| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alonso Alphin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Scott Henderson (fresh) 5 reb. PF - George Ingram (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Brewer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Granda (fresh) SG - William Lisenby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua French (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jamie Boisvert (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Rhett Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Scott Henderson inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-24 |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brewer is called for the reach on Rhett Perry - foul #1 on Michael Brewer, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 19:30 | Detroit Mercy | James Granda makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Lisenby | 30-26 |
| 19:16 | Ball State | Jamie Boisvert steps in front of the Ronald Wilkins pass | 30-26 |
| 19:01 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Lisenby | 30-29 |
| 18:46 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 18:44 | Ball State | Scott Henderson tips it but misses | 30-29 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 18:23 | Detroit Mercy | George Ingram swats the short shot by Rhett Perry | 30-29 |
| 18:21 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert hits the follow up shot | 30-31 |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Alonso Alphin | 33-31 |
| 17:54 | Detroit Mercy | Rhett Perry buries a floater near the basket | 33-33 |
| 17:31 | Ball State | Michael Brewer knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Wilkins | 36-33 |
| 17:11 | Detroit Mercy | James Granda misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 17:10 | Ball State | Scott Henderson grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 17:05 | Ball State | Jamie Boisvert steals the ball from Michael Brewer | 36-33 |
| 16:45 | Detroit Mercy | Alonso Alphin takes the ball from Joshua French | 36-33 |
| 16:30 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 16:28 | Ball State | Michael Brewer pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 16:18 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Ingram | 39-33 |
| 16:06 | Detroit Mercy | George Ingram steps in front of the James Granda pass | 39-33 |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Rhett Perry - foul #2 on Rhett Perry, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ruben Laws (SG), Van Jackson (SF) Alonso Alphin, Scott Henderson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman (PG), Edward Suminski (SG), Richard Nash (SF), Harry Baier (PF), Sam Bartz (C) James Granda, William Lisenby, Joshua French, Jamie Boisvert, Rhett Perry | |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Laws (fresh) SF - Van Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Ingram (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 stl. C - Michael Brewer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronny Wideman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Suminski (fresh) SF - Richard Nash (fresh) PF - Harry Baier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam Bartz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski is fouled on the floor by Ruben Laws - foul #1 on Ruben Laws, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG) Ronald Wilkins | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:14 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Bartz loses the ball out of bounds | 41-33 |
| 14:56 | Ball State | George Ingram drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Hukill | 43-33 |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | Van Jackson steals the ball from Ronny Wideman | 43-33 |
| 14:33 | Ball State | Van Jackson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 14:31 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 14:26 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Baier grabs the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 14:13 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nash clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 14:12 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman grabs the offensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 13:52 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-35 |
| 13:26 | Ball State | Ruben Laws makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eric Hukill | 46-35 |
| 13:18 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 13:16 | Ball State | Michael Brewer gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 13:08 | Ball State | Ruben Laws is hacked by Edward Suminski - foul #1 on Edward Suminski, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG), Alonso Alphin (SG), Scott Henderson (SF), Darrell Lugo (PF) Eric Hukill, Ruben Laws, Van Jackson, George Ingram | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Demetrius Scott (PG), William Lisenby (SG), Joshua French (SF), Jamie Boisvert (PF), Rhett Perry (C) Ronny Wideman, Edward Suminski, Richard Nash, Harry Baier, Sam Bartz | |
| 12:45 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin is fouled on the floor by Jamie Boisvert - foul #3 on Jamie Boisvert, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| 12:30 | Ball State | Rhett Perry steals the ball from Michael Brewer | 46-35 |
| 12:23 | Detroit Mercy | William Lisenby knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 12:08 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 46-38 |
| 12:07 | Detroit Mercy | Rhett Perry pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 12:00 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 11:58 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert misses the tip | 46-38 |
| 11:57 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 11:46 | Detroit Mercy | Demetrius Scott's pass is intercepted by Alonso Alphin | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alonso Alphin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Scott Henderson (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Darrell Lugo (fresh) C - Michael Brewer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Demetrius Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Lisenby (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua French (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jamie Boisvert (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Rhett Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 11:20 | Detroit Mercy | Demetrius Scott pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 11:05 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Henderson is called for the reach on Joshua French - foul #2 on Scott Henderson, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ruben Laws (SG), Van Jackson (SF), George Ingram (PF) Alonso Alphin, Scott Henderson, Michael Brewer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Granda (PG) Demetrius Scott | |
| 10:47 | Detroit Mercy | James Granda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-38 |
| 10:25 | Ball State | James Granda is called for the reach on Ronald Wilkins - foul #3 on James Granda, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Brewer (C) Darrell Lugo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:20 | Ball State | Michael Brewer hits a runner from the left block and he's fouled by Rhett Perry - foul #3 on Rhett Perry, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| 10:20 | Ball State | Michael Brewer makes the free throw | 49-38 |
