| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Hart (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Samuel Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Burns (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Edgar Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Seth Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Backer (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Donny Neilson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Bellew (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Jay Bellew inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Donny Neilson | 28-42 |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Mike Burns hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Jay Bellew - foul #3 on Jay Bellew, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Oliver Cooke (C) Jay Bellew | |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Mike Burns makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Mike Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 19:36 | Miami (OH) | Oliver Cooke snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 19:11 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Donny Neilson | 29-45 |
| 18:56 | Ball State | Seth Jennings buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Michael Hart | 31-45 |
| 18:29 | Miami (OH) | Oliver Cooke makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Johnson | 31-47 |
| 18:14 | Ball State | Mike Burns misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-47 |
| 18:12 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 31-47 |
| 17:52 | Miami (OH) | Oliver Cooke misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Mike Burns - foul #2 on Mike Burns, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| 17:52 | Miami (OH) | Oliver Cooke misses the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 17:52 | Miami (OH) | Oliver Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 17:40 | Ball State | Samuel Davis buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Hart | 34-48 |
| 17:19 | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson loses the dribble to Mike Burns | 34-48 |
| 17:03 | Ball State | Samuel Davis misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-48 |
| 17:01 | Ball State | Mike Burns gets the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 16:46 | Ball State | Seth Jennings misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Oliver Cooke - foul #2 on Oliver Cooke, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Orndorff (PG), Herman Thompson (SG), Randall Bell (PF) Michael Hart, Samuel Davis, Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Baumgartner (SF), Ngunda Abdul (PF) Ronald Johnson, Oliver Cooke | |
| 16:46 | Ball State | Seth Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 16:46 | Ball State | Seth Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 16:25 | Miami (OH) | James Baumgartner misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 16:23 | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson tips it home | 35-50 |
| 16:08 | Ball State | Randall Bell clanks a turnaround from the left block | 35-50 |
| 16:07 | Ball State | Herman Thompson tips it home | 37-50 |
| 15:55 | Miami (OH) | James Baumgartner hits a floater from the right wing set up by Mark Backer and he's fouled by Mike Burns - foul #3 on Mike Burns, team foul #2 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Walter Swinford (SF), John Tennant (C) Mike Burns, Seth Jennings | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Austin Lyons (PG), Jay Bellew (SF), William Yother (C) Mark Backer, Donny Neilson, Daniel Johnson | |
| 15:55 | Miami (OH) | James Baumgartner misses the free throw | 37-52 |
| 15:55 | Ball State | Randall Bell gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - George Orndorff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Swinford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Tennant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Austin Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Baumgartner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jay Bellew (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ngunda Abdul (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Yother (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:50 | Ball State | John Tennant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-52 |
| 15:41 | Miami (OH) | William Yother clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-52 |
| 15:40 | Ball State | Randall Bell grabs the board | 37-52 |
| 15:36 | Ball State | George Orndorff misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 15:34 | Ball State | Walter Swinford snags the offensive board | 37-52 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | Randall Bell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ngunda Abdul - foul #2 on Ngunda Abdul, team foul #3 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Hart (PG), Samuel Davis (SG) George Orndorff, Herman Thompson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 15:24 | Ball State | Randall Bell makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | Randall Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 15:04 | Miami (OH) | Jay Bellew hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-52 |
| 15:03 | Ball State | John Tennant gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| 14:49 | Ball State | Samuel Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mike Burns (SF), Edgar Pearson (PF) Walter Swinford, Randall Bell | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer (PG), Donny Neilson (SG), Ronald Johnson (PF) Austin Lyons, James Baumgartner, Ngunda Abdul | |
| 14:29 | Miami (OH) | Jay Bellew hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 39-52 |
| 14:27 | Ball State | Samuel Davis gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | The jump hook by Samuel Davis is blocked by Ronald Johnson | 39-52 |
