| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Fadey Kopczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chadwick Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Richman (fresh) 8 pts. C - Mark Bohner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Pauly (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Langley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Stringfield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Robert Pauly inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Ball State | Louis Williams buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Redfern and the foul's on Tommy Jones - foul #3 on Tommy Jones, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Princeton | William James (SG) Tommy Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 19:31 | Ball State | Louis Williams misses the free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:31 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Mark Bohner | 38-31 |
| 19:15 | Princeton | The pull-up jumper by Chadwick Wilson is blocked by John Langley | 38-31 |
| 19:14 | Princeton | Thomas Richman tips it back up and in | 40-31 |
| 18:45 | Ball State | Louis Williams knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Langley | 40-33 |
| 18:27 | Princeton | William James buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Chadwick Wilson | 42-33 |
| 18:12 | Ball State | James Stringfield makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Frank Redfern | 42-36 |
| 17:58 | Princeton | William James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| 17:29 | Ball State | John Langley lays it in set up by Louis Williams | 42-38 |
| 17:14 | Princeton | Thomas Richman misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 17:13 | Ball State | James Stringfield pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:01 | Ball State | Robert Pauly scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Louis Williams | 42-41 |
| 16:36 | Princeton | John Langley is called for the reach on William James - foul #2 on John Langley, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Princeton | Luigi Russo (PG), Timothy Parente (SG), Ojore Abdelhamid (SF), Ramon Velez (PF), Billy Johnson (C) Fadey Kopczynski, William James, Chadwick Wilson, Thomas Richman, Mark Bohner | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Anderson (PG), Robert Cherry (SG), Robert Lee (SF), James Hoffman (PF), Peter Williams (C) Frank Redfern, Louis Williams, Robert Pauly, John Langley, James Stringfield | |
| 16:22 | Princeton | Billy Johnson misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Peter Williams - foul #2 on Peter Williams, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| 16:22 | Princeton | Billy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:22 | Princeton | Billy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 16:06 | Ball State | David Anderson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 16:05 | Ball State | James Hoffman tips it back up and in | 44-43 |
| 15:42 | Princeton | James Hoffman steps in front of the Timothy Parente pass | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Luigi Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Parente (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ojore Abdelhamid (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ramon Velez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cherry (fresh) SF - Robert Lee (fresh) PF - James Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Ball State | David Anderson is fouled on the floor by Ojore Abdelhamid - foul #2 on Ojore Abdelhamid, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Princeton | Tommy Jones (SG), Chadwick Wilson (SF) Timothy Parente, Billy Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (SG) Robert Cherry | |
| 15:08 | Ball State | David Anderson misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 44-43 |
| 15:06 | Princeton | Luigi Russo pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:49 | Princeton | Tommy Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 14:47 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Hoffman | 44-43 |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Tommy Jones is called for the reach on Robert Lee - foul #4 on Tommy Jones, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Princeton | Fadey Kopczynski (PG), William James (SG), Thomas Richman (PF), Mark Bohner (C) Luigi Russo, Tommy Jones, Ojore Abdelhamid, Ramon Velez | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Robert Pauly (SF), John Langley (PF), James Stringfield (C) David Anderson, Robert Lee, James Hoffman, Peter Williams | |
| 14:10 | Ball State | Frank Redfern travels with the ball | 44-43 |
| 13:55 | Princeton | Thomas Richman misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Langley - foul #3 on John Langley, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| 13:55 | Princeton | Thomas Richman makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:55 | Princeton | Thomas Richman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:55 | Ball State | John Langley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 13:38 | Ball State | Frank Redfern buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 13:21 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Louis Williams gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | William James steps in front of the Frank Redfern pass in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| 13:11 | Princeton | William James hits the finger roll | 47-46 |
| 12:53 | Ball State | The jump hook by Louis Williams is blocked by Mark Bohner | 47-46 |
| 12:51 | Ball State | Robert Pauly can't tip it in | 47-46 |
| 12:50 | Princeton | Mark Bohner pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 12:26 | Princeton | Thomas Richman's fadeaway is rejected by James Stringfield | 47-46 |
| 12:24 | Ball State | John Langley gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 12:05 | Ball State | John Langley buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-49 |
