| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jack Wilham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Lockwood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jarrett Cowan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Wickersham (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric McKeag (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Kincaid (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Puckett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Oscar Danek (fresh) C - Stephen Fruge (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Jarrett Cowan inbounds the ball | 18-18 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | American U. | Russell Wickersham scores on a floater from the left block set up by Jack Wilham | 20-18 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Eric McKeag comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 20-18 |
| 19:27 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett tips it but misses | 20-18 |
| 19:25 | American U. | Russell Wickersham grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 19:18 | American U. | Thomas Fisher makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Lockwood | 22-18 |
| 18:59 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Wickersham | 22-18 |
| 18:58 | American U. | Jarrett Cowan grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 18:46 | American U. | Jarrett Cowan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-18 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (PG), Victor Bowles (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF) Eric McKeag, Joseph Puckett, Oscar Danek | |
| 18:26 | Ball State | John Kincaid buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Bowles | 22-20 |
| 18:22 | American U. | Matthew Lockwood hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Victor Bowles - foul #1 on Victor Bowles, team foul #1 | 22-20 |
| 18:22 | American U. | Matthew Lockwood misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 18:22 | American U. | Matthew Lockwood makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 17:58 | Ball State | John Kincaid is fouled on the floor by Matthew Lockwood - foul #3 on Matthew Lockwood, team foul #1 | 23-20 |
| Subs | American U. | Harry Trejo (SG) Matthew Lockwood | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Bethune (PF) Andrew Brewer | |
| 17:42 | Ball State | Victor Bowles is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Victor Bowles, team foul #2 | 23-20 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Andrew Brewer (PF) Donald Bethune | |
| 17:29 | American U. | Russell Wickersham is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Russell Wickersham, team foul #2 | 23-20 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG), Donald Bethune (PF) Adam Williams, Andrew Brewer | |
| 17:04 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by John Kincaid | 23-22 |
| 16:42 | American U. | Russell Wickersham scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Harry Trejo | 25-22 |
| 16:20 | Ball State | John Kincaid buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Eric McKeag | 25-25 |
| 15:56 | American U. | Jarrett Cowan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Bethune - foul #1 on Donald Bethune, team foul #3 | 25-25 |
| Subs | American U. | Matthew Lockwood (SG), Benny Pettie (PF), Allen Heath (C) Jack Wilham, Thomas Fisher, Russell Wickersham | |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (PG), Joseph Puckett (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF) Eric McKeag, Victor Bowles, Donald Bethune | |
| 15:56 | American U. | Jarrett Cowan misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 15:56 | American U. | Jarrett Cowan makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Harry Trejo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Lockwood (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jarrett Cowan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benny Pettie (fresh) 2 reb. C - Allen Heath (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Adam Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Kincaid (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Puckett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Fruge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Kincaid | 26-28 |
| 15:24 | American U. | Andrew Brewer blocks the short jumper by Matthew Lockwood | 26-28 |
| 15:22 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Harry Trejo - foul #1 on Harry Trejo, team foul #3 | 26-28 |
| Subs | American U. | William Harris (SF) Jarrett Cowan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PF) Andrew Brewer | |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 14:53 | American U. | William Harris clanks a 3 from the right corner | 26-29 |
| 14:52 | American U. | Allen Heath grabs the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 14:38 | American U. | Matthew Lockwood makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Harris | 29-29 |
| 14:12 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 14:10 | American U. | Allen Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 13:45 | American U. | Stephen Fruge denies the turnaround by Allen Heath | 29-29 |
| 13:44 | Ball State | John Kincaid pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 13:31 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge snags the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 13:15 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Puckett | 29-32 |
| 12:52 | American U. | Harry Trejo clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 12:50 | American U. | Benny Pettie can't tip it in | 29-32 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 12:27 | Ball State | Allen Heath is called for the reach on Stephen Fruge - foul #2 on Allen Heath, team foul #4 | 29-32 |
| Subs | American U. | Jack Wilham (PG), Jarrett Cowan (SF), Thomas Fisher (PF), Russell Wickersham (C) Harry Trejo, William Harris, Benny Pettie, Allen Heath | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG), Victor Bowles (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF) Adam Williams, Joseph Puckett, Oscar Danek | |