| 14:02 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 39-52 |
| 13:43 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer can't connect on a shot from the left side | 39-52 |
| 13:41 | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson grabs the offensive board | 39-52 |
| 13:27 | Miami (OH) | William Yother misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-52 |
| 13:25 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Bellew | 39-52 |
| 13:09 | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson misses the floater from the baseline | 39-52 |
| 13:07 | Ball State | Mike Burns pulls down the rebound | 39-52 |
| 12:54 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 12:34 | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Johnson | 41-55 |
| 12:23 | Ball State | Samuel Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 12:21 | Ball State | Michael Hart grabs the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 12:02 | Ball State | Samuel Davis connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Hart | 44-55 |
| 11:38 | Miami (OH) | William Yother comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 11:36 | Ball State | Mike Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Mike Burns (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Edgar Pearson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Tennant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Backer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Donny Neilson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jay Bellew (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Yother (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Davis and he's hacked by Donny Neilson - foul #2 on Donny Neilson, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Orndorff (PG), Herman Thompson (SG), Walter Swinford (SF), Seth Jennings (C) Michael Hart, Samuel Davis, Mike Burns, John Tennant | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Austin Lyons (PG), James Baumgartner (SG), Daniel Johnson (SF), Ngunda Abdul (PF), Oliver Cooke (C) Mark Backer, Donny Neilson, Jay Bellew, Ronald Johnson, William Yother | |
| 11:23 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson makes the free throw | 47-55 |
| 11:01 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Johnson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 10:43 | Ball State | George Orndorff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randall Bell (PF) Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 10:21 | Miami (OH) | Ngunda Abdul misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 10:20 | Ball State | Seth Jennings grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 10:07 | Ball State | Herman Thompson misses the shot from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| 10:05 | Ball State | George Orndorff hits the follow up shot | 49-55 |
| 09:44 | Miami (OH) | Ngunda Abdul's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mike Burns (SF) Walter Swinford | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer (PG), Donny Neilson (SG), Jay Bellew (SF) Austin Lyons, James Baumgartner, Ngunda Abdul | |
| 09:28 | Ball State | Seth Jennings drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Herman Thompson | 51-55 |
| 09:06 | Miami (OH) | Jay Bellew drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Donny Neilson | 51-57 |
| 08:48 | Ball State | Randall Bell is hacked by Mark Backer - foul #1 on Mark Backer, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Samuel Davis (SG) Herman Thompson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Yother (C) Oliver Cooke | |
| 08:34 | Ball State | Samuel Davis misses the easy layup | 51-57 |
| 08:32 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to William Yother | 51-57 |
| 08:26 | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Mark Backer | 51-59 |
| 08:21 | Ball State | Samuel Davis knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Mike Burns | 53-59 |
| 08:05 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Johnson is hacked by George Orndorff - foul #1 on George Orndorff, team foul #3 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Hart (PG), John Tennant (C) George Orndorff, Seth Jennings | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronald Johnson (PF) Daniel Johnson | |
| 07:51 | Miami (OH) | William Yother hits a fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Samuel Davis - foul #3 on Samuel Davis, team foul #4 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Pearson (PF) Randall Bell | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 07:51 | Miami (OH) | William Yother makes the free throw | 53-62 |
| 07:35 | Ball State | Michael Hart buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Samuel Davis | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mike Burns (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Edgar Pearson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - John Tennant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Backer (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - Donny Neilson (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jay Bellew (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Yother (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jay Bellew | 55-65 |
| 07:14 | Ball State | Samuel Davis lays it in | 57-65 |
| 06:48 | Miami (OH) | William Yother misses the jumpshot from the right side | 57-65 |
| 06:46 | Ball State | John Tennant snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| 06:41 | Ball State | Michael Hart misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 06:40 | Miami (OH) | William Yother gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| 06:22 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer loses the dribble to John Tennant | 57-65 |
| 06:08 | Ball State | Samuel Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-65 |
| 06:07 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 06:02 | Ball State | William Yother is called for the reach on Edgar Pearson - foul #4 on William Yother, team foul #6 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Walter Swinford (SF), Randall Bell (PF), Seth Jennings (C) Mike Burns, Edgar Pearson, John Tennant | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Austin Lyons (PG), James Baumgartner (SG), Daniel Johnson (SF), Ngunda Abdul (PF), Oliver Cooke (C) Mark Backer, Donny Neilson, Jay Bellew, Ronald Johnson, William Yother | |
| 05:52 | Ball State | Seth Jennings misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 57-65 |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Seth Jennings gets the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 05:39 | Ball State | Samuel Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Orndorff (PG), Herman Thompson (SG) Michael Hart, Samuel Davis | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 05:20 | Miami (OH) | Austin Lyons comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Orndorff - foul #2 on George Orndorff, team foul #5 | 57-65 |
| 05:20 | Miami (OH) | Austin Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 05:20 | Miami (OH) | Austin Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 05:02 | Ball State | Seth Jennings can't finish the layup | 57-67 |
| 05:00 | Miami (OH) | Ngunda Abdul pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 04:45 | Miami (OH) | Ngunda Abdul knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Baumgartner | 57-69 |
| 04:25 | Ball State | George Orndorff connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-69 |
| 03:57 | Miami (OH) | James Baumgartner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Austin Lyons | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Herman Thompson is fouled on the floor by Oliver Cooke - foul #3 on Oliver Cooke, team foul #7 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Samuel Davis (SG), Mike Burns (SF), Edgar Pearson (PF) George Orndorff, Walter Swinford, Randall Bell | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer (PG), Donny Neilson (SG), Jay Bellew (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF), William Yother (C) Austin Lyons, James Baumgartner, Daniel Johnson, Ngunda Abdul, Oliver Cooke | |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Herman Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Herman Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 03:49 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Johnson gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Miami (OH) | Jay Bellew misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mike Burns - foul #4 on Mike Burns, team foul #6 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Hart (PG) Herman Thompson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 03:24 | Miami (OH) | Jay Bellew misses the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 03:24 | Miami (OH) | Jay Bellew makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Davis (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mike Burns (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Edgar Pearson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Seth Jennings (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Backer (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. SG - Donny Neilson (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jay Bellew (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Yother (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Ball State | Seth Jennings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-72 |
| 02:51 | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-72 |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Mike Burns pulls down the rebound | 61-72 |
| 02:43 | Ball State | Mark Backer steals it from Samuel Davis | 61-72 |
| 02:40 | Miami (OH) | Jay Bellew lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Backer | 61-74 |
| 02:23 | Ball State | Samuel Davis lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Hart and the foul's on Donny Neilson - foul #3 on Donny Neilson, team foul #8 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Tennant (C) Seth Jennings | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 02:23 | Ball State | Samuel Davis makes the free throw | 64-74 |
| 01:54 | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-74 |
| 01:52 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Johnson tips it in | 64-76 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | Mike Burns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-76 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Orndorff (PG), Herman Thompson (SG), Walter Swinford (SF), Randall Bell (PF) Michael Hart, Samuel Davis, Mike Burns, Edgar Pearson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Austin Lyons (PG), James Baumgartner (SG), Daniel Johnson (SF), Ngunda Abdul (PF), Oliver Cooke (C) Mark Backer, Donny Neilson, Jay Bellew, Ronald Johnson, William Yother | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:10 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Johnson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-76 |
| 01:08 | Miami (OH) | Oliver Cooke tips it home | 64-78 |
| 00:53 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Walter Swinford is blocked by Oliver Cooke | 64-78 |
| 00:52 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to James Baumgartner | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Miami (OH) | Randall Bell picks off the pass by James Baumgartner | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Austin Lyons takes the ball from Walter Swinford | 64-78 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Austin Lyons runs out the clock | 64-78 |