 |
| 09:31 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook (SF), Michael Jones (C) Jamie Dowdy, Randall Roberts | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:04 | Ball State | Dale Clark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-21 |
| 09:03 | Ball State | Nathan Baker gets the offensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 08:48 | Ball State | Nathan Baker makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Clore and he's fouled by William Lukas - foul #2 on William Lukas, team foul #5 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wilson (PG), Jamie Dowdy (SG), Mathew Waggoner (PF) Benjamin Schulze, William Lukas, Kevin Conde | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Smith (SG), Dikembe Victor (PF), Michael Conyers (C) Hobert Thurston, Dale Clark, Alexander Thompson | |
| 08:48 | Ball State | Nathan Baker makes the free throw | 12-24 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 12-24 |
| 08:30 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner grabs the offensive board | 12-24 |
| 08:21 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 12-24 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner can't tip it in | 12-24 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Mathew Waggoner | 12-24 |
| 08:04 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jamie Dowdy | 14-24 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Scott Clore misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-24 |
| 07:42 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner pulls down the rebound | 14-24 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Robert Wilson (fresh) SG - Jamie Dowdy (fresh) SF - James Holbrook (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mathew Waggoner (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Scott Clore (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathan Baker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Conyers (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Michael Conyers - foul #2 on Michael Conyers, team foul #5 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze (PG), Kevin Conde (C) Robert Wilson, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), Hobert Thurston (SG), Dale Clark (PF), Alexander Thompson (C) Scott Clore, Nathan Baker, Dikembe Victor, Michael Conyers | |
| 07:21 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook misses the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 07:21 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:00 | Ball State | Alexander Thompson's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Schulze | 15-24 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Michigan | Alexander Thompson steps in front of the Jamie Dowdy pass | 15-24 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Dale Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts (C) James Holbrook | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nathan Baker (SF) James Smith | |
| 06:04 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner banks in the layup set up by Kevin Conde and he's hacked by Luther McGlothlen - foul #1 on Luther McGlothlen, team foul #6 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones (C) Randall Roberts | |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Clore (PG) Luther McGlothlen | |
| 06:04 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner misses the free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones grabs the offensive board | 17-24 |
| 05:49 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-24 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones snags the offensive board | 17-24 |
| 05:35 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-24 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | Nathan Baker is hacked by Mathew Waggoner - foul #1 on Mathew Waggoner, team foul #6 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Galloway (SG), Randall Roberts (PF) Jamie Dowdy, Mathew Waggoner | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:10 | Ball State | Alexander Thompson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 17-24 |
| 05:09 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Hobert Thurston | 17-24 |
| 04:56 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-24 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Galloway misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-24 |
| 04:39 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Dale Clark | 17-24 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Scott Clore drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dale Clark | 17-27 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Scott Clore - foul #2 on Scott Clore, team foul #7 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy (SG), James Holbrook (SF) Steven Galloway, Randall Roberts | |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), James Smith (SG), Dikembe Victor (PF), Radomil Ziller (C) Scott Clore, Hobert Thurston, Dale Clark, Alexander Thompson | |
| 04:12 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 03:47 | Ball State | Nathan Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-27 |
| 03:46 | Ball State | Dikembe Victor gets the offensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Dikembe Victor misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 19-27 |
| 03:24 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Schulze (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Dowdy (fresh) SF - James Holbrook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Conde (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fresh) SG - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathan Baker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 3 reb. C - Radomil Ziller (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wilson (PG), William Lukas (SG), Mathew Waggoner (PF), Randall Roberts (C) Benjamin Schulze, Jamie Dowdy, Kevin Conde, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Clore (PG), Jeffrey Christensen (SF), Alexander Thompson (C) Luther McGlothlen, Nathan Baker, Radomil Ziller | |
| 02:41 | Ball State | James Smith hits a shot from the free throw line | 19-29 |
| 02:17 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Alexander Thompson - foul #1 on Alexander Thompson, team foul #8 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Hobert Thurston (SG), Dale Clark (PF) Jeffrey Christensen, Dikembe Victor | |
| 02:17 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 02:17 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Dale Clark | 20-29 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston is fouled on the floor by William Lukas - foul #3 on William Lukas, team foul #7 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy (SG) William Lukas | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:02 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts loses the dribble to Dale Clark | 20-31 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Alexander Thompson is fouled on the floor by James Holbrook - foul #1 on James Holbrook, team foul #8 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze (PG), Kevin Conde (SF), Michael Jones (C) Robert Wilson, James Holbrook, Randall Roberts | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nathan Baker (SF) James Smith | |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Alexander Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 20-31 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze lays it up and in | 22-31 |
| 01:01 | Ball State | Dale Clark hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-34 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Nathan Baker - foul #1 on Nathan Baker, team foul #9 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Conyers (C) Alexander Thompson | |
| 00:40 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Jamie Dowdy is called for the reach on Hobert Thurston - foul #2 on Jamie Dowdy, team foul #9 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook (SF) Kevin Conde | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Nathan Baker grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Nathan Baker can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 24-34 |