| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Caruso (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Tuttle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ray Ellsworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Lawler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Senter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Casimir Skokowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Curtis Senter inbounds the ball | 32-44 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Carlos Edwards can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ray Ellsworth - foul #2 on Ray Ellsworth, team foul #1 | 32-44 |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Carlos Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Carlos Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 19:45 | Xavier | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | Carlos Edwards steals it from David Taylor | 32-45 |
| 19:15 | Ball State | Curtis Senter blows the layup but he's hacked by David Taylor - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| 19:15 | Ball State | Curtis Senter makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 19:15 | Ball State | Curtis Senter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 18:56 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Taylor | 35-47 |
| 18:42 | Ball State | Donald Willard comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | David Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harry Long (C) Francis Tuttle | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 18:07 | Ball State | Donald Willard double dribbles | 35-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Neal Walker (SF), Derrick Tosh (C) David Taylor, Ray Ellsworth | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Hill (SG) Fred Lawler | |
| 17:45 | Xavier | Neal Walker buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Lynn Keen | 38-47 |
| 17:33 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 38-47 |
| 17:31 | Ball State | Donald Willard pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 17:25 | Ball State | Donald Willard is fouled on the floor by Lynn Keen - foul #2 on Lynn Keen, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Troy Dicks (PF) Lynn Keen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe (SG), Stephen Daulton (SF), Curtis Haas (PF), Roger Dickson (C) Donald Willard, Curtis Senter, Casimir Skokowski, Carlos Edwards | |
| 17:15 | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Curtis Haas | 38-50 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 16:58 | Xavier | Harry Long grabs the offensive board | 38-50 |
| 16:43 | Xavier | Troy Dicks comes up short on the floater from the right side | 38-50 |
| 16:41 | Ball State | Curtis Haas grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 16:37 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 38-50 |
| 16:36 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill can't tip it in | 38-50 |
| 16:35 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Hill | 38-50 |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Curtis Haas misses the jump hook from the left block | 38-50 |
| 16:24 | Ball State | Roger Dickson tips it home | 38-52 |
| 16:10 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Neal Walker | 41-52 |
| 15:55 | Ball State | Curtis Haas is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Curtis Haas, team foul #1 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Frank Rounds (SG), David Taylor (SF), Francis Tuttle (PF), Michael Carter (C) Derrick Tosh, James Caruso, Neal Walker, Troy Dicks, Harry Long | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Willard (PG), Fred Lawler (SG), Curtis Senter (SF), Casimir Skokowski (PF), Carlos Edwards (C) Jonathan Hill, Jimmy Rupe, Stephen Daulton, Curtis Haas, Roger Dickson | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Rounds (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Francis Tuttle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Carter (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Lawler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Senter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casimir Skokowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Edwards (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | Xavier | Lynn Keen misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-52 |
| 15:37 | Xavier | David Taylor tips it in | 43-52 |
| 15:23 | Ball State | Donald Willard connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 15:17 | Xavier | Lynn Keen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-55 |
| 15:01 | Ball State | Donald Willard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-55 |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Michael Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 14:36 | Xavier | Frank Rounds loses the ball out of bounds | 43-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (PG), James Caruso (SG) Lynn Keen, Frank Rounds | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Daulton (SF), Curtis Haas (C) Curtis Senter, Carlos Edwards | |
| 14:21 | Ball State | James Caruso steals the ball from Donald Willard | 43-55 |
| 14:18 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh banks in the layup set up by James Caruso | 45-55 |
| 14:02 | Ball State | Donald Willard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 14:01 | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski snags the offensive board | 45-55 |
| 13:47 | Ball State | Donald Willard knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Fred Lawler | 45-58 |
| 13:25 | Xavier | David Taylor hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Derrick Tosh | 47-58 |
| 13:08 | Ball State | Curtis Haas clanks a jump hook from close range | 47-58 |
| 13:07 | Ball State | Curtis Haas tips it in | 47-60 |
| 12:50 | Xavier | David Taylor hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 47-60 |
| 12:49 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Fred Lawler | 47-60 |
| 12:32 | Ball State | Curtis Haas buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Donald Willard | 47-62 |
| 12:16 | Xavier | David Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-62 |
| 12:14 | Ball State | Curtis Haas grabs the board | 47-62 |
| 12:01 | Ball State | Donald Willard connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-64 |
