| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Dexter Coats (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donovan Kiser (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jon Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfonso Lopez (fresh) 10 pts. C - Eddie Creamer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Todd Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | La Salle | Jon Jones inbounds the ball | 48-41 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | La Salle | Jon Jones is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jon Jones, team foul #1 | 48-41 |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Donovan Kiser is called for the reach on Todd Parker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donovan Kiser, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| 19:37 | Ball State | Ernest Conner is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Jenkins | 48-44 |
| 19:16 | La Salle | Dexter Coats drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Donovan Kiser | 50-44 |
| 19:01 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-44 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Neil Gill grabs the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 18:46 | Ball State | Neil Gill misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jon Jones - foul #2 on Jon Jones, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | La Salle | Christopher Gorham (SF) Jon Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (SG) Todd Parker | |
| 18:46 | Ball State | Neil Gill makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 18:46 | Ball State | Neil Gill misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 18:46 | La Salle | Eddie Creamer pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 18:24 | La Salle | Alfonso Lopez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-45 |
| 18:22 | La Salle | Donovan Kiser misses the tip | 50-45 |
| 18:20 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 18:11 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Ernest Conner | 50-47 |
| 17:53 | La Salle | The short jumper by Christopher Gorham is denied by Kenneth Jenkins | 50-47 |
| 17:51 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 17:29 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins hits a shot near the basket set up by Ernest Conner | 50-49 |
| 17:11 | La Salle | Alfonso Lopez connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-49 |
| 16:54 | Ball State | Alfonso Lopez steals the ball from Neil Gill | 52-49 |
| 16:33 | La Salle | Dexter Coats hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Neil Gill snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-49 |
| 16:24 | La Salle | Alfonso Lopez snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 16:19 | La Salle | Dexter Coats is hacked by Kenneth Jenkins - foul #1 on Kenneth Jenkins, team foul #1 | 52-49 |
| Subs | La Salle | Samuel Cook (PG), Jonathan Powers (SG), Jon Jones (SF), Clayton Dent (PF), Jean Vance (C) Dexter Coats, Donovan Kiser, Christopher Gorham, Alfonso Lopez, Eddie Creamer | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (PG), Todd Parker (SG), Albert Taylor (SF), Thomas Hicks (PF), Shilin Xie (C) Ernest Conner, Dikembe Sato, Neil Gill, Kenneth Jenkins, Cecil Shelley | |
| 16:12 | La Salle | Jonathan Powers is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hicks - foul #1 on Thomas Hicks, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| 15:51 | La Salle | Samuel Cook drills a 3 from the right corner | 55-49 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Samuel Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Powers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jon Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Dent (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jean Vance (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Nix (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Todd Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Taylor (fresh) PF - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Shilin Xie (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Ball State | Albert Taylor blows the layup but he's hacked by Jean Vance - foul #2 on Jean Vance, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | La Salle | John Pontiff (SF) Jon Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:25 | Ball State | Albert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 15:25 | Ball State | Albert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 15:10 | La Salle | Samuel Cook misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-51 |
| 15:09 | La Salle | John Pontiff grabs the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 14:53 | La Salle | Randy Nix is called for the reach on Jonathan Powers - foul #1 on Randy Nix, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| Subs | La Salle | Jon Jones (SF), Gregory Cavallo (PF) Samuel Cook, Jean Vance | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), David Phillips (SG), Kenneth Jenkins (PF) Randy Nix, Todd Parker, Shilin Xie | |
| 14:39 | La Salle | Clayton Dent hits a 3 from straight away | 58-51 |
| 14:24 | Ball State | Jon Jones steps in front of the Ernest Conner pass | 58-51 |
