| Lineup | Marist | PG - Albert Rodiguez (fresh) SG - Jeffery Young (fresh) SF - Swietomierz Sekulski (fresh) PF - Jason Nickerson (fresh) C - Tommy Rose (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) SG - Todd Parker (fresh) SF - Neil Gill (fresh) PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Ball State | Ernest Conner comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Marist | Jason Nickerson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Marist | Albert Rodiguez misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Ball State | Swietomierz Sekulski takes the ball from Kenneth Jenkins | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Marist | Todd Parker steps in front of the Swietomierz Sekulski pass | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Ball State | Neil Gill connects on the shot from the right block and the foul's on Albert Rodiguez - foul #1 on Albert Rodiguez, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Ball State | Neil Gill makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:27 | Marist | Albert Rodiguez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:25 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Ball State | Neil Gill is fouled on the floor by Swietomierz Sekulski - foul #1 on Swietomierz Sekulski, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 17:54 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jason Nickerson - foul #1 on Jason Nickerson, team foul #3 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Marist | Anthony Scala (PG), Steven Ellison (SG), Patrick Rosner (SF), Rene Rossi (PF), Dikembe Sow (C) Albert Rodiguez, Jeffery Young, Swietomierz Sekulski, Jason Nickerson, Tommy Rose | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:54 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:54 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:41 | Marist | Patrick Rosner clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-5 |
| 17:39 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:12 | Ball State | Ernest Conner comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins tips it back up and in | 0-7 |
| 16:56 | Marist | Ernest Conner takes the ball from Rene Rossi | 0-7 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-7 |
| 16:49 | Ball State | Neil Gill gets the offensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 16:34 | Ball State | Neil Gill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-7 |
| Subs | Marist | David Bowden (SF) Patrick Rosner | |
| 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 | |
| 16:19 | Marist | Rene Rossi knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Scala | 3-7 |
| 16:02 | Ball State | Albert Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 3-7 |
| 16:01 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks can't tip it in | 3-7 |
| 16:00 | Marist | David Bowden pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Anthony Scala (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Ellison (fresh) SF - David Bowden (fresh) PF - Rene Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dikembe Sow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) SG - David Phillips (fresh) SF - Albert Taylor (fresh) PF - Thomas Hicks (fresh) C - Shilin Xie (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Marist | David Bowden is hacked by Thomas Hicks - foul #1 on Thomas Hicks, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Marist | Albert Rodiguez (PG), Jeffery Young (SG), Swietomierz Sekulski (SF), Jason Nickerson (C) Anthony Scala, Steven Ellison, David Bowden, Dikembe Sow | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:38 | Marist | Jeffery Young buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Nickerson | 6-7 |
| 15:22 | Ball State | Albert Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 6-7 |
| 15:21 | Marist | Rene Rossi gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:12 | Marist | Jeffery Young knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Rodiguez | 9-7 |
| 14:56 | Ball State | David Phillips is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Young - foul #1 on Jeffery Young, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Marist | Anthony Scala (PG), Steven Ellison (SG), Patrick Rosner (SF), David Bowden (PF), Tommy Rose (C) Albert Rodiguez, Jeffery Young, Swietomierz Sekulski, Rene Rossi, Jason Nickerson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Neil Gill (SF), Kenneth Jenkins (PF) David Phillips, Albert Taylor, Shilin Xie | |
| 14:39 | Ball State | Patrick Rosner picks off the pass by Dikembe Sato | 9-7 |
| 14:23 | Marist | Anthony Scala misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 14:22 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:57 | Ball State | Neil Gill misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 13:56 | Marist | The rebound goes to Tommy Rose | 9-7 |
| 13:44 | Marist | Tommy Rose misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Neil Gill - foul #1 on Neil Gill, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Marist | Albert Rodiguez (PG), Jeffery Young (SG), Swietomierz Sekulski (SF), Jason Nickerson (PF) Anthony Scala, Steven Ellison, Patrick Rosner, David Bowden | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG), Cecil Shelley (C) Dikembe Sato, Thomas Hicks | |
| 13:44 | Marist | Tommy Rose makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:44 | Marist | Tommy Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:15 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-7 |
| 13:13 | Marist | Tommy Rose pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:51 | Marist | Albert Rodiguez is hacked by Ernest Conner - foul #1 on Ernest Conner, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Marist | Anthony Scala (PG), Steven Ellison (SG), Rene Rossi (PF), Dikembe Sow (C) Albert Rodiguez, Jeffery Young, Jason Nickerson, Tommy Rose | |
| Subs | Ball State | Shilin Xie (PF) Kenneth Jenkins | |
