| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hobert Thurston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Nathan Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Dale Clark (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alexander Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Gary Bishop (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stutts (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Brian Tschida (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Zirkles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Goodspeed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Nathan Baker inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Ball State | Dale Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston grabs the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 19:26 | Ball State | William Stutts takes the ball from Luther McGlothlen | 39-31 |
| 19:22 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts banks in the layup | 39-33 |
| 19:04 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-33 |
| 19:02 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston snags the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 18:46 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alexander Thompson and the foul's on Gary Bishop - foul #2 on Gary Bishop, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 18:46 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 18:27 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles's pass is intercepted by Alexander Thompson | 42-33 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Dale Clark buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Luther McGlothlen | 45-33 |
| 18:05 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-33 |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Dale Clark gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 17:51 | Ball State | Nathan Baker buries a turnaround from close range set up by Hobert Thurston | 47-33 |
| 17:46 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 17:45 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida misses the tip | 47-33 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Alexander Thompson grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 17:32 | Ball State | Nathan Baker hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 47-33 |
| 17:30 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to William Stutts | 47-33 |
| 17:10 | St. Bonaventure | Hobert Thurston picks off the pass by Brian Tschida | 47-33 |
| 17:05 | Ball State | Nathan Baker lays it up and in on a great pass from Hobert Thurston | 49-33 |
| 16:52 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jeremy Zirkles | 49-35 |
| 16:38 | Ball State | Dale Clark scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Alexander Thompson | 52-35 |
| 16:26 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-35 |
| 16:25 | Ball State | Alexander Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 16:05 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-35 |
| 16:03 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida grabs the defensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 15:46 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Bishop | 52-37 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hobert Thurston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. PF - Dale Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Gary Bishop (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Stutts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Tschida (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeremy Zirkles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Goodspeed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Ball State | Gary Bishop steals it from Alexander Thompson | 52-37 |
| 15:20 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop double dribbles | 52-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Clore (PG), James Smith (SG), Jeffrey Christensen (SF), Michael Conyers (PF), Radomil Ziller (C) Luther McGlothlen, Hobert Thurston, Nathan Baker, Dale Clark, Alexander Thompson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry (PG), Chad Abadie (SG), Raymond Seth (SF), Christopher Whittaker (PF), Raymond Wagstaff (C) Gary Bishop, William Stutts, Brian Tschida, Jeremy Zirkles, Mark Goodspeed | |
| 15:05 | Ball State | Scott Clore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 15:03 | Ball State | Michael Conyers grabs the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 14:53 | Ball State | Christopher Whittaker is called for the reach on Jeffrey Christensen - foul #2 on Christopher Whittaker, team foul #2 | 52-37 |
| 14:43 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-37 |
| 14:31 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker can't connect on a shot in the paint | 52-37 |
| 14:30 | Ball State | Michael Conyers grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 14:14 | Ball State | Michael Conyers makes the jumper from the left block set up by Radomil Ziller and he's hacked by Christopher Whittaker - foul #3 on Christopher Whittaker, team foul #3 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida (SF) Raymond Seth | |
| 14:14 | Ball State | Michael Conyers misses the free throw | 54-37 |
| 14:14 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Wagstaff grabs the defensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 14:04 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Wagstaff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts (SG) Chad Abadie | |
| 13:47 | Ball State | Matthew Hockenberry takes the ball from James Smith | 54-37 |
| 13:36 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Wagstaff misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-37 |
| 13:34 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida grabs the offensive board | 54-37 |
