| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Balk (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Johnston (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Carlson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ronald Conn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Morales (fresh) SF - Juan Perez (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Vinton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Batiste (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Brian Carlson inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Ball State | Joseph Phillips is open and buries a driving attempt from close range | 40-36 |
| 19:12 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Batiste knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ronald Conn and the foul's on Joseph Phillips - foul #1 on Joseph Phillips, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 19:12 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Batiste makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 19:10 | Ball State | William Balk is hacked by Juan Perez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Juan Perez, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Johnny Carpenter (SF) Juan Perez | |
| 18:59 | Ball State | Brian Carlson makes the wide open turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Douglas Roberts | 42-39 |
| 18:37 | Southern Mississippi | Johnny Carpenter knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mario Morales | 42-42 |
| 18:26 | Ball State | William Johnston banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from William Balk | 44-42 |
| 18:06 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Vinton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 18:05 | Ball State | Joseph Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | 3 seconds is called on Douglas Roberts | 44-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kurt Imel (PG), Mark McKinley (SG), Gregory Sowder (SF), Pedro Colon (PF), Edgar Winzelberg (C) William Balk, William Johnston, Brian Carlson, Douglas Roberts, Joseph Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Gronowski (PG), Jerome Hardie (PF), Frank Slater (C) Ronald Conn, Ronald Vinton, Charles Batiste | |
| 17:37 | Southern Mississippi | Jerome Hardie knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Lewis Gronowski | 44-44 |
| 17:18 | Ball State | Mark McKinley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 17:16 | Ball State | Gregory Sowder can't tip it in | 44-44 |
| 17:15 | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Gronowski gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 17:08 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Morales hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 16:43 | Ball State | Mark McKinley's pass is intercepted by Frank Slater | 44-47 |
| 16:28 | Southern Mississippi | Johnny Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Mark McKinley - foul #3 on Mark McKinley, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Hubert Hines (SG), Brian Carlson (SF) Mark McKinley, Edgar Winzelberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Conn (PG), Ronald Vinton (PF), Cecil Kamienski (C) Lewis Gronowski, Jerome Hardie, Frank Slater | |
| 16:17 | Southern Mississippi | Johnny Carpenter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Pedro Colon - foul #1 on Pedro Colon, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Balk (PG), Douglas Roberts (PF) Kurt Imel, Pedro Colon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:17 | Southern Mississippi | Johnny Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 16:17 | Southern Mississippi | Johnny Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 15:59 | Ball State | Gregory Sowder is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Hubert Hines | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Balk (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Hubert Hines (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Carlson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Roberts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Sowder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ronald Conn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Morales (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Carpenter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Vinton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Kamienski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Vinton clanks a floater from the baseline | 46-49 |
| 15:39 | Ball State | Gregory Sowder grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 15:29 | Ball State | Brian Carlson is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 15:28 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 15:06 | Southern Mississippi | Johnny Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Hubert Hines - foul #1 on Hubert Hines, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark McKinley (PG), William Johnston (SG), Pedro Colon (PF), Joseph Phillips (C) William Balk, Hubert Hines, Douglas Roberts, Gregory Sowder | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Gronowski (PG), Josef Golaszewski (SG), Juan Perez (SF), Jerome Hardie (PF), Charles Batiste (C) Ronald Conn, Mario Morales, Johnny Carpenter, Ronald Vinton, Cecil Kamienski | |
| 14:49 | Southern Mississippi | William Johnston is called for the reach on Josef Golaszewski - foul #3 on William Johnston, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kurt Imel (PG) Brian Carlson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 14:32 | Southern Mississippi | William Johnston steals the ball from Jerome Hardie | 46-49 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | Kurt Imel is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kurt Imel, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| 14:11 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Batiste knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Lewis Gronowski | 46-52 |
| 14:02 | Ball State | Charles Batiste denies the turnaround by Kurt Imel | 46-52 |
| 14:00 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Batiste grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 13:52 | Southern Mississippi | Jerome Hardie misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-52 |
| 13:50 | Ball State | William Johnston gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 13:46 | Ball State | William Johnston knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Kurt Imel and he's hacked by Josef Golaszewski - foul #4 on Josef Golaszewski, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Balk (PG), Edgar Winzelberg (PF) Kurt Imel, Pedro Colon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Conn (PG), Mario Morales (SG), Ronald Vinton (PF), Frank Slater (C) Lewis Gronowski, Josef Golaszewski, Jerome Hardie, Charles Batiste | |
| 13:46 | Ball State | William Johnston makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 13:24 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Slater throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Hubert Hines (SG), Brian Carlson (SF), Douglas Roberts (PF) William Johnston, Mark McKinley, Joseph Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:00 | Ball State | Douglas Roberts comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 12:59 | Southern Mississippi | Juan Perez grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 12:43 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Slater scores on a floater from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 12:32 | Ball State | Brian Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Johnston (SG), Gregory Sowder (PF) Hubert Hines, Douglas Roberts | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski (C) Ronald Vinton | |
