| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Bright (fresh) SF - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Oberlander (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bradley Sweeney (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Emery Hedin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Donahue (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron inbounds the ball | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Ball State | Gary Bright loses the dribble to Emery Hedin in the backcourt | 33-51 |
| 19:41 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue blows the layup but he's hacked by Gary Bright - foul #3 on Gary Bright, team foul #1 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (SG) Gary Bright | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 19:41 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue makes the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 19:41 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue makes the 2nd free throw | 33-53 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Boucher | 36-53 |
| 19:08 | Auburn | Arthur Brown blocks the short jumper by William Oberlander | 36-53 |
| 19:07 | Auburn | William Oberlander can't tip it in | 36-53 |
| 19:05 | Auburn | Troy Johnson hits the follow up shot | 36-55 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Shawn Boucher | 38-55 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | Emery Hedin can't connect on a floater from the left side | 38-55 |
| 18:38 | Auburn | Emery Hedin gets the offensive rebound | 38-55 |
| 18:25 | Auburn | Troy Johnson hits a jumper near the basket | 38-57 |
| 18:07 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-57 |
| 18:06 | Auburn | Troy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 18:02 | Auburn | Emery Hedin knocks in the shot in the paint | 38-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:46 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher knocks in the 3 from straight away | 41-59 |
| 17:32 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue clanks a jump hook from the right block | 41-59 |
| 17:31 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Arthur Brown | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:29 | Ball State | Emery Hedin steals it from Kenneth Cameron in the backcourt | 41-59 |
| 17:17 | Auburn | Troy Johnson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-59 |
| 17:15 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson grabs the board | 41-59 |
| 16:55 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 41-59 |
| 16:53 | Auburn | Emery Hedin gets the rebound | 41-59 |
| 16:34 | Auburn | Troy Johnson misses the lay-in | 41-59 |
| 16:32 | Ball State | Arthur Brown snags the defensive board | 41-59 |
| 16:22 | Ball State | William Oberlander steps in front of the Timothy Anderson pass | 41-59 |
| 16:03 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Oberlander | 41-61 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Cameron (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Arthur Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Christopher Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Oberlander (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bradley Sweeney (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Emery Hedin (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Johnny Donahue (tiring) 18 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Johnson (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-61 |
| 15:22 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-61 |
| 15:21 | Auburn | Emery Hedin tips it in | 44-63 |
| 15:10 | Ball State | Arthur Brown knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Shawn Boucher | 47-63 |
| 15:05 | Auburn | Emery Hedin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-63 |
| 15:03 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson grabs the board | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:01 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher travels in the backcourt | 47-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Gary Bright (SG), Jerry Mickey (SF), James Perkins (PF), Ronald Austin (C) Shawn Boucher, Timothy Anderson, Kenneth Cameron, Arthur Brown, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Kevin Baldwin (SG), Michael Johnson (SF), Virgilio Costa (PF), Joseph Ellis (C) William Oberlander, Bradley Sweeney, Emery Hedin, Johnny Donahue, Troy Johnson | |
| 14:43 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa lays it up and in set up by Randy Casey | 47-65 |
| 14:41 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes is hacked by Randy Casey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randy Casey, team foul #1 | 47-65 |
| 14:24 | Ball State | Gary Bright misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-65 |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Ronald Austin grabs the offensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Joseph Ellis is called for the reach on Jerry Mickey - foul #2 on Joseph Ellis, team foul #2 | 47-65 |
| 14:02 | Ball State | Ronald Austin is open but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 47-65 |
| 14:00 | Auburn | Randy Casey grabs the board | 47-65 |
| 13:48 | Auburn | Lloyd Nunes is called for the reach on Randy Casey - foul #1 on Lloyd Nunes, team foul #2 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Donahue (PF) Virgilio Costa | |
| 13:34 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue's pass is intercepted by Jerry Mickey | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:23 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-65 |
| 13:04 | Auburn | Randy Casey is hacked by Lloyd Nunes - foul #2 on Lloyd Nunes, team foul #3 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Fred Nguyen (SG), Teddy Crane (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Lloyd Nunes, Gary Bright, James Perkins, Ronald Austin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), Emery Hedin (SF) Randy Casey, Joseph Ellis | |
| 12:52 | Auburn | Michael Johnson can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Johnson - foul #1 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #4 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron (SF) Jerry Mickey | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:52 | Auburn | Michael Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 12:52 | Auburn | Michael Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 12:52 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson snags the defensive board | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:31 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Boucher | 53-65 |
| 12:28 | Auburn | Shawn Boucher steps in front of the Harold Cooke pass in the backcourt | 53-65 |
| 12:26 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher blows the dunk | 53-65 |
