| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Everett Turcios (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Thomason (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Burns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Radman Dudzinski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dong Ming (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Stephen Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Kiser (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Beckmann (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bernardo Romano (fresh) C - Greg Sellers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | John Beckmann inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Ball State | Samuel Burns picks off the pass by Thomas Kiser | 33-38 |
| 19:34 | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns blows the layup but he's hacked by John Beckmann - foul #2 on John Beckmann, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 19:34 | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 19:34 | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 19:32 | Ball State | Greg Sellers travels in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 19:15 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 19:14 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 18:54 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Radman Dudzinski - foul #1 on Radman Dudzinski, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 18:54 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:54 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:32 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-39 |
| 18:30 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski grabs the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 18:19 | Western Michigan | Dong Ming makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Allen Thomason | 36-39 |
| 17:57 | Ball State | John Beckmann misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 17:55 | Ball State | Greg Sellers grabs the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 17:41 | Ball State | Everett Turcios steals the ball from Greg Sellers | 36-39 |
| 17:37 | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns clanks a shot from the right block | 36-39 |
| 17:35 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski hits the follow up shot | 38-39 |
| 17:18 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Anthony Hilliard (PG), Luther Youngblood (SG), Joe Porter (SF), Fabian Mancini (PF), Thomas Hankins (C) Everett Turcios, Allen Thomason, Samuel Burns, Radman Dudzinski, Dong Ming | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Blades (PG), Joseph Flanders (SF), Murray Pearce (PF), Andrew Land (C) Stephen Wallace, John Beckmann, Bernardo Romano, Greg Sellers | |
| 17:02 | Western Michigan | Luther Youngblood is fouled on the floor by Murray Pearce - foul #3 on Murray Pearce, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Scott (C) Murray Pearce | |
| 16:51 | Western Michigan | Richard Scott denies the turnaround by Anthony Hilliard | 38-39 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Richard Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 16:33 | Ball State | Joseph Flanders knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Kiser | 38-41 |
| 16:09 | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 38-41 |
| 16:07 | Western Michigan | Thomas Hankins grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:02 | Western Michigan | Joe Porter misses the dunk | 38-41 |
| 16:00 | Ball State | Andrew Land gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Anthony Hilliard (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Luther Youngblood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Porter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fabian Mancini (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hankins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Blades (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Kiser (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Flanders (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Land (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Ball State | Joseph Flanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Larry Blade (PG), Allen Thomason (SG), Samuel Burns (SF), Radman Dudzinski (PF), Dong Ming (C) Anthony Hilliard, Luther Youngblood, Joe Porter, Fabian Mancini, Thomas Hankins | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Beckmann (SF), Bernardo Romano (PF), Murray Pearce (C) Thomas Kiser, Andrew Land, Richard Scott | |
| 15:20 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski double dribbles | 38-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Wallace (PG), Thomas Kiser (SG) Richard Blades, Joseph Flanders | |
| 15:07 | Ball State | John Beckmann drills a floater from the baseline set up by Murray Pearce | 38-43 |
| 14:46 | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns hits a shot in the lane | 40-43 |
| 14:31 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser misses the shot from the left side | 40-43 |
| 14:30 | Ball State | Murray Pearce gets the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 14:20 | Ball State | John Beckmann misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 40-43 |
| 14:18 | Ball State | Murray Pearce tips it home | 40-45 |
| 13:55 | Western Michigan | Dong Ming misses the easy layup | 40-45 |
| 13:53 | Ball State | John Beckmann gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:51 | Ball State | Murray Pearce loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Everett Turcios (PG), Joe Porter (SG), Luther Youngblood (PF), Fabian Mancini (C) Larry Blade, Allen Thomason, Radman Dudzinski, Dong Ming | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Blades (PG), Joseph Flanders (SG), Greg Sellers (C) Stephen Wallace, Thomas Kiser, Bernardo Romano | |
| 13:40 | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns slams it home set up by Luther Youngblood | 42-45 |
| 13:26 | Ball State | Richard Blades loses the dribble to Samuel Burns | 42-45 |
| 13:05 | Western Michigan | Everett Turcios throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Hankins (C) Samuel Burns | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Wallace (PG), Andrew Land (PF) John Beckmann, Murray Pearce | |
| 12:41 | Ball State | Joseph Flanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Bernardo Romano (PF) Andrew Land | |
| 12:33 | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Joe Porter | 44-45 |
| 12:31 | Ball State | Richard Blades is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns (SF) Joe Porter | |
| Subs | Ball State | Andrew Land (C) Greg Sellers | |
| 12:21 | Western Michigan | Luther Youngblood makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Thomas Hankins and the foul's on Richard Blades - foul #2 on Richard Blades, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Anthony Hilliard (PG), Larry Blade (SF), Radman Dudzinski (PF) Everett Turcios, Samuel Burns, Thomas Hankins | |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Kiser (SG) Richard Blades | |
