| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Ashley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Leib (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Petree (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Pence (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Calvin Conner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Gallego (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Burch (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Talbert (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Bull (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | Craig Burch inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Bowling Green | Calvin Conner buries a jumper from the left wing set up by William Gallego | 40-36 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Michael Leib hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Petree | 43-36 |
| 19:05 | Bowling Green | Kenneth Pence swats the layup by Calvin Conner | 43-36 |
| 19:04 | Bowling Green | John Talbert hits the follow up shot | 43-38 |
| 18:39 | Ball State | Domenic Russo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 18:37 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence grabs the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 18:25 | Ball State | William Gallego is called for the reach on Michael Leib - foul #2 on William Gallego, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Randy Ashley connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Domenic Russo | 45-38 |
| 17:55 | Bowling Green | David Petree is called for the reach on William Gallego - foul #2 on David Petree, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| 17:38 | Bowling Green | William Gallego misses the 3 from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 17:36 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 17:21 | Ball State | Michael Leib connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 47-38 |
| 17:10 | Bowling Green | William Gallego can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 47-38 |
| 17:09 | Bowling Green | Calvin Conner hits the follow up shot | 47-40 |
| 17:03 | Ball State | Michael Leib misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 17:02 | Bowling Green | Craig Burch grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 16:53 | Bowling Green | John Talbert buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Burch | 47-43 |
| 16:35 | Ball State | Craig Burch swats the layup by Kenneth Pence | 47-43 |
| 16:34 | Ball State | Randy Ashley tips it back up and in | 49-43 |
| 16:18 | Bowling Green | Craig Burch clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 16:16 | Ball State | Michael Leib snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 16:01 | Ball State | David Petree lays it up and in | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Ashley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Leib (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Petree (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Pence (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Domenic Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Calvin Conner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Gallego (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Burch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Talbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - James Bull (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Bowling Green | Craig Burch clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Domenic Russo gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 15:26 | Ball State | John Talbert is called for the reach on Michael Leib - foul #2 on John Talbert, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin (PG), Elliot Clemons (SG), James Bauer (SF), Eugene Fitzgerald (PF), Jarek Swierczynski (C) Randy Ashley, Michael Leib, David Petree, Kenneth Pence, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Edward Wright (PG), Calvin Fanelli (SG), Walter Fairchild (SF), Robert Wise (PF), Roderick Adams (C) Calvin Conner, William Gallego, Craig Burch, John Talbert, James Bull | |
| 15:06 | Ball State | Roderick Adams steals the ball from Yevgeny Zin | 51-43 |
| 14:51 | Bowling Green | Calvin Fanelli is hacked by Yevgeny Zin - foul #1 on Yevgeny Zin, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| 14:30 | Bowling Green | Walter Fairchild throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-43 |
| 14:10 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski hits a 3 from straight away set up by Yevgeny Zin | 54-43 |
| 13:54 | Bowling Green | Calvin Fanelli can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-43 |
| 13:52 | Ball State | James Bauer grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 13:41 | Ball State | Elliot Clemons misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 13:40 | Ball State | James Bauer gets the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 13:24 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin hits the finger roll | 56-43 |
| 12:57 | Bowling Green | Eugene Fitzgerald swats the short shot by Edward Wright | 56-43 |
| 12:56 | Bowling Green | Roderick Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 12:50 | Bowling Green | Calvin Fanelli drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-46 |
| 12:29 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin is hacked by Edward Wright - foul #1 on Edward Wright, team foul #3 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Ashley (PG), Michael Leib (SG), David Petree (SF), Kenneth Pence (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Yevgeny Zin, Elliot Clemons, James Bauer, Eugene Fitzgerald, Jarek Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Calvin Conner (PG), William Gallego (SG), Craig Burch (SF), John Talbert (PF), James Bull (C) Edward Wright, Calvin Fanelli, Walter Fairchild, Robert Wise, Roderick Adams | |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Randy Ashley clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Calvin Conner - foul #2 on Calvin Conner, team foul #4 | 56-46 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Randy Ashley misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Randy Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 12:05 | Bowling Green | William Gallego lays it up and in set up by Calvin Conner | 57-48 |
| 11:55 | Ball State | Michael Leib can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-48 |
