| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Curtis (fresh) SG - Robert Duckworth (fresh) SF - Anthony Burns (fresh) PF - Lyle Lozier (fresh) C - Michael Padron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ricky Hottinger (fresh) SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) SF - Jimmy Jury (fresh) PF - Brett Brandt (fresh) C - Keith Blue (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Lyle Lozier wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Ball State | Michael Padron travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Miami (OH) | Jimmy Jury misses long on a shot in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Ball State | Robert Duckworth gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Ball State | Lyle Lozier hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Robert Duckworth | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Miami (OH) | Robert Duckworth steals it from Jimmy Jury | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Ball State | Anthony Burns misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Miami (OH) | Brett Brandt gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Miami (OH) | Brett Brandt misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Ball State | Anthony Burns pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Ball State | Michael Padron's floater is tipped away by Brett Brandt | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Johnson pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:08 | Miami (OH) | Brett Brandt misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Ball State | Robert Duckworth gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:51 | Ball State | Anthony Burns hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | Ball State | Robert Duckworth grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:33 | Ball State | Michael Padron comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Keith Blue - foul #1 on Keith Blue, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mike Rackers (PG), Michael Holden (SF) William Curtis, Anthony Burns | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 17:33 | Ball State | Michael Padron makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:33 | Ball State | Michael Padron makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:18 | Miami (OH) | Brett Brandt connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:14 | Ball State | Robert Duckworth comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:13 | Miami (OH) | Ricky Hottinger pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:08 | Miami (OH) | Ricky Hottinger misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 17:06 | Miami (OH) | Brett Brandt tips it home | 4-4 |
| 16:48 | Ball State | Michael Padron travels with the ball | 4-4 |
| Subs | Ball State | Raymond Henderson (SG), Donald Alicea (PF), Sean Jhonson (C) Robert Duckworth, Lyle Lozier, Michael Padron | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jason Garten (C) Keith Blue | |
| 16:31 | Miami (OH) | Jason Garten knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Johnson | 4-6 |
| 16:24 | Ball State | Michael Holden makes the jumper in the lane | 6-6 |
| 16:11 | Miami (OH) | Brett Brandt connects on the shot in the lane set up by Stephen Johnson and the foul's on Mike Rackers - foul #1 on Mike Rackers, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Curtis (PG), Anthony Burns (SF) Mike Rackers, Donald Alicea | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Hamilton (PG), Glenn Meade (SG), Garf Shin (C) Ricky Hottinger, Stephen Johnson, Jimmy Jury | |
| 16:11 | Miami (OH) | Brett Brandt makes the free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:55 | Ball State | The jump hook by Anthony Burns is blocked by Garf Shin | 6-9 |
| 15:54 | Ball State | Michael Holden tips it in | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Curtis (fresh) SG - Raymond Henderson (fresh) SF - Anthony Burns (fresh) PF - Michael Holden (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sean Jhonson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) SG - Glenn Meade (fresh) SF - Jason Garten (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brett Brandt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Garf Shin (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Miami (OH) | Sean Jhonson is called for the reach on Glenn Meade - foul #1 on Sean Jhonson, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Duckworth (SG) Raymond Henderson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | George Dwyer (C) Brett Brandt | |
| 15:33 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Hamilton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 15:32 | Ball State | Anthony Burns gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:25 | Ball State | Anthony Burns misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jason Garten - foul #1 on Jason Garten, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lyle Lozier (PF), Michael Padron (C) Michael Holden, Sean Jhonson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ricky Hottinger (PG), Keith Blue (C) Glenn Meade, George Dwyer | |
| 15:25 | Ball State | Anthony Burns makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:25 | Ball State | Anthony Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:16 | Miami (OH) | Jason Garten connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 15:09 | Ball State | Michael Padron connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Curtis | 13-12 |
| 14:50 | Miami (OH) | Keith Blue misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 14:49 | Miami (OH) | Ricky Hottinger grabs the offensive board | 13-12 |