| 12:21 | Western Michigan | Luther Youngblood makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:02 | Ball State | Andrew Land throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns (SF), Dong Ming (C) Luther Youngblood, Fabian Mancini | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Boaz (SF) Joseph Flanders | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Anthony Hilliard (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Larry Blade (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Samuel Burns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Radman Dudzinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dong Ming (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Stephen Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Kiser (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Timothy Boaz (fresh) PF - Bernardo Romano (fresh) C - Andrew Land (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Western Michigan | Andrew Land swats the short shot by Larry Blade | 47-45 |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 11:25 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 11:23 | Western Michigan | Dong Ming snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 10:58 | Western Michigan | Bernardo Romano takes the ball from Dong Ming | 47-45 |
| 10:40 | Ball State | Andrew Land hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Radman Dudzinski - foul #2 on Radman Dudzinski, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Everett Turcios (PG), Luther Youngblood (SG), Joe Porter (SF), Fabian Mancini (PF), Thomas Hankins (C) Anthony Hilliard, Larry Blade, Samuel Burns, Radman Dudzinski, Dong Ming | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Blades (PG), Joseph Flanders (SG), John Beckmann (SF), Greg Sellers (C) Stephen Wallace, Thomas Kiser, Timothy Boaz, Bernardo Romano | |
| 10:40 | Ball State | Andrew Land makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:40 | Ball State | Andrew Land makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:31 | Western Michigan | Thomas Hankins drills a shot from close range set up by Everett Turcios and he's fouled by Greg Sellers - foul #1 on Greg Sellers, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Murray Pearce (PF) Andrew Land | |
| 10:31 | Western Michigan | Thomas Hankins misses the free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Murray Pearce | 49-47 |
| 10:22 | Ball State | John Beckmann misses the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 49-47 |
| 10:20 | Ball State | Murray Pearce pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:07 | Ball State | John Beckmann makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Greg Sellers | 49-50 |
| 09:55 | Western Michigan | Greg Sellers blocks the short jumper by Thomas Hankins | 49-50 |
| 09:54 | Ball State | Murray Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 09:49 | Ball State | Richard Blades lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Flanders | 49-52 |
| 09:41 | Western Michigan | Thomas Hankins hits a shot from the baseline set up by Everett Turcios | 51-52 |
| 09:21 | Ball State | John Beckmann buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 08:59 | Western Michigan | Luther Youngblood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Anthony Hilliard (PG), Allen Thomason (SG), Samuel Burns (SF), Radman Dudzinski (PF), Dong Ming (C) Everett Turcios, Luther Youngblood, Joe Porter, Thomas Hankins, Fabian Mancini | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Wallace (PG), Thomas Kiser (SG), Bernardo Romano (PF) Richard Blades, Joseph Flanders, Greg Sellers | |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Allen Thomason is called for the reach on Thomas Kiser in the backcourt - foul #2 on Allen Thomason, team foul #3 | 51-55 |
| 08:48 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser buries a shot from the right side | 51-57 |
| 08:40 | Western Michigan | Dong Ming can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 08:39 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski grabs the offensive board | 51-57 |
| 08:17 | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns lays it up and in | 53-57 |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Allen Thomason is called for the reach on Stephen Wallace in the backcourt - foul #3 on Allen Thomason, team foul #4 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Larry Blade (SF) Samuel Burns | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Boaz (SF), Andrew Land (C) John Beckmann, Murray Pearce | |
| 07:49 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Andrew Land | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Anthony Hilliard (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Allen Thomason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Blade (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Radman Dudzinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dong Ming (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Stephen Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Kiser (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Timothy Boaz (fresh) PF - Bernardo Romano (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Land (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:44 | Western Michigan | Allen Thomason clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-60 |
| 07:42 | Ball State | Timothy Boaz grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 07:29 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joe Porter (SG), Samuel Burns (SF) Anthony Hilliard, Allen Thomason | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Blades (PG), Joseph Flanders (SF), Richard Scott (C) Stephen Wallace, Timothy Boaz, Bernardo Romano | |
| 07:15 | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns misses short on a jumper in the lane | 53-60 |
| 07:13 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Andrew Land | 53-60 |
| 06:55 | Ball State | Joseph Flanders misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-60 |
| 06:54 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser tips it back up and in | 53-62 |
| 06:35 | Western Michigan | Larry Blade misses the lay-in but the foul's on Andrew Land - foul #1 on Andrew Land, team foul #5 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Everett Turcios (PG), Luther Youngblood (PF), Fabian Mancini (C) Samuel Burns, Radman Dudzinski, Dong Ming | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Beckmann (SF), Bernardo Romano (PF), Greg Sellers (C) Thomas Kiser, Andrew Land, Richard Scott | |
| 06:35 | Western Michigan | Larry Blade makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 06:35 | Western Michigan | Larry Blade makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Greg Sellers makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Joseph Flanders and he's hacked by Fabian Mancini - foul #1 on Fabian Mancini, team foul #5 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Allen Thomason (SG), Samuel Burns (SF) Larry Blade, Joe Porter | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Greg Sellers makes the free throw | 55-65 |
| 05:46 | Western Michigan | Greg Sellers picks off the pass by Allen Thomason | 55-65 |
| 05:32 | Ball State | Richard Blades can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-65 |
