| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Arthur Simmons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Martin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Nathan Ybanez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Esteban Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nick Rosol (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dikembe Afshari (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Orlando Trevino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Tobin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joey Pugh (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Western Michigan | Eric Scott misses short on a shot near the basket | 29-32 |
| 19:36 | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin gets the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 19:23 | Western Michigan | Orlando Trevino knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Eric Scott | 29-35 |
| 19:21 | Ball State | Orlando Trevino steps in front of the Nathan Ybanez pass in the backcourt | 29-35 |
| 19:20 | Western Michigan | Orlando Trevino lays it in | 29-37 |
| 18:58 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 18:57 | Ball State | Nick Rosol pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 18:49 | Ball State | Nick Rosol misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez hits the follow up shot | 31-37 |
| 18:33 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh lays it in on a nice dish by Dikembe Afshari and he's hacked by Nick Rosol - foul #2 on Nick Rosol, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski (C) Nick Rosol | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Branch (SF) Dennis Tobin | |
| 18:33 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh makes the free throw | 31-40 |
| 18:12 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 18:10 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Afshari gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 17:56 | Western Michigan | Paul Branch loses the ball out of bounds | 31-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jessie McLain (SG), James Rohrer (PF), Jerry Holland (C) Ricardo Martin, Nathan Ybanez, Esteban Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roy Lute (PG), Tumaini Accomando (SG), Michael Tutor (PF), Melvin Rohde (C) Dikembe Afshari, Orlando Trevino, Eric Scott, Joey Pugh | |
| 17:47 | Ball State | Melvin Rohde is called for the reach on Arthur Simmons - foul #2 on Melvin Rohde, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| 17:32 | Ball State | James Rohrer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin (SF) Melvin Rohde | |
| 17:15 | Western Michigan | Paul Branch misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Jerry Holland - foul #1 on Jerry Holland, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Nick Rosol (C) Jerry Holland | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:15 | Western Michigan | Paul Branch misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 17:15 | Western Michigan | Paul Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 17:15 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Nick Rosol | 31-40 |
| 16:56 | Ball State | Jessie McLain drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Nick Rosol | 33-40 |
| 16:54 | Western Michigan | Roy Lute's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez (PF) Arthur Simmons | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Melvin Rohde (C) Paul Branch | |
| 16:45 | Ball State | James Rohrer clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 16:43 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Melvin Rohde | 33-40 |
| 16:27 | Western Michigan | Melvin Rohde connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 33-42 |
| 16:10 | Ball State | Nick Rosol makes the floater in the paint set up by James Rohrer | 35-42 |
| 15:55 | Western Michigan | Michael Tutor clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 15:54 | Ball State | Nick Rosol grabs the board | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Rohrer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SG - Jessie McLain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Zarek Tarnowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Esteban Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Nick Rosol (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Roy Lute (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tumaini Accomando (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Tobin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Tutor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Rohde (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Ball State | James Rohrer is hacked by Roy Lute in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Lute, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Simmons (PG), Ricardo Martin (SG), Nathan Ybanez (SF), Jerry Holland (C) James Rohrer, Jessie McLain, Zarek Tarnowski, Nick Rosol | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Gill (PG), Orlando Trevino (SG), Dikembe Afshari (SF), Eric Scott (PF) Roy Lute, Tumaini Accomando, Dennis Tobin, Michael Tutor | |
| 15:44 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Arthur Simmons | 37-42 |
| 15:25 | Western Michigan | Eric Scott banks in the layup set up by Paul Gill | 37-44 |
| 15:04 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 15:02 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| 14:39 | Western Michigan | Paul Gill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 14:38 | Ball State | Jerry Holland gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:34 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Gill - foul #4 on Paul Gill, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jessie McLain (PG), Augustus Zimmerman (PF), Nick Rosol (C) Arthur Simmons, Esteban Rodriguez, Jerry Holland | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tumaini Accomando (SG), Paul Branch (SF), Joey Pugh (C) Paul Gill, Orlando Trevino, Melvin Rohde | |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Tumaini Accomando - foul #2 on Tumaini Accomando, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski (PF) Augustus Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Tutor (PF) Eric Scott | |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 13:53 | Western Michigan | Tumaini Accomando misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Zarek Tarnowski - foul #3 on Zarek Tarnowski, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Logue (SG), Augustus Zimmerman (PF), James Rohrer (C) Ricardo Martin, Nathan Ybanez, Nick Rosol | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roy Lute (PG) Dikembe Afshari | |
| 13:53 | Western Michigan | Tumaini Accomando misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 13:53 | Western Michigan | Tumaini Accomando makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | James Rohrer buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Augustus Zimmerman | 43-45 |
| 13:10 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh misses the dunk attempt | 43-45 |
| 13:08 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Zarek Tarnowski | 43-45 |
| 13:06 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Simmons (PG), Jerry Holland (C) Jessie McLain, Zarek Tarnowski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Afshari (PG), Orlando Trevino (SG), Dennis Tobin (SF), Eric Scott (PF), Melvin Rohde (C) Roy Lute, Tumaini Accomando, Paul Branch, Michael Tutor, Joey Pugh | |
