| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Casey Solomon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kincaid (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Augustine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Hillier (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Fruge (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Martin Hubbard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Fabiszewski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Moyes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Bilderback (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Tong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | David Augustine inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Ball State | John Kincaid comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-32 |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge tips it home | 34-32 |
| 19:22 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by William Moyes | 34-34 |
| 19:02 | Ball State | Brian Hillier scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Casey Solomon | 37-34 |
| 18:54 | Miami (OH) | Martin Hubbard makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Fabiszewski | 37-37 |
| 18:25 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge misses short on an open runner in the paint but the foul's on Charles Fabiszewski - foul #1 on Charles Fabiszewski, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 18:25 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:25 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:10 | Miami (OH) | William Tong can't throw it down but the foul's on Stephen Fruge - foul #1 on Stephen Fruge, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 18:10 | Miami (OH) | William Tong misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:10 | Miami (OH) | William Tong makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:52 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Kincaid | 41-38 |
| 17:41 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Fruge swats the layup by Fred Bilderback | 41-38 |
| 17:40 | Ball State | David Augustine grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 17:21 | Ball State | John Kincaid drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Casey Solomon | 44-38 |
| 17:07 | Miami (OH) | William Tong misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brian Hillier - foul #1 on Brian Hillier, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| 17:07 | Miami (OH) | William Tong makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 17:07 | Miami (OH) | William Tong makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:42 | Ball State | David Augustine evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 16:40 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 16:18 | Miami (OH) | William Tong comes up short on the runner from close range | 44-40 |
| 16:16 | Miami (OH) | Charles Fabiszewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:06 | Miami (OH) | William Tong is hacked by Stephen Fruge - foul #2 on Stephen Fruge, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Andrew Brewer (PF) Brian Hillier | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 15:55 | Miami (OH) | William Tong slams it home set up by Charles Fabiszewski | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Casey Solomon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Kincaid (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Augustine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) C - Stephen Fruge (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Martin Hubbard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Fabiszewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Moyes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Bilderback (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - William Tong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Ball State | John Kincaid knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Casey Solomon | 46-42 |
| 15:21 | Miami (OH) | Charles Fabiszewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brian Hillier (PF) Andrew Brewer | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 15:02 | Ball State | Casey Solomon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 15:01 | Miami (OH) | William Moyes snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 14:52 | Miami (OH) | Martin Hubbard drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 14:23 | Ball State | John Kincaid drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Casey Solomon | 48-45 |
| 14:08 | Miami (OH) | Martin Hubbard clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 14:06 | Miami (OH) | William Tong can't tip it in | 48-45 |
| 14:05 | Ball State | John Kincaid grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | John Kincaid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Puckett (SG), Andrew Brewer (PF), Victor Bowles (C) John Kincaid, David Augustine, Stephen Fruge | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 13:36 | Miami (OH) | Charles Fabiszewski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 13:34 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback tips it home | 48-47 |
| 13:21 | Ball State | Martin Hubbard picks off the pass by Victor Bowles | 48-47 |
| 13:04 | Miami (OH) | William Moyes's fadeaway is rejected by Victor Bowles | 48-47 |
| 13:02 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback gets the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:47 | Miami (OH) | Martin Hubbard clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 12:45 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | Brian Hillier is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 48-47 |
| 12:27 | Miami (OH) | William Moyes pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:07 | Miami (OH) | William Tong drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from William Moyes | 48-49 |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Brian Hillier can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 11:40 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Casey Solomon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Puckett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Hillier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) C - Victor Bowles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Martin Hubbard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Fabiszewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Moyes (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Bilderback (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - William Tong (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Miami (OH) | Martin Hubbard clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 11:32 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to William Moyes | 48-49 |
| 11:27 | Miami (OH) | William Tong hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Hubbard | 48-51 |
| 11:03 | Ball State | Charles Fabiszewski is called for the reach on Joseph Puckett - foul #2 on Charles Fabiszewski, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Kincaid (SG), David Augustine (SF), Stephen Fruge (C) Joseph Puckett, Andrew Brewer, Victor Bowles | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bradley Palmer (PG), Jeromy Linck (SG), Joseph Patterson (SF) Martin Hubbard, Charles Fabiszewski, William Moyes | |
| 10:47 | Ball State | David Augustine works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 48-51 |
