| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Cody Boggs (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Albrecht (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Phillip Vitale (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Niehaus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Louis Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Pauly (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Langley (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Stringfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings inbounds the ball | 38-42 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 19:41 | Ball State | John Langley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 19:36 | Ball State | David Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 19:34 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus blows the layup | 38-42 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings can't tip it in | 38-42 |
| 19:18 | Ball State | Robert Pauly grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Robert Pauly buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings is fouled on the floor by Robert Pauly - foul #2 on Robert Pauly, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht connects on the 3 from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 18:18 | Ball State | Robert Cummings steals it from John Langley | 41-45 |
| 18:01 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings's pass is intercepted by Robert Pauly | 41-45 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | Louis Williams is fouled on the floor by Robert Cummings - foul #3 on Robert Cummings, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene (SF) Robert Cummings | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:30 | Ball State | Louis Williams buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by David Anderson | 41-47 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico State | Louis Williams picks off the pass by Cody Boggs | 41-47 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | Louis Williams lays it in | 41-49 |
| 16:39 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale is called for a charge - foul #1 on Phillip Vitale, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Bowen (SG), Lloyd Shaul (SF), Billy Schultz (PF), Michael Burns (C) Cody Boggs, Barry Albrecht, Phillip Vitale, Edward Niehaus | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Cherry (PG), Robert Lee (SF), James Hoffman (PF), Peter Williams (C) David Anderson, Robert Pauly, John Langley, James Stringfield | |
| 16:26 | Ball State | James Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 16:25 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 16:03 | New Mexico State | James Hoffman swats the short shot by Michael Burns | 41-49 |
| 16:01 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul snags the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 15:48 | New Mexico State | Michael Burns misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Peter Williams - foul #1 on Peter Williams, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings (SF), Edward Niehaus (C) Lloyd Shaul, Billy Schultz | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG) Louis Williams | |
| 15:48 | New Mexico State | Michael Burns makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 15:48 | New Mexico State | Michael Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Virgil Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bowen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Burns (fresh) 6 pts. C - Edward Niehaus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Cherry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Peter Williams hits a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Edward Niehaus - foul #2 on Edward Niehaus, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz (PF) Michael Burns | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Anderson (SG) Robert Cherry | |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Peter Williams makes the free throw | 43-52 |
| 15:28 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs (PG), Phillip Vitale (PF) David Bowen, Billy Schultz | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Stringfield (C) Peter Williams | |
| 15:08 | Ball State | Robert Lee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Cody Boggs - foul #3 on Cody Boggs, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht (SG) Virgil Greene | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:08 | Ball State | Robert Lee misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 15:08 | Ball State | Robert Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 14:41 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale misses short on a shot from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale tips it but misses | 43-53 |
| 14:37 | Ball State | Robert Lee grabs the board | 43-53 |
| 14:15 | Ball State | James Stringfield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 14:14 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 13:58 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 13:56 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 13:42 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-53 |
| 13:33 | Ball State | Frank Redfern is hacked by Cody Boggs - foul #4 on Cody Boggs, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene (PG), Billy Schultz (PF), Michael Burns (C) Cody Boggs, Phillip Vitale, Edward Niehaus | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (SG), Robert Pauly (SF), John Langley (PF), Peter Williams (C) David Anderson, Robert Lee, James Hoffman, James Stringfield | |
| 13:27 | Ball State | Robert Pauly comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-53 |
| 13:26 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico State | Michael Burns comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings snags the offensive board | 45-53 |
| 12:50 | New Mexico State | Robert Pauly is called for the reach on Michael Burns - foul #3 on Robert Pauly, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Bowen (SG) Barry Albrecht | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Cherry (PG) Frank Redfern | |
| 12:34 | New Mexico State | David Bowen scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Virgil Greene | 48-53 |
| 12:18 | Ball State | Robert Pauly misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 12:16 | Ball State | Peter Williams tips it back up and in | 48-55 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico State | Michael Burns misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 48-55 |
| 11:51 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Langley | 48-55 |
| 11:41 | Ball State | Robert Pauly misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-55 |
| 11:40 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to David Bowen | 48-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Virgil Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Bowen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Cummings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Burns (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Robert Cherry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Pauly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Langley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Bowen | 51-55 |
| 11:05 | Ball State | Robert Pauly is fouled on the floor by Robert Cummings - foul #4 on Robert Cummings, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht (SG), Lloyd Shaul (SF), Phillip Vitale (PF), Edward Niehaus (C) David Bowen, Robert Cummings, Billy Schultz, Michael Burns | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), James Stringfield (C) Robert Cherry, Peter Williams | |
| 10:44 | Ball State | Frank Redfern misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 10:42 | Ball State | John Langley tips it in | 51-57 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico State | James Stringfield swats the short shot by Edward Niehaus | 51-57 |
| 10:20 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale hits the follow up shot | 53-57 |
