| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gregg Burney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Spillman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wilfred Barr (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Gerald Tincher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wilbert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Morris (fresh) 8 pts. C - Keith Osbourn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Dustin Pierce inbounds the ball | 41-35 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Norman Young is called for the reach on Dustin Pierce - foul #1 on Norman Young, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 19:17 | Ball State | Dustin Pierce can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-35 |
| 19:15 | Ball State | Dustin Pierce snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 18:56 | Ball State | Wilfred Barr banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Gregg Burney | 43-35 |
| 18:34 | Ohio | Wilbert Smith scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Fred Morris | 43-38 |
| 18:18 | Ball State | Gregg Burney drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wilfred Barr and he's fouled by Gerald Tincher - foul #1 on Gerald Tincher, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Glen Colucci (SG) Harold Spillman | |
| Subs | Ohio | Brian Barr (PG), Louis Parsons (SG), Raymond Maddox (SF), Bradley Ballard (PF), Michael Kesterson (C) Gerald Tincher, Wilbert Smith, Norman Young, Fred Morris, Keith Osbourn | |
| 18:18 | Ball State | Gregg Burney makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| 17:55 | Ohio | Brian Barr comes up short on the shot from the right side | 46-38 |
| 17:54 | Ohio | Brian Barr tips it but misses | 46-38 |
| 17:52 | Ball State | Glen Colucci pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 17:48 | Ball State | Raymond Maddox is called for the reach on Glen Colucci - foul #1 on Raymond Maddox, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Robison (SF), John Parnell (PF), Mark Murray (C) Dustin Pierce, Tom Thompson, Wilfred Barr | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:36 | Ball State | Brian Barr steps in front of the Gregg Burney pass | 46-38 |
| 17:20 | Ohio | Bradley Ballard misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by John Parnell - foul #1 on John Parnell, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kelvin Prewitt (PG) Gregg Burney | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gerald Tincher (PG), Wilbert Smith (SG), Norman Young (SF) Brian Barr, Louis Parsons, Raymond Maddox | |
| 17:20 | Ohio | Bradley Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 17:20 | Ohio | Bradley Ballard misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 17:20 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Mark Murray | 46-39 |
| 17:03 | Ball State | Robert Robison makes the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Norman Young - foul #2 on Norman Young, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harold Spillman (SG) Glen Colucci | |
| Subs | Ohio | Fred Morris (PF) Bradley Ballard | |
| 17:03 | Ball State | Robert Robison makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| 16:40 | Ohio | Wilbert Smith is hacked by Kelvin Prewitt - foul #1 on Kelvin Prewitt, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wilfred Barr (C) Mark Murray | |
| Subs | Ohio | Keith Osbourn (C) Michael Kesterson | |
| 16:15 | Ohio | Gerald Tincher scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 16:12 | Ball State | Gerald Tincher steps in front of the Kelvin Prewitt pass in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 16:10 | Ohio | Gerald Tincher lays it in | 49-44 |
| 16:07 | Ball State | Wilbert Smith steals the ball from Kelvin Prewitt in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| 15:53 | Ohio | Keith Osbourn clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 15:52 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Osbourn | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Kelvin Prewitt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Spillman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Robison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Parnell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfred Barr (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Gerald Tincher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Wilbert Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Morris (fresh) 8 pts. C - Keith Osbourn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Ohio | Gerald Tincher knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Fred Morris | 49-46 |
| 15:32 | Ball State | Keith Osbourn picks off the pass by Harold Spillman in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| 15:08 | Ohio | Fred Morris drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Tincher | 49-49 |
| 14:54 | Ball State | Harold Spillman knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Robert Robison | 51-49 |
| 14:30 | Ohio | Wilbert Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-49 |
| 14:29 | Ohio | Wilbert Smith tips it in | 51-51 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Wilfred Barr connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Kelvin Prewitt | 53-51 |
| 13:57 | Ohio | Fred Morris misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 13:55 | Ohio | Keith Osbourn gets the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 13:42 | Ohio | The short jumper by Fred Morris is denied by John Parnell | 53-51 |
| 13:40 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Robert Robison | 53-51 |
| 13:32 | Ball State | Kelvin Prewitt hits a wide open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Spillman | 56-51 |
| 13:14 | Ohio | Kelvin Prewitt is called for the reach on Fred Morris - foul #2 on Kelvin Prewitt, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Smith (PG), Gregg Burney (SG), Dustin Pierce (SF), Tom Thompson (PF), Mark Murray (C) Kelvin Prewitt, Harold Spillman, Robert Robison, John Parnell, Wilfred Barr | |
| Subs | Ohio | Brian Barr (PG), Louis Parsons (SG), Raymond Maddox (SF), Bradley Ballard (PF), Michael Kesterson (C) Gerald Tincher, Wilbert Smith, Norman Young, Fred Morris, Keith Osbourn | |