| 11:44 | Princeton | Mark Bohner drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Fadey Kopczynski | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Fadey Kopczynski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chadwick Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Richman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Bohner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Pauly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Langley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - James Stringfield (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Ball State | Louis Williams misses the driving attempt near the basket | 49-49 |
| 11:37 | Princeton | William James gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 11:14 | Princeton | James Stringfield steps in front of the William James pass | 49-49 |
| 10:55 | Ball State | Frank Redfern is fouled on the floor by Fadey Kopczynski - foul #3 on Fadey Kopczynski, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Princeton | Luigi Russo (PG), Timothy Parente (SG), Ojore Abdelhamid (SF), Ramon Velez (PF), Billy Johnson (C) Fadey Kopczynski, William James, Chadwick Wilson, Thomas Richman, Mark Bohner | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Anderson (PG), Robert Cherry (SG), Robert Lee (SF), James Hoffman (PF), Peter Williams (C) Frank Redfern, Louis Williams, Robert Pauly, John Langley, James Stringfield | |
| 10:46 | Ball State | Peter Williams connects on the fadeaway from close range | 49-51 |
| 10:30 | Princeton | Ramon Velez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 10:28 | Ball State | Peter Williams pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 10:08 | Ball State | Robert Cherry's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Johnson | 49-51 |
| 10:07 | Ball State | Robert Lee tips it but misses | 49-51 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lee | 49-51 |
| 09:47 | Ball State | James Hoffman's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Johnson | 49-51 |
| 09:46 | Ball State | Robert Cherry hits the follow up shot | 49-53 |
| 09:29 | Princeton | David Anderson takes the ball from Ojore Abdelhamid | 49-53 |
| 09:26 | Ball State | David Anderson jams it | 49-55 |
| 09:00 | Princeton | Luigi Russo knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Johnson | 52-55 |
| 08:44 | Ball State | James Hoffman banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Lee | 52-57 |
| 08:34 | Princeton | Timothy Parente's layup is rejected by Peter Williams | 52-57 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | James Hoffman gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 08:20 | Ball State | Timothy Parente picks off the pass by Robert Lee | 52-57 |
| 08:15 | Princeton | Timothy Parente lays it up and in | 54-57 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | David Anderson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 07:49 | Princeton | Billy Johnson's pass is intercepted by Peter Williams | 54-60 |
| 07:35 | Ball State | Robert Lee misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-60 |
| 07:33 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Ojore Abdelhamid | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Luigi Russo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Timothy Parente (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ojore Abdelhamid (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ramon Velez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cherry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Lee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Hoffman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:04 | Princeton | Billy Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Ramon Velez | 56-60 |
| 06:49 | Ball State | Peter Williams misses long on a runner in the lane | 56-60 |
| 06:48 | Princeton | Ramon Velez snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 06:43 | Princeton | Luigi Russo is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Luigi Russo, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Princeton | Fadey Kopczynski (PG), Tommy Jones (SG), Chadwick Wilson (SF), Thomas Richman (PF), Mark Bohner (C) Luigi Russo, Timothy Parente, Ojore Abdelhamid, Ramon Velez, Billy Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Louis Williams (SG), Robert Pauly (SF), John Langley (PF), James Stringfield (C) David Anderson, Robert Cherry, Robert Lee, James Hoffman, Peter Williams | |
| 06:28 | Ball State | Frank Redfern makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Stringfield and he's fouled by Fadey Kopczynski - foul #4 on Fadey Kopczynski, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| 06:28 | Ball State | Frank Redfern misses the free throw | 56-62 |
| 06:28 | Princeton | Thomas Richman gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 06:21 | Ball State | The refs have stopped play. James Stringfield is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 56-62 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Wilfred Austin (C) James Stringfield | |
| 06:08 | Princeton | Mark Bohner drills a turnaround in the paint | 58-62 |
| 06:03 | Ball State | Frank Redfern is fouled on the floor by Fadey Kopczynski - foul #5 on Fadey Kopczynski, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Princeton | William James (PG) Fadey Kopczynski | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:03 | Ball State | Frank Redfern makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 06:03 | Ball State | Frank Redfern makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 05:35 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Pauly - foul #1 on Robert Pauly, team foul #4 | 58-64 |
| 05:35 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:35 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:35 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | Robert Pauly is fouled on the floor by William James - foul #1 on William James, team foul #8 | 59-64 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | Robert Pauly misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:19 | Princeton | Tommy Jones pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:00 | Princeton | Tommy Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-64 |
| 04:58 | Ball State | Robert Pauly gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 04:53 | Ball State | Frank Redfern throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-64 |
| 04:44 | Princeton | William James comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 04:42 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson can't tip it in | 59-64 |
| 04:41 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Langley | 59-64 |
| 04:27 | Ball State | Frank Redfern connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Louis Williams | 59-66 |
| 04:06 | Princeton | Tommy Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 04:04 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson tips it in | 61-66 |
| 03:48 | Ball State | Frank Redfern drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Langley | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Princeton | Thomas Richman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-69 |
| 03:29 | Princeton | William James grabs the offensive board | 61-69 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - William James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - Tommy Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Chadwick Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Richman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Bohner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Pauly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Langley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Wilfred Austin (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 61-69 |
| 03:14 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson tips it back up and in | 63-69 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | Frank Redfern misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-69 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Robert Pauly snags the offensive board | 63-69 |
| 02:36 | Ball State | Louis Williams can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 63-69 |
| 02:35 | Princeton | William James gets the rebound | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:23 | Princeton | Tommy Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-69 |
| 02:04 | Ball State | Robert Pauly is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Pauly, team foul #5 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Princeton | Luigi Russo (PG), Timothy Parente (SG), Ojore Abdelhamid (SF), Ramon Velez (PF), Billy Johnson (C) William James, Tommy Jones, Chadwick Wilson, Thomas Richman, Mark Bohner | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Anderson (PG), Robert Cherry (SG), Robert Lee (SF), James Hoffman (PF), James Stringfield (C) Frank Redfern, Louis Williams, Robert Pauly, John Langley, Wilfred Austin | |
| 02:02 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| 01:53 | Princeton | Luigi Russo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-69 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | James Hoffman gets the rebound | 66-69 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Princeton | Tommy Jones (SG), Chadwick Wilson (SF), Thomas Richman (PF), Mark Bohner (C) Timothy Parente, Ojore Abdelhamid, Ramon Velez, Billy Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Louis Williams (SG), Robert Pauly (SF), John Langley (PF) David Anderson, Robert Cherry, Robert Lee, James Hoffman | |
| 01:25 | Ball State | James Stringfield comes up short on the runner from the right block | 66-69 |
| 01:24 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 01:09 | Princeton | Thomas Richman is whistled for traveling | 66-69 |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Luigi Russo is called for the reach on Frank Redfern - foul #3 on Luigi Russo, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Frank Redfern makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Frank Redfern misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:48 | Princeton | Thomas Richman pulls down the rebound | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Princeton | Luigi Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 66-70 |
| 00:29 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Princeton | Mark Bohner travels with the ball | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Frank Redfern is hacked by Luigi Russo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Luigi Russo, team foul #10 | 66-70 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Frank Redfern makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Frank Redfern misses the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:26 | Princeton | Mark Bohner grabs the defensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 00:24 | Princeton | Luigi Russo is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Redfern - foul #3 on Frank Redfern, team foul #6 | 66-71 |
| 00:20 | Princeton | Luigi Russo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-71 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | John Langley grabs the board | 66-71 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Luigi Russo is called for the reach on John Langley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Luigi Russo, team foul #11 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Princeton | William James (PG) Luigi Russo | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:17 | Ball State | John Langley makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | John Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:13 | Princeton | William James makes the 3 from the left wing | 69-73 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | James Stringfield is fouled in the backcourt by William James - foul #2 on William James, team foul #12 | 69-73 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | James Stringfield misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | James Stringfield makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:05 | Princeton | William James clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-74 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Langley | 69-74 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | John Langley is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Jones - foul #5 on Tommy Jones, team foul #13 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Princeton | Ojore Abdelhamid (PG) Tommy Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:01 | Ball State | John Langley makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | John Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | William James comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 69-76 |