| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Paul Counts (fresh) SG - Michael Bakken (fresh) SF - Paul Beach (fresh) PF - Paul Hill (fresh) C - Donald Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) SG - Louis Williams (fresh) SF - Billy Robie (fresh) PF - Keith Howard (fresh) C - James Stringfield (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris 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) | |
| 19:31 | Western Michigan | Paul Counts clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Ball State | Billy Robie grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Billy Robie grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Ball State | Paul Hill picks off the pass by Joseph Johnson | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Western Michigan | Joseph Johnson is called for the reach on Michael Bakken - foul #1 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Western Michigan | Paul Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Ball State | Louis Williams hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Johnson | 0-3 |
| 17:50 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 17:49 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:35 | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 17:34 | Western Michigan | Paul Hill tips it home | 2-3 |
| 17:13 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (PG), Warren Comer (PF) Paul Counts, Paul Hill | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:58 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 16:56 | Ball State | Keith Howard snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 16:38 | Ball State | Louis Williams misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Bakken - foul #1 on Michael Bakken, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant (SF), Jackie Cox (C) Paul Beach, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:38 | Ball State | Louis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:38 | Ball State | Louis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:28 | Western Michigan | Jackie Cox's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Robie | 2-5 |
| 16:27 | Ball State | James Stringfield grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:22 | Ball State | Jackie Cox denies the turnaround by Joseph Johnson | 2-5 |
| 16:21 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:06 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by James Stringfield - foul #1 on James Stringfield, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Larson (SF) Michael Bakken | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Hoffman (C) James Stringfield | |
| 16:06 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:06 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:04 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Keith Howard lays it up and in | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) SG - Delbert Bryant (fresh) SF - John Larson (fresh) PF - Warren Comer (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jackie Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Billy Robie (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keith Howard (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hoffman (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 15:17 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer can't tip it in | 3-7 |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Louis Williams pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 15:13 | Ball State | Billy Robie's pass is intercepted by Robert Davis in the backcourt | 3-7 |
| 15:10 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis banks in the layup | 5-7 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Louis Williams is fouled in the backcourt by John Larson - foul #1 on John Larson, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Counts (PG), Michael Bakken (SG), Paul Beach (SF), Paul Hill (PF), Donald Harris (C) Robert Davis, Delbert Bryant, John Larson, Warren Comer, Jackie Cox | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Robert Pauly (SG), John Langley (SF), James Stringfield (C) Joseph Johnson, Louis Williams, Billy Robie, Keith Howard | |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Paul Hill denies the turnaround by James Hoffman | 5-7 |
| 14:46 | Ball State | James Stringfield tips it in | 5-9 |
| 14:26 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris buries a floater from the left side | 7-9 |
| 14:09 | Ball State | Paul Counts is called for the reach on Robert Pauly - foul #1 on Paul Counts, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Williams (PF) James Hoffman | |
| 13:56 | Ball State | James Stringfield is fouled on the floor by Paul Beach - foul #1 on Paul Beach, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Wilfred Austin (C) James Stringfield | |
| 13:47 | Ball State | Peter Williams is denied on a layup by Donald Harris | 7-9 |
| 13:45 | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:30 | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken loses the dribble to John Langley | 7-9 |
| 13:04 | Ball State | Frank Redfern misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 13:03 | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:50 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris is fouled on the floor by Wilfred Austin - foul #1 on Wilfred Austin, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (PG), Delbert Bryant (SG), John Larson (SF), Warren Comer (PF), Jackie Cox (C) Paul Counts, Michael Bakken, Paul Beach, Paul Hill, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Louis Williams (SG), Billy Robie (SF), Keith Howard (PF), James Stringfield (C) Frank Redfern, Robert Pauly, John Langley, Peter Williams, Wilfred Austin | |
| 12:37 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 12:35 | Ball State | James Stringfield grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 12:29 | Ball State | James Stringfield drills a runner from the left block set up by Billy Robie | 7-11 |
| 12:09 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant can't throw it down | 7-11 |
| 12:08 | Ball State | Keith Howard grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 11:50 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Billy Robie | 7-14 |
| 11:32 | Western Michigan | Joseph Johnson steps in front of the Robert Davis pass | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Delbert Bryant (fresh) SF - John Larson (fresh) PF - Warren Comer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jackie Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Billy Robie (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keith Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Stringfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Larson - foul #2 on John Larson, team foul #6 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken (SG), Paul Beach (SF), Donald Harris (C) Delbert Bryant, John Larson, Jackie Cox | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Hoffman (C) James Stringfield | |
| 11:18 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 11:18 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 11:05 | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Davis | 10-15 |
| 10:44 | Ball State | Louis Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Counts (PG), Paul Hill (PF) Robert Davis, Warren Comer | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (SG) Louis Williams | |
| 10:29 | Western Michigan | James Hoffman denies the turnaround by Paul Hill | 10-15 |
| 10:27 | Ball State | Keith Howard snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 10:07 | Ball State | Frank Redfern throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant (SF), Jackie Cox (PF) Paul Beach, Paul Hill | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Pauly (SG), John Langley (SF), Peter Williams (C) Joseph Johnson, Billy Robie, Keith Howard | |
| 09:43 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 09:39 | Ball State | Michael Bakken steps in front of the Frank Redfern pass in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| 09:21 | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 09:20 | Western Michigan | Paul Counts grabs the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 09:02 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Peter Williams - foul #1 on Peter Williams, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (PG), Paul Beach (SF), Warren Comer (PF) Paul Counts, Michael Bakken, Jackie Cox | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Louis Williams (SG), James Stringfield (C) Frank Redfern, John Langley, James Hoffman | |
