| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Traynor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Rousseau (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rex Kerby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Mackey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Chambless (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey hits a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Richard Traynor - foul #3 on Richard Traynor, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Hubert Stephens (PF) Richard Traynor | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 19:40 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 19:25 | Ball State | Randy Nix hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Hubert Stephens | 38-33 |
| 19:10 | Ball State | Terrance Davis knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Hubert Stephens | 40-33 |
| 19:01 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 18:41 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-33 |
| 18:40 | Ball State | Terrance Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 18:25 | Ball State | Donald Cooley connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Cecil Shelley | 42-33 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Randy Nix - foul #2 on Randy Nix, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Reginald Mackey - foul #1 on Reginald Mackey, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau misses the 3 from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 17:34 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey hits the follow up shot | 44-37 |
| 17:18 | Ball State | Reginald Mackey denies the turnaround by Terrance Davis | 44-37 |
| 17:17 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 17:12 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-37 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Terrance Davis grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 16:42 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Rousseau - foul #3 on Donald Rousseau, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (PG), Blake Ratcliff (SF), Tyler Arocho (PF) Donald Cooley, Terrance Davis, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (SG), Lester Motta (SF), Tony Gregory (PF), William Betances (C) Donald Rousseau, Rex Kerby, Reginald Mackey, Jamie Chambless | |
| 16:42 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:42 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:25 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 16:24 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 16:18 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Todd Parker | 48-37 |
| 16:01 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 16:00 | New Mexico State | William Betances tips it but misses | 48-37 |
| 15:59 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho grabs the board | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Todd Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyler Arocho (fresh) 1 pts. C - Cecil Shelley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Whipkey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lester Motta (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tony Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Betances (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Ball State | Lester Motta is called for the reach on Blake Ratcliff - foul #2 on Lester Motta, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Richard Traynor (PF) Randy Nix, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks (SG), Reginald Mackey (PF) Kerry Hazard, William Betances | |
| 15:40 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Donald Cooley | 50-37 |
| 15:26 | New Mexico State | Blake Ratcliff picks off the pass by Tony Gregory | 50-37 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 15:10 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho tips it back up and in | 52-37 |
| 14:43 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Wayne Whipkey | 52-39 |
| 14:33 | Ball State | Donald Cooley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 14:32 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho tips it but misses | 52-39 |
| 14:30 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 14:23 | New Mexico State | Donald Cooley steals it from Mark Hooks | 52-39 |
| 14:19 | Ball State | Todd Parker banks in the layup set up by Donald Cooley | 54-39 |
| 13:51 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Cecil Shelley (C) Donald Cooley, Blake Ratcliff, Tyler Arocho | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG), Donald Rousseau (SG), Rex Kerby (SF), Jamie Chambless (C) Wayne Whipkey, Mark Hooks, Lester Motta, Tony Gregory | |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Richard Traynor hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 54-39 |
| 13:28 | Ball State | Richard Traynor hits the follow up shot | 56-39 |
| 13:17 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau is fouled on the floor by Cecil Shelley - foul #1 on Cecil Shelley, team foul #3 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG) Todd Parker | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Books (PF) Reginald Mackey | |
| 13:08 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Rousseau and he's hacked by Terrance Davis - foul #1 on Terrance Davis, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory (PF) Wayne Books | |
| 13:08 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby makes the free throw | 56-42 |
| 12:44 | Ball State | The short jumper by Richard Traynor is denied by Jamie Chambless | 56-42 |
| 12:42 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Rex Kerby | 56-42 |
| 12:28 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby clanks a jumper from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 12:27 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the board | 56-42 |
| 12:23 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Tony Gregory - foul #2 on Tony Gregory, team foul #4 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Hubert Stephens (PF) Dean Durham, Richard Traynor | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 12:23 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 12:23 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 12:09 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Rex Kerby | 58-45 |
| 11:52 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 58-45 |
| 11:51 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Cecil Shelley | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Rousseau (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rex Kerby (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamie Chambless (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Ball State | Randy Nix clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 11:39 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 11:30 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens is whistled for a carry | 58-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey (PF) Tony Gregory | |
| 11:11 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey misses badly on a shot from close range | 58-45 |
| 11:10 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Kerry Hazard | 58-45 |
| 10:47 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-45 |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 10:38 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Rex Kerby - foul #2 on Rex Kerby, team foul #5 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SF), Richard Traynor (PF) Terrance Davis, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (SG), Lester Motta (SF), William Betances (C) Donald Rousseau, Rex Kerby, Jamie Chambless | |
| 10:38 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 10:38 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 10:23 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard connects on the 3 from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 10:07 | Ball State | Todd Parker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 10:06 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 09:54 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey's layup is rejected by Richard Traynor | 60-48 |
| 09:52 | Ball State | Donald Cooley grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 09:35 | Ball State | Richard Traynor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (SG), Blake Ratcliff (SF), Hubert Stephens (C) Donald Cooley, Randy Nix, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks (SG), Tony Gregory (C) Kerry Hazard, William Betances | |
| 09:27 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Hubert Stephens - foul #2 on Hubert Stephens, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless (C) Reginald Mackey | |
| 09:27 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Chambless | 60-48 |
