| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Ye Wang (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Whitlatch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary John (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Tanner Wayne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jesse Mauldin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Egan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Power (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Stanford (fresh) 6 pts. C - Morris Battles (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Gary John inbounds the ball | 40-39 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Canisius | Tanner Wayne hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Whitlatch | 42-39 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Charles Egan misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Jesse Mauldin - foul #2 on Jesse Mauldin, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Charles Egan makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Charles Egan misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 19:29 | Canisius | Jesse Mauldin gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 19:06 | Canisius | Gary John hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ye Wang | 45-40 |
| 18:39 | Ball State | Charles Egan misses the easy layup | 45-40 |
| 18:37 | Canisius | Jesse Mauldin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 18:30 | Canisius | Morris Battles swats the shot by Gary John | 45-40 |
| 18:29 | Ball State | Darryl Stanford snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 18:02 | Ball State | Morris Battles lays it up and in | 45-42 |
| 17:53 | Canisius | Gary John hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 17:52 | Ball State | Daniel Power grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 17:48 | Ball State | Charles Egan misses the lay-in | 45-42 |
| 17:47 | Ball State | Daniel Power tips it home | 45-44 |
| 17:31 | Canisius | Daniel Power is called for the reach on Gary John - foul #2 on Daniel Power, team foul #1 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Canisius | James Witt (SF), Jared Roberts (C) Gary John, Jesse Mauldin | |
| Subs | Ball State | James McGinity (SG), Lester Ojeda (PF), Wayne Clay (C) Charles Egan, Darryl Stanford, Morris Battles | |
| 17:09 | Canisius | Tanner Wayne can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 45-44 |
| 17:07 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Daniel Power | 45-44 |
| 16:48 | Ball State | James McGinity comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Whitlatch - foul #1 on Raymond Whitlatch, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Canisius | Samuel Lowenstein (PG), Joseph Dixson (C) Ye Wang, Tanner Wayne | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Smart (SF) Daniel Power | |
| 16:48 | Ball State | James McGinity makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 16:48 | Ball State | James McGinity makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 16:33 | Canisius | Joseph Dixson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Samuel Lowenstein | 48-46 |
| 16:28 | Ball State | James McGinity misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 16:27 | Canisius | Joseph Dixson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 16:20 | Canisius | Joseph Dixson buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Samuel Lowenstein | 50-46 |
| 15:57 | Ball State | Lester Ojeda misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 15:55 | Ball State | Wayne Clay gets the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Samuel Lowenstein (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Whitlatch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Witt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jared Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Dixson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James McGinity (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Smart (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Lester Ojeda (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Clay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Ball State | Lester Ojeda connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Smart | 50-48 |
| 15:17 | Canisius | Jared Roberts misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by William Smart - foul #1 on William Smart, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Canisius | Ye Wang (PG), Tanner Wayne (SG), Gary John (SF), Wayne Finnegan (PF) Samuel Lowenstein, Raymond Whitlatch, James Witt, Joseph Dixson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Egan (SG), Daniel Power (SF), Darryl Stanford (PF), Morris Battles (C) Michael Anderson, James McGinity, William Smart, Wayne Clay | |
| 15:17 | Canisius | Jared Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 15:17 | Canisius | Jared Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 15:03 | Ball State | Gary John steps in front of the Darryl Stanford pass | 52-48 |
| 15:01 | Canisius | Ye Wang is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Ojeda - foul #3 on Lester Ojeda, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Canisius | Jesse Mauldin (C) Jared Roberts | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:47 | Canisius | Gary John hits a floater from the left wing set up by Ye Wang | 54-48 |
| 14:27 | Ball State | Wayne Finnegan is called for the reach on Morris Battles - foul #4 on Wayne Finnegan, team foul #3 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Canisius | James Witt (SG) Wayne Finnegan | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Smart (PG) Lester Ojeda | |
| 14:12 | Ball State | Ye Wang is called for the reach on William Smart - foul #2 on Ye Wang, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James McGinity (PG) William Smart | |
| 14:02 | Ball State | Charles Egan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Subs | Canisius | Raymond Whitlatch (SG) James Witt | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:48 | Canisius | Tanner Wayne misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James McGinity - foul #1 on James McGinity, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Anderson (PG) James McGinity | |
