| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Ronald Earls (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bird (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Keyes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mladen Lukaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel McKennan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Isaac (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Bowles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Charles Isaac inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Adam Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 36-26 |
| 19:19 | Appalachian State | Victor Bowles steals the ball from John Bird | 36-26 |
| 18:58 | Ball State | Adam Williams is denied on a layup by Mladen Lukaszewski | 36-26 |
| 18:57 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri tips it in | 36-28 |
| 18:32 | Appalachian State | John Bird can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-28 |
| 18:31 | Ball State | Oscar Danek snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 18:26 | Ball State | Adam Williams knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Oscar Danek | 36-30 |
| 17:57 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | Adam Williams snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 17:51 | Ball State | Victor Bowles misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Joel McKennan - foul #2 on Joel McKennan, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 17:51 | Ball State | Victor Bowles makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:51 | Ball State | Victor Bowles makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:31 | Appalachian State | Mladen Lukaszewski lays it in on a great pass from Brandon Keyes and he's fouled by Phillip Ruggeri - foul #2 on Phillip Ruggeri, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 17:31 | Appalachian State | Mladen Lukaszewski makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 17:16 | Ball State | Ronald Earls is called for the reach on Phillip Ruggeri - foul #1 on Ronald Earls, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| 17:03 | Ball State | Mladen Lukaszewski swats the short shot by Charles Isaac | 39-32 |
| 17:01 | Appalachian State | Mladen Lukaszewski gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:36 | Appalachian State | Joel McKennan misses short on a jumper in the lane | 39-32 |
| 16:34 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Phillip Ruggeri | 39-32 |
| 16:22 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Phillip Ruggeri is blocked by Joel McKennan | 39-32 |
| 16:20 | Appalachian State | Brandon Keyes snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 15:59 | Appalachian State | John Bird lays it in on a nice dish by Brandon Keyes and the foul's on Victor Bowles - foul #2 on Victor Bowles, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Donald Steele (PG), William Cosby (SF), Peter Adams (PF), John Bellino (C) Ronald Earls, Brandon Keyes, Mladen Lukaszewski, Joel McKennan | |
| 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 | |
| 15:59 | Appalachian State | John Bird makes the free throw | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Donald Steele (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bird (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Cosby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bellino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Snelson (fresh) SG - Harry Hodgson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Bethune (fresh) PF - Douglas Eason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hunsucker (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Ball State | James Hunsucker hits the finger roll | 42-34 |
| 15:20 | Appalachian State | John Bellino misses the floater from the right side | 42-34 |
| 15:19 | Appalachian State | The offensive rebound goes to John Bellino | 42-34 |
| 14:50 | Appalachian State | John Bird misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 14:49 | Appalachian State | William Cosby tips it but misses | 42-34 |
| 14:47 | Ball State | Douglas Eason grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 14:19 | Ball State | Donald Bethune loses the ball out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls (PG), Brandon Keyes (SG), Mladen Lukaszewski (PF) Donald Steele, John Bird, Peter Adams | |
| 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 | |
| 13:50 | Appalachian State | Brandon Keyes misses long on a shot from the left side | 42-34 |
| 13:48 | Ball State | Victor Bowles snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 13:33 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 13:31 | Appalachian State | John Bellino grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:02 | Appalachian State | William Cosby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Joel McKennan (C) John Bellino | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:47 | Ball State | Joel McKennan steals it from Charles Isaac | 42-34 |
| 12:18 | Appalachian State | Brandon Keyes drills a jumper from close range and he's hacked by Phillip Ruggeri - foul #3 on Phillip Ruggeri, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | John Bird (SG) William Cosby | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Eason (PF), Donald Bethune (C) Phillip Ruggeri, Victor Bowles | |
| 12:18 | Appalachian State | Brandon Keyes misses the free throw | 44-34 |
| 12:18 | Ball State | Douglas Eason snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 12:00 | Ball State | John Bird is called for the reach on Adam Williams - foul #2 on John Bird, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Donald Steele (SF) Brandon Keyes | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Adam Williams clanks a floater from the baseline | 44-34 |
| 11:41 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Eason | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Ronald Earls (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bird (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Steele (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mladen Lukaszewski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joel McKennan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Isaac (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Eason (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Bethune (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Douglas Eason buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Oscar Danek and the foul's on Mladen Lukaszewski - foul #1 on Mladen Lukaszewski, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | William Cosby (SF) Ronald Earls | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Hunsucker (C) Charles Isaac | |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Douglas Eason misses the free throw | 44-36 |
| 11:28 | Appalachian State | Joel McKennan gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 11:12 | Appalachian State | Joel McKennan slams it home and the foul's on Douglas Eason - foul #2 on Douglas Eason, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Bowles (C) James Hunsucker | |
| 11:12 | Appalachian State | Joel McKennan makes the free throw | 47-36 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | Oscar Danek misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Donald Bethune gets the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 10:44 | Ball State | Donald Bethune hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-36 |
| 10:43 | Appalachian State | Mladen Lukaszewski pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 10:39 | Appalachian State | John Bird scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Donald Steele | 49-36 |
| 10:20 | Ball State | Oscar Danek hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-36 |
| 10:19 | Appalachian State | Donald Steele snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 09:53 | Appalachian State | William Cosby drills a floater from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 09:43 | Ball State | Oscar Danek blows the layup | 51-36 |
