| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Phil Folks (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Sonny William (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Maner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glenn Brabham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Ball State | Gary Levine makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Cross | 30-27 |
| 19:25 | Marist | Glenn Brabham misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 19:24 | Marist | The offensive rebound goes to James Spencer | 30-27 |
| 19:09 | Marist | Lawrence Maner is fouled on the floor by Ronald Haddix - foul #1 on Ronald Haddix, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 18:58 | Marist | Lawrence Maner is fouled on the floor by Peter Williams - foul #1 on Peter Williams, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| 18:40 | Marist | Glenn Brabham clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-27 |
| 18:38 | Marist | James Spencer can't tip it in | 30-27 |
| 18:36 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:18 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 18:17 | Marist | James Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:12 | Marist | Phil Folks misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 18:11 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 18:02 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Haddix | 32-27 |
| 17:42 | Marist | Glenn Brabham misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 17:40 | Ball State | Peter Williams grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 17:17 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 17:16 | Marist | The rebound goes to Glenn Brabham | 32-27 |
| 17:02 | Marist | Sonny William misses the jumper from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 16:46 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 16:44 | Marist | James Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 16:23 | Marist | James Spencer connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Phil Folks | 32-29 |
| 15:59 | Ball State | Peter Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Dwayne Williams (SG), Billy Robie (SF), James Stringfield (PF), Keith Howard (C) Ronald Haddix, Gary Levine, Benjamin Cross, Timothy Anderson, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Marist | Sean Mitchell (PG), Mark Phillips (SG), Eric Teets (SF), John Klein (PF), Stephen Rosas (C) Phil Folks, Sonny William, Lawrence Maner, Glenn Brabham, James Spencer | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Robie (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Stringfield (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Sean Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Teets (fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Klein (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Rosas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Marist | Mark Phillips can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 15:45 | Ball State | Keith Howard gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 15:26 | Ball State | Dwayne Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-29 |
| 15:23 | Marist | Sean Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Dwayne Williams in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| 15:09 | Ball State | James Stringfield lays it in | 34-29 |
| 14:48 | Marist | John Klein drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Eric Teets and he's fouled by Joseph Johnson - foul #1 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PF) Keith Howard | |
| Subs | Marist | Lawrence Maner (SF) Mark Phillips | |
| 14:48 | Marist | John Klein misses the free throw | 34-31 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | James Stringfield grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | Dwayne Williams is hacked by Eric Teets - foul #1 on Eric Teets, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Benjamin Cross (SF), Peter Williams (C) Joseph Johnson, Dwayne Williams, Billy Robie, James Stringfield | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 14:24 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Haddix | 37-31 |
| 14:11 | Marist | Eric Teets throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Marist | Glenn Brabham (PF) Stephen Rosas | |
| 13:50 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Lawrence Maner - foul #3 on Lawrence Maner, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Marist | Phil Folks (PG), Sonny William (SG) Sean Mitchell, Eric Teets | |
| 13:50 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 13:50 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 13:26 | Marist | John Klein misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 13:24 | Ball State | Peter Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross can't finish the layup | 38-31 |
| 13:11 | Marist | John Klein grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 13:00 | Marist | Phil Folks misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 12:58 | Ball State | Peter Williams gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 12:52 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Gary Levine | 40-31 |
| 12:37 | Marist | Sonny William misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 12:35 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Gary Levine's pass is intercepted by Phil Folks | 40-31 |
| 12:17 | Marist | Phil Folks can't finish the layup | 40-31 |
| 12:15 | Marist | Glenn Brabham hits the follow up shot | 40-33 |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Peter Williams misses the easy layup | 40-33 |
| 11:48 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross snags the offensive board | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Levine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Cross (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Williams (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Phil Folks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sonny William (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Maner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Brabham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Klein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Ball State | Gary Levine connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 42-33 |
| 11:25 | Marist | Phil Folks connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Klein | 42-36 |
| 11:03 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Maner - foul #4 on Lawrence Maner, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (SG), Billy Robie (SF), James Stringfield (PF), Keith Howard (C) Gary Levine, Benjamin Cross, Timothy Anderson, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Marist | Sean Mitchell (PG), Mark Phillips (SG), Eric Teets (SF), Stephen Rosas (PF), James Spencer (C) Phil Folks, Sonny William, Lawrence Maner, Glenn Brabham, John Klein | |
| 11:03 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:03 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:03 | Marist | The rebound goes to Stephen Rosas | 43-36 |
