| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Merle Samuel (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Champagne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Bee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Griner (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Walter Carte (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | David Burgess inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Walter Carte is fouled on the floor by David Champagne - foul #2 on David Champagne, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:35 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart's pass is intercepted by James Griner | 36-31 |
| 19:30 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Champagne | 39-31 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | David Burgess comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 19:12 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 18:52 | Central Michigan | James Griner scores on a jump hook from the left block | 41-31 |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 18:36 | Central Michigan | David Champagne grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:23 | Central Michigan | David Champagne is whistled for traveling | 41-31 |
| 18:01 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 17:39 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee misses long on a jumper from the right side | 41-33 |
| 17:38 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel grabs the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 17:20 | Central Michigan | James Griner can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 41-33 |
| 17:18 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Dustin Taggart | 41-33 |
| 17:00 | Ball State | David Burgess misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 16:58 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski tips it but misses | 41-33 |
| 16:57 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe gets the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:48 | Ball State | James Griner denies the turnaround by David Burgess | 41-33 |
| 16:46 | Ball State | Walter Carte can't tip it in | 41-33 |
| 16:44 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart tips it in | 41-35 |
| 16:16 | Central Michigan | James Griner clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on John Mioduszewski - foul #3 on John Mioduszewski, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (SG), Chen Qian (SF), Joe Kaneshiro (PF) Merle Samuel, David Champagne, Leo Bee | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Allen Rich (SG), Kal Eyre (PF), Victor Davis (C) Melvin Jobe, Walter Carte, Dustin Taggart, John Mioduszewski | |
| 16:16 | Central Michigan | James Griner misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:16 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 16:00 | Ball State | Victor Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 15:59 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Chen Qian | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leon Fisher (fresh) SF - Chen Qian (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Kaneshiro (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Griner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Carr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allen Rich (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kal Eyre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Victor Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Central Michigan | The jumper by Chen Qian is denied by Kal Eyre | 42-35 |
| 15:32 | Ball State | Kal Eyre grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 15:03 | Ball State | Allen Rich connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Burgess out of the doubleteam | 42-37 |
| 14:37 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian travels with the ball | 42-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel (PG), David Champagne (SF), Leo Bee (PF) Donald Fraley, Joe Kaneshiro, James Griner | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Walter Carte (SG), Dustin Taggart (PF), John Mioduszewski (C) Louis Carr, David Burgess, Kal Eyre, Victor Davis | |
| 14:28 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart lays it up and in | 42-39 |
| 14:07 | Central Michigan | Melvin Jobe steals it from Leo Bee | 42-39 |
| 14:02 | Ball State | Walter Carte hits the finger roll on a great pass from Melvin Jobe | 42-41 |
| 13:45 | Central Michigan | David Champagne makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Merle Samuel | 45-41 |
| 13:20 | Ball State | Chen Qian is called for the reach on Melvin Jobe - foul #2 on Chen Qian, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley (SG) Leon Fisher | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Burgess (SF) Allen Rich | |
| 12:59 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart's layup is rejected by Chen Qian | 45-41 |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Leo Bee | 45-41 |
| 12:32 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Griner (C) Chen Qian | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:15 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 12:14 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee is fouled on the floor by Dustin Taggart - foul #2 on Dustin Taggart, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro (SF) David Champagne | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Allen Rich (SG), Kal Eyre (C) Melvin Jobe, Walter Carte, John Mioduszewski | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Merle Samuel (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joe Kaneshiro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leo Bee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Griner (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Carr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allen Rich (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Kal Eyre (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Central Michigan | James Griner is called for traveling | 45-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chen Qian (SF) Joe Kaneshiro | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:24 | Ball State | Allen Rich misses the jumper from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 11:22 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-43 |
| 11:05 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian snags the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 10:41 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Leo Bee | 47-43 |
| 10:13 | Ball State | David Burgess misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 10:12 | Central Michigan | James Griner grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-43 |