| 09:02 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:02 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:46 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson makes the shot from the right side | 14-17 |
| 08:27 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis misses short on a shot from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Peter Williams grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 08:17 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson lays it up and in | 14-19 |
| 08:05 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Peter Williams - foul #2 on Peter Williams, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken (SG), Paul Hill (PF) Robert Davis, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Ball State | Billy Robie (SF), Keith Howard (PF) Robert Pauly, Peter Williams | |
| 08:05 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:05 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Delbert Bryant - foul #1 on Delbert Bryant, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Howard | 16-20 |
| 07:52 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-22 |
| 07:40 | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Bakken, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Pedraza (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Jackie Cox (C) Delbert Bryant, Michael Bakken, Warren Comer | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Louis Williams hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Johnson | 16-24 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Pedraza (fresh) SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Beach (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jackie Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Billy Robie (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keith Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Stringfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-24 |
| 07:06 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Pedraza tips it home | 18-24 |
| 06:46 | Ball State | James Stringfield scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Billy Robie | 18-26 |
| 06:27 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis is hacked by Louis Williams - foul #1 on Louis Williams, team foul #6 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Counts (PG), Delbert Bryant (SG), Warren Comer (C) Jeffrey Pedraza, Robert Davis, Jackie Cox | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Robert Pauly (SG), James Hoffman (C) Joseph Johnson, Louis Williams, James Stringfield | |
| 06:09 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 18-26 |
| 06:08 | Western Michigan | Paul Hill tips it home | 20-26 |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Keith Howard banks in the layup | 20-28 |
| 05:29 | Western Michigan | Paul Counts hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 05:28 | Western Michigan | Paul Hill misses the tip | 20-28 |
| 05:27 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant grabs the offensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 05:06 | Western Michigan | Paul Hill misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Keith Howard - foul #1 on Keith Howard, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Pedraza (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Donald Harris (C) Paul Counts, Paul Beach, Warren Comer | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Lee (SG), John Langley (SF), Wilfred Austin (C) Robert Pauly, Billy Robie, Keith Howard | |
| 05:06 | Western Michigan | Paul Hill makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:06 | Western Michigan | Paul Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:06 | Ball State | John Langley gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Frank Redfern is hacked by Robert Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #9 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Beach (SF), Jackie Cox (PF) Robert Davis, Paul Hill | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Frank Redfern misses the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:03 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant snags the defensive board | 21-28 |
| 04:46 | Western Michigan | Jackie Cox misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-28 |
| 04:45 | Ball State | Frank Redfern grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 04:42 | Ball State | Delbert Bryant steals it from Frank Redfern in the backcourt | 21-28 |
| 04:41 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach misses the lay-in | 21-28 |
| 04:39 | Ball State | Robert Lee grabs the board | 21-28 |
| 04:20 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin is called for traveling | 21-28 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Louis Williams (SG), Keith Howard (PF), James Stringfield (C) Frank Redfern, Robert Lee, James Hoffman, Wilfred Austin | |
| 04:10 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Keith Howard hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Jackie Cox - foul #1 on Jackie Cox, team foul #10 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (PG), Michael Bakken (SG), John Larson (SF), Warren Comer (PF) Jeffrey Pedraza, Delbert Bryant, Paul Beach, Jackie Cox | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Keith Howard misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Keith Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:31 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer lays it up and in on a great pass from John Larson | 26-29 |
| 03:10 | Ball State | James Stringfield misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 03:09 | Ball State | John Langley can't tip it in | 26-29 |
| 03:08 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bakken (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Larson (fresh) PF - Warren Comer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Langley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keith Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Stringfield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 02:48 | Ball State | James Stringfield gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 02:30 | Ball State | John Langley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Johnson | 26-31 |
| 02:25 | Western Michigan | Keith Howard swats the short shot by Robert Davis | 26-31 |
| 02:23 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | James Stringfield misses the wide open floater from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | James Stringfield snags the offensive board | 26-31 |
| 01:46 | Ball State | James Stringfield travels with the ball | 26-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Counts (PG), Delbert Bryant (SF), Paul Hill (PF), Jackie Cox (C) Robert Davis, John Larson, Warren Comer, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Robert Pauly (SG), Billy Robie (SF), James Hoffman (PF), Peter Williams (C) Joseph Johnson, Louis Williams, John Langley, Keith Howard, James Stringfield | |
| 01:29 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant's pass is intercepted by James Hoffman | 26-31 |
| 01:26 | Ball State | Michael Bakken is called for the reach on Frank Redfern in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Bakken, team foul #11 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Beach (SF) Michael Bakken | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 01:26 | Ball State | Frank Redfern misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:26 | Ball State | Frank Redfern misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:26 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Jackie Cox | 26-31 |
| 01:17 | Western Michigan | Paul Hill misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 26-31 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Billy Robie | 26-31 |
| 01:00 | Ball State | Frank Redfern drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Hoffman | 26-33 |
| 00:40 | Western Michigan | Paul Hill misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 00:39 | Western Michigan | Jackie Cox tips it back up and in | 28-33 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Peter Williams buries a jump hook from close range set up by Billy Robie | 28-35 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Paul Counts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Peter Williams pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Peter Williams misses the fullcourt shot | 28-35 |