| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Troy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Byron Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin King (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Prill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Chamlee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Shepherd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Justin King inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Ball State | Troy Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-34 |
| 19:15 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Andrew Walker | 26-37 |
| 18:59 | Ball State | Justin King is hacked by Andrew Walker - foul #1 on Andrew Walker, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| 18:48 | Ball State | John Chamlee's pass is intercepted by James Shepherd | 26-37 |
| 18:28 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by James Paulsen | 26-39 |
| 18:19 | Ball State | Donald Prill clanks a jumper from the left side | 26-39 |
| 18:18 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 18:07 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-39 |
| 18:06 | Ball State | Byron Barnes gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | Andrew Walker steals the ball from Donald Prill | 26-39 |
| 17:57 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Walker | 26-41 |
| 17:35 | Ball State | Donald Prill is fouled on the floor by James Paulsen - foul #2 on James Paulsen, team foul #2 | 26-41 |
| 17:23 | Ball State | Justin King knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Troy Davis | 28-41 |
| 17:14 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker is fouled on the floor by Justin King - foul #2 on Justin King, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan (SF) Andrew Walker | |
| 16:54 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Donald Prill pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 16:35 | Ball State | Justin King scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 16:17 | UC Irvine | Byron Barnes takes the ball from Carl Jordan | 31-41 |
| 15:56 | Ball State | Troy Davis is fouled on the floor by Steven Smith - foul #2 on Steven Smith, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| 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 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (PG), Michael Bobadilla (SG), Andrew Walker (SF), Robin Keech (C) Steven Smith, Ronald McCants, James Paulsen, James Shepherd | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) SG - Dan Creason (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Virgil Pearson (fresh) PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) C - Lester Lee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Richard Barcus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Bobadilla (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robin Keech (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Dan Creason banks in the layup and the foul's on Carl Jordan - foul #1 on Carl Jordan, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Dan Creason makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 15:29 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker is fouled on the floor by Lester Lee - foul #1 on Lester Lee, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| 15:22 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Carl Jordan, team foul #5 | 34-41 |
| 15:02 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher drills a shot from the right side | 36-41 |
| 14:35 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 14:34 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus tips it in | 36-43 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Michael Bobadilla is called for the reach on Lester Lee - foul #2 on Michael Bobadilla, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| 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 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Ronald McCants (SG), James Paulsen (PF), James Shepherd (C) Richard Barcus, Michael Bobadilla, Carl Jordan, Robin Keech | |
| 13:58 | Ball State | John Chamlee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-43 |
| 13:57 | Ball State | Donald Prill grabs the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 13:43 | Ball State | Justin King misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 13:42 | Ball State | Justin King tips it back up and in | 38-43 |
| 13:25 | UC Irvine | Donald Prill is called for the reach on James Paulsen - foul #2 on Donald Prill, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan (SF) Andrew Walker | |
| 13:02 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants is fouled on the floor by Byron Barnes - foul #2 on Byron Barnes, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| 12:42 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Ronald McCants | 38-45 |
| 12:23 | Ball State | Justin King buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Byron Barnes | 41-45 |
| 12:07 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Steven Smith | 41-48 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | Donald Prill misses badly on a floater from the left side | 41-48 |
| 11:58 | Ball State | John Chamlee tips it home | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Troy Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Byron Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Justin King (fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Prill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Chamlee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald McCants (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Paulsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Shepherd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:46 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan is hacked by Troy Davis - foul #1 on Troy Davis, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Dan Creason (SG) Troy Davis, Byron Barnes | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (PG), Michael Bobadilla (SG), Andrew Walker (SF), Robin Keech (C) Steven Smith, Ronald McCants, James Paulsen, James Shepherd | |
| 11:32 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus's fadeaway is rejected by John Chamlee | 43-48 |
| 11:31 | Ball State | Justin King pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 11:11 | Ball State | Robin Keech picks off the pass by Dan Creason | 43-48 |
| 11:01 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus loses the dribble to Dan Creason | 43-48 |
| 10:46 | Ball State | John Chamlee misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Robin Keech - foul #2 on Robin Keech, team foul #7 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Virgil Pearson (SF), Arthur Brown (PF) Justin King, Donald Prill | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Frazier (PF) Carl Jordan | |
| 10:46 | Ball State | John Chamlee misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:46 | Ball State | John Chamlee makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:28 | UC Irvine | David Frazier misses long on a shot from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 10:27 | Ball State | Arthur Brown snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 10:12 | Ball State | Dan Creason misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 10:10 | UC Irvine | David Frazier snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 10:04 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Bobadilla | 44-51 |
| 09:53 | Ball State | Dan Creason is hacked by David Frazier - foul #1 on David Frazier, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Troy Davis (PG), Donald Prill (PF), Lester Lee (C) Shawn Boucher, Arthur Brown, John Chamlee | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Ronald McCants (SG), James Paulsen (PF), James Shepherd (C) Michael Bobadilla, Andrew Walker, David Frazier, Robin Keech | |
