| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Flynn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Alston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Harr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Agostini (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Thiel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sippel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mark Sears (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lionel Mendosa (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Charles Harr inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel misses the shot near the basket | 32-26 |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 19:23 | Central Michigan | James Flynn steps in front of the Mitchell Suleski pass | 32-26 |
| 19:06 | Ball State | Thomas Agostini can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-26 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Lionel Mendosa | 32-26 |
| 19:00 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa tips it home | 32-28 |
| 18:44 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 18:43 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Harr | 32-28 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Allen Sippel steals it from Shawn Thiel | 32-28 |
| 18:29 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski hits the finger roll set up by Allen Sippel | 32-30 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | Thomas Agostini is hacked by Mark Sears - foul #2 on Mark Sears, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 17:49 | Ball State | Herbert Alston hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Harr | 35-30 |
| 17:44 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel is hacked by Thomas Agostini - foul #1 on Thomas Agostini, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 17:24 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski misses the 3 from straight away | 35-30 |
| 17:22 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:07 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 17:05 | Ball State | Charles Harr pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Herbert Alston hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 16:49 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 16:34 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Mark Sears | 35-33 |
| 16:12 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Lionel Mendosa - foul #1 on Lionel Mendosa, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Good (PG), Ralph Square (SG), Peter Pearlman (SF), Samuel Young (PF) James Flynn, Herbert Alston, Charles Harr, Thomas Agostini | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), Eugene Elsass (SG), John Brown (SF), Marc Mohr (PF), Ronald Ruben (C) Radman Drinski, Mitchell Suleski, Allen Sippel, Mark Sears, Lionel Mendosa | |
| 16:12 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:12 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | Ronald Ruben clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 16:00 | Ball State | Douglas Good snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Douglas Good (fresh) SG - Ralph Square (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Pearlman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Young (fresh) 4 pts. C - Shawn Thiel (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Terrance Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Elsass (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Brown (fresh) PF - Marc Mohr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Ruben (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Ball State | John Brown picks off the pass by Ralph Square | 36-33 |
| 15:38 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Brown | 36-35 |
| 15:31 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel hits the finger roll | 38-35 |
| 15:20 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Elsass | 38-37 |
| 14:57 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 14:56 | Central Michigan | Ronald Ruben snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 14:33 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Brown | 38-39 |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Samuel Young misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Marc Mohr - foul #2 on Marc Mohr, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Flynn (PG), Herbert Alston (SG), Keith Troxler (PF) Douglas Good, Ralph Square, Shawn Thiel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG), Mitchell Suleski (SG), Allen Sippel (SF), Mark Sears (PF), Lionel Mendosa (C) Terrance Smith, Eugene Elsass, John Brown, Marc Mohr, Ronald Ruben | |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Samuel Young misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Samuel Young misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 14:20 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Mark Sears | 38-39 |
| 14:05 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 38-39 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 13:45 | Ball State | Keith Troxler loses the dribble to Mitchell Suleski | 38-39 |
| 13:41 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski banks in the layup on a great pass from Mitchell Suleski | 38-41 |
| 13:25 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 13:24 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:10 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 13:09 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel gets the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 12:54 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Radman Drinski | 38-43 |
| 12:40 | Ball State | Radman Drinski is called for the reach on Herbert Alston - foul #1 on Radman Drinski, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Harr (SF), Shawn Thiel (C) Peter Pearlman, Samuel Young | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-43 |
| 12:19 | Ball State | Charles Harr pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 12:05 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by James Flynn | 40-43 |
| 11:49 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Flynn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Alston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Harr (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Troxler (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Shawn Thiel (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Sippel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Sears (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lionel Mendosa (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Ball State | Keith Troxler's pass is intercepted by Radman Drinski | 40-46 |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel misses badly on a runner from close range | 40-46 |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel hits the follow up shot | 40-48 |
| 10:39 | Ball State | Herbert Alston can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski scores on a floater in the lane set up by Mark Sears and the foul's on James Flynn - foul #1 on James Flynn, team foul #2 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Good (PG), Peter Pearlman (SG), Thomas Agostini (PF) James Flynn, Herbert Alston, Keith Troxler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (SG), John Brown (SF), Eugene Elsass (PF), Marc Mohr (C) Mitchell Suleski, Allen Sippel, Mark Sears, Lionel Mendosa | |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski makes the free throw | 40-51 |
| 10:10 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-51 |
| 10:09 | Ball State | Thomas Agostini snags the offensive board | 40-51 |
| 09:48 | Ball State | Thomas Agostini clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-51 |
| 09:46 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman snags the offensive board | 40-51 |
| 09:39 | Ball State | Thomas Agostini is hacked by Eugene Elsass - foul #3 on Eugene Elsass, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ralph Square (SG), Samuel Young (C) Charles Harr, Shawn Thiel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Ruben (C) Radman Drinski | |