| 12:51 | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 12:50 | Ball State | James Rohrer pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:33 | Ball State | James Rohrer drills a jumper in the paint | 45-45 |
| 12:12 | Western Michigan | Eric Scott clanks a 3 from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 12:11 | Ball State | Paul Logue snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | James Rohrer misses the easy layup | 45-45 |
| 11:57 | Western Michigan | Melvin Rohde snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Arthur Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Logue (fairly fresh) SF - James Rohrer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Augustus Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Holland (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dikembe Afshari (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Orlando Trevino (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dennis Tobin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Rohde (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Western Michigan | James Rohrer is called for the reach on Orlando Trevino - foul #2 on James Rohrer, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jessie McLain (PG), Ricardo Martin (SG), Nathan Ybanez (SF), Esteban Rodriguez (PF), Nick Rosol (C) Arthur Simmons, Paul Logue, James Rohrer, Augustus Zimmerman, Jerry Holland | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roy Lute (PG), Tumaini Accomando (SG), Dikembe Aoki (PF), Michael Tutor (C) Dikembe Afshari, Orlando Trevino, Eric Scott, Melvin Rohde | |
| 11:30 | Western Michigan | Roy Lute is denied on a layup by Nick Rosol | 45-45 |
| 11:29 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 11:16 | Western Michigan | Tumaini Accomando's pass is intercepted by Esteban Rodriguez | 45-45 |
| 11:09 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dennis Tobin - foul #2 on Dennis Tobin, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Branch (SF) Dennis Tobin | |
| 11:09 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:09 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:09 | Western Michigan | Michael Tutor grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 10:46 | Western Michigan | Tumaini Accomando knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Paul Branch | 46-48 |
| 10:32 | Ball State | Nick Rosol loses the dribble to Michael Tutor | 46-48 |
| 10:15 | Western Michigan | Roy Lute makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Tumaini Accomando and he's fouled by Jessie McLain - foul #3 on Jessie McLain, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Simmons (PG), Zarek Tarnowski (C) Jessie McLain, Nick Rosol | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Orlando Trevino (SG), Eric Scott (PF), Joey Pugh (C) Tumaini Accomando, Dikembe Aoki, Michael Tutor | |
| 10:15 | Western Michigan | Roy Lute makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:03 | Ball State | Orlando Trevino is called for the reach on Ricardo Martin - foul #1 on Orlando Trevino, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Logue (SG), James Rohrer (C) Ricardo Martin, Nathan Ybanez | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Afshari (PG), Dennis Tobin (SF) Roy Lute, Paul Branch | |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Paul Logue misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-51 |
| 09:44 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons grabs the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 09:29 | Ball State | James Rohrer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 46-51 |
| 09:28 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Orlando Trevino | 46-51 |
| 09:07 | Western Michigan | Zarek Tarnowski is called for the reach on Dennis Tobin - foul #4 on Zarek Tarnowski, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (SG), Nathan Ybanez (SF), Augustus Zimmerman (PF), Jerry Holland (C) Arthur Simmons, Paul Logue, Zarek Tarnowski, Esteban Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Melvin Rohde (C) Joey Pugh | |
| 08:46 | Western Michigan | Melvin Rohde hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 46-51 |
| 08:45 | Ball State | Augustus Zimmerman pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 08:20 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jessie McLain (PG), Nick Rosol (C) James Rohrer, Jerry Holland | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tumaini Accomando (PG), Paul Branch (SF), Michael Tutor (PF) Dikembe Afshari, Dennis Tobin, Eric Scott | |
| 08:07 | Western Michigan | Melvin Rohde comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| 08:05 | Ball State | Augustus Zimmerman pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Jessie McLain is hacked by Tumaini Accomando in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tumaini Accomando, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Simmons (PG), Paul Logue (SF) Ricardo Martin, Nathan Ybanez | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Jessie McLain makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Jessie McLain makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:38 | Western Michigan | Michael Tutor misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 07:37 | Western Michigan | Paul Branch snags the offensive board | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Arthur Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jessie McLain (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Logue (fresh) PF - Augustus Zimmerman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Nick Rosol (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Tumaini Accomando (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Orlando Trevino (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Branch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Tutor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Rohde (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Western Michigan | Tumaini Accomando is hacked by Jessie McLain - foul #4 on Jessie McLain, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski (SF), Esteban Rodriguez (PF), Jerry Holland (C) Arthur Simmons, Augustus Zimmerman, Nick Rosol | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Gill (PG), Joey Pugh (C) Orlando Trevino, Melvin Rohde | |
| 07:18 | Western Michigan | Tumaini Accomando makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 07:18 | Western Michigan | Tumaini Accomando makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 07:02 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski is hacked by Joey Pugh - foul #1 on Joey Pugh, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (SG), Nathan Ybanez (SF) Paul Logue, Jerry Holland | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin (SF) Paul Branch | |
| 07:02 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 07:02 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:47 | Western Michigan | Paul Gill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Orlando Trevino (SG), Dikembe Aoki (PF) Tumaini Accomando, Michael Tutor | |
| 06:45 | Ball State | Jessie McLain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| 06:33 | Western Michigan | Orlando Trevino lays it up and in | 50-55 |
| 06:09 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 50-55 |
