| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Wills (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sol Ferrari (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Dey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert McBurney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Marks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Milburn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hobert Thurston (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Conyers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston inbounds the ball | 28-45 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:55 | Ball State | Richard Milburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-45 |
| 19:36 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 19:25 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen hits a shot from the left side set up by Michael Conyers | 31-47 |
| 19:07 | Western Michigan | Richard Milburn steps in front of the Thomas Dey pass | 31-47 |
| 19:02 | Ball State | Richard Milburn lays it in | 31-49 |
| 18:39 | Western Michigan | Richard Milburn picks off the pass by Robert McBurney | 31-49 |
| 18:22 | Ball State | Richard Milburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-49 |
| 18:21 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to John Marks | 31-49 |
| 17:52 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari is hacked by Richard Milburn - foul #2 on Richard Milburn, team foul #1 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG), David Reece (SG), Edward Adams (SF), Bryan Jennings (PF), Gerald Duckworth (C) Alvin Wills, Sol Ferrari, Thomas Dey, Robert McBurney, John Marks | |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Wright (PG), James Smith (SG), Jeffrey Christensen (SF), Nathan Baker (PF), Radomil Ziller (C) Luther McGlothlen, Richard Milburn, Hobert Thurston, Michael Conyers, Dale Clark | |
| 17:47 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-49 |
| 17:45 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Jennings | 31-49 |
| 17:25 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 31-49 |
| 17:24 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller grabs the defensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 17:07 | Ball State | Gerald Duckworth is called for the reach on Radomil Ziller - foul #2 on Gerald Duckworth, team foul #1 | 31-49 |
| 16:57 | Ball State | James Smith can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 31-49 |
| 16:55 | Western Michigan | Bryan Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 16:45 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Sidney Delarosa | 33-49 |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 33-49 |
| 16:24 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| 16:01 | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-49 |
| 15:59 | Western Michigan | Bryan Jennings grabs the offensive board | 33-49 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sidney Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Reece (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bryan Jennings (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerald Duckworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Justin Wright (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffrey Christensen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Baker (fresh) C - Radomil Ziller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Reece | 36-49 |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 15:15 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller tips it but misses | 36-49 |
| 15:13 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller hits the follow up shot | 36-51 |
| 14:54 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth misses the lay-in | 36-51 |
| 14:53 | Ball State | Jeffrey Christensen pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| 14:38 | Ball State | Nathan Baker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Justin Wright | 36-53 |
| 14:22 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth misses the floater from the right wing | 36-53 |
| 14:21 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Smith | 36-53 |
| 14:19 | Ball State | James Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Sol Ferrari (SG), Thomas Dey (SF), Robert McBurney (PF), John Marks (C) Sidney Delarosa, David Reece, Edward Adams, Bryan Jennings, Gerald Duckworth | |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), Richard Milburn (SG), Hobert Thurston (SF), Michael Conyers (PF), Dale Clark (C) Justin Wright, James Smith, Jeffrey Christensen, Nathan Baker, Radomil Ziller | |
| 14:08 | Western Michigan | Dale Clark is called for the reach on John Marks - foul #1 on Dale Clark, team foul #2 | 36-53 |
| 14:02 | Western Michigan | Dale Clark picks off the pass by John Marks | 36-53 |
| 13:42 | Ball State | Michael Conyers is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Michael Conyers, team foul #3 | 36-53 |
| 13:25 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey hits a 3 from straight away set up by Alvin Wills | 39-53 |
| 13:08 | Ball State | Dale Clark lays it in on a nice dish by Luther McGlothlen | 39-55 |
| 12:52 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-55 |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Michael Conyers blows the layup but the foul's on Robert McBurney - foul #2 on Robert McBurney, team foul #2 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David McKune (SG) Sol Ferrari | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nathan Baker (SG) Richard Milburn | |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Michael Conyers makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Michael Conyers makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 12:22 | Western Michigan | Hobert Thurston takes the ball from Thomas Dey | 41-57 |
| 12:19 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Hobert Thurston | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:01 | Western Michigan | David McKune hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Luther McGlothlen - foul #1 on Luther McGlothlen, team foul #4 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG) Alvin Wills | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kevin Hayter (SG), Jeffrey Christensen (SF), Dikembe Victor (C) Hobert Thurston, Michael Conyers, Dale Clark | |
