| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Howland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Battles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Slocum (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Traynor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Terrance Davis inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Todd Parker clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley hits the follow up shot | 38-39 |
| 19:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 19:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri can't tip it in | 38-39 |
| 19:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri tips it in | 40-39 |
| 19:12 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 19:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 19:06 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley is fouled on the floor by Richard Traynor - foul #2 on Richard Traynor, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| 18:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Cecil Shelley - foul #2 on Cecil Shelley, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| 18:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 18:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 18:58 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to John Battles | 41-39 |
| 18:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 18:37 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 18:16 | Ball State | Richard Traynor can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 41-39 |
| 18:15 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley snags the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 18:01 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley is fouled on the floor by Tom Slocum - foul #1 on Tom Slocum, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 17:49 | Ball State | Terrance Davis makes the 3 from straight away | 41-42 |
| 17:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-42 |
| 17:42 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles tips it home | 43-42 |
| 17:28 | Ball State | Richard Traynor's pass is intercepted by John Battles | 43-42 |
| 17:17 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 17:16 | Ball State | Terrance Davis pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:54 | Ball State | Clarence Ulibarri picks off the pass by Terrance Davis | 43-42 |
| 16:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Howland | 45-42 |
| 16:18 | Ball State | Richard Traynor's floater is tipped away by Tom Slocum | 45-42 |
| 16:16 | Ball State | Richard Traynor grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 16:02 | Ball State | Terrance Davis is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Howland - foul #3 on Jonathan Howland, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Timothy Guglielmo (SG), Arthur Atkinson (SF), Sammy Nance (PF), Archie Patterson (C) James Hartley, Jonathan Howland, John Battles, Clarence Ulibarri, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Walker (SG), Blake Ratcliff (SF), Hubert Stephens (PF), Tyler Arocho (C) Donald Cooley, Todd Parker, Terrance Davis, Richard Traynor, Cecil Shelley | |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Dean Durham | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Ledbetter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Guglielmo (fresh) SF - Arthur Atkinson (fresh) PF - Sammy Nance (fresh) 6 pts. C - Archie Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dean Durham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Walker (fresh) SF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) PF - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyler Arocho (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 45-44 |
| 15:28 | Ball State | Steven Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | Steven Walker knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-46 |
| 15:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 15:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 14:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 14:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson hits the follow up shot | 47-46 |
| 14:35 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Archie Patterson - foul #1 on Archie Patterson, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Jonathan Howland (SG) James Ledbetter, Arthur Atkinson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (SG), Cecil Shelley (C) Steven Walker, Hubert Stephens | |
| 14:35 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 14:35 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 14:17 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Archie Patterson | 49-48 |
| 14:10 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 14:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 14:02 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley misses short on a shot from the right side | 49-48 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 13:41 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 13:13 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF), Tom Slocum (C) Timothy Guglielmo, Sammy Nance, Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Terrance Davis (SF), Richard Traynor (PF) Dean Durham, Blake Ratcliff, Tyler Arocho | |
| 13:00 | Ball State | Donald Cooley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-50 |
| 12:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 12:53 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley drills a floater from the right side | 51-50 |
| 12:34 | Ball State | Richard Traynor makes the jumper in the paint and the foul's on Clarence Ulibarri - foul #1 on Clarence Ulibarri, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG) James Hartley | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:34 | Ball State | Richard Traynor makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 12:25 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles lays it up and in | 53-53 |
| 12:02 | Ball State | Richard Traynor lays it in set up by Terrance Davis | 53-55 |
| 11:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland loses the dribble to Terrance Davis | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Ledbetter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Howland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Battles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Tom Slocum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Traynor (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Ball State | Richard Traynor buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Randy Nix | 53-57 |
| 11:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 55-57 |
| 11:01 | Ball State | Donald Cooley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 10:41 | Ball State | James Ledbetter is called for the reach on Terrance Davis - foul #2 on James Ledbetter, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Sammy Nance (PF) Jonathan Howland, Clarence Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG), Blake Ratcliff (SF), Hubert Stephens (PF), Tyler Arocho (C) Randy Nix, Terrance Davis, Richard Traynor, Cecil Shelley | |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Sammy Nance - foul #1 on Sammy Nance, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 10:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Parker is called for the reach on Sammy Nance - foul #1 on Todd Parker, team foul #3 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo (SF), Archie Patterson (C) John Battles, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (SG) Donald Cooley | |
| 10:01 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter is hacked by Hubert Stephens - foul #1 on Hubert Stephens, team foul #4 | 55-59 |
| 09:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 55-59 |