| 12:11 | Ball State | John Kincaid scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Victor Bowles and he's fouled by Russell Wickersham - foul #3 on Russell Wickersham, team foul #5 | 29-34 |
| Subs | American U. | Thomas Parisi (SG) Matthew Lockwood | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:11 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses the free throw | 29-34 |
| 12:11 | American U. | Russell Wickersham grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 11:48 | American U. | Russell Wickersham misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 29-34 |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer grabs the board | 29-34 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jack Wilham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Parisi (fresh) SF - Jarrett Cowan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Wickersham (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric McKeag (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Kincaid (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Bowles (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stephen Fruge (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Victor Bowles | 29-36 |
| 11:17 | American U. | Jack Wilham can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 29-36 |
| 11:16 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 10:52 | Ball State | Victor Bowles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | American U. | Matthew Lockwood (SG) Thomas Parisi | |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (PG), Joseph Puckett (SF), Donald Bethune (PF) Eric McKeag, Victor Bowles, Andrew Brewer | |
| 10:44 | American U. | Thomas Fisher is fouled on the floor by Stephen Fruge - foul #2 on Stephen Fruge, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| 10:32 | American U. | Thomas Fisher clanks a 3 from straight away | 29-36 |
| 10:31 | American U. | Thomas Fisher pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 10:17 | American U. | Matthew Lockwood connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on John Kincaid - foul #1 on John Kincaid, team foul #5 | 31-36 |
| Subs | American U. | William Harris (SF) Jarrett Cowan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG) Adam Williams | |
| 10:17 | American U. | Matthew Lockwood makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 10:14 | Ball State | Matthew Lockwood is called for the reach on Eric McKeag in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Lockwood, team foul #6 | 32-36 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Ball (SF) Matthew Lockwood | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:51 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-36 |
| 09:50 | Ball State | John Kincaid tips it but misses | 32-36 |
| 09:48 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 09:28 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 09:26 | American U. | Jack Wilham gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 09:05 | American U. | Robert Ball misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Puckett - foul #2 on Joseph Puckett, team foul #6 | 32-36 |
| Subs | American U. | Harry Trejo (SG), Jarrett Cowan (SF), Benny Pettie (C) William Harris, Thomas Fisher, Russell Wickersham | |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (PG), Victor Bowles (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF) Eric McKeag, Joseph Puckett, Donald Bethune | |
| 09:05 | American U. | Robert Ball makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 09:05 | American U. | Robert Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 09:05 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 08:44 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to John Kincaid | 33-36 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Benny Pettie is called for the reach on Stephen Fruge - foul #1 on Benny Pettie, team foul #7 | 33-36 |
| Subs | American U. | William Harris (SG), Allen Heath (C) Jack Wilham, Robert Ball | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PF) Andrew Brewer | |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 08:11 | American U. | Jarrett Cowan misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-38 |
| 08:10 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Kincaid | 33-38 |
| 07:53 | Ball State | John Kincaid is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Kincaid, team foul #7 | 33-38 |
| Subs | American U. | Matthew Lockwood (SG), Thomas Fisher (PF) William Harris, Allen Heath | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG), Joseph Puckett (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF) Adam Williams, Victor Bowles, Oscar Danek | |
| 07:29 | American U. | Thomas Fisher clanks a turnaround in the paint | 33-38 |
| 07:28 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Joseph Puckett | 33-38 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Harry Trejo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Lockwood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jarrett Cowan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Benny Pettie (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric McKeag (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Kincaid (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Puckett (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stephen Fruge (tiring) 23 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Eric McKeag drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from John Kincaid and the foul's on Harry Trejo - foul #2 on Harry Trejo, team foul #8 | 33-40 |
