| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Cordero (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dario Zinser (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Compton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mathew Tingle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Dale Clark inbounds the ball | 39-44 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Ball State | Darryl Flickinger is called for the reach on Robert Compton - foul #2 on Darryl Flickinger, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour (SF), Joe Bryant (PF), Mark Fitting (C) Darryl Flickinger, Tommy Frazier, Mathew Tingle | |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Joe Bryant denies the turnaround by Robert Compton | 39-44 |
| 19:34 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 19:18 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour is hacked by Dale Clark - foul #1 on Dale Clark, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba (SG), Darryl Flickinger (SF), Tommy Frazier (PF), Mathew Tingle (C) Geoffrey Steinbeck, Randy Gochenour, Joe Bryant, Mark Fitting | |
| 19:09 | Central Michigan | Dale Clark swats the short shot by Tommy Frazier | 39-44 |
| 19:07 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Luther McGlothlen | 39-44 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | Robert Compton makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Luther McGlothlen | 41-44 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier hits a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Robert Compton - foul #1 on Robert Compton, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Joe Bryant (C) Christopher Saliba, Mathew Tingle | |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| 18:11 | Ball State | Dale Clark misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Darryl Flickinger - foul #3 on Darryl Flickinger, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour (SF), Mark Fitting (C) Darryl Flickinger, Tommy Frazier | |
| 18:11 | Ball State | Dale Clark misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 18:11 | Ball State | Dale Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 18:11 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 18:00 | Central Michigan | Mark Fitting knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| 17:45 | Ball State | Trenton Jackson is called for the reach on Luther McGlothlen - foul #3 on Trenton Jackson, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Radomil Ziller (PF), Kurt Zihal (C) Dario Zinser, Robert Compton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charlie Baker (PG), Christopher Saliba (SG), Tommy Frazier (PF) Trenton Jackson, Geoffrey Steinbeck, Mark Fitting | |
| 17:34 | Ball State | Joe Bryant steals the ball from Radomil Ziller | 41-49 |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on David Cordero - foul #1 on David Cordero, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Milburn (PG), Brad Wormley (SG) Luther McGlothlen, David Cordero | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mathew Tingle (C) Joe Bryant | |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 17:14 | Ball State | Brad Wormley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Joe Bryant (PF) Christopher Saliba, Tommy Frazier | |
| 17:06 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Joe Bryant | 41-53 |
| 16:54 | Ball State | Dale Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 16:52 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Clark | 41-53 |
| 16:41 | Ball State | Dale Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 16:29 | Central Michigan | Mathew Tingle hits the finger roll on a great pass from Randy Gochenour | 41-55 |
| 16:12 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Brad Wormley and the foul's on Joe Bryant - foul #2 on Joe Bryant, team foul #4 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), David Cordero (SG), Robert Compton (C) Richard Milburn, Brad Wormley, Kurt Zihal | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba (PG), Tommy Frazier (PF), Mark Fitting (C) Charlie Baker, Joe Bryant, Mathew Tingle | |
| 16:12 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller makes the free throw | 44-55 |
| 15:57 | Central Michigan | Mark Fitting is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Mark Fitting, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dario Zinser (PF) Radomil Ziller | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Darryl Flickinger (SF) Geoffrey Steinbeck, Randy Gochenour | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Cordero (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dario Zinser (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Compton (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Saliba (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Fitting (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Ball State | Christopher Saliba picks off the pass by David Cordero | 44-55 |
| 15:33 | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba banks in the layup | 44-57 |
| 15:15 | Ball State | Robert Compton misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-57 |
| 15:13 | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 15:08 | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-57 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | David Cordero snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 15:03 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the runner near the basket | 46-57 |
| 14:43 | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba buries a shot from just outside the lane | 46-59 |
| 14:27 | Ball State | Dale Clark buries a shot from the right block | 48-59 |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Mark Fitting is whistled for a carry | 48-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Milburn (PG), Brad Wormley (SG), Radomil Ziller (PF), Michael Conyers (C) Luther McGlothlen, David Cordero, Dario Zinser, Robert Compton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Joe Bryant (PF), Mathew Tingle (C) Christopher Saliba, Tommy Frazier, Mark Fitting | |
| 14:03 | Ball State | Dale Clark knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Brad Wormley | 51-59 |
| 13:55 | Central Michigan | Mathew Tingle drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Trenton Jackson | 51-61 |
| 13:35 | Ball State | Michael Conyers drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dale Clark and the foul's on Mathew Tingle - foul #1 on Mathew Tingle, team foul #6 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Victor (SF) Dale Clark | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier (PF) Mathew Tingle | |
| 13:35 | Ball State | Michael Conyers misses the free throw | 53-61 |
| 13:35 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier pulls down the rebound | 53-61 |
| 13:24 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 13:22 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson tips it home | 53-63 |
| 13:15 | Ball State | Michael Conyers misses badly on a runner near the basket | 53-63 |
