| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fresh) SG - Dennis Rusk (fresh) SF - Gerald Tse (fresh) PF - Jim Stokes (fresh) C - Donald Branton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Zelinski (fresh) SG - Vernon Winn (fresh) SF - Kevin Ortez (fresh) PF - Graham Turnbow (fresh) C - Floyd Siler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Donald Branton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Indiana | Donald Branton can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Branton | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Zelinski - foul #1 on Eric Zelinski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:21 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:21 | Indiana | Donald Branton grabs the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Indiana | Vernon Winn takes the ball from Dennis Rusk | 1-0 |
| 18:35 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jim Stokes - foul #1 on Jim Stokes, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:35 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:35 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:33 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon's pass is intercepted by Eric Zelinski in the backcourt | 1-2 |
| 18:19 | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 18:17 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez misses the tip | 1-2 |
| 18:15 | Indiana | Jim Stokes grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 17:57 | Indiana | Jim Stokes misses the easy layup | 1-2 |
| 17:55 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk can't tip it in | 1-2 |
| 17:54 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:50 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 17:48 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:22 | Indiana | Donald Branton is fouled on the floor by Eric Zelinski - foul #2 on Eric Zelinski, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin (PG) Eric Zelinski | |
| 17:04 | Indiana | Jim Stokes lays it up and in on a great pass from Bobby Chacon | 3-2 |
| 16:43 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez misses the 3 from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 16:42 | Indiana | Jim Stokes pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:27 | Indiana | Gerald Tse makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Bobby Chacon | 5-2 |
| 16:08 | Cleveland State | Dennis Rusk steps in front of the Vernon Winn pass | 5-2 |
| 15:46 | Indiana | Donald Branton misses the easy layup | 5-2 |
| 15:44 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Rusk (fresh) SF - Gerald Tse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Branton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Nathan Turpin (fresh) SG - Vernon Winn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Ortez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Graham Turnbow (fresh) C - Floyd Siler (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 15:29 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 15:05 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-4 |
| 15:04 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:49 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 14:48 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Donald Branton | 5-4 |
| 14:29 | Indiana | Gerald Tse misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 5-4 |
| 14:27 | Indiana | Donald Branton tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 14:18 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Kevin Ortez is denied by Donald Branton | 7-4 |
| 14:17 | Indiana | Gerald Tse pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:13 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk misses the dunk | 7-4 |
| 14:11 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Floyd Siler | 7-4 |
| 13:55 | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 13:54 | Indiana | Jim Stokes grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 13:36 | Indiana | Jim Stokes misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Vernon Winn - foul #1 on Vernon Winn, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG), Frank McCuan (SG), Brian Wille (SF), Mark Foster (C) Bobby Chacon, Dennis Rusk, Gerald Tse, Donald Branton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Leon Burchfield (PG), Charles Waters (SG), Albert Rosen (SF), Alvin Polk (PF), Robert Olinger (C) Nathan Turpin, Vernon Winn, Kevin Ortez, Graham Turnbow, Floyd Siler | |
| 13:36 | Indiana | Jim Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 13:36 | Indiana | Jim Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 13:29 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Jim Stokes - foul #2 on Jim Stokes, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ralph Jernigan (PF) Jim Stokes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 13:29 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 13:29 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 13:10 | Indiana | Stuart Ford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 9-6 |
| 13:08 | Indiana | Brian Wille tips it back up and in | 11-6 |
| 12:43 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 12:41 | Indiana | Stuart Ford snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 12:19 | Indiana | Ralph Jernigan misses the easy layup | 11-6 |
| 12:17 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Robert Olinger | 11-6 |
| 11:59 | Cleveland State | Stuart Ford is called for the reach on Leon Burchfield - foul #1 on Stuart Ford, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Indiana | Bobby Chacon (PG) Stuart Ford | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez (SF) Robert Olinger | |
| 11:47 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez is whistled for traveling | 11-6 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin (PG) Leon Burchfield | |
| 11:25 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon loses the ball out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dennis Rusk (SG), Donald Branton (C) Frank McCuan, Mark Foster | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler (C) Albert Rosen | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Rusk (fresh) SF - Brian Wille (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Jernigan (fresh) C - Donald Branton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Nathan Turpin (fresh) SG - Charles Waters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Ortez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alvin Polk (fresh) C - Floyd Siler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Cleveland State | Donald Branton is called for the reach on Nathan Turpin - foul #1 on Donald Branton, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn (SG) Alvin Polk | |
| 10:54 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dennis Rusk - foul #1 on Dennis Rusk, team foul #5 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Indiana | Gerald Tse (SF) Brian Wille | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Olinger (PF) Charles Waters | |
| 10:54 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 10:54 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 10:38 | Indiana | Gerald Tse is called for traveling | 11-8 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow (PF) Robert Olinger | |
| 10:18 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-8 |
| 10:17 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler tips it back up and in | 11-10 |
| 09:59 | Indiana | Ralph Jernigan's fadeaway is rejected by Floyd Siler | 11-10 |
| 09:58 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 09:52 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 09:23 | Indiana | Donald Branton is fouled on the floor by Vernon Winn - foul #2 on Vernon Winn, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank McCuan (SG), Brian Wille (SF), Mark Foster (C) Dennis Rusk, Gerald Tse, Donald Branton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Leon Burchfield (PG), Charles Waters (SG), Albert Rosen (SF), Alvin Polk (C) Nathan Turpin, Vernon Winn, Kevin Ortez, Floyd Siler | |
| 09:08 | Indiana | Alvin Polk is called for the reach on Ralph Jernigan - foul #1 on Alvin Polk, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG) Bobby Chacon | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Olinger (C) Graham Turnbow | |
| 08:50 | Indiana | Brian Wille double dribbles | 11-12 |
| 08:31 | Cleveland State | Robert Olinger clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-12 |
| 08:30 | Indiana | Ralph Jernigan grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 08:01 | Indiana | Leon Burchfield is called for the reach on Stuart Ford - foul #1 on Leon Burchfield, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Indiana | Bobby Chacon (PG), Dennis Rusk (SG), Gerald Tse (SF) Stuart Ford, Frank McCuan, Brian Wille | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez (SF), Floyd Siler (C) Albert Rosen, Robert Olinger | |
| 07:47 | Indiana | Ralph Jernigan is whistled for traveling | 11-12 |
| Subs | Indiana | Donald Branton (PF) Ralph Jernigan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow (PF) Alvin Polk | |
| 07:27 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow drills a 3 from the right wing | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Rusk (fresh) SF - Gerald Tse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Branton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Leon Burchfield (fresh) SG - Charles Waters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Ortez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Graham Turnbow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Siler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby Chacon | 14-15 |
| 06:47 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ralph Jernigan (PF) Mark Foster | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin (PG), Albert Rosen (SG) Leon Burchfield, Charles Waters | |
| 06:27 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Chacon | 17-15 |
| 06:04 | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Nathan Turpin, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank McCuan (SG), Brian Wille (SF) Dennis Rusk, Gerald Tse | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Urick (SF), Alvin Polk (PF), Robert Olinger (C) Kevin Ortez, Graham Turnbow, Floyd Siler | |
| 05:35 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Frank McCuan | 19-15 |
| 05:19 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Branton - foul #2 on Donald Branton, team foul #6 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG), Mark Foster (C) Bobby Chacon, Donald Branton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Waters (SF) Nathan Urick | |
| 05:19 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 05:19 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 04:54 | Indiana | Brian Wille connects on the floater from the left side | 21-17 |
| 04:43 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 21-17 |
| 04:41 | Indiana | Mark Foster pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 04:21 | Indiana | Brian Wille misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 04:19 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 04:15 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters is hacked by Brian Wille - foul #1 on Brian Wille, team foul #7 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Indiana | Bobby Chacon (PG), Dennis Rusk (SG), Gerald Tse (SF) Stuart Ford, Frank McCuan, Brian Wille | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Leon Burchfield (PG), Kevin Ortez (SF), Graham Turnbow (PF), Floyd Siler (C) Nathan Turpin, Albert Rosen, Alvin Polk, Robert Olinger | |
| 04:15 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 04:15 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 03:55 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Rusk | 23-19 |
| 03:37 | Cleveland State | Leon Burchfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-19 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jim Stokes (PF), Donald Branton (C) Ralph Jernigan, Mark Foster | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski (PG), Vernon Winn (SG) Leon Burchfield, Charles Waters | |
| 03:20 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Kevin Ortez - foul #1 on Kevin Ortez, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| 03:20 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk misses the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 03:20 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 03:20 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Rusk (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Tse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Branton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Zelinski (fresh) SG - Vernon Winn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Ortez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Graham Turnbow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Siler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-19 |
| 02:56 | Indiana | Gerald Tse misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Eric Zelinski - foul #3 on Eric Zelinski, team foul #9 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin (PG) Eric Zelinski | |
| 02:56 | Indiana | Gerald Tse misses the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 02:56 | Indiana | Gerald Tse makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 02:37 | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin misses long on a jumper from the left side | 24-19 |
| 02:35 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler tips it in | 24-21 |
| 02:22 | Indiana | Gerald Tse misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 24-21 |
| 02:20 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 02:16 | Cleveland State | Donald Branton denies the turnaround by Graham Turnbow | 24-21 |
| 02:14 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn misses the tip | 24-21 |
| 02:13 | Indiana | Donald Branton snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 01:53 | Indiana | Vernon Winn is called for the reach on Bobby Chacon - foul #3 on Vernon Winn, team foul #10 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank McCuan (SG), Brian Wille (SF) Dennis Rusk, Gerald Tse | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Waters (SG), Alvin Polk (PF) Vernon Winn, Graham Turnbow | |
| 01:53 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 01:53 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 01:35 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler drills a floater from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 01:11 | Indiana | Brian Wille makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Bobby Chacon | 27-23 |
| 00:51 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters travels with the ball | 27-23 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG), Dennis Rusk (SG), Mark Foster (C) Bobby Chacon, Frank McCuan, Donald Branton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Leon Burchfield (PG), Albert Rosen (SF), Robert Olinger (C) Nathan Turpin, Kevin Ortez, Floyd Siler | |
| 00:30 | Indiana | Stuart Ford drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Rusk | 30-23 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk hits the follow up shot | 30-25 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Stuart Ford misses the fullcourt shot | 30-25 |