| Lineup | UMKC | PG - William Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Rishel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Gagnon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Cohen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Tolleson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | John Gustafson inbounds the ball | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-31 |
| 19:43 | UMKC | Thomas Rishel snags the defensive board | 48-31 |
| 19:26 | UMKC | William Foster is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Kosakowski - foul #1 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #1 | 48-31 |
| 19:04 | UMKC | Thomas Rishel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-31 |
| 18:50 | Ball State | William Gagnon takes the ball from Ronnie Kosakowski | 48-31 |
| 18:36 | UMKC | Thomas Rishel is hacked by John Gustafson - foul #2 on John Gustafson, team foul #2 | 48-31 |
| 18:24 | UMKC | William Gagnon's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Humphery | 48-31 |
| 18:22 | UMKC | John Cohen tips it but misses | 48-31 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | John Gustafson gets the rebound | 48-31 |
| 18:15 | Ball State | John Gustafson is hacked by John Cohen - foul #2 on John Cohen, team foul #1 | 48-31 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-31 |
| 17:58 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Johnson | 48-31 |
| 17:51 | Ball State | William Gagnon steals it from Stephen Johnson | 48-31 |
| 17:47 | UMKC | William Foster lays it up and in set up by William Gagnon | 50-31 |
| 17:22 | Ball State | John Cohen swats the shot by Christopher Louis | 50-31 |
| 17:21 | Ball State | John Gustafson grabs the offensive board | 50-31 |
| 17:10 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-31 |
| 17:09 | Ball State | John Gustafson tips it home | 50-33 |
| 16:55 | UMKC | William Gagnon is whistled for traveling | 50-33 |
| Subs | UMKC | Stephen Lainez (PG), Donald Heady (SG), Robert Cruce (SF), Carroll Zwolensky (PF), Larry Laskowitz (C) William Foster, Thomas Rishel, William Gagnon, John Cohen, Jeffrey Tolleson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SG), Gary Tunstall (SF), Eric Williams (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Stephen Johnson | |
| 16:38 | Ball State | Stephen Lainez is called for the reach on Douglas Mauriello - foul #1 on Stephen Lainez, team foul #2 | 50-33 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Wayne Middleton (SG) Terry Humphery | |
| 16:25 | Ball State | Darrell Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-33 |
| 16:09 | UMKC | Donald Heady comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-33 |
| 16:07 | UMKC | Stephen Lainez snags the offensive board | 50-33 |
| 15:48 | UMKC | Wayne Middleton is called for the reach on Donald Heady - foul #2 on Wayne Middleton, team foul #3 | 50-33 |
| Subs | UMKC | Thomas Rishel (SG), Jeffrey Tolleson (C) Donald Heady, Larry Laskowitz | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Wayne Middleton, Douglas Mauriello, Gary Tunstall | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Stephen Lainez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Rishel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cruce (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carroll Zwolensky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Tolleson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | UMKC | Darrell Brown steals it from Robert Cruce | 50-33 |
| 15:29 | Ball State | Christopher Louis can't finish the layup | 50-33 |
| 15:27 | UMKC | Jeffrey Tolleson gets the rebound | 50-33 |
| 15:14 | UMKC | Carroll Zwolensky clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-33 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | John Gustafson gets the rebound | 50-33 |
| 14:44 | Ball State | Christopher Louis lays it up and in | 50-35 |
| 14:42 | UMKC | Stephen Lainez loses the dribble to Darrell Brown in the backcourt | 50-35 |
| 14:24 | Ball State | Darrell Brown clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-35 |
| 14:22 | UMKC | Thomas Rishel grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 14:10 | UMKC | Thomas Rishel scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Tolleson | 53-35 |
| 13:48 | Ball State | Darrell Brown makes the runner from close range | 53-37 |
| 13:27 | UMKC | Stephen Lainez buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Rishel | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:04 | Ball State | Thomas Rishel steps in front of the Darrell Brown pass | 55-37 |
| 12:59 | UMKC | Stephen Lainez misses the easy layup | 55-37 |
| 12:58 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Christopher Louis | 55-37 |
| 12:46 | Ball State | Darrell Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-37 |
| 12:44 | UMKC | Jeffrey Tolleson snags the defensive board | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:23 | UMKC | Thomas Rishel is fouled on the floor by Christopher Louis - foul #2 on Christopher Louis, team foul #4 | 55-37 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Foster (PG), Donald Heady (SG), William Gagnon (SF), John Cohen (PF), Larry Laskowitz (C) Stephen Lainez, Thomas Rishel, Robert Cruce, Carroll Zwolensky, Jeffrey Tolleson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Wayne Middleton (SG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Terry Humphery (PF), Gary Tunstall (C) Darrell Brown, Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Eric Williams, Stephen Johnson | |
| 12:08 | UMKC | Donald Heady buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Larry Laskowitz | 58-37 |
| 11:57 | Ball State | Wayne Middleton's pass is intercepted by Larry Laskowitz | 58-37 |
| 11:39 | UMKC | William Gagnon makes the floater from the free throw line set up by William Foster | 60-37 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - William Foster (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Heady (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Gagnon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - John Cohen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Laskowitz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wayne Middleton (fresh) SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) C - Gary Tunstall (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Ball State | Terry Humphery scores on a jumper from the right side | 60-39 |
| 11:10 | UMKC | William Gagnon is hacked by Douglas Mauriello - foul #1 on Douglas Mauriello, team foul #5 | 60-39 |
| 10:49 | UMKC | Donald Heady loses the dribble to Wayne Middleton | 60-39 |
| 10:46 | Ball State | Wayne Middleton blows the layup | 60-39 |
| 10:45 | UMKC | The rebound goes to John Cohen | 60-39 |
| 10:23 | UMKC | William Gagnon misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-39 |
| 10:21 | Ball State | Wayne Middleton snags the defensive board | 60-39 |
| 10:09 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Foster - foul #1 on William Foster, team foul #3 | 60-39 |
| Subs | UMKC | Thomas Rishel (SG), Jeffrey Tolleson (C) Donald Heady, Larry Laskowitz | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Wayne Middleton, Douglas Mauriello, Gary Tunstall | |
| 10:09 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski makes the 1st free throw | 60-40 |
| 10:09 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 10:09 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Tolleson | 60-40 |
| 09:50 | UMKC | Jeffrey Tolleson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 60-40 |
| 09:49 | UMKC | John Cohen tips it in | 62-40 |
| 09:39 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses short on a shot from the left wing | 62-40 |
| 09:38 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson tips it back up and in | 62-42 |
| 09:19 | UMKC | William Gagnon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-42 |
| 09:18 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 62-42 |
| 08:49 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-42 |
| 08:48 | Ball State | John Gustafson tips it back up and in | 62-44 |
| 08:20 | UMKC | John Cohen misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-44 |
| 08:19 | UMKC | Jeffrey Tolleson tips it in | 64-44 |
| 08:09 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson is called for traveling | 64-44 |
| Subs | UMKC | Stephen Lainez (PG), Robert Cruce (SF), Carroll Zwolensky (PF) William Foster, William Gagnon, John Cohen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Eric Williams (PF), Gary Tunstall (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, John Gustafson, Terry Humphery, Stephen Johnson | |
| 07:51 | UMKC | Thomas Rishel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-44 |
| 07:49 | UMKC | Jeffrey Tolleson pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-44 |
| 07:24 | UMKC | Robert Cruce drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carroll Zwolensky | 67-44 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Stephen Lainez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Rishel (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Cruce (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Carroll Zwolensky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Tolleson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Louis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) C - Gary Tunstall (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | Ball State | Eric Williams misses long on a shot in the lane | 67-44 |
| 07:06 | UMKC | Carroll Zwolensky grabs the board | 67-44 |
| 07:00 | UMKC | Robert Cruce misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 67-44 |
| 06:59 | UMKC | Carroll Zwolensky snags the offensive board | 67-44 |
| 06:40 | UMKC | Christopher Louis steals the ball from Robert Cruce | 67-44 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Darrell Brown misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Rishel - foul #2 on Thomas Rishel, team foul #4 | 67-44 |
| Subs | UMKC | Donald Heady (SG), Larry Laskowitz (C) Thomas Rishel, Jeffrey Tolleson | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF), Terry Humphery (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Christopher Louis, Eric Williams, Gary Tunstall | |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Darrell Brown makes the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Darrell Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 67-45 |
