| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jay Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Davis (fresh) PF - Charles Heavner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clayton Harnois (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gabriel Rathbone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leland Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Mike Park (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 19:35 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 19:22 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Webb - foul #1 on Ronald Webb, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes (SG), Joseph Jones (SF) Richard Rogers, Raymond Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 19:22 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 19:22 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 19:08 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Clayton Harnois | 37-39 |
| 18:46 | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 18:45 | Ball State | Ronald Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 18:20 | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Tommy Bowes is denied by Ronald Webb | 37-39 |
| 18:07 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG) Tommy Bowes | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:25 | Ball State | Mike Park scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Leland Smith and he's fouled by Richard Rogers - foul #1 on Richard Rogers, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes (SG) Richard Rogers | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:25 | Ball State | Mike Park misses the free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Charles Heavner | 37-41 |
| 17:06 | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Mike Park | 37-41 |
| 16:47 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald's floater is knocked away by Clayton Harnois | 37-41 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jay Thomas | 37-41 |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Ronald Webb pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:18 | Ball State | Ronald Webb misses the dunk attempt | 37-41 |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Webb - foul #2 on Ronald Webb, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG), Raymond Davis (SF) Tommy Bowes, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charlie Buckler (PG), James Bauer (SG), David Petree (SF), Alexander Conner (PF), Terry Humphery (C) Gabriel Rathbone, Leland Smith, Eugene Fitzgerald, Ronald Webb, Mike Park | |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jay Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Davis (fresh) PF - Charles Heavner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clayton Harnois (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charlie Buckler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Bauer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Petree (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alexander Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Humphery (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Ball State | James Bauer misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 15:40 | Ball State | David Petree hits the follow up shot | 38-43 |
| 15:25 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones (SF) Raymond Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:05 | Ball State | David Petree misses the shot from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 15:04 | Notre Dame | Clayton Harnois grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 14:44 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner knocks in the shot in the paint | 40-43 |
| 14:30 | Ball State | Joseph Jones steals it from Terry Humphery | 40-43 |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Jones | 42-43 |
| 14:13 | Ball State | James Bauer is fouled on the floor by Richard Rogers - foul #2 on Richard Rogers, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SF), Anthony Goodrow (C) Jay Thomas, Clayton Harnois | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone (PG), Leland Smith (SG), Eugene Fitzgerald (SF), Ronald Webb (PF), Mike Park (C) Charlie Buckler, James Bauer, David Petree, Alexander Conner, Terry Humphery | |
| 13:52 | Ball State | Mike Park clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-43 |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner is hacked by Ronald Webb - foul #3 on Ronald Webb, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas (PG), Tommy Bowes (SG), Clayton Harnois (C) Richard Rogers, Raymond Davis, Anthony Goodrow | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:14 | Notre Dame | Eugene Fitzgerald steals the ball from Tommy Bowes | 42-43 |
| 13:04 | Ball State | Mike Park misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Clayton Harnois - foul #1 on Clayton Harnois, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SF), Richard Johnson (PF), Anthony Goodrow (C) Jay Thomas, Charles Heavner, Clayton Harnois | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:04 | Ball State | Mike Park makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:04 | Ball State | Mike Park makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:44 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Rathbone is called for the reach on Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Gabriel Rathbone, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas (PG), Richard Rogers (SG), Charles Heavner (PF), Clayton Harnois (C) Tommy Bowes, Raymond Davis, Richard Johnson, Anthony Goodrow | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:27 | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jay Thomas | 45-45 |
| 12:02 | Ball State | Leland Smith clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 12:00 | Ball State | Mike Park misses the tip | 45-45 |
| 11:58 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jay Thomas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. PF - Charles Heavner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Clayton Harnois (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gabriel Rathbone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leland Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Park (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald banks in the layup set up by Leland Smith | 48-47 |
| 11:12 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 11:10 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers tips it back up and in | 50-47 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 10:34 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Gabriel Rathbone | 50-49 |
| 10:32 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone travels in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes (SG), Raymond Davis (SF), Richard Johnson (PF), Anthony Goodrow (C) Jay Thomas, Richard Rogers, Charles Heavner, Clayton Harnois | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charlie Buckler (PG), James Bauer (SG), Terry Humphery (C) Gabriel Rathbone, Leland Smith, Mike Park | |
| 10:12 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Joseph Jones | 52-49 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | Ronald Webb hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Jones - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Petree (SF) Eugene Fitzgerald | |
| 10:04 | Ball State | Ronald Webb misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | Ronald Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones is hacked by Terry Humphery - foul #1 on Terry Humphery, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas (PG) Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | Alexander Conner (PF) Ronald Webb | |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas is fouled on the floor by Charlie Buckler - foul #2 on Charlie Buckler, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones (PG) Jay Thomas | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:24 | Notre Dame | Richard Johnson can't throw it down | 52-50 |
| 09:23 | Ball State | James Bauer grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 09:06 | Ball State | James Bauer double dribbles | 52-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas (PG), Charles Heavner (PF), Clayton Harnois (C) Joseph Jones, Richard Johnson, Anthony Goodrow | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone (PG), Leland Smith (SG), Eugene Fitzgerald (SF), Mike Park (C) Charlie Buckler, James Bauer, Alexander Conner, Terry Humphery | |
