| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Balk (fresh) SG - William Johnston (fresh) SF - Hubert Hines (fresh) PF - Edgar Winzelberg (fresh) C - Joseph Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fresh) SG - Brad Christy (fresh) SF - Kenneth Sampson (fresh) PF - Robert Booth (fresh) C - Tyler Bolt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Cal | Brad Christy is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Ball State | Joseph Phillips pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Ball State | Hubert Hines is hacked by Robert Booth - foul #1 on Robert Booth, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Ball State | Joseph Phillips misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Southern Cal | Joseph Phillips is called for the reach on Tyler Bolt - foul #1 on Joseph Phillips, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Hubert Hines - foul #1 on Hubert Hines, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:23 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:23 | Ball State | Edgar Winzelberg grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 18:05 | Ball State | William Balk misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-1 |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Edgar Winzelberg grabs the offensive board | 0-1 |
| 17:54 | Ball State | Joseph Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 0-1 |
| 17:52 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Phillips | 0-1 |
| 17:41 | Ball State | Tyler Bolt steals the ball from William Johnston | 0-1 |
| 17:12 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Balk - foul #1 on William Balk, team foul #3 | 0-1 |
| 17:12 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery makes the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:12 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 16:54 | Ball State | Hubert Hines buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Edgar Winzelberg | 2-3 |
| 16:25 | Southern Cal | Brad Christy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 16:15 | Ball State | William Johnston knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-3 |
| 15:54 | Southern Cal | Brad Christy can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 15:53 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery tips it in | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Balk (fresh) SG - William Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hubert Hines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edgar Winzelberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brad Christy (fresh) SF - Kenneth Sampson (fresh) PF - Robert Booth (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Tyler Bolt (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Ball State | William Balk comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 15:40 | Ball State | Edgar Winzelberg hits the follow up shot | 6-5 |
| 15:28 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth is open and scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Edwin Towery | 6-7 |
| 15:09 | Ball State | Hubert Hines drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Balk | 9-7 |
| 14:46 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth's floater is tipped away by Joseph Phillips | 9-7 |
| 14:45 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Edgar Winzelberg | 9-7 |
| 14:23 | Ball State | William Balk is fouled on the floor by Edwin Towery - foul #1 on Edwin Towery, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG), Mark McKinley (SG), Douglas Dotson (SF), Francis Thomas (PF), Glen Gilliam (C) William Balk, William Johnston, Hubert Hines, Edgar Winzelberg, Joseph Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (PG), Dudley McCarthy (SG), John Greene (SF), Nathaniel Plemons (PF), John Cunningham (C) Edwin Towery, Brad Christy, Kenneth Sampson, Robert Booth, Tyler Bolt | |
| 14:14 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury travels with the ball | 9-7 |
| 13:45 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by John Delapaz | 9-9 |
| 13:25 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Mark McKinley is blocked by John Cunningham | 9-9 |
| 13:23 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:58 | Southern Cal | Dudley McCarthy connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Delapaz | 9-12 |
| 12:45 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson is hacked by John Delapaz - foul #1 on John Delapaz, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Balk (PG), William Johnston (SG), Hubert Hines (SF), Edgar Winzelberg (PF), Joseph Phillips (C) Gerard Stansbury, Mark McKinley, Douglas Dotson, Francis Thomas, Glen Gilliam | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brad Christy (SG), Kenneth Sampson (SF) Dudley McCarthy, John Greene | |
| 12:30 | Ball State | Edgar Winzelberg is called for traveling | 9-12 |
| 12:06 | Southern Cal | Edgar Winzelberg picks off the pass by Nathaniel Plemons | 9-12 |
| 11:55 | Ball State | William Balk can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 11:54 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Sampson pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Balk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hubert Hines (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edgar Winzelberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Delapaz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brad Christy (fresh) SF - Kenneth Sampson (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Cunningham (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Southern Cal | William Johnston is called for the reach on John Delapaz - foul #1 on William Johnston, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery (PG), Robert Booth (PF), Tyler Bolt (C) John Delapaz, Nathaniel Plemons, John Cunningham | |
| 11:24 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-12 |
| 11:23 | Ball State | Joseph Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 11:18 | Ball State | Hubert Hines clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-12 |
| 11:17 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Sampson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 11:00 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt clanks a floater from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 10:58 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt snags the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 10:43 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt misses the shot from close range | 9-12 |
| 10:41 | Ball State | Edgar Winzelberg grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Kenneth Sampson swats the short shot by Joseph Phillips | 9-12 |
| 10:34 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Sampson snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 10:10 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt misses short on a shot from close range | 9-12 |
| 10:09 | Ball State | Joseph Phillips gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | William Johnston can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 10:02 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Edwin Towery | 9-12 |
| 09:33 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth is whistled for a carry | 9-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG), Mark McKinley (SG), Douglas Dotson (SF), Francis Thomas (PF), Glen Gilliam (C) William Balk, William Johnston, Hubert Hines, Edgar Winzelberg, Joseph Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (PG), Dudley McCarthy (SG), John Greene (SF), Nathaniel Plemons (PF) Edwin Towery, Brad Christy, Kenneth Sampson, Robert Booth | |
| 09:28 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury loses the dribble to John Delapaz in the backcourt | 9-12 |
