| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Hagen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Laurence Agosto (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Barry Stoddard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Allison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grover Burris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Carter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua McChristian (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Lablanc (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto inbounds the ball | 46-39 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto makes the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 48-39 |
| 19:21 | Ohio | Joshua McChristian misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by John Morgan - foul #1 on John Morgan, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| 19:21 | Ohio | Joshua McChristian misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 19:21 | Ohio | Joshua McChristian misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 19:21 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 19:07 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto can't finish the uncontested layup | 48-39 |
| 19:05 | Ball State | Charles Kelly misses the tip | 48-39 |
| 19:04 | Ohio | Tyler Lablanc grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 18:49 | Ohio | Tyler Lablanc misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 18:47 | Ohio | Grover Burris tips it but misses | 48-39 |
| 18:45 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 18:27 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 48-39 |
| 18:26 | Ohio | Tyler Lablanc pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 18:13 | Ohio | Grover Burris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 18:11 | Ohio | Joshua McChristian hits the follow up shot | 48-41 |
| 18:04 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lawrence Benites (PG), Clarence Smith (SG), Christopher John (PF), Joseph Yarbrough (C) John Morgan, John Hagen, Barry Stoddard, Charles Kelly | |
| Subs | Ohio | Loren Starnes (PG), Drew Floyd (SG), Parker Richards (SF), Arnold Beverly (PF), Don Mayo (C) James Allison, Grover Burris, David Carter, Joshua McChristian, Tyler Lablanc | |
| 17:39 | Ohio | Arnold Beverly makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Loren Starnes | 48-43 |
| 17:22 | Ball State | Clarence Smith misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 17:20 | Ball State | Joseph Yarbrough tips it home | 50-43 |
| 17:15 | Ohio | Drew Floyd misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Laurence Agosto - foul #2 on Laurence Agosto, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Peel (PG), Charles Kelly (C) Laurence Agosto, Joseph Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Ohio | Grover Burris (SG), Joshua McChristian (PF) Loren Starnes, Arnold Beverly | |
| 17:15 | Ohio | Drew Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 17:15 | Ohio | Drew Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 16:57 | Ball State | Paul Peel hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Lawrence Benites and he's fouled by Joshua McChristian - foul #2 on Joshua McChristian, team foul #1 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Hagen (SG) Clarence Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 16:57 | Ball State | Paul Peel makes the free throw | 53-45 |
| 16:44 | Ohio | Joshua McChristian hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 53-45 |
| 16:43 | Ohio | Joshua McChristian hits the follow up shot | 53-47 |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Paul Peel makes the wide open floater from the free throw line | 55-47 |
| 16:18 | Ohio | Drew Floyd hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Parker Richards | 55-49 |
| 15:54 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites blows the layup | 55-49 |
| 15:53 | Ball State | John Hagen gets the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Peel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hagen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lawrence Benites (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher John (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Drew Floyd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Grover Burris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Parker Richards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua McChristian (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Don Mayo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Ball State | Christopher John clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-49 |
| 15:42 | Ohio | Drew Floyd pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 15:26 | Ohio | Drew Floyd can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Peel - foul #2 on Paul Peel, team foul #3 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Morgan (PG), Clarence Smith (SG), Laurence Agosto (SF), Barry Stoddard (PF), Joseph Yarbrough (C) Paul Peel, John Hagen, Lawrence Benites, Christopher John, Charles Kelly | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Allison (PG), David Carter (SF), Arnold Beverly (PF), Tyler Lablanc (C) Grover Burris, Parker Richards, Joshua McChristian, Don Mayo | |
| 15:26 | Ohio | Drew Floyd misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 15:26 | Ohio | Drew Floyd misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 15:26 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Joseph Yarbrough | 55-49 |
