| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Agee (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Marks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Winfield (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Oakley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Robie (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keith Howard (fresh) C - James Stringfield (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-37 |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley tips it home | 33-37 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Louis Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 19:27 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 19:12 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield loses the ball out of bounds | 33-37 |
| 18:57 | Ball State | James Stringfield misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 33-37 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel Winfield | 33-37 |
| 18:37 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 18:35 | Ball State | Billy Robie snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 18:30 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson is whistled for a carry | 33-37 |
| 18:05 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley is denied on a layup by Keith Howard | 33-37 |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Keith Howard gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:59 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-37 |
| 17:57 | Ball State | Billy Robie tips it back up and in | 33-39 |
| 17:54 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Johnson - foul #1 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 17:39 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Keith Howard - foul #3 on Keith Howard, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Hoffman (PF) Keith Howard | |
| 17:39 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:39 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:28 | Ball State | James Hoffman misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-39 |
| 17:27 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:06 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | James Hoffman snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 16:47 | Ball State | Louis Williams is hacked by Jason Oakley - foul #2 on Jason Oakley, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (PG), Charles Bentley (SF), Peter Owens (PF) Kerry Honeycutt, Norman Marks, Daniel Winfield | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Robert Pauly (SG), John Langley (SF), Peter Williams (C) Joseph Johnson, Louis Williams, Billy Robie, James Stringfield | |
| 16:22 | Ball State | Peter Williams's layup is rejected by Peter Owens | 35-39 |
| 16:21 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Williams | 35-39 |
| 16:03 | Ball State | John Langley misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Charles Bentley - foul #2 on Charles Bentley, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn (SG) Raymond Agee | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:03 | Ball State | John Langley misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:03 | Ball State | John Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:46 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Randy Logan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Strawn (fresh) SF - Charles Bentley (fresh) PF - Peter Owens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Oakley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Pauly (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Langley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Ball State | John Langley misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Charles Bentley - foul #3 on Charles Bentley, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Norman Marks (SF), Daniel Winfield (PF), Johnny Don (C) Randy Logan, Charles Bentley, Peter Owens, Jason Oakley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Louis Williams (SG), Keith Howard (PF), James Stringfield (C) Frank Redfern, Robert Pauly, James Hoffman, Peter Williams | |
| 15:24 | Ball State | John Langley misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | John Langley misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:24 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 15:09 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Johnny Don is denied by James Stringfield | 38-40 |
| 15:07 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 14:58 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don drills a shot from the left side set up by Kerry Honeycutt | 40-40 |
| 14:40 | Ball State | Keith Howard's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Don | 40-40 |
| 14:38 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:09 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 40-40 |
| 14:07 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield hits the follow up shot | 42-40 |
| 13:56 | Ball State | James Stringfield can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 13:54 | Ball State | John Langley hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| 13:38 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Keith Howard - foul #4 on Keith Howard, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (SG) Albert Strawn | |
| Subs | Ball State | Billy Robie (SF), James Hoffman (PF), Peter Williams (C) John Langley, Keith Howard, James Stringfield | |
| 13:38 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:38 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:21 | Ball State | Billy Robie can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 13:19 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 13:02 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield blows the layup but he's hacked by Billy Robie - foul #1 on Billy Robie, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Bentley (SF) Norman Marks | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Robert Pauly (SG) Joseph Johnson, Louis Williams | |
| 13:02 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:02 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Hoffman | 43-42 |
| 12:42 | Ball State | Frank Redfern misses short on a shot from the left side | 43-42 |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:19 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee's fadeaway is rejected by James Hoffman | 43-42 |
| 12:17 | Ball State | Billy Robie grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:01 | Ball State | Peter Williams connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 43-44 |
| 11:44 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Robert Pauly gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Raymond Agee (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Bentley (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Daniel Winfield (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Johnny Don (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Pauly (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Billy Robie (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Ball State | Frank Redfern's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (PG), Norman Marks (SF), Peter Owens (PF), Jason Oakley (C) Kerry Honeycutt, Charles Bentley, Daniel Winfield, Johnny Don | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Louis Williams (SG), James Stringfield (C) Frank Redfern, Robert Pauly, Peter Williams | |
| 10:54 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens's floater is tipped away by James Hoffman | 43-44 |
