| Lineup | Providence | PG - Richard Bryer (fresh) SG - Paul Wagner (fresh) SF - Ruben Sabatino (fresh) PF - Christopher Aleman (fresh) C - Joseph Bishop (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fresh) SG - Richard Davis (fresh) SF - Robert Rasnick (fresh) PF - Ronnie Purcell (fresh) C - Philip Callahan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Joseph Bishop wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Providence | Paul Wagner comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Ball State | Philip Callahan snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Philip Callahan misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Providence | The rebound goes to Ruben Sabatino | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Providence | Richard Bryer clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Bishop | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Providence | Paul Wagner comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Providence | Richard Bryer scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Aleman | 3-0 |
| 18:20 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | Providence | Richard Bryer grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | Providence | Richard Bryer is whistled for a carry | 3-0 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | Philip Callahan makes the runner from the baseline set up by Richard Magana and the foul's on Paul Wagner - foul #1 on Paul Wagner, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | Philip Callahan misses the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | Providence | Joseph Bishop pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:38 | Providence | Christopher Aleman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 3-2 |
| 17:36 | Providence | Paul Wagner tips it home | 5-2 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Richard Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| Subs | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski (SF), Patrick Frechette (PF), David Smith (C) Ruben Sabatino, Christopher Aleman, Joseph Bishop | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:00 | Providence | Philip Callahan picks off the pass by Richard Bryer | 5-2 |
| 16:37 | Ball State | Philip Callahan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| Subs | Providence | Ruben Sabatino (PG) Richard Bryer | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:30 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino misses badly on a runner near the basket | 5-2 |
| 16:29 | Ball State | Robert Rasnick grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:02 | Ball State | Richard Davis can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 16:00 | Providence | Patrick Frechette grabs the board | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Ruben Sabatino (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Paul Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bennett Lewandowski (fresh) PF - Patrick Frechette (fresh) C - David Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) SF - Robert Rasnick (fresh) PF - Ronnie Purcell (fresh) C - Philip Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Providence | Philip Callahan steals the ball from Paul Wagner | 5-2 |
| 15:14 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell clanks a jumper from close range | 5-2 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 14:59 | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | Richard Davis pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:46 | Ball State | Richard Magana is hacked by Ruben Sabatino - foul #1 on Ruben Sabatino, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Providence | Richard Bryer (PG), Christopher Aleman (SF), Joseph Bishop (C) Ruben Sabatino, Paul Wagner, David Smith | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (PG), William Head (SG), John Cox (SF), Anthony Edwards (PF), Jeremy Truss (C) Richard Magana, Richard Davis, Robert Rasnick, Ronnie Purcell, Philip Callahan | |
| 14:34 | Ball State | Jack Stone is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jack Stone, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 14:18 | Providence | Christopher Aleman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 14:17 | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski tips it in | 7-4 |
| 13:57 | Ball State | Christopher Aleman takes the ball from Jack Stone | 7-4 |
| 13:37 | Providence | Christopher Aleman can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 7-4 |
| 13:35 | Ball State | Anthony Edwards gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | John Cox misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Bennett Lewandowski - foul #1 on Bennett Lewandowski, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Wagner (SG), David Smith (C) Patrick Frechette, Joseph Bishop | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Magana (PG), Philip Callahan (C) William Head, Jeremy Truss | |
| 13:29 | Ball State | John Cox makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | John Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 13:19 | Providence | Richard Bryer connects on the 3 from straight away | 10-6 |
| 13:07 | Ball State | Philip Callahan connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Richard Magana | 10-8 |
| 12:46 | Providence | Christopher Aleman is hacked by Philip Callahan - foul #1 on Philip Callahan, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Providence | Ruben Sabatino (PG), Patrick Frechette (PF), Billy Cedeno (C) Richard Bryer, Bennett Lewandowski, David Smith | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Davis (SG), Robert Rasnick (SF), Ronnie Purcell (PF) Jack Stone, John Cox, Anthony Edwards | |
| 12:41 | Providence | Paul Wagner can't finish the layup | 10-8 |
| 12:39 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino grabs the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:28 | Providence | Patrick Frechette hits the finger roll set up by Ruben Sabatino and the foul's on Richard Magana - foul #1 on Richard Magana, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Providence | Richard Bryer (PG), Joseph Bishop (C) Christopher Aleman, Billy Cedeno | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:28 | Providence | Patrick Frechette makes the free throw | 13-8 |
| 12:13 | Ball State | Philip Callahan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 12:12 | Providence | Richard Bryer grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:08 | Providence | Paul Wagner knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Frechette | 15-8 |
| 11:54 | Ball State | Paul Wagner steals it from Philip Callahan | 15-8 |
| 11:51 | Providence | Richard Bryer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Wagner | 17-8 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Richard Bryer (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Paul Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Sabatino (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Patrick Frechette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Bishop (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) SF - Robert Rasnick (fresh) PF - Ronnie Purcell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Callahan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Paul Wagner steals the ball from Richard Magana | 17-8 |
| 11:39 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Wagner | 19-8 |
| 11:25 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 19-8 |
| 11:23 | Ball State | Richard Magana hits the follow up shot | 19-10 |
| 11:04 | Providence | Paul Wagner can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Davis - foul #1 on Richard Davis, team foul #4 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski (SG), Christopher Aleman (PF), David Smith (C) Richard Bryer, Patrick Frechette, Joseph Bishop | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (PG), Anthony Edwards (C) Richard Magana, Philip Callahan | |
| 11:04 | Providence | Paul Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 11:04 | Providence | Paul Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 21-10 |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Jack Stone misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 21-10 |
| 10:43 | Providence | David Smith gets the rebound | 21-10 |
| 10:39 | Providence | Paul Wagner lays it in set up by Ruben Sabatino and the foul's on Richard Davis - foul #2 on Richard Davis, team foul #5 | 23-10 |
| Subs | Providence | Richard Bryer (PG) Ruben Sabatino | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Head (SG), Jeremy Truss (C) Richard Davis, Ronnie Purcell | |
| 10:39 | Providence | Paul Wagner misses the free throw | 23-10 |
| 10:39 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss pulls down the rebound | 23-10 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Head | 23-13 |
| 10:09 | Providence | Richard Bryer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-13 |
| 10:07 | Providence | Richard Bryer grabs the offensive board | 23-13 |
| 09:53 | Providence | Paul Wagner connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Bennett Lewandowski | 25-13 |
| 09:35 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-16 |
| 09:21 | Providence | Christopher Aleman buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Bennett Lewandowski | 27-16 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Anthony Edwards misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Aleman - foul #1 on Christopher Aleman, team foul #4 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Providence | Ruben Sabatino (PG), Patrick Frechette (PF), Joseph Bishop (C) Richard Bryer, Paul Wagner, David Smith | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Magana (PG), John Cox (SF), Philip Callahan (C) William Head, Robert Rasnick, Jeremy Truss | |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Anthony Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Anthony Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 08:50 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino is hacked by Richard Magana - foul #2 on Richard Magana, team foul #6 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Providence | Richard Bryer (PG) Bennett Lewandowski | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Peele (SG), Ronnie Purcell (PF) Richard Magana, Anthony Edwards | |
| 08:33 | Providence | Joseph Bishop lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ruben Sabatino | 29-18 |
| 08:10 | Ball State | Joseph Peele misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-18 |
| 08:09 | Providence | Patrick Frechette grabs the defensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 07:57 | Providence | Richard Bryer misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-18 |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Philip Callahan gets the rebound | 29-18 |
| 07:40 | Ball State | Patrick Frechette swats the layup by Jack Stone | 29-18 |
| 07:38 | Ball State | Joseph Peele grabs the offensive rebound | 29-18 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Richard Bryer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ruben Sabatino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Aleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Frechette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jack Stone (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Peele (fresh) SF - John Cox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Purcell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Callahan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jack Stone and he's fouled by Patrick Frechette - foul #1 on Patrick Frechette, team foul #5 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Wagner (PG), Bennett Lewandowski (SF), Marco Marino (PF), David Smith (C) Richard Bryer, Christopher Aleman, Patrick Frechette, Joseph Bishop | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Head (PG), Robert Rasnick (SF) Jack Stone, John Cox | |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell misses the free throw | 29-20 |
| 07:19 | Providence | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 29-20 |
| 07:01 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Bennett Lewandowski | 31-20 |
| 06:42 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell blows the layup | 31-20 |
| 06:41 | Providence | Marco Marino pulls down the rebound | 31-20 |
| 06:28 | Providence | Ronnie Purcell denies the turnaround by Paul Wagner | 31-20 |
| 06:26 | Ball State | Joseph Peele pulls down the rebound | 31-20 |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Ruben Sabatino is called for the reach on Robert Rasnick - foul #2 on Ruben Sabatino, team foul #6 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Providence | Richard Bryer (PG), Christopher Aleman (SF), Patrick Frechette (PF), Joseph Bishop (C) Ruben Sabatino, Bennett Lewandowski, Marco Marino, David Smith | |
| Subs | Ball State | Anthony Edwards (PF) Ronnie Purcell | |
| 06:02 | Ball State | Philip Callahan clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-20 |
| 06:01 | Providence | Paul Wagner grabs the board | 31-20 |
| 05:52 | Providence | Richard Bryer misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Peele - foul #1 on Joseph Peele, team foul #7 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski (SF) Patrick Frechette | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (PG), Jeremy Truss (C) Joseph Peele, Philip Callahan | |
| 05:52 | Providence | Richard Bryer makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 05:52 | Providence | Richard Bryer misses the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 05:52 | Ball State | Anthony Edwards gets the rebound | 32-20 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Robert Rasnick misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-20 |
| 05:32 | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-20 |
| 05:27 | Providence | Anthony Edwards steals it from Christopher Aleman | 32-20 |
| 05:12 | Ball State | William Head is fouled on the floor by Christopher Aleman - foul #2 on Christopher Aleman, team foul #7 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Providence | Patrick Frechette (PF) Christopher Aleman | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Cox (SF) Robert Rasnick | |
| 05:12 | Ball State | William Head makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 05:12 | Ball State | William Head misses the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 05:12 | Providence | Joseph Bishop gets the rebound | 32-21 |
| 04:55 | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski is fouled on the floor by William Head - foul #1 on William Head, team foul #8 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell (PF), Philip Callahan (C) Anthony Edwards, Jeremy Truss | |
| 04:55 | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 04:55 | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski misses the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Philip Callahan | 33-21 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | John Cox lays it up and in | 33-23 |
| 04:24 | Providence | Ronnie Purcell is called for the reach on Paul Wagner - foul #1 on Ronnie Purcell, team foul #9 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Providence | David Smith (C) Joseph Bishop | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Peele (SG) William Head | |
| 04:24 | Providence | Paul Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 04:24 | Providence | Paul Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Philip Callahan blows the dunk | 35-23 |
| 04:05 | Providence | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 03:44 | Providence | John Cox is called for the reach on Paul Wagner - foul #1 on John Cox, team foul #10 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Providence | Ruben Sabatino (SF), Joseph Bishop (C) Bennett Lewandowski, David Smith | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Magana (PG), Richard Davis (SG), Robert Rasnick (SF) Jack Stone, Joseph Peele, John Cox | |
| 03:44 | Providence | Paul Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 03:44 | Providence | Paul Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 03:31 | Ball State | Ruben Sabatino steps in front of the Richard Magana pass | 37-23 |
| 03:27 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino slams it home | 39-23 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Richard Bryer (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Paul Wagner (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ruben Sabatino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Frechette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) SF - Robert Rasnick (fresh) PF - Ronnie Purcell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Philip Callahan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Ball State | Richard Bryer steals the ball from Ronnie Purcell | 39-23 |
| 03:04 | Providence | Richard Bryer blows the layup | 39-23 |
| 03:02 | Ball State | Robert Rasnick grabs the board | 39-23 |
| 02:42 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Richard Magana and he's fouled by Patrick Frechette - foul #2 on Patrick Frechette, team foul #8 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski (SF), Marco Marino (PF), David Smith (C) Richard Bryer, Patrick Frechette, Joseph Bishop | |
| Subs | Ball State | Anthony Edwards (C) Philip Callahan | |
| 02:42 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell makes the free throw | 39-26 |
| 02:40 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-26 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeremy Truss (C) Ronnie Purcell | |
| 02:28 | Ball State | Anthony Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-26 |
| 02:20 | Providence | Paul Wagner hits the finger roll | 41-26 |
| 01:59 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-26 |
| Subs | Providence | Richard Bryer (PG), Joseph Bishop (C) Bennett Lewandowski, David Smith | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 01:37 | Providence | Paul Wagner hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Bryer | 43-26 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Joseph Bishop denies the turnaround by Jeremy Truss | 43-26 |
| 01:14 | Providence | Joseph Bishop pulls down the rebound | 43-26 |
| 00:55 | Providence | Paul Wagner misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Davis - foul #3 on Richard Davis, team foul #11 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski (SF), Patrick Frechette (PF), David Smith (C) Richard Bryer, Marco Marino, Joseph Bishop | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (SG), John Cox (SF), Ronnie Purcell (PF), Philip Callahan (C) Richard Davis, Robert Rasnick, Anthony Edwards, Jeremy Truss | |
| 00:55 | Providence | Paul Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 00:55 | Providence | Paul Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 45-26 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Philip Callahan misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 45-26 |
| 00:26 | Providence | Ruben Sabatino snags the defensive board | 45-26 |
| 00:02 | Providence | Bennett Lewandowski misses long on a jump hook from close range | 45-26 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | John Cox snags the defensive board | 45-26 |