| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Marshall West (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Scott Holdsworth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Wall (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric McNamar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Compton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Scott Clore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Shamblin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hobert Thurston (fresh) 5 reb. PF - James Vantassel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Wall inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Texas-Arlington | Scott Holdsworth is hacked by Alexander Thompson - foul #3 on Alexander Thompson, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeff Woodward (C) Alexander Thompson | |
| 19:25 | Texas-Arlington | Scott Clore steals the ball from Robert Wall | 37-31 |
| 19:05 | Ball State | Richard Shamblin is hacked by Jonathan Compton - foul #1 on Jonathan Compton, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 18:53 | Ball State | Jeff Woodward hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Scott Clore | 37-34 |
| 18:32 | Texas-Arlington | Marshall West makes the 3 from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 18:17 | Ball State | Richard Shamblin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 18:16 | Texas-Arlington | Jonathan Compton gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 18:01 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Wall can't finish the layup | 40-34 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | Richard Shamblin gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 17:40 | Ball State | Scott Clore misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Scott Holdsworth - foul #2 on Scott Holdsworth, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| 17:40 | Ball State | Scott Clore misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 17:40 | Ball State | Scott Clore makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:18 | Texas-Arlington | Marshall West can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 17:17 | Texas-Arlington | Scott Holdsworth snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 17:00 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Wall is hacked by Hobert Thurston - foul #2 on Hobert Thurston, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Tom Nye (SG), David Jones (PF), Lester Burroughs (C) Scott Holdsworth, Eric McNamar, Jonathan Compton | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:43 | Texas-Arlington | Lester Burroughs misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 16:42 | Texas-Arlington | Tom Nye hits the follow up shot | 42-35 |
| 16:23 | Ball State | James Vantassel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 16:21 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Wall snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 16:10 | Texas-Arlington | Marshall West misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 16:09 | Texas-Arlington | Lester Burroughs tips it home | 44-35 |
| 15:56 | Ball State | Jeff Woodward misses short on a jumper from the right side | 44-35 |
| 15:55 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston grabs the offensive board | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Marshall West (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tom Nye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Wall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Burroughs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Scott Clore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Shamblin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hobert Thurston (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - James Vantassel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Woodward (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 15:33 | Ball State | Scott Clore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-35 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Carl Armstrong (PG), Scott Holdsworth (SG), Eric McNamar (PF), Jonathan Compton (C) Marshall West, Tom Nye, Robert Wall, Lester Burroughs | |
| Subs | Ball State | Steve Jones (PG), Michael Ferguson (SF), James Smith (PF), Alexander Thompson (C) Scott Clore, Hobert Thurston, James Vantassel, Jeff Woodward | |
| 15:11 | Texas-Arlington | Carl Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 15:10 | Texas-Arlington | Scott Holdsworth grabs the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 14:55 | Texas-Arlington | David Jones makes the shot near the basket | 46-35 |
| 14:41 | Ball State | James Smith drills a shot from the baseline | 46-37 |
| 14:27 | Texas-Arlington | Carl Armstrong loses the dribble to James Smith | 46-37 |
| 14:24 | Ball State | Carl Armstrong picks off the pass by Steve Jones in the backcourt | 46-37 |
| 14:08 | Texas-Arlington | Eric McNamar misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-37 |
| 14:06 | Ball State | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 13:43 | Ball State | Steve Jones hits a 3 from straight away | 46-40 |
| 13:19 | Texas-Arlington | Eric McNamar scores on a turnaround from the right block | 48-40 |
| 12:59 | Ball State | Michael Ferguson scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Shamblin | 48-43 |
| 12:49 | Texas-Arlington | David Jones is hacked by Michael Ferguson - foul #1 on Michael Ferguson, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Marshall West (PG), Tom Nye (SG), Robert Wall (SF), Lester Burroughs (PF), Thomas Little (C) Carl Armstrong, Scott Holdsworth, David Jones, Eric McNamar, Jonathan Compton | |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Clore (PG), Jeff Woodward (SG), Hobert Thurston (SF), James Vantassel (PF) Steve Jones, Richard Shamblin, Michael Ferguson, James Smith | |