| 09:53 | Ball State | Dan Creason misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:53 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 09:38 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus is fouled on the floor by Dan Creason - foul #2 on Dan Creason, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Byron Barnes (SG), Justin King (SF) Dan Creason, Virgil Pearson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 09:27 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants clanks a 3 from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 09:25 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus tips it back up and in | 44-53 |
| 09:11 | Ball State | Donald Prill scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Lester Lee | 46-53 |
| 08:52 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan (SF) Richard Barcus | |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Byron Barnes is hacked by Ronald McCants - foul #1 on Ronald McCants, team foul #9 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker (SF) Carl Jordan | |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Byron Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Byron Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 08:21 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Steven Smith | 48-55 |
| 07:57 | Ball State | James Shepherd takes the ball from Lester Lee | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Troy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Byron Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Justin King (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Prill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Lee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Walker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Shepherd (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:44 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen comes up short on the floater near the basket | 48-55 |
| 07:43 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker snags the offensive board | 48-55 |
| 07:24 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Steven Smith | 48-58 |
| 07:02 | Ball State | Troy Davis can't finish the layup | 48-58 |
| 07:01 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| 06:42 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith loses the dribble to Donald Prill | 48-58 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Justin King clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 48-58 |
| 06:12 | Ball State | Lester Lee tips it back up and in | 50-58 |
| 05:51 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 05:37 | Ball State | Donald Prill hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-61 |
| 05:36 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 05:21 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants misses the lay-in | 50-61 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | Donald Prill gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Justin King knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Prill | 52-61 |
| 04:40 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 04:38 | Ball State | Byron Barnes gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| 04:28 | Ball State | Donald Prill connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Troy Davis | 55-61 |
| 04:09 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen banks in the layup set up by Andrew Walker and the foul's on Troy Davis - foul #2 on Troy Davis, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Dan Creason (SG), Virgil Pearson (SF), Arthur Brown (PF), John Chamlee (C) Troy Davis, Byron Barnes, Justin King, Donald Prill, Lester Lee | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (PG), Michael Bobadilla (SG), Carl Jordan (SF), Robin Keech (C) Steven Smith, Ronald McCants, Andrew Walker, James Shepherd | |
| 04:09 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen makes the free throw | 55-64 |
| 04:00 | Ball State | Dan Creason makes the shot from the right side | 57-64 |
| 03:49 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 03:47 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan hits the follow up shot | 57-66 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dan Creason (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Virgil Pearson (fresh) PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) C - John Chamlee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Richard Barcus (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bobadilla (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Paulsen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Robin Keech (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Ball State | John Chamlee makes the turnaround from close range | 59-66 |
| 03:21 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Barcus | 59-68 |
| 03:03 | Ball State | John Chamlee knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Virgil Pearson | 61-68 |
| 02:44 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 02:43 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson gets the rebound | 61-68 |
| 02:43 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Byron Barnes (SG), Justin King (SF), Donald Prill (PF) Dan Creason, Virgil Pearson, Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Ronald McCants (SG), James Shepherd (C) Richard Barcus, Michael Bobadilla, James Paulsen | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:31 | Ball State | Byron Barnes is fouled on the floor by Ronald McCants - foul #2 on Ronald McCants, team foul #10 | 61-68 |
| 02:31 | Ball State | Byron Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 02:31 | Ball State | Byron Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 02:31 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 62-68 |
| 02:31 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| 02:12 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith jams it on a nice dish by James Shepherd | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:00 | Ball State | Carl Jordan picks off the pass by Justin King | 62-70 |
| 02:00 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Troy Davis (PG) Shawn Boucher | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker (SF), James Paulsen (PF) Carl Jordan, Robin Keech | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:44 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith comes up short on the floater in the paint | 62-70 |
| 01:43 | Ball State | Troy Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | John Chamlee comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Ronald McCants - foul #3 on Ronald McCants, team foul #11 | 62-70 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | John Chamlee makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | John Chamlee makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:12 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker misses long on a jumper near the basket | 64-70 |
| 01:10 | Ball State | John Chamlee gets the rebound | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:02 | Ball State | Justin King loses the dribble to Andrew Walker | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:58 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith is fouled on the floor by Troy Davis - foul #3 on Troy Davis, team foul #8 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan (SF) Andrew Walker | |
| 00:58 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:58 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Ball State | Justin King misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-72 |
| 00:50 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd gets the rebound | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Davis - foul #4 on Troy Davis, team foul #9 | 64-72 |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Justin King misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-74 |
| 00:41 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-74 |
| 00:16 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan grabs the offensive rebound | 64-74 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith runs out the clock | 64-74 |