| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jose Rodriquez (fresh) SG - Christopher Burton (fresh) SF - Lynn Hough (fresh) PF - Edgar Freeman (fresh) C - Mack Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Casey Solomon (fresh) SG - John Kincaid (fresh) SF - David Augustine (fresh) PF - Brian Hillier (fresh) C - Stephen Fruge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Ball State | Brian Hillier misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Ohio | Mack Williams pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Ohio | Mack Williams misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on John Kincaid - foul #1 on John Kincaid, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Ohio | Mack Williams misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Ohio | Mack Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:42 | Ball State | Edgar Freeman swats the layup by John Kincaid | 1-0 |
| 18:41 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Edgar Freeman | 1-0 |
| 18:12 | Ohio | Edgar Freeman is called for traveling | 1-0 |
| 17:52 | Ball State | Casey Solomon travels with the ball | 1-0 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), Aaron Cleveland (SG), Andrew Williams (SF), Adam Coble (PF) Jose Rodriquez, Christopher Burton, Lynn Hough, Edgar Freeman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Puckett (PG), Adam Williams (SG), Victor Bowles (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF), Donald Bethune (C) Casey Solomon, John Kincaid, David Augustine, Brian Hillier, Stephen Fruge | |
| 17:23 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Mack Williams | 4-0 |
| 17:06 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 16:52 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 16:50 | Ohio | Adam Coble tips it back up and in | 6-2 |
| 16:30 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 16:28 | Ball State | Victor Bowles misses the tip | 6-2 |
| 16:26 | Ohio | Andrew Williams pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:02 | Ohio | Andrew Williams is fouled on the floor by Victor Bowles - foul #1 on Victor Bowles, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG), Christopher Burton (SG), Lynn Hough (SF), Edgar Freeman (PF) Mark Doxey, Aaron Cleveland, Andrew Williams, Mack Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | Casey Solomon (PG), John Kincaid (SG), David Augustine (SF), Brian Hillier (PF), Stephen Fruge (C) Joseph Puckett, Adam Williams, Victor Bowles, Andrew Brewer, Donald Bethune | |
| 15:33 | Ohio | Edgar Freeman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 6-2 |
| 15:32 | Ball State | David Augustine grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jose Rodriquez (fresh) SG - Christopher Burton (fresh) SF - Lynn Hough (fresh) PF - Edgar Freeman (fresh) C - Adam Coble (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Casey Solomon (fresh) SG - John Kincaid (fresh) SF - David Augustine (fresh) PF - Brian Hillier (fresh) C - Stephen Fruge (fresh) | |
| 15:13 | Ball State | Casey Solomon connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Augustine | 6-5 |
| 14:49 | Ohio | Edgar Freeman's pass is intercepted by Stephen Fruge | 6-5 |
| 14:34 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Stephen Fruge is blocked by Adam Coble | 6-5 |
| 14:33 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge tips it back up and in | 6-7 |
| 14:10 | Ohio | Edgar Freeman knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jose Rodriquez | 8-7 |
| 13:46 | Ball State | Brian Hillier is fouled on the floor by Jose Rodriquez - foul #1 on Jose Rodriquez, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), Mack Williams (C) Christopher Burton, Adam Coble | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:24 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses the easy layup | 8-7 |
| 13:22 | Ohio | Mack Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 12:55 | Ohio | Mack Williams banks in the layup set up by Jose Rodriquez | 10-7 |
| 12:52 | Ball State | Casey Solomon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Burton (SG) Lynn Hough | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:32 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jose Rodriquez, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG) Jose Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:08 | Ball State | Aaron Cleveland is called for the reach on David Augustine - foul #1 on Aaron Cleveland, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| 11:54 | Ball State | Casey Solomon's pass is intercepted by Mack Williams | 10-7 |
| 11:35 | Ohio | Christopher Burton clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 11:33 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fresh) SG - Christopher Burton (fresh) SF - Aaron Cleveland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edgar Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mack Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Casey Solomon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Kincaid (fairly fresh) SF - David Augustine (fresh) PF - Brian Hillier (fresh) C - Stephen Fruge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 11:09 | Ohio | Edgar Freeman grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 10:54 | Ohio | Mack Williams misses short on a jumper near the basket | 10-7 |
| 10:52 | Ohio | Christopher Burton grabs the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 10:36 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland connects on the shot from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 10:11 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge clanks a 3 from the left corner | 12-7 |
| 10:09 | Ohio | Christopher Burton snags the defensive board | 12-7 |
| 09:55 | Ohio | David Augustine picks off the pass by Mark Doxey | 12-7 |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Mark Doxey steals it from Casey Solomon | 12-7 |
| 09:28 | Ohio | Mark Doxey banks in the layup | 14-7 |
| 08:59 | Ball State | John Kincaid scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Hillier and the foul's on Christopher Burton - foul #1 on Christopher Burton, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG), Lynn Hough (SF), Adam Coble (PF) Mark Doxey, Christopher Burton, Edgar Freeman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Puckett (PG), Eric McKeag (SF), Victor Bowles (PF), Donald Bethune (C) Casey Solomon, David Augustine, Brian Hillier, Stephen Fruge | |
| 08:59 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses the free throw | 14-9 |
| 08:59 | Ohio | Mack Williams pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 08:30 | Ohio | Adam Coble lays it in set up by Aaron Cleveland | 16-9 |
| 08:11 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Kincaid | 16-12 |
| 07:54 | Ohio | Joseph Puckett is called for the reach on Lynn Hough - foul #1 on Joseph Puckett, team foul #3 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Burton (SG), Edgar Freeman (PF) Aaron Cleveland, Adam Coble | |
| Subs | Ball State | Casey Solomon (PG), David Augustine (SF), Brian Hillier (PF), Stephen Fruge (C) John Kincaid, Eric McKeag, Victor Bowles, Donald Bethune | |
