| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Harold Langer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lewis Espinosa (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Hal Baird (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dean Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Loren Sipple (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric McKeag (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Kincaid (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Victor Bowles (fresh) PF - Oscar Danek (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Fruge (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alcorn State | Hal Baird inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Alcorn State | Dean Jacobs is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dean Jacobs, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Puckett (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF) Eric McKeag, Victor Bowles | |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge banks in the layup | 27-26 |
| 18:49 | Alcorn State | Joseph Puckett is called for the reach on Hal Baird - foul #4 on Joseph Puckett, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (PG), Victor Bowles (SF), Donald Bethune (PF) Oscar Danek, Joseph Puckett, Phillip Ruggeri | |
| 18:37 | Alcorn State | Hal Baird can't throw it down | 27-26 |
| 18:36 | Alcorn State | Harold Langer tips it back up and in | 29-26 |
| 18:14 | Ball State | John Kincaid hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 29-26 |
| 18:13 | Ball State | Adam Williams tips it but misses | 29-26 |
| 18:11 | Ball State | Donald Bethune tips it home | 29-28 |
| 17:59 | Alcorn State | Lewis Espinosa misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-28 |
| 17:57 | Ball State | John Kincaid grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 17:36 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 17:34 | Alcorn State | Lewis Espinosa grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 17:05 | Alcorn State | Hal Baird drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Lewis Espinosa | 31-28 |
| 17:01 | Ball State | Adam Williams misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 17:00 | Alcorn State | Dean Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 16:40 | Alcorn State | Hal Baird hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lewis Espinosa | 33-28 |
| 16:36 | Ball State | The short jumper by Adam Williams is denied by Loren Sipple | 33-28 |
| 16:34 | Ball State | Victor Bowles pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 16:18 | Ball State | John Kincaid is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Kincaid, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG), Joseph Puckett (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF) Adam Williams, Victor Bowles, Donald Bethune | |
| 16:16 | Alcorn State | Eric McKeag steals it from Harold Langer in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| 15:53 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 15:51 | Alcorn State | Hal Baird gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Harold Langer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lewis Espinosa (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hal Baird (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dean Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Loren Sipple (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric McKeag (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Kincaid (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Joseph Puckett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) C - Stephen Fruge (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Alcorn State | Hal Baird lays it in on a great pass from Harold Langer | 35-28 |
| 15:00 | Ball State | Dean Jacobs takes the ball from Andrew Brewer | 35-28 |
| 14:52 | Alcorn State | Harold Langer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Loren Sipple | 37-28 |
| 14:28 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-30 |
| 14:02 | Alcorn State | Hal Baird connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Langer | 39-30 |
| 13:38 | Ball State | John Kincaid clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 13:37 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer gets the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 13:23 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Eric McKeag | 39-33 |
| 13:02 | Alcorn State | Loren Sipple makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Dean Jacobs | 41-33 |
| 12:49 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-33 |
| 12:48 | Alcorn State | Hal Baird grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 12:21 | Alcorn State | Harold Langer buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Dean Jacobs and he's fouled by Eric McKeag - foul #1 on Eric McKeag, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin (SG), Robert Johns (SF), Jerry Almond (PF), Buddy Sampson (C) Lewis Espinosa, Hal Baird, Dean Jacobs, Loren Sipple | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Adam Williams (SG), Victor Bowles (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF) Eric McKeag, John Kincaid, Joseph Puckett, Andrew Brewer | |
| 12:21 | Alcorn State | Harold Langer makes the free throw | 44-33 |
| 11:58 | Ball State | Buddy Sampson picks off the pass by Stephen Fruge out of a doubleteam | 44-33 |
| 11:29 | Alcorn State | Jerry Almond loses the ball out of bounds | 44-33 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Matthew Snowden (PG) Harold Langer | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Kincaid (SG), Joseph Puckett (SF) Adam Williams, Victor Bowles | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Matthew Snowden (fresh) SG - Donald Buntin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Johns (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jerry Almond (fresh) C - Buddy Sampson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Kincaid (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Joseph Puckett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) C - Stephen Fruge (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Ball State | John Kincaid can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Buddy Sampson - foul #2 on Buddy Sampson, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| 11:04 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 11:04 | Ball State | John Kincaid makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 10:47 | Alcorn State | Stephen Fruge swats the short shot by Buddy Sampson | 44-34 |
| 10:46 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 10:27 | Ball State | John Kincaid is fouled on the floor by Jerry Almond - foul #1 on Jerry Almond, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Lewis Espinosa (SG) Donald Buntin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (PG), Victor Bowles (SF) Oscar Danek, Joseph Puckett | |
| 09:58 | Ball State | Matthew Snowden takes the ball from John Kincaid | 44-34 |
| 09:33 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson lays it in on a nice dish by Lewis Espinosa | 46-34 |
| 09:13 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-37 |
