| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Lewis (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers 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 (0) | |
| 19:52 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 19:51 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 19:29 | Rutgers | Eric Potts denies the turnaround by John Morris | 31-28 |
| 19:27 | Ball State | Peter Stalter snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 19:04 | Ball State | Eric Potts clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Lambert - foul #3 on James Lambert, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (SG) James Lambert | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 19:04 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 19:04 | Ball State | Eric Potts makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis clanks a jumper from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany tips it in | 33-29 |
| 18:30 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Ronald Haddix | 33-32 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | John Morris grabs the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-32 |
| 17:40 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke hits the follow up shot | 33-34 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Benjamin Cross - foul #1 on Benjamin Cross, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke hits a shot from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien is whistled for a carry | 35-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SF), David Fenton (PF), Ronald Foor (C) Stanley Lewis, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Jeffrey Dulberg (SF) Ronald Haddix, Benjamin Cross | |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-36 |
| 16:24 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke tips it back up and in | 35-38 |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Morris and he's fouled by Daniel Cooke - foul #1 on Daniel Cooke, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (PF) John Morris | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SG), Gene Arceo (PF) Daniel Cooke, Eric Potts | |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 15:45 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams grabs the board | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Waylon Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Farr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nelson Strum (fresh) C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leonard Robards (fresh) SG - Gary Levine (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Dulberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gene Arceo (fresh) C - Peter Stalter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 15:22 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Dulberg | 38-38 |
| 14:55 | Ball State | Peter Stalter clanks a turnaround near the basket | 38-38 |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Carl Farr snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Jeffrey Dulberg - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dulberg, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lambert (SG), Stanley Lewis (SF), Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Carl Farr, David Fenton, Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Daniel Cooke (SG), Benjamin Cross (SF), Eric Potts (PF) Leonard Robards, Gary Levine, Gene Arceo, Peter Stalter | |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:22 | Ball State | Eric Potts double dribbles | 39-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG) Waylon Williams | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | James Lambert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gene Arceo (C) Jeffrey Dulberg | |
| 13:52 | Ball State | Eric Potts is denied on a dunk by Craig O'Brien | 39-38 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Craig O'Brien | 39-38 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | John Morris drills a turnaround from the right block set up by James Lambert | 41-38 |
| 13:26 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-38 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | James Lambert hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Stanley Lewis | 43-38 |
| 12:46 | Ball State | James Lambert picks off the pass by Daniel Cooke | 43-38 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 12:29 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Eric Potts | 43-38 |
| 12:09 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses the easy layup | 43-38 |
| 12:08 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke grabs the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 11:54 | Ball State | Gene Arceo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | James Lambert is denied on a layup by Eric Potts | 43-38 |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Gene Arceo (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | John Morris lays it in set up by James Lambert | 45-38 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | John Morris steals it from Eric Potts | 45-38 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 45-38 |
| 10:48 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 10:41 | Ball State | Gene Arceo buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Haddix | 45-41 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | Gene Arceo is called for the reach on John Morris - foul #3 on Gene Arceo, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (PG), Carl Farr (SG), David Fenton (SF), Nelson Strum (PF), Ronald Foor (C) John Morris, James Lambert, Stanley Lewis, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Jeffrey Dulberg (SF), Timothy Anderson (PF), Peter Stalter (C) Ronald Haddix, Daniel Cooke, Benjamin Cross, Eric Potts, Gene Arceo | |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Carl Farr is blocked by Peter Stalter | 45-41 |
| 10:20 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Gary Levine | 45-41 |
| 10:03 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 10:02 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Waylon Williams and the foul's on Peter Stalter - foul #3 on Peter Stalter, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Potts (PF) Timothy Anderson | |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Gary Levine is hacked by Carl Farr - foul #1 on Carl Farr, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), James Lambert (SG) Waylon Williams, Nelson Strum | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Cooke (SG) Gary Levine | |
| 09:10 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on David Fenton - foul #1 on David Fenton, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Benjamin Cross (SF) Leonard Robards, Jeffrey Dulberg | |
| 09:10 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 09:10 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Benjamin Cross - foul #2 on Benjamin Cross, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) David Fenton, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Carl Farr makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Carl Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Peter Stalter can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 08:32 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Cross | 50-45 |
| 08:16 | Ball State | Eric Potts makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Cooke | 50-47 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | John Morris is hacked by Eric Potts - foul #1 on Eric Potts, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Fenton (SF) Carl Farr | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | John Morris misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Peter Stalter grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 07:39 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix is whistled for a carry | 50-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis (SF) David Fenton | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg (PF) Eric Potts | |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Morris | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Dulberg (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 5 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 06:54 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-47 |
| 06:52 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Ronald Haddix picks off the pass by Craig O'Brien | 52-47 |
| 06:38 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix hits the finger roll | 52-49 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 52-49 |
| 06:15 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 06:08 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg banks in the layup set up by Daniel Cooke | 52-51 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | John Morris blows the dunk | 52-51 |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis grabs the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Lambert | 54-51 |
| 05:15 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix grabs the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:02 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Haddix | 54-54 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Ronald Haddix steals the ball from Ed Tiffany | 54-54 |
| 04:33 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix blows the layup | 54-54 |
| 04:31 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Dulberg | 54-54 |
| 04:21 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 54-54 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | John Morris knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by James Lambert | 56-54 |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | Daniel Cooke is called for the reach on John Morris - foul #2 on Daniel Cooke, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (SG), Carl Farr (SF), David Fenton (PF), Ronald Foor (C) James Lambert, Stanley Lewis, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Kevin Magdaleno (SF), Eric Potts (PF), Gene Arceo (C) Ronald Haddix, Daniel Cooke, Benjamin Cross, Jeffrey Dulberg, Peter Stalter | |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | John Morris misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:14 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Eric Potts | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Waylon Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Farr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leonard Robards (fresh) SG - Gary Levine (fresh) SF - Kevin Magdaleno (fresh) PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Gene Arceo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Eric Potts hits a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by David Fenton - foul #2 on David Fenton, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (PF) John Morris | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Eric Potts makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams clanks a 3 from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 02:28 | Ball State | Gene Arceo grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 02:28 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), James Lambert (SG), Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Waylon Williams, Carl Farr, Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Daniel Cooke (SG), Benjamin Cross (SF), Peter Stalter (C) Leonard Robards, Gary Levine, Kevin Magdaleno, Gene Arceo | |
| 02:07 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | John Morris pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | John Morris's pass is intercepted by Ronald Haddix in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| 01:45 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-57 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | James Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | James Lambert clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 56-57 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Benjamin Cross | 56-57 |
| 01:14 | Ball State | Eric Potts comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | David Fenton grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 56-57 |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Peter Stalter grabs the board | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Craig O'Brien swats the dunk try by Peter Stalter | 56-57 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke can't tip it in | 56-57 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | David Fenton hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross clanks a fullcourt shot | 58-57 |