| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Petties (fresh) SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) SF - Melvin Krakowsky (fresh) PF - John Hosier (fresh) C - Steven Nicodemus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Ball State | William Petties is called for the reach on Sean Draper - foul #1 on William Petties, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston lays it up and in set up by Sean Draper | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Marshall | William Petties misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Marshall | John Hosier gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Marshall | John Hosier can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Ball State | Sean Draper buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ross Eggleston | 0-4 |
| 18:37 | Marshall | William Petties loses the dribble to Sean Draper in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 18:31 | Ball State | Sean Draper hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Nicholas Casey | 0-7 |
| 18:19 | Marshall | Melvin Krakowsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-7 |
| 18:17 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Sidney Bollinger | 0-7 |
| 17:54 | Ball State | Sean Draper buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Osborne | 0-10 |
| 17:31 | Marshall | Steven Nicodemus buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Thomas | 2-10 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne misses the lay-in | 2-10 |
| 17:09 | Marshall | Melvin Krakowsky gets the rebound | 2-10 |
| 17:03 | Marshall | John Hosier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-10 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jeffrey Harbin (SG) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (SG), Peter Scott (SF), Andre Costa (PF), Alexander Childress (C) Ross Eggleston, Joshua Osborne, Nicholas Casey, Sidney Bollinger | |
| 16:54 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck lays it in on a great pass from Sean Draper | 2-12 |
| 16:27 | Marshall | John Hosier blows the layup | 2-12 |
| 16:26 | Marshall | John Hosier grabs the offensive board | 2-12 |
| 16:12 | Marshall | William Petties comes up short on the floater from the right side | 2-12 |
| 16:11 | Marshall | Jeffrey Harbin grabs the offensive board | 2-12 |
| 16:01 | Marshall | Steven Nicodemus is hacked by Bryan Schwanebeck - foul #1 on Bryan Schwanebeck, team foul #1 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Sproul (PG), Lisimba Abke (SF), Tim Brune (PF), Fred Larson (C) William Petties, Melvin Krakowsky, John Hosier, Steven Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Joshua Osborne (SF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Sean Draper, Peter Scott, Alexander Childress | |
| 15:46 | Marshall | William Sproul misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 2-12 |
| 15:45 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger grabs the board | 2-12 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Sproul (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Harbin (fresh) SF - Lisimba Abke (fresh) PF - Tim Brune (fresh) C - Fred Larson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) PF - Andre Costa (fresh) C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Ball State | Andre Costa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-12 |
| 15:36 | Marshall | Tim Brune snags the defensive board | 2-12 |
| 15:26 | Marshall | Lisimba Abke is fouled on the floor by Joshua Osborne - foul #1 on Joshua Osborne, team foul #2 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Thomas (SG) Jeffrey Harbin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nicholas Casey (PF) Andre Costa | |
| 15:09 | Marshall | Lisimba Abke comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-12 |
| 15:08 | Marshall | Tim Brune pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-12 |
| 14:52 | Marshall | Ross Eggleston steals it from William Sproul | 2-12 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck lays it in set up by Ross Eggleston | 2-14 |
| 14:30 | Marshall | Robert Thomas's floater is knocked away by Sidney Bollinger | 2-14 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger grabs the defensive rebound | 2-14 |
| 14:07 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-14 |
| 14:05 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne hits the follow up shot | 2-16 |
| 13:54 | Marshall | Robert Thomas makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Sproul | 5-16 |
| 13:43 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 5-16 |
| 13:41 | Marshall | Tim Brune grabs the board | 5-16 |
| 13:22 | Marshall | Ross Eggleston takes the ball from Lisimba Abke | 5-16 |
| 13:11 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Osborne | 5-19 |
| 12:57 | Marshall | Fred Larson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 5-19 |
| 12:56 | Marshall | Tim Brune grabs the offensive board | 5-19 |
| 12:46 | Marshall | William Sproul misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-19 |
| 12:45 | Marshall | Lisimba Abke grabs the offensive rebound | 5-19 |
| 12:23 | Marshall | William Sproul can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-19 |
| 12:22 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne snags the defensive board | 5-19 |
| 12:18 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-19 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Petties (PG), Jeffrey Harbin (SG), Melvin Krakowsky (SF), John Hosier (PF), Steven Nicodemus (C) William Sproul, Robert Thomas, Lisimba Abke, Tim Brune, Fred Larson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG), Peter Scott (SF), Andre Costa (PF), Alexander Childress (C) Bryan Schwanebeck, Joshua Osborne, Nicholas Casey, Sidney Bollinger | |
