| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Eugene McKillop (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Champagne (fresh) PF - Leo Bee (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jin Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Iler (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Walter Carte (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Victor Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kal Eyre (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Walter Carte inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| 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 triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Ball State | Leo Bee swats the shot by Melvin Jobe | 25-25 |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Jin Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 19:18 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 19:16 | Ball State | David Iler gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 19:12 | Ball State | Donald Fraley steals the ball from Victor Davis | 25-25 |
| 19:08 | Central Michigan | David Champagne misses the lay-in | 25-25 |
| 19:06 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee grabs the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 18:54 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee misses short on a floater from the baseline | 25-25 |
| 18:52 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Melvin Jobe | 25-25 |
| 18:41 | Ball State | Walter Carte is hacked by Leo Bee - foul #1 on Leo Bee, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| 18:28 | Ball State | Walter Carte loses the dribble to Donald Fraley | 25-25 |
| 18:06 | Central Michigan | David Champagne clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-25 |
| 18:05 | Central Michigan | Jin Tang tips it but misses | 25-25 |
| 18:04 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee gets the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 17:43 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-25 |
| 17:41 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Kal Eyre | 25-25 |
| 17:35 | Ball State | Kal Eyre scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from David Iler and he's hacked by Jin Tang - foul #2 on Jin Tang, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| 17:35 | Ball State | Kal Eyre makes the free throw | 25-28 |
| 17:08 | Central Michigan | David Iler is called for the reach on Leo Bee - foul #2 on David Iler, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 16:51 | Central Michigan | David Champagne makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-28 |
| 16:28 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe makes the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Donald Fraley - foul #1 on Donald Fraley, team foul #3 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro (C) Jin Tang | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herb Hebron (SG), John Mioduszewski (PF) David Iler, Victor Davis | |
| 16:28 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe misses the free throw | 27-30 |
| 16:28 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 16:12 | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro is hacked by Walter Carte - foul #1 on Walter Carte, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Billie Nichols (SF), Edward Houston (C) Melvin Jobe, Walter Carte, Kal Eyre | |
| 15:58 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Champagne | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SG - Eugene McKillop (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leo Bee (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Kaneshiro (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herb Hebron (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billie Nichols (fresh) PF - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Houston (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Ball State | Louis Carr makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-33 |
| 15:08 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee misses long on a jumper from the right block | 30-33 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Billie Nichols snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 14:54 | Ball State | Billie Nichols travels with the ball | 30-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (PG), Patrick Tobey (SG), Chen Qian (PF), Jin Tang (C) Donald Fraley, Eugene McKillop, David Champagne, Leo Bee | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), David Iler (SG), Francis Clement (SF), Victor Davis (PF), Kal Eyre (C) Louis Carr, Herb Hebron, Billie Nichols, John Mioduszewski, Edward Houston | |
| 14:35 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian connects on the jumper in the lane | 32-33 |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Francis Clement knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Melvin Jobe | 32-36 |
| 13:58 | Central Michigan | Victor Davis is called for the reach on Leon Fisher - foul #2 on Victor Davis, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley (PG) Patrick Tobey | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:32 | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Fraley | 34-36 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | David Iler loses the ball out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene McKillop (SG), David Champagne (SF) Leon Fisher, Joe Kaneshiro | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:54 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Melvin Jobe - foul #2 on Melvin Jobe, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| 12:54 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:54 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:54 | Ball State | Victor Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 12:43 | Ball State | Francis Clement hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 12:20 | Central Michigan | Jin Tang hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Melvin Jobe - foul #3 on Melvin Jobe, team foul #5 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG) Melvin Jobe | |
| 12:20 | Central Michigan | Jin Tang makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 12:20 | Central Michigan | Jin Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 12:13 | Ball State | Victor Davis lays it in on a great pass from Louis Carr | 36-38 |
| 11:52 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Chen Qian | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eugene McKillop (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chen Qian (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jin Tang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Iler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Clement (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Victor Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kal Eyre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Ball State | Victor Davis can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Chen Qian - foul #4 on Chen Qian, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leo Bee (PF), Joe Kaneshiro (C) Chen Qian, Jin Tang | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Mioduszewski (C) Kal Eyre | |
| 11:43 | Ball State | Victor Davis makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 11:43 | Ball State | Victor Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 11:19 | Central Michigan | Eugene McKillop makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-40 |
| 11:01 | Ball State | Francis Clement hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:30 | Central Michigan | Louis Carr is called for the reach on Eugene McKillop - foul #1 on Louis Carr, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Herb Hebron (SG), Walter Carte (SF), Kal Eyre (C) Louis Carr, David Iler, Francis Clement, Victor Davis | |
| 10:20 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Walter Carte - foul #2 on Walter Carte, team foul #7 | 41-40 |
| 10:20 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 10:20 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 10:20 | Ball State | Kal Eyre grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 09:58 | Ball State | Donald Fraley steals it from Kal Eyre | 42-40 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-40 |
