| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Casey Jensen (fresh) 2 blk. C - Anthony Prather (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ben Eby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mark Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Moodie (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chester Burrage (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Dino Russo inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Ball State | James Nesbitt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Mounce | 25-26 |
| 19:20 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams is fouled on the floor by Edward Mounce - foul #1 on Edward Mounce, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Anthony Prather - foul #2 on Anthony Prather, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 18:50 | Ball State | Dino Russo misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 18:48 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:23 | Louisiana Tech | The jumper by Lawrence Moodie is denied by Anthony Prather | 25-28 |
| 18:21 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson tips it in | 25-30 |
| 17:59 | Ball State | James Nesbitt drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Mounce | 27-30 |
| 17:34 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Moodie | 27-33 |
| 17:08 | Ball State | Anthony Prather can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-33 |
| 17:06 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 16:51 | Louisiana Tech | Chester Burrage drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Williams and the foul's on Casey Jensen - foul #3 on Casey Jensen, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Timothy Williams (PF), Woodrow Fagin (C) James Nesbitt, Casey Jensen, Anthony Prather | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner (SG), John Mayhall (C) Mark Williams, Michael Wilson | |
| 16:51 | Louisiana Tech | Chester Burrage misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 16:51 | Ball State | Dino Russo snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Jason Warner takes the ball from Dino Russo | 27-35 |
| 16:18 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 16:17 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall hits the follow up shot | 27-37 |
| 16:03 | Ball State | Dino Russo connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Mounce | 30-37 |
| 15:47 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 15:45 | Ball State | Timothy Williams grabs the board | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Mounce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Woodrow Fagin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ben Eby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jason Warner (fresh) SF - Lawrence Moodie (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chester Burrage (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Mayhall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Ball State | Long Hong comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 15:29 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 15:25 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Williams steals the ball from Lawrence Moodie | 30-37 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | Dino Russo misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 14:57 | Ball State | Edward Mounce grabs the offensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 14:45 | Ball State | Long Hong scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dino Russo | 33-37 |
| 14:28 | Louisiana Tech | Chester Burrage hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Lawrence Moodie | 33-39 |
| 14:10 | Ball State | Jason Warner steals it from Edward Mounce | 33-39 |
| 13:52 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Williams swats the layup by Chester Burrage | 33-39 |
| 13:50 | Ball State | Edward Mounce snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 13:46 | Ball State | Long Hong hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 13:41 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ben Eby, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Tony Fox (SG), Dale Nathanson (SF), Casey Jensen (PF), Anthony Prather (C) Long Hong, Edward Mounce, Dino Russo, Timothy Williams, Woodrow Fagin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Severin (PG), Mark Williams (SG), John Jones (PF), Michael Wilson (C) Ben Eby, Lawrence Moodie, Chester Burrage, John Mayhall | |
| 13:20 | Ball State | John Jones swats the shot by Casey Jensen | 36-39 |
| 13:18 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 12:51 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alonzo Solis (SF) Jason Warner | |
| 12:36 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 12:35 | Louisiana Tech | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 12:29 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Anthony Prather - foul #3 on Anthony Prather, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (SG), Dino Russo (SF) Tony Fox, Dale Nathanson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall (PF) John Jones | |
| 12:29 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 12:29 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 12:13 | Ball State | Casey Jensen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-40 |
| 12:11 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 11:55 | Louisiana Tech | Casey Jensen takes the ball from Mark Williams | 36-40 |
| 11:36 | Ball State | Dino Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner (SF) Alonzo Solis | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Long Hong (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Casey Jensen (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Anthony Prather (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - William Severin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Warner (fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Mayhall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Warner | 36-43 |
| 11:11 | Ball State | Casey Jensen comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 36-43 |
| 11:10 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Jason Warner | 36-43 |
| 10:50 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-43 |
| 10:48 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson tips it in | 36-45 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Dino Russo knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Nesbitt | 39-45 |
| 10:07 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall loses the ball out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tony Fox (PG), Edward Mounce (SG), Timothy Williams (PF), Woodrow Fagin (C) James Nesbitt, Long Hong, Casey Jensen, Anthony Prather | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby (PG), Lawrence Moodie (SF), Chester Burrage (PF), John Jones (C) William Severin, Mark Williams, John Mayhall, Michael Wilson | |
