| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Cory Callison (fresh) SG - Steven Mendel (fresh) SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) PF - Steven White (fresh) C - Steven Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Stanley Zeltmann (fresh) SG - Richard Wheeler (fresh) SF - Sebastian Carter (fresh) PF - John Carr (fresh) C - Napoleon Douglas (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 (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Ball State | Cory Callison's layup is rejected by Napoleon Douglas | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Southern | Sebastian Carter gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Southern | Sebastian Carter comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Southern | John Carr gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Southern | Richard Wheeler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Southern | Sebastian Carter gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Southern | Sebastian Carter makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Stanley Zeltmann | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Ball State | Cory Callison is fouled on the floor by Stanley Zeltmann - foul #1 on Stanley Zeltmann, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Ball State | The jump hook by Cory Callison is blocked by John Carr | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Southern | Richard Wheeler grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann can't throw it down against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Cory Callison - foul #1 on Cory Callison, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Ball State | Steven White gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Ball State | Terrance Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Southern | The rebound goes to John Carr | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Southern | Steven Mendel steals the ball from Sebastian Carter | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Ball State | Cory Callison misses the easy layup | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Ball State | Steven Walker snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Ball State | Richard Wheeler steals the ball from Cory Callison | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Southern | Richard Wheeler is hacked by Steven Walker - foul #1 on Steven Walker, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 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 | Southern | | |
| 17:46 | Southern | John Carr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Robert Stokes | 0-2 |
| 17:40 | Ball State | Robert Stokes can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:39 | Ball State | Robert Stokes can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 17:37 | Southern | Sebastian Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:30 | Southern | Richard Wheeler misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 17:29 | Ball State | Mark Binette grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:24 | Ball State | Sebastian Carter steals it from Robert Stokes | 0-2 |
| 17:19 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Wheeler | 0-4 |
| 17:05 | Ball State | Mark Rees knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from George Bocanegra | 3-4 |
| 16:38 | Southern | Robert Stokes steals it from Stanley Zeltmann out of a doubleteam | 3-4 |
| 16:30 | Ball State | Mark Binette knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Dean Durham | 5-4 |
| 16:07 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:06 | Ball State | Mark Rees gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:50 | Ball State | George Bocanegra buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Robert Stokes | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dean Durham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Rees (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Stokes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Binette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Bocanegra (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Stanley Zeltmann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Wheeler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sebastian Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Carr (fresh) 2 reb. C - Napoleon Douglas (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:34 | Ball State | Mark Rees gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:29 | Ball State | Robert Stokes lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Rees | 9-4 |
| 15:15 | Southern | Richard Wheeler is hacked by Dean Durham - foul #1 on Dean Durham, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Anthony Wiley (PF), Steven Walker (C) Dean Durham, Mark Rees, Robert Stokes, Mark Binette, George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Southern | James Claflin (PG), Mark Keith (SG), Arnold Saville (SF), Travis Wells (PF), James Cywinski (C) Stanley Zeltmann, Richard Wheeler, Sebastian Carter, John Carr, Napoleon Douglas | |
| 14:54 | Southern | James Cywinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-4 |
| 14:35 | Ball State | Steven Walker drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Mendel | 11-4 |
| 14:20 | Southern | Arnold Saville lays it in | 11-6 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | Steven Walker makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Cory Callison | 13-6 |
| 13:48 | Southern | James Claflin can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Cory Callison - foul #2 on Cory Callison, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Stokes (SF) Cory Callison | |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Wheeler (SG), John Carr (PF) Mark Keith, James Cywinski | |
| 13:48 | Southern | James Claflin misses the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:48 | Southern | James Claflin makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:32 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley buries a floater from the left block set up by Terrance Davis | 15-7 |
| 13:18 | Southern | Richard Wheeler makes the 3 from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 13:08 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 15-10 |
| 13:07 | Southern | Arnold Saville grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 13:03 | Southern | Steven Mendel steals it from Richard Wheeler | 15-10 |
| 12:46 | Ball State | Terrance Davis knocks in the floater from the left wing | 17-10 |
| 12:28 | Southern | Steven Walker blocks the short jumper by Arnold Saville | 17-10 |
| 12:27 | Ball State | Steven Walker gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| 12:15 | Ball State | Robert Stokes drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-10 |
| 11:56 | Southern | Travis Wells misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-10 |
| 11:55 | Southern | John Carr tips it back up and in | 19-12 |
| 11:40 | Ball State | Arnold Saville is called for the reach on Steven Mendel - foul #1 on Arnold Saville, team foul #2 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Mark Rees (SG), Steven White (PF) Terrance Davis, Steven Mendel, Anthony Wiley | |
