| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) SF - John Gustafson (fresh) PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Hollis Hanlon (fresh) SG - James Bartolome (fresh) SF - Christopher Bass (fresh) PF - James Havens (fresh) C - Marc Cummings (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Ball State | Terry Humphery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Texas-Arlington | James Havens is fouled on the floor by John Gustafson - foul #1 on John Gustafson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Texas-Arlington | James Havens misses short on a runner from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Texas-Arlington | Marc Cummings gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Texas-Arlington | Marc Cummings loses the dribble to Ronnie Kosakowski | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Ball State | John Gustafson buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ronnie Kosakowski | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Texas-Arlington | Christopher Bass is hacked by Terry Humphery - foul #1 on Terry Humphery, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Texas-Arlington | John Gustafson takes the ball from Marc Cummings | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | Ball State | Christopher Louis blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Texas-Arlington | Christopher Bass gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Texas-Arlington | James Havens is denied on a dunk by Terry Humphery | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | Texas-Arlington | James Havens tips it home | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | Ball State | Christopher Louis is hacked by James Bartolome - foul #1 on James Bartolome, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:12 | Ball State | John Gustafson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Terry Humphery hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 16:59 | Texas-Arlington | Christopher Bass gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:53 | Texas-Arlington | Hollis Hanlon misses the 3 from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 16:51 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:29 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 16:10 | Texas-Arlington | Christopher Bass hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 16:09 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 15:52 | Ball State | Christopher Louis scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Humphery | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Hollis Hanlon (fresh) SG - James Bartolome (fresh) SF - Christopher Bass (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Havens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marc Cummings (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Texas-Arlington | Hollis Hanlon connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Bartolome | 8-5 |
| 15:28 | Ball State | John Gustafson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Louis | 10-5 |
| 15:19 | Texas-Arlington | Christopher Bass knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Hollis Hanlon and the foul's on Christopher Louis - foul #1 on Christopher Louis, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Wayne Middleton (SG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Eric Williams (PF), Gary Tunstall (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Terry Humphery, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Luther Johns (C) Marc Cummings | |
| 15:19 | Texas-Arlington | Christopher Bass makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:00 | Ball State | Eric Williams's floater is tipped away by James Havens | 10-8 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | Eric Williams misses the tip | 10-8 |
| 14:56 | Texas-Arlington | Hollis Hanlon gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:42 | Texas-Arlington | James Havens hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from James Bartolome and he's hacked by Eric Williams - foul #1 on Eric Williams, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence McTighe (SF) Christopher Bass | |
| 14:42 | Texas-Arlington | James Havens misses the free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:42 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Gary Tunstall | 10-10 |
| 14:22 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Wayne Middleton | 12-10 |
| 14:06 | Texas-Arlington | James Bartolome misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 14:05 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 13:38 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 13:20 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence McTighe drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Havens and he's hacked by Gary Tunstall - foul #1 on Gary Tunstall, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Christopher Louis (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Terry Humphery (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Darrell Brown, Wayne Middleton, Douglas Mauriello, Eric Williams, Gary Tunstall | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | James Fournier (PG), Christopher Bass (SF), Marc Cummings (C) Hollis Hanlon, James Bartolome, Luther Johns | |
| 13:20 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence McTighe misses the free throw | 15-12 |
| 13:20 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Gustafson | 15-12 |
| 13:07 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Lawrence McTighe - foul #1 on Lawrence McTighe, team foul #2 | 15-12 |
| 13:07 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 13:07 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 13:07 | Texas-Arlington | Marc Cummings gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 13:02 | Texas-Arlington | James Fournier scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 12:43 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses badly on a floater from the left side | 16-15 |
| 12:41 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson tips it in | 18-15 |
| 12:19 | Texas-Arlington | Christopher Bass can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 18-15 |
| 12:18 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Stephen Johnson | 18-15 |
| 12:01 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Hollis Hanlon (PG) Lawrence McTighe | |
| 11:47 | Texas-Arlington | James Havens drills a shot from the left block set up by Christopher Bass | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Hollis Hanlon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fournier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Bass (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Havens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Marc Cummings (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Christopher Louis buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ronnie Kosakowski | 21-17 |
| 11:38 | Texas-Arlington | Christopher Bass makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Hollis Hanlon | 21-19 |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-19 |
| 11:27 | Texas-Arlington | James Havens gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 11:17 | Texas-Arlington | James Havens misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Terry Humphery - foul #2 on Terry Humphery, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Eric Williams (PF) Ronnie Kosakowski, Terry Humphery | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | James Bartolome (SG), Luther Johns (C) James Fournier, Marc Cummings | |
| 11:17 | Texas-Arlington | James Havens makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 11:17 | Texas-Arlington | James Havens makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Christopher Louis comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 21-21 |
| 10:57 | Texas-Arlington | The rebound goes to Luther Johns | 21-21 |
| 10:50 | Texas-Arlington | Hollis Hanlon clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-21 |
| 10:48 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Eric Williams | 21-21 |
| 10:43 | Ball State | Christopher Louis clanks a 3 from straight away | 21-21 |
| 10:42 | Texas-Arlington | Luther Johns snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 10:37 | Texas-Arlington | Hollis Hanlon drills a 3 from straight away set up by James Bartolome | 21-24 |
| 10:20 | Ball State | Darrell Brown buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Williams | 24-24 |
