| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Partridge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cecil Fett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Vernon Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Weatherall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Troy Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Johnson (fresh) C - Christopher Garland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | James Wright inbounds the ball | 39-26 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Tulane | Christopher Garland comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 39-26 |
| 19:44 | Ball State | Cecil Fett pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | David Burgess hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by James Wright - foul #2 on James Wright, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | David Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | David Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Cecil Fett | 40-26 |
| 19:10 | Ball State | Troy Davis is called for the reach on Michael Partridge - foul #1 on Troy Davis, team foul #2 | 40-26 |
| 18:57 | Ball State | Earl McGraff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-26 |
| 18:56 | Ball State | Michael Partridge tips it in | 42-26 |
| 18:43 | Tulane | William Weatherall clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-26 |
| 18:41 | Ball State | Earl McGraff pulls down the rebound | 42-26 |
| 18:25 | Ball State | Christopher Garland picks off the pass by David Burgess | 42-26 |
| 18:10 | Tulane | Matthew Johnson misses the fadeaway from the left side | 42-26 |
| 18:09 | Tulane | Christopher Garland gets the offensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 17:54 | Tulane | Troy Davis double dribbles | 42-26 |
| 17:41 | Ball State | Troy Davis steps in front of the Cecil Fett pass | 42-26 |
| 17:17 | Tulane | James Wright clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-26 |
| 17:15 | Ball State | Vernon Peterson grabs the board | 42-26 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | David Burgess clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-26 |
| 17:10 | Tulane | Matthew Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 16:58 | Tulane | Troy Davis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-26 |
| 16:56 | Ball State | David Burgess gets the rebound | 42-26 |
| 16:49 | Ball State | William Weatherall takes the ball from Earl McGraff | 42-26 |
| 16:33 | Tulane | Earl McGraff is called for the reach on Troy Davis - foul #1 on Earl McGraff, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Edward Jones (SG), Allen Rich (SF), Milton Scruggs (PF), Dustin Taggart (C) Earl McGraff, Michael Partridge, David Burgess, Cecil Fett, Vernon Peterson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Lehn (PG), Daniel Rush (SG), Nicholas Tritt (SF), Charles Kelsey (PF), Robert Tai (C) William Weatherall, Troy Davis, James Wright, Matthew Johnson, Christopher Garland | |
| 16:10 | Tulane | Robert Tai hits a fadeaway near the basket | 42-28 |
| 15:44 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart loses the ball out of bounds | 42-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Weatherall (PG) Michael Lehn | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Milton Scruggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Weatherall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Rush (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Tritt (fresh) PF - Charles Kelsey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Tai (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:16 | Tulane | William Weatherall buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Daniel Rush | 42-31 |
| 15:00 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe is hacked by Charles Kelsey - foul #1 on Charles Kelsey, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl McGraff (PG), Michael Partridge (SG), David Burgess (SF), Cecil Fett (PF) Melvin Jobe, Edward Jones, Allen Rich, Dustin Taggart | |
| Subs | Tulane | Troy Davis (SG), James Wright (SF), Matthew Johnson (PF), Christopher Garland (C) Daniel Rush, Nicholas Tritt, Charles Kelsey, Robert Tai | |
| 14:40 | Ball State | Troy Davis is called for the reach on Michael Partridge - foul #2 on Troy Davis, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Vernon Peterson (C) Milton Scruggs | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 14:32 | Ball State | Cecil Fett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 14:31 | Ball State | David Burgess tips it in | 44-31 |
| 14:15 | Tulane | James Wright comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-31 |
| 14:13 | Tulane | James Wright tips it but misses | 44-31 |
| 14:12 | Ball State | Earl McGraff snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Cecil Fett misses the easy layup but the foul's on Christopher Garland - foul #2 on Christopher Garland, team foul #5 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Rush (PG) William Weatherall | |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Cecil Fett makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Cecil Fett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 13:48 | Tulane | David Burgess swats the layup by Christopher Garland | 46-31 |
| 13:46 | Tulane | Christopher Garland misses the tip | 46-31 |
| 13:44 | Ball State | Vernon Peterson snags the defensive board | 46-31 |
| 13:39 | Ball State | David Burgess banks in the layup on a great pass from Vernon Peterson | 48-31 |
| 13:19 | Tulane | James Wright is hacked by David Burgess - foul #3 on David Burgess, team foul #2 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Allen Rich (SF) David Burgess | |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Kelsey (C) Christopher Garland | |
| 12:59 | Tulane | Charles Kelsey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-31 |