| 12:37 | Texas-Arlington | Thomas Little comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 12:35 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:31 | Ball State | Scott Clore misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 12:29 | Texas-Arlington | Marshall West grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:24 | Texas-Arlington | Scott Clore is called for the reach on Marshall West - foul #3 on Scott Clore, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| 12:06 | Texas-Arlington | Thomas Little comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 48-43 |
| 12:05 | Texas-Arlington | Lester Burroughs tips it but misses | 48-43 |
| 12:04 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | Scott Clore can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 11:57 | Texas-Arlington | Thomas Little grabs the board | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Marshall West (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tom Nye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Wall (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lester Burroughs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Little (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Scott Clore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeff Woodward (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hobert Thurston (fresh) 8 reb. PF - James Vantassel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:51 | Texas-Arlington | Tom Nye comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Alexander Thompson gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 11:34 | Ball State | Alexander Thompson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 11:33 | Texas-Arlington | Tom Nye pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 11:08 | Texas-Arlington | Thomas Little makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Tom Nye and he's fouled by Alexander Thompson - foul #4 on Alexander Thompson, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Jonathan Compton (C) Lester Burroughs | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Shamblin (SG) Alexander Thompson | |
| 11:08 | Texas-Arlington | Thomas Little makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| 10:55 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-46 |
| 10:32 | Texas-Arlington | Jonathan Compton misses long on a floater from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 10:31 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Wall tips it home | 53-46 |
| 10:25 | Ball State | Richard Shamblin connects on the floater near the basket set up by Scott Clore | 53-48 |
| 10:06 | Texas-Arlington | Jonathan Compton misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeff Woodward - foul #1 on Jeff Woodward, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Scott Holdsworth (SG), Eric McNamar (PF) Tom Nye, Thomas Little | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:06 | Texas-Arlington | Jonathan Compton makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 10:06 | Texas-Arlington | Jonathan Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-48 |
| 09:35 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Wall misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Hobert Thurston - foul #3 on Hobert Thurston, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Carl Armstrong (PG), Lester Burroughs (C) Marshall West, Jonathan Compton | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Smith (PF) James Vantassel | |
| 09:35 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Wall makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 09:35 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Richard Shamblin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Ferguson (C) Jeff Woodward | |
| 08:53 | Texas-Arlington | Michael Ferguson swats the short shot by Carl Armstrong | 57-48 |
| 08:52 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Wall tips it back up and in | 59-48 |
| 08:42 | Ball State | Scott Clore knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Richard Shamblin and he's fouled by Carl Armstrong - foul #2 on Carl Armstrong, team foul #3 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | David Jones (SF) Robert Wall | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:42 | Ball State | Scott Clore makes the free throw | 59-51 |
| 08:31 | Texas-Arlington | Eric McNamar misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 59-51 |
| 08:29 | Texas-Arlington | Lester Burroughs grabs the offensive board | 59-51 |
| 08:21 | Texas-Arlington | Lester Burroughs throws it down | 61-51 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston loses the dribble to Eric McNamar | 61-51 |
| 07:48 | Texas-Arlington | David Jones can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 07:46 | Ball State | Richard Shamblin pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Carl Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Holdsworth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric McNamar (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lester Burroughs (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Scott Clore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Shamblin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hobert Thurston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Ball State | Michael Ferguson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 07:20 | Texas-Arlington | Eric McNamar double dribbles | 61-54 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Marshall West (PG), Tom Nye (SG), Robert Wall (SF), Jonathan Compton (C) Carl Armstrong, Scott Holdsworth, Eric McNamar, Lester Burroughs | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeff Woodward (PG), James Vantassel (PF), Alexander Thompson (C) Scott Clore, Richard Shamblin, Hobert Thurston | |
| 07:03 | Ball State | James Vantassel throws it down on a nice dish by Jeff Woodward | 61-56 |
| 06:55 | Texas-Arlington | Jonathan Compton blows the layup | 61-56 |
| 06:53 | Texas-Arlington | David Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 06:46 | Texas-Arlington | David Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-56 |
