| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Thomas Villalvazo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Amann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ian Delreal (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Ives (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Cook (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Cox (fresh) SF - Samuel Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Igor Zierden (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Duong (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer inbounds the ball | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 19:34 | East Carolina | Robert Duong gets the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 19:20 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook travels with the ball | 30-43 |
| 19:04 | Ball State | Thomas Villalvazo misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 19:03 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden gets the rebound | 30-43 |
| 18:51 | East Carolina | Ronald Cox is called for traveling | 30-43 |
| 18:36 | Ball State | Todd Harris blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Duong - foul #2 on Robert Duong, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| 18:36 | Ball State | Todd Harris makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 18:36 | Ball State | Todd Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 18:10 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook is fouled on the floor by Thomas Villalvazo - foul #3 on Thomas Villalvazo, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Warren Arner (PG) Thomas Villalvazo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:54 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 32-43 |
| 17:52 | Ball State | Steven Ives grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 17:30 | Ball State | Michael Amann makes the fadeaway from the right block | 34-43 |
| 17:23 | East Carolina | Todd Harris picks off the pass by Ronald Cox | 34-43 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Todd Harris hits the finger roll | 36-43 |
| 17:02 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-45 |
| 16:44 | Ball State | Michael Amann knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Warren Arner | 38-45 |
| 16:39 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 16:38 | East Carolina | Ronald Cox grabs the offensive board | 38-45 |
| 16:24 | East Carolina | Robert Duong lays it in | 38-47 |
| 16:10 | Ball State | Michael Amann comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Samuel Brewer - foul #1 on Samuel Brewer, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Eubank (PG), Dustin Penniman (SG), James Johnson (PF), Christopher Crissman (C) Warren Arner, Todd Harris, Ian Delreal, Steven Ives | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Buck (SG), Richard Repp (SF), Derrick Ashbaugh (PF) Ronald Cox, Samuel Brewer, Igor Zierden | |
| 16:10 | Ball State | Michael Amann makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 16:10 | Ball State | Michael Amann makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 15:56 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 15:54 | Ball State | James Johnson grabs the board | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Eubank (fresh) SG - Dustin Penniman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Amann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Crissman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Cook (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Buck (fresh) SF - Richard Repp (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Derrick Ashbaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Duong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Ball State | Christopher Crissman makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by James Johnson and he's fouled by Jerry Cook - foul #2 on Jerry Cook, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Villalvazo (PG), Charles Shelby (SG) Richard Eubank, Michael Amann | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Sales (SF) Jerry Cook | |
| 15:33 | Ball State | Christopher Crissman misses the free throw | 42-47 |
| 15:33 | East Carolina | Robert Duong pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 15:28 | East Carolina | Christopher Crissman is called for the reach on John Sales - foul #1 on Christopher Crissman, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| 15:15 | East Carolina | Robert Duong misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| 15:15 | East Carolina | Robert Duong makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 15:15 | East Carolina | Robert Duong misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 15:15 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Dustin Penniman | 42-48 |
| 14:54 | Ball State | Thomas Villalvazo knocks in the floater from the right block | 44-48 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Robert Duong drills a jumper from close range | 44-50 |
| 14:27 | Ball State | Dustin Penniman connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Villalvazo | 46-50 |
| 14:07 | East Carolina | Christopher Crissman denies the turnaround by Robert Duong | 46-50 |
| 14:06 | Ball State | Christopher Crissman grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 14:02 | Ball State | Charles Shelby clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-50 |
| 14:00 | East Carolina | John Sales grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Jerry Buck is denied by Christopher Crissman | 46-50 |
| 13:45 | East Carolina | Derrick Ashbaugh grabs the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 13:29 | East Carolina | Charles Shelby steals the ball from John Sales | 46-50 |
| 13:21 | Ball State | Charles Shelby travels with the ball | 46-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Warren Arner (PG), Todd Harris (SG), Michael Amann (SF), Ian Delreal (PF), Steven Ives (C) Thomas Villalvazo, Charles Shelby, James Johnson, Dustin Penniman, Christopher Crissman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Cook (PG), Ronald Cox (SG), Igor Zierden (PF), Samuel Brewer (C) Richard Repp, Jerry Buck, Derrick Ashbaugh, Robert Duong | |
| 13:07 | East Carolina | Steven Ives steps in front of the Igor Zierden pass | 46-50 |
| 12:42 | Ball State | Todd Harris buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Warren Arner | 48-50 |
