| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Mosley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Kowalski (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rex Dickey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Barrett (fresh) C - Thomas Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ed Bible (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Crumble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Whyte (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski (SG), Brandon Christofferso (SF), Christopher Pickett (PF) Manuel Kowalski, Rex Dickey, James Barrett | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Patel (PF), Gary Guardado (C) Michael Crumble, Charles Whyte | |
| 19:30 | Ball State | Thomas Watkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Guardado - foul #2 on Gary Guardado, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs (C) Gary Guardado | |
| 19:30 | Ball State | Thomas Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 19:30 | Ball State | Thomas Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 19:30 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Trevor Bangs | 35-24 |
| 19:13 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Richard Patel is denied by Brandon Christofferso | 35-24 |
| 19:12 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Stjepan Osenkowski | 35-24 |
| 19:06 | Ball State | Trevor Bangs is called for the reach on Stjepan Osenkowski - foul #1 on Trevor Bangs, team foul #2 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (SG), Rex Dickey (SF), James Barrett (PF) Stjepan Osenkowski, Brandon Christofferso, Christopher Pickett | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado (C) Trevor Bangs | |
| 18:48 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 35-24 |
| 18:47 | Western Michigan | Richard Patel pulls down the rebound | 35-24 |
| 18:18 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones is whistled for traveling | 35-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski (SG), Brandon Christofferso (SF), Christopher Pickett (PF) Manuel Kowalski, Rex Dickey, James Barrett | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG), Michael Crumble (PF), Charles Whyte (C) Kenneth Leggett, Richard Patel, Gary Guardado | |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett lays it up and in set up by Stjepan Osenkowski | 37-24 |
| 17:59 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Michael Crumble | 37-26 |
| 17:32 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Mosley | 39-26 |
| 17:09 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-26 |
| 17:07 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte grabs the offensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 16:54 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones hits a 3 from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 16:34 | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (SG), Rex Dickey (SF), James Barrett (PF), Boris Zipperer (C) Stjepan Osenkowski, Brandon Christofferso, Christopher Pickett, Thomas Watkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG), Robert Bennett (SF), Richard Patel (PF), Gary Guardado (C) Theodore Norcross, Carmelo Quinones, Michael Crumble, Charles Whyte | |
| 16:19 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Bennett and he's fouled by Richard Mosley - foul #4 on Richard Mosley, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG) Richard Mosley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs (C) Gary Guardado | |
| 16:19 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett misses the free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:19 | Ball State | James Barrett snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 16:00 | Ball State | Rex Dickey hits a shot from the right block set up by Manuel Kowalski | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Avery Wahl (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Kowalski (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rex Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Barrett (fresh) C - Boris Zipperer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ed Bible (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Patel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Trevor Bangs (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Rafael Folkes (SF) Rex Dickey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones (SF), Michael Crumble (PF) Robert Bennett, Trevor Bangs | |
| 15:43 | Ball State | James Barrett lays it in uncontested | 43-31 |
| 15:31 | Western Michigan | Boris Zipperer blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Leggett | 43-31 |
| 15:29 | Ball State | James Barrett pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 15:25 | Ball State | Rafael Folkes makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Barrett | 45-31 |
| 15:05 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Kenneth Leggett | 45-33 |
| 14:59 | Ball State | Rafael Folkes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Avery Wahl and the foul's on Richard Patel - foul #1 on Richard Patel, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski (SG), Rex Dickey (SF), Christopher Pickett (PF), Thomas Watkins (C) Avery Wahl, Manuel Kowalski, James Barrett, Boris Zipperer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett (SF), Gary Guardado (C) Carmelo Quinones, Michael Crumble | |
| 14:59 | Ball State | Rafael Folkes makes the free throw | 48-33 |
| 14:39 | Western Michigan | Rafael Folkes takes the ball from Ed Bible | 48-33 |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Rafael Folkes connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-33 |
| 14:10 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-35 |
| 13:59 | Ball State | Rex Dickey clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Bennett - foul #1 on Robert Bennett, team foul #4 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Manuel Kowalski (SG), James Barrett (PF), Boris Zipperer (C) Rafael Folkes, Stjepan Osenkowski, Christopher Pickett, Thomas Watkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG), Carmelo Quinones (SF), Michael Crumble (PF), Charles Whyte (C) Kenneth Leggett, Robert Bennett, Richard Patel, Gary Guardado | |
| 13:59 | Ball State | Rex Dickey misses the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 13:59 | Ball State | Rex Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 13:46 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte is called for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Whyte, team foul #5 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Pickett (PF), Thomas Watkins (C) James Barrett, Boris Zipperer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG) Theodore Norcross | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 13:27 | Ball State | Thomas Watkins loses the dribble to Ed Bible | 51-35 |