| 10:02 | Ball State | Louis Williams scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Frank Redfern | 53-60 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by John Langley - foul #2 on John Langley, team foul #4 | 53-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz (SF) Virgil Greene | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Anderson (SG), Robert Lee (SF), James Hoffman (PF) Louis Williams, Robert Pauly, John Langley | |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 09:32 | Ball State | James Hoffman hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 09:18 | New Mexico State | James Hoffman steals the ball from Barry Albrecht | 54-62 |
| 09:07 | Ball State | James Hoffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Cherry (SG) Frank Redfern | |
| 08:55 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Barry Albrecht | 57-62 |
| 08:29 | Ball State | Robert Cherry connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Anderson | 57-64 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale throws it down on a nice dish by Lloyd Shaul | 59-64 |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Robert Lee loses the dribble to Billy Schultz | 59-64 |
| 07:36 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-64 |
| 07:34 | Ball State | James Stringfield snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Lloyd Shaul (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Albrecht (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Schultz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Vitale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Niehaus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Stringfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Ball State | Robert Cherry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-64 |
| 07:15 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 07:00 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Lee - foul #2 on Robert Lee, team foul #5 | 59-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs (PG), Virgil Greene (SG), Robert Cummings (SF), Michael Burns (C) Lloyd Shaul, Barry Albrecht, Phillip Vitale, Edward Niehaus | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Louis Williams (SG), Robert Pauly (SF), John Langley (PF), Peter Williams (C) David Anderson, Robert Cherry, Robert Lee, James Hoffman, James Stringfield | |
| 07:00 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 07:00 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 07:00 | Ball State | Peter Williams grabs the board | 60-64 |
| 06:56 | Ball State | Frank Redfern hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 06:54 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 06:42 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings connects on the floater from the left block set up by Michael Burns and he's fouled by John Langley - foul #3 on John Langley, team foul #6 | 62-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Damon Lewis (C) Billy Schultz | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:42 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings makes the free throw | 63-64 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Peter Williams clanks a turnaround in the paint | 63-64 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Damon Lewis | 63-64 |
| 05:58 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Cody Boggs | 66-64 |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Frank Redfern loses the dribble to Michael Burns | 66-64 |
| 05:14 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings makes the fadeaway in the lane | 68-64 |
| 04:48 | Ball State | Robert Cummings is called for the reach on John Langley - foul #5 on Robert Cummings, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht (SG), Phillip Vitale (PF), Edward Niehaus (C) Robert Cummings, Michael Burns, Damon Lewis | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Stringfield (C) Peter Williams | |
| 04:48 | Ball State | John Langley makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 04:48 | Ball State | John Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 68-66 |
| 04:31 | Ball State | James Stringfield grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Robert Pauly banks in the layup | 68-68 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-68 |
| 04:06 | Ball State | James Stringfield snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 03:52 | Ball State | Robert Pauly is denied on a layup by Phillip Vitale | 68-68 |
| 03:50 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale grabs the board | 68-68 |
| 03:32 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Virgil Greene | 70-68 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Cody Boggs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Barry Albrecht (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgil Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Phillip Vitale (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Niehaus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Pauly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Langley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Stringfield (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Ball State | John Langley is fouled on the floor by Cody Boggs - foul #5 on Cody Boggs, team foul #8 | 70-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul (PG), David Bowen (SG), Billy Schultz (SF) Cody Boggs, Barry Albrecht, Virgil Greene | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Anderson (PG), Robert Cherry (SG), Robert Lee (SF) Frank Redfern, Louis Williams, Robert Pauly | |
| 03:14 | Ball State | John Langley misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:14 | New Mexico State | David Bowen gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:59 | New Mexico State | Robert Cherry picks off the pass by Phillip Vitale | 70-68 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene (PG), Barry Albrecht (SG) David Bowen, Billy Schultz | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (SG) Robert Cherry | |
| 02:34 | Ball State | James Stringfield misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 02:33 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Phillip Vitale | 70-68 |
| 02:33 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Robert Pauly (SF) David Anderson, Robert Lee | |
| 02:10 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Robert Pauly snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | John Langley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-68 |
| 02:00 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Edward Niehaus | 70-68 |
| 02:00 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene loses the dribble to Louis Williams | 70-68 |
| 01:49 | Ball State | Louis Williams lays it up and in | 70-70 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Barry Albrecht | 73-70 |
| 01:13 | Ball State | James Stringfield travels with the ball | 73-70 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 73-70 |
| 00:57 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Vitale | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene comes up short on the shot from the left side | 73-70 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene snags the offensive board | 73-70 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene is hacked by Frank Redfern - foul #4 on Frank Redfern, team foul #7 | 73-70 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Robert Pauly loses the dribble to Barry Albrecht | 75-70 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Dixion (PG) Lloyd Shaul | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:14 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Redfern - foul #5 on Frank Redfern, team foul #8 | 75-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Anderson (PG) Frank Redfern | |
| 00:14 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus misses the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | John Langley grabs the board | 75-70 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Louis Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Langley | 75-73 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Williams - foul #1 on Louis Williams, team foul #9 | 75-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul (SF) William Dixion | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | James Stringfield comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-73 |