| 12:31 | Marist | Dikembe Sow connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Swietomierz Sekulski | 13-7 |
| 12:17 | Ball State | Ernest Conner buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-10 |
| 11:58 | Marist | Anthony Scala clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 11:56 | Marist | Dikembe Sow tips it but misses | 13-10 |
| 11:54 | Marist | Rene Rossi misses the tip | 13-10 |
| 11:53 | Marist | Dikembe Sow misses the tip | 13-10 |
| 11:52 | Marist | Rene Rossi grabs the offensive board | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Anthony Scala (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Ellison (fresh) SF - Swietomierz Sekulski (fresh) PF - Rene Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Sow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Todd Parker (fairly fresh) SF - Neil Gill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shilin Xie (fresh) C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Marist | Swietomierz Sekulski misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Neil Gill - foul #2 on Neil Gill, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Marist | Albert Rodiguez (PG), Jeffery Young (SG), Jason Nickerson (PF) Anthony Scala, Steven Ellison, Rene Rossi | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (PG), David Phillips (SG), Thomas Hicks (SF) Ernest Conner, Todd Parker, Neil Gill | |
| 11:39 | Marist | Swietomierz Sekulski makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:39 | Marist | Swietomierz Sekulski misses the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:39 | Ball State | Shilin Xie snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 11:20 | Ball State | Albert Rodiguez steals the ball from Cecil Shelley | 14-10 |
| 11:17 | Marist | Jeffery Young blows the layup | 14-10 |
| 11:15 | Marist | Jeffery Young tips it home | 16-10 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 10:57 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks gets the offensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 10:44 | Ball State | Shilin Xie makes the shot in the paint | 16-12 |
| 10:26 | Marist | Jason Nickerson double dribbles | 16-12 |
| Subs | Marist | Patrick Rosner (SF), Tommy Rose (C) Swietomierz Sekulski, Dikembe Sow | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Kenneth Jenkins (PF) David Phillips, Cecil Shelley | |
| 10:10 | Ball State | Ernest Conner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-12 |
| 10:08 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks hits the follow up shot | 16-14 |
| 10:00 | Marist | Albert Rodiguez connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Nickerson | 19-14 |
| 09:35 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 19-14 |
| 09:33 | Marist | Patrick Rosner snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 09:28 | Marist | Albert Rodiguez knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Nickerson and the foul's on Ernest Conner - foul #2 on Ernest Conner, team foul #5 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Marist | Steven Ellison (SG), David Bowden (SF), Rene Rossi (PF), Dikembe Sow (C) Jeffery Young, Patrick Rosner, Jason Nickerson, Tommy Rose | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG), Albert Taylor (SF) Ernest Conner, Shilin Xie | |
| 09:28 | Marist | Albert Rodiguez makes the free throw | 23-14 |
| 09:09 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato is called for a backcourt violation | 23-14 |
| Subs | Marist | Anthony Scala (PG) Albert Rodiguez | |
| Subs | Ball State | Cecil Shelley (C) Thomas Hicks | |
| 08:49 | Marist | Rene Rossi hits a 3 from the right wing | 26-14 |
| 08:28 | Ball State | Rene Rossi steals it from Kenneth Jenkins | 26-14 |
| 08:21 | Marist | Rene Rossi misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-14 |
| 08:20 | Ball State | Albert Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 26-14 |
| 08:00 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato steps out of bounds on the sideline | 26-14 |
| Subs | Marist | Albert Rodiguez (PG), Jeffery Young (SG), Swietomierz Sekulski (SF), Jason Nickerson (PF), Tommy Rose (C) Anthony Scala, Steven Ellison, David Bowden, Rene Rossi, Dikembe Sow | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (PG), David Phillips (SG), Thomas Hicks (C) Dikembe Sato, Todd Parker, Cecil Shelley | |
| 07:43 | Marist | Tommy Rose clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-14 |
| 07:41 | Ball State | Randy Nix gets the rebound | 26-14 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Albert Rodiguez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Young (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Swietomierz Sekulski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jason Nickerson (fresh) C - Tommy Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Randy Nix (fresh) SG - David Phillips (fresh) SF - Albert Taylor (fresh) PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Ball State | Swietomierz Sekulski is called for the reach on David Phillips - foul #2 on Swietomierz Sekulski, team foul #5 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Marist | Anthony Scala (PG), Patrick Rosner (SF), Rene Rossi (PF) Albert Rodiguez, Swietomierz Sekulski, Tommy Rose | |
| Subs | Ball State | Shilin Xie (C) Kenneth Jenkins | |
| 06:58 | Ball State | Albert Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-14 |
| Subs | Marist | Steven Ellison (SG), David Bowden (SF), Tommy Rose (C) Jeffery Young, Patrick Rosner, Jason Nickerson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:46 | Marist | David Bowden knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Scala | 28-14 |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Shilin Xie connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Randy Nix | 28-16 |
| 06:11 | Marist | Steven Ellison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-16 |
