| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) SF - Michael Walla (fresh) PF - Marshall Warnick (fresh) C - Paul Hollandsworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jeffrey Collins (fresh) SG - Warren Patao (fresh) SF - Douglas Yarbrough (fresh) PF - Joseph Guthrie (fresh) C - David Curtis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Douglas Yarbrough | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Marshall Warnick - foul #1 on Marshall Warnick, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Ball State | John Marx tips it back up and in | 2-3 |
| 18:58 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Curtis | 2-6 |
| 18:46 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by John Marx | 4-6 |
| 18:34 | Long Beach State | Richard Nevarez takes the ball from Douglas Yarbrough | 4-6 |
| 18:14 | Ball State | John Marx misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 18:12 | Long Beach State | David Curtis gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:53 | Long Beach State | David Curtis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Douglas Yarbrough | 4-8 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | John Marx hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 17:37 | Long Beach State | David Curtis gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 17:31 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 17:30 | Long Beach State | Joseph Guthrie hits the follow up shot | 4-10 |
| 17:10 | Ball State | Michael Walla scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Marx | 6-10 |
| 16:58 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Douglas Yarbrough | 6-13 |
| 16:33 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-13 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (SF), Matthew Welty (PF), Terence Dupuy (C) Michael Walla, Marshall Warnick, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt (PF) Joseph Guthrie | |
| 16:11 | Long Beach State | David Curtis lays it in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Collins | 6-15 |
| 15:49 | Ball State | John Marx misses short on a 3 from straight away | 6-15 |
| 15:47 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt grabs the defensive rebound | 6-15 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Lee (fresh) PF - Matthew Welty (fresh) C - Terence Dupuy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jeffrey Collins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Patao (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Boldt (fresh) C - David Curtis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Warren Patao | 6-17 |
| 15:27 | Ball State | John Marx loses the dribble to Jeffrey Collins | 6-17 |
| 15:24 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins dunks the ball | 6-19 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | John Marx hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 6-19 |
| 15:11 | Ball State | Matthew Welty misses the tip | 6-19 |
| 15:10 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins gets the rebound | 6-19 |
| 14:58 | Long Beach State | David Curtis misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Terence Dupuy - foul #1 on Terence Dupuy, team foul #2 | 6-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (SG), Michael Walla (SF), Marshall Warnick (PF) John Marx, Richard Nevarez, Terence Dupuy | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Patrick (SG) Warren Patao | |
| 14:58 | Long Beach State | David Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 6-20 |
| 14:58 | Long Beach State | David Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 6-21 |
| 14:41 | Ball State | William Proctor is fouled on the floor by David Curtis - foul #1 on David Curtis, team foul #1 | 6-21 |
| 14:32 | Ball State | Matthew Welty misses the fadeaway from the left side | 6-21 |
| 14:31 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Ronald Boldt | 6-21 |
| 14:11 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 6-21 |
| 14:09 | Ball State | Eric Lee grabs the board | 6-21 |
| 13:51 | Ball State | The jumper by Marshall Warnick is denied by Douglas Yarbrough | 6-21 |
| 13:50 | Ball State | William Proctor pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-21 |
| 13:38 | Ball State | The jump hook by Matthew Welty is blocked by Ronald Boldt | 6-21 |
| 13:37 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins gets the rebound | 6-21 |
| 13:32 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-21 |
| 13:31 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Marshall Warnick | 6-21 |
| 13:08 | Ball State | William Proctor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Richard Nevarez (SG), Terence Dupuy (SF), Paul Hollandsworth (C) Eric Lee, William Proctor, Michael Walla, Matthew Welty | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Warren Patao (SG), Joseph Guthrie (PF) Douglas Yarbrough, Ronald Boldt | |
| 12:50 | Long Beach State | Richard Nevarez is called for the reach on Joseph Guthrie - foul #1 on Richard Nevarez, team foul #3 | 6-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Howard Allen (PF) Marshall Warnick | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 12:38 | Long Beach State | David Curtis knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Collins | 6-23 |
| 12:19 | Ball State | John Marx drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Nevarez | 9-23 |
| 12:06 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao connects on the floater in the lane set up by Jeffrey Collins | 9-25 |
| 11:38 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez's fadeaway is rejected by David Curtis | 9-25 |
