| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Jelinski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Borrero (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Stukes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Zachariah Freeman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tommy Crider (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Stern (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Bodin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski inbounds the ball | 45-38 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Ball State | Zachariah Freeman steals the ball from Richard Nevarez | 45-38 |
| 19:36 | Bowling Green | Zachariah Freeman travels in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 19:20 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes is fouled on the floor by John Bodin - foul #2 on John Bodin, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| 19:07 | Ball State | John Marx comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 19:06 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Tommy Crider | 45-38 |
| 19:01 | Bowling Green | Zachariah Freeman misses the shot from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| 18:14 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Zachariah Freeman | 45-41 |
| 18:06 | Ball State | Walter Stern is called for the reach on Richard Nevarez - foul #1 on Walter Stern, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| 17:51 | Ball State | John Bodin steals the ball from Nicholas Stukes | 45-41 |
| 17:36 | Bowling Green | John Bodin hits a jumper in the paint | 45-43 |
| 17:18 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Nevarez | 47-43 |
| 17:09 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern lays it up and in and the foul's on John Marx - foul #1 on John Marx, team foul #1 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Williams (C) Nicholas Stukes | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Shane Walkowski (SF), John Mathews (C) Kevin Brown, John Bodin | |
| 17:09 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern misses the free throw | 47-45 |
| 17:09 | Ball State | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 16:56 | Ball State | John Mathews picks off the pass by Charles Jelinski | 47-45 |
| 16:34 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern's floater is knocked away by William Williams | 47-45 |
| 16:33 | Bowling Green | Shane Walkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 16:13 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Zachariah Freeman | 47-48 |
| 16:00 | Ball State | William Williams loses the dribble to Zachariah Freeman | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Jelinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Borrero (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Zachariah Freeman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SG - Tommy Crider (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shane Walkowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Stern (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - John Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Bowling Green | John Mathews knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Zachariah Freeman | 47-51 |
| 15:20 | Ball State | Jack Borrero makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Nevarez | 49-51 |
| 15:07 | Bowling Green | Zachariah Freeman knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Mathews and the foul's on William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #2 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (PG), William Proctor (SG), Justin Blackburn (SF), Nicholas Stukes (C) John Marx, Richard Nevarez, Charles Jelinski, Jack Borrero | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jacob Stephenson (SG), Kevin Brown (SF), John Bodin (C) Tommy Crider, Shane Walkowski, Walter Stern | |
| 15:07 | Bowling Green | Zachariah Freeman makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 14:52 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn loses the ball out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Heriberto Aguirre (SG) Zachariah Freeman | |
| 14:37 | Bowling Green | Heriberto Aguirre can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 14:36 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Justin Blackburn | 49-54 |
| 14:26 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Proctor | 51-54 |
| 14:01 | Bowling Green | Jacob Stephenson is fouled on the floor by William Proctor - foul #1 on William Proctor, team foul #3 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Elliott (PF) William Williams | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Shane Walkowski (SG), Shawn Morris (PF) Heriberto Aguirre, John Mathews | |
| 13:48 | Bowling Green | Shane Walkowski is hacked by David Elliott - foul #1 on David Elliott, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Nevarez (SG) David Elliott | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Zachariah Freeman (PG), Tommy Crider (SG) Jacob Stephenson, Shane Walkowski | |
| 13:35 | Bowling Green | Shawn Morris is whistled for a carry | 51-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG) William Proctor | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Heriberto Aguirre (C) John Bodin | |
| 13:16 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes clanks a jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 13:15 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Stukes | 51-54 |
| 12:59 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Marx | 54-54 |
| 12:43 | Bowling Green | Zachariah Freeman lays it up and in | 54-56 |
| 12:31 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn makes the floater in the lane set up by John Marx | 56-56 |
