| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Jaco (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edgar Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - William Tilman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Nicklas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Jones (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charlie Ross (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Tinsley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | James Meyer inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Ball State | Paul Jones is called for the reach on Charles Wiseman - foul #1 on Paul Jones, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 19:27 | Ball State | Donald Boyd misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Paul Jones - foul #2 on Paul Jones, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| 19:27 | Ball State | Donald Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 19:27 | Ball State | Donald Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 19:27 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Jaco | 34-38 |
| 19:17 | Ball State | James Meyer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-38 |
| 19:15 | IPFW | Charlie Ross grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 18:57 | IPFW | Charlie Ross makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Paul Jones and the foul's on James Meyer - foul #3 on James Meyer, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Glenn Edwards (SF) James Meyer | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 18:57 | IPFW | Charlie Ross misses the free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:57 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 18:44 | Ball State | Dale Jaco misses short on a shot from the right side | 34-40 |
| 18:43 | IPFW | William Tilman snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 18:28 | IPFW | Paul Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-40 |
| 18:13 | Ball State | William Tilman steals it from Edgar Pearson | 34-40 |
| 18:10 | IPFW | William Tilman lays it up and in | 34-42 |
| 17:45 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 34-42 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | Donald Boyd hits the follow up shot | 36-42 |
| 17:26 | IPFW | William Nicklas is hacked by Dale Jaco - foul #2 on Dale Jaco, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Seth Jennings (C) Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 17:11 | IPFW | Charlie Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Bedgood (SF) Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | IPFW | Tommy Lockwood (PF) Charlie Ross | |
| 16:52 | Ball State | Dale Jaco buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Edwards | 39-42 |
| 16:33 | IPFW | Tommy Lockwood misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Wiseman - foul #2 on Charles Wiseman, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gilbert Riney (SG) Dale Jaco | |
| Subs | IPFW | Christopher O'Donell (SG), Jeffrey Pinkham (PF), Steven Cuellar (C) William Nicklas, Paul Jones, Robert Tinsley | |
| 16:33 | IPFW | Tommy Lockwood makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:33 | IPFW | Tommy Lockwood makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:18 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gilbert Riney | 42-44 |
| 16:03 | IPFW | Charles Wiseman takes the ball from Steven Cuellar | 42-44 |
| 15:48 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 15:47 | IPFW | Jeffrey Pinkham pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gilbert Riney (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Paul Bedgood (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Glenn Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Seth Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - William Tilman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher O'Donell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tommy Lockwood (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Pinkham (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Cuellar (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | IPFW | Charles Wiseman takes the ball from Jeffrey Pinkham | 42-44 |
| 15:14 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Glenn Edwards, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dale Jaco (SG), James Meyer (SF), Donald Boyd (PF), Edgar Pearson (C) Charles Wiseman, Paul Bedgood, Glenn Edwards, Seth Jennings | |
| Subs | IPFW | William Nicklas (SG), Paul Jones (SF), Charlie Ross (PF), Robert Tinsley (C) William Tilman, Tommy Lockwood, Jeffrey Pinkham, Steven Cuellar | |
| 15:05 | IPFW | Christopher O'Donell misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 15:04 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Dale Jaco | 42-44 |
| 14:51 | Ball State | Donald Boyd makes the jumper from the right block set up by Gilbert Riney | 44-44 |
| 14:34 | IPFW | Dale Jaco is called for the reach on William Nicklas - foul #3 on Dale Jaco, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| 14:22 | IPFW | William Nicklas can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 44-44 |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Donald Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | The jump hook by Donald Boyd is blocked by Robert Tinsley | 44-44 |
| 14:03 | IPFW | Charlie Ross gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:59 | IPFW | Paul Jones connects on the jump hook from the right block | 44-46 |
| 13:40 | Ball State | Gilbert Riney buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dale Jaco | 47-46 |