| 09:04 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz is fouled on the floor by Francis Thomas - foul #1 on Francis Thomas, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Cunningham (C) Tyler Bolt | |
| 08:42 | Southern Cal | Dudley McCarthy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 08:41 | Southern Cal | John Greene snags the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 08:22 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Balk (PG), William Johnston (SG) Gerard Stansbury, Mark McKinley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery (PG) John Delapaz | |
| 08:03 | Ball State | William Balk misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 08:02 | Southern Cal | Dudley McCarthy snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 07:45 | Southern Cal | William Johnston takes the ball from Edwin Towery | 9-12 |
| 07:41 | Ball State | Francis Thomas lays it up and in on a great pass from William Johnston | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Balk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Dotson (fresh) PF - Francis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glen Gilliam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dudley McCarthy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Greene (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Cunningham (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Hubert Hines (SF), Edgar Winzelberg (PF) Douglas Dotson, Glen Gilliam | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brad Christy (SG), Kenneth Sampson (SF), Robert Booth (PF), Tyler Bolt (C) Dudley McCarthy, John Greene, Nathaniel Plemons, John Cunningham | |
| 07:01 | Ball State | Hubert Hines clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-12 |
| 06:59 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 06:40 | Southern Cal | Edgar Winzelberg steals it from Tyler Bolt out of a doubleteam | 11-12 |
| 06:19 | Ball State | Francis Thomas is fouled on the floor by Tyler Bolt - foul #1 on Tyler Bolt, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG), Mark McKinley (SG), Joseph Phillips (C) William Balk, William Johnston, Francis Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (PG) Edwin Towery | |
| 05:55 | Ball State | Hubert Hines clanks a 3 from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 05:54 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Robert Booth | 11-12 |
| 05:34 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Dotson (PF) Edgar Winzelberg | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 05:18 | Ball State | Tyler Bolt steals it from Hubert Hines | 11-12 |
| 05:05 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Sampson is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 11-12 |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 04:58 | Ball State | Hubert Hines knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 04:33 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Phillips - foul #2 on Joseph Phillips, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Balk (PG), William Johnston (SG), Francis Thomas (PF), Glen Gilliam (C) Gerard Stansbury, Mark McKinley, Hubert Hines, Joseph Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery (PG), Nathaniel Plemons (PF) John Delapaz, Robert Booth | |
| 04:33 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 04:33 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 04:22 | Ball State | William Balk misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Sampson - foul #1 on Kenneth Sampson, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Cunningham (C) Tyler Bolt | |
| 04:22 | Ball State | William Balk makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 04:22 | Ball State | William Balk makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 04:05 | Southern Cal | William Balk picks off the pass by Nathaniel Plemons | 16-14 |
| 03:37 | Ball State | William Balk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Winzelberg (PF), Joseph Phillips (C) Francis Thomas, Glen Gilliam | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dudley McCarthy (SG), John Greene (SF) Brad Christy, Kenneth Sampson | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Balk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Dotson (fresh) PF - Edgar Winzelberg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edwin Towery (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dudley McCarthy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Greene (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Cunningham (fresh) | |
| 03:34 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery is hacked by William Balk in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Balk, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| 03:34 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 03:34 | Southern Cal | Edwin Towery makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 03:22 | Ball State | John Cunningham steals the ball from Douglas Dotson | 16-16 |
| 03:01 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | William Balk snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | William Balk's fadeaway is rejected by John Cunningham | 16-16 |
| 02:52 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 02:40 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-16 |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Edgar Winzelberg grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 02:18 | Ball State | William Johnston misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 02:16 | Ball State | Edgar Winzelberg grabs the offensive board | 16-16 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Joseph Phillips buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by William Johnston and he's hacked by John Cunningham - foul #1 on John Cunningham, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | Hubert Hines (SF) Douglas Dotson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (PG), Brad Christy (SG), Kenneth Sampson (SF), Robert Booth (PF), Tyler Bolt (C) Edwin Towery, Dudley McCarthy, John Greene, Nathaniel Plemons, John Cunningham | |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Joseph Phillips misses the free throw | 18-16 |
| 02:11 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Tyler Bolt | 18-16 |
| 02:09 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 18-16 |
| 01:52 | Ball State | William Johnston scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Hubert Hines | 21-16 |
| 01:40 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth lays it in on a nice dish by John Delapaz | 21-18 |
| 01:20 | Ball State | William Balk hits a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Robert Booth - foul #2 on Robert Booth, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark McKinley (SG), Francis Thomas (PF), Glen Gilliam (C) William Johnston, Edgar Winzelberg, Joseph Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:20 | Ball State | William Balk misses the free throw | 23-18 |
| 01:20 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 00:55 | Southern Cal | Tyler Bolt works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Mark McKinley misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 00:42 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | Brad Christy connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Booth | 23-23 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | William Balk can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | Robert Booth gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Brad Christy makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Delapaz | 23-26 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Mark McKinley misses short on a halfcourt shot | 23-26 |