| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Mark Canale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Meikle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Fenske (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Gayle (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Marvin Marshall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Carte (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | David Burgess inbounds the ball | 40-40 |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe is hacked by Mark Canale - foul #3 on Mark Canale, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Jack Kinney (PG) Mark Canale | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 19:36 | Ball State | David Burgess comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 19:34 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart tips it back up and in | 40-42 |
| 19:26 | Florida Atlantic | James Meikle connects on the jumper in the paint set up by James Fenske | 42-42 |
| 19:08 | Ball State | David Burgess misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 19:07 | Florida Atlantic | William Gayle grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 19:03 | Florida Atlantic | James Meikle buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by James Fenske | 44-42 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | Walter Carte is fouled on the floor by Jack Kinney - foul #2 on Jack Kinney, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| 18:29 | Ball State | David Burgess hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Walter Carte | 44-45 |
| 18:12 | Florida Atlantic | William Gayle's layup is rejected by Dustin Taggart | 44-45 |
| 18:10 | Florida Atlantic | William Gayle tips it back up and in | 46-45 |
| 17:54 | Ball State | David Burgess misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 17:52 | Florida Atlantic | Marvin Marshall grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 17:42 | Florida Atlantic | William Gayle hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Jack Kinney | 48-45 |
| 17:29 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 17:28 | Florida Atlantic | William Gayle snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 17:13 | Florida Atlantic | Jack Kinney misses the 3 from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 17:12 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 17:07 | Ball State | David Burgess can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 17:06 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart grabs the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe is whistled for traveling | 48-45 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Martin Fullilove (PG), Truman Sale (SG), Michael Howell (SF), Timothy Makin (C) Jack Kinney, James Meikle, James Fenske, Marvin Marshall | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Allen Rich (SG), Kal Eyre (PF), Victor Davis (C) Melvin Jobe, Walter Carte, Dustin Taggart, John Mioduszewski | |
| 16:32 | Florida Atlantic | Martin Fullilove hits the finger roll | 50-45 |
| 16:21 | Ball State | Allen Rich buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Carr | 50-47 |
| 16:05 | Florida Atlantic | Allen Rich steals the ball from Michael Howell | 50-47 |
| 16:01 | Ball State | David Burgess lays it up and in on a great pass from Allen Rich | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Martin Fullilove (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Truman Sale (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Howell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Gayle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Timothy Makin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Burgess (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kal Eyre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Florida Atlantic | Truman Sale is fouled on the floor by Allen Rich - foul #2 on Allen Rich, team foul #1 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Mark Canale (PG), James Fenske (SF), Marvin Marshall (C) Martin Fullilove, Michael Howell, William Gayle | |
| Subs | Ball State | Billie Nichols (SF), Dustin Taggart (PF) David Burgess, Victor Davis | |
| 15:21 | Florida Atlantic | Timothy Makin misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-49 |
| 15:20 | Florida Atlantic | Timothy Makin pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 15:00 | Florida Atlantic | Timothy Makin clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Billie Nichols - foul #1 on Billie Nichols, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | James Meikle (SG) Truman Sale | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Walter Carte (SG), John Mioduszewski (C) Louis Carr, Billie Nichols, Kal Eyre | |
| 15:00 | Florida Atlantic | Timothy Makin makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 15:00 | Florida Atlantic | Timothy Makin misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 15:00 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 14:36 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Marvin Marshall - foul #2 on Marvin Marshall, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | William Gayle (PF) Timothy Makin | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Burgess (SF) Allen Rich | |
| 14:36 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 14:36 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 14:36 | Florida Atlantic | Marvin Marshall snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 14:25 | Florida Atlantic | William Gayle misses long on a floater from the right side | 51-49 |
| 14:23 | Florida Atlantic | Marvin Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 14:12 | Florida Atlantic | William Gayle hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Mark Canale and he's hacked by Dustin Taggart - foul #3 on Dustin Taggart, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Michael Howell (SF), Truman Sale (C) James Fenske, Marvin Marshall | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:12 | Florida Atlantic | William Gayle makes the free throw | 54-49 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | A charge is called on Dustin Taggart - foul #4 on Dustin Taggart, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Timothy Makin (C) Truman Sale | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kal Eyre (PF) Dustin Taggart | |
