| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Dicus (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink inbounds the ball | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Dicus | 27-43 |
| 19:43 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-43 |
| 19:38 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-43 |
| 19:36 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink misses the tip | 27-43 |
| 19:35 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Timothy Anderson | 27-43 |
| 19:25 | Ball State | Matthew Dicus picks off the pass by Timothy Anderson | 27-43 |
| 19:13 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-43 |
| 19:12 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson pulls down the rebound | 27-43 |
| 18:54 | Ball State | Gary Levine can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-43 |
| 18:53 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson tips it back up and in | 29-43 |
| 18:42 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore is hacked by Timothy Anderson - foul #2 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #1 | 29-43 |
| 18:29 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe misses the 3 from the right corner | 29-43 |
| 18:28 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix grabs the defensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Anderson | 32-43 |
| 18:00 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ray Moore and he's hacked by Benjamin Cross - foul #1 on Benjamin Cross, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| 18:00 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink makes the free throw | 32-46 |
| 17:36 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Levine | 34-46 |
| 17:16 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe is whistled for traveling | 34-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Johnson (C) Robert Daniel | |
| 16:58 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 16:57 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 16:42 | UC Irvine | John Johnson blows the layup | 34-46 |
| 16:40 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 16:27 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 16:15 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross misses the floater from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 16:13 | UC Irvine | John Johnson grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 15:57 | UC Irvine | Benjamin Cross is called for the reach on Ray Moore - foul #2 on Benjamin Cross, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| 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 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Martin Prince (SG), Louis Morrell (PF), Robert Daniel (C) Ray Moore, Matthew Dicus, Mike Frink, Donald Rowe | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dwayne Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Robie (fresh) PF - James Stringfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Danny Mazzone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Prince (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Morrell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:40 | UC Irvine | Martin Prince misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 15:39 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to John Johnson | 34-46 |
| 15:34 | UC Irvine | John Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 15:32 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell tips it home | 34-48 |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Keith Howard can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Louis Morrell - foul #2 on Louis Morrell, team foul #1 | 34-48 |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Keith Howard makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Keith Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 14:56 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell misses the 3 from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 14:54 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel hits the follow up shot | 36-50 |
| 14:27 | Ball State | Dwayne Williams's floater is knocked away by Martin Prince | 36-50 |
| 14:25 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 14:13 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 36-50 |
| 14:11 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 13:53 | Ball State | Keith Howard's floater is tipped away by Robert Daniel | 36-50 |
| 13:51 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel grabs the board | 36-50 |
| 13:39 | UC Irvine | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-50 |
| 13:37 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Daniel | 36-50 |
| 13:15 | UC Irvine | Martin Prince knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Danny Mazzone | 36-52 |
| 12:58 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Billy Robie | 39-52 |
| 12:39 | UC Irvine | Martin Prince comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 12:37 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Stringfield | 39-52 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Billy Robie misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #2 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Timothy Anderson (PF), Peter Williams (C) Joseph Johnson, Dwayne Williams, James Stringfield, Keith Howard | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG), Matthew Dicus (SG), Mike Frink (SF), Donald Rowe (PF), Brian Morman (C) Danny Mazzone, Martin Prince, John Johnson, Louis Morrell, Robert Daniel | |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Billy Robie makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Billy Robie misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 12:20 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 12:08 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Rowe | 40-55 |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Gary Levine hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ronald Haddix | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Robie (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Dicus (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Morman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Cross (SF) Billy Robie | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 11:21 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Cross | 46-55 |
| 11:00 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman is whistled for traveling | 46-55 |
| 10:42 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ronald Haddix | 49-55 |
| 10:30 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Dicus | 49-58 |
| 10:16 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses short on a floater from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 10:15 | Ball State | Peter Williams gets the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 10:00 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 09:58 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 09:41 | UC Irvine | Timothy Anderson swats the shot by Donald Rowe | 49-58 |