| 14:27 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Hamilton's dunk attempt is rejected by Lyle Lozier | 13-12 |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Robert Duckworth snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 14:11 | Ball State | William Curtis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 14:10 | Ball State | Lyle Lozier pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:49 | Ball State | Lyle Lozier hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Duckworth and he's fouled by Jason Garten - foul #2 on Jason Garten, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mike Rackers (PG), Raymond Henderson (SG), Michael Holden (SF), Sean Jhonson (C) William Curtis, Robert Duckworth, Anthony Burns, Michael Padron | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Stephen Johnson (SG), Jimmy Jury (SF), Brett Brandt (PF) Ricky Hottinger, Jason Garten, Keith Blue | |
| 13:49 | Ball State | Lyle Lozier makes the free throw | 16-12 |
| 13:33 | Miami (OH) | Mike Rackers steals the ball from Thomas Hamilton | 16-12 |
| 13:18 | Ball State | Sean Jhonson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 16-12 |
| 13:17 | Miami (OH) | Brett Brandt grabs the board | 16-12 |
| 13:11 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-12 |
| 13:10 | Miami (OH) | Brett Brandt grabs the offensive board | 16-12 |
| 12:59 | Miami (OH) | Jimmy Jury knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 12:33 | Ball State | Sean Jhonson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Raymond Henderson | 18-15 |
| 12:13 | Miami (OH) | Jimmy Jury misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 12:12 | Ball State | Michael Holden gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 12:06 | Ball State | Mike Rackers misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 18-15 |
| 12:05 | Miami (OH) | Brett Brandt gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 11:59 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Hamilton makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Johnson | 18-17 |
| 11:51 | Ball State | Sean Jhonson hits the finger roll | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Mike Rackers (fresh) SG - Raymond Henderson (fresh) SF - Michael Holden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lyle Lozier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Sean Jhonson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jimmy Jury (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brett Brandt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Garf Shin (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Miami (OH) | Brett Brandt can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Lyle Lozier - foul #1 on Lyle Lozier, team foul #3 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Curtis (PG), Robert Duckworth (SG), Anthony Burns (SF), Michael Padron (C) Mike Rackers, Raymond Henderson, Lyle Lozier, Sean Jhonson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ricky Hottinger (PG), Keith Blue (C) Thomas Hamilton, Garf Shin | |
| 11:37 | Miami (OH) | Brett Brandt makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 11:37 | Miami (OH) | Brett Brandt makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 11:20 | Ball State | Robert Duckworth misses short on a runner near the basket | 20-19 |
| 11:18 | Miami (OH) | Brett Brandt pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 11:13 | Miami (OH) | Ricky Hottinger connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Blue | 20-21 |
| 10:54 | Ball State | Robert Duckworth hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by William Curtis | 22-21 |
| 10:41 | Miami (OH) | William Curtis steals the ball from Brett Brandt | 22-21 |
| 10:28 | Ball State | Robert Duckworth clanks a 3 from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 10:27 | Ball State | Anthony Burns hits the follow up shot | 24-21 |
| 10:04 | Miami (OH) | Jimmy Jury can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 10:02 | Miami (OH) | Ricky Hottinger grabs the offensive board | 24-21 |
| 09:45 | Miami (OH) | Ricky Hottinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mike Rackers (PG), Donald Alicea (PF) William Curtis, Michael Holden | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Glenn Meade (SG), Robert Holliday (PF), George Dwyer (C) Stephen Johnson, Brett Brandt, Keith Blue | |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Robert Duckworth buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Anthony Burns and he's hacked by Glenn Meade - foul #1 on Glenn Meade, team foul #4 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Jhonson (SF) Anthony Burns | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Garf Shin (SF) Jimmy Jury | |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Robert Duckworth misses the free throw | 26-21 |
| 09:32 | Miami (OH) | Robert Holliday snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 09:10 | Miami (OH) | Ricky Hottinger misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-21 |
| 09:09 | Ball State | Donald Alicea pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 08:45 | Ball State | Michael Padron misses badly on a runner in the paint | 26-21 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Michael Padron gets the offensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 08:38 | Ball State | Mike Rackers connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-21 |
| 08:13 | Miami (OH) | Robert Holliday misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-21 |
