| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Cory Callison (fresh) SG - Steven Mendel (fresh) SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) PF - Steven White (fresh) C - Steven Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) SG - Thomas Green (fresh) SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fresh) C - Ellis Dorman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Terrance Davis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:56 | Ball State | Cory Callison is hacked by Ralph Petrey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Petrey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Ball State | Terrance Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Thomas Green misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Steven Mendel buries a shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Michigan State | Thomas Green misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Ball State | Steven White banks in the layup | 4-2 |
| 18:24 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin is fouled on the floor by Terrance Davis - foul #1 on Terrance Davis, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Terrance Davis - foul #2 on Terrance Davis, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Mark Rees (SG), Robert Stokes (SF), Mark Binette (PF), George Bocanegra (C) Cory Callison, Steven Mendel, Terrance Davis, Steven White, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:59 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Mark Binette | 4-3 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Mark Binette hits the finger roll | 6-3 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by George Bocanegra - foul #1 on George Bocanegra, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:24 | Ball State | Mark Rees comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 17:23 | Ball State | George Bocanegra gets the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:12 | Ball State | Dean Durham drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Robert Stokes | 8-5 |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Green | 8-7 |
| 16:34 | Ball State | Mark Binette hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Ellis Dorman - foul #1 on Ellis Dorman, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Anthony Wiley (C) Dean Durham, Mark Rees, George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Davis (C) Ellis Dorman | |
| 16:34 | Ball State | Mark Binette misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:34 | Ball State | Mark Binette makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin misses the dunk | 9-7 |
| 16:13 | Ball State | Robert Stokes grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 16:07 | Ball State | Robert Stokes travels with the ball | 9-7 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Mark Rees (SG), Steven Walker (C) Cory Callison, Steven Mendel, Mark Binette | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Stokes (SG), Earl Stanton (SF) Thomas Green, Daniel Bass | |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | John Stokes knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Petrey | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dean Durham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Rees (fresh) SF - Robert Stokes (fresh) PF - Anthony Wiley (fresh) C - Steven Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Stanton (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by John Stokes - foul #1 on John Stokes, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Steven White (PF) Dean Durham, Mark Rees, Robert Stokes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), Ellis Dorman (C) Ralph Petrey, Frank Davis | |
| 15:34 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:34 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton is hacked by Cory Callison - foul #1 on Cory Callison, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Bocanegra (C) Steven White | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton is whistled for a carry | 10-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Stokes (SF), Steven White (PF) Steven Walker, George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Bass (SF) Earl Stanton | |
| 14:46 | Ball State | Steven White misses the runner from close range | 10-10 |
| 14:45 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:38 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman slams it home on a nice dish by Daniel Bass | 10-12 |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Steven White is called for a charge - foul #1 on Steven White, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Mark Rees (SG), Steven Walker (SF), Mark Binette (PF), George Bocanegra (C) Cory Callison, Steven Mendel, Robert Stokes, Steven White, Anthony Wiley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Thomas Green (SG) Edward Sugg, John Stokes | |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Mark Binette is called for the reach on Jeffrey Mifflin - foul #1 on Mark Binette, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Steven White (PF) Dean Durham, Mark Rees, Mark Binette | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Davis (C) Ellis Dorman | |
| 13:55 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass tips it back up and in | 10-14 |
| 13:33 | Ball State | Cory Callison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 13:18 | Ball State | George Bocanegra grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | Steven Mendel is hacked by Thomas Green - foul #1 on Thomas Green, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Mark Rees (SG), Robert Stokes (SF), Mark Binette (PF), Anthony Wiley (C) Cory Callison, Steven Mendel, Steven Walker, Steven White, George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:51 | Ball State | Mark Rees connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dean Durham | 13-14 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Thomas Green clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-14 |
| 12:30 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:25 | Ball State | Dean Durham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 12:24 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:03 | Michigan State | Thomas Green drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Bass | 13-17 |
| 11:54 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Steven Walker (SF), Steven White (PF), George Bocanegra (C) Dean Durham, Mark Rees, Robert Stokes, Mark Binette, Anthony Wiley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), John Stokes (SG), Earl Stanton (SF), Don Ross (PF), Ellis Dorman (C) Ralph Petrey, Thomas Green, Daniel Bass, Jeffrey Mifflin, Frank Davis | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Cory Callison (fresh) SG - Steven Mendel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Walker (fresh) PF - Steven White (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Bocanegra (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fresh) SG - John Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Stanton (fresh) PF - Don Ross (fresh) C - Ellis Dorman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Don Ross hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Sugg | 13-19 |
| 11:13 | Ball State | Steven White makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Steven Walker | 15-19 |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Cory Callison picks off the pass by Edward Sugg in the backcourt | 15-19 |
| 10:57 | Ball State | Cory Callison scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Steven White | 17-19 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | Steven Mendel picks off the pass by Don Ross | 17-19 |
| 10:25 | Ball State | Cory Callison is called for traveling | 17-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Stokes (SF), Mark Binette (PF) Steven White, George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Thomas Green (SG), Daniel Bass (SF), Jeffrey Mifflin (PF) Edward Sugg, John Stokes, Earl Stanton, Don Ross | |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Thomas Green makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ralph Petrey | 17-22 |
| 09:55 | Ball State | Mark Binette scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Cory Callison | 19-22 |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | Thomas Green comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-22 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin tips it home | 19-24 |
