| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Woodrow Fagin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Mark Harris (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wayne Carrington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Quick (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Samuel Baker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Dino Russo inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Wayne Carrington steals it from Russell Aubry | 32-31 |
| 19:22 | Jacksonville State | Marvin Williams connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mark Harris | 32-34 |
| 19:10 | Ball State | Edward Mounce comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 19:09 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:57 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-34 |
| 18:55 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | Edward Mounce banks in the layup on a great pass from Russell Aubry and the foul's on Jessie Quick - foul #2 on Jessie Quick, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | Edward Mounce makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:32 | Jacksonville State | Long Hong takes the ball from Jessie Quick | 35-34 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Russell Aubry knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Long Hong | 38-34 |
| 17:53 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick is fouled on the floor by Woodrow Fagin - foul #3 on Woodrow Fagin, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold (C) Woodrow Fagin | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 17:39 | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris misses short on a floater from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | Long Hong pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Russell Aubry can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jessie Quick - foul #3 on Jessie Quick, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Rey (PF) Jessie Quick | |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Russell Aubry misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Russell Aubry makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:54 | Jacksonville State | Marvin Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Dino Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:34 | Ball State | Long Hong can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 16:32 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 16:12 | Jacksonville State | James Rey can't finish the layup | 39-34 |
| 16:11 | Ball State | Dino Russo grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 16:05 | Ball State | Long Hong misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 16:03 | Jacksonville State | James Rey snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Mounce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Aubry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Mark Harris (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wayne Carrington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Rey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Jacksonville State | Marvin Williams is whistled for a carry | 39-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Dale Nathanson (SG), Victor Howe (SF), Casey Jensen (PF), Anthony Prather (C) Long Hong, Edward Mounce, Dino Russo, Russell Aubry, Lawrence Arnold | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Paul Sanders (PG), Olen Morton (SG), Jessie Quick (PF), John Waters (C) Mark Harris, Marvin Williams, Wayne Carrington, Samuel Baker | |
| 15:25 | Ball State | Anthony Prather can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 15:23 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 15:05 | Jacksonville State | Olen Morton connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jessie Quick | 39-37 |
| 14:47 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 14:45 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson snags the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 14:28 | Ball State | Jessie Quick picks off the pass by Anthony Prather | 39-37 |
| 14:03 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick is fouled on the floor by Casey Jensen - foul #4 on Casey Jensen, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Mounce (SG), Dino Russo (SF), Russell Aubry (PF) Dale Nathanson, Victor Howe, Casey Jensen | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris (PG), Marvin Williams (SG), Lonnie Yoder (SF), Samuel Baker (C) Paul Sanders, Olen Morton, James Rey, John Waters | |
| 13:54 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Harris | 39-39 |
| 13:34 | Ball State | Anthony Prather can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 13:32 | Ball State | Russell Aubry tips it back up and in | 41-39 |
| 13:03 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Anthony Prather | 41-39 |
| 12:40 | Ball State | Lonnie Yoder takes the ball from Edward Mounce | 41-39 |
| 12:25 | Jacksonville State | James Nesbitt takes the ball from Samuel Baker | 41-39 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Anthony Prather's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Woodrow Fagin (C) James Nesbitt, Anthony Prather | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington (SF), James Rey (PF) Lonnie Yoder, Jessie Quick | |
| 12:02 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker misses the turnaround from close range | 41-39 |
| 12:00 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to James Rey | 41-39 |
| 11:40 | Jacksonville State | Russell Aubry is called for the reach on Wayne Carrington - foul #2 on Russell Aubry, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dale Nathanson (SG) Edward Mounce | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Paul Sanders (PG), Olen Morton (SG), John Waters (C) Mark Harris, Marvin Williams, Samuel Baker | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Woodrow Fagin (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Olen Morton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wayne Carrington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Rey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Waters (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington misses the lay-in | 41-39 |
| 11:22 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Russell Aubry | 41-39 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Paul Sanders is called for the reach on Long Hong - foul #1 on Paul Sanders, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold (PF) Russell Aubry | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick (PF) John Waters | |
| 10:43 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 10:42 | Jacksonville State | Paul Sanders pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:25 | Jacksonville State | Olen Morton loses the dribble to Long Hong | 41-39 |
| 10:22 | Ball State | Long Hong lays it up and in | 43-39 |
| 10:10 | Jacksonville State | Olen Morton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 10:08 | Ball State | Dino Russo grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Dino Russo is hacked by Jessie Quick - foul #4 on Jessie Quick, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Mounce (SG), Russell Aubry (PF), Anthony Prather (C) Dino Russo, Lawrence Arnold, Woodrow Fagin | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris (PG), Marvin Williams (SG), John Waters (PF), Samuel Baker (C) Paul Sanders, Olen Morton, Jessie Quick, James Rey | |
| 09:33 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 09:23 | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Carrington | 45-41 |
| 09:11 | Ball State | Edward Mounce clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 09:09 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 09:03 | Jacksonville State | Long Hong picks off the pass by Mark Harris in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| 08:54 | Ball State | Anthony Prather misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 08:52 | Ball State | Russell Aubry tips it home | 47-41 |
| 08:45 | Jacksonville State | Marvin Williams misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 47-41 |
