| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - David Cronk (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Adam Little (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Pearce (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Damian Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jerry Simmons (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Lyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willy Duvall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers inbounds the ball | 24-36 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers hits a driving attempt in the paint | 24-38 |
| 19:28 | Winthrop | Gordon Rogers denies the turnaround by Jerry Simmons | 24-38 |
| 19:26 | Ball State | Mark Lyle snags the defensive board | 24-38 |
| 19:08 | Ball State | David Cronk is called for the reach on Sean Evans - foul #1 on David Cronk, team foul #1 | 24-38 |
| 18:50 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 24-38 |
| 18:49 | Ball State | Willy Duvall can't tip it in | 24-38 |
| 18:48 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Jerry Simmons | 24-38 |
| 18:19 | Winthrop | Damian Morgan is whistled for a carry | 24-38 |
| 17:57 | Ball State | Mark Lyle misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Damian Morgan - foul #3 on Damian Morgan, team foul #2 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Billy Uribe (PF) Damian Morgan | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:57 | Ball State | Mark Lyle makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 17:57 | Ball State | Mark Lyle makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 17:50 | Winthrop | Billy Uribe comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 24-40 |
| 17:49 | Ball State | Willy Duvall grabs the board | 24-40 |
| 17:42 | Ball State | Sean Evans makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Willy Duvall | 24-43 |
| 17:17 | Winthrop | David Cronk scores on a jumper from close range | 26-43 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 26-43 |
| 17:00 | Winthrop | Jerry Simmons snags the defensive board | 26-43 |
| 16:41 | Winthrop | Adam Little hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Billy Uribe | 29-43 |
| 16:23 | Ball State | Jerry Richardson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 29-43 |
| 16:21 | Ball State | Willy Duvall tips it home | 29-45 |
| 16:02 | Winthrop | David Cronk connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Billy Uribe | 31-45 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - David Cronk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Adam Little (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Pearce (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Uribe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Evans (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Rogers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Lyle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Willy Duvall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Ball State | David Cronk is called for the reach on Gordon Rogers - foul #2 on David Cronk, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Timothy Hunter (PG), Howard Clark (SG), Damian Morgan (PF), Tony Greene (C) David Cronk, Adam Little, Arnold Pearce, Jerry Simmons | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Matthews (PG), Nelson Spiva (SG), Thomas Lumsden (SF), Joseph Miller (PF), James Wood (C) Sean Evans, Jerry Richardson, Gordon Rogers, Mark Lyle, Willy Duvall | |
| 15:37 | Ball State | Thomas Lumsden blows the layup | 31-45 |
| 15:36 | Winthrop | Timothy Hunter grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 15:21 | Winthrop | Timothy Hunter is hacked by Nelson Spiva - foul #1 on Nelson Spiva, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| 15:07 | Winthrop | Billy Uribe misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-45 |
| 15:06 | Winthrop | Tony Greene tips it in | 33-45 |
| 14:46 | Ball State | Timothy Hunter is called for the reach on John Matthews - foul #4 on Timothy Hunter, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Winthrop | David Cronk (PG), Arnold Pearce (SF) Timothy Hunter, Billy Uribe | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:34 | Ball State | Nelson Spiva is whistled for traveling | 33-45 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Jerry Simmons (C) Tony Greene | |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Evans (PG), Jerry Richardson (SG), Willy Duvall (C) John Matthews, Nelson Spiva, James Wood | |
| 14:20 | Winthrop | Howard Clark buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Damian Morgan | 36-45 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | Jerry Richardson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Lumsden | 36-47 |
| 13:48 | Winthrop | Arnold Pearce scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Howard Clark | 39-47 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | Thomas Lumsden misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Damian Morgan - foul #4 on Damian Morgan, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Adam Little (SG), Billy Uribe (PF) Howard Clark, Damian Morgan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Lyle (PF) Joseph Miller | |
