| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Vincent Marcial (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Mangano (fresh) SF - Scott Leonard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edgar Montez (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Labarre (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Greg Maggard (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gregory Boggs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keneth Seal (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Miller (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Ford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Western Michigan | Vincent Marcial loses the dribble to Gregory Boggs | 32-29 |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Ronald Miller hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gregory Boggs | 32-31 |
| 19:22 | Western Michigan | Edgar Montez drills a fadeaway in the paint | 34-31 |
| 19:02 | Ball State | Greg Maggard misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 19:01 | Western Michigan | Edgar Montez gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:38 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Edgar Montez is denied by Michael Ford | 34-31 |
| 18:36 | Ball State | Ronald Miller snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | Scott Leonard is called for the reach on Keneth Seal in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Leonard, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wendell Skaggs (PG), Maurice Scott (SF), Corey Johnson (C) Vincent Marcial, Scott Leonard, Rodney Labarre | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 18:18 | Ball State | Ronald Miller buries a floater from the left block set up by Gregory Boggs | 34-33 |
| 17:59 | Western Michigan | Edgar Montez drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Wendell Skaggs | 36-33 |
| 17:42 | Ball State | Maurice Scott steals the ball from Michael Ford | 36-33 |
| 17:23 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Mangano | 39-33 |
| 17:21 | Ball State | Wendell Skaggs picks off the pass by Michael Ford in the backcourt | 39-33 |
| 17:20 | Western Michigan | William Mangano lays it in set up by Wendell Skaggs | 41-33 |
| 17:14 | Ball State | Keneth Seal makes the floater from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 17:09 | Western Michigan | Greg Maggard steals the ball from Wendell Skaggs in the backcourt | 41-35 |
| 17:06 | Ball State | Greg Maggard hits the finger roll | 41-37 |
| 16:50 | Western Michigan | Edgar Montez drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Wendell Skaggs and the foul's on Gregory Boggs - foul #1 on Gregory Boggs, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vincent Marcial (PG), Darin Robinson (SF), Rodney Labarre (C) William Mangano, Maurice Scott, Corey Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Coder (PG), Kevin Snell (SG), James Perkins (SF), Alexander Payeur (PF), John Root (C) Greg Maggard, Gregory Boggs, Keneth Seal, Ronald Miller, Michael Ford | |
| 16:50 | Western Michigan | Edgar Montez makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Alexander Payeur blows the layup | 44-37 |
| 16:30 | Ball State | John Root gets the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 16:05 | Ball State | John Root hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 15:50 | Western Michigan | Darin Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kevin Fish (SG), Scott Leonard (SF) Wendell Skaggs, Edgar Montez | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Vincent Marcial (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Fish (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Leonard (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darin Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Rodney Labarre (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Cory Coder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Snell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Payeur (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Root (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Alexander Payeur makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kevin Snell | 44-42 |
| 15:34 | Western Michigan | Darin Robinson is fouled on the floor by Kevin Snell - foul #1 on Kevin Snell, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Mangano (SG), Maurice Scott (PF) Vincent Marcial, Rodney Labarre | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | William Mangano scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Leonard | 46-42 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Kevin Snell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 15:05 | Western Michigan | Kevin Fish grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 14:50 | Western Michigan | Maurice Scott misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-42 |
| 14:49 | Ball State | John Root gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 14:30 | Ball State | Cory Coder connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Alexander Payeur | 46-45 |
| 14:09 | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard buries a shot from the left side set up by William Mangano and he's hacked by Kevin Snell - foul #2 on Kevin Snell, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vincent Marcial (PG), Wendell Skaggs (SG), Edgar Montez (PF), Corey Johnson (C) Kevin Fish, William Mangano, Maurice Scott, Darin Robinson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Greg Maggard (PG), Joseph Rogers (SG), Keneth Seal (SF), Ronald Miller (PF), Michael Ford (C) Cory Coder, Kevin Snell, James Perkins, Alexander Payeur, John Root | |
