| Lineup | Cal | PG - Cecil Ludwig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Ahlers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Freddie Hessler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Blankenship (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - David McKinney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Scott Clore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Shamblin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Laurence Agosto (fresh) PF - James Vantassel (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Richard Shamblin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-24 |
| 19:39 | Cal | Roy Blankenship grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 19:33 | Cal | Roy Blankenship hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by James Vantassel - foul #2 on James Vantassel, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 19:33 | Cal | Roy Blankenship misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 19:33 | Cal | Roy Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Charles Kelly makes the floater in the paint set up by Laurence Agosto | 33-26 |
| 19:15 | Cal | David McKinney misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Vantassel - foul #3 on James Vantassel, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher John (PF) James Vantassel | |
| 19:15 | Cal | David McKinney makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 19:15 | Cal | David McKinney misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 19:15 | Cal | Roy Blankenship gets the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 19:10 | Cal | David McKinney buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Ahlers | 36-26 |
| 19:05 | Ball State | Richard Shamblin can't finish the layup | 36-26 |
| 19:03 | Ball State | Charles Kelly hits the follow up shot | 36-28 |
| 18:38 | Cal | Laurence Agosto takes the ball from Roy Blankenship | 36-28 |
| 18:18 | Ball State | Charles Kelly is hacked by Roy Blankenship - foul #2 on Roy Blankenship, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 17:54 | Ball State | Charles Kelly is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Kelly, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| 17:39 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from David McKinney | 39-28 |
| 17:20 | Ball State | Christopher John hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Laurence Agosto | 39-30 |
| 17:10 | Cal | David McKinney clanks a fadeaway from close range | 39-30 |
| 17:09 | Ball State | Charles Kelly snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 17:05 | Ball State | Scott Clore travels in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Bruno (PG), Lyndon Alicea (SG), Rodney Gardner (SF) Cecil Ludwig, Stephen Ahlers, Freddie Hessler | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:49 | Cal | David McKinney clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-30 |
| 16:48 | Cal | Vincente Bruno can't tip it in | 39-30 |
| 16:46 | Cal | Roy Blankenship tips it home | 41-30 |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Richard Shamblin drills a shot from the left block | 41-32 |
| 16:18 | Cal | Roy Blankenship knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 43-32 |
| 16:06 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Clore | 43-34 |
| 15:50 | Cal | Roy Blankenship misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-34 |
| 15:49 | Cal | Roy Blankenship gets the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lyndon Alicea (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Gardner (fresh) PF - Roy Blankenship (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. C - David McKinney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Scott Clore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Shamblin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Laurence Agosto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher John (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Kelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Cal | David McKinney scores on a runner from the right block set up by Vincente Bruno | 45-34 |
| 15:14 | Ball State | Christopher John misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Charles Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 14:57 | Ball State | Richard Shamblin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Cecil Ludwig (PG), Stephen Ahlers (SG), Freddie Hessler (SF), Bill Godoy (PF), Andrew Landers (C) Vincente Bruno, Lyndon Alicea, Rodney Gardner, Roy Blankenship, David McKinney | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeff Woodward (PG), Clarence Smith (SG), Bryce Styron (SF), James Vantassel (PF), Joseph Yarbrough (C) Scott Clore, Richard Shamblin, Laurence Agosto, Christopher John, Charles Kelly | |
| 14:44 | Cal | Andrew Landers makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-34 |
| 14:24 | Ball State | Cecil Ludwig steals it from Joseph Yarbrough | 48-34 |
| 14:06 | Cal | Clarence Smith is called for the reach on Stephen Ahlers - foul #1 on Clarence Smith, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| 13:51 | Cal | Andrew Landers scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Ahlers | 50-34 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Andrew Landers takes the ball from Jeff Woodward | 50-34 |
| 13:17 | Cal | James Vantassel is called for the reach on Cecil Ludwig - foul #4 on James Vantassel, team foul #5 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Clore (PG), Laurence Agosto (SF), Charles Kelly (C) Jeff Woodward, Bryce Styron, James Vantassel | |
| 13:04 | Cal | Andrew Landers blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Kelly - foul #3 on Charles Kelly, team foul #6 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Roy Blankenship (PF) Bill Godoy | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Shamblin (SG) Clarence Smith | |
