| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fresh) SG - Hubert Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mark McKinley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willie Dougherty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Dotson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Abraham Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Milam (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Klingler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Urias (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Glenn Spinks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | James Klingler inbounds the ball | 19-42 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Ohio | Douglas Urias connects on the open runner in the lane set up by Abraham Smith out of the doubleteam | 19-44 |
| 19:22 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gerard Stansbury, team foul #1 | 19-44 |
| 18:53 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks is fouled on the floor by Douglas Dotson - foul #2 on Douglas Dotson, team foul #2 | 19-44 |
| 18:36 | Ohio | Gerard Stansbury takes the ball from James Klingler | 19-44 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury misses the lay-in | 19-44 |
| 18:31 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson tips it back up and in | 21-44 |
| 18:02 | Ohio | Abraham Smith double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 21-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee (PF) Willie Dougherty | |
| Subs | Ohio | Daniel Massey (C) Glenn Spinks | |
| 17:51 | Ball State | Mark McKinley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 21-44 |
| 17:49 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 21-44 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 21-44 |
| 17:36 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Abraham Smith | 21-44 |
| 17:12 | Ohio | Abraham Smith hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Milam | 21-47 |
| 17:06 | Ball State | Mark McKinley knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gerard Stansbury | 24-47 |
| 16:38 | Ohio | Mark McKinley is called for the reach on Abraham Smith - foul #2 on Mark McKinley, team foul #3 | 24-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mohammad Scott (SG), Daniel Travis (SF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Hubert Hines, Mark McKinley, Douglas Dotson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Eddie Weldy (PG), Wade Belser (SG), James Sawyer (SF), Otto Campion (PF), Glenn Spinks (C) Abraham Smith, Ronald Milam, James Klingler, Douglas Urias, Daniel Massey | |
| 16:12 | Ohio | Eddie Weldy connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wade Belser | 24-49 |
| 15:53 | Ball State | Daniel Travis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-49 |
| 15:51 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Glenn Spinks | 24-49 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mohammad Scott (fresh) SF - Daniel Travis (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamie Pyatt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Eddie Weldy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wade Belser (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sawyer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Otto Campion (fresh) 5 pts. C - Glenn Spinks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Ohio | Jamie Pyatt steals the ball from James Sawyer | 24-49 |
| 15:10 | Ball State | Glenn Spinks is called for the reach on Gerard Stansbury - foul #2 on Glenn Spinks, team foul #1 | 24-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark McKinley (SF), Willie Dougherty (PF) Daniel Travis, Jeffrey Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio | Abraham Smith (PG), Ronald Milam (SG), Daniel Massey (C) Eddie Weldy, Wade Belser, Glenn Spinks | |
| 15:05 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-49 |
| 15:03 | Ohio | Ronald Milam snags the defensive board | 24-49 |
| 14:39 | Ohio | Abraham Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Mohammad Scott - foul #1 on Mohammad Scott, team foul #4 | 24-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Hubert Hines (SG), Douglas Dotson (C) Mohammad Scott, Jamie Pyatt | |
| Subs | Ohio | Douglas Urias (PF) Otto Campion | |
| 14:39 | Ohio | Abraham Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-50 |
| 14:39 | Ohio | Abraham Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 24-51 |
| 14:24 | Ball State | Hubert Hines misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-51 |
| 14:22 | Ohio | Douglas Urias pulls down the rebound | 24-51 |
| 13:58 | Ohio | Abraham Smith evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Milam | 24-54 |
| 13:54 | Ball State | Hubert Hines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee (PG) Gerard Stansbury | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Klingler (SF) James Sawyer | |
| 13:28 | Ohio | Ronald Milam is hacked by Jeffrey Lee - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lee, team foul #5 | 24-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG), Mohammad Scott (SF) Mark McKinley, Willie Dougherty | |
| Subs | Ohio | Wade Belser (SG), Otto Campion (C) Ronald Milam, Daniel Massey | |
| 13:15 | Ohio | Jeffrey Lee steals the ball from Wade Belser | 24-54 |
| 12:53 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 24-54 |
| 12:52 | Ohio | Otto Campion grabs the board | 24-54 |
