| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Schulze (fresh) SG - William Lukas (fresh) SF - James Holbrook (fresh) PF - Mathew Waggoner (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fresh) SG - Richard Milburn (fresh) SF - Hobert Thurston (fresh) PF - Michael Conyers (fresh) C - Dale Clark (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Michael Conyers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Ball State | Dale Clark can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Lukas | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by William Lukas | 5-0 |
| 18:25 | Ball State | Dale Clark knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 5-2 |
| 18:07 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:05 | Ball State | Dale Clark gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:47 | Ball State | Dale Clark scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Luther McGlothlen | 5-4 |
| 17:24 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Benjamin Schulze | 8-4 |
| 17:01 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen can't finish the layup | 8-4 |
| 16:59 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Hobert Thurston | 8-4 |
| 16:47 | Ball State | Michael Conyers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 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 | |
| 16:30 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook lays it in on a great pass from Benjamin Schulze and the foul's on Radomil Ziller - foul #1 on Radomil Ziller, team foul #1 | 10-4 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook makes the free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:09 | Ball State | Nathan Baker comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 11-4 |
| 16:07 | Ball State | James Smith tips it in | 11-6 |
| 15:49 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Christensen - foul #1 on Jeffrey Christensen, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons (PG), Steven Galloway (SG), Jamie Dowdy (SF), Randall Roberts (PF), Jimmy Conn (C) Benjamin Schulze, William Lukas, James Holbrook, Mathew Waggoner, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Simmons (fresh) SG - Steven Galloway (fresh) SF - Jamie Dowdy (fresh) PF - Randall Roberts (fresh) C - Jimmy Conn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Justin Wright (fresh) SG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Christensen (fresh) PF - Nathan Baker (fresh) C - Radomil Ziller (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Galloway clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 11-6 |
| 15:35 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 15:29 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 15:28 | Ball State | James Smith grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 15:22 | Ball State | Nathan Baker clanks a floater near the basket | 11-6 |
| 15:21 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller tips it back up and in | 11-8 |
| 15:08 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:56 | Ball State | Steven Galloway is called for the reach on Jeffrey Christensen - foul #1 on Steven Galloway, team foul #1 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 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 | |
| 14:47 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Conn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-8 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Hobert Thurston | 11-8 |
| 14:12 | Ball State | Jeffrey Simmons steals it from Luther McGlothlen in the backcourt | 11-8 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Galloway lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Simmons | 13-8 |
| 13:53 | Ball State | Richard Milburn misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Randall Roberts | 13-8 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Milburn is called for the reach on Steven Galloway - foul #1 on Richard Milburn, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze (PG), William Lukas (SG), James Holbrook (SF), Mathew Waggoner (PF), Michael Jones (C) Jeffrey Simmons, Steven Galloway, Jamie Dowdy, Randall Roberts, Jimmy Conn | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:31 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze blows the layup | 13-8 |
| 13:29 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook hits the follow up shot | 15-8 |
| 13:13 | Ball State | Michael Jones steals the ball from Richard Milburn | 15-8 |
| 13:06 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Benjamin Schulze and he's hacked by Michael Conyers - foul #1 on Michael Conyers, team foul #4 | 17-8 |
| 13:06 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas misses the free throw | 17-8 |
| 13:06 | Ball State | Michael Conyers pulls down the rebound | 17-8 |
| 12:49 | Ball State | Michael Conyers is fouled on the floor by Mathew Waggoner - foul #1 on Mathew Waggoner, team foul #2 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Smith (SG) Richard Milburn | |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Dale Clark | 17-10 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Michigan | Hobert Thurston picks off the pass by Mathew Waggoner | 17-10 |
| 12:14 | Ball State | James Smith clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 17-10 |
| 12:12 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 11:53 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Wright (PG), Richard Milburn (SG), Nathan Baker (SF), Radomil Ziller (C) Luther McGlothlen, Hobert Thurston, Michael Conyers, Dale Clark | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Schulze (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Lukas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Holbrook (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Waggoner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Justin Wright (fresh) SG - Richard Milburn (fresh) SF - Nathan Baker (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Radomil Ziller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller is fouled on the floor by Mathew Waggoner - foul #2 on Mathew Waggoner, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts (PF) Mathew Waggoner | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:21 | Ball State | Richard Milburn misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-10 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones grabs the board | 17-10 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy (SG) William Lukas | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:02 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook misses the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Richard Milburn makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 10:34 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Wright steps in front of the Jamie Dowdy pass | 18-13 |
| 10:30 | Ball State | Nathan Baker lays it in on a great pass from Justin Wright | 18-15 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy is hacked by Richard Milburn - foul #2 on Richard Milburn, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons (PG), Steven Galloway (SG), Jimmy Conn (C) Benjamin Schulze, James Holbrook, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), Hobert Thurston (SF), Michael Conyers (PF), Dale Clark (C) Justin Wright, Richard Milburn, Nathan Baker, Radomil Ziller | |
| 09:51 | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Conn buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jamie Dowdy | 21-15 |
| 09:29 | Ball State | Michael Conyers drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by James Smith | 21-17 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Michigan | Luther McGlothlen picks off the pass by Jamie Dowdy | 21-17 |
| 08:55 | Ball State | Michael Conyers can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Randall Roberts - foul #1 on Randall Roberts, team foul #4 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze (PG), William Lukas (SG) Jeffrey Simmons, Steven Galloway | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nathan Baker (SG) James Smith | |
