| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) SG - Ruben Laws (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - George Ingram (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Brewer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - John McGibbon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Nichols (fresh) SF - Frank Wible (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Elliott (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Reitz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | High Point | Frank Wible inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:36 | High Point | Frank Wible connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Shawn Reitz | 32-37 |
| 19:21 | Ball State | Michael Brewer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Nichols - foul #2 on David Nichols, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 19:21 | Ball State | Michael Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 19:21 | Ball State | Michael Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 19:21 | High Point | Shawn Reitz gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 19:04 | High Point | Scott Henderson is called for the reach on Frank Wible - foul #1 on Scott Henderson, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 18:50 | High Point | David Elliott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-37 |
| 18:31 | Ball State | Michael Brewer buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Scott Henderson | 36-37 |
| 18:19 | High Point | Shawn Reitz hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Scott Henderson - foul #2 on Scott Henderson, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| 18:19 | High Point | Shawn Reitz makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:19 | High Point | Shawn Reitz makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 17:58 | Ball State | George Ingram's pass is intercepted by David Elliott | 36-39 |
| 17:50 | High Point | David Elliott misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 36-39 |
| 17:48 | Ball State | George Ingram gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 17:33 | Ball State | Ruben Laws can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 17:32 | Ball State | Michael Brewer gets the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 17:20 | Ball State | David Nichols is called for the reach on Ruben Laws - foul #3 on David Nichols, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Ford (SG), Van Jackson (SF) Ruben Laws, Scott Henderson | |
| Subs | High Point | Chester Seibel (PG), Kenneth Damm (C) David Nichols, Shawn Reitz | |
| 17:13 | Ball State | Michael Brewer misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 17:12 | High Point | The rebound goes to Chester Seibel | 36-39 |
| 16:58 | High Point | John McGibbon misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Ford - foul #2 on James Ford, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| 16:58 | High Point | John McGibbon makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:58 | High Point | John McGibbon misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:58 | Ball State | James Ford gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 16:40 | Ball State | George Ingram is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on George Ingram, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG) Ronald Wilkins | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 16:20 | High Point | The pull-up jumper by Frank Wible is blocked by Van Jackson | 36-40 |
| 16:19 | High Point | Kenneth Damm can't tip it in | 36-40 |
| 16:18 | Ball State | James Ford snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 15:53 | Ball State | James Ford misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 15:51 | High Point | Kenneth Damm gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Ford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Van Jackson (fresh) PF - George Ingram (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Brewer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Chester Seibel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - John McGibbon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Wible (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Elliott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Damm (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | High Point | David Elliott connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Chester Seibel | 36-42 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | Michael Brewer connects on the shot in the lane set up by Eric Hukill | 38-42 |
| 15:16 | High Point | David Elliott misses the easy layup but the foul's on George Ingram - foul #3 on George Ingram, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG), Alonso Alphin (SG), Scott Henderson (SF) Eric Hukill, James Ford, Van Jackson | |
| Subs | High Point | John Menjivar (PG), Shawn Reitz (C) Chester Seibel, Kenneth Damm | |
| 15:16 | High Point | David Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 15:16 | High Point | David Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 14:53 | Ball State | Michael Brewer buries a floater in the lane | 40-44 |
| 14:42 | High Point | Alonso Alphin is called for the reach on John Menjivar - foul #4 on Alonso Alphin, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ruben Laws (SG), Darrell Lugo (PF) Alonso Alphin, George Ingram | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 14:34 | High Point | John Menjivar misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Brewer - foul #2 on Michael Brewer, team foul #7 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | High Point | David Nichols (SG) John McGibbon | |
| 14:34 | High Point | John Menjivar makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 14:34 | High Point | John Menjivar misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 14:34 | High Point | Shawn Reitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 14:22 | High Point | John Menjivar is fouled on the floor by Ronald Wilkins - foul #3 on Ronald Wilkins, team foul #8 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | High Point | David Carroll (SF) Frank Wible | |
| 14:22 | High Point | John Menjivar makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 14:22 | High Point | John Menjivar makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo is fouled on the floor by David Elliott - foul #2 on David Elliott, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | High Point | Kenneth Damm (C) Shawn Reitz | |
| 13:54 | Ball State | Scott Henderson is fouled on the floor by David Nichols - foul #4 on David Nichols, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | High Point | Chester Seibel (SG) David Nichols | |
