| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santo Ramirez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jackie Honeycutt (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Travis Daniel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Mann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Robison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Eubank (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Amann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Tomasini (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Ives (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel inbounds the ball | 41-21 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt comes up short on the floater in the lane | 41-21 |
| 19:41 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann tips it back up and in | 43-21 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:27 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Alex Mann - foul #1 on Alex Mann, team foul #1 | 43-21 |
| 19:27 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini makes the 1st free throw | 43-22 |
| 19:27 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini makes the 2nd free throw | 43-23 |
| 19:08 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt hits a shot from the baseline set up by Santo Ramirez | 45-23 |
| 19:04 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini is hacked by Alex Mann in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alex Mann, team foul #2 | 45-23 |
| 18:55 | Ball State | Steven Ives misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-23 |
| 18:53 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt grabs the defensive rebound | 45-23 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:31 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jackie Honeycutt | 48-23 |
| 18:15 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini can't connect on a floater in the lane | 48-23 |
| 18:13 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Travis Daniel | 48-23 |
| 17:49 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez is hacked by Richard Eubank - foul #1 on Richard Eubank, team foul #1 | 48-23 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman (SF), Larry Sampson (PF), Christopher Bacon (C) Travis Daniel, Alex Mann, Craig Robison | |
| Subs | Ball State | Warren Arner (PG), Dustin Penniman (SG), James Johnson (SF), Joseph Sander (C) Richard Eubank, Todd Harris, Michael Amann, Steven Ives | |
| 17:34 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-23 |
| 17:33 | Ball State | Warren Arner pulls down the rebound | 48-23 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Joseph Sander lays it up and in set up by Warren Arner | 48-25 |
| 17:07 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-25 |
| 17:03 | Ball State | Warren Arner drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Johnson | 51-28 |
| 16:34 | Western Michigan | Joseph Sander blocks the short jumper by Christopher Bacon | 51-28 |
| 16:32 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Raymond Tomasini | 51-28 |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Joseph Sander hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 51-28 |
| 16:24 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini tips it home | 51-30 |
| 15:58 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joseph Sander - foul #2 on Joseph Sander, team foul #2 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Travis Daniel (SF) Santo Ramirez, Jackie Honeycutt, Darrell Coleman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Eubank (PG), Todd Harris (SG), Michael Amann (SF) Warren Arner, Dustin Penniman, Raymond Tomasini | |
| 15:58 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon makes the 1st free throw | 52-30 |
| 15:58 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-30 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Raymond Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Travis Daniel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Sampson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Bacon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Eubank (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Amann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Sander (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Ball State | Richard Eubank misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-30 |
| 15:44 | Ball State | Joseph Sander snags the offensive board | 53-30 |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Todd Harris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-30 |
| 15:35 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon grabs the defensive rebound | 53-30 |
| 15:29 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon clanks a floater from close range | 53-30 |
| 15:28 | Ball State | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-30 |
| 15:11 | Ball State | Richard Eubank makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Sander | 53-33 |
| 14:49 | Western Michigan | Richard Eubank takes the ball from Donald Scott | 53-33 |
| 14:46 | Ball State | Richard Eubank dunks the ball | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:30 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 53-35 |
| 14:28 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson grabs the offensive board | 53-35 |
| 14:09 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Scott | 55-35 |
| 13:57 | Ball State | Todd Harris blows the layup | 55-35 |
| 13:56 | Ball State | Joseph Sander tips it back up and in | 55-37 |
| 13:32 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Davis | 58-37 |
| 13:17 | Ball State | Todd Harris comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 58-37 |
| 13:15 | Ball State | Joseph Sander grabs the offensive board | 58-37 |
| 12:59 | Ball State | Joseph Sander buries a jump hook near the basket | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:43 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-39 |
| 12:41 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott hits the follow up shot | 60-39 |
| 12:19 | Ball State | James Johnson is denied on a layup by Christopher Bacon | 60-39 |
| 12:17 | Ball State | Richard Eubank tips it back up and in | 60-41 |
| 11:56 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Todd Harris - foul #3 on Todd Harris, team foul #3 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Jackie Honeycutt (SG), Alex Mann (PF), Craig Robison (C) Raymond Davis, Travis Daniel, Larry Sampson, Christopher Bacon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Warren Arner (PG), Dustin Penniman (SG), Christopher Crissman (SF), Raymond Tomasini (PF), Steven Ives (C) Richard Eubank, Todd Harris, Michael Amann, Joseph Sander, James Johnson | |
| 11:56 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott misses the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 11:56 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santo Ramirez (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jackie Honeycutt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alex Mann (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Robison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Warren Arner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Penniman (fresh) SF - Christopher Crissman (fresh) PF - Raymond Tomasini (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Ives (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Ball State | Dustin Penniman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-41 |
| 11:30 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann pulls down the rebound | 61-41 |
| 11:01 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-41 |
| 11:00 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott can't tip it in | 61-41 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | Warren Arner grabs the defensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 10:41 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Craig Robison - foul #2 on Craig Robison, team foul #3 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman (SF) Donald Scott | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:41 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini misses the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 10:41 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 10:14 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-42 |