| 12:11 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Edgar Winzelberg - foul #2 on Edgar Winzelberg, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kurt Imel (PG), Mark McKinley (SG), Joseph Phillips (C) William Balk, William Johnston, Edgar Winzelberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerome Hardie (PF) Frank Slater | |
| 12:11 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 12:11 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 12:04 | Ball State | Mark McKinley drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 12:02 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Conn is hacked by Mark McKinley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark McKinley, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Johnston (SG) Mark McKinley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:02 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Conn makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 12:02 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Conn makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | William Johnston is fouled in the backcourt by Juan Perez - foul #4 on Juan Perez, team foul #3 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Johnny Carpenter (SF) Juan Perez | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Kurt Imel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Johnston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brian Carlson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Sowder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ronald Conn (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Morales (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Carpenter (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerome Hardie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Kamienski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Ball State | Joseph Phillips blows the layup | 52-58 |
| 11:46 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Kurt Imel | 52-58 |
| 11:39 | Ball State | William Johnston misses the lay-in | 52-58 |
| 11:38 | Ball State | Joseph Phillips can't tip it in | 52-58 |
| 11:36 | Ball State | Gregory Sowder grabs the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 11:21 | Ball State | Kurt Imel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 11:20 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Morales grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 11:14 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Kamienski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-58 |
| 11:13 | Ball State | Joseph Phillips gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Gregory Sowder is hacked by Jerome Hardie - foul #2 on Jerome Hardie, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Balk (PG), Hubert Hines (SG), Douglas Roberts (PF), Pedro Colon (C) Kurt Imel, William Johnston, Gregory Sowder, Joseph Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Gronowski (PG), Ronald Vinton (PF), Charles Batiste (C) Ronald Conn, Jerome Hardie, Cecil Kamienski | |
| 10:41 | Ball State | William Balk is hacked by Lewis Gronowski - foul #2 on Lewis Gronowski, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Slater (PF) Ronald Vinton | |
| 10:33 | Ball State | Douglas Roberts is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Frank Slater - foul #2 on Frank Slater, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| 10:33 | Ball State | Douglas Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 10:33 | Ball State | Douglas Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 10:18 | Southern Mississippi | Johnny Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 10:17 | Ball State | Douglas Roberts pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Pedro Colon can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Charles Batiste - foul #1 on Charles Batiste, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Winzelberg (C) Douglas Roberts | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Pedro Colon makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Pedro Colon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 09:52 | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Gronowski misses short on a runner from the right block | 56-58 |
| 09:50 | Ball State | Edgar Winzelberg grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 09:43 | Ball State | Hubert Hines misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 09:41 | Southern Mississippi | Johnny Carpenter grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 09:12 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Morales misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-58 |
| 09:11 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Batiste | 56-58 |
| 09:02 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Carlson is called for the reach on Johnny Carpenter - foul #3 on Brian Carlson, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Johnston (SG), Gregory Sowder (SF), Douglas Roberts (PF), Joseph Phillips (C) Hubert Hines, Brian Carlson, Pedro Colon, Edgar Winzelberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Conn (PG), Jerome Hardie (SF), Ronald Vinton (PF) Lewis Gronowski, Mario Morales, Frank Slater | |
| 09:02 | Southern Mississippi | Johnny Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 09:02 | Southern Mississippi | Johnny Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 09:02 | Ball State | Gregory Sowder snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 08:35 | Ball State | Gregory Sowder scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from William Balk | 58-59 |
| 08:06 | Southern Mississippi | Johnny Carpenter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-59 |
| 08:04 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Joseph Phillips | 58-59 |
| 08:00 | Ball State | Ronald Conn is called for the reach on William Balk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Conn, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark McKinley (SG) William Johnston | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Josef Golaszewski (SG), Juan Perez (SF), Cecil Kamienski (C) Johnny Carpenter, Jerome Hardie, Charles Batiste | |
| 08:00 | Ball State | William Balk makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 08:00 | Ball State | William Balk misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 08:00 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ronald Vinton | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Balk (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mark McKinley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gregory Sowder (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Roberts (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ronald Conn (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Josef Golaszewski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Juan Perez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Ronald Vinton (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Kamienski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Phillips steals it from Juan Perez | 59-59 |
| 07:14 | Ball State | Gregory Sowder hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 59-59 |
| 07:12 | Ball State | William Balk grabs the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 06:51 | Ball State | Joseph Phillips is alone and drills a turnaround in the paint | 61-59 |
| 06:47 | Southern Mississippi | Josef Golaszewski buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-61 |
| 06:42 | Ball State | Douglas Roberts misses the dunk attempt | 61-61 |