| 12:03 | Marshall | Melvin Krakowsky misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-19 |
| 12:02 | Marshall | John Hosier hits the follow up shot | 7-19 |
| 11:48 | Ball State | Peter Scott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-19 |
| 11:46 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston grabs the offensive board | 7-19 |
| 11:38 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Harbin - foul #1 on Jeffrey Harbin, team foul #2 | 7-19 |
| 11:38 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses the 1st free throw | 7-19 |
| 11:38 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston makes the 2nd free throw | 7-20 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Petties (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Harbin (fresh) SF - Melvin Krakowsky (fresh) PF - John Hosier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Nicodemus (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Scott (fresh) PF - Andre Costa (fresh) C - Alexander Childress (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Marshall | Steven Nicodemus loses the ball out of bounds | 7-20 |
| 11:09 | Ball State | William Petties steps in front of the Alexander Childress pass | 7-20 |
| 11:04 | Marshall | Melvin Krakowsky loses the dribble to Ross Eggleston | 7-20 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston hits the finger roll | 7-22 |
| 10:39 | Marshall | Sean Draper picks off the pass by Jeffrey Harbin | 7-22 |
| 10:30 | Ball State | Andre Costa hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 7-22 |
| 10:29 | Marshall | Jeffrey Harbin grabs the board | 7-22 |
| 10:09 | Marshall | William Petties connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Melvin Krakowsky | 10-22 |
| 09:52 | Ball State | Peter Scott connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Sean Draper | 10-25 |
| 09:29 | Marshall | Steven Nicodemus misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-25 |
| 09:27 | Ball State | Andre Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 10-25 |
| 09:21 | Ball State | Sean Draper comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 10-25 |
| 09:20 | Ball State | Peter Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-25 |
| 09:05 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston is whistled for traveling | 10-25 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Sproul (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Lisimba Abke (SF), Tim Brune (PF), Fred Larson (C) William Petties, Jeffrey Harbin, Melvin Krakowsky, John Hosier, Steven Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (SG), Joshua Osborne (SF), Nicholas Casey (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Ross Eggleston, Peter Scott, Andre Costa, Alexander Childress | |
| 08:56 | Marshall | Lisimba Abke comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Joshua Osborne - foul #2 on Joshua Osborne, team foul #3 | 10-25 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Jones (SF) Joshua Osborne | |
| 08:56 | Marshall | Lisimba Abke makes the 1st free throw | 11-25 |
| 08:56 | Marshall | Lisimba Abke misses the 2nd free throw | 11-25 |
| 08:56 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger snags the defensive board | 11-25 |
| 08:41 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey loses the ball out of bounds | 11-25 |
| 08:19 | Marshall | Tim Brune hits a driving attempt near the basket | 13-25 |
| 08:08 | Ball State | Tim Brune swats the layup by Robert Jones | 13-25 |
| 08:06 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Tim Brune | 13-25 |
| 08:01 | Marshall | Robert Thomas drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Sproul | 16-25 |
| 07:53 | Ball State | Sean Draper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-25 |
| 07:51 | Marshall | Tim Brune grabs the board | 16-25 |
| 07:47 | Marshall | Sean Draper takes the ball from William Sproul | 16-25 |
| 07:35 | Ball State | Sean Draper lays it up and in set up by Bryan Schwanebeck and the foul's on William Sproul - foul #1 on William Sproul, team foul #3 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Petties (PG), Melvin Krakowsky (SF), John Hosier (PF) William Sproul, Lisimba Abke, Fred Larson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 07:35 | Ball State | Sean Draper makes the free throw | 16-28 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Petties (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Krakowsky (fresh) PF - John Hosier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Brune (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Marshall | John Hosier makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Thomas and the foul's on Bryan Schwanebeck - foul #2 on Bryan Schwanebeck, team foul #4 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Marshall | Steven Nicodemus (C) Tim Brune | |
| Subs | Ball State | Andre Costa (SG) Bryan Schwanebeck | |
| 07:22 | Marshall | John Hosier makes the free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:11 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger is hacked by Steven Nicodemus - foul #1 on Steven Nicodemus, team foul #4 | 19-28 |
| 07:03 | Ball State | Melvin Krakowsky takes the ball from Sean Draper | 19-28 |
| 06:50 | Marshall | Melvin Krakowsky drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Robert Thomas and he's hacked by Sidney Bollinger - foul #1 on Sidney Bollinger, team foul #5 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jeffrey Harbin (SG) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Scott (PG), Ross Eggleston (SG) Sean Draper, Robert Jones | |
| 06:50 | Marshall | Melvin Krakowsky makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Scott | 22-30 |
