| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Pat Scherrer (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Douglas Porter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Charles (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Virgen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Arthur Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricardo Martin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Ybanez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Esteban Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nick Rosol (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Nick Rosol tips it back up and in | 41-36 |
| 19:29 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 41-36 |
| 19:28 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Nick Rosol | 41-36 |
| 19:05 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin scores on a jumper in the lane | 41-38 |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles clanks a jump hook in the lane | 41-38 |
| 18:44 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen grabs the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 18:24 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Nick Rosol - foul #1 on Nick Rosol, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 18:24 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 18:24 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Nick Rosol is hacked by Randy Virgen - foul #1 on Randy Virgen, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| 17:55 | Ball State | Randy Virgen is called for the reach on Nick Rosol - foul #2 on Randy Virgen, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| 17:50 | Ball State | Douglas Porter is called for the reach on Nathan Ybanez - foul #3 on Douglas Porter, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Johnson (SG) Douglas Porter | |
| Subs | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski (C) Nick Rosol | |
| 17:35 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 17:17 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 43-38 |
| 17:15 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 16:57 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chester Tritt (PG), Dikembe Abdelwahed (SF), James Larson (C) Pat Scherrer, Michael Charles, Randy Virgen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jessie McLain (SG), James Rohrer (PF), Jerry Holland (C) Ricardo Martin, Nathan Ybanez, Esteban Rodriguez | |
| 16:38 | Ball State | James Rohrer scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 43-40 |
| 16:24 | Central Michigan | John Johnson knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Dikembe Abdelwahed | 45-40 |
| 16:10 | Ball State | Dikembe Abdelwahed steals it from James Rohrer | 45-40 |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed double dribbles | 45-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Charles (SF), Joey Beaver (C) Chester Tritt, Ronald Lee | |
| Subs | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez (PF), Nick Rosol (C) Arthur Simmons, Jerry Holland | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Charles (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Larson (fresh) C - Joey Beaver (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Rohrer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jessie McLain (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zarek Tarnowski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Esteban Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nick Rosol (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Dikembe Abdelwahed takes the ball from James Rohrer | 45-40 |
| 15:36 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Charles | 48-40 |
| 15:26 | Ball State | Jessie McLain's fadeaway is rejected by James Larson | 48-40 |
| 15:25 | Central Michigan | James Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 15:20 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-40 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | Jessie McLain misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 14:56 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Charles | 50-40 |
| 14:45 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Nick Rosol - foul #2 on Nick Rosol, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer (PG), Douglas Porter (SG), Ronald Lee (PF), Randy Virgen (C) John Johnson, Dikembe Abdelwahed, James Larson, Joey Beaver | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (SG), Nathan Ybanez (SF) James Rohrer, Zarek Tarnowski | |
| 14:45 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 14:45 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 14:34 | Ball State | Nick Rosol is called for 5 seconds | 52-40 |
| 14:16 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 14:15 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee tips it but misses | 52-40 |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles tips it but misses | 52-40 |
| 14:11 | Ball State | Nick Rosol grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 13:54 | Ball State | Jessie McLain scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nathan Ybanez | 52-42 |
| 13:37 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-42 |
| 13:36 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Nathan Ybanez | 52-42 |
| 13:09 | Ball State | Jessie McLain's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Charles | 52-42 |
| 13:07 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 13:03 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Porter | 55-42 |
| 12:46 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 12:36 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Pat Scherrer | 57-45 |
| 12:24 | Ball State | Jessie McLain drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-48 |
| 12:17 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 12:15 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 12:01 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Esteban Rodriguez | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Pat Scherrer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Charles (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Randy Virgen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jessie McLain (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ricardo Martin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Nathan Ybanez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Esteban Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nick Rosol (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 11:45 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 11:24 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez banks in the layup set up by Nathan Ybanez and he's hacked by Douglas Porter - foul #4 on Douglas Porter, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chester Tritt (PG), John Johnson (SG), Dikembe Abdelwahed (SF), James Larson (PF), Joey Beaver (C) Pat Scherrer, Douglas Porter, Michael Charles, Ronald Lee, Randy Virgen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Simmons (PG), Paul Logue (SG), Zarek Tarnowski (SF), James Rohrer (C) Jessie McLain, Ricardo Martin, Nathan Ybanez, Nick Rosol | |
