| Lineup | Long Island | PG - John Thach (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Kempf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Damon Thibodeau (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Billie Bradford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-25 |
| 19:41 | Long Island | Peter Stalter swats the layup by Damon Thibodeau | 34-25 |
| 19:39 | Long Island | Damon Thibodeau tips it home | 36-25 |
| 19:22 | Ball State | Eric Potts makes the shot from the left side set up by Ronald Haddix | 36-27 |
| 19:04 | Long Island | Warren Kempf hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 19:03 | Ball State | Eric Potts pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 18:48 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | Peter Stalter grabs the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 18:29 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 18:27 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix misses the tip | 36-27 |
| 18:26 | Long Island | Damon Thibodeau gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| 18:13 | Long Island | Damon Thibodeau is hacked by Benjamin Cross - foul #3 on Benjamin Cross, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg (SF) Benjamin Cross | |
| 17:59 | Long Island | John Thach comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-27 |
| 17:58 | Ball State | Eric Potts pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | Eric Potts knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Cooke | 36-29 |
| 17:19 | Long Island | Billie Bradford double dribbles | 36-29 |
| Subs | Long Island | Darrell Lineberry (SG), Franklin Colligan (PF), Carmen Wells (C) Warren Kempf, Billie Bradford, Kevin Caldwell | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Dulberg | 36-31 |
| 16:32 | Long Island | Franklin Colligan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Dulberg - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dulberg, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Long Island | Albert Belcher (SF) Damon Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Gene Arceo (PF) Ronald Haddix, Daniel Cooke, Eric Potts | |
| 16:32 | Long Island | Franklin Colligan misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:32 | Long Island | Franklin Colligan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:19 | Ball State | Gary Levine scores on a 3 from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 15:59 | Long Island | Darrell Lineberry double dribbles | 37-34 |
| Subs | Long Island | Warren Kempf (SG), Billie Bradford (PF), Kevin Caldwell (C) John Thach, Albert Belcher, Carmen Wells | |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Cross (SF) Peter Stalter | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Darrell Lineberry (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Warren Kempf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Colligan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Billie Bradford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leonard Robards (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Dulberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Arceo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross double dribbles | 37-34 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Cooke (SG), Eric Potts (PF) Gary Levine, Jeffrey Dulberg | |
| 15:15 | Long Island | Franklin Colligan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 37-34 |
| 15:13 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Eric Potts | 37-34 |
| 14:57 | Ball State | Eric Potts is fouled on the floor by Billie Bradford - foul #3 on Billie Bradford, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Long Island | John Thach (PG), Damon Thibodeau (SF) Darrell Lineberry, Franklin Colligan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Peter Stalter (C) Leonard Robards, Gene Arceo | |
| 14:41 | Ball State | Eric Potts hits a shot in the lane set up by Peter Stalter | 37-36 |
| 14:35 | Long Island | Billie Bradford connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 39-36 |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Eric Potts buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Haddix | 39-38 |
| 14:18 | Long Island | Eric Potts takes the ball from Warren Kempf | 39-38 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Eric Potts scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Benjamin Cross | 39-40 |
| 13:41 | Long Island | Damon Thibodeau banks in the layup and he's fouled by Benjamin Cross - foul #4 on Benjamin Cross, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Long Island | Darrell Lineberry (SG), Franklin Colligan (PF), Carmen Wells (C) Warren Kempf, Billie Bradford, Kevin Caldwell | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg (SF) Benjamin Cross | |
| 13:41 | Long Island | Damon Thibodeau misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:41 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Daniel Cooke | 41-40 |
| 13:22 | Ball State | Peter Stalter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 13:20 | Long Island | Carmen Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:59 | Long Island | Darrell Lineberry is hacked by Ronald Haddix - foul #2 on Ronald Haddix, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Long Island | Albert Belcher (SF) Damon Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (SG), Gene Arceo (PF) Daniel Cooke, Eric Potts | |
| 12:39 | Long Island | Carmen Wells can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 41-40 |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Peter Stalter grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 12:12 | Ball State | Peter Stalter is whistled for a carry | 41-40 |
| Subs | Long Island | Warren Kempf (SG), Billie Bradford (PF) John Thach, Albert Belcher | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SG), Eric Potts (PF) Ronald Haddix, Peter Stalter | |
| 11:43 | Long Island | Billie Bradford misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 11:41 | Ball State | Gene Arceo gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Darrell Lineberry (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Warren Kempf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Colligan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Billie Bradford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Carmen Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leonard Robards (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Dulberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Gene Arceo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Ball State | Leonard Robards misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 11:13 | Long Island | Billie Bradford pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 11:03 | Long Island | Franklin Colligan buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 10:50 | Ball State | Gene Arceo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Darrell Lineberry - foul #3 on Darrell Lineberry, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Long Island | John Thach (PG), Damon Thibodeau (SF), Kevin Caldwell (C) Darrell Lineberry, Franklin Colligan, Carmen Wells | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Daniel Cooke (SG), Peter Stalter (C) Leonard Robards, Jeffrey Dulberg, Eric Potts | |
| 10:50 | Ball State | Gene Arceo makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:50 | Ball State | Gene Arceo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:30 | Long Island | Gary Levine is called for the reach on Kevin Caldwell - foul #1 on Gary Levine, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Long Island | Albert Belcher (SG), Roger Dean (PF) Warren Kempf, Billie Bradford | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:15 | Long Island | Roger Dean misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-42 |
| 10:13 | Long Island | Roger Dean gets the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 09:55 | Long Island | John Thach clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-42 |
