| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herbert Alston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Pearlman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Agostini (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Thiel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Terrance Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sippel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Sears (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Mohr (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel buries a turnaround in the paint | 28-34 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel is hacked by Marc Mohr - foul #1 on Marc Mohr, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| 19:16 | Ball State | Marc Mohr is called for the reach on Shawn Thiel - foul #2 on Marc Mohr, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| 19:07 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel makes the shot in the paint | 30-34 |
| 18:58 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-34 |
| 18:56 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Marc Mohr is blocked by Thomas Agostini | 30-34 |
| 18:45 | Ball State | Herbert Alston snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Herbert Alston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-34 |
| 18:19 | Central Michigan | Herbert Alston takes the ball from Marc Mohr | 30-34 |
| 17:52 | Ball State | James Flynn drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Agostini | 32-34 |
| 17:35 | Central Michigan | James Flynn picks off the pass by Mitchell Suleski | 32-34 |
| 17:18 | Ball State | Herbert Alston is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Herbert Alston, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 16:58 | Central Michigan | Peter Pearlman steals the ball from Marc Mohr | 32-34 |
| 16:55 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman misses the easy layup | 32-34 |
| 16:53 | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 16:29 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Terrance Smith | 32-37 |
| 16:12 | Ball State | James Flynn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 32-37 |
| 16:10 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Pearlman | 32-37 |
| 15:50 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 15:48 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Flynn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Alston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Pearlman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Agostini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Thiel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Terrance Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sippel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Sears (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Mohr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr misses the lay-in | 32-37 |
| 15:39 | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr grabs the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 15:21 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 15:19 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith gets the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 15:01 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 14:55 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Good (PG), Ralph Square (SG), Charles Harr (SF), Keith Troxler (PF), Samuel Young (C) James Flynn, Herbert Alston, Peter Pearlman, Thomas Agostini, Shawn Thiel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG), John Brown (SF), Eugene Elsass (PF), Lionel Mendosa (C) Terrance Smith, Allen Sippel, Mark Sears, Marc Mohr | |
| 14:47 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski is fouled on the floor by Samuel Young - foul #1 on Samuel Young, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| 14:36 | Central Michigan | Ralph Square steals it from John Brown | 32-37 |
| 14:21 | Ball State | John Brown is called for the reach on Douglas Good - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| 14:02 | Ball State | Eugene Elsass is called for the reach on Keith Troxler - foul #3 on Eugene Elsass, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Sears (PF) Mitchell Suleski | |
| 13:47 | Ball State | Samuel Young clanks a jumper from the baseline | 32-37 |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:31 | Central Michigan | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Douglas Good - foul #1 on Douglas Good, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Thiel (C) Samuel Young | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:23 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Keith Troxler makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Douglas Good | 34-40 |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 34-40 |
| 12:45 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Shawn Thiel | 34-40 |
| 12:27 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel is fouled on the floor by Lionel Mendosa - foul #4 on Lionel Mendosa, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Flynn (PG), Herbert Alston (SG), Peter Pearlman (SF) Douglas Good, Ralph Square, Charles Harr | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel (SF), Ronald Ruben (C) Mark Sears, Lionel Mendosa | |
| 12:15 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman lays it in | 36-40 |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski buries a jumper from the right wing set up by John Brown | 36-42 |
| 11:50 | Ball State | Keith Troxler hits the finger roll | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Flynn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Alston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Pearlman (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Keith Troxler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Shawn Thiel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Elsass (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Allen Sippel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Ruben (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Central Michigan | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Flynn - foul #2 on James Flynn, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski (SG), Marc Mohr (C) Eugene Elsass, Ronald Ruben | |
| 11:32 | Central Michigan | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:32 | Central Michigan | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 11:18 | Ball State | James Flynn hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 10:48 | Ball State | Keith Troxler pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 10:44 | Ball State | Radman Drinski is called for the reach on James Flynn - foul #4 on Radman Drinski, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Harr (SF), Thomas Agostini (PF), Samuel Young (C) Peter Pearlman, Keith Troxler, Shawn Thiel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), Mark Sears (PF) Radman Drinski, John Brown | |
| 10:33 | Ball State | Mitchell Suleski steals it from James Flynn | 41-44 |
| 10:28 | Central Michigan | Charles Harr is called for the reach on Allen Sippel - foul #4 on Charles Harr, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Good (SF) Charles Harr | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Agostini - foul #1 on Thomas Agostini, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass (SF) Allen Sippel | |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 10:16 | Ball State | Thomas Agostini grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 09:50 | Ball State | James Flynn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 09:49 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 09:34 | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr's floater is tipped away by Thomas Agostini | 41-45 |
| 09:33 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith grabs the offensive board | 41-45 |
| 09:17 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 41-45 |
| 09:15 | Ball State | Herbert Alston grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 08:52 | Ball State | James Flynn makes the floater from just outside the lane | 43-45 |