| Subs | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann (PG), Mark Keith (SG), Sebastian Carter (SF), Napoleon Douglas (C) James Claflin, Richard Wheeler, Arnold Saville, Travis Wells | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dean Durham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Rees (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven White (fresh) C - Steven Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Stanley Zeltmann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Keith (fresh) SF - Sebastian Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Napoleon Douglas (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Ball State | Steven Walker's pass is intercepted by Sebastian Carter | 19-12 |
| 11:22 | Southern | John Carr makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Stanley Zeltmann | 19-15 |
| 11:17 | Ball State | Mark Rees misses the 3 from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 11:16 | Ball State | Steven White tips it but misses | 19-15 |
| 11:15 | Ball State | Dean Durham tips it in | 21-15 |
| 11:00 | Southern | Mark Keith misses short on a floater from the left side | 21-15 |
| 10:58 | Southern | Sebastian Carter snags the offensive board | 21-15 |
| 10:45 | Southern | John Carr misses the lay-in | 21-15 |
| 10:44 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann grabs the offensive board | 21-15 |
| 10:34 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas misses short on an open driving attempt near the basket | 21-15 |
| 10:32 | Ball State | Mark Rees gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 10:23 | Ball State | Sebastian Carter is called for the reach on Robert Stokes - foul #1 on Sebastian Carter, team foul #3 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Mendel (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Mark Binette (PF), George Bocanegra (C) Dean Durham, Robert Stokes, Steven White, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Wheeler (SG), James Cywinski (PF) Mark Keith, John Carr | |
| 10:09 | Ball State | Mark Binette hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Terrance Davis | 23-15 |
| 09:49 | Southern | James Cywinski misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 23-15 |
| 09:47 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Mark Rees | 23-15 |
| 09:37 | Ball State | Terrance Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-15 |
| 09:35 | Southern | James Cywinski grabs the defensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 09:30 | Southern | Sebastian Carter misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 23-15 |
| 09:28 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Napoleon Douglas | 23-15 |
| 09:13 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-18 |
| 09:09 | Ball State | Mark Rees loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-18 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Robert Stokes (SF), Steven White (PF), Steven Walker (C) Steven Mendel, Terrance Davis, Mark Binette, George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Southern | James Claflin (PG), Arnold Saville (SF), John Carr (PF), Travis Wells (C) Stanley Zeltmann, Sebastian Carter, James Cywinski, Napoleon Douglas | |
| 08:48 | Southern | Mark Rees steals the ball from Arnold Saville | 23-18 |
| 08:45 | Ball State | Dean Durham hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Rees | 25-18 |
| 08:26 | Southern | Arnold Saville is hacked by Robert Stokes - foul #1 on Robert Stokes, team foul #5 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terrance Davis (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Anthony Wiley (PF) Dean Durham, Mark Rees, Steven White | |
| Subs | Southern | Mark Keith (SG) Richard Wheeler | |
| 08:17 | Southern | Arnold Saville hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven Walker - foul #2 on Steven Walker, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven White (PF) Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 08:17 | Southern | Arnold Saville misses the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 08:17 | Southern | Arnold Saville makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:02 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Arnold Saville - foul #2 on Arnold Saville, team foul #4 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Bocanegra (C) Steven White | |
| Subs | Southern | James Cywinski (C) Arnold Saville | |
| 08:02 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 08:02 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 08:02 | Southern | John Carr grabs the board | 26-19 |
| 07:37 | Southern | James Claflin drills a floater from the left wing set up by Mark Keith | 26-21 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Terrance Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Mendel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Stokes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Wiley (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Bocanegra (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - James Claflin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Keith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Wells (fresh) PF - John Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Cywinski (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Ball State | Steven Mendel loses the ball out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Mark Rees (SG), Mark Binette (PF) Steven Mendel, Robert Stokes, Anthony Wiley | |
| Subs | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann (PG), Richard Wheeler (SG), Sebastian Carter (SF), Napoleon Douglas (C) James Claflin, Mark Keith, Travis Wells, James Cywinski | |
| 07:14 | Southern | Richard Wheeler banks in the wide open layup set up by Sebastian Carter | 26-23 |
| 06:49 | Ball State | Terrance Davis travels with the ball | 26-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Mendel (SG), Robert Stokes (SF), Steven White (PF), Anthony Wiley (C) Mark Rees, Terrance Davis, Mark Binette, George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 06:32 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Stokes | 26-23 |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 26-23 |
| 06:09 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 05:50 | Southern | John Carr hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 26-23 |
| 05:48 | Ball State | Robert Stokes pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:45 | Ball State | Dean Durham is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Zeltmann - foul #2 on Stanley Zeltmann, team foul #5 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Rees (PG), Terrance Davis (SF), Mark Binette (PF), George Bocanegra (C) Dean Durham, Robert Stokes, Steven White, Anthony Wiley | |
| Subs | Southern | James Claflin (PG), Mark Keith (SG), Travis Wells (PF), James Cywinski (C) Stanley Zeltmann, Richard Wheeler, John Carr, Napoleon Douglas | |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Terrance Davis connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Binette | 28-23 |
| 05:24 | Southern | James Cywinski misses long on a floater from the right block | 28-23 |
| 05:23 | Southern | Sebastian Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 05:10 | Southern | Sebastian Carter is hacked by Terrance Davis - foul #1 on Terrance Davis, team foul #7 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Stokes (SF), Steven White (PF) Steven Mendel, Mark Binette | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 05:10 | Southern | Sebastian Carter misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:10 | Ball State | Steven White grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Robert Stokes clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Sebastian Carter - foul #2 on Sebastian Carter, team foul #6 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Mendel (SG), Mark Binette (PF), Anthony Wiley (C) Mark Rees, Steven White, George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Wheeler (SG), John Carr (PF) Mark Keith, Sebastian Carter | |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Robert Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Robert Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:30 | Southern | Anthony Wiley swats the layup by Travis Wells | 30-23 |
