| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Yevgeny Zin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Leib (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Petree (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Pence (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Francis (PA) | PG - Douglas Hoff (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kerry Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arnold Victory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sidney Gerrard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Iddings (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Francis (PA) | Arnold Victory inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Saint Francis (PA) | Arnold Victory is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Pence - foul #1 on Kenneth Pence, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| 19:38 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Iddings knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 19:15 | Ball State | Domenic Russo loses the dribble to Arnold Victory | 36-28 |
| 18:59 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Iddings can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-28 |
| 18:58 | Saint Francis (PA) | Sidney Gerrard tips it home | 36-30 |
| 18:51 | Ball State | David Petree clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Arnold Victory - foul #1 on Arnold Victory, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:51 | Ball State | David Petree makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 18:51 | Ball State | David Petree makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:37 | Saint Francis (PA) | Douglas Hoff scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Iddings | 38-33 |
| 18:20 | Ball State | Ronald Iddings is called for the reach on David Petree - foul #1 on Ronald Iddings, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Michael Leib comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-33 |
| 18:07 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Leib | 41-33 |
| 17:50 | Saint Francis (PA) | Douglas Hoff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-33 |
| 17:34 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Leib | 43-33 |
| 17:18 | Saint Francis (PA) | Arnold Victory makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Hoff | 43-36 |
| 17:08 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin's layup is rejected by Ronald Iddings | 43-36 |
| 17:06 | Saint Francis (PA) | Arnold Victory pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 17:00 | Saint Francis (PA) | Kerry Carson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Hoff | 43-38 |
| 16:37 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin misses the jumper from the baseline | 43-38 |
| 16:36 | Ball State | Michael Leib can't tip it in | 43-38 |
| 16:34 | Ball State | Domenic Russo tips it home | 45-38 |
| 16:08 | Saint Francis (PA) | Sidney Gerrard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 16:07 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 16:02 | Ball State | Michael Leib comes up short on the floater from the left block | 45-38 |
| 16:00 | Saint Francis (PA) | Sidney Gerrard grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Yevgeny Zin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Leib (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - David Petree (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Pence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Domenic Russo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Francis (PA) | PG - Douglas Hoff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kerry Carson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arnold Victory (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sidney Gerrard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Iddings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Saint Francis (PA) | Kerry Carson can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Leib - foul #1 on Michael Leib, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Ashley (PG), Elliot Clemons (SG), James Bauer (SF), Eugene Fitzgerald (PF), Jarek Swierczynski (C) Yevgeny Zin, Michael Leib, David Petree, Kenneth Pence, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Herman Lavallie (SF), Alec Friedman (PF), Al Bulger (C) Arnold Victory, Sidney Gerrard, Ronald Iddings | |
| 15:49 | Saint Francis (PA) | Kerry Carson makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 15:49 | Saint Francis (PA) | Kerry Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 15:32 | Ball State | Elliot Clemons hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Kerry Carson - foul #3 on Kerry Carson, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| 15:32 | Ball State | Elliot Clemons makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:32 | Ball State | Elliot Clemons misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:32 | Saint Francis (PA) | Alec Friedman gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 15:12 | Saint Francis (PA) | Douglas Hoff scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Herman Lavallie | 46-43 |
| 14:57 | Ball State | Randy Ashley hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Elliot Clemons | 49-43 |
| 14:50 | Saint Francis (PA) | Al Bulger buries a floater from the baseline | 49-45 |
| 14:36 | Ball State | Elliot Clemons steps out of bounds on the sideline | 49-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Pence (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Elliot Clemons, Eugene Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Arnold Victory (SF) Kerry Carson | |
| 14:20 | Saint Francis (PA) | Douglas Hoff clanks a floater in the lane | 49-45 |
| 14:19 | Ball State | Randy Ashley pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | James Bauer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Arnold Victory - foul #2 on Arnold Victory, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Leib (SG) Jarek Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | | |
| 14:04 | Ball State | James Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | James Bauer misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:04 | Saint Francis (PA) | Alec Friedman snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 13:58 | Saint Francis (PA) | Herman Lavallie hits the finger roll set up by Douglas Hoff | 50-47 |
| 13:40 | Ball State | Michael Leib scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 13:17 | Saint Francis (PA) | Al Bulger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Petree (SF) James Bauer | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Sidney Gerrard (PF), Ronald Iddings (C) Douglas Hoff, Al Bulger | |
