| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Cory Callison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Mendel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven White (fresh) C - Steven Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Boris Zar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilson Keller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Huddle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Nourse (fresh) 4 reb. C - Anthony Duprey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Terrance Davis inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Ball State | Terrance Davis knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Cory Callison | 44-36 |
| 19:28 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar is hacked by Cory Callison - foul #1 on Cory Callison, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Rees (SG), Robert Stokes (SF), Mark Binette (PF), George Bocanegra (C) Cory Callison, Steven Mendel, Steven White, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 19:18 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 19:16 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar grabs the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 18:52 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 18:50 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller tips it but misses | 44-36 |
| 18:48 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse grabs the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 18:41 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Rees - foul #1 on Mark Rees, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Anthony Wiley (PF), Steven Walker (C) Terrance Davis, Mark Rees, Mark Binette, George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Smith (SF), Yuri Bednarski (C) Michael Huddle, Anthony Duprey | |
| 18:41 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 18:41 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-38 |
| 18:19 | Ball State | Robert Stokes gets the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 18:11 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley is whistled for traveling | 44-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Rees (SG), Steven White (PF) Steven Mendel, Anthony Wiley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Terry Conner (PG), Dikembe Abeyta (SG), Genaro Conti (SF) Boris Zar, Wilson Keller, Ronald Nourse | |
| 17:59 | Western Michigan | Terry Conner scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dikembe Abeyta | 44-41 |
| 17:39 | Ball State | Robert Stokes can't finish the uncontested layup | 44-41 |
| 17:37 | Ball State | Steven Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 17:23 | Ball State | Robert Stokes hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 17:21 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 16:59 | Western Michigan | Terry Conner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Mark Binette (PF), Anthony Wiley (C) Cory Callison, Mark Rees, Robert Stokes, Steven White, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Boris Zar (PG), Wilson Keller (SG), Michael Huddle (SF), Rodney Furstenberg (PF), Anthony Duprey (C) Terry Conner, Dikembe Abeyta, Genaro Conti, David Smith, Yuri Bednarski | |
| 16:45 | Ball State | Terrance Davis throws it down set up by Dean Durham and the foul's on Boris Zar - foul #2 on Boris Zar, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Rees (PG), Steven Walker (C) Dean Durham, Mark Binette | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse (PF) Rodney Furstenberg | |
| 16:45 | Ball State | Terrance Davis makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 16:31 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 47-41 |
| 16:29 | Ball State | Steven Walker snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 16:16 | Ball State | Mark Rees hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Boris Zar - foul #3 on Boris Zar, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Binette (PF), George Bocanegra (C) Anthony Wiley, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (PG) Boris Zar | |
| 16:16 | Ball State | Mark Rees makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 16:16 | Ball State | Mark Rees makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 15:58 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Abeyta | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Mark Rees (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Steven Mendel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Binette (fresh) C - George Bocanegra (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilson Keller (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Huddle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Nourse (fresh) 5 reb. C - Anthony Duprey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Ball State | Steven Mendel hits the finger roll set up by Mark Rees and the foul's on Anthony Duprey - foul #3 on Anthony Duprey, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven White (PF), Steven Walker (C) Mark Rees, Mark Binette, George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Boris Zar (PG), Genaro Conti (SF), Rodney Furstenberg (PF) Wilson Keller, Michael Huddle, Ronald Nourse | |
| 15:38 | Ball State | Steven Mendel makes the free throw | 52-44 |
| 15:36 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar loses the dribble to Steven Mendel in the backcourt | 52-44 |
| 15:35 | Ball State | Dean Durham misses the easy layup | 52-44 |
| 15:34 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 15:18 | Ball State | Dean Durham grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 15:08 | Ball State | Steven Walker connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dean Durham | 54-44 |
| 14:55 | Western Michigan | 3 seconds is called on Anthony Duprey | 54-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG), Mark Rees (SG), Anthony Wiley (PF) Dean Durham, Steven Mendel, Steven White | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson (SF), Yuri Bednarski (PF) Dikembe Abeyta, Anthony Duprey | |
