| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Kevin Clark (fresh) SG - Wesley Cottrell (fresh) SF - John Towry (fresh) PF - Brandon Booe (fresh) C - Lewis Derenberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Michael Bonnell (fresh) SG - Oscar Aguilar (fresh) SF - Jason Oliver (fresh) PF - Thomas Colgan (fresh) C - Stephen Young (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Colgan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Bonnell is hacked by Kevin Clark - foul #1 on Kevin Clark, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Bonnell hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Oscar Aguilar | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Ball State | Oscar Aguilar is called for the reach on Wesley Cottrell - foul #1 on Oscar Aguilar, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Ball State | Lewis Derenberger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Thomas Colgan | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Eastern Michigan | Jason Oliver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Ball State | John Towry misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Colgan pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Bonnell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:09 | Ball State | Brandon Booe gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:05 | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell lays it in | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Young scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 2-5 |
| 17:37 | Ball State | Kevin Clark misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Michigan | Jason Oliver grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:11 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Bonnell clanks a jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:09 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Young tips it but misses | 2-5 |
| 17:07 | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 16:44 | Ball State | Lewis Derenberger hits the finger roll | 4-5 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Michigan | Oscar Aguilar connects on the floater from the right wing and the foul's on John Towry - foul #1 on John Towry, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Michigan | Oscar Aguilar misses the free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:30 | Ball State | John Towry gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:06 | Ball State | Brandon Booe blows the layup but the foul's on Stephen Young - foul #1 on Stephen Young, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Theo Granillo (SG), Charles Lattimore (PF), Thomas Wheeler (C) Oscar Aguilar, Thomas Colgan, Stephen Young | |
| 16:06 | Ball State | Brandon Booe makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:06 | Ball State | Brandon Booe makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:39 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Bonnell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Lattimore tips it but misses | 6-7 |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Kevin Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Kevin Clark (fresh) SG - Wesley Cottrell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Towry (fairly fresh) PF - Brandon Booe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lewis Derenberger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Michael Bonnell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Theo Granillo (fresh) SF - Jason Oliver (fresh) PF - Charles Lattimore (fresh) C - Thomas Wheeler (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Ball State | John Towry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 6-7 |
| 15:26 | Ball State | Lewis Derenberger grabs the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Jason Oliver denies the turnaround by Kevin Clark | 6-7 |
| 15:10 | Ball State | Lewis Derenberger tips it back up and in | 8-7 |
| 14:58 | Eastern Michigan | Jason Oliver hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Bonnell | 8-9 |
| 14:51 | Ball State | Brandon Booe clanks a floater from close range | 8-9 |
| 14:49 | Ball State | Brandon Booe grabs the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:31 | Ball State | Lewis Derenberger lays it in and the foul's on Michael Bonnell - foul #1 on Michael Bonnell, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | Woodrow Elliott (SG), John Kangas (SF), Wayne Crosby (PF) Wesley Cottrell, John Towry, Brandon Booe | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Oscar Aguilar (SG), Thomas Colgan (PF), Stephen Young (C) Michael Bonnell, Jason Oliver, Thomas Wheeler | |
| 14:31 | Ball State | Lewis Derenberger misses the free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:31 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Colgan gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:20 | Eastern Michigan | Wayne Crosby swats the short shot by Stephen Young | 10-9 |
| 14:19 | Eastern Michigan | Oscar Aguilar grabs the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Michigan | Theo Granillo hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Lattimore | 10-11 |
| 13:42 | Ball State | Lewis Derenberger comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Michigan | Oscar Aguilar grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:25 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Young is hacked by Wayne Crosby - foul #1 on Wayne Crosby, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell (SG), Jeffrey Champion (PF) Kevin Clark, Lewis Derenberger | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Bonnell (PG), Jason Oliver (SF) Theo Granillo, Charles Lattimore | |
| 13:12 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Colgan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 10-11 |