| 09:43 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 09:30 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff hits the finger roll on a great pass from Hubert Stephens | 55-61 |
| 09:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Tyler Arocho is called for the reach on Timothy Guglielmo - foul #1 on Tyler Arocho, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson (SF) James Ledbetter | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (SG), Richard Traynor (PF) Dean Durham, Tyler Arocho | |
| 09:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-61 |
| 09:06 | Ball State | Richard Traynor grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland (SG), John Battles (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF), Tom Slocum (C) Timothy Guglielmo, Arthur Atkinson, Sammy Nance, Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Terrance Davis (SF), Cecil Shelley (C) Todd Parker, Blake Ratcliff, Hubert Stephens | |
| 08:17 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-61 |
| 08:16 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on James Hartley - foul #2 on James Hartley, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Terrance Davis makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Terrance Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 07:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Hartley | 58-63 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Howland (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Battles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Tom Slocum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Traynor (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Ball State | Randy Nix clanks a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by John Battles - foul #2 on John Battles, team foul #8 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG) James Hartley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Hubert Stephens (PF) Richard Traynor | |
| 07:29 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:29 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 07:29 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 3rd free throw | 58-65 |
| 07:18 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-65 |
| 07:17 | Ball State | Donald Cooley snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses long on a 3 from straight away | 58-65 |
| 07:04 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens grabs the offensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 06:50 | Ball State | Tom Slocum picks off the pass by Donald Cooley | 58-65 |
| 06:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Ledbetter and the foul's on Hubert Stephens - foul #2 on Hubert Stephens, team foul #6 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Sammy Nance (C) James Ledbetter, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (PG), Dean Durham (SG), Blake Ratcliff (SF) Donald Cooley, Randy Nix, Terrance Davis | |
| 06:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri misses the free throw | 60-65 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson (C) Clarence Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Traynor (PF) Hubert Stephens | |
| 05:57 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Richard Traynor comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Sammy Nance - foul #2 on Sammy Nance, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (SG), Timothy Guglielmo (SF) Jonathan Howland, John Battles | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (SG), Hubert Stephens (C) Dean Durham, Cecil Shelley | |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Richard Traynor makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Richard Traynor makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 05:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo's pass is intercepted by Blake Ratcliff | 63-67 |
| 04:58 | Ball State | Richard Traynor is whistled for traveling | 63-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri (PF), Tom Slocum (C) Sammy Nance, Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG) Blake Ratcliff | |
| 04:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri blows the layup | 63-67 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | Donald Cooley pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-67 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens grabs the offensive board | 63-67 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Randy Nix is fouled on the floor by Clarence Ulibarri - foul #2 on Clarence Ulibarri, team foul #10 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland (SG), John Battles (SF) James Hartley, Timothy Guglielmo | |
| Subs | Ball State | Terrance Davis (SF), Tyler Arocho (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Todd Parker, Richard Traynor, Hubert Stephens | |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 03:49 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Ledbetter | 66-69 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Ledbetter (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Howland (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Battles (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Tom Slocum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyler Arocho (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Ball State | Randy Nix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance (PF) Clarence Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Tom Slocum, team foul #11 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (SG) Randy Nix | |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Dean Durham scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Terrance Davis | 66-72 |
| 02:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-72 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Clarence Ulibarri (PF) James Ledbetter, Sammy Nance | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (SG), Richard Traynor (PF) Dean Durham, Tyler Arocho | |
| 02:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum's layup is rejected by Cecil Shelley | 66-72 |
| 02:31 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Terrance Davis | 66-72 |
| 02:15 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses the easy layup | 66-72 |
| 02:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum grabs the defensive rebound | 66-72 |
| 01:51 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Tom Slocum | 68-72 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | Jonathan Howland is called for the reach on Donald Cooley - foul #4 on Jonathan Howland, team foul #12 | 68-72 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | Donald Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 01:25 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles is fouled on the floor by Donald Cooley - foul #2 on Donald Cooley, team foul #7 | 68-73 |
| 01:25 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles misses the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 01:25 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the defensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 01:07 | Ball State | Clarence Ulibarri swats the short shot by Richard Traynor | 68-73 |
| 01:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri gets the rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Cecil Shelley denies the turnaround by John Battles | 68-73 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Randy Nix pulls down the rebound | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Randy Nix is fouled in the backcourt by James Hartley - foul #3 on James Hartley, team foul #13 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (PG), Hubert Stephens (PF) Donald Cooley, Richard Traynor | |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tom Slocum | 70-75 |
