| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) SG - Gary Bright (fresh) SF - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fresh) SG - Jerome Moore (fresh) SF - Mitch McAleer (fresh) PF - Zlatko Zingg (fresh) C - Darrel Otey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Johnson - foul #1 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:45 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:24 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Boucher | 2-1 |
| 19:10 | Central Michigan | Arthur Brown is called for the reach on Darrel Otey - foul #1 on Arthur Brown, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey is called for 3 seconds | 2-1 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Gary Bright can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 2-1 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | Arthur Brown grabs the offensive board | 2-1 |
| 18:22 | Ball State | Gary Bright clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-1 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson tips it back up and in | 4-1 |
| 18:08 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 4-1 |
| 18:07 | Ball State | Gary Bright grabs the defensive rebound | 4-1 |
| 17:59 | Ball State | Gary Bright knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Boucher | 7-1 |
| 17:53 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jerome Moore | 7-3 |
| 17:51 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher is fouled in the backcourt by Darrel Otey - foul #1 on Darrel Otey, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston (PF) Zlatko Zingg | |
| 17:35 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 17:33 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron grabs the offensive board | 7-3 |
| 17:12 | Ball State | Gary Bright is open but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 17:11 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Shawn Boucher - foul #1 on Shawn Boucher, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Jerome Moore, Mitch McAleer, Darrel Otey | |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-4 |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:45 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Trevor Cantrell | 7-6 |
| 16:24 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson misses the lay-in | 7-6 |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Neil Smith | 7-6 |
| 16:18 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Johnson - foul #2 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PG), Fred Nguyen (SG), Jerry Mickey (SF), Ronald Austin (C) Shawn Boucher, Gary Bright, Kenneth Cameron, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG), Zlatko Zingg (PF) Trevor Cantrell, Steven Cranston | |
| 16:18 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:18 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:18 | Ball State | Ronald Austin snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 16:14 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson's pass is intercepted by Jerome Moore in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| 16:13 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerome Moore | 7-9 |
| 16:08 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 16:07 | Ball State | Ronald Austin hits the follow up shot | 9-9 |
| 16:00 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-9 |
| 15:59 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg gets the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) SG - Fred Nguyen (fresh) SF - Jerry Mickey (fresh) PF - Arthur Brown (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jerome Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fresh) 1 pts. C - Cheslav Zeeb (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Brown | 9-9 |
| 15:53 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:39 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Jerome Moore - foul #1 on Jerome Moore, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Perkins (PF) Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Mario Diaz (C) Cecil Smith, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 15:22 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Austin | 11-9 |
| 15:16 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski loses the dribble to Jerry Mickey | 11-9 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen misses the dunk | 11-9 |
| 15:11 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 15:06 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 11-9 |
| 15:04 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 15:02 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Gary Bright (SG), Kenneth Cameron (SF) Timothy Anderson, Fred Nguyen, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Steven Cranston (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Jerome Moore, Neil Smith, Zlatko Zingg, Mario Diaz | |
| 14:52 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 11-9 |
| 14:50 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron is hacked by Ante Lozowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ante Lozowski, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Perkins (PF) Ronald Austin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:30 | Ball State | James Perkins clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 11-9 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:23 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 11-9 |
| 14:21 | Ball State | James Perkins grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 14:06 | Ball State | James Perkins is hacked by Steven Cranston - foul #1 on Steven Cranston, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | Fred Nguyen (SG), Timothy Anderson (SF), Arthur Brown (PF) Gary Bright, Kenneth Cameron, Jerry Mickey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Mario Diaz (PF) Ante Lozowski, Steven Cranston | |
| 13:44 | Ball State | James Perkins misses long on an open jumper in the lane | 11-9 |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:38 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 11-9 |
| 13:36 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer misses the tip | 11-9 |
| 13:35 | Ball State | Arthur Brown snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 13:09 | Ball State | Mario Diaz picks off the pass by Fred Nguyen | 11-9 |
| 13:03 | Central Michigan | James Perkins steals it from Darrel Otey | 11-9 |
| 12:44 | Ball State | Arthur Brown is alone and drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Shawn Boucher | 13-9 |
