| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeff Myrick (fresh) SG - Jerry Starkey (fresh) SF - Richard Rydberg (fresh) PF - Salvatore Marino (fresh) C - Charles Giles (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 | Ohio | Charles Giles wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Ohio | Charles Giles misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Ball State | Ernest Conner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Salvatore Marino - foul #1 on Salvatore Marino, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Ohio | Charles Giles gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:08 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | Ball State | Neil Gill grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:01 | Ball State | Neil Gill is hacked by Richard Rydberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Rydberg, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 17:46 | Ball State | Todd Parker double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 17:29 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Neil Gill - foul #1 on Neil Gill, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:29 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 17:29 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Neil Gill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-0 |
| Subs | Ohio | William Marple (PF), Ronald Lymon (C) Salvatore Marino, Charles Giles | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:08 | Ohio | Todd Parker blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Jerry Starkey | 1-0 |
| 17:07 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon hits the follow up shot | 3-0 |
| 16:47 | Ball State | Ernest Conner is fouled on the floor by Jerry Starkey - foul #1 on Jerry Starkey, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG), Douglas Thomas (SF) Jeff Myrick, Jerry Starkey, Richard Rydberg | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:39 | Ball State | Neil Gill hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 3-0 |
| 16:38 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins tips it home | 3-2 |
| 16:16 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-2 |
| 16:14 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 15:54 | Ball State | Todd Parker can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 15:52 | Ball State | Neil Gill snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Fernando Quintero (fresh) SG - Jeremy Boyle (fresh) SF - Douglas Thomas (fresh) PF - William Marple (fresh) C - Ronald Lymon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) SG - Todd Parker (fairly fresh) SF - Neil Gill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Ball State | Ernest Conner is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Todd Parker | 3-5 |
| 15:16 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-5 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Ronald Lymon is called for the reach on Kenneth Jenkins - foul #1 on Ronald Lymon, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jerry Starkey (SG), Richard Rydberg (SF), Salvatore Marino (PF), Charles Giles (C) Fernando Quintero, Jeremy Boyle, Douglas Thomas, William Marple, Ronald Lymon | |
| 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 | |
| 15:00 | Ball State | Shilin Xie misses long on a shot near the basket | 5-5 |
| 14:58 | Ohio | Charles Giles snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 14:42 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 14:40 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:24 | Ball State | David Phillips misses long on a shot from the left side | 5-5 |
| 14:23 | Ohio | Charles Giles gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 13:54 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeff Myrick | 8-5 |
| 13:40 | Ball State | The short jumper by Shilin Xie is denied by Salvatore Marino | 8-5 |
| 13:38 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 13:34 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 8-5 |
| 13:33 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 13:27 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 13:14 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick loses the ball out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG), Douglas Thomas (SF), William Marple (PF), Ronald Lymon (C) Jeff Myrick, Jerry Starkey, Richard Rydberg, Salvatore Marino, Charles Giles | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Neil Gill (SF), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) David Phillips, Albert Taylor, Thomas Hicks, Shilin Xie | |
| 13:09 | Ball State | Neil Gill is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Neil Gill, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Hicks (SF) Neil Gill | |
| 12:52 | Ohio | William Marple throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-5 |
| 12:41 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 12:35 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-8 |
| 12:16 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 10-8 |
| 12:14 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 11:47 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 11:45 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Thomas Hicks | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Fernando Quintero (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Boyle (fresh) SF - Douglas Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Marple (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Lymon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Sato (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Hicks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Ball State | Douglas Thomas steps in front of the Ernest Conner pass in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| 11:40 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle slams it home on a great pass from Douglas Thomas | 12-8 |
| 11:27 | Ball State | Ernest Conner can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 11:26 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Hicks | 12-8 |
| 11:20 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 11:19 | Ohio | William Marple grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 10:59 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 12-8 |
| 10:57 | Ball State | Ernest Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 10:37 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Ernest Conner | 12-10 |
| 10:15 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 09:51 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 09:49 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato misses the tip | 14-10 |
| 09:48 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 09:42 | Ohio | William Marple misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Ernest Conner - foul #1 on Ernest Conner, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jerry Starkey (SG), Richard Rydberg (SF), Charles Giles (C) Fernando Quintero, Jeremy Boyle, Douglas Thomas, Ronald Lymon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (PG), Todd Parker (SG), Albert Taylor (SF), Shilin Xie (C) Ernest Conner, Dikembe Sato, Thomas Hicks, Cecil Shelley | |
| 09:42 | Ohio | William Marple misses the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 09:42 | Ohio | William Marple makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 09:33 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 15-10 |
| 09:31 | Ohio | William Marple snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 09:14 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-10 |
| 09:12 | Ohio | Charles Giles tips it in | 17-10 |
| 09:00 | Ball State | Shilin Xie is hacked by Charles Giles - foul #1 on Charles Giles, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | Salvatore Marino (PF) William Marple | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Phillips (SF) Kenneth Jenkins | |
| 08:40 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 08:38 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino snags the defensive board | 17-10 |
| 08:19 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jeff Myrick | 20-10 |
| 08:17 | Ball State | Todd Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Cecil Shelley (C) David Phillips | |