| 10:01 | Texas-Arlington | Stephen Johnson denies the turnaround by James Havens | 24-24 |
| 10:00 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 09:58 | Ball State | Darrell Brown is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SG), Gary Tunstall (C) Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence McTighe (SF), Joshua Cargile (PF) Christopher Bass, James Havens | |
| 09:42 | Texas-Arlington | Hollis Hanlon misses the 3 from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 09:41 | Texas-Arlington | Luther Johns tips it in | 24-26 |
| 09:23 | Ball State | Darrell Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 09:22 | Texas-Arlington | Joshua Cargile snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 09:16 | Texas-Arlington | Luther Johns can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Gary Tunstall - foul #2 on Gary Tunstall, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Johnson (C) Gary Tunstall | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Marc Cummings (C) Joshua Cargile | |
| 09:16 | Texas-Arlington | Luther Johns makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 09:16 | Texas-Arlington | Luther Johns misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 08:54 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Douglas Mauriello | 27-27 |
| 08:29 | Texas-Arlington | Hollis Hanlon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Darrell Brown - foul #1 on Darrell Brown, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG), John Gustafson (SF) Ronnie Kosakowski, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | James Fournier (SG), Joshua Cargile (PF) James Bartolome, Luther Johns | |
| 08:29 | Texas-Arlington | Hollis Hanlon makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 08:29 | Texas-Arlington | Hollis Hanlon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 08:18 | Ball State | Christopher Louis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 08:16 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello tips it but misses | 27-29 |
| 08:14 | Texas-Arlington | Joshua Cargile pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 08:09 | Texas-Arlington | Stephen Johnson steals the ball from Hollis Hanlon | 27-29 |
| 07:47 | Ball State | Lawrence McTighe steals it from Darrell Brown | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Darrell Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Hollis Hanlon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Fournier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence McTighe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Cargile (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marc Cummings (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Texas-Arlington | Joshua Cargile steps out of bounds on the baseline | 27-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG) Darrell Brown | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Christopher Bass (SF), James Havens (PF) Hollis Hanlon, Marc Cummings | |
| 07:23 | Ball State | John Gustafson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 27-29 |
| 07:21 | Ball State | John Gustafson grabs the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 07:05 | Ball State | Christopher Bass picks off the pass by Christopher Louis | 27-29 |
| 06:39 | Texas-Arlington | James Havens knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence McTighe | 27-31 |
| 06:15 | Ball State | James Fournier steps in front of the Douglas Mauriello pass | 27-31 |
| 05:57 | Texas-Arlington | James Havens is hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #9 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Wayne Middleton (SG), Darrell Brown (SF), Eric Williams (PF) Edgar Jerkins, Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Douglas Mauriello | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Hollis Hanlon (PG), James Bartolome (SG), Marc Cummings (C) James Fournier, Lawrence McTighe, Joshua Cargile | |
| 05:57 | Texas-Arlington | James Havens makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 05:57 | Texas-Arlington | James Havens misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 05:57 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 05:45 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 05:31 | Texas-Arlington | Hollis Hanlon drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Marc Cummings | 30-34 |
| 05:06 | Ball State | Wayne Middleton is hacked by Hollis Hanlon - foul #1 on Hollis Hanlon, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Joshua Cargile (PF) James Havens | |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Eric Williams misses the floater from the left side | 30-34 |
| 04:58 | Texas-Arlington | Hollis Hanlon pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 04:48 | Texas-Arlington | Christopher Bass connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Bartolome | 30-37 |
| 04:30 | Ball State | Wayne Middleton is called for traveling | 30-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG) Wayne Middleton | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence McTighe (SF), Luther Johns (C) Christopher Bass, Marc Cummings | |
| 04:15 | Texas-Arlington | Eric Williams is called for the reach on Lawrence McTighe - foul #2 on Eric Williams, team foul #10 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF), Douglas Mauriello (PF) Darrell Brown, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 04:15 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence McTighe makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 04:15 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence McTighe makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 03:56 | Ball State | James Bartolome steals it from John Gustafson | 30-39 |
| 03:41 | Texas-Arlington | Hollis Hanlon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 03:40 | Texas-Arlington | Hollis Hanlon snags the offensive board | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Hollis Hanlon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bartolome (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Lawrence McTighe (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua Cargile (fresh) 2 reb. C - Luther Johns (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence McTighe knocks in the shot from close range set up by Joshua Cargile | 30-41 |
| 03:07 | Ball State | Christopher Louis's floater is tipped away by Joshua Cargile | 30-41 |
| 03:05 | Texas-Arlington | Luther Johns gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 02:52 | Texas-Arlington | Joshua Cargile loses the ball out of bounds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Gary Tunstall (SG), Terry Humphery (PF), Eric Williams (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Christopher Louis, Douglas Mauriello, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | James Fournier (SG), Christopher Bass (SF), James Havens (PF), Marc Cummings (C) James Bartolome, Lawrence McTighe, Joshua Cargile, Luther Johns | |
| 02:33 | Ball State | Terry Humphery knocks in the jumper from the left side | 32-41 |
| 02:12 | Texas-Arlington | Marc Cummings lays it up and in on a nice dish by Hollis Hanlon | 32-43 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | John Gustafson buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-43 |
| 01:40 | Texas-Arlington | James Fournier misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 01:39 | Ball State | Terry Humphery grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 01:18 | Ball State | Terry Humphery connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Darrell Brown | 36-43 |
| 01:13 | Texas-Arlington | Christopher Bass scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Hollis Hanlon | 36-46 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Darrell Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Christopher Louis (SG), Douglas Mauriello (SF) Darrell Brown, Gary Tunstall, John Gustafson | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | James Bartolome (SG), Lawrence McTighe (SF), Luther Johns (C) Hollis Hanlon, Christopher Bass, Marc Cummings | |
| 00:42 | Texas-Arlington | Luther Johns hits the finger roll | 36-48 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-48 |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello gets the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 00:00 | Texas-Arlington | James Bartolome misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 39-48 |