| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Metzler (fresh) SG - Wyatt Berg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Budzinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Victor Hoppe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Byrd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nelson Biggers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ross Quach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Entrekin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Ross Quach inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 19:21 | Ball State | Robert Budzinski hits a shot from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 19:07 | Western Michigan | Ross Quach misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Jeremy Byrd - foul #3 on Jeremy Byrd, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams (PG), Alex Hurdle (SG), Roberto Rodriguez (SF), Jonathan Simons (C) James Metzler, Wyatt Berg, Victor Hoppe, Jeremy Byrd | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Derrick Wheeler (PG), James Brown (PF), Joseph Loving (C) Nelson Biggers, Thomas Davis, Douglas Entrekin | |
| 19:07 | Western Michigan | Ross Quach makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:07 | Western Michigan | Ross Quach makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 18:46 | Ball State | Robert Budzinski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-34 |
| 18:45 | Western Michigan | Joseph Loving grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 18:25 | Western Michigan | Eugene Wiliams is called for the reach on Derrick Wheeler - foul #1 on Eugene Wiliams, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Metzler (PG) Roberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers (PG), Douglas Entrekin (C) Derrick Wheeler, Joseph Loving | |
| 18:10 | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ross Quach | 28-37 |
| 17:55 | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Alex Hurdle | 31-37 |
| 17:40 | Western Michigan | Douglas Entrekin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-37 |
| 17:39 | Western Michigan | Ross Quach can't tip it in | 31-37 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | Robert Budzinski snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 17:26 | Ball State | Robert Budzinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Cutshaw (PG), Victor Hoppe (PF), Manuel Galyon (C) James Metzler, Robert Budzinski, Jonathan Simons | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Derrick Wheeler (PG), Thomas Davis (PF), Joseph Loving (C) Nelson Biggers, James Brown, Douglas Entrekin | |
| 17:06 | Western Michigan | John Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Roberto Rodriguez (SF) Eugene Wiliams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Greg Johnson (SG), Chad Riter (SF) John Richardson, Ross Quach | |
| 16:42 | Ball State | Joseph Loving steps in front of the Richard Cutshaw pass | 31-37 |
| 16:27 | Western Michigan | Derrick Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Manuel Galyon - foul #1 on Manuel Galyon, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Metzler (PG), Eugene Wiliams (SG), Robert Budzinski (PF), Jonathan Simons (C) Richard Cutshaw, Roberto Rodriguez, Victor Hoppe, Manuel Galyon | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers (PG), John Richardson (SG), Ross Quach (SF), James Brown (PF), Douglas Entrekin (C) Derrick Wheeler, Greg Johnson, Chad Riter, Thomas Davis, Joseph Loving | |
| 16:14 | Western Michigan | John Richardson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-37 |
| 16:13 | Ball State | Robert Budzinski pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:56 | Ball State | Jonathan Simons scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Wiliams | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Metzler (fresh) SG - Eugene Wiliams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Hurdle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Budzinski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Simons (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nelson Biggers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ross Quach (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Entrekin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Western Michigan | John Richardson connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by James Brown | 33-40 |
| 15:20 | Ball State | Robert Budzinski makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Eugene Wiliams | 35-40 |
| 15:00 | Western Michigan | James Brown is wide open and dunks the ball | 35-42 |
| 14:43 | Ball State | Jonathan Simons knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 37-42 |
| 14:14 | Western Michigan | James Brown can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 37-42 |
| 14:13 | Western Michigan | Douglas Entrekin tips it back up and in | 37-44 |
| 13:53 | Ball State | Jonathan Simons clanks a shot in the lane | 37-44 |
| 13:52 | Western Michigan | James Brown snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 13:35 | Western Michigan | James Brown can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 13:34 | Western Michigan | Ross Quach tips it home | 37-46 |
| 13:19 | Ball State | James Metzler is hacked by Nelson Biggers - foul #1 on Nelson Biggers, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Cutshaw (PG), Roberto Rodriguez (SF), Victor Hoppe (PF), Jeremy Byrd (C) James Metzler, Eugene Wiliams, Robert Budzinski, Jonathan Simons | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Derrick Wheeler (PG), Greg Johnson (SG), Chad Riter (SF), Thomas Davis (PF), Joseph Loving (C) Nelson Biggers, John Richardson, Ross Quach, James Brown, Douglas Entrekin | |