| 13:39 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 13:32 | High Point | David Carroll clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Darrell Lugo - foul #2 on Darrell Lugo, team foul #9 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Ingram (PF) Darrell Lugo | |
| Subs | High Point | John McGibbon (SG), Tracy Gambill (PF) Chester Seibel, David Elliott | |
| 13:32 | High Point | David Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:32 | High Point | David Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:10 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Van Jackson (SF) Scott Henderson | |
| Subs | High Point | Frank Wible (SF) David Carroll | |
| 12:50 | High Point | John Menjivar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-49 |
| 12:49 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 12:34 | Ball State | Michael Brewer knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Ronald Wilkins | 44-49 |
| 12:27 | High Point | Tracy Gambill loses the dribble to George Ingram | 44-49 |
| 12:08 | Ball State | The jump hook by Michael Brewer is blocked by Frank Wible | 44-49 |
| 12:07 | High Point | John Menjivar grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 11:57 | High Point | John Menjivar misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 44-49 |
| 11:55 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Van Jackson | 44-49 |
| 11:34 | Ball State | Ruben Laws misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 11:32 | High Point | Frank Wible gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ruben Laws (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Van Jackson (fresh) PF - George Ingram (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Brewer (tiring) 22 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - John Menjivar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John McGibbon (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Frank Wible (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tracy Gambill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Damm (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:18 | High Point | Tracy Gambill is fouled on the floor by Michael Brewer - foul #3 on Michael Brewer, team foul #10 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG), James Ford (SG), Scott Henderson (SF), Darrell Lugo (C) Ronald Wilkins, Ruben Laws, Van Jackson, Michael Brewer | |
| Subs | High Point | Chester Seibel (SG), David Elliott (PF), Shawn Reitz (C) John McGibbon, Frank Wible, Kenneth Damm | |
| 11:18 | High Point | Tracy Gambill makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 11:18 | High Point | Tracy Gambill makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:03 | Ball State | Eric Hukill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 11:01 | High Point | Shawn Reitz snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 10:48 | High Point | Darrell Lugo steps in front of the Shawn Reitz pass | 44-51 |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Eric Hukill is hacked by John Menjivar in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Menjivar, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Brewer (C) George Ingram | |
| Subs | High Point | Ronald Hankins (SG), David Carroll (SF) John Menjivar, Tracy Gambill | |
| 10:28 | Ball State | James Ford clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 10:27 | Ball State | Michael Brewer tips it in | 46-51 |
| 10:20 | High Point | David Elliott hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| 10:18 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 09:59 | Ball State | James Ford comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-51 |
| 09:58 | High Point | David Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 09:44 | High Point | Chester Seibel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 09:43 | High Point | The offensive rebound goes to David Elliott | 46-51 |
| 09:31 | High Point | Shawn Reitz hits a jumper from the right side | 46-53 |
| 09:02 | Ball State | Michael Brewer is called for traveling | 46-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG), Ruben Laws (SG), Van Jackson (SF) Eric Hukill, Scott Henderson, Michael Brewer | |
| Subs | High Point | John McGibbon (PG), Frank Wible (SF), Kenneth Damm (C) Chester Seibel, David Carroll, Shawn Reitz | |
| 08:40 | High Point | David Elliott throws it down on a great pass from Kenneth Damm | 46-55 |
| 08:25 | Ball State | Van Jackson hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Ronald Wilkins | 49-55 |
| 08:05 | High Point | Kenneth Damm is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Kenneth Damm, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Ingram (PF), Michael Brewer (C) James Ford, Darrell Lugo | |
| Subs | High Point | Chester Seibel (PG) Ronald Hankins | |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Van Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 07:42 | High Point | The rebound goes to Chester Seibel | 49-55 |
| 07:32 | High Point | John McGibbon can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 07:31 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ruben Laws (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Van Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Ingram (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Brewer (tiring) 24 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Chester Seibel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - John McGibbon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Wible (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Elliott (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Damm (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Michael Brewer blows the layup but he's fouled by Chester Seibel - foul #1 on Chester Seibel, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alonso Alphin (SG), Scott Henderson (SF) Ruben Laws, Van Jackson | |
| Subs | High Point | John Menjivar (PG), David Nichols (SG), Tracy Gambill (PF), Shawn Reitz (C) Chester Seibel, John McGibbon, David Elliott, Kenneth Damm | |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Michael Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Michael Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:09 | High Point | John Menjivar loses the dribble to Alonso Alphin in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| 07:03 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Wible - foul #1 on Frank Wible, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| 07:03 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:03 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:55 | High Point | Frank Wible misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Scott Henderson - foul #3 on Scott Henderson, team foul #11 | 53-55 |
| 06:55 | High Point | Frank Wible makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:55 | High Point | Frank Wible misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:55 | High Point | Tracy Gambill grabs the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 06:48 | High Point | Shawn Reitz clanks a shot from the left side | 53-56 |
| 06:47 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Alonso Alphin | 53-56 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | Scott Henderson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Wilkins | 56-56 |
| 06:15 | High Point | John Menjivar hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Scott Henderson grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 06:09 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from George Ingram | 59-56 |
| 05:52 | High Point | Tracy Gambill scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 59-58 |
| 05:31 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 05:29 | High Point | Frank Wible snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 05:19 | High Point | Frank Wible misses long on a runner from the left block | 59-58 |
| 05:18 | High Point | Frank Wible gets the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 05:05 | High Point | Frank Wible can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-58 |
| 05:04 | High Point | John Menjivar tips it in | 59-60 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 04:55 | High Point | High Point calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Ford (PF), Darrell Lugo (C) George Ingram, Michael Brewer | |
| Subs | High Point | John McGibbon (SG), David Carroll (SF), David Elliott (PF) David Nichols, Frank Wible, Tracy Gambill | |
| 04:37 | High Point | David Elliott can't connect on a shot in the lane | 62-60 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | Scott Henderson is fouled on the floor by David Elliott - foul #3 on David Elliott, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | High Point | Kenneth Damm (C) Shawn Reitz | |
| 04:12 | Ball State | Scott Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:12 | High Point | Kenneth Damm grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 03:57 | High Point | David Elliott is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on David Elliott, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Van Jackson (SF) Scott Henderson | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 03:46 | Ball State | John Menjivar picks off the pass by Ronald Wilkins | 62-60 |
| 03:40 | High Point | John Menjivar misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 03:39 | High Point | David Elliott grabs the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 03:22 | High Point | John McGibbon buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Menjivar | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alonso Alphin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Van Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Ford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Lugo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - John Menjivar (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John McGibbon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Elliott (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Damm (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ronald Wilkins | 65-63 |
| 02:53 | High Point | John McGibbon scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from John Menjivar | 65-65 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Henderson (SF), George Ingram (PF), Michael Brewer (C) Van Jackson, James Ford, Darrell Lugo | |
| Subs | High Point | Frank Wible (SF), Shawn Reitz (C) David Carroll, Kenneth Damm | |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 02:37 | High Point | John McGibbon pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 02:32 | High Point | Shawn Reitz is hacked by Scott Henderson - foul #4 on Scott Henderson, team foul #12 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ruben Laws (SG) Alonso Alphin | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 02:32 | High Point | Shawn Reitz misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:32 | High Point | Shawn Reitz makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:12 | Ball State | Shawn Reitz swats the shot by Michael Brewer | 65-66 |
| 02:10 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins can't tip it in | 65-66 |
| 02:09 | High Point | David Elliott gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 02:00 | High Point | Frank Wible hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-66 |
| 01:58 | Ball State | George Ingram gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 01:43 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 01:41 | High Point | David Elliott snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 01:20 | High Point | David Elliott misses long on a floater from the right block | 65-66 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Michael Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 01:04 | Ball State | Ruben Laws comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 01:02 | High Point | The rebound goes to John Menjivar | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:55 | High Point | George Ingram is called for the reach on David Elliott - foul #4 on George Ingram, team foul #13 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alonso Alphin (SG) Ruben Laws | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 00:55 | High Point | David Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:55 | High Point | David Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Michael Brewer pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Scott Henderson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-67 |
| 00:42 | High Point | John Menjivar snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 00:14 | High Point | David Elliott hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 65-67 |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Scott Henderson snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | Michael Brewer's layup is rejected by Frank Wible | 65-67 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Michael Brewer hits the follow up shot | 67-67 |
| 00:06 | High Point | High Point calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | High Point | David Elliott is hacked by George Ingram - foul #5 on George Ingram, team foul #14 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Lugo (PF) George Ingram | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 00:00 | High Point | David Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:00 | High Point | David Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |