| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Robert Priestley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Adger (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Zorc (fresh) PF - Robert Eng (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - David Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eddie Dehaan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Eduardo Moreno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Juan Mejia (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - William Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Eduardo Moreno inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Mejia banks in the layup and he's hacked by Carlos Perkins - foul #1 on Carlos Perkins, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 19:40 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Mejia misses the free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 19:30 | Ball State | David Zorc misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 19:29 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Dehaan gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Michigan | Carlos Perkins takes the ball from William Parker | 28-30 |
| 18:37 | Ball State | Norman Adger is fouled on the floor by Eddie Dehaan - foul #2 on Eddie Dehaan, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 18:13 | Ball State | Norman Adger misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 18:12 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins grabs the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | Norman Adger connects on the floater from the right side set up by Robert Eng | 30-30 |
| 17:47 | Eastern Michigan | Eduardo Moreno knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Eddie Dehaan | 30-32 |
| 17:24 | Ball State | Robert Priestley's pass is intercepted by Eddie Dehaan | 30-32 |
| 17:11 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Dehaan connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Russell | 30-35 |
| 16:52 | Ball State | Robert Priestley buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Zorc | 32-35 |
| 16:37 | Eastern Michigan | William Parker can't finish the layup | 32-35 |
| 16:35 | Eastern Michigan | Eduardo Moreno grabs the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 16:23 | Eastern Michigan | David Russell hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Eduardo Moreno | 32-37 |
| 16:05 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Norman Adger | 34-37 |
| 15:53 | Eastern Michigan | William Parker drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eduardo Moreno | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Robert Priestley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Adger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Zorc (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Eng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Perkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - David Russell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eddie Dehaan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SF - Eduardo Moreno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Juan Mejia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - William Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 15:38 | Eastern Michigan | David Russell snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 15:21 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Mejia misses short on a jumper in the paint | 34-40 |
| 15:19 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 14:59 | Ball State | Norman Adger hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Priestley | 37-40 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Juan Mejia is blocked by Carlos Perkins | 37-40 |
| 14:36 | Ball State | Norman Adger pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:24 | Ball State | Robert Priestley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-40 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Dehaan grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 14:08 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Mejia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 14:07 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Norman Adger is hacked by Eddie Dehaan - foul #3 on Eddie Dehaan, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gordon Casey (PG), Kenneth Bowler (SG), Charles Hatten (SF), John Stanton (PF), Brent Issac (C) Robert Priestley, Norman Adger, David Zorc, Robert Eng, Carlos Perkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bo Xiong (PG), Frank Cooper (SG), Garf Brzezowski (SF), Rolando Jones (PF), Alberto Alvarado (C) David Russell, Eddie Dehaan, Eduardo Moreno, Juan Mejia, William Parker | |
| 13:46 | Ball State | Charles Hatten scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by John Stanton and he's fouled by Bo Xiong - foul #3 on Bo Xiong, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| 13:46 | Ball State | Charles Hatten makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Michigan | Rolando Jones misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Brent Issac - foul #2 on Brent Issac, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Michigan | Rolando Jones makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Michigan | Rolando Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:32 | Ball State | John Stanton gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:21 | Ball State | Charles Hatten misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-41 |
| 13:19 | Ball State | John Stanton misses the tip | 40-41 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Alberto Alvarado | 40-41 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Michigan | Rolando Jones connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Bo Xiong | 40-43 |
| 12:43 | Ball State | Alberto Alvarado blocks the short jumper by Charles Hatten | 40-43 |
| 12:41 | Eastern Michigan | Bo Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Michigan | Bo Xiong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Michigan | Garf Brzezowski gets the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Michigan | Bo Xiong misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 12:06 | Eastern Michigan | Rolando Jones tips it in | 40-45 |
| 11:52 | Ball State | The short jumper by Gordon Casey is denied by Alberto Alvarado | 40-45 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Michigan | Garf Brzezowski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gordon Casey (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Bowler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Hatten (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Stanton (fresh) 5 reb. C - Brent Issac (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Bo Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Frank Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Garf Brzezowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rolando Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Alberto Alvarado (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Eastern Michigan | Rolando Jones is denied on a dunk by Brent Issac | 40-45 |
| 11:25 | Ball State | John Stanton grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Kenneth Bowler clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 11:03 | Ball State | John Stanton pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:46 | Ball State | Gordon Casey makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 42-45 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Michigan | Rolando Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-45 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Brent Issac snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 10:26 | Ball State | Rolando Jones is called for the reach on Kenneth Bowler - foul #1 on Rolando Jones, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Priestley (PG), Norman Adger (SG), David Zorc (SF), Robert Eng (PF), Carlos Perkins (C) Gordon Casey, Kenneth Bowler, Charles Hatten, John Stanton, Brent Issac | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Russell (PG), Eddie Dehaan (SG), Eduardo Moreno (SF), Juan Mejia (PF), William Parker (C) Bo Xiong, Frank Cooper, Garf Brzezowski, Rolando Jones, Alberto Alvarado | |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Eng is called for the reach on Juan Mejia - foul #2 on Robert Eng, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| 09:35 | Eastern Michigan | William Parker is fouled on the floor by Norman Adger - foul #2 on Norman Adger, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Mejia lays it in on a nice dish by Eduardo Moreno | 45-47 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Robert Priestley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Eddie Dehaan - foul #4 on Eddie Dehaan, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stjepan Zunich (SG) Eddie Dehaan | |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Robert Priestley makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Robert Priestley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Michigan | David Russell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Priestley - foul #2 on Robert Priestley, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Michigan | David Russell makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Michigan | David Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:55 | Ball State | David Russell is called for the reach on Robert Priestley - foul #3 on David Russell, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bo Xiong (PG) David Russell | |
