| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Metzler (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wyatt Berg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Hoppe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Budzinski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Byrd (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Louis Boyle (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Ross (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jesse Humiston (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cesar Russo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Phillip Bennett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Victor Hoppe inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:56 | Ball State | Robert Budzinski travels in the backcourt | 28-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams (PG), Richard Cutshaw (SG), Roberto Rodriguez (PF) James Metzler, Wyatt Berg, Victor Hoppe | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 19:46 | Oakland | Phillip Bennett hits a fadeaway from the right side | 28-35 |
| 19:33 | Ball State | Roberto Rodriguez is open and buries a shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Cesar Russo - foul #2 on Cesar Russo, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Metzler (PG), Victor Hoppe (SF) Eugene Wiliams, Robert Budzinski | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 19:33 | Ball State | Roberto Rodriguez makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:19 | Oakland | Louis Boyle misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 19:18 | Oakland | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Bennett | 31-35 |
| 19:11 | Oakland | Kenneth Ross's fadeaway is rejected by Jeremy Byrd | 31-35 |
| 19:09 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Byrd | 31-35 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd comes up short on the shot from the right block | 31-35 |
| 18:46 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd grabs the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Roberto Rodriguez's fadeaway is rejected by Jesse Humiston | 31-35 |
| 18:31 | Ball State | Victor Hoppe tips it back up and in | 33-35 |
| 18:23 | Oakland | Kenneth Ross misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Victor Hoppe snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 18:19 | Ball State | Phillip Bennett is called for the reach on Victor Hoppe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Bennett, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams (PG), Wyatt Berg (SG), Alex Hurdle (SF), Robert Budzinski (PF), Jonathan Simons (C) James Metzler, Richard Cutshaw, Victor Hoppe, Roberto Rodriguez, Jeremy Byrd | |
| Subs | Oakland | Gary Brown (SF), Darrell Bandy (C) Jesse Humiston, Phillip Bennett | |
| 18:05 | Ball State | Robert Budzinski knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Wyatt Berg | 35-35 |
| 17:52 | Oakland | Cesar Russo knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Louis Boyle | 35-37 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Wyatt Berg can't connect on a runner in the paint | 35-37 |
| 17:25 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Darrell Bandy | 35-37 |
| 17:20 | Oakland | Kenneth Ross misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 17:18 | Ball State | Jonathan Simons pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:13 | Ball State | Wyatt Berg is whistled for traveling | 35-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Metzler (PG), Richard Cutshaw (SG), Victor Hoppe (SF), Jeremy Byrd (C) Eugene Wiliams, Wyatt Berg, Alex Hurdle, Jonathan Simons | |
| Subs | Oakland | Ignacio Gonzales (SF) Gary Brown | |
| 16:59 | Oakland | Louis Boyle is hacked by Jeremy Byrd - foul #2 on Jeremy Byrd, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Roberto Rodriguez (PF) Victor Hoppe | |
| Subs | Oakland | Phillip Bennett (C) Darrell Bandy | |
| 16:51 | Oakland | Kenneth Ross comes up short on the shot from the right side | 35-37 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:44 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd double dribbles | 35-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams (SG), Victor Hoppe (SF) Richard Cutshaw, Roberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Oakland | Jesse Humiston (SF), Rodney Jordan (PF) Ignacio Gonzales, Cesar Russo | |
| 16:26 | Oakland | Rodney Jordan buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Kenneth Ross | 35-39 |
| 16:06 | Ball State | Phillip Bennett takes the ball from Robert Budzinski | 35-39 |
| 15:55 | Oakland | Phillip Bennett scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Louis Boyle and he's fouled by James Metzler - foul #2 on James Metzler, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Cutshaw (SG), Alex Hurdle (SF), Roberto Rodriguez (PF), Manuel Galyon (C) James Metzler, Victor Hoppe, Robert Budzinski, Jeremy Byrd | |
| Subs | Oakland | David Green (PG), Jose Perez (SG), Gary Brown (SF) Louis Boyle, Kenneth Ross, Jesse Humiston | |
| 15:55 | Oakland | Phillip Bennett makes the free throw | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eugene Wiliams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Cutshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Hurdle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roberto Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. C - Manuel Galyon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - David Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jose Perez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Brown (fresh) PF - Rodney Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:53 | Ball State | Alex Hurdle loses the dribble to Gary Brown in the backcourt | 35-42 |