| 11:34 | Ball State | Fred Lawler gets the rebound | 47-64 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Derrick Tosh (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Caruso (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Taylor (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Francis Tuttle (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fairly fresh) 30 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Lawler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Daulton (fairly fresh) PF - Casimir Skokowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Curtis Haas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Ball State | Donald Willard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-64 |
| 11:23 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle grabs the board | 47-64 |
| 11:11 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle makes the jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Casimir Skokowski - foul #2 on Casimir Skokowski, team foul #2 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Frank Rounds (SG), Neal Walker (SF), Ray Ellsworth (C) Derrick Tosh, James Caruso, David Taylor, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Hill (PG), Jimmy Rupe (SG), Curtis Senter (SF), Roger Dickson (PF), Carlos Edwards (C) Donald Willard, Fred Lawler, Stephen Daulton, Casimir Skokowski, Curtis Haas | |
| 11:11 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle misses the free throw | 49-64 |
| 11:11 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Carlos Edwards | 49-64 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Neal Walker - foul #2 on Neal Walker, team foul #4 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harry Long (C) Francis Tuttle | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:58 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 10:58 | Xavier | Harry Long snags the defensive board | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:30 | Xavier | Frank Rounds is hacked by Roger Dickson - foul #1 on Roger Dickson, team foul #3 | 49-65 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Jimmy Rupe steps in front of the Harry Long pass | 49-65 |
| 10:01 | Ball State | Carlos Edwards drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jimmy Rupe and he's hacked by Harry Long - foul #1 on Harry Long, team foul #5 | 49-67 |
| 10:01 | Ball State | Carlos Edwards misses the free throw | 49-67 |
| 10:01 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ray Ellsworth | 49-67 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:52 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-67 |
| 09:51 | Xavier | Neal Walker tips it in | 51-67 |
| 09:28 | Ball State | Harry Long takes the ball from Jimmy Rupe | 51-67 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | Neal Walker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-67 |
| 09:15 | Ball State | Carlos Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Curtis Senter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (SG), Troy Dicks (PF) Frank Rounds, Ray Ellsworth | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Willard (PG), Jeff Wick (SF), Casimir Skokowski (PF) Jimmy Rupe, Curtis Senter, Roger Dickson | |
| 08:49 | Xavier | Jeff Wick steals it from James Caruso | 51-67 |
| 08:31 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill misses short on a floater from the left side | 51-67 |
| 08:30 | Ball State | Jeff Wick grabs the offensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Jeff Wick loses the dribble to Lynn Keen | 51-67 |
| 08:10 | Xavier | Neal Walker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-67 |
| 08:09 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Carlos Edwards | 51-67 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Donald Willard misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-67 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Neal Walker | 51-67 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | Harry Long hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Troy Dicks | 53-67 |
| 07:37 | Ball State | Donald Willard misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-67 |
| 07:35 | Ball State | Carlos Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 07:26 | Ball State | Carlos Edwards banks in the layup on a great pass from Jonathan Hill | 53-69 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Caruso (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Neal Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Troy Dicks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Long (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fresh) 30 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Wick (fresh) PF - Casimir Skokowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlos Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | Xavier | Lynn Keen clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-69 |
| 07:10 | Ball State | Carlos Edwards gets the rebound | 53-69 |
| 06:49 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill misses the shot from the left side | 53-69 |
| 06:47 | Ball State | Carlos Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 06:35 | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jeff Wick | 53-72 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | Lynn Keen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Carlos Edwards - foul #1 on Carlos Edwards, team foul #4 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Taylor (SF), Ray Ellsworth (PF), Michael Carter (C) Neal Walker, Troy Dicks, Harry Long | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe (PG), Fred Lawler (SG), Curtis Senter (SF), Curtis Haas (PF), Stephen Daulton (C) Donald Willard, Jonathan Hill, Jeff Wick, Casimir Skokowski, Carlos Edwards | |
| 06:30 | Xavier | Lynn Keen makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | Lynn Keen misses the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | Lynn Keen misses the 3rd free throw | 54-72 |
| 06:30 | Ball State | Curtis Haas snags the defensive board | 54-72 |
| 06:21 | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe is hacked by Michael Carter - foul #4 on Michael Carter, team foul #6 | 54-72 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (PG), Frank Rounds (SG) Lynn Keen, James Caruso | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Curtis Haas makes the turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Ray Ellsworth - foul #3 on Ray Ellsworth, team foul #7 | 54-74 |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Curtis Haas makes the free throw | 54-75 |