| 11:36 | Long Beach State | David Curtis pulls down the rebound | 9-25 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terence Dupuy (fresh) PF - Howard Allen (fresh) C - Paul Hollandsworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jeffrey Collins (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Patao (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Patrick (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Guthrie (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Curtis (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Long Beach State | Richard Nevarez picks off the pass by Jeffrey Collins in the backcourt | 9-25 |
| 11:12 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-25 |
| 11:10 | Ball State | Howard Allen misses the tip | 9-25 |
| 11:09 | Long Beach State | James Patrick pulls down the rebound | 9-25 |
| 10:45 | Long Beach State | James Patrick's pass is intercepted by Howard Allen | 9-25 |
| 10:25 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy drills a runner in the lane | 11-25 |
| 10:13 | Long Beach State | David Curtis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 11-25 |
| 10:12 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 11-25 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez is fouled on the floor by Warren Patao - foul #1 on Warren Patao, team foul #2 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Walla (SF), Marshall Warnick (PF), Matthew Welty (C) Terence Dupuy, Howard Allen, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland (PG), Michael Straw (SG), Douglas Yarbrough (SF), Ronald Boldt (PF), Charles Hughes (C) Jeffrey Collins, Warren Patao, James Patrick, Joseph Guthrie, David Curtis | |
| 09:38 | Ball State | Michael Walla can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-25 |
| 09:37 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt grabs the board | 11-25 |
| 09:21 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 11-25 |
| 09:20 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt snags the offensive board | 11-25 |
| 09:10 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Welty - foul #1 on Matthew Welty, team foul #4 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (PG) John Marx | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 09:10 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 11-26 |
| 09:10 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 11-27 |
| 08:50 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 11-27 |
| 08:49 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick hits the follow up shot | 13-27 |
| 08:34 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw misses the 3 from straight away | 13-27 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Matthew Welty gets the rebound | 13-27 |
| 08:25 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 13-27 |
| 08:23 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland grabs the board | 13-27 |
| 08:18 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Douglas Yarbrough and the foul's on Eric Lee - foul #1 on Eric Lee, team foul #5 | 13-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (SG) Richard Nevarez | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Warren Patao (SG) Michael Straw | |
| 08:18 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland misses the free throw | 13-29 |
| 08:18 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick snags the defensive board | 13-29 |
| 08:00 | Ball State | Michael Walla misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-29 |
| 07:59 | Ball State | William Proctor hits the follow up shot | 15-29 |
| 07:46 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt lays it up and in | 15-31 |
| 07:26 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick loses the dribble to Warren Patao | 15-31 |
| 07:22 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao can't finish the layup | 15-31 |
| 07:21 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-31 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) SG - William Proctor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Walla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marshall Warnick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Welty (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Milton Cleveland (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Warren Patao (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Boldt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough can't finish the layup | 15-31 |
| 07:10 | Ball State | Michael Walla pulls down the rebound | 15-31 |
| 06:55 | Ball State | Matthew Welty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Richard Nevarez (SG), Terence Dupuy (PF), Paul Hollandsworth (C) William Proctor, Michael Walla, Marshall Warnick, Matthew Welty | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins (PG), Joseph Guthrie (PF), David Curtis (C) Milton Cleveland, Ronald Boldt, Charles Hughes | |
| 06:41 | Long Beach State | John Marx picks off the pass by Douglas Yarbrough | 15-31 |
| 06:20 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Terence Dupuy, team foul #6 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Howard Allen (PF) Terence Dupuy | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 06:04 | Long Beach State | David Curtis is hacked by Paul Hollandsworth - foul #1 on Paul Hollandsworth, team foul #7 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Parente (SF) Eric Lee | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 06:04 | Long Beach State | David Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 15-32 |
| 06:04 | Long Beach State | David Curtis misses the 2nd free throw | 15-32 |
| 06:04 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth gets the rebound | 15-32 |
| 05:50 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Douglas Yarbrough - foul #1 on Douglas Yarbrough, team foul #3 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Marshall Warnick (PF) Howard Allen | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Patrick (SF) Douglas Yarbrough | |
| 05:50 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses the 1st free throw | 15-32 |
| 05:50 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez makes the 2nd free throw | 16-32 |