| 13:12 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Greg Johnson - foul #1 on Greg Johnson, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 12:58 | Western Michigan | Thomas Davis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| 12:56 | Western Michigan | Chad Riter tips it in | 38-48 |
| 12:34 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd misses long on a turnaround from close range | 38-48 |
| 12:33 | Western Michigan | Chad Riter snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 12:20 | Western Michigan | Joseph Loving drills a fadeaway from close range | 38-50 |
| 11:58 | Ball State | Roberto Rodriguez misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-50 |
| 11:57 | Western Michigan | Chad Riter grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Cutshaw (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alex Hurdle (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor Hoppe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Byrd (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Derrick Wheeler (fresh) SG - Greg Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Riter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Loving (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Western Michigan | Chad Riter misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 38-50 |
| 11:39 | Ball State | Victor Hoppe pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Richard Cutshaw makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Jeremy Byrd and he's hacked by Derrick Wheeler - foul #3 on Derrick Wheeler, team foul #3 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams (SG), Manuel Galyon (PF) Alex Hurdle, Victor Hoppe | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers (PG), Robert Collins (SG), Ross Quach (SF), Douglas Entrekin (C) Derrick Wheeler, Greg Johnson, Chad Riter, Joseph Loving | |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Richard Cutshaw makes the free throw | 41-50 |
| 11:20 | Western Michigan | Thomas Davis misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Manuel Galyon - foul #2 on Manuel Galyon, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Budzinski (SF) Roberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chad Riter (SF) Ross Quach | |
| 11:20 | Western Michigan | Thomas Davis misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 11:20 | Western Michigan | Thomas Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 11:08 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd is fouled on the floor by Douglas Entrekin - foul #2 on Douglas Entrekin, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Roberto Rodriguez (SF) Robert Budzinski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Richardson (SG), Ross Quach (SF) Robert Collins, Chad Riter | |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Manuel Galyon comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Davis - foul #3 on Thomas Davis, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Budzinski (SF) Roberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Collins (SG), Chad Riter (SF) John Richardson, Ross Quach | |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Manuel Galyon makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Manuel Galyon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 10:36 | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers is fouled on the floor by Manuel Galyon - foul #3 on Manuel Galyon, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Roberto Rodriguez (SF) Robert Budzinski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Richardson (SG), Ross Quach (SF) Robert Collins, Chad Riter | |
| 10:26 | Western Michigan | Ross Quach makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Nelson Biggers | 43-53 |
| 10:08 | Ball State | Douglas Entrekin swats the dunk try by Richard Cutshaw | 43-53 |
| 10:06 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Douglas Entrekin | 43-53 |
| 09:46 | Western Michigan | Douglas Entrekin drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Nelson Biggers | 43-55 |
| 09:30 | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-55 |
| 09:28 | Ball State | Richard Cutshaw hits the follow up shot | 45-55 |
| 09:13 | Western Michigan | Douglas Entrekin misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 45-55 |
| 09:11 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Manuel Galyon | 45-55 |
| 09:05 | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams is fouled on the floor by Douglas Entrekin - foul #3 on Douglas Entrekin, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Metzler (PG), Alex Hurdle (SG), Robert Budzinski (SF), Victor Hoppe (PF) Richard Cutshaw, Eugene Wiliams, Roberto Rodriguez, Manuel Galyon | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Derrick Wheeler (PG), Robert Collins (SG), Chad Riter (SF), Joseph Loving (C) Nelson Biggers, John Richardson, Ross Quach, Douglas Entrekin | |
| 08:54 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Victor Hoppe and he's hacked by Joseph Loving - foul #3 on Joseph Loving, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Greg Johnson (SG) Robert Collins | |
| 08:54 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd misses the free throw | 47-55 |
| 08:54 | Western Michigan | Thomas Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 08:44 | Western Michigan | Greg Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 08:42 | Western Michigan | Joseph Loving can't tip it in | 47-55 |
| 08:41 | Western Michigan | Thomas Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 08:28 | Western Michigan | Greg Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Robert Budzinski clanks a turnaround from the left block | 47-58 |
