| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Steven Grant (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Eric Robledo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Yevgeny Zamor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Laffoon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Howze (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Talley (fresh) PF - John Silberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Reed Bello (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | William Talley inbounds the ball | 34-42 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Silberg | 34-45 |
| 19:22 | Miami (OH) | Yevgeny Zamor connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Robledo | 36-45 |
| 19:14 | Ball State | William Talley misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Thompson - foul #1 on Gary Thompson, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| 19:14 | Ball State | William Talley makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 19:14 | Ball State | William Talley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 18:51 | Miami (OH) | Yevgeny Zamor is hacked by William Talley - foul #1 on William Talley, team foul #1 | 36-47 |
| 18:29 | Miami (OH) | Yevgeny Zamor double dribbles | 36-47 |
| 18:22 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 18:21 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Gary Thompson | 36-47 |
| 17:54 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-47 |
| 17:52 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 17:48 | Ball State | John Howze makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Victor Laffoon | 36-49 |
| 17:23 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown drills a floater in the lane | 38-49 |
| 17:08 | Ball State | John Silberg loses the ball out of bounds | 38-49 |
| 16:45 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grant scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Thompson | 41-49 |
| 16:34 | Ball State | William Talley misses the jumper from the right side | 41-49 |
| 16:32 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Gary Thompson | 41-49 |
| 16:15 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson blows the layup | 41-49 |
| 16:14 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 15:53 | Miami (OH) | Eric Robledo is whistled for traveling | 41-49 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Lambert (PG), Rodney Vanallen (SG), David Taylor (SF), Lloyd Tonn (PF), Joseph Viveros (C) Victor Laffoon, John Howze, William Talley, John Silberg, Reed Bello | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Steven Grant (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Eric Robledo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Yevgeny Zamor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Vanallen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Taylor (fresh) PF - Lloyd Tonn (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joseph Viveros (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Ball State | Rodney Vanallen is fouled on the floor by Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| 15:15 | Ball State | Rodney Vanallen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 15:14 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 14:51 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 41-49 |
| 14:50 | Miami (OH) | Yevgeny Zamor grabs the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 14:29 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grant misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 14:27 | Ball State | Lloyd Tonn grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 14:05 | Ball State | Rodney Vanallen buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Lambert | 41-52 |
| 13:49 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joseph Viveros - foul #1 on Joseph Viveros, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Laffoon (PG), John Howze (SG), William Talley (SF), John Silberg (PF), Reed Bello (C) William Lambert, Rodney Vanallen, David Taylor, Lloyd Tonn, Joseph Viveros | |
| 13:49 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 13:49 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 13:35 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon misses the jumper from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 13:33 | Ball State | William Talley tips it back up and in | 42-54 |
| 13:25 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 13:23 | Ball State | John Silberg gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | Gary Thompson steals the ball from John Howze | 42-54 |
| 12:55 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grant connects on the shot from the right block | 44-54 |
| 12:47 | Ball State | William Talley connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Victor Laffoon | 44-56 |
| 12:43 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Thompson | 46-56 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | John Howze is hacked by Eric Robledo - foul #4 on Eric Robledo, team foul #3 | 46-56 |
| 12:16 | Ball State | John Silberg scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Victor Laffoon | 46-58 |
| 12:11 | Miami (OH) | Victor Laffoon picks off the pass by Yevgeny Zamor | 46-58 |
| 12:04 | Ball State | John Howze is hacked by Eric Robledo - foul #5 on Eric Robledo, team foul #4 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Donald Cowger (SF) Eric Robledo | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:44 | Ball State | William Talley misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Donald Cowger - foul #1 on Donald Cowger, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| 11:44 | Ball State | William Talley misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 11:44 | Ball State | William Talley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Steven Grant (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Yevgeny Zamor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Cowger (fresh) PF - Gary Thompson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Laffoon (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Howze (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Talley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Silberg (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Reed Bello (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:30 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by John Silberg - foul #2 on John Silberg, team foul #3 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson (PF) Donald Cowger | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:30 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 11:30 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 11:10 | Ball State | William Talley buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Howze | 47-62 |
| 10:49 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown misses the jump hook from close range | 47-62 |
| 10:48 | Ball State | John Howze grabs the board | 47-62 |
| 10:38 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Howze | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:27 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 47-65 |
| 10:25 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown hits the follow up shot | 49-65 |
| 10:12 | Ball State | John Howze's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-65 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Donald Cowger (SF) Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Taylor (SF), Lloyd Tonn (PF) William Talley, John Silberg | |
| 09:55 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson misses long on a jumper in the lane | 49-65 |
| 09:53 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Reed Bello | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:27 | Ball State | David Taylor misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-65 |
| 09:26 | Miami (OH) | Yevgeny Zamor grabs the defensive rebound | 49-65 |
| 09:13 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Yevgeny Zamor | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:57 | Ball State | John Howze drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Victor Laffoon | 51-68 |
| 08:48 | Miami (OH) | Yevgeny Zamor misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Reed Bello - foul #3 on Reed Bello, team foul #4 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Lambert (PG), Rodney Vanallen (SG), William Talley (SF), John Silberg (PF) Victor Laffoon, John Howze, David Taylor, Reed Bello | |