| 13:34 | IPFW | Gilbert Riney is called for the reach on William Nicklas - foul #1 on Gilbert Riney, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Wiseman (PG), Seth Jennings (C) Gilbert Riney, Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | IPFW | William Tilman (PG), Steven Cuellar (C) William Nicklas, Robert Tinsley | |
| 13:29 | IPFW | William Tilman comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 47-46 |
| 13:28 | IPFW | William Tilman misses the tip | 47-46 |
| 13:26 | Ball State | Seth Jennings grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 13:10 | Ball State | James Meyer connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Seth Jennings | 49-46 |
| 12:54 | IPFW | Seth Jennings steps in front of the Christopher O'Donell pass | 49-46 |
| 12:39 | Ball State | Donald Boyd makes the floater from the baseline | 51-46 |
| 12:21 | IPFW | William Tilman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-46 |
| 12:19 | IPFW | Christopher O'Donell grabs the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 12:05 | IPFW | Paul Jones lays it up and in set up by William Tilman | 51-48 |
| 11:50 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dale Jaco | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dale Jaco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Meyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Donald Boyd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Seth Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - William Tilman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher O'Donell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Charlie Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Cuellar (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | IPFW | William Tilman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-48 |
| 11:30 | Ball State | Donald Boyd pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 11:17 | Ball State | James Meyer knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Wiseman | 57-48 |
| 10:52 | IPFW | The pull-up jumper by Christopher O'Donell is blocked by Seth Jennings | 57-48 |
| 10:50 | IPFW | Steven Cuellar snags the offensive board | 57-48 |
| 10:37 | IPFW | Steven Cuellar is hacked by Seth Jennings - foul #1 on Seth Jennings, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gilbert Riney (SG), Paul Bedgood (SF), Glenn Edwards (PF), Edgar Pearson (C) Dale Jaco, James Meyer, Donald Boyd, Seth Jennings | |
| Subs | IPFW | William Nicklas (SG), Tommy Lockwood (SF), Jeffrey Pinkham (PF) Christopher O'Donell, Paul Jones, Charlie Ross | |
| 10:37 | IPFW | Steven Cuellar makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 10:37 | IPFW | Steven Cuellar makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 10:32 | Ball State | William Tilman steps in front of the Charles Wiseman pass in the backcourt | 57-50 |
| 10:30 | IPFW | William Tilman lays it in | 57-52 |
| 10:13 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 10:11 | IPFW | William Nicklas gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 10:05 | IPFW | Jeffrey Pinkham hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Tilman | 57-54 |
| 09:58 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Wiseman and the foul's on William Nicklas - foul #3 on William Nicklas, team foul #3 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Tinsley (C) Steven Cuellar | |
| 09:58 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards makes the free throw | 60-54 |
| 09:29 | IPFW | Gilbert Riney steps in front of the William Nicklas pass | 60-54 |
| 09:13 | Ball State | Gilbert Riney is hacked by William Nicklas - foul #4 on William Nicklas, team foul #4 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Herbert Herr (SG), Willard Goheen (C) Charles Wiseman, Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | IPFW | Carl Mikesell (PG), Dean Millay (PF) William Tilman, William Nicklas | |
| 08:50 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 08:49 | IPFW | Robert Tinsley snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 08:24 | IPFW | Dean Millay misses the lay-in | 60-54 |
| 08:23 | Ball State | Willard Goheen grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Willard Goheen misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 60-54 |
| 08:04 | IPFW | Dean Millay snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 07:48 | IPFW | Carl Mikesell makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gilbert Riney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Herr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Bedgood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Glenn Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. C - Willard Goheen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Carl Mikesell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Lockwood (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffrey Pinkham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dean Millay (fresh) C - Robert Tinsley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 07:27 | IPFW | Robert Tinsley gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 07:09 | IPFW | Robert Tinsley comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 07:07 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Herbert Herr | 60-57 |
| 06:52 | Ball State | Gilbert Riney is fouled on the floor by Tommy Lockwood - foul #1 on Tommy Lockwood, team foul #5 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Wiseman (PG), Dale Jaco (SG), James Meyer (SF), Donald Boyd (PF), Edgar Pearson (C) Gilbert Riney, Herbert Herr, Paul Bedgood, Glenn Edwards, Willard Goheen | |
