| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Wilson (fresh) SG - Antonio Dubose (fresh) SF - Buford Revell (fresh) PF - William Larabee (fresh) C - Joseph Bain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) SF - John Gustafson (fresh) PF - Eric Williams (fresh) C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to John Gustafson | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Pepperdine | Buford Revell misses the jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski is fouled in the backcourt by John Wilson - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Ball State | Christopher Louis hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Buford Revell | 4-3 |
| 18:20 | Ball State | Eric Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-3 |
| 18:18 | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:12 | Pepperdine | John Wilson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Buford Revell | 7-3 |
| 18:05 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 18:04 | Ball State | John Gustafson snags the offensive board | 7-3 |
| 17:55 | Ball State | Eric Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 17:54 | Ball State | John Gustafson grabs the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:42 | Ball State | Christopher Louis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-3 |
| 17:41 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:37 | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose's layup is rejected by John Gustafson | 7-3 |
| 17:36 | Ball State | Christopher Louis pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:20 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Johnson | 7-5 |
| 17:11 | Pepperdine | William Larabee misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 7-5 |
| 17:09 | Ball State | John Gustafson snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 16:49 | Ball State | William Larabee steps in front of the Christopher Louis pass | 7-5 |
| 16:29 | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose connects on the 3 from straight away set up by John Wilson | 10-5 |
| 16:11 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski is fouled on the floor by John Wilson - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Donald Chou (PG), Robert Eichler (SG), Frederick Stewart (SF), David King (PF), Robert Binder (C) John Wilson, Antonio Dubose, Buford Revell, William Larabee, Joseph Bain | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Gary Tunstall (PF), Larry Sorensen (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, John Gustafson, Eric Williams, Stephen Johnson | |
| 16:05 | Ball State | Darrell Brown hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 10-5 |
| 16:03 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Frederick Stewart | 10-5 |
| 15:52 | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart is hacked by Douglas Mauriello - foul #1 on Douglas Mauriello, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Donald Chou (fresh) SG - Robert Eichler (fresh) SF - Frederick Stewart (fresh) PF - David King (fresh) C - Robert Binder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Darrell Brown (fresh) SG - Christopher Louis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) PF - Gary Tunstall (fresh) C - Larry Sorensen (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Pepperdine | Donald Chou comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-5 |
| 15:33 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 15:29 | Ball State | Robert Binder takes the ball from Christopher Louis in the backcourt | 10-5 |
| 15:22 | Pepperdine | Christopher Louis is called for the reach on Donald Chou - foul #1 on Christopher Louis, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF) Christopher Louis | |
| 15:08 | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Gustafson - foul #1 on John Gustafson, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| 15:08 | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 15:08 | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 14:46 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Donald Chou - foul #1 on Donald Chou, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Watson (PG) Frederick Stewart | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Johnson (C) Larry Sorensen | |
| 14:46 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses the free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:46 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to David King | 12-7 |
| 14:38 | Pepperdine | Robert Binder is fouled on the floor by Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Williams (PF) John Gustafson | |
| 14:26 | Pepperdine | David King scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Watson | 14-7 |
| 14:24 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-7 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose (SG), Buford Revell (SF), William Larabee (PF), Joseph Bain (C) Robert Eichler, Donald Chou, David King, Robert Binder | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG) Douglas Mauriello | |
| 14:06 | Pepperdine | William Larabee comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 14-7 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson pulls down the rebound | 14-7 |
| 13:45 | Ball State | Christopher Louis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-7 |
| 13:44 | Pepperdine | William Larabee snags the defensive board | 14-7 |
| 13:17 | Pepperdine | Buford Revell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-7 |
| 13:16 | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose tips it but misses | 14-7 |
| 13:15 | Pepperdine | Buford Revell tips it back up and in | 16-7 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Eric Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Larabee - foul #1 on William Larabee, team foul #4 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Donald Chou (PG), Robert Eichler (SG), Frederick Stewart (SF), David King (PF), Robert Binder (C) John Watson, Antonio Dubose, Buford Revell, William Larabee, Joseph Bain | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Larry Sorensen (C) Darrell Brown, Christopher Louis, Gary Tunstall, Stephen Johnson | |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Eric Williams misses the 1st free throw | 16-7 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Eric Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 12:54 | Pepperdine | Donald Chou connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Binder | 19-8 |
