| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Jerry Mickey (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Carl Norrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Perales (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Casey Bahena (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stanley Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Morris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Eastern Michigan | David Perales knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 19:38 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Shawn Boucher | 43-35 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena knocks in the shot in the paint and he's fouled by Jerry Mickey - foul #1 on Jerry Mickey, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena misses the free throw | 43-37 |
| 19:18 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 18:58 | Ball State | Arthur Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-37 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan hits the finger roll | 43-39 |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Perales - foul #1 on David Perales, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 18:21 | Eastern Michigan | Arthur Brown swats the short shot by Casey Bahena | 44-39 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Morris hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| 17:58 | Ball State | Arthur Brown hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shawn Boucher | 46-41 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Michigan | David Perales hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 17:34 | Ball State | Arthur Brown misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by David Perales - foul #2 on David Perales, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dwain Keffer (C) Michael Morris | |
| 17:34 | Ball State | Arthur Brown makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 17:34 | Ball State | Arthur Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 17:34 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan throws it down set up by Carl Norrell | 47-46 |
| 17:07 | Ball State | Dwain Keffer steps in front of the Shawn Boucher pass | 47-46 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Shawn Boucher - foul #1 on Shawn Boucher, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Fred Nguyen (SG), James Perkins (SF), Ronald Austin (C) Shawn Boucher, Timothy Anderson, Kenneth Cameron, Jerry Mickey | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams (SG), Tony Byrd (C) David Perales, Casey Bahena | |
| 16:53 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 16:28 | Ball State | James Perkins lays it in on a nice dish by Arthur Brown and he's hacked by Carl Norrell - foul #3 on Carl Norrell, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron (SF) Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Harris Davis (SG), Michael Morris (C) Carl Norrell, Stanley Morgan | |
| 16:28 | Ball State | James Perkins makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Tony Byrd | 50-51 |
| 15:53 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Lloyd Nunes | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lloyd Nunes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Cameron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Gregory Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harris Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwain Keffer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tony Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Morris banks in the layup set up by Tony Byrd and the foul's on Ronald Austin - foul #1 on Ronald Austin, team foul #3 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Gary Bright (SG), Jerry Mickey (SF), Arthur Brown (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Lloyd Nunes, Fred Nguyen, Kenneth Cameron, James Perkins, Ronald Austin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Perales (SG), Casey Bahena (SF), Paul Adkins (C) Harris Davis, Dwain Keffer, Tony Byrd | |
| 15:32 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Morris makes the free throw | 53-54 |
| 15:22 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 53-54 |
| 15:20 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 15:16 | Eastern Michigan | David Perales hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 53-54 |
| 15:15 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 15:10 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Bright | 55-54 |
| 15:00 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Bright steps in front of the David Perales pass | 55-54 |
| 14:52 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Adkins | 55-54 |
| 14:51 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson hits the follow up shot | 57-54 |
| 14:32 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Morris can't connect on a runner in the paint | 57-54 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Adkins gets the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Adkins clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Casey Bahena | 57-54 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena double dribbles | 57-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron (SF) Jerry Mickey | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell (PG), Stanley Morgan (PF) David Perales, Michael Morris | |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 13:56 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher tips it back up and in | 59-54 |
| 13:35 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Gary Bright buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Boucher | 61-56 |
| 13:09 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Gary Bright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PG), Jerry Mickey (PF) Shawn Boucher, Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Perales (SG), Dwain Keffer (C) Gregory Adams, Paul Adkins | |
| 12:44 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 61-58 |
| 12:42 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Gary Bright | 61-58 |
| 12:22 | Ball State | Gary Bright can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Michigan | Dwain Keffer grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan lays it up and in | 61-60 |
| 11:38 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 61-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Arthur Brown (PF), Ronald Austin (C) Gary Bright, Kenneth Cameron, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams (SG), Paul Adkins (C) David Perales, Casey Bahena | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jerry Mickey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Carl Norrell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dwain Keffer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Adkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Eastern Michigan | The refs have stopped play. Dwain Keffer is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 61-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Perkins (SF) Jerry Mickey | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Alan Palma (SF) Dwain Keffer | |
| 11:09 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell is fouled on the floor by Ronald Austin - foul #2 on Ronald Austin, team foul #4 | 61-60 |
| 10:56 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell is called for traveling | 61-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Harris Davis (SG) Carl Norrell | |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 61-60 |
| 10:35 | Eastern Michigan | Alan Palma pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 10:24 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan can't finish the layup | 61-60 |
| 10:22 | Ball State | James Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 10:09 | Ball State | Ronald Austin hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Anderson and he's hacked by Paul Adkins - foul #4 on Paul Adkins, team foul #4 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Fred Nguyen (SG), Jerry Mickey (SF) Timothy Anderson, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Perales (SG), Casey Bahena (SF), Tony Byrd (PF), Michael Morris (C) Gregory Adams, Alan Palma, Stanley Morgan, Paul Adkins | |