| 13:29 | Ball State | Thomas Lumsden makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | Thomas Lumsden makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 13:16 | Winthrop | David Cronk drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Jerry Simmons | 42-49 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Willy Duvall misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jerry Simmons - foul #2 on Jerry Simmons, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gordon Rogers (SF) Thomas Lumsden | |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Willy Duvall misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Willy Duvall misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:01 | Winthrop | Jerry Simmons gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:39 | Winthrop | Adam Little misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:33 | Ball State | Jerry Richardson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Sean Evans | 42-52 |
| 12:13 | Winthrop | Billy Uribe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-52 |
| Subs | Winthrop | John Kern (PG), Tony Greene (C) David Cronk, Jerry Simmons | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nelson Spiva (PG), Thomas Lumsden (SG), Joseph Miller (C) Sean Evans, Jerry Richardson, Willy Duvall | |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - John Kern (fresh) SG - Adam Little (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Pearce (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Billy Uribe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Nelson Spiva (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Thomas Lumsden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Gordon Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Lyle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Miller (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Winthrop | Arnold Pearce buries a floater from just outside the lane | 44-52 |
| 11:06 | Ball State | Billy Uribe takes the ball from Nelson Spiva | 44-52 |
| 10:39 | Winthrop | Adam Little buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Kern | 46-52 |
| 10:26 | Ball State | Nelson Spiva knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Thomas Lumsden | 46-54 |
| 10:09 | Winthrop | John Kern knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Uribe | 49-54 |
| 09:55 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers clanks a 3 from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 09:53 | Ball State | Nelson Spiva pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Joseph Miller double dribbles | 49-54 |
| Subs | Winthrop | David Cronk (SG), Leo Davidson (SF), Howard Clark (PF), Jerry Simmons (C) Adam Little, Arnold Pearce, Billy Uribe, Tony Greene | |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Evans (PG), Jerry Richardson (SG), George Parnell (SF), James Wood (PF), Willy Duvall (C) Nelson Spiva, Thomas Lumsden, Gordon Rogers, Mark Lyle, Joseph Miller | |
| 09:10 | Winthrop | David Cronk misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Sean Evans - foul #2 on Sean Evans, team foul #2 | 49-54 |
| 09:10 | Winthrop | David Cronk makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:10 | Winthrop | David Cronk misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:10 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Wood | 50-54 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Willy Duvall misses the floater from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 08:55 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Howard Clark | 50-54 |
| 08:33 | Winthrop | Jerry Simmons knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 08:29 | Ball State | Sean Evans makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Willy Duvall | 53-56 |
| 08:05 | Winthrop | Jerry Richardson is called for the reach on John Kern - foul #1 on Jerry Richardson, team foul #3 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Arnold Pearce (SF), Tony Greene (PF) John Kern, Leo Davidson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gordon Rogers (SF), Joseph Miller (PF) George Parnell, James Wood | |
| 07:46 | Winthrop | Willy Duvall is called for the reach on Jerry Simmons - foul #1 on Willy Duvall, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Timothy Hunter (PG), Adam Little (SG), Damian Morgan (PF) David Cronk, Howard Clark, Tony Greene | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Timothy Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Adam Little (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Pearce (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Damian Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. C - Jerry Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Evans (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Miller (fresh) C - Willy Duvall (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Winthrop | Adam Little misses the 3 from straight away | 53-56 |
| 07:35 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Joseph Miller | 53-56 |
| 07:30 | Ball State | Sean Evans loses the dribble to Arnold Pearce | 53-56 |
| 07:27 | Winthrop | Adam Little lays it in on a great pass from Arnold Pearce | 55-56 |
| 07:21 | Ball State | Adam Little is called for the reach on Joseph Miller - foul #2 on Adam Little, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| 07:21 | Ball State | Joseph Miller makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:21 | Ball State | Joseph Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 07:07 | Winthrop | Adam Little knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Simmons | 58-58 |
| 06:41 | Ball State | Willy Duvall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-58 |
| 06:40 | Winthrop | Timothy Hunter pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 06:36 | Winthrop | Damian Morgan scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Adam Little | 61-58 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | Jerry Richardson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Miller | 61-60 |
