| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) SG - Mark Peters (fresh) SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Salcedo (fresh) C - Daniel Rhynes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Daniel Litten (fresh) SG - Andy Moody (fresh) SF - Efren Milligan (fresh) PF - Charles Brakebill (fresh) C - Richard Tremper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters is hacked by Andy Moody - foul #1 on Andy Moody, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Litten - foul #1 on Daniel Litten, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | Richard Tremper grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:58 | Ball State | Daniel Litten is fouled on the floor by Erick Wright - foul #1 on Erick Wright, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:48 | Ball State | Efren Milligan makes the fadeaway from the left side | 1-2 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright misses long on a jumper from the left side | 1-2 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes tips it in | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | Ball State | Reynaldo Rodriguez is called for the reach on Efren Milligan - foul #1 on Reynaldo Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 17:46 | Ball State | Daniel Litten clanks a floater from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 17:45 | Ball State | Efren Milligan tips it back up and in | 3-4 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes is called for traveling | 3-4 |
| 17:13 | Ball State | Daniel Litten misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:11 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:01 | Eastern Michigan | Efren Milligan steps in front of the Reynaldo Rodriguez pass | 3-4 |
| 16:58 | Ball State | Daniel Litten hits the finger roll on a great pass from Efren Milligan | 3-6 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Erick Wright | 6-6 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Mark Peters is called for the reach on Daniel Litten in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Peters, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Daniel Litten misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Rodriguez | 6-6 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 6-6 |
| 16:15 | Ball State | Charles Brakebill grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 16:05 | Ball State | Andy Moody clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:03 | Ball State | Richard Tremper tips it in | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Peters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeffrey Salcedo (fresh) C - Daniel Rhynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Daniel Litten (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andy Moody (fresh) SF - Efren Milligan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Brakebill (fresh) C - Richard Tremper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes misses the easy layup | 6-8 |
| 15:40 | Ball State | Charles Brakebill grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | Efren Milligan buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Brakebill - foul #1 on Charles Brakebill, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper (SF), Walter Allison (C) Reynaldo Rodriguez, Daniel Rhynes | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Sanford (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Charles Brakebill, Richard Tremper | |
| 15:02 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:50 | Ball State | Erick Wright steps in front of the Daniel Litten pass | 8-10 |
| 14:33 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Sanford swats the short shot by Mark Peters | 8-10 |
| 14:32 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 8-10 |
| 14:21 | Ball State | Efren Milligan hits a 3 from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper is whistled for traveling | 8-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey (SG), Louis Hodges (C) Mark Peters, Jeffrey Salcedo | |
| Subs | Ball State | Maurice Milburn (SG) Andy Moody | |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Maurice Milburn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 13:56 | Ball State | Efren Milligan pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:45 | Ball State | Frank Sanford is called for traveling | 8-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF) Erick Wright, Scott Cooper | |
| Subs | Ball State | Norman Wiggins (SF), Charles Brakebill (PF), Richard Tremper (C) Daniel Litten, Efren Milligan, Robert Johnson | |
| 13:22 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges is hacked by Richard Tremper - foul #1 on Richard Tremper, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes (C) Louis Hodges | |
| Subs | Ball State | Andy Moody (SG) Norman Wiggins | |
| 13:04 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison dunks the ball on a great pass from Troy Moore | 10-13 |
| 13:00 | Ball State | Frank Sanford makes the floater from just outside the lane | 10-15 |
| 12:51 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 12:50 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison gets the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey double dribbles | 10-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Mark Peters (SG) Mark Dorsey, Troy Moore | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Litten (PG), Efren Milligan (SF) Maurice Milburn, Frank Sanford | |
| 12:14 | Ball State | Daniel Litten connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Andy Moody | 10-18 |
| 12:06 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-18 |
| 12:04 | Ball State | Richard Tremper pulls down the rebound | 10-18 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Peters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Walter Allison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Rhynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Daniel Litten (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Andy Moody (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Efren Milligan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Brakebill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Tremper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Ball State | Daniel Rhynes takes the ball from Richard Tremper | 10-18 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Brakebill - foul #2 on Charles Brakebill, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo (PF), Louis Hodges (C) Walter Allison, Daniel Rhynes | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Sanford (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Charles Brakebill, Richard Tremper | |
| 11:30 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:15 | Ball State | Robert Johnson clanks a turnaround from the left block | 12-18 |
| 11:13 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:44 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo is whistled for traveling | 12-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper (SF) Reynaldo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Ball State | Maurice Milburn (SG) Andy Moody | |
| 10:18 | Ball State | Robert Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #6 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison (PF), Daniel Rhynes (C) Jeffrey Salcedo, Louis Hodges | |
| Subs | Ball State | Norman Wiggins (SF), Richard Tremper (C) Daniel Litten, Efren Milligan | |
| 09:51 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:31 | Ball State | Frank Sanford knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Scott Cooper - foul #1 on Scott Cooper, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF) Mark Peters, Scott Cooper | |
| Subs | Ball State | Andy Moody (SG) Norman Wiggins | |
| 09:31 | Ball State | Frank Sanford makes the free throw | 14-21 |
