| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - James Worthington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Farley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Bruckner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Chamberlain (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Lyle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Willy Duvall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Tennessee State | George Moore inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Chamberlain knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Farley | 30-26 |
| 19:15 | Ball State | George Moore steps in front of the Jerry Richardson pass | 30-26 |
| 19:12 | East Tennessee State | George Moore jams it | 32-26 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Mark Lyle misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-26 |
| 18:58 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to James Worthington | 32-26 |
| 18:48 | East Tennessee State | George Moore is hacked by Willy Duvall - foul #3 on Willy Duvall, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Miller (C) Willy Duvall | |
| 18:25 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Chamberlain makes the jumper from the left side | 34-26 |
| 18:22 | Ball State | Sean Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-26 |
| 18:17 | East Tennessee State | Joseph Miller is called for the reach on Timothy Chamberlain - foul #1 on Joseph Miller, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| 18:00 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 17:59 | Ball State | Joseph Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Timothy Chamberlain steals the ball from Mark Lyle | 34-26 |
| 17:26 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 36-26 |
| 17:13 | Ball State | Mark Lyle can't finish the layup | 36-26 |
| 17:11 | East Tennessee State | George Moore gets the rebound | 36-26 |
| 16:51 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Worthington | 39-26 |
| 16:39 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Richardson | 39-28 |
| 16:16 | East Tennessee State | John Farley is hacked by Gordon Rogers - foul #1 on Gordon Rogers, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Matthews (PG), Nelson Spiva (SG), Thomas Lumsden (SF), James Wood (C) Sean Evans, Jerry Richardson, Gordon Rogers, Mark Lyle | |
| 15:57 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner clanks a 3 from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 15:55 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Wood | 39-28 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - James Worthington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Farley (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Bruckner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Chamberlain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Matthews (fresh) SG - Nelson Spiva (fresh) SF - Thomas Lumsden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - James Wood (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Ball State | Thomas Lumsden comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 15:49 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Chamberlain grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 15:35 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 15:33 | Ball State | Nelson Spiva pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| 15:13 | Ball State | Nelson Spiva misses the lay-in | 39-28 |
| 15:11 | Ball State | John Matthews gets the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 15:02 | Ball State | John Matthews misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-28 |
| 15:00 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Chamberlain grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 14:50 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Farley | 42-28 |
| 14:39 | Ball State | James Wood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-28 |
| 14:38 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 14:29 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-28 |
| 14:07 | Ball State | Nelson Spiva hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Matthews | 45-30 |
| 13:50 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Farley and the foul's on Joseph Miller - foul #2 on Joseph Miller, team foul #4 | 47-30 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Evans (PG), Jerry Richardson (SG), Gordon Rogers (SF), Mark Lyle (PF), Willy Duvall (C) John Matthews, Nelson Spiva, Thomas Lumsden, Joseph Miller, James Wood | |
| 13:50 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner makes the free throw | 48-30 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:26 | Ball State | Jerry Richardson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-30 |
| 13:25 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to James Worthington | 48-30 |
| 13:09 | East Tennessee State | Sean Evans steps in front of the Timothy Chamberlain pass | 48-30 |
| 13:04 | Ball State | Sean Evans blows the layup | 48-30 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Willy Duvall gets the offensive rebound | 48-30 |
| 12:49 | Ball State | Willy Duvall comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy Chamberlain - foul #1 on Timothy Chamberlain, team foul #1 | 48-30 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kevin Walker (SF), Nicholas Triche (PF), Bruce Walker (C) George Moore, Jacob Bruckner, Timothy Chamberlain | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:49 | Ball State | Willy Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 12:49 | Ball State | Willy Duvall misses the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| 12:49 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers grabs the offensive rebound | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:28 | Ball State | Mark Lyle loses the dribble to Bruce Walker | 48-31 |
| 12:06 | East Tennessee State | James Worthington scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Walker | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Sean Evans comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-31 |