| 13:13 | Ball State | Richard Milburn grabs the offensive board | 53-63 |
| 13:06 | Ball State | Brad Wormley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 12:59 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger buries a fadeaway near the basket | 53-65 |
| 12:50 | Ball State | Michael Conyers connects on the shot near the basket | 55-65 |
| 12:40 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Trenton Jackson | 55-67 |
| 12:23 | Ball State | Brad Wormley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Tommy Frazier - foul #2 on Tommy Frazier, team foul #7 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Cordero (SG), Dale Clark (SF), Dario Zinser (PF) Richard Milburn, Dikembe Victor, Radomil Ziller | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mathew Tingle (C) Tommy Frazier | |
| 12:23 | Ball State | Brad Wormley misses the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 12:23 | Ball State | Brad Wormley misses the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 12:23 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant grabs the board | 55-67 |
| 12:21 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson's pass is intercepted by David Cordero in the backcourt | 55-67 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Brad Wormley throws it down on a nice dish by David Cordero | 57-67 |
| 12:16 | Central Michigan | Brad Wormley steals the ball from Trenton Jackson in the backcourt | 57-67 |
| 12:15 | Ball State | Brad Wormley lays it in | 59-67 |
| 11:55 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Trenton Jackson | 59-69 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Brad Wormley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Cordero (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dale Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dario Zinser (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Conyers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joe Bryant (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Mathew Tingle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:46 | Ball State | Michael Conyers clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-69 |
| 11:44 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson is fouled on the floor by David Cordero - foul #2 on David Cordero, team foul #4 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), Robert Compton (C) Brad Wormley, Michael Conyers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour (SF), Tommy Frazier (PF) Darryl Flickinger, Mathew Tingle | |
| 11:16 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Radomil Ziller (PF) Dario Zinser | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba (SG), Darryl Flickinger (SF), Mathew Tingle (C) Geoffrey Steinbeck, Randy Gochenour, Joe Bryant | |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller misses the lay-in | 59-69 |
| 10:57 | Ball State | Dale Clark misses the tip | 59-69 |
| 10:56 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Tommy Frazier | 59-69 |
| 10:50 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Trenton Jackson and he's hacked by David Cordero - foul #3 on David Cordero, team foul #5 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Milburn (SG), Dikembe Victor (SF) David Cordero, Dale Clark | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Joe Bryant (C) Christopher Saliba, Mathew Tingle | |
| 10:50 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the free throw | 59-72 |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen misses the 3 from the left corner | 59-72 |
| 10:34 | Ball State | Dikembe Victor tips it but misses | 59-72 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 59-72 |
| 10:27 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour (SF) Darryl Flickinger | |
| 10:03 | Ball State | Robert Compton misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 59-72 |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour pulls down the rebound | 59-72 |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant is whistled for traveling | 59-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Cordero (SG), Dale Clark (SF), Dario Zinser (PF) Richard Milburn, Dikembe Victor, Radomil Ziller | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba (SG), Darryl Flickinger (SF), Mathew Tingle (C) Geoffrey Steinbeck, Randy Gochenour, Joe Bryant | |
| 09:29 | Ball State | Tommy Frazier blocks the short jumper by Robert Compton | 59-72 |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger grabs the defensive rebound | 59-72 |
| 09:24 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger's layup is rejected by Dario Zinser | 59-72 |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Mathew Tingle pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-72 |
| 09:10 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier misses short on a runner in the paint | 59-72 |
| 09:09 | Ball State | Dale Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 59-72 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | David Cordero is fouled on the floor by Tommy Frazier - foul #3 on Tommy Frazier, team foul #8 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Milburn (PG), Michael Conyers (C) Luther McGlothlen, Robert Compton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Randy Gochenour (SF), Joe Bryant (C) Christopher Saliba, Darryl Flickinger, Mathew Tingle | |
| 09:01 | Ball State | David Cordero makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | David Cordero misses the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Dario Zinser gets the offensive rebound | 60-72 |
| 08:44 | Ball State | David Cordero is hacked by Geoffrey Steinbeck - foul #1 on Geoffrey Steinbeck, team foul #9 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SF), Mathew Tingle (C) Randy Gochenour, Tommy Frazier | |
| 08:44 | Ball State | David Cordero makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 08:44 | Ball State | David Cordero makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier (PF) Mathew Tingle | |
| 08:10 | Ball State | Michael Conyers hits the finger roll | 64-72 |
| 08:01 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier misses the lay-in | 64-72 |
| 07:59 | Ball State | Michael Conyers grabs the board | 64-72 |
| 07:42 | Ball State | Michael Conyers connects on the shot from the left side set up by Dale Clark | 66-72 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Milburn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Cordero (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dale Clark (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dario Zinser (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Conyers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (tiring) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tommy Frazier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Bryant (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Tommy Frazier | 66-74 |
| 07:15 | Ball State | Michael Conyers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-74 |