| 12:23 | Ohio | Wade Belser misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 24-54 |
| 12:22 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson snags the defensive board | 24-54 |
| 12:17 | Ball State | Hubert Hines is fouled on the floor by Douglas Urias - foul #1 on Douglas Urias, team foul #2 | 24-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG), Mark McKinley (SF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Hubert Hines, Mohammad Scott, Douglas Dotson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Eddie Weldy (PG), Ronald Milam (SG), James Sawyer (SF), Glenn Spinks (C) Abraham Smith, Wade Belser, James Klingler, Douglas Urias | |
| 12:10 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt can't finish the layup | 24-54 |
| 12:08 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks grabs the board | 24-54 |
| 11:41 | Ohio | James Sawyer is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-54 |
| 11:40 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks grabs the offensive rebound | 24-54 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Travis (fresh) SF - Mark McKinley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamie Pyatt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Eddie Weldy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Milam (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Sawyer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Otto Campion (fresh) 5 pts. C - Glenn Spinks (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Ohio | Eddie Weldy misses short on a shot from the right side | 24-54 |
| 11:10 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 24-54 |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee's layup is rejected by Glenn Spinks | 24-54 |
| 11:03 | Ohio | Ronald Milam pulls down the rebound | 24-54 |
| 10:37 | Ohio | James Sawyer misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-54 |
| 10:35 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury grabs the board | 24-54 |
| 10:29 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee makes the shot in the paint | 26-54 |
| 10:02 | Ohio | James Sawyer is fouled on the floor by Mark McKinley - foul #3 on Mark McKinley, team foul #6 | 26-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mohammad Scott (SG), Glen Gilliam (PF) Gerard Stansbury, Mark McKinley | |
| Subs | Ohio | Abraham Smith (PG), Wade Belser (SG), James Klingler (SF), Douglas Urias (PF), Daniel Massey (C) Eddie Weldy, Ronald Milam, James Sawyer, Otto Campion, Glenn Spinks | |
| 09:37 | Ohio | Douglas Urias banks in the layup set up by James Klingler and he's fouled by Glen Gilliam - foul #2 on Glen Gilliam, team foul #7 | 26-56 |
| 09:37 | Ohio | Douglas Urias makes the free throw | 26-57 |
| 09:20 | Ball State | Daniel Travis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-57 |
| 09:05 | Ohio | Daniel Travis picks off the pass by Douglas Urias | 26-57 |
| 09:02 | Ball State | Daniel Travis slams it home | 28-57 |
| 08:33 | Ohio | Abraham Smith is hacked by Jeffrey Lee - foul #2 on Jeffrey Lee, team foul #8 | 28-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Milam (SG) Wade Belser | |
| 08:33 | Ohio | Abraham Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-58 |
| 08:33 | Ohio | Abraham Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-59 |
| 08:23 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Milam - foul #1 on Ronald Milam, team foul #3 | 28-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Glenn Spinks (C) Daniel Massey | |
| 08:23 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt misses the 1st free throw | 28-59 |
| 08:23 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 29-59 |
| 07:55 | Ohio | Douglas Urias misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the left block | 29-59 |
| 07:54 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt gets the rebound | 29-59 |
| 07:48 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-59 |
| 07:33 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-59 |
| 07:32 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Glen Gilliam | 31-59 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jeffrey Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SG - Mohammad Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Travis (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Glen Gilliam (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jamie Pyatt (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Abraham Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Milam (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Klingler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Urias (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Glenn Spinks (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Sawyer (SF), Otto Campion (PF) James Klingler, Douglas Urias | |
| 07:06 | Ohio | Otto Campion misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Glen Gilliam - foul #3 on Glen Gilliam, team foul #9 | 31-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Eddie Weldy (PG), Daniel Massey (C) Abraham Smith, Glenn Spinks | |
| 07:06 | Ohio | Otto Campion makes the 1st free throw | 31-60 |
| 07:06 | Ohio | Otto Campion makes the 2nd free throw | 31-61 |
| 06:56 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 31-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Wade Belser (SG) Ronald Milam | |
| 06:42 | Ohio | James Sawyer's pass is intercepted by Jamie Pyatt | 31-61 |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 31-61 |
