| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Clinton Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Griggs (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Hepler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Byron Richards (fresh) 2 reb. C - Quentin Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Jimmie Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Danny Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Scheid (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris McWhinnie (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Matthew Hepler inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Clinton Anderson | 34-23 |
| 19:14 | C. Connecticut State | Danny Patterson is fouled on the floor by Matthew Hepler - foul #1 on Matthew Hepler, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| 18:54 | C. Connecticut State | Brandon Griggs takes the ball from Jimmie Murray | 34-23 |
| 18:51 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs lays it up and in | 36-23 |
| 18:30 | C. Connecticut State | Clarence Scheid misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-23 |
| 18:28 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Byron Richards | 36-23 |
| 18:06 | Ball State | Matthew Hepler misses badly on a shot from the right side | 36-23 |
| 18:05 | C. Connecticut State | Chris McWhinnie pulls down the rebound | 36-23 |
| 17:52 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Williams hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jimmie Murray and the foul's on Clinton Anderson - foul #2 on Clinton Anderson, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| 17:52 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Williams makes the free throw | 36-26 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | Chris McWhinnie blocks the jumper by Quentin Watkins | 36-26 |
| 17:36 | Ball State | Quentin Watkins hits the follow up shot | 38-26 |
| 17:16 | C. Connecticut State | Jimmie Murray buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Patterson | 38-29 |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Clinton Anderson can't finish the layup | 38-29 |
| 16:58 | Ball State | Byron Richards snags the offensive board | 38-29 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs is fouled on the floor by Danny Patterson - foul #3 on Danny Patterson, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Wall (PG), Robert Callahan (SG), Joseph Balderas (SF), Lawrence Pickett (PF), Jason Weekes (C) Clinton Anderson, Brandon Griggs, Matthew Hepler, Byron Richards, Quentin Watkins | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | James Kennison (PG), Donald Baum (SG), David Garrison (SF), Charles Bryant (C) Jimmie Murray, Danny Patterson, Clarence Scheid, Thomas Williams | |
| 16:34 | Ball State | Robert Callahan hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Wall | 41-29 |
| 16:18 | C. Connecticut State | James Kennison buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Donald Baum | 41-32 |
| 16:00 | Ball State | Robert Callahan misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 15:59 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Pickett | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Wall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Callahan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Balderas (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Lawrence Pickett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Weekes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - James Kennison (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Baum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Garrison (fresh) PF - Chris McWhinnie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Joseph Balderas misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Donald Baum - foul #2 on Donald Baum, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Matthew Rose (PG), Brandon Griggs (SG), Quentin Watkins (C) Frank Wall, Robert Callahan, Jason Weekes | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Jimmie Murray (PG), Clarence Scheid (SF) James Kennison, Chris McWhinnie | |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Joseph Balderas makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Joseph Balderas makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 15:21 | C. Connecticut State | Jimmie Murray hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Donald Baum | 43-35 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Lawrence Pickett connects on the runner near the basket | 45-35 |
| 14:46 | C. Connecticut State | Donald Baum misses the jumper from the left block | 45-35 |
| 14:45 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Pickett | 45-35 |
| 14:38 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Lawrence Pickett | 48-35 |
| 14:19 | C. Connecticut State | Lawrence Pickett steps in front of the David Garrison pass | 48-35 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Joseph Balderas misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Clarence Scheid - foul #2 on Clarence Scheid, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Matthew Hepler (SF), Byron Richards (PF) Brandon Griggs, Lawrence Pickett | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Danny Patterson (SG), Chris McWhinnie (PF), Thomas Williams (C) Donald Baum, Charles Bryant, David Garrison | |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Joseph Balderas makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Joseph Balderas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 13:45 | C. Connecticut State | Danny Patterson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 13:44 | Ball State | Quentin Watkins gets the rebound | 50-35 |
| 13:26 | Ball State | Joseph Balderas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 13:25 | C. Connecticut State | Clarence Scheid pulls down the rebound | 50-35 |
| 13:06 | C. Connecticut State | Clarence Scheid drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Chris McWhinnie | 50-38 |
| 12:45 | Ball State | Byron Richards knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Balderas and the foul's on Chris McWhinnie - foul #1 on Chris McWhinnie, team foul #4 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brandon Griggs (SG), Lawrence Pickett (C) Joseph Balderas, Quentin Watkins | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | James Kennison (PG), Donald Baum (SF) Jimmie Murray, Clarence Scheid | |
| 12:45 | Ball State | Byron Richards makes the free throw | 53-38 |
| 12:23 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-38 |
| 12:22 | C. Connecticut State | Chris McWhinnie gets the offensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 12:10 | C. Connecticut State | Donald Baum misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 12:08 | C. Connecticut State | Chris McWhinnie grabs the offensive board | 53-38 |