| 10:46 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 10:40 | Miami (OH) | William Tong misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Stephen Fruge - foul #3 on Stephen Fruge, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| 10:40 | Miami (OH) | William Tong makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:40 | Miami (OH) | William Tong makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 10:18 | Ball State | David Augustine connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Kincaid | 50-53 |
| 09:59 | Miami (OH) | William Tong comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 50-53 |
| 09:58 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:53 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Palmer loses the ball out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Charles Fabiszewski (SG), Roger Perryman (C) Jeromy Linck, William Tong | |
| 09:37 | Ball State | Joseph Patterson is called for the reach on Stephen Fruge - foul #1 on Joseph Patterson, team foul #3 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Bethune (PF) Brian Hillier | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Martin Hubbard (PG) Bradley Palmer | |
| 09:13 | Ball State | Casey Solomon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 09:11 | Miami (OH) | Martin Hubbard gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 08:55 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback's layup is rejected by Casey Solomon | 50-53 |
| 08:53 | Ball State | David Augustine pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 08:24 | Ball State | Casey Solomon buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Donald Bethune | 53-53 |
| 08:12 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback misses the dunk | 53-53 |
| 08:10 | Ball State | Donald Bethune grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 07:48 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses long on a floater from the right side | 53-53 |
| 07:46 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 07:31 | Miami (OH) | David Augustine steals it from Charles Fabiszewski | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Casey Solomon (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Kincaid (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Augustine (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Bethune (fresh) C - Stephen Fruge (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Martin Hubbard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Fabiszewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred Bilderback (tiring) 15 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger Perryman (fresh) | |
| 07:09 | Ball State | Casey Solomon shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 07:07 | Miami (OH) | Charles Fabiszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 07:02 | Miami (OH) | Roger Perryman is fouled on the floor by John Kincaid - foul #1 on John Kincaid, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brian Hillier (PF) Donald Bethune | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bradley Palmer (PG), Jeromy Linck (SG), William Moyes (SF), William Tong (C) Martin Hubbard, Charles Fabiszewski, Joseph Patterson, Fred Bilderback | |
| 06:45 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Palmer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-53 |
| 06:44 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Stephen Fruge | 53-53 |
| 06:20 | Ball State | William Tong steals it from Brian Hillier | 53-53 |
| 06:08 | Miami (OH) | William Tong misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 06:07 | Miami (OH) | Roger Perryman grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 05:58 | Miami (OH) | William Moyes clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-53 |
| 05:57 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Stephen Fruge | 53-53 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 05:33 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge misses the tip | 53-53 |
| 05:32 | Miami (OH) | William Moyes grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 05:11 | Miami (OH) | William Tong clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 05:09 | Miami (OH) | William Tong pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 05:01 | Miami (OH) | William Moyes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Martin Hubbard (PG), Charles Fabiszewski (SG), Fred Bilderback (PF) Bradley Palmer, Jeromy Linck, Roger Perryman | |
| 04:34 | Ball State | Casey Solomon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 04:33 | Miami (OH) | William Moyes grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 04:14 | Miami (OH) | Martin Hubbard misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 04:13 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Stephen Fruge | 53-53 |
| 03:47 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge double dribbles | 53-53 |
| 03:27 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback lays it in set up by Martin Hubbard | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Casey Solomon (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Kincaid (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Augustine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Hillier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Stephen Fruge (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Martin Hubbard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Fabiszewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Moyes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Bilderback (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - William Tong (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Ball State | William Moyes is called for the reach on Casey Solomon - foul #1 on William Moyes, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| 02:43 | Ball State | David Augustine works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Kincaid | 56-55 |
| 02:27 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 56-57 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Martin Hubbard steps in front of the John Kincaid pass | 56-57 |
| 01:56 | Miami (OH) | William Moyes clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on David Augustine - foul #1 on David Augustine, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| 01:56 | Miami (OH) | William Moyes makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:56 | Miami (OH) | William Moyes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 01:39 | Ball State | William Tong swats the dunk try by David Augustine | 56-59 |
| 01:38 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Fred Bilderback | 56-59 |
| 01:27 | Miami (OH) | Charles Fabiszewski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 01:25 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Casey Solomon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 01:01 | Ball State | David Augustine tips it in | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | Miami (OH) | Martin Hubbard misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 00:35 | Miami (OH) | William Tong pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:34 | Miami (OH) | William Tong is fouled on the floor by Casey Solomon - foul #3 on Casey Solomon, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| 00:34 | Miami (OH) | William Tong misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | John Kincaid clanks a floater from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge tips it in | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:08 | Miami (OH) | William Tong can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Fruge - foul #4 on Stephen Fruge, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| 00:08 | Miami (OH) | William Tong makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:08 | Miami (OH) | William Tong makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Fred Bilderback snags the defensive board | 60-61 |