| 12:31 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Todd Harris - foul #3 on Todd Harris, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| 12:31 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 12:31 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 12:13 | Ball State | Todd Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-52 |
| 12:00 | East Carolina | Warren Arner is called for the reach on Ronald Cox - foul #1 on Warren Arner, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Villalvazo (PG), James Johnson (C) Warren Arner, Steven Ives | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Duong (C) Samuel Brewer | |
| 11:50 | East Carolina | Michael Amann steps in front of the Igor Zierden pass | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Thomas Villalvazo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Amann (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ian Delreal (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Cook (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Cox (fresh) SF - John Sales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Igor Zierden (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Robert Duong (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Michael Amann is hacked by Igor Zierden - foul #2 on Igor Zierden, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dustin Penniman (C) Michael Amann | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Repp (SG) Ronald Cox | |
| 11:25 | Ball State | James Johnson scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Thomas Villalvazo | 51-52 |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | Richard Repp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-52 |
| 10:53 | Ball State | Todd Harris drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Villalvazo | 53-52 |
| 10:51 | East Carolina | Todd Harris picks off the pass by Jerry Cook in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 10:42 | Ball State | James Johnson misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on John Sales - foul #4 on John Sales, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Warren Arner (PG), Steven Ives (C) Thomas Villalvazo, Todd Harris | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Buck (SG), Derrick Ashbaugh (SF) John Sales, Robert Duong | |
| 10:42 | Ball State | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 10:42 | Ball State | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 10:40 | East Carolina | Warren Arner steals the ball from Jerry Cook in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| 10:27 | Ball State | Dustin Penniman's pass is intercepted by Igor Zierden | 55-52 |
| 10:10 | East Carolina | Steven Ives blocks the short jumper by Igor Zierden | 55-52 |
| 10:09 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 55-52 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | James Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Ian Delreal | 57-52 |
| 09:46 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook loses the ball out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Eubank (PG), Michael Amann (SF), Christopher Crissman (PF) Dustin Penniman, James Johnson, Ian Delreal | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Cox (SG), Samuel Brewer (SF), Robert Duong (C) Jerry Cook, Igor Zierden, Richard Repp | |
| 09:21 | Ball State | Warren Arner misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 57-52 |
| 09:20 | East Carolina | Robert Duong pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 09:16 | East Carolina | Robert Duong comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 57-52 |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Derrick Ashbaugh snags the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 09:06 | East Carolina | Ronald Cox scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Duong | 57-55 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Christopher Crissman misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 08:56 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Ives | 57-55 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Michael Amann drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Warren Arner | 59-55 |
| 08:19 | East Carolina | Robert Duong can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 08:18 | East Carolina | Derrick Ashbaugh misses the tip | 59-55 |
| 08:16 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Steven Ives | 59-55 |
| 07:54 | Ball State | Warren Arner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer grabs the board | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Eubank (fresh) SG - Warren Arner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Amann (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Crissman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Ives (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Buck (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Cox (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Brewer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Derrick Ashbaugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Duong (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:46 | East Carolina | Robert Duong makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Buck | 59-57 |
| 07:31 | Ball State | Steven Ives scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Amann | 62-57 |
| 07:08 | East Carolina | Ronald Cox is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ronald Cox, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Villalvazo (PG), Todd Harris (SG), James Johnson (SF), Ian Delreal (PF), Dustin Penniman (C) Richard Eubank, Warren Arner, Michael Amann, Christopher Crissman, Steven Ives | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Cook (PG), John Sales (SF), Igor Zierden (PF), Richard Repp (C) Ronald Cox, Samuel Brewer, Derrick Ashbaugh, Robert Duong | |
| 06:41 | Ball State | Thomas Villalvazo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 06:39 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 06:35 | East Carolina | James Johnson steps in front of the Jerry Buck pass | 62-57 |
| 06:15 | Ball State | Todd Harris buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Ian Delreal | 65-57 |
| 06:03 | East Carolina | John Sales makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Cook | 65-59 |
| 05:39 | Ball State | Dustin Penniman knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Thomas Villalvazo and he's fouled by Richard Repp - foul #2 on Richard Repp, team foul #7 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Amann (SF) James Johnson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Cox (SG) Jerry Buck | |