| 09:18 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 09:17 | Ball State | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:07 | Ball State | Maurice Milburn is called for 10 seconds | 14-21 |
| 08:53 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-21 |
| 08:52 | Ball State | Richard Tremper grabs the defensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 08:23 | Ball State | Robert Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 08:21 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey grabs the board | 14-21 |
| 08:06 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-21 |
| 08:04 | Ball State | Richard Tremper pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 07:47 | Ball State | Frank Sanford knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Maurice Milburn | 14-24 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Dorsey (fresh) SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Walter Allison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Rhynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Maurice Milburn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andy Moody (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Sanford (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Tremper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Erick Wright | 16-24 |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Maurice Milburn double dribbles | 16-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters (SG), Scott Cooper (SF), Jeffrey Salcedo (PF), Louis Hodges (C) Erick Wright, Reynaldo Rodriguez, Walter Allison, Daniel Rhynes | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Litten (PG), James Watts (SG), Efren Milligan (SF), Jim Eyre (PF), Kevin Gladden (C) Maurice Milburn, Andy Moody, Frank Sanford, Robert Johnson, Richard Tremper | |
| 06:53 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 18-24 |
| 06:41 | Ball State | James Watts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-24 |
| 06:21 | Ball State | James Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Efren Milligan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Salcedo - foul #1 on Jeffrey Salcedo, team foul #5 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF) Mark Dorsey, Scott Cooper | |
| Subs | Ball State | Andy Moody (SG), Frank Sanford (PF) James Watts, Kevin Gladden | |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Efren Milligan misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Efren Milligan makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:57 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-25 |
| 05:55 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters tips it in | 20-25 |
| 05:32 | Ball State | Frank Sanford jams it set up by Daniel Litten | 20-27 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo's fadeaway is rejected by Jim Eyre | 20-27 |
| 05:11 | Ball State | Jim Eyre grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Jim Eyre is fouled on the floor by Erick Wright - foul #2 on Erick Wright, team foul #6 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey (PG), Walter Allison (PF), Daniel Rhynes (C) Erick Wright, Jeffrey Salcedo, Louis Hodges | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Tremper (C) Jim Eyre | |
| 04:33 | Ball State | Efren Milligan makes the 3 from straight away set up by Daniel Litten | 20-30 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper (SF) Reynaldo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Johnson (PF) Andy Moody | |
| 03:55 | Ball State | Frank Sanford scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Efren Milligan | 20-33 |
| 03:41 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #7 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Jeffrey Salcedo (PF) Mark Dorsey, Walter Allison | |
| Subs | Ball State | Maurice Milburn (PG), Norman Wiggins (SF), Charles Brakebill (PF) Daniel Litten, Efren Milligan, Robert Johnson | |
| 03:41 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 03:41 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Peters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scott Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Salcedo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Rhynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Maurice Milburn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Sanford (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Norman Wiggins (fresh) PF - Charles Brakebill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Tremper (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Ball State | Charles Brakebill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-33 |
| 03:24 | Ball State | Frank Sanford hits the follow up shot | 22-35 |
| 03:05 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Erick Wright and he's hacked by Charles Brakebill - foul #3 on Charles Brakebill, team foul #8 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF), Walter Allison (C) Mark Peters, Scott Cooper, Daniel Rhynes | |
| Subs | Ball State | Andy Moody (SG), Robert Johnson (PF), Jim Eyre (C) Frank Sanford, Charles Brakebill, Richard Tremper | |
| 03:05 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo misses the free throw | 24-35 |
| 03:05 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 24-35 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Norman Wiggins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-35 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Robert Johnson grabs the offensive board | 24-35 |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Robert Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Litten (PG), Efren Milligan (SF) Maurice Milburn, Norman Wiggins | |
| 02:14 | Eastern Michigan | Efren Milligan takes the ball from Erick Wright | 24-35 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Jim Eyre clanks a 3 from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 24-35 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-35 |
| 01:42 | Ball State | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 01:26 | Ball State | Andy Moody can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 24-35 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey snags the defensive board | 24-35 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey hits a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Andy Moody - foul #2 on Andy Moody, team foul #9 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters (SG), Daniel Rhynes (C) Erick Wright, Jeffrey Salcedo | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Sanford (PF), Richard Tremper (C) Robert Johnson, Jim Eyre | |
| 01:09 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey misses the free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes snags the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes's fadeaway is rejected by Efren Milligan | 26-35 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes grabs the offensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey is fouled on the floor by Daniel Litten - foul #2 on Daniel Litten, team foul #10 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper (SF) Reynaldo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Ball State | Maurice Milburn (SG) Andy Moody | |
| 00:44 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Frank Sanford can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Cooper and he's fouled by Richard Tremper - foul #2 on Richard Tremper, team foul #11 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Fadey Kwiatkowski (PF) Mark Dorsey, Walter Allison | |
| Subs | Ball State | Norman Wiggins (SF), Robert Johnson (PF) Maurice Milburn, Efren Milligan | |
| 00:05 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Daniel Rhynes swats the layup by Frank Sanford | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | The clock runs out | 31-35 |