| 09:42 | Appalachian State | Joel McKennan grabs the board | 51-36 |
| 09:21 | Appalachian State | Joel McKennan can't connect on a runner in the paint | 51-36 |
| 09:20 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Douglas Eason | 51-36 |
| 09:00 | Ball State | Oscar Danek comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 08:58 | Ball State | Donald Bethune tips it in | 51-38 |
| 08:38 | Appalachian State | William Cosby's fadeaway is rejected by Victor Bowles | 51-38 |
| 08:36 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Adam Williams | 51-38 |
| 08:24 | Ball State | Donald Bethune clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 08:22 | Ball State | Victor Bowles hits the follow up shot | 51-40 |
| 08:19 | Appalachian State | Donald Steele is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Danek - foul #2 on Oscar Danek, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls (PG), James Selman (SG), Brandon Keyes (SF), Peter Adams (PF), John Bellino (C) Donald Steele, John Bird, William Cosby, Mladen Lukaszewski, Joel McKennan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Snelson (PG), Harry Hodgson (SG), Charles Isaac (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF), James Hunsucker (C) Oscar Danek, Adam Williams, Donald Bethune, Douglas Eason, Victor Bowles | |
| 08:00 | Appalachian State | Peter Adams can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 51-40 |
| 07:58 | Ball State | Victor Snelson pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 07:31 | Ball State | Charles Isaac can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 07:30 | Appalachian State | Peter Adams snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Ronald Earls (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Selman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Keyes (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. PF - Peter Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bellino (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Snelson (fresh) SG - Harry Hodgson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Isaac (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hunsucker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 07:11 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 06:58 | Ball State | Harry Hodgson makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Phillip Ruggeri | 51-42 |
| 06:29 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Adams | 54-42 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | John Bellino steals the ball from Phillip Ruggeri | 54-42 |
| 05:56 | Appalachian State | Charles Isaac is called for the reach on Ronald Earls - foul #2 on Charles Isaac, team foul #6 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | John Bird (SG), Mladen Lukaszewski (PF) James Selman, Peter Adams | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Adam Williams (SG), Victor Bowles (C) Victor Snelson, Harry Hodgson, James Hunsucker | |
| 05:33 | Appalachian State | Brandon Keyes hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Earls | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:08 | Ball State | Adam Williams is fouled on the floor by Brandon Keyes - foul #1 on Brandon Keyes, team foul #5 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | William Cosby (SF), Joel McKennan (C) Brandon Keyes, John Bellino | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Eason (PF) Phillip Ruggeri | |
| 04:56 | Ball State | Douglas Eason can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 57-42 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Douglas Eason tips it in | 57-44 |
| 04:28 | Appalachian State | John Bird drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Cosby | 60-44 |
| 04:20 | Ball State | Charles Isaac is fouled on the floor by William Cosby - foul #3 on William Cosby, team foul #6 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Donald Steele (PG) Ronald Earls | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Bethune (SF) Charles Isaac | |
| 04:11 | Ball State | Adam Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-44 |
| 04:10 | Appalachian State | William Cosby gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| 04:01 | Appalachian State | John Bird misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 04:00 | Ball State | Victor Bowles snags the defensive board | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Adam Williams is hacked by John Bird - foul #3 on John Bird, team foul #7 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | James Selman (SG), Peter Adams (PF), John Bellino (C) John Bird, Mladen Lukaszewski, Joel McKennan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Snelson (PG), James Hunsucker (C) Oscar Danek, Victor Bowles | |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Adam Williams misses the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 03:53 | Appalachian State | John Bellino pulls down the rebound | 60-44 |
| 03:37 | Appalachian State | William Cosby makes the jumper from the baseline | 62-44 |
| 03:18 | Ball State | Douglas Eason misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 03:16 | Appalachian State | John Bellino snags the defensive board | 62-44 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Donald Steele (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Selman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Cosby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bellino (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Snelson (fresh) SG - Adam Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Bethune (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Eason (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Hunsucker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:00 | Appalachian State | Peter Adams comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 02:58 | Appalachian State | Peter Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 02:30 | Appalachian State | Peter Adams drills a jumper from the baseline | 64-44 |
| 02:16 | Ball State | Adam Williams clanks a runner from close range | 64-44 |
| 02:15 | Ball State | Donald Bethune hits the follow up shot | 64-46 |
| 01:55 | Appalachian State | John Bellino hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Douglas Eason - foul #3 on Douglas Eason, team foul #7 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Harry Hodgson (SG) Adam Williams | |
| 01:55 | Appalachian State | John Bellino makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 01:55 | Appalachian State | John Bellino misses the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 01:55 | Ball State | Douglas Eason grabs the board | 65-46 |
| 01:43 | Ball State | James Hunsucker drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Bethune | 65-48 |
| 01:19 | Appalachian State | James Hunsucker steals the ball from Peter Adams | 65-48 |
| 01:07 | Ball State | Douglas Eason hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Bellino - foul #1 on John Bellino, team foul #8 | 65-48 |
| 01:07 | Ball State | Douglas Eason makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 01:07 | Ball State | Douglas Eason makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 00:46 | Appalachian State | Peter Adams comes up short on the floater in the lane | 65-50 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Douglas Eason gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Harry Hodgson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-50 |
| 00:36 | Ball State | Donald Bethune can't tip it in | 65-50 |
| 00:35 | Appalachian State | John Bellino grabs the board | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Appalachian State | James Selman connects on the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Harry Hodgson - foul #2 on Harry Hodgson, team foul #8 | 67-50 |
| 00:11 | Appalachian State | James Selman makes the free throw | 68-50 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Donald Bethune drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Harry Hodgson | 68-53 |
| 00:00 | Appalachian State | James Selman runs out the clock | 68-53 |