| 09:53 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Thach - foul #2 on John Thach, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Long Island | Warren Kempf (SG), Franklin Colligan (PF) Albert Belcher, Roger Dean | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Potts (PF) Gene Arceo | |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:32 | Long Island | Kevin Caldwell gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 09:27 | Long Island | John Thach misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 09:25 | Long Island | Franklin Colligan misses the tip | 44-43 |
| 09:24 | Ball State | Peter Stalter gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 08:59 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Potts | 44-43 |
| 08:47 | Ball State | Eric Potts clanks a jump hook in the paint | 44-43 |
| 08:45 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Levine | 44-43 |
| 08:32 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 08:09 | Long Island | Gary Levine is called for the reach on Franklin Colligan - foul #2 on Gary Levine, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Long Island | Billie Bradford (PF) Kevin Caldwell | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Jeffrey Dulberg (SF) Ronald Haddix, Gary Levine | |
| 07:54 | Long Island | John Thach hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Damon Thibodeau | 47-46 |
| 07:37 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 07:36 | Long Island | Warren Kempf grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - John Thach (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Kempf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Damon Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Billie Bradford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Franklin Colligan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leonard Robards (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Dulberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Long Island | John Thach hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Damon Thibodeau | 50-46 |
| 07:10 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Thach - foul #3 on John Thach, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Long Island | Darrell Lineberry (PG), Albert Belcher (SG), Carmen Wells (C) John Thach, Warren Kempf, Damon Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dwayne Williams (SG), Benjamin Cross (SF) Daniel Cooke, Peter Stalter | |
| 07:10 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 07:10 | Ball State | Eric Potts makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 06:55 | Long Island | Carmen Wells throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-47 |
| 06:39 | Ball State | Eric Potts is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Eric Potts, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Long Island | Roger Dean (SF), Kevin Caldwell (C) Franklin Colligan, Carmen Wells | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:21 | Long Island | Darrell Lineberry clanks a jumper from the right side | 50-47 |
| 06:20 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Dulberg | 50-47 |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Eric Potts's pass is intercepted by Kevin Caldwell | 50-47 |
| 05:52 | Long Island | Billie Bradford misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Leonard Robards - foul #1 on Leonard Robards, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Long Island | John Thach (PG) Roger Dean | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Daniel Cooke (SG), Peter Stalter (C) Leonard Robards, Dwayne Williams, Eric Potts | |
| 05:52 | Long Island | Billie Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:52 | Long Island | Billie Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 05:37 | Ball State | Peter Stalter misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 05:35 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg tips it home | 52-49 |
| 05:15 | Long Island | John Thach scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Kevin Caldwell | 55-49 |
| 04:59 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Haddix | 55-51 |
| 04:48 | Long Island | Kevin Caldwell is denied on a dunk by Jeffrey Dulberg | 55-51 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Dulberg | 55-51 |
| 04:40 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke lays it up and in on a great pass from Benjamin Cross | 55-53 |
| 04:40 | Long Island | Long Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Long Island | Warren Kempf (SG), Damon Thibodeau (SF) Darrell Lineberry, Albert Belcher | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Potts (PF) Jeffrey Dulberg | |
| 04:24 | Long Island | Damon Thibodeau misses long on a runner from the left block | 55-53 |
| 04:23 | Long Island | The offensive rebound goes to Billie Bradford | 55-53 |
| 04:04 | Long Island | John Thach knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Damon Thibodeau | 57-53 |
| 03:48 | Ball State | Peter Stalter can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by John Thach - foul #4 on John Thach, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| 03:48 | Ball State | Peter Stalter makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:48 | Ball State | Peter Stalter misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:48 | Long Island | Damon Thibodeau pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 03:44 | Long Island | Damon Thibodeau comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 57-54 |
| 03:42 | Ball State | Eric Potts snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 03:37 | Ball State | Peter Stalter is fouled on the floor by Warren Kempf - foul #2 on Warren Kempf, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Long Island | Franklin Colligan (PF), Carmen Wells (C) Billie Bradford, Kevin Caldwell | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:26 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 03:25 | Long Island | Franklin Colligan snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - John Thach (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Warren Kempf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Damon Thibodeau (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Franklin Colligan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Carmen Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Long Island | Carmen Wells misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Peter Stalter - foul #1 on Peter Stalter, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| 03:05 | Long Island | Carmen Wells makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:05 | Long Island | Carmen Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:46 | Ball State | Peter Stalter knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Haddix | 59-56 |
| 02:46 | Long Island | Long Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Long Island | Billie Bradford (PF), Kevin Caldwell (C) Carmen Wells, Franklin Colligan | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:24 | Long Island | John Thach misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 02:22 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:58 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix is fouled on the floor by Billie Bradford - foul #4 on Billie Bradford, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| 01:58 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:58 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:29 | Long Island | Billie Bradford is whistled for traveling | 59-58 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke is hacked by John Thach - foul #5 on John Thach, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Long Island | Darrell Lineberry (PG) John Thach | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:15 | Long Island | Kevin Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 00:53 | Long Island | Eric Potts swats the layup by Billie Bradford | 59-59 |
| 00:51 | Long Island | Billie Bradford grabs the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 00:32 | Long Island | Ronald Haddix picks off the pass by Darrell Lineberry | 59-59 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix banks in the layup | 59-61 |
| 00:05 | Long Island | Darrell Lineberry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Darrell Lineberry is called for the reach on Benjamin Cross in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darrell Lineberry, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Long Island | Damon Thibodeau clanks a halfcourt shot | 59-63 |