| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Fink (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Mohammad Scott (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Travis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Dougherty (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jamie Pyatt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Buddy Mooney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Webb (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Johnny Nero (fresh) 5 reb. C - Steven Burns (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Daniel Travis inbounds the ball | 26-16 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt misses the shot in the paint | 26-16 |
| 19:40 | Yale | Johnny Nero grabs the defensive rebound | 26-16 |
| 19:15 | Yale | Buddy Mooney loses the ball out of bounds | 26-16 |
| 19:06 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty comes up short on the floater from close range | 26-16 |
| 19:04 | Yale | Johnny Nero grabs the board | 26-16 |
| 18:50 | Yale | Johnny Nero makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Randy Barnes | 26-18 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 26-18 |
| 18:31 | Yale | Fred Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 18:13 | Yale | Fred Webb misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 26-18 |
| 18:11 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Burns | 26-18 |
| 18:03 | Yale | Buddy Mooney can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-18 |
| 18:02 | Yale | Steven Burns gets the offensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 17:56 | Yale | Buddy Mooney connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Randy Barnes | 26-21 |
| 17:37 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-21 |
| 17:36 | Ball State | Eric Fink tips it home | 28-21 |
| 17:13 | Yale | Randy Barnes can't connect on a floater from the right side | 28-21 |
| 17:11 | Yale | Buddy Mooney can't tip it in | 28-21 |
| 17:09 | Yale | Johnny Nero can't tip it in | 28-21 |
| 17:07 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Willie Dougherty | 28-21 |
| 16:52 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott hits a floater from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 16:32 | Yale | Daniel Travis picks off the pass by Fred Webb | 30-21 |
| 16:29 | Ball State | Daniel Travis hits the finger roll | 32-21 |
| 16:15 | Yale | Buddy Mooney's pass is intercepted by Mohammad Scott | 32-21 |
| 16:12 | Ball State | Eric Fink dunks the ball on a great pass from Mohammad Scott | 34-21 |
| 15:58 | Yale | Randy Barnes loses the dribble to Mohammad Scott | 34-21 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Fink (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mohammad Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Travis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willie Dougherty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Pyatt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Buddy Mooney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Webb (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Nero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Burns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Ball State | Eric Fink throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG), Scott Henderson (SG), Ed Hull (SF), Patrick Blackmer (PF), Michael Brewer (C) Eric Fink, Mohammad Scott, Daniel Travis, Willie Dougherty, Jamie Pyatt | |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Cavallo (PG), Duane Thomas (SG), Stephen Richardson (SF), Lawrence Gaither (PF), Stephen Leflore (C) Buddy Mooney, Randy Barnes, Fred Webb, Johnny Nero, Steven Burns | |
| 15:36 | Yale | Stephen Richardson connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Larry Cavallo | 34-24 |
| 15:19 | Ball State | Michael Brewer hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 34-24 |
| 15:18 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer tips it but misses | 34-24 |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Michael Brewer hits the follow up shot | 36-24 |
| 14:56 | Yale | Larry Cavallo misses the lay-in | 36-24 |
| 14:54 | Ball State | Michael Brewer pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 14:47 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Lawrence Gaither - foul #2 on Lawrence Gaither, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 14:47 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 14:47 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer misses the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 14:47 | Yale | The rebound goes to Stephen Leflore | 37-24 |
| 14:28 | Yale | Stephen Richardson misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Ed Hull - foul #1 on Ed Hull, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| 14:28 | Yale | Stephen Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 14:28 | Yale | Stephen Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 14:28 | Yale | Stephen Leflore snags the offensive board | 37-25 |
| 14:19 | Yale | Stephen Leflore misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Wilkins - foul #1 on Ronald Wilkins, team foul #2 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SF) Ed Hull | |
| Subs | Yale | Randy Barnes (SG) Duane Thomas | |
| 14:19 | Yale | Stephen Leflore makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 14:19 | Yale | Stephen Leflore misses the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 14:19 | Ball State | Daniel Travis grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer buries a jumper from the right block set up by Ronald Wilkins | 39-26 |
| 13:36 | Yale | Larry Cavallo buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Randy Barnes and he's fouled by Ronald Wilkins - foul #2 on Ronald Wilkins, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (PG), Mohammad Scott (SG), Jamie Pyatt (C) Ronald Wilkins, Scott Henderson, Michael Brewer | |
| Subs | Yale | Fred Webb (SF), Johnny Nero (PF), Steven Burns (C) Stephen Richardson, Lawrence Gaither, Stephen Leflore | |
| 13:36 | Yale | Larry Cavallo makes the free throw | 39-29 |