| 10:13 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison grabs the offensive rebound | 61-42 |
| 09:49 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-42 |
| 09:48 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez snags the offensive board | 61-42 |
| 09:23 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann is whistled for a carry | 61-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie (C) Craig Robison | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Barlowe (PG), Todd Harris (SG), Michael Amann (SF) Warren Arner, Dustin Penniman, Christopher Crissman | |
| 09:14 | Ball State | Michael Amann misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-42 |
| 09:13 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie grabs the defensive rebound | 61-42 |
| 08:54 | Western Michigan | Michael Barlowe is called for the reach on Santo Ramirez - foul #1 on Michael Barlowe, team foul #4 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel (SF) Darrell Coleman | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:42 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-42 |
| 08:40 | Ball State | Michael Amann grabs the board | 61-42 |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 61-42 |
| 08:11 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-42 |
| 08:09 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie gets the offensive rebound | 61-42 |
| 07:54 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-42 |
| 07:52 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel grabs the offensive board | 61-42 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santo Ramirez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jackie Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Travis Daniel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alex Mann (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Gillespie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Barlowe (fresh) SG - Todd Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Amann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Tomasini (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Ives (tiring) | |
| 07:30 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-42 |
| 07:17 | Ball State | Alex Mann is called for the reach on Todd Harris - foul #3 on Alex Mann, team foul #4 | 64-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman (SF), Larry Sampson (PF), Craig Robison (C) Travis Daniel, Alex Mann, Phillip Gillespie | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Eubank (PG), Dustin Penniman (SG), James Johnson (SF), Joseph Sander (C) Michael Barlowe, Todd Harris, Michael Amann, Steven Ives | |
| 07:04 | Ball State | Dustin Penniman buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-45 |
| 06:44 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-45 |
| 06:42 | Ball State | Dustin Penniman grabs the defensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Dustin Penniman hits a wide open jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Eubank | 64-47 |
| 06:02 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 64-47 |
| 06:01 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Dustin Penniman | 64-47 |
| 05:48 | Ball State | James Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-47 |
| 05:47 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson grabs the board | 64-47 |
| 05:23 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-47 |
| 05:22 | Ball State | Joseph Sander grabs the board | 64-47 |
| 05:20 | Ball State | Richard Eubank throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Travis Daniel (SF), Christopher Bacon (C) Santo Ramirez, Jackie Honeycutt, Darrell Coleman, Craig Robison | |
| Subs | Ball State | Warren Arner (PG), Todd Harris (SG), Christopher Crissman (SF), Steven Ives (C) Richard Eubank, Dustin Penniman, James Johnson, Raymond Tomasini | |
| 04:56 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-47 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Christopher Crissman grabs the defensive rebound | 64-47 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Christopher Bacon picks off the pass by Joseph Sander | 64-47 |
| 04:34 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson is hacked by Joseph Sander - foul #3 on Joseph Sander, team foul #5 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt (SG) Larry Sampson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Amann (SF) Christopher Crissman | |
| 04:12 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Warren Arner - foul #2 on Warren Arner, team foul #6 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman (PG), Larry Sampson (SF) Jackie Honeycutt, Travis Daniel | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Barlowe (SG), Christopher Crissman (SF), James Johnson (C) Todd Harris, Michael Amann, Steven Ives | |
| 04:12 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis misses the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 04:12 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | Joseph Sander grabs the defensive rebound | 64-47 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Warren Arner scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Barlowe | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Darrell Coleman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Raymond Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Sampson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Bacon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Warren Arner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Barlowe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Crissman (fresh) PF - Joseph Sander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Darrell Coleman | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Ball State | Christopher Crissman is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Coleman - foul #1 on Darrell Coleman, team foul #5 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie (C) Christopher Bacon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dustin Penniman (SG) Warren Arner | |
| 03:19 | Ball State | James Johnson drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Christopher Crissman and he's fouled by Raymond Davis - foul #4 on Raymond Davis, team foul #6 | 66-51 |
| 03:19 | Ball State | James Johnson makes the free throw | 66-52 |
| 02:58 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-52 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Dustin Penniman snags the defensive board | 66-52 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Dustin Penniman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Joseph Sander tips it home | 66-54 |
| 02:49 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Jackie Honeycutt (SG), Travis Daniel (SF), Alex Mann (PF), Craig Robison (C) Raymond Davis, Donald Scott, Darrell Coleman, Larry Sampson, Phillip Gillespie | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Eubank (PG), Todd Harris (SG), Michael Amann (SF) Michael Barlowe, Christopher Crissman, Joseph Sander | |
| 02:32 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Jackie Honeycutt | 68-54 |
| 02:25 | Ball State | Richard Eubank scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Johnson | 68-56 |
| 01:59 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-56 |
| 01:58 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 01:34 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-56 |
| 01:33 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel grabs the offensive board | 68-56 |
| 01:04 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-56 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Dustin Penniman grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Ball State | Richard Eubank loses the ball out of bounds | 68-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Darrell Coleman (SF), Larry Sampson (PF), Christopher Bacon (C) Santo Ramirez, Jackie Honeycutt, Travis Daniel, Alex Mann, Craig Robison | |
| Subs | Ball State | Warren Arner (PG), Christopher Crissman (SF), Joseph Sander (PF) Richard Eubank, Todd Harris, Michael Amann | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-56 |
| 00:29 | Ball State | Warren Arner snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| 00:22 | Ball State | James Johnson makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Crissman | 68-58 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis runs out the clock | 68-58 |