| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Todd Parker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Heriberto Ramirez (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Lance (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Katz (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Ball (fresh) 4 reb. C - Terry Duffy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Charleston | Mark Katz inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Charleston | Terry Duffy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 19:46 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 19:21 | Ball State | Ernest Conner is alone and drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Todd Parker | 37-40 |
| 19:05 | Charleston | Ernest Conner is called for the reach on Mark Katz - foul #2 on Ernest Conner, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 18:50 | Charleston | Brian Ball knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Heriberto Ramirez | 37-42 |
| 18:46 | Ball State | Neil Gill's pass is intercepted by Brian Ball | 37-42 |
| 18:31 | Charleston | Brian Ball blows the dunk but he's fouled by Ernest Conner - foul #3 on Ernest Conner, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (PG), David Phillips (SG), Shilin Xie (PF), Albert Taylor (C) Ernest Conner, Todd Parker, Thomas Hicks, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Charleston | Greg Tarbox (PG), Robert Greer (SG), Marshall Worrall (C) Heriberto Ramirez, Steven Lance, Terry Duffy | |
| 18:31 | Charleston | Brian Ball makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 18:31 | Charleston | Brian Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 18:19 | Ball State | Neil Gill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 18:18 | Charleston | Brian Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 18:14 | Charleston | Dikembe Sato takes the ball from Robert Greer | 37-44 |
| 17:54 | Ball State | David Phillips is whistled for traveling | 37-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cecil Shelley (C) Neil Gill | |
| Subs | Charleston | Heriberto Ramirez (PG), Timothy Woodley (C) Mark Katz, Brian Ball | |
| 17:39 | Charleston | Heriberto Ramirez buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Greg Tarbox | 37-47 |
| 17:13 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Albert Taylor | 39-47 |
| 16:52 | Charleston | Greg Tarbox hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-47 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Shilin Xie | 39-47 |
| 16:45 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato misses the floater from the right side | 39-47 |
| 16:43 | Charleston | The rebound goes to Marshall Worrall | 39-47 |
| 16:26 | Charleston | Heriberto Ramirez misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 16:24 | Ball State | David Phillips pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 16:11 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley loses the ball out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (PG), Todd Parker (SG), Neil Gill (SF), Thomas Hicks (PF) Dikembe Sato, David Phillips, Albert Taylor, Shilin Xie | |
| Subs | Charleston | Steven Lance (SG), Mark Katz (SF), Brian Ball (PF), Terry Duffy (C) Greg Tarbox, Robert Greer, Marshall Worrall, Timothy Woodley | |
| 15:48 | Charleston | Steven Lance buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Heriberto Ramirez | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Nix (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Todd Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. C - Cecil Shelley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Heriberto Ramirez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steven Lance (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Katz (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Ball (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Duffy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Todd Parker's pass is intercepted by Heriberto Ramirez in the backcourt | 39-50 |
| 15:29 | Charleston | Brian Ball banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Lance | 39-52 |
| 15:03 | Ball State | Randy Nix is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Todd Parker | 41-52 |
| 14:43 | Charleston | Steven Lance knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Duffy | 41-55 |
| 14:27 | Ball State | Neil Gill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Albert Taylor (C) Randy Nix, Todd Parker, Thomas Hicks, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Charleston | Jeremiah Sim (PG), Marshall Worrall (PF), Timothy Woodley (C) Heriberto Ramirez, Brian Ball, Terry Duffy | |
| 14:04 | Charleston | Mark Katz scores on a runner from the left block set up by Jeremiah Sim and he's fouled by Dikembe Sato - foul #1 on Dikembe Sato, team foul #3 | 41-57 |
| 14:04 | Charleston | Mark Katz makes the free throw | 41-58 |
| 13:42 | Ball State | Neil Gill comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-58 |
