| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Traynor (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Hugh Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Braxton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Freeland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Powell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | Mark Freeland inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Bowling Green | Randy Nix is called for the reach on Charles Braxton - foul #2 on Randy Nix, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 19:34 | Bowling Green | Charles Braxton loses the ball out of bounds | 34-27 |
| 19:26 | Ball State | Randy Nix hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Donald Cooley | 36-27 |
| 19:02 | Bowling Green | Hugh Stafford misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 36-27 |
| 19:00 | Bowling Green | Mark Freeland grabs the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 18:46 | Bowling Green | Hugh Stafford drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 18:23 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 18:22 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Roy Robinson swats the shot by Richard Traynor | 36-30 |
| 18:06 | Bowling Green | Roy Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:00 | Bowling Green | Charles Braxton connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Hugh Stafford | 36-33 |
| 17:36 | Ball State | Randy Nix buries a shot in the paint | 38-33 |
| 17:11 | Bowling Green | Hugh Stafford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 17:09 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 16:55 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley knocks in the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Craig Powell - foul #1 on Craig Powell, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), David Phillips (PF) Donald Cooley, Richard Traynor | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Hunter Smithson (SG), Sanford Calles (SF), Harry Rotz (PF) Charles Braxton, Mark Freeland, Roy Robinson | |
| 16:55 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses the free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:55 | Ball State | Neil Gill grabs the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 16:37 | Ball State | Neil Gill drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ernest Conner | 43-33 |
| 16:16 | Bowling Green | Sanford Calles can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 16:14 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 16:09 | Ball State | Neil Gill connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Randy Nix and he's hacked by Hunter Smithson - foul #2 on Hunter Smithson, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Hubert Stephens (PF), Tyler Arocho (C) Randy Nix, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Robert Selph (PG), Mark Freeland (SF) Hugh Stafford, Craig Powell | |
| 16:09 | Ball State | Neil Gill makes the free throw | 46-33 |
| 15:55 | Bowling Green | Sanford Calles buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Hunter Smithson | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Neil Gill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tyler Arocho (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Robert Selph (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hunter Smithson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Freeland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sanford Calles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Harry Rotz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Ball State | Ernest Conner makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-36 |
| 15:34 | Bowling Green | Hunter Smithson blows the layup but he's fouled by David Phillips - foul #1 on David Phillips, team foul #2 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Todd Parker (SF), Richard Traynor (PF) Ernest Conner, Neil Gill, Tyler Arocho | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Charles Braxton (SG), Roy Robinson (PF) Robert Selph, Harry Rotz | |
| 15:34 | Bowling Green | Hunter Smithson misses the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 15:34 | Bowling Green | Hunter Smithson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 15:34 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Todd Parker | 49-36 |
| 15:10 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens travels with the ball | 49-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (SG), Cecil Shelley (C) Todd Parker, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Hugh Stafford (PG), Craig Powell (C) Hunter Smithson, Sanford Calles | |
| 14:49 | Bowling Green | Mark Freeland misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Phillips - foul #2 on David Phillips, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| 14:49 | Bowling Green | Mark Freeland makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 14:49 | Bowling Green | Mark Freeland makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 14:31 | Ball State | Richard Traynor buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Cooley | 51-38 |
| 14:23 | Bowling Green | Charles Braxton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-38 |
| 14:21 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Donald Cooley | 51-38 |
| 14:09 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 14:07 | Ball State | Randy Nix pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 13:54 | Ball State | Charles Braxton takes the ball from Randy Nix | 51-38 |
| 13:46 | Bowling Green | Charles Braxton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 13:45 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Donald Cooley | 51-38 |
| 13:37 | Ball State | David Phillips scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-38 |
