| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) SG - Randy Nix (fresh) SF - Neil Gill (fresh) PF - Richard Traynor (fresh) C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nicholas Monson (fresh) SG - Gregory Overlock (fresh) SF - Billy Hall (fresh) PF - Kenneth Clark (fresh) C - Derrick Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Richard Traynor comes up short on the runner in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Ball State | Donald Cooley tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | East Carolina | Kenneth Clark is hacked by Donald Cooley - foul #1 on Donald Cooley, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Billy Hall | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Ball State | Richard Traynor buries a floater near the basket | 4-2 |
| 18:24 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:23 | East Carolina | Billy Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | East Carolina | Kenneth Clark misses the tip | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Neil Gill | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Richard Traynor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | East Carolina | Billy Hall gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Clark | 4-4 |
| 17:20 | Ball State | Neil Gill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | East Carolina | Billy Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:12 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:03 | Ball State | Randy Nix buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:38 | East Carolina | Kenneth Clark knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Richard Traynor - foul #1 on Richard Traynor, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| 16:38 | East Carolina | Kenneth Clark makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:22 | Ball State | Neil Gill is fouled on the floor by Billy Hall - foul #1 on Billy Hall, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| 16:07 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 16:06 | East Carolina | Kenneth Clark snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 16:01 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Richard Traynor - foul #2 on Richard Traynor, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), David Phillips (PF) Donald Cooley, Richard Traynor | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:01 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) PF - David Phillips (fresh) C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nicholas Monson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gregory Overlock (fresh) SF - Billy Hall (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Derrick Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Ball State | Ernest Conner comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 15:37 | Ball State | Randy Nix pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 15:21 | Ball State | David Phillips misses badly on a shot from the right block | 7-10 |
| 15:19 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the offensive board | 7-10 |
| 15:14 | Ball State | Ernest Conner makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 14:50 | East Carolina | Billy Hall misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:19 | Ball State | Neil Gill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 14:18 | Ball State | Randy Nix grabs the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 14:02 | Ball State | Ernest Conner misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nicholas Monson - foul #1 on Nicholas Monson, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Todd Parker (SF), Hubert Stephens (C) Randy Nix, Neil Gill, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Clerk (PG), Justin Flint (SG), Jeffrey Swaim (SF), Michael Rodrigues (PF), John Haigh (C) Nicholas Monson, Gregory Overlock, Billy Hall, Kenneth Clark, Derrick Brown | |
| 14:02 | Ball State | Ernest Conner misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:02 | Ball State | Ernest Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk hits the follow up shot | 10-12 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens connects on the jumper from the right block set up by David Phillips and he's fouled by John Haigh - foul #1 on John Haigh, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens makes the free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:18 | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by John Haigh | 13-14 |
| 13:03 | Ball State | David Phillips misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Michael Rodrigues - foul #1 on Michael Rodrigues, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| 13:03 | Ball State | David Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 13:03 | Ball State | David Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | Justin Flint is whistled for a carry | 15-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | Neil Gill (SF), Tyler Arocho (C) Todd Parker, David Phillips | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock (SG), Kenneth Clark (PF) Justin Flint, John Haigh | |
| 12:23 | Ball State | Ernest Conner is hacked by Gregory Overlock - foul #1 on Gregory Overlock, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (SG), Cecil Shelley (C) Ernest Conner, Tyler Arocho | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:05 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 12:04 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 11:45 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) PF - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Clerk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Overlock (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Swaim (fresh) PF - Kenneth Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Rodrigues (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Randy Nix is fouled on the floor by Gregory Overlock - foul #2 on Gregory Overlock, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Phillips (PF) Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson (PG), Justin Flint (SG), Billy Hall (SF), Derrick Brown (C) Paul Clerk, Gregory Overlock, Jeffrey Swaim, Michael Rodrigues | |
| 11:06 | Ball State | Donald Cooley drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Nix | 17-14 |
| 10:45 | East Carolina | Billy Hall knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Nicholas Monson | 17-16 |
| 10:43 | Ball State | Donald Cooley loses the dribble to Nicholas Monson in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| 10:23 | East Carolina | Donald Cooley steals it from Derrick Brown | 17-16 |
| 10:03 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 10:01 | Ball State | David Phillips tips it in | 19-16 |
| 09:54 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | Billy Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | Billy Hall can't throw it down but he's fouled by Randy Nix - foul #1 on Randy Nix, team foul #4 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Todd Parker (SF), Hubert Stephens (PF), Tyler Arocho (C) Donald Cooley, Neil Gill, David Phillips, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues (PF) Kenneth Clark | |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | Billy Hall makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | Billy Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 09:14 | Ball State | Randy Nix knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Ernest Conner | 21-17 |
| 08:57 | East Carolina | Randy Nix takes the ball from Nicholas Monson | 21-17 |
| 08:54 | Ball State | Ernest Conner lays it up and in on a great pass from Randy Nix | 23-17 |
| 08:37 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-20 |
| 08:24 | Ball State | Nicholas Monson is called for the reach on Tyler Arocho - foul #2 on Nicholas Monson, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Phillips (SG) Randy Nix | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Clerk (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Jeffrey Swaim (SF), John Haigh (C) Nicholas Monson, Justin Flint, Billy Hall, Derrick Brown | |