| 13:41 | Ball State | Albert Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | Neil Gill drills a shot from the left block | 43-58 |
| 13:13 | Charleston | Timothy Woodley drills a shot from the left side | 43-60 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Marshall Worrall - foul #2 on Marshall Worrall, team foul #1 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Hicks (SF), Shilin Xie (C) Neil Gill, Albert Taylor | |
| Subs | Charleston | Greg Tarbox (SG), Robert Greer (SF), Brian Ball (PF), Terry Duffy (C) Steven Lance, Mark Katz, Marshall Worrall, Timothy Woodley | |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 12:40 | Charleston | Terry Duffy is hacked by Thomas Hicks - foul #1 on Thomas Hicks, team foul #4 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Phillips (SG) Dikembe Sato | |
| Subs | Charleston | Heriberto Ramirez (PG) Jeremiah Sim | |
| 12:27 | Charleston | Greg Tarbox is fouled on the floor by David Phillips - foul #2 on David Phillips, team foul #5 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (PG) Ernest Conner | |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| 12:11 | Charleston | Heriberto Ramirez buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Duffy | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:07 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Greer - foul #2 on Robert Greer, team foul #2 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Neil Gill (SF) Thomas Hicks | |
| Subs | Charleston | Steven Lance (SG), Sergio Quezada (C) Heriberto Ramirez, Terry Duffy | |
| 11:56 | Ball State | Neil Gill scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Nix | 47-63 |
| 11:42 | Charleston | Sergio Quezada connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Greg Tarbox | 47-65 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Nix (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Neil Gill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Shilin Xie (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Greg Tarbox (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Lance (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Greer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brian Ball (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Sergio Quezada (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-65 |
| 11:34 | Ball State | Shilin Xie tips it home | 49-65 |
| 11:18 | Charleston | Greg Tarbox is whistled for a carry | 49-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Todd Parker (SG), Albert Taylor (SF), Cecil Shelley (C) Randy Nix, David Phillips, Neil Gill, Shilin Xie | |
| Subs | Charleston | Heriberto Ramirez (PG), Jeremiah Sim (SG), Mark Katz (SF), Marshall Worrall (PF), Timothy Woodley (C) Greg Tarbox, Steven Lance, Robert Greer, Brian Ball, Sergio Quezada | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:08 | Ball State | Ernest Conner makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Jenkins | 51-65 |
| 10:48 | Charleston | Marshall Worrall misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 51-65 |
| 10:46 | Ball State | Todd Parker gets the rebound | 51-65 |
| 10:29 | Ball State | Todd Parker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-65 |
| 10:28 | Charleston | Heriberto Ramirez snags the defensive board | 51-65 |
| 10:10 | Charleston | Mark Katz misses the jumper from the baseline | 51-65 |
| 10:08 | Charleston | Marshall Worrall tips it home | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:51 | Ball State | Ernest Conner is open and scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Todd Parker | 53-67 |
| 09:35 | Charleston | Kenneth Jenkins swats the short shot by Mark Katz | 53-67 |
| 09:33 | Ball State | Todd Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:29 | Ball State | Heriberto Ramirez is called for the reach on Todd Parker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Heriberto Ramirez, team foul #3 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), David Phillips (SF), Thomas Hicks (PF), Shilin Xie (C) Ernest Conner, Todd Parker, Albert Taylor, Kenneth Jenkins, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Charleston | Greg Tarbox (PG), Steven Lance (SG), Robert Greer (SF), Brian Ball (PF), Terry Duffy (C) Heriberto Ramirez, Jeremiah Sim, Mark Katz, Marshall Worrall, Timothy Woodley | |
| 09:20 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato connects on the turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Terry Duffy - foul #2 on Terry Duffy, team foul #4 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Neil Gill (SF) Randy Nix | |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| 09:20 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato makes the free throw | 56-67 |
| 09:08 | Charleston | Greg Tarbox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-67 |
| 09:06 | Ball State | Neil Gill loses the dribble to Robert Greer in the backcourt | 56-67 |
| 08:53 | Charleston | Greg Tarbox makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-70 |
