| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ryan Petit (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Easley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Dix (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dean Leftwich (fresh) 3 pts. C - Clifford Gee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Guizar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel McDunn (fresh) 11 pts. PF - George Shields (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Liu (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Anthony Dix inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Ball State | Richard Easley clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-36 |
| 19:35 | Ohio | George Shields grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 19:19 | Ohio | George Shields buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Greg Goetsch and he's hacked by Dean Leftwich - foul #1 on Dean Leftwich, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 19:19 | Ohio | George Shields misses the free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | Dean Leftwich grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 19:15 | Ball State | Richard Easley is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Guizar - foul #2 on Jason Guizar, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Ryan Petit hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clifford Gee | 37-38 |
| 18:34 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn misses short on a floater from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 18:32 | Ohio | George Shields snags the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 18:19 | Ohio | George Shields can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dean Leftwich - foul #2 on Dean Leftwich, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clyde Hunger (SF) Anthony Dix | |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Todd Jones (SG), Kudyauku Alhambra (SF), Reginald Dutton (C) Greg Goetsch, Jason Guizar, Manuel McDunn, David Liu | |
| 18:19 | Ohio | George Shields misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:19 | Ohio | George Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:02 | Ball State | Richard Easley is hacked by Anthony Wade - foul #2 on Anthony Wade, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jose Martin (PG), Royal Willilams (PF), Marco Sargent (C) Ryan Petit, Dean Leftwich, Clifford Gee | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ken Hammons (C) George Shields | |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Richard Easley buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jose Martin | 40-39 |
| 17:29 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Clyde Hunger - foul #1 on Clyde Hunger, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Keene (SF) Richard Easley | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:29 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:29 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:12 | Ball State | Marco Sargent can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 40-41 |
| 17:11 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Reginald Dutton | 40-41 |
| 16:43 | Ohio | Anthony Wade is whistled for a carry | 40-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ryan Petit (PG), Anthony Dix (SF), Dean Leftwich (PF), Clifford Gee (C) Jose Martin, Edgar Keene, Royal Willilams, Marco Sargent | |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Jason Guizar (SG), David Liu (C) Anthony Wade, Todd Jones, Reginald Dutton | |
| 16:32 | Ball State | Anthony Dix clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 16:30 | Ball State | Clifford Gee tips it back up and in | 42-41 |
| 16:10 | Ohio | David Liu loses the dribble to Clyde Hunger | 42-41 |
| 15:54 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 15:52 | Ohio | David Liu snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ryan Petit (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Hunger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Dix (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dean Leftwich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Gee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Guizar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kudyauku Alhambra (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ken Hammons (fairly fresh) C - David Liu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Ohio | David Liu scores on a jumper in the paint | 42-43 |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Jason Guizar steals the ball from Anthony Dix in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 15:30 | Ohio | Jason Guizar's pass is intercepted by Dean Leftwich | 42-43 |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Ryan Petit clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 15:15 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Jason Guizar | 42-43 |
| 14:46 | Ohio | Ken Hammons comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Ryan Petit - foul #1 on Ryan Petit, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jose Martin (PG), Richard Easley (SG), Edgar Keene (SF), Royal Willilams (PF), Marco Sargent (C) Ryan Petit, Clyde Hunger, Anthony Dix, Dean Leftwich, Clifford Gee | |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Todd Jones (SG), Manuel McDunn (SF), George Shields (PF) Greg Goetsch, Jason Guizar, Kudyauku Alhambra, David Liu | |
| 14:46 | Ohio | Ken Hammons misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:46 | Ohio | Ken Hammons misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:46 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Royal Willilams | 42-43 |
| 14:44 | Ball State | Manuel McDunn steps in front of the Edgar Keene pass in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 14:34 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 14:33 | Ohio | George Shields pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:23 | Ohio | George Shields is whistled for a carry | 42-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Reginald Dutton (C) Ken Hammons | |
| 14:10 | Ball State | George Shields denies the turnaround by Richard Easley | 42-43 |
| 14:08 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Anthony Wade | 42-43 |
| 13:48 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton is hacked by Marco Sargent - foul #1 on Marco Sargent, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| 13:33 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-43 |
| 13:32 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Wade | 42-43 |