| 09:51 | Ball State | Tony Fox is hacked by Ben Eby - foul #3 on Ben Eby, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Tony Fox double dribbles | 39-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dale Nathanson (SF) Dino Russo | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 09:16 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Edward Mounce - foul #2 on Edward Mounce, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Peterson (SG) Jason Warner | |
| 09:16 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 09:16 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | John Jones blocks the short jumper by Edward Mounce | 39-47 |
| 08:55 | Louisiana Tech | John Jones gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 08:36 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 08:17 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson loses the dribble to Chester Burrage | 39-50 |
| 08:01 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Peterson drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Chester Burrage | 39-53 |
| 07:41 | Ball State | Chester Burrage swats the short shot by Dale Nathanson | 39-53 |
| 07:40 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin gets the offensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 07:25 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Douglas Peterson - foul #1 on Douglas Peterson, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Casey Jensen (PF), Anthony Prather (C) Tony Fox, Timothy Williams, Woodrow Fagin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams (SG), John Mayhall (PF), Michael Wilson (C) Douglas Peterson, Chester Burrage, John Jones | |
| 07:25 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 07:25 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Casey Jensen (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Anthony Prather (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ben Eby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Moodie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Mayhall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 18 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Williams | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:04 | Ball State | Anthony Prather double dribbles | 41-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dino Russo (SF) Dale Nathanson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Severin (PG) Ben Eby | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:42 | Louisiana Tech | James Nesbitt is called for the reach on William Severin - foul #1 on James Nesbitt, team foul #6 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (SG) Edward Mounce | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner (SF) Lawrence Moodie | |
| 06:22 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Long Hong - foul #1 on Long Hong, team foul #7 | 41-56 |
| 06:22 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 06:22 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 05:59 | Ball State | James Nesbitt drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Prather | 44-58 |
| 05:45 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-58 |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Anthony Prather grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 05:32 | Ball State | Dino Russo buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Nesbitt | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:19 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Williams | 47-61 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Casey Jensen knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Long Hong | 50-61 |
| 04:55 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Mounce (SG) Long Hong | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby (PG), Lawrence Moodie (SF), Chester Burrage (PF) William Severin, Jason Warner, John Mayhall | |
| 04:30 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson is whistled for a carry | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Anthony Prather misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 50-61 |
| 04:17 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Chester Burrage | 50-61 |
| 04:00 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 03:59 | Ball State | Anthony Prather pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:54 | Ball State | James Nesbitt misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-61 |
| 03:52 | Ball State | Dino Russo snags the offensive board | 50-61 |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Casey Jensen can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-61 |
| 03:44 | Ball State | Dino Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 03:37 | Ball State | Ben Eby steals the ball from Casey Jensen | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 03:10 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson snags the offensive board | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. PF - Casey Jensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Anthony Prather (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ben Eby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Lawrence Moodie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Burrage (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 21 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Wilson | 50-64 |
| 02:27 | Ball State | James Nesbitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-64 |
| 02:26 | Ball State | Dino Russo gets the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 02:13 | Ball State | Dino Russo is hacked by Mark Williams - foul #3 on Mark Williams, team foul #4 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Tony Fox (SG), Dale Nathanson (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Woodrow Fagin (C) James Nesbitt, Edward Mounce, Dino Russo, Casey Jensen, Anthony Prather | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Severin (PG), Jason Warner (SG), Alonzo Solis (SF), John Mayhall (PF), John Jones (C) Ben Eby, Mark Williams, Lawrence Moodie, Chester Burrage, Michael Wilson | |
| 01:57 | Ball State | The short jumper by Timothy Williams is denied by John Jones | 50-64 |
| 01:56 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to John Mayhall | 50-64 |
| 01:27 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jason Warner and the foul's on Tony Fox - foul #2 on Tony Fox, team foul #8 | 50-66 |
| 01:27 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall makes the free throw | 50-67 |
| 01:11 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson loses the dribble to Jason Warner | 50-67 |
| 01:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner banks in the layup | 50-69 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | William Severin picks off the pass by Timothy Williams | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Louisiana Tech | Long Hong is called for the reach on William Severin - foul #2 on Long Hong, team foul #9 | 50-69 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Timothy Williams misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by John Mayhall - foul #2 on John Mayhall, team foul #5 | 50-71 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Timothy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Timothy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin runs out the clock | 52-71 |