| 06:19 | Winthrop | Jerry Simmons connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Timothy Hunter | 63-60 |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Jerry Richardson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 05:57 | Winthrop | Jerry Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 05:46 | Winthrop | Sean Evans steals the ball from Adam Little | 63-60 |
| 05:41 | Ball State | Sean Evans hits the finger roll | 63-62 |
| 05:21 | Winthrop | Arnold Pearce misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 05:20 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Willy Duvall | 63-62 |
| 05:04 | Ball State | Damian Morgan steps in front of the Willy Duvall pass | 63-62 |
| 04:46 | Winthrop | Jerry Richardson is called for the reach on Damian Morgan - foul #2 on Jerry Richardson, team foul #5 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Winthrop | David Cronk (SG), Billy Uribe (SF), Tony Greene (C) Adam Little, Arnold Pearce, Jerry Simmons | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Matthews (PG), Nelson Spiva (SG), Thomas Lumsden (SF), Mark Lyle (PF), James Wood (C) Sean Evans, Jerry Richardson, Gordon Rogers, Joseph Miller, Willy Duvall | |
| 04:37 | Winthrop | Tony Greene's layup is rejected by Thomas Lumsden | 63-62 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | John Matthews gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 04:31 | Ball State | John Matthews is hacked by David Cronk - foul #3 on David Cronk, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Winthrop | John Kern (PG), Howard Clark (PF) Timothy Hunter, Damian Morgan | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:31 | Ball State | John Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:31 | Ball State | John Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:31 | Winthrop | Tony Greene snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 04:14 | Winthrop | Billy Uribe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-63 |
| 04:01 | Ball State | Howard Clark swats the layup by Mark Lyle | 63-63 |
| 04:00 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Howard Clark | 63-63 |
| 03:55 | Winthrop | David Cronk lays it up and in set up by John Kern | 65-63 |
| 03:33 | Ball State | Mark Lyle clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 03:32 | Ball State | Nelson Spiva grabs the offensive rebound | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - John Kern (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Cronk (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Billy Uribe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Howard Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Tony Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Matthews (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Nelson Spiva (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Thomas Lumsden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Mark Lyle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Mark Lyle makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Thomas Lumsden | 65-65 |
| 02:58 | Winthrop | John Kern misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 65-65 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | John Matthews snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Timothy Hunter (PG), Adam Little (SG), Arnold Pearce (SF), Damian Morgan (PF), Jerry Simmons (C) John Kern, David Cronk, Billy Uribe, Howard Clark, Tony Greene | |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Evans (PG), Jerry Richardson (SG), Gordon Rogers (SF), Willy Duvall (C) John Matthews, Nelson Spiva, Thomas Lumsden, James Wood | |
| 02:37 | Ball State | Mark Lyle banks in the layup set up by Jerry Richardson | 65-67 |
| 02:18 | Winthrop | Jerry Simmons blows the dunk but the foul's on Mark Lyle - foul #3 on Mark Lyle, team foul #6 | 65-67 |
| 02:18 | Winthrop | Jerry Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:18 | Winthrop | Jerry Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Jerry Richardson misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Adam Little - foul #3 on Adam Little, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Jerry Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Jerry Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:40 | Winthrop | Timothy Hunter is fouled on the floor by Willy Duvall - foul #2 on Willy Duvall, team foul #7 | 67-69 |
| 01:40 | Winthrop | Timothy Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:40 | Winthrop | Timothy Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:21 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Richardson | 69-71 |
| 01:05 | Winthrop | Mark Lyle is called for the reach on Damian Morgan - foul #4 on Mark Lyle, team foul #8 | 69-71 |
| 01:05 | Winthrop | Damian Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:05 | Winthrop | Damian Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:49 | Ball State | Sean Evans clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Willy Duvall tips it back up and in | 71-73 |
| 00:43 | Winthrop | Mark Lyle swats the short shot by Arnold Pearce | 71-73 |
| 00:42 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Simmons | 71-73 |
| 00:29 | Winthrop | Arnold Pearce misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-73 |
| 00:27 | Winthrop | Timothy Hunter grabs the offensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 00:12 | Winthrop | Arnold Pearce misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 71-73 |
| 00:10 | Winthrop | Jerry Simmons hits the follow up shot | 73-73 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers buries a driving attempt in the paint | 73-75 |