| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Lewis (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffery Mizrahi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Claude (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Rogan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dan Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Rencher (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Cevallos (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Raney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | George Rencher inbounds the ball | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan is hacked by Dennis Claude - foul #2 on Dennis Claude, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| 19:33 | Ball State | John Cevallos banks in the layup set up by Edmund Rogan | 40-29 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 19:18 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Paul Raney | 40-29 |
| 19:03 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan is hacked by Luis Lewis - foul #2 on Luis Lewis, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| 18:53 | Ball State | Dan Pierce misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 18:22 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly double dribbles | 40-29 |
| 18:07 | Ball State | Paul Raney is fouled on the floor by Dennis Claude - foul #3 on Dennis Claude, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Corey Haak (C) Dennis Claude | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 18:02 | Ball State | Dan Pierce misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-29 |
| 18:00 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson grabs the board | 40-29 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-29 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Dan Pierce | 40-29 |
| 17:20 | Ball State | Dan Pierce misses long on a jumper from the left block | 40-29 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | John Cevallos tips it in | 40-31 |
| 17:10 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Dan Pierce - foul #1 on Dan Pierce, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Fisher (C) Jeffery Mizrahi | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Reed (PF) John Cevallos | |
| 17:10 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 17:10 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | George Rencher's fadeaway is rejected by David Fisher | 42-31 |
| 17:01 | Ball State | Dan Pierce can't tip it in | 42-31 |
| 16:59 | Eastern Michigan | Corey Haak grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 16:36 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 16:35 | Eastern Michigan | Corey Haak pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 16:19 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis misses the jumper from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 16:17 | Ball State | Dan Pierce pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 16:12 | Ball State | George Rencher misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gary Kelly - foul #1 on Gary Kelly, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell (PG), Timothy Crawford (SG), John Bethea (SF) Luis Lewis, Eugene Davidson, Gary Kelly | |
| Subs | Ball State | Pauly Collins (PG), Thomas Alexander (C) Edmund Rogan, Paul Raney | |
| 16:12 | Ball State | George Rencher makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 16:12 | Ball State | George Rencher makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:53 | Eastern Michigan | Corey Haak can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-33 |
| 15:52 | Eastern Michigan | Corey Haak gets the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Jonathan Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Crawford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Bethea (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Corey Haak (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Pauly Collins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dan Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Rencher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Melvin Reed (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford is hacked by Thomas Alexander - foul #1 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi (PF), Dennis Claude (C) Corey Haak, David Fisher | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Davis (SG), John Cevallos (PF) Dan Pierce, George Rencher | |
| 15:22 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell loses the dribble to John Cevallos | 42-33 |
| 15:03 | Ball State | Michael Davis drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-35 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Davis - foul #1 on Michael Davis, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis (PG), Eugene Davidson (SG) Jonathan Mitchell, John Bethea | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Rogan (PG), Dan Pierce (SG), Paul Raney (C) Pauly Collins, Melvin Reed, Thomas Alexander | |
| 14:37 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Michael Davis drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 14:10 | Ball State | Michael Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 13:48 | Ball State | John Cevallos misses badly on a floater from the left side | 44-37 |
| 13:46 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 13:30 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson is fouled on the floor by Michael Davis - foul #2 on Michael Davis, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly (SF), Corey Haak (PF) Timothy Crawford, Jeffery Mizrahi | |
| Subs | Ball State | George Rencher (SF), Melvin Reed (PF) Michael Davis, John Cevallos | |
| 13:16 | Eastern Michigan | Corey Haak makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Luis Lewis | 47-37 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Dan Pierce misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 12:33 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis buries a fadeaway from the right side | 49-37 |
| 12:12 | Ball State | George Rencher knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Edmund Rogan | 49-39 |
| 12:03 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Gary Kelly, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell (SG), Jeffery Mizrahi (PF) Eugene Davidson, Dennis Claude | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Cevallos (PF), Pauly Collins (C) Melvin Reed, Paul Raney | |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Corey Haak is called for the reach on Edmund Rogan - foul #1 on Corey Haak, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford (SG) Luis Lewis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Davis (SG), Thomas Alexander (C) Edmund Rogan, Dan Pierce | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Jonathan Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffery Mizrahi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Corey Haak (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Pauly Collins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Rencher (fresh) 14 pts. PF - John Cevallos (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Ball State | George Rencher clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jeffery Mizrahi - foul #2 on Jeffery Mizrahi, team foul #7 | 49-39 |
| 11:22 | Ball State | George Rencher misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 11:22 | Ball State | George Rencher makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 11:05 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 11:03 | Ball State | George Rencher snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 10:39 | Ball State | Timothy Crawford steals the ball from Michael Davis | 49-40 |
| 10:18 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis (PG), Eugene Davidson (SG), David Fisher (PF), Anthony Poindexter (C) Jonathan Mitchell, Timothy Crawford, Jeffery Mizrahi, Corey Haak | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Rogan (PG), Dan Pierce (SG), Melvin Reed (PF), Paul Raney (C) Pauly Collins, George Rencher, John Cevallos, Thomas Alexander | |