| 08:32 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Neil Gill | 58-70 |
| 08:16 | Charleston | Neil Gill is called for the reach on Greg Tarbox - foul #1 on Neil Gill, team foul #6 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Albert Taylor (C) Neil Gill, Shilin Xie | |
| Subs | Charleston | Jeremiah Sim (PG), Mark Katz (SF), Marshall Worrall (PF) Greg Tarbox, Robert Greer, Brian Ball | |
| 08:03 | Charleston | Steven Lance misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-70 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Albert Taylor grabs the board | 58-70 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | David Phillips makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ernest Conner | 61-70 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hicks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Albert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Jeremiah Sim (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Lance (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Katz (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marshall Worrall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Duffy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Charleston | Mark Katz drills a fadeaway from the right side | 61-72 |
| 07:33 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Sato, team foul #7 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (SG), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Dikembe Sato, David Phillips, Thomas Hicks | |
| Subs | Charleston | Heriberto Ramirez (PG), Timothy Woodley (PF), Sergio Quezada (C) Steven Lance, Marshall Worrall, Terry Duffy | |
| 07:10 | Charleston | Albert Taylor swats the dunk try by Mark Katz | 61-72 |
| 07:09 | Charleston | Sergio Quezada grabs the offensive rebound | 61-72 |
| 06:57 | Charleston | Mark Katz clanks a floater from the free throw line | 61-72 |
| 06:55 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley gets the rebound | 61-72 |
| 06:29 | Ball State | Ernest Conner hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 61-72 |
| 06:28 | Charleston | The rebound goes to Mark Katz | 61-72 |
| 06:21 | Charleston | Heriberto Ramirez is hacked by Kenneth Jenkins - foul #4 on Kenneth Jenkins, team foul #8 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (PG), Todd Parker (SG), Neil Gill (SF), Shilin Xie (PF), Thomas Hicks (C) Ernest Conner, Randy Nix, Albert Taylor, Kenneth Jenkins, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Charleston | Greg Tarbox (SG), Robert Greer (SF), Marshall Worrall (PF) Jeremiah Sim, Mark Katz, Timothy Woodley | |
| 06:21 | Charleston | Heriberto Ramirez makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 06:21 | Charleston | Heriberto Ramirez makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 05:55 | Ball State | Neil Gill misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Greer - foul #3 on Robert Greer, team foul #5 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Steven Lance (SG), Terry Duffy (C) Heriberto Ramirez, Sergio Quezada | |
| 05:55 | Ball State | Neil Gill makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 05:55 | Ball State | Neil Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 05:53 | Charleston | Dikembe Sato is called for the reach on Greg Tarbox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Sato, team foul #9 | 63-74 |
| 05:53 | Charleston | Greg Tarbox makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 05:53 | Charleston | Greg Tarbox makes the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Neil Gill is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Shilin Xie | 66-76 |
| 05:24 | Charleston | Greg Tarbox scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Lance | 66-79 |
| 05:10 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-79 |
| 05:09 | Charleston | Marshall Worrall grabs the defensive rebound | 66-79 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:40 | Charleston | Robert Greer is called for 3 seconds | 66-79 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), David Phillips (SG), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Dikembe Sato, Todd Parker, Shilin Xie, Thomas Hicks | |
| Subs | Charleston | Heriberto Ramirez (PG), Mark Katz (SF), Brian Ball (PF), Timothy Woodley (C) Greg Tarbox, Robert Greer, Marshall Worrall, Terry Duffy | |
| 04:19 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley travels with the ball | 66-79 |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Taylor (SF) Neil Gill | |
| Subs | Charleston | Jeremiah Sim (SG), Sergio Quezada (C) Steven Lance, Brian Ball | |
| 04:04 | Charleston | Timothy Woodley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-79 |
| 04:02 | Charleston | Heriberto Ramirez misses the tip | 66-79 |
| 04:01 | Charleston | Heriberto Ramirez snags the offensive board | 66-79 |
| 03:32 | Charleston | Heriberto Ramirez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-79 |
