| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Daniel Litten (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andy Moody (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Efren Milligan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Brakebill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Tremper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Dorsey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kent Livingston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. C - Daniel Rhynes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Efren Milligan inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:34 | Ball State | Reynaldo Rodriguez is called for the reach on Efren Milligan - foul #2 on Reynaldo Rodriguez, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Charles Brakebill makes the fadeaway in the lane | 36-32 |
| 19:13 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes can't throw it down | 36-32 |
| 19:12 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey hits the follow up shot | 36-34 |
| 18:56 | Ball State | Richard Tremper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 18:55 | Ball State | Charles Brakebill gets the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Mark Dorsey steals the ball from Daniel Litten | 36-34 |
| 18:28 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Peters | 36-36 |
| 18:02 | Ball State | Efren Milligan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 18:01 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:46 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez is hacked by Charles Brakebill - foul #1 on Charles Brakebill, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 17:27 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes misses the lay-in | 36-36 |
| 17:26 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez snags the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-36 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey grabs the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey hits a floater from the left side and the foul's on Daniel Litten - foul #3 on Daniel Litten, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Maurice Milburn (PG), James Watts (SG), Robert Johnson (PF), Jim Eyre (C) Daniel Litten, Andy Moody, Charles Brakebill, Richard Tremper | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison (PF), Jeffrey Salcedo (C) Kent Livingston, Daniel Rhynes | |
| 16:55 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:36 | Ball State | Jim Eyre is called for traveling | 36-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Raymond Catalan (SG) Efren Milligan | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Scott Cooper (SG), Louis Hodges (C) Mark Dorsey, Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez | |
| 16:13 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper snags the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 15:57 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper misses short on a 3 from straight away | 36-39 |
| 15:56 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Maurice Milburn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Catalan (fresh) SF - James Watts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Eyre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Cooper (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Salcedo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Allison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Louis Hodges (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Ball State | Maurice Milburn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 15:49 | Ball State | Robert Johnson tips it in | 38-39 |
| 15:36 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 15:35 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo tips it home | 38-41 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | James Watts connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Walter Allison - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Litten (PG), Andy Moody (SG), Efren Milligan (SF), Charles Brakebill (PF), Richard Tremper (C) Maurice Milburn, Raymond Catalan, James Watts, Robert Johnson, Jim Eyre | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey (PG), Mark Peters (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF), Kent Livingston (PF), Daniel Rhynes (C) Erick Wright, Scott Cooper, Jeffrey Salcedo, Walter Allison, Louis Hodges | |
| 14:53 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 14:51 | Ball State | Charles Brakebill pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:34 | Ball State | Daniel Litten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-41 |
| 14:16 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 14:14 | Ball State | Andy Moody pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:57 | Ball State | Daniel Litten misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Rhynes - foul #2 on Daniel Rhynes, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison (PF) Kent Livingston | |
| 13:57 | Ball State | Daniel Litten makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:57 | Ball State | Daniel Litten makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes drills a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Richard Tremper - foul #2 on Richard Tremper, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:33 | Ball State | Andy Moody misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 13:31 | Ball State | Charles Brakebill tips it in | 45-44 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 45-44 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 12:39 | Ball State | Richard Tremper can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Richard Tremper pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:22 | Ball State | Efren Milligan is fouled on the floor by Daniel Rhynes - foul #3 on Daniel Rhynes, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Johnson (PF), Jim Eyre (C) Charles Brakebill, Richard Tremper | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Kent Livingston (PF) Mark Dorsey, Daniel Rhynes | |
| 12:06 | Ball State | Kent Livingston denies the turnaround by Jim Eyre | 45-46 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Kent Livingston | 45-46 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 11:47 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kent Livingston | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Daniel Litten (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andy Moody (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Efren Milligan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Eyre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kent Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Walter Allison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Ball State | Erick Wright is called for the reach on Andy Moody - foul #1 on Erick Wright, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Maurice Milburn (PG), Raymond Catalan (SG), James Watts (SF) Daniel Litten, Andy Moody, Efren Milligan | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper (SG), Jeffrey Salcedo (SF) Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez | |
| 11:10 | Ball State | James Watts misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 10:50 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on James Watts - foul #3 on James Watts, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey (PG), Daniel Rhynes (C) Scott Cooper, Walter Allison | |
| 10:50 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 10:50 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:29 | Ball State | Raymond Catalan misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 10:28 | Ball State | Robert Johnson hits the follow up shot | 47-50 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Raymond Catalan - foul #1 on Raymond Catalan, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Litten (PG), Andy Moody (SG), Efren Milligan (SF), Charles Brakebill (PF), Richard Tremper (C) Maurice Milburn, Raymond Catalan, James Watts, Robert Johnson, Jim Eyre | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF) Erick Wright, Jeffrey Salcedo | |
| 10:09 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:49 | Ball State | Efren Milligan buries a floater from the right side | 49-52 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Rhynes | 49-54 |
