| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alonso Alphin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ruben Laws (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Ford (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Lugo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Carlos Hobbs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Creager (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Ezell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Chau (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Michael Creager inbounds the ball | 14-32 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:33 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs's pass is intercepted by Eric Hukill | 14-32 |
| 19:30 | Ball State | Ruben Laws lays it up and in set up by Eric Hukill | 16-32 |
| 19:03 | Ohio | Kenneth Ezell lays it in on a great pass from Carlos Hobbs | 16-34 |
| 18:43 | Ball State | James Ford makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Hukill | 19-34 |
| 18:22 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-37 |
| 18:01 | Ball State | James Ford misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-37 |
| 17:59 | Ohio | Michael Creager pulls down the rebound | 19-37 |
| 17:30 | Ohio | Leonard Allen is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Carlos Hobbs out of a doubleteam | 19-40 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 17:18 | Ball State | Eric Hukill misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-40 |
| 17:17 | Ohio | Joseph Chau gets the rebound | 19-40 |
| 16:49 | Ohio | Leonard Allen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-40 |
| 16:48 | Ohio | Michael Creager tips it home | 19-42 |
| 16:29 | Ball State | Eric Hukill misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Carlos Hobbs - foul #1 on Carlos Hobbs, team foul #1 | 19-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Joseph Turner (SF), James King (C) Michael Creager, Joseph Chau | |
| 16:29 | Ball State | Eric Hukill makes the 1st free throw | 20-42 |
| 16:29 | Ball State | Eric Hukill makes the 2nd free throw | 21-42 |
| 16:04 | Ohio | Leonard Allen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-42 |
| 16:03 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo grabs the defensive rebound | 21-42 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alonso Alphin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ruben Laws (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Lugo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Carlos Hobbs (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leonard Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Ezell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James King (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo buries a floater from the left wing | 23-42 |
| 15:27 | Ohio | Leonard Allen makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-45 |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on James King - foul #3 on James King, team foul #2 | 23-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Nguyen (PG), Michael Creager (SF), Robert Copeland (PF), Joseph Chau (C) Carlos Hobbs, Leonard Allen, Kenneth Ezell, James King | |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo misses the 1st free throw | 23-45 |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo makes the 2nd free throw | 24-45 |
| 14:47 | Ohio | Joseph Chau is hacked by Darrell Lugo - foul #1 on Darrell Lugo, team foul #1 | 24-45 |
| 14:31 | Ohio | Michael Creager's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Leonard Allen (SG) Joseph Turner | |
| 14:17 | Ball State | Ruben Laws misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-45 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Eric Hukill pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-45 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Chau - foul #1 on Joseph Chau, team foul #3 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs (PG), Kenneth Ezell (PF) Jason Nguyen, Robert Copeland | |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo makes the 1st free throw | 25-45 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo misses the 2nd free throw | 25-45 |
| 13:58 | Ohio | Kenneth Ezell grabs the defensive rebound | 25-45 |
| 13:37 | Ohio | Joseph Chau misses short on an open turnaround from the baseline | 25-45 |
| 13:36 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin grabs the defensive rebound | 25-45 |
| 13:31 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin's pass is intercepted by Leonard Allen | 25-45 |
| 13:07 | Ohio | Michael Creager hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-45 |
| 13:06 | Ohio | Leonard Allen snags the offensive board | 25-45 |
| 12:41 | Ohio | Leonard Allen connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Creager | 25-48 |
| 12:29 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Eric Hukill | 28-48 |
| 12:04 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 28-48 |
| 12:03 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Alonso Alphin | 28-48 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alonso Alphin (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ruben Laws (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Lugo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Carlos Hobbs (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leonard Allen (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Creager (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Ezell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Chau (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:56 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Hukill | 31-48 |
| 11:43 | Ohio | Leonard Allen misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-48 |
| 11:42 | Ohio | Michael Creager tips it in | 31-50 |
| 11:30 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin misses the dunk | 31-50 |
| 11:28 | Ball State | James Ford tips it home | 33-50 |
| 11:04 | Ohio | Darrell Lugo picks off the pass by Carlos Hobbs out of a doubleteam | 33-50 |
| 10:49 | Ball State | James Ford is hacked by Kenneth Ezell - foul #2 on Kenneth Ezell, team foul #4 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Van Jackson (SG), Timothy Slape (PF), Billy Charlton (C) Alonso Alphin, James Ford, Darrell Lugo | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Nguyen (PG), Joseph Turner (SG), Kenneth Golden (SF), Robert Copeland (PF), James King (C) Carlos Hobbs, Leonard Allen, Michael Creager, Kenneth Ezell, Joseph Chau | |
| 10:28 | Ball State | Ruben Laws loses the ball out of bounds | 33-50 |
| 10:06 | Ohio | Eric Hukill steps in front of the Kenneth Golden pass | 33-50 |
| 09:59 | Ball State | Billy Charlton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Eric Hukill | 35-50 |
| 09:39 | Ohio | James King scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Joseph Turner | 35-52 |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Van Jackson's pass is intercepted by Robert Copeland | 35-52 |
