| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Hayes (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Homan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Courtney (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Giron (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Rick Murray (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Isaac (fresh) PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Bowles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Charles Isaac inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Ball State | Rick Murray is called for the reach on Adam Williams - foul #2 on Rick Murray, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 19:27 | Ball State | Oscar Danek is called for traveling | 29-36 |
| 19:00 | Columbia | James Hayes is fouled on the floor by Oscar Danek - foul #1 on Oscar Danek, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 18:39 | Columbia | Christopher Giron loses the dribble to Phillip Ruggeri | 29-36 |
| 18:20 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-36 |
| 18:18 | Columbia | John Courtney grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 17:58 | Columbia | Rick Murray lays it in | 31-36 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | Oscar Danek throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-36 |
| 17:40 | Columbia | John Courtney jams it on a nice dish by James Hayes | 33-36 |
| 17:15 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Oscar Danek | 33-39 |
| 17:02 | Columbia | Rick Murray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty (PG), Milton Warren (SG), Thomas Wallace (SF), Joseph Harper (PF), Jeremy Wyllie (C) James Hayes, Robert Homan, John Courtney, Christopher Giron, Rick Murray | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Snelson (PG), Harry Hodgson (SG), Donald Bethune (SF), Douglas Eason (PF), James Hunsucker (C) Oscar Danek, Adam Williams, Charles Isaac, Phillip Ruggeri, Victor Bowles | |
| 16:39 | Ball State | Donald Bethune misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 16:37 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 16:23 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mitchell Daugherty and he's hacked by Harry Hodgson - foul #1 on Harry Hodgson, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| 16:23 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:58 | Ball State | Victor Snelson scores on a shot from the left side | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mitchell Daugherty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wallace (fresh) PF - Jeremy Wyllie (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Snelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Hodgson (fresh) SF - Donald Bethune (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Eason (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hunsucker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Columbia | Thomas Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Homan (SG), John Courtney (SF), Rick Murray (C) Milton Warren, Thomas Wallace, Jeremy Wyllie | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Adam Williams (SG), Charles Isaac (SF) Victor Snelson, Harry Hodgson, James Hunsucker | |
| 15:29 | Ball State | Douglas Eason clanks a floater from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 15:28 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 15:17 | Columbia | Joseph Harper misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 15:15 | Ball State | Donald Bethune snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 14:55 | Ball State | Douglas Eason misses the dunk attempt | 36-41 |
| 14:53 | Columbia | John Courtney pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 14:34 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty makes the 3 from the right corner set up by John Courtney | 39-41 |
| 14:15 | Ball State | Donald Bethune buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Williams | 39-43 |
| 14:09 | Columbia | Robert Homan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-43 |
| 14:07 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Charles Isaac | 39-43 |
| 13:42 | Ball State | Robert Homan takes the ball from Charles Isaac | 39-43 |
| 13:28 | Columbia | Rick Murray comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-43 |
| 13:26 | Columbia | John Courtney grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 13:15 | Columbia | Robert Homan is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robert Homan, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Hayes (PG), Milton Warren (SG), Thomas Wallace (SF), Christopher Giron (PF), Jeremy Wyllie (C) Mitchell Daugherty, Robert Homan, John Courtney, Joseph Harper, Rick Murray | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Snelson (SG), Andrew Brewer (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF), Victor Bowles (C) Adam Williams, Charles Isaac, Douglas Eason, Donald Bethune | |
| 12:55 | Ball State | Thomas Wallace denies the turnaround by Phillip Ruggeri | 39-43 |
| 12:54 | Columbia | Milton Warren pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:47 | Columbia | Christopher Giron connects on the turnaround in the lane | 41-43 |
| 12:29 | Ball State | Oscar Danek misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Giron - foul #3 on Christopher Giron, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| 12:29 | Ball State | Oscar Danek makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:29 | Ball State | Oscar Danek misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:29 | Columbia | Christopher Giron snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 12:11 | Columbia | James Hayes misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 12:09 | Ball State | Victor Bowles pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | Oscar Danek hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 11:58 | Columbia | Christopher Giron grabs the board | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Hayes (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milton Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wallace (fresh) PF - Christopher Giron (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Wyllie (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Snelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Victor Bowles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Columbia | James Hayes scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Victor Bowles - foul #3 on Victor Bowles, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Homan (SG), Rick Murray (C) Milton Warren, Jeremy Wyllie | |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (SG), Charles Isaac (SF) Oscar Danek, Andrew Brewer | |
| 11:36 | Columbia | James Hayes makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:15 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri is called for a charge - foul #3 on Phillip Ruggeri, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Courtney (SF) Thomas Wallace | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:01 | Columbia | Christopher Giron misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Charles Isaac - foul #1 on Charles Isaac, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| 11:01 | Columbia | Christopher Giron misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:01 | Columbia | Christopher Giron makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:39 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri hits a floater in the paint | 45-46 |
| 10:24 | Columbia | John Courtney misses the jumper from close range | 45-46 |
| 10:22 | Ball State | Victor Snelson pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:15 | Ball State | Victor Snelson misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on James Hayes - foul #1 on James Hayes, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty (PG), Joseph Harper (PF) James Hayes, Christopher Giron | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Eason (PF), James Hunsucker (C) Phillip Ruggeri, Victor Bowles | |
| 10:15 | Ball State | Victor Snelson makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:15 | Ball State | Victor Snelson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:55 | Columbia | Douglas Eason swats the short shot by Robert Homan | 45-48 |
| 09:53 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty tips it in | 47-48 |
| 09:51 | Ball State | Robert Homan is called for the reach on Victor Snelson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Homan, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Wallace (SF) John Courtney | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Donald Bethune (SF) Victor Snelson, Charles Isaac | |
| 09:38 | Ball State | Douglas Eason is denied on a layup by Joseph Harper | 47-48 |
| 09:36 | Ball State | Douglas Eason hits the follow up shot | 47-50 |
| 09:13 | Columbia | Robert Homan is fouled on the floor by James Hunsucker - foul #1 on James Hunsucker, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie (C) Rick Murray | |
| Subs | Ball State | Harry Hodgson (SG) Adam Williams | |
| 08:56 | Columbia | Thomas Wallace is called for 5 seconds | 47-50 |
| 08:38 | Ball State | Donald Bethune knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Harry Hodgson | 47-53 |
| 08:20 | Columbia | Robert Homan drills a 3 from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Oscar Danek makes the shot from the right wing | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mitchell Daugherty (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Homan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Wallace (fresh) PF - Joseph Harper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Wyllie (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Hodgson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Bethune (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Eason (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hunsucker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Columbia | Robert Homan buries a shot from the right side | 52-55 |
| 07:29 | Ball State | James Hunsucker travels with the ball | 52-55 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Hayes (PG), Milton Warren (SG), John Courtney (SF), Christopher Giron (PF), Rick Murray (C) Mitchell Daugherty, Robert Homan, Thomas Wallace, Joseph Harper, Jeremy Wyllie | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Snelson (PG), Adam Williams (SG), Charles Isaac (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF), Victor Bowles (C) Oscar Danek, Harry Hodgson, Donald Bethune, Douglas Eason, James Hunsucker | |
| 07:05 | Columbia | Rick Murray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-55 |
| 06:41 | Ball State | Victor Bowles lays it in set up by Adam Williams | 52-57 |
| 06:29 | Columbia | James Hayes is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Hayes, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| 06:12 | Ball State | Victor Bowles misses the easy layup | 52-57 |
| 06:11 | Columbia | Christopher Giron pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 06:02 | Columbia | Phillip Ruggeri takes the ball from Christopher Giron | 52-57 |
| 05:45 | Ball State | Adam Williams knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on John Courtney - foul #1 on John Courtney, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Homan (SG), Jeremy Wyllie (PF) Milton Warren, Christopher Giron | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG) Victor Snelson | |
| 05:45 | Ball State | Adam Williams makes the free throw | 52-60 |
| 05:30 | Columbia | James Hayes misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-60 |
| 05:29 | Columbia | John Courtney grabs the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 05:14 | Columbia | James Hayes knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Courtney | 55-60 |