| 08:36 | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 08:34 | Ball State | Herbert Alston pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Thomas Agostini knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Herbert Alston | 45-45 |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | Samuel Young is called for the reach on Terrance Smith - foul #2 on Samuel Young, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ralph Square (SG), Peter Pearlman (SF), Keith Troxler (PF), Shawn Thiel (C) James Flynn, Herbert Alston, Thomas Agostini, Samuel Young | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel (SF), John Brown (PF), Ronald Ruben (C) Eugene Elsass, Mark Sears, Marc Mohr | |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:05 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Ralph Square is called for traveling | 45-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Harr (SF) Ralph Square | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG), Lionel Mendosa (C) Terrance Smith, Ronald Ruben | |
| 07:46 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lionel Mendosa | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Douglas Good (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Pearlman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Charles Harr (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Keith Troxler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Thiel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Sippel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lionel Mendosa (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Harr | 47-49 |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Sears (PF) Mitchell Suleski | |
| 06:57 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman steps out of bounds on the baseline | 47-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass (SG) John Brown | |
| 06:47 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-49 |
| 06:46 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 06:42 | Ball State | Lionel Mendosa blocks the short jumper by Peter Pearlman | 47-49 |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 06:35 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Lionel Mendosa | 47-51 |
| 06:19 | Ball State | Keith Troxler misses long on a shot in the lane | 47-51 |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 06:06 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears clanks a 3 from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 06:04 | Ball State | Douglas Good pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Good and he's fouled by Radman Drinski - foul #5 on Radman Drinski, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Flynn (PG) Douglas Good | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), Mitchell Suleski (SG) Radman Drinski, Eugene Elsass | |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 05:33 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Mark Sears | 50-53 |
| 05:22 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by James Flynn | 52-53 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel's fadeaway is rejected by Shawn Thiel | 52-53 |
| 05:02 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa grabs the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 04:55 | Central Michigan | Keith Troxler steals the ball from Lionel Mendosa | 52-53 |
| 04:39 | Ball State | James Flynn is fouled on the floor by Terrance Smith - foul #2 on Terrance Smith, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Herbert Alston (SG), Douglas Good (SF) Peter Pearlman, Charles Harr | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Brown (SF), Eugene Elsass (PF), Marc Mohr (C) Allen Sippel, Mark Sears, Lionel Mendosa | |
| 04:39 | Ball State | James Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 04:39 | Ball State | James Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass makes the turnaround from the left block | 54-55 |
| 04:05 | Ball State | Herbert Alston misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Keith Troxler tips it back up and in | 56-55 |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Douglas Good steps in front of the John Brown pass | 56-55 |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Herbert Alston lays it up and in on a great pass from Douglas Good | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Flynn (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Alston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Good (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Keith Troxler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Thiel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Terrance Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Elsass (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Marc Mohr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 03:23 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 03:01 | Ball State | Keith Troxler hits a jump hook from the right block | 60-55 |
| 02:57 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Harr (SF) Douglas Good | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel (SF), Mark Sears (PF), Lionel Mendosa (C) John Brown, Eugene Elsass, Marc Mohr | |
| 02:36 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Harr - foul #5 on Charles Harr, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Pearlman (SF) Charles Harr | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:36 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:36 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:22 | Ball State | Herbert Alston travels with the ball | 60-57 |
| 01:58 | Central Michigan | Keith Troxler swats the short shot by Allen Sippel | 60-57 |
| 01:56 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-57 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Shawn Thiel - foul #1 on Shawn Thiel, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:22 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Herbert Alston | 60-58 |
| 01:06 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Suleski - foul #1 on Mitchell Suleski, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| 01:06 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:06 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | James Flynn steals it from Mitchell Suleski | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Terrance Smith is called for the reach on James Flynn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terrance Smith, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| 00:43 | Ball State | James Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:43 | Ball State | James Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 63-58 |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 00:36 | Ball State | Terrance Smith is called for the reach on Shawn Thiel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terrance Smith, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| 00:36 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:36 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears grabs the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Terrance Smith | 64-61 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Terrance Smith is called for the reach on Peter Pearlman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Terrance Smith, team foul #12 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Good (PG), Samuel Young (PF) James Flynn, Keith Troxler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass (PG) Terrance Smith | |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Shawn Thiel is called for the reach on Allen Sippel - foul #2 on Shawn Thiel, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Flynn (PG), Keith Troxler (PF) Douglas Good, Samuel Young | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Mitchell Suleski is called for the reach on Herbert Alston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mitchell Suleski, team foul #13 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Good (PG), Samuel Young (PF) James Flynn, Keith Troxler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Herbert Alston makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Herbert Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa double dribbles | 68-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Flynn (PG), Keith Troxler (PF) Douglas Good, Shawn Thiel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Eugene Elsass is called for the reach on Peter Pearlman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eugene Elsass, team foul #14 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Good (SF) Keith Troxler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski clanks a halfcourt shot | 69-62 |