| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Hardman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnathan Tavarez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Sailer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Levitt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Mitchell James (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Armando Reyes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Reisinger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Foster Nutt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | The Citadel | Kenneth Cook inbounds the ball | 38-28 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | The Citadel | John Reisinger misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-28 |
| 19:37 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Foster Nutt | 38-28 |
| 19:10 | The Citadel | Foster Nutt drills a runner from the left block set up by John Reisinger | 38-30 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Frank Hardman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Scott Sailer | 41-30 |
| 18:43 | The Citadel | Armando Reyes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 18:41 | Ball State | Scott Sailer pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 18:24 | Ball State | Scott Sailer is fouled on the floor by John Reisinger - foul #3 on John Reisinger, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Matthew Reuter (PF) John Reisinger | |
| 18:14 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 18:13 | The Citadel | Foster Nutt grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 18:10 | The Citadel | Mitchell James throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-30 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Frank Hardman's pass is intercepted by Foster Nutt | 41-30 |
| 17:41 | The Citadel | Mitchell James misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 17:39 | The Citadel | Matthew Reuter tips it back up and in | 41-32 |
| 17:25 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard loses the dribble to Armando Reyes | 41-32 |
| 17:17 | The Citadel | Armando Reyes comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Hardman - foul #1 on Frank Hardman, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 17:17 | The Citadel | Armando Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:17 | The Citadel | Armando Reyes misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:17 | Ball State | Jack Levitt snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 16:51 | Ball State | Frank Hardman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-33 |
| 16:49 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard grabs the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:25 | Ball State | Jack Levitt makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Johnathan Tavarez | 43-33 |
| 16:04 | The Citadel | Kenneth Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Livermore (PG), Garret Milazzo (SG), Terry Ivy (SF), Greg Hutchinson (PF), Phillip Dunston (C) Frank Hardman, Charles Blanchard, Johnathan Tavarez, Scott Sailer, Jack Levitt | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Troy Kilgore (PG), Samuel Jackson (SG), Robert McEneny (PF), Arnold Marcum (C) Mitchell James, Armando Reyes, Kenneth Cook, Foster Nutt | |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson connects on the shot from the left side and the foul's on Robert McEneny - foul #1 on Robert McEneny, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Reisinger (PF) Robert McEneny | |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson makes the free throw | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Albert Livermore (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Garret Milazzo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Ivy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Greg Hutchinson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Phillip Dunston (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Troy Kilgore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matthew Reuter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Reisinger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Arnold Marcum (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | The Citadel | John Reisinger can't throw it down | 46-33 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 14:55 | Ball State | Garret Milazzo drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Albert Livermore | 49-33 |
| 14:45 | The Citadel | Matthew Reuter buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Samuel Jackson | 49-35 |
| 14:27 | Ball State | John Reisinger is called for the reach on Greg Hutchinson - foul #4 on John Reisinger, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Hardman (PG), Johnathan Tavarez (SF), Scott Sailer (PF), Jack Levitt (C) Garret Milazzo, Terry Ivy, Greg Hutchinson, Phillip Dunston | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Armando Reyes (SG), Kenneth Cook (SF), Foster Nutt (C) Matthew Reuter, John Reisinger, Arnold Marcum | |
| 14:17 | Ball State | Scott Sailer is hacked by Samuel Jackson - foul #1 on Samuel Jackson, team foul #4 | 49-35 |
| 14:02 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez is whistled for traveling | 49-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Blanchard (SG) Albert Livermore | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Mitchell James (PG) Troy Kilgore | |
| 13:50 | The Citadel | Kenneth Cook misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-35 |
| 13:48 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| 13:35 | Ball State | Samuel Jackson swats the short shot by Johnathan Tavarez | 49-35 |
| 13:33 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Foster Nutt | 49-35 |
| 13:28 | The Citadel | Armando Reyes misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 13:27 | The Citadel | Kenneth Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 13:10 | The Citadel | Kenneth Cook buries a runner from the right block set up by Mitchell James and the foul's on Johnathan Tavarez - foul #3 on Johnathan Tavarez, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| 13:10 | The Citadel | Kenneth Cook misses the free throw | 49-37 |
