| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Zachary Lemieux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Pankey (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Rude (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Frank Bale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Blackwood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Barber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stewart Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Crum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Lester Crum inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| 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) | |
| 19:47 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 19:46 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:33 | Western Michigan | Donald Blackwood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 19:31 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Bale | 32-33 |
| 19:18 | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 19:16 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:04 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Lester Crum | 32-36 |
| 18:59 | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 32-36 |
| 18:58 | Ball State | Michael Barber gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins is whistled for a carry | 32-36 |
| 18:22 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 18:07 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Rude - foul #2 on Michael Rude, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Williams (PG), Marty Webb (SG), Hubert Prater (SF), Harold Williams (PF), Paul Crowe (C) Zachary Lemieux, Martin Pankey, Michael Rude, Frank Bale, Donald Blackwood | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Edelman (SG), Esteban Rodriguez (SF) Stewart Hawkins, Lester Crum | |
| 18:07 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:07 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 17:47 | Western Michigan | John Williams clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-37 |
| 17:46 | Western Michigan | Harold Williams tips it in | 37-37 |
| 17:40 | Ball State | Michael Barber misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 17:39 | Western Michigan | Harold Williams grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 17:28 | Western Michigan | Hubert Prater misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-37 |
| 17:26 | Western Michigan | Paul Crowe tips it in | 39-37 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 17:09 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez tips it in | 39-39 |
| 16:51 | Western Michigan | John Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Williams | 42-39 |
| 16:29 | Ball State | John Allen buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Barber and he's fouled by Hubert Prater - foul #3 on Hubert Prater, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux (PG), Martin Pankey (SG), Michael Rude (SF), Frank Bale (PF), Donald Blackwood (C) John Williams, Marty Webb, Hubert Prater, Harold Williams, Paul Crowe | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (PG), Stewart Hawkins (SG), Lester Crum (SF), Jack Samuels (C) Michael Barber, Leonard Edelman, Esteban Rodriguez, Michael Mitchell | |
| 16:29 | Ball State | John Allen makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:19 | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 16:18 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 16:05 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Ricardo Martin - foul #2 on Ricardo Martin, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski (C) John Allen | |
| 16:05 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 16:05 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:58 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin hits a 3 from the right corner | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Zachary Lemieux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Pankey (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Rude (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Frank Bale (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Blackwood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ricardo Martin (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Stewart Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Crum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jack Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Zarek Tarnowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 15:33 | Ball State | Jack Samuels grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 15:29 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin is hacked by Zachary Lemieux in the backcourt - foul #1 on Zachary Lemieux, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez (C) Zarek Tarnowski | |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Stewart Hawkins and the foul's on Donald Blackwood - foul #1 on Donald Blackwood, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Marty Webb (PG), Harold Williams (C) Zachary Lemieux, Donald Blackwood | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez misses the free throw | 44-47 |
| 15:12 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 14:47 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-47 |
| 14:46 | Ball State | Jack Samuels grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Martin Pankey - foul #2 on Martin Pankey, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Williams (PG), Hubert Prater (SF), Paul Crowe (C) Martin Pankey, Michael Rude, Frank Bale | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Barber (PG), Leonard Edelman (SF), John Allen (PF), Zarek Tarnowski (C) Ricardo Martin, Lester Crum, Esteban Rodriguez, Jack Samuels | |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 14:14 | Western Michigan | Hubert Prater hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 44-49 |
| 14:12 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 13:54 | Ball State | John Allen misses short on a shot from the right block | 44-49 |
| 13:52 | Western Michigan | Paul Crowe grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 13:34 | Western Michigan | Marty Webb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux (PG), Frank Bale (PF), Donald Blackwood (C) Marty Webb, Harold Williams, Paul Crowe | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Rohrer (SF) Stewart Hawkins | |
| 13:22 | Ball State | James Rohrer misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-49 |
| 13:20 | Western Michigan | Donald Blackwood grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 12:58 | Western Michigan | Hubert Prater hits the finger roll on a great pass from Zachary Lemieux | 46-49 |
| 12:41 | Ball State | James Rohrer can't connect on an uncontested runner in the lane | 46-49 |
| 12:40 | Ball State | Leonard Edelman hits the follow up shot | 46-51 |
| 12:34 | Western Michigan | Donald Blackwood comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Zarek Tarnowski - foul #1 on Zarek Tarnowski, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey (SG), Michael Rude (SF), Harold Williams (PF) John Williams, Hubert Prater, Frank Bale | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (SG), Lester Crum (SF), Jack Samuels (PF), Michael Mitchell (C) Leonard Edelman, James Rohrer, John Allen, Zarek Tarnowski | |