| 13:25 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-37 |
| 13:24 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Smith | 54-37 |
| 12:56 | Ball State | Michael Conyers loses the ball out of bounds | 54-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Hobert Thurston (SG), Nathan Baker (SF), Alexander Thompson (C) James Smith, Jeffrey Christensen, Radomil Ziller | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop (PG), Mark Goodspeed (C) Matthew Hockenberry, Raymond Wagstaff | |
| 12:42 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida's pass is intercepted by Michael Conyers | 54-37 |
| 12:32 | Ball State | Scott Clore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-37 |
| 12:31 | Ball State | Alexander Thompson tips it home | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:08 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-37 |
| 12:06 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed hits the follow up shot | 56-39 |
| 11:54 | Ball State | Scott Clore connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Nathan Baker | 59-39 |
| 11:38 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida can't connect on a floater from the right side | 59-39 |
| 11:37 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Michael Conyers | 59-39 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Scott Clore (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SG - Hobert Thurston (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. PF - Michael Conyers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Alexander Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Gary Bishop (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Stutts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Tschida (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Whittaker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Goodspeed (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:18 | Ball State | Scott Clore lays it in set up by Nathan Baker | 61-39 |
| 11:11 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-39 |
| 11:09 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts snags the offensive board | 61-39 |
| 11:02 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Clore picks off the pass by Mark Goodspeed | 61-39 |
| 10:40 | Ball State | Scott Clore connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Hobert Thurston | 64-39 |
| 10:19 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 64-39 |
| 10:17 | Ball State | Alexander Thompson snags the defensive board | 64-39 |
| 09:54 | Ball State | Michael Conyers is hacked by Mark Goodspeed - foul #2 on Mark Goodspeed, team foul #4 | 64-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), James Smith (SG), Jeffrey Christensen (SF), Dale Clark (PF), Radomil Ziller (C) Scott Clore, Hobert Thurston, Nathan Baker, Michael Conyers, Alexander Thompson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry (PG), Chad Abadie (SG), Raymond Seth (SF), Jeremy Zirkles (PF), Raymond Wagstaff (C) Gary Bishop, William Stutts, Brian Tschida, Christopher Whittaker, Mark Goodspeed | |
| 09:25 | Ball State | James Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Christensen | 67-39 |
| 09:12 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry loses the dribble to Luther McGlothlen | 67-39 |
| 09:07 | Ball State | Jeffrey Christensen banks in the layup set up by Luther McGlothlen | 69-39 |
| 08:53 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Hockenberry and he's hacked by Luther McGlothlen - foul #2 on Luther McGlothlen, team foul #1 | 69-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Nathan Baker (SF) Jeffrey Christensen | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 08:53 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles makes the free throw | 69-42 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Dale Clark clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-42 |
| 08:25 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Wagstaff pulls down the rebound | 69-42 |
| 08:09 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-45 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Nathan Baker misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Jeremy Zirkles - foul #1 on Jeremy Zirkles, team foul #5 | 69-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Clore (PG), Hobert Thurston (SG), Alexander Thompson (C) Luther McGlothlen, James Smith, Radomil Ziller | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop (PG), William Stutts (SG), Brian Tschida (SF), Mark Goodspeed (C) Matthew Hockenberry, Chad Abadie, Raymond Seth, Raymond Wagstaff | |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Nathan Baker makes the 1st free throw | 70-45 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Nathan Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 70-45 |
| 07:51 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed pulls down the rebound | 70-45 |
| 07:46 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-45 |
| 07:44 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles snags the offensive board | 70-45 |
| 07:31 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brian Tschida and he's hacked by Dale Clark - foul #2 on Dale Clark, team foul #2 | 70-47 |
| 07:31 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts misses the free throw | 70-47 |
| 07:31 | Ball State | Dale Clark grabs the board | 70-47 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Scott Clore (fresh) 21 pts. 3 pf. SG - Hobert Thurston (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. PF - Dale Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Gary Bishop (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Stutts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Tschida (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeremy Zirkles (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Goodspeed (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Ball State | Nathan Baker travels with the ball | 70-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dikembe Victor (PF) Dale Clark | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Seth (PF) Jeremy Zirkles | |
