| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fresh) SG - Eric Fink (fresh) SF - Mohammad Scott (fresh) PF - Willie Dougherty (fresh) C - Jamie Pyatt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Wade Belser (fresh) SG - James Sawyer (fresh) SF - James Klingler (fresh) PF - Otto Campion (fresh) C - Daniel Massey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Otto Campion wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio | James Sawyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Jamie Pyatt - foul #1 on Jamie Pyatt, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Ohio | James Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:41 | Ohio | James Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Ohio | James Sawyer makes the 3rd free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Ball State | Eric Fink misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty tips it in | 2-3 |
| 19:10 | Ohio | Otto Campion knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by James Klingler | 2-5 |
| 18:53 | Ball State | Daniel Massey denies the turnaround by Eric Fink | 2-5 |
| 18:51 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Otto Campion | 2-5 |
| 18:30 | Ohio | James Sawyer buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Daniel Massey | 2-8 |
| 18:12 | Ball State | Wade Belser steals the ball from Eric Fink | 2-8 |
| 18:09 | Ohio | Wade Belser banks in the layup | 2-10 |
| 17:52 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mohammad Scott | 4-10 |
| 17:47 | Ohio | Gerard Stansbury is called for the reach on Daniel Massey - foul #1 on Gerard Stansbury, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Milam (SG), Robby Euler (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Glenn Spinks (C) James Sawyer, James Klingler, Otto Campion, Daniel Massey | |
| 17:23 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Wade Belser and he's hacked by Mohammad Scott - foul #1 on Mohammad Scott, team foul #3 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee (PF) Willie Dougherty | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:23 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks makes the free throw | 4-13 |
| 17:06 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-13 |
| 17:05 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury misses the tip | 4-13 |
| 17:03 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks gets the rebound | 4-13 |
| 16:52 | Ohio | Jamie Pyatt steals it from Glenn Spinks | 4-13 |
| 16:48 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-13 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG), Douglas Dotson (SF), Patrick Blackmer (C) Eric Fink, Mohammad Scott, Jamie Pyatt | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Sawyer (PG), Otto Campion (PF) Wade Belser, Kenneth Johnson | |
| 16:19 | Ohio | James Sawyer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-13 |
| 16:18 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee pulls down the rebound | 4-13 |
| 15:57 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-13 |
| Subs | Ball State | Willie Dougherty (PF) Jeffrey Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Klingler (SF), Daniel Massey (C) Robby Euler, Glenn Spinks | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Travis (fresh) SF - Douglas Dotson (fresh) PF - Willie Dougherty (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Blackmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Sawyer (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Milam (fresh) SF - James Klingler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Otto Campion (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Massey (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Ohio | James Sawyer buries a 3 from the left wing | 4-16 |
| 15:20 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-16 |
| 15:19 | Ohio | Daniel Massey pulls down the rebound | 4-16 |
| 15:10 | Ohio | James Klingler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-16 |
| 15:09 | Ohio | Daniel Massey misses the tip | 4-16 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty grabs the defensive rebound | 4-16 |
| 14:50 | Ball State | Daniel Travis misses long on a 3 from straight away | 4-16 |
| 14:49 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Daniel Massey | 4-16 |
| 14:45 | Ohio | James Sawyer buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Milam | 4-18 |
| 14:32 | Ball State | Daniel Travis misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-18 |
| 14:31 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson tips it home | 6-18 |
| 14:07 | Ohio | Daniel Massey slams it home on a nice dish by James Sawyer | 6-20 |
| 13:48 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson misses the lay-in | 6-20 |
| 13:47 | Ohio | Daniel Massey grabs the board | 6-20 |
| 13:30 | Ohio | Ronald Milam hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 6-20 |
| 13:28 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty gets the rebound | 6-20 |
| 13:23 | Ball State | Daniel Travis is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Travis, team foul #4 | 6-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (SG), Mohammad Scott (SF), Jeffrey Lee (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Daniel Travis, Douglas Dotson, Willie Dougherty, Patrick Blackmer | |
| Subs | Ohio | Wade Belser (PG), Robby Euler (SG), Anthony Swan (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Glenn Spinks (C) James Sawyer, Ronald Milam, James Klingler, Otto Campion, Daniel Massey | |
| 13:06 | Ohio | Anthony Swan is called for traveling | 6-20 |
| 12:44 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Lee | 9-20 |
| 12:30 | Ohio | Wade Belser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-20 |