| 06:32 | Ohio | James Sawyer grabs the board | 31-61 |
| 06:19 | Ohio | James Sawyer buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Eddie Weldy | 31-64 |
| 06:12 | Ball State | James Sawyer picks off the pass by Jamie Pyatt | 31-64 |
| 05:47 | Ohio | Wade Belser misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-64 |
| 05:46 | Ohio | Otto Campion pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-64 |
| 05:28 | Ohio | Jeffrey Lee is called for the reach on Eddie Weldy - foul #3 on Jeffrey Lee, team foul #10 | 31-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Milam (SG), James Klingler (SF), Douglas Urias (PF), Glenn Spinks (C) Wade Belser, James Sawyer, Otto Campion, Daniel Massey | |
| 05:28 | Ohio | Eddie Weldy makes the 1st free throw | 31-65 |
| 05:28 | Ohio | Eddie Weldy makes the 2nd free throw | 31-66 |
| 05:18 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee is fouled on the floor by Eddie Weldy - foul #2 on Eddie Weldy, team foul #4 | 31-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Abraham Smith (PG) Eddie Weldy | |
| 05:07 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Glen Gilliam | 33-66 |
| 04:45 | Ohio | Abraham Smith misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jeffrey Lee - foul #4 on Jeffrey Lee, team foul #11 | 33-66 |
| 04:45 | Ohio | Abraham Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-67 |
| 04:45 | Ohio | Abraham Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 33-68 |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Milam - foul #2 on Ronald Milam, team foul #5 | 33-68 |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott makes the 1st free throw | 34-68 |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 35-68 |
| 04:02 | Ohio | Abraham Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-68 |
| 04:01 | Ohio | James Klingler can't tip it in | 35-68 |
| 04:00 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Spinks | 35-68 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Ohio | Abraham Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-68 |
| 03:35 | Ball State | Glen Gilliam grabs the defensive rebound | 35-68 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jeffrey Lee (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. SG - Mohammad Scott (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Travis (tired) 2 pts. PF - Glen Gilliam (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jamie Pyatt (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Abraham Smith (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Milam (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Klingler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Urias (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Glenn Spinks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Ball State | Daniel Travis hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mohammad Scott | 38-68 |
| 03:01 | Ohio | James Klingler connects on the open shot from just outside the lane | 38-70 |
| 02:52 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-70 |
| 02:33 | Ohio | Jamie Pyatt is called for the reach on Glenn Spinks - foul #3 on Jamie Pyatt, team foul #12 | 41-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Wade Belser (SG), James Sawyer (SF), Otto Campion (PF) Ronald Milam, James Klingler, Douglas Urias | |
| 02:33 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks misses the 1st free throw | 41-70 |
| 02:33 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-71 |
| 02:24 | Ball State | Glen Gilliam comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Otto Campion - foul #1 on Otto Campion, team foul #6 | 41-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Eddie Weldy (PG), Daniel Massey (C) Abraham Smith, Glenn Spinks | |
| 02:24 | Ball State | Glen Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 42-71 |
| 02:24 | Ball State | Glen Gilliam misses the 2nd free throw | 42-71 |
| 02:24 | Ohio | Otto Campion pulls down the rebound | 42-71 |
| 01:58 | Ohio | Otto Campion clanks a jumper from the baseline | 42-71 |
| 01:57 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Lee | 42-71 |
| 01:36 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt loses the ball out of bounds | 42-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Abraham Smith (PG), Ronald Milam (SG), James Klingler (SF), Douglas Urias (PF), Glenn Spinks (C) Eddie Weldy, Wade Belser, James Sawyer, Otto Campion, Daniel Massey | |
| 01:14 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks misses short on a floater from the right block | 42-71 |
| 01:13 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Spinks | 42-71 |
| 00:57 | Ohio | James Klingler misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Glen Gilliam - foul #4 on Glen Gilliam, team foul #13 | 42-71 |
| 00:57 | Ohio | James Klingler makes the 1st free throw | 42-72 |
| 00:57 | Ohio | James Klingler makes the 2nd free throw | 42-73 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:52 | Ball State | Ronald Milam denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Lee | 42-73 |
| 00:51 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks pulls down the rebound | 42-73 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:31 | Ohio | Abraham Smith misses short on a jumper from close range | 42-73 |
| 00:29 | Ohio | Ronald Milam pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-73 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Abraham Smith runs out the clock | 42-73 |