| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andre Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Steve Buchinski (fresh) SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rafael Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 19:43 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 19:24 | Samford | Steve Buchinski misses the 3 from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 19:22 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses the tip | 25-27 |
| 19:20 | Samford | Steve Buchinski hits the follow up shot | 25-29 |
| 19:04 | Ball State | Sean Draper clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 19:03 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger tips it but misses | 25-29 |
| 19:01 | Samford | Steve Buchinski gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 18:33 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez is fouled on the floor by Sidney Bollinger - foul #3 on Sidney Bollinger, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alexander Childress (C) Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Calvin Cline (SG), Alex Mason (SF), Mark Jackson (C) Garry Miller, Steve Buchinski, Lino Zarrineh, Branko Lakowski | |
| 18:05 | Samford | Andre Costa is called for the reach on Robert Wheeler - foul #2 on Andre Costa, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG) Robert Wheeler | |
| 17:39 | Samford | Mark Jackson blows the layup | 25-29 |
| 17:38 | Samford | Garry Miller tips it home | 25-31 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Andre Costa's pass is intercepted by Alex Mason | 25-31 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | The refs have stopped play. Andre Costa is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his face. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 25-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (SG), Peter Scott (SF), Nick Hunt (C) Ross Eggleston, Joshua Osborne, Andre Costa | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Steve Buchinski (SG) Garry Miller, Calvin Cline | |
| 16:58 | Samford | Robert Wheeler is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 16:47 | Ball State | Alex Mason is called for the reach on Peter Scott - foul #2 on Alex Mason, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (PG), Lino Zarrineh (C) Robert Wheeler, Mark Jackson | |
| 16:35 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Calvin Cline gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 16:28 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from close range | 25-34 |
| 16:26 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Nick Hunt | 25-34 |
| 16:03 | Ball State | Rafael Rodriguez is called for the reach on Sean Draper - foul #3 on Rafael Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Joshua Osborne (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Sean Draper, Peter Scott, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Mark Jackson (C) Calvin Cline, Rafael Rodriguez | |
| 15:56 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 15:54 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck gets the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) C - Nick Hunt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Buchinski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Mark Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Bryan Schwanebeck | 28-34 |
| 15:16 | Samford | Mark Jackson drills a shot near the basket set up by Steve Buchinski and he's fouled by Nick Hunt - foul #1 on Nick Hunt, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG), Nicholas Casey (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Bryan Schwanebeck, Robert Jones, Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (SG), Rafael Rodriguez (PF) Steve Buchinski, Lino Zarrineh | |
| 15:16 | Samford | Mark Jackson misses the free throw | 28-36 |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | Rafael Rodriguez swats the short shot by Ross Eggleston | 28-36 |
| 14:56 | Samford | Mark Jackson pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 14:33 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 14:32 | Samford | Garry Miller snags the offensive board | 28-36 |
| 14:14 | Samford | Calvin Cline's pass is intercepted by Sean Draper | 28-36 |
| 14:05 | Ball State | Garry Miller is called for the reach on Sean Draper - foul #1 on Garry Miller, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (SG), Andre Costa (SF) Ross Eggleston, Joshua Osborne | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Steve Buchinski (SG) Garry Miller, Calvin Cline | |
| 13:53 | Ball State | Andre Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (PG) Robert Wheeler | |
| 13:40 | Samford | Steve Buchinski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 28-36 |
| 13:39 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 13:24 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 28-36 |
| 13:22 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey gets the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 30-36 |
| 12:36 | Samford | Alex Mason misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 12:34 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 12:18 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-36 |
| 12:17 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger hits the follow up shot | 32-36 |
| 12:01 | Samford | Andre Costa takes the ball from Calvin Cline | 32-36 |
| 11:51 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck misses the floater from the free throw line | 32-36 |
| 11:50 | Samford | Steve Buchinski grabs the board | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Casey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Sidney Bollinger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Calvin Cline (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Buchinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Rafael Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Samford | Calvin Cline is hacked by Sean Draper - foul #1 on Sean Draper, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Joshua Osborne (SF), Alexander Childress (PF), Nick Hunt (C) Sean Draper, Andre Costa, Nicholas Casey, Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Robert Wheeler (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF) Calvin Cline, Steve Buchinski, Rafael Rodriguez | |
| 11:03 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses the turnaround from the right block | 32-36 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Alexander Childress gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 32-36 |
| 10:54 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck gets the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 10:49 | Ball State | Lino Zarrineh steals the ball from Joshua Osborne | 32-36 |
| 10:44 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh lays it up and in | 32-38 |
| 10:32 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 10:30 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Nick Hunt | 32-38 |
| 10:14 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Osborne | 34-38 |
| 09:49 | Samford | Garry Miller buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-41 |
| 09:33 | Ball State | Alexander Childress scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Schwanebeck | 36-41 |
| 09:07 | Samford | Robert Wheeler can't connect on a shot from the right side | 36-41 |
| 09:06 | Ball State | Nick Hunt gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 08:44 | Samford | Garry Miller connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Lino Zarrineh | 39-44 |
| 08:28 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Ross Eggleston | 41-44 |
