| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Milburn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Hobert Thurston (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Conyers (fresh) 7 pts. C - Dale Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Michael Helm (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Gravenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Walter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Averill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego | Gary Walter inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | San Diego | Robert Williams lays it in set up by Michael Helm | 38-34 |
| 19:17 | Ball State | Michael Conyers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 19:16 | San Diego | David Averill snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 19:12 | San Diego | Gary Walter connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Helm | 38-37 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Luther McGlothlen | 41-37 |
| 18:25 | San Diego | Robert Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 18:24 | San Diego | Reginald Gravenstein pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 18:08 | San Diego | Reginald Gravenstein hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Helm | 41-40 |
| 17:52 | Ball State | Dale Clark is hacked by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 17:36 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 17:35 | San Diego | Robert Williams pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:30 | San Diego | Michael Helm clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 17:29 | San Diego | Gary Walter tips it home | 41-42 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Milburn | 44-42 |
| 17:01 | San Diego | Michael Helm hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 16:59 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 16:46 | Ball State | Robert Williams swats the short shot by Richard Milburn | 44-42 |
| 16:44 | Ball State | Michael Conyers tips it but misses | 44-42 |
| 16:42 | San Diego | Robert Williams pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 16:36 | San Diego | Robert Williams misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 16:35 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Dale Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 16:30 | Ball State | Michael Conyers gets the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 16:14 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 16:12 | San Diego | Gary Walter grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 16:07 | San Diego | Luther McGlothlen steals the ball from Michael Helm in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 15:54 | Ball State | Michael Conyers buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Luther McGlothlen | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Milburn (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Hobert Thurston (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Conyers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Michael Helm (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Reginald Gravenstein (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Walter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Averill (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:49 | San Diego | Michael Helm clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 15:47 | San Diego | Gary Walter hits the follow up shot | 46-44 |
| 15:28 | Ball State | Robert Williams steps in front of the Hobert Thurston pass | 46-44 |
| 15:14 | San Diego | Michael Helm hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gary Walter | 46-47 |
| 14:57 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 14:55 | Ball State | Michael Conyers tips it back up and in | 48-47 |
| 14:38 | San Diego | David Averill misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 48-47 |
| 14:37 | San Diego | Reginald Gravenstein tips it but misses | 48-47 |
| 14:35 | Ball State | Dale Clark gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 14:30 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 14:28 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Robert Williams | 48-47 |
| 14:23 | San Diego | Michael Conyers steals it from Reginald Gravenstein | 48-47 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Dale Clark drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Luther McGlothlen | 51-47 |
| 13:51 | San Diego | Reginald Gravenstein comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 13:49 | Ball State | Michael Conyers grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 13:32 | Ball State | Dale Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston tips it but misses | 51-47 |
| 13:28 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Robert Williams | 51-47 |
| 13:22 | San Diego | Robert Williams hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Helm | 51-50 |
| 12:56 | Ball State | Dale Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Wright (PG), James Smith (SG), Jeffrey Christensen (SF), Nathan Baker (PF), Radomil Ziller (C) Luther McGlothlen, Richard Milburn, Hobert Thurston, Michael Conyers, Dale Clark | |
| Subs | San Diego | Ramon Ramirez (PG), Steve Moore (SG), Osvaldo Rizzo (SF), William McElmurry (PF), Michael Wise (C) Michael Helm, Reginald Gravenstein, Gary Walter, David Averill, Robert Williams | |
| 12:39 | San Diego | Steve Moore misses the floater from the left side | 51-50 |
| 12:37 | Ball State | Jeffrey Christensen grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 12:14 | Ball State | James Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-50 |
| 12:13 | Ball State | James Smith tips it home | 53-50 |
