| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ted Downard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Singer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Cai (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Michael Russell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Blodgett (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Gaskins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) C - Chuck Mann (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Michael Sass inbounds the ball | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai loses the dribble to John Davis | 48-36 |
| 19:34 | Central Florida | Ted Downard picks off the pass by David Blodgett | 48-36 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | Gary Singer can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on David Blodgett - foul #1 on David Blodgett, team foul #1 | 48-36 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | Gary Singer makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | Gary Singer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 18:59 | Central Florida | James Gaskins misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 50-36 |
| 18:57 | Central Florida | John Davis misses the tip | 50-36 |
| 18:55 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jon Jones | 50-36 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | Gary Singer knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ted Downard | 52-36 |
| 18:11 | Central Florida | John Davis hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Russell | 52-39 |
| 17:51 | Ball State | Michael Russell is called for the reach on Gary Singer - foul #3 on Michael Russell, team foul #2 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Partee (PF), John Chamlee (C) Jon Jones, Benjamin Cai | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon (PG), Michael Powell (SF) Michael Russell, James Gaskins | |
| 17:46 | Ball State | John Chamlee's layup is rejected by John Davis | 52-39 |
| 17:44 | Central Florida | John Davis gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 17:36 | Central Florida | John Davis clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Partee - foul #3 on Thomas Partee, team foul #1 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Byron Barnes (SG), Jeremy Stuart (PF) Gary Singer, Thomas Partee | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 17:36 | Central Florida | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 17:36 | Central Florida | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Ted Downard can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-41 |
| 17:17 | Central Florida | Chuck Mann snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 17:05 | Central Florida | John Davis scores on a shot near the basket | 52-43 |
| 16:48 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Ted Downard and the foul's on David Blodgett - foul #2 on David Blodgett, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Don Koerner (PG), Donald Prill (PF) Ted Downard, Michael Sass | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy (PF) John Davis | |
| 16:48 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| 16:20 | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 16:19 | Central Florida | Chuck Mann tips it in | 55-45 |
| 16:01 | Ball State | The short jumper by Donald Prill is denied by Chuck Mann | 55-45 |
| 15:59 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart tips it back up and in | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Don Koerner (fresh) SG - Byron Barnes (fresh) SF - Jeremy Stuart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Prill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Chamlee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Rickey Saxon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Blodgett (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) PF - Michael McConnaughy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Chuck Mann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:50 | Central Florida | David Blodgett connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Rickey Saxon | 57-48 |
| 15:32 | Ball State | Donald Prill can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 15:31 | Central Florida | Chuck Mann gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 15:17 | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 57-50 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | John Chamlee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 14:56 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart snags the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 14:41 | Ball State | Donald Prill buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Stuart | 60-50 |
| 14:19 | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Murphy (PG), Gary Singer (SG), Michael Sass (SF), Jon Jones (PF), Benjamin Cai (C) Don Koerner, Byron Barnes, Jeremy Stuart, Donald Prill, John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (PG), Michael Russell (SG), Lawrence McCorkle (SF), John Davis (PF), James Gaskins (C) Rickey Saxon, David Blodgett, Michael Powell, Michael McConnaughy, Chuck Mann | |
| 14:04 | Ball State | Gary Singer drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by David Murphy | 62-50 |
| 13:40 | Central Florida | A charge is called on Lawrence McCorkle - foul #4 on Lawrence McCorkle, team foul #4 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Chuck Mann (C) Lawrence McCorkle | |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Gary Singer drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-50 |
| 13:17 | Central Florida | Michael Russell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-50 |
| 13:16 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jon Jones | 64-50 |
| 12:50 | Ball State | John Davis steps in front of the Gary Singer pass | 64-50 |
| 12:32 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez is fouled on the floor by David Murphy - foul #4 on David Murphy, team foul #2 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (PG) David Murphy | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Blodgett (SG), Michael McConnaughy (C) Michael Russell, Chuck Mann | |
