| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Ervin (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Andy Moody (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Sanford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lewis Grady (fresh) C - Samuel Snow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Peters (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Emmett Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert White (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Frank Sanford inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Ball State | Frank Sanford misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 19:49 | Eastern Michigan | Robert White gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Lewis Grady - foul #1 on Lewis Grady, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:28 | Ball State | Samuel Snow pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:15 | Ball State | Andy Moody comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Michigan | Robert White gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Samuel Snow - foul #2 on Samuel Snow, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:49 | Ball State | Frank Sanford clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Peters - foul #2 on Mark Peters, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:49 | Ball State | Frank Sanford misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:49 | Ball State | Frank Sanford makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:31 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Sanford steals the ball from Reynaldo Rodriguez | 32-31 |
| 18:27 | Ball State | Andy Moody hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frank Sanford | 34-31 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne connects on the shot from the baseline | 34-33 |
| 18:09 | Ball State | Samuel Snow hits a jump hook in the lane | 36-33 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mark Peters | 36-35 |
| 17:37 | Ball State | Andy Moody buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Ervin | 38-35 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne is fouled on the floor by Samuel Snow - foul #3 on Samuel Snow, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Johnson (C) Samuel Snow | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore (SG), Paul Allen (SF), Jeffrey Salcedo (PF), Walter Allison (C) Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez, Emmett Osborne, Robert White | |
| 17:08 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison lays it up and in on a nice dish by Erick Wright | 38-37 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin loses the ball out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Quade (SG), Efren Milligan (PF) Andy Moody, Lewis Grady | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 16:29 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 16:27 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen can't tip it in | 38-37 |
| 16:25 | Ball State | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:07 | Ball State | Albert Quade knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ronald Ervin | 41-37 |
| 15:45 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Paul Allen, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Litten (PG), Andy Moody (SG), Arthur Ellerbee (PF), Samuel Snow (C) Ronald Ervin, Albert Quade, Frank Sanford, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF), Emmett Osborne (PF), Robert White (C) Erick Wright, Troy Moore, Jeffrey Salcedo, Walter Allison | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Daniel Litten (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andy Moody (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Efren Milligan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Ellerbee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Samuel Snow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Paul Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Peters (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emmett Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert White (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:26 | Ball State | Efren Milligan knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 15:18 | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Snow swats the layup by Emmett Osborne | 44-37 |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Samuel Snow gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 15:00 | Ball State | Andy Moody is fouled on the floor by Mark Peters - foul #3 on Mark Peters, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Ervin (PG) Daniel Litten | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 14:53 | Ball State | Samuel Snow misses long on a shot from the baseline | 44-37 |
| 14:52 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 14:35 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne tips it back up and in | 44-39 |
| 14:21 | Ball State | Efren Milligan misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 14:19 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Paul Allen | 44-39 |
| 14:03 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 14:02 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 13:43 | Ball State | Andy Moody knocks in the floater near the basket | 46-39 |
| 13:37 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-42 |
| 13:18 | Ball State | Andy Moody is fouled on the floor by Mark Peters - foul #4 on Mark Peters, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Quade (SG), Frank Sanford (SF) Andy Moody, Efren Milligan | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Troy Moore (SG), Scott Cooper (SF), Jeffrey Salcedo (PF), Walter Allison (C) Paul Allen, Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez, Emmett Osborne, Robert White | |
| 13:13 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee hits the follow up shot | 48-42 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper hits a floater from the baseline | 48-44 |
| 12:55 | Ball State | Albert Quade misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Scott Cooper - foul #1 on Scott Cooper, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Litten (PG) Ronald Ervin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 12:55 | Ball State | Albert Quade makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 12:55 | Ball State | Albert Quade makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 12:23 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo travels with the ball | 50-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lewis Grady (C) Samuel Snow | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne (PF) Scott Cooper | |
| 12:01 | Ball State | Frank Sanford misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 12:00 | Ball State | Daniel Litten gets the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 11:44 | Ball State | Erick Wright is called for the reach on Arthur Ellerbee - foul #3 on Erick Wright, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Ervin (PG), Andy Moody (SG), Robert Johnson (C) Daniel Litten, Albert Quade, Arthur Ellerbee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF), Robert White (C) Jeffrey Salcedo, Walter Allison | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Ervin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andy Moody (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Sanford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lewis Grady (fresh) C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Troy Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emmett Osborne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert White (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 50-44 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 11:11 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 11:10 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 50-44 |
