| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Barber (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stewart Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Crum (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Christopher Dolloff (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Clements (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Efrain Alberto (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Diener (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Lester Crum inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Michael Barber can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Dolloff - foul #2 on Christopher Dolloff, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Michael Barber makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Michael Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:40 | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto's pass is intercepted by Stewart Hawkins | 31-29 |
| 19:06 | Ball State | Lester Crum hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-29 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 18:50 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers's pass is intercepted by Michael Barber | 31-29 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Lester Crum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-29 |
| 18:22 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Clements misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-29 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Lester Crum snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 18:17 | Ball State | Michael Barber misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-29 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:02 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Christopher Dolloff | 31-32 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | John Allen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-32 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Powers | 33-34 |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Efrain Alberto - foul #2 on Efrain Alberto, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Samuels (C) Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Paul Bowman (SF), Wade Penland (PF), William Banas (C) Paul Clements, Efrain Alberto, James Diener | |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:37 | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Barber | 35-34 |
| 16:36 | Ball State | John Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:10 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Michigan | William Banas gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 15:55 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 15:53 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jack Samuels | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Barber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stewart Hawkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Crum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Christopher Dolloff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Powers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wade Penland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Banas (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Ball State | Jack Samuels scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Stewart Hawkins and he's fouled by Paul Bowman - foul #2 on Paul Bowman, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (PG), Leonard Edelman (SG), Esteban Rodriguez (SF), Zarek Tarnowski (C) Michael Barber, Stewart Hawkins, Lester Crum, John Allen | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner (PG), Paul Clements (SF), James Diener (C) Christopher Dolloff, Steven Powers, William Banas | |
| 15:38 | Ball State | Jack Samuels makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:09 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:44 | Ball State | Nicholas Fenner takes the ball from Esteban Rodriguez | 38-34 |
| 14:23 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Bowman connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Paul Clements | 38-36 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Leonard Edelman misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 38-36 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Paul Clements | 38-36 |
| 14:13 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Barber (PG), Lester Crum (SF), John Allen (PF), Michael Mitchell (C) Ricardo Martin, Esteban Rodriguez, Jack Samuels, Zarek Tarnowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff (PG), Steven Powers (SG), Efrain Alberto (PF) Nicholas Fenner, Paul Bowman, Wade Penland | |
| 14:03 | Ball State | Lester Crum misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 14:01 | Ball State | John Allen tips it back up and in | 40-36 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Lester Crum grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 13:04 | Ball State | Michael Barber clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 12:54 | Ball State | Christopher Dolloff steals the ball from Michael Barber | 40-36 |
| 12:35 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Paul Clements | 40-39 |
| 12:31 | Ball State | Michael Barber knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Lester Crum | 43-39 |
| 12:14 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Powers | 43-42 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | John Allen can't finish the layup | 43-42 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 11:40 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Clements | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Barber (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Edelman (fairly fresh) SF - Lester Crum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Christopher Dolloff (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Powers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Clements (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Efrain Alberto (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Diener (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins (SG), Esteban Rodriguez (SF), Jack Samuels (PF), Zarek Tarnowski (C) Leonard Edelman, Lester Crum, John Allen, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner (PG), Paul Bowman (SF), Wade Penland (PF), William Banas (C) Christopher Dolloff, Paul Clements, Efrain Alberto, James Diener | |
| 10:55 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Paul Bowman | 43-46 |
| 10:26 | Ball State | The jumper by Jack Samuels is denied by Paul Bowman | 43-46 |
| 10:25 | Ball State | Jack Samuels tips it back up and in | 45-46 |
| 10:06 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Bowman hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Powers | 45-49 |
| 09:58 | Ball State | Jack Samuels lays it in on a nice dish by Stewart Hawkins and he's hacked by Nicholas Fenner - foul #1 on Nicholas Fenner, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (PG), John Allen (PF) Michael Barber, Zarek Tarnowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff (PG) Steven Powers | |
| 09:58 | Ball State | Jack Samuels makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Michigan | Stewart Hawkins picks off the pass by Christopher Dolloff | 48-49 |
| 09:37 | Ball State | Jack Samuels clanks a jumper near the basket | 48-49 |
| 09:35 | Ball State | Jack Samuels tips it in | 50-49 |
| 09:28 | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Dolloff and the foul's on John Allen - foul #1 on John Allen, team foul #1 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lester Crum (SF), Michael Mitchell (C) Esteban Rodriguez, Jack Samuels | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto (PF) William Banas | |
| 09:28 | Eastern Michigan | Wade Penland makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 09:15 | Ball State | Nicholas Fenner is called for the reach on Stewart Hawkins - foul #2 on Nicholas Fenner, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| 09:04 | Ball State | Paul Bowman steals the ball from Ricardo Martin | 50-52 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Bowman scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Dolloff | 50-55 |
