| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - John Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Reynolds (fresh) PF - Stanley Nielsen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Blackmon (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon misses the 3 from the right corner | 28-25 |
| 19:49 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen gets the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 19:33 | Jackson State | William Ellis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Ellis, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| 19:05 | Ball State | Peter Stalter misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Alvin Reynolds - foul #3 on Alvin Reynolds, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Patten (SF) Alvin Reynolds | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 19:05 | Ball State | Peter Stalter makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 19:05 | Ball State | Peter Stalter makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 18:46 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by John Hicks and the foul's on Eric Potts - foul #3 on Eric Potts, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg (PF) Eric Potts | |
| 18:46 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen misses the free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:46 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:30 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 18:29 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:09 | Jackson State | John Patten clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Peter Stalter grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 17:46 | Ball State | Peter Stalter double dribbles | 30-27 |
| 17:19 | Jackson State | John Hicks is fouled on the floor by Ronald Haddix - foul #2 on Ronald Haddix, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen (C) Thomas Blackmon | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:02 | Jackson State | William Ellis misses the easy layup | 30-27 |
| 17:01 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 16:44 | Ball State | Peter Stalter is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Cohen - foul #1 on Mitchell Cohen, team foul #3 | 30-27 |
| 16:28 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 30-27 |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Peter Stalter pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 16:11 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix misses long on a jumper from the left block | 30-27 |
| 16:10 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg tips it home | 30-29 |
| 15:48 | Jackson State | William Ellis misses short on a runner near the basket | 30-29 |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - John Hicks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Ellis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Patten (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Nielsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Cohen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Cooke (fairly fresh) SF - Benjamin Cross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Dulberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 15:37 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg snags the offensive board | 30-29 |
| 15:23 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 15:11 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen misses the floater from the left block | 30-32 |
| 15:10 | Ball State | Peter Stalter gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 15:04 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-32 |
| 15:02 | Ball State | Peter Stalter grabs the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 14:57 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg connects on the runner in the paint and he's hacked by Stanley Nielsen - foul #3 on Stanley Nielsen, team foul #4 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Reuben Walters (PG), James Bradley (SG), Alvin Reynolds (SF), Thomas Blackmon (C) John Hicks, William Ellis, John Patten, Stanley Nielsen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Eric Potts (PF), Gene Arceo (C) Ronald Haddix, Daniel Cooke, Benjamin Cross, Peter Stalter | |
| 14:57 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 14:29 | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kevin Magdaleno (SF) Jeffrey Dulberg | |
| 14:18 | Ball State | Alvin Reynolds is called for the reach on Kevin Magdaleno - foul #4 on Alvin Reynolds, team foul #5 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman (SF) Alvin Reynolds | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:12 | Ball State | Eric Potts hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Gary Levine | 30-37 |
| 13:58 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman misses the fadeaway from the left block | 30-37 |
| 13:56 | Jackson State | James Bradley grabs the offensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 13:40 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Reuben Walters | 32-37 |
| 13:22 | Ball State | Mitchell Cohen denies the turnaround by Gene Arceo | 32-37 |
| 13:20 | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 13:05 | Jackson State | Reuben Walters clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-37 |
| 13:03 | Ball State | Eric Potts snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 12:45 | Ball State | Eric Potts can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-37 |
| 12:43 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 12:14 | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 11:45 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses the jumper from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 11:43 | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Reuben Walters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Bradley (fresh) SF - Ronald Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mitchell Cohen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Blackmon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leonard Robards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Magdaleno (fresh) PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gene Arceo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Jackson State | Reuben Walters can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-37 |
| 11:25 | Ball State | Eric Potts gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 11:08 | Ball State | Gene Arceo misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-37 |
| 11:07 | Ball State | Gene Arceo tips it home | 35-39 |
| 10:51 | Jackson State | Gary Levine takes the ball from Mitchell Cohen | 35-39 |
| 10:37 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on James Bradley - foul #1 on James Bradley, team foul #6 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Hicks (PG), William Ellis (SG), Richard Thatcher (SF), Stanley Nielsen (PF), John Patten (C) Reuben Walters, James Bradley, Ronald Sherman, Mitchell Cohen, Thomas Blackmon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Daniel Cooke (SG), Benjamin Cross (SF), Peter Stalter (C) Leonard Robards, Gary Levine, Kevin Magdaleno, Gene Arceo | |
| 10:37 | Ball State | Eric Potts makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 10:37 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 10:37 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 10:11 | Jackson State | John Hicks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 10:09 | Jackson State | William Ellis tips it but misses | 35-40 |
| 10:08 | Jackson State | John Patten can't tip it in | 35-40 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Eric Potts pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 09:52 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Daniel Cooke | 35-42 |
| 09:36 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 09:35 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Benjamin Cross | 35-42 |
| 09:07 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke is fouled on the floor by John Patten - foul #2 on John Patten, team foul #7 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman (SF) Richard Thatcher | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg (PF) Eric Potts | |
| 09:07 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 09:07 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 08:41 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-44 |
| 08:23 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Ellis - foul #2 on William Ellis, team foul #8 | 35-44 |
| 08:23 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 08:23 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke misses the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 08:23 | Jackson State | John Patten grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 07:58 | Jackson State | John Patten misses the 3 from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 07:57 | Jackson State | William Ellis grabs the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 07:37 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-45 |
| 07:35 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg grabs the board | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - John Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Nielsen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Patten (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Dulberg (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Dulberg | 35-47 |
| 06:58 | Jackson State | William Ellis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 06:56 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 06:41 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-47 |
| 06:40 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross tips it back up and in | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:12 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Hicks | 38-49 |
| 05:52 | Ball State | Stanley Nielsen takes the ball from Peter Stalter | 38-49 |
| 05:52 | Jackson State | Jackson State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-49 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds (SF), Thomas Blackmon (C) Ronald Sherman, John Patten | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Potts (PF) Jeffrey Dulberg | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:33 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen scores on a runner in the paint set up by John Hicks | 40-49 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Eric Potts can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on John Hicks - foul #2 on John Hicks, team foul #9 | 40-49 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Eric Potts makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Eric Potts makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 04:54 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-51 |
| 04:52 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Daniel Cooke | 40-51 |
| 04:28 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke is hacked by Stanley Nielsen - foul #4 on Stanley Nielsen, team foul #10 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Jeffrey Dulberg (SF) Ronald Haddix, Benjamin Cross | |
| 04:28 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 04:28 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:12 | Jackson State | William Ellis lays it in on a nice dish by Alvin Reynolds | 42-53 |
| 03:55 | Ball State | Eric Potts clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 42-53 |
| 03:53 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| 03:40 | Jackson State | Eric Potts steals it from John Hicks | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex 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 | Daniel Cooke hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 03:10 | Ball State | Peter Stalter misses the tip | 42-53 |
| 03:09 | Ball State | Eric Potts tips it back up and in | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - John Hicks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. SG - William Ellis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Reynolds (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Stanley Nielsen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Blackmon (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leonard Robards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Dulberg (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Jackson State | John Hicks scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Alvin Reynolds | 44-55 |
| 02:18 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 02:17 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen grabs the board | 44-55 |
| 02:13 | Jackson State | Leonard Robards takes the ball from John Hicks in the backcourt | 44-55 |
| 02:12 | Ball State | Leonard Robards blows the layup | 44-55 |
| 02:10 | Jackson State | William Ellis pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 01:56 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds drills a floater from just outside the lane | 46-55 |
| 01:56 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Benjamin Cross (SF) Leonard Robards, Jeffrey Dulberg | |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Peter Stalter comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 46-55 |
| 01:25 | Ball State | Eric Potts hits the follow up shot | 46-57 |
| 01:21 | Jackson State | John Hicks scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Nielsen | 49-57 |
| 00:52 | Ball State | Peter Stalter drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Haddix | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State 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) | |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Peter Stalter is fouled in the backcourt by John Hicks - foul #3 on John Hicks, team foul #11 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Gary Levine (SF), Jeffrey Dulberg (PF) Ronald Haddix, Benjamin Cross, Eric Potts | |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Peter Stalter makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Peter Stalter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:41 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Hicks | 53-61 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| 00:39 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke is hacked by John Hicks in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Hicks, team foul #12 | 53-61 |
| 00:39 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:39 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:33 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Gary Levine - foul #1 on Gary Levine, team foul #3 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Reuben Walters (PG), James Bradley (SG), Ronald Sherman (SF), John Patten (PF), Mitchell Cohen (C) John Hicks, William Ellis, Alvin Reynolds, Stanley Nielsen, Thomas Blackmon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gene Arceo (PF), Timothy Anderson (C) Daniel Cooke, Peter Stalter | |
| 00:31 | Jackson State | Timothy Anderson takes the ball from Reuben Walters | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Gary Levine is called for traveling | 53-63 |
| 00:00 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman is denied on a layup by Gene Arceo | 53-63 |