| Subs | American U. | Jack Wilham (PG), William Harris (SF), Russell Wickersham (C) Harry Trejo, Jarrett Cowan, Benny Pettie | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Bowles (SF), Oscar Danek (PF) Joseph Puckett, Andrew Brewer | |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Eric McKeag makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 06:49 | American U. | Thomas Fisher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Oscar Danek - foul #1 on Oscar Danek, team foul #8 | 33-41 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (PG), Joseph Puckett (SF), Donald Bethune (PF) Eric McKeag, Victor Bowles, Oscar Danek | |
| 06:49 | American U. | Thomas Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 06:49 | American U. | Thomas Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | William Harris is called for the reach on Joseph Puckett - foul #1 on William Harris, team foul #9 | 34-41 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PF) Donald Bethune | |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 06:23 | American U. | Russell Wickersham grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 06:09 | American U. | Russell Wickersham's pass is intercepted by Stephen Fruge | 34-42 |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Oscar Danek's pass is intercepted by Thomas Fisher | 34-42 |
| 05:34 | American U. | William Harris connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Lockwood | 37-42 |
| 05:05 | Ball State | John Kincaid hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 37-42 |
| 05:04 | American U. | Thomas Fisher pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 04:49 | American U. | Matthew Lockwood connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Wilham | 40-42 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Matthew Lockwood takes the ball from Oscar Danek | 40-42 |
| 04:28 | American U. | Matthew Lockwood lays it in | 42-42 |
| 04:05 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge is fouled on the floor by Russell Wickersham - foul #4 on Russell Wickersham, team foul #10 | 42-42 |
| Subs | American U. | Harry Trejo (PG), Jarrett Cowan (SF), Benny Pettie (PF), Allen Heath (C) Jack Wilham, Matthew Lockwood, Thomas Fisher, Russell Wickersham | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG), Victor Bowles (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF) Adam Williams, Joseph Puckett, Oscar Danek | |
| 04:05 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 04:05 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 03:43 | American U. | Eric McKeag is called for the reach on Allen Heath - foul #1 on Eric McKeag, team foul #9 | 42-44 |
| Subs | American U. | Thomas Parisi (SG) William Harris | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Bethune (PF) Andrew Brewer | |
| 03:43 | American U. | Allen Heath makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 03:43 | American U. | Allen Heath misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 03:43 | Ball State | Victor Bowles gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Eric McKeag buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Kincaid | 43-46 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Harry Trejo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Parisi (fresh) SF - Jarrett Cowan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Heath (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Benny Pettie (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric McKeag (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kincaid (tired) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Victor Bowles (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Donald Bethune (fresh) C - Stephen Fruge (tiring) 25 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:06 | American U. | Jarrett Cowan connects on the shot in the paint | 45-46 |
| 02:45 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Eric McKeag | 45-48 |
| 02:45 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Jack Wilham (PG), Matthew Lockwood (SG), Thomas Fisher (PF), Russell Wickersham (C) Harry Trejo, Thomas Parisi, Allen Heath, Benny Pettie | |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (PG), Andrew Brewer (PF) Eric McKeag, Donald Bethune | |
| 02:29 | American U. | Russell Wickersham is hacked by Stephen Fruge - foul #3 on Stephen Fruge, team foul #10 | 45-48 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG) Adam Williams | |
| 02:29 | American U. | Russell Wickersham makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 02:29 | American U. | Russell Wickersham makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 02:13 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 02:11 | American U. | Thomas Fisher gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 02:04 | American U. | Thomas Fisher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Kincaid | 47-48 |
| 01:35 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 01:33 | American U. | Thomas Fisher grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 01:31 | American U. | Eric McKeag steals it from Jack Wilham in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| 01:02 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Fisher | 47-48 |
| 01:00 | Ball State | Victor Bowles gets the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge connects on the shot from the right side | 47-50 |
| 00:09 | American U. | Matthew Lockwood is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Matthew Lockwood, team foul #11 | 47-50 |
| Subs | American U. | Harry Trejo (SG) Matthew Lockwood | |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (SG), Joseph Puckett (SF), Oscar Danek (PF) John Kincaid, Victor Bowles, Andrew Brewer | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Ball State | Oscar Danek is hacked by Jack Wilham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Wilham, team foul #12 | 47-50 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | Oscar Danek makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | Oscar Danek misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:07 | American U. | Thomas Fisher gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:01 | American U. | Jack Wilham connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Eric McKeag runs out the clock | 50-51 |