| 09:34 | Ball State | Samuel Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-51 |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | John Brown double dribbles | 40-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Flynn (PG), Herbert Alston (SG), Keith Troxler (PF) Douglas Good, Ralph Square, Samuel Young | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski (SG), Mark Sears (PF) John Brown, Ronald Ruben | |
| 09:04 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman scores on a runner from the baseline | 42-51 |
| 08:44 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-54 |
| 08:24 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 08:06 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith double dribbles | 45-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Harr (SF), Shawn Thiel (C) Peter Pearlman, Thomas Agostini | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG), Allen Sippel (SF), Lionel Mendosa (C) Terrance Smith, Eugene Elsass, Marc Mohr | |
| 07:45 | Ball State | James Flynn can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Allen Sippel - foul #1 on Allen Sippel, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | James Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | James Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Flynn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Alston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Harr (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Troxler (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Shawn Thiel (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Sippel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Sears (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lionel Mendosa (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-54 |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel can't tip it in | 47-54 |
| 07:27 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears grabs the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Good (PG), Peter Pearlman (SG) James Flynn, Herbert Alston | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass (PF) Mark Sears | |
| 06:50 | Ball State | Peter Pearlman comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 47-54 |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lionel Mendosa and the foul's on Douglas Good - foul #1 on Douglas Good, team foul #3 | 47-56 |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel makes the free throw | 47-57 |
| 06:42 | Ball State | Douglas Good's pass is intercepted by Radman Drinski in the backcourt | 47-57 |
| 06:40 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski blows the layup | 47-57 |
| 06:38 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa tips it home | 47-59 |
| 06:15 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Harr | 50-59 |
| 06:05 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel tips it home | 50-61 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel misses the lay-in | 50-61 |
| 05:42 | Ball State | Shawn Thiel gets the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 05:21 | Ball State | Douglas Good is whistled for traveling | 50-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Flynn (PG), Herbert Alston (SG), Thomas Agostini (PF) Douglas Good, Charles Harr, Keith Troxler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), John Brown (SF), Mark Sears (PF), Marc Mohr (C) Radman Drinski, Mitchell Suleski, Allen Sippel, Lionel Mendosa | |
| 05:02 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Terrance Smith and the foul's on Herbert Alston - foul #3 on Herbert Alston, team foul #4 | 50-63 |
| 05:02 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass makes the free throw | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:48 | Ball State | Terrance Smith is called for the reach on James Flynn - foul #2 on Terrance Smith, team foul #7 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Good (SF) Peter Pearlman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:48 | Ball State | James Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 04:48 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Marc Mohr | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Brown | 50-66 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | Thomas Agostini misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-66 |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Eugene Elsass | 50-66 |
| 03:47 | Central Michigan | Thomas Agostini is called for the reach on Mark Sears - foul #2 on Thomas Agostini, team foul #5 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ralph Square (SG), Thomas Graves (SF), Samuel Young (C) James Flynn, Herbert Alston, Shawn Thiel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Ruben (C) Mark Sears | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | John Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 50-66 |
| 03:23 | Ball State | Thomas Agostini pulls down the rebound | 50-66 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Douglas Good (fresh) SG - Ralph Square (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Graves (fresh) PF - Thomas Agostini (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Young (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Terrance Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Elsass (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - John Brown (fresh) PF - Marc Mohr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Ruben (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Ball State | Samuel Young buries a driving attempt in the paint | 52-66 |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | Thomas Graves swats the short shot by Ronald Ruben | 52-66 |
| 02:45 | Ball State | Thomas Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 02:37 | Ball State | Douglas Good hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 02:37 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Flynn (PG), Herbert Alston (SG), Charles Harr (SF), Keith Troxler (PF), Shawn Thiel (C) Douglas Good, Ralph Square, Thomas Graves, Thomas Agostini, Samuel Young | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG), Mitchell Suleski (SG), Allen Sippel (SF), Mark Sears (PF), Lionel Mendosa (C) Terrance Smith, Eugene Elsass, John Brown, Marc Mohr, Ronald Ruben | |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mitchell Suleski and the foul's on Charles Harr - foul #2 on Charles Harr, team foul #6 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Good (PG), Ralph Square (SG), Peter Pearlman (SF), Thomas Agostini (PF), Samuel Young (C) James Flynn, Herbert Alston, Charles Harr, Keith Troxler, Shawn Thiel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), John Brown (SG), Marc Mohr (PF), Ronald Ruben (C) Radman Drinski, Mitchell Suleski, Mark Sears, Lionel Mendosa | |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel makes the free throw | 55-69 |
| 01:58 | Ball State | Samuel Young misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 55-69 |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 01:37 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel loses the ball out of bounds | 55-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass (SG) Allen Sippel | |
| 01:22 | Ball State | Douglas Good connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ralph Square | 58-69 |
| 01:04 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ralph Square - foul #1 on Ralph Square, team foul #7 | 58-69 |
| 01:04 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:04 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Ball State | Ralph Square misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 58-71 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Samuel Young tips it back up and in | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Elsass | 60-73 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Douglas Good can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-73 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Ronald Ruben pulls down the rebound | 60-73 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith runs out the clock | 60-73 |