| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Jaco (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Edgar Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Florian (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Weldon Guin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Blackburn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Stockton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | James Meyer inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Ball State | James Meyer works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark gets the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 19:04 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Blackburn | 35-38 |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Donald Boyd connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Wiseman and he's fouled by Richard Florian - foul #3 on Richard Florian, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG) Richard Florian | |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Donald Boyd makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark misses the shot from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 18:14 | Ball State | James Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Dale Jaco is hacked by Weldon Guin - foul #1 on Weldon Guin, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| 17:54 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Dale Jaco pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:45 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 17:44 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Donald Boyd gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:17 | Ball State | Donald Boyd hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 38-38 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to David Blackburn | 38-38 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Michigan | A charge is called on Weldon Guin - foul #2 on Weldon Guin, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Bedgood (SF), Glenn Edwards (PF), Seth Jennings (C) James Meyer, Donald Boyd, Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin (SF), Norman Flint (C) David Blackburn, James Stockton | |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Weldon Guin is called for the reach on Dale Jaco - foul #3 on Weldon Guin, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gilbert Riney (SG) Dale Jaco | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Pipkin (SF) Weldon Guin | |
| 16:17 | Ball State | Seth Jennings is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Seth Jennings, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Willard Goheen (C) Seth Jennings | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham (PF) Patrick Clark | |
| 16:00 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Erik Oestreich | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Riney (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Bedgood (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Glenn Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. C - Willard Goheen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erik Oestreich (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bradley Hardin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pipkin (fresh) PF - Charles Cheatham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Flint (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Charles Cheatham takes the ball from Charles Wiseman | 38-41 |
| 15:39 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 15:38 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham tips it home | 38-43 |
| 15:20 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood scores on a jumper from close range set up by Glenn Edwards | 40-43 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Pipkin misses long on a floater from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 15:01 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 14:51 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood banks in the layup | 42-43 |
| 14:35 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham misses short on a floater from the right block | 42-43 |
| 14:33 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:10 | Ball State | Willard Goheen makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Wiseman | 44-43 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint grabs the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:45 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Erik Oestreich | 44-45 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman can't throw it down | 44-45 |
| 13:28 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 44-45 |
| 13:15 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 12:47 | Ball State | Gilbert Riney can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Jeffrey Pipkin - foul #1 on Jeffrey Pipkin, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dale Jaco (SG), James Meyer (SF), Donald Boyd (PF), Edgar Pearson (C) Charles Wiseman, Paul Bedgood, Glenn Edwards, Willard Goheen | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (PG), Weldon Guin (SG), David Blackburn (SF), Patrick Clark (PF), James Stockton (C) Erik Oestreich, Bradley Hardin, Jeffrey Pipkin, Charles Cheatham, Norman Flint | |
| 12:47 | Ball State | Gilbert Riney makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:47 | Ball State | Gilbert Riney makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:25 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 12:10 | Ball State | Gilbert Riney hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Meyer out of a doubleteam | 49-48 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gilbert Riney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Jaco (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Meyer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Edgar Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Florian (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Weldon Guin (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Blackburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - James Stockton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Ball State | James Meyer loses the dribble to Weldon Guin | 49-51 |
| 11:38 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian lays it up and in on a great pass from Weldon Guin | 49-53 |
| 11:26 | Ball State | Donald Boyd comes up short on the shot from the left side | 49-53 |
| 11:25 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Jaco | 49-53 |
| 11:10 | Ball State | Donald Boyd is called for traveling | 49-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Herbert Herr (PG) Gilbert Riney | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 10:51 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn makes the jumper from the right block set up by Richard Florian | 49-55 |
| 10:41 | Ball State | Dale Jaco connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 10:29 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Patrick Clark | 52-58 |
| 10:10 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Florian - foul #4 on Richard Florian, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Wiseman (PG) Herbert Herr | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG), Norman Flint (C) Richard Florian, James Stockton | |
| 10:10 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 10:10 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 09:49 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Blackburn | 53-61 |
| 09:33 | Ball State | Dale Jaco scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 09:13 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich hits a shot from the free throw line | 56-63 |
| 08:52 | Ball State | David Blackburn picks off the pass by Edgar Pearson | 56-63 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn banks in the layup | 56-65 |
| 08:37 | Ball State | Erik Oestreich picks off the pass by Donald Boyd | 56-65 |
| 08:30 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark gets the offensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Edgar Pearson - foul #3 on Edgar Pearson, team foul #2 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gilbert Riney (SG), Paul Bedgood (SF), Glenn Edwards (PF), Seth Jennings (C) Dale Jaco, James Meyer, Donald Boyd, Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin (SF), Charles Cheatham (PF), James Stockton (C) David Blackburn, Patrick Clark, Norman Flint | |
