| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Cordero (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dario Zinser (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Compton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Charles Roberts (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Small (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frederick Nicholson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Iler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Jernigan (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Dikembe Victor inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Dario Zinser | 36-33 |
| 19:26 | UAB | Charles Roberts knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Iler | 36-36 |
| 19:07 | Ball State | Robert Compton blows the layup | 36-36 |
| 19:05 | Ball State | Dikembe Victor snags the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 18:51 | Ball State | David Cordero banks in the layup | 38-36 |
| 18:27 | UAB | Charles Roberts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 18:25 | Ball State | Dario Zinser gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:13 | Ball State | Frederick Nicholson steals it from Robert Compton | 38-36 |
| 18:09 | UAB | Robert Iler misses the easy layup | 38-36 |
| 18:08 | UAB | Frederick Nicholson snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 17:49 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan throws it down on a great pass from Frederick Nicholson | 38-38 |
| 17:34 | Ball State | Charles Roberts takes the ball from Robert Compton | 38-38 |
| 17:24 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan hits a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Robert Compton - foul #1 on Robert Compton, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Radomil Ziller (PF), Michael Conyers (C) Dario Zinser, Robert Compton | |
| Subs | UAB | Jim Jones (SG), Eugene Reinhart (SF), Steve Brown (PF) Michael Small, Frederick Nicholson, Robert Iler | |
| 17:24 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan misses the free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:24 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Eugene Reinhart steals the ball from Luther McGlothlen | 38-40 |
| 17:01 | UAB | Eugene Reinhart clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-40 |
| 17:00 | UAB | Eugene Reinhart snags the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 16:46 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Eugene Reinhart | 38-43 |
| 16:40 | Ball State | Michael Conyers misses short on a floater from the right side | 38-43 |
| 16:38 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller grabs the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 16:25 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Radomil Ziller | 40-43 |
| 16:20 | UAB | Charles Roberts misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 16:19 | Ball State | Michael Conyers pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:13 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Charles Roberts - foul #1 on Charles Roberts, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kurt Zihal (SG) David Cordero | |
| Subs | UAB | Frederick Nicholson (SF), Robert Iler (PF) Charles Roberts, Patrick Jernigan | |
| 16:13 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:13 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 15:59 | UAB | Frederick Nicholson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 15:58 | UAB | Eugene Reinhart tips it back up and in | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kurt Zihal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Victor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Radomil Ziller (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Conyers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jim Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eugene Reinhart (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Nicholson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Iler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Victor | 45-45 |
| 15:29 | UAB | Eugene Reinhart blows the dunk | 45-45 |
| 15:28 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 15:09 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jim Jones - foul #2 on Jim Jones, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dario Zinser (PF), Robert Compton (C) Radomil Ziller, Michael Conyers | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Small (SG), Matthew Andersen (C) Eugene Reinhart, Steve Brown | |
| 15:09 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 15:09 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 15:00 | UAB | Robert Iler clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-45 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | Robert Compton snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 14:51 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen misses the driving attempt near the basket | 47-45 |
| 14:49 | UAB | Matthew Andersen grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 14:31 | UAB | Dario Zinser steps in front of the Robert Iler pass | 47-45 |
| 14:10 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 14:08 | UAB | Robert Iler gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:04 | UAB | Frederick Nicholson is whistled for traveling | 47-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Cordero (SG), James Aragon (SF) Kurt Zihal, Dikembe Victor | |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Roberts (PG), Eugene Reinhart (SF), Patrick Jernigan (C) Jim Jones, Frederick Nicholson, Robert Iler | |
| 13:49 | Ball State | Robert Compton scores on a jump hook near the basket | 49-45 |
| 13:20 | UAB | Eugene Reinhart misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-45 |
| 13:18 | Ball State | Robert Compton gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | The jump hook by Robert Compton is blocked by Patrick Jernigan | 49-45 |
| 13:11 | UAB | Matthew Andersen pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:50 | UAB | Michael Small hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 49-45 |
| 12:48 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:31 | UAB | Dario Zinser swats the short shot by Eugene Reinhart | 49-45 |
| 12:29 | Ball State | Robert Compton pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:24 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-45 |
| 12:22 | UAB | The rebound goes to Patrick Jernigan | 49-45 |
| 11:55 | UAB | Charles Roberts misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 49-45 |
| 11:54 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan tips it back up and in | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (tiring) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Cordero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Aragon (fairly fresh) PF - Dario Zinser (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Compton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Charles Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Small (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Reinhart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Andersen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Jernigan (fresh) 19 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 11:43 | UAB | Charles Roberts snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 11:21 | UAB | Matthew Andersen clanks a jumper from the baseline | 49-47 |
| 11:20 | UAB | Matthew Andersen gets the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 11:02 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-47 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | David Cordero pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:47 | Ball State | Patrick Jernigan steals the ball from Robert Compton | 49-47 |
| 10:20 | UAB | Matthew Andersen scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 10:11 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen connects on the floater from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 09:52 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 51-50 |
| 09:51 | Ball State | Dario Zinser grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:39 | Ball State | Robert Compton makes the shot from the left block set up by Luther McGlothlen | 53-50 |
| 09:26 | UAB | Matthew Andersen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 09:25 | UAB | Eugene Reinhart grabs the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:14 | UAB | Charles Roberts can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 09:13 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Luther McGlothlen | 53-50 |
| 09:00 | Ball State | Robert Compton can't connect on a shot from the left side | 53-50 |
| 08:59 | Ball State | Robert Compton grabs the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 08:40 | Ball State | James Aragon is hacked by Matthew Andersen - foul #1 on Matthew Andersen, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Milburn (PG), Kurt Zihal (SG), Dikembe Victor (SF), Radomil Ziller (PF), Michael Conyers (C) Luther McGlothlen, David Cordero, James Aragon, Dario Zinser, Robert Compton | |
| Subs | UAB | Jim Jones (PG), Leo Forbes (SG), Frederick Nicholson (SF), Robert Iler (PF), Steve Brown (C) Charles Roberts, Michael Small, Eugene Reinhart, Matthew Andersen, Patrick Jernigan | |
| 08:29 | Ball State | Robert Iler takes the ball from Radomil Ziller | 53-50 |
| 08:09 | UAB | Steve Brown lays it up and in set up by Jim Jones | 53-52 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller clanks a floater in the paint | 53-52 |
| 07:50 | Ball State | Michael Conyers pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Milburn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kurt Zihal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Radomil Ziller (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Conyers (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jim Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Forbes (fresh) SF - Frederick Nicholson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Iler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Steve Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Ball State | Leo Forbes is called for the reach on Michael Conyers - foul #3 on Leo Forbes, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| 07:20 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 53-52 |
| 07:18 | UAB | Frederick Nicholson pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:54 | UAB | Richard Milburn picks off the pass by Robert Iler | 53-52 |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Kurt Zihal clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 06:31 | UAB | Frederick Nicholson grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 06:16 | UAB | Robert Iler scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frederick Nicholson | 53-55 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Richard Milburn is fouled on the floor by Jim Jones - foul #3 on Jim Jones, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Cordero (SG) Kurt Zihal | |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Roberts (PG), Michael Small (SG), Victor Teston (PF), Patrick Jernigan (C) Jim Jones, Leo Forbes, Robert Iler, Steve Brown | |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Michael Conyers knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by David Cordero and he's fouled by Patrick Jernigan - foul #2 on Patrick Jernigan, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Michael Conyers makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:27 | UAB | Victor Teston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG) Richard Milburn | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 05:06 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 05:04 | UAB | Victor Teston snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 05:00 | UAB | Charles Roberts comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 04:58 | Ball State | Dikembe Victor snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Dikembe Victor and the foul's on Patrick Jernigan - foul #3 on Patrick Jernigan, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UAB | Jim Jones (SG), Eugene Reinhart (SF), Robert Iler (PF) Michael Small, Frederick Nicholson, Victor Teston | |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller misses the free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:29 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 04:05 | UAB | Eugene Reinhart's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Victor | 58-55 |
| 03:47 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller blows the layup but the foul's on Eugene Reinhart - foul #1 on Eugene Reinhart, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UAB | Steve Brown (SF) Charles Roberts | |
| 03:47 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:47 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:47 | UAB | Robert Iler gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Cordero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Victor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Radomil Ziller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Conyers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jim Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Reinhart (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Iler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Jernigan (fresh) 19 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | UAB | Robert Iler hits a jump hook from close range | 59-57 |
| 03:12 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Cordero | 62-57 |
| 03:06 | UAB | Robert Iler buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Eugene Reinhart and he's hacked by Michael Conyers - foul #2 on Michael Conyers, team foul #2 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Milburn (PG), Kurt Zihal (SG), Dario Zinser (PF) Luther McGlothlen, David Cordero, Michael Conyers | |
| Subs | UAB | Leo Forbes (SF) Patrick Jernigan | |
| 03:06 | UAB | Robert Iler misses the free throw | 62-59 |
| 03:06 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 02:45 | Ball State | Kurt Zihal is fouled on the floor by Eugene Reinhart - foul #2 on Eugene Reinhart, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Roberts (PG) Eugene Reinhart | |
| 02:45 | Ball State | Kurt Zihal makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:45 | Ball State | Kurt Zihal makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:43 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), David Cordero (SG), Robert Compton (C) Richard Milburn, Kurt Zihal, Radomil Ziller | |
| Subs | UAB | Eugene Reinhart (SG), Frederick Nicholson (SF), Patrick Jernigan (C) Jim Jones, Leo Forbes, Steve Brown | |
| 02:22 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Charles Roberts and the foul's on David Cordero - foul #3 on David Cordero, team foul #3 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Small (SG) Eugene Reinhart | |
| 02:22 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan misses the free throw | 64-61 |
| 02:22 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Dario Zinser | 64-61 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Robert Compton knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from David Cordero | 66-61 |
| 01:50 | UAB | Michael Small lays it up and in and he's fouled by Robert Compton - foul #2 on Robert Compton, team foul #4 | 66-63 |
| 01:50 | UAB | Michael Small misses the free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:50 | Ball State | Dario Zinser pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:40 | Ball State | Robert Compton misses the driving attempt from the left block | 66-63 |
| 01:38 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen grabs the offensive board | 66-63 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | Dikembe Victor is hacked by Frederick Nicholson - foul #2 on Frederick Nicholson, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | Dikembe Victor makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | Dikembe Victor makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 01:14 | UAB | Charles Roberts misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Luther McGlothlen - foul #3 on Luther McGlothlen, team foul #5 | 68-63 |
| 01:14 | UAB | Charles Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:14 | UAB | Charles Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:05 | Ball State | Patrick Jernigan denies the turnaround by Dikembe Victor | 68-65 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Dario Zinser tips it but misses | 68-65 |
| 01:02 | Ball State | Robert Compton pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen is whistled for traveling | 68-65 |
| 00:32 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-65 |
| 00:31 | UAB | Charles Roberts tips it home | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen is hacked by Michael Small in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Small, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:19 | UAB | Frederick Nicholson is hacked by David Cordero - foul #4 on David Cordero, team foul #6 | 70-67 |
| 00:12 | UAB | Frederick Nicholson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Aragon (SF) Dikembe Victor | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Robert Compton is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Small - foul #4 on Michael Small, team foul #12 | 70-67 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Robert Compton makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Robert Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | UAB | Michael Small misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | James Aragon grabs the board | 72-67 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | James Aragon is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Roberts - foul #2 on Charles Roberts, team foul #13 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Milburn (SG), Michael Conyers (PF) David Cordero, Dario Zinser | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:02 | Ball State | James Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | James Aragon misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:02 | UAB | Robert Iler pulls down the rebound | 73-67 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Robert Iler clanks a fullcourt shot | 73-67 |