| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edward Bixler (fresh) SG - Carlos Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - Michael Gwin (fresh) PF - Alan Green (fresh) C - Derrick Mix (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) SF - Michael Walla (fresh) PF - Marshall Warnick (fresh) C - Paul Hollandsworth (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Alan Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Bixler | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | John Marx hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Columbia | Alan Green grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Columbia | Edward Bixler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Walla - foul #1 on Michael Walla, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Columbia | Edward Bixler makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 19:13 | Columbia | Edward Bixler makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Carlos Fitzgerald picks off the pass by Marshall Warnick | 5-0 |
| 18:52 | Columbia | Derrick Mix connects on the 3 from the left wing | 8-0 |
| 18:41 | Ball State | John Marx misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-0 |
| 18:39 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Michael Gwin | 8-0 |
| 18:26 | Columbia | Alan Green blows the layup but the foul's on Marshall Warnick - foul #1 on Marshall Warnick, team foul #2 | 8-0 |
| 18:26 | Columbia | Alan Green misses the 1st free throw | 8-0 |
| 18:26 | Columbia | Alan Green makes the 2nd free throw | 9-0 |
| 18:15 | Ball State | Carlos Fitzgerald takes the ball from Paul Hollandsworth | 9-0 |
| 18:11 | Columbia | Edward Bixler slams it home on a great pass from Carlos Fitzgerald | 11-0 |
| 17:52 | Ball State | John Marx is hacked by Michael Gwin - foul #1 on Michael Gwin, team foul #1 | 11-0 |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Herman Allbright (C) Edward Bixler, Carlos Fitzgerald, Michael Gwin, Derrick Mix | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:36 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Walla | 11-3 |
| 17:15 | Columbia | Robert Powell drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Curtis Moore | 13-3 |
| 16:54 | Ball State | John Marx hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-6 |
| 16:44 | Columbia | Robert Powell comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Walla - foul #2 on Michael Walla, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Derrick Mix (PF) George Newton, Alan Green | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (SF), Matthew Welty (PF), Terence Dupuy (C) Michael Walla, Marshall Warnick, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| 16:44 | Columbia | Robert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 16:44 | Columbia | Robert Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 15-6 |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Eric Lee misses short on a shot from the right side | 15-6 |
| 16:24 | Columbia | Edward Bixler snags the defensive board | 15-6 |
| 16:08 | Columbia | Richard Nevarez steps in front of the Derrick Mix pass | 15-6 |
| 16:05 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez throws it down | 15-8 |
| 15:44 | Columbia | Eric Lee is called for the reach on Robert Powell - foul #1 on Eric Lee, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Carlos Fitzgerald (SG), Michael Gwin (SF) Edward Bixler, Curtis Moore, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (SG), Marshall Warnick (PF) John Marx, Richard Nevarez | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - George Newton (fresh) SG - Carlos Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Gwin (fresh) PF - Derrick Mix (fresh) 3 pts. C - Herman Allbright (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) SG - William Proctor (fresh) SF - Terence Dupuy (fresh) PF - Marshall Warnick (fresh) C - Matthew Welty (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Columbia | The short jumper by Herman Allbright is denied by Terence Dupuy | 15-8 |
| 15:30 | Ball State | Matthew Welty pulls down the rebound | 15-8 |
| 15:25 | Ball State | Carlos Fitzgerald takes the ball from Eric Lee | 15-8 |
| 15:22 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald banks in the layup | 17-8 |
| 15:02 | Ball State | Matthew Welty is called for traveling | 17-8 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Alan Green (PF) Carlos Fitzgerald, Derrick Mix | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Nevarez (SG), Paul Hollandsworth (C) William Proctor, Matthew Welty | |
| 14:48 | Columbia | Alan Green can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-8 |
| 14:47 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth snags the defensive board | 17-8 |
| 14:30 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 17-8 |
| 14:29 | Columbia | Edward Bixler pulls down the rebound | 17-8 |
| 14:24 | Columbia | Richard Nevarez takes the ball from Edward Bixler | 17-8 |
| 14:07 | Ball State | Eric Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-8 |
| Subs | Columbia | Curtis Moore (SG), Derrick Mix (PF) George Newton, Alan Green | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), William Parente (SF), Matthew Welty (PF) Eric Lee, Terence Dupuy, Marshall Warnick | |
| 13:51 | Columbia | Edward Bixler buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-8 |
| 13:37 | Ball State | William Parente comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-8 |
| 13:35 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth tips it home | 20-10 |
| 13:17 | Columbia | Herman Allbright hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-10 |