| 15:45 | Oakland | Phillip Bennett misses short on a floater in the lane | 35-42 |
| 15:44 | Oakland | Rodney Jordan tips it home | 35-44 |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Richard Cutshaw is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Brown - foul #2 on Gary Brown, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Metzler (PG), Jonathan Simons (PF) Eugene Wiliams, Roberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Oakland | Cesar Russo (PF), Darrell Bandy (C) Rodney Jordan, Phillip Bennett | |
| 15:16 | Ball State | The short jumper by Richard Cutshaw is denied by Cesar Russo | 35-44 |
| 15:14 | Ball State | Jonathan Simons tips it back up and in | 37-44 |
| 15:12 | Oakland | James Metzler picks off the pass by David Green in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | Manuel Galyon connects on the shot in the lane set up by James Metzler | 39-44 |
| 14:44 | Oakland | Cesar Russo lays it in on a great pass from Jose Perez and the foul's on James Metzler - foul #3 on James Metzler, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams (PG), Wyatt Berg (SG), Robert Budzinski (SF), Roberto Rodriguez (PF), Jeremy Byrd (C) James Metzler, Richard Cutshaw, Alex Hurdle, Jonathan Simons, Manuel Galyon | |
| Subs | Oakland | Louis Boyle (PG), Jesse Humiston (SF), Phillip Bennett (C) David Green, Gary Brown, Darrell Bandy | |
| 14:44 | Oakland | Cesar Russo makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 14:40 | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Oakland | Kenneth Ross (SG), Rodney Jordan (PF) Jose Perez, Cesar Russo | |
| 14:31 | Oakland | Phillip Bennett can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-47 |
| 14:30 | Oakland | Phillip Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 14:16 | Oakland | Roberto Rodriguez denies the turnaround by Louis Boyle | 39-47 |
| 14:14 | Oakland | Rodney Jordan hits the follow up shot | 39-49 |
| 13:54 | Ball State | Roberto Rodriguez makes the wide open jump hook in the lane | 41-49 |
| 13:33 | Oakland | Jesse Humiston double dribbles | 41-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Metzler (PG), Richard Cutshaw (SG), Victor Hoppe (SF), Jonathan Simons (PF) Eugene Wiliams, Wyatt Berg, Robert Budzinski, Roberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Oakland | Jose Perez (SG), Ignacio Gonzales (SF), Cesar Russo (PF), Darrell Bandy (C) Kenneth Ross, Jesse Humiston, Rodney Jordan, Phillip Bennett | |
| 13:11 | Ball State | James Metzler knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Darrell Bandy - foul #1 on Darrell Bandy, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Budzinski (PF), Manuel Galyon (C) Jonathan Simons, Jeremy Byrd | |
| Subs | Oakland | David Green (PG) Louis Boyle | |
| 13:11 | Ball State | James Metzler makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:55 | Oakland | Robert Budzinski denies the turnaround by Cesar Russo | 44-49 |
| 12:54 | Ball State | Manuel Galyon grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 12:50 | Ball State | Victor Hoppe blows the layup | 44-49 |
| 12:48 | Oakland | Cesar Russo grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 12:43 | Oakland | James Metzler takes the ball from Darrell Bandy | 44-49 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | Robert Budzinski hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Cutshaw | 46-49 |
| 12:13 | Oakland | Ignacio Gonzales is fouled on the floor by Victor Hoppe - foul #2 on Victor Hoppe, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams (PG), Alex Hurdle (SF), Roberto Rodriguez (PF), Jeremy Byrd (C) James Metzler, Victor Hoppe, Robert Budzinski, Manuel Galyon | |
| Subs | Oakland | Louis Boyle (PG), Kenneth Ross (SG), Gary Brown (SF), Phillip Bennett (C) David Green, Jose Perez, Ignacio Gonzales, Darrell Bandy | |
| 12:00 | Oakland | Cesar Russo can't throw it down | 46-49 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 11:45 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd misses badly on a shot from the right block | 46-49 |
| 11:43 | Oakland | Phillip Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eugene Wiliams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Cutshaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alex Hurdle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roberto Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeremy Byrd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Louis Boyle (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Brown (fresh) PF - Cesar Russo (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Phillip Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Oakland | Louis Boyle comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Eugene Wiliams - foul #3 on Eugene Wiliams, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Metzler (PG), Wyatt Berg (SG), Victor Hoppe (SF) Eugene Wiliams, Richard Cutshaw, Alex Hurdle | |
| Subs | Oakland | Jesse Humiston (SF), Rodney Jordan (PF) Gary Brown, Cesar Russo | |