| 13:04 | Cal | Andrew Landers makes the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 13:04 | Cal | Andrew Landers makes the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:49 | Ball State | Scott Clore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 52-34 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Charles Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 52-34 |
| 12:31 | Ball State | Stephen Ahlers steps in front of the Richard Shamblin pass | 52-34 |
| 12:27 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers misses the dunk attempt | 52-34 |
| 12:25 | Ball State | Charles Kelly pulls down the rebound | 52-34 |
| 12:16 | Ball State | Scott Clore misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-34 |
| 12:15 | Cal | Andrew Landers grabs the board | 52-34 |
| 11:55 | Cal | Charles Kelly denies the turnaround by Roy Blankenship | 52-34 |
| 11:54 | Ball State | Charles Kelly snags the defensive board | 52-34 |
| 11:36 | Ball State | Richard Shamblin misses short on a 3 from straight away | 52-34 |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Joseph Yarbrough gets the offensive rebound | 52-34 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Cecil Ludwig (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Ahlers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Freddie Hessler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Blankenship (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. C - Andrew Landers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Scott Clore (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Shamblin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Laurence Agosto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Scott Clore and he's hacked by Freddie Hessler - foul #1 on Freddie Hessler, team foul #2 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Bruno (PG), Lyndon Alicea (SG), Rodney Gardner (SF), Bill Godoy (PF), David McKinney (C) Cecil Ludwig, Stephen Ahlers, Freddie Hessler, Roy Blankenship, Andrew Landers | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher John (PF) Joseph Yarbrough | |
| 11:13 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto makes the free throw | 52-37 |
| 10:51 | Cal | David McKinney buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lyndon Alicea | 54-37 |
| 10:32 | Ball State | Charles Kelly clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 54-37 |
| 10:30 | Cal | Bill Godoy grabs the board | 54-37 |
| 10:17 | Cal | David McKinney clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-37 |
| 10:16 | Ball State | Christopher John grabs the defensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 10:05 | Ball State | Bill Godoy denies the turnaround by Charles Kelly | 54-37 |
| 10:04 | Cal | The rebound goes to Vincente Bruno | 54-37 |
| 09:49 | Cal | Bill Godoy misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 54-37 |
| 09:47 | Ball State | Charles Kelly snags the defensive board | 54-37 |
| 09:41 | Ball State | Charles Kelly comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-37 |
| 09:39 | Cal | David McKinney pulls down the rebound | 54-37 |
| 09:33 | Cal | Lyndon Alicea drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-37 |
| 09:14 | Ball State | Richard Shamblin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-40 |
| 08:50 | Cal | David McKinney comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Kelly - foul #4 on Charles Kelly, team foul #7 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Cecil Ludwig (PG), Stephen Ahlers (SG), Freddie Hessler (SF), Roy Blankenship (PF) Vincente Bruno, Lyndon Alicea, Rodney Gardner, Bill Godoy | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeff Woodward (PG), Clarence Smith (SG), Bryce Styron (SF), Joseph Yarbrough (C) Scott Clore, Richard Shamblin, Laurence Agosto, Charles Kelly | |
| 08:50 | Cal | David McKinney misses the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 08:50 | Cal | David McKinney misses the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 08:50 | Ball State | Joseph Yarbrough grabs the board | 57-40 |
| 08:40 | Ball State | Jeff Woodward is called for traveling | 57-40 |
| 08:28 | Cal | David McKinney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-40 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Alexander Thompson (C) Christopher John | |
| 08:08 | Ball State | Jeff Woodward comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Joseph Yarbrough tips it home | 57-42 |
| 07:49 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Ahlers | 60-42 |
| 07:33 | Ball State | Bryce Styron hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-42 |
| 07:31 | Cal | Roy Blankenship gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Cecil Ludwig (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Ahlers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Freddie Hessler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Blankenship (fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. C - David McKinney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jeff Woodward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bryce Styron (fresh) PF - Joseph Yarbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Alexander Thompson (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-42 |
| 07:15 | Ball State | Clarence Smith gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Joseph Yarbrough hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 60-42 |
| 07:06 | Cal | David McKinney grabs the defensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 06:53 | Cal | David McKinney is whistled for a carry | 60-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Gardner (SF), Andrew Landers (C) Freddie Hessler, David McKinney | |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Clore (PG), Richard Shamblin (SG), Laurence Agosto (SF), James Vantassel (PF), Charles Kelly (C) Jeff Woodward, Clarence Smith, Bryce Styron, Joseph Yarbrough, Alexander Thompson | |
| 06:34 | Ball State | Scott Clore can't finish the layup | 60-42 |
