| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Carte (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alberto Vega (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Goran Nowosielski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Calvin Bray (fresh) PF - John Honeycutt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Lazaro Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Calvin Bray inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Western Michigan | John Honeycutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-36 |
| 19:16 | Ball State | David Burgess can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 19:15 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 18:59 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Walter Carte - foul #2 on Walter Carte, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 18:59 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:59 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski drills a floater near the basket | 40-37 |
| 18:45 | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega travels in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Brophy (SF) Calvin Bray | |
| 18:28 | Ball State | David Burgess comes up short on the runner from close range | 40-37 |
| 18:27 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Carte | 40-37 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | David Burgess misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 17:58 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Taggart | 40-37 |
| 17:41 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart is whistled for traveling | 40-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Allen Rich (SG), Billie Nichols (SF), Kal Eyre (PF), Victor Davis (C) Melvin Jobe, Walter Carte, David Burgess, Dustin Taggart, John Mioduszewski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski (PG), James Riddell (SG), Calvin Bray (SF), Fadey Lijewski (PF), Dennis Waldroup (C) Alberto Vega, Goran Nowosielski, Richard Brophy, John Honeycutt, Lazaro Russo | |
| 17:23 | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dennis Waldroup | 40-40 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | Kal Eyre loses the dribble to James Riddell | 40-40 |
| 17:01 | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski can't finish the layup | 40-40 |
| 16:59 | Ball State | Kal Eyre grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 16:36 | Ball State | James Riddell is called for the reach on Allen Rich - foul #1 on James Riddell, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Burgess (SF) Billie Nichols | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Brophy (SF) Calvin Bray | |
| 16:16 | Ball State | Victor Davis dunks the ball on a great pass from Allen Rich | 42-40 |
| 16:05 | Western Michigan | Fadey Lijewski scores on a floater from close range set up by Richard Brophy | 42-42 |
| 16:03 | Ball State | James Riddell steps in front of the Allen Rich pass in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| 16:02 | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski lays it in set up by James Riddell | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Rich (fresh) SF - David Burgess (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kal Eyre (fresh) 4 reb. C - Victor Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kosta Golinski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Riddell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Brophy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Fadey Lijewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Waldroup (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Allen Rich can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Riddell - foul #2 on James Riddell, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Dustin Taggart (PF), John Mioduszewski (C) Louis Carr, Kal Eyre, Victor Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega (PG), Goran Nowosielski (SG), John Honeycutt (PF), Lazaro Russo (C) Kosta Golinski, James Riddell, Fadey Lijewski, Dennis Waldroup | |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Allen Rich makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Allen Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | Dustin Taggart is called for the reach on Goran Nowosielski - foul #3 on Dustin Taggart, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Walter Carte (SG) Allen Rich | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 15:04 | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Brophy | 44-47 |
| 14:46 | Ball State | Walter Carte misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Brophy - foul #1 on Richard Brophy, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Billie Nichols (SF) David Burgess | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Calvin Bray (SF) Richard Brophy | |
| 14:46 | Ball State | Walter Carte misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 14:46 | Ball State | Walter Carte makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 14:32 | Western Michigan | Calvin Bray misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 14:30 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Mioduszewski | 45-47 |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe misses the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 45-47 |
| 14:23 | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 14:19 | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski clanks a shot from the left side | 45-47 |
| 14:18 | Western Michigan | John Honeycutt hits the follow up shot | 45-49 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Calvin Bray steps in front of the Walter Carte pass in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| 14:08 | Western Michigan | John Honeycutt misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-49 |
| 14:07 | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski snags the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 13:47 | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Lazaro Russo | 45-51 |
| 13:26 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe makes the shot from the free throw line | 47-51 |
| 13:09 | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 12:43 | Ball State | Billie Nichols makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Melvin Jobe | 50-54 |
| 12:28 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Alberto Vega and he's fouled by Walter Carte - foul #3 on Walter Carte, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Allen Rich (SG), David Burgess (SF), Kal Eyre (PF), Victor Davis (C) Melvin Jobe, Walter Carte, Billie Nichols, Dustin Taggart, John Mioduszewski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski (PG), James Riddell (SG), Richard Brophy (SF), Fadey Lijewski (PF) Alberto Vega, Goran Nowosielski, Calvin Bray, John Honeycutt | |