| 06:13 | Marshall | William Petties loses the ball out of bounds | 22-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Alexander Childress (PF), Nick Hunt (C) Nicholas Casey, Sidney Bollinger | |
| 06:01 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 05:59 | Ball State | Nick Hunt tips it back up and in | 22-32 |
| 05:43 | Marshall | Melvin Krakowsky makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 05:38 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston's fadeaway is rejected by Melvin Krakowsky | 25-32 |
| 05:37 | Marshall | Melvin Krakowsky grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 05:16 | Marshall | John Hosier buries a shot from close range set up by William Petties | 27-32 |
| 05:02 | Ball State | Peter Scott is hacked by William Petties - foul #2 on William Petties, team foul #5 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Sproul (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Lisimba Abke (SF), Tim Brune (PF), Fred Larson (C) William Petties, Jeffrey Harbin, Melvin Krakowsky, John Hosier, Steven Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG), Robert Jones (SF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Peter Scott, Andre Costa, Nick Hunt | |
| 04:52 | Ball State | Tim Brune swats the shot by Alexander Childress | 27-32 |
| 04:50 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Lisimba Abke | 27-32 |
| 04:39 | Marshall | Tim Brune misses the easy layup | 27-32 |
| 04:38 | Marshall | Tim Brune grabs the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 04:17 | Marshall | Sean Draper is called for the reach on William Sproul - foul #1 on Sean Draper, team foul #6 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nicholas Casey (PF) Alexander Childress | |
| 04:00 | Marshall | Lisimba Abke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (SG), Joshua Osborne (SF) Ross Eggleston, Robert Jones | |
| 03:46 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck loses the dribble to Lisimba Abke | 27-32 |
| 03:27 | Marshall | Sidney Bollinger is called for the reach on Robert Thomas - foul #2 on Sidney Bollinger, team foul #7 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Petties (PG), Melvin Krakowsky (SF), John Hosier (PF) William Sproul, Lisimba Abke, Fred Larson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nick Hunt (C) Sidney Bollinger | |
| 03:27 | Marshall | Robert Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:27 | Ball State | Nick Hunt pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Petties (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Melvin Krakowsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hosier (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Brune (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) C - Nick Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Draper | 27-35 |
| 02:51 | Marshall | John Hosier's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Casey | 27-35 |
| 02:49 | Marshall | John Hosier snags the offensive board | 27-35 |
| 02:44 | Marshall | Melvin Krakowsky is fouled on the floor by Joshua Osborne - foul #3 on Joshua Osborne, team foul #8 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jeffrey Harbin (SG), Steven Nicodemus (C) Robert Thomas, Tim Brune | |
| Subs | Ball State | Andre Costa (SF) Joshua Osborne | |
| 02:44 | Marshall | Melvin Krakowsky misses the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 02:44 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to John Hosier | 27-35 |
| 02:23 | Marshall | William Petties can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-35 |
| 02:21 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 01:57 | Marshall | Jeffrey Harbin misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Bryan Schwanebeck - foul #3 on Bryan Schwanebeck, team foul #9 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Marshall | Lisimba Abke (SF) Melvin Krakowsky | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Scott (PG), Ross Eggleston (SG), Alexander Childress (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Sean Draper, Bryan Schwanebeck, Nicholas Casey, Nick Hunt | |
| 01:57 | Marshall | Jeffrey Harbin makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:57 | Marshall | Jeffrey Harbin misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:57 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 01:49 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 01:47 | Marshall | Lisimba Abke pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 01:31 | Marshall | Jeffrey Harbin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Lisimba Abke steals the ball from Andre Costa | 28-37 |
| 00:51 | Marshall | John Hosier comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Alexander Childress - foul #1 on Alexander Childress, team foul #10 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Sproul (PG), Melvin Krakowsky (SF), Tim Brune (C) William Petties, Lisimba Abke, Steven Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG) Andre Costa | |
| 00:51 | Marshall | John Hosier misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:51 | Marshall | John Hosier misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:51 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Sidney Bollinger | 28-37 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffrey Harbin - foul #2 on Jeffrey Harbin, team foul #6 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Thomas (SG), Lisimba Abke (C) Jeffrey Harbin, John Hosier | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nicholas Casey (PF) Alexander Childress | |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:46 | Marshall | Tim Brune pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 00:29 | Marshall | Melvin Krakowsky scores on a 3 from straight away | 31-37 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Melvin Krakowsky pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |