| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Warren Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Calfee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Christiansen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Avery Wahl (fresh) SG - Rex Dickey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Christofferso (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Pickett (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Boris Zipperer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:49 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett misses badly on a shot from the right side | 32-39 |
| 19:48 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | David Dean makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Gibbs | 35-39 |
| 19:22 | Ball State | Avery Wahl misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 19:21 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 18:57 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 18:46 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett throws it down on a nice dish by Rex Dickey | 38-41 |
| 18:30 | Central Michigan | 3 seconds is called on Jeremy Christiansen | 38-41 |
| 18:12 | Ball State | Avery Wahl comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jeremy Christiansen - foul #2 on Jeremy Christiansen, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| 18:12 | Ball State | Avery Wahl misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:12 | Ball State | Avery Wahl makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 18:03 | Central Michigan | James Calfee can't finish the layup | 38-42 |
| 18:01 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 17:57 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso misses long on a floater from the left side | 38-42 |
| 17:55 | Central Michigan | David Dean pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 17:41 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 17:39 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 17:20 | Ball State | Rex Dickey buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-44 |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | David Dean comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 16:38 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer misses long on a jumper near the basket | 38-44 |
| 16:36 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer tips it in | 38-46 |
| 16:11 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 16:09 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 15:48 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett misses long on a floater from the right side | 38-46 |
| 15:46 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Christiansen pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Warren Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Gibbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Calfee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Dean (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Christiansen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Avery Wahl (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Rex Dickey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Christofferso (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Pickett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Boris Zipperer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 15:22 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer lays it in set up by Christopher Pickett out of the doubleteam | 38-48 |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-48 |
| 15:01 | Central Michigan | David Dean snags the offensive board | 38-48 |
| 14:50 | Central Michigan | David Dean misses the 3 from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 14:30 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso makes the jumper in the lane and he's fouled by George Gibbs - foul #1 on George Gibbs, team foul #2 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall (PG), Frank Girton (SG), Stephen Casados (SF), Philip Braddy (PF), Tim Singleton (C) Warren Johnson, George Gibbs, James Calfee, David Dean, Jeremy Christiansen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (PG), Stjepan Osenkowski (SG), Marlon Bishop (PF), James Barrett (C) Avery Wahl, Rex Dickey, Christopher Pickett, Boris Zipperer | |
| 14:30 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso makes the free throw | 38-51 |
| 14:14 | Central Michigan | Manuel Kowalski takes the ball from Frank Girton | 38-51 |
| 13:55 | Ball State | Philip Braddy is called for the reach on Marlon Bishop - foul #1 on Philip Braddy, team foul #3 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Rafael Folkes (SF) Brandon Christofferso | |
| 13:44 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Philip Braddy - foul #2 on Philip Braddy, team foul #4 | 38-51 |
| 13:44 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 13:44 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 13:34 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-53 |
| 13:07 | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Marlon Bishop | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | Frank Girton drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-56 |
| 12:36 | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Rafael Folkes | 40-59 |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-59 |
| 12:17 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton grabs the offensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | Rafael Folkes swats the shot by Tim Singleton | 40-59 |
| 12:08 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton misses the tip | 40-59 |
| 12:07 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton tips it home | 42-59 |
| 11:45 | Ball State | Tim Singleton steals it from James Barrett | 42-59 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leroy Prall (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Girton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Casados (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Philip Braddy (fresh) C - Tim Singleton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Manuel Kowalski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stjepan Osenkowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rafael Folkes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marlon Bishop (fresh) C - James Barrett (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Girton | 44-59 |
| 11:11 | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-59 |
| 11:10 | Ball State | James Barrett can't tip it in | 44-59 |
| 11:08 | Central Michigan | Philip Braddy grabs the board | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | Stjepan Osenkowski is called for the reach on Leroy Prall - foul #3 on Stjepan Osenkowski, team foul #1 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson (PG), George Gibbs (SG), James Calfee (SF), David Dean (PF), David Lapointe (C) Leroy Prall, Frank Girton, Stephen Casados, Philip Braddy, Tim Singleton | |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Rex Dickey (SG), Brandon Christofferso (SF), Christopher Pickett (PF), Boris Zipperer (C) Manuel Kowalski, Stjepan Osenkowski, Rafael Folkes, Marlon Bishop, James Barrett | |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs loses the dribble to Boris Zipperer | 44-59 |
| 10:38 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso is fouled on the floor by David Lapointe - foul #2 on David Lapointe, team foul #5 | 44-59 |
| 10:23 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso comes up short on the floater from the right block | 44-59 |
| 10:22 | Ball State | Rex Dickey tips it home | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 10:03 | Central Michigan | James Calfee hits a shot from close range | 46-61 |
| 09:50 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer buries a shot near the basket | 46-63 |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall (PG), Jeremy Christiansen (C) Warren Johnson, David Lapointe | |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (PG) Avery Wahl | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-63 |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to James Calfee | 46-63 |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-63 |
| 09:07 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso pulls down the rebound | 46-63 |
