| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 4 pts. C - Douglas Eason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gary Michael (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Pfeil (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Stowell (fresh) PF - Joseph Watts (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Dino Russo inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Douglas Eason misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-31 |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Douglas Eason snags the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 19:22 | Ball State | Calvin Pfeil picks off the pass by Dale Nathanson | 25-31 |
| 19:17 | Carthage | Gary Michael misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Russell Aubry - foul #2 on Russell Aubry, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 19:17 | Carthage | Gary Michael makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 19:17 | Carthage | Gary Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 19:08 | Ball State | Douglas Eason misses long on a shot from close range | 25-33 |
| 19:07 | Ball State | Russell Aubry hits the follow up shot | 27-33 |
| 18:50 | Carthage | Joseph Watts banks in the layup | 27-35 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Long Hong | 30-35 |
| 18:14 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost (PG) Gary Michael | |
| 17:55 | Ball State | Douglas Eason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-35 |
| 17:29 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-38 |
| 17:13 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Douglas Eason tips it in | 32-38 |
| 16:48 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil is fouled on the floor by Russell Aubry - foul #3 on Russell Aubry, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Mounce (PG), Lawrence Arnold (SG), James Hunsucker (PF), Casey Jensen (C) Long Hong, Dale Nathanson, Russell Aubry, Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG), James Summers (PF) Alex Schrecengost, Joseph Watts | |
| 16:26 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil is hacked by Edward Mounce - foul #1 on Edward Mounce, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tony Fox (PG) Dino Russo | |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost (PG) Gary Michael | |
| 16:10 | Carthage | Lawrence Arnold blocks the jumper by Nicholas Stowell | 32-38 |
| 16:08 | Ball State | James Hunsucker pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 15:51 | Ball State | Edward Mounce drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Lawrence Arnold | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Tony Fox (fresh) SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Hunsucker (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Casey Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Alex Schrecengost (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Calvin Pfeil (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Stowell (fairly fresh) PF - James Summers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Leonard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 34-40 |
| 15:23 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 15:21 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 15:06 | Ball State | The refs have stopped play. Tony Fox is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 34-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Dale Nathanson (SG), Dino Russo (SF), Russell Aubry (PF) Tony Fox, Edward Mounce, Lawrence Arnold, Casey Jensen | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG), Edward Halls (SG), Howard Bates (SF), Joseph Watts (PF), Steve Havens (C) Alex Schrecengost, Calvin Pfeil, Nicholas Stowell, James Summers, Arthur Leonard | |
| 15:01 | Carthage | Steve Havens hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Howard Bates | 34-42 |
| 14:39 | Ball State | Steve Havens takes the ball from Dino Russo | 34-42 |
| 14:26 | Carthage | Howard Bates makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Halls | 34-45 |
| 14:11 | Ball State | Long Hong knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dale Nathanson | 37-45 |
| 14:00 | Carthage | Edward Halls comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-45 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | James Hunsucker grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 13:31 | Ball State | Dino Russo drills a jumper from the right block set up by Long Hong | 39-45 |
| 13:13 | Carthage | James Hunsucker is called for the reach on Gary Michael - foul #1 on James Hunsucker, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Eason (C) James Hunsucker | |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost (PG), Calvin Pfeil (SG), Nicholas Stowell (SF), Arthur Leonard (C) Gary Michael, Edward Halls, Howard Bates, Steve Havens | |
| 12:53 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 12:51 | Ball State | Long Hong grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 12:37 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 39-45 |
| 12:36 | Ball State | Long Hong tips it back up and in | 41-45 |
| 12:21 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 11:55 | Ball State | Russell Aubry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Edward Mounce (SG), Lawrence Arnold (SF), James Hunsucker (PF) Long Hong, Dale Nathanson, Dino Russo, Russell Aubry | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG), James Summers (PF) Alex Schrecengost, Joseph Watts | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Hunsucker (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Eason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gary Michael (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Pfeil (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Stowell (fairly fresh) PF - James Summers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Leonard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Carthage | James Summers blows the layup | 41-48 |
| 11:33 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 11:25 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold drills a floater from the left block set up by James Hunsucker | 43-48 |
| 11:10 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard is fouled on the floor by Douglas Eason - foul #1 on Douglas Eason, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Watts (PF) James Summers | |
| 11:02 | Carthage | James Hunsucker takes the ball from Joseph Watts | 43-48 |
| 10:37 | Ball State | James Hunsucker misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 10:36 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 10:29 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 10:27 | Carthage | Nicholas Stowell grabs the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 10:22 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-48 |
| 10:21 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Hunsucker | 43-48 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Arthur Leonard is called for the reach on James Hunsucker - foul #2 on Arthur Leonard, team foul #1 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Dale Nathanson (SG), Dino Russo (SF), Russell Aubry (PF) James Nesbitt, Edward Mounce, Lawrence Arnold, Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost (PG), Edward Halls (SG), Howard Bates (SF), James Summers (PF), Steve Havens (C) Gary Michael, Calvin Pfeil, Nicholas Stowell, Joseph Watts, Arthur Leonard | |
| 09:57 | Ball State | Long Hong double dribbles | 43-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil (SG), Nicholas Stowell (SF), Arthur Leonard (C) Edward Halls, Howard Bates, Steve Havens | |
| 09:39 | Carthage | Dale Nathanson is called for the reach on James Summers - foul #1 on Dale Nathanson, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Edward Halls (SG), Howard Bates (SF), Joseph Watts (PF), Steve Havens (C) Calvin Pfeil, Nicholas Stowell, James Summers, Arthur Leonard | |
| 09:23 | Carthage | Dale Nathanson is called for the reach on Edward Halls - foul #2 on Dale Nathanson, team foul #7 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil (SG), Nicholas Stowell (SF), James Summers (PF), Arthur Leonard (C) Alex Schrecengost, Howard Bates, Joseph Watts, Steve Havens | |
