| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Kenneth Loughlin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Zeigler (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Edward Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Allen (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - James Huggins (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Iler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Clement (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 2 blk. C - Kal Eyre (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Edward Willis inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | McNeese State | Mark Zeigler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Mark Zeigler, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 19:38 | Ball State | Francis Clement travels with the ball | 40-34 |
| 19:16 | McNeese State | Kenneth Loughlin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 19:14 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Allen | 40-34 |
| 19:00 | McNeese State | Harry Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 18:59 | Ball State | Francis Clement pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Francis Clement misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-34 |
| 18:36 | McNeese State | Harry Allen pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 18:15 | McNeese State | Mark Zeigler misses the shot from the right side | 40-34 |
| 18:13 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 17:50 | Ball State | Kal Eyre drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 17:27 | McNeese State | Kenneth Loughlin is fouled on the floor by Francis Clement - foul #3 on Francis Clement, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Daniel Alsop (SF), Ernest Schwieson (C) Edward Willis, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herb Hebron (SG), Walter Carte (SF) David Iler, Francis Clement | |
| 17:17 | McNeese State | Mark Zeigler travels with the ball | 40-37 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Edward Houston (PF) Melvin Jobe, John Mioduszewski | |
| 16:57 | Ball State | Herb Hebron misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 16:55 | McNeese State | Ernest Schwieson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:51 | McNeese State | Kenneth Loughlin can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 40-37 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Kal Eyre | 40-37 |
| 16:30 | Ball State | Herb Hebron misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Zeigler - foul #2 on Mark Zeigler, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joseph Hazel (PG), Daniel Taylor (SG), Joseph Fletcher (PF) Kenneth Loughlin, Mark Zeigler, Harry Allen | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Iler (SG), Billie Nichols (C) Louis Carr, Kal Eyre | |
| 16:30 | Ball State | Herb Hebron makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:30 | Ball State | Herb Hebron makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:17 | McNeese State | Daniel Alsop blows the layup | 40-39 |
| 16:15 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Fletcher | 40-39 |
| 15:56 | McNeese State | Ernest Schwieson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 15:54 | Ball State | Billie Nichols gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Joseph Hazel (fresh) SG - Daniel Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Alsop (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Schwieson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Herb Hebron (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Iler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Carte (fresh) PF - Edward Houston (fresh) 3 pts. C - Billie Nichols (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Ball State | David Iler knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 15:27 | McNeese State | Daniel Taylor buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Hazel | 43-42 |
| 15:11 | Ball State | Billie Nichols loses the dribble to Joseph Fletcher | 43-42 |
| 15:04 | McNeese State | Ernest Schwieson loses the dribble to Herb Hebron | 43-42 |
| 15:01 | Ball State | Herb Hebron lays it up and in | 43-44 |
| 14:44 | McNeese State | Joseph Hazel loses the dribble to Walter Carte | 43-44 |
| 14:32 | Ball State | Billie Nichols buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 14:21 | McNeese State | Joseph Hazel scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ernest Schwieson | 45-47 |
| 14:07 | Ball State | David Iler is fouled on the floor by Daniel Alsop - foul #2 on Daniel Alsop, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Kenneth Loughlin (PG), Mark Zeigler (SG), Edward Willis (SF), Harry Allen (PF), James Huggins (C) Joseph Hazel, Daniel Taylor, Daniel Alsop, Joseph Fletcher, Ernest Schwieson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Louis Carr (SG), Francis Clement (SF), Victor Davis (PF), Kal Eyre (C) Herb Hebron, David Iler, Walter Carte, Edward Houston, Billie Nichols | |
| 13:43 | Ball State | Kal Eyre can't connect on a floater from the right block | 45-47 |
| 13:42 | McNeese State | Edward Willis pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 13:17 | McNeese State | Harry Allen misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 45-47 |
| 13:15 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 13:10 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 12:57 | McNeese State | Mark Zeigler knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-49 |
| 12:49 | Ball State | James Huggins denies the turnaround by Victor Davis | 48-49 |
