| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Cooper (fresh) SG - Harold Prior (fresh) SF - Robert Holsey (fresh) PF - Sean Sherrod (fresh) C - Chris Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Foss (fresh) SG - Kenneth Root (fresh) SF - Joel Brown (fresh) PF - Christopher Christensen (fresh) C - Jimmy Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Sean Sherrod wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Ball State | Chris Morgan misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Robert Holsey can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Sean Sherrod snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Ball State | Sean Sherrod misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Christopher Christensen | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Sean Sherrod | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Robert Holsey | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Ball State | Sean Sherrod comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Brian Foss | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Chris Morgan - foul #1 on Chris Morgan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 17:59 | Ball State | Sean Sherrod connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Prior | 2-1 |
| 17:38 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 2-1 |
| 17:37 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown misses the tip | 2-1 |
| 17:36 | Ball State | Chris Morgan pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:20 | Ball State | Sean Sherrod's floater is tipped away by Christopher Christensen | 2-1 |
| 17:19 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 2-1 |
| 17:12 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Jimmy Smith is blocked by Chris Morgan | 2-1 |
| 17:05 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Robert Holsey | 2-1 |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Harold Prior buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Sean Sherrod | 5-1 |
| 16:55 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss is hacked by Robert Holsey - foul #1 on Robert Holsey, team foul #2 | 5-1 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Schultz (PG), Jimmy Kilroy (SG), Jeffrey Adams (SF), Loren Johnson (PF), Jess Bangs (C) Michael Cooper, Harold Prior, Robert Holsey, Sean Sherrod, Chris Morgan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:35 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-1 |
| 16:16 | Ball State | Jess Bangs can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-1 |
| 16:14 | Ball State | Loren Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-1 |
| 16:02 | Ball State | Loren Johnson comes up short on the runner in the paint | 5-1 |
| 16:00 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith gets the rebound | 5-1 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Schultz (fresh) SG - Jimmy Kilroy (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Adams (fresh) PF - Loren Johnson (fresh) C - Jess Bangs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Foss (fresh) SG - Kenneth Root (fresh) SF - Joel Brown (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Christensen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-1 |
| 15:33 | Ball State | Jeffrey Adams gets the rebound | 5-1 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Loren Johnson is whistled for traveling | 5-1 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Cooper (PG), Harold Prior (SG), Robert Holsey (SF), Sean Sherrod (PF) Charles Schultz, Jimmy Kilroy, Jeffrey Adams, Jess Bangs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer (PG), Randal Patchen (SG), Louis Webb (SF), Michael Guertin (PF), Jonathan Warren (C) Brian Foss, Kenneth Root, Joel Brown, Christopher Christensen, Jimmy Smith | |
| 14:51 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-1 |
| 14:50 | Ball State | Robert Holsey gets the rebound | 5-1 |
| 14:26 | Ball State | Michael Cooper drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Loren Johnson | 7-1 |
| 14:07 | Central Michigan | Louis Webb can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-1 |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen tips it home | 7-3 |
| 13:56 | Ball State | Robert Holsey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 13:54 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Louis Webb | 7-3 |
| 13:43 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 7-3 |
| 13:41 | Ball State | Sean Sherrod pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 13:23 | Ball State | Harold Prior connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Sherrod | 10-3 |
| 13:09 | Central Michigan | Louis Webb clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Holsey - foul #2 on Robert Holsey, team foul #3 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Adams (SF), Chris Morgan (C) Robert Holsey, Loren Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Foss (PG), Joel Brown (SF), Christopher Christensen (PF), Jimmy Smith (C) Matthew Studer, Randal Patchen, Michael Guertin, Jonathan Warren | |
| 13:09 | Central Michigan | Louis Webb makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 13:09 | Central Michigan | Louis Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 13:09 | Ball State | Sean Sherrod pulls down the rebound | 10-4 |
| 12:41 | Ball State | Sean Sherrod is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Sean Sherrod, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root (SG) Louis Webb | |
| 12:23 | Central Michigan | Michael Cooper takes the ball from Jimmy Smith | 10-4 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Michael Cooper misses the easy layup | 10-4 |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Foss | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Prior (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Adams (fresh) PF - Sean Sherrod (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Foss (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Root (fresh) SF - Joel Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Christensen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Ball State | Jeffrey Adams is fouled on the floor by Christopher Christensen - foul #1 on Christopher Christensen, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Schultz (PG), Jimmy Kilroy (SG), Jess Bangs (PF) Michael Cooper, Harold Prior, Sean Sherrod | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Warren (C) Jimmy Smith | |
| 11:29 | Ball State | Jess Bangs misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Chris Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 11:09 | Ball State | Jeffrey Adams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joel Brown - foul #1 on Joel Brown, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Ball State | Loren Johnson (PF) Charles Schultz | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:09 | Ball State | Jeffrey Adams makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 11:09 | Ball State | Jeffrey Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 11:09 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 11:04 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Jeffrey Adams snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 10:49 | Ball State | Chris Morgan misses long on a shot in the lane | 11-6 |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Joel Brown gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 10:43 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 10:42 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Warren gets the offensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 10:35 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Warren buries a jumper from close range | 11-8 |
| 10:13 | Ball State | Jess Bangs can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-8 |
| 10:12 | Ball State | Jeffrey Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 10:02 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Jimmy Kilroy is blocked by Christopher Christensen | 11-8 |
| 10:01 | Ball State | Loren Johnson snags the offensive board | 11-8 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Jeffrey Adams is fouled on the floor by Joel Brown - foul #2 on Joel Brown, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Cooper (PG), Harold Prior (SG), Sean Sherrod (PF) Jimmy Kilroy, Jeffrey Adams, Chris Morgan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen (SG), Matthew Studer (SF), Michael Guertin (PF), Jimmy Smith (C) Kenneth Root, Joel Brown, Christopher Christensen, Jonathan Warren | |