| 12:56 | Ball State | Randy Ashley is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Randy Ashley, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin (PG) Randy Ashley | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | | |
| 12:28 | Saint Francis (PA) | Sidney Gerrard misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Kenneth Pence - foul #2 on Kenneth Pence, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald (PF), Jarek Swierczynski (C) Kenneth Pence, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Douglas Hoff (PG), Kerry Carson (SG) Herman Lavallie, Alec Friedman | |
| 12:28 | Saint Francis (PA) | Sidney Gerrard makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:28 | Saint Francis (PA) | Sidney Gerrard misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:01 | Ball State | Sidney Gerrard blocks the short jumper by Yevgeny Zin | 53-48 |
| 11:59 | Saint Francis (PA) | Sidney Gerrard pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Yevgeny Zin (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Leib (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - David Petree (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jarek Swierczynski (fresh) 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Saint Francis (PA) | PG - Douglas Hoff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kerry Carson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arnold Victory (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sidney Gerrard (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Iddings (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Saint Francis (PA) | Kerry Carson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 11:53 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Iddings snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 11:37 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Iddings misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 11:35 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Iddings gets the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 11:20 | Saint Francis (PA) | Arnold Victory connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kerry Carson | 53-51 |
| 10:53 | Ball State | David Petree hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 10:51 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Iddings pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 10:46 | Saint Francis (PA) | Arnold Victory hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 53-51 |
| 10:44 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Iddings pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 10:24 | Saint Francis (PA) | Kerry Carson misses the fadeaway from the left side | 53-51 |
| 10:23 | Saint Francis (PA) | Sidney Gerrard tips it back up and in | 53-53 |
| 09:59 | Ball State | David Petree's fadeaway is rejected by Sidney Gerrard | 53-53 |
| 09:57 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Iddings grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 09:51 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Iddings connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Douglas Hoff | 53-55 |
| 09:47 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin is hacked by Ronald Iddings - foul #2 on Ronald Iddings, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Bauer (SF), Kenneth Pence (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Michael Leib, David Petree, Eugene Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Herman Lavallie (SF), Alec Friedman (PF), Al Bulger (C) Arnold Victory, Sidney Gerrard, Ronald Iddings | |
| 09:29 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski travels with the ball | 53-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Elliot Clemons (SG) Yevgeny Zin | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | | |
| 09:13 | Saint Francis (PA) | Kerry Carson scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Hoff | 53-57 |
| 09:09 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Elliot Clemons | 56-57 |
| 08:58 | Saint Francis (PA) | Al Bulger knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 08:40 | Ball State | James Bauer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Leib (SG) Jarek Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Arnold Victory (SF) Douglas Hoff | |
| 08:12 | Saint Francis (PA) | Alec Friedman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 08:10 | Ball State | Elliot Clemons gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 07:50 | Ball State | Michael Leib clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 07:48 | Saint Francis (PA) | The rebound goes to Al Bulger | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Elliot Clemons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Leib (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - James Bauer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Pence (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Francis (PA) | PG - Herman Lavallie (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kerry Carson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arnold Victory (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alec Friedman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Al Bulger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Saint Francis (PA) | Arnold Victory can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 07:27 | Ball State | Elliot Clemons pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 07:11 | Ball State | Michael Leib comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 07:09 | Ball State | Domenic Russo hits the follow up shot | 58-60 |
| 07:03 | Saint Francis (PA) | Arnold Victory is denied on a layup by Domenic Russo | 58-60 |
| 07:02 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 06:45 | Ball State | Michael Leib is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Leib, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Ashley (PG), Yevgeny Zin (SG), David Petree (SF) Elliot Clemons, Michael Leib, James Bauer | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Douglas Hoff (PG), Sidney Gerrard (PF), Ronald Iddings (C) Kerry Carson, Arnold Victory, Al Bulger | |
| 06:22 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Iddings is hacked by Randy Ashley - foul #5 on Randy Ashley, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Leib (SG), Jarek Swierczynski (C) Randy Ashley, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Arnold Victory (SF) Alec Friedman | |