| 14:38 | Ball State | Steven Walker banks in the layup set up by Mark Rees and the foul's on Rodney Furstenberg - foul #1 on Rodney Furstenberg, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Mendel (SG), Robert Stokes (SF), Mark Binette (PF) Mark Rees, Terrance Davis, Anthony Wiley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Terry Conner (PG), Wilson Keller (SG) Boris Zar, Genaro Conti | |
| 14:38 | Ball State | Steven Walker makes the free throw | 57-44 |
| 14:21 | Western Michigan | Mark Binette blocks the short jumper by Rodney Furstenberg | 57-44 |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Steven Walker pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 14:08 | Ball State | Steven Walker knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Cory Callison | 59-44 |
| 13:52 | Western Michigan | Terry Conner loses the ball out of bounds | 59-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Rees (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Steven White (PF), George Bocanegra (C) Steven Mendel, Robert Stokes, Mark Binette, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF), David Smith (C) Alexander Hankinson, Yuri Bednarski, Rodney Furstenberg | |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Mark Rees can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-44 |
| 13:28 | Western Michigan | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 13:15 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Cory Callison - foul #2 on Cory Callison, team foul #3 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Anthony Wiley (PF), Steven Walker (C) Cory Callison, Mark Rees, Steven White, George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Boris Zar (PG), Dikembe Abeyta (SG) Terry Conner, Wilson Keller | |
| 13:15 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 13:15 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse misses the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 13:15 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Anthony Wiley | 59-45 |
| 13:00 | Ball State | Dikembe Abeyta is called for the reach on Dean Durham - foul #1 on Dikembe Abeyta, team foul #5 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey (C) David Smith | |
| 12:55 | Ball State | Terrance Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-45 |
| 12:54 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse snags the defensive board | 59-45 |
| 12:37 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 59-45 |
| 12:36 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey tips it back up and in | 59-47 |
| 12:30 | Ball State | Dikembe Abeyta is called for the reach on Steven Mendel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Abeyta, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG), Mark Rees (SG), Robert Stokes (SF), Steven White (PF) Dean Durham, Steven Mendel, Terrance Davis, Anthony Wiley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti (SF), Yuri Bednarski (PF) Michael Huddle, Ronald Nourse | |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Mark Rees comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-47 |
| 12:19 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Genaro Conti | 59-47 |
| 12:11 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski loses the ball out of bounds | 59-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terrance Davis (SF), Mark Binette (PF), George Bocanegra (C) Robert Stokes, Steven White, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson (SF), Rodney Furstenberg (C) Dikembe Abeyta, Anthony Duprey | |
| 11:57 | Ball State | Cory Callison misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 11:55 | Ball State | Mark Binette grabs the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Cory Callison (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Rees (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Binette (fresh) C - George Bocanegra (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Boris Zar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Genaro Conti (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alexander Hankinson (fresh) PF - Yuri Bednarski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rodney Furstenberg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Ball State | George Bocanegra comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 11:41 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Yuri Bednarski | 59-47 |
| 11:34 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 11:33 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson grabs the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 11:18 | Western Michigan | Mark Binette takes the ball from Rodney Furstenberg | 59-47 |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Terrance Davis comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 59-47 |
| 10:57 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Rodney Furstenberg | 59-47 |
| 10:44 | Western Michigan | George Bocanegra swats the short shot by Boris Zar | 59-47 |
| 10:42 | Ball State | Mark Binette snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| 10:21 | Ball State | Terrance Davis is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Cory Callison | 62-47 |
| 10:04 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson is fouled on the floor by George Bocanegra - foul #1 on George Bocanegra, team foul #4 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Robert Stokes (SF), Steven White (PF), Steven Walker (C) Cory Callison, Mark Rees, Terrance Davis, Mark Binette, George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (PG), Wilson Keller (SG), Michael Huddle (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF), Anthony Duprey (C) Boris Zar, Genaro Conti, Alexander Hankinson, Yuri Bednarski, Rodney Furstenberg | |
| 09:49 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse's pass is intercepted by Steven Mendel | 62-47 |
| 09:46 | Ball State | Dean Durham blows the layup | 62-47 |
