| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Wesley Bennett (fresh) SG - Thomas Montana (fresh) SF - Dale Graham (fresh) PF - Goran Zigler (fresh) C - Gerardo Ortiz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Fink (fresh) SG - Mohammad Scott (fresh) SF - Daniel Travis (fresh) PF - Willie Dougherty (fresh) C - Jamie Pyatt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Texas Southern | Thomas Montana clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Texas Southern | Goran Zigler can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Ball State | Daniel Travis gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Montana - foul #1 on Thomas Montana, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Texas Southern | Dale Graham misses the floater from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Ball State | Eric Fink grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Texas Southern | Dale Graham snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:14 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett is whistled for a carry | 0-3 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | Eric Fink is hacked by Wesley Bennett - foul #1 on Wesley Bennett, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman (PF), Keith Tucker (C) Goran Zigler, Gerardo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:38 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty misses the lay-in | 0-3 |
| 17:36 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:22 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt connects on the open turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Eric Fink | 0-5 |
| 17:15 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett misses long on a 3 from straight away | 0-5 |
| 17:13 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Eric Fink | 0-5 |
| 16:48 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 16:47 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Greg Thurman | 0-5 |
| 16:25 | Texas Southern | Mohammad Scott is called for the reach on Thomas Montana - foul #1 on Mohammad Scott, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Fowler (PG), Jared Rea (SG), Goran Zigler (PF), Gerardo Ortiz (C) Wesley Bennett, Thomas Montana, Dale Graham, Greg Thurman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG), Scott Henderson (SG), Patrick Blackmer (PF), Michael Brewer (C) Eric Fink, Mohammad Scott, Willie Dougherty, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 16:13 | Texas Southern | Jared Rea hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 16:11 | Texas Southern | Keith Tucker snags the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 16:00 | Texas Southern | Goran Zigler can't finish the layup | 0-5 |
| 15:58 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer grabs the board | 0-5 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Andrew Fowler (fresh) SG - Jared Rea (fresh) SF - Keith Tucker (fairly fresh) PF - Goran Zigler (fresh) C - Gerardo Ortiz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) SG - Scott Henderson (fresh) SF - Daniel Travis (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Blackmer (fresh) C - Michael Brewer (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Ball State | Jared Rea steals it from Scott Henderson in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| 15:54 | Texas Southern | Andrew Fowler blows the layup | 0-5 |
| 15:53 | Ball State | Daniel Travis snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Gerardo Ortiz swats the layup by Ronald Wilkins | 0-5 |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Scott Henderson grabs the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Goran Zigler steals the ball from Patrick Blackmer | 0-5 |
| 15:23 | Texas Southern | Scott Henderson steps in front of the Keith Tucker pass | 0-5 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Daniel Travis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Daniel Travis, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dale Graham (SF), Greg Thurman (PF) Keith Tucker, Goran Zigler | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (PG), Mohammad Scott (SG), Ed Hull (SF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Ronald Wilkins, Scott Henderson, Daniel Travis, Michael Brewer | |
| 14:50 | Texas Southern | Andrew Fowler comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 0-5 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 14:21 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ed Hull | 0-8 |
| 14:05 | Texas Southern | Andrew Fowler buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 13:53 | Ball State | Andrew Fowler is called for the reach on Eric Fink - foul #1 on Andrew Fowler, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett (PG), Thomas Montana (SG), Donald Fife (PF) Andrew Fowler, Jared Rea, Gerardo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG), Scott Henderson (SG), Willie Dougherty (PF), Michael Brewer (C) Eric Fink, Mohammad Scott, Patrick Blackmer, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 13:38 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 13:36 | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 13:22 | Texas Southern | Thomas Montana hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 13:21 | Ball State | Michael Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Scott Henderson is hacked by Thomas Montana in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Montana, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris (SG), Goran Zigler (PF), Gerardo Ortiz (C) Thomas Montana, Dale Graham, Greg Thurman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SF) Ed Hull | |
| 13:09 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins is called for traveling | 3-8 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jared Rea (SG) Bruno Harris | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:53 | Texas Southern | Michael Brewer picks off the pass by Goran Zigler | 3-8 |
| 12:37 | Ball State | Daniel Travis misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-8 |
| 12:35 | Texas Southern | Goran Zigler gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 12:22 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 3-8 |
| 12:20 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Fife | 3-8 |
| 12:02 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett misses badly on a runner in the lane | 3-8 |
| 12:01 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz can't tip it in | 3-8 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ronald Wilkins | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Wesley Bennett (fresh) SG - Jared Rea (fresh) SF - Donald Fife (fairly fresh) PF - Goran Zigler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerardo Ortiz (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fairly fresh) SG - Scott Henderson (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Travis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Willie Dougherty (fairly fresh) C - Michael Brewer (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty lays it in uncontested | 3-10 |
| 11:11 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Wesley Bennett | 5-10 |
| 10:50 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 10:49 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 10:24 | Texas Southern | Daniel Travis blocks the jumper by Gerardo Ortiz | 5-10 |
| 10:22 | Ball State | Michael Brewer pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 09:57 | Ball State | Daniel Travis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-10 |
| 09:55 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Wesley Bennett | 5-10 |
| 09:40 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 09:38 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins is called for traveling in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris (PG), Andrew Fowler (SG), Dale Graham (SF), Greg Thurman (PF), Keith Tucker (C) Wesley Bennett, Jared Rea, Donald Fife, Goran Zigler, Gerardo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (PG), Mohammad Scott (SG), Ed Hull (SF), Patrick Blackmer (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Ronald Wilkins, Scott Henderson, Daniel Travis, Willie Dougherty, Michael Brewer | |
| 09:17 | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Andrew Fowler | 10-10 |
| 09:09 | Ball State | Greg Thurman steals the ball from Jamie Pyatt | 10-10 |
| 08:48 | Texas Southern | Andrew Fowler is hacked by Mohammad Scott - foul #2 on Mohammad Scott, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (SG) Mohammad Scott | |
| 08:38 | Texas Southern | Patrick Blackmer is called for the reach on Greg Thurman - foul #1 on Patrick Blackmer, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| 08:19 | Texas Southern | Patrick Blackmer picks off the pass by Dale Graham | 10-10 |
| 07:59 | Ball State | Eric Fink misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 07:58 | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Bruno Harris (fresh) SG - Andrew Fowler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Graham (fresh) PF - Greg Thurman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Tucker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Fink (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Wilkins (tiring) SF - Ed Hull (fresh) PF - Patrick Blackmer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jamie Pyatt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:48 | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman can't finish the layup | 10-10 |
| 07:46 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 07:36 | Ball State | Eric Fink misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-10 |
| 07:35 | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 07:33 | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris loses the dribble to Eric Fink in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| 07:08 | Ball State | Eric Fink is fouled on the floor by Bruno Harris - foul #1 on Bruno Harris, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett (PG), Jared Rea (SG), Goran Zigler (PF) Bruno Harris, Andrew Fowler, Keith Tucker | |
| Subs | Ball State | George Ingram (SF), Willie Dougherty (PF) Ed Hull, Patrick Blackmer | |
| 06:57 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Eric Fink | 10-12 |
| 06:41 | Texas Southern | Dale Graham knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wesley Bennett | 12-12 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Greg Thurman - foul #1 on Greg Thurman, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz (C) Greg Thurman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SF) George Ingram | |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 06:11 | Texas Southern | Dale Graham misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 06:09 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz grabs the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 05:58 | Texas Southern | Dale Graham connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Goran Zigler | 15-14 |
| 05:47 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty is hacked by Goran Zigler - foul #1 on Goran Zigler, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| 05:47 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 05:47 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 05:47 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 05:32 | Texas Southern | Goran Zigler clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 05:31 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 05:24 | Ball State | Eric Fink loses the dribble to Gerardo Ortiz in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| 05:04 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Eric Fink - foul #1 on Eric Fink, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald Fife (PF), Greg Thurman (C) Goran Zigler, Gerardo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Henderson (SG), Ed Hull (SF), Patrick Blackmer (PF), Michael Brewer (C) Ronald Wilkins, Daniel Travis, Willie Dougherty, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 05:04 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 05:04 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 05:02 | Ball State | Eric Fink is fouled in the backcourt by Wesley Bennett - foul #2 on Wesley Bennett, team foul #8 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris (PG) Wesley Bennett | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:02 | Ball State | Eric Fink makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 05:02 | Ball State | Eric Fink misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 05:02 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 04:57 | Texas Southern | Scott Henderson steps in front of the Bruno Harris pass | 17-16 |