| 03:31 | Ball State | Albert Taylor snags the defensive board | 66-79 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Albert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Cecil Shelley (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Heriberto Ramirez (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeremiah Sim (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Katz (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Woodley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sergio Quezada (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Ball State | Albert Taylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-79 |
| 03:17 | Charleston | Timothy Woodley pulls down the rebound | 66-79 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Charleston | Kenneth Jenkins steps in front of the Mark Katz pass | 66-79 |
| 03:01 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-79 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Albert Taylor tips it home | 68-79 |
| 02:59 | Charleston | Charleston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-79 |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG), Neil Gill (SF), Thomas Hicks (PF), Shilin Xie (C) David Phillips, Albert Taylor, Kenneth Jenkins, Cecil Shelley | |
| Subs | Charleston | Greg Tarbox (SG), Robert Greer (SF), Brian Ball (PF), Terry Duffy (C) Heriberto Ramirez, Mark Katz, Timothy Woodley, Sergio Quezada | |
| 02:34 | Charleston | Thomas Hicks steals the ball from Brian Ball | 68-79 |
| 02:19 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses the jumper from the right wing | 68-79 |
| 02:18 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks grabs the offensive rebound | 68-79 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Ernest Conner is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Neil Gill | 71-79 |
| 02:03 | Charleston | Charleston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-79 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Steven Lance (SG) Greg Tarbox | |
| 01:34 | Charleston | Brian Ball clanks a jumper from the left block | 71-79 |
| 01:33 | Charleston | Terry Duffy gets the offensive rebound | 71-79 |
| 01:33 | Charleston | Charleston calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-79 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Thomas Hicks, Shilin Xie | |
| Subs | Charleston | Heriberto Ramirez (PG), Mark Katz (SF) Jeremiah Sim, Robert Greer | |
| 01:14 | Charleston | Mark Katz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ernest Conner - foul #4 on Ernest Conner, team foul #10 | 71-79 |
| 01:14 | Charleston | Mark Katz makes the 1st free throw | 71-80 |
| 01:14 | Charleston | Mark Katz makes the 2nd free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:56 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-81 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Charleston | Jeremiah Sim (PG), Greg Tarbox (SG), Robert Greer (SF), Marshall Worrall (PF), Timothy Woodley (C) Heriberto Ramirez, Steven Lance, Mark Katz, Brian Ball, Terry Duffy | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Charleston | David Phillips is called for the reach on Greg Tarbox in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Phillips, team foul #11 | 71-81 |
| 00:54 | Charleston | Greg Tarbox misses the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:54 | Charleston | Greg Tarbox makes the 2nd free throw | 71-82 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Ball State | David Phillips comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-82 |
| 00:48 | Charleston | Timothy Woodley pulls down the rebound | 71-82 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Charleston | Robert Greer misses the floater from the right block | 71-82 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 71-82 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Sato | 73-82 |
| 00:12 | Charleston | Charleston calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-82 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Todd Parker (SG), Neil Gill (SF), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Dikembe Sato, David Phillips, Albert Taylor, Thomas Hicks, Shilin Xie | |
| Subs | Charleston | Heriberto Ramirez (PG), Steven Lance (SG), Mark Katz (SF), Brian Ball (PF), Terry Duffy (C) Greg Tarbox, Jeremiah Sim, Robert Greer, Marshall Worrall, Timothy Woodley | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Charleston | Terry Duffy is hacked by Ernest Conner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ernest Conner, team foul #12 | 73-82 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (PG) Ernest Conner | |
| Subs | Charleston | Greg Tarbox (SG), Marshall Worrall (PF) Steven Lance, Brian Ball | |
| 00:09 | Charleston | Terry Duffy makes the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:09 | Charleston | Terry Duffy makes the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley hits a fadeaway in the lane | 75-84 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Charleston | Heriberto Ramirez runs out the clock | 75-84 |