| 12:25 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 12:17 | Auburn | Emery Hedin hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Baldwin | 53-67 |
| 12:00 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | Teddy Crane tips it back up and in | 55-67 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Cameron (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Teddy Crane (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kevin Baldwin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Emery Hedin (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Johnny Donahue (tiring) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 55-67 |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron snags the defensive board | 55-67 |
| 11:32 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Shawn Boucher | 57-67 |
| 11:14 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Kenneth Cameron - foul #3 on Kenneth Cameron, team foul #5 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Bright (SG), James Perkins (SF), Arthur Brown (PF), Jerry Mickey (C) Fred Nguyen, Kenneth Cameron, Teddy Crane, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Virgilio Costa (SF), Joseph Ellis (PF), Troy Johnson (C) Harold Cooke, Emery Hedin, Johnny Donahue, Michael Johnson | |
| 11:14 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 11:14 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 11:14 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin misses the 3rd free throw | 57-69 |
| 11:14 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| 11:12 | Ball State | Joseph Ellis is called for the reach on Arthur Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Ellis, team foul #3 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Austin (C) James Perkins | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney (SG) Kevin Baldwin | |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Arthur Brown is whistled for traveling | 57-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG) Shawn Boucher | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:50 | Auburn | The short jumper by Randy Casey is denied by Arthur Brown | 57-69 |
| 10:48 | Ball State | Arthur Brown snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| 10:25 | Ball State | Joseph Ellis blocks the short jumper by Gary Bright | 57-69 |
| 10:24 | Auburn | Joseph Ellis pulls down the rebound | 57-69 |
| 10:11 | Auburn | Troy Johnson knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Virgilio Costa and the foul's on Gary Bright - foul #4 on Gary Bright, team foul #6 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Timothy Anderson (SG), James Perkins (SF) Lloyd Nunes, Gary Bright, Ronald Austin | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Oberlander (PG), Michael Johnson (PF) Randy Casey, Joseph Ellis | |
| 10:11 | Auburn | Troy Johnson makes the free throw | 57-72 |
| 10:07 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher is fouled in the backcourt by William Oberlander - foul #3 on William Oberlander, team foul #4 | 57-72 |
| 09:51 | Ball State | James Perkins buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-72 |
| 09:42 | Auburn | Michael Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-72 |
| 09:41 | Ball State | James Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 59-72 |
| 09:14 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-72 |
| 09:13 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Virgilio Costa | 59-72 |
| 09:07 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Virgilio Costa, team foul #5 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Fred Nguyen (SG), Kenneth Cameron (SF), Teddy Crane (PF) Shawn Boucher, Arthur Brown, Jerry Mickey | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), Emery Hedin (SF), Johnny Donahue (PF) William Oberlander, Virgilio Costa, Michael Johnson | |
| 08:40 | Ball State | James Perkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-72 |
| 08:39 | Auburn | Emery Hedin gets the rebound | 59-72 |
| 08:35 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-72 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Teddy Crane gets the rebound | 59-72 |
| 08:19 | Ball State | James Perkins misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-72 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Emery Hedin snags the defensive board | 59-72 |
| 08:04 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Troy Johnson | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson travels with the ball | 59-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Gary Bright (SG), Arthur Brown (PF), Ronald Austin (C) Timothy Anderson, Fred Nguyen, Teddy Crane, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Oberlander (PG), Randy Casey (SG), Michael Johnson (SF), Joseph Ellis (C) Harold Cooke, Bradley Sweeney, Emery Hedin, Troy Johnson | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lloyd Nunes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Bright (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Cameron (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Oberlander (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randy Casey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Donahue (tiring) 20 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Ellis (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Auburn | Randy Casey misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 59-74 |
| 07:37 | Auburn | Joseph Ellis gets the offensive rebound | 59-74 |
| 07:24 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by William Oberlander | 59-76 |
| 07:20 | Ball State | Gary Bright double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-76 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jerry Mickey (SF) Kenneth Cameron | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 07:08 | Auburn | Ronald Austin is called for the reach on Michael Johnson - foul #3 on Ronald Austin, team foul #7 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG), Virgilio Costa (C) William Oberlander, Johnny Donahue | |
| 07:08 | Auburn | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 07:08 | Auburn | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-78 |
| 06:50 | Ball State | Ronald Austin clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Randy Casey - foul #2 on Randy Casey, team foul #6 | 59-78 |
| 06:50 | Ball State | Ronald Austin makes the 1st free throw | 60-78 |
| 06:50 | Ball State | Ronald Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-78 |
| 06:39 | Auburn | The short jumper by Virgilio Costa is denied by Ronald Austin | 61-78 |
| 06:37 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-78 |
| 06:26 | Auburn | Arthur Brown blocks the short jumper by Michael Johnson | 61-78 |
| 06:24 | Ball State | Arthur Brown gets the rebound | 61-78 |
| 06:20 | Ball State | Gary Bright hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Lloyd Nunes | 64-78 |