| 08:38 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett makes the contested floater from the left wing on a great pass from Rex Dickey and he's fouled by David Dean - foul #1 on David Dean, team foul #6 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Philip Braddy (PF), Tim Singleton (C) David Dean, Jeremy Christiansen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Rafael Folkes (SF), James Barrett (C) Brandon Christofferso, Boris Zipperer | |
| 08:38 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett misses the free throw | 46-65 |
| 08:38 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-65 |
| 08:32 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Rafael Folkes | 46-65 |
| 08:11 | Ball State | Rafael Folkes can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-65 |
| 08:10 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs grabs the board | 46-65 |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs is hacked by Christopher Pickett - foul #3 on Christopher Pickett, team foul #2 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados (SF) James Calfee | |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Marlon Bishop (PF) Manuel Kowalski, Christopher Pickett | |
| 07:56 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 49-65 |
| 07:42 | Ball State | Avery Wahl misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 07:40 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs gets the rebound | 49-65 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leroy Prall (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Gibbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Casados (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Philip Braddy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tim Singleton (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Avery Wahl (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Rex Dickey (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Rafael Folkes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marlon Bishop (fresh) C - James Barrett (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the left block | 49-65 |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Marlon Bishop pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| 06:58 | Ball State | James Barrett misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 49-65 |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Philip Braddy | 49-65 |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Philip Braddy | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 06:34 | Ball State | James Barrett dunks the ball on a nice dish by Avery Wahl and he's fouled by George Gibbs - foul #2 on George Gibbs, team foul #7 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Frank Girton (SG), James Calfee (SF), David Dean (PF) George Gibbs, Stephen Casados, Philip Braddy | |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (PG), Stjepan Osenkowski (SG), Brandon Christofferso (SF), Christopher Pickett (PF) Avery Wahl, Rex Dickey, Rafael Folkes, Marlon Bishop | |
| 06:34 | Ball State | James Barrett misses the free throw | 52-67 |
| 06:34 | Central Michigan | Frank Girton snags the defensive board | 52-67 |
| 06:19 | Central Michigan | James Calfee misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 52-67 |
| 06:17 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett pulls down the rebound | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 06:03 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett is hacked by David Dean - foul #2 on David Dean, team foul #8 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson (PG), Jeremy Christiansen (C) Leroy Prall, Tim Singleton | |
| Subs | Ball State | Marlon Bishop (C) James Barrett | |
| 06:03 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 06:03 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett misses the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to James Calfee | 52-68 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Dean | 55-68 |
| 05:27 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso is open and lays it up and in set up by Stjepan Osenkowski | 55-70 |
| 05:05 | Central Michigan | James Calfee's layup is rejected by Christopher Pickett | 55-70 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Christiansen grabs the offensive board | 55-70 |
| 04:39 | Central Michigan | James Calfee knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Frank Girton | 57-70 |
| 04:15 | Ball State | Marlon Bishop lays it up and in and the foul's on Jeremy Christiansen - foul #3 on Jeremy Christiansen, team foul #9 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall (PG), George Gibbs (SG), Stephen Casados (SF), Tim Singleton (C) Warren Johnson, Frank Girton, James Calfee, Jeremy Christiansen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Rex Dickey (SG), Boris Zipperer (C) Manuel Kowalski, Stjepan Osenkowski, Christopher Pickett | |
| 04:15 | Ball State | Marlon Bishop makes the free throw | 57-73 |
| 04:06 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs makes the 3 from the right wing | 60-73 |
| 03:46 | Ball State | Avery Wahl scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Rex Dickey | 60-76 |
| 03:37 | Central Michigan | Brandon Christofferso is called for the reach on Stephen Casados - foul #1 on Brandon Christofferso, team foul #3 | 60-76 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Philip Braddy (PF) David Dean | |
| Subs | Ball State | Rafael Folkes (SF), Christopher Pickett (PF) Brandon Christofferso, Marlon Bishop | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leroy Prall (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Gibbs (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Casados (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Philip Braddy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Tim Singleton (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Avery Wahl (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rex Dickey (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Rafael Folkes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Pickett (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Boris Zipperer (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall loses the dribble to Avery Wahl | 60-76 |
| 03:24 | Ball State | Avery Wahl lays it up and in | 60-78 |
| 03:12 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs is hacked by Christopher Pickett - foul #4 on Christopher Pickett, team foul #4 | 60-78 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Johnson (PG), Frank Girton (SG), Jeremy Christiansen (C) Leroy Prall, George Gibbs, Tim Singleton | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:56 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-78 |
| 02:55 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett gets the rebound | 60-78 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Rafael Folkes | 60-80 |
| 02:10 | Central Michigan | Avery Wahl is called for the reach on Warren Johnson - foul #3 on Avery Wahl, team foul #5 | 60-80 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso (SF), Marlon Bishop (PF) Rafael Folkes, Christopher Pickett | |
| 01:47 | Central Michigan | Frank Girton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-80 |
| 01:45 | Ball State | Marlon Bishop snags the defensive board | 60-80 |
| 01:28 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Jeremy Christiansen - foul #4 on Jeremy Christiansen, team foul #10 | 60-80 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Pickett (PF) Marlon Bishop | |
| 01:28 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso makes the 1st free throw | 60-81 |
| 01:28 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso makes the 2nd free throw | 60-82 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Brandon Christofferso - foul #2 on Brandon Christofferso, team foul #6 | 60-82 |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados misses the 1st free throw | 60-82 |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados makes the 2nd free throw | 61-82 |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Rex Dickey | 61-84 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:37 | Central Michigan | Frank Girton knocks in the 3 from straight away | 64-84 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-84 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett tips it back up and in | 64-86 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Frank Girton is whistled for a carry | 64-86 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Avery Wahl runs out the clock | 64-86 |