| 06:08 | Saint Francis (PA) | Sidney Gerrard misses the floater from the right side | 58-60 |
| 06:06 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Iddings tips it in | 58-62 |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence lays it in | 60-62 |
| 05:36 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Iddings can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 05:35 | Saint Francis (PA) | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Iddings | 60-62 |
| 05:14 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Iddings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-62 |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 04:53 | Ball State | David Petree misses long on a 3 from straight away | 60-62 |
| 04:52 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Iddings snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 04:46 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Iddings hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Herman Lavallie | 60-64 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | David Petree is fouled on the floor by Arnold Victory - foul #3 on Arnold Victory, team foul #6 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Michael Leib, Kenneth Pence | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Alec Friedman (SG), Al Bulger (SF) Herman Lavallie, Arnold Victory | |
| 04:20 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Douglas Hoff - foul #3 on Douglas Hoff, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Kerry Carson (SG) Douglas Hoff | |
| 04:20 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:20 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:06 | Saint Francis (PA) | Alec Friedman makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Sidney Gerrard | 62-67 |
| 03:55 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Petree | 65-67 |
| 03:46 | Saint Francis (PA) | Kerry Carson is called for traveling | 65-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Bauer (SF) David Petree | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Douglas Hoff (PG), Jason Pinter (C) Sidney Gerrard, Ronald Iddings | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Yevgeny Zin (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Jarek Swierczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Bauer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Francis (PA) | PG - Douglas Hoff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kerry Carson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Al Bulger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alec Friedman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Pinter (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Ball State | James Bauer drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 03:11 | Saint Francis (PA) | Al Bulger blows the layup but he's fouled by James Bauer - foul #2 on James Bauer, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Elliot Clemons (SG) Yevgeny Zin | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | | |
| 03:11 | Saint Francis (PA) | Al Bulger makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 03:11 | Saint Francis (PA) | Al Bulger makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Domenic Russo drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Elliot Clemons | 70-69 |
| 03:00 | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin (PG), Michael Leib (SG), David Petree (SF), Kenneth Pence (PF) Jarek Swierczynski, Elliot Clemons, James Bauer, Eugene Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Herman Lavallie (SF), Sidney Gerrard (PF), Ronald Iddings (C) Al Bulger, Alec Friedman, Jason Pinter | |
| 02:57 | Saint Francis (PA) | Douglas Hoff slams it home on a nice dish by Kerry Carson | 70-71 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Michael Leib loses the dribble to Sidney Gerrard | 70-71 |
| 02:31 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Iddings misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-71 |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence gets the rebound | 70-71 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Domenic Russo is hacked by Herman Lavallie - foul #2 on Herman Lavallie, team foul #8 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Alec Friedman (SG), Al Bulger (SF) Douglas Hoff, Kerry Carson | |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Domenic Russo makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Domenic Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 02:05 | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Douglas Hoff (PG), Arnold Victory (SF) Alec Friedman, Al Bulger | |
| 01:51 | Saint Francis (PA) | Sidney Gerrard scores on a shot from the left block set up by Douglas Hoff | 72-73 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | David Petree misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Arnold Victory - foul #4 on Arnold Victory, team foul #9 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Kerry Carson (SG) Herman Lavallie | |
| 01:27 | Ball State | David Petree misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | David Petree misses the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 01:27 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Iddings grabs the board | 72-73 |
| 01:22 | Saint Francis (PA) | Douglas Hoff hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 72-73 |
| 01:21 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin gets the rebound | 72-73 |
| 01:01 | Ball State | David Petree is hacked by Arnold Victory - foul #5 on Arnold Victory, team foul #10 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Herman Lavallie (SF) Arnold Victory | |
| 01:01 | Ball State | David Petree makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:01 | Ball State | David Petree makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:53 | Saint Francis (PA) | Herman Lavallie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Ball State | David Petree misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 74-73 |
| 00:29 | Saint Francis (PA) | Sidney Gerrard grabs the defensive rebound | 74-73 |
| 00:11 | Saint Francis (PA) | Sidney Gerrard misses the runner from close range | 74-73 |
| 00:09 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Iddings grabs the offensive rebound | 74-73 |
| 00:02 | Saint Francis (PA) | Sidney Gerrard misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 74-73 |
| 00:01 | Saint Francis (PA) | Sidney Gerrard grabs the offensive rebound | 74-73 |
| 00:00 | Saint Francis (PA) | The clock runs out | 74-73 |