| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Allen Sippel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Sears (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lionel Mendosa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Flynn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Alston (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Harr (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Keith Troxler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Thiel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Shawn Thiel - foul #1 on Shawn Thiel, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:24 | Ball State | Charles Harr misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 19:22 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 19:17 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel lays it in set up by Radman Drinski and the foul's on Charles Harr - foul #3 on Charles Harr, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Pearlman (SF) Charles Harr | |
| 19:17 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman is called for 3 seconds | 33-34 |
| 18:41 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 18:40 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | Herbert Alston is whistled for a carry | 33-34 |
| 18:10 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Peter Pearlman - foul #1 on Peter Pearlman, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| 18:10 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:10 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:58 | Ball State | Keith Troxler blows the layup | 35-34 |
| 17:57 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa is called for traveling | 35-34 |
| 17:12 | Ball State | Allen Sippel is called for the reach on Peter Pearlman - foul #2 on Allen Sippel, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Ruben (C) Lionel Mendosa | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:55 | Ball State | Mark Sears steps in front of the Herbert Alston pass | 35-34 |
| 16:33 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), Eugene Elsass (SF) Radman Drinski, Allen Sippel | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Good (PG), Ralph Square (SG) James Flynn, Herbert Alston | |
| 16:20 | Ball State | Keith Troxler comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 16:18 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Terrance Smith | 35-34 |
| 16:04 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-34 |
| 16:03 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Terrance Smith (fresh) SG - Mitchell Suleski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Elsass (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Sears (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Ronald Ruben (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Douglas Good (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ralph Square (fresh) SF - Peter Pearlman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Keith Troxler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Thiel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Ball State | Douglas Good is hacked by Mitchell Suleski - foul #2 on Mitchell Suleski, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG), John Brown (SF), Marc Mohr (PF), Lionel Mendosa (C) Terrance Smith, Mitchell Suleski, Mark Sears, Ronald Ruben | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Flynn (PG), Herbert Alston (SG), Charles Harr (SF), Thomas Agostini (PF), Samuel Young (C) Douglas Good, Ralph Square, Peter Pearlman, Keith Troxler, Shawn Thiel | |
| 15:29 | Ball State | Thomas Agostini drills a turnaround in the lane set up by James Flynn | 35-36 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | John Brown misses short on a floater from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Herbert Alston pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Herbert Alston comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-36 |
| 15:05 | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 35-36 |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa tips it in | 37-36 |
| 14:37 | Ball State | Marc Mohr blocks the short jumper by Samuel Young | 37-36 |
| 14:35 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Young | 37-36 |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Charles Harr loses the dribble to John Brown | 37-36 |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa clanks a floater in the lane | 37-36 |
| 13:57 | Ball State | Thomas Agostini snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 13:50 | Ball State | The jump hook by Samuel Young is blocked by Lionel Mendosa | 37-36 |
| 13:49 | Ball State | Samuel Young can't tip it in | 37-36 |
| 13:48 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:25 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lionel Mendosa | 39-36 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | James Flynn clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marc Mohr - foul #4 on Marc Mohr, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), Mitchell Suleski (SG), Allen Sippel (SF), Mark Sears (PF), Ronald Ruben (C) Radman Drinski, Eugene Elsass, John Brown, Marc Mohr, Lionel Mendosa | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Pearlman (SG), Douglas Good (SF), Keith Troxler (PF), Shawn Thiel (C) Herbert Alston, Charles Harr, Thomas Agostini, Samuel Young | |
| 13:01 | Ball State | James Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | James Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 13:01 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Terrance Smith | 41-37 |
| 12:16 | Ball State | Douglas Good misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 12:15 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 12:07 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel tips it home | 43-37 |
| 11:58 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Terrance Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Allen Sippel (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Mark Sears (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Ruben (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Flynn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Pearlman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Douglas Good (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Troxler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Thiel (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski's pass is intercepted by Douglas Good | 43-40 |
| 11:30 | Ball State | Douglas Good loses the ball out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG), Lionel Mendosa (C) Terrance Smith, Ronald Ruben | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herbert Alston (SG), Charles Harr (SF) James Flynn, Peter Pearlman | |
| 11:18 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 11:16 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski grabs the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 11:09 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 11:07 | Ball State | Keith Troxler pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 10:42 | Ball State | Allen Sippel swats the layup by Shawn Thiel | 43-40 |
| 10:41 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel can't tip it in | 43-40 |
| 10:40 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Sears | 46-40 |
| 10:07 | Ball State | Lionel Mendosa swats the layup by Keith Troxler | 46-40 |
| 10:06 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Allen Sippel is denied by Shawn Thiel | 46-40 |
| 10:00 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa tips it back up and in | 48-40 |
