| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Thomas Ware (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Helms (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Allbright (fresh) PF - Clifford Bryan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wade (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Louis Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Billy Robie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Howard (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Stringfield (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Billy Robie inbounds the ball | 31-40 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Ball State | James Stringfield connects on the shot from the free throw line | 31-42 |
| 19:27 | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Wade | 34-42 |
| 19:08 | Ball State | James Stringfield's pass is intercepted by Clifford Bryan | 34-42 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright double dribbles | 34-42 |
| 18:28 | Ball State | Leonard Helms takes the ball from Billy Robie | 34-42 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Leonard Helms and he's fouled by Keith Howard - foul #2 on Keith Howard, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware misses the free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:11 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Billy Robie | 36-42 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | Billy Robie misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by David Allbright - foul #1 on David Allbright, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis (SF) David Allbright | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:44 | Ball State | Billy Robie makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | Billy Robie makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:32 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Howard steps in front of the Thomas Ware pass | 36-44 |
| 17:22 | Ball State | James Stringfield's floater is tipped away by Michael Wade | 36-44 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 17:06 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms is hacked by Louis Williams - foul #2 on Louis Williams, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Whigham (SG) Leonard Helms | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Robert Pauly (SG), John Langley (SF), James Hoffman (C) Joseph Johnson, Louis Williams, Billy Robie, James Stringfield | |
| 16:54 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joe Willis | 38-44 |
| 16:28 | Ball State | Frank Redfern's layup is rejected by Joe Willis | 38-44 |
| 16:27 | Ball State | Keith Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 16:08 | Ball State | Keith Howard misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Clifford Bryan - foul #3 on Clifford Bryan, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin (PG), Leonard Helms (SG), David Allbright (SF), Elias Powers (C) Thomas Ware, Thomas Whigham, Clifford Bryan, Michael Wade | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Billy Robie (SF) Robert Pauly, John Langley | |
| 16:08 | Ball State | Keith Howard misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 16:08 | Ball State | Keith Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 16:08 | Ball State | James Hoffman grabs the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 15:48 | Ball State | James Hoffman clanks a shot in the lane | 38-44 |
| 15:46 | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Brian Austin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leonard Helms (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Allbright (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Elias Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Frank Redfern (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Robie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Keith Howard - foul #3 on Keith Howard, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brett Brooks (PG) Brian Austin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (SG), James Stringfield (C) Frank Redfern, Keith Howard | |
| 15:41 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 15:41 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 15:33 | Ball State | Billy Robie lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Johnson | 40-46 |
| 15:14 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis is fouled on the floor by James Stringfield - foul #3 on James Stringfield, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| 14:56 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis misses the easy layup | 40-46 |
| 14:54 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers tips it back up and in | 42-46 |
| 14:32 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by James Hoffman | 42-48 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Hoffman - foul #1 on James Hoffman, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware (PG), Clifford Bryan (PF), Michael Wade (C) Leonard Helms, David Allbright, Joe Willis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Robert Pauly (SF), Peter Williams (PF) Joseph Johnson, Billy Robie, James Hoffman | |
| 14:12 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 13:50 | Ball State | Louis Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 13:48 | Ball State | James Stringfield gets the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 13:33 | Ball State | Clifford Bryan swats the dunk try by James Stringfield | 43-48 |
| 13:32 | Ball State | Frank Redfern gets the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 13:20 | Ball State | Robert Pauly clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-48 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Williams steals the ball from Elias Powers | 43-48 |
| 12:47 | Ball State | Robert Pauly misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Ware | 45-48 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Peter Williams can't finish the layup | 45-48 |
| 12:18 | Ball State | Peter Williams tips it home | 45-50 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brett Brooks | 48-50 |
| 11:41 | Ball State | Frank Redfern is fouled on the floor by Clifford Bryan - foul #4 on Clifford Bryan, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms (SG), David Allbright (SF), Joe Willis (PF) Brett Brooks, Elias Powers, Clifford Bryan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Robert Lee (SG), Billy Robie (SF), Keith Howard (PF), James Hoffman (C) Frank Redfern, Louis Williams, Robert Pauly, Peter Williams, James Stringfield | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Thomas Ware (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Helms (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Allbright (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wade (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) SF - Billy Robie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - James Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Lee | 48-53 |
| 11:12 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Keith Howard - foul #4 on Keith Howard, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Wilfred Austin (C) Keith Howard | |
| 11:12 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 11:12 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Ware - foul #1 on Thomas Ware, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis lays it up and in set up by David Allbright | 52-55 |
| 10:25 | Ball State | Thomas Ware steps in front of the Joseph Johnson pass | 52-55 |
| 10:20 | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Ware | 54-55 |
| 10:01 | Ball State | Billy Robie loses the dribble to Leonard Helms | 54-55 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade's fadeaway is rejected by James Hoffman | 54-55 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade tips it in | 56-55 |
| 09:20 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 09:18 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 09:04 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Lee | 56-57 |