| 10:53 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan tips it back up and in | 45-44 |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Billy Robie | 45-47 |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee is hacked by Billy Robie - foul #2 on Billy Robie, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Pauly (SF), Peter Williams (PF) Billy Robie, James Hoffman | |
| 10:17 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Peter Williams - foul #1 on Peter Williams, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| 10:17 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 10:17 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:57 | Ball State | Louis Williams misses the turnaround from close range | 47-47 |
| 09:56 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 09:29 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-47 |
| 09:28 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Stringfield | 47-47 |
| 09:24 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Williams | 47-50 |
| 09:11 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley is hacked by Joseph Johnson - foul #2 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Albert Strawn (SG) Randy Logan, Raymond Agee | |
| Subs | Ball State | Billy Robie (SF) Robert Pauly | |
| 09:11 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:11 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:11 | Ball State | Peter Williams pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 08:49 | Ball State | Peter Williams hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Johnson | 48-52 |
| 08:30 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens is whistled for traveling | 48-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield (PF), Johnny Don (C) Peter Owens, Jason Oakley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Robert Pauly (SG), James Hoffman (PF), Wilfred Austin (C) Joseph Johnson, Louis Williams, Peter Williams, James Stringfield | |
| 08:10 | Ball State | James Hoffman can't finish the layup | 48-52 |
| 08:08 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 07:42 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Albert Strawn (fresh) SF - Norman Marks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Winfield (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Johnny Don (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Pauly (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Billy Robie (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilfred Austin (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin misses long on a floater from the left block | 48-52 |
| 07:23 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Albert Strawn | 51-52 |
| 06:38 | Ball State | Frank Redfern clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-52 |
| 06:37 | Ball State | Billy Robie misses the tip | 51-52 |
| 06:35 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin snags the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin banks in the layup and the foul's on Johnny Don - foul #4 on Johnny Don, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (SG), Charles Bentley (SF), Jason Oakley (C) Albert Strawn, Norman Marks, Johnny Don | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Louis Williams (SG), John Langley (SF), Keith Howard (PF) Frank Redfern, Robert Pauly, Billy Robie, James Hoffman | |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:53 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 05:27 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson is hacked by Jason Oakley - foul #3 on Jason Oakley, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Logan (PG), Peter Owens (PF) Kerry Honeycutt, Daniel Winfield | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Stringfield (C) Wilfred Austin | |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Louis Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-55 |
| 04:56 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee is whistled for traveling | 54-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Johnny Don (C) Jason Oakley | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:40 | Ball State | James Stringfield misses the lay-in | 54-55 |
| 04:38 | Ball State | Louis Williams gets the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 04:16 | Ball State | Keith Howard grabs the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Louis Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 04:03 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:42 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Norman Marks (SF), Daniel Winfield (PF) Randy Logan, Charles Bentley, Peter Owens | |
| Subs | Ball State | Billy Robie (SF) John Langley | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Raymond Agee (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Marks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Winfield (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Johnny Don (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Billy Robie (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Keith Howard (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - James Stringfield (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Ball State | James Stringfield clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 03:27 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 03:04 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield tips it in | 56-55 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | Billy Robie loses the dribble to Norman Marks | 56-55 |
| 02:48 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks banks in the layup | 58-55 |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Billy Robie misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Norman Marks - foul #2 on Norman Marks, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn (SG), Jason Oakley (C) Raymond Agee, Johnny Don | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Robert Pauly (SG), James Hoffman (PF), Peter Williams (C) Joseph Johnson, Louis Williams, Keith Howard, James Stringfield | |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Billy Robie makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Billy Robie makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:25 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (SG) Albert Strawn | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Keith Howard (PF), James Stringfield (C) Robert Pauly, James Hoffman, Peter Williams | |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 02:12 | Ball State | Billy Robie grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | James Stringfield misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Norman Marks - foul #3 on Norman Marks, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Johnny Don (C) Jason Oakley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (SG) Frank Redfern | |
| 02:00 | Ball State | James Stringfield misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | James Stringfield makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:53 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-58 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | Billy Robie snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 01:20 | Ball State | James Stringfield misses the floater in the lane | 58-58 |
| 01:18 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 00:59 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-58 |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Kerry Honeycutt | 60-58 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Billy Robie tips it in | 60-60 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don drills a jumper from the right block | 62-60 |