| 09:45 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 09:34 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Ronald Nourse is denied by Robert Stokes | 62-47 |
| 09:33 | Ball State | Steven White gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 09:19 | Ball State | Steven Mendel clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-47 |
| 09:17 | Ball State | Dean Durham snags the offensive board | 62-47 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Ronald Nourse steals it from Steven Mendel | 62-47 |
| 08:44 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-47 |
| 08:42 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey misses the tip | 62-47 |
| 08:41 | Ball State | Robert Stokes gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:35 | Ball State | Anthony Duprey is called for the reach on Steven Walker - foul #4 on Anthony Duprey, team foul #7 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG), Terrance Davis (SF), Anthony Wiley (PF) Dean Durham, Robert Stokes, Steven White | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Terry Conner (PG), David Smith (C) Dikembe Abeyta, Anthony Duprey | |
| 08:35 | Ball State | Steven Walker makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 08:35 | Ball State | Steven Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 08:35 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle grabs the board | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:26 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse lays it up and in on a great pass from Terry Conner | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:08 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-49 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley tips it in | 65-49 |
| 07:51 | Western Michigan | David Smith knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Steven Walker - foul #1 on Steven Walker, team foul #5 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Stokes (SF), Steven White (PF) Cory Callison, Anthony Wiley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey (C) Michael Huddle | |
| 07:51 | Western Michigan | David Smith makes the free throw | 65-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Terrance Davis (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. SG - Steven Mendel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Steven White (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Walker (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Terry Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilson Keller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Nourse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Duprey (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:47 | Ball State | Steven Mendel is hacked by Terry Conner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Conner, team foul #8 | 65-52 |
| 07:47 | Ball State | Steven Mendel misses the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 07:47 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:30 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 65-52 |
| 07:28 | Ball State | Robert Stokes gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Steven Mendel buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Steven White | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:53 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Steven White - foul #2 on Steven White, team foul #6 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG), Mark Rees (SG), Anthony Wiley (PF) Terrance Davis, Steven Mendel, Steven White | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Boris Zar (PG), Dikembe Abeyta (SG), Genaro Conti (SF), Yuri Bednarski (PF) Terry Conner, Wilson Keller, David Smith, Ronald Nourse | |
| 06:53 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey misses the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 06:53 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:34 | Ball State | Yuri Bednarski denies the turnaround by Robert Stokes | 68-53 |
| 06:33 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey grabs the defensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 06:24 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Mendel (SG), Terrance Davis (SF) Mark Rees, Robert Stokes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg (C) Anthony Duprey | |
| 06:08 | Ball State | Steven Walker misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-53 |
| 06:07 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar gets the rebound | 68-53 |
| 05:50 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:48 | Ball State | Dikembe Abeyta steals the ball from Anthony Wiley in the backcourt | 68-56 |
| 05:46 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar blows the layup | 68-56 |
| 05:45 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar grabs the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:25 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-56 |
| 05:24 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski gets the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 05:13 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Anthony Wiley - foul #1 on Anthony Wiley, team foul #7 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Mark Rees (SG), Robert Stokes (SF), Steven White (PF), George Bocanegra (C) Cory Callison, Steven Mendel, Terrance Davis, Anthony Wiley, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Terry Conner (PG), Wilson Keller (SG), Michael Huddle (SF) Boris Zar, Dikembe Abeyta, Genaro Conti | |
| 05:13 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 05:13 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 05:11 | Ball State | Dean Durham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse (PF) Yuri Bednarski | |
| 05:01 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Wilson Keller | 68-60 |
| 04:59 | Ball State | Terry Conner is called for the reach on Dean Durham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Conner, team foul #9 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Walker (C) George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey (C) Rodney Furstenberg | |