| 10:54 | Ball State | Andy Moody scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 10:41 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee (PF), Samuel Snow (C) Lewis Grady, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen (SG), Jeffrey Salcedo (PF) Troy Moore, Emmett Osborne | |
| 10:16 | Ball State | Reynaldo Rodriguez takes the ball from Samuel Snow | 53-44 |
| 10:07 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-44 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 09:44 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-44 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Michigan | Robert White snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo scores on a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Arthur Ellerbee - foul #4 on Arthur Ellerbee, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Efren Milligan (SG), Norman Wiggins (SF), Lewis Grady (PF) Andy Moody, Frank Sanford, Arthur Ellerbee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore (SG), Emmett Osborne (PF), Walter Allison (C) Erick Wright, Reynaldo Rodriguez, Robert White | |
| 09:27 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo makes the free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:09 | Ball State | Samuel Snow is denied on a layup by Walter Allison | 53-47 |
| 09:08 | Ball State | Norman Wiggins misses the tip | 53-47 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 08:51 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Samuel Snow misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 08:31 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Salcedo | 53-50 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo misses the turnaround in the paint | 53-50 |
| 08:16 | Ball State | Samuel Snow grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 08:02 | Ball State | Norman Wiggins clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-50 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Emmett Osborne | 53-50 |
| 07:49 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-50 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne hits the follow up shot | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Ervin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Efren Milligan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Norman Wiggins (fresh) PF - Lewis Grady (fresh) C - Samuel Snow (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Paul Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Troy Moore (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Salcedo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Emmett Osborne (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter Allison (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Ball State | Lewis Grady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Litten (PG), Andy Moody (SG), Frank Sanford (SF), Arthur Ellerbee (PF) Ronald Ervin, Efren Milligan, Norman Wiggins, Samuel Snow | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Mark Peters (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF), Robert White (C) Paul Allen, Troy Moore, Jeffrey Salcedo, Emmett Osborne | |
| 07:10 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mark Peters | 53-55 |
| 06:54 | Ball State | Erick Wright steps in front of the Daniel Litten pass | 53-55 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters lays it up and in on a nice dish by Erick Wright | 53-57 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-57 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee can't tip it in | 53-57 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | Robert White grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Ervin (PG), Samuel Snow (C) Daniel Litten, Lewis Grady | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne (PF) Walter Allison | |
| 06:01 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Erick Wright - foul #4 on Erick Wright, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| 06:01 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:01 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 05:33 | Eastern Michigan | Robert White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-57 |
| 05:24 | Ball State | Samuel Snow misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 05:22 | Ball State | Frank Sanford hits the follow up shot | 56-57 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore (SG), Paul Allen (SF), Jeffrey Salcedo (C) Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez, Robert White | |
| 04:48 | Ball State | Andy Moody is fouled on the floor by Troy Moore - foul #1 on Troy Moore, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| 04:48 | Ball State | Andy Moody makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:48 | Ball State | Andy Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-57 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne grabs the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:19 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-57 |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | Frank Sanford drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ronald Ervin | 60-57 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Erick Wright | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Ervin (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andy Moody (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Sanford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Ellerbee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Samuel Snow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Troy Moore (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Allen (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Emmett Osborne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Jeffrey Salcedo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Samuel Snow is hacked by Jeffrey Salcedo - foul #2 on Jeffrey Salcedo, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Efren Milligan (SG), Norman Wiggins (SF), Lewis Grady (PF) Andy Moody, Frank Sanford, Arthur Ellerbee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF), Walter Allison (PF), Robert White (C) Erick Wright, Troy Moore, Emmett Osborne, Jeffrey Salcedo | |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Samuel Snow makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Samuel Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:08 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Peters | 62-62 |
| 02:45 | Ball State | Efren Milligan clanks a 3 from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Andy Moody (SG), Frank Sanford (SF), Arthur Ellerbee (PF) Efren Milligan, Norman Wiggins, Lewis Grady | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Emmett Osborne (PF) Paul Allen, Walter Allison | |
| 02:15 | Eastern Michigan | Robert White buries a turnaround from close range set up by Emmett Osborne | 62-64 |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Emmett Osborne picks off the pass by Frank Sanford | 62-64 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne misses long on a shot in the lane | 62-64 |
| 01:30 | Ball State | Frank Sanford grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Frank Sanford scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Ervin | 65-64 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Reynaldo Rodriguez | 65-67 |
| 00:52 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee double dribbles | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright's floater is tipped away by Samuel Snow | 65-67 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Andy Moody | 67-67 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne scores on a runner in the paint | 67-69 |