| 10:09 | Ball State | Ronald Austin misses the free throw | 63-60 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Morris gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 09:52 | Eastern Michigan | David Perales can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 63-60 |
| 09:50 | Ball State | Arthur Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Michigan | Tony Byrd grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 09:35 | Eastern Michigan | David Perales misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 09:33 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Arthur Brown buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Jerry Mickey | 65-60 |
| 09:11 | Eastern Michigan | Tony Byrd knocks in the jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Fred Nguyen - foul #1 on Fred Nguyen, team foul #5 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Gary Bright (SG), Kenneth Cameron (SF), Christopher Johnson (C) Shawn Boucher, Fred Nguyen, Jerry Mickey, Ronald Austin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell (PG) Harris Davis | |
| 09:11 | Eastern Michigan | Tony Byrd makes the free throw | 65-63 |
| 09:03 | Ball State | Gary Bright misses the easy layup | 65-63 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes tips it but misses | 65-63 |
| 08:59 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Johnson | 65-63 |
| 08:39 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Lloyd Nunes, team foul #6 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PG), Jerry Mickey (PF) Lloyd Nunes, Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan (PF) Tony Byrd | |
| 08:15 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Morris | 65-66 |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey lays it in on a great pass from Timothy Anderson | 67-66 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 07:37 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Bright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Mickey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Carl Norrell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Perales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Casey Bahena (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanley Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Morris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson misses the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Casey Bahena - foul #1 on Casey Bahena, team foul #5 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Arthur Brown (PF) Timothy Anderson, Jerry Mickey | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Adams (SG), Dwain Keffer (SF), Paul Adkins (C) David Perales, Casey Bahena, Michael Morris | |
| 07:15 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 07:15 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Adkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-66 |
| 06:39 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron is fouled on the floor by Paul Adkins - foul #5 on Paul Adkins, team foul #6 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Perkins (SF), Ronald Austin (C) Kenneth Cameron, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Tony Byrd (C) Paul Adkins | |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Tony Byrd | 68-66 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Arthur Brown - foul #2 on Arthur Brown, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (SG), Jerry Mickey (SF) Gary Bright, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Harris Davis (SG) Carl Norrell | |
| 06:12 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 05:53 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Arthur Brown | 70-68 |
| 05:41 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan makes the jumper from the free throw line | 70-70 |
| 05:39 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron (SF) Ronald Austin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena (SF), Michael Morris (PF) Stanley Morgan, Tony Byrd | |
| 05:17 | Eastern Michigan | Dwain Keffer misses the easy layup | 70-70 |
| 05:15 | Ball State | Arthur Brown grabs the board | 70-70 |
| 04:58 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Arthur Brown | 72-70 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Morris misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 72-70 |
| 04:41 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey snags the defensive board | 72-70 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher travels with the ball | 72-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Bright (SG), Christopher Johnson (C) Timothy Anderson, Jerry Mickey | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell (PG), David Perales (SG), Stanley Morgan (PF) Gregory Adams, Harris Davis, Dwain Keffer | |
| 04:17 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan can't finish the layup | 72-70 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan grabs the offensive board | 72-70 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Morris drills a runner in the paint set up by Carl Norrell | 72-72 |
| 03:31 | Ball State | Gary Bright misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on David Perales - foul #3 on David Perales, team foul #7 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), James Perkins (PF) Shawn Boucher, Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Alan Palma (SF), Tony Byrd (C) Casey Bahena, Michael Morris | |
| 03:31 | Ball State | Gary Bright makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 03:31 | Ball State | Gary Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lloyd Nunes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Bright (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Cameron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Carl Norrell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Perales (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alan Palma (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Morgan (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Byrd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Tony Byrd | 74-74 |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron misses long on a shot from the right side | 74-74 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Michigan | Tony Byrd gets the rebound | 74-74 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Arthur Brown (PF) Lloyd Nunes, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena (SF), Michael Morris (C) Alan Palma, Tony Byrd | |
| 02:24 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena lays it in | 74-76 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron can't finish the layup | 74-76 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 74-76 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Norrell misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-76 |
| 01:43 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Gary Bright | 74-76 |
| 01:22 | Ball State | Gary Bright makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Shawn Boucher | 76-76 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Morris misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-76 |
| 00:54 | Ball State | Arthur Brown pulls down the rebound | 76-76 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Stanley Morgan - foul #1 on Stanley Morgan, team foul #8 | 76-76 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher misses the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher misses the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher makes the 3rd free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Michigan | Casey Bahena misses short on a floater from the right wing | 77-76 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Gary Bright snags the defensive board | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Ball State | David Perales is called for the reach on Gary Bright in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Perales, team foul #9 | 77-76 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Gary Bright makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Gary Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan is hacked by Christopher Johnson - foul #4 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #8 | 79-76 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Michigan | Stanley Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson pulls down the rebound | 79-77 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson runs out the clock | 79-77 |