| 12:04 | San Diego | William McElmurry misses the shot from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 12:02 | Ball State | Nathan Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 11:51 | Ball State | Jeffrey Christensen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeffrey Christensen, team foul #1 | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Justin Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffrey Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Radomil Ziller (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Ramon Ramirez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steve Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Osvaldo Rizzo (fresh) PF - William McElmurry (fresh) C - Michael Wise (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | San Diego | Michael Wise can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 11:25 | San Diego | William McElmurry tips it home | 53-52 |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller misses long on a floater from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 10:54 | San Diego | Michael Wise snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 10:42 | San Diego | Justin Wright takes the ball from William McElmurry | 53-52 |
| 10:37 | Ball State | James Smith lays it in set up by Justin Wright | 55-52 |
| 10:16 | San Diego | William McElmurry misses the easy layup | 55-52 |
| 10:14 | San Diego | William McElmurry tips it in | 55-54 |
| 09:53 | Ball State | Ramon Ramirez steals it from Radomil Ziller | 55-54 |
| 09:50 | San Diego | Steve Moore banks in the layup on a great pass from Ramon Ramirez | 55-56 |
| 09:42 | Ball State | Nathan Baker scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Justin Wright | 57-56 |
| 09:22 | San Diego | Osvaldo Rizzo misses badly on a shot from the right side | 57-56 |
| 09:21 | Ball State | Nathan Baker snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 09:09 | Ball State | James Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Wright | 60-56 |
| 08:51 | San Diego | Steve Moore comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Radomil Ziller - foul #2 on Radomil Ziller, team foul #2 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), Kevin Hayter (SG), Hobert Thurston (SF), Michael Conyers (PF), Dale Clark (C) Justin Wright, James Smith, Jeffrey Christensen, Nathan Baker, Radomil Ziller | |
| Subs | San Diego | Michael Harris (SG), Gary Walter (SF), David Averill (PF), Robert Williams (C) Ramon Ramirez, Osvaldo Rizzo, William McElmurry, Michael Wise | |
| 08:51 | San Diego | Steve Moore makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:51 | San Diego | Steve Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 08:34 | Ball State | Kevin Hayter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Michael Helm (PG) Steve Moore | |
| 08:19 | San Diego | Robert Williams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dale Clark - foul #2 on Dale Clark, team foul #3 | 60-58 |
| 08:19 | San Diego | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 08:19 | San Diego | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 08:08 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 08:07 | San Diego | Michael Helm grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 08:01 | San Diego | Robert Williams makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Helm | 60-63 |
| 07:47 | Ball State | David Averill blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Luther McGlothlen | 60-63 |
| 07:46 | San Diego | David Averill grabs the board | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Hayter (fresh) SF - Hobert Thurston (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Conyers (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Michael Helm (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Harris (fresh) SF - Gary Walter (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Averill (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:42 | San Diego | Kevin Hayter picks off the pass by Gary Walter | 60-63 |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Conyers | 63-63 |
| 07:01 | San Diego | David Averill double dribbles | 63-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Wright (PG), Richard Milburn (SG), Jeffrey Christensen (SF), Nathan Baker (PF), Dikembe Victor (C) Luther McGlothlen, Kevin Hayter, Hobert Thurston, Michael Conyers, Dale Clark | |
| Subs | San Diego | Reginald Gravenstein (SG), Michael Wise (PF) Michael Helm, David Averill | |
| 06:44 | Ball State | Justin Wright misses the fadeaway from the left side | 63-63 |
| 06:43 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Gary Walter | 63-63 |
| 06:36 | San Diego | Reginald Gravenstein connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Harris | 63-65 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Jeffrey Christensen blows the layup but he's fouled by Reginald Gravenstein - foul #1 on Reginald Gravenstein, team foul #2 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Radomil Ziller (C) Dikembe Victor | |
| Subs | San Diego | Ramon Ramirez (PG), William McElmurry (PF) Michael Harris, Michael Wise | |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Jeffrey Christensen misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Jeffrey Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 06:07 | San Diego | Ramon Ramirez knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Gary Walter | 64-67 |
| 05:50 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 05:48 | San Diego | Robert Williams snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 05:26 | San Diego | Gary Walter can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Jeffrey Christensen - foul #2 on Jeffrey Christensen, team foul #4 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), Hobert Thurston (SF), Michael Conyers (PF), Dale Clark (C) Justin Wright, Jeffrey Christensen, Nathan Baker, Radomil Ziller | |
| Subs | San Diego | Michael Helm (PG), David Averill (PF) Ramon Ramirez, Robert Williams | |
| 05:26 | San Diego | Gary Walter makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 05:26 | San Diego | Gary Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-69 |
| 05:06 | San Diego | William McElmurry hits a shot from the right block set up by Michael Helm and the foul's on Dale Clark - foul #3 on Dale Clark, team foul #5 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Osvaldo Rizzo (SF) Gary Walter | |
| 05:06 | San Diego | William McElmurry makes the free throw | 66-72 |
| 04:40 | Ball State | David Averill picks off the pass by Dale Clark | 66-72 |