| 07:13 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier snags the defensive board | 66-74 |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Richard Milburn steals it from Trenton Jackson | 66-74 |
| 06:51 | Ball State | Richard Milburn lays it up and in | 68-74 |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Richard Milburn - foul #2 on Richard Milburn, team foul #6 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), Brad Wormley (SG), Dikembe Victor (SF), Radomil Ziller (PF), Robert Compton (C) Richard Milburn, David Cordero, Dale Clark, Dario Zinser, Michael Conyers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba (SG), Randy Gochenour (SF), Mathew Tingle (C) Geoffrey Steinbeck, Darryl Flickinger, Tommy Frazier | |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 06:07 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 68-76 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Luther McGlothlen | 68-76 |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Robert Compton misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Mathew Tingle - foul #2 on Mathew Tingle, team foul #10 | 68-76 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier (PF) Joe Bryant | |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Robert Compton misses the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Robert Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 69-78 |
| 05:21 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen misses long on a floater near the basket | 69-78 |
| 05:20 | Ball State | Robert Compton tips it back up and in | 71-78 |
| 05:10 | Central Michigan | Mathew Tingle makes the jumper from the left block | 71-80 |
| 04:56 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brad Wormley | 73-80 |
| 04:51 | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randy Gochenour | 73-82 |
| 04:40 | Ball State | Robert Compton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Luther McGlothlen | 75-82 |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-82 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Cordero (SG), Dale Clark (SF) Brad Wormley, Dikembe Victor | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Darryl Flickinger (SF), Joe Bryant (PF), Mark Fitting (C) Christopher Saliba, Randy Gochenour, Tommy Frazier, Mathew Tingle | |
| 04:20 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Geoffrey Steinbeck and the foul's on Robert Compton - foul #2 on Robert Compton, team foul #7 | 75-84 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dario Zinser (PF) Radomil Ziller | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:20 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the free throw | 75-85 |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Dario Zinser's floater is knocked away by Darryl Flickinger | 75-85 |
| 04:02 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen gets the offensive rebound | 75-85 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-85 |
| 03:55 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Darryl Flickinger | 75-85 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-85 |
| 03:41 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant grabs the offensive rebound | 75-85 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Cordero (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dale Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dario Zinser (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Compton (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (tiring) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joe Bryant (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. C - Mark Fitting (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Central Michigan | Mark Fitting misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Luther McGlothlen - foul #2 on Luther McGlothlen, team foul #8 | 75-85 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Conyers (C) Robert Compton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charlie Baker (PG), Tommy Frazier (PF) Trenton Jackson, Joe Bryant | |
| 03:28 | Central Michigan | Mark Fitting makes the 1st free throw | 75-86 |
| 03:28 | Central Michigan | Mark Fitting makes the 2nd free throw | 75-87 |
| 03:14 | Ball State | David Cordero misses short on a shot from the left side | 75-87 |
| 03:12 | Ball State | Dario Zinser misses the tip | 75-87 |
| 03:11 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier grabs the board | 75-87 |
| 03:01 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier banks in the layup on a nice dish by Geoffrey Steinbeck and he's hacked by Dario Zinser - foul #3 on Dario Zinser, team foul #9 | 75-89 |
| Subs | Ball State | Radomil Ziller (PF) Dario Zinser | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Mathew Tingle (C) Charlie Baker, Mark Fitting | |
| 03:01 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier makes the free throw | 75-90 |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-90 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Compton (C) Michael Conyers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 02:47 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller can't connect on a floater from the left block | 75-90 |
| 02:45 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck snags the defensive board | 75-90 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 02:24 | Central Michigan | Mathew Tingle knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Geoffrey Steinbeck | 75-92 |
| 02:16 | Ball State | Dale Clark misses long on a 3 from straight away | 75-92 |
| 02:15 | Ball State | David Cordero snags the offensive board | 75-92 |
| 01:55 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-92 |
| 01:30 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck hits the finger roll set up by Trenton Jackson | 78-94 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Cordero | 80-94 |
| 00:47 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson's floater is tipped away by Radomil Ziller | 80-94 |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier hits the follow up shot | 80-96 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:39 | Ball State | Robert Compton lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Luther McGlothlen | 82-96 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson is fouled on the floor by Luther McGlothlen - foul #3 on Luther McGlothlen, team foul #10 | 82-96 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Milburn (PG), Brad Wormley (SG), Dikembe Victor (SF), Michael Conyers (C) Luther McGlothlen, David Cordero, Dale Clark, Robert Compton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Saliba (SG), Randy Gochenour (SF), Joe Bryant (PF), Mark Fitting (C) Geoffrey Steinbeck, Darryl Flickinger, Tommy Frazier, Mathew Tingle | |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 82-97 |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 82-97 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller gets the rebound | 82-97 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Randy Gochenour steals the ball from Michael Conyers | 82-97 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson runs out the clock | 82-97 |