| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alonso Alphin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Ingram (fresh) C - Michael Brewer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Risch (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jody Garland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Glenn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Miami (OH) | Michael Brewer takes the ball from Eugene Clark | 24-32 |
| 19:14 | Ball State | Michael Brewer knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Alonso Alphin | 26-32 |
| 18:56 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland is whistled for a carry | 26-32 |
| 18:43 | Ball State | George Ingram misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-32 |
| 18:41 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins tips it in | 28-32 |
| 18:24 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-32 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin is whistled for a carry | 28-32 |
| 17:48 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-32 |
| 17:46 | Ball State | Michael Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:30 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ronald Wilkins | 31-32 |
| 17:03 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Sandusky | 31-35 |
| 16:38 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 16:37 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 16:08 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Wilkins - foul #3 on Ronald Wilkins, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG), Ruben Laws (SG), Van Jackson (SF) Ronald Wilkins, Alonso Alphin, Scott Henderson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SF), Kenneth Lyle (PF), Rick Taylor (C) Jody Garland, Eugene Clark, William Glenn | |
| 16:08 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:08 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:47 | Ball State | Eric Hukill is fouled on the floor by Rick Taylor - foul #1 on Rick Taylor, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG) Eric Hukill | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ruben Laws (fresh) SF - Van Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Ingram (fairly fresh) C - Michael Brewer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 8 pts. C - Rick Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 15:21 | Ball State | Todd Herbert takes the ball from Michael Brewer | 31-37 |
| 14:58 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle is by himself and knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Todd Herbert | 31-39 |
| 14:30 | Ball State | Michael Brewer connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Van Jackson | 34-39 |
| 14:13 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alonso Alphin (SG), Scott Henderson (SF) Ruben Laws, Van Jackson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland (SG), Eugene Clark (PF), William Glenn (C) Mark Sandusky, Ron Risch, Kenneth Lyle | |
| 13:53 | Ball State | Michael Brewer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jody Garland - foul #1 on Jody Garland, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| 13:53 | Ball State | Michael Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 13:53 | Ball State | Michael Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 13:31 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Todd Herbert | 36-41 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins's pass is intercepted by Jody Garland | 36-41 |
| 12:35 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland misses the lay-in | 36-41 |
| 12:33 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland tips it back up and in | 36-43 |
| 12:31 | Ball State | Todd Herbert is called for the reach on Ronald Wilkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Herbert, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG) Ronald Wilkins | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (PG) Rick Taylor | |
| 12:15 | Ball State | William Glenn is called for the reach on Scott Henderson - foul #2 on William Glenn, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ruben Laws (SG) Alonso Alphin | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 11:50 | Ball State | Michael Brewer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Lugo (PF) George Ingram | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (SG) Todd Herbert | |
| 11:27 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark is whistled for a carry | 36-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG) Eric Hukill | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle (C) William Glenn | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ruben Laws (fresh) SF - Scott Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Lugo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Brewer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Risch (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jody Garland (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Michael Brewer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-43 |
| 10:59 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 10:40 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 10:39 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle hits the follow up shot | 36-45 |
| 10:14 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alonso Alphin (SG), Van Jackson (SF), George Ingram (PF) Ruben Laws, Scott Henderson, Darrell Lugo | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SF), William Glenn (C) Jody Garland, Eugene Clark | |
| 09:54 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 09:53 | Ball State | George Ingram snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 09:24 | Ball State | Michael Brewer throws it down on a nice dish by Ronald Wilkins and the foul's on William Glenn - foul #3 on William Glenn, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor (SF) Mark Sandusky | |
| 09:24 | Ball State | Michael Brewer misses the free throw | 38-45 |
| 09:24 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 09:01 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Lyle | 38-48 |
| 08:42 | Ball State | Michael Brewer misses the easy layup | 38-48 |
| 08:41 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 08:21 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 08:20 | Ball State | Van Jackson snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 07:52 | Ball State | Van Jackson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-48 |
| 07:51 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 07:24 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 07:22 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Rick Taylor | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alonso Alphin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Van Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Ingram (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Brewer (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Rick Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - William Glenn (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:53 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle misses the shot from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 06:52 | Ball State | Michael Brewer pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:39 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-48 |
| 06:38 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lyle | 38-48 |
| 06:20 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch makes the contested 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Todd Herbert | 38-51 |
| 06:04 | Ball State | Michael Brewer dunks the ball | 40-51 |
| 05:41 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle makes the fadeaway in the paint | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:25 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Alonso Alphin | 42-53 |
| 05:25 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ruben Laws (SG), Scott Henderson (SF) Alonso Alphin, Van Jackson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (PG), Jody Garland (SG), Eugene Clark (PF) Ron Risch, Rick Taylor, William Glenn | |
| 05:09 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky jams it on a great pass from Jody Garland | 42-55 |
| 04:59 | Ball State | Ruben Laws is whistled for traveling | 42-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Ford (PF), Darrell Lugo (C) George Ingram, Michael Brewer | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 04:34 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark misses the jumper from close range | 42-55 |
| 04:33 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Jody Garland | 42-55 |
| 04:18 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky is hacked by Scott Henderson - foul #2 on Scott Henderson, team foul #2 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alonso Alphin (SG) Ruben Laws | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 04:01 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Darrell Lugo - foul #2 on Darrell Lugo, team foul #3 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Ingram (PF), Michael Brewer (C) James Ford, Darrell Lugo | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Glenn (C) Kenneth Lyle | |
| 04:01 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 04:01 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland misses the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 04:01 | Ball State | Michael Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin is fouled on the floor by Eugene Clark - foul #2 on Eugene Clark, team foul #6 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG), Ruben Laws (SG), Van Jackson (SF), James Ford (PF), Darrell Lugo (C) Ronald Wilkins, Alonso Alphin, Scott Henderson, George Ingram, Michael Brewer | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 03:35 | Ball State | Eric Hukill can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-56 |
| 03:34 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Jody Garland | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Miami (OH) | Ruben Laws is called for the reach on Jody Garland - foul #1 on Ruben Laws, team foul #4 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (SG) Todd Herbert | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Laws (fresh) SF - Van Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Ford (fresh) 4 pts. C - Darrell Lugo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Risch (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Jody Garland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Glenn (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:50 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland misses the easy layup | 42-56 |
| 02:48 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to William Glenn | 42-56 |
| 02:26 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky can't finish the layup | 42-56 |
| 02:25 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 02:05 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-56 |
| 02:03 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn misses the tip | 42-56 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Ford | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:57 | Ball State | Ruben Laws makes the 3 from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 01:28 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the wide open floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ron Risch out of a doubleteam | 45-58 |
| 01:17 | Ball State | Ruben Laws can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-58 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Eric Hukill hits the follow up shot | 47-58 |
| 00:46 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jody Garland, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Eric Hukill misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-58 |
| 00:38 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch makes the contested floater in the paint on a great pass from Mark Sandusky and he's fouled by Ruben Laws - foul #2 on Ruben Laws, team foul #5 | 47-60 |
| 00:11 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch makes the free throw | 47-61 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | James Ford connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Hukill | 50-61 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky runs out the clock | 50-61 |