| 08:44 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington grabs the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 08:31 | Jacksonville State | Russell Aubry steps in front of the Mark Harris pass | 47-41 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Edward Mounce makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Long Hong | 49-41 |
| 08:02 | Jacksonville State | John Waters drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Wayne Carrington and he's hacked by Russell Aubry - foul #3 on Russell Aubry, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Dino Russo (SF) Long Hong, Dale Nathanson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Rey (SF) Wayne Carrington | |
| 08:02 | Jacksonville State | John Waters misses the free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:02 | Ball State | Dino Russo gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Edward Mounce knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on James Rey - foul #1 on James Rey, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick (PF) John Waters | |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Edward Mounce misses the free throw | 51-43 |
| 07:44 | Jacksonville State | Marvin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 07:29 | Jacksonville State | Anthony Prather blocks the short jumper by Jessie Quick | 51-43 |
| 07:27 | Ball State | Anthony Prather snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Prather (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Mark Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Rey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jessie Quick (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Samuel Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Russell Aubry is fouled on the floor by James Rey - foul #2 on James Rey, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Casey Jensen (C) Anthony Prather | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 06:59 | Ball State | Dino Russo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 06:58 | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 06:51 | Jacksonville State | James Rey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Harris | 51-45 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Casey Jensen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 06:26 | Jacksonville State | James Rey snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 06:05 | Jacksonville State | Marvin Williams scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Jessie Quick | 51-48 |
| 05:49 | Ball State | Edward Mounce is whistled for a carry | 51-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Dale Nathanson (SG), Woodrow Fagin (C) James Nesbitt, Edward Mounce, Russell Aubry | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Paul Sanders (PG), Olen Morton (SG), Wayne Carrington (SF), John Waters (C) Mark Harris, Marvin Williams, James Rey, Samuel Baker | |
| 05:41 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jessie Quick | 51-51 |
| 05:25 | Ball State | Wayne Carrington steps in front of the Casey Jensen pass | 51-51 |
| 05:01 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick makes the 3 from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | Dino Russo makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dale Nathanson | 54-54 |
| 04:28 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick hits the finger roll set up by Paul Sanders | 54-56 |
| 04:10 | Ball State | Casey Jensen hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Woodrow Fagin | 57-56 |
| 04:01 | Jacksonville State | Olen Morton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Mounce (SG), Russell Aubry (PF), Anthony Prather (C) Dale Nathanson, Casey Jensen, Woodrow Fagin | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris (PG), Marvin Williams (SG), James Rey (PF), Samuel Baker (C) Paul Sanders, Olen Morton, Jessie Quick, John Waters | |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Russell Aubry buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Long Hong | 59-56 |
| 03:35 | Jacksonville State | Marvin Williams double dribbles | 59-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Lawrence Arnold (SF) Long Hong, Dino Russo | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Waters (PF) Wayne Carrington | |
| 03:09 | Ball State | James Nesbitt comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Harris - foul #2 on Mark Harris, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dale Nathanson (SF) Lawrence Arnold | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 03:09 | Ball State | James Nesbitt misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:09 | Ball State | James Nesbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Prather (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Mark Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Williams (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Rey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Waters (fresh) 4 pts. C - Samuel Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Jacksonville State | Russell Aubry steals the ball from Samuel Baker | 60-56 |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Dino Russo (SF) James Nesbitt, Dale Nathanson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington (SF), Jessie Quick (PF) James Rey, John Waters | |
| 02:34 | Ball State | Anthony Prather misses long on a turnaround from close range | 60-56 |
| 02:33 | Ball State | Long Hong snags the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 02:18 | Ball State | Russell Aubry misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 02:17 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 01:59 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Marvin Williams | 60-59 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Russell Aubry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jessie Quick - foul #5 on Jessie Quick, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Rey (PF) Jessie Quick | |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Russell Aubry makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Russell Aubry misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:51 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 01:36 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker slams it home and he's fouled by Anthony Prather - foul #4 on Anthony Prather, team foul #5 | 61-61 |
| 01:36 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker misses the free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:36 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Russell Aubry | 61-61 |
| 01:12 | Ball State | Russell Aubry's layup is rejected by Samuel Baker | 61-61 |
| 01:11 | Ball State | Russell Aubry tips it but misses | 61-61 |
| 01:10 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 00:51 | Jacksonville State | Marvin Williams scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Mark Harris | 61-64 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Marvin Williams is called for the reach on Dino Russo - foul #1 on Marvin Williams, team foul #9 | 61-64 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Dino Russo makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Dino Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Jacksonville State | Long Hong is called for the reach on Wayne Carrington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Long Hong, team foul #6 | 63-64 |
| 00:31 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker is fouled on the floor by Anthony Prather - foul #5 on Anthony Prather, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Casey Jensen (C) Anthony Prather | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 00:31 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:31 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:31 | Ball State | Casey Jensen gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Edward Mounce hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell Aubry | 65-65 |
| 00:09 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Jacksonville State | Casey Jensen is called for the reach on Samuel Baker - foul #5 on Casey Jensen, team foul #8 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin (C) Casey Jensen | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 00:01 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:01 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Dino Russo misses long on a halfcourt shot | 65-67 |