| 13:10 | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 12:51 | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 12:50 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Colgan gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Colgan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | Wayne Crosby grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 12:14 | Ball State | Wayne Crosby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kevin Clark (PG), John Towry (SF), Brandon Booe (PF) Woodrow Elliott, John Kangas, Jeffrey Champion | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Theo Granillo (SG), Charles Lattimore (PF) Oscar Aguilar, Thomas Colgan | |
| 12:00 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Lattimore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Wayne Crosby | 10-11 |
| 11:45 | Ball State | Brandon Booe makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Clark | 12-11 |
| 11:16 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Bonnell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Oliver and the foul's on Kevin Clark - foul #2 on Kevin Clark, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Ball State | Woodrow Elliott (PG), Gregory Johnson (SG), Lewis Derenberger (C) Kevin Clark, Wesley Cottrell, Wayne Crosby | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Wheeler (C) Stephen Young | |
| 11:16 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Bonnell makes the free throw | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Woodrow Elliott (fresh) SG - Gregory Johnson (fresh) SF - John Towry (fresh) PF - Brandon Booe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Derenberger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Michael Bonnell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theo Granillo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Lattimore (fresh) C - Thomas Wheeler (fresh) | |
| 10:53 | Ball State | Lewis Derenberger misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 12-14 |
| 10:52 | Ball State | Lewis Derenberger can't tip it in | 12-14 |
| 10:50 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Wheeler gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:29 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Lattimore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Wheeler gets the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:13 | Eastern Michigan | Jason Oliver steps out of bounds on the baseline | 12-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell (SG), John Kangas (SF) Gregory Johnson, John Towry | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Oscar Aguilar (SG), Thomas Colgan (PF) Michael Bonnell, Jason Oliver | |
| 09:56 | Ball State | Brandon Booe hits a 3 from the left corner set up by John Kangas | 15-14 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Colgan knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Theo Granillo | 15-16 |
| 09:26 | Ball State | John Kangas clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Lattimore - foul #1 on Charles Lattimore, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wayne Crosby (PF) Brandon Booe | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Bonnell (PG), Jeff Little (SF), Stephen Young (C) Theo Granillo, Charles Lattimore, Thomas Wheeler | |
| 09:26 | Ball State | John Kangas makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:26 | Ball State | John Kangas misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Young pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:02 | Eastern Michigan | Jeff Little misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 09:00 | Ball State | John Kangas gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 08:44 | Ball State | John Kangas's layup is rejected by Jeff Little | 16-16 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | John Kangas hits the follow up shot | 18-16 |
| 08:21 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Colgan connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jeff Little | 18-19 |
| 07:59 | Ball State | Oscar Aguilar steps in front of the Wesley Cottrell pass | 18-19 |
| 07:41 | Eastern Michigan | Jeff Little scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Michael Bonnell | 18-21 |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Colgan - foul #1 on Thomas Colgan, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gregory Johnson (PG), John Towry (SF), Brandon Booe (PF) Woodrow Elliott, John Kangas, Lewis Derenberger | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Theo Granillo (SG), Jason Oliver (SF), Charles Lattimore (PF) Oscar Aguilar, Jeff Little, Thomas Colgan | |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Wayne Crosby gets the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 07:12 | Ball State | John Towry comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 18-21 |
| 07:10 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Lattimore grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gregory Johnson (fresh) SG - Wesley Cottrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Towry (fresh) PF - Brandon Booe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Crosby (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Michael Bonnell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theo Granillo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Lattimore (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Eastern Michigan | Jason Oliver connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Theo Granillo | 18-23 |
| 07:04 | Ball State | Michael Bonnell picks off the pass by Gregory Johnson in the backcourt | 18-23 |
| 07:02 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Bonnell lays it up and in | 18-25 |
| 06:48 | Ball State | Wayne Crosby misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 18-25 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Michigan | Jason Oliver snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Michigan | Jason Oliver comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Wesley Cottrell - foul #1 on Wesley Cottrell, team foul #5 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Walsh (SG) Wesley Cottrell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leo Arnold (SG), Thomas Wheeler (C) Michael Bonnell, Stephen Young | |