| 08:44 | Alcorn State | Lewis Espinosa hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Kincaid - foul #2 on John Kincaid, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Harold Langer (PG), Hal Baird (SF), Dean Jacobs (PF), Loren Sipple (C) Matthew Snowden, Robert Johns, Jerry Almond, Buddy Sampson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Joseph Puckett (SF), Donald Bethune (PF) Adam Williams, Victor Bowles, Phillip Ruggeri | |
| 08:44 | Alcorn State | Lewis Espinosa misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 08:44 | Alcorn State | Lewis Espinosa misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 08:44 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 08:28 | Ball State | Hal Baird steps in front of the Donald Bethune pass | 46-37 |
| 08:23 | Alcorn State | Lewis Espinosa lays it in on a great pass from Hal Baird | 48-37 |
| 08:04 | Ball State | John Kincaid comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 08:03 | Alcorn State | Dean Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 07:47 | Alcorn State | Hal Baird drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Langer | 50-37 |
| 07:25 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 07:23 | Alcorn State | Harold Langer snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Harold Langer (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lewis Espinosa (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hal Baird (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dean Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Loren Sipple (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Kincaid (tiring) 14 pts. SF - Joseph Puckett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Donald Bethune (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Fruge (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Alcorn State | Loren Sipple is whistled for a carry | 50-37 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG), Adam Williams (SG), Phillip Ruggeri (PF) Oscar Danek, John Kincaid, Donald Bethune | |
| 07:08 | Ball State | Dean Jacobs picks off the pass by Joseph Puckett | 50-37 |
| 06:40 | Alcorn State | Phillip Ruggeri takes the ball from Hal Baird | 50-37 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge lays it up and in against a doubleteam and he's hacked by Loren Sipple - foul #1 on Loren Sipple, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin (SG) Lewis Espinosa | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Kincaid (SG), Donald Bethune (PF) Eric McKeag, Phillip Ruggeri | |
| 06:25 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| 05:59 | Alcorn State | Hal Baird can't finish the layup | 50-40 |
| 05:57 | Alcorn State | Loren Sipple pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 05:43 | Alcorn State | Harold Langer's layup is rejected by Donald Bethune | 50-40 |
| 05:41 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Stephen Fruge | 50-40 |
| 05:20 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Stephen Fruge is blocked by Loren Sipple | 50-40 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | John Kincaid tips it back up and in | 50-42 |
| 04:55 | Alcorn State | Harold Langer is hacked by John Kincaid - foul #3 on John Kincaid, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Lewis Espinosa (SG), Jerry Almond (PF), Buddy Sampson (C) Donald Buntin, Dean Jacobs, Loren Sipple | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Andrew Brewer (PF) Adam Williams, Donald Bethune | |
| 04:30 | Alcorn State | Hal Baird misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 04:29 | Alcorn State | Hal Baird pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 04:16 | Alcorn State | Harold Langer is hacked by Oscar Danek - foul #2 on Oscar Danek, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Robert Johns (SF) Hal Baird | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG), Phillip Ruggeri (PF) Oscar Danek, Andrew Brewer | |
| 04:11 | Alcorn State | Lewis Espinosa knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Langer | 52-42 |
| 04:05 | Ball State | John Kincaid connects on the runner from the left block | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Alcorn State | Harold Langer buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Lewis Espinosa and the foul's on Stephen Fruge - foul #1 on Stephen Fruge, team foul #7 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Dean Jacobs (PF), Loren Sipple (C) Jerry Almond, Buddy Sampson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Andrew Brewer (PF) Phillip Ruggeri | |
| 03:43 | Alcorn State | Harold Langer makes the free throw | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett is called for 5 seconds | 55-44 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Matthew Snowden (PG) Harold Langer | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG) Eric McKeag | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Matthew Snowden (fresh) SG - Lewis Espinosa (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Johns (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dean Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Loren Sipple (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Kincaid (tiring) 18 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Puckett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Fruge (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Alcorn State | Dean Jacobs banks in the layup set up by Lewis Espinosa | 57-44 |
| 02:45 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 02:44 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer tips it but misses | 57-44 |
| 02:43 | Alcorn State | Loren Sipple grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 02:19 | Alcorn State | Lewis Espinosa comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 57-44 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-44 |
| 01:58 | Alcorn State | Dean Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 01:41 | Alcorn State | Matthew Snowden misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 01:39 | Ball State | John Kincaid pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | John Kincaid's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-44 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin (SG), Jerry Almond (PF), Buddy Sampson (C) Lewis Espinosa, Dean Jacobs, Loren Sipple | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG), Adam Williams (SG), Victor Bowles (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF), Donald Bethune (C) Oscar Danek, John Kincaid, Joseph Puckett, Andrew Brewer, Stephen Fruge | |
| 00:52 | Alcorn State | Matthew Snowden makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Donald Buntin and he's fouled by Victor Bowles - foul #2 on Victor Bowles, team foul #8 | 59-44 |
| 00:52 | Alcorn State | Matthew Snowden misses the free throw | 59-44 |
| 00:52 | Ball State | Victor Bowles grabs the board | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Adam Williams is hacked by Jerry Almond - foul #2 on Jerry Almond, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Adam Williams hits the finger roll set up by Eric McKeag and the foul's on Buddy Sampson - foul #3 on Buddy Sampson, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Adam Williams makes the free throw | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Alcorn State | Matthew Snowden comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Adam Williams pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-47 |
| 00:00 | Alcorn State | Matthew Snowden runs out the clock | 59-47 |