| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Carte (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Richard Samuels (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Lohman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zachary Meldrum (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Don Letellier (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Martin Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | David Burgess inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski's pass is intercepted by Richard Samuels | 30-36 |
| 19:16 | Furman | Matthew Lohman connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Don Letellier | 30-38 |
| 19:01 | Ball State | Walter Carte is whistled for traveling | 30-38 |
| 18:43 | Furman | Martin Griffin clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on David Burgess - foul #2 on David Burgess, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 18:43 | Furman | Martin Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 18:43 | Furman | Martin Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 18:43 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 18:24 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-38 |
| 18:11 | Furman | Richard Samuels connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Zachary Meldrum | 30-41 |
| 17:55 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-41 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski tips it home | 32-41 |
| 17:39 | Furman | Richard Samuels hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 17:37 | Furman | Martin Griffin hits the follow up shot | 32-43 |
| 17:33 | Ball State | Martin Griffin blocks the jumper by Walter Carte | 32-43 |
| 17:32 | Furman | Zachary Meldrum snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 17:20 | Furman | Don Letellier hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Samuels | 32-46 |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart misses long on a shot from the left side | 32-46 |
| 16:51 | Furman | Richard Samuels grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 16:36 | Furman | Matthew Lohman clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-46 |
| 16:35 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| 16:18 | Ball State | David Burgess comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-46 |
| 16:16 | Furman | Martin Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 15:53 | Furman | Martin Griffin blows the layup | 32-46 |
| 15:52 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski grabs the board | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Carte (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burgess (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Taggart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - John Mioduszewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Richard Samuels (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Lohman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zachary Meldrum (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Don Letellier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Martin Griffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Samuels - foul #1 on Richard Samuels, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Allen Rich (SG), Billie Nichols (SF), Kal Eyre (PF), Victor Davis (C) Walter Carte, David Burgess, Dustin Taggart, John Mioduszewski | |
| Subs | Furman | Michael Lau (PG), Donald Howell (SG), Curtis Hewett (SF), Joe Reese (PF), Terence Scheidt (C) Richard Samuels, Matthew Lohman, Zachary Meldrum, Don Letellier, Martin Griffin | |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 15:16 | Furman | Curtis Hewett connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Terence Scheidt | 34-48 |
| 15:01 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe hits a shot from the right side set up by Kal Eyre | 36-48 |
| 14:52 | Furman | Michael Lau can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-48 |
| 14:50 | Furman | Michael Lau grabs the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 14:34 | Furman | Donald Howell drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joe Reese | 36-51 |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Billie Nichols buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Allen Rich | 39-51 |
| 14:03 | Furman | Terence Scheidt buries a jumpshot from the left side | 39-53 |
| 13:42 | Ball State | Billie Nichols drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Allen Rich | 42-53 |
| 13:14 | Furman | Allen Rich steals the ball from Donald Howell | 42-53 |
| 12:59 | Ball State | Billie Nichols is whistled for traveling | 42-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Walter Carte (SG), David Burgess (SF), Dustin Taggart (PF), John Mioduszewski (C) Melvin Jobe, Allen Rich, Billie Nichols, Kal Eyre, Victor Davis | |
| Subs | Furman | Richard Samuels (PG), Matthew Lohman (SG), Zachary Meldrum (SF), Don Letellier (PF), Martin Griffin (C) Michael Lau, Donald Howell, Curtis Hewett, Joe Reese, Terence Scheidt | |
| 12:36 | Furman | Matthew Lohman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-53 |
| 12:25 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart's pass is intercepted by Matthew Lohman | 42-53 |
| 12:09 | Furman | Matthew Lohman buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Samuels | 42-56 |
| 11:51 | Ball State | David Burgess hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 42-56 |
| 11:50 | Furman | Richard Samuels pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Carte (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Richard Samuels (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Lohman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zachary Meldrum (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Don Letellier (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Martin Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Furman | Zachary Meldrum knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Richard Samuels | 42-58 |
| 11:12 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-58 |
| 11:10 | Furman | The rebound goes to Martin Griffin | 42-58 |
| 10:53 | Furman | Zachary Meldrum hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by David Burgess - foul #3 on David Burgess, team foul #2 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Allen Rich (SG), Kal Eyre (C) Walter Carte, John Mioduszewski | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 10:53 | Furman | Zachary Meldrum misses the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 10:53 | Furman | Zachary Meldrum makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:42 | Ball State | Allen Rich comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 42-59 |
| 10:41 | Furman | Martin Griffin snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:37 | Furman | The jump hook by Richard Samuels is blocked by Kal Eyre | 42-59 |
| 10:36 | Furman | Martin Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 10:20 | Furman | Richard Samuels misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-59 |
| 10:19 | Ball State | Kal Eyre grabs the defensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | Louis Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Herb Hebron (PG), Victor Davis (C) Louis Carr, Dustin Taggart | |
| Subs | Furman | Michael Lau (SG), Curtis Hewett (C) Matthew Lohman, Martin Griffin | |
| 09:35 | Furman | Don Letellier knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Richard Samuels | 42-61 |