| 13:21 | Bowling Green | Charles Braxton clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-38 |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Donald Cooley grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | David Phillips misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-38 |
| 13:00 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley gets the offensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 12:54 | Ball State | Richard Traynor misses the lay-in | 53-38 |
| 12:52 | Bowling Green | Hugh Stafford gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| 12:36 | Bowling Green | Charles Braxton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-38 |
| 12:35 | Bowling Green | Roy Robinson tips it but misses | 53-38 |
| 12:34 | Ball State | David Phillips grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 12:32 | Ball State | Donald Cooley is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Cooley, team foul #4 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Todd Parker (SG), Neil Gill (SF), Hubert Stephens (PF), Tyler Arocho (C) Donald Cooley, Randy Nix, David Phillips, Richard Traynor, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Robert Selph (PG), Hunter Smithson (SG), Sanford Calles (SF), Harry Rotz (PF) Hugh Stafford, Charles Braxton, Mark Freeland, Roy Robinson | |
| 12:26 | Bowling Green | Harry Rotz misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-38 |
| 12:24 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| 12:01 | Ball State | Neil Gill can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 12:00 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens snags the offensive board | 53-38 |
| 11:48 | Ball State | Ernest Conner hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Tyler Arocho and he's hacked by Craig Powell - foul #2 on Craig Powell, team foul #3 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Roy Robinson (PF) Craig Powell | |
| 11:48 | Ball State | Ernest Conner makes the free throw | 56-38 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Arocho (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Robert Selph (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hunter Smithson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sanford Calles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roy Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Rotz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:39 | Bowling Green | Sanford Calles misses the shot from the right side | 56-38 |
| 11:38 | Ball State | Neil Gill gets the rebound | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:18 | Ball State | Neil Gill comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-38 |
| 11:17 | Ball State | Todd Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 56-38 |
| 10:54 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Robinson | 56-38 |
| 10:53 | Bowling Green | Hunter Smithson snags the defensive board | 56-38 |
| 10:41 | Bowling Green | Hunter Smithson scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Selph | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:20 | Ball State | Ernest Conner misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-40 |
| 10:18 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Harry Rotz | 56-40 |
| 10:14 | Bowling Green | Robert Selph misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ernest Conner - foul #2 on Ernest Conner, team foul #5 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Randy Nix (SG), Richard Traynor (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Ernest Conner, Todd Parker, Hubert Stephens, Tyler Arocho | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Charles Braxton (SG), Mark Freeland (SF), Craig Powell (C) Hunter Smithson, Roy Robinson, Harry Rotz | |
| 10:14 | Bowling Green | Robert Selph makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 10:14 | Bowling Green | Robert Selph makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 10:03 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Cooley | 59-42 |
| 09:47 | Bowling Green | Mark Freeland misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Cecil Shelley - foul #2 on Cecil Shelley, team foul #6 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Hugh Stafford (PG) Robert Selph | |
| 09:47 | Bowling Green | Mark Freeland makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 09:47 | Bowling Green | Mark Freeland makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 09:33 | Ball State | Richard Traynor hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Cooley | 62-44 |
| 09:15 | Bowling Green | Craig Powell can't finish the layup | 62-44 |
| 09:13 | Ball State | Richard Traynor grabs the defensive rebound | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:55 | Ball State | Sanford Calles is called for the reach on Randy Nix - foul #2 on Sanford Calles, team foul #4 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Phillips (SF) Neil Gill | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Harry Rotz (PF) Sanford Calles | |
| 08:34 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-44 |
| 08:33 | Bowling Green | Harry Rotz grabs the defensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 08:29 | Bowling Green | Hugh Stafford clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | David Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Cooley | 64-44 |
| 08:03 | Bowling Green | Randy Nix steals it from Hugh Stafford | 64-44 |
| 07:37 | Ball State | Craig Powell steals it from David Phillips | 64-44 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Traynor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Hugh Stafford (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Braxton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Freeland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Rotz (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Powell (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Bowling Green | Charles Braxton is hacked by Donald Cooley - foul #2 on Donald Cooley, team foul #7 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Neil Gill (SF) Donald Cooley, Richard Traynor | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Sanford Calles (SF), Roy Robinson (PF) Mark Freeland, Craig Powell | |