| 09:29 | Ball State | Loren Johnson hits a driving attempt from the left block | 13-8 |
| 09:14 | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 09:12 | Ball State | Harold Prior gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 08:50 | Ball State | Michael Cooper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew Studer - foul #1 on Matthew Studer, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Ball State | Chris Morgan (C) Loren Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Warren (PF) Brian Foss | |
| 08:50 | Ball State | Michael Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 08:50 | Ball State | Michael Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 08:31 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen is fouled on the floor by Harold Prior - foul #1 on Harold Prior, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Hansen (SF) Jess Bangs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root (SG), Christopher Christensen (PF) Randal Patchen, Jonathan Warren | |
| 08:18 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 15-8 |
| 08:17 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Sean Sherrod | 15-8 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Chris Morgan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen pulls down the rebound | 15-8 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harold Prior (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Hansen (fresh) PF - Sean Sherrod (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Matthew Studer (fresh) SG - Kenneth Root (fresh) SF - Michael Guertin (fresh) PF - Christopher Christensen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Matthew Studer | 15-10 |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Chris Morgan connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Cooper | 18-10 |
| 06:51 | Central Michigan | Michael Cooper steals it from Matthew Studer | 18-10 |
| 06:38 | Ball State | Michael Cooper loses the dribble to Kenneth Root | 18-10 |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Chris Morgan - foul #2 on Chris Morgan, team foul #6 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Schultz (PG), Jimmy Kilroy (SG), Jeffrey Adams (SF), Loren Johnson (PF), Jess Bangs (C) Michael Cooper, Harold Prior, Jeffrey Hansen, Sean Sherrod, Chris Morgan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Foss (PG), Randal Patchen (SG) Kenneth Root, Michael Guertin | |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith misses the 1st free throw | 18-10 |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 06:03 | Ball State | Jimmy Kilroy hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Loren Johnson | 20-11 |
| 05:44 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Louis Webb (SF), Jonathan Warren (PF), Michael Keen (C) Matthew Studer, Christopher Christensen, Jimmy Smith | |
| 05:29 | Ball State | Charles Schultz drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Adams and the foul's on Michael Keen - foul #1 on Michael Keen, team foul #5 | 22-11 |
| 05:29 | Ball State | Charles Schultz misses the free throw | 22-11 |
| 05:29 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Warren gets the rebound | 22-11 |
| 05:05 | Central Michigan | Louis Webb hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Randal Patchen | 22-14 |
| 04:56 | Ball State | Brian Foss picks off the pass by Jimmy Kilroy | 22-14 |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | Louis Webb slams it home set up by Brian Foss | 22-16 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Jimmy Kilroy misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Foss - foul #1 on Brian Foss, team foul #6 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harold Prior (SG), Sean Sherrod (PF) Charles Schultz, Jess Bangs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root (SG), Matthew Studer (SF), Christopher Christensen (PF) Randal Patchen, Louis Webb, Michael Keen | |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Jimmy Kilroy makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Jimmy Kilroy makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 04:26 | Ball State | The refs have stopped play. Jimmy Kilroy is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 24-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Cooper (PG) Jimmy Kilroy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:13 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Brian Foss | 24-19 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Sean Sherrod connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Christopher Christensen - foul #2 on Christopher Christensen, team foul #7 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Holsey (SF) Jeffrey Adams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joel Brown (SF) Matthew Studer | |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Sean Sherrod makes the free throw | 27-19 |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Christopher Christensen misses long on a shot from the left side | 27-19 |
| 03:34 | Ball State | Harold Prior grabs the board | 27-19 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Prior (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Holsey (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Sean Sherrod (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Loren Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Foss (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Root (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Christensen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Sean Sherrod misses the easy layup but the foul's on Christopher Christensen - foul #3 on Christopher Christensen, team foul #8 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Adams (C) Loren Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin (PF), Jimmy Smith (C) Christopher Christensen, Jonathan Warren | |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Sean Sherrod makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Sean Sherrod makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 02:56 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Root misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-19 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Robert Holsey | 29-19 |
| 02:33 | Ball State | Robert Holsey misses the 3 from straight away | 29-19 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin gets the rebound | 29-19 |
| 02:09 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss is hacked by Robert Holsey - foul #3 on Robert Holsey, team foul #7 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jess Bangs (SG), Loren Johnson (PF), Chris Morgan (C) Harold Prior, Robert Holsey, Sean Sherrod | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:09 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 02:09 | Central Michigan | Brian Foss makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 01:57 | Ball State | Michael Cooper connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Jess Bangs | 32-21 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Smith knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Root | 32-23 |
| 01:25 | Ball State | Jimmy Smith is called for the reach on Chris Morgan - foul #1 on Jimmy Smith, team foul #9 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Schultz (PG), Jeffrey Hansen (SF) Michael Cooper, Jeffrey Adams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer (PG), Randal Patchen (SG), Jonathan Warren (C) Brian Foss, Kenneth Root, Jimmy Smith | |
| 01:25 | Ball State | Chris Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 01:25 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Warren gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-23 |
| 01:04 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Warren tips it but misses | 32-23 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Charles Schultz gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Charles Schultz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Loren Johnson tips it back up and in | 34-23 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Michael Guertin misses the dunk attempt | 34-23 |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Warren | 34-23 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Jess Bangs takes the ball from Joel Brown | 34-23 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Jess Bangs misses the halfcourt shot | 34-23 |