| 09:39 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink snags the offensive board | 49-58 |
| 09:25 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Donald Rowe is denied by Peter Williams | 49-58 |
| 09:24 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink misses the tip | 49-58 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 09:03 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Rowe - foul #3 on Donald Rowe, team foul #3 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (SG) Gary Levine | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (SG), John Johnson (PF), Robert Daniel (C) Matthew Dicus, Donald Rowe, Brian Morman | |
| 09:03 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 09:03 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 08:44 | UC Irvine | John Johnson comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 50-58 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Peter Williams gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross's pass is intercepted by Mike Frink | 50-58 |
| 08:06 | UC Irvine | Martin Prince scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Daniel | 50-60 |
| 07:46 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson tips it in | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Benjamin Cross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Peter Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Prince (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Daniel (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-60 |
| 07:25 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Martin Prince picks off the pass by Ronald Haddix | 52-60 |
| 06:51 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 52-60 |
| 06:50 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 06:45 | Ball State | John Johnson takes the ball from Benjamin Cross | 52-60 |
| 06:40 | UC Irvine | John Johnson is hacked by Joseph Johnson - foul #3 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #4 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SG), Billy Robie (SF), James Stringfield (PF), Keith Howard (C) Ronald Haddix, Benjamin Cross, Timothy Anderson, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus (SG), Louis Morrell (SF), Donald Rowe (PF) Ray Moore, Mike Frink, John Johnson | |
| 06:18 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by James Stringfield - foul #1 on James Stringfield, team foul #5 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Morman (C) Robert Daniel | |
| 06:18 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 06:18 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:52 | Ball State | Keith Howard scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Johnson | 54-62 |
| 05:40 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe misses badly on a floater near the basket | 54-62 |
| 05:39 | Ball State | Gary Levine gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| 05:31 | Ball State | Matthew Dicus steals the ball from Joseph Johnson | 54-62 |
| 05:15 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell is whistled for traveling | 54-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dwayne Williams (PG) Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG), John Johnson (SF) Martin Prince, Louis Morrell | |
| 05:02 | Ball State | James Stringfield hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 54-62 |
| 05:01 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| 04:47 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore is fouled on the floor by James Stringfield - foul #2 on James Stringfield, team foul #6 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Cross (SF), Timothy Anderson (PF), Peter Williams (C) Billy Robie, James Stringfield, Keith Howard | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Frink (SF), Robert Daniel (C) John Johnson, Brian Morman | |
| 04:27 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe is hacked by Peter Williams - foul #1 on Peter Williams, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG) Dwayne Williams | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 04:27 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 04:27 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 04:06 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Gary Levine | 56-64 |
| 03:55 | UC Irvine | Ronald Haddix steals the ball from Matthew Dicus | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Ball State | The jump hook by Peter Williams is blocked by Donald Rowe | 56-64 |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross tips it in | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Dicus (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Daniel (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-66 |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Robert Daniel picks off the pass by Peter Williams | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:56 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses the shot from the free throw line | 58-66 |
| 02:55 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel snags the offensive board | 58-66 |
| 02:31 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-66 |
| 02:29 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross pulls down the rebound | 58-66 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Robert Daniel steals the ball from Peter Williams | 58-66 |
| 01:59 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Rowe | 58-69 |
| 01:42 | Ball State | Gary Levine's floater is knocked away by Donald Rowe | 58-69 |
| 01:41 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink grabs the board | 58-69 |
| 01:15 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 01:14 | Ball State | Peter Williams gets the rebound | 58-69 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses short on a runner in the lane | 58-69 |
| 01:07 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| 00:43 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-69 |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore hits a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Gary Levine - foul #2 on Gary Levine, team foul #8 | 58-71 |
| 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 | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (SG), John Johnson (SF), Louis Morrell (PF), Brian Morman (C) Matthew Dicus, Mike Frink, Donald Rowe, Robert Daniel | |
| 00:17 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore makes the free throw | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Billy Robie makes the floater from close range set up by Dwayne Williams | 60-72 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore runs out the clock | 60-72 |