| 08:55 | Ball State | Michael Conyers makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:55 | Ball State | Michael Conyers makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:36 | Eastern Michigan | Nathan Baker takes the ball from William Lukas | 21-19 |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Lukas - foul #1 on William Lukas, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook (SF), Michael Jones (C) Jamie Dowdy, Randall Roberts | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas misses short on a floater from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook tips it home | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Schulze (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Lukas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Holbrook (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Conn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hobert Thurston (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Conyers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dale Clark (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen blows the layup but he's hacked by Benjamin Schulze - foul #1 on Benjamin Schulze, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons (PG), Jamie Dowdy (PF) Benjamin Schulze, Jimmy Conn | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Smith (SG), Jeffrey Christensen (SF), Radomil Ziller (C) Hobert Thurston, Michael Conyers, Dale Clark | |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook comes up short on the shot from the right side | 23-23 |
| 06:56 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 06:51 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen clanks a 3 from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to William Lukas | 23-23 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook loses the ball out of bounds | 23-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts (PF) Jamie Dowdy | |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Wright (PG) Luther McGlothlen | |
| 06:17 | Ball State | Jeffrey Christensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze (PG), Jamie Dowdy (SG) Jeffrey Simmons, William Lukas | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Conyers (PF) Jeffrey Christensen | |
| 06:09 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze's floater is tipped away by Michael Conyers | 23-23 |
| 06:08 | Ball State | Michael Conyers gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Nathan Baker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on James Holbrook - foul #1 on James Holbrook, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Hobert Thurston (SF), Dale Clark (C) James Smith, Radomil Ziller | |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Nathan Baker misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Nathan Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Michigan | Dale Clark is called for the reach on Michael Jones - foul #1 on Dale Clark, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Conn (SF) James Holbrook | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:38 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy snags the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 05:17 | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Conn loses the dribble to Justin Wright | 24-24 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Michael Conyers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dale Clark | 24-27 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones tips it back up and in | 26-27 |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Michael Conyers scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Dale Clark | 26-29 |
| 04:05 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons (PG), William Lukas (SG), James Holbrook (SF) Benjamin Schulze, Randall Roberts, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), James Smith (SG), Jeffrey Christensen (SF), Radomil Ziller (PF) Justin Wright, Nathan Baker, Hobert Thurston, Michael Conyers | |
| 04:03 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones (C) Jamie Dowdy | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:47 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner (PF) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Milburn (SG) Jeffrey Christensen | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Simmons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Lukas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Holbrook (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew Waggoner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jimmy Conn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Milburn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Radomil Ziller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Clark (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Ball State | Mathew Waggoner steals the ball from Dale Clark | 26-29 |
| 03:16 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 03:11 | Ball State | James Smith lays it in set up by Dale Clark | 29-31 |
| 03:01 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-31 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Dale Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Jeffrey Simmons is called for the reach on Luther McGlothlen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Simmons, team foul #8 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze (PG), Randall Roberts (C) Jeffrey Simmons, Jimmy Conn | |
| Subs | Ball State | Hobert Thurston (SF), Michael Conyers (PF) James Smith, Dale Clark | |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Radomil Ziller - foul #2 on Radomil Ziller, team foul #8 | 29-33 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Richard Milburn misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook is fouled on the floor by Radomil Ziller - foul #3 on Radomil Ziller, team foul #9 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Victor (C) Radomil Ziller | |
| 02:00 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:49 | Ball State | Mathew Waggoner blocks the short jumper by Dikembe Victor | 32-33 |
| 01:47 | Ball State | Michael Conyers grabs the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 01:35 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Luther McGlothlen | 32-36 |
| 01:16 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Milburn is called for the reach on Benjamin Schulze - foul #3 on Richard Milburn, team foul #10 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy (SG), Jimmy Conn (SF), Michael Jones (C) William Lukas, James Holbrook, Randall Roberts | |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Wright (PG), James Smith (SG), Jeffrey Christensen (SF), Nathan Baker (PF), Dale Clark (C) Luther McGlothlen, Richard Milburn, Hobert Thurston, Michael Conyers, Dikembe Victor | |
| 01:16 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 01:16 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 01:16 | Ball State | Dale Clark gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 00:57 | Ball State | Dale Clark misses long on a floater from the left side | 33-36 |
| 00:56 | Ball State | James Smith misses the tip | 33-36 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Justin Wright snags the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Nathan Baker clanks a jumper from the baseline | 33-36 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Conn snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 00:39 | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Conn knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Benjamin Schulze | 35-36 |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Dale Clark clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #9 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons (PG), Randall Roberts (PF) Benjamin Schulze, Mathew Waggoner | |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG) Justin Wright | |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Dale Clark makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Dale Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Conn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-38 |