| 09:23 | Carthage | Edward Halls makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:23 | Carthage | Edward Halls makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 09:08 | Ball State | James Hunsucker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-50 |
| 09:07 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 09:01 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Halls | 43-53 |
| 08:38 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 08:37 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Arthur Leonard | 43-53 |
| 08:22 | Carthage | Edward Halls misses long on a floater from the left side | 43-53 |
| 08:21 | Carthage | James Summers tips it back up and in | 43-55 |
| 08:02 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Mounce (PG), Lawrence Arnold (SG), Casey Jensen (PF), Douglas Eason (C) Long Hong, Dale Nathanson, Russell Aubry, James Hunsucker | |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost (PG), Howard Bates (SF), Joseph Watts (PF), Steve Havens (C) Edward Halls, Nicholas Stowell, James Summers, Arthur Leonard | |
| 07:45 | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Lawrence Arnold - foul #2 on Lawrence Arnold, team foul #8 | 43-55 |
| 07:45 | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 07:45 | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Casey Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Eason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Alex Schrecengost (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Pfeil (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Bates (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Watts (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Havens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Ball State | Dino Russo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Mounce | 45-57 |
| 07:14 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:05 | Ball State | Edward Mounce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG) Dino Russo | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG), Nicholas Stowell (SF), Arthur Leonard (C) Alex Schrecengost, Howard Bates, Steve Havens | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:36 | Carthage | Gary Michael banks in the layup on a great pass from Calvin Pfeil and he's hacked by James Nesbitt - foul #1 on James Nesbitt, team foul #9 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Dale Nathanson (SG), Russell Aubry (PF) James Nesbitt, Edward Mounce, Casey Jensen | |
| Subs | Carthage | Edward Halls (SG) Calvin Pfeil | |
| 06:36 | Carthage | Gary Michael makes the free throw | 45-63 |
| 06:26 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | Douglas Eason grabs the offensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 06:15 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 05:54 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-63 |
| 05:52 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Arnold | 45-63 |
| 05:31 | Ball State | Russell Aubry misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-63 |
| 05:30 | Carthage | Joseph Watts snags the defensive board | 45-63 |
| 05:13 | Carthage | Russell Aubry swats the layup by Nicholas Stowell | 45-63 |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Douglas Eason grabs the defensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 05:06 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Nicholas Stowell - foul #2 on Nicholas Stowell, team foul #2 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Hunsucker (C) Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost (PG), Calvin Pfeil (SG), Howard Bates (SF), James Summers (PF), Steve Havens (C) Gary Michael, Edward Halls, Nicholas Stowell, Joseph Watts, Arthur Leonard | |
| 05:06 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 05:06 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 05:06 | Carthage | Steve Havens gets the rebound | 46-63 |
| 04:47 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-63 |
| 04:46 | Ball State | James Hunsucker pulls down the rebound | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:42 | Ball State | James Hunsucker knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Long Hong | 48-63 |
| 04:25 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil buries a 3 from the left wing | 48-66 |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Long Hong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Edward Mounce (SG), Victor Howe (SF), Casey Jensen (C) Long Hong, Dale Nathanson, Lawrence Arnold, Russell Aubry | |
| Subs | Carthage | Nathan Endres (PG), Edward Halls (SG) Alex Schrecengost, Calvin Pfeil | |
| 03:48 | Carthage | Howard Bates clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-66 |
| 03:46 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to James Summers | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:21 | Carthage | Howard Bates can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-66 |
| 03:20 | Carthage | Steve Havens misses the tip | 48-66 |
| 03:18 | Ball State | James Nesbitt grabs the board | 48-66 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Howe (fresh) PF - James Hunsucker (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Casey Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Nathan Endres (fresh) SG - Edward Halls (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Bates (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Summers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Havens (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Ball State | James Hunsucker scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Nesbitt and he's fouled by Edward Halls - foul #1 on Edward Halls, team foul #3 | 50-66 |
| 03:09 | Ball State | James Hunsucker misses the free throw | 50-66 |
| 03:09 | Carthage | James Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 02:48 | Carthage | Edward Halls scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathan Endres | 50-68 |
| 02:38 | Ball State | James Nesbitt scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Hunsucker | 52-68 |
| 02:15 | Carthage | Edward Halls clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on James Nesbitt - foul #2 on James Nesbitt, team foul #10 | 52-68 |
| 02:15 | Carthage | Edward Halls misses the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 02:15 | Carthage | Edward Halls makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 01:49 | Ball State | Edward Mounce misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Summers - foul #1 on James Summers, team foul #4 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold (SF) Victor Howe | |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost (PG) Nathan Endres | |
| 01:49 | Ball State | Edward Mounce misses the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 01:49 | Ball State | Edward Mounce makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 01:27 | Carthage | James Summers clanks a shot from the right wing | 53-69 |
| 01:25 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Casey Jensen | 53-69 |
| 01:10 | Ball State | James Hunsucker clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-69 |
| 01:09 | Carthage | Edward Halls grabs the board | 53-69 |
| 01:04 | Carthage | Howard Bates misses short on a shot from the left wing | 53-69 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Edward Mounce grabs the board | 53-69 |
| 00:53 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold dunks the ball | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Carthage | Steve Havens misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Casey Jensen - foul #1 on Casey Jensen, team foul #11 | 55-69 |
| 00:24 | Carthage | Steve Havens misses the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 00:24 | Carthage | Steve Havens makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold misses short on a shot from the right block | 55-70 |
| 00:16 | Carthage | Steve Havens grabs the defensive rebound | 55-70 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost runs out the clock | 55-70 |