| 11:39 | Oakland | Louis Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 11:39 | Oakland | Louis Boyle misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 11:39 | Ball State | Roberto Rodriguez grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 11:20 | Ball State | Wyatt Berg is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Metzler | 48-50 |
| 11:02 | Oakland | Kenneth Ross can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-50 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:48 | Ball State | James Metzler misses the wide open runner near the basket | 48-50 |
| 10:46 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Rodney Jordan | 48-50 |
| 10:39 | Oakland | Kenneth Ross connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Louis Boyle | 48-53 |
| 10:18 | Ball State | Roberto Rodriguez scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-53 |
| 10:14 | Oakland | Kenneth Ross hits a shot from close range set up by Louis Boyle | 50-55 |
| 09:55 | Ball State | James Metzler is hacked by Louis Boyle - foul #2 on Louis Boyle, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams (PG), Richard Cutshaw (SG), Alex Hurdle (SF), Robert Budzinski (PF), Jonathan Simons (C) James Metzler, Wyatt Berg, Victor Hoppe, Roberto Rodriguez, Jeremy Byrd | |
| Subs | Oakland | David Green (PG), Jose Perez (SG), Gary Brown (SF), Cesar Russo (PF), Darrell Bandy (C) Louis Boyle, Kenneth Ross, Jesse Humiston, Rodney Jordan, Phillip Bennett | |
| 09:42 | Ball State | The jumper by Robert Budzinski is denied by Darrell Bandy | 50-55 |
| 09:41 | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 09:27 | Ball State | Jonathan Simons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Galyon (C) Alex Hurdle | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 09:02 | Oakland | Cesar Russo misses short on a shot from the right block | 50-55 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Richard Cutshaw snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 08:55 | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams is hacked by Jose Perez - foul #1 on Jose Perez, team foul #6 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alex Hurdle (SF), Jeremy Byrd (C) Jonathan Simons, Manuel Galyon | |
| Subs | Oakland | Louis Boyle (PG), Ignacio Gonzales (SF) David Green, Gary Brown | |
| 08:40 | Ball State | Darrell Bandy is called for the reach on Richard Cutshaw - foul #2 on Darrell Bandy, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Metzler (PG), Manuel Galyon (C) Eugene Wiliams, Jeremy Byrd | |
| Subs | Oakland | Kenneth Ross (SG) Jose Perez | |
| 08:40 | Ball State | Richard Cutshaw misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 08:40 | Oakland | Darrell Bandy grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 08:21 | Oakland | Cesar Russo misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Robert Budzinski - foul #3 on Robert Budzinski, team foul #6 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams (PG), Victor Hoppe (SF), Jeremy Byrd (C) James Metzler, Alex Hurdle, Manuel Galyon | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 08:21 | Oakland | Cesar Russo makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 08:21 | Oakland | Cesar Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 08:21 | Ball State | Robert Budzinski grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 08:00 | Ball State | Victor Hoppe is whistled for a carry | 50-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Metzler (PG), Alex Hurdle (SF), Jonathan Simons (C) Eugene Wiliams, Victor Hoppe, Jeremy Byrd | |
| Subs | Oakland | Jesse Humiston (SF) Kenneth Ross | |
| 07:50 | Oakland | Ignacio Gonzales is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Simons - foul #2 on Jonathan Simons, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Hoppe (SF), Jeremy Byrd (C) Alex Hurdle, Jonathan Simons | |
| Subs | Oakland | David Green (PG) Louis Boyle | |
| 07:50 | Oakland | Ignacio Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 07:50 | Oakland | Ignacio Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 07:48 | Ball State | James Metzler is hacked by David Green in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Green, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| 07:48 | Ball State | James Metzler misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 07:48 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Byrd | 50-58 |
| 07:33 | Ball State | Robert Budzinski makes the runner from the right block | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Metzler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Cutshaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Hoppe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Budzinski (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Byrd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - David Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ignacio Gonzales (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Humiston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cesar Russo (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Darrell Bandy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Oakland | Victor Hoppe steals the ball from Cesar Russo | 52-58 |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Jesse Humiston is called for the reach on Victor Hoppe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesse Humiston, team foul #9 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams (PG), Wyatt Berg (SG), Roberto Rodriguez (PF), Jonathan Simons (C) James Metzler, Richard Cutshaw, Robert Budzinski, Jeremy Byrd | |