| 04:28 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Mark Binette | 30-23 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Robert Stokes clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on James Cywinski - foul #1 on James Cywinski, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Rees (SG), Steven White (PF), George Bocanegra (C) Steven Mendel, Mark Binette, Anthony Wiley | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Robert Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Robert Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:23 | Southern | John Carr pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 04:05 | Southern | James Claflin is fouled on the floor by Terrance Davis - foul #2 on Terrance Davis, team foul #8 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Mendel (SG), Mark Binette (PF), Anthony Wiley (C) Terrance Davis, Steven White, George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Southern | Napoleon Douglas (C) James Cywinski | |
| 04:05 | Southern | James Claflin makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:05 | Southern | James Claflin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley is hacked by Napoleon Douglas - foul #1 on Napoleon Douglas, team foul #8 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG), Terrance Davis (SF), Steven Walker (C) Mark Rees, Robert Stokes, Mark Binette | |
| Subs | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann (PG), Arnold Saville (SF) James Claflin, Travis Wells | |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:51 | Southern | The rebound goes to John Carr | 31-25 |
| 03:47 | Southern | Cory Callison is called for the reach on Arnold Saville - foul #3 on Cory Callison, team foul #9 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven White (PF) Cory Callison, Anthony Wiley | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 03:47 | Southern | Arnold Saville makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:47 | Southern | Arnold Saville misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:47 | Ball State | Steven Mendel grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 03:43 | Ball State | Terrance Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-26 |
| 03:16 | Southern | Arnold Saville clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 03:14 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas tips it home | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dean Durham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Mendel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terrance Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steven White (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Stanley Zeltmann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Saville (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Napoleon Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Steven Walker knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Dean Durham and he's hacked by John Carr - foul #1 on John Carr, team foul #9 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Rees (PG), Robert Stokes (SF), Mark Binette (PF) Dean Durham, Terrance Davis, Steven White | |
| Subs | Southern | Mark Keith (SG) Richard Wheeler | |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Steven Walker makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 02:45 | Southern | Mark Keith is hacked by Mark Binette - foul #1 on Mark Binette, team foul #10 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terrance Davis (PG) Steven Mendel | |
| Subs | Southern | Sebastian Carter (SF) Arnold Saville | |
| 02:45 | Southern | Mark Keith makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 02:45 | Southern | Mark Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 02:29 | Ball State | Terrance Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Stokes | 40-30 |
| 02:12 | Southern | John Carr clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 02:10 | Southern | Sebastian Carter hits the follow up shot | 40-32 |
| 01:59 | Ball State | Steven Walker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Napoleon Douglas - foul #2 on Napoleon Douglas, team foul #10 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Steven White (PF) Terrance Davis, Mark Rees, Mark Binette | |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Wheeler (SG), Arnold Saville (PF), Travis Wells (C) Mark Keith, John Carr, Napoleon Douglas | |
| 01:59 | Ball State | Steven Walker makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 01:59 | Ball State | Steven Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 01:38 | Southern | Sebastian Carter misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Steven Mendel - foul #1 on Steven Mendel, team foul #11 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Rees (PG), Terrance Davis (SF), Anthony Wiley (PF) Dean Durham, Robert Stokes, Steven White | |
| Subs | Southern | James Claflin (PG) Stanley Zeltmann | |
| 01:38 | Southern | Sebastian Carter makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 01:38 | Southern | Sebastian Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 01:26 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 01:24 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley tips it in | 44-34 |
| 01:14 | Southern | James Claflin misses long on a floater from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 01:13 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Steven Mendel | 44-34 |
| 01:09 | Ball State | Steven Mendel clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 01:07 | Southern | Arnold Saville snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 01:03 | Southern | James Claflin clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Mendel - foul #2 on Steven Mendel, team foul #12 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Robert Stokes (SF), Steven White (PF) Mark Rees, Terrance Davis, Anthony Wiley | |
| Subs | Southern | John Carr (PF) Sebastian Carter | |
| 01:03 | Southern | James Claflin makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 01:03 | Southern | James Claflin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Steven Mendel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terrance Davis (PG), Mark Rees (SG), Mark Binette (PF), George Bocanegra (C) Dean Durham, Steven Mendel, Robert Stokes, Steven White | |
| Subs | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann (PG) James Claflin | |
| 00:26 | Southern | John Carr scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Stanley Zeltmann and he's hacked by George Bocanegra - foul #1 on George Bocanegra, team foul #13 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Robert Stokes (SF), Steven White (PF) Terrance Davis, Mark Rees, Mark Binette, George Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 00:26 | Southern | John Carr makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Steven Mendel hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-39 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 46-39 |