| 12:30 | Ball State | John Gustafson buries a jumper from the right side set up by Ronnie Kosakowski | 19-10 |
| 12:04 | Pepperdine | Robert Eichler clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Douglas Mauriello - foul #2 on Douglas Mauriello, team foul #5 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Buford Revell (SF), Joseph Bain (C) David King, Robert Binder | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG), Stephen Johnson (C) Douglas Mauriello, Larry Sorensen | |
| 12:04 | Pepperdine | Robert Eichler makes the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 12:04 | Pepperdine | Robert Eichler makes the 2nd free throw | 21-10 |
| 11:52 | Ball State | Christopher Louis misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-10 |
| 11:50 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Buford Revell | 21-10 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Donald Chou (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Eichler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Buford Revell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Bain (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Gustafson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Eichler and he's hacked by Eric Williams - foul #1 on Eric Williams, team foul #6 | 23-10 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Watson (PG), Antonio Dubose (SG), William Larabee (PF) Donald Chou, Robert Eichler, Frederick Stewart | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Gary Tunstall (PF) Ronnie Kosakowski, Eric Williams | |
| 11:32 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain makes the free throw | 24-10 |
| 11:18 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 24-10 |
| 11:17 | Pepperdine | William Larabee grabs the board | 24-10 |
| 10:57 | Pepperdine | William Larabee is whistled for a carry | 24-10 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David King (PF), Robert Binder (C) William Larabee, Joseph Bain | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (PG) Edgar Jerkins | |
| 10:37 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-10 |
| 10:35 | Ball State | Darrell Brown tips it back up and in | 24-12 |
| 10:10 | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-12 |
| 10:08 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson snags the defensive board | 24-12 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | John Gustafson lays it in on a nice dish by Darrell Brown | 24-14 |
| 09:25 | Pepperdine | Christopher Louis is called for the reach on Antonio Dubose - foul #2 on Christopher Louis, team foul #7 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Donald Chou (PG), Robert Eichler (SF), Frederick Stewart (PF), Joseph Bain (C) John Watson, Buford Revell, David King, Robert Binder | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Eric Williams (PF), Larry Sorensen (C) Darrell Brown, Christopher Louis, Stephen Johnson | |
| 09:25 | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose misses the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen grabs the defensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 09:23 | Ball State | Robert Eichler steals it from Ronnie Kosakowski in the backcourt | 24-14 |
| 09:01 | Pepperdine | Robert Eichler comes up short on the floater from close range | 24-14 |
| 08:59 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen grabs the board | 24-14 |
| 08:54 | Ball State | John Gustafson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Kosakowski | 24-17 |
| 08:38 | Pepperdine | Donald Chou is hacked by Gary Tunstall - foul #1 on Gary Tunstall, team foul #8 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Larabee (PF) Antonio Dubose | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:38 | Pepperdine | Donald Chou misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:38 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Larry Sorensen | 24-17 |
| 08:24 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronnie Kosakowski | 24-20 |
| 08:08 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Larry Sorensen - foul #1 on Larry Sorensen, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Buford Revell (SF) Frederick Stewart | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (SG), Stephen Johnson (C) Gary Tunstall, Larry Sorensen | |
| 08:08 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 08:08 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:04 | Ball State | John Gustafson is hacked by William Larabee in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Larabee, team foul #5 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David King (PF) William Larabee | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 07:49 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 25-20 |
| 07:48 | Pepperdine | David King pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Donald Chou (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Eichler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Buford Revell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Bain (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gustafson (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Pepperdine | David King misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Darrell Brown - foul #1 on Darrell Brown, team foul #10 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose (SG), Robert Binder (C) Robert Eichler, Joseph Bain | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG) Ronnie Kosakowski | |
| 07:29 | Pepperdine | David King makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 07:29 | Pepperdine | David King makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 07:20 | Ball State | The jumper by John Gustafson is denied by David King | 27-20 |
| 07:18 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Robert Binder | 27-20 |