| 13:05 | Western Michigan | Michael Crumble double dribbles | 51-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Mosley (PG), James Barrett (PF), Boris Zipperer (C) Avery Wahl, Christopher Pickett, Thomas Watkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG), Richard Patel (C) Kenneth Leggett, Charles Whyte | |
| 12:49 | Ball State | James Barrett drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Manuel Kowalski | 53-35 |
| 12:28 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Mosley - foul #5 on Richard Mosley, team foul #2 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Stjepan Osenkowski (SG), Brandon Christofferso (SF), Christopher Pickett (PF), Thomas Watkins (C) Richard Mosley, Manuel Kowalski, Rex Dickey, James Barrett, Boris Zipperer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG), Charles Whyte (C) Ed Bible, Michael Crumble | |
| 12:28 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 12:28 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 12:07 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Avery Wahl | 55-37 |
| 12:03 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (SG), James Barrett (PF), Boris Zipperer (C) Stjepan Osenkowski, Christopher Pickett, Thomas Watkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ed Bible (SG), Robert Bennett (SF), Michael Crumble (PF), Gary Guardado (C) Theodore Norcross, Carmelo Quinones, Richard Patel, Charles Whyte | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Michael Crumble steals it from Manuel Kowalski | 55-37 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Avery Wahl (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Manuel Kowalski (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Christofferso (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Boris Zipperer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ed Bible (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Crumble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Guardado (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ed Bible | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 11:21 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Avery Wahl | 57-40 |
| 11:10 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 11:08 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer gets the rebound | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 11:05 | Ball State | Kenneth Leggett steals it from Avery Wahl in the backcourt | 57-40 |
| 10:59 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-40 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer pulls down the rebound | 57-40 |
| 10:39 | Ball State | Ed Bible steals it from Boris Zipperer | 57-40 |
| 10:18 | Western Michigan | Boris Zipperer steps in front of the Robert Bennett pass | 57-40 |
| 09:58 | Ball State | James Barrett makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-40 |
| 09:47 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 59-40 |
| 09:45 | Western Michigan | Michael Crumble tips it home | 59-42 |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Guardado - foul #3 on Gary Guardado, team foul #6 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski (SG), Rex Dickey (SF), Christopher Pickett (PF), Thomas Watkins (C) Avery Wahl, Manuel Kowalski, Brandon Christofferso, James Barrett | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG), Garf Wondoloski (SG), Carmelo Quinones (SF), Richard Patel (PF), Charles Whyte (C) Kenneth Leggett, Ed Bible, Robert Bennett, Michael Crumble, Gary Guardado | |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 09:09 | Western Michigan | Richard Patel misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-42 |
| 09:07 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones tips it back up and in | 61-44 |
| 08:38 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer clanks a jump hook from close range | 61-44 |
| 08:37 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte snags the defensive board | 61-44 |
| 08:30 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones makes the 3pt jumper from straight away and he's fouled by Boris Zipperer - foul #1 on Boris Zipperer, team foul #3 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG) Boris Zipperer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ed Bible (SG) Garf Wondoloski | |
| 08:30 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones makes the free throw | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski misses long on an open shot from the right side | 61-48 |
| 08:17 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 08:03 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-48 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Thomas Watkins pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 07:41 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-48 |
| 07:40 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett grabs the offensive board | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Avery Wahl (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stjepan Osenkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rex Dickey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Pickett (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Theodore Norcross (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ed Bible (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Patel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Whyte (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett misses badly on a floater from the left side | 61-48 |
| 07:21 | Ball State | Thomas Watkins snags the offensive board | 61-48 |
| 07:08 | Ball State | Avery Wahl misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Patel - foul #2 on Richard Patel, team foul #7 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (SG), Rafael Folkes (SF) Stjepan Osenkowski, Rex Dickey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG), Michael Crumble (PF) Theodore Norcross, Charles Whyte | |
| 07:08 | Ball State | Avery Wahl makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 07:08 | Ball State | Avery Wahl makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 06:57 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-48 |
