| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Christopher Tovar (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harry Merle (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Barry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Justin Claussen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Owen Remer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | John Gustafson inbounds the ball | 34-48 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Terry Humphery misses the lay-in | 34-48 |
| 19:44 | Jackson State | Justin Claussen gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 19:21 | Jackson State | Owen Remer clanks a jumper from the left side | 34-48 |
| 19:20 | Jackson State | Harry Merle pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 19:14 | Jackson State | Robert Barry comes up short on the runner in the lane | 34-48 |
| 19:12 | Jackson State | Justin Claussen gets the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 19:02 | Jackson State | Harry Merle makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Owen Remer | 34-50 |
| 18:43 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-50 |
| 18:33 | Jackson State | Justin Claussen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-50 |
| 18:31 | Ball State | John Gustafson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 18:17 | Ball State | Robert Barry picks off the pass by Ronnie Kosakowski | 37-50 |
| 18:15 | Jackson State | Christopher Tovar is hacked by Ronnie Kosakowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #1 | 37-50 |
| 18:08 | Jackson State | Christopher Tovar misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 18:07 | Ball State | John Gustafson gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 17:48 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Justin Claussen - foul #1 on Justin Claussen, team foul #1 | 37-50 |
| 17:48 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 17:48 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 17:26 | Jackson State | Justin Claussen can't finish the layup | 39-50 |
| 17:25 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Terry Humphery | 39-50 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses the easy layup | 39-50 |
| 17:17 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 16:52 | Ball State | John Gustafson is hacked by Justin Claussen - foul #2 on Justin Claussen, team foul #2 | 39-50 |
| 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 | Jackson State | Christopher Riley (SG), David Jack (SF), Johnny Perdue (PF), Johnny Malusky (C) Harry Merle, Robert Barry, Justin Claussen, Owen Remer | |
| 16:37 | Ball State | Johnny Malusky steals the ball from Douglas Mauriello | 39-50 |
| 16:25 | Jackson State | Christopher Tovar is fouled on the floor by Gary Tunstall - foul #2 on Gary Tunstall, team foul #2 | 39-50 |
| 16:14 | Jackson State | David Jack is fouled on the floor by Douglas Mauriello - foul #3 on Douglas Mauriello, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terry Humphery (PF) Douglas Mauriello | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 15:49 | Jackson State | Johnny Perdue jams it | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wayne Middleton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Christopher Tovar (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Riley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Jack (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Perdue (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Malusky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Darrell Brown | 41-52 |
| 15:09 | Jackson State | Johnny Malusky misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 15:08 | Ball State | Terry Humphery gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 14:54 | Ball State | Darrell Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Christopher Louis (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Darrell Brown, Wayne Middleton, Gary Tunstall, Terry Humphery | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Harry Merle (SG), Robert Barry (SF), Justin Claussen (PF), Owen Remer (C) Christopher Tovar, Christopher Riley, Johnny Perdue, Johnny Malusky | |
| 14:39 | Jackson State | Harry Merle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 14:38 | Jackson State | Owen Remer tips it back up and in | 41-54 |
| 14:19 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 14:18 | Jackson State | Justin Claussen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 13:58 | Jackson State | Robert Barry hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from David Jack | 41-56 |
| 13:44 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Gustafson | 44-56 |
| 13:23 | Jackson State | Harry Merle clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 13:22 | Jackson State | Owen Remer pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 13:14 | Jackson State | Justin Claussen is fouled on the floor by Eric Williams - foul #1 on Eric Williams, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terry Humphery (PF) Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Christopher Riley (PG) David Jack | |
| 13:00 | Jackson State | Owen Remer scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Riley | 44-58 |
| 12:55 | Ball State | John Gustafson lays it in | 46-58 |
| 12:45 | Jackson State | Justin Claussen makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Harry Merle | 46-60 |