| 04:59 | Ball State | Dean Durham makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 04:59 | Ball State | Dean Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 04:33 | Western Michigan | Terry Conner clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 04:31 | Ball State | Steven Walker grabs the board | 70-60 |
| 04:15 | Ball State | Mark Rees is fouled on the floor by Anthony Duprey - foul #5 on Anthony Duprey, team foul #10 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG), Terrance Davis (SF), Mark Binette (PF), George Bocanegra (C) Dean Durham, Robert Stokes, Steven White, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Boris Zar (PG), Alexander Hankinson (SF), David Smith (C) Terry Conner, Michael Huddle, Anthony Duprey | |
| 04:15 | Ball State | Mark Rees makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 04:15 | Ball State | Mark Rees makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:01 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by George Bocanegra - foul #2 on George Bocanegra, team foul #8 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Mendel (SG), Steven White (PF), Steven Walker (C) Mark Rees, Mark Binette, George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 04:01 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 04:01 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Terrance Davis buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Cory Callison | 75-62 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Cory Callison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Steven Mendel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Terrance Davis (tiring) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven White (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Walker (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Boris Zar (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wilson Keller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alexander Hankinson (fresh) PF - Ronald Nourse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - David Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar misses the jumper from the right wing | 75-62 |
| 03:27 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson tips it but misses | 75-62 |
| 03:26 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse gets the offensive rebound | 75-62 |
| 03:12 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-62 |
| 03:10 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Boris Zar | 75-62 |
| 03:00 | Western Michigan | David Smith misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 75-62 |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Steven White gets the rebound | 75-62 |
| 02:43 | Ball State | Steven Walker hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the left block | 75-62 |
| 02:41 | Western Michigan | David Smith grabs the board | 75-62 |
| 02:41 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Mark Rees (SG), Robert Stokes (SF), Mark Binette (PF), George Bocanegra (C) Cory Callison, Steven Mendel, Terrance Davis, Steven White, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (SG), Michael Huddle (SF), Yuri Bednarski (PF), Rodney Furstenberg (C) Wilson Keller, Alexander Hankinson, Ronald Nourse, David Smith | |
| 02:30 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-62 |
| 02:29 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Mark Binette | 75-62 |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Robert Stokes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terrance Davis (SF) Robert Stokes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Terry Conner (PG), Genaro Conti (SF) Boris Zar, Michael Huddle | |
| 02:13 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-62 |
| 02:12 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski misses the tip | 75-62 |
| 02:10 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Mark Binette | 75-62 |
| 01:50 | Ball State | Terrance Davis can't finish the uncontested layup | 75-62 |
| 01:49 | Ball State | Dean Durham can't tip it in | 75-62 |
| 01:47 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti gets the rebound | 75-62 |
| 01:32 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Yuri Bednarski | 75-64 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | George Bocanegra is hacked by Rodney Furstenberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney Furstenberg, team foul #11 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Steven White (PF) Dean Durham, Mark Rees, Mark Binette | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Smith (PF) Rodney Furstenberg | |
| 01:29 | Ball State | George Bocanegra makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | George Bocanegra makes the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 01:11 | Western Michigan | David Smith is hacked by Terrance Davis - foul #1 on Terrance Davis, team foul #9 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Walker (C) George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 01:11 | Western Michigan | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 01:11 | Western Michigan | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:51 | Ball State | Steven Walker can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 77-66 |
| 00:49 | Western Michigan | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | David Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-66 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Steven Mendel | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Steven Walker buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Cory Callison | 79-66 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Cory Callison is called for the reach on Terry Conner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cory Callison, team foul #10 | 79-66 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Terry Conner misses the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Terry Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Cory Callison runs out the clock | 79-67 |