| 06:45 | Ball State | James Vantassel snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Michael Ferguson is hacked by Tom Nye - foul #1 on Tom Nye, team foul #4 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Steve Jones (PG) James Smith | |
| 06:09 | Ball State | James Vantassel hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 61-56 |
| 06:07 | Texas-Arlington | Tom Nye pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 06:02 | Texas-Arlington | Tom Nye makes the 3 from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Alexander Thompson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 05:49 | Ball State | Jeff Woodward pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 05:37 | Ball State | Jeff Woodward is hacked by Tom Nye - foul #2 on Tom Nye, team foul #5 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Scott Holdsworth (SG), Eric McNamar (PF) Tom Nye, David Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Clore (PG), Richard Shamblin (SG) Steve Jones, Michael Ferguson | |
| 05:28 | Ball State | James Vantassel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 05:26 | Texas-Arlington | Eric McNamar snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 05:01 | Texas-Arlington | Alexander Thompson swats the short shot by Eric McNamar | 64-56 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Richard Shamblin gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | The 3pt attempt by Alexander Thompson is denied by Eric McNamar | 64-56 |
| 04:46 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Wall pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| 04:19 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Wall double dribbles | 64-56 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | David Jones (SF), Lester Burroughs (C) Robert Wall, Jonathan Compton | |
| Subs | Ball State | Hobert Thurston (SF) Alexander Thompson | |
| 03:59 | Ball State | Scott Clore misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-56 |
| 03:58 | Texas-Arlington | David Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Texas-Arlington | David Jones connects on the 3 from straight away | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Marshall West (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Holdsworth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eric McNamar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lester Burroughs (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Scott Clore (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Shamblin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hobert Thurston (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Vantassel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Woodward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Ball State | Richard Shamblin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-56 |
| 03:25 | Texas-Arlington | Eric McNamar snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| 03:21 | Texas-Arlington | Scott Holdsworth buries a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Jeff Woodward - foul #2 on Jeff Woodward, team foul #8 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Carl Armstrong (PG), Robert Wall (SF) Marshall West, Eric McNamar | |
| Subs | Ball State | Steve Jones (PG), James Smith (PF), Michael Ferguson (C) Scott Clore, James Vantassel, Jeff Woodward | |
| 03:21 | Texas-Arlington | Scott Holdsworth misses the free throw | 69-56 |
| 03:21 | Ball State | Michael Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 69-56 |
| 03:18 | Ball State | Carl Armstrong picks off the pass by Steve Jones in the backcourt | 69-56 |
| 03:03 | Texas-Arlington | Scott Holdsworth hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Carl Armstrong | 71-56 |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Richard Shamblin comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Lester Burroughs - foul #1 on Lester Burroughs, team foul #6 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Tom Nye (SG), Thomas Little (C) Scott Holdsworth, Robert Wall | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kevin Hayter (PF) Hobert Thurston | |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Richard Shamblin makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Richard Shamblin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 02:23 | Texas-Arlington | David Jones throws it down | 73-58 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Steve Jones misses the 3 from the left wing | 73-58 |
| 02:12 | Texas-Arlington | Tom Nye pulls down the rebound | 73-58 |
| 02:09 | Texas-Arlington | Carl Armstrong travels in the backcourt | 73-58 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeff Woodward (SG) Richard Shamblin | |
| 01:49 | Ball State | Kevin Hayter drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeff Woodward | 73-60 |
| 01:31 | Texas-Arlington | James Smith steps in front of the Tom Nye pass | 73-60 |
| 01:12 | Ball State | James Smith is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 73-60 |
| 00:58 | Texas-Arlington | Carl Armstrong lays it in and he's fouled by Steve Jones - foul #1 on Steve Jones, team foul #9 | 75-60 |
| 00:58 | Texas-Arlington | Carl Armstrong makes the free throw | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Ball State | Steve Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 76-60 |
| 00:52 | Texas-Arlington | Lester Burroughs gets the rebound | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Texas-Arlington | Tom Nye hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Little and he's fouled by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #10 | 78-60 |
| 00:24 | Texas-Arlington | Tom Nye misses the free throw | 78-60 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | James Smith grabs the board | 78-60 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Michael Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 78-60 |
| 00:18 | Texas-Arlington | Tom Nye gets the rebound | 78-60 |
| 00:00 | Texas-Arlington | Carl Armstrong runs out the clock | 78-60 |