| 08:47 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Ware | 58-57 |
| 08:22 | Ball State | Robert Lee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 07:58 | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 07:56 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 07:40 | Ball State | Robert Lee can't connect on a shot from the right side | 58-57 |
| 07:39 | Ball State | James Hoffman tips it home | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Thomas Ware (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leonard Helms (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Allbright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Willis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wade (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fairly fresh) SF - Billy Robie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Hoffman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilfred Austin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms hits a fadeaway from the right side | 60-59 |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Billy Robie banks in the layup | 60-61 |
| 06:57 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis can't connect on a runner near the basket | 60-61 |
| 06:56 | Ball State | James Hoffman snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 06:34 | Ball State | James Hoffman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 06:32 | Ball State | Billy Robie grabs the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Robert Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin (PG), Brett Brooks (SG), Elias Powers (SF), Clifford Bryan (PF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Thomas Ware, Leonard Helms, David Allbright, Joe Willis, Michael Wade | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Louis Williams (SG), Robert Pauly (SF), Keith Howard (PF), James Stringfield (C) Joseph Johnson, Robert Lee, Billy Robie, James Hoffman, Wilfred Austin | |
| 06:08 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-61 |
| 05:48 | Ball State | Robert Pauly scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Louis Williams | 63-63 |
| 05:40 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Austin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 05:39 | Ball State | Keith Howard snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 05:22 | Ball State | Louis Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Johnson pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 05:08 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Austin | 65-63 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Frank Redfern travels with the ball | 65-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis (SF) Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:35 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 65-63 |
| 04:34 | Ball State | Keith Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 04:22 | Ball State | Brett Brooks is called for the reach on Louis Williams - foul #4 on Brett Brooks, team foul #5 | 65-63 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | James Stringfield scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Redfern | 65-65 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Robert Pauly - foul #1 on Robert Pauly, team foul #7 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware (PG), Leonard Helms (SG) Brian Austin, Brett Brooks | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Billy Robie (SF) Frank Redfern, Robert Pauly | |
| 03:45 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:34 | Ball State | James Stringfield is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on James Stringfield, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Williams (C) James Stringfield | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Thomas Ware (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leonard Helms (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Willis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Bryan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Elias Powers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Louis Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Robie (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keith Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms is hacked by Billy Robie - foul #2 on Billy Robie, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade (C) Elias Powers | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Lee (SG) Louis Williams | |
| 03:20 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Peter Williams snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 03:00 | Ball State | Clifford Bryan swats the dunk try by Robert Lee | 67-65 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Joe Willis | 67-65 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-65 |
| 02:40 | Ball State | Keith Howard snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 02:40 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright (SF) Joe Willis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (SG), James Stringfield (C) Robert Lee, Peter Williams | |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Clifford Bryan denies the turnaround by Louis Williams | 67-65 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 02:20 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Wade | 70-65 |
| 02:15 | Ball State | Billy Robie misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 70-65 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Billy Robie grabs the offensive board | 70-65 |
| 01:55 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-65 |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Keith Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 01:43 | Ball State | Clifford Bryan is called for the reach on Joseph Johnson - foul #5 on Clifford Bryan, team foul #6 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis (PF) Clifford Bryan | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 01:28 | Ball State | James Stringfield is denied on a layup by Michael Wade | 70-65 |
| 01:26 | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| 01:02 | Eastern Michigan | David Allbright misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-65 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms grabs the offensive board | 70-65 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Johnson steals the ball from Leonard Helms | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:49 | Ball State | Billy Robie travels with the ball | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern 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 (0) | |
| 00:25 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Howard | 70-65 |
| 00:23 | Ball State | James Stringfield gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Joe Willis - foul #1 on Joe Willis, team foul #7 | 70-65 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson makes the 3rd free throw | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern 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 (0) | |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Williams is called for the reach on Leonard Helms in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Williams, team foul #10 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brett Brooks (PG) Thomas Ware | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Louis Williams | 71-70 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware (PG) Brett Brooks | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:10 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Williams - foul #4 on Louis Williams, team foul #11 | 71-70 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern 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 and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 73-70 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms grabs the defensive rebound | 73-70 |