| 13:43 | Florida Atlantic | Michael Howell dunks the ball on a great pass from William Gayle and the foul's on Melvin Jobe - foul #2 on Melvin Jobe, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| 13:43 | Florida Atlantic | Michael Howell misses the free throw | 56-49 |
| 13:43 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 13:26 | Ball State | David Burgess blows the layup | 56-49 |
| 13:24 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski grabs the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 13:09 | Ball State | David Burgess can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 13:07 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe grabs the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Walter Carte is hacked by William Gayle - foul #2 on William Gayle, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Jack Kinney (PG), James Fenske (SF), Marvin Marshall (C) Mark Canale, Michael Howell, Timothy Makin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Allen Rich (SG), Victor Davis (C) Melvin Jobe, Walter Carte, John Mioduszewski | |
| 12:33 | Ball State | Kal Eyre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Truman Sale (SG) James Meikle | |
| Subs | Ball State | Billie Nichols (SF) David Burgess | |
| 12:10 | Florida Atlantic | James Fenske is whistled for a carry | 56-49 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Ronald Washington (PF) William Gayle | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:51 | Ball State | Billie Nichols knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Louis Carr | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Jack Kinney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Truman Sale (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Fenske (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ronald Washington (fresh) 3 pts. C - Marvin Marshall (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Billie Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kal Eyre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Florida Atlantic | Ronald Washington blows the layup | 56-51 |
| 11:34 | Florida Atlantic | Ronald Washington tips it back up and in | 58-51 |
| 11:24 | Ball State | Victor Davis buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Billie Nichols and he's fouled by Marvin Marshall - foul #3 on Marvin Marshall, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Mark Canale (PG), James Meikle (SG), William Gayle (PF) Jack Kinney, Truman Sale, Ronald Washington | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Walter Carte (SG), David Burgess (SF), John Mioduszewski (C) Louis Carr, Allen Rich, Billie Nichols, Kal Eyre | |
| 11:24 | Ball State | Victor Davis makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 11:03 | Florida Atlantic | Mark Canale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-54 |
| 10:49 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 10:45 | Florida Atlantic | Walter Carte is called for the reach on James Meikle - foul #1 on Walter Carte, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kal Eyre (PF) Victor Davis | |
| 10:29 | Florida Atlantic | James Meikle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 10:27 | Florida Atlantic | James Fenske grabs the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 10:16 | Florida Atlantic | Marvin Marshall can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 10:14 | Ball State | Kal Eyre grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 10:07 | Ball State | William Gayle is called for the reach on David Burgess - foul #3 on William Gayle, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Michael Howell (SF), Timothy Makin (C) James Fenske, Marvin Marshall | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:56 | Ball State | Walter Carte drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 09:44 | Florida Atlantic | Michael Howell can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 58-60 |
| 09:43 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 09:17 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-60 |
| 09:15 | Florida Atlantic | Timothy Makin gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 08:57 | Florida Atlantic | Michael Howell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 08:56 | Florida Atlantic | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Howell | 58-60 |
| 08:41 | Florida Atlantic | Timothy Makin can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-60 |
| 08:40 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 08:24 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Burgess | 58-62 |
| 08:00 | Florida Atlantic | James Meikle connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Canale | 61-62 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski's layup is rejected by Timothy Makin | 61-62 |
| 07:43 | Florida Atlantic | William Gayle pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Mark Canale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Meikle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Howell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Gayle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Makin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Carte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Burgess (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kal Eyre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Mioduszewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Florida Atlantic | Timothy Makin drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Canale | 64-62 |
| 07:20 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter Carte | 64-64 |
| 06:59 | Florida Atlantic | John Mioduszewski swats the short shot by Mark Canale | 64-64 |
| 06:58 | Florida Atlantic | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Howell | 64-64 |
| 06:42 | Florida Atlantic | James Meikle misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Melvin Jobe - foul #3 on Melvin Jobe, team foul #7 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Jack Kinney (PG), James Fenske (SF), Truman Sale (PF), Marvin Marshall (C) Mark Canale, Michael Howell, William Gayle, Timothy Makin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Allen Rich (SG), Billie Nichols (SF), Dustin Taggart (PF), Victor Davis (C) Melvin Jobe, Walter Carte, David Burgess, Kal Eyre, John Mioduszewski | |
