| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) SG - Dale Jaco (fresh) SF - James Meyer (fresh) PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) C - Edgar Pearson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Florian (fresh) SG - Weldon Guin (fresh) SF - David Blackburn (fresh) PF - Patrick Clark (fresh) C - James Stockton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | James Meyer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Donald Boyd | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Ball State | Weldon Guin picks off the pass by James Meyer | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin lays it in | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Ball State | Donald Boyd misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Ball State | James Meyer snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Ball State | Donald Boyd misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin clanks a 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Ball State | Donald Boyd snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | James Meyer misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Blackburn - foul #1 on David Blackburn, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | James Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | James Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:08 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:53 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian loses the dribble to Charles Wiseman | 1-2 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson misses the dunk but the foul's on James Stockton - foul #1 on James Stockton, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:30 | Eastern Michigan | Edgar Pearson is called for the reach on Patrick Clark - foul #1 on Edgar Pearson, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Ball State | Seth Jennings (C) Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 17:22 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark hits the finger roll set up by Richard Florian | 3-4 |
| 17:07 | Ball State | Dale Jaco misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:42 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Richard Florian and he's fouled by Donald Boyd - foul #1 on Donald Boyd, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Bedgood (SF), Glenn Edwards (PF) James Meyer, Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint (C) James Stockton | |
| 16:42 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:27 | Ball State | David Blackburn takes the ball from Glenn Edwards | 3-7 |
| 16:03 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dale Jaco - foul #1 on Dale Jaco, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gilbert Riney (PG), Herbert Herr (SG) Charles Wiseman, Dale Jaco | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG), Bradley Hardin (SF) Richard Florian, David Blackburn | |
| 16:03 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:03 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:03 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gilbert Riney (fresh) SG - Herbert Herr (fresh) SF - Paul Bedgood (fresh) PF - Glenn Edwards (fresh) C - Seth Jennings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erik Oestreich (fresh) SG - Weldon Guin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Hardin (fresh) PF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 6 pts. C - Norman Flint (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Ball State | Patrick Clark swats the short shot by Seth Jennings | 3-8 |
| 15:46 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 15:34 | Eastern Michigan | Glenn Edwards steals it from Erik Oestreich | 3-8 |
| 15:20 | Ball State | The jumper by Paul Bedgood is denied by Norman Flint | 3-8 |
| 15:18 | Ball State | Herbert Herr can't tip it in | 3-8 |
| 15:16 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint pulls down the rebound | 3-8 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint is hacked by Seth Jennings - foul #1 on Seth Jennings, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Wiseman (PG), Dale Jaco (SG), James Meyer (SF), Donald Boyd (PF), Edgar Pearson (C) Gilbert Riney, Herbert Herr, Paul Bedgood, Glenn Edwards, Seth Jennings | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (SG), Charles Cheatham (PF), James Stockton (C) Weldon Guin, Patrick Clark, Norman Flint | |
| 14:32 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Erik Oestreich | 3-11 |
| 14:13 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-11 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham grabs the defensive rebound | 3-11 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Stockton, team foul #3 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin (SG), David Blackburn (SF), Patrick Clark (PF), Norman Flint (C) Erik Oestreich, Bradley Hardin, Charles Cheatham, James Stockton | |
| 13:25 | Ball State | Dale Jaco's pass is intercepted by Patrick Clark | 3-11 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Blackburn | 3-13 |
| 12:44 | Ball State | Donald Boyd comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Patrick Clark - foul #1 on Patrick Clark, team foul #4 | 3-13 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gilbert Riney (SG), Seth Jennings (C) Dale Jaco, Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG) Richard Florian | |
| 12:44 | Ball State | Donald Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 3-13 |
| 12:44 | Ball State | Donald Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 4-13 |
| 12:26 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Boyd takes the ball from Weldon Guin | 4-13 |
| 12:12 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Norman Flint - foul #1 on Norman Flint, team foul #5 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Ball State | Glenn Edwards (PF) Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 12:12 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 12:12 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Michigan | Glenn Edwards steals the ball from Patrick Clark | 6-13 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gilbert Riney (fresh) SF - James Meyer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Glenn Edwards (fresh) 2 stl. C - Seth Jennings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erik Oestreich (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Weldon Guin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Blackburn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 8 pts. C - Norman Flint (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Ball State | James Meyer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-13 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 11:15 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark can't finish the layup | 6-13 |
| 11:13 | Ball State | Seth Jennings grabs the board | 6-13 |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Seth Jennings clanks a jump hook from the right block | 6-13 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | James Meyer can't tip it in | 6-13 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gilbert Riney - foul #1 on Gilbert Riney, team foul #5 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dale Jaco (SG), Donald Boyd (PF), Edgar Pearson (C) Charles Wiseman, James Meyer, Seth Jennings | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (PG), Bradley Hardin (SF), Charles Cheatham (PF) Erik Oestreich, Weldon Guin, Norman Flint | |
| 10:37 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 10:16 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-15 |