| 08:24 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 08:24 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 08:24 | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 08:09 | East Carolina | Hubert Stephens takes the ball from Paul Clerk | 24-20 |
| 07:47 | Ball State | Todd Parker clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Clerk - foul #1 on Paul Clerk, team foul #8 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | Neil Gill (SF), Cecil Shelley (C) Ernest Conner, Tyler Arocho | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kenneth Clark (PF) John Haigh | |
| 07:47 | Ball State | Todd Parker makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:47 | Ball State | Todd Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Todd Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) PF - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Clerk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Swaim (fresh) PF - Kenneth Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Rodrigues (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim travels with the ball | 26-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG) Todd Parker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:15 | Ball State | David Phillips's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Clark | 26-20 |
| 07:05 | East Carolina | Kenneth Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 07:03 | Ball State | Donald Cooley grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 06:47 | Ball State | Neil Gill loses the dribble to Jeffrey Swaim | 26-20 |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Charles Smith is denied by Hubert Stephens | 26-20 |
| 06:42 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Donald Cooley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Rodrigues - foul #2 on Michael Rodrigues, team foul #9 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (SG), Blake Ratcliff (PF) David Phillips, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Justin Flint (SG), Billy Hall (SF), Derrick Brown (C) Charles Smith, Jeffrey Swaim, Michael Rodrigues | |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:33 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 06:14 | East Carolina | Billy Hall double dribbles | 26-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG) Donald Cooley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:59 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 05:58 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Derrick Brown | 26-20 |
| 05:52 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-20 |
| 05:33 | Ball State | The short jumper by Blake Ratcliff is denied by Billy Hall | 26-20 |
| 05:32 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 26-20 |
| 05:17 | Ball State | Randy Nix grabs the board | 26-20 |
| 04:58 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 26-20 |
| 04:56 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 04:51 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk misses short on a jumper from the right side | 26-20 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff grabs the board | 26-20 |
| 04:43 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Neil Gill | 29-20 |
| 04:27 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown's pass is intercepted by Ernest Conner | 29-20 |
| 04:15 | Ball State | Randy Nix can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Justin Flint - foul #1 on Justin Flint, team foul #10 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Todd Parker (SF), David Phillips (PF), Hubert Stephens (C) Ernest Conner, Neil Gill, Blake Ratcliff, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Smith (PG), Jeffrey Swaim (SF), Michael Adams (PF) Paul Clerk, Billy Hall, Kenneth Clark | |
| 04:15 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:15 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 04:15 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses the 3rd free throw | 31-20 |
| 04:15 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Adams | 31-20 |
| 04:05 | East Carolina | Charles Smith misses long on a floater in the paint | 31-20 |
| 04:03 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 03:43 | Ball State | Randy Nix is called for a charge - foul #2 on Randy Nix, team foul #5 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Traynor (PF) Randy Nix | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson (PG), Gregory Overlock (SG), Michael Rodrigues (PF), John Haigh (C) Charles Smith, Justin Flint, Michael Adams, Derrick Brown | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Todd Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Traynor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nicholas Monson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Overlock (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Swaim (fresh) PF - Michael Rodrigues (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Haigh (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | Neil Gill (SF), Cecil Shelley (C) Todd Parker, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Donald Cooley is hacked by Gregory Overlock - foul #3 on Gregory Overlock, team foul #11 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Smith (SG) Gregory Overlock | |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Donald Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Donald Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | Cecil Shelley denies the turnaround by Michael Rodrigues | 33-20 |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | John Haigh grabs the offensive board | 33-20 |
| 02:23 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim misses long on a jumper in the lane | 33-20 |
| 02:22 | Ball State | Neil Gill snags the defensive board | 33-20 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | David Phillips double dribbles | 33-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (SG) David Phillips | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Justin Flint (SG), Billy Hall (SF), Kenneth Clark (PF), Derrick Brown (C) Charles Smith, Jeffrey Swaim, Michael Rodrigues, John Haigh | |
| 01:57 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-20 |
| 01:55 | East Carolina | Billy Hall grabs the offensive board | 33-20 |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Donald Cooley - foul #2 on Donald Cooley, team foul #6 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Todd Parker (SF) Donald Cooley, Neil Gill | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown misses the 1st free throw | 33-20 |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 01:24 | Ball State | Kenneth Clark steals the ball from Richard Traynor | 33-21 |
| 01:19 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson is hacked by Ernest Conner - foul #1 on Ernest Conner, team foul #7 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Phillips (SF), Hubert Stephens (C) Todd Parker, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:19 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 01:19 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Phillips | 35-23 |
| 00:53 | East Carolina | Justin Flint can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-23 |
| 00:52 | East Carolina | Justin Flint grabs the offensive board | 35-23 |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | Kenneth Clark misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-23 |
| 00:35 | Ball State | Ernest Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | David Phillips misses long on a shot from the right wing | 35-23 |
| 00:16 | East Carolina | Billy Hall pulls down the rebound | 35-23 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Randy Nix steps in front of the Nicholas Monson pass in the backcourt | 35-23 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | The jumper by David Phillips is denied by Kenneth Clark | 35-23 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown snags the defensive board | 35-23 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 35-23 |