| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Greg Maggard (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jamison Nicosia (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Doolan (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kenneth Lair (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Hannah (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Gary Medley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Goin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Copeland (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Charles Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Taliaferro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMBC | Richard Copeland inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:57 | UMBC | Greg Maggard steals it from Gary Medley in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 19:46 | Ball State | Joe Hannah hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Greg Maggard | 40-34 |
| 19:22 | UMBC | Jerry Goin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 19:20 | Ball State | Joe Hannah grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Copeland - foul #1 on Richard Copeland, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:00 | UMBC | Charles Wright gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 18:47 | UMBC | Jerry Goin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Medley | 41-37 |
| 18:25 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Lair | 44-37 |
| 18:06 | UMBC | Charles Wright can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 18:04 | UMBC | Ronald Taliaferro tips it in | 44-39 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jamison Nicosia | 47-39 |
| 17:24 | UMBC | Jerry Goin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-39 |
| 17:22 | Ball State | Joe Hannah snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 17:16 | Ball State | Charles Wright blocks the short jumper by Jamison Nicosia | 47-39 |
| 17:14 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan tips it back up and in | 49-39 |
| 16:55 | UMBC | Joe Hannah denies the turnaround by Ronald Taliaferro | 49-39 |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Kenneth Lair grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 16:46 | Ball State | Joe Hannah misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Taliaferro - foul #2 on Ronald Taliaferro, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Lundberg (SG), Michael Ford (PF) Jamison Nicosia, Kenneth Lair | |
| Subs | UMBC | Richard Taylor (PG), John Amy (SG), Steven Patterson (PF), Robert Breaux (C) Gary Medley, Jerry Goin, Charles Wright, Ronald Taliaferro | |
| 16:46 | Ball State | Joe Hannah makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 16:46 | Ball State | Joe Hannah misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 16:46 | UMBC | Steven Patterson snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 16:41 | UMBC | John Amy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-39 |
| 16:40 | Ball State | Michael Ford grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 16:12 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lundberg drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Greg Maggard | 52-39 |
| 15:56 | UMBC | Steven Patterson is hacked by Greg Maggard - foul #2 on Greg Maggard, team foul #1 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Clinton (PG), Keneth Seal (SF), Ronald Miller (C) Greg Maggard, Daniel Doolan, Joe Hannah | |
| Subs | UMBC | Grant Hawthorne (PF) Robert Breaux | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Clinton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Lundberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keneth Seal (fresh) PF - Michael Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Richard Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Amy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Copeland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Grant Hawthorne (fresh) 3 pf. C - Steven Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:42 | UMBC | John Amy buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Taylor | 52-42 |
| 15:25 | Ball State | Michael Ford misses the 3 from straight away | 52-42 |
| 15:23 | Ball State | Ronald Miller grabs the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 15:13 | Ball State | Michael Ford drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Michael Clinton | 54-42 |
| 14:48 | UMBC | Richard Copeland is hacked by Michael Ford - foul #1 on Michael Ford, team foul #2 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia (SG), Daniel Doolan (SF), Kenneth Lair (PF) Jeffrey Lundberg, Keneth Seal, Ronald Miller | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gary Medley (PG), Jerry Goin (SG), Charles Wright (SF) Richard Taylor, John Amy, Richard Copeland | |
| 14:30 | UMBC | Charles Wright misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 14:29 | UMBC | Grant Hawthorne snags the offensive board | 54-42 |
| 14:06 | UMBC | Steven Patterson misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Ford - foul #2 on Michael Ford, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Greg Maggard (PG), Joe Hannah (C) Michael Clinton, Michael Ford | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 14:06 | UMBC | Steven Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 14:06 | UMBC | Steven Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 14:06 | Ball State | Joe Hannah snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 13:46 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 13:45 | Ball State | Joe Hannah snags the offensive board | 54-43 |