| 08:11 | Ball State | Michael Padron gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 07:53 | Ball State | Robert Duckworth drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Padron | 32-21 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Mike Rackers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Duckworth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Jhonson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Alicea (fresh) C - Michael Padron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ricky Hottinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Meade (fresh) SF - Garf Shin (fresh) PF - Robert Holliday (fresh) C - George Dwyer (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Miami (OH) | George Dwyer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-21 |
| 07:28 | Miami (OH) | Garf Shin tips it back up and in | 32-23 |
| 07:10 | Ball State | Donald Alicea is whistled for a carry | 32-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Curtis (PG), Raymond Henderson (SG), Anthony Burns (SF), Lyle Lozier (PF), Michael Holden (C) Mike Rackers, Robert Duckworth, Sean Jhonson, Donald Alicea, Michael Padron | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Hamilton (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Jimmy Jury (SF), Brett Brandt (PF), Keith Blue (C) Ricky Hottinger, Glenn Meade, Garf Shin, Robert Holliday, George Dwyer | |
| 06:59 | Miami (OH) | Brett Brandt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 06:58 | Ball State | Raymond Henderson snags the defensive board | 32-23 |
| 06:31 | Ball State | William Curtis misses badly on a shot from the left side | 32-23 |
| 06:30 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Holden | 32-23 |
| 06:22 | Ball State | Brett Brandt denies the turnaround by Anthony Burns | 32-23 |
| 06:20 | Miami (OH) | Brett Brandt grabs the board | 32-23 |
| 06:02 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-23 |
| 06:00 | Ball State | Lyle Lozier grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 05:42 | Ball State | Michael Holden hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Curtis | 34-23 |
| 05:26 | Miami (OH) | Michael Holden steals it from Jimmy Jury | 34-23 |
| 05:01 | Ball State | Raymond Henderson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-23 |
| 04:59 | Miami (OH) | Keith Blue pulls down the rebound | 34-23 |
| 04:36 | Miami (OH) | Brett Brandt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-23 |
| 04:34 | Miami (OH) | Brett Brandt snags the offensive board | 34-23 |
| 04:23 | Miami (OH) | Brett Brandt misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-23 |
| 04:21 | Ball State | Anthony Burns grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Raymond Henderson clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 34-23 |
| 04:16 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 34-23 |
| 04:09 | Miami (OH) | Keith Blue hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Hamilton | 34-25 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Anthony Burns connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lyle Lozier | 36-25 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Curtis (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Raymond Henderson (fairly fresh) SF - Anthony Burns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lyle Lozier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Holden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jimmy Jury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brett Brandt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Blue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:39 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Johnson double dribbles | 36-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mike Rackers (PG), Robert Duckworth (SG), Sean Jhonson (SF), Donald Alicea (PF), Michael Padron (C) William Curtis, Raymond Henderson, Anthony Burns, Lyle Lozier, Michael Holden | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ricky Hottinger (PG), Glenn Meade (SG), Jason Garten (SF), Garf Shin (PF), George Dwyer (C) Thomas Hamilton, Stephen Johnson, Jimmy Jury, Brett Brandt, Keith Blue | |
| 03:13 | Ball State | Mike Rackers misses long on a floater from the right side | 36-25 |
| 03:11 | Miami (OH) | Garf Shin gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 02:51 | Miami (OH) | Jason Garten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-25 |
| 02:50 | Miami (OH) | Garf Shin snags the offensive board | 36-25 |
| 02:27 | Miami (OH) | Glenn Meade buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ricky Hottinger | 36-28 |
| 02:13 | Ball State | Michael Padron hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sean Jhonson | 38-28 |
| 01:56 | Miami (OH) | George Dwyer blows the dunk | 38-28 |
| 01:55 | Ball State | Donald Alicea snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 01:39 | Ball State | Ricky Hottinger takes the ball from Mike Rackers | 38-28 |
| 01:27 | Miami (OH) | Jason Garten jams it on a great pass from Ricky Hottinger | 38-30 |
| 01:23 | Ball State | Robert Duckworth is fouled on the floor by Jason Garten - foul #3 on Jason Garten, team foul #5 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Curtis (PG), Anthony Burns (SF), Lyle Lozier (PF) Mike Rackers, Sean Jhonson, Donald Alicea | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Stephen Johnson (SG), Jimmy Jury (SF), Brett Brandt (PF), Keith Blue (C) Glenn Meade, Jason Garten, Garf Shin, George Dwyer | |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Lyle Lozier can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 38-30 |
| 01:07 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 01:02 | Miami (OH) | Ricky Hottinger travels with the ball | 38-30 |
| 00:52 | Ball State | Robert Duckworth buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Lyle Lozier | 41-30 |
| 00:25 | Miami (OH) | William Curtis picks off the pass by Ricky Hottinger | 41-30 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Lyle Lozier blows the layup | 41-30 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Michael Padron pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | The clock runs out | 41-30 |