| 14:19 | La Salle | John Pontiff hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jon Jones | 60-51 |
| 14:03 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks lays it in uncontested set up by Albert Taylor | 60-53 |
| 13:59 | La Salle | Jonathan Powers clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 13:48 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Gregory Cavallo - foul #1 on Gregory Cavallo, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | La Salle | Dexter Coats (PG), Donovan Kiser (SG), Christopher Gorham (SF), Jean Vance (C) Jonathan Powers, John Pontiff, Jon Jones, Clayton Dent | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Shilin Xie (C) Ernest Conner, Albert Taylor, Thomas Hicks | |
| 13:48 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 13:48 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 13:36 | La Salle | Jean Vance's pass is intercepted by Shilin Xie | 60-55 |
| 13:23 | Ball State | Shilin Xie hits the finger roll set up by Randy Nix | 60-57 |
| 13:08 | La Salle | Christopher Gorham knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Gregory Cavallo | 62-57 |
| 12:46 | Ball State | Shilin Xie misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Jean Vance - foul #3 on Jean Vance, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | La Salle | Samuel Cook (SG), Jon Jones (SF), Alfonso Lopez (PF), Eddie Creamer (C) Donovan Kiser, Christopher Gorham, Gregory Cavallo, Jean Vance | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG), Neil Gill (SF), Cecil Shelley (C) Randy Nix, David Phillips, Kenneth Jenkins | |
| 12:46 | Ball State | Shilin Xie makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 12:46 | Ball State | Shilin Xie makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 12:22 | La Salle | Jon Jones buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Samuel Cook | 65-59 |
| 12:05 | Ball State | Neil Gill is hacked by Dexter Coats - foul #1 on Dexter Coats, team foul #7 | 65-59 |
| Subs | La Salle | John Pontiff (SF) Jon Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Albert Taylor (PF) Dikembe Sato, Shilin Xie | |
| 12:05 | Ball State | Neil Gill makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 12:05 | Ball State | Neil Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 11:46 | La Salle | Eddie Creamer makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Samuel Cook | 67-61 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Dexter Coats (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Samuel Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Pontiff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfonso Lopez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Eddie Creamer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Todd Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Albert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Shelley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Ball State | John Pontiff steals it from Ernest Conner in the backcourt | 67-61 |
| 11:24 | La Salle | John Pontiff misses long on a shot near the basket | 67-61 |
| 11:22 | Ball State | Albert Taylor snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 11:18 | Ball State | Eddie Creamer picks off the pass by Ernest Conner in the backcourt | 67-61 |
| 11:04 | La Salle | Neil Gill steps in front of the John Pontiff pass | 67-61 |
| 10:46 | Ball State | Neil Gill hits a shot from the right side set up by Ernest Conner | 67-63 |
| 10:35 | La Salle | Todd Parker takes the ball from John Pontiff | 67-63 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Todd Parker lays it in | 67-65 |
| 10:08 | La Salle | Todd Parker is called for the reach on Samuel Cook - foul #1 on Todd Parker, team foul #4 | 67-65 |
| Subs | La Salle | Gregory Cavallo (PG), Jonathan Powers (SG), Christopher Gorham (SF), Clayton Dent (PF), Jean Vance (C) Dexter Coats, Samuel Cook, John Pontiff, Alfonso Lopez, Eddie Creamer | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), David Phillips (SF), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Thomas Hicks (C) Ernest Conner, Todd Parker, Neil Gill, Albert Taylor, Cecil Shelley | |
| 09:57 | La Salle | Kenneth Jenkins blocks the short jumper by Jonathan Powers | 67-65 |
| 09:56 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 09:49 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Gregory Cavallo - foul #2 on Gregory Cavallo, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| 09:49 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 09:49 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 09:49 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Jean Vance | 67-66 |
| 09:38 | La Salle | Thomas Hicks steals it from Clayton Dent | 67-66 |
| 09:24 | Ball State | Randy Nix hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 09:22 | La Salle | Clayton Dent pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| 09:17 | La Salle | Christopher Gorham's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Hicks | 67-66 |
| 09:15 | La Salle | Christopher Gorham hits the follow up shot | 69-66 |
| 08:58 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins is alone and drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Hicks | 69-68 |