| 09:05 | Ohio | Robert Copeland can't finish the layup | 35-52 |
| 09:04 | Ohio | Robert Copeland tips it back up and in | 35-54 |
| 08:42 | Ball State | Van Jackson connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Timothy Slape | 38-54 |
| 08:21 | Ohio | Jason Nguyen misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-54 |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Ruben Laws grabs the defensive rebound | 38-54 |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Ruben Laws hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-54 |
| 08:13 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Kenneth Golden | 38-54 |
| 08:07 | Ohio | Joseph Turner is hacked by Van Jackson - foul #1 on Van Jackson, team foul #2 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Carroll (PG), Alonso Alphin (SG), James Ford (PF), Darrell Lugo (C) Eric Hukill, Ruben Laws, Timothy Slape, Billy Charlton | |
| Subs | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs (PG), Leonard Allen (SG), Michael Creager (SF), Kenneth Ezell (PF), Joseph Chau (C) Jason Nguyen, Joseph Turner, Kenneth Golden, Robert Copeland, James King | |
| 07:51 | Ohio | Leonard Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 38-54 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Timothy Carroll (fresh) SG - Alonso Alphin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Van Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Ford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Lugo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Carlos Hobbs (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leonard Allen (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Creager (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kenneth Ezell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Chau (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Ezell - foul #3 on Kenneth Ezell, team foul #5 | 38-54 |
| 07:22 | Ball State | James Ford misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-54 |
| 07:21 | Ohio | Michael Creager snags the defensive board | 38-54 |
| 07:05 | Ohio | Michael Creager is hacked by Timothy Carroll - foul #1 on Timothy Carroll, team foul #3 | 38-54 |
| 06:44 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Alonso Alphin - foul #1 on Alonso Alphin, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| 06:44 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 06:44 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 06:18 | Ball State | Van Jackson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-56 |
| 06:17 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Kenneth Ezell | 38-56 |
| 06:03 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs is hacked by Timothy Carroll - foul #2 on Timothy Carroll, team foul #5 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG) Timothy Carroll | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 05:39 | Ohio | Leonard Allen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-56 |
| 05:37 | Ohio | Kenneth Ezell gets the offensive rebound | 38-56 |
| 05:20 | Ohio | Leonard Allen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Carlos Hobbs | 38-59 |
| 05:09 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-59 |
| 05:08 | Ohio | Kenneth Ezell grabs the board | 38-59 |
| 04:42 | Ohio | Eric Hukill takes the ball from Leonard Allen | 38-59 |
| 04:33 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin's pass is intercepted by Joseph Chau | 38-59 |
| 04:14 | Ohio | Leonard Allen misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-59 |
| 04:13 | Ball State | James Ford snags the defensive board | 38-59 |
| 03:56 | Ball State | Van Jackson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:38 | Ohio | James Ford is called for the reach on Kenneth Ezell - foul #1 on James Ford, team foul #6 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Carroll (PG), Ruben Laws (SF), Timothy Slape (PF), Billy Charlton (C) Eric Hukill, Alonso Alphin, James Ford, Darrell Lugo | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Nguyen (PG), Joseph Turner (SG), Kenneth Golden (SF), Robert Copeland (PF), James King (C) Carlos Hobbs, Leonard Allen, Michael Creager, Kenneth Ezell, Joseph Chau | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Timothy Carroll (fresh) SG - Van Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ruben Laws (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Slape (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Charlton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jason Nguyen (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Joseph Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Golden (fresh) PF - Robert Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. C - James King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Ohio | Timothy Slape steals it from James King | 41-59 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Timothy Carroll loses the dribble to Kenneth Golden | 41-59 |
| 02:32 | Ohio | Jason Nguyen misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-59 |
| 02:31 | Ohio | James King pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 02:08 | Ohio | Robert Copeland clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Billy Charlton - foul #2 on Billy Charlton, team foul #7 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Ford (PF) Ruben Laws | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 02:08 | Ohio | Robert Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 41-60 |
| 02:08 | Ohio | Robert Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 01:50 | Ball State | Billy Charlton clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Copeland - foul #1 on Robert Copeland, team foul #6 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lance Overcash (C) James Ford | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 01:50 | Ball State | Billy Charlton makes the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 01:50 | Ball State | Billy Charlton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 01:22 | Ohio | Jason Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-61 |
| 01:20 | Ohio | James King tips it but misses | 43-61 |
| 01:18 | Ohio | Joseph Turner tips it home | 43-63 |
| 01:07 | Ball State | Timothy Carroll loses the dribble to Jason Nguyen | 43-63 |
| 00:43 | Ohio | Joseph Turner's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Slape | 43-63 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Billy Charlton gets the rebound | 43-63 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:36 | Ball State | Van Jackson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Carroll | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:08 | Ohio | Jason Nguyen scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Turner | 46-65 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Billy Charlton hits a runner in the paint | 48-65 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Jason Nguyen runs out the clock | 48-65 |