| 13:10 | Ball State | Scott Sailer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 12:53 | Ball State | Jack Levitt connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Johnathan Tavarez | 51-37 |
| 12:35 | The Citadel | Foster Nutt clanks a jump hook in the lane | 51-37 |
| 12:34 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 12:29 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 12:27 | The Citadel | Kenneth Cook snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 12:17 | The Citadel | Samuel Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-37 |
| 12:16 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Scott Sailer | 51-37 |
| 12:00 | Ball State | Frank Hardman comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Mitchell James - foul #2 on Mitchell James, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Livermore (SG), Phillip Dunston (C) Charles Blanchard, Jack Levitt | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Troy Kilgore (PG), Matthew Reuter (PF) Mitchell James, Samuel Jackson | |
| 12:00 | Ball State | Frank Hardman makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 12:00 | Ball State | Frank Hardman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 11:47 | The Citadel | Armando Reyes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 11:45 | Ball State | Phillip Dunston pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Hardman (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Livermore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnathan Tavarez (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Scott Sailer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Phillip Dunston (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Troy Kilgore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Armando Reyes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Reuter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Foster Nutt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Ball State | Scott Sailer clanks a floater from the left block | 53-37 |
| 11:28 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cook | 53-37 |
| 11:22 | The Citadel | Kenneth Cook clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Albert Livermore - foul #1 on Albert Livermore, team foul #3 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ryan Roper (SG), Arnold Marcum (C) Armando Reyes, Foster Nutt | |
| 11:22 | The Citadel | Kenneth Cook makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 11:22 | The Citadel | Kenneth Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 11:22 | Ball State | Scott Sailer grabs the defensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 11:06 | Ball State | Phillip Dunston can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-38 |
| 11:05 | Ball State | Phillip Dunston hits the follow up shot | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:49 | The Citadel | Phillip Dunston swats the short shot by Kenneth Cook | 55-38 |
| 10:48 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez grabs the board | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:22 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez misses long on a shot from the left block | 55-38 |
| 10:21 | Ball State | Phillip Dunston tips it home | 57-38 |
| 10:09 | The Citadel | Matthew Reuter hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Troy Kilgore | 57-40 |
| 09:47 | Ball State | Albert Livermore hits the finger roll | 59-40 |
| 09:33 | The Citadel | Scott Sailer swats the layup by Kenneth Cook | 59-40 |
| 09:31 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Scott Sailer | 59-40 |
| 09:18 | Ball State | Albert Livermore clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 59-40 |
| 09:16 | The Citadel | Matthew Reuter grabs the defensive rebound | 59-40 |
| 09:11 | The Citadel | Ryan Roper is whistled for traveling | 59-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Blanchard (SG), Terry Ivy (SF), Greg Hutchinson (PF), Jack Levitt (C) Frank Hardman, Johnathan Tavarez, Scott Sailer, Phillip Dunston | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Mitchell James (PG), Armando Reyes (SG), Samuel Jackson (PF), Foster Nutt (C) Troy Kilgore, Ryan Roper, Kenneth Cook, Arnold Marcum | |
| 08:48 | Ball State | Jack Levitt misses the lay-in | 59-40 |
| 08:47 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Armando Reyes | 59-40 |
| 08:41 | The Citadel | Mitchell James knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Reuter | 59-43 |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Matthew Reuter picks off the pass by Charles Blanchard | 59-43 |
| 08:10 | The Citadel | Mitchell James misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-43 |
| 08:09 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 07:47 | Ball State | Albert Livermore misses the floater in the lane | 59-43 |
| 07:45 | The Citadel | Samuel Jackson grabs the board | 59-43 |
| 07:31 | The Citadel | Foster Nutt is hacked by Terry Ivy - foul #2 on Terry Ivy, team foul #4 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Garret Milazzo (PG), Johnathan Tavarez (SF), Phillip Dunston (PF) Albert Livermore, Terry Ivy, Greg Hutchinson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kenneth Cook (SF), John Reisinger (PF) Matthew Reuter, Samuel Jackson | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Garret Milazzo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnathan Tavarez (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Dunston (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jack Levitt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Mitchell James (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Armando Reyes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Reisinger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Foster Nutt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | The Citadel | Foster Nutt misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-43 |
| 07:21 | The Citadel | Kenneth Cook can't tip it in | 59-43 |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| 07:05 | Ball State | Jack Levitt lays it in set up by Johnathan Tavarez | 61-43 |
| 06:49 | The Citadel | John Reisinger misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 06:48 | The Citadel | John Reisinger snags the offensive board | 61-43 |
