| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Cordero (fresh) SF - Dale Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dario Zinser (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Compton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Eric Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Matranga (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Walton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Luis Moreno (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Preston (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Dale Clark inbounds the ball | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Ball State | Robert Compton misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Walton - foul #1 on George Walton, team foul #1 | 36-46 |
| 19:48 | Ball State | Robert Compton makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 19:48 | Ball State | Robert Compton misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 19:48 | Bowling Green | Luis Moreno snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 19:37 | Bowling Green | Terry Preston scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Eric Hanson | 37-48 |
| 19:26 | Ball State | Robert Compton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 19:24 | Ball State | Dario Zinser hits the follow up shot | 39-48 |
| 19:01 | Bowling Green | Luis Moreno is fouled on the floor by Dario Zinser - foul #2 on Dario Zinser, team foul #1 | 39-48 |
| 18:49 | Bowling Green | Luis Moreno is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Luis Moreno, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Dale Clark clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | David Cordero misses the tip | 39-48 |
| 18:30 | Ball State | Dale Clark tips it but misses | 39-48 |
| 18:29 | Bowling Green | Luis Moreno grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 18:02 | Bowling Green | George Walton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-48 |
| 17:39 | Ball State | David Cordero is hacked by Jim Matranga - foul #2 on Jim Matranga, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Radomil Ziller (PF), Michael Conyers (C) Dario Zinser, Robert Compton | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Robert Ogden (PF), Ivan Buczkowski (C) Luis Moreno, Terry Preston | |
| 17:28 | Ball State | Dale Clark buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by David Cordero | 41-48 |
| 17:13 | Bowling Green | The pull-up jumper by Jim Matranga is blocked by Michael Conyers | 41-48 |
| 17:12 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Radomil Ziller | 41-48 |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Dale Clark misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-48 |
| 16:59 | Ball State | Michael Conyers tips it but misses | 41-48 |
| 16:57 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 16:43 | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 41-48 |
| 16:41 | Ball State | Dale Clark snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 16:35 | Ball State | David Cordero scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Conyers | 43-48 |
| 16:20 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Hanson and he's hacked by David Cordero - foul #3 on David Cordero, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Milburn (PG), Brad Wormley (SG), Robert Compton (C) Luther McGlothlen, David Cordero, Michael Conyers | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Thompson (PG), Charles Dillard (SF), Luis Moreno (PF), Terry Preston (C) Eric Hanson, George Walton, Robert Ogden, Ivan Buczkowski | |
| 16:20 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga misses the free throw | 43-50 |
| 16:20 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 15:58 | Ball State | Richard Milburn is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Richard Milburn, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dario Zinser (PF) Radomil Ziller | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes (SG) Jim Matranga | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Milburn (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brad Wormley (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Dale Clark (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dario Zinser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Compton (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Deschenes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luis Moreno (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Preston (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Thompson | 43-52 |
| 15:26 | Ball State | Dale Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-52 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | Dale Clark snags the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 15:15 | Ball State | Robert Compton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-52 |
| 15:14 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Luis Moreno | 43-52 |
| 14:57 | Bowling Green | Terry Preston hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Compton - foul #2 on Robert Compton, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), Michael Conyers (C) Brad Wormley, Robert Compton | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson (PG) Michael Thompson | |
| 14:57 | Bowling Green | Terry Preston misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 14:57 | Bowling Green | Terry Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 14:39 | Ball State | Dale Clark hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 43-53 |
| 14:37 | Ball State | Dale Clark tips it back up and in | 45-53 |
| 14:11 | Bowling Green | Dale Clark denies the turnaround by Frank Deschenes | 45-53 |
| 14:10 | Ball State | Michael Conyers grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 14:06 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dale Clark | 48-53 |
| 13:47 | Bowling Green | A charge is called on Luis Moreno - foul #3 on Luis Moreno, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Radomil Ziller (PF) Dario Zinser | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga (SG), George Walton (SF), Robert Ogden (PF), Ivan Buczkowski (C) Frank Deschenes, Charles Dillard, Luis Moreno, Terry Preston | |