| 10:44 | Marist | Stephen Rosas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dwayne Williams (SG) Ronald Haddix | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 10:34 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 10:32 | Marist | Mark Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 10:15 | Marist | Sean Mitchell is hacked by Billy Robie - foul #2 on Billy Robie, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| 09:57 | Marist | Sean Mitchell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 09:56 | Marist | Eric Teets tips it but misses | 43-36 |
| 09:54 | Ball State | Keith Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 09:27 | Ball State | Billy Robie makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Dwayne Williams | 45-36 |
| 09:11 | Marist | Stephen Rosas misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Keith Howard - foul #1 on Keith Howard, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Cross (SF), Timothy Anderson (PF), Peter Williams (C) Billy Robie, James Stringfield, Keith Howard | |
| Subs | Marist | Sonny William (SG), Glenn Brabham (PF) Mark Phillips, Eric Teets | |
| 09:11 | Marist | Stephen Rosas makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 09:11 | Marist | Stephen Rosas misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 09:11 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Peter Williams | 45-37 |
| 08:49 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dwayne Williams | 48-37 |
| 08:30 | Marist | James Spencer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 08:28 | Marist | James Spencer tips it in | 48-39 |
| 08:10 | Ball State | Dwayne Williams can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Sonny William - foul #2 on Sonny William, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SG) Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Marist | Phil Folks (PG), Eric Teets (SF), John Klein (C) Sean Mitchell, Stephen Rosas, James Spencer | |
| 08:10 | Ball State | Dwayne Williams makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 08:10 | Ball State | Dwayne Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 07:49 | Marist | Glenn Brabham lays it in on a great pass from Eric Teets | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dwayne Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Phil Folks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sonny William (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Teets (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Glenn Brabham (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Klein (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Ball State | Eric Teets steps in front of the Timothy Anderson pass | 50-41 |
| 07:21 | Marist | Phil Folks knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Sonny William | 50-43 |
| 06:55 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-43 |
| 06:54 | Ball State | Gary Levine tips it home | 52-43 |
| 06:37 | Marist | Glenn Brabham can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 52-43 |
| 06:36 | Ball State | Peter Williams grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 06:19 | Ball State | Dwayne Williams connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-43 |
| 06:01 | Marist | Glenn Brabham travels with the ball | 54-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Billy Robie (SF), James Stringfield (PF), Keith Howard (C) Dwayne Williams, Benjamin Cross, Timothy Anderson, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Marist | Sean Mitchell (SG), Lawrence Maner (SF), James Spencer (C) Sonny William, Eric Teets, Glenn Brabham | |
| 05:50 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Stringfield | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:44 | Marist | James Spencer buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Sean Mitchell and he's hacked by Keith Howard - foul #2 on Keith Howard, team foul #6 | 57-45 |
| 05:44 | Marist | James Spencer misses the free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Keith Howard | 57-45 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Gary Levine is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Gary Levine, team foul #7 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Marist | Mark Phillips (SG) Phil Folks | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:13 | Marist | John Klein misses the turnaround near the basket | 57-45 |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Billy Robie grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 05:01 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix lays it up and in set up by Keith Howard and he's fouled by Lawrence Maner - foul #5 on Lawrence Maner, team foul #5 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (SG) Gary Levine | |
| Subs | Marist | Eric Teets (SF), Stephen Rosas (PF) Lawrence Maner, John Klein | |
| 05:01 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix makes the free throw | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:48 | Marist | Sean Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Johnson | 62-45 |
| 04:15 | Marist | Sean Mitchell connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Stephen Rosas | 62-48 |
| 03:55 | Ball State | Keith Howard hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on James Spencer - foul #2 on James Spencer, team foul #6 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SG), Timothy Anderson (PF), Peter Williams (C) Joseph Johnson, Billy Robie, James Stringfield | |
| Subs | Marist | Phil Folks (PG), Glenn Brabham (PF), John Klein (C) Mark Phillips, Stephen Rosas, James Spencer | |
| 03:55 | Ball State | Keith Howard makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 03:55 | Ball State | Keith Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 03:40 | Marist | Glenn Brabham knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Sean Mitchell | 64-51 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Phil Folks (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eric Teets (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Glenn Brabham (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Klein (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix can't throw it down | 64-51 |
| 03:10 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Howard | 64-51 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | Peter Williams misses the lay-in | 64-51 |
| 02:49 | Marist | Glenn Brabham grabs the board | 64-51 |
| 02:29 | Marist | Glenn Brabham's pass is intercepted by Peter Williams | 64-51 |
| 02:04 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-51 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Gary Levine buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Howard | 66-51 |
| 01:18 | Marist | Glenn Brabham hits a jump hook in the paint | 66-53 |
| 01:02 | Ball State | Peter Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 66-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Dwayne Williams (SG), Billy Robie (SF), James Stringfield (PF) Ronald Haddix, Gary Levine, Timothy Anderson, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Marist | Mark Phillips (SG), Stephen Rosas (C) Phil Folks, Glenn Brabham | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Marist | Eric Teets comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 00:56 | Ball State | Keith Howard pulls down the rebound | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Ball State | Eric Teets takes the ball from Joseph Johnson | 66-53 |
| 00:30 | Marist | Sean Mitchell lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Teets | 66-55 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson runs out the clock | 66-55 |