| 13:48 | Canisius | Tanner Wayne makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 13:48 | Canisius | Tanner Wayne makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 13:31 | Ball State | Michael Anderson clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ye Wang - foul #3 on Ye Wang, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| 13:31 | Ball State | Michael Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 13:31 | Ball State | Michael Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 13:06 | Canisius | Ye Wang comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 13:04 | Canisius | Tanner Wayne misses the tip | 56-50 |
| 13:03 | Canisius | Raymond Whitlatch gets the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 12:41 | Canisius | Tanner Wayne is hacked by Morris Battles - foul #2 on Morris Battles, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Canisius | Jared Roberts (PF) Gary John | |
| Subs | Ball State | James McGinity (SG), Lester Ojeda (PF), Wayne Clay (C) Charles Egan, Darryl Stanford, Morris Battles | |
| 12:25 | Canisius | Ye Wang drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Raymond Whitlatch | 59-50 |
| 11:56 | Ball State | Daniel Power blows the layup | 59-50 |
| 11:54 | Canisius | Tanner Wayne grabs the board | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Ye Wang (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Whitlatch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tanner Wayne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jared Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Mauldin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James McGinity (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daniel Power (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lester Ojeda (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Clay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Canisius | Ye Wang misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Wayne Clay gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 11:41 | Ball State | Michael Anderson is hacked by Ye Wang - foul #4 on Ye Wang, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Canisius | Samuel Lowenstein (PG), James Witt (SG), John Klingbeil (SF), Joseph Dixson (C) Ye Wang, Raymond Whitlatch, Tanner Wayne, Jesse Mauldin | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Smart (SF), Jason Fowler (C) Michael Anderson, Daniel Power | |
| 11:20 | Ball State | Wayne Clay connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Lester Ojeda | 59-52 |
| 11:03 | Canisius | Samuel Lowenstein misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 11:01 | Ball State | Jason Fowler pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 10:44 | Ball State | James McGinity hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 10:42 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Samuel Lowenstein | 59-52 |
| 10:36 | Canisius | Jared Roberts misses the jump hook in the paint | 59-52 |
| 10:34 | Ball State | Lester Ojeda snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 10:15 | Ball State | Lester Ojeda is hacked by Joseph Dixson - foul #1 on Joseph Dixson, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Canisius | Raymond Whitlatch (SG), Gary John (SF), Tanner Wayne (PF) James Witt, John Klingbeil, Jared Roberts | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Egan (SG), Daniel Power (SF), Darryl Stanford (PF), Morris Battles (C) James McGinity, William Smart, Wayne Clay, Jason Fowler | |
| 10:15 | Ball State | Lester Ojeda makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 10:15 | Ball State | Lester Ojeda makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 10:00 | Canisius | Darryl Stanford picks off the pass by Gary John | 59-54 |
| 09:41 | Ball State | Charles Egan is fouled on the floor by Samuel Lowenstein - foul #1 on Samuel Lowenstein, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Canisius | Jesse Mauldin (C) Joseph Dixson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Anderson (PG) Lester Ojeda | |
| 09:41 | Ball State | Charles Egan makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 09:41 | Ball State | Charles Egan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 09:28 | Canisius | Raymond Whitlatch knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Samuel Lowenstein | 61-56 |
| 09:15 | Ball State | Daniel Power hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Darryl Stanford | 61-58 |
| 08:58 | Canisius | Gary John can't finish the layup | 61-58 |
| 08:56 | Canisius | Tanner Wayne pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 08:39 | Canisius | Jesse Mauldin lays it up and in on a great pass from Samuel Lowenstein | 63-58 |
| 08:23 | Ball State | Raymond Whitlatch takes the ball from Daniel Power | 63-58 |
| 08:20 | Canisius | Samuel Lowenstein hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Whitlatch | 65-58 |
| 08:08 | Ball State | Michael Anderson is denied on a layup by Gary John | 65-58 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Morris Battles snags the offensive board | 65-58 |
| 07:50 | Ball State | Daniel Power hits a floater from close range set up by Michael Anderson | 65-60 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Samuel Lowenstein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Raymond Whitlatch (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gary John (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tanner Wayne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jesse Mauldin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Egan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Power (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darryl Stanford (fresh) 6 pts. C - Morris Battles (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Canisius | Gary John is whistled for traveling | 65-60 |
| Subs | Canisius | Ye Wang (PG), James Witt (SF), Wayne Finnegan (PF), Jared Roberts (C) Samuel Lowenstein, Gary John, Tanner Wayne, Jesse Mauldin | |
| Subs | Ball State | James McGinity (SG), Lester Ojeda (PF), Wayne Clay (C) Charles Egan, Darryl Stanford, Morris Battles | |
| 07:14 | Ball State | Lester Ojeda hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-60 |
| 07:12 | Canisius | Jared Roberts grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 07:09 | Canisius | Michael Anderson is called for the reach on Ye Wang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Anderson, team foul #6 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Klingbeil (SF) Raymond Whitlatch | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Smart (SF) Daniel Power | |