| 09:37 | Ball State | Herb Hebron grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 09:19 | Ball State | The short jumper by John Mioduszewski is denied by Leo Bee | 42-40 |
| 09:18 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 09:00 | Ball State | Walter Carte hits the finger roll set up by Melvin Jobe | 42-42 |
| 08:36 | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro can't finish the layup | 42-42 |
| 08:35 | Ball State | Kal Eyre grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 08:14 | Ball State | Walter Carte can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-42 |
| 08:12 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro is hacked by Kal Eyre - foul #2 on Kal Eyre, team foul #8 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (PG), Patrick Tobey (SG), Chen Qian (PF), Jin Tang (C) Donald Fraley, Eugene McKillop, David Champagne, Leo Bee | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Iler (SG), Francis Clement (SF), Victor Davis (PF) Herb Hebron, Walter Carte, John Mioduszewski | |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 07:49 | Ball State | Victor Davis snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leon Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Tobey (fresh) SF - Joe Kaneshiro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chen Qian (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jin Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Iler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Clement (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Victor Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kal Eyre (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 07:34 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | Kal Eyre takes the ball from Joe Kaneshiro | 43-42 |
| 06:48 | Ball State | Victor Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-42 |
| 06:46 | Ball State | David Iler gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Francis Clement's fadeaway is rejected by Chen Qian | 43-42 |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Kal Eyre tips it back up and in | 43-44 |
| 06:02 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 43-44 |
| 06:00 | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro tips it back up and in | 45-44 |
| 05:42 | Ball State | Victor Davis misses the turnaround in the paint | 45-44 |
| 05:41 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 05:18 | Central Michigan | Kal Eyre steals it from Patrick Tobey | 45-44 |
| 05:07 | Ball State | David Iler clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley (PG), Eugene McKillop (SG), David Champagne (SF) Leon Fisher, Patrick Tobey, Joe Kaneshiro | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian is hacked by Kal Eyre - foul #3 on Kal Eyre, team foul #9 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG) Melvin Jobe | |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 04:37 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Kal Eyre | 45-44 |
| 04:13 | Ball State | Francis Clement misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | Jin Tang misses the shot from close range | 45-44 |
| 03:44 | Ball State | Victor Davis pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Eugene McKillop (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chen Qian (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Jin Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Iler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Clement (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Victor Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Kal Eyre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Ball State | Kal Eyre is open but misses the lay-in | 45-44 |
| 03:27 | Central Michigan | Jin Tang grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 03:10 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kal Eyre - foul #4 on Kal Eyre, team foul #10 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), John Mioduszewski (C) Louis Carr, Kal Eyre | |
| 03:10 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 03:10 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 02:48 | Ball State | Donald Fraley is called for the reach on Victor Davis - foul #2 on Donald Fraley, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| 02:33 | Ball State | Chen Qian steps in front of the David Iler pass | 47-44 |
| 02:11 | Central Michigan | David Champagne makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Chen Qian | 50-44 |
| 01:45 | Ball State | Victor Davis lays it up and in set up by Melvin Jobe | 50-46 |
| 01:16 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | David Champagne hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| 00:57 | Ball State | David Iler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kal Eyre (C) John Mioduszewski | |
| 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 triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | David Champagne is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin Jobe - foul #4 on Melvin Jobe, team foul #11 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (SG), Leo Bee (PF), Timothy Moody (C) Eugene McKillop, Chen Qian, Jin Tang | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | David Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | David Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Ball State | David Iler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Timothy Moody pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | David Champagne is hacked by Melvin Jobe in the backcourt - foul #5 on Melvin Jobe, team foul #12 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG) Melvin Jobe | |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | David Champagne misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | David Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Francis Clement buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Iler | 55-49 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Carr - foul #2 on Louis Carr, team foul #13 | 55-49 |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Kal Eyre gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 00:36 | Ball State | Victor Davis double dribbles | 56-49 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Louis Carr is called for the reach on Donald Fraley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Carr, team foul #14 | 56-49 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Kal Eyre loses the dribble to David Champagne | 57-49 |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Carr - foul #4 on Louis Carr, team foul #15 | 57-49 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Louis Carr is hacked by Donald Fraley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Fraley, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Tobey (SG), Joe Kaneshiro (PF) Donald Fraley, David Champagne | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herb Hebron (SG), Walter Carte (SF), John Mioduszewski (PF), Edward Houston (C) David Iler, Francis Clement, Victor Davis, Kal Eyre | |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Louis Carr misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-49 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Herb Hebron gets the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Louis Carr buries a jumper from the left side set up by Walter Carte | 59-51 |
| 00:13 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 59-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley (PG), David Champagne (SF) Patrick Tobey, Joe Kaneshiro | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Iler (SG), Francis Clement (SF), Victor Davis (PF), Kal Eyre (C) Herb Hebron, Walter Carte, John Mioduszewski, Edward Houston | |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee is hacked by David Iler in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Iler, team foul #16 | 59-51 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Francis Clement misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley runs out the clock | 61-51 |