| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Robie (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Keith Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - James Stringfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Jason Grable (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Wilt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Buss (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eugene Nolting (fresh) 5 pts. C - Walter Cramer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Billy Robie inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 34-36 |
| 19:43 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 19:33 | Arizona State | Walter Cramer misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Billy Robie - foul #3 on Billy Robie, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Pauly (SF) Billy Robie | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 19:33 | Arizona State | Walter Cramer makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 19:33 | Arizona State | Walter Cramer misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 19:33 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Robert Pauly | 34-37 |
| 19:15 | Ball State | John Buss steps in front of the James Stringfield pass | 34-37 |
| 19:02 | Arizona State | Walter Cramer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 19:00 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt hits the follow up shot | 34-39 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | Walter Cramer steals the ball from Joseph Johnson | 34-39 |
| 18:19 | Arizona State | Eugene Nolting's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-39 |
| 18:04 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Keith Howard tips it back up and in | 36-39 |
| 17:43 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by John Buss | 36-41 |
| 17:26 | Ball State | Louis Williams comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-41 |
| 17:24 | Arizona State | Walter Cramer pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 17:14 | Arizona State | Walter Cramer makes the floater in the paint | 36-43 |
| 16:56 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Grable - foul #2 on Jason Grable, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (SG), John Langley (SF), James Hoffman (PF), Peter Williams (C) Louis Williams, Robert Pauly, Keith Howard, James Stringfield | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Herman Selby (PF) Eugene Nolting | |
| 16:56 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:56 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:35 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Jason Grable and he's fouled by Joseph Johnson - foul #3 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Lee (SG) Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 16:35 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt misses the free throw | 37-45 |
| 16:35 | Ball State | James Hoffman gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 16:17 | Ball State | Robert Lee is called for a backcourt violation | 37-45 |
| 15:50 | Arizona State | Jason Grable connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Buss and he's hacked by Robert Lee - foul #1 on Robert Lee, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Billy Robie (SF) John Langley | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 15:50 | Arizona State | Jason Grable makes the free throw | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) SF - Billy Robie (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Hoffman (fresh) C - Peter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Jason Grable (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wilt (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Buss (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Herman Selby (fresh) 4 reb. C - Walter Cramer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:34 | Ball State | John Buss steps in front of the James Hoffman pass | 37-48 |
| 15:28 | Arizona State | John Buss's layup is rejected by James Hoffman | 37-48 |
| 15:26 | Arizona State | John Buss tips it home | 37-50 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Jason Grable takes the ball from Billy Robie | 37-50 |
| 14:55 | Arizona State | Jason Grable clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-50 |
| 14:53 | Arizona State | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Cramer | 37-50 |
| 14:41 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-52 |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Frank Redfern misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Richard Wilt - foul #1 on Richard Wilt, team foul #2 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (SG), Keith Howard (PF), James Stringfield (C) Robert Lee, James Hoffman, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Phillip Farney (PG), Eugene Nolting (PF) Jason Grable, Herman Selby | |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Frank Redfern misses the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Frank Redfern makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 14:01 | Arizona State | John Buss makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Phillip Farney | 38-54 |
| 13:56 | Ball State | Frank Redfern misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-54 |
| 13:54 | Ball State | Keith Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 38-54 |
| 13:34 | Ball State | James Stringfield buries a driving attempt from the right block | 40-54 |
| 13:19 | Arizona State | John Buss scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Walter Cramer | 40-56 |
| 13:03 | Ball State | Keith Howard misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 40-56 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | James Stringfield grabs the offensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 12:45 | Ball State | Louis Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Robert Pauly (SF) Frank Redfern, Billy Robie | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jason Grable (PG), Joseph Walsh (SG), James Baird (SF), Herman Selby (C) Phillip Farney, Richard Wilt, John Buss, Walter Cramer | |
| 12:38 | Arizona State | Jason Grable lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Walsh | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:27 | Ball State | Robert Pauly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 12:26 | Ball State | James Stringfield gets the offensive rebound | 40-58 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson is called for traveling | 40-58 |
| 11:59 | Arizona State | Eugene Nolting is fouled on the floor by Louis Williams - foul #1 on Louis Williams, team foul #4 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Langley (SF), James Hoffman (C) Louis Williams, James Stringfield | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 11:43 | Arizona State | Joseph Johnson is called for the reach on Jason Grable - foul #4 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #5 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Williams (PF), Wilfred Austin (C) Joseph Johnson, Keith Howard | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Richard Wilt (SG) Joseph Walsh | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Hoffman (fresh) SG - Robert Pauly (fresh) SF - John Langley (fresh) PF - Peter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfred Austin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Jason Grable (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wilt (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Baird (fresh) PF - Eugene Nolting (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Herman Selby (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Arizona State | Jason Grable misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 11:24 | Ball State | John Langley gets the rebound | 40-58 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | James Hoffman misses badly on a shot from close range | 40-58 |
| 11:01 | Arizona State | Eugene Nolting snags the defensive board | 40-58 |
| 10:49 | Arizona State | Jason Grable misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-58 |