| 08:17 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-66 |
| 07:59 | Ball State | Seth Jennings tips it in | 58-66 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gilbert Riney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Bedgood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Glenn Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Seth Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erik Oestreich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Weldon Guin (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Hardin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Charles Cheatham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Stockton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Bedgood is called for the reach on Bradley Hardin - foul #1 on Paul Bedgood, team foul #3 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (SG) Weldon Guin | |
| 07:32 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton misses the shot from the right side | 58-66 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian tips it in | 58-68 |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 58-68 |
| 07:12 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian grabs the board | 58-68 |
| 07:08 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-68 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham tips it home | 58-70 |
| 06:58 | Ball State | Seth Jennings is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Seth Jennings, team foul #4 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dale Jaco (SG) Gilbert Riney | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark (PF) Charles Cheatham | |
| 06:37 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards is fouled on the floor by Patrick Clark - foul #3 on Patrick Clark, team foul #7 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Meyer (SF) Paul Bedgood | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin (SG) Erik Oestreich | |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian misses the floater from the left side | 60-73 |
| 06:07 | Ball State | Seth Jennings snags the defensive board | 60-73 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 06:02 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman is hacked by Bradley Hardin - foul #2 on Bradley Hardin, team foul #8 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Boyd (PF) Glenn Edwards | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn (SF) Bradley Hardin | |
| 06:02 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 06:02 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman misses the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton gets the rebound | 61-73 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark misses short on a runner from the baseline | 61-73 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin grabs the offensive rebound | 61-73 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Seth Jennings - foul #5 on Seth Jennings, team foul #5 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gilbert Riney (PG), Willard Goheen (C) Charles Wiseman, Seth Jennings | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 05:23 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:21 | Ball State | Richard Florian picks off the pass by Gilbert Riney in the backcourt | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:03 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Richard Florian | 61-77 |
| 04:51 | Ball State | Dale Jaco misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-77 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Willard Goheen grabs the offensive rebound | 61-77 |
| 04:37 | Ball State | James Meyer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 61-77 |
| 04:35 | Ball State | Dale Jaco tips it back up and in | 63-77 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark loses the dribble to Dale Jaco | 63-77 |
| 04:06 | Ball State | Dale Jaco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-77 |
| 04:05 | Ball State | James Meyer misses the tip | 63-77 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark gets the rebound | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by James Meyer - foul #1 on James Meyer, team foul #6 | 63-77 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Wiseman (PG), Paul Bedgood (SF), Glenn Edwards (PF), Edgar Pearson (C) Dale Jaco, James Meyer, Donald Boyd, Willard Goheen | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG), Bradley Hardin (SF), Charles Cheatham (PF) Richard Florian, David Blackburn, Patrick Clark | |
| 03:34 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton misses the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-78 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton makes the 3rd free throw | 63-79 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gilbert Riney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Bedgood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Glenn Edwards (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Edgar Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erik Oestreich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Weldon Guin (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Hardin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Charles Cheatham (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Stockton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-79 |
| 03:15 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton gets the rebound | 63-79 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin is fouled on the floor by Paul Bedgood - foul #2 on Paul Bedgood, team foul #7 | 63-79 |
| Subs | Ball State | Herbert Herr (SG), Willard Goheen (C) Charles Wiseman, Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Pipkin (SF), Norman Flint (C) Weldon Guin, James Stockton | |
| 02:56 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin misses the 1st free throw | 63-79 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | Willard Goheen snags the defensive board | 63-79 |
| 02:36 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Bradley Hardin - foul #3 on Bradley Hardin, team foul #9 | 63-79 |
| 02:36 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood makes the 1st free throw | 64-79 |
| 02:36 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood makes the 2nd free throw | 65-79 |
| 02:36 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood makes the 3rd free throw | 66-79 |
| 02:31 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-79 |
| 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, Willard Goheen | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (PG), Weldon Guin (SG), David Blackburn (SF), Patrick Clark (PF) Erik Oestreich, Bradley Hardin, Jeffrey Pipkin, Charles Cheatham | |
| 02:07 | Eastern Michigan | Dale Jaco steals it from Richard Florian | 66-79 |
| 01:49 | Ball State | Dale Jaco hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 66-79 |
| 01:48 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson snags the offensive board | 66-79 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | James Meyer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-79 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark snags the defensive board | 66-79 |
| 01:15 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Donald Boyd - foul #2 on Donald Boyd, team foul #8 | 66-81 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gilbert Riney (PG), Herbert Herr (SG), Paul Bedgood (SF), Glenn Edwards (PF), Willard Goheen (C) Charles Wiseman, Dale Jaco, James Meyer, Donald Boyd, Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG), Bradley Hardin (SG), Jeffrey Pipkin (SF) Richard Florian, Weldon Guin, David Blackburn | |
| 01:15 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark makes the free throw | 66-82 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 66-82 |
| 00:54 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood tips it in | 68-82 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-82 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham (PF) Patrick Clark | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Herbert Herr hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-82 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin grabs the defensive rebound | 68-82 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich runs out the clock | 68-82 |