| 13:22 | Ohio | Anthony Wade clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 13:20 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton gets the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:03 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton's fadeaway is rejected by Royal Willilams | 42-43 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Royal Willilams grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 12:46 | Ball State | Marco Sargent misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 12:45 | Ohio | Anthony Wade grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 12:24 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 12:23 | Ball State | Edgar Keene grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Edgar Keene throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ryan Petit (PG), Charles Blair (SG), Anthony Dix (SF), Dean Leftwich (PF), Clifford Gee (C) Jose Martin, Richard Easley, Edgar Keene, Royal Willilams, Marco Sargent | |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Jason Guizar (SG), Kudyauku Alhambra (SF), David Liu (C) Anthony Wade, Todd Jones, Manuel McDunn, Reginald Dutton | |
| 12:07 | Ohio | David Liu can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 42-43 |
| 12:05 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Clifford Gee | 42-43 |
| 12:03 | Ball State | Clifford Gee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clyde Hunger (SG) Charles Blair | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 11:41 | Ohio | George Shields makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Jason Guizar | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ryan Petit (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Hunger (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Dix (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dean Leftwich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Gee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Guizar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kudyauku Alhambra (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Shields (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - David Liu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger is fouled in the backcourt by George Shields - foul #1 on George Shields, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| 11:24 | Ball State | Clifford Gee comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by David Liu - foul #1 on David Liu, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Manuel McDunn (SF) Kudyauku Alhambra | |
| 11:24 | Ball State | Clifford Gee makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:24 | Ball State | Clifford Gee makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 11:09 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Greg Goetsch | 44-47 |
| 10:48 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ryan Petit | 46-47 |
| 10:34 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn is hacked by Clifford Gee - foul #3 on Clifford Gee, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Easley (SG), Royal Willilams (C) Clyde Hunger, Clifford Gee | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (SG), Kudyauku Alhambra (SF), Reginald Dutton (PF) Jason Guizar, Manuel McDunn, George Shields | |
| 10:11 | Ohio | Anthony Dix blocks the short jumper by Kudyauku Alhambra | 46-47 |
| 10:09 | Ball State | Royal Willilams grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 09:55 | Ball State | Richard Easley is alone and drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Dix | 48-47 |
| 09:30 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton loses the dribble to Dean Leftwich | 48-47 |
| 09:28 | Ball State | Richard Easley travels in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jose Martin (PG), Edgar Keene (SF), Marco Sargent (C) Ryan Petit, Anthony Dix, Dean Leftwich | |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Jason Guizar (SG), Todd Jones (SF), Ken Hammons (C) Greg Goetsch, Richard Bennett, Kudyauku Alhambra, David Liu | |
| 09:05 | Ohio | Jason Guizar drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Todd Jones | 48-50 |
| 08:58 | Ball State | Todd Jones steals the ball from Royal Willilams | 48-50 |
| 08:46 | Ohio | Todd Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-50 |
| 08:45 | Ball State | Marco Sargent snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 08:28 | Ball State | Edgar Keene comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Royal Willilams pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 08:16 | Ball State | Royal Willilams misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Anthony Wade - foul #3 on Anthony Wade, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clyde Hunger (SG), Clifford Gee (C) Richard Easley, Marco Sargent | |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Richard Bennett (SG), Manuel McDunn (SF), Kudyauku Alhambra (PF) Anthony Wade, Jason Guizar, Todd Jones, Reginald Dutton | |
| 08:16 | Ball State | Royal Willilams makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:16 | Ball State | Royal Willilams misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:16 | Ohio | Richard Bennett gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:04 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 49-50 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Clifford Gee grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 07:56 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger misses the easy open layup | 49-50 |
| 07:55 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 07:34 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-50 |
| 07:33 | Ball State | Royal Willilams gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Hunger (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edgar Keene (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Royal Willilams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Clifford Gee (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel McDunn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kudyauku Alhambra (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ken Hammons (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Ball State | Jose Martin clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Greg Goetsch - foul #1 on Greg Goetsch, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Easley (SG), Anthony Dix (SF), Dean Leftwich (PF) Clyde Hunger, Edgar Keene, Royal Willilams | |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), George Shields (PF) Greg Goetsch, Ken Hammons | |
| 07:16 | Ball State | Jose Martin makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:16 | Ball State | Jose Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:16 | Ohio | George Shields snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 07:10 | Ohio | Anthony Wade drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Manuel McDunn | 50-53 |
| 06:53 | Ball State | Jose Martin misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 06:52 | Ball State | Dean Leftwich pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 06:37 | Ball State | Anthony Wade picks off the pass by Jose Martin | 50-53 |