| 06:33 | Ball State | James Vantassel snags the offensive board | 60-42 |
| 06:18 | Ball State | Charles Kelly is hacked by Andrew Landers - foul #2 on Andrew Landers, team foul #3 | 60-42 |
| 06:09 | Ball State | Stephen Ahlers is called for the reach on Scott Clore - foul #1 on Stephen Ahlers, team foul #4 | 60-42 |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Richard Shamblin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-42 |
| 05:57 | Cal | Rodney Gardner pulls down the rebound | 60-42 |
| 05:37 | Cal | Scott Clore is called for the reach on Stephen Ahlers - foul #2 on Scott Clore, team foul #8 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Bruno (PG), Bill Godoy (PF) Cecil Ludwig, Roy Blankenship | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:37 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers misses the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 05:37 | Ball State | Charles Kelly snags the defensive board | 60-42 |
| 05:18 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rodney Gardner - foul #2 on Rodney Gardner, team foul #5 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Lyndon Alicea (SG) Stephen Ahlers | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:18 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 05:18 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto misses the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 05:18 | Cal | The rebound goes to Andrew Landers | 60-43 |
| 05:09 | Cal | Bill Godoy knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Rodney Gardner | 62-43 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-43 |
| 04:59 | Cal | Vincente Bruno grabs the board | 62-43 |
| 04:54 | Cal | Lyndon Alicea loses the dribble to Laurence Agosto | 62-43 |
| 04:31 | Ball State | Charles Kelly clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-43 |
| 04:29 | Cal | Bill Godoy grabs the board | 62-43 |
| 04:10 | Cal | Andrew Landers hits the finger roll | 64-43 |
| 03:50 | Ball State | Laurence Agosto scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Clore | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Cal | Andrew Landers comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Clore - foul #3 on Scott Clore, team foul #9 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeff Woodward (PG), Clarence Smith (SG), Bryce Styron (SF), Christopher John (PF), Joseph Yarbrough (C) Scott Clore, Richard Shamblin, Laurence Agosto, James Vantassel, Charles Kelly | |
| 03:37 | Cal | Andrew Landers makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 03:37 | Cal | Andrew Landers misses the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 03:37 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Christopher John | 65-45 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Ball State | Clarence Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-45 |
| 03:26 | Ball State | Joseph Yarbrough pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-45 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Bruno (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lyndon Alicea (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bill Godoy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Landers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jeff Woodward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bryce Styron (fresh) PF - Christopher John (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Yarbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Ball State | Clarence Smith's pass is intercepted by Bill Godoy | 65-45 |
| 03:02 | Cal | Andrew Landers drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lyndon Alicea | 67-45 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Bryce Styron clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rodney Gardner - foul #3 on Rodney Gardner, team foul #6 | 67-45 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Bryce Styron makes the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Bryce Styron misses the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 02:53 | Cal | Bill Godoy grabs the board | 67-46 |
| 02:35 | Cal | Andrew Landers can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 67-46 |
| 02:33 | Cal | Bill Godoy tips it back up and in | 69-46 |
| 02:12 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Jeff Woodward is blocked by Bill Godoy | 69-46 |
| 02:10 | Cal | Rodney Gardner pulls down the rebound | 69-46 |
| 01:55 | Cal | Lyndon Alicea's floater is tipped away by Christopher John | 69-46 |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Joseph Yarbrough grabs the board | 69-46 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Bryce Styron hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 69-46 |
| 01:36 | Ball State | Christopher John tips it in | 69-48 |
| 01:21 | Cal | Andrew Landers is whistled for a carry | 69-48 |
| 01:14 | Ball State | Bryce Styron misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-48 |
| 01:13 | Cal | Andrew Landers pulls down the rebound | 69-48 |
| 00:48 | Cal | Lyndon Alicea hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-48 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Bryce Styron gets the rebound | 69-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Ball State | Bill Godoy takes the ball from Clarence Smith | 69-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Cal | Bill Godoy misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Yarbrough - foul #1 on Joseph Yarbrough, team foul #10 | 69-48 |
| 00:17 | Cal | Bill Godoy makes the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 00:17 | Cal | Bill Godoy makes the 2nd free throw | 71-48 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Christopher John misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 71-48 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Lyndon Alicea pulls down the rebound | 71-48 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Vincente Bruno runs out the clock | 71-48 |