| 12:12 | Bowling Green | Zachariah Freeman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 12:11 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 11:54 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Eric Lee | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eric Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Justin Blackburn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Nicholas Stukes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Zachariah Freeman (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. SG - Tommy Crider (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Morris (fresh) C - Heriberto Aguirre (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Bowling Green | Tommy Crider travels with the ball | 58-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Jelinski (SF), Jack Borrero (PF), William Williams (C) Eric Lee, Justin Blackburn, Nicholas Stukes | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jacob Stephenson (PG), Shane Walkowski (SG), Walter Stern (PF), John Bodin (C) Zachariah Freeman, Tommy Crider, Kevin Brown, Shawn Morris | |
| 11:17 | Ball State | Jack Borrero is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jack Borrero, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (PG), William Parente (SG) John Marx, Richard Nevarez | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 11:05 | Bowling Green | Shane Walkowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 11:03 | Ball State | Jack Borrero snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 10:35 | Ball State | Jack Borrero misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Walter Stern - foul #2 on Walter Stern, team foul #3 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Zachariah Freeman (PG), Tommy Crider (SG) Jacob Stephenson, Heriberto Aguirre | |
| 10:35 | Ball State | Jack Borrero makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 10:35 | Ball State | Jack Borrero makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 10:15 | Bowling Green | Zachariah Freeman connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Tommy Crider | 60-58 |
| 10:00 | Ball State | Jack Borrero blows the layup | 60-58 |
| 09:58 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski tips it home | 62-58 |
| 09:33 | Bowling Green | Shane Walkowski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 09:31 | Ball State | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 09:25 | Ball State | William Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 09:23 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Walter Stern | 62-58 |
| 09:18 | Bowling Green | Shane Walkowski makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Zachariah Freeman | 62-61 |
| 09:06 | Ball State | William Proctor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 09:04 | Bowling Green | Tommy Crider grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 08:58 | Bowling Green | Zachariah Freeman's pass is intercepted by William Williams | 62-61 |
| 08:40 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Bodin - foul #3 on John Bodin, team foul #4 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Richard Nevarez (SG), Nicholas Stukes (C) William Proctor, William Parente, Jack Borrero | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Kevin Brown (SF), John Mathews (PF), Heriberto Aguirre (C) Shane Walkowski, Walter Stern, John Bodin | |
| 08:40 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 08:40 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 08:28 | Bowling Green | Tommy Crider comes up short on the shot from the right side | 63-61 |
| 08:26 | Bowling Green | Kevin Brown hits the follow up shot | 63-63 |
| 08:11 | Ball State | John Marx misses long on a 3 from straight away | 63-63 |
| 08:09 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski tips it but misses | 63-63 |
| 08:07 | Bowling Green | Kevin Brown grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 08:01 | Bowling Green | Heriberto Aguirre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (SF), Justin Blackburn (PF) Charles Jelinski, William Williams | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jacob Stephenson (SG) Tommy Crider | |
| 07:46 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Richard Nevarez is blocked by Kevin Brown | 63-63 |
| 07:44 | Bowling Green | Heriberto Aguirre gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eric Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Justin Blackburn (fresh) 5 pts. C - Nicholas Stukes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Zachariah Freeman (fresh) 19 pts. 7 ast. 5 stl. SG - Jacob Stephenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Mathews (fresh) 8 pts. C - Heriberto Aguirre (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Bowling Green | John Mathews misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 07:28 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 07:21 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Eric Lee | 66-63 |
| 06:56 | Bowling Green | Zachariah Freeman hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Heriberto Aguirre | 66-65 |
| 06:52 | Ball State | John Marx's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Jelinski (SF), Jack Borrero (PF) Eric Lee, Justin Blackburn | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Tommy Crider (SG) Zachariah Freeman | |
| 06:32 | Bowling Green | Kevin Brown hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jacob Stephenson | 66-68 |
| 06:19 | Ball State | John Marx buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Nevarez | 69-68 |
| 06:01 | Bowling Green | Kevin Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 06:00 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | John Marx misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 05:33 | Ball State | John Marx gets the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 05:15 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-68 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses the tip | 69-68 |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes tips it home | 71-68 |
| 05:12 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Zachariah Freeman (PG), Walter Stern (PF), John Bodin (C) Jacob Stephenson, John Mathews, Heriberto Aguirre | |
| 04:50 | Bowling Green | Tommy Crider comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-68 |