| 08:48 | Miami (OH) | Yevgeny Zamor makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 08:48 | Miami (OH) | Yevgeny Zamor misses the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 08:48 | Ball State | Lloyd Tonn grabs the defensive rebound | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:19 | Ball State | John Silberg clanks a jumper from the right block | 52-68 |
| 08:17 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown snags the defensive board | 52-68 |
| 08:02 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Steven Grant | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:39 | Ball State | Lloyd Tonn's pass is intercepted by Steven Grant | 54-68 |
| 07:36 | Miami (OH) | Yevgeny Zamor throws it down on a nice dish by Steven Grant | 56-68 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Steven Grant (tiring) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Yevgeny Zamor (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Cowger (fresh) PF - Gary Thompson (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Brown (tiring) 16 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Vanallen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Talley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Silberg (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Tonn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Ball State | John Silberg misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 56-68 |
| 07:14 | Miami (OH) | Donald Cowger grabs the defensive rebound | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:00 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Grant | 58-68 |
| 06:44 | Ball State | William Talley is fouled on the floor by Steven Grant - foul #4 on Steven Grant, team foul #6 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Laffoon (PG), John Howze (SG), Joseph Viveros (PF), Reed Bello (C) William Lambert, Rodney Vanallen, John Silberg, Lloyd Tonn | |
| 06:30 | Ball State | John Howze steps out of bounds on the sideline | 58-68 |
| 06:23 | Miami (OH) | Yevgeny Zamor hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 58-68 |
| 06:21 | Ball State | William Talley grabs the defensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 06:11 | Ball State | John Howze blows the dunk | 58-68 |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Reed Bello tips it but misses | 58-68 |
| 06:08 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Richard Brown | 58-68 |
| 05:51 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grant buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Yevgeny Zamor | 61-68 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | John Howze blows the layup but he's fouled by Steven Grant - foul #5 on Steven Grant, team foul #7 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson (SG) Steven Grant | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Taylor (SF), John Silberg (PF) William Talley, Joseph Viveros | |
| 05:34 | Ball State | John Howze makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | John Howze makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:31 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Talley (SF) David Taylor | |
| 05:09 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson misses the shot from the baseline | 61-70 |
| 05:07 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon grabs the board | 61-70 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by William Talley | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:40 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Yevgeny Zamor | 63-72 |
| 04:35 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-72 |
| 04:33 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson gets the rebound | 63-72 |
| 04:24 | Miami (OH) | The jump hook by Richard Brown is blocked by Reed Bello | 63-72 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Reed Bello gets the rebound | 63-72 |
| 04:03 | Ball State | John Howze misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-72 |
| 04:01 | Ball State | William Talley gets the offensive rebound | 63-72 |
| 03:41 | Ball State | John Silberg drills a jumper in the lane set up by William Talley and he's hacked by Gary Thompson - foul #2 on Gary Thompson, team foul #8 | 63-74 |
| 03:41 | Ball State | John Silberg makes the free throw | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Miami (OH) | Reed Bello blocks the short jumper by Gary Thompson | 63-75 |
| 03:31 | Miami (OH) | Yevgeny Zamor tips it home | 65-75 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Yevgeny Zamor (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. SG - Martin Johnson (fresh) SF - Donald Cowger (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Thompson (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Brown (tiring) 18 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Victor Laffoon (fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Howze (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Talley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Silberg (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Reed Bello (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Ball State | Reed Bello makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Victor Laffoon | 65-77 |
| 03:02 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown banks in the layup and he's hacked by Reed Bello - foul #4 on Reed Bello, team foul #5 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Taylor (SF) William Talley | |
| 03:02 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown misses the free throw | 67-77 |
| 03:02 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Thompson | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:51 | Miami (OH) | The short jumper by Yevgeny Zamor is denied by David Taylor | 67-77 |
| 02:49 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Silberg | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:21 | Ball State | John Silberg misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Brown - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #9 | 67-77 |
| 02:21 | Ball State | John Silberg misses the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 02:21 | Ball State | John Silberg makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:18 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-78 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Talley (SF) David Taylor | |
| 02:10 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson is denied on a layup by Reed Bello | 67-78 |
| 02:08 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 67-78 |
| 01:51 | Miami (OH) | Yevgeny Zamor misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 67-78 |
| 01:49 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson tips it back up and in | 69-78 |
| 01:24 | Ball State | Reed Bello loses the dribble to Richard Brown | 69-78 |
| 01:24 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-78 |
| 01:13 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-78 |
| 01:12 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Silberg | 69-78 |
| 00:43 | Ball State | William Talley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-78 |
| 00:38 | Miami (OH) | Donald Cowger is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Donald Cowger, team foul #10 | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Ball State | Yevgeny Zamor is called for the reach on John Silberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Yevgeny Zamor, team foul #11 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Lambert (SG), Glen Farrell (SF), Lloyd Tonn (C) John Howze, William Talley, Reed Bello | |
| 00:36 | Ball State | John Silberg makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:36 | Ball State | John Silberg makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:32 | Miami (OH) | Donald Cowger hits the finger roll on a great pass from Yevgeny Zamor | 71-80 |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-80 |
| 00:31 | Ball State | John Silberg is hacked by Yevgeny Zamor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Yevgeny Zamor, team foul #12 | 71-80 |
| 00:31 | Ball State | John Silberg makes the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:31 | Ball State | John Silberg makes the 2nd free throw | 71-82 |
| 00:25 | Miami (OH) | The short jumper by Richard Brown is denied by Lloyd Tonn | 71-82 |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Glen Farrell grabs the board | 71-82 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Victor Laffoon runs out the clock | 71-82 |