| 12:36 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Gary Bright (SG), Kenneth Cameron (SF), Ronald Austin (C) Shawn Boucher, Fred Nguyen, Timothy Anderson, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Jerome Moore (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Cecil Smith, Trevor Cantrell, Mitch McAleer, Mario Diaz, Darrel Otey | |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Cheslav Zeeb denies the turnaround by Arthur Brown | 13-9 |
| 12:19 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 12:14 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Ronald Austin - foul #1 on Ronald Austin, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jerry Mickey (PF) Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:14 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski misses the free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:14 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Gary Bright | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lloyd Nunes (fresh) SG - Gary Bright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Mickey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerome Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Cheslav Zeeb (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb blows the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Austin - foul #2 on Ronald Austin, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | Teddy Crane (PF) Ronald Austin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Steven Cranston (PF) Ante Lozowski, Zlatko Zingg | |
| 11:27 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:27 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:27 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 11:22 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes misses short on an open floater from the right block | 15-12 |
| 11:21 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 11:16 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston is fouled on the floor by Teddy Crane - foul #1 on Teddy Crane, team foul #7 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Arthur Brown (PF) Lloyd Nunes, Teddy Crane | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer (SF), Darrel Otey (C) Neil Smith, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 11:16 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:16 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Arthur Brown | 15-12 |
| 10:51 | Ball State | Mitch McAleer blocks the jumper by Kenneth Cameron | 15-12 |
| 10:49 | Ball State | Gary Bright misses the tip | 15-12 |
| 10:47 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:39 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith hits the follow up shot | 15-14 |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Jerome Moore picks off the pass by Gary Bright in the backcourt | 15-14 |
| 10:25 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Cecil Smith | 15-16 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron hits a wide open driving attempt from the left block | 17-16 |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses the floater from the right side | 17-16 |
| 09:58 | Ball State | Arthur Brown snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 09:43 | Ball State | Gary Bright is alone and drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Arthur Brown | 19-16 |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Jerry Mickey - foul #1 on Jerry Mickey, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Fred Nguyen (SG), Timothy Anderson (SF), Teddy Crane (PF), James Perkins (C) Shawn Boucher, Gary Bright, Kenneth Cameron, Arthur Brown, Jerry Mickey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Jerome Moore, Mitch McAleer, Steven Cranston, Darrel Otey | |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:13 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 09:11 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Nunes | 19-17 |
| 08:53 | Ball State | James Perkins drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Timothy Anderson | 21-17 |
| 08:36 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Trevor Cantrell | 21-19 |
| 08:32 | Ball State | James Perkins is fouled in the backcourt by Cheslav Zeeb - foul #1 on Cheslav Zeeb, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron (SF) Lloyd Nunes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Jerome Moore (SG), Mario Diaz (C) Cecil Smith, Trevor Cantrell, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 08:17 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ante Lozowski | 21-19 |
| 07:55 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 07:53 | Ball State | Teddy Crane grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 07:33 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen misses the 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Mario Diaz - foul #1 on Mario Diaz, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Arthur Brown (PF), Jerry Mickey (C) Timothy Anderson, Teddy Crane, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer (SF), Steven Cranston (PF) Neil Smith, Zlatko Zingg | |
| 07:33 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:33 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:33 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen makes the 3rd free throw | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Fred Nguyen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Cameron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Mickey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerome Moore (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mitch McAleer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Cranston (fresh) C - Mario Diaz (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski clanks a floater from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 07:24 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski loses the dribble to Kenneth Cameron | 24-19 |
| 07:10 | Ball State | Jerome Moore takes the ball from Fred Nguyen in the backcourt | 24-19 |
| 07:09 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer lays it in on a great pass from Jerome Moore | 24-21 |
| 07:02 | Ball State | Steven Cranston steals it from Fred Nguyen | 24-21 |
| 06:47 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Brown | 24-21 |
| 06:46 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Fred Nguyen | 24-21 |
| 06:34 | Ball State | Jerome Moore is called for the reach on Fred Nguyen - foul #2 on Jerome Moore, team foul #7 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG) Shawn Boucher | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Trevor Cantrell (SG), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Ante Lozowski, Jerome Moore, Steven Cranston, Mario Diaz | |
