| Lineup | Yale | PG - Charles Pollard (fresh) SG - Ray Mae (fresh) SF - Bret Collier (fresh) PF - James Keever (fresh) C - Wallace Klein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fresh) SG - David Cordero (fresh) SF - Dikembe Victor (fresh) PF - Dario Zinser (fresh) C - Robert Compton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Wallace Klein wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:45 | Yale | Bret Collier comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Robert Compton | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Cordero | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Yale | Bret Collier's pass is intercepted by Luther McGlothlen | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Ball State | Robert Compton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | Yale | The rebound goes to Ray Mae | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Yale | Ray Mae connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | Ball State | Robert Compton buries a turnaround from the right block set up by David Cordero | 3-5 |
| 18:20 | Yale | Ray Mae misses long on a shot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 18:19 | Yale | Ray Mae tips it back up and in | 5-5 |
| 18:17 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen travels in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 18:06 | Yale | Charles Pollard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-5 |
| 18:04 | Ball State | Dario Zinser pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:47 | Ball State | Bret Collier steals the ball from Luther McGlothlen | 5-5 |
| 17:43 | Yale | James Keever misses the easy layup | 5-5 |
| 17:42 | Ball State | Robert Compton gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:25 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Dario Zinser | 5-7 |
| 17:06 | Yale | Robert Compton blocks the short jumper by Wallace Klein | 5-7 |
| 17:05 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:51 | Ball State | Ray Mae is called for the reach on Luther McGlothlen - foul #1 on Ray Mae, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Yale | Joshua Linscott (PG), Allen Vine (SG), Robert Andersen (SF), Troy Berg (PF), Frank Wieland (C) Charles Pollard, Ray Mae, Bret Collier, James Keever, Wallace Klein | |
| Subs | Ball State | Radomil Ziller (PF), Michael Conyers (C) Dario Zinser, Robert Compton | |
| 16:41 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller loses the dribble to Robert Andersen | 5-7 |
| 16:29 | Yale | Frank Wieland clanks a 3 from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 16:27 | Yale | Robert Andersen tips it back up and in | 7-7 |
| 16:14 | Ball State | Michael Conyers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 16:13 | Yale | The rebound goes to Troy Berg | 7-7 |
| 15:55 | Yale | Joshua Linscott misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-7 |
| 15:54 | Yale | Allen Vine gets the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Joshua Linscott (fresh) SG - Allen Vine (fresh) SF - Robert Andersen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Berg (fresh) C - Frank Wieland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Cordero (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Victor (fairly fresh) PF - Radomil Ziller (fresh) C - Michael Conyers (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Yale | Frank Wieland's pass is intercepted by Radomil Ziller | 7-7 |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen misses long on a floater from the left side | 7-7 |
| 15:35 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller tips it back up and in | 7-9 |
| 15:19 | Yale | Radomil Ziller swats the short shot by Frank Wieland | 7-9 |
| 15:18 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Michael Conyers | 7-9 |
| 15:08 | Ball State | Frank Wieland denies the turnaround by Dikembe Victor | 7-9 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Michael Conyers misses the tip | 7-9 |
| 15:05 | Yale | Robert Andersen grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:48 | Yale | Troy Berg misses the dunk | 7-9 |
| 14:46 | Ball State | Michael Conyers grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:43 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Linscott - foul #1 on Joshua Linscott, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Pollard (PG), Ray Mae (SG), Bret Collier (SF), James Keever (PF), Wallace Klein (C) Joshua Linscott, Allen Vine, Robert Andersen, Troy Berg, Frank Wieland | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kurt Zihal (SG), Dario Zinser (PF), Robert Compton (C) David Cordero, Radomil Ziller, Michael Conyers | |
| 14:29 | Ball State | Robert Compton misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Bret Collier - foul #1 on Bret Collier, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | Robert Compton misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | Robert Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:13 | Yale | Wallace Klein's floater is tipped away by Robert Compton | 7-10 |
| 14:12 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 14:06 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen is hacked by Charles Pollard - foul #1 on Charles Pollard, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| 13:59 | Ball State | Wallace Klein swats the layup by Robert Compton | 7-10 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Robert Compton hits the follow up shot | 7-12 |
| 13:49 | Yale | Bret Collier is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Victor - foul #1 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #1 | 7-12 |
| 13:37 | Yale | 3 seconds is called on Ray Mae | 7-12 |
| Subs | Yale | Troy Berg (C) Wallace Klein | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Aragon (SF) Dikembe Victor | |
| 13:20 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Bret Collier - foul #2 on Bret Collier, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Yale | Allen Vine (SF) Bret Collier | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:20 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:20 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:01 | Yale | Ray Mae connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-14 |
| 12:44 | Ball State | Robert Compton misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Troy Berg - foul #1 on Troy Berg, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Yale | Joshua Linscott (PG), Robert Andersen (SF), Frank Wieland (C) Charles Pollard, Allen Vine, James Keever | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Cordero (SG) Kurt Zihal | |
| 12:44 | Ball State | Robert Compton makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:44 | Ball State | Robert Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:33 | Yale | Joshua Linscott misses long on a shot from the left side | 10-16 |
| 12:32 | Ball State | David Cordero gets the rebound | 10-16 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-16 |
| 12:27 | Yale | Frank Wieland pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| 11:59 | Yale | Frank Wieland misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 10-16 |
| 11:58 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Robert Compton | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Joshua Linscott (fresh) SG - Ray Mae (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Andersen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Berg (fairly fresh) C - Frank Wieland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (tiring) 7 pts. SG - David Cordero (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Aragon (fresh) PF - Dario Zinser (fairly fresh) C - Robert Compton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:49 | Ball State | James Aragon misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 10-16 |
| 11:48 | Yale | Robert Andersen pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| 11:20 | Yale | Robert Andersen misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-16 |
| 11:18 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Aragon | 10-16 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | James Aragon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Cordero | 10-19 |
| 10:42 | Yale | Troy Berg misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 10-19 |
| 10:41 | Yale | Robert Andersen misses the tip | 10-19 |
| 10:40 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen pulls down the rebound | 10-19 |
| 10:20 | Ball State | David Cordero is called for a charge - foul #1 on David Cordero, team foul #2 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Pollard (PG), Allen Vine (SG), Brent Ellis (SF), James Keever (PF), Wallace Klein (C) Joshua Linscott, Ray Mae, Robert Andersen, Troy Berg, Frank Wieland | |
| 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 | |
| 10:01 | Yale | Brent Ellis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-19 |
| 09:59 | Yale | James Keever tips it in | 12-19 |
| 09:40 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller lays it up and in | 12-21 |
| 09:24 | Yale | Allen Vine clanks a 3 from the right corner | 12-21 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Dikembe Victor pulls down the rebound | 12-21 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by James Keever - foul #1 on James Keever, team foul #7 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Joshua Linscott (SG) Brent Ellis | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Cordero (SG) Kurt Zihal | |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller misses the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 08:51 | Yale | Joshua Linscott makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Allen Vine | 14-22 |
| 08:38 | Ball State | Dikembe Victor is hacked by Allen Vine - foul #1 on Allen Vine, team foul #8 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Yale | Ray Mae (SG) Joshua Linscott | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:38 | Ball State | Dikembe Victor makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:38 | Ball State | Dikembe Victor makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 08:23 | Yale | Wallace Klein lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Pollard and he's fouled by Michael Conyers - foul #1 on Michael Conyers, team foul #3 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG) Richard Milburn | |
| 08:23 | Yale | Wallace Klein makes the free throw | 17-24 |
| 08:04 | Ball State | David Cordero misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ray Mae - foul #2 on Ray Mae, team foul #9 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Yale | Joshua Linscott (PG), Robert Andersen (SF), Jeffery Briseno (C) Charles Pollard, Ray Mae, Wallace Klein | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:04 | Ball State | David Cordero makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:04 | Ball State | David Cordero makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 07:46 | Yale | Joshua Linscott misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dikembe Victor - foul #2 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #4 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Yale | Brent Ellis (PG), Troy Berg (PF) Allen Vine, James Keever | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kurt Zihal (SF) Dikembe Victor | |
| 07:46 | Yale | Joshua Linscott makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 07:46 | Yale | Joshua Linscott misses the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 07:46 | Ball State | Kurt Zihal grabs the board | 18-26 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Brent Ellis (fresh) SG - Joshua Linscott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Andersen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Troy Berg (fresh) C - Jeffery Briseno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Cordero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kurt Zihal (fresh) PF - Radomil Ziller (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Conyers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-26 |
| 07:25 | Yale | Joshua Linscott grabs the defensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 07:02 | Yale | Troy Berg buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffery Briseno and he's fouled by Radomil Ziller - foul #1 on Radomil Ziller, team foul #5 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Pollard (PG), Frank Wieland (C) Robert Andersen, Jeffery Briseno | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Aragon (SF), Dario Zinser (PF) David Cordero, Michael Conyers | |
| 07:02 | Yale | Troy Berg makes the free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:47 | Ball State | James Aragon banks in the layup on a great pass from Radomil Ziller | 21-28 |
| 06:30 | Yale | Joshua Linscott knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Charles Pollard | 23-28 |
| 06:20 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller travels with the ball | 23-28 |
| Subs | Yale | Allen Vine (SF), James Keever (PF), Wallace Klein (C) Brent Ellis, Troy Berg, Frank Wieland | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Milburn (PG), Dikembe Victor (SF) Luther McGlothlen, James Aragon | |
| 06:09 | Yale | James Keever misses long on a 3 from straight away | 23-28 |
| 06:07 | Ball State | Dikembe Victor gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller hits the finger roll set up by Richard Milburn | 23-30 |
| 05:36 | Yale | Kurt Zihal takes the ball from Charles Pollard | 23-30 |
| 05:20 | Ball State | Dikembe Victor is called for a charge - foul #3 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #6 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Yale | Brent Ellis (PG), Robert Andersen (SF) Charles Pollard, Joshua Linscott | |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), David Cordero (SG), James Aragon (SF), Robert Compton (C) Richard Milburn, Kurt Zihal, Dikembe Victor, Dario Zinser | |
| 05:05 | Yale | Robert Compton picks off the pass by Allen Vine | 23-30 |
| 04:52 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller misses the dunk attempt | 23-30 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Robert Compton grabs the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 04:38 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-33 |
| 04:18 | Yale | Wallace Klein connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Andersen | 25-33 |
| 04:00 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-35 |
| 03:44 | Yale | Robert Andersen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-35 |
| 03:43 | Ball State | Robert Compton snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Brent Ellis (fairly fresh) SG - Allen Vine (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Andersen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Keever (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Wallace Klein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Luther McGlothlen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - David Cordero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Aragon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Radomil Ziller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Compton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:39 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 25-35 |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Radomil Ziller tips it home | 25-37 |
| 03:17 | Yale | James Keever is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Keever, team foul #10 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Pollard (PG), Ray Mae (SG), Bret Collier (SF), Troy Berg (PF), Frank Wieland (C) Brent Ellis, Allen Vine, Robert Andersen, James Keever, Wallace Klein | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Milburn (PG), Kurt Zihal (SF), Dario Zinser (PF), Michael Conyers (C) Luther McGlothlen, James Aragon, Radomil Ziller, Robert Compton | |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Charles Pollard is called for the reach on Richard Milburn - foul #2 on Charles Pollard, team foul #11 | 25-37 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Richard Milburn misses the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Richard Milburn makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 02:42 | Yale | Frank Wieland blows the layup | 25-38 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | David Cordero grabs the defensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 02:26 | Ball State | Dario Zinser's pass is intercepted by Charles Pollard | 25-38 |
| 02:23 | Yale | Ray Mae hits the finger roll set up by Charles Pollard | 27-38 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Michael Conyers misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 27-38 |
| 02:12 | Yale | Bret Collier gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 01:56 | Yale | Bret Collier hits a floater from the right block set up by Troy Berg | 29-38 |
| 01:35 | Ball State | Michael Conyers loses the dribble to Troy Berg | 29-38 |
| 01:18 | Yale | Frank Wieland knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Troy Berg and he's hacked by Michael Conyers - foul #2 on Michael Conyers, team foul #7 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen (PG), James Aragon (SF), Radomil Ziller (PF), Robert Compton (C) Richard Milburn, David Cordero, Dario Zinser, Michael Conyers | |
| 01:18 | Yale | Frank Wieland misses the free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:18 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Robert Compton | 31-38 |
| 01:01 | Ball State | The jump hook by Luther McGlothlen is blocked by Frank Wieland | 31-38 |
| 00:59 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen gets the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Troy Berg - foul #2 on Troy Berg, team foul #12 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Yale | Joshua Linscott (PG), Robert Andersen (SF), James Keever (PF), Wallace Klein (C) Charles Pollard, Bret Collier, Frank Wieland, Troy Berg | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Milburn (SG) Kurt Zihal | |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Luther McGlothlen misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:44 | Yale | Wallace Klein gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 00:31 | Yale | Robert Compton steals the ball from Ray Mae | 31-39 |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Robert Compton knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Luther McGlothlen | 31-41 |
| 00:02 | Yale | James Keever drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | James Aragon can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-41 |