| 11:51 | C. Connecticut State | Matthew Rose steps in front of the Thomas Williams pass | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Matthew Rose (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Griggs (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Matthew Hepler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Byron Richards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Pickett (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - James Kennison (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Danny Patterson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Baum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris McWhinnie (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Lawrence Pickett can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-38 |
| 11:26 | C. Connecticut State | James Kennison snags the defensive board | 53-38 |
| 11:08 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Williams is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Pickett - foul #2 on Lawrence Pickett, team foul #3 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clinton Anderson (PG), Joseph Balderas (SF), Quentin Watkins (C) Matthew Rose, Matthew Hepler, Byron Richards | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Jimmie Murray (PG), Clarence Scheid (SF), Charles Bryant (C) James Kennison, Danny Patterson, Thomas Williams | |
| 10:51 | C. Connecticut State | Jimmie Murray drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Scheid | 53-41 |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Joseph Balderas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Clinton Anderson | 56-41 |
| 10:41 | C. Connecticut State | Clarence Scheid hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-44 |
| 10:19 | Ball State | Lawrence Pickett misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-44 |
| 10:17 | C. Connecticut State | Charles Bryant pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 10:15 | C. Connecticut State | Jimmie Murray travels in the backcourt | 56-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Matthew Rose (PG), Jason Weekes (PF) Brandon Griggs, Lawrence Pickett | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | James Kennison (SG), David Garrison (C) Donald Baum, Chris McWhinnie | |
| 10:03 | Ball State | Matthew Rose misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jimmie Murray - foul #2 on Jimmie Murray, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Williams (C) David Garrison | |
| 10:03 | Ball State | Matthew Rose misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 10:03 | Ball State | Matthew Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 09:44 | C. Connecticut State | James Kennison is fouled on the floor by Matthew Rose - foul #4 on Matthew Rose, team foul #4 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Wall (PG), Matthew Hepler (SF) Matthew Rose, Jason Weekes | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Danny Patterson (SG) James Kennison | |
| 09:30 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Williams can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 57-44 |
| 09:29 | Ball State | Quentin Watkins grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 09:11 | Ball State | Clinton Anderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 09:09 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Thomas Williams | 57-44 |
| 08:55 | C. Connecticut State | Charles Bryant buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jimmie Murray and he's hacked by Frank Wall - foul #1 on Frank Wall, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brandon Griggs (SG), Byron Richards (PF), Jason Weekes (C) Frank Wall, Joseph Balderas, Quentin Watkins | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | David Garrison (SF) Clarence Scheid | |
| 08:55 | C. Connecticut State | Charles Bryant makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| 08:32 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Jason Weekes and he's fouled by Danny Patterson - foul #4 on Danny Patterson, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lawrence Pickett (C) Jason Weekes | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | James Kennison (PG), Donald Baum (SG), Chris McWhinnie (PF) Jimmie Murray, Danny Patterson, Thomas Williams | |
| 08:32 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs misses the free throw | 59-47 |
| 08:32 | C. Connecticut State | Charles Bryant grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 08:17 | C. Connecticut State | David Garrison is whistled for traveling | 59-47 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Clinton Anderson is whistled for traveling | 59-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Wall (PG), Frank Moss (SF), Quentin Watkins (C) Clinton Anderson, Matthew Hepler, Lawrence Pickett | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Williams (C) Charles Bryant | |
| 07:41 | C. Connecticut State | David Garrison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 07:39 | Ball State | Quentin Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Wall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Griggs (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Frank Moss (fresh) PF - Byron Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Quentin Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - James Kennison (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Baum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Garrison (fresh) PF - Chris McWhinnie (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs steps out of bounds on the baseline | 59-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Matthew Rose (PG), Joseph Balderas (SF), Lawrence Pickett (PF) Frank Wall, Frank Moss, Byron Richards | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Jimmie Murray (PG), Danny Patterson (SG), Clarence Scheid (SF) James Kennison, David Garrison, Thomas Williams | |
| 07:03 | C. Connecticut State | Matthew Rose is called for the reach on Danny Patterson - foul #5 on Matthew Rose, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Wall (PG), Clinton Anderson (SG) Matthew Rose, Brandon Griggs | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Charles Bryant (C) Donald Baum | |
| 06:48 | C. Connecticut State | Chris McWhinnie misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 06:47 | Ball State | Frank Wall grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 06:41 | Ball State | Joseph Balderas clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-47 |