| 08:44 | Ball State | Robert Eng comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-49 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Michigan | William Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 08:30 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Mejia is fouled on the floor by Robert Eng - foul #3 on Robert Eng, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Michigan | Stjepan Zunich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-49 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Juan Mejia | 47-49 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Mejia misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-49 |
| 08:10 | Ball State | The rebound goes to David Zorc | 47-49 |
| 07:48 | Ball State | Norman Adger buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Priestley | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Robert Priestley (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Adger (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Zorc (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Eng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Perkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Bo Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stjepan Zunich (fresh) SF - Eduardo Moreno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Juan Mejia (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - William Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Eastern Michigan | Stjepan Zunich drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Norman Adger hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Carlos Perkins and the foul's on Eduardo Moreno - foul #1 on Eduardo Moreno, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gordon Casey (PG), Kenneth Bowler (SF), John Stanton (PF), Brent Issac (C) Robert Priestley, David Zorc, Robert Eng, Carlos Perkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Frank Cooper (PG), Eddie Dehaan (SG), Garf Brzezowski (SF), Rolando Jones (PF), Alberto Alvarado (C) Bo Xiong, Stjepan Zunich, Eduardo Moreno, Juan Mejia, William Parker | |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Norman Adger misses the free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Alberto Alvarado | 51-52 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Cooper knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 06:35 | Ball State | Kenneth Bowler misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Michigan | Alberto Alvarado grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Cooper comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 06:20 | Ball State | Norman Adger snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 06:00 | Ball State | Brent Issac misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 05:58 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Cooper gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:40 | Eastern Michigan | Alberto Alvarado misses short on a shot in the lane | 51-55 |
| 05:39 | Ball State | John Stanton pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Norman Adger is called for traveling | 51-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Priestley (PG), David Zorc (SF), Robert Eng (PF), Carlos Perkins (C) Norman Adger, Kenneth Bowler, John Stanton, Brent Issac | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Russell (PG), Eduardo Moreno (SF), Juan Mejia (PF), William Parker (C) Frank Cooper, Garf Brzezowski, Rolando Jones, Alberto Alvarado | |
| 05:02 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Mejia misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Priestley - foul #3 on Robert Priestley, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| 05:02 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Mejia makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 05:02 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Mejia makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 04:45 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-57 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Dehaan pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Michigan | Eduardo Moreno loses the dribble to Gordon Casey | 51-57 |
| 04:19 | Ball State | Gordon Casey throws it down | 53-57 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Michigan | William Parker misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Mejia grabs the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 03:43 | Eastern Michigan | Eduardo Moreno is hacked by Carlos Perkins - foul #2 on Carlos Perkins, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Bowler (SG), John Stanton (PF) Gordon Casey, Robert Eng | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bo Xiong (SG) Eddie Dehaan | |
| 03:43 | Eastern Michigan | Eduardo Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:43 | Eastern Michigan | Eduardo Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Robert Priestley (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Bowler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Zorc (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Stanton (fresh) 8 reb. C - Carlos Perkins (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - David Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bo Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eduardo Moreno (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Juan Mejia (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - William Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Ball State | Robert Priestley is called for traveling | 53-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brent Issac (C) Carlos Perkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Frank Cooper (SG), Garf Brzezowski (SF) David Russell, Eduardo Moreno | |
| 02:57 | Eastern Michigan | Brent Issac takes the ball from Bo Xiong | 53-59 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Norman Adger (SG), Robert Eng (PF), Carlos Perkins (C) Kenneth Bowler, John Stanton, Brent Issac | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Russell (PG), Eddie Dehaan (SG), Eduardo Moreno (SF) Bo Xiong, Frank Cooper, Garf Brzezowski | |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 02:37 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Juan Mejia | 53-59 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Michigan | William Parker misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 53-59 |
| 02:20 | Eastern Michigan | Eduardo Moreno tips it but misses | 53-59 |
| 02:19 | Ball State | Robert Priestley pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Norman Adger blows the layup | 53-59 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Mejia pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Michigan | David Russell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-59 |
| 01:36 | Ball State | Robert Eng comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 01:35 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins snags the offensive board | 53-59 |
| 01:17 | Ball State | Norman Adger clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Robert Eng misses the tip | 53-59 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Dehaan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Michigan | Eduardo Moreno is hacked by David Zorc - foul #3 on David Zorc, team foul #9 | 53-59 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Michigan | Eduardo Moreno misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Robert Eng pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Robert Eng is hacked by Eduardo Moreno - foul #2 on Eduardo Moreno, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Robert Eng makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Robert Eng makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Priestley is called for the reach on Eduardo Moreno in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Priestley, team foul #10 | 55-59 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Michigan | Eduardo Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Michigan | Eduardo Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Ball State | Robert Priestley clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-61 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Mejia grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Mejia is hacked by Robert Priestley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Priestley, team foul #11 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gordon Casey (PG) Robert Priestley | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Alberto Alvarado (C) William Parker | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Mejia misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Mejia makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Norman Adger can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins snags the offensive board | 55-62 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Norman Adger clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins grabs the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Norman Adger buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | Alberto Alvarado is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Adger - foul #3 on Norman Adger, team foul #12 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bo Xiong (SF), William Parker (C) Eduardo Moreno, Juan Mejia | |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | Alberto Alvarado makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | Alberto Alvarado makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Bo Xiong takes the ball from Robert Eng | 58-64 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Michigan | Bo Xiong lays it up and in | 58-66 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Norman Adger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-66 |