| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cory Callison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mike Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Guertin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Boggan (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Harold Warner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Andrew Zolocsik (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | William Boggan inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:39 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Mike Johnson and the foul's on Blake Ratcliff - foul #3 on Blake Ratcliff, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tyler Arocho (PF) Blake Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 19:39 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner misses the free throw | 40-37 |
| 19:39 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 19:17 | Ball State | Cory Callison buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Donald Cooley | 43-37 |
| 19:05 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-37 |
| 19:03 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Donald Cooley | 43-37 |
| 18:53 | Ball State | Anthony Guertin steals it from Cory Callison | 43-37 |
| 18:34 | Cleveland State | Hubert Stephens blocks the short jumper by William Boggan | 43-37 |
| 18:32 | Cleveland State | William Boggan gets the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 18:06 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 17:58 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Cory Callison and he's fouled by Andrew Zolocsik - foul #2 on Andrew Zolocsik, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| 17:58 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho makes the free throw | 46-39 |
| 17:39 | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Cory Callison - foul #1 on Cory Callison, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lynn Strader (PF) Harold Warner | |
| 17:39 | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 17:39 | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 17:12 | Ball State | Cory Callison is fouled on the floor by Mike Johnson - foul #2 on Mike Johnson, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Walker (SF), Richard Traynor (C) Terrance Davis, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Matthew Dunleavy (SG) Anthony Guertin | |
| 16:59 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho can't connect on a floater from the left side | 46-41 |
| 16:57 | Cleveland State | William Boggan grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 16:42 | Cleveland State | William Boggan misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 46-41 |
| 16:41 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Lynn Strader | 46-41 |
| 16:18 | Cleveland State | William Boggan makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Mike Johnson | 46-43 |
| 15:59 | Ball State | Richard Traynor lays it up and in | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cory Callison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyler Arocho (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Traynor (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mike Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Dunleavy (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Boggan (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lynn Strader (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Zolocsik (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Cleveland State | William Boggan misses badly on a floater from close range | 48-43 |
| 15:40 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 15:27 | Ball State | Donald Cooley is called for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Blake Ratcliff (PF), Hubert Stephens (C) Donald Cooley, Cory Callison, Steven Walker, Tyler Arocho, Richard Traynor | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Adams (PG), Anthony Guertin (SG), Richard Feliciano (SF), Harold Warner (PF), Carl Clark (C) Mike Johnson, Matthew Dunleavy, William Boggan, Lynn Strader, Andrew Zolocsik | |
| 15:11 | Cleveland State | Larry Adams makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Anthony Guertin | 48-46 |
| 14:51 | Ball State | Harold Warner steps in front of the Steven Mendel pass | 48-46 |
| 14:24 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner misses the lay-in | 48-46 |
| 14:22 | Ball State | Dean Durham grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 14:06 | Ball State | Carl Clark steals the ball from Steven Mendel | 48-46 |
| 13:48 | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin is hacked by Dean Durham - foul #1 on Dean Durham, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG) Steven Mendel | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson (PG), William Boggan (SF) Larry Adams, Richard Feliciano | |
| 13:28 | Cleveland State | Blake Ratcliff takes the ball from William Boggan | 48-46 |
| 13:17 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 48-46 |
| 13:16 | Cleveland State | William Boggan grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 12:58 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Clark and he's fouled by Dean Durham - foul #2 on Dean Durham, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (SG), Richard Traynor (SF), Tyler Arocho (C) Dean Durham, Terrance Davis, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Matthew Dunleavy (SG), Lynn Strader (C) Anthony Guertin, Carl Clark | |
| 12:58 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 12:40 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho scores on a driving attempt from close range | 50-49 |
| 12:14 | Cleveland State | Donald Cooley steals it from Lynn Strader | 50-49 |
| 11:54 | Ball State | Cory Callison drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cory Callison (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Traynor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Blake Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Tyler Arocho (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mike Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Dunleavy (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Boggan (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Warner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lynn Strader (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson travels in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Hubert Stephens (C) Donald Cooley, Blake Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik (C) Harold Warner | |
| 11:39 | Ball State | Cory Callison connects on the turnaround near the basket | 55-49 |
| 11:25 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Johnson | 55-51 |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Richard Traynor | 57-51 |
| 10:46 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-51 |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Dean Durham grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 10:22 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Lynn Strader - foul #3 on Lynn Strader, team foul #3 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Terrance Davis (SF) Dean Durham, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Adams (PG), Anthony Guertin (SG), Richard Feliciano (SF), Harold Warner (PF), Carl Clark (C) Mike Johnson, Matthew Dunleavy, William Boggan, Lynn Strader, Andrew Zolocsik | |
| 10:22 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 10:22 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 10:22 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 09:57 | Cleveland State | Richard Feliciano hits the finger roll set up by Carl Clark | 57-53 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Donald Cooley buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Cory Callison and he's hacked by Larry Adams - foul #1 on Larry Adams, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (SG), Blake Ratcliff (PF), Robert Stokes (C) Cory Callison, Tyler Arocho, Richard Traynor | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses the free throw | 59-53 |
| 09:45 | Cleveland State | Carl Clark snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 09:24 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner buries a jumper in the paint | 59-55 |
| 09:03 | Ball State | Robert Stokes buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-55 |
| 08:40 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner can't connect on a runner from the left block | 61-55 |
| 08:38 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Dean Durham | 61-55 |
| 08:09 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses short on a shot from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 08:08 | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 07:49 | Cleveland State | Larry Adams clanks a shot from the right side | 61-55 |
| 07:47 | Ball State | Robert Stokes grabs the board | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dean Durham (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Larry Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Guertin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Feliciano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Warner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Ball State | Robert Stokes makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Dean Durham and the foul's on Richard Feliciano - foul #1 on Richard Feliciano, team foul #5 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (SG), Hubert Stephens (C) Donald Cooley, Terrance Davis | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson (PG), Matthew Dunleavy (SG), William Boggan (SF), Lynn Strader (PF), Andrew Zolocsik (C) Larry Adams, Anthony Guertin, Richard Feliciano, Harold Warner, Carl Clark | |
| 07:33 | Ball State | Robert Stokes misses the free throw | 63-55 |
| 07:33 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 07:21 | Cleveland State | William Boggan misses short on a shot from the left side | 63-55 |
| 07:20 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| 07:00 | Ball State | Robert Stokes misses the easy layup | 63-55 |
| 06:58 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| 06:38 | Cleveland State | Matthew Dunleavy is called for 3 seconds | 63-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Mendel (PG), Richard Traynor (SF), Tyler Arocho (PF) Dean Durham, Robert Stokes, Blake Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 06:23 | Ball State | The short jumper by Tyler Arocho is denied by Andrew Zolocsik | 63-55 |
| 06:22 | Cleveland State | William Boggan grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 05:55 | Cleveland State | William Boggan drills a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Tyler Arocho - foul #2 on Tyler Arocho, team foul #5 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Terrance Davis (SF) Steven Mendel, Richard Traynor | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin (SG) Matthew Dunleavy | |
| 05:55 | Cleveland State | William Boggan makes the free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens misses short on a runner in the lane | 63-58 |
| 05:33 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho hits the follow up shot | 65-58 |
| 05:04 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 65-58 |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 04:46 | Ball State | Donald Cooley is hacked by Mike Johnson - foul #3 on Mike Johnson, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff (PF), Richard Traynor (C) Tyler Arocho, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harold Warner (PF), Carl Clark (C) Lynn Strader, Andrew Zolocsik | |
| 04:35 | Ball State | Donald Cooley can't finish the layup | 65-58 |
| 04:34 | Cleveland State | William Boggan snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 04:05 | Cleveland State | Carl Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (SG) Cory Callison | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Feliciano (SF) William Boggan | |
| 03:47 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 65-58 |
| 03:46 | Ball State | Richard Traynor hits the follow up shot | 67-58 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dean Durham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Traynor (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mike Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Guertin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Feliciano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Warner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:26 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Carl Clark | 67-61 |
| 03:04 | Ball State | Richard Traynor knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Terrance Davis | 69-61 |
| 02:50 | Cleveland State | Terrance Davis picks off the pass by Mike Johnson | 69-61 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (SG), Hubert Stephens (C) Dean Durham, Richard Traynor | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Boggan (SF), Lynn Strader (PF), Andrew Zolocsik (C) Richard Feliciano, Harold Warner, Carl Clark | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:21 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-61 |
| 02:20 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens can't tip it in | 69-61 |
| 02:18 | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| 01:58 | Cleveland State | Lynn Strader misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-61 |
| 01:57 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 01:39 | Ball State | Donald Cooley knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Cory Callison | 71-61 |
| 01:30 | Cleveland State | Donald Cooley is called for the reach on Mike Johnson - foul #1 on Donald Cooley, team foul #6 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Steven Walker (SF), Tyler Arocho (PF), Richard Traynor (C) Donald Cooley, Cory Callison, Terrance Davis, Blake Ratcliff, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Adams (PG), Matthew Dunleavy (SG), Richard Feliciano (SF), Carl Clark (C) Mike Johnson, Anthony Guertin, William Boggan, Andrew Zolocsik | |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Richard Feliciano misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Walker - foul #1 on Steven Walker, team foul #7 | 71-61 |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Richard Feliciano misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Richard Feliciano makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:09 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Cory Callison (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Blake Ratcliff (PF), Hubert Stephens (C) Dean Durham, Steven Mendel, Steven Walker, Tyler Arocho, Richard Traynor | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson (PG), Anthony Guertin (SG), William Boggan (SF), Harold Warner (PF), Andrew Zolocsik (C) Larry Adams, Matthew Dunleavy, Richard Feliciano, Lynn Strader, Carl Clark | |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff's pass is intercepted by Harold Warner | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:38 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-62 |
| 00:36 | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin gets the offensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 00:34 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Zolocsik | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Ball State | Anthony Guertin is called for the reach on Terrance Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Guertin, team foul #7 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Stokes (PF) Blake Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:33 | Ball State | Terrance Davis makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:33 | Ball State | Terrance Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner is fouled on the floor by Robert Stokes - foul #1 on Robert Stokes, team foul #8 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff (PF) Robert Stokes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner misses the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff snags the defensive board | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff is hacked by Anthony Guertin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Guertin, team foul #8 | 73-65 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff misses the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:27 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik snags the defensive board | 74-65 |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Guertin | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Mike Johnson is called for the reach on Terrance Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mike Johnson, team foul #9 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Stokes (PF) Blake Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Terrance Davis makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:20 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to William Boggan | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-71 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Anthony Guertin is called for the reach on Cory Callison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Guertin, team foul #10 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff (PF) Robert Stokes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Cory Callison makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Cory Callison makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson is whistled for traveling | 77-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Stokes (PF) Blake Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Mike Johnson is called for the reach on Donald Cooley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mike Johnson, team foul #11 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Adams (PG) Mike Johnson | |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Donald Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik grabs the board | 78-71 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 78-71 |