| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Troy Davis (fresh) SG - Byron Barnes (fresh) SF - Justin King (fresh) PF - Donald Prill (fresh) C - John Chamlee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Joshua King (fresh) SG - Melvin Skipworth (fresh) SF - Johnnie Teeters (fresh) PF - David Baugh (fresh) C - David Hager (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | John Chamlee wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Byron Barnes's floater is tipped away by David Hager | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Sacramento State | David Hager snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Sacramento State | David Baugh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | John Chamlee gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Ball State | Byron Barnes connects on the open floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Justin King | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Sacramento State | Johnnie Teeters loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | Byron Barnes is fouled on the floor by David Hager - foul #1 on David Hager, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Ball State | Byron Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | Sacramento State | Johnnie Teeters misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | John Chamlee snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | John Chamlee knocks in the floater from close range set up by Donald Prill | 4-0 |
| 17:27 | Sacramento State | David Hager comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 17:25 | Ball State | Byron Barnes pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:21 | Ball State | Joshua King is called for the reach on Troy Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua King, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Dan Creason (SG), Virgil Pearson (SF), Arthur Brown (PF), Lester Lee (C) Troy Davis, Byron Barnes, Justin King, Donald Prill, John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Wisner (SG), John Mobley (SF), Walton Johnson (PF) Melvin Skipworth, Johnnie Teeters, David Baugh | |
| 17:02 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson clanks a turnaround in the paint | 4-0 |
| 17:00 | Sacramento State | Walton Johnson snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 16:45 | Sacramento State | William Wisner drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Joshua King | 4-2 |
| 16:43 | Ball State | Lester Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dallas Baird (PG), Jason Hannan (SF) Joshua King, David Hager | |
| 16:34 | Sacramento State | John Mobley banks in the layup | 4-4 |
| 16:06 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:04 | Sacramento State | Walton Johnson snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 15:43 | Sacramento State | Virgil Pearson steps in front of the Walton Johnson pass | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fairly fresh) SG - Dan Creason (fresh) SF - Virgil Pearson (fresh) PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) C - Lester Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Dallas Baird (fresh) SG - William Wisner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Hannan (fresh) PF - John Mobley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Walton Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Ball State | Dan Creason misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 15:29 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson tips it but misses | 4-4 |
| 15:27 | Sacramento State | John Mobley grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 15:05 | Sacramento State | William Wisner's floater is tipped away by Lester Lee | 4-4 |
| 15:04 | Sacramento State | William Wisner grabs the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 14:39 | Sacramento State | Dallas Baird hits a floater from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 14:31 | Ball State | Lester Lee clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-6 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | Dan Creason tips it back up and in | 6-6 |
| 14:13 | Sacramento State | Jason Hannan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 14:12 | Sacramento State | John Mobley tips it home | 6-8 |
| 14:08 | Ball State | Dan Creason is fouled in the backcourt by William Wisner - foul #1 on William Wisner, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Ball State | Troy Davis (PG), Byron Barnes (SG), Justin King (SF), Donald Prill (PF), John Chamlee (C) Shawn Boucher, Dan Creason, Virgil Pearson, Arthur Brown, Lester Lee | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Joshua King (PG), Melvin Skipworth (SG), Johnnie Teeters (SF), David Baugh (PF), David Hager (C) Dallas Baird, William Wisner, Jason Hannan, John Mobley, Walton Johnson | |
| 13:48 | Ball State | Justin King knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Troy Davis | 8-8 |
| 13:33 | Sacramento State | Melvin Skipworth knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua King | 8-11 |
| 13:16 | Ball State | John Chamlee can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 8-11 |
| 13:14 | Ball State | John Chamlee tips it home | 10-11 |
| 12:55 | Sacramento State | Melvin Skipworth is fouled on the floor by Justin King - foul #1 on Justin King, team foul #1 | 10-11 |
| 12:49 | Sacramento State | Melvin Skipworth is hacked by Byron Barnes - foul #1 on Byron Barnes, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| 12:38 | Sacramento State | David Baugh misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 12:36 | Ball State | Byron Barnes snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 12:11 | Ball State | Byron Barnes misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-11 |
| 12:10 | Sacramento State | David Hager grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 11:52 | Sacramento State | Melvin Skipworth loses the dribble to Justin King | 10-11 |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Justin King hits the finger roll | 12-11 |