| 06:34 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:34 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 06:30 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses the floater in the paint | 24-21 |
| 06:29 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jerry Mickey | 24-21 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes banks in the wide open layup set up by Fred Nguyen | 26-21 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Bright (SG) Fred Nguyen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey (C) Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Darrel Otey swats the layup by Kenneth Cameron | 26-21 |
| 05:41 | Ball State | Arthur Brown snags the offensive board | 26-21 |
| 05:35 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 05:34 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Darrel Otey | 26-21 |
| 05:29 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Darrel Otey | 26-23 |
| 05:05 | Ball State | Arthur Brown scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Mickey and the foul's on Zlatko Zingg - foul #1 on Zlatko Zingg, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Timothy Anderson (SF), James Perkins (C) Lloyd Nunes, Kenneth Cameron, Jerry Mickey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Steven Cranston (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Trevor Cantrell, Mitch McAleer, Zlatko Zingg, Darrel Otey | |
| 05:05 | Ball State | Arthur Brown makes the free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:56 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore is hacked by Arthur Brown - foul #2 on Arthur Brown, team foul #9 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Teddy Crane (PF) Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:56 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:56 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:56 | Ball State | Teddy Crane grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 04:37 | Ball State | James Perkins travels with the ball | 29-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG) Cecil Smith | |
| 04:17 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 04:16 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston can't tip it in | 29-24 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Teddy Crane gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Gary Bright can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ante Lozowski - foul #2 on Ante Lozowski, team foul #9 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron (SF), Christopher Johnson (C) Timothy Anderson, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Steven Cranston, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Gary Bright makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Gary Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses the dunk | 31-24 |
| 03:37 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Darrel Otey | 31-24 |
| 03:26 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey blows the dunk | 31-24 |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg tips it in | 31-26 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Bright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Cameron (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Teddy Crane (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerome Moore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Neil Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrel Otey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Arthur Brown (PF) Shawn Boucher, Teddy Crane | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Trevor Cantrell (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Mario Diaz (PF) Ante Lozowski, Jerome Moore, Neil Smith, Zlatko Zingg | |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell is called for 5 seconds | 31-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jerry Mickey (SF) Kenneth Cameron | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:06 | Ball State | Cecil Smith is called for the reach on Lloyd Nunes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cecil Smith, team foul #10 | 31-26 |
| 03:06 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:06 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 02:57 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | Gary Bright gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey is fouled in the backcourt by Mitch McAleer - foul #1 on Mitch McAleer, team foul #11 | 32-26 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Cecil Smith | 34-28 |
| 02:31 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Timothy Anderson (SG), James Perkins (SF) Lloyd Nunes, Gary Bright, Jerry Mickey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Mitch McAleer, Mario Diaz, Darrel Otey | |
| 02:14 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-28 |
| 02:12 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Perkins | 34-28 |
| 01:56 | Ball State | Arthur Brown buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Shawn Boucher | 37-28 |
| 01:42 | Central Michigan | Timothy Anderson steps in front of the Neil Smith pass | 37-28 |
| 01:38 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Anderson | 39-28 |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-28 |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell misses the tip | 39-28 |
| 01:26 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Cheslav Zeeb | 39-28 |
| 01:04 | Central Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Cecil Smith is blocked by Christopher Johnson | 39-28 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Arthur Brown snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 00:50 | Ball State | Arthur Brown connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 41-28 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith travels with the ball | 41-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Fred Nguyen (SG), Kenneth Cameron (SF), Teddy Crane (PF), Ronald Austin (C) Shawn Boucher, Timothy Anderson, James Perkins, Arthur Brown, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Jerome Moore (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Steven Cranston (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Cecil Smith, Trevor Cantrell, Neil Smith, Zlatko Zingg, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 41-28 |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Steven Cranston | 41-28 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses the easy layup | 41-28 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Fred Nguyen | 41-28 |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-28 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore connects on the floater from the left wing | 41-30 |