| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Williams (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Charles Isaac (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) 6 reb. C - Victor Bowles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Cleveland (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Charles Isaac inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Ball State | Adam Williams misses the easy layup | 33-36 |
| 19:46 | Ball State | Victor Bowles snags the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 19:30 | Ball State | Oscar Danek misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 19:28 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri hits the follow up shot | 35-36 |
| 19:08 | Ohio | Lynn Hough connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Aaron Cleveland | 35-38 |
| 18:55 | Ball State | John Walker picks off the pass by Charles Isaac | 35-38 |
| 18:53 | Ohio | Mark Doxey travels in the backcourt | 35-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), John Hoerner (C) Mark Doxey, John Walker | |
| 18:32 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Adam Williams | 37-38 |
| 18:09 | Ohio | Lynn Hough makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James Wheeler | 37-40 |
| 17:54 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 17:52 | Ohio | John Hoerner grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 17:31 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-43 |
| 17:24 | Ball State | Victor Bowles misses short on a shot near the basket | 37-43 |
| 17:23 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:59 | Ohio | James Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 37-43 |
| 16:58 | Ball State | Charles Isaac grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:36 | Ball State | Oscar Danek lays it in | 39-43 |
| 16:12 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Wheeler and the foul's on Phillip Ruggeri - foul #2 on Phillip Ruggeri, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), Charles Augustus (SF), James Cargile (PF), John Walker (C) James Wheeler, Larry Pantoja, Lynn Hough, John Hoerner | |
| 16:12 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 15:52 | Ball State | Harry Hodgson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Harry Hodgson, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Pantoja (SF) Charles Augustus | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Snelson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harry Hodgson (fresh) SF - Donald Bethune (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Eason (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hunsucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Cleveland (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Cargile (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Ohio | Mark Doxey misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 15:28 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 15:13 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja misses the easy layup | 39-46 |
| 15:11 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja tips it back up and in | 39-48 |
| 15:05 | Ball State | Donald Bethune banks in the layup | 41-48 |
| 14:50 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Larry Pantoja | 41-51 |
| 14:31 | Ball State | Douglas Eason's floater is tipped away by John Walker | 41-51 |
| 14:29 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 14:09 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 14:07 | Ohio | James Cargile tips it back up and in | 41-53 |
| 13:51 | Ball State | James Hunsucker misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 13:49 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 13:30 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-53 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | Douglas Eason grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 13:24 | Ball State | Aaron Cleveland is called for the reach on Harry Hodgson - foul #3 on Aaron Cleveland, team foul #1 | 41-53 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Augustus (SF), Lynn Hough (PF), John Hoerner (C) Larry Pantoja, James Cargile, John Walker | |
| 13:07 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 12:50 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 44-53 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Charles Isaac snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | John Hoerner steps in front of the Victor Bowles pass | 44-53 |
| 12:00 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Phillip Ruggeri - foul #3 on Phillip Ruggeri, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (SG), Larry Pantoja (SF), John Walker (C) Aaron Cleveland, Charles Augustus, John Hoerner | |
| 12:00 | Ohio | Lynn Hough makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 12:00 | Ohio | Lynn Hough makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 11:37 | Ball State | Adam Williams is hacked by James Wheeler - foul #2 on James Wheeler, team foul #2 | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Isaac (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Bowles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 11 pts. C - John Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Ball State | Victor Bowles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-55 |
| 10:58 | Ohio | Victor Bowles is called for the reach on James Wheeler - foul #1 on Victor Bowles, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG) James Wheeler | |
| 10:41 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Pantoja | 44-58 |
| 10:20 | Ball State | Adam Williams makes the floater from the free throw line | 46-58 |
| 09:58 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 46-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Bethune (SF), Douglas Eason (PF), James Hunsucker (C) Charles Isaac, Phillip Ruggeri, Victor Bowles | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (SG), John Hoerner (C) Aaron Cleveland, John Walker | |
| 09:46 | Ball State | Larry Pantoja is called for the reach on Donald Bethune - foul #1 on Larry Pantoja, team foul #3 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Snelson (SG) Adam Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 09:40 | Ball State | Donald Bethune misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 09:39 | Ohio | John Hoerner snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| 09:23 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 46-58 |
| 09:22 | Ohio | Lynn Hough snags the offensive board | 46-58 |
| 09:13 | Ohio | Mark Doxey is hacked by Oscar Danek - foul #2 on Oscar Danek, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harry Hodgson (SG) Oscar Danek | |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), Charles Augustus (SF), James Cargile (PF), John Walker (C) James Wheeler, Larry Pantoja, Lynn Hough, John Hoerner | |
| 09:02 | Ohio | James Hunsucker steals the ball from Mark Doxey | 46-58 |
| 08:46 | Ball State | Donald Bethune hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 08:44 | Ohio | John Walker grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 08:22 | Ohio | Charles Augustus is hacked by James Hunsucker - foul #1 on James Hunsucker, team foul #6 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (SG), Charles Isaac (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF), Victor Bowles (C) Harry Hodgson, Donald Bethune, Douglas Eason, James Hunsucker | |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Pantoja (SF), Lynn Hough (PF), John Hoerner (C) Charles Augustus, James Cargile, John Walker | |
| 08:00 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses long on a runner in the paint | 46-58 |
| 07:58 | Ball State | Victor Bowles snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | Victor Bowles can't throw it down but he's fouled by Lynn Hough - foul #2 on Lynn Hough, team foul #4 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG) Victor Snelson | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), John Walker (C) Aaron Cleveland, John Hoerner | |