| 06:56 | Canisius | John Klingbeil misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 65-60 |
| 06:54 | Ball State | James McGinity grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 06:40 | Ball State | Lester Ojeda hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 06:38 | Canisius | Jared Roberts pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 06:21 | Canisius | Jared Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-60 |
| Subs | Canisius | Raymond Whitlatch (SG), Tanner Wayne (SF) James Witt, John Klingbeil | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darryl Stanford (PF) Wayne Clay | |
| 05:53 | Ball State | Darryl Stanford buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Smart | 65-62 |
| 05:24 | Canisius | Jared Roberts jams it set up by Ye Wang | 67-62 |
| 05:15 | Ball State | Lester Ojeda misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | William Smart gets the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Canisius | Gary John (SF), Jesse Mauldin (C) Tanner Wayne, Jared Roberts | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Egan (SG), Daniel Power (SF), Morris Battles (C) James McGinity, William Smart, Lester Ojeda | |
| 05:02 | Ball State | Darryl Stanford misses the fadeaway in the paint | 67-62 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Daniel Power gets the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Morris Battles can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Ye Wang - foul #5 on Ye Wang, team foul #9 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Canisius | Samuel Lowenstein (PG) Ye Wang | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Morris Battles makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Morris Battles makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 04:21 | Canisius | Jesse Mauldin misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 67-64 |
| 04:20 | Ball State | Michael Anderson snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Charles Egan misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Raymond Whitlatch - foul #2 on Raymond Whitlatch, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Charles Egan makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Charles Egan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:53 | Canisius | Morris Battles steals the ball from Samuel Lowenstein | 67-66 |
| 03:41 | Ball State | Morris Battles misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 67-66 |
| 03:39 | Canisius | Jesse Mauldin grabs the board | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Samuel Lowenstein (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Raymond Whitlatch (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gary John (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Finnegan (fresh) 4 pf. C - Jesse Mauldin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Egan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Daniel Power (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Darryl Stanford (fresh) 8 pts. C - Morris Battles (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:34 | Canisius | Raymond Whitlatch misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 67-66 |
| 03:33 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Darryl Stanford | 67-66 |
| 03:06 | Ball State | Charles Egan drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Anderson | 67-68 |
| 02:48 | Canisius | Raymond Whitlatch scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-68 |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Charles Egan is called for traveling | 70-68 |
| Subs | Canisius | James Witt (SF), Tanner Wayne (PF), Jared Roberts (C) Gary John, Wayne Finnegan, Jesse Mauldin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lester Ojeda (PG), James McGinity (SG), Wayne Clay (PF), Jason Fowler (C) Michael Anderson, Charles Egan, Darryl Stanford, Morris Battles | |
| 02:27 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Canisius | Gary John (SF), Wayne Finnegan (PF), Jesse Mauldin (C) James Witt, Tanner Wayne, Jared Roberts | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Anderson (PG), Morris Battles (C) Wayne Clay, Jason Fowler | |
| 02:09 | Canisius | Raymond Whitlatch connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 72-68 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Egan (SG), Darryl Stanford (PF) James McGinity, Lester Ojeda | |
| 01:56 | Ball State | Raymond Whitlatch steals the ball from Darryl Stanford | 72-68 |
| 01:32 | Canisius | Samuel Lowenstein is hacked by Morris Battles - foul #3 on Morris Battles, team foul #7 | 72-68 |
| 01:32 | Canisius | Samuel Lowenstein misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:32 | Ball State | Morris Battles pulls down the rebound | 72-68 |
| 01:25 | Ball State | Michael Anderson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 72-68 |
| 01:24 | Canisius | Wayne Finnegan grabs the defensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 01:18 | Canisius | Jesse Mauldin is hacked by Morris Battles - foul #4 on Morris Battles, team foul #8 | 72-68 |
| 01:18 | Canisius | Jesse Mauldin misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:18 | Ball State | Darryl Stanford snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| 00:59 | Ball State | Morris Battles scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Power and the foul's on Wayne Finnegan - foul #5 on Wayne Finnegan, team foul #11 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Canisius | Tanner Wayne (PF) Wayne Finnegan | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:59 | Ball State | Morris Battles misses the free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:59 | Ball State | Daniel Power pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Morris Battles clanks a turnaround from close range | 72-70 |
| 00:40 | Canisius | Jesse Mauldin grabs the defensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 00:40 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Canisius | Gary John misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 72-70 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Morris Battles gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Michael Anderson travels with the ball | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Samuel Lowenstein runs out the clock | 72-70 |