| 12:58 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Earl McGraff | 48-31 |
| 12:51 | Ball State | Cecil Fett scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Partridge | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:47 | Tulane | Cecil Fett steals the ball from Matthew Johnson | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:22 | Ball State | Michael Partridge misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Troy Davis - foul #3 on Troy Davis, team foul #6 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Jones (PG), Milton Scruggs (PF), Dustin Taggart (C) Earl McGraff, Cecil Fett, Vernon Peterson | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Weatherall (PG), Christopher Garland (C) Troy Davis, James Wright | |
| 12:22 | Ball State | Michael Partridge makes the 1st free throw | 51-31 |
| 12:22 | Ball State | Michael Partridge makes the 2nd free throw | 52-31 |
| 12:09 | Tulane | Christopher Garland throws it down on a nice dish by Charles Kelsey and the foul's on Dustin Taggart - foul #2 on Dustin Taggart, team foul #3 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Burgess (SF) Michael Partridge | |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Tai (PF) Matthew Johnson | |
| 12:09 | Tulane | Christopher Garland makes the free throw | 52-34 |
| 11:51 | Ball State | David Burgess can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 52-34 |
| 11:50 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Robert Tai | 52-34 |
| 11:35 | Tulane | William Weatherall buries a fadeaway from the left side | 52-36 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edward Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Milton Scruggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Weatherall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Rush (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Kelsey (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Tai (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Garland (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:06 | Ball State | Allen Rich hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Milton Scruggs | 55-36 |
| 11:00 | Tulane | Daniel Rush drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Kelsey | 55-39 |
| 10:36 | Ball State | David Burgess clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-39 |
| 10:34 | Ball State | Allen Rich pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 10:18 | Ball State | David Burgess buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Allen Rich | 57-39 |
| 10:14 | Tulane | Robert Tai is hacked by David Burgess - foul #4 on David Burgess, team foul #4 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl McGraff (PG), Michael Partridge (SG), Thomas Perry (SF), Cecil Fett (PF), Vernon Peterson (C) Edward Jones, Allen Rich, David Burgess, Milton Scruggs, Dustin Taggart | |
| Subs | Tulane | Troy Davis (SG), James Wright (SF), Matthew Johnson (PF) Daniel Rush, Robert Tai, Christopher Garland | |
| 10:02 | Tulane | James Wright buries a runner from the right block and the foul's on Thomas Perry - foul #1 on Thomas Perry, team foul #5 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Tai (C) Charles Kelsey | |
| 10:02 | Tulane | James Wright makes the free throw | 57-42 |
| 09:53 | Ball State | Cecil Fett scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Earl McGraff | 60-42 |
| 09:34 | Tulane | Robert Tai misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-42 |
| 09:32 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to James Wright | 60-42 |
| 09:27 | Tulane | Robert Tai drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Weatherall | 60-45 |
| 09:00 | Ball State | Earl McGraff comes up short on the floater from the right side | 60-45 |
| 08:59 | Ball State | Vernon Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 08:41 | Ball State | Robert Tai blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Michael Partridge | 60-45 |
| 08:40 | Ball State | Earl McGraff can't tip it in | 60-45 |
| 08:38 | Tulane | James Wright pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 08:29 | Tulane | Matthew Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Cecil Fett - foul #1 on Cecil Fett, team foul #6 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Allen Rich (SF) Thomas Perry | |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Rush (PG), Christopher Garland (C) William Weatherall, Robert Tai | |
| 08:29 | Tulane | Matthew Johnson makes the free throw | 60-48 |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Allen Rich can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 08:17 | Tulane | Troy Davis pulls down the rebound | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:13 | Tulane | Daniel Rush is fouled on the floor by Vernon Peterson - foul #2 on Vernon Peterson, team foul #7 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Milton Scruggs (C) Vernon Peterson | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 08:13 | Tulane | Daniel Rush makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 08:13 | Tulane | Daniel Rush misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Allen Rich pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 07:54 | Ball State | Milton Scruggs misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Garland - foul #3 on Christopher Garland, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Burgess (SF) Allen Rich | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 07:54 | Ball State | Milton Scruggs misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 07:54 | Ball State | Milton Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 07:33 | Tulane | James Wright misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-49 |