| 12:26 | Ball State | John Gustafson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Humphery and he's hacked by Harry Merle - foul #2 on Harry Merle, team foul #3 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG) Ronnie Kosakowski | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Christopher Tovar (PG), Johnny Perdue (PF), Johnny Malusky (C) Harry Merle, Justin Claussen, Owen Remer | |
| 12:26 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses the free throw | 48-60 |
| 12:26 | Jackson State | Johnny Perdue snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| 12:11 | Jackson State | Terry Humphery takes the ball from Christopher Tovar | 48-60 |
| 11:52 | Ball State | Darrell Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 48-60 |
| 11:51 | Ball State | Darrell Brown misses the tip | 48-60 |
| 11:50 | Jackson State | Robert Barry grabs the board | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gustafson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Christopher Tovar (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Riley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Barry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnny Perdue (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Malusky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Jackson State | Christopher Riley is fouled on the floor by John Gustafson - foul #3 on John Gustafson, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello (SG), Gary Tunstall (SF), Eric Williams (C) Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | David Jack (SF) Robert Barry | |
| 11:25 | Jackson State | Christopher Riley clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Douglas Mauriello - foul #4 on Douglas Mauriello, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wayne Middleton (SG) Douglas Mauriello | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Justin Claussen (PF) Johnny Perdue | |
| 11:25 | Jackson State | Christopher Riley makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 11:25 | Jackson State | Christopher Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Eric Williams buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Gary Tunstall and he's fouled by Johnny Malusky - foul #1 on Johnny Malusky, team foul #4 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Harry Merle (SG), Owen Remer (C) Christopher Riley, Johnny Malusky | |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Eric Williams makes the free throw | 51-62 |
| 10:42 | Jackson State | Wayne Middleton takes the ball from Owen Remer | 51-62 |
| 10:32 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 10:30 | Ball State | Eric Williams grabs the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Harry Merle takes the ball from Eric Williams | 51-62 |
| 09:56 | Jackson State | David Jack clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 09:54 | Ball State | Darrell Brown pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 09:40 | Ball State | Eric Williams can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-62 |
| 09:38 | Jackson State | Justin Claussen grabs the board | 51-62 |
| 09:22 | Jackson State | Justin Claussen can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 51-62 |
| 09:21 | Ball State | Terry Humphery snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 09:10 | Ball State | Darrell Brown hits a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Justin Claussen - foul #3 on Justin Claussen, team foul #5 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Wayne Middleton, Terry Humphery, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Christopher Riley (PG), Robert Barry (SF), Johnny Perdue (PF), Johnny Malusky (C) Christopher Tovar, David Jack, Justin Claussen, Owen Remer | |
| 09:10 | Ball State | Darrell Brown makes the free throw | 54-62 |
| 08:55 | Jackson State | Johnny Perdue misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gary Tunstall - foul #3 on Gary Tunstall, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG) Darrell Brown | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 08:55 | Jackson State | Johnny Perdue makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 08:55 | Jackson State | Johnny Perdue misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 08:55 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| 08:39 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses the lay-in | 54-63 |
| 08:37 | Jackson State | Harry Merle grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 08:33 | Jackson State | Robert Barry drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Harry Merle | 54-65 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Christopher Louis hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ronnie Kosakowski | 57-65 |
| 07:51 | Jackson State | Harry Merle hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Perdue | 57-68 |
| 07:41 | Ball State | Christopher Louis knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Gustafson and the foul's on Harry Merle - foul #3 on Harry Merle, team foul #6 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terry Humphery (PF) Gary Tunstall | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Christopher Tovar (PG), Justin Claussen (PF), Owen Remer (C) Harry Merle, Johnny Perdue, Johnny Malusky | |
| 07:41 | Ball State | Christopher Louis makes the free throw | 60-68 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Christopher Tovar (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Riley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Barry (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Justin Claussen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Owen Remer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Jackson State | Terry Humphery blocks the short jumper by Justin Claussen | 60-68 |