| 06:36 | The Citadel | Phillip Dunston steals it from Mitchell James | 61-43 |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Phillip Dunston misses the easy layup | 61-43 |
| 06:09 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Garret Milazzo | 61-43 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Garret Milazzo misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 05:55 | Ball State | Phillip Dunston grabs the offensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 05:55 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Hardman (PG), Scott Sailer (PF) Garret Milazzo, Phillip Dunston | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 05:35 | Ball State | Frank Hardman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-43 |
| 05:33 | Ball State | Jack Levitt hits the follow up shot | 63-43 |
| 05:16 | The Citadel | Armando Reyes can't finish the layup but the foul's on Frank Hardman - foul #2 on Frank Hardman, team foul #5 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Livermore (PG), Garret Milazzo (SG), Terry Ivy (SF), Greg Hutchinson (PF), Phillip Dunston (C) Frank Hardman, Charles Blanchard, Johnathan Tavarez, Scott Sailer, Jack Levitt | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Troy Kilgore (PG), Matthew Reuter (SF), Samuel Jackson (PF), Arnold Marcum (C) Mitchell James, Kenneth Cook, John Reisinger, Foster Nutt | |
| 05:16 | The Citadel | Armando Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 05:16 | The Citadel | Armando Reyes makes the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 05:02 | Ball State | Terry Ivy can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Arnold Marcum - foul #2 on Arnold Marcum, team foul #6 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Hardman (PG), Scott Sailer (PF) Garret Milazzo, Greg Hutchinson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kenneth Cook (SF), John Reisinger (PF), Foster Nutt (C) Matthew Reuter, Samuel Jackson, Arnold Marcum | |
| 05:02 | Ball State | Terry Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 05:02 | Ball State | Terry Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 04:43 | The Citadel | Foster Nutt can't finish the layup | 65-45 |
| 04:41 | Ball State | Phillip Dunston grabs the board | 65-45 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | Kenneth Cook steals it from Phillip Dunston | 65-45 |
| 04:06 | The Citadel | Armando Reyes makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-48 |
| 03:46 | Ball State | The jump hook by Scott Sailer is blocked by Foster Nutt | 65-48 |
| 03:45 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cook | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:27 | The Citadel | John Reisinger hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-50 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Hardman (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Livermore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Ivy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Scott Sailer (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Phillip Dunston (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Troy Kilgore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Armando Reyes (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kenneth Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - John Reisinger (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Foster Nutt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Ball State | Frank Hardman knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-50 |
| 02:50 | The Citadel | John Reisinger misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 67-50 |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Frank Hardman snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| 02:42 | Ball State | Scott Sailer drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Phillip Dunston and he's fouled by John Reisinger - foul #5 on John Reisinger, team foul #7 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Garret Milazzo (SG), Steven Shaw (SF) Frank Hardman, Phillip Dunston | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Samuel Jackson (SG), Matthew Reuter (SF), Robert McEneny (PF), Arnold Marcum (C) Armando Reyes, Kenneth Cook, John Reisinger, Foster Nutt | |
| 02:42 | Ball State | Scott Sailer makes the free throw | 70-50 |
| 02:32 | The Citadel | Matthew Reuter can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Terry Ivy - foul #3 on Terry Ivy, team foul #6 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson (PF) Scott Sailer | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 02:32 | The Citadel | Matthew Reuter makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 02:32 | The Citadel | Matthew Reuter makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Matthew Reuter steals the ball from Albert Livermore | 70-52 |
| 02:08 | The Citadel | Terry Ivy picks off the pass by Robert McEneny | 70-52 |
| 01:39 | Ball State | Albert Livermore misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Troy Kilgore - foul #2 on Troy Kilgore, team foul #8 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Phillip Dunston (C) Steven Shaw | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 01:39 | Ball State | Albert Livermore makes the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 01:39 | Ball State | Albert Livermore makes the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 01:26 | The Citadel | Greg Hutchinson denies the turnaround by Samuel Jackson | 72-52 |
| 01:25 | Ball State | Phillip Dunston pulls down the rebound | 72-52 |
| 01:02 | Ball State | Albert Livermore drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Garret Milazzo | 74-52 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | The Citadel | Robert McEneny drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-55 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Greg Hutchinson, team foul #7 | 74-55 |
| 00:28 | The Citadel | Albert Livermore steals the ball from Matthew Reuter | 74-55 |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson lays it in on a nice dish by Albert Livermore | 76-55 |
| 00:20 | The Citadel | Matthew Reuter misses the dunk | 76-55 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Phillip Dunston grabs the board | 76-55 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Albert Livermore runs out the clock | 76-55 |