| Subs | Oakland | Louis Boyle (PG), Jose Perez (SG), Gary Brown (SF), Rodney Jordan (PF), Phillip Bennett (C) David Green, Ignacio Gonzales, Jesse Humiston, Cesar Russo, Darrell Bandy | |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Victor Hoppe makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Victor Hoppe misses the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:07 | Oakland | Phillip Bennett snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 06:48 | Oakland | Jose Perez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Cutshaw (SG), Alex Hurdle (SF), Manuel Galyon (C) Wyatt Berg, Victor Hoppe, Jonathan Simons | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Richard Cutshaw is open and scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Alex Hurdle | 55-58 |
| 06:16 | Oakland | Louis Boyle's layup is rejected by Manuel Galyon | 55-58 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Richard Cutshaw is open and buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Wiliams | 57-58 |
| 05:37 | Oakland | Alex Hurdle steps in front of the Jose Perez pass | 57-58 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | Richard Cutshaw scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-58 |
| 05:04 | Oakland | Gary Brown loses the dribble to Alex Hurdle | 59-58 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Richard Cutshaw lays it in on a nice dish by Alex Hurdle | 61-58 |
| 04:51 | Oakland | Jose Perez buries a turnaround from the baseline | 61-60 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams travels in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Metzler (PG), Wyatt Berg (SG), Robert Budzinski (SF), Jonathan Simons (PF), Jeremy Byrd (C) Eugene Wiliams, Richard Cutshaw, Alex Hurdle, Roberto Rodriguez, Manuel Galyon | |
| Subs | Oakland | David Green (PG), Kenneth Ross (SG), Jesse Humiston (SF), Cesar Russo (PF), Darrell Bandy (C) Louis Boyle, Jose Perez, Gary Brown, Rodney Jordan, Phillip Bennett | |
| 04:37 | Oakland | David Green hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Ross and the foul's on James Metzler - foul #4 on James Metzler, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Hoppe (SF) Jonathan Simons | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 04:37 | Oakland | David Green makes the free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:20 | Ball State | James Metzler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 04:18 | Oakland | Cesar Russo pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 04:12 | Oakland | Kenneth Ross misses the jump hook from close range | 61-63 |
| 04:11 | Oakland | Kenneth Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 04:02 | Oakland | Jesse Humiston's floater is tipped away by Robert Budzinski | 61-63 |
| 04:01 | Ball State | Robert Budzinski grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 03:43 | Ball State | Kenneth Ross picks off the pass by Jeremy Byrd | 61-63 |
| 03:40 | Oakland | David Green hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Ross | 61-65 |
| 03:36 | Ball State | James Metzler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-65 |
| 03:35 | Oakland | Jesse Humiston gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Metzler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Wyatt Berg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Hoppe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Budzinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Byrd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - David Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jesse Humiston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cesar Russo (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Darrell Bandy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Oakland | Jesse Humiston misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 03:30 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 03:25 | Ball State | James Metzler is hacked by David Green in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Green, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Cutshaw (SG), Jonathan Simons (PF) Wyatt Berg, Victor Hoppe | |
| Subs | Oakland | Ignacio Gonzales (SF) Jesse Humiston | |
| 03:25 | Ball State | James Metzler makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:25 | Ball State | James Metzler makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:11 | Oakland | Cesar Russo drills a floater from the right wing | 63-67 |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Richard Cutshaw misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 63-67 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd tips it in | 65-67 |
| 02:41 | Oakland | Cesar Russo drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Green | 65-69 |
| 02:22 | Ball State | James Metzler misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by David Green - foul #4 on David Green, team foul #11 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wyatt Berg (SG), Victor Hoppe (SF) Richard Cutshaw, Jeremy Byrd | |
| Subs | Oakland | Louis Boyle (PG), Rodney Jordan (PF), Phillip Bennett (C) David Green, Cesar Russo, Darrell Bandy | |
| 02:22 | Ball State | James Metzler misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:22 | Ball State | James Metzler makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 01:59 | Oakland | Kenneth Ross scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Rodney Jordan | 66-71 |
| 01:46 | Ball State | Phillip Bennett is called for the reach on Jonathan Simons - foul #4 on Phillip Bennett, team foul #12 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd (C) Robert Budzinski | |
| Subs | Oakland | Jesse Humiston (SF), Cesar Russo (PF) Ignacio Gonzales, Rodney Jordan | |
| 01:46 | Ball State | Jonathan Simons makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 01:46 | Ball State | Jonathan Simons makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 01:32 | Oakland | Kenneth Ross travels with the ball | 68-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Budzinski (PF) Jonathan Simons | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 01:13 | Ball State | Wyatt Berg hits a wide open jump hook from close range on a nice dish by James Metzler | 70-71 |
| 01:13 | Oakland | Oakland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| 01:04 | Oakland | Robert Budzinski is called for the reach on Phillip Bennett - foul #4 on Robert Budzinski, team foul #9 | 70-71 |
| 01:04 | Oakland | Phillip Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:04 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 70-71 |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Victor Hoppe misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Jesse Humiston - foul #3 on Jesse Humiston, team foul #13 | 70-71 |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Victor Hoppe makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Victor Hoppe makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:40 | Oakland | Jesse Humiston misses the jumper from the right side | 72-71 |
| 00:38 | Oakland | Louis Boyle hits the follow up shot | 72-73 |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Victor Hoppe misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 72-73 |
| 00:23 | Oakland | Cesar Russo pulls down the rebound | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Oakland | James Metzler is called for the reach on Cesar Russo in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Metzler, team foul #10 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams (PG) James Metzler | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 00:21 | Oakland | Oakland calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| 00:21 | Oakland | Cesar Russo misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:21 | Oakland | Cesar Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Kenneth Ross is called for the reach on Victor Hoppe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Ross, team foul #14 | 72-74 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Victor Hoppe makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Victor Hoppe makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Oakland | Phillip Bennett can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eugene Wiliams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wyatt Berg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Hoppe (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Budzinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Jeremy Byrd (fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Louis Boyle (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Ross (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jesse Humiston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Cesar Russo (tiring) 21 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Phillip Bennett (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:52 | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-74 |
| 04:50 | Oakland | Jesse Humiston grabs the defensive rebound | 74-74 |
| 04:46 | Oakland | Victor Hoppe steps in front of the Louis Boyle pass | 74-74 |
| 04:40 | Ball State | Robert Budzinski blows the layup but he's hacked by Cesar Russo - foul #3 on Cesar Russo, team foul #15 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Cutshaw (SG), Roberto Rodriguez (PF), Manuel Galyon (C) Wyatt Berg, Victor Hoppe, Jeremy Byrd | |
| Subs | Oakland | David Green (PG), Rodney Jordan (PF), Darrell Bandy (C) Louis Boyle, Cesar Russo, Phillip Bennett | |
| 04:40 | Ball State | Robert Budzinski makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:40 | Ball State | Robert Budzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 04:19 | Oakland | Kenneth Ross misses the lay-in but the foul's on Roberto Rodriguez - foul #1 on Roberto Rodriguez, team foul #11 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alex Hurdle (SF) Robert Budzinski | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 04:19 | Oakland | Kenneth Ross makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 04:19 | Oakland | Kenneth Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 04:06 | Ball State | Roberto Rodriguez blows the layup but he's hacked by Rodney Jordan - foul #1 on Rodney Jordan, team foul #16 | 76-76 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Simons (C) Manuel Galyon | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 04:06 | Ball State | Roberto Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 04:06 | Ball State | Roberto Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 03:56 | Oakland | Rodney Jordan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 78-76 |
| 03:55 | Oakland | Jesse Humiston hits the follow up shot | 78-78 |
| 03:39 | Ball State | Alex Hurdle knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Cutshaw | 81-78 |