| 04:57 | Ball State | Oscar Danek comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 04:55 | Columbia | John Courtney snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 04:50 | Columbia | James Hayes can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Victor Bowles | 55-60 |
| 04:30 | Ball State | Oscar Danek makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Adam Williams | 55-63 |
| 04:10 | Columbia | Robert Homan misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 04:08 | Ball State | Victor Bowles pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Oscar Danek hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Victor Bowles hits the follow up shot | 55-65 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Homan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Courtney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. PF - Jeremy Wyllie (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Rick Murray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Isaac (fairly fresh) PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Victor Bowles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Victor Bowles - foul #4 on Victor Bowles, team foul #7 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty (PG), Milton Warren (SG), Thomas Wallace (SF), Christopher Giron (PF) James Hayes, Robert Homan, John Courtney, Rick Murray | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Snelson (SG), Donald Bethune (SF), Douglas Eason (PF), James Hunsucker (C) Adam Williams, Charles Isaac, Phillip Ruggeri, Victor Bowles | |
| 03:36 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 03:36 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Ball State | Oscar Danek clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 03:09 | Columbia | Thomas Wallace snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| 03:05 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty blows the layup | 57-65 |
| 03:03 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Hunsucker | 57-65 |
| 02:46 | Ball State | Douglas Eason makes the floater from the left side and he's fouled by Christopher Giron - foul #4 on Christopher Giron, team foul #8 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Harper (C) Jeremy Wyllie | |
| Subs | Ball State | Harry Hodgson (SG) Oscar Danek | |
| 02:46 | Ball State | Douglas Eason misses the free throw | 57-67 |
| 02:46 | Columbia | Joseph Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 02:46 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-67 |
| 02:30 | Columbia | Milton Warren's pass is intercepted by Douglas Eason | 57-67 |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-67 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Hayes (PG), Robert Homan (SG), John Courtney (SF), Rick Murray (C) Mitchell Daugherty, Milton Warren, Thomas Wallace, Joseph Harper | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Adam Williams (SG), Charles Isaac (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF), Victor Bowles (C) Victor Snelson, Harry Hodgson, Donald Bethune, Douglas Eason, James Hunsucker | |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Charles Isaac | 57-70 |
| 02:00 | Columbia | Rick Murray hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Courtney and he's fouled by Oscar Danek - foul #2 on Oscar Danek, team foul #8 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty (PG), Milton Warren (SG), Thomas Wallace (SF), Joseph Harper (PF) James Hayes, Robert Homan, John Courtney, Christopher Giron | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Snelson (PG), Harry Hodgson (SG), Donald Bethune (SF), Douglas Eason (PF), James Hunsucker (C) Oscar Danek, Adam Williams, Charles Isaac, Phillip Ruggeri, Victor Bowles | |
| 02:00 | Columbia | Rick Murray makes the free throw | 60-70 |
| 01:40 | Ball State | James Hunsucker misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-70 |
| 01:38 | Columbia | Joseph Harper pulls down the rebound | 60-70 |
| 01:28 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 01:26 | Ball State | Douglas Eason grabs the defensive rebound | 60-70 |
| 01:04 | Ball State | James Hunsucker is hacked by Rick Murray - foul #3 on Rick Murray, team foul #9 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie (C) Rick Murray | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 01:04 | Ball State | James Hunsucker makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 01:04 | Ball State | James Hunsucker misses the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 01:04 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie grabs the defensive rebound | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Columbia | The jump hook by Jeremy Wyllie is blocked by Donald Bethune | 60-71 |
| 00:57 | Ball State | Donald Bethune snags the defensive board | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Donald Bethune is hacked by Mitchell Daugherty in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mitchell Daugherty, team foul #10 | 60-71 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Donald Bethune misses the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Donald Bethune makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:51 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty is denied on a layup by James Hunsucker | 60-72 |
| 00:50 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie misses the tip | 60-72 |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Donald Bethune grabs the defensive rebound | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Harry Hodgson buries a runner from close range on a great pass from James Hunsucker | 60-74 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | Joseph Harper misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-74 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Victor Snelson snags the defensive board | 60-74 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Harry Hodgson runs out the clock | 60-74 |