| 06:41 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Vinton snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 06:17 | Southern Mississippi | Juan Perez misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 61-61 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Gregory Sowder pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Josef Golaszewski is called for the reach on Mark McKinley - foul #5 on Josef Golaszewski, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kurt Imel (PG), Hubert Hines (SG), Pedro Colon (PF), Edgar Winzelberg (C) William Balk, Gregory Sowder, Douglas Roberts, Joseph Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Gronowski (PG), Mario Morales (SG), Jerome Hardie (PF), Frank Slater (C) Ronald Conn, Josef Golaszewski, Ronald Vinton, Cecil Kamienski | |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Mark McKinley misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:56 | Southern Mississippi | Jerome Hardie pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 05:49 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Slater misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 05:47 | Southern Mississippi | Jerome Hardie grabs the offensive board | 61-61 |
| 05:31 | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Gronowski is hacked by Kurt Imel - foul #3 on Kurt Imel, team foul #10 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Johnston (SG), Brian Carlson (SF) Hubert Hines, Mark McKinley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:31 | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Gronowski misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:31 | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Gronowski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:15 | Ball State | Brian Carlson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-62 |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jerome Hardie snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 05:03 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Morales makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Lewis Gronowski | 61-65 |
| 04:46 | Ball State | William Johnston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Johnny Carpenter (PF), Charles Batiste (C) Jerome Hardie, Frank Slater | |
| 04:28 | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Gronowski connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Mario Morales | 61-67 |
| 04:16 | Ball State | Brian Carlson is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 04:11 | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Gronowski misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Kurt Imel - foul #4 on Kurt Imel, team foul #11 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Hubert Hines (PG), Douglas Roberts (PF), Gregory Sowder (C) Kurt Imel, Pedro Colon, Edgar Winzelberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:11 | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Gronowski makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 04:11 | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Gronowski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 04:08 | Ball State | Hubert Hines is hacked by Lewis Gronowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lewis Gronowski, team foul #10 | 64-69 |
| 04:08 | Ball State | Hubert Hines makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 04:08 | Ball State | Hubert Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:52 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Morales can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 66-69 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Douglas Roberts gets the rebound | 66-69 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Hubert Hines (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Johnston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brian Carlson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Roberts (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Sowder (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Lewis Gronowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mario Morales (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Juan Perez (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Johnny Carpenter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Batiste (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:29 | Ball State | Brian Carlson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 03:28 | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Gronowski grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 03:19 | Southern Mississippi | Johnny Carpenter misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-69 |
| 03:18 | Southern Mississippi | Johnny Carpenter misses the tip | 66-69 |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Gregory Sowder gets the rebound | 66-69 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Gregory Sowder misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-69 |
| 02:48 | Ball State | Brian Carlson misses the tip | 66-69 |
| 02:46 | Ball State | Douglas Roberts can't tip it in | 66-69 |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Batiste snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 02:27 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Morales misses the fadeaway from the right side | 66-69 |
| 02:26 | Ball State | Gregory Sowder grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 02:26 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kurt Imel (PG), Mark McKinley (SF), Pedro Colon (PF), Edgar Winzelberg (C) William Johnston, Brian Carlson, Douglas Roberts, Gregory Sowder | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Conn (PG), Jerome Hardie (PF), Frank Slater (C) Lewis Gronowski, Mario Morales, Charles Batiste | |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Ronald Conn steals it from Hubert Hines | 66-69 |
| 02:03 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Balk (PG), Brian Carlson (SF), Gregory Sowder (PF), Joseph Phillips (C) Kurt Imel, Hubert Hines, Pedro Colon, Edgar Winzelberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Juan Perez misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Gregory Sowder - foul #2 on Gregory Sowder, team foul #12 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Johnston (SG), Douglas Roberts (PF) Mark McKinley, Gregory Sowder | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Mario Morales (SG), Ronald Vinton (PF), Charles Batiste (C) Johnny Carpenter, Jerome Hardie, Frank Slater | |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Juan Perez misses the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Juan Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:26 | Ball State | Douglas Roberts hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side | 66-70 |
| 01:25 | Ball State | Joseph Phillips tips it back up and in | 68-70 |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Vinton is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ronald Vinton, team foul #11 | 68-70 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Joseph Phillips travels with the ball | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Vinton misses the easy layup | 68-70 |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Joseph Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Douglas Roberts drills a floater in the paint | 70-70 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Conn misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Balk (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brian Carlson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Roberts (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ronald Conn (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mario Morales (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Juan Perez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Ronald Vinton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Batiste (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Batiste wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Morales clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Johnston - foul #4 on William Johnston, team foul #13 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gregory Sowder (PF) Douglas Roberts | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Gronowski (PG), Johnny Carpenter (SF), Jerome Hardie (PF), Frank Slater (C) Ronald Conn, Juan Perez, Ronald Vinton, Charles Batiste | |