| Subs | Marist | Albert Rodiguez (PG), Jeffery Young (SG), Patrick Rosner (SF), Jason Nickerson (PF), Dikembe Sow (C) Anthony Scala, Steven Ellison, David Bowden, Rene Rossi, Tommy Rose | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (PG), Todd Parker (SG), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Randy Nix, Albert Taylor, Thomas Hicks, Shilin Xie | |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Dikembe Sow is called for the reach on Dikembe Sato - foul #1 on Dikembe Sow, team foul #6 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Marist | Rene Rossi (PF) Dikembe Sow | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:35 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato is hacked by Albert Rodiguez - foul #2 on Albert Rodiguez, team foul #7 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Marist | Anthony Scala (PG), David Bowden (SF), Dikembe Sow (C) Albert Rodiguez, Patrick Rosner, Rene Rossi | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:35 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato misses the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 05:35 | Marist | Dikembe Sow grabs the defensive rebound | 28-16 |
| 05:26 | Marist | Jeffery Young drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dikembe Sow | 30-16 |
| 05:14 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-16 |
| 05:13 | Marist | The rebound goes to Jason Nickerson | 30-16 |
| 04:54 | Marist | David Bowden misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Phillips - foul #1 on David Phillips, team foul #6 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Marist | Steven Ellison (SG), Rene Rossi (PF), Tommy Rose (C) Jeffery Young, Jason Nickerson, Dikembe Sow | |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Taylor (SF) David Phillips | |
| 04:54 | Marist | David Bowden makes the 1st free throw | 31-16 |
| 04:54 | Marist | David Bowden makes the 2nd free throw | 32-16 |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on Steven Ellison - foul #1 on Steven Ellison, team foul #8 | 32-16 |
| Subs | Marist | Patrick Rosner (SF), Jason Nickerson (C) David Bowden, Tommy Rose | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (PG), Thomas Hicks (SF), Shilin Xie (PF) Todd Parker, Albert Taylor, Kenneth Jenkins | |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato makes the 1st free throw | 32-17 |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato makes the 2nd free throw | 32-18 |
| 04:10 | Marist | Rene Rossi is fouled on the floor by Cecil Shelley - foul #1 on Cecil Shelley, team foul #7 | 32-18 |
| Subs | Marist | Jeffery Young (SG), Tommy Rose (C) Steven Ellison, Jason Nickerson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:10 | Marist | Rene Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 32-18 |
| 04:10 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Shilin Xie | 32-18 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley makes the floater from close range and he's hacked by Patrick Rosner - foul #1 on Patrick Rosner, team foul #9 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Marist | Albert Rodiguez (PG), Swietomierz Sekulski (SF), Dikembe Sow (C) Anthony Scala, Patrick Rosner, Tommy Rose | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Neil Gill (SF) Randy Nix, Shilin Xie | |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley makes the free throw | 32-21 |
| 03:34 | Marist | Albert Rodiguez connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Sow | 35-21 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Albert Rodiguez (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Young (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Swietomierz Sekulski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Rene Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Sow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Ball State | 3 seconds is called on Cecil Shelley | 35-21 |
| Subs | Marist | Steven Ellison (SG), Jason Nickerson (PF), Tommy Rose (C) Jeffery Young, Rene Rossi, Dikembe Sow | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG), Kenneth Jenkins (PF) Dikembe Sato, Cecil Shelley | |
| 02:53 | Marist | Jason Nickerson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-21 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 35-21 |
| 02:25 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Conner | 35-24 |
| 02:16 | Marist | Tommy Rose is hacked by Ernest Conner - foul #3 on Ernest Conner, team foul #8 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Marist | Jeffery Young (SG), Rene Rossi (PF) Steven Ellison, Jason Nickerson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (PG), Shilin Xie (C) Ernest Conner, Thomas Hicks | |
| 02:16 | Marist | Tommy Rose makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 02:16 | Marist | Tommy Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | Todd Parker is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Todd Parker, team foul #9 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Marist | Dikembe Sow (C) Tommy Rose | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Phillips (SG) Todd Parker | |
| 01:46 | Marist | Rene Rossi connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Albert Rodiguez | 39-24 |
| 01:32 | Ball State | David Phillips's pass is intercepted by Rene Rossi | 39-24 |
| 01:20 | Marist | Dikembe Sow misses the easy layup | 39-24 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Shilin Xie gets the rebound | 39-24 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins buries a runner in the lane | 39-26 |
| 00:42 | Marist | Swietomierz Sekulski knocks in the runner from close range | 41-26 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins lays it in | 41-28 |
| 00:05 | Marist | Jeffery Young comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-28 |
| 00:03 | Marist | Swietomierz Sekulski tips it but misses | 41-28 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Neil Gill pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Neil Gill misses short on a fullcourt shot | 41-28 |