| 09:53 | Detroit Mercy | George Ingram is called for the reach on Rhett Perry - foul #1 on George Ingram, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Henderson (SF) Van Jackson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman (SG), Harry Baier (PF), Sam Bartz (C) William Lisenby, Jamie Boisvert, Rhett Perry | |
| 09:44 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-38 |
| 09:42 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 09:14 | Ball State | Ruben Laws loses the dribble to James Granda | 49-38 |
| 08:53 | Detroit Mercy | James Granda is hacked by Ronald Wilkins - foul #1 on Ronald Wilkins, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG), Alonso Alphin (SG), James Ford (PF), Darrell Lugo (C) Ronald Wilkins, Ruben Laws, George Ingram, Michael Brewer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Lisenby (SG), Richard Nash (SF), Jamie Boisvert (PF), Rhett Perry (C) James Granda, Joshua French, Harry Baier, Sam Bartz | |
| 08:32 | Detroit Mercy | William Lisenby is fouled on the floor by Darrell Lugo - foul #2 on Darrell Lugo, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| 08:15 | Detroit Mercy | Rhett Perry connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Richard Nash | 49-40 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 07:56 | Detroit Mercy | William Lisenby knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Nash | 49-43 |
| 07:39 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 07:38 | Ball State | James Ford gets the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alonso Alphin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Scott Henderson (fairly fresh) 7 reb. PF - James Ford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darrell Lugo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronny Wideman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Lisenby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Nash (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jamie Boisvert (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Rhett Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Ball State | Eric Hukill is hacked by Ronny Wideman - foul #1 on Ronny Wideman, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG), Van Jackson (SF), George Ingram (PF), Michael Brewer (C) Eric Hukill, Scott Henderson, James Ford, Darrell Lugo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Granda (PG), Joshua French (SF) Ronny Wideman, Richard Nash | |
| 07:11 | Ball State | Michael Brewer knocks in the floater in the lane | 51-43 |
| 06:42 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from James Granda | 51-45 |
| 06:22 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Wilkins | 54-45 |
| 06:02 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brewer picks off the pass by William Lisenby | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:40 | Ball State | George Ingram scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Alonso Alphin | 56-45 |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | James Granda can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French hits the follow up shot | 56-47 |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Van Jackson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 05:02 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | James Granda makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joshua French | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:17 | Ball State | George Ingram loses the dribble to Joshua French | 56-50 |
| 04:13 | Detroit Mercy | James Granda hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joshua French | 56-52 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Michael Brewer | 58-52 |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | William Lisenby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ruben Laws (SG), Scott Henderson (SF), James Ford (PF), Darrell Lugo (C) Alonso Alphin, Van Jackson, George Ingram, Michael Brewer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman (PG), Edward Suminski (SG), Richard Nash (SF), Harry Baier (PF), Sam Bartz (C) James Granda, William Lisenby, Joshua French, Jamie Boisvert, Rhett Perry | |
| 03:23 | Ball State | James Ford knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ruben Laws (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Henderson (fresh) 7 reb. PF - James Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Lugo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronny Wideman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Edward Suminski (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Richard Nash (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Harry Baier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Bartz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:00 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nash buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-55 |
| 03:00 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Brewer (C) James Ford | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Lisenby (SG), Joshua French (SF) Edward Suminski, Richard Nash | |
| 02:42 | Ball State | Michael Brewer makes the fadeaway near the basket | 63-55 |
| 02:42 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Ingram (PF) Darrell Lugo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert (PF), Rhett Perry (C) Harry Baier, Sam Bartz | |
| 02:22 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-55 |
| 02:21 | Ball State | Ruben Laws snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:06 | Ball State | Joshua French steps in front of the Ronald Wilkins pass | 63-55 |
| 02:01 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joshua French | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:41 | Ball State | Ruben Laws misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 01:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:22 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Lisenby | 63-60 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | William Lisenby steps in front of the Ronald Wilkins pass | 63-60 |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Ruben Laws grabs the board | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Michael Brewer misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Ronny Wideman - foul #2 on Ronny Wideman, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alonso Alphin (SG) Ruben Laws | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Granda (PG) Ronny Wideman | |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Michael Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Michael Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert grabs the board | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | James Granda misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 64-60 |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert snags the offensive board | 64-60 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Rhett Perry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | George Ingram grabs the board | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Ball State | George Ingram is hacked by James Granda in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Granda, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | George Ingram misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Granda scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-63 |