| 13:03 | Ohio | Louis Parsons is fouled on the floor by Gregg Burney - foul #2 on Gregg Burney, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| 12:54 | Ohio | John Smith steps in front of the Bradley Ballard pass | 56-51 |
| 12:51 | Ball State | John Smith misses the lay-in | 56-51 |
| 12:50 | Ohio | Bradley Ballard grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 12:23 | Ohio | Raymond Maddox misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 12:22 | Ball State | Mark Murray grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 12:01 | Ball State | Tom Thompson drills a 3 from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 11:53 | Ohio | Bradley Ballard drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Louis Parsons | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gregg Burney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tom Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Mark Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Brian Barr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Maddox (fresh) PF - Bradley Ballard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Kesterson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Ball State | John Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 11:32 | Ohio | Raymond Maddox pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 11:14 | Ohio | Michael Kesterson misses the easy layup | 59-53 |
| 11:12 | Ball State | Dustin Pierce gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 11:09 | Ball State | Gregg Burney is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregg Burney, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wayne Longley (PG), Glen Colucci (SF), Wilfred Barr (C) John Smith, Dustin Pierce, Mark Murray | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gerald Tincher (PG), Wilbert Smith (SG), Norman Young (SF), Carlos Levine (PF), Keith Osbourn (C) Brian Barr, Louis Parsons, Raymond Maddox, Bradley Ballard, Michael Kesterson | |
| 11:01 | Ohio | Gerald Tincher can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 59-53 |
| 11:00 | Ohio | Wilbert Smith snags the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Norman Young clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Glen Colucci - foul #2 on Glen Colucci, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dustin Pierce (SF) Gregg Burney | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Norman Young misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Norman Young makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 10:23 | Ball State | Tom Thompson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-54 |
| 10:21 | Ohio | Norman Young grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 10:04 | Ohio | Wilbert Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 10:03 | Ball State | Wilfred Barr snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 09:51 | Ball State | Glen Colucci connects on the open shot from the right side on a nice dish by Wayne Longley | 61-54 |
| 09:24 | Ohio | Wilbert Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Wilfred Barr | 61-54 |
| 09:08 | Ball State | Tom Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-54 |
| 09:07 | Ball State | Wilfred Barr hits the follow up shot | 63-54 |
| 09:01 | Ohio | Wilbert Smith connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Young | 63-56 |
| 08:56 | Ball State | Wayne Longley hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Dustin Pierce | 65-56 |
| 08:39 | Ohio | Gerald Tincher misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Glen Colucci - foul #3 on Glen Colucci, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Smith (PG), Harold Spillman (SG), Robert Robison (SF), John Parnell (PF), Mark Murray (C) Wayne Longley, Glen Colucci, Dustin Pierce, Tom Thompson, Wilfred Barr | |
| Subs | Ohio | Brian Barr (SG), Louis Parsons (SF), Fred Morris (PF), Michael Kesterson (C) Wilbert Smith, Norman Young, Carlos Levine, Keith Osbourn | |
| 08:39 | Ohio | Gerald Tincher makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 08:39 | Ohio | Gerald Tincher makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 08:23 | Ball State | John Parnell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Brian Barr - foul #1 on Brian Barr, team foul #5 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Raymond Maddox (SF) Gerald Tincher | |
| 08:23 | Ball State | John Parnell makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 08:23 | Ball State | John Parnell misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 08:23 | Ohio | Fred Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 08:17 | Ohio | Robert Robison picks off the pass by Brian Barr | 66-58 |
| 08:13 | Ball State | John Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Robison | 68-58 |
| 07:58 | Ohio | Louis Parsons is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Louis Parsons, team foul #6 | 68-58 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Michael Kesterson denies the turnaround by Mark Murray | 68-58 |
| 07:42 | Ohio | Michael Kesterson gets the rebound | 68-58 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Harold Spillman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Robison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Parnell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Brian Barr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Maddox (fresh) PF - Fred Morris (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Kesterson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Ohio | John Smith is called for the reach on Raymond Maddox - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gregg Burney (SG) Harold Spillman | |
| Subs | Ohio | Bradley Ballard (SF) Brian Barr | |
| 07:24 | Ohio | Raymond Maddox makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 07:24 | Ohio | Raymond Maddox makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 07:01 | Ball State | John Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 07:00 | Ohio | Louis Parsons pulls down the rebound | 68-60 |
| 06:40 | Ohio | Louis Parsons knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Maddox | 68-63 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | John Parnell misses long on an open turnaround from the baseline | 68-63 |
| 06:23 | Ohio | Raymond Maddox snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| 06:00 | Ohio | Louis Parsons misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-63 |
