| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ryan Petit (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Easley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Forst (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dean Leftwich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harlan Sprenger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Peter Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Riebe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Oliver (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Highberger (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Joseph Forst inbounds the ball | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Ball State | Harlan Sprenger comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-42 |
| 19:41 | Ball State | Richard Easley gets the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 19:31 | Ball State | Richard Easley is called for traveling | 28-42 |
| 19:21 | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-42 |
| 19:19 | Miami (OH) | David Highberger snags the offensive board | 28-42 |
| 19:09 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Highberger | 28-44 |
| 18:51 | Ball State | Harlan Sprenger connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Easley | 31-44 |
| 18:38 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 18:37 | Ball State | Richard Easley snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 18:13 | Ball State | Chris Bishop is called for the reach on Harlan Sprenger - foul #1 on Chris Bishop, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| 17:55 | Ball State | Dean Leftwich can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 17:54 | Miami (OH) | David Highberger grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 17:32 | Miami (OH) | Richard Easley steals it from Chris Bishop | 31-44 |
| 17:08 | Ball State | Harlan Sprenger comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 31-44 |
| 17:06 | Ball State | Dean Leftwich hits the follow up shot | 33-44 |
| 16:46 | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 16:27 | Ball State | Richard Easley can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Billy Riebe - foul #2 on Billy Riebe, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jose Martin (PG), Royal Willilams (SF), Clifford Gee (PF), Anthony Dix (C) Ryan Petit, Joseph Forst, Dean Leftwich, Harlan Sprenger | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Weldon (PG), Alex Haynes (SG), Donald Zimmerman (SF), Wayne Flaherty (C) Peter Ryan, Billy Riebe, Steven Oliver, Chris Bishop | |
| 16:27 | Ball State | Richard Easley makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 16:27 | Ball State | Richard Easley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 16:05 | Miami (OH) | Michael Weldon drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Zimmerman | 35-49 |
| 15:49 | Ball State | Clifford Gee misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-49 |
| 15:47 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Royal Willilams | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) SG - Richard Easley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Royal Willilams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clifford Gee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Dix (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Michael Weldon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alex Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Zimmerman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Highberger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Flaherty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Richard Easley clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 15:35 | Miami (OH) | Wayne Flaherty pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 15:17 | Miami (OH) | Michael Weldon buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Zimmerman | 35-51 |
| 15:00 | Ball State | Anthony Dix misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-51 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | Clifford Gee grabs the offensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 14:42 | Ball State | Royal Willilams is denied on a layup by Donald Zimmerman | 35-51 |
| 14:40 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Donald Zimmerman | 35-51 |
| 14:17 | Miami (OH) | Michael Weldon misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Dix - foul #2 on Anthony Dix, team foul #1 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ryan Petit (PG), Joseph Forst (SF), Dean Leftwich (PF), Harlan Sprenger (C) Richard Easley, Royal Willilams, Clifford Gee, Anthony Dix | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe (SG), Steven Oliver (SF), Chris Bishop (C) Alex Haynes, Donald Zimmerman, David Highberger | |
| 14:17 | Miami (OH) | Michael Weldon makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 14:17 | Miami (OH) | Michael Weldon makes the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 14:01 | Ball State | Ryan Petit scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Harlan Sprenger | 38-53 |
| 13:39 | Miami (OH) | Wayne Flaherty travels with the ball | 38-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan (PG) Michael Weldon | |
| 13:23 | Ball State | Harlan Sprenger drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Dean Leftwich | 40-53 |
| 13:19 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan is fouled in the backcourt by Jose Martin - foul #2 on Jose Martin, team foul #2 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ricardo Diaz (PF) Wayne Flaherty | |
| 12:58 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 12:57 | Miami (OH) | Ricardo Diaz grabs the offensive board | 40-53 |
| 12:44 | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-53 |
| 12:42 | Miami (OH) | Chris Bishop tips it back up and in | 40-55 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Jose Martin connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 12:07 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ryan Petit - foul #1 on Ryan Petit, team foul #3 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Easley (SG), Clifford Gee (C) Jose Martin, Harlan Sprenger | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Highberger (PF) Ricardo Diaz | |
| 12:07 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 12:07 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 11:53 | Ball State | Dean Leftwich travels with the ball | 42-57 |
| 11:33 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-57 |
| 11:31 | Ball State | Dean Leftwich gets the rebound | 42-57 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ryan Petit (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Easley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Forst (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dean Leftwich (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Gee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Peter Ryan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Riebe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Oliver (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Highberger (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Chris Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Ball State | Joseph Forst clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Oliver - foul #3 on Steven Oliver, team foul #3 | 42-57 |
| 11:20 | Ball State | Joseph Forst misses the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 11:20 | Ball State | Joseph Forst makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 11:03 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Chris Bishop | 43-59 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | Ryan Petit hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-59 |
| 10:56 | Miami (OH) | Chris Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 10:52 | Miami (OH) | Dean Leftwich blocks the short jumper by Peter Ryan | 43-59 |
| 10:51 | Miami (OH) | Chris Bishop tips it back up and in | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:40 | Ball State | Joseph Forst loses the dribble to Billy Riebe | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:19 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan misses the jumper from the free throw line | 43-61 |
| 10:17 | Ball State | Clifford Gee grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 10:03 | Ball State | Joseph Forst is hacked by Peter Ryan - foul #3 on Peter Ryan, team foul #4 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jose Martin (PG), Royal Willilams (SF), Harlan Sprenger (C) Ryan Petit, Joseph Forst, Dean Leftwich | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Weldon (PG), Alex Haynes (SG), Donald Zimmerman (SF), Wayne Flaherty (C) Peter Ryan, Billy Riebe, Steven Oliver, Chris Bishop | |
