| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Greer (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Walker Butters (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Jaco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Sorensen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Shead (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer inbounds the ball | 39-27 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-27 |
| 19:40 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Larry Sorensen | 39-27 |
| 19:22 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards drills a 3 from straight away | 39-30 |
| 18:53 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-30 |
| 18:51 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 18:45 | Ball State | Dennis Wareham steps in front of the Glenn Edwards pass | 39-30 |
| 18:21 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham blows the layup | 39-30 |
| 18:20 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham hits the follow up shot | 41-30 |
| 18:12 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 18:11 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Wiseman | 41-30 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman travels with the ball | 41-30 |
| 17:31 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Lohr | 44-30 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-30 |
| 16:58 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-30 |
| 16:56 | Ball State | Fred Shead gets the rebound | 44-30 |
| 16:39 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Solomon Pearson - foul #1 on Solomon Pearson, team foul #1 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Martin Pursell (PG), Brian Robey (SF) Carl Lohr, Richard Greer | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Bedgood (SG), James Meyer (SF), Michael Eckley (PF), David Barrett (C) Dale Jaco, Glenn Edwards, Larry Sorensen, Fred Shead | |
| 16:39 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman misses the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 16:39 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman misses the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters pulls down the rebound | 44-30 |
| 16:11 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-30 |
| 16:10 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters tips it in | 46-30 |
| 15:58 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood is hacked by Brian Robey - foul #3 on Brian Robey, team foul #2 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill (C) Walker Butters | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herbert Herr (PG) Charles Wiseman | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Martin Pursell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Robey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Wareham (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Ruben Harrill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Herbert Herr (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Bedgood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Meyer (fresh) PF - Michael Eckley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Barrett (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Barrett | 46-32 |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Martin Pursell | 48-32 |
| 14:57 | Ball State | Dennis Wareham is called for the reach on David Barrett - foul #2 on Dennis Wareham, team foul #3 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Neal Niblett (SG), Richard Greer (SF), Walker Butters (C) Martin Pursell, Solomon Pearson, Brian Robey, Dennis Wareham | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Wiseman (PG), Dale Jaco (SG), Glenn Edwards (SF), Larry Sorensen (PF), Fred Shead (C) Herbert Herr, Paul Bedgood, James Meyer, Michael Eckley, David Barrett | |
| 14:49 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Wiseman | 48-34 |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-34 |
| 14:24 | Ball State | Dale Jaco snags the defensive board | 48-34 |
| 14:19 | Ball State | Ruben Harrill steals it from Dale Jaco | 48-34 |
| 14:02 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Lohr | 51-34 |
| 13:47 | Ball State | Fred Shead clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 51-34 |
| 13:45 | Ball State | Fred Shead tips it home | 51-36 |
| 13:25 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 51-36 |
| 13:24 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters snags the offensive board | 51-36 |
| 13:00 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Walker Butters | 53-36 |
| 12:43 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ruben Harrill - foul #4 on Ruben Harrill, team foul #4 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson (SG), Dennis Wareham (PF) Neal Niblett, Ruben Harrill | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:43 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 12:43 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 12:40 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Wiseman - foul #2 on Charles Wiseman, team foul #1 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herbert Herr (PG) Charles Wiseman | |
| 12:15 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham loses the ball out of bounds | 53-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (SF) Richard Greer | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Eckley (PF), David Barrett (C) Larry Sorensen, Fred Shead | |
| 11:54 | Ball State | Michael Eckley is hacked by Walker Butters - foul #1 on Walker Butters, team foul #5 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Martin Pursell (PG) Carl Lohr | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Wiseman (PG) Herbert Herr | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Martin Pursell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Robey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Walker Butters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Jaco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Eckley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Barrett (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Ball State | Dale Jaco connects on the 3 from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 11:17 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-41 |
| 11:15 | Ball State | David Barrett snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 11:08 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 10:47 | Ball State | The refs have stopped play. Glenn Edwards is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 53-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Richard Greer (SF) Martin Pursell, Brian Robey | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Bedgood (SG), James Meyer (SF), Larry Sorensen (PF), Fred Shead (C) Dale Jaco, Glenn Edwards, Michael Eckley, David Barrett | |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters tips it back up and in | 55-41 |
| 10:27 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Fred Shead | 55-43 |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters misses the easy layup but the foul's on Fred Shead - foul #2 on Fred Shead, team foul #2 | 55-43 |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 09:37 | Ball State | James Meyer clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-43 |
| 09:35 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen tips it home | 57-45 |
| 09:16 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 09:14 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham misses the tip | 57-45 |
| 09:12 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 08:55 | Ball State | James Meyer tips it in | 57-47 |