| 14:09 | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:59 | Ball State | Scott Leonard steals the ball from Ronald Miller | 49-45 |
| 13:31 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-45 |
| 13:30 | Western Michigan | Edgar Montez misses the tip | 49-45 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | Michael Ford gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:26 | Ball State | Greg Maggard loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Telek Petroski (SF), Rodney Labarre (C) Scott Leonard, Edgar Montez | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gregory Boggs (SG) Joseph Rogers | |
| 13:15 | Western Michigan | Wendell Skaggs buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-45 |
| 13:10 | Ball State | Keneth Seal is fouled in the backcourt by Wendell Skaggs - foul #2 on Wendell Skaggs, team foul #2 | 52-45 |
| 12:58 | Ball State | Michael Ford scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Keneth Seal | 52-47 |
| 12:35 | Western Michigan | Telek Petroski's pass is intercepted by Ronald Miller | 52-47 |
| 12:19 | Ball State | Greg Maggard scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Miller | 52-49 |
| 11:59 | Western Michigan | Keneth Seal is called for the reach on Telek Petroski - foul #2 on Keneth Seal, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kevin Fish (PG), William Mangano (SG), Maurice Scott (SF), Edgar Montez (PF) Vincent Marcial, Wendell Skaggs, Telek Petroski, Corey Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Rogers (PG), Cory Coder (SG), Richard Chambers (PF) Greg Maggard, Gregory Boggs, Ronald Miller | |
| 11:50 | Western Michigan | William Mangano buries a jumper from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kevin Fish (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Mangano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edgar Montez (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Labarre (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Cory Coder (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Keneth Seal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Chambers (fresh) C - Michael Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Ball State | Cory Coder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 11:45 | Western Michigan | Rodney Labarre pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 11:40 | Western Michigan | Maurice Scott misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 11:39 | Western Michigan | Rodney Labarre misses the tip | 54-49 |
| 11:38 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Michael Ford | 54-49 |
| 11:25 | Ball State | Rodney Labarre steals the ball from Michael Ford | 54-49 |
| 11:08 | Western Michigan | Edgar Montez misses the lay-in | 54-49 |
| 11:06 | Ball State | Richard Chambers gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:43 | Ball State | Keneth Seal clanks a jumper in the lane | 54-49 |
| 10:41 | Western Michigan | Maurice Scott gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:23 | Western Michigan | Kevin Fish buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Maurice Scott | 56-49 |
| 10:20 | Ball State | William Mangano picks off the pass by Michael Ford in the backcourt | 56-49 |
| 10:13 | Western Michigan | Rodney Labarre loses the dribble to Joseph Rogers | 56-49 |
| 10:02 | Ball State | Kevin Fish steals the ball from Richard Chambers | 56-49 |
| 09:43 | Western Michigan | Kevin Fish buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-49 |
| 09:41 | Ball State | Maurice Scott is called for the reach on Joseph Rogers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Maurice Scott, team foul #3 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Ruley (PG), Wendell Skaggs (SG), Scott Leonard (SF), Darin Robinson (PF), Corey Johnson (C) Kevin Fish, William Mangano, Maurice Scott, Edgar Montez, Rodney Labarre | |
| Subs | Ball State | Greg Maggard (PG), Gregory Boggs (SG), Alexander Payeur (SF), Ronald Miller (PF), John Root (C) Joseph Rogers, Cory Coder, Keneth Seal, Richard Chambers, Michael Ford | |
| 09:34 | Ball State | Ronald Miller knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Greg Maggard | 59-52 |
| 09:15 | Western Michigan | Wendell Skaggs comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-52 |
| 09:14 | Western Michigan | Darin Robinson hits the follow up shot | 61-52 |
| 09:12 | Ball State | Greg Maggard's pass is intercepted by Darin Robinson in the backcourt | 61-52 |
| 09:02 | Western Michigan | Wendell Skaggs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Ronald Miller pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Ronald Miller misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Darin Robinson - foul #3 on Darin Robinson, team foul #4 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vincent Marcial (PG), Edgar Montez (PF) John Ruley, Corey Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Ronald Miller misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Ronald Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:24 | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard's pass is intercepted by John Root | 61-53 |
| 08:11 | Ball State | Ronald Miller misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-53 |