| 09:17 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Whipkey | 60-50 |
| 08:56 | Ball State | Lester Motta is called for the reach on Hubert Stephens - foul #3 on Lester Motta, team foul #6 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terrance Davis (SF) Blake Ratcliff | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau (SG), Rex Kerby (SF), Reginald Mackey (PF) Mark Hooks, Lester Motta, Tony Gregory | |
| 08:42 | Ball State | Richard Traynor misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Reginald Mackey - foul #2 on Reginald Mackey, team foul #7 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (SG) Dean Durham | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 08:42 | Ball State | Richard Traynor makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 08:42 | Ball State | Richard Traynor makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 08:26 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-50 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey hits the follow up shot | 62-52 |
| 08:10 | Ball State | Todd Parker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 08:08 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Hubert Stephens | 62-52 |
| 08:02 | Ball State | Terrance Davis is called for a charge - foul #2 on Terrance Davis, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Cecil Shelley (C) Todd Parker, Richard Traynor | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG) Wayne Whipkey | |
| 07:39 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 62-52 |
| 07:38 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Rousseau (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rex Kerby (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Reginald Mackey (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamie Chambless (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Ball State | Donald Cooley is hacked by Donald Rousseau - foul #4 on Donald Rousseau, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lester Motta (SF), Tony Gregory (C) Rex Kerby, Jamie Chambless | |
| 07:29 | Ball State | Donald Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 07:29 | Ball State | Donald Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 07:11 | New Mexico State | Hubert Stephens steals the ball from Tony Gregory | 64-52 |
| 07:02 | Ball State | Randy Nix can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 07:00 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Reginald Mackey | 64-52 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-52 |
| 06:55 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Terrance Davis | 64-52 |
| 06:36 | Ball State | Terrance Davis buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Cooley | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:29 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 06:20 | Ball State | Donald Cooley is fouled on the floor by Kerry Hazard - foul #3 on Kerry Hazard, team foul #9 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG), Blake Ratcliff (SF), Richard Traynor (PF) Randy Nix, Terrance Davis, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (SG), Rex Kerby (SF) Donald Rousseau, Reginald Mackey | |
| 06:20 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 06:20 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:07 | New Mexico State | Cecil Shelley takes the ball from Wayne Whipkey | 66-54 |
| 05:47 | Ball State | Richard Traynor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-54 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 05:26 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard is fouled on the floor by Todd Parker - foul #2 on Todd Parker, team foul #7 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (SG) Donald Cooley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless (C) Lester Motta | |
| 05:26 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 05:26 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Richard Traynor drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Nix | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:50 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby makes the shot from the left side | 69-58 |
| 04:44 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-58 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:19 | New Mexico State | The short jumper by Wayne Whipkey is denied by Richard Traynor | 69-58 |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Randy Nix snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| 04:01 | Ball State | Richard Traynor hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Todd Parker and he's fouled by Kerry Hazard - foul #4 on Kerry Hazard, team foul #10 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Terrance Davis (SF), Hubert Stephens (C) Todd Parker, Blake Ratcliff, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau (SG), Lester Motta (SF), Reginald Mackey (PF) Kerry Hazard, Rex Kerby, Tony Gregory | |
| 04:01 | Ball State | Richard Traynor misses the free throw | 71-58 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Reginald Mackey | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:54 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 71-58 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey tips it in | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Ball State | Jamie Chambless steals the ball from Randy Nix | 71-60 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Traynor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Wayne Whipkey (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Donald Rousseau (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lester Motta (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Reginald Mackey (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Jamie Chambless (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | New Mexico State | Donald Cooley is called for the reach on Wayne Whipkey - foul #2 on Donald Cooley, team foul #8 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tyler Arocho (C) Richard Traynor | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 03:17 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 03:17 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 03:07 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses the floater from just outside the lane | 71-62 |
| 03:05 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey grabs the board | 71-62 |
| 02:50 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-62 |
| 02:48 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey misses the tip | 71-62 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Motta | 71-62 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Traynor (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Hubert Stephens, Tyler Arocho | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG), Rex Kerby (SF) Wayne Whipkey, Lester Motta | |
| 02:30 | New Mexico State | Richard Traynor picks off the pass by Kerry Hazard | 71-62 |
| 02:10 | Ball State | Kerry Hazard is called for the reach on Randy Nix - foul #5 on Kerry Hazard, team foul #11 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (PG) Kerry Hazard | |
| 02:10 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 02:10 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby can't finish the layup | 73-62 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey tips it back up and in | 73-64 |
| 01:25 | Ball State | Richard Traynor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 01:23 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey pulls down the rebound | 73-64 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Terrance Davis steps in front of the Donald Rousseau pass | 73-64 |
| 00:59 | Ball State | Randy Nix drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Cooley | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | New Mexico State | Randy Nix steals the ball from Jamie Chambless | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Randy Nix scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Terrance Davis | 78-64 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey lays it in on a nice dish by Jamie Chambless and the foul's on Terrance Davis - foul #3 on Terrance Davis, team foul #9 | 78-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (PG), Dean Durham (SG), Blake Ratcliff (SF), Hubert Stephens (PF), Tyler Arocho (C) Donald Cooley, Randy Nix, Terrance Davis, Richard Traynor, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks (SG), Lester Motta (SF), Tony Gregory (PF), William Betances (C) Donald Rousseau, Rex Kerby, Reginald Mackey, Jamie Chambless | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey misses the free throw | 78-66 |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens snags the defensive board | 78-66 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Todd Parker runs out the clock | 78-66 |