| 04:33 | Ball State | Eric Fink hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ed Hull | 17-19 |
| 04:25 | Texas Southern | A charge is called on Dale Graham - foul #1 on Dale Graham, team foul #9 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Fowler (SG) Jared Rea | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:06 | Ball State | Greg Thurman picks off the pass by Ed Hull | 17-19 |
| 03:52 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife misses the lay-in | 17-19 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Ed Hull snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Bruno Harris (fresh) SG - Andrew Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Graham (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Donald Fife (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Thurman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Fink (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Ed Hull (fresh) PF - Patrick Blackmer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Ball State | Andrew Fowler takes the ball from Scott Henderson | 17-19 |
| 03:16 | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Greg Thurman, team foul #10 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett (PG), Thomas Montana (SG), Keith Tucker (PF), Gerardo Ortiz (C) Bruno Harris, Dale Graham, Donald Fife, Greg Thurman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mohammad Scott (SG), Daniel Travis (SF), Willie Dougherty (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Scott Henderson, Ed Hull, Patrick Blackmer, Michael Brewer | |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Keith Tucker is called for the reach on Mohammad Scott - foul #1 on Keith Tucker, team foul #11 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Goran Zigler (PF) Andrew Fowler | |
| Subs | Ball State | George Ingram (SF) Eric Fink | |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 03:03 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 02:41 | Texas Southern | Thomas Montana buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Goran Zigler and he's hacked by Daniel Travis - foul #2 on Daniel Travis, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| 02:41 | Texas Southern | Thomas Montana makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty misses the dunk but he's hacked by Goran Zigler - foul #2 on Goran Zigler, team foul #12 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dale Graham (SF) Gerardo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 02:27 | Texas Southern | Keith Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 02:19 | Texas Southern | Keith Tucker double dribbles | 20-21 |
| 02:06 | Ball State | George Ingram jams it set up by Mohammad Scott | 20-23 |
| 01:43 | Texas Southern | Goran Zigler misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jamie Pyatt - foul #1 on Jamie Pyatt, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris (PG), Gerardo Ortiz (C) Wesley Bennett, Keith Tucker | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (PG), Ed Hull (PF) George Ingram, Willie Dougherty | |
| 01:43 | Texas Southern | Goran Zigler makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 01:43 | Texas Southern | Goran Zigler misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 01:43 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | Eric Fink connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mohammad Scott | 21-26 |
| 01:14 | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris is fouled on the floor by Eric Fink - foul #2 on Eric Fink, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jared Rea (SG), Andrew Fowler (SF), Greg Thurman (PF) Thomas Montana, Dale Graham, Goran Zigler | |
| Subs | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer (PF), Michael Brewer (C) Daniel Travis, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 01:14 | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 01:14 | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 00:59 | Ball State | Jared Rea is called for the reach on Michael Brewer - foul #1 on Jared Rea, team foul #13 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald Fife (PF) Gerardo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:59 | Ball State | Michael Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 00:59 | Ball State | Michael Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 00:46 | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman is fouled on the floor by Ed Hull - foul #1 on Ed Hull, team foul #9 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett (PG) Bruno Harris | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:46 | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 00:46 | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 00:31 | Ball State | Eric Fink's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dale Graham (SF) Andrew Fowler | |
| Subs | Ball State | George Ingram (SF) Ed Hull | |
| 00:17 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife loses the ball out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Montana (SG), Gerardo Ortiz (C) Jared Rea, Donald Fife | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (PG), Willie Dougherty (PF) Eric Fink, Michael Brewer | |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty makes the jump hook from the baseline | 25-29 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Thomas Montana clanks a fullcourt shot | 25-29 |