| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Richard Cottrill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Ludlum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Baker (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | John Gustafson inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Ball State | Jerry Baker denies the turnaround by John Gustafson | 35-39 |
| 19:40 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Jerry Baker | 35-39 |
| 19:16 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker misses short on a shot from the baseline | 35-39 |
| 19:15 | Oral Roberts | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Baker | 35-39 |
| 18:46 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Johnson blocks the short jumper by James Brown | 35-39 |
| 18:45 | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum grabs the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 18:28 | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-39 |
| 18:26 | Oral Roberts | The offensive rebound goes to James Brown | 35-39 |
| 18:16 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson connects on the floater from close range set up by Jerry Baker and he's hacked by John Gustafson - foul #2 on John Gustafson, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG) Ronnie Kosakowski | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Cleveland Wolfe (SG), Landon Hodnett (PF), Owen Jacobs (C) Howard Ludlum, Jerry Baker, James Brown | |
| 18:16 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson makes the free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:13 | Ball State | Darrell Brown is hacked by Richard Cottrill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Cottrill, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Larry Sorensen (C) Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Rybicki (SF) Alvin Johnson | |
| 17:58 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | John Gustafson tips it but misses | 35-42 |
| 17:54 | Oral Roberts | Cleveland Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:47 | Oral Roberts | Landon Hodnett connects on the floater in the paint set up by Cleveland Wolfe | 35-44 |
| 17:25 | Ball State | Darrell Brown scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 37-44 |
| 17:02 | Oral Roberts | Larry Sorensen swats the shot by Richard Cottrill | 37-44 |
| 17:01 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Richard Cottrill steals the ball from John Gustafson | 37-44 |
| 16:37 | Oral Roberts | Christopher Louis is called for the reach on Cleveland Wolfe - foul #2 on Christopher Louis, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SG), Stephen Johnson (C) Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges (PG), Howard Ludlum (SG), Alvin Johnson (SF), Jerry Baker (PF), James Brown (C) Richard Cottrill, Cleveland Wolfe, Kenneth Rybicki, Landon Hodnett, Owen Jacobs | |
| 16:32 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Howard Ludlum | 37-46 |
| 16:24 | Ball State | Darrell Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-46 |
| 16:23 | Oral Roberts | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 16:17 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Ronnie Kosakowski - foul #2 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG) Darrell Brown | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 16:17 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 16:17 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 16:10 | Ball State | Jerry Baker is called for the reach on Christopher Louis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Baker, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| 16:01 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Stephen Johnson | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Tunstall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Clyde Hodges (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Ludlum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jerry Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker is fouled on the floor by Stephen Johnson - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF), Eric Williams (PF) Christopher Louis, Gary Tunstall | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs (C) James Brown | |
| 15:20 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #3 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG) Ronnie Kosakowski | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason (PG) Clyde Hodges | |
| 15:20 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 15:20 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 15:04 | Ball State | Darrell Brown loses the dribble to Stanley Mason | 40-49 |
| 14:58 | Oral Roberts | Douglas Mauriello is called for the reach on Stanley Mason in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Mauriello, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Aaron Shade (SG), Kenneth Rybicki (SF), Landon Hodnett (PF) Howard Ludlum, Alvin Johnson, Jerry Baker | |
| 14:42 | Oral Roberts | Aaron Shade's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG), Larry Sorensen (C) Douglas Mauriello, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill (PG) Stanley Mason | |
| 14:22 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen buries a jumper in the lane set up by Darrell Brown and he's hacked by Landon Hodnett - foul #1 on Landon Hodnett, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Brown (C) Owen Jacobs | |
| 14:22 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 13:57 | Oral Roberts | James Brown connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Aaron Shade | 43-51 |
| 13:35 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 13:33 | Ball State | John Gustafson tips it but misses | 43-51 |
| 13:32 | Oral Roberts | James Brown snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 13:22 | Oral Roberts | John Gustafson is called for the reach on Aaron Shade - foul #3 on John Gustafson, team foul #7 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Darrell Brown, John Gustafson, Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum (SG), Alvin Johnson (SF), Jerry Baker (PF) Richard Cottrill, Kenneth Rybicki, Landon Hodnett | |
| 13:22 | Oral Roberts | Aaron Shade makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 13:22 | Oral Roberts | Aaron Shade makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 12:58 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello connects on the open shot from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Williams | 45-53 |