| 11:24 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez misses the free throw | 57-52 |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Joey Beaver | 57-52 |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Zarek Tarnowski - foul #3 on Zarek Tarnowski, team foul #3 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jerry Holland (C) Esteban Rodriguez | |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses the free throw | 59-52 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Jerry Holland grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 10:43 | Ball State | James Rohrer drills a jump hook from the right block | 59-54 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Zarek Tarnowski - foul #4 on Zarek Tarnowski, team foul #4 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Augustus Zimmerman (PF) Zarek Tarnowski | |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 10:32 | Ball State | Paul Logue grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 10:18 | Ball State | Jerry Holland knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by James Rohrer and he's hacked by Joey Beaver - foul #2 on Joey Beaver, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee (PF) Joey Beaver | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:18 | Ball State | Jerry Holland makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Chester Tritt loses the dribble to Paul Logue in the backcourt | 60-57 |
| 10:07 | Ball State | John Johnson steps in front of the Augustus Zimmerman pass | 60-57 |
| 10:03 | Central Michigan | John Johnson lays it in | 62-57 |
| 09:42 | Ball State | Augustus Zimmerman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | James Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 09:22 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee misses the lay-in | 62-57 |
| 09:20 | Ball State | Augustus Zimmerman pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 09:00 | Ball State | Jerry Holland is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jerry Holland, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer (PG), Michael Charles (SF), Randy Virgen (C) Chester Tritt, Dikembe Abdelwahed, James Larson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (SG), Nathan Ybanez (SF), Nick Rosol (C) Paul Logue, James Rohrer, Jerry Holland | |
| 08:39 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer is hacked by Nick Rosol - foul #3 on Nick Rosol, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jessie McLain (PG) Arthur Simmons | |
| 08:24 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen is hacked by Augustus Zimmerman - foul #1 on Augustus Zimmerman, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez (PF) Augustus Zimmerman | |
| 08:24 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 08:24 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Jessie McLain is hacked by John Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Jessie McLain makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Jessie McLain makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 08:01 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles connects on the floater from the right block | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Pat Scherrer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Charles (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Randy Virgen (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jessie McLain (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ricardo Martin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Nathan Ybanez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Esteban Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Nick Rosol (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:52 | Ball State | Randy Virgen blocks the jumper by Nathan Ybanez | 66-59 |
| 07:50 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Pat Scherrer | 66-59 |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter (SG), James Larson (PF) John Johnson, Ronald Lee | |
| Subs | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski (C) Nick Rosol | |
| 07:16 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski drills a jumper from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 06:59 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer is hacked by Ricardo Martin - foul #1 on Ricardo Martin, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed (SF), Joey Beaver (C) Michael Charles, Randy Virgen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Simmons (PG), James Rohrer (C) Jessie McLain, Esteban Rodriguez | |
| 06:59 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 06:59 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 68-61 |
| 06:30 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski tips it home | 68-63 |
| 06:26 | Central Michigan | Ricardo Martin is called for the reach on Douglas Porter - foul #2 on Ricardo Martin, team foul #9 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee (PF) Joey Beaver | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Logue (SG), Jerry Holland (C) Ricardo Martin, Nathan Ybanez | |
| 06:26 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 06:26 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | The short jumper by Zarek Tarnowski is denied by James Larson | 70-63 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter snags the defensive board | 70-63 |
| 05:57 | Central Michigan | James Larson is fouled on the floor by Paul Logue - foul #1 on Paul Logue, team foul #10 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chester Tritt (PG), Michael Charles (SF), Randy Virgen (C) Pat Scherrer, Dikembe Abdelwahed, Ronald Lee | |
| Subs | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez (PF) Jerry Holland | |
| 05:57 | Central Michigan | James Larson makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 05:57 | Central Michigan | James Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 05:57 | Ball State | James Rohrer gets the rebound | 71-63 |