| 12:28 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo misses the free throw | 50-56 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | Kal Eyre snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 12:05 | Ball State | David Burgess makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 12:03 | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Waldroup (C) Lazaro Russo | |
| 11:53 | Ball State | Victor Davis is hacked by James Riddell - foul #3 on James Riddell, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Rich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kal Eyre (fresh) 5 reb. C - Victor Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kosta Golinski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Riddell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Brophy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Fadey Lijewski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Waldroup (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Ball State | Fadey Lijewski blocks the jumper by Allen Rich | 53-56 |
| 11:44 | Ball State | David Burgess hits the follow up shot | 55-56 |
| 11:18 | Western Michigan | Fadey Lijewski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Allen Rich - foul #1 on Allen Rich, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| 11:18 | Western Michigan | Fadey Lijewski makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 11:18 | Western Michigan | Fadey Lijewski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 11:18 | Ball State | Kal Eyre pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | Allen Rich misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 55-57 |
| 10:57 | Western Michigan | Dennis Waldroup pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 10:37 | Western Michigan | Fadey Lijewski drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Kosta Golinski | 55-59 |
| 10:15 | Ball State | David Burgess is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Carr | 57-59 |
| 09:57 | Western Michigan | Dennis Waldroup hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 09:55 | Ball State | Louis Carr snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 09:36 | Ball State | Kal Eyre misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Fadey Lijewski - foul #1 on Fadey Lijewski, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Herb Hebron (PG), Walter Carte (SG), Billie Nichols (SF), Dustin Taggart (PF) Louis Carr, Allen Rich, David Burgess, Victor Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega (PG), Goran Nowosielski (SG), Garf Pniewski (SF), John Honeycutt (PF), Ronald Burris (C) Kosta Golinski, James Riddell, Richard Brophy, Fadey Lijewski, Dennis Waldroup | |
| 09:36 | Ball State | Kal Eyre makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 09:36 | Ball State | Kal Eyre misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 09:36 | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 09:21 | Western Michigan | Ronald Burris lays it up and in set up by Goran Nowosielski and he's fouled by Dustin Taggart - foul #4 on Dustin Taggart, team foul #5 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Mioduszewski (C) Dustin Taggart | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 09:21 | Western Michigan | Ronald Burris misses the free throw | 58-61 |
| 09:21 | Ball State | Kal Eyre snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 09:13 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 09:11 | Ball State | Kal Eyre tips it home | 60-61 |
| 08:51 | Western Michigan | Ronald Burris misses the easy layup | 60-61 |
| 08:49 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 08:44 | Ball State | Walter Carte clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 08:43 | Western Michigan | John Honeycutt gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 08:32 | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski is hacked by John Mioduszewski - foul #2 on John Mioduszewski, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG) Herb Hebron | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Calvin Bray (SF), Lazaro Russo (C) Alberto Vega, Ronald Burris | |
| 08:11 | Western Michigan | Calvin Bray hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Garf Pniewski and he's hacked by Billie Nichols - foul #2 on Billie Nichols, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Burgess (SF) Walter Carte | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 08:11 | Western Michigan | Calvin Bray misses the free throw | 60-63 |
| 08:11 | Ball State | Kal Eyre snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Garf Pniewski - foul #4 on Garf Pniewski, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Herb Hebron (SG), Dustin Taggart (PF) Billie Nichols, Kal Eyre | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega (PG) Garf Pniewski | |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herb Hebron (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 21 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Mioduszewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alberto Vega (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Goran Nowosielski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Calvin Bray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Honeycutt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lazaro Russo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:42 | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 07:41 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 07:24 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 07:23 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 06:57 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo misses short on a turnaround from close range | 62-63 |
| 06:56 | Western Michigan | John Honeycutt grabs the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 06:38 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Goran Nowosielski | 62-65 |
| 06:35 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Walter Carte (SG), Allen Rich (SF) Melvin Jobe, Herb Hebron, David Burgess | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski (PG), James Riddell (SG), Richard Brophy (SF), Ronald Burris (PF), Dennis Waldroup (C) Alberto Vega, Goran Nowosielski, Calvin Bray, John Honeycutt, Lazaro Russo | |
| 06:28 | Western Michigan | Dennis Waldroup hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 62-65 |
| 06:26 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 06:24 | Ball State | Allen Rich is fouled in the backcourt by Kosta Golinski - foul #1 on Kosta Golinski, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Billie Nichols (SF) John Mioduszewski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:24 | Ball State | Allen Rich makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 06:24 | Ball State | Allen Rich misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 06:24 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Dennis Waldroup | 63-65 |