| 06:07 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez misses the tip | 50-55 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Jessie McLain grabs the offensive board | 50-55 |
| 05:53 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez's floater is tipped away by Joey Pugh | 50-55 |
| 05:51 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Orlando Trevino | 50-55 |
| 05:27 | Western Michigan | Orlando Trevino clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 05:02 | Ball State | Jessie McLain misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez tips it back up and in | 52-55 |
| 04:51 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-55 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 04:44 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Aoki - foul #2 on Dikembe Aoki, team foul #9 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Simmons (PG), James Rohrer (SF), Augustus Zimmerman (PF), Nick Rosol (C) Jessie McLain, Nathan Ybanez, Esteban Rodriguez, Zarek Tarnowski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Afshari (PG), Tumaini Accomando (SG), Paul Branch (SF), Eric Scott (PF), Michael Tutor (C) Paul Gill, Orlando Trevino, Dennis Tobin, Dikembe Aoki, Joey Pugh | |
| 04:44 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | Michael Tutor gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 04:24 | Western Michigan | Paul Branch misses the shot from the right side | 52-55 |
| 04:23 | Western Michigan | Michael Tutor tips it home | 52-57 |
| 03:59 | Ball State | Augustus Zimmerman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Nick Rosol tips it but misses | 52-57 |
| 03:55 | Western Michigan | Tumaini Accomando gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 03:40 | Western Michigan | Paul Branch lays it up and in on a great pass from Tumaini Accomando | 52-59 |
| 03:26 | Ball State | Tumaini Accomando picks off the pass by Arthur Simmons | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Arthur Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Martin (tiring) 11 pts. SF - James Rohrer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Augustus Zimmerman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Nick Rosol (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dikembe Afshari (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tumaini Accomando (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Branch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Tutor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Western Michigan | Paul Branch misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 52-59 |
| 03:09 | Western Michigan | Michael Tutor grabs the offensive board | 52-59 |
| 02:58 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Afshari can't finish the layup | 52-59 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | Augustus Zimmerman grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jessie McLain (SG), Nathan Ybanez (SF), Esteban Rodriguez (PF) Arthur Simmons, Ricardo Martin, Augustus Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Gill (PG) Tumaini Accomando | |
| 02:46 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-59 |
| 02:44 | Ball State | James Rohrer pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Nick Rosol buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 02:30 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin (SF) Paul Branch | |
| 02:18 | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 02:17 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Afshari snags the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Afshari is fouled on the floor by Jessie McLain - foul #5 on Jessie McLain, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Simmons (PG), Ricardo Martin (SG) James Rohrer, Jessie McLain | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Orlando Trevino (SG), Joey Pugh (C) Paul Gill, Michael Tutor | |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Afshari misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 01:42 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-59 |
| 01:41 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez tips it but misses | 55-59 |
| 01:39 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Afshari grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 01:26 | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Afshari | 55-61 |
| 01:24 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez is fouled in the backcourt by Joey Pugh - foul #2 on Joey Pugh, team foul #10 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Gill (PG) Dikembe Afshari | |
| 01:24 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 01:24 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 01:11 | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Joey Pugh | 56-63 |
| 01:09 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez is hacked by Dennis Tobin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Tobin, team foul #11 | 56-63 |
| 01:09 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 01:09 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:58 | Western Michigan | Paul Gill buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Orlando Trevino | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Ball State | Nick Rosol misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-66 |
| 00:50 | Western Michigan | Eric Scott pulls down the rebound | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Western Michigan | Eric Scott is hacked by Arthur Simmons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Simmons, team foul #9 | 58-66 |
| 00:49 | Western Michigan | Eric Scott misses the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:49 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh grabs the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh is hacked by Ricardo Martin - foul #1 on Ricardo Martin, team foul #10 | 58-66 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Nathan Ybanez | 60-68 |
| 00:38 | Western Michigan | Ricardo Martin is called for the reach on Orlando Trevino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ricardo Martin, team foul #11 | 60-68 |
| 00:38 | Western Michigan | Orlando Trevino makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:38 | Western Michigan | Orlando Trevino makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:33 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-70 |
| 00:31 | Western Michigan | Ricardo Martin is called for the reach on Dennis Tobin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ricardo Martin, team foul #12 | 62-70 |
| 00:31 | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:31 | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons misses the lay-in | 62-72 |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin gets the offensive rebound | 62-72 |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Dennis Tobin is called for the reach on Esteban Rodriguez - foul #4 on Dennis Tobin, team foul #12 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Rohrer (PG), Paul Logue (SG), Zarek Tarnowski (SF), Jerry Holland (C) Arthur Simmons, Ricardo Martin, Nathan Ybanez, Nick Rosol | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Afshari (PG), Tumaini Accomando (SG), Paul Branch (SF), Michael Tutor (PF), Melvin Rohde (C) Paul Gill, Orlando Trevino, Dennis Tobin, Eric Scott, Joey Pugh | |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Melvin Rohde | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Afshari runs out the clock | 62-72 |