| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Keith Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leslie Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Tom Pace (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lester Durocher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Milburn (fresh) SF - Hobert Thurston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Conyers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dale Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Ball State | Keith Hamilton steps in front of the Richard Milburn pass | 34-26 |
| 19:37 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Keith Hamilton | 36-26 |
| 19:20 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Tom Pace - foul #3 on Tom Pace, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Brian Taylor (PF) Tom Pace | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 19:20 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 19:20 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston misses the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 19:20 | San Diego State | Lester Durocher grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 19:08 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 19:07 | Ball State | Michael Conyers grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen is fouled on the floor by Leslie Carter - foul #1 on Leslie Carter, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| 18:49 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | Dale Clark tips it in | 36-29 |
| 18:28 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor is fouled on the floor by Luther McGlothlen - foul #1 on Luther McGlothlen, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 18:23 | San Diego State | Lester Durocher connects on the shot in the lane | 38-29 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Michael Conyers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-29 |
| 18:07 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 17:43 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Conyers - foul #2 on Michael Conyers, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| 17:43 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:43 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 17:24 | Ball State | Michael Conyers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-29 |
| 17:22 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Leslie Carter | 39-29 |
| 17:06 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Hobert Thurston - foul #3 on Hobert Thurston, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 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 | |
| 17:06 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter misses the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 17:06 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Jeffrey Christensen | 40-31 |
| 16:21 | San Diego State | Lester Durocher drills a shot from the right block | 42-31 |
| 16:16 | Ball State | Jeffrey Christensen scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nathan Baker | 42-33 |
| 15:51 | San Diego State | James Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Keith Hamilton | 45-33 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Keith Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leslie Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Brian Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Durocher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Justin Wright (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Smith (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Radomil Ziller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Ball State | James Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-33 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Chi Chin (PG), Oliver Wong (SF), Tom Pace (PF) Keith Hamilton, Leslie Carter, Brian Taylor | |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), Richard Milburn (SG), Hobert Thurston (SF), Michael Conyers (PF), Dale Clark (C) Justin Wright, James Smith, Jeffrey Christensen, Nathan Baker, Radomil Ziller | |
| 15:13 | San Diego State | Michael Conyers is called for the reach on Tom Pace - foul #3 on Michael Conyers, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| 14:55 | San Diego State | Chi Chin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 14:53 | San Diego State | Tom Pace tips it home | 47-33 |
| 14:33 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Chi Chin - foul #1 on Chi Chin, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| 14:33 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 14:33 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 14:17 | San Diego State | Lester Durocher comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Conyers - foul #4 on Michael Conyers, team foul #5 | 47-35 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nathan Baker (PF) Michael Conyers | |
| 14:17 | San Diego State | Lester Durocher misses the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 14:17 | San Diego State | Lester Durocher makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Chi Chin is called for the reach on Dale Clark - foul #2 on Chi Chin, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton (SF) Oliver Wong | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Smith (SG) Richard Milburn | |
| 13:43 | Ball State | Nathan Baker clanks a jumper from the right block | 48-35 |
| 13:42 | San Diego State | Tom Pace grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 13:37 | San Diego State | James Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Hamilton | 50-35 |
| 13:26 | Ball State | Lester Durocher is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #3 on Lester Durocher, team foul #5 | 50-35 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Leslie Carter (SF), Brian Taylor (PF) James Johnson, Lester Durocher | |
| Subs | Ball State | Radomil Ziller (PF) Hobert Thurston | |
| 13:09 | Ball State | James Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dale Clark | 50-38 |
| 12:47 | San Diego State | Chi Chin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 12:45 | Ball State | James Smith gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 12:32 | Ball State | Dale Clark is called for traveling | 50-38 |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Johnson (SG) Chi Chin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Wright (PG), Richard Milburn (SG) Luther McGlothlen, Dale Clark | |
| 12:18 | San Diego State | Tom Pace is denied on a layup by James Smith | 50-38 |
| 12:17 | Ball State | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 12:02 | Ball State | Justin Wright is whistled for a carry | 50-38 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Lester Durocher (C) Tom Pace | |
| Subs | Ball State | Hobert Thurston (SF) James Smith | |
| 11:50 | San Diego State | Lester Durocher loses the ball out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Oliver Wong (SF), Tom Pace (PF) Leslie Carter, Brian Taylor | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Keith Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oliver Wong (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tom Pace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lester Durocher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Justin Wright (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Milburn (fresh) SF - Hobert Thurston (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Radomil Ziller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 50-38 |
| 11:29 | Ball State | Nathan Baker hits the follow up shot | 50-40 |
| 11:18 | San Diego State | Radomil Ziller is called for the reach on Keith Hamilton - foul #2 on Radomil Ziller, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Chi Chin (PG) Keith Hamilton | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:57 | San Diego State | Lester Durocher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), Dale Clark (C) Justin Wright, Radomil Ziller | |
| 10:50 | Ball State | Nathan Baker connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Luther McGlothlen | 50-42 |
| 10:35 | San Diego State | James Johnson is hacked by Richard Milburn - foul #2 on Richard Milburn, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Leslie Carter (SF), Brian Taylor (PF) Oliver Wong, Tom Pace | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Smith (SG) Richard Milburn | |
| 10:35 | San Diego State | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 10:35 | Ball State | Dale Clark gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 10:13 | Ball State | Dale Clark lays it up and in set up by Nathan Baker | 50-44 |
| 09:54 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor travels with the ball | 50-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Christensen (SF), Radomil Ziller (PF) Hobert Thurston, Nathan Baker | |
