| Lineup | Providence | PG - Wesley Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Harland (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jeffrey Gilliam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Trojan (fresh) C - Cyril Hodges (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gregory Bounds (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Dix (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chase Stinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ray Hardy (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Kowalsky (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Jeffrey Gilliam inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Providence | Wesley Pittman buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Trojan | 37-33 |
| 19:27 | Ball State | Michael Dix can't finish the layup | 37-33 |
| 19:25 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to William Kowalsky | 37-33 |
| 19:12 | Ball State | Michael Dix misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-33 |
| 19:11 | Providence | Cyril Hodges snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 18:58 | Providence | Richard Harland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 18:56 | Ball State | William Kowalsky gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:35 | Ball State | Michael Dix is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Dix, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 18:09 | Providence | Wesley Pittman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Ray Hardy gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 17:51 | Ball State | Chase Stinson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 17:50 | Providence | Richard Harland grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 17:34 | Providence | Wesley Pittman connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Harland | 40-33 |
| 17:13 | Ball State | Michael Dix misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 17:11 | Providence | David Trojan pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 16:50 | Providence | Wesley Pittman misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 16:49 | Providence | Wesley Pittman grabs the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 16:37 | Providence | Cyril Hodges is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Cyril Hodges, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Providence | James Hardy (PG), James Trythall (SG), Abraham Jarrell (PF), Bobby Chandler (C) Wesley Pittman, Richard Harland, David Trojan, Cyril Hodges | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Pierce (PG), Richard Curran (SF), William Ruhland (PF), William Annunziata (C) Gregory Bounds, Chase Stinson, Ray Hardy, William Kowalsky | |
| 16:19 | Ball State | William Ruhland loses the ball out of bounds | 40-33 |
| 15:56 | Providence | James Trythall misses badly on a shot from the right side | 40-33 |
| 15:54 | Ball State | William Annunziata grabs the board | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - James Hardy (fresh) SG - James Trythall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Gilliam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Abraham Jarrell (fresh) C - Bobby Chandler (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Robert Pierce (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Dix (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Curran (fresh) PF - William Ruhland (fresh) C - William Annunziata (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Ball State | Michael Dix misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 15:33 | Ball State | Robert Pierce tips it in | 40-35 |
| 15:22 | Providence | Bobby Chandler banks in the layup | 42-35 |
| 15:08 | Ball State | Michael Dix misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 15:06 | Providence | Bobby Chandler snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 14:48 | Providence | James Hardy scores on a shot from the left wing set up by James Trythall and he's hacked by Robert Pierce - foul #1 on Robert Pierce, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Providence | Richard Harland (SG), David Trojan (PF), Cyril Hodges (C) Jeffrey Gilliam, Abraham Jarrell, Bobby Chandler | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gregory Bounds (PG), Chase Stinson (SF), Ray Hardy (PF), William Kowalsky (C) Michael Dix, Richard Curran, William Ruhland, William Annunziata | |
| 14:48 | Providence | James Hardy makes the free throw | 45-35 |
| 14:31 | Ball State | David Trojan takes the ball from Robert Pierce | 45-35 |
| 14:09 | Providence | James Hardy is hacked by Chase Stinson - foul #2 on Chase Stinson, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Providence | Wesley Pittman (PG) James Hardy | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:44 | Providence | Wesley Pittman makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cyril Hodges | 47-35 |
| 13:27 | Ball State | William Kowalsky's layup is rejected by Cyril Hodges | 47-35 |
| 13:26 | Providence | Wesley Pittman grabs the board | 47-35 |
| 13:20 | Providence | Richard Harland clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-35 |
| 13:18 | Ball State | Chase Stinson pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| 13:00 | Ball State | Robert Pierce misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 12:59 | Ball State | Chase Stinson tips it in | 47-37 |
| 12:42 | Providence | James Trythall misses the runner near the basket | 47-37 |
| 12:41 | Providence | Wesley Pittman pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 12:34 | Providence | William Kowalsky swats the dunk try by James Trythall | 47-37 |
| 12:33 | Providence | Cyril Hodges gets the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 12:24 | Providence | Richard Harland misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 47-37 |
| 12:22 | Ball State | Ray Hardy grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 12:04 | Ball State | Robert Pierce is hacked by Richard Harland - foul #3 on Richard Harland, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeffrey Gilliam (SF), Abraham Jarrell (PF), Bobby Chandler (C) James Trythall, David Trojan, Cyril Hodges | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Dix (SG), Richard Curran (SF), William Ruhland (PF), William Annunziata (C) Robert Pierce, Chase Stinson, Ray Hardy, William Kowalsky | |
| 11:50 | Ball State | Gregory Bounds is hacked by Bobby Chandler - foul #1 on Bobby Chandler, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Providence | James Hardy (SG) Richard Harland | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Wesley Pittman (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Gilliam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Abraham Jarrell (fresh) C - Bobby Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gregory Bounds (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Dix (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Curran (fresh) PF - William Ruhland (fresh) C - William Annunziata (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Ball State | Michael Dix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-37 |
| 11:19 | Providence | Wesley Pittman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 11:17 | Providence | James Hardy hits the follow up shot | 49-37 |
| 10:53 | Ball State | Michael Dix connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Gregory Bounds | 49-39 |
| 10:30 | Providence | Wesley Pittman makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Hardy | 51-39 |
| 10:21 | Ball State | Michael Dix drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Curran | 51-41 |
| 10:06 | Providence | Wesley Pittman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Providence | Richard Harland (SG), David Trojan (PF) Wesley Pittman, Abraham Jarrell | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Benz (PG), Chase Stinson (SF), Ray Hardy (PF), William Kowalsky (C) Gregory Bounds, Richard Curran, William Ruhland, William Annunziata | |