| 12:20 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez is whistled for traveling | 64-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Prill (C) Benjamin Cai | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:59 | Ball State | Gary Singer is fouled on the floor by David Blodgett - foul #3 on David Blodgett, team foul #5 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Partee (PF) Jon Jones | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Powell (SF) James Gaskins | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ted Downard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Singer (fresh) 18 pts. 3 stl. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Partee (fresh) 3 pf. C - Donald Prill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Lucio Valdez (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Blodgett (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) PF - John Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Michael McConnaughy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:52 | Ball State | Ted Downard clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Lucio Valdez - foul #4 on Lucio Valdez, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart (PF) Gary Singer | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Russell (PG) Lucio Valdez | |
| 11:52 | Ball State | Ted Downard makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 11:52 | Ball State | Ted Downard makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 11:34 | Central Florida | David Blodgett misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Ted Downard - foul #2 on Ted Downard, team foul #3 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon (PG) John Davis | |
| 11:34 | Central Florida | David Blodgett makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 11:34 | Central Florida | David Blodgett makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 11:13 | Ball State | Donald Prill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Cai (C) Michael Sass | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:01 | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon misses badly on a shot from close range | 66-52 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Prill | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:23 | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 69-52 |
| 10:21 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart pulls down the rebound | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:01 | Ball State | Ted Downard comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 69-52 |
| 09:59 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart grabs the offensive board | 69-52 |
| 09:41 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-52 |
| 09:39 | Central Florida | David Blodgett grabs the defensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 09:25 | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-52 |
| 09:23 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart snags the defensive board | 69-52 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Donald Prill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 69-52 |
| 09:00 | Ball State | Donald Prill grabs the offensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 08:42 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Partee | 71-52 |
| 08:26 | Central Florida | Michael Russell connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Blodgett | 71-55 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-55 |
| 08:05 | Ball State | Donald Prill can't tip it in | 71-55 |
| 08:04 | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy grabs the board | 71-55 |
| 07:54 | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Prill - foul #2 on Donald Prill, team foul #4 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Murphy (PG), Gary Singer (SG), Michael Sass (SF), Jon Jones (PF), John Chamlee (C) Ted Downard, Thomas Partee, Jeremy Stuart, Donald Prill, Benjamin Cai | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (PG), Lawrence McCorkle (SF), John Davis (PF), Chuck Mann (C) David Blodgett, Michael Russell, Michael Powell, Michael McConnaughy | |
| 07:54 | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 07:54 | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon misses the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 07:54 | Ball State | John Chamlee grabs the board | 71-56 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Singer (fresh) 18 pts. 3 stl. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Chamlee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Lucio Valdez (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rickey Saxon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence McCorkle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Chuck Mann (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Ball State | Gary Singer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-56 |
| 07:34 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Lawrence McCorkle | 71-56 |
| 07:27 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-56 |
| 07:26 | Ball State | Gary Singer gets the rebound | 71-56 |
| 06:57 | Ball State | Michael Sass drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Murphy | 74-56 |
| 06:49 | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon drills a 3 from straight away | 74-59 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | David Murphy connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Sass | 77-59 |
| 06:09 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Murphy - foul #5 on David Murphy, team foul #5 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Don Koerner (PG) David Murphy | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Blodgett (SG) Rickey Saxon | |