| 06:01 | Auburn | Gary Bright is called for the reach on Kevin Baldwin - foul #5 on Gary Bright, team foul #8 | 64-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Fred Nguyen (SG), Kenneth Cameron (SF), Teddy Crane (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Lloyd Nunes, Gary Bright, Jerry Mickey, Arthur Brown, Ronald Austin | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Oberlander (PG), Emery Hedin (SF), Johnny Donahue (PF) Randy Casey, Joseph Ellis, Michael Johnson | |
| 06:01 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 64-79 |
| 06:01 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-80 |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-80 |
| 05:49 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue gets the rebound | 64-80 |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Emery Hedin misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Fred Nguyen - foul #3 on Fred Nguyen, team foul #9 | 64-80 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Perkins (SF) Kenneth Cameron | |
| Subs | Auburn | Troy Johnson (C) Virgilio Costa | |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Emery Hedin misses the 1st free throw | 64-80 |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Emery Hedin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-81 |
| 05:14 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-81 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen hits the follow up shot | 66-81 |
| 04:56 | Auburn | Christopher Johnson swats the short shot by Troy Johnson | 66-81 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Teddy Crane | 66-81 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher is hacked by William Oberlander - foul #4 on William Oberlander, team foul #7 | 66-81 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (SG), Arthur Brown (PF) Fred Nguyen, Teddy Crane | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), Bradley Sweeney (SG) William Oberlander, Kevin Baldwin | |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher makes the 1st free throw | 67-81 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher makes the 2nd free throw | 68-81 |
| 04:33 | Auburn | Emery Hedin misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 68-81 |
| 04:31 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue snags the offensive board | 68-81 |
| 04:14 | Auburn | Troy Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 68-81 |
| 04:13 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher snags the defensive board | 68-81 |
| 04:03 | Ball State | James Perkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Troy Johnson - foul #1 on Troy Johnson, team foul #8 | 68-81 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Ronald Austin (C) Shawn Boucher, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (SG), Michael Johnson (SF), Joseph Ellis (PF), Virgilio Costa (C) Bradley Sweeney, Emery Hedin, Johnny Donahue, Troy Johnson | |
| 04:03 | Ball State | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 69-81 |
| 04:03 | Ball State | James Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 69-81 |
| 04:03 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Virgilio Costa | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:46 | Auburn | Michael Johnson banks in the layup and he's fouled by Timothy Anderson - foul #1 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #10 | 69-83 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jerry Mickey (SF) James Perkins | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:46 | Auburn | Michael Johnson misses the free throw | 69-83 |
| 03:46 | Ball State | Arthur Brown snags the defensive board | 69-83 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lloyd Nunes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Mickey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 6 blk. C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Randy Casey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Ellis (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Virgilio Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson is called for 10 seconds | 69-83 |
| Subs | Ball State | Fred Nguyen (SG) Timothy Anderson | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Oberlander (PG) Harold Cooke | |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Austin - foul #4 on Ronald Austin, team foul #11 | 69-83 |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa misses the 1st free throw | 69-83 |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 69-84 |
| 03:16 | Ball State | William Oberlander takes the ball from Fred Nguyen in the backcourt | 69-84 |
| 03:03 | Auburn | Michael Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-84 |
| 03:02 | Auburn | William Oberlander grabs the offensive board | 69-84 |
| 02:54 | Auburn | Joseph Ellis loses the dribble to Fred Nguyen | 69-84 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-84 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PG) Lloyd Nunes | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG), Johnny Donahue (PF) Randy Casey, Virgilio Costa | |
| 02:52 | Ball State | Kevin Baldwin picks off the pass by Jerry Mickey in the backcourt | 69-84 |
| 02:36 | Auburn | Arthur Brown steps in front of the Joseph Ellis pass | 69-84 |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Ronald Austin connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Jerry Mickey | 71-84 |
| 02:10 | Auburn | Michael Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-84 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Teddy Crane (PF), James Perkins (C) Jerry Mickey, Arthur Brown, Ronald Austin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Emery Hedin (SF), Troy Johnson (C) Michael Johnson, Joseph Ellis | |
| 01:48 | Ball State | Teddy Crane can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-84 |
| 01:46 | Ball State | James Perkins tips it in | 73-84 |
| 01:34 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue dunks the ball set up by Emery Hedin | 73-86 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:30 | Ball State | William Oberlander picks off the pass by Lloyd Nunes | 73-86 |
| 01:05 | Auburn | Troy Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Emery Hedin | 73-88 |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 73-88 |
| 00:47 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Johnny Donahue | 73-88 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue blows the dunk but the foul's on Timothy Anderson - foul #2 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #12 | 73-88 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jerry Mickey (SF), Ronald Austin (C) Lloyd Nunes, Teddy Crane | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney (SG) Kevin Baldwin | |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue misses the 1st free throw | 73-88 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue makes the 2nd free throw | 73-89 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-89 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | William Oberlander runs out the clock | 73-89 |