| 09:47 | Ball State | William Kowalsky makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Michael Dix | 51-43 |
| 09:43 | Providence | James Hardy misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-43 |
| 09:41 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Chase Stinson | 51-43 |
| 09:24 | Ball State | Michael Dix misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Ray Hardy grabs the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 09:07 | Ball State | Michael Dix scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Benz | 51-46 |
| 08:46 | Providence | Richard Harland knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 08:32 | Ball State | Michael Dix can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-46 |
| 08:31 | Providence | David Trojan grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 08:19 | Providence | Richard Harland scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 08:08 | Ball State | Michael Dix hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Kowalsky | 56-48 |
| 07:46 | Providence | Bobby Chandler misses badly on a floater from the right block | 56-48 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Michael Dix | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - James Hardy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Harland (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Gilliam (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Trojan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bobby Chandler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Timothy Benz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Dix (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chase Stinson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Hardy (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - William Kowalsky (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Ball State | Timothy Benz is denied on a layup by Bobby Chandler | 56-48 |
| 07:38 | Ball State | Michael Dix gets the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 07:18 | Ball State | Michael Dix is whistled for a carry | 56-48 |
| Subs | Providence | Wesley Pittman (PG), James Trythall (SF), Abraham Jarrell (PF), Cyril Hodges (C) James Hardy, Jeffrey Gilliam, David Trojan, Bobby Chandler | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gregory Bounds (PG), Robert Pierce (SG), William Ruhland (PF), William Annunziata (C) Timothy Benz, Michael Dix, Ray Hardy, William Kowalsky | |
| 07:02 | Providence | Abraham Jarrell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-48 |
| 07:01 | Ball State | William Annunziata snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 06:39 | Ball State | Abraham Jarrell takes the ball from Robert Pierce | 56-48 |
| 06:13 | Providence | Richard Harland drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Abraham Jarrell | 59-48 |
| 05:52 | Ball State | Robert Pierce comes up short on the shot from the left side | 59-48 |
| 05:50 | Providence | Wesley Pittman pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 05:36 | Providence | James Trythall hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 59-48 |
| 05:35 | Ball State | Gregory Bounds grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 05:21 | Ball State | Robert Pierce misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | William Annunziata pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-48 |
| Subs | Providence | David Trojan (PF) Abraham Jarrell | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Dix (SG), Ray Hardy (PF), William Kowalsky (C) Robert Pierce, William Ruhland, William Annunziata | |
| 05:08 | Ball State | Michael Dix connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 04:52 | Providence | Richard Harland misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 04:51 | Ball State | Ray Hardy pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 04:28 | Ball State | Michael Dix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-51 |
| Subs | Providence | James Hardy (SG) Richard Harland | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Pierce (SF) Chase Stinson | |
| 04:00 | Providence | Michael Dix is called for the reach on James Hardy - foul #2 on Michael Dix, team foul #4 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeffrey Gilliam (SF) James Hardy | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Providence | Wesley Pittman is fouled on the floor by Gregory Bounds - foul #1 on Gregory Bounds, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Wesley Pittman (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Trythall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Gilliam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Trojan (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Cyril Hodges (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gregory Bounds (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Dix (fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ray Hardy (fresh) 9 reb. C - William Kowalsky (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Providence | James Trythall is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-51 |
| 03:16 | Providence | James Trythall gets the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 03:02 | Providence | Wesley Pittman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-51 |
| 03:00 | Providence | David Trojan gets the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 02:43 | Providence | Wesley Pittman buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Cyril Hodges | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 02:25 | Ball State | Michael Dix's layup is rejected by Cyril Hodges | 62-51 |
| 02:24 | Providence | Cyril Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 02:00 | Providence | Gregory Bounds steals the ball from James Trythall | 62-51 |
| 01:46 | Ball State | Michael Dix connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Bounds | 62-54 |
| 01:22 | Providence | Wesley Pittman hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Trythall | 64-54 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Michael Dix hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Pierce | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Providence | Wesley Pittman comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 64-57 |
| 00:38 | Ball State | Ray Hardy grabs the board | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Ball State | Michael Dix travels with the ball | 64-57 |
| Subs | Providence | Richard Harland (SG) James Trythall | |
| Subs | Ball State | Chase Stinson (SF) Robert Pierce | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | Providence | Wesley Pittman is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Bounds - foul #2 on Gregory Bounds, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| 00:27 | Providence | Wesley Pittman is hacked by Gregory Bounds - foul #3 on Gregory Bounds, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| 00:27 | Providence | Wesley Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:27 | Providence | Wesley Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Michael Dix buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Bounds | 66-60 |
| 00:18 | Providence | Wesley Pittman is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Bounds - foul #4 on Gregory Bounds, team foul #8 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Providence | James Hardy (PG) David Trojan | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:18 | Providence | Wesley Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:18 | Providence | Wesley Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Michael Dix clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-60 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Chase Stinson snags the offensive board | 68-60 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Michael Dix comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 68-60 |
| 00:08 | Providence | Cyril Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Providence | James Hardy runs out the clock | 68-60 |