| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Barry Bechtold (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jason Engen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | William Stephens inbounds the ball | 40-41 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 40-41 |
| 19:38 | Miami (OH) | Walter Robinson grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 19:23 | Miami (OH) | Jason Engen buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Walter Robinson | 42-41 |
| 19:16 | Ball State | Terry Humphery comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 19:15 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski tips it but misses | 42-41 |
| 19:14 | Miami (OH) | Jason Engen grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 18:51 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (SG), Sterling Zeledon (C) Rodney Johnson, Jason Engen | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 18:51 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 18:51 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 18:40 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson is hacked by Walter Robinson - foul #3 on Walter Robinson, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Isaac Carr (SG), Keith Boatman (PF) David Teneyck, Walter Robinson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Gustafson | 44-44 |
| 18:16 | Miami (OH) | Keith Boatman scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by William Stephens | 46-44 |
| 17:51 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson misses the lay-in | 46-44 |
| 17:49 | Ball State | John Gustafson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 17:28 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson misses the easy layup | 46-44 |
| 17:27 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Sterling Zeledon | 46-44 |
| 17:22 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold hits a fadeaway from the left side | 48-44 |
| 16:57 | Ball State | Terry Humphery's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Boatman | 48-44 |
| 16:55 | Miami (OH) | William Stephens pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 16:29 | Miami (OH) | Isaac Carr clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 16:27 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 16:09 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Keith Boatman - foul #2 on Keith Boatman, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (SG), Jay Ayotte (SF), Jason Engen (C) Isaac Carr, William Stephens, Sterling Zeledon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SG), Gary Tunstall (SF), Eric Williams (PF) Ronnie Kosakowski, Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Terry Humphery | |
| 16:09 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 16:09 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 15:40 | Miami (OH) | Jason Engen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rodney Johnson (SG), William Stephens (SF), Walter Robinson (PF) David Teneyck, Jay Ayotte, Keith Boatman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Wayne Middleton (SG) Stephen Johnson | |
| 15:40 | Miami (OH) | Jason Engen makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 15:40 | Miami (OH) | Jason Engen misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 15:40 | Ball State | Eric Williams grabs the board | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Barry Bechtold (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Engen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Middleton (fresh) SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello is fouled on the floor by Jason Engen - foul #2 on Jason Engen, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (SG) Rodney Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:06 | Ball State | Darrell Brown is fouled on the floor by Barry Bechtold - foul #2 on Barry Bechtold, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rodney Johnson (SG) David Teneyck | |
| Subs | Ball State | Terry Humphery (PF) Wayne Middleton | |
| 14:46 | Ball State | Terry Humphery clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 14:44 | Ball State | Eric Williams tips it but misses | 49-46 |
| 14:42 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Barry Bechtold | 49-46 |
| 14:24 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jason Engen | 52-46 |
| 14:05 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | Eric Williams tips it back up and in | 52-48 |
| 13:50 | Miami (OH) | Jason Engen drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Barry Bechtold | 54-48 |
| 13:27 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello drills a floater from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 13:13 | Miami (OH) | Walter Robinson scores on a floater from the right block set up by William Stephens | 56-50 |
| 12:59 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 12:57 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Walter Robinson | 56-50 |
| 12:36 | Miami (OH) | Walter Robinson is fouled on the floor by Terry Humphery - foul #1 on Terry Humphery, team foul #3 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (SG), Jay Ayotte (SF), Sterling Zeledon (C) Rodney Johnson, William Stephens, Jason Engen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Christopher Louis (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Darrell Brown, Douglas Mauriello, Gary Tunstall, Eric Williams | |
| 12:18 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-50 |
| 12:17 | Ball State | Terry Humphery grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 12:02 | Ball State | John Gustafson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 56-50 |
| 12:00 | Miami (OH) | Sterling Zeledon pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 11:37 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jay Ayotte | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Barry Bechtold (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Teneyck (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jay Ayotte (fresh) PF - Walter Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Sterling Zeledon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Humphery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Ball State | Terry Humphery scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Gustafson | 58-53 |
| 11:11 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Johnson is called for the reach on Sterling Zeledon - foul #3 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Stephens (SF), Jason Engen (C) Jay Ayotte, Sterling Zeledon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Williams (PF) Terry Humphery | |
| 10:55 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold is hacked by Ronnie Kosakowski - foul #2 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| 10:37 | Miami (OH) | Jason Engen misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 58-53 |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Eric Williams snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 10:24 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 10:23 | Ball State | John Gustafson gets the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 10:05 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 10:04 | Miami (OH) | William Stephens grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 09:50 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 09:49 | Ball State | Eric Williams snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 09:43 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 09:41 | Miami (OH) | Walter Robinson pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 09:22 | Miami (OH) | Jason Engen misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Stephen Johnson - foul #4 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rodney Johnson (SG), Jay Ayotte (SF) Barry Bechtold, William Stephens | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Terry Humphery (PF) Ronnie Kosakowski, Stephen Johnson | |
| 09:22 | Miami (OH) | Jason Engen makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 09:22 | Miami (OH) | Jason Engen misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | John Gustafson gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 09:00 | Ball State | John Gustafson's pass is intercepted by Jay Ayotte | 59-53 |
| 08:44 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 08:42 | Ball State | John Gustafson pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 08:28 | Ball State | Terry Humphery knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 59-55 |
| 08:15 | Miami (OH) | Terry Humphery swats the shot by David Teneyck | 59-55 |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Christopher Louis grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Terry Humphery comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 59-55 |
| 07:53 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Jason Engen | 59-55 |
| 07:33 | Miami (OH) | Walter Robinson misses the easy layup | 59-55 |
| 07:32 | Ball State | John Gustafson pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - David Teneyck (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jay Ayotte (fresh) PF - Walter Robinson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Engen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gustafson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Terry Humphery (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Eric Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Ball State | Christopher Louis hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-58 |
| 07:03 | Miami (OH) | Rodney Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-58 |
| 07:02 | Ball State | John Gustafson snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 06:52 | Ball State | Darrell Brown is called for 10 seconds | 59-58 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold (PG), William Stephens (SF), Sterling Zeledon (C) Rodney Johnson, Jay Ayotte, Jason Engen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SG), Gary Tunstall (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Darrell Brown, Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Eric Williams | |
| 06:40 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Walter Robinson | 61-58 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 06:13 | Miami (OH) | William Stephens pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 06:03 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 06:01 | Miami (OH) | Sterling Zeledon gets the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 05:49 | Miami (OH) | Walter Robinson dunks the ball on a great pass from William Stephens | 63-58 |
| 05:38 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-58 |
| 05:36 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 05:16 | Miami (OH) | Walter Robinson travels with the ball | 63-58 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Keith Boatman (PF) Walter Robinson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (SF) Terry Humphery | |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 63-58 |
| 04:48 | Miami (OH) | William Stephens gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 04:20 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold is hacked by Gary Tunstall - foul #2 on Gary Tunstall, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Walter Robinson (PF) Keith Boatman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Eric Williams (PF) Douglas Mauriello, Darrell Brown, Gary Tunstall | |
| 04:20 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:20 | Ball State | Eric Williams pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Christopher Louis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-58 |
| 04:06 | Ball State | Eric Williams tips it in | 63-60 |
| 03:39 | Miami (OH) | Walter Robinson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Barry Bechtold | 65-60 |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Ronnie Kosakowski | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Barry Bechtold (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Teneyck (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Walter Robinson (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Sterling Zeledon (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Stephens | 68-62 |
| 02:44 | Ball State | Walter Robinson blocks the short jumper by Eric Williams | 68-62 |
| 02:43 | Miami (OH) | Walter Robinson pulls down the rebound | 68-62 |
| 02:39 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-62 |
| 02:38 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Stephen Johnson | 68-62 |
| 02:31 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 68-62 |
| 02:29 | Miami (OH) | Sterling Zeledon gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 02:12 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by David Teneyck | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:55 | Ball State | Eric Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson hits the follow up shot | 70-64 |
| 01:38 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 70-64 |
| 01:36 | Miami (OH) | Walter Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 01:36 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rodney Johnson (SG), Jason Engen (C) David Teneyck, Sterling Zeledon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Terry Humphery (PF) Eric Williams | |
| 01:27 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 01:10 | Ball State | Christopher Louis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Miami (OH) | Rodney Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Johnson - foul #5 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #8 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Williams (C) Stephen Johnson | |
| 00:46 | Miami (OH) | Rodney Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:46 | Miami (OH) | Rodney Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Barry Bechtold steals the ball from Terry Humphery | 75-64 |
| 00:38 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold banks in the layup | 77-64 |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 77-64 |
| 00:31 | Miami (OH) | William Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Miami (OH) | Walter Robinson knocks in the shot from the right block set up by William Stephens | 79-64 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 79-64 |