| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Bible (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Guardado (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jo-Long Hou (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Avery Wahl (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rex Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Brandon Christofferso (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Pickett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Boris Zipperer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso inbounds the ball | 16-33 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-33 |
| 19:44 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou gets the rebound | 16-33 |
| 19:37 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Pickett - foul #1 on Christopher Pickett, team foul #1 | 16-33 |
| 19:37 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 19:37 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 2nd free throw | 18-33 |
| 19:18 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-36 |
| 19:03 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible buries a floater from the left side | 20-36 |
| 18:45 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-36 |
| 18:44 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett grabs the defensive rebound | 20-36 |
| 18:39 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible loses the dribble to Brandon Christofferso | 20-36 |
| 18:23 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso misses the floater from the left wing | 20-36 |
| 18:21 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou snags the defensive board | 20-36 |
| 18:00 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Rex Dickey - foul #2 on Rex Dickey, team foul #2 | 20-36 |
| 18:00 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 18:00 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 17:45 | Ball State | Avery Wahl drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Christofferso | 22-39 |
| 17:32 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-39 |
| 17:18 | Ball State | Avery Wahl misses long on a shot from the right wing | 24-39 |
| 17:16 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Jo-Long Hou | 24-39 |
| 17:04 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 24-39 |
| 17:03 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer grabs the board | 24-39 |
| 16:42 | Ball State | Jo-Long Hou is called for the reach on Boris Zipperer - foul #3 on Jo-Long Hou, team foul #1 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte (PF), Trevor Bangs (C) Gary Guardado, Jo-Long Hou | |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (PG), Rafael Folkes (SF), Marlon Bishop (PF), James Barrett (C) Avery Wahl, Brandon Christofferso, Christopher Pickett, Boris Zipperer | |
| 16:32 | Ball State | Rex Dickey can't finish the uncontested layup | 24-39 |
| 16:30 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte grabs the board | 24-39 |
| 16:13 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Marlon Bishop - foul #1 on Marlon Bishop, team foul #3 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG) Kenneth Leggett | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski (SG) Rex Dickey | |
| 16:13 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones makes the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 16:13 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 15:55 | Ball State | Marlon Bishop is fouled on the floor by Charles Whyte - foul #1 on Charles Whyte, team foul #2 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou (C) Trevor Bangs | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Theodore Norcross (fresh) SG - Ed Bible (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Whyte (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jo-Long Hou (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Manuel Kowalski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stjepan Osenkowski (fresh) SF - Rafael Folkes (fresh) PF - Marlon Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Ball State | Rafael Folkes is hacked by Charles Whyte - foul #2 on Charles Whyte, team foul #3 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso (SF) Rafael Folkes | |
| 15:21 | Ball State | James Barrett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-39 |
| 15:20 | Ball State | James Barrett tips it home | 26-41 |
| 15:12 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Stjepan Osenkowski - foul #1 on Stjepan Osenkowski, team foul #4 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG), Gary Guardado (PF) Theodore Norcross, Charles Whyte | |
| Subs | Ball State | Rex Dickey (SG), Christopher Pickett (PF) Stjepan Osenkowski, Marlon Bishop | |
| 15:12 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 15:12 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Barrett | 28-44 |
| 14:47 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-44 |
| 14:46 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett gets the rebound | 28-44 |
| 14:30 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso lays it in | 28-46 |
| 14:07 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ed Bible and he's fouled by Brandon Christofferso - foul #3 on Brandon Christofferso, team foul #5 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Boris Zipperer (C) Manuel Kowalski, James Barrett | |
| 14:07 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett makes the free throw | 31-46 |
| 13:49 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso loses the dribble to Carmelo Quinones | 31-46 |
| 13:38 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | Kenneth Leggett is called for the reach on Avery Wahl - foul #2 on Kenneth Leggett, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett (SF), Charles Whyte (PF) Carmelo Quinones, Gary Guardado | |
| Subs | Ball State | Rafael Folkes (SF), Marlon Bishop (PF) Brandon Christofferso, Christopher Pickett | |
| 12:56 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer dunks the ball on a great pass from Avery Wahl and he's fouled by Robert Bennett - foul #2 on Robert Bennett, team foul #5 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG) Kenneth Leggett | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski (SG) Rex Dickey | |
| 12:56 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer makes the free throw | 33-49 |
| 12:45 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross misses the 3 from the right wing | 33-49 |
| 12:43 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte tips it but misses | 33-49 |
| 12:42 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 12:36 | Ball State | Theodore Norcross steals it from Boris Zipperer | 33-49 |
| 12:23 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Theodore Norcross | 35-49 |
| 12:06 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 35-49 |
| 12:05 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Jo-Long Hou | 35-49 |
| 11:43 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 11:41 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bennett | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Theodore Norcross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ed Bible (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Whyte (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jo-Long Hou (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Avery Wahl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stjepan Osenkowski (fresh) SF - Rafael Folkes (fresh) PF - Marlon Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Boris Zipperer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Western Michigan | The jumper by Charles Whyte is denied by Boris Zipperer | 35-49 |
| 11:19 | Ball State | Rafael Folkes pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 11:12 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Marlon Bishop | 35-51 |
| 10:51 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Bennett | 37-51 |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Ed Bible steals it from Rafael Folkes | 37-51 |
| 10:33 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ed Bible | 39-51 |