| 11:46 | Ball State | Willy Duvall tips it back up and in | 50-33 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - James Worthington (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Farley (tiring) 5 ast. SF - Kevin Walker (fresh) PF - Nicholas Triche (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Lyle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Willy Duvall (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | East Tennessee State | James Worthington scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-33 |
| 11:29 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers hits the finger roll set up by Sean Evans | 53-35 |
| 11:09 | East Tennessee State | John Farley is whistled for traveling | 53-35 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Rex Jewell (PG), Jon Brown (SG), George Moore (SF), Jacob Bruckner (PF), Timothy Chamberlain (C) James Worthington, John Farley, Kevin Walker, Nicholas Triche, Bruce Walker | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Miller (PF) Mark Lyle | |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Joseph Miller clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rex Jewell - foul #1 on Rex Jewell, team foul #2 | 53-35 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Lumsden (SF) Gordon Rogers | |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Joseph Miller misses the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Joseph Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 10:52 | East Tennessee State | George Moore clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 53-36 |
| 10:51 | Ball State | Willy Duvall grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Rex Jewell is called for the reach on Sean Evans - foul #2 on Rex Jewell, team foul #3 | 53-36 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Matthews (PG), Nelson Spiva (SG), James Wood (C) Sean Evans, Jerry Richardson, Willy Duvall | |
| 10:30 | Ball State | Thomas Lumsden's floater is tipped away by Timothy Chamberlain | 53-36 |
| 10:28 | Ball State | Joseph Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 10:20 | Ball State | James Wood travels with the ball | 53-36 |
| 10:11 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Moore | 55-36 |
| 10:07 | Ball State | Nelson Spiva throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-36 |
| 09:50 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Jon Brown | 57-36 |
| 09:29 | Ball State | Nelson Spiva is hacked by Jon Brown - foul #2 on Jon Brown, team foul #4 | 57-36 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | James Worthington (PG), John Farley (SG) Rex Jewell, Jon Brown | |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Evans (PG), Jerry Richardson (SG), Gordon Rogers (SF), Mark Lyle (PF), Willy Duvall (C) John Matthews, Nelson Spiva, Thomas Lumsden, Joseph Miller, James Wood | |
| 09:09 | Ball State | Mark Lyle makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Evans | 57-39 |
| 08:52 | East Tennessee State | George Moore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by Willy Duvall - foul #4 on Willy Duvall, team foul #5 | 57-39 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Wood (C) Willy Duvall | |
| 08:52 | East Tennessee State | George Moore misses the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 08:52 | East Tennessee State | George Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 08:52 | East Tennessee State | George Moore makes the 3rd free throw | 58-39 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Sean Evans comes up short on the floater from the right side | 58-39 |
| 08:24 | East Tennessee State | James Worthington snags the defensive board | 58-39 |
| 08:18 | East Tennessee State | Mark Lyle knocks away the 3 by John Farley | 58-39 |
| 08:17 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Jerry Richardson | 58-41 |
| 07:49 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Worthington | 61-41 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | Jerry Richardson connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Lyle | 61-44 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - James Worthington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Farley (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - George Moore (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Bruckner (tiring) 31 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Chamberlain (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Lyle (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Wood (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:31 | East Tennessee State | James Worthington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-44 |
| 07:29 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner tips it back up and in | 63-44 |
| 07:10 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers's fadeaway is rejected by George Moore | 63-44 |
| 07:09 | Ball State | Mark Lyle tips it but misses | 63-44 |
| 07:07 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Chamberlain gets the rebound | 63-44 |
| 06:50 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 63-44 |
| 06:49 | Ball State | Mark Lyle pulls down the rebound | 63-44 |
| 06:45 | Ball State | Sean Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-44 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Rex Jewell (PG), Jon Brown (SG), Kevin Walker (SF), Nicholas Triche (PF), Bruce Walker (C) James Worthington, John Farley, George Moore, Jacob Bruckner, Timothy Chamberlain | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Matthews (PG), Nelson Spiva (SG), Thomas Lumsden (SF), Joseph Miller (PF), Willy Duvall (C) Sean Evans, Jerry Richardson, Gordon Rogers, Mark Lyle, James Wood | |
| 06:24 | East Tennessee State | Joseph Miller steals it from Nicholas Triche | 63-44 |
| 06:15 | Ball State | Willy Duvall misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-44 |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Willy Duvall pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 06:07 | Ball State | Thomas Lumsden buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Nelson Spiva | 63-46 |