| 08:42 | Notre Dame | Clayton Harnois lays it up and in set up by Jay Thomas | 54-50 |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Leland Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gabriel Rathbone and the foul's on Tommy Bowes - foul #1 on Tommy Bowes, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG), Joseph Jones (SF) Tommy Bowes, Raymond Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Webb (PF) David Petree | |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Leland Smith makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner misses the runner in the lane | 54-53 |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | Clayton Harnois grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 07:39 | Notre Dame | Clayton Harnois misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 54-53 |
| 07:38 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ronald Webb | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jay Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. PF - Charles Heavner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Clayton Harnois (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gabriel Rathbone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leland Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Webb (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Park (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Mike Park is whistled for traveling | 54-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes (SG), Raymond Davis (SF), Richard Johnson (PF), Anthony Goodrow (C) Jay Thomas, Richard Rogers, Charles Heavner, Clayton Harnois | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charlie Buckler (PG), Terry Humphery (C) Gabriel Rathbone, Mike Park | |
| 06:51 | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes makes the floater from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 06:36 | Ball State | Joseph Jones is called for the reach on Charlie Buckler - foul #3 on Joseph Jones, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas (PG), Richard Rogers (SG), Charles Heavner (PF), Clayton Harnois (C) Tommy Bowes, Raymond Davis, Richard Johnson, Anthony Goodrow | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Petree (SF) Eugene Fitzgerald | |
| 06:36 | Ball State | Charlie Buckler misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Clayton Harnois snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 06:15 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner double dribbles | 56-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes (SG), Raymond Davis (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) Richard Rogers, Joseph Jones, Charles Heavner | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone (PG), Mike Park (C) Charlie Buckler, Terry Humphery | |
| 06:02 | Ball State | Mike Park misses the easy layup | 56-53 |
| 06:00 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 05:48 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 05:46 | Ball State | Ronald Webb grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 05:41 | Ball State | David Petree clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Clayton Harnois - foul #2 on Clayton Harnois, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG), Joseph Jones (SF), Charles Heavner (PF), Anthony Goodrow (C) Tommy Bowes, Raymond Davis, Richard Johnson, Clayton Harnois | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Bauer (SG) Leland Smith | |
| 05:41 | Ball State | David Petree misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 05:41 | Ball State | David Petree misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 05:41 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 05:23 | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones is called for a charge - foul #4 on Joseph Jones, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Clayton Harnois (C) Anthony Goodrow | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald (SF) David Petree | |
| 05:08 | Ball State | Ronald Webb knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Mike Park | 56-55 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Jones | 58-55 |
| 04:35 | Ball State | Ronald Webb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes (SG), Raymond Davis (SF), Richard Johnson (PF), Anthony Goodrow (C) Jay Thomas, Richard Rogers, Charles Heavner, Clayton Harnois | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leland Smith (SG), David Petree (PF) James Bauer, Ronald Webb | |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow is whistled for traveling | 58-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas (PG), Richard Rogers (SG), Charles Heavner (PF), Clayton Harnois (C) Joseph Jones, Tommy Bowes, Richard Johnson, Anthony Goodrow | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charlie Buckler (PG), Terry Humphery (C) Gabriel Rathbone, Mike Park | |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Heavner - foul #1 on Charles Heavner, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes (SG), Joseph Jones (SF), Anthony Goodrow (C) Richard Rogers, Raymond Davis, Clayton Harnois | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 03:29 | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 03:28 | Ball State | Eugene Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jay Thomas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Bowes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. PF - Charles Heavner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Goodrow (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charlie Buckler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leland Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eugene Fitzgerald (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Petree (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Humphery (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Ball State | Terry Humphery's pass is intercepted by Anthony Goodrow | 58-57 |
| 03:02 | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 03:00 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow tips it back up and in | 60-57 |
| 03:00 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG), Raymond Davis (SF), Richard Johnson (PF), Clayton Harnois (C) Jay Thomas, Joseph Jones, Charles Heavner, Anthony Goodrow | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone (PG), Ronald Webb (PF), Mike Park (C) Charlie Buckler, David Petree, Terry Humphery | |
| 02:40 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | Clayton Harnois gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 60-57 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Leland Smith grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 02:07 | Ball State | Richard Johnson steps in front of the Gabriel Rathbone pass | 60-57 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Leland Smith - foul #3 on Leland Smith, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas (PG), Charles Heavner (PF) Tommy Bowes, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Mike Park is fouled on the floor by Jay Thomas - foul #1 on Jay Thomas, team foul #11 | 62-57 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Mike Park makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Mike Park makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:09 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Ronald Webb - foul #4 on Ronald Webb, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| 01:09 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:09 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:09 | Ball State | Ronald Webb snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Gabriel Rathbone misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-59 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Mike Park tips it in | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 63-61 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Leland Smith snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Ronald Webb clanks a jump hook from the left block | 63-61 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Leland Smith can't tip it in | 63-61 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Rathbone is called for the reach on Charles Heavner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gabriel Rathbone, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Ronald Webb grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Leland Smith misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 64-61 |