| 09:13 | Ball State | Daniel Litten knocks in the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Reynaldo Rodriguez - foul #3 on Reynaldo Rodriguez, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison (PF), Jeffrey Salcedo (C) Kent Livingston, Daniel Rhynes | |
| 09:13 | Ball State | Daniel Litten makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 08:53 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Brakebill steals the ball from Walter Allison | 52-54 |
| 08:41 | Ball State | Daniel Litten misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 08:36 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey hits a jumper from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 08:31 | Ball State | Andy Moody is hacked by Mark Peters - foul #2 on Mark Peters, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Johnson (PF) Charles Brakebill | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG) Mark Dorsey | |
| 08:21 | Ball State | Efren Milligan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Reynaldo Rodriguez - foul #4 on Reynaldo Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges (C) Reynaldo Rodriguez | |
| 08:21 | Ball State | Efren Milligan makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 08:21 | Ball State | Efren Milligan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 08:09 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 54-56 |
| 08:07 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison gets the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 07:55 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Hodges | 54-59 |
| 07:49 | Ball State | Andy Moody drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Litten | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Daniel Litten (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andy Moody (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Efren Milligan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Tremper (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Salcedo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Allison (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Louis Hodges (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo lays it up and in | 56-61 |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Efren Milligan drills a driving attempt in the paint | 58-61 |
| 06:53 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Erick Wright | 58-63 |
| 06:37 | Ball State | Andy Moody misses long on a shot from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 06:35 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-63 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters misses the tip | 58-63 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright hits the follow up shot | 58-65 |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Andy Moody scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Daniel Litten | 60-65 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Brakebill (PF) Richard Tremper | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey (PG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF), Kent Livingston (PF), Daniel Rhynes (C) Erick Wright, Jeffrey Salcedo, Walter Allison, Louis Hodges | |
| 05:34 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Litten is called for the reach on Reynaldo Rodriguez - foul #4 on Daniel Litten, team foul #7 | 60-65 |
| 05:34 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 05:34 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 05:14 | Ball State | Andy Moody misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-67 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Daniel Litten gets the offensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 05:04 | Ball State | Andy Moody knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Litten | 62-67 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters is fouled on the floor by Andy Moody - foul #2 on Andy Moody, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Maurice Milburn (SG) Andy Moody | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 04:49 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 62-67 |
| 04:31 | Ball State | Maurice Milburn drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Efren Milligan | 64-67 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey is fouled on the floor by Daniel Litten - foul #5 on Daniel Litten, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Watts (SG), Richard Tremper (C) Daniel Litten, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (SG) Mark Peters | |
| 04:12 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes grabs the offensive board | 64-68 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-68 |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Daniel Rhynes steals the ball from James Watts | 64-68 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Maurice Milburn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Watts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Efren Milligan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Brakebill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Tremper (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Dorsey (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Erick Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kent Livingston (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Daniel Rhynes (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Dorsey | 64-70 |
| 03:08 | Ball State | Richard Tremper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Andy Moody (SG), Robert Johnson (PF) Efren Milligan, Charles Brakebill | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters (SG), Walter Allison (PF), Jeffrey Salcedo (C) Erick Wright, Kent Livingston, Daniel Rhynes | |
| 02:48 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 64-70 |
| 02:46 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez snags the offensive board | 64-70 |
| 02:46 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Efren Milligan (SF), Charles Brakebill (PF) James Watts, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston (PF), Daniel Rhynes (C) Walter Allison, Jeffrey Salcedo | |
| 02:39 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Peters | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:20 | Ball State | Kent Livingston blocks the short jumper by Efren Milligan | 64-73 |
| 02:18 | Ball State | Richard Tremper gets the offensive rebound | 64-73 |
| 02:05 | Ball State | Efren Milligan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-73 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Richard Tremper hits the follow up shot | 66-73 |
| 01:44 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Reynaldo Rodriguez | 66-76 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Andy Moody is fouled on the floor by Reynaldo Rodriguez - foul #5 on Reynaldo Rodriguez, team foul #8 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Watts (SF), Robert Johnson (PF), Jim Eyre (C) Efren Milligan, Charles Brakebill, Richard Tremper | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Scott Cooper (SG), Jeffrey Salcedo (SF), Walter Allison (PF), Louis Hodges (C) Mark Dorsey, Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez, Kent Livingston, Daniel Rhynes | |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Andy Moody makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Andy Moody misses the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison snags the defensive board | 67-76 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:00 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison buries a jumper in the lane set up by Erick Wright and the foul's on Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #10 | 67-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | Raymond Catalan (SG) Andy Moody | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 01:00 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison makes the free throw | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Ball State | James Watts misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-79 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Walter Allison | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Eastern Michigan | James Watts steps in front of the Jeffrey Salcedo pass | 67-79 |
| 00:23 | Ball State | James Watts banks in the layup | 69-79 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright runs out the clock | 69-79 |