| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Howard Culbreath (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Youngblood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Thiel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Schiff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Cota (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Fink (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mohammad Scott (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Travis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willie Dougherty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Pyatt (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | UMBC | Howard Culbreath's pass is intercepted by Eric Fink in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| 19:56 | Ball State | Daniel Travis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eric Fink | 30-40 |
| 19:41 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 19:39 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff grabs the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 19:20 | UMBC | Anthony Cota is called for 3 seconds | 30-40 |
| 19:06 | Ball State | Johnny Schiff is called for the reach on Daniel Travis - foul #2 on Johnny Schiff, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 18:55 | Ball State | Daniel Travis can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-40 |
| 18:53 | Ball State | Daniel Travis grabs the offensive board | 30-40 |
| 18:37 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Willie Dougherty | 30-43 |
| 18:17 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 30-43 |
| 18:15 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Daniel Travis | 30-43 |
| 18:05 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty makes the jump hook from close range set up by Mohammad Scott and he's hacked by Johnny Schiff - foul #3 on Johnny Schiff, team foul #2 | 30-45 |
| Subs | UMBC | Kenneth Oram (PF) Johnny Schiff | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 18:05 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty makes the free throw | 30-46 |
| 17:48 | UMBC | Mohammad Scott is called for the reach on Howard Culbreath - foul #1 on Mohammad Scott, team foul #1 | 30-46 |
| 17:38 | UMBC | Anthony Cota connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Frederick Thiel | 32-46 |
| 17:25 | Ball State | Eric Fink misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-46 |
| 17:23 | UMBC | Kenneth Oram snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 17:19 | UMBC | Howard Culbreath misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 17:17 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Cota - foul #2 on Anthony Cota, team foul #3 | 32-46 |
| Subs | UMBC | Bernard Nettles (PG), Arthur Hood (SG), Robert Bissell (SF), Wayne Metcalfe (C) Howard Culbreath, Roy Youngblood, Frederick Thiel, Anthony Cota | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG), Ed Hull (SF), Patrick Blackmer (PF), Michael Brewer (C) Eric Fink, Daniel Travis, Willie Dougherty, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 17:00 | UMBC | Kenneth Oram pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 16:37 | UMBC | Arthur Hood hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Bernard Nettles | 35-46 |
| 16:20 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins is hacked by Bernard Nettles - foul #1 on Bernard Nettles, team foul #4 | 35-46 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Henderson (SG) Mohammad Scott | |
| 16:09 | Ball State | Michael Brewer misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 16:08 | UMBC | Kenneth Oram snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 15:58 | UMBC | Bernard Nettles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 15:57 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Bernard Nettles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Hood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bissell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Oram (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Metcalfe (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Henderson (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Ed Hull (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Blackmer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:45 | UMBC | Robert Bissell buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Nettles | 38-46 |
| 15:27 | Ball State | Ed Hull is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ed Hull, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | UMBC | Howard Culbreath (PG), Roy Youngblood (SG), Frederick Thiel (SF), Johnny Schiff (PF) Bernard Nettles, Arthur Hood, Robert Bissell, Wayne Metcalfe | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (PG), Daniel Travis (SF), Willie Dougherty (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Scott Henderson, Ed Hull, Patrick Blackmer, Michael Brewer | |
| 15:09 | UMBC | Roy Youngblood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 15:08 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 14:49 | Ball State | Eric Fink comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 14:47 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins tips it but misses | 38-46 |
| 14:45 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 14:25 | UMBC | Kenneth Oram's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Travis | 38-46 |
| 14:24 | Ball State | Daniel Travis grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 14:10 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Willie Dougherty, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | UMBC | Anthony Cota (C) Kenneth Oram | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mohammad Scott (SG), Patrick Blackmer (PF) Ronald Wilkins, Willie Dougherty | |
| 13:49 | UMBC | Howard Culbreath knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 13:25 | Ball State | Daniel Travis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 13:23 | UMBC | Howard Culbreath snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 12:56 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Howard Culbreath out of the doubleteam | 43-46 |
| 12:39 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott misses the dunk | 43-46 |
| 12:37 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott grabs the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 12:22 | Ball State | Eric Fink is called for traveling | 43-46 |
| Subs | UMBC | Bernard Nettles (PG), Arthur Hood (SG), Robert Bissell (SF), Kenneth Oram (PF) Howard Culbreath, Roy Youngblood, Frederick Thiel, Johnny Schiff | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG), Scott Henderson (SG), Ed Hull (SF), Willie Dougherty (PF) Eric Fink, Mohammad Scott, Daniel Travis, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 12:03 | UMBC | Anthony Cota is denied on a layup by Willie Dougherty | 43-46 |
| 12:01 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Willie Dougherty | 43-46 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Bernard Nettles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Hood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bissell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Oram (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Cota (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Henderson (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Ed Hull (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Willie Dougherty (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Blackmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Wilkins | 43-48 |
| 11:25 | UMBC | Robert Bissell hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Ed Hull - foul #2 on Ed Hull, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe (C) Anthony Cota | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Brewer (C) Patrick Blackmer | |