| 04:39 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Morales makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 04:39 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:22 | Ball State | Gregory Sowder's floater is knocked away by Frank Slater | 70-72 |
| 04:21 | Southern Mississippi | Jerome Hardie pulls down the rebound | 70-72 |
| 04:02 | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Gronowski loses the dribble to William Johnston | 70-72 |
| 03:40 | Ball State | William Johnston clanks a jumper near the basket | 70-72 |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Gronowski pulls down the rebound | 70-72 |
| 03:31 | Southern Mississippi | Jerome Hardie misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gregory Sowder - foul #3 on Gregory Sowder, team foul #14 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark McKinley (SG), Pedro Colon (C) William Johnston, Joseph Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Juan Perez (SF), Charles Batiste (C) Mario Morales, Frank Slater | |
| 03:31 | Southern Mississippi | Jerome Hardie misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 03:31 | Southern Mississippi | Jerome Hardie misses the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 03:31 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Gregory Sowder | 70-72 |
| 03:27 | Ball State | Mark McKinley double dribbles in the backcourt | 70-72 |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | Juan Perez comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Pedro Colon - foul #2 on Pedro Colon, team foul #15 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kurt Imel (PG), Edgar Winzelberg (C) William Balk, Brian Carlson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Conn (PG), Ronald Vinton (PF) Lewis Gronowski, Jerome Hardie | |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | Juan Perez misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | Juan Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 02:55 | Ball State | Kurt Imel's pass is intercepted by Johnny Carpenter | 70-73 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Juan Perez misses the lay-in | 70-73 |
| 02:48 | Ball State | Pedro Colon grabs the board | 70-73 |
| 02:48 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Balk (PG), Brian Carlson (SF), Douglas Roberts (PF) Kurt Imel, Pedro Colon, Edgar Winzelberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Gronowski (PG), Jerome Hardie (SF) Ronald Conn, Juan Perez | |
| 02:46 | Ball State | William Balk is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Vinton - foul #3 on Ronald Vinton, team foul #12 | 70-73 |
| 02:46 | Ball State | William Balk makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 02:46 | Ball State | William Balk makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:38 | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Gronowski misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 72-73 |
| 02:36 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Batiste pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-73 |
| 02:23 | Southern Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Vinton is blocked by Douglas Roberts | 72-73 |
| 02:21 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Batiste pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-73 |
| 02:05 | Southern Mississippi | William Balk is called for the reach on Charles Batiste - foul #1 on William Balk, team foul #16 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Johnston (SG), Joseph Phillips (C) Mark McKinley, Gregory Sowder | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Conn (PG) Lewis Gronowski | |
| 02:05 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Batiste makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 02:05 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Batiste makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 01:47 | Ball State | Brian Carlson hits a wide open shot from the right wing set up by William Balk | 74-75 |
| 01:33 | Southern Mississippi | Jerome Hardie clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-75 |
| 01:31 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Batiste pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-75 |
| 01:17 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Vinton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jerome Hardie | 74-77 |
| 01:01 | Ball State | Douglas Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-77 |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | Jerome Hardie grabs the defensive rebound | 74-77 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Balk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - William Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Brian Carlson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Roberts (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ronald Conn (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Carpenter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. SF - Jerome Hardie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ronald Vinton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Batiste (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Jerome Hardie hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Johnny Carpenter | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Douglas Roberts misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 74-79 |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Batiste pulls down the rebound | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | William Balk is called for the reach on Charles Batiste in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Balk, team foul #17 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Mario Morales (SG), Juan Perez (SF) Johnny Carpenter, Jerome Hardie | |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Batiste makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Batiste makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Brian Carlson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-81 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Vinton gets the rebound | 74-81 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | William Balk is called for the reach on Ronald Vinton in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Balk, team foul #18 | 74-81 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Gronowski (SG) Mario Morales | |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Vinton makes the 1st free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Vinton makes the 2nd free throw | 74-83 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Douglas Roberts misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 74-83 |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Juan Perez gets the rebound | 74-83 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Juan Perez is fouled in the backcourt by William Balk - foul #4 on William Balk, team foul #19 | 74-83 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Juan Perez makes the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Juan Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | William Balk's pass is intercepted by Lewis Gronowski in the backcourt | 74-85 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Conn runs out the clock | 74-85 |