| 06:18 | Ohio | Richard Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Anthony Dix gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 05:55 | Ball State | Anthony Dix scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Easley | 53-53 |
| 05:43 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-53 |
| 05:41 | Ball State | Clifford Gee grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 05:21 | Ball State | George Shields swats the layup by Dean Leftwich | 53-53 |
| 05:19 | Ohio | George Shields snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 05:06 | Ohio | Anthony Wade misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-53 |
| 05:05 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra misses the tip | 53-53 |
| 05:04 | Ball State | Clifford Gee grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Anthony Dix comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-53 |
| 04:59 | Ohio | Richard Bennett pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:48 | Ohio | Clifford Gee denies the turnaround by Richard Bennett | 53-53 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | Clifford Gee snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Dean Leftwich connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Anthony Dix | 56-53 |
| 04:30 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ryan Petit (PG), Clyde Hunger (SF), Royal Willilams (PF), Marco Sargent (C) Jose Martin, Anthony Dix, Dean Leftwich, Clifford Gee | |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Jason Guizar (SG), Todd Jones (SF), Reginald Dutton (PF), David Liu (C) Anthony Wade, Richard Bennett, Manuel McDunn, George Shields, Kudyauku Alhambra | |
| 04:16 | Ohio | Jason Guizar misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ryan Petit - foul #2 on Ryan Petit, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| 04:16 | Ohio | Jason Guizar misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:16 | Ohio | Jason Guizar makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Royal Willilams is fouled in the backcourt by Greg Goetsch - foul #2 on Greg Goetsch, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Royal Willilams makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Royal Willilams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:57 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch is fouled on the floor by Ryan Petit - foul #3 on Ryan Petit, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Keene (SF) Richard Easley | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 03:57 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:57 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:30 | Ball State | Edgar Keene's pass is intercepted by Todd Jones | 58-56 |
| 03:27 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch banks in the layup on a great pass from Todd Jones | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ryan Petit (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clyde Hunger (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edgar Keene (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Royal Willilams (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Marco Sargent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Guizar (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Reginald Dutton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Liu (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Ball State | Edgar Keene can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 03:03 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 02:58 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | Royal Willilams gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Easley (SG), Anthony Dix (SF), Dean Leftwich (PF), Clifford Gee (C) Clyde Hunger, Edgar Keene, Royal Willilams, Marco Sargent | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra (SF) Todd Jones | |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Anthony Dix misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 02:37 | Ohio | Jason Guizar pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 02:20 | Ohio | David Liu buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kudyauku Alhambra | 58-60 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | Anthony Dix comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 02:00 | Ohio | David Liu gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 01:47 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra lays it up and in set up by Greg Goetsch | 58-62 |
| 01:31 | Ball State | David Liu is called for the reach on Anthony Dix - foul #2 on David Liu, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Manuel McDunn (SF), George Shields (PF) Kudyauku Alhambra, Reginald Dutton | |
| 01:31 | Ball State | Anthony Dix makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 01:31 | Ball State | Anthony Dix makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:11 | Ohio | George Shields misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 60-62 |
| 01:10 | Ball State | Dean Leftwich snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 00:52 | Ball State | Ryan Petit hits the finger roll and the foul's on Greg Goetsch - foul #3 on Greg Goetsch, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| 00:52 | Ball State | Ryan Petit makes the free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:37 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 63-62 |
| 00:35 | Ball State | Dean Leftwich pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Dean Leftwich is hacked by Jason Guizar in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Guizar, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Dean Leftwich makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Dean Leftwich misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:32 | Ohio | George Shields pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:13 | Ohio | George Shields misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 00:12 | Ohio | David Liu gets the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:04 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Manuel McDunn, team foul #11 | 64-62 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Jason Guizar is called for the reach on Richard Easley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Guizar, team foul #12 | 64-62 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Richard Easley makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Richard Easley misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | George Shields grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | Ohio calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Jason Guizar hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 65-62 |