| 08:09 | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 08:04 | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard dunks the ball set up by Vincent Marcial | 63-53 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | John Root can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Wendell Skaggs - foul #3 on Wendell Skaggs, team foul #5 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kevin Fish (SG), Telek Petroski (SF), Corey Johnson (C) Wendell Skaggs, Scott Leonard, Darin Robinson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Coder (PG), Kevin Snell (SG), James Perkins (SF) Greg Maggard, Gregory Boggs, Alexander Payeur | |
| 07:51 | Ball State | John Root makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | John Root makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Vincent Marcial (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Fish (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Telek Petroski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edgar Montez (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Corey Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Cory Coder (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kevin Snell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Miller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - John Root (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Western Michigan | Telek Petroski misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-55 |
| 07:36 | Western Michigan | Vincent Marcial misses the tip | 63-55 |
| 07:34 | Ball State | Kevin Snell pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 07:28 | Ball State | Cory Coder makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 07:11 | Western Michigan | Kevin Fish clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin Snell - foul #3 on Kevin Snell, team foul #5 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Mangano (SG), Maurice Scott (PF) Vincent Marcial, Edgar Montez | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Chambers (PF), Michael Ford (C) Ronald Miller, John Root | |
| 07:11 | Western Michigan | Kevin Fish makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 07:11 | Western Michigan | Kevin Fish makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 06:59 | Ball State | Michael Ford can't connect on a shot from close range | 65-58 |
| 06:57 | Ball State | Richard Chambers tips it back up and in | 65-60 |
| 06:31 | Western Michigan | Kevin Fish misses the lay-in | 65-60 |
| 06:29 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Perkins | 65-60 |
| 06:07 | Ball State | Cory Coder is fouled on the floor by Kevin Fish - foul #2 on Kevin Fish, team foul #6 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Ruley (PG), Wendell Skaggs (SG), Scott Leonard (SF), Edgar Montez (PF), Darin Robinson (C) Kevin Fish, William Mangano, Telek Petroski, Maurice Scott, Corey Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Greg Maggard (PG), Gregory Boggs (SG), Alexander Payeur (SF), Ronald Miller (PF) Cory Coder, Kevin Snell, James Perkins, Richard Chambers | |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Ronald Miller buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Alexander Payeur | 65-62 |
| 05:36 | Western Michigan | Darin Robinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 05:35 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ronald Miller | 65-62 |
| 05:23 | Ball State | Michael Ford's pass is intercepted by Scott Leonard | 65-62 |
| 04:54 | Western Michigan | Darin Robinson buries a shot from close range set up by John Ruley | 67-62 |
| 04:35 | Ball State | Ronald Miller is fouled on the floor by Scott Leonard - foul #4 on Scott Leonard, team foul #7 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vincent Marcial (PG), William Mangano (SG), Telek Petroski (SF), Maurice Scott (PF), Rodney Labarre (C) John Ruley, Wendell Skaggs, Scott Leonard, Edgar Montez, Darin Robinson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Coder (SG), Keneth Seal (SF), Richard Chambers (C) Gregory Boggs, Alexander Payeur, Michael Ford | |
| 04:35 | Ball State | Ronald Miller makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:35 | Ball State | Ronald Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 04:15 | Western Michigan | Richard Chambers swats the short shot by Rodney Labarre | 67-64 |
| 04:14 | Western Michigan | Vincent Marcial hits the follow up shot | 69-64 |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Richard Chambers's fadeaway is rejected by Maurice Scott | 69-64 |
| 04:03 | Western Michigan | Maurice Scott gets the rebound | 69-64 |
| 03:40 | Western Michigan | Maurice Scott misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-64 |
| 03:38 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice Scott | 69-64 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Vincent Marcial (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Mangano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Telek Petroski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Maurice Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Labarre (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Greg Maggard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Coder (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Keneth Seal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Miller (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Western Michigan | Maurice Scott is fouled on the floor by Ronald Miller - foul #2 on Ronald Miller, team foul #6 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wendell Skaggs (SG), Scott Leonard (SF), Edgar Montez (PF), Corey Johnson (C) William Mangano, Telek Petroski, Maurice Scott, Rodney Labarre | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kevin Snell (SG), James Perkins (SF), John Root (PF), Michael Ford (C) Greg Maggard, Keneth Seal, Ronald Miller, Richard Chambers | |