| 13:28 | Ball State | Dale Clark makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Luther McGlothlen and the foul's on George Walton - foul #2 on George Walton, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brad Wormley (SG), Robert Compton (C) Richard Milburn, Michael Conyers | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 13:28 | Ball State | Dale Clark makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 13:11 | Bowling Green | George Walton makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Eric Hanson and he's fouled by Robert Compton - foul #3 on Robert Compton, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Victor (SF), Michael Conyers (C) Dale Clark, Robert Compton | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 13:11 | Bowling Green | George Walton makes the free throw | 51-56 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 13:00 | Ball State | Dikembe Victor can't tip it in | 51-56 |
| 12:59 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Robert Ogden | 51-56 |
| 12:41 | Bowling Green | Radomil Ziller is called for the reach on Robert Ogden - foul #1 on Radomil Ziller, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Thompson (PG) Eric Hanson | |
| 12:23 | Bowling Green | Robert Ogden clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 12:21 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Radomil Ziller | 51-56 |
| 12:02 | Ball State | Michael Conyers comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Ogden - foul #2 on Robert Ogden, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Milburn (PG), Dale Clark (SF) Luther McGlothlen, Dikembe Victor | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Luis Moreno (PF) Robert Ogden | |
| 12:02 | Ball State | Michael Conyers misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 12:02 | Ball State | Michael Conyers makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 11:51 | Bowling Green | Brad Wormley is called for the reach on Jim Matranga - foul #2 on Brad Wormley, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dario Zinser (PF) Radomil Ziller | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Terry Preston (C) Ivan Buczkowski | |
| 11:51 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 11:51 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Milburn (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brad Wormley (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Dale Clark (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dario Zinser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Conyers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Matranga (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Walton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Moreno (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Preston (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Brad Wormley makes the 3 from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 11:26 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kurt Zihal (C) Michael Conyers | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson (PG) Michael Thompson | |
| 11:10 | Ball State | Dale Clark misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 11:09 | Bowling Green | Terry Preston gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 10:53 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Luis Moreno | 55-60 |
| 10:40 | Ball State | Richard Milburn's floater is knocked away by Luis Moreno | 55-60 |
| 10:38 | Bowling Green | George Walton grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 10:16 | Bowling Green | George Walton slams it home set up by Terry Preston | 55-62 |
| 10:00 | Ball State | Dale Clark is fouled on the floor by Luis Moreno - foul #4 on Luis Moreno, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), David Cordero (SG), Radomil Ziller (PF), Robert Compton (C) Richard Milburn, Brad Wormley, Dario Zinser, Kurt Zihal | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes (SG), Charles Dillard (SF), Robert Ogden (PF), Ivan Buczkowski (C) Jim Matranga, George Walton, Luis Moreno, Terry Preston | |
| 10:00 | Ball State | Dale Clark misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 10:00 | Bowling Green | Ivan Buczkowski grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 09:50 | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by David Cordero - foul #4 on David Cordero, team foul #8 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Milburn (SG), Dikembe Victor (SF) David Cordero, Dale Clark | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 09:50 | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 09:50 | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 09:42 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Victor | 58-64 |
| 09:29 | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Frank Deschenes | 58-66 |
| 09:08 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Luther McGlothlen | 60-66 |
| 08:51 | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard is called for traveling | 60-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Thompson (PG), Jim Matranga (SG) Eric Hanson, Frank Deschenes | |
| 08:28 | Ball State | Robert Compton can't connect on a floater from the right block | 60-66 |
| 08:26 | Bowling Green | Michael Thompson gets the rebound | 60-66 |
| 08:09 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-66 |
| 08:08 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 07:57 | Bowling Green | Robert Compton swats the short shot by Robert Ogden | 60-66 |
| 07:56 | Bowling Green | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Buczkowski | 60-66 |
| 07:38 | Bowling Green | Ivan Buczkowski is hacked by Robert Compton - foul #4 on Robert Compton, team foul #9 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brad Wormley (SG), Dale Clark (SF), Dario Zinser (PF), Michael Conyers (C) Richard Milburn, Dikembe Victor, Radomil Ziller, Robert Compton | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson (PG), George Walton (SF), Terry Preston (C) Michael Thompson, Charles Dillard, Robert Ogden | |
| 07:38 | Bowling Green | Ivan Buczkowski makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 07:38 | Bowling Green | Ivan Buczkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brad Wormley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dale Clark (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dario Zinser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Conyers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Eric Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jim Matranga (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Walton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Buczkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Preston (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-68 |