| 05:31 | Western Michigan | Allen Thomason grabs the board | 55-65 |
| 05:24 | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns blows the dunk | 55-65 |
| 05:22 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| 05:16 | Ball State | Samuel Burns steals the ball from Joseph Flanders in the backcourt | 55-65 |
| 05:03 | Western Michigan | Luther Youngblood is hacked by Richard Blades - foul #3 on Richard Blades, team foul #6 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Anthony Hilliard (PG), Radman Dudzinski (PF), Thomas Hankins (C) Everett Turcios, Allen Thomason, Fabian Mancini | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Wallace (PG), Thomas Kiser (SG), Murray Pearce (PF), Richard Scott (C) Richard Blades, Joseph Flanders, Bernardo Romano, Greg Sellers | |
| 04:47 | Western Michigan | Luther Youngblood misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Kiser - foul #1 on Thomas Kiser, team foul #7 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joe Porter (SF) Samuel Burns | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:47 | Western Michigan | Luther Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 04:47 | Western Michigan | Luther Youngblood misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Murray Pearce | 56-65 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | John Beckmann is fouled on the floor by Joe Porter - foul #2 on Joe Porter, team foul #6 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Allen Thomason (SG) Luther Youngblood | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Boaz (SF) John Beckmann | |
| 04:05 | Ball State | Radman Dudzinski swats the dunk try by Murray Pearce | 56-65 |
| 04:03 | Western Michigan | Joe Porter pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 03:51 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski drills a shot in the lane set up by Allen Thomason and he's fouled by Murray Pearce - foul #4 on Murray Pearce, team foul #8 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Larry Blade (SG), Samuel Burns (SF), Fabian Mancini (C) Allen Thomason, Joe Porter, Thomas Hankins | |
| Subs | Ball State | Bernardo Romano (PF) Richard Scott | |
| 03:51 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski misses the free throw | 58-65 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Timothy Boaz pulls down the rebound | 58-65 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Anthony Hilliard (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Larry Blade (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Burns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 stl. PF - Radman Dudzinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Fabian Mancini (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Stephen Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Kiser (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Timothy Boaz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bernardo Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Murray Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Wallace | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski misses badly on a shot from the left side | 58-68 |
| 03:27 | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini tips it back up and in | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-68 |
| 03:01 | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns grabs the board | 60-68 |
| 02:59 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Everett Turcios (PG), Luther Youngblood (SG), Joe Porter (SF), Dong Ming (C) Anthony Hilliard, Larry Blade, Samuel Burns, Radman Dudzinski | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Blades (PG), Joseph Flanders (SG), John Beckmann (SF), Greg Sellers (C) Stephen Wallace, Thomas Kiser, Timothy Boaz, Murray Pearce | |
| 02:55 | Western Michigan | Dong Ming scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Fabian Mancini | 62-68 |
| 02:55 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:46 | Ball State | John Beckmann is hacked by Joe Porter - foul #3 on Joe Porter, team foul #7 | 62-68 |
| 02:46 | Ball State | John Beckmann makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 02:46 | Ball State | John Beckmann misses the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 02:46 | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini gets the rebound | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:26 | Western Michigan | Everett Turcios misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-69 |
| 02:24 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Greg Sellers | 62-69 |
| 02:24 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-69 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns (SF), Radman Dudzinski (PF) Joe Porter, Fabian Mancini | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Wallace (PG), Thomas Kiser (SG) Richard Blades, Joseph Flanders | |
| 02:11 | Ball State | John Beckmann scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Wallace and the foul's on Samuel Burns - foul #1 on Samuel Burns, team foul #8 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Allen Thomason (SG) Luther Youngblood | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:11 | Ball State | John Beckmann misses the free throw | 62-71 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | John Beckmann gets the offensive rebound | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-71 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | John Beckmann can't tip it in | 62-71 |
| 01:49 | Ball State | John Beckmann tips it in | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski is denied on a layup by John Beckmann | 62-73 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano snags the defensive board | 62-73 |
| 01:04 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano's floater is knocked away by Dong Ming | 62-73 |
| 01:02 | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns pulls down the rebound | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns misses short on a floater in the lane | 62-73 |
| 00:55 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski gets the offensive rebound | 62-73 |
| 00:53 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski loses the dribble to Thomas Kiser | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Everett Turcios is called for the reach on Greg Sellers - foul #1 on Everett Turcios, team foul #9 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Anthony Hilliard (PG), Luther Youngblood (SG), Joe Porter (SF), Fabian Mancini (PF), Thomas Hankins (C) Everett Turcios, Allen Thomason, Samuel Burns, Radman Dudzinski, Dong Ming | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Blades (PG), Joseph Flanders (SG), Timothy Boaz (SF), Murray Pearce (PF) Stephen Wallace, Thomas Kiser, John Beckmann, Bernardo Romano | |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Greg Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Greg Sellers makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 00:20 | Western Michigan | Joe Porter hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Hilliard | 64-75 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Richard Blades runs out the clock | 64-75 |