| 12:37 | Oral Roberts | James Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 12:35 | Ball State | Eric Williams gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Louis | 47-53 |
| 12:14 | Oral Roberts | Aaron Shade hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alvin Johnson | 47-56 |
| 11:56 | Ball State | Christopher Louis lays it up and in | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Mauriello (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Aaron Shade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Ludlum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jerry Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Oral Roberts | James Brown's pass is intercepted by Eric Williams | 49-56 |
| 11:23 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses short on a shot from the left side | 49-56 |
| 11:21 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 11:09 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker misses long on a shot from the right block | 49-56 |
| 11:07 | Oral Roberts | James Brown tips it but misses | 49-56 |
| 11:06 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Christopher Louis | 49-56 |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski can't finish the uncontested layup but he's hacked by Howard Ludlum - foul #2 on Howard Ludlum, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Gary Tunstall (PF), Larry Sorensen (C) Christopher Louis, Douglas Mauriello, Eric Williams, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill (PG), Cleveland Wolfe (SG), Kenneth Rybicki (SF), Landon Hodnett (PF), Owen Jacobs (C) Aaron Shade, Howard Ludlum, Alvin Johnson, Jerry Baker, James Brown | |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 10:28 | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 10:26 | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Rybicki pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 10:07 | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill connects on the 3 from straight away | 51-59 |
| 09:41 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 09:39 | Oral Roberts | Cleveland Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| 09:25 | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Richard Cottrill, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Stephen Johnson (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges (SG), Jerry Baker (PF) Cleveland Wolfe, Landon Hodnett | |
| 09:20 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Williams (PF) Edgar Jerkins | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson (SF) Kenneth Rybicki | |
| 09:08 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Clyde Hodges | 51-61 |
| 08:52 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 08:46 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by John Gustafson - foul #4 on John Gustafson, team foul #8 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Christopher Louis (SG) Darrell Brown, John Gustafson | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason (PG), James Brown (C) Richard Cottrill, Owen Jacobs | |
| 08:46 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 08:46 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson misses the easy layup | 54-62 |
| 08:31 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall tips it home | 56-62 |
| 08:04 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Stanley Mason | 56-64 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Louis | 59-64 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edgar Jerkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Tunstall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Williams (tiring) 3 pf. C - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Stanley Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clyde Hodges (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alvin Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jerry Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - James Brown (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Oral Roberts | James Brown connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Stanley Mason | 59-66 |
| 07:27 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Baker - foul #2 on Jerry Baker, team foul #6 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SG), John Gustafson (SF) Edgar Jerkins, Christopher Louis, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill (PG), Howard Ludlum (SG), Cleveland Wolfe (SF), Landon Hodnett (PF), Owen Jacobs (C) Stanley Mason, Clyde Hodges, Alvin Johnson, Jerry Baker, James Brown | |
| 07:12 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall is denied on a layup by Landon Hodnett | 59-66 |
| 07:10 | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum gets the rebound | 59-66 |
| 06:58 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs can't connect on a shot in the paint | 59-66 |
| 06:56 | Oral Roberts | Landon Hodnett tips it but misses | 59-66 |
| 06:54 | Oral Roberts | Cleveland Wolfe hits the follow up shot | 59-68 |
| 06:37 | Ball State | Landon Hodnett swats the short shot by John Gustafson | 59-68 |
| 06:36 | Oral Roberts | Landon Hodnett snags the defensive board | 59-68 |
| 06:31 | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-68 |
| 06:30 | Ball State | Darrell Brown gets the rebound | 59-68 |
| 06:26 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall is fouled on the floor by Owen Jacobs - foul #1 on Owen Jacobs, team foul #7 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Larry Sorensen (C) Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Rybicki (SF), Jerry Baker (PF) Cleveland Wolfe, Owen Jacobs | |
| 06:26 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 06:26 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall misses the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 06:26 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall grabs the offensive rebound | 60-68 |
| 06:15 | Ball State | John Gustafson is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Rybicki - foul #3 on Kenneth Rybicki, team foul #8 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Williams (PF) Gary Tunstall | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Brown (C) Landon Hodnett | |
| 06:15 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 06:15 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 06:15 | Oral Roberts | James Brown grabs the board | 61-68 |
| 06:02 | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Kenneth Rybicki | 61-71 |