| 10:22 | Ball State | Marlon Bishop throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG), Carmelo Quinones (SF), Gary Guardado (PF), Trevor Bangs (C) Ed Bible, Robert Bennett, Charles Whyte, Jo-Long Hou | |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (PG), Rex Dickey (SG), Brandon Christofferso (SF), Christopher Pickett (PF), James Barrett (C) Avery Wahl, Stjepan Osenkowski, Rafael Folkes, Marlon Bishop, Boris Zipperer | |
| 09:53 | Western Michigan | Christopher Pickett takes the ball from Kenneth Leggett | 39-51 |
| 09:33 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Manuel Kowalski | 39-53 |
| 09:28 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-53 |
| 09:26 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 09:06 | Ball State | Gary Guardado is called for the reach on Rex Dickey - foul #2 on Gary Guardado, team foul #6 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ed Bible (SG), Charles Whyte (C) Theodore Norcross, Trevor Bangs | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:55 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-53 |
| 08:53 | Ball State | James Barrett tips it back up and in | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:44 | Western Michigan | The jumper by Kenneth Leggett is denied by James Barrett | 39-55 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett grabs the defensive rebound | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:24 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 39-55 |
| 08:22 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte grabs the defensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 08:02 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado drills a shot from the right side | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:58 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski is hacked by Kenneth Leggett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Leggett, team foul #7 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Marlon Bishop (C) James Barrett | |
| 07:58 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 07:58 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 07:41 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Leggett | 43-57 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ed Bible (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Guardado (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Whyte (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Manuel Kowalski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rex Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Brandon Christofferso (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Pickett (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Marlon Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Rex Dickey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Ed Bible - foul #1 on Ed Bible, team foul #8 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (SG), Robert Bennett (SF), Trevor Bangs (C) Ed Bible, Carmelo Quinones, Charles Whyte | |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Rafael Folkes (SF), Boris Zipperer (C) Manuel Kowalski, Brandon Christofferso, Christopher Pickett | |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Rex Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Rex Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Rex Dickey makes the 3rd free throw | 43-60 |
| 07:12 | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Leggett | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:50 | Ball State | Rafael Folkes buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rex Dickey | 45-62 |
| 06:46 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-62 |
| 06:45 | Ball State | Marlon Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Rex Dickey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-62 |
| 06:25 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett snags the defensive board | 45-62 |
| 06:18 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 45-62 |
| 06:17 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado tips it back up and in | 47-62 |
| 05:48 | Ball State | Rex Dickey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 05:46 | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 05:46 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ed Bible (SG), Carmelo Quinones (SF), Charles Whyte (PF), Jo-Long Hou (C) Theodore Norcross, Robert Bennett, Gary Guardado, Trevor Bangs | |
| Subs | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso (SF), Christopher Pickett (PF) Rafael Folkes, Marlon Bishop | |
| 05:32 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 05:30 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte tips it home | 49-62 |
| 05:02 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Jo-Long Hou - foul #4 on Jo-Long Hou, team foul #9 | 49-64 |
| 05:02 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett makes the free throw | 49-65 |
| 04:40 | Western Michigan | Boris Zipperer steals it from Ed Bible | 49-65 |
| 04:33 | Ball State | Avery Wahl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-65 |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Carmelo Quinones | 49-65 |
| 04:13 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Brandon Christofferso | 49-65 |
| 04:05 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett's pass is intercepted by Charles Whyte | 49-65 |
| 03:49 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-65 |
| 03:48 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett grabs the board | 49-65 |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer misses the dunk attempt | 49-65 |
| 03:19 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte gets the rebound | 49-65 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ed Bible (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Whyte (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jo-Long Hou (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Avery Wahl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rex Dickey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Brandon Christofferso (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Pickett (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Boris Zipperer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:02 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ed Bible | 52-65 |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-65 |
| 02:38 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones grabs the defensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 02:30 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte is called for traveling | 52-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG), Garf Wondoloski (SG), Robert Bennett (SF), Trevor Bangs (C) Kenneth Leggett, Ed Bible, Carmelo Quinones, Jo-Long Hou | |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (PG), Stjepan Osenkowski (SG), Rafael Folkes (SF), Marlon Bishop (PF), James Barrett (C) Avery Wahl, Rex Dickey, Brandon Christofferso, Christopher Pickett, Boris Zipperer | |
| 02:04 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski is fouled on the floor by Trevor Bangs - foul #2 on Trevor Bangs, team foul #10 | 52-65 |
| 02:04 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 02:04 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 01:36 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Rafael Folkes - foul #1 on Rafael Folkes, team foul #6 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 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 | |
| 01:36 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 01:36 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Avery Wahl misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 01:06 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett tips it back up and in | 54-68 |
| 00:51 | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski misses short on a shot from the left side | 54-68 |
| 00:49 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte tips it in | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Avery Wahl hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 56-68 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso tips it back up and in | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte misses the lay-in but the foul's on Christopher Pickett - foul #2 on Christopher Pickett, team foul #7 | 56-70 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte misses the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Avery Wahl runs out the clock | 57-70 |