| 08:04 | Ball State | Alex Hurdle gets the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 07:47 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from James Metzler | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Metzler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Hurdle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Budzinski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Victor Hoppe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Byrd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Derrick Wheeler (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Greg Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chad Riter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Joseph Loving (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Western Michigan | Thomas Davis misses the easy layup | 49-58 |
| 07:31 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 07:10 | Ball State | Thomas Davis steals the ball from Jeremy Byrd | 49-58 |
| 06:56 | Western Michigan | Thomas Davis connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Greg Johnson | 49-60 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Robert Budzinski's layup is rejected by Joseph Loving | 49-60 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | Alex Hurdle grabs the offensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 06:07 | Ball State | Chad Riter picks off the pass by Victor Hoppe | 49-60 |
| 05:44 | Western Michigan | Greg Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | Robert Budzinski connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Victor Hoppe | 51-60 |
| 05:19 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Cutshaw (PG), Eugene Wiliams (SG), Roberto Rodriguez (SF), Manuel Galyon (PF) James Metzler, Alex Hurdle, Robert Budzinski, Victor Hoppe | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers (PG), John Richardson (SG), Ross Quach (SF), James Brown (PF), Douglas Entrekin (C) Derrick Wheeler, Greg Johnson, Chad Riter, Thomas Davis, Joseph Loving | |
| 05:03 | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-60 |
| 05:02 | Western Michigan | Douglas Entrekin hits the follow up shot | 51-62 |
| 04:43 | Ball State | Manuel Galyon misses short on a runner from close range | 51-62 |
| 04:42 | Western Michigan | Douglas Entrekin snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 04:18 | Western Michigan | Douglas Entrekin buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ross Quach | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Richard Cutshaw is called for traveling | 51-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Budzinski (SF) Roberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Davis (PF) James Brown | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:41 | Western Michigan | Nelson Biggers loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 51-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Simons (C) Jeremy Byrd | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Cutshaw (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Eugene Wiliams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Budzinski (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Manuel Galyon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Simons (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nelson Biggers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Quach (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Douglas Entrekin (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Ball State | Thomas Davis is called for the reach on Manuel Galyon - foul #4 on Thomas Davis, team foul #8 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd (C) Jonathan Simons | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 03:32 | Ball State | Manuel Galyon misses the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:32 | Western Michigan | Thomas Davis gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:04 | Western Michigan | Thomas Davis buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Nelson Biggers out of the doubleteam | 51-66 |
| 02:47 | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-66 |
| 02:45 | Western Michigan | Douglas Entrekin grabs the board | 51-66 |
| 02:21 | Western Michigan | John Richardson double dribbles | 51-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wyatt Berg (SG), Roberto Rodriguez (SF), Jonathan Simons (PF) Eugene Wiliams, Robert Budzinski, Manuel Galyon | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Derrick Wheeler (PG), Robert Collins (SG), Chad Riter (SF), James Brown (PF), Joseph Loving (C) Nelson Biggers, John Richardson, Ross Quach, Thomas Davis, Douglas Entrekin | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Chad Riter - foul #2 on Chad Riter, team foul #9 | 51-66 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 01:47 | Western Michigan | Robert Collins is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Collins, team foul #10 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Metzler (PG), Robert Budzinski (SF), Victor Hoppe (PF) Richard Cutshaw, Roberto Rodriguez, Jonathan Simons | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Greg Johnson (SG) Robert Collins | |
| 01:38 | Ball State | Chad Riter steals the ball from Wyatt Berg | 53-66 |
| 01:10 | Western Michigan | Victor Hoppe is called for the reach on Joseph Loving - foul #1 on Victor Hoppe, team foul #6 | 53-66 |
| 00:42 | Western Michigan | Greg Johnson misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Robert Budzinski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Ball State | Robert Budzinski scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Wyatt Berg | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | James Metzler is called for the reach on Derrick Wheeler - foul #1 on James Metzler, team foul #7 | 55-66 |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Derrick Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Derrick Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Robert Budzinski buries a floater from the left wing set up by Victor Hoppe | 57-68 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Derrick Wheeler runs out the clock | 57-68 |