| 08:45 | La Salle | Christopher Gorham hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jonathan Powers | 71-68 |
| 08:25 | Ball State | David Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-68 |
| Subs | La Salle | Dexter Coats (PG), Donovan Kiser (SG), Jon Jones (SF), Eddie Creamer (C) Jonathan Powers, Christopher Gorham, Clayton Dent, Jean Vance | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Todd Parker (SG), Neil Gill (SF), Shilin Xie (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Randy Nix, Dikembe Sato, David Phillips, Kenneth Jenkins, Thomas Hicks | |
| 08:11 | La Salle | Gregory Cavallo is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Gregory Cavallo, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| Subs | La Salle | Alfonso Lopez (PF) Gregory Cavallo | |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Taylor (C) Cecil Shelley | |
| 08:00 | Ball State | Shilin Xie misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alfonso Lopez - foul #2 on Alfonso Lopez, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| 08:00 | Ball State | Shilin Xie makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 08:00 | Ball State | Shilin Xie makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 07:42 | La Salle | Eddie Creamer can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Albert Taylor - foul #1 on Albert Taylor, team foul #5 | 71-70 |
| 07:42 | La Salle | Eddie Creamer misses the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 07:42 | La Salle | Eddie Creamer misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 07:42 | Ball State | Shilin Xie grabs the defensive rebound | 71-70 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Dexter Coats (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donovan Kiser (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jon Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alfonso Lopez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Eddie Creamer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Todd Parker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Shilin Xie (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Ball State | Shilin Xie banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ernest Conner | 71-72 |
| 06:59 | La Salle | Dexter Coats knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-72 |
| 06:36 | Ball State | Eddie Creamer is called for the reach on Albert Taylor - foul #2 on Eddie Creamer, team foul #11 | 74-72 |
| Subs | La Salle | Samuel Cook (PG), Jonathan Powers (SG), Christopher Gorham (SF), Clayton Dent (PF), Jean Vance (C) Dexter Coats, Donovan Kiser, Jon Jones, Alfonso Lopez, Eddie Creamer | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Thomas Hicks (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Ernest Conner, Todd Parker, Neil Gill, Shilin Xie | |
| 06:36 | Ball State | Albert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 06:36 | Ball State | Albert Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 06:36 | La Salle | Jean Vance grabs the board | 74-73 |
| 06:19 | La Salle | Thomas Hicks picks off the pass by Clayton Dent | 74-73 |
| 06:17 | Ball State | Christopher Gorham is called for the reach on Randy Nix in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Gorham, team foul #12 | 74-73 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Phillips (SF) Albert Taylor | |
| 06:17 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 06:17 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 06:04 | La Salle | Christopher Gorham's pass is intercepted by David Phillips | 74-75 |
| 06:01 | Ball State | David Phillips hits the finger roll | 74-77 |
| 05:48 | La Salle | Clayton Dent lays it in and the foul's on Cecil Shelley - foul #2 on Cecil Shelley, team foul #6 | 76-77 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins (PF) Cecil Shelley | |
| 05:48 | La Salle | Clayton Dent makes the free throw | 77-77 |
| 05:31 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Clayton Dent - foul #2 on Clayton Dent, team foul #13 | 77-77 |
| Subs | La Salle | Donovan Kiser (SG), John Pontiff (SF), Gregory Cavallo (PF) Samuel Cook, Christopher Gorham, Jean Vance | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Neil Gill (SF) Randy Nix, David Phillips | |
| 05:31 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 05:31 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 05:31 | La Salle | Clayton Dent snags the defensive board | 77-77 |
| 05:14 | La Salle | Clayton Dent is denied on a layup by Thomas Hicks | 77-77 |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato pulls down the rebound | 77-77 |
| 04:53 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks blows the layup | 77-77 |
| 04:52 | La Salle | Clayton Dent pulls down the rebound | 77-77 |
| 04:44 | La Salle | Donovan Kiser misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Ernest Conner - foul #2 on Ernest Conner, team foul #7 | 77-77 |
| Subs | La Salle | Dexter Coats (PG), Eddie Creamer (C) Jonathan Powers, Clayton Dent | |
| Subs | Ball State | Shilin Xie (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Kenneth Jenkins, Thomas Hicks | |
| 04:44 | La Salle | Donovan Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 04:44 | La Salle | Donovan Kiser misses the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 04:44 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley pulls down the rebound | 78-77 |