| 04:48 | Bowling Green | John Bodin can't tip it in | 71-68 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 04:43 | Ball State | Tommy Crider takes the ball from John Marx | 71-68 |
| 04:39 | Bowling Green | Zachariah Freeman banks in the layup set up by Tommy Crider | 71-70 |
| 04:21 | Ball State | Zachariah Freeman steals the ball from John Marx | 71-70 |
| 04:08 | Bowling Green | Kevin Brown misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Marx - foul #2 on John Marx, team foul #6 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Williams (C) Nicholas Stukes | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 04:08 | Bowling Green | Kevin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 04:08 | Bowling Green | Kevin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Jack Borrero hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by John Marx | 73-72 |
| 03:42 | Bowling Green | Richard Nevarez is called for the reach on John Bodin - foul #1 on Richard Nevarez, team foul #7 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Shane Walkowski (SF) Kevin Brown | |
| 03:42 | Bowling Green | John Bodin misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 03:42 | Ball State | Jack Borrero snags the defensive board | 73-72 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Charles Jelinski (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jack Borrero (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Zachariah Freeman (fresh) 23 pts. 7 ast. 6 stl. SG - Tommy Crider (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Shane Walkowski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Stern (fresh) 12 pts. C - John Bodin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Ball State | Jack Borrero misses the fadeaway in the lane | 73-72 |
| 03:26 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern grabs the board | 73-72 |
| 03:21 | Bowling Green | Zachariah Freeman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-72 |
| 03:19 | Ball State | Jack Borrero gets the rebound | 73-72 |
| 03:13 | Ball State | William Williams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 73-72 |
| 03:12 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez gets the offensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski is hacked by Zachariah Freeman - foul #2 on Zachariah Freeman, team foul #5 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes (C) William Williams | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | John Mathews (C) John Bodin | |
| 02:40 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez is fouled on the floor by Tommy Crider - foul #1 on Tommy Crider, team foul #6 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (SF) Charles Jelinski | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Heriberto Aguirre (C) Walter Stern | |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Eric Lee misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-72 |
| 02:25 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Borrero | 73-72 |
| 02:05 | Ball State | Jack Borrero connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Marx | 76-72 |
| 02:05 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Jelinski (SF) Eric Lee | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Kevin Brown (SF), Walter Stern (PF), John Bodin (C) Shane Walkowski, John Mathews, Heriberto Aguirre | |
| 01:45 | Bowling Green | John Bodin knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Walter Stern | 76-74 |
| 01:39 | Ball State | John Marx scores on a floater from the left side set up by Richard Nevarez | 78-74 |
| 01:20 | Bowling Green | Kevin Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 78-74 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Jack Borrero grabs the defensive rebound | 78-74 |
| 00:57 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 78-74 |
| 00:56 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern snags the defensive board | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Bowling Green | Tommy Crider misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 78-74 |
| 00:49 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski grabs the defensive rebound | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez lays it in set up by John Marx | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Bowling Green | Kevin Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tommy Crider | 80-77 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Tommy Crider is called for the reach on Jack Borrero in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tommy Crider, team foul #7 | 80-77 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Jack Borrero makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Jack Borrero misses the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:18 | Bowling Green | John Bodin grabs the board | 81-77 |
| 00:12 | Bowling Green | Tommy Crider misses short on a 3 from straight away | 81-77 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | John Marx grabs the defensive rebound | 81-77 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Zachariah Freeman is called for the reach on John Marx in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zachariah Freeman, team foul #8 | 81-77 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | John Marx misses the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:09 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Walter Stern | 81-77 |
| 00:04 | Bowling Green | Kevin Brown hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Zachariah Freeman | 81-80 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Tommy Crider is called for the reach on Charles Jelinski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tommy Crider, team foul #9 | 81-80 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski misses the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 00:01 | Bowling Green | John Bodin snags the defensive board | 81-80 |
| 00:00 | Bowling Green | John Bodin can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 81-80 |