| 07:31 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Earl McGraff | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Partridge (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Cecil Fett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Milton Scruggs (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Daniel Rush (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Troy Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Garland (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Ball State | Milton Scruggs connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from David Burgess | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:01 | Tulane | Daniel Rush clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 06:59 | Ball State | Michael Partridge pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:53 | Ball State | Cecil Fett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 06:51 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Christopher Garland | 63-49 |
| 06:42 | Tulane | James Wright buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Rush | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:18 | Ball State | Michael Partridge buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Earl McGraff | 66-51 |
| 06:10 | Tulane | Troy Davis drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Daniel Rush | 66-54 |
| 05:41 | Ball State | Cecil Fett misses the easy layup | 66-54 |
| 05:40 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Matthew Johnson | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:28 | Tulane | Christopher Garland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 05:27 | Ball State | Cecil Fett grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 05:14 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by David Burgess is blocked by Matthew Johnson | 66-54 |
| 05:12 | Tulane | The rebound goes to James Wright | 66-54 |
| 04:51 | Tulane | Troy Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-54 |
| 04:50 | Tulane | Matthew Johnson tips it home | 66-56 |
| 04:35 | Ball State | Cecil Fett misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-56 |
| 04:33 | Tulane | Christopher Garland pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 04:17 | Tulane | Troy Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-56 |
| 04:16 | Ball State | Earl McGraff pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 03:59 | Ball State | Cecil Fett drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Earl McGraff | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Tulane | Matthew Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-56 |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Milton Scruggs gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Earl McGraff comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-56 |
| 03:13 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Christopher Garland | 69-56 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Partridge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Burgess (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Cecil Fett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Milton Scruggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Daniel Rush (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Troy Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Wright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Garland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:55 | Tulane | Daniel Rush comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 69-56 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Milton Scruggs grabs the board | 69-56 |
| 02:30 | Ball State | David Burgess throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Edward Jones (SG), Thomas Perry (SF), Allen Rich (PF), Dustin Taggart (C) Earl McGraff, Michael Partridge, David Burgess, Cecil Fett, Milton Scruggs | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Lehn (PG), Nicholas Tritt (SG), Robert Tomes (SF), Charles Kelsey (PF), Robert Tai (C) Daniel Rush, Troy Davis, James Wright, Matthew Johnson, Christopher Garland | |
| 02:11 | Tulane | Nicholas Tritt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-56 |
| 02:10 | Tulane | Robert Tai snags the offensive board | 69-56 |
| 02:00 | Tulane | Charles Kelsey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Melvin Jobe - foul #1 on Melvin Jobe, team foul #8 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Milton Scruggs (PF) Thomas Perry | |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Rush (SG) Robert Tomes | |
| 02:00 | Tulane | Charles Kelsey makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 02:00 | Tulane | Charles Kelsey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:42 | Ball State | Milton Scruggs knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Melvin Jobe | 71-58 |
| 01:30 | Tulane | Daniel Rush comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-58 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe grabs the board | 71-58 |
| 01:24 | Ball State | Robert Tai is called for the reach on Dustin Taggart - foul #1 on Robert Tai, team foul #8 | 71-58 |
| 01:24 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 01:24 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 01:08 | Tulane | Edward Jones takes the ball from Daniel Rush | 73-58 |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Allen Rich blows the layup but the foul's on Nicholas Tritt - foul #1 on Nicholas Tritt, team foul #9 | 73-58 |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Allen Rich makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Allen Rich misses the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart gets the offensive rebound | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 74-58 |
| 00:22 | Tulane | Michael Lehn grabs the board | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Tulane | Daniel Rush makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Nicholas Tritt | 74-61 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe runs out the clock | 74-61 |