| 09:35 | Ball State | James Smith misses the jump hook from the left block | 50-44 |
| 09:34 | San Diego State | Lester Durocher gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 09:23 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor lays it in set up by Keith Hamilton and he's fouled by Dale Clark - foul #1 on Dale Clark, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Pace (C) Lester Durocher | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Milburn (SG) Dale Clark | |
| 09:23 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:12 | Ball State | Richard Milburn is fouled on the floor by Chi Chin - foul #3 on Chi Chin, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| 08:53 | Ball State | Richard Milburn scores on a 3 from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 08:30 | San Diego State | The jump hook by Brian Taylor is blocked by James Smith | 53-47 |
| 08:28 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter hits the follow up shot | 55-47 |
| 08:10 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffrey Christensen | 55-49 |
| 07:56 | San Diego State | Tom Pace comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 07:54 | Ball State | Jeffrey Christensen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 07:41 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-49 |
| 07:40 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Keith Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 9 ast. SG - Chi Chin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leslie Carter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Brian Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Pace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Milburn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Radomil Ziller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor misses short on a floater from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 07:21 | Ball State | James Smith snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 06:55 | Ball State | Richard Milburn can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Keith Hamilton - foul #1 on Keith Hamilton, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Johnson (SG), Oliver Wong (SF), Lester Durocher (C) Chi Chin, Leslie Carter, Brian Taylor | |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Wright (PG), Hobert Thurston (SF), Michael Conyers (PF), Dale Clark (C) Luther McGlothlen, Jeffrey Christensen, James Smith, Radomil Ziller | |
| 06:55 | Ball State | Richard Milburn makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:55 | Ball State | Richard Milburn makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 06:37 | San Diego State | Oliver Wong misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 06:36 | Ball State | Dale Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 06:11 | Ball State | Michael Conyers is fouled on the floor by Tom Pace - foul #4 on Tom Pace, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nathan Baker (SG) Richard Milburn | |
| 06:11 | Ball State | Michael Conyers misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 06:11 | San Diego State | Oliver Wong gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 05:53 | San Diego State | Tom Pace is called for 3 seconds | 55-51 |
| 05:42 | Ball State | Nathan Baker hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 55-51 |
| 05:41 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Clark | 55-51 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Justin Wright can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lester Durocher - foul #4 on Lester Durocher, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Justin Wright makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Justin Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:08 | San Diego State | Tom Pace hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Johnson | 58-53 |
| 05:02 | Ball State | Dale Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-53 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Smith (SG) Nathan Baker | |
| 04:50 | San Diego State | James Johnson misses short on a turnaround from close range | 58-53 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 04:43 | Ball State | James Smith loses the dribble to Keith Hamilton | 58-53 |
| 04:39 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton dunks the ball | 60-53 |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Justin Wright travels with the ball | 60-53 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Chi Chin (PG), Leslie Carter (SF), Brian Taylor (PF) Keith Hamilton, Oliver Wong, Tom Pace | |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG) Justin Wright | |
| 04:13 | San Diego State | James Johnson clanks a 3 from straight away | 60-53 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | James Smith grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 03:56 | Ball State | James Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 03:54 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Lester Durocher | 60-53 |
| 03:39 | San Diego State | Chi Chin drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Johnson | 63-53 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Chi Chin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leslie Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Brian Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Durocher (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. SF - Hobert Thurston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Conyers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Dale Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:18 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 03:16 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Leslie Carter | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:51 | San Diego State | James Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-53 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 02:38 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-55 |
| 02:38 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton (PG), Tom Pace (C) Chi Chin, Lester Durocher | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Milburn (SG) James Smith | |
| 02:14 | San Diego State | James Johnson is fouled on the floor by Dale Clark - foul #2 on Dale Clark, team foul #9 | 63-55 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nathan Baker (SF), Radomil Ziller (C) Hobert Thurston, Dale Clark | |
| 02:14 | San Diego State | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 02:14 | San Diego State | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Michael Conyers is whistled for a carry | 65-55 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Chi Chin (SG), Oliver Wong (SF) James Johnson, Leslie Carter | |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Wright (PG), James Smith (SG), Jeffrey Christensen (SF) Luther McGlothlen, Richard Milburn, Michael Conyers | |
| 01:35 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 65-55 |
| 01:34 | San Diego State | Tom Pace snags the offensive board | 65-55 |
| 01:09 | San Diego State | Radomil Ziller steals it from Tom Pace | 65-55 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Jeffrey Christensen scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Nathan Baker | 65-57 |
| 01:03 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Johnson (SG), Leslie Carter (SF), Lester Durocher (C) Chi Chin, Oliver Wong, Brian Taylor | |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), Richard Milburn (SG), Hobert Thurston (SF), Michael Conyers (PF), Dale Clark (C) Justin Wright, James Smith, Jeffrey Christensen, Nathan Baker, Radomil Ziller | |
| 00:35 | San Diego State | James Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-57 |
| 00:26 | San Diego State | Tom Pace gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | San Diego State | Tom Pace is hacked by Luther McGlothlen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luther McGlothlen, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Chi Chin (PG) Leslie Carter | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:24 | San Diego State | Tom Pace misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:24 | San Diego State | Tom Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | San Diego State | Chi Chin is hacked by Luther McGlothlen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Luther McGlothlen, team foul #11 | 66-60 |
| 00:18 | San Diego State | Chi Chin misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:18 | San Diego State | Chi Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Richard Milburn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Luther McGlothlen | 67-60 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Dale Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-60 |
| 00:03 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Chi Chin runs out the clock | 67-60 |