| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Charles Drexler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Manke (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Gabor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Lillard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ulysses Gunn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Parker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | David Gabor inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri 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) | |
| 19:38 | SE Missouri State | David Gabor misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 19:18 | Ball State | Todd Parker scores on a floater from the right side set up by Kenneth Jenkins | 38-35 |
| 18:58 | SE Missouri State | David Gabor drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Drexler | 40-35 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins scores on a floater from the baseline | 40-37 |
| 18:08 | SE Missouri State | Ulysses Gunn misses the easy layup | 40-37 |
| 18:06 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Cecil Shelley | 40-40 |
| 17:21 | SE Missouri State | Charles Drexler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ernest Conner - foul #1 on Ernest Conner, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (SG), Thomas Hicks (C) Todd Parker, Cecil Shelley | |
| 17:21 | SE Missouri State | Charles Drexler misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:21 | SE Missouri State | Charles Drexler makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:21 | SE Missouri State | Charles Drexler makes the 3rd free throw | 42-40 |
| 17:10 | Ball State | Neil Gill misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 17:09 | SE Missouri State | Ulysses Gunn snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 16:50 | SE Missouri State | Charles Drexler is whistled for a carry | 42-40 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Russell Hiles (SG), Manuel Foster (PF), Shawn Reynolds (C) Jerry Manke, Scott Lillard, Ulysses Gunn | |
| Subs | Ball State | Shilin Xie (C) Kenneth Jenkins | |
| 16:42 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato misses the jumper from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 16:41 | SE Missouri State | David Gabor gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 16:24 | SE Missouri State | Shawn Reynolds clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 16:22 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to David Gabor | 42-40 |
| 16:01 | SE Missouri State | Charles Drexler drills a floater from the left side | 44-40 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Charles Drexler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Hiles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Gabor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Manuel Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) SF - Neil Gill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Shilin Xie (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Ernest Conner connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 44-42 |
| 15:23 | SE Missouri State | Shilin Xie denies the turnaround by Shawn Reynolds | 44-42 |
| 15:21 | Ball State | Shilin Xie grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 15:03 | Ball State | Shilin Xie scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Thomas Hicks | 44-44 |
| 14:36 | SE Missouri State | Charles Drexler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-44 |
| 14:34 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 14:10 | SE Missouri State | David Gabor misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 14:09 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Drexler | 44-44 |
| 13:51 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Hicks is called for the reach on Manuel Foster - foul #1 on Thomas Hicks, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Donaldson (PG), Jerry Manke (SG), Scott Lillard (PF), Ulysses Gunn (C) Charles Drexler, Russell Hiles, David Gabor, Manuel Foster | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (PG), Todd Parker (SG), Albert Taylor (SF), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Ernest Conner, Dikembe Sato, Neil Gill, Thomas Hicks, Shilin Xie | |
| 13:38 | SE Missouri State | John Donaldson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 13:36 | SE Missouri State | Shawn Reynolds misses the tip | 44-44 |
| 13:35 | Ball State | Albert Taylor gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | John Donaldson steps in front of the Randy Nix pass in the backcourt | 44-44 |
| 13:18 | SE Missouri State | Shawn Reynolds is hacked by Randy Nix - foul #1 on Randy Nix, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Russell Hiles (SF) Shawn Reynolds | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:00 | SE Missouri State | Ulysses Gunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-44 |
| 12:59 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:53 | Ball State | Randy Nix is fouled on the floor by John Donaldson - foul #3 on John Donaldson, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | Albert Taylor is fouled on the floor by Russell Hiles - foul #1 on Russell Hiles, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (PG) Randy Nix | |
| 12:19 | Ball State | Todd Parker is called for traveling | 44-44 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Manuel Foster (SF) Russell Hiles | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:50 | SE Missouri State | Dikembe Sato is called for the reach on John Donaldson - foul #3 on Dikembe Sato, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Thomas Hicks (SF) Dikembe Sato, Albert Taylor | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Donaldson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Manke (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Lillard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ulysses Gunn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Parker (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | SE Missouri State | John Donaldson scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Jerry Manke | 46-44 |
| 11:18 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 46-46 |
| 11:01 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Foster lays it up and in set up by John Donaldson | 48-46 |
| 10:46 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Donaldson - foul #4 on John Donaldson, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Charles Drexler (PG), David Gabor (SF), Shawn Reynolds (PF) John Donaldson, Manuel Foster, Scott Lillard | |
| Subs | Ball State | Neil Gill (SF), Shilin Xie (C) Kenneth Jenkins, Cecil Shelley | |
| 10:46 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:46 | Ball State | Todd Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:26 | SE Missouri State | David Gabor hits a 3 from straight away set up by Charles Drexler | 51-47 |
| 10:07 | Ball State | Todd Parker can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 51-47 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Shilin Xie snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 09:47 | Ball State | Shilin Xie hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 51-47 |
| 09:45 | SE Missouri State | Ulysses Gunn snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 09:39 | SE Missouri State | Jerry Manke knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Gabor | 54-47 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Shilin Xie comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 54-47 |