| 10:47 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Wilfred Austin | 40-58 |
| 10:25 | Ball State | Peter Williams hits a jumper from the baseline | 42-58 |
| 10:14 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 42-58 |
| 10:12 | Arizona State | Jason Grable misses the tip | 42-58 |
| 10:10 | Arizona State | Eugene Nolting tips it in | 42-60 |
| 10:05 | Ball State | John Langley knocks in the shot from close range | 44-60 |
| 09:45 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt loses the dribble to Peter Williams | 44-60 |
| 09:26 | Ball State | John Langley drills a floater from the left side set up by James Hoffman | 46-60 |
| 09:06 | Arizona State | Richard Wilt knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 46-62 |
| 08:53 | Ball State | Peter Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-62 |
| 08:51 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin grabs the offensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 08:34 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Wilfred Austin is blocked by Eugene Nolting | 46-62 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin grabs the offensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | John Langley comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by James Baird - foul #1 on James Baird, team foul #3 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Louis Williams (SG), Keith Howard (PF), James Stringfield (C) James Hoffman, Robert Pauly, Peter Williams, Wilfred Austin | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Phillip Farney (PG), Joseph Walsh (SG), John Buss (SF), Walter Cramer (C) Jason Grable, Richard Wilt, James Baird, Herman Selby | |
| 08:27 | Ball State | John Langley makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | John Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 08:05 | Arizona State | Walter Cramer hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 48-62 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Langley | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:57 | Ball State | James Stringfield misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 48-62 |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Louis Williams tips it but misses | 48-62 |
| 07:53 | Ball State | John Langley tips it back up and in | 50-62 |
| 07:39 | Arizona State | John Buss lays it in set up by Phillip Farney | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Langley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Stringfield (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Phillip Farney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Walsh (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Buss (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Eugene Nolting (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Cramer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Ball State | Louis Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-64 |
| 07:15 | Arizona State | John Buss grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 06:59 | Arizona State | John Buss is fouled on the floor by John Langley - foul #3 on John Langley, team foul #6 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Billy Robie (SF) Frank Redfern, John Langley | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 06:46 | Arizona State | John Buss blows the dunk | 50-64 |
| 06:45 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Joseph Johnson | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:33 | Ball State | James Stringfield comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 50-64 |
| 06:31 | Arizona State | Walter Cramer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 06:24 | Arizona State | John Buss clanks a turnaround from the right block | 50-64 |
| 06:22 | Ball State | Billy Robie grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 06:07 | Ball State | James Stringfield can't finish the layup | 50-64 |
| 06:06 | Arizona State | John Buss gets the rebound | 50-64 |
| 05:51 | Arizona State | John Buss misses the turnaround in the lane | 50-64 |
| 05:49 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Billy Robie | 50-64 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Louis Williams is denied on a layup by Walter Cramer | 50-64 |
| 05:33 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Walter Cramer | 50-64 |
| 05:20 | Arizona State | Keith Howard swats the short shot by Walter Cramer | 50-64 |
| 05:18 | Ball State | Billy Robie grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 05:14 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 50-64 |
| 05:13 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to John Buss | 50-64 |
| 04:56 | Arizona State | Billy Robie steals it from John Buss | 50-64 |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Billy Robie clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 04:27 | Arizona State | Phillip Farney pulls down the rebound | 50-64 |
| 04:04 | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh is fouled on the floor by James Stringfield - foul #3 on James Stringfield, team foul #7 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Robert Lee (SG), Robert Pauly (SF), James Hoffman (PF), Peter Williams (C) Joseph Johnson, Louis Williams, Billy Robie, Keith Howard, James Stringfield | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jason Grable (PG), Herman Selby (PF) Phillip Farney, Eugene Nolting | |
| 04:04 | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 04:04 | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh misses the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Peter Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Peter Williams blows the dunk | 50-65 |
| 03:56 | Arizona State | John Buss gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| 03:41 | Arizona State | Walter Cramer misses long on a shot from the left side | 50-65 |
| 03:39 | Ball State | Peter Williams grabs the board | 50-65 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) SF - Robert Pauly (fresh) PF - James Hoffman (fresh) C - Peter Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Jason Grable (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Walsh (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Buss (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. PF - Herman Selby (fresh) 4 reb. C - Walter Cramer (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:34 | Ball State | Robert Pauly knocks in the 3 from straight away | 53-65 |
| 03:05 | Arizona State | Jason Grable makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-68 |
| 02:45 | Ball State | Jason Grable is called for the reach on Robert Lee - foul #3 on Jason Grable, team foul #4 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Langley (SF) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Phillip Farney (PG), James Baird (SF) Jason Grable, John Buss | |
| 02:38 | Ball State | Peter Williams buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:09 | Arizona State | Walter Cramer lays it in set up by James Baird | 56-70 |
| 01:54 | Ball State | Robert Pauly is hacked by Joseph Walsh - foul #2 on Joseph Walsh, team foul #5 | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:44 | Ball State | Frank Redfern hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-70 |
| 01:43 | Arizona State | James Baird pulls down the rebound | 56-70 |
| 01:19 | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-70 |
| 01:17 | Ball State | James Hoffman grabs the board | 56-70 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Frank Redfern throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-70 |
| 00:42 | Arizona State | Phillip Farney lays it up and in | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Ball State | John Langley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-72 |
| 00:36 | Arizona State | Walter Cramer gets the rebound | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Arizona State | Walter Cramer clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-72 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | James Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-72 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Frank Redfern clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-72 |