| 12:48 | McNeese State | James Huggins grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 12:43 | McNeese State | Edward Willis misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-49 |
| 12:42 | Ball State | Kal Eyre grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 12:27 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 48-49 |
| 12:25 | Ball State | Kal Eyre tips it home | 48-51 |
| 12:01 | McNeese State | Kenneth Loughlin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Kenneth Loughlin, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Iler (SG) Louis Carr | |
| 11:44 | Ball State | David Iler misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 11:43 | McNeese State | Kenneth Loughlin pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Kenneth Loughlin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Zeigler (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Edward Willis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Allen (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - James Huggins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Iler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Clement (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Victor Davis (fresh) 3 pf. C - Kal Eyre (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | McNeese State | Mark Zeigler blows the layup but he's fouled by David Iler - foul #1 on David Iler, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Daniel Alsop (SF), Ernest Schwieson (C) Edward Willis, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Walter Carte (SF), John Mioduszewski (PF) Melvin Jobe, Francis Clement, Victor Davis | |
| 11:27 | McNeese State | Mark Zeigler makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 11:27 | McNeese State | Mark Zeigler makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 11:06 | Ball State | Kal Eyre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joseph Hazel (PG), Daniel Taylor (SG), Joseph Fletcher (PF) Kenneth Loughlin, Mark Zeigler, Harry Allen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Houston (C) Kal Eyre | |
| 10:38 | McNeese State | Daniel Alsop is hacked by Louis Carr - foul #1 on Louis Carr, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| 10:24 | McNeese State | David Iler takes the ball from Daniel Taylor | 50-51 |
| 10:21 | Ball State | Louis Carr banks in the layup on a great pass from David Iler | 50-53 |
| 10:00 | McNeese State | John Mioduszewski denies the turnaround by Daniel Alsop | 50-53 |
| 09:58 | Ball State | David Iler gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:51 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Louis Carr | 50-55 |
| 09:25 | McNeese State | Joseph Fletcher misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Houston - foul #1 on Edward Houston, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Kenneth Loughlin (PG), Edward Willis (SF), Harry Allen (PF), James Huggins (C) Joseph Hazel, Daniel Taylor, Daniel Alsop, Ernest Schwieson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Herb Hebron (SG), Francis Clement (SF), Victor Davis (PF), Kal Eyre (C) Louis Carr, David Iler, Walter Carte, John Mioduszewski, Edward Houston | |
| 09:25 | McNeese State | Joseph Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:25 | McNeese State | Joseph Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:25 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Kal Eyre | 50-55 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Kal Eyre misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 50-55 |
| 08:59 | McNeese State | Edward Willis grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 08:47 | McNeese State | Francis Clement picks off the pass by Kenneth Loughlin | 50-55 |
| 08:35 | Ball State | James Huggins takes the ball from Herb Hebron | 50-55 |
| 08:24 | McNeese State | James Huggins misses the jumpshot from the left side | 50-55 |
| 08:22 | McNeese State | Harry Allen misses the tip | 50-55 |
| 08:20 | McNeese State | Edward Willis grabs the offensive board | 50-55 |
| 07:59 | McNeese State | Harry Allen misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Herb Hebron - foul #2 on Herb Hebron, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Mark Zeigler (SG) Joseph Fletcher | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Iler (SG) Herb Hebron | |
| 07:59 | McNeese State | Harry Allen misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 07:59 | McNeese State | Harry Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:36 | Ball State | David Iler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 07:34 | Ball State | Victor Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Kenneth Loughlin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Zeigler (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Edward Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Allen (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - James Huggins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Iler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Francis Clement (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Victor Davis (fresh) 3 pf. C - Kal Eyre (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 07:14 | McNeese State | Edward Willis grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 06:56 | McNeese State | James Huggins steps out of bounds on the sideline | 51-55 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Daniel Alsop (SF), Ernest Schwieson (C) Edward Willis, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Mioduszewski (PF) Victor Davis | |