| 03:18 | Oakland | Darrell Bandy double dribbles | 81-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd (C) Jonathan Simons | |
| Subs | Oakland | Louis Boyle (PG), Jose Perez (SG), Gary Brown (SF), Cesar Russo (PF) David Green, Kenneth Ross, Jesse Humiston, Rodney Jordan | |
| 03:00 | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams clanks a shot from the baseline | 81-78 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd snags the offensive board | 81-78 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams is fouled on the floor by Louis Boyle - foul #3 on Louis Boyle, team foul #17 | 81-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Hoppe (SF), Manuel Galyon (C) Alex Hurdle, Jeremy Byrd | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 02:38 | Oakland | Oakland calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Oakland | Kenneth Ross (SG), Jesse Humiston (SF), Rodney Jordan (PF) Jose Perez, Gary Brown, Cesar Russo | |
| 02:26 | Oakland | Rodney Jordan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Eugene Wiliams - foul #4 on Eugene Wiliams, team foul #12 | 83-78 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Budzinski (SF) Victor Hoppe | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 02:26 | Oakland | Rodney Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 02:26 | Oakland | Rodney Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Manuel Galyon misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Louis Boyle - foul #4 on Louis Boyle, team foul #18 | 83-80 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Hoppe (SF) Roberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Manuel Galyon makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Manuel Galyon makes the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| 01:50 | Oakland | Kenneth Ross comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 85-80 |
| 01:48 | Oakland | Rodney Jordan grabs the offensive rebound | 85-80 |
| 01:36 | Oakland | Jesse Humiston hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 85-80 |
| 01:35 | Ball State | Manuel Galyon grabs the defensive rebound | 85-80 |
| 01:21 | Ball State | Manuel Galyon is open and buries a shot from the right block | 87-80 |
| 01:21 | Oakland | Oakland calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 87-80 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wyatt Berg (SG), Jeremy Byrd (C) Richard Cutshaw, Manuel Galyon | |
| Subs | Oakland | Cesar Russo (PF), Phillip Bennett (C) Rodney Jordan, Darrell Bandy | |
| 01:12 | Oakland | Kenneth Ross's 3 pointer is rejected by Victor Hoppe | 87-80 |
| 01:11 | Ball State | Victor Hoppe grabs the defensive rebound | 87-80 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Victor Hoppe banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eugene Wiliams | 89-80 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eugene Wiliams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wyatt Berg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Hoppe (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Budzinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Jeremy Byrd (fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Louis Boyle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Ross (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jesse Humiston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cesar Russo (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Phillip Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:49 | Oakland | Jesse Humiston misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 89-80 |
| 00:48 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Byrd | 89-80 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Boyle - foul #5 on Louis Boyle, team foul #19 | 89-80 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Cutshaw (SG) Wyatt Berg | |
| Subs | Oakland | David Green (PG) Louis Boyle | |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 90-80 |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Jeremy Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 91-80 |
| 00:41 | Oakland | Phillip Bennett makes the jump hook in the paint | 91-82 |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams is hacked by David Green in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Green, team foul #20 | 91-82 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Oakland | Jose Perez (PG) David Green | |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams makes the 1st free throw | 92-82 |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams makes the 2nd free throw | 93-82 |
| 00:33 | Oakland | Jesse Humiston comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 93-82 |
| 00:31 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Victor Hoppe | 93-82 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Victor Hoppe knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eugene Wiliams and he's hacked by Phillip Bennett - foul #5 on Phillip Bennett, team foul #21 | 95-82 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wyatt Berg (SG) Richard Cutshaw | |
| Subs | Oakland | Darrell Bandy (C) Phillip Bennett | |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Victor Hoppe makes the free throw | 96-82 |
| 00:03 | Oakland | Kenneth Ross clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 96-82 |
| 00:02 | Oakland | Darrell Bandy hits the follow up shot | 96-84 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Eugene Wiliams runs out the clock | 96-84 |