| 06:23 | UMKC | Donald Heady gets the rebound | 67-45 |
| 06:03 | UMKC | Darrell Brown is called for the reach on Stephen Lainez - foul #3 on Darrell Brown, team foul #6 | 67-45 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Foster (PG) Donald Heady | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:36 | UMKC | Carroll Zwolensky makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 69-45 |
| 05:28 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-48 |
| 05:13 | UMKC | Larry Laskowitz misses the easy layup | 69-48 |
| 05:11 | Ball State | Darrell Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 69-48 |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson is hacked by Larry Laskowitz - foul #1 on Larry Laskowitz, team foul #5 | 69-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | Donald Dameron (PG), Donald Heady (SG), Charles Linzy (PF) William Foster, Robert Cruce, Carroll Zwolensky | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Wayne Middleton (SG), Eric Williams (PF), Gary Tunstall (C) Darrell Brown, John Gustafson, Terry Humphery, Stephen Johnson | |
| 04:51 | Ball State | Eric Williams can't finish the layup | 69-48 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Eric Williams grabs the offensive board | 69-48 |
| 04:31 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Middleton | 69-51 |
| 04:31 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-51 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Foster (PG), Thomas Rishel (SG), William Gagnon (SF), John Cohen (PF), Jeffrey Tolleson (C) Donald Dameron, Donald Heady, Stephen Lainez, Charles Linzy, Larry Laskowitz | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Christopher Louis (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Terry Humphery (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Edgar Jerkins, Wayne Middleton, Douglas Mauriello, Eric Williams, Gary Tunstall | |
| 04:02 | UMKC | Jeffrey Tolleson misses the lay-in | 69-51 |
| 04:01 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Terry Humphery | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:55 | Ball State | John Cohen swats the layup by Ronnie Kosakowski | 69-51 |
| 03:54 | UMKC | Jeffrey Tolleson snags the defensive board | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | UMKC | Thomas Rishel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-51 |
| 03:24 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Tolleson | 69-51 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - William Foster (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Rishel (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Gagnon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - John Cohen (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeffrey Tolleson (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:55 | UMKC | William Foster is fouled on the floor by Terry Humphery - foul #3 on Terry Humphery, team foul #7 | 69-51 |
| Subs | UMKC | Stephen Lainez (SG), Robert Cruce (SF), Carroll Zwolensky (PF), Larry Laskowitz (C) Thomas Rishel, William Gagnon, John Cohen, Jeffrey Tolleson | |
| 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 | |
| 02:55 | UMKC | William Foster makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 02:55 | UMKC | William Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-54 |
| 02:15 | UMKC | William Foster misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 71-54 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello snags the defensive board | 71-54 |
| 01:59 | Ball State | Eric Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-54 |
| Subs | UMKC | Donald Heady (SG) William Foster | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 01:40 | UMKC | Carroll Zwolensky can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-54 |
| 01:38 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall pulls down the rebound | 71-54 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | Wayne Middleton buries a 3 from the left wing | 71-57 |
| 01:16 | UMKC | Eric Williams is called for the reach on Larry Laskowitz - foul #3 on Eric Williams, team foul #8 | 71-57 |
| 01:16 | UMKC | Larry Laskowitz makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:16 | UMKC | Larry Laskowitz misses the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:16 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Gary Tunstall | 72-57 |
| 01:12 | Ball State | Wayne Middleton is hacked by Carroll Zwolensky - foul #2 on Carroll Zwolensky, team foul #6 | 72-57 |
| 01:00 | Ball State | Wayne Middleton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 72-57 |
| 00:58 | UMKC | Carroll Zwolensky grabs the board | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | UMKC | Carroll Zwolensky is called for 3 seconds | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Darrell Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-57 |
| 00:21 | UMKC | Larry Laskowitz grabs the board | 72-57 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Stephen Lainez runs out the clock | 72-57 |