| 08:31 | Central Michigan | Charles Wiseman picks off the pass by Solomon Pearson | 57-47 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood hits the finger roll set up by Charles Wiseman | 57-49 |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | Fred Shead is called for the reach on Walker Butters - foul #3 on Fred Shead, team foul #3 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Martin Pursell (PG), Neal Niblett (SG), Brian Robey (SF), Ruben Harrill (C) Carl Lohr, Solomon Pearson, Richard Greer, Walker Butters | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herbert Herr (PG), Dale Jaco (SG), Michael Eckley (PF), David Barrett (C) Charles Wiseman, Paul Bedgood, Larry Sorensen, Fred Shead | |
| 07:40 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill clanks a floater from the right side | 57-49 |
| 07:39 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey tips it back up and in | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Martin Pursell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Robey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Wareham (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Ruben Harrill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Herbert Herr (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dale Jaco (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Eckley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Barrett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Ball State | Michael Eckley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 07:24 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill's pass is intercepted by Michael Eckley | 59-49 |
| 06:50 | Ball State | James Meyer knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Martin Pursell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 06:20 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Michael Eckley | 59-52 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Dale Jaco misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 06:15 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 05:53 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Martin Pursell | 61-52 |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Solomon Pearson (SG), Richard Greer (SF) Martin Pursell, Neal Niblett, Brian Robey | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Wiseman (PG), Glenn Edwards (SF), Larry Sorensen (PF), Fred Shead (C) Herbert Herr, James Meyer, Michael Eckley, David Barrett | |
| 05:46 | Ball State | Fred Shead can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-52 |
| 05:45 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 05:24 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Solomon Pearson | 64-52 |
| 05:02 | Ball State | Fred Shead is hacked by Carl Lohr - foul #1 on Carl Lohr, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walker Butters (C) Dennis Wareham | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:46 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen scores on a turnaround in the lane | 64-54 |
| 04:21 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Carl Lohr | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:05 | Ball State | Fred Shead hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 66-54 |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards snags the offensive board | 66-54 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Dale Jaco knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 03:31 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards grabs the board | 66-57 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Greer (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ruben Harrill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Walker Butters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Jaco (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Sorensen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Shead (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Fred Shead hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 66-57 |
| 03:24 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Jaco | 66-57 |
| 03:15 | Ball State | Dale Jaco misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-57 |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Greer | 66-57 |
| 02:55 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-57 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Fred Shead | 66-57 |
| 02:38 | Ball State | Fred Shead comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Walker Butters - foul #2 on Walker Butters, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Martin Pursell (PG), Brian Robey (SF), Dennis Wareham (PF) Carl Lohr, Richard Greer, Ruben Harrill | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Eckley (PF) Larry Sorensen | |
| 02:38 | Ball State | Fred Shead makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 02:38 | Ball State | Fred Shead misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 02:38 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| 02:38 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| 02:10 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters travels with the ball | 66-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Richard Greer (SF), Ruben Harrill (C) Martin Pursell, Brian Robey, Walker Butters | |
| Subs | Ball State | Larry Sorensen (PF) Michael Eckley | |
| 01:50 | Ball State | Fred Shead makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Sorensen | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:23 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr is hacked by Fred Shead - foul #4 on Fred Shead, team foul #4 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walker Butters (C) Ruben Harrill | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 01:04 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 01:02 | Ball State | Fred Shead snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman blows the layup but he's fouled by Solomon Pearson - foul #2 on Solomon Pearson, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| 00:45 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:45 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters is hacked by Dale Jaco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dale Jaco, team foul #5 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (SF) Richard Greer | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson is hacked by Dale Jaco - foul #4 on Dale Jaco, team foul #6 | 66-61 |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Larry Sorensen is called for the reach on Solomon Pearson - foul #2 on Larry Sorensen, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Dale Jaco clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Charles Wiseman is called for the reach on Brian Robey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Wiseman, team foul #8 | 68-61 |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Fred Shead snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Fred Shead can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 00:22 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dennis Wareham | 68-61 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Wiseman - foul #4 on Charles Wiseman, team foul #9 | 68-61 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Dale Jaco comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-61 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Fred Shead snags the offensive board | 70-61 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Dale Jaco clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen snags the offensive board | 70-61 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Dale Jaco scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr runs out the clock | 70-64 |