| 13:17 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 13:16 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer snags the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 13:05 | Ball State | Steven Burns steals the ball from Patrick Blackmer | 39-29 |
| 12:59 | Yale | Johnny Nero loses the dribble to Jamie Pyatt | 39-29 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | The short jumper by Patrick Blackmer is denied by Steven Burns | 39-29 |
| 12:47 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott misses the tip | 39-29 |
| 12:45 | Yale | The rebound goes to Fred Webb | 39-29 |
| 12:16 | Yale | Fred Webb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ed Hull (SF), Willie Dougherty (PF) Daniel Travis, Patrick Blackmer | |
| Subs | Yale | Buddy Mooney (PG), Duane Thomas (SG) Larry Cavallo, Randy Barnes | |
| 12:08 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Ed Hull | 41-29 |
| 12:02 | Yale | Buddy Mooney is hacked by Jamie Pyatt - foul #3 on Jamie Pyatt, team foul #4 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (SG) Mohammad Scott | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 11:45 | Yale | Ed Hull takes the ball from Steven Burns | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Fink (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ed Hull (fresh) 3 pts. 5 stl. PF - Willie Dougherty (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Pyatt (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Buddy Mooney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Thomas (fresh) SF - Fred Webb (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Nero (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Eric Fink hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Wilkins | 44-29 |
| 11:22 | Yale | Duane Thomas is hacked by Ronald Wilkins - foul #3 on Ronald Wilkins, team foul #5 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Henderson (SG), Michael Brewer (C) Eric Fink, Jamie Pyatt | |
| Subs | Yale | Stephen Richardson (SF), Lawrence Gaither (PF), Stephen Leflore (C) Fred Webb, Johnny Nero, Steven Burns | |
| 11:05 | Yale | Buddy Mooney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 44-29 |
| 11:03 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Scott Henderson | 44-29 |
| 10:41 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Richardson | 44-29 |
| 10:40 | Ball State | Ed Hull snags the offensive board | 44-29 |
| 10:29 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 10:27 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty misses the tip | 44-29 |
| 10:26 | Yale | Buddy Mooney snags the defensive board | 44-29 |
| 10:22 | Yale | Buddy Mooney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-29 |
| 10:21 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty grabs the board | 44-29 |
| 10:15 | Ball State | Ed Hull scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Scott Henderson and he's hacked by Stephen Leflore - foul #1 on Stephen Leflore, team foul #2 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mohammad Scott (SG), Patrick Blackmer (C) Scott Henderson, Michael Brewer | |
| Subs | Yale | Randy Barnes (SG), Steven Burns (C) Duane Thomas, Stephen Leflore | |
| 10:15 | Ball State | Ed Hull makes the free throw | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:00 | Yale | Randy Barnes misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 47-29 |
| 09:59 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-29 |
| 09:54 | Yale | Randy Barnes scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Buddy Mooney | 47-31 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:50 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Patrick Blackmer and he's hacked by Lawrence Gaither - foul #3 on Lawrence Gaither, team foul #3 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (PG), Daniel Travis (SF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Ronald Wilkins, Ed Hull, Patrick Blackmer | |
| Subs | Yale | Fred Webb (SF), Johnny Nero (PF) Stephen Richardson, Lawrence Gaither | |
| 09:50 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty makes the free throw | 50-31 |
| 09:37 | Yale | Fred Webb is hacked by Daniel Travis - foul #1 on Daniel Travis, team foul #6 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer (PF) Willie Dougherty | |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Cavallo (PG) Buddy Mooney | |
| 09:24 | Yale | Patrick Blackmer blocks the short jumper by Johnny Nero | 50-31 |
| 09:23 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt pulls down the rebound | 50-31 |
| 09:00 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt misses long on a runner from the right block | 50-31 |
| 08:58 | Yale | Steven Burns snags the defensive board | 50-31 |
| 08:39 | Yale | Steven Burns misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-31 |
| 08:37 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Nero | 50-31 |
| 08:24 | Yale | Steven Burns is hacked by Mohammad Scott - foul #3 on Mohammad Scott, team foul #7 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Buddy Mooney (PG) Larry Cavallo | |
| 08:24 | Yale | Steven Burns makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 08:24 | Yale | Steven Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 08:05 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Fink | 53-33 |
| 07:52 | Yale | Buddy Mooney shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-33 |
| 07:50 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer gets the rebound | 53-33 |
| 07:21 | Ball State | Daniel Travis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG), Scott Henderson (SG), Willie Dougherty (PF), Michael Brewer (C) Eric Fink, Mohammad Scott, Patrick Blackmer, Jamie Pyatt | |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Cavallo (SG), Stephen Richardson (SF), Lawrence Gaither (PF), Stephen Leflore (C) Randy Barnes, Fred Webb, Johnny Nero, Steven Burns | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daniel Travis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willie Dougherty (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Brewer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Buddy Mooney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Cavallo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Gaither (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Leflore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither hits a wide open turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Buddy Mooney | 53-35 |