| 07:23 | Bowling Green | Charles Braxton makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 07:23 | Bowling Green | Charles Braxton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 07:03 | Ball State | Ernest Conner misses the turnaround from the baseline | 64-46 |
| 07:02 | Bowling Green | Roy Robinson snags the defensive board | 64-46 |
| 06:57 | Bowling Green | Charles Braxton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-46 |
| 06:55 | Ball State | Neil Gill gets the rebound | 64-46 |
| 06:30 | Ball State | Randy Nix drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Neil Gill | 67-46 |
| 06:27 | Bowling Green | Hugh Stafford's pass is intercepted by Randy Nix in the backcourt | 67-46 |
| 06:08 | Ball State | Ernest Conner loses the dribble to Sanford Calles | 67-46 |
| 05:56 | Bowling Green | Hugh Stafford is hacked by Ernest Conner - foul #3 on Ernest Conner, team foul #8 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Hubert Stephens (PF), Tyler Arocho (C) Randy Nix, David Phillips, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Hunter Smithson (SG), Mark Freeland (SF), Craig Powell (C) Charles Braxton, Sanford Calles, Harry Rotz | |
| 05:56 | Bowling Green | Hugh Stafford misses the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho grabs the board | 67-46 |
| 05:33 | Ball State | Ernest Conner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-46 |
| 05:32 | Ball State | Neil Gill can't tip it in | 67-46 |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens misses the tip | 67-46 |
| 05:28 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens gets the offensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 05:11 | Ball State | Neil Gill scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Cooley | 70-46 |
| 04:55 | Bowling Green | Mark Freeland misses the 3 from the right corner | 70-46 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Tyler Arocho | 70-46 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Ernest Conner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-46 |
| 04:47 | Bowling Green | Craig Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 70-46 |
| 04:26 | Bowling Green | Hugh Stafford knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Hunter Smithson | 70-49 |
| 04:06 | Ball State | Neil Gill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-49 |
| 04:04 | Bowling Green | Hunter Smithson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-49 |
| 03:45 | Bowling Green | Donald Cooley is called for the reach on Hugh Stafford - foul #3 on Donald Cooley, team foul #9 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Phillips (SG), Todd Parker (SF) Donald Cooley, Neil Gill | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Robert Selph (SF), Sanford Calles (PF), Harry Rotz (C) Mark Freeland, Roy Robinson, Craig Powell | |
| 03:45 | Bowling Green | Hugh Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 03:45 | Bowling Green | Hugh Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens grabs the board | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Selph - foul #1 on Robert Selph, team foul #5 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (PG), Blake Ratcliff (PF) Ernest Conner, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Aaron Hammons (SG) Hugh Stafford | |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Todd Parker makes the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Todd Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 72-50 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) SG - David Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Todd Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) C - Tyler Arocho (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Robert Selph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Hammons (fresh) SF - Hunter Smithson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sanford Calles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. C - Harry Rotz (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Bowling Green | Sanford Calles lays it in on a great pass from Robert Selph and the foul's on Blake Ratcliff - foul #1 on Blake Ratcliff, team foul #10 | 72-52 |
| 03:10 | Bowling Green | Sanford Calles makes the free throw | 72-53 |
| 02:52 | Ball State | Harry Rotz swats the layup by Tyler Arocho | 72-53 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato snags the offensive board | 72-53 |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho loses the dribble to Robert Selph | 72-53 |
| 02:23 | Bowling Green | Robert Selph lays it in | 72-55 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Todd Parker | 74-55 |
| 01:48 | Bowling Green | Robert Selph double dribbles | 74-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Hubert Stephens (PF) Dikembe Sato, Blake Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 01:19 | Ball State | David Phillips buries a driving attempt from close range | 76-55 |
| 01:06 | Bowling Green | Aaron Hammons misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Phillips - foul #3 on David Phillips, team foul #11 | 76-55 |
| 01:06 | Bowling Green | Aaron Hammons makes the 1st free throw | 76-56 |
| 01:06 | Bowling Green | Aaron Hammons makes the 2nd free throw | 76-57 |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 76-57 |
| 00:38 | Bowling Green | Aaron Hammons snags the defensive board | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Bowling Green | Sanford Calles's pass is intercepted by Ernest Conner | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Ernest Conner runs out the clock | 76-57 |