| 07:29 | Jackson State | Justin Claussen tips it in | 60-70 |
| 07:14 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 07:12 | Jackson State | Justin Claussen snags the defensive board | 60-70 |
| 06:55 | Jackson State | Justin Claussen scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Christopher Tovar | 60-72 |
| 06:44 | Ball State | Terry Humphery hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 60-72 |
| 06:43 | Ball State | John Gustafson snags the offensive board | 60-72 |
| 06:28 | Ball State | Terry Humphery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Eric Williams (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | David Jack (SG) Christopher Riley | |
| 06:08 | Jackson State | Justin Claussen misses the easy layup but the foul's on Terry Humphery - foul #1 on Terry Humphery, team foul #8 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello (SG), Gary Tunstall (SF) Christopher Louis, John Gustafson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Harry Merle (SG) Robert Barry | |
| 06:08 | Jackson State | Justin Claussen makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 06:08 | Jackson State | Justin Claussen misses the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 06:08 | Ball State | Eric Williams snags the defensive board | 60-73 |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Darrell Brown | 62-73 |
| 05:47 | Jackson State | Douglas Mauriello picks off the pass by Harry Merle | 62-73 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-73 |
| 05:24 | Jackson State | Owen Remer gets the rebound | 62-73 |
| 05:14 | Jackson State | Harry Merle connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Jack | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:05 | Ball State | Terry Humphery hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Tunstall | 64-76 |
| 04:57 | Jackson State | Justin Claussen knocks in the shot from close range set up by David Jack | 64-78 |
| 04:39 | Ball State | Terry Humphery's floater is tipped away by Justin Claussen | 64-78 |
| 04:37 | Ball State | Terry Humphery can't tip it in | 64-78 |
| 04:35 | Jackson State | David Jack pulls down the rebound | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:15 | Jackson State | Justin Claussen misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 64-78 |
| 04:13 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall grabs the defensive rebound | 64-78 |
| 04:13 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Christopher Louis (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Darrell Brown, Douglas Mauriello, Gary Tunstall, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Robert Barry (SF), Johnny Perdue (PF) David Jack, Justin Claussen | |
| 03:58 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Jackson State | Christopher Tovar misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-78 |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Terry Humphery pulls down the rebound | 67-78 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Christopher Tovar (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harry Merle (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Barry (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnny Perdue (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Owen Remer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski double dribbles | 67-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | David Jack (SG), Johnny Malusky (C) Harry Merle, Owen Remer | |
| 03:07 | Jackson State | Christopher Tovar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-78 |
| 03:06 | Jackson State | Robert Barry grabs the offensive board | 67-78 |
| 02:50 | Jackson State | Robert Barry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-78 |
| 02:48 | Jackson State | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Perdue | 67-78 |
| 02:48 | Jackson State | Jackson State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Harry Merle (SG), Justin Claussen (PF), Owen Remer (C) David Jack, Johnny Perdue, Johnny Malusky | |
| 02:26 | Jackson State | Christopher Tovar knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Harry Merle | 67-81 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson lays it in | 69-81 |
| 01:45 | Jackson State | John Gustafson swats the short shot by Owen Remer | 69-81 |
| 01:43 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson gets the rebound | 69-81 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-81 |
| 01:27 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Justin Claussen | 69-81 |
| 01:13 | Jackson State | Harry Merle knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Tovar | 69-84 |
| 00:56 | Ball State | Christopher Tovar steps in front of the Ronnie Kosakowski pass | 69-84 |
| 00:53 | Jackson State | Robert Barry lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Tovar | 69-86 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-86 |
| 00:45 | Jackson State | Robert Barry snags the defensive board | 69-86 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Jackson State | Harry Merle hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 69-86 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | John Gustafson pulls down the rebound | 69-86 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | John Gustafson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-86 |
| 00:15 | Jackson State | Owen Remer snags the defensive board | 69-86 |
| 00:00 | Jackson State | Christopher Tovar runs out the clock | 69-86 |