| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ron Risch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jody Garland (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Taylor (fresh) PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Meeks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alonso Alphin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ruben Laws (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Ford (fresh) 5 pts. C - Darrell Lugo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Ruben Laws inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:34 | Ball State | Ron Risch steps in front of the Alonso Alphin pass | 30-23 |
| 19:31 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark lays it up and in on a great pass from Ron Risch | 32-23 |
| 19:07 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-23 |
| 19:06 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Joseph Meeks | 32-23 |
| 18:45 | Miami (OH) | James Ford takes the ball from Eugene Clark | 32-23 |
| 18:16 | Ball State | Ruben Laws hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Eric Hukill | 32-26 |
| 17:53 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Meeks is fouled on the floor by Eric Hukill - foul #2 on Eric Hukill, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 17:29 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark comes up short on the floater from the left side | 32-26 |
| 17:27 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark hits the follow up shot | 34-26 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-26 |
| 17:00 | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 16:35 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland is hacked by Alonso Alphin - foul #3 on Alonso Alphin, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SF), Kenneth Lyle (PF), William Glenn (C) Rick Taylor, Eugene Clark, Joseph Meeks | |
| Subs | Ball State | Van Jackson (SG) Alonso Alphin | |
| 16:19 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-26 |
| 16:17 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn tips it back up and in | 36-26 |
| 15:48 | Ball State | James Ford connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ruben Laws | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jody Garland (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Glenn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Van Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ruben Laws (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Ford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Darrell Lugo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 15:18 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Ford | 36-28 |
| 15:14 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Ron Risch - foul #2 on Ron Risch, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor (SF), Eugene Clark (PF), Joseph Meeks (C) Ron Risch, Kenneth Lyle, William Glenn | |
| Subs | Ball State | Alonso Alphin (SG) Van Jackson | |
| 15:14 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo misses the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 15:14 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 14:55 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Alonso Alphin - foul #4 on Alonso Alphin, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Van Jackson (SG) Alonso Alphin | |
| 14:55 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 14:55 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:34 | Ball State | Eric Hukill travels with the ball | 38-29 |
| 14:10 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by James Ford - foul #1 on James Ford, team foul #4 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (PG) Jody Garland | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:10 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:10 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 13:48 | Ball State | Van Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 13:46 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Rick Taylor | 39-29 |
| 13:31 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 39-29 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | James Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 13:00 | Ball State | James Ford can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-29 |
| 12:58 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo tips it back up and in | 39-31 |
| 12:39 | Miami (OH) | James Ford is called for the reach on Ron Risch - foul #2 on James Ford, team foul #5 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland (SG), Kenneth Lyle (PF), William Glenn (C) Ron Risch, Eugene Clark, Joseph Meeks | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:18 | Miami (OH) | James Ford picks off the pass by Jody Garland | 39-31 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | Ruben Laws is whistled for a carry | 39-31 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (PG) Todd Herbert | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:30 | Miami (OH) | James Ford steals it from Kenneth Lyle | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jody Garland (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Glenn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Van Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ruben Laws (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Ford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Darrell Lugo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Ball State | Eric Hukill scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-33 |
| 10:58 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (PG), Eugene Clark (PF) Ron Risch, Rick Taylor | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Slape (PF), Billy Charlton (C) James Ford, Darrell Lugo | |
| 10:37 | Ball State | Ruben Laws can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-33 |
| 10:36 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 10:13 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle's pass is intercepted by Timothy Slape | 39-33 |
| 09:51 | Ball State | Eric Hukill is hacked by Todd Herbert - foul #1 on Todd Herbert, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (PG), Joseph Meeks (C) Jody Garland, William Glenn | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Carroll (PG), Darrell Lugo (PF) Eric Hukill, Ruben Laws | |
| 09:34 | Ball State | Joseph Meeks swats the layup by Timothy Carroll | 39-33 |
| 09:33 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 09:04 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Meeks buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Ron Risch | 41-33 |
| 08:38 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Van Jackson | 41-35 |
| 08:15 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark scores on a shot from the left block | 43-35 |
| 07:56 | Ball State | Timothy Slape misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 07:55 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Meeks gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 07:39 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Herbert | 46-35 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 07:24 | Ball State | Van Jackson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Darrell Lugo | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Todd Herbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Lyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Meeks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Timothy Carroll (fresh) SG - Van Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Slape (fairly fresh) PF - Darrell Lugo (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Charlton (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Darrell Lugo - foul #1 on Darrell Lugo, team foul #6 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland (SG), Rick Taylor (SF) Todd Herbert, Kenneth Lyle | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG), Alonso Alphin (SG), Ruben Laws (SF), James Ford (PF), Lance Overcash (C) Timothy Carroll, Van Jackson, Timothy Slape, Darrell Lugo, Billy Charlton | |
| 07:04 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 07:04 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 06:45 | Ball State | James Ford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 06:44 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 06:19 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark clanks a jumper from the left block | 48-38 |
| 06:17 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Meeks gets the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 06:01 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 06:00 | Ball State | Lance Overcash grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 05:53 | Ball State | Eric Hukill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (PG), Kenneth Lyle (PF), William Glenn (C) Ron Risch, Eugene Clark, Joseph Meeks | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:32 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Lugo (C) Lance Overcash | |
| 05:10 | Ball State | James Ford is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lyle - foul #2 on Kenneth Lyle, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| 04:56 | Ball State | Ruben Laws throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-38 |
| 04:28 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn is hacked by Eric Hukill - foul #3 on Eric Hukill, team foul #7 | 48-38 |
| 04:28 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 04:28 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Lyle | 48-38 |
| 03:59 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn is whistled for traveling | 48-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joseph Meeks (C) William Glenn | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:44 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 03:43 | Ball State | James Ford tips it in | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:19 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Meeks dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kenneth Lyle | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jody Garland (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Meeks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alonso Alphin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ruben Laws (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Ford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Darrell Lugo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Ball State | James Ford loses the ball out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (PG), Eugene Clark (PF) Rick Taylor, Kenneth Lyle | |
| Subs | Ball State | Billy Charlton (C) Darrell Lugo | |
| 02:45 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Meeks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor (SF) Todd Herbert | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Carroll (PG), Van Jackson (SG), Timothy Slape (SF) Eric Hukill, Alonso Alphin, Ruben Laws | |
| 02:30 | Ball State | James Ford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-40 |
| 02:28 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 02:08 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch makes the contested 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jody Garland | 53-40 |
| 02:04 | Ball State | Timothy Carroll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-40 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle (SF), William Glenn (C) Rick Taylor, Joseph Meeks | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 01:48 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-40 |
| 01:46 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Clark | 53-40 |
| 01:27 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Lyle | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Billy Charlton's floater is tipped away by Eugene Clark | 56-40 |
| 01:06 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark grabs the board | 56-40 |
| 00:44 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland double dribbles | 56-40 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor (SF), Joseph Meeks (C) Kenneth Lyle, William Glenn | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Ball State | James Ford comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 00:36 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland pulls down the rebound | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-40 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Van Jackson gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | James Ford buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-43 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch runs out the clock | 56-43 |