| 03:11 | Western Michigan | Wendell Skaggs is fouled on the floor by Kevin Snell - foul #4 on Kevin Snell, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kevin Fish (PG) Vincent Marcial | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:11 | Western Michigan | Wendell Skaggs makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:11 | Western Michigan | Wendell Skaggs misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:11 | Ball State | John Root pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 03:05 | Ball State | Kevin Snell blows the layup | 70-64 |
| 03:03 | Western Michigan | Edgar Montez grabs the board | 70-64 |
| 02:48 | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard makes the shot from the left wing set up by Kevin Fish | 72-64 |
| 02:48 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vincent Marcial (PG), William Mangano (SG) Kevin Fish, Wendell Skaggs | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gregory Boggs (SG), Keneth Seal (SF), Alexander Payeur (PF) Kevin Snell, James Perkins, John Root | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:28 | Ball State | Michael Ford buries a runner from the right block | 72-66 |
| 02:04 | Western Michigan | Vincent Marcial misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-66 |
| 02:03 | Western Michigan | Edgar Montez tips it in | 74-66 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-66 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Rodney Labarre (C) Corey Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Greg Maggard (PG), Ronald Miller (PF) Cory Coder, Alexander Payeur | |
| 01:55 | Ball State | Michael Ford is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Ford, team foul #8 | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Western Michigan | William Mangano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-66 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Greg Maggard is hacked by William Mangano in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Mangano, team foul #8 | 74-66 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Greg Maggard makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Greg Maggard misses the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 01:27 | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard snags the defensive board | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:02 | Western Michigan | Edgar Montez hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 74-67 |
| 01:01 | Ball State | Michael Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Ball State | Greg Maggard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 74-67 |
| 00:50 | Ball State | Michael Ford pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-67 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Gregory Boggs is hacked by Scott Leonard - foul #5 on Scott Leonard, team foul #9 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Maurice Scott (SF) Scott Leonard | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Gregory Boggs misses the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:46 | Western Michigan | Rodney Labarre grabs the defensive rebound | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Greg Maggard is called for the reach on Rodney Labarre in the backcourt - foul #1 on Greg Maggard, team foul #9 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Darin Robinson (SF) William Mangano | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Rodney Labarre makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Rodney Labarre makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Ronald Miller misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-67 |
| 00:36 | Western Michigan | Darin Robinson snags the defensive board | 76-67 |
| 00:36 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Mangano (SG) Rodney Labarre | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Western Michigan | Gregory Boggs is called for the reach on Maurice Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Boggs, team foul #10 | 76-67 |
| 00:33 | Western Michigan | Maurice Scott makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:33 | Western Michigan | Maurice Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Keneth Seal hits the finger roll set up by Greg Maggard | 78-69 |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Gregory Boggs is called for the reach on William Mangano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Boggs, team foul #11 | 78-69 |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | William Mangano makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | William Mangano makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Gregory Boggs makes the wide open jumper in the lane | 80-71 |
| 00:15 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-71 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Gregory Boggs is called for the reach on Darin Robinson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Boggs, team foul #12 | 80-71 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Darin Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Darin Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Keneth Seal connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Greg Maggard | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Vincent Marcial runs out the clock | 82-73 |