| 06:59 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Gary Bishop | 70-49 |
| 06:54 | Ball State | Scott Clore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-49 |
| 06:53 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Seth grabs the board | 70-49 |
| 06:40 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Seth connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gary Bishop | 70-51 |
| 06:15 | Ball State | Scott Clore is fouled on the floor by Gary Bishop - foul #3 on Gary Bishop, team foul #6 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Smith (SG), Jeffrey Christensen (SF), Michael Conyers (PF) Hobert Thurston, Nathan Baker, Dikembe Victor | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry (PG), Christopher Whittaker (PF) Gary Bishop, Raymond Seth | |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Scott Clore drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Smith | 73-51 |
| 05:40 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Brian Tschida | 73-53 |
| 05:20 | Ball State | Alexander Thompson makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Smith | 75-53 |
| 05:04 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Matthew Hockenberry and he's hacked by Alexander Thompson - foul #1 on Alexander Thompson, team foul #3 | 75-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), Hobert Thurston (SG), Nathan Baker (SF), Dale Clark (PF), Radomil Ziller (C) Scott Clore, James Smith, Jeffrey Christensen, Michael Conyers, Alexander Thompson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop (PG), Jeremy Zirkles (PF) William Stutts, Christopher Whittaker | |
| 05:04 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed misses the free throw | 75-55 |
| 05:04 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller grabs the board | 75-55 |
| 04:45 | Ball State | Mark Goodspeed steals the ball from Dale Clark | 75-55 |
| 04:36 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Tschida | 75-57 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Hobert Thurston misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-57 |
| 04:30 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida gets the rebound | 75-57 |
| 04:22 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles lays it in | 75-59 |
| 04:00 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-59 |
| 03:58 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Jeremy Zirkles | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-59 |
| 03:31 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed can't tip it in | 75-59 |
| 03:29 | Ball State | Dale Clark snags the defensive board | 75-59 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hobert Thurston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. PF - Dale Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Radomil Ziller (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Gary Bishop (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Hockenberry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Tschida (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jeremy Zirkles (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Goodspeed (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Ball State | Dale Clark clanks a floater from the right wing | 75-59 |
| 03:09 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller grabs the offensive rebound | 75-59 |
| 02:44 | Ball State | Dale Clark hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 75-59 |
| 02:42 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-59 |
| 02:20 | Ball State | Mark Goodspeed blocks the short jumper by Nathan Baker | 75-59 |
| 02:18 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles pulls down the rebound | 75-59 |
| 02:00 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Smith (SG), Jeffrey Christensen (SF), Michael Conyers (PF) Hobert Thurston, Nathan Baker, Dale Clark | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie (SG), Raymond Seth (SF), Christopher Whittaker (PF), Raymond Wagstaff (C) Gary Bishop, Brian Tschida, Jeremy Zirkles, Mark Goodspeed | |
| 01:31 | Ball State | James Smith knocks in the shot in the paint and he's hacked by Christopher Whittaker - foul #4 on Christopher Whittaker, team foul #7 | 77-59 |
| 01:31 | Ball State | James Smith makes the free throw | 78-59 |
| 01:12 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Seth can't finish the layup | 78-59 |
| 01:10 | Ball State | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 78-59 |
| 00:53 | Ball State | James Smith makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Michael Conyers | 80-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | St. Bonaventure | Radomil Ziller is called for the reach on Chad Abadie - foul #2 on Radomil Ziller, team foul #4 | 80-59 |
| 00:41 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Christopher Whittaker | 80-61 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Smith | 82-61 |
| 00:12 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 82-61 |
| 00:10 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker gets the offensive rebound | 82-61 |
| 00:08 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Wagstaff misses the jumper from close range | 82-61 |
| 00:06 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie gets the offensive rebound | 82-61 |
| 00:04 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-61 |
| 00:03 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Wagstaff tips it but misses | 82-61 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Michael Conyers snags the defensive board | 82-61 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Michael Conyers runs out the clock | 82-61 |