| 12:01 | Western Michigan | David McKune misses the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 12:01 | Western Michigan | David McKune makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sidney Delarosa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David McKune (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Dey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert McBurney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Marks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Hayter (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Christensen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Baker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Victor (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Kevin Hayter is denied on a layup by Robert McBurney | 42-59 |
| 11:48 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 11:39 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-59 |
| 11:38 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen grabs the defensive rebound | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:17 | Ball State | Dikembe Victor loses the ball out of bounds | 42-59 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Adams (SF) Thomas Dey | |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Wright (PG), Richard Milburn (SG), James Smith (PF), Radomil Ziller (C) Luther McGlothlen, Kevin Hayter, Jeffrey Christensen, Dikembe Victor | |
| 10:50 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #5 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari (SG) David McKune | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:50 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 10:50 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 10:50 | Ball State | Richard Milburn grabs the board | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:29 | Ball State | Nathan Baker makes the driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Sol Ferrari - foul #2 on Sol Ferrari, team foul #3 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Thomas Dey (SF), Bryan Jennings (C) Sidney Delarosa, Edward Adams, John Marks | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Conyers (PF), Dale Clark (C) James Smith, Radomil Ziller | |
| 10:29 | Ball State | Nathan Baker misses the free throw | 43-61 |
| 10:29 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney gets the rebound | 43-61 |
| 10:14 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills buries a shot from just outside the lane | 45-61 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Richard Milburn connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-63 |
| 09:50 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-63 |
| 09:49 | Western Michigan | Bryan Jennings hits the follow up shot | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Sol Ferrari picks off the pass by Justin Wright | 47-63 |
| 08:59 | Western Michigan | Richard Milburn takes the ball from Bryan Jennings | 47-63 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Richard Milburn hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Nathan Baker | 47-65 |
| 08:27 | Western Michigan | Bryan Jennings scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Alvin Wills and he's fouled by Dale Clark - foul #2 on Dale Clark, team foul #6 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG), David Reece (SG), Edward Adams (SF), Gerald Duckworth (C) Alvin Wills, Sol Ferrari, Thomas Dey, Robert McBurney | |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), James Smith (SG), Hobert Thurston (SF), Radomil Ziller (C) Justin Wright, Richard Milburn, Nathan Baker, Dale Clark | |
| 08:27 | Western Michigan | Bryan Jennings misses the free throw | 49-65 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Michael Conyers grabs the board | 49-65 |
| 08:07 | Ball State | Michael Conyers comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 08:06 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth grabs the board | 49-65 |
| 07:51 | Western Michigan | Bryan Jennings is fouled on the floor by Michael Conyers - foul #3 on Michael Conyers, team foul #7 | 49-65 |
| 07:51 | Western Michigan | Bryan Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 07:51 | Western Michigan | Bryan Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sidney Delarosa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Reece (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bryan Jennings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Duckworth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Hobert Thurston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Conyers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Radomil Ziller (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:25 | Ball State | James Smith makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Luther McGlothlen and the foul's on David Reece - foul #3 on David Reece, team foul #4 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David McKune (SG), John Marks (C) Bryan Jennings, Gerald Duckworth | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 07:25 | Ball State | James Smith misses the free throw | 51-67 |
| 07:25 | Western Michigan | John Marks snags the defensive board | 51-67 |
| 07:14 | Western Michigan | David Reece clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-67 |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen grabs the defensive rebound | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:52 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Luther McGlothlen | 51-69 |
| 06:27 | Western Michigan | David Reece's floater is tipped away by Hobert Thurston | 51-69 |
| 06:26 | Ball State | Michael Conyers snags the defensive board | 51-69 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston is alone and drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Smith | 51-71 |
| 06:07 | Western Michigan | John Marks is hacked by Michael Conyers - foul #4 on Michael Conyers, team foul #8 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Thomas Dey (SF), Robert McBurney (PF) Sidney Delarosa, Edward Adams, David Reece | |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Wright (PG), Kevin Hayter (SG), Jeffrey Christensen (SF), Nathan Baker (PF), Dale Clark (C) Luther McGlothlen, James Smith, Hobert Thurston, Michael Conyers, Radomil Ziller | |