| 12:57 | Ball State | William Parente clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Derrick Mix - foul #1 on Derrick Mix, team foul #2 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Carlos Fitzgerald (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Alan Green (PF) Edward Bixler, Curtis Moore, Michael Gwin, Herman Allbright | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (SF), Marshall Warnick (PF) Richard Nevarez, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| 12:57 | Ball State | William Parente makes the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 12:57 | Ball State | William Parente makes the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 12:46 | Columbia | Alan Green can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-12 |
| 12:45 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Matthew Welty | 22-12 |
| 12:30 | Ball State | Carlos Fitzgerald steps in front of the Matthew Welty pass | 22-12 |
| 12:26 | Columbia | Robert Powell banks in the layup set up by Carlos Fitzgerald | 24-12 |
| 12:00 | Ball State | William Parente misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-12 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | John Marx gets the offensive rebound | 24-12 |
| 11:33 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Eric Lee | 24-14 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - George Newton (fresh) SG - Carlos Fitzgerald (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alan Green (fresh) 1 pts. C - Derrick Mix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Parente (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Lee (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Marshall Warnick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Welty (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Columbia | Derrick Mix misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Welty - foul #1 on Matthew Welty, team foul #5 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Michael Gwin (SF) George Newton, Carlos Fitzgerald, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Nevarez (SG), Terence Dupuy (PF), Howard Allen (C) William Parente, Marshall Warnick, Matthew Welty | |
| 11:27 | Columbia | Derrick Mix makes the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 11:27 | Columbia | Derrick Mix misses the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| 11:27 | Ball State | Howard Allen pulls down the rebound | 25-14 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-14 |
| 11:00 | Columbia | Derrick Mix grabs the board | 25-14 |
| 10:44 | Columbia | Curtis Moore makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Alan Green | 28-14 |
| 10:34 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-17 |
| 10:09 | Columbia | Alan Green scores on a shot from the right side set up by Edward Bixler | 30-17 |
| 09:55 | Ball State | John Marx is whistled for traveling | 30-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald (SG), Robert Powell (PF), Herman Allbright (C) Curtis Moore, Alan Green, Derrick Mix | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (PG), Marshall Warnick (PF), Paul Hollandsworth (C) John Marx, Eric Lee, Howard Allen | |
| 09:44 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 30-17 |
| 09:43 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy gets the rebound | 30-17 |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez is fouled on the floor by Carlos Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Carlos Fitzgerald, team foul #3 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (SG), Alan Green (PF) Carlos Fitzgerald, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:06 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Proctor | 30-20 |
| 08:54 | Columbia | Herman Allbright misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-20 |
| 08:53 | Columbia | Alan Green gets the offensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 08:47 | Columbia | Michael Gwin drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from George Newton | 32-20 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth can't connect on a shot from the right block | 32-20 |
| 08:24 | Columbia | Michael Gwin gets the rebound | 32-20 |
| 08:06 | Columbia | Michael Gwin hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 32-20 |
| 08:04 | Columbia | Alan Green gets the offensive rebound | 32-20 |
| 07:59 | Columbia | Edward Bixler's fadeaway is rejected by Marshall Warnick | 32-20 |
| 07:57 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez snags the defensive board | 32-20 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Alan Green - foul #1 on Alan Green, team foul #4 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Derrick Mix (PF) George Newton, Michael Gwin, Alan Green | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Eric Lee (SF), Matthew Welty (PF) Richard Nevarez, Terence Dupuy, Marshall Warnick | |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth misses the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth misses the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 07:51 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Derrick Mix | 32-20 |
| 07:41 | Columbia | Robert Powell buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Carlos Fitzgerald | 34-20 |
| 07:25 | Ball State | Eric Lee misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-20 |
| 07:24 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth misses the tip | 34-20 |
| 07:23 | Ball State | Matthew Welty snags the offensive board | 34-20 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edward Bixler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Fitzgerald (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Derrick Mix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Allbright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Proctor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Lee (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew Welty (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Hollandsworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Ball State | Eric Lee is called for 3 seconds | 34-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Michael Gwin (SF), Alan Green (PF) Edward Bixler, Carlos Fitzgerald, Robert Powell, Derrick Mix | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Nevarez (SG), Howard Allen (C) William Proctor, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| 07:00 | Columbia | Alan Green connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-20 |