| 05:59 | Ball State | Robert Robison snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | John Smith knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 71-63 |
| 05:24 | Ohio | Mark Murray steps in front of the Raymond Maddox pass | 71-63 |
| 05:22 | Ball State | John Smith is hacked by Raymond Maddox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Maddox, team foul #7 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harold Spillman (SG), Dustin Pierce (SF), Tom Thompson (PF), Wilfred Barr (C) Gregg Burney, Robert Robison, John Parnell, Mark Murray | |
| Subs | Ohio | Brian Barr (PG), Wilbert Smith (SG), Norman Young (SF), Carlos Levine (PF), Keith Osbourn (C) Raymond Maddox, Louis Parsons, Bradley Ballard, Fred Morris, Michael Kesterson | |
| 05:22 | Ball State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 05:22 | Ball State | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 05:22 | Ohio | Carlos Levine grabs the defensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 05:01 | Ohio | Wilbert Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Norman Young | 72-66 |
| 04:35 | Ball State | Tom Thompson connects on the floater from the left block set up by Wilfred Barr and he's hacked by Carlos Levine - foul #2 on Carlos Levine, team foul #8 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gregg Burney (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gerald Tincher (PG) Wilbert Smith | |
| 04:35 | Ball State | Tom Thompson makes the free throw | 75-66 |
| 04:16 | Ohio | Carlos Levine can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 75-66 |
| 04:15 | Ohio | Carlos Levine grabs the offensive board | 75-66 |
| 03:56 | Ohio | Keith Osbourn's pass is intercepted by Harold Spillman | 75-66 |
| 03:52 | Ball State | Harold Spillman lays it up and in | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Ohio | Brian Barr misses the shot from the free throw line | 77-66 |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Tom Thompson snags the defensive board | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gregg Burney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Spillman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Pierce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tom Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Wilfred Barr (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Gerald Tincher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Barr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Levine (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Osbourn (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Ball State | Wilfred Barr misses the lay-in | 77-66 |
| 03:19 | Ohio | Brian Barr snags the defensive board | 77-66 |
| 03:03 | Ohio | Gerald Tincher comes up short on the floater from the left side | 77-66 |
| 03:02 | Ball State | Tom Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 77-66 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Harold Spillman is hacked by Brian Barr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Barr, team foul #9 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kelvin Prewitt (PG), Robert Robison (SF) Gregg Burney, Dustin Pierce | |
| Subs | Ohio | Wilbert Smith (SG), Louis Parsons (SF), Fred Morris (PF), Bradley Ballard (C) Brian Barr, Norman Young, Carlos Levine, Keith Osbourn | |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Harold Spillman makes the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Harold Spillman makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| 02:45 | Ohio | Bradley Ballard misses short on a 3 from straight away | 79-66 |
| 02:44 | Ball State | Kelvin Prewitt grabs the defensive rebound | 79-66 |
| 02:44 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gregg Burney (PG), Glen Colucci (SG), John Parnell (PF) Kelvin Prewitt, Harold Spillman, Tom Thompson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Raymond Maddox (SF), Michael Kesterson (C) Gerald Tincher, Bradley Ballard | |
| 02:24 | Ball State | Glen Colucci misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-66 |
| 02:22 | Ohio | Raymond Maddox grabs the board | 79-66 |
| 02:15 | Ohio | Fred Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Murray (C) Wilfred Barr | |
| Subs | Ohio | Brian Barr (SG), Bradley Ballard (PF) Wilbert Smith, Fred Morris | |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Robert Robison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-66 |
| 02:03 | Ohio | John Parnell swats the layup by Bradley Ballard | 79-66 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | John Parnell pulls down the rebound | 79-66 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | Gregg Burney is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Barr - foul #3 on Brian Barr, team foul #10 | 79-66 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | Gregg Burney makes the 1st free throw | 80-66 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | Gregg Burney makes the 2nd free throw | 81-66 |
| 01:52 | Ohio | Gregg Burney is called for the reach on Brian Barr - foul #4 on Gregg Burney, team foul #9 | 81-66 |
| 01:52 | Ohio | Brian Barr makes the 1st free throw | 81-67 |
| 01:52 | Ohio | Brian Barr misses the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| 01:52 | Ohio | Bradley Ballard pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-67 |
| 01:38 | Ohio | Glen Colucci steals the ball from Brian Barr | 81-67 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Bradley Ballard picks off the pass by John Parnell | 81-67 |
| 01:07 | Ohio | Gregg Burney steals the ball from Louis Parsons | 81-67 |
| 00:43 | Ball State | John Parnell is hacked by Brian Barr - foul #4 on Brian Barr, team foul #11 | 81-67 |
| 00:43 | Ball State | John Parnell misses the 1st free throw | 81-67 |
| 00:43 | Ball State | John Parnell misses the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| 00:43 | Ohio | Bradley Ballard pulls down the rebound | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Ohio | Brian Barr hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Mark Murray clanks a jumper in the lane | 81-70 |
| 00:09 | Ohio | Bradley Ballard snags the defensive board | 81-70 |
| 00:04 | Ohio | Bradley Ballard loses the dribble to John Parnell | 81-70 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Gregg Burney runs out the clock | 81-70 |