| 09:28 | Ball State | David Burgess misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Zachary Meldrum - foul #1 on Zachary Meldrum, team foul #2 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Walter Carte (SG), John Mioduszewski (C) Allen Rich, Victor Davis | |
| Subs | Furman | Donald Howell (SG), Joe Reese (PF), Terence Scheidt (C) Richard Samuels, Zachary Meldrum, Don Letellier | |
| 09:28 | Ball State | David Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 09:28 | Ball State | David Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 09:02 | Furman | Joe Reese connects on the jumper in the lane | 44-63 |
| 08:42 | Ball State | Walter Carte scores on a jump hook near the basket | 46-63 |
| 08:23 | Furman | Donald Howell is hacked by Walter Carte - foul #1 on Walter Carte, team foul #3 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Allen Rich (SF), Dustin Taggart (PF) Herb Hebron, David Burgess, Kal Eyre | |
| Subs | Furman | Matthew Lohman (SG), Zachary Meldrum (SF), Don Letellier (PF), Martin Griffin (C) Donald Howell, Curtis Hewett, Joe Reese, Terence Scheidt | |
| 08:02 | Furman | Matthew Lohman's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by John Mioduszewski | 46-63 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart gets the rebound | 46-63 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Furman | Richard Samuels (PG) Michael Lau | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Carte (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Rich (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Richard Samuels (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Matthew Lohman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zachary Meldrum (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Don Letellier (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Martin Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Furman | Zachary Meldrum banks in the layup on a nice dish by Don Letellier | 46-65 |
| 07:10 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-65 |
| 07:08 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 06:53 | Ball State | Walter Carte misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-65 |
| 06:51 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski tips it home | 48-65 |
| 06:39 | Furman | Don Letellier clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-65 |
| 06:37 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Mioduszewski | 48-65 |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Allen Rich misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-65 |
| 06:08 | Furman | Martin Griffin grabs the board | 48-65 |
| 05:49 | Furman | Matthew Lohman connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Zachary Meldrum | 48-67 |
| 05:32 | Ball State | Allen Rich misses long on a jumper from close range | 48-67 |
| 05:31 | Furman | Zachary Meldrum pulls down the rebound | 48-67 |
| 05:05 | Furman | Richard Samuels travels with the ball | 48-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Herb Hebron (SG), David Burgess (SF), Kal Eyre (PF), Victor Davis (C) Melvin Jobe, Walter Carte, Allen Rich, Dustin Taggart, John Mioduszewski | |
| Subs | Furman | Michael Lau (PG), Donald Howell (SG), Curtis Hewett (SF), Joe Reese (PF), Terence Scheidt (C) Richard Samuels, Matthew Lohman, Zachary Meldrum, Don Letellier, Martin Griffin | |
| 04:48 | Ball State | Victor Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Howell - foul #1 on Donald Howell, team foul #3 | 48-67 |
| 04:48 | Ball State | Victor Davis makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 04:48 | Ball State | Victor Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 04:26 | Furman | Donald Howell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-67 |
| 04:24 | Ball State | The rebound goes to David Burgess | 50-67 |
| 04:20 | Ball State | Louis Carr is hacked by Michael Lau - foul #3 on Michael Lau, team foul #4 | 50-67 |
| 04:02 | Ball State | Louis Carr clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 50-67 |
| 04:01 | Ball State | David Burgess tips it back up and in | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Furman | Joe Reese drills a floater in the lane set up by Donald Howell and he's fouled by Victor Davis - foul #1 on Victor Davis, team foul #4 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Allen Rich (SG), Billie Nichols (SF) Herb Hebron, David Burgess | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 03:45 | Furman | Joe Reese makes the free throw | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Rich (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Billie Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kal Eyre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Michael Lau (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Donald Howell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Curtis Hewett (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joe Reese (fresh) 5 pts. C - Terence Scheidt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Ball State | Allen Rich lays it up and in on a nice dish by Victor Davis | 54-70 |
| 03:02 | Furman | Curtis Hewett lays it in set up by Michael Lau | 54-72 |
| 02:52 | Ball State | Louis Carr connects on the turnaround in the paint | 56-72 |
| 02:27 | Furman | Kal Eyre denies the turnaround by Joe Reese | 56-72 |
| 02:26 | Furman | Donald Howell misses the tip | 56-72 |
| 02:25 | Ball State | Victor Davis grabs the board | 56-72 |
| 02:13 | Ball State | Louis Carr misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-72 |
| 02:11 | Furman | Curtis Hewett gets the rebound | 56-72 |
| 01:42 | Furman | Donald Howell can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 56-72 |
| 01:41 | Furman | Donald Howell tips it in | 56-74 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Louis Carr misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Howell - foul #2 on Donald Howell, team foul #5 | 56-74 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Louis Carr makes the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Louis Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 01:13 | Furman | Curtis Hewett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Billie Nichols - foul #1 on Billie Nichols, team foul #5 | 58-74 |
| 01:13 | Furman | Curtis Hewett makes the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 01:13 | Furman | Curtis Hewett misses the 2nd free throw | 58-75 |
| 01:13 | Ball State | Victor Davis gets the rebound | 58-75 |
| 01:05 | Ball State | Kal Eyre's layup is rejected by Joe Reese | 58-75 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Kal Eyre snags the offensive board | 58-75 |
| 00:45 | Ball State | Billie Nichols's pass is intercepted by Curtis Hewett | 58-75 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Furman | Joe Reese can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-75 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Allen Rich grabs the board | 58-75 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Joe Reese is called for the reach on Billie Nichols - foul #1 on Joe Reese, team foul #6 | 58-75 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Kal Eyre clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 58-75 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Kal Eyre grabs the offensive rebound | 58-75 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Louis Carr hits a jumper in the paint | 60-75 |
| 00:00 | Furman | Michael Lau runs out the clock | 60-75 |