| 15:01 | Ball State | John Morgan is called for traveling | 55-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Loren Starnes (SG) Drew Floyd | |
| 14:53 | Ohio | Arnold Beverly misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 14:51 | Ball State | Clarence Smith grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 14:24 | Ball State | Joseph Yarbrough banks in the layup set up by Clarence Smith | 57-49 |
| 14:06 | Ohio | Arnold Beverly misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-49 |
| 14:04 | Ohio | Arnold Beverly snags the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 13:42 | Ohio | David Carter connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-51 |
| 13:26 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard slams it home | 59-51 |
| 13:05 | Ohio | Joseph Yarbrough takes the ball from Loren Starnes | 59-51 |
| 12:55 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto is called for 10 seconds | 59-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Peel (PG), John Hagen (SG), Lawrence Benites (SF), Christopher John (PF), Charles Kelly (C) John Morgan, Clarence Smith, Laurence Agosto, Barry Stoddard, Joseph Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Ohio | Drew Floyd (PG), Grover Burris (SG), Parker Richards (SF), Joshua McChristian (PF), Don Mayo (C) James Allison, Loren Starnes, David Carter, Arnold Beverly, Tyler Lablanc | |
| 12:37 | Ohio | Paul Peel steals it from Joshua McChristian | 59-51 |
| 12:21 | Ball State | John Hagen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-51 |
| 12:04 | Ohio | Grover Burris misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 12:03 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua McChristian | 62-51 |
| 11:45 | Ohio | Parker Richards drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Peel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hagen (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lawrence Benites (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher John (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Drew Floyd (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Grover Burris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Parker Richards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua McChristian (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Don Mayo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Parker Richards - foul #1 on Parker Richards, team foul #2 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Vantassel (PF) Christopher John | |
| Subs | Ohio | Pavel Zettel (PG), Tyler Lablanc (C) Parker Richards, Don Mayo | |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 11:35 | Ohio | Tyler Lablanc snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 11:16 | Ohio | Tyler Lablanc scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Pavel Zettel | 63-56 |
| 10:48 | Ball State | James Vantassel misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joshua McChristian - foul #3 on Joshua McChristian, team foul #3 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Morgan (PG), Laurence Agosto (SF), Barry Stoddard (PF) Paul Peel, Lawrence Benites, Charles Kelly | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Allison (PG), Loren Starnes (SG), David Carter (SF) Pavel Zettel, Grover Burris, Drew Floyd | |
| 10:48 | Ball State | James Vantassel misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 10:48 | Ball State | James Vantassel makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 10:39 | Ohio | James Allison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 10:38 | Ball State | John Hagen grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 10:21 | Ball State | John Hagen drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Laurence Agosto | 66-56 |
| 09:57 | Ohio | Joshua McChristian lays it in set up by James Allison | 66-58 |
| 09:42 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lawrence Benites (SG), Christopher John (PF), Charles Kelly (C) John Hagen, Barry Stoddard, James Vantassel | |
| Subs | Ohio | Drew Floyd (PG), Grover Burris (SG), Arnold Beverly (PF), Don Mayo (C) James Allison, Loren Starnes, Joshua McChristian, Tyler Lablanc | |
| 09:28 | Ohio | Grover Burris hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 66-58 |
| 09:26 | Ohio | Don Mayo tips it in | 66-60 |
| 09:05 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites travels with the ball | 66-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clarence Smith (SG) John Morgan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Parker Richards (SF) David Carter | |
| 08:45 | Ohio | Arnold Beverly hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-63 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Drew Floyd is called for the reach on Lawrence Benites in the backcourt - foul #2 on Drew Floyd, team foul #4 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Peel (PG) Laurence Agosto | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Allison (PG) Parker Richards | |
| 08:30 | Ball State | Clarence Smith is hacked by Drew Floyd - foul #3 on Drew Floyd, team foul #5 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryce Styron (SF), Barry Stoddard (PF) Lawrence Benites, Christopher John | |
| Subs | Ohio | Parker Richards (SF), Joshua McChristian (PF) Grover Burris, Arnold Beverly | |
| 08:17 | Ball State | Clarence Smith buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Bryce Styron | 69-63 |
| 07:57 | Ohio | Barry Stoddard swats the short shot by Drew Floyd | 69-63 |
| 07:56 | Ball State | Charles Kelly snags the defensive board | 69-63 |