| 09:13 | Ball State | Daniel Bass picks off the pass by Mark Binette | 19-24 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Thomas Green banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Bass | 19-26 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Steven Walker misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Ellis Dorman - foul #2 on Ellis Dorman, team foul #5 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Mark Rees (SG), Steven White (PF), Anthony Wiley (C) Cory Callison, Steven Mendel, Robert Stokes, Mark Binette | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Davis (C) Ellis Dorman | |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Steven Walker misses the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Steven Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:45 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Thomas Green | 20-28 |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley loses the ball out of bounds | 20-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Stokes (SF) Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Stanton (SF) Daniel Bass | |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | Steven White is called for the reach on Ralph Petrey - foul #2 on Steven White, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Bocanegra (C) Steven White | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Ross (PF) Jeffrey Mifflin | |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 08:08 | Ball State | Thomas Green takes the ball from Robert Stokes | 20-30 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey is denied on a layup by Robert Stokes | 20-30 |
| 07:48 | Ball State | Dean Durham grabs the board | 20-30 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dean Durham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Rees (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Stokes (fresh) PF - Anthony Wiley (fresh) 1 pts. C - George Bocanegra (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Stanton (fresh) PF - Don Ross (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Davis (fresh) | |
| 07:43 | Ball State | Dean Durham loses the dribble to Frank Davis | 20-30 |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-30 |
| 07:16 | Ball State | George Bocanegra snags the defensive board | 20-30 |
| 07:11 | Ball State | Mark Rees buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dean Durham | 22-30 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Robert Stokes takes the ball from Thomas Green | 22-30 |
| 06:34 | Ball State | Robert Stokes is fouled on the floor by Earl Stanton - foul #1 on Earl Stanton, team foul #6 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Mark Binette (PF), Steven Walker (C) Dean Durham, Mark Rees, Robert Stokes, Anthony Wiley, George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), John Stokes (SG), Daniel Bass (SF), Jeffrey Mifflin (PF) Ralph Petrey, Thomas Green, Earl Stanton, Frank Davis | |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Terrance Davis clanks a 3 from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 06:22 | Ball State | Steven Mendel grabs the offensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 06:04 | Ball State | Steven Mendel misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | John Stokes misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | John Stokes grabs the offensive board | 22-30 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Don Ross makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Sugg | 22-32 |
| 05:09 | Ball State | Don Ross is called for the reach on Steven Walker - foul #1 on Don Ross, team foul #7 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Stokes (SF), Anthony Wiley (PF) Terrance Davis, Mark Binette | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Davis (C) Don Ross | |
| 05:09 | Ball State | Steven Walker makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 05:09 | Ball State | Steven Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin travels with the ball | 24-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Binette (PF) Anthony Wiley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG) Edward Sugg | |
| 04:27 | Ball State | Steven Walker can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Stokes - foul #2 on John Stokes, team foul #8 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Anthony Wiley (PF) Mark Binette | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Green (SG) John Stokes | |
| 04:27 | Ball State | Steven Walker makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:27 | Ball State | Steven Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Anthony Wiley - foul #1 on Anthony Wiley, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Binette (PF), George Bocanegra (C) Robert Stokes, Anthony Wiley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:06 | Ball State | Steven Walker gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 03:42 | Ball State | Cory Callison misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 03:40 | Ball State | George Bocanegra can't tip it in | 26-33 |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | Thomas Green grabs the board | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Cory Callison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Mendel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Walker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Binette (fresh) 5 pts. C - George Bocanegra (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Davis (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Mendel - foul #1 on Steven Mendel, team foul #9 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Mark Rees (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Steven White (PF) Cory Callison, Steven Mendel, Mark Binette, George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Stanton (SF), Ellis Dorman (C) Daniel Bass, Frank Davis | |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 03:27 | Ball State | Steven Walker gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Steven Walker hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Dean Durham | 28-34 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Green scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Earl Stanton | 28-37 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 28-37 |
| 02:50 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ralph Petrey | 28-39 |
| 02:35 | Ball State | Dean Durham is hacked by Ralph Petrey - foul #2 on Ralph Petrey, team foul #9 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Mendel (SG), George Bocanegra (C) Mark Rees, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), John Stokes (SG), Don Ross (PF) Ralph Petrey, Thomas Green, Jeffrey Mifflin | |
| 02:35 | Ball State | Dean Durham makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 02:35 | Ball State | Dean Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman banks in the layup set up by John Stokes | 30-41 |
| 01:59 | Ball State | Steven White clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Don Ross grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg's fadeaway is rejected by Steven White | 30-41 |
| 01:36 | Ball State | Steven Mendel snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | Don Ross steals it from Steven Mendel | 30-41 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | John Stokes double dribbles | 30-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG), Steven Walker (C) Dean Durham, George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Thomas Green (SG), Daniel Bass (SF) Edward Sugg, John Stokes, Earl Stanton | |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Steven White comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Don Ross - foul #2 on Don Ross, team foul #10 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Rees (SG) Steven Mendel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Davis (C) Ellis Dorman | |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Steven White makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Steven White makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Ralph Petrey and he's hacked by Terrance Davis - foul #3 on Terrance Davis, team foul #10 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Mendel (SG), Robert Stokes (SF) Mark Rees, Terrance Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin (PF) Don Ross | |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses the free throw | 32-43 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Steven Mendel | 32-43 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Robert Stokes knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Cory Callison | 34-43 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ralph Petrey | 34-46 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Cory Callison misses the halfcourt shot | 34-46 |