| 06:44 | Ball State | Eric Lee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-20 |
| 06:42 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Herman Allbright | 37-20 |
| 06:37 | Columbia | Curtis Moore clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-20 |
| 06:35 | Ball State | Eric Lee snags the defensive board | 37-20 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-20 |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez grabs the offensive board | 37-20 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 37-20 |
| 06:05 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez tips it back up and in | 37-22 |
| 05:52 | Columbia | Herman Allbright can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-22 |
| 05:50 | Columbia | George Newton grabs the offensive rebound | 37-22 |
| 05:38 | Columbia | Curtis Moore is whistled for a carry | 37-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Carlos Fitzgerald (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Derrick Mix (PF) George Newton, Curtis Moore, Michael Gwin, Alan Green | |
| Subs | Ball State | Terence Dupuy (SF), Marshall Warnick (PF) Eric Lee, Howard Allen | |
| 05:15 | Ball State | Matthew Welty banks in the layup and he's fouled by Derrick Mix - foul #2 on Derrick Mix, team foul #5 | 37-24 |
| 05:15 | Ball State | Matthew Welty makes the free throw | 37-25 |
| 05:05 | Columbia | Richard Nevarez steps in front of the Robert Powell pass | 37-25 |
| 05:02 | Ball State | John Marx lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Nevarez | 37-27 |
| 04:43 | Columbia | Herman Allbright misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-27 |
| 04:41 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Mix | 37-27 |
| 04:36 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald is whistled for a carry | 37-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | Curtis Moore (SG), Michael Gwin (SF), Alan Green (PF) Carlos Fitzgerald, Robert Powell, Herman Allbright | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (PG), William Proctor (SG), Paul Hollandsworth (C) John Marx, Richard Nevarez, Matthew Welty | |
| 04:28 | Ball State | William Proctor drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Lee | 37-30 |
| 04:22 | Columbia | Derrick Mix is fouled on the floor by Marshall Warnick - foul #2 on Marshall Warnick, team foul #6 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald (SG) Curtis Moore | |
| Subs | Ball State | Howard Allen (PF) Marshall Warnick | |
| 04:10 | Columbia | Derrick Mix misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 04:08 | Ball State | William Proctor grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 04:03 | Ball State | Eric Lee clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 37-30 |
| 04:02 | Columbia | Edward Bixler gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 03:52 | Columbia | Michael Gwin is hacked by Howard Allen - foul #1 on Howard Allen, team foul #7 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | Curtis Moore (SG) Carlos Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Michael Walla (SF), Marshall Warnick (PF) William Proctor, Terence Dupuy, Howard Allen | |
| 03:52 | Columbia | Michael Gwin makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 03:52 | Columbia | Michael Gwin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 03:27 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Michael Walla is blocked by Michael Gwin | 39-30 |
| 03:25 | Columbia | Michael Gwin gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edward Bixler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Derrick Mix (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Walla (fresh) PF - Marshall Warnick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Hollandsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Columbia | Alan Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Michael Walla grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 03:01 | Ball State | Eric Lee connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Marx | 39-32 |
| 02:44 | Columbia | Michael Gwin connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 41-32 |
| 02:31 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John Marx | 41-34 |
| 02:15 | Columbia | Derrick Mix double dribbles | 41-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Carlos Fitzgerald (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Herman Allbright (C) Edward Bixler, Curtis Moore, Michael Gwin, Alan Green | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (PG), Richard Nevarez (SG), Matthew Welty (C) John Marx, Eric Lee, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| 01:56 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez is called for traveling | 41-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Alan Green (PF) Derrick Mix | |
| Subs | Ball State | Terence Dupuy (C) Marshall Warnick | |
| 01:31 | Columbia | Alan Green makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez buries a jumpshot from the left side | 44-36 |
| 01:00 | Columbia | Alan Green connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Powell | 47-36 |
| 00:35 | Ball State | William Proctor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Michael Gwin (SF), Derrick Mix (PF) George Newton, Carlos Fitzgerald, Robert Powell, Alan Green | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Eric Lee (SF), Marshall Warnick (PF) William Proctor, Michael Walla, Terence Dupuy | |
| 00:15 | Columbia | Herman Allbright hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 00:13 | Columbia | Michael Gwin grabs the offensive board | 47-36 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | Curtis Moore makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez blows the layup | 49-36 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Herman Allbright snags the defensive board | 49-36 |