| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 4 reb. C - Douglas Eason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Rodney Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Brown (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Tyrone Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert White (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown inbounds the ball | 18-38 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Kirwin | 18-40 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:17 | Ball State | Long Hong connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-40 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-40 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 18:49 | Ball State | Carl Brown steps in front of the Long Hong pass in the backcourt | 21-40 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Carl Brown | 21-42 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 18:07 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 21-42 |
| 18:06 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White pulls down the rebound | 21-42 |
| 17:43 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes is fouled on the floor by Russell Aubry - foul #3 on Russell Aubry, team foul #1 | 21-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tony Fox (PG), Edward Mounce (SG), Lawrence Arnold (SF), James Hunsucker (PF), Casey Jensen (C) Long Hong, Dale Nathanson, Dino Russo, Russell Aubry, Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Gary Tate (SG), Terry Radel (SF), Roy Zaibel (PF), Billy Carter (C) Rodney Willis, Charles Kirwin, Carl Brown, Tyrone Hughes, Robert White | |
| 17:22 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 21-42 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter grabs the offensive board | 21-42 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel misses the 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by James Hunsucker - foul #1 on James Hunsucker, team foul #2 | 21-42 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel makes the 1st free throw | 21-43 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel makes the 2nd free throw | 21-44 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel makes the 3rd free throw | 21-45 |
| 16:43 | Ball State | Casey Jensen connects on the 3 from the right corner | 24-45 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-45 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate gets the offensive rebound | 24-45 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Billy Carter | 24-47 |
| 15:53 | Ball State | Casey Jensen knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 27-47 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Tony Fox (fresh) SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Arnold (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Hunsucker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Casey Jensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Terry Radel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Roy Zaibel (fairly fresh) C - Billy Carter (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Tate | 27-50 |
| 15:13 | Ball State | James Hunsucker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-50 |
| 15:11 | Ball State | Casey Jensen tips it in | 29-50 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Reynolds | 29-53 |
| 14:30 | Ball State | James Hunsucker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-53 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | Edward Mounce tips it back up and in | 31-53 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds is hacked by Tony Fox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Fox, team foul #3 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Dale Nathanson (SG), Dino Russo (SF), Russell Aubry (PF), Douglas Eason (C) Tony Fox, Edward Mounce, Lawrence Arnold, James Hunsucker, Casey Jensen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Charles Kirwin (SG), Carl Brown (SF), Tyrone Hughes (PF), Robert White (C) Richard Reynolds, Gary Tate, Terry Radel, Roy Zaibel, Billy Carter | |
| 14:07 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 31-53 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown misses the tip | 31-53 |
| 14:04 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White can't tip it in | 31-53 |
| 14:02 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes tips it but misses | 31-53 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Long Hong | 31-53 |
| 13:51 | Ball State | Long Hong comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 31-53 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 31-53 |
| 13:21 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White is called for traveling | 31-53 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | Russell Aubry makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Long Hong | 33-53 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert White | 33-56 |
| 12:42 | Ball State | Carl Brown steals the ball from Long Hong in the backcourt | 33-56 |
| 12:22 | Eastern Illinois | Dale Nathanson steals it from Carl Brown | 33-56 |
| 12:19 | Ball State | Long Hong lays it up and in on a great pass from Dale Nathanson | 35-56 |
| 12:05 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 35-56 |
| 12:04 | Ball State | Douglas Eason gets the rebound | 35-56 |
| 12:00 | Ball State | Carl Brown is called for the reach on Long Hong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Brown, team foul #1 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Edward Mounce (SG), Victor Howe (SF), James Hunsucker (C) Long Hong, Dale Nathanson, Dino Russo, Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Terry Radel (SF), Gary Tate (PF), Donald Pond (C) Rodney Willis, Carl Brown, Tyrone Hughes, Robert White | |
| 11:55 | Ball State | Charles Kirwin picks off the pass by Victor Howe | 35-56 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Victor Howe (fresh) PF - Russell Aubry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hunsucker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Kirwin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Radel (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gary Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Pond (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Tate | 35-59 |
| 11:21 | Ball State | James Hunsucker knocks in the 3 from straight away | 38-59 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Victor Howe - foul #2 on Victor Howe, team foul #4 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tony Fox (PG), Dino Russo (SF), Casey Jensen (C) James Nesbitt, Victor Howe, Russell Aubry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes (PF) Charles Kirwin | |
| 11:00 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate misses the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 38-60 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | Tony Fox is hacked by Gary Tate in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Tate, team foul #2 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter (C) Donald Pond | |
| 10:53 | Ball State | Tony Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-60 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel gets the rebound | 38-60 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate misses the lay-in | 38-60 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 38-60 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate loses the ball out of bounds | 38-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Dale Nathanson (SG) Tony Fox, Edward Mounce | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Charles Kirwin (SG), Carl Brown (SF), Roy Zaibel (PF), Donald Pond (C) Richard Reynolds, Gary Tate, Terry Radel, Tyrone Hughes, Billy Carter | |
| 10:08 | Ball State | Long Hong is hacked by Rodney Willis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney Willis, team foul #3 | 38-60 |