| 09:59 | Ball State | Michael Davis knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Edmund Rogan | 49-42 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Michigan | David Fisher can't tip it in | 49-42 |
| 09:28 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan can't connect on a runner from close range | 49-42 |
| 09:14 | Ball State | Paul Raney grabs the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 09:09 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 08:55 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 08:53 | Ball State | Michael Davis snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 08:37 | Ball State | Melvin Reed can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Anthony Poindexter - foul #1 on Anthony Poindexter, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford (SF), Jeffery Mizrahi (PF), Dennis Claude (C) Gary Kelly, David Fisher, Anthony Poindexter | |
| Subs | Ball State | George Rencher (SF) Michael Davis | |
| 08:37 | Ball State | Melvin Reed misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 08:37 | Ball State | Melvin Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Michigan | Melvin Reed takes the ball from Luis Lewis | 49-45 |
| 08:21 | Ball State | George Rencher buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edmund Rogan | 49-47 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Michigan | Dan Pierce takes the ball from Dennis Claude | 49-47 |
| 07:40 | Ball State | George Rencher clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Lewis (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffery Mizrahi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Claude (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Rogan (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Dan Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Rencher (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Reed (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Raney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-47 |
| 07:10 | Ball State | Paul Raney grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Dennis Claude takes the ball from George Rencher | 49-47 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 06:57 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Paul Raney | 49-47 |
| 06:44 | Ball State | Dan Pierce is called for traveling | 49-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell (PG), Gary Kelly (SF) Luis Lewis, Eugene Davidson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Pauly Collins (PG), Michael Davis (SF), John Cevallos (PF), Thomas Alexander (C) Edmund Rogan, George Rencher, Melvin Reed, Paul Raney | |
| 06:27 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jeffery Mizrahi | 52-47 |
| 06:11 | Ball State | John Cevallos drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Davis | 52-49 |
| 05:57 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 05:36 | Ball State | Dan Pierce drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Davis and he's fouled by Jeffery Mizrahi - foul #3 on Jeffery Mizrahi, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis (PG), Eugene Davidson (SG), Corey Haak (PF), David Fisher (C) Jonathan Mitchell, Timothy Crawford, Jeffery Mizrahi, Dennis Claude | |
| Subs | Ball State | George Rencher (SF) Michael Davis | |
| 05:36 | Ball State | Dan Pierce makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson buries a jumper from the right side set up by David Fisher | 57-52 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | Pauly Collins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 57-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Rogan (PG), Michael Davis (SG), Paul Raney (C) Pauly Collins, Dan Pierce, Thomas Alexander | |
| 05:02 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly's floater is knocked away by George Rencher | 57-52 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis tips it but misses | 57-52 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | John Cevallos grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | John Cevallos misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 04:45 | Ball State | George Rencher tips it in | 57-54 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Eugene Davidson | 60-54 |
| 04:08 | Ball State | George Rencher misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 60-54 |
| 04:06 | Ball State | George Rencher hits the follow up shot | 60-56 |
| 03:50 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly is hacked by Edmund Rogan - foul #2 on Edmund Rogan, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi (PF) David Fisher | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dan Pierce (SG), Melvin Reed (PF) George Rencher, John Cevallos | |
| 03:38 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 03:36 | Ball State | Paul Raney grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Lewis (fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Davidson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffery Mizrahi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Corey Haak (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Rogan (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Dan Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Reed (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Raney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Ball State | Melvin Reed buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 02:57 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jeffery Mizrahi | 63-59 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude (C) Corey Haak | |
| Subs | Ball State | George Rencher (SF), John Cevallos (PF) Michael Davis, Melvin Reed | |
| 02:46 | Ball State | George Rencher lays it in on a great pass from Edmund Rogan and the foul's on Luis Lewis - foul #3 on Luis Lewis, team foul #10 | 63-61 |
| 02:46 | Ball State | George Rencher misses the free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:46 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Dennis Claude, team foul #11 | 63-61 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | George Rencher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Dennis Claude | 63-61 |
| 01:41 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 01:39 | Ball State | Paul Raney gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:32 | Ball State | John Cevallos misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 01:31 | Ball State | George Rencher tips it but misses | 63-61 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Dennis Claude | 63-61 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Claude | 65-61 |
| 00:53 | Ball State | George Rencher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Raney is called for the reach on Dennis Claude - foul #3 on Paul Raney, team foul #6 | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | Eastern Michigan | George Rencher is called for the reach on Luis Lewis - foul #2 on George Rencher, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Gary Kelly steals the ball from George Rencher | 67-61 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | Dan Pierce is called for the reach on Eugene Davidson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dan Pierce, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Corey Haak (PF) Jeffery Mizrahi | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Paul Raney grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | George Rencher connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Edmund Rogan | 68-64 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson is hacked by Dan Pierce in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dan Pierce, team foul #9 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffery Mizrahi (PF) Corey Haak | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:05 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Dan Pierce is fouled on the floor by Dennis Claude - foul #5 on Dennis Claude, team foul #12 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Corey Haak (C) Dennis Claude | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Dan Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Dan Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |