| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Cory Callison (fresh) SG - Steven Mendel (fresh) SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Steven White (fresh) C - Steven Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Fred Kerry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Haywood Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James McGahan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Kravitz (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Terrance Davis inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Ball State | Steven Walker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cory Callison | 32-32 |
| 19:23 | Central Michigan | Cory Callison steps in front of the Fred Kerry pass | 32-32 |
| 19:17 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-32 |
| 19:16 | Ball State | Steven Walker hits the follow up shot | 34-32 |
| 18:53 | Central Michigan | James McGahan knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Fred Kerry out of a doubleteam | 34-34 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | Steven Walker is called for 5 seconds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Mark Rees (SG), Robert Stokes (SF), Mark Binette (PF) Cory Callison, Steven Mendel, Terrance Davis, Steven White | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:20 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Stokes - foul #1 on Robert Stokes, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 18:20 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:20 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:20 | Ball State | Steven Walker snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 18:16 | Ball State | Dean Durham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG), Terrance Davis (SF) Dean Durham, Robert Stokes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:04 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Fred Kerry | 34-37 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | Terrance Davis drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Cory Callison | 36-37 |
| 17:45 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz is whistled for a carry | 36-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Robert Stokes (SF), George Bocanegra (PF) Cory Callison, Terrance Davis, Mark Binette | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:31 | Ball State | Mark Rees buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dean Durham | 39-37 |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | James McGahan is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Fred Kerry | 39-40 |
| 16:57 | Ball State | Dean Durham buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Stokes | 41-40 |
| 16:50 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor hits a wide open fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James McGahan and the foul's on Mark Rees - foul #2 on Mark Rees, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Mark Binette (PF) Dean Durham, Mark Rees, Robert Stokes, George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Butler (PG), George Anderson (PF), Charles Bell (C) Fred Kerry, James McGahan, John Kravitz | |
| 16:50 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor misses the free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Mark Binette grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Steven Walker is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Steven Walker, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Bocanegra (PF), Robert Stokes (C) Mark Binette, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Fisher (SG), James Sullivan (C) Clifford Taylor, Haywood Davis | |
| 16:08 | Central Michigan | George Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 16:06 | Ball State | The rebound goes to George Bocanegra | 41-42 |
| 15:57 | Ball State | George Anderson takes the ball from George Bocanegra | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Cory Callison (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Mendel (fresh) SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 14 pts. PF - George Bocanegra (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Stokes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Butler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Fisher (fresh) SF - George Anderson (fresh) PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sullivan (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | Charles Bell misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Cory Callison - foul #1 on Cory Callison, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Rees (SG), Anthony Wiley (PF), Steven Walker (C) Steven Mendel, George Bocanegra, Robert Stokes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry (PG) James Fisher | |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | Charles Bell misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | Charles Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 15:28 | Ball State | Mark Rees misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 15:26 | Central Michigan | Charles Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 15:10 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 15:08 | Ball State | Steven Walker pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 14:52 | Ball State | Steven Walker misses the shot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 14:51 | Central Michigan | Charles Bell pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 14:23 | Central Michigan | Stephen Butler is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Fred Kerry | 41-46 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Mark Rees hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 13:40 | Central Michigan | Anthony Wiley steps in front of the Charles Bell pass | 44-46 |
| 13:20 | Ball State | Terrance Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 13:19 | Central Michigan | James Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 13:00 | Central Michigan | George Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Butler | 44-46 |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry clanks a jumper from the left side | 44-46 |
| 12:40 | Central Michigan | George Anderson grabs the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 12:34 | Central Michigan | George Anderson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Fred Kerry | 44-49 |
| 12:32 | Ball State | Fred Kerry is called for the reach on Cory Callison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Kerry, team foul #1 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Robert Stokes (SF) Cory Callison, Mark Rees, Terrance Davis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor (SG), Haywood Davis (SF), James McGahan (PF), John Kravitz (C) Stephen Butler, Charles Bell, George Anderson, James Sullivan | |
| 12:22 | Ball State | Steven Walker comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 12:21 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 12:08 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley is fouled on the floor by Clifford Taylor - foul #2 on Clifford Taylor, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| 11:54 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley misses the lay-in | 44-49 |
| 11:52 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Haywood Davis | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dean Durham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Mendel (fresh) SF - Robert Stokes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Anthony Wiley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Fred Kerry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Clifford Taylor (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. SF - Haywood Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James McGahan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Kravitz (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Central Michigan | Steven Walker swats the shot by John Kravitz | 44-49 |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Steven Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 11:21 | Ball State | Steven Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG) Dean Durham | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry lays it up and in set up by James McGahan and he's fouled by Steven Mendel - foul #2 on Steven Mendel, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Terrance Davis (SF) Cory Callison, Robert Stokes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry misses the free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:01 | Ball State | Steven Walker grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 10:48 | Ball State | Terrance Davis blows the layup but he's fouled by Fred Kerry - foul #3 on Fred Kerry, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG) Dean Durham | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Bell (PG) Fred Kerry | |
| 10:48 | Ball State | Terrance Davis makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 10:48 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 10:48 | Ball State | Steven Walker snags the offensive board | 45-51 |
| 10:29 | Ball State | Steven Mendel comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 10:27 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 10:03 | Central Michigan | James McGahan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-51 |
| 10:02 | Ball State | Steven Mendel gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Steven Walker is fouled on the floor by John Kravitz - foul #1 on John Kravitz, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Robert Stokes (SF), George Bocanegra (C) Cory Callison, Terrance Davis, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Butler (PG), George Anderson (PF) James McGahan, John Kravitz | |