| 07:54 | Ball State | Drew Floyd is called for the reach on Clarence Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Drew Floyd, team foul #6 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Morgan (PG), Laurence Agosto (SF), Joseph Yarbrough (C) Paul Peel, Bryce Styron, Charles Kelly | |
| Subs | Ohio | Loren Starnes (PG), Grover Burris (SG), Tyler Lablanc (C) James Allison, Drew Floyd, Don Mayo | |
| 07:40 | Ball State | Clarence Smith is hacked by Tyler Lablanc - foul #3 on Tyler Lablanc, team foul #7 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Carter (SF) Parker Richards | |
| 07:40 | Ball State | Clarence Smith makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 07:40 | Ball State | Clarence Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clarence Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Laurence Agosto (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Barry Stoddard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Yarbrough (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Loren Starnes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Grover Burris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Carter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua McChristian (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Tyler Lablanc (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Ohio | Joshua McChristian blows the dunk | 71-63 |
| 07:21 | Ball State | Clarence Smith pulls down the rebound | 71-63 |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto's pass is intercepted by Grover Burris in the backcourt | 71-63 |
| 07:08 | Ohio | Joshua McChristian misses short on a 3 from straight away | 71-63 |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Clarence Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 06:52 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard loses the dribble to Grover Burris | 71-63 |
| 06:49 | Ohio | Grover Burris banks in the layup | 71-65 |
| 06:30 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard makes the wide open shot from the right block on a great pass from John Morgan | 73-65 |
| 06:12 | Ohio | Joseph Yarbrough steals the ball from Tyler Lablanc | 73-65 |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Loren Starnes is called for the reach on John Morgan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Loren Starnes, team foul #8 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Hagen (SG), Lawrence Benites (SF), Christopher John (PF), Charles Kelly (C) Clarence Smith, Laurence Agosto, Barry Stoddard, Joseph Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Allison (PG), Drew Floyd (SG), Parker Richards (SF), Arnold Beverly (PF), Don Mayo (C) Loren Starnes, Grover Burris, David Carter, Joshua McChristian, Tyler Lablanc | |
| 06:10 | Ball State | John Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 06:10 | Ball State | John Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 05:50 | Ohio | Don Mayo hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 75-65 |
| 05:48 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Charles Kelly | 75-65 |
| 05:31 | Ball State | John Hagen is open and lays it up and in set up by Christopher John | 77-65 |
| 05:12 | Ohio | Christopher John is called for the reach on Arnold Beverly - foul #2 on Christopher John, team foul #4 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Peel (PG) John Morgan | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 04:56 | Ohio | Drew Floyd comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 77-65 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Charles Kelly grabs the board | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:37 | Ball State | Parker Richards steps in front of the John Hagen pass | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:31 | Ohio | Arnold Beverly misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Christopher John - foul #3 on Christopher John, team foul #5 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Laurence Agosto (SF), Joseph Yarbrough (PF), James Vantassel (C) Paul Peel, Christopher John, Charles Kelly | |
| Subs | Ohio | Loren Starnes (PG), Grover Burris (SG), David Carter (SF) James Allison, Parker Richards, Don Mayo | |
| 04:31 | Ohio | Arnold Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 04:31 | Ohio | Arnold Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:11 | Ball State | John Hagen drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Yarbrough | 80-67 |
| 03:54 | Ohio | Arnold Beverly misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Yarbrough - foul #1 on Joseph Yarbrough, team foul #6 | 80-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Peel (PG) Lawrence Benites | |
| Subs | Ohio | Tyler Lablanc (C) Drew Floyd | |
| 03:54 | Ohio | Arnold Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 80-68 |
| 03:54 | Ohio | Arnold Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Ball State | John Hagen makes the shot from the left wing | 82-69 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Peel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hagen (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Laurence Agosto (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Joseph Yarbrough (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - James Vantassel (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Loren Starnes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Grover Burris (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arnold Beverly (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Lablanc (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Ohio | Joseph Yarbrough denies the turnaround by Arnold Beverly | 82-69 |