| 07:33 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-12 |
| 07:31 | Ball State | David Augustine grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jose Rodriquez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Burton (fresh) SF - Lynn Hough (fresh) PF - Edgar Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mack Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Casey Solomon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Puckett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Augustine (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Hillier (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Fruge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Ball State | David Augustine is fouled on the floor by Lynn Hough - foul #1 on Lynn Hough, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Coble (C) Mack Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 07:03 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lynn Hough - foul #2 on Lynn Hough, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | Andrew Williams (SF), Mack Williams (C) Lynn Hough, Adam Coble | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Kincaid (SG) Joseph Puckett | |
| 07:03 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 07:03 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 06:44 | Ohio | Edgar Freeman misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Hillier - foul #1 on Brian Hillier, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Coble (PF) Jose Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:44 | Ohio | Edgar Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 06:44 | Ohio | Edgar Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 06:15 | Ball State | Casey Solomon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge tips it home | 18-16 |
| 06:11 | Ohio | Edgar Freeman is fouled in the backcourt by Casey Solomon - foul #1 on Casey Solomon, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG), Aaron Cleveland (SF) Andrew Williams, Adam Coble | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:55 | Ohio | Christopher Burton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 05:53 | Ohio | Edgar Freeman tips it back up and in | 20-16 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | David Augustine misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 05:33 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 05:28 | Ball State | Casey Solomon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 05:27 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge gets the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 05:06 | Ball State | David Augustine hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Stephen Fruge | 20-19 |
| 04:42 | Ohio | Mack Williams misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Brian Hillier - foul #2 on Brian Hillier, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | Andrew Williams (SF), Adam Coble (C) Jose Rodriquez, Christopher Burton | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Puckett (PG), Andrew Brewer (PF) Casey Solomon, Brian Hillier | |
| 04:42 | Ohio | Mack Williams makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 04:42 | Ohio | Mack Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 04:21 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge is fouled on the floor by Mack Williams - foul #1 on Mack Williams, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG), Christopher Burton (SG) Mack Williams, Aaron Cleveland | |
| Subs | Ball State | Casey Solomon (PG) John Kincaid | |
| 04:21 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:21 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:21 | Ohio | Adam Coble snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 04:01 | Ohio | Adam Coble jams it | 24-20 |
| 03:33 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-20 |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), Lynn Hough (SF), Mack Williams (C) Christopher Burton, Andrew Williams, Adam Coble | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Kincaid (SG), Brian Hillier (PF), Victor Bowles (C) Joseph Puckett, Andrew Brewer, Stephen Fruge | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jose Rodriquez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Aaron Cleveland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lynn Hough (fresh) PF - Edgar Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mack Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Casey Solomon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Kincaid (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Augustine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Hillier (fairly fresh) C - Victor Bowles (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 24-20 |
| 03:10 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Brian Hillier | 24-20 |
| 03:05 | Ball State | Casey Solomon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Augustine | 24-23 |
| 02:44 | Ohio | Lynn Hough scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Jose Rodriquez and the foul's on Casey Solomon - foul #2 on Casey Solomon, team foul #7 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Burton (SG), Adam Coble (PF) Aaron Cleveland, Edgar Freeman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Puckett (PG), Eric McKeag (SF), Stephen Fruge (C) Casey Solomon, David Augustine, Victor Bowles | |
| 02:44 | Ohio | Lynn Hough makes the free throw | 28-23 |
| 02:18 | Ball State | Jose Rodriquez picks off the pass by Joseph Puckett | 28-23 |
| 01:55 | Ohio | Adam Coble misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Brian Hillier - foul #3 on Brian Hillier, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), Edgar Freeman (PF) Christopher Burton, Mack Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | Casey Solomon (PG), David Augustine (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF) Joseph Puckett, Eric McKeag, Brian Hillier | |
| 01:55 | Ohio | Adam Coble misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 01:55 | Ohio | Adam Coble makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 01:36 | Ball State | John Kincaid loses the dribble to Aaron Cleveland | 29-23 |
| 01:33 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland lays it in | 31-23 |
| 01:06 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Casey Solomon | 31-26 |
| 00:47 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 00:46 | Ohio | Edgar Freeman snags the offensive board | 31-26 |
| 00:37 | Ohio | Adam Coble misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 00:35 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez can't tip it in | 31-26 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Stephen Fruge | 31-26 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | John Kincaid comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge snags the offensive board | 31-26 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Casey Solomon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Lynn Hough snags the defensive board | 31-26 |