| 06:09 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez misses the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 06:09 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| 05:52 | Ball State | John Chamlee misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 77-60 |
| 05:51 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Chuck Mann | 77-60 |
| 05:47 | Central Florida | David Blodgett banks in the layup set up by Lucio Valdez | 77-62 |
| 05:33 | Ball State | John Chamlee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-62 |
| 05:32 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to John Davis | 77-62 |
| 05:18 | Central Florida | David Blodgett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-62 |
| 05:16 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez tips it in | 77-64 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Michael Sass scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Gary Singer | 79-64 |
| 04:43 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 79-64 |
| 04:42 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Chamlee | 79-64 |
| 04:27 | Ball State | Michael Sass clanks a jumper near the basket | 79-64 |
| 04:26 | Ball State | Gary Singer tips it in | 81-64 |
| 04:10 | Central Florida | David Blodgett is hacked by Michael Sass - foul #1 on Michael Sass, team foul #6 | 81-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (PG), Thomas Partee (SG), Jeremy Stuart (SF), Donald Prill (PF), Benjamin Cai (C) Don Koerner, Gary Singer, Michael Sass, Jon Jones, John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Russell (PG), James Gaskins (SF), Michael Powell (PF), Michael McConnaughy (C) Lucio Valdez, Lawrence McCorkle, John Davis, Chuck Mann | |
| 04:02 | Central Florida | David Blodgett hits a 3 from the left wing | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Michael McConnaughy - foul #2 on Michael McConnaughy, team foul #7 | 81-67 |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai misses the 1st free throw | 81-67 |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai makes the 2nd free throw | 82-67 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ted Downard (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Partee (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Stuart (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Donald Prill (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Cai (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Michael Russell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Blodgett (fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Gaskins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Powell (fresh) C - Michael McConnaughy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Central Florida | Michael Russell misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 82-67 |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart pulls down the rebound | 82-67 |
| 03:01 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 82-67 |
| 02:59 | Central Florida | Michael Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 82-67 |
| 02:59 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Singer (SG), Michael Sass (SF) Jeremy Stuart, Donald Prill | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (PG), Lawrence McCorkle (SF), John Davis (PF), Chuck Mann (C) Michael Russell, James Gaskins, Michael Powell, Michael McConnaughy | |
| 02:52 | Central Florida | John Davis is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #8 | 82-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jon Jones (PF) Thomas Partee | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 02:31 | Ball State | Michael Sass hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-67 |
| 02:30 | Central Florida | John Davis gets the rebound | 82-67 |
| 02:15 | Central Florida | John Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 82-67 |
| 02:13 | Ball State | Gary Singer grabs the defensive rebound | 82-67 |
| 01:52 | Ball State | Ted Downard is hacked by Lawrence McCorkle - foul #5 on Lawrence McCorkle, team foul #9 | 82-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Partee (SG), Jeremy Stuart (SF), Donald Prill (PF), John Chamlee (C) Gary Singer, Michael Sass, Jon Jones, Benjamin Cai | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Russell (PG), Rickey Saxon (SG), James Gaskins (SF), Michael Powell (PF), Michael McConnaughy (C) Lucio Valdez, David Blodgett, Lawrence McCorkle, John Davis, Chuck Mann | |
| 01:52 | Ball State | Ted Downard misses the 1st free throw | 82-67 |
| 01:52 | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy grabs the defensive rebound | 82-67 |
| 01:42 | Central Florida | Michael Russell misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by John Chamlee - foul #1 on John Chamlee, team foul #7 | 82-67 |
| 01:42 | Central Florida | Michael Russell makes the 1st free throw | 82-68 |
| 01:42 | Central Florida | Michael Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 82-69 |
| 01:21 | Ball State | John Chamlee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-69 |
| 01:05 | Central Florida | Ted Downard is called for the reach on Michael Russell - foul #3 on Ted Downard, team foul #8 | 82-69 |
| 01:05 | Central Florida | Michael Russell misses the 1st free throw | 82-69 |
| 01:05 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart snags the defensive board | 82-69 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Thomas Partee is fouled on the floor by Rickey Saxon - foul #1 on Rickey Saxon, team foul #10 | 82-69 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Thomas Partee misses the 1st free throw | 82-69 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Thomas Partee makes the 2nd free throw | 83-69 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 83-69 |
| 00:35 | Ball State | Thomas Partee gets the rebound | 83-69 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Thomas Partee scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Jeremy Stuart | 85-69 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Michael McConnaughy | 85-71 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Ted Downard runs out the clock | 85-71 |