| 07:12 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to George Walton | 60-68 |
| 06:58 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-68 |
| 06:56 | Ball State | Dale Clark snags the defensive board | 60-68 |
| 06:45 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-68 |
| 06:44 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Jim Matranga | 60-68 |
| 06:33 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga is hacked by Dale Clark - foul #2 on Dale Clark, team foul #10 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Luis Moreno (PF) Ivan Buczkowski | |
| 06:33 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga misses the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 06:33 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-69 |
| 06:14 | Bowling Green | Luis Moreno grabs the board | 60-69 |
| 05:58 | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-69 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Dale Clark | 60-69 |
| 05:38 | Ball State | Brad Wormley comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 60-69 |
| 05:37 | Bowling Green | Terry Preston gets the rebound | 60-69 |
| 05:10 | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson lays it up and in set up by Luis Moreno | 60-71 |
| 04:53 | Ball State | Brad Wormley misses the jumpshot from the right side | 60-71 |
| 04:51 | Bowling Green | Terry Preston pulls down the rebound | 60-71 |
| 04:44 | Bowling Green | Luis Moreno misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Conyers - foul #1 on Michael Conyers, team foul #11 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Milburn (SG), Radomil Ziller (PF), Kurt Zihal (C) Brad Wormley, Dario Zinser, Michael Conyers | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Thompson (PG), Frank Deschenes (SG), Charles Dillard (SF), Ivan Buczkowski (C) Eric Hanson, Jim Matranga, George Walton, Terry Preston | |
| 04:44 | Bowling Green | Luis Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 04:44 | Bowling Green | Luis Moreno misses the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 04:44 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller snags the defensive board | 60-72 |
| 04:30 | Ball State | Kurt Zihal misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-72 |
| 04:29 | Bowling Green | Luis Moreno snags the defensive board | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:04 | Bowling Green | Ivan Buczkowski can't connect on a shot near the basket | 60-72 |
| 04:03 | Ball State | Richard Milburn grabs the defensive rebound | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Ball State | Dale Clark scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-74 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Milburn (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dale Clark (tiring) 22 pts. 9 reb. PF - Radomil Ziller (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kurt Zihal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Deschenes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Dillard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Luis Moreno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Ivan Buczkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-74 |
| 03:01 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Radomil Ziller | 63-74 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Dale Clark misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-74 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller tips it but misses | 63-74 |
| 02:49 | Bowling Green | Ivan Buczkowski gets the rebound | 63-74 |
| 02:49 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Cordero (SG), Dario Zinser (PF), Robert Compton (C) Luther McGlothlen, Radomil Ziller, Kurt Zihal | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson (PG), Jim Matranga (SG), George Walton (SF), Terry Preston (C) Michael Thompson, Frank Deschenes, Charles Dillard, Ivan Buczkowski | |
| 02:23 | Bowling Green | Luis Moreno scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Hanson | 63-76 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Dale Clark misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 63-76 |
| 02:15 | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson snags the defensive board | 63-76 |
| 01:55 | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson lays it in on a great pass from Jim Matranga and he's hacked by Robert Compton - foul #5 on Robert Compton, team foul #12 | 63-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brad Wormley (SG), Dikembe Victor (SF), Radomil Ziller (PF), Michael Conyers (C) David Cordero, Dale Clark, Dario Zinser, Robert Compton | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes (SG), Charles Dillard (SF), Robert Ogden (PF), Ivan Buczkowski (C) Jim Matranga, George Walton, Luis Moreno, Terry Preston | |
| 01:55 | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson makes the free throw | 63-79 |
| 01:43 | Ball State | Michael Conyers misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 63-79 |
| 01:42 | Bowling Green | Ivan Buczkowski snags the defensive board | 63-79 |
| 01:24 | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 63-79 |
| 01:22 | Ball State | Michael Conyers grabs the defensive rebound | 63-79 |
| 01:16 | Ball State | Dikembe Victor is fouled on the floor by Charles Dillard - foul #1 on Charles Dillard, team foul #8 | 63-79 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Thompson (PG) Eric Hanson | |
| 01:16 | Ball State | Dikembe Victor misses the 1st free throw | 63-79 |
| 01:16 | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard gets the rebound | 63-79 |
| 00:53 | Bowling Green | Ivan Buczkowski connects on the jump hook near the basket | 63-81 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Michael Conyers buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Brad Wormley | 65-81 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Bowling Green | Charles Dillard banks in the layup set up by Frank Deschenes | 65-83 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Michael Conyers scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Milburn and he's hacked by Charles Dillard - foul #2 on Charles Dillard, team foul #9 | 67-83 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Michael Conyers makes the free throw | 68-83 |
| 00:00 | Bowling Green | Michael Thompson runs out the clock | 68-83 |