| 05:37 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Larson - foul #3 on James Larson, team foul #8 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee (PF) James Larson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jessie McLain (SG) Paul Logue | |
| 05:37 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 05:37 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 05:21 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles misses badly on a shot from the left block | 71-65 |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Douglas Porter is denied by Zarek Tarnowski | 71-65 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 04:46 | Central Michigan | Chester Tritt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-65 |
| 04:44 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 04:38 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Zarek Tarnowski - foul #5 on Zarek Tarnowski, team foul #11 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer (PG), Joey Beaver (C) Chester Tritt, Randy Virgen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (SG), Nathan Ybanez (SF), Nick Rosol (C) Arthur Simmons, Zarek Tarnowski, James Rohrer | |
| 04:38 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 04:38 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Douglas Porter - foul #5 on Douglas Porter, team foul #9 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Johnson (SG), James Larson (C) Douglas Porter, Joey Beaver | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | Nick Rosol steals the ball from James Larson | 73-67 |
| 03:52 | Ball State | Nick Rosol double dribbles | 73-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed (SF) Michael Charles | |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Simmons (PG), Augustus Zimmerman (PF) Jessie McLain, Esteban Rodriguez | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Pat Scherrer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - James Larson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Arthur Simmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricardo Martin (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Nathan Ybanez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Augustus Zimmerman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nick Rosol (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Central Michigan | John Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Pat Scherrer | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:10 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin buries a shot from the left side set up by Nick Rosol | 76-69 |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee loses the dribble to Augustus Zimmerman | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:18 | Ball State | Nick Rosol's pass is intercepted by John Johnson | 76-69 |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer lays it in set up by John Johnson | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Nick Rosol is hacked by James Larson - foul #4 on James Larson, team foul #10 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Charles (SF), John Dawson (PF), Randy Virgen (C) Pat Scherrer, Ronald Lee, James Larson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jessie McLain (SG), James Rohrer (SF), Esteban Rodriguez (PF) Ricardo Martin, Nathan Ybanez, Augustus Zimmerman | |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Nick Rosol misses the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Nick Rosol misses the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez gets the offensive rebound | 78-69 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Jessie McLain misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-69 |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 78-69 |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer (PG), Ronald Lee (PF) Dikembe Abdelwahed, John Dawson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (SG), Nathan Ybanez (SF) Jessie McLain, James Rohrer | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:25 | Central Michigan | John Johnson is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on John Johnson, team foul #11 | 78-69 |
| 01:07 | Ball State | Nick Rosol banks in the layup set up by Nathan Ybanez | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Nathan Ybanez steals it from Michael Charles | 78-71 |
| 00:35 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez lays it in | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen is hacked by Ricardo Martin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ricardo Martin, team foul #12 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed (SF), John Dawson (PF) Michael Charles, Ronald Lee | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez gets the rebound | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-73 |
| 00:25 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Esteban Rodriguez | 79-73 |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Arthur Simmons | 79-76 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-76 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Charles (SF) Dikembe Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | John Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Ricardo Martin - foul #4 on Ricardo Martin, team foul #13 | 79-76 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons is hacked by Michael Charles - foul #2 on Michael Charles, team foul #12 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee (PF) John Dawson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen grabs the board | 80-77 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen is hacked by Ricardo Martin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ricardo Martin, team foul #14 | 80-77 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Dawson (PF) Ronald Lee | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jessie McLain (SG) Ricardo Martin | |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen misses the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Nick Rosol snags the defensive board | 81-77 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Jessie McLain knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 81-80 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-80 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee (PF) John Dawson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Arthur Simmons is called for the reach on Randy Virgen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Simmons, team foul #15 | 81-80 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen makes the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen misses the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 82-80 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-80 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez is fouled on the floor by Michael Charles - foul #3 on Michael Charles, team foul #13 | 82-80 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez makes the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Pat Scherrer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Michael Charles (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Randy Virgen (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Arthur Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jessie McLain (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Nathan Ybanez (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Esteban Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Nick Rosol (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Nick Rosol wins the tip | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez is hacked by Randy Virgen - foul #3 on Randy Virgen, team foul #14 | 82-82 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 82-83 |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer lays it in on a great pass from Randy Virgen | 84-83 |
| 04:19 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Esteban Rodriguez | 84-85 |
| 04:16 | Central Michigan | Arthur Simmons takes the ball from Pat Scherrer in the backcourt | 84-85 |
| 03:55 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 84-85 |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee gets the rebound | 84-85 |
| 03:49 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer buries a floater from the right wing set up by John Johnson | 86-85 |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez is called for a charge - foul #1 on Nathan Ybanez, team foul #16 | 86-85 |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Randy Virgen, team foul #15 | 86-85 |
| 03:06 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 86-87 |
| 02:53 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Charles | 88-87 |
| 02:35 | Ball State | Michael Charles steps in front of the Jessie McLain pass | 88-87 |
| 02:12 | Central Michigan | Nick Rosol is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #4 on Nick Rosol, team foul #17 | 88-87 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), James Larson (C) Pat Scherrer, Randy Virgen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Logue (SG), James Rohrer (SF), Augustus Zimmerman (PF), Jerry Holland (C) Jessie McLain, Nathan Ybanez, Esteban Rodriguez, Nick Rosol | |
| 02:12 | Central Michigan | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 88-87 |
| 02:12 | Central Michigan | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 89-87 |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons is hacked by John Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Johnson, team foul #16 | 89-87 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chester Tritt (PG), John Dawson (SF) John Johnson, Michael Charles | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 89-87 |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 89-87 |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | James Larson gets the rebound | 89-87 |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 89-87 |
| 01:46 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 89-87 |
| 01:44 | Ball State | James Rohrer grabs the board | 89-87 |
| 01:44 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 89-87 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer (PG), Michael Charles (SF), Randy Virgen (C) Chester Tritt, John Dawson, James Larson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jessie McLain (SG), Nathan Ybanez (SF), Esteban Rodriguez (PF), Nick Rosol (C) Paul Logue, James Rohrer, Augustus Zimmerman, Jerry Holland | |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nathan Ybanez | 89-89 |
| 01:23 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles double dribbles | 89-89 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Jessie McLain misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 89-89 |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen gets the rebound | 89-89 |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 89-89 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee tips it in | 91-89 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Pat Scherrer (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Charles (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Lee (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. C - Randy Virgen (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Arthur Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jessie McLain (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Nathan Ybanez (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Esteban Rodriguez (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Nick Rosol (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Jessie McLain is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jessie McLain, team foul #18 | 91-89 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Arthur Simmons - foul #2 on Arthur Simmons, team foul #19 | 91-89 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer makes the 1st free throw | 92-89 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer misses the 2nd free throw | 92-89 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen gets the offensive rebound | 92-89 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen is hacked by Nick Rosol - foul #5 on Nick Rosol, team foul #20 | 92-89 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chester Tritt (SG), John Dawson (PF) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Ronald Lee | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Rohrer (C) Nick Rosol | |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen makes the 1st free throw | 93-89 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen makes the 2nd free throw | 94-89 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 94-89 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), Ronald Lee (PF) Chester Tritt, John Dawson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Michael Charles steps in front of the Arthur Simmons pass | 94-89 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles banks in the layup | 96-89 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 96-89 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Jessie McLain clanks a 3 from the left corner | 96-89 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen grabs the board | 96-89 |