| 06:42 | Florida Atlantic | James Meikle misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 06:42 | Florida Atlantic | James Meikle makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| 05:56 | Florida Atlantic | Marvin Marshall misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 05:54 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Dustin Taggart | 65-66 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 65-66 |
| 05:43 | Florida Atlantic | The rebound goes to Jack Kinney | 65-66 |
| 05:22 | Florida Atlantic | Jack Kinney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-66 |
| 05:21 | Ball State | Victor Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 05:15 | Ball State | Marvin Marshall is called for the reach on Victor Davis - foul #4 on Marvin Marshall, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Timothy Makin (PF) James Meikle | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Burgess (SF) Billie Nichols | |
| 05:15 | Ball State | Victor Davis makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 05:15 | Ball State | Victor Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 05:15 | Florida Atlantic | The rebound goes to Timothy Makin | 65-67 |
| 04:56 | Florida Atlantic | Jack Kinney double dribbles | 65-67 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | William Gayle (PF) Timothy Makin | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:31 | Ball State | Allen Rich hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 65-67 |
| 04:30 | Florida Atlantic | Jack Kinney pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 04:08 | Florida Atlantic | Jack Kinney misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-67 |
| 04:06 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 04:02 | Ball State | David Burgess hits a runner in the lane set up by Louis Carr | 65-69 |
| 03:54 | Florida Atlantic | Truman Sale loses the dribble to Victor Davis | 65-69 |
| 03:48 | Ball State | David Burgess blows the layup | 65-69 |
| 03:47 | Florida Atlantic | William Gayle grabs the board | 65-69 |
| 03:41 | Florida Atlantic | Jack Kinney drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Truman Sale | 67-69 |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Jack Kinney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Truman Sale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Fenske (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Gayle (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Marvin Marshall (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Carr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Victor Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | Ball State | Allen Rich blows the layup but the foul's on Marvin Marshall - foul #5 on Marvin Marshall, team foul #8 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Mark Canale (PG), James Meikle (SG), Michael Howell (SF), Timothy Makin (C) Jack Kinney, Truman Sale, James Fenske, Marvin Marshall | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Kal Eyre (PF), John Mioduszewski (C) Louis Carr, Dustin Taggart, Victor Davis | |
| 03:12 | Ball State | Allen Rich misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 03:12 | Ball State | Allen Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:57 | Florida Atlantic | Mark Canale misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-70 |
| 02:55 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski pulls down the rebound | 67-70 |
| 02:55 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | James Fenske (SF) Michael Howell | |
| Subs | Ball State | Walter Carte (SG), Dustin Taggart (PF) Allen Rich, Kal Eyre | |
| 02:39 | Ball State | William Gayle steals the ball from Dustin Taggart | 67-70 |
| 02:18 | Florida Atlantic | James Meikle hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Canale | 69-70 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Walter Carte misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-70 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | Walter Carte pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 01:44 | Ball State | Timothy Makin is called for the reach on Dustin Taggart - foul #1 on Timothy Makin, team foul #9 | 69-70 |
| 01:44 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 01:44 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:24 | Florida Atlantic | William Gayle misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 69-72 |
| 01:23 | Florida Atlantic | William Gayle grabs the offensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 01:11 | Florida Atlantic | James Fenske buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 71-72 |
| 00:51 | Ball State | Mark Canale takes the ball from Walter Carte | 71-72 |
| 00:34 | Florida Atlantic | Mark Canale misses the lay-in | 71-72 |
| 00:33 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Mioduszewski | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski is fouled in the backcourt by James Meikle - foul #1 on James Meikle, team foul #10 | 71-72 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:20 | Florida Atlantic | James Meikle clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Mioduszewski - foul #2 on John Mioduszewski, team foul #8 | 71-73 |
| 00:20 | Florida Atlantic | James Meikle makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:20 | Florida Atlantic | James Meikle misses the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski snags the defensive board | 72-73 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Mark Canale is called for the reach on John Mioduszewski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Canale, team foul #11 | 72-73 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:11 | Florida Atlantic | William Gayle drills a fadeaway from the left block | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe hits a jumper from the left wing | 74-76 |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Florida Atlantic | James Meikle comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 74-76 |