| 05:49 | East Tennessee State | Jon Brown is fouled on the floor by Joseph Miller - foul #3 on Joseph Miller, team foul #6 | 63-46 |
| 05:37 | East Tennessee State | Rex Jewell makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jon Brown and the foul's on John Matthews - foul #1 on John Matthews, team foul #7 | 65-46 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Evans (PG) John Matthews | |
| 05:37 | East Tennessee State | Rex Jewell makes the free throw | 66-46 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Joseph Miller is hacked by Bruce Walker - foul #1 on Bruce Walker, team foul #5 | 66-46 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | James Worthington (PG) Jon Brown | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jerry Richardson (SG), Gordon Rogers (SF) Nelson Spiva, Thomas Lumsden | |
| 05:05 | Ball State | Sean Evans knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Richardson | 66-49 |
| 04:50 | East Tennessee State | Kevin Walker misses the 3 from straight away | 66-49 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Joseph Miller | 66-49 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers's pass is intercepted by Kevin Walker | 66-49 |
| 04:17 | East Tennessee State | James Worthington scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Rex Jewell | 69-49 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Jerry Richardson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jerry Richardson, team foul #8 | 69-49 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jon Brown (SG) James Worthington | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Matthews (PG), Nelson Spiva (SG), Thomas Lumsden (SF), James Wood (PF), Derrick Turner (C) Sean Evans, Jerry Richardson, Gordon Rogers, Joseph Miller, Willy Duvall | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | East Tennessee State | James Wood is called for the reach on Nicholas Triche - foul #2 on James Wood, team foul #9 | 69-49 |
| 03:34 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Triche makes the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 03:34 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Triche makes the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Rex Jewell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin Walker (fairly fresh) PF - Nicholas Triche (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Bruce Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Matthews (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nelson Spiva (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lumsden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Wood (fresh) 3 pts. C - Derrick Turner (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Ball State | James Wood misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-49 |
| 03:23 | East Tennessee State | Kevin Walker gets the rebound | 71-49 |
| 03:18 | East Tennessee State | Rex Jewell misses short on a shot from the right side | 71-49 |
| 03:16 | East Tennessee State | Kevin Walker hits the follow up shot | 73-49 |
| 03:02 | Ball State | Nelson Spiva comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-49 |
| 03:01 | Ball State | Derrick Turner gets the offensive rebound | 73-49 |
| 02:46 | Ball State | James Wood misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-49 |
| 02:45 | East Tennessee State | Jon Brown gets the rebound | 73-49 |
| 02:40 | East Tennessee State | Jon Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-49 |
| 02:38 | Ball State | Derrick Turner grabs the board | 73-49 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:33 | Ball State | Nelson Spiva hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Lumsden | 73-51 |
| 02:26 | East Tennessee State | Kevin Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-51 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Miller (PF) Derrick Turner | |
| 02:19 | Ball State | John Matthews misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bruce Walker - foul #2 on Bruce Walker, team foul #6 | 73-51 |
| 02:19 | Ball State | John Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 02:19 | Ball State | John Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 02:19 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Triche | 73-52 |
| 01:51 | East Tennessee State | Rex Jewell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 73-52 |
| 01:49 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Walker | 73-52 |
| 01:37 | East Tennessee State | Rex Jewell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-52 |
| 01:22 | Ball State | Thomas Lumsden misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 73-52 |
| 01:21 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Triche grabs the defensive rebound | 73-52 |
| 01:10 | East Tennessee State | Rex Jewell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 73-52 |
| 01:08 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Triche grabs the offensive rebound | 73-52 |
| 00:47 | East Tennessee State | Rex Jewell misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Matthews - foul #2 on John Matthews, team foul #10 | 73-52 |
| 00:47 | East Tennessee State | Rex Jewell makes the 1st free throw | 74-52 |
| 00:47 | East Tennessee State | Rex Jewell misses the 2nd free throw | 74-52 |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Joseph Miller pulls down the rebound | 74-52 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Ball State | Thomas Lumsden misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Kevin Walker - foul #2 on Kevin Walker, team foul #7 | 74-52 |
| 00:39 | Ball State | Thomas Lumsden makes the 1st free throw | 74-53 |
| 00:39 | Ball State | Thomas Lumsden makes the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | East Tennessee State | Kevin Walker buries a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Thomas Lumsden - foul #2 on Thomas Lumsden, team foul #11 | 76-54 |
| 00:13 | East Tennessee State | Kevin Walker makes the free throw | 77-54 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | John Matthews buries a shot from the right wing | 77-56 |
| 00:00 | East Tennessee State | Rex Jewell runs out the clock | 77-56 |