| 06:55 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett pulls down the rebound | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 06:29 | Ball State | Rafael Folkes double dribbles | 63-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Rex Dickey (SF) Rafael Folkes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (SG), Charles Whyte (C) Ed Bible, Michael Crumble | |
| 06:13 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Theodore Norcross | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 05:49 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski is fouled on the floor by Theodore Norcross - foul #2 on Theodore Norcross, team foul #8 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski (SG), Rafael Folkes (SF), James Barrett (PF), Boris Zipperer (C) Avery Wahl, Rex Dickey, Christopher Pickett, Thomas Watkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ed Bible (SG), Michael Crumble (PF), Trevor Bangs (C) Theodore Norcross, Richard Patel, Charles Whyte | |
| 05:49 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 05:49 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 05:30 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 05:29 | Ball State | James Barrett gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 05:10 | Ball State | Trevor Bangs is called for the reach on Manuel Kowalski - foul #2 on Trevor Bangs, team foul #9 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Rex Dickey (SF), Christopher Pickett (PF), Thomas Watkins (C) Rafael Folkes, James Barrett, Boris Zipperer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Patel (PF), Charles Whyte (C) Michael Crumble, Trevor Bangs | |
| 05:10 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 05:10 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 04:52 | Western Michigan | Richard Patel misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 67-50 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Thomas Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett misses long on a jumper from the right side | 67-50 |
| 04:35 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett pulls down the rebound | 67-50 |
| 04:30 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-50 |
| 04:28 | Ball State | Thomas Watkins pulls down the rebound | 67-50 |
| 04:03 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett blows the layup | 67-50 |
| 04:02 | Western Michigan | Richard Patel pulls down the rebound | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:40 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-53 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Manuel Kowalski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stjepan Osenkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rex Dickey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Pickett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Watkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ed Bible (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carmelo Quinones (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Patel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Whyte (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Patel - foul #3 on Richard Patel, team foul #10 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Rafael Folkes (SF), James Barrett (PF), Boris Zipperer (C) Manuel Kowalski, Stjepan Osenkowski, Thomas Watkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG), Garf Wondoloski (SG), Robert Bennett (SF), Gary Guardado (PF), Trevor Bangs (C) Kenneth Leggett, Ed Bible, Carmelo Quinones, Richard Patel, Charles Whyte | |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett misses the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 03:14 | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs pulls down the rebound | 68-53 |
| 02:59 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross misses the shot from the right wing | 68-53 |
| 02:58 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Boris Zipperer | 68-53 |
| 02:36 | Ball State | Rex Dickey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-53 |
| 02:35 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett snags the offensive board | 68-53 |
| 02:21 | Ball State | Garf Wondoloski is called for the reach on Rex Dickey - foul #1 on Garf Wondoloski, team foul #11 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski (SG) Christopher Pickett | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Patel (C) Gary Guardado | |
| 02:21 | Ball State | Rex Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 02:21 | Ball State | Rex Dickey misses the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 02:21 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Trevor Bangs | 69-53 |
| 02:09 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett misses short on a floater in the lane | 69-53 |
| 02:07 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| 02:05 | Ball State | Rafael Folkes is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rafael Folkes, team foul #4 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Manuel Kowalski (SG) Rex Dickey, Stjepan Osenkowski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 01:50 | Western Michigan | Richard Patel misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Boris Zipperer - foul #2 on Boris Zipperer, team foul #5 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Rex Dickey (SF), Thomas Watkins (C) Rafael Folkes, Boris Zipperer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado (C) Trevor Bangs | |
| 01:50 | Western Michigan | Richard Patel misses the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 01:50 | Western Michigan | Richard Patel misses the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 01:50 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | Richard Patel is called for the reach on James Barrett - foul #4 on Richard Patel, team foul #12 | 69-53 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | James Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | James Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:12 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett lays it in set up by Garf Wondoloski | 71-55 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Thomas Watkins is whistled for traveling | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:38 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Theodore Norcross is denied by Rex Dickey | 71-55 |
| 00:36 | Ball State | James Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Thomas Watkins is alone and drills a turnaround near the basket | 73-55 |
| 00:06 | Western Michigan | Richard Patel knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 73-57 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Avery Wahl runs out the clock | 73-57 |