| 07:45 | Ball State | Victor Bowles makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | Victor Bowles makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:22 | Ohio | Lynn Hough scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by James Wheeler | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Isaac (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Bowles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Doxey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 13 pts. C - John Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Adam Williams misses badly on a runner near the basket | 48-60 |
| 07:06 | Ohio | James Wheeler gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 06:37 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Phillip Ruggeri - foul #4 on Phillip Ruggeri, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), John Hoerner (C) James Wheeler, John Walker | |
| 06:37 | Ohio | Lynn Hough makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 06:37 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 06:37 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Victor Bowles | 48-61 |
| 06:18 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-61 |
| 06:17 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri snags the offensive board | 48-61 |
| 06:01 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Danek | 50-61 |
| 05:39 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Eason (PF), Donald Bethune (C) Phillip Ruggeri, Victor Bowles | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Charles Augustus (SF), James Cargile (PF), John Walker (C) Mark Doxey, Larry Pantoja, Lynn Hough, John Hoerner | |
| 05:19 | Ball State | Donald Bethune misses the jumper from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 05:17 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Cargile | 50-61 |
| 05:11 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-61 |
| 05:10 | Ohio | Charles Augustus misses the tip | 50-61 |
| 05:09 | Ball State | Douglas Eason pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 04:52 | Ball State | Oscar Danek buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Adam Williams | 53-61 |
| 04:37 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland misses badly on a floater from the right side | 53-61 |
| 04:35 | Ball State | Douglas Eason grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 04:16 | Ball State | Charles Augustus is called for the reach on Douglas Eason - foul #1 on Charles Augustus, team foul #5 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Snelson (PG), Harry Hodgson (SG), Phillip Ruggeri (PF), Victor Bowles (C) Oscar Danek, Adam Williams, Charles Isaac, Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), Larry Pantoja (SF), Lynn Hough (PF), John Hoerner (C) James Wheeler, Charles Augustus, James Cargile, John Walker | |
| 03:58 | Ball State | Harry Hodgson scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Bethune | 55-61 |
| 03:45 | Ohio | Mark Doxey makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Aaron Cleveland | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:24 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Larry Pantoja - foul #2 on Larry Pantoja, team foul #6 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Walker (C) John Hoerner | |
| 03:24 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 03:24 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri misses the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 03:24 | Ohio | John Walker grabs the board | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Snelson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harry Hodgson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Bethune (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Victor Bowles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Cleveland (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Pantoja (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 14 pts. C - John Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Ohio | Lynn Hough lays it up and in on a great pass from John Walker | 56-66 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Adam Williams (SG), Charles Isaac (SF) Victor Snelson, Harry Hodgson, Donald Bethune | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (SG), James Cargile (PF), John Hoerner (C) Aaron Cleveland, Lynn Hough, John Walker | |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Charles Isaac misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri tips it but misses | 56-66 |
| 02:37 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri grabs the offensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 02:21 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 02:20 | Ball State | Victor Bowles tips it in | 58-66 |
| 02:00 | Ohio | James Cargile drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by James Wheeler | 58-68 |
| 01:50 | Ball State | Larry Pantoja takes the ball from Victor Bowles | 58-68 |
| 01:28 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Wheeler | 58-71 |
| 01:21 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 58-71 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Williams | 58-71 |
| 01:04 | Ball State | Victor Bowles misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 58-71 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Phillip Ruggeri tips it home | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Ohio | James Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Charles Isaac - foul #1 on Charles Isaac, team foul #8 | 60-71 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), Charles Augustus (SF), Lynn Hough (PF), John Walker (C) Mark Doxey, Larry Pantoja, James Cargile, John Hoerner | |
| 00:57 | Ohio | James Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:57 | Ohio | James Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:57 | Ball State | Douglas Eason pulls down the rebound | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Ball State | Douglas Eason makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Victor Snelson and he's fouled by John Walker - foul #1 on John Walker, team foul #7 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), Larry Pantoja (SF) James Wheeler, Charles Augustus | |
| 00:51 | Ball State | Douglas Eason misses the free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:51 | Ohio | Lynn Hough grabs the board | 62-72 |
| 00:49 | Ohio | Lynn Hough is hacked by Victor Snelson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Snelson, team foul #9 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Charles Augustus (SF) Mark Doxey, Larry Pantoja | |
| 00:49 | Ohio | Lynn Hough makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:49 | Ohio | Lynn Hough makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Douglas Eason loses the dribble to John Walker | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Ohio | Victor Snelson steals the ball from James Wheeler in the backcourt | 62-74 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Donald Bethune misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Charles Augustus - foul #2 on Charles Augustus, team foul #8 | 62-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), Larry Pantoja (SF) James Wheeler, Charles Augustus | |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Donald Bethune makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Donald Bethune misses the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:34 | Ohio | John Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 63-74 |
| 00:05 | Ohio | The jump hook by Lynn Hough is blocked by Douglas Eason | 63-74 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | James Hunsucker grabs the defensive rebound | 63-74 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | James Hunsucker misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 63-74 |