| 06:39 | C. Connecticut State | Charles Bryant gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 06:23 | C. Connecticut State | Jimmie Murray is hacked by Lawrence Pickett - foul #3 on Lawrence Pickett, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Matthew Hepler (SF) Lawrence Pickett | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 06:23 | C. Connecticut State | Jimmie Murray makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 06:23 | C. Connecticut State | Jimmie Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Joseph Balderas is hacked by Danny Patterson - foul #5 on Danny Patterson, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brandon Griggs (SG), Lawrence Pickett (C) Frank Wall, Quentin Watkins | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Donald Baum (SG), Thomas Williams (C) Danny Patterson, Charles Bryant | |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Joseph Balderas makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Joseph Balderas makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 05:44 | C. Connecticut State | Brandon Griggs picks off the pass by Donald Baum | 61-49 |
| 05:29 | Ball State | Jimmie Murray is called for the reach on Brandon Griggs - foul #3 on Jimmie Murray, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Byron Richards (PF) Joseph Balderas | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 05:29 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 05:29 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:20 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-49 |
| 05:18 | Ball State | Lawrence Pickett 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 | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Matthew Hepler hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Clinton Anderson | 66-49 |
| 04:34 | C. Connecticut State | Chris McWhinnie's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Pickett | 66-49 |
| 04:32 | C. Connecticut State | Donald Baum snags the offensive board | 66-49 |
| 04:23 | C. Connecticut State | Jimmie Murray makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Clarence Scheid | 66-51 |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs is fouled on the floor by Thomas Williams - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #9 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Wall (PG), Joseph Balderas (SF), Quentin Watkins (C) Clinton Anderson, Matthew Hepler, Lawrence Pickett | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | James Kennison (PG), Joseph Pruett (SG), David Garrison (SF), Charles Bryant (PF) Jimmie Murray, Donald Baum, Clarence Scheid, Chris McWhinnie | |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Brandon Griggs makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 03:53 | C. Connecticut State | Quentin Watkins blocks the short jumper by David Garrison | 68-51 |
| 03:52 | C. Connecticut State | Charles Bryant grabs the offensive board | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:41 | C. Connecticut State | Charles Bryant misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Byron Richards - foul #2 on Byron Richards, team foul #8 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Callahan (SG), Frank Moss (SF), Jason Weekes (C) Brandon Griggs, Byron Richards, Quentin Watkins | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Isaac Patrick (SF) Thomas Williams | |
| 03:41 | C. Connecticut State | Charles Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 03:41 | C. Connecticut State | Charles Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Wall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Callahan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Moss (fresh) PF - Joseph Balderas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. C - Jason Weekes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - James Kennison (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Pruett (fresh) SF - Isaac Patrick (fresh) PF - Charles Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - David Garrison (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Ball State | Robert Callahan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Pruett - foul #1 on Joseph Pruett, team foul #10 | 68-53 |
| 03:16 | Ball State | Robert Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 03:16 | Ball State | Robert Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 03:06 | C. Connecticut State | Jason Weekes steps in front of the Joseph Pruett pass | 70-53 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Frank Wall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Bryant - foul #1 on Charles Bryant, team foul #11 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lawrence Pickett (PF) Frank Moss | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Donald Baum (SG) Joseph Pruett | |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Frank Wall misses the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Frank Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| 02:33 | C. Connecticut State | Charles Bryant knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Baum | 71-56 |
| 02:20 | Ball State | Joseph Balderas misses the 3 from the right corner | 71-56 |
| 02:18 | C. Connecticut State | Donald Baum grabs the defensive rebound | 71-56 |
| 02:13 | C. Connecticut State | Isaac Patrick clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 71-56 |
| 02:12 | Ball State | Jason Weekes grabs the defensive rebound | 71-56 |
| 02:04 | Ball State | Robert Callahan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-56 |
| 02:03 | C. Connecticut State | Charles Bryant grabs the board | 71-56 |
| 01:40 | C. Connecticut State | Isaac Patrick clanks a 3 from the left wing | 71-56 |
| 01:39 | Ball State | Frank Wall gets the rebound | 71-56 |
| 01:20 | Ball State | Joseph Balderas buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-56 |
| 01:13 | C. Connecticut State | Charles Bryant makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Baum | 74-58 |
| 00:50 | Ball State | Robert Callahan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-58 |
| 00:48 | C. Connecticut State | Charles Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Balderas takes the ball from James Kennison | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Robert Callahan can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 74-58 |
| 00:15 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Donald Baum | 74-58 |
| 00:08 | C. Connecticut State | James Kennison comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-58 |
| 00:07 | C. Connecticut State | David Garrison grabs the offensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 00:03 | C. Connecticut State | Charles Bryant hits a runner in the lane set up by James Kennison | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Frank Wall runs out the clock | 74-60 |