| 05:43 | Xavier | Stephen Daulton takes the ball from Michael Carter | 54-75 |
| 05:28 | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe is hacked by Michael Carter - foul #5 on Michael Carter, team foul #8 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (SG), Francis Tuttle (PF) Frank Rounds, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:28 | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe makes the 1st free throw | 54-76 |
| 05:28 | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe makes the 2nd free throw | 54-77 |
| 05:14 | Xavier | James Caruso hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Fred Lawler - foul #2 on Fred Lawler, team foul #5 | 54-77 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Willard (PG) Jimmy Rupe | |
| 05:14 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the 1st free throw | 55-77 |
| 05:14 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the 2nd free throw | 56-77 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Donald Willard misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-77 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth grabs the board | 56-77 |
| 04:42 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-77 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh tips it home | 58-77 |
| 04:25 | Ball State | Donald Willard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-77 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Rounds (PG) Ray Ellsworth | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe (SG), Casimir Skokowski (PF), Roger Dickson (C) Fred Lawler, Curtis Haas, Stephen Daulton | |
| 04:07 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Caruso | 60-77 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski is called for traveling | 60-77 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth (C) Derrick Tosh | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Hill (SG), Carlos Edwards (C) Jimmy Rupe, Curtis Senter | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle misses the easy layup | 60-77 |
| 03:39 | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski pulls down the rebound | 60-77 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Ball State | Donald Willard makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Hill | 60-79 |
| 03:22 | Xavier | David Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-79 |
| 03:21 | Ball State | Donald Willard grabs the board | 60-79 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Frank Rounds (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Caruso (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Taylor (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Francis Tuttle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Ray Ellsworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fresh) 32 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Dickson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Casimir Skokowski (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Carlos Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:16 | Ball State | Donald Willard comes up short on the floater from the right side | 60-79 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ray Ellsworth | 60-79 |
| 03:10 | Xavier | James Caruso comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 60-79 |
| 03:09 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill grabs the board | 60-79 |
| 03:05 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill misses short on a floater from the right side | 60-79 |
| 03:04 | Ball State | Carlos Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-79 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski drills a jump hook from close range set up by Jonathan Hill and he's fouled by Francis Tuttle - foul #2 on Francis Tuttle, team foul #9 | 60-81 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (SG), Neal Walker (SF), Troy Dicks (PF), Harry Long (C) James Caruso, David Taylor, Francis Tuttle, Ray Ellsworth | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe (SG), Stephen Daulton (SF), Curtis Haas (C) Donald Willard, Roger Dickson, Carlos Edwards | |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski misses the free throw | 60-81 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Casimir Skokowski | 60-81 |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 60-83 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Frank Rounds makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Derrick Tosh | 63-83 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Curtis Haas makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Daulton | 63-85 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-85 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth (PF) Troy Dicks | |
| Subs | Ball State | Roger Dickson (C) Casimir Skokowski | |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Harry Long is called for the reach on Jimmy Rupe - foul #2 on Harry Long, team foul #10 | 63-85 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe misses the 1st free throw | 63-85 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe makes the 2nd free throw | 63-86 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Stephen Daulton is called for the reach on Frank Rounds - foul #2 on Stephen Daulton, team foul #6 | 63-86 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Neal Walker misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Daulton - foul #3 on Stephen Daulton, team foul #7 | 63-86 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Neal Walker makes the 1st free throw | 64-86 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Neal Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-86 |
| 00:52 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 65-86 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Harry Long snags the defensive board | 65-86 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh loses the ball out of bounds | 65-86 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Curtis Haas misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 65-86 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Frank Rounds snags the defensive board | 65-86 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-86 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill gets the rebound | 65-86 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill runs out the clock | 65-86 |