| 09:54 | Ball State | James Hunsucker hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 38-60 |
| 09:53 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown grabs the board | 38-60 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Rodney Willis | 38-63 |
| 09:18 | Ball State | Casey Jensen hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Long Hong and he's fouled by Rodney Willis - foul #3 on Rodney Willis, team foul #4 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold (SF), Douglas Eason (C) Dino Russo, James Hunsucker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert White (C) Donald Pond | |
| 09:18 | Ball State | Casey Jensen makes the free throw | 41-63 |
| 08:59 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-63 |
| 08:58 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Arnold | 41-63 |
| 08:45 | Ball State | Casey Jensen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-63 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Douglas Eason snags the offensive board | 41-63 |
| 08:38 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold blows the dunk | 41-63 |
| 08:36 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown gets the rebound | 41-63 |
| 08:09 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-63 |
| 08:08 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold grabs the board | 41-63 |
| 07:52 | Ball State | Long Hong comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-63 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White snags the defensive board | 41-63 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Nathanson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Arnold (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Casey Jensen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Eason (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Rodney Willis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Kirwin (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Roy Zaibel (fairly fresh) C - Robert White (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-63 |
| 07:26 | Ball State | Douglas Eason pulls down the rebound | 41-63 |
| 07:24 | Ball State | Long Hong is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 41-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tony Fox (PG), Edward Mounce (SG), Dino Russo (SF), Russell Aubry (PF), James Hunsucker (C) Long Hong, Dale Nathanson, Lawrence Arnold, Casey Jensen, Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Gary Tate (SG), Terry Radel (SF), Tyrone Hughes (PF), Billy Carter (C) Rodney Willis, Charles Kirwin, Carl Brown, Roy Zaibel, Robert White | |
| 07:11 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel buries a 3 from the left wing | 41-66 |
| 07:08 | Ball State | James Hunsucker is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Radel - foul #2 on Terry Radel, team foul #5 | 41-66 |
| 06:56 | Ball State | Russell Aubry is called for traveling | 41-66 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Tyrone Hughes, team foul #6 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Howe (SF), Casey Jensen (C) Dino Russo, Russell Aubry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Pond (C) Tyrone Hughes | |
| 06:18 | Ball State | Richard Reynolds steals the ball from James Hunsucker | 41-66 |
| 06:15 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds misses the lay-in | 41-66 |
| 06:13 | Ball State | James Hunsucker snags the defensive board | 41-66 |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Casey Jensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-66 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Victor Howe grabs the offensive board | 41-66 |
| 05:47 | Ball State | Casey Jensen loses the dribble to Donald Pond | 41-66 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Pond connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Tate | 41-68 |
| 04:58 | Ball State | Edward Mounce travels with the ball | 41-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Lawrence Arnold (C) Tony Fox, Casey Jensen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG) Donald Pond | |
| 04:31 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell is fouled on the floor by Victor Howe - foul #3 on Victor Howe, team foul #5 | 41-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel (PF) Terry Radel | |
| 04:11 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-68 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell gets the offensive rebound | 41-68 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Victor Howe - foul #4 on Victor Howe, team foul #6 | 41-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Casey Jensen (C) Victor Howe | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Pond (C) Billy Carter | |
| 03:48 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 41-69 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 41-70 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) SG - Edward Mounce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Arnold (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Hunsucker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Casey Jensen (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nathaniel O'Connell (fresh) SG - Richard Reynolds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Tate (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Zaibel (fairly fresh) C - Donald Pond (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold loses the dribble to Gary Tate in the backcourt | 41-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Reynolds | 41-72 |
| 03:08 | Ball State | James Nesbitt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-72 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel snags the defensive board | 41-72 |
| 03:01 | Eastern Illinois | A charge is called on Gary Tate - foul #2 on Gary Tate, team foul #7 | 41-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tony Fox (PG) James Nesbitt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (SF) Nathaniel O'Connell | |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Casey Jensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-72 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate banks in the layup | 41-74 |
| 02:20 | Ball State | Tony Fox misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-74 |
| 02:19 | Ball State | James Hunsucker gets the offensive rebound | 41-74 |
| 02:13 | Ball State | Tony Fox can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 41-74 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel gets the rebound | 41-74 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Reynolds | 41-76 |
| 01:44 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Reynolds - foul #2 on Richard Reynolds, team foul #8 | 41-76 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter (C) Donald Pond | |
| 01:44 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 42-76 |
| 01:44 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 43-76 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy Carter | 43-78 |
| 01:22 | Ball State | Gary Tate steals the ball from Casey Jensen | 43-78 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Billy Carter | 43-81 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Ball State | Terry Radel picks off the pass by James Hunsucker in the backcourt | 43-81 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds misses short on a shot from the left side | 43-81 |
| 00:32 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter tips it but misses | 43-81 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold grabs the board | 43-81 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Richard Reynolds steps in front of the Edward Mounce pass in the backcourt | 43-81 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds runs out the clock | 43-81 |