| 05:46 | Ball State | Jerry Baker swats the short shot by Larry Sorensen | 61-71 |
| 05:45 | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Rybicki gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| 05:35 | Oral Roberts | Darrell Brown steps in front of the Howard Ludlum pass | 61-71 |
| 05:31 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Darrell Brown | 63-71 |
| 05:19 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Rybicki | 63-74 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Darrell Brown is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #9 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Christopher Louis (SG), Gary Tunstall (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Douglas Mauriello, John Gustafson, Eric Williams, Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges (PG), Aaron Shade (SG), Alvin Johnson (SF), Landon Hodnett (PF), Owen Jacobs (C) Richard Cottrill, Howard Ludlum, Kenneth Rybicki, Jerry Baker, James Brown | |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Darrell Brown misses the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 04:50 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Landon Hodnett | 63-74 |
| 04:34 | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges double dribbles | 63-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF) Darrell Brown | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Alvin Johnson steps in front of the John Gustafson pass in the backcourt | 63-74 |
| 04:19 | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-74 |
| 04:18 | Oral Roberts | Landon Hodnett tips it home | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:55 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by John Gustafson | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 65-76 |
| 03:32 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-76 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Gustafson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gary Tunstall (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Clyde Hodges (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Shade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Landon Hodnett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Owen Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Ball State | Landon Hodnett is called for the reach on Christopher Louis - foul #2 on Landon Hodnett, team foul #10 | 65-76 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Williams (PF) Gary Tunstall | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason (PG), Cleveland Wolfe (SG), Kenneth Rybicki (SF), Jerry Baker (PF) Clyde Hodges, Aaron Shade, Alvin Johnson, Landon Hodnett | |
| 03:28 | Ball State | Christopher Louis makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 03:28 | Ball State | Christopher Louis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 03:13 | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-76 |
| 03:12 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson grabs the board | 67-76 |
| 03:07 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-76 |
| 03:05 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson can't tip it in | 67-76 |
| 03:03 | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Rybicki snags the defensive board | 67-76 |
| 02:59 | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Rybicki hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-76 |
| 02:57 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker hits the follow up shot | 67-78 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronnie Kosakowski | 69-78 |
| 02:51 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello (SG), Darrell Brown (SF), Gary Tunstall (PF), Larry Sorensen (C) Christopher Louis, John Gustafson, Eric Williams, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill (PG), Howard Ludlum (SG), Alvin Johnson (SF) Stanley Mason, Kenneth Rybicki, Jerry Baker | |
| 02:32 | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Howard Ludlum and he's hacked by Darrell Brown - foul #1 on Darrell Brown, team foul #9 | 69-80 |
| 02:32 | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill makes the free throw | 69-81 |
| 02:28 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-81 |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG) Darrell Brown | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Landon Hodnett (PF) Cleveland Wolfe | |
| 02:13 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 69-81 |
| 02:12 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs snags the defensive board | 69-81 |
| 02:12 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-81 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Williams (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Douglas Mauriello, Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker (PF), James Brown (C) Landon Hodnett, Owen Jacobs | |
| 01:48 | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum buries a turnaround from close range set up by Richard Cottrill and he's hacked by Christopher Louis - foul #3 on Christopher Louis, team foul #10 | 69-83 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SG), Darrell Brown (SF), Larry Sorensen (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Christopher Louis, Eric Williams, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges (PG), Cleveland Wolfe (SF), Landon Hodnett (PF), Owen Jacobs (C) Richard Cottrill, Alvin Johnson, Jerry Baker, James Brown | |
| 01:48 | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum makes the free throw | 69-84 |
| 01:31 | Ball State | Cleveland Wolfe steals it from Darrell Brown | 69-84 |
| 01:15 | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-84 |
| 01:13 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Larry Sorensen | 69-84 |
| 00:50 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen is whistled for a carry | 69-84 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Rybicki (SF) Howard Ludlum | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Oral Roberts | Landon Hodnett misses the jumper near the basket | 69-84 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Darrell Brown gets the rebound | 69-84 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Hodges - foul #2 on Clyde Hodges, team foul #11 | 69-84 |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins makes the 1st free throw | 70-84 |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins makes the 2nd free throw | 71-84 |
| 00:00 | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges runs out the clock | 71-84 |