| 08:09 | Samford | Garry Miller connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Wheeler and the foul's on Bryan Schwanebeck - foul #1 on Bryan Schwanebeck, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG), Andre Costa (SG), Peter Scott (SF), Nicholas Casey (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Bryan Schwanebeck, Ross Eggleston, Joshua Osborne, Alexander Childress, Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG), Rafael Rodriguez (SF), Branko Lakowski (PF) Robert Wheeler, Lino Zarrineh, Alex Mason | |
| 08:09 | Samford | Garry Miller makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| 07:57 | Ball State | Sean Draper is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Andre Costa | 43-47 |
| 07:41 | Samford | Peter Scott doubles Rafael Rodriguez and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Peter Scott, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (PG) Garry Miller | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andre Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Peter Scott (fresh) PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Calvin Cline (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Buchinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Jackson (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Samford | Sean Draper steals the ball from Rafael Rodriguez | 43-47 |
| 07:16 | Ball State | Sean Draper can't finish the layup | 43-47 |
| 07:15 | Samford | The rebound goes to Rafael Rodriguez | 43-47 |
| 06:48 | Samford | Mark Jackson is called for traveling | 43-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Joshua Osborne (SF) Andre Costa, Peter Scott | |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Alex Mason (PF) Steve Buchinski, Mark Jackson | |
| 06:34 | Ball State | Sean Draper drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ross Eggleston | 46-47 |
| 06:16 | Samford | Garry Miller is hacked by Sean Draper - foul #2 on Sean Draper, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG), Mark Jackson (C) Calvin Cline, Branko Lakowski | |
| 06:16 | Samford | Garry Miller misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne blows the dunk but he's fouled by Rafael Rodriguez - foul #4 on Rafael Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 05:58 | Samford | Steve Buchinski grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 05:41 | Samford | Steve Buchinski buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-50 |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses the driving attempt from the left block | 47-50 |
| 05:28 | Samford | The rebound goes to Rafael Rodriguez | 47-50 |
| 05:12 | Samford | Alex Mason is open and scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Rafael Rodriguez | 47-53 |
| 04:43 | Ball State | Sean Draper misses long on an open floater from the right side | 47-53 |
| 04:41 | Samford | The rebound goes to Alex Mason | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:12 | Samford | Mark Jackson hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left block | 47-53 |
| 04:10 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Rafael Rodriguez | 47-53 |
| 03:43 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez connects on the shot in the lane | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Draper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ross Eggleston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joshua Osborne (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Casey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Sidney Bollinger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Buchinski (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Alex Mason (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Jackson (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Ball State | Sean Draper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 03:19 | Samford | Alex Mason pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 02:50 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez is hacked by Joshua Osborne - foul #2 on Joshua Osborne, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Scott (PG), Bryan Schwanebeck (SG), Andre Costa (SF), Alexander Childress (PF), Nick Hunt (C) Sean Draper, Ross Eggleston, Joshua Osborne, Nicholas Casey, Sidney Bollinger | |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF), Branko Lakowski (C) Steve Buchinski, Alex Mason, Mark Jackson | |
| 02:50 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Nick Hunt grabs the board | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:38 | Ball State | Peter Scott misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 02:37 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Alexander Childress | 47-55 |
| 02:37 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Draper (PG) Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:22 | Ball State | Garry Miller picks off the pass by Sean Draper | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:08 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses the easy layup | 47-55 |
| 02:07 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Bryan Schwanebeck | 47-55 |
| 02:07 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Joshua Osborne (SF), Nicholas Casey (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Bryan Schwanebeck, Peter Scott, Andre Costa, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG) Garry Miller | |
| 01:57 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the jumper from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 01:43 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh makes the jumper from the baseline | 49-57 |
| 01:36 | Ball State | Sean Draper can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 01:35 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger tips it back up and in | 51-57 |
| 01:11 | Samford | Ross Eggleston steals the ball from Lino Zarrineh | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sean Draper | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:43 | Samford | Calvin Cline is hacked by Sean Draper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Draper, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Jackson (C) Branko Lakowski | |
| 00:43 | Samford | Calvin Cline makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:43 | Samford | Calvin Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Calvin Cline takes the ball from Joshua Osborne | 53-59 |
| 00:34 | Samford | Calvin Cline lays it up and in | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Ball State | Sean Draper makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Osborne | 56-61 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Calvin Cline is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Draper - foul #4 on Sean Draper, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Alex Mason (PF) Steve Buchinski, Lino Zarrineh | |
| 00:26 | Samford | Calvin Cline makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Calvin Cline misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger grabs the board | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Sean Draper hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-62 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Garry Miller is hacked by Sean Draper in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sean Draper, team foul #11 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (PG) Sean Draper | |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (SF) Rafael Rodriguez | |
| 00:18 | Samford | Garry Miller misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Garry Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Alex Mason snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Alex Mason is hacked by Ross Eggleston in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ross Eggleston, team foul #12 | 59-62 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Alex Mason makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Alex Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-64 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Garry Miller runs out the clock | 62-64 |