| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Arthur Simmons (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathon Groover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Logue (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Gordon Kimbler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terrance Justice (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Chancellor (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Chappell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:47 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gordon Kimbler | 26-32 |
| 19:32 | Ball State | Jonathon Groover scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 19:23 | Eastern Michigan | Chris Robertson steals the ball from Terrance Justice | 29-32 |
| 19:03 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-32 |
| 19:02 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Robertson | 29-32 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | John Davis misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Todd Chappell - foul #1 on Todd Chappell, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:23 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice's floater is knocked away by John Davis | 31-32 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Paul Logue grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:09 | Ball State | John Davis misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-32 |
| 18:07 | Ball State | John Davis tips it home | 33-32 |
| 17:47 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Wooldridge clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-32 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell tips it in | 33-34 |
| 17:30 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons double dribbles | 33-34 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 33-34 |
| 17:06 | Ball State | John Davis snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Paul Logue's fadeaway is rejected by Todd Chappell | 33-34 |
| 16:58 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Wooldridge drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gordon Kimbler | 33-37 |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Gordon Kimbler is called for the reach on Paul Logue - foul #1 on Gordon Kimbler, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Kollman (PG), Robert Blake (SF), Marvin Cespedes (PF), Jonathon Turner (C) Arthur Simmons, Paul Logue, Chris Robertson, John Davis | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Johnson (PG), Robert Degraw (SG), Raymond Goodman (SF), Charles Austin (PF), James Weisberger (C) Gordon Kimbler, Scott Wooldridge, Terrance Justice, Jim Chancellor, Todd Chappell | |
| 16:20 | Ball State | George Kollman knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jonathon Groover | 36-37 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Johnson hits a 3 from the left corner | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - George Kollman (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jonathon Groover (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Blake (fresh) PF - Marvin Cespedes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathon Turner (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Degraw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Austin (fresh) C - James Weisberger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Raymond Goodman - foul #1 on Raymond Goodman, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Chris Robertson (PF) Jonathon Groover | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Andy Helton (SG) Timothy Johnson | |
| 15:44 | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:44 | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:31 | Eastern Michigan | Andy Helton scores on a shot from the left block | 38-42 |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Jonathon Turner steps out of bounds on the baseline | 38-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Simmons (PG), Paul Logue (SF), John Davis (C) Robert Blake, Marvin Cespedes, Jonathon Turner | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice (SF), Jim Chancellor (PF) Raymond Goodman, James Weisberger | |
| 14:53 | Eastern Michigan | Chris Robertson takes the ball from Charles Austin | 38-42 |
| 14:28 | Ball State | George Kollman misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andy Helton - foul #4 on Andy Helton, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathon Groover (SG) Arthur Simmons | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler (PG), Scott Wooldridge (SG), Todd Chappell (C) Robert Degraw, Andy Helton, Charles Austin | |
| 14:28 | Ball State | George Kollman misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 14:28 | Ball State | George Kollman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 14:09 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 13:52 | Ball State | Paul Logue drills a runner from close range set up by Chris Robertson | 41-45 |
| 13:35 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell clanks a shot from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 13:34 | Ball State | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:17 | Ball State | Jim Chancellor blocks the short jumper by Paul Logue | 41-45 |
| 13:16 | Ball State | John Davis can't tip it in | 41-45 |
| 13:14 | Ball State | George Kollman hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 13:03 | Ball State | Jonathon Groover gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:47 | Ball State | Chris Robertson misses long on a shot from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-45 |
| 12:30 | Ball State | Chris Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:09 | Ball State | Jonathon Groover can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell knocks in the floater from the left wing | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - George Kollman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jonathon Groover (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Logue (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Gordon Kimbler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terrance Justice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Chancellor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Todd Chappell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Ball State | Todd Chappell steals the ball from Chris Robertson | 43-47 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Michigan | The short jumper by Todd Chappell is denied by Paul Logue | 43-47 |
| 11:13 | Ball State | Paul Logue grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 10:49 | Ball State | Paul Logue can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Todd Chappell - foul #2 on Todd Chappell, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Simmons (PG), Robert Blake (SG), Marvin Cespedes (PF), Jonathon Turner (C) George Kollman, Jonathon Groover, Chris Robertson, John Davis | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Johnson (PG), Robert Degraw (SG), Raymond Goodman (SF), Charles Austin (PF), James Weisberger (C) Gordon Kimbler, Scott Wooldridge, Terrance Justice, Jim Chancellor, Todd Chappell | |
| 10:49 | Ball State | Paul Logue makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:49 | Ball State | Paul Logue makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:21 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Austin can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 10:20 | Eastern Michigan | James Weisberger can't tip it in | 45-47 |
| 10:19 | Ball State | Paul Logue snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes banks in the layup | 47-47 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Austin comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Marvin Cespedes - foul #1 on Marvin Cespedes, team foul #1 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez (PF) Paul Logue | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 09:50 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Austin misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Austin misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:50 | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:42 | Ball State | Jonathon Turner is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jonathon Turner, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| 09:13 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-47 |
| 09:12 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:06 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Arthur Simmons, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathon Groover (SG) Nathan Ybanez | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice (SF) Raymond Goodman | |
| 08:54 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice lays it up and in | 47-49 |
| 08:46 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Austin - foul #2 on Charles Austin, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Davis (C) Robert Blake | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 08:46 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:46 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Austin tips it in | 49-51 |
| 08:12 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Austin | 49-51 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Austin gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Michigan | Marvin Cespedes is called for the reach on Terrance Justice - foul #2 on Marvin Cespedes, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Kollman (PG), Chris Robertson (PF) Arthur Simmons, Jonathon Turner | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler (PG), Scott Wooldridge (SG), Jim Chancellor (PF), Todd Chappell (C) Timothy Johnson, Robert Degraw, Charles Austin, James Weisberger | |
| 07:31 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Marvin Cespedes - foul #3 on Marvin Cespedes, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Blake (SF) Marvin Cespedes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 07:31 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 07:31 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - George Kollman (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jonathon Groover (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Blake (fresh) PF - Chris Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Gordon Kimbler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Wooldridge (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terrance Justice (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Chancellor (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Todd Chappell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Ball State | John Davis can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 49-53 |
| 07:16 | Ball State | John Davis hits the follow up shot | 51-53 |
| 06:56 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Wooldridge clanks a 3 from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell gets the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 06:37 | Ball State | Jonathon Groover pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Jonathon Groover knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Blake | 54-53 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Chris Robertson gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Simmons (PG), Paul Logue (SF) George Kollman, Robert Blake | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 05:36 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Paul Logue tips it back up and in | 56-53 |
| 05:10 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-53 |
| 04:48 | Ball State | John Davis misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 56-53 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Arthur Simmons - foul #2 on Arthur Simmons, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes (C) John Davis | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 04:28 | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:59 | Ball State | Todd Chappell denies the turnaround by Paul Logue | 56-55 |
| 03:58 | Ball State | Jonathon Groover grabs the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 03:47 | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes is called for traveling | 56-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Degraw (PG), Andy Helton (SG), Raymond Goodman (SF), Charles Austin (C) Gordon Kimbler, Scott Wooldridge, Terrance Justice, Todd Chappell | |
| 03:38 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor's layup is rejected by Chris Robertson | 56-55 |
| 03:36 | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Arthur Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathon Groover (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Logue (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - Chris Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Marvin Cespedes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Robert Degraw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andy Helton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Raymond Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Chancellor (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Austin - foul #3 on Charles Austin, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Kollman (SG), John Davis (C) Jonathon Groover, Paul Logue | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 03:18 | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:18 | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Michigan | Andy Helton snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Degraw can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-55 |
| 03:01 | Ball State | Chris Robertson gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathon Groover (SG), Paul Logue (SF) George Kollman, Marvin Cespedes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler (PG), Scott Wooldridge (SG), Terrance Justice (SF), Todd Chappell (C) Robert Degraw, Andy Helton, Raymond Goodman, Charles Austin | |
| 02:43 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 02:42 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Wooldridge grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 02:37 | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Terrance Justice | 56-58 |
| 02:20 | Ball State | John Davis misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 02:18 | Ball State | John Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Jim Chancellor steals the ball from Chris Robertson | 56-58 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Wooldridge can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-58 |
| 01:54 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Chris Robertson | 56-58 |
| 01:49 | Ball State | Paul Logue can't throw it down | 56-58 |
| 01:48 | Ball State | John Davis snags the offensive board | 56-58 |
| 01:25 | Ball State | Jonathon Groover misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-58 |
| 01:23 | Ball State | Paul Logue can't tip it in | 56-58 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice can't tip it in | 56-58 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell grabs the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Davis - foul #3 on John Davis, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Chris Robertson snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons scores on a jumper from the left side | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Eastern Michigan | Arthur Simmons is called for the reach on Terrance Justice in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arthur Simmons, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | Jonathon Groover hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Simmons | 61-61 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor buries a jump hook in the paint | 61-63 |