| 09:41 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel is whistled for traveling | 48-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Brown (SF), Eugene Elsass (PF), Ronald Ruben (C) Allen Sippel, Mark Sears, Lionel Mendosa | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Pearlman (SF) Charles Harr | |
| 09:24 | Central Michigan | Ronald Ruben blows the layup | 48-40 |
| 09:23 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Keith Troxler | 48-40 |
| 09:08 | Ball State | Douglas Good scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Herbert Alston | 48-42 |
| 08:51 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass connects on the driving attempt from close range | 50-42 |
| 08:29 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 08:27 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 08:12 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-42 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Keith Troxler can't throw it down | 53-42 |
| 07:50 | Central Michigan | John Brown gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Elsass (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Ruben (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Douglas Good (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Herbert Alston (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Pearlman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Keith Troxler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Shawn Thiel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-42 |
| 07:16 | Ball State | Douglas Good knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Pearlman | 55-45 |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | Herbert Alston steals it from Radman Drinski | 55-45 |
| 06:35 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Ruben | 55-45 |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel snags the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 06:17 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | John Brown can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Ronald Ruben tips it home | 57-48 |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), Allen Sippel (SF), Mark Sears (PF), Lionel Mendosa (C) Radman Drinski, Mitchell Suleski, John Brown, Ronald Ruben | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Flynn (PG), Charles Harr (SF), Thomas Agostini (PF), Samuel Young (C) Douglas Good, Herbert Alston, Keith Troxler, Shawn Thiel | |
| 05:37 | Ball State | James Flynn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 05:35 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 05:18 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Mark Sears | 59-48 |
| 04:58 | Ball State | Thomas Agostini is denied on a dunk by Mark Sears | 59-48 |
| 04:56 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 04:39 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 59-48 |
| 04:38 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Lionel Mendosa | 59-48 |
| 04:20 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith misses the 3 from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Thomas Agostini grabs the board | 59-48 |
| 04:05 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 04:03 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears grabs the board | 59-48 |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG), Mitchell Suleski (SG) Terrance Smith, Eugene Elsass | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herbert Alston (SG), Keith Troxler (PF), Shawn Thiel (C) Peter Pearlman, Thomas Agostini, Samuel Young | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:58 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 03:56 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 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) | |
| 03:46 | Ball State | Herbert Alston misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Mark Sears | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Allen Sippel (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Mark Sears (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lionel Mendosa (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Alston (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Harr (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Keith Troxler (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Shawn Thiel (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-48 |
| 03:28 | Ball State | Keith Troxler hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Charles Harr and he's fouled by Mark Sears - foul #2 on Mark Sears, team foul #4 | 59-50 |
| 03:28 | Ball State | Keith Troxler makes the free throw | 59-51 |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-51 |
| 03:12 | Ball State | Keith Troxler grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Keith Troxler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 02:57 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 02:28 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 02:26 | Ball State | Herbert Alston gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 02:07 | Ball State | Herbert Alston can't connect on a runner near the basket | 59-51 |
| 02:05 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 01:42 | Central Michigan | Keith Troxler steps in front of the Mark Sears pass | 59-51 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | Herbert Alston misses the shot from the left side | 59-51 |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 59-51 |
| 01:06 | Ball State | Keith Troxler gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Herbert Alston misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel grabs the offensive board | 59-51 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Herbert Alston buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Flynn | 59-54 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel is fouled in the backcourt by James Flynn - foul #1 on James Flynn, team foul #4 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), John Brown (SF), Eugene Elsass (PF), Marc Mohr (C) Radman Drinski, Allen Sippel, Mark Sears, Lionel Mendosa | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass is fouled on the floor by Charles Harr - foul #4 on Charles Harr, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski is hacked by Shawn Thiel - foul #2 on Shawn Thiel, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski is hacked by Herbert Alston - foul #2 on Herbert Alston, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Charles Harr misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-54 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-54 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Alston - foul #3 on Herbert Alston, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Herbert Alston drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Flynn | 63-57 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski is hacked by Herbert Alston in the backcourt - foul #4 on Herbert Alston, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Herbert Alston misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-57 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | John Brown is fouled in the backcourt by James Flynn - foul #2 on James Flynn, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | John Brown misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Herbert Alston knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith is hacked by James Flynn in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Flynn, team foul #11 | 66-60 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Charles Harr can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 67-60 |