| 12:19 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 9-20 |
| 11:59 | Ohio | Kenneth Johnson double dribbles | 9-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Dotson (SF) Gerard Stansbury | |
| Subs | Ohio | Daniel Sammons (C) Glenn Spinks | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Fink (fresh) SG - Mohammad Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Dotson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) C - Jamie Pyatt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Wade Belser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robby Euler (fresh) SF - Anthony Swan (fresh) PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) C - Daniel Sammons (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-20 |
| 11:44 | Ohio | Wade Belser gets the rebound | 9-20 |
| 11:38 | Ohio | Wade Belser is hacked by Mohammad Scott - foul #2 on Mohammad Scott, team foul #5 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ed Hull (SG) Mohammad Scott | |
| Subs | Ohio | Otto Campion (PF) Kenneth Johnson | |
| 11:25 | Ohio | Anthony Swan knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robby Euler and the foul's on Jamie Pyatt - foul #2 on Jamie Pyatt, team foul #6 | 9-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG) Jamie Pyatt | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Klingler (SF) Robby Euler | |
| 11:25 | Ohio | Anthony Swan misses the free throw | 9-22 |
| 11:25 | Ohio | Otto Campion pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-22 |
| 10:59 | Ohio | Wade Belser connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Swan | 9-25 |
| 10:38 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Gerard Stansbury and he's hacked by Daniel Sammons - foul #1 on Daniel Sammons, team foul #1 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG), Willie Dougherty (PF) Eric Fink, Douglas Dotson | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Sawyer (PG), Ronald Milam (SG), Glenn Spinks (C) Wade Belser, Anthony Swan, Otto Campion | |
| 10:38 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee makes the free throw | 12-25 |
| 10:19 | Ohio | James Sawyer is alone and drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Klingler | 12-27 |
| 10:05 | Ball State | Glenn Spinks is called for the reach on Gerard Stansbury - foul #1 on Glenn Spinks, team foul #2 | 12-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer (C) Jeffrey Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robby Euler (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF) James Klingler, Daniel Sammons | |
| 09:56 | Ball State | James Sawyer is called for the reach on Gerard Stansbury - foul #1 on James Sawyer, team foul #3 | 12-27 |
| 09:38 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer is fouled on the floor by Glenn Spinks - foul #2 on Glenn Spinks, team foul #4 | 12-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Dotson (SF) Ed Hull | |
| Subs | Ohio | Daniel Massey (C) Glenn Spinks | |
| 09:24 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Blackmer | 14-27 |
| 09:04 | Ohio | James Sawyer scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robby Euler | 14-30 |
| 08:44 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-30 |
| 08:42 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Sawyer | 14-30 |
| 08:22 | Ohio | Ronald Milam is fouled on the floor by Douglas Dotson - foul #1 on Douglas Dotson, team foul #7 | 14-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (PG), Ed Hull (SG), Jeffrey Lee (PF) Gerard Stansbury, Daniel Travis, Willie Dougherty | |
| Subs | Ohio | Wade Belser (PG), James Klingler (SF), Otto Campion (PF), Daniel Sammons (C) James Sawyer, Robby Euler, Kenneth Johnson, Daniel Massey | |
| 08:22 | Ohio | Ronald Milam makes the 1st free throw | 14-31 |
| 08:22 | Ohio | Ronald Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 14-32 |
| 08:10 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee is whistled for traveling | 14-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Swan (SG) Ronald Milam | |
| 07:59 | Ohio | Eric Fink is called for the reach on Wade Belser - foul #1 on Eric Fink, team foul #8 | 14-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG) Douglas Dotson | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 07:59 | Ohio | Wade Belser misses the 1st free throw | 14-32 |
| 07:59 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 14-32 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-32 |
| 07:43 | Ball State | Ed Hull snags the offensive board | 14-32 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Fink (fresh) SF - Ed Hull (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Blackmer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Wade Belser (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Swan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Klingler (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Otto Campion (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Sammons (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-32 |
| 07:29 | Ohio | Daniel Sammons pulls down the rebound | 14-32 |
| 07:24 | Ohio | Wade Belser misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-32 |
| 07:23 | Ohio | Otto Campion snags the offensive board | 14-32 |
| 07:13 | Ohio | James Klingler hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Wade Belser | 14-35 |
| 07:01 | Ball State | James Klingler steals the ball from Patrick Blackmer | 14-35 |
| 06:53 | Ohio | Wade Belser can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-35 |
| 06:52 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer grabs the board | 14-35 |
| 06:41 | Ball State | Eric Fink can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 14-35 |
| 06:40 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Otto Campion | 14-35 |
| 06:22 | Ohio | Wade Belser drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Klingler | 14-38 |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 14-38 |
| 06:12 | Ohio | Daniel Sammons grabs the board | 14-38 |
| 05:53 | Ohio | Anthony Swan buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Wade Belser | 14-40 |
| 05:35 | Ball State | Eric Fink scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Lee | 17-40 |
| 05:21 | Ohio | James Klingler is whistled for a carry | 17-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG), Douglas Dotson (SF), Willie Dougherty (PF) Eric Fink, Ed Hull, Patrick Blackmer | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Sawyer (PG), Ronald Milam (SG), Robby Euler (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Daniel Massey (C) Wade Belser, Anthony Swan, James Klingler, Otto Campion, Daniel Sammons | |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by James Sawyer - foul #2 on James Sawyer, team foul #5 | 17-40 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee makes the 1st free throw | 18-40 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 19-40 |
| 04:42 | Ohio | Jeffrey Lee is called for the reach on Kenneth Johnson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lee, team foul #9 | 19-40 |
| 04:42 | Ohio | Kenneth Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 19-41 |
| 04:42 | Ohio | Kenneth Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-42 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 19-42 |
| 04:21 | Ohio | Daniel Massey gets the rebound | 19-42 |
| 03:56 | Ohio | Daniel Massey makes the fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Douglas Dotson - foul #2 on Douglas Dotson, team foul #10 | 19-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (SG), Mohammad Scott (SF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Gerard Stansbury, Willie Dougherty, Jeffrey Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio | Wade Belser (PG) Robby Euler | |
| 03:56 | Ohio | Daniel Massey misses the free throw | 19-44 |
| 03:56 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-44 |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Ronald Milam blocks the short jumper by Jamie Pyatt | 19-44 |
| 03:37 | Ball State | Eric Fink hits the follow up shot | 21-44 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Daniel Travis (fresh) SG - Eric Fink (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mohammad Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Dotson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Pyatt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Wade Belser (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Sawyer (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Milam (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Massey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Ohio | James Sawyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-44 |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt grabs the board | 21-44 |
| 03:00 | Ball State | Eric Fink hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Travis | 23-44 |
| 02:46 | Ohio | Eric Fink picks off the pass by James Sawyer | 23-44 |
| 02:32 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson loses the ball out of bounds | 23-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG), Ed Hull (SG), Willie Dougherty (PF) Daniel Travis, Eric Fink, Douglas Dotson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robby Euler (SG), James Klingler (SF), Otto Campion (PF), Glenn Spinks (C) James Sawyer, Ronald Milam, Kenneth Johnson, Daniel Massey | |
| 02:11 | Ohio | James Klingler misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-44 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt gets the rebound | 23-44 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gerard Stansbury and the foul's on Glenn Spinks - foul #3 on Glenn Spinks, team foul #6 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee (SF) Mohammad Scott | |
| Subs | Ohio | Daniel Massey (C) Glenn Spinks | |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty misses the free throw | 25-44 |
| 02:03 | Ohio | Daniel Massey snags the defensive board | 25-44 |
| 01:46 | Ohio | Wade Belser can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-44 |
| 01:45 | Ohio | Daniel Massey tips it in | 25-46 |
| 01:22 | Ball State | Ed Hull's pass is intercepted by Robby Euler | 25-46 |
| 01:00 | Ohio | Otto Campion hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wade Belser | 25-48 |
| 00:51 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 25-48 |
| 00:49 | Ohio | James Klingler pulls down the rebound | 25-48 |
| 00:33 | Ohio | Daniel Massey can't connect on an uncontested jumper from close range | 25-48 |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Ed Hull grabs the board | 25-48 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty is hacked by James Klingler - foul #1 on James Klingler, team foul #7 | 25-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (PG), Eric Fink (SG), Mohammad Scott (SF), Douglas Dotson (C) Gerard Stansbury, Ed Hull, Jeffrey Lee, Jamie Pyatt | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Sawyer (SG), Ronald Milam (SF), Daniel Sammons (C) Robby Euler, James Klingler, Daniel Massey | |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty misses the 1st free throw | 25-48 |
| 00:28 | Ohio | Daniel Sammons gets the rebound | 25-48 |
| 00:04 | Ohio | Douglas Dotson denies the turnaround by Ronald Milam | 25-48 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty snags the defensive board | 25-48 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 25-48 |