| 11:54 | Bowling Green | Craig Burch grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Ashley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Leib (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Petree (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Pence (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Calvin Conner (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Gallego (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Burch (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Talbert (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - James Bull (fresh) | |
| 11:50 | Bowling Green | Calvin Conner banks in the layup set up by William Gallego and he's hacked by Michael Leib - foul #2 on Michael Leib, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| 11:50 | Bowling Green | Calvin Conner makes the free throw | 57-51 |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Randy Ashley misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-51 |
| 11:34 | Ball State | Domenic Russo snags the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 11:18 | Ball State | Craig Burch swats the short shot by David Petree | 57-51 |
| 11:17 | Bowling Green | Calvin Conner gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 10:52 | Bowling Green | Craig Burch misses the fadeaway from close range | 57-51 |
| 10:51 | Ball State | The rebound goes to David Petree | 57-51 |
| 10:47 | Ball State | John Talbert denies the turnaround by Randy Ashley | 57-51 |
| 10:45 | Bowling Green | John Talbert gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 10:39 | Bowling Green | Kenneth Pence is called for the reach on James Bull - foul #1 on Kenneth Pence, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Calvin Fanelli (C) James Bull | |
| 10:29 | Bowling Green | David Petree steals the ball from John Talbert | 57-51 |
| 10:26 | Ball State | David Petree lays it in | 59-51 |
| 10:05 | Bowling Green | The jump hook by John Talbert is blocked by Kenneth Pence | 59-51 |
| 10:04 | Bowling Green | John Talbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 09:50 | Bowling Green | Calvin Conner loses the dribble to Michael Leib | 59-51 |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Domenic Russo scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Randy Ashley and the foul's on John Talbert - foul #3 on John Talbert, team foul #5 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Bauer (SF) David Petree | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Robert Wise (C) Calvin Fanelli | |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Domenic Russo makes the free throw | 62-51 |
| 09:09 | Bowling Green | Craig Burch comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-51 |
| 09:08 | Ball State | Domenic Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 08:51 | Ball State | Domenic Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin (PG), Elliot Clemons (SG), Eugene Fitzgerald (PF), Jarek Swierczynski (C) Randy Ashley, Michael Leib, Kenneth Pence, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Edward Wright (PG), Calvin Fanelli (SG), James Bull (C) Calvin Conner, William Gallego, John Talbert | |
| 08:44 | Bowling Green | Calvin Fanelli is fouled on the floor by Elliot Clemons - foul #1 on Elliot Clemons, team foul #5 | 62-51 |
| 08:34 | Bowling Green | Jarek Swierczynski takes the ball from Craig Burch | 62-51 |
| 08:22 | Ball State | James Bauer misses the jumpshot from the left side | 62-51 |
| 08:21 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to James Bull | 62-51 |
| 08:02 | Bowling Green | Craig Burch misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Jarek Swierczynski - foul #1 on Jarek Swierczynski, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Petree (SF) James Bauer | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | William Gallego (SG) Calvin Fanelli | |
| 08:02 | Bowling Green | Craig Burch makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 08:02 | Bowling Green | Craig Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 07:43 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Elliot Clemons | 64-53 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Yevgeny Zin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elliot Clemons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Petree (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jarek Swierczynski (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Edward Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Gallego (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Burch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Bull (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Bowling Green | James Bull clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Eugene Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Eugene Fitzgerald, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Ashley (PG), Michael Leib (SG), Kenneth Pence (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Yevgeny Zin, Elliot Clemons, Eugene Fitzgerald, Jarek Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Calvin Conner (PG), Calvin Fanelli (SF), John Talbert (PF) Edward Wright, Craig Burch, Robert Wise | |
| 07:17 | Bowling Green | James Bull makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 07:17 | Bowling Green | James Bull makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 06:57 | Ball State | Calvin Conner steals the ball from Kenneth Pence | 64-55 |
| 06:54 | Bowling Green | William Gallego hits the finger roll on a great pass from Calvin Conner | 64-57 |
| 06:36 | Ball State | David Petree clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-57 |
| 06:34 | Bowling Green | James Bull grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 06:20 | Bowling Green | William Gallego scores on a shot from the free throw line | 64-59 |
| 06:04 | Ball State | Michael Leib misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 06:02 | Ball State | Randy Ashley snags the offensive board | 64-59 |
| 05:49 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-59 |
| 05:48 | Ball State | Domenic Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | David Petree can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 64-59 |