| 09:20 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks grabs the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 09:09 | Ball State | Todd Parker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ernest Conner | 54-49 |
| 09:02 | SE Missouri State | Shawn Reynolds is called for a charge - foul #1 on Shawn Reynolds, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Manuel Foster (SG), Scott Lillard (PF) Jerry Manke, Ulysses Gunn | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (PG), David Phillips (SG), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Ernest Conner, Todd Parker, Thomas Hicks, Shilin Xie | |
| 08:47 | Ball State | David Gabor takes the ball from Kenneth Jenkins | 54-49 |
| 08:24 | SE Missouri State | David Gabor makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Drexler | 56-49 |
| 08:09 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato clanks a shot from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 08:07 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Scott Lillard | 56-49 |
| 07:48 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Jenkins steals it from Scott Lillard | 56-49 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Charles Drexler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Gabor (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Lillard (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 3 pf. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato knocks in the jumper from the left block | 56-51 |
| 07:17 | SE Missouri State | David Gabor connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Manuel Foster | 58-51 |
| 07:10 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 07:08 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 06:50 | SE Missouri State | Shawn Reynolds drills a shot from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 06:30 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 60-51 |
| 06:29 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Neil Gill | 60-51 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Shawn Reynolds - foul #2 on Shawn Reynolds, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Donaldson (PG), Jerry Manke (SG), Russell Hiles (SF), Ulysses Gunn (C) Charles Drexler, Manuel Foster, David Gabor, Shawn Reynolds | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Thomas Hicks (SF), Shilin Xie (C) David Phillips, Neil Gill, Cecil Shelley | |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:53 | SE Missouri State | Scott Lillard misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kenneth Jenkins - foul #3 on Kenneth Jenkins, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Taylor (SF) Kenneth Jenkins | |
| 05:53 | SE Missouri State | Scott Lillard misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:53 | SE Missouri State | Scott Lillard makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 05:33 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Jerry Manke - foul #1 on Jerry Manke, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG) Ernest Conner | |
| 05:33 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:33 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:22 | SE Missouri State | Russell Hiles misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 61-55 |
| 05:21 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 05:02 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato gets the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 04:44 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks misses badly on a runner in the lane | 61-55 |
| 04:42 | Ball State | Shilin Xie gets the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 04:21 | Ball State | Jerry Manke picks off the pass by Dikembe Sato | 61-55 |
| 04:10 | SE Missouri State | Dikembe Sato is called for the reach on John Donaldson - foul #4 on Dikembe Sato, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Charles Drexler (PG), Manuel Foster (SF), Shawn Reynolds (PF) John Donaldson, Russell Hiles, Scott Lillard | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), David Phillips (SG), Neil Gill (SF), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Dikembe Sato, Todd Parker, Albert Taylor, Thomas Hicks, Shilin Xie | |
| 04:00 | SE Missouri State | Charles Drexler loses the dribble to Kenneth Jenkins | 61-55 |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Shawn Reynolds is called for the reach on Cecil Shelley - foul #3 on Shawn Reynolds, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Gabor (SF) Shawn Reynolds | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Charles Drexler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Manke (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Gabor (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Manuel Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ulysses Gunn (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | SE Missouri State | Jerry Manke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 03:33 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 03:12 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 03:10 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley tips it but misses | 61-57 |
| 03:09 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Foster pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 02:44 | SE Missouri State | Ulysses Gunn drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Manuel Foster | 63-57 |
| 02:36 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins hits a runner near the basket | 63-59 |
| 02:19 | SE Missouri State | Jerry Manke misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 02:18 | SE Missouri State | David Gabor grabs the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 02:06 | SE Missouri State | Charles Drexler buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 01:50 | Ball State | David Phillips travels with the ball | 66-59 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Scott Lillard (PF) Manuel Foster | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG) David Phillips | |
| 01:28 | SE Missouri State | Charles Drexler can't connect on a shot from the left side | 66-59 |
| 01:26 | SE Missouri State | David Gabor grabs the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 01:21 | SE Missouri State | Jerry Manke knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Gabor | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:07 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 68-59 |
| 01:05 | SE Missouri State | Scott Lillard pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:01 | SE Missouri State | Charles Drexler makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Gabor and the foul's on Ernest Conner - foul #2 on Ernest Conner, team foul #7 | 70-59 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Donaldson (SG), Manuel Foster (SF), Russell Hiles (PF), Shawn Reynolds (C) Jerry Manke, David Gabor, Scott Lillard, Ulysses Gunn | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (PG), David Phillips (SG), Albert Taylor (SF), Thomas Hicks (PF), Shilin Xie (C) Ernest Conner, Todd Parker, Neil Gill, Kenneth Jenkins, Cecil Shelley | |
| 01:01 | SE Missouri State | Charles Drexler makes the free throw | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Ball State | Albert Taylor blows the layup | 71-59 |
| 00:54 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Shawn Reynolds | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | SE Missouri State | Albert Taylor steals the ball from John Donaldson | 71-59 |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato lays it up and in set up by Albert Taylor | 71-61 |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Charles Drexler runs out the clock | 71-61 |