| 11:24 | Sacramento State | David Baugh lays it up and in set up by Joshua King | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Troy Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Byron Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Prill (fairly fresh) C - John Chamlee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Joshua King (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Melvin Skipworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnnie Teeters (fairly fresh) PF - David Baugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Hager (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Ball State | Byron Barnes is called for traveling in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Randolph (PG), Gary Bright (SG), Virgil Pearson (SF), Arthur Brown (C) Troy Davis, Byron Barnes, Justin King, John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dallas Baird (PG), William Wisner (SG), Jason Hannan (SF), Walton Johnson (PF) Joshua King, Melvin Skipworth, Johnnie Teeters, David Baugh | |
| 11:17 | Sacramento State | William Wisner scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dallas Baird | 12-15 |
| 11:13 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| 10:48 | Sacramento State | William Wisner misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-15 |
| 10:46 | Sacramento State | David Hager misses the tip | 12-15 |
| 10:44 | Sacramento State | Jason Hannan tips it in | 12-17 |
| 10:42 | Ball State | Edmund Randolph throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-17 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dan Creason (SG), Lester Lee (C) Gary Bright, Donald Prill | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Baugh (PF) David Hager | |
| 10:31 | Sacramento State | William Wisner can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Edmund Randolph - foul #1 on Edmund Randolph, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Mobley (PF) David Baugh | |
| 10:31 | Sacramento State | William Wisner makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:31 | Sacramento State | William Wisner makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:16 | Ball State | Dan Creason can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-19 |
| 10:15 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson tips it but misses | 12-19 |
| 10:14 | Ball State | Arthur Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:58 | Ball State | Arthur Brown blows the dunk | 12-19 |
| 09:57 | Sacramento State | William Wisner pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:39 | Sacramento State | Jason Hannan clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-19 |
| 09:37 | Sacramento State | Dallas Baird gets the offensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:24 | Sacramento State | John Mobley clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Arthur Brown - foul #1 on Arthur Brown, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | Troy Davis (PG), Byron Barnes (SG), Justin King (SF), John Chamlee (C) Edmund Randolph, Dan Creason, Arthur Brown, Lester Lee | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Joshua King (PG), Joe Soboleski (SG), Johnnie Teeters (SF), David Baugh (PF) Dallas Baird, William Wisner, Jason Hannan, Walton Johnson | |
| 09:24 | Sacramento State | John Mobley makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:24 | Sacramento State | John Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:09 | Ball State | John Chamlee misses the floater from the left side | 12-21 |
| 09:08 | Sacramento State | Johnnie Teeters gets the rebound | 12-21 |
| 08:46 | Sacramento State | John Mobley scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Joshua King | 12-23 |
| 08:29 | Ball State | John Chamlee scores on a floater from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 08:13 | Sacramento State | Joe Soboleski's fadeaway is rejected by Virgil Pearson | 14-23 |
| 08:12 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson grabs the board | 14-23 |
| 08:07 | Ball State | Byron Barnes is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Soboleski - foul #1 on Joe Soboleski, team foul #4 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Dan Creason (SG), Donald Prill (PF) Troy Davis, Byron Barnes, Virgil Pearson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dallas Baird (PG), Melvin Skipworth (SG), William Wisner (SF), David Hager (C) Joshua King, Joe Soboleski, Johnnie Teeters, John Mobley | |
| 08:00 | Ball State | Justin King is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Shawn Boucher | 17-23 |
| 07:47 | Sacramento State | William Wisner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lester Lee (C) John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Walton Johnson (PF) David Baugh | |
| 07:21 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Justin King | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Creason (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Prill (fresh) C - Lester Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Dallas Baird (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Skipworth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Wisner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walton Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Hager (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Sacramento State | William Wisner buries a shot from the baseline | 19-25 |
| 06:53 | Ball State | Dan Creason loses the dribble to David Hager | 19-25 |
| 06:36 | Sacramento State | Melvin Skipworth misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-25 |
| 06:34 | Ball State | Donald Prill snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 06:11 | Ball State | Dan Creason connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Donald Prill | 21-25 |
| 05:54 | Sacramento State | Walton Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 21-25 |
| 05:52 | Ball State | Lester Lee pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:48 | Ball State | Justin King is hacked by William Wisner in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Wisner, team foul #5 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Troy Davis (PG), Byron Barnes (SG), Virgil Pearson (SF), Arthur Brown (PF), John Chamlee (C) Shawn Boucher, Dan Creason, Justin King, Donald Prill, Lester Lee | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Joshua King (PG), Jason Hannan (SG), Johnnie Teeters (SF), David Baugh (PF) Dallas Baird, Melvin Skipworth, William Wisner, Walton Johnson | |