| 11:25 | UMBC | Robert Bissell makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:25 | UMBC | Robert Bissell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:08 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 11:07 | Ball State | Ed Hull gets the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 10:41 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty blows the layup | 45-48 |
| 10:40 | UMBC | Kenneth Oram grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 10:31 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe lays it in set up by Bernard Nettles | 47-48 |
| 10:19 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty buries a shot in the paint set up by Scott Henderson | 47-50 |
| 10:00 | UMBC | Willie Dougherty steals the ball from Wayne Metcalfe | 47-50 |
| 09:41 | Ball State | Scott Henderson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Wilkins | 47-52 |
| 09:28 | UMBC | Bernard Nettles's fadeaway is rejected by Willie Dougherty | 47-52 |
| 09:26 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe tips it back up and in | 49-52 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Ed Hull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | UMBC | Howard Culbreath (PG), Roy Youngblood (SG), Frederick Thiel (SF), Johnny Schiff (PF), Anthony Cota (C) Bernard Nettles, Arthur Hood, Robert Bissell, Kenneth Oram, Wayne Metcalfe | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (PG), Mohammad Scott (SG), Daniel Travis (SF), Patrick Blackmer (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Ronald Wilkins, Scott Henderson, Ed Hull, Willie Dougherty, Michael Brewer | |
| 08:44 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 08:42 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Eric Fink hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mohammad Scott | 49-55 |
| 08:03 | UMBC | Roy Youngblood can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 08:02 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Eric Fink knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Blackmer | 49-58 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Howard Culbreath (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Youngblood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Thiel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Schiff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Cota (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Fink (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mohammad Scott (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Travis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Blackmer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamie Pyatt (fresh) 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:35 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff comes up short on the floater in the paint | 49-58 |
| 07:33 | UMBC | Anthony Cota hits the follow up shot | 51-58 |
| 07:14 | Ball State | Daniel Travis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Blackmer | 51-60 |
| 06:56 | UMBC | Anthony Cota hits a turnaround from the right block | 53-60 |
| 06:34 | Ball State | Eric Fink can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 06:33 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 06:16 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff is open and buries a shot near the basket set up by Howard Culbreath | 55-60 |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Eric Fink loses the dribble to Roy Youngblood | 55-60 |
| 05:50 | UMBC | Roy Youngblood comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 05:49 | Ball State | Daniel Travis pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 05:37 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 05:35 | UMBC | Anthony Cota gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 05:22 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-60 |
| 05:20 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 04:53 | Ball State | Daniel Travis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-60 |
| 04:51 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer grabs the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt makes the floater from the right wing set up by Patrick Blackmer | 55-62 |
| 04:17 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 04:16 | Ball State | Daniel Travis pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 03:47 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-62 |
| 03:46 | Ball State | Eric Fink gets the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Howard Culbreath (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Youngblood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Thiel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Schiff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Cota (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Fink (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mohammad Scott (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Travis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Blackmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Pyatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Fink and he's fouled by Anthony Cota - foul #3 on Anthony Cota, team foul #5 | 55-64 |
| Subs | UMBC | Bernard Nettles (PG), Arthur Hood (SG), Robert Bissell (SF), Kenneth Oram (PF), Wayne Metcalfe (C) Howard Culbreath, Roy Youngblood, Frederick Thiel, Johnny Schiff, Anthony Cota | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG), Scott Henderson (SG), Ed Hull (SF), Willie Dougherty (PF) Eric Fink, Mohammad Scott, Daniel Travis, Patrick Blackmer | |
| 03:32 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt makes the free throw | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:10 | UMBC | Jamie Pyatt swats the short shot by Kenneth Oram | 55-65 |
| 03:08 | Ball State | Scott Henderson grabs the board | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:47 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-65 |
| 02:45 | Ball State | Ed Hull tips it but misses | 55-65 |
| 02:43 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt grabs the offensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 02:43 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-65 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Brewer (C) Jamie Pyatt | |
| 02:22 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ed Hull | 55-68 |
| 02:10 | UMBC | Kenneth Oram is hacked by Willie Dougherty - foul #3 on Willie Dougherty, team foul #5 | 55-68 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Ball State | George Ingram (SF) Willie Dougherty | |
| 02:00 | UMBC | Kenneth Oram loses the dribble to Scott Henderson | 55-68 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Wayne Metcalfe is called for the reach on George Ingram - foul #1 on Wayne Metcalfe, team foul #6 | 55-68 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer (PF) George Ingram | |
| 01:12 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-68 |
| 01:11 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe grabs the board | 55-68 |
| 01:00 | UMBC | Scott Henderson is called for the reach on Arthur Hood - foul #2 on Scott Henderson, team foul #6 | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:56 | UMBC | Arthur Hood is hacked by Scott Henderson - foul #3 on Scott Henderson, team foul #7 | 55-68 |
| 00:56 | UMBC | Arthur Hood makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:56 | UMBC | Arthur Hood misses the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:56 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Patrick Blackmer | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:31 | Ball State | Ed Hull misses the easy layup | 56-68 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Ed Hull grabs the offensive board | 56-68 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins runs out the clock | 56-68 |