| 05:32 | Bowling Green | James Bull gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 05:15 | Bowling Green | William Gallego misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 05:14 | Bowling Green | John Talbert misses the tip | 64-59 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Domenic Russo grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 05:07 | Ball State | Michael Leib banks in the layup and the foul's on William Gallego - foul #3 on William Gallego, team foul #6 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Bauer (SF) David Petree | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Craig Burch (SF), Robert Wise (C) William Gallego, James Bull | |
| 05:07 | Ball State | Michael Leib misses the free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:07 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Robert Wise | 66-59 |
| 04:46 | Bowling Green | Calvin Conner misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 66-59 |
| 04:44 | Ball State | Michael Leib grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 04:33 | Ball State | James Bauer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin (SG) Michael Leib | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Roderick Adams (C) John Talbert | |
| 04:20 | Bowling Green | Calvin Fanelli can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 04:19 | Bowling Green | Roderick Adams gets the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 04:11 | Bowling Green | Roderick Adams misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 66-59 |
| 04:10 | Ball State | Domenic Russo snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 03:58 | Ball State | Randy Ashley misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-59 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence grabs the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 03:41 | Ball State | Randy Ashley buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Bauer | 68-59 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Ashley (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Yevgeny Zin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Bauer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Pence (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Domenic Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Calvin Conner (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Calvin Fanelli (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Craig Burch (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roderick Adams (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Bowling Green | Calvin Fanelli double dribbles | 68-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Leib (SG), Eugene Fitzgerald (PF), Jarek Swierczynski (C) Randy Ashley, Kenneth Pence, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Edward Wright (PG), William Gallego (SG), John Talbert (PF) Calvin Conner, Calvin Fanelli, Roderick Adams | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Ball State | Jarek Swierczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 03:04 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald tips it home | 70-59 |
| 03:00 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Ashley (PG), David Petree (SF), Kenneth Pence (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Yevgeny Zin, James Bauer, Eugene Fitzgerald, Jarek Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Calvin Conner (PG), James Bull (C) Edward Wright, Robert Wise | |
| 02:45 | Bowling Green | Craig Burch buries a turnaround in the paint set up by William Gallego | 70-61 |
| 02:23 | Ball State | Kenneth Pence hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 70-61 |
| 02:21 | Ball State | Domenic Russo hits the follow up shot | 72-61 |
| 02:02 | Bowling Green | John Talbert misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on David Petree - foul #3 on David Petree, team foul #8 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin (PG), Elliot Clemons (SG), James Bauer (SF), Eugene Fitzgerald (PF), Jarek Swierczynski (C) Randy Ashley, Michael Leib, David Petree, Kenneth Pence, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Edward Wright (PG), Calvin Fanelli (SG), Walter Fairchild (SF), Robert Wise (C) Calvin Conner, William Gallego, Craig Burch, James Bull | |
| 02:02 | Bowling Green | John Talbert makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 02:02 | Bowling Green | John Talbert makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Ashley (PG), Michael Leib (SG), David Petree (SF), Kenneth Pence (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Yevgeny Zin, Elliot Clemons, James Bauer, Eugene Fitzgerald, Jarek Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Calvin Conner (PG), William Gallego (SG), Craig Burch (SF), James Bull (C) Edward Wright, Calvin Fanelli, Walter Fairchild, Robert Wise | |
| 01:41 | Ball State | William Gallego steals the ball from Randy Ashley | 72-63 |
| 01:23 | Bowling Green | James Bull misses long on a jumper from the left side | 72-63 |
| 01:22 | Bowling Green | John Talbert tips it home | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Ball State | Michael Leib misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-65 |
| 00:53 | Bowling Green | John Talbert grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Bowling Green | Calvin Conner misses badly on a shot near the basket | 72-65 |
| 00:44 | Bowling Green | The offensive rebound goes to John Talbert | 72-65 |
| 00:41 | Bowling Green | John Talbert clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Pence - foul #2 on Kenneth Pence, team foul #9 | 72-65 |
| 00:41 | Bowling Green | John Talbert misses the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:41 | Bowling Green | John Talbert makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Domenic Russo is hacked by Calvin Conner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Calvin Conner, team foul #7 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin (PG) Randy Ashley | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Domenic Russo makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Domenic Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Bowling Green | Yevgeny Zin takes the ball from Calvin Conner in the backcourt | 74-66 |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin lays it in | 76-66 |
| 00:31 | Bowling Green | William Gallego misses the shot from the right wing | 76-66 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin pulls down the rebound | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zin runs out the clock | 76-66 |