| 07:13 | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose makes the shot from the left side | 29-20 |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Robert Binder is called for the reach on Edgar Jerkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Binder, team foul #6 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Tunstall (SF) John Gustafson | |
| 06:42 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 29-20 |
| 06:40 | Pepperdine | David King grabs the board | 29-20 |
| 06:15 | Pepperdine | David King can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-20 |
| 06:13 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Edgar Jerkins | 29-20 |
| 06:09 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Chou - foul #2 on Donald Chou, team foul #7 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Watson (PG), Robert Eichler (SG), Frederick Stewart (PF), Joseph Bain (C) Donald Chou, Antonio Dubose, David King, Robert Binder | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF), Larry Sorensen (C) Darrell Brown, Stephen Johnson | |
| 06:09 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 06:09 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:52 | Pepperdine | Robert Eichler makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Watson | 31-22 |
| 05:29 | Ball State | Eric Williams is open and scores on a floater in the paint | 31-24 |
| 05:13 | Pepperdine | Eric Williams steals it from Buford Revell | 31-24 |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall is called for 10 seconds | 31-24 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose (SG), David King (PF) Robert Eichler, Buford Revell | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG) Edgar Jerkins | |
| 04:42 | Pepperdine | John Watson hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Frederick Stewart | 34-24 |
| 04:26 | Ball State | Eric Williams's dunk attempt is rejected by Joseph Bain | 34-24 |
| 04:24 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 03:58 | Pepperdine | David King travels with the ball | 34-24 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Wilson (PG), Robert Eichler (SG), Donald Chou (SF), William Larabee (PF), Robert Binder (C) John Watson, Antonio Dubose, Frederick Stewart, David King, Joseph Bain | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Louis (SG), Darrell Brown (SF), Douglas Mauriello (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Gary Tunstall, John Gustafson, Eric Williams, Larry Sorensen | |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Darrell Brown connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronnie Kosakowski | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Eichler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Chou (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Larabee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Binder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Christopher Louis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darrell Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) C - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Pepperdine | Robert Eichler is hacked by Christopher Louis - foul #3 on Christopher Louis, team foul #11 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Bruce Feeley (PG), Gary Tunstall (PF) Ronnie Kosakowski, Christopher Louis | |
| 03:28 | Pepperdine | Robert Eichler misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 03:28 | Pepperdine | Robert Eichler makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 03:07 | Ball State | Bruce Feeley scores on a jumper from close range | 35-28 |
| 02:44 | Pepperdine | Douglas Mauriello takes the ball from John Wilson | 35-28 |
| 02:22 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson is fouled on the floor by Robert Binder - foul #2 on Robert Binder, team foul #8 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose (SG), Buford Revell (SF), David King (C) Robert Eichler, Donald Chou, Robert Binder | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Eric Williams (PF) Bruce Feeley, Gary Tunstall | |
| 02:22 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 02:22 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 02:04 | Pepperdine | Eric Williams takes the ball from Buford Revell | 35-30 |
| 01:58 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Darrell Brown | 35-33 |
| 01:38 | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose is hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #12 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Watson (PG), Joseph Bain (C) John Wilson, David King | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF), Larry Sorensen (C) Darrell Brown, Stephen Johnson | |
| 01:38 | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:38 | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:38 | Ball State | Eric Williams snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello makes the shot from the right side set up by Ronnie Kosakowski | 36-35 |
| 01:15 | Pepperdine | Ronnie Kosakowski picks off the pass by William Larabee | 36-35 |
| 01:04 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 01:02 | Pepperdine | William Larabee snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 00:44 | Pepperdine | John Watson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Eichler (SG), Frederick Stewart (SF), Robert Binder (C) Antonio Dubose, Buford Revell, Joseph Bain | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Gary Tunstall (SG), Stephen Johnson (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Douglas Mauriello, Larry Sorensen | |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins loses the dribble to Frederick Stewart in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| 00:27 | Pepperdine | William Larabee is hacked by Eric Williams - foul #2 on Eric Williams, team foul #13 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Wilson (PG) John Watson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (SG) Eric Williams | |
| 00:27 | Pepperdine | William Larabee makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 00:27 | Pepperdine | William Larabee misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Stephen Johnson snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 00:04 | Pepperdine | William Larabee pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | William Larabee comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 37-35 |