| 12:34 | Western Michigan | Donald Blackwood makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 12:34 | Western Michigan | Donald Blackwood makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 12:26 | Ball State | Lester Crum drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 12:03 | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Marty Webb (PG), Paul Crowe (C) Zachary Lemieux, Donald Blackwood | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Rohrer (SG) Michael Barber | |
| 12:01 | Ball State | Marty Webb steals it from James Rohrer in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| 11:48 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Lester Crum - foul #2 on Lester Crum, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Frank Bale (PF) Paul Crowe | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:48 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 11:48 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Marty Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Pankey (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Rude (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Frank Bale (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Harold Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ricardo Martin (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Rohrer (fresh) SF - Lester Crum (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jack Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 11:24 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 11:03 | Western Michigan | Harold Williams's dunk attempt is rejected by Jack Samuels | 49-53 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jack Samuels | 49-53 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Lester Crum throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux (PG), Hubert Prater (SF), Paul Crowe (C) Marty Webb, Michael Rude, Harold Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Barber (PG), Stewart Hawkins (SG), Esteban Rodriguez (PF), Zarek Tarnowski (C) Ricardo Martin, James Rohrer, Jack Samuels, Michael Mitchell | |
| 10:48 | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey banks in the layup | 51-53 |
| 10:33 | Ball State | Martin Pankey is called for the reach on Stewart Hawkins - foul #3 on Martin Pankey, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Williams (SG), Donald Blackwood (C) Martin Pankey, Frank Bale | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Edelman (SF), John Allen (PF) Lester Crum, Zarek Tarnowski | |
| 10:19 | Ball State | Leonard Edelman is whistled for a carry | 51-53 |
| 09:58 | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-53 |
| 09:57 | Ball State | John Allen snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 09:40 | Ball State | Hubert Prater picks off the pass by Michael Barber | 51-53 |
| 09:28 | Western Michigan | Paul Crowe is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 51-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Marty Webb (PG), Martin Pankey (SG), Michael Rude (SF), Frank Bale (PF), Harold Williams (C) Zachary Lemieux, John Williams, Hubert Prater, Paul Crowe, Donald Blackwood | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Rohrer (PG), Zarek Tarnowski (C) Michael Barber, Stewart Hawkins | |
| 09:15 | Ball State | John Allen is fouled on the floor by Frank Bale - foul #1 on Frank Bale, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lester Crum (SF), Michael Mitchell (C) Esteban Rodriguez, Zarek Tarnowski | |
| 09:15 | Ball State | John Allen makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:15 | Ball State | John Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 09:02 | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-55 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | John Allen gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 08:42 | Ball State | James Rohrer clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Frank Bale - foul #2 on Frank Bale, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Barber (PG), Jack Samuels (PF) Leonard Edelman, John Allen | |
| 08:42 | Ball State | James Rohrer misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 08:42 | Ball State | James Rohrer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 08:20 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude hits a jump hook from the right block | 53-56 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | James Rohrer knocks in the jumper from close range | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Marty Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Pankey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Rude (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Frank Bale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Harold Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Barber (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Rohrer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lester Crum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jack Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale is hacked by Jack Samuels - foul #1 on Jack Samuels, team foul #4 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux (PG), John Williams (SG), Hubert Prater (SF), Paul Crowe (PF), Donald Blackwood (C) Marty Webb, Martin Pankey, Michael Rude, Frank Bale, Harold Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (PG), Stewart Hawkins (SG), Esteban Rodriguez (SF), John Allen (PF) Michael Barber, James Rohrer, Lester Crum, Michael Mitchell | |
| 07:16 | Western Michigan | Donald Blackwood hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Williams and the foul's on Ricardo Martin - foul #3 on Ricardo Martin, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Edelman (SF) Jack Samuels | |
| 07:16 | Western Michigan | Donald Blackwood makes the free throw | 56-58 |
| 06:58 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 06:56 | Western Michigan | John Williams snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 06:30 | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Williams | 58-58 |
| 06:21 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins is hacked by John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Frank Bale (PF) Paul Crowe | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Barber (PG) Ricardo Martin | |
| 06:21 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:21 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:01 | Western Michigan | Hubert Prater hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-60 |
| 05:36 | Ball State | Michael Barber travels with the ball | 61-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Marty Webb (PG), Martin Pankey (SG), Michael Rude (SF), Harold Williams (C) Zachary Lemieux, John Williams, Hubert Prater, Donald Blackwood | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (SG), Lester Crum (SF), Jack Samuels (PF), Zarek Tarnowski (C) Stewart Hawkins, Leonard Edelman, John Allen, Esteban Rodriguez | |
| 05:14 | Western Michigan | Marty Webb clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Lester Crum gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 05:08 | Ball State | Michael Barber scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Jack Samuels | 61-62 |
| 04:41 | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Marty Webb | 64-62 |
| 04:20 | Ball State | Lester Crum knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricardo Martin | 64-65 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Zarek Tarnowski denies the turnaround by Michael Rude | 64-65 |