| 06:41 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins loses the ball out of bounds | 53-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ed Hull (SF) Daniel Travis | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 06:28 | Yale | Stephen Leflore can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ed Hull - foul #2 on Ed Hull, team foul #8 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Duane Thomas (SG) Buddy Mooney | |
| 06:28 | Yale | Stephen Leflore misses the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 06:28 | Yale | Stephen Leflore makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | The jump hook by Ed Hull is blocked by Lawrence Gaither | 53-36 |
| 06:04 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither snags the defensive board | 53-36 |
| 05:50 | Yale | Stephen Richardson connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Duane Thomas | 53-38 |
| 05:35 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Michael Brewer | 55-38 |
| 05:28 | Yale | Stephen Richardson connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Larry Cavallo and the foul's on Ed Hull - foul #3 on Ed Hull, team foul #9 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (PG), Mohammad Scott (SG), Daniel Travis (SF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Ronald Wilkins, Scott Henderson, Ed Hull, Michael Brewer | |
| Subs | Yale | Buddy Mooney (PG), Randy Barnes (SG), Johnny Nero (PF), Steven Burns (C) Larry Cavallo, Duane Thomas, Lawrence Gaither, Stephen Leflore | |
| 05:28 | Yale | Stephen Richardson misses the free throw | 55-40 |
| 05:28 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Willie Dougherty | 55-40 |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt is fouled on the floor by Johnny Nero - foul #2 on Johnny Nero, team foul #4 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Fred Webb (SF) Stephen Richardson | |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Daniel Travis can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-40 |
| 04:48 | Yale | Johnny Nero gets the rebound | 55-40 |
| 04:33 | Yale | Fred Webb is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 04:05 | Ball State | Eric Fink misses the 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Fred Webb - foul #1 on Fred Webb, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer (PF) Willie Dougherty | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 04:05 | Ball State | Eric Fink misses the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 04:05 | Ball State | Eric Fink makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 04:05 | Ball State | Eric Fink makes the 3rd free throw | 57-43 |
| 03:56 | Yale | Johnny Nero's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Cavallo (PG) Buddy Mooney | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Ball State | Daniel Travis is hacked by Fred Webb - foul #2 on Fred Webb, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG), Scott Henderson (SG), Ed Hull (SF), Michael Brewer (C) Eric Fink, Mohammad Scott, Daniel Travis, Jamie Pyatt | |
| Subs | Yale | Duane Thomas (SG), Stephen Richardson (SF), Lawrence Gaither (PF), Stephen Leflore (C) Randy Barnes, Fred Webb, Johnny Nero, Steven Burns | |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Scott Henderson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 03:16 | Yale | The rebound goes to Stephen Leflore | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ed Hull (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 5 stl. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Blackmer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Brewer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Larry Cavallo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Duane Thomas (fresh) SF - Stephen Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Gaither (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Leflore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Yale | Scott Henderson is called for the reach on Stephen Richardson - foul #2 on Scott Henderson, team foul #10 | 57-43 |
| 03:01 | Yale | Stephen Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 03:01 | Yale | Stephen Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 02:38 | Ball State | Michael Brewer comes up short on the shot near the basket | 57-44 |
| 02:36 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 02:23 | Yale | Larry Cavallo drills a floater from the right side set up by Duane Thomas | 57-46 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | Ed Hull misses the shot near the basket | 57-46 |
| 01:58 | Yale | Stephen Leflore grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 01:38 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither travels with the ball | 57-46 |
| 01:11 | Ball State | Ed Hull scores on a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Stephen Richardson - foul #3 on Stephen Richardson, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| 01:11 | Ball State | Ed Hull makes the free throw | 60-46 |
| 00:54 | Yale | Larry Cavallo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Richardson and the foul's on Scott Henderson - foul #3 on Scott Henderson, team foul #11 | 60-48 |
| 00:54 | Yale | Larry Cavallo makes the free throw | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins can't finish the layup | 60-49 |
| 00:26 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 00:20 | Yale | Stephen Leflore pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 00:17 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 60-49 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ed Hull | 60-49 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins runs out the clock | 60-49 |