| 04:22 | San Diego | Osvaldo Rizzo makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-75 |
| 04:09 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Milburn | 69-75 |
| 03:53 | San Diego | Michael Helm is hacked by Michael Conyers - foul #2 on Michael Conyers, team foul #6 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Smith (SG), Nathan Baker (SF) Richard Milburn, Hobert Thurston | |
| Subs | San Diego | Ramon Ramirez (SG), Michael Wise (PF), Robert Williams (C) Reginald Gravenstein, David Averill, William McElmurry | |
| 03:43 | San Diego | Robert Williams buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Michael Helm | 69-77 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Nathan Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Conyers (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Michael Helm (fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. SG - Ramon Ramirez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Osvaldo Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Wise (fresh) C - Robert Williams (fresh) 18 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Ball State | Nathan Baker knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Conyers | 71-77 |
| 03:22 | San Diego | Robert Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-77 |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Wright (PG), Radomil Ziller (C) Luther McGlothlen, Dale Clark | |
| Subs | San Diego | Steve Moore (SG), Gary Walter (SF) Michael Helm, Michael Wise | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:00 | Ball State | Michael Conyers comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Osvaldo Rizzo - foul #1 on Osvaldo Rizzo, team foul #3 | 71-77 |
| 03:00 | Ball State | Michael Conyers makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 03:00 | Ball State | Michael Conyers makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 02:58 | San Diego | San Diego calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-77 |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), Richard Milburn (SG), Hobert Thurston (SF), Dale Clark (C) Justin Wright, James Smith, Nathan Baker, Radomil Ziller | |
| Subs | San Diego | Michael Helm (PG), Reginald Gravenstein (SG), David Averill (PF) Ramon Ramirez, Steve Moore, Osvaldo Rizzo | |
| 02:36 | San Diego | David Averill lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Helm and he's fouled by Michael Conyers - foul #3 on Michael Conyers, team foul #7 | 73-79 |
| 02:36 | San Diego | David Averill makes the free throw | 73-80 |
| 02:19 | Ball State | Richard Milburn scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Conyers | 76-80 |
| 02:06 | San Diego | Gary Walter scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Averill and he's fouled by Hobert Thurston - foul #1 on Hobert Thurston, team foul #8 | 76-82 |
| 02:06 | San Diego | Gary Walter misses the free throw | 76-82 |
| 02:06 | Ball State | Dale Clark gets the rebound | 76-82 |
| 01:50 | Ball State | Michael Conyers misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-82 |
| 01:49 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen snags the offensive board | 76-82 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Michael Conyers travels with the ball | 76-82 |
| 01:08 | San Diego | Gary Walter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-82 |
| 01:06 | San Diego | Robert Williams tips it but misses | 76-82 |
| 01:04 | San Diego | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Gravenstein | 76-82 |
| 00:47 | San Diego | Gary Walter knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Reginald Gravenstein | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Richard Milburn misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-84 |
| 00:39 | Ball State | Dale Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-84 |
| 00:36 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-84 |
| 00:34 | San Diego | The rebound goes to David Averill | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | San Diego | David Averill is hacked by Luther McGlothlen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luther McGlothlen, team foul #9 | 76-84 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Ramon Ramirez (PG), Osvaldo Rizzo (SF) Michael Helm, Gary Walter | |
| 00:33 | San Diego | David Averill misses the 1st free throw | 76-84 |
| 00:33 | Ball State | Michael Conyers pulls down the rebound | 76-84 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Richard Milburn | 79-84 |
| 00:28 | San Diego | San Diego calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-84 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Michael Helm (PG), Gary Walter (SF) Ramon Ramirez, David Averill | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | San Diego | Luther McGlothlen is called for the reach on Robert Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Luther McGlothlen, team foul #10 | 79-84 |
| 00:27 | San Diego | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:27 | San Diego | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Dale Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 79-85 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Richard Milburn clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-85 |
| 00:20 | San Diego | Robert Williams grabs the board | 79-85 |
| 00:18 | San Diego | Robert Williams is hacked by Luther McGlothlen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Luther McGlothlen, team foul #11 | 79-85 |
| 00:18 | San Diego | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 79-86 |
| 00:18 | San Diego | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 79-86 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Michael Conyers gets the rebound | 79-86 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Michael Conyers is fouled on the floor by Michael Helm - foul #2 on Michael Helm, team foul #4 | 79-86 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | San Diego | David Averill (PF) Osvaldo Rizzo | |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 79-86 |
| 00:08 | San Diego | David Averill snags the defensive board | 79-86 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | San Diego | Michael Helm runs out the clock | 79-86 |