| 05:29 | Ball State | Troy Davis misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 05:27 | Ball State | Byron Barnes grabs the offensive board | 21-25 |
| 05:11 | Ball State | Byron Barnes misses the lay-in | 21-25 |
| 05:09 | Sacramento State | David Hager gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 04:46 | Sacramento State | Jason Hannan scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua King | 21-27 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | Byron Barnes is hacked by Jason Hannan - foul #1 on Jason Hannan, team foul #6 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Prill (PF) Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Mobley (C) David Hager | |
| 04:12 | Ball State | Byron Barnes makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-27 |
| 03:55 | Sacramento State | Jason Hannan buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua King | 24-30 |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Jason Hannan steals the ball from Virgil Pearson | 24-30 |
| 03:37 | Sacramento State | Joshua King lays it in on a nice dish by Jason Hannan | 24-32 |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Donald Prill can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on John Mobley - foul #1 on John Mobley, team foul #7 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Gary Bright (SG), Justin King (SF), Lester Lee (C) Troy Davis, Byron Barnes, Virgil Pearson, John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dallas Baird (PG), Melvin Skipworth (SG), William Wisner (SF), Walton Johnson (PF), David Hager (C) Joshua King, Jason Hannan, Johnnie Teeters, David Baugh, John Mobley | |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Donald Prill makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Donald Prill makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Bright (fresh) SF - Justin King (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Prill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lester Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Dallas Baird (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Skipworth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Wisner (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Walton Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Hager (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Sacramento State | Melvin Skipworth clanks a floater from the left side | 26-32 |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Gary Bright grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 03:01 | Ball State | Gary Bright loses the dribble to Melvin Skipworth in the backcourt | 26-32 |
| 02:48 | Sacramento State | Melvin Skipworth misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 02:47 | Ball State | Lester Lee grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 02:42 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Justin King | 29-32 |
| 02:27 | Sacramento State | David Hager can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 02:25 | Ball State | Donald Prill pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 02:18 | Ball State | Donald Prill can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 29-32 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Lester Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Justin King is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Shawn Boucher | 31-32 |
| 01:51 | Sacramento State | David Hager lays it in set up by William Wisner and he's hacked by Shawn Boucher - foul #1 on Shawn Boucher, team foul #5 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Randolph (PG), Dan Creason (SG), Virgil Pearson (SF), Arthur Brown (PF), John Chamlee (C) Shawn Boucher, Gary Bright, Justin King, Donald Prill, Lester Lee | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jason Hannan (PG), Joe Soboleski (SG), Johnnie Teeters (SF), John Mobley (PF) Dallas Baird, Melvin Skipworth, William Wisner, Walton Johnson | |
| 01:51 | Sacramento State | David Hager misses the free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Arthur Brown pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 01:40 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson misses the easy layup | 31-34 |
| 01:39 | Ball State | Dan Creason snags the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Edmund Randolph makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Brown | 34-34 |
| 01:13 | Sacramento State | Virgil Pearson is called for the reach on Johnnie Teeters - foul #1 on Virgil Pearson, team foul #6 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Troy Davis (PG), Byron Barnes (SG) Edmund Randolph, Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Joshua King (PG), David Baugh (PF) Joe Soboleski, David Hager | |
| 01:08 | Sacramento State | David Baugh makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua King | 34-37 |
| 00:54 | Ball State | Jason Hannan is called for the reach on Byron Barnes - foul #2 on Jason Hannan, team foul #8 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Walton Johnson (C) John Mobley | |
| 00:54 | Ball State | Byron Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 00:54 | Ball State | Byron Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 00:34 | Sacramento State | Joshua King is hacked by Troy Davis - foul #1 on Troy Davis, team foul #7 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin King (SF), Arthur Brown (C) Dan Creason, John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Wisner (SG) Johnnie Teeters | |
| 00:34 | Sacramento State | Joshua King makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:34 | Sacramento State | Joshua King misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Arthur Brown grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Troy Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-38 |
| 00:29 | Sacramento State | Jason Hannan snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Walton Johnson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-40 |