| 09:21 | Ball State | George Bocanegra misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 45-51 |
| 09:20 | Central Michigan | George Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | Stephen Butler clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 09:13 | Central Michigan | George Anderson tips it back up and in | 45-53 |
| 08:50 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley is fouled on the floor by George Anderson - foul #1 on George Anderson, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG), Terrance Davis (SF), Steven White (PF), Steven Walker (C) Dean Durham, Robert Stokes, Anthony Wiley, George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Fisher (SG), James Sullivan (C) Clifford Taylor, Haywood Davis | |
| 08:35 | Ball State | Terrance Davis is whistled for a carry | 45-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James McGahan (PF), John Kravitz (C) Charles Bell, James Sullivan | |
| 08:22 | Central Michigan | James Fisher can't finish the layup | 45-53 |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | George Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | James Fisher can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-53 |
| 08:04 | Ball State | Steven Mendel grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Steven Walker misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Anderson - foul #2 on George Anderson, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Rees (SG), Robert Stokes (SF), Anthony Wiley (PF) Steven Mendel, Terrance Davis, Steven White | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry (PG), Haywood Davis (SF) James Fisher, George Anderson | |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Steven Walker misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Steven Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | James McGahan grabs the board | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Cory Callison (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Rees (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Robert Stokes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Anthony Wiley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Fred Kerry (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Butler (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Haywood Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James McGahan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Kravitz (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Central Michigan | Stephen Butler misses the wide open floater from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 07:31 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Cory Callison | 45-53 |
| 07:09 | Ball State | Steven Walker's fadeaway is rejected by James McGahan | 45-53 |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 06:50 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Stephen Butler | 45-56 |
| 06:44 | Ball State | Mark Rees clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 06:42 | Central Michigan | James McGahan snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 06:20 | Central Michigan | Stephen Butler misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-56 |
| 06:18 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 06:07 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Mark Binette (PF), George Bocanegra (C) Cory Callison, Mark Rees, Robert Stokes, Anthony Wiley, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor (SG), George Anderson (PF), Charles Bell (C) Stephen Butler, James McGahan, John Kravitz | |
| 05:50 | Central Michigan | George Anderson misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Charles Bell grabs the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 05:31 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-56 |
| 05:30 | Central Michigan | Charles Bell hits the follow up shot | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:14 | Ball State | George Bocanegra lays it in on a nice dish by Dean Durham and he's fouled by Charles Bell - foul #2 on Charles Bell, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG), Steven White (PF) Dean Durham, Mark Binette | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Sullivan (C) Haywood Davis | |
| 05:14 | Ball State | George Bocanegra makes the free throw | 48-58 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | James Sullivan clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-58 |
| 05:01 | Ball State | George Bocanegra gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:36 | Ball State | Terrance Davis drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Cory Callison | 51-58 |
| 04:24 | Central Michigan | James Sullivan scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Clifford Taylor | 51-60 |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Cory Callison misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Fred Kerry - foul #4 on Fred Kerry, team foul #8 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Rees (SG), Anthony Wiley (PF), Steven Walker (C) Steven Mendel, Steven White, George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Butler (PG), Haywood Davis (SF), James McGahan (PF), John Kravitz (C) Fred Kerry, George Anderson, Charles Bell, James Sullivan | |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Cory Callison makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Cory Callison makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Cory Callison makes the 3rd free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:59 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG) Cory Callison, Mark Rees | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:32 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses badly on a floater from close range | 54-60 |
| 03:30 | Ball State | Terrance Davis tips it in | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dean Durham (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Mendel (fairly fresh) SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 20 pts. PF - Anthony Wiley (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Taylor (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. SF - Haywood Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James McGahan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Kravitz (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Central Michigan | James McGahan clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Wiley - foul #4 on Anthony Wiley, team foul #6 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG), Mark Rees (SG), Steven White (PF) Dean Durham, Steven Mendel, Anthony Wiley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:16 | Central Michigan | James McGahan misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 03:16 | Central Michigan | James McGahan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Terrance Davis hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Rees and the foul's on Stephen Butler - foul #3 on Stephen Butler, team foul #9 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Mendel (SG), Anthony Wiley (PF) Mark Rees, Steven White | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Anderson (SG) Clifford Taylor | |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Terrance Davis makes the free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:51 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Stokes (SF) Terrance Davis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry (PG), Clifford Taylor (SG) Stephen Butler, George Anderson | |
| 02:35 | Central Michigan | James McGahan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-61 |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis gets the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 02:14 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from James McGahan | 59-63 |
| 01:57 | Ball State | Steven Mendel drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Cory Callison | 62-63 |
| 01:38 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz is hacked by Anthony Wiley - foul #5 on Anthony Wiley, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terrance Davis (SF), Steven White (PF) Robert Stokes, Anthony Wiley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:38 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:38 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:21 | Ball State | Cory Callison is fouled on the floor by Clifford Taylor - foul #3 on Clifford Taylor, team foul #10 | 62-65 |
| 01:21 | Ball State | Cory Callison misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:21 | Ball State | Cory Callison makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:06 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz is fouled on the floor by Steven Walker - foul #4 on Steven Walker, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| 01:06 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:06 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to James McGahan | 63-65 |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 63-65 |
| 01:00 | Ball State | Terrance Davis pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| 00:38 | Ball State | Steven Walker makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Terrance Davis | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz travels with the ball | 65-65 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Steven Walker scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 67-65 |