| 05:39 | Ball State | Dustin Penniman makes the free throw | 68-59 |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden misses the fadeaway from the left side | 68-59 |
| 05:17 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ian Delreal | 68-59 |
| 05:04 | Ball State | Thomas Villalvazo clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerry Cook - foul #3 on Jerry Cook, team foul #8 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Johnson (C) Dustin Penniman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:04 | Ball State | Thomas Villalvazo makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 05:04 | Ball State | Thomas Villalvazo misses the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 05:04 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden grabs the defensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 04:46 | East Carolina | John Sales can't finish the layup | 69-59 |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Richard Repp snags the offensive board | 69-59 |
| 04:18 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Cox | 69-61 |
| 03:55 | Ball State | Thomas Villalvazo is fouled on the floor by Jerry Cook - foul #4 on Jerry Cook, team foul #9 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Warren Arner (SG), Dustin Penniman (C) Todd Harris, Ian Delreal | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Buck (SG), Samuel Brewer (SF), Robert Duong (C) Ronald Cox, John Sales, Richard Repp | |
| 03:55 | Ball State | Thomas Villalvazo misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 03:55 | East Carolina | Robert Duong grabs the board | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Robert Duong is denied by Michael Amann | 69-61 |
| 03:48 | Ball State | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Thomas Villalvazo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Warren Arner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Amann (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Penniman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Cook (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Buck (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Igor Zierden (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. C - Robert Duong (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Ball State | Jerry Buck steals it from James Johnson | 69-61 |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Jerry Buck | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Thomas Villalvazo makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Johnson | 72-64 |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Harris (SG), Ian Delreal (PF), Steven Ives (C) Thomas Villalvazo, James Johnson, Dustin Penniman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Cox (SG) Jerry Buck | |
| 02:36 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-67 |
| 02:23 | Ball State | Warren Arner misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 72-67 |
| 02:21 | East Carolina | Robert Duong grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:17 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook is fouled on the floor by Ian Delreal - foul #1 on Ian Delreal, team foul #6 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Derrick Ashbaugh (C) Robert Duong | |
| 02:05 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 02:04 | Ball State | Steven Ives pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| 01:49 | Ball State | Ian Delreal's fadeaway is rejected by Derrick Ashbaugh | 72-67 |
| 01:47 | Ball State | Steven Ives can't tip it in | 72-67 |
| 01:45 | East Carolina | Derrick Ashbaugh gets the rebound | 72-67 |
| 01:45 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Villalvazo (PG) Warren Arner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Sales (SF), Robert Duong (C) Samuel Brewer, Derrick Ashbaugh | |
| 01:24 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Cook | 72-69 |
| 01:09 | Ball State | John Sales is called for the reach on Michael Amann - foul #5 on John Sales, team foul #10 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer (SF) John Sales | |
| 01:09 | Ball State | Michael Amann makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:09 | Ball State | Michael Amann makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Robert Duong is fouled on the floor by Steven Ives - foul #2 on Steven Ives, team foul #7 | 74-69 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Robert Duong makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Robert Duong makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Ian Delreal lays it in set up by Thomas Villalvazo and he's hacked by Ronald Cox - foul #3 on Ronald Cox, team foul #11 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Warren Arner (SG) Todd Harris | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Ian Delreal misses the free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden grabs the board | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook hits a 3 from the right wing | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Michael Amann is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Cook - foul #5 on Jerry Cook, team foul #12 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Harris (SG) Warren Arner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Repp (PG) Jerry Cook | |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Michael Amann misses the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Michael Amann misses the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden grabs the board | 76-74 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Ronald Cox clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 76-74 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Igor Zierden | 76-74 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-74 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden misses badly on a floater from the right block | 76-74 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Robert Duong tips it home | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Michael Amann comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 76-76 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Thomas Villalvazo (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Harris (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Amann (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ian Delreal (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Ives (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Repp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ronald Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Igor Zierden (fresh) 13 pts. 15 reb. C - Robert Duong (fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Ian Delreal wins the tip | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:39 | Ball State | Michael Amann connects on the 3 from the right corner | 79-76 |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden is fouled on the floor by Ian Delreal - foul #2 on Ian Delreal, team foul #8 | 79-76 |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 04:11 | Ball State | Steven Ives misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 79-78 |