| 13:24 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia is fouled on the floor by Gary Medley - foul #2 on Gary Medley, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Richard Copeland (SF), Ronald Taliaferro (C) Charles Wright, Steven Patterson | |
| 13:12 | Ball State | Joe Hannah clanks a 3 from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 13:11 | UMBC | Ronald Taliaferro pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 12:58 | UMBC | Jerry Goin misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-43 |
| 12:56 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 12:39 | Ball State | Joe Hannah hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-43 |
| 12:38 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Gary Medley | 54-43 |
| 12:22 | UMBC | Ronald Taliaferro is hacked by Joe Hannah - foul #3 on Joe Hannah, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Amy (SG), Charles Wright (PF) Jerry Goin, Grant Hawthorne | |
| 12:06 | UMBC | Richard Copeland hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 54-43 |
| 12:05 | UMBC | Charles Wright tips it back up and in | 54-45 |
| 11:43 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan buries a turnaround near the basket | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Greg Maggard (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jamison Nicosia (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Daniel Doolan (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kenneth Lair (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Hannah (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Gary Medley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Amy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Copeland (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Charles Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Ronald Taliaferro (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:14 | UMBC | Richard Copeland misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 56-45 |
| 11:13 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 11:08 | Ball State | Greg Maggard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-45 |
| 11:06 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Charles Wright | 56-45 |
| 10:47 | UMBC | John Amy travels with the ball | 56-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Clinton (PG), Jeffrey Lundberg (SG), Keneth Seal (SF), Michael Ford (PF), Ronald Miller (C) Greg Maggard, Jamison Nicosia, Daniel Doolan, Kenneth Lair, Joe Hannah | |
| Subs | UMBC | Richard Taylor (PG), Jerry Goin (SG), Grant Hawthorne (PF), Steven Patterson (C) Gary Medley, John Amy, Richard Copeland, Ronald Taliaferro | |
| 10:26 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lundberg is called for traveling | 56-45 |
| 10:09 | UMBC | Steven Patterson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 56-45 |
| 10:08 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ronald Miller | 56-45 |
| 10:03 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lundberg connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Clinton | 59-45 |
| 09:39 | UMBC | Charles Wright misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 09:38 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lundberg snags the defensive board | 59-45 |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Keneth Seal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Greg Maggard (PG), Jamison Nicosia (SG), Daniel Doolan (SF), Kenneth Lair (PF) Michael Clinton, Jeffrey Lundberg, Keneth Seal, Ronald Miller | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gary Medley (PG), Richard Copeland (SF), Ronald Taliaferro (C) Richard Taylor, Charles Wright, Steven Patterson | |
| 09:01 | UMBC | Gary Medley is hacked by Greg Maggard - foul #3 on Greg Maggard, team foul #5 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joe Hannah (C) Michael Ford | |
| Subs | UMBC | Steven Patterson (PF) Grant Hawthorne | |
| 08:44 | UMBC | Gary Medley connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Goin | 59-48 |
| 08:25 | Ball State | Joe Hannah misses the dunk | 59-48 |
| 08:23 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Maggard | 59-48 |
| 08:02 | Ball State | Ronald Taliaferro is called for the reach on Jamison Nicosia - foul #3 on Ronald Taliaferro, team foul #4 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Charles Wright (SG) Jerry Goin | |
| 07:48 | Ball State | Gary Medley steals the ball from Daniel Doolan | 59-48 |
| 07:23 | UMBC | Kenneth Lair steals the ball from Steven Patterson | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Greg Maggard (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jamison Nicosia (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Daniel Doolan (fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kenneth Lair (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Hannah (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Gary Medley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. SF - Richard Copeland (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Steven Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Taliaferro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:00 | Ball State | Kenneth Lair scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Daniel Doolan | 61-48 |
| 06:44 | UMBC | Charles Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-48 |