| 06:03 | Western Michigan | Ronald Burris hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by James Riddell and he's fouled by Dustin Taggart - foul #5 on Dustin Taggart, team foul #8 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Davis (PF) Dustin Taggart | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:03 | Western Michigan | Ronald Burris makes the free throw | 63-68 |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Billie Nichols misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-68 |
| 05:52 | Western Michigan | Ronald Burris grabs the board | 63-68 |
| 05:37 | Western Michigan | Ronald Burris hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Riddell | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:22 | Ball State | Billie Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-70 |
| 05:21 | Western Michigan | Dennis Waldroup pulls down the rebound | 63-70 |
| 05:05 | Western Michigan | James Riddell buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Kosta Golinski | 63-72 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | Louis Carr misses long on an open jumpshot from the right side | 63-72 |
| 04:45 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to James Riddell | 63-72 |
| 04:39 | Western Michigan | James Riddell comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Walter Carte - foul #4 on Walter Carte, team foul #9 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Herb Hebron (SG), David Burgess (SF), Kal Eyre (PF), John Mioduszewski (C) Louis Carr, Walter Carte, Billie Nichols, Victor Davis, Allen Rich | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega (PG), Garf Pniewski (SF), John Honeycutt (PF), Lazaro Russo (C) Kosta Golinski, Richard Brophy, Ronald Burris, Dennis Waldroup | |
| 04:39 | Western Michigan | James Riddell misses the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 04:39 | Western Michigan | James Riddell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | David Burgess clanks a runner from the left block | 63-73 |
| 04:22 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo grabs the board | 63-73 |
| 04:00 | Western Michigan | James Riddell is called for traveling | 63-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Calvin Bray (SF) James Riddell | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-73 |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Kal Eyre pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-73 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herb Hebron (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 21 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kal Eyre (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. C - John Mioduszewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alberto Vega (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garf Pniewski (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Calvin Bray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Honeycutt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lazaro Russo (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:40 | Ball State | David Burgess misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by John Honeycutt - foul #4 on John Honeycutt, team foul #8 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski (SG) Alberto Vega | |
| 03:40 | Ball State | David Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 03:40 | Ball State | David Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:11 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on David Burgess - foul #1 on David Burgess, team foul #10 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Allen Rich (SG) Melvin Jobe, Herb Hebron | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski (PG), Fadey Lijewski (PF) Garf Pniewski, John Honeycutt | |
| 03:11 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 03:11 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 03:11 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski grabs the board | 65-74 |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Allen Rich banks in the layup on a nice dish by Louis Carr | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:00 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Walter Carte (SG), Victor Davis (C) Louis Carr, Allen Rich, John Mioduszewski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega (PG), John Honeycutt (PF) Kosta Golinski, Fadey Lijewski | |
| 02:50 | Western Michigan | Victor Davis is called for the reach on Goran Nowosielski - foul #1 on Victor Davis, team foul #11 | 67-74 |
| 02:50 | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski misses the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 02:50 | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 02:48 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-75 |
| 02:33 | Ball State | Victor Davis can't connect on an uncontested floater in the lane | 67-75 |
| 02:32 | Ball State | Victor Davis gets the offensive rebound | 67-75 |
| 02:27 | Ball State | David Burgess misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-75 |
| 02:25 | Ball State | David Burgess grabs the offensive board | 67-75 |
| 02:05 | Ball State | Victor Davis's floater is tipped away by John Honeycutt | 67-75 |
| 02:04 | Ball State | David Burgess tips it home | 69-75 |
| 01:46 | Western Michigan | Calvin Bray misses short on a 3 from straight away | 69-75 |
| 01:44 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Bray | 69-75 |
| 01:31 | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Lazaro Russo | 69-78 |
| 01:31 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Mioduszewski (C) Victor Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 01:23 | Ball State | David Burgess can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-78 |
| 01:22 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski grabs the offensive rebound | 69-78 |
| 01:07 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 69-78 |
| 01:05 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe is fouled in the backcourt by Goran Nowosielski - foul #3 on Goran Nowosielski, team foul #9 | 69-81 |
| Subs | Ball State | Allen Rich (SG), Billie Nichols (SF), Victor Davis (C) Walter Carte, David Burgess, John Mioduszewski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:39 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe misses the 1st free throw | 69-81 |
| 00:39 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo snags the defensive board | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Victor Davis - foul #2 on Victor Davis, team foul #12 | 69-81 |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG) Melvin Jobe | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo misses the 1st free throw | 69-81 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 69-82 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Allen Rich loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-82 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega runs out the clock | 69-82 |