| 06:34 | Eastern Michigan | Jason Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Michigan | Jason Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:17 | Ball State | John Towry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Oscar Aguilar (SG), Thomas Colgan (PF) Leo Arnold, Thomas Wheeler | |
| 05:58 | Eastern Michigan | Jason Oliver double dribbles | 18-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lewis Derenberger (C) Wayne Crosby | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 05:42 | Ball State | Peter Walsh lays it in and the foul's on Oscar Aguilar - foul #2 on Oscar Aguilar, team foul #6 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Bonnell (PG) Oscar Aguilar | |
| 05:42 | Ball State | Peter Walsh makes the free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Bonnell misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-27 |
| 05:24 | Ball State | Brandon Booe pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | Peter Walsh misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-27 |
| 05:17 | Eastern Michigan | Jason Oliver pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Michigan | Jason Oliver knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Lattimore | 21-30 |
| 04:37 | Ball State | Gregory Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Peter Walsh | 23-30 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Bonnell double dribbles in the backcourt | 23-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Woodrow Elliott (PG), Wesley Cottrell (SG), John Kangas (SF), Wayne Crosby (PF) Gregory Johnson, Peter Walsh, John Towry, Brandon Booe | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leo Arnold (SG), Thomas Wheeler (PF), Stephen Young (C) Theo Granillo, Thomas Colgan, Charles Lattimore | |
| 04:27 | Ball State | Wayne Crosby scores on a jump hook in the paint | 25-30 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Michigan | Leo Arnold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-30 |
| 03:39 | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell can't finish the layup | 25-30 |
| 03:37 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Wheeler grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 03:22 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Young is hacked by Lewis Derenberger - foul #1 on Lewis Derenberger, team foul #6 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kevin Clark (PG) Lewis Derenberger | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Theo Granillo (PG), Oscar Aguilar (SG), Charles Lattimore (SF), Thomas Colgan (PF) Michael Bonnell, Leo Arnold, Jason Oliver, Thomas Wheeler | |
| 03:08 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Colgan comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 25-30 |
| 03:07 | Ball State | Kevin Clark pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Kevin Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley Cottrell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Woodrow Elliott (fresh) PF - John Kangas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Theo Granillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Aguilar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lattimore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Colgan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Ball State | John Kangas hits a floater from the right block | 27-30 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Michigan | Oscar Aguilar misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 02:28 | Ball State | Kevin Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Woodrow Elliott misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 02:13 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to John Kangas | 27-30 |
| 01:44 | Ball State | Kevin Clark misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-30 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Lattimore pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Michigan | Oscar Aguilar is called for traveling | 27-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gregory Johnson (SG), John Towry (SF), Brandon Booe (PF), Lewis Derenberger (C) Wesley Cottrell, Woodrow Elliott, John Kangas, Wayne Crosby | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Bonnell (PG), Jason Oliver (SF), Thomas Wheeler (PF), Jeff Little (C) Theo Granillo, Charles Lattimore, Thomas Colgan, Stephen Young | |
| 01:11 | Ball State | Brandon Booe knocks in the jumper in the lane | 29-30 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Wheeler is hacked by John Towry - foul #2 on John Towry, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:57 | Ball State | John Towry pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Brandon Booe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leo Arnold (SG) Oscar Aguilar | |
| 00:24 | Eastern Michigan | Jason Oliver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Lewis Derenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Lewis Derenberger loses the ball out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Theo Granillo (SG), Charles Lattimore (PF), Stephen Young (C) Leo Arnold, Thomas Wheeler, Jeff Little | |
| 00:05 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Young misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Lewis Derenberger - foul #2 on Lewis Derenberger, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell (SG) Gregory Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:05 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Young misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Young misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Lewis Derenberger pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Wesley Cottrell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Lattimore gets the rebound | 29-30 |