| 00:36 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-75 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Todd Parker is fouled in the backcourt by James Hartley - foul #4 on James Hartley, team foul #14 | 70-75 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Todd Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:29 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jonathan Howland | 73-76 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Terrance Davis is fouled in the backcourt by James Hartley - foul #5 on James Hartley, team foul #15 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG) James Hartley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Traynor (PF) Hubert Stephens | |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Terrance Davis makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Terrance Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:18 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Battles | 76-78 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Todd Parker is hacked by James Ledbetter in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Ledbetter, team foul #16 | 76-78 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Todd Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter makes the 3 from straight away set up by Jonathan Howland | 79-79 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG) Todd Parker | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Jonathan Howland steals it from Cecil Shelley | 79-79 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland blows the layup | 79-79 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Donald Cooley snags the defensive board | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses long on a fullcourt shot | 79-79 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Ledbetter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Howland (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Battles (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Tom Slocum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Traynor (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum wins the tip | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 79-79 |
| 04:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-79 |
| 04:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 79-79 |
| 04:13 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley gets the rebound | 79-79 |
| 03:52 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-79 |
| 03:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland gets the rebound | 79-79 |
| 03:43 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles's layup is rejected by Cecil Shelley | 79-79 |
| 03:42 | Ball State | Richard Traynor grabs the board | 79-79 |
| 03:36 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 79-79 |
| 03:34 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley can't tip it in | 79-79 |
| 03:32 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to James Ledbetter | 79-79 |
| 03:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by James Ledbetter | 81-79 |
| 02:46 | Ball State | Terrance Davis clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 81-79 |
| 02:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri pulls down the rebound | 81-79 |
| 02:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum buries a floater from the right wing set up by Clarence Ulibarri | 83-79 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Randy Nix drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Donald Cooley | 83-81 |
| 02:06 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Ledbetter | 85-81 |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Terrance Davis is fouled on the floor by John Battles - foul #3 on John Battles, team foul #17 | 85-81 |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses the 1st free throw | 85-81 |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Terrance Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 85-82 |
| 01:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Howland | 87-82 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | James Ledbetter steps in front of the Cecil Shelley pass | 87-82 |
| 00:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Terrance Davis - foul #1 on Terrance Davis, team foul #8 | 87-82 |
| 00:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum makes the 1st free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum misses the 2nd free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:51 | Ball State | Randy Nix grabs the board | 88-82 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Ledbetter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Howland (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Battles (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Tom Slocum (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Nix (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terrance Davis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Traynor (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Ball State | John Battles steps in front of the Randy Nix pass | 88-82 |
| 00:42 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles lays it up and in | 90-82 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 90-82 |
| 00:35 | Ball State | Richard Traynor pulls down the offensive rebound | 90-82 |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Richard Traynor is hacked by John Battles - foul #4 on John Battles, team foul #18 | 90-82 |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Richard Traynor makes the 1st free throw | 90-83 |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Richard Traynor makes the 2nd free throw | 90-84 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Cooley - foul #3 on Donald Cooley, team foul #9 | 90-84 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo (SF), Sammy Nance (PF), Archie Patterson (C) John Battles, Clarence Ulibarri, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:29 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter makes the 1st free throw | 91-84 |
| 00:29 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter makes the 2nd free throw | 92-84 |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Randy Nix knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Cooley | 92-87 |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 92-87 |
| 00:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Cooley is called for the reach on James Ledbetter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Cooley, team foul #10 | 92-87 |
| 00:21 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter makes the 1st free throw | 93-87 |
| 00:21 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter misses the 2nd free throw | 93-87 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley gets the rebound | 93-87 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 93-87 |
| 00:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland is hacked by Randy Nix in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randy Nix, team foul #11 | 93-87 |
| 00:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland makes the 1st free throw | 94-87 |
| 00:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland makes the 2nd free throw | 95-87 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Donald Cooley is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Howland - foul #5 on Jonathan Howland, team foul #19 | 95-87 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF), Tom Slocum (C) Jonathan Howland, Sammy Nance, Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Donald Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 95-88 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses the 2nd free throw | 95-88 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum pulls down the rebound | 95-88 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 95-88 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter runs out the clock | 95-88 |