| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Carte (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kal Eyre (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Charles Scott (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Edward Helmuth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Bean (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Musa Abdeldayen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kwok (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | David Burgess inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Ball State | Walter Carte is fouled on the floor by Roy Bean - foul #1 on Roy Bean, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 19:17 | Ball State | David Burgess comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Michigan | The jump hook by Roy Bean is blocked by Kal Eyre | 29-29 |
| 18:56 | Ball State | David Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:49 | Ball State | Kal Eyre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-29 |
| 18:27 | Eastern Michigan | The jump hook by Musa Abdeldayen is blocked by John Mioduszewski | 29-29 |
| 18:26 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Walter Carte makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Michigan | David Burgess is called for the reach on Roy Bean - foul #1 on David Burgess, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Edward Helmuth | 32-31 |
| 17:09 | Ball State | James Kwok is called for the reach on Walter Carte - foul #1 on James Kwok, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| 16:59 | Ball State | David Burgess can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 16:58 | Ball State | Kal Eyre tips it home | 34-31 |
| 16:45 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Charles Scott | 34-33 |
| 16:20 | Ball State | Edward Helmuth picks off the pass by Louis Carr | 34-33 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 15:56 | Ball State | Kal Eyre snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Carte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kal Eyre (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - John Mioduszewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Charles Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Helmuth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roy Bean (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Musa Abdeldayen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kwok (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Ball State | Walter Carte misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 15:50 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 15:28 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Allen Rich (SG), Billie Nichols (SF), Dustin Taggart (PF), Victor Davis (C) Louis Carr, Walter Carte, David Burgess, Kal Eyre, John Mioduszewski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski (SG), Darryl Jones (SF), Frank Osborne (PF), Johnny Shoults (C) Edward Helmuth, Roy Bean, Musa Abdeldayen, James Kwok | |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Allen Rich misses short on a runner in the lane | 34-33 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Jones pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 14:40 | Eastern Michigan | Johnny Shoults snags the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 14:22 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | Billie Nichols can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 14:03 | Eastern Michigan | Johnny Shoults grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 13:37 | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Jones misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 13:35 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott can't tip it in | 34-33 |
| 13:34 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 13:28 | Ball State | Victor Davis is called for traveling | 34-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Walter Carte (SG), David Burgess (SF), John Mioduszewski (C) Allen Rich, Billie Nichols, Victor Davis | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean (PG), Edward Helmuth (SG), Musa Abdeldayen (PF), James Kwok (C) Charles Scott, Darryl Jones, Frank Osborne, Johnny Shoults | |
| 12:59 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Kwok and the foul's on Melvin Jobe - foul #4 on Melvin Jobe, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG) Melvin Jobe | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 12:59 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:39 | Ball State | David Burgess can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dema Zalewski - foul #1 on Dema Zalewski, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| 12:39 | Ball State | David Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 12:39 | Ball State | David Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 12:19 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Helmuth misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 12:18 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 11:57 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 11:55 | Ball State | David Burgess grabs the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Carte (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Roy Bean (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Edward Helmuth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dema Zalewski (fairly fresh) PF - Musa Abdeldayen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kwok (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Ball State | David Burgess makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-36 |
| 11:19 | Eastern Michigan | Musa Abdeldayen hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Dustin Taggart - foul #4 on Dustin Taggart, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kal Eyre (PF) Dustin Taggart | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott (PG) Dema Zalewski | |
| 11:19 | Eastern Michigan | Musa Abdeldayen makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 11:19 | Eastern Michigan | Musa Abdeldayen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Louis Carr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | David Burgess tips it but misses | 38-38 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 10:53 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Kwok | 38-41 |
| 10:39 | Ball State | Walter Carte clanks a 3 from straight away | 38-41 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 10:14 | Eastern Michigan | Musa Abdeldayen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 10:13 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok hits the follow up shot | 38-43 |
| 09:44 | Ball State | Charles Scott is called for the reach on Louis Carr - foul #1 on Charles Scott, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Allen Rich (SG), Victor Davis (C) Walter Carte, John Mioduszewski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski (SG), Frank Osborne (PF), Johnny Shoults (C) Edward Helmuth, Musa Abdeldayen, James Kwok | |
| 09:26 | Ball State | Kal Eyre is fouled on the floor by Roy Bean - foul #2 on Roy Bean, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Herb Hebron (PG) Louis Carr | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Jones (SF) Roy Bean | |
| 09:19 | Ball State | Charles Scott picks off the pass by David Burgess | 38-43 |
| 08:55 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Osborne buries a 3 from straight away | 38-46 |
| 08:34 | Ball State | Herb Hebron is fouled on the floor by Dema Zalewski - foul #2 on Dema Zalewski, team foul #6 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Billie Nichols (SF) David Burgess | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Helmuth (SG), James Kwok (PF) Darryl Jones, Johnny Shoults | |
| 08:16 | Ball State | Herb Hebron comes up short on the floater from the left side | 38-46 |
| 08:15 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 07:49 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 38-46 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott tips it home | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Herb Hebron (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Allen Rich (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Billie Nichols (fresh) PF - Kal Eyre (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Victor Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Charles Scott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Helmuth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dema Zalewski (fresh) PF - James Kwok (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Ball State | Billie Nichols makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kal Eyre | 41-48 |
| 07:15 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok drills a driving attempt near the basket | 41-50 |
| 07:00 | Ball State | Herb Hebron clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to James Kwok | 41-50 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 06:35 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Victor Davis | 41-50 |
| 06:18 | Ball State | Victor Davis misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 41-50 |
| 06:16 | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dema Zalewski | 41-52 |
| 05:59 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Walter Carte (SG), David Burgess (SF), Dustin Taggart (PF), John Mioduszewski (C) Herb Hebron, Allen Rich, Billie Nichols, Kal Eyre, Victor Davis | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean (PG), Musa Abdeldayen (PF) Charles Scott, Frank Osborne | |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Walter Carte | 43-52 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Dema Zalewski | 43-54 |
| 04:48 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Helmuth buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Kwok | 43-56 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:09 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski lays it up and in set up by Melvin Jobe and he's fouled by Edward Helmuth - foul #1 on Edward Helmuth, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott (PG) Dema Zalewski | |
| 04:09 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski makes the free throw | 46-56 |
| 03:43 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-56 |
| 03:41 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart grabs the board | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Walter Carte (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Charles Scott (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Helmuth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roy Bean (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Musa Abdeldayen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kwok (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Walter Carte can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-56 |
| 03:18 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart snags the offensive board | 46-56 |
| 03:08 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 03:07 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart gets the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Michigan | Musa Abdeldayen snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:31 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Michigan | Musa Abdeldayen can't tip it in | 46-56 |
| 02:29 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 02:24 | Ball State | David Burgess misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-56 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Michigan | Musa Abdeldayen grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Kwok | 46-59 |
| 01:52 | Ball State | Walter Carte can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Helmuth - foul #2 on Edward Helmuth, team foul #8 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Allen Rich (SF), Kal Eyre (PF), Victor Davis (C) Melvin Jobe, David Burgess, Dustin Taggart, John Mioduszewski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski (SG), Darryl Jones (SF), Frank Osborne (PF), Johnny Shoults (C) Edward Helmuth, Roy Bean, Musa Abdeldayen, James Kwok | |
| 01:52 | Ball State | Walter Carte makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 01:52 | Ball State | Walter Carte makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski is hacked by Walter Carte - foul #3 on Walter Carte, team foul #4 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Billie Nichols (SF) Walter Carte | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 01:21 | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Allen Rich - foul #2 on Allen Rich, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Michigan | Dema Zalewski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Kal Eyre can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Frank Osborne - foul #1 on Frank Osborne, team foul #9 | 48-61 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Kal Eyre misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Kal Eyre misses the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Billie Nichols | 48-61 |
| 00:49 | Ball State | Louis Carr misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Michigan | Johnny Shoults grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Jones hits the finger roll | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Billie Nichols comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-63 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Allen Rich pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Allen Rich makes the driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Darryl Jones - foul #3 on Darryl Jones, team foul #10 | 50-63 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Allen Rich misses the free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Frank Osborne gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott runs out the clock | 50-63 |