| 06:43 | Ball State | Greg Maggard grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 06:28 | Ball State | Kenneth Lair can't connect on a floater near the basket | 61-48 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Greg Maggard pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 06:22 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan is fouled on the floor by Richard Copeland - foul #2 on Richard Copeland, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Clinton (SG), Jeffrey Lundberg (PF), Michael Ford (C) Jamison Nicosia, Kenneth Lair, Joe Hannah | |
| Subs | UMBC | Richard Taylor (PG), Jerry Goin (SG), Grant Hawthorne (PF), Robert Breaux (C) Gary Medley, Charles Wright, Steven Patterson, Ronald Taliaferro | |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 06:04 | UMBC | Robert Breaux grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 05:43 | UMBC | Grant Hawthorne misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 05:41 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lundberg misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-48 |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Michael Ford grabs the offensive board | 61-48 |
| 04:48 | Ball State | Greg Maggard double dribbles | 61-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia (SG), Kenneth Lair (PF), Joe Hannah (C) Greg Maggard, Daniel Doolan, Michael Ford | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gary Medley (PG), Charles Wright (SF), Steven Patterson (C) Richard Taylor, Richard Copeland, Robert Breaux | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:41 | UMBC | Michael Clinton steals it from Jerry Goin | 61-48 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | Grant Hawthorne denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Lundberg | 61-48 |
| 04:11 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Jerry Goin | 61-48 |
| 03:58 | UMBC | Charles Wright dunks the ball set up by Jerry Goin | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lundberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Doolan (SF) Jeffrey Lundberg | |
| Subs | UMBC | Richard Copeland (SF) Jerry Goin | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | UMBC | Daniel Doolan steals it from Richard Copeland | 61-50 |
| 03:21 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia lays it up and in set up by Daniel Doolan | 63-50 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Clinton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamison Nicosia (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Daniel Doolan (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. PF - Kenneth Lair (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Hannah (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Gary Medley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Wright (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. SF - Richard Copeland (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Grant Hawthorne (fresh) 3 pf. C - Steven Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:12 | UMBC | Richard Copeland buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Medley | 63-53 |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Richard Copeland steps in front of the Joe Hannah pass | 63-53 |
| 02:54 | UMBC | Richard Copeland lays it up and in | 63-55 |
| 02:34 | Ball State | Joe Hannah misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 02:32 | UMBC | Grant Hawthorne gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 02:32 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Greg Maggard (PG) Michael Clinton | |
| Subs | UMBC | Jerry Goin (SG), Ronald Taliaferro (C) Charles Wright, Steven Patterson | |
| 02:25 | UMBC | Gary Medley is hacked by Greg Maggard - foul #4 on Greg Maggard, team foul #6 | 63-55 |
| 02:14 | UMBC | Richard Copeland misses short on a floater in the paint | 63-55 |
| 02:12 | UMBC | Grant Hawthorne grabs the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 02:07 | UMBC | Kenneth Lair takes the ball from Ronald Taliaferro | 63-55 |
| 01:45 | Ball State | Richard Copeland picks off the pass by Kenneth Lair | 63-55 |
| 01:24 | UMBC | Richard Copeland hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Gary Medley | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:09 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 63-57 |
| 01:07 | UMBC | Grant Hawthorne grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:53 | UMBC | Richard Copeland hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Medley | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Joe Hannah connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Daniel Doolan | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | UMBC | Richard Copeland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-59 |
| 00:24 | UMBC | Grant Hawthorne grabs the offensive board | 65-59 |
| 00:21 | UMBC | Jamison Nicosia steals it from Richard Copeland | 65-59 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Jamison Nicosia lays it in | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | UMBC | Gary Medley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lair | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Kenneth Lair is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Medley - foul #3 on Gary Medley, team foul #6 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Clinton (PG), Jeffrey Lundberg (SG), Michael Ford (C) Greg Maggard, Jamison Nicosia, Joe Hannah | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan is hacked by Grant Hawthorne - foul #4 on Grant Hawthorne, team foul #7 | 67-59 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Daniel Doolan makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:01 | UMBC | Grant Hawthorne lays it in | 69-61 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Michael Clinton runs out the clock | 69-61 |