| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alberto Vega (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Goran Nowosielski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Calvin Bray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Honeycutt (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lazaro Russo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Carte (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Calvin Bray inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:45 | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Walter Carte - foul #2 on Walter Carte, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 19:45 | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 19:45 | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 19:45 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Walter Carte | 40-34 |
| 19:31 | Ball State | Calvin Bray picks off the pass by David Burgess | 40-34 |
| 19:28 | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Calvin Bray | 42-34 |
| 19:20 | Ball State | David Burgess misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Calvin Bray - foul #3 on Calvin Bray, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| 19:20 | Ball State | David Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 19:20 | Ball State | David Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 18:57 | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Goran Nowosielski | 45-35 |
| 18:43 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from David Burgess and the foul's on John Honeycutt - foul #1 on John Honeycutt, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| 18:43 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 18:24 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo hits the finger roll and the foul's on David Burgess - foul #1 on David Burgess, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski (PG), James Riddell (SG) Alberto Vega, Goran Nowosielski | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 18:24 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo misses the free throw | 47-38 |
| 18:24 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | John Honeycutt is called for the reach on Dustin Taggart in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Honeycutt, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Waldroup (C) Lazaro Russo | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 18:13 | Ball State | Walter Carte hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-38 |
| 18:12 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to John Mioduszewski | 47-38 |
| 17:55 | Ball State | Dennis Waldroup steps in front of the Dustin Taggart pass | 47-38 |
| 17:44 | Western Michigan | Calvin Bray misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 17:42 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Melvin Jobe | 47-38 |
| 17:26 | Ball State | Walter Carte misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 17:24 | Western Michigan | Dennis Waldroup grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 17:05 | Western Michigan | James Riddell misses the easy layup | 47-38 |
| 17:04 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Waldroup | 47-38 |
| 16:50 | Western Michigan | Dennis Waldroup connects on the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by John Mioduszewski - foul #1 on John Mioduszewski, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega (PG), Goran Nowosielski (SG), Richard Brophy (SF), Fadey Lijewski (PF) Kosta Golinski, James Riddell, Calvin Bray, John Honeycutt | |
| 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 | |
| 16:50 | Western Michigan | Dennis Waldroup makes the free throw | 50-38 |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Louis Carr hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-38 |
| 16:29 | Ball State | Billie Nichols grabs the offensive board | 50-38 |
| 16:07 | Ball State | Louis Carr can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 16:05 | Western Michigan | Fadey Lijewski snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 15:39 | Western Michigan | Fadey Lijewski lays it up and in | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alberto Vega (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Goran Nowosielski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Brophy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Fadey Lijewski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Waldroup (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Carr (fresh) SG - Allen Rich (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Billie Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kal Eyre (fresh) C - Victor Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Ball State | Dennis Waldroup blocks the short jumper by Allen Rich | 52-38 |
| 15:31 | Ball State | Allen Rich tips it home | 52-40 |
| 15:22 | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Louis Carr - foul #2 on Louis Carr, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski (PG), Calvin Bray (SF), Ronald Burris (PF), Lazaro Russo (C) Alberto Vega, Richard Brophy, Fadey Lijewski, Dennis Waldroup | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Burgess (SF) Billie Nichols | |
| 15:22 | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 15:22 | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 14:53 | Ball State | Victor Davis misses short on a floater in the paint | 54-40 |
| 14:52 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 14:41 | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Burris | 57-40 |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Louis Carr connects on the open jumpshot from the right wing | 57-42 |
| 14:07 | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-42 |
| 13:51 | Ball State | David Burgess misses long on a shot in the lane | 60-42 |
| 13:50 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Calvin Bray | 60-42 |
| 13:29 | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-42 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 13:09 | Ball State | David Burgess hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 63-42 |
| 13:07 | Western Michigan | Ronald Burris snags the defensive board | 63-42 |
| 12:47 | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-42 |
| 12:46 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Allen Rich | 63-42 |
| 12:42 | Ball State | Allen Rich's pass is intercepted by Kosta Golinski in the backcourt | 63-42 |
| 12:40 | Western Michigan | Ronald Burris misses the lay-in | 63-42 |
| 12:38 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Lazaro Russo | 63-42 |
| 12:23 | Western Michigan | Ronald Burris drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Calvin Bray | 65-42 |
| 12:09 | Ball State | Victor Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Allen Rich and he's fouled by Lazaro Russo - foul #1 on Lazaro Russo, team foul #4 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega (PG), James Riddell (SG), Richard Brophy (SF), John Honeycutt (PF), Dennis Waldroup (C) Kosta Golinski, Goran Nowosielski, Calvin Bray, Ronald Burris, Lazaro Russo | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Walter Carte (SG), Billie Nichols (SF), John Mioduszewski (C) Louis Carr, Allen Rich, David Burgess, Kal Eyre | |
| 12:09 | Ball State | Victor Davis makes the free throw | 65-45 |
| 12:01 | Western Michigan | James Riddell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-45 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | Billie Nichols grabs the board | 65-45 |
| 11:52 | Ball State | Walter Carte can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-45 |
| 11:51 | Western Michigan | Dennis Waldroup grabs the defensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 11:38 | Western Michigan | James Riddell misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 65-45 |
| 11:36 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski pulls down the rebound | 65-45 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alberto Vega (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Riddell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Brophy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Honeycutt (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Waldroup (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Carte (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Billie Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor Davis (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Ball State | Billie Nichols misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-45 |
| 11:17 | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega grabs the defensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 10:58 | Western Michigan | James Riddell hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Waldroup | 67-45 |
| 10:33 | Ball State | Victor Davis makes the turnaround from the baseline | 67-47 |
| 10:11 | Western Michigan | Dennis Waldroup misses short on a jumper from the right block | 67-47 |
| 10:09 | Western Michigan | Dennis Waldroup tips it home | 69-47 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe is fouled in the backcourt by Alberto Vega - foul #1 on Alberto Vega, team foul #5 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski (SG), Garf Pniewski (SF), Fadey Lijewski (PF), Lazaro Russo (C) James Riddell, Richard Brophy, John Honeycutt, Dennis Waldroup | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herb Hebron (SG), David Burgess (SF), Dustin Taggart (PF) Walter Carte, Billie Nichols, Victor Davis | |
| 09:51 | Ball State | David Burgess misses short on an open floater from the left side | 69-47 |
| 09:50 | Ball State | Herb Hebron tips it home | 69-49 |
| 09:34 | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 69-49 |
| 09:33 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski snags the defensive board | 69-49 |
| 09:31 | Ball State | David Burgess is called for traveling in the backcourt | 69-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski (PG), Calvin Bray (SF) Alberto Vega, Goran Nowosielski | |
| Subs | Ball State | Walter Carte (SG) Melvin Jobe | |
| 09:16 | Western Michigan | Fadey Lijewski is hacked by Dustin Taggart - foul #3 on Dustin Taggart, team foul #5 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Burris (C) Lazaro Russo | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:09 | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Calvin Bray | 72-49 |
| 09:05 | Ball State | David Burgess is hacked by Calvin Bray in the backcourt - foul #4 on Calvin Bray, team foul #6 | 72-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Honeycutt (PF) Fadey Lijewski | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:55 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by John Honeycutt - foul #3 on John Honeycutt, team foul #7 | 72-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Billie Nichols (SG), Kal Eyre (C) Walter Carte, John Mioduszewski | |
| 08:55 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart makes the 1st free throw | 72-50 |
| 08:55 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart makes the 2nd free throw | 72-51 |
| 08:29 | Western Michigan | John Honeycutt misses the floater from the left side | 72-51 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Kal Eyre gets the rebound | 72-51 |
| 08:14 | Ball State | David Burgess travels with the ball | 72-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Riddell (SG), Richard Brophy (SF), Lazaro Russo (C) Garf Pniewski, Calvin Bray, Ronald Burris | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Allen Rich (SG) Herb Hebron, David Burgess | |
| 07:56 | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski is hacked by Allen Rich - foul #1 on Allen Rich, team foul #6 | 72-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega (PG), Fadey Lijewski (PF) Kosta Golinski, John Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Ball State | Erwin Boone (SF) Billie Nichols | |
| 07:44 | Western Michigan | Richard Brophy is fouled on the floor by Dustin Taggart - foul #4 on Dustin Taggart, team foul #7 | 72-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Mioduszewski (C) Kal Eyre | |
| 07:44 | Western Michigan | Richard Brophy misses the 1st free throw | 72-51 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart snags the defensive board | 72-51 |
| 07:28 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 72-51 |
| 07:27 | Western Michigan | Richard Brophy snags the defensive board | 72-51 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alberto Vega (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Riddell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Brophy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Fadey Lijewski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lazaro Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Carr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allen Rich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Erwin Boone (fresh) PF - Dustin Taggart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - John Mioduszewski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-51 |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Louis Carr gets the rebound | 72-51 |
| 07:04 | Ball State | Alberto Vega steps in front of the Louis Carr pass in the backcourt | 72-51 |
| 07:03 | Western Michigan | James Riddell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alberto Vega | 74-51 |
| 06:44 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-54 |
| 06:28 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alberto Vega | 76-54 |
| 06:12 | Ball State | Fadey Lijewski steps in front of the Dustin Taggart pass | 76-54 |
| 05:54 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo is hacked by Dustin Taggart - foul #5 on Dustin Taggart, team foul #8 | 76-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski (PG), Goran Nowosielski (SG), Garf Pniewski (SF), John Honeycutt (PF) Alberto Vega, James Riddell, Richard Brophy, Fadey Lijewski | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Walter Carte (SG), David Burgess (SF), Kal Eyre (PF) Louis Carr, Allen Rich, Erwin Boone, Dustin Taggart | |
| 05:54 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo makes the 1st free throw | 77-54 |
| 05:54 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 78-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:51 | Ball State | David Burgess travels in the backcourt | 78-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Waldroup (C) Lazaro Russo | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:37 | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-54 |
| 05:36 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to John Honeycutt | 78-54 |
| 05:20 | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Garf Pniewski | 81-54 |
| 05:09 | Ball State | David Burgess lays it up and in on a great pass from Melvin Jobe | 81-56 |
| 04:43 | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 84-56 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | David Burgess is hacked by Garf Pniewski - foul #3 on Garf Pniewski, team foul #8 | 84-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herb Hebron (PG), Billie Nichols (SG), Victor Davis (C) Melvin Jobe, Walter Carte, John Mioduszewski | |
| 04:36 | Ball State | David Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 84-57 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | David Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 84-58 |
| 04:20 | Western Michigan | John Honeycutt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 84-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Calvin Bray (SF), Ronald Burris (C) Garf Pniewski, Dennis Waldroup | |
| Subs | Ball State | Erwin Boone (SF) David Burgess | |
| 04:02 | Ball State | Billie Nichols scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Herb Hebron | 84-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Western Michigan | John Honeycutt misses the jumper from the left side | 84-61 |
| 03:35 | Ball State | Billie Nichols gets the rebound | 84-61 |
| 03:33 | Ball State | Billie Nichols is fouled in the backcourt by Kosta Golinski - foul #2 on Kosta Golinski, team foul #9 | 84-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega (PG), James Riddell (SG), Richard Brophy (SF), Lazaro Russo (C) Kosta Golinski, Goran Nowosielski, Calvin Bray, John Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Allen Rich (PF) Erwin Boone, Victor Davis | |
| 03:33 | Ball State | Billie Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 84-61 |
| 03:33 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Ronald Burris | 84-61 |
| 03:14 | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by James Riddell | 86-61 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alberto Vega (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Riddell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Brophy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Burris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lazaro Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Carr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herb Hebron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billie Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allen Rich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kal Eyre (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Ball State | Alberto Vega picks off the pass by Billie Nichols | 86-61 |
| 02:49 | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega lays it up and in | 88-61 |
| 02:36 | Ball State | James Riddell takes the ball from Herb Hebron | 88-61 |
| 02:24 | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega banks in the layup set up by Richard Brophy and he's fouled by Louis Carr - foul #3 on Louis Carr, team foul #9 | 90-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Garf Pniewski (SG), Fadey Lijewski (PF), Dennis Waldroup (C) James Riddell, Ronald Burris, Lazaro Russo | |
| Subs | Ball State | Erwin Boone (SF), Victor Davis (C) Herb Hebron, Billie Nichols | |
| 02:24 | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega makes the free throw | 91-61 |
| 02:22 | Ball State | Allen Rich is hacked by Alberto Vega in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alberto Vega, team foul #10 | 91-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski (SG), Calvin Bray (SF), John Honeycutt (PF) Alberto Vega, Richard Brophy, Fadey Lijewski | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:22 | Ball State | Allen Rich makes the 1st free throw | 91-62 |
| 02:22 | Ball State | Allen Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 91-63 |
| 01:55 | Western Michigan | Allen Rich steals it from Goran Nowosielski | 91-63 |
| 01:38 | Ball State | Victor Davis misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 91-63 |
| 01:36 | Western Michigan | Dennis Waldroup grabs the board | 91-63 |
| 01:17 | Western Michigan | John Honeycutt hits a fadeaway from close range | 93-63 |
| 01:13 | Ball State | Louis Carr is hacked by Calvin Bray in the backcourt - foul #5 on Calvin Bray, team foul #11 | 93-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega (PG), Richard Brophy (SF), Lazaro Russo (C) Garf Pniewski, Calvin Bray, Dennis Waldroup | |
| Subs | Ball State | Billie Nichols (SF) Erwin Boone | |
| 01:13 | Ball State | Louis Carr misses the 1st free throw | 93-63 |
| 01:13 | Ball State | Louis Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 93-64 |
| 00:51 | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 93-64 |
| 00:49 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Kal Eyre | 93-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Kal Eyre is whistled for a carry | 93-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alberto Vega | 95-64 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | Kal Eyre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 95-64 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega runs out the clock | 95-64 |