| 09:23 | Ball State | Donald Fraley is called for the reach on Dustin Taggart - foul #1 on Donald Fraley, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (PG), Eugene McKillop (SG), David Champagne (SF), Joe Kaneshiro (PF) Merle Samuel, Donald Fraley, Chen Qian, Leo Bee | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Walter Carte (SG), John Mioduszewski (C) Louis Carr, David Burgess, Dustin Taggart | |
| 09:11 | Ball State | Joe Kaneshiro steals the ball from Kal Eyre | 50-43 |
| 09:04 | Central Michigan | James Griner buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Leon Fisher | 52-43 |
| 08:35 | Ball State | Walter Carte clanks a shot from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 08:34 | Ball State | Allen Rich gets the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:14 | Ball State | David Champagne picks off the pass by Allen Rich | 52-43 |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | James Griner misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Walter Carte - foul #1 on Walter Carte, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel (PG), Donald Fraley (SG), Leo Bee (PF) Leon Fisher, Eugene McKillop, Joe Kaneshiro | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Burgess (SF), Victor Davis (PF) Allen Rich, Kal Eyre | |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Merle Samuel (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Champagne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leo Bee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Griner (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Walter Carte (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Victor Davis (fresh) C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Ball State | Victor Davis misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Champagne - foul #3 on David Champagne, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chen Qian (C) James Griner | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 07:18 | Ball State | Victor Davis misses the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 07:18 | Ball State | Victor Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 07:18 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 06:57 | Central Michigan | David Champagne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 06:55 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian tips it in | 56-43 |
| 06:35 | Ball State | Merle Samuel steals it from John Mioduszewski | 56-43 |
| 06:06 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on David Burgess - foul #2 on David Burgess, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Allen Rich (SG), Dustin Taggart (PF), Kal Eyre (C) Melvin Jobe, Walter Carte, Victor Davis, John Mioduszewski | |
| 06:06 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 06:06 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Kal Eyre drills a jumper from the left block | 58-45 |
| 05:33 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dustin Taggart - foul #3 on Dustin Taggart, team foul #5 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Griner (C) David Champagne | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:33 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 05:33 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 05:24 | Ball State | Donald Fraley steals it from Louis Carr | 59-45 |
| 04:55 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee knocks in the shot in the paint | 61-45 |
| 04:37 | Ball State | David Burgess connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 04:17 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel drills a shot from the left side | 63-48 |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Champagne (SF) Chen Qian | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Walter Carte (SG), John Mioduszewski (C) Louis Carr, Allen Rich, Kal Eyre | |
| 04:05 | Ball State | David Champagne picks off the pass by Walter Carte | 63-48 |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | David Champagne lays it in | 65-48 |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Walter Carte connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Melvin Jobe | 65-50 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Merle Samuel (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Champagne (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Leo Bee (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - James Griner (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Walter Carte (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley is fouled on the floor by Dustin Taggart - foul #4 on Dustin Taggart, team foul #6 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (PG), Eugene McKillop (SG), Joseph Stewart (SF), Chen Qian (PF), Joe Kaneshiro (C) Merle Samuel, Donald Fraley, David Champagne, Leo Bee, James Griner | |
| 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 | |
| 03:03 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian misses the easy layup | 65-50 |
| 03:02 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian misses the tip | 65-50 |
| 03:01 | Ball State | Louis Carr gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 02:48 | Ball State | Victor Davis's floater is knocked away by Joe Kaneshiro | 65-50 |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Eugene McKillop is hacked by Kal Eyre - foul #2 on Kal Eyre, team foul #7 | 65-50 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Eugene McKillop makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Eugene McKillop makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 02:19 | Ball State | Billie Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-50 |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian grabs the defensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Joseph Stewart | 69-50 |
| 01:39 | Ball State | Victor Davis buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Allen Rich | 69-52 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-52 |
| 01:13 | Ball State | Victor Davis clanks a 3 from the left corner | 69-52 |
| 01:11 | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher grabs the board | 69-52 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Leon Fisher and he's fouled by Kal Eyre - foul #3 on Kal Eyre, team foul #8 | 71-52 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian misses the free throw | 71-52 |
| 00:45 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Kal Eyre | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Eugene McKillop steals it from Louis Carr in the backcourt | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Joseph Stewart | 73-52 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Kal Eyre comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 73-52 |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro pulls down the rebound | 73-52 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher runs out the clock | 73-52 |