| 04:03 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale tips it back up and in | 66-65 |
| 04:01 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Pankey - foul #4 on Martin Pankey, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Derek Phillips (PG), Hubert Prater (SF), Paul Crowe (PF), Donald Blackwood (C) Martin Pankey, Michael Rude, Frank Bale, Harold Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins (SG), Esteban Rodriguez (SF), John Allen (PF), Michael Mitchell (C) Michael Barber, Lester Crum, Jack Samuels, Zarek Tarnowski | |
| 04:01 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:01 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 03:37 | Western Michigan | Donald Blackwood misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 03:36 | Ball State | John Allen snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Derek Phillips (fresh) SG - Marty Webb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hubert Prater (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Blackwood (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ricardo Martin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stewart Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Esteban Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-67 |
| 03:23 | Western Michigan | Donald Blackwood grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 03:19 | Western Michigan | Hubert Prater is hacked by Esteban Rodriguez - foul #2 on Esteban Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux (PG), John Williams (SG) Derek Phillips, Marty Webb | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Edelman (PG) Ricardo Martin | |
| 03:09 | Western Michigan | Leonard Edelman is called for the reach on Zachary Lemieux - foul #3 on Leonard Edelman, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey (SG) John Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Rohrer (PG) Esteban Rodriguez | |
| 03:09 | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:09 | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | John Allen clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-67 |
| 02:49 | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 02:49 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Rude (SF), Frank Bale (PF) Hubert Prater, Paul Crowe | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Barber (PG), Lester Crum (SF) James Rohrer, Leonard Edelman | |
| 02:34 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale misses the jumper from the free throw line | 68-67 |
| 02:33 | Ball State | Lester Crum pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| 02:31 | Ball State | Zachary Lemieux steps in front of the Michael Barber pass in the backcourt | 68-67 |
| 02:14 | Western Michigan | Donald Blackwood hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Zachary Lemieux | 70-67 |
| 02:12 | Ball State | Michael Rude is called for the reach on Lester Crum in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Rude, team foul #11 | 70-67 |
| 02:12 | Ball State | Lester Crum makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:12 | Ball State | Lester Crum makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Donald Blackwood lays it up and in on a nice dish by Martin Pankey | 72-69 |
| 01:47 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Barber | 72-71 |
| 01:21 | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 72-71 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | John Allen gets the rebound | 72-71 |
| 01:16 | Ball State | Michael Barber is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 72-71 |
| 01:07 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 72-71 |
| 01:06 | Western Michigan | Donald Blackwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-71 |
| 00:55 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-71 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 75-71 |
| 00:40 | Ball State | John Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Ball State | John Allen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-71 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Lester Crum pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 00:32 | Ball State | John Allen loses the dribble to Frank Bale | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux is hacked by Michael Barber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Barber, team foul #8 | 75-71 |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux misses the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Lester Crum gets the rebound | 76-71 |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Michael Barber misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-71 |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude snags the defensive board | 76-71 |
| 00:20 | Western Michigan | Michael Barber is called for the reach on Michael Rude in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Barber, team foul #9 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Harold Williams (C) Donald Blackwood | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:20 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude misses the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | John Allen gets the rebound | 76-71 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Michael Barber hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-74 |
| 00:11 | Western Michigan | Michael Barber is called for the reach on Frank Bale in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Barber, team foul #10 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Blackwood (C) Harold Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:11 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale misses the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:11 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Michael Barber connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 77-77 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Zachary Lemieux (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Pankey (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Rude (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Frank Bale (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Donald Blackwood (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Barber (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stewart Hawkins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Crum (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell wins the tip | 77-77 |
| 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) | |
| 04:58 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-77 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Samuels (C) Michael Mitchell | |
| 04:49 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Zachary Lemieux and the foul's on Lester Crum - foul #3 on Lester Crum, team foul #11 | 79-77 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Harold Williams (C) Donald Blackwood | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:49 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude misses the free throw | 79-77 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | John Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 79-77 |
| 04:44 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-77 |
| 04:27 | Western Michigan | Lester Crum picks off the pass by Frank Bale | 79-77 |
| 04:00 | Ball State | Lester Crum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 79-77 |
| 03:59 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Frank Bale | 79-77 |
| 03:35 | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey blows the layup | 79-77 |
| 03:33 | Ball State | Lester Crum gets the rebound | 79-77 |
| 03:15 | Ball State | Lester Crum can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 79-77 |
| 03:13 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude pulls down the rebound | 79-77 |
| 02:53 | Western Michigan | John Allen swats the layup by Zachary Lemieux | 79-77 |
| 02:51 | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey hits the follow up shot | 81-77 |
| 02:37 | Ball State | Michael Barber misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 81-77 |
| 02:35 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude pulls down the rebound | 81-77 |
| 02:31 | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Lester Crum - foul #4 on Lester Crum, team foul #12 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Williams (SG), Hubert Prater (SF), Paul Crowe (PF), Donald Blackwood (C) Martin Pankey, Michael Rude, Frank Bale, Harold Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (PG), Leonard Edelman (SG), Esteban Rodriguez (SF), Zarek Tarnowski (PF), Michael Mitchell (C) Michael Barber, Stewart Hawkins, Lester Crum, John Allen, Jack Samuels | |
| 02:31 | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 02:31 | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 02:29 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 83-77 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Marty Webb (SG), Frank Bale (PF) Zachary Lemieux, Paul Crowe | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Barber (PG), John Allen (PF) Ricardo Martin, Zarek Tarnowski | |
| 02:15 | Ball State | John Allen hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 83-77 |
| 02:14 | Western Michigan | Donald Blackwood grabs the defensive rebound | 83-77 |
| 02:14 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-77 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey (SG), Michael Rude (SF) Marty Webb, Hubert Prater | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins (SG), Lester Crum (SF) Leonard Edelman, Esteban Rodriguez | |
| 02:07 | Western Michigan | John Williams scores on a shot from the left side set up by Donald Blackwood | 85-77 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:54 | Ball State | John Allen connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Stewart Hawkins and he's fouled by Frank Bale - foul #3 on Frank Bale, team foul #12 | 85-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux (PG) John Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 01:54 | Ball State | John Allen misses the free throw | 85-79 |
| 01:54 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude snags the defensive board | 85-79 |
| 01:32 | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Stewart Hawkins - foul #1 on Stewart Hawkins, team foul #13 | 85-79 |
| 01:32 | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey makes the 1st free throw | 86-79 |
| 01:32 | Western Michigan | Martin Pankey misses the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 01:32 | Ball State | Lester Crum gets the rebound | 86-79 |
| 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) | |
| 01:10 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 86-79 |
| 01:09 | Western Michigan | Michael Rude snags the defensive board | 86-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Western Michigan | Donald Blackwood drills a 3 from the right wing | 89-79 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Zachary Lemieux (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Pankey (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Rude (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Frank Bale (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Blackwood (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Barber (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stewart Hawkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lester Crum (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - John Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Michael Barber is hacked by Martin Pankey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Martin Pankey, team foul #13 | 89-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Williams (PG), Marty Webb (SG), Hubert Prater (SF), Harold Williams (PF), Paul Crowe (C) Zachary Lemieux, Martin Pankey, Michael Rude, Frank Bale, Donald Blackwood | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (SG), Leonard Edelman (SF), Jack Samuels (PF), Esteban Rodriguez (C) Stewart Hawkins, Lester Crum, John Allen, Michael Mitchell | |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Michael Barber makes the 1st free throw | 89-80 |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Michael Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 89-80 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Paul Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 89-80 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 89-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | Michael Barber is called for the reach on Hubert Prater in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Barber, team foul #14 | 89-80 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Zachary Lemieux (PG), Frank Bale (PF), Donald Blackwood (C) John Williams, Marty Webb, Paul Crowe | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins (SG), Lester Crum (SF), John Allen (PF), Michael Mitchell (C) Michael Barber, Leonard Edelman, Jack Samuels, Esteban Rodriguez | |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | Hubert Prater makes the 1st free throw | 90-80 |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | Hubert Prater misses the 2nd free throw | 90-80 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | John Allen gets the rebound | 90-80 |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Zachary Lemieux picks off the pass by Lester Crum in the backcourt | 90-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Western Michigan | Harold Williams misses long on a shot from the right side | 90-80 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Allen | 90-80 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Lester Crum makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Stewart Hawkins | 90-82 |
| 00:09 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 90-82 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Williams (SG), Michael Rude (SF) Hubert Prater, Harold Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale is hacked by Stewart Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stewart Hawkins, team foul #15 | 90-82 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Hubert Prater (SG), Harold Williams (SF) John Williams, Michael Rude | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale makes the 1st free throw | 91-82 |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Frank Bale makes the 2nd free throw | 92-82 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell misses the jumper from the baseline | 92-82 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 92-82 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | The clock runs out | 92-82 |