| 06:07 | Western Michigan | John Marks makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 06:07 | Western Michigan | John Marks misses the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 06:07 | Ball State | Nathan Baker pulls down the rebound | 52-71 |
| 05:46 | Ball State | Justin Wright is wide open but clanks a floater from the right side | 52-71 |
| 05:45 | Western Michigan | John Marks gets the rebound | 52-71 |
| 05:37 | Western Michigan | David McKune clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-71 |
| 05:35 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-71 |
| 05:15 | Western Michigan | John Marks misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kevin Hayter - foul #2 on Kevin Hayter, team foul #9 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari (SG) David McKune | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Milburn (SG) Kevin Hayter | |
| 05:15 | Western Michigan | John Marks misses the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 05:15 | Western Michigan | John Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Richard Milburn can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-71 |
| 04:52 | Western Michigan | John Marks pulls down the rebound | 53-71 |
| 04:47 | Western Michigan | A charge is called on Alvin Wills - foul #2 on Alvin Wills, team foul #5 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth (C) John Marks | |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), Dikembe Victor (C) Justin Wright, Dale Clark | |
| 04:25 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-71 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Jeffrey Christensen gets the offensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-74 |
| 04:02 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Sol Ferrari | 56-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Ball State | Nathan Baker can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 56-74 |
| 03:33 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey grabs the defensive rebound | 56-74 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Wills (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sol Ferrari (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Dey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert McBurney (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Duckworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Milburn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jeffrey Christensen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Baker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dikembe Victor (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Western Michigan | Luther McGlothlen steals it from Thomas Dey | 56-74 |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Alvin Wills steps in front of the Luther McGlothlen pass in the backcourt | 56-74 |
| 03:09 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-74 |
| 03:08 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen snags the defensive board | 56-74 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | Nathan Baker connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Luther McGlothlen | 56-76 |
| 02:40 | Western Michigan | Luther McGlothlen is called for the reach on Alvin Wills - foul #2 on Luther McGlothlen, team foul #10 | 56-76 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David McKune (SG), Edward Adams (SF), Bryan Jennings (PF), David Reece (C) Sol Ferrari, Thomas Dey, Robert McBurney, Gerald Duckworth | |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Wright (PG), Kevin Hayter (SG), James Smith (SF), Radomil Ziller (C) Luther McGlothlen, Richard Milburn, Jeffrey Christensen, Dikembe Victor | |
| 02:40 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills makes the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 02:40 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills makes the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| 02:13 | Ball State | Kevin Hayter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-76 |
| 02:11 | Western Michigan | David Reece gets the rebound | 58-76 |
| 02:06 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams dunks the ball on a great pass from David McKune | 60-76 |
| 01:40 | Ball State | Edward Adams is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #2 on Edward Adams, team foul #6 | 60-76 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG), Gerald Duckworth (C) Alvin Wills, David McKune | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Christensen (SF) Kevin Hayter | |
| 01:23 | Ball State | Justin Wright can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Bryan Jennings - foul #1 on Bryan Jennings, team foul #7 | 60-76 |
| 01:23 | Ball State | Justin Wright makes the 1st free throw | 60-77 |
| 01:23 | Ball State | Justin Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 60-77 |
| 01:23 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth gets the rebound | 60-77 |
| 01:06 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 60-77 |
| 01:05 | Ball State | James Smith grabs the board | 60-77 |
| 00:49 | Ball State | Jeffrey Christensen's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Duckworth | 60-77 |
| 00:48 | Western Michigan | David Reece gets the rebound | 60-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | David Reece comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Nathan Baker - foul #1 on Nathan Baker, team foul #11 | 60-77 |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | David Reece makes the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | David Reece makes the 2nd free throw | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Ball State | James Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Gerald Duckworth - foul #3 on Gerald Duckworth, team foul #8 | 62-77 |
| 00:23 | Ball State | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-78 |
| 00:23 | Ball State | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 62-78 |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth grabs the defensive rebound | 62-78 |
| 00:18 | Western Michigan | Justin Wright steals the ball from Sidney Delarosa | 62-78 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Justin Wright runs out the clock | 62-78 |