| 10:14 | Ball State | Donald Boyd grabs the offensive rebound | 6-15 |
| 09:57 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards is hacked by Bradley Hardin - foul #1 on Bradley Hardin, team foul #6 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin (SG) David Blackburn | |
| 09:42 | Ball State | Gilbert Riney double dribbles | 6-15 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Wiseman (PG) Gilbert Riney | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 09:23 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark misses badly on a floater in the lane | 6-15 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian grabs the offensive rebound | 6-15 |
| 09:11 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 6-15 |
| 09:10 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson gets the rebound | 6-15 |
| 08:53 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-15 |
| 08:52 | Ball State | Dale Jaco gets the offensive rebound | 6-15 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Patrick Clark is called for the reach on Charles Wiseman - foul #2 on Patrick Clark, team foul #7 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Meyer (SF), Seth Jennings (C) Glenn Edwards, Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint (C) Patrick Clark | |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham is called for 5 seconds | 8-15 |
| 08:00 | Ball State | Dale Jaco hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 07:58 | Ball State | Seth Jennings gets the offensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 07:47 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman is hacked by Bradley Hardin - foul #2 on Bradley Hardin, team foul #8 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Ball State | Willard Goheen (C) Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn (SF) Bradley Hardin | |
| 07:47 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman misses the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 07:47 | Ball State | Willard Goheen snags the offensive board | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dale Jaco (fresh) SF - James Meyer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Seth Jennings (fresh) 2 reb. C - Willard Goheen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Florian (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Weldon Guin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Cheatham (fresh) C - Norman Flint (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Ball State | James Meyer drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Wiseman | 10-15 |
| 07:18 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 07:16 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint gets the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-18 |
| 06:51 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman banks in the layup | 12-18 |
| 06:49 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-18 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gilbert Riney (PG), Herbert Herr (SG), Glenn Edwards (PF) Charles Wiseman, Dale Jaco, Willard Goheen | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG) Richard Florian | |
| 06:29 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by James Meyer is blocked by Norman Flint | 12-18 |
| 06:28 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 06:17 | Ball State | James Meyer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-18 |
| 06:15 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Cheatham | 12-18 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-18 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Boyd (PF), Edgar Pearson (C) Glenn Edwards, Seth Jennings | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 05:57 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-18 |
| 05:56 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-18 |
| 05:50 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Herbert Herr scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Meyer | 14-18 |
| 05:16 | Eastern Michigan | James Meyer is called for the reach on David Blackburn - foul #1 on James Meyer, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Wiseman (PG), Dale Jaco (SG) Gilbert Riney, Herbert Herr | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (SG), Jeffrey Pipkin (SF) Weldon Guin, David Blackburn | |
| 04:55 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Donald Boyd pulls down the rebound | 14-18 |
| 04:40 | Ball State | James Meyer drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dale Jaco | 17-18 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint tips it in | 17-20 |
| 04:04 | Ball State | James Meyer makes the 3 from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Michigan | Edgar Pearson steps in front of the Norman Flint pass | 20-20 |
| 03:35 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 03:33 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson grabs the offensive board | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Jaco (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Meyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Boyd (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Edgar Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erik Oestreich (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Florian (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pipkin (fresh) PF - Charles Cheatham (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Norman Flint (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Ball State | James Meyer is fouled on the floor by Erik Oestreich - foul #1 on Erik Oestreich, team foul #9 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | Glenn Edwards (PF), Seth Jennings (C) Donald Boyd, Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin (SG), David Blackburn (SF), Patrick Clark (PF), James Stockton (C) Erik Oestreich, Jeffrey Pipkin, Charles Cheatham, Norman Flint | |
| 03:23 | Ball State | James Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 03:23 | Ball State | James Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton drills a jump hook near the basket | 22-22 |
| 02:35 | Ball State | Seth Jennings makes the driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Richard Florian - foul #1 on Richard Florian, team foul #10 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Bedgood (SF) James Meyer | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG) Richard Florian | |
| 02:35 | Ball State | Seth Jennings misses the free throw | 24-22 |
| 02:35 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 24-22 |
| 02:23 | Ball State | Seth Jennings gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 02:05 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Clark | 24-22 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 01:54 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 01:49 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood is whistled for a carry | 24-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Boyd (PF) Paul Bedgood | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 01:30 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich misses long on a jumper from the right side | 24-22 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Dale Jaco knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-22 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-24 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Donald Boyd's pass is intercepted by James Stockton | 27-24 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn hits a jumper from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards buries a floater from just outside the lane | 29-26 |