| 08:04 | Ohio | Shilin Xie blocks the short jumper by Salvatore Marino | 20-10 |
| 08:02 | Ball State | Shilin Xie snags the defensive board | 20-10 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Randy Nix clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Salvatore Marino - foul #2 on Salvatore Marino, team foul #6 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian (PF) Salvatore Marino | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), David Phillips (SF), Kenneth Jenkins (PF) Todd Parker, Albert Taylor, Shilin Xie | |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeff Myrick (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Starkey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Rydberg (fairly fresh) PF - Stanley Sebastian (fresh) C - Charles Giles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Nix (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Phillips (fresh) PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 20-11 |
| 07:24 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins grabs the board | 20-11 |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-11 |
| Subs | Ohio | Douglas Thomas (SF), Ronald Lymon (PF) Richard Rydberg, Charles Giles | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG) Randy Nix | |
| 07:05 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-11 |
| 07:03 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian tips it in | 22-11 |
| 06:45 | Ball State | Ernest Conner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-11 |
| 06:43 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the offensive rebound | 22-11 |
| 06:34 | Ball State | Todd Parker is wide open but clanks a shot from the right side | 22-11 |
| 06:33 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon pulls down the rebound | 22-11 |
| 06:12 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick is hacked by Cecil Shelley - foul #1 on Cecil Shelley, team foul #4 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG), Richard Rydberg (SF), William Marple (PF), Charles Giles (C) Jeff Myrick, Jerry Starkey, Douglas Thomas, Ronald Lymon, Stanley Sebastian | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (SG), Albert Taylor (SF), Shilin Xie (PF) Todd Parker, David Phillips, Kenneth Jenkins | |
| 05:54 | Ohio | Ernest Conner steals the ball from Richard Rydberg | 22-11 |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Ernest Conner | 22-13 |
| 05:12 | Ohio | Cecil Shelley swats the layup by William Marple | 22-13 |
| 05:10 | Ohio | Charles Giles hits the follow up shot | 24-13 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Shilin Xie | 24-15 |
| 04:30 | Ohio | Cecil Shelley steals the ball from Fernando Quintero | 24-15 |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Albert Taylor is alone and drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Sato | 24-17 |
| 04:06 | Ohio | William Marple misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 24-17 |
| 04:04 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg tips it but misses | 24-17 |
| 04:03 | Ball State | Shilin Xie snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 04:01 | Ball State | Jeremy Boyle steps in front of the Dikembe Sato pass in the backcourt | 24-17 |
| 03:43 | Ohio | William Marple misses the lay-in | 24-17 |
| 03:42 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato grabs the board | 24-17 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Fernando Quintero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Boyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Rydberg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Marple (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Giles (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ernest Conner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Sato (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Albert Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shilin Xie (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Giles - foul #2 on Charles Giles, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jerry Starkey (SG), Douglas Thomas (SF), Salvatore Marino (PF), Ronald Lymon (C) Fernando Quintero, Jeremy Boyle, Richard Rydberg, William Marple, Charles Giles | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Phillips (SG), Neil Gill (SF), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), Thomas Hicks (C) Ernest Conner, Albert Taylor, Shilin Xie, Cecil Shelley | |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 03:38 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 03:22 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino is called for traveling | 24-17 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (PG) Dikembe Sato | |
| 03:18 | Ball State | David Phillips loses the dribble to Jerry Starkey in the backcourt | 24-17 |
| 02:59 | Ohio | David Phillips takes the ball from Jerry Starkey | 24-17 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Ronald Lymon is called for the reach on David Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Lymon, team foul #8 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG) Randy Nix | |
| 02:57 | Ball State | David Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | David Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 02:45 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jeff Myrick, team foul #9 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (PG) David Phillips | |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 02:25 | Ball State | Neil Gill hits the follow up shot | 24-21 |
| 02:03 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas's pass is intercepted by Neil Gill | 24-21 |
| 01:46 | Ball State | Randy Nix can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 01:44 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 01:39 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Hicks - foul #1 on Thomas Hicks, team foul #5 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Rydberg (SF), Stanley Sebastian (C) Douglas Thomas, Ronald Lymon | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Phillips (SG), Albert Taylor (C) Todd Parker, Thomas Hicks | |
| 01:39 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 01:39 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 01:39 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian gets the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 01:31 | Ohio | Neil Gill is called for the reach on Jerry Starkey - foul #3 on Neil Gill, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Hicks (C) Neil Gill | |
| 01:22 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Jerry Starkey | 27-21 |
| 01:05 | Ball State | Albert Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins snags the offensive board | 27-21 |
| 00:50 | Ball State | Randy Nix is fouled on the floor by Salvatore Marino - foul #3 on Salvatore Marino, team foul #10 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG), Charles Giles (C) Jeff Myrick, Jerry Starkey, Salvatore Marino | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Sato (SG) Kenneth Jenkins | |
| 00:50 | Ball State | Randy Nix makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 00:50 | Ball State | Randy Nix misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 00:50 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 00:31 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Randy Nix - foul #1 on Randy Nix, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Ohio | Douglas Thomas (SF), Ronald Lymon (PF) Richard Rydberg, Charles Giles | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ernest Conner (PG), Shilin Xie (PF) Randy Nix, Thomas Hicks | |
| 00:31 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 00:31 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Dikembe Sato connects on the open fadeaway from the left side | 29-24 |
| 00:03 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle is hacked by Dikembe Sato - foul #1 on Dikembe Sato, team foul #8 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Giles (C) Stanley Sebastian | |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Hicks (SF), Cecil Shelley (C) David Phillips, Albert Taylor | |
| 00:03 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 00:03 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Ernest Conner misses the halfcourt shot | 31-24 |