| 06:29 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski travels with the ball | 51-55 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Anderson (SF) Harry Allen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Walter Carte (SF), Edward Houston (C) Melvin Jobe, Francis Clement, Kal Eyre | |
| 06:10 | McNeese State | Brian Anderson misses long on a floater from the baseline | 51-55 |
| 06:09 | McNeese State | Ernest Schwieson grabs the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 05:47 | McNeese State | Daniel Alsop lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Loughlin | 53-55 |
| 05:31 | Ball State | Edward Houston is fouled on the floor by Ernest Schwieson - foul #1 on Ernest Schwieson, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Daniel Taylor (PG), Harry Allen (PF), James Huggins (C) Kenneth Loughlin, Brian Anderson, Ernest Schwieson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herb Hebron (SG), Victor Davis (PF), Kal Eyre (C) David Iler, John Mioduszewski, Edward Houston | |
| 05:10 | Ball State | Herb Hebron is fouled on the floor by James Huggins - foul #2 on James Huggins, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Edward Willis (SF) Daniel Alsop | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Francis Clement (SF) Louis Carr, Walter Carte | |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Francis Clement lays it in on a great pass from Herb Hebron | 53-57 |
| 04:36 | McNeese State | Mark Zeigler misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 04:35 | McNeese State | Edward Willis snags the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 04:12 | McNeese State | Kal Eyre is called for the reach on Mark Zeigler - foul #3 on Kal Eyre, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Kenneth Loughlin (PG) Mark Zeigler | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:59 | McNeese State | Edward Willis misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-57 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Victor Davis | 53-57 |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe misses the shot from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 03:52 | Ball State | Herb Hebron grabs the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 03:31 | Ball State | Kal Eyre knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on James Huggins - foul #3 on James Huggins, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Daniel Alsop (SF), Joseph Fletcher (PF), Ernest Schwieson (C) Edward Willis, Harry Allen, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Iler (SG), John Mioduszewski (PF) Herb Hebron, Victor Davis | |
| 03:31 | Ball State | Kal Eyre makes the free throw | 53-60 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Kenneth Loughlin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Alsop (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Schwieson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Iler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Francis Clement (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Kal Eyre (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | McNeese State | Daniel Taylor can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Iler - foul #2 on David Iler, team foul #7 | 53-60 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Carr (PG), Walter Carte (SF), Edward Houston (C) Melvin Jobe, Francis Clement, Kal Eyre | |
| 03:09 | McNeese State | Daniel Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:09 | McNeese State | Daniel Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:09 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| 03:00 | Ball State | Walter Carte misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 02:58 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Ernest Schwieson | 53-60 |
| 02:58 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Mark Zeigler (SG), Edward Willis (SF), Harry Allen (PF), James Huggins (C) Daniel Taylor, Daniel Alsop, Joseph Fletcher, Ernest Schwieson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Francis Clement (SF), Victor Davis (PF), Kal Eyre (C) Louis Carr, Walter Carte, John Mioduszewski, Edward Houston | |
| 02:33 | McNeese State | Mark Zeigler clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 02:31 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Loughlin | 53-60 |
| 02:08 | McNeese State | Harry Allen is hacked by Victor Davis - foul #4 on Victor Davis, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| 02:08 | McNeese State | Harry Allen misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Victor Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 01:40 | Ball State | Victor Davis buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:20 | McNeese State | Mark Zeigler misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 53-62 |
| 01:18 | Ball State | David Iler gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Kal Eyre throws it down on a nice dish by David Iler | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | McNeese State | Edward Willis misses short on a shot near the basket | 53-64 |
| 00:53 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Loughlin | 53-64 |
| 00:51 | McNeese State | Harry Allen can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 53-64 |
| 00:50 | Ball State | Francis Clement grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Ball State | David Iler can't connect on a runner from the right block | 53-64 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Kal Eyre | 53-64 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe runs out the clock | 53-64 |