| 04:09 | Ball State | Thomas Villalvazo grabs the offensive rebound | 79-78 |
| 03:59 | Ball State | Todd Harris is called for a charge - foul #4 on Todd Harris, team foul #9 | 79-78 |
| 03:42 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden scores on a jumper from the right side | 79-80 |
| 03:35 | Ball State | Thomas Villalvazo makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 82-80 |
| 03:17 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Ian Delreal - foul #3 on Ian Delreal, team foul #10 | 82-80 |
| 03:17 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 03:17 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden makes the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Todd Harris hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 82-82 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Robert Duong grabs the board | 82-82 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-82 |
| 02:36 | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer lays it up and in | 82-84 |
| 02:15 | Ball State | Steven Ives is hacked by Robert Duong - foul #3 on Robert Duong, team foul #13 | 82-84 |
| 02:15 | Ball State | Steven Ives misses the 1st free throw | 82-84 |
| 02:15 | Ball State | Steven Ives misses the 2nd free throw | 82-84 |
| 02:15 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Duong | 82-84 |
| 02:15 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-84 |
| 01:56 | East Carolina | Robert Duong hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Samuel Brewer | 82-86 |
| 01:39 | Ball State | Samuel Brewer steals the ball from Thomas Villalvazo | 82-86 |
| 01:39 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 82-86 |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | Richard Repp knocks in the floater from the left side | 82-88 |
| 01:17 | Ball State | Michael Amann scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Villalvazo | 85-88 |
| 01:02 | East Carolina | Richard Repp's floater is tipped away by Michael Amann | 85-88 |
| 01:00 | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer gets the offensive rebound | 85-88 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Thomas Villalvazo (fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Harris (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Michael Amann (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ian Delreal (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Ives (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Repp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ronald Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Brewer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Igor Zierden (fresh) 19 pts. 15 reb. C - Robert Duong (fresh) 19 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | Robert Duong misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Steven Ives - foul #3 on Steven Ives, team foul #11 | 85-88 |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | Robert Duong makes the 1st free throw | 85-89 |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | Robert Duong makes the 2nd free throw | 85-90 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Michael Amann can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 85-90 |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 85-90 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Villalvazo - foul #4 on Thomas Villalvazo, team foul #12 | 85-90 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Buck (PG) Richard Repp | |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 85-91 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 85-92 |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Michael Amann misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 85-92 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Ian Delreal snags the offensive board | 85-92 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Michael Amann scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Todd Harris | 88-92 |
| 00:16 | East Carolina | Thomas Villalvazo is called for the reach on Jerry Buck in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Villalvazo, team foul #13 | 88-92 |
| Subs | Ball State | Warren Arner (PG) Thomas Villalvazo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Derrick Ashbaugh (PF) Igor Zierden | |
| 00:16 | East Carolina | Jerry Buck makes the 1st free throw | 88-93 |
| 00:16 | East Carolina | Jerry Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 88-94 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Michael Amann misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 88-94 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Todd Harris grabs the offensive board | 88-94 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Todd Harris is hacked by Ronald Cox - foul #4 on Ronald Cox, team foul #14 | 88-94 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Repp (PG), Igor Zierden (PF) Jerry Buck, Derrick Ashbaugh | |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Todd Harris misses the 1st free throw | 88-94 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Todd Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 89-94 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Harris - foul #5 on Todd Harris, team foul #14 | 89-94 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dustin Penniman (SG) Todd Harris | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Buck (PG), Derrick Ashbaugh (SF) Richard Repp, Samuel Brewer | |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden makes the 1st free throw | 89-95 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden makes the 2nd free throw | 89-96 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 89-96 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Repp (PG), Samuel Brewer (SF) Jerry Buck, Derrick Ashbaugh | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Michael Amann comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 89-96 |