| 03:10 | Ball State | Joseph Yarbrough grabs the board | 82-69 |
| 03:08 | Ball State | James Vantassel's pass is intercepted by Arnold Beverly in the backcourt | 82-69 |
| 02:57 | Ohio | Grover Burris connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-72 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Morgan (PG), Lawrence Benites (SG), Barry Stoddard (PF), Charles Kelly (C) Paul Peel, John Hagen, Joseph Yarbrough, James Vantassel | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Allison (PG), Joshua McChristian (PF), Don Mayo (C) Loren Starnes, Arnold Beverly, Tyler Lablanc | |
| 02:29 | Ball State | Charles Kelly misses short on an open shot from the left side | 82-72 |
| 02:28 | Ohio | Grover Burris grabs the board | 82-72 |
| 02:16 | Ohio | Don Mayo misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 82-72 |
| 02:15 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard gets the rebound | 82-72 |
| 01:54 | Ball State | Charles Kelly can't finish the layup | 82-72 |
| 01:53 | Ohio | Don Mayo pulls down the rebound | 82-72 |
| 01:41 | Ohio | James Allison can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 82-72 |
| 01:40 | Ohio | Grover Burris gets the offensive rebound | 82-72 |
| 01:24 | Ohio | Grover Burris scores on a jumper from the right wing | 82-74 |
| 01:04 | Ball State | Charles Kelly hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Morgan | 84-74 |
| 00:56 | Ohio | Joshua McChristian buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Allison | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:53 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard is fouled in the backcourt by James Allison - foul #3 on James Allison, team foul #9 | 84-77 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Peel (PG), John Hagen (SG), Joseph Yarbrough (C) John Morgan, Laurence Agosto, Charles Kelly | |
| Subs | Ohio | Tyler Lablanc (C) Don Mayo | |
| 00:53 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:53 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard makes the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | Ohio | Grover Burris is fouled on the floor by John Hagen - foul #3 on John Hagen, team foul #7 | 86-77 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Morgan (PG), Laurence Agosto (SF), Charles Kelly (C) Paul Peel, Lawrence Benites, Joseph Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:46 | Ohio | Grover Burris makes the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:46 | Ohio | Grover Burris misses the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Charles Kelly snags the defensive board | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Charles Kelly is hacked by Grover Burris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Grover Burris, team foul #10 | 86-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Peel (PG), Lawrence Benites (SF) John Morgan, Laurence Agosto | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Charles Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Charles Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:44 | Ohio | Tyler Lablanc grabs the defensive rebound | 86-78 |
| 00:36 | Ohio | Grover Burris misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 86-78 |
| 00:35 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard gets the rebound | 86-78 |
| 00:35 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Yarbrough (C) Charles Kelly | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard is fouled in the backcourt by Grover Burris - foul #4 on Grover Burris, team foul #11 | 86-78 |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Barry Stoddard makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:26 | Ohio | Joshua McChristian buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Grover Burris | 88-80 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites is hacked by Grover Burris in the backcourt - foul #5 on Grover Burris, team foul #12 | 88-80 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Drew Floyd (SG) Grover Burris | |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites misses the 1st free throw | 88-80 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Lawrence Benites makes the 2nd free throw | 89-80 |
| 00:17 | Ohio | James Allison scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Drew Floyd | 89-83 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 89-83 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Morgan (PG) Paul Peel | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Joseph Yarbrough is fouled in the backcourt by James Allison - foul #4 on James Allison, team foul #13 | 89-83 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Joseph Yarbrough misses the 1st free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Joseph Yarbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 90-83 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | Ohio | Drew Floyd comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 90-83 |
| 00:09 | Ohio | Tyler Lablanc gets the offensive rebound | 90-83 |
| 00:06 | Ohio | James Allison misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 90-83 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Joseph Yarbrough | 90-83 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 90-83 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Peel (PG) John Morgan | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Paul Peel runs out the clock | 90-83 |