| Subs | IPFW | William Tilman (PG), William Nicklas (SG), Paul Jones (SF), Charlie Ross (PF), Steven Cuellar (C) Carl Mikesell, Tommy Lockwood, Jeffrey Pinkham, Dean Millay, Robert Tinsley | |
| 06:41 | Ball State | Dale Jaco connects on the floater from the left block | 62-57 |
| 06:26 | IPFW | William Tilman hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 06:11 | Ball State | Dale Jaco comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 62-59 |
| 06:09 | IPFW | Steven Cuellar snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 05:51 | IPFW | Paul Jones hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-62 |
| 05:29 | Ball State | Dale Jaco knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by James Meyer | 64-62 |
| 05:19 | IPFW | Charlie Ross makes the shot in the paint | 64-64 |
| 05:16 | Ball State | William Tilman is called for the reach on Charles Wiseman in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Tilman, team foul #6 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Tinsley (C) Steven Cuellar | |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson banks in the layup | 66-64 |
| 04:34 | IPFW | Charlie Ross blows the layup | 66-64 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Dale Jaco grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 04:18 | Ball State | James Meyer misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Jones - foul #3 on Paul Jones, team foul #7 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Seth Jennings (C) Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 04:18 | Ball State | James Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 04:18 | Ball State | James Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 04:07 | IPFW | Robert Tinsley misses the jumper near the basket | 68-64 |
| 04:06 | IPFW | Robert Tinsley tips it in | 68-66 |
| 03:50 | Ball State | 3 seconds is called on James Meyer | 68-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Glenn Edwards (PF) Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | IPFW | Christopher O'Donell (SG), Tommy Lockwood (PF) William Nicklas, Charlie Ross | |
| 03:31 | IPFW | Christopher O'Donell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-66 |
| 03:29 | IPFW | Paul Jones gets the offensive rebound | 68-66 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dale Jaco (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Meyer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. C - Seth Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - William Tilman (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher O'Donell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tommy Lockwood (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Tinsley (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | IPFW | William Tilman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Christopher O'Donell | 68-69 |
| 03:06 | Ball State | Paul Jones picks off the pass by James Meyer | 68-69 |
| 03:00 | IPFW | Robert Tinsley clanks a turnaround near the basket | 68-69 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman snags the defensive board | 68-69 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Boyd (PF) Glenn Edwards | |
| Subs | IPFW | William Nicklas (SG), Charlie Ross (PF) Christopher O'Donell, Tommy Lockwood | |
| 02:42 | Ball State | Seth Jennings misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-69 |
| 02:41 | IPFW | William Tilman gets the rebound | 68-69 |
| 02:20 | IPFW | Charlie Ross can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 68-69 |
| 02:19 | IPFW | Paul Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 02:08 | IPFW | William Tilman is hacked by Donald Boyd - foul #1 on Donald Boyd, team foul #8 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Pearson (C) Seth Jennings | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 02:08 | IPFW | William Tilman makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:08 | IPFW | William Tilman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Donald Boyd misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 68-71 |
| 01:52 | IPFW | Paul Jones grabs the board | 68-71 |
| 01:39 | IPFW | William Tilman misses long on a shot from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 01:38 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson grabs the board | 68-71 |
| 01:16 | Ball State | James Meyer misses the jump hook in the lane | 68-71 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | James Meyer hits the follow up shot | 70-71 |
| 00:50 | IPFW | William Tilman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-71 |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson blows the layup | 70-71 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-71 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | James Meyer misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by William Nicklas - foul #5 on William Nicklas, team foul #8 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Christopher O'Donell (SG) William Nicklas | |
| 00:18 | Ball State | James Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | James Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:09 | IPFW | Robert Tinsley is hacked by Edgar Pearson - foul #2 on Edgar Pearson, team foul #9 | 72-71 |
| 00:09 | IPFW | Robert Tinsley makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:09 | IPFW | Robert Tinsley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson clanks a shot from the left block | 72-73 |
| 00:00 | IPFW | Charlie Ross pulls down the rebound | 72-73 |