| 05:32 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins loses the dribble to Richard Nevarez | 16-32 |
| 05:29 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez can't throw it down | 16-32 |
| 05:27 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Collins | 16-32 |
| 05:18 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Collins | 16-35 |
| 05:03 | Ball State | John Marx throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Walla (SF) William Parente | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes (SF) Warren Patao | |
| 04:42 | Long Beach State | David Curtis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-35 |
| 04:40 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 16-35 |
| 04:27 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth's fadeaway is rejected by David Curtis | 16-35 |
| 04:26 | Ball State | Michael Walla grabs the offensive board | 16-35 |
| 04:13 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Paul Hollandsworth, team foul #8 | 16-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Matthew Welty (PF), Howard Allen (C) Marshall Warnick, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Warren Patao (SG), Douglas Yarbrough (SF), Ronald Boldt (PF) James Patrick, Charles Hughes, Joseph Guthrie | |
| 04:04 | Long Beach State | David Curtis can't finish the layup | 16-35 |
| 04:02 | Ball State | Michael Walla grabs the board | 16-35 |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Michael Walla is whistled for traveling | 16-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terence Dupuy (C) Howard Allen | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes (C) David Curtis | |
| 03:35 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-35 |
| 03:33 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Matthew Welty | 16-35 |
| 03:29 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Marx | 18-35 |
| 03:07 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins is fouled on the floor by Michael Walla - foul #1 on Michael Walla, team foul #9 | 18-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (PG), William Proctor (SG), Marshall Warnick (PF) John Marx, Richard Nevarez, Terence Dupuy | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 03:07 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins makes the 1st free throw | 18-36 |
| 03:07 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 18-37 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) SG - William Proctor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Walla (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marshall Warnick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Welty (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jeffrey Collins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Warren Patao (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Boldt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:52 | Ball State | Eric Lee misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-37 |
| 02:51 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao grabs the defensive rebound | 18-37 |
| 02:44 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins is hacked by Marshall Warnick - foul #2 on Marshall Warnick, team foul #10 | 18-37 |
| 02:44 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins makes the 1st free throw | 18-38 |
| 02:44 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 18-39 |
| 02:23 | Ball State | Michael Walla misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Yarbrough - foul #2 on Douglas Yarbrough, team foul #4 | 18-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Nevarez (SG), Paul Hollandsworth (C) William Proctor, Matthew Welty | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland (PG), James Patrick (SG), Joseph Guthrie (PF), David Curtis (C) Jeffrey Collins, Warren Patao, Ronald Boldt, Charles Hughes | |
| 02:23 | Ball State | Michael Walla makes the 1st free throw | 19-39 |
| 02:23 | Ball State | Michael Walla makes the 2nd free throw | 20-39 |
| 02:00 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Guthrie | 20-41 |
| 01:54 | Ball State | Eric Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-41 |
| 01:53 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland grabs the defensive rebound | 20-41 |
| 01:45 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough's dunk attempt is rejected by Marshall Warnick | 20-41 |
| 01:43 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez grabs the board | 20-41 |
| 01:38 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-41 |
| 01:36 | Long Beach State | Joseph Guthrie gets the rebound | 20-41 |
| 01:31 | Long Beach State | James Patrick makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Douglas Yarbrough | 20-44 |
| 01:10 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Walla | 22-44 |
| 00:59 | Long Beach State | David Curtis connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Yarbrough | 22-46 |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Michael Walla is hacked by Milton Cleveland - foul #1 on Milton Cleveland, team foul #5 | 22-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Matthew Welty (PF), Terence Dupuy (C) Michael Walla, Marshall Warnick, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins (PG), Warren Patao (SG), Ronald Boldt (PF) Milton Cleveland, Douglas Yarbrough, Joseph Guthrie | |
| 00:36 | Ball State | John Marx drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-46 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-46 |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to David Curtis | 24-46 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | David Curtis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 24-46 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy grabs the board | 24-46 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy misses long on a fullcourt shot | 24-46 |