| 09:52 | Ball State | Harlan Sprenger is hacked by Wayne Flaherty - foul #3 on Wayne Flaherty, team foul #5 | 43-61 |
| 09:36 | Ball State | Clifford Gee buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Easley | 45-61 |
| 09:17 | Miami (OH) | Donald Zimmerman is fouled on the floor by Clifford Gee - foul #1 on Clifford Gee, team foul #4 | 45-61 |
| 08:50 | Miami (OH) | Michael Weldon misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-61 |
| 08:48 | Ball State | Clifford Gee gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| 08:39 | Ball State | Richard Easley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:19 | Miami (OH) | David Highberger drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Wayne Flaherty | 48-63 |
| 08:07 | Ball State | Richard Easley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-63 |
| 08:05 | Ball State | Harlan Sprenger grabs the offensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 07:50 | Ball State | Clifford Gee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-63 |
| 07:48 | Miami (OH) | Wayne Flaherty grabs the board | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:28 | Miami (OH) | Royal Willilams steps in front of the Michael Weldon pass | 48-63 |
| 07:23 | Ball State | Royal Willilams can't finish the layup | 48-63 |
| 07:21 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Gee | 48-63 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Easley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Royal Willilams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clifford Gee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Harlan Sprenger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Michael Weldon (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alex Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Zimmerman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Highberger (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Flaherty (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Michael Weldon steps in front of the Jose Martin pass | 48-63 |
| 06:54 | Miami (OH) | David Highberger connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Flaherty | 48-66 |
| 06:39 | Ball State | Jose Martin misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alex Haynes - foul #1 on Alex Haynes, team foul #6 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ryan Petit (PG), Joseph Forst (SF), Dean Leftwich (PF), Anthony Dix (C) Richard Easley, Royal Willilams, Clifford Gee, Harlan Sprenger | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan (PG), Billy Riebe (SG), Steven Oliver (SF), Ricardo Diaz (PF), Chris Bishop (C) Michael Weldon, Alex Haynes, Donald Zimmerman, David Highberger, Wayne Flaherty | |
| 06:39 | Ball State | Jose Martin makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 06:39 | Ball State | Jose Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 06:22 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver misses the easy layup | 50-66 |
| 06:20 | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe grabs the offensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 05:54 | Miami (OH) | Chris Bishop is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Chris Bishop, team foul #7 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harlan Sprenger (C) Jose Martin | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 05:41 | Ball State | Dean Leftwich misses short on a jumper from the left side | 50-66 |
| 05:39 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan gets the rebound | 50-66 |
| 05:16 | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-68 |
| 04:59 | Ball State | Dean Leftwich clanks a shot from the right side | 50-68 |
| 04:57 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver gets the rebound | 50-68 |
| 04:37 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-68 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | Harlan Sprenger grabs the defensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Dean Leftwich makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Harlan Sprenger | 52-68 |
| 03:51 | Miami (OH) | Chris Bishop can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-68 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Anthony Dix pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Ball State | Ryan Petit scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Dix | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-68 |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Harlan Sprenger grabs the defensive rebound | 55-68 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ryan Petit (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Dix (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Joseph Forst (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dean Leftwich (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harlan Sprenger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Peter Ryan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Riebe (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Oliver (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ricardo Diaz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Chris Bishop (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Harlan Sprenger makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ryan Petit | 58-68 |
| 02:30 | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-68 |
| 02:28 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver gets the offensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 02:13 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 58-68 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Joseph Forst snags the defensive board | 58-68 |
| 02:05 | Ball State | Anthony Dix makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Forst | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan is hacked by Dean Leftwich - foul #1 on Dean Leftwich, team foul #5 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Easley (SG) Anthony Dix | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Highberger (PF) Ricardo Diaz | |
| 01:25 | Miami (OH) | David Highberger misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 61-68 |
| 01:24 | Ball State | Dean Leftwich snags the defensive board | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Ryan Petit misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-68 |
| 01:18 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 01:11 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver hits the finger roll | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Ball State | Ryan Petit can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-70 |
| 00:50 | Miami (OH) | David Highberger grabs the board | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Miami (OH) | David Highberger is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Petit - foul #2 on Ryan Petit, team foul #6 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Weldon (PG), Wayne Flaherty (C) Peter Ryan, Chris Bishop | |
| 00:46 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver is fouled on the floor by Harlan Sprenger - foul #2 on Harlan Sprenger, team foul #7 | 61-70 |
| 00:46 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:46 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Harlan Sprenger | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Steven Oliver steals the ball from Ryan Petit | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Miami (OH) | Wayne Flaherty hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Oliver and he's fouled by Harlan Sprenger - foul #3 on Harlan Sprenger, team foul #8 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jose Martin (PG), Anthony Dix (SG), Clyde Hunger (SF), Clifford Gee (PF), Royal Willilams (C) Ryan Petit, Richard Easley, Joseph Forst, Dean Leftwich, Harlan Sprenger | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Alex Haynes (SG), Donald Zimmerman (SF), Ricardo Diaz (PF) Billy Riebe, Steven Oliver, David Highberger | |
| 00:19 | Miami (OH) | Wayne Flaherty misses the free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Clifford Gee snags the defensive board | 61-73 |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Wayne Flaherty is called for the reach on Clifford Gee - foul #4 on Wayne Flaherty, team foul #8 | 61-73 |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Clifford Gee misses the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:13 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Michael Weldon | 61-73 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Michael Weldon runs out the clock | 61-73 |