| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lloyd Nunes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eugene Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ernest Guin (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Willie O'Brien (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Trent Kanter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shannon Busse (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - James Atkinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Trent Kanter inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 19:48 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Trent Kanter | 35-32 |
| 19:26 | Evansville | Ernest Guin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 19:25 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 19:11 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-32 |
| 19:09 | Evansville | Ernest Guin grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 19:03 | Evansville | Shannon Busse can't finish the layup | 35-32 |
| 19:01 | Ball State | Ronald Austin gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:52 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 18:51 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Austin | 35-32 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 18:31 | Evansville | Shannon Busse gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:10 | Evansville | Ernest Guin is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Nunes - foul #3 on Lloyd Nunes, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Hertel (PG) Lloyd Nunes | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 18:04 | Evansville | James Atkinson comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 35-32 |
| 18:02 | Evansville | James Atkinson hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| 17:51 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 17:49 | Ball State | Ronald Austin hits the follow up shot | 37-34 |
| 17:32 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-34 |
| 17:31 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Fred Nguyen | 37-34 |
| 17:15 | Ball State | James Atkinson takes the ball from Fred Nguyen | 37-34 |
| 16:57 | Evansville | Ernest Guin can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 16:55 | Evansville | Ernest Guin grabs the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:48 | Evansville | Ernest Guin is hacked by William Hertel - foul #2 on William Hertel, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron (SG), James Perkins (SF), Frank Estell (C) Brian Upshaw, Fred Nguyen, Ronald Austin | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Arden (PG), Matthew Moen (SG), Elliot Mazurowski (SF), David Shaw (PF), John Goode (C) Ernest Guin, Willie O'Brien, Trent Kanter, Shannon Busse, James Atkinson | |
| 16:37 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 16:36 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:29 | Ball State | Frank Estell scores on a floater from the left side set up by James Perkins | 39-34 |
| 16:12 | Evansville | Michael Arden misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 16:11 | Evansville | Matthew Moen gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 15:58 | Evansville | Matthew Moen is hacked by Frank Estell - foul #1 on Frank Estell, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Teddy Crane (SF) William Hertel, Eugene Elliott | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jay Bennett (SG) Matthew Moen | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lloyd Nunes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Teddy Crane (fresh) PF - James Perkins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Estell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Arden (fresh) SG - Jay Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Elliot Mazurowski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Goode (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Evansville | Michael Arden comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Teddy Crane - foul #1 on Teddy Crane, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| 15:48 | Evansville | Michael Arden misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:48 | Evansville | Michael Arden makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 15:31 | Ball State | Jay Bennett picks off the pass by Frank Estell | 39-35 |
| 15:16 | Evansville | John Goode scores on a floater from the right block | 39-37 |
| 14:57 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 14:28 | Evansville | David Shaw blows the layup but he's fouled by James Perkins - foul #1 on James Perkins, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brian Upshaw (SG), Fred Nguyen (SF), Eugene Elliott (PF), Ronald Austin (C) Kenneth Cameron, Teddy Crane, James Perkins, Frank Estell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ernest Guin (PG), Shannon Busse (PF) Michael Arden, John Goode | |
| 14:28 | Evansville | David Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:28 | Evansville | David Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:09 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 14:07 | Evansville | Jay Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 13:54 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 13:53 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 13:49 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw misses the dunk | 41-39 |
| 13:48 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott hits the follow up shot | 43-39 |
| 13:30 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 43-39 |
| 13:28 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:10 | Ball State | Ronald Austin makes the 3 from straight away | 46-39 |
| 12:51 | Evansville | Jay Bennett scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Guin | 46-42 |
| 12:27 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 12:25 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen grabs the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 12:05 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brian Upshaw | 48-42 |
| 11:57 | Evansville | David Shaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 11:55 | Ball State | Ronald Austin grabs the board | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lloyd Nunes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eugene Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ernest Guin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shannon Busse (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Elliot Mazurowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Ball State | Ronald Austin connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Fred Nguyen | 50-42 |
| 11:17 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski loses the dribble to Brian Upshaw | 50-42 |
| 11:13 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw banks in the layup | 52-42 |
| 10:59 | Evansville | The jump hook by David Shaw is blocked by Eugene Elliott | 52-42 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | Ronald Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 10:44 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Ernest Guin - foul #3 on Ernest Guin, team foul #1 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Hertel (PG), Kenneth Cameron (SG), James Perkins (PF), Frank Estell (C) Lloyd Nunes, Brian Upshaw, Eugene Elliott, Ronald Austin | |
| Subs | Evansville | Willie O'Brien (PG), Michael Arden (SG), Trent Kanter (SF), John Goode (PF), James Atkinson (C) Ernest Guin, Jay Bennett, David Shaw, Shannon Busse, Elliot Mazurowski | |
| 10:44 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:44 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 10:29 | Evansville | Trent Kanter is hacked by Frank Estell - foul #2 on Frank Estell, team foul #6 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Teddy Crane (SF) Fred Nguyen | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 10:11 | Evansville | James Atkinson scores on a shot in the paint | 54-44 |
| 10:02 | Ball State | James Perkins connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Cameron | 57-44 |