| 08:29 | Ball State | John Allen buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ricardo Martin | 53-55 |
| 08:10 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Bowman is whistled for a carry | 53-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Barber (PG), Leonard Edelman (SG) Ricardo Martin, Stewart Hawkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers (SG), Paul Clements (SF), James Diener (C) Nicholas Fenner, Paul Bowman, Wade Penland | |
| 07:49 | Ball State | John Allen drills a floater from close range set up by Lester Crum | 55-55 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Clements hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Dolloff | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Barber (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Edelman (fresh) SF - Lester Crum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Allen (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Christopher Dolloff (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Powers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Clements (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Efrain Alberto (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Diener (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Ball State | Michael Barber misses the shot from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 07:15 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Clements hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Powers | 55-60 |
| 06:46 | Ball State | Leonard Edelman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Barber | 57-60 |
| 06:27 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers blows the layup but he's fouled by Lester Crum - foul #3 on Lester Crum, team foul #2 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins (SG), Jack Samuels (PF), Esteban Rodriguez (C) Lester Crum, John Allen, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner (PG), Wade Penland (PF) Christopher Dolloff, Efrain Alberto | |
| 06:27 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:27 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | Michael Barber's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Fenner in the backcourt | 57-61 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner hits the finger roll | 57-63 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Michael Barber clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Leonard Edelman snags the offensive board | 57-63 |
| 06:04 | Ball State | Michael Barber drills a 3 from straight away | 60-63 |
| 05:52 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Clements is fouled on the floor by Jack Samuels - foul #3 on Jack Samuels, team foul #3 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Paul Bowman (SF) Paul Clements | |
| 05:32 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers is hacked by Michael Barber - foul #3 on Michael Barber, team foul #4 | 60-63 |
| 05:16 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner is fouled on the floor by Jack Samuels - foul #4 on Jack Samuels, team foul #5 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Allen (PF) Leonard Edelman | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Banas (C) James Diener | |
| 05:02 | Eastern Michigan | The short jumper by Paul Bowman is denied by Esteban Rodriguez | 60-63 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Jack Samuels snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 04:56 | Ball State | Michael Barber misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-63 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | John Allen tips it but misses | 60-63 |
| 04:52 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Nicholas Fenner | 60-63 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers comes up short on the runner in the lane | 60-63 |
| 04:29 | Ball State | John Allen grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 04:13 | Ball State | John Allen grabs the offensive board | 60-63 |
| 03:59 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Jack Samuels pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 03:44 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Banas - foul #1 on William Banas, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (PG), Lester Crum (SF), Michael Mitchell (C) Michael Barber, Esteban Rodriguez, Jack Samuels | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Dolloff (PG), Paul Clements (SF), Efrain Alberto (PF), James Diener (C) Steven Powers, Paul Bowman, Wade Penland, William Banas | |
| 03:44 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:44 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Michigan | Nicholas Fenner's pass is intercepted by Michael Mitchell | 61-63 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ricardo Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stewart Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lester Crum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Allen (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Christopher Dolloff (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nicholas Fenner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Clements (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Efrain Alberto (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Diener (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins's fadeaway is rejected by Efrain Alberto | 61-63 |
| 03:25 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Fenner | 61-66 |
| 03:01 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Lester Crum | 64-66 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Clements can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-66 |
| 02:42 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Lester Crum | 67-66 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Lester Crum - foul #4 on Lester Crum, team foul #6 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Barber (PG), Leonard Edelman (SG), Jack Samuels (PF) Ricardo Martin, Stewart Hawkins, John Allen | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers (SG), Wade Penland (PF) Nicholas Fenner, Efrain Alberto | |
| 02:07 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:05 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto (PF) Wade Penland | |
| 01:38 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell scores on a jumper from close range set up by Michael Barber and he's fouled by James Diener - foul #3 on James Diener, team foul #7 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins (SG), John Allen (PF) Leonard Edelman, Jack Samuels | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 01:38 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell misses the free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Michigan | Efrain Alberto snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| 01:15 | Eastern Michigan | James Diener's pass is intercepted by Michael Barber | 69-68 |
| 01:01 | Ball State | Lester Crum makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Barber | 71-68 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers is hacked by Lester Crum - foul #5 on Lester Crum, team foul #7 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Edelman (SF) Lester Crum | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:40 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Michael Barber misses long on a shot from the left side | 71-70 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Michael Barber snags the offensive board | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Michael Barber is fouled on the floor by Efrain Alberto - foul #3 on Efrain Alberto, team foul #8 | 71-70 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Michael Barber makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Michael Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Clements misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-70 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Clements grabs the offensive board | 73-70 |