| 04:30 | Ball State | Shilin Xie jams it | 78-79 |
| 04:25 | La Salle | Dexter Coats clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-79 |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato grabs the defensive rebound | 78-79 |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Neil Gill misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 78-79 |
| 04:16 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Gregory Cavallo | 78-79 |
| 04:11 | La Salle | Donovan Kiser blows the layup | 78-79 |
| 04:10 | La Salle | Eddie Creamer tips it in | 80-79 |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Neil Gill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-79 |
| 04:02 | La Salle | Donovan Kiser snags the defensive board | 80-79 |
| 03:47 | La Salle | John Pontiff is whistled for a carry | 80-79 |
| Subs | La Salle | Samuel Cook (SG), Christopher Gorham (SF), Alfonso Lopez (PF), Jean Vance (C) Donovan Kiser, John Pontiff, Gregory Cavallo, Eddie Creamer | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (PG), David Phillips (SG), Albert Taylor (SF), Kenneth Jenkins (PF) Ernest Conner, Dikembe Sato, Neil Gill, Shilin Xie | |
| 03:31 | Ball State | Randy Nix loses the ball out of bounds | 80-79 |
| Subs | La Salle | Clayton Dent (C) Jean Vance | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Dexter Coats (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Samuel Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Gorham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfonso Lopez (fresh) 12 pts. C - Clayton Dent (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Nix (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Albert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Shelley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | La Salle | Samuel Cook is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Samuel Cook, team foul #14 | 80-79 |
| Subs | La Salle | Jonathan Powers (SG), Jean Vance (C) Dexter Coats, Alfonso Lopez | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Jean Vance is called for the reach on Albert Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jean Vance, team foul #15 | 80-79 |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Albert Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Albert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 80-80 |
| 02:34 | La Salle | Christopher Gorham is whistled for a carry | 80-80 |
| Subs | La Salle | Gregory Cavallo (PG), Jon Jones (SF), Alfonso Lopez (PF) Samuel Cook, Christopher Gorham, Clayton Dent | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Todd Parker (SG), Shilin Xie (C) Randy Nix, David Phillips, Cecil Shelley | |
| 02:32 | Ball State | Ernest Conner travels in the backcourt | 80-80 |
| 02:21 | La Salle | Jon Jones comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 80-80 |
| 02:20 | La Salle | Jean Vance grabs the offensive board | 80-80 |
| 02:20 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-80 |
| Subs | La Salle | Dexter Coats (PG), Clayton Dent (C) Gregory Cavallo, Jean Vance | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (SG), Neil Gill (SF), Thomas Hicks (PF) Todd Parker, Albert Taylor, Kenneth Jenkins | |
| 02:05 | La Salle | Clayton Dent misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-80 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato pulls down the rebound | 80-80 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-80 |
| Subs | La Salle | Donovan Kiser (SG), Eddie Creamer (C) Jonathan Powers, Clayton Dent | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG) Dikembe Sato | |
| 01:50 | Ball State | Shilin Xie is called for a backcourt violation | 80-80 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Thomas Hicks, Shilin Xie | |
| 01:33 | La Salle | Eddie Creamer misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-80 |
| 01:31 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins grabs the board | 80-80 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | Eddie Creamer steps in front of the Ernest Conner pass in the backcourt | 80-80 |
| 01:11 | La Salle | Jon Jones misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 80-80 |
| 01:10 | La Salle | Jon Jones tips it back up and in | 82-80 |
| 01:06 | Ball State | Ernest Conner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-80 |
| 00:52 | La Salle | Alfonso Lopez comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 82-80 |
| 00:51 | La Salle | Donovan Kiser can't tip it in | 82-80 |
| 00:49 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the board | 82-80 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Jon Jones is called for the reach on Ernest Conner - foul #3 on Jon Jones, team foul #16 | 82-80 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Ernest Conner makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Ernest Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:04 | La Salle | Eddie Creamer lays it in on a great pass from Jon Jones | 84-82 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-82 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Neil Gill misses the halfcourt shot | 84-82 |