| 09:44 | Evansville | James Atkinson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Frank Estell - foul #3 on Frank Estell, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| 09:44 | Evansville | James Atkinson misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 09:44 | Evansville | James Atkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 09:44 | Ball State | Teddy Crane pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Teddy Crane misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-44 |
| 09:31 | Ball State | Frank Estell snags the offensive board | 57-44 |
| 09:15 | Ball State | Teddy Crane is hacked by John Goode - foul #1 on John Goode, team foul #2 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Elliott (PF) Teddy Crane | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ernest Guin (PG) Michael Arden | |
| 09:05 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron misses the dunk attempt | 57-44 |
| 09:04 | Evansville | James Atkinson pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 08:59 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Goode | 57-47 |
| 08:40 | Ball State | James Perkins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-47 |
| 08:38 | Ball State | Frank Estell tips it in | 59-47 |
| 08:20 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Ernest Guin and he's hacked by Kenneth Cameron - foul #1 on Kenneth Cameron, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brian Upshaw (SG), Fred Nguyen (SF), Ronald Austin (C) William Hertel, James Perkins, Frank Estell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Arden (SF) Trent Kanter | |
| 08:20 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien makes the free throw | 59-50 |
| 07:57 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 07:56 | Evansville | John Goode gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SG - Brian Upshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eugene Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ernest Guin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie O'Brien (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Arden (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Goode (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Atkinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Evansville | John Goode clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Eugene Elliott - foul #1 on Eugene Elliott, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG) Kenneth Cameron | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jay Bennett (SG), Elliot Mazurowski (SF), Shannon Busse (PF) Willie O'Brien, Michael Arden, James Atkinson | |
| 07:30 | Evansville | John Goode makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 07:30 | Evansville | John Goode makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:12 | Ball State | Eugene Elliott misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 07:10 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 06:53 | Evansville | Ernest Guin misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 06:51 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski tips it in | 59-54 |
| 06:34 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen hits a driving attempt from the right block | 61-54 |
| 06:18 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski is hacked by Lloyd Nunes - foul #4 on Lloyd Nunes, team foul #10 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron (SF), James Perkins (PF) Fred Nguyen, Eugene Elliott | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Arden (PG), Trent Kanter (SF) Ernest Guin, John Goode | |
| 06:18 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 06:18 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 06:01 | Ball State | Ronald Austin misses badly on a floater in the paint | 61-56 |
| 06:00 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 05:41 | Evansville | Jay Bennett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 05:40 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cameron | 61-56 |
| 05:25 | Ball State | James Perkins connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lloyd Nunes | 63-56 |
| 05:14 | Evansville | Jay Bennett hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Arden | 63-59 |
| 05:08 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Perkins | 66-59 |
| 04:43 | Evansville | Shannon Busse hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Elliot Mazurowski | 66-62 |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes double dribbles | 66-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Hertel (PG), Fred Nguyen (SF), Eugene Elliott (PF), Frank Estell (C) Lloyd Nunes, Brian Upshaw, Kenneth Cameron, Ronald Austin | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ernest Guin (PG), Willie O'Brien (SG), David Shaw (PF), James Atkinson (C) Jay Bennett, Trent Kanter, Shannon Busse, Elliot Mazurowski | |
| 04:05 | Evansville | Ernest Guin makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Arden | 66-65 |
| 03:46 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ernest Guin - foul #4 on Ernest Guin, team foul #3 | 66-65 |
| 03:46 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:46 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:46 | Evansville | David Shaw snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Hertel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Fred Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eugene Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Estell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ernest Guin (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Willie O'Brien (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Arden (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:25 | Evansville | David Shaw misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-65 |
| 03:24 | Ball State | Frank Estell snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from William Hertel | 68-65 |
| 03:00 | Evansville | Michael Arden can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 68-65 |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Brian Upshaw (SG), Ronald Austin (C) William Hertel, James Perkins, Frank Estell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jay Bennett (SG), Trent Kanter (SF), Elliot Mazurowski (PF) Willie O'Brien, Michael Arden, David Shaw | |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 68-65 |
| 02:37 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Elliot Mazurowski | 68-65 |
| 02:31 | Evansville | James Atkinson buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Jay Bennett | 68-67 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Ronald Austin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-67 |
| 02:12 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes tips it home | 70-67 |
| 01:55 | Evansville | Jay Bennett hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Guin | 70-70 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-70 |
| 01:49 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Jay Bennett | 70-70 |
| 01:44 | Evansville | Ernest Guin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eugene Elliott - foul #2 on Eugene Elliott, team foul #11 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Shannon Busse (PF) Elliot Mazurowski | |
| 01:44 | Evansville | Ernest Guin makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:44 | Evansville | Ernest Guin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:32 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Brian Upshaw | 73-72 |
| 01:22 | Evansville | Trent Kanter banks in the layup on a great pass from Ernest Guin | 73-74 |
| 00:57 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Elliott | 76-74 |
| 00:46 | Evansville | Jay Bennett knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Guin | 76-77 |
| 00:29 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Austin | 78-77 |
| 00:24 | Evansville | Ernest Guin lays it up and in on a great pass from James Atkinson | 78-79 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Jay Bennett - foul #4 on Jay Bennett, team foul